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Diary of
Angus S. Bauman
Elmira
Ontario
Canada
This “Diary” commenced on the
1st
of January in the year 1904
A.D—20 July 1919.
Blots excuse, mistakes forgive;
Think of the writer as long as you
live.
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It can be recalled by the older folks that the light of day was very much
darkened in the afternoon of the fifth day of September, 1881, caused by smoke
of a great fire in Michigan.
Newspaper articles included:
Do You Remember Big Snow Blockade? Signet Apr. 11, 1946
Start of Century was Excuse for Whoopee Dec. 32, 1949
Recalls Stormy Winter of 1904 January 1934 Signet
1904 January 1904 A.D.
1. Figured at Beef Ring Sheet. AM. Pointed flynet laces PM.
2. Dunged the stables AM. Parents in town. I helped at flynets PM.
3. SUNDAY: Louis Brox brought Laura Speath here AM. Nobody here PM.
4. I started to go to school. Father went over to Grandfather’s and paid Lavina’s
bills in the stores.
5. I at school. Father butchered at Grandfather’s. 30 below zero.
6. I at school. Father butchered at George Bauman’s. Deep snow and high
roads these days.
7. I at school. Father was in Waterloo and Berlin to buy leather for harnesses.
A little fire in school house.
8. I at school, scholars practiced for the “Fire Drill”.
9. Dunged the stables. Improved road for sleighing.
10.SUNDAY: Father, Eli and I were at Meeting. Parents at Eli Martin’s.
11.I at school. Father worked in his shop. Wm. Jacobi’s were here.
12.I at school. Father thrashing at Louis Beisel, ¾ day.
13.I at school. Father thrashing at Louis Beisel 1 day.
14.I at school. Father thrashing at Louis Beisel ½ day.
15.I at school. Father put double windows on Grandfather’s house.
16.“Beef Ring” was held today. Deep snow. Stormy in the evening.
17.SUNDAY: All at home AM Isaiah was sick. Parents at Grandfathers PM
18.I at school. Father at Enos Martin patching harness. Elias Bauman started to
work in the foundry.
19.I at home to feed. Father at Enos.
20.I at school. Father came home in the evening and brought mother’s bonnet.
21.I at school. Father worked in the shop.
22.I at school. Father shoveled snow off the barn roof.
23.Dunged the stables AM. Father and I went thrashing to Geo. Bauman.
24.SUNDAY: I visited Grandparents. Rest at home.
25.I at school. Father in town AM, worked in the shop.
26.I at school. Father butchering at Joe Ernst’s. Trains blocked.
27.I at school. Father worked at harness and made a stable for a hog.
28.I at school.
29.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Louis Weber died.
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30.Dunged the stables. Father worked in town.
31.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s PM
February 1904
1. I at school. Father worked in the shop.
2. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Brakeman on the G. T. R. had a
misfortune about 1 ½ mi. south of Elmira.
3. I at school. Father worked in the shop.
4. I at school. Father worked in the shop.
5. I at school. Father worked in the shop.
6. Dunged the stables. Father in town in the afternoon.
7. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Meeting. Rainy today.
8. I at school. Father at fair AM, worked in the shop PM.
9. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Rueben Bauman here today.
10.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Addison Beisel (married?).
11.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Dav. Hoffer got tugs patched.
12.I at school. Father in town awhile.
13.Dunged the stables AM. Father & I thrashing at Geo. Bauman PM.
14.SUNDAY: Aaron Weber’s & their little boys, Israel Cressman’s and Mo(?)
Sam & Percida Eby were here. Isaiah & I were at Noah Martin’s.
15.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Cold & stormy.
16.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Cold. Rumple’s factory burned.
17.I at school. Father worked in the shop.
18.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Harness goods arrived today.
19.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Fine weather in the evening.
20.Dunged the stables. Father worked in the shop AM. Parents in town PM.
21.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Father & Isaiah at Noah Gingerich’s awhile PM.
22.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Sam Hoffman’s funeral.
23.I at school. Father butchered at Rueben Bauman’s.
24.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Stormy in the evening.
25.I at school. Father worked in the shop AM. Father & Rueben at Peter Offer’s
sale PM.
26.I at school. Father worked in the shop & in town in the evening.
27.Dunged the stables. Father & Rueben went in search of horse.
28.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Parents at Grandparents awhile PM.
29.Father at Noah Martin asking him to see horses in.
MARCH 1904
1. I did chores. Father & N. Martin saw & bought a horse in Peel.
2. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Rueb. Fetched some of his ham.
3. I at school. Father at Grandfather over night, he was unhealthy.
4. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Levi Weber fetched his harness.
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5. Dunged the stables. Menno fetched father over to Grandfather who was very
ill this time.
6. SUNDAY: Father came this morning from Grandfather. All at Meeting. Hy.
Martin’s & Jno. Hintz’s here for dinner. Parents at Grandparents in eve.
7. We boys cleaned wheat. Father at Fair AM, at Fear’s sale & bought a circular
saw, Jack & belt. Father at Grandparents in the evening.
8. Father all day at Grandparents.
9. Geo. Came over & told us that Grandfather died. Parents & Isaiah went over.
10.Father & I drawed a load of wheat to mill. Parents & I at Grandparents.
11.Dunged the stables. Father & Isaiah at Grandparents. I lengthened horse
bands.
12.All at Grandfather’s funeral, his age was 71 years, 11 months, 21 days.
Isaiah & I went home to feed at noon & then went over again.
13.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Parents went to Aaron Weber’s and fetched
Amos Cressman’s and took them to Eli H. Bauman’s for supper and thence to
Wendel Bauman’s for the night.
14.Father & I fetched the saw & Jack at Fear’s AM Father took a load of oats to
George to get it chopped.
15.I at school. Father took grain over to George & helped to chop.
16.I at school. Father at Grandmother looking after Grandfather’s stuff. Mild
weather.
17.I at school. Father away in search of a horse & bought one for $120 from E.
Massith in Peel.
18.I at school. Father took a load of oats to Geo. & got it chopped. Father
worked in the shop.
19.Dunged the stables AM. Father worked in shop, Mother, Eli & I in town & at
Grandmother PM.
20.SUNDAY: All at home all day.
21.I at school. Father, John, Aaron & Joe Ernst at Berlin in the register office to
get Grandfather’s will registered.
22.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Thawing.
23.I at school. Father drawed 11 pigs out to Elmira AM. Father helped to thrash
at George ½ day.
24.I at school. Father at George thrashing ¾ day.
25.I at school. Father at Grandmother; the sale was 1 year ago, that Grandfather
had.
26.Dunged the stables. Father worked in the shop.
27.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I were at Jones Martin’s for dinner. Eli was at Dav.
Cressman’s. Mary Ann Weber was here.
28.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Mild weather.
29.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Mild weather.
30.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Thawing.
31.I stopped going to school. PM. Father worked in the shop. Raining.
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APRIL 1904
1. GOOD FRIDAY: Father at Meeting. I was sick.
2. Father worked in the shop. I varnished the harness. Father got done making
harnesses today.
3. SUNDAY: EASTER: Parents, Isaiah & Eli at Meeting.
4. Worked small jobs. I took a mare (Minnie) to town which was sold for $100 to
Geo. Auman.
5. Father worked in the shop. I split wood & helped father in shop.
6. Father & I worked in the shop, I oiled belt.
7. Father, Isaiah & I sawed wood in Grandmother’s bush. Mild.
8. Father, Isaiah & I sawed wood in Grandmother’s bush. Rain PM.
9. Worked in Grandmother’s bush. Rainy at noon.
10.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Elias was here for supper.
11.Isaiah & I helped to drive Geo’s cattle to town. Father at Fair AM, at
Grandmother PM. Isaiah & I in bush.
12.Father, Isaiah & I in Grandmother’s bush making wood.
13.Father & Eli took 5 pigs & 1 calf out to town, then we drove our 5 fat cattle out
at a little over $.04 per lb. & sold a cow also for $.42. Father & I helped
thrashing at D. Hoffer PM. Bought a cow from J. Bowman.
14.In bush AM. Father & I at Hoffer thrashing PM.
15.Father helped to move Separator over to Geo. AM. Father filed circular saw
PM. We all have gripp.
16.Father filed at circular saw AM. Gave horses exercise PM.
17.SUNDAY: All at home. Moses Eby was here for supper.
18.We 3 all day in bush.
19.We 3 all day in bush. A. Erb died.
20.Hitched colt to sleigh & went to town. AM. In the bush PM.
21.We 3 all day in bush. Fine weather.
22.We 3 all day in bush. Geo. Helped a little PM.
23.Parents & I at Alonzo Erb’s funeral AM. Father fetched 6 bu. seed grain from
Dav. Hoffer.
24.SUNDAY: Noah Martin’s were here for dinner.
25.We 3 all day in bush.
26.We 3 all day in bush. Geo. helped today.
27.We 3 all day in bush. Geo. helped today.
28.I helped to clean grain at Geo’s. Isaiah & father helped Joe Ernst hauling in
roots from pit AM. Joe helped us cleaning grain.
29.Cleaned seed grain AM. Fetched 8 bags of potatoes from George’s and took
J. Ernst’s fanning mill home.
30.Father & I helped sawing wood with our circular saw at Rueben’s AM. Father
in town PM. Dav. Sauder’s child died.
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MAY 1904
1. SUNDAY: All at the meeting. Parents at Wendel Bauman’s for supper.
2. We oiled harnesses. Dav. Sauder’s child got buried.
3. Worked on the field. Isaiah white washed fence. I patched house roof &
worked small jobs. Rueb. was here to put hams in sacks.
4. Worked on fields. Isaiah white washed fences.
5. Father cultivated & sowed all day. I digged post holes.
6. I in Elmira AM., at Hy. Gingerich’s raising PM.
7. Worked on fields. We had Geo’s team to roll with, I took them home.
8. SUNDAY: Rueben Bauman’s, Elias & Grandmother were here, Isaiah & I
were at Amos Gingerich’s for dinner, at Hy. Horst’s for supper.
9. I worked at Geo’s—harrowing.
10.I worked at Geo’s—rolling. Cold these days.
11.I worked at Geo’s AM—harrowing.
12.ASCENSION DAY: Parents at Dav. Cressman’s.
13.We worked on sugar beet patch. Rainy in evening.
14.Ganged our wheat field AM & PM. Father cleaned butcher shop.
15.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Aaron Weber’s, Hy. Brubacher’s were here for
supper.
16.Father fetched Geo’s team AM. Worked on fields PM.
17.I rolled with Geo’s team. Father cultivated.
18.Isaiah went to Geo’s to roll. Rained from 11 o’clock til evening.
19.I got a pair of teeth pulled. Father helped to white-wash kitchen. We sawed
stakes PM.
20.We rebuilt lane fence all day.
21.Isaiah & I rebuilt lane fence all day.
22.SUNDAY: Parents with Grandmother & her covered buggy went yesterday to
Jacob Bauman’s for dinner, Eszra Bauman’s for supper, Jno. Bauman’s for
the night; At Martin’s Meeting AM, at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Enos
Martin’s for supper.
23.Rebuilt fence. Father finished sowing PM. Thunderstorm last night. Mary
Ann Weber was here over Saturday & Sunday. I took her home this morning.
24.Father & I helped to wash Meeting House AM. We fetched rails to the lane
fence. Peter Beisel’s wife got burried.
25.Cultivated & harrowed beet patch, sowed sugar beets PM. Took drill home in
the evening. Sold 3 hogs.
26.Ploughed mangold patch. Rainy PM. Others rebuilt lane fence.
27.Gathered chips & old rails in lane. Dr. Bechtel cut a horse’s shoulder open.
Harrowed & rolled mangold patch.
28.I ridged AM. Father sowed mangolds PM. We rebuilt fences.
29.SUNDAY: Parents, Isaiah & I were at the Meeting AM. Levi Weber’s, Eszra
Martin’s & Martin Bauman’s Jr. were here for dinner.
30.I ploughed potatoe patch AM. Cut potatoes & planted 22 rows.
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31.Planted 7 rows potatoes AM. Father at Grandmother PM. Drawed manure
on corn patch PM. Bert Martin, Leah Sauder & Martha Martin here awhile.
They came from Pennsylvania.
JUNE 1904
1. I in town AM. Father at Grandmother PM. We white washed hen house.
Rainy.
2. Father prepared for cementing at George’s. We tinkered in the wood shed.
Rainy.
3. Father prepared for cementing at George’s. Peter Martin was here to make
wire fence. We prepared for butchering cattle.
4. Parents at Grandmother at the meeting. Grandfather’s clothes were divided
among the children. We sawed an old log pile in bush.
5. SUNDAY: Parents at Conestogo Meeting, visited Dilman Martin’s, Eli at
Aaron Weber’s. Isaiah & Lydia at Jno Frey’s.
6. Took a load of chopping to Geo. Got it chopped & some of Geo’s. Isaiah
took father to Dan B. Martin to built a rack lifter. Isaiah & I cut thistles at
Geo’s PM. Noah started to go to school.
7. Mother, Isaiah & I at meeting. Some Statser were there. Preacher Peter
Imhoff. Deacons Ub. Nighcomer, Michael Shaum; one Leash & Coppas were
also there AM. We cut thistles at George’s. Dan B. Martin brought father
home.
8. Father at Geo’s to built a concrete tank. We cut thistles.
9. Father worked at tank at Geo’s. We cut thistles.
10.Father worked at tank at Geo’s. Geo, Menno, Isaiah & I drawed wood out of
the bush. Slaughtered beef in the evening.
11.Father worked at tank at Geo’s. I prepared corn patch for sowing.
12.SUNDAY: I at Sarah Bauman, Isaiah at Dav. Cressman, Eli at Daniel
Bauman’s for dinner. Father at Hy. Brubacher & N. Martin for a while. Leah
Reist was here.
13.Father at Geo’s. I ploughed fallow.
14.Worked on turnip patch. Geo Auman bought 3 fat calves.
15.We sowed turnips.
16.Father cementing a Geo’s. I ploughed fallow AM. Cut thistles PM.
17.Father cementing at Geo’s, we cut thistles. Slaughtered Beef
18.Father cementing at Geo’s. I ploughed fallow AM. Cut thistles.
19.SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM, at Jno
Bauman’s for dinner at Enos Martin’s for supper. Eli H. Bauman’s were here.
20.Father at Geo’s. We cut thistles. Rainy & thundered awhile PM.
21.Father in Berlin to get beef saw filed & to get his leather splitting machine.
We cut thistles.
22.Drawed wood out of the bush nearly all day. I scuffled sugar beets in the
evening. Father at C.P.R.’s meeting.
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23.Father, Isaiah & I cleaned sugar beets.
24.Father had Geo’s team hitched to the Road Machine on road all day. We
cleaned sugar beets.
25.Parents at Hy. Gingerichs’ child’s funeral. Age 6 months, 23 days. We
cleaned sugar beets.
26.SUNDAY: All at W.W. Meeting except Noah & I. Geo. Hoffman’s were here
for dinner. Isaiah & I at S. Peel Meeting PM., at Daniel Hoffman’s for supper,
visited Menno Wideman.
27.Father loaded gravel at the pit for the road, masoned at Sol. Reist PM. We
cleaned beets.
28.Father at Sol. Reist masoning. We cleaned beets; I scuffled mangold.
29.Father at S. Reist. I at Hy. Lackner’s raising. Ervin Beisel married.
30.Father & I at Geo’s, I went home in the evening. Picked potatoe bugs.
Rained PM.
JULY 1904
1. Father at Geo’s. We picked potatoe bugs AM. Cleaned some mangolds PM.
Rainy.
2. Father at Geo’s. We cleaned beets.
3. SUNDAY: Parents in Conestogo Meeting, at Dav. Martin’s for dinner. Aaron
& Amos Weber, Lizzie Bearinger, Lydia & Eli at Jno. Frey’s for dinner, by us
for supper.
4. Father at George’s. I scuffled potatoes & some sugar beets. Rainy in the
afternoon.
5. Father at Geo’s. We cleaned wheat AM. Pulled Yellow Dock PM.
6. Father at Geo’s. AM. Father & I fetched circular saw at Rueb. and the power
at George’s.
7. We set saw & power AM. Sawed wood PM. Rueb. & his laborer helped.
8. Father & I took power home in the morning. I scuffled sugar beets. Father
fetched wood home.
9. Father & Isaiah at Rueb’s to haul manure. I was at Hy. Horst’s raising.
Rainy.
10.SUNDAY: Parents at N.W. Meeting, at Mose Gingerich’s for dinner. Eli &
Lydia at Noah Martin’s. The Rest at home. Fine weather.
11.Father & Isaiah at Reub., to haul manure. Father at Sol. Reist’s raising after
supper. I scuffled mangolds AM. Hoed potatoes PM. I scuffled potatoes in
the evening. Eszra Bauman’s barn struck by lightening & burned.
12.We worked in the inside of the barn. Rainy. AM. Father & I took a load
chopping to George’s. PM. A little cool.
13.Father at Geo’s making a chop chist. We cleaned sugar beets. Hot weather.
14.I scuffled AM. Others cleaned turnips. I at Geo’s PM.
15.I scuffled sugar beets AM. Others cleaned turnips. We at Geo’s making hay.
Hot.
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16.We mowed 2 rounds grass & mowed fence corners out out AM. At George’s
PM. Hot.
17.SUNDAY Isaiah & I at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner. At Martin’s Meeting PM. At
Enos Bauman’s for supper. I. Brubacher’s boys were here.
18.Hauled 14 loads of hay into our barn. Hot.
19.Hauled 7 loads of hay into our barn.
20.Hauled 16 loads of hay into Rueb’s barn.
21.Hauled 14 loads of hay at Rueb’s. Made 1 hay stack.
22.Finished hauling hay away at Reub.
23.Rainy AM. We cleaned turnips. Father cultivated fallow.
24.SUNDAY: All in W. W. Meeting, Joseph Gingerich’s & Daniel Gingerich’s
here for dinner. Isaiah, Eli & I at Meeting PM. Aaron Bauman’s were here for
supper.
25.Father at Ab. Martin’s to put a rack lifter up. We cleaned beets AM. Went to
Geo to put in hay PM.
26.Father worked at lifters. Isaiah was at Geo’s hauling manure.
27.Father worked at lifters. Isaiah was at Geo’s hauling manure. I cleaned
sugar beets.
28.Father worked at lifter. Rainy AM. I mowed thistles in the fence corners.
Others finished cleaning beets.
29.I mowed thistles in the fence corners. The others pulled yellow dock. Father
came home from Dillman Martin AM. I scuffled sugar beets PM. The others
cleaned roots.
30.I scuffled roots all day. Others cleaned turnips AM. Parents, Eli, Lydia, Noah
& Reub. Baumans at Ed Speath.
31.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Conestogo Meeting. Parents came home PM
AUGUST 1904
1. Father went with Rueb. to buy a horse. We cleaned roots. Jno. & Lydia
Bauman were here for dinner.
2. Father at St. Jacobs to see Jno. Bauman AM. Father fetched Geo’s waggon.
Drawed 17 loads manure out.
3. Drawed 9 loads manure out & spread some AM. I ploughed fallow, father in
town PM. I received a $9 watch.
4. I ploughed all day. Father painted buggy. Eli went to Geo AM. Father
bindered at Geo. PM.
5. I ploughed. Father painted buggy. Father & Isaiah sharpened edge tools.
6. We cut barely, Menno helped to shock PM
7. SUNDAY: Noah Martin Fetched Lydia & carriage to go to Hy. Martin’s Hy.
Bauman’s & Grandmother were here for dinner. Rainy.
8. Father went with Menno to buy him a horse for $155. We cleaned turnips
AM. We helped Geo. hauling in wheat about ¼ day. Amos Rudy & his
mother were here for supper.
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9. Helped Geo. Hauling in wheat about ½ day. I scuffled sugar beets PM.
Father varnished buggy.
10.Drawed 3 loads of earth in front of barn doors in morning. Rainy at noon.
Took a load of chopping over to Geo.
11.Father at Waterloo to get plaster. I scuffled AM. Father made carriage ready
for a paint. I scuffled PM.
12.Father painted carriage. We hauled earth to mud holes & made the earth
smooth in front of the barn.
13.Dunged the stables. Father painted carriage. Rainy all day. Thunder storm
will hail stones at about 3.40.
14.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I visited Dav. Bearinger at Israel Weber’s.
15.Father painted carriage. We hoed corn.
16.Fixed carriage together AM. A while in our jop PM.
17.We hauled in 11 loads of barely.
18.We hauled in 2 loads of barely. Cut oats & some mixture.
19.Cut mixture. Father bindered. Isaiah & I shocked.
20.Father in town AM. We dunged the stables. Father worked at circular saw.
We dig up a drain. Some U.S. visitors were here: Joe Shirk & Frank Horst:
Rainy last night.
21.SUNDAY: Peter Musselman got buried at Martins. Parents, Lydia & I at
W.W. Meeting. Enos Gingerich’s & Josiah Bauman’s were here for supper &
Samuel Eby also.
22.Rainy AM. Father worked at circular saw frame all day. Isaiah & I turned
earth round in the yard. PM.
23.Father & I & team at Geo. thrashing AM. Set Machines at Joe Ernst PM.
24.I at Hy. Brubacher’s thrashing ½ day. Father, Isaiah & team at J. Ernst
thrashing. AM. ¼ day. We cut oats PM.
25.Father bindered at Geo. ¼ day. We shocked AM.
26.We shocked the shocks up again which were not wind prove. Father at L.
Beisel thrashing till 5 o’clock then I filled his day up. Butchered.
27.Hauled in oats & barely and oats.
28.SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Isaiah & I at M. Wideman’s for dinner, at Moses
Martin’s for supper. Aps. Martin’s & Sarah Bauman here for dinner.
29.Father helped to thrash at Dave Cressman all day. Isaiah & I helped hauling
in grain at Geo’s.
30.Father, Isaiah & I hauled in grain AM. Cut oats & goose wheat PM.
31.Hauled in oats AM. Cut oats PM. Peter Good got buried today.
SEPTEMBER 1904
1. We drawed out manure all day.
2. Father at Ch. Esch thrashing AM., at Ph. Beisel PM. I was there from 5 to 6.
Others butchered. Manuel Martin’s baby got buried.
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3. Set power & separator AM. Parents at Chr. Eby to see about her sore leg.
We shocked PM.
4. SUNDAY: Parents at N.W. Meeting, at Henry Bauman’s for dinner.
5. We thrashed AM. We drawed out manure PM. I ploughed after supper.
6. I ploughed AM. Hauled in grain PM.
7. Hauled in grain PM.
8. Ploughed all day. Father fetched Elias’s horse AM.
9. Finished ploughing, harrowed & sowed.
10.I ganged AM Hauled in grain. Wm. Jacobe’s here for supper
11.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s Meeting with Grandmother at Dan Weber’s for
dinner, at Samuel Martin’s for supper.
12.Isaiah & I at Rueb. ploughing. Father at Fair AM. Ganged PM.
13.I ganged awhile AM. Isaiah raked. Hauled in grain, 2 hands of Rueben
helped.
14.Harvest Meeting. Parents, Isaiah & I at W.W. Meeting AM. I ganged, father
worked at circular saw frame. Isaiah walked to Rueben.
15.I harrowed AM & awhile PM & fetched potatoes. Father worked at circular
saw frame.
16.I raked AM. ganged PM. Hauled in rakings PM. Father fetched Isaiah from
Rueben.
17.N.B. (note in aisle) forgot day somewheres in this week”.
18.SUNDAY: Parents & Isaiah at W.W. Meeting. Martin Bauman’s, Peter
Ziegler’s here for dinner. P. Ziegler’s, Noah Weber & David Bearinger here
for supper.
19.Ringed piggies in morning, I ganged. Father painted saw frame. Isaiah at
Rueb. Isaiah & father painted window frames.
20.Fetched berries at Geos. & then I ganged. Had some rain.
21.Harrowed AM. Built frames around fruit trees. Father fetched jack & belt from
Aaron Snyder.
22.Sawed wood with circular saw in Grandmother’s bush.
23.Sawed Geo’s wood with circular saw in Grandmother’s bush. I helped
thrashing at Fred Weigel AM.
24.Isaiah & I cut & shocked some corn. Parents at Dr. Eby below Berlin. Rain.
25.SUNDAY: Parents at Joshua Rudy’s over night at Hy. Martin’s for dinner.
26.Hauling in wood into shed & cut corn.
27.Drawed out to town 9 pigs at $.05 a lb. Hauling in wood. Fine.
28.Three of us at Hy. Brubacher sawing wood with circular saw A.M. We hauled
6 loads of wood into Grandmother’s shed.
29.Father & I at Rueb. to thrash AM. sawed wood with c. saw PM.
30.We sawed rails at Reub. AM., took c. saw to Geo. & took home to us Geo’s
waggon.
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OCTOBER 1904
1. Gathered apples in morning. Drawed out 24 loads of manure.
2. SUNDAY: Parents & Lydia at Noah Martin’s for dinner. Parents at Noah
Bearinger’s awhile PM.
3. We drawed out 30 loads of manure.
4. We drawed out 21 loads of manure. Rainy at noon.
5. We drawed out 4 loads of manure. Father fetched apples from Reub. Made
cider apples ready. I in town. Took Geo’s waggon home.
6. We let apples cidered & apple butter cooked. Made out ½ of the mangolds.
Isaiah & I spread manure AM.
7. Father at Chr. Esch thrashing all day, I filled his day from 5 to 6. Isaiah & I
spread manure & made out mangolds. Butchered.
8. Father built 2 sugar beet tables AM. Isaiah & I spread manure, father helped
PM. Dunged the stables. Some Rain.
9. SUNDAY: Lydia at M.G. Reist’s, Isaiah & I at G.T.R. Station to see C.P.
Railway Contrator’s supplies, John Sittler got buried today.
10.Father fetched sugar beet lifter from Al. Lorch. Made out beets. Wm Spaeth
& his Norman & Mary came this noon to visit. Drear.
11.Isaiah fetched Elias’s horse, he & I then ploughed. Father & Eli made out the
rest of the mangolds. Wm. Awhile at Aaron Weber’s. Dreary & watery as in
the spring.
12.Father took visitors to the station & s. beet plow home. Father at Geo.
Picked apples PM. Rained a little.
13.Father improved horse blankets. Isaiah & I worked at apples.
14.Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Made out sugar beets PM.
15.Finished the season’s butchering. Isaiah & I ploughed ½ AM. We made out
some sugar beets PM.
16.SUNDAY: All at W.W. Meeting. Daniel L. Martin’s, Enoch Weber’s, Simion &
Levi Martin here for dinner. I in the bush gathering beechnuts.
17.Isaiah & I ploughed awhile AM. we made out s. beets. Elias helped ½ day.
Fine weather.
18.Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Made out sugar beets PM. Father fetched beet
plough in the evening. Fine weather.
19.Lifted s. beets & took lifter home AM. Made out s. beets, Elias helped ¾ day.
20.We & Elias made out 2 waggon boxes’ full of potatoes.
21.Elias booked for a beet car for us in the morning. Made out the rest of the s.
beets. Father & I drawed out to Elmira station 4 loads of sugar beets.
22.Father & I took 8 loads of beets to station.
23.SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia & Noah at Grandmother
24.Father & Isaiah drawed 1 load of beets to station. I ploughed AM. we hauled
in mangolds PM.
25.Isaiah & I ploughed some. Hauled in about 3 loads of carrots.
26.Father & Eli made out turnips. Isaiah & I ploughed. A snow storm.
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27.Isaiah & I ploughed. Father at W. Alleman’s sale PM.
28.Father, Isaiah & Eli fetched 2 calves from Alleman for $27. I made out
turnips. Hauled in 11 loads of turnips.
29.Hauled in 5 ¾ loads of turnips AM. I ploughed. Parents at Dr. C. Eby PM.
30.SUNDAY: I took Judith home in the morning. I a little at the station.
31.Father took out to town some chopping in the morning. I ploughed & Isaiah
also awhile. Cut oat sheaves at noon.
NOVEMBER 1904
1. Father drawed a load of sugar beets to Sugar Factory, Test 15.6, tare 4%. I
ploughed with the colts.
2. Father drawed beets to Factory, test 15% & tare 6%. I ploughed. Fog.
3. Father drawed beets to Factory & hauled pulp home. I ploughed. Fine.
4. Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Father fixed window panes. Loaded sugar beets in
the evening.
5. Father & I drawed beets to the Factory & hauled pulp home. Foggy & rain in
the morning. N. L. Martin fetched our carriage.
6. SUNDAY: Parents awhile at widow Benj. Martin. Eli at Aaron Weber’s.
7. Isaiah & I ploughed. Father at the Fair. N. L. Martin brought our carriage.
Noah Martin & father attended a sale near Erbsville.
8. I ploughed all day, Isaiah AM. Father & Isaiah at Chas.Widenhammers sale
& bought sheep for $3.50.
9. Father helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher. Isaiah & I ploughed a little &
hauled home 2 loads of wood. Frozen.
10.Father at Geo. fixing our circular saw. Isaiah took a load chopping to town
AM. Isaiah & I at Geo. to plough PM.
11.Collected stoned along the fences. I took Judith to Noah Martin’s. Isaiah & I
at Geo. & hauled home 1 load of small stones.
12.Father & I up in our swamp to cut 20 poles. Moses Cressman’s & Eszra
Cressman’s were here over night. N. Martin brought Judith.
13.SUNDAY: All at W.W. Meeting except mother & Noah.
14.Father built a pair of rafters under barn roof. Hauled home some wood.
15.I & team helped to thrash at Geo. all day, Isaiah helped at Geo PM. Father at
Moses Martin sawing wood all day.
16.I helped to thrash at Fred Weigel ¾ day, Father at Reuben to butcher. Isaiah
at Geo. to ploughed PM.
17.We 3 sawed wood at Joe Ernst till 10.15 AM. Isaiah & I ploughed at Geo.
PM. Father at Reub. to patch barn roof.
18.Isaiah & I fetched 3 loads of stones from Grandmother’s bush. Father helped
to thrash at Ph. Beisel AM. Isaiah & I ploughed at Geo. PM.
19.Fetched Geo’s waggon & hauled stones from Grandmother’s farm & some of
our own. Menno brought stones in the evening.
20.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I a little at Aaron Weber’s PM. Little Reists were here.
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21.Father at Hy. Brubacher carpentering. Menno brought a load of stones, We
picked stones. Widow Jones Bauman got buried.
22.I ploughed at Geo’s AM. Isaiah & I a little PM. Father at Hy. Brubacher all
day. Menno at D. Cressman’s thrashing for us.
23.Father at D. Cressman thrashing AM. Menno & I ploughed ¾ day. Elias
helped PM. Father & Isaiah cleaned cistern.
24.Father, I & team helped to thrash at J. Ernst all day.
25.Menno all day, Elias AM. & Geo PM. Helped us to plough grassfield. Isaiah at
J. Ernst hauling in corn.
26.Set power & Separator. Finished plowing, Menno helped. Butchered a
sheep. Father & I took took flesh to N. Martin in the evening. Dav.
Cressman’s here for supper. Snowy.
27.SUNDAY: Jones Martin’s were here for dinner. I a little at D. Cressman’s
PM. The rest of us at home.
28.We thrashed all day. 12 men.
29.We thrashed ¾ of a day.
30.Father at Reub. fixing granary AM., thrashed PM. I worked in the barn all
day.
December 1904
1. Father at Reub. thrashing all day. Isaiah & I washed cutter AM. went to town
PM.
2. Father at Reub. thrashing all day, I changed teams with father in the morning.
I split wood.
3. Father at Reub. to chopp & brought the chopper AM. Father let horses shod
PM.
4. SUNDAY: Israel Brubacher’s were here for dinner. Isaiah, I & Judith at
Grandmother awhile PM.
5. We chopped all day. Geo. helped with teams.
6. We chopped till about 10 o’clock. Levi Weber’s here for dinner. Levi, father &
I at Moses Bauman’s sale, bought a light sleigh for $30. PM.
7. Set machine at Dav. Hoffer. I took Judith to town AM. I & 2 teams at J. Ernst
to chopp till 4 o’clock. Father painted cutter.
8. Father, I & team at Dav. Hoffer to thrash. Isaiah painted cutter.
9. Father, I & team at Dav. Hoffer thrashing till about 5 o’clock.
10.Father at Hy. Horst carpentering all day.
11.SUNDAY: All of us except mother & Noah at W.W. Meeting.
12.We at fair AM. I painted cutter. Isaiah went to Reub. to work.
13.I & team at J. Ernst to jop ¼ day. Elias fetched his horse. I took mother to
town. Father at Hy. Horst all day.
14.I painted cutter. Father & Judith at Geo. butchering.
15.Cleaned stove-pipes. Father filed & set circular saw.
16.Father changed pulley on saw shaft & varnished cutter.
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17.Father at Jno. Martin to saw wood all day.
18.SUNDAY: Eli Martin’s here for dinner. Father & Eli Martin at Noah
Bearinger’s awhile PM. Noah Martins awhile here PM. Judith & I at Aaron
Weber’s for supper. I at Wallenstein hill.
19.Made ready for butchering. Paul Martin’s here for supper.
20.We butchered. Menno, Reub, Noah Martin & J Ernst & Geo’s wife helped.
Butchered 6 hogs.
21.We drawed butcher stuff home & drawed 3 logs to mill.
22.Drawed 4 logs to mill AM. Father fitted seats on light sleigh.
23.Father at Geo’s fixing cement tank house nearly all day.
24.I & team at Geo’s to chopp ¾ day. Father salted hams. In town PM. Reuben
brought Isaiah.
25.SUNDAY & CHRISTMAS: All at home. Cold & stormy.
26.Father at Geo’s to fix water-works AM. Enos Cressman’s, Eli Good’s & Aaron
Weber’s here for supper.
27.Eli & I made the old wind wheel to pieces. Rainy.
28.Father let horses shod & at Eli Martin AM. Figured at Beef Ring sheet. The
roads were very icy. Stormy PM.
29.I let a horse shod AM. Father at Eli Martin to saw wood.
30.Father, I & 3 horses at Geo to thrash nearly ¾ day. Machine broke.
31.Father at Eli Martin to saw wood AM, at Ab. Humsberger to get plaster PM.
Noah Bearinger’s wife was here for dinner.
DIARY 1905
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. SUNDAY AND NEW YEAR: Eli Martin’s Jr. were here for dinner.
2. Father in town to square up debts AM, fixed stuff for separator.
3. Father & I made saw logs AM, at N.L. Martin hauling in a haystack PM.
Sharp wind.
4. Father & I made saw-logs all day. Grandmother here to quilt.
5. Father & Ph. Beisel thrashing about ¾ day.
6. We made saw logs AM. drawed some to mill PM.
7. We drawed saw logs to mill all day. Reub. brought Isaiah.
8. SUNDAY: All of us except mother & Noah at W.W. Meeting, I was also not at
the meeting. Dav. Horst’s & 3 boys here for dinner.
9. Father at fair AM. Joshua Rudy & Jno. Bauman were here for dinner. Father
drawed Grandmother’s logs to mill PM.
10.Father attended Amos Weber’s sale. Widow Solomon Musselman got buried
at Martins.
11.Father & Judith at Noah Martin’s butchering. Dr. Ullyot died.
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12.Father & I in Grandmother’s bush making saw logs AM. Drawed logs to saw
mill PM. Mild.
13.Father at J. Ernst butchering. I took scholars to & from school.
14.Father in town AM. Beef Ring Meeting PM.
15.SUNDAY: I at Ph. Beisel awhile AM. Took Judith to Grandmother awhile
then to Noah Martin.
16.Father at Geo. to help to chopp awhile AM. Hauled saw logs & fetched
Cressman’s woodrack PM. I put hellebore on cattle.
17.Father fetched 42 bunches of shingles at $0.65 ½ a bunch. One of the twins
of Jacob Martin’s buried today. Recevis Martins married.
18.Father took Cressman’s wooodrack home AM. Father & I were up in our
swamp to fetched poles.
19.Father fetched cedar posts from D. Ratz. We fetched 2 loads of sand from
Breichly.
20.Father went with Geo. in search of horses. I fetched 4 loads of sand & Menno
2 loads PM.
21.Parents in town. Elias Gingerich’s of Iowa, Noah Martin’s & Henry
Brubacher’s were here for supper. We took M. Gingerich’s rigg home.
22.SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner. Amos Gingrich’s here for
supper.
23.Father & Geo. in search of horses all day. I took scholars to & from school.
24.Father & Geo. in search of horses nearly all day. Geo’s wife here to quilt.
25.Father made ax handles. I took scholars to & from school. Cold & stormy.
26.Father worked in the shop. I took scholars to & from school.
27.Father made ax handles AM., he & I in town PM.
28.Father mend robes AM. Hitched colt to cutter PM.
29.SUNDAY: All at home except Judith, who I drove to Grandmother in the
morning.
30.Father fixed separator & blistered a horse.
31.Father at Eli Martin to obtain an order for his harness. Father bought a mare
from Isacc Martin. P. Ziegler brought old harness.
FEBRUARY 1905
1. Father made out harness bill. We fetched mare from Isaac Martin for $135.
Took Judith to Grandmother in the morning.
2. Father in town AM. Father, I & team at Geo. to thrash PM.
3. Father repaired at P. Ziegler’s harness. I in town & at Grandmother.
4. Father to Elias in Waterloo to buy leather. Made a stable for a hog. Isaiah & I
fetched a young dog for $1.00 from Menno Wideman.
5. SUNDAY: Father, Judith, Isaiah, Eli & I at the Meeting. Eszra Bauman’s
were here last night.
6. Jacob Martin buried at N. Woolwich. Levi Weber’s here for dinner. Worked in
the shop.
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7. Father in town & worked in the shop. Grandmother helped to quilt.
8. Father at Geo. to see water tank AM. Worked at A. Hoffer’s fur mitts.
9. Father at St. Jacobs to buy lamb skin. I at Floradale to get lining for mitts &
fetched harness goods & scholars PM.
10.Father worked at mitts AM. Father & Judith at Jno. Bricker’s daughter’s
funeral. I & team at J. Ernst about 2 hours. Stormy.
11.Father worked at Ziegler’s harness. Isaiah & I fetched flour from Elmira &
brought fur mitts to Aaron Hoffer in Floradale PM.
12.SUNDAY: Father, Judith & I at the funeral of Irvin Musselman. Elmira.
13.Father at fair & worked in the shop. Severely cold.
14.Father & Judith at Reub. to butcher all day. Severely cold.
15.Father & I worked in the shop. Reub. brought Judith PM.
16.Father worked in the shop. Bad roads. Trains blocked up.
17.Father worked in the shop making harness. Wm. Spaeth came.
18.Father worked in the shop. Isaiah & I in town.
19.SUNDAY: Father & Wm. Spaeth awhile at Aaron Weber’s, at Jones Martin’s
for dinner at Noah Bearinger’s for supper. Moses C. Martin’s were here for
supper. I took Judith to Grandmother.
20.Father took Wm. to Waterloo & bought leather. I took a cow out to Elmira for
Auman for $40. Mild weather.
21.Father worked at S. Ziegler’s harness. I skinned old dog.
22.Father worked at S. Ziegler’s harness. I split wood. Foggy.
23.Father worked in the shop. I split wood.
24.Father & I at Geo. to thrash all day. Sam Kinzie buried at Martin.
25.Father worked in shop AM. I & team & Reub. To chopp from 9 to 4.
26.SUNDAY: Wendel Bauman’s & their boys & Daniel Bauman’s were here for
dinner. Stormy PM.
27.Father finished S. Ziegler’s Nic. Plated harness.
28.Father looked for cows & worked at Josiah Martin’s harness. I took Judith
over to Grandmother in the morning.
MARCH 1905
1. Father worked in the shop AM. Father went with Reub. to Sol. Snider’s sale
PM. I split wood. Fine weather.
2. Father worked in the shop. Elias brought Judith PM.
3. Father worked in the shop. I cleaned a tree. Reub. fetched Judith after
supper. Fair weather.
4. Father worked in the shop. P. Ziegler fetched harness. Mother & I in town &
at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM. Clear weather.
5. SUNDAY: Father, Lydia, Isaiah, Eli & I at W.W. Meeting. Hy. Martin’s & Elam
& Lydia Ann Gingerich here for dinner.
6. Father & I fetched a heifer for $40 from W. Bauman AM. Father worked in the
shop. I cleaned apple trees PM. Fine weather.
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7. Father & I & team at Geo. to thrash all day. Judith came home PM.
8. Father took sheep ($.75), & dog skin ($.40) to St. Jacobs & at Martin Snider’s
sale, Elias was with father. Father bought a saddle for $.30)
9. Father in the shop all day. I cleaned trees. Fine weather.
10.Father in the shop all day. I cleaned trees. Cool.
11.Father in the shop all day. I cleaned trees.
12.SUNDAY: Judith, Isaiah, & I at Noah Martin’s for dinner.
13.Father & I at Fair & Ullyot’s sale, bought feather sack for $3.20. father at
George PM.
14.Father fetched 150 cedar stakes from A. Lorch at $.02 ½ a piece & 5 posts at
$.25 each, & took a load of chopping to Geo. Prices of hogs $5.65 per cwt.
15.Father & I took chopping to Geo. AM. Chopped 68 bags of grain PM.
16.Father & I at Geo. to chopp for Hoffer AM., chopped our oats PM.
17.Father & I at Geo. to chopp for Hoffer & Ernst awhile AM. Father at Hoffer &
Bolender’s sale. Ab. Martin here to see about the butcher business.
18.Father worked in the shop. We dunged the stables. Rainy.
19.SUNDAY: Eli at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. Isaiah & I were awhile at P.
Beisel.
20.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. Sam Kinzie’s sale.
21.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. Father & I in town PM. Cool.
22.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. N. L. Martin fetched Judith. N.
Gingerich of St. Jacobs sold to us Potatoes 2 bu. $1.00, 1 bu. Corn $.75.
23.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. Thawning.
24.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees & shovelled snow. Thawning.
25.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees.
26.SUNDAY: All at home all day. Moses Eby here awhile PM.
27.Father worked in the shop. I patched my boots. G. Auman bought hogs.
28.Father worked in the shop. I helped mother to wash & cleaned trees.
29.Father & I took out to town 20 hogs at $6.10 per cwt. AM. Father filed circl
saw. I helped to saw wood in Grandma’s bush PM. Hot.
30.Father at Wendel Bauman with circular saw to saw wood. I in Grandmother’s
bush all day.
31.Father & I in bush all day, D. Hoffer ¾ day, Geo. & Menno awhile PM.
APRIL 1905
1. Menno & I in the bush AM, Geo., Menno, Hoffer & we in the bush PM
2. SUNDAY: Parents, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. Enos Bauman’s & Mose
Bauman’s were here for dinner, Mose Gingerich’s were here for supper.
Isaiah & I awhile at Aaron Weber’s.
3. Geo. Menno, Hoffer & I in bush all day, father AM, at Moses Martin to saw
wood PM.
4. Father, Isaiah, Geo, Menno, Hoffer & I in the bush all day. Ph. Weiss buried.
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5. Father, Isaiah, Geo, Menno, Hoffer & I in the bush all day; Hoffer helped for
Geo.
6. Father, Isaiah, Geo., Menno, Hoffer & I in the bush all day.
7. Father at Geo. to chopp. Isaiah & I in our bush. Cool.
8. Isaiah & I in the bush. Father at Eli Martin fetched seed grain 8 bu. Oats &
goosewheat & painted trimmings of heavy harness.
9. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at M.G.Reist’s for dinner at Jones Martins for supper & a
little at N. Bearinger’s in the evening. Parents awhile at N. L. Martins PM.
10.Father at the fair. Isaiah & I helped mother about the house. Father filed
circular saw. Jacob Cleman’s wife buried. Rainy.
11.Isaiah & I made wood of apple trees. Father at Aps. Martin to saw wood, 5
hours. John Martin’s baby died, Father at John Martin’s in the evening.
12.Isaiah & I gathered apple branches AM. Oiled harnesses.
13.Oiled harness AM. Father at J. Martin’s funeral, I was (hustler?).
14.Made harnesses together AM. Finished gathering apple wood, father finished
Eli Martin’s harness PM.
15.Father at St. Jacobs to get potatoes. I in town AM. Fetched J. Ernst’s fanning
mill & cleaned grain PM.
16.SUNDAY: Lydia at N. L Martin’s, Isaiah & I at John Fry’s.
17.Cleaned grain all day. Noah Martin brought Judith.
18.Father, Isaiah & I helped to saw wood at Geo. AM.
19.Father in Galt & bought a ripp saw for $1.35. Isaiah & I digged post holes
AM, Pulled old posts PM.
20.Pulled old posts AM. Father in town. Isaiah & I picked stones PM.
21.GOOD FRIDAY: Isaiah & I in WW Meeting. Rainy & snowy.
22.Jopped 35 bags grain at Geo. Parents in town after supper.
23.SUNDAY: EASTER: Grandmother with parents in Martins Meeting at Levi
Weber’s for dinner, at Mose Weber’s for supper.
24.Father cleaned apple trees & worked at circular ripp saw frame. We picked
stones. Father, Eli, Isaiah, & I at CPR Wallenstein hill.
25.Finished collecting stones, rolled grassfield. Worked on land.
26.Worked on the fields. Father fetched flour in the evening. Fine.
27.Father cultivated all day. Isaiah & I worked in the garden.
28.I drilled 7 acres with oats. Eli at A. Snider asking for S. B. (sugar beet) drill
29.Worked beet field & sawed 3 acres, Dug post holes.
30.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting. Samuel Eby here for supper.
MAY 1905
1. Father took Sugar Beet drill to A Snyder. Sowed & harrowed the rest of the
day. Digged post holes.
2. Sowed and digged post holes.
3. Nearly finished sowing, digged post-holes. Menno Musselman burried today.
We had some rain in the morning.
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4. Harrowed AM. Worked on mangold patch PM.
5. Worked on mangold patch AM. Sowed mangolds PM.
6. Father took drill to J. Ernst. I was sick. Rainy.
7. SUNDAY: Parents at A.W. Weber’s for dinner & supper.
8. Father at fair. Buried in fence posts.
9. I & team at Reub. to plough grass-field. Buried in fence posts.
10.I & team at Reub. to plough mangold patch. Father fetched tiles.
11.I worked in the garden, others buried in posts AM. Removed earth for
foundation of driving shed PM.
12.Father fetched iron gates & lime 12 bu. 20 & $.26. Isaiah rolled PM. Digged
at driving shed.
13.I drove parents out to town to meet Jones Martin’s to go visiting. We
cultivated, rolled & harrowed potatoe patch AM. Worked at driving shed PM.
Parents at Wm. Krafter’s for dinner, at Mose Kinzie’s for supper.
14.SUNDAY: Parent at Edward Spaeth’s for the night, at John Randall’s for
dinner, at Nason Clamer’s for supper.
15.We masoned at driving shed all day. Isaiah was sick.
16.We masoned at driving shed. Rainy PM.
17.Father helped to wash Meeting house AM. Masoned PM.
18.I white-washed cellar AM. Fetched stones & masoned PM.
19.We masoned all day at foundation wall for the driving shed.
20.Isaiah & I in bush AM. Father in town. Parents & Grandmother at Israel
Shantz’s for supper, at John Bauman’s for the night.
21.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s Meeting, at Menno Gingerich’s for dinner, at
Enos Bauman’s for supper. O. Bearinger & 1 young Frys were here.
22.Drawed out manure on potatoe patch. Made wire fence PM, Peter Martin
helped about ¾ day.
23.Finished wire fence & cut potatoes AM. Planted potatoes PM.
24.Isaiah & I at Geo. to chopp AM. Sowed & harrowed PM.
25.Worked & sowed corn patch AM. Sowed beans & rolled, father in town.
26.Leveled ground at driving shed, tried ripp saw & fetched a load of matched
lumber from Abs. Eby.
27.Sawed wood AM Edward Spaeth’s here for dinner. Parents & visitors at
Aaron Snyder’s for supper. I pointed stakes.
28.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting except Noah & Eli. Dilman Martin’s, Dan
Martin’s, Israel Gingerich’s & Joshua Rudy’s here for dinner. Rudy’s here
also for supper. Isaiah & I at W. Montrose.
29.Lent Geo’s waggon, father at saw-mill, fetched 6 loads of lumber AM.
Whitewashed butcher shop. Rainy PM.
30.Isaiah & I fetched the rest of the lumber AM. Pointed stakes. Father at Dav.
Cressman carpentering. Noah Gingerich’s child’s funeral. Geo. fetched a
horse in the evening.
31.Father at D. Cressman all day. Isaiah & I made fence.
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JUNE 1905
1. ASCENSION DAY: Parents, Isaiah & I & Grandmother at Enos Bauman’s
child’s funeral, age 4 years, 4 months, 1 day.
2. Drawed out wood. Slaughtered beef for the 1st
of the season.
3. Drawed out wood. Menno brought our horse.
4. SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Isaiah & I at Hy. Horst’s for dinner. Hy. Horst’s here
for dinner. Parents at Hy. Brubacher’s for supper. Noah Weber here for
supper.
5. Worked on turnip patch & worked at driving shed frame. Rainy PM.
6. We worked at shed frame. Chopped at Geo. AM.
7. White-washed hen house AM. I at Geo. to help to clean wheat.
8. Worked at shed all day. I at Jno. Martin’s raising PM.
9. Worked at shed AM. Worked on turnip patch, walked through the wheat.
10.Scuffled sugar beets ¾ day. Father in town. Rainy
11.SUNDAY: Parents at Peter Ziegler’s for dinner at Joshua Brubacher’s for
supper. The rest were at home.
12.We at fair AM. I scuffled beets & I & others bunched beets.
13.Father worked on the road. We bunched beets AM. Ridged & sowed turnips.
Peter Risser’s & Enos Nighswanger’s of Markham here.
14.Worked on highways all day. Hy. Brubacher here for dinner. Hot.
15.Worked on highways AM. Cleaned sugar beets PM. Hot.
16.Father in town. Rainy all day. Brox bought some cattle.
17.We sawed rafters. Chr. Klinck had our team all day. Foggy.
18.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martins Meeting, at Dan. Martin’s for dinner, at Ab.
Horst’s for supper. Grandmother & Geo’s here for supper.
19.Drove ours & Hy. Brubacher’s cattle to town, our 5 weighed3740 lbs. at $4.00
per cwt. Cleaned s. beets. Chr. Klinck had our team.
20.Finished cleaning s. beets for the 1st
time. J. Ernst & Jno. Brubacher here to
clean beets all day. Raised rafters on d. shed. Cl Klinck had team.
21.Father at Dan Bauman sawing wood all day. C. Klinck had our team.
22.Scuffled sugar beets & mangolds. C. Klinck helped to cut thistles PM.
23.Cleaned mangolds & cut thistles. Chr. Klinck helped all day.
24.Father took beef hide out to town. Chopped about an hour at Geo. AM
Father at C. Klinck preparing for cementing. We hauled in wood.
25.SUNDAY: John Shiedel here over night. All at WW Meeting, Enos Martin’s
Dan Cressman’s of Wilmot, Israel Weber’s Amos Rudy & Isaiah Weber here
for dinner. Ab. Bearinger, Joe Martin, Aaron Weber, Joseph Snyder & 4 girls
here for supper.
26.Parent at the funeral of Noah Gingerich’s wife. Isaiah & I at Chr. Klinck nearly
AM. We 3 at Klinck PM.
27.Father at J. Ernst masoning all day. Isaiah & I at Klinck all day.
28.Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing all day. Fine weather.
29.Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing all day. Fine weather.
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30.Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing al day.
JULY 1905
1. Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing AM Father at John Bricker to splice
rope, Rainy PM.
2. Sunday: Isaiah & I at Conestogo Meeting AM & PM, at Peter Brubacher’s for
dinner.
3. Father at Reub. sawing laths with ripp saw. I scuffled beets. Jac Martin’s
wife (widow) got buried at NW Graveyard.
4. Reub’s laborer here helping to saw laths AM. C. Klinck here for carpentering
AM. C. Klinck had team PM. We nailed laths on rafters of shed.
5. We carpentered at driving shed all day. C. Klinck had our team AM.
6. We nailed shingles on laths. Father fetched lumber.
7. Parents in town, I fetched lumber, scuffled & cleaned beets.
8. I scuffled beets, hoed potatoes, worked at shed.
9. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at S. Peel Meeting PM, at Dan. Bauman’s for supper.
Eli at W. Bauman’s. The rest at home.
10.We carpentered at the shed cornice. Rainy AM
11.We worked at outside of shed AM, Isaiah & I at Noah Martin hauling hay on a
stack PM. Eli scuffled.
12.Made doors at the shed. Rainy, AM. Father at Samuel Brubacher to put in a
rack lifter.
13.Father at Sam all day. We picked bugs. I at Joe Ernst’s raising after supper.
14.Isaiah & I made fence, father at shed AM. We cleaned beets PM.
15.Father in town AM. Cleaned beets. Parents awhile at George’s
16.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at John Frey’s for supper. Parents at the funeral of
David Brubacher.
17.We 4 at Geo’s making hay.
18.We 4 at Geo’s making hay.
19.We 4 at Geo’s making hay. Menno mowed AM. by us.
20.Menno mowed AM. Reub’s 2 h’ds & Geo’s 3 h’ds helped by us all day,
hauled away 19 loads of hay.
21.Reub’s & Geo’s here to make hay.
22.We 4 at Reuben’s all day, hauled away 22 loads of hay
23.SUNDAY: All at the Meeting except Noah & I, AM. We 3 boys at Meeting
PM. Joshua Snider’s, Jacob Shomaker & Daniel Hoffman’s Jr. were here for
supper.
24.We 3 at Reub. till supper. Little fellows picked raspberries.
25.Isaiah & I in town in the morning. Father mowed at Geo. ½ AM. Then we
went to Reub.
26.Father, Isaiah & I at Geo. all day, made a haystack.
27.Father at Geo to cut wheat all day. I at Geo. to shock PM.
28.Father, Isaiah & I at Geo. about all day to make hay.
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29.I scuffled beets all day. Others picked berries AM. Father in town PM.
Sharpened knives PM.
30.SUNDAY: Noah L Martin’s here for dinner. Parents awhile at Noah
Bearinger’s, thence to Jones Martin’s for supper.
31.We cut & shocked wheat, mowed thistles in the evening.
AUGUST 1905
1. Father at Dav. Martin in Peel to put up a rack lifter. We mowed thistles in the
fence corners. I took chopping to town.
2. I scuffled, others cleaned turnips. Father worked at lifters.
3. Finished cleaning turnips, pulled grass in corn. Father came home from Dav.
Martin.
4. We cut barely AM. Rainy PM. Father patched binder canvas.
5. Father in town. We boys at Geo’s to pick berries AM. Cut the rest of the
barely & shocked. I at A. Lorch’s raising.
6. SUNDAY: Parents & little ones in NW Meeting at Aaron Bauman’s for dinner
at Isacc Gingerich’s for supper. Isaiah & I at meeting PM.
7. Isaiah at Geo. all day. We hauled in wheat & raked.
8. Chopped at Geo. AM. Ploughed in wheat field. Tinsmith here PM.
9. Ploughed awhile AM. Cut oats & barely. Hauled in 2 loads of barely. Mother
at Israel Brubacher’s quilting.
10.We hauled in barely & raked.
11.Father, I & team at Geo. to thrash AM. Ploughed PM.
12.Isaiah & I ploughed in barely field all day, father in town AM.
13.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martins’ Meeting at Joe Snider’s for dinner, at Henry
Martin’s for supper. Judith & young Brubacher’s were here for dinner.
14.Cut & shocked oats, and oats & goosewheat.
15.Ploughed & harrowed. Father & I in St. Jacobs to get shoe measured.
16.I scuffled turnips & potatoes AM. Cut & shocked oats PM.
17.Hauled in 10 loads of barely & oats. I ploughed & Isaiah rolled after supper.
18.Father & Isaiah at Geo. hauling in grain. I ganged.
19.Father in town AM. Hauled in 4 loads of oats, rainy PM.
20.SUNDAY: All in WW Meeting. Fidas, Susannah & Sarah Bauman here for
dinner. Henry S. Martin’s here for supper.
21.Hauled in oats & goosewheat and oats. Eli at Geo’s PM.
22.Ploughed AM. Hauled in oats PM.
23.I ganged all day. Isaiah at Geo PM. Father helped to thrash at Hy.
Brubacher PM
24.I harrowed, ganged & ploughed. Isaiah at Geo’s AM. Father helped to thrash
at Fred Weigel AM. at Chr. Esch PM. I fetched flour.
25.I at Ph. Beisel to thrash all day. Father worked Esch’s till butcher time PM.
26.Father & I at Dav. Cressman to thrash all day, I helped for Esch. Isaiah
worked Hy. Brubacher PM.
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27.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. Sam Reist here for dinner,
Levi Brubacher’s here for supper.
28.Drawed 28 loads of manure out.
29.Drawed 10 loads of manure out, ploughed & spread manure.
30.Ploughed AM. Spread manure, hauled in 2 loads of oats, Windy.
31.Ploughed AM. Harrowed & sowed a little wheat PM.
SEPTEMBER 1905
1. Sowed wheat AM. Picked stones PM. Father worked at tiles.
2. Father & I at Dav. Cressman to thrash AM. I ganged & harrowed, father &
Isaiah surveyed our bush to lay tiles.
3. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at NW Meeting at Joe Gingerich’s for
dinner, at Peter G. Martin’s for supper. Judith & Mary Ann Weber here for
dinner. The rest at home.
4. Father at Wendel Bauman to shingle a shed. I in St. Jacobs to fetched my
shoe & ploughed.
5. Ploughed nearly all day. Father at W. Bauman AM.
6. Fetched 3 loads of gravel home for cementing AM. 4 loads PM. Father at
Jacob Fries to built a cistern PM.
7. Father at Jacob Fries. We fetched 8 loads of gravel, all day.
8. Prepared for cementing sty all day. Took Geo’s waggon home.
9. Cemented all day. Fine weather.
10.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s Meeting, at Israel Gingerich’s for dinner, at
Henry Martin’s for supper.
11.Father filed circular saw, rainy AM, at Jacob Fries PM.
12.Father at J. Fries making a wood shed all day. Mother & I at Simon
Bauman’s funeral (aged 18 years 2 mon. 16 days) AM.
13.We made a model for and made a concrete hog-trough. Frost tonight.
14.Parents, Isaiah & I in WW Harvest Meeting AM. Father at J. Fries. We cut &
shocked corn PM.
15.Thrashed peas at Hy. Brubacher, father ¾ day, Isaiah & I ½ day
16.Father at J. Fries all day. We cut & shocked corn & harrowed.
17.SUNDAY: Parents, Eli & I at WW Meeting. Rainy.
18.We made a concrete trough & fetched elder berries from Geo. AM. We
helped to saw wood at Hy. Brubacher PM.
19.We drawed manure out AM. Father & I awhile at Geo’s to ditch, made a
concrete trough PM.
20.We set machine AM. We thrashed PM. 9 strangers.
21.Father & I fetched grain-crusher, Menno & 2 teams helped to chopp. I at
Geo’s to ditch ¾ day
22.Father, Isaiah & I at Geo’s to ditch all day.
23.Father & Isaiah made a ditch in J. Ernst’s bush. I at Geo’s from the morning
till 4 o’clock.
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24.SUNDAY: Parents, Grandmother and Noah Martin’s at Conestogo Meeting,
at Joe Hoffman’s for dinner, at Ezra Martin’s for supper. Noah Horst & Josiah
Gingerich were here for dinner.
25.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. We ploughed.
26.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. We ploughed. I at Reub. to thrash
with team AM.
27.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. We ploughed AM, hauled pumpkins in,
made out 12 rows of mangolds.
28.Father at J. Fries AM. We ploughed AM. Made potatoes out.
29.We made saw-logs & ploughed AM. Drawed logs to mill & made mangolds
out. Hot these days.
30.Hauled lumber from mill & digged out the rest of the potatoes.
OCTOBER 1905
1. SUNDAY: Judith, Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Aaron Bauman’s for dinner,
the rest at home.
2. We worked at the sty all day besides some small jobs. Rainy AM.
3. We made mangolds out & drawed them in, made some sugar beets out, Joe.
Fries & his laborer helped all day.
4. We made sugar beets out, Joe Fries & laborer helped all day. M. G. Reist
helped also about ½ of a day.
5. We made sugar beets out. J. Fries & laborer & M. G. Reist helped all day.
6. J. Fries & laborer here about ¾ day. Reist helped also. We drawed 8 loads
of sugar beets to GTR Station. Widow Joe Martin buried at Martin.
7. We drawed 6 load of beets to station, car went off this noon. Oziah Snider’s
of Breslau were here for supper.
8. SUNDAY: Judith at Hy. Martin’s, Dan. Bauman’s here awhile PM.
9. We drawed 8 ¾ loads of beets to station.
10.Father at Hy. Brubacher’s to repair cistern. I picked and stored away apples
& took Geo’s waggon home. Isaiah at M. G. Reist helped to make sugar
beets out.
11.Father at J. Fries all day. I worked in root cellar, Isaiah came home from
Reist AM. Picked apples PM.
12.We sawed our wood, 3 of Geo’s & team ¾ day. Sawed 2 loads for Geo. PM.
Asserrian Peddler here for dinner.
13.Sawed wood for Geo. nearly till noon. I helped to thrash at F. Weigel. Father
fetched tools & stuff from the wood piles.
14.Father at Fred Weigel thrashing about ¾ day. Isaiah & I ploughed. MG Reist
fetched our beet waggon box. John Cutz’s, Moses Hunnings, Samuel
Moeser’s, Jacob Horst & others here. Into Canada.
15.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting except Mother & Noah. Christ. Herkendorn
and Josiah Martin’s here for dinner.
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16.Father & Isaiah at Menno Snider sawing wood all day. I ploughed. Daniel
Hoffman’s Sr. brought Jno. Webers of Pennsylvania.
17.Father, Isaiah, I, team & circular saw at Ernst sawing wood AM. Wendel
Bauman’s brought people of Pens. Sam. Moeser’s, Geo. Zimmerman’s,
Jacob Horst & 2 girls, Susanna, Senseniah & Francis Hoover. We drawed
manure out PM.
18.Father & I at Grandma preparing for cementing sty PM. Rainy.
19.Father & I at Grandma prepared for & cemented. Isaiah helped Henry
Brubacher to fetch his steers
20.Father & I at Grandmother cementing all day. Isacc Gingerich’s brought to us
2 preachers Jno. Kurtz, Mose Honning & their wives of Pens. In the morning.
Dav. Frey’s baby buried at N. Woolwich.
21.Father at Grandmother worked at the sty. I fetched my boots ($4.25) from O.
Smith, St. Jacobs. Isaiah & I fetched 6 bags of sweet apples from Aaron
Weber’s.
22.SUNDAY: Father, Isaiah, Eli, Judith & Lydia & I at Conestogo Meeting. Mary
Ann Weber here for dinner. Noah Martins awhile here PM.
23.Father & Judith at Joe Brubacher’s child’s funeral AM. Father sold 9 chickens
(dressed) Wt 36 lbs. at $.09 a lb. to A. Ruf. PM.
24.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. I at St. Jacobs cider-mill & got apple
sauce made AM. I at Chr. Esch to thrash PM. Judith today at Geo’s to work.
Isaiah ploughed.
25.Father at J. Fries all day. I at Chr. Esch to thrash till nearly noon, ploughed
the rest of the day.
26.We drawed out manure all day. J. Fries helped all day.
27.We drawed out manure till nearly noon. Father & I & team at Hoffer to thrash
PM. J. Fries helped to draw out & spreaded manure.
28.Father & I at Hoffer till nearly noon to thrash. Father & I at J. Ernst to thrash
from 2 o’clock till eve. Isaiah ploughed.
29.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Isacc Gingerich’s for dinner, at Peter
Martin’s for supper. Elias & Grandmother here awhile PM. Elias & father at
N. Bearinger awhile PM.
30.Father, Isaiah & 2 teams at J. Ernst to chopp, I topped turnips AM. Made
carrots out & drawed them & the corn in PM.
31.Father at Grandma to make a concrete trough all day. Isaiah & I ploughed
AM, drawed in 5 loads of turnips PM.
NOVEMBER 1905
1. Father at Grandmother in the morning to fix concrete trough. Isaiah & I
ploughed AM. Looked after the potatoes for rotten ones PM. Snowy.
2. Father at Hy. Brubacher & I a little in the morning. I ploughed AM. Father
spread manure, we ploughed PM.
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3. Father fixed whips. Dillman Martin brought his (lounch?) to get it repaired
AM. Father & Eli spread manure, Isaiah & I ploughed PM.
4. Father in town in the morning, then he spreaded manure, Isaiah & I ploughed.
Drawed in turnips PM.
5. SUNDAY: Father, Eli & Noah at West Montrose to see railway construction.
Isaiah & I at Reuben Bauman’s for supper.
6. Father at Geo. all day. We tinkered about the buildings. A little rain.
7. Father & I at Noah Bearinger to built a wire fence all day. Drear.
8. Father & I at Noah Bearinger to built a wire fence all day.
9. Father & I at Noah Bearinger to built a wire fence all day.
10.Father at J Fries ¾ day. Isaiah & I ploughed all day.
11.Father at Grandmother all day, Isaiah PM to make a concrete trough. I
ploughed all day, Isaiah ploughed AM.
12.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting. Henry Martin’s were here for dinner. Isaiah &
I at Israel Weber’s to visit David Bearinger.
13.Isaiah & I ploughed, father at the fair AM. Father, Isaiah, I & 2 teams at Joe
Ernst to chopp some of his grain & some of ours.
14.Father at Geo Claycorn to buy cedar beams for Grandmother’s H. P. Shed.
Isaiah & I hauled in wood all day.
15.Isaiah & I hauled in wood. Father at the sale at the wife of John Ritter PM.
Stormy AM.
16.Father & I & team at Joe Ernst to thrash all day.
17.I & team at J. Ernst to thrash ¾ day. Father at Menno M. Weber carpentering
at his driving shed all day.
18.I & 2 teams at J. Ernst to chopp nearly ½ day. Father at M. M. Weber to help
built shed. Isaiah & I ploughed PM.
19.SUNDAY: Parents at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner, at Aps. Martin’s for supper.
Moses & Sam Eby here for dinner. Judith & Lydia at S. Reist’s. Isaiah & I
awhile at Grandmother PM. Eli at Aaron Webers’
20.Father at M. M. Weber, masoning all day. We fetched top wood home.
21.Fetch 11 cedar sleepers at $.75 each & 4 end-posts at $.50 each, at Geo.
Claycorn. Geo. B. went with me. Isaiah & I hauled a load of gravel home PM.
Father at M. M. Weber masoning all day.
22.Father at M. M. Weber masoning all day. Isaiah & I drawed earth to & about
the root cellar & smoke house.
23.Father & I at Geo plastering concrete trough nearly ½ day. Fixed pulley on
thrash machine PM. Osias Cressman here for the night.
24.Father & I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash all day, thrashed clover AM.
25.Father & I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash nearly all day. Isaiah ploughed all day.
Judith at Geo’s yesterday and here today again.
26.SUNDAY: Parents at NW Meeting at Menno Bauman’s for dinner. Dav. &
Noah Bearinger & Wendel Martin were here for dinner.
27.I ploughed & Isaiah awhile AM. Father tinkered at separator PM.
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28.We tinkered about the buildings AM. Evened the floor in the driving shed PM.
Stormy & dreary.
29.Father & I at Geo. to thrash all day, Isaiah helped PM.
30.Father at N. L. Martin. Father took a load of machine stuff to Reub. I at Dav.
Cressman to thrash all day.
DECEMBER 1905
1. Father & team at Reub. to thrash all day. I at Dav. Cressman to thrash till
about 4 o’clock.
2. Father & team at Reub. all day. Isaiah & I in the bush AM & in barn PM.
3. SUNDAY: Parents at the funeral of Joseph Martin’s wife at N. Woolwich.
Menno M. Bauman and intending wife here for dinner.
4. Father at Reub. to thrash till about 3 o’clock. I in town AM. I fetched butcher
stuff. Geo. brought separator PM.
5. We butched a pig AM. Father in town & at Geo. PM
6. Father & Isaiah at J. Ernst to put other pinions into the H. Power. I at Ph.
Beisel to thrash all day.
7. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash all day. Father & Isaiah at J. Ernst to chopp AM.
Made saw-logs in Grandmother’s bush for H. P. Shed.
8. Father at Geo. worked at sty. I took dried apples to Elmira.
9. Father, Isaiah, Eli, I & Hy. Brubacher in Sugar Factory, Berlin & Waterloo.
10.SUNDAY: Father, Isaiah & I in WW Meeting.
11.Father at fair AM. Set thrashing machines PM.
12.Parents, Eli & Noah Martin’s at the wedding of Menno M. Bauman’s. I at Geo.
to feed all day.
13.We thrashed all day. 10 strangers.
14.We thrashed AM. 10 strangers, we chopped a while in the eve.
15.We chopped all day, chopped also a little for Geo., his 2 teams here.
16.Father, I & circular saw at Eli Martin about ½ day.
17.SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner, at Geo’s for supper
18.Father & I at Eli S. Martin to saw wood AM. I at Eli to help to chopp PM.
Father filed circular saw.
19.Father at Reub. to saw wood till about 5 o’clock. I at Eli to work all day.
Mother & Isaiah at Menno Gingerich’s.
20.Father in Berlin to fetch a load of pine lumber for Grandmother’s H. Power
shed, & leather for us. I at Sarah Bauman to thrash at Eli S. Martin’s place.
21.I came home from E.S. Martin. Father at Aaron Weber carpentering ¾ day.
22.Father at Aaron Weber all day. I had tooth ache.
23.Father at Aaron Weber ¾ day & in town in the evening.
24.SUNDAY: All at home. David Cressman’s Jr. here for supper.
25.CHRISTMAS: Parents, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. Father & Hy. Brubacher
visited Hy. Martin’s.
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26.Isaiah & I at Geo. Father filed saws AM. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s. We
cleaned wheat PM.
27.Father at Grandmother to work at H. P. shed all day. We cleaned wheat all
day.
28.Father at Grandmother to work at HP shed all day. We drawed wheat to the
mill.
29.Father at Joe Ernst to butcher AM. At Grandmother to work at HP shed PM.
I split wood.
30.Father at Grandmother to work at HP shed all day, I helped also PM. I split
wood AM.
31.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Israel Shantz’s for dinner at
Joshua Rudy’s for supper.
DIARY 1906
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEARS DAY: Father in town, I opened lounch AM. Moses Eby was
here for supper. Father went to John Bauman in the evening.
2. Father at Jno. M. Bauman to patch up harness all day. Isaiah & I in the bush.
3. Father & I took 6 hogs to Elmira (1240 lbs. at $5.75 per cwt) Father & I at
Ratzs’ saw mill to help to saw logs for Grandmother’s H.(horse) P.(power?)
shed.
4. Father & I at Grandmother to ripp planks up for the track? Of the HP shed.
Elias Bauman died this evening.
5. I took father in the morning to Grandmother & mother at noon.
6. Father at Grandmother all day. I split wood.
7. SUNDAY: All at Elias Bauman’s funeral. Aged 32 years 10 months (? Days)
8. Father at the fair, people of Markham here AM. Father & I at Grandmother to
set horse-power in position in the shed.
9. We made harness bill out AM. Father in town PM.
10.Father in Elmira & St. Jacobs AM, worked at Dillman Martin’s lounch. I split
wood.
11.Father, I & 3 horses at Geo. to thrash all day.
12.I & team drawed 2 loads of stones for Menno M. Weber.
13.I & team drawed 1 load of stones for MM Weber AM. Beef Ring meeting PM.
Father & N Martin at Grandmother to work at Elias’s property.
14.SUNDAY: I at Geo. to feed at noon. Father & Eli at N. Bearinger. Israel
Shantz’s eldest boy buried at Martins.
15.I fetched butcher ware from Geo. & Made preparations for butchering. Father
at D Robinson’s sale PM.
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16.We butchered 3 hogs. N. L. Martin & Joe Ernst helped AM. We changed
pigs round in stables. Judith came last night.
17.Father at Aaron Weber to butcher all day. I fetched Grandmother from Hy.
Martin’s PM.
18.Father at N. L. Martin to butcher all day. I split wood.
19.Father worked in the shop. I fetched 900 bricks for Menno Weber PM.
20.Father worked in the shop all day. Isaiah & I washed Elias’s buggy.
21.SUNDAY: Father & Eli at Hy. Martin’s for dinner. The rest at home.
Thawning.
22.Father in the shop all day. I divided turnips. Foggy & warm.
23.Father in the shop all day. I husked corn. A little cold.
24.Father in the shop all day & I awhile PM.
25.Father at Geo’s to butcher all day. I in the bush all day.
26.Father & I in shop AM. Father in shop, I at O Smith St. Jacobs. PM.
27.Father in town & worked in the shop. I split wood for Grandmother. Isaiah &
team helped to chopp at Geo. PM.
28.SUNDAY: I at N. Bearinger awhile PM
29.Father & I in shop all day.
30.Father & I in shop all day. Accident on CPR Bridge at W. Montrose.
FEBRUARY 1906
1. Father in the shop all day. I at Jno. Fry to thrash ¾ day for Henry Brubacher.
2. Father in shop all day. I at Fry a little to thrash AM. I in town & got tooth
pulled, in shop awhile PM.
3. Father & I in the shop all day. Mose Bauman fetched Fidas’s harness & a
pair of blinds in the evening.
4. SUNDAY: Father, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting.
5. Father & I worked in the shop all day
6. Father & I worked in the shop. Wm. Spaeth came tonight to visit.
7. Father & I worked in the shop. W. Spaeth here.
8. Father & I worked at Menno Bauman’s harness. W. Spaeth here.
9. Father & I worked in the shop. W. Spaeth went to A. Lorch PM.
10.Father in town. I helped N. L. Martin to drive steers to station AM. Father in
the shop. I did the chores PM.
11.SUNDAY: I in Conestogo Meeting. Parents awhile at Grandmother PM.
Noah Weber here awhile. PM.
12.Father & I at fair AM. John Bauman & W. Spaeth here for dinner.
13.Father & I in the shop. Worked at Moses Bauman’s harness.
14.Father & I worked in the shop.
15.Father & I worked in the shop, father in town PM.
16.Father & I worked in the shop. Reub. let his harness ratched.
17.Father & NL Martin in Berlin. I at Grandmother to split wood PM.
18.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Weber was here for dinner.
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19.Father & I worked in the shop.
20.Father & I worked in the shop AM. Father & I at Geo. to thrash PM.
21.Father & I worked in the shop, father at Peter Bauman’s sale.
22.Father & I worked in the shop.
23.Father & I worked in the shop. Father in town AM
24.Father & NL Martin in Berlin. I helped to drive NL Martin’s cattle to station.
Mother & I in town PM.
25.SUNDAY: All at home. Muddy & drear.
26.Father & I worked in the shop, finished M. Bauman’s harness & started at
Mose Horst’s harness. L. Brox brought Emma Spaeth.
27.Father & I worked in the shop. I took Emma Spaeth to Joshua Rudy’s in the
afternoon. Land assessor here PM.
28.Father & I worked in the shop, father at G. Bulmer’s sale PM.
MARCH 1906
1. Father worked in the shop. I took 2 loads of grain to Geo. Chopped our grain
& a little of Joe’s & Geo’s PM.
2. Father & I in the shop, father in town.
3. Father worked in the shop. I fetched a waggon from J. B. Weber for $10.
Elias Eby buried at N Woolwich.
4. SUNDAY: All except mother & Noah in WW Meeting. Peter Bauman’s here
for dinner. Isaiah & I at Hy. Brubacher’s for supper.
5. Father & I worked in the shop, father in town to fetch leather PM.
6. Father & I worked in the shop. Menno Bauman’s moved on Aaron’s farm.
7. Father & I worked in the shop. I in town in the morning.
8. Father at Aaron Weber to butcher. I worked in the shop.
9. Father & I worked in the shop, finished Moses Horst’s harness.
10.Father & I started at Dav. Horst’s harness. Father in town AM.
11.SUNDAY: Parents at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM.
12.Father & I at the fair AM. Worked in the shop PM. Horst fetched harness.
13.Father & I worked in the shop. Father at Dav. Fry & mother in town.
14.Father & I worked in the shop.
15.Father & I worked in the shop AM & at Geo. to thrash PM.
16.Father & I worked in the shop.
17.Father & I worked in the shop, I in town PM.
18.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I in SP Meeting at Amos Martin’s for dinner, at Elias
Martin’s for supper. Hy. Brubacher’s here for dinner.
19.Father & I worked in the shop. Stormy.
20.Father at Aaron Weber to butcher all day. I worked in the shop.
21.Father in town, I fetched butcher stuff AM. We in the shop PM
22.We butchered 2 hogs, N. L. Martin helped AM. Hannah Weber all day. Isaiah
& I took butcher stuff home.
23.Father at Absolom Martin to patch harness. I worked small jobs.
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24.Father at Absolom Martin to patch harness. Isaiah, I & team at Geo. to
chopp. Isaiah took mother to Geo. Geo’s baby buried.
25.SUNDAY: Isaiah & Eli at N. Bearinger’s for dinner. Parents at Amos
Gingerich’s for supper.
26.Father at Eli S. Martin to patch harness. I worked at Reist’s lounch.
27.Father at Eli S. Martin to patch harness. Rainy & soft.
28.Father & I drawed 14 hogs to station for Auman. Av. 18 cwt, $6.75 per cwt.
AM. Father & I in Grandmother’s bush PM.
29.Father & I in Grandmother’s bush to make wood all day.
30.Father & I in Grandmother’s bush nearly all day.
31.Father, I & Isaiah in bush AM. Father in town PM. Isacc Martin’s baby buried
at North Woolwich.
APRIL 1906
1. SUNDAY: All at the West Woolwich Meeting.
2. Father, Isaiah & I in bush all day.
3. Father at Wendel Bauman to saw wood. Isaiah & I in the bush.
4. Father fixed horse-collars. Isaiah & I in the bush.
5. Isaiah & I in the bush AM. Father & I awhile PM. Isaiah & 2 teams at Geo to
help to chopp.
6. Father, Isaiah, I, team & circular saw at Geo to saw wood about ¾ day.
7. Father in town to fetch sugar beets & clover ($10.50) seed. At Geo. in the
morning to ripp plank up. Isaiah & I in the bush.
8. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at N L Martin’s for both meals.
9. Father & Isaiah at the fair & at Grandmother for dinner. Rainy.
10.I took father to Moses C. Martin to patch harness all day. I fetched from Sol.
Reist 3 gal. Maple syrup at $1.25 per gal. Isaiah & I in the bush PM. Wet.
11.Father at Mose Martin to patch harness all day. Isaiah & I took to the station
for Auman 3 hogs, av: wt. 150 lbs. at $.07 a lb. We in the bush awhile AM &
PM.
12.Father at M Martin AM. Isaiah & I in the bush AM. Father, N Martin & I at one
Lehmen’s sale about 1 mile North of W. Montrose.
13.GOOD FRIDAY: All at the WW Meeting.
14.Father at M Martin all day. I helped to drive Geo’s steers to station. Let
horses shod. Rainy at noon.
15.EASTER SUNDAY: Noah Weber was here for dinner. Eli was at Sol. Reist
for supper.
16.EASTER MONDAY: I, Isaiah, Eli & O. Bearinger (here for dinner) at W.
Montrose to buy 200 lbs. sugar at $4.50 a cwt. & at CPR bridge. Father
grafted pear trees & fixed lounch & filed circular saw. We sowed clover seed.
17.Father at Dav. Martin to saw wood all day. Isaiah & I split wood.
18.We finished S. Reists lounch. Oiled harness PM.
19.Oiled harness & made some together.
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20.Father took to town 3 bags of N. Spy apples at $.90 per bag. Cleaned grain.
21.Cleaned grain AM. Took fanning mill home. Father in town.
22.SUNDAY: Isaiah, I & Judith at Martin’s Meeting. Aaron Weber’s here for
supper. Eli at Israel Brubacher’s.
23.Chopped grain at Geo. for us AM. At Geo. to dig post holes.
24.We 3 at Geo. to dig post holes all day.
25.I at N L Martin’s to fetch currant bushes. Father & Grandmother at George
Hoffman’s wife’s funeral. Grandmother here PM.
26.Ganged & harrowed AM. Cultivated PM. Father made a chicken pen.
27.Cultivated in the morning, sowed, harrowed & rolled about 7 acres.
28.Cultivated, harrowed, rolled & sowed & picked some stones.
29.SUNDAY: All except Eli & Noah in WW Meeting. Menno Bauman’s here for
supper. Isaiah & I at Henry Horst’s.
30.Ganged, cultivated & worked in the garden.
MAY 1906
1. Sowed & rolled AM. Drawed out 13 loads of manure.
2. Drawed out 6 loads of manure & spread some & fixed fence. Rain.
3. Drawed out 19 loads of manure, father spread some. We ploughed.
4. Isaiah & I ploughed & harrowed in the evening.
5. Isaiah & I harrowed, sowed & rolled. Father at Grandmother PM.
6. SUNDAY: Parents at Daniel Bauman’s for dinner. Mose Eby here for supper.
7. Father at the fair. Cultivated, sowed, rolled & harrowed. Henry Martin was
here for dinner.
8. Worked on Sugar beet patch & ploughed AM. Rainy PM.
9. Father & I took to the station 1 old sow ($13) & 1 hog at $.07 per lb. AM. We
made a concrete foundation for the cream separator. Isaiah & I worked at
Grandmother’s lounch. Father bought a Jersey cow ($60)
10.We white washed butcher shop & house & picked stones AM Ploughed PM.
Noah Reist brought the $60 Jersey cow.
11.Ploughed till evening & then harrowed.
12.Harrowed, sowed barely, rolled & worked sugar beet patch. Fixed
Grandmother’s lounch. Sold calves to Geo. Auman.
13.SUNDAY: All at home except father was a while at Hy. Brubacher’s.
14.We took a cow ($40) & 4 calves (2730 lbs. at $3.70 a cwt & $1) to town for
Auman. Mother & I in town. Father at Enos Bauman ½ day.
15.Father at Enos Bauman all day. Isaiah & I fixed fences.
16.Father helped to wash out Meeting-house, cultivated, harrowed, & rolled
sugar beet patch & sowed sugar beets AM. Took sugar beet drill to Enoch
Bauman & ploughed mangold patch.
17.Father worked at the whippletrees, rainy AM. We made fence PM.
18.Father at Hy. Horst, making a cistern, all day. We made fence AM. Worked
on root field & fetched sower PM.
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19.Worked on root field & sowed it, planted 3 rows of potatoes.
20.SUNDAY: Parents, N L Martin’s & Grandmother at Martin’s Meeting at Martin
Bauman’s Sr. for dinner, at Jacob Bauman’s for supper.
21.Father sowed wet-land patches AM, at Hy. Horst PM. We planted potatoes,
pumpkins & sowed corn.
22.Father at Hy. Horst to work at cistern all day. I took Isaiah to Reub. in the
morning to work there. Eli & I picked stones.
23.Father at Grandmother to work at wire fence all day. Eli & I picked stones &
hauled in summer wood. I at M. M. Bauman in the evening to fetch rhubarb.
24.ASCENSION DAY: I in NW Meeting. Parents & Judith at Henry Martin’s for
supper. I & M. Eby at the CP Railway.
25.Father at Hy. Horst all day. I in Elmira & St. Jacobs.
26.Father in town, cut straw AM. I cemented PM. Isaiah came home.
27.SUNDAY: All in WW Meeting. Parents at N. Bearinger’s awhile PM. John
Bauman’s, P. Shantz’s wife & Lydia Bauman were here last night. Some
people of Indiana in this locality.,
28.I at F. Weppler, Conestogo, to fetch a calf. (2 weeks old for $3.50). Parents
and people of Indiana, namely Bishop John Martin & wife, Deacon Elias
Martin & Christian Weber (preacher) went to visit in a N. Eastern direction,
such as P. Zieglers, D. Horsts & others.
29.We drawed out about 30 loads of manure. Eli H. Bauman’s and Bishop
Christian Risser & wife of Markham were here awhile PM.
30.I ploughed nearly all day, others spread manure, parents were in town in the
afternoon. Judith came in the evening to work.
31.I ploughed fallow, father ganged turnip field, Eli went to Geo’s in the morning
to work there while Judith would here.
JUNE 1906
1. I harrowed & ploughed fallow. Reub. brought Isaiah home. N. L. Martin
helped to butcher a beef in the evening to get acquainted with the business
during father’s absent in the States.
2. I took parents to the GTR Station to leave for Michigan. I planted corn &
pumpkin. Isaiah harrowed awhile.
3. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at the C Meeting. Judith & Lydia at N L Martin’s for
dinner.
4. Isaiah, I & M. Eby at the CPR, Wallenstein, PM. Judith & Lydia at
Grandmother for dinner.
5. Isaiah drawed 6 loads of gravel on the highway, I shovelled gravel in the pit all
day.
6. Isaiah drawed 1 load of gravel. I shovelled in the pit all day.
7. Isaiah & I rebuilt fences. Rain in the morning. Joe Snider’s barn raised.
8. Isaiah & I rebuilt fences. N. L. Martin helped us to butcher a beef,
thunderstorm in the evening.
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9. I in town AM. We cut thistles PM.
10.SUNDAY: Judith & I at the NW Meeting at Menno Bauman’s for dinner.
11.Isaiah & I cut thistles.
12.Isaiah & I cut thistles AM. Cultivated, harrowed & ploughed turnip patch &
fetched sower.
13.Cultivated, harrowed, rolled, ridged & sowed turnips, scuffled mangolds.
14.I scuffled sugar beets & corn. Others cleaned mangolds. Fine weather.
15.We cleaned mangolds.
16.We cleaned mangolds & beets. I went to town in AM.
17.SUNDAY: Judith & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM at Enos Bauman’s for
dinner.
18.We white-washed hen house & cleaned beets.
19.We cleaned sugar beets all day.
20.We cleaned sugar beets for awhile. Isaiah in town. Rainy.
21.We cleaned sugar beets nearly all day. Rainy awhile PM.
22.I in town, sawed some wood & cleaned some beets. Rainy.
23.We cleaned beets nearly all day. A little rain. Received Ind. Letter.
24.SUNDAY: All in the WW Meeting AM. & PM. Eli was here for supper.
25.Finished bunching sugar beets in the morning. Cut thistles the rest of the
day. Hy. Martin fetched our sulky plow.
26.We thinned sugar beets in the morning, then cut thistles.
27.We thinned sugar beets in the morning, then cut thistles.
28.Thinned sugar beets AM. Ganged fallow & scuffled beets.
29.I scuffled beets AM. Cut thistles PM. Judith went home in the morning.
Father went to town AM P.S. Parents arrived from Indiana on the evening of
June 27Th.
30.Father & N.L. Martin in Berlin. I at Menno Weber’s raising AM. I at Benj.
Martin’s raising PM. Grandmother here all day.
JULY 1906
1. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at the C. Meeting at Daniel Brubacher’s
for dinner. Isaiah & I at the Conestogo Meeting PM.
2. Father at Dilman Martin Sr. to fix rack lifter. I ganged & harrowed fallow.
Reuben fetched Isaiah.
3. Parents at Grandmother at the distribution of Elias’ property.
4. I at Louis Beisel’s raising all day. Father at Hy. Wideman to put up a rack
lifter.
5. I at Menno Weber’s raising ¾ day. Father at Hy. Wideman.
6. Eli & I cleaned carrots, scuffled turnips, harrowed fallow. Father at Joseph
Ernst to put up a rack lifter.
7. In town & washed carriage AM. I, Isaiah, Noah Weber, Wendel Martin &
Noah Bearinger at Jesse Martin’s for supper at Edward Spaeth’s for the night.
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Daniel Gingerich & Judith Weber were here for the night. Father at J. Ernst
worked at rack lifter.
8. SUNDAY: We boys at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at Dan. Martin’s for supper.
9. Eli & I cleaned turnips. Father at J. Ernst worked at rack lifter.
10.Eli & I cleaned turnips, I scuffled potatoes, father at J. Ernst.
11.I scuffled beet, others cleaned beets, father at Jno. Geisel to fix rack lifter.
12.I ploughed fallow AM. We at Geo’s to make a little hay.
13.I ploughed fallow AM. We 3 at Geo’s to make hay till butchering time PM.
14.We 3 at Geo’s to make hay from 10 o’clock to the evening.
15.SUNDAY: I, Judith & Israel Brubacher’s hired girl at Martin’s Meeting at Israel
Gingerich’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper.
16.Father in town & at Hy. Brubacher to buy a steer for $25. I ploughed fallow in
the evening. Rainy at noon.
17.I ploughed fallow AM., at Geo’s from noon to the evening.
18.I ploughed fallow in the morning. At Geo’s about ¾ of a day.
19.We 3 at Reuben about ¾ day to make hay.
20.We 3 at Reub. a few hours. Rainy at noon & in the evening.
21.We 3 at Reub. PM. I ploughed fallow AM.
22.SUNDAY: All except I at the WW Meeting. Joe Snyder’s & Aaron Martin’s
here for dinner. Hen. Bauman’s here for supper. I in Peel Meeting, at Elias
Martin’s for supper. Rainy in the evening.
23.I fetched Geo’s mower. I & father mowed grass, cut & shocked wheat, father
at Reub. ¼ day.
24.Father & I mowed grass in the morning. Geos & Reubs helped to make hay.
25.Father at Geo. mowing grass. I raked hay in the morning. Geos & Reubs
helped to make hay. Put away about 26 loads of hay.
26.Father, Eli & I at Geo to make a hay stack.
27.Father fetched 625 (2 ½”) tiles from Hy. Stroh at $9.00 per M. AM & 625 tiles
PM. I ploughed fallow AM Mowed thistles PM.
28.Father in town, hauled in 2 loads of wheat AM. Prepared our bush for tiling
purposes. Rainy PM.
29.SUNDAY: Eli & I at the C Meeting AM. Parents at N. Bearinger’s for a call
after supper. Rainy PM.
30.I mowed fence corners. Father fetched 530 five inch tiles at $25 per M.
31.I took chopping out to town, scuffled beets AM. Father fetched tiles. I
ploughed sod PM. Others scuffled beets & cleaned turnips.
AUGUST 1906
1. I ploughed sod about ¾ day. Hauled in wheat & scuffled mangolds.
2. I ploughed all day, father raked wheat field, then the other team ploughed.
3. The 2 teams ploughed sod all day till butchering time.
4. The 2 teams harrowed AM. Hauled in some barely, rain PM.
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5. SUNDAY: Parents at Moses Martin’s for dinner, at John Fry’s for supper. I at
CP Ry gravel pit to see the gravel steam shovel.
6. Harrowed on the ploughed sod & on the fallow & tiled (?much)
7. Tiled in our bush nearly all day. Rainy at noon.
8. Tiled awhile in the morning. Cut & shocked grain.
9. Cut & shocked grain. Eli at Geo’s drawing in barely. Rainy in the evening.
10.We tiled in the bush, father in town in the morning.
11.We tiled a little in the morning. Cut & shocked grain. I awhile at Ph. Beisel to
thrash till the machine came out of order.
12.SUNDAY: I, Judith & I. Brubacher’s hired girl at Martin’s Meeting, at Jacob
Martin’s for dinner, at Hy. Martin’s for supper. Benj. Bauman buried.
13.We cut & shocked oats, hauled in 4 loads of barely.
14.We cut & shocked oats AM. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash, others hauled in barely.
15.We raked & drawed in barely & other grain. I at Dav. Cressman to thrash PM.
Sold 2 hogs. Av. Wt. 180 lbs. at $.07 per lb.
16.Father at Chr. Esch to thrash AM We drawed in grain PM.
17.Father fetched machine, fetched power & drawed in grain.
18.Set thrashing machines AM. We thrashed PM, 9 strangers.
19.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Joe Gingerich’s, Joe Hoffman’s, Levi
Weber’s & Enos Bauman’s here for dinner. Samuel Martin’s & Levi Bauman’s
here for supper. I at Mose Reist’s for supper.
20.Took thrashing machines over to Geo. We tiled in the fallow.
21.We tiled in the fallow & cut the balance of our grain. Hot weather.
22.I cultivated & harrowed fallow. Tiled in the bush.
23.I cultivated on ploughed sod, father tiled AM. Hauled in oats PM.
24.I at Dav. Cressman to thrash AM. I at Dav. Hoffer to thrash PM. We finished
harvesting grain sheaves.
25.Father, Eli & I at Geo. to thrash ¼ day in the morning, then we went to Reub.
to haul in grain.
26.SUNDAY: Parents at Eli Martin’s for supper. I awhile at the CP Rys pit.
27.I rolled & ploughed some of the fallow. Eli raked about all day. Finished
harvesting grain in the evening. Father digged old tiles out.
28.Father, Eli & I at Reub. hauling in grain about all day.
29.Father & I at Reub. to set machine AM & to thrash PM.
30.Father, Eli & I at Reub. hauling in oats all day. A little windy.
31.Eli & I ploughed in the fallow, father worked at the tiles.
SEPTEMBER 1906
1. I & Eli rolled & harrowed & sowed some wheat in the fallow.
2. SUNDAY: Parents, Grandmother & Aaron Weber’s at the NW Meeting, at
Daniel Gingerich’s for dinner, at Mose Gingerich’s for supper. I at Jonas
Martin’s for dinner.
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3. Sowed & harrowed wheat-patch. Parents at the funeral of the wife of Simon
at Philiph Beisel’s.
4. We drawed manure on sown wheat patch. I ganged & harrowed. Father &
Eli spread manure.
5. We hauled out wood from Grandmother’s bush with 2 teams at the rate of 2/3
to us & 1/3 to Grandmother.
6. We with 2 teams drawed out wood nearly all day. Parents awhile at Hy.
Brubacher who was very low with fever.
7. Drawed some wood out, father took Geo’s wood rack home AM. We tiled PM.
8. We tiled all day. Father went to town in the morning.
9. SUNDAY: I AT Martins’ meeting, at Wendel Martin’s for dinner, at Israel
Martin’s for supper.
10.We tiled all day, father fetched 100 (5”) tiles in the evening.
11.We tiled all day.
12.I ganged & went to town. Eli worked at tiling place. Father at Wendel
Bauman to cement all day.
13.Parents, Eli, & I at the Harvest Meeting at WW, Hy. Martin’s here for dinner. I
ganged. Father at W. Bauman to cement PM.
14.I ganged all day, others made fence, father in town.
15.I took chopping to town AM & ganged PM. Father at Hy. Martin cementing.
Mose Weber’s here over night.
16.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Seth Bauman’s brought Elias Bauman’s of
Iowa, Aaron Bauman’s, Amos, Aaron & Israel Rudy were here for dinner.
Parents at Hy. Gingerich’s for supper.
17.I took father to Hy. Martin in the morning to erect concrete walls for a stable. I
cultivated root patch.
18.I harrowed root patch, cut & shocked corn & drawed wood together in our
bush. Eli rolled ganged fields.
19.I cleaned the ditch in Ernst’s bush for the tiles outlet. Eli rolled. Digged out 3
rows of potatoes. Isaiah came home from Reub.
20.I at Dav. Cressman to thrash ¾ day. Father came home from Hy. Martin.
Very dry for a long time till tonight when the ground was soaked.
21.All at Reuben Bauman’s child’s funeral (except Lydia) I at Fred Weigel to
thrash PM.
22.I at Fred Weigel to thrash nearly all day. Father at Hy. Martin all day. Eli
ganged & went to town with Isaiah.
23.SUNDAY: I at Aaron Weber’s for dinner, at Hy. Horst’s for supper.
24.Father at Hy. Martin cementing all day. We digged out 2 loads of potatoes. I
ganged a little AM.
25.Father at Hy. Martin cementing all day. We digged out ½ load of potatoes. I
harrowed a little and in town. Drawed wood together.
26.Eli, I & potatoe digger & Isaiah (who started to work at Reub. again) at Reub’s
to dig potatoes about ¾ day. Father filed & set circular saw. Parents at Peter
Beisel’s funeral. Some rain.
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27.We set saw & power AM. Eli & I at the Elmira Exhibition PM.
28.We sawed wood in our bush; 2 of Geo., Reub. & J. Ernst helped.
29.Tinkered about in the buildings; rainy about all the day.
30.SUNDAY: Parents at the NW Meeting, at Menno Bauman’s for dinner.
OCTOBER 1906
1. Father up at Hy. Brubacher (on Wendel Bauman’s farm) to cement. We
made out mangolds, hauled in pumpkins & took chopping out.
2. Father at Hy. Brubacher cementing. We made out mangolds.
3. I took a load of matched lumber from Elmira to St. Jacobs for Hy. Martin,
father helped to dig a grave for Joshua Brubacher’s child AM. We drawed in
wood with 2 teams PM.
4. Parents at J. Brubacher’s child’s funeral AM. We hauled in wood & set
sawing outfit to saw Grandmother’s wood.
5. We sawed Grandmother’s wood, 2 of Geo. & J. Ernst helped AM. We hauled
wood into Grandmother’s shed PM.
6. Fastened new handles on a plow, rainy nearly all day.
7. SUNDAY: Parents at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner.
8. Father & I went to town, lifted & made out some sugar beets.
9. Father, I & team at Geo. to thrash ¾ day. Rained last night.
10.Father painted at driving shed. Eli & I ploughed awhile. Snowed.
11.Eli & I ploughed. Father at Menno Weber to mason PM.
12.We drawed in about 12 loads of mangolds, ploughed with 2 teams. Father
painted some of the driving shed.
13.We drawed in about 4 loads of mangolds, ploughed the rest of AM. We made
out some sugar beets PM.
14.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting, Menno Gingerich’s, Dav. Horst’s & Isaiah
were here for dinner.
15.Ploughed a little, made sugar beets out, widow Fulton helped.
16.Fetched some apple-sauce apples, made sugar beet out. Fine weather.
17.We made the balance of the sugar beets out, made out carrots & hauled them
in, drawed out 3 loads of manure.
18.Drawed out about 27 loads of manure.
19.Parents at Enos Gingerich’s child’s funeral. Father fixed stove-pipes for
Grandmother. Rainy.
20.Father at Receveous Martin to make stalling. Eli & I ploughed, I in town,
fetched Geo’s waggon.
21.SUNDAY: I, Judith & B. Sauder at the C. Meeting, at August Sauder’s for
dinner, at Nathaniel Martin’s for supper.
22.We drawed out 8 loads of sugar beets to the GTR station, 2 teams.
23.We drawed out about 8 loads of sugar beets to the GTR station, 2 teams.
24.Hauled in about 14 loads of turnips. Benj. Bauman’s wife buried.
25.Father at R. Martin carpentering ¾ day. We ploughed.
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26.Father at R Martin carpentering all day. We ploughed, I at Henry Brubacher
to thrash ¼ day.
27.Father at R. Martin. We ploughed AM. I went to town, rainy PM.
28.SUNDAY: All at home Chr. Wideman’s Menno here for dinner.
29.I at Chr. Esch to thrash about ¾ day. Father took a load of sugar beets to the
factory, Wt. 3400 lbs., test 15.2% sugar, tare 8.7%. Wt. Of the beets in the
car 23 1277/2000 tons, test 14.8%, tare 11.4%. Snow in the evening.
30.I took father to R. Martin. I took mother to town & plough in the afternoon.
Snowfall in the morning.
31.I went to St. Jacobs to get cider & apple sauce made. Eli & I ploughed PM.
Father at R. Martin ¾ day & came home.
NOVEMBER 1906
1. I went to town AM. I & team at Joe Ernst to thrash. Levi B. Bauman’s wife
got buried.
2. Father took chopping to Elmira. We spread sugar beet tops & plougher.
Father painted driving shed.
3. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash AM. ploughed & painted shed.
4. SUNDAY: Eli & I at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner. Lydia at N. L. Martin.
5. We ploughed nearly all day. Father visited N. Bearinger.
6. Eli ploughed all day. I drawed out 12 loads of manure.
7. Eli ploughed a little. Drawed out 9 ½ loads of manure & spread some.
8. Drawed 3 cords of wood into Grandmother’s shed, Eli ploughed, I spread
manure, father fixed Grandmother’s stove-pipes.
9. Eli & I ploughed nearly all day. Rainy awhile.
10.I spread some manure, Eli & I ploughed. Parents went to Snyders, St. Jacobs
to buy dry goods, then at Hy. Martin’s for supper.
11.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Some young people here for supper.
12.Father at the fair, we ploughed & ditched.
13.Father, Eli & I tiled all day.
14.Father at Amos Martin to fetched skunk & ‘coon fat. Eli & I tiled all day.
Father at the Meeting House on business.
15.Father at R. Martin carpentering. Eli & I worked at the tile. Fruit tree agent
here last night.
16.Father at R. Martin. I went to town, re-opened ditch & covered tiles.
17.Father at R. Martin, Eli went to town. I re-opened ditch.
18.SUNDAY: Parents at the C. Meeting, at Dillman Martin’s for dinner.
19.Father at R. Martin all day. Eli & I painted shed for the 2nd
time.
20.Father at R. Martin all day. I ploughed sod AM. Worked in the buildings,
rainy PM.
21.Tinkered about the buildings. Butchered 10 hen, killed about 50 chickens &
hen this fall. Rainy & icy.
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22.I ploughed sod & Eli PM. Fetched 3 steers from Chas. Klinck at $25 per
head; weighing about 800 lbs. a piece.
23.Eli & I ploughed sod AM. Father & I at N. Bearinger carpentering PM.
24.Washed waggon. I a little at Grandmother to split wood. Parents went to
Edward Spaeth’s with Grandmother’s buggy.
25.SUNDAY: Parents at E. Spaeth’s last night till this afternoon. Mary Ann
Weber here for dinner. Eli at Solomon Reist’s for dinner.
26.Father at R. Martin to saw wood with circular saw. We piled up wood in our
bush. Rainy for awhile.
27.We worked at the implement shed & made a new floor on a well.
28.Father at Stroh, Waterloo, to look for leather. Mother at Geo’s for dinner.
Rag peddlar here for dinner. Freezing.
29.I took a load of wood to Hy. Martin AM. Father worked at harness-making
bench.
30.Father & I at Dav. Hoffer to thrash about ¾ of a day.
DECEMBER 1906
1. Father & I at Joe Ernst to thrash nearly all day. Norman Spaeth came to
visited us this afternoon.
2. SUNDAY: All at Sam Brubacher’s child’s funeral. (I was hostler). Daniel M.
Bauman’s & Peter Ziegler here for dinner. Parents at widow Henry Snider for
supper.
3. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day. Isaiah came home from Reub.
4. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day. Father with circular saw at Jno. Martin to
saw wood all day. Cold.
5. I at D. Cressman to thrash about ¼ day AM. & at Ph. Beisel about ¾ of a day.
Isaiah at J. Ernst to chopp PM.
6. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash a little over ½ of a day. Others set horse power. Our
waggon sold for $4.50 at T. Musselman’s sale.
7. We started to thrash in the morning but learned that a crank was broken in the
separator, took separator to the foundry & helped them to open it. Sleighing
& cold.
8. Father helped at the foundry all day. I took mother to town.
9. SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Parents at Menno Weber’s for supper.
10.Father & I at the fair; bought S. Lichty’s waggon for $31.50. Fetched
separator from the foundry.
11.We thrashed all day; 9 strangers.
12.We thrashed till about 10 o’clock. Chopped some grain. Geo. fetched
chopper & helped to chopp. Moved machine to Reub.
13.Father, I & team at Reub. to thrash all day.
14.Father, I & team at Reub. to thrash all day.
15.Isaiah, I & team at Reub. to thrash AM & about an hour. PM
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16.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at the C. Meeting at Ezra Martin’s for dinner at Josiah M.
Martin’s for supper. Parents at the SP Meeting, at Moses Bauman’s for
dinner.
17.I at Hy. Brubacher in the morning to help to load hay. Father, Isaiah, &
circular saw at Joe Ernst to saw wood ¾ day. I helped at Joe also about ½ of
a day.
18.I started to work for Menno M. Weber’s in the morning. I drawed wood to the
brickyard, 3 loads. Elm top wood $2. Per cord.
19.I drawed 2 loads of wood to the brickyard & 2 loads of bricks home.
20.I drawed 2 loads of wood to the brickyard, & 1 load to Dav. Hollinger;
basswood & soft maple at $3.25; splitting wood.
21.Drawed 2 loads to the brickyard & 1 to D. Hollinger.
22.I drawed 1 load to the brickyard & 1 to town.
23.SUNDAY: I at the NW Meeting at Sol. Martins for dinner at David F. Martin’s
for supper.
24.I at A. W. Weber’s helped to chopp grain all day.
25.CHRISTMAS: I at the WW Meeting. Young people here for dinner. (At
Menno Weber’s) I at Noah Wideman’s for supper.
26.I drawed 4 loads of sand from S. Snider to here.
27.I drawed 2 loads of sand AM & 1 load of stones from Dav. M. Martin.
28.I drawed 3 loads of stones from David M. Martin.
29.I drawed 2 loads of stones from David M. Martin.
30.SUNDAY: I at N. L. Martin’s for dinner, at my real home for supper.
31.I drawed 2 loads of stones from David M. Martin. I worked for M. M. Weber
all this time. Thawning.
DIARY 1907
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: Noah Horst & I at the Con. Meeting, at Receveous
Martin’s for dinner, at Menno Hoffman’s for supper.
2. I helped to draw hay from A. W. Weber to here all day.
3. I worked in the buildings & went to town. Cold rain all day.
4. I at Elias B. Martin to thrash all day.
5. I at Ephraim Weber to thrash all day.
6. SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting. David Bearinger & M. Burkhard here for supper.
Menno’s at Aaron W. Weber’s
7. I in the bush making wood about all day. Misty.
8. I helped to butcher 3 hogs all day.
9. Menno & I at A. W. Weber to butcher 4 hogs all day.
10.I worked in the bush. Menno drawed lumber to Elmira.
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11.I at Daniel Bauman to thrash all day.
12.Drawed wood into shed AM. At A. W. Weber to chopp PM.
13.SUNDAY: Menno Weber’s at Amzi Snyder’s.
14.Menno & I in the bush sawing wood. Fair day.
15.Menno & I in the bush sawing wood.
16.Menno & I in the bush. I went to town in the evening.
17.Menno & I in the bush. I at Dan. Bauman to thrash awhile.
18.I at Daniel Bauman’s new barn to thrash all day.
19.We made a chist AM. Eli Bauman of Iowa & Dav. Bauman here for supper. I
went to town. Beef Meeting at home.
20.SUNDAY: I & Eli B. Bauman at the NW Meeting, at Peter Martin’s for dinner,
at Aaron Bauman’s for supper. Strong wind & stormy.
21.Menno & I worked in the bush all day; clearing up bush.
22.In the bush cutting wood. Menno at A. W. Weber to patch roof.
23.I in the bush cutting wood all day.
24.Menno & I at A. W. Weber to thrash all day.
25.Menno & I in the bush cutting wood all day.
26.I in the bush all day. Isaiah & I at Joshua Rudy’s over night.
27.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Tilman B. Martin’s for dinner, at
Seth Bauman’s for supper.
28.I worked in the buildings & helped to load wood AM. I took a load of wood,
$4.00 chiefly beech & maple knots to A. Werner, Elmira.
29.I drawed a cord of wood, elm, beech & maple knots $4. to J. S. Ruppel. I
drawed a cord of splitting wood; basswood, ash, maple & beech $3.25 to J.
Foster, and 1 cord top wood to C. Stump.
30.I drawed 1 cord of wood to Elmira AM. I cut wood in the bush PM.
31.Menno & I in the bush about all day. Bagged up grain.
FEBRUARY 1907
1. Menno & I at A. W. Weber chopping AM. In the bush PM.
2. Menno at Eph. Weber to thrash all day. I worked in the buildings.
3. SUNDAY: Menno & I at the WW Meeting. Menno’s at N. Martin’s for supper.
4. I in the bush AM. Menno took me home & fetched Isaiah. I was a member on
the sick list: Eli B. Bauman & William Spaeth came in the afternoon.
5. I kept myself indoors, had gripp. Eli here till in the evening. William Spaeth
here all day.
6. I worked a little in the shop. William left here at noon.
7. I & Father worked in the shop all day.
8. I & Father worked in the shop all day. Nice weather.
9. I & father worked in the shop all day.
10.SUNDAY: Parents at D. Cressman’s Jr. for dinner, at David Cressman’s Sr.
for supper.
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11.Father at the fair. Jno. Bauman fetched his single harness. He & Joshua
Rudy here for dinner, we made troughs PM.
12.We made a pig stall, father at J. Ernst to butcher a beef AM. Father & I
worked in the shop PM.
13.Father & I worked in the shop. Isaiah came home in the evening.
14.Father & I worked in the shop. I fetched trunk from M. M. Weber.
15.Father & I worked in the shop all day.
16.Father & I worked in the shop. Parents went to town PM.
17.SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner.
18.Father & I worked in the shop all day.
19.Isaiah & I hauled 4 loads of gravel from N. Hedrich. Father worked in the
shop.
20.Isaiah & I hauled home 4 loads of gravel from N. Hedrich. We at Fred Miller’s
sale & bought a cow for $52.50.
21.Isaiah & I fetched the cow home & 1 load of gravel from Hedrich AM. 2 loads
of gravel from S. Snider PM. Father worked in shop.
22.Isaiah & I hauled 2 loads of gravel from S. Snider AM. Father, I & N. L. Martin
in Peel & at Bergman’s horse sale, Floradale.
23.I worked in the shop all day, father went to town PM.
24.SUNDAY: I & with a sleighing party at Mose Weber’s last night, at Martin’s
Meeting, at Josiah Bauman’s for dinner, at Eno Martin’s for supper. Parents
at Sol. Reist’s for dinner.
25.Father, Isaiah, & I in the shop worked at Receveous Martin’s harness.
26.Father, Isaiah & I worked in the shop. Bought a horse from Noah B. Martin
for $160.00. Oziah Martin fetched his harness with Martingale for $23.00 &
took Josiah Brubacher’s along also.
27.Father, Isaiah & I worked in the shop all day.
28.We 3 worked in the shop. Parents went to town in the afternoon.
MARCH 1907
1. We 3 worked in the shop. Father filed M. M. Weber’s saw.
2. Finished R. Martin’s double harness & made ax handles. Stormy.
3. SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Parents at Levi Brubacher’s for supper.
4. Receveous Martin fetched his new harness & brought old harness to get it
mend. Susanah Bauman here to visit over night.
5. Mended R. Martin’s harness & made ax handles AM. At Reuter’s sale PM.
6. I figured over the thrashing machine bills all day. Father took bass wood chist
lumber to Abs. Eby to get it dried & planed.
7. Father & N. L. Martin at Waterloo at Stroh fetched horse-collar leather, at Levi
Weber’s for dinner. I at Eli S. Martin for Geo. to help to thrash wheat all day.
8. Isaiah & I hauled top-wood from Grandmother’s bush. I at Geo to PM. Jno.
Bauman brought horse-collars to get clipps on.
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9. Isaiah & I hauled wood into Grandmother’s shed AM. Eli & I in the bush,
father went to town PM.
10.SUNDAY: Father awhile at N. Bearinger. I at A. W. Weber’s for supper.
11.We 3 at the fair AM. Isaiah & I in the bush PM.
12.We 3 at Geo to thrash all day. Dreary & thawning.
13.We 3 at Geo to thrash AM. Started at Ph. Beisel’s harness.
14.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at Joe Ernst to cut wood PM.
15.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at J. Ernst to cut wood all day.
16.Father & I in the shop. Father went to town PM.
17.SUNDAY: I AT George M. Bauman’s for dinner.
18.Father, Isaiah & I worked in the shop all day. Warm.
19.Father & I in the shop all day. Isaiah at J. Ernst. Enos Martin here for dinner.
Foggy.
20.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at J. Ernst. Father went to town.
21.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at J. Ernst.
22.Father stuffed out horse-collars. I work in the shop. Isaiah at Joseph Ernst to
help to make wood.
23.We worked in the driving shed AM. Isaiah & I in the bush PM.
24.SUNDAY: All at home all day. Muddy.
25.Father at Enos Martin to patch up harness. Isaiah & I in the bush.
26.Father at Enos Martin to patch up harness. Isaiah & I in the bush.
27.Father at Enos Martin to patch up harness. Isaiah & I in the bush.
28.Father in the shop. Isaiah & I made wood in Grandmother’s bush.
29.GOOD FRIDAY: Father, Eli, & I at WW Meeting. I at Eli M. Martin’s for
supper.
30.Father sent to town. Isaiah & I made wood in Grandmother’s bush.
31.SUNDAY: EASTER: All at the WW Meeting. Hy. B. Brubacher’s here for
dinner.
APRIL 1907
1. EASTER MONDAY: Parents in town AM. Isaiah & I at Bergman’s horse sale,
(word?)
2. Isaiah & I in the bush. Father fetched chist lumber home.
3. Isaiah & father in the bush. I at Eli. S. Martin to thrash a little over ½ a day.
4. Isaiah & I worked in the bush. Father at Eli S. Martin to mend harness.
5. Isaiah & I worked in the bush. Father at Eli S. Martin to mend harness AM.
Father & N. L. Martin at Henry Martin.
6. Isaiah at J. Ernst to chopp ½ day. Father in town. Worked in the bush.
7. SUNDAY: Joesph & Leah Reist here for dinner. Jacob & Ira Martin & Ab.
Bearinger here for supper. Rainy towards the evening.
8. Father, Isaiah & I at the fair, sold 12 pigs & weeks old for $30. Bought a calf
about 5 days old from Jno. Martin for $3.50. Isaiah & I in the bush.
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9. We 3 helped to wash out the Meeting House AM. Father at Hy. Horst. Isaiah
& I in the bush splitting wood PM.
10.Father at Hy. Horst AM. We drove to Elmira for O’Neil 3 steers weighing
3300 lbs. at $.04 ½ per lb. Isaiah & I worked in the bush.
11.Father at Hy. Horst carpentering all day. Isaiah & I in the bush.
12.Sewed halter straps, worked at house chist.
13.Father & I worked at chists. Isaiah & I went to town PM.
14.SUNDAY: Isaiah at Mose Reist’s for dinner. Mose Martin Jr. here for supper.
15.Isaiah & I in the bush. Father worked at the chists.
16.Isaiah & father took 6 hogs weighing 1070 lbs. at $6.10 @ cwt. To the GTR
Station for O’Neil. Isaiah & I in the bush awhile AM. Prepared for cleaning
grain. Snowstorm.
17.We boys drove 2 yearling calves wt. 1390 lbs. at $.04 ¼ @ lb. for O’Neil to
Elmira. Finished splitting wood. Cleaned some barely, father worked at the
chists. Ph. Beisel fetched his double brass harness.
18.Isaiah & I cleaned seed grain. Father worked at the chists.
19.Isaiah & I cleaned seed grain. Father worked at the chists & fetched 8 bu.
seed oats at $.45 a bu. from John Bauman.
20.Isaiah & I drawed grain over to Geo for to chopp.
21.SUNDAY: Parents at the Martins’ Meeting, at Paul Martin’s for dinner, at
Noah G. Martin’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber here for dinner.
22.Father, Isaiah, I & 2 teams at Geo to chopp some of his & some of ours AM.
Isaiah & I at Geo to help to draw in ½ of a hay stack & picked stones.
23.Isaiah, Eli & I picked stones & drawed them off the field. Isaiah rolled. I
ganged. Father, Lydia & Jones Martin in Toronto, via CPR at Dr. J. Harts.
24.I drawed wood into the shed in the morning. We oiled harness.
25.I ganged awhile, Isaiah rolled awhile, cultivated some & oiled harness.
26.Father went to town AM. Sowed barely & cultivated in the evening.
27.All at the funeral of the wife of Menno Wideman AM. I cultivated & sowed.
Others made fence. Warmed.
28.SUNDAY: All except Lydia & Noah at WW Meeting. Daniel Brubacher’s here
for dinner. Henry Martin’s here for dinner & supper.
29.I split wood, father went to town AM. Father, I & circular ripp saws at Moses
C. Martin to ripp boards up to laths. Some rain.
30.Aaron Weber brought his lounch to get it repaired, Isaiah & I worked at it.
Father started to trim David Martin’s buggy. Rainy.
MAY 1907
1. I repaired smear jack, father worked at the buggy AM. Father at M. C. Martin
to saw wood. Isaiah & I washed waggon.
2. Isaiah & I drawed wood out of the bush all day. Father finished buggy.
3. Isaiah & I drawed wood out of the bush nearly all day. Father finished lounch.
Parent took lounch home to A. W. Weber’s after supper.
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4. Worked in the shop AM. Planted & fixed rosberries. Father at
Grandmother’s.
5. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at C. Meeting, at George Hoffman’s for
dinner. Grandmother here for supper.
6. I sowed & cultivated. Father painted waggon.
7. I sowed some barely, harrowed, rolled & cultivated.
8. I sowed & cultivated. Isaiah rolled & harrowed.
9. ASCENSION DAY: Lydia at Aaron Weber’s, Eli was away fishing.
10.I cultivated & sowed. Father fetched our new concrete mixer.
11.Father & Eli & Isaiah (hustler) at the funeral of Moses Gingerich. I sowed
some oats & ploughed.
12.SUNDAY: I & Lucinda Bauman at the SP Meeting, at Joshua Bauman’s for
dinner, at Daniel Hoffman’s for supper. Menno Weber’s here for dinner.
13.Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Sowed oats, harrowed, rolled & cultivated PM.
Father took concrete mixer to the foundry.
14.Cultivated, ploughed, harrowed & rolled sugar beet patch.
15.Worked on mangold patch & sowed 1 ½ acres of sugar beets AM. Took s. b.
drill to Hy. Bauman, Isaiah & I went to town. Rainy PM.
16.We cut straw & filled straw sacks & cultivated.
17.Ridged & sowed mangolds & planted 20 rows of potatoes.
18.Planted 8 rows of potatoes. Drawed manure on corn patch & ploughed some.
Eli rolled awhile. Father went to town.
19.SUNDAY: I & Lucinda Bauman at Martin’s Meeting, at John Bauman’s for
dinner & supper. Menno Bauman’s here for supper.
20.WHIT. MON: Father & I fetched concrete mixer from the foundry & took it to
Dan Bauman, father at Daniel PM. Isaiah & I at Ernie Shantz’s funeral; aged
17 years, 8 months, 5 days. A Martins.
21.Father at Dan Bauman all day. I took 3 hogs to the GTR Station for O’Neil;
wt. 420 lbs @ $.06 ½ . Drawed wood together. Cold.
22.Father at Dan Bauman all day. Isaiah, I & team at Joe Ernst drawing manure
all day.
23.Father at Dan Bauman. Isaiah at J. Ernst to plough & I to spread manure AM.
Drawed earth in our bush & drawed some wood together.
24.Father at Dan Bauman. Isaiah & I prepared corn patch & planted corn &
pumpkins. Rebuilt culvert in our bush.
25.Father at Dan Bauman. Isaiah & I drove 1 old cow ($39) & 2 calves 1050 lbs.
at $.04 a lb to CPR station for O’Neil.
26.SUNDAY: Parents, Isaiah, Eli & I at WW Meeting. Menno Eby, Alvin Weber
& Noah Knor here for dinner. Eli & Levi Gingerich & Oziah Bearinger here for
supper. Thunder in the evening.
27.Father finished cementing Dan Bauman’s cellar wall & brought concrete mixer
home AM. Isaiah & I removed earth for a concrete wall around the house
cellar, fetched J. Ernsts power & set it. Amzi Snider brought to us for supper
Joe Kistered’s, their dau. & his sister of Montgomery County, Pa.
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28.We prepared for & cemented some on the west side of our house.
29.We cemented all day. Nice weather.
30.We cemented all day.
31.Prepared to built a cellar cement stair under porch.
JUNE 1907
1. We cemented sides for the stair-case.
2. SUNDAY: I at SP Meeting, at Amos Martin’s for dinner, at Solomon Martin’s
for supper.
3. We made concrete steps in the stair-case & a concrete porch-floor.
4. Parents went to town AM. Fixed mixer so as to put a sulky under it. Rainy
PM.
5. Father fetched lumber & made a cellar-door AM., at N. L. Martin to work PM.
6. Father at Noah L. Martin masoning all day. We drawed earth & stones.
7. Father & I at N. Martin masoning till butcher time, then slaughtered the 1st
beef of the season.
8. Father & I at N. L. Martin masoning all day.
9. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Mose Gingerich’s for dinner, at
Moses Martin’s for supper.
10.Father & I at N. Martin masoning all day.
11.Father & I at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & mother at Dav. Cressman’s
barn raising.
12.Father & I at N. Martin masoning all day.
13.Father at N. Martin preparing for making a cement tank all day. Isaiah &
mother at Allen Bauman’s wife’s funeral. I ridged & sowed turnips.
14.Father at N. Martin cementing all day. We cut thistles.
15.Father at N. Martin all day. We fixed up fences. I went to town, helped to dig
a grave for Hy. Gingerich’s child’s funeral.
16.SUNDAY: Parents & I (hustler) at Hy. Gingerich’s child’s funeral. Warm.
17.Father & I at N. Martin cementing all day. Warm.
18.Father at N. Martin cementing all day. We scuffled s. beets & mangolds AM.
Cut thistles PM. Elem Martin’s & their 3 children of Iowa here over night.
19.Parents took Elem Martin’s with them to visit up in Peel, at Ezra Martin’s for
dinner, at Ezra Burkhardt’s for supper. We scuffled S. Beets & mangolds &
cut thistles. Rainy for awhile PM.
20.Father at N. Martin cementing all day. We cleaned mangolds & cut thistles.
21.Father at N. Martin all day. We cleaned mangolds & sugar beets & cut
thistles.
22.Father at N. Martin all day. I went to town, cleaned s. beets.
23.SUNDAY: Parents, Eli, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. Peter Ziegler’s here for
dinner. Isaiah & I at George M. Bauman’s for supper.
24.I & Hy. Brubacher graded up some of our public highway all day. Father at N.
Martin all day. Isaiah worked at the s. beets.
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25.Father at N. Martin all day. We cleaned sugar beets.
26.Isaiah drawed 3 loads of gravel on the highway, I shoveled gravel in the pit
AM. Father worked on the road all day & I PM.
27.Father & I worked on the road, Isaiah was door-keeper AM & PM.
28.Father at Louis Beisel preparing for cementing ¾ day. Isaiah & I cleaned
mangolds. Eli started to work at George Bauman’s.
29.Isaiah & I cleaned mangolds. Took a cow ($38) to CPR station for O’Neil.
Father at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & I went to town PM.
30.SUNDAY: Parents at the C. Meeting, at Dan Cressman’s for dinner, at Israel
Weber’s for supper. Isaiah & I at the C. Meeting PM.
JULY 1907
1. Father starter to work at Peter Ziegler this morning. I at Menno Snider
cementing with our mixer AM. Isaiah at N. L. Martin hoeing potatoes AM.
Isaiah & I at N. Martin to spread manure PM.
2. Isaiah helped Geo to haul gravel on the road, Eli here at Isaiah’s place today.
I thined s. beets AM, pulled yellow dock PM.
3. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to spread manure all day. Father at Ziegler.
4. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to cut thistles PM. Father at P. Ziegler.
5. I scuffled s. beets & some potatoes AM. Hoed corn PM. Father at Peter
Ziegler AM.
6. Isaiah at N. Martin all day, I ¾ day. I fetched a cow ($40) from P. Zieler &
father 13 bunches shingles at $1.25 a bunch (2 bunches = 1sq?)
7. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting PM, at Menno M. Bauman’s for
supper. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM.
8. Isaiah scuffled turnips, I hoed corn AM. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to cut thistles
PM. Father at Menno Weber to make a hay rack all day.
9. Father at J. Ernst preparing for cementing all day. Isaiah & mother went to
town, I gathered potatoe bugs AM. We cut thistles PM.
10.Father at J. Ernst cementing all day & I PM. We cleaned turnips & cut thistles
AM. Isaiah cleaned turnips PM.
11.Parents & I at N. L. Martin’s raising AM. We traded our team 6 & 7 yrs. Old to
N. Martin for a team of 2 year old colts, we gave $35 yet out. Rainy almost all
the time.
12.Father & I at J. Ernst cementing ¾ day. Isaiah cleaned turnips.
13.Father at L. Beisel worked at the stables at the new barn. I scuffled corn,
potatoes & some s. beets. Isaiah cleaned turnips.
14.SUNDAY: Reuben Baumans & children here for dinner. Isaiah & I at Martin’s
meeting PM. At Ab. Horst’s for supper. Ephraim Martin’s baby got buried.
15.Father at L. Beisel all day. I scuffled s. beets in the morning & cleaned
mangolds the rest of the day. Isaiah cleaned roots.
16.Father at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & I cleaned mangolds & sugar
beets. Rainy last night.
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17.Father at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & I cleaned sugar beets and cut
thistles. Warm.
18.Father mowed grass with mower AM. I mowed out fence corners nearly all
day. Isaiah fetched tedder & side-rake.
19.We hauled in hay, Reub’s 2 hds & Geo’s 3 hds helped ¾ day.
20.We hauled in hay, Reubs 2 hds & Geo’s 3 helped ½ day. About 20 loads hay.
21.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting, Isacc Gingerich’s, Aaron & Veronica Martin
here for dinner. All at the WW Meeting PM. Aaron Snyder’s & Amos F.
Martins here for supper.
22.I scuffled some mangolds & s. beets in the morning. Isaiah cleaned turnips.
3 of us at Geo hauling in hay ½ day PM.
23.I at Geo all day, father & Isaiah ¾ day hauling in hay.
24.Father at L. Beisel ¼ day in the morning carpentering. We 3 at Geo a little
over ½ day. A shower of rain at supper time.
25.Isaiah & I a little at Geo, father went to Reub with hay fork AM. We 3 at Reub
hauling in hay till supper time PM.
26.Father went to town, Isaiah & I cleaned turnips AM. We worked at the house
PM.
27.We 3 at Reub. hauling in hay ¾ day. Cool.
28.SUNDAY: Parents at C. Meeting, at Receveous Martin’s for dinner, Isaiah &
I at C. Meeting PM.
29.We fetched from Geo’s orchard 2 small loads of hay AM. Father cut wheat
with the binder. Isaiah & I shocked it PM.
30.Father at Dan B. Martin to make a rack lifter all day. Isaiah & I at Geo nearly
all day, I spread & Isaiah loaded manure.
31.Father at D. B. Martin all day. I spread & Isaiah loaded manure at Reub.
AUGUST 1907
1. Father at Menno Weber with circular ripp saw all day. Isaiah at J. Ernst
cleaning mangolds nearly all day. I scuffled roots. Mother & I in town in the
morning. Some rain.
2. Father at N. L. Martin carpentering till butcher time, Isaiah at J. Ernst cleaning
mangolds all day. I scuffled mangolds PM.
3. Isaiah at J. Ernst cleaning mangolds all day. Father went to town & I mowed
fence corners AM. Father cut & I shocked wheat.
4. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I & Lucinda Bauman at Dav. Martin’s for dinner, at the SP
Meeting PM, at John Martin’s for supper (Isaiah & I)
5. Father fetched from Jacob Frey 25 ½ bu. Lime @ $.25. I scuffled some s.
beets AM., then prepared for masoning around the house.
6. Father & I masoned at the brick wall around our house all day. Isaiah at N. L.
Martin to get grain chopped for us.
7. Father masoned at the house all day. Isaiah & I drawed in wheat.
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8. Father masoned at the house all day. Isaiah raked & then drawed in wheat. I
worked at the house & masoned some. Mother at Grandmother PM.
9. Father & I masoned at the house & cut some barely, Isaiah shocked.
10.Father & I masoned at the house all day. Isaiah helped also.
11.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Daniel Shantz’s for dinner, at
Israel Gingerich’s for supper. Hy. Gingerich’s here for supper.
12.Father cut grain. Isaiah & I shocked, did some masoning. Warm.
13.Father & I masoned at the house, Isaiah helped too, all day. Mother & Judith
Bauman in Berlin AM. Windy.
14.Father, Isaiah & I built a scaffold round the house AM. Tore some of the old
chimneys down & prepared for masoning PM.
15.Father masoned all day. Isaiah & I drawed in barely.
16.Father went to town, a little rain AM. We worked at the house PM.
17.Father & I worked at the house, masoned etc. Isaiah scuffled turnips.
18.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Joshua Rudy’s here for dinner & supper.
Some young people here for dinner.
19.Father cut grain, Isaiah & I shocked.
20.Father cut grain, Isaiah & I shocked, rain before noon, AM. Masoned PM.
21.We 3 masoned & worked at the house all day. Judith visited here.
22.Father masoned. Isaiah & I hauled in grain nearly all day.
23.I at Ph. Beisel to thrash AM. Father cut & we shocked oats.
24.Father at Hy. Brubacher to splice rope in the morning then worked at the
house. Isaiah & I hauled in grain all day.
25.SUNDAY: Parents with Aaron Weber’s at SP Meeting, at Amzi R. Snyder’s
for dinner, at Noah B. Martin’s for supper. Eli, Lydia & Mary Ann Weber at
Enos Bauman’s for dinner.
26.I at Eli S. Martin to thrash for Geo AM. Father masoned at the house & I PM.
27.We 3 worked & masoned at the house all day. Misty & some rain.
28.We 3 masoned at the house AM. Hauled in oats PM.
29.I at Dav. Cressman to thrash AM. Father at J. Frey & fetched 7 bu. Lime @
$.25. Isaiah ganged. Father & I masoned PM. Hauled in a little oats.
30.Father & I masoned all day. Isaiah raked grain AM.
31.Father & I masoned all day. Isaiah & mother went to town AM.
SEPTEMBER 1907
1. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Jonathan Martin’s for dinner, at
Moses Martin for supper.
2. Father & I masoned all day. Isaiah harrowed & ganged.
3. Father & I masoned in the morning, then we drawed out manure for wheat
patch.
4. Father & team at Reub. to thrash AM. Isaiah & I spread manure AM. Father
brought separator, I helped him to fetch the power.
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5. We set thrashing machines, Rainy AM. Isaiah & I ploughed. Father worked
at the house PM.
6. We thrashed, 9 strangers helped AM. Isaiah & I ploughed, father set circular
saw in the barn, moved separator to Geo PM.
7. Father at Enos Gingerich to build a chimney nearly all day. Isaiah & I finished
ploughing, harrowed, rolled & sowed wheat.
8. SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner. I at Mose Reist’s for supper.
9. Father & I went to town then worked at the cornice. Isaiah rowed & ganged.
10.Father & I worked at the house. Isaiah let grain chopped at Floradale. Rainy
PM.
11.Father & I put cornice on house all day. Isaiah ganged.
12.Mother, Lydia & I attended the WW Harvest Meeting AM. I ganged PM.
Father, Isaiah & Eli went to Goderich via CP Railway. Fare for 1 person
$1.15.
13.Father, Isaiah & I shingled on the house roof, Peter Ziegler helped us to
shingle a little over ½ day. Isaiah ganged PM.
14.Father, I & P. Ziegler finished shingling house roof then worked at the cornice.
Isaiah ganged. N. L. Martin brought visitor of Pa. For a call, Martin Lichty’s to
Nighswanger’s.
15.SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia & I at WW Meeting, Nathaniel Martin’s here for
dinner. I at Menno M. Weber’s for supper.
16.Worked some small jobs at the house. Isaiah ganged & harrowed.
17.Father, I, team & saw at Jones Martin to saw wood AM. We set saw & H.
Power by us & worked at the house. Isaiah harrowed PM.
18.We sawed wood in Grandmother’s bush—J. Ernst, 2 of Geo & Jonas Martin &
team helped to saw wood till nearly noon. Isaiah & I drawed wood into
Grandmother’s shed, father went to town PM.
19.Isaiah & I drawed wood into Grandmother’s shed & helped Geo to thrash
about 1 ½ hours. Father at J. Ernst erecting new stalls all day.
20.Isaiah & I drawed wood into our shed. Isaiah & mother went to town at noon.
Father at J. Ernst erecting stalls till butcher-time.
21.Isaiah & I drawed wood into our shed nearly all day. Father in town.
22.Sunday: Wendel H. Bauman & his grandson Ezra here for dinner. Noah
Horst, Josiah Gingerich & Mose Eby here for supper.
23.Father & I worked at the veranda on the north side of our house. Isaiah
harrowed. Lydia at N. Martin’s the last few days.
24.Isaiah & I at Dav. Hoffer to thrash about ¾ of a day. Father took chopping to
Floradale. A little rain PM.
25.I took to the CPR Wallenstein station for Fendon, 4 hogs, Wt. 710 lbs. @
$5.85 per cwt. Isaiah & mother at Grandmother to fetch elderberries. Isaiah
& I cut & shocked corn PM. Father & Dan. Bauman were up in Peel to buy
beef-ring cattle.
26.I at F. Weigel to thrash ¾ day. Father at Simion Brubacher, Waterloo, to fetch
maple house-flooring 285’ at $50 per M.
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27.I at Chr. Esch nearly all day thrashing. Others worked at house.
28.We worked inside of the house. Rainy nearly all day.
29.SUNDAY: All at home all day. Dreary.
30.We worked inside of the house,-put in new floor & wain-skirting. Isaiah &
father in town PM.
OCTOBER 1907
1. Reub. brought Eli home after a 2 wks. stay. We including Eli drawed out 43
loads of manure.
2. I went to town, father fetched a beef-ring beef from one Butt in Peel. We 4
drawed out 21 loads of manure.
3. I went to town, then drawed out some manure AM. Father took Isaiah to N. L.
Martin to start to work. We digged out about 1 ¼ waggon-boxful of potatoes.
Tinsmith here.
4. I spread manure all day. Father carpentered inside of the house. Eli spread
manure AM & ploughed PM.
5. I drawed out & spread manure AM. I ploughed PM. & Eli all day. Father
worked in the house.
6. SUNDAY: I at N. L. Martin’s for dinner. Parents at Dav. Cressman’s Jr., their
baby died last night.
7. Mother at D. Cressman’s preparing for the funeral. Eli & I ploughed AM.
Digged out 1 boxful of potatoes. Rain in the evening.
8. Parents & I (hustler) at the funeral of D. Cressman’s child, Lydia & Eli at the
Meeting House. Father & I washed potatoes in the evening.
9. We 3 digged out nearly 2 boxes ful of potatoes & made out mangolds.
10.I ploughed all day & Eli PM. Father took a load of potatoes to J. Steddick,
Elmira, 23 bagsful at $.65 a bag.
11.I lathed in the house AM. Eli & I ploughed PM. Father went to town &
carpentered in the house. Butchered our beef in the evening.
12.Eli & I ploughed AM. We 3 made mangolds out. Father took beef-hide to
town ($.05 ½ a lb.)
13.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting, Edward Spaeth’s & dau. Here for dinner,
then they & Parent & Lydia at Aaron Snyder’s awhile, at Amzi Snyder’s for
supper. Edward’s here for the night.
14.I at J. Frey & fetched 7 bu. Lime a $.25 @ bu. & 1 load of sand AM. I made
mangolds out PM.
15.Eli & I ploughed till nearly noon then made mangolds out.
16.Eli ploughed. Wm. Schmidt here plastering ½ day, father & I helped too. I
picked apple in the evening. Mother & Eli went to town.
17.Father, Eli & I made out sugar beets all day.
18.Father, Eli & I & Orvall Esch made out sugar beets all day.
19.Eli, I & O. Esch made out sugar beets ¼ day. Eli & I hauled in corn shocks
PM. Father plastered.
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20.SUNDAY: I at C. Meeting, at Aaron Hoffman’s for dinner, at Peter
Brubacher’s for supper. Eli at Mose Martin’s for dinner.
21.Eli & I hauled in mangolds. Father worked in the house.
22.Eli & I hauled in mangolds AM. I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash ½ day. Father
prepared to go AM., then went to P. Ziegler to cement PM.
23.I at Hy. Brubacher , about an hour in the morning, to thrash. Eli & I ploughed.
Father at Peter Ziegler cementing all day.
24.I at the station to order a car, Eli & I ploughed AM. We stored up apples PM.
Father at P. Ziegler all day.
25.Eli & I ploughed. Father at P. Ziegler all day.
26.I in town in the morning. Eli & I made out & hauled in some turnips. Father at
P. Ziegler all day.
27.SUNDAY: Eli at NW Meeting, at Isacc Gingerich’s for dinner. Parents at Eli
S. Martin’s for supper. I at home.
28.Eli & I topped turnips in the morning, then ploughed. Father at P. Ziegler.
29.Eli & I ploughed & hauled in turnips. Father at P. Ziegler all day.
30.Eli & I ploughed all day. Father at Peter Ziegler all day.
31.Eli & I ploughed AM. I drawed out to the station 2 loads of sugar beets PM.
Father at P. Ziegler all day.
NOVEMBER 1907
1. I drawed out 6 loads of sugar beets to the car at the station. Father at Peter
Ziegler all day.
2. We worked under the roof, rainy all day. Father at P. Ziegler.
3. SUNDAY: Parents at Sarah Bauman for dinner. The rest at home.
4. Father at N. L. Martin carpentering all day. I drawed the balance of the sugar
beets out to the station AM. There were 10 loads averaging about 37 ½ cwt.
Eli & I ploughed PM.
5. Eli & I ploughed all day. Father at N. Martin all day.
6. Eli & Isaiah (here today) ploughed all day. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day.
Father at N. Martin carpentering all day.
7. Eli & Isaiah (here today) ploughed all day. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day.
Father at N. Martin carpentering all day.
8. Eli & I ploughed, father at D. Cressman to thrash till nearly noon. I at Geo to
thrash PM. Father worked at home.
9. Father at Ph. Beisel to thrash AM. Eli & I ploughed.
10.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting, Daniel Hoffman’s Sr. here for dinner.
11.Father & I went to town in the morning. Father at P. Ziegler PM. Eli & I
ploughed sod PM. Fair day.
12.Eli & I ploughed sod. Father at P. Ziegler all day.
13.Eli & I drawed in some elm wood & worked small jobs. Father at Peter Ziegler
all day.
14.Eli & I worked jobs around buildings. Father at P. Ziegler.
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15.Eli & I worked jobs around buildings. M. Reist fetched circular saw AM. I at
M. Reist to saw wood PM. Father at Peter Ziegler all day.
16.I at M. Reist to saw wood from noon till about 4 o’clock. Father at P. Ziegler
all day. I. Brubacher’s boys fetched from us 148 old 4” tiles.
17.SUNDAY: I at SP Meeting, at Sam Bauman’s for dinner, at Jacob Martin’s for
supper. Martin Bauman’s Sr. here for dinner.
18.Father filed saws & worked about the buildings. I went to town & built a part
of the fence enclosing an old well.
19.Father at Aaron Weber to work at their kitchen all day. Eli & I & saw at Reub.
to saw wood nearly ½ day PM.
20.Father at A. W. Weber all day. Eli at Reub. piling up wood in the shed all day.
I built a wire fence enclosing an old well, and went to town. Grandmother was
here the last few days.
21.Father at A. Weber all day. Eli & I ploughed sod all day.
22.Father at A. Weber all day. Eli & I finished ploughing sod & hauled earth,
from our bush, into our house-yard.
23.Father at A. Weber all day. Eli at Geo’s to feed at noon. I hauled earth into
our house-yard.
24.SUNDAY: Dav. M. Martin’s here for dinner. Eli & Lydia at Joshua Rudy’s for
dinner.
25.Eli & I drawed soft wood out to the clearing in Grandmother’s bush all day.
Parents went to town AM. Father at A. W. Weber PM.
26.I at Solomon Reist to saw wood with our circular saw about ¾ day.
27.I & father at Joe Ernst to thrash about ¾ day.
28.We prepared for our thrashing AM. Father at the Meeting House fixing up
there. I went to town. Eli started to work for Reub.
29.We thrashed ¼ day in the morning till a casting in the H. power broke. Father
went to town.
30.Fixed H. Power in the morning. Started to thrash at 8 o’clock till noon & 1 hr.
in the afternoon. Moved machine to Reub. I helped to set the same, in the
evening, at Reub. Aaron Weber’s brought Joe Brubacher’s of Iowa here to us
for supper.
DECEMBER 1907
1. SUNDAY: I with Solomon Martin at Martin’s Meeting, at Wendel Martin’s for
dinner, at Enos Bauman’s for supper.
2. I at Reuben to thrash all day. Father at A. W. Weber ¾ day.
3. I at Reuben to thrash AM. Father at A. W. Weber ¾ day.
4. I went to town & worked in the barn. Father worked in the Meeting House.
5. Father & I prepared for chopping AM, 1 of Geo’s & J. Ernst helped to chopp
by us PM.
6. We chopped & cut corn, 1 of Geo & J. Ernst helped AM. I helped to chopp at
J. Ernst PM. Father took machine stuff to Geo.
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7. I worked small jobs. Father at Berlin Sugar Factory to fetch 1100 lbs. of
sugar. Carload of sugar beets of 1 ½ acre,--Wt. Of dirty beets 37310 lbs.,
clean beets 34736 lbs, test 16.4%, tare 6.9%, Amount $94.94.
8. SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting. Noah Bearinger & Moses Reist here for
supper.
9. I worked at my chist. Philiph Kilner of Ind. here over night, Ph. & father were
at the fair AM., at Eli S. Martin for dinner.
10.Father at Louis Beisel carpentering in the new barn all day. I went to town &
worked small jobs.
11.Father at Louis Beisel carpentering all day. I worked small jobs.
12.Father at L. Beisel all day. I cleaned wheat & worked small jobs.
13.Father & I at Geo. thrashing all day.
14.Father worked small jobs for Grandmother, I was there also a while splitting
wood & did the chorse. Stormy.
15.SUNDAY: Parents at N. L. Martin’s for dinner & at Grandmother a while in
the afternoon. I at home. Snowing about all day.
16.Parents went to town & took wheat to the mill ($.90 @ bu. Test 61)AM.
Father went to the Sugar Factory to fetch 800 lbs. sugar PM.
17.Father at Menno Weber butchering all day. I worked small jobs AM. I at Ph.
Beisel to thrash PM.
18.I at Ph. Beisel to thrash a little over ½ day. Father prepared for butchering. 4
of D. Bauman’s log-makers here for dinner.
19.We butchered, Noah Martin, J. Ernst, Reub., Sol. Martin & Hannah Weber
helped. Logmakers here for dinner. Eli came home after a 3 week stay at
Reuben Bauman.
20.Eli & I cleaned wheat, I clipped cattle. Father at Henry B. Martin’s worked
inside of the house.
21.I splitt wood. Eli & Mother went to town & at Grandmother. Log-makers here
for dinner. Father at Hy. Martin a little over ½ day.
22.SUNDAY: I at N. W. Meeting, at Daniel Gingerich’s for dinner, at Mose
Martin’s for supper. Parents at N. Bearinger’s for dinner.
23.Father at J. Ernst butchering ½ day. I took wheat to the mill, 35 ½ bu. Test
61, at $.90. I worked awhile at my chist. Snowing.
24.I hauled 3 loads of gravel from S. Snider. Father worked in the shop.
25.CHRISTMAS: I with a sleigh-party at Levi Weber’s last night, at Martin’s
Meeting, at Joe Snyder’s for dinner, at Daniel Weber’s for supper. Isaiah &
Mary Ann Weber here for supper.
26.I took a bag sugar to A. W. Weber & at Grandmother AM. Father & Eli at
Sycillas Bauman’s son’s funeral PM. Hiram Lokers & children of Galt came
this afternoon & were here till next forenoon. Philiph Lorch of Iowa here over
night.
27.Father took Loker’s to L. Brox’s. I at Grandmother splitting wood nearly all
day. Thawning & rain towards the evening.
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28.Father fetched from Abs. Eby hemlock lumber, 4 plank & 4 boards 12’x8” at
$23.00 per M. Then we made a new floor on a well.
29.SUNDAY: Parents at Israel Brubacher’s for dinner & awhile at Grandmother .
Noah & Hannah Weber here for dinner.
30.I, Brubacher’s boys, brought their lounch to get it repaired. Father went to
town. I worked in the shop. South winds.
31.I hauled 3 loads of gravel. Father worked at I. Brubacher’s lounch.
DIARY 1908
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: I at N. W. Meeting, at Joe Gingerich’s for dinner, at Peter
Martin’s for supper. Parents at the Conestogo Meeting.
2. I hauled 4 loads of gravel ($.08 @ ld.) Father worked in the shop.
3. Father & I cleaned wheat & cut corn AM, & drawed out to Ratz’s saw-mill two
12 ft. old oak logs of ours. PM.
4. I figured at the “Beef Sheet” all day. Parents & Eli went to town.
5. SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia & I at WW Meeting, Dan. Weber’s & Mose
Bauman’s here for dinner. Elias Martin’s & some young people of Peel here
for supper.
6. Father helped to thrash at N. L. Martin ¾ day. I wrote in this “Diary” nearly all
day.
7. I cut up elm top-wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father at Jno. Bauman to
make chopp chists all day.
8. I cut up elm top wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father at Jno. Bauman to
make chopp chists all day.
9. I cut up elm top-wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father in Waterloo at J. Stroh
& bought 100 lbs. of leather at $.30 a lb.
10.I cut up elm wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father at the Elora Flour Mills to
get our wheat ground, 5 bagsful, test 61. It cost $.10 a bu. to get it ground,
from 60 lbs. wheat is to be got 40 lbs of flour.
11.Father fetched from Mose Bauman 500 lbs. bran at $22.50 a ton. I worked in
Grandmother’s bush. Father started to make harness.
12.SUNDAY: Amos & Aaron Weber here for dinner. Snowstorm nearly all day.
13.We opened roads in the morning. Father at the fair & filed M. Weber’s saw. I
worked small jobs & at my chist. Judith Bauman died at about 10 o’clock this
evening. Parents went over for the night.
14.Father at Grandmother nearly all day, mother PM & I awhile PM. Preparing
for the funeral.
15.Father worked awhile in the shop & at Grandmother taking stuff over. I
worked at my chist.
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16.We all at Judith Bauman’s funeral,-aged 33 yrs. 10 mon. & 10 day.
17.We at Geo’s AM. “Beef Ring” meeting here PM.
18.Father worked at Dav. Bauman’s harness. I worked at my chist. John Spaeth
came to visit us yesterday evening & went this afternoon. Mother & I went to
town. Deep Snow.
19.SUNDAY: Parents at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. Eli at Noah Martin’s for
dinner. Solomon Martin here for supper.
20.Father at Eli M. Martin nearly all day. I shoveled snow & David Cressman
disced on highways AM. I in Grandmother’s bush helping to make stove
wood PM.
21.I in Grandmother’s bush AM. Parents at Eli M. Martin’s preparing for the
funeral. I took word to the S. E. direction.
22.Father at Aaron Weber butchering all day. I went to town AM & in the bush
PM. I took mother to Eli M. Martin’s.
23.We all except Noah at Eli M. Martin’s child’s funeral, I was hustler; child
buried at Conestogo, aged 7 mon. 17 days. Stormy.
24.Parents, Lydia & I at Tilman S. Martin’s funeral, aged 67 years. I in the bush
PM. Father at Andrew Freeman to fetch 28 bags of oats at $.50 per bushel.
25.I in the bush helped to cut wood. Father at A. Freeman to fetch 24 bags of
oats; 13 bags of seed oats (Early Goslad) at $.50 a bu.
26.SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner. Snowfall.
27.Father worked at Dav. Bauman’s harness, I repaired horse-mangers. Stormy
nearly all day. High roads & banks.
28.Father worked in the shop. I in town & at Grandmother to clean drum.
29. Father worked in the shop. I cut top-wood in Grandmother’s bush.
30.Father worked in the shop. I helped to work up elm top-wood.
31.Father worked in the shop. I helped to work up elm top-wood.
FEBRUARY 1908
1. Father worked at the harness & went to town. I worked at Mose Bauman’s
lounch to rebuilt it. Stormy.
2. SUNDAY: I at the WW Meeting. The rest at home. Very Stormy.
3. I in town in the morning, father & I worked at M. Bauman’s lounch.
4. Father & I worked awhile in the shop. Eli S. Martin’s brought Jesse Bauman’s
of Iowa,--both here for dinner. Jesse Bauman’s & parents at Hy. Brubacher’s
awhile, at Aaron Weber’s for supper & left Jesse’s at Daniel Bauman’s for the
night.
5. Father worked in the shop all day. Wm. here all day. I went to town & divided
roots in the root cellar. Stormy about all day. Deep snow, especially on the
roads. Trains have difficulties.
6. I went to town to fetch bran ($1.10) & shorts ($1.15 a cwt.) I shoveled snow
off the road. Father worked in the shop & I awhile. Father went to N. Martin
in the evening. Wm. here all day. Stormy.
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7. Father at N. L. Martin butchering all day I put hellebore on cattle & worked
other jobs. Wm. here all day. Some storm.
8. Father came home with N. Martin who was here for dinner & got his harness
patched. Wm. & father went to town. I worked in shop.
9. SUNDAY: I at Grandmother for dinner, at Noah Bearinger’s for supper.
10.Father at the fair, I wrote in the “Diary” AM. I at J. Ernst to chopp about 3 hrs.
father went with N. L. Martin to Reub. in the afternoon. Hy. Brubacher of Iowa
here for supper.
11.Father at Reub. to butcher all day. I took mother to Benj. Martin’s in the
morning. I fixed pitch-holes in the highway PM.
12.Parents & I (hustler) at Benj. Martin’s child’s funeral. Father worked on the
highway with others PM. Dreary.
13.I cleaned wheat & worked small jobs. Father worked in the shop & fetched
harness trimings. Foggy & soft weather.
14.I at Geo to thrash AM. Father worked in the shop. Rainy PM.
15.Father & I worked in the shop, father went to town PM.
16.SUNDAY: Noah Weber & Ezra Bauman were here for dinner. Irvin Martin &
Noah Horst here for supper. Parents at Enos Gingerich’s for supper.
17.Father & I worked in the shop, finished Dav. Bauman’s harness.
18.Father worked in the shop. Lydia & I at Mose Martin’s Mary Ann’s funeral
AM. I took wheat to the mill, price $.92, test 61.
19.Father & I worked in the saddler-shop.
20.Father & I worked in the saddler-shop.
21.Father & I worked in the shop, I sewed at my harness traces.
22.Father worked in the shop & I awhile. Mother & I went to town, I got me a suit
of clothes measured on PM.
23.SUNDAY: Parents at Eli H. Bauman’s for dinner, at Wendel Bauman’s for
supper. Eli at John Frey’s for dinner. Isaiah & Mary Ann Weber here for
dinner.
24.Father & I worked in shop all day. Fine weather.
25.Father worked in shop. I took 2 loads grain over to George.
26.Father worked in shop AM. Father & I at Geo to chopp with our 2 teams & 2
of Geo’s. Solomon helped too PM.
27.I fetched chopping of ours from Geo AM. I in shop PM. Father worked in
shop all day.
28.Father & I worked in shop at his & my harness, all day.
29.Father & I worked at our harnesses AM. We in town PM.
MARCH 1908
1. SUNDAY: We all attended the WW Meeting. Stormy.
2. Father & I worked in shop.
3. Father & I worked in shop. I awhile at Geo. to butcher.
4. Father & I worked in shop AM., at John Weber’s sale PM.
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5. We finished father’s, mine & Ezra Bauman’s single harness.
6. We worked at G. M. Bauman’s double harness; binders, collars & breechens
excluded. Wet & unchangeable weather.
7. Eli & I went to town to fetch shorts ($1.30 a cwt). Father repaired at M.
Bauman’s harness, I worked in shop.
8. SUNDAY: Parents at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner. Eli & Noah at M. M.
Weber.
9. Father & I at the fair. We took to Elmira for Hedrich 8 hogs, Wt. 1310 lbs. at
$4.90 @ cwt.
10.I helped Jno. Frey’s to move down on the Jno. Weber farm. Father at the
Lichty’s sale & I awhile in the evening.
11.Father & I worked in the saddler shop. Thawning.
12.Father & I worked in the saddler shop. Warm & thawning.
13.We worked in shop. I sewed at the new traces for father’s old single harness.
Eli cleaned apple trees.
14.Father & I worked in shop. Father & Eli went to town PM.
15.SUNDAY: We all were at home all day. Rainy AM.
16.Father & I worked in shop.
17.Father & I worked in shop. Father visited school. I in town PM.
18.Father & I worked in shop. Finished Geo’s harness and a pair blind bridals
for us. Mother visited Grandmother. Foggy.
19.Father stuffed out a light collar for himself, I worked small jobs AM. We in
town to get lumber fixed for a democrat.
20.Father worked at the democrat box. I went to town in the morning, then I
cleaned apple trees.
21.Father at Andrew Schmidt to examine his cement stables AM., then worked at
box. I cleaned apple trees.
22.SUNDAY: I at the SP Meeting, at Martin Frey’s for dinner, at Jacob Martin’s
for supper. Parents & Grandmother at Jones Martin’s for dinner & awhile at
N. Bearinger’s. Thawned.
23.Father worked in shop. I cleaned apple trees. Thawning.
24.Father & I in town AM. Father at A. Freeman to examine his stables. I wrote
out thrashing & other accounts.
25.Father made 2 benches for the veranda. I cleaned apple trees.
26.Father & I oiled and worked at harness.
27.Father & I oiled and worked at harness.
28.Father & Eli went to town to fetch the democrat from the black smith. I
worked small jobs and made harness together.
29.SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia and I at the WW Meeting. Parents at Elias Martin’s
for supper.
30.I went to town to fetch bran @ $1.25 per cwt. Father & I painted democrat
and made ax-handles.
31.Father & I worked at stone hammers’ and ax-handles & worked other small
jobs. Drear & foggy.
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APRIL 1908
1. We cut corn and painted democrat AM. Father & I cut wood in Grandmother’s
bush PM.
2. I commenced to work for Noah L. Martin at a salary of $185. a year. Isaiah
went home after working about ½ a year for Noah. Noah & I made harness
together. We both had a bad cold. Stormy.
3. We tinkered at the harness & worked other small jobs.
4. I did the chores AM. Noah’s wife (Mary) & I went to town PM.
5. SUNDAY: All at home. Noah and I had cold these days. Some rain.
6. I did the chores AM. I went to town to order the doctor out for Noah. I had
not much of a voice these days.
7. We did the chores and worked some small jobs.
8. We did the chores and worked some small jobs.
9. Noah and I took a calf out (3 ½ wks. old for $4.) I got my throat burned by the
doctor AM. I build some of the cluck-houses. Noah in St. Jacobs.
10.We did the chores and worked small jobs.
11.We worked small jobs. Henry Martin here for dinner.
12.SUNDAY: We all at home. Noah went down to his father overnight.
13.I did the chores AM. Noah & I fetched a load of lumber from the Elmira saw-
mill.
14.I did the chores, Noah at Jno. Frey’s child’s funeral AM. We fetched straw-
cutter from Horst and cut some PM.
15.We worked about the buildings AM. We picked stones together on grassfield
and chopped grain PM.
16.Noah & I in bush to make wood.
17.GOOD FRIDAY: Noah, Mary Ann & I at the WW Meeting. Aaron Bauman’s
here for dinner. Daniel Bauman’s Hy. Ziegler & Sarah Bauman’s 2 girls, Noah
Bearinger & Joe Reist here for supper.
18.We tinkered about the buildings. Rainy about ½ day.
19.SUNDAY: EASTER: We all at home. Noah went down to his father.
20.I did the chores AM. Piled up wood in bush. Noah by his father last night and
to-day.
21.I awhile in bush. Noah and Mary Ann helped to wash out Meeting house AM.
I straightened up wire fences PM.
22.I hauled stones from grassfield & worked other small jobs. Noah fetched a
load of hay from Geo. M. Bauman AM. I rolled grassfield. Noah ganged and
cultivated PM. Warm.
23.I sowed grain, harrowed & rolled. Noah cultivated. Warm.
24.I sowed barely AM., harrowed PM. Noah cultivated & sowed a little.
25.I did chores & ganged. Noah in town AM, at Enos Martin to fetch seed barely
and brought Hy. Martin’s pony along too.
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26.SUNDAY: Noah, Mary Ann & I at the WW Meeting. Menno Bauman’s and
Seth Bauman’s here for dinner.
27.Noah and I worked small jobs and chores. Some rain.
28.I sowed a little & Noah cultivated. We cleaned feed oats. Some rain.
29.I sowed grain AM., peas PM. Noah cultivated. Dreary & a little rain.
30.Noah & I at the burial of Wendel S. Bauman AM. I harrowed awhile & Noah
cultivated. We chopped. Snowstorm.
MAY 1908
1. I did the chores AM. I hauled a little load of gravel on the culverts on the
highway & sowed oats. Noah cultivated PM.
2. We worked small jobs. Noah in town. Snowy and wet.
3. SUNDAY: George M. Bauman’s & Grandmother here for supper. Noah went
down to his father, to wait on him through the night.
4. I sowed oats nearly all day. Noah cultivated.
5. I harrowed all day. Noah cultivated.
6. I harrowed a little & sowed oats, Noah cultivated. We worked small jobs in
morn. Dreary and some rain.
7. We worked small jobs, I cleaned cattle & cut Noah’s hairs. Rainy.
8. We worked small jobs. Noah’s in town. Cloudy weather & wet on land.
9. I did the chores, Noah took 8 bags potatoes to St. Jacobs at $.80 a bag AM. I
sowed oats, Noah cultivated PM. High wind.
10.SUNDAY: Henry Martin’s here for dinner. Menno Weber’s here for supper. I
at Hy. Horst for supper. Noah went down to his father to wait on him. Jacob
Bauman’s child buried.
11.I did the chores, harrowed & picked stones. Noah was by his father nearly all
day.
12.Noah & I drawed stones from fields AM. I cultivated root patch. Noah helped
in the garden. High wind.
13.I harrowed flax patch (flax sower here & sowed about 5 acre at $10. an acre)
and root patch. Noah rolled awhile & helped in the garden. Rainy towards
evening.
14.We fixed gates, drawed a load of hay from driving shed into the barn &
worked other small jobs. Wet & some rain.
15.I worked in the barn. Noah in town AM. we straightened up fences.
16.Noah & I repaired fences nearly all day. Rain last night.
17.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Martin’s Meeting at John Bauman’s for dinner, at Enos
Martin’s for supper. Noah went down to his father to wait on him. Nice
weather.
18.I did the chores & picked a load of stones. Noah came home at noon then we
ploughed at mangold patch PM.
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19.I by my father to sow & cultivate all day. Noah worked on mangold patch.
Drear and warm.
20.We ridged & I sowed mangolds & took drill home to Reub. Bauman & picked
stones after supper. Noah in town after supper.
21.I did chores AM, hauled stones & harrowed root patch after supper. Noah
and my father went to Henry Martin to mason.
22.August Sauder here to fix up wire fences. Noah and I helped too. I in town
AM.
23.Repaired wire fences all day. A. Sauder here to help us all day. Nice weather
these days.
24.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Isacc Martin’s here for dinner. Jacob
Martin here for supper. Noah went to his father.
25.I cut potatoes AM. Noah, I & Mary Ann planted potatoes.
26.I planted pumpkins, water-melons, beans & corn. Mary Ann & my brother Eli
(here this afternoon). Helped (?ink too faint) Noah started to help to build a
part to Meeting-house. Some rain.
27.Eli (here today) & I washed buggies & drove 3 calves to Dan. B. Martin in his
pasture, repaired fences & picked stones. Noah drawed gravel to Meeting
house.
28.ASCENSION DAY: Noah’s, my parents & Grandmother at David Horst’s for
dinner, at Peter Ziegler’s for supper. Mary Ann at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. I
at home.
29.I picked some stones, rain shower a little before noon. Noah worked at
Meeting-house about all day & I PM.
30.Noah & I drove 4 steers out to Elmira for Brox & Hedrich (one 1190# @ $.05
¼, one 790# @ $.05 & two 1440# @ $.04 ½)Noah & I helped at the Meeting-
house PM.
31.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Receivous Martin’s for dinner, at Hy. Lackner’s for
supper. Noah L. Bauman here for dinner.
JUNE 1908
1. I helped to fasten plaster laths in Meeting-house AM. Noah fetched laths from
Floradale AM & did other teaming PM. Mary Ann & I cut thistles in wheat PM.
2. I helped to shingle Meeting-house all day. Noah helped AM, then cut thistles
in wheat patch PM. & worked turnipland.
3. Noah & I picked stones from fields AM, Noah helped at the Meeting-house;
Mary Ann & I cut thistles in wheat patch PM.
4. Noah & I helped at Meeting-house AM. Noah, Mary Ann & I cut thistles PM.
Fine weather these days.
5. Noah & I helped at Meeting-house AM. Noah, Mary Ann & I cut thistles PM.
We drawed hay from driving shed into barn after supper.
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6. Noah at Hy. Martin to help to put up a wire fence all day. I did the chores &
cut thistles,--Mary Ann helped PM. I went with a carriage party down to Elias
Weber’s over night.
7. SUNDAY: The carriage party & I at Allen Bauman’s for dinner, at Jacob
Bauman’s for supper. Hy. Horst’s here for dinner. Hy. Ziegler & John
Martin’s Isacc’s here for supper. Mary Ann at my parents.
8. Noah’s at Grandmother, Noah awhile in town. Mary Ann at the quilting at
Sarah Bauman, I fetched her after supper.
9. Noah & I, Isaiah & Eli & their team helped all day to draw out 53 loads of
manure on fallow.
10.Noah took to Elmira for Auman 5 hogs weighing 890 lbs. at $5.85 per cwt. I,
Isaiah, Eli & their team helped all day & Noah about ¾ day; drawed out 41
loads of manure.
11.I spread manure all day, Noah spread AM, then bought 3 bags barely at $.01
¼ per lb. At St. Jacobs.
12.I fetched turnip drill from Dan. Bauman in morn. & spread manure about a ¾
day, Noah ridged up turnip patch & sowed them AM., then spread manure
PM.
13.I hoed beans & watermelons & did some chores, Noah in town AM. Noah & I
hauled earth in front of shed and cut thistles.
14.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Dr. Ratz to get herself examined. The rest at home.
15.I ploughed in fallow about all day. Noah at the fair & bought 5 pigs about 5
wks. old at $2. a piece AM., then he was down by his father on business in
the afternoon. Cool today.
16.Noah & I ploughed in fallow AM. I & Jno. Grosz (helped ½ day) thined
mangolds, Noah scuffled them & went to J. Frey after supper.
17.I ploughed in fallow, Noah helped in the house & ploughed some AM. Noah, I
& J. Grosz cut thistles PM.
18.Noah & I ploughed in fallow nearly all day. I cut thistles after supper. Hot
weather.
19.I ploughed AM. Noah ploughed awhile AM. I, Jno. Grosz’s Eli Martin’s
laborer cut thistles till to supper. Noah in town at noon. Rain in the evening.
20.Noah & I ploughed in fallow till supper time, then I cut thistles.
21.SUNDAY: I at the WW Meeting. Isaiah (my brother), Isacc Martin & sister,
Aaron Martin & sister, Dan. L. Martin’s here for dinner. Hy. Martin’s & Amos
Rudy here for both meals. Sol. Martin’s & Jno. Lichty’s; Iwin, Josiah &
Wendel Martin here for supper.
22.I ploughed nearly all day, Noah PM. Noah telephoned Dr. Wallace of Alma
who was here in the eve. Rain & thunder in the eve. Geo brought
Grandmother tonight to stay awhile here.
23.Noah finished ploughing summer fallow AM. I cleaned mangolds AM. We
worked small jobs. Some rain.
24.I & Eli Martin’s laborer cleaned mangolds all day, Noah awhile PM. Noah &
Jno. Lackner hunted a man for Mary’s sake at doctoring.
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25.I, Eli’s laborer, Isaiah & Eli cleaned mangolds AM. We four & Noah awhile,
cut thistles PM. Dan. Hoffman’s brought Joe Shaum’s of Ind. & Chr. Sauder
of Pa. Here for a call AM.
26.I & Eli’s laborer cut thistles all day. Noah in town AM. & cut thistles awhile
PM. Joseph S. Martin’s here for supper.
27.I & Eli’s laborer cut thistles & worked other jobs. Noah harrowed summer
fallow. I fetched beef in the morning.
28.SUNDAY: Sarah Bauman, widow, here for dinner. Leah Bauman here for
supper. Leah, Mary Ann & I at the Conestogo Meeting PM. My parents here
for a call after supper.
29.Levi Weber brought Judith to here to work & took Grandmother home. Noah
hauled gravel on the high-way all day. I mowed thistles in orchard & field,
Eli’s laborer here PM. It started to rain a little before supper & into the night.
30.Noah hauled gravel on the high-way, I shoveled in pit till to supper time. Jno.
M. Bauman’s here for supper. Paul Martin’s here awhile.
JULY 1908
1. I mowed thistles on the road & in field all day. Noah mowed a little grass with
mower & cultivated some in fallow & was in Elmira and mowed some thistles
too.
2. I drawed wood together in bush, Noah cultivated in fallow, We cut thistles
awhile PM. Hauled in hay after supper.
3. I mowed thistles in bush & in fence corners & hoed potatoes. Noah cultivated
fallow & scuffled potatoes & some mangolds.
4. Rainy AM. I worked small jobs, such as dunged the stables & washed
carriage. Noah went to Chr. Brubacher PM.
5. SUNDAY: Judith Weber & I with others on buggies at Joshua Bowman’s last
night, at the SP Meeting AM., at Jno. Bowman’s for dinner, at the Meeting
PM. At Dan. Hoffman’s for supper. Wendel H. & Eli H. Bauman’s & Eli S.
Martin’s here for dinner. My parents & grandmother here for a call PM. Eph.
Weber’s, Dav. B. Bauman’s, Ezra L. Martin’s & Jno. Frey’s here for super.
Other people here for calls too to visit Mary, who was sick.
6. I scuffled a little & harrowed fallow & took a $45. cow partways up to Sam
Weber. Noah went to Chr. Eby to see about his wife Mary.
7. Noah in Elmira, I mowed some grass with mower AM. Rainy and cool in the
evening. I tinkered in buildings. Noah at Chr. Eby again.
8. I mowed grass with mower & seythe, Noah fetch a load of cedar rails from
Peter Bauman AM. Prepared for haying & chopped grain.
9. We mowed grass & turned grass over, raked & hauled in 10 loads of hay. Eli
& his laborer helped ¾ day. Fine weather.
10.We mowed grass & stirred up hay, raked & hauled in nearly 7 loads of hay.
Eli & his laborer helped ¾ day. Fine weather.
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11.Noah mowed grass. We, Eli & his laborer & Hy. Brubacher (here ¾ day)
drawed in about 10 loads of hay. Very hot.
12.SUNDAY: Judith & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM., at Levi Weber’s for
dinner, at home for supper. Reuben Bauman’s, Hy. Horst here for supper,
Sister Lydia here for dinner. Sarah Weber here all day.
13.Noah in Elmira to get horses shod, I cleaned mangolds AM. We drawed in
about 5 loads of hay, Eli helped ¼ day & his laborer a little more. We had a
hail storm & rain after supper.
14.Noah & I hoed mangolds about all day. Noah ganged fallow after supper.
15.Noah & I at Eli Martin to help to draw in 13 loads of hay about a ¾ day. Noah
& Mary Ann in town, sold 16 young live roosters 39 ½ lbs. @ $.11. Cool
weather.
16.Noah culitivated turnip patch, I ganged awhile in fallow in morn. We hauled in
about 8 loads of hay at Eli, ¾ day.
17.Drear & rainy about all day. We worked small jobs. Noah went to Dan Weber
to see about electric batteries.
18.I picked cherries, Noah in Elmira & fetched beef in morn. We ploughed sod
PM. Thunder storm early in the morning.
19.SUNDAY: Noah, I, Mary Ann & Alvina at the WW Meeting, Menno Bauman’s
Moses & Maedalena Weber here for dinner, Israel Bauman’s here for supper.
20.Noah & I ploughed sod AM. We at Eli’s hauling in hay PM.
21.We worked small jobs, rainy AM. I ploughed sod, Noah down in Berlin and at
Chr. Eby PM.
22.I ploughed sod awhile, Noah bindered wheat & I shocked it.
23.We cleaned water trough in morn. Noah bindered wheat & I shocked AM.
Noah ganged fallow & I scuffled mangolds.
24.I spread manure at Hy. Brubacher all day. Noah ganged fallow. Jno. Lichty
here for supper & over night on a visit.
25.I ganged fallow, Noah in town & fetched beef AM. Noah ganged fallow, I
scuffled potatoes & went to town in the eve. Warm.
26.SUNDAY: Sam. Reist & Mandy Eby here for dinner. Hy. Ziegler, Jonas
Martin’s & Enos Gingerich’s here for a call. Mary Ann & I at Conestogo
Meeting PM., at Daniel Cressman’s for supper.
27.I harrowed fallow, Noah at Floradale AM. We hauled in 6 loads of wheat. Hot
weather.
28.Noah & I ploughed sod & set thrashing machine. Noah & Judith at Elmira
PM. Exceedingly warm weather.
29.We thrashed wheat awhile in morn., 6 strangers here, engine got disordered,-
-Dan Hoffman here to fix it, I over at his place during his absence. We
thrashed after supper. Very hot.
30.We hauled in wheat AM. Noah cut & I shocked barely PM. Warm.
31.Noah bindered barely & other grain, I shocked, we ploughed a little & fetched
the 3 calves which pastured at Dan. B. Martin after supper.
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AUGUST 1908
1. I disced soil AM. Noah disced & ploughed, I ploughed PM. Hy. Martin
brought his wife to spent the day here. Noah bought a 3 year old mare from
Annie Bauman for $170.00
2. SUNDAY: Levi L. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah’s at Dav. Bauman’s for a
call. Noah Horst & I at NW Meeting PM., at Mose Gingerich’s for supper.
Judith with some one else away last night & at the Meetings.
3. Noah & I ploughed in fallow AM. Noah bindered grain, I shocked, harrowed &
ploughed sod, Warm.
4. I at Daniel Bauman to thrash wheat AM. Noah ploughed AM. We ploughed
awhile PM. Rain before & after supper,--some thunder.
5. I at Dan Bauman to thrash wheat AM. I ploughed with the 4 horse sulky plow
PM. Noah’s at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Christian Eby & in Berlin, at
Henry Martin’s for supper.
6. Noah ploughed in fallow all day, I helped AM. I ganged wheat stubbs PM. A
gang of flax pullers here today.
7. I ganged nearly all day. Noah harrowed fallow & some ganged land.
8. We hauled in some barely & thrashed some grain,-some town boys helped.
9. SUNDAY: Leah Bauman, Mary Ann & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Enos
Bauman’s for dinner, at Joe Brubacher’s for supper. Hy. Ziegler here for
dinner. Dav. Cressman’s & Jonathan Martin’s Josiah here for supper.
10.Noah took Judith Weber home after a six weeks stay & fetched Hattie Lichty
& his pea-harvester from Enos Bauman. I raked some barely & then we
hauled it in & unload some other and cut off some oats. A little rain.
11.Noah in Elmira, I ganged till nearly noon. We cut & shocked oats.
12.We chopped some grain, cleaned wheat; Noah drawed a load to Elmira ($.80
a bu.) I ganged a little. Some rain.
13.We ganged; Rainy AM. Cut & shocked oats after supper.
14.Noah fetched a horse of Eli’s to help ours. We cut & shocked oats.
15.Noah bindered oats, I shocked till supper time,-binder got disordered. Levi
Weber’s here for supper. Noah took Eli’s horse home.
16.SUNDAY: Noah, I, Mary Ann, Hattie & Alvina at the WW Meeting. Isaiah
Weber here for dinner, then he & I at Grandmother for supper. Tilman Horst’s
here for supper. Rain & thunder this night.
17.I ganged nearly all day. Noah in town & got binder fixed. Rain showers.
18.I pulled some peas & bindered a little, Noah’s visited Aaron Weber’s AM.
Noah cut & I shocked oats till to supper. Mowed some peas. Noah sold to
Arthur Klinck 2 sorrel horses, both recommended as 9 yrs. old for $375.
Noah bought an aged horse for $25 from A. W. Weber.
19.I repaired at pea harvester, Noah away to see about horses, some rain AM.
Noah mowed peas, Mary Ann & I rolled peas up on heaps till to supper time.
Noah & I hauled in some grain. Cool & windy.
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20.Noah fetched a mare for $170 from C. Kock. We placed machines in order in
driving shed & hauled in 9 loads of grain.
21.We prepared for thrashing AM. We hauled in & thrashed peas & some oats,
4 strangers helped. Dan. Ernst’s wife visited Noah’s wife.
22.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher AM. We hauled in oats. Hy. Martin
helped nearly all day. Most of the flax was fetched to-day.
23.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Israel Weber’s for dinner. Annie & Leah Bauman here
for dinner. I by my parents for supper. Solomon Martin’s and Elias Weber’s
here for supper.
24.We hauled in oats about all day. Wm. Fischer of Elmira helped some too,-
then Noah cut balance of flax which Wm. didn’t pull.
25.I ploughed all day. Noah’s at Hy. Martin’s for dinner, at Berlin & at Chr. Eby,
at Seth Bauman’s for supper.
26.We raked awhile in morn, then I ploughed. Noah in town AM. & worked small
jobs. We fetched rakings in after supper.
27.I ploughed nearly all day, Noah raked nearly all day. We hauled in rakings
after supper.
28.I ploughed nearly all day. Mary Ann & I loaded some flax. Noah took some
straw & lumber to Hy. Martin & hauled some coal for him from the station,
then fetched seed wheat ($.85 per bu.) from Solomon Lichty.
29.I ploughed all day,-finished fallow. Noah worked small jobs AM. and
harrowed in fallow PM.
30.SUNDAY: Noah’s at my parents for dinner. Hattie & Mary Ann at Lackner’s
for a call PM. I at home all day.
31.Noah harrowed AM. & sowed wheat in fallow PM. I ganged nearly all day &
harrowed a little at noon. Warm.
SEPTEMBER 1908
1. I sowed wheat AM. & ganged PM. Noah’s in Elmira AM. Noah harrowed
fallow. A little rain PM.
2. I ganged nearly all day, Noah harrowed fallow AM & ploughed stubleland PM.
We cut some straw at noon. Cool breeze.
3. I ganged, Noah ploughed AM. I drawed out manure on stuble land, Noah
helped awhile too, Noah in Elmira, Mary at Menno Weber’s.
4. I ganged, Noah ploughed AM. We drawed out manure on stuble land, Jno.
Grosz helped PM.
5. I spread manure, Noah fetched beef & helped to spread manure too AM. I
ganged, Noah ploughed stuble land PM. Hattie & I by her parents (Solomon
Lichty’s) over night.
6. SUNDAY: Hattie & I at Martins’ Meeting, at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, at
Christian Martin’s for supper. Isacc Gingrich’s here for dinner.
7. I ganged all day. Noah ploughed & took his wife over to David Bauman’s for
a short visit.
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8. I ganged & Noah ploughed nearly all day and we drawed some stones from
fallow too. Martin Bauman’s here for supper.
9. Noah up by Floradale & bought from Brox & Snider 4 steers; 2 weighed
together about 1650# & 2 about 1200# for $36, the others cost $52, total $88.
I ploughed AM. Noah ploughed & I ganged & digged out a little potatoes PM.
10.Noah, I Mary Ann & Hattie at the WW Harvest Meeting. We cleaned a load of
wheat, then Noah drawed the load to Conestogo Mill. I ganged PM. Joe,
Amos & Hy. Gingrich & their wives here for a call PM.
11.Noah & I over by my father to saw wood AM. I ganged, Noah prepared for
sawing wood PM. Smoky air.
12.We set saw & gasoline engine & sawed wood nearly ¾ day, father, Isaiah &
the 2 Daniel Hoffman’s helped. We removed machines & hauled in a load of
wood. Hy. Weber’s here for supper.
13.SUNDAY: Noah, I, Hattie, Mary Ann & Alvina at the WW Meeting. Paul
Martin’s & Dav. Horst’s & some young people here for dinner. Sam Martin for
supper.
14.Noah at the fair & piled up some wood, I hauled in wood AM. Noah hauled in
wood, I at Oziah Martin to thrash PM. I got sick tonight.
15.Noah at Daniel Bauman to thrash AM. I am on the sick list; I went home at
noon & send Isaiah over at my place, he hauled in wood, Noah piled up wood
in shed PM.
16.I was sick. Noah’s at Chr. Eby, at Berlin, at Esther Ziegler for dinner, Isaiah
ganged all day. Grandmother visited my parents.
17.I piled wood a little & in town AM. Eli & I hauled in a load of wood & digged
out potatoes PM. Isaiah hauled in wood, Noah set it AM. Isaiah ganged &
Noah ploughed PM.
18.Noah & Isaiah ploughed nearly all day. Eli & I cut & shocked corn. I came
over to Noah’s again, Isaiah went home.
19.I ploughed all day with 4 horse sulky plow. Noah fetched beef & in town, did
the chores & thrashed at Menno Weber awhile in eve. We chopped awhile.
Enoch Martin’s barn struck by lightning & burned.
20.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Solomon Reist’s for dinner. I at home.
21.I at Menno Weber to thrash AM & at Eli Martin PM. Noah took Hattie Lichty to
Elmira & thence home after a 6 weeks stay, he at Enos for dinner & then
ploughed a while.
22.Noah helped to thrash at E. Martin about a ¾ day. I ploughed with sulky plow
& cut Noah’s hair. Hot weather.
23.Noah at Hy. Horst to thrash, I ploughed at the preploughed sod all day.
Warm weather.
24.I helped to thrash at Hy. Horst ¼ day, ploughed PM. Noah helped to fill silo at
Dan Hoffman. Hot weather.
25.Noah helped to fill silo at D. Hoffman in the morning. I ploughed all day.
Noah ploughed PM. Hot & dry.
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26.Noah’s in town & visited Noah Bearinger’s, I plowed & harrowed AM. Noah &
I drawed out manure PM. Exceedingly hot week.
27.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Elias Martin’s for dinner. Ezra Bauman & Lydia Gingrich
& my sister Lydia here for dinner. Henry Martin’s were here for supper.
28.Noah went with my father down to Enoch Martin to help to build the new barn.
I worked in buildings. Rain about ½ time.
29.Noah, I & Josiah Gingrich digged out potatoes about 2 ½ waggon boxes full,
nearly all day, we had Lackner’s digger. Cool.
30.We harrowed potatoe patch & collected some & hauled in pumpkins & drawed
out manure. Cool & a little rain.
OCTOBER 1908
1. I harrowed, Noah collected apples AM. Noah drawed out some manure &
harrowed a little, I at Hy. Horst to ditch PM.
2. I harrowed & spread manure a little, Noah in Elmira AM. Noah harrowed & I
ganged PM.
3. I fetched beef in morn. & did the chores & ganged. Noah went to his brother
Dan for breakfast,-thence to Waterloo, at Chr. Eby & at Tobias Martin to fetch
sweet apples.
4. SUNDAY: I by my parents for dinner, at Mose Reist’s for supper & made a
call at N. Bearinger’s, A. W. Weber’s & Hy. Horst’s here for a call.
5. Noah fetched Rebecca Bauman,-who started to work here. We prepared to
thrash AM, thrashed PM. ¼ day. I ganged awhile.
6. I at Osiah Martin to thrash all day. Noah in St. Jacobs to get cider & apple-
butter made & ganged PM.
7. I ganged & Noah erected a post under engine house & pulled some mangolds
AM. Hauled in & made out mangolds. J. Grosz’s 2 girls helped PM. Stored
away 9 loads.
8. We made out mangolds & carrots & hauled them in nearly 8 loads & 1 ½
carrots; Mary Ann & Hannah Grosz helped.
9. I harrowed, Noah in town AM. We chopped grain & drawed engine &
separator to John Grosz.
10.I helped to thrash at Jacob Fries all day & Noah at J. Grosz a little over ½ day
with his outfit. Noah & Jno. hauled machines home.
11.SUNDAY: Noah, I & Rebecca at the WW Meeting. Levi L. Martin’s & Allen
Martin here for dinner. Enos Martin’s Jno. here for supper.
12.I ploughed all day; started at the fall ploughing. Noah in Elmira & fetched
wind pumptop (Toronto make) for $40. & sold the old wheel for $3 ½ AM., &
put apples away PM.
13.I ploughed AM. I at Dav. Bauman (G. M. Bauman helped for us too) to thrash
PM. C. Hahn & Sol. Lichty & Noah removed old wheel & erected some of the
new. Noah’s father with Enos Bauman’s here for dinner. Grandmother here
for dinner & supper.
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14.Noah, Hahn & Lichty worked at the wheel about all day & I ploughed.
15.I ploughed all day. Noah went to Chr. Eby AM. then worked a t the apples.
Jonathan L. Martin here for supper.
16.I ploughed all day, Noah ploughed AM. & worked at the apples & in Elmira
PM. Hy. Martin’s here for supper.
17.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day; worked some chores at noon.
18.SUNDAY: I at S. Peel Meeting, at Amos Martin’s for dinner, at Dav. Martin’s
for supper. Seth Bauman’s here for dinner. Moses Bauman’s were here for
supper.
19.I ploughed all day, Noah ploughed AM & worked about buildings.
20.I ploughed nearly all day, Noah ploughed PM. Hy. Martin’s here for dinner &
supper. Hy. got cider made in St. Jacobs for us.
21.I ploughed, Noah worked small jobs AM. I harrowed & Noah ploughed.
22.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day, chopped grain at noon awhile.
23.I harrowed & ploughed all day. Noah ploughed all day. Ground very dry.
24.We worked in the buildings, Noah in town AM. We ploughed awhile in the
evening. Some rain.
25.SUNDAY: I at Aaron Weber’s for dinner, Noah Weber & I at Noah
Bearinger’s for a call. Grandmother here all day. Emanuel & Salina Gingrich
& Sarah Bauman (cousin) here for dinner.
26.I ploughed & spread some manure, Noah ploughed awhile AM. & took
Grandmother home & in town & spread some manure. A little rain.
27.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day, & spread some manure.
28.Noah & I ploughed some. Rainy about ½ a day, I worked some in buildings.
29.Noah & I ploughed all day.
30.I ploughed all day, Noah ploughed nearly all day. Some rain.
31.Joe Stange here to lower old tile drain, I helped all day.
NOVEMBER 1908
1. SUNDAY: I at Menno Weber’s for dinner. George Bauman’s brought
Grandmother to stay awhile.
2. J. Stange & I worked at tile drains, Noah helped nearly all day & Noah Horst
helped PM. Noah’s wife very low.
3. I ploughed all day. Noah in town AM. & ploughed PM.
4. I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher all day. Noah ploughed awhile. Noah
kept company with his wife sometimes these days. Cold high wind.
5. Noah & I ploughed. Noah awhile in the house by wife & visitors.
6. I ploughed nearly all day, Noah nearly all AM. Noah in the house by his wife,
who was very low. Aaron Weber’s, John Lackner’s & Dan. Bauman’s here for
supper; Mary died at about 10.15 PM, of consumption. I told my parents to
come over.
7. We, friends & neighbors helped to prepare for the funeral. Menno Weber &
Oziah Martin here to wake during the night.
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8. SUNDAY: Hy. Horst’s & Aaron Weber’s here at noon, Dan. Bauman’s here
for supper, Dan’s wife here over night. Josiah Cressman & Hy. Ziegler here
to wake during the night. I took Grandmother to her home for awhile in the
afternoon.
9. Mary’s funeral to-day at 9.30 at the house. Her age was 39 years, 10 months
and 25 days. It was reported that 92 teams left from here in the procession.
Hy. Martin’s here over night.
10.I ploughed all day. Noah, my parents & other friends helped to clean house &
wash & replace stuff to its former order.
11.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day. Wet snow in the morning.
12.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day, chopped awhile at noon.
13.Noah & I ploughed all day. Noah drove scholars part ways down. Isaiah &
team here PM. & here over night.
14.Noah, I & Isaiah (here today) ploughed nearly all day. Steady snowfall.
15.SUNDAY: Noah & children & Grandmother at Hy. Martin’s for dinner. Noah
took Grandmother home in the evening. The rest at home.
16.Noah fetched some fine gravel for the hens & took some of Grandmother’s
stuff home. We drawed a load of hay into the barn. I mend some harness,
splitt wood, etc. Storms of snow by jerks.
17.Noah over by my father drawing wood together nearly all day, I helped PM. I
did chores & trimmed steer tails AM. Sleighing.
18.I did chores & other work AM. I cut wood in bush PM. Noah let horses shod
& fetched Hy. Martin’s wife who was here today.
19.I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman all day. Noah did the chores & in St.
Jacobs & prepared for butchering. Mild.
20.We butchered 2 hogs all day. Mild.
21.I helped Noah to clean out the cistern & did chores AM. I helped to thrash at
Dan. Bauman PM. Noah & Mary Ann in town AM. & took butcher stuff home
& in town PM.
22.SUNDAY: Rebecca & I at the NW Meeting, at Daniel Gingrich‘s for dinner, at
Israel Martin’s for supper. Mild.
23.We prepared for thrashing AM. Thrashed PM.,-10 strangers.
24.I at my parents to help to thrash AM. & harrowed PM. Noah disced & worked
some other jobs. Drear & some rain.
25.I harrowed nearly all day. Noah in St. Jacobs & at an auction sale. Fog.
26.I washed carriage. Noah fetched a dump-cart from Jno. Fries & I one from C.
Eisenbach. We dug out some stones. Windy.
27.Noah, I, my father & Isaiah & Dan. Hoffman Sr. helped to draw earth out of
the lane into an old well (40’x7’) all day.
28.I did chores, Noah with Wm. Moeser bought a colt rising 3 years’ old for $70
from near Macton. We drawed earth into old well. Jonathan Martin’s Josiah
here for supper on a visit.
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29.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Amos Gingrich’s for dinner. Mary Ann &
Rebecca at Menno Weber’s for dinner. Henry Ziegler here for dinner and for
supper also.
30.Noah in St. Jacobs & changed old horses, I in Elmira & did chores AM. I
killed & skinned off an old horse. Noah took Rebecca Bauman home after 8
wks. of labor & fetched Mary Ann Bauman,-who started to work for Noah now.
DECEMBER 1908
1. Noah & I chopped AM. I started to work for some wks. at Menno Weber at
noon. Menno & I cut wood PM.
2. We butchered 2 hogs all day. Rough weather.
3. Chas. Schliter here with traction engine & chopper nearly all day. I helped
some at the chopping & cut some wood. Chopped about 45 bu. per hour @
$.60,-plate mill.
4. I helped to thrash clover at Ephriam Weber all day.
5. Menno & I cut wood in bush all day.
6. SUNDAY: Menno’s & I at the WW Meeting. Wendel Martin’s here for supper.
I at Grandmother for supper. Snowfall PM & night.
7. I cut up treetops, Menno at the fair AM., we in bush PM.
8. Menno & I cut wood in his bush all day. Menno sold yesterday & today 15
pigs of about 40 or 50 lbs. at $3 a piece. Some snow these days.
9. Menno & I in bush nearly all day. We did small jobs at noon. Menno at
Meeting house to give some payments.
10.Menno & I in bush all day.
11.Menno & I in bush nearly all day. Some light rain.
12.Menno & I in bush all day. Menno’s wife & his mother at Jones Martin’s on a
visit awhile PM.
13.SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Ezra Bauman & I at a Meeting of the other
Mennonites AM. I visited Ezra at E. Gingrich’s over noon. We made a call at
Elias Martin’s to visit. Samuel, Ezra & I visited Josiah Gingrich at Jno.
Lackner’s for supper.
14.Menno & I in bush all day.
15.Menno & I in bush all day. Mild weather. I went over to Noah to feed in the
eve. He & his 2 girls at A. Knorr’s wedding.
16.I tinkered about in the barn, I had a kind of sore throat these days.
17.I tinkered about in the barn. We chopped some grain PM.
18.I tinkered about in the barn at Noah till noon, then I at Menno in his bush PM.
19.I helped to thrash at Epraim Weber all day. I went to town in the evening.
20.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Weber & I at the SP Meeting, at Martin Frey’s for dinner,
at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. My parents visited Noah & stayed for dinner
& supper.
21.Menno & I in bush all day. I fetched saw from father who filed it.
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22.Menno & I at Susanah Messer’s funeral by Jno. Lackner’s AM. We in bush
PM.
23.I in bush all day, & Menno PM. Menno drawed a load of wood for Chas.
Klinck in Elmira.
24.Menno & I in bush AM. I cut up tree tops, Menno & J. Grosz sawed PM.
25.CHRISTMAS: Menno & I at the WW Meeting AM. Leah Bauman here for
supper.
26.I in town Am, at my parents for dinner. I awhile at G. M. Bauman’s PM.
Aaron Weber’s were here for dinner.
27.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Bauman, Hannah Weber & I at Martins’ Meeting, at
Wendel Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. Menno’s at Reuben
Bauman’s for dinner, at Hy. Horst’s for supper. A. Weber’s boys did the
chores here.
28.Menno & I in bush all day. I went to Noah over night.
29.Noah thrashed all day, I helped, 9 strangers AM & 10 PM.
30.Noah thrashed about ¼ day, I helped to work for him till noon AM. I helped to
thrash at Daniel Bauman for Menno PM.
31.Menno & I helped to thrash at Dan Bauman all day. Stormy.
DIARY 1909
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: I drove Mary Ann Bauman & Mary Ann Weber to Dan.
Bauman in the forenoon. I fed for Noah & Menno. Menno’s at Martin
Bauman’s for both meals. I went with Solomon Martin to Noah Bearinger’s for
a call PM.
2. Menno & I ¼ day at Dan Bauman to thrash & did some chores AM. Worked
in bush PM. I went over to Noah in the evening. John Lehman’s of Alberta at
Noah.
3. SUNDAY: Noah & Jno. Lehman’s at the WW Meeting, at Eli Martin’s for
dinner, at Aaron Weber’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber & I at the WW Meeting
too. Some young folks here for supper. Jacob W. Martin’s wedding. Soft
weather.
4. I did chores & splitt some wood. Noah in Berlin to fetch a bbb Motor gasoline
(Qeen City oil Co.) 47.6 gal. @ $.17 ½.
5. Noah & I by my parents to butcher all day. I helped in Menno Weber’s name.
6. I did chores, cleaned cattle & put Zenolium on some. Noah took some hogs
($.06 a lb.) to Elmira AM & then at Hy. Gingrich to thrash PM. Rough
weather.
7. Menno & I in his bush AM., at Dav. Bauman to thrash.
8. Menno in bush. I helped to thrash at A. W. Weber all day.
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9. Menno & I helped to thrash at A. W. Weber about all day.
10.SUNDAY: Menno’s at the SP Meeting, at Josiah Martin’s for dinner, at Amzi
Snyder’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber & I at my parents for dinner.
11.Menno at the fair, I cut up top wood AM. We in bush PM.
12.Menno & I in bush all day. Addison Ziegler helped a little over ½ a day.
13.Menno & I in bush all day. Cold.
14.I at Noah again. Noah & I in bush nearly all day.
15.I did the chores AM., & worked in bush PM. Noah & Mary Ann Weber at the
funeral of Sam Weber’s wife at Levi Weber’s.
16.Hy. Shantz’s of Dumpfries here last night. I did chores, Noah & I awhile in
bush AM. I in bush PM. Noah at the Beef-ring Meeting.
17.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls & Hy. Horst’s at Levi Martin Sr. for dinner, at
Daniel Martin’s for supper. Annie Bauman was here awhile.
18.I did the chores & splitt some wood. Noah in Elmira & by my father.
19.Noah & I chopped AM. Drawed fire-wood logs together in bush PM. Noah &
Geo Bauman went to Jno. Lichty over night, thence to funeral.
20.I did chorse AM. Drawed logs together in bush PM. Noah & Geo at the
funeral of Amos Cressman, in Wilmot. Mild.
21.I did chores, cleaned cattle & helped Eli Martin making saw-logs about ¼ day.
Noah helped to butcher at Reub. Bauman. Mild.
22.We worked about in the barn. Dreary and some rain.
23.I worked about in buildings & piled up wood in bush. Noah in town. Dreary,
rainy & mild, snow fast disappearing.
24.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Grandmother for dinner. The rest at home.
25.I did chores & piled up some wood in bush. Noah & Mary Ann Weber helped
to prepare for the funeral at Jones Martin’s. Noah in town PM. Sold 3 year
old colt to Geo. Bauman for $85.
26.I hustler at Jones Martin & by the dentist to get 2 teeth filled for $1.50. The
other also at the funeral of Hannah S. Bauman, Aged 22 years, 1 mon. & 10
days. Noah at Aaron Hoffman to see a horse.
27.I did chores, cleaned cattle & splitt wood. Noah visited Noah Bearinger’s over
noon & at Jones Martin to see a horse. Some snow.
28.I chored round & splitt wood. A. Hoffman here on horse business & over
noon. Noah & I sawed wood in bush PM.
29.Noah & I worked in bush AM. Cleaned wheat, price $.95, stormy PM.
30.I did chores & prepared for butchering. Noah fetched a brown mare rising 3
years old for $166. Geo. fetched his $85. colt.
31.SUNDAY: Noah, I & Mary Ann Bauman at the WW Meeting. Mary Ann
Bauman & I at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. Cold.
FEBRUARY 1909
1. We butchered 4 hogs & a young cow; my parents, Noah Horst & his mother &
Eli Martin helped here.
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2. I did the chores & other jobs. Noah took butcher stuff home AM. & took wheat
to mill. Dan. Bauman buried at NW Yard.
3. I did chores & worked in bush. Noah hauled saw-logs to Dan. Bauman’s saw-
mill, Floradale, AM. & PM.
4. I hauled logs to Floradale, Noah in town AM. Noah hauled logs to Floradale, I
in bush PM. Mild.
5. We hauled fire-wood logs out & sawed some short. Mild & drear.
6. I did chores & small jobs, Noah in Elmira. Henry Martin’s were here for
supper.
7. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls & Hy. Martin’s at the funeral of a widow,-Peter
Shantz’s wife, aged 78 years, 2 mon. & 27 days; I & Mary Ann Weber at
Meeting house at the funeral. Noah at Hy. Martin’s for supper. Mary Ann
Weber at M. M. Weber for supper.
8. I did chores & other jobs. Noah at the fair AM. & PM.
9. We chopped grain AM. Noah & Mary Ann Bauman in Elmira, I cleaned cattle,
stormy. PM.
10.I awhile in bush & worked other jobs. Mary Ann Weber at a quilting at Mose
Bauman’s, Noah drove her up & I fetched her. Noah fetched 3 pigs av. about
84 lbs. for $13.25 from Henry Lackner.
11.We cleaned seed oats AM. Made fire-wood PM. Stormy.
12.I did chores & awhile in bush. Noah fetched oak horse-stall posts from Joe
Snyder. We in bush drawing wood together PM. Mild weather.
13.I did the chores, Noah in Elmira AM. We awhile in bush PM.
14.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Weber & I at the NW Meeting, at Aaron Bauman’s for
dinner, at Joseph Martin’s for supper. Henry Ziegler here for dinner & supper.
John Lehman’s came tonight.
15.Mary Ann Bauman & I at the funeral of Elias Brubacher’s Lavina, aged 17
years, 1 mon. 20 days AM. I did chores PM. Noah & Jno. Lehman’s went
round visiting all day, at Annie Bauman’s for dinner, at my parents for supper
and in Elmira too.
16.I did the chores & worked other jobs & 2 hrs. at Eli Martin in his bush. Noah &
Lehman’s went visiting, at Israel Weber’s for dinner, at Seth Bauman’s for
supper & at other places, then Noah drove them to his uncle Joe Martin.
17.I did chores, Noah in St. Jacobs to fetch, middlings at $1.20 per cwt., bran
$1.10 & corn at $1.30 a cwt. AM. I worked at fire-wood PM.
18.Noah & I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman ¾ day. Bechtell’s wife buried.
19.Noah & I cut wood for Eli AM. We cleaned oats a little. Rainy PM.
20.Noah & I in Eli’s bush AM. Noah & Mary Ann Weber in Elmira, I in Eli’s bush
about 3 hrs PM.
21.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Jonathan Martin for dinner, at John M.
Bauman’s for supper. My brethern, Lydia & Noah here for dinner. Mild
weather.
22.I did chores AM. Noah & I in Eli Martin’s bush PM.
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23.We were a short while in Eli’s bush; Noah sold to Levi Groff a dark brown
mare for $165. Rainy. Noah at Small’s sale. I did chores.
24.I did chores, Noah & Mary Ann Weber in Elmira AM. Noah & I in Eli’s bush ½
a day PM. High winds towards eve.
25.I did chores. Noah at Abs. Martin. We in Eli’s bush ½ a day PM.
26.We in Eli’s bush ¼ day AM. We in Noah’s bush PM.
27.I did the chores & other jobs. Noah in Elmira AM. & PM. & bought salt off the
car,--2 bags @ $.75 each containing 200 lbs.
28.SUNDAY: We all in WW Meeting. Aaron Bauman’s, Ezra L. Martin’s, Enos
Martin’s, 3 of Levi L. Martin’s children, Hannah & Nelson Martin here for
dinner, Amos & Aaron Rudy & Jones Bauman, Isacc Bauman & Malinda
Sittler were here for supper.
MARCH 1909
1. We did the chores, chopped grain & sawed wood in bush.
2. Noah at E. M. Martin to butcher nearly all day. I did chores & in bush.
3. Noah took Levi Groff’s mare down to him & at Aaron Shantz’s sale. I did the
chores, cleaned cattle & splitt wood. Stormy.
4. I did the chores AM. & sawed maple wood PM. Noah at Henry Martin’s for
dinner & fetched a fresh heifer $31 & 4 bu. black barely at $1.20 a bu. and got
a sleigh from Brubachers, St. Jacobs.
5. I did the chores & cut wood in bush. Noah & Dav. Martin went away to see
horses.
6. I did the chores AM., in bush PM. Noah away looking after horses.
7. SUNDAY: Mary Ann Bauman & I at the Conestogo Meeting & funeral of
Amos Brubacher’s child, at Daniel Cressman’s for dinner, at Osiah Martin’s
for supper. My parents & Menno M. Bauman’s here for dinner. Eli M.
Martin’s here for supper.
8. Noah at the fair AM., & then he & Sam. Weber looked after horses. Dav.
Martin fetched from here a brown horse, rising 6 yrs. old for $140. I at the fair
AM., & did chores & awhile in bush PM.
9. I did chores, Noah looked after horses in Peel. Noah & I by Winterbourne to
see horses. Cold fog & wet.
10.I did chores AM, & in bush, sawed, splitt & piled up wood PM. Noah hauled 3
loads of gravel from S. S. for Osiah Martin.
11.I did chores AM., & in bush PM. Noah by his brother Jonathan over noon,
then at Seth Bauman’s sale. I wrote letters to Eli Bauman Iowa; Eli Weaver,
Ind; & to Amos Rudy Berlin.
12.I did chores AM. & in bush PM. Noah fetched a load of gravel from S. S. for
himself & fetched posts PM.
13.I did chores AM., & in bush PM. Noah in Berlin over noon.
14.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Andrew Freeman’s for both meals. My brother
Isaiah here for both meals. Mary Ann Bauman & Mary Ann Weber at Menno
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Fry’s for dinner. Mary Ann Weber at Dan. Bauman’s for supper. Isaiah & I
made a call on Theodore Beisel who lies in bed with a broken leg.
15.I did chores, Noah in town AM. I washed harnesses PM. Grandmother came
in morn, Noah took her home in eve.
16.I did chores & oiled & washed harnesses. Noah fetched Hy. Martin’s wife
(here today) in morn, by his brother Levi and at one Shantz’s sale PM.
17.Noah & I worked at harnesses & cleaned some barely. Mary Ann Bauman at
Eli S. Martin’s quilting.
18.I did chores & oiled harness, Noah at Sarah Bauman on a horse buisness,
then we chopped grain PM.
19.I did chores & made harness together. Noah to Jno. M. Bauman over noon &
exchanged chopped barely on seed mixture.
20.Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira, I made harness together AM. I drove Noah
down nearly to his brother Jonathan from where he fetched an old cow for
$45. M. Ann W. & I at Israel Shantz’s over night, visited Hattie Lichty, who
worked here.
21.SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Martins’ Meeting, at Ab. Horst’s for dinner & at
Tobias Martin’s for supper. Three of Dan. Bauman’s girls here for dinner to
visit their sister Mary Ann.
22.We did chores & docked a horse AM. then cleaned apple trees PM.
23.We did the chores & cleaned apple trees.
24.Cleaned apple trees AM. Dan & Hy. Ernst were here for dinner. I splitt some
wood.
25.We worked small jobs. Noah at A. Straub’s sale PM. I trimmed oak horse
stall posts PM.
26.I trimmed oak posts, Noah on dog buisness AM. We took posts to Elmira to
get them sawed out PM.
27.Noah fetched a load of gravel & in town PM. I did chores & cleaned apple
trees
28.SUNDAY: Noah, I & M. Ann B. & little girls in WW Meeting. Noah Lichty &
David Bearinger & 3 children of Jonathan Martin here for dinner. Lno.
Lackner’s here for supper.
29.I did chores & cleaned apple trees. Noah in Conestogo to get a horse shod,
PM.
30.We chopped grain AM., & divide potatoes PM. Noah in town in eve. M. Ann
B. at Dav. Martin’s “quilting bee”.
31.I did the chores & worked in barn & cleaned cherry trees. Noah away with
Hy. Brubacher on horse buisness.
APRIL 1909
1. We bagged up potatoes, etc, AM. I worked at oak posts. Noah took potatoes
to Elmira at $.50 @ bag.
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2. We sowed clover seed in morn & worked small jobs AM. I worked at oak
posts, Noah exchanged oats at A. Freeman.
3. I worked small jobs & at the oak posts. Noah in Elmira.
4. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at the SP Meeting, at Elias W Martin’s for dinner, at
Daniel Hoffman’s for supper. Noah’s girls & M. Ann B. up by her parents.
Noah at David Bauman’s for supper. Mild & muddy.
5. We tore old horse stable out, Noah in Elmira. Mild.
6. Noah & I & my father (here today.) worked at the horse stable, rebuilt it, put in
oak posts surrounded with concrete cement. Very warm.
7. Noah, I & my father worked at horse stable all day. High wind.
8. Noah, I & my father worked at horse stalls all day. I took father home in the
evening.
9. GOOD FRIDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Annanias Martin’s here for
dinner.
10.Noah, I & my father worked at horse stable all day.
11.SUNDAY: EASTER: M. Ann W. & I at the NW Meeting, at Noah B. Martin’s
Jr. for dinner, at Moses Martin’s for supper. Noah & his girls at Hy. Brubacher
for supper. Menno Sauder here for dinner. Chr. Martin’s (Sr.) wife got burried
at Martin
12.EASTER MONDAY: I helped to sow clover seed & did chores; Noah fetched
a young dog from Enoch Burkhardt & at fair AM. My father, Noah & I worked
at chopp chists, etc. Amos Martin here for supper. A “quilting bee” took place
here today.
13.Noah took father’s circular saw home, we did chores & worked small jobs.
Rain & snow PM.
14.Noah in St. Jacobs to fetch mill food & old pipes from Is. & Moses Martin AM.
& in Elmira to get pipes cut for in front of the horses’ troughs PM. I did chores
& other jobs.
15.Noah & I went to Hy. Horst’s to cut straw & fill bed straw sacks AM. I at Eli M.
Martin to help to cement PM.
16.I helped to cement at Eli M. Martin AM. Noah fixed iron pipes in front of the
horses’ troughs AM. We chopped, etc, PM.
17.I helped to cement at Eli M. Martin all day. Noah worked small jobs & took 3
pigs to Elmira at $7.10 per cwt., Wt. av. 170
18.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at John Martin’s for dinner. M. Ann B. at David
Bauman’s for supper. I at home all day.
19.I shovelled gravel in on road, Noah fetched a load of gravel for Eli M. Martin
AM. I splitt wood & mend harness PM.
20.We planted trees & worked in orchard. Noah & the two Mary Anns in Elmira
PM.
21.Noah & I drawed apple tree twigs out of orchard, chopped some grain &
worked other jobs. Some rain.
22.We repaired & set posts & gates & fence.
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23.I repaired fences. Noah & M. Ann B. at the funeral of Jacob Martin in S. Peel,
aged 68 years AM. Joe Snyder’s here for dinner from the funeral. Noah cut
my hair.
24.I repaired fences & did chores. Noah at D. Hoffman to exchange seed oats
AM., then Noah & his girls in St. Jacobs & visited his father, at Hy. Martin’s for
supper.
25.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. John M. Bauman’s, Dan B. Martin’s
here for dinner. Hy. B. Martin’s here for both meals.
26.I repaired fences. Noah & M. Ann. W. at Dan Hoffman’s to prepare for
funeral. Noah & I got out seeding machines & rolled grassfield & ganged in
furrows.
27.I & others at the funeral of Wendel H. Bauman, aged 81yrs. 7mon., 21days.
We made fence awhile PM. Levi L. Martin’s here for supper.
28.I fixed fences & did chores AM, & went to Dan. Hoffman’s over noon to act
hostler, then ganged a little & washed buggy. Noah & M. Ann W. at Dan
Hoffman’s (Jr) child’s funeral. Noah in town in evening.
29.I did chores & cleaned cattle & worked about in barn. Noah & Hy. Lackner at
C. Bowman to see about the big water ditch. Cyrus Cressman’s wife got
burried. A little cold & storms of snow which heaped up banks some 2’ deep.
30.I did chores, worked at a post-hole & sawed wood. Noah fetched mill food
from St. Jacobs, corn per cwt $1.40. Midd $1.30.
MAY 1909
1. I did chores & sawed summer wood etc. Noah in town, PM. Parents awhile
here. Snow storms by jerks.
2. SUNDAY: I was home all day. Noah & his girls at Enos Gingrich’s for
supper. Chr. Martin’s child burried at Martins’. Thick snowstorms by jerks.
(Jno. Martin’s child got burried at N. Woolwich yesterday.)
3. I did chores & sawed up summer wood. Noah took 8 pigs to St. Jacobs, Wt.
1370# @ $.07 ¼ AM. & then took M. Ann B. home.
4. We fastened an end post for a wire fence, patched barn roof & worked other
jobs. M. Ann B. came again tonight.
5. Noah took M. Ann W. over to Grandmother to help her clean house. I splitt &
piled up summer wood AM. We patched roofs, etc; PM.
6. We drawed a little manure, earth & stones, I ganged awhile & Noah
cultivated. Noah fetched M. Ann W. from Grandmother in eve.
7. We drawed some stones & ash, etc; AM. Cleaned up a corner full of small
trees by orchard. Jno. Martin’s child burried at N. Woolwich, last Sat. was the
day the other got burried. We had rain last evening and night.
8. We drawed trees & tops & stones. Noah cultivated & I sowed about 3 acres
in oats. Fine weather.
9. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls by my parents for supper. Noah Horst & Josiah
Gingrich here for supper.
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10.I did the chores, cleaned cattle & splitt wood. Noah in Elmira. Wet & some
rain.
11.I repiled wood in bush & dug apple-stumps partly out etc. Noah & M. Ann W.
helped to wash-out Meeting house, AM. Noah & M. Ann B. helped to prepare
for funeral at Elias Martin’s PM.
12.I drawed apple-tree stumps, ash on land & stones from & I was also in Elmira.
Noah & Dan. Bauman on the “Ditch Buisness” that had arosed hard feeling in
the neighborhood.
13.Noah & I cultivated some, AM. I hostler over noon at Elias Martin’s, Noah &
the girls also at the funeral at Meeting house. Noah cultivated & I sowed oats
PM.
14.I sowed oats awhile & ganged, Noah broadcast AM. Rainy PM. We worked
then small jobs.
15.I did chores & ganged then barely patch. Noah in St. Jacobs & Elmira, AM.
Noah sowed oats. Rain in eve.
16.SUNDAY: M Ann B. & I at Elias W. Martin’s for dinner, at Dav. Martin’s for
supper. Hy. Horst’s & Moses C. Martin’s & Noah’s Aunt Veronica here for
supper.
17.I washed buggy, fixed driving-shed door, etc. Noah fetched about 50 rds. of 9
wire fence at $.44 per rd. from Jno. Martin, Wallenstein, C.P.R. Wetland.
18.Noah fetched tiles from Louis Beisel, lent 380 tiles. I ditched nearly all day.
Jno. Grosz ganged here PM.
19.I ditched AM., & sowed peas PM. Noah helped to tile about all day. Joe
Stange helped about ¾ day. J. Grosz drove horses for us about ¾ day.
20.ASCENSION DAY: Noah, I & M. Ann B. at the Conestogo Meeting AM. I
sowed B. & O., Noah cultivated. Northgraves (nursery agent) here over noon.
We planted trees in eve.
21.I sowed B. & O. & ganged a little AM., harrowed PM. Noah cultivated &
sowed some also.
22.I sowed some black oats & goosewheat & harrowed AM, & sowed with
broadcast seeder PM. Noah sowed AM, and at the “Waterditch Meeting” in
Conestogo PM.
23.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Some young folks here for supper.
24.We drove out to Elmira for Wm. O’Neil, 2 steers, Wt. 2410# @ 5¼; 4 others,
Wt. 3860# @ $.05; 1 heifer (wt. 610#) at $30. Then I ganged at barely patch
& Noah sowed oats.
25.I finished ganging barely patch & sowed barely. Noah cultivated, harrowed &
rolled.
26.I harrowed about 24 acres with 3 horses. Noah rolled some & harrowed
barely patch & ploughed some of root patch.
27.I worked small jobs. Noah got a horse shod in St. Jacobs AM. Noah in
Elmira, I drawed stones from field PM.
28.I drawed stones from field. Noah in Floradale & bo't a long wooden ladder for
$2, from Jno. Brox AM. & also bought of Hy. Gingrich 7 pigs about 3 mon. old
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(small for their age) for $11. We ploughed in mangold patch PM. Drear &
some fine rain.
29.I by my parents, there all day, loading & spreading manure & set power & c.
mixer. Noah worked on mangold patch. Menno Weber lent a horse from
here for about 1 ½ days.
30.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Grandmother for dinner, at Recevious Martin’s
for supper. The rest of us at home.
31.I fetched a mangold drill, sowed mangolds & took drill home, harrowed &
rolled potatoe patch. Noah ridged mangold patch & at the WW Meeting. M.
Ann W. at a quilting at Elias Martin’s. M. Ann B. & Noah’s girls up by her
parents nearly all day. Warm.
JUNE 1909
1. I cut potatoes & Noah awhile too. Noah took M. Ann. W. to help to prepare
for funeral at Enos Gingrich’s AM. Noah, I & M. Ann W. planted potatoes.
2. We all at Enos Gingrich’s child’s funeral, I was hustler, aged 1yr. 5mon. I dug
end post hole. Iwan Martin here to stretch up wire fence PM. Chr. Weaver,
Eli Winger & Dan Warner & their wives of Ind. paid here a call. Sam. Horst’s
& Hy. Horsts came along too. Warm.
3. I by my parents helped to build silo all day. Noah worked at wire fence post &
rolled land. Warm.
4. I by my parents helped to build silo & to butcher the 1st
beef of this season, all
day. Noah & Moses Bauman build some wire fence AM. Menno Wideman
Sr. here for dinner on a visit. Noah rolled land after supper.
5. I did chores & rolled land. Noah fetched beef AM. Noah & M. Ann B. in
Elmira PM.
6. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Esther Ziegler, Waterloo, for dinner, at Sol.
Lichty’s for supper. M. Ann B. & M. Ann W. at Aaron Weber’s for both meals.
I at home all day.
7. I rolled land nearly all day. Noah at fair. Cool.
8. I worked to hang on an iron gate & stretch a barb wire along on top of a fence.
Noah in St. Jacobs AM. We pulled googles in wheat PM.
9. Noah & I pulled googles about ¾ day & place rails on fence.
10.I laid rails on fence, cut washers for vehicles, etc. Noah & I repaired some
fence. Chopped some grain.
11.I tied down top-rails on fence, etc. Noah in town AM. Noah & I cut thistles in
peas PM.
12.We cut thistles in peas & hauled a load of hay from D. shed into barn. Noah
bo’t a calf about 6 or 7 wks old for $5. from Ceiling, North of Elmira.
13.SUNDAY: Hy. Horst’s & Noah with his girls at Martin’s Meeting, at Paul
Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. M. Ann. W. & comrades at
Martin’s Meeting. Drear, rain & hail in eve.
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14.I cut thistles & pulled yellow dock & worked a few other jobs. Noah at
Conestogo Meeting & worked other jobs. M. Ann W. cut thistles.
15.We worked some small jobs & drawed out 34 loads of manure. Menno
Weber helped ½ day PM.
16.We drawed out about 42 loads of manure & spread a little. Menno Weber
helped all day. About 76 lds. on 8 acres.
17.Noah in St. Jacobs to get heavy team shod, I worked small jobs AM. We
spread manure PM. Some rain. Noah sold to Everatt’s a calf, age about 1
mon. Wt. about 106# for $4.75.
18.Noah & I shovelled & hauled gravel about all day & spread some manure after
supper.
19.I hauled on highways AM. & Noah PM. Noah in Elmira & fetched beef AM. I
spread manure PM. John Lichty here over night.
20.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Alvin Weber, Manassa Martin & sister,
Johnnason Martin & 2 sisters, Menno Hoffman’s here for dinner. Scylas &
Annie Martin here for supper. Ohio preachers were at Meeting, Dan Martin &
Jac. Weber.
21.Noah & I ploughed AM, cut thistles, M. Ann W. helped PM.
22.We ploughed fallow nearly all day, cut thistles after supper. A little rain at
noon. Hot weather. M. Ann B. at quilting at Hy. Gingrich’s.
23.Noah & I ploughed fallow AM. Noah in Elmira & bro’t a McCormick hay rake,
32 teeth, 10 feet wide, for $28. We cut thistles.
24.Noah & I ploughed fallow AM. Noah scuffled mangolds, I & girls cleaned
some, Noah helped after supper.
25.Noah & I ploughed fallow nearly all day & cleaned mangolds.
26.I ploughed about ¾ day, & Noah AM., finished ploughing fallow for the 1st
time; I then cleaned mangolds. Noah & Hy. Lackner in Conestogo to see
township clerk, etc. A very warm week & the ground a little dry.
27.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Bauman & I at the Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. B.
Martin’s for dinner, Noah & his girls at Menno Weber’s for supper.
28.We cleaned some mangolds & cut thistles, the 2 Mary Anns helped. Noah in
town PM. Jacob Dunke burried.
29.We cut thistles, girls helped PM. We pulled googles after supper.
30.We cut thistles, girls helped some. We pulled googles after supper.
JULY 1909
1. We cut thistles, girls helped some. We pulled googles after supper.
2. We cut thistles, M. Ann W. helped about ¾ day. I hauled in summer wood
after supper. Noah in Elmira after supper to see about the water ditch. Some
rain to-night.
3. I harrowed fallow AM. I cut thistles, M. Ann W. helped awhile PM. Noah in
Elmira & fetched beef AM; took his girls to Hy. Martin’s after dinner & then
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went to Court of Revision, of water ditch, in Conestogo. Noah sometimes
away & neighbors here during past week to consider over said ditch.
4. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at the NW Meeting, at Menno M. Bauman’s for
dinner, at Isacc Gingrich’s for supper. Daniel Bauman’s & Hy. Ziegler here for
dinner. We at Meeting PM.
5. Noah & I cleaned mangles AM. Noah & girls cut thistles & cleaned mangles.
I helped to shingle barn roof by my parents.
6. I helped at father’s roof AM. Isaiah & I then went over to Noah & with others
cleaned mangles PM.
7. Noah, I, Isaiah all day, Mary Ann nearly all day cleaned some mangles & cut
thistles.
8. Noah, I Isaiah (here all day) scuffled & hoed potatoes & cut thistles. M. Ann
W. helped PM.
9. We uprooted burdocks, rolled fallow & cut thistles.
10.I disced fallow with 4 horse team & mowed a few thistles. Noah in Waterloo.
Rain, tonight, accompanied by lightning & thunder.
11.SUNDAY: M. Ann B. & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM, at Eli Horst’s for
dinner, at Allen Knorr’s for supper. Noah & his girls at Hy. Gingrich’s for
supper.
12.I mowed grass with sycthe & Noah with mower a little. I pulled out burdocks,
helped Noah move implements & cut thistles. I washed at riggs after supper.
13.I mowed fence corners out & cut thistles. Noah & M. Ann W. helped each
awhile. Noah mowed with mower. I harrowed after supper. Noah in St.
Jacobs to fetch feed.
14.I finished harrowing fallow & then we stirred up hay, drawed in 7 loads of hay
Eli Martin helped ½ day, his laborer about ¾ day. Warm. Norman Spaeth
burried.
15.We awhile at Eli to make hay till rain came shortly after noon, then I chopped
oats & Noah in Elmira.
16.We worked at a chopp bin, father helped AM. Noah & I helped at Eli to put
away hay, about 7 loads.
17.I scuffled potatoes & ganged some of fallow, Noah fetched beef & worked at
bin AM. We at Eli to put away hay, about 5 loads.
18.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. I & girls in Peel Meeting PM. M. Ann
B. by her parents for supper. Dav. Bauman’s here for supper.
19.Noah & I mowed grass AM. Noah & I at Eli to put away hay, 6 loads, PM.
20.Noah & I mowed grass & I raked & worked a little up in barn AM. Drawed in 8
loads of hay, 2 of Eli’s helped.
21.I at the driving shed raising at Osiah Martin, then I, Noah, & Eli’s laborer
unloaded some hay, a little rain AM. We hauled in about 2 loads hay, ganged
fallow & scuffled potatoes.
22.I ganged fallow, Noah in town AM., then we worked at chopp bin. I took Beef
Ring steer to father. Rain PM.
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23.I helped to load manure at Menno Weber about ½ day. Noah at Eli to move
woodshed, etc. Drear & some rain.
24.I spread manure at Menno Weber, Noah in town, took beef hide out ($.09)
AM. I mowed thistles, Noah ganged in fallow PM.
25.SUNDAY: I & girls in the afternoon Meeting at Conestogo. Noah & his girls
at David B. Martin’s.
26.Noah harrowed fallow & scuffled mangles AM. We & girls cleaned mangles
for the 2nd
time PM. Noah fetched some tiles after supper & replaced them at
L. Beisel.
27.Noah & I cleaned bal. of mangles & drawed out manure, Menno Weber
helped nearly ½ day. Hy. Martin’s wife & Judith Weber here for dinner.
28.Noah, I & M. Weber drawed out manure on sod AM. Noah & I got binder out
& then he bindered wheat & I shocked some.
29.We bindered & shocked wheat & spread manure. M. Weber helped ½ dy.
AM. Noah bindered wheat & I shocked PM. A little rain. Warm.
30.Noah & I ploughed fallow AM. Noah ploughed with 2-furrowed plow in fallow.
I shocked some wheat & finished spreading manure on sod.
31.Noah ploughed about all day. I mowed weeds in bush AM & scuffled mangles
PM.
AUGUST 1909
1. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls & Hy. Martin’s at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at Geo.
Musselman’s for supper. I & the two Mary Ann’s at the NW Afternoon
Meeting.
2. I at Eli Martin nearly all day, tore up old woodshed foundation wall. Noah
ploughed in fallow. We fetched a load of wheat after supper. Isaiah Kinzie &
horses here over night.
3. Noah & I hauled in about 9 loads of wheat.
4. Noah & I ploughed fallow & set up thrashing machine AM. Hy. Martin here
about ¾ day. We thrashed 5 loads of wheat & a small load for Eli, 2 of Eli’s
helped PM. About 15 lds. of wheat from about 10 ac.
5. I raked wheat patch & Noah ploughed in fallow, then we fetched in rakings
AM. We at Eli to tare off wall & ploughed sod a little after supper. Warm.
6. Noah & I ploughed sod nearly all day, thrashed wheat rakings & jopped grain
a little at noon. Warm.
7. I ploughed sod nearly all day; Noah ploughed awhile & in Elmira AM, then at
Hy. Martin’s to haul coals for him. M. Ann W. & I at Nathan Clemmer’s over
night. Very warm.
8. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM, at Israel Gingrich’s
for dinner, at Ab. Martin’s for supper. My parents & Reuben Bauman’s here
for dinner.
9. Noah & I ploughed sod. Noah & M. Ann W. in Elmira.
10.Noah & I ploughed sod. Noah & his girls at AW Weber’s.
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11.Noah ploughed sod all day, & I ploughed AM & harrowed PM.
12.Noah & I ploughed bal. of sod, pulled out a few stumps, drawed a few stones
& wood. Noah disced some sod, & I painted wooden pickets on wire fence
after supper.
13.Noah disced all day on sod, I painted pickets & pulled out some weeds in
potatoe patch.
14.I in town & fetched beef AM, I at the afternoon Meeting for the young people,
at WW; Amos Rudy here this eve. & night. Noah disced sod. Dan. L. Martin’s
here overnight too.
15.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Young people (I included) got
Baptized. Elias W. Martin’s, Joshua Rudy’s & young folks here for dinner,
Allen Knorr & a few young folks here for supper.
16.I painted fence pickets, Noah harrowed sod AM. I grinded reaping knives PM.
Rainy PM.
17.I patched harness AM. & harrowed bal. of sod & some of fallow. Noah away
again on the “Ditch Buisness”.
18.I harrowed bal. of fallow, Noah took away 12 hens, wt. 62# @ $.07 & then
Noah bindered barely & I shocked.
19.We cleaned wheat awhile, then Noah bindered grain & I shocked.
20.We worked some small jobs in morn. Noah bindered oats & I shocked. Cool
weather.
21.We worked small jobs, bindered & shocked oats.
22.SUNDAY: M. Ann B. & I at the Conestogo Meeting, at Dav. Sauder’s for
dinner. Ma. Ann. W. at Hy. Gingrich’s for supper. Noah & his girls at Enos
Bauman’s (she was ill) for dinner, at Henry B. Martin’s for supper.
23.We made off peas, Noah mowed, M. Ann W. & I rolled them aside. Dav.
Bauman’s child died. M. Ann. B. & Noah helped at the funeral preparations. I
ploughed in the evening & waked at David’s over night.
24.I ploughed, Noah helped to dig grave for David’s child AM. Noah & I at Eli
Martin drawing in grain till to supper then we drawed in 2 loads of ours after
supper.
25.We all at David Bauman’s child’s (Noah) funeral, aged 11 months & 25 days,
AM. Noah awhile at David’s yet, I helped to thrash at Jacob Fries PM. Noah
bindered.
26.Noah bindered oats & I shocked AM. We thrashed peas & other grain PM. ½
day.
27.We worked in barn awhile then Noah cut oats & I shocked.
28.I worked about barn & Noah fetched beef, then we drawed in barely. A little
rain at noon. We cut & shocked bal. of oats. Drawed in grain after supper.
Rain to-night.
29.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Apsolom Martin’s here for supper.
30.Noah & I ploughed a little in fallow & disced some of sod intended to be sown
in wheat, AM, & drawed in grain PM.
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31.I harrowed & sowed wheat on prepared sod. Noah ploughed fallow AM. &
bindered some oats & goosewheat.
SEPTEMBER 1909
1. I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash AM, & ploughed in fallow PM. Noah in town &
ploughed awhile AM. Noah’s father here for supper on a visit. Cool.
2. We ploughed in fallow awhile in morn, then we hauled in some oats & cut bal.
of B. & O & shocked.
3. Noah & I ploughed bal. of fallow AM. Drawed in oats, I harrowed some of
fallow PM. Busy week.
4. We harrowed fallow. Hy. Lackner fetched seed wheat from here. Hy.
Martin’s here nearly all day. We unloaded some oats. I sowed fallow in
wheat. Some fog & rain.
5. SUNDAY: I here at home all day. Noah & his girls at Grandmother for
supper. Annie & Leah Bauman visited girls.
6. I harrowed fallow in morn. Hy. Martin here about ¾ day. Dav. Bauman
helped ½ day PM. hauling in about 14 loads of oats. Eli Martin fetched drill &
seed wheat. The two Mary Anns at the funeral of John Brubacher, aged 81
years, 4 months & 25 days.
7. I raked grain in morn then we fetched in grain.
8. I raked grain in morn then we fetched in grain. Noah in town in morning. We
burned grass & weeds in eve.
9. I raked in morn, fetched in rakings, Noah helped AM. Noah & M. Ann B. in
town in afternoon. I disced sod & ganged PM.
10.I ganged nearly all day, Noah did some light ploughing. We put implements in
order in shed.
11.I ganged all day. Noah fetched beef & ganged.
12.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Israel Gingrich’s & Peter Ziegler’s
here for dinner. Sol. Lichty’s & Seth Bauman’s here for supper. M. Ann W. &
I at Geo. M. Bauman’s for supper.
13.I ganged nearly all day. Noah in town AM., & ganged awhile PM. We hauled
a few stones.
14.I ganged nearly all day & piled wood in shed. Noah ganged & drawed in
wood. Warm & dry.
15.Noah hauled in wood & I piled nearly all day. A little rain.
16.HARVEST MEETING: We all except Alvina at the Harvest Meeting AM. We
drawed in some wood & ganged PM. Jacob Fry (with 1 arm) burried at N.
Woolwich PM.
17.I helped to re-open ditch at Menno Webers AM. I helped to thrash at Osiah
Martin PM. Noah ganged & in town in eve. My parents came home from
Jordan.
18.I helped to re-open ditch at M. Weber all day. Noah at the funeral of widow
Daniel Martin, aged 69 yrs. Noah in Waterloo PM.
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19.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls by my parents for dinner, at Daniel Bauman’s for
supper, I up in Peel after supper.
20.Noah & I ganged nearly all day. Jopped awhile at noon.
21.I ganged all day, Noah AM. Noah, Minerva & the two Ms Anns at SP Meeting
PM. (Last Thur. there was also a Harvest Meeting at S. Peel; there were 4
men elected for a Deacon & today a Meeting was called to make the Deacon,
but, owing to misunderstandings & disturbances in church affairs, was post-
poned)
22.I ganged & harrowed about all day. Noah did small jobs.
23.Noah & I & 3 horses at Eli hauling manure nearly all day. Some rain at noon.
Yesterday it was dreary.
24.Noah, & I & 3 horses at Eli hauling manure a little over a half a day, then
worked small jobs. Rain in eve.
25.I ganged AM. Noah in town, fetched beef AM. & looked for steers PM. I,
Isaiah, Isaiah Weber & A. Rudy & 4 girls at Edward Spaeth’s for supper &
night.
26.SUNDAY: We at Tilman Weber’s, Bridgeport, for dinner, at Levi Weber’s for
supper. Noah made a call at N. Bearinger.
27.I ganged, Noah looked for steers AM. I loaded manure & Noah unloaded,
drawed out 13 loads PM.
28.Noah & I up at Jesse Snider to fetch steers, bo’t by the head 2 (Wt. about
850# each @ $.04) steers $34 each, 1 (Wt. about 600# @ $.03 ½) for about
$21. We drawed 17 loads manure.
29.We worked small jobs, cleaned wheat. I ganged & Noah harrowed nearly ½
day PM. Rainy AM.
30.I ganged & Noah harrowed about all AM. Some rain. We spread manure &
worked small jobs PM.
OCTOBER 1909
1. I ganged all day (finished). Noah harrowed AM & took some wheat to Elmira,
Price $.98, test 62, PM.
2. I harrowed, did chores & in town in eve. Noah, his girls, his outfit & Hy.
Horst’s went visiting down in & towards Dumfries this morning.
3. SUNDAY: Noah away all day. M. Ann Weber & I by my Parents for dinner.
M. Ann B. at her home.
4. I harrowed AM. Started fall ploughing PM. Noah came back from his visit this
evening.
5. Noah & I drawed out about 20 loads of manure, cleaned manure yard, all day.
Warm.
6. I helped to fill silo, about ¼ day by my parents. Then I raised & topped off
mangles. Others drawed in mangles about 11 loads, Jno.Grosz helped all
day.
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7. Noah, I & girls awhile PM, made out & drawed away mangles, about 10 loads.
Nice weather.
8. I worked small jobs in morn. Noah fetched Lackner’s potatoe plow. We dug
out & drawed in about 2 loads of potatoes, girls helped awhile PM. Warm.
9. I dug out potatoes, Noah in Elmira, AM. Noah & I finished at potatoes &
chopped grain, and prepared for thrashing for Menno Weber PM.
10.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Cyranes Ziegler’s and Enos M.
Bauman’s here for dinner.
11.We set machines & thrashed about 8 ½ hours for Menno M. Weber today.
12.Noah & I set machines & thrashed about 6 hours for Jno. Grosz. Noah
bought an aged cow for $18 from Grosz. Windy.
13.I ploughed AM. I helped to thrash at Jac. Fries ½ day, PM. Noah fetched a
load of mangolds at $.08 @ bu. from Dan. L. Martin.
14.Noah, I & girls gathered apples & prepared for cidering. Noah & I fetched
some sweet apples, at $.10 a bag, from Eli Martin.
15.Noah got cider made & apple butter cooked AM, & ploughed awhile PM. I
ploughed nearly all day & worked a few small jobs.
16.We drawed hay from D. Shed into barn & worked a few small jobs & ploughed
some. Rainy. I & some other young folks at Syranes Ziegler’s over night.
17.SUNDAY: I & others at Hy. B. Brubacher’s for dinner, at Joshua Brubacher’s
for supper. Hy. Ziegler here for a call PM.
18.I worked small jobs, fetched a horse of Eli’s AM. We ploughed PM. I fetched
26 bags of oats at $.36 a bu. from Grosz after supper.
19.We ploughed all day,-I with single plow & Noah with double.
20.Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira AM. We chopped grain a little at noon. I
ploughed all day, Noah PM.
21.We worked small jobs, drear & rainy AM. We ploughed awhile, rainy PM.
22.We ploughed awhile in morn & then chopped oats AM. We ploughed PM.
Rainy, sometimes.
23.I ploughed with single plow all day, Noah with sulky, We at Hy. Martin’s, I took
my watch to D. Brubacher, watchmaker, St. Jacobs, to get it fixed.
24.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Noah & his girls at Menno M. Bauman for
dinner, at Aaron M. Bauman’s for supper.
25.We ploughed all day. Noah hitched up a colt for the 1st
time.
26.We ploughed, I all day, Noah with colts PM. Noah drawed to Elmira, for
O’Neil, 2 hogs, wt. 390# @ $.07 ½.
27.Noah & I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman’s ½ day AM. We ploughed,-I with
sulky & Noah with single & colt.
28.I ploughed on sulky plow all day, Noah with single & colts; M. Ann Weber at
Grandma today & yesterday.
29.We drawed hay from driving-shed into barn in morn, then we ploughed, I with
sulky.
30.We ploughed, I with sulky all day & Noah nearly all day.
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31.SUNDAY: M. Ann Bauman & I at the Peel Meeting, at Josiah S. Martin’s for
dinner, at Menno Martin’s for supper.
NOVEMBER 1909
1. We ploughed, I with sulky all day, & Noah nearly all day.
2. I ploughed a few rounds in morn., washed buggy & cleaned engine & etc. We
chopped a little. Light rain.
3. Noah & I helped to thrash at Eli M. Martin all day. Mild.
4. Noah & I helped to thrash at Eli M. Martin awhile in morn., then at Hy. Horst’s
about ¼ day AM. Noah at Horst for Hy. B. We ploughed PM. I received my
watch from D. B., St. Jacobs.
5. I helped to thrash at Hy. Horst AM., Noah ploughed AM. I finished ploughing
& harrowed. Noah awhile at H. Hass’s sale.
6. Noah & I put apples down into cellar in morn., then Noah went to St. Jacobs
to fetch mill feed (bran $1.10) & at Hy. S. Martin’s to plough. I ganged root-
patch & did chorse.
7. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Titus Bauman & sister here for dinner,
some young folks here for supper.
8. We worked at drain to refix it in front of house and worked a few other jobs.
9. I worked at drain. Noah in St. Jacobs to let horses shod & fetched gravel for
chickens AM. We picked small stones on grassfield PM.
10.Noah & I set separator & thrashed oats, a little, & chopped grain, fetched
some hay over & picked small stones.
11.We picked small stones off grassfield in morn., then I removed earth for a
drain, at about middle of N. end of farm; Noah worked awhile at ditching &
ploughed sod, a little.
12.I worked about buildings & at house cellar toll-drain, to re-open. Noah fetched
1300 two & ½” tiles @ $9 per M from Stroh.
13.I did chores & re-opened at cellar-drain, Noah in Elmira. We thrashed ¼ day
in afternoon, a few neighbors helped. We chopped.
14.SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner,
at Oziah Martin’s for supper. Noah & Menno Weber went together to
Meeting. Menno’s & my parents here for dinner.
15.Noah & I ditched for tiles all day, we had a digger plow of Elmira; Joe Stange,
1 of E. Martin & Noah Hurst helped us all day.
16.Noah & I, 1 of Hy. Lackner (J.G.) & Eli Martin’s laborer worked at tile ditch
about ¼ day. I worked other small jobs; Icy and rainy nearly all day.
17.Noah, I & 1 of Hy. Lackner (J.G.) worked at tile ditch AM., Noah also PM; I
helped to thrash ½ day, PM at Oziah Martin.
18.I helped to thrash at Oziah Martin all day. Noah & M. Ann W., in Elmira, Noah
worked at tile ditch.
19.I helped to thrash about an hour in morn. at Oz. Martin. We finished putting in
tiles in N. end of farm; I worked at toll.
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20.Noah & I worked at house-cellar drain, I covered tiles & did chorse PM. Noah
in Elmira. M. Ann W. with others visited relatives.
21.SUNDAY: I at home all day; Noah & his girls at Hy. Horst’s for dinner. M.
Ann W. visited relatives round by Breaslau.
22.Noah & I chopped grain & worked other jobs in buildings. Cold rain & icy
about all day, trees laden with sleet.
23.I did chores, clipped steer, & other jobs. Noah in Elmira.
24.I did chores & small jobs; Noah in St. Jacobs, fetched 2 pigs from Hy. Martin
to butcher them here; We prepared for butchering & worked at chopp slide.
25.We & Hy. Martin’s butchered at their 2 hogs nearly all day.
26.I helped to thrash at Dan Bauman all day. Noah took butcher ware home &
did the chorse.
27.I helped Noah to finish chopp slide, I did chorse etc. Mild.
28.SUNDAY: My bro. Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting at Enos Martin’s for dinner,
at Joshua Rudy’s for supper. M. Ann W. & others down at Meeting too. G. M.
Bauman’s & Hy. Lackner’s here for dinner.
29.We worked small jobs AM. Removed stumps in field PM.
30.We did the chorse & digged out stumps in field. Mild.
DECEMBER 1909
1. We did chorse & digged out stumps in field. Mild Weather.
2. I did chorse, Noah in Floradale AM. We digged out stumps PM. Jonathan
Martin’s Josiah here on a visit over noon.
3. We hauled out of fields the stumps we had recently pulled & a big stone. I
washed stable windows.
4. I did chorse, plastered a patch in house, brushed down cobwebs in stables,
etc. Noah in Elmira, he & his girls visited his father Levi, over supper. A Nice
week.
5. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting; Oziah Martin’s here for dinner. A party
of young people here for supper.
6. We chopped grain & worked small jobs. Dan Ratz, Elmira, got burried.
7. Noah & I cut up wood awhile that lay on ground AM. We set thrashing
machines, etc. PM.
8. I in bush AM., in Elmira to get boots & shoes PM. Noah in Berlin to get
gasoline 40 gal. @ $.17 ½. Stormy.
9. We worked small jobs AM. We thrashed ½ day PM.
10.I worked in barn AM. We awhile in bush PM.
11.We thrashed about ¼ day AM. I did chorse & other jobs, then in eve. I &
chums went to Paul M. Martin’s.
12.SUNDAY: We at Cyrus Shantz’s for dinner, made a call at Ezra Bauman’s to
visit Menno Wideman, who had a broken leg, we at Josiah Bauman’s to visit
Eszra Bauman, there for supper. Cold & sleet in eve.
13.I did chorse & other jobs. Noah at fair. Rainy.
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14.I in bush cut up top-wood all day. Noah hauled a load gravel.
15.We opened pit & hauled 3 loads gravel & 1 load of sand.
16.Noah in St. Jacobs (to let Gordia shod). We hauled 3 loads of gravel for
cementing & 3 loads sand for masonary. We fetched gravel from J. DeKay’s
pit. Meeting of matter of Dan B. Weber. Sleighing.
17.We hauled home 5 loads gravel & 2 loads sand.
18.We hauled home 7 loads gravel & 3 loads sand. Hy. Lackner’s laborer (J.G.)
helped all day. Noah got team shod in morn.
19.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner. I & the two Mary
Anns at Amos Gingrich’s for dinner.
20.I did chorse & splitt wood, Noah helped to butcher at Hy. Horst’s AM. I in
bush, Noah & M. Ann W. in Elmira, PM.
21. I worked round buildings AM. I at Amel Lenan’s sale, Noah went over a little
before noon.
22.I did chorse, cleaned cattle, put melted lard & coil oil on them & awhile in
bush. Noah butchered about ½ day at Reub. Bauman.
23.I helped to thrash a little over ½ day, helped to get machines through snow, in
morn, to Hy. Brubacher. Noah helped Hy. Lackner hauling saw-logs to
Bloomingdale.
24.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher ½ day AM. Noah fetched butcherware
AM., I cut Noah’s hair & awhile in bush, PM.
25.CHRISTMAS: We all at the WW Meeting. M. Ann W. & I by my parents for
supper (cousin Susanna Spaeth there)
26.SUNDAY: Urias Beuhler’s child’s funeral at Conestogo. Noah & his girls at
Benj. Martin’s for dinner & awhile at N. Bearinger’s. I at home, wrote letters to
A. R. & M. Wideman.
27.We prepared for butchering & did other jobs AM., I in bush & Noah in St.
Jacobs & fetched ¼ beef from Dav. Martin.
28.We butchered 4 hogs, my father & Hy. Martin’s helped all day.
29.I worked about in buildings all day; we chopped grain PM. My father & Hy.
Martin here for dinner & part of the day, talking about a strawshed, to be build.
Cold.
30.Noah & I hauled stones home from Eli Martin which we had piled up from an
old wall.
31.Noah & I hauled stones home from Eli Martin AM. I did chorse & awhile in
bush PM. Noah away on buisness PM.
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DIARY 1910
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: Noah & I at Conestogo Meeting AM. Annie Bauman
here for dinner. Noah & his girls at Eli M. Martin’s for supper.
2. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Mose Weber, M. Wideman, Eli Horst &
girls here for dinner. M. Ann B. & I at Annie Bauman (widow) for supper.
Noah’s nephew E. Martin here for supper.
3. We worked round in buildings, chopped grain & prepared for thrashing. D. L.
Martin & Jonas Bauman here for dinner. Stormy.
4. We thrashed all day; Cold weather.
5. Noah & M. Ann B. by my parents to butcher all day. I did chorse & other
small jobs. Sleet in morning.
6. I did chorse & splitt wood AM., I in bush PM. Hy. Martin & Noah went away to
see horses.
7. I did chorse, hung up hams, awhile in bush & fetched scholars. Noah & Hy.
Martin away after horses. Nich. Hedrich’s funeral.
8. I did chorse, Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira, AM. I mend harness & robe PM.
Noah by Hartshoch, St. Clemens. Hy. M. bro’t a colt.
9. SUNDAY: Noah with Aaron Weber’s at Conestogo Meeting. Rest of us at
home.
10.Noah & I at Elmira fair AM. I mend at robe PM. Noah & Hy. Martin along bo’t
holstein heifer for $4 (4 days old) from R. Bauman.
11.I did chorse, in bush cut up top-wood, etc. Noah at Enos Martin’s bought a
grey mare, supposed to rise 4 years old, for $150; Noah & Hy. Martin in
Elmira with colt.
12.I in bush nearly all day. Noah hauled wood together PM. We drawed bal. of
hay from D. Shed into barn. Mild.
13.Noah & I helped to thrash at David Bauman all day.
14.I helped to thrash at David Bauman about ¼ day. We cleaned wheat & did
chorse. Stormy weather.
15.I did the chorse, awhile in bush, etc.; Noah took wheat to Elmira,--33 bu.,
price $1.04, test 62, AM; at Beef Ring Meeting.
16.SUNDAY: We all at home. Ezra Martin’s Scylas and Ezra & Ab. Martin here
for dinner. Hy. Ziegler here for both meals. M. Ann B. with brethern away
visiting.
17.Noah took his horse, of Eby, up to Listowel, for $145. Noah & Dav. Martin
with one of his & 1 of D. Cressman’s went together. I did chorse & drawed
wood together in bush. Misty these days.
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18.I worked about in barn, cleaned engine & cattle & fetched scholars. Noah at
sale of Dan Weber, Conestogo, & fetched a grey mare, to rise 4 years old, for
$150 from Enos Martin. Rain & snow storm.
19.I put sulphur on cattle, worked the chorse; Noah in Elmira, AM. I in bush;
Noah & Hy. Martin hitched up colts, PM.
20.I in bush; Noah & Hy. Martin at the funeral of Jno. M. Lichty’s child at N.
Woolwich, AM. We tinkered at engine and chopped grain awhile. Mild
weather.
21.I in bush AM. We chopped awhile, Dan. Hoffman fixed at engine PM. Some
rain & snow mixed.
22.We worked in buildings; Noah cut my hair; I cleaned cattle. Noah re-bought
colt from Hy. Martin.
23.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner. Eli (bro.) here for
dinner.
24.M. Ann W. & I helped to butcher at Geo. M. Bauman about ¾ day. Noah
fetched cedar posts at $.20 each from Peter Martin.
25.I fetched Judith Weber, then attended wedding of Sylvester to see them get
married in afternoon. Noah & Grandmother down too.
26.We in bush & etc. AM; Noah hauled logs to Floradale saw-mill.
27.I worked about the buildings; Noah in St. Jacobs, AM.
28.I helped to thrash at Dan. Bauman all day.
29.I helped to thrash at Dan. Bauman ½ day AM & worked small jobs, Noah out
after horses AM., & took the grey mare of E. Martin to St. Jacobs, for $160,
for Fidas Shantz, Berlin.
30.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting; Hy. Brenerman, of N. Michigan at Meeting
(preacher); Peter Bauman’s here for dinner. Aaron Weber’s here for supper.
I at my parents for supper.
31.I did chores & awhile in bush AM., I hauled logs to mill & timber home, PM.
M. Ann B. at Rec. Martin’s preparing for funeral.
FEBRUARY 1910
1. M. Ann W. & I helped at funeral of Recevious Martin’s child’s funeral, Noah
attended funeral also & away after horses.
2. I in bush awhile AM., hauled logs to mill & timber home PM. Noah fetched
(part ways) a brown horse, rising 3 yrs, for $170.
3. Noah & I at Dan. Hoffman’s to see about horses AM. I worked about barn.
Horse buyers here for dinner & bought a mare for $210,-the mare of Aaron
Hoffman. Heavy snowfall last night.
4. We made saw-logs AM. I cut topwood & Noah hauled logs, PM.
5. I worked the chorse & awhile in bush cut topwood. Noah in Elmira AM & by
his father for supper.
6. SUNDAY: I drove M. Ann B. home AM. & fetched her again, then she & I at
Dav. B. Bauman’s for supper. Amos M. Martin’s here for dinner.
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7. I worked in barn AM., & hauled logs to & stuff from mill, PM. Noah in St.
Jacobs AM. & at Elmira fair PM. Cold weather.
8. I did chorse, cleaned cattle, etc. Noah & A. Freeman away after horses all
day; Noah fetched & bo’t a brown horse,-recommended to rise 4 years old for
$170 from Wismer, this side of Linwood.
9. I did chorse & splitt wood. Noah with Hy. Lackner to fetch a horse AM. We
awhile in bush, PM.
10.I did chorse AM. & cut up elm top-wood PM. Noah helped to butcher at Eli M.
Martin’s nearly all day.
11.We chopped grain, I cleaned cattle. Hy. Martin here for dinner. Cold.
12.I did chores, cleaned cattle & drove girls to Menno Weber’s. Noah at funeral
of Joe Snider’s child, at Martins.
13.SUNDAY: My brother Isaiah & I at the NW Meeting. (Noah L. Martin & Eliza
Clemmer got published) I drove M. Ann W. & Isaiah up to Peel PM. Noah
came home in eve.
14.I did chores & helped Noah to make way & take log away.
15.I did chores & took log up to mill & planks home. Noah in St. Jacobs AM. & in
Elmira, PM. Sleet & stormy.
16.I did chorse AM. & in bush PM. Noah took the two Mary Anns to quilting at
Menno Weber’s. Cold.
17.I did chores etc; Noah sold to Hy. Ziegler a sorrel colt, rising 3 years old for
$140. AM.; Noah & I took logs to mill & building stuff home. Noah sold fat
cattle to Brox. Cold.
18.Noah & I made logs & hauled logs to mill & lumber home. Noah in Elmira.
Cold weather.
19.We hauled logs to mill AM. I did chorse & awhile in bush PM. Noah took his
girls to Hy. Martin’s for over night.
20.SUNDAY: Noah away all day. Isaiah Weber & Noah Bearinger here for
dinner.
21.I did chores & splitt wood, AM. I in bush, Noah hauled logs PM.
22.I did chores & awhile in bush, Noah hauled logs & lumber AM. We made
sawlogs PM. Simon Ratz’s funeral.
23.We did chores & chopped grain, etc. Stormy.
24.I did chorse & cleaned cattle. M. Ann B. & I at the burial of Annie Frey (aged
22yrs. 1 mon., 15 days) committed suicide, at N. Woolwich. Noah hauled a
log to saw-mill.
25.I did chorse, Noah hauled log to mill, AM. We hauled logs, etc., PM.
26.I hauled logs to mill in morn. & did chorse. Noah in Elmira Am., then he & his
girls went away for the wedding.
27.SUNDAY: M. Ann W., M. Ann B. & I at the WW Meeting AM. The girls went
to Menno Weber’s for dinner; M. Ann B. at Aaron Weber’s for supper. Noah &
Eliza got married.
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28.I took a heavy brown mare, rising 5 years old, (Bell) out to Elmira for $215.
For Auman, AM. I did chorse & small jobs PM. Noah with his new wife came
home in eve.
MARCH 1910
1. We prepared for butchering AM. My father, Noah & I butchered 2 old cows
PM. Father here over night. Mild.
2. We butchered 4 pigs (1 for Hy. Martin). My father & Hy. Martin’s wife helped
all day. Eli M. Martin helped AM. Mild.
3. Noah took Everatt 1 front qter. Beef 148# @ $.08 & 2 beef hides 89# & 64#
@ $.08, & took butcherware home AM. Noah took Mary Ann Bauman home
for good PM. I did chorse, etc.
4. We cleaned wheat. Noah took a load to Elmira, test 62#, Price $1.03 AM & a
load to St. Jacobs, test 62#, price $1.06 PM. I did chorse.
5. Noah at St. Jacobs, fetched Lavina AM. Noah & Lavina in Elmira PM. I did
chorse & small jobs. A mild week.
6. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Joshua Bowman’s for dinner, I at Josiah W.
Martin’s for supper, Mary Ann at Jacob’s. Noahs at home.
7. Noah at fair AM. I did chorse & prepared for thrashing. Stormy.
8. We thrashed out, ¾ day; 9 neighbours helped.
9. I in bush cut topwood & did chorse. Noah helped to move for Leo
Devenbach. I visited Menno Wideman in the eve.
10.I did chorse & cut topwood in bush, got horse shod in Elmira. Noah’s fetched
of her furniture, etc. from Jacob Clemmer.
11.I took a log up to Floradale AM., Noah took 1 up PM. I cut down trees & their
tops PM. Nice weather.
12.We drawed out about 14 loads manure, to back end of farm.
13.SUNDAY: Hy. Horst’s here for dinner. We all at the funeral of Benj. Martin’s
child, (aged 1 year, 2 mon., 15 days) PM.
14.I in bush about all day, Noah AM., & in St. Jacobs PM. Cold.
15.I did chorse, etc; Noah took a mare out to Elmira for J. Snyder $210, AM. We
drawed out 7 loads of manure, PM.
16.I worked in bush all day, Noah AM, & hauled logs to mill PM.
17.I sawed & splitt maple wood. Noah hauled logs to mill.
18.I sawed & splitt maplewood, Noah hauled logs to mill AM.
19.I did chorse & in bush, Noah in bush AM. Warm.
20.SUNDAY: I visited Sam. R. Martin dinner. Paid a call on M. Wideman, at
Simon Martin’s for supper (Visited Is. W.) Dav. Bauman’s & Recevious
Martin’s here for dinner. Buggies out.
21.We in bush AM. I worked about buildings PM.
22.Noah’s at Berlin. I worked about building AM, in bush.
23.I worked about barn & awhile in bush. Israel Gingrich fetched 43 bu. seed
oats. Dr. Bechtel looked after colt’s hoof.
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24.We made heading & firewood. Snow almost disappeared.
25.GOOD FRIDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Hy. Martin’s here for both
meals. I at Moses Reist’s for supper.
26.I did chorse & in bush. Noah & Hy. Martin at Berlin. Fine weather.
27.SUNDAY: EASTER: We all at the WW Meeting. Brother Isaiah, Aaron
Gingrich, and Wendel Martin here for supper.
28.EASTER MON: I took Mary Ann to & from quilting at Amos Martin’s & did the
chorse & wrote into this diary, PM. Noah fetched shingles (at about $2.40 per
sq.) from S. Brubacher, Berlin.
29.I worked in barn AM. Noah fetched his new laborer,-Josiah Gingrich AM. I &
Josiah cut firewood PM.
30.I did chorse, in Elmira, washed & oiled my harness. Noah & Josiah fetched
shingles from Berlin (177 bunches in all)
31.I washed harnesses & mend some. Noah & Josiah made chopp & piled up
lumber.
APRIL 1910
1. I patched up harness all day. Josiah oiled. Noah’s at the funeral of Moses
Bearinger AM. & Hy. Ernst’s wife in the afternoon.
2. We made harness together AM. Josiah ploughed, Noah in Elmira; I hauled
my stuff over to my parents,-after a 2 years stay at N. L. Martin, & took team
back & there for supper yet.
3. SUNDAY: I at home all day. Parents at Conestogo Meeting, at Levi Martin’s
& Dilman Martin’s.
4. We drawed out manure, I load manure for father 1 day.
5. I loaded manure & did other small jobs, for father, 1 day.
6. I helped mother to wash, clean barn floor & berry patch, 1 day. Parents
helped Geo. M. Bauman’s to burry a still born child.
7. I at the burial of Ezra L. Martin’s Isacc, aged about 23 years (committed
suicide) AM. I splitt wood by Grandma ½ day PM. Cold wind.
8. I oiled harness, helped to draw stones from field, etc, 1 day. Father fetched
black barely, at $1.25 from M. Brubacher.
9. I did some small jobs & helped father to saw wood, 1 day. Others worked on
fields.
10.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Chr. Wideman, to visit Menno, for dinner; at Simon
Martin’s for supper.
11.I splitt wood in bush & sharpened edge tools nearly 1 day. Father at fair.
Jesse Martin’s here for supper. A little rain.
12.I helped to saw & splitt wood for father 1 day.
13.Father & I went to Noah Bearinger in morn. to build a kitchen & woodshed;
We tore old shed away & prepared for a concrete foundation.
14.We made a model for cistern & built some of it & worked at cistern & cellar
outlet.
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15.We made models & built foundations of concrete.
16.Worked at foundations, father went to town to order lumber. I completed the
cistern outlet through the cellar.
17.SUNDAY: We all at home. Sol. Reist’s here for dinner. Drizzly.
18.Father & Eli hauled lumber to N. Bearinger AM. I made a concrete foundation
wall AM., father & I laid joices PM.
19.I at N. Bearinger’s till to afternoon, did few small jobs. I at home for to wash
riggs & supper in eve. Drear & rainy.
20.Father & Eli hauled door & window frames in morn. Father & I erected frame
of building at N. Bearinger.
21.Father & Benj. Martin fetched siding & sheeting AM. I helped at building & put
on siding. At home over night to get stuff.
22.Father & I worked at siding & sheeting.
23.I worked a while at siding, made an entrance in brick masonary & punched
nails in on siding to seal them with putty then. Father & Umbach put on
cornich. Amos Rudy, Guelph, here over night.
24.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Moses B. Martin’s, Ivan Martin, Amos
Bauman & Aaron Rudy here for dinner. David Lichty’s wife widow got burried
at Martins.
25.Father & I put on tin shingles at N. B. ½ day, PM. Isaiah fetched bricks for
N.B. Rainy in morning.
26.We worked at roof, put on tin & cedar shingles. Father prepared foundations
for chimney PM.
27.I punched nails & oiled their hollows. We prepared for chimney & built some
of it. Father in town.
28.I helped father to build chimney AM. Father & Jonas Martin fetched lumber,
etc. PM. I filled nail hollows with putty & finished putting on sheeting &
roofing.
29.I helped father to make doors & to build masonary between joists. I made fast
a second ply of b’ds west of kitchen, etc.
30.I put on petition siding, laid some top flooring, etc.
MAY 1910
1. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Israel Weber’s for dinner, at
Tilman Horst’s for supper.
2. I laid flooring all day, father laid some too & put panes in sashes. Rainy
nearly all day.
3. Father & I did some boarding, lathing, slacked lime, father in town, etc..
4. I did lathing, outside painting & helped father to prepare plaster mortar.
Father worked at sink & cupboard.
5. ASCENSION DAY: I made a hand plaster-board, did some writing & reading.
Parents & Grandma at Levi Weber’s for dinner & supper. Simeon Martin & Is.
Rudy here for supper.
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6. Father & I at N.B. lathed & fixed door frame in wall. King Edward VII died.
7. Father & I plastered at kitchen all day.
8. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at N. Woolwich Meeting, at Daniel Gingrich’s for dinner, I
at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. Eli & Lydia at S. Peel Meeting.
9. We plastered cistern, father in town & worked at pump. I did some finishing
on outside of building.
10.We put finish on plaster, I did some outside painting.
11.I did outside painting while father was in town, then we made porch floor & top
of cistern, casing around cellar window & prepared for a sidewalk.
12.I worked at sidewalk & other concrete structures. Father at N. L. Martin to line
off strawshed & did inside carpentering.
13.I worked at cellar well & put some surroundings of house in order, father
worked at inside carpentering.
14.Father worked at inside carpentering. I made gravel box for waste water,
removed earth, & did painting a little.
15.SUNDAY: (WHIT): Lydia & I at Martins’ Meeting at Sylvester Martin’s for
dinner, at Joe Brubacher’s for supper. Parents at Meeting also, at Manassa
Martin’s & at Menno Gingrich’s.
16.I tinkered around AM. Noah Weber & I at Josiah Bauman’s for supper, visited
Ezra Bauman, We at the Singing school at Bearinger’s School in eve.
17.Father carpentered inside, I carpentered & did inside painting.
18.I did inside painting & carpentering, father did carpentering. We laid some
new floor in Noah’s bed room. Windy. Halley'’ Comet was to pass today
between earth & sun as recommended by astronomers.
19.We did carpentering & painting, etc. then we moved home from Noah
Bearinger, for whom we had built a kitchen & woodshed, etc., in the past
weeks.
20.Isaiah & I worked at silo rings about all day. Last night, Aaron Zimmerman &
Jacob Horst & their wives of Lancastor Co., Pa., were here last night; parents
hauled them around in neighbourhood today. Rainy. King’s funeral.
21.I was in Elmira & worked at silo rings, etc. Father at N. H. Bearinger finished
kitchen.
22.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Tilman B. Martin’s here for dinner, I at
Hy. Horst’s for supper. Elias Gingrich’s of Iowa here over night.
23.Father & I masoned at Menno Gingrich, about all day. Drear.
24.Father & I masoned at Menno Gingrich all day.
25.Father & I masoned at Menno Gingrich’s all day.
26.I in town AM. Helped to move some silo outfit to Annie Bauman PM. Father
& Lydia in Berlin AM.
27.Is., I & father started to build a silo, (1 r’g) at Annie Bauman, 1 day.
28.Is, I & father build 2 ringsfull on silo, at Annie Bauman 1 day.
29.SUNDAY: Parents at Conestogo Meeting AM., at N. Bearinger’s awhile PM.
Lydia, Eli & I at S. Peel Meeting PM. Isaiah up all day.
30.Father, Is. & I filled 2 silo rings at Annie Bauman all day.
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31.Father, Is & I filled 1 silo ring AM. & worked at door frames & did some
concreting PM.
JUNE 1910
1. I took word of Enoch Wideman’s child’s funeral out West towards
Hawkesville, AM. Rainy. I worked at N. L. Martins old shed (tore off) ½ day,
PM.
2. Father & I in Berlin (Breaslau & other places) & bo’t silo rings for $85 from
David Christner, 93 David St., Berlin.
3. I was hostler at Annie Bauman; Enoch Wideman’s child’s funeral (aged 1
year, 3 mon., 17 days). The rest at funeral too. Father & Isaiah at Jno.
Lackner to give them the start to built concrete water-tank. Nice weather.
4. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman. I with young folks at Amos
Martin’s Jr. over night.
5. SUNDAY: We young folks at Addison Gingrich’s for dinner, at Meeting PM.
At Aaron Bauman’s for supper.
6. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman.
7. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman.
8. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman.
9. We build 1 ring on silo at Annie Bauman (37 ½ ft. of silo) Moved to Sol. Reist
PM. & set some. (cement at $1.80 @ bbl)
10.Is. & I build 2 rings for start of silo at Solomon Reist.
11.Father & I at Annie Bauman, labouring ¾ day. Rainy.
12.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting PM., at Enos Bauman’s for supper.
Eli & Lydia also at Meeting.
13.Father & I at Annie Bauman plastered silo, I all day.
14.I & scaffold moved before breakfast to Sol. Reist, Isaiah & I filled 3rd
& 4Th
rings.
15.Isaiah & I helped to build 5 & 6Th rings silo at Sol. Reist.
16.Isaiah & I helped to build 7Th & 8th rings silo at Sol Reist.
17.Isaiah & I helped to build 9Th & 10Th rings silo at Sol. Reist.
18.Isaiah & I helped to build 11Th & 12Th rings silo at Sol. Reist. We build a silo
30 ft. x 12 ft. Warm week.
19.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. I, Is., Eli & Lydia at Meeting PM.
Aaron Martin’s, Oziah Martin’s & Jno. Frey’s here for dinner. Levi Bauman’s
Jr. here for supper.
20.Father & I at Sol. Reist to plaster silo all day. Hy. Brubacher’s (Sr.) funeral, at
St. Jacobs.
21.Father & I build arch over root-cellar at M. Gingrich, 1 day.
22.Father & I build concrete arch over root-cellar at M. Gingrich, 1 day.
23.Father & I laid concrete floor in stable at Menno. Gingrich, 1 day. (Widow)
Jacob Martin’s wife’s funeral, aged 93 yrs, 2 mon, 4 days.
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24.Isaiah & I set up & build 2 rings of concrete silo at David Sauder all day.
Warm weather this week.
25.We build 3rd
& 4Th rings silo at D. Sauder.
26.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting PM., at Daniel Horst’s for supper. N. L.
Martin’s here for dinner.
27.We filled 5Th & 6Th rings silo at D. Sauder. Rain a little PM.
28.We cleaned mangles for Sauder AM, & after supper. We filled 7Th ring silo,
PM.
29.We helped to fill 8Th & 9Th rings silo at Da. Sauder.
30.We helped to fill 10Th & 11Th rings silo & cleaned mangles.
JULY 1910
1. We filled 12Th ring silo at D. Sauder, AM. Moved 1 set rings & mixer to
Menno L. Weber & sett them up, PM.
2. Isaiah & I plastered silo at Dav. Sauder all day. Parents at funeral of Isaac H.
Bauman, aged 79yrs. 10mon, 22days. Warm weather 95 degrees.
3. SUNDAY: Isaiah & Lydia at N.W. Meeting PM. I up too, I at Peter Martin’s for
super.
4. Eli & I at M. L. Weber, build 2 rings silo all day.
5. Isaiah & I build 2 rings silo at M. L. Weber, all day.
6. We moved outfit over to Manuel Martin AM., build 2 rings of silo, PM.
7. Isaiah & I build 2 rings silo at Manuel Martin.
8. I plastered in house of M. Martin & took off 1 sett silo rings, AM., I at M. L.
Weber to plaster silo PM.
9. I at Manuel Martin to take off other sett rings & plaster silo & moved outfit to
Enoch Bauman after sup.
10.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Eli & Lydia at Martin’s Meeting AM. Young
people got baptized.
11.I helped father all day, small jobs AM., helped at hay PM.
12.I cleaned mangles, mowed grass with sycthe, etc. for N. L. Martin. Parents at
Martin Shirk’s (son of Peter) funeral, at Berlin. Some rain. No hay weather.
13.I cleaned mangles & helped to put away hay, 1 day, for N. Martin.
14.I cleaned mangles & helped to put away hay, 1 day, for N. Martin.
15.I walked, before breakfast, to Reub. Bauman, mowed with scythe & helped to
store away hay, all day.
16.I helped to put away hay in morn, then we had rain a little; I helped to remove
earth for silo at Reub. Bauman.
17.SUNDAY: Martin Bauman’s child’s funeral, AM. We all at WW Meeting AM.
Aaron M. Bauman’s here for dinner & Ab. Brubacher’s for supper, & some
young folks.
18.I helped to put hay away & mowed weeds out of fence corners & bush at
Reub. Bauman all day.
19.I sett up silo outfit at Enoch Bauman AM. Build 1 ring concrete silo PM.
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20.Isaiah & I helped to build 2nd
& 3rd
ring at Enoch Bauman.
21.We helped to build 4Th & 5Th ring at Enoch Bauman.
22.We helped to build 6Th & 7Th ring at Enoch Bauman.
23.We helped to build 8Th & 9Th ring silo at E. Bauman, and shocked wheat
about 3 hrs. PM.
24.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at A. W. Weber’s for dinner & supper. Lydia at Enos
Gingrich’s for dinner & also at A.W. for supper.
25.Isaiah & I at Enoch Bauman to fill 2 rings silo. We removed earth for silo at
Reub. PM.
26.We filled 12Th ring silo at E. Bauman & moved some stuff to Reub. & did
some shoveling too.
27.We plastered silo at E. Bauman about all day, rain & hail storm, washed off
some plaster, we re-plastered some.
28.Finished plastering at E. Bauman & moved down to Reub., AM. Set up 1 ring
& filled it, PM.
29.We helped to fill 2nd
& 3rd
ring of silo at Reub. Bauman.
30.We helped to fill 4Th & 5Th ring of silo at R. Bauman.
31.SUNDAY: I at home all day.
AUGUST 1910
1. We filled 6Th ring silo at Reub. AM. I worked for Reub., pitched wheat, made
door frame, etc. PM. Rainy.
2. We helped to fill 7Th & 8Th ring silo at Reub. Bauman.
3. We helped to fill 9Th & 10Th ring silo at R. Bauman. Heavy thunder between
10 & 11 o’clock, PM. rain; we walked over to Dan Snider’s barn, which was
struck by lightning & burned to the ground.
4. We helped to fill 11Th & 12Th ring silo at R. Bauman.
5. We reaped barely with cradle in orchard & pitched wheat etc, for R. M.
Bauman all day.
6. We lowered silo rings, cleaned them, & plastered silo at R. Bauman.
7. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Josiah Cressman’s for supper.
8. I walked to Reub. before breakfast, moved silo out-fit to Paul Snider AM.
Isaiah & I set outfit up PM.
9. We helped to build 1st
& 2nd
rings silo at P. Snider.
10.We helped to build 3rd
& 4Th rings silo at P. Snider.
11.We helped to built 5Th & 6Th rings silo at P. Snider.
12.We helped to built 7Th ring silo & helped at harvest bal. of day.
13.We helped to built 8Th ring silo & helped at harvest bal. of day.
14.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. I at Enos Gingrich’s for supper.
15.We helped to built 9Th & 10Th rings silo at P. Snider.
16.We helped to build 11Th & 12Th rings silo at P. Snider.
17.We plastered silo all day at P. Snider. We at David Cressman’s flax bee in
eve.
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18.We mover to Menno S. Bauman, Floradale, AM. Set outfit up PM.
19.We helped to fill 1st
& 2nd
rings silo at M. S. Bauman. Hy Lackner’s Eddie got
burried.
20.I shocked grain AM. We filled 3rd
ring. Daniel Gingrich’s barn raised, old barn
was struck by lightning.
21.SUNDAY: Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting. (Is. & Eli there also) We at Jno.
Hintz’s for dinner at Amzi Snyder’s for supper.
22.I helped father all day, fetched separator & sett AM. Thrashed grain, 2 of C.
Esch helped, PM.
23.I loaded manure for father all day.
24.We helped to build 4Th & 5Th ring silo & laboured 2 hr for M.S.B.
25.We helped to build 6Th ring silo, & thrash peas PM.
26.We helped to build 7Th ring silo, & haul in grain, etc. PM
27.We helped to build 8Th ring silo, & haul in grain, for M.S.B.
28.SUNDAY: Young folks & I included at Menno Wideman’s (widower) for
dinner, at David Brubacher for supper.
29.We helped to build 9Th ring silo, & haul in grain, PM. for MSB.
30.We helped hauling in grain all day for M. S. Bauman.
31.We helped to build 10Th & 11Th ring silo at M. S. Bauman.
SEPTEMBER 1910
1. We helped to build 12Th ring silo., lowered 1 sett rings & cleaned it &
removed some rotten bottom of stave silo, 4 hrs.
2. We plastered silo & worked a little at old silo, at MSB.
3. I made models, etc, for bottom of stave silo all day, others filled space with
concrete PM. I & a carriage load of young folks at Moses Weber’s over night.
4. SUNDAY: We young folks at Martins’ Meeting AM. at Levi Weber’s for
dinner, at Jacob F. Martin’s for supper.
5. I made models nearly all day for silo at M.S.B.
6. I made models, etc, about 3 hrs. Moved silo outfit home PM.
7. I removed models, etc, & plastered concrete bottom of stave silo all day at M.
S. Bauman.
8. I helped father to build concrete foundations for woodshed etc.
9. I helped father to build concrete foundations for shed, 1 day.
10.I helped father to build concrete works. We at Sing school.
11.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Peter Martin’s here for dinner, Aaron
Weber’s here for supper. I at Geo. M. Bauman for dinner, at Amos Gingrich’s
for supper.
12.I walked to Hy. Sauder, St. Jacobs to plaster old concrete silo; made a
scaffold & plastered some, 1 day.
13.I plastered bal. of silo & build a part of concrete floor. Eli & father at Jonas
Martin to lay stable floor.
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14.Is. & I at Jonas Martin, to finish stable & made a concrete porch floor, nearly
all day.
15.Is. & I & outfit moved to Charles Ritter, set up & filled 1st
ring silo. Harvest
Meeting at W. Woolwich.
16.We helped to build 2nd
& 3rd
ring silo at C. Ritter.
17.We helped to build 4Th & 5Th ring silo at C. Ritter. Meeting at WW; Jno
Kurtz, preacher, & Dan Burkholder, deacon of Lanc. Co., Pa. attended.
18.SUNDAY: I at N. L. Martin for dinner.
19.I plastered silo at C. Ritter & moved to William Beisel.
20.I build 5 ft. silo at Wm. Beisel.
21.I plastered silo & moved home from Wm. Beisel; AM. I cleaned silo rings PM.
22.I cleaned silo rings awhile & shingled on shed roof. Joe Gingrich’s Jr. child’s
funeral. Father fetched new cutting box.
23.We sawed wood, (father, Is. & I) at M. Weichel & Son, ½ dy., AM. We sawed
also some wood for J. B. Lein, 1 ¾ hours.
24.Father & I worked at woodshed all day. Rain & fog.
25.SUNDAY: Is. & Lydia at NW Meeting. I at Menno M. Bauman’s for supper.
Sam Reist & Amanda Eby here for dinner.
26.I prepared for cementing at N. L. Martin AM. I helped awhile, cutting corn at
C. Esch & fixed at cutting box at home awhile.
27.Father & I prepared for cementing, etc, at N. L. M. all day.
28.I all day, father & Is. PM. cemented at pig stable floor & front wall at N. L.
Martin.
29.Father, Is. & I at N. L. Martin cemented floor & fixed pipes & burried them in
ground, all day.
30.Father & I finished floor, built water-box, & pig-troughs. We butchered beef in
eve. A quick & short thundering tonight at about 9.30, A. M. Bauman’s barn
struck by lightning and burned (Floradale)
OCTOBER 1910
1. Is., Eli & I cut off corn with boat about 3 ½ acres & hauled in mangles. Father
& cutting box at David Hoffer. Parents at Aaron Bauman’s after supper
awhile.
2. SUNDAY: Lydia & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Tobias Martin’s for dinner, at
Israel Martin’s for supper. Noah Weber & I paid a call on Dan. Weber’s
Josiah.
3. I helped cutting corn, etc, for father, 1 day.
4. Father & I build pig trough, etc, about 1 day at N. L. M. Rainy.
5. Father & I leveled off new site for implement shed AM. I helped to build
concrete foundation of shed at N. L. M., PM. Father at Hy. Horst to build
cistern. Is. filled silo at A. Weber.
6. I worked small jobs at N. L. Martin AM., I bought old buggy for $13 from Noah.
I at home PM. Rainy all day.
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7. I spread manure AM., build concrete foundation for shed at N. L. Martin PM.
8. We finished foundation & put in mangles. Levi Frey’s child burried at S. Peel.
9. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Young people of Martins’ here
dinner. Eli, I & Lydia at M. M. Weber’s for supper.
10.I helped to make mangles out for father all day.
11.I helped to make mangles out for father, AM. I helped to cut corn at F. Weigel
½ day, PM.
12.Father & I masoned at Aaron M. Bauman all day.
13.Father & I masoned at Aaron M. Bauman all day.
14.Jno. Frey’s dau. Leah of St. Jacobs got burried at C. Father & I masoned at
A. M. Bauman all day.
15.Father & I masoned at A. M. Bauman all day.
16.SUNDAY: Parents at Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. Martin’s, I at home.
17.Parents & I at A. M. Bauman’s all day; helped to mason.
18.Father & I helped to mason & pointed out walls at A.M.B.
19.I pointed out on rough walls, etc, at A.M.B., all day.
20.I helped to saw logs at mill & haul them to A.M.B., 1 dy.
21.I helped the carpenters etc., at A. M. Bauman, all day.
22.I helped the carpenters, etc, at A. M. B. nearly all day. Rain evening; also had
there been last night.
23.SUNDAY: Is. & I in S. Peel Meeting, at Martin Frey’s for dinner, at Daniel
Bauman’s for supper.
24.I at A. M. Bauman’s carpentering, etc all day.
25. I helped to put in lower part of barn (raising) & helped at saw-mills in eve.
Etc. at A. M. Bauman.
26.I at saw-mills in morn, then helped at barn raising at A. M. B. Barn 78’ x 58’;
lg. Posts s. to s. 29’; pitch 8 x 12.
27.I helped to fix some of inside of wash house for father 1 day.
28.I helped to lath ceiling for father AM. Father & I went to Annie Bauman at
noon to built silo roof PM.
29.Father & I worked at solo, etc, all day. Cold & snow. I & other young folks at
Geo. Musselman’s over night.
30.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting and Wm. Eby’s funeral, aged 79 years,
AM. at Sidney Martin’s for dinner, at Allen Knor’s for supper.
31.Father & I worked at silo, etc, all day at Annie Bauman.
NOVEMEBER 1910
1. Father & I worked at silo, etc, all day at Annie Bauman.
2. Father & I worked at silo, etc, all day at Annie Bauman.
3. I helped at wash-house for father, AM. Father & I started to work at silo roof at
Reub. PM.
4. Father & I worked at Reub’s silo roof, etc, all day, except father being absent
to buy 4 steers of about 1300# @ $5.75 @ cwt.
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5. Father & I worked at Reub’s silo all day.
6. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Moses Weber, Israel Brubacher,
Aaron Rudy & Enoch Frey, & girls here for dinner. Lydia & I at Aaron Weber’s
for supper.
7. Father & I carpentered at silo at Reub. all day.
8. Father & I at Sol. Reist about all day, at silo roof.
9. Father & I carpentered at silo roof, etc, at S. Reist all day.
10.Father & I carpentered at hen-house at S. R. nearly 1 day; rainy.
11.I carpentered at silo at Sol. Reist all day.
12.I carpentered at hen-house at Sol. Reist all day.
13.SUNDAY: Is., I & Lydia at SP Meeting, at Joshua Bauman’s for dinner, I at
Dav. Martin’s for supper.
14.I went in town in morn, then went to Paul Snider to built silo ¾ day. Isaiah
helped PM.
15.I carpentered at silo roof, etc, at P.S. all day. Is. helped too.
16.I carpentered at silo roof, etc, at P. Snider, all day.
17.I carpentered at silo roof, etc; at P. Snider, all day. Wife of Jno. Hintz (dau. Of
Dav. Martin) burried at S. Peel.
18.I carpentered at silo roof, etc at M. S. Bauman all day.
19.I carpentered at silo roof, etc at M. S. Bauman all day.
20.SUNDAY: I & Parents at home all day at home. Others at NW Meeting.
21.I carpentered at silo, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day.
22.I carpentered at silo, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day.
23.I carpentered at silo, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day.
24.I carpentered & ploughed, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day.
25.I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman all day.
26.I filed saw & helped father to chopp AM. I pedled fish & ordered s. shoes at
St. Jacobs; and in Elmira.
27.SUNDAY: I at Noah Bearinger’s for supper.
28.I carpentered at silo at Dav. Sauder ½ day. Unpleasant weather.
29.I carpentered at silo, etc, at Dav. Sauder all day. Wife of Chr. Frey (widow) of
Peel burried at W. Woolwich.
30.I carpentered at silo; etc, at Dav. Sauder all day.
DECEMBER 1910
1. I carpentered at silo at Dav. Sauder ½ day AM. I moved to Alvin Shantz &
worked at silo roof, PM.
2. I carpentered at silo roof at Alvin Shantz all day.
3. I awhile at N. L. Martin & in Elmira.
4. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Levi L Martin here for dinner,
Isaiah & Lydia at N. L. Martin’s for supper.
5. I prepared for my journey to U.S.; I in St. Jacobs to fetch shoes & in Elmira to
get tooth filled.
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6. Eli Horst & I left Co. Waterloo in morn. for the Niagara Falls, at Suspension
Bridge for the night.
7. Eli & I took Great Gorge Route on Streetcar and got around to see falls &
sceanary. Left this place in the afternoon for further.
8. Arrived at Blue Ball, in the forenoon, Lancastor Co., Pa., visited Jacob W.
Horst’s noon & night, at Peter Shirk, sup.
9. We at Dav. Martin’s, call; Eli Z. Horst’s call; Jacob Horst’s Sr., dinner; Jno S.
Wenger (blind) call at store; Hy. Weber’s Sr., call; Frank Weber’s Jr. supper;
Isaac W. Horst’s over night.
10.We at Frank Weber’s Sr., call; Harry Martin’s, dinner; Dav Horst’s wife burried
(maybe 9Th?); Joe Shirk’s, call; Aaron Z Horst’s, supper; Frank Horst’s
preacher, over night; Eli Weaver’s (son of Chr.) arrived from Ind.
11.SUNDAY: We at “Weaverland” Meeting AM; Dav. Martin’s, dinner; Frank
Horst’s for supper; at singing at widow Joe Martin’s wife, after supper; at
Aaron Zimmerman’s, for night.
12.We at Jno. Martin’s, dinner; Ab. Zimmerman’s, call; Barbara Horst, call;
Moses Sauder’s, for supper; Jonas Martin for the night, son of Bishop Jonas
Martin.
13.We at Hy. Martin’s (son of Bish. J. M.), call; Bishop Jonas Martin’s, call; Peter
Martin’s, dinner; Jonathan Martin, call,; David Zimmerman Sr., supper; David
M. Martin’s, night & sing’g.
14.We at Jno. Martin’s, call; Martin Zimmerman’s, dinner; Rufus Martin’s, call;
Ezra Sensenig’s supper; Eli Z. Horst’s, night, Eli is son of Isaac, was once in
Can.
15.We at Dan. Hoover’s, call; David Hoover’s, supper (Sr.); Jno. C. Nolts, night,
Mrr’d to a Musselman, father to Dan. In the morn we & Eli Z Horst went to
East Earl with tabacco.
16.We at Eli Hoover’s call; David Fox’s Jr., dinner; Joe Brubacher, Once a
“Stauffer” Bishop, call; Jno. S. Kurtz’s supper, (preacher); David Burkholder’s,
night, father to Dav. & Lydia.
17.We at Hy. Martin’s, dinner; David Burkholder’s, call, visited Joe Hostetter;
Jno. W. Weaver’s, supper, father to Ida; Amos Witmer’s at singing after
supper; Hy. S. Snyder’s, night.
18.SUNDAY: We at “Martindale” Meeting AM.; Jno. Eby’s, dinner, father to
Peter & Enos; Michael Nolt’s, supper, father to Jacob, At Moses Shirk’s over
night, father to Davis & Hetta.
19.Aaron Burkholder’s, call; visited Martindale shirt factory; Isaac Weber’s,
dinner; Menno Zimmerman’s preacher, for supper; Maria-Preacher Menno’s
mother call; Menno, son of preacher, a call; Moses Burholder’s night, son of
deacon, her son Hy. Rutt lived here.
20.We at Weaver Burkholders, call; Dan. Burkholder, deacon, dinner; David
Zimmerman’s, call; Adam Zimmerman’s supper, son of Menno; Levi
Burkholder’s, night, father to Noah.
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21.We at Moses G. Horning’s, preacher, dinner; Sam Musser’s Jr., call; Benj.
Horning’s, supper; Frank Horning’s, night, father to Dav.
22.We at Hy. Gayman’s, call; Joe Horning’s, dinner; Aaron Good’s call; Dav.
Horning’s, call; Sam Musser’s, supper, Deacon; Benj. Shirk’s, night, father to
Benj. & bro. to Moses, Joe & Peter.
23.We at Reuben Weaver’s, call; Monroe Garman’s, dinner; Noah Horning’s,
call; Christian Shirk’s, supper,-bro. to Peter at Bridgeport, Ont; Christian
Sauder’s night.
24.We at Levi Martin’s (son of Bish. Jno. Ind.) call; Aged widow David Shirk’s
wife (age, 98 yrs. On Feb. 23/11) call; Johnathan Shirk’s, dinner; Levi Weber
Sr., call; Geo. Weaver’s, supper; Henry Martin’s, night; father to Sam, son of
Nathanel.
25.SUNDAY: CHRISTMAS: We at “Weaverland” Meeting; Levi Burkholder’s,
dinner; Chr. Sensenig’s, supper; Peter Shirk’s, Blue Ball, night.
26.Peter Shirk hauled us to East Earl, there we and Jno. B. Weaver left for
Philidelphia, visited Memorial Hall and the Zoological Gardens; at Keystone
Hotel over night.
27.We 3 visited Navy Yards, Mint, City Hall, Wonamaker’s store, & crossed
Delaware River over to Camden. Went back to Israel G. Horning’s, over
night, father to Moses.
28.We at Israel’s yet for dinner; Martin Weaver’s, call; Peter H. Nolt’s call; Levi
W. Nolt’s, supper; D. G. Nolt’s, son of Jac., night.
29.We at Jac. Nolt, Sr., call; Jacob Martin, Akron, call; Amos Horst’s, dinner;
Clemont Martin’s Ephrata, call; Martin Zimmerman’s, father to Amos & Mary,
supper,-we & Amos & Mose Horning on spring waggon with a ass team, at a
Dunkard sing school, after supper; Joe O. Wenger’s, preacher, night; We also
visited Ephrata’s Knitting Mills.
30.We at Amos Martin’s, call, Jr.; Sam Martin’s dinner; Mahlon Nolt’s, call; Hy.
W. Weaver’s, supper; Aaron Reiff’s, night.
31.We at Eli H. Nolt’s, call; Jno. H. Nolt’s Sr., dinner; Dr. Michael Horst, Talmage,
call; Aaron G. Nolts, deacon, supper, son of Jac., father to Joseph; Jonas
Reiff’s Sr., night, father to Mary.
DIARY 1911
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. SUNDAY: NEW YEAR: We at “Groffdale” Meeting; at Jno. D. Zimmerman’s
bal. of Sunday, once in Canada. Rainy.
2. We at Dav. Hoover’s Jr., dinner; Ab. Burkholder’s, call; Jacob Metzler’s, call;
Jno. Martin’s, supper, last fall in Can.; Elam Martin’s, night, father to Jno., son
of Jno.
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3. We at Jno. Martin lives by son Elam, aged 83 yrs. Blind; Jacob Reiff’s, call;
John Horst’s, dinner; Widow Jac. Rutt’s wife, call; Dav. Groff’s, supper; Jno.
Weaver’s, father to Aaron, night.
4. We at Joe Obberholzer’s, call; Benj. F. Hoover’s, dinner; Jac. H. Nolt’s, call;
Jno. Sensenig’s, supper; Eli Hoover’s, night, bro. to Dan.
5. We at Amos Martin Sr., call; Dav. Good’s, call; Amos Martin’s dinner, Jr.
(singer); Visited Silk Mills at New Holland. Aaron Hoover’s, supper & night,
father to Noah,-6’1 ½” tall.
6. We at John H. Weber’s, dinner; John M Weaver’s supper;
7. We at Michael Nolt’s for dinner & night; We met Sam Brubacher’s girls of
Can. here; Amon Weber’s, supper. At the singing at Menno Zimmerman’s
after sup.
8. SUNDAY: We at “Weaverland” Meeting; Dav. Zimmerman’s dinner; Frank
Weaver’s, supper; Jac. W. Horst’s, Blue Ball, at singing & over night,
Canadian girls here too.
9. We at Joe Weaver’s, call; Sam Martin’s, dinner; Adam H. Weaver’s, supper;
Dav. Martin’s, night, (2nd
time), father to Ab & Anna.
10.Eli Horst went off for home this morning. I was at Dav. Martin’s for dinner yet;
Dav. Burkholder’s supper, visited Joe Hostetter; Joe Brubacher, night, (2nd
time) visited Dan. Weber.
11.I visited Joe Martin’s wife (widow), mother to Levi, dinner & supper; Harry
Rutt, call; Isaac Bauman’s, night, son of Sam.
12.I at Jno S.Kurtz’s, dinner; Jno. W. Weaver’s, supper; Sam Bauman’s, night,
father to Isaac & David, wife disabled.
13.I at Hy. S. Snyder’s, dinner, father to Joe, (2nd
time); Joe Martin’s, call; Dav.
Hoover’s Sr., supper, 2nd
time, father to 13 children; Jno. C. Nolt’s, night,
father to Dan & Mary, (2nd
time).
14.I at Isaac Weaver’s, dinner, (2nd
time), father to Jno. who was with us in
Philidelphia; Dav. Burkholder’s, supper, (2nd
time) father to Dav. & Lydia; At a
funeral of Dav. Kurtz’s baby, at “Martindale”. Israel Brendle’s, at singing &
over night, father to Is, Susan & Will.
15.SUNDAY: Meeting was at “Martindale”, I at Menno Zimmerman’s dinner,
(preacher) Jonathan & Allen Martin of Can. here too; Hy. Martin’s, supper,
(2nd
time); Weaver Burkholder’s, night, father to Dav.
16.I at Isaac Wenger’s, saddler, Martindale, a call; Hy. Sensenig’s wife (widow),
dinner, Susana, her dau., once in Can.; Jacob Horst’s Sr., supper, 2nd
time;
Jac. W. Horst’s Jr., night, father to Emma.
17.I started, in morning for further, departed Blue Ball at about 8.30 AM., arrived
at Orrville, O. at about 10.35 PM., central time. The trip from Lancaster, Pa.
To Orrville, O. is 404.7 mi. as per R’y guide.
18.I went to John Kilmer’s, breakfast, son of Ph., Ind.; Hy. Kilmer, bro. to Jno., in
from Ind., & I visited Orrville, AM., at Hy. Burkhardt’s, dinner; Bishop Hy.
Horst’s, call; Noah Good’s, supper; Sam. L. Weber’s wife, (widow), night.
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19.Hy. Kilmer & I at Jno. Martin, dinner, his son “Elmer” & we two visited & went
into a coal mine; Jonathan Martin, (widower) Aged 86 yrs, father to Jno.,
Sam., Dav. Barb & Annie, his G children my 5Th cousin’s, here for supper;
Dav. Martin’s; night.
20.Hy. & I at Dan. H. Eberly’s call; Pares B. Horst’s, call; John Buckwalter’s,
dinner; Sam W. Martin’s, Dalton, supper; wife is a sister to Dav. Hoover Sr. of
Lanc. Co., Pa.; Ezra Good’s, night.
21.Hy. & I at Jno. Martin’s, dinner; at horse sale in Orrville; at Peter
Baumgartner’s, supper; Jno. Eberly’s, night, near by Burton City.
22.SUNDAY: Hy. & I at “Chestnut Ridge” Meeting, and at the funeral of Dav.
Brennerman (Dunkard) at Martins’ Church, AM.; Sam Lehman’s, dinner,
Burton City; Benj. Good’s, Preacher, supper & night, son of Noah, married to
a Rohrer.
23.Hy. & I at his Bro. Jno. Kilmer, again over night & the meals; Hy. & I at a
singing at Noah Good’s in the evening.
24.Eli Weaver’s of Ind., Joel Weaver, Ind., & I started for further, left Orrville at
6.45 AM. on the C. F. & P. line. Arrived at Warsaw, Ind., at about 12.58 PM.,
took Interurban Ry. to Goshen where Eli’s father fetched us to their home for
the night.
25.I at Christian Z. Weaver all day, father to Eli, Eli is Married to Barbara
Gayman. Chr. to a cousin of Jno. Wenger, Pa.
26.Eli took me to his bro. Menno for dinner; at his place for supper again; I at
Aaron Reed’s for the night. Drizzly.
27.I at Aaron Reed’s also for dinner; at Preacher Martin Ramer’s supper & night,
married to Lydia Shaum; Father to Tobias & Will.
28.I at Martin Ramer’s also for dinner; Jno. B. Weaver’s, supper.
29.SUNDAY: I AT “Yellow Creek” Meeting; I at Sam. S. Wenger’s bal. of day,
father to Enos, who with Tobias Ramer were in Can. & Pa.
30.I at Harvey Martin’s, dinner; Hy. M. Weaver’s, supper & night.
31.I at Levi Hoover’s, dinner & supper, married to Chr. Z. Weaver’s sister; John
M. Weaver’s, night, son of Chr., m’rr’d to dau. Of Hy. Shrock.
FEBRUARY 1911
1. I at John W. Martin’s, dinner; Amos W. Witmer’s, supper, Wm. Hoover’s,
night; school teacher.
2. I at Eli Wenger’s, dinner, father to Franklin, Eli is a bro. to Chr. Z. Weaver’s
wife; Dan. Warner’s, supper & night.
3. I at Jno. Brown’s funeral (River Brother) at “Yellow Creek”, at Jno. M.
Weaver’s, dinner (2nd
time); Bishop John Martin’s, supper & night; father to
Elias; Levi of Pa., Hy; Joe, Wm. & Amanda.
4. I at Wm. F. Holdeman’s for dinner; Joe Musser’s, supper; Christian Weaver’s
again over night.
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5. SUNDAY: I at “County Line” Meeting; at Harvey Shaum’s, dinner, Jno. B.
Weaver’s, night (2nd
time), father to Joel. Snowstorm.
6. I at Deacon Levi Ressler’s, dinner; Preacher Christian L. Ressler, supper;
Dav. K. Ressler’s, night, son of Deacon Levi.
7. I at the funeral of Jesse Lehman’s wife, member of the “Funk” denomanation;
Noah Ramer’s, night, son of Sam.
8. I at Sam. Ramer’s, call; Isaac Leinbach’s, dinner; Jacob Bechtel’s, supper;
Philip Kilmer, night, father to Hy.
9. I at Noah Weaver’s, dinner; Chr. Zimmerman’s, call; Isaac Martin’s, supper &
night, deacon, father to Harvey, Ab, Reub. & Amos.
10.Isaac Martin’s Reub. & Amos & I at Mishawaka & South Bend, visited
Studebachers’ Carriage Shop, Fire department & Court house, I back to
Isaac’s for supper, at their son Ab. for night.
11.I at Wakarusa, at horse sale, nearly all day; Aaron Reed’s supper; at a singing
at Jno B. Weaver’s; Levi Ressler’s, night.
12.SUNDAY: I at “St. Joe” Meeting; Joseph Ramer’s, dinner; Joe Shaum’s wife
(widow) supper & night, mother to Harvey & Mary.
13.I at Hy. Shrock’s, dinner, preacher, father to Rosco; Chr. Hunsberger Sr.,
supper; John Shrock’s, night, father to Hy.
14.I at Elias Martin’s, dinner, son of Jno.; Chr. Leinbach’s supper & night, wife
dau. of Bishop Jno. Martin.
15.I at Christian Z. Weaver’s again, about all day. Muddy roads.
16.I started off for home at Wakarusa, at about 2.23 AM., central time, on the
Wabash line to Detroit; then proceed on via, London, Woodstock, Guelph
June, Guelph & Elmira, on the C.P.R., arrived at Elmira at about 7.20 PM.
eastern time. Travelled about 400 mi. today as per Ry. Guide. Departure
lasted 10 wks., 2 dys. Total cost of whole trip between $50 & $60.
17.I tinkered about at home AM. Was at Jones Martin’s on buisness, visited N.
Bearinger’s for supper.
18.I down at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Dan. E. Martin to see about silo
building.
19.SUNDAY: I at funeral of Jno. Martin’s wife (widow), lived by Noah B. Martin’s,
Yatton, aged 79 years old, at W. Woolwich. I at N. L. Martin’s for both meals,
he has blood-poison.
20.I looked after my property and wrote letters to the States.
21.I was out after silo jobs, at A. M. Bauman’s over noon.
22.I helped Eli to chopp grain awhile, & worked my books.
23.I out on silo buisness, etc. all day.
24.I in Elmira AM. & with Eli at Reub. Martin’s sale, PM.
25.I at my books, etc., AM., looked after a horse, inspected N. Bearinger’s fence,
PM. Fine weather. Jonas Bauman here to help in harness shop since Tue.
morning.
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26.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting, AM.; Urias Martin, Elias Wideman, & Ezra
Bauman here for dinner; Hy. Bauman & Isaac Sittler here for supper.
Sylvester Martin’s here too.
27.I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman’s for N. L. Martin all day. Chr. Martin’s wife
(Frey) got burried at Martin’s.
28.I at Dav. Bauman’s to thrash 2 hrs. in morn., then did chorse, AM., J. Gingrich
& I sawed firewood for N. L. M., PM.
MARCH 1911
1. Josiah & I sawed wood, etc., for N. L. M. all day.
2. Josiah & I sawed wood, etc., for N. L. M., AM. I in Elmira.
3. I up near by Macton, in Floradale & Elmira on buisness.
4. I down between Bloomingdale & N. Germany at L. Spitzig to order a 1 horse-
power. Menno Kock’s house burned.
5. SUNDAY: Isaiah here last night, then he & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Dan.
Cressman’s for dinner, at David B. Martin’s for supper. Snowfall in eve.
6. Father & I helped to butcher at N. Martin all day.
7. I fetched team from Geo., then Eli & I hauled manure from Jno. Steddick,
Elmira, about all day.
8. I helped to fetch manure from Steddick for father AM.; Hy. Martin & I looked
after horses out North PM.
9. Hy. Martin & I looked after horses, at Joe Snyder’s for dinner, also down by
Jac. Brox to see a mare.
10.I at Floradale, AM. I & N. L. Martin after a horse PM.
11.I helped father to drive out 4 head fat cattle, av. Wt., 1437# at $5.65 @ cwt.
(bo’t at $5.75). I inspected Amos Martin’s house & in Elmira PM.
12.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Parents at Jonas Martin’s for dinner.
13.I at the Elmira fair all day. Nice weather.
14.I fetched a brown horse, rising 6 years old, for $150. from Israel L. Martin AM.
I fetched my old buggy from N. L. Martin, PM. Father patched harness at E.
Martin.
15.I got my horse shod & took tools to Amos B. Martin, AM. I at Sarah
Heckendorn’s sale, bo’t log chain 20’ l’g & 26# in wt. for $2.90, PM. Joseph
Martin’s (son of Peter) child’s funeral.
16.I worked at inside of house at Amos B. Martin, 1 day.
17.I worked at inside of house at Amos B. Martin, 1 day.
18.I white-washed walls, etc, at Amos B. Martin, 1 day.
19.SUNDAY: Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting, at Joshua Bauman’s for dinner, at
Amos Martin’s for supper.
20.I fastened 1’ter r’ds, plastered patches on walls & white’washed rooms at
Amos B. Martin, 1 day.
21.I whitewashed & filled cracks on walls, painted floors etc, 1 day.
22.I painted staircase & floors at Amos Martin, 1 day.
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23.I white-washed kitchen twice, filled crack in walls with plaster paris & painted
at Amos B. Martin’s, 1 day.
24.I in bush, AM., painted floor, etc, PM at A.B. Martin, 1 day.
25.I wrote 10 letters, visited N. L. Martin who has a severe attack of blood-
poisoning, I fetched tools from A.B. Martin.
26.SUNDAY: We all except mother at WW Meeting. Eli Horst & Nelson Martin
here for dinner. I at Levi Hort’s for supper.
27.I up at Floradale, fetched fence pickets ($.02 a piece) for N. Bearinger, AM. I
fixed at my buggy, etc. PM. Rainy.
28.I worked small jobs, prepared for cementing. Stormy.
29.I worked at my sircingle, etc. Am. I at N. L. Martin, visited him & piled up
lumber a little, PM.
30.I helped to worked at Noah Martin all day, got implements ready for seeding
AM. Hauled and spread manure in orchard PM.
31.Filled bal. of orchard with manure, stored away sleighs & sawed old timber
short for summer wood at N. L. Martin 1 day.
APRIL 1911
1. I in St. Jacobs & Elmira & hauled fence stuff to N. Bearinger & did small jobs.
No nice weather this wk. Sol. Gingrich’s child’s funeral at N. Woolwich.
2. SUNDAY: I at N. Bearinger for dinner & supper, N. Bearinger’s wife here for
supper. Geo. Bauman’s & Grandmother here for dinner & supper.
3. I tinkered at small jobs all day, sowed grass seed for father.
4. I took funeral message of Israel Brubacher’s child around in the
neighborhood, AM. I studied at Physical Science book, etc, PM. Cold rain &
sleet PM.
5. I took funeral message to Dan. Brubacher’s & Joe Hoffman’s AM. I wrote into
this diary PM. Rain.
6. I was hostler at Israel Brubacher’s child’s funeral, aged 6 yrs, 8 mon. Muddy
& a little rain in eve.
7. I wrote into this diary & white washed kitchen for mother. I have got a cold
this week. Elmira Horse Show.
8. I fixed up garden fence at Noah Bearinger, 1 day.
9. SUNDAY: Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting, at Sol. Bowman’s for dinner, Elias M.
Martin’s for supper. Father visited N. L. Martin,
10.I at Elmira Fair AM. Repaired fence at N. Bearinger PM.
11.I awhile at N. Bearinger to fix fence in morn; I fetched cement mixer from
Aaron M. Bauman.
12.I helped to wash & oil harness (mine included) for father.
13.I helped to wash harness & put mine together AM. I in Elmira to buy silo
goods, Rainy, PM.
14.GOOD FRI: I at WW Meeting AM., Noah Weber & I at Dav. Brubacher’s
(visited Ab. Bearinger) for supper.
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15.I in Elmira AM., & at Waterloo & Berlin PM., at Enos Bauman’s for supper and
night.
16.SUNDAY: EASTER: I at Martins’ Meeting AM., at Joe Brubacher’s for
dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper.
17.EASTER MON.: I worked awhile at mixer, repairing. Parents came home
tonight from a visit at Martins since Sat. night.
18.I at Elmira AM. Father & Eli helped to wash Meeting House.
19.Parents at funeral of Joseph S. Martin, Aged 77 yrs., 7 mon. 25 days, at
Martins. I worked at mixer & in town.
20.I worked at mixer & hauled same to Elmira Foundry in eve. Others chopped
grain. Nice weather.
21.I out to see about jobs AM. I received a load of hay from Geo. M. Bauman
PM.
22.I prepared for cementing & fetched Isaiah from Enos M. Bauman PM. Father
cut my hair.
23.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM., Menno Gingrich’s Sr. here for
dinner, Sol, Gingrich’s here for supper besides some young folks.
24.Is. & I circled silo rings shorter & moved to Hy. Bauman & removed earth for
water tank PM.
25.I cut a silo curbing section into 2 & helped to mix concrete for tank 1 day,
Isaiah helped too.
26.Is. & I mixed concrete ½ day AM. for Hy. Bauman. I prepared for painting at
Amos B. Martin, Is. at Grandma, PM.
27.I prepared for painting outside trimmings of house, removed old putty, etc, at
Amos B. Martin all day. Is. whitewashed rooms in house at Grandma.
28.Is. & I formed an arch over water tank at Hy. Bauman.
29.Is. & I built scaffold & painted windows, etc, at Amos Martin all day. Warm
and nice week.
30.SUNDAY: Parents and I at funeral of Aaron Martin’s wife, Aged 53 yrs, 3
mon, 7 days, at N. Woolwich, PM.
MAY 1911
1. I fetched me a 1-h. Power ($35) from L. Spitzig, N. Germany. Rain.
2. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin, ¾ day.
3. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day.
4. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day.
5. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day.
6. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day.
7. SUNDAY: Amos & Aaron Rudy here for supper. Fine weather.
8. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at Amos Martin 1 day.
9. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at Amos Martin 1 day.
10.I painted veranda, etc, at Amos Martin 1 day. Isaiah fixed at cement mixer.
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11.I out on buisness & fixed at c. mixer, Is. took power & mixer to Hy. Klinck.
Rain & thunder in eve.
12.Is. & I. at Hy. Klinck to build foundation of concrete under a building intend to
be a slaughter house for “beef ring”, 1 day.
13.Is. & I leveled floor, then put in concrete floor & lowered building on walls, 1
day.
14.SUNDAY: I at Dav. Bauman’s for dinner. Parents at Annie Bauman for
dinner. Wendel Martin here for supper.
15.Is. & I built sidewalk a little over ½ day at Joe Ernst. Is. prepared for moving
silo outfit. I plastered tank at Hy. Bauman.
16.I finished plastering tank at Hy. Bauman. Is. & I moved silo outfit to Dan. E.
Martin and staked same up.
17.We filled 1st
& 2nd
ring concrete silo at Dan. E. Martin.
18.We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin.
19.We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin.
20.We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin. Warm weather at end of
week.
21.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting, Daniel Cressman’s & David B. Martin’s
here for dinner.
22.We filled 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin.
23.We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin.
24.We plastered inside of silo all day at D. E. Martin.
25.ASCENSION DAY: Parents at Sol. Reist to help at funeral. Is. & Eli were
hostlers, Lydia & I attend to funeral of Sol. Reist’s wife, aged 45 years. I at
funeral of Jno. O. Driesinger’s wife, Elmira., PM.
26.Is. & I did concreting at D. E. Martin AM., then we moved outfit to Silas
Bauman above Floradale.
27.We sett up, & filled 1st
& 2nd
ring silo at Silas Bauman.
28.SUNDAY: Funeral of Peter Musselman’s wife (widow) lived by Amos Esch,
burried at Martins’. I & others at Sam Brubacher’s for dinner, at Dav. L.
Martin’s for supper. Operation of blood poison performed on N. L. Martin this
eve.
29.Dan. Cressman’s house burned to-day. We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at
Silas Bauman.
30.We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman.
31.We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman.
JUNE 1911
1. We filled 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman.
2. We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman.
3. We plastered silo at S. Bauman and moved bal. of outfit to M. B. Bowman in
eve, some put over last eve.
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4. SUNDAY: I at Aaron W. Weber’s for supper, I with others at Daniel G.
Gingrich’s for over night.
5. WHIT MON: I & others at Elora rocks at noon, at Joshua Brubacher’s for
supper. 40 young people up.
6. We filled 1st
& 2nd
ring concrete silo at M. B. Bowman
7. We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman.
8. We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman. I at Reuben Snider,
Conestogo, after supper.
9. We filled 7 & 8 concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman. Father & Reub. came
home from Buffalo. Rain today.
10.We filled 9 & 10 concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman.
11.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I visited N. L. Martin after supper. Aaron W. Weber’s
here for dinner. Rain, storm & few hailstones.
12.We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at M. B. Bowman. Norman F. Martin’s
child’s funeral, drowned in tub.
13.We plastered silo at M. B. Bowman.
14.We moved silo outfit to Aaron Martin & put up 1 & 2 ring.
15.We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin.
16.We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin.
17.We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin.
18.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Some young people here for dinner, Joe
Hoffman’s here for supper.
19.We filled 9 & 10 concrete ring silo at Aaron Martin.
20.We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin. Aaron’s son Absolom fell
25’ from scaffold on concrete floor with the result of his left leg broken.
21.We plastered silo at Aaron Martin.
22.Is. & I loaded outfit & then went to Reub. Snyder between Conestogo &
Bloomingdale, digged gravel out in root cellar at place where silo is to be built,
PM.
23.I removed gravel at site of silo a little over ½ day, filled 1st
. ring concrete silo
at R. Snider.
24.We filled 2 & 3 ring silo at R. Snider.
25.SUNDAY: Is. & I at Conestogo Meeting, PM., at Tilman Horst’s for supper.
Hy. S. Brubacher’s here for dinner.
26.We filled 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at R. Snider. Warm.
27.We filled 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at R. Snider.
28.We filled 8 & 9 ring concrete silo at R. Snider.
29.We filled 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at R. Snider.
30.We filled 12 & 13 ring concrete silo at R. Snider.
JULY 1911
1. We plastered silo and loaded outfit for the move at Reub. Snider. Dry
Weather.
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2. SUNDAY: I visited Absolom (with broken leg) at Aaron Martin over noon. At
NW Meeting PM., at Jonas Martin’s for supper. Susanna Spaeth & 2 of
Simon Kinzie’s girls here for the night.
3. John Martin (father to Isaac & Dan.) burried at Martins. Is. & I went to Hy S.
Bauman, staked up & filled 1st
ring.
4. We filled 2nd
ring silo & helped at hay-making at Hy. S. B.
5. We filled 3 ring silo & helped at hay. Light rain.
6. We filled 4 ring silo & helped at hay at Hy. S. B.
7. We filled 5 ring silo & helped at hay at Hy. S. B.
8. We filled 6 & 7 ring silo at Hy. S. B. Warm & dry weather.
9. SUNDAY: Wm. Spaeth’s here for dinner & supper. Is. & I at Dan. Weber’s
for dinner, at Martin’s Meeting PM., at Wendel Martin’s for supper.
10.Is. & I helped draw in 10 loads of hay for father. Rain in eve.
11.I at Elmira AM., Is. & I filled 8th
ring silo at Hy. L. Bauman.
12.We filled 9 & 10 ring silo at Hy. S. Bauman.
13.We filled 11 & 12 ring silo at Hy. S. Bauman.
14.We filled 13 & 14 ring silo at Hy. S. Bauman. A little rain. Elias Martin’s wife
(widow) burried at Martins’, aged 80 years.
15.We plastered nearly all of silo at Hy. S. B. Rain in eve.
16.SUNDAY: Parents, Eli & I at WW Meeting AM. Is. visited Abs. Martin AM.
Hy. B. Martin’s here for both meals. Young people here for dinner. Dav.
Horst here for supper; Two of L. Brox’s children here for supper also. Rain
today; the ground being dry for quite awhile.
17.We finished silo at Hy. S. B. & moved to Dan. B. Martin.
18.We filled 1st
, 2nd
& 3rd
ring silo at Dan B. Martin.
19.We filled 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at D. B. Martin. Rain in eve.
20.We filled 6 ring silo AM. We pitched dung for father PM.
21.We spread manure for father 1/3 dy. Filled 7 & 8 ring silo at D. B. M.
22.We filled 9 & 10 ring silo at Dan. B. Martin. Josaiah Bauman’s girl, aged 13
years, burried at Martins’ AM. Oliver Lichty’s wife burried at N. Woolwich PM.
Dan. M. Bowman builds dam at present, at Floradale.
23.SUNDAY: I visited Abs. Martin AM. Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting PM., at
Amzi Snyder’s for supper.
24.We plastered silo at Dan. B. Martin.
25.We moved outfit to Jacob Musselman AM. Filled 1st
& 2nd
ring concrete silo
PM.
26.We build concrete front at barn floor & plastered silo & hauled rings & scaffold
home; mixer and power to C. B. Eix near Hawkesville.
27.We prepared for cementing horse stable & cemented stalls & petition in pig
stable.
28.We build hog troughs., etc.
29.We plastered hog troughs, concreted some in sty & horse stable.
30.SUNDAY: Dav. Cressman’s Jr. here for supper. I at home.
31.Is. & I at N. L. Martin to build sidewalks, etc.
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AUGUST 1911
1. We build sidewalks, porch floor, etc. at N. L. Martin.
2. We finished cementing at N. L. Martin at noon. We moved to Jno. S.
Brubacher & prepared to re-roof house.
3. We removed old roof of house, replaced some new sheeting with Oshawa
steel shingles on top at J. S. B.
4. We put steel shingles on roof, etc. at Jno. S. B.1 day.
5. We build concrete arch over some of Menno Gingrich’s root-cellar besides a
few small jobs. 1 day.
6. SUNDAY: Is. & I at Martins’ Meeting, young people baptized, AM. We at
Simeon Weber’s for dinner, at Moses Weber’s for supper.
7. Is. & I at Jno. S. Brubacher worked on house roof 1 day.
8. Is. & I worked at Jno. S. Brubacher’s house roof 1 day.
9. Is. & I helped father to thrash AM. We helped to draw in grain at Aaron
Martin’s ½ day, PM.
10.We helped to draw in grain at Aaron Martin all day.
11.We helped to put away old horse, etc., AM., at A. Martin. We all at the funeral
of Emerson Esch, aged 35 years, 7 mon. & 28 dys.,--killed by electric shock,
Berlin.
12.I helped to hoe turnips, cut off peas, etc. at A. Martin.
13. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. I at Geo. Bauman’s for supper.
14.I helped to store away grain nearly ½ day AM. at Paul Snider. Paul & I
repaired culvert at F. Weigel, 6 hrs. PM.
15.Paul & I repaired culvert at F. Weigel, 6 hrs. PM. Rain AM.
16.I repaired at culvert at F. Weigel 7 ½ hrs. Some rain.
17.I worked at cistern & hard water well floors at G. M. Bauman.
18.I worked at cistern & hard water well floors at G. M. Bauman.
19.I worked at cistern & hard water well floors, etc, at G. M. Bauman.
20.SUNDAY: I at home, made a call at A. W. Weber’s after supper. Is. Weber
here for dinner. Parents at Abs. Martin’s and Reub. Bauman’s.
21.I worked at well floor, sidewalk, etc, at G. M. Bauman, 1 day.
22.I concreted porch floor, etc, at Mose Gingrich, 1 day.
23.I worked at porch floor, cistern top & waste water entrance. at M. Gingrich.
Doctors operated on father, removed tumor.
24.I worked at sidewalks & concrete door cill, etc, at M. Gingrich. Hy.
Brubacher’s wife, widow burried at Conestogo (of St. Jacobs).
25.I looked after silo filling jobs & was at P. Ziegler over night.
26.I helped to remove earth at silo site, at P. Ziegler, all day.
27.SUNDAY: I at home. Wm. Jacobi’s here for both meals. Levi Brubacher’s
here for dinner.
28.I filled 1st
& 2nd
ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler.
29.I filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler.
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30.I filled 5 ring concrete silo & build gangway floor at P. Z.
31.Peter & I at Floradale in morning. I fetched scaffold from home & cement
from Elmira to P. Ziegler.
SEPTEMBER 1911
1. I filled 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler.
2. I filled 8 ring silo & prepared for next at P. Ziegler.
3. SUNDAY: Eli & I at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Amos F. Martin’s for dinner, at
Menno Frey’s for supper.
4. I filled 9 & 10 ring silo & fixed cellar steps at P. Ziegler.
5. I filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler. Rain.
6. I lowered silo curbings & cleaned them, etc., at P. Z.
7. I & Urias Martin carpentered at silo roof at P. Ziegler, 1 dy.
8. I carpentered at silo roof 1 dy, Urias ½ dy, at P. Ziegler.
9. I plastered silo at P. Ziegler all day.
10.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting, except mother. Noah S. Martin’s, Isaac
Gingrich’s & Dan Hoffman’s Jr. here for dinner.
11.I in Floradale & Elmira, oiled silo curbs, bolts, etc.
12.I did concreting jobs on outside of house at Jonas Martin.
13.I did concreting jobs on outside of house at Jonas Martin.
14.I at Harvest Meeting at W. Woolwich AM., I at D. M. Bowman fixed gate
apparatus on dam wall, PM.
15.I worked at & prepared for water wheel at D. M. Bowman.
16.I worked at & prepared for water wheel at D. M. Bowman.
17.SUNDAY: Neighbors here to visit mother (in bed). I at R. M. after supper.
18.I helped to remove earth for water wheel at D. M. Bowman.
19.I & Ab. Bearinger commenced our corn cutting season. We set up at M.
Snider (rain) AM., cut corn PM.
20.We cut corn at C. Esch, AM.; Dav. Hoffer PM.
21.We cut corn at G. M. Bauman, AM; Rain PM.
22.We cut corn at G. M. Bauman, AM., F. Weigel, PM.
23.We cut corn at C. Wilken, AM,; Paul Snider, PM.
24.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Mary Cressman & Mary Martin here for dinner.
Rain to-night. Mary Ann Weber was here to help Lydia do housework several
days.
25.We cut corn at P. Snider, AM.; by my father ½ day, PM.
26.We cut corn at Aaron Weber.
27.We cut corn at Elias Martin, PM.; Rain AM.
28.We cut corn at Elias Martin, moved cutting-box home, AM. I at N. L. Martin &
in Elmira & helped father, PM.
29.I in Elmira, helped father to cut some corn, made a silo roof draft & oiled silo
curbings. Rainy AM.
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30.I helped concreting casing around water wheel at D. M. Bowman, Floradale, 1
day.
OCTOBER 1911
1. SUNDAY: I at Menno Weber’s for supper, Eph. Weber’s here for supper.
2. I cemented at Anthony Gies, ¾ day.
3. I cemented at Anthony Gies, 1 day.
4. I at D. M. Bowman, Floradale, worked at tail race.
5. I cemented, etc, at tail race, at D. M. Bowman.
6. I cemented at tail race & helped a little at cider mill. Rainy PM. The last while
we had rain about every other day.
7. I helped to set curbing & cemented tail race at D. M. Bowman.
8. SUNDAY: We nearly all at WW Meeting AM., Dan. L. Martins & Menno M.
Bauman’s here for dinner & also a few girls.
9. I helped to make out potatoes & loaded manure for father all day. Bright
weather.
10.I helped to load manure all day for father.
11.I helped to load manure ½ dy for father; I at D. M. B., PM.
12.I helped to cement at water wheel, etc, at D. M. B.
13.I helped to cement at water wheel, etc, at D. M. B.
14.I helped to cement at water wheel, etc, at D. M. B.
15.SUNDAY: Jno. Geisel’s here for dinner, Albert Lorch’s here for supper. I at
Joshua Bowman’s for supper.
16.I helped to cement at water wheel at D. M. Bowman.
17.I helped to remove earth under mill ½ day for D. M. Bowman. Rain nearly all
day.
18.I helped to cement, etc, at D. M. Bowman, 1 day.
19.I leveled off & cemented foundation wall for driving shed ¾ day at Receveous
Martin.
20.I worked at shed foundations AM. Made cribbing for water trough PM., at
Receveous Martin.
21.I build water-trough, etc, 1 day, at Receveous Martin. I & others away visiting
at Amos Weber’s over night.
22.SUNDAY: We young people at Allen Bauman’s for dinner, at Jno.
Brubacher’s for supper. Rainy day.
23.I helped to lower shed on foundation & build some more wall under it &
plastered trough at R. Martin.
24.I helped to finish bal. of foundation, etc, ½ dy, at R. M. I re-pointed out
strawshed wall at A. Gies, ½ day.
25.I did concreting jobs at Anthony Gies 1 day.
26.I cemented foundation wall for ice-house, etc, at Rueben Bauman, 1 day.
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27.I cemented at outhouse foundation & build root-cellar door at R. M. Bauman
AM., I worked at silo roof at Dan E. Martin, PM.
28.I worked at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day.
29.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Elias B. Martin’s here for supper.
30.I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day.
31.I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day.
NOVEMBER 1911
1. I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day.
2. I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin, AM.; I carpentered ¼ day at Hy.
Bauman PM.
3. I carpentered at silo roof at Hy. Bauman 1 day.
4. I carpentered at silo roof at Hy. Bauman 1 day.
5. SUNDAY: We all except Noah at WW Meeting. Jno. S. Brubacher’s here for
dinner. Mose & Leah Reist here for supper.
6. I carpentered at Hy. Bauman nearly all day.
7. I carpentered at Hy. Bauman nearly all day.
8. I carpentered at Hy. Bauman a little over ½ day. I at Isaac Gingrich awhile in
eve. to work at stable.
9. I worked at horse stable, prepared for cementing at I. G.
10.I worked at horse stable, prepared for cementing at I. G.
11.I worked at horse stable, cemented at h. stable, 1 day, at I. G.
12.SUNDAY: Lydia, Noah & I at Geo. Bauman’s (& Grandma) for dinner. Is. &
Eli at WW Meeting House at funeral of Isaac Stauffer’s wife, PM. Snow &
stormy.
13.Is. & I awhile at Elmira Fair, AM. We started to build silo roof at Aaron Martin
PM. Rough weather.
14.Is. & I worked at silo roof & chute at A. Martin, 1 dy. Snow in eve.
15.I prepared for cementing a calf stable, etc, at Isaac Gingrich all day. Is.
carpentered at Aaron Martin.
16.I prepared for & cementing small petition wall & finished horse stable floor at I.
G. Is: finished at A Martin.
17.I worked at stable AM. Layed bricks for a floor in house cellar at Isaac
Gingrich PM. Stormy.
18.I cemented calf stable, etc, at I G. all day. Stormy.
19.SUNDAY: We all at home. Sam. R. Martin & sisters here for dinner.
Sleighing commenced. Deep snow banks.
20.I worked at cistern, build brick wall in house cellar at Isaac Gingrich’s ¾ day.
21.I worked at cistern at Isaac Gingrich, 1 day.
22.I masoned in cellar besides cistern at I. Gingrich, 1 day. Pastor Schulz
burried at Elmira.
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23.I plastered inside of cistern AM., Set models for water-trough at I Gingrich’s, 1
day.
24.I put second coat plaster on cistern AM., build water-trough at I. Gingrich, PM.
1 day.
25.I helped to build 2 water troughs & gangway floor at I. G.
26.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s down yesterday already. Is. & Eli at S. Peel. I
at home did the feeding.
27.I build foundation cribbing for cistern top at I. G. 1 day.
28.I build concrete floor on cistern at I. Gingrich, 1 day.
29.I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G., 1 day.
30.I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G. 1 day.
DECEMBER 1911
1. I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G., 1 day.
2. I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G., 1 day.
3. SUNDAY: We all except father at WW Meeting. Aaron Gingrich here for
dinner. I at N. L. Martin for supper. Isaiah & Eli at Henry Gingrich’s for
supper.
4. I looked over my accounts & in Elmira AM.; I did a little carpentering at R. M.
Bauman PM.
5. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day.
6. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day.
7. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day.
8. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day.
9. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day. Warm & mild weather; dirty
roads.
10.SUNDAY: Parents at funeral of Frederick Westfall at W. Montrose, PM. I at
Mose Reist for supper, paid a call on N. Bearinger. We boys inspected
washed out dam race of D. M. Bowman’s at Floradale.
11.I at Reub. Bauman, layed cells for ice-house & cleaned wheat a little over ½
day. Rainy & wett.
12.I helped to butcher for father all day. Reub. Noah & Mary Ann helped;
butchered 3 hogs. Mild weather, snow gone. Some people plowed sod.
13.I helped to butcher for Hy. B. Martin, AM. by father. I worked at ice-house at
Reub., ½ day, PM.
14.I worked at ice-house at Reub. all day.
15.I worked at ice-house at Reub. ½ day AM. I at auction sale at Menno
Hoffman PM.
16.I worked at ice-house at Reub. all day. Sleet.
17.SUNDAY: Parents at David M. Martin’s for dinner. Eli & Lydia at S. Peel
Meeting. I did some feeding at home.
18.I at Elmira Fair, AM., at R. Bauman carpentering PM.
19.I carpentered at outhouse at R. Bauman 1 day.
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20.I carpentered at outhouse & pump floor at R. Bauman 1 day.
21.I build concrete shoots in front of hog troughs at R. M. B., 1 day.
22.I fixed new bottom in chopp chist at R. M. B. ½ day, AM.
23.I did small jobs, at my books, etc. I with other young folks at Levi Weber’s
over night.
24.SUNDAY: We young folks at Martins’ Meeting, at Aaron Brubacher’s for
dinner, at Moses Weber’s for supper.
25.CHRISTMAS: We all at WW Meeting. Tilman Bauman here for dinner.
Three of Moses Bauman’s children here for supper. Parents went to Ed.
Spaeth for the night.
26.Parents arrived from visiting Ed. Spaeth. I worked at my books. I went to
Enos M. Bauman to work there this winter.
27.Enos & I prepared for butchering, I made trussels.
28.Butchered 1 cow & 2 hogs; I, A. Knorr & W. Martin helped. Stormy.
29.We prepared for thrashing AM, thrashed grain, ½ day, PM.
30.I did chores, etc., AM. We chopped grain, PM.
31.SUNDAY: Simeon Martin & Amos Rudy here for supper.
DIARY 1912
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR: I did small jobs, chores, wrote letters to Pa., & Ind.
2. We thrashed about ¾ day & chopped oats a little.
3. I took g. engine to E. Martin & worked in barn AM; I at Allen Knorr to help to
thrash ½ day PM.
4. I took saws to Shaeffer to get them filed, etc, AM. I fetched a load sugar beet
pulp from factory with waggon, PM. Enos & wife in Berlin with my horse.
5. I fetched 2 loads of pulp from factory.
6. I fetched 2 loads of pulp from factory. I & Amos Rudy went to Ed. Spaith for
the night. Cold.
7. SUNDAY: I & Amos at Ed. Spaeth over noon yet, then went to WM. Spaith,
Berlin,f or supper & night.
8. I & Amos Rudy at funeral of Abraham Brubacher (preacher) aged 76 years, 5
days; burried at Conestogo. We by my parents for dinner, paid call at N.
Bearinger. I at Joshua Rudy’s for supper. Cold & stormy.
9. We did chores & small jobs, I splitt wood. Cold & stormy.
10.We opened drifted roads & made double door for calf stable.
11.We sharpened axes, etc, I fetched a load s. b. pulp, PM.
12.We worked small jobs, made way into bush & drawed wood.
13.I worked around in barn. Enos & I sawed wood in bush PM.
14.SUNDAY: All at home. Emmerson Martin’s here for supper.
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15.I hauled gravel on public road with beat, all day.
16.I in bush nearly all day; Enos, PM.
17.I in bush nearly all day; Enos, PM.
18.I splitt wood & trimmed cattle’s tails, etc. Rain nearly all day after about 2
weeks cold weather.
19.I worked round by buildings AM. We in bush PM.
20.Enos Martin here with his engine,-he and we chopped grain. Levi L Martin’s
here for supper. I in St. Jacobs after supper.
21.SUNDAY: Enos, I & hired girl at Martins’ Meeting. Some young folks & Hy.
B. Martin’s here for dinner. I at Tilman Martin’s after supper. (got cutter
smashed)
22.I worked around in barn; Enos at St. Jacobs AM. We in bush.
23.I in bush AM., at A. Knorr to thrash PM. Enos’s at Noah Horst’s wedding at
Joe Snyder’s. Jno. Lichty here to keep old Levi company. Receveous
Martin’s here over night.
24.I chopped grain for about 1 ½ hours & monkied round with E martin at his g.
engine, being out of fix. Snowfall.
25.I in bush nearly all day cutting firewood. Enos’s to town.
26.We cleaned wheat AM., in bush cutting firewood PM.
27.Enos hauled wheat (test 61, price 90c) to St. Jacobs. We sawed elm, PM.
28.SUNDAY: I & hired girl at W. W. Meeting, at Aaron Weber’s for dinner, I &
Hy. Bowman at David B. Bauman for supper.
29.Henry Martin Sr. burried at S. Peel. I in bush AM. We worked small jobs, I
mend robe; rainy, PM.
30.We sawed elm wood all day.
31.We sawed & splitt wood all day. I bought buggy, cutter and harness from
Jeremiah Sitler, tonight.
FEBRUARY 1912
1. I got saw filed at Jno. Shaeffer, by Erbsville, AM. I in bush splitt elm wood,
Enos butchered at Ab. Martin.
2. I drawed 6 loads of wood out of bush. Enos in bush.
3. I drawed 5 loads of wood out of bush. Enos chored & in bush.
4. SUNDAY: Noah Horst’s here for dinner. I stayed at home.
5. I in bush, AM., hauled heading to saw mill, PM. Enos’s at funeral of Joesph
Gingrich (preacher), aged 69 years, burried at North Woolwich.
6. I hauled heading & firewood; We sawed logs in bush, PM.
7. Enos & I sawed logs in bush, AM.; we at Benj. Hurst’s sale, PM.
8. Enos & I sawed wood in bush, AM. We cleaned wheat at noon, then I hauled
a load (price 95c, test 62) to St. Jacobs. N. L. Martin’s here.
9. I hauled sawlogs to Levi Bowman’s mill all day.
10.I chored, AM., hauled sawlogs to mill. PM. 27 degrees below zero.
11.SUNDAY: Enos’s at Dan. L. Martin’s for dinner.
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12.I & Enos at Elmira Fair. Eli & I up North to see after silos, PM.
13.We in bush sawed saw-logs.
14.I hauled saw-logs to mill all day. D. L. Martin & Enos after horses.
15.I hauled saw-logs to mill all day. Enos’s at Mrs. Rudy’s sale.
16.I hauled saw-logs to mill all day. Mild weather these days.
17.I cleaned stables & did chores, AM., hauled saw logs, PM.
18.SUNDAY: Edwin & I at Martins’ Meeting AM. Tilman Horsts, Moses C.
Martin’s & Joe Hoffman here for dinner; I at Josiah Shantz’s for supper.
19.We cut down white ash tree & hauled logs to mill. Wet weather.
20.I helped to thrash at A. Knorr ¾ day, Enos ½. Enos in bush, PM.
21.I splitt wood in shed. Very stormy. J. Sitler off for West.
22.I splitt wood in shed, Etc. Very stormy. Trains blocked up.
23.We hauled snow out of sheds, AM. I had cold, kept stove co.
24.We cut down white ash tree, I hauled logs to mill. Soft weather.
25.SUNDAY: Enos’s at Dan E. Martin’s for dinner. I at Sol. Lichty for supper.
26.We & A. Knorr cut down large elm tree & sawed 1st
log off & butchered a cow.
Wet snow & sleet.
27.We & A. Knorr butchered 2 hogs.
28.Enos & I brought a large elm log in as far as to barn, AM. I helped to thrash
½ day at Wendel Martin PM.
29.We hauled saw-logs to mill-one 12’ log containing 500’ log meas.
MARCH 1912
1. Enos & I in bush cut up basswood tree-tops, AM. I hauled a load of 66 one-
foot tiles (13c each) from Conestogo to Amos Shantz’.
2. I hauled 2 loads one-foot tiles from Conestogo to Amos Shantz.
3. SUNDAY: I & Lizzie Sauder by her parents for dinner, at Levi M. Bowman’s
for supper. Levi Weber’s & Jno. M. Bauman’s here for dinner.
4. I hauled 1 load of one-foot tiles from Conestogo to Amos Shantz, AM. We
helped to thrash at Wendel Martin, PM.
5. I hauled 1 foot tiles from Conestogo to A. Shantz, AM. Enos & I at St. Jacobs
fetched a load of feed & at cow sale, PM.
6. We cut wheat-straw & filled bed sacks & cleaned cistern.
7. We sawed basswood heading in bush.
8. I hauled heading to mill; Enos helped me in bush. Flurries.
9. I hauled heading to S. mill, AM. firewood home, PM.
10.SUNDAY: I at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Titus Bauman’s for dinner, at Sol.
Bowman’s for supper, under parental roof for night.
11.I at Elmira Fair AM., looked after silo job, PM.
12.Enos & I in bush sawed & splitt firewood all day.
13.Enos & I in bush sawed elm topwood all day.
14.Enos & I sawed wood in bush, AM. We cleaned wheat at noon; Enos hauled
wheat to St. Jacobs, I splitt wood in bush.
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15.We cleaned seed grain & chored. Snow storm.
16.I shovelled & teamed away of yesterdays snow & fetched load wood in.
17.SUNDAY: Lizzie Sauder & I at Martins’ Meeting. Levi L. Martin’s young
people here for dinner. Some young folks here for supper. Mild weather.
18.I hauled wood in from bush, Enos splitt wood, AM. I & Enos’s at funeral of
Simeon Good, aged 44 years, burried at Martins’. Levi Martin’s (deacon), I.
Gingrich & Hy. Bowman Sr. here for dinner, Dav. B. Martin’s for supper. Very
mild.
19.I hauled wood home from bush, Enos splitt wood, AM. We & E. E. Martin’s
boys opened public road for traffic. Mild.
20.We splitt elm wood in bush, AM. Cut down old path on public road, PM. A
little cold to-day.
21.We cleaned wheat; Enos hauled wheat to St. Jacobs. I in bush PM. Snow
storm AM.
22.Enos & I splitt wood about all day.
23.I hauled wood home,-6 loads. Enos’s at Berlin.
24.SUNDAY: I at William Jacobi’s of near Ebsville for dinner.
25.I fetched Enos Martin & his engine, then we chopped grain about 5 hours,-
some at rate of 60 bu. per hour.
26.Enos returned engine, then we cut wood short for old Levi.
27.We cut wood short for Levi & hauled in 1 load. Re-opened public road. Enos
sold 4 steers, w’t about 300 # @6 ¼c, leave last wk. in April.
28.We in bush cut wood short, AM. I at Menno L. Weber’s sale, PM.
29.We in bush cut wood short for Levi & hauled in 2 loads.
30.I hauled wood home from bush all day. I moved home in eve.
31.SUNDAY: I at Hy. S. Brubacher for supper. Snow going.
APRIL 1912
1. Eli & I felled maple trees in Grandma’s bush ¾ day.
2. Eli & I fell & cut up maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day.
3. We cut up maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day.
4. Funeral of Jonathan Sitler’s wife (widow) burried at Martins’. We cut maple
trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day.
5. GOOD FRIDAY: We all at the W. W. Meeting, I at N. Bearinger’s for dinner,
at Benj. Martin for supper. High waters.
6. We cut up maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day.
7. SUNDAY: I at G. M. Bauman’s for supper (visited Grandma). Rain last night.
8. I at Elmira Fair, AM., we in Grandma’s bush, PM. Joshua Rudy here for
dinner. Riggs with wheels out.
9. We (& Is. Weber ½ day) cut wood in Grandma’s bush 1 day.
10.We & Is. Weber cut & sawed wood in Grandma’s bush 1 day. Father hauled
13 pigs to Elmira at 8c per pound. Snow almost gone.
11.Is. Weber, I & Eli worked in Grandma’s bush nearly 1 day. I in Elmira at noon.
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12.I started to cement at a 4 cornered silo at N. G. Martin 1 day.
13.I cemented at silo at N. G. Martin 1 day.
14.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Dreary, rainy and thundering in eve.
15.I worked at concrete silo at N. G. Martin 1 day.
16.Funeral of Jacob S. Martin’s wife,-aged 45 years, 4 mon., 20 days., buried at
Martins. I helped father in bush 1 day.
17.I worked at concrete silo at N. G. Martin 1 day.
18.I splitt maple wood in Grandma’s bush for father 1 day.
19.I worked in Grandma’s bush for father ¾ day. Bro. Noah & I at Wm. Schaner,
Hawkesville, secured silo job in eve.
20.I moved mixer & power from I Gingrich’s other farm to Hy. Horst & did small
jobs at home. Warm.
21.SUNDAY: Parents at Eli M. Martin’s for supper. Noah Bearinger, Eli Horst &
Ab. Bearinger here for supper. We all at WW Meeting AM. Bro. Is. here for
both meals.
22.I helped to recover porch roof at Dav. Cressman Sr. AM. I started to work at
Hy. Horst, removed part of old house wall & placed door frame in; leveled site,
PM.
23.I at Hy. Horst, masoned door frame in & sett some cribbing. Windy.
24.I, Eli & Lydia, & Parents at funeral of Urias Gingrich aged 24 yrs, 10 mon, 4
days, buried at N. Woolwich, AM., died on fever in N. West. I set cribbing for
house foundation concrete wall at Hy. Horst. PM.
25.Set mixer & build part of concrete cellar wall at Hy. Horst’s.
26.Build concrete wall at Hy. Horst, 1 day.
27.Build concrete wall at Hy. Horst, 1 day.
28.SUNDAY: I at Conestogo Meeting at Daniel Horst for dinner, at Daniel
Cressman’s for supper.
29.We build partition wall in cellar at Hy. Horst.
30.We build cellar entrance sides, porch foundation etc. at Hy. Horst’s.
MAY 1912
1. I plastered walls on inside & outside at Hy. Horst.
2. I cemented at small jobs at Hy. B. Martin, 1 day.
3. I prepared for foundation for building to house etc at Hy. B. M.
4. I prepared & cemented at foundation at Hy. B. Martin.
5. SUNDAY: Lydia, Eli & I at NW Meeting, at Anson Gingrich’s for dinner, at
Daniel Gingrich’s for supper. Rain tonight.
6. I took cistern rings down to M. Eby in morn. & concreted at Hy. B. Martin, 7
hrs. Israel Gingrich’s helped PM.
7. I concreted at Hy. B. Martin 6 hrs. AM. Made cribbing for coal shed at Menno
Eby, 4 hrs. PM. Is Martin & laborer helped.
8. I build cistern wall & foundation for shed at M. Eby: 1 day. Israel & Manassa
Gingrich, & Philiph Knorr helped.
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9. I prepared scantling frame for shed at Hy. B. Martin.
10.I raised frame & fastened siding, etc.; M. Horst helped, at Hy. B. M.
11.I worked at rafters & sheathing, etc., at Hy. B. Martin. Some rain. I took
cistern rings to Hy. Horst in eve.
12.SUNDAY: Lydia & I at Jno. Nahrgang to see his dead corpse, PM. Parents
at Levi Brubachers for supper. Dreary.
13.John Nahrgang’s remains intermented in Wilmot aged 73 yrs, 2 mon. & 15
days. I plastered silo at N. G. Martin.
14.I & father carpentered on Hy. Martin’s building.
15.I & Hy. Martin build chimney of his,-cement brick.
16.ASCENSION DAY: Hy. & I prepared plaster mortor, I prepared for ceiling
AM., at Hy. B. Martin. Went home at noon. Rainy.
17.I worked small jobs. Rainy. I plastered cistern at Eby.
18.I plastered inside in additional part of kitchen nearly 1 day at Hy. B. Martin &
plastered cistern at Eby. Rain in eve.
19.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. I took ill PM. Rain in eve.
20.I did a few small jobs, did not feel well. Parents & Eli helped at Dav.
Brubacher’s child’s funeral, aged 7 mon. Rainy.
21.I was sick, made a call at Dr. Faulds, Elmira. Rainy & wet. Ground well
soaked. Wm. Lorch of Iowa came to night.
22.I tinkered around, looked after jobs. Rain in morn.
23.Wm. & I build cistern floor at M. Eby AM. Put in cellar floor at Hy. Horst, PM.
24.Wm. & I put in cellar floor & build cistern 6 x 5’ hight at Hy. Horst.
25.Wm & I worked on silo construction, build 5 ft., at Seth Bauman.
26.SUNDAY: (Whit) I, Lydia & Noah at Conestogo Meeting. Men nomanated for
a preacher.
27.Wm. & I build 3rd
& 4Th ring silo at S. Bauman. In the morning we first
plastered cistern at Hy. Horst.
28.We build 5 & 6 ring of monolithic silo at S. Bauman.
29.We build 7 & 8 ring of monolithic silo at S. Bauman.
30.We build 9 & 10 ring of monolithic silo at S. Bauman. I attended meeting at
Martins where Ezra Martin was ordained as preacher for the Conestogo
district.
31.We build 11 & 12 ring silo at S. Bauman. Moved mixer to H. D.
JUNE 1912
1. Wm. & I plastered silo at S. Bauman & loaded bal. of outfit.
2. SUNDAY: Parents, Noah, & Levi Brubacher’s up at N. Woolwich Meeting.
Men nomonated for a preacher.
3. We set up & filled 1st
& 2nd
ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker.
4. We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Hy Doerbecker.
5. We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker.
6. We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker.
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7. We filled 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker.
8. We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker.
9. SUNDAY: Lydia & Eli at Peter G. Martin for supper. I called on N. Weber.
10.We plastered silo at Hy. Doerbecker & loaded outfit.
11.We put conv\crete foundation in for bridge, 15’ span & 14’ wide on road by
Jno. M. Bauman.
12.We worked at abutment at concrete bridge.
13.We worked at abutments at concrete bridge.
14.We worked at forms for concrete bridge.
15.We worked at forms for railing, etc. ½ day. Rain at noon.
16.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. I at Sol. Reist for supper.
17.We build concrete floor on bridge all day.
18.We build forms for railing all day.
19.We filled railing forms & loaded machine.
20.We staked & build 5’ silo at Jacob S. Hahn, Hawkesville.
21.We build 2 ½’ silo for Hahn; moved, staked & build 2 ½ ‘ for Wm. Schaner,
Hawkesville.
22.We build 2 & 3 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner.
23.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Parents & N. L. Martin’s at P. Ziegler.
24.We build 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner.
25.We build 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner.
26.We build 8 & 9 ring concrete silo at Wm Schaner.
27.We build 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner.
28.We build 12 ring silo & worked about silo PM.
29.We plastered silo at Wm. Schaner. Wm. Lorch quite working for me; 33 days;
going home to Iowa.
30.SUNDAY: I at N. Woolwich Meeting AM.; at Addison Gingrich’s for dinner, at
Jno. F. Martin’s for supper.
JULY 1912
1. I at Simon Martin built top on root cellar, 1 day.
2. I built 1st
& 2nd
ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein, Heidelberg.
3. I built 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Val Otterbein.
4. I built 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein.
5. I built 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein.
6. I built 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein.
7. SUNDAY: I with other young folks at Enoch Weber’s over night, at Noah W.
Weber’s for dinner, at Dan. W. Weber’s for supper. Also at Martins’ afternoon
Meeting now starting.
8. I was up at Joe Gingrich’s on buisness before breakfast. I built 11 & 12 ring
concrete silo at Val. Otterbein.
9. I plastered silo at Val. Otterbein.
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10.We loaded outfit & moved to Joe Gingrich’s AM. I set up outfit. Some rain
PM. Aug. Sauder’s barn burned.
11.We built 1, 2 & 3 ring silo at Joe Gingrich’s.
12.We built 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at J. Gingrich.
13.We built 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at J. Gingrich.
14.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting except I Edwin Bauman & Ivan W. Martin here
for dinner. I & Mary Cressman at South Peel afternoon Meeting, at Dan
Bauman’s for supper.
15.I helped to prepare & draw in 6 loads hay for father.
16.I & others filled 8 ring silo at J. Gingrich. I mixed concrete & nearly filled the
9th
ring myself PM.
17.We filled bal. of 9th
ring at J. Gingrich. I helped father put away hay ¾ day.
18.I helped put away hay for father ½ day & tinkered around a little at J.
Gingrich’s PM.
19.We filled 10 & 11 ring silo at Joe Gingrich.
20.We filled 12 & 13 ring silo at Joe Gingrich.
21.SUNDAY: I at Conestogo Meeting PM. At N. L. Martin’s for supper.
22.I plastered at silo at Joe Gingrich.
23.I plastered bal. of silo & built chute walls at J. Gingrich.
24.Rainy nearly all AM. Loaded outfit & moved to Benj. Brubacher; staked in the
evening.
25.We built 1, 2, & 3 ring concrete silo at Benj. Brubacher.
26.We built 4, 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher.
27.We built 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher.
28.SUNDAY: Noah Bearinger & I at NW Meeting PM., at Peter G. Martin’s.
29.We built 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher.
30.We built 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at B Brubacher.
31.We built 13 & 14 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher.
AUGUST 1912
1. Lowered rings & plastered silo at B. Brubacher.
2. We build concrete enclosure for pump in well at Benj. Brubacher & moved to
C. K. Weber, Floradale, in eve.
3. We filled 1 & 2 ring silo of concrete at C. K. Weber.
4. SUNDAY: Noah Bearinger & I at Martins’ Meeting AM & PM at Eli Horst’s for
dinner, Tobias Martin’s for supper. Pa. folks round Preacher Frank Horst &
his father & others.
5. We build 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber.
6. We build 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber.
7. We build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber.
8. We build 9 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber. Rainy.
9. We build 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber.
10.We build 12 ring concrete silo, at C. K. Weber, let ring down.
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11.SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting AM & PM.; I at Jonas Martin’s for supper, Joseph
Snyder’s & Dav. Sauder’s here for dinner.
12.I plastered silo at C. K. Weber. Parents drove Pa. folks round.
13.We moved silo outfit from C. K. Weber to Wm. Water’s, Glen Allen and set
and built the first ring silo.
14.We filled 2 & 3 ring concrete at Wm. Waters.
15.We filled 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters.
16.We filled 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters.
17.We filled 8 & 9 ring concrete at Wm. Waters.
18.SUNDAY: I at Conestogo Meeting; Young people got baptized, AM. I at
Daniel Horst’s for dinner, at Amos B. Martin’s for supper, visited brother
Isaiah.
19.We filled 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters. John Weaver’s & Aaron
Burkholder’s made a call at Parents at home in morning, they are of Pa.
20.We build 12 & 13 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters.
21.We build 14 ring concrete silo, lowered 1 set rings. I cleaned them then went
home in the evening.
22.I prepared for Western trip on Harvest Excursion.
23.I departed Elmira for Saskatchewan. Departed Toronto at about 4 o’clock.
24.Travelled through Northern Ont, through Fort William.
25.SUNDAY: Arrived Winnipeg at about 7 o’clock PM. (Joseph Gingrich’s barn
burned)
26.Departed Winnipeg at 12 this morn. Changed at Brandon, departed at about
7:15 AM; Cent T., Arrived Drake Sask. at about 7:30 PM.; Mountain Time. I
went to Jno. Steiner in eve.
27.I at Jno. Steiner’s till eve, then went to my boss Albert Schroeder.
28.I wrote letters to friends. Wet weather.
29.Tinkered around. Wm. & I went to Drake PM.
30.I stooked wheat for Albert 1 day.
31.I stooked wheat for Albert 1 day.
SEPTEMBER 1912
1. I stayed at Albert’s all day.
2. I stooked wheat for Albert 1 day.
3. I stooked wheat for Wm. Schroeder 1 day.
4. I stooked wheat for Wm. ½ day. Rain PM.
5. I tinkered round all day. Wet. Jonas Good’s wife burried at Martin’s in the
East.
6. Tinkered around. Chopped grain for Albert’s father.
7. I stooked wheat for Wm. 1 day.
8. SUNDAY: Wm. & I to their church AM. Mary Sauder got burried at old
Conestogo grave yard.
9. I stooked wheat for Wm. 1 day.
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10.I stooked wheat for Wm. 1 day.
11.I stooked oats for Wm. AM. Wm. & I each fetch a load of oats from Jacob
Remple PM.
12.I stooked oats for Wm. ¾ day & for Jac. Schroeder ¼ day.
13.I stooked for Jacob Schroeder 1 hr. Rainy.
14.I stooked for Albert 1 day.
15.SUNDAY: I visited Paul Schroeder. Nice day. Frost.
16.I helped to make out potatoes, etc. 1 day.
17.Wm. & I a few miles above Lanagan to fetch small poplar trees for firewood.
Wm. took gasoline, at 30c a gal. along from Lanigan. 7 lbs in a gallon
gasoline
18.We 3 worked at erecting bins; butchered hog PM.
19.Raining, did small jobs. Wrote letters to East.
20.I helped Albert to select potatoes in cellar, etc. Some rain.
21.Albert & I chopped wood awhile. We 3 moved Cooper’s buildings to another
site with engine PM.
22.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Frost to-night.
23.I helped Albert to built bin, I to Drake fetched lumber.
24.I helped to built hay racks at G Ewert.
25.I stooked oats for Wm. 1 day.
26.I stooked oats for Hy. Bartel 1 day.
27.Snowfall, nearly all AM. I took gasoline tank to Jac. Remble.
28.Wm. & I each fetched a load of hay from their stack.
29.SUNDAY: I to church AM. Christian Endeavor PM.
30.We commenced thrashing at Jac. Remble 6 ½ hrs.
OCTOBER 1912
1. Thrashed at Jac. Remble 1 ¼ hr. Nice weather.
2. Thrashed at J. Remble AM.; C. C. Jantz PM. 11 hrs.
3. Thrashed at C. C. Jantz & A F. Schroeder. 8 ¾ hrs.
4. Thrashed for A. F. Schroeder & Wm. D. Schroeder. 11 ¼ hrs.
5. Thrashed for Wm. D. Schroeder. 10 ¾ hrs.
6. SUNDAY: I at home all day. Wrote letters to friends.
7. Thrashed for Wm. & A. F. Schroeder, & Jac. Jantz. 9 hrs.
8. Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 2 ¼ hrs.
9. Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 9 hrs.
10.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. Snowed last night. 9 hrs.
11.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 11 ½ hrs.
12.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 10 ½ hrs.
13.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Wrote letters to East.
14.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 10 hrs.
15.Thrashed for C. C. Jantz. 11 ¼ hrs.
16.Thrashed for Jac. Remble/ J. E. & H. H. Jantz. 9 ¾ hrs.
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17.Thrashed for H. H. Jantz. Light rain. 3 ¼ hrs.
18.I at G Ewert last night, went to Albert, Carpentered a little PM.
19.We set out with machine to move over to Benj. Lichty; got stuck & broke
spindle, removed pieces & went to Drake.
20.SUNDAY: I visited Benj. Lichty, there for dinner & supper. Snow fall today.
21.Wm. & I looked round in country for old binder wheel.
22.Wm. & I fetched another binder wheel to that of yesterday’s. The blacksmith
in Drake fixed these wheels on the Separtor hind 8” wheels with 6” extention.
I hauled 1 load oats.
23.Albert & I took a load wheat to elevator. We took repairs to machine; Benj.
Lichty & I fixed machine in eve, 6 hrs.
24.We fixed on Separator & thrashed for Benj. Lichty. 8 ½ hrs.
25.Thrashed at B. Lichty & Hy. Jantz. 9 ¼ hrs.
26.Thrashed for H. H. & Val. Jantz.
27.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Wrote to East.
28.Thrashed for Val. & J. E. Jantz. 11 hrs.
29.Thrashed for J. E. Jantz. 11 ½ hrs.
30.Thrashed for H. H. Jantz. 8 ½ hrs.
31.Thrashed for Bob Taylor. 11 ¼ hrs.
NOVEMBER 1912
1. Thrashed for Bob Taylor. 7 ½ hrs.
2. Thrashed for Bob Taylor & Slottery. 7 ½ hrs.
3. SUNDAY: I at home by Albert’s all day. Wrote to East.
4. We thrashed for Alex. Burns. 7 hrs.
5. Thrashed for Alex. Burns. Chr. Martin Sr. burried at Martins. 9 ¼ hrs.
6. Thrashed for G. Ewert & Frank Gibney. 8 hrs.
7. Thrashed for Frank Gibney. 7 hrs.
8. Thrashed for Frank Gibney. 5 hrs.
9. Thrashed for Frank & James Gibney. 5 ¾ hrs.
10.SUNDAY: I at John Steiners for supper. Snowfall.
11.We thrashed at Ph. Leopard & Archie Elder. 7 hrs.
12.Thrashed at Hy. Bartel, stacks. 5 hrs.
13.Thrashed at Hy. Bartel, stacks & stooks. 8 ½ hrs.
14.Hy. Bartel got thrashed to-day, stooks. 13 ¾ hrs.
15.Thrashed stacks at Hy. Bartel. 5 hrs.
16.Thrashed stacks at Hy. Bartel, Engine broke. ½ hr.
17.SUNDAY: I at home at Albert’s all day. Last Sunday’s snowfall disappear
fast today. I bothered with boils.
18.Albert took engine apart,-found broken exhaust valve.
19.I simply had to tend to my boils the last 3 day.
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20.Started to thrash at Hy. Bartel but exhaust valve on opposite cylinder broke in
a pretty short time. Stooks dry again now. My boil turned. Albert & I visited
old man’s machine.
21.I splitt wood, etc. AM.
22.Replaced new valve, started engine, inlet valve broke.
23.Thrashed for Hy. Bartel with our Sep. & Jac’s engine. 4 hrs.
24.SUNDAY: I at home by Albert’s all day. Nice weather these days.
25.I prepared for departure. Albert took me to Lanigan. Took 13.35 train for
Carstairs Alta. During thrashing season I acted as Separator operator for A.
F. & W. D. Schroeder at $5 per day.
26.Arrived Wetaskwin in morn. Took leave at about 10 AM., arrived at Carstairs
at 1422. Found Urias Martin in evening.
27.Having decided to see country till Urias is ready, I left Didsbury for Calgary &
visited Simeon Snyders, 15Th Ave. East No. 119 for supper & night. (Ab.
Brubacher’s wife burried at Conestogo.)
28.Left Calgary for Field B.C. in the rockies, back to Calgary.
29.Left Calgary for Aldersyde by Elias Bucker’s for dinner, at Syrannes Shantz’s
for supper, back to Calgary.
30.At Sim. Snyder’s last night & for breakfast. Left Calgary at 8 AM. arrived Olds
at 10.15 AM. Walked out to nearly all way to Jno. Lehman, Mayton, Alta,
there for supper & night.
DECEMBER 1912
1. SUNDAY: I with Jno. Lehman’s at their church by Mayton, at Milton Sitler’s
for dinner, supper & night visited his brother Isaac.
2. I with Orlo Blosser & Ab. Wideman out rabbit shooting (I got 14) I at Ab.
Wideman Sr. for dinner, supper. Jeremiah Sattler here over night with me.
3. I at Wilhelm Wideman’s for dinner. I started for Olds, got auto ride, so I &
Amos Bauman’s son Noah lodged together there.
4. I met Urias Martin here, departed for & at Edmonton over night.
5. We visited city of Edmonton & Strathcona, left here for Wetaskiwin (attended
Salv. Army Meeting) Left Wetaskiwin at 23.15 for Saskatoon.
6. Came to Saskatoon at noon, visited city here overnight.
7. Left Saskatoon at 7.15 AM., arrived at Guernsey 9.45 AM. In town over noon,
at Ira Gingrich’s for supper & night.
8. SUNDAY: Urias & I with Gingrich’s rig at their church, at Aaron Biehn’s for
dinner, at Simeon Gingrich’s for supper & night. Wife of Wendel S. Bauman
(who comitted suicide as did her husband) got burried at W. Woowich, aged
48 years.
9. We left Simeon’s at Ira’s for dinner. Left Guernsey at about 15.10 for
Winnipeg.
10.Arrived Winnepeg 8.20 AM. visited city. Left city in eve via Canadian
Northern Ry.
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11.We arrived at Duluth late at noon, departed on Chicago Nor. Western at 6.15
PM., bound for Chicago Ill.
12.Arrived at Chicago at 8.20 AM., stock yards & canning Factory, Zoo; took
leave for Detroit in evening.
13.Arrived at Detroit in morn. Urias left me here early noon for Baden, Ont. I
visited Amos Rudy, Windsor Ont. I left Detroit at 10.30PM. via G. T. R.
14.I arrived at Berlin a 5.00 AM., visited market place. Took noon train for
Elmira, came home in afternoon.
15.SUNDAY: Lydia, Eli & I at NW Meeting, at Sol. Gingrich’s for dinner, visited
Absolom Martin there for supper. Wm. & Amanda Martin & Onea Bare of Ind.
here over night.
16.I took Ind. young folks on a visit tour at Wendel & Ab. Martin’s for calls, at
Josiah Bauman’s for dinner, thence to Enos Martin’s. I with others at Amos
Webers over night.
17.N. Weber, Ivan Martin, Dan. Gingrich, Josiah Gingrich, Til. Bowman, N.
Bearinger & I, with 4 girls Lydia Gingrich, Leah & Lydia Bauman & Mary Ann
Weber. The above got return tickets, while Sid Weber with 3 Ind. folks (for
Pa.) took a trip to Niagara Falls. We eleven stopped at Toronto overnight.
18.We visited stores etc. in Toronto, took leave at 1 pm. arrived Berlin at about 4.
We boys visited Sugar Factory.
19.I around at home all day. Snowfall last night about 5 “.
20.Eli & I at Amos Martin in bush hauling out logs. Father helped to butcher at
Enoch Wideman’s.
21.I at my books & in Elmira on buisness. Snowfall.
22.SUNDAY: I at Martin’s Meeting, at Enos Martin’s for dinner, at N. G. Martin’s
for supper. Sol. Lichty’s child burried at W Woolwich.
23.I fixed on & made a pair log bolsters on father’s sleigh.
24.Eli & I each hauled 2 loads saw-logs to Floradale Mills.
25.CHRISTMAS: We except Lydia at WW Meeting. I at Amos B. Martin’s for
supper.
26.Eli, I & Noah Weber hauled logs to Floradale all day.
27.Eli, I & Noah Weber hauled Maple logs, of father’s to Floradale saw-mills. A
little snow last night.
28.I helped father to saw logs in Grandma’s bush & in Elmira.
29.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. I at N. L. Martin’s for supper.
30.I wrote letters, in Elmira & St. Jacobs, etc. Snowfall AM.
31.I wrote letters & fetched clothes I send off in West from depo.
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DIARY 1913
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEARS: Noah & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner,
at Geo. M. Bauman’s for supper, by Grandma.
2. Father butchered,-I, Noah L. Martin & Mary Ann Weber helped. Butcherd 4
hogs.
3. Eli & I fetched father’s lumber home from Floradale sawmills; at books PM.
4. Is. & I in Elmira & at N. Bearinger’s for a call; etc.
5. SUNDAY: I at Daniel Bauman’s all day.
6. I wrote in this book nearly all day.
7. I wrote 6 letters, etc.
8. I helped to butcher at Menno Weber’s nearly 1 day.
9. I mend my Imt. Robe & worked about my stuff.
10.I wrote 2 letters, & worked about my stuff.
11.I drove round inviting relatives & friends to our wedding. I at Dan. Bauman’s
for dinner; Leah & I at Dan. E Martin’s for supper. Levi Weber’s for night.
12.SUNDAY: We at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, Reub. Bauman’s for supper.
Stormy.
13.I & J. Gingrich helped father to butcher & dress 14 hogs.
14.I studied at books. Father & Eli took 14 dressed hogs to MacCoutcheon,
Berlin—2338 lbs. @ 11c.
15.I helped to dig grave for Josiah Cressman’s child AM. I at Norman Beisel’s
sale PM.
16.Parents & Eli attended to services of J. Cressman’s child’s funeral, aged 3
years, 1 mon. & 23 dys, at W. Woolwich. Is. & Lydia at funeral at Meeting
house. I studied at books. Sultry.
17.I studied at books. Mild, snow disappearing.
18.I studied at books all day.
19.SUNDAY: I & Leah at David B. Bauman’s for dinner; then by my parents.
20.I at books. Cut straw, etc. Davis Shirk of Pa. here.
21.I & Davis Shirk at Mose B. Reist, dinner; a call on N. Bearinger’s & Mose
Eby’s; Emanuel Martin’s for supper. I took Davis to N. L. Martin for over night.
22.I fixed lids on 2 store boxes. Mother & I in Elmira PM.
23.Our wedding day at Dan. Bauman’s,-8 couple young folks, my grandma & 12
couple old folks, also Jesse Bauman, Iowa, being present.
24.I awhile at Dan, then went home AM. I cut up treetops in A Martin’s bush PM.
Silas Bauman burried at No. Woolwich, aged-51 yrs., 4 mon., 25 days.
25.I cut treetops at A. Martin’s bush all day. Dan Bauman’s here by my parents
for supper.
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26.SUNDAY: We visited my Grandmother over dinner; Eli H. Bauman’s for
supper. Young folks by my parents.
27.I awhile at books; At St. Jacobs to fetch clocks & footwear.
28.I & wife moved on one of my father-in-law’s farms,-Eli & Lydia helped.
29.Dan & I built Jar-shelf, etc. AM. Urias & I cemented in house cellar.
30.I helped to thrash at Dav. all day. Wife was along too.
31.Dan & I built potatoe bins, etc. AM. Jesse & I cemented in house cellar by me
PM. Rain AM. & a little snow PM.
FEBRUARY 1913
1. I took a load grain to Elmira to get chopped. Cold.
2. SUNDAY: We at S. P. Meeting. At home rest of day. Cold.
3. I helped to thrash at Dav. about all day.
4. I helped to thrash at Simon Martin all day.
5. I at Elmira AM. Cut wood in J. Schweitzer’s bush 4 ½ hrs.
6. I cut wood in Schweitzer’s bush 7 ¼ hrs.
7. I helped Urias to haul wood into shed; took thrashing Separator apart.
8. I worked at t. separator AM. Worked in building PM.
9. SUNDAY: My parents here for dinner.
10.Dan & I at Elmira fair AM. I in Schweitzer’s bush 3 ½ hrs.
11.Wife & I helped to butcher at Dan's all day.
12.I worked at t. machine AM. In Schwitzer’s bush 4 ¼ hr.
13.I worked at t. machine & got grain chopped at Dan. AM. N. Bearinger & Davis
Shirk here for dinner. I bagged grain.
14.I with a load of grain over to Dan & chopped AM. I in Schweitzer’s bush 4 ¾
hrs. PM. Not so very cold today.
15.I did chorse AM. In Schwitzer’s bush 5 ¼ hrs. PM.
16.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting, at Sylvester Martin’s for dinner, at John M.
Bauman’s for supper. Roads for either rig.
17.I in bush helped to make saw-logs.
18.I at N. F. Martin’s to thrash ¾ day.
19.I in bush to help to make logs AM. Hauled logs PM.
20.I in bush AM.; Jesse & I cemented bal. of cellar floor PM. Jacob Fries burried
at Heidelberg, aged 39 yrs, got killed in bush by accident. Soft weather,-dull.
21.I down in bush about all day, I fetched my buggies to here from my father.
22.I tinkered about buildings. Some rain, thunder PM. I hauled logs to Floradale
PM. Sleet.
23.SUNDAY: We at W. Woolwich Meeting AM.
24.I hauled logs up to saw-mill & lumber home AM. In bush PM. Good sleighing
again.
25.I hauled 2 loads sand from Lubutski & in Elmira..
26.I helped to set machines at Dan., etc, AM. I helped to thrash there PM.
27.I down in bush cutting up treetops. Wife at David’s.
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28.I hauled 2 loads wood up to Dan AM., chopped there PM.
MARCH 1913
1. I did chores & in Elmira AM. In Schweitzer’s bush 5 hrs. PM.
2. SUNDAY: Sol. Bowman’s here for dinner. Stormy.
3. I did chorse, cleaned cattle AM. Helped to cut straw & clean wheat over by
Dan. Stormy AM.
4. I in Schwitzer’s bush 7 ¼ hrs.
5. I over by Dan. to chopp AM. At Sid. Snider’s sale PM.
6. We at funeral of David Frey, aged 42 yrs, 15 days, at W Woolwich, AM. I did
small jobs PM. Very Stormy.
7. I chored & did small jobs; 2 hrs. in Schwitzer’s bush. Simeon Weber’s child’s
funeral a Martins. Cold.
8. I did chores & tinkered at pump AM. In Schweitzer’s bush 4 ½ hrs.
9. SUNDAY: Benj. Lichty Sr. burried at Conestogo. Noah Weber & lover here
for supper.
10.I, Jesse & Urias at fair AM. I in Schwitzer’s bush 3 ½ hrs.
11.I helped to thrash at Dan all day. Mild weather.
12.Father & I up in his swamp to cut poles. Wife at my Mother’s quilting.
Sleighing just about gone.
13.Dav. & I cleaned apple trees all day. He had his family here.
14.I cleaned apple trees all day. Very mild.
15.I skinned a sheep & chored.
16.SUNDAY: My brethren,-Eli, Lydia & Noah here for dinner; Anson Martin here
for supper.
17.Jesse, I & Bro. Eli, with 2 teams up in father’s swamp & fetched them 36
poles which I & father had cut.
18.I helped to chopp at Dan about all day. 2 loads of hre.
19.Wife of Jonathan Martin got burried at N. Woolwich, aged 42 yrs. I in
Schwitzer’s bush 1 hr.-cut my foot.
20.I cleaned a few apple trees. Warm weather.
21.GOOD FRIDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Rain AM. High Winds PM.
which tore holes in our roofs; also wrecked D. C. (d.) shed.
22.I chored AM. Dan & I hauled orchard brushes to bush.
23.SUNDAY: EASTER: We at WW Meeting, at Abs. Martin’s for dinner. Wife’s
sister Mary Ann here for supper. Heavy rain & thunder this night,-many
culverts washed out.
24.EASTER MON.: I & Dav. at Hy. Brubacher’s sale (1 mi. N. of Elmira). Wife at
David’s PM. High water.
25.Worked small jobs AM. Fetched leather, etc. from father then patched
harness awhile at Dan. Sleet.
26.I patched & mend harnesses at Dan. about all day. The trees heavily laden
with sleet.
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27.I patched & mend harness at Dan about all day. Snow. Trees still under
burden.
28.I patched & mend harness at Dan about all day. He sold cattle. Ab.
Bearinger got kick from a horse,-bad condition.
29.I patched harness, at Dan about all day. Warm.
30.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Widow of Joseph Burkhardt burried at N.
Woolwich, aged 76 years.
31.I mend collars, etc. at Dan. Rain in morn, colder in eve.
APRIL 1913
1. I over by Dan, cleaned wheat & timothy seed. J. Fries’s sale.
2. I shingled on S. W. corner of barn roof at Dan. Wheat worth 93c.
3. I did chores & small jobs. Raining nearly all day.
4. I did chores; worked in granary AM. Down in bush PM.
5. I at Dan to stake garden off AM. Down in bush PM.
6. SUNDAY: Brother Isaiah here over dinner.
7. I patch up Dan’s barn roof, etc., AM. Hauled apple-tree brushes into bush,
etc. PM. N. Weber & I were at Daniel Horst’s to wait on Ab. Bearinger (got
kicked awhile ago).
8. I took a load grain over to Dan & helped to chopp AM. I patched Dan’s house
roof PM. Clear weather, a little warm.
9. I removed old shingles on S. side of house here; replaced new ones about all
day; the other boys helped me.
10.I awhile in bush. Rain over ½ day. Bro. Noah here for dinner.
11.I down in bush AM. Jesse & I in near by bush PM.
12.Jesse & I in bush nearly all day. Dan took out 10 head of cattle av. Wt. 1395#
(gain 158#) at $6.90 a cwt.
13.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting; at Enos M. Bauman’s for dinner, home for
supper. Fair weather.
14.Jesse & I cut wood in bush AM., then put new shingles on N. side of house
here. Fair weather.
15.Jesse & I placed new shingles on N. side of house here. Leah helped to
wash out Meeting house. Ab. Bearinger improving.
16.Jesse & I finished house roof & patched barn roof all day. Dan at James
DeKay barn raising. Warm weather, dry roads.
17.I at Dan to dig post-holes & set posts all day.
18.I helped to put up garden wire fences at Dan. Rain & thunder in eve.
19.I fetched chaff from Dan. AM. I took a load grain over & helped to chopp. I in
Elmira in the evening.
20.SUNDAY: We at W.W.Meeting. At Menno Weber’s for supper.
21.I helped to chopp grain at Dan. AM. Jesse & I picked small stones from grass
field PM.
22.Jesse & I picked off small stones from grass field about all day.
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23.I awhile in bush AM. Ganged in furrows PM. Rain & thunder last night.
24.I disced up land and sowed oats.
25.I sowed a few rounds oats in morn. then disced upland.
26.I sowed mixed grain nearly all day. Rain in eve.
27.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Young folks (8 buggies) here for supper.
28.I in bush split wood AM. Disced awhile & sowed barely.
29.I disced AM.; Sowed barely & oats PM. Cool AM.
30.Eve Brubacher residing at Daniel Brubacher, buried at Conestogo, aged 82
yrs. I sowed barely & oats, picked stones, harrowed.
MAY 1913
1. ASCENSION DAY: We at Conestogo Meeting AM, by my parents for supper.
2. I picked stones from seeded fields.
3. I hauled manure into fruit garden; spread & planted potatoes in same patch.
Israel Bearinger’s here over night.
4. SUNDAY: We at NW. Meeting, at Mose Gingrich’s for dinner, at Aaron
Bauman’s for supper. Warm weather.
5. I pitched manure on Dan’s yard all day, hauled about 48 loads.
6. I pitched manure on Dan’s yard all day, hauled about 47 loads.
7. I pitched manure on my yard AM., about 18 loads. We spread manure PM.
8. We spread manure, etc., AM. Chopped grain, of mine too, at Dan.
9. We removed earth for cellar at Dav., an addition to house. Dan brought 6
pigs over to me for to feed. Cool.
10.I at Dav. to level & sq. proposed foundation & removed earth.
11.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Wrote a letter to Wm. Lorch, Iowa.
12.WHIT MON: We at funeral of Isaiah Martin’s Israel, aged 24 yrs., 6 mon., 15
dys, at Conestogo, (he was afflicted with palsy.) I in Elmira & fetched mixer
from father to David.
13.I build cribbing at David’s cellar walls, etc., all day.
14.We filled cribbings with concrete about ½ ways up.
15.I build cribbing at Dav’s cellar wall all day. Rain to-night after a dry epoch.
16.Build cribbing & filled them up at Dav.
17.I build cribbing. Others filled up; finished outside walls & started at petition
wall in eve at Dav. A little rain.
18.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting AM; at Isaac Martin’s child’s funeral aged 10
mon., at N. Woolwich, PM.
19.We built petition concrete wall in Dav’s cellar, etc.
20.We built concrete stair-block; prepared for & made floor.
21.I helped to fix horse stalls & prepared to build a concrete sill at barn doors
over by Dan. about all day. Rain.
22.We built barn door sills of concrete, also a pier for a post over by Dan. all day.
23.I repaired chimneys at Dan. AM. Build concrete cellar stair, here by me,
(outside entrance)
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24.I repaired chimneys here by me & also a concrete window case. Moved
mixer to Arthur Klink.
25.SUNDAY: We all day at home. Nice weather.
26.I commenced at Art. Klinck’s silo,-set machines & forms & filled 5 ft.
Proposed to be built 10’x30’. Cool.
27.We build 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Art. K. Cool.
28.We build 5 & 6 ring concrete ring silo at Art K.
29.We build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Art K.
30.We build 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Art K.
31.We build 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Art K. Funeral of David P. Martin, aged
63 yrs, 2 mon, 13 days. Warm.
JUNE 1913
1. SUNDAY: We at N. W. Meeting, at Daniel G. Gingrich’s for dinner, at Menno
M. Bauman’s for supper.
2. I lowered rings & plastered silo at Art Klinck.
3. I & Art loaded outfit in morn. I went home & built a concrete window case (for
cellar window).
4. I built concrete cellar window case & sills, etc, here.
5. Funeral of Jno. B. Bowman’s child at W. Woolwich, aged 2 years, 3 mon. I
started to built concrete silo at Aaron M. Bauman-built 1st
& 2nd
ring.
6. We filled 3 & 4 ring silo at Aaron Bauman.
7. We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at A.M.B. A little rain last night. Cool today.
8. SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. Young
dau’s of N. L. Martin’s & Hy. Brubacher’s here for supper.
9. Carpenters arrived at Dav. to erect balloon frame for house. I helped all day.
10.Carpenters put up rafters & sheathing. I helped 1 dy.
11.Carpenters up on shingles & some inside boards, I helped all day. Aaron
Snyder’s barn burned this afternoon with about 14 steers & about 50 pigs.
Fire supposed to have originated from engine sparks. They were chopping
grain. A little south from Floradale.
12.Carpenters put in flooring & inside boards etc. I put on the latter chiefly today.
13.I build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at AMB.
14.I build 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at AMB. Funeral of Joe Brubacher’s child at
Martins’. David Martin ordained as deacon at S. Peel. Cyrus Eby’s wife
burried in Michigan. Dan delivered 10 steers at 6 cents & 10 at 6 ½ cents to
Brox, Elmira.
15.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. A little shower rain in morn. & more tonight,
after a long dry epoch. Thunder is supposed to have struck & burned barn on
farm Isaac B. Martin lately lived.
16.We build 11 & 12 ring silo at A. M. Bauman.
17.We build 13 & 14 ring silo at AMB.
18.We build 15 & 16 ring silo at AMB.
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19.We lowered rings AM. I plastered about 10 ft. on top of silo. Rainy today,-
washed some plaster off today.
20.I lathed at Dav’s house. Rainy, unfit to plaster silo.
21.I plastered silo complete inside & removed scaffold.
22.SUNDAY: We at father-in-law’s for dinner; at Conestogo Meeting PM.;
at Manassa Martin’s for supper.
23.My father & I began to prepare for & layed bricks around David’s balloon-
framed addition to house.
24.Father & I layed bricks at David.
25.Father & I layed bricks at David.
26.Father & I layed bricks at Davids.
27.Father & I layed bricks at Davids.
28.I did masonary at David. Father away visiting.
29.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting AM. My brethren,--Is., Eli, & Lydia here for
dinner. We at SP Meeting PM.
30.Sol. Martin & I layed bricks at Dav. all day. My parents & Jonas Martin’s in
Wilmot visiting these last days. We called on Pa. Folks at Hoffman’s after
supper.
JULY 1913
1. Father & I layed bricks at Dav. Chr. Warner burried.
2. Father & I layed bricks at Dav.
3. Father & I layed bricks at Dav.
4. Father & I layed bricks at Dav.
5. I built East chimney, also helped father build up West gable end, at Dav.
Mary Shirk, Pa, died—100 yrs old.
6. SUNDAY: We was at home all day. Urias here for dinner.
7. I build West chimney & helped father put on cornice at Dav.
8. We put on bal. of cornice & a coat paint on same AM. I helped to clean
turnips PM.
9. I put cement water shedding cuffs on chimneys at Dav. also painted cornice
AM. Cleaned turnips PM.
10.I cleaned turnips all day. I delivered 17 chickens weighing 26# @ 16 cents to
Hollinger, Elimra, tonight.
11.I picked cherries here; painted cornice, helped to remove scaffold, filled out
scaffold openings in wall at Dav’s, etc.
12.I painted cornice here by me; etc; Some rain.
13.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM. at Elias Wideman’s for dinner, at Levi
Martin’s for supper.
14.We stored hay away here by me, 10 loads.
15.Funeral of Joe Martin’s wife (widow) burried at Martins, aged ____., Dav. & I
at Aaron Snyder’s barn raising, 70’ x 82’.
16.I helped to do carpentering at Aaron Snyders sty.
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17.I helped to prepare for cementing a barn door sill at Aaron Snyder’s. Some
rain.
18.I helped to cement sills, etc, at Aaron Snyder.
19.I prepared to build concrete porch floor at Dav.
20.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting at Martin Frey’s Jr. for dinner; also paid a call
on a neighbour Hy. Martin’s wife, widow, at N. F. Martin’s after supper. Some
rain.
21.I build front porch floor etc at Dav. Father prepared plaster mortar at Dav.
22.I prepared mortar; helped a little at cutting wheat.
23.Father, I, & Sol, Martin plastered in lower flat at Dav. all day. Also floated
some.
24.Father, I, & Sol. Martin plastered & floated some at Dav.
25.Father & I floated plaster & prepared mortar at Dav.
26.I lathed & prepared rooms for plastering, etc; Father made a enclosure for
clothes, at Dav.
27.SUNDAY: We at Amzi Snyder’s for dinner.
28.Father & I plastered all day at Dav.
29.Father & I floated plaster & plastered all we could for present.
30.I helped to haul in wheat at Dan. & Dav. Warm weather.
31.I & others cleaned turnips AM. Hauled material & scaffolding to Dan’s house
& hauled in rakings.
AUGUST 1913
1. I helped to thrash wheat at Dan. AM. I plastered some of East gable end of
Dan’s brick house, PM.
2. I plastered bal. of gable end of Dan’s house, etc.
3. SUNDAY: We at home all day. A little rain sprinkle.
4. I rebuilt brick wall at Dan’s root-cellar all day.
5. Dav. & I cut grain & shocked down by him.
6. Dav. & I cut grain & shocked down by him.
7. Frank Houser’s wife died the other day & her corpse was taken down to
Cayuga for interment. Dav. & I cut & shocked grain. I to Elmira to call in V. S.
(sick horse).
8. Dav. & I cut & shocked grain. Horse died,-we skinned & b’r’d him.
9. After a long dry epoch we got rain last night & this forenoon; I worked small
jobs AM. I worked at cellar steps at Dav. PM. Hy. Brubacher’s child’s funeral
at Conestogo.
10.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting (baptize service). Thunder & rain last night.
Bro. Noah & 5 neighbour boys here for supper.
11.I scuffled mangolds AM. Reshocked blown over shocks PM.
12.I worked at Dav’s cellar steps AM.; haul in grain at Dan, also a few loads into
barn by me PM.
13.I reshocked sheaves AM. We hauled out 10 lds. manure, here, PM.
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14.I ploughed AM.; then we hauled in grain at Dan. PM.
15.Funeral of Sol. Gingrich’s child, aged 15 mon., at N. Woolwich. We hauled in
grain (19 lds.) mostly all by me.
16.We hauled in grain by Dan AM., & Dav. PM. 23 l’ds altogether today. Pretty
warm weather these days.
17.SUNDAY: We by my parents for dinner & supper.
18.Dan delivered to Elmira 5 lambs, w’t 380# @ 6 ½ cents. We hauled in grain
at Dav. 17 loads.
19.Hauled in grain by Dav. 4 l’ds, by Dan 14.
20.I erected mailbox on road. We hauled manure at David.
21.We hauled out manure at Dav. & spread some AM.; hauled out manure at
Dan PM.
22.Rain in morn. I worked at Dav’s cellar steps.
23.We hauled out manure at Dan all day.
24.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting, at Addison Gingrich’s for dinner, at Anson
Gingrich’s for supper.
25.We hauled manure in morn; I spread manure awhile, harrowed & plowed, --
prepared for wheat seeding.
26.I built 1st
& 2nd
ring silo (of concrete) at Aaron Snyder.
27.I build 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Aaron Snyder.
28.I build 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
29.I build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
30.I build 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
31.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Young folks here for supper.
SEPTEMBER 1913
1. I built 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
2. I built 13 & 14 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. Levi Bowman’s saw-mill
burned down tonight.
3. I did patchwork,-lathing & plastering at Dav. all day.
4. I built 15 & 16 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
5. I built 17 & 18 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
6. I built 19 & 20 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder.
7. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting; Nancy Bowman here for dinner. Wife’s sister
Mary Ann here for supper.
8. We lowered rings & loaded outfit at A. Snyder’s then I worked at porch floor at
Dav.
9. I set outfit and build 5 ft. silo at Al. Heipel, Heidelberg.
10.I plastered ½ silo at A. Snyder.
11.I plastered bal. of silo, we also applied cement cream.
12.I applied cement cream on silo (inside), removed & loaded scaffold. I
cemented awhile at Dav.
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13.We at funeral of Jno. F. Martin’s child, aged 3 days, at S. Peel, AM. I built
concrete window case at Dav.
14.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting AM., at Levi Martin’s ( son of Jac.) for
dinner.
15.I at Albert Heipel, --erected scaffold & another 5’ silo.
16.I cemented small jobs AM., loaded manure at Dav. PM.
17.I helped to clean out ditch at Dav. A little rain.
18.I helped to clean out ditch at Dav., AM., helped to chopp grain at Dan., PM.
19.I helped to haul out manure at Dan., AM. Then we hauled out manure here
by me PM.
20.Hauled out manure about ¾ day & spread bal. in eve.
21.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. David Bauman’s here for supper. Rain last
night, also yesterday eve.
22.I helped to cut corn at Elias Martin, 1 day.
23.I started to do fall planting all day.
24.I built 5 ft. concrete silo at Geo. Musselman all day.
25.I plowed all day. Ground pretty dry.
26.I plowed nearly all day. Rain a little before noon.
27.I plowed all day. We at Elmira after supper.
28.SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting, at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, at Hy. B.
Martin’s for supper (St. Jacobs).
29.I plowed all day.
30.I helped to thrash at N. F. Martin all day.
OCTOBER 1913
1. I plowed all day.
2. I delivered 6 hogs (those we fed here) & others, -Dav. also helped, at $8.75
per cwt., to Elmira. I plowed PM.
3. I plowed AM. We hauled 9 loads mangolds to Dan PM.
4. We dug out 2 loads potatoes. Nice weather.
5. SUNDAY: We attended WW Meeting AM. Eszra Bauman & Malinda Sitler
here for dinner.
6. We dug out 2 loads potatoes; & hauled away bal. of mangolds with the
exception 1 load.
7. I plowed AM., helped to pick apples at Dan. PM.
8. I plowed AM., helped to pick apples by me PM.
9. I plowed AM, helped to pick apples by me PM. Warm these days. Dan’s at
funeral of David Martin (bachelor), aged 75 yrs. at Martin’s.
10.I plowed AM., picked apples by me, PM.
11.I plowed nearly all day. Some rain, -cooled off a little.
12.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting, my parents here for supper.
13.I plowed AM. I hauled a load manure from Dan to strawberry patch here. I
had the gripp.
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14.I helped to thrash at Dan AM., to chopp PM.
15.I plowed all day.
16.I plowed AM., at Tom Bulmer’s strawshed raising.
17.We at funeral of Chr. Wideman’s wife, aged 68 yrs, 1 mon, 10 days, at W.
Woolwich. I tinkered about,--rainy, PM.
18.I plowed AM., hauled in wood to Dan & me PM.
19.SUNDAY: We made a call at N. Bearinger’s after noon, at Eli S. Martin’s for
supper. First snow tonight.
20.I tinkered around, build window lids for cellar. Wet snow AM. I helped other
boys in their field to plow.
21.I removed rail fence over on jopp in line for a new one.
22.Wife of Peter G. Martin, aged 59 yrs. burried at N. Woolwich. I hauled fence
rails all day.
23.Some rain in morn. I worked small jobs, hauled pieces of old fence over to
Dan on a pile.
24.I started to break jopp nearly all AM. I to Elmira & to father PM. Rainy.
25.I ploughed jopp all day.
26.SUNDAY: We at Josiah S. Martin’s for dinner.
27.I ploughed jopp all day.
28.I ploughed jopp nearly all day. A little rain in morn.
29.I ploughed all day. A little rain.
30.I ploughed AM; at Simon Martin to thrash, PM.
31.I ploughed jopp all day. Snow last night.
NOVEMBER 1913
1. I & others hauled away about 21 loads turnips.
2. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Nice day.
3. Jesse & Annie & O. Bearinger brought 5 girls of Lanc. Co., Pa., for a call in
morn., namely—Annie Martin, Lizzie & Susanah Burholder, Barbara Sauder,
& Mary Shirk, I & others hauled away turnips.
4. We hauled away turnips AM. I also plowed jopp.
5. I hauled stones from jopp all day.
6. I hauled stones from jopp all day. Wife & her parents in Elmira.
7. I hauled stones from jopp all day. Gathered roots, etc. PM.
8. I did odd jobs, some rain AM. I finished plowing job. Jesse finished 1st
discing too ( on jopp).
9. SUNDAY: Aaron W. Weber’s here for supper. Wet snow & sleet.
10.Prepared for & stabled cattle, chopped grain at Dan awhile.
11.We at funeral of Hy. S. Bauman’s child, aged 3 mon, 8 days, at W. Woolwich.
We fetched 20 head of cattle from Fenton, Wallenstein, av. 714# (425# to
about 1000) at 5 ½ cents.
12.I at Dan to chopp AM., & thrash PM.
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13.Dan & I cleaned wheat, others chopped grain AM. We set machines by me
PM.
14.We thrashed here by me ¾. Nice weather.
15.Chopped grain here by me about all day; & tore down old sty.
16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice weather.
17.We chopped by me AM. I helped to thrash at Elias Martin ½ day PM.
18.I carpentered at chopp chists at Simon Martin AM. 4 ½ hrs. I helped to thrash
at Dav. PM. Rainy in eve.
19.I worked small jobs. Rainy.
20.I cleaned away rubbish, etc, of old sty. Nice weather.
21.I build yard rail fence AM., helped Dav. on his culvert.
22.I hauled dung from old sty site out on sod; Jesse helped AM. A little rain in
eve. Warm weather a few days.
23.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. My brethren Is., Lydia & Noah, also Titus
Bauman’s here for dinner.
24.Hauled manure (from old sty site) & wood ashes on sod.
25.Jesse, Urias & I made zig-zag rail fence in jopp.
26.I did a few small jobs AM. Eli H. Bauman’s & Dan’s wife here for dinner. I
helped to thrash at N. L. Martin.
27.I hauled 100 cedar rails from Elias Martin to Dan’s jopp & some stakes to
same place AM., helped to build fence PM.
28.I carpentered at pig stable 9 ¼ hrs. at Simon Martin.
29.I carpentered 8 hrs. at Simon Martin.
30.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. N. F. Martin’s & some young folks including
Amos Rudy here for supper. Mild weather to-day.
DECEMBER 1913
1. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit for road, 1 day.
2. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit, for on road, 1 day.
3. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit, for on road, 1 day.
4. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit, for on road, 1 day.
5. We with Dan’s young folks on carriage at funeral of Isaiah Martin, aged 23
yrs., 10 mon., 17 days, at Martins. Jesse & I disced jopp awhile PM.
6. Jesse & I disced jopp nearly all day.
7. SUNDAY: We at home all day.
8. I & wife at Elmira fair, AM. Worked small jobs PM.
9. We helped to butcher 6 hogs at Dan all day.
10.I shovelled gravel at M. F. Martin’s pit for concreting barn foundation here by
me next summer.
11.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled.
12.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled.
13.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled.
14.SUNDAY: We at S Peel Meeting AM. At home rest of day.
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15.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled.
16.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled. We hauled now 80 loads
gravel to me from M. F. Martin for cementing.
17.I shovelled sand at M. F. Martin’s pit all day.
18.I shovelled sand at M. F. Martin’s pit all day. (20 lds. in all).
19.2 Teams of Dan’s & 1 of Simon’s hauled earth from the latters manure yard to
barn-bank here by me; I shovelled.
20.2 Teams of Dan’s & 1 of Simon’s hauled earth from & to the same places as
that of yesterday; I shovelled. 53 lds. earth these 2 dys.
21.SUNDAY: Simon Martin’s & family here for dinner.
22.I did carpentering work in stable, 7 ¾ hrs at Simon Martin.
23.I helped to thrash at David at day. Snow-fall.
24.I helped to thrash at David ½ day, AM. I helped to move machine from David
to Dan PM.
25.CHRISTMAS: We at WW Meeting; by my parents for dinner; at Menno Frey’s
for supper.
26.I worked out sticks of wood for barn in reduced scale.
27.I helped to fetch horse-power from Dav. to Dan, thrashed at Dan PM.
28.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. David B. Martin’s & Isaac Martin, (the
former’s father) here for supper.
29.I helped to butcher at Elias Martin.
30.I helped to thrash at Dan all day. Moderate weather.
31.I carpentered at Simon Martin’s 8 hrs.
DIARY 1914
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEARS: I wrote into this Diary.
2. I helped to clean wheat at Dav. AM. We in St. Jacobs & Elmira PM.
3. I helped to thrash at Noah F. Martin ¾ day.
4. SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Amos W. Bauman’s here for supper.
5. I & Dan measured timber out from a pile here AM. Isaac B. Bauman of Iowa
here for dinner & PM.
6. I helped to clean wheat at Dan AM. I to Elmira, etc. PM.
7. I worked a little over in Dan’s barn & got my sleigh out AM. I at Sid Snider’s
sale at Hawkesville, PM.
8. I fetched a load shingles from Elmira (altogether 80 sq. at 1.85). Dan & I at
Tom Fenton’s sale, Yatton, PM.
9. I fetched my silo rings from Heuhn, South of Heidelberg & Dan was along to
Wm. Herzog, St. Clements.
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10.I took team over for to chopp grain; I spliced log AM., Dan & I made sawlogs
in his nearby bush PM.
11.SUNDAY: We at home. Menno Weber’s & family here for dinner.
12.I put mostly of small scaled barn together. Stormy.
13.I shovelled snow, etc. AM. I, Jesse & Dav. fetched cedar rails from one Bush,
St. Clements (100 on a ld.). Severely cold,-reported 28 degrees below 0.
14.I in nearby bush of Dan’s, cut down trees. About 12 degrees below 0.
15.I in nearby bush made logs & cut up treetops. Mild.
16.I in nearby bush made logs etc. Mild, wet snow PM.
17.I in nearby bush made logs & cut up treetops.
18.SUNDAY: My brethren, Eli & Lydia here for dinner.
19.I in nearby bush, cut down trees, cut logs & topwood.
20.I in nearby bush, cut down trees, cut logs & topwood.
21.I in nearby bush, cut down trees, cut logs & topwood.
22.I in nearby bush AM. At David’s bush made logs PM.
23.I in Dav’s bush nearby all day, made logs.
24.I chored AM. In David’s bush PM. Mad dog at large in St. Jacobs.
25.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Bro. Isaiah made a call in eve.
26.I sharpened knives & chored AM. I David’s bush PM.
27.We helped to butcher hogs at Simon Martin’s all day.
28.I drove wife to my parents to “quilting” & was there myself for supper. I in
David’s bush, made logs.
29.I in David’s bush about all day. Poor sleighing; snow thawned considerable
today. Had mild weather this week so far.
30.I cut topwood in Dav’s bush AM. Dan & I reviewed timber bills.
31.I chored in Elmira, etc. Sleet, snow & stormy all day. Poor sleighing—about
½ rigs on roads are those of wheels.
FEBRUARY 1914
1. SUNDAY: Noah L. Martin’s here for dinner.
2. I helped Dan to butcher a cow of his & grinded beef.
3. We helped to butcher 6 hogs at Dan all day. Mild weather.
4. I cut logs & treetops in David’s bush all day.
5. I helped to work up treetops in Dav’s bush all day. N. H. Bearinger died this
morning.
6. I worked up treetops in Dav’s bush nearly all day. Snowstorm PM.
7. We at funeral of Noah H. Bearinger, aged 55 yrs. 2 mon. 1 day, at W.
Woolwich AM. Blinding snowstorm nearly all day. I chored PM.
8. SUNDAY: Bro. Isaiah, & Jesse Bauman with their girls here about all day.
Snowstorm all day.
9. I at Elmira fair AM. Set up power & chopper here PM.
10.Jesse, Urias & I chopped grain here all day. Cold.
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11.Jesse & I moved power over to Dan, then fetched a load logs AM. Dav. & I
cut up treetops PM. Wife of Amos Cressman, widow, Wilmot Tp., funeral
today. Cold.
12.I in Dav’s bush about all day.
13.I in Dav’s bush about all day. Paul Moesser & his house burned at an early
hour this morning, at St. Jacobs.
14.I helped sawing logs in David’s bush nearly all day. Cold week.
15.SUNDAY: We at home all day.
16.I made logs in David’s bush AM. I & Dav. Snider’s hired man (Enoch
Bauman) dug grave for Hy. S. Bauman’s boy at W. Woolwich graveyard PM.
17.I attended funeral (wife at house) of Hy. S. Bauman’s son, Amos, aged 11 yrs,
3 mon. at W. Woolwich AM. Cleaned cattle PM.
18.Funeral of Philiph Algier, aged 76 yrs., at N. Woolwich. I drove Isaac B.
Bauman out to G.T.R. Station, on way to Iowa. I helped to make sawlogs for
lathing in Dan’s bush nearby.
19.Dav & I cut lath saw logs in nearby bush AM., then treetops in his PM.
20.Dav. & I cut up treetops in his bush.
21.Dav. & I cut up treetops AM. I took team over to Dan to chopp PM. Cold
week, but not in the extreme.
22.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM.
23.I cut up treetops in David’s bush all day.
24.I cut up treetops in David’s bush AM. We visited by Grandmother (& in
Elmira) who is at present ill, PM.
25.I cut up treetops in David’s bush all day. Cold.
26.Martin Bauman’s Jr. child’s funeral, aged about 6 mon., at Martin’s. I helped
cutting sawlogs for lath & treetops in Dav’s bush.
27.I helped to work up 2 treetops in Dav’s bush AM., felled 2 maple trees & made
logs thereof PM.
28.I helped to thrash at N. L. Martin a little over ½ day, took account of lumber &
timber here, etc. PM. Thawning today.
MARCH 1914
1. Funeral of widow Menno Reist, aged 58 yrs., 2 mon., 10 days at W. Woolwich
AM. We visited Noah M. Weber’s over dinner; we at N. F. Martin’s overnight,
--the widow Hy. Martin (Noah’s mother) died this night after a few days of
illness.
2. I at N. F. Martin’s to prepare for funeral. High winds.
3. I at N. F. Martin’s to wait on Daniel (Noah’s bro) nearly all day.
4. We at funeral of my grandmother, --widow Geo. H. Bauman; aged 75 yrs., 7
mon., 13 days, at W. Woolwich.
5. We helped at house of N. F. Martin’s for the funeral of his mother, widow
Henry B. Martin, aged 72 yrs, 11 mon, buried at S. Peel.
6. I did small jobs AM. I helped to cut logs, etc, in Dav’s bush.
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7. I did small jobs AM., cut up treetops PM.
8. SUNDAY: We at N. F. Martin’s about all day to wait on sick.
9. I separated some turnips & worked few odd jobs; I had cold.
10.We helped to butcher 2 hogs for David’s at Dan’s all day.
11.I in bed all day with great heat in head, mind unbalanced. Perhaps I had a
slight attack of pleurisy.
12.I in bed all day, --head more balanced, heat decreasing. Wife’s parents here
awhile; N. F. Martin paid a call too.
13.I was up, out of bed all day, improving. A good week’s sleighing.
14.I mostly yet in house, did evening chores. Mild weather.
15.SUNDAY: My father here for supper. Sleighing about gone, mild.
16.I chored, cleaned cattle, etc. Mild weather; wheel rigs out on roads.
17.I chored, cleaned cattle, whitewashed bedroom. Mild.
18.I fixed spirit-level & a chair, chored, took my team over to Dan for to chopp. A
great part of time in house for cold’s sake.
19.I cleaned cattle & brushed some lard (warm) & cod oil on them. I a call on
Daniel, at N. F. Martin’s, who is still in bed.
20.I chored; & helped to work up treetops in David’s bush PM.
21.I chored, etc, cut up treetops in nearby bush awhile.
22.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. We at Hy. S. Bauman’s for supper.
23.I cut wood in nearby bush AM. Urias & I hauled grain over to Dan PM.
24.I worked small jobs AM. Cut firewood in nearby bush PM. Bishop Paul
Martin died last night. Thawning today.
25.I mend harnesses, etc, at Dan all day about.
26.We at funeral of Bishop Paul Martin, aged 65 yrs., 1 mon., 9 days, at Martins’.
I mend harness’ a while at Dan PM. Soft weather, muddy roads; a rain
shower.
27.I patch & mend harnesses at Dan all day. Rainy.
28.I patched harness at Dan AM. Cut wood in nearby bush PM.
29.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Called at N. F. Martin’s after supper.
30.I awhile in Dan’s shop mend harness etc. AM. Cut wood PM.
31.I in nearby bush worked at firewood, & burried laths in straw.
APRIL 1914
1. Daniel F. Martin died a little before 5 o’clock AM. I awhile there AM. I mend
harness at Dan PM.
2. We over at N. F. Martin’s at his brother Daniel F. Martin’s funeral PM, aged 47
yrs., 5 mon., 36 days, burried at S. Peel.
3. I cut up gables AM, at auction sale of Hy. B. Martin’s estate, household
effects, at N. F. Martin’s PM.
4. I chored, etc. AM., cut firewood in nearby bush PM.
5. SUNDAY: We at N. F. Martin’s for supper, their baby ill.
6. I worked at firewood in nearby bush AM. Got waggon out, cleaned cattle.
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7. I worked at firewood in nearby bush AM., fetched roll wire fence & a wind
pump & derrick from Elmira PM.
8. I fetched cedar sleepers from A. D. Schmidt, Elmira AM., worked in woodshed
etc. PM.
9. I worked small jobs, did chores. We to Elmira PM.
10.GOOD FRIDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., by my parents for supper.
11.I enwalled well (south of barn) with bricks against the wooden curbing; boys
helped. We waited on the sick child of N. F. Martin’s this night.
12.EASTER SUNDAY: Hy. F. Bowman’s here for supper. Wife awhile at N. F.
Martins.
13.EASTER MONDAY: I wrote into this Diary & 2 letters. Wife at S. Martin’s
quilting.
14.I sowed clover seed & took team over to Dan to chopp AM. I enwalled bal. of
well with bricks PM.
15.I fixed gate, etc., AM. Boys & I tore off old sheep stable.
16.Urias & I moved hen stable a few feet South. Jesse fetched cement. We at
N. F. Martin’s this night, -baby died a little after midnight. Wendell B. Martin’s
child’s funeral, aged 2 yrs.
17.Prepared for water-tank, south of barn.
18.I worked on old pump, put a piece under stalk; etc. AM. Prepared for &
cemented a little at tank. Warm week.
19.SUNDAY: We helped at house, at N. F. Martin’s child’s funeral,-aged 8
months, 1 day. Rainy.
20.I cut top-wood short in shed, fixed bucksaw, etc; Rainy.
21.I resett a pair of doors & helped to pile maple lumber at Simon Martin, A.M.
N. Hoffer here to put up wind pump; I dug holes for derrick’s feet.
22.We prepared for raising derrick A.M., raised same after dinner, -neighbours
helped; put in pipes for tank, etc. P.M.
23.I made cribbing for water-tank, others mixed A.M. Jesse & I filled in cribbing
with concrete tank P.M.
24.Urias & I completed the tank-walls (8 ½ x 6’) worked at it all day. Jesse
started cultivating. Dan’s at funeral of Hy. M. Martin’s wife (resided at Eph.
Betgner’s) aged 65 yrs, 5 mon, 29 days.
25.I did chores & small jobs; We by my parents for supper, then to Elmira after
that.
26.SUNDAY: We were at Jacob W. Martin’s for supper.
27.Wm. Herzog & 7 hands here to frame timber, 1 day. I helped.
28.Wm. Herzog & 7 hands here to frame timber, 1 day. I helped A.M. I helped
father to put up cribbing for his house in Elmira ½ day P.M.
29.I waited on carpenter’s a little, plastered water-tank. Wm. Herzog & 7 hands,
cut rafters & mortised in old barn frame 1 day.
30.Wm. Herzog & 7 hands here to frame timber all day. I tore off at old granary,
etc. A.M. Helped father to put cement into cribbing at his cellar wall in Elmira,
½ day P.M.
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MAY 1914
1. I helped father to erect cribbing for cellar wall in Elmira 1 day.
2. I helped father to erect & remove cribbing, etc, for cellar wall in Elmira, all day.
Others filled cribbing with concrete.
3. SUNDAY: Anson Martin, Nancy Bowman, Mary Martin & wife’s sister Annie
here for supper, more here after supper.
4. I fetched chopp & hay from David, shower rain, A.M. I seeded about 4 acres
in mixed grain P.M.
5. Funeral of late Wm. Eby’s wife, widow, at Martins; resided at Tobias Martin’s.
I sowed mixed grain & harrowed a little in eve. Light rain in morn.
6. I harrowed A.M.; Sowed mixed grain P.M.
7. I sowed mixed grain, & picked stones off seeded field A.M. I scrapered hills
off & filled hollows in jopp which we had plowed last fall.
8. I scrapered hills off & filled-in hollows in jopp all day.
9. I scrapered hills off & filled-in hollows in jopp all day.
10.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting A.M. Mose Gingrich’s Sr. here for dinner.
A sprinkling rain.
11.I took team over for to help chopping grain, I brought a load home; I also
scattered timothy seed along new fence A.M. I scrapered in jopp P.M.
12.We at S. Peel Meeting; Bishop Daniel Brubacher, Mich., officiated. Rainy, did
small jobs P.M.
13.I cultivated turnip patch A.M. I fetched seed peas & oats from N.F. Martin &
scrapered in jopp P.M.
14.I scrapered in jopp A.M., fetched a little hay from Dav. at noon; hauled stones
& stump-roots from jopp P.M.
15.I hauled stones & stump-roots from jopp A.M. I helped Dav. to load & spread
manure P.M.
16.I helped to drive fat cattle up to Wallenstein, 7 I fattened here, 11 from Dav. &
6 from Dan. Those by me sold at 7 ½ cents a lb., bal. at 7 cents, A.M. I
planted potatoes P.M.
17.SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM; at Menno Wideman’s for supper.
18.I sowed barely at poor places in wheat patch, AM. Boys & I sett end posts for
a wire fence in jopp to fence off pasture.
19.I placed stakes for wire fence & helped to place wire fence also gate at line
fence in lane between us & David. Warm.
20.Jesse, Urias, & I hauled manure on, & spread same on prepared turnip patch
all day. Very warm.
21.ASCENSION DAY: Enos Gingrich’s here for dinner. We at David’s for
supper, paid a call by my parents after supper.
22.I build cribbing in tank & also build a concrete top on same, nearly all day;
Some rain AM, cooled off.
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23.Jesse, Urias & I hauled manure out on grassfield AM. I fixed a trough &
stable for young pigs, etc, PM
24.SUNDAY: N.F. Martin’s here for Supper. Some rain in eve.
25.I laid water pipes temporary & took cribbing out of tank & fixed lid on.
26.We at funeral of Menno M. Weber’s child, aged 1 mon., 3 days. Burried at W.
Woolwich. I scrapered earth from driveway into barn for a new root cellar.
27.I helped my father about ¾ day laying concrete floor in cellar. Some rain.
28.I helped my father to finish yesterday’s job, ¼ day. Brought cement mixer
along to here AM. Urias & I scrapered earth away from root-cellar site PM.
29.Urias & I hauled large & small stones to proposed wall. I also started at
cribbing. Storm & rain in eve.
30.Set mixer & power. I made cribbing for barn-wall.
31.SUNDAY: We at S.P. Meeting AM. Geo. M. Bauman’s here for dinner.
Joshua Rudy’s & Menno S. Frey’s here for supper.
JUNE 1914
1. We build concrete wall at South end of root-cellar & some on West.
2. We build concrete wall at West side of root-cellar.
3. We build concrete wall at N. West corner of barn.
4. Rain last night,-a good soaker, I worked small jobs, AM. We build wall on N.
end of barn PM.
5. We build concrete wall at N. end of barn all day.
6. We build concrete wall at N. end of barn & levelled off for straw-shed
foundation wall.
7. SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting, at Edwin Snyder’s for dinner, at Amos
Brubacher’s for supper. Some rain after supper, and lightning, -Joe Snyder’s
large stump pile burned.
8. We squared off for proposed strawshed wall, dug out earth for same, & filled
some with concrete.
9. We build 2 piers for posts to carry barn, I made cribbing, etc. We build South
wall of straw-shed.
10.We build E. & N. wall of straw-shed foundation, 1 pier under barn, also 2 for
lintel.
11.I helped by my father at house in Elmira to raise a balloon frame & joists for
2nd
flat all day.
12.I helped at father’s house, nailed on siding, etc. all day.
13.I helped at father’s house, nailed on siding all day.
14.SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting. Urias Martin’s here for supper.
15.I helped at father’s house, nailed on siding & cut rafters, 1 day.
16.I helped at father’s house, raised rafters & put sheathing on, 1 day.
17.I helped at father’s house, put on some cornice, & cedar shingles.
18.I helped at father’s house, put on cedar shingles all day. David Ernst’s wife
burried at old Conestogo Meeting House.
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19.Rainy AM. I helped father at house, boarded up 3 gable ends, etc. Frost
tonight—a little damage to crops.
20.I helped at father’s house, made concrete sills under cellar-window frames,
made some mortar, set door frame.
21.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Day for voting for a Bishop, at Conestogo.
22.Rainy in morn. I helped father at house, set 2 door frames; placed corner
strings as guide for brick wall & laid some bricks ¾ day.
23.Funeral of Isaiah Martin’s wife (nee Brubacher) burried at Conestogo. I
worked at father’s house, made concrete caps over cellar window frames &
laid bricks.
24.I laid bricks at father’s house, 1 day. A little rain.
25.I laid bricks at father’s house, also set w. frames in 1st
flat.
26.I laid bricks at father’s house, on W. side of main house.
27.I laid bricks at father’s house, on E. side of main house
28.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Some rain.
29.I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc.
30.I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc.
JULY 1914
1. I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc.
2. I helped at father’s house laying bricks & c. caps on windows.
3. I helped at father’s laying bricks, & c. caps on windows.
4. I helped at father’s house, laying bricks, c. caps on win. & door. Jesse &
Urias tore roofing off barn here & hauled it away.
5. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice & warm today.
6. I helped at father’s house, laying bricks & set door frame. Boys took down
rafters from barn here.
7. I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc, all day.
8. I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc, all day.
9. I helped at father’s house laying bricks & build window caps.
10.I helped at father’s house laying bricks on East gable end of main house & set
window frame in kitchen upstairs.
11.I laid bricks around kitchen E. & S. sides, 1 day, by father.
12.SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM., Aaron & Malinda Rudy here for dinner.
We at S. Peel Meeting PM.
13.Rainy AM. I picked cherries & cleaned turnips PM.
14.Wm. Herzog & 3 hds. here worked on barn frame all day. I helped too.
15.Four hands of Wm. Herzog here putting in 2 beams, a couple of sills, and
matched some siding. I made a 48’ table in lawn; I helped also put uppers up
on beams, laid some joists, etc. Warm.
16.Raising here, put up framework of a mow, enlarged barn over new root cellar,
strawshed & lintel; about 80 men here, mostly here already AM. Herzog & 4
men here. Tyrannes Shantz of Alta. here too. Warm.
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17.Herzpg & 3 hds. (Anson Martin helped, AM) here all day, matched siding &
nailed of same on building. I helped on the above job all day.
18.Herzog & 3 hds. here all day, matched siding, & nailed of same on building; I
helped on above job also.
19.SUNDAY: Noah Weber’s & we at Tyranus Martin’s for dinner at Israel
Bearinger’s for supper. Nice weather.
20.Herzog & 5 hds. besides Anson & Jno. Martin nailed on laths, also bal. of
rafters (upper) & bal. of siding on S. side. Dan & I waited on them all day.
21.Herzog & 5 hds. besides Anson & Jno. Martin here (old Herzog from 11
o’clock on) nailed on bal. of laths, placed shingle bunches on roof, put on
cornice boards & started to shingle on West side of barn. I helped chiefly in
handling laths & shingles.
22.Herzog & 3 hds. Besides Anson & Jno. Martin & I shingled on East side of
barn . Some rain.
23.Herzog & 3 hds. (Elias Martin 6 hrs.) besides Jno Martin & I shingled on East
side of barn. Some rain.
24.Herzog not here today, but his 5 men besides Jno. Martin & I shingled on east
side of barn & on shed.
25.Herzog & 5 men besides Jno & Anson Martin shingle bal. of shed, put on
ridge boards, layed joists & barn floor planks, put up ladders, work some on
granary, made a pair new barn doors, patched old doors up, I helped
carpenters AM. I helped haul in 9 lds. hay here PM.
26.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice day.
27.I helped Hoffer to clean out well by house here; I helped Jesse to get binder in
motion to cut wheat. I did some yard cleaning, etc. Rain shower in morn.
28.I worked by fater in Elmira, laying bricks all day.
29.I helped at father’s house laying bricks & 2 window caps. Aug. Herzog laid
barn floor here.
30.I helped at father’s house, build nearly 2 chimnies on main house. A. Herzog
& Dan. worked at granary here.
31.I helped at father’s house, laid bricks on South end of kitchen, etc. A. Herzog
worked on granary.
AUGUST 1914
1. I worked at father’s house, build kitchen chimney & brought roof against the
chimnies. A. Herzog here all day. I & Hy. Wideman were by his father (who
is low) to wait on him last night. Chr. died today.
2. We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Tyranus Ziegler’s here for dinner. We at funeral
of Israel Cressman’s Susanna at W. Woolwich; aged 10 yrs., 28 days.
3. I helped put on cornice on father’s house
4. We at funeral of Christian Wideman; aged 70 yrs, 4 mon, 19 days, burried at
W. Woolwich AM; wife stayed at house over noon. I helped father put on
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cornice; put on ridge boards & put cement water sheds at roof, on chimnies,
PM.
5. I helped father fit in house doors AM., helped his boys to haul in wheat, also
barely PM.
6. I windproofed end of joists & layed flooring, 1 day.
7. I laid flooring all day; father helped PM. Warm.
8. Father & I laid flooring at his house all day.
9. SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM & PM.
10.I cleaned cistern here this morning. Rain in morn. I laid flooring in father’s
house & helped him in field to cut grain nearly 1 day.
11.I laid flooring in father’s house, worked a little in field.
12.I & father finished laying floors & erected studs in lower flat. Dav. Martin’s
(preacher) wife died last night.
13.I & father build platform ½ way down in cellar & build a flight of steps up &
down from it. Rainy.
14.Wife & I at preacher David Martin’s wife, helped at house, she was burried at
S. Peel, aged 68 yrs, 3 months. I helped at father’s house, worked on
studdings PM.
15.Father & I papered & stripped for lathing in main house, 1st
flat.
16.SUNDAY: We at Simeon Martin’s for dinner, (Wife’s Aunt). Young people
baptized at Conestogo today.
17.Father & I papered & stripped for lathing in kitchen, etc.
18.Father & I placed stairs from kitchen to 2nd
flat, etc.
19.Father & I placed studs & cellar beams, etc, 2nd
flat.
20.Father & I placed studs for petitions upstairs. Rainy these days, ground
soaked. Others lathed these days.
21.Father & I papered & stripped upstairs, etc.
22.Father & I worked upstairs; I built petitions above kitchen, fixed another corner
off over stairs, lathed.
23.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, AM. Manassa Martin’s here for supper.
24.I lathed at father’s house, upstairs, all day.
25.I helped to thrash AM. & helped to haul in oats PM, by father.
26.I helped to lath AM., helped drawing in oats PM by father.
27.I lathed, upstairs, at father’s house, all day.
28.I lathed upstairs, at father’s house, all day.
29.I lathed a little, placed bolts through brick & board wall of house to attach
porches to on outside; also connected pieces of silo rings together for storing
up plaster mortar. Rain.
30.SUNDAY: We at Ezra M. Bauman’s for dinner, at Israel Cressman’s for
supper.
31.I helped to load manure at Dan. all day.
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SEPTEMBER 1914
1. I started to sow fall wheat, but was soon hindered by rain, then I filled up
under proposed hog floor with ld. mortar.
2. I set horse stall posts & prepared for cementing hog stable.
3. I made a hole through wall from feed going into root cellar & made door frame
for same; also placed another door frame on N. end of root cellar & cribbing
for wall. Rain shower in PM.
4. N.F. Martin & Michael Fries Jr. here to help me put in hog-stable floor, etc., 1
day. (floor 3 to 4” thick, mixed 1x6, about 9bbls)
5. M. Fries & I build bal. concrete wall on N. end of root cellar in morn. I helped
to pull peas then; helped to unload 4 loads peas, & worked around under
barn.
6. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM, at Jonas B. Martin’s for supper, at Nancy
Bearinger (visited Noah) for supper. Rain at noon.
7. I helped to plaster at father’s house, upstairs, all day.
8. I helped to plaster at father’s house, up & downstairs, also brought saw dust
from Wallenstein mills to father’s house.
9. I helped to float plaster which was applied on the last 2 days, we also
plastered kitchen in eve. Solomon and John Martin helped now each 3 days.
10.We at WW Harvest Meeting, AM. I made a concrete hog trough, etc, PM. A
cool week.
11.I made cribbing for and build alone 33’ concrete hog troughs, for same I used
between 4 & 5 bags cement, mixed 1x4 ½ .
12.I helped to thrash at Elias Martin’s ½ day AM., I was over to Dan to fit on
arms to his new H. Power PM.
13.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., Moses Weber’s here for supper.
14.I worked on fittings on horse power again AM., helped to thrash at Dan.
15.Urias & I placed broad studs between new horse mangers, AM. I cemented
the bottom of mangers PM.
16.I cemented the bottom of mangers & door frame in at root-cellar; placed
petition studs over hog troughs. My wife & her sister Annie helped father to
whitewash his new house.
17.I made swing fronts at hog stalls, etc.
18.I made a small hog stall allround closed & finished, also applied a cement
cream on hog troughs & prepared horse-stable for cementing.
19.Jesse, Urias, & I cemented most of horse stable.
20.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & we went visiting together in their carriage, at
Moses Gingrich’s for dinner, at Anninias Martin’s for supper.
21.Jesse, Urias & I cemented the 5 stands for horses, dug a trench for concrete
wall at lintel, etc.
22.I worked at hog stable, fastened 3 doors, made a petition, etc. Rain &
thunderstorm a little before supper. Past week warm & dry.
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23.Sprinkle rain AM. Dan & his boys over here to work on barn. I build a hog-
stable-wire fence petition; the lower 2’ of concrete.
24.I (& wife along too) helped to cut in corn by father, 1 day.
25.I made cribbing for concrete wall under lintel.
26.Urias & I, & Jesse awhile, build concrete wall under lintel.
27.SUNDAY: We at Solomon Bowman’s for dinner.
28.Jesse & Urias build up on concrete wall under lintel, etc. I made cribbing for
the above job & prepared for nailing on siding on N. side of hog stable. Frost
held out till to about the last few nights.
29.I loaded manure at Daniel’s all day.
30.I loaded manure at Dan. AM., prepared for the siding on hog stable by me
PM. Also took off lintel wall cribbing.
OCTOBER 1914
1. I filed hand ripp saw; then put on matched siding on N. & E. of hog stable.
2. I nailed on siding on E. & S. of hog stable, patched 2 hog stable doors,
chiseled outlet over concrete wall for manure fluid.
3. I build a 2-piece main door between barn & shed on N. side.
4. SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM. Enos B. Martin’s here for dinner. Elias
Martin’s Lavina here for supper.
5. I started building 2-piece stable door under lintel.
6. I fastened together things on the door I started on yesterday, put bal. of hog
stable siding on & build some part of door on N. of barn.
7. Finished door on North side of hog stable. Tore some old wall down of old
lintel & build 3 concrete piers.
8. I cleaned out old cow stable, etc, Tore bal. old lintel stone wall down & build 1
pier (foundation for post).
9. I removed old lintel post to a different place and build a new concrete pier
underneath it, also prepared for another post. Jesse & Urias tore old horse
stable away here PM. Rainy PM.
10.I gathered & fetched in 12 bags apple for the pigs & cleaned their pens AM.
Jesse, Urias & I build 2 piers PM. Rainy PM.
11.SUNDAY: Elias B. Martin’s here for dinner, also my parents. Elias B.
Martin’s Esther here for supper.
12.I prepared for cementing cattle trough bottoms AM. Wife & I helped Dan. to
dig out potatoes. I put ½ waggon box full in our cellar.
13.I prepared for cementing –trough bottoms; lifted temporary laid water pipes a
little up in order to cement underneath; fitted window-sashes into frames.
Cold breezes.
14.I prepared for cementing cattle trough bottoms AM. I helped to top mangles &
load some of same.
15.I helped to dig out potatoes AM. Light rain at noon. I prepared for cementing
cattle-trough bottoms & between sleepers E. of straw-shed.
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16.Jesse, Urias & I dug in stable posts & removed some stone laid flooring;
Drizzly weather.
17.Urias & I cemented cattle-trough bottoms for double stable & cemented
spaces between straw shed slippers.
18.SUNDAY; We a N. W. Meeting AM., at Sol. B. Martin’s for dinner.
19.I topped off mangles nearly all day.
20.I helped to load mangles AM., removed cribbing from trough bottoms &
prepared for cattle concrete floor, helped to butcher a hog which became
ruptured here, in the evening.
21.Jesse & I prepared for cementing double stable floor—filled up & took off on
ground. Urias hauled a couple loads of wood into our shed here (firewood).
22.Jesse, Urias & I cemented at double stable floor; 20 stands 3” thick, a fraction
less 1 bag cement per stand.
23.Jesse, Urias, & I cemented gutters & walk between gutters & the area
between hog stable & cattle stable mostly. Nice.
24.Jesse & I cemented a double stand in back stable, & 2 feed allies.
25.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. My brethren Eli & Lydia here for
dinner. Anson Gingrich’s here for supper.
26.I laid, with 3 mixerfuls concrete, the floor between hog & horse stable at North
maine door, filed saw, & started at box-stalls.
27.Dan & I worked at making boxstalls AM. I started at cattle stable, -
carpentering, PM. Ground frozen too hard to plough AM.
28.I dug out foundation for water-trough & back-stable door sill AM. I placed
door jams of back-stable forth to besides the water-trough and worked at
water-trough inside model in eve. August Herzog here worked at cattle
stables all day. Dan helped him AM., then he fetched 12 head of cattle from
Creekbank, bought of Brox at 7 ½ cents/lb. & sold back at 9c here to me.
29.I concreted water trough bottom & door sill. A. Herzog & Dan build cattle &
horse stalls. Most of this week drizzly or wet snow.
30.I build concrete water trough, etc. A. Herzog carpentered here 1 day. Levi
Brubacher’s Jr. child burried at W. Woolwich.
31.I worked small jobs AM. We thrashed here PM. A. Herzog here ¾ dy. Nice.
NOVEMBER 1914
1. SUNDAY: We at W. W. Meeting AM. Amzi Snyder’s & Martin Frey’s here for
supper.
2. I filled spaces between slippers in root cellar with brick & c. mortar, evened
root cellar floor, removed cribbing from water-trough & topped turnips. Urias
hauled in 1 load.
3. I did finishing ups in cementing & carpentering. Raining in morn. Boys & I
hauled in 10 loads turnips. Nice weather PM.
4. Jesse & hauled in 16 loads turnips, others helped. Nice weather. Jeremiah
Martin’s child burried at Martin’s.
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5. Jesse & I hauled in 6 ½ loads turnips AM. I hauled 3 loads from M.F. Martin’s
to here. Hauled 30 ½ loads turnips to me, 3 over.
6. I made another water trough cribbing for the horses, AM. I did small jobs in
afternoon, piled turnips back, dunged stables.
7. I mixed concrete, filled cribbing to form a trough, & a part stable floor., in back
stable, etc. Frost last night. Warm today. Chopped grain here.
8. SUNDAY: We at Menno F. Martin’s for dinner.
9. I ploughed AM. Removed cribbing from water trough, etc.
10.I worked on water-trough, large one, enclosing with wood work, over above.
Dan took out to Elmira, 8 hog at 7 cents, which I fed here. Sale of home &
household effects of the late Chr. Wideman.
11.Dan & I worked on swing lid for water trough AM. I ploughed PM. A short wet
snow shower PM.
12.I ploughed about all day. I started to feed regular 19 steer. Nice.
13.I ploughed a little AM., fitted swing for water trough & placed water-float in
position. Helped Dan a little at hog chopp-chest.
14.I did stable work & ploughed at turnip & rapes patch. Nice today.
15.SUNDAY: Brother Isaiah here for dinner; Noah Weber’s here for supper.
Drizzly.
16.I helped to finish ploughing, being just in time, AM. Boys & I hauled out
manure from here to orchard. Snowstorm; freezing PM.
17.I filled out spaces between joists at lintel & on N. end of barn. Jesse helped,
helped 1 day, Urias PM. Dan build horse stalls.
18.Dan & Jesse chopped grain here all day. I filled joist space & made a hang-
on-below-bin-chute PM.
19.Dan & I chopped grain here AM. I in Elmira PM.
20.Boys chopped here PM. I fixed a slide lid on the hang-on-below-chute, made
cribbing for another hog trough, etc.
21.I chored AM., helped to thrash at David Bauman PM. Funeral of Menno B.
Bowman’s wife at N. Woolwich, aged 38 yrs, 2 mon.
22.SUNDAY: We at home all day. 11 Votes taken for a preacher at Martin’s.
23.I fixed manure yard fence & did small jobs in carpentering.
24.We at Martin’s Meeting, Urias Martin was ordained a preacher AM. I chored
PM. Some sleighs out.
25.Funeral of John Heer’s child at Martin’s. I helped to thrash at David Bauman
¾ day.
26.I chored AM., helped to thrash at N.F. Martin, PM. Mild night.
27.We thrashed here by me all day.
28.We thrashed here ½ day, AM. I chored PM.
29.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM. Aaron M. Bauman’s here for dinner.
30.Dan & boys here to clean up surroundings. I build hog trough,etc.
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DECEMBER 1914
1. I took pump out, at barn, & repaired on same. Addison Freeman brought Hy,
Ruth, & D. Z. Burkholder of Pa. to here for dinner. Sultry.
2. I chored, worked on pump. We to Elmira, PM. Muddy roads.
3. I opened small ditch on N. E. corner of s. shed, etc. Boys hauled stones to
water trough under lintel to fill up, PM.
4. Boys here to chopp about all day; I helped some & chored.
5. Boys here to chopp PM. Dan & I carpentered on hog stable; I chored.
6. SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting. Menno M. Wideman’s here for supper.
7. I at fair, AM. Prepared a little for butchering, etc.
8. We over at Dan’s to help to butcher 4 hogs, I helped only AM. I trimmed my
cows & heifer at tail, back & head.
9. I put double windows on at house, on buisness over by my parents, etc.
Several days wind from East, now also snow.
10.I chored AM., helped to thrash at Dan. PM.
11.I chored, and made 2 slide doors at straw shed opening, took team to and
from Dan where they were engaged at chopping.
12.I took team to and from Dan. I chored.
13.SUNDAY: We by my parents for dinner. Snow falls.
14.I chored, cleaned a few cattle. Jesse cut my hairs. Stormy.
15.I chored, cleaned 15 head of cattle, took clock apart. Stormy.
16.I chored & did several other small jobs. Cold & a little stormy.
17.I chored; in Elmira; worked a little in woodshed, etc. Cold.
18.I chored; build a slide lid for straw-hole in pig stable.
19.I chored; boys over, then we dehorned 7 head of cattle.
20.SUNDAY: We ate N.F. Martin’s for dinner. Some young neighbours here for
supper.
21.Funeral of widow, Christian Snyder’s wife, burried at Martin’s. I fixed a latch
on door above barn stairs. Stormy.
22.I build a chop chest in hog feed gangway, etc. Stormy.
23.I cleaned 10 cattle & chored, fetched 3 roosters from M.F. Martin. Shovelled
snow. Stormy awhile PM.
24.I chored & in Elmira PM.
25.CHRISTMAS: We with Dan’s to W.W. Meeting AM. We by Dan’s for dinner.
26.I chored AM. Wrote into this diary PM. Cold.
27.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting. Jno. W. Martin here for supper.
28.Chored & prepared feeding for the morrow, sheared hairs off back & cleaned
7 head young cattle. Moses Bauman brought Enos Eby & Frank Horst of Pa.
here for supper.
29.I helped to thrash at N.F. Martin’s all day.
30.I build supports under joists of box stalls, besides feeding.
31.I completed supports under joists & placed iron pipes in front of horse
mangers. Did today’s chores & partly for tomorrow.
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DIARY 1915
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: We at David B. Bauman’s for supper.
2. I did the Saturday chores & some for tomorrow. Stormy.
3. SUNDAY: Wife’s sister Mary Ann here for supper.
4. I cleaned 22 head of cattle besides chores.
5. I at St. Jacob’s creamery & in Elmira AM., Chored PM. Nice day.
6. I chored AM. Helped to thrash by Dan PM. Drizzly.
7. I helped to thrash by Dan about ¾ day.
8. I chored AM., took team to Dan for to chopp. I fixed grain spout on separator.
9. I chored AM., took team to Dan for to chopp. Urias & I cleaned 20 bags peas
by me.
10.SUNDAY: We at home all day.
11.David & I at Elmira fair, AM. Boys & I cleaned peas PM. Jesse exchanged a
load of peas for corn at Klinck’s Elmira. Peas worth $1.30. Gave 1 pound
peas for 1 pound corn & 1 cent.
12.Jesse exchange grain like yesterday. Urias & I cleaned wheat AM. Boys & I
moved & set power over to here. Fine sleighing & weather.
13.Boys here to chopp nearly all day. I cleaned cattle & chored, etc.
14.Dan’s boys here to chopp nearly all day. I at Alfred Shantz’s sale 1 mile West
of Hawkesville; went up in forenoon already.
15.Boys here to chopp nearly all day. I cleaned cattle, chored, etc.
16.I chored AM. Jesse & I moved power over to Dan. Sawed & split wood. Nice
week, scarcely any snowfall or storm.
17.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Mild weather.
18.Boys over here to help me clean wheat. Mild.
19.Jesse hauled wheat, which we cleaned yesterday, to St. Jacobs. Urias & I
sawed pieces of timber short AM. I made a door, with hinges on, in barn
siding, from barn floor out to manure yard. About 5” snowfall last night.
20.Besides chores, I build a required extension on back stable door.
21.Besides chores, I made a root-cellar door & fastened it, also made a chop
chest in back feed gangway & stable door traps. Colder.
22.Besides chores I made a pig walk for loading them & a step-stand for use in
granary; fastened bal. required pipes on front of horse mangers, also chains
on top board of mangers. Urias & I cleaned about 150 bushel seed oats here
by me PM.
23.Did general Sat. chores AM. Urias & I placed 3 iron connecters from beam to
beam across long posts. I fixed a window into barn siding so as to admit
some light on barn floor. Jesse hauled my mixer & power to my father’s farm.
24.SUNDAY: Martin H. Bauman’s funeral, at Martins’, aged about 80 years.
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25.I chored, etc. Snowfall last night.
26.I chored & cleaned 15 head of cattle.
27.I chored. My parents here for supper. A son born to us.
28.I chored; fetched some household effects from Dan. Annie started to work
here (wife’s sister). Funeral of Christian Martin’s (son of Christian Sr.) child at
Martins’.
29.Funeral of Isaac Martin’s child (residing in Elmira) at W. Woolwich. I cleaned
stove pipes, chored. Stormy.
30.Harvey Rick’s (Susanne Spaeth) & my sister Lydia here for a call PM. I did
Sat. chores AM. In Elmira PM.
31.SUNDAY: Parents here for a call. Mary Ann here in Annie’s stead. Sleet.
FEBRUARY 1915
1. I chored, did a few small jobs. High winds.
2. I chored, cleaned 9 head of cattle. Stormy & high winds.
3. I chored; looked over papers. Nice Day. N.F. Martin’s wife called in.
4. I chored; did some reading. Nice day.
5. Funeral of Henry Weber, aged about 61 yrs, burried at Martins’. Funeral of
Simeon Brubacher, Berlin, aged 52 yrs., 9 mon., 6dys. I chored & cleaned
cattle, etc.
6. We drove 12 head of fat cattle, which I fed this winter, to C.P.R. Elmira, for
Brox, total wt. 14,430#, av. gain about 180#. Cattle market dull; feed dear;
Elias Martin’s paid a call.
7. SUNDAY: I at S. Peel Meeting AM.
8. I at Elmira fair AM., took team to Dan to chopp awhile PM.
9. I chored AM. I helped to get father’s sale bill out over by him. Cold.
10.I helped to butcher at Dan’s all day. Susie here in Annie’s stead today & for
tomorrow.
11.I chored AM., tooked team over to Dan & I too helped to chopp.
12.I chored AM. Fetched wild cherry bark from Enos M. Bauman.
13.I did Saturday’s chores AM. In Elmira PM. Simeon Weber’s child burried at
Martin’s.
14.SUNDAY: We at home all day. David Bauman’s here for dinner. Enos
Gingrich’s here for a call PM.
15.I at Jacob Bricker’s sale nearly all day.
16.I chored and wrote, etc.
17.I helped to butcher at David Bauman.
18.I chored, etc, AM., at Connolly’s sale, by Macton, PM.
19.I in Elmira, AM. Chored, also some for tomorrow.
20.I at sale of Peter Allgier’s property, etc., bought & drove home a white hiefer,
M.F. Martin took my team home.
21.SUNDAY: I & Mary Ann at WW Meeting AM. Levi B. Martin’s & Sylvester
Martin’s here for dinner. Mild.
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22.Chored, etc, AM. At Dan. G. Gingrich’s sale, 2 mi N. of Floradale. Practically
nice weather in Feb. –up to date save Feb. 1st
, 2nd
.
23.I chored & read. All day raining.
24.I chored in morn. At Menno S. Bauman’s sale. Bought hiefer & brought her
along home.
25.I chored & read. With N. F. Martin to Scott’s sale, by Macton PM. Getting
colder after mild period.
26.I with mother-in-law in Elmira & at funeral of Manassa Bauman’s child, aged 1
yr., 2 months & 13 days, at W. Woolwich AM. I at Dechert’s (Jr.) sale, E. of
Linwood, bought 2 calves. Stormy. I ordered a Frost & Wood binder; also
twine.
27.I did Saturday chores AM., by my parents, took some fruit jars over PM. Cold.
Mary Ann here 1 wk; I took her home.
28.SUNDAY: Jesse & I at S. Peel Meeting AM. Brother Noah & sister Lydia
here for dinner. Lydea & Daniel Gingrich here for supper.
MARCH 1915
1. I chored; went over to Dan to load a hog (Wt. 325#) which Jesse took over to
my parents to be slaughtered for us. Later I helped wife do washing; I at
Isaiah F. Martin’s sale PM. Also at Conestogo to examine a coalheater.
2. Urias & I loaded manure, here by me, Jesse drawed out.
3. Urias & I loaded manure, here by me, Jesse drawed out.
4. I fetched butcherware from N. L. Martin and took a few other item along to my
father’s farm. I & team helped to chopp at Dan, then drawed chopp over to
here PM.
5. Mother-in-law & I helped to butcher 2 hogs (1 from father-in-law, & 1 from my
father) by my parents.
6. I did Sat. chores. Jno Schwitzer’s here for a call PM.
7. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nobody here.
8. I at Elmira fair AM. Fetched coal heater, $10.00, from Ebel, Conestogo.
9. I cleaned cattle AM. Attended Stroh’s sale, East of Elmira, PM.
10.I chored about AM. Helped father to get stuff ready for auction sale, PM.
11.I & family at father’s sale, which aggregated $1693.50. Mine account ran up
to $944.65.
12.I chored, & paid a call on Eli Bauman of Iowa, who were last night by father-
in-law’s. Jesse & I hauled a load of our household effects over to my parents,
PM.
13.I took team over to Dan to help chopp. I over by my parents to get parlor
stove & coal heater in order & their pipings connected to chimneys’ I also in
Elmira.
14.SUNDAY: Rebecca & Louisa Martin, & Louisa Bauman, Lavina Gingrich, and
Anson Martin’ here for dinner.
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15.Eli B. Bauman’s of Iowa at Dan’s, last night. I over & paid a call on same; &
chored AM. I & Jesse moved a load of household effects to father’s farm PM.
16.Dan’s people helped us to move to father’s farm, Jesse with team, also David,
and Noah Martin’s with teams. The latter’s wife helped also. Parents moved
to Elmira.
17.I at Daniel Hoffman’s (Sr.) wife’s funeral at Conestogo, aged 74 yrs., 2 days,
AM. I got surroundings more in shape PM.
18.Lydia here over noon & AM. Noah, wife & I in Elmira to buy 1000# coal &
some hardware; We hanged up hams. Bad roads.
19.Made order in shop & repaired several articles. Nice week.
20.I worked small jobs. I in Elmira PM.
21.SUNDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting, Snowing at noon.
22.We took 20 bags oats down to father AM. Cleaned wheat, etc., PM. Widow
Dav. Brubacher burried at Old Conestogo, aged 94 yrs.
23.Noah & I cleaned seed grain nearly all day.
24.We Measured oats & hay & did other odd jobs.
25.I in Elmira & fastened table legs more securely.
26.Noah & I made leaf table for in kitchen. Dehorned heifer, etc.
27.I finished the 2 tables I worked on recently. I in Elmira. Also placed 2 pieces
fire-crates in brick kettle stove.
28.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Snow storm to-night.
29.I helped wife to wash; I in Elmira fetched emery grinder, etc. Stormy.
30.I figured at f. books etc. Stormy.
31.I fetched flour & feed from St. Jacobs mill; took a little wheat along down, of
father’s, price $1.25, has been $1.50 already this winter. I down in Berlin,
fetched 2 pieces oak 4”x4”x12’ (@8 ½ c per ft.)
APRIL 1915
1. Enos Martin’s child burried at Martin’s, aged about 15 mon. I prepared a
blood purifier from roots & barks. I in Elmira.
2. GOOD FRIDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting AM. I read PM.
3. I fetched seed corn in Elmira from Hoffman; also feed corn.
4. SUNDAY: Amos B. Martin’s here for dinner.
5. EASTER MON: Dan Bauman’s here for dinner. I wrote into this book.
6. Noah & I cleaned cistern AM. Washed cutters & stored them up-up in driving
shed. Took old buggy apart.
7. Noah & I in Elmira to fetch a new Frost & Wood binder. Stored bob sleigh
away. Took concrete mixer apart.
8. I took father’s 2 hogs to Elmira, Wt. 310#, price $8.60. I awhile over at
Cressman’s Sr.,-she has died yesterday. I worked on mixer frame. Noah
washed & oiled harness.
9. I worked on mixer frame, & helped to dig grave for Dav. Cressman’s wife. A
little rain in eve. Warm. Spring-like.
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10.We at funeral of David Cressman’s (Sr.) wife, at WW Meeting house, aged 64
yrs, 10 mon, 27 dys. We then by mother for dinner; Noah was hostler at
Cressman’s. Muddy roads.
11.SUNDAY: We all at home. Noah at Parents for supper.
12.I helped wife to wash AM; fetched 6 bu. Goosewheat at $1.50 per bu. from
David Hoffer, & 47 gallons gasoline at 19c.
13.I at Meeting house to fix up things AM. Chopped grain & worked at mixer
frame PM.
14.I helped wife to white-wash 2 rooms AM. I fetched bolts at noon & put mixer
frame together & painted same.
15.I placed drum on mixer frame & repaired on the former. I fetched silo rings
from Dan Bauman & took mixer & power all up to Ab. Bauman.
16.I worked small jobs, Noah let team shod, AM. I took 9 bbl. cement from
Elmira to Ab. Bauman & set machine.
17.I helped to build 5 ft. silo at Ab. Bauman. My power broke. Hy. Gies’s wife
burried at Conestogo.
18.SUNDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting AM. Addison Gingrich’s & Noah
Bearinger here for supper.
19.We put up 3rd
& 4th
ring concrete silo up at Ab. Bauman.
20.We put up 5 & 6 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah picked stones, etc.
21.We put up 7 & 8 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah ganged in furrows.
22.We put up 9 & 10 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah cultivated, I in morn.
23.Noah & I sowed, harrowed & roled about 7 acres, (?B & O)
24.Noah & I ganged awhile; then cultivated sod, sowed 32 acres, oats. A warm
week. Grass growing; Spring came gradually; little flooding.
25.SUNDAY: Wife’s sister Mary Ann & Amos & Eli Gingrich, and Norman Martin
here for dinner. Wife’s brethren, Mary Ann, Annie & Urias, Isaac Bauman,
Lizzie Bearinger & my sister Lydia here for supper.
26.I harrowed sod, sowed peas & rolled same. Noah ganged, -I sowed oats, &
some goosewheat.
27.Noah cultivated AM. I did small jobs, worked in garden. Hail & rain storm
PM. Ground soaked after warm period.
28.I worked small jobs about silo at Ab. Bauman.
29.I destroyed caterpillars on apple trees AM. Noah & I sowed oats, & some
goosewheat.
30.I harrowed that what we had sown yesterday. Cultivated & drilled barely,
mixed grain, and grass seed with the two. Noah piled up wood in jop &
harrowed. Cool & dreary these days.
MAY 1915
1. Noah cultivated AM. I did small jobs AM. I sowed oats & harrowed.
2. SUNDAY: We at Daniel Bauman’s for dinner & supper.
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3. I at funeral of Ezra L. Martin’s wife at Conestogo, aged 55 yrs, 6 mon, 29 days
AM. Noah sowed about 2 acres, finished, AM. Noah & I planted a few
potatoes, harrowed & rolled.
4. Noah, team & cultivator down by father in morn, I cultivated root field awhile
AM & Noah PM. I piled up wood etc. Dreary.
5. We put up 11 & 12 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah plowed root field.
6. I in Elmira, worked in garden, & ridged some for mangles.
7. Rain 1 day. Noah & I divided turnips AM. I sick PM.
8. We put up 13 & 14 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Rain in eve.
9. SUNDAY: We at Noah Weber’s for dinner & supper.
10.I lowered silo rings at Ab. Bauman, also prepared for plastering. Also worked
3 hrs. squaring & levelling proposed strawshed foundation at Daniel B. Martin.
11.I plastered silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah sowed mangles.
12.We at funeral of Titus Bauman’s wife (nee Salina Gingrich) at W. Woolwich,
aged 27 yrs., 1 1 mon. AM. I in Elmira PM. Noah was also at funeral AM.
then rolled PM.
13.ASCN’N DAY: We at home all day. Noah afishing.
14.I set power & mixer & helped to dig out earth & filled same with concrete for
strawshed foundation walls, at Dan B. Martin, 1 day.
15.I made cribbing all day at Dan. B. Martin; Others put in croncrete.
16.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Ezra Bauman’s & some young folks here for
supper.
17.I made cribbing all day at Dan. B. Martin; Others put in concrete.
18.I made cribbing ½ day AM at D. B. Martin. Prepared for building silo at Levi
B. Bowman PM.
19.We build 1, 2, & 3rd
ring concrete silo at Levi B. Bowman.
20.We build 4 & 5 ring c. silo at L. Bowman & set up mast.
21.We build 6 & 7 ring c. silo at L. Bowman. Rain at noon.
22.We build 8 & 9 ring c. silo at L. Bowman.
23.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & we at Eli H. Bauman’s & David Martin’s for
dinner. David’s then here for supper.
24.We build 10 & 11 ring c. silo at L. Bowman, also some flooring.
25.Amos Rudy here on a visit from last night till today noon. I in Elmira.
Chopped grain. Planted potatoes. Rain in eve.
26.I build 12 & 13 ring c. silo at L. Bowman & 1 horse stall.
27.I build 14 ring c. silo at L. Bowman, also lowered, outside ring AM. Planted
potatoes PM.
28.I lowered rings & plastered silo at L. Bowman.
29.We made corn patch in shape & sowed corn & planted a few potatoes &
rolled above said patches yet.
30.SUNDAY: We at home all day.
31.I destroyed tent caterpillars on apple trees. Noah & I divided roots in cellar
apart. I in Elmira. Made chicken pen. Noah drove my heifer to C. Esch’s
pasture, in eve.
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JUNE 1915
1. I at N. L. Martin, put in concrete floors in 2 cellar apartments under his house,
etc, 1 day.
2. I helped to make walls & floors, etc at N. L. Martin, 1 day.
3. I hauled 3 loads of nut coal home. Noah & I patched at fences. Father had
my team to haul sand to his house.
4. I worked 3 days statue labour by hauling 5 loads gravel.
5. We drove father’s cattle to C.P.R. Elmira. I put in 2 days statue labor by
hauling earth AM & 2 loads gravel PM. Noah worked small jobs. Warm.
6. SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting, at Hy. Bowman’s for dinner (Len
Weber’s); at Moses Weber’s Jr. for supper. Nice Day.
7. I helped to build a re-inforced concrete wall around old cistern & build cellar
steps at N. L. Martin.
8. I helped to prepare for & cemented some for wood-shed foundation, etc, at N.
L. Martin.
9. I helped to build wood-shed foundation at N. L. Martin.
10.I helped to build cement porch walls, plastered cistern on outside, etc, at N. L.
Martin.
11.I at Bernhardt Rudisuela to rig up silo outfit, & build 5’ in height of concrete
silo wall, 1 day.
12.I in Elmira; sowed turnip; Noah prepared land for same.
13.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM; Bro. Isaiah, Jno Martin (son of Enos),
Absolom & Eliza Martin, & Nancy Bowman here for dinner. Bro. Eli, Nancy &
Susie Bauman here for supper.
14.Noah & I cut thistles. Father had my team to drive around Jonas Martin’s &
Joe Wenger of Pa. Martin Sauder’s & Geo. Webers here around same place
& time.
15.Thunder & rain last night, a nice soaker. I took wife to her parent’s home. We
cut thistles in eve, etc.
16.We cut thistles about all day, Eli helped awhile PM. Peter Zieglers kitchen &
woodshed burned down. Compressed boiled oil supposed to be originator of
fire.
17.I helped to put up wire fence, dig post holes, etc, at WW Meeting house.
18.Noah & I cleaned 4 rows mangles & cut thistles, Father helped.
19.Noah & I cleaned mangles & cut thistles; Father helped PM.
20.SUNDAY: We at funeral of Emanuel Martin’s child, burried at W Woolwich,
aged 2 yrs, 6 mon, 7 days, in afternoon. Bishop John Martin, Ind, officiated at
Conestogo Meeting today.
21.Noah scuffed corn, then he helped me clean mangles & cut thistles after
supper.
22.Noah, I (& father awhile) cleaned mangles, cut thisles in 2 grassfields. Cool.
23.We cut thistles, etc. Cold.
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24.Wm. Moeser & Eph. Reist here to erect new binder AM. We cut thitles for 2nd
overrun. Pulled yellowdock.
25.I in Elmira AM., at Dan B. Martin, put in c. flooring PM.
26.I at Dan. B. Martin, put in concrete floor 1 day.
27.SUNDAY: We at N. Woolwich Meeting AM., at Aron M. & Amos Bauman’s for
dinner. Amos & I at NW Meeting PM.
28.Father & I masoned nearly all day at Peter Ziegler.
29.Father & I up at P. Ziegler. I helped to build cylinderic concrete cistern 6’2”
wide. Noah scuffled corn.
30.Noah scuffled awhile, then helped me to do hoeing.
JULY 1915
1. Noah & I cleaned corn about all day.
2. Noah hauled in summer wood, I in Elmira; then hoed corn.
3. Noah & I hoed corn about all day. Light rain at noon.
4. SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Ab. Bearingers for dinner, at Dan.
Bauman’s for supper.
5. Mixer at Aaron Bauman to build c. wall for D. shed.
6. I hoed 2 rows corn, then turnips. Noah scuffled corn, etc.
7. Noah & I hoed turnips AM. Noah & I up by Elias Martin to see fixture on his g.
engine, etc. Rainy PM.
8. I build concrete hog trough & c. petition at Dan B. Martin, 1 dy.
9. Wendel Martin’s child funeral at Martin’s. I at Dan. B. Martin to build @
petition in hogs stable & 10 c. hen’s rests, rebuild top of a chimney, etc, 1 day.
Noah mowed grass.
10.I fetched beef in morn. Chopped grain. Prepared for & hauled in 6 loads hay.
Father helped. Warm day.
11.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM; Josiah B. Martin’s Sr. & Hy. B. Martin’s
here for dinner. Noah at PM Meeting.
12.Noah scuffled corn, I cleaned turnips in morn. We stirred up & hauled in 2
loads hay, father helped. Some rain. Cut next piece of grass in eve.
13.Noah scuffled corn & hoed turnips AM. We stirred up hay & hauled in 3 ¼
loads hay, father helped ½ day.
14.Father & I mowed grass with mower & scythe in orchard in morn. Noah
scuffled awhile roots, then we all stirred up hay till noon; hauled in 5 ¼ loads
hay.
15.Father here to splice hay rope, I worked small jobs, a little rain, AM. I made
concrete hen’s nests & hog stable petition ½ dy. PM, at Dan. B. Martin.
16.Noah hoes potatoes & turnips AM. We hauled away 3 loads hay, Eli helped a
little PM.
17.I in Elmira, pulled yellow dock & mullen in jop, mowed fence corners out.
Noah raked hay & fetched in in, also mowed.
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18.SUNDAY: We at Dav. B. Bauman’s for dinner at Ivan Martin’s for supper.
Rain to-night.
19.Noah & I hoed mangles awhile AM. Drizzly in morn. I & wife out by Dentist to
get some of her teeth pulled & 1 nerve killed (preparatory for artificial teeth. 2
Boys from near Elora brought silo outfit, home which Rudisuela’s had lented.
20.I applied paris green on potatoe plants, then Noah & I picked cherries AM.
Hauled 2 loads hay to fathers barn & 1 in mine, father had helped too. I got
about 21 loads.
21.I hauled 12 loads manure out on old sod & spread some after supper. Noah
helped me a little & scuffled potatoes & turnips & mowed thistles.
22.I mowed grass with mower in the Exhibitton grounds all day. Noah spread
manure & hoed mangles. Shower rain.
23.I spread manure in morn, & raked hay in Ex. Grounds AM. We hauled 6
loads hay & unloaded 5 into Wm. Moeser’s barn. Wm. Moeser was in his
barn. Geo. Reuter raked hay. Suppered at Wm.
24.We dumped a load hay into G. Reuter’s barn, hauled 2 more to Moeser’s
barn, AM. Noah plowed sod. I cleaned mangles, up by Aaron Bauman to
load c. outfit, prior enroute to Hy. B. M.
25.SUNDAY: We at Eli Horst’s near Hawkesville, for dinner, Elias B. Martin’s for
supper. Rain in eve.
26.Rain in morn. Noah plowed sod. I cleaned mangles. We all to Elmira PM.
Heavy rain PM. Hy. Martin fetched old binder of father’s, was here over noon.
27.I helped to excavate earth & build walls of concrete for cistern. Set mixer. 1
day.
28.I helped to lay cellar concrete floors, ¼ dy, at Hy. B. Martin.
29.I helped to lay cellar concrete floors, & concrete top on cistern & plastered
cistern inside & put a floor in same, 1 day, at Hy. B. Martin, Conestogo.
30.We worked small jobs; prepared for, bindered, & shocked wheat.
31.I fetched beef in morn, then we cleaned mangles, & turnips.
AUGUST 1915
1. We at Daniel G. Gingrich’s for dinner. Noah at Martins (Baptism)
2. I made concrete manhole lid on cistern, prepared for & made some sidewalks
at Hy. B. Martin ¾ day.
3. I made model for cellar window concrete frontage; build one of them & build
concrete floor in stable, etc. ¾ dy at Hy. Martin. Rainy. Water standing in
fields.
4. Noah & I picked raspberries in morn. I build side walks ½ day at Hy. B.
Martin.
5. I build sidewalks at Hy. B. Martin, 1 day, loaded outfit.
6. I spreaded manure 2/3 day at Dan. Baumans.
7. I in Elmira, picked mulberries, etc. Cool.
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8. SUNDAY: Aaron B. Weber’s Jr. here last night. Enos M. Bauman’s for
dinner. We were all at WW Meeting (Young people the last of 2 parties got
baptized). Michael Brubacher’s son here for supper. Thunder & rain in morn.
9. We worked small jobs; I took cream out to Elmira. Wet.
10.Noah & I build sidewalk’s by father. We cut & shocked barely.
11.I in Elmira, then we chopped grain, AM. Father helped us to haul in wheat
PM. I fetched 7 Rock rooster from I. Brubacher.
12.Rain last night. I wrote letters, etc.
13.I helped wife in house, etc; Wife had summer complaints.
14.I helped father to build sidewalks 1 day, Noah helped PM.
15.SUNDAY: We at home; Nobody here on visit.
16.We cut grain; father helped about ¾ day.
17.We cut grain; father helped about ¾ day.
18.Noah ploughed wheat stubles; I harrowed lately plowed sod & that what Noah
plowed, AM. We hauled in 5 loads barely PM.
19.We cut oats nearly all day, father helped to binder.
20.Noah plowed; I harrowed & sowed some rapes AM. We hauled in 6 loads
grain PM. Nice week.
21.I fetched beef. Noah finished plowing & harrowing wheat stuble patch; I
sowed balance in rapes. I did small jobs. Dreary.
22.SUNDAY: Dan. Bauman’s here for dinner. Hy. Brubacher’s here for supper.
23.I rake grain stubles & fetched apples from Dan Bauman’s; Noah ganged AM.
Father bindered & we shocked oats.
24.Noah cultivated recently plowed sod; I pulled weeds in corn, AM. We hauled
in 1 load oats at noon, -thunder & rain at noon after we had the load in. Then
Noah ganged & I raked.
25.I helped to thrash grain at Sol. Reist ½ dy. AM. I hauled separator from Geo.
to here. We prepared for thrashing, PM.
26.We thrashed ¼ day in morn, -Father, Geo. M. B., Esch, & Reist helped. Took
separator back to Geo. AM. Father bindered oats and a patch goosewheat,
we shocked. Hauled in 2 l’ds grain.
27.Noah & I hauled in 8 loads oats & 3 mixture, father helped.
28.Noah & I hauled in 3 loads oats & 9 mixture, father helped. Nice.
29.SUNDAY: Jesse Bauman, Dan. Gingrich, bro. Isaiah and their lady
companions here for supper.
30.I took wife to my parents. We rake stuble land. Cold.
31.I helped to thrash at Geo. Bauman. AM. I pulled peas PM. Noah ganged
stuble land about all day.
SEPTEMBER 1915
1. I pulled peas. We hauled in3 loads oats & 2 rakings. Nice.
2. I pulled peas. We hauled in 4 loads goosewheat & 3 peas. Nice weather.
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3. I pulled balance of peas, raked about 7 acres stubles, Noah cultivated sod,
then we also spread ashes on same sod patch on highest altitudes. Hauled
in ¾ load rakings & 1 ½ peas. Done harvesting.
4. I helped to haul in grain about ¾ day at Hy. Brubacher. Noah sowed wheat &
harrowed same & hauled in 1 ld. wood.
5. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Syrannes Martin’s here for dinner.
Wife’s sister Annie here for dinner & supper.
6. Rain last night. I inspected steers in Geo. M. B’s pasture. Noah chopped
grain. I dunged out stables, etc. Noah ganged. One of Jno. Sauder’s twin
babies burried at Conestogo.
7. Noah & team plowed ¾ day at Dav. Bauman. I worked small jobs.
8. I picked mulberries AM.; I in Elmira also AM. Noah burried rubbish under
earth. Did other odd jobs. Heavy rain last night.
9. HARVEST MEETING: Wife & Noah at Harvest Meeting; I helped to thrash at
C. Esch, AM. Noah harrowed PM. I helped to shock grain at Dan. Bauman.
10.I helped to shock grain at Dan. Bauman ¾ day.
11.I pitched sheaves at Dan. Bauman ¾ day.
12.SUNDAY: We at Menno Weber’s for dinner. Heavy rain. Rivers high.
13.Noah & I at Elmira fair. I bought steers for $108.00, judged av. wt. about 550
lbs, from Wm. Bauman. We fetched them in afternoon.
14.I helped to thrash at David Bauman AM. for Dan. Bauman. I helped a little
mowing grain in Dan’s new land; helped Dav. at w. fence.
15.I took some silo curbing to Amos Eby where I helped to build a 1 foot high
stand for a wooden silo AM. I did a few smal jobs yet at home. Noah started
fall plowing. Geo. Holzwarth funeral this afternoon. Light rain.
16.I helped to build cistern walls at Josiah Schmidt, AM. I helped to thrash at Hy.
Brubacher PM. Noah had helped at F. Weigel AM. & then ¼ day at Hy.
Brubacher, PM.
17.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher, ¾ day & Noah ¼ day. I in Elmira in eve.
Rain last night.
18.I made cribbing for West end of Israel Bearinger’s silo all day.
19.SUNDAY: Levi W. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah away.
20.I pitched sheaves at Dan. Bauman about ¾ day. Noah plowed, AM. Noah
helped to harvest grain at Hy. Brubacher ½ dy. PM.
21.Noah plowed all day. I worked small jobs. Rainy & windy.
22.I took 8 hogs, wt 1560#, price 9 ¼ c per lb., to Elmira. Noah & I plowed each
awhile. I at Dan Bauman pitching sheaves ¾ day. Noah helped to harvest
grain at Hy. Brubacher, 6 hrs.
23.I pitched sheaves at Dan. Bauman ¾ day. Noah helped at Hy. B.
24.I pitched scythe mowed grain in Dan. Bauman’s new land, PM.
25.Noah & I drawed out 20 lds. manure. Noah spread of some. Some farmers
finished harvesting this wk. Some 2nd
crop hay.
26.SUNDAY: All at home. Rain this morn & last night that tangled corn badly.
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27.I gathered blown down apples, spread manure. I helped to cement at I
Bearinger PM. Jno. Reist burried at N. Woolwich.
28.I was up by Ab. Bauman trying to engage cutting box, then spread manure. I
helped to thrash at D. Cressman PM. Noah plowed.
29.Noah & I drawed out 26 loads anure. Nice weather.
30.Noah & I hauled out 15 l’ds manure & 1 l’d mangles in in eve.
OCTOBER 1915
1. Noah helped to thrash at Menno Weber ½ dy. AM. Noah got a horse shod in
Elmira PM. I spread manure & made out some mangle of which we fetched in
1 ¾ l’ds. Enos M. Bauman fetched c. mixer. Fine rain PM.
2. I helped to build 5 ft. high cistern & build cribbing for woodshed foundation at
Enos Bauman, 1 day. Noah spread manure.
3. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting; Menno M. Bauman’s, & Nathan & Rebecca
Martin here for dinner; Sol. Bauman’s for supper.
4. I was up at Ab. Bauman to see after cutting box, then we made out & hauled
in 5 loads mangles, Eli helped, Rain in eve.
5. We made out & hauled in 9 loads mangles.
6. I helped to cut in corn at Sol. Reist. Noah & Eli cut off corn.
7. Noah & I cut corn off by hand AM., Joe Ernst & I PM. Noah & team helped to
cut in corn at C. Esch PM. Cutting outfit came here.
8. We set corn cutting outfit, -M. C. Martin’s engine (steam) & M. C. & Eli S.
Martin’s cutting box. We put in all day. Cut awhile with M. C. Martin’s engine,
-engine gave out, -put my gasoline on then. We practically filled up silo. The
foll. helped: -Dav. Bauman & team, C. Esch & team & 1 more man, M. Weber,
Hy. Brubacher, 2 of Geo. & team, 2 of Sol. Reist & team, 1 for D. Hoffer; Eli &
parents.
9. Noah ploughed. I chored about, dunged stables, etc.
10.SUNDAY: We at Menno Wideman’s for dinner.
11.I helped to cut corn at Dav. Hoffer nearly ¾ day, at Geo. ¼ day.
12.Noah helped to cut corn with team by Geo., AM., ¼ day at S. Reist. Noah & I
ploughed potatoe patch, found 2 pailsful. Eli & I at James MacCormicks sale,
Macton, & brought home from Sam Bowman 7 pigs, 5 wk. old, for $3.50 each,
PM. Nice Days.
13.We made out & hauled in 3 loads mangles; plowed bal. of potatoe patch, -
potatoe crop exceptionaly poor –rotten. Fetched in wood.
14.Noah ploughed, I picked apples, etc.
15.Noah plowed; I picked apples PM & fetched gasoline pump from M. F. M.
16.Noah plowed. I at funeral of Joseph Martin (son of Jacob) at Conestogo
Meeting House, AM, aged 42 yrs, 10 mon, 15 days. Wife & I at funeral of
widow Jno. Nahigang (nee Cressman), aged 75 yrs, at W. Woolwich, PM.
Noah & I fetched some oats at 35 c a bu. from Hy. Brubacher after sup.
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17.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, at Aaron F. Bowman’s for dinner, at Dan.
M. Bauman’s for supper.
18.I at fair, -bought 10 pigs, 7 weeks old for $4 AM. I took wife to Elmira & also
fetched 3 bags potatoes along home, 90 lbs for $1.35 from Klinck’s. Noah
ploughed. Rain.
19.I fixed fence & spread manure AM. I fetched flour & millfeed from St. Jacobs
Mill PM. Noah plowed. Nice.
20.I helped to thrashed at D. Hoffer nearly 1 dy. Noah plowed.
21.I plastered cistern & laid maple flooring at Enos Bauman, 1 dy.
22.I worked on tile ditch, -outlet for sink & cistern at Enos B., 1 dy.
23.I spread manure, fetched potatoes from A. S. Gingrich, Elmira. 4 bags for me
& 4 for father. We chopped grain. Noah plowed. Urias Beuhler’s son’s
funeral, aged 22 yrs, 6 mon, at Conestogo. Nice.
24.SUNDAY: We at Noah Horst’s for dinner. Frost in morn. Nice weather.
25.I loaded manure at Peter Bowman all day. Heavy frost last night.
26.I at funeral of Samuel Reist, aged 90 yrs, 8 mon, at W Woolwich AM. Noah
was hostler at Reist'’. I loaded & spread manure at P.B., PM.
27.I helped to thrash at F. Weigel ¾ day, Noah helped ½ day for Peter Bowman.
Noah topped turnips, PM. We hauled in 2 l’ds.
28.We hauled in 5 ½ loads turnips. Sol. Reist’s barn burned, started about 7 PM.
from an upset lantern. We over.
29.I helped to thrash at P. Bowman ¾ day. Noah fetched in turnips & plowed. I
in Elmira in eve.
30.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher 1 dy. Noah plowed awhile in eve, -Was
also with father to Berlin.
31.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Josiah S. Martin’s here for dinner.
NOVEMBER 1915
1. I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher ¼ dy in morn. I awhile at Sol. Reist
removing old walls, & fetched 410# blackstrap at 2 ½ c per lb. from Klinck’s.
Noah plowed. Nice weather.
2. I helped to cement porch, etc. at Enos Bauman ¾ dy.; also took can of cream
to St. Jacobs creamery. Noah plowed. Rough.
3. I chored about. Chr. Heckendorn’s brought Jesse Bauman’s of Iowa to here
over noon. I helped to mason at Sol. Reist a few hrs. PM. Noah plowed.
Jno. Sauder’s other twin child burried.
4. I tightened chopp chists, etc, in Elmira. Noah plowed. Sleet.
5. I masoned on Reist’s barn foundation wall. Noah plowed.
6. Noah plowed. I worked at Reist’s masoned & carpentered at hog stable.
7. SUNDAY: We at Noah L. Martin’s for dinner.
8. I helped to shingle pigstable roof & turn bore-machine at Sol. Reist ¾ day.
Noah plowed. Nice weather.
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9. I hauled 2 loads of mill feed from St. Jacob’s mills to here, Also took wife up to
& from her parents. Noah plowed.
10.We unloaded mill feed & fetched a load manure from father AM. I helped to
frame on timber awhile at Reists. Noah plowed. After supper we fetched
2300# oats @ 1 c from Hy. Brubacher. David Sauder was ordained as
Deacon for Conestogo District.
11.I dunged stables & in Elmira. I helped to thrash at C. Esch, PM. Noah
plowed all day.
12.I helped to thrash at C. Esch AM. Noah finished up plowing. I fetched 2 bags
wheat for hens from Dav. Bauman & 1700# oats @ 1 c from Hy. Brubacher,
(for father). Rain last night.
13.Noah & I brought father 1400# oats, then at Sol. Reist’s barn raising. Nice
weather except a little cold wind. A. Lorch got hurt.
14.SUNDAY: We at Geo. M. Bauman’s for dinner. Nice weather.
15.I chored about. Eli cut my hair AM. I helped preparing barn siding at Sol.
Reist PM. Noah plowed at Reist. Colder.
16.Noah plowed at Reists. I fetched heifer from C. Esch’s pasture, etc.
17.Noah plowed at Reists. I shaped up stables for cattle, etc.
18.Noah plowed at Reists. I shingled on Reist’s barn roof. Cattle confined to
stables.
19.Noah & I build pig pen in horse stable. Rain.
20.Noah fetched a load cleaning ups from father’s lot. We chored, etc.
21.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting, at Urias Martin’s for dinner, at Enos
Martin’s for supper. Wet snow showers.
22.Noah fetched plow from Reist. Opened silo. Trimmed awhile.
23.We at Dan. Gingrich’s wedding, by my parents. Some sleighs out.
24.We chored About, I helped to shingle on Reist’s roof. Milder.
25.I helped to thrash at M. Weber 1 day, Noah helped to thrash at David
Cressman 1 day. Snow melting, slush.
26.I helped to thrash at D. Cressman about 1 hr. in morn. till crank broke. Noah
helped to thrash at M. Weber AM. I in Elmira on buisness PM. Slushy.
27.We chored & did small jobs, chopped grain awhile. Rain.
28.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Dan. Gingrich’s here for supper.
29.We chored about. Noah got horse shod. I helped to thrash at Dav.
Cressman ½ dy., PM. Colder.
30.Noah & team helped Lydia or rather Dan’s fam. to move furniture to their
home near Winfield. I helped in morning to load. I chored about. Cold wind
& snow.
DECEMBER 1915
1. I paid taxes in Elmira & by father.
2. I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer ¾ dy, and paid “fire damage” at W. Woolwich
Meeting house for 2 church members.
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3. I helped to thrash at Geo. M. Bauman all day.
4. I helped to thrash at Geo. M. Bauman all day.
5. SUNDAY: We at home. Jonas Martin’s Norman here for dinner.
6. We moved g. engine to Joe Ernst & set up ready for thrashing AM., -thrashed
PM., Noah, I & engine present.
7. We helped to thrash at Joe Ernst AM. Moved outfit home to me, Joe teamed
1 load up & helped a little in setting.
8. We thrashed 1 day. The foll. helped: --Geo. 1; Cressman 1; Esch 1; Hoffer 1;
J. Ernst 1; M. Weber 1; Hy. AM & F. Weigel, PM.
9. We thrashed 1 day. The foll. helped: --2 from Geo; Esch 1; Cressman 1; D.
Hoffer 1; J. Ernst 1; F. Weigel 1; M. Weber 1; P. Bauman 1.
10.We got separator, etc, ready to move, chored AM. Reuben fetched separator,
Noah took other load down to the former’s place. I drove Sussie home who
helped here over thrashing.
11.We dunged stables & worked small jobs.
12.SUNDAY: We at home. Noah at parents for supper.
13.I helped wife to wash AM. Eli & Levi Gingrich brought Harvey Weaver of Pa.
here for over noon.
14.Wife & I helped to butcher 4 hogs at Dan. Bauman all day. Henry M. Martin
burried today, lived near Conestogo.
15.I took poultry out to Elmira, took wife to Dentist to get artificial teeth measured
& in store. Nice sleighing.
16.We prepared for & cleaned wheat & bagged same.
17.I sheared hairs off of cattle’s back & took wife to Dentist. Jno. Spaeth burried.
Sleet & Rainy.
18.I took 31 bush. wheat, test 60, price 98 c, to Conestogo mills & brought a ton
middlings home. AM. Got horse shod PM.
19.SUNDAY: We at Dav. Bauman’s for dinner.
20.I took 26 bu. wheat, test 59, standard price 98 c to St. Jacobs, & 1290 lbs.
bran home, Noah & I hauled up hardwood which father made short in Geo’s
bush, into our shed, 4 l’ds.
21.I fetched 2 loads sand for garden & 1 for chickens from M. Snider AM. Noah
& I at Mrs. Louisa Brubacher’s sale, PM.
22.I helped to thrash at Evan Martin for Hy. Brubacher 1 day. Noah chored &
hauled 2 loads gravel into J. Cressman’s lane.
23.We prepared for & chopped a few hrs, grain. I fetched gasoline from Elmira.
Wet from above.
24.We dunged stables out. Cleaned cattle, put lard & coal oil on them.
25.CHRISTMAS: Noah & I at WW Meeting.
26.SUNDAY: Alvin & Mary Bauman (children of Orvern in Mich.) & Jesse here;
they & Noah M. Weber’s here for dinner. Peter Brubacher’s wife burried at
Conestogo. Wife’s sisters Mary Ann & Annie here yesterday.
27.Chored. Wife & I by Dentist, PM.
28.We inspect potatoes & apples, at Ab. Weber’s sale PM. Nice sleighing.
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29.I fetched 7 bags potatoes @ 1.25 from Enos Bauman. Bishop Risser of
Markham burried. Noah chored. Snowstorm, PM.
30.Noah & I took a bed straw sack to parents, chored, etc.
31.Noah hauled 1 l’d gravel for J. Cressman & 1 to here. I chored & in Elmira.
DIARY 1916
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR DAY: We at home. Noah at Dan Gingrich’s.
2. SUNDAY: Martin Bauman’s baby burried at Martins. I read.
3. I started to make a lounch, framework, Noah, a manure sleigh.
4. I took wife up to her parents in morn. & fetched her in eve.
5. I finished lounch frame, took same to father & got works for same also to
father. Got horse shod. Rainy, snow going.
6. I worked at works on lounch by father under his supervision, AM. I & team
went with Hy. Brubacher to Yatton to fetch hay for his barn; Hy. & his brother
Benj. each a load too. Stormy.
7. I helped Hy. Brubacher to unload a load hay in morn. Then he & I fetched
each a load hay again from & to same place as yesterday. Sleighing icy &
then on high gradings. Cold.
8. We loaded some chaff in morn; Noah hauled same to Sol. Reist AM. We
loaded a load straw & hauled it to father PM.
9. SUNDAY: We at Daniel Gingrichs, Bro.-in-law for dinner. Amos Bearinger’s
here for supper.
10.We at Elmira fair. I took wife up to her parents PM.
11.We at Amos Bearinger’s Wedding all day.
12.We butchered a cow, --Father & M. Weber helped a little.
13.N. L. Martin, my parents, wife’s parents, & wife’s sister Mary Ann helped, Eli
here too, butchered 3 hogs.
14.I helped to butcher at M. Weber all day. Wife’s sister Mary Ann here yet, to
paint (grain) corner cupboard. Cold.
15.I in Elmira AM. I took Mary Ann home & cow hide, to Hawksville, 71# @ 15c.
PM, Roads practically for wheels.
16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Stormy.
17.We chored about. I took cream down to parents. Cold & Stormy.
18.I worked at my lounch, by father, he helped a little. Stormy.
19.I helped to butcher at Ivan Martin all day. Weather milder.
20.Wife & I down by parents. I & father put surface cover on lounch.
21.Noah & I chopped grain, etc. Fine rain, then very Spring like.
22.I in Elmira & fetched lounch home, etc. Sleighing gone.
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23.SUNDAY: Noah & I at W Woolwich Meeting. 2 boys here for dinner, Samuel
F. Bowman’s here for supper.
24.I fetched dehorner, then we dehorned & 9 head of cattle. I at funeral of Mary
Snider, widow of late Hy. Snider, aged 82 yrs., burried at W. Woolwich. David
Bauman’s here for supper. Warm.
25.I fetched (Sold) flour $4 per cwt., 100# chopped corn, 2300# middlings from
St. Jacobs mill. Soldiers marched from Waterloo to Elmira today. Nice
weather. I fetched 2 bags corn at 82 c @ bu. from Elmira. Father’s health not
better past while. Mother has inflamation of the bladder.
26.Noah & I sifted corn meal from corn chopp; cleaned wheat; unloaded
middlings. Practically no freezing past nights.
27.We cleaned goosewheat, etc. Rainy AM. Mild.
28.Cleaned barely & oats mixture, also some peas.
29.I in Elmira. Helped J. Cressman dehorn cattle. Cold.
30.SUNDAY: We at Hy. Brubacher’s for dinner. Sam Brubacher’s boys here for
supper. Light rain.
31.We cleaned peas. I & family by her parents over noon; --then Dan & I at
Enoch M. Bauman’s sale near Wallenstein.
FEBRUARY 1916
1. We cleaned barely AM. J. Cressman brought Anninias Bauman, lately of
Iowa, to here for a call.
2. I took to Elmira 18 hens, wt. 91# @ 12 c, 495# peas @ $1.65 per bu., 249#
Goosewheat at $1.15 per bu. AM. I fetched mill feed from St. Jacobs.
3. I took wife to Dentist AM. I up by Enoch Burkhard to buy 2 sows PM. Cold &
stormy.
4. We did the chores, etc. Noah in Elmira PM.
5. I in Elmira. I & Geo. in his bush to pick out firewood trees for me.
6. SUNDAY: Aaron W. Weber’s and Isaiah Weber here for supper.
7. Noah & I in Elmira, took out 43 hens, 29# @ 12c. Wife’s mother here to help
boil soap. Stormy.
8. Wife’s mother here to help boil soap, I took her home after dinner, then I was
in Elmira. Sleighing by night time.
9. I fetched 2 young sows at $22.00 each from Enoch Burkhard. Noah took 2
bags goosewheat to I. Brubacher, Elmira, at $1.20 per bu., AM. We cut down
& in pieces 2 maple trees in Geo’s bush, PM.
10.We hauled home those 2 trees in Geo’s bush, which we cut.
11.I in Elmira & paid a call on parents. We cut short tree top.
12.We dunged out stables, AM. Sawed treetops PM.
13.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah away for supper.
14.I fetched 7 small pigs from Dav. Bauman for $27. AM. I took cream down to
parents. Noah cleaned cattle. Cold.
15.We chored about, sawed wood, & other small jobs.
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16.We sawed logwood short. I painted lounch legs. Milder.
17.We chored & sawed wood. Nice weather, --thawed a little.
18.I in Elmira. We worked odd jobs. Stormy. Daniel Weber, burried at Martins,
he lived about 2 miles N W from St. Jacobs.
19.We did the Sat. chores. Noah visited parents PM.
20.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah at WW Meeting.
21.I helped wife to wash AM., took cream down. Cold.
22.Chored. Noah at Geo. Herman’s sale, East of Elmira. I read.
23.Chored. Sawed & splitt some wood.
24.Chored. Wife’s mother here, her father also for supper. I read.
25.Chored. I in Elmira. I read books.
26.We did Sat. chores. I read books. Noah in Elmira; Stormy.
27.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Very Stormy.
28.I took cream down & fetched child’s rocking horses from Amos Weber.
29.Ephraim sick from teething; I fetched doctor in. We let grain chopped.
MARCH 1916
1. Noah at Addison Snyder’s Sale, near Floradale. I read, etc. Nice.
2. I in Elmira, Chored & read. I helped in house these days.
3. We chored & read.
4. We did the Sat. chores; Mixed hog feed; etc.
5. SUNDAY: We at home all day.
6. I helped wife to wash. Noah & I took cream down to parents. Sleet, stormy;
thunder & lightning in eve.
7. We chored & read. Wife’s mother here today. Amos Bearinger’s moved to
“Old Bearinger’s homestead”. Milder.
8. Sale at Joe Snyder. Jno. Sheidel, Deacon, burried at Martin’s, aged 84 yrs.
25 days. I read. Stormy.
9. I read. Chored. Leah B. Bauman here on a visit.
10.I took 20 doz. eggs to Elmira, etc, Leah Bauman visit here.
11.I fetched 1 ton middling, from A. S. Gingrich, Elmira and drove Leah Bauman
up to Dan Bauman’s. Chored.
12.SUNDAY: We at home all day.
13.Noah at fair. A still-born baby boy was born to us. I fetched wife’s mother in
morn. Thawed a little.
14.I & Dav. Cressman Sr. searched out burial site at W. Woolwich graveyard. I
by parents. I fetched Leah B. Bauman as hired girl from now on. Eli & I
burried dead child at above named place. Doctor called in. Cold.
15.I took C.P.R., Elmira, --5 hogs, wt 820#, & 6 hogs, wt. 990#, price 10c a lbs,
for Auman. I had another one along but it got legs broke, so we butchered it
PM. Doc. called.
16.I in Elmira; took mother-in-law home. Cold.
17.Noah sorted good mangles from bad ones. I waited on wife & child.
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18.I in Elmira & by parents AM. A. Lorch here to asses farm etc. Wives of Dan.
& Dav. Bauman & Hy. Brubacher here. Cold.
19.SUNDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting. Wife’s sister Mary Ann here for sup.
20.I in Elmira AM. I fetched 400 four-inch tiles from Conestogo to M. Eby, to be
used as a drain for father’s house cellar. Amos Bearinger’s paid a call in
morning. Wet snowfall.
21.I fetched 400 four-inch tiles from Conestogo re father’s house-cellar drain AM.
I at B. Rudisuela’s sale PM.
22.I helped to wash clothes AM. Prepared for chopping, etc.
23.Laced belting, etc. Noah & I at Gideon Snyder’s sale. I bought cow for
$89.00. Noah brought her home. Nice weather.
24.Peter Bowman here to exchange barely chopp for mixed seed grain. We
cleaned mixed grain for Dav. Bauman, etc.
25.I in Elmira fetched 5 gal. Gasoline @ 33c. We chopped grain. Eli up at same
time while we chopped. Mild. Levi Cress Burried at St. Jacobs, aged 79 yrs,
28 days.
26.SUNDAY: Josiah Cressman’s & Noah Bearinger & Ezra Weber here for
dinner. Aaron B. Martin’s child burried at NW.
27.I fetched ½ ton corn @ 82c per bu. We chopped grain awhile PM. Very mild,
rain, high water. Roads bad. Hy. Brubacher’s (son-in-law of Hy. Weber) child
got burried.
28.Noah & I cut straw, etc, AM. Dav. Bauman & I at Titus Bauman’s sale, PM.
Bauman & Letson’s sash factory burned this afternoon. Sleighing now gone.
29.Noah & I filled bed straw sack. I took him down to father to work awhile there
now making harnesses. Widow of late Dan. Bowman burried at N. Woolwich,
aged 92yrs. 10 days. Snow going fast. I wrote letter to A. Rudy.
30.Wife of Sidney Weber (nee Barbara Sauder) burried in Lancaster Co., Pa. I
chored & cleaned apple trees. Warm.
31.I fetched 473# salt at 35c per cwt. from Hy. Brubacher at Elmira. Amos
Martin’s child burried at S. Peel. I chored.
APRIL 1916
1. I did Sat. chores. I up at Linwood, C.P.R. yards & fetched home 2 calves at
$6 & 11.50 each. Bad roads & weather.
2. SUNDAY: My brother Isaiah here for dinner; Jonas Bauman’s for supper.
3. I chored about, etc. Nice weather, but muddy roads.
4. I chored & cleaned trees.
5. I chored & in Elmira.
6. I chored AM., at sale by West Montrose, --bought & fetched desk $3.35 (?)
7. I chored and cleaned some at desk I brought yesterday.
8. I did Sat. chores, AM.; In Elmira PM.
9. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice weather.
10.I at fair. Fixed desk. Noah back from father. Nice weather.
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11.I had team out to draw water for others to wash out WW Meeting house, --
hired girl helped to wash. We made shingle stool.
12.Scrubbed & washed my desk, did the women folks. I took to C.P.R. Elmira,
for Auman 4 hogs, wt. 690#, price 10.75. Then we washed harnesses, I took
some of harness to father to get mend.
13.We oiled harnesses. I cleaned apple trees, etc., PM.
14.I prepared for & sett end batch clucks. I at sale of late Daniel Bowman’s
household effects. Noah worked on harness.
15.I cleaned trees AM & Noah PM. I at sale of late Levi Cress household effects,
St. Jacobs. I bought some articles. Some soft rain.
16.SUNDAY: Noah & hired girl at WW Meeting. Dan Bauman’s & Isaac (bro. to
hired girl) here for dinner. Israel Shantz’s, & Jacob, son of Enos Martin, here
for supper. Thunder & rain in evening.
17.I helped to build a temporary roof, etc, at Bauman & Letson’s new building
site, Elmira, PM. We cleaned appletrees.
18.We cleaned apple trees, etc., Wife & I took child to Dr. Heist, Elmira; Paid my
mother a call. Windy.
19.I helped to shingle on a new roof on house of Peter Bowman, 1 dy. Noah
chored & cleaned appletrees. Nice Weather.
20.I fixed cellar stairs, cleaned apple trees, etc. Some rain. New Post Office, in
Elmira, rings out the hours these days.
21.GOOD FRIDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Jesse & Mary Ann Bauman
(wife’s brethren) & Hannah Martin here for supper. Rain in eve.
22.We chored about. I worked on silo bolts, repaired corner chisel.
23.EASTER SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearinger’s for dinner. Noah & Leah at S.
Peel.
24.“ MONDAY: I wrote into this Diary. Wife & hired girl at Dan. Bauman’s
quilting.
25.Women folks down by Israel Bauman’s doing housecleaning. Father here.
We repaired corner chisel, step ladder, horse eveners, etc.
26.We finished up cleaning apple trees.
27.We sawed & cut apple tree branches. I in Elmira.
28.I hauled 3 loads of gravel from I Bearinger’s pit to Bauman & Letson’s new
planning mills. Land drying off.
29.I hauled 2 loads of gravel from I. Bearinger’s pit to Bauman & Letson’s new
planning mills AM. I helped to shingle on Peter Bowmans house roof. PM.
Noah chored.
30.SUNDAY: We at N. Woolwich Meeting AM., at Seth B. Martin’s for dinner, at
Aaron B. Martin’s for supper. Nice day.
MAY 1916
1. I worked on chicken pens, fetched pole from Geo’s bush & prepared same for
a cultivator tongue. Rain towards eve.
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2. We chopped grain. Wife & I with child by Dr. Heist, by my parents for sup.
3. We prepared chicken pen & repaired hog pen. Some rain.
4. Wife & I had Ephraim in Berlin by Dr. Hagmier’s in X-ray machine.
5. I in Elmira & chored about. Noah plowed sod a little then drawed apple tree
brushes on a pile.
6. I took a “thin” steer to C.P.R. Elmira for Auman Wt 470# for $30.00. Got seed
corn from D. Hoffman. We drawed brushes out of orchard. I dunged stables.
Light rain PM.
7. SUNDAY: Noah & hired girl at Eli S. Martin’s for dinner, at N. Martin’s for
supper. I called on Hy. Brubacher’s to inquire after sick girl. Wife’s parents
here for supper. Nice day.
8. Rain & thunder in morn. We burned brush pile. Plowed sod. I in Elmira PM.
High Winds.
9. We teamed rails & stakes along rail fences AM. Windy. We repaired rail
fences PM. I took wife & child to Dr. Heist.
10. We repaired rail fences. Chopped grain till chopper broke.
11. We repaired rail fences nearly all day.
12. We picked stones from & rolled grassfield AM. Noah ganged in furrows. I
worked small jobs & in Elmira.
13.I cultivated nearly all day, sowed peas a little. Nice Weather.
14.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. John M. Bauman’s here for dinner,
Isaac Martin Sr. here for supper. Rain PM & tonight.
15.I took chopper to Elmira Foundry to get repaired, then fetched a calf for $7
from Levi Horst. Noah put up fence south of orchard. Aaron Hoffman’s
child’s funeral at Conestogo, age 27 mon.
16.Noah & I drawed out 4 loads manure & spread same on grassfield. We also
cleaned seed oats, Rainy, PM. I & women folks put finish paint on my desk &
on cradle. Wife & child by Dr. Heist.
17.Hired girl & I helped preparing for funeral at Peter Bowman’s. We fixed up
fences when I came back.
18.Wife & I at funeral, at house, at Peter Bowman’s, --I drove the coffin carriage;
aged 1 yr., 1 mon., 27 dys. Noah & Leah at Meeting House.
19.We hauled out 8 l’ds manure on grassfield & for proposed goosewheat.
Rainy PM. Wife by my parents, --I fetched her in eve. Father getting weaker
& has now Ericyplyes on forehead, --his right eye swollen in.
20.We hauled out 3 loads manure & spread. Noah cultivated PM. I got 17 bags
grain chopped & did other odd jobs.
21.SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Bauman’s for dinner, at David B. Bauman’s for
supper. Hired girl at M. M. Weber’s for dinner. Nice weather.
22.We sowed & harrowed about 3 acres goosewheat, & sowed about 3 acres
oats. Rain after dinner. I in Elmira & by parents, PM.
23.I got 2 of my teeth filled in Elmira AM. We patched up rail fences.
24.I took 8 hogs to C.P.R., Wt. 1400#, price $10.50 for Wm. Auman. Noah
cultivated hoe crop field. I treated oats for smut, etc. Nice.
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25.We harrowed proposed hoeing field, sowed oats & harrowed. Nice.
26.Cultivated & sowed oats. Nice Warm weather.
27.Wife & child & I by my parents greater part of day. Rain in Morn.
28.SUNDAY: We down by parents nearly all day. Nice weather.
29.I took wife down to my parents, --she helped to wash. Noah plowed. I fixed
fence, took a load chopping to Elmira. Rain in eve & night. Wet as ever.
30.Noah helped C. Esch to drive cattle along with mine up to his pasture. Wife &
I had Ephraim by Dr. Heist D. O.; I did odd jobs.
31.Martin Bauman’s child’s funeral at Martin. I destroyed tent caterpillar’s by
soaking their nests with coil oil. We fixed fences, etc.
JUNE 1916
1. ASCENSION DAY: I at NW Meeting AM. I tilled some of hoe land. Wife &
child & hired girl called on Eli H. Bauman’s. Amanda Bowman died, --dau. of
Henry by Floradale. Nice weather. Father weaker. Brubacher’s child still
low. Dan Gingrich filled up in face, otherwise as the last while.
2. I tilled mangle patch & also sowed about 1 acre B. & Oats. Rain towards
evening. We loaded some hay intended for father’s horse.
3. I at M. Oswald’s sale, Elmira, bought leaf table, also took hay to father. Jno.
M. Bauman’s waited on parents latter part of week.
4. SUNDAY: We by parents nearly all day. Noah & Leah at Martin’s Corners.
Raining in the evening. Isaiah waited on father tonight.
5. Noah fetched chopper from Foundry. I waited on dad PM & tonight.
6. Wife helped to wash by parents nearly all day. I helped there AM. I sowed B.
& Oats PM. I waited on father over night.
7. I sowed B. & Oats & harrowed AM. & a little after noon till rain came; I went to
father in afternoon & stayed over night.
8. I by father AM, --he had a severe spell of pain. Dad summoned for doctor.
Jno. Bauman’s on duty again by parents. I fetched a morris chair from Dan
Gingrich’s Sr. for father to sit in when he so wishes to, PM.
9. I in S. Peel Meeting, --Mose Horning & Frank Horst officiated, they being both
from Lancaster Co. Pa. Rain & thunder at noon. I to Parents in afternoon.
10.I fetched “beef Ring” beef in morn, then today & night by parents.
11.SUNDAY: I waited on father all day (he had exceeding pain). Rain in
afternoon. Isaiah waited on father tonight.
12.I offered young pigs for sale at Market place AM. I by dad PM. Dan Gingrich
(bro.-in-law) waited on my father tonight, I there too. Rain PM.
13.I waited on father nearly all AM & tonight. Helped to plant potatoes.
14.I waited on father today, --N. L. Martin tonight, I there too. Widow of late
preacher Peter Martin burried at W. Woolwich, aged 93 yrs., 6 mons. Rain in
afternoon.
15.I waited on father nearly all day. Isaiah came too in afternoon there for the
night. Preacher F. Horst & Bishop M. Horning & wife, David Horning & Jonas
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Martin’s who drove these people of Pa. paid a call on my parents in afternoon;
at same time a storm raged outside consisting of heavy rain, thunder &
lightning, --also a cyclone showed up coming from South of Elmira visited
East part of Elmira & played havoc on buildings & trees.
16.I sowed grass seed & worked other small jobs. Noah & wife in Elmira.
17.We took 7 head of cattle to C.P.R. for Auman, Wt 6150# @ 8 ½ c. Eli S.
Martin from yesterday noon till today noon waited on father. I by father PM. &
night. Jonas Martin there too over night. Rain PM.
18.SUNDAY: I by father all day & night. Dan Gingrich there to wait tonight.
Women folks awhile at Hy. Brubacher’s. Some rain today.
19.I waited on father all day. Jno. M. Bauman’s came to parents PM. Reuben
M. Bauman there too over night. Father vomited about 1 cup blood, also
some yesterday.
20.We all at funeral of Hy. Brubacher’s child, Lydia Ann, aged 11 yrs., 2 mons.,
burried at W. Woolwich, all others at Hy’s over noon. I sowed about 1 acre
mixed grain yet, tilled land & sowed same in corn & mangle seed. I & Geo. B.
waited on dad. (Jno’s there too).
21.Noah tilled up turnip patch. I walked through wheat, etc. We sowed turnips &
mangles. Is. Brubacher & I by dad over night. Jno. Bauman’s helped during
day time. No Rain.
22.I by father all day & night. Brother Isaiah there too over night. Noah worked
up another patch for turnips. No Rain.
23.I by father AM., Eli S. Martin PM & night. He ate his last spoonful of
nourishment (beef juice) today. Noah & I cut awhile thistles, Noah took a load
silo outfit to Elias Martin Sr. PM.
24.We cleaned silo rings etc., AM. Noah took silo rings to Elias Martin Sr. I by
dad PM & night; Jonas Martin also tonight.
25.SUNDAY: I by father all day & night. Dan Gingrich’s & Isaiah also tonight.
26.I by father all day & tonight. Reub. & Jno’s there too over night, --the latter
there also during daytime.
27.Father died this morn at about 5.10 oclock AM. I helped to prepare for the
change about the house all day. Eli Martin helped about all day too. Dan.
Gingrich’s there over night.
28.I was summoned to Elias Martin Sr. to inspect silo building operations
engaged there, then to my mother to help there.
29.We all at funeral of my father, aged 56 yrs., 3 mons, 9 dys. Burried at W.
Woolwich.
30.I helped to build 6th
& 7th
ring concrete silo at Elias Martin Sr.
JULY 1916
1. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at Elias Martin Sr. Warm weather. Noah
sowed some oats & a little corn mixed under for pasture.
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2. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Ephraim sick all past week. Noah & Leah
away.
3. I build 10 & 11 ring silo at E. Martin Sr. Noah rolled land etc.
4. I at E. Martin Sr. erected 12 ring silo & prepared for plastering. Noah
performed statue labor by hauling 5 loads gravel.
5. I plastered silo at Elias Martin Sr. Noah performed statue labor.
6. I build 1 & 2 ring concrete silo at Oliver D. Snyder.
7. I build 3 & 4 ring silo at O. D. Snyder.
8. I build 5 & 6 ring silo at O. D. Snyder. Sol. Lichty’s child’s funeral at W.
Woolwich today.
9. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Dan Gingrich’s (sister) Eli Horst’s,
Samuel Bowman’s Jr. here for dinner. Some young folks also here for dinner.
I at PM Meeting.
10.Mary & Ada Martin of Akron, Pa., here last night & today. I build 7 & 8 ring
silo at O. D. Snyder. Noah & Leah cut thistles.
11.Noah mowed grass. N. L. Martin & I made an inventory & prepared same &
will for to be put on record in registry office. Noah & I are appointed executor
for my father.
12.Noah mowed grass in morn while I prepared for hauling in hay. We hauled in
5 loads of hay.
13.Noah mowed grass with mower & I with scythe. Hauled in 5 ¼ l’ds hay.
14.Noah & I mowed grass in morn. We hauled in 5 ¼ l’ds hay. We all at funeral
of Menno Frey’s wife (nee Leah Martin) aged 32 yrs, 8 mon, & 6 days at W.
Woolwich.
15.We hauled in 3 ½ loads of hay here & I down to mother. Wife went to her
parents. Hauled away in all 20 l’ds hay. Hot weather all wk.
16.SUNDAY: We at Sol. Bowman’s for dinner, at Simon Martin’s for supper.
Bishop Jonas Martin Sensenig’s funeral in Pa. Noah & Leah away.
17.Fetched in l’d summer wood. N. L. Martin & I by H.W. Zillax re executor’s
affairs. I took waggon to D. Hollinger to get retired. We cut thistles.
18.Noah scuffled hoe crop. I made fences more piggy proof, etc. We cut thistles
PM. I fetched waggon from Hollinger’s. Hot.
19.Noah & I cleaned mangles & turnips all day. Hot weather.
20.I cut grass with team & mower in Elmira Exhibition Grounds 1 dy. Noah
mowed weeds in fence corners. Seth Bauman’s funeral, aged 64 yrs, 7
months, at Martin’s.
21.Noah & I hauled a l’d hay from Exhibition Grounds to Moeser’s barn Elmira
AM. I by Ivan Martin to help put away hay; --after supper I went home &
fetched team & waggon & took a load hay home from Ivan.
22.We hauled hay out of Exhibition Grounds to town barns. Whole wk. without
rain in this vinicity, but had some up North. Hired girl helped to work by
mother.
23.SUNDAY: Reub. Bauman’s young folks here for dinner. We by my mother
for supper. I paid a call at Ed. Spaeth PM.
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24.I helped to haul hay out of Exhibition Grounds to town barns AM. I helped to
put hay away at Eli M. Martin PM.
25.I helped to put away hay at Eli M. Martin ¾ dy. Noah cleaned turnips. Mary
Bauman, dau. of Elias, of Pa., here for a call.
26.I build 9 & 10 ring silo at O. D. Snyder. Noah & my wife (& child) up to Dan
Bauman cleaning turnips.
27.I build 11 & 12 ring silo at O.D. Snyder. Noah & my wife (& child) up to Dan
Bauman cleaning turnips.
28.I build 13 & 14 ring silo at O.D. Snyder. Noah in town, chopped awhile & cut
wheat.
29.Lowered silo rings & plastered silo at O.D. Snyder. Noah cleaned cistern &
shocked wheat. Hired girl helped my mother. Hot wk.
30.SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting AM., at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, at Alvin
Weber’s for supper.
31.I got things ready for the move of silo outfit to Elias Martin Jr., AM: I set outfit,
filled 1st
ring at E. Martin Jr., PM.
AUGUST 1916
1. I helped to build 2,3 & 4 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah fetched mill feed from
St. Jacobs Mills. Wife had child by Dr. Heist.
2. Funeral of Peter Martin, aged 71 yrs, less 7 days, at N. Woolwich. I build 5 &
6 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah & hired girl fetched in 3 l’ds wheat. Great fire
in N. Ontario’s forests.
3. Aaron Weber Sr. burried at W. Woolwich. I build 7 & 8 ring silo at E. Martin
Jr. AM., I in Elmira & worked small jobs PM. Noah pulled w. oats.
4. I build 9 & 10 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah chopped grain & pulled w. oats.
5. I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Naoh in Elmira & pulled wild
oats. A few rain drops in morn, --yet very dry.
6. SUNDAY: We at W Woolwich Meeting AM. Hired girl to S. Peel Meeting PM.
7. I build 13, & 14 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah cleaned turnips.
8. I plastered silo at E. Martin Jr. Women folks at D. Bauman’s quilting. Noah
blistered “Dick” for sidebone. Light rain last night.
9. I helped to cement a little & prepared mixing outfit for the move at E.M., AM
Prepared for & cemented some part of foundation for a concrete bridge in Hy.
Horst’s lane, PM.
10.I made bridge cribbing, etc at Hy. Horst 1 dy. Noah cut barely.
11.N.L. Martin & I secured probate of father’s will & excuted some of the
executor’s duties AM. I helped at Hy. Horst’s bridge PM. Noah shocked
barely. Wife hoed mangles & corn.
12.We set silo outfit & build 1 & 2 ring silo at Emil Snyder near Heidelberg. Noah
fetched “Beefring” beef, hoed corn, blistered “BiAy”.
13.SUNDAY: We at Edward Spaeth’s for supper. Noah & Leah at Conestogo
Meeting.
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14.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at E. Snyder. Noah hoed turnips.
15.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at E. S., AM. Ezra Weber’s barn, of near
Winterbourne burned, fire mysterious originated. Noah & I chopped grain &
hauled in barely. Cool last days.
16.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at E. Snyder. Noah scuffled hoe crop AM.,
Pulled peas PM.
17.I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at E. Snyder. Noah hauled in peas.
18.Noah & I bindered & shocked oats, & goosewheat.
19.I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at E. Snyder. Geo. Fries funeral.
20.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & family here for dinner. Paul M. Martin’s barn
burned from curious origination.
21.I helped to build 13th
ring silo at Emil Snyder, also let down rings & prepared
for applying cement cream. Noah at Geo. ¼ dy. thrashing.
22.Let down ring, white washed inside of silo with a cement cream at Emil
Snyder. Emil hauled 1 l’d of outfit to Ab. Gingrich. Noah bindered 2 acres
mixture. Dark clouds, little rain, cooled off.
23.I hauled 7 hogs, Wt. 1150, at $11.75 to C.P.R. for Auman, then I bindered
mixed grain. Finished bindering. Cool.
24.We hauled in Goosewheat, also oats, wife helped. I fetched 1 l’d of silo outfit
from E. Snyder after supper. Some rain.
25.Noah & I hauled silo outfit load to Ab. Gingrich in morn. We set outfit & filled
1 & 2 rings silo. Noah scuffed corn.
26.I helped put in 3 & 4 & 5 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich. Noah & wife hauled in 4
loads grain; Eli helped on 1 load.
27.SUNDAY: Enoch Bauman’s child’s funeral at Martins’, PM. We with Dav.
Bauman’s & Hy. Brubacher’s at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner, at Jno. S. Frey’s for
supper. Isaiah here for supper.
28.I helped to build 6 & 7 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich. Noah & I hauled out & spread
7 loads manure PM. Noah plowed sod.
29.Noah & I hauled 7 l’ds manure AM. I helped put in 8 & 9 ring silo at Ab.
Gingrich PM. Noah hauled out 4 l’ds manure.
30.I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich AM. Noah plowed sod.
31.I helped to build 12 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich AM. Noah plowed sod AM. We
hauled in 3 large loads of grain PM.
SEPTEMBER 1916
1. The name of Berlin Ont. officially tranferred to Kitchener. I plastered silo at
Ab. Gingrich. Noah fetched Middlings from Klincks 1100# @ $32 per ton,
then plowed sod; Cool tonight.
2. I helped to build 1, 2 & 3 rings silo at Louis Brox.
3. SUNDAY: We al at WW Meeting AM. Young folks here for supper. Frost last
night, some corn damaged.
4. I helped to build 4 & 5 ring silo at L. Brox. Noah plowed sod.
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5. I helped to build 6 & 7 ring silo at L. Brox. Noah fetched Middlings.
6. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at L. Brox. Noah hauled 1400# Middlings from
Klinck’s also 100 bu. oats @ 58 c per bu., to here.
7. HARVEST MEETING: We all at WW Harvest Meeting AM. We a while by
wifes parents. Noah fetched 54 bu. oats from Klinck & plowed sod awhile.
8. I plastered silo at Louis Brox. Noah raked stubbles & hauled in wood.
9. We raked stubles & hauled in rakings & more wood. Fetched a load manure
from Mother. Wife’s parents here for supper.
10.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting, at Manassa Martin’s for dinner.
11.We fetched a l’d manure from mother, at Elmira Fair, AM. Noah helped to
thrash at F. J. Weigel about 4 hrs. PM. I attended a tiling meeting by Mose
Eby, and examined my ditch.
12.Noah & I re-opened ditch in Geo’s & J. Ernst’s bush. I & wife took (our hired
girl) Leah Bauman to G. T. Station to give her a send off together with wife’s
parents on their departure for Pa. I at Manassa Bauman’s house where a
funeral proceeded there from to Martins’ for burial, --It was the widow of late
Isaac Sitler, aged 67 yrs. 8 mons, 27 dys. We at Amos Bearinger’s for
supper.
13.Noah helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher AM. I worked on ditch nearly all day,
Noah PM.
14.I helped to make tile ditch by D. Hoffer & M. Eby all day. Rain in eve.
15.I made tile ditch put in tiles & covered said up again across highway said
being for a better outlet for mother’s cellar toll. ¾ day; Isaiah helped ½ dy. I
examined & bought pigs from A. Martin.
16.I & Noah cleaned ditch in our bush. I prepared for & laid tiles by M. Eby ½
dy., PM. Cool these days & night.
17.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Martin Frey’s Jr. for dinner, at
Anson Martins for supper.
18.I fetched 6 pigs for me & 2 for Noah from Aaron Martin @ $2 each. We
worked awhile on ditch, AM. I helped L. Brox to move silo outfit & fetched 25
cement tiles from Hy. Shantz to be used by M. Eby. Noah helped to thrash at
Sol. Reist ½ day, PM.
19.Frost last night-got corn. I laid tiles for M. Eby nearly all day. Noah helped to
thrash at J. Ernst 4 hrs. & worked on ditch.
20.Noah & I cut clover with mower & platform attachment for the 2nd
man to shuff
heaps there from on rows, we cut this proposed seed clover on J. Ernst’s
land, nearly all day. Nice.
21.Noah, I, O. Esch & Amos Bearinger build 1 & 2 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer.
Rain between 11 & 12 o’clock.
22.O. Esch, A. Bearinger & I build 3, 4 & 5 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbaum.
23.O. Esch, A. Bearinger & I build 6 & 7 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer.
24.SUNDAY: We all at home. Nobody here.
25.O. Esch, A. Bearinger & I build 8 & 9 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer.
26.O. Esch, Noah & I build 10 & 11 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer.
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27.O. Esch, Noah & I build 12 & 13 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer. Rigged up
mixing outfit & moved same home in eve. Rain in eve.
28.I fetched separator from J. Ernst to here AM., took wife to mother, then
fetched flour & feed from Conestogo Mills. Rain.
29.Noah & I lowered silo rings & applied cement cream on silo at Hy. S.
30.I finished up silo at Hy. Stadelbauer ¾ dy. Noah plowed. Magnificient
Northern Lights this evening. Nice weather.
OCTOBER 1916
1. Sunday: We all at WW Meeting.
2. We scrapered out ditch, part in chob & part in field.
3. I fetched gasoline 1 Bbl @ 30c per gal. Set machines. We fetched a load
clover from J. Ernst & thrashed it, fetched 1 l’d more.
4. We thrashed clover several times over; fetched more in evening.
5. We finished thrashing clover AM. Cleaned clover & set separator PM.
prepared for thrashing grain.
6. We and neighbours thrashed here ¾ dy’s grain.
7. We scrapered with team at ditch AM., Noah plowed, I in Elmira & Floradale.
8. SUNDAY: We and my mother visited Eli H. Bauman’s over dinner; we at
Solomon Reist’s for supper.
9. Noah & I hauled out 12 loads manure, etc. Rain in morn.
10.Noah & I hauled out 11 loads manure. I took Wife & Ephraim to Dr. Heist. I
brought J. Ernst’s share of clover which we thrashed.
11.We hauled out 12 l’ds manure. I made out mangles while Noah unloaded.
12.We hauled out 14 l’ds manure. I made out mangles while Noah unloaded.
We hauled in also a load of corn on shocks.
13.I helped to thrash at Menno Weber ¾ day, & gathered in some apples. Noah
plowed; unloaded corn & chopped a little. Cold & a little rainy.
14.I fetched beef in morn, apples in from orchard & spread manure. Noah
plowed.
15.SUNDAY: I paid a call on Dan G. Gingrich AM. My mother here for dinner
then she along with us paid a call on Peter Bowman’s (she’s ill)
16.I at fair, then spread manure rest of day. Noah plowed.
17.I spread manure & Noah plowed AM.; hauled out 6 l’ds manure. Sleet.
18.We hauled out 7 l’ds manure & l l’d from Mother; hauled in 1 ½ l’d mangles,
etc.
19.We dispatched a tubercular calf, skinned & burried him. Moved stove into
winter quarters. I in town. Rainy & drizzly all day.
20.Noah & I plowed nearly all day. Rain over noon. Dreary.
21.Noah & I plowed all day with 2 teams. Ground is now more moist.
22.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner and super. Nice.
23.We plowed all day. Beautiful day.
24.We plowed all day. Dreary.
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25.We plowed all day. A little rain.
26.We plowed all day. Colder.
27.I to Floradale to buy applebutter, but obtained nothing. Noah plowed awhile
in morn, --Noah & I to Elmira AM. We plowed PM.
28.I fetched 2423# Middlings from St. Jacobs’ Mills, paid Edward Spaeth’s a call
AM. I fetched 15 bags potatoes from Klinck @ $1.40 per bag. I bought
haystack from Jno. S. Frey.
29.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Solomon B. Martin’s here for dinner, Lydia
Bennerman & Lydia Shirk both of Pa. here with Jesse & Mary Ann Bauman &
Elias Martin, for a call PM. Thomas Risser and Freeman Rittenhauser took
part a Meeting services.
30.Noah & I plowed all day.
31.Noah plowed nearly all day. I patched roofs on buildings & finished up ditch
we recently cleaned out. I in Elmira in eve.
NOVEMBER 1916
1. I cleaned out stables, etc. & cleaned wheat. Noah plowed.
2. Noah plowed nearly all day. We chopped grain ¼ dy. I plowed etc. Thunder
& lightning and a little rain in eve at 6 o’clock.
3. I plowed & topped turnips turn about AM. Noah also plowed AM. Noah & I
prepared for & hauled in 2 l’ds turnips PM. Frost in morn.
4. I cleaned out stables & topped turnips. Noah plowed all day. Dreary.
5. SUNDAY: We at Amos B. Martin’s for dinner.
6. Noah plowed AM. I made out turnips, etc. AM. We hauled in 3 ½ l’ds turnips
PM.
7. Noah plowed, I got “Roy” shod & made out turnips AM. Noah & I hauled in 2
½ l’ds turnips PM.
8. Funeral of Dan Ernst’s wife PM. I took 25 bu. wheat, test 63, price $1.75, for
Klinck to Wallenstein. I worked at Irvin Martin, patch work in front of stable
PM. Noah plowed.
9. Rainy & drizzly nearly all day. David Cressman Sr. brought Martin Ramer’s to
here for over dinner, --the former also stayed for dinner, --the latter I visited
when enroute through Ind. I took Ramer’s to preacher Dav. Martin for a call,
to deacon David Martin for supper, to Dan Hoffman’s overnight.
10.I worked on front of stable by Irvin Martin nearly all day. I paid a call on wife
of Simeon Snyder of Alta., at M. Good’s. Noah plowed.
11.I completed job, by Irvin Martin; I in Elmira. Noah plowed.
12.SUNDAY: We at N Woolwich Meeting AM., at Noah Weber’s for dinner.
13.Noah plowed. I at fair, took 1 ¼ ton Bran along home at $30 @ ton from A S.
Gingrich. C. Esch & I fetched our pasture cattle.
14.I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman all day. Noah plowed.
15.I helped to thrash at D. Cressman awhile in morn. then about ¾ dy at Chr.
Esch. Noah dunged stables.
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16.We hauled out 7 l’ds manure with sleigh AM. Noah plowed under the above
mentioned manure on sod. I in Elmira.
17.Eli gone to Hospital for a rest cure. Noah plowed sod. I did small jobs & in
Elmira.
18.Noah hostler at David M. Martin’s for Eli H. Bauman’s funeral. We, mother &
Amanda Eby attended funeral of above, at house and Meeting house at W.
Woolwich, aged 87 yrs, 1 mon., 24 dys.
19.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, at Elias W. Martin’s for dinner, at Enos
Gingrich’s for supper. Nice weather.
20.Funeral of Joe Shoemaker’s wife at N. Woolwich. We sawed wood in our
bush AM. I helped to thrash at Eli S. Martin PM.
21.Martin Good’s funeral at Martins’. I ditched at Geo. M. B., AM; helped to
thrash at D. Hoffer PM. Noah got grain chopped.
22.Hy. Steckley’s child’s funeral in Haye. I ditched at Geo. AM; helped to thrash
at D. Hoffer PM. Noah chored about.
23.Noah & I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer ¼ dy each; Chored about PM. Mother
here today and yesterday. Drizzly rain.
24.George Koenig, Elmira, burried. I took mother home. Noah fetched cement, -
-we made concrete edge at shed pavement.
25.We made concrete edge at shed pavement, chored. Snow storm.
26.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. No visitors, Noah away.
27.I made “baby proof” self locks on sink & cupboard doors.
28.We repaired soft-water pump, put double windows on house.
29.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist all day. Noah & mother at B. & W. Hospital
visited Eli. Soft weather prevails the last days.
30.Noah helped to thrash at Sol. Reist all day. I at Dan Gingrich’s Sr. Sale,
Winfield; took mother up to Lydia. Colder.
DECEMBER 1916
1. I on buisness in Elmira AM., helped Geo. put in tiles PM. I paid by taxes also
settled for mother’s.
2. I let grain chopped & brought home 1 ½ ton Bran. Noah Hostler at D. Hoffer.
I attended funeral of D. Hoffer’s wife (nee Shantz) aged 50 yrs, at Elmira, PM.
Thawed some, cold at night.
3. SUNDAY: Reub. M. Bauman’s & Noah F. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah
visited Eli at B & W. Hospital. Weather milder.
4. I unloaded bran. We cleaned seed peas; & mixed grain. Cloudy.
5. Funeral of David Ernst, St. Jacobs. Noah & Orval of Guelph, I in Elmira,
bought feed, worked small jobs.
6. I took wife up to her parents & fetched her again. We cleaned seed
goosewheat, also barely. Prepared for drawing hay. Windy.
7. Noah & I hauled 2 l’ds hay from Jno. S. Frey, --1 to here & 1 to mother.
8. We unloaded hay by mother AM., fetched another l’d hay, PM.
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9. We unloaded hay here. I fetched Middlings & scorched corn from Geo. Klinck
PM. Snowstorm.
10.SUNDAY: We at David Bauman’s for dinner. Colder weather.
11.I at fair; we fetched last l’d of haystack from Jno. S. Frey PM.
12.We unloaded hay by mother AM.; I sorted potatoes PM.
13.I helped to thrash at Geo. M. B. all day till in eve when Noah took my place & I
waited on visitors at home viz: --Dan Bauman’s, & Owen Bauman’s, Mich.,
here for supper.
14.I in Berlin, also at Hospital to see Eli. Sleighing again. Stormy.
15.I helped to thrash at Geo. AM., Noah PM. Mose Gingrich’s brought Jesse
Baumans of Pa. here, all here over dinner.
16.Noah helped to thrash at Geo., AM; I fetched 40 bu. corn @ $32.00 a ton
which I had order in fall, AM. Amos Bearinger’s & wife’s sister Mary Ann here
for dinner. Noah drove Mary Ann home in eve. We dunged stables PM.
17.SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Gingrich’s (Lydia) for dinner. Noah by Eli (B & W H)
18.I paid corn bill at Klinck’s AM. Etc. PM.
19.We helped (wife & I) to butcher all day by Dan Bauman.
20.I in Elmira AM. I with A. Bearinger per R. R. * 3, PM.
21.I took summer sauage @ 35c per lbs. to Ruppel & Co. & lard to Mrs. D.
Martin.
22.I fetched bag seed potatoes from A. Bearinger, AM. I paid Ed. Spaeth a call,
also Va. Hahn Heidelberg re silo erecting.
23.I visited Josiah Schmidt re silo erecting AM.; I visited Dan G. Gingrich; &
Amos Weber at Aaron W. Weber’s, --whose wounds are about healed up
after an operation performed on head re palsy at Guelph Hospital.
24.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting, AM., David Brubacher’s here with Elias
Gingrich’s & family of Pa., Amos Brubacher’s, Levi Weber’s & Hy. Bauman’s
all for dinner; Ab. Bearinger’s for supper.
25.CHRISTMAS: We all at WW Meeting. Isaiah & Jesse Bauman with their
intenandts-to-be here for dinner.
26.We did small jobs. I fetched 109# beef @ 10 ½ c (fore q. of cow) from Dav.
Brubacher, then cut up some. Trees got laden with ice.
27.We butchered 2 hogs; Dan Bauman’s & bro. Is. helped. Mild.
28.Did the after butchering look-afters; by Mother. Amos Rudy here for supper &
night.
29. A. Rudy here awhile in morn’ I with him by mother for dinner.
30.We chored about, etc. Wife & I by mother for supper. I by R.M.B.
31.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, at Amzi Snyder’s for dinner, at Ezra
Bauman’s for supper. Simeon Weber’s child’s funeral at Martin.
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DIARY 1917
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: We at NW Meeting, at Franklin Housser’s for dinner, at
Daniel B. Martin’s for supper. Josiah Schalhorn’s boy died, & burried at S.
Peel.
2. I helped to butcher at M. Weber’s all day. Noah got pig sleigh in order, etc.
3. Wife & I helped to butcher at Dav. Bauman all day. Soft weather. Noah
hauled 8 hogs, Wt. 1250# @ $11.60 per cwt, to C.P.R. Elmira for Wm.
Auman.
4. I helped to do carpentering work by Reub. Bauman ¾ day. Mild.
5. I fetched 1 ton scorched corn @ $34.00 from Klink. Rainy AM.
6. I helped to close up lintel sheds at Reub. Bauman ¾ day.
7. SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting, at Aaron M. Bauman’s for dinner, at Isaac
Gingrich’s for supper.
8. Noah & I at fair I exchanged 2 bags potatoes at Dan Bauman (so as to secure
home raised potatoes for planting purposes) and Russian seed oats I got by
Dav. Bauman.
9. I did carpentering work at Reub. Bauman ¾ day.
10.I helped to butcher at Ivan Martin all day. Wife of Jno. Snyder Alta. paid my
wife a short visit.
11.I helped butcher at N.L. Martin nearly all day, discussed over Executors
affairs in eve. I also fetched sausage casings from here to N.L. Martin &
fetched his scholar.
12.We chored about. Cold. Snow tonight.
13.I took cow, Wt. 1270# @ 6 ½ c, to C.P.R. for Wm Auman. Banker Dav. Ratz
died. I worked on my acct. books.
14.SUNDAY: We all at home. Wind drifted snow last night.
15.I worked on I.M. Bauman estate book’s AM.
16.I took wife & child to my mother to visit AM.
17.I read in a doctor book; etc.
18.We chopped grain, etc. Stormy.
19.I took 9 roosters & 15 hens out to Manassa Bauman (15c per lb.).
20.We chored about. I in Elmira PM.
21.SUNDAY: We (Noah & I) in WW Meeting AM. Ephraim teething hard.
22.I drove mail team; Elmira R. R. #3. Stormy & roads heavy.
23.I drove mail team, Elmira R. R. #3.; I drove wife to & from Dan Bauman’s.
24.I drove mail team, Elmira R. R. #3; Jonas Martin’s sale. Nice day.
25.I drove mail team, Elmira R. R. #3; Stormy & roads heavy.
26.I drove mail team, R. R. #3; I read, etc. Snow flurries.
27.I drove mail team R. R. #3; Stormy, -I wrote off from doctor book.
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28.SUNDAY: George M. Bauman’s here for dinner. Nice day.
29.I conveyed mail for Elmira R. R. #3. Damp & Rainy.
30.I took wife to my mother, “quilting”. I conveyed mail for Elmira, R. R. #3.
31.I helped to prepare for funeral at Aaron Weber’s & conveyed mail, Elmira, #3.
FEBRUARY 1917
1. Noah took wife to A. Weber’s, --I kept Ephraim company, AM. Chored, etc.,
PM.
2. Wife & I & Noah helped at Aaron W. Weber’s all day, at funeral of Daniel G.
Gingrich, aged 38 yrs., 4 mon., 11 days; Getting Stormy.
3. Snowstorm & cold all day. I paid a call at Mother. Isaiah and Jesse Bauman
back from Pa. after a visit.
4. SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Baumans, dinner & supper; wife stayed over night.
5. We took Elias Gingrich’s to Hy. Gingrich’s for dinner, then drove them to his
bro. Mose; stormy.
6. I took cream down to Mother AM. We chopped grain PM. I took about 19
hens to O. Hollinger, --94# @ 15c, in eve.
7. I, Dav. Cressman & Hy. Gingrich at Toronto, --Dav got a “surgical truss” for
his rupture, I visited Eaton & Simpson stores, also stockyards. Isaac Weber
burried at Martins (75 yrs).
8. We chored. Wife & I on buisness in St. Jacobs & Elmira; I copied items of
herb department from a doctor book.
9. I in Elmira. Chored about, etc.
10.I wrote from doctor book. Cold Week.
11.SUNDAY: Noah Horst’s here for supper. Cold & nice.
12.Noah & I at Fair. 20 below zero. I worked on books.
13.I worked on books & took wife to & from my mother’s quilting. Noah at
Balthaser Israel’s sale PM.
14.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist ¾ day. Nice day.
15.I placed grain & chopp in order AM., worked on books PM.
16.I wrote from doctor book, I had cold. Noah in Elmira.
17.I had cold. Dan Bauman brought Sussie in afternoon.
18.SUNDAY: We all including Sussie at WW Meeting AM.
19.I helped wife AM in house; Ab. Gregory, Mich., here with Ivan Brubacher for
supper. Sleet in eve.
20.I took cream to Mother, wife along too, --at her quilting. I fetched flour at
$4.00 per cwt. from St. Jacobs.
21.I helped to butcher at Hy. Brubacher nearly all day. Hogs $13.50.
22.Wife & I in town. Dan Bauman’s here for dinner & supper. Dan & I to Hy.
Brodhecker'’ sale, N-E. of Elmira. Nice PM.
23.I took 7 doz eggs @ 50c to Elmira, & did reading. Thawed.
24.I fetched a bag of flour from St. Jacobs, etc.
25.SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearingers’ for dinner, at Jos. Cressman’s for supper.
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26.Noah & I at Carl Weber’s sale, E. of Elmira, PM. Nice & mild.
27.I & family at Sol. Martin’s childs funeral at NW aged 6 mon., 3 days. Noah & I
cut 3 trees in Geo’s bush PM.
28.We all at funeral of Manassa Martin’s child, aged 11 days, at WW. Noah & I
weighed pigs, made road to trees in Geo’s bush & cut topwood. Nice day.
Hogs worth $14.25.
MARCH 1917
1. I and family at Jesse Bauman’s wedding, at M. F. Martin’s.
2. I helped Hy. Brubacher unload salt at G.T.R. I bought some salt at 42c per
cwt, --course salt.
3. I took a “tubercular” cow to Elmira for Auman for $38. I cut maple topwood,
Noah hauled same home. Nice day.
4. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Ephraim not well. Noah away.
5. Snowstorm last night & today. I in Elmira, & did reading.
6. We hauled firewood logs from Geo’s bush to here.
7. I took wife to & from her parents, I there for supper. I bought fertilizer from
Hy. Brubacher at Elmira. Wet snow.
8. I helped to butcher at Geo. M. Bauman ¾ day.
9. We separated inferior grain from black barely. Stormy.
10.We sawed, split & piled up wood we fetched from Geo.
11.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah away. Slushy roads.
12.Noah & I at fair AM., Chopped grain PM. Nice.
13.Noah & I worked on firewood. Mother here today.
14.Noah & I sort seed black barely from inferior grain. Colder.
15.Sol. B. Martin’s & Judith Gingrich brought Enoch B. Martin and family of West
Can. to here for dinner. We took pump apart, I in Elmira. A little rough
weather.
16.I churned butter. I took to O. Hollinger, Elmira, 21 hens, wt. 118# @ 19c, then
fetched a load middlings from St. Jacobs.
17.I dunged hen stable, shoveled snow, etc. We piled up wood. Noah in Elmira.
Rain and later snowstorm.
18.SUNDAY: Noah at WW Meeting AM. Ivan Brubacher here for supper.
19.We hauled 12 loads manure out on proposed corn patch.
20.We hauled 2 loads manure up from mother, put same with 4 loads of ours on
grassfield.
21.We drawed 8 loads manure out.
22.We drawed 4 loads manure out. Rebecca born to us, I took mother home.
Thawing.
23.I helped about in house. We fixed hay rake, weighed pigs, dreary & rain at
noon. Bad roads. Thunder in eve.
24.I helped about in house. Noah & I opened roads. Doctor called in.
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25.SUNDAY: Amos Bearinger brought Mary Ann & took wife’s mother to his
place as they too have a boy born to them. Wife’s mother here since
Thursday. I called on doctor. Wheels out.
26.I in Elmira AM. Waited on wife, --she has childbed fever (septicemia), temp.
105, pulse 135. Doctor in.
27.I waited on wife. Doctor in. Rain in morn, snow & wind PM.
28.My mother here today. Noah & I fixed parts of waggon & mower. Doctor paid
a call.
29.Dan Bauman’s here for a call. Noah made 1 pair new horse-rocker soles, etc.
Wife’s temp. 102, pulse 115.
30.Wife low last night & this morn., temp about 105, pulse 150. Noah fetched
wife’s mother AM.; Doctor in, I there in eve.
31.Wife a little better. I worked about in house & in Elmira AM. Doctor called in
in eve.
APRIL 1917
1. SUNDAY: I at Doctor’s offices in morn. Ivan Martin’s, Menno Widemans &
David Baumans and Dan Bauman here for dinner. Wife worse again, doctor
in, Temp. 104. My mother here; also wife’s mother till eve.
2. I by doctor in morn; wife better again. I helped Mary Ann to wash. We
washed & patched harness. Rainy.
3. Doctor in, AM. We oiled harness. Wife’s mother boiled soap here today.
Wife practically over fever now.
4. I rigged up waggon, etc., fetched boar from Dan Bauman. I took wife’s
mother home in eve, Noah made harness together.
5. I disinfected hen’s nests & set a few clucks, I in Elmira & did other odd jobs.
Rain & snow.
6. GOOD FRI: Noah & I at WW Meeting, AM.
7. I at Noah Martin on buisness AM. I helped about in house PM. Mary Ann
had grippe.
8. EASTER SUNDAY: Nobody here. Mary Ann had grippe badly.
9. Noah & I at fair AM., at Joe Ernst’s sale PM. Wife of late Daniel Gingrich here
for dinner.
10.Noah & I by my mother nearly all day, other brothers & Dan Gingrich’s & N.L.
Martin there too, to divide property up of fathers. Nice day.
11.I sold 2 hogs to Auman, Elmira, Wt. 330 # @ 15.25. Also took 2 hogs of
Noah’s along AM. I did carpenter work at D. Cressman’s house PM.
12.I whitewashed our bedroom AM., I at D. Cressman build part of a chimney,
etc. PM. Colder in eve.
13.We hauled out 6 l’ds manure AM. Noah hauled out 2 PM. I & N.L. Martin by
mother PM., re estate work.
14.We hauled out 3 l’ds manure on grassfield, changed hogs, etc.
15.SUNDAY: Noah & Mary Ann at WW Meeting AM. F. Weigel low, ill.
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16.I at funeral of Levi W. Martin’s Urias, aged 3 mon, 15 days, at WW. I fetched
788# feed oats No. 1 at 82c, 1000# middlings for $22.50, from Elmira. We
cleaned seed oats.
17.Meeting house got washed out, I there AM. I build bal. of chimney & prepared
plaster mortor at D. Cressman PM.
18.We cut straw & filled a bed strawsack. Chopped grain. Hauled ashes out on
land, picked stones off grassfield. Warm.
19.Noah picked stones AM. I at Weigel’s preparing for funeral AM. We spread
some manure. Rain in eve. I at Weigels over night.
20.Noah spread manure & plowed sod. I worked on executor books, and in
Elmira.
21.Noah & I plowed awhile AM. Noah acted hostler at Weigel’s over noon & PM.
I drove a carriage load of mourners at funeral of Fred. Weigel, aged 48 yrs.
Funeral held at Elmira. Dan Bauman exchanged girls, brought Sussie & took
Mary Ann.
22.SUNDAY: Sussie & I at funeral of Amos Bearinger’s child, Enoch, aged 26
days, at W. Woolwich; we there over noon. Snow tonight.
23.I at Jesse Bauman to clean & plaster cistern, also worked at house water-
well. Wheat worth 2.25.
24.I plastered at kitchen at Dav. Cressman. Cool & nice.
25.I brought Dan Bauman his boar & a sow he bought of me, in morn. Then we
cultivated, sowed oats, & peas. Cold, high winds.
26.I floated plaster walls at D. Cressman’s kitchen, AM. I settled acc’ts with Geo.
Bauman & cleaned silo rings. Noah plowed sod for proposed corn patch.
Some rain & cold.
27.Noah cultivated, then sowed oats, 3 acres, harrowed it, then cultivated in the
far field. I worked on silo bolts, etc.
28.Noah cultivated AM., harrowed PM. I sowed mix. grain.
29. SUNDAY: Henry S. Brubacher’s here over dinner; Amos Bearinger’s called.
30.Noah sowed 1 acre B. Barely and mixed grain & harrowed. I helped to work
in garden, etc. Very nice weather.
MAY 1917
1. I spread manure on grassfield. Noah finished up plowing sod for corn. Rainy.
I took cream down to mother, etc.
2. I cleaned & cut dandelion roots for medical purposes, worked on books &
visited David Bauman. Snowstorm in morn. Windy.
3. Noah cultivated sod for corn patch, sowed a little grain and harrowed. I
worked small jobs. Cool.
4. Noah cultivated & sowed 7 acres oats. I treated seed grains with formalin, for
smut, etc. Land in fine shape.
5. Sprinkling rain. I in Elmira. Noah painted buggy.
6. SUNDAY: Menno Weber’s here for dinner. Noah & Sussie away.
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7. We carried straw out on raspberry patch in morn, I at fair. Noah cultivated, &
harrowed about 7 acres.
8. Noah cultivated AM., sowed oats & harrowed. I fetched fertilizer drill from Hy.
Brubacher & sowed with it 7 acres in barley, and goosewheat, some with
fertilizer.
9. Noah harrowed AM., then prepared potatoe patch. I rolled 2 fields. In eve we
planted 5 rows early potatoes.
10.We worked up mangle patch, I fetched sower from Geo. Noah ridged land & I
sowed mangles.
11.I in Elmira bought 925# oats @ 86c, finished sowing mangles. Noah rolled
mangle & oat patches. I worked in garden by my mother awhile. PM.
12.Noah & I rolled land each a while. I took heifer to C.P.R Elmira, for Auman,
Wt. 930# @ 11c and another wt 780# @ 10 ½ c AM. Wife of Hy. Brubacher
brought wife of Moses Ortwein to us for a call. Sussie & I washed my 2
buggies. Holding hard back for rain & cool.
13.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Aaron M. Baumans here for dinner.
Aaron Rudy’s here for supper.
14.We drawed out 13 l’ds manure for top dressing on grain.
15.We drawed out 2 l’ds manure & spread 15 loads.
16.I hauled 10 hogs, wt. 1620 @ $16.25, to C.P.R. Elmira, for Auman,
whitewashed kitchen; Got brown team reshoed & brought 2900# nut coals
home, $9.00 per ton. Smokey air. A little warmer now.
17.ASCENSION DAY: We, Sussie & my mother at Dan Bauman’s for dinner &
supper.
18.Noah & I hauled some of silo outfit to Josiah Schmidt & cistern rings to
Joseph B. Martin & then I worked on cistern by Joseph.
19.Noah & I & team helped at Geo. M. B. drawing out manure nearly all day.
Heavy rain and thunder started at 5.30PM and worked havoc around Winfield,
--Warm with high winds before.
20.SUNDAY: We at Jesse Bauman’s for dinner, at Sam M. Bowman’s for
supper.
21.I went abroad to collect mandrake & bloodroot. Rain in eve.
22.We worked small jobs, I took Sussie to Dav. Bauman to help clean their
house. I also in town. Rainy.
23.Noah & I repaired silo scaffold, etc. I in Elmira. Rainy.
24.Noah & I worked small jobs. Wet snow in morn. I helped to remove earth for
silo at Josiah Schmidt ½ dy. PM.
25.Noah repaired mixer horse-power; I at J. Schmidt removing earth.
26.Noah took steer, wt. 680# @ 9c to C.P.R. for Auman, Elmira. I hauled a load
silo outfit to J. Schmidt, build 1 ring concrete silo.
27.SUNDAY (Whit): Noah Bearinger, Jonas Martin’s Sarah here for dinner.
Amos Bearinger’s here for supper.
28.WHIT MON: We & all my brethren at mother’s place, divided father’s clothes.
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29.I helped to build 2 & 3 ring silo at J. Schmidt. Noah prepared for & planted 8
rows potatoes.
30.Noah hauled gravel per statue labor AM & sowed corn PM. I & wife planted
potatoes, etc., AM. I helped to build 4 ring silo at J. S.
31.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at J. S. Noah hauled gravel on road all day.
JUNE 1917
1. Rain in morn. I to J.S., erected scaffold & put seventh ring silo. Noah painted
my buggy. Amos Rudy here tonight on a visit.
2. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at J. Schmidt.
3. SUNDAY: We paid a call on Eli H. Bauman’s widow, at Jonas Bauman’s for
supper.
4. I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at J. S. Noah piled up wood in bush.
5. Noah & Sussie helped at funeral of Levi Brubacher’s wife in Elmira. We at
funeral too, AM. I helped to build 12th
ring silo at J.S.
6. I helped to build 13 & 14 ring silo at J. Schmidt.
7. I plastered silo at J. Schmidt. Noah fetched hay from mother.
8. I at J. Schmidt in morn to load outfit, --moved to Val. Hahn, Heidelberg, set up
& filled 1 ring silo. Noah put cattle in Esch’s pasture.
9. I helped to build 2 & 3 ring silo at Val Hahn. Noah fetched shavings (wood).
10.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting; Joshua Rudys & Dan Gingrich’s here for
dinner.
11.Peter G. Martin’s child burried at S. Peel. I helped at Val Hahn to build 4 & 5
ring silo. Noah tilled hoe patches.
12.I helped to build 6 & 7 ring silo at V. Hahn. Noah sowed turnips.
13.I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at V. Hahn. Noah drove a carriage load of
mourners at Jac. Peppler’s wife’s funeral. Rain and thunder in eve, and then
yet frost.
14.I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at V. Hahn. Noah scuffled mangles, etc.
15.I plastered silo at Val Hahn. Noah worked in mangle patch, etc.
16.I rigged up & build 1 & 2 ring silo at Charle Busch, St. Clemens. Noah worked
in mangle patch.
17.SUNDAY: We and wife’s sister Mary Ann, Amos Bearinger’s & Josiah
Cressman’s & family at Serranes Martin’s for dinner, at Serannes Ziegler’s for
supper, I had team in. Nice day.
18.Noah & I cut thistles nearly all day, Sussie helped PM.
19.I helped to fill 3 & 4 ring silo at Ch. Busch. Noah & Sussie cut thistles. I took
my wife to Dav. Bauman in morn. Noah fetched her.
20.I helped to build 5 ring silo & walls at Ch. Busch. Noah & Sussie cut thistle.
21.I plastered silo at Ch. Busch, moved to Jno. M. Brubacher & made silo floor in
eve. Noah & wife cut thistles.
22.I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Jno. Brubacher. Noah cut thistles, etc.
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23.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at J. B. Noah fetched beef & cut thistles.
Rain.
24.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah & Sussie away.
25.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at J. B. Noah took Sussie home and cleaned
mangles.
26.Rain and thunder last night and greater part of day. I in Elmira. Noah & I cut
thistles in eve.
27.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at J.B., --also a water trough. Noah cleaned
mangles all day.
28.Mother & I at funeral of Israel L. Martin, at Martins, aged 42 yrs, 7 days, AM.
Noah cleaned mangles AM. Some Rain PM.
29.I plastered silo, etc, at J.B. Noah cleaned mangles. Rain in morn.
30.Noah & I cleaned mangles & cut thistles. I in town at noon.
JULY 1917
1. SUNDAY: Heavy rains & high floods in morn. Jonas Martin’s here for dinner.
2. I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Manassa Martin.
3. I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at M. M.
4. I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at M. M.
5. I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at M. M. also at Hy. Sauder’s barn raising
awhile. Noah scuffled corn. Mother by our place yesterday & today.
6. I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at M. M.
7. I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at M.M. Rain PM.
8. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Moses Weber’s Jr. here for supper.
9. I lowered silo rings & prepared for plastering silo at MM. Rain PM. Noah
fetched 2 l’ds shavings from Elmira.
10.I plastered a little of silo, rain, replastered again as rain washed it off, at
Manassa Martin.
11.I finished plastering silo at M.M. rigged up and moved from Manassa to
Merdard Martin, N. of Elmira; Rain in eve.
12.Rainy in morn, I picked potatoe bugs off plants, took beef ringer to Hy. Klinck,
in Elmira, worked on executor books. Noah & Mother in Conestogo & St.
Jacobs.
13.I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Merdard Martin. Noah cleaned turnips &
fetched oats from Elmira (80c).
14.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at Merd. Martin. Noah cleaned turnips. Rain
every day this week.
15.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & family here for dinner & supper.
16.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at Merd. M. Noah cleaned turnips. Dav.
Bauman’s Lizzie spends holidays here.
17.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at Merd. M. Noah cleaned turnips.
18.I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at Merd. M., Noah helped me AM at Merd. M.
Noah hoed corn PM. Wife at Dan Bauman.
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19.Noah hoed corn all day. I helped to fill 11th
ring silo & lowed other ring at
Merdard Martin.
20.I plastered silo at Merdard Martin, we then also load outfit.
21.I helped to rigg up & fill 2 rings silo wall at Amos M. Martin, Yatton. Noah
scuffled corn & mangles. Warm.
22.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s, my mother and we at NW Meeting, at Anson
Gingrich’s for dinner, I took mother to Dan Gingrich’s, we others at Addison
Gingrich’s for supper. Exceedingly hot weather, reported to be 100 degrees
in shade.
23.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at Amos Martin. Noah cut grass in orchard,
some wild oats, & awhile in Show Grounds.
24.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at Amos Martin. Noah mowed grass in show
Ground all day.
25.We put in 1 load orchard hog & l l’d green feed & cocked some. We hauled 5
loads of hay from show Grounds to town.
26.We hauled away bal. of hay in show Grounds to town AM. We hauled 3 loads
of hay away by us. Threatening to rain, at noon. Very hot weather these
days.
27.We hauled away 4 ½ loads hay. Noah mowed grass. I picked bugs.
28.Noah raked hay, I picked bugs, etc, AM. Hauled in 4 l’ds hay. I mowed grass
in eve, Noah raked hay.
29.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Warm weather. Threatened to rain last eve.
30.We hauled in 4 l’ds hay. (We got in all 13 timothy, 5 ½ green feed).
31.We hauled in 1 l’d green feed. I picked bugs. Noah hoed corn.
AUGUST 1917
1. Menno Horst burried at Martins. I at Amos Martin to help build 7 ring silo.
Noah fetched 1 l’d hay from Dan Bauman. Heavy rain & thunder.
2. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at Amos Martin.
3. I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at Amos Martin, I hoed corn in eve. Noah
fetched 2 l’ds hay from Daniel Bauman.
4. I helped to build 12 & 13 ring silo at Amos Martin. Noah scuffled.
5. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Eli B. Martin’s Jr., Noah Weber’s, & some
young folks here for dinner. Isaiah here for supper.
6. I plastered silo at Amos Martin. Noah hoed potatoes.
7. I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Chr. F. Martin. Noah worked on hoe crop.
8. I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at Chr. Martin. I took wife to & from Dan
Bauman’s. Rain early in morn.
9. I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at Chr. Martin. Noah plowed sod at Dav.
Bauman. I destroyed some potatoe bugs. Cool.
10.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at Chr. Martin. Noah plowed sod at Dav.
Bauman AM. We cut some barley PM.
11.I plastered silo at Chr. Martin; & picked bugs. Noah shocked barley, etc.
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12.SUNDAY: Absolom Martin’s & Josiah Cressman’s here for dinner.
13.I helped to rigg up outfit & built 1 & 2 ring silo at Jac. D. Johnson. Noah hoed
turnips and picked cherries. Mother here today, --Noah drove her.
14.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at J.D. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips.
15.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at J. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips. We hauled
in a load black barely.
16.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at J. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips & hauled in
2 l’ds barley; We fetched another one in eve.
17.We hauled in 2 l’ds barley in morning. Noah cut mixed grain. I helped to
build 9 & 10 ring silo at Jac. Johnson.
18.I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at J. Johnson. Noah cut grain, etc.
19.SUNDAY: We with Amos Bearinger’s at Isaac B. Martins for dinner, at Josiah
Gingrich’s for supper.
20.I plastered silo at Jacob D. Johnson, Noah cut grain.
21.Noah cut grain and I shocked of same. Dry weather.
22.I fetched heifer from C. Esch’s pasture & shocked grain. Noah shocked, AM
& bindered PM. Hogs worth about $18.80.
23.Land rain started last night & continued all day after dryspell. I took wife to
my mother for over dinner, I did buisness in town.
24.Noah & I picked mulberries, & made room for oat sheaves in barn. We also
shocked grain. Drear, cool & some rain.
25.I fetched beef, in town, raked barley stubles AM., at Geo. to thrash PM. Noah
shocked grain & ganged barley stubles, etc. Dreary, drizzly.
26.SUNDAY: We and David Bauman’s and my mother at Martins Meeting, at
Israel Gingrich’s for dinner, at Joe Snyder’s for supper.
27.We cut oats, and goosewheat and shocked some of same.
28.Rain in morn. Noah ganged & harrowed. I nailed shingles on David
Bauman’s driving shed roof, & spliced rope PM.
29.I shingled on Dav. Bauman’s driving shed roof ¾ dy. Noah picked mulberries
AM. Cut oats PM. Cool weather.
30.We shocked grain in morn; finished bindering, AM, --used about 105 lbs.
twine. We hauled in 5 loads mixed grain. Nice day.
31.We hauled in 7 loads mixed grain. Sprinkle rain tonight.
SEPTEMBER 1917
1. We hauled in 4 loads mixed grain & 2 goosewheat. Hogs $16.80.
2. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Aaron F. Bowman’s here for supper. Rain in
morn.
3. We hauled in 8 loads mixed grain. (Labor Day).
4. We hauled in 7 loads oats & 2 Goosewheat. Cool weather.
5. We hauled in 8 loads oats & 1 goosewheat. A little wind & cloudy.
6. HARVEST MEETING: We all at WW Meeting AM. We cut peas with mower
& hauled in 2 loads oats, PM.
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7. I, family, mother & David P. Martin’s widow, at funeral at Martins, of Tobias
Martin, preacher, aged 57 yrs, 5 dys. Noah & I raked stubleland, hauled in 3
loads oats; Sheaves all in.
8. We raked stubleland & hauled in 2 loads rakings. I in town.
9. SUNDAY: We at wife’s parents for dinner & supper. Very cool.
10.Noah & I put in overhead floor in barn & fetched in 1 load rakings & 2 peas,
took a load firewood to mother. Noah mowed thistles.
11.Funeral of Eli Horst’s wife at Martins. Noah, I & team hauled in grain at Dav.
Bauman nearly all day. Cool.
12.Noah &” I & team hauled in grain at Dav. Bauman nearly all day.
13.I & team hauled in grain at Dav. Bauman AM. I pitched sheaves in field for
Dan Bauman PM. Noah helped to thrash at Geo. Nice.
14.Noah & I helped to thrash out of field at Hy. Brubacher ¾ day, etc.
15.Noah & I hauled out 15 loads manure & I spraed nearly all of it too. I fetched
beef in morn & in town. Elmira Fall Exhibition. Nice day.
16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice Day.
17.I helped to thrash all day at Hy. Brubacher. Nice Day. Noah started to work
for Amos Bearinger in morn.
18.I hauled out 13 loads manure. A sprinkle rain.
19.I fetched mixing outfit to here from J. Johnson AM. Helped to set silo rings at
Geo. H. Eisenbach, PM, on top of part old silo.
20.I helped to fill 1 & 2 ring silo at Geo. H. Eisenback, --he had a man at my
stead to help thrash at C. Esch, 1 day.
21.I helped to fill 3 & 4 ring silo at Geo. H. Eisenbach.
22.I helped to fill 5 & 6 ring silo at Geo. H. E. Noah came home from A.
bearinger in eve, after 1 week there. Funeral of an old widow Rudy, burried at
Martin’s. A long dry weather.
23.SUNDAY: We by mother for dinner; Dan Gingrich’s there too. Nice.
24.Funeral of Isaac G. Martin at Martins, aged 42 yrs, 7 mon. Noah helped to
thrash at Dav. Cressman AM., dug out potatoes PM. I helped to fill 7 & 8 ring
silo at Geo. H. E.
25.I helped to fill 9 & 10 ring silo at Geo. H. E. Noah dug out potatoes, picked off
beans, & thrashed at Weigel’s ¼ day.
26.I plastered silo at Geo. H. E. Noah thrashed at Weigel’s all day.
27.I helped to move mixing outfit to Nathan Clemmer in morn, then we rigged up
& build 1 & 2 ring silo. I went home in eve. Noah helped to thrash at Weigel’s
¾ day & picked beans.
28.I put in 3 & 4 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed.
29.I helped to fill in 5 & 6 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed & in town.
30.SUNDAY: Amos & Malinda Rudy here last night. We all at WW Meeting.
Jesse B. Bauman’s here for dinner.
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OCTOBER 1917
1. Funeral of late Benj. B. Martin’s widow, residing by her son Elias, burried at
Conestogo, aged nearly 75 yrs. I helped to fill in 7 & 8 ring silo at N.
Clemmer. Noah plowed & fetched oats from Geo.
2. I helped to fill 9 & 10 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed.
3. I fetched a load gravel from A. Muttasch AM & 50 gal. gasoline & 2 bbl
cement from K & Ahrens. We put concrete bottom in our silo. Drizzly rain.
4. I helped to fill 11 & 12 ring silo at N. Clemmer.
5. I helped to fill 13 & 14 ring silo at N. Clemmer. A little rain.
6. I plastered 22 ft silo at N. Clemmer. Noah heped to cut in corn at Solomon
Reist all day. Frost tonight.
7. SUNDAY: My brother here (Eli) for dinner, Dan Bauman’s for supper.
8. I helped to build 15 & 16 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed.
9. I plastered bal. of silo except top 5 feet where we left rings on yet, took
scaffold out, build approach walls to silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed AM.,
helped awhile cutting corn at Geo. PM.
10.I drove in morn from N. Clemmer to N. L. Martin, for breakfast by him,
discussing re selling I. M. Bauman farm. I engaged auctioneer Class to sell
farm and at Printing office to get farm published as for sale to the public. I
bought 2 steers 1720# @ 9c S. Weber & O’Neill. I repaired on our silo, etc. I
took Mary Ann home after helping my wife to sow some while. Noah helped
to cut corn at Geo.
11.Funeral of Israel Martin, son of Levi L. (who got killed on traction engine) at
Martins, aged about 21 years. We made out 14 rows potatoes. We got in all
2 even boxesful.
12.Rainy day. I fetched in 2 loads mangles, top & all. Chored about. Fetched
those 2 steers from S. Weber, I had bought latley.
13.I fetched beef, & 100# Dr. Hess stock Dorie for $7.00 AM., plowed PM. Noah
plowed all day. A little rain at noon.
14.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting, at Josiah Martin’s Jr. for dinner, at Amos
Bauman’s for supper.
15.I fetch cutting box from Geo. Eisenbach & oats from Geo. (lent) Noah & I (&
Dav. Bauman PM) cut corn off by hand. Nice day.
16.Noah cut balance of corn off, I fetched separator from Geo., etc., AM, We
made out mangles & hauled in 4 loads PM.
17.We made out & hauled in 8 loads mangles (Turnips 16c 50lbs.)
18.We cut corn ¾ day, some strangers helped too. A little rain at noon.
19.We thrashed all day, some strangers helped. (Hogs $17.50)
20.We thrashed all day. Some strangers helped.
21.SUNDAY: We & mother at Josiah S. Martins, visited “Aunt” Sussie, for
dinner, at Aaron W. Weber’s for supper.
22.Noah plowed all day, I plowed AM. & fetched in 2 l’ds mangles.
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23.Noah plowed all day. I got grain chopped AM & topped turnips PM. Funeral
of Jno. M. Brubacher of Elmira, burried at Berlin.
24.Noah plowed all day. I topped turnips done, pulled beans, etc.
25.Noah plowed all day. I replaced loaned oats at Geo’s. and helped to thrash at
Sol. Reist, ¾ day, buckwheat. Nice PM.
26.I made turnips out by hand all day. Noah plowed, AM & hauled 4 loads
turnips into house cellar. Rainy in eve.
27.We hauled in 7 loads turnips & prepared room for same. Rain towards
evening. I in town.
28.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Hy. & Solomon Bowman’s & their wives
here.
29.Rainy nearly all day. We prepared for, AM, & thrashed PM., neighbors
helped. Noah plowed awhile in morn.
30.Noah & I plowed all day. Snow splurts once in a while.
31.Noah & I plowed ¾ day, --frozen so hard that it just went so.
NOVEMBER 1917
1. Chr. Esch, N.L. Martin & I up in fathers swamp to examine same. Noah
plowed all day; --I plowed PM. Men of Military age Class I called out to P.O.
to register for service or exemption, --time to Nov. 10 inst. (Hogs about
$15.25)
2. I fetched steer from C. Esch’s pasture in morn, then I plowed, --Noah plowed
all day.
3. Noah & I plowed nearly all day, fetched in a few turnips. Nice.
4. SUNDAY: We at Christian Esch’s for supper. Nice day.
5. I at Dan Gingrich to build smoke house ¾ day. Noah plowed about all day.
Foggy & Frost AM., nice PM.
6. Noah plowed. I shingled at Dav. Bauman’s shed ¾ dy.
7. Brother Isaiah & I up on the 4th
of Peel to examine farms of Sam. Switzer &
Mary Lawson. Nice Day. (50 lbs. Turnips 19c)
8. I at funeral of Jacob Bauman’s Eldon at W. Woolwich, aged 6 mon, 9 days,
AM. Noah spread manure & plowed; I plowed PM. Fog in morn.
9. I & N.L. Martin by H. W. Zilliax re drawing papers for selling. I. M. Bauman
farm. Noah plowed all day, I PM.
10.I re-examined Lawson farm AM., plowed PM; Noah plowed all day.
11.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner. Nice day.
12.We all at my mother for dinner. I attended sale of I. M. Bauman farm (at
Elmira fair) sold by auction to Christian Eschs for $6350.00, I bought at same
time & place 2 acres swamp N. E. from Elmira for $20.00, I in Elmira PM.
Noah plowed PM.
13.I examined Jno. Mahon’s farm 6th
of Peel AM. I plowed PM. Noah plowed,
dunged stables, opened silo.
14.I helped to build silo roof at Amos M. Martin, Yatton. Noah plowed.
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15.I helped to build silo roof at A. Martin, Yatton. Noah plowed.
16.I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman all day. Noah drawed wood from this
farm down to mother.
17.Noah helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman ¾ day. I chopped grain AM., I
hauled wood to mother, in Elmira, at Aaron Bauman.
18.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah at Martins.
19.Noah started working in Elmira Foundry. I drawed 3 loads wood to mother;
helped to thrash at D. Hoffer, PM.
20.I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer 1 day. Nice weather till now in Nov.
21.I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer 1 hr. in morn., then at Peter Bowman balance
of AM. I dunged stables PM. Noah Bearinger, N.L. Martin’s & Noah Shirk’s
of Pa. here for supper.
22.I changed chopp about, dunged henstable. Rain last night.
23.I & Dan Bauman up to see Lawson farm AM., I chored PM.
24.I up West of Glenallan to buy farm from Mary Lawson, AM. I chored PM.
Premier Borden held meeting at Kitchener (disorder).
25.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Enos B. Martin’s here for dinner.
26.I at N.L. Martin & Dan Gingrich’s on buisness AM., chored, PM.
27.Menno Shantz (deacon) burried at Martins, aged 81 years, 7 mon, 8 days. I
chored AM. I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist PM. Intended to meet Mary
Lawson in eve at Elmira, but she seemingly misunderstood affairs & was not
there.
28.I helped to thrash at Menno Weber all day. Fair weather.
29.I helped to thrash at Menno Weber ¾ day. Fair weather.
30.I up to Mary Lawson to rearrange affairs for signing agreement, which she
did, this afternoon, --I bought her farm for $4200.00, 100 acres, East ½ of Lot
15, 5th
Con. Of Peel. Paid down $400.00. Ivan Martin here to fetch pigs &
hens.
DECEMBER 1917
1. I did chores, etc., fetched holstein cow for $105 from Ivan Martin.
2. SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearinger’s for dinner. Oziah Bauman’s here for
supper.
3. I & J. Cressman dehorned some of my cattle, I twice in Elmira.
4. Put double windows on. We in St. Jacobs & Conestogo on buisness.
5. Cleaned some grain, sorted rotten potatoes. Nancy Bowman here.
6. N.L. Martin & I worked in interest of I. M. Bauman Est. Nice day.
7. I took cutting box home to Geo. Eisenbach, & chored about.
8. I chored about & worked small jobs. Storm from East.
9. SUNDAY: Jno. H. Schmidt’s wife burried at W Woolwich, --services at Elmira
Luthern church. Bad snowstorm from West.
10.I took 18 pigs to Elmira fair, sold to several parties.
11.Eli & I chopped grain PM. Dan Bauman’s here for supper.
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12.I helped to thrash at Geo. Bauman all day.
13.I helped to thrash at Geo., PM. I chored & in Elmira.
14.I helped to thrash at Geo. all day. Cold these days.
15.I at Dan G. Martin to secure beef-ring share, examined buildings on my Peel
farm. At Hy. Klinck’s beef ring Meeting. I arranged to procure seed grain
from M. Schwitzer.
16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nobody here.
17.I hauled 3 loads wood from Geo’s bush to mother & fetched salt from Hy.
Brubacher, G.T. R. Station, at 65c per cwt. & 1 crown 2-furrow plow from Wm
Moeser. Nice Day.
18.I hauled wood stuff to mother, etc.
19.I cleaned stables, chored, made a Eaton order bill out, on my farm measuring
proposed wire fences.
20.Chored, trimmed cattle tails, etc. Aaron Bauman’s team & man fetched a load
ensilage from this silo. Mild.
21.I made an Eaton order out, look after binder re repair.
22.I helped to drive 4 head of cattle of mine up to Aaron Bauman, --weighed
them at Sam Weber, the 2 I got from him weighed 1870 lbs @ 10c, gain 150#;
the others wt. 1540# @ 9c. Wheels on road again. I fetched repair for on
binder, etc. PM.
23.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting; Seth Martin’s here for dinner.
24.I sheared backs of young cattle & put on some lime & ashes. Noah cleaned
them & did chores. Aron Bauman’s team fetched a load ensilage. Noah & I
sorted potatoes & took a l’d straw to mother.
25.CHRISTMAS: We at WW Meeting AM.
26.I prepared quarters in horse stable for a hog. Mary Ann here. Mary Ann &
wife at Dav. Bauman’s; I fetched wife in eve.
27.I prepared quarters in steer stable for hogs, moved grain about.
28.I chored AM., at Sol. Reist to thrash PM ¼ day. Very cold.
29.I in Elmira to fetch Eaton Goods & took cream out. Cold.
30.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Amos Bauman’s child burried at N.
Woolwich.
31.Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load ensilage. I in Elmira.
DIARY 1918
ANGUS S. BAUMAN
JANUARY
1. NEW YEARS: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper.
2. I paid a call on Ph. Beisel AM. Balanced up I.M.B. Est. books.
3. I at Ezra Fords’ sale PM. I in Elmira, Eli fetched a little grain.
4. I helped Hy. Brubacher to fetch a pr. of colt from C. Ford.
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5. A.M. Bauman’s team fetched ensilage. Eli & I up in my swamp to cut posts,
etc. PM. whole week cold. (Hogs $17.50)
6. SUNDAY: We at home all day.
7. I at fair AM. & repaired harness tug, etc. PM.
8. I helped to butcher at N.L. Martin nearly all day. Brought butcherware to here
from Noah. Eli chored.
9. I up in my swamp all day, cut poles, posts & firewood. Eli chored. Aaron
Bauman’s team fetched ensilage & brought 2 hogs for Mose Eby & 1 for
mother to be butchered here.
10.We butchered 1 hog of ours, dressed 1 for mother & 2 for M. Eby; Mose & Eli
helped me. I worked awhile on my meat & awhile by mother worked at hers.
Elias Brubacher’s woolen mills of Baden burned. Stormy.
11.I cut firewood, mostly poplar up in my swamp ¾ dy. Eli chored & fetched
galv. pipes of Eatons from station.
12.I moved jars about in cellar, chored. S.W Gale, -very stormy.
13.SUNDAY: We at home all day. S. W. Gale, -very stormy. Proposed meeting
at Martins postponed (re storm).
14.I drove Mary Ann home after sowing 1 week here. I shoveled snow, & in
Elmira. Eli chored here AM.
15.I cut wood in my swamp ¾ dy. Eli chored here. Aaron Bauman’s team
fetched ensilage. Hogs worth $18.00.
16.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist 1 day. Eli chored here. Aaron Bauman’s team
fetched some grain. Enoch Bauman died.
17.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist 1 day. Eli chored here. I paid a call at Ph.
Beisel’s, --he died yesterday. Continually cold.
18.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist till 11 o’clock. Eli chored AM. I at funeral of
Ph. Beisel Sr., PM.
19.I cut poplar firewood & sawlogs & poles in my swamp, ¾ dy. Eli chored.
Aaron Bauman’s team fetched ensilage. Cold.
20.SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting. Jacob Martin (son of Enos) here.
21.I chored AM. Eli & I in swamp PM. Cold last while.
22.I chored AM & at Stange’s sale, upper Woolwich, bought disc for $25.50, 40
rds wire fence @ 45c PM.
23.I in swamp cut poles & firewood. Eli chored.
24.I chored AM., & at Elias Brubacher’s sale PM.
25.I in swamp. Eli here to chore PM.
26.I in Elmira, & at C. Esch discussing re swamp. I in swamp PM.
27.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Cold.
28.I cleaned black barley, also peas. Very stormy.
29.I helped Eli to wash harness AM., he & I chopped PM.
30.I helped to butcher at Aaron Weber all day. Nice but cold.
31.I hauled a load poles from swamp to Peel farm.
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FEBRUARY 1918
1. I made cedar posts ready to team in swamp nearly all day, --C. Esch & I
considered locality of swamp too.
2. I hauled 35 posts from swamp to Peel farm PM. I in Elmira.
3. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Very cold.
4. I hauled 32 posts, etc from swamp to Peel farm & chored.
5. I hauled 20 posts from swamp to Peel farm & 3 poplar sawlogs also from
swamp to Floradale saw mills. (26 below zero) Very cold.
6. I hauled a few posts & firewood from swamp to Peel farm. Wet.
7. I in Peel by G. Steenson discussing over his hay in my barn. Worked a little
in granary. Dan Bauman’s paid a call. Cold.
8. I chored about AM & in Elmira on buisnes. PM.
9. Wife of Peter P. Martin burried at Conestogo. I dunged all stables, etc.
Factories & buisness place closed by order of Gov’t re coal shortage (today &
next Mon.).
10.SUNDAY: We at Hy. S. Brubacher’s for dinner. Tree laden with ice, --also
the 9th
.
11.Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load mixed grain AM. I at Dav Hoffer’s sale
PM. 1st
thaw for this year, today.
12.Elmira fair today, I was there; Chored PM. Rainy. Roads bad.
13.I cleaned barely about all day, also bagged 62 bu. of same.
14.Icleaned barely AM. Urias & Isaac Bauman, Pa. here. Thawing.
15.I drawed 3 small loads barely & some peas to A. S. Gingrich’s store sold
barley at $1.50 a bu. & peas 6c a lb. & fetched front quarter beef at 17c from
Dav. S. Brubacher. Cold.
16.I chored, cut up beef, got sorrel team sharpened at hind shoes.
17.SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting AM; Menno F. Martin’s here for dinner. Isaiah
and his intended to be wife here for supper.
18.We butchered 3 hogs, -Dan Bauman & his Mary Ann, Menno M. Weber &
Geo. Bauman’s hired man (Oz. G.) helped. Nice day. Cold. Aaron
Bauman’s team fetched a load grain.
19.Soft & rainy; I in Elmira, rubbed curing mixture on hams, sorted hens.
20.I took 41 hens & 2 roosters @ 23c a lb. to M.B. Bauman, Elmira; also 15
pullets for Amos Bearinger, I smoked sausage. Cold.
21.Mother & I attended wedding of Isaiah Bauman’s at N.B. Martin’s. Wife
waited on Rebecca who had cold. Jacob Bauman’s Liva burried at W.
Woolwich, aged about 15 years. Sharp cold wind.
22.Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load grain. I took that roll of wire fence I got
from Stange’s sale & posts, etc., from here to Peel farm.
23.I took a cow to Elmira for Auman, Wt 1070# for $105. Aaron Bauman’s team
fetched a load grain. I hauled a load cistern rings, etc, to Peel farm PM.
Road getting bad. Isaiah came to work here.
24.SUNDAY: David Cressmans here for dinner.
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25.I hauled 2 loads of oats, hayrake & cutting box too, to Peel farm. Damp.
26.Snowstorm AM. We took root pulper’s knives out. I took oats up to Peel
farm, PM., storm wrecked some wind mills.
27.I hauled 2 loads grain up to Peel farm. Isaiah fixed pulper. I got sorrel team
sharpened at front shoes at Yatton. Nice day.
28.I took 2 loads grain, boxes & some kegs of nails up to Peel farm. Wet
snowfall. Sleighing a good deal better.
MARCH 1918
1. I took a load plows etc. to Peel farm AM. O. Esch took drill, disc & cultivater,
while I had binder, to Peel farm. Isaiah along too. Nice day & nice roads.
2. I took engine up AM., Hay loader, roller & mower PM. Nice.
3. SUNDAY: We at Dav. Bauman’s for dinner, at Dan. Bauman’s for supper.
4. Isaiah brought his wife to us to start to work. I took butcherware to N.L.
Martin & chopper to Foundry. I took a load of planks, etc. to Peel farm.
5. I took 2 loads old timber, & lumber up to Peel farm. Isaiah helped me to load
same & chored, etc. Misty.
6. Wife & I helped to butcher at Dan Bauman all day. Isaiah took a load lumber,
etc. to Peel farm.
7. Is. & I took 2 loads hay to Peel farm. Wife along to see Peel house.
8. Is. & I took 2 loads hay up to Peel farm. Nice day. Good sleighing.
9. Is took 1 load greenfield to Peel farm, then he & I tore off old wall paper &
fumigated Peel house with 5# sulphur. I at Dan Gingrich’s for dinner. Peter
Bowman, deacon, burried at N. Woolwich, aged 71 years, 4 mon, 6 days.
10.SUNDAY: All at home. Stormy.
11.Is. at fair. I, wife, Hannah, & Mary Ann Bauman cleaned house in Peel.
12.Is. took a load small lumber up to Peel farm AM. I at Paul Snider’s sale ¾ dy.
PM. Thawed.
13.Is. hauled 2 loads gravel (Isaac Gingrich’s team also 2 today and also Noah
Martin Jr. 2 loads yesterday.) to Peel farm. I took dinner up to Peel farm, &
worked there. Bishop Josiah Martin burried at Mich, -brother to late Paul
Martin, today. Mother here.
14.Is., Aaron Bauman’s team, Menno Weber each 1 load gravel and Mose
Gingrich’s teams delivered 4 loads to Peel farm. I helped to shovel at pit in
morn, spliced rope at Dav. Bauman, worked small jobs at home. Trees ice-
laden. Some rain. Is. worked on Peel farm.
15.Good sleighing. Aaron Bauman fetched 9 young pigs at $6 each. The
following hauled gravel from N. Snider to Peel farm, --Is., Geo Bauman’s team
2 loads; Aaron Weber 2, Aaron Bauman’s team 2, Dan Bauman’s team 2.
N.L. Martin & I received bal. of pay on farm, from Chr. Esch, at H.W. Zillax’s
office AM., at mother over dinner & supper, --We executors distributed legacy
to heirs of I.M.B. Est. Is. awhile there too.
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16.Geo. Bauman’s team hauled 1 load gravel to Peel farm. I, Hannah & Mary
Ann Bauman cleaned house on Peel farm. I hauled about 1 ton coal & maple
firewood, & a load lumber to Peel farm.
17.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Isaiah’s father-in-laws here for dinner.
18.Is. hauled a load lumber & firewood to Peel farm AM. We loaded 3 stoves on
my sleigh; and a load furniture on Dan Gingrich’s waggon which he took to his
place for storage, --he & his brother Anson here for dinner, then to Amos M.
Martin’s sale & bought his mail box for $2.50 for me.
19.We moved from I. M. Bauman farm to our Peel farm, --Some neighbors
helped us to haul household effects, etc, and to drive cattle. Is. fetched 3
head of cattle with team yet PM. Roads rough, --wheel out again. Mild
weather.
20.I fetched 2 hogs from Woolwich farm & 1 cow from Dan Bauman, for $100,
AM. Is. fetched 1 load household effects, my carpenter chist etc., RM. I took
beef sausage to Dan Gingrich’s to smoke them. Thaw.
21.I fetched contents of shop, & carriage from Woolwich farm AM. I fetched
another load of lumber, harness, manure & gravel planks PM. Urias Bauman
fetched a load greenfeed from there to Peel farm, Warm.
22.I took goosewheat out to Gingrich’s store, got 17 bags grain chopped at
Klincks & hauled same & 15 bundles shingles home.
23.Menno Weber & Dav. Bauman brought turnips & a little firewood up to us from
Woolwich farm, --I some hay, pig chute stand, gasoline tank, fanning mill, etc.
& another load potatoes, lumber, etc.
24.SUNDAY: We at Dan Gingrich’s for dinner & supper. Noah Martin Jr. here
for supper, visited Isaiah’s.
25.We sawed summer wood AM., Cut trees down for winter wood, PM.
26.We & Isaiahs at Eli Bauman’s wedding at Joshua Bowmans.
27.We stored our cutter in Jonathan Martin’s driving shed; stove & furnitue at
Dan Gingrich’s; also worked other odd jobs.
28.I fetched c. mixer & power from Nathan Clemmer, there over noon, at Reub.
Bauman for supper, in Conestogo to fetch flour, left mixer at Dan Martins
Floradale.
29.GOOD FRIDAY: Isaiah’s at Geo. & Reub. Bauman’s. We at home all day.
30.I fetched 6 cedar end posts $5.00 from Serranus Martin, there over noon,
then in Elmira, brought pump along from A. M. Bowman who rigged up same
for 24’ lift for proposed temporary use in old well. Is. worked about buildings.
31.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting. We at M.M. Bauman’s for dinner. Josiah
Gingrichs here for supper.
APRIL 1918
1. I paid Balance on farm to Mary Lawson & Sam Weber at H.W. Zillax’s office,
Elmira. I by mother over noon. I fetched seed grain from Jno. W. Schwitzer &
chopper from foundry. Rainy.
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2. I & Cyrus Martin sawed firewood all day. Isaiah topped trees out ¾ day &
Jonathan Martin splitt wood ½ dy. Nice.
3. I & Cyrus sawed firewood all day, while Is. handled the ax.
4. Is. took grain to Floradale Chopping Mills, then fetched from Elmira 30
bundles laths & some scantlings, etc. Frank Housser here, --he & I worked in
kitchen, made a shelf for cupboard, put roofing (asphalt) on sides of kitchen,
made trap door to cellar.
5. Is. fetched choppings from Floradale & piled lumber in barn. F. Housser & I
fitted door to staircase in kitchen, knocked board—partitions out in maine
house, finished putting roofing on kitchen walls.
6. Is. chored, fetched scaffold brakets from Mose Martin, drawed lumber from
house to barn. Housser & I removed board ceilings, 1st
flat maine house,
proped up 1st
flat in cellar, & prepared to prop up 2nd
flat with a new partition.
Nice days of late.
7. SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearingers for supper.
8. F. Housser & I put up partition studs in 1st
flat & 2nd
flat & cut a opening out
West for doors from 2nd
flat. Dr. Bechtel doctored heifer.
9. We worked on door entrances. (Housser & I) 2nd
flat maine house, stripped
and lathed some. Is. sorted & piled lumber, etc. Cold wind.
10.Housser & I lathed all day. Is. & my wife in Elmira. Is. & I skinned heifer
which was sick.
11.Housser & I finished lathing upstairs & tore old celler and upstairs cases & all
away, tore old chimney down. Is. hauled 2 loads sand from M. Snider.
12.I build floors over old staircase openings, closed old stovepipe hole & made
different one in floor, nailed upstairs floors. Is. fetched 1 load sand AM. Put
glass panes in windows.
13.I helped Is. to start plowing sod, --he plowed nearly all day. I piled up lumber
in barn, etc. PM. Warm. Roads dusty & dry. Gov’t put “Daylight Saving Bill”
in effect tonight, --1 hr. ahead.
14.SUNDAY: Jonathan Martin’s here for supper. Dry & warm.
15.I drove over to Ed Martin, Weisenburg, to secure drilling out—fit for here, --
wife to Elmira, we at Elis for dinner, I took beef hide to Hedrich, Elmira at 8c
re 20c of last winter. Is. plowed sod & fired old hay on grassfield, --he &
Cyrus had to watch fire from spreading. Is. harrowed in front field PM. Warm.
Seeding commenced. Housser lathed in bedroom, etc., all day. Heavy
fighting going on in France these days.
16.Is. harrowed & sowed 7 acres barley. I worked in connection with seeding
AM. Housser lathed AM, --He & I tore old shingles off on E. side of house &
started reshingling same PM.
17.Is. got a load grain chopped, AM. Housser & I lathed, etc, all day. Rain &
thunder last night & PM. Hogs worth about $19.00, recently $20.00.
18.Is. patched harness, dunged stables. Housser & I tore old walls away and
build shaft for a dumb waiter all day. Cool & some snow.
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19.I in Elmira to fetch laths, etc., AM. Housser put roofing on inside of house
walls, etc., AM. Housser & I lathed PM. Dan Bauman’s here for dinner.
20.Housser & I finished up lathings, etc. I burried heifer, cut wood, etc.
21.SUNDAY: Rain in morn. Dan Gingrich’s & my mother here for dinner &
supper.
22.F. Housser worked on dumb waiter, doors for same, etc., Wife & I in Elmira,
fetched parts of dumb waiter, plaster hairs & cement. AM. I in Elmira to get
1860# lime @ 65c per cwt., secured deeds for farm & swamp. Is. chored,
made a mortarbox, etc.
23.Is fetched 10 bbl cement from Jno. Klinck, Elmira, & chored. Hannah with
J.P. Martin’s to help to wash out NW Meeting house. Housser & I alacked
lime, shingled E. of houseroof, worked on waiter, all day. Dav. Bauman
brought a load gravel. Wind & rain.
24.Housser & I worked on dumbwaiter, build props in cellar to support above
floor, etc, I helped us some & did other small jobs. I removed lightning rods
from barn & shed in eve. Frozen this morning.
25.Mose Martin here to hunt water for a well. Housser made hair mortar, I fixed
cistern ring together to store mortar in. I helped Isaiah to take binders (old)
apart to secure bolts.
26.We put works in order at dumb waiter, slacked lime, made stand for chimney
upstairs & started bucking chimney. Is. took 2 old binders to Elmira for Max
Bierman & brought shingles from Elmira and lumber from Floradale sawmills,
of my poplar logs.
27.Housser masoned around dumb waiter & I build chimney etc. Is. sowed
about 4 acres barley.
28.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting. Eli Bauman’s here for dinner.
29.Housser & I worked in barn, reinforcing frame work with new pieces of timber
& started build new grain bins. Is. sawed awhile. Windy.
30.Houser & I build grain bins all day. Is. sowed barely, & oats.
MAY 1918
1. Housser & I build grain bins all day. Is. plowed sod.
2. I plowed & harrowed. Is. cultivated & drilled 2 acres goosewheat.
3. Isaiah sowed grain & cultivated too. Housser bolted timbers to barn frame &
started shingling on house, --I help him some.
4. Is. harrowed & sowed oats & grasseed. I rolled, disced etc. Is. sowed peas.
Housser shingled on house all day.
5. SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Amos Baumans & by her parents. Warm.
6. Housser & I prepared for & plater upstairs. I sowed a few acres & harrowed.
7. Is. got grain chopped at Floradale & fetched lime from Elmira, I rubbed plaster
walls of yesterday. Put pump into well, but a part slipped down so we left
pump out & dipped water as before.
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8. Housser & I plastered balance of upstairs AM. Housser slacked lime & made
plaster mortar. I cleaned oats, build concrete top on chimney. Is. disced all
day. Mose Gingrich’s (Jr.) child’s funeral at W. Woolwich.
9. Isaiah’s & I at WW Meeting AM. Urias & Mary Ann here. Dan Brubacher
elected for Bishop.
10.Is. sowed oats & I harrowed. Housser plastered bedroom, 1st
flat.
11.Is. plowed sod in orchard; & disced behind bush PM. Housser & I plastered
other room on 1st
flat & rubbed walls of bedroom besides.
12.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper. Isaiah’s at Josiah
Gingrich’s for dinner. Wet day.
13.Housser & I rubbed large room on 1st
flat AM. set mixer & prepared for
cementing part floor in kitchen. Is. plowed sod in orchard & hauled manure
into garden. Damp, rain in eve. 12 apple & 2 pear trees were brought tonight
I had bought of Len Weber. Norman Bearinger called to London by Military
authorities.
14.Housser & I mixed concrete & build floor with same in kitchen and ½ floor of
cellar. I plowed garden, rolled land, disced & sowed oats.
15.Housser patched barn roof AM. I harrowed AM & Is. sowed oats. Is. & I
hauled 3 loads stones off fields PM. Hannah rolled a field PM. Housser put
woodwork fitting on in inside of house.
16.Housser put woodwork fittings on in inside of house & put up small cupboard
in our bedroom. Wife & I in Elmira to fetch lumber, etc. We planted
appletrees. I tilled orchard sod & sowed peas in same.
17.I & Is. hauled 3 loads stones off fields AM., Is then rolled land. Housser did
finishing up carpentering upstairs, --I helped him PM. Warm.
18.Housser did finishing up carpentering work all day, I helped him to make a
clothes room AM. Is. disced new land. We harrowed, sowed turnips &
mangleseed & planted a few potatoes.
19.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Conestogo Meeting, at Peter Brubacher for dinner at
Ab. Bearinger’s for supper. Mose Gingrich’s Sr. here after supper.
20.Rain & thunder early in morn. I trimmed off fence posts; Is. patched harness,
etc.
21.Is. & I dug in fence posts.
22.We put in fence posts. Rain in morn.
23.We put in 2 end posts & others & put up barbed wire fence. Housser did
inside finishing up carpentering on 1st
flat.
24.Wife & I in Elmira, wife by doctor, --she has excema on hand. I brought doors
& lumber from Elmira. Is. put in posts, I helped PM. Housser did finishing up
carpentering on 1st
flat.
25.Rainy AM. We chored about AM. & put in 2 end posts. PM. Housser worked
on clothes cupboard all day.
26.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting. Isaiah’s at S. Peel Meeting PM, at Josiah B.
Martin’s for supper. Neighbor Noah Lichty’s here for supper.
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27.Is. split & hauled wood in to house. Is. & I put in 2 end posts & others
besides. Housser did finishing up carpentering on 1st
flat.
28.I in Elmira & Floradale to fetch 100 rods new wire fences, got grain chopped,
bought lumber, borrowed fence stretcher from Aaron Bauman, also about 14
rods all fencing from J. Ort. Housser did carpentering work all day, --I helped
him on cornice PM. Is. dug in posts.
29.Is. & I stretched up wire fences, rained then, so we worked other small jobs.
Housser did inside carpentering work in house ¾ dy. Jacob Burkholder of
Pa., paid us a call at back of farm with Mose Martin.
30.Is. & I stretched up wire fence all day. Housser did odd carpentering about
house ¾ day. Isaac Gingrichs & Mose Martin’s brought for a call to us, folks
of Pa., --Jno. Kurtz’s & Jno. C. Nolt’s.
31.Is. fetched a load of hay from Jesse Bauman, I tore bush fence down, AM., --
then we put up wire fence W. side of bush PM.
JUNE 1918
1. Is. & I put up line fence at far end W. side. Is. put in posts PM. I & family at
Sylvester Martin’s for supper, at Jno. Bauman’s for the night.
2. SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting AM, at Edwin Snyder’s for dinner at Aaron
B. Weber’s for supper. Voted for a deacon.
3. We worked on fence far end. Hannah helped us plant potatoes.
4. Is. plowed fallow nearly all day. I worked on wire fences AM. Wife & I at
funeral of Isaiah F. Martin’s child at S. Peel, aged 3 days. Wife to Elmira
while I was at S. Peel House. Joe Martin made deacon.
5. Is. plowed fallow all day. I dug in posts & smothened upstairs floor in house.
Aaron Bauman fetched mortar.
6. Is. & I plowed fallow done, then he cultivated & I disced on same. Mary Ann
& Sussie here to women folks to get upstairs floors ready and paint some of
same. Rain in eve.
7. Is. hauled wood together in bush, I dug in posts, AM. We hauled stones off of
N. end of farm PM.
8. We hauled stones off fields nearly all day. I harrowed fallow in eve. Dau. of
late Isaac G. Martin burried at Martins, aged about 15 years.
9. SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at WW Meeting AM & PM. Military official interviewed
young boys intending to join church.
10.Is. hauled wood together & helped me in morn to move barbed wire to new
build up fences where I worked on.
11.Is. hauled 4 l’ds gravel on road per statue labor. Rain & thunder in eve. I did
carpentering work, etc, to Floradale. Mother-in-law & Mary Ann here to help
wife.
12.I did finishing ups about house. Is. dunged stables, etc., AM Is. & Dan
Gingrich prepared horse box stall & pig stall. S. W. Corner PM. Lydia came
with Dan to help women folks.
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13.I worked on house cornice, finished bal. of cellar floor,--Dan Gingrich &
brother Noah helped Is. to bring in concrete for cellar floor, also for made
floors in stalls they had got ready also started foundation for piers under
strawshed all day.
14.F. Housser & I build 2 piers, concrete pig trough, kitchen floor patches, etc.
Is. hauled 3 loads gravel on road, & wood out of bush.
15.Is. cultivated & harrowed fallow & dragged wire grass roots on heaps.
Housser & I screwed up barn & shed more level, etc. all day.
16.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting AM at Dav. B. Martin’s for dinner, at
Jesse Bauman’s for supper. Isaiah’s at SP Meeting, at Aron F. Bowman’s for
dinner.
17.Housser & I made ready for & cemented at foundation for strawshed AM. We
knocked down old shed wall where we latter build a concrete water trough, --a
small sliver stone flew into his eye, turn out to be fatal later, -he got eye
removed & glass one put instead. Is. fetched 50 bags cement from Elmira, &
burned twitchgrass roots. Lydia helped women folks at house painting.
18.Is. cleaned roots & scuffled. I at St. Jacobs to fetch shorts, got team shod.
Paid a call on Ed. Spaeth’s St. Jacobs.
19.Is. I & Hannah cleaned roots about all day. Lydia painted PM.
20.Is., I (& Leah awhile) cleaned roots; Is. & I pulled mustard awhile. Mose
Martin hunted water for well awhile PM.
21.I & Noah Lichty cemented some at strawshed foundation wall & made more
cribbing for same. Is. & N. Lichty’s son tore old pig stable out under barn &
hauled stones in for filling up. Some rain.
22.I, N. Lichty, & Enos Gingrich cemented at strawshed foundation wall etc, all
day. Is, & N. Lichty’s son filled up & made back stable ready to cement all
day. All inhabitants between ages 16 & 60 were to register at schools, etc, in
Canada, we obeyed same. Beef ring started at D.M.
23.SUNDAY: We all at N. Woolwich AM., David Bauman’s & family & Israel B.
Martin’s here for dinner. Nelson, Allen & Edna Martin & Aaron Gingrich here
for supper.
24.I, Is, Enos Gingrich, N. Lichty & son put in back stable floor & backed earth
back on E. side of proposed tank & removed earth for tank all day. Mary Ann
& Sussie helped women folks all day.
25.Is. & I, E. Gingrich & N. Lichty helped removing earth for tank, prepared for &
laid a few water pipes from tank. Is. cultivated fallow PM. I & strangers pulled
yellowdock & mustard after supper.
26.Is. & I & Gordon Metzger made floor & side of water tank 11’ x 5’ r’d. I
fetched 10 bbls. cement & 650# oats from Elmira.
27.Is & I & G. Metzger build about 25 ft concrete pig troughs & plastered tank
PM. Is., Hannah & G. Metzger planted potatoes AM.
28.Is. & Dan cleaned ditch all day. Noah & I prepared for a water trough, laid
pipes, etc. Dan Bauman’s here for dinner and supper.
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29.Brother Noah here all day to dung stables, disced removals of yesterday ditch
cleanings, search run away cattle, etc. Is. washed carriage etc. AM. Isaiah’s
& Dan Gingrich’s went to Jno Bauman’s visiting PM. I in Elmira got pipes
fitted up, made a support intank for lid, etc.
30.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s visited around at Martins. We at Noah Weber’s for dinner,
at Solomon B. Martins for supper.
JULY 1918
1. Noah & I rested strawshed & shed on walls & piers, started cribbing for water
trough. Is fetched a load of hay from Jesse Bauman, & worked at hog stable.
Cold wind. Light rain in eve.
2. Is. worked on hog stable all day. I finished water trough cribbing & then filled
same with concrete; Noah also had helped Is. Hy. Brubacher’s team brought
a load gravel. Nice. H’gs $17.25.
3. Alvin Weber’s child burried at Martins, aged 5 months. Noah cultivated fallow
AM. Is. worked on fallow too. I removed watertrough cribbing, made one for
to build a top on tank. G. Metzger & Jesse cleaned up under strawshed.
Urias helped Is. to unload hay, screwed up S. W. corner of leanto AM. Jesse
& Urias, Gordon, Noah & I mowed thistle heads S. of barn PM.
4. Josiah Martin & I got tank top ready to be cemented then & few others helped
to put concrete on top. Jesse bro’t a load gravel along up. Urias bro’t 10
bbls. cement up. Gordon & Noah put wire grass roots on heaps in morn, -Is.
burned them in eve. Jesse & I pulled mustard PM. Others topped thistles.
Warm.
5. I worked on leanto all day. Is & others topped thistles. Warm.
6. I in Elmira bought oats at 80c, etc, AM. Josiah Martin & Jesse helped Is. to
nail on barn boards etc AM. then they topped thistles PM. I build manhole on
tank, nailed board fast. Jno. Stahlbaum here to hunt water for well. Drillers
came.
7. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting, at Geo. Bauman’s for dinner, at Abs. Martin’s
for supper. Young people got baptised.
8. Is. & Urias fetched casings from near Rumelhardt. Drillers rigged up their
machines. I cleaned out tank, etc. Wife & I fetched beds from Dan
Gingrich’s.
9. Wife at her parents quilting. Drillers sank well about 15’. Urias brought his
load casings & helped us lay sleepers over root cellar. I looked for wanter
tank at Amos Bauman & bought 2422# oats at Hugh Campbell at 75c @ bu.
Is. fetched tank & oats; & water at J. P. Martin.
10.Drillers sank well 30’ more. We prepared for cementing sills of barndoors &
set sleepers. I renail boards on barn. Is. changed pigs about. S. Moyer put
up eave troughs & condutors to tank at barn nearly all day.
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11.Drillers sank well about 10’ more, -bored through stone, S. Moyer here to put
up eave troughs & conductors all day. We cemented some barn door sills, I
helped tinsmith. Women folks hoed potatoes PM.
12.I waited on small pigs to nurse them and was by the drillers who had struck a
spring, at about 60 ft. down from top; water raised half aways. Is. fetched a
tankful of water & cultivated fallow. I cemented barndoor sills done & made
S.W. corner of leanto wall higher with concrete.
13.I fetched beef from Dan G. Martin & furniture from Dan Gingrich. I & family at
Elis for dinner, I at N. L. Martin on executor’s buisness. I was on the way to
Hospital to visit F. Housser but met him then in Elmira, -he has now an
artificial eye his natural eye was wounded by a stone sliver while working by
us. Is. scuffled hoeing crop, etc. Drillers worked on well. Warm.
14.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Conestogo Meeting. Amos Bearingers here all day.
Amzi Snyder’s, Menno Weber’s & Martin Bauman’s widow here for supper.
15.I in Elmira on executor’s buisness & fetched old tin. Is. fetched water. I
looked after well while being tested, pumped water 5 gal. per min., went
down.
16.Dan Bauman’s here for dinner. Drillers downed 30’ more. I made float box,
etc. Is. & women folks hoed potatoes & turnips
17.Drillers sank well a little further & put in 5 in. casing into the 6”. Is. fetched a
tankful of water from Dav. Martin, AM. I dunged pigstables etc. AM. We
worked on barn floor, put tin between sills & b’d. Rain last night & dreary
today, AM. Bought grain from R. Kelly 6th
ln.
18.Is mowed grass. I worked on grain bins. Drillers on their job.
19.I laid flooring above pig stable. Is. fetched Noah Martin’s waggon for hauling
in hay, & raked hay. I helped him hauling in hay, 4 loads. Drillers down a
little over 100 ft. with 5” casing. Very warm.
20.I laid flooring above pig stable, etc. Is. fetched water from Dav. Martin &
raked hay, fixed mower knives. We fetched in ½ load hay. Is. mowed grass
after dinner. Drillers down about 132’ with drill & put in 4” case.
21.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting & Isaiah’s at NW Meeting AM. Noah B.
Martin here for dinner, Elam Gingrich’s here for supper. Very warm weather.
22.Is. mowed grass & raked hay on rows. I made a hay-hole in corner of granary
AM. We hauled in about 4 l’ds hay. Drillers down about 2 ft. Hannah at Sam
F. Bowman’s to pick raspberries.
23.Is. mowed grass in morn. I fetched wood up to drillers engine, and raked hay.
We fetched in 4 loads hay, Cyrus Martin helped PM. I fetched water from
Conestogo River in eve. Is. & Cyrus put straw out of mow.
24.I fetched 50’—4” casing at Wallenstein. Drillers endeavored to get drill out of
well which broke off yesterday & slipped down 150’., AM. then went home. Is.
mowed grass a little then he & Cyrus raked hay. I laid floor over 1st
team in
horsestable AM. We fetched in 5 ½ loads hay in eve. I raked. Cyrus here ¾
day.
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25.Drillers including Albert Martin himself here all day trying to get drill out but of
no avail, as far at eve as at morn. Is. mowed grass AM. Dan Bauman here to
see how drillers get along. We hauled in 4 l’ds hay. Cyrus here ¾ day.
26.I mowed grass, etc., Is. mend harness & fetched water from Dav. Martin, AM.
We dunged pigstables at noon. Fetched in ½ load hay when rain chased us.
I picked potatoe bugs after supper.
27.I cleaned 8 rows roots. AM. Is. chored about AM. We fetched in 3 large
loads of hay. 25 ½ loads for the season.
28.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s all day. Isaiah’s at Dan Gingrichs for dinner.
29.I fetched 2260# mix. grain @ 2.40 @ cwt from R. Kelley on the 6th
line. Is.
mowed fence corners & cultivated at fallow till it rained PM.
30.I at St. Jacobs to fetch 240 # flour (20% substitute is to be used to wheat
flour, rye flour etc., per regulations of law). Fed horses at Ed Spaeth at noon,
in Elmira to pay debts, got grain chopped in Floradale. Is. got up wood for
drillers, etc. Drillers worked all day at drill raised it by driving smaller casing
over it & raised both together.
31.Is. scuffled potatoes & roots, & I hoed of them & mowed thistles. Is. culti.
fallow.
AUGUST 1918
1. Is. harrowed fallow & piled twitch grass roots on heaps & burned them &
drawed stones from fallow too. I picked raspberries AM. etc PM. F. Housser
fetched his tools PM. Drillers back again tonight.
2. I fetched 2 bags potatoes from Aaron Bauman. Is. cut 7 acres barley & I
shocked. Drillers put in 4’ casing again & removed about 35 feet filling up
from well. Cool nights for awhile.
3. Is. & I cemented a concrete bracket against wall of barn driveway in root
cellar. Drillers on their job.
4. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Isaiah’s away.
5. Is. bindered & I shocked barley about 7 acres. No drillers today.
6. Is. bindered & shocked mix grain. I fitted a outside granary door on AM &
Cemented about in root cellar, etc. Drillers on job. Great fire in centre of
Elmira.
7. I helped to thrash at Amos Bauman ¾ day. Is. cultivated & harrowed fallow,
etc., drillers on job AM., fetched water glass PM.
8. I helped to thrash at Amos Bauman AM. Is. fetched up wood for drillers &
waggon from J. P. Martin. We fetched in 2 loads barley. Had rain &
thunderstorm. Is. plowed sod. Drillers in fine sand & water.
9. Is. & I plowed sod. Dan Bauman here to see how drillers get along. Drillers
declared 2nd
spring shut out & are through a streak hard pass.
10.I took choppings to Floradale, Is. cleaned stables; we finished plowing sod.
Is. reshocked grain sheaves. Drillers on job all day. I measured well with a
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string tonight about 178 ½ ft. clear, water up within 60 ft. from top, Casings in
from top (even) 182’.
11.SUNDAY: Eli Bauman’s here for dinner. Isaiah’s at J.P. Martin’s for supper.
We at Conestogo Meeting, at Menno Wideman’s for dinner, at Levi Martins for
supper.
12.Is. fetched up wood & water for drillers. Is. disced & Hannah rolled sod PM.
Drillers here to test well, -pump at it for 5 hours at a rate from 4 to 5 gallon per
min., spring lowered about 4 ft. Paid $3.00 a foot for 182 feet (about 2’ less
for joints for actual depth) later on I put a few pailsful of gravel into well. (4’
casing in).
13.I helped to thrash at Amos Bauman ¾ day from field. Is. cut oats & some
mixed grain.
14.We hung tank on an apple tree & fetched in 8 loads barley & mixed grain &
shocked oats. Drillers moved away after dinner.
15.We fetched in 3 loads of barley, Is. cut oats. I fetched 2 bags oats from A. B.
16.I & Is. cut 2 acres peas & about 2 acres goosewheat & cut oats, & shocked.
17.Is. bindered oats nearly all day. I shocked & I helped after supper. Nice
week.
18.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting; Israel Bearinger’s, Jesse Bauman’s here
for dinner; Ezra Bauman’s, Israel Cressman’s & young folks here.
19.We thrashed from field here. I helped Amos Bauman to move outfit up AM;
thrashed peas, oats, mixed grain & goosewheat PM.
20.Amos & I thrashed 4 hrs. at J. P. Martin, at E. Gingrich 5 ¼ hrs. Is. got grain
chopped, etc.
21.Amos & I thrashed at Ananias Martin AM., Sam Switzer PM. 3 ¼ hrs. in field
till it rained, --Is. helped at Sam too. Mother here today on a visit. Is. helped
to thrash at N. Martin ¼ dy.
22.A. B. & I thrashed at J. Gingrich 4 ½ hrs., at Jac. Musselman 5 hrs. Is.
harrowed sod. Heavy short shower PM.
23.Is. helped to thrash at N. Martin ½ day AM, raked stuble land & started to
gang. A. B. & I thrashed 5 hrs. PM at Mose Gingrich, Rain.
24.I fetched beef in morn, on buisness in Elmira, at Dan. Bauman’s for dinner;
unsettled weather AM but cleared up PM.
25.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Martin’s Meeting. We at home all day.
26.Is. ganged. Amos Bauman & I at Yatton to bushout chaff blower boxings AM.
I finished it up & fastened in position again, etc.
27.I pulled peas in orchard & reshocked oats a little & fetched waggon from
Floradale blacksmithshop. Is. ganged; we fetched in 1 l’d oats.
28.We fetched in 1 l’d oats & unloaded 2. Is. mend harness, got sorrel team
reshoed at Winfield, helped to thrash at C. Israel 1 ½ hrs. I prepared on
pump. Rainy. Noah fetched mother to Daniel’s in eve. Rain tonight.
29.Is. helped to thrash at C. Israel ½ day. AM. & ganged PM. I helped to thrash
at M. Gingrich 5 ½ hrs. & moved to An. Martin.
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30.Is. ganged & harrowed AM. Is. & 1 of women folk hauled in 4 loads oats PM.
I dug out for well-room, etc. AM., helped to thrash at An. Martin PM. Rain
tonight.
31.I went to Amos Eby to set machines AM. Thrashed & cut straw – 5 hrs. PM.
Is. haul in 1 load oats, dunged stables, etc. Cool.
SEPTEMBER 1918
1. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting, at David M. Martin’s, visited wife’s
grandmother, for dinner, at Oziah Bauman’s for supper. Isaiah’s at Aaron
Bauman’s.
2. I pushed shocks over & Is. turned peas over, etc, AM. We hauled in 7 loads
oats & 2 l’ds peas. A. B, hired man & team helped PM. Finished except
rakings. Dreary towards night.
3. I took 3 hogs to Wallenstein for C.C. Diefenbachers, wt. 550# @ 19c &
brought 1 H.P. mogul engine from station ($90.00). Dug out top of well &
cemented 2 ½’ wall in same. Is. ganged & let grain chopped.
4. I fetched beef ringer from Jno. F. Martin; then at Amos Bauman to thrash, &
gathered wild plums there PM. Got rainy PM. Is. ganged fallow done & some
other besides (stuble land).
5. HARVEST MEETING: Isaiah’s at S. Peel Meeting, he ganged PM. We at
WW Meeting AM., at Chr. Heckendorn’s for dinner, at funeral of Levi W.
Martin’s child at W. Woolwich PM., aged 5 mon. & about 23 days.
6. Is. ganged about all day. I fetched 750—3” tiles from Conestogo.
7. Is. cemented bal. of well-wall, etc, AM. He & Cyres helped to thrash peas at
Amos Bauman PM. I fetched 800—3” tiles from Conestogo, also hauled in
raking yet.
8. SUNDAY: Isaiah’s by her folks both meals. We at Eli’s for dinner. At funeral
of Serranes Martin’s child, aged 3 yrs., 4 months, at WW.
9. I fetched 800—3” tiles from Conestogo. Is. fixed up back cross fence, etc.
10.I fetched 800—3” tiles from Conestogo. Is. started to plow.
11.I fetched 600—4” tiles from Conestogo. Is. plowed awhile & then cleaned out
in root cellar. Rainy PM.
12.Rainy nearly all day. I got top piece of casing cut off by drillers at Lesly
Peterson, AM. Is. finished cleaning out root cellar. We removed some goods
from granary to kitchen upstairs.
13.Is. got grain chopped at Floradale & at Elmira. I worked on 1 HP Mogul.
14.C. Hahn brought pump jack in morn; I fetched beef in morn & measured on
pump works, painted out some rough cast wall in root cellar. Is. dunged
stables AM & plowed PM.
15.SUNDAY: We all at N W Meeting AM. We at (neighbors) Noah Martin’s for
supper.
16.I fetched a carriage load of apples from Joshua Rudy. Is. plowed. Rain.
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17.Is. plowed. I shook apples off trees & gathered up of them into bags, etc.
Hannah at Israel Martin to fetch 13 pumpkins.
18.Is. fetched 450 tiles from Conestogo. Wife at her parents to fetch elderberries
(from Dan E. Martin) I helped to saw wood & chopp grain at Amos Bauman
nearly all day, --chopped some for me too.
19.Is. fetch that load of choppings from A. Bauman. I bagged some apple yet,
etc. We put pump into well at noon. I got apple butter made at Floradale, -17
sugar bags full of apples gave 72 gals. Cider (45c worth Bi-carb of soda into
cider) 13 crocks full of apple butter; 7c per gal. to boil cider down to apple
butter) $5.49. Boiled almost to hard down, --stiff thick, 10 pailsful of pumpkins
in.
20.Is. fetched 110—4” tiles & 150—6” from Conestogo. I prepared for building
top on well & build. Headstone for our dead child.
21.Elmira Fall Fair Is. plowed out potatoes, etc. We at N. Bearinger’s for dinner,
at Enos Bauman’s for supper, at Joshua Rudy’s night.
22.SUNDAY: At Martins Meeting AM., at Amos Brubacher’s for dinner, at Titus
Bauman’s for supper. Ezra F. Martin’s here.
23.I build concrete top on well, etc. Is. plowed. Rain in eve.
24.I build concrete lid on top of well, dunged stables, cleaned old lumber. Is.
fetched 150—6” tiles from Conestogo.
25.I fetched a load gravel from M. Snider AM. & 1 from N. Snider
26.Is. fetched 2 loads gravel from N. Snider. I attended funeral of Wm.
O’Donnel’s child at Macton RC Church AM. I fastened doors under N. side of
strawshed & drove beef ringer to D. G. M.
27.Is. fetched a load gravel & I plowed Am; Is. plowed & I worked on barn doors
PM. Nice & cool weather.
28.I fired engine at Amos Bauman to cut corn AM. I plowed PM. Is. fetched beef
& took beef hide to Hy. Klinck, fetched cement & shingles.
29.SUNDAY: We all at S. Peel Meeting. We at Ab. Bearinger’s for dinner.
30.I fetched from Elmira a load shingles, & hauled in 2 load firewood into barn for
storage. Is. plowed.
OCTOBER 1918
1. We hauled 2 loads wood into barn then Is. plowed with 4 horses hitched on. I
piled wood. I fired engine at Elam Gingrich to cut corn PM. Nice Day. Heavy
frost last night.
2. We re-hooked barn doors, etc. a little rain in morn, -then Is. plowed. I fired
engine at M. Gingrich cutting corn PM.
3. I fired engine at M. Gingrich cutting corn a few hours & dunged pig stables
AM. I cleaned out part of double stable preparatory for cementing PM. Is.
plowed with 4 horses all day. Nice Day. Bulgaria surrendered to the Allies
the other day.
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4. I fired engine at Amos Eby cutting corn ¾ day, I moved engine & separator to
Wm. O’Donnell in eve. Is. plowed with 4 horses, 2 abreast.
5. Is. plowed with 4 horses, -2 abreast. I prepared stable for cementing. Sam F.
Bowman brought to us 4 barrels apples at $3.00 each. Hannah there this
week helping at the apples.
6. SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner, at N. B. Martin’s for supper. Jno.
F. Martin’s here for dinner.
7. Funeral of wife of Daniel B. Martin (nee Hoffman) at Conestogo, aged 50 yrs,
7 mon. I fetched 240 # flour from St. Jacobs & at brickyard, Conestogo, re
tiles. Is . plowed.—We cemented cattle troughs.
8. I fetched 340—5” tiles & 270—2 ½” from Conestogo. Is. plowed.
9. I fetched 200—5” tiles & 530-2 ½” from Conestogo. Is. plowed, etc.
10.I fetched 400—2 ½” tiles & 220—5” from Conestogo. Is. worked on ditch.
11.I fetched 440—5” tiles & 155—2 1.2” from Conestogo. Jonathan along too, to
fetch tiles for himself, he brought 50 tiles for me too. Is. made potatoe bin in
cellar & prepared stable for cementing. Fine day.
12.We drove & hauled two brood sows away & cemented stables. Some rain.
13.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting AM. I at funeral of Martin Bowman’s child,
aged about 6 mons. At N. Woolwich PM. Isaiah’s also at funeral at Hy. M.
Gingrich’s then. Smoky in morn.
14.Is. & I at NW Meeting House to pay into the Sailor’s Fund AM., Is. plowed PM.
I carpentered on cattle stalls PM.
15.Is. plowed with 4 horses, I worked on stables, pulled mangles.
16.Hannah, Is. & I made out & hauled in an even boxfull of potatoes. Nice.
17.Hannah, Is. & I made out a little potatoes, Is. & I hauled in a load mangles
with tops at noon & then drawed out 9 loads manure on s. fallow.
18.We hauled out 17 loads manure, I spread some of it. I attended a sub.
Meeting (prior to 22nd
of month) at Moses Martin re: considering “Victory
Bonds”.
19.We hauled out 11 loads manure, I spread some. Amos Bauman & I
expanded flues, etc. on engine by Wm. O’Donnell AM., Is. fetched sows.
20.SUNDAY: Dav. F. Martin’s here for dinner. Jonathan Martin’s and Anson
Gingrich’s here for supper. Soaking rain last night.
21.We dunged stables (Hannah,--hen house), bathed 23 pigs & castrated some.
Is. spread manure, PM., I tore some of old cowstable out PM.
22.I prepared thrashing outfit for service at Wm. O’Donnell and at Meeting at W.
Woolwich re “Victory War Loan” bonds, Is. prepared cowstable for cementing
& cemented manger bottoms. I erected Headstone fo our child at W.W.
23.Is. & I thrashed for Wm. O’Donnell all day, moved outfit to J. Gingrich.
24.We hauled out 3 loads manure then filled up in stable with earth & cemented
1 side of stable. Funeral of Ezra Martin’s (son of Nath.) child at Martins.
Threatening for rain all day, a few sprinkles.
25.We hauled out 17 loads manure & spread some. Sultry.
26.We hauled out 5 loads manure A.M. & fetched in 4 loads turnips. PM.
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27.SUNDAY: Dan Bauman’s here for supper. Isaiah’s at Jesse Bauman’s
nearly all day. Meetings cancelled by order of Board of health on account of
Influenze.
28.Rainy AM. I build cowstalls AM & Is. at it PM. I fetched 2200# mix grain from
Ray. Kelley at $2.40 per cwt., & hauled same to chopping mills. Dr. Faulds
died today in Elmira. All sick with the “flu” at Ivan Martin, -she’s low.
29.We cemented gutters for double stable, & part of wall due W. of shed. I
fetched choppings from Floradale in morn.
30.We cemented small jobs, AM. We fetched in 6 loads turnips PM.
31.We hauled in 2 loads turnips in morn, then Is. plowed. Wife & I on buisness in
Elmira & fetched ditching plow from Dan Bauman.
NOVEMEBER 1918
1. Is. & I plowed AM. We all at funeral of wife of Ivan Martin (nee Mary Ann
Weber) at W. Woolwich PM., aged 25 yrs, 10 mons. A short sermon
delivered at grave, as no gatherings are allowed yet in churchs, etc., -she had
died from flu & complications (1st
one in our church)
2. I up the 4th
line to look for oats & then fetched 860# oats @ 80c from H.
Freeman in eve. I plowed in orchard. Is. plowed in field N. of orchard.
3. SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Gingrich’s for dinner, at Dan G. Martin’s for supper.
4. Is. plowed some, I weighed oats & fetched water from Jonathan, & then we
started on tile ditch.
5. We worked on tile ditch,-I laid some in in morn, -Enos Gingrich helped all day
& Josiah Martin PM. Moses Martin & I surveyed front field. Enos Bauman
here to see gasoline engine, & to lent money from I. M. B. Est.
6. Is. plowed with 4 horses. I worked on tile ditch all day. Josiah Martin & Enos
Gingrich helped 1 day & Mose B. Martin PM. Nice days.
7. Is. plowed with 4 horses. I & G. Metzger worked on tile ditch al day, Josiah
Gingrich, PM. False report of Armistice in France, --whistles blew. Market
price of hogs $17.00 per cwt.
8. J. Gingrich & I worked on tile ditch AM., Is. plowed AM., Rainy PM. Is. & I
carpentered on cowstalls & floatbox lid.
9. Is. dunged pig stables & I sawed wood in morn, then we carpentered on
cowstalls AM. Is. plowed PM. I, J.G, & 2 of J. Martin on tile ditch PM.
10.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting. Isaiah’s at Israel B. Martin’s for supper.
11.Is. plowed with 4 horses. I & Amos Bauman & J. G. all day & 2 of Jos. Martin
on tile ditch PM. Hy. Bauman ordained preacher for S. Peel. Armistice
signed by Germany in France to end world war 1914—1918. Whistles blew,
etc, in that regard.
12.Is. helped to plow up ground between pump & lane AM. & then plowed in field
PM. I & E. Gingrich all day, 1 of Jos. Martin, AM & PM on ditch.
13.Is. & E. Gingrich plowed all day. I, A. Bauman & G. Metzger on ditch 1 dy.
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14.Is. & E. Gingrich plowed AM, I yet PM. I & J. Gingrich all day, & Enos
Gingrich & Amos Bauman PM. worked on ditch, --tiles in to middle of lane.
15.Amos Bauman & I each fetched a load of oats from Jno. Walter Con. 5 Lot 3,
--I had 111 bu. @ 70 ½c. Peter Bowman, J. Gingrich & Is. worked on tile
ditch S. of house all day, I helped awhile at eve.
16.I, Is., J. Gingrich & A. Bauman on tile ditch all day. Neighbors have “Flu”.
Alex Strome’s boy’s funeral yesterday. P. Beisel’s child died at Winfield.
17.SUNDAY: We at David Bauman’s for dinner & supper. Levi Gingrich’s visited
Isaiah’s.
18.I ditched ¾ day., Is. worked about barn. Dan Gingrich helped to thrash for me
at Dav. F. Martin ¾ day for me. A little rain.
19.I, Dan Gingrich & A. Bauman on tile ditch all day; & Is. AM, plowed PM.
20.I, A. Bauman, Is. & bro. Noah on tile ditch all day. Finished putting 5” drain
Amos Bauman & I paid a call on F. Housser after supper.
21.I, Is., & Dan Gingrich worked on tile ditch all day. Snowed a little.
22.I, Is., & brother Noah on tile ditch all day; I attended beef ring Meeting after
sup.
23.I, Is., & Dan Gingrich’s worked on tile ditch all day.
24.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting, at Levi W. Martin’s for dinner, at Jonas B.
Martin’s for supper. Cold. Ground frozen.
25.Amos Bauman & I rigged up thrashing outfit at J. Gingrich & thrashed PM.
26.A. Bauman & drilled stub bolt out of engine crank bearing, AM, & thrashed,
PM at Josiah Gingrich. Is. hauled wood & experienced on pump works.
27.Funeral of 2nd
wife of Menno S. Frey. We thrashed at J. Gingrich ¼ day, then
at F. Schill. Is. repaired granary & filled in ditch. O’Donnell has “Flu”.
28.A. B. & I thrashed at F. Schill ¾ day & a little at Chas. Israel. Is. worked on
granary, etc.
29.We thrashed at Chas. Israel all day. Is. let grain chopped at Floradale.
30.We thrashed at Chas. Israel AM, at Sam Switzer PM. Is. worked about barn,
etc. S. Western snowstorm in eve.
DECEMBER 1918
1. SUNDAY: Mother here, also yesterday. I chored some at O’Donnell’s, he’s
ill. Rest at home.
2. A.B & I thrashed at Sam Switzer all day. I pumped water for thrashing.
3. We thrashed at Sam Switzer and moved to here AM. We thrashed here ½
day PM. Neighbors helped us.
4. We thrashed here till 11 o’clock, neighbors, helped. Moved separator to J.P.
Martin at noon. Is. & Amos chopped grain here PM. I got “flu”.
5. I in bed al day with “flu”, wife to Floradale on buisness. Amos & Is. thrashed
at J. P. Martin AM. Is. chored here PM. Nearly all of J.P. Martin’s family laid
up with “flu”.
6. Is. & Amos thrashed at J.P. Martin and Elam Gingrich. I chored at noon.
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7. I dunged stables, etc. Dan. Bauman paid a call here. Is. & Amos thrashed at
Elam all day nearly.
8. SUNDAY: All at home today, -had cold.
9. A.B. & I finished thrashing at Elam & then thrashed at Mose Gingrich’s 2nd
barn a little over ½ day. Mild weather.
10.A.B. & I thrashed at M. Gingrich AM., bar on platform of engine broke, got it
fixed & thrashed awhile at Amos Eby. East Wind. Is. to Floradale to pay my
taxes $79.83 & contributions at N.W. Meeting House for the Government.
A.K. Snyder badly scalded on an engine.
11.A.B. & I thrashed at A. Eby all day, moved to Jac. M. Is. helped his wife to
wash, chored, etc. My wife in bed on “flu” yesterday & AM.
12.A.B. & I thrashed at Jac. Musselman all day. Is. in Elmira to fetch gasoline,
etc. got engine ready too. Wife of Manassa Martin (nee Maria Frey) died
shortly. Nice days.
13.A.B. & I thrashed at Jac. Musselman ¾ day, moved to Amos for machines
winter quarters. Is. got gasoline engine into shape, etc.
14.We chored, etc., AM. I helped to chopp awhile at Amos PM., also helped him
to clean engine boiler. Is. took gasoline engine to An. Martin & set for action.
Manassa Martin’s wife burried at WW, aged 21 yrs.
15.SUNDAY: Urias, Mary Ann & Sussie here for dinner. Isaiah’s away.
16.Is. operated gasoline engine at Ananias Martin about 3 hrs., had bother to
keep pulley on separator. I placed window at W. end of shed. Is. also
shovelled some ground at different places in eve.
17.Is. operated g. engine at An. Martin all day. I worked on building a hog stable
at W. end of shed. Alvin Bauman, Mich., son of Owen, burried.
18.Is. operated g. engine at An. Martin, AM., then moved engine to M. Gingrich’s
other barn & fetched 25 gal. gasoline @ 37c from Floradale. I helped to
butcher at Jonathan ¾ day.
19.I all day & Jonathan Martin ¾ day dug ditch between well & barn for water
pipes. Is. chored AM., & operated engine to chopp at M. Gingrich 3 hrs. PM.
Nice weather this week. “Flue” around Floradale.
20.Jonathan & I worked on waterpipe ditch all day, -put pipes in tiles, (4” tiles)
from pump to close to barn. Is. in bed with “flu”. One of twin babies of Menno
Burkhardt’s burried at WW. Amos Bauman has “Flu” a few days, the
Gingrich’s on the 6th
also.
21.I chored about barn AM. Wife & I in Elmira PM. Is. in bed.
22.SUNDAY: Is. in bed. We paid a call on Dan Gingrich’s, Mother there while
too.
23.I worked at odd jobs in morn. I went to Amos Bauman a little before dinner to
chopp grain PM. Is. started choring again in eve.
24.Nurse waiting on Amos Bauman, I there to thrash awhile & chopp grain. Is.
chored about barn.
25.CHRISTMAS: We at Amos Bearinger’s for dinner & supper, at Dan Bauman’s
overnight.
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26.We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper. I chored at Dan’s at noon, -others
at house over noon by J. Cressman, -we also at Josiah’s wife’s funeral, (nee
Lucinda Bauman) aged 35 yrs, 9 mons., at W Woolwich PM. I waited on A.
Bauman at night.
27.I waited on Amos Bauman all day & night.
28.I waited on Amos Bauman all day. Is. chopped grain at M. Gingrich, 4 hrs.
29.SUNDAY: We at Josiah Gingrich’s for dinner, Isaiah’s at Conestogo Meeting.
30.Is. operated g. engine at M. Gingrich, thrashing 9 hrs; I fetched lumber & salt.
31.Is. moved engine to Israel Shantz AM., thrashed with engine PM. Funeral of
Dan Hoffman’s girl, aged 12 yrs, at Conestogo AM., & Wendel Martin’s Ivan,
aged about 21 yrs, at Martins PM. I worked on I. M. B. Est. books, etc.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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Cousin Fannie’s father, Hale HANDY
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�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.
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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
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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.
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possibly a relative of Delilah SHAW, who married Samuel BALDWIN (“Ma’s” brother).
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�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
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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.
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“Addie” (or Ada) and Annie Laurie DELONG, children of Peleg Delong, cousins of Henry WATSON
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Orville DELONG, son of Peleg Delong
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Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram (“Uncle Abe”)
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Probably Ada DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong and Alvira Ford
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Son of Peleg DELONG and Alvira Ford
69
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�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
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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
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Alforetta DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong (other spellings: Alphoretta)
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�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.
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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
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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.
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�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
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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
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Addie and Annie Laura, daughters of Peleg DELONG and Alvira FORD
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�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
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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
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�“ 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
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�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
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�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
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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
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�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
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Ida was born June 14, 1854
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�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
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‘May’ is Mary WATSON, daughter of Henry and Louisa
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�[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
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Chester DELONG, son of Peleg Delong and Alvira FORD
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�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
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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
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�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
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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
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�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
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�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
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�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
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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.
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�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
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Henry WATSON’S brother
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�“ 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
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Henry WATSON’S father
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�“ 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
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�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
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�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
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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
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�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
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Might be Ida’s brother George HANDY
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�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
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September 13th Very warm. Pulled beans all the afternoon
Johnny S---- called in today to let me
know the Excursion to Port Stanley was
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�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
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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
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Ebenezer HANDY, son of Sedgwick Handy
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�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.
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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
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Would be Henry’s brother Theodore Frederick WATSON who was also known as Fred
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�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
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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
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�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
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�“ 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
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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
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Probably Anson & Edwin, sons of Abram WILLSON
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�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
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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
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Ida’s sister Clara Lucinda
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�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.
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�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
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�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
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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]
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�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
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Anson and Eddie Willson, likely
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�“ 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
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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
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This might be Collins Willson (Ella’s brother)
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�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 ----------
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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
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This would be referred to Julius and Lucretia’s new son Loren HANDY
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�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.
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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
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�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
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�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
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�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
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�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.
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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
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�[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
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�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.
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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
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�[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
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�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
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�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!
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�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!
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�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
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�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)
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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.
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[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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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[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
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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.
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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)
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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
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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.
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“ 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
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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?
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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
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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
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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)
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+ 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
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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).
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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
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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)
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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.
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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
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“ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“ 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
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“ 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
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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
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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
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[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
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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]
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Might be Ida’s brother George HANDY
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“ 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
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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
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“ 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
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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
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Sedgwick HANDY, brother of Collins HANDY Sr.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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[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]
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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.
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Dec 16th
Pretty cold Pa + Frank went to Ridgetown
to the sale
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Anson and Eddie Willson, likely
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“ 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
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This might be Collins Willson (Ella’s brother)
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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
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This would be referred to Julius and Lucretia’s new son Loren HANDY
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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[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
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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
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[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
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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
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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!
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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!
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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
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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)
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1858
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1859
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1860
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1861
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1862
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1863
James Cameron Diary, 1864
James Cameron Diary, 1865
James Cameron Diary, 1866
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1867
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1868
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1869
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1870
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1871
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1876
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1877
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1878
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1879
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1880
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1881
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1882
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1883
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1884
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1885
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1886
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1887
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1888
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1889
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1890
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1891
James Cameron Diary, 1892
James Cameron Diary, 1893
James Cameron Diary, 1894
James Cameron Diary, 1895
James Cameron Diary, 1896
James Cameron Diary, 1897
James Cameron Diary, 1898
James Cameron Diary, 1899
James Cameron Diary, 1900
James Cameron Diary, 1901
James Cameron Diary, 1902
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<p>January 1st 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island NY</p>
<p>New Years Day Ice open a Ball tonight at the Kintail house Went to the Bush for a crotch to Draw Drags with To thrashing Pease Snowing & Blowing Shot a Woodpecker</p>
<p>2nd I a Thrashing Soft Weather</p>
<p>3rd Done Thrashing Pease 29 & 3 pecks Is to get 2 1/2 & 1/2 a peck Allen's the Red Boys Birth Day Freezing East Wind Ice taking pretty well Began to thrash Wheat</p>
<p>4th I at Thrashing {Illegilbe} the Ice Went as far as Francis Island nights frost</p>
<p>5th I Went to Williamstown gave Jim a Quart & a Bottle Bought of A Summer 1 coat f in 10 10 candles -/6 Horse shoe nails -/6 Paper /6 envelops -/4 Cotton 10 Buttons /4 1 Pint -/6 got my Papers{illegible} then no one crofsed at Summers Turned stormy a good many air holes worth of {illegible} Paid</p>
<p>6th Sunday alone Storm commenced in the afternoon East Wind snowing and Drifting</p>
<p>7th Councillers in Williamstown</p>
<p>8th Is came from Henry thrashing Wheat</p>
<p>9th I went to Henery with my trousers to make</p>
<p>10th Went for my Paper Bought of A Summers Pair of Braces 1/6 sweetys -/3 got my trousers at Henerys</p>
<p>11th I went to Williamstown I a Done thrashing Wheat Brought my Shirts to make a {line illegible}</p>
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<p>January 12th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Came From Williamstown got a Ride Stopd at Summerston Bought of A Summers 1 pint of Whiskey -/4 Bought 1/2 lb Tobacco Paid at Davids in Treats 1/10 1/2 all Paid Angus {illegible} me to Henerys Door Crofsing on the ice to Salmon River. Old William Smith Departed on the 11th of January 86 {illegible} Buried on Sunday Small Pox in Williamstown</p>
<p>13th Sunday</p>
<p>14th I a & I Fanning Wheat 9 Bushels Fanned this time Cold Wheather now a days</p>
<p>15 Ia Went to Charlies Charlie & I came up Trying the cutter Broke the shafts Drawing Drags</p>
<p>16th Stormy</p>
<p>17th took the cutter from the Pitt Point</p>
<p>18th making shafts for the cutter Charlie I {illegible} Rough Weather</p>
<p>19th I Went to the store order for 1 Quart Whisky & lb Tobacco no axes Charlie and I at the shafts Charlie & I staving</p>
<p>Sunday 20th Charlie went home</p>
<p>21 {illegible} night Breaking Roads</p>
<p>22nd Went to the store Bought a {illegible} 1 lb candles 1/2 lb Tea Donald Roaches Wife a Daughter</p>
<p>23rd {illegible} to for Covington with Wheat Bought {illegible} camonmile Tea 17 1/2 took George Amos back to Whitney paid -/7 1/2 him</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Jany 23rd Went to Salmon River met Mr Streeter on the Ice gave him 2 Dollars in cash Bought of B Buchan Tobacco to 1 Quart Bottle First crofsing here with horse I Thrashing the Pease over again</p>
<p>24th Fanning Peas 1 Bushel</p>
<p>25th gave Ia 1/2 Bushel him going to Williamstown Lent Charlies Bag to him Robie Burns Birth Day Drawing Drags</p>
<p>26th Drawing Drags snow Deep in the Bush.</p>
<p>27th I. Came from Williamstown Fine Day</p>
<p>28th I. Began the Oats on the Upper side of the Barn Senios Boy for Peas Henery fishing Eels I caught 3 Before the Door Drawing Drags</p>
<p>29th Cutting Down Trees</p>
<p>30th Breaking Roads in the Bush</p>
<p>31st Fanning Oats 20 Bushels this time</p>
<p>1st of February Done Thrashing Oats Went to Williamstown got 2 paper Kenneth poorly Brought out 1 Bush of Pease Tobacco for Granny Stormy night East Wind</p>
<p>2nd came home Roads Bad candlemass Day Stormy</p>
<p>3rd Sunday I Ba{illegible}ing</p>
<p>4th Fanning Oats Last 17 1/2 Fanned</p>
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<p>Feby the 5th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Sold Io an axe 5/ - to cut wood for it Io commenced to chop soft Weather to Day Drawing Drags Water on the Ice and Plenty snow churning</p>
<p>6th Io Quit chopping a thrashing over the Pease stormy Day took Back the Axe from him got 4 Bushels of Oats from him for what he owed me Turning Stormy</p>
<p>7th Stormy I. Baking</p>
<p>8th Io to Williamstown Frosty Day Stormy Some Went to the Bush cut some Drags cut Down the Big Basswood Tree</p>
<p>9th Drawing some Drags a Beautiful fine morning the Islands Look close a sign of a storm Stormy from the East Change in the Moon Raining through the night</p>
<p>Sunday the 10th Raining & Freezing</p>
<p>11th Io came for the cow Went to Saburns near M Laughlins with him at Angus MDonells Raining some</p>
<p>12th A very fine Day Drawing Drags Fanning 1 pec of Pease Cleaning the Barn floor Let out the Hens to pick up the Grain in the yard and to get a Washing Warm sun and Raining some Shrove Tuesday</p>
<p>13 Ash Wednesday Freesing a little cutting stove Wood</p>
<p>14th {illegible} Day a Ball at David L{illegible}ers</p>
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<p>Valentine 14th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feby Went to see Daily about the Hay Henerys wife cut my hair - a Ball at Summers tonight the Evening commencing with E Wind somthing stormy through the night</p>
<p>15th E Wind Snowing & hailing & raining fine in the Evening</p>
<p>16th Dra{illegible} some fine in the Evening Fine upstairs Fire{?}</p>
<p>17th Sunday Stormy snowing Henery Fishing Eels James McDougall here about the stack told me about Peter Finney House burnt Down & about Donald McLennan & Mary McNicol Being Married</p>
<p>18 James Hugh Birth Day snowing & Drifting Drew 2 Drags (2 Lambs) on Saturday night the 16th</p>
<p>19th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Candles 1/ Had a Treat paid the Treat 7 1/2 at Nicholsons the Dog there at night</p>
<p>20th I Promised Dr MGreggor to go to Williamstown & he would give me a Ride stormy in the morning in the Evening. I started Left the Basket Bottles at A Summers for Mollasses Roads Bad seen Campbell the Weaver at D Camerons Brought out the close Basket forks sox heads Bell Hugh Anns clothes {?}</p>
<p>21st in Williamstown Grey went to the Depot Urquhart & I Dingwalls Daughter married today</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Feb 22nd Washingtons Birth Day came From Williamstown went Lost on a Road Cattanach & George Farrel took coming through the Bush George got sick Turned Back home stopt at Donald Cameron's in 2nd Con Stopt at Summers had a Treat 16 Paid Bought of A Summers 1 Quart syrup/11 1/2 2 lbs of Butter 2/4 came home all night the small Pox in Williamston yet Joined A Summers Lottery 2/6 to Be a Week from Saturday that the 2nd of March</p>
<p>23rd East Wind Stormy Drifting & Blowing the Largest Flakes of Snow I ever seen falling fell for a while this afternoon 2 lambs this Morning one Dead Took the Sheep & the other Lamb in would not suck Dead in the Evening Hailing & Drifting to night chopping Stove Wood</p>
<p>Sunday 24th Blowing all alone Reading the Book of Martyrs Freezing Some</p>
<p>25th Monday Drew some drags not very well a very Bad Pain in my Breast knocking around for all that Drifting & Blowing circle around the sun Great Dreams Great Great</p>
<p>26th Fine Morning Charlie came Going to Cornwall Heard crows for the first Began to chop Beech in the Bush Drew a Drag made a Waterhole Charlie Left the Dog</p>
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<p>27th</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island Feby A very fine Day Greatest crosfing to and from Salmon River I witnefsed this some years put a halter on the colt the first ever was on him to say he would Lead Tap would run some to Day Drew 3 Drags snow Deep wind changed cut Down a Big Ash on the Bank oat the Lower End of the Pitt Point (This is Leander's Day him who crofsed the Hellespont, See Byrons Works) Ducks Flying up to the West very high in the air</p>
<p>28th Went acofs for my Papers sent Senios Boy for them Gave him 3 coppers for doing Heard Sandy Greass wife Died a few Days ago Bill to mi{illegible}</p>
<p>1st of March in the Morning some Drops of Rain a Little Snow then a very fine Day shelling some corn Drew some Drags setting the cocks a Fighting cutting a Trench to Let the Water Run at the Door and in the yard</p>
<p>2nd I crofsed to Summers Bought Pink & Senna /10 Paid this Andrew at Cornwall Seen Jim Bush at summers Charlie came from Cornwall By Rail the First ever he was on a Great many Valentines going Sem{illegible} Lancaster the Lottery to Be tonight</p>
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<p>March the 3 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Sunday Charlie here Raining wate on the Ice Ducks Flying about</p>
<p>4th Great Day in the states Charlie went home gave him some pease Put 2 Front shoes on Grey Very Windy in the afternoon not many Going the Ice Seen Blackbirds cut my Thumb</p>
<p>5th Did not see any one going Summer's Road Froze well Last night Good crust went to see the Redcanoe at the head of the Island High wind Last night chopping some in the Bush The cow wanting to go off or searching for the other one. First Eggs Laid by the hens to Day Put out some of the Rusters Freezing some Great Going of the Ice is Good</p>
<p>6th crofsed as far as Francis Island trying the Ice first rate Drew some Drags cutting the Trees in the marsh</p>
<p>7th Went to Senios got his Boy to fo for my Paper to the R{illegible} Gave him 3 coppers got the Shovel at Henerys the Dog followed me home Eating first Eggs very Frosty Weather. wind cold A Summers Drawing his wood from Tobins Senios got his Toes taking off this week Thinking that it is the Kings Evil that Kenneth has</p>
<p>8th Thinking of going to Williamstown Christee here for Straw Gave hime what he could drag home Started for Williamstown the Dog Went Brought 1 of corn Table Cloth Flour 3 pair son Sacrament in Williamstown</p>
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<p>8th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island March</p>
<p>Went to See James Ferguson Went By the Station going to Williamstown</p>
<p>9th Raining Started for home the Dog stopt Stopt at Davids Gave a Ride Down to John Duncan Wanting to Buya Gun Slippery on the Ice for Grey S Pinks got the stove & sleigh A Summers in Montreal Sacrament Time in Williamstown Some Sleighs going the Ice at Trashere to Lancaster</p>
<p>10th Sunday alone Freezing some Tooth Ache</p>
<p>11th Monday Angus came had 5 Bags I gave him 3 took 2 Bags of Pease 6 Bags of Oats The Ice very good 3 Teams crofsed at Lancaster From the Dundee Side in the Morning Christee Wile & Francis Girl here Gave them 1 Bushel of Oats part Payment for the Spear Fixing the cutter Box as I am thinking of going to Salmon River Tomorrow Lots of Feed cattle Hearty all well save myself.A touch of the Toothache near noon. To Day Sun Looks cloudy as if something was Brewing</p>
<p>12th This Day M MMaster frist came to the Island This Morning Stormy at 10 oClock Started for Salmon River Took 106 lbs of Pease to my Accompt to Buckman that a Dollar & 6 cents at a Cent a lb towards my account Sold my Wheat 90 lbs for 40 lbs Flour at 3 cents a lb & 10 cents cash Bought Walter 1 bag tobacco /7 1/2 Whisky {illegible} 1/3 cap & I gave him the cash Towards the {illegible} Stopped one arm Tavern 1/ at Lukes / got my Dinner. Left my Bag there Ice Good to Salmon River the mills all {illegible} with high Water Gave Lewy & George Boule a lift down from the store</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island {illegible} March 13th 1861</p>
<p>Stormy to Day East Wind Expecting them to come to Day for the Hay but it is too stormy I dont think the'll come 10 o clock now Drew some Drags Got a Binder for the Hay Hens not Laying very well Freezing some E Wind changed to the West</p>
<p>14th Some cold Angus & John McPherson came took a Load of Hay Took 4 Bags of Oats and 2 of Pease Took Dinner Had a Hooker Lundy came stops all night Going to Salmon River for Traps</p>
<p>Sundy I crofsed t Bake Gave A I Baker 1 1/2 of Pease at 3/ a Bushel 4/6 Toward my account gave Secor. I Bushel Wheat 5/ toward my accound Bought of Rob Dunnery 1 oz of hoarhound 2 cents Paid Sheets Leaving the Front</p>
<p>16th Went to Salmon River stopt at Lockes took the Bottle & Bag Sold Bucham 50 lbs of Wheat got Flour sold 1 1/2 of corn got 5/ cash 2 lb Butter 16 cetns a lb 1 lb candles 1/ 1 Quart high{illegible} up and a Due Bill for the rest Gave Mr Streeter 2 Mink 4 Dollars 1 Rat 14 cents to my accound Did not see Lundy Gave Mr Bowen a Basin of Flour Got som Papers From Mr Streeter not very well taking the Tamrack Gun in Liquor</p>
<p>17th St Patricks alone Very Cold Ice good Sandy came</p>
<p>18th Monday Sandy went off Charlie came Went to Charlies to Draw some Drags for him got 2 papers from him got the {illegible} of a Book from him came home 2 Boys here McDonalds from Beach River to Buy hay sold it to them for 9 Dollars the stack treated them</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis March 18th 1861</p>
<p>Fine day cold some Ice Good {illegible} Plenty Sandy going to come in a Day or 2 to chop</p>
<p>19th Last Day of Winter cold East Wind Thomas M{illegible} & {illegible} McDonald here for the stack The sheep a good deal spoiled took Dinner Treated them Made an allowance on the stack of a Dollar Put out the Rusters and 2 pullets Gave me {illegible} 5 Dollars Cornwall Bank</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring the Boys for the rest of the stack 3 Dollars to pay yet Sandy came to chop I went to Williamstown Got 1/3 from Sandy for Whisky Charlie in Williamstown</p>
<p>21st Charlie came home with me got a Pt Stopt at Davids Treat /6 Bought of A Summers 1 Dozen Herrings 1/3 for Haddok 1 lb {illegible} /6 1 Box caps/4 1/10 1/2 for high Wines cash 2/6 I gave Charlie 1/3 cash got 3/9 From him for Table clothes Charlie here all Day Sandy went to the Bush</p>
<p>22nd I went to A Summers Brought 5 Bushels of Oats 6/3 some pounds tgo Wine /7 1/2 (to 2 oz H Candy/ 2 paid) Went to F Covington Bought of I & D Cameron 1 Tablecloth @ 25 cents 1 3/4 yards 44 cetns another at 16 cetns took 2 yds 32 cents to 1 lb Tea 1/3 got the Broach Fixed at Mr Huttons / 7 1/2 (Bought of P Buchanan 1 lb Butter paid this with Due Bill) got 1/2 Doz nails 2 pens Stopt at Lukes came to A Summers Played a game of chequers came home cutter all Done 25 charlie here Sandy Grinding his axe Fine Day Eel Fishers at the Big Bay</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Mar 24th Sandy here</p>
<p>25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary I went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Tobacco 1/3 for Sandy (sweetys) at A Grants for to sell the Hay good crofsing to Salmon River</p>
<p>26th Raining all Day making spoils</p>
<p>27th Richard Grears Wife Died at 2 o clock Dan came to tell Sandy (Raining some) Water on the Ice putting out the Frozen Potatoes Me thinking of going to Williamstown yesterday Wild Geese on the Ice Before the Door Ducks Flying High Ice good yet James Ferguson Bailiff Died on the 26th</p>
<p>27th I went to Williamstown changed 5 Dollars at A Summers got a Ride from I M & R{illegible}</p>
<p>28th Angus {illegible} the Funeral Folks stopt at Davids had a Round 1/3 Paid) Took Dinner at Thomas Murries got a Ride Down From Ivan Fraser his horses foot Bad Good crofsing to mill John Hamilton at Davids thrashing 29th Good Friday Grears Boy here, cleaning the pipes cut an Eel hole no Eels going up the channel with Teams Ice 3 feet thick Before the Door Great Dreaming</p>
<p>30th Robins came Horses crofsing at Summer W. Geese Plenty Grey Birds came Drew some Drags Found my Knife Sandy came</p>
<p>31st John York here & Thomas Munroe ice good</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>April 1st All Fools Day I went to Salmon River for 6 skins from Lashey @ 15 cents a peice {sic} 4/6 Gave Streeter 6 Rats at 16 cents 96 cents Fox 3/9 to my acc got 3/9 for Charlie Bought Buchanans, Fur 16 Rats 12/ -paid Bought Plumadoe mans fur 5 @ 15 cents 3/9 {illegible} took them home Bought of Norman MDonell 1 Bunch pin.-/6 1 {illegible} matches /6 Salts - /6 Treat -/6 paid) I pair mits on credit 2/6 A treat at Bakers -/7 1/2 1 lb sugar -/6 paid Bought of P. Buchanan Buttons 1/3 Lining 1/ Twist -/3 pens - 1 1/2 paid this) Bought of small sweetys -/3 Bout of Congdon Liquorice - /4 Pepper & -/4 got 4 Almanacks Jim Buchanan got in sunday ice getting Bad in Salmon River Bought of Kimball 1 {illegible} of Buckshot -/6</p>
<p>2nd Stormy Snowing Sandy in the Bush</p>
<p>3 cutting Eel holes, Drew some Drags</p>
<p>4th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 4 lbs Butter 3/4 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 1 Dozen Herrings /10 (Bought Trace chain -/9 & 1 lb sugar /6 paid this) Charlie here gave him 2/6 cash for the Fox Making Troughs 14 Taps some Trees I went to Christies took the {illegible} over & cat no one at Christies</p>
<p>5th I went to Senios for the sleigh at Henerys Henery Boy came for hops Made 20 Troughs more Made a Taste of Molasses</p>
<p>6th Ice opened at Francis & Before Door Boiling in the Bush Fixing the Red Canoe at the head of the Island</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>April 6th Sunday Low Ice Jamming some Cold East Wind Frosty nights & Fine Days crust Good Firing commence</p>
<p>Sunday 7th Sandy & I alone Went to head of Island</p>
<p>8th Making Molasses</p>
<p>9th at Sugar Bush Drawing Drags</p>
<p>10th A Great Sap Day Running Well Made a Little Molasses Cow coming to the Bush Took home the Canoe From the Upper Point Sandy & I First canoeing Ice gone Down in Abundance</p>
<p>11th at the Bush shot 2 Squirrels Sandy Shaving at night</p>
<p>12th of April I Went to Salmon River for the first canoeing this Spring Brought 2 of Wheat to Mill Gave Lukes Wife some corn Brought the 21 Rats to Streeter gave me 15 cents cash for them 3 Dollars & 15 cents gave 1 Pair of Boots 17/6 & mended ones 6/3 Paid Norman McDonell 2/- for the mits got the Loan of a Bottle H Wines 7 1/2 candles /6 pens /1 - Paid all this Speaking to Morris about the Hay, John McLennan Shot Tyler Lincoln some time about the 6th of April had a hooker at Landing of the Canoe where they make Whiskey /7 1/2 came home Good Wind ice Going Down got a Letter from Mary York to Fetch to Thomas Wife Crofsed for My Paper Sandy took the Letter at Henerys at Senios Murphy Lost court in our House Kenneth Poorly</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>April 13th Raining Sandy shot a Duck I got 4 Eels shoet a Duck did not get him Putting Ice away from the Shore Seen a Crane for the First one Feed Plenty Cattle in Good Order hens Laying Well</p>
<p>14th Sunday seen a canoe going Down Taking Medicine</p>
<p>15th Began to Draw Wood with the Cart Drew about 2 cords for a Beginning</p>
<p>16th Drawing to the Bank got 1 Tier of 5 cords of Beech now shot a Rat Did not get him East Wind cold Fixing the Water Log</p>
<p>17th Stormy East Wind & Snow Sandy Began the Birds Eye Maple Stock for the Gun Baking Shot a Rat Put out the Gateneau Canoe Water high cold Day</p>
<p>18th at the stock</p>
<p>19th at the Canoe Fixing the Cart</p>
<p>20th Went to A Summers Bought of A Summer 2 Dozen Herring 1/8 1/2 lb Candles -/6 Hat -/5 (To Sugar /7 1/2 To pipes -/1 To Comb -/4 paid this) To 2 " 6 To Sandy Cash in at Sniders wanting straw came home Drawing Wood to the Bank Cow & Sheep Playing the Devil in the Sugar Bush Sandy Fixing the canoe</p>
<p>Sunday 21st Went to Christies Went to Charlies for a Tricker for the Gun</p>
<p>22nd Light Lit up the hills Light house a Boat went Down or it was the scow Light crosfing</p>
<p>23rd Drawing to the Bank 10 cords out Lashey here shot 2 Rats set 2 Traps Sandy chopping St Georges Day</p>
<p>24th Got a Rad Sandy crofsed to store with oats 90 lbs 1 Dozen Fish -/10 1 lb Tobacco 1/2 Gal Whiskey Bosells to Salmon River</p>
<p>25th Drawing Wood</p>
<p>26th I went to Bosells Charlie up with his ashes went to Lukes stopt all night</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>April 27th 1861 Went from Lukes to F Covington with Ashes Gave Streeter 12 Rast he gave me Credit for 6 & the Money for the rest Bought of I & D Cameron 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 lb {illegible} -/4 Bought of Menkles 2 lbs Butter 1/6 Beer & snack -/7 1/2 Bought of Buchanan 1 1/2 Dozen of Herrings -1/6 1 Quart Whiskey /7 1/2 1 Glass -/4 1/2 sweetys 1/3 cash to 95 lbs of Oats all this Paid) Herrings 1/3 Paid Bought of Norman 1 Bottle of Stuff 1/ to be Paid) to treat /7 1/2 to Candles /6 To Bakers 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/6 treat at Lukes - /4 1/2 Paid Promised Lukes wife a Ruster came home high East Wind Bought of Charlie 5 Rats 2/6 Paid at Morris's about the hay</p>
<p>Sunday 28th Jacob folks here with Eels got Corn Raining some Bad with Toothache Charlie here</p>
<p>29th Cleaning up stairs Sandy shot a duck</p>
<p>30th Raining set all my traps</p>
<p>1st of May Salabery coming up North wind cold cut Down the Maple Drawing Wood the colt hurted her leg</p>
<p>2 Drawing some Steamers going in abundance</p>
<p>3 Sandy caught the 1st Perch caught a Pike in the marsh</p>
<p>4th getting Rats in the Big Traps Charlie here gave me a /71/2 for Peas Fishing Eels Sandy went to the P.O for my Paper & 1 Quart of Whiskey working at the canoe Bosells set their Line got my account from A Summers</p>
<p>Sunday the 5th Looking for Eggs got 2 nests 20 Eggs</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>May 6th Pete Bosellhere East Wind Richard Greer here came to Lancaster With Sandy & I Raining & East Wind Walked to Williamstown the Rafts stopts us in the River</p>
<p>7th in Williamstown Black Sam there with the Pig stopt all Day with the Wind</p>
<p>8th came to Lancaster Bought W McEdward 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 for matches 1 Quart of Whiskey 1/2 for Pipe came home got a Plank near shore</p>
<p>9th Ascencion Day or Holy Thursday Sandy chopping Frost in the Banking</p>
<p>10th Set the Line Sandy washing Bosell sowing Barley on Francis Island</p>
<p>11 Went to Salmon River Brought Lukes a Ruster took 6 Bottles 2/ to Buchanan to 1 Bushel Potatoes 1/6 Tea all paid took 2 Gallons from Bakers for Mrs Bowen) 1 lb sugar for myself Bought of Norman 1 Quart not Paid Bought of Mr Streeter - 1 Pair of Boots for Sandy 40 10 Rats at 110 4 Dollars Lent Sandy 7 1/2 for {illegible} to 1 Pencil -/3 got the Gun Fixed -/3 paid a Treat at Bou{illegible} not Paid 1/- sick coming home slept at the Hog Island Sold Dans sking got 6/3 Bought 1 of Fulton & Eastmans Bookeeping Single & Double Entry, 2/6 {illegible}</p>
<p>12th Sunday Charlie here Raft Went Down Set a hen to hatch</p>
<p>13th got a Sturgeon, Drawing Wood</p>
<p>14th Drawing Wood</p>
<p>15 Drawing Wood Went to Williamstown 6 of Oats 3 of Pease {illegible} 1 Sturgeon</p>
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<p>May 16th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Came from Williamstown Very High Wind got 2 Pigs Stopt at Io Collets hailstones & snow a Little Lewis Christie came to the Little Island here for Straw</p>
<p>17th Making to the Box Raining</p>
<p>18th Went to the stone Sandy & I Bought of A Summers 1 lb Tobacco 1/3 Butter 4 3/4 @10 4/ 1 Treat paid Raisins pipe pack Crofsed Oliver Gillespie's Wife to the Enterprise George Senio & I got 1/3 Andrew in Montreal</p>
<p>19th Sunday George Bosell here gave him a present of a Song Book Lost a sturgeon Thomas Munroe here & wife & A Summer Planted Potatoes</p>
<p>20th Fixing the Fence</p>
<p>21st Fixing the full Point Fence Sandy & I</p>
<p>22 I went to Summers Bought 1/2 lb pepper 1 Quart of Whiskey Paid this Thomas Munroe moving to {illegible} place the New York went Down to go to Guard the American Frontiers A Raft aground at the head on the</p>
<p>23 Drawing Rails</p>
<p>24th Drawing Cordwood at the Fence</p>
<p>25 Working at the Fence</p>
<p>26th Fishing at the Little Island</p>
<p>27 making chest Raining</p>
<p>28 Raining</p>
<p>29th Began to plough Before the Door</p>
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<p>30th May</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>30th of May Lashay here planted Potatoes</p>
<p>31st Sowed 1 1/2 of Wheat Before the Door Making the {illegible} Boats & Rafts in abundance</p>
<p>1st of June Went to Salmon River Brought to Mill 1 of {illegible} 2 of Provender 4 of Wheat Ashes 16 cents a Bushel 48 of D Baker 1/4 oz Tea 17 {illegible} 2 {illegible} Seeds Bought of Quart Whiskey Bought 1 1/4 A Rope 1/- paid for pencil got 4 Bags 12 1/2 {illegible} over Thomas Munroe with 13 Bushel of Potatoes came home Sandy staving The Steamer Saguanay Burnt at Montreal sometime Last Week</p>
<p>Sunday 3rd Lashay went to St Annes to Fish</p>
<p>4th Working at the Fence</p>
<p>5th Fishing & Working at the Fence</p>
<p>6th Planted Cucumbers & Melons in the garden 28 hills</p>
<p>7th Drawing sticks for the fence Drawing some cord Wood to the Bank Shearing the Sheep Sandy & I</p>
<p>8th Taking the Dung from the Front of the House {illegible}ing the Fence in the Oak feild {sic}</p>
<p>9th Marys Birth Day Sandy & I to Charlies took Dinner had a hooker Captain Frasher for Planks Traveling some Jacops house up</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>June 10th Monday the 10th Planted some hills of corn & Potatoes Before the Door some Pumpkins & melons & cucumbers next the Wheat Potatoes up in the Garden some White Round Beans at the Pig Pen and some hills of cucumbers & melons mixed cutting Thistles young chickens Hens all Shut up Tethering Grey in the Upper Peice Sandy chopping Eel Fishing Begins Young Ducks Plenty Ticks Plenty Mosquitoes Plenty Sandy at ashes in the new Peice Setting the Line Broke Twice Took it up</p>
<p>11th Drew the Last of the Wood what was chopped Took home from the Bush 20 of the Troughs so the Indians would not take them away this year cucumbers & Melons up in the garden pulling cotton and thistles out of the Wheat</p>
<p>12th Windy & some Rain Fixing the cucumbers & Melons Before the Door 15 hills Put in where semos had their Potatoes some Pumpkins cucumbers & Melons at the stone heap and a little Below that Dug a Dish of Baits Baking Sandy at the ashes heavy North Wind Mowing Weeds Went to A Summers The Great Dinner in Williamstown in Celebration of the School House Rob Summers there Andrew in Montreal</p>
<p>13th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gall Syrup 1/9 1/2 lb candles -/6 Got From Jane Ann Andrew I Summers going to Salmon River with his ashes Secor accused of informing Went to Williamstown Sandy & I Fishers here at the shore Found a cork screw Brought out about 12 lbs of Wool Sugar Pot knives & Bottle got the Book from Dan to Be Returned</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>June 14th Came home from Williamstown High Wind Bought of the Baker in Lancaster sixpence Worth of Biscuit Fixing our ashes to go to Salmon River made a Few Hills in the Garden Allen Cameron talkng about Pasturing & I.Tobin</p>
<p>15th Raining 3 Tow Boats going Down With heavy Tows William Hamilton & Hamilton the Wood Merchant here to see the Wood no Bargain Making Pollock Pins for the canoe Planted some cucumber seeds a Propeller aground the Ottawa Gave her a pull or 2</p>
<p>16th the Ottawa a & Magnet a Race the Ottawa ahead Movile here said they found a Boat that some one was Drowned out of it Last night stormy wind Thunder & Lightning The White top Propeller - went Down Cate Secors Boat got off Ground in Salmon River</p>
<p>17th Went to Salmon River 45 lbs of Iron to B & Brother to Baker 4 & Peck of Ashes to Norman McDonnell 17 1/2 Cash for 1 Quart I got From him Returned the Book to Congdon got 2/6 Back of my Money Bought of Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1/2 lb Candles -/6 cash Bought of Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1 1/2 Potatoes 45 cents {illegible} 2/11 1 Paper of Starch /5 Sandy had 4 1/2 of Ashes stopt at Lukes & at Morris</p>
<p>18th Fixing the Canoes</p>
<p>19th at the canoe Went to A Summers Bought Lock 1/6 Butter 1/6 Rosin 1/- Cheese 2/9 Bought of A I Baker {illegible} 3 lbs -/9 I coppers worth of sweetys at A Grants Fixing the canoe</p>
<p>20th Went to Williamstown Sandy & I Longest Day in the Year</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>June 21st 21st First Day of Summer came from Williamstown stopt at Grears stopt at Lancaster Bridge Took Breakfast on the Monument Island came to Charlies had a smile Sandy staving East Wind some Rain</p>
<p>22 Chopping some Sandy</p>
<p>23 High Wind 4 men here wanting Sturgeon</p>
<p>24th Began the House Drawing the Timber David Summers & Thomas Munroe here Had a Bottle Left the contents of it with me 5 sticks David Wanted gave Thomas 2 Pickerel Tearing Down the cornhouse</p>
<p>25th Began to Lay the Foundation of the House Lashey & a Boy came (The Huron went Down on the 24 & was up on the morning of the 26th) Hens Laying Well</p>
<p>26th Huron gone up</p>
<p>27th at the House Pete Buchanan & Binch Hoskins Farlanger here</p>
<p>28th Hugh Am & Caty came</p>
<p>29 Sandy & I to Salmon River 1 1/2 of ashes 2 of Oats Bought of Buchanan 1/2 Gal of Molasses 1/- 2 lbs Sugar 1/- Bought of Chinkler 4 lbs Butter at -/7 1/s 2/6 Bought of Norman File -/6 Line /3 hoarhound /1 1/2 to a Bottle From Charlie screws exchanged fot a Paper from Mr Morris Training Day in Dundee Mr Sommerville the Member there came from Lukes in an hour Sailing good wind</p>
<p>30th Sunday Charlie up with Sandys Knife & Rifle Jim Nicholson here Berries Plenty Last Day of June</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>July 1st Working at the House went to the Bush to cut some sticks Hoeing the Potatoes Some a Great Many Boats sailing up with East Wind Girls Washing Baited the Line caught a Pickerel Ticks Bad Mosquitoes Bad commencing to Rain High Wind 3 or 4 Rainbows to South at Evening Dark about</p>
<p>2nd of July Stormy East Wind & Rain Sandy Filing the 2 Saws some cold Seen the comet HughAnn</p>
<p>3 I seen it Went to Salmon River Sandy and the Girls give them a Bushel of oats -/6 of money Drawing some sticks for the House Water high in the Lake</p>
<p>4th at the House American Independence great firing the night Before</p>
<p>5th Our John's Birth Day the Girls went off to Williamstown Big Frank here for the 5 peices of Timber for David Summers a Great Deal of Floating stuff coming Down the River Fount a Pont Dingwalls here Trying to take the cow away</p>
<p>6th The Bouquet here with 4 of Dingwalls Oxen, Put out Toms Line 55 Hoogs {hooks?} on it for Eels Found a Basswood Canoe got 2 Hemlock sawlogs Pulling Cotton out of the Wheat Hoeing some</p>
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<p>July the 7th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>S M Allman here stopt all night Sandy Trowling Charlie Boots here for Bread gave him some corn meal strawberries Plenty</p>
<p>8th Fixing the Red Canoe Peter Coal got 2 of the Pudding Dish of Flour Raining</p>
<p>9th Cole left his pine Jack spear & Barrle cording & Drawing the Last of the cord Wood Fishing Raining hoeing some of the Potatoes Thunder</p>
<p>10th hoeing Potatoes Charlie at A Summers for Hooks had a hooker gave him his gimlet & a peice of Line East Wind went acrofs with Long Johns canoe I stopt at semos got a Turtle on Francis Island Gave Sandy a Bushel of Oats for Tobacco at A Summers Mrs Summers at Rob for the cards Great playing at A Grants store for Beer The Passport Banshee New Era went up with Soldiers Welland went up Bands aboard Working at the Roads now Henery & the Nicholsons came home away to make Hay</p>
<p>11th Raining East Wind Black Birds commencing to Flock Working at the House Heard the house shake as an Earthquake Quite Plain after night a Little</p>
<p>12 Fishing some</p>
<p>13 Donald Suple here Fishing Francis here got 2 Hooks</p>
<p>14 Sunday a pen Plat out Before the Door going to Frasers at Christies did not know I wrote on the other side these dates</p>
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<p>Orangemens Day 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>12 to July Working at the house Charlie or Jacop got a canoe afloat a Propeller at the Light house</p>
<p>13th Donald Suple here Fishing Francis here got 2 Hooks</p>
<p>Sunday 14th Pen Platt going to Frasers showed them the way went to Christies</p>
<p>15th Francis here got some salt gave him some Pepper</p>
<p>16th Went to Williamstown for the Boys Brought 2 chips Angus in Salmon River Raspberries Begginning to Ripen and currants</p>
<p>17th came home working at the House Beams a party on the Salaberry from Dundee to Cornwall</p>
<p>18th at the House Lashey came with all his Fishing Utensils Fixing a place for the Beams</p>
<p>19th Went for the Boys to Williamstown Brought out a Sheep 1 Sturgeon eel</p>
<p>20th came to the Island with the Boys Hearing Rain Stopt on Suseys Island Got the Flour from the Indian Cole</p>
<p>21st Sunday George Semo got three Sickles for Bosells maggie Lafette John Nicholson here Lashey to Lukes Brown From St Regis here Raft crew Picking berries</p>
<p>22nd Beams all up Tom Davis came gave him Baddle Barrel Farmer Eel oil got the Line from Tom & Fortk</p>
<p>23rd Tom went off Put up a Stick Lasheys mand came set 2 Lines Began to mow around the House Sandy Fishing Mowing the Grove</p>
<p>24th Went to Salmon River 2 of Wheat 2 of Provender 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 of sugar at Kinchalls -/5</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>July 24th 1861</p>
<p>Bought of P Buchanan 1 scythe on credit 5/-) To 1/2 Gal Molasses 1/- Treat -/3 Candles 1/2 lb -/6 Brought a Turtle to Normans Boys stopt at Morris Lukes got Lasheys Tea at Lukes Mowing the Grove Fixing the Rack on the Cart</p>
<p>25th the Games in Williamstown to Day put in a load of Hay Mowing the Grove Dog Days St James Day Sandy Went to Williamstown</p>
<p>26th Sandy came got a stick of Elm Lashey to Salmon River put in a Load of hay & Pheney here & the Boys Mowing some at the East part of the Garden</p>
<p>27th at the House the 2 sticks above the Beams</p>
<p>28th Sunday a Raft out here Charlie Boots here all Day staving Went to the Upper Point</p>
<p>29th Raining all in the House Baking Change in the Moon to Day</p>
<p>30th Angus & Ellen Walter here James Hugh Went home</p>
<p>31st Berries Plenty Mowing some</p>
<p>August the 1st at home Hunters came to Shoot Ducks Put in some hay</p>
<p>2nd Putting in hay</p>
<p>3rd making Coils on the Pitt Point Jack Sandy & I 2 Indians there Went to Hamilton got 3 cats and there Bag Went to the Store Bought of A Summers 1 Bar Soap 1/3 2 lbs 2 oz of Butter 1/6 Whiskey -/7 1/2 Stone -/4 came home</p>
<p>Sunday the 4th Charlie here a Great many in the Berries Charlie stopt to go to Salmon River</p>
<p>5th Went to Salmon River with Ellen Bought of B Buchanan 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/- Bought of Charlie 1 Bottle Rum 1/- Pens oatmeal</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Camerson Island</p>
<p>August the 6th Charlie went home Sandy Mowing Pilots going Past Looking for Timber</p>
<p>7th Mowing shaking out hay</p>
<p>8th Putting up hay the Boys Sandy & I Went home with the Boys stopt at the cairn on Monument Island to show the Boys the Memory of Sir John Colbourn</p>
<p>9th Came home Dan very Poorly Ellen From St Regis Christie here grinding his scythe & Axe putting in hay 2 Loads Great going of Boats on the River Jacops Wife the small Pox</p>
<p>10th a great storm of Wind & Rain</p>
<p>11th Sunday Sandy Went to Williamstown Jacops Wife to St Regis</p>
<p>12th East Weind Sandy Granny & HughAnn Came from Williamstown Put in some hay</p>
<p>13th at the hay</p>
<p>14th Mowing in the Upper Feild {sic} and at the Lower Point</p>
<p>15th 3 men here for Fish Gathering and Going to put in Fine Day West Wind steamers in abundance</p>
<p>16th Putting in hay Went to A Summers with (Granny Wool 5 3/4 1/2 Gallon Wiskey 1 lb Sugar) (Bought of A Summers 1/2 cut Tobacco /5 needles -1/2 Matches 1/2 Paid) Brought A I Bakers Dish home & A Summers Traps Brought home Hamiltons Bag Mrs Hamilton unwell Putting in some hay</p>
<p>17th Puttin in hay Lashey to Salmon River Hugh Ann sent for 1 Quart of Mollasses</p>
<p>18 Sunday Lashey to St Anncet with Tom Brought Matches & Tea Tobacco Bread I in Topkins for Fish got 2/6 From Lashey cash</p>
<p>19th Monday Sandy went to get his Boots Fixed at Lancaster went to Lewis Christies with oars Paddles Broom's & Whippletrees to mMake</p>
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<p>the 19th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>August Rafts a Going Down in Abundance Keeping in the house Chokecherries Ripe Cap Berries Ripe Raspberries near Done The Water Beginning to Fall The small pox Raging around us By the Natives Ducks coming round now Mowing Behind the Barn Pat came I went down with him then to Lancaster came home got a small Bottle from Pat & Charlie full of Whiskey East wind</p>
<p>20th Mowing Lewis Christie Brought the Whippletrees A channel catfish from Lashey to Breakfast Mowing above the house Behind the house & Before the house</p>
<p>21st Sandy came from Lancaster Put in 2 Loads of hay Mowing above the Barn They Tom & Lashy went to fish at the squaw Island Raining</p>
<p>22nd Raining Tom & Lashey shooting Ducks in the Marsh thinking of going to Salmon River Killed a Ruster</p>
<p>23rd Went to Salmon River Brought 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 of Oats Bought of the Whiskey Man 1 Quart /6 Bought of the Baker1 lb candles -/6 paid (Bought of Norman McDonnell 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 not paid dishes Broke</p>
<p>24th Put in some out of the Upper Feild</p>
<p>25th Went to Charlies Lashey told us he was sure he was Drowned got a stick of Pine A Summers & Dingwall The Teacher here Long Black Berries Ripe now</p>
<p>26th Shot a Duck Sandy went off Mowing some put in 2 Loads Lashey Began to Fish Pickerel storm to the south</p>
<p>27th Shot A Duck Mowing some Toms Mother sent me Long B Berries Fixing his Eels</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Augst 28th The Shows in Lancaster Lashey went with 4 Barrels of Eels him & Tom Michael Goose Going Down to the Long B Berries Put in 4 small Loads of hay all alone The Salaberry to Cornwall with Pleasure Trip From Salmon River</p>
<p>29th Lashey & Tom Went to Montreal On the Salaberry I went to Lewis Christies Rafts a Going in abundance & Towing of steamers A Great Many a Great Many Going Down to the Long Black Berries</p>
<p>30th Mowing some & Putting in Lewis Christie here had a Bottle got 3 Paddles From him 1 Broom Found an oar of the Rafts</p>
<p>31st Went to Lewis Island Lewis away to St Regis Put in 2 Loads of Hay Lashey From Montreal took Back his Eels A Great Boat Load going Down to the Berries Dan Came had a paper & Trouser gave 2/6 for Coffe</p>
<p>1st of September Sunday Dan Went off at Bosell for my sickles got 3 Went to Semos & Nicholsons Mrs McLaurin there The Rest Down at the Berries John Cameron Santanee Henery & George Bosell Jim Hopkins I.Snider George Semo Isaac Blondeau called at Francis came home Grey in the Wheat</p>
<p>2nd Christie grinding his scythe Reaped 2 or 3 sheafs of Wheat & put 2 in the Barn Mowing where the hens Laid it Down Barge Queen went up Before the Door talking to them East Wind</p>
<p>3rd of September Dans Birth Day cutting some hay Raining Court Day in Williamstown high Wind all alone Went to the Upper Point Salting the Cattle</p>
<p>4th Began to Mow some of the Marsh Before the Door cutting some of the Wheat 3 canoes Passed up very Earley Fishers I think</p>
<p>5th John Angus Birth Day Charlie here & a Cooper From Salmon River I went to Charlies to turn the Bun</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Sept 6th 1861 Lashey Reaping Wheat I Binding & putting in Great high Wind</p>
<p>7th Lashey to Salmon River Mowing some of the Wheat & putting in some</p>
<p>8th Sunday Mr Morris & 2 of his Boys here gave hime a Ruster Pat here with a canoe here for Charlie McGregors Raft here</p>
<p>9th Mowing the Last of the Wheat put it all in the Barn a Great many Rafts a going Down all the Hens out now Great Dreams these nights</p>
<p>10th the Bargain with with Lewis for the {blank space} the Island Making Coils of Marsh hay Before the Door</p>
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<pre>1/2 for Lashey 1/- cr {illegible} Stopt at Mr Morris the Book & newspaper had a hooker got the Dog hunter the name Elvina Levina came to the Barge Left the Butter for Baker came home ground Charlies axe
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<p>18th Fixing my Powder the horns shooting squirrels got my shirt ready to got to Henerys but went to the Barge as they were Blowing all Day went to them & went to Dundee to Bakers stopt at Morris's for the scow got it woke up Emmanuel to come with us got to the Barge had a Bite to Eat took 2 scow Loads to the Island Loaded another</p>
<p>19th I came of got my Pay 7/6 From the Captain Began to Blow took Breakfast went to Bed & slept Went to the head of the Island shot a Ruster Shot a Duck Began to Rain some Bowmanville went up</p>
<p>20th Hen Hawks playing the Devil among the Hens watching as much as can but they come right to the Door The Tow Boat Traveller touring here now</p>
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<p>Sept the 11th 1861 Raining East Wind Filled a Bag of Wheat to be Ready to go to Mill Went to the Little lsland</p>
<p>12th took home an Oak stick 12 feet Long Drew the Elm out of the Water A Summers here A.I Baker & T Munroe here I went to Williamstown Charlie & me Brought some corn & cucumbers the Trunk to Dan</p>
<p>13 came as far as Charlies stopt all Day. with the wind, being too high</p>
<p>14th came home Charlie & me went to Summers Bought of A Summers 7 yrs of shirting at -/8 4/8 1 of Candles 1/- Whiskey 1/3 3 lbs Butter 1/10 1/2 shot /61/2 Matches -/6 Charlie here all night</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Sept the 15th 1861 Sunday Charlie here all Day gave him his sickle went home gave him some firewood to take home</p>
<p>16th Put some Marsh hay in the stable Loft 2 small Loads all alone Lashey came Charlie came for to got to Salmon River Charlie Brought me an Eel & some cucumbers</p>
<p>17th Received From Lashey 2/6 cash In part Payment of what he owes me 7 1/2 to get a Quart of Whiskey took 1 1/2 of Wheat to Mill took Mrs Moviles Plate home stopt at Lukes took 70 staves to the cooper got an order on Bakers for 3/6 sold 4 Bottles to Buchanan 1/3 sold Charlies Rags took some nails from the ashery Bought of Baker 3 lbs Butter 1/10 1/2 1 lb Powder 1/6 Salts 1/2 lb -/4 Bought of Buchanans 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/2 for Lashey 1/- cloves -/2 Stopt at Mr Morris got the Book & Newspaper had a hooker got the</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Charlottenburgh March 19th 1861</p>
<p>For value received we Jointly and Severally Promis to Pay to the {illegible} or Bearer $4 1/2 ##$$$ 4 1/2 Dollars & 10 cent on {illegible} with Interest</p>
<p>Witnefs James Forsythe {illegible} March A Fairfield Marc March D McDougald</p>
<p>For {illegible} March Charlottenburgh March</p>
<p>Charlottenburgh March 20th 1861 For value Received we Jointly and Severally Promis to Pay to James Cameron or Bearer Three Dollars on Demand</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron</p>
<p>{considerable rough figures and notes)</p>
<p>23 May 6 -3 Boot</p>
<p>Calf skin 3-9</p>
<p>11 of June Boots 17-6</p>
<p>13th of July Calf 3-</p>
<p>31st Menting 6-3</p>
<p>& 1 pan -15 for hiram</p>
<p>31st Oct 5-7 1/2</p>
<p>12 april 6-3 & 17-6</p>
<p>Streeter</p>
<p>May 11th {illegible} Sandy</p>
<p>11 May 10 Rats -/10</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>September 21st 1861 Raining & Blowing East Wind took the canoes of the Land in the Marsh the House inside all wet More Shingles Blew of Salaberry went up the Bouquet went into Dundee Traveller came up 4 Barges in Tow Water very high with the East Wind st Matthews Day Took in some Butternuts cut a Hickory for axe handles Fixing Canoe Broke on 1 Package of Matches for a Begginning This is Something near the Equinoctial Gales</p>
<p>22nd Sunday Jim Nicholson got 6 Ballads Lashey came Autumn commences took salts Long Black Berries yet</p>
<p>23rd I crossed to Henerys with a Shirt to make the Cannon Firing at the Bishops Bones in Williamstown went to Nicholsons got a Bottle of Milk for my Tea Lent Jim the axe shot a Duck & a crow Squirrel mowing a swath in the Marsh Raining Took in some Potatoes</p>
<p>24th Fixing the Wheat in the Barn Fixing the Rafters at the Stones for the Cellar Drew some Blocks Took 2 more Rafters from the Bush Mowing in the Back Marsh Shot a Rat for the first put out the Hogs shot a squirrel on the Grindstone Huron went up</p>
<p>25th Lewis Christie Made an oar Left his canoe here put in some marsh hay</p>
<p>26th Bowmanville went Down Lashey went to Montreal put a Load of Marsh hay in the Barn Set the Line Fishing Bait Blackberries very good took home plank from Pitt Point a very fine Day</p>
<p>27th Baking 40 Eggs salted Raining cleaning the Guns got a cat Fish Making a Fish Pen</p>
<p>28th Heavy Wind through the night or Morning Went round shore found an oar took in 2 pails apples , 3 pails nuts picked 1 of Hops got a cat fish The Bouquet aground opposite Lower end of Island coming up</p>
<p>29 Michalmass Sunday alone Bouquet got off</p>
<p>30th got channel cat Fish Archy McDonnell wife a Son got My shirt at Henerys Lashey going to set his Line Lost the Fish</p>
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<p>Antoine Deroshers</p>
<p>To J Cameron</p>
<p>Dec 17th 1860 to 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 Tobacco 1/3 3 lbs</p>
<p>January 5th 1861 To 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 /7 1/2</p>
<p>Jany 18th To 1 pint H W /7 1/2 1 lb Tobacco {illegible} 1/10 1/2</p>
<p>25th to 1/2 Bus Pease</p>
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<p>T Henery Hence Dr To I Cameron</p>
<p>To 5 Bushels of Potatoes at 1/3 6"3</p>
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<p>8th of Aug got the Spear from Christie 1/2 Bushel of New Potatoes</p>
<p>23 of Aug To 1/2 Bushel of New Potatoes & some Milk</p>
<p>S Mark some straw 11th of March 1 Bushel of Oats</p>
<p>Sept 14 1861 To Mrs Henery To Making 2 Shirts 2/6</p>
<p>Dec 22nd to Making 2 Shirts 2/6</p>
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<p>17-6 A McDonald Grear Dr</p>
<p>To J Cameron</p>
<p>March 21st 1 Box of Caps /4(25) tobacco 1/3 {illegible}</p>
<p>April {illegible} Salts -/4 (Whiskey 1/2 Gallon a peice 7 1/2 {illegible}</p>
<p>April 20th To 2/6 Cash 24 To 1 Quart 7 1/2 1 lbs Tobacco 1/3</p>
<p>May 11th 1 Pair Fine Boots L 1")" Cash /7 1/2</p>
<p>1 Pencil -/3 {illegible} # 1 {illegible} 1" 3"</p>
<p>10th of July to 1 oz Oats 1/3 1"3</p>
<p>To 1 Canoe 5/ (to cash 1/3 ( {illegible} Tobacco) 1/3 2"6"</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Oct 1st 1861</p>
<p>I went to Summerstown some Treats at Davids Bought of A Summers 3 lbs Butter /10 1/2 1/2 Quart {illegible} -/6 1 peck of salt -/7 1/2 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 lb Shot -/6 1 Pint Whiskey & Bottle -/4 Bottle to Be returned come to Nicholsons stopt all night Drank the Bottle James Summers arrived from California {illegible} Laduke's Hunting concerns at Davids was Drowned by Trying to get a Tow From the Traveller Bought a Map of Glengarry Price 1/3 wanted 50 cents for it A Summers took it out to Williamstown</p>
<p>2nd Court Day in Williamstown Lifting the Potatoes after coming from Nicholsons Hawks plenty Lashey Came Left my Necker chief there at Nicholsons</p>
<p>3 high Wind Lashey Fixing his Paddles took up all the Potatoes a Great Dream when I Laid Down at 12 o clock about a Steamer going Down Before Peter B's Door or Hamiltons Bridge Flying Cloud or the White Cloud the name of 2 of them one sure</p>
<p>4th East Wind New Moon, commenced to Rain Lashey went off Looking at my Traps 2 men here about cord Wood Captain Dupee's From St Annicete Very Bad Weather Wild Geese came going West</p>
<p>5th East Wind a Barge - Mammoth - got her Mast Broke Laying at Anchor sailed up Shelling corn 1 Bushel of Last years corn Found an old Tom Hat went for a Load of Blocks cranberries getting good Found a Black Bottle with the neck Broke</p>
<p>6th Sunday Went to See the Barge Mammoth Laying at the head of the Island took Dinner aboard Went to Nicholsons & took home their Bottles got some good shot & caps from Henery</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Oct the 7th Monday set 8 Traps for the first setting 3 in the Back Marsh 5 Before the Door</p>
<p>The Hawk Playing the Devil with the Hens The Magnet & Welland went Down Took up a Pail of apples</p>
<p>8th got 3 Rat 1 foot out of 8 Traps Raining all night this House all wet The St Helene going up Went to Charlies Charlie came up Huron went Down</p>
<p>9th got Ready for Salmon River 1 1/2 of Wheat 1 of Corn 65 lbs of Iron /3 1/2 to Charlie for iron Brought Luke a few apples Brought Mr Morris's Paper & Book home got a paper from him Some Frost this Morning Bought of B.B 4 lbs 2 oz of Butter 5/7 1/2 2/8 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/- Paid Norman McDonell 1/3 Towed him Bought of James & D Cameron Coffee -/9 stopt at Lukes had a Round or 2 Bought of the Baker Crackers -/7 1/2 Found a canoe Belonging to Stephens Charlie staving and me not some sober Found a Pont Let it go again got 2 Rats</p>
<p>10th got 3 Rats Charlie Baking Lent him a Bag gave him some Meal some pepper & some coriander Muskrats Wood Mast Board Fround his Knife Huron Went up Ottawa Went Down Northern Light The Games in Williamstown on Hugh Anns Birth Day Frances here Charlie went home</p>
<p>11th alone Raining Washing my shirt Hand Kerchiefs Towels got 2 Rats Took in all the apples very few</p>
<p>12th got 2 Rats not very well moving muskrats Roads in marsh went to Look for cranberries a new Boat went Down----</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>October the 13th Sunday Bill Nicholson (here got the Loan of 2 Hoes 3 small peices of Trace chains. I took salts, the rats none Last night the Water high Big Ottawa went up 3 o Clock</p>
<p>14th Wind high Went to Williamstown Charlie & I wind very high stops at Lancaster Bridge got a Pint Left the canoe opposite A McGillises got from granny to 8 lb of Wool Charlie Brought sage & some apple & Fish coffe</p>
<p>15th came home came to Henery got my shirt & a Bottle From Henery Henery got a Mink stopt at Francis I went Down with Charlie got some Pumpkins from him</p>
<p>16th got 3 Rats Boats going in abundance Brantford Ranger & Prince Albert going up Salabery Yamaska & Traveller going Down Taking in the Last of the hops</p>
<p>17th Went to Charlies helping him with his Potatoes Francis at Charlie Beams Lashey came Fine Day but raining got a Rat</p>
<p>18th Raining the Steamer Tug Lincoln went up Great Towing on the Lake got 2 Rat Found a Bottle Lashey went off Stormy East Wind</p>
<p>19th Captain Martin of the Steamer Enterprize here offered me 8 & 10 Dollars for the stick 15 I want for it crofsed over to Nicholsons at Henerys Henery went to I. Laplantes on the Bosure gave me a hooker Lashey came when I was away and took his Traps no Mink around here yet</p>
<p>Sunday the 20th Went to head of the Island Bouquet Towing a very Large Raft Farmer & Dubeck's I caught the Boat from the steamer went to the Raft the First Time I ever Rowed with 2 oars</p>
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<p>{illegible}th 1861</p>
<p>21st</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Oct the First Ice Last Night got a Rat the Bowmanville going Down the Huron went up on the 19th 2 Men here from the Raft to Potatoes 2/6 To Flour 3/5 Went to the Raft Exchanged a Little Better than 1/2 Bushel of Pease with them The Br{illegible} took them off</p>
<p>22nd East Wind Shaving Trying to catch Grey cutting some Brush Drew up the canoes fixing the shore Drew some Drags from the River Trimming the apple Tree at the Door Ottawa went up Grey in all night Baking the Bouquet aground in Lancaster the Raft at the Lighthouse The Walter Shanly went up no Rats</p>
<p>23rd Drawing with Grey got a Rat Lashey came Raining some cutting stove Wood Lashey went off Ground the axe & then spoiled it Broke up the Laplante Barge</p>
<p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day. Something Wrong with Mr Hills Light never seen it this Late in the Day Lit, got a Rat fixing More Feathers in my Bed Began to nail Beam on the house a few Grains of snow Cold</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day and a fine Day it is supposing it is my Birth Day Went to Nicholsons got the Butter Lent Henerys Son in Law the canoe William Bers The Boston William Shanly Huron Brantford {blank space} going Down calling for Charlie wind changing all Day ice in the Marsh Last night took up some sand the Enterprize in to Dundee some of the Boat taking Down their Top Masts</p>
<p>26th Went to A Summers Bought 1 Quart of Highwines 1/3 Returned the Bottle stopt at Nicholsons all night Lost my Paddle</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Oct 27th Sunday came home Went to Charlies</p>
<p>28th Charlie came up to go to Mill Sandy came Went in the Evening stopt at Lukes all night</p>
<p>29th took the last of my Wheat to Mill 2 Bushels Charlie his corn & ashes my ashes 1 1/2 18c From 28 lb Wool 8 got 2 Dollars cash for the Wool Bought 1 lb candles 1/- of Baker 1/4 of Powder -/6 shot/6 caps -/3 Whiskey 1/- Tobacco -/7 1/2 at Buchanan) Bought of Norman George gave him 2/6 for what I owed Charlie 1 coppers worth of matches 1/2 for sweetys 1 Bottle of Rum 1 lb Buckshot -/8 Bought of Grindele Streeter I Pair for a Plan of Boots 15 York shillings got my accompt from Mr Streeter Left my Measure for a pair of Boot Came to Mr Morris's stopt a While seen Elvina Sandy staving stopt at Luke's Lost the 2 cats stopt at Lukes all night had supper came away fore morning Lashey here</p>
<p>30th a Man Looking for Timber From Beauhornois for the Locks Sandy went of with Lashey took his Things away Charlie went home got a Rat Laduke the Lockman & {illegible}ellen slept here all night</p>
<p>31st Last of the Month & Hallow Eve night Shot the hen that I could not Keep out of the Barn cut some Brush Measuring the Pine cracking nuts and Reading Burns's Halloween</p>
<p>November the 1st A Fine Day this is the Day 4 years ago Mr Baker Died Shot 2 Ducks Donald McDonald & 1 of Kenneths Boys here A Summers got his goods up & A Baker after his Goods</p>
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<p>the 2nd 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island Lake Francis</p>
<p>Nov Great East Wind a Race the Kingston & the Tug Traveller Down Lincoln & Salaberry going up A Schooner anchored opposite the Pitt Point Bay came too close in as she was sailing up Put in Grey Drew some Drags cut a Hicory at the head of the Island</p>
<p>Sunday the 3rd This Day 4 Years Granda Died The Experience went up & the schooner went off went around the Island Wind very high</p>
<p>4th Killed the Hog all alone went to the Little Island north side</p>
<p>5th Broke my Gun on the Dog for not going for the Duck The Steamer Experience here taking away A Summers's Wood This is Guy Fawkes Day A Fine Day Put in the other Pig to Fatten Captain Martin got Loaded went off sold some culls 2/6 for them</p>
<p>6th Went acrofs to Summerstown seen James Summers The court in Cornwall now a Days Got 5/- From David Summers at Treat at Davids 1/3 at Thomas Munroes took Breakfast there came home went to Charlies Charlie came up James Dingwall here Looking at the cattle</p>
<p>7th Ellens Birth Day Charlie & I to Salmon River took my Boots to Streeter to be Mended Bought of Congdon Poison -/7 1/2 Liquorice -/1 Pepperment -/4 Bought of P Buchanan 1 Gall Wiskey 1/- Bought of Norman 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 the Bottle to Be{illegible} to 4 lb of Oatmeal -/7 1/2 Matches -/1 Seen Little M McMahon a Treat at Lukes -/7 1/2 Took Dinner at Morris's gave Morris a stick for axe helves Lent Luke my Paddle stopt at Moviles got the 2 cats</p>
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<p>the 8th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Nov Charlie & I to Williamstown the English man & Wife there {illegible} Brought Allens Boots out Gave Granny 5/- shillings</p>
<p>9th came home stopt at Lancaster Pint -/4 Charlie went home Dingwall Talking about the cow Rain & hail a Little</p>
<p>10th all alone Jacop & 2 Indians Fishing Eels in the Rushes got a good Many The Colt hurted a Bad cut on her Fixed the cut with Eel oil & sut {?} Fine Day East Wind in the afternoon Captain Martin went up and Blew his Whistle I suppose for the stick</p>
<p>11th Monday Raining wind changed very high Thunder a Great squall of Wind & Hail Made a Mink Fall at the Lower end of the Island</p>
<p>The 12th on this Day of the Month old John Summers Departed</p>
<p>13th I crossed to Nicholsons for the Ram put Francis on the Boat Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 2 lb sugar 1/1 1 pari of scates 1/10 1/2 thats 5/2 1/2 got a Dollar cash From D Summers to 3 Treats at Davids a Treats at Bakers & sweetys -/7 1/2 Angus came Bill came across</p>
<p>14th Killed the cow Let out the Ram gave Bill the Mole Buckshot caps & crossed with Bill to Francis Island Stopt at Lancaster sold the hide 14 1/2 cents 54 lbs 2"43) had 2 Rounds at Frasher's 2/6 Got Sandy McNaughton to Take the Beef up</p>
<p>15th I came home stopt at the Bakers 2 Loaves -/10 stopt at {illegible} Island stopt at squaw Island sail'd home at night thinking to snow snowing through the night cutting the Beef</p>
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<p>the 16th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Nov Snowing North West Wind {illegible} the horses took up my Traps</p>
<p>17th Sunday Mr David Summers Ronald Angus & {Blank space} the 3 here had 2 Bottles gave him the Bun at the Butternut Tree at the River Side to send Big Frank after the "Pine Left me a Bottle and it near Full</p>
<p>18th chopping stove Wood & sawing Fixed the saw A Boat Passed to Lancaster From Salmon River with 3 in it & Back again very quick</p>
<p>19th the Day 4 years agod old Mr Hamilton Departed this Life Looking for the Shovel Cleaning the Stove pipes Charlie to Lancaster with Sail the Gern going Down with Flags up East Wind Fishing Eels Pete Bosell here for wood him and peggy cutting Stove Wood Rendering a Bowl of Tallow Made candles</p>
<p>20th chopping Wood not Mink yet alone went to the Pitt Point Found the Shovel Salaberry into Salmon River out again Bakers Ba{illegible} sailed in East Wind cold some this Evening</p>
<p>21st Went to Summers's Found a Decoy Duck on the Water coming home</p>
<p>22nd Went Down for Charlie Kille the Pig Big Frank here for the stick Rendering the Lard</p>
<p>23rd Went to Salmon River Turned Back with the ice Salaberry went in started again Left the canoe at Mr Morris's Brought Lukes some apples & - - - Bought Mr Morris a cook & hen Bought of G Streeter 1 pair 17/6 & Tapt & Foxed 7/6 a present of Box Blacking My Watches fixed By Mr Halton 5/- Bought of Buchanan 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/- Returned Normans Bottle Stopt at Morris at night</p>
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<p>24th 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Nove stopt at Mr Morris's till the Salaberry came Down so she would Break the Ice called at Lukes for my Bag Charlie & I came home Wind high Freesing some night a gale</p>
<p>25th St Catherine Day Charlie went home Lashey came Gave me 12/6 cash Towards what he owed me took his sturgeon to sell to Jim Hopkins Francis crofsed to Christies cleaning out the canoes of snow Prince Albert went Down Traveller went Down Put in the Fanning Mill Ducks Plenty Made some candles Washing gave Charlie 2 candles some pork & Beef Matches 1 Bunch.</p>
<p>26th Mr James Dingwall for the Oxen 5 of them with the Big scow not much Trouble in putting them in Gave Me a Dollar for my Trouble of looking at them and salting Drew 3 Drags with Grey Q ellen here From Frashery on the south side Going to Chop had a Bun that Belonged to Murray Donaldson Built it</p>
<p>27th Fixing the stable nail'd up som Boards chopping stove Wood Boats a going East Wind put 3 pairs of sox in the Boots Mr Hills Light a getting Dim</p>
<p>28th West Wind Baking & Washing cleaning canoes Mr Hill Light Much Dimmer than Johnstons (The Sir Charles Napier went up commonly called the sir colin & the Rochester, Tow Boat Went Down with a Handsome Tow the Ranger went Down Began Feeding Good Hay to the horses commenced Feeding the Hens Hawks Plenty all & Myself in Good Cheer</p>
<p>29th East Wind Blowing & Snowing Heavy about Daylight cleared off & commenced Rain St Lawrence going up Charlevous went up M Hill at Charlies Island Barge in Back Channel Christies Wind changed Drew Drags</p>
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<p>St Andrews Day</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Nov 30th 1861 The last Day of the Month I went to Summerstown David Summers to see his Sister Jim Camerson and Wife Bought of A Summers 1/2 Bushel of Salt 1/3 1/4 of Tea 1/3 1/2 lb Powder 1/- Shot -/6 1/2 Cotton -/4 Buttons -/4 Thread -/4 6 Links of Stovepipes 4/6 which comes to 9/6 1/2) got some Hicory nuts from Andrew (Bought of A I Baker 1 Ball of Candlewick -/4 1 Treat -/6 Paid this) old McMarten on the Front a Ball at Lancaster Last night to celebrate it Andrews Steamer going Light Lit up yet</p>
<p>1st of December East Wind Walter Baker went to be Married acrofs Francis & Wife here up From Charlies Sold a canoe to them for 15/- to pay part or all in Hens Gave them a peice of Beef Gave me a Basket Mr Hill to the Light House</p>
<p>2nd Thrashed a Bushel & a peck of Wheat West Wind pretty Frosty tonight Hills Light up & Johnsons I dont know about the scow light to night or not Traveller went up a 2 Master went down not very well</p>
<p>3rd a Barge went Down Fixing the stall for the hay Before the horses No Lights up tonight I thought I see a Light in Mr Hills this evening if there was he Let it out very very early at night</p>
<p>4th Drawing Drags Broke the Whippletree 2 Men came here in the Evening one J. Snider & Jones Married to a sister of Mayviles Wife stopt all night {illegible}</p>
<p>5th went to the Bush to cut some Wood till the wind would fall stole not so a peice of soap went off a very fine Day on the Water Humbuged one way or other Took up my Line Fishing Eels got 4 & 2 cat fish</p>
<p>6th chopping put straw in the Tick chopping Wood</p>
<p>7th Went to Summerstown Bought of A Summer 3 1/2 yds of shirting @ /8 2/4 3 1/2 @ 10 1/2 3/0 1/2 Buttons -/3 2 Quart Whiskey 1/3 1 Quart syrup 11/1/2 1 Bottle ink -/2 which comes to 8/1 1/2 A Treat or 2 at A Summers 1/3 paid Tom Kennedy for 6SSS 1/3 a Treat Baker -/4 sweetys /3</p>
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<p>Sunday 1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>December 8th Raining snow all gone not very well took Salts A very Fine Day on the Water set 7 Traps in the Front Marsh Wild Geese Plenty</p>
<p>9th got 4 Rats Handling the colt thinking they will come for her to Day did not come Went with 2 shirts to Henerys wife to Make Henery Poorly at Nicholsons for the Axe & Bag did not get them got a Bottle of Milk Henery sued by A Summers Raining tonight Mrs Henery very sick after I Left Had a Miscarriage</p>
<p>10th I went to Henerys in the morning with some cornmeal some pease meat & pork candles Potatoes came home Jim Hopkins for a peice of Ash to make a Hoop a stick for oars 6 Indians fishing Eels thinking of Going to Salmon River Fixed my canoe after Dark with a place for the sale Fired a shot it Looked very much like an eclipse this afternoon of the sun William Lafette Girl poorly</p>
<p>11th Drawing Drags Lost the iron on the end of the Whippletree could not fine it Lost the Hook of the small chain Began to Freese all Day High Wind I think Salmon River is Froze now a very Bright Star tonight</p>
<p>12th Cutting stove Wood Washed my shirt Greased the cook stove 6 Rusters 13 hens now I don't know how Long that number will stand for there is some gone Good Fires But a Dam Cold House warm in Bed Plenty to Eat & Drink But not very well no one on the Water Blowing</p>
<p>13th Friday Blowing West Wind cutting stove Wood put Oak handle in the axe Lashey came had the news that he was to Be Married N Years Day Shaving going tomorrow</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 14th 1861 Lashey & Me to Salmon River took 1 1/2 of Wheat to Mill of this years Wheat called at Mayville's Lukes & Mr Morris's I suppose) stopped at Buchanan got a Quart as we was going up Forgot to take My Money Mr Streeter to 31 Skins at 11 cents Lent Me 2 Dollars and I was very much obliged to Mr Phillips for his offering me 3 or 4 Dollars when I told him my case Bought of Buchanan 7 Quarst {sic} of Whiskey 42 cents sold 1 Quart to Lashey 7 1/2 not paid to Giner -/4 Bought of Norman Starch -/3 saleratus -/4 Bought 1/2 Dozen Forks at 2/- I owe 15 cents on them yet calld at Morris's got 3 Papers From him Got the Paddle from Luke called at Mayvilles came home Lashy staving Lost his hat Wind high Bought of the Baker 3 Loaves 1/3</p>
<p>Sunday the 15 Lashey & Me alone High Wind</p>
<p>16th Gave an order to Lashey on A Summers for 15/- in Goods Grinding the axes Lashey went off Setting Fires to the Marsh & Lower Point no snow a few Drops of Rain very unwell Last night</p>
<p>17th Charlie here Fixing my Pipes & stove a very fine Day Fixed Boards in the Petition {?} at night</p>
<p>18th Drawing Drags Found the Hook Angus & Charlie Rose & Joseph Snider came for the colt Tried to go Wind too high stopt all night</p>
<p>19th Went with the scow & the colt Had 2 Treats at Davids got a ride out From Bill Smith to Williamstown got a Pork from Murphy gave Hugh Ann 1/3 on What Lashey gave her owed her</p>
<p>20th Court Day in Williamstown</p>
<p>21st Me in Williamstown Diddly Dum Irons there meeting about Raising Me for volunteers Wrote a Letter to D{illegible}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Dec 22nd 1861 Came From Williamstown Sand here got Henerys canoe hens Dead all Night at Bosells Got my shirts at Henerys got ten Wil{illegible} & pair of sox Left my shirt & 1 pair of sox Great Hurra about Raising Volunteers</p>
<p>Monday 23 Sandy making an axe handle Great snow storm from the East Putting the Water of the Henerys canoe</p>
<p>24th West Wind Sand could not go acrofs Made 2 axe handles made a Great Baking took in the Plover hen swapt axes with Sandy pretty cold ice not taken yet Great Dreams about Summers cold night</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day ice took pretty well in the Bay cold Sold Sandy the canoe for to chop me 4 cords of Wood put a handle in the axe Gave him 1/3 cash Gave him an order for 1 lb of Tobacco on A Summers went off turned Back went up to see him off again took in all the hens 10 hens & 5 Rusters 5 Dead when I went to Williamstown</p>
<p>26th cold Morning East Wind very Foggy till the afternoon turned warm towards night Drawing home Drags cutting stove Wood Drew up the canoes the 2 Big ones & the Galerneau one at the Lower Point this is not the Right weather for the ice to take Ducks Flying about Raining to night soft</p>
<p>27th kind of Slippery walking cutting stove Wood cleaning out the canoes of ice & water & snow high wind Nor Nor West Turned cold towards night set 5 Traps in the Milk house cattle & Poultry all hearty ice all Broke up around shore the Water very Low now high Wind through the night Last night</p>
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<p>1861</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>28th December Saturday the 28th cold this Day Freezing hard not making much ice with the North West wind sun Went Down under a cloud Drew a Drag went with the scow to the Bush Went around the Island slippery for Gray Washing my Slips washed my feet Dreaming of seeing a splash in the Water a Great Ways off Great Dreams every night about Summers Folks, Frosty tonight all well using oil for Light</p>
<p>Sunday the 29th The ice made a Little East Wind circle round the Sun Seen Charlie going to Rob's Island I suppose for Wood Went to the Pitt Point Made a Mus{illegible} of Whiskey Essence of Peppermint Molasses & water so I would have something for the New Year good canoeing yet a Pair of Sugar Birds around all this Fall here Seen the Blue cat I got a Hamiltons and I did not see her since We tooke her here which was the third of August</p>
<p>30th Snowed some Last night Nor West wind Began to thrash Wheat thrashed 2 of Loos & 2 of sheaves put the straw in the hen house Made candles My Favourite Watch out of order</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the Year East Wind Thrashed a Floor or 2 Fanning 1 & Peck my Measure cutting Stove Wood all Well all alone this night David Summers's Ball The cars {?} going to Day Hell to split very Little ice around the shores Set up to 10 clock Shooting</p>
<p>January the 1st 1862 Shooting away the old year or Should be Shooting in the New year put out the Bafswood canoe Went to the Little Island south side got some corn Went with the canoe to the Head of the Island turned it over so to have Ready wind changed Raining Began to Blow very hard took a sleep at night almost Blew the house Down mending my coat Blowed in the Plaster { line illegible}</p>
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1870
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<p>Dec the 21st 18?? Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis To Day the Mutual Benefit is to Be Drawn in New Jersey to Day chopping 22nd Hiram & Amelia & Francis crossed Hiram Broughs 1 lb candles from A Summers 1/c set my trap for the mink To 1 pair of {illegible}for Hiram at Bakers 2/6 23rd chopping 3/4 of Wood Stormy Day of snow 24th Freezing very hard ice take very well not all shut at Dark Hiram in the house all Day Taking home Wood in the forenor Chopped 1/4 cord in the Afternoon Sunday the 25th Christimas Day crossed the Ice I went Part of the Way Hiram and Frances crossed 26th Hiram Went to Williamstown 27th Went to Charles Tupper Bushed the Road Henery Fishing Eels 28th crossed over Took my Trousers to Henerys Wife to make Boughs of a summer cap 13/9 to 3/4 of Cheese to 31/2 {illegible} lb Seen Angus on the Front Boug Bakers 1 Dozen of Buttons /2 Came home lent Henery my Traps 5 of them gave Francis Laplante an order on a summers for 10/ Went to Williamstown on Thurs In Williamstown on Friday the 30th {illegible} started for home stopt at Charles Alders in the 2nd Concession took Breakfast and treated me well came to the Front Bought of A Summers 2 lb sugar / got my trousers from Henery 1 lb Wool 1 Dozen of Pumkins {illegible}that crossed the Horses</p>
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<p>New Years Day Day 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sunday Lake St Frances</p>
<p>January 1st 1860 Sunday, New Years George Tupper Birmingham Heneage Street Jo Laplante Big Frank Motty & Wife Peggy & Lewis Bosele William & Henerys & William {Gere?} Phillip Lalonde Charles Tupper & Wife & children all to Dinner</p>
<p>Monday 2nd</p>
<p>Council Day in Williamstown the New Years Ball to Be to night Frank Thrashing Wheat</p>
<p>3rd Allen Birthday</p>
<p>I crosed to Summers Bought of A Sum 1/2 lb Tea -/10 Rory McDougall Lost his horses in the crack saved the sleigh A great many at the Ball Frances to Williamstown to mill I sent a Bushel good measur in the Flour Council to Day in William {Williamstown} 2 Days</p>
<p>4th</p>
<p>Hiram came Henery Fishing Eels with Henery & George</p>
<p>5th</p>
<p>Hiram chopping Drawing wood to the H</p>
<p>6th</p>
<p>Drawing Wood Holy Day Hiram chopping Turning soft</p>
<p>7th</p>
<p>Gave an order to Hiram on A Summers for 3/5 1/2 in Goods Hiram went off I crossed over Bought of a Summers 1 Pint of H Wines 7 1/2 2 lb 14 oz of Butter at -/11 per lb Bought A Lottery Ticket No 1..25..51 Mo B To be Drawn on the 31st of January 1860 A Ball To Be at David Summers to Celebrate the Boys Bound for California on the 12th of January 1860 Bought of Hiram 1 Book 2 Bottles of ink 1 Flute 1 Double Barrel Pistol</p>
<p>8th</p>
<p>Sunday at Home</p>
<p>9th</p>
<p>chopped a Thaw</p>
<p>10th</p>
<p>chopping the Wisha crops with Horse for Francis Matty & Wife came</p>
<p>11th</p>
<p>Thrashing oats a cold Raining</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis January 12th 1860</p>
<p>Fanning Oats 27 Bushels A Ball at David Summers to night for the Lads going to california</p>
<p>13th</p>
<p>Thrashing Oats</p>
<p>14</p>
<p>Fanning Oats 32 1/2 Going to Thrash Wheat to Day. Fanned {large space}I started for Williamstown Went to the P.O got my Paper Bid Farewell with David Summers & Sandy Grant Edward Santinee a Bee Moving Davids Barn to Jacobs Island</p>
<p>15th Sunday</p>
<p>Me in Williamstown Seen McF Death in the Paper Died on the 2nd of January D Mc D (F)</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>Writing Some</p>
<p>17th</p>
<p>came Home Gave her {looks like symbol for British pounds followed by end bracket} on the 16th the Lads started for California Davy Summers Sandy Grant Donald M Gregg Bill McLeod turned Back {Simon Derushi?} a Bee stopt at Henerys all night</p>
<p>18th</p>
<p>came Home took my Trap Burned it in the Fire</p>
<p>19th</p>
<p>Drawing Wood Went to for my Paper Gave A Summers 5/- cash for to send to the Lottery Bought of A Summers 2 silk Handkerchief 2/3 a peice 4/6 of a Dollar Bought of a Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 lb sugar -/6 Went up the ice to Hamiltons for the first time</p>
<p>20th Drawing Wood</p>
<p>21st Fishing eels with Henery got 22 eels & 1 catfish Agness night</p>
<p>Sunday 22nd</p>
<p>Bill here Mrs Bosele here Evan F brother Lost his horse some say Donald M Donald is married</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>Farming 1 1/2 of Black sea Francis got not quite the measure taking home Wood {last line on page most words obscured by damage} Laplante</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island January 23rd 1860</p>
<p>24th I crossed to Summers Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gallon Syrup 1/9 got the Loan of the Jar to Be Returned Returned the Bottle to Roby no mail came at Nicholsons got nuts chopping a soft maple came home Raining took up my trap</p>
<p>25 Burns Birth Day at home</p>
<p>26" chopping a Little went to store Bought of A Summers 3 lb 6 oz of Butter Almanac which comes to 4/- Bought of A J Baker 1 Bar of soap 1/6 1 lb candles 1/- 2/6 paid for treat 1/3 {and at?} Lancaster Amelia crossed {Wisha?} to Jas</p>
<p>27th</p>
<p>Henerys Boy got the Loan of the axe</p>
<p>28th Shot an Owl Went to Williamstown got a ride from Jim Angun in the Glen a treat at Bakers</p>
<p>29th Sunday</p>
<p>in Williamstown</p>
<p>30th</p>
<p>in Williamstown Andrew Baker & Mac MGreggor there</p>
<p>31st Donald Roach getting Married to Day came home stormy nothing at the Poison the Lottery comes off to Day Found a Horseshoe</p>
<p>1st of February</p>
<p>Frosty</p>
<p>2nd</p>
<p>Went to Williamstown got Bosells harness & cutter got my Papers - Left it in Williamstown stopt at Spinks seen Amelia LaPlante</p>
<p>3rd</p>
<p>Came home Bakers a Bee Went to Nicholsons John came my Wheat 1 & 3 pecks stopt there all night</p>
<p>4th</p>
<p>Went to Mill Found Walters cap & Buffaloe on the Ice Went to Groves Mill got my watch from the Watchmaker & he charges me a Dollar not Paid gave me a Glass for my watch carried my Bags home from the middle of the Ice</p>
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<p>Mr. James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Feb the 5th</p>
<p>Sunday Frank & Amelia went to church in Williamstown the Sheep Dead 2 strange French Boys here named Laflesh Antoine Bosell here</p>
<p>6th</p>
<p>skinned the sheep Put Poison in it on the Little Island Angus & Johnny McIntyre came Drew 4 Loads for a Beginning Good Deal of Water on the Ice Went to A Summers Bought of 1 Quart of Whiskey 7 1/2 Saleratus -/{6?} 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 lb candles -/6 not paid (1 pipe 1/2 matches 1/2) paid). Sent out the newspapers A Culdnagon Dead</p>
<p>7th</p>
<p>Duncan Smith came Drawing</p>
<p>8th</p>
<p>Angus came Went to Summers Bought Candles & Potatoes Handsome Weather John McIntyre Broke his Big Whippletree Ice cracking Wishaw Began to go to School at Frashers</p>
<p>9th</p>
<p>Fine Day Drawing Wood Big Frank's child Died Francis came from Jo's Drawing since Monday Waggons going on the Ice Open at the Lower Point</p>
<p>10th</p>
<p>Cold & Stormy Drawing Frank Began to Draw for -/10 per cord Johnny McIntyre Broke his sleigh Started for home in the Evening To 3 Bag of of Oats 1 Brought Down this Morning hard on 40 Cords out now keeping the Maple & Birch apart from the Beech Hens Laying in the House</p>
<p>11th Cutting Roads & Piling on the Bank Frashers Boys here for Sand Francis Drawing 7 I crossed Got a Letter about the Mutual Benefit Bought 1 lb of Poison 1/3 got my Papers Seen John Cameron From California Got 7/6 Cash From Walter Baker Gave Thomas Munroe 5/- I owed him came home Slept all {2 or 3 words obscured due to damage} A Very sore hand Henery</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island Feb the 12th</p>
<p>Sunday Jo Laplante here and crew drawing out the Boat Dog went off Bosell sold his mare to Jo</p>
<p>Monday 13th</p>
<p>John McIntyre & Bill Smith came to Draw Went to Summers Bought of A. Summers 1 Quart {H.W 1/5?}</p>
<p>14 St Valentines Day</p>
<p>A Ball at Spinks? a Dinner at Rannald for Chisholm</p>
<p>15th</p>
<p>Went to A Summers to {illegible text} 1/2 Gallon Whisky 1/3 got from Mrs Summers 1 lb Sugar Finished Drawing the Wood They Went Tom Dan's came attorney E Ward</p>
<p>16</p>
<p>Tom Went of</p>
<p>17th</p>
<p>I went to A Summers Bought 1 Watch Key -/3 got my Paper slept at Nicholsons came to Bosells got my 1 pound in cash came home</p>
<p>18th</p>
<p>James Hughs Birth Day Went to Salmon River Paid Y {Cam...?} 6/13 on Cotton yarn Paid {Dush...?} the Watchmaker at Buchanans 3/9 Paid Walter Buchanan 5/- Bought 1 pair of Mits 1/6 at Buchanan on credit got on the {Bosure?} came to Lukes Stormy Slept all night</p>
<p>19th Sunday</p>
<p>took Breakfast at Lukes 1 treat not Paid Lost my Napkin started and came home</p>
<p>20th</p>
<p>chopping fire wood stormy {word obscured by mold} Frank got his new Horse on the 18th Left my watch to get a Hand on with Dashny Bill Nicholson here for the Broadaxe Frank crosed henerys wifes Brother up water Raising on the Ice</p>
<p>21nd</p>
<p>I went to Nicholsons to score timber John came home with me Muskrats plenty coming out of their holes Frank away with the Horse</p>
<p>22 Ash Wednesday</p>
<p>at Home</p>
<p>23</p>
<p>Jo Laplante here for Motty's hay & oats old Bodell here {Quilting Bee written between the lines} here gave him a h{rest of word obscured by damage} got 2 Bushels of Oats From Motty to pay Bosells 1/{second number illegible} for Motty me Bosells Worthing the {last word on page obscured by mold}</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island Feb 23rd</span></h2>
<p>I went for my Paper got a Ride to Williamston from Hugh McGruer a treat at A Summers (not paid) Bought Liquorice 3 cents worth Paid this) Great Lot of Water on the Ice Frank chopping for Arch McDonell Took a letter out to George Ferguson for A Summers</p>
<p>24th in Williamston</p>
<p>25th in Williamston the Dancing School {illegible word}</p>
<p>26th Sunday Sandy gave me a Ride home to the Island got a Bunch of Matches. {2 or 3 illegible words written between the 25th and 26th}</p>
<p>27th The {Daugerian?} Beginning to Day Mr M Martin Frank crossed with the Horse I went to the Little Island south side, Drawing Wood thawing</p>
<p>28th I went to Nicholsons Norman there going to Lancaster. Frances Drawing for William {Laricolette?} Henery at Nicholsons I stopt all night Great going to Salmon River up the Ice Malcolm Dingwalls horses got in the {illegible word}</p>
<p>29th I came home from Nicholsons Frances chopping for Archy McDonell Raining set 2 traps Last day of the month</p>
<p>1st Day March crows plenty Frances crossed Whisha crossed Frances crossed I crossed to Bakers Bought of A W Baker 1 lb Butter 1/{-?} 1 lb Sugar -/6 {illegible} 1/2 lb crackers -/4 got my Prize Gold Stone Valu 2 Dollar at Thomas Munroes Christies at Bakers</p>
<p>2nd Nicholsons here for Staves Frank over the Horse running about with the Bosells got milk from Amelia Lent the Gimlet to George Nicholson Flour came by Frank got 2 eggs from Amelia the Ice got his Boots</p>
<p>3rd Frances & I croped on at Bakers at 4 1/4 I went to Williamstown Raining hard</p>
<p>4th Sunday at night Angus went to Cornwall</p>
<p>5th Court on in Williamstown me in Williamstown</p>
<p>6th I started for home Frances at the Bosells</p>
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<p>{written at top of page above title} Feby 18th {omits?} Memory Island 1860</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron March 6th</span></h2>
<p>Bought of {illegible} W Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 lb Shot 3 1/4 1 lb Nails -/3 Broke the Bowl Phillip help A Summers with Oats in a Waggon Took Bob home Thrashed the Last of the Wheat yesterday Charlie was here Christies Went to Keynon on the {word cut off}</p>
<p>7th Laplantes left here Robins came Black birds, going the Ice yet Gave Mrs Laplante an order on Baker for 4/- in goods Frances one of my Bags with Flour his it in) got 7 Bushels Some Thunder & Rain & Rainbows all alone</p>
<p>8th I went to Charlies took Dinner got an old {word cut off} from him</p>
<p>9th Friday of the Sacrament in Williamstown McDrawing {word cut off} and some rails for the Fence going to Ice yet</p>
<p>10th Piled about a cord of Birch Started to go for my Paper turned Back crossed at Henerys went to the store (got 5 Dollars from A Summers to be Paid in 3 months concerning the Lottery Bought a Teapot 1/3 (Bought a Pint paid this) got my Paper Bought a pint in the Tea Pot not Paid /4 came to Nicholsons all sound asleep Went to Henery's</p>
<p>11th came from Henerys took Breakfast left the Remains of the Tea Pot Charlie came gave him some R{rest of word illegible} for 2 Rats I {word cut off} From him Sacrament in Williamstown to Day Ice Busted close to shore Had a Hooker for Charlie took a Bite crossing to Salmon River yet Freezing</p>
<p>12th {illegible word} snowing piling Birch at the Lower R{rest of word cut off}</p>
<p>13 Drawing some Basswood for {illegible word} on Ritt Point went to Little Island South side in the {word obscured by damage}</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">March 14 1860</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island</span></h3>
<p>Took the Grey Horse to get the Canoe at the Upper Point Big Bill here for a Dung fork got it I went across with him for the Rooster Set my Traps 5 of them 2 for the Mink Henery fishing eels horses going the Ice yet Nicholsons hunting at Point {illegible word} Walter after sand at {illegible word} Jim McDougall Broke in at Roses this week</p>
<p>15th I crossed to the P.O Sent George Sniders Boy to Careys for the Basket Bottle got it gave the Boy 3 coppers for going {illegible name}raising his barn David Baker {illegible word} I went to Secors Bought of AW Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 pint of Whiskey & Bottle -/4 lock -/7 1/2 1/2 gallon Mollases 1/3 which comes to 2/8 1/2 gave a poor man a penny Pheney by name the writing master left the Front for Williamstown</p>
<p>16th Bill here for the canoe took it over for him on the other side of Francis Island drawing drags Shot a Rat Ice Bad Tapt 3 trees good sugar W{rest of word cut off}</p>
<p>17th St Patricks The Channel open in a strip up above Both sides, took a canoe to the Lower Point with Grey Cording some of the Birch & Maple, seen a weasel very white, went to the Upper Point, got a Rat Wild geese came on the 16th) Ducks plenty fine weather to stand</p>
<p>Long Sunday 18th alone got a Rat Ice jamming at the Door</p>
<p>19th Turning the Red canoe, Ice moving slowly Tapt one or 2 trees the Cows going to the Bush Found a nest with 6 eggs and another with 5 Shot a Rat did not get him</p>
<p>20th First Day of Spring horses doing nothing Doing nothing myself Raining moved the Bed to the Room nailing {word obscured by mold damage} partition wall Went to the Upper Point {1 or 2 words obscured by mold} chance at Ducks had {could be more words at bottom of page, but obscured by mold and damage}</p>
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<p>== 21st 1860 Island Mr James Cameron March ==</p>
<p>Took up my trap snowing hard a great dam at the Water Log chopping stovewood cattle is hearty and well Seen a Boat going over the Way of Chustees with Messenger I think it is Thomas to {Moses?}Wind high</p>
<p>22 went to the Upper Point took home a Drag of Black Oak</p>
<p>23rd took home 2 ash stocks for oars. Straw Done the {Weasal?} on the Island Ice firm around shore Home Dreams</p>
<p>24th A Fox on the Island seen his tracks this morning Hart Road Blowing about 2 oclock this morning Eggs Plenty crossed the Ice in the Bay to the Pitt Point</p>
<p>25th Sunday Alone all well snowing Drifting & Blowing & Freezing wind Nor-West By South a Little Reading Sleeping</p>
<p>26th at the head of the Island</p>
<p>27th Drew a couple of Drags lost the H{rest of word cut off}</p>
<p>28th Found it the cow Heifer calved</p>
<p>29th Henery & Francis Laplant fishing eels got 80 George {Semo?} here wanting to hire for 7 Dollars a month Brought home the Churn Dasher Brought a Bag but not the right one shot a squirrel cutting down some stuff for fence got an eel from Henery Heard that Cluckey Died Frank Laplantes horse died Wild Geese plenty Ducks plenty</p>
<p>30th Went across for the 1st time this spring Bought of A Summers 1 pail 1/4 Strainer -/10 2 lb {illegible word} 1/3 1/2 lb tea 1/3 2 lb 2 oz 1/{10 1/2?} which comes to 6/6 1/2 (got my Prizes 5 of them {symbol for British pound}1.5) Bought of a I Baker 1/2 powder -/10 2 lbs shot 1/-{illegible word} Sugar 2 lb 1/2 candles 1/2 Whiskey 7 1/2 5/8 1/2 Thomas cross to Salmon River {rest of page obscured by damage}</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1860</span></h2>
<p>Sunday went to Little Island south side</p>
<p>2nd a sail went from Salmon River to Lancaster Cutting some Rails Drew some from the Marsh Fence</p>
<p>3rd Went to Bakers Bought of WI Baker 1 pint HW 7 1/2 Mrs Laplante took up the Order for 4/- Bought of A Summers 2 lb crackers 1/3 notPaid {word illegible}) 1 lb {illegible}File -/6 paid)</p>
<p>Jim Hopkins here had Dinner</p>
<p>4th Fixing a place for the sail in small canoe Bought in to Salmon River</p>
<p>5th Angus came</p>
<p>6th Angus & I crossed Good Friday went to the store Dan came Bought of A Summers 1 lb crackers paid got an almanack from A Summers Bought 1 penny worth of {Rens?} paid rainy on the front Sick Donald Ruple in his new Shop now last night shot a Rat Dan and I hunting</p>
<p>7th Charlie here Fishing eels got 1 Broke the spear Wild Geese plenty henery's Boy wanting a Gun Dan making Syrup Fanning the Wheat 4 Bushel just 1 of corn Hired George Semo on Good Friday for 6 Dollars to come on the 9th of this month to Begin his month</p>
<p>8th Sunday Easter Waster Sunday Dan & I alone went Round the Island</p>
<p>9th Monday Dan & I Began to open the Pitt of Potatoes Charlie came I went to Mill 6 Bushels of Wheat 1 of Corn Gave Streeter 3 Rats at 15 cents apeice which comes to 17/3 1 Sheep pelt 3/9 2 Mink at 2/6 - 5/- in all. I gave him {symbol for British pound} 1-6. I {2 illegible words} 7/{11?} yet got my watch a treat at Briggs</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron April 9th 1860</span></h2>
<p>George Semo came here and Dan took in the Potatoes 16 Bushel Bought of Buchanan & Brother 1 lb candles -/9 1 Quart syrup /11 1/2 5 yds cotton 2/ which comes to 3/9 Bought of Norman McDonald 1/2 lb crackers 3 1/2 stopt at Lukes old Lafleur's wife Died</p>
<p>10th killed the Calf Charlie sick Dan went off gave him a Gold stone Pin valued at 15/- Charlie went home Shot a Rat</p>
<p>11th cutting trees on the Pitt Point George & I Semo here got 1/2 bushel of {illegible word} on Georges account at 4/ per Bushel thats 2/-</p>
<p>12th Brought AI Bakers Bottle home George crossed Brought the chain to Kennedy Norman Abrams got the canoe at {symbol for British pound} 1"2"6 to Pay for it the 1st of June cording the last of the wood 1st ploughing Done before the Door setting out Fire Burning the marsh 2 minks on the Island</p>
<p>13th snowing Fixing Whippletrees & harness Ice in the Bay & Marsh</p>
<p>14th Ploughing some the horses Bockey</p>
<p>15th Sunday alone George and I</p>
<p>16th Drawing on the Pitt Point cutting stakes & Withs for the fence Setting fire to the Grass and Brush Fence Got a fox Shot a Rat</p>
<p>17th Skinning the Fox Spreading manure going to plough on Lower Point Cutting the eyes of {illegible word}</p>
<p>18th HughAnn came at Henerys gone Monday with the Wind Pete Antoine & Frank here got a bundle of Hay to 1 Bush of potatoes George got 1/6</p>
<p>19th George crossed for my paper Bought of AI Baker 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 lb Horse shoe nails -/- stops along chasing a wild Goose {several words obscured by damage}</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1860</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 21st</span></h2>
<p>Came from Williamstown. Met Charlie at Suses Island cleaning Perch Henerys Gert went Home with George Salaberry came up went in to Salmon River Welland went Down the St Helene first Boat went Down this year from above</p>
<p>22nd Sunday all alone HughAnn & I</p>
<p>23rd George and 2 Boys came for Potatoes 1 Bushel 1/6 Bought an Auger 2/3 putting out Dung on the peice at the End of the House</p>
<p>24th Went to Henerys at Nicholsons for the Plough got it</p>
<p>25 at the fence on the Pitt Point George Ploughing</p>
<p>26th</p>
<p>Went to look for eggs got 6 Wild Duck Eggs Found a nest in the Barn with 19 eggs in it at the Fences Setting Fire to the marsh again The Boats a Going Down Some snow hard frost at nights now Ducks Plenty cold air curious Weather not much Ploughed The ice in the Marsh yet in Places</p>
<p>27th Went to Bakers Bought of A.I. Baker 1 pair Boots 8/9 1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/4 lb pepper -/3 needles & thread -/3 Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 1/4 of Starch -/4 Porter 7 1/2 Knife 1/3 1 lb Butter -/9 sent A Summers 12 Rats & 1 Fox {illegible word} Dan came George took the Harrowteeth 17 of them Got my account from A Summers {symbol for British pound}9"11"10 before to Day what I got to Day some too along with that</p>
<p>Saturday 28thDan went of Charlie came fishing for Purch no bite Fishing for eels Charlie got 5 gave me 2 Brought me the Scythe William Laflet set his line for sturgeon Found 22 eggs in one nest George crossed.</p>
<p>29th Sunday Watson {word obscured by damage} boat</p>
<p>30th George came Ploughing</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1860</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Island May 1</span></h2>
<p>George ploughing Semos Boys here for George to go to the Priest Charlie here to Dinner</p>
<p>2nd George to Williamstown to Court for McLaughlin</p>
<p>3rd Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point George came John Craig son here about a Horse Took up my Traps</p>
<p>4th Hugh Ann crossed with Henery Plough on the Lower Point Charlie here Got my Gun Brought me seed corn to plant gave him {illegible word or words} some cups going to set the Line to Day</p>
<p>5th Ploughing on the Lower Point Angus Rankin here George put him across George crossed Finished the Lower Point ploughing. {Written in brackets between the lines} (I got a Sturgeon)</p>
<p>6th Sunday Charlie home with my Gun Gave me 2 {load?} of Shot</p>
<p>Monday 7th George came Fixing the Gate George ploughing Hugh Ann came</p>
<p>8th Sowed 2 oz Pease William Lavelette here taking up his George Harrowing the pease. George to the Raffle</p>
<p>9th I Finished ploughing the Pease Ground George away this Day Began above the Lane Raining some</p>
<p>10th Went to Bakers Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb {word obscured by damage}1/3 Sugar 2 lb 1/3 Bought of A.I Baker 1 Quart of Whiskey 7 1/2 Hat -/6 George Broke the Plough</p>
<p>11th sowed the rest of the Pease which makes 5 in that peice Planted Potatoes in the cucumbers & onions Harrowing the Lower Point Planted the East Peice on the Lower Point with Potatoes about a good {Bushel? plus another word obscured by damage}</p>
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<p>Mr. {illegible} {Curion?} {illegible} hay plowed Barley on PittPoint planted about 30 tills of potatoes Baited the line caught a {rich?} 5 catfish Fixing the lane fence George cropped {illegible} Gave him an order for a {illegible} on Bakers Sunday 13th Fishing perch caught a good many {type of fish?} and to the line got 2 flingeon went to the little Island 14th George came sowed the rest of the Peas in a bushel or thereabouts Taking Stones from Before the door harrowing before the door Gave George a Sturgeon 1/3 Went to Charlies George went to Williamstown killed a Sturgeon sent out a 1/2 to them with George drawing sticks from the bust for the fence 15 {Big?} Bell here took some Beans Sandy Grears getting married Gave some corn to Bill Sowed oats 4 1/2 Bushels on the Lower Point 16th sowed 4 Bushels above the Potatoes planted the Potatoes above the House 17th {illegible} Day sowed 2 1/2 Bushels next the Hay {illegible}. Brought the Plough of 3 points took Breakfast told {illegible} to get the Brogdance at {Michaels?} Ploughing some. George {illegible} fixing the fence Sold my watch {for?} 5 1/4 dollars 8 {illegible} Plough {illegible} Powder. Hask shot bag if he raffles it a throw at the {illegible} George ploughing above the {illegible} before the door 19th George getting {illegible} for the {illegible}</p>
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<p>{illegible} Island cold day snowing + freezing {illegible} night hard frost Hiram came 21st ploughing Hiram back of the barn got a Sturgeon killed him. George did not come 22 Hiram Ploughing Planting Corn Before the Door about 2 {illegible} George did not come 23 George came Hiram to the salmon river Bought of Buchanion + Brother 5. plates 1 quart molasses 16 1/2 lb tea 11 1/2 soap. 1 lb shot 16 2 hoed one 2/6 the other 3/3 lb of old iron to my credit 1/6 took 1 Bushel of Wheat to Mill got 1 bolt 1 1/2 Bushel of ashes 1/ 10 1/2 bought 2 lb tea Bought of M Street, 1 pair of Boots for Hugh 6/3 left my {illegible} gave 1 calfskin to my account 3/5 {illegible} 3 hence paid George took the wrap bought a plug of tobacco for Tom. 24th Queens Birth Day Sowed {illegible} of oats back of the barn ploughed and {illegible} Back of the garden plough the {illegible} at the East end of the House Pleasure trip on the {illegible} Nicholsons took home the canoe Training in Williamstown {illegible} here Hiram went for my {illegible} got 2 of them 25th Ploughing Williamstown George {illegible} Pat came 26th came from Williamstown Charles all {illegible} George off 27th Hiram went home with {page crumpled} 28th {illegible} fishing sturgeon Hiram {page crumpled} 3 1/2 bushels bought 2 {page crumpled}</p>
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<p>I'll slot the {lil?} sugar 1/- to love David Lyo. 4" to 2 1/2 U Butter o/ll/url. nov 4th 2U Butter 1/2 U rapidly -4" 18th 1/2 bus salt 1/1 1/2 lil candy 1/- syrup -/5 kile 1/3 foot 1/6 3"8 1/2 18 starch -/6 (25) 1 goat 37/6 once 6/3 pillo 1/3 L 2"3".0 Pyary -/10 Dec(10) coat 28/5 noce 6/3 halve -/6 /3 randy 1/3 1"17"7 To Francis {lil?} tea 2/5 1 gallon syrup 3/6 i'll to Hirane candles for me. 1/- (28) to 16 ap 13/5 to an order of 10/- to Francis lakeland 10"0 to 7 3/4 of cheese 3 1/2 (31et) to Lil sugar 16 Hary The 3rd 1860 to 1/2 At Sea at 1/8/vell "10 to order to Hinul 3/5 1/2 butter 2lb-14kg 2/5HW 7"1/215 to 2 {filk Haud Kerchief?} at 2/6-3/e 24th to 1/2 gallon syrup/1/5 1/2 at sea 1/3 26 to 3lb 60kg of Butter -/11 her at {aliana?} K/6-4/- 6th 1 Luant Mhuky / 7 1/2 Candles/ 6 at sea 4/32 for Bollug Poison 1/3 (13) to H-wines 1/3 (15) to 1/2 gallon wi/3 sugar the 10th to (L1"3in rash pay in 3 months) sea pot 1/3 run -/4 4"3 30th haut 1/4 Traumen -/10 sea 1/3 crackery 1/3 LU2310 1/10 2 2 6"6 1/2 {porge Llino?} to 1/2 Bilshefs Krale On 2nd to Bughel Rotatocs 1/6 (23)to Bughel Rotatocs 1/6 4th to augst 2/3 (27) to Boots 18/5 Knife 1/3L 2"3 May to an order For Love on Bassea 1/3 14th tungern 1/2'6 water Lt 6"3.</p>
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<p>Mr. James Cameron May 29th 1860</p>
<p>Ploughing at the Butternut tree and Potatoes around Birch {illegible} Path Charlie here 30th Ploughing Flower took up his {illegible} 31st Sowed 3 Bushels of oats between the garden Sowed wheat below 1 and a {illegible}. 1st Harrow up above the Barn Pat came Charlie went with him to Bakers Brought me the {Paddle?} sowed wheat better than a Bushel above the lane. {illegible} 2nd {Angus?} + {illegible} came {illegible} man + Wife here hiram took home the oats 7 Bushels sowed 3 1/2 of oats 13 1/2 in the {illegible}. Nicholsons came here 3rd Sunday 4th the Walters horse came {illegible} planting 5 quarts of {illegible, maybe type of corn?} corn Potatoes {illegible} and some beans thats 3 bushels on the set of potatoes. 5th Walters horse came Stewart from the Ottawa here I went to Williamstown trying to take the Bull. {illegible} of {lime?} the {illegible} wife died. 6th took over the {illegible} sowed about {illegible} Bushels of Wheat {illegible} George {crossed?} 7th I {illegible} Hugh, Ann went to Williamstown Ploughing on the lower row 9th Raining 10th Sunday Hugh came Hiram {illegible} Mr. Lerman here I went to {illegible} 2 of wheat 1 pack of salt 7 1/2 1/2 {illegible} of paper/ 6 Gallon Molasses {illegible} east 2 {illegible} 2 1/2 yds cloth {illegible} 7/10 thread 7 1/2 beer</p>
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<p>James Cameron Island June 11 1860</p>
<p>Bought of Grindell {illegible} 1 Pair of Boots</p>
<p>17/6 Got the loan of Leeked Fishing {spoon?} to be returned speaking to Duncan McRae about the word {court?} day in Dundee came home Tom came. 12th ploughing got a sturgeon treks bad bought of Charlie Mr Donell 1 bottle of good stuff/10 and the bottle to be returned to Buchanand. Both 13th/ Plough sowing wheat 14th sowed oats 15th Charlie here had an Australia {illegible} 16th Making ashes {illegible} took up there {illegible} 16th I gave my trousers to Reggy to make. Got a sturgeon 17th Sunday the {illegible} went for the Bouquet 18th Charlie + I {" a calve" written above} to Salmon River Bought of {illegible} soap -/6 {illegible} -/6 crackers + cheese + sugar I paid for Potatoes 1/6 Bought of Charlie 1 bottle of stuff 1 1/2 to Be Paid Bought of David Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/2 cash gave him 1 + 3 pecks of ashes got the {illegible} of paper from Morris to Dr. {illegible} 1 sturgeon 19th Charlie went off hoeing corn + potatoes 20th hoeing 21st Tom went to A. Camerons 22nd I went to Williamstown Charlie + I stopt at grears Tom Munroe catching a Dog Fish as we passed 23rd Came home Charlie and I Grammy here 24th Sunday Francis here to Breakfast I went to Charlies took Dinner there David Summers here + {illegible} 25th Monday {illegible} cleaning his corn for the {illegible} Francis here hoeing corn and Potatoes rafts going down Berries plenty Strawberries, Hiram and I to fish at night at the little Island</p>
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<p>1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island June 26th</p>
<p>Raining some croped to Bakers Granny</p>
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<p>1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island July the 21st left Williamstown took the 2 Boys with us stopt at Fergusons Island with the storm. Took Dinner on the Island sailed home Raining some. Hiram {illegible} in the Apples Field. 22 Sunday I went Orange Picking Berries here Charlie went home gave him 2 chickens {illegible} came from Salmon river Lea {illegible} got the {illegible} for {illegible}. 23rd Mowing on the apple field Hiram raking 24th Finished mowing the {apple?} field Went to Lewis Chusters to get him to lake Baskets {illegible} mowing some Below {Lemows?} corn 25th Dog Days Begin St. James Day Put in 3 loads of hay. Found an old canoe took up one of the lines 50 hooks on it flowing Down at the Lower Point Boats {illegible} to Day Mosquitoes Bad ticks Done cleaning up stairs 26th Raining went for a Load of Blocks to the Upper Point mowing on the Lower Point Raspberries plenty yet {illegible} old axe to {illegible} 27th went to Bakers Bought {illegible} 3 lb of sugar / 10 1/2 1 tea Pot 1/3 Bought a summer 1/2 lb tea 1/4 1 {illegible} (Pens + {illegible}{illegible} this). Put some of the Hay in the {illegible} 28th just in 2 loads of Hay Pat came gave me a Bottle Lashey to Salmon River got a Large {illegible} on {illegible} line {illegible} to Pat gave Pat the canoe and mug of salt 29 Sunday got an ESL and a sturgeon Lasheys Line Hiram roped 30th Began to mow the oat field Pat + Charlie came Charlie stopt {illegible} and handle to lewes {illegible} to make mosquitoes bad</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island 31st 1860</p>
<p>Went to salmon River Charlie {illegible} to Busher Wheat {illegible} {Poile?} to {grind?} Bought a {eletenth?}. Pain of Boots per human 13/- to men doing my {illegible} 7/6 or 6/3) form the {illegible} at a york farm the {sacperinuet Chaud nuent?} horne {illegible} plenty {ougiltat/et?} went to {Leure Cloud Lees?} got 4 Brooms Leurs. Can we with 2 once {illegible} gathering in the {uphen feild?} 2" {Ruthin?} hay got all The served hay in one Load. {out of?} the oakfeild that a crow cut {some?} a Chirvy for the Bouyo Making some {colesin makfeilers?} Huntery came the {hundred?} even {illegible} the Kut Kut of a {illegible} {Leuls 3 of august?} went to Kut Kut {for?} Boards got a sood Load {making could?} got 1/3 from {larshey?} 2 1/2 for {concern?} {illegible} bird hervies Bikeand choke {cheurue Kipe?} Long Black {Bennied?} gentling Bike. {illegible} Black kevin 1st august 4th done {illegible} making Covid im the {illegible} 6 began the stack. 4th {yenchea?} the stack at the mash hay euthing 8th at the hay some 5th cuting lime {illegible} a funeral at {johnahcgeneee?} {illegible} Died Hiram to the store Boys livent off and Hugham to {illegible} Deers plenty sent at once handle Bought the {kle?} cheap chauntee on the 8th augst.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Island Augst</p>
<p>Bought of a Baker 1 lb of Tea 2/6 1 Bunch of {illegible} 16 to {illegible} 3 yds of striped cotton {illegible} 2/3 to 2 1/4 yds of cloth {illegible} 6/9 thread which comes to 9/5 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon of Whiskey {illegible} this all the {Tales?} of the Prince of Wales Tom at Captain {illegible} fishing Hamiltons cutting their oats 10th Francis wife here all alone wind high. Hugh Anne + Hiram come from Williamstown stopt at Nicholsons all night 11th came home {illegible} took away his {illegible} of {illegible} to Salmon River the {Pease?} ripe Looks like rain thought it was sunday 12th Hiram to Summers I went to Bosells to get them to cut the {pease?} Andrew Summers here the Captain of Hamiltons {illegible} sold the Wood to Summers. $100 for the lot of Wood gave Andrew Summers 4 dollar {illegible} I got from Norman Bought of a Summers 1/2 Gallon Whisky 4 1/4 of butter 2/5 Plate 1/2 lb powder Shot 16 {illegible} Bought of a Baker 1 quart of syrup 1 fish to be returned.Tom gave a keg of {illegible} to me 12th Sunday Breaching on the front Hugh Ann went seen Ellen at {illegible} Charlie here Francis {illegible} away to day A summer {illegible} Ferguson here {illegible} of the {crossed out} Hiram + George {illegible} traded coats</p>
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<p>Aug the 13th 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Raining hiram cropped {illegible} to get his trousers made making a Door for the room 14th Making coils 15th cutting Pease {illegible} Boy 16th Henry finished the Pease. Big {illegible} stock {illegible} hay put on 3 Loads of Pease 17th Went to Summers Bought of Summers 1/2 gallon whiskey 1/3 got 3 1/2 Dollars from him. What I got of {Norman?} just a Load of Hay in the stack. put on 6 loads of {illegible} covered the stack 18 Raining cutting some of the oats Behind the Barn cut some above the house. Lost Tom {Grappling?} looking for the line. Hiram went for his trousers Sunday the 19th above {illegible} 20th {Lashey?} from Salmon River I calling for Charlie to go to Williamstown Charlie came {illegible} 22 ear of corn 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes cherries nuts apples {illegible} 1 Broom + Basket 21st came home Hugh Anna at Charlies Charlie stopt to help me at the Pease put some in. 22nd cut some Oats put on the first oats and some pease all the pease in 23 at the oats cutting Behind the Barn the {illegible} aground at the foot of the Island Henry here {illegible} to 1/2 Bushel Potatoes + Milk for the {shear?} 24th Raining cut some of the oats at the {illegible} 25 Went to Bakers Bought of a Summers quart whisky 7 1/2 lb candles -/6 1/6 cotton weak -/4 got my coat</p>
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<p>Aug 25th 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Went to Dundee Charlie {vet?} Bought 1 {illegible} of {slot?}. Rye -/6 crackers -/ 1 1/2 Paid This Bought of the Baker 13/ 1 1/2 of flour Paid it 1 1/2 worth of crackers got the loan of a Bottle to be Returned got some shat from Charlie {illegible} Donald and {illegible} stopt at {Dikes?} got some caps from Luke came home Hugh Ann Lost the Keys alone. Rain Black {illegible} Bad The Prince of Wales arrival in Montreal Charlie with me all this week Sunday 26th Charlie went home gave him the {illegible} gun 27th Raining Tuesday the Prince of Wales went Down on the Steamer Kingston firing 28th Putting in Oats 2 loads good alone {illegible} went to {Christel?} to cock hay Hugh Ann for nuts to {nicholas?} and plums horses Bad 29th Cutting Oats cut 2 sheaves of wheat a Basket from {illegible} took Back the boots 30 Shot a Duck 31 Put in 2 loads of oats 1st of September I went to {illegible} Bought of a Summers 6 yrds {illegible} 1/2 lb powder -/9 3 quarts of Whisky 1/10 1/2 shot tea 1/3 (starch needles paid) Returned all Bakers Tin kettle ,,,, Tom went off gave 6/3 for the {illegible} {illegible} here cutting oats wheat 2 Paddles from Lewis {christee?} 2nd Sunday Went to {illegible} for nuts Promised to come Charlie came Lewis {christee?} here</p>
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<p>Sept the 3rd 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Charlie + me to Summers Bought of Summers 1 1/2 Quart of whiskey -/11 1/2 Bought of Baker 1/2 gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 fine {illegible} -/10 1 cake of cheese. 7 lb at 14 per lb 2/4 {buat?} night reaping wheat Bill Jim Henry George {illegible} Lashey Charlie 4th Hugh Ann and Charlie to Lancaster 1/2 gallon Whiskey 2/3 to cash to Hugh Ann for sugar 1/5 expecting the Reapers to night did not come put in some Wheat for the first 5th putting in oats they came to reap 3 of Henrys 2 of {illegible} 2 of {hicks?} George Bosell Lashey Charlie Isacc Blondeau. 6th putting the 7th stack together 7th putting 8th in wheat + Binding. Lashey Reaping Sunday 9th Rankin here Jacob here went to the Upper point Charlie {illegible} + Henry here 10th Putting in one load of wheat putting marsh {illegible} in one of the sheds Lashey came from Salmon River some corn ripe Butternuts Beginning to fall grapes turning some chilly nights water falling some 1 basket from Lewis wife gave her some salt 11th Charlie went home Went to Henrys for the canoes Charlie Hugh Ann + Charlie to Cornwall at night 12th Raining {illegible} in Cornwall 13th {illegible} here pulling beans 14th put in a Load of Wheat upper field 15th Hugh Ann croped with Lewis. 16 Dan came cutting cornstalks taking in corn some beans ripe {illegible}</p>
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<p>the 16th 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island {illegible}</p>
<p>Dan here Charlie here horses bad Lashey fishing Pickere; gave Dan Latin grammar Browers Grammar {illegible} Book covers Steamers going plenty Indians plenty Indians at the {muskrats?} choke Cherries yet hazelnuts yet Grapes turning cranberries {illegible} Black cherries good Big hickory nut tree the nuts got a touch of the frost in the Spring no nut on the big {buller?}nut tree at the head of the island. 17th Charlie here hugh Ann came with {illegible} 18th Charlie went home 19th I went to Summers the Barge came Queen Captain Lafave for the wood Henry threshing pease 3 Bushels to get 1 Bushel yet Bought of a Summers 1 lb candles 1/ 1 Bone caps 7 1/2 2 lb shat 1/ 2 lb Butter 1 lb sugar 1 1/2 quarts Whisky -/11 got the Note 50 Dollars settled up to this date got my account Summers here 20th the {illegible} in Williamstown Went to Charlies got 2 {illegible} Jacopo brother Peter + {illegible} Henry here Watson here slept in the Barn 21st Working till the afternoon at the logs got 2 Dollars from the Captain to pay the men for a {summer?} Husking some corn Pete Bosell here at night took in some Butternuts Apples taking a hard one {illegible} croping the line high wind the barge here yet</p>
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<p>Sept the 23 1868</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island Sunday the Captain went to A. Summers to Buy the wood Bought it for {illegible} 31,,10 the {illegible} went off Hugh Ann to Charlies went to {illegible} Island for nuts Granny here 24th Picking {illegible} took up some of the apples 3 Bags. Put in on load of oats cutting oats 25th Lashey came {illegible} the corn 5 traces 16 traces of Corn Thunder + Lightning {illegible} {+ Ron?} shot 2 squirrels Water high just now 26th high wind threshed 1 Bushel of Wheat. 27th Cut the oats + wheat on the Lower Point 28th Raining 29th Put on a Load of Oats took home Wood made a {dead fall?} for mink hard frost took in the squashes + pumpkins Before the storm. 29th Went to Charlies took Dinner there Nicholsons trying to catch there. Have got some {illegible} first setting of traps for one 30th Went for George {illegible} to go to Salmon River Brought Luke Trowling {illegible} home some squashes 1/2 Bushels of Apples 1st of Oct Bought of Walter 1/2 lb Powder /5 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 gal Whisky 1/ Soap 1/3</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Oct 1st 1860 to Walter Buchanan 55 lb of Oats at 1/6 {illegible} to 5/. cash Wheat {illegible} square Bought of the Baker 5/ Worth of Loaves 13 to the {illegible} Bought of Buchanan 1/2 {illegible} paid. Bought of Norman lb of Rum 2 Bales to be returned 7 1/2 to pay {illegible} Carey bought of Charlie 1 hat 2 1/2 came home. 2nd went to Williamstown George + S Brought 1 Bag of Apples 2 Bags of Bran 1 Bag of Corn {illegible} Bushels {illegible} 1 Basket. 3rd Came home Sam at his corn taking in some of the {illegible} Lewis {illegible} a Bag Charlie here in the morn got the Preserves Wild geese came seen {illegible} Geese going West {illegible} at the {illegible} Bee 4th Raining Mary Ann + Brother + Sister here 5 Began the Potatoes on the {illegible} + at the front of the House George + I to Summers. Bought of Summers 1/2 lb tea 1/6 1 {illegible} of Essence of Allspice /4 1/2 lb Powder 19 Butter 2/10 Sugar 2 lb 1/1 1 lb nails for the new house {illegible} the Potatoes Mary Ann + George Croped. 6th at the Potatoes me + Margaret {illegible} in about 4 Bushels took home a load of wood {illegible}. Wife Uncle + {illegible} Brother here got a Pick of Potatoes + milk some {illegible}</p>
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<p>7th 1860 {illegible}</p>
<p>Sunday Nanald augst {illegible} here moms meet {clip pepsi?} 8th hoilday George {illegible} a lout Reter Bulell Bell is owned went acroly to look for Reter Bought of a {illegible} 5/5 1 Luant Bout 1/3 the cancle can we the ice Reter Came on the Bill {(meet hot?)} Duek 5th her {illegible} at the Potatoes took {an?} the fast of the Wheat oats leo {illegible} 10th {illegible} day {illegible} head ache the Rotala about 63 Beauties of good measure emma at the {illegible} took them all uh {drauzers} {illegible} to day of lemon Rotatoes 15 {illegible} the cook house 8 lemon. Began Bankers the house with the {illegible} when they 3 1/2 days the girl of heruerys worked {illegible} lay a clock george lent them a oat v blanket 4 1/2 {illegible} he arrives 11th focusing the Big Coanoe high wind 12th {illegible} the meat a hes Rotatoes helping us Ban Kung the House 13th {hot a mink?} went to Willian Matthew George {illegible} /80 Rotatoes {illegible} Duek heard of cleuy M Bouncell being {murdered?} about the 1 on 10th of the month</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Sunday George + I came home George cropped or here Bought 1/2 Bushel hunt for Potatoes {palol?} {illegible} for cutting oats 1 Bushel potatoe 15th George V Bill Nicholson here George went home 16th {Bamhue?} the house some 17th went for {illegible} at night 18th went to Williams with 20 Bushels Potatoes took the Deers {horses?} out of Lord Byron works {wuts/nuts/muts?} v {illegible} for the Boy Bought at {Lanicauter?} put /3 1/2 {U?} hot /3 the thrashing mile at there place that mat coming home it {lufce?} Day 15th charlie went home cause him {had?} 1/2 Bushel potatoes 20th that a {Dueky va?} Water him on the Little {flame?} {illegible} Petting {illegible} to the Morish before the Door to all wind high 21st sunday ruining {hand change?} in the moon 22nd monday {shelling?} 23rd went to {illegible} Bought of a Baker {hlug?} potatoe 1/2 to cracker /4 Bought of a {illegible} a {summary?} settled 11/2 to the {dat?} rec cash 8/</p>
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<p>1860</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James {illegible} oct 23rd</span></h2>
<p>Bought of a {illegible} 20 sugar 1/- 1/2 U tea 1/6 begun the {amount?} at ton {kennede?} for {illegible} at {George?} Left my {measure} for {illegible} Booth to Be paid for them got 2 wine {illegible} from a {lummer?} to be returned killing hogs {illegible} Walter fighting {promise?} 10m Kennedy the {fron?} Bolt {recon?} to take anything George {Lemon?} {chop lung?} for evan thrasher Cause House 24th Hugh Butt Day 23th My {Bith?} Day {shot?} a Duek {shot?} a Rat a Very Fine Day {suppose tumry?} Birth Day Wild {george?} Plenty {Captain thrashen?} moving his house rutting out {illegible} on the banking the house {look/took?} home a load of wood {illegible} Hunters around shooting {Bargar?} {illegible} in {alundance?} 26th running {to vilile?} net weather {illegible} this is the 40 days rain 27th went to {Lanicaute?} - called for charlie tookhis {sheer?} to get {tuned?} Bought the Baker 16lb Flour 2/10 1/2 1/2 {U cracker?} 14 Charlie came {uh?} Bought {illegible} {whiskey?} 14 Sunday 28 charlie a sin the {Bushatter} that charlie went home {illegible} 1 Bakset of potatoes {illegible}.</p>
<p>{on the left of this Diary page image is writing of the previous Diary page}</p>
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<p>Oct {25/29th?} 1860</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island</span></h2>
<p>{thrashing?} a Bushel of potatoes {illegible} {Bother?} ruining {rolling?} the {loole?} {illegible} the channel 30th Salmon Falkner after a {fun fiseing?} the Fanning mile 31st holy Eve Charlie went to Salmon {river/rivet?} with his gun sold to Luke apples 4/ a treat at Luke's -/3 to Pete's {Bucha?} 1/2 of Bushel of rease -35 that {centall?} to 2 Bus corn 1/6 1 1/4 of Butter {milk?} 1/6 put 2/6 to my account Bought {Bucha?} 1/4 g tea 3/5 cash -/5 rowdy 1/2 -/5 {pew?}/1 1/2 {ca/v?} -/4 got my dail Bought Horman need key 4=/1 {pims?} 3-/ 1/2 shot -/3 {soal?} -/10 Buck shot -/4 Paud Horman Bought {Dan?} Cameron Eli tea -1/3 Bought of sweeter /1 {Paug?} Boots /1 for {movy?} {illegible} got hw. Rease Bushel {or?} Rease/ all {Poud/Pouid?} now cat my watch {tneed?} for nothing my my {Hoatton?} a Ballat {Dance?} {illegible} Baker here Granny {illegible} went to {illegible} Bought of a {illegible} 3/10 20of Ballet 16 cents a {lle v Rlater?} {illegible} {shot?} to got my {lraperl?} a {illegible} Bile {illegible} the {Luartat?} Bakery a treat at David's.</p>
<p>{on the right side, can see part of the next diary piece to James Cameron Diary.}</p>
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<p>1st 1860</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2>
<p>Mary {ann?} Henery came over {about?} {illegible} to {illegible} to come to {thanks} 2" all {souls?} Day Mary {ann?} making {houses?} and {illegible} Taking out of the {cellar rotten?} potatoes the rocheter towing here now with the charlie {levine?} 3 saturday drawing {dragon v log?} some {clouds?} from the pit {rom?} {Bricks nuts runty?} the {countine?} {illegible} move a draw {Mun phy?} {huple?} {illegible} the Day 3 years ago in {1837/1857?} 4th sunday the steamer west ground {illegible} the foot of the {illegible} 3th Lewis Hutee here gave him 3/5 for to get an once at Bakery to {giving?} him 3/6 a corel for chopping and Board him thy {heek?}. {illegible} Day {crop seed?} over save {Hormery?} wife 2 Bushel a apple v /2 pumking went to {ferry?} got my Boots save him 1/2 dollars cash 2/6 owe him 3 1/2 yet 6th {antome Bolell?} for pumking {illegible} v Henery girl croped to the {stove?} sent 3 bags to Walter Baker v 7th Henery Maggie {crossed out word replaced with here} {illegible} 13 {illegible} 8th chance came uh to go to Mile 9th went to Mile for wheat {illegible} come {illegible} corn to {Buehaman?} got paid for it took nothing on credit the time.</p>
<p>{on the left is previous to James Cameron's Diary}</p>
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<p>the 9th 1860</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2>
<p>Bought of {Buchaiman?} v Brother {illegible}/6 1/2 gallon {wheskey?} 1/- candles 1/2 U -/5 {laleratres?} -/3 paid this Bought of 6. an {canuron Banoah?} 8 cents 1/2 {ll?} tea/7 1/2 paid to 3 cent to Whitney Bought of {Coug?} Don 1/4 {Hoanhound?} -/3 1/2 Paid found a {milk at?} as we was going save Lukes 2 {squashes?} Bought {alinkles?} a mach -/7 1/2 form {illegible} Down the river with us 10th Charlie here east wind cutting wheat holes 11th went home with Henery's {girl?} Henery got a Mink Charlie went home 12th {flushing elly?} got 15 took home {illegible} {Bounds?} from the little {poland?} 13th fishing got 2 {elly?} 14th {focusing?} the {statute?} making hale {falling?} Cameron here for my {mat?} set 20 add from me {salve?} me 13/1 1/2 for then Henery went to Salmon never {13/ / 137?} {hug hunn} went to {willamite?} {illegible} {illegible} v {illegible} here going to {coteau?} 16th Henery v {illegible} fishing 5 {kill help of/or?} potatoes at whatever {nice/rice?} giving 17th went to {le covy?} 1 1/2 of apples 3/5 3 of potatoes oct 1/3 3/5 thats 10 {flullens?} gave {illegible} now look {illegible} thomas {illegible} got my account {illegible} Bakery xx10"82 came down with george {bottle?}.</p>
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<p>the 18th 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island {illegible}</p>
<p>Sunday Jacob + {Mckay?} here gave them their breakfast. Lent him the spear taking the corn in {illegible}. Monday 19th alone drawing {illegible} 20th {illegible} Put in the Horses Hugh Ann + {illegible} came because I {illegible} them. Monday the 19th 21st 14 {illegible} today since Donald {illegible} Departed this life chopping stove wood Lashey to Salmon River. Threshing some {illegible} for {illegible}. Horse Ducks + {pigs?} plenty {illegible} going plenty 22nd Went to Summers Andrew in Montreal. Bought {illegible} 14 lb of {illegible} at 10 5/10 Candles / nails /6 butter 3 lb 2/6. Robert Donell + Phillip fighting. Charlie here at Bosells with his {illegible} + {illegible} stopt all night (1 1/2 stout Paid) {illegible} Martin down the Mont seen Clary. 23rd Charlie's here grinding the seeds Charlie went Down home to 3 {illegible} some wood Came up the same night to go to Salmon River 24th High wind and cold 25th St Catherine Day Sunday cold Charlie Trowned the {illegible} 26th Threshing some high wind 27th Freezing + cold 28th Snowing some + thawing 28th A very fine day Charlie got his pants Hugh Ann croped Charlie + I to Salmon River {crossed out} to Summers helped Andrew {crossed out}</p>
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<p>Nov 28th 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron island</p>
<p>bought of a Summers 1/2 bushel of salt 1/3 1/2 Gallon molasses 1/3 1 quart of Rum 1/5 1 lb candles 1/c 1 lb shot-16 1/4 of tea -/8 1/s Charlie Bought sugar candles Whiskey 14 cash sold his corn + rat Boats Running Ottawa wernt up Traveller went up. 29th Charlie went home St Helene went down threshing some oats for grey all alone shot an owl tonight the Dance at Williamstown to celebrate St Andrews lights in the light House yet. Wild Geese plenty + Ducks 30th St Andrews Day Walter for his horse. William Rose Thomas Munroe {illegible} had a Barrle game Walter + Buster took some wood Raining + snowing Ottawa went down 1st of December threshing oats for Grey Travellers + {illegible} went up a {illegible}, St Henlen went up cattle hearty. 2nd 1st Sunday in Advent a Barge sail'd into Lancaster came down snowing + blowing Monday I don't know about Hills light very dim if there is any at all light {illegible} Johnson. 3rd Huron went up a Barge went down Lashey came killed his hog light on the Cherry Island Drawing Wood ducks + wild {illegible} Plenty allowing me {illegible} 10 for himself and the pig</p>
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<p>December 4th 1860</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island</p>
<p>Put Lashey to the North of Salmon River gave him 7 traps for 7/6 got 1/3 from him in cash. Threshing some oats for Grey 5th Hugh Ann came farming oats threshing {"light down on the cherry island" written above} Hamiltons Bridge going up to Day a Bee 6th I croped with Hugh Ann gave {illegible} Baker 1 1/2 of Ashes took the Bottle + {illegible} /6 for Sundries out What I owed him put {illegible} to my account + 1/8 + 1/2 ashes thats 3-5. Thats {illegible} I owe him Bought of a Summers {illegible} powder , candles 1/2 lb -/6. {illegible} at Davids 7/ 1/2 got my Bags from Walter + Brought Walters {illegible} home came home. East wind snowing to night told him {Roy?} to get the canoe at Nicholsons 7th at home 8th to Friday here for the sleigh for {illegible} Mr. Donell on his Right name w {illegible} or stone in English came here to thrash taking home drags 9th Sunday I alone 10th commenced to thresh the Wheat 11th thrashing 12th farming 5 1/2 I got of wheat the first farming 13th to farming 14th Thrashing {illegible} canoes hard frost 15th Farming Wheat 5 1/2 + 1/2 of 1/2 Bushel {illegible} peck {threshed?}</p>
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<p>Dec 16th 1860</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {role?}</span></h2>
<p>Sunday {to?} and alone the bay went {more?} the wind very {choug alle?} Ducks Plenty 17th {jo?} began the oats to thrash {Droughts?} the {canvy jo v?} to {Summerty?} heard a {summery?} way married to Catherine {lrait?} {illegible} last week Bought a lemons Butter 4 3/4 whiskey {gallon?} molasses {luant camelley liu?} to {accol?} tea 1/2 Bea 18th a sale of orchy {lrant?} things to day very cold salt wind drawing drags last wind very cold ice taking at the little {lunce?} north side to {ouis?} cold night 19th the ice taking {ucroks?} to {illegible} v from a owry to Charlie ohen at the head of this to {humanlitiy?} Juken to Charlie {illegible} the canoe at the head of the island to {tamug?} hey oats 20 Bushely Began to mow {Jee?} very thin {illegible} hole at the little {illegible} north hole a {neat?} mary male ones {illegible} the sea 20th begun to thrash the {rase?} {illegible} very hard 21st {illegible} a mink rack and the ice taking acrokagain Ducks Before the door 22nd {illegible} the {place?} 11 1/2 Bushel {illegible} came last night snowing sunday 23rd to v {wmung?} the canoe 24th thrashing oats got im 22 the him 3 out yet drawing drag ice taking to night frosty.</p>
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<p>23rd 1860</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2>
<p>christmas day shot a {lousie?} Water {roughing?} on the {illegible} clue to shore {illegible} led over the Ice very Bakery at Henerys went to see {lemo?} his feet very not christmas there heard {Donalel lichled?} {illegible} had the {L?} mall role look uh my {may?} 26th thrash Drawing the canoe charlie here gave him Posion look for one cake 2 bottles milk 1 {frog?} chicken & an {illegible} Duck shot 27th Bushing the road the ice very Bad let 2 raps & a Hook at the chock {cherries?} on the rutt point {oivl?} uh {im?} the new to thrashing 28th Began to fan the oats 31 Bushels 10 Bushels {illegible} the Bore {him?} the big barrel and the rest {illegible} the {loew?} v {illegible} Bags thats 31 bushels he thrased of oats the {see?} {opened?} to here {crolded?} {illegible} day {lauled?} to go {illegible} {illegible}Buck 29th washing let my thrash for the milk {sheauing?} the 30thth caught the milk on the Buck ice all open raining &moving 31st drawing drag to thrashing {rease?} skimming the milk last day the years shooting at night.</p>
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1858
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James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1861
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1862
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James Cameron Diary, 1866
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1867
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1868
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1869
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1870
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1871
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1876
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1877
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1878
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1879
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1880
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1881
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1882
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1883
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1884
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1885
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1886
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1887
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1888
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1889
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1890
James Cameron Diary & Transcription, 1891
James Cameron Diary, 1892
James Cameron Diary, 1893
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James Cameron Diary, 1895
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">December the 23rd 1858</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Jim John's Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>23rd Of any time this Fall the fee paid not such a notion as this Morning at the anchor fee partly {?} between there and {?} finished I went to the upper Point to fire my ganet drew {too faded to make out} a drag fixed the ganet at the Lower Point fixed and Drew the Big Canoe {can't make out word} Canoe the Boat and the other canoe all in a Block on the stocks Before the Door. 34 Boat Before the Door at the Upper Point and 1 at the Lower Point making in all 5 canoes + 1 Boat freezing hard ice not taken yet and its night then froze</p>
<p>24th The fel laken Between us and ChusteesBut the cut hole is Before the Door took {line written above} count Day in Williamstown in the afternoon. Between us and Frances{something is written after Frances but it is difficult to read} crows flying about 25 Christmas Day all alone crossed the Ice in the afternon met henery + Jim Nicholson on North Side of Francis Island Went to Henerys no Christmascame home ice not very good Jim Hopkins crossed at Davids Heard of Lewis Bosell gather foot Hunted shot at a gull and killed her as I supposed put out my Canoe and she Began to flutter and went off</p>
<p>26th Sunday charlie came up I went to meet him Henchy Lashy and dim Nicholson came to fish eels</p>
<p>27th charles went to the store for and 12quart of Whiskey 71/2 Bushing the road on the Ice. snowing + Thawing some in the Ice shin a the Little Island</p>
<p>28th charles went home save him a 25th charlie went to Lancaster came up here to tell me about the Baker had Molasses + Bakers bread Bushing the Road to Hamilton</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">the 25th 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Dec East Wind the coldest night this winter as yet, set 2 traps for the Mink at the Upper Point 30th charlie here a Cold Day and night Potatoes frozen some 31st charlie Went to Lancaster Got 5 Loaves 2/1 Firing the old {granary?} Went Down to {?} Charlie Making Candles The {?} Flying around The Ball in Williamstown tonight 1st Day January 1859 Charles here Nicholson's taking away their stack of hay got the Loan of a {Bothe?} charlie went home 2nd Sunday all alone went to the head of the Island 3rd Allens Birth Day council in Williamstown I Went to Bakery Bought of A {Summer?} 1 D worth of sweetys got a paper from Davy Andrew Baker got the molasses out of the Barrell 5c went across 2 q Nicholsons 3 {?} to hunt Rats got the Coat at Bakers {?} {written above line " almanack 4"} Went the upper Point Road Came Back By Francis Island in at Nich at Semours Dan {?} Departed in Williamstown the Road not Bushed at Summer's's but good croping 4th at home cutting wood set out poison 3 Bates for the {?} the Water commencing to Rise on the ice 5th Drawing Drags Angus Came had a Basket of varieties took Back a Broom {?} Baskets of varieties took Back a Broom + Baskets of be history of England for Ellm{?} Horse Rug + an almanack a Roman paper Writing the song of California Bays Ell fishers Down on the Ice</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">January the 6th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Camero Sir Johns Island Drawing Drags from the Pitt Point Went to the fish Ells cut 2 Hooles got one 7th chopping Looking for Broom Sticks 8th Went to m{?}amstor heneries Dog here heavy Wind Last night middling frosty after the rain Sunday the 9t{cut off} preaching on the front a very cold frosty Day and the night the frostiest on record with no wind angus came as far as Bosell{cut off} with the horse got 4/4 1/2 in cash from him for the ginger and soap got the cloth got a Basker the Dog met uson the Road near the Roman church She {?}ed Boy wanting the Pistol the Broach to the fixed the Cattle all right 10th a cold Day something wrong with the small Bull, choppig stove Wood 11th very Cold & Wing fit{?} seen a fox night Back of the house the calf Bull Died Skinned him almost impossible clawed Part of the pipes and the top of the Big stove 2 Mack suns in the West before th sun went Down v i Right over her She out holebefore the Door shutting up wonderful 12th Drew home 2 Drages very Cold 13th took my trousers to Bosells Daid for them 2/{too small to make out} George & I went to Fort Covington Bought 2 pipes at a luimmas 10{?} a treated Davids 71/2 David gave us a Ride over to hopkins got my Catalogue from Evans&co {can't make out word} The Dog followed us gave Lukes wife the Clear met John York on the ice Bought {ink blot}amen ginger 6D soap 1/3 Bought of J. Jean sugar 10 1/2 serting 4/7 3/4 Braces 7 1/2 Bought m{too small letters}n mak{cut off} 1/3 sweet 4D got the Broach fixed 7 1/2</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">January the 13th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Frances Kenneth Mr Donell taking a Load of tea across got a Ride home from him stopt at Kenneths for the first time I was in his new house got a treat came Down to Bosells made supper for gorge & I came home 14th seen the Fox around the Barn 15th charlie here 2 trained up fishing Eels at the Door {the marriage of Laplant Girls, squished above the sentence} Charlie got the Loan of World Commadore and one boy age Round the The Ice with the Rain freezing on the trees coming Down making a have in the Bush 16th Sunday all along slippery walking for the Cattle to the River 17th cast wind + stormy in the forenoon Charles Rose + george Bosellherd took home my trousers had a game of cards 18th Braking the Road to Draw drags the crust about {written above the current line} Walter Bakers Bee a Danel at a gran{can't make out last word} an I 1/4 inches thick 15th Drew some Drgs {a, written above} Went to Nicholsons for a Rope got it took home their Bottle charles to Williamstown John McDonalds wife departed in the glen on the {left blank} of January 1855 20th Old Bull + going Bull Smithehern trading horses gest event of Grey stopt in his Place took out the wheat 3 bushels &ce on and the nest {?} bery fence Day a Raffle to bee at Williamstown to night Lent my Dream Book to Billmuth 21st St Agnes night the faster + stocking night 22 chopping John Nicholton for the Mill The traps stole on george Bosell & him Nicholson 23 Sunday alone 24th tried grey draw well</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">January the 24th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron opposite Charlotlender Went to Bakers Bought got J Baker {can't make out word} sugar 7 1/2 paid bought of a summers 1 Quart of syrup 10 paid 25th Burnss Birth Day drawing for 2 Drags paid went to nicholsons for their cutter {written above nicholsons} Clucky here gave 3 pence of salt stopt all night Tehy in salmon River about the traps 26th not very well got ready to go to Williamstown got there about Dusk 27th went to Dundas Street got what I went for stopt at L Smiths chained the Bull Dog 2 came home by Lancaster met Robert McKillop after coming from Montreal came home then went home with nicholsons cutter 28th chopping 25th Dan came Brought my shirt sent him to Bakers for 1 Quart of molasses 71/2 1lli sugar 71/2 Paid Drawing Drags set Poison in the Bush: 30th Watch came home after being away since the 13th of January Dan went of gave him 1 pair a bore katechsm{?} 31st Monday Began to thrash wheat Ihiashs about 2 Bushels</p>
<p>1st of February went to Bakers. Nicholsons came home with the mill Bought of a Summery hint 14 got a paper frome J Munroe John Carey very poorly in to see Campbell the weaver 2nd fanning 2 bushels of wheat Thomas Munroe here for fur 14 Rats 10/6 1e Mink - Jessema, a Bee to Day Drawing 3rd very stormy & wind 4th Went to Charles Supper for his ashes gave him 1/10 1/2 cash for them charles came up with me I went to Bakers 6 Bushels of ashes 5p and 5p Cash to be put to my account which Leaves me in Dept 3/</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Feb 4th Bought of a summers 1 Quart syrup + whiskey which came to 1/3 paid seen Horatio at Bakers 5th Semo came to thrash I sent his Boy after nicholsons cutter did not get it gave the Boy /3 Breakfast charles went home I went to Williamstonw stopt at Bosells got a Ricles from the RailRoad crossing from Mr Gregor Meads a Barbain with Gudgeon Sunday 6th Got a Ride to Framcis Island expecting Semo tomorrow 7th Semow Did not come went to Semows chopping for Walter Baker 8th James Ranald Married I went to Williamstown Brought 2 Bushels of Wheat 5 carpet Balls woold 1 Sheep pelt 1 calf skin asee spy slaps to get fixed Left the far Quart took Home Bread towel 9th came home Before Daylight semow did not come 10th Semow and son Francis came sent Francis to a se{letters too faded, could be m's}urs for Whiskey 7 1/2 paid jant Denee + Big Bill here for the new House treated them 11th Francis went home George came in his place 12th Tanning wheat 4 and near a 1/2 Semow got the Loan of a Bag of 1 Bushel of Wheat sent for the Load of Nicholsons cutter did not get it Went to Williamstown Meet 5 rear on the Ice coming for straw sent Gudgeon got 2, over at Earls got 3 coppers from Dan Je Laplants child Died + another on Sunday take in Williamstown {ink bleed}ront out 1 1/2 Bushels Wheat 2 Baskets 1 Cook Book 13th Came home got 3 loans came up the Glen Road in at Campbells for the Books he was away came Down. By Hamilton on the Ice 14th the St Valentine Celebration at Summerstown Williamstown Lancaster & {ink bleed or mark too thick to make out final word}</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">14th of Feb 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Lemows Lemow Lick could not Trash B {symbol above B that I can't quite make out} I went to Bakers Bought of a Baner half gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 Paid deen Donald Summers Raining. 16th Drawing{?} Drags at Semow put out poison chopping. 17th Charlie here looking for cranberries {words are written over a couple times, hard to make out what exactly Cameron is trying to say. First would could be 'he' and the second could be 'nathan'} sant a nee in the new House 18th i went {sentence squish above says 'James Hughs Birth Day'} to Lemow & nicholsons at the {word is too squished to make out} he cut my hair. 15th went to Fort Cowg{?} Bought o{letters are faded and disjointed, finding it hard to put together} Cmeron 1 Bunch Cotton yarn 6/3 1 lbs sugar 5 cents 1 pennys worth Candy Put my letter in the box 1 down & 18 cents paper{?} all for Mrs Partingtons Carpet Bag of t{?}n mcfses{not sure if this is a name} Evans & co 677 Broadway new York got a Ride over with Dug Rose Henery and Dan De nee on 2 Baywood Logs got a Ride Back from Patrick Buchanan stopt at Lukes had 3 grapes not paid came to Bakers then home got Ready for Williamstown started at 5 oClock sp{this line is written over multiple times so the words are difficult to decipher} Seen Mr pudgeon got the Watch paid 12/6 a Man filled at the RailRoad crossing Seen Thomas V Sandry Mr Donell in 7 rench Mills James Hopkins married some time the fore part of this week to Mrs Jaraux{?} 20th come home Sunday from William Raining some High Wind snow melting on the Ice shawy weather. 21st went to Lemow at night ice slippery Lemow chopping for Peter B Grant Walter Bakers Big Horses came home very Poor from the shoentry 22nd Watch came home the Dog and only stopt one night 22nd went of Thrashed 1 bushel of oats</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">the 23rd 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Febry 23rd Looking at the poison nothing at it but mice mice {?} eating mice Went to Lancaster{?} Bought 1 plug Johaneeap 1 Cake cheese 1/5 19 and tape /2 from a J Baker which comes to 2/ Paid thes Bought of a Summers 1/2 lbs Candles /6 meat{faded} /4 envelope 1/2 comes to /4 1/2 & Paid at Davids 2 Treats 1/7 not paid a Seen wat Glacken Left a Letter for John Canery Seen James Davidson a Quere Lad summers a Bee putting over Logs Left my mits at Bakers Seen clary, very bad with a Cold a Dance in the new House 24th East Wind chopping going the bee at Frashers to Lancaster filling{?} a Waterhole 25th 26 East Wind Stormy Drifting and snowing some cold gathering Rags & Paper Rags found a Mouse or Rats nest in the hay a Tin Barn fall at clea {written above this line is the sentence 'Williamstown Francis Laplante'} 27th I mistook it for Saturday it was Sunday I went to Williamstown stopt at Thomas got a Treat in the P.O got to Williamstown Daster DAvck as usual 28th Came home Lost My Watch either in the House or Raising up the cutter Shaft shingling of Lembow here before me Came home went to Lemows came home began to thrash Oats 1/2 Bushell</p>
<p>1st of March thrashing Wheat 1 Bushel an Indian here. 2nd of March thrashing 1 Bushel Went to the Post Office got a Letter 1 Book of a catalogue 10 {'D' above 10} here to be Paid the soirle{?} in Williamstown Sold Locket came down to Lemoeux my mits Last I Bought a Pair frane to Pay for them 1/3 3rd Court Day in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Paid Luke 6 pence I owe 4 pence Bought of Knichall 4th ginger 2/0 Bought at Baker 1/2 lbs Tea /10 8 got an alm made for nothing</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">March the 3rd 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis In Mr Huttons Shop came across to Summers Bought of a Summers 1/2 lb candles 0/6 paid got Phillip Lalonde to come and thrash Bought 1 plug Tobacco /1 {?}ullies commenced the Oats 4th I went to a Summers Bought 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/3 1 Quart syrup 10 1/2 paid Philli[ went off thrashed 3 1/2 Bushels gave him 1/3 cash Chucky here wanting Tea & salt got it wanting to see if Lemows father might come and Thrash put the straw out of the Barn in the shed 5th i went to Williamstown gave Andrew Summers the catalogue of Books seen A Mckary gave him a hide Brought out the Locket the Book Mrs P{resot fo the word and the next are too faded to make out} Br{faded} fun the Beg Pot and 2 Bushels of Oats Quart of vinegar and 4 lb of ginger 6th Came home went to Simors for to see the old man went to Charlies Charlie came up the old man came Lemow Boy a Drawn oc Tea 9th the Old man thrashing at wheat charlie went home Tom Davies here Brought Cabbage plants 8th stormy The old man and I tannin 2 /ack stroke measure Tom here 9th ash Wednesday Tom crossed I gave him 2 ragons{?} to fire I went to Salmon River Bought 1/2 lbs Tobacco 7 1/2 Twisted Ball 5 cents Paid grange 2/6 {ink blot}ught 250 crackers 6/3 paid Luke 4 Bought of Buchannan 1/2 lbs powder 7 1/3 came hom went to Williamstown Brought out the Beaver skin Tom Kingsmill took out the cabbage Plants got my watch glass Broke</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">10th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis March the</p>
<p>came from Williamstown Semows Wife for straw for Hats Wild geese in the airhole before the Door for the first that came 14 or 15 of them crows plenty ice good yet Went to Salmon River Bought of Mcinkley 3p worth of crackers about 12 lbs Bought of dad{?} Cameron 9 Balls of leverett{?} yarn in Balls at 3 per ball 45 cents Bought of David Baker 1/2 gallon syrup 11 per Quart 1/10 1 pint Whiskey 4P{?} the Loan of a Bottle to be returned helping Allen N {symbol, could be &} Finn's with his Load of Logs the Little River getting Bad but Prople travelling on it yet 11th Fine Day Taerament in Williamstown Black Burds came poisoning crows 12th tanning Wheat 5 1/2 Wheat stroke measure. Went to Williamstown took out 2 Bushles of Wheat took the cotton Balls 8 and 1 Before Ice good get in the channel The Big barn Begin Sunday the 13th came home seen my mumae there Bomen came 14th went to a Summers a foot Bought 1/4 16 candles 3d 1 1/4lbs of nails 4th a seisure at Kennehts Barn of Tea Tobacco Mike Anderson + Bruce up from Lancaster helped Derby with his Boxes{?} to get away Drawing Brick for the school house Archy Grant in a rage about his Bush got the Tablet Paper got a Tose{?} skimer him me and the old man chistel Here meat the store 15th the Ice not good I went to the Little Island Sturgeon Island South Side crows dying with the poison.</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">March the 16th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis One cutter came Down the Ice I went over to See to the Little Island Ice opened at Francis Ice opened Before the Door Down to the Sturgeon Island Fixing Irons on the Boxes up stairs 19 Panes of Big glass 2 of small glass 2 Big ones Broke 17th St Patricks Day in the flaming{?} tanning Wheat 6 1/2 Bushels thats 14 Bushels the old man Thrashed, not a going to stand for Lemo. Began the oats a fox on the Island laying for Eels got none 1 Catfish Ice moving very slow Robins came cutting the Traverses and Drawing them in one place christee or some one crossed over at the foot of the island 18th Raining Bonum. Mending his Maggasens {written above Maggasens "-or Moccasins"} East Wind Ice moving slow I Shooting commenced Ducks in abundance Lots of Hay and straw pease Wheat oats some corn stalks 15th Thrashing Bonum Ice going Down 20th He and commenced to Lay the first Day of Spring and it Sunday Went to the Head of the Island 21st Shot a squirrel Ice going slowly 22nd shot a Duck 23rd Launched the canoe at the Lower end shot a Duck Charlies here brought 4 Quarts corn I went to Bakers Bought &{?} a. 1 Bar{?} 4 lbs cod fish 8D paid Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/6 1 plug tobacco 6 for Bonum 1/2 for matches paid. sheets at Bakers 24th went to the Bush for Trader{?} forks for Bonum 25th Raining the Ice not away from the shore yet Bell here for the Ride Canoe to Be returned monday 26th done thrashing Began to tan the oats 16 1/2 Bushels Bonum crossed to Lenow I went up to the store stopt at Sidney's</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">Lake St Francis</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron March the 26th 1859 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/5 + 1 plug of Tobacco /6 which comes to 2/3 on credit and the Loan of the Jar to be returned 27th Sunday at home all alone 28th Bonum here for his grain got 1 Bushel + a peck of wheat got 1 Bushel + a peck of Oats the next stood for the Tobacco I Bought him took1 of Lemows flaits home East Wind set 5 traps{?} the marsh Went to the head Island 25th swallows came stormy south Wind the Big White owl here got a muskrat 2 Indian canoes to Charlies spear {ink blot covering word, could be 'fishing'} in the mud got 1 eel the Ice loose from the oak stick the wind too high to fix it ice going Down mabundance 30th up road the Island 31st set traps in Backmarsh Putting oil on the colt hens wanting to hatch 1st of April got 2 Rats windy weather all fools Day fishing eels got 1 2nd Charles here fishing eels {faded} from came went to F. Carington Bought of Walter Buchannan 5 11 crackers 2/6 shot 1 Quart Whiskey 1/2 gallon mollasses Bought of D Baker 1/2 lbs Tea 1 Box of caps 1/2 canister Powder took gallacher across 2/6 a treat at Davids gave charlie 7 1/2 gave hiram 7 1/2, 2 Charlie + Hiram here. 4th Windy charlie + hiram here seen a canoe Leaving Charlies Laplants here Peter Bosell and Henerys Boy came to see the Place Looking at the Bulls to wanting one thinking of coming this week. 5th 6th charlies went home hiram shot a squirrel fishing eels a {faded, looks like 'Bail' but could be bleed through} Passed the Head of the Island to Lancaster got part of the square shek at the Lower Point Hiram + Rowed{?} + Drawed I {bleed through at the bottom corner of the page says 'September'}</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">April the 6th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Hiram tapt trees 7th Went to Lancaster Bought of nicholson the Baker Gloaves of Bread 3/5 1 Box of matches stopt at Battenace trapps found a Baswa{?} stick of Timber flatted. fed it to the Light House Making vinegar Hiram went off shot a crow got some potatoes from Charlie made a taste of Mollasses 8th a great storm of snow through the night wounded 2 Ducks did not get them traping for eels fent{?} Tobacco luece on the colt 9th fired a shot at the Big Owl Broke the minute hand of my watch thinking to cross ddi not Sunday the 10th of April Semows 3 Boys here wanting Hay tried there short gun gave them 2 small Bundles Richard nicholson Left Beroes cellar after being almost paid for it 11th Monday alone Let out the Pig for the first time ever he was out since the 12th of august put him in again Snowing and Raining great shooting at Charlies the Ice not gone out of the Bays here yet 12th The Laplants came took their cow dog mare + colt + furniture and part of their seed no hay 4 pugs 4 Hens. 13th I went to Summerstown took 1 fore 7/6 4 Rats 88 cents 11/8 1/2 sold to Thomas Monroe Bought of a Baker 1 Bunch Matches 1/2 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/9 1/2 lbs candles /6 Tobacco -11 caps- 5 powder /4 1/2 shot -/6 soap -/5 which comes to 4/4 1/2 Returned the Jar to Davy</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">the 12th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis April Went up to Senors{?} told David Summers he might take the Basswood stick at the Light house nicholsons sent home the canoe Charlie here 13 windy 14th Raining got a Duck 15th got 4 Bats gave Motly 1 plound{?} of Tobacco Motly Drawing the slabs on the Pitt Point Holns not Laying very well Motly got a Ducks nest george Semoir here for the Pickaxe got its got all the Rigging for the Horses Traces{?} Wipple Trees claives Hamefs{?} got 2 Hooks with the Big chain to Draw the slabs on the Pitt Point 16th got 2 Rats wind high george Bosell + Francis Laplante here stopt all night Duncan Rofs poorly 17th Palm Sunday Motty + his wife crossed to Bosells got 2 Rats killed them Dog Me on clay{? could be a name, McOnclay?} 18th Duncans Birthday I went to Salmon River with 8 Rats to streeler 1 Dollar in cash 22 cents for Rats which come to 9/19 + 5/- in cash 13/9 I paid took another pair at 4 Dollars now I owe him for /11 3"9 Bought of Munkler 3 Loaves a /5 per Loaf 1/3 Bought /3 pence worth of cracker Bought of B Buchannan 1/4 lbs Sugar 1 1/2 had a treat at Lukes for 3 of us /6 not Paid Donald Summers crossed over sum old Ranken{?} and Peter Grant slutach{?} after coming out of Jail Left my old Boots at Streeters to Be fixed Walter + {?}gas came in Thomas Boat had a Round of Whiskey Light in the Light House Welland + Geldercle{can't see the last letter as it's off the page} went Down</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">April the 15th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Angus + Walter crossed over forgot his handkerchief george nicholson here for a canoe did not get one St Lawrence went Down Went Down to Charlies in the Evening Stopt all night took the 2 Bushels of Wheat to Allen Roys on the Morning of 20th got Mr McLean {beneath the 'C' of McLean is a small character that looks like a small 'n' and the 'C' sits atop it} to make a Bolt for the Point of the PLough he paid Bought of the Baker 3 Loaves 1/3 gave Charlie /2 for a treat got cabbage or Ruter Baga seeds from Charlie got peppermint from him Mrs Laplante + Frances came the Bouquet went into Salmon River for the first time got 2 Rats the gildersleve went up with a tow found a Ducks nest Charlie and me 21st got a Ducks nest 4 Eggs Went to Baker's with ashes 1/6 got my accamfet from a Summers 15/- in it gave Thomas 4 Rats 4/4 got a Dollar from Thomas gave Andrew Summers 5p toward my account Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/6 lbs shot /6 matches /7{faded?} 1/2 lbs sugar /3 got Robert Bruce from Peter Grant got 2 Papers from him Working on the Roads putting on stones Mc{another little 'n' below 'c'}Donell McDougalls son in Law Dead Francis + Motty to Lancaster for flour I stopt at Hamiltons them working at their cellar The falleberry came out of Salmon River the Boston Went Down a schooner anchored at the foot of Hamilton Island</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">Good Friday the 22nd 1859</span></h3>
<p>James Cameron Sir Johns Island April the Got 4 Rats. piked in the marsh bus Wild Bittern came High Easy Wind 23 Snowing + Raining High high East Wind the Water high cannot go to my Traps charlevoine{?} went up with 4 vessels in Tow salaberry in to the fort The Bouquet in to Salmon River. Schooner at anchor at the Foot of Hamiltons Island yet the Boys getting. Ducks nests Hailstones 24th Easter Sunday Plenty Eggs 25th Went to the Little Island North Side charlie came up Went to Salmon River with ashes Bought of the Baker 6 Loaves 2/6 Bought of Buchannan 1 Watch guard 7 1/2 Treat 2 Went up to Hopkins a Race Bettwen the Ranger + Whitby. 26th Went to Bakers paid out Baker for the administration{tion is written above the rest of the word as it extents off the page} 3/1 1/2 gave a Summers 5p Walter gave e 7/6 sold my Rats to Thomas Munroe 7 Rats 7/6 took home Peters Papers archy grant mortgaging his Farm to the Brockullt{? end of the word is faded} Loan companys agent archy Fraser. 27th Henery + George here I went to Hunt with them to Movile Island shooting at Black Birds set 4 traps the fashion went in to Salmon River 28th got 12 or 13 Rats Went to stuards Point took Drummes{?} on the Island stopt on Courvelle Island 29th got 8 Rats searching for the Big Trap a Long time came Home Rafts going down fine Weather got 6 Rats for my shane John Nicholson there got some Hay Planting corn Making garden Broke the Plough got Bosells</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">April 30th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Bakers Bought of a Summers{second 'm' written above 'summer'} 1 Bushel of Barley 4/4 1/2 signed for the News of the Week paid a Summers 3/4 all clear now up to thes Date sold 1 Rats at 10 a peice 5p Molty went to Salmon River for shoes Francis up as Pilot for the Raft got his cant hook 2 time has + George Bosell here set some traps 1st of May got 1 Rat John nicholson + Allen McInmes{?} here for hay 2nd John + George here for hay I went to Salmon River with 1 of Wheat to mill sold 1 Rat 7 1/2 got 1/3 {word is hard to tell since half of it is beyond the page} and Baker Bought of L Cameron {over written word and off the page} 2p) 1p 1 pair of Braces 7 1/2 5 glasses at John Fergusons /10 1 range /2 3 pence worth of Candy at smallmans Bought of Buchannan 1/2 gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 I owe 10 1/2 to Peter a Treat at Plumadoes a Treat at Lukes not paid I Lost or Left my purse or Bag of money seen Jim Fergusons Wife {faded letters or bleed through letters} son George my Bag trap stole I found it 3rd I went to Williamstown met Pat + Charlie speaking to Loney gave clucky a 1/2 took out the Handkerchief + seeds 4th came home Bought of McEdward salts + matches george Bosell + Dug came home in the canoe to Bosells took over for Boy + Dog got a Rat 1 pike a Great smoke gave frass a paddle Bosell + William set another {scribbled word, can't tell what it says} Jo Laplante here</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">May 3th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Summerstown Brought amelia across 3 Rats to T Munroe 22/3 Bought of A L Baka{?} soap Bar 7 1/2 1 pint Whiskey 4 to 1 Hat a fight Between Francis Tyo{?} + lacop{?} L George Bosell on the Boswre Bosell got Sturgeon for the first san one of the Chiefs talking about a cow John Cameron in a Summers store card playing going on 6th court lay in Williamstown sowing Wheat 2 1/2 of Black Tea + 2 Bushels + not Quite a 1/2 of scotch wheat Thomas Munroe here in the night a Load for .....{words either faded or spot was left blank} Lancaster came up aside shore took a nap at Thomasses Breakfast + Dinner Bought 20g of salts at Lancaster my Paper did not come Bought of William Poppoe Indoan 1 Hat 2 1/2 Bargained for a Butter nut Pank 12 Length 18 inches Breadth 1 pipe 1/2 a Treat 4 {'D' is written after 4, could be bleed through or just faded} got the Loan of nicholsons canoe gave me 2 Rusters 1/2 lbs candles swapt Hats with John Francis + Motly crossed seen old Mrrs Wright nut{?} Hamilton Poorly came home 8th Sunday 9th {ink is very faded the rest of this page} went to Salmon River got my Raise frank Bought Hooks Bought Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 Sugar /6 a treat at Normans 7 1/2 Lukes house on fire 10th went home with nicholsons canoe stopt at lukes{? faded and off the page} on all night 11th at William Lavelletley Raising the House helping the Hone with archy</p>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline">May the 12th 1859</span></h3>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis {this page is extremely faded} came across got Lemows canoe launch{?} a canoe sowing peas 2 Bushels {"6 of pease" is written below Bushels} 1 of ours Walter Baker here with his horse Francis + I crossed Bought a Summers{off the page} 1 lbs{?} Butter 1p got the Loan of the Bowl Bought 1 1/2 worth of sta{?} 13th making ashes making the Harrow Francis and me set out {"Bought 3 Bushels of potatoes" is written above this line} the line for Francis 14th amelia crossed +Jaua{?} with the Hat sowed 1 Bushel of our pease 1/2 Bushel of motly a Summers sent to Torotno for the Paper got a Paper from a Summers 15th Sunday Jo Laplante here {very faded again} + Motly's Brother Bosells here met a place to crossed wit Jo 16th fishing Perch got a good man got a Hen con{?} on then Lens for the first The Ticks Bod from the carpet stuffing Bag 15lbs allowing a Pound to the Bag 17th Jo came with the Line the Experiment Began the south 18th I crossed for Tom came home put the Hooks on the Line 64, 17 of nine 19th Sowed Wheat 7 15 PLanting the corn over planting some potatoes Jo Laplante here and motlys Brother fishing with the light got a good many Tom spinning strings on the Barn 20th Went for Mrs Laplante to Bosells got a Book from George High Wind no sturgeon yet sowing Oats 6 of ours Went to Williamstown stopt at Charlies Tom + F Left the Bag at allen Roys</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">May the 21st 1859</span></h2>
<p>Mr. James Cameron Lake St. Francis Came to Lancaster from Williamstown met Thomas Munroe down here sailed Hom Fits Stephens & I fishing Perch sowed 2 more Bushels of our Oats 8 all together Done Ploughing sent Home Io's Mare 2 canoes Tom crafted with them for the Paper Batted the Lane got my Overalls stuff in Williamstown 2 Mace Between the {can't make out } 22nd Tuesday after {?} & Wife Fishing Perch & {?} all hight 23rd secor Went home The Watchmake f Birch here on the Upper Point going to the {confefin?} up The Front. 24th Queens Birth Day {fow?} came Went off to Camerons {?} Perch A Party on The Banquet. Stopt at Hamilton Wharf did not get the Right Paper it was the 12th go nay I got Buya & Wife here fishing 23th They went to Salmon River Buga {?} in my canoe Left it at Henerys Bought of A J Baker 2 lbs Butter 2/c Credit John Hamilton on the Experiment took home senior us Canoe no Potatoes 26th Fishing Perch Measuring oats for Salmon River 2 bushels 27 I went to Mill 1 Bushel of Wheat Brought of D Baker- 2 Bushels of Potatoes for 2 of Oats, Ao 1/3 for perch Bought Barley 1 pound 3 1/2 Saleratus 3 to 3 coppers From Mrs Laplante for saleratus 2lb sugar 1/2 crackers 3 Brought of Luke Baven 1 Auger 3/5</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">lake france 1835</span></h2>
<p>James Cameron 27th of may found the milking man of the {team?} {illegible} & got hooks 43' {diggerent?} kinds make and large paid {buchaman?} what owed 18 cents {mort?} at lukes with the Horn took {lupper?} tom v {tuoht?} all night angus on the front the bougnet a ground the experinment look her {off?} 28 came from lukes {faded word} windy 25 sunday mothy brother here morty v wife croped 30th morty to salmon ruien went to Bakers got no {paher?} yet great playing cards in the ashery brousht over walters bottle to not {illegible} 31st went to salmon river 30 oats got 3 Bushels of potatoes good measure 1st day of june got 1 rickerel on the lume planting potatoes chanue here burning brush {illegible} Bolele here {illegible} went to {illegible} {chustel?} Bought 1 broom v Basket hard broom to give him a {illegible}for the Basket game 34 bucks to {chuler?} for brooms 2nd frank croped with {Amelua?} got 1st {tungeon?} for the {illegible}the reaher indian here for basket v broom {stuf?} 8 {bucks?} on the harvey basket to on 1/3 {illegible} {illegible} {illegible} raining wet the ashes tom v to the bush Baking 3 got {really faded} in the bush the boys went dig {illegible} cella charlie here 4 rent to bakery tom foil bought of a {humen?} 3 {illegible} butter {illegible} 2/9 {illegible}.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">june the 3rd 1835</span></h2>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2>
<p>Sunday went to Charliestop {tall?} day 6th at charlies came home got his from to {lele?} for him 76 {illegible} 7th at the when the cattle spolied then {bailing?}, the line 8th {illegible} at the oshes Williams wife for straw 9th {moar?} birthday 10th George, William v Pete here with the wind Frank & Morty came playing ball wrote a letter to William {illegible} at night forgot about the basket {illegible} the knife the letter 11th mitty Frank & Philomen went to Churd to {willamdtown?} taking home wood for firs to the male tree very cold taking {ticks?} of the {noft?} from came Bailed {illegible} lime this {huk?} Nancy Ronald Buried {Durian?} {illegible} {illegible} {lele} this week school commience on the front v at Ashleys the week {illegible} on the from 12th preaching on the the front {pot?} 2/{read?} sugar 13th 3{illegible}/nut their Moare here raining {franeld cronoe?} v Meotty v big Frank Join and {fat?} Ashley in the Bush bought of Mrs Laplante 1/6 butter 0/10 baking save a {illegible} to these paid the Butto- 14th {fishing?} caught a pickel went to Lucke line Hooking taking {thus?} Butt home brought the {hingion?} to Luke for the anger {Bivent?} to salmon river brought the from kags rashes of my {illegible} ushes 8 {illegible}6/8 from 60eu 1/6 chance 76 lbs 2/- Mrs Laplante 3 2 cent raggings from 3/- corn 2/6 bought for chance 1 fin kettle 1/10 mug /4 1 tea hot ker {illegible} 2/ Bought.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">june the 13th 1835</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron sir his island luke st {franciy?} bought of David baker 1/2 Lia /10 {illegible} 1/- all/rice/1 1/2 salt 1/3 {sofreed?} crackers /4 came home the custom provise of {feer?} {illegible} poorly im {luenroot?} Mrs Henery june avery homy 16th Henery wife got {illegible} went the ashes 11th at the what 18th Francis went to William town lent out a basket to granny finished to the maple tree usher the Indians got the {loxing?} the big Lance to go to their raft save torn 1/3 got a aloy Butter from Mrs Laplante on aceompry the 11/1 1/2 to be luking and get wheel is Duem from reciving 2 chairs for one iced 2pm them while washing and reciving this week 19th came with the lance gave some biscuits pork raft went off ronald ms lanelis {illegible} Dehailed this life at {illegible} storm 20th tom focusing the big chair gathering the reshes 21st charlie here him and fishing loft a {illegible} forn went gave charlie his kettle & mug to the fron went to red mans raft {illegible} all night with the boy 22nd came 1/2 home got 2/3 boards home the {maft?} {illegible} & mat crashed {gun?} Duns Birth day broke my hook at the kit kit hand fishing at night caught a pickel or an louce to {rals?} it wale eyed pike 23 corphey charlie looking for the Heiphen most pant of the fore moon fishing hat 40 hooks on the line again and {illegible} the one cooking the last of my frozen {bear?} 6 leaves got a {lungen?}.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">The 24th 1835</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron lake it {illegible} June went down to Charlies. Charlie came {illegible} 23rd went to salmon river with wheat & ashes gave chormand boy a little bought of D baker {illegible} Butter /10 1 bun of {joah?} 1/3 starch 3 her paher 8 cash 1 luant whiskey 1 1/2 crackers 4 went down with Charlie Amelia Donell here 26th all day at Charlies came home Walter here 27th got an {illegible} & {illegible} got bot {illegible} form Henery & Ashley 28th focusing the Big canoe flushing {illegible} took Home a load of wood in the canoe fishing perch got 2 {illegible} went with to charlie tom came from Lancaster 29th crossed north forn gave the watch maker D Ashley his {Hanunez?} stoke on {illegible} island mat george there went to francies island ottawa went down for his rivet trees down wonder thunder shower windy gave tom hu bag brought {illegible} 17 hiring & 1 bottle mk drew with the canoe {illegible} going down king tone chace towing a raft charleuse coming u/2 salary coming u/2 30th fishing perch for bait niotty came home 1st july dan came & {illegible} here fishing {illegible} the big Shin 2nd {illegible} went to william town brought 2 stugeon & 2 {eely?} bought jacoye 1 {illegible} 3 save charlie a stugeon bought whiskey Laucarter 6 high south west wind cleaned the stugeon angus took how from Lancaster.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">July the 3rd 1835</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake it Francie Charles {illegible} and from William town sailed down the river and sailed home took brakefast on wednesday and above Laucater to 2/6 for cotton balls 4th july went ot bakery bought on credit sugar of whiskey for Lemo hot paid 7 1/2 bunch match 1 & 1 leach pencil 1 1/2 bought a summers {key?} 1/3 credit 1/2 lb {illegible} 3 had the postage of newly of the week for the year 1/4 the saila fighting fill 3th giving our oh {illegible} birth day bot 11 {illegible} killed him 6th ploa June {illegible} on. Brand the saladay got an {ill?} a knee the ottawa chirl & new sea new era a head the log away all day tishing making Ashy 7th a race the wellard papshort boys hoeing & drawing potatoes 8th went to charlie {illegible} & got a stugeon rashevier began tonight very warm day {illegible} Laneuler 9th george for the poker to summer bought of as Baker {ill?} knee 4th hi he & crackers 1 paid bargained about the boat 4 1/2 the tailor left the front a knee the welland & banshee frank went to {illegible} to William came home late town Bakers 10th sunday {illegible} Warm weather the safe hut in the canoe 11th went to bakery with at hes 4 bushels 2/6 to my account 12 night as baker 1 boule pown killen 7 1/2 1lb sugar 6 1/2 cash 1/3 left Hamilton the Beg canoe for sauce 12th of {gug?} went to salmon bought D {illegible} 4 vally 1/6 at mary {illegible} Hint.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">July 12th 1859</span></h2>
<p>James Cameron {illegible} got my boots from streeter bought {illegible} sugar 3 1/2 1/4 candles 6 bakes 1/6 to gaced 4 1/2 hold to luke bowen 1/3 had a treat at lukes charlie here hold the grindstone 4/6 to francie hold the joy the math to mothy 2/6 save charlie a Heat for starled for william town got over with bosells 13th fixing 2 hosts at Duncans grave at the tailors {in a drawn bubble, it has written $10 1/2 take each} seen a summers out at the prayer meeting seen landy cooper letting 14th came home Bought of a summers 3 1/3 {illegible} 2/11 {illegible} 2 shoot % buttons bought a baker {ill?} sugar 6 1/2 {illegible} 1/2 got lemon canoe yandy Hamilton {hates?} me aero Lemon went to chicken hisehold to william town friday 13th mowing 16th went to william town august on the front took over when v {jured?} Hugh the round took {illegible} out Charlie went with one out had the red canoe 17th to laplante here {illegible} king {illegible} baying Bale 18th went to Bakery with ashey 2 bushels 1/3 Bought a baker 1/2 gallon {illegible} 1/10 1/2 account whiskey 7 1/2 marine -/1 got the loan of a bottle when comes to 2/6 got credit for ashey 1/3 bought a summer 1lb sugar 6 1/2 lining for {trouan?} Brought the wool to a {hummery?} {hand/hard?} thyeat new potatoes 15th mowing in the calve last time hut in first hay ouston the south west half of the bank old hay N whale Boys & me gathering when grey for the bank indians down.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron {lar?} July the 20th 1839 cutting the barely Luke {Bouen?} & {sommer field?} here had a round gave luke a paddle luke gave me 22 cents new coin & to laces gave luke the chunk of oak Having Brought the low here francie 4 dollars {maung?} the lower field Back of the garden 21st gathering some hay in the afternoon Began to cut the {wilher?} field 22 mowing the upper field some rain for the fruit this long time join came to fine his came 23 amelia croped {honest?} to basket with ashes 3 bushels 1/10 Bought boker 1 luart of {japrule?} 11 1/2 1/6 crackers 7 1/2 lieguorie & penny paid 24th tim hoop Kind here a begginning and the bush rule of ale kinds 23th harled for {illegible} and tim allen & James hough shooting crows came to charlie save him new coin 1 cent moht at lancaster 4 liveety shooting coming uh the river took dougale gillis a peice up pipe 1/2 26th came down stoft at hough kays working at hay stoft at ms donele shanty above lancaster bride came to charlies stoft all night 27th came home tom {tuemg?} chairs henery here got the earning to fire left my gun rowder caps shots there {illegible} charlies rags 7 1/2 28th went to salmon river with 1 1/2 of wheat 6 1/2 rags gave D mon rae 3/- towards what sowed him to the water maker /10 1/2 bought of J.Cameron 2 lb sugar /10 Bought Baker 1lb sugar 3 1 1/2 crackers 1/4lb candles 3 treat from luke the row of seeing montrey the {shipment?} mrs.lahlante made my overalls {mashly?} Barley 7 Bushells.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Lake torine</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Island Lake at francis july the 29th 1835 fincing torn canoe crophed for the payer peace to smider at home got an {illegible} from henery 30th fom wont off lemos canoe {slote?} fanning Barley francis to carlels a pie nie luke & a party 13- from dundre over on the pitt point took forms line left 2/6 cash with me for tom bought of {Incofas?} wife 2 eels gone one to at the little island north side fishing at night sunday the 31st went to charlies stoft all day august the 1st Lammres day henerys wife here boys croped on 2nd {josuah?} crophed lemo here for the big canoe to go to christeey railing and went to Baker bought of a {Ba?} sugar 6 1/2 Bought of a {lemmon?} {illegible} sugar 6 {illegible} came to 1/9 Bosell Bee the {hutley?} went off got 2 oak stoves {huntery?} at Bosells august 3rd chritee here for the {illegible} the pleasure {illegible} of the salalery hours salmon river went to williams town 2 bushels of Barley to them 1 kept for {illegible} the men came for the oak {luck?} save me 1" 3" on 34 raining heavy sunday the 7th 8th at the hay at Duncavy {illegible} 9th at the hay 10th allen got hurted by james bush horse 10 allen we had {note placed coving bottom left of the paper saying croped of grain Bailey 7th Bushel {illegible} august {illegible}wheat 4 bushels to them 38 fraces of corn 19 fraces got 2 barrels of loose short corn 36 bushels rease 1 pumpkin}.</p>
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<p>Mr James cameron {illegible} july the 20th 1839 cutting the barley luke {bouen?} sommer feild here had a round gave luke a paddle luke gave me 22 cents new coin & tolaceo goue luke the chunk of oak having brought the low here francie 4 dollars making the lower feild back of the garden 21st gathering some hay in the afternoon began to cut the willer feild 22 mowing the upper feild some rain for the {illegible} this long time join came to fine his canoe 23rd amelia cropsed honent for baket with ashes 3 bushels 1/10 bought boker 1 luart of {illegible} 11 1/2 {ill?} crackers 7 1/2 the bush rule of ale kinds 23th harled for the {illegible}allen & james hough shooting crows came to charlie save him new coin 1 cent {mopt?} out lancaster 4 sweetys shooting coming uh the river took doug ale {gillis?} a {puce?} uh pipe 1/2 26th came down {mopt?} at hough kay working at hay {mopt?} at {n im?} donele shanty above lacaster bridge came to charlies stoft all night 27th came home tom {tuemg?} chairs henery here got the ear wigs to fire left my gun rowder caps shot there bot charlies rags.</p>
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<p>Mr james cameron island lake at francis july the 29 1839 {ficing?} {jenis?} came croped for the payer peace to mider at home got an eel from henery 30th form wont off {lemos?} canoe slole fanning barley francis to carlels a pie nie luke & a party of 13 from dundre over on the pitt point look toms line left 2/6 cash with me for tom bought of {Jacohs?} wife 2 eels gave one to at the little and north side. fishing at night sundays the 31st went to charlies stoft all day august the 1st lammers day henerys wife here boys croped one 2nd {josuah?} croped lemo here for the big canoe to go to christey railing and went to bakers bought of a ba sugar 6 1/2 bought of lummers {ill?} sugar 6 {illegible} came to 1/9 bosells bee the hurtly went off got 2 oak stoves huntery at bosells august 3rd christee here for the joy the pleasure of the salaery & hours salmon river weny to williams town 2 bushels barley to them kept for {mystery?} the men came for the oak {luck?} gave me 1" 3" on 34 raining heavy sunday the 7 8 at the hay at {illegible} 9th at the hay 10th allen got hurted by james bush horse 10 allen {very?} bad 11th 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 in william where making out accounts 2 lutherlan came with me hut him acrol patheu & charlie went down with them got 1/2 dollars from {lwoy?} blonds hots ale night. 22nd came home from charlies went to bakery bought of a baker 3 sugar 1/6 &2 lle at a lummers for Mrs Laheamte.</p>
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<p>22nd August, 1859</p>
<p>Settled up to this date with A. Sumers gave him an order on L. Blands & 3/10 in cash & putting in sonic Pease the Experiment Bastec[unclear] some of her works 24th went to Flovengh Bought of D. Cameron 2 1/2 yards of cloth</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Francis August 27th 1839</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron {fire Johns?} island lake & went to bakers settled with {illegible} baker to this date got a recipt bought of al baker 3/4 {yog?} collon 4 1/2 paid got an order from lewis blonde au ona lummery bought order 2 {u?} butter 1/6 1 haur bacices 1/3 {Lli?} sugar 1/2 lurant whiskey 7 1/2 1 lb shot 7 1/2 of powder 10 two {shellungs to get yet on the order a storm of hale money shor a hak mitty francis & and pid to bleleles high {winei?} 1 bore meatchey {oat?} and sunday the 28th walter baker & amelia {lanchute?} home 29th helping francis with the rease & wheat all the {havie?} done now morty & the dog came 20th went to bakers bought of a baker {ili?} sugar /6 1/2 worth crackers bought of a land pile changed the {illegible} returned the plate bought for {framly?} 1/3 salt 2 1/2 lb sugar the tauler on the {bosune?} donald {illegible} started for william town left the canoe at {illegible} late getting in to williams town 31 at williams town till the 13th came home donald {lushles?} {mapple?} 1st of september in william town francie lahlante then went nuchery gim home with him bought of {redlour?} 1 needle 1/n bottle of essence of peppermint bougt a bible for {hughann?} the highland game in montreal alot the 6" or 7th of the month.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">settle this all island</span></h2>
<p>18 {went?} {illegible} 1/3 from {us?} Baker 21st {aprit?} from {wine?} 3/- 30th here {kee?} 3/- from {illegible} for the {illegible} 23rd may bought of a baker 2lb butts 2/- 4th of {dune?} bought of a {illegible} 3 lb {butter?} at {illegible} 2/9 4th july bought of a {luminers?} 1 {jack?} knife 1/3 bought of a baker luart {illegible} 7 1/2 11th of {illegible} and baker {ill?} sugar 6 1/2 rain killen 7 1/2 cash 1/3 to ashes 2/6 credit to me 18th 2 ashes 1/3 to {an pace?} 1/2 gal {syrup?} 1 luart whiskey 7 1/2 bottle lent to be {relivned?} 23 {relume?} the bottle 3 bushels ashes 1/10 1/2 luart {syrup?} 11 1/2 crackers 7 1/2 {selled?} the above with baker & lummers James Cameron 13th sept 1839 13th taking in corn came a crop from {nicholsone?} {rock?} {illegible} there stormy weather {illegible} got my 2 {illegible} at the off ice 14th the 2 amelia here with the wind 13 croped over taking in pumkin 4 {rart?} load paid {trout?} a few grains of {low?} on the 14th {now?} 16th went to salmon river save streeter 7/6 cash towards my {delet/older?} bought {illegible} Cameron {llu?} sugar 2 1/2 a {haniged?} 3 dollary at dan 6 {oumerony?} left my {patol?} with {wale?} the toritor to give to the {walcracker?} bought of brother 1/2lb tea 1/1 1/2 1/2lb crackers -/3 1lb sugar 4 1/2 {illegible} bought david baker {ill?}of butter 1/- stoft at lukes the {macesin?} corn ale went to {williay?} town at night brought 3 new eggs {illegible} fork 3 bottles of vinegar got there in the morning 19 18 19 20 the games im {illegible} town in williams town till 29 started for home bought the baker loaves 1/8 stoft at charlies all night 30 came a book to new {illegible} sent a letter to duek at {nicholen?}.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron 30th sept 1839 big {flame?}</span></h2>
<p>gave Henery {north?} 1 {dolen?} of reunite oct 1st motty left here to go to {liams?} rivened back 2nd thunder lighting croped with the {lanelias?} to bosell {cut?} the bear {pig?} for the 1st over cut the boys thrashing treat return my {trales?} nailing lana /2 in one {illegible} 3 in the other 4 got 2 rats walter & {smeler?} here had a bottle went salmon river as far as lukes {illegible} all had a hound 7 1/2 3rd treated old cavier keiths cavern bought Dan Cameron {ill?} cent bought {cong don?} {ill?} shot 10 cents sweety 3rd bought cameron 1 buck of cotton yarn 1/6 to be paid bought bakers candles /6 {speaking?} to elli lean about the wood a treat at lukes /9 had diner at lukes my watches {illegible} at the water save him 3/ cash took home my {butt?} weny to salmon river brought luke 3 pumkins bought of {grinds?} streeter 1 pair of fine boots 18/5 bought {mimkler?} - 1 loaf of bread bought the paher from walter bushel 1/2 june -/6 {illegible} to a {cellan glavs?} {seen?} in lean matter the barge glen shee {land?} he would come for wood had a treat at {plumader?} got a {told?} from the {echeume?} behind me lean beat as far heapkins {clukeys?} boy drowned on sunday the 2nd games cameron {illegible} in coming to the Boys thrashing rease the charveys ground yet {illegible} {drumking?} hand owel in 10.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron sir johns island {illegible} october the 7th 1859 got 1 rat shot a crow and a hook the boys finished thrashing the rease stacking the thaw on the {illegible} shot a 2 men here a raft from the racket one of them a {robidoure?} grinding their axe the chain {illegible} tug went down seen a plover at the foot of the island 8" east wind began to fan the rease 34 1/2 bushels fanning 1 bushel of oats hut in the stack of oats in the barn motty went off paid me my pack of {piase?} the kattmen not the {illegible} my canoe to go to boselle the captain of the barge {lueere?} {belonging?} to evan he {illegible} for to see the hood 9th sunday francie crosed to bosells to lahlunte & wife amelia here jim me {holson?} and henery boy here got a loaf of bread from for my {love?} got the remander of the butter the sugar east wind ice froge in the canoes {tust?} ice {meaching?} on the front line but cool woke the {glall?} my watchgot a rat {taking?} of going to {brockelle?} 10th monday the barge began to load drawing 3 1/2 cords out of the bush save {from w?} 3/9 for drawing left the {culls?} {whale stucks?} paid me 23 1/2 for the wood josuah got hurted {huyh?} ann on the front after {muts?} old {illegible} my donald here with bodelle went to charlie charlie came uh {fucing?} the pack 11 cattle {fan?} in william town charlie and I went a heavy load for the canoe locked very bad.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron lake {france?} oct 11 1859 took 7 bushells of {peace?} 12 fraces of corn 19 pumkings the bunch of cotton yarn the {slep?} of hops muts apples 2 sleps for killer left the beech block at charlies brought 23 dollars cash gave charlie a /7 1/2 bought at lancaster 1 put /4 let 3 traps {wh?} the river found a stone & feather mrs m dougale on chip wife dud got my {broge?} 4 {butiony?} no book called at the lancaster rost off got 2 {mine?} Lking 7/6 12 came home took my {gun?} from charlie got a bag from charlie took 3 from williams town bosells took their male away 4 {months?} nut 1 day francie took his horse here went to lemmers for my papers bought {undigo?} & candles brought wattery bottle home serving lummons on on the {lashoot?} folks bill mil {liod?} {illegible} charlie the the & maith took a load of culls with lime 13th runting out manue cutting pumking 14th shelling corn 1 1/2 bushels marked the bags a {mapple?} 13th at santa mees of a clock high wind shot a crow morning amelia bosell lere 13th {santanee?} bee on jacoph {plane?} crossed to bakers bought of {oil?} baker 1 luart of whisky & bottle 7 1/2 1/2 {eli?} rowder /9 bought of a lummers 2lb sugar {ill?} shat -/6 sent a letter to D. W.evans new york city broadway paid 3 cents a roffle in williams town on the night of the 14th of a gun seen me {phunk?} at the stone jacop baker down the {challenge?} going down with a raft wild geese.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron b.f st home mr {jhoundas?} davis here gave here 2/6 for to get at a lummers went to charlies stoft at charlies all night jacop got 2 eel in the mud 17th came up from charlies began the potatoes had 2 bags from charlies 2 from francis 3 of my own measured 13 1/2 in the bags 3 4/2 on the floor of the house whieh makes 20 bushels to take out 4 bushels they hut in the cook house {fucing?} my canoe began to rough before the door 18th 2 bags form nicholsons 1 from {leino?} stoft on francis island all day & all night 19th came home got a plate of butter from mrs laplante for being at the potatoes francis came had his over coat 7 1/2 cut a tree of {hieory?} that was cut down at the head of the island went dwn for charlie {wmd?} could not come with the wind 20th at charlies taking in corn at charlies began to snow took up ale the potatoes at home at charlies tile sunday the 23rd charlie and come up brought the carrots thrashing 4 wheat oats george bosele here 24th hugh birth bay charlie and S to william town with 20 bushels of potatoes bought at lancaster crackers & whiskey 7 1/2 23rd {lacy?} birth day came from william town shot a 3 miles found a bottle stoft at the bakers bought 3 loans 2/1 1 candle 4 1 1/2 about 90 bushels of potatoes am to hay for motty 1/3 to bosele came up from charlies began the 23 bushels of potatoes put 16 busheles in this heap book of the cook house took home thedonald {tinman?} in donald departed on 21st.</p>
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<p>James Cameron oct 23rd 1859 James Cameron my birth day in williams 26th out 3 1/2 bushels in the heals at the hog pin so that only makes 21 1/2 bushels in the {hiah?} and 20 that went to williams town to then must lie a--- something some place that would only we 8303 of patotes covered pretty weee measuring the wheat 4 bushels got 1 bushels of it thats 7 bushels for them of wheat 3 1/2 bushels of oats thrashed this time marked this on the 23 of oct francis got hustove on the 23rd here 13 banking the house feeding the pumking to the bills francis brought a sheep yesterday forgot my candles at charlies 27th went to salmon river with my francis {wrist?} high wind wheat oats rashes my boots not finished bought of {bnehands?} & brother 1 lb candles / 7 1/2 perli 2 lb sugar at /5 -/10 2 piped 1/3 paid all this 1 cake of cheese 12 3/4 lb 3 1/- not paid bought of normel men donald 1/2 lb crackers 3 1/2 came to hop kind seen mags me on there came home wind very high coming home francis could not crops to the contraet 28th to laplant & william & pete after {francis?} to crops drawing wood amelia here 29th croped over stoft at {lemoy?} with the bags & at micholions bought of a lummers 2 1/2 butter at -/11 her {u?} 2/3 brought home the rick once took {lemouy?} gun let 2 in and francis went to williams town came home told me about the book rease way got my newpaper playing {cheequnt?} at the stove.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Lake Francis oct the 30th</span></h2>
<p>sunday shot an one got 2 rats or bail here {fincing?} one ground on the potatoes francis amelia croped stoft at {mehorland?} all night cracking nuts {holy?} eve {illegible} child dies buried to day holiery on the {boy lemons?} to corn & all with horns 1st of november all {paints?} day {illegible} from {illegible} stoft at bosells for francis 2 {sandians?} reshing eels at the little hand philomen & franics & josuah crissed burning some of the mash 2nd francis came amelia got a large rat the ice thining to take in salmon river to night jim meholson & henery on fergusons island captain frasers raft at lancaster francis went home with bosells making a door for the pig pen 1/2 bushels of pease to soak for the 1st rease gave him platering the house no boats in to the salmon to boats running in the salmon 4th taking home the fence to cave the sheds {diuing?} the floor big frank here going to {beaulornous?} got a rat east wind some snow went to bakery bought of watter 1 butter plate /3 1/2 {u?} shot -/6 bought of julia summery 2 lb butter 2/- 1/2 lb candles returnedandrew bakery bottle got on 13 of october & mattery but 3rd killed the sheep frank croped george bosele and frank came shearned a lueker thunder & lightning houl & rain 6th captain fraser here and his wife john rudholson here wedding crossed snasing a squirrel coming out of salmon river.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 7th 1859</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Island</span></h2>
<p>ellens birthday francis laplante married and motty croped took 2 canoes for the wedding stoft and while the might motty brothers here and {lester?} 8th croped to m" Doneles with walter baker took home his horse gave me 2nd cash went to see lemo went out to nichlson bush came house went to charlies. Charlies came up boats running gave charlie 1/2 bushel corn to be returned 9th went to salmon river took the gun traded the long gun with dashney got boot {fucuing?} my french water 7/6 for gave me a powder from kam kod treated to a liantcider a treat at lukes gotering nails put a slash in my watch 7 1/2 bought of baker sugar 2 lb 16 cents 1 lb buckshot 7 1/2 spent 2/3 1/2 got yellow were from lukes came home luis {mal?} mathieson came home charlie stoft all night 10th charlie here {horwy?} wind 11th taking home wood charlie went home gave him a squirrel for the first time cleaning out the canoes splitting a {lick?} for an once halve gave another 1/2 bushel of pease to the hog thats 1 1/2 bushels gave him the magnet went down yesterday 12th stormy snowing raining put a handle in one of our old {ouces fucing?} the colys place some wild geese {heping?} went to the head of the island draw up the canoes 13th sunday raining heavy 14th went to williams town bought of in & a baker 1 bottle rouson 1/3 {ill?} shot /6 1/2 not got my paper a {reminder?} in montreal nicholson left there canoe {wok?} home {lemous?} jame n dougale.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November 13th {monday?}</span></h2>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Lake {francis?}</span></h2>
<p>duncan tangular sale council day in william town 16th came home tom came to butchers killed the brown bule 8 ball in him late at work got thomas {manovu?} boat some of {u?} lemmers goods came in the gallary got charlies shirt heard {land?} {shartune?} being married 17th killed the white bule sain edward & angus went off sent 2 trash we pain 1 hand {kinchney?} 1 book gramer french 7 hair of love to left 1 luarter of the brown bule with no {salted?} it mottys wife & emilea here francis croped to {benot?} bush fine day took home joy dog 1/2 busher pease to the hog 18th charlie here gave him his shirt gave him the {hiad?} francis killed his 2 hogs lewis bosele came frank and to a lummers candles 1/- {soap?} 1/6 {syrup?} -/9 knife 1/3 salt 1/1 1/2 {stard?} -/6 a bet on the coat {bittle?} of rorter 7 1/2 hand this another treat 7 1/2 paid this gave lewis christee -/3 borrowed from a baker paid this to walter speaking to francis for an once francis & girl going to get married 19th wet weather {kaiming?} hord old country vessels going up to the lakes seen {wetras?} christee at the head of the island sunday the 20th some snow windy {tala very?} going up a race the {charlevoue?} & a {proheven?} chails bet 21st this day of the month donald {men?} master depairte this life francis croped east wind {salavery?} came out of salmon river taking home wood down up this {barge?} cedan bun 22nd {jane?} m" dougale {mowied?} 23rd bosele and francis come making {plater?} for the cows in the herd maker sick.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1859</span></h2>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron lake {francis?} nov 24th</span></h2>
<p>francis & reggy croped josuah & went to charlies took dinner jacop & family & crew came there to up a bag of charlies ashes got a 1/2 bushels of corn for what gave him going to slamon river francis & george bosele {tools?} over amelia cow boats running yet chickens dying off with the cold got a rat ducks in the {channel?} new moon and in to day friday the 23rd st.catherines day killed the pig francis came home from {benos?} bush henery girl came home from below she last {yauh?} down for the holiday 26th high wind she huron ground at the {low?} light house cutting brush on the {ritt?} francis thrashing wheat 1 bushel trying to break taking home wood harles out at night 27th {hercules?} took the huron off a race the {herca?} the {hwon?} and the st lawerence emelia baker & william rose here a a bottle of good stuff 2 cutting on the {ritt?} point frank to mile got my borts from {theeter?} 29th {jerose?} met the men at the head of the {illegible} ellm came 4 men bought of ummery 1 coat 7 1/2 once 6/3 1 luart of my {rut?} -/10 1 {bore of pills?} 1/3 once 0/0 my canoe went of 30th bought a {bag?} 3/4 cotton -/3 1 fine come -/6 {standrew?} {avkapple?} at davids stoft at {fed?} all night came home ellen went the lance lewis bosele {hair?} thomas moses blondease here put {passenger?} to frasher {gemow?} a bee {chopp?} sent a letter yeaterday to francis ducked chatuaguay {illegible} 1/2 sweetroy got 2 paper a treat baker -/5.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec the 1st 1859</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron lake at francis</span></h2>
<p>Sandy luiden & lewis bosele here from the donee and amelia laplante drawing drougt 2nd opened a ritt of potatoes that shut 6 1/2 bushels ale pattern but about 3 1/2 bushels of good put some ground around the front of the house 3rd angus came and sheilds took {flown?} - 1 bag motty & crew came from the front 1 {potatoes?} 1/6 from a lummers for the men and angus sent {lli?} by mrs laplante 3/- sunday the 4th snowing & stormy the sheep came home the night at storm began to feed the cattle 3 motty went of measuring the men {chophed?} the first 1 man {hopped?} 7 1/2 cords 3 others 17 cords 6th croped over ellen anf took charlies ashes 1 1/2 bushel took a duek got of a baker 3/9 cash bought a {yicket?} and he was to put in the dollar 3/- that 8/9 got from him gave ellen 2/6 cash a treat at davids 7 1/2 bought of a lummers 23 {u?} pork gallon {syrup?} 1/10 1/2 ell butter {ele?} saleratus {ill?} tea 1/10 1/2 broom -/3 {envdoper?}/2 1/2/paid candy {illegible} {u?} -/3 paid 4th the {men?} chopping 8th francis & ellotty came holy day motty thrashing at night {histians?} francis tried his {roft?} took home wood the men broke the wedge 10th measuring their - wood cordy took them acros in the canoe high wind gave them a black 7 bushels got 6 motty 1 morgan {bon?} 78 white horse new jersey.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">10th 1859</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island</span></h2>
<p>bought of a lummers 1 coat {lin?} once 6/3 handle -/6 for {hira?} 1 h put brandy 1/3 one {hay?} worth of hoar hound candy brought hiran seen key at the store alex ice and wife dies on the on the 6th of dec ellen took my letter book hiram lewis came with me bought the once for hira in me to payfor it and him to pay me in cutting wood at 1/3 her cord 11th sunday fine day east wind 12th stormy day and cold hira in began to {chop?} up on the south west of the bay 18th taking home wood 14th francis croped very cold weather these days 13th choping with hiram sort each 16th chopping mrs laplante and hiram croped a fine day hiram stoft at {hamil stones?} all night my paper it came home cording the wood what we cut between us 3 1/2 all {the/that?} 1 3/4 for each of us he has 3 3/4 cut week francis got {ill?} of tea on my account at a lummers 2/{?} a stormy night ice took remark {ice?} well with the e wind sunday the 18th storm and cold ice took acrop to the kit kit and little island 19th turned soft ice opened again looking for a sleigh-crook for cutting firewood on the bank to him wood owls plenty 20th francis chopping maple tree 1 1/4 me chopping and cleaning 1/2 cord seen a mink up at where we chopping hiram shot a squirrel.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec the 21st 1859</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron sir Johns island lake st Francis</span></h2>
<p>to day the {moutual?} benefit is to be drawn in new jersey to day chopping 22nd hiram & amelia & francis croped hiram brought {ill?} candles from a lummers 1/- let my trap for the mink to 1 rain of {mut?} for hiram at bakers 2/6 23rd chopping 3/4 wood stormy day of 24th {freezing?} very hard see take very well not all shut at dary hitam the house all day taking home wood in the {forenow?} chooped /4 cord in the {culer?} moon sunday the 23rd christmas day croped the ice went put of the way hiram and {tranel?} croped 26th hiram went to williams town 27th wnt to charlies {tupper?} bsuhed the road henery fishing eels 28th croped over took my trousers to henery's wife to make bought of a lummers cap 13/9 to 3/4 cheese /3 1/2 per {u?} seen angus on the front {Brug?} bakers -1 dogen of buttony -/2 came home lent henery my traps 3 of them gave francis laplante an order on a lummers for 10/- went to williams town on the william town on friday the 30th {cstairled?} for home stoft at charlies olders in the 2nd {concetiwn?} took breakfast ad treated me well came to the front bought of a lummers {ill?} sugar got my trousers from henery wool 1 dogen of pumkings in that croped the horses.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">New Years day {jan?} 1860</span></h2>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Sunday lake at francis</span></h2>
<p>January 1st 1860 sunday new years george {sapper?} burning ham {heneage?} to laplante big frank motty & wife {piggy?} & lewis bosele william & henery william {sue?} {philly?} lalonele charles {illegible} wife {illegible} all to {dimer?} monday 2nd council day in williams town the new years ball to be to night frank thrashing wheat 3 allen birthday crosed to lummers bought of a lum 1/2 lb tea -/10 rory {m9?} dougele lost his horse in the crack saved the {sleigh?} a great may at the ball francis to williams town to mile sent a bushel good measure in the {flowr?} council to darp in williams town darp 4th hiram came henery fishing eels with henery & george 3rd hiram chopping drawing wood to the 6th drawing wood holy day hiram chopping turning soft 7th gave an order to hiram on lummers for 3/3 1/2 in goods hiram went off crosed over bought of a lummers 1 rint of H wines 7 1/2 2 lb 14 og of butter at in peril bought a lottery ticket no 1" 25" 51" M B {lole?} Drawn on the 31st of janaury 1860 a ball to be at david lummers to {tolerate?} the boys bound for {raliforma?} on the 12th of janaury 1860 broght of hiram 1 book 2 bottles of ink 1 flute 1 donele bauel pistol 8th sunday at home 9th chopping a thaw 10th chooping the wisha crosed with horse for francis motty & wife came 11th thrashing oats a cold raining.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec 24th 1857</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>Chopping Cord Wood Taking Home Wood Drew up theBig Canoe Christmas Eve</p>
<p>25th Christmas Day Charlie & Suse Here for Breakfast & Dinner Charlie took up the chairs James Hopkins & Buy a here Looking for the old Man. John Frasers Daughter Born sometime about those Days</p>
<p>26th Angus crossed James Guin came with {ink smudge blurs missing word} chopping Looking around the Shore for Mr Hopkins got the Benefactor & the New York Times A ticket for John S Frasers N. Y Bale cleaning the chimney St Stephens Day</p>
<p>27th Sunday got a Rat {trying?} for EEls</p>
<p>28th Chopping Cord Wood</p>
<p>29th Chopping</p>
<p>30th chopping</p>
<p>31st Last Day of the Old Year Angus crossed thrashing oats 6 1/2 Granny & Angus at Nicholsons crossed Early on New Years Morning</p>
<p>1st Day of January 1858 Snowing Good crossing in canoes</p>
<p>2nd Chopping Wood Nomination Day in Williamstown Angus crossed Drawing Drags</p>
<p>Sunday 3rd Allans {?} Birth Day high Wind Quin and I turned the Big Canoe could not cross the Wind Being too high</p>
<p>4th chopping cut 3 Cords Town Meeting Day</p>
<p>5th Angus Came</p>
<p>6th Chopping Thin {?} Ice took in the night</p>
<p>7th Chopping and taking home Wood</p>
<p>8th Went across to Francis Island Ice Good put out a few Bushes</p>
<p>9th Election Day in Williamstown Angus Went voted for Donald Ban Sandfied {?} Chopping put up 6 cords, got a Goose</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January the 10th, 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>Preaching on the Front By Mr Watson, a year ago to Day Dan Went for the First time to church, Went after a Gander on the Ice Did not Get him</p>
<p>11th Chopping</p>
<p>12th Chopping Ellen to the Dancing school put the squirrel in a hole in the Beech Tree Mr Quin & I</p>
<p>13th Mr Campbell the Weaver here School Metting on the front Mrs Baker very Poorly had the Doctor 14th. Mary crossed to see. Mrs Baker stopt all Night.</p>
<p>15th came home. Bad crossing at sumners's</p>
<p>16th Raining Quinn crossed over to Bakers HughAnn Came Cannot cross at sumners's</p>
<p>17th Sunday James Cameron & Francis & another {Indian?} trying to get across Angus & Quinn & I went up to Hopkins with him then turned Back crossed over at McRae's Creek Going across to see Mrs Baker Tom the Horse Broke in got him out got in again and drowned Charles & Suse here.</p>
<p>18th Charles here trying to skin Tom Went home</p>
<p>19th Charles & Suse here skinning the Horse</p>
<p>20th put out Poison down at the Hay Island</p>
<p>21st the Custom House officer of Lancaster seizing about this time at Bakers & Sumners's, Tobacco & Boot</p>
<p>22nd hard Frost Angus at Williamstown</p>
<p>23 Chopping Ice Pretty Good</p>
<p>24th Sunday Went to Church to Williamstown with Walter Baker, D Sandy here took away his scates Suse here</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Monday the 25 of</p>
<p>Chopping 26th the Ice Beginning to get Bad Dan & Ellen crossed. Dan Went for Kennedy the Blacksmith Foggy Weather put in the 2 geese to Fatten</p>
<p>27th Ice not safe</p>
<p>28th Cutting the Black Oak at the North Side</p>
<p>29th trying the Ice crossed Down near Captain Frasers Ellen came across</p>
<p>30th I crossed to Tom Kennedys Seen Angus Bethune at Bakers with a Summons from Young David, put 3 Letters in the P.O got a Delaware Paper Francis Snider very Sick Seen McMartin the Pedlar Ice open at Sumners crossing at Lancaster Angus to Finch</p>
<p>Sunday the 31st of January Freezing hard.</p>
<p>Monday the 1st of February Chopping crossed with Ellen to the Dancing. No Foxes Thrashing Oats</p>
<p>2nd Stormy East Wind & snow & hail James Quinn crossed to the Post Office.</p>
<p>3rd Mr Quinn Sick Angus came home.</p>
<p>4th School Meeting Quinn crossed had a Row with Mr Bruce the Teacher (The Widow Burton child departed on the 3rd) Got the Lend of Henerys Sleigh to take home the Flour, Christees here went out to see Francis. Watch the Dog went with christee {inserted} the school house Burnt on the night of the meeting the 4th</p>
<p>5th Quinn Went off Thrashing oats.</p>
<p>6th Crossed to get the Mare Shod took Down the Irons to McLean got the neck yoke. I got the 10 Dollars from A Sumners put a Letter in the office stopt at {Sernows?} coming home got astray crossing a foot at Davids Seen Big at Cameron for the first time</p>
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<p>Mr. James Cameron Sunday the 7th of February 1858 7th Mr Watson Preaching in Finch Lewis Boseley here.</p>
<p>8th Monday Sandy came gave him 10 Dollars him & I crofsed to Baker's took over a Botte of Wiskey got a Paper From David Summners, Granny & Ellen crofsed Went to see Bovair. Catherine Grant the Widows Daughter very Poorly</p>
<p>9th Thrashing Oats Sandy Went Off Stormy East Wind Fanning Oats 15 Bushels</p>
<p>10th Blary{?} had her calf. Bushing the Road up to Hamiltons Hamiltons a Bee. Good crofsing to Salmon River. Got the constitutional from Donald S McDonald, Suple of Title, Stormy Weather Wind From the West Killed the Grey Gauder Gander</p>
<p>11th Donald Suple had his Bee a Dance in A. Grants house Thrasing Oats Frosty Weather Frosty. {smudged writing that possibly says Killed the ?}</p>
<p>12th Ellen came. Nicholsons here for the Rain toom him home Thrasing the Great Ball at Lancaster in Celebration of St Valentines Day</p>
<p>13th Taking home woof with {illegible} put Poison in the Mouse. Angust Crofsed. Heard Old Mr Cattanach Departed this Life the 2nd Concefsion{?}. Fanning Oats 11 bushels, Got the new Horse got Lost on the Ice coming home to Snider Caisce part of the Road Home. Found at Frasers Point</p>
<p>14th Sunday st Valentines Day.</p>
<p>15th Thrashing August went to the Funeral John Cameron had his Bee Ellen crofsed Drawing Wood Broke the Road to the Upper Point Lost the Cleevis Bolt took home te Birch Runner</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Ash Wednesday 1858</span></h2>
<p>James Cameron Big Island 17th {smudged word, illegible} Angus went to see his Father out at Kin-Loch Garry</p>
<p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day William Lavelette had his Bee Angus MacKory here Old Mr William Chisholm in the Gore Departed this Life Dan Thrashing. Drawing Wood. Bossy had her calf</p>
<p>19th Dawing hay From Francis Island</p>
<p>20th Drawin hay Old Bosell came to Buy the Bottom of the Stack</p>
<p>21st Sunday Charlee & Suse here Hughann here Angus crofsed to see Bovair</p>
<p>22nd Began to thrash the Wheat fanned 5 Bushels of of Oats Mr Pitts From Cornwall here took Dinner</p>
<p>23rd thrashing & fanning Wheat 5 1/2 Bushels Angus crofsed for a Tongue for the sleigh to Bakers Granny came Hughann crofsed.</p>
<p>24th Went to Mill to Williamstown 5 1/2 of Wheat 6 oz Buckwheat 3 of Corn Grist not Done to Day,, I went to the Ket. Ket Island & to Charlies Suse came up Got 3 Mats From Charlie & the London Paper. Dan Went to Bakers took home a Load of Wood. Got Musk From Charlie</p>
<p>25th Went for the Grist to Williamstown Cutting Firewood in the Bush The Lamb Dead Bought Dans Muskats at 4 / 2 = 13 for the Lot. Mrs Baker Poorly</p>
<p>26th Chistee here Going Out to Kenyon Left the Spear & Trunk & plate Mr Charlebois here Fishing eels Suse here, Taking home Firewood Dan & I cut 4 holes for Eels got 1 Ice About 2 Feet Thick Ellen came home Angus went to Lancaster David Sumners wanting my Double spring {illegible} Old Mr Alexander Cameron here Came From {last sentence is heavily faded and illegible}</p>
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<p>February 26th 1838</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Frances Lancaster with Angus had a bottle full Slept all night</p>
<p>27th Charlbois fishing got 4 eels from him Croped with Mr Cameron went to to Kennedys the Blacksmithe with the sleigh to fix, Sorry to see Mrs Baker funeral of Duncan Mr Lincans child going to Lancaster, Ellen Went to Lancaster to the Dancing school Bright Tea shoes seen the Eclipse on the Moon on the southern ilimb quite Plain Went at night to fish eels got 4.</p>
<p>Sunday the 28th Went to Hamiltons, Dan to Mrs Bakers, The Last of February</p>
<p>March the 1st The three men came to fish Before Daylight another gang came caught a good many Olshing Moon for a Bee The first time we went the upper point road with a horse went with Ellen and 6 harlebois train as for as the soft Maple tree on Davids Island</p>
<p>2nd the Men went away I showed them he Place down at the Hay Island Frank Snider Came at night</p>
<p>3rd Frank Snider and I went to Thomas Munroe then over to {illegible} got a Pint of Whisky, The Men Whom came to the B__ David Summers William Spink Rusell Walter Baker Frank Gardiner Donald McGregor James McDougall John Angus McLaughlin Donald McGreew Sanely Grant Cooper George & Lewis Bosell Moses Blondeow Thomas Munroe. Aiken Peter Tobin & Jos Man Landry Roy the Dancing Master, {illegible words}</p>
<p>4th Drawing out on the Ice Dan & J Angus, went to Williamstown,</p>
<p>5th Friday the EELs fishers here took up 2 loads to the stand</p>
<p>6th took 1 of corn & 5 of ashers to A Bakers, Angus went to the Depot for Andrew summers for a load of got none.</p>
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<p>March 7th, 1836 Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake Saint Francis 7th Sunday.</p>
<p>8th Drawing to Davids Island gave Ellen a ride up to Peters Andrew Baker went to Cornwall for the Doctor a great Day playing cards at Summerstown.</p>
<p>9th Drawing wood Dan went to the Dancing School Clarissa came home with them</p>
<p>10th Drawing wood</p>
<p>11th Drawing</p>
<p>12th the Sacrement in WilliamsTown for the first time in the winter drawing wood Went with Tomas {Monroe?} to John Summers for the pig the Thrashing Mill at David</p>
<p>13th took up a load of wood at Hamiltons for Johns. John and folk where with The Mill Thrashed. 14 busheles of wheat Franci here got the load of my Coat at night went home</p>
<p>14th Sunday Angus crossed Mr. Thomas Davis fits Stephens here The Sniders & Mcf Mullin quarrelling at Davids</p>
<p>15th Tohon V York Came Drew a load of fire wood to the house Tom & Clarissa & the Girls went of Duncan Mc Lennan & Barrett here done of the wheat 4 Bushels</p>
<p>16th Began the oats William Hamilton {from?} York crossed Raining Angus (illegible} crossed to the done</p>
<p>17th St Patricks Andrew Summers a Bee William Hamilton here {inbetween the lines is written "a great day at secors house"} the mill went of Thrashed, {?} the oats 48 written over top is 50+ bushles} Ducks covering thawing & raining Hamiltons & the Mill Went off</p>
<p>18th farnning {ilegable} bushles of Oats grab 1/2 Bushle of wheat what was under the Mill Dan thrashing oats angus went to WilliamsTown to see The house, Drawing firewood to the house</p>
<p>19th Drawing wood wild geese came & Black Birds, Went to the Little Island south side Young Angus here for Ash to Make Whippletrees</p>
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<p>1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island March 20th</p>
<p>First day of spring. Angus came and went to Lancaster Ice Getting Bad Drawing {Alders & Chips?} Drew the Basswod to the end of the house Took the wood of the ice First laying of the hens Mullng the {soaps taft?} 3 {illegoble?} Running Well Dan Making troughs 3'2 cordor wood on Davis Island</p>
<p>Sunday the 21st Raining</p>
<p>22nd Angus Came Drawing Wood to the Bank. Crossing to Salmon River Yet Frank Guardmen wandering the new house</p>
<p>23 Ellen crossed for granny then crossed to the Dancing school</p>
<p>24th Mary Crossed settled the {illegable} at Andrew Summers up to this Date The Last night of the dancing school a Ball.got a Ruster at {Ballers?}</p>
<p>25th Ellen came Home, gathering cottons found the fox Drawing Wood to the Bank Charlie & (Suse?) here for sticks for Brooms</p>
<p>26th Drawing wood</p>
<p>27th Drawing to the Bank The ice opened Making Molasses</p>
<p>28th Sunday of the sugar bush</p>
<p>29th drawing to the bank about 4 cords in the bush Put in the {illegible}</p>
<p>30th Angus crossed & {Home?} got 4 eels Drawing wood from the end of the house</p>
<p>31st finished drawing just about now 23 cords on the Bank now. A Row about the Dancing Boys to Lancaster John Cary & Sandy Grant. Fishing eels got 8 at the head of the Island 3 Indians wanting to Buy the White Mule Lent them my spear Good Sugar Weather Making vinegar</p>
<p>1st of April, All Fools Day. Jo Snnider here about the House Sniders got their Warning Angus got 6 eels Indians fishing</p>
<p>2nd Angus of Ellen Crossed to Donald McLennans Good Friday Drawing Stones & Steaks set 4 Traps Indian got straw</p>
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<p>Mr. James Cameron Big {illegible: Stand?} April the 3rd. Went over to Bakery to meet Ellen took Dinner at {illegible: secors} seen Hughy Ranllin & Angus the Ice clearing away. A talk of Lane MrDougals being {illegible: married?} & Charlies Here. 4th Ronald Angus here. 5th Angus L Dan croped. Ronald here. 6th Andrew {illegible: Summers?} here at the Timber. Ronald croped with them 7th splitting Rails Angus & Dan croped. hard frost sap Running 8th Thrashing Done Farming 13 1/2 Bushes. Young Angus here for house, got the Boston Paper. Swallows came. 5th Angus croped to see Bruce at the {illegible: LimeKiln?} with Cambell stopt at Donald suple's all night found an Oar in the Bay and the Wheels. 10th Went to Lancaster with Corn 3 3/4 & eggs. Charles Tupper Went along with them took his corn. Brought the {illegible: Decanters?} 6,, 2 pails. I teapot {illegible}. Shot a duck with a ball with the long gun a great distance off. Jack and I at the Upper Point. Sunday the 11th of April, Mr. Watson preaching on the front. Ice going down got 4 rats. Sap running yet. 12th Went to Bakers with 4 Bushels of ashes got 3 spy. 53 Pitchers at Andrew Dunners 2/6 to {illegible: Bopard?}. Took over the chain gathering stones 13 gathering stones. 14th I croped to Bakers for bags got 3 Donald McGorgor came with me for Kennedy Canoe. Mary & Dan went to Lancaster too 3 1/4 of corn. Angus came got the {illegible: Ricemans?} from the Pffrcler that was {illegible: deruting?} men croped over to see Bruce get the clothe got the Loan of a copper from Sarah seen pigeons.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr. James Cameron Lake St. Francis 15th of April. Fast ploughing done, the ground very wet. Angus croped got the {illegible: Decanters?} got the fish from Francis. Lence an the Ritt Point. 16th Drawer stones 17 setting the Ritr Point on Fire and the Lower Marsh fishing the calf pasture fence. Lewis Bosell came with {Hughsna stopall?} night. Angus went to finch.18th, Sunday Duncans Birth Day Lewis Bosell went home. 15th Monday croped with Hugh Ame left the Boot at Decory 2/4 to be paid, 20th Went to {illegible} River took 16 bushels of oats to S. Sticker at 30 cents. John Anugs boots 4/2 Allens 2/6 James Hugh 1/3. Bought the {illegible: tumblers?} 6 1/3 fray 1/10 the curtauy. {Tea?} kettle duty. 1 1/2 g wheat to mill raining. 21st Ploughing a little. Dan & Ellen croped with the par for Hughesma. Boots found a ducks nest 5 eggs in it. Measuring the grain for salmon river for 22nd mill 3 g wheat of 6 of oats to streeter. Bought 2 spoony 1/8, tea 1/10 {illegible: Duty? up?} 1/2 tabacco {ileggible} duty 2 1/2. Spent a 1 1/2 at John Allens the first tn'up for the streamer. Bought into salmon river. Bought dry boots from {illegible: Tleeter?} 17/6 to cash 10 / c to 10 /. Due cut the Points at the mouth 9 salmon river going and coming. Henry & Daleh school here for the timber for a summer helped them with the horses shooting at {illegible: because of smug} seen Cucke Dower sold my rats to streeting my mirk & black squirrels the river very high. 23rd ploughing a little. st. Georges Dat. Merrie England . {illegible} Plenty high wind.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">M James Cameron F of W 1858</span></h2>
<p>Mr James Cameron Lake of Francis, April 24. Angus came home. {illegible} a Ducks nest. Wrot {they mispelled 'wrote'} a {illegible}. The steamer St. Helens went down the {lillegile: light lit?} in Johnstons light house on the island. Snowing hard. Lots of snow on the mountains. Sunday 25th The chieftain staft at Daniels island took some wood. 26th Mr Hills Light house lit. Andrew Summer here for the stocks seinow, Francis & Moses {illegible: rtong? strong?} with him Francis got the Pikepole. Granny Dan & Ellen croped ploughing hacking some of the things got the turkey eggs. Old Mr Peter Ferguson departed this life & old Mr Craig departed. 27th {illegible: Ciram? Liram?} came the red mare got a bad kick. 28th Andrew Summers bee high north wind spreading manure on the Ritt Point croped over with hiram & the big bore at Lewis Blondeas house for Francis gave the pikehole to a Summer. Came down to Bodell. The The boy came a crop with us. Old Bodell very down, got the shot {illegible}. A baker {illegible: older?} Craig buried. 29th Semon & Francis came, {illegible: cull?} went to William Stown. Ellen & Jack stopt at home. Jack & I to see about the heard Christes's wife here with the big {illegible: f.latter} to sell. Took home the spear & trunk. 1st Of Mary Dun went to William Stown. I went as far as Barretts with him on Alex Groints new Road. Came back stopt at Francis {illegible: bland?} old bosell set his line ploughing a little Jack & I got a hat. Bovair & Pete here. {illegible: Sema?} here & his 2 boys wanting a canoe gave Sema the little ore. 4th {illegible because of smugging: Charlie?} came up for {illegible} to got to William Stowns stock {illegible}.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis May 3 1858.</span></h2>
<p>Ploughing Jack & I Fixing the Gate and the Fence {Ellen?} got 3 perch Charlie Here from Williamstown. Had a Hooker 4 Tuesday. Ploughing . 5th Angus Came From Williamstown Lambs {Lambs in superscript} After Bossy 6th {Donak?} Suppe Charlie Rose & Pete Bovair here with the {scor?} had hard work with hen, Got Her home that night 7th Ellen & I crossed to Bakers Gave {2?} Rate to A.I. Baker Left back at Home seen morning {Pedlaz?} Dunlop & McMartin Ploughing a Little came Down to {Semoros?} to see the Boy Left my Boots with {secor?} to stretch Bigger 1/2 the Tea (illegible} shot sent of a Letter to E.C. Cooper 85 {Mill?} Street new york {Jersey?} City with 1 Dollar {E?} losed paid the Postage Had a {Rourid?} of 2 From Davy 8th Ploughing Broke the Point Sowed 2 1/2 of Rease James Stuch & Dan Came Bargaine for 3 Dollars a Month Dan Went off took the Mop George Bosell going out with Dan. got a Letter &sent one Back Old Bovair Came went to Lancaster for Lines for his hooks him and Pete Had Bakers Came took 1 Bundle of straw to their shanty at the h{letter e over a}d of the {Planed?} 9th Sunday Mr Ferguson Preached on the Front John Cameron got his girl christened. Ellen to Church the Boys & I went up to see Bovairs shanty Thunder & LIghtening Ellen stopt at Bakers all night 10th Ellen came home Francis & Henrys Girl came with her Bovair crossed took home my Boots from Secors Bovair set his Line Francis here with his hog Christee here Ploughed the Garden Ploughing Back of the Barn Cut backs {Frausen?} More Chickens 7 of them 11th Ploughing {surcring?} {Peahe?} some Finished them about 3 Bushel</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">May the 12th 1858 Mr James Cameron</span></h2>
<p>Bog Island small pigs 5 of them More hands 12th planting the Garden with 3 kinds of Potatoes Bovair got a sturgeon for the first Bovair crossed over came Back high wind had a small {smeather?} got Last going to his shanty Bought 2 needles over at Bakers. Shelling corn for the hog {Sniders?} Moved to {Leives Blondeau?} 13th Bovair here for his Breakfast him & Pete Got 2 sturgeon Ploughing Back of the Barn The Collar Hurting the Mare Henery, George & Francis {illegible} here Holy Thursday; Friday the 14th Finished sowing the Pease about 4 1/2 Bushels sowed altogether. 15th Ploughing a Little set the stake for the Lina Bovair crossed seen Angus at the Front sent a Letter home Ellen at the Garden 1 Bed of Onions planted the Mare sore with the Collar hurting her 16th Bovair Came had the Plough {Point?} not the right kind {Clrickey?} with him {Batteuce?} going to be married or was married on the 6th of May Francis here some Beans {Thomas?} Davis Fits Stepehns here caught a Lamb after the Little Pigs trying to get them home 17th Monday Killed the Hog Tom got a sturgeon From Bovair Lewis & George Bosell here William Hamilton & Sandy here got a sturgeon From Bovair got 3 1/2 of Wheat & 2 of Oats some Beans & pumpkins seed 18th Moses Blondeaus Raphael at A Grants Ellen there Lews Bosell here for her Went with Bovair to the Line {illegible} Farming the Wheat {Coshing?} the Line at the River 19th A Simmons here for sticks a Fight after the Raphael {illegible} {Darndy? Mrs Spinks Wife Daughter paid Brauas 1/4 to Andrew</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis May the 20th 1858</span></h2>
<p>Hugh Ann came Lewis & George put Heracrops Went to Bakers Old Bovair & Pete and I Bought of A {Summers?} Salts H {Saleratens?}{Suling?} Seedles {illegible} 1/2 paid Heard of Mr Spinks Wife. Came home seen to Sniders. {Watter?} talking about his {coft?} no points Went to Charlie about going to Williamstown Jack & I {Hooker?} to Charlie & a price of Pork La Perch & Tom Cotters here to see {Boavo?} for sturgeon The Indians in St Regis getting their Water money Friday Morning the 21st Charlie Here Raining all Day 22nd Charlie & {Jack?} Went off took the Pork and Wheat & Basket Ellen & Hugham crossed with Bovair took a Paddle to the Basin & Salt to Bovair {Clucky?} Back with Bovair young Goshins 6 or 7 trimming the Hickory Trees Let out the Horses to Graz 23rd Charlie came Heard of {illegible} A Baker & A McInnis here for sturgeon from Bovair Russell A {Calve?} 24th {illegible} Day {Birth?} {illegible} the Black Mare to Work {"Jim of Copkins here" written above} alone planted Nigger Toes or Cow Horns as come call them Christee here Lent him 1/4 of a Dollar to Buy sturgeon from Bovair to 1 Basket From Christee paid Bovair a crops with clucky Moved his shanty for the 3rd time the {Arabran?} went up Full Steam Ploughing & Harrowing the Potatoes {illegible} at the Back of the House put 25 planting Potatoes Bouvair croped Bought {Tan?} of A Sniders 6 {cent symbol} 3 {cent symbol} to Be paid Nicholsons here with Bouvair for the Canoe to take the {storing?} the J {Slasch?} as then said Chickens 26th Fixing the Red Canoe Christee here with 1/3 paid {text cut off} Bouquet Aground out before the {Door?} {after?} Boards at Christees Began to plough some {Ellen?} & Ellen Came & Henerys Girl Bovair Crossed no candles</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Big Island May the 27th 1858</span></h2>
<p>Henerys Girl went Home. I went to Nicholsons for the Canoe John & George Came Home with it 2 Men Here of a Barge for Sturgeon sold one of Bovaris to them 28th Ellen & the Bovairs went to Salmon River Sent a Letter to E.C. Cooper & Co 85 Wall Street N.Y. {P.B or P.D..?} Got Jimmys Pants {"Tea" written below} & Cotton Ploughed the piece of Corn Below the Butternut Tree, Began Before the Door to Plough put in the sheep, Let The Horses out at night, Mosquitoes getting Bad, The Ground pretty Hard to plough 29th Ploughing Before the Door Put out the Calves to their Pasture. Turkey Chickens {now?} Bovair Crossed 30th Went to Christees Jimmy & I Got the Boards at {na?} Howta's Island Thomas Monroe here Mary {Yon?} & Duncan & {Dany?} Charlie Rose & {Annie Jo?} Snider & {illegible} Rob Summers & George Bosell here Henerys 2 children and {Semas?} 2 Boys Butchered the Sturgeon for Thomas 31st I crossed to Bakers for the {P Rout or P Point 2/6 Ln?} Black 6{cent or shilling symbol} 3 p A Treat From David Took the Crackers from Bought of A Summers 2 yrs of Cotton 1/6 1 Cap 1/3 {Comle?} 6 Buttons Thread {1?} (3/4 {illegible} Planted some Before the Door Sent David Summers his 2 Bushels of Oats with Bovair seen A McRory on the Front Andrew J Baker away on the Bouquet By Mistake Gave {illegible} Goat to Bosells to {Fise?} to make small {Arewettra?} for Milk</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron I St Francis 1st June 1858</span></h2>
<p>Bovair sowed about a Bushel of Wheat for the first Wheat sowed Planting Beans & Pumpkins at the Butternut Tree more Wheat in Corn Grown Blow the Butternut Tree Put Poles to the {Hope?} Saved about 2 of Oats Back of the Barn cut the Ears of the Lambs 2nd of June Plough at the Lower Point Bosell home with the Goat 7 1/2 Price went to Fish Perch 3rd Ploughing Lower {illegible} for {illegible} rows Potatoes out the Line at the {Hoop?} {illegible} "{sowed 2 of oats Below the Barn" written above} Bovair 22 Semons Wife here about the {Graines?} shelled the corn 4th of June Went to {Sahron?} River Bought of {illegible} 3 1/4 of{Rowder?} 6 {Copper?} 1/2 lbs 4 1/2 Bought of J Cameron & Co 1/2 lbs Tea {illegible} 1 Line 7 1/2 1/2 lbs Tobacco 7 1/2 Bought of B. Baker 2 1/2 {illegible} 1/6 per yd. {3/9?} 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 {Elastie of Fuset?} yd 1 1/2 {illegible} pipes of candles 3 {cent symbol} Handkerchief 6 {cent symbol} Bought George 3 Dishes 1/3 {illegible} here Planting Potatoes & Pumpkins Henerys Girl here all night Jimmy Staving 5th Ploughing on the Lower Point Jimmy sick Henerys Girl croped with Bovair Dan came Covair went off Left his Line Plate Bowel {Turnbler?} Planting Potatoes & Beans Before the Door Farming Wheat 6th Sunday Went to Charlies Tom Davis Came got 2 sturgeons one on Bovairs Line 7th Ploughing Dan Went off with Charlie in the Canoe took the Barrel of Crackers & Plants Thomas gave me a Hair Line gave me 11 {cent symbol} after the 1/4 I gave to Bovair Tom {illegible} his hooks</p>
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<p>List of Books By James Cameron Goldsmiths Animated Nature in 5 Vol Byrons Works Against the Fears of Death or Christian Consolation The Fulfillings of the Scriptatures "The History of England History of Scotland History of the United States I Dictionaries {diarist crossed out writing} 2 in English 1 in Galic 1 in French Parley's Universal History Charles 12th of Sweden, Shipwrecks of Disasters at sea Bonnapart Gacirlun, {diarist wrote "Lent" above last word} Book {diarist wrote Lent above last word} of Fate The Pirates {diarist wrote "notes" above last word} Book. the Indian B Letter Book, Book of {diarist wrote the word "fixing" above last word} of 1000 songs. Burns Poems. T Champions of Church Testaments, alfred 1 vol. 3 cooking Books. Lord Broughham Popular Geography schole geography + atlas Mathematicks Geometry T Grammars {diarist wrote "2 or 3" above last word} Latin French + English Note Books 5 Cyphering Books Copy Plates The Hospital Book Water Cure Mrs Parlingtons Carpet Bag of Fun Tales of a Granfather (Life of Robert Bruce Peter B has got this) got it)</p>
<p>{diarist uses ink to draw detail calligraphy} Lake st Francis Sir James Cameron</p>
<p>June the 7th a New Boat goin Down the name {author leaves a blank},, High wind killed a sturgeon</p>
<p>Tuesday the 8th M Donald + Wife here shearing the sheep for Captain Fraser Point Lorant sheared our sheep Rankin here sowed W Rest Before the Door planted corn Tom set his Line with the Buoy to it Charles Tefferes here from Williamstown took 2 Bags of the Tennet Jimmys Boots stopt all night 9th Marys Birth Day Ploughing Looking for Toms Line. Tom went off to {illegible} another, went to semos to came {illegilbe} potatoes semo on the Boshure</p>
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<p>James Cameron. B.T.L. St 4 June 14th 1858 The Indians Down about the Drowned Man Gave them 40 on {?} of Rent snow Plant the Rest of the Potatoes 11 Bushels in all I went to Nicholsons for a Bolt for the Point of the Ploughgot 2 the {illegible from mould on page} stole. {?} Dish and a Paddle gave 5 lbs of {illegible from mould on page} to Semos to Be Niturned. {illegible ink blotting} Back of Garden finished it. very wt. Luns Bosele here stopt all night 16th Christee here got Tolaeao Ploughing A Na ee the Montreal & he Boston the Boston ahead us far aas I could see; 17th SOwed wheat 1 Bushel, PLough McInnish here with the Mare & Colt. set a fire Occt{?} for Ashes {diarist doodles with ink on page} Mr P Baker Dn To James Cameron June 10th Lent a I. Baker 2 " 7 1/2 1st of July lent a I. Baker 3/5 {?}0.6.4 1/2 June 10th to 1 muskrat 11 January 17th to 1/3 tea I. Baker {illegible small text} 0.2.3 {illegible text ink blotting/scratched out} ashes 4 Buy 40 1/3/up oak 2/y 1/2 5/ 1/2 3' Douglas to to 2 /12 Ashes 2{?} 2"1 November 5th to 2 bushles 1 peck {diarist writes vertically within line} 5 5 4 40 ______ 5 2 {diarist resumes writing normally on lines} 1-5 {diarist begins writing vertically at bottom of the page forming a list} Potatoes 12 Dollars 2 {illegible ink blot} Neapay {?} 3 Dollars {illegible ink blotting on next 3 lines in his list} cutting the Peaes I {?} Day morning Paid 2/6 Huron a {?} 1/2 6 Dollars Corn & Potatoes sew & Paid {?} Potatoes {diarist makes naother equation further down} James Cameron {illegible} {diairst makes another vertical list closer to the bottom of the page} Thrashed 4 of Pease Huey got 1 1/2 {?} Lashey 11 {?} 51 of oats {?} 15 of Thrashed Wheat 3 1/2 I thrashed</p>
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<p>{top of page limited visibility from molding} Mr James Cameron The Steamer America Went Down Began snowing the other Piece Oats Behind the Garden hoeing 19th Went to salmon River with Wheat & {illegible from mold} Bovain with stingeon sowed the rest if the {illegible from mold} Bonight of I. Cameron & Co 4 yds stinting 2/ 1 lbs tea {illegible from mold} 1 Thumble 1, Bought of Johnson 1 Thumble P. Got 1 Dish from Grange 8 cents, Bought of B. Baker 1 Jackkife 1/~ 1 lb sugar 6 2 caudles 3 2 yds of Cloth 3/~ 1/2 yd Cotton 3 Button Thred 4: Matches 1 paper 3 {?} P 1 Luart. Wheats Dan 2/6. Cash swapt fats Gave 7 1/2 to Boot Gave Helen {illegible from mold} Patrick Glackan or Lankin & C Frankie here Had a {illegible from mold} 20th Sunday {?} on 2{?} Victoria Pat{illegible from mold} here Pat Gave me a 1lB for stingeon 21st Bought {illegible from mold} 2 from Bosele for the 1/3 and I stood in the {illegible from mold} Pat took Breakfast Walter. Frank & John {illegible from mold} here with their Eatine{?} Horses Pilots {illegible from mold} from the Gateau 5g then Ellen croped {illegible from mold} Plants, & A Loaf of Bread to 6 luckey {illegible from mold} Pike & Perch trouting 22nd Our {?} Birth Day Ploughing for Buckwheat Hoeing Potatoes Making the Fire & the Fences Frances Dog came {illegible from mold} here Bosells here with linnings Pants paid {illegible from mold} for them 1/~ cash gave hem my Pants to {illegible from mold} 23rd Hoeing Beans Potatoes fulling Cotton Cutting {illegible from mold} Painted the stearn g the Big canoe Rob Jack {illegible from mold} Hamilton here for stingeon 24th set the Big [illegible from mold} fire Harrowing sowed Hay seed Lost my Knife {illegible from mold} up at the Fire steamming the corn at the upper {illegible from mold} Peet the calve out of the barn. Banshed {illegible from mold} a race 25th Ellen croped with Brans to the {illegible from mold} Bosells here with my trousers told them {illegible from mold} stand in the hay 2/` sowed {illegible from mold} Place of Buckwheat. 26th {illegible from mold} from Williamstown Allen went with them {illegible from mold}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island June the 2{7} 18{58}</p>
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<p>Sunday the 27th Bravo here for flour 3½ lb lot salt Francis here Semow here Charlie here Sent 4 B of Oats with Charlie to Williamstown John & Jim Nicholsons here.</p>
<p>28th Semow & his crew here at the Potatoes Bovair Raising his Line Stephen Tyo here & Peter Baker Ellen Came home to 3d from Semow for Butter putting the Calves on the Pitt Point taking home Ashes Put in the Little Pigs cleaning out the Barn Gave Semow a Little Pig Going to Work in the Hay for a Day or so Ji{?}y stuck crossed with Semow A strange Man Going about in a Little Boat The Horses hurted the Dog.</p>
<p>29th St Pete & St Pauls Day Charlie come from Williamst{likely Williamstown} Brought 1 Box of Matches and the 2 Bags Back Smallman here Fishing. Jack and I went roun{d} the Island Hoeing some rain E & West Wind took home some Ashes</p>
<p>30th E & W Wind A Ra{illegible} Out Before the Door The Last Day of June The Coteau Pelots here stopt all night had Breakfast Tom here for Ellen to go the Banshee Passed the Sallabarey at the Pitt Point.</p>
<p>1st of July the Pilots Went off Tom & Ellen went off Andrew Cameron</p>
<p>2nd Conga Bel{off page} Raising a Barn a Dance to Be gott{H}icory the Pilots, at the Corn Hoeing Mr McDougal here Left his Bo{se} & Bag Bosells took it Over</p>
<p>July 2nd Went to Bakers with Ashes Jack and I pu{t} {black obscuring writing at left edge of page} to my accompt Bought a pair of Shoes {possibly for} {3/?/2} from McLeods Man Tom came with Ellen home the Jar to Be returned the Red{off page} Horse Drowned at Bakers Wharf. Took J{illegible}s {writing at bottom obscured by mould}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron B T L St F July 3rd 185{8}</p>
<p>Went to Fort Covington or French Mills holding American Independence the Fashion Went to Beauharnois with about 80 couple at 2 Dollars a Peice took 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 Bushel of Buckwheat 1/2 Bushell of Corn Bout 1½ lbs of Tea Or 3½ lbs. 1/B. 2 pc " 2/6 " Soda 4D Bottle to be returned 1 Glass of Soda 3 cents Stopt at Lukes had Dinner Stopt at Moviles seen to 2 plugs of Tobacco 3D Took Old D Cameron up the Ra{off page} Mrs Laplante in Salmon River and second seen Rankin Suse supposed to Be Drowned Ellen Hughann Jack and I went Down to Charlie's after Dark no one there But Ponto Came Back Sunday the 4th of July American Independence A Great Storm of Wind and Rain John Cary Walter Baker Sandy Grant {A} J. Baker & Sarah and Amdea Laplante George Bosell & Lewis. Moses Blondeau after Being Down with John Rankin.</p>
<p>5 of July</p>
<p>Our Johns Birth Day. the Americans Keeping it for the 4th of July Charlie here took Dinner Jack and I Looking for stic{k} in the Bush for the Cart Francis here got 1 Trace of Corn bot the Barrel from him 2/6, Semow here at his Potatoes</p>
<p>6th Bosells taking up their Lines Lewis here Ellen & HughAnn Crossed working at the cart Howing the corn at the upper End of the House</p>
<p>7th Found an oak stick, Frances wife found one Charlie here at the Ashes Arrawettra here going to Christees.</p>
<p>8th Charlie & I at the Potatoes</p>
<p>9th Finished the Potatoes at the End of the House</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron 10t{h} {July}</p>
<p>HughAnn went off Charlie went off Arrewetra here Granny came Bought and eel from Henerys Girl 3½D Cash Raining Very Hard Save your Life here Old Lablaw & Boy Thunder & Lightling S Acrament in Lancaster those Days</p>
<p>11 Sunday Raining very hard high Wind.</p>
<p>12th Orangemans Day Raining Making Trenches to let the Water Run of the Wheat & Oats</p>
<p>13th Lablaw's Boy went with Francis to the Raft Lablaw went off. Left his axe Francis here about the Oak Grey & Son in Law here got sticks for Padd{off page} got Milk 4½ D cash gave Jack 1/2 penney {E}llen on impudence took 4 Cash Began the other car for the Cart</p>
<p>14th Dan Came took Henerys Dog. Went to Williamstown Charlie and Dan & I took 4½ Bushels of Wheat 4? 4 Bushels of Oats 1/2 Bushel of Salt the Jars Stone Churn & Knife Basket Stopt at the Lancaster Bridge gave Dan 2D for crackers 4D to Charlie for pint of Whiskey the River very high going to Williamstown</p>
<p>15 Coming home stopt at John McPherso{n} Rapids to Fish Smoke & Read seen Greer took Angus McGilles across the Ri{off page} stopt at Charlies seen Francis at his corn Left 3 Bags with the Wheat in to be Returned Seen Johns Letter concerning the ___.</p>
<p>16th Semow at his Potatoes Granny crossed with Semow Ellen & Jack to Bosells to get his cloths made Sent the Broad Axe to Nicholsons with {word obscured with mould but could be Semow} Shows in cornwall</p>
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<p>July the 17th 18{remainder hidden by black mould}</p>
<p>Mr. James Cameron on B.T.L St Fra{black mould - likely Frances}</p>
<p>The Shows in Lancaster - Cleaning up Stairs Black birds Beginning to Flock A {R}aft out Before the Door Very Sick heard the music from Lancaster. Making soap</p>
<p>Sunday the 18th Christee here Walter & Sarah Baker here Charlie here</p>
<p>19th Went to Salmon River Charlie & I Bought 1 scythe 4p 2 rakesDS 1/6 1 pair of shoes 6/3 1 lb of Tea 1/3? 1/10½ 22/1½ Tobacco 3D Powder 1/2 lb 1/2 Shot /4 Starch /6 Candles /3D Whiskey 7½ 1/2 lb crackers 14 ) to 6 yds of shirting @ 10D per yd 5/- Thread & Buton 1 lb sugar 6) Angus Moses Allen McInnis Andrew Sum{o} here Old Angus Grant for the Mare I got 2 Eels From Henery at the Upper Point Bosells a Bee cutting Francis Island</p>
<p>20th sent Word with Henery to George Semo Cutting Hay at Christees Island D Baker's Men Working at the cart Put the Bell on Russel.</p>
<p>21st George Semow Came at 2, o,clock Fixing the cart Grinding scyths Henery got the Gaff hook. Found an oak stave</p>
<p>22nd Mowing the Grove Raining</p>
<p>23rd Went for chips cut a Hicory took ha{mould - could be half} the Bark Raining</p>
<p>24th Arrewetra here wi{mould} Grannys Basket</p>
<p>? Mowing Back of the Garden {J}enny Lind & Passport a Race</p>
<p>25th St James Day. Went to Charlie's Tucked against the East Wind Took Dennis there had a Round & Sugar Mr Thomas Davis Fits Stevens here George Went over Christees here George Bosell here & McIntosh took Char{mould}</p>
<p>the 12th From Charlies, Left the Hospital A Man Drowned Buried on Thomas Isl{and} All the Little Pigs Dead 12 of them</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Ju{ly?}</p>
<p>Semow here to Mow, Got a Basket from Francis Wife. Made 6 coils of hay Tom Fishing Gave Semow a Stave to make a Paddle for {turning} Semow wanting George to pay for the Canoe</p>
<p>27th Mowing Tom here.</p>
<p>28th Tom Went off Mrs Gray Jacop and His Family here Gave Jacop Padde to make Gave Grays Son in Law Axe handles and paddles got a Paddle From Mrs Gray Got a Sturgeon From Lashey at the Upper Poi{nt} The Mare had her Colt on the (27th) Tried McInniss Mare to Work Tried our own</p>
<p>29th Mowing some after chips Went to Cachintoga Isla{nd}</p>
<p>{written between the lines} The Colt Dead</p>
<p>30th Mowing</p>
<p>31st Mowing & gathering Making Coils Francis children here.</p>
<p>1st of August or Lammas Day. Charles here {written above the line} Shoes 7/6 got the Loan of my short Gun. Shot a Mink. George Went to Williamstown for the horse Andrew & David Summers here Lewis Bosell here Christees here George & Jim Nichols here A Great Hurra about Paget Sound.</p>
<p>2nd Au{g} Semow came across with George got 1/3 {off page - might be in} Williamstown Fixing the cart Mo{off page} Thistles in the Evening</p>
<p>3rd Went to Bakers 2½ of Ashes to my accompt 2/1 1 scythe stone /4 got Walters Mare & Collar got the Lottery Letter from A Summers by Paying 1 Postage and giving a Recipt got the scow Fro{m} Mrs Summers got 1 Coarse Comb from Andrew Summers 1 Quiat of Wh{off page} 1½ Returned the Jar to A Summers Got A. Summers Johns son to come across with the scow Ellen Crossed gave her 4 {mould covering words} in the first Hay</p>
<p>4th George Sick, Ellen ca{off page} {mould covering word on left}th here from Chatuaguay</p>
<p>5 putting in & Mowing {mould} Handle in the fork Allen came</p>
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<p>the 6th 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island, Augst</p>
<p>Angus & Jack Went off Putting in Hay</p>
<p>7th Putting in Hay Mowing</p>
<p>8th Sunday Preaching on the Front By Mr Ferguson. Ellen & George crossed a very warm Day. the Squire very low at Careys.</p>
<p>9th Mowing & Putting in Shot 2 Chucks Bosells then About the Peak George crossed for Cap & Shot /11D Paid</p>
<p>10th Mowing the thistles Drawing up the 10 Peices of Timber. Put them Behind the Barn Making coils</p>
<p>11th {Charles} here for Dinner Running I caught a Pike & Perch) Begin to Mow the Oak Field in the Swamp George & I Then Worked getting {too light to read properly.}</p>
<p>12th put in a Load {of} hay Turning the hay Went to Semows got A pig From Semow</p>
<p>13th Went to Salmon River George & I Bought J. Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/10½ Cash 1 Paper Tobacco Bought of Winkler 1 Bunch of hair Pins 4D Bought of Congdon 1 oz of acid /3D Bought of Baker 1 Quart Whiskey 7½ 2 lb sugar 1 p 2 combs /8{?} sweetys 2D yeast /4D crackers /1D 1/2 lb Candles /6 1 Handkerchief /6 for George) stopt a While at the Custom House. Led George over withe the Doctor to the Squires Came Home alone Left his Gun with Whitney The Squire Poorly</p>
<p>14th put in 2 Loads of Hay Cutting in the Swamp Ellen & George crossed Old Lablaw here got his axe had his Fiddle Ellen going to Kirk with Bakers George Broke a Paddle</p>
<p>15th Sha{illegible}Died Raining at night East Wind Gray Son in Law took the Axe handles got milk Allen & George & I for Long B Berries</p>
<p>16 Went to Bosells for Ellen</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron 16th August 1858</p>
<p>Went to the Kit Kit Island for Eels Went to Christees for Charlie not at Home Got Eels at the Kit Kit Bosells Began the Pease 4 of them Went to the Upper Po{off page} Traded Knives with Henery got 2 Eels to Boot Got 4 Minnow Hooks from Henery Found one of the sheep dead</p>
<p>17th Bosells here at the Pease Mowing Put in 5 Loads of Pease Charlie here. Bosells Bad with the Measels</p>
<p>18th Began the Stack of Pease put 3 Loads in it. {written above line - Squire Cameron departed} put another Load in the Barn up on the sticks put 3 Loads in the East end of the Barn Bosells Finished the Pea{se} Some rain Henery & Boy here fixed the Paddl{e} High Wind Rafts going {illegible}</p>
<p>19th Put in the Last of the Pease 14 Loads Making coils in the bak feild Fixing the Fence the Horses bad shot at Luck</p>
<p>20th Took one Load out of the Oak field Running put one Load in the East End of the Barn</p>
<p>21st Dan came. Mowing some Down at the Pond {illegible} put more thistles on the {illegible} Found {?}est in the Weeds Got 2 Eels From the Indians got a Paddle From Jacop Sundey the</p>
<p>22n Raining high Wind New Corn</p>
<p>23rd Crossed with Dan. Gave Ellen 6 pence Took home the Apples From Suples. Bought of A. Summers 1/2 lb Powder - & 1/2 lb Shot Plate paid Thrashing Pease</p>
<p>24th Thrashing Put in a Load of Hay Fanning.</p>
<p>25th put up the Hogs Semow Began to thrash him & Be{off page} Went to Salmon River Bought of D Cam{off page} Combs 5D Cloth 2/6 Tea 1/10½ Matches 6 penc{e} Bought 1 lb of tea 1/3 & 1/2) 1/11½ 1/2 for George Bought Blonde 1/8 Whiskey 1/3 Tar 1/6 Rosin 8</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Augst 25th 1858</p>
<p>Bought Lead Pencel 5C 1 lb Shot /6 Thread 3{?} sweety 1/2</p>
<p>26th of August Went to the Kit Kit from Eels Went to Charlies got {illegible} & A Hook Ellen crossed gave her 1/3 for Eels at Henerys Got 5 Shooting at the Black Birds.</p>
<p>27th Semow Fanning the Pease 25 Bushels Semow 2½ of Pease Semow Went home. Rainng some</p>
<p>28th Bosells here for the pay of Cutting the Pease got 5 Bushels George Crossed at 11 o clock</p>
<p>29th Sunday Walter Baker Charlie Mose Rob Summers Moses Isacc Blondea & Lewis Bosell all here up From the Long - Black Berries Allen got hurted in the Forehead</p>
<p>30th Granny Came. George here Sick with the Measles got Vinegar & a Bottle The Indian Charles Cook & his son-in Law here got Potatoes, Paddle Stuff some tobacco & Milk.</p>
<p>31st Ellen came from the Raffle, only 6 days gone. {written above line}Allen McDonell Dance (Giving out Jobs on the Road on the 30th) Drawing 6 hips put in 2 Loads of Hay out of the swamp The Black Birds very Bad.</p>
<p>Wednesday 1st of September</p>
<p>The Indians making an oar & 2 paddles got 1/2 Bushell of Potatoes to Get Eels for them got a stick for to round the Edge of There Canoe for making the oar Lent them the Gimlet</p>
<p>2nd Moses Blondeau & Julia & Sarah Baker here Fixing the Red Canoe</p>
<p>3rd McLean theBlacksmith here Got 6 Square peices 1 Elm 2 pines, 3 Hemlocks. Went to Munroes for shingles Raining</p>
<p>4th Ellen Granny & Allan Charlie all went to Lancaster 6 Dozen of Eggs got Sugar gave Charlie 2 pence for 4 Eels & 1 Pickerell from the Indians got the Gimlet from them cutting some of the oats Back of the B{page corner cut off}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron September the 5th Sunday high Wind,</p>
<p>6th Nicholsons here for the Big Canoe to go to Salmon River had the news of John Duncan being in Sail. Put the Hogs in the Pen Before the Door. Henery here to Dinner shot a Duck a Saw Beak</p>
<p>7th Jacop here Arrewetra here Jacop wanting to Make Brooms Allen Roy here got the Loan of the Canoe to go to Salmon River took Dinner</p>
<p>8th Henery & Boy here took Dinner & Supper Wind High Francis Came home some things stole at Francis house & at Frasers Henery sued for the Road Work gathering Oats Black Cherries Ripe</p>
<p>9th George Came Put in a Load of Oats Cut 5 sheaves of Wheat got Sick and Went home Jim Nicholson home with the Canoe put in another Load of Oats. Bought 3 Basket of the Indians.</p>
<p>10th Friday McInnes took away his horses Christee here got the Loan of the Spear & Jack got a Cupfull of salt Brought a Knife here that they took in mistake from Williamstown Allen & I a Fishing Raining tonight</p>
<p>11th Cutting Oats The Indians Left their Fat Hens here</p>
<p>12th Sunday Preaching on the Front Caty & Dan came From Williamstown Sent the 2½ Dollars with them.</p>
<p>13th Began to Reap the Wheat Francis here Went to Francis Got 12 lbs of Pork on accounts of What he owed m{e} Ellen & Dan Went to Fras{k}ers {?} Sandy Came Charlie here Got some Eells From Charlie</p>
<p>14th Put in 2 Loads of Oats Francis Semo here for an Order, the Black Birds Bad</p>
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<p>the 14th 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron September</p>
<p>Went to Salmon River Sandy & I Bought of David Baker 1 lb candles 1p Quart H Wines 1/3 1/2 lb Powder 1p 2 lb Shot 1p 1 Bunch Cotton yarn 7/6 I owe 2/6 on the Cotton yarn yet 1 pipe {1/2} Bought of Dan Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/10½ 1 paper of Pins /4½D pence 1/2 lb Tobacco 7½D Made a Bargain with Old Mr Buchannan for the Oak stick Mr Luke to take it up 86 lb q Pease 5 york shilling a Bushel took Back the Pease Seen John Ferguson & Peggy in Fort Covington Stopt at Lukes coming home Gave Grindell Streete{s} 5p in Cash towards what I owed him</p>
<p>15th Binding wheat put in 13 stooks of Wheat for the First.</p>
<p>16th Raining all the Indians here from the Kit Kit Got 2 axe helves & 2 Paddles Gave Gray 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Bought From Gray's Son an Umbrella 2/6 Birds Bad.</p>
<p>17th Dan Sandy & Caty Went off put them to Peters B. Door The St Lawrence aground above the Light House the Whitby Propeller tried her Broke the Line & Left the Charlevoix came Down. Hitched to her and towed her up to Cornwall Firing at the Blackbirds Spreading the Sheaves</p>
<p>18th Raising Potatoes to take to Williamstown Cut Broom sticks.</p>
<p>19th Arrewetra here with 1 Broom. I went to Charl{ie} took Dinner there got some caps from him Allen McInnis & Isacc Blondeau here about the Squirrel hunt took home Charlies shir{off page} Looking at Flags of All nations on Handkerchief)</p>
<p>Monday the 20th The Squirrel hunt I & John Carey & Duncan Grant here shooting at them my Powder too coarse Ellen Crossed to t{he} Dance The Lower End Won Bakers Sale</p>
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<p>Mr James Stuck on L{?}ock Dr L {illegible}</p>
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<p>July the 18th J Cameron Dr to D Baker 1858</p>
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<p>A Man in the Wilderness asked of Me how many red Berries their Grew in the sea. I gave him an answer as quick as I could As many red herrings as Grew in the Wood</p>
<p>{Writing sideways at bottom of page} Pails Gonge Mr James Con{illegible}y Lake at {illegible}ia</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Sept the {written above this line} 21st 1858</p>
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<p>{J}acop here swapt hickory for Paddle Bought {illegible} Brooms 1 Basket put in 5 stooks of Wheat Before the Rain Thunder & Lighting the Birds very Bad</p>
<p>22nd Granny came John Nicholson put her across Gave me some Caps Gave John a hen Chicken Ellen came from the Squirel Dance.</p>
<p>23rd put in some Wheat</p>
<p>24th Mowing some Wheat Went to Nicholsons for John to Reap John came across with me took his Rifle</p>
<p>25th Reaping John & I Christee home with the spear & Jack Grinding his axe I crossed with Ellen to go to the sacrament in Williamstown. Stopt at Francis Bought Pork of Them</p>
<p>26th George & Mat here Charlie here all night going to Salmon River Gave 7½ to Charlie for Whiskey George Semow here got a 1/3 for his Wages</p>
<p>27th putting in Wheat John Nicholson came cutting Oats him & I Walter Baker & John Carey took away their Horses Ellen & Caty came from Williamstown George Nicholson here sent 1 Dollar on acc of the Cotton Yarn 1/2 Dollar to come yet</p>
<p>28th Caty Reaping John & I. Finished the oats Behind the Garden Tried Jess to the Cart Went well put in some of the Oats & Whe{at} Bill here Tom Davis came</p>
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<p>29th putting in Caty Reaping Began to Rain</p>
<p>30th Tom & Granny John Went off Angus came Allen went off</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron 30th a Sept 1858</p>
<p>Bought the Stove of Walter Baker took out 2 Bags of Potatoes 3 Brooms 4 Axe handles. Wheel Allen & Mrs {K}imb{?} Got 1/3 cash Treat at Davids & Quart at A Sum{mers} Got the Loan of a Bottle From A Summers Went Down to the New House got the Key at Peters Came home</p>
<p>1st of October the Barge at the Lower end of the Island Bill & John Came Went to Salmon River Bought of G Streeter 1 pair of Boots 4 Dollars paid 2/6 on them Gave him 1 Dollar on the old accompt all clear for that Bought Allen's Boots 6/3 paid for them I owe him 3½ Dollars on m{illegible}yet Bought of Baker 1 lb shot 6D 1 Thimbl{e} 1½</p>
<p>2nd Cutting the Last Oats Green Broke the scythe Mowing the Hay in the Back marsh Brought home the Load Broken slates From Bovairs Shanty</p>
<p>3rd Leurs hence Bosell her{e}</p>
<p>4th Semow at the Potatoes George Nich{off page} cutting hay Marsh Before the Door. Put in some Wheat. Cutting & B{n}ding the Corn stalks took up a Load of Pumkins 83 Semow Raised 17½ Potatoes Caty Reaping</p>
<p>5th George mowing the Back Marsh stopt all night</p>
<p>6th George Went home Ellen & Caty we{nt} to Williamstown called for Charl{ie} {part of page torn on left side} Semow Done of the Potatoes 56 Bushels altogether took them up in the Cano{e}</p>
<p>7th put in 2 Loads of Wheat Bega{n} to Rain. Ther{off page} Going up E{ast} Wind</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Oct {written above this line} the 7th {covered}</p>
<p>Taking the Rest of the Pumkins up Ellen HughAnn James Hugh Came</p>
<p>8th Taking the Potatoes up From the River</p>
<p>9th Thrashing Pease 2 Bushel Gave Francis Gi{v}(off page} 7½D for Pork</p>
<p>10th Preaching on the Front Ellen & HughAnn crossed to hamiltons James Hugh & I to the head of the Island Big Bi{off page} here for a Chain and Coat to go to Williamsto{wn} Ellen came</p>
<p>11th Court in Williamstown Sandy came. Squirrel hunt in Lancaster Taking in Wheat & oats Drawing chunks of Boards</p>
<p>12th Nicholsons here making their Stack of Marsh hay took home my coat Thrashing Pease</p>
<p>13th Went to Salmon River stopt at Luk{es} the Fair Day in Dundee Bought of Louis Christe{e} 1 Axe handle 2D Bought of James Camero 1 lb tea 1/6 1 Box of Fair Pins 3 seen Mrs Hopk{off page} and James a treat From Luks Wife to be Paid talking to Luke about the stick a Dog Fight in Dundee</p>
<p>14th Windy Set a Traps for the First Time Semo & George here to thrash Pease</p>
<p>15th Angus came James Hugh went {off page} took 1 Bushel Pease 3 Bushels Potatoes Apples & Nuts 1 axe handle Semow Done Thrashing</p>
<p>16th Fanning 19½ Bushels Ellen crossed George Nich{ol}son here Wild Geese came Ducks Begin to Hock in the channel Sandy Went to Williamstown with 19 Bushels Potatoes 12 or 15 Pumkins 2 Chest{illegible} 1 Bank Box Gave him 3 Traps to Get Fire{e}d Gave him my Watch I went to Andrew Summers to see if there was a Letter from Mr Luke. The Steamer Caroline sunk on the 14th)</p>
<p>17th Sunday all alone Ellen & me</p>
<p>18th Shot a Du{illegible} Charlie came fixing my Traps</p>
<p>19th the Games in William{stown} went to Salmon River with Charlie.</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Joseph</p>
<p>{B}ought of Baker 2 Box Cap 16 cents 1/2 lb Rounds {off page} lb Shot 1p 1 Quart Whiskey 1½ bought {off page} & J & J Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/3 1 box of Matches {off page}Lowe 5 {fi?} pence to the Said Firm {off page}lie Bought his Boots stopt all night</p>
<p>{21}st Banking the House Christee here on {off page} 20th Brought a Basket of PumKins got a {couple Loads of Powder 1 Load shot Lent {off page} Traps to him the Water Falling very Lo{off page} the Marsh took home a Load of Chips</p>
<p>{2}2nd Came for the Cows got my shirts from Williamst{own} {A}ll alone now</p>
<p>23rd Semow & Lewis Bondeau setti{ng} lines stopt all night high East Wind</p>
<p>24th Wen{t} {off page} took the Red Canoe me putting the stick {off page} of the Marsh as the Water was high {off page}gh's Birth Day</p>
<p>25th My Birth Day {off page} 2 Rats. Banking some</p>
<p>26th Christee home with {off page}y Traps {outlined in a box - Jack}</p>
<p>27th Charlie here for Salt {off page}hy McDonell Fisherman here for the sheep {off page}enrey & Semows Boy home with the Canoe The {off page}opeller. Indian, Went up</p>
<p>28th Chopping some</p>
<p>{2}9th Drawing Drags</p>
<p>30th Went to Charlies {words off page on both edges} Morning tied the geese & TurKies G" & "{off page} {Ch}arlie came went to Williamstown 1 Bushel of Pease {off page} Bushel of Nuts took 3 Basins took Back the Chi{off page on both edges} the Canoe at David Ross's</p>
<p>31st Holy Eve {left side words covered with black mould to the bottom of page} home stopt at Greers stopt at the Lancaster {illegible}dge Charlie to Frasers 9D came home took Dinner Cha{off page} {illegible}ouse Killed a snake Charlie</p>
<p>1st of November {illegible} Lasky here swapt 10 Traps for his G{off page} {illegible} Island</p>
<p>2nd Banking house</p>
<p>3rd Chopping {bottom of page covered with mould}</p>
<p>5th Went to Secors got {illegible}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Nov 5th of 1858</p>
<p>Charlie here Killing the Hogs John McGillis Ellen & Caty Semows Boys taking up the line Jim Nicholson home with the chain got the Sicle & Paddle</p>
<p>6th Went off with the Pork high Wind</p>
<p>7th Charlie went off Hunters at Charlies gave him a peice of Pork</p>
<p>8th Chopping</p>
<p>9th Went for Semow & Went to Bosell's for Charlies Pants</p>
<p>10th Went to Bakers with 2 Bushels 1 peck of Ashes 7{?} per Bushel 1/7 Hamiltons had a Ploughing Bee Tom Kennedy A letter from his Father I took the colt from the Mare</p>
<p>11th Chopping</p>
<p>12th Went Down with Charlies pants Met him coming up with his ashes turned Back gave me some Buck Shot & Leds Went with him to Bakers. Bought of A Summers Powder 6D Pipes 1½ 1 sheet paper & 2 pens 1D which comes to 8½ paid this Had a Treat at Davids 7½ Paid Archy Grant & Walter settling about there Wood Witness me. Took home the Big Canoe in McInnis house for the first time 2 Frenchmen here Fishing Eels stopt all night</p>
<p>13th Fishing Eels in the forenoon and showed them the Places Snowing and raining</p>
<p>14th Went off got 1/2 Doz Cap from them Gave them a hicory {pole and helve}</p>
<p>15th St Batte niece here with a note from Charl{ton} concerning going to mill Stole my Lines Feeding the Cattle Shot a Black Duck the Hawk Killing the hens</p>
<p>16th Thrashing Wheat cleaning the Big Pipes</p>
<p>17th Thrashing</p>
<p>18th Fanning 1½ of Wheat Plucking Ducks</p>
<p>19th Chopping</p>
<p>20th Dan came Put fire out at the Lower Point Gildersleeve runing here now Andrew Summers got his goods</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island St Francis. Nov 21st {above line} 1858</p>
<p>Semow & Henery here taking up their Line 12 years to Day since Donald McMuster Departed this Life got 4 hooks from Semow to get 3 yet</p>
<p>22nd Dan & Killed the Sheep Dan Went off took file scates Wool Eels Apples</p>
<p>23rd Snowing taking home Wood</p>
<p>24th Made candles for the first A Race Between the Ranger & the Whitby the men that had the Pine came Brought my Plain Spearing Eels in the Mud got 2</p>
<p>25th The men went off</p>
<p>{written between the lines} mowing some Light house</p>
<p>26th Mr hill here about the sheep</p>
<p>27th Mr Key, Peter & Solomon here for the Sheep All Day Running for them got 3/5 from Key</p>
<p>28th Big Bill here Christee here got a Br{illegible}</p>
<p>29th Charlie here Grinding his axe no Light in hills Light house I went to Baker Bought of A J Ba{off page - could be Baker} 1/2 Quire of Paper 4½ 1 Plug Tobacco 7½ Poison 1/3 1 pipe 1/2 soap 4D 2/7½ paid this Captain Fraser Lost got Charlies 4 coppers Bought of A Summers 1D hoar hound Candy Got candle Wick & Bottle milk 1 Plug of Tobacco at Nickolsons</p>
<p>30 St Andrews Day a Raffle at Lancaster Set My Traps in the Upper Point</p>
<p>1st of December Drawing Hay & Wood</p>
<p>2nd Went Down to Charles took up his Bea{ns} 1/2 Bushel and his Dog</p>
<p>3rd Went to Bakers 1/2 Bushel Pease & the Beans Bought a A Baker 1 Quart Syrup 11½ Got 1/3 & 6 Gave Back 2½D Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Whiskey 7½ 1 lb Sugar 6½D 1D worth sweetys 1 plug Tobacco 2D sent of a Letter 6D paid Came home Fishing Eels got 2</p>
<p>4th Charlie went hom East Wind Drawing Wood Began to Sno{w}</p>
<p>5th Stormy</p>
<p>6 Chopping</p>
<p>7th Chopping the Little Bu{off page} {illegible}swelled The Hawk & {?}rot playing the Devil on the {edge of page torn off}</p>
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<p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis December 8th 1858</p>
<p>9th Thrashing Wheat</p>
<p>10th Thrashing & Fanning 1½ Bushel of Wheat</p>
<p>11th Drawing Drags Windy Weather setting Fire in the Marsh Behind the Barn set 4 Traps</p>
<p>12th Sunday a Fine Day</p>
<p>13th Went around the Island Shot a Duck did not Get him cutting hurl{s}</p>
<p>14th Drawing Drags a very fine Day Wild Geese come again</p>
<p>15th Went across Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Syrup 1/4 lb Ginger 2D 2 oz salts 4D pipes 1D Hoar hound Candy 5D Granny at McInniss house</p>
<p>16th chopping stove Wood, Around Looking at canoes</p>
<p>17th not very Well cleaning the Big Pipes pretty cold cutting Drags Fixing the Pistol This Evening the Ice has a Notion to take But That Wind is {writing changes} Beginning which hinders it From taking</p>
<p>18th Freezing Pretty Keen taking considerable in the North East End of the Island Drawing a Few Drags Ducks plenty Flying about a Cold night The Cattle Harty and Smart</p>
<p>19th Frosty and cold E Wind Flurries of snow 1 hen Froze by stopping out of her house.</p>
<p>20th A very Fine Day Drew some Drags Tried the Colt with a Rope to lead to the Water Thinking of crossing Left it till tommorow The Full moon came in Fine.</p>
<p>21st East Wind The White owl came to visit again set a Trap for him at the Lower End Began to snow. Its a Blowing Hells Gates Through a Ministers Wig Drifting & Snowing. chopping. Put the Calves in the Barn</p>
<p>22nd Went to the Upper point to turn my Canoe took home a couple of Drags North Wind the Ice not taking much except the Bays</p>
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<p>December the 23rd 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Lake St Francis</p>
<p>23rd Of any time this Fall the Ice had not such a notion as this Morning as the Anchor Ice partly Jam'ed between here and Christees I went to the Upper Point to Fix my Canoe Drew home a Drag Fixed the Canoe at the Lower Point Fixed and Drew the Big Canoe & Red Canoe the Boat and the other Canoe all in a Block on the Stocks. Before the Door. 3 & Boat Before the Door & at the Upper Point and 1 at the Lower Point making in all 5 Canoes & 1 Boat Freezing hard ice not taken yet and its night 1 hen Froze</p>
<p>24th The Ice taken Between us and Christees {written between the lines} Count Day in Williamstown. But the Air hole is Before the Door Took in the afternoon. Between us and Francis Isla {probably Island} crows Flying about</p>
<p>25 Christmas Day all alone crossed the Ice in the afternoon met henery & Jim Nicholson on North side of Francis Island Went to Henerys no Christimas came Home ice not very Good Jim HopKins crossed at Davids Heard of Lewis Bosell got his Foot Hurted Shot at a Gull and Killed her as I supposed put out my Canoe and She Began to Flutter and Went off</p>
<p>26th Sunday Charlie came up I went to meet him Henery Lashy and Jim Nicholson came to Fish Eels</p>
<p>27th Charles went to the Store for me 1 Quart of Whiskey 7½ Bushing the Road on the Ice. Snowing & Thawing Some of The Ice Thin at the Little Island</p>
<p>28th Charlie went home Gave him a)</p>
<p>29th Charlie went to Lancaster Came up here to Tell me about the Baker had Molasses & Bakers Bread Bushing the Road to Hamiltons</p>
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<p>the 29th 1858</p>
<p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Dec</p>
<p>East Wind The Coldest night this Winter As yet. Set 2 Traps for the Mink at the Upper Point</p>
<p>30th Charlie here a Cold Day and night Potatoes Froze some</p>
<p>31st Charlie Went off The Last Day of the Old Year Went to Lancaster Got 5 Loaves 2p Firing the Old Year away Went Down to meet Charlie Making Candles The Owl Flying around The Ball in Williamstown to night.</p>
<p>1st Day January 1859 Charles here Nicholsons taking away their Stack of hay got the Loan of a Rope Charlie Went home</p>
<p>2nd Sunday All Alone went to the head of the Island</p>
<p>3rd Allens Birth Day Council in Williamstown I went to Bakers Bought of A Summers 1D worth of sweetys got a Paper From Davy Andrew Baker got the Molases out of the Barrell 5 went Across 2 of Nicholsons & 3 Bosells to hunt Rats got the Coat at Bakers pipes {written above line - almanack 4?} Went the Upper Point Road Came Back by Francis Island in at Nich{off page} at Semows Dan {T}renon Departed in Williamstown the Road not Bushed at Summer's's but good crossing</p>
<p>4th at home cutting Wood Set out poison 3 Bates for the Fox the Water commencing to Rise on the ice</p>
<p>5th Drawing Drags Angus Came had a Basket of varieties took Back a Broom & BasKet of & history of England for Ellen Horse Rug & an Almanack a roman paper Writing the Song the California Boys Eel Fishers Down on the Ice</p>
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Samson Howell (1832-1870)
1868-1869 Diary
Transcribed by RDA Volunteers
Diary 1868
Wed Jany 1 Snowed some last night & a little all day had a new-years dinner Thomas & Mary
Westwood was here for dinner very nice & mild all day
Thur 2 Nice & mild all day Stephen helped John F. Powers to draw Straw from other barn F. G.
Ashbaugh called to get pay for a Skip of Bees I got from him, had no money. Uncle Wm Behimer &
Helen Behimer & Margaret Templer came in afternoon staid all night
Fri 3 Very nice & mild looks some like a thaw foggy like John & I went to Brantford with the Sleigh in
afternoon now Sleighing John went to get an Overcoat & some flanel for Shirts John H. Kitchen
came home with us he was pretty well on Uncle Wm Behimer went from here to Aunt Sarah Smiths
& then home George Kitchen brought my democrat waggon home in forenoon
Sat 4 Snowed some last night & in afternoon Snowed pretty hard but very soft & damp stayed at
home all day John F. Powers went away before day light said he was going to Woodstock on a visit
Charles Buck came to do the chores for John at night Staid all night
Sunday Jany
Sund 5 Very calm but cloudy all day Staid at home John Powers came home again before
dinnertime Charles Buck went home in afternoon
Mond 6 Not quite as warm blows up Cold again John Powers began to take saw logs to G. Smiths
mill and I went with Henry to town meeting and Elizabeth & Margaret Kitchen & Jimmy Papples &
Wife & Aunt Jinny Leemons here for dinner it will be a very close run for Wm Campbell for Councillor
I think
Tues 7 Very mild & nice & warm John drew Saw logs went with two loads 4 logs. I went to Brantford
found Mr Osbourne their brought him home he is in trouble with Mr Christie about settling for his rent
looks some like a thaw to night
Wed 8 Some cooler again this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to School Meeting was
appointed Sec of Meeting Abram Drake was appointed Trustee for the year in place of Henry H
�Kitchen whose time is out has been in for the last three years everything went of agreeable + quiet
School to be Kept up by rate bill & {Yard?}
1868 Jany
Thur 9 Very cold & blowing very hard, snow drifting in all directions John Powers was sick all day &
all night with the bowel complaint I staid at home all day to cold for me to go their a man named
Houston here begging for a family above Paris the man got hurt very bad.
Fri 10 Very cold this morning, John went to Saw mill in forenoon with logs I staid at home all day
George Kitchen brought home the brass kettle in forenoon very rough & stormy in afternoon
Sat 11 Not quite so cold to day John Powers drew Saw logs I went to Brantford after a bill of lumber
from Hext, Sleighing middling
Sun 12 Colder again this morning Staid at home all day mother went over to Henry's John Powers
went away some where to Clarke Vanevery's he said
Mon 13 Quite cold & clear to day John Powers drew Saw logs little Harvey & I went to James
Waughs to see about his making a meal & flour chest for us he is going to make it right away looks
some like a snow Storm coming
Tue 14 Quite cold to-day again looks some like a storm a-coming to-night John Powers drew logs
again to-day went two loads George Agnew & his mother & Rachel Griffin came here & George
Agnew & I went to look for a girl to hire up to Wm Howell's in forenoon did not get one James Waugh
& wife Wm Waugh & wife & his wifes sister came at dusk & staid the evening & went home
Wed 15 Not so very cold this forenoon John Powers drews logs took one load & brought home a
load of edging I went to Westwood in forenoon they was killing hogs & from their to St George a
looking for a girl to hire Could not get one yet they seem if they would rather do any thing else than
work
Thurs 16 Very cold all day again John Powers drew logs all day I went to Daniel Bonhams for dinner
to look for a girl & then went to Harkness' & from there Frasers on my way home looking for a girl did
not get one yet
Frid 17 Not quite so cold John drew logs in forenoon I staid at home there was some men came to
buy my Stallion they went to Galt to look at another horse I asked them $400.00 for him they said
they would be back again if they could not rest themselves any better
�1868 Jany
Sat 18 Not so very cold this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to Brantford came home
at noon
Sund 19 Not very cold heavy white frost last night I think their is a thaw coming Staid at home all day
Almas the blacksmith came to get my cutter he did not get it let him have the saddle
Mon 20 Very nice and mild all day John took one load of logs to mill & brought home a load of edging
I staid at home all day Mr Osborne was over in forenoon Nathan Ellis & Dorothy & John & Harvey &
Dorothy Westwood came at noon & staid untill evening Mr Evans called in a peddling
Tue 21 Pretty cold to day again but looks some like a thaw John Powers finished drawing saw logs I
staid at home all day thawed some about noon
Wed 22 Quite cold very heavy white frost in morning looks like a thaw John drew wood all day their
was an agent here to sell wooden window curtains I bargained for 8 for 6.25 I went to Brantford &
then came around by Paris Road to look for a girl to hire did not get one She had just hired
1868 Jany
Thur 23 Quite mild & thawing some rain John Powers split wood in forenoon drew wood in afternoon
I staid at home all day not very well.
Fri 24 Very blustering & quite cold I went to Brantford with Henry H. he took some Sheep out to
deliver to one Jones he had sold to him a rather hard lot I think 33 head for $70.00. Henry's wife
came over with him & staid while John Powers went over & helped to dress a steer they had feeding
that got to much chop stuff & they had to kill him.
Sat 25 Not so very cold quite mild towards evening I staid home all day John Powers split some
wood in forenoon & drew wood in afternoon looks some like a storm to night. F. G. Ashbaugh called
in to get one of my patent Bee Hives for a model but did not take it
Sun 26 Snowed some last night very cold all day froze very hard I staid at home all day John Powers
went up to Mr. Hawley's in forenoon middling kind of sleighing again after the snow
1868 Jany
�Mon 27 Not quite so cold this A.M. John Powers drew wood all day I was at home in forenoon I went
to Lynden in afternoon after a girl to hire did not get one heard of one at James Herrimans they
thought I could get named Margery VanSickle
Tue 28 Very cold & clear all day heavy white frost in morning. John drew wood all day, I went to
Herrimans to see about a girl she was gone to Mr. Watsons to work a couple of weeks. I bargained
with her to come in about a month I got my dinner at Morris Anders & come home overtook Wm
Turnbull on the road & hired him for a half a month at $5.00
Wed 29 Very cold & clear all day Wm Turnbull began to work for half a month John Powers & him
drew hay in driving barn I went to Brantford Called to see a girl at Mr Betson to get her to work she
agreed to come as soon she could get her clothes from Rockton Nathan Ellis came to get the old
clover huller from here to take up to Goderich with him he is to start home in Morning
February
Thurs 30 Colder than ever to day the men drew straw from other barn all day I staid at home all day
& cleaned & oiled my single Harness cleaned them up first rate they look well John Kinney came in
morning to trade me his grey Horse for a pair of my colts & pay me the odds did not trade
Fri 31 Very cold to day again John Powers drew up wood all day Bill Turnbull sawed wood on wood
pile I filed wood saw in forenoon staid at home all day.
Febry
Sat 1 Very cold & clear all day Bill sawed wood all day Powers & I went to Brantford
Sun 2 Very cold today yet John Powers went to Hawleys Jane & I went to Henrys for dinner
Mon 3 Colder than ever this morning Henry came over & helped kill a beef and I filed two Saws in
forenoon Men cut up Beef in afternoon
Tues 4 Quite mild & pleasant all day started down the river to collect for Horse went to Hon George
Browns in forenoon & back to Cainsville for dinner & from their to John Reids & staid all night very
clever folks had very good luck considering several mares dead. Wm Turnbull sawed wood
1868 Febry
�Wed 5 Very nice morning fine all day & clear thawed considerable went from John Reids around by
Onandaga & back to Mr Richard Harris for dinner from their to John J. Giles near Cainsville all night
{Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood}
Thur 6 Snowed some last night turns up very rough & cold Snow blew a hurricane all day about the
roughest day this winter got our dinners at Morris Anders came around by John Coles & James
Cameson & so home like to froze my face {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood}
Fri 7 Not quite so cold this Morning quite calm wind fell John Powers went to see his Mother which
was very sick Wm Turnbull Sawed wood I staid at home all day filed & set wood Saws
Sat 8 Not quite so cold to day John Powers & Mother & I went to Brantford to meet some parties that
was to pay me some money for the Horse & bought three bunches of double & twisted Carpet warp
very coarse & strong Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day looks like a storm it began to Snow about 8
O'clock Snowed very hard & blew hard
1868 Febry
Sun 9 Quite mild this morning & all day thawed some in forenoon turned cold towards night had quite
a Snow last night I staid at home all day John Powers went to David Vansickles about noon
Mon 10 Very cold this morning & all day. Men sawed wood & split all day. I went to Brantford with a
grist of Wheat got the flour home with me turned out flour well. James Waugh brought his Kicked
Mare down for me to see she is doing well I signed a note with him to get money for him from John
Elliot David Ellis was here & a fellow called George McKnight was here when I got home & staid all
night
Tue 11 Not quite as cold to day Men sawed & split wood. David Ellis went to St George in the
morning. George McKnight went to Harrisburg to take the Cars to Galt I went to School Meeting in
afternoon called to take into consideration buying a Site & building a house thereon & did not come
to any conclusion at all about it cant get a Site very handy for it they ask to much for a Site
1868 Febry
Wed 12 Not so very cold today Snowed some in forenoon John Powers and I went up around by
Paris road and in the bend of the river a collecting and went into Brantford had very good luck. Bill
Turnbull sawed wood all day
�Thurs 13 Very cold most of the day Powers and I went to Paris and from their up Galt road to the Ayr
road to Robert Wilsons and staid all night did not do very well very few in foal only got $3.00 all day
Turnbull sawed wood all day
Fri 14 Very cold all day about as cold as any day yet I believe John and I came around by Glen
Morris' to Mr Robson's for dinner and so home at night got very little money very few mares in foal
Turnbull sawed wood all day
Sat 15 Quite mild this morning and Snowing pretty hard Wm Hall and Robert Hall came in morning to
buy a colt I sold them 20 Sheep for $57.50 for the lot Mother and I went to Brantford in afternoon
after some carpet warp got half a bunch to make out the pieces
Feby
Sun 16 Quite mild all day Jane & Harvey & Willy & Eliza went to Westwood for a ride in forenoon
Mon 17 Quite warm & snowing most of forenoon I went to Brantford in morning to let them know
where Jack Cowtherd was stopping and brought out the constables & went with them to Mr Nichola
Lees after him they think he was connected with the murder of McIntyer and then went to Jim
Herrimans to see about the girl to come to & work & then came back to School Meeting The two Mr
Lampkins was here to buy colts did not see them
Tue 18 Pretty cold this Morning and cold all day John Powers and I went to Paris Station with some
sheep for Wm Hall I sold to him last Saturday Grand Mother went with me to James Waugh they are
digging out their old well & going to dig it deeper & wall it up again
Wed 19 Quite cold again to day I went to Paris & took the cars for Woodstock to pay Kinney for my
Harrow right & left my horse at Capsons found everything allright came back & stayed at Issac
Howells all night thawed a considerable today order 8 sets of castings for the new harrows {Left
Margin: Paul Shipman helped John Powers saw up some logs for harrow stuff & drew straw from the
other barn}
1868 Feby
Thur 20 Very nice & warm all day thawed a good deal Came home from Isaac Howells in forenoon &
Mother & I went to take carpet stuff to the weavers & from there to Henry Howells & staid all night
sleighing gone a good deal, got Horses shod {Left Margin: John Powers drew oak saw logs to the
mill}
�Fri 21 Not so warm to day John Powers drew a log to saw mill in forenoon & got Paul Shipman to
help clean up a load of wheat in afternoon I came home from Henry Howells in the afternoon
stopped in St George to see Sandy about ironing some harrows
Sat 22 Very cold again to day Mr Osborne come over & went with me to Brantford John Powers took
out a load of wheat I got $2.63 in silver had 31 Bush 15 lb got some more carpet warp it was most all
gone at McLeans
Sun 23 Very cold looks & feels like a snowstorm I went after Mother to Henry Howell in afternoon got
very cold old Mr Evans came last night & staid here all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in
forenoon dd not get home till night cattle got no drink to day
1868 Febry
Mon 24 Very stormy this morning snowed hard all day & blew a perfect hurricane everything is
drifting full of snow. Mr Evans is here yet I staid at home all day John had a great time to get water
for the cattle have to take them to Jones creek for water
Tues 25 Storming yet this morning Snow piled as high as the fences & higher some places the
hardest storm this winter so far Evans here yet A C Gile & Jonathon Craig came after some seed
wheat got $1.75 Bushel every road & place blocked up with snow storming yet to night at dark
Wed 26 Mostly quit storming this morning Kind of mists a little old Evans left in forenoon. John & I
went to Saw mill in morning to draw on saw logs give George Forges the job for a dollar John
brought home a load of edging from Bens Mill, I went to Jim Herrimans after Margery Vansickle to
work for us she began to work in afternoon I went to James Waughs to see to get him to make a
harrow for a model the roads drifted very bad
1868 February
Thur 27 Not so very cold to day Snowed some most all day very disagreeable being out doors John
Powers drew the lumber from the Saw mill & brought a load home I went & staid at the mill all day
they made a very bad job a sawing the Cherry logs got it all thicknesses almost
Fri 28 Pretty cold to day and blustering Snow a drifting John Powers went Saw mill to draw away the
lumber as it was sawed I went to Brantford to see about selling my hardwood lumber & came back &
went to James Waughs to see the well digger about sinking my well deeper he is coming tomorrow
�Sat 29 Quite cold again to day John and I went to Smiths mill to get some lumber sawed to make a
curb in the well Mr John Reed was here to buy a horse while we was gone to the mill the well digger
came in afternoon
March Sun 1 Very cold again to day staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy &
David came for dinner Grandmother went home with them the well digger was here all day
1868 March
Mon 2 Very cold & very stormy Snow is flying in all directions the coldest & roughest day yet the well
digger John Easton could not do any thing at the well untill near night. Pat Kennedy came in
forenoon to help at the well but had to go home again took out a few brick just at night
Tues 3 Very cold yet but not so stormy the men began to work at the well in good earnest got out
near all the bricks & dirt to the bottom & curbed it up as far as we went. Pat tended to the buckets
alone nearly all day pretty hard work. John P. went to Paris after a load of gravel in afternoon George
Rowland called to see about my mare being in foal she is dead got some medicine from old Keeler
at night.
Wed 4 Not so cold this morning James Waugh called in morning going to St George Mr Osborne
came over & staid the forenoon I am not very well to day The men worked at the well Easton came
about eleven O'clock & went home about 4 O'clock worked about half a day at the well John drew a
load of gravel from Paris got the well down as we can go without a tight curb the digger is going to
make one tonight.
1868 March
Thur 5 {Left Margin: Easton worked at the well} Very nice & pleasant this morning sharp frost last
night John drew two loads of gravel Men finished digging well & put in tight curb & began to put in
the brick again. I think their is a good show of water now in the well. I went to St George in the
morning & came back by 9 o clock & went to Paris to see about some casting for Harrows in
forenoon. James Waugh went a long did not get the Irons got some bills about the Harrows in
express office looks like a rain to night
Fri 6 Raining nice this morning rained most of the night very bad working at the well Easton came
sent for Pat to come worked at the well in afternoon rained hard
Sat 7 Very rainy all forenoon Men worked near all day at well very nasty job Pat came in the morning
& worked at well Easton did not come to work. John Powers helped at the well finished the well in
�afternoon about 5 o clock I & George went with the well digger home at night the worst going I ever
seen the water over road half way to Brantford and over Sleigh box in some places. George & I staid
at John Powers all night got there about half past nine o clock
1868 March
Sun 8 Very warm & thawing today snow most gone in the roads water very high in the roads & river
the river nearly all broke up ice about gone in the river at Brantford George & I came home from
John Powers in afternoon water very high in the roads up to top of sleigh box in some places Harvey
& Eliza came last night from Goderich staid all night and went over to Henry's Grandmother went
with them
Mon 9 Froze some last night Harvey went down to see the big creek bridges in morning found them
standing yet but water very high Harvey & Eliza & Jane & Mother & I went to George Jones' to attend
Grandmothers birth day dinner had a very good one all their except Thomas Ellis & David Ellis & wife
& Thomas Westwood & wife had a good time of it I was not very well
Tue 10 Very warm this morning mud getting very deep came home from Georges in afternoon road
very bad Harvey & Eliza came at night from Jerseyville I sold big Tan mare to a Yankee for $120 in
silver to be delivered on Thursday the 12th inst in Paris
1868 March
Wed 11 George came last night again I staid at home all day sick in bed John Powers split wood
Harvey started home in morning with the cutter Eliza staid here all day John rode old Matchless out
for exercise in afternoon. George Kitchen came to get a draft of a harrow to send out to Michigan &
Nelson Kitchen took most all the afternoon to get up one
Thur 12 Froze some last night but quite warm through the day, rained again most all day very hard. I
staid at home sick in bed most all day, John Powers hung up meat in afternoon & emptied some oats
that Henry brought back Eliza went with Henry's to Brantford, Sammy Proper came for dinner.
Fri 13 Very nice morning & warm looks like spring coming. John thrashed some Peas I went to take
the mare I sold & Eliza to the Cars at Paris in forenoon not very well got some of my harrow Irons at
�the station at Paris Called at Jim Waughs to open the box the Irons was in was not there have to
send for some more roads very muddy getting very bad
1868 March
Sat 14 Very nice and mild thawing yet snow a going John Powers & George broke the Colts in
forenoon to lead & one of them to drive round a little I was sick in bed part of the day roads very
muddy heard the first little grey bird this morning
Sun 15 Beautiful morning the nicest day I most ever seen for the time of year roads are drying off
very fast John Powers went to Mr Hawleys I was in bed sick & the baby was sick & so is most of the
other children
Mon 16 Very mild but rained near all day hard John Powers thrashed some Peas the children & me
are near all sick with colds
Tue 17 Very windy & some rain John Powers chopped wood in the woods. Mr Deans came to buy a
yoke of Oxen Roads are drying up a good deal
Wed 18 Some cooler froze some last night John Powers cut wood in woods the children sick with
colds Willy kept us awake near all night with the croup last night
1868 March
Thur 19 Froze some last night Powers & Paul Shipman drew straw from the other barn I cut some
{type?} to mark Harrows with in forenoon. Elizabeth Bonham has came & stopped for dinner while
Daniel went to Brantford Easton came to see me I am some better than I was in health Willy I think is
some better
Fri 20 Froze & snowed some last night very nice morning & nice day, staid at home all day John
Powers sowed some clover seed this morning & set the Bees on their stand & boarded up the Barn
to Keep the hens out in forenoon & cut some wood in afternoon. Bart Lang came over to see if I had
any money for him
Sat 21 Very cold & windy thawed some in moddle of the day in the Sun went to Brantford John took
Matchless to get shod & I got some Iron for Harrows at Mortons. Margery Vansickle went along &
went home to Hermans roads not so bad a coming Hiram Hawley rode home with me to the corners
got some money for the Horse in Brantford
�1868 March
Sun 22 Very nice not so cold as yesterday Samuel Westwood & David was over John Powers went
after Margery Vansickle in afternoon Wm McEwin & wife & boy & Susan Wilson came before dinner
& staid until dark. Henry came over a while in afternoon
Mon 23 Beautiful morning very warm John Powers & I went down to Saw Mill in forenoon to see
about the lumber George Fonger came to see about trading me his Oxen for a horse, rained a little in
afternoon
Tue 24 Very nice weather but not so warm to day John Powers made a reach for the waggon I went
to St. George with my Irons for some new kind of Harrows got my John Horse shod at Sandys & got
some teeth & other Irons made for Harrows at Sandys & got some lumber dressed at Bells old
Johnny Wilkison was here all night him & his Horse
Wed 25 Quite cold to day John took me & some timber to Jim Waugh for Harrows we got a pair near
done John brought a load of lumber from the mill & came after me night to Jims Mr McAllister was
here for dinner he was at Jims when I went there in morning {Left Margin: Mr Wilkison started for
home in morning from here about 8 O Clock}
1868 March
Thur 26 Some frost again last night folks are beginning to plow all over. I went to James Waugh to
finish the Harrow got it done middle of afternoon John Powers brought a load of lumber from mill &
took & brought me from Jim Waughs. Getting very dry afraid of a drought coming on again. Rowland
Waugh & wife & one of Cassideys girls came to James Waugh in afternoon
Fri 27 Froze some last night again. John sowed some clover seed in morning & went to Saw mill
after lumber. I painted over a pair of Harrows in forenoon. Mr Tench called into see about some
Harrows. Could not sell to him sick in bed near all day. Mrs Greenfield & Michael Griffin was here a
while in afternoon Mrs Evans was here all night
{smudged ‘Sat” above} Sat 28 Some frost again last night John finished sowing Clover Seed in
morning & went to Saw Mill in afternoon after lumber I was sick in bed near all day. Mr Osborne was
over a while in afternoon. George Fonger came to trade me his Oxen for a colt & to hire me his
brother David I hired him for 6 months at 12 dollars per month {Left Margin: did not trade with Fonger
yet Mr Gim came in afternoon & staid all night}
1868 March
�Sun 29 Frost last night again staid at home all day Margery & our two girls went to Tranquility
meeting in forenoon. John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon came home & rode Matchless out
for exercise in afternoon I feel some better to day Mr Gim is here all day
Mon 30 Some frost again last night very nice all day & warm. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill
after lumber. Bart Lang was over & I Settled of with him in full of all Ape to date by cash. I was sick in
bed near all day very bad. David Fonger came at night to begin to work for me for Six Months at
twelve dollars per month
Tues 31 Not quite as much frost last night nice warm day. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill to
day, I sold a colt to Mr E Palmer a coming 3 years old for $100.00 to pay in seven months at interest
& I bought a yoke of Oxen from George Fonger for ninety five dollars to pay half in a month or two &
the balance $47.00 in seven months without interest David Fonger began to work for 6 months {Left
Margin: My health is some better to day}
1868 April
Wed 1 Not much frost last night John Powers brought the last of the lumber from the mill in forenoon
Dave Fonger & George took two cows to Mr Osbornes to the Bull & Dave piled up some lumber in
forenoon & John & Dave drew Hay from Barn to Driving house & I went to Paris after some Harrow
Irons & took Mother as far as Mr Hawleys & she came back to Jim Waughs & I got back their for
dinner & then came home, Elizabeth Kitchen was home when we got home in evening
Thur 2 Not so warm this morning, snowed some in forenoon. I staid at home all day. Joe Weaver
came in morning to buy a colt I let him have a Lovel colt for $90.00 to pay half for her in a month or
two & the rest in Seven Months quite cold tonight Men fixed up bridge behind the barn and drew hay
in afternoon in driving house
Fri 3 Quite cool to day I went to Brantford after a load of Plaster roads very nice & smooth & dry Men
drew straw & fixed up some fence down at Jones Creek meadow that the water washed away I
settled off with Charles Buck in evening
1868 April
Sat 4 Very rough & cold some Snow I staid at home all day The men fixed some fence & split some
rails in woods Very squally with some Snow
Sun 5 Very rough & cold again I staid at home all day Dave went down home very rough & cold with
some Snow showers all day
�Mon 6 Very cold & windy all day frost pretty hard & deep Men cleaned up some seed Oats & Peas &
Spring wheat. I was mending old bags all day Men killed a Skunk in the evening raised a fine smell
about here
Tue 7 Very cold to day again Men sowed Plaster & I went to Paris after some more Plaster got some
more subscribers to Canadian Messenger at the corners coming home
Wed 8 Very cold & stormy all day Snowed some very heavy showers John Powers & David Fonger
& myself went to Brantford to the spring fair of Bulls Stallions & seed grain a very poor affair plenty of
Horses & Bulls but scarce any seed grain. I took out some Oats to change made a bargain to
change with Mr Luck tomorow Took out my stallion but got no prize this year
1868 April
Thur 9 Not quite so Cold & rough this morning think the weather is going to change again warmer
froze so hard that we cant plow at all Powers went to Ancaster to get some money for himself David
Fonger drew some rails to fence on the side road & I went to exchange some Oats with Mr Luck on
Paris road in afternoon. David Fonger dug a hole to bury a cow that got her feet froze in the
afternoon
Fri 10 Froze pretty hard last night quite mild in the day time John Powers was sick in the morning but
got some better & went to trimming apple trees trimmed all the young orchard Dave Killed & buried
the sick cow & drew some rails to the fence in forenoon I mixed some horse medicine & staid at
home all day. Dave & George picked stones & things of from the Meadow & drew brush from
Orchard in afternoon
Sat 11 Pretty nice morning but turned out very stormy in afternoon with Snow & rain I went to
Brantford after some Whiskey & other things to mix medicine in John trimmed apple trees & Dave
sowed some Plaster got my pay from Hon George Brown for services of Horse in 1867
1868 April
Sun 12 Quite cold again all day I staid at home John F.P. went to Mr Hawleys & Dr Treneverys Dave
Fonger went away somewhere in afternoon Henry H was over for dinner Dave did not get back to do
the chores
Mon 13 Not quite so cold to day Men finished sowing plaster in forenoon & began to plow some in
afternoon a good deal of frost in the ground yet goes very bad to plow ground very dry & hard
�Tues 14 Froze some last night again warmer to day with some rain in afternoon I cleaned & oiled old
Matchless Harness in forenoon & sewed carpet rags in afternoon John P took old Match to Paris to
Doctor Conworth to see what ailed him David drew straw in forenoon & the men cleaned up some
seed wheat & a grist to take to mill
Wed 15 Very nice morning no frost last night for the first for some time some small showers through
the day Men Plowed all day only when it rained I sewed carpet rags all day very tired To night all
hands sewed rags to get them ready for the weaver Paid Edgar Kitchen $3.00 on Pea thrashing
1868 April
Thur 16 A small Shower last night Very heavy wind all day long I staid at home all day Men Plowed
all day George took some more carpet warp to Mrs Holcombes to finish the carpet with a showers
just at dark Henrys girls was here in afternoon
Fri 17 No frost last night at all very heavy wind again to day with some small showers Peggy
VanSickle & Sarah Ellis came & John Wilkinson in forenoon I staid at home all day Men Plowed all
day Peggy went to Henrys at night
Sat 18 Not quite so windy to day Some hard Snow showers I went to Brantford with a grist to grind &
got the Democrat Spring set up at Hexts David plowed all day John went to Paris in afternoon with
old Matchless to see the Horse Dr Sarah Ellis went with Peggy Vans to John Vansickles & then to
Henrys at night
Sun 19 Quite pleasant to day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in afternoon
David Fonger went home last night Margery Vansickle went to Baptist meeting in the forenoon looks
some like a Storm
1868 April
Mon 20 Very nice morning & all day nice & warm Men killed a hog in the forenoon & cleaned up
some Barley Dave plowed in afternoon John Powers & I went to Brantford to get old Matchless shod
& I took a hog & some Barley to Fosters got $5.1/2 per cwt & got $2.20 per Bushel for the Barley I
settled of with Foster in full
Tue 21 Very nice Morning nice all day I took Kate to shop to get two shoes put on her in forenoon
Men plowed all day Seth Charlton called in afternoon to pay me some money for services of Horse in
1867
�Wed 22 Nice & warm this morning Isaac H Anderson came last night at dark & was very sick all night
with some thing like the ague was bad yet in the morning John & I went to Paris & then to Robert
Wilsons for dinner to see if we could get a stand for the Horse Wm McEwin wants to buy him offered
five hundred dollars for him take him now or three hundred after the season is out agreed to let him
have him Charles Buck came to work in the morning J. H. Andersen got as far as Paris in forenoon
was very sick.
1868 April
Thur 23 Quite a Snow last night Men cleaned up some Peas in the morning & David & John tried the
Oxen & a horse on the plow to plow some sod it went very bad sod very dry & stiff Charley plowed &
finished the sod field for Peas. Dave & John drew straw in afternoon Beal was here sold him some
Bucks for Mutton & three young calves for veal
Fri 24 Some frost again last night Charles & Dave plowed at the sod all day John went to George
Fongers to get a horse did not get one Mr Chatterson came to get a horse to work I & Harvey went to
Westwood to get a Horse in afternoon did not get one yet
Sat 25 Very nice all day some rain last night & showers Dave plowed in the young orchard Charley
Buck plowed in the sod all day John & I went to Brantford to get Bills printed & get a route for the
Horse Margery went home in afternoon
1868 April
Sun 26 Nice and warm morning I staid at home all day Dave & George went to Meeting to Bethel
John went to Osbornes in afternoon Margery came home in afternoon
Mon 27 Very nice morning & warm about half of the day Dave finished plowing the Orchard &
Charley Buck plowed in forenoon I went to St. George & to the weavers after some carpet in
afternoon & home again, John Powers started with the Horse to travel Beal was here after some
Sheep in afternoon did not get any I was from home {Left Margin: Charles Buck went home in
afternoon}
Tue 28 Nice morning but windy Dave plowed all day I went to Brantford in forenoon after Horse Bills
got a hundred printed of large size John Powers got home at night Charles Buck did not come to
work { Left Margin: Sam Westwood brought Sarah Ellis over here in afternoon}
Wed 29 Very nice morning a nice shower or two in the forenoon John started with the Horse came
back again sowed some Peas in afternoon for the first tried the new harrow went very well Dave
�finished plowing the sod for Oats in afternoon Charles Buck worked in afternoon {Left Margin:
worked Beals Horse 1/2 day}
1868 April & May
Thur 30 A nice growing morning a heavy shower last night quite wet part of forenoon John started
with the Horse in the morning for Newport Dave Sowed some Peas in morning had to quit on
account of the rain untill noon boys fixed fence & split wood and Harrowed some in forenoon worked
Beals Horse 1/2 day ground rather wet to Harrow good George Harrowed some for the first in his life
{Left Margin: Grandmother & Sarah & Harvey went to Henry's I & Willy went over too after them
awhile & staid for tea Sarah staid their all night}
May Fri 1 Fine growing morning but cloudy most of forenoon Sowed some Peas in morning &
finished them of after dinner Isaac Gard came to get some Hay had some for him he promised to
come & sow Spring Wheat tomorrow if it did not rain Jane went to Jimmy Papples in afternoon Come
on rain just at sundown
Sat 2 Nice Morning after the rain but quite Cold & Cloudy most of the day I went to Brantford Charles
Buck went away Dave Fonger went away home in afternoon John Powers came home at night roads
very muddy John Westwood & Edward Ellis was very drunk along the road
1868 May
Sun 3 Very nice morning cleared off in afternoon I staid at home all day John went to Mr Hawleys in
forenoon Sarah Ellis & Henry's went to Edgar Kitchen' & stopped here when they came back
Mon 4 Very nice growing morning the best this spring yet John Powers went with the Horse Isaac
Gard came & Sowed a field of Spring Wheat. Charley Buck worked all day George picked stones of
off the Meadow in forenoon & Harrowed a little in afternoon one of the Oxen got sick near sundown
could not get him up at all for sometime he got up after Sundown {Left Margin: worked Beals horse
all day}
Tue 5 Very nice growing morning Dave went to cultivating on the sod for to sow Spring Wheat on fall
plowing very hard & tough cultivated it over twice Charles Buck Harrowed all day Dave Fonger left at
tea time a very heavy shower just at tea time {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day}
Wed 6 Ground rather wet this morning Charles cultivated all day George H harrowed in forenoon
Sarah Ellis & Margery went over to Henrys in forenoon I went down road to get a hand to Sow grain
Joe Weaver promised to come in Morning John went of with the Horse in Morning Beals Horse
�worked 1/2 day {Left Margin: I got a bag of Oats from Nichols Tree White Mane Oats Dave & George
Fonger called in afternoon}
1868 May Thur 7 Nice dry morning but very cool and windy looked some like a storm all day got Joe
Weaver to Sow some Spring Wheat & some Oats sowed ten Acres by eleven O.Clock in forenoon
Charles Buck cultivated a little & Harrowed all day ground worked very nice George Harrowed all day
Beal sent for his Horse in the morning & took him away home weather looks better to night
Fri 8 Very nice but quite cool Charles & George finished the Oats field Harrowing & began to gang
plow the flats behind the barn for to Sow Oats in forenoon I went to Brantford & Charley finished
ganging the flats in afternoon
Sat 9 Some front last night again Charley Sowed some Oats in the Morning Pat Kennedy came to
get work Dave Fonger called to get some money & Charles dug around some apple trees &
harrowed some & cultivated some in the orchard in forenoon. George Harrowed the flats works up
very nice rather wet in some places I sowed some Marrowfat Peas in orchard & Charley Harrowed
the Orchard & Charley & I sowed some Clover & Timothy seed on the flats behind the Barn after tea.
{Left Margin: John Powers came home with the Horse at or near sundown}
1868 May
Sun 10 Very nice some frost last night quite warm & pleasant day Jane & I went to James Waughs in
forenoon Harvey Westwood came over & him & George went to Henrys in afternoon Henry &
Elizabeth was over for dinner when we was away
Mon 11 Nice weather all day I sowed some grass seed on wheat & Charles Buck Harrowed the
wheat field & George rolled the Peas & Spring wheat in forenoon & Charles took the Potatoes out of
cellar in afternoon & split some wood, Bill Taylor came in evening to see if I would rent my farm to
them
Tue 12 Very nice & clear & warm George rolled the Oats & Charles & I furrowed out some ground in
Orchard to plant some potatoes & corn & etc etc on in forenoon. George Fonger & Mrs Hawley
called in to get some cucumber seed & Charles planted some potatoes in forenoon & planted some
corn & George Howell finished rolling the Oats behind the barn in afternoon John came home in
evening looks some like a storm to night
1868 May
�Wed 13 Very rainy & stormy all day the greatest wind & rain this spring yet I staid at home all day an
old fellow came last night & staid all night & all day today Charles and George sorted & cut Potatoes
for seed wind blew down a great deal of fence rained hard all day
Thur 14 Raining yet this morning rained untill middle of afternoon most of the time very hard Charles
& George fixed up some fence the wind blew down in forenoon the boys cleaned & oiled a set of
Harness in afternoon the old man Wm O Bambering went away the middle of forenoon the ground
very wet now grass a growing
Fri 15 Rather wet & rainy yet this morning ground a getting very wet & soft rained a considerable
through the day Mr Osborne came over a while in the afternoon & had a long talk about matters &
things George went to Westwoods to see if they wanted Potatoes Charley cut fence blocks in
afternoon & fixed some fence & oiled harness in forenoon
1868 May
Sat 16 Kind of wet & rainy yet this morning wet a good part of the day I went to Brantford with some
Butter & Eggs the roads very muddy the worst they have been this spring Charley cut fence blocks
all day
Sun 17 Very nice morning & nice & warm all day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr
Hawleys in forenoon John Vansickle came here very mad about the colts a getting into his field took
& shut them in the barn yard
Mon 18 Very nice morning but quite cool all day Mother & I went to Isaac B.Howells & I went to see
the dutch Doctor he did not come untill middle of afternoon he gave me some medicine a great many
to see him Charley piled up Manure at the driving house
Tues 19 Quite nice but cool things growing very fast I went to Brantford to get some Gin to put
medicine in & to sell some Wheat sold it to Calders for $1.65 Per Bushel in Silver to take it in this
week Charley drew fence blocks & rails for the fences about the farm
1868 May
Wed 20 Nice morning but looks like a storm a coming soon I & the men cleaned up some wheat in
the forenoon & put up about 70 Bushel in bags Charles & I went to Brantford with a load in afternoon
Keton helped us clean & dug in the garden in afternoon
�Thur 21 Very nice morning some Showers in afternoon every thing a growing very fast. Charley took
two loads of Wheat to Brantford sold to Wm Calder I went to Brantford & staid all day to get the pay
for the wheat got it all night George went along with me in the morning
Fri 22 Fine growing morning with several small Showers I staid at home all day Charley Cultivated
Potatoes & Turnip ground in forenoon & he went to draw Stones for School House & him & I
furrowed Potatoe ground after Tea in afternoon
Sat 23 Nice growing morning with some showers. Mother & I & Mr Osborne went to Brantford got a
poke for the colts Boys planted Potatoes & Mr Osborne cut the Lambs in afternoon
1868 May
Sun 24 Very nice growing morning with some small Showers in afternoon Bart & Wife & his children
was over Henry H.K was over for tea the little girls & Margery went to meeting to Germans school
House Katy Madison came & staid all night
Mon 25 Beautiful growing morning and very warm & pleasant Dave Fonger came for some money &
Butter for Frank Sickle he got $25.00 & three lb of butter staid at home all day George took the water
all out of the well & cleaned it out it smelt very bad {Left Margin: Began to cure the John Horses
Spavin this morning}
Tue 26 Very nice & warm morning every thing a growing fast staid at home all day Thomas
Westwood & Mary came over to get Potatoes got seven bags some for seed & some to eat
Wed 27 Very nice growing morning very warm Nelson Behimer & Hannah Templer came Nelson
went to after plaster to Paris & stopped for tea Charley cut fence blocks all day I went to Bart Langs
to hire a hand in forenoon & went to see Joe Weaver & Peter Weavers after tea to get some money
did not get any
1868 May
Thur 28 Some showers last night things a growing very fast Charles & George drew fence blocks &
rails in forenoon looks like rain George & I set some stakes on the sideline to make fence on &
Charley drew rails untill tea time & then George & him tagged some of the sheep & I white washed
some Plum trees had a nice shower about sundown
�Fri 29 Nice growing morning but some wet Bill Sanders came from Barts to help wash the Sheep to
Germans in forenoon Charles drew rails & I & George lined the side road fence through & George
Jones & Rachel & Johnny came at Tea time & staid all night they brought Margaret up to go to
Goderich in morning {Left Margin: Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in the forenoon}
Sat 30 Nice weather but cool I went to Brantford to take Margaret Jones out to take the Cars for
Goderich got home at noon I had a chance to sell old Matchles to a man named Clarke for six
hundred dollars pay in three months George Jones went home after dinner
1868 May & June
Sun 31 Nice day but cool and clear I took Grandmother & Aunt Mary Howell up to James Waughs in
forenoon came home before sundown
June Mon 1 Very nice morning but cool looks like a rain some I went to St George with Henry H this
forenoon Henry came over after Grandmother & Aunt Mary in morning to take them over to his place
I staid their all day the afternoon Hiram Hawley came down to get my red ox to work or to trade me
another for one of mine Ed Pepper came to buy one of my Oxen in afternoon Aunt Mary Howell went
home
June 2 Very pleasant but very cool Men fixed fence along the road I hired a man & boy to help to day
at the fence Henry Kitchen went to wash his sheep wanted to get Charley Buck to help him would
not go to cold for him I went to Brantford in afternoon after a Horse poke & to see about selling old
Matchless to a man named Clarke & found him in Jail for forging a note that he wanted to trade one
for my Horse against me Joe Wallace big creek he is just out of Penetentiary a short time
1868 June
Wed 3 Nice morning but cool Men fixed fence until noon Henry H.K. got his leg broke last night in
Brantford he slipped of the waggon wheel on a stone & broke it by the ankle I turned of the man &
boy I had at noon old John Emery came at dinner time began to rain at noon Jane & I are going to
Wilmot if it dont rain J. H. Anderson gelded my yearling colt in morning sent of the old man & boy at
noon
Thur 4 Very nice morning looks some like rain again I & George went to Brantford in forenoon to get
a coat for George Charles fixed fence Jane & I started for Wilmot in afternoon went as far as Susan
Wilsons & staid all night there
�Fri 5 Some rain last night again rained part of forenoon started after dinner for Wilmot from Susans
rained part of the way up very hard began to rain when we was this side of Washington & kept on till
we got near there roads very muddy Sam Fertny was a way from home to Platsville
1868 June
Sat 6 Very wet this morning the heaviest rain I think I ever seen this time of year staid at Burtneys all
the forenoon him & I went to dutch doctor in afternoon found the Culverts & bridges near all tore
away with the water the water done a great amount of damage all over tore down fences & trees &
houses I heard in some places up country Jane & I went & staid all night with John Kitchen
Sun 7 Beautiful morning some slight frost nice & clear we staid all day with John Kitchens
Mon 8 Very nice morning but quite cool some frost last night Jane & I started for home came as far
as Donald McDonalds for dinner staid their all night rained some in afternoon
Tue 9 Quite cool all day Jane & I came home in forenoon Mary Westwood was here when we got
home Grandmother Mary & I went over to Henrys a while I went to St. George after the road orders
after tea time roads very dry & nice
1868 June
Wed 10 Very nice morning dry all day & clear I took Grandmother to Lynden in the morning Charles
Buck worked on the roads all day with team I came home in evening their was a soldier come to hire
in afternoon
Thur 11 Nice morning some frost Charles worked on roads in forenoon I began to work out the labor
under my Charge in morning George & Soldier planted some Corn & Potatoes in morning Charles
cultivated turnip & Buckwheat ground Ben Vansickle came & I traded him my Oxen for a pair of
Steers George went with him to help him & to bring the steers home from there Soldier hoed corn &
Potatoes in afternoon Bart finished shearing Sheep at noon
Fri 12 Very warm all day long I worked on the roads all day finished working Charley hauled up old
rails & hoed in garden George brought home the steers from Lynden in forenoon Soldier hoed
Potatoes all day
1868 June
�Sat 13 Very warm & dry all day I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went with me I fell in Hatches Stable
& came near breaking my leg Charley piled Manure in forenoon soldier finished hoeing potatoes in
morning & piled manure all day after their was a man named Wilson, came to hire at tea time & I
hired him for a few months if we can agree Charles Buck went to Brantford
Sun 14 Very hot & dry but looks some like showers I went to Henrys before noon he is getting some
better Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came there at tea time Walter Osborne came about middle of
afternoon
Mon 15 Very warm but had a shower in afternoon I went to Paris to see dutch dotor & went with
Westwoods to Isaac Howells for our dinner The men piled Manure all day their was a great many
people to Paris to see the dutch doctor David McKay brought his roan mare to the Horse in the
morning
1868 June Tue 16 Beautiful morning after the shower last evening the men & I made fence all day a
long the side road made it a cross two fields next the Gov road young Danskin came to buy my
steers
Wed 17 Nice morning but very warm I took the wool to Brantford sold it to Cockshutt for 28 cts per lb
had 265 1/4 lb Charles Buck went to Brantford the other man piled Manure all day I paid of George &
David Fonger after I came home
Thur 18 Very warm all day not quite as hot as yesterday Men piled manure in forenoon I staid in the
house we all fixed fence in afternoon on the side road Mrs Cole was a picking wool all day Wm
Waugh & Tommy came after tea after his pay for his share of wool I sold
Fri 19 Very hot all day & dry I & the men fixed fence all day on the side road Came on a great wind &
some rain at tea time John Betsner came & staid all night he got his new Buggy from Hesets in
Brantford
1868 June
Sat 20 Very hot and dry to day Men piled manure in afternoon & fixed some fence in forenoon I &
Margery VanSickle went to Brantford in morning got back at noon Daniel Bonham & wife came &
staid all night
Sun 21 Not quite so warm Daniel Bonham & I went to Henrys in forenoon & came back after dinner
& he went home some showers through the day but not much rain
�Mon 22 Quite heavy rain last night I filed a saw & the men one of them piled dung & the other laid
around all the forenoon & I went to the wool factory with the wool & Mike piled dung & John Wilson
went of & got drunk afternoon we are to get our yarn in three weeks
Tue 23 Not so very warm to day we all fixed fence in the forenoon I sent of one of my men at noon
the others fixed fence in afternoon George & I plowed potatoes in afternoon & ridged up & sowed the
turnips after tea time
1868 June
Wed 24 Very nice & warm all day every thing a growing fast Charley sowed the buckwheat & plowed
some corn & potatoes in forenoon I went over to Henry to set his man a ridging turnip ground in
forenoon & Mike hoed potatoes all day I sowed Henrys turnips in afternoon Charley hoed corn &
potatoes in afternoon
Thur 25 Nice & cool this morning uncle Silas Smith called in a few minutes in the morning on his way
home to the forty Charley & Mike hoed potatoes in forenoon finished hoeing potatoes & went to
woods to fix fence & ground the Axes after tea & cut some wood after tea
Fri 26 Very nice all day & warm but cool after sunrise awhile we cut fence blocks & fixed the fence
along the woods all day James Taylor & his cousin John began to work after dinner fixing fence laid
it all over along the woods
Sat 27 Very warm and dry yet I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went along The men fixed the fence
along the road behind the driving house & piled manure Mother came home from her visit
1868 June
Sun 28 Very warm & dry yet Mother & I went over to Henry's in afternoon
Mon 29 Very warm yet today The men & I finished the sideroad fence in forenoon & piled manure &
plowed & hoed the Potatoes & corn in afternoon
Tue 30 Very warm all day I took a grist to mill & the old waggon to get the tires set & the men piled
Manure & ground up some scythes in afternoon
1868 July
Wed 1 The very hottest day yet for dominion day John Powers took old Match to Cainsville the men
piled dung & mowed around part of a field of grass
�Thur 2 Uncommon hot yet John began to cut grass & the men cut fence corners & cut Canada
thistles
Fri 3 Very hot again all day I went after grist & waggon in forenoon & to Brantford in afternoon
Sat 4 Very warm again to day the men began to draw hay & I cut a piece of grass did not get done till
ten o clock
1868 July
Sun 5 As hot again as ever Mother & I went over to Henry's awhile after dinner he is getting better
Mon 6 Very hot again Men drew hay John went to Paris & I set Henry mower going forenoon & I cut
a piece of grass in afternoon
Tue 7 Looks some like a thunder shower but did not come very hot & dry I went with old Quick
around to buy some lambs sold him all mine for 1.75 per head John cut a piece of grass the other
men drew in hay all day
Wed 8 Very warm to day again George & I took the lambs to Brantford in forenoon John cut some
grass the others drew in hay & raked & put up some in afternoon
Thur 9 As warm as ever this morning John Powers & George plowed some potatoes & they all
turned hay & raked it up in forenoon & worked in hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I drove Henry out to
Brantford for the first since his leg was broken}
Fri 10 Very hot again to day men worked in hay all day drew in with two teams in forenoon I went to
Brantford with Henrys John began to cut the last field of grass
1868 July
Sat 11 Hotter than ever to day John cut grass & Charley raked hay stubble the others mowed fence
corners in forenoon John & I went to Brantford & the men raked & cocked hay in afternoon
Sun 12 Very hot again to day I took Mother over to Westwoods in forenoon
Mon 13 Very hot yet again John cut grass all day the men spread & raked hay Mike ONeil came
home at tea time from Hamilton a seeing after his discharge from the 100th regiment {Left Margin: I
began to make Waggon rack}
�Tues 14 As hot as ever to day John finished cutting the last field of grass & the other ones spread
out grass in forenoon & raked & cocked up hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I worked at rack again
today}
Wed 15 I don't think it is quite as hot today but very near we got Cole & one of Osbornes men to help
draw got in twenty six large loads today {Left Margin: I worked at rack again}
Thur 16 Not quite as hot as has been some days we have had lately got Cole & John Vansickle to
help draw got done at tea time had 55 large loads of off less then twelve Acres it was the heaviest
crop that ever grew about here so every body that seen it or worked in it, it made very fine hay
Clover & Timothy well mixed
1868 July
Fri 17 Nearly as hot as ever again John & George raked the grass stubble in forenoon the other men
went to make the line fence between Ben & me for to pay back for Cole & John VanSickle for helping
us with the hay a drawing in John & George cultivated the turnips I worked at waggon rack what I
could do at it got it about done it is a good one when finished
Sat 18 As hot as ever again I think George & I went to Brantford & the men cut some grass & hoed
turnips & potatoes got home after dinner
Sun 19 Very hot to day again Wm Simpler & wife was here for dinner on their way to see old Mr
Snyder buried I went over to Henrys a while in afternoon
Mon 20 Hot yet today & dry the men cut around the wheat field & Jane & I went to Isaac Howells & to
see the dutch doctor
Tue 21 Very hot yet again to day I filed a saw & set up reaper & began to reap wheat in forenoon cut
some wheat & bound it up in afternoon
1868 July
Wed 22 Hot again as usual to day Cut wheat broke reaper knife I went to St. George got it mended
came back & cut wheat until noon cut some wheat again in afternoon & went to Brantford after some
men got one home with me two others promised to come in morning our wheat field got a fire in
forenoon from James Taylors pipe we supposed
�Thur 23 Not quite so hot today cut wheat in forenoon & finished cutting the one field at tea time the
worst cutting I ever have seen I think
Fri 24 Not so hot this morning very smoky looking & dry Men finished binding field of wheat &
shocked it up & began to cut other field in forenoon Michael ONeil went of to get a job at the railroad
bridge cut & bound wheat in afternoon
Sat 25 Not quite so hot to day cut and bound up wheat finished up cutting fall wheat got done at dark
all shocked up it got very dry and brittle
1868 July
Sun 26 Quite cool this morning to what it has been John Powers went to Brantford I went to Henrys
awhile after dinner
Mon 27 Not near as warm as it has been all day Henry & I went to Branchton after the ram got it all
right the men drew in wheat all day drew all day on ten acres had two other men from Brantford to
help us
Tue 28 A great deal cooler to day the men drew in wheat all day finished the fall wheat in afternoon I
finished waggon rack Mother went to Barts in forenoon
Wed 29 Pretty warm again to day tried the Peas with horse rake in the morning & it would not go
give the job to Jim Taylor & John Christie John Powers raked wheat stubble & cultivated turnips in
forenoon & I went to Brantford & John fixed some fence in afternoon Mother came home
Thur 30 Not so very hot today John raked stubble in morning I took Mother over to Henry Howells in
forenoon & got the tire put on reaper wheel & came home in the evening
1868 July & August
Fri 31 Not so very hot to day John & some of the men drew in some raking & some Peas had a small
shower in afternoon & in the evening again I was in bed most all day sick one of the men cut round
spring wheat field & bound it up
Saturday Augt 1 Quite cool with some small showers in morning men done nothing in forenoon John
hoed cabbage patch some of them went home to Brantford men done nothing much all day cut some
Peas after tea
�Sun 2 Not so very warm to day I staid at home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon John
Powers went to Hawleys Margery VanSickle went home did not come back
Mon 3 Very nice & cool all day looked some like rain in forenoon I went to Wm Waughs after some
money for some lambs he had sold to Beal & home & the men some drew Peas & some cut Peas &
one of them cut around Spring wheat field & Oats in forenoon I went after Mother in afternoon & the
men drew Peas & cut Peas
1868 Augt
Tue 4 Very nice & not so warm I drove the reaper in afternoon to cut Spring wheat the men drew in
Peas in forenoon & a while afternoon & then cut spring wheat till night
Wed 5 Pretty warm today again Edward Martin & wife was here for dinner I drove the reaper to cut
Spring wheat all day
Thur 6 Not so warm to day again I went to Brantford the men cut Oats some of them & the rest set
up wheat & bound Oats
Fri 7 Not so very hot today George & I went to Rachel Cains to see some stray hogs there was there
to get them for Quick that lost some in Brantford did not find them men bound Oats in forenoon &
drew spring wheat in afternoon
Sat 8 Nice & cool but the hardest wind I must ever have seen had to quit drawing wheat most of
afternoon drew & stacked Spring wheat & one man bound Oats
Sun 9 Quite cool to day again Henry H. K. came over for the first time since he had his leg broke
James Taylor went away to Crandells in morning
1868 Augt
Mon 10 Very nice morning & cool Cynthia Kitchen & I went to Brantford to meet John Kitchens wife &
children a coming on the cars they did not come at all dont see what is the matter
Tue 11 Some small showers last night & today some more we marked the Sheep in forenoon & John
Powers & John Christie went to Brantford George & I went to Wm Waugh, after some Sheep &
lambs he had on shares he took twenty one ewes on shares again for another year to give half the
wool & half the lambs & the old sheep back again
�Wed 12 Nice morning cleared of I settled of with Jim Taylor & John Christie in forenoon James
Waugh brought back some Oats he had since last summer & I killed a lamb & Mr Quick came & paid
me for some lambs he had bought I went to Henrys after tea a while
Thur 13 Very nice day & cool John cut Oats all day Jane & I & the children went to Westwoods I got
a sow & pigs from them they was cutting their Peas
1868 Augt Fri 14 Not so very warm to day John bound up Oats & I went to Westwoods in forenoon
after a Sow and five pigs & then went to Dunhams to get him to come & work in afternoon
Sat 15 Very nice & cool today John bound Oats all day I took covered Buggy to Brantford to get a
coat of Varnish on it
Sun 16 Nice & cool had a nice Shower last night which makes things look nice I took the girls &
George to Daniel Bonhams in morning & home again in the evening
Mon 17 Very nice day & warm Henry & I went to Paris to see dutch Doctor Margaret Kitchen came to
sew for Jane {Left Margin: John began to plow to sand stubble grass}
Tue 18 Very nice day looks some like showers Mr Bart came to buy my farm in forenoon I mended
harness & Beal came to buy Sheep at tea time did not take any away coming again after some some
day soon wants to get all their is fit to Kill John plowed all day
1868 Augt
Wed 19 A little shower last night John plowed in forenoon I went to hire George Agnew could not get
him went to Paris afternoon hired a man come as far as Giles & stopped would not come any farther
got home at dark
Thur 20 Looks like showers again very warm Mother & I took the yarn to Colemans to get wove in
forenoon Mrs Lemon & Mrs Papple & Mrs VanSickle came in afternoon had a nice shower in
afternoon
Fri 21 Nice after the shower I hired a man to plow for one month at $14.00 per month men plowed
Beal got some sheep I went to Brantford after the Covered Buggy
Sat 22 Very nice weather warm the men plowed all day I oiled the Buggy top & got ready to start for
Goderich
�Sun 23 Very warm to day again Charles Turner came over for dinner Jane & I started for Goderich in
afternoon & went as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night
1868 Augt
Mon 24 Very warm to day again the men got in the last of the Oats. we drove as far as Henry
Chrysler for dinner & then went on as far as Seabachs tavern five mile this side Mitchell & staid all
night very good accommodations with light charges only $1.25 for suppers & bed & breakfast &
horse to Hay
Tue 25 Quite warm again today the men plowed all day we started & drove into Goderich got in
before five O'Clock found Harvey started down to my place after seed wheat
Wed 26 Very nice & warm men plowed Eliza & Jane & I went to see Andrew Green for dinner
Thur 27 Nice & pleasant to day we went out to see Sandy Reid for dinner came back by Joe Morris
they was not at home
Fri 28 Nice & warm all day the men helped Henry thrash we went to Mr Hortons for tea & staid the
evening with Mr Clifford Eliza & Lydia went to the social Harvey got home in evening
1868 Augt
Sat 29 Very nice to day again men helped Henry thrash we staid at Harveys & went out to Morris' in
evening staid all night Harvey & Eliza came after dark too
Sun 30 Some cooler this morning staid at Mr Morris' till after dinner & then went to David Ellis in
afternoon found there little boy quite sick staid all night
Mon 31 Had some rain last night and several showers through the day staid at Davids all day & night
the men helped Henry thrash 1/2 a day
Sept Tue 1 Very nice after the rain men plowed David & I went to see some farms went to Mr
Hamlens for dinner & tea partly agreed for his farm for thirty five hundred dollars
Wed 2 Nice morning but cooler we come back to Goderich in forenoon to Harveys
Thur 3 Nice morning & warm staid at Harveys Sarah Behimer & Hannah Templer came in afternoon
had a very nice shower at tea time wet things up good
�1868 Sept
Fri 4 Very nice after the rain I made some plum boxes in forenoon was not very well all day spent the
evening at Mr Cliffords all off us from Harveys
Sat 5 Very nice some cooler the men sowed some wheat Jane & I started for home in forenoon
came as far as Seabachs tavern & staid all night was not well
Sun 6 Cooler this morning took some like rain started & came as far as John Kitchens for dinner
began to rain rained very hard staid there all night
Mon 7 Cleared off again had a very wet night ground a swimming, started & came as far as Susan
Wilsons and staid all night I had a shake of Ague
Tue 8 Quite cool again came home in forenoon men drew Manure in forenoon & sowed some wheat
afternoon & drew Manure with one team I laid to bed all the afternoon
1868 Sept
Wed 9 Had some more rain the ground very wet cant do anything on it I staid at home all day John
drew Manure the Englishman I hired left this morning sick worked fifteen days {Left Margin: sold Beal
the sheep 53 head for $90.00}
Thur 10 Cooler but ground wet I staid at home all day John finished sowing wheat Mr Osborne was
over a while afternoon
Fri 11 Very wet yet to day staid at home all day John drew Manure
Sat 12 Ground very wet yet John & I went to Brantford John got measured for a suit of clothes at
Cockshutts
Sun 13 Quite cold and wet I staid at home all day Mrs Osborne & girls come over a while in
afternoon
Mon 14 Nice day but cool John went to help Osborne in seeding I went to see Mr Palmer & Joe
Weaver about some notes I held Thos Westwood & Mary & Dorothy was over for dinner & tea
Tue 15 Very nice day & dry all day Mother & I went to Lynden I hired a man for a month for $12.00
began in afternoon Sam Burtney was here when we got home
�1868 Sept
Wed 16 Had some rain last night cleared off cool again men drew Manure all day sold a horse to
Sam Burtney for $110.00 to pay in four months Joe VanSickle brought his lumber apc in forenoon I
went to John VanSickles to see him about the Sheep I let him have on shares
Thur 17 Nice morning men drew Manure I staid at home all day Jane & I went to Mr Burts in
afternoon
Fri 18 Very nice morning men drew Manure I went to see thrashers & let George Kitchen have four
Bushel Oats forenoon Jane & I went to Mr Burts to see about selling my farm in afternoon
Sat 19 Very nice morning again Wm Gorman threw manure out of Sheep stable John F & I went to
Brantford to get some clothes for John F
Sun 20 Had some rain last night again I went to Henrys a while Margery & her Sister went James
Waughs in forenoon
1868 Sept
Mon 21 Very nice morning Mr Burt & Son came to see if I would sell my farm in forenoon men drew
Manure I went to Paris to see the doctor he did not come at all
Tue 22 Very nice morning Mr Burt & I went to Brantford to do the writing about my farm sold it to him
for $50 per acre
Wed 23 Nice morning I took John to go to Hamilton Show I got Horse shod & Mother & I went
Puslinch in afternoon
Thur 24 Very nice morning Thos Ellis & I went to look at a farm near Guelph it began to rain at dusk
Fri 25 A little rainy this forenoon Mother & I started for home after dinner came as far as Henry
Howells staid all night
Sat 26 Nice morning again came home afternoon found Nelson Behimer & wife here when we got
home
Sun 27 Some rain again today I was sick Nelson & Sarah went home afternoon
1868 Sept
�Mon 28 Cleared of again I am not very well yet James Waugh & George Howell came in morning to
see and get my democrat to go after their tools to Copetown Mr & Mrs Burt came & we went with
them to Brantford to sign the writings for the farm men threw down old straw stack & fixed house roof
& split wood George Medley staid all night & I settled with him for his work he done
Tue 29 Cleared of & cool men cleaned up some Oats & Spring wheat in forenoon & I took it to
Brantford in afternoon George Ellis came & him & I went to John Betzner's to see Mr. Haines farm
staid all night did not buy it
Wed 30 Looks some like rain had some in afternoon George & I came as far as George Jones &
staid all day & night the machine came to thrash & did not do anything machine would not go at all
had to quit
1868 Oct
Thur 1 Had some rain last night George & I came home in forenoon George went to Henrys & I went
to see after the thrashers in afternoon could not get them for ten days or so
Fri 2 Very nice morning & clear again John & I went to Brantford with a load of ash lumber in
forenoon I went to Henrys a while afternoon Mr Osborne was over
Sat 3 Nice morning some frost last night again John drew lumber & Jane & I went to Brantford after
the Mortgage & some dry goods & Mr Burt came & paid two thousand dollars on the Mortgage
Sun 4 Heavy frost last night but nice and clear John Vansickle & me went to Lynden in forenoon
Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David was over a while afternoon
Mon 5 Nice & warm all day Mother & John Proper & I went to Goderich
Tues 6 Nice day but some cooler Harvey & I drove out to see a farm that belonged to one Jessup out
of town a little
1868 Oct
Wed 7 Very warm all day some rain at evening & in the night got Harveys Horse & drove out to
David Ellis’m in forenoon
Thurs 8 Some rain last night quite wet & cold all day went to Dungamron to the show was appointed
one of the lodges in the House had a very good show for a township show
�Fri 9 Very nice day not cold went back to Manchester & round through {Wawamouth?} & back again
to see some farms seen some good one
Sat 10 Nice & dry all day went in afternoon to see Mr Carezo farm out on the Maitland river & home
Sun 11 Nice & warm all day staid at David’s all day
Mon 12 Nice day & warm went to look over Mr Bailies farm in forenoon staid at David’s in afternoon
Tues 13 Nice day & very warm mother & I went to see Bailies farm again could not buy it wanted to
much for it I thought
Wed 14 Nice & warm all day Mother & I came to Morris’s in forenoon they was gone to show to
Lucknow I went to town & back there in afternoon
1868 Oct
Thur 15 Very nice morning again Mr Morris & I went to see two or three farms that {Ghos?} Martin
used to own out at Smiths Hill
Fri 16 Nice day but cool some rain in afternoon staid at Mr Morris’s to get word about Martins farm
did not come till night telegram came for me to come to Brantfors as a witness against a forger could
not go David Ellis called at Morris’s to tell about some other farms he had heard of in town
Sat 17 Some snow last night very cold all day went with Mr Morris to Smiths Hill to see about getting
a field for a plowing match & then went into Goderich to Harveys for the night
Sun 18 Quite cold all gay again went to church with Harveys in forenoon was sick at noon staid with
Mr Clifford the evening
Mon 19 Quite cold again to day had the writings made out for the Loot no 2 in the 8th Concession
Western division of Colborne from John Hickingbottom price $5000.00 100 acres more or less
1868 Oct
Tue 20 Some rain in the morning quite soft all day Grandmother Eliza & Mrs Clifford & I went out to
the farm I bought & to Mr Morris for dinner & back to town at night bought a lot of Hay from
Hickingbottom for $47.00 cash had Mr Cliffords team & waggon got full possession of farm
�Wed 21 Quite wet all day Mother & I came home let Harvey have twelve hundred dollars for one year
at ten percent
Thur 22 Some snow last night again staid home in forenoon went after flannel in afternoon John
went to see the thrashers in afternoon
Fri 23 Not quite so cold to day our Harvey & I went to Westwoods to get a horse to thrash John got
ready for to thrash
Sat 24 Nice weather al day John killed a sheep to & I went to Brantford Mr Burt was over here
Sun 25 Some rain all day by spells staid at home all day Henry was over for dinner
1868 Oct
Mon 26 Very nice day all day began to thrash in forenoon some Oats thrashed all day
Tue 27 Nice day but windy thrashed some S. wheat stacks they was very wet grain nearly spoiled
Wed 28 Nice day but windy finished the stacks in forenoon & set at the old barn & thrashed 180
Bushel in afternoon
Thur 29 Very nice day but Cool finished thrashing before night David Ellis & old John Emery came in
forenoon David & I went to Lynden & back in afternoon
Fri 30 Very nice again to day John & George pulled some turnips Mother & I went to Mr. Burt on a
visit I called to get Wrung to come & thrash Peas coming Monday
Sat 31 Very wet all day staid at home all day
November
Sun 1 Very cold & disagreeable Mother & I went to Henrys for dinner Samuel & Harvey Westwood
was there
Mon 2 Quite cool all day John & George finished the turnips, Mr Wrung began to thrash Peas in
morning I staid home all day for Mr Palmer to come did not come Mother went to Westwoods in
forenoon
1868 Nov
�Tue 3 Heavy white frost last night John Powers went to plow for George McLaughlin Wrung thrashed
Peas I went to Henrys in afternoon {Left Margin: Sold Beale some Sheep & a pair of Steers}
Wed 4 Very nice day some rain in evening John took a load of Hay to Hatch I went to get Auction
Bills printed got a hundred printed
Thur 5 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner &
home Some rain last night I staid at home all day
Fri 6 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner &
home in evening Eliza Howell & Isaac Howell & wife came here
Sat 7 Very cool & looks like rain I took Eliza to Vanderlip & came home in evening
Sun 8 Very rainy to day again staid at home all day
Mon 9 Very wet all day John threw S. wheat out of Bins I went to Henrys & staid all day Abram
Drake came after School Tax it is very high this year a very rainy day
1868 Nov
Tue 10 Very bad damp dirty day staid at home all day John sorted out old irons in forenoon & went
to Paris to put up bills in afternoon Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon
Wed 11 Cleared of some today Mr Burts boys began to Plow in morning George Day came after
some seed, John & I went to Brantford after some things for the sale
Thur 12 Kind of cold all day and cloudy James Waugh was here all forenoon came to buy some
cows before the sale Burts boys plowed
Fri 13 Very nice all day & clear John & Charles Buck drew straw & I went to St George to sell my
right for Harrow sold the right to Wm Behiny for a horse
Sat 14 Beautiful & warm day staid at home forenoon & got out some stuff for waggon rack from Jim
Waugh same & fixed Mothers old Bureau let him have some Oak for Harrow & waggon rack I went to
Brantford after some cheese in afternoon
1868 Nov
�Sun 15 Some cooler & cloudy all day looks like a storm John P went to George Fongers I went to
Henrys a while in forenoon they came over with me for dinner George Howell went to Westwoods
found a Leicester Buck with our ewes in forenoon
Mon 16 Very cold disagreeable day I went to St. George to settle up with Fleming for the Harrow
right give him my note for $47.00 for two months without interest Henry Howell & wife came down in
afternoon & staid all night {Left Margin: I got a three year old colt from Wm Fleming for my Harrow
right}.
Tues 17 Very heavy rain all day the wettest day this fall a good many camy to the Sale but we had to
put it of on account of the rain it wil come of on Thursday the 26th if all is well Henry Howell went
home
Wed 18 It has quit raining this morning but is cloudy John F Powers & I went to Brantford I went to
get some notices printed about the sale got a 100 for $125. went to see John Lakes colt did not buy
it yet John Burt went home sick in the morning
1868 Nov
Thur 19 Nice morning heavy white frost last night sent John F. with some bills to put up out towards
Smokey Hollow I went to Paris with some bills posted a lot by mail to different parties around the
county got dinner at I.L.Howells & came home
Fri 20 Snowed some last night John went to Help Henrys Bill Hags I went to Harrisburg & around by
St. George to put up bills Mr Burt went with me from his place to St. George got home by noon {Left
Margin: George & the girls went to Henry Howells afternoon}
Sat 21 Quite cool this morning & windy all day got quite muddy I went to Colemans after some
flannel did not get it paid my School tax in morning to Mr A Drake $30.99 got home at noon and
cleaned up a grist after dinner Mr Gim came in forenoon & staid all night
Sun 22 Quite cold froze hard Jane & I went to Henrys in forenoon found George Kitchen & all his
family moved in there Mr Gim staid here all day & all night
1868 Nov
Mon 23 Hard frost last night but a very nice warm day & very clear roads very rough in morning I
took a grist to Brantford to get ground got it home with me John F went to help Osborne thrash in
afternoon they moved into the new School house
�Tue 24 Nice morning some frost John F & I cleaned up some wheat for Henry Mr Burt & Dan came
to plow in forenoon John helped Osborne to thrash & I staid at home in afternoon
Wed 25 Cloudy not so cold Mr Burt finished plowing in forenoon young Mr Reagie came to buy a colt
did not get one from me John went to John Kinneys & I went to Henrys to see him he was gone to
Paris with wheat looks like rain to night
Thur 26 Rained hard last night cleared of this morning again had our sale to day had a large turn out
things went of pretty well a good day George Jones & Rachel came & staid all night
1868 Nov
Fri 27 Nice morning but cloudy Dennis Sager came to buy a bay colt three year old past that I had he
got him for $152.00 to pay in eleven months for him George & Rachel went to Henrys in forenoon
Mr. Simpson came after the reaper he bought at the sale paid cash
Sat 28 Looks like a storm it did rain before night John & I went to Brantford I went to settle of with
Postman for the sale roads very muddy {Left Margin: Some one stole two of our best turkeys last
night}
Sun 29 Cloudy kind of weather I staid at home all day the girls came home from Westwoods
afternoon
Mon 30 Some snow last night colder this morning John took me to Paris to go to Goderich on Cars I
went & staid at Cliffords all night found them all well there
December
Tue 1 Quite cold & blustering all day with some snow Harvey took me out to Mr Morris in afternoon
roads very bad & rough
Wed 2 Snowed some last night & in forenoon about six inches Mr Morris took me to the farm & to
David Ellis in afternoon with the sleigh went very good in the gravel road
1868 Dec
Thur 3 Very nice morning some more Snow last night again David & I went with the cutter back in
Wawanosh to see George Henry about his buying Matchles Horse he is coming down to see him
soon roads very bad mud in some places knee deep to Horse got back about dark to Davids had
one upset in the mud & snow
�Fri 4 Quite cold but clear David thrashed in forenoon & George Ellis brought me out to Goderich
came on a great snow & blow in evening about dark I staid at Harveys all night George went home
again after dark
Sat 5 Quite calm again after the storm last night I came home from Goderich John brought me from
Paris in afternoon brought home half a barrel of W fish no sleighing when I got home
Sun 6 Looks like a storm all day I staid at home John Powers went away to Mr Hawleys or some
where up the road
1868 Dec
Mon 7 Storming this morning very stormy in afternoon John fixed to Kill Hogs I went to Brantford in
afternoon after Salt to salt the pork in
Tue 8 Very stormy all day snow & blowed very hard we Killed Hogs Daniel H Bonham & Isiah came
to buy the straw carriers did not get them Wm Templer came after the straw cutter he bought at the
sale staid all night a terrible storm Killed Hogs & cut them all up & salted them got done before night
Wed 9 Quit snowing but very cold I went to St. George to get the Horses shod at A Brockbank all
around had some of these rubber cushions put under one of their shoes in front John put straw
round yard
Thur 10 Getting colder all the time John & I went to Brantford to get my cutter that was there to paint
James Waugh brought his wife here and left her while he went to Isaac Sands sale & called in
evening for her sleighing not very good at all blowed of the road in places
1868 Dec
Fri 11 Very nice morning but pretty cold all day Jane & I went to Westwoods on a visit with the cutter
& one Horse John split wood James Waugh came to borrow some money
Sat 12 Nice & clear but some windy & pretty cold day day John went to Brantford I went to
Jerseyville to take some coverlets to get wove at William VanSickles cant get them before April or
Mary Came back by Lynden & staid all night at B. VanSickle left a set of whiffletrees at Petitts to get
ironed
Sun 13 Quite cold all day again I staid at Bens in forenoon came home in afternoon Henry H Kitchen
was here
�Mon 14 Some milder this morning Snowed some all day long but did not amount to much after all I
think about an inch or two Wal Baker came to buy some Oak lumber Owen Judge came after
fanning Mill he bought at the sale Joseph Weaver came and bought my old long tug Harness for
twenty dollars they was a very good set
1868 Dec
Tue 15 Very nice all day but cold I went to Paris to order a set of new harness from Flanagan to be
silver mounted all through
Wed 16 Nice day thawed some in the Sun I went to Brantford to see about selling my wheat did not
do it going to Keep it a while longer yet
Thur 17 Very nice day thawed some I staid at home all day not very well
Fri 18 Nice day but some colder I staid at home all day Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer came
before noon I strung a couple of strings of Bells
Sat 19 Very cold all day long I staid at home all day Wm Behimer & Helen went home in the morning
Henry Howell came after the fanning mill he bought at my sale Beal took the steers away in
afternoon I sold him for $100.00
Sun 20 Very nice & warm thawed of all the sleighing I staid at home Grandmother went to Henrys
Mon 21 Some colder this morning I made some shawl pins in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon to
see dutch doctor John began to dig out the snow in lane
1868 Dec
Tue 22 Not very cold again to day John dug out the lane & began to draw up some wood I staid at
home all day Henry Howell & Wm Tanner came after some Sheep for Henry got a dozen at $3.50
each to pay for them in the six months from date
Wed 23 A pretty cold day again I staid at home all day & fixed up the old table & give the top of it a
coat of paint sold Beal 13 sheep for $32.50 to take them away next week Jarome Hawley came after
the pay for the thrashing paid him ten dollars $17.70 coming yet
Thur 24 Nice day but very cold John & I went to Brantford took the iron plow out to George Fowler to
get it fixed up some very poor Sleighing the coldest day this winter
�Fri 25 Not near so cold today we all went over to Westwoods for to take over Christmas dinner
Sat 26 Very nice day not very cold John drew up wood & I painted the table again & mended
Harveys little Sleigh
1868 Dce
Sun 27 Some snow last night but not enough to make good sleighing Jane & I & John Powers &
Willy & Eliza went to Henry Hawleys in forenoon & Home in the afternoon Sleighing very poor
Mon 28 Not very cold very nice winter weather though John drew up wood I painted over the table
again Samuel Buckborough came to buy some oak lumber from me sold it to him Beale came & took
away the Sheep I sold him last week Nelson Kitchen & Edgars wife & children is to start for Michigan
to night
Tue 29 Some Snow last night very warm & mild all day I took Grandmother & the girls down to
Lynden left Grandmother down there to get her cloak made & we came home
Wed 30 Quite mild all day I painted the table over again in forenoon & got out some stuff for a
waggon rack & Samuel Buckborough sent after some oak lumber I sold him John Powers drew wood
Mr Galloway called to get subscriptions for the Bible Society St. George
1868 Dec
Thur 31 A heavy white frost last night very sharp & cold in the morning I went after Dr. Kitchen for
Mrs Cole before daylight to St. George got him to come & painted the table over again & James
Papple called to get his pay for helping thrash John & George drew Pea Straw in forenoon I went to
St. George with some Peas & Oats to get chopped for the beef cow and took some oak lumber to
Bells to get dressed for a waggon rack got it home with one & got the chop stuff with me too a very
warm nice day thawed some the wind got around to the northeast and seems as if there was a storm
a coming on John & George cleaned up some Spring wheat for a grist afternoon I got home from St.
George about half past six in the evening
Diary January 1869
Fri 1 The greatest Snow storm and hardest blowing we have had this winter yet Jane and I and two
of the children went over to Henrys for dinner {Thos?} Westwood & Mary was there in the terriblest
Snow storm we have had in a long time
�Sat 2 Quite mild all day but rained & Snowed nearly all day I put handles on some knives in forenoon
then fixed a place & turned old Matchles in to it in afternoon John and George cut down straw stack
& threw it round the yard
Sun 3 Very warm & thawing some I went after Mother to Lynden in afternoon Marjory VanSickle
came back in afternoon Sleighing going
Mon 4 Very nice and mild this morning John took a grist of S.wheat to Brantford to get floured to sell
I went along to the municipal election at Betsons School House the children started to school again
this morning old Doctor Stinson and old Mrs. Leemington & Mr. Storr is to be buried to day went to
Germans School House to the election & then home & hitched up the brown colt & drove him to St.
George for first time
1869 January
Tue 5 Very mild & some Snow showers through the day I went to Brantford after a grist sold 500 lbs
to Hexts at 2.50 per cwt John split wood Mr Rung began to thrash Peas I settled up with G. Foster &
Hatch in full of all demands
Wed 6 Very nice day & warm thawed a good deal Jane & I went to Isaac J. Howells & James &
Lydia went along went after my new harness to Paris staid all night at Isaac's Joseph Steel & wife
was there all day {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood}
Thur 7 Nice day very warm the Snow all gone in the roads nearly came as far as James Waughs for
dinner & home in afternoon Sleighing nearly all gone {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split
wood}
Fri 8 Quite soft this morning looks like a thaw again I put some hoops on churn & some barrels in
forenoon John split wood Rung thrashed Peas all day
Sat 9 Heavy rain last night rains yet this morning John turned the meat over in the box Mr. Rung
thrashed Peas I staid home all day
1869 January
Sun 10 Very nice day quite warm I staid home all day Grandmother went to Henry's in morning
Susan Wilsons young folks came here from Westwoods in afternoon & went home in evening
�Mon 11 Very nice day and quite warm & Spring looking I staid at home all day the clock spring broke
down
Tues 12 John & I went to Brantford in forenoon called to get Noles to come & butcher a Beef for me
got the clock mended and cleaned at Griffiths
Wed 13 Very nice day & thawed some in the sun John and Noles killed the Beef in forenoon I went
to School Meeting & come back to Mr. Greenfields for dinner & staid till evening Henry girls was over
John greased the new waggon in afternoon I bought a whip from John VanSickle for one dollar
Thurs 14 Beautiful weather all day John and I cut up the Beef & fixed waggon rack in forenoon & put
on & took a load of Hay to Mr. Nisbet School Teacher at Germans School House
1869 January
Fri 15 Very nice weather all day I went to Brantford & took the two girls & George out with me took a
quarter of Beef to sell got five dollers per cwt for it from John Booze bought some chocs for girls & a
pair of Boots for George from Adams
Sat 16 Beautiful day & sunshine I went to St. George to pay Fleming a note he held against me & got
a pair of Harrows from Sam Buckborough & got two shoes set on the John Horse Rung finished
thrashing & cleaning Peas in afternoon had 107 Bush
Sun 17 Nice day again all day I staid at home all day Grandmother went with Henry to see Nelson
Kitchen baby that is sick at the corner at Mrs Shipmans {Left Margin: Samuel Fristney & wife came
at dark & staid all night}
Mon 18 Looks like a storm quite cold & cloudy all day Samuel Fristney paid for the grey mare he
bought from me in the fall for $105.00 John and I went to Paris with a load of Hay to Wm. Epron for
P.O. Connor the roads are very nice for the waggon Samuel Fristney & wife went home in forenoon
1869 January
Tue 19 Quite cold all day and cloudy but no snow yet I staid at home all day John took away a load
of Hay to Paris Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in forenoon I mended a sursingle {surcingle} &
breaststrap Elizabeth Kitchen and Dorothy came over in forenoon & staid till evening
�Wed 20 Beautiful day clear and cold John & I took a load of Hay over to Mr. Kitchen in forenoon got
Wm. Fleming to shoe the team all round new shoes in front Grandmother & Aunt Mary went over to
Henrys I sent for the Globe by H.G. McPherson $1.30
Thurs 21 Very nice all forenoon clouded up in afternoon I staid home all day mended some halters in
forenoon John took a load of Hay to tavern keeper in St. George he is to pay for it in six weeks
Fri 22 Very nice day but quite cold John & I went to Brantford with a load of Hay to A Bradley Henry
Howell came after Aunt Mary & cow I sold to him for twenty one dollars to pay in a short time
1869 January
Sat 23 Very nice day quite cold John took a load of Hay to D Kitchen in forenoon I went along got
two shoes reset on the Horses that lamed them getting warmer
Sun 24 Very nice day warmer Looks like a storm of some kind John went away somewhere &
Marjory went over to Westwoods in afternoon I staid home all day
Mon 25 Very cold & clear all day John & I took a load of Hay to Paris G.P. Grey Hotel Keeper got a
new set of Harness from Flanagan & traded a set of half tug Harness for a new set of long tug gave
him a load of Hay & a load of Straw to boot got two good set of long tug Harness now one set Silver
mounted
Tues 26 Very nice day not quite as cold very clear though John took a load of Hay to Flanagan Paris.
I staid home all day & set a picture in the frame
Wed 27 Nice and pleasant clouds up in afternoon John took a load of Hay to Paris Henry was over
for dinner I staid at home all day waiting for some men to come & buy Matchless
1869 Jany
Thur 28 Very nice day and warm thawed considerable in sun John & I took a half ton of Hay to
Sidney E Thomas in the forenoon put on another load of Hay & took it to St. George to Dr. Kitchen in
afternoon Mr & Mrs VanSickel came over for an evening visit
Fri 29 Quite foggy in morning Come on rain in evening about 4 O'Clock John B. took a load of Hay to
Mr. Cepson I went to Brantford with Henry H Kitchen & Nelson Kitchen to see a lawyer for advice on
Henry's scrape with Mr. Ley & Bolton rained near all night
�Sat 30 Quite cloudy & some rain in Morning I went to Brantford in morning took some chickens to sell
got three shilling a pair for them John Powers went along I bought a Horse from P.B. Hatch for sixty
dollars cash & a note against Mark & George Armstrong for thirty seven dollars eighty cents due next
fall John Templer & wife & children come & staid all night
1869 Jany
Sun 31 Quite cold this morning froze up hard again roads will be rough for a while I staid at home all
day John Templer & wife went to Westwoods in afternoon Nathan VanSickel & wife & his two sisters
came for dinner & went home before night had roast turkey & roast beef & plum pudding for dinner
February
Mon 1 Quite cold and cloudy all day John took a load of Straw to Paris for Flanagan I went to settle
with F.O. Connor for the Hay I sold him gave Flanagan an order on him to settle an {ape?} with him
drove my new horse for first time I got from Hatch
Tue 2 Very cold again to day I went to St. George with some stuff to make a Harrow with John took
some flour & peas over to Rung David Ellis came in evening Snow storm a beginning
Wed 3 A hard snow storm all night & most of the day Some six inches of Snow fell I think sleighing
not very good yet I took David Ellis over to his brother Wms & to St. George & home again {Left
Margin: Paid David Ellis $109.00 on a yoke of oxen}
1869 Febry
Thur 4 Very rough stormy day I took David out to Brantford in forenoon John took a load of wheat to
Brantford Contracted all the wheat I have to Mr. Plewes for one dollar per bushel all round
Westwoods boys brought a cheese over for David Ellis in the evening
Fri 5 Beautiful and clear all day thawed some in the Sun I took David Ellis out to the cars in Brantford
in the morning John took a load of Wheat to Brantford George Cones' young folks came & went to
Brantford to get there Photographs taken I bought a recipe for making hard soap
Sat 6 Nice morning but cloudy George Cones' young folks went to Westwoods & we cleaned up
some wheat in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford & I went to St. George in afternoon to
see Chris Bottings about a stove traded him some Hay for one
�Sun 7 Very nice day thawed some I staid home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon
George Cones' folks went home & Grandmother went home with them
1869 Febry Mon 8 Nice day but thawed some I took two loads of wheat to Brantford John & George
cleaned wheat all day Harvey Howell was here when I got home he staid all night
Tue 9 Nice morning but cloudy thawed considerable John took a load of wheat to Brantford in
forenoon Harvey went to Henrys in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon I sent a telegram to to
Watson Ayr to meet Harvey in Paris George Campbell bought a lot of Pea straw of me for $7.00
Wed 10 Very nice but warm Snow nearly gone I went with two loads of wheat to day Men cleaned up
wheat George Campbell drew his Pea straw away to day
Thur 11 Very nice day but warm snow nearly gone to day Chris Batty came after Hay in forenoon got
two loads to day we cleaned wheat & I went to Brantford to sell Keachie some Hay let him have it for
$95.00 sold Foster my Peas for 75 cts Bush.
Fri 12 Nice day sleighing all gone I took a load of wheat away on the waggon Westwoods was over
here when I got home Men cleaned wheat
1869 Febry
Sat 13 Nice day thawing very fast we cleaned up wheat in forenoon John took a load away in
afternoon George & I cleaned some tailings in the afternoon
Sun 14 A terrible rain & sleet storm all day very bad on the stock Nelson Kitchen was over awhile in
the afternoon I staid home all day
Mon 15 Cleared of this morning but warm & foggy & soft I took one load wheat away Men cleaned up
wheat all day
Tues 16 Nice day some colder I took two loads wheat away Men cleaned Peas Mr & Mrs Kelly came
on a visit in forenoon Donald McDonald came towards night & staid all night
Wed 17 A very stormy day snow & rain John took two loads of Peas out to Bonter I went to Brantford
with Donald to see about some farms he seen advertised for sale & he went home
Thur 18 A very nice day clear thawed a good deal took a load of Hay to Bredt St. George in forenoon
& took a load to D Thomas St. George in afternoon
�1869 Febry
Fri 19 Very stormy this morning snowing & blowing John & George put straw around barn yard &
cleaned Oats in forenoon I set in the house all day not well
Sat 20 Nice Morning not cold John took a load of Hay to Workman George & I went to Brantford &
came home before night
Sun 21 A heavy Snow storm today I staid home all day not very well
Mon 22 Very nice day & clear Mother & I went to Westwoods in forenoon John took a load of Hay to
Workman Mr Keashie began to draw some Hay I sold him to day
Tue 23 A very hard Snow storm going on the heaviest yet this winter John & I went to St. George
after a harrow & got Horse shod I settled with Dr. Kitchen
Wed 24 Storming again this morning I copied of the Horse book from Johns Book in forenoon Very
stormy all afternoon
Thur 25 Very rough & stormy in forenoon John & I went to Brantford and down to Onondaga to see
the Mares that went to our Horse staid all night to Edward Giles found most of the Mares in foal that
we seen
1869 Febry
Fri 26 A Snowing hard all night & yet this morning held up towards night. John & I came to Brantford
for dinner & then home in afternoon thawed some
Sat 27 A very cold stormy day I went to Paris after a pair of Horse collars. John & George loaded the
Sleighs to go to Goderich on Monday
Sun 28 A pretty cold day again I staid home all day John Betsner & wife and Henry & Elizabeth
came over for dinner John and Dorothy staid all night
March Mon 1 A pretty cold day John & I started in morning for Coleborne with two loads went as far
as Haysville for the night
Tues 2 Not so cold to day Snowed & thawed all the afternoon got dinner at Stratford got to Mitchell
for the night put up at Hick's Hotel the best Hotel we found on the road
�Wed 3 Pretty cold in morning thawed some about noon went as far as Clinton to Coopers tavern for
dinner went on to Goderich got to Harveys before night staid there all night
1869 March
Thur 4 Very cold again today a terrible storm in forenoon drifted very bad at times John & I started
out to our new farm in Morning unloaded & went on to David Ellis's & staid all night a very cold night
Fri 5 Very cold all day again I hired Duncan McNee to work for me for a year for $147.00 we started
for home came as far as Harveys for dinner and then drove to Mitchell for the night got very cold on
the road
Sat 6 Nice Morning but came on one of the greatest drifts I must ever see got dinner at Shakespeare
& then come home the heaviest roads I ever drove eleven Oclock when we got home found
everything right
Sun 7 A very cold day but not much wind I staid at home all day Henry was over a while in afternoon
Mon 8 Nice day but quite cold I went to Brantford in forenoon and came home & went to Paris after
David Ellis & Lavinia from Goderich they did not come on the first train Duncan McNee began to
work
1869 March
Tue 9 Beautiful all day & warm went to Westwoods to attend Grandmothers birthday dinner a good
turn out all the children there but Harvey & Eliza George Jones & Rachel & Nelson Behimer & Sarah
came home with us staid all night
Wed 10 A great Snow storm all day about the hardest this winter we had quite a few here for dinner
Nelson Rehimer & Sarah went home with Henrys Sarah was quite sick all day
Thur 11 Cleared of this morning a lot of Snow on the on the ground I took John Powers to Doctor in
afternoon to St. George
Fri 12 Snowed some again to day Peggy & Grandmother and the little girls went to Brantford to get
their Photographs taken David & Lavinia went Westwoods took them to the cars to Paris Wm.
Templer & wife came & staid all night
Sat 13 Quite cold to day again Wm Templer & I went to Brantford with a grist almost to much Snow
for good Sleighing
�1869 March
Sun 14 A good deal warmer again thawed a good deal George Templer & wife & Henry Kitchen &
wife came & got there dinner & went home Wm Templer & wife went to Henrys in morning
Mon 15 Very nice day thawed some I took John Powers to Doctors in forenoon & got a pair of new
harrows from Sam Buckboroughs & got Fanny shod on fore feet
Tue 16 Very nice day but cold I took Mother up to James Waughs in forenoon Rollin Waugh & wife &
Mary Pritchard came & staid all night
Wed 17 Nice day but cold I sold Rollin Waugh some pigs he went to Henrys in forenoon John Clinton
& wife & Dorothy came over Thomas went to Paris after Hester Duncan McNee went along after his
satchel he left at Mitchell
Thur 18 Very nice day thawed some Grandmother & I went to Lynden to the fair in Morning she went
home with Westwoods I came home in evening not very well
1869 March
Fri 19 Not very cold a heavy white frost last night I went to Mr Burts to settle of with him traded & got
a Devon bull & heifer full bred Snowed all afternoon the Doctor lanced little Elizas neck which was
swelled so very bad a good deal of matter came from when lanced
Sat 20 Very nice warm day thawed a good deal snow very soft Mr Burt sent a Devon bull & Heifer
here in forenoon George & Dorothy & Elizabeth & I went after the coverlets & then went to Uncle Wm
Rehimers at night I settled of with him paid him $252.00 & gave him a note for $100 due in one year
with interest
Sun 21 Nice day a good deal colder staid at Rehimers untill towards night & then we went to Wm
Templers all night
Mon 22 A very cold chilly day staid at Wm Templers until after noon & then went to George Jones all
night
Tue 23 Some Snow last night again staid at Georges till after dinner & then came home stopped at
Lynden a little while thawing very fast roads getting rough
1869 March
�Wed 24 Very nice warm day Snow a going very fast at last I took fanning Mill home to Henry Howells
in forenoon got my dinner at Aunt Mary Howells & came back to St. George & got a new stove from
Batty Peggy VanSickel & Sarah Ellis was here when I got home
Thur 25 Nice day but to warm for the Snow to last long John Powers & I went to Brantford in
forenoon & then down Cockshutts road as far as Burtchs Corners & a cross by Mount Pleasant &
back to Brantford & staid all night at Hatches a collecting for the Horse found our Mares most of
them in foal but did not get much money
Fri 26 Rained some last night & all the forenoon John & I staid in Brantford untill afternoon & then
came home the back road a collecting got home before dark {Left Margin: Good Friday}
Sat 27 Very warm Snow going fast Mother & I went to St. George to see old Mrs Batty & took a lot of
old cast iron to let Batty have on a stove the roads getting very bad.
1869 March
Sun 28 Very warm Sleighing gone on this road I staid at home Henry H brought Grandmother home
in forenoon she stopped there on her way home from St. George Nelson Kitchen had a daughter
yesterday evening a very dull day for Easter Sunday
Mon 29 Rained all day again Duncan McNee put up some Oats in bags & I painted new cupboard
over give it a primary coat of white lead
Tue 30 A thawing away yet we put a ring in Bulls nose & took flour chest downstairs & put Oats up in
bags & Mrs Paul Shipman came in forenoon & staid for dinner I wrote for the Canadian Messenger
for her Charles Buck came to hire he is a coming on Monday next Men drew grain from the new barn
I got out stuff for pine boxes to pack things in
Wed 31 Very nice day thawed some I went to Paris to see about getting some cars to move my stuff
to Goderich and give Wm McEwin an order to collect some money for the Horse for me up about
there place I took John P.s trunk to Paris & traded it to Flanagan for a larger one
1869 April 1st
Thur 1 Very nice day but froze up very rough this morning I went with John Powers to Toronto to get
his eyes doctored at Dr. Roseboughs I came back as far as Harrisburg & staid all night at Troomans
a terrible snow & sleet storm all night
�Fri 2 Quite cold again to day roads very rough I came home in morning from Harrisburg Thomas
Westwood & Mary & Mrs Cameron was here for dinner Duncan & I made some boxes in afternoon I
put some handles on big chests in forenoon
Sat 3 Very rough cold day I took Sarah Ellis down to Lynden in forenoon roads very rough I got my
Buggy Axels set up at Petitts & came home
Sun 4 Quite cold & rough all day I staid at home all day Sam Westwood & Harvey & David & Henry &
Kitchen & Albert was here for dinner. George and the two girls went home with Sam Westwood & the
boys to stay all night
1869 April
Mon 5 Very nice day getting warmer Duncan McNee & I went to Brantford Charles Buck was here
when we got home to work for me
Tue 6 Nice & warm to day again Duncan went to Brantford with a load of Oats to sell to Foster got 30
cts per Bushel Mr Palmer came to settle his old note & give a new one Henrys girls came on a visit
sent Charley Buck to St. George with some paper bags & to get a new tea Kettle & some new pails &
I made some boxes to pack things in to move
Wed 7 Nice day thawed a good deal we took two load to Paris to store before we move roads very
rough & muddy
Thur 8 Nice day froze some last night the men went with two load to Paris in forenoon Susan Wilson
& Ellot & Wm McEwin & wife came here in forenoon they all went home but McEwin he is going to
stay & help me pack things to move to morrow we put up all the Pork and Beef in boxes & loaded up
a couple of load to go in the morning with again
1869 April
Fri 9 Beautiful morning again A shock of an earthquake felt in some places Wm McEwen & I packed
up all day Mr & Mrs Burt came over in the afternoon a while I was almost tired out The men took two
loads to the station
Sat 10 Very nice day but very backward & cold I got some teams to bring loads for me to Paris
settled all up with Henry M. Kitchen when we got back from Paris
�Sun 11 Nice day but cold I staid at home all day John Westwood brought Grandmother home in
afternoon James Waugh & wife & Stephen Vivians came down in evening & staid awhile
Mon 12 Nice morning but cold got some teams & brought the most of the things to the cars The men
loaded two cars up before we went to bed Wm McEwen helped us to load & the rest of them helped
as long as they could before they went home
1869 April
Tues 13 Beautiful morning again we staid at James Battys all night & had to get up early I put the
Horses & cattle on the cars before the train started got them on all right & came to Goderich & staid
at Harveys all night
Wed 14 Some white frost last night again Duncan & Charley Buck & my George brought a load out
to the farm & the twin colts I staid in Goderich all day Mother and the children came up on the cars &
staid at Harveys all night
Thur 15 Nice day but cool got Mr. Morris & some other teams to take out some loads for me I
brought Marjory & Dorothy out to the place in afternoon & I went back to town again
Fri 16 Very nice morning again & warm Duncan brought Jane & the children out to the farm in the
forenoon I brought the Buggies out found some a ploughing on the road between here & town
1869 April
Sat 17 A kind of a dull day set up things about the House I went to the Post Office in afternoon after
the papers
Sun 18 A very Cold dull day staid at home all day George Morris came over a while afternoon
Mon 19 Had a very heavy rain last night took away a great many bridges all over the country I went
to Goderich in morning found some of the bridges gone on the road went for some Oats got a few at
55 cts.
Tue 20 A very wet cold day Some hard showers in the day George & I went to David Ellis' after a
yoke of Oxen I bought from him last fall The men fixed up around the House
Wed 21 Cleared of some this morning but Snowed some in forenoon Duncan went to town after
Plaster Charles & George drew some rails from pens away in forenoon I staid in the house & fixed
up some things
�Thur 22 Looks some like Spring Duncan went to town after some Salt & a new Cultivator from Mr
Dodds I was not very well went in to see Dr & I brought Mother out from Harveys {Left Margin:
Charley piled up some manure}
1869 April
Fri 23 Very nice morning again I was sick in bed all day almost. The men done some small jobs in
forenoon & began to Plow some in orchard ground rather wet yet
Sat 24 Very nice day but cool looks like rain in evening Duncan went to town in morning after some
Oats & a new seed drill I had there I went out to town in afternoon to see Dr & take some Butter to
Clifford & got two bunches shingles from Harvey Howell & John B. Powers came up from Toronto &
came home with me his eyes almost well again Chales plowed all day
Sun 25 Nice clear day but cool I staid home all day some of the girls & boys went to the Nile to
meeting in afternoon
Mon 26 Beautiful Morning & all day the nearest like Spring of anything we have had yet Things a
growing very fast John Powers & I went to town to get old Matchless shod and get the Sulkey tire set
The boys plowed all day David Ellis & Lavinia came a while in afternoon did not get the wheels home
with us
1869 April
Tue 27 A very nice day & warm The men plowed in forenoon I rigged up the grain drill in forenoon
John dug in the garden Charles Buck & I went to the Saw Mill & to Shop in afternoon after some
lumber & to get two Shoes set on little Fanny at the Nile John cleaned Matchless Harness in
afternoon Mr Robert Campbell came over
Wed 28 Very nice warm day Come on a shower in the evening John & I went with Matchless to the
Dungannon Show got the first prize The other men plowed George went to town after the Doctor for
Willy
Thur 29 Very clear and cold again Men plowed all day John Powers & I drove Matchless to Lucknow
to the Show got no prize all one sided affair Come home at night got quite cold coming home
Fri 30 Some frost last night again but got warmer in day time Men plowed all day I went to town in
forenoon after the Doctor & home again got some flour from Mr Clifford & got the Sulkey wheels
�home with me got the Tire set on them John went with the Horse down by Ben Miller & round by
Goderich home
1869 May
Sat 1 Nice day but cool some rain Sowed some Oats in morning The men Harrowed them in &
Harrowed down Potatoe and Turnip ground I put up some curtains & John & I went Port Albert &
around home at night quite chilly
Sun 2 Nice day but quite cool I staid home all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting Mr
Campbell & Mr Ward the School teacher give us a call in afternoon
Mon 3 Nice day but cool & dry John started to travel the Horse the men began to cultivate the fall
plowing for to Sow Barley I trimmed some Apple trees
Tue 4 Some warmer this Morning The men gang plowed and Harrowed Barley ground I & George
began to Sow Barley & finished in afternoon
Wed 5 Very Nice day some warmer men Harrowed Pea ground I went to town after Oats did not get
any Came home & drilled in Peas in afternoon
Thur 6 Very nice day but cool I finished sowing Peas in forenoon the men fixed some ground for
Spring Wheat I began to Sow Spring wheat afternoon John came home with the Horse
1869 May
Fri 7 Nice day looks like Showers Charles rolled the Peas & front of Spring wheat Duncan began to
fix some more land for Spring Wheat I finished Sowing a piece of S Wheat & Mother & Harvey & I
went to David Ellis' in forenoon David & I went to Curries to get some Cedar Posts he is going to get
me a 100 for $7.00
Sat 8 Nice day some warmer Men fixed some land for Spring Wheat I went to town to get Oats & get
Horse bills printed met John there with the Horse at Martins Hotel Harvey & Eliza & the children
came out in the afternoon a while went home
Sun 9 Quite a deal warmer to day Duncan & Marjory went to Nile to church Charles & I went to B.
Campbells a while in afternoon Johns eyes are as bad as ever again to day
�Mon 10 A great deal warmer today George & I sowed some more Spring Wheat the men got some
land ready for Oats looks some like rain want some very bad Mr Morris came over awhile in
forenoon
Tue 1 Nice day & warm & windy looks some like rain. I sowed Oats in forenoon & went to town in
afternoon after some flour got a man to come & put in some drain
1869 May
Wed 12 A very hot day the warmest this spring things growing fast The man & I looked out the place
for the drain & he went to town after a spade & his clothes The men plowed the orchard & rolled
Oats ground & in forenoon Willy & I went to Mr. Morris & around by the Nile to get some wheat &
some lumber for the drain & home again in afternoon {Left Margin: The men sowed some Peas &
Oats in orchard in afternoon and harrowed them in}
Thur 13 Nice Morning but cool The men planted a few potatoes & picked stone of the Meadow The
man began the drain I went to Harris' Mill with a grist in forenoon had 25 Bushel got near eleven
hundred flour home with me Come on a nice rain in afternoon got wet coming home in evening
Fri 14 Nice Morning after the rain everything looked fresh The men to draw lumber for the drain I got
the Colt shod in forenoon Mr Cones came to help me put up privy &
Sat 15 Nice day had some rain last night & in the forenoon men drew Slabs & lumber for a Cook
House. finished the privy & George & I scraped the fruit trees & washed them with ashes & began
the Cook House
1869 May
Sun 16 Quite cool to day again looks like a storm to night I staid home all day Mr Morris & George
Morris came over for dinner & went home The men went to the Nile to Meeting in evening Johns
eyes are very bad Mr. Ward & Rob Campbell came over to tea
Mon 17 A very wet Morning and cold The men cut potatoes for seed & Duncan went to get Mr Kerr to
come & take the Horse for Johns eyes are so bad he cant go Duncan went with the Horse & I went
to town in afternoon after some shingles Charles went for lumber getting very cold {Left Margin:
Cones worked at shanty afternoon}
Tues 18 Cleared of but quite cold Charles Buck drew lumber for ditch Cones worked at shanty I
trimmed fruit trees all day
�Wed 19 Nice day but Cold & Cloudy Charles drew lumber for ditch I went to Mr. Biffins to pay him for
some wheat & then went to see Harris' swamp lot in forenoon Came back to David Ellis' for dinner &
then came home & went to get a man to travel the Horse in the evening got one that promised me by
the name of Walters. Cones finished the shanty
1869 May
Thur 20 Very nice day but cool I went back to Hullet after some Oats got a few from Mr Cunningham
& some wheat for feed for Horses Charles drew lumber for the ditch Duncan went with the Horse &
came home
Fri 21 Very nice warm morning The men went to work on Potatoe ground in the morning Charles & I
went after some more lumber after dinner came back & went to planting Potatoes after tea Wm
Walters came & went with the Horse
Sat 22 Nice morning but heavy frost last night John Powers & the ditcher & I went to see Thos
Hamiltons timber lot in afternoon & then home
Sun 23 Nice morning but cool I staid home all day Marjory & the men & George went to Nile church
in evening Campbells man & George Ellis & George McNee was here for tea
Mon 26 Very Nice Morning & warm had a shower last night Charles & George & I went to town in
forenoon to see the sights Duncan went to the Nile to the lecture in the evening Henry Morris came
home with us from town
1869 May
Tues 25 Nice Morning but want a good rain The men went to fixing fence in Morning Geo Harris
came to see about there timber lot I am not going to take it Can do better I trimmed some trees &
went to Bob Youngs to see Mr Hamilton about his lot agreed to take it from him {Left Margin: Our
cows ran away Charley went to look for them they came home themselves in Morning}
Wed 26 Some showers last night some are heavy ones The men fixed fence & I fixed a stall in Horse
stable rained a good deal through the day
Thur 27 Kind of cloudy & wet & cold The men fixed fence all day along the lane I was sick in bed in
afternoon Clifford & Harvey called for there tea The ditcher got another man to take the job of his
hands & he left in afternoon Paid of Walters for taking the Horse {Left Margin: Wm Smith began to
ditch in the afternoon}
�Fri 28 looks like a storm to day I took Mother to town to go down below to see Sarah Cones Married
& to get the deed from Hamilton for 50 acres of timber it rained all day almost I came home in
evening I dont think it ever rained harder than it did coming home
1869 May
Sat 29 A very nice growing day everything looks very green I staid at home all day I put down some
carpet in afternoon The men made fence all day I went after the papers after tea {Left Margin: Smith
worked at ditch}
Sun 30 A fine growing day with some showers. staid home in forenoon Jane & some of the children
went to the Nile for Meeting afternoon had a very good turn out
Mon 31 A very heavy Moist-looking Morning I sent a letter to New York about having my rural
changed to Carlow Men fixed fence John P. went with the Horse I was quite unwell all day {Left
Margin: Wm Smith worked at the ditch all day}
June Tues 1st A beautiful growing day and very warm Mr Leales staid here all night taking orders for
fruit trees I did not buy any from him they was to dear Duncan & I made a stone boat & Charles drew
up old rail for firewood in forenoon The men washed the sheep in afternoon I went to the Nile & got
old Matchless shod on fore feet Old Smith worked at ditch
Wed 2 A very nice growing day Marjory Van went to town & I laid to bed The men pulled & piled
stumps all day on the fallow field old Smith worked at the ditch all day
1869 June
Thur 3 Very nice growing morning The men pulled and piled stumps & fixed some stump holes in the
afternoon Jane & Willy & Eliza went to David Ellis afternoon after some ashes for Soap Making
Fri 4 Looks like rain this morning I took two Horses to get shod & the men got up the Sheep & began
to shear in the forenoon Came on a heavy rain about & rained hard all the afternoon & most of the
night everything growing very fast
Sat 5 A very damp kind of morning The men cleaned out Cow Stable under the Barn in forenoon we
began to pick wool The Sheep averaged four pound of wool a head good weight 54 lb from 13
Sheep all Ewes most of them have lambs some two I wrote a letter to Mr Arnold Paris about fruit
trees & one to Henry Howell St. George about some money he owes me Jane & the girls went to
�town in afternoon to get some Hats {&c?} for them & the little boys My eyes very bad or one of them
{Left Margin: John Powers came home with his eyes very bad}
Sun 6 Quite a damp day & cool I laid in bed with my eye Johns eyes & head very bad all day Duncan
& Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting in the evening Marjory went to Prayer Meeting in forenoon
1869 June
Mon 7 Nice Morning but looks like Showers got some in afternoon I staid in the House all day with
my eyes Johns eyes very bad yet Duncan went with the Horse Charles & George planted the corn
over in the morning & drew stones till noon Charles began to Plow fallow afternoon a very rough
place to plow
Tues 8 A very dull Morning Charles plowed Johns eyes very bad yet I fixed some whips Mr
Robertson Called to see my grain drill in forenoon I looked over John Powers account in forenoon
Marjory picked wool I settle of with John Powers in the evening my eyes one of them very bad
Wed 9 Quite a nice Morning Charles plowed fallow all day I took John Powers to the Cars to go to
Brantford in forenoon A man came & began to help Mr Smith with the drains I came home before
dinner my eye very bad yet
Thur 10 Some heavy rain last night I staid in the house all day Charles plowed in forenoon went after
some more slabs afternoon the men worked at drain by Campbells farm all day
1869 June
Fri 11 A very wet kind of Morning Duncan went with Horse Charles drew some Slabs for drain all day
I staid in the house all day with my eye very bad yet but somne better I think a getting
Sat 12 Very wet nasty weather looks like rain this morning did rain some in afternoon Charles
plowed & filled in a big ditch Martin cut a cross corner of field Men began the new drain in morning I
took wool away to factory in forenoon to get Carded & traded some wool for flannel & came home at
noon rained some heavy showers in afternoon
Sun 13 Quite a nice Morning but had some heavy rain through the day time I staid at home all day in
bed most of the time my eye a good deal better to night I think Marjory went over to see Bob
Campbell in afternoon she went to Nile for Meeting in the forenoon
�Mon 14 Rather dull damp day some rain Showers in the day Charles filled in an old ditch Peter
Hogan began to work for 1/2 a month for $7.50 in Morning he & George drew of Stones I went to Nile
to see about some Lumber for drains & went to David Ellis & home Cones finished shingling the
stoop {Left Margin: Men worked at drain Wm Campbell came to sell me some fruit trees at dinner
time}
1869 June
Tue 15 A very damp chilly day some showers through the day & night Charles drew lumber for drain
Peter drew stones & dry stumps I staid in bed until after tea my eyes getting some better Men
worked at the drain {Left Margin: George took the Sow to Mr. Carrolls in afternoon}
Wed 16 A very nice day & dry but cool some rain last night The men & I piled up stumps Willy & I
went to factory after some rolls in afternoon Jane & boys went to Mr Gallagers & Mr Campbell came
over a while after tea time
Thur 17 A very nice day but cool Harvey Howell called in on his way to Wawanosh to sell reapers
George McNee came over to buy a Horse Charles and Peter began to draw dung on turnip ground
The men finished ditching in evening I staid in house all day nearly not very well George drew of old
rails & of off fallow
Fri 18 Some rain last night again The men finished drawing dung and plowed turnip ground I bought
a new fanning Mill in evening the ditchers & I measured the ditch I paid them of
Sat 19 A very nice warm all day Men plowed fallow I went to town after turnip seed David & Lavinia
came for dinner he came in to town & back with me for tea Some more rain tonight
1869 June 20
Sun 20 Quite a damp morning I was in bed near all day not very well Charles & Duncan & Marjory
went to Nile for Meeting in evening
Mon 21 Very damp dull weather yet Charles plowed fallow Peter went on the road to work with Owen
I was in bed most of the day sick
Tue 22 A warm growing day Peter & George went on the roads Charles drilled turnip ground got the
drill and sowed the turnips after tea time I was not well Charles plowed potatoes for first time
�Wed 23 Quite damp growing weather Charles plowed fallow Peter worked on road with Owen I was
sick in bed all day
Thur 24 A nice Morning looks like rain got a shower in evening Jane & I went to town The men
plowed fallow I got some medicine from Dr. McLean
Fri 25 A very nice growing day The men plowed fallow I staid in house all day Isaac Martin came to
sell me a horse in afternoon
Sat 26 A wet forenoon very wet in afternoon I paid of Peter Hogan at noon
Sun 27 A very wet day some of the hardest rain I ever seen everything swimming
1869 June
Mon 28 A very heavy rain & hail storm in some places done a great deal of damage George took me
to Cars to go to Brantford got to Brantford about 5 O'clock staid all night at Hatches Cleared of warm
& dry looking
Tue 29 A very nice morning but looks like rain again it did come on Showers about noon I got a ride
out with David Thomas to St. George & then he took me up to Henry Howells a heavy rain came on
in evening & rained very hard all night
Wed 30 Quite Showery all forenoon and very warm I staid to Henry Howells till afternoon & he paid
me some money & brought me down to St. George & then I rode to Westwoods with there boys and
staid all night
July Thur 1 Quite a nice dry day Thomas Westwood took Dorothy & I to Brantford & I went to see
Walter Kerr & some others that owed me but got nothing Come back to Westwoods again
Fri 2 A very hot day & dry Westwoods took me to Lynden to Ben VanSickles & brought me back to
Henry Kitchen & staid all night there
1869 July
Sat 3 A very heavy rain last night again everything floating Henry H.R. took Mother & I to Brantford I
left a lot of account with Charles Biggar to collect Come back to James Waughs & staid there all
night
�Sun 4 Quite cool & dry to day staid to Waughs till afternoon & he brought us down to Henry's again
to stay all night
Mon 5 A very nice warm dry day Henry brought me to Paris to come home & he took Mother to see
Susan I got home at night Dorothy Westwood come with me home
Tue 6 A very nice warm day The men plowed fallow I was sick in bed all day
Wed 7 A very nice day & dry Men plowed I went to town in forenoon Came home very sick very sick
all night
Thur 8 A heavy rain last night & some in forenoon Charles & George plowed Duncan went to do his
road work to day I was in bed sick near all day
Fri 9 Nice day again but cool Men finished plowing & began to drag down fallow I was sick in bed all
day
1869 July
Sat 10 A very nice day again Men Harrowed fallow I was in bed but am some better Harvey brought
Mother home afternoon after being away 6 weeks from home on a visit never so long from home
before in her life
Sun 11
A very heavy rain last night & high winds in morning I was in bed most of day George Ellis
was here all night & George & Charles took our Dorothy & Dorothy Westwood over to David Ellis in
afternoon
Mon 12 A very nice day again I staid in the House R. Campbell brought a cow over here & an other
man Men Harrowed fallow ground in forenoon & Cultivated & hoed turnips & George Harrowed in
afternoon
Mon 13 A very nice day but cool I staid in bed near all day The men finished hoeing the turnips the
first time
Wed 14 Some Showers through the day Charles hoed some in garden & cut a round a piece of
Meadow in afternoon Duncan & I went to town after a new reaper from Mr Bells St. George & the old
Storie from below Harvey & Elize came out for tea
1869 July
�Thur 15 A damp foggy day Morning very poor Hay weather The men drew some wood & split up
some in forenoon we started the Mower in the afternoon Charles hoed Cabbage & things in garden
Fri 16 A very heavy shower last night again the the Men dug turnips all day Nearly shook out the
grass in afternoon Mr. Martin call a while after tea the first time he has been out here since he
moved away last fall
Sat 17 More rain to day here but very poor Hay weather Men shook out Hay & began to rake and
cock it up Duncan cut some more in afternoon got all that was dry Cocked up safe
Sun 18 A very nice day the best Hay day we have had yet since we began to cut The women &
children all went to the Nile to church
Mon 19 A beautiful day for Haying The men began to draw in some in forenoon raked & put up some
more & cot some in afternoon Mr. Smith came & helped us in Hay by the day at 75 cts per day
George ran near all day to look for the Bull found him at dark up by Sheppards the white Heifer had a
calf Bob Campbell had to come help her calve {Left Margin: I walked up to the Post Office after tea
for the first time in about 4 weeks getting better}
1869 July
Tues 20 Had a nice Shower in the morning The men got up & got in a load of Hay before the rain
came on got some Breakfast & another load in before it got wet bad George took Fanny to shop to
get shod in front The men ground their new Scythes & I made Muzzle for red Heifer while it was
drying of got in some more Hay before noon again Dorothy Ellis brought Dorothy Westwood over
here in the forenoon Charles went to town after tea more rain in the night very heavy
Wed 21 A very wet forenoon & very cold all day The men dug stumps in afternoon I copied of the
Horse Bills from Duncans Book in forenoon a very heavy rain
Thur 22 Cleared of this morning The men turned out the Hay in forenoon not as wet in the Cocks as
you would think it would be The drew in five loads in afternoon
Fri 23 A very cloudy & dull day looks like a rain Men cut some grass & turned out some in forenoon
drew some afternoon had a shower after tea I fixed gate at road & got painter to come & paint
Cupboard over {Left Margin: George went after his Mother & Mr Morris afternoon}
1869 July
�Sat 24 Damp morning but cleard of before noon The men began to mow new ground Meadow in
Morning Mowed all day I went to see Mr Hamilton about some plank for the Barn Bridge in afternoon
Sun 25 A very nice warm day looks like rain to night I staid at home all day Mr. Morris' young folks
brought Dorothy Westwood over here in afternoon
Mon 26 Looks like rain again did come on & rained untill noon Men got in a load or two before rain
came on hard Cultivated & hoed turnips in afternoon & got in a load of Hay after tea which finished
the one field
Tue 27 A beautiful day all through & warm & drying for Hay men Hoed turnips a while & then spread
out grass Duncan went after some plank to Cunninghams in Morning Men raked & drew Hay in
afternoon {Left Margin: Marjory VanSickle went to town to get her finger doctored up}
Wed 28 A very wet morning & near all the day through at times Duncan & Charles & George got up
at 3 O'Clock & went & cocked up some Hay & got one load in Barn before Breakfast They mowed all
afternoon in the new ground field
1869 July
Thur 29 Is quite a cold damp day Sun shone some in afternoon The men mowed in forenoon & Hoed
Turnips in afternoon Harvey called for dinner the painter came & grained the Cupboard after dinner
very poor Hay weather indeed {Left Margin: Harvey took Dorothy Westwood home with him in
afternoon}
Fri 30 A very Nice warm day a very good Hay day indeed The men spread grass & raked up & drew
some in in afternoon I went to town with Butter got dinner at Harveys had green Cucumbers cut up
the first this season Harveys wife not well got home about sundown
Sat 31 A nice day for Haying The men got in all the Hay we had cut down I took Mother to town to
stay with Harveys wife she had another dead baby this Morning I brought Dorothy Westwood home
with me again
August
Sun 1 A nice warm dry day we all went to church at the Hill in afternoon
Mon 2 Nice forenoon got a shower before tea time Men finished cutting grass in afternoon George
Harrowed fallow I was not very well today
�1869 August
Tues 3 Had a heavy rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks all forenoon & turned grass in afternoon The
other boys went after Huckleberries I got 21 3/4 lbs Beef from Mr Judge
Wed 4 Had more rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks & dug stumps The other men worked on the
fallow
Thur 5 A very nice day but cold The men worked on the fallow a while then went at the Hay to dry
and get it in
Fri 6 A very nice cool day Mr Smith dug stumps & the other men worked in fallow till tea time & then
got in the last of our Hay George went after berries with Marjory got a good lot of Berries
Sat 7 A Beautiful Harvest day warm & dry had a total eclipse about 4 or 5 o'clock in afternoon The
men cut Barley all day got done I went to town
Sun 8 Very nice dry warm day again I staid at home all day Harvey brought Mother home in
afternoon
Mon 9 A nice dry warm day Just up Men drew in the Barley I went to see Mr Scott about buying old
Matchless & to see the tile maker below Manchester I got very sick before I got home
1869 August
Tues 10 A very nice warm day I staid at home all day sick The men drew in the Barley got done at
dark began to rain just as they got the last load in the Barn had 14 good loads of Barley
Wed 11 Had a nice rain again last night but cleared of this morning again The men worked on the
fallow all day & got in a load of Hay after tea Jane & I went to town in afternoon to take the Roan
Horse out to Mr Clifford sold him to him for $75.00 $25.00 cash six months for the ballance $50.00
Thur 12 A very nice Morning Marjory went after some Berries The men worked on the fallow George
cut some wood I staid at home all day
Fri 13 Very fine all day but cool Duncan & Charles went to help David Ellis in his harvest I staid at
home all day sick
�Sat 14 Very nice warm day had a shower in evening George, Charles & I went to town after a
waggon from Brantford from Hest it did not come {Left Margin: Duncan helped David in harvest to
day again}
1869 August
Sun 15 A very nice day again I staid at home all day Mother & some of Children went to Church on
Hill in afternoon
Mon 16 Some rain last night but dry all day again Men worked in fallow George went after Dr.
McDougall for in forenoon
Tue 17 Nice day & dry all day Duncan went with team to help Mr Morris draw in fall Wheat Charles
worked on fallow George went to town after Medicine for me
Wed 18 A nice worm dry day Men worked on fallow in forenoon Charles got up some wood in the
afternoon Dr. McLean called in
Thur 19 A very nice warm day The men drew Manure on fallow Marjory went to swamp after
Huckleberries I staid at home all day sick
Fri 20 Nice warm dry day again The men drew manure on fallow Harvey & Eliza & Mrs Clifford &
Cynthia Kitchen & Dorothy Westwood & David Ellis & Lavinia all came here after dinner & staid for
tea I lent David Ellis $27.00 to pay his harvest hands with
1869 August
Sat 21 Had quite a heavy rain last night quite damp all forenoon George went to town after some Ale
for me & the men ground there scythes & Axes & cut some wood Marjory came from swamp with
some Huckleberries
Sun 22 A Nice Cool dry day I staid at home all day Mr & Mrs Nichols came over a little while after tea
for the first time since we moved here
Mon 23 A very nice warm day The men began to cut Peas in morning Marjory went after some
berries
Tues 24 Beautiful warm dry day The men finished pulling the Peas at tea time Mr Whitely came &
took away Matchless after dinner he gave me $100.00 down his note in Six Month for $100.00 & his
note first February 1871 for $62.00 with interest 7 per cent
�Wed 25 A small shower last night but a nice day after it again The men helped David Ellis with his
Peas cutting
Thur 26 A very nice warm day The men helped David Ellis untill noon & came home to draw in Peas
1869 August
Fri 27 Nice morning came on rain before noon The men drew Peas till the rain & then spread Manure
I went to town after new waggon & brought it to Harveys and left it there
Sat 28 Quite damp this morning Duncan & George went to town after the Waggon & barrel water
lime and some sand for Cistern Charles cut Peas & Oats in the Orchard
Sun 29 A very nice cool day & dry Jane & I went to town to hear Mr Punshon preach at the
dedication of the Church opening
Mon 30 A nice dry day again The men drew in Peas I staid home all day
Sept Wed 1 A nice dry day The men cut around Spring Wheat in forenoon & drew in Peas & Oats
afternoon Mother & I went to David Ellis in afternoon
Thur 2 A nice dry day again The men came at noon & they cut wheat in afternoon
1869 September
Fri 3 A nice dry day The Men cut wheat got done at tea time Davids men went home
Sat 4 A Nice dry day I went to town & Dorothy The men bound oats
Sun 5 A nice warm day I went after Mother over to Davids forenoon had to send for doctor for
Marjory VanSickel in Middle of last night she had Histeric fits &
Mon 6 Nice Harvest day The men drew wheat & cut oats Harvey Howell brought Cynthia Kitchen out
here after tea time
Tues 7 Had a wet forenoon Davids boys went home The men began to cross plow fallow afternoon
Mr Smith went to Campbells to thrash afternoon
Wed 8 Clearing of again The men plowed & Smith helped Campbell thrash in forenoon worked in
Oats in afternoon
�Thur 9 Very nice dry Morning The men worked in Oats
Fri 10 A very nice dry day The men drew in S. Wheat & Oats Mr Smith left here Jane & I took
Cynthia Kitchen up to David Ellis's in afternoon
1869 Sept
Sat 11 A very nice day again The men drew in Oats David Ellis, Man
Sun 12 A beautiful dry day all the folks most went to Sunday School & Church in afternoon to the Hill
Mon 13 A nice dry day The men finished the Harvest in afternoon
Tues 14 A very nice dry day The men plowed all day Mother & I went to Mr Morris' to see about
some seed wheat I got sick
Wed 15 A nice dry forenoon some rain in afternoon The men plowed what they could George went to
town after some things for me &
Thur 16 Nice day a shower in afternoon we want rain very bad now The men plowed fallow {Left
Margin: got 1 1/4 bushel plums from David Ellis}
Fri 17 Very nice day warm The men plowed all day I settled of with Mr Smith in morning & with
Marjory at night
Sat 18 Nice Morning & warm George took Marjory to the cars in Morning The men plowed fallow
Sun 19 Very nice warm day we all staid at home all day
1869 Sept
Mon 20 Very dry & warm The men plowed all day I staid at home sick all day
Tue 21 Nice warm day The men plowed George went after some medicine for me in forenoon Mr
Morris brought my Seed Wheat over here which come very good Harvey & Cynthia came out at tea
time after his Cow Came back & we put her in the field & he left her here
Wed 22 Very nice warm day The men plowed & Harrowed fallow all day I was in bed {Left Margin:
Got letter & ape? from Thos Gorman}
�Thur 23 A very nice dry day George went to Davids after a horse early in the morning got one The
men finished plowing fallow & began to drill in afternoon {Left Margin: Answered Mr Gormans letter
about some boots}
Fri 24 Nice dry warm day The men sowed wheat I staid home sick
Sat 25 Had some showers to day The men sowed wheat got nearly all done I was at home all day
got some Seed wheat from Mr Gallaghers 7 Bushel 14 lbs at 8 & 2 1/2
1869 Sept
Sun 26 Some Showers all through the day I staid at home Mr Reid & wife came for dinner & then
went to Church in afternoon
Mon 27 Rather wet this morning The men finished sowing the wheat & got some wood in forenoon
and made some fence & put away the Reaper in the Barn in afternoon
Tue 28 Nice day but cool The men drew Manure in the Orchard I was at home all day sick
Wed 29 Very nice warm dry day I was at home all day The men began to dig Potatoes they turn out
well & no rotten ones
Thur 30 A Nice warm dry day I was at home all day Charles & George dug potatoes Duncan helped
Nichols to thrash Oats & Peas Harvey & wife Cynthia Kitchen & Lydia & Kizzy Morris Called in about
tea time awhile
October Fri 1 Very nice warm day The men dug Potatoes Duncan helped Nichols thrash in forenoon
I was at home all day answered another letter from Mr Gorman about some Boots I never got
1869 Oct
Sat 2 A very wet day very heavy rains all day The men finished digging the Potatoes Sent to Mr
Nichols for some Oats to feed
Sun 3 A cold damp day I staid at home all day Duncan went home
Mon 4 A very nice warm day for time of year Jane & I went to town found Mr & Mrs Biggar at
Harveys The men drew some wood & then drew Manure
Tues 5 A Nice dry day The men drew dung I staid at home all day
�Wed 6 A very nice warm day Mother & I went to David Ellis staid all day The men drew Manure
Thur 7 A nice day and dry I staid at home The men & George went to Dungannon show took
Potatoes & Turnips got no prize at all
Fri 8 A nice warm day The men drew Manure I staid at home
Sat 9 Nice forenoon some rain towards night Billy & I went to town could not get home at night for
rain staid at Harveys
1869 Oct
Sun 10 A damp cool day but not much rain a heavy rain last night the roads are getting bad & sloppy
Billy & I came home from town George Ellis was here for dinner our folks went to church Nathan Ellis
came home with them got tea Mr Philips & John Gallagher came over a while in afternoon
Mon 11 Cool & damp all day The men drew Manure I staid at home sent George to town with a bill of
stuff to get for to fix the House
Tue 12 A cool dry day The men drew Manure I staid at home all day sent George to the Nile Mill with
bill of lumber to get sawed he got me some Prickly Ash bark
Wed 13 Not a very bad day dry I took Mother out to Harveys Eliza is very sick with inflamation on the
lungs Duncan came out after some stuff for the House I got a new stove for room left Mother out
there road getting bad finished drawing dung Charles got wood
1869 Oct
Thur 14 A very wet forenoon wet all day at times Charles began to dig a cistern & set up stove &
Duncan & George went to get in Cedar logs to Make cover for Cistern got logs from David Ellis &
they brought home some lumber to fix House
Fri 15 A very nasty wet time & cold I staid at home The men dug Cistern & went after lumber to cover
it in forenoon The both went to Tea Meeting in afternoon Port Albert
Sat 16 dirty kind of weather The men finished digging & covered cistern forenoon put on a coat of
plaster in afternoon
Sun 17 Very disagreeable weather I staid at home all day the children went to Sunday School
afternoon
�Mon 18 Very rough day showery I was at home all day The men finished cistern David Ellis came &
paid me the drill note and got him two little pigs Mr Morris got two for himself & Harvey he brought us
a bag of flour
Tues 19 A very rough day looks like winter Men cut wood I wrote a letter to Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver
& sent $75.00 in letter to Luisner Brantford for a drill {Left Margin: Tuesday 19 Harvey come out and
the men began to tear down old chimney after dinner very dirty Job & cold}
1869 October
Wed 20 Quite rough & cold & Stormy The men finished tearing out the chimney in forenoon Harvey
& Duncan went to fixing the floor & Charles went to lathing up Stairs I was Sick in bed near all day
Thur 21 A very rough Stormy time Snow Squalls & rain at times Charles lathed Harvey and Duncan
fixed the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Mr Philips thrash 1/2 a day}
Fri 22 Very disagreeable weather The men & Harvey fixed up the House I was Sick all day {Left
Margin: George helped Philips thrash all day}
Sat 23 A very rough Stormy day The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick {Left Margin:
George helped Gallagher thrash all day}
Sun 24 Very rough dirty weather all staid at home I was sick
Mon 25 Nice forenoon rain in evening The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick
Tues 26 A very Stormy forenoon Duncan went to Law Mill after lumber Harvey came out & brought
Mason and A Southdown Buck from Mr Edmundson from the cars at Goderich he came up on
Saturday night had nothing to eat from that until Tuesday morning
Wed 27 A rough cold morning The men tended plaster all day he did not get over the House quite
1869 October
Thur 28 Very Stormy weather The men tended plasterer he got over it at noon I sent George to town
with the Mason & to get something for me from town I was very Sick Wallace Chrisler came home
with George David Ellis called in here on his way to town to take the Cars in Morning for below
�Fri 29 A very Stormy day Snow & rain & wind quite like winter but not to say very cold Men cut wood
George went with Wall Crysler over to David Ellis' after some notes he was to take with him of mine
but he forgot them I was sick all day in bed Mr Judge Came in evening to see about taking the lambs
Sat 30 Quite like winter looking Mr Judge brought 144 lb of Beef here in Morning & took the lambs
away Charles drew wood with Sleigh & then Duncan went to Saw Mill after lumber in forenoon I sent
George to town after Mr Burt he is coming on the Cars to bring me some money he got here about
dusk
1869 October
Sun 31 Not quite so Stormy to day I staid at home Mr Burt went with our children to church on the
Hill afternoon
November Mon 1 Quite nice Morning looks like clearing of again George took Mr Burt to the Cars in
morning The Men picked apples Charles went to Morris' raising in afternoon Mr Burt says there was
more frost down below all the apples spoiled
Tues 2 A very Nice warm day I was home sick all day The men picked apples & began to pull turnips
in afternoon George took up the Beets & radishes
Wed 3 Very Nice warm day The men finished pulling turnips afternoon I was sick at home all day
Thur 4 Not quite as nice looking to day I think it will storm The men made a place to put turnips under
Barn in forenoon They drew turnips afternoon Harvey Howell & Edward Ellis came out before dinner
Harvey fixed House in afternoon I paid Mr. Thos Hamilton $820 for the Swamp I bought from him in
Summer he went to town & got Mortgage released
1869 November
Fri 5 A very heavy rain last night & Snow & rain Squalls all day a very dirty day The men finished
drawing in turnips in afternoon I sent George to town after plasterer in afternoon very bad afternoon
to be out he haint back yet at 7.Oclock John Horse got sick took cold
Sat 6 A very disagreeable day some Snow & some rain roads getting very bad Duncan went to hunt
up some thrashers did not get any Charles & George got up some wood I was sick at home
Sun 7 Very rough dirty weather I was home sick all day some of the children went to Sunday School
& church in afternoon on the Hill
�Mon 8 Quite stormy but not cold Charles & George got wood Duncan went to Nile to see thrashers in
forenoon did not get them I sent $7.50 to pay Mr Trotter for lumber Duncan went to see Strachan
about coming to thrash in afternoon They are coming on Thursday next if they can
1869 Nov
Tues 9 Very dirty weather some Snow every day or night The men went to Goderich to get some
Boots & George got up some wood I was at home sick all day
Wed 10 Just the same kind of weather yet some Snow but not cold every day no frost in the ground
yet The men put apples away in the cellar in forenoon & made a larger door into the old log House
so we can get top Buggy into it & got ready to thrash tomorrow Thrashers come at 9.O.Clock at night
Thur 11 Quite mild looks some like a rain some Snow showers through the day The thrashers got to
work about 9.O.Clock The hands did not get on very early I laid in bed till eleven O.c Mr Philips, Mr
Gallagher, 1 hand two Mr Nicols. George & Nathan Ellis & 3 Horses came to help us thrash only got
Oats done today had 345 Bush
Fri 12 Nicer day then for some time no storm of any account The men thrashed the Spring Wheat &
part of the Barley David Ellis came over before dinner & staid till 4 O.clock
1869 Novermber
Sat 13 Very Nice Morning finished thrashing in afternoon thrashers got away about 4.O.Clock The
plasterer got done & was away about the same time. They left a few Peas & Peas & Oats to thrash
Sun 14 Very Nice day & clear part of the time The children & Jane went to S.School afternoon Mr
Varcoe our new neighbor came home with them & staid awhile in the evening
Mon 15 Quite a dull cloudy day Duncan took grist to Goderich to get ground he did not get home
untill 9.0.clock at night Mr Morris came & made cider Mr Leveright called in afternoon {Left Margin:
Charles & Duncan went to D Ellis afternoon after a Steer I bought from him for Beef}
Tues 16 A very disagreeable day came on storm in the evening rained & Snowed all night Mr Morris
made cider & David Ellis made cider in afternoon Harvey & Eliza & Mary came at dinner time went
home in evening The men chopped wood in the bush to get ready to drag down
1869 November
�Wed 17 A very stormy day Snow & thaw all the time The men gathered Cabbage in forenoon &
made Sour Kraut in afternoon They got up a load of wood & dug some radishes from under Snow
was not froze at all in forenoon
Thur 18 Stormed all night again but is cleared of some this morning The men cut wood all day I was
in house sick not so well again for two or three day break
Fri 19 Very Stormy weather but not cold thaws more or less every day The men cut wood in the
forenoon & fixed House floor & worked about the Barn in afternoon
Sat 20 Quite a stormy day rain & Snow but so very cold Charles cut wood & Duncan went to town
after some chop stuff in forenoon They butchered a pig in afternoon I was at home
Sun 27 Very squally all day but not very cold The children went to Sunday School and church after
dinner I staid at home all day Mr Varcoe called & left a Book for me to read
1869 November
Mon 22 Some colder to day had the worst storm yet this fall looks really like winter The men cut
wood & drew up some George had to come from School to help Mr Garvin to make cider David Ellis
called in evening on his way from town & got his supper & went home {Left Margin: The tax gatherer
was here my tax School Tax & all was $18.70 not as high as I expected it would be}
Tues 23 Cleared of some this morning but clouds up & looks like a storm The men cut wood did not
get much Storm today for a wonder
Wed 24 Very nice clear day The men cut wood in forenoon Charles drew wood in afternoon and
Duncan went up to the Nile on his own business
Thur 25 A very beautiful forenoon Clouds up in afternoon but no storm The men cut wood & Harvey
came out to finish up the House and fix up Horse stable in forenoon Charles drew wood & Harvey &
Duncan worked at the Stable in afternoon I staid in the house not well yet but some better I think
1869 November
Fri 26 Some cloudy this morning The men and Harvey fixed Stable in forenoon got it done Harvey
went home at night quite warm and thawing some
Sat 27 Very nice dry day some Snow The men cut wood all day
�Sun 28 Very nice day no storm we all staid at home all day Mrs Martin & her sister came over a
while in afternoon
Mon 29 Nice mild day some showers of rain & snow The men cut wood Mr Griffin made cider came
on rain in evening {Left Margin: Harvey is getting the measles this morning}
Tues 30 A very heavy rain last night taken of a great part of the snow The men cut wood
December
Wed 1 Some colder this morning The men got Mr Campbells Oxen & our own and skidded up logs
for sawing all day
Thur 2 Some storm again to day The men skidded up logs all day took Mr Campbells Oxen home in
evening
Fri 3 A rough kind of day again The men made ready to butcher the Hogs in forenoon
Sat 4 Looks like a storm again Charles & George & I went to town Came on rain & I staid in town
The boys brought home the grist of chop & stuff
1869 Dec
Sun 5 Some colder this morning I staid at Harveys all day no storm all day
Mon 6 A very nice clear day The men killed the Hogs James Gallagher helped them Harvey brought
me home in the afternoon seen the Gallows they are to hang Mellady to morrow morning early for
murdering his Father & Mother near Seaforth
Tues 7 A very nice day some snow in afternoon again The men cleaned up their butchering in
afternoon
Wed 8 A nice day no storm and not cold thawed some The men went & made a road to get into
swamp Mr B. Hamilton helped them
Thur 9 Some cloudy this morning The men went to swamp to cut pine for Sawlogs
Fri 10 Cloudy again to day The men cut Saw logs all day I staid at home
Sat 11 A rather stormy day rain & Snow getting soft The men cut Saw logs George took the Sows to
Mr Pete Carrols to the Boar in the afternoon I staid at home all day
�1869 Dec
Sun 12 Quite cold & rough to day I staid at Home all day The children went to S.School & Church
afternoon
Mon 13 Quite cold all day The men cut Saw logs Mr Strachen sent his boys to let us know he was a
coming to Saw wood on Friday & Saturday next
Tues 14 Nice warm dry day The men cut Saw logs George brought the Sows Home from Mr Carrols
& the Master sent the the children home from School because some of them was afraid of the
Measels
Wed 15 Quite a soft rainy day Charles went to help David Ellis to get in a Pea Stack Duncan &
James Gallagher Killed our Beef steer in the forenoon he was very good Beef
Thur 16 A very Stormy day rain & Snow all forenoon and part of afternoon Duncan & George & I cut
up Beef in forenoon Charles came home from Davids he went to the swamp after the Axes they left
there the last day They began a Sheep rack in afternoon Mr Strachen came after dark to Saw wood
to morrow
1869 Dec
Fri 17 Some colder this morning but cloudy but no storm in forenoon they went to Sawing wood in
the morning hard job to get hands to help they cant get here untill noon very near some how they
had very good luck had only one small break just at night Willy and Elizabeth is broke out with the
Measels Jane & Dorothy is getting them
Sat 18 Nice day cloudy & warm but no storm all day The men sawed wood all day got it all done in
good time have a fine lot of wood sawed up ready for the Stove Jane & Dorothy is down with
Measels this morning the rest are some better
Sun 19 Nice day but cloudy They are all getting on with the Measels very well Libbie & Willie are
very bad with ear ache
Mon 20 Quite cold all day George drew up wood Charles split wood Duncan helped Gallaghers Kill
Hogs & then he went to pay his tax to Dungannon They seem to be getting better with the Measels
all but sore ears
1869 Dec
�Tue 21 Quite cold looks like a storm coming on The men split wood George drew up wood They are
all better with measels except Dorothy she is very bad in her breast hard to get her breath dont eat
any mush
Wed 22 A very stormy night Snow & then rain before morning but not cold They are all better but
Dorothy she dont seem to get much better yet The men split stove wood at house in forenoon
George went to Goderich to get some things and to see Doctor got very cold & windy The men went
to Mr Nichols to a chopping Bee in afternoon & then they went to a debating School just starting at
the School House in the evening let Mr Helps have a waggon to go to town with a load of Barley the
Sleighing all gone
Thur 23 Quite a cold day freezing hard The men split wood at House in forenoon & split wood in
bush in afternoon They all seem to be getting some better slowly all but Dorothy Matilda & John
Gallagher came over a while in the evening
1869 Dec
Fri 24 Snowed some last night but cleared of in the morning Mr Judge called in morning to get a
hand to thrash he did not get one from me George took Fran & John to get shoes set in forenoon
The men split wood George & Harvey & Myself went to Goderich with the Sleigh after some Fish &
other things a new Bedstead & very poor Sleighing most of the way
Sat 25 A nice Mild day but not a very Merry Christmas for us all the children sick with the Measels
George has begun to break out with them the rest are some better but Dorothy she is very bad with
her ears & some of the others the same we all staid at home no body came but Sister Lavinia & her
son Nathan came a while in evening
Sun 26 Nice mild day calm we all staid at home but Duncan & Charley went to Church at Hill our girl
came back at evening
Mon 27 Quite soft all day The men split wood at House & cleaned up grist & got some stuff out for
gates Snow near all gone again
1869 December
Tues 28 A nice mild warm day thawed a good deal The men split wood at the House & got Jim shod
on the front fee & got ready to go back to Swamp to work again tomorrow I took a grist to Goderich
to Mill got dinner at Harveys & come home before dark got the grist home with me very nice
wheeling on the road but is getting quite soft
�Wed 29 Nice mild day with a little Snow last night The men went to the Swamp to work in the
Morning I went along with them as far as David Ellis' they was getting out some turnips & drawing
home to grit up They are not froze now but have been They wont keep long they are all pithey inside
I staid at Davids all day & all night a tea meeting at the Smiths Hill Council House at night had a
large turn out They had to get the Hall at the tavern(Symingtons) for could not all get in some of our
men & hired girl went to it some boys behaved very bad
1869 December
Thur 30 A very mild warm day thawed a good deal in some places some more Snow last night but
not much Sleighing only on the North & South roads the road from here to Goderich all blowed of but
very good wheeling The men went to Swamp to cut posts & rail cuts I came home with them & David
Ellis came with us & staid all night he is on his way down to Dumfries in the morning he is going to
walk to Station in Morning at Goderich
Fri 31 A very nice calm warm morning but cloudy looks some like a storm coming The men went to
the Swamp again to work this morning I staid at home all day am getting some better health again
David Ellis started early in the morning to walk to Goderich to take the Cars for below The children
seem to be all getting better of Measels A very nice day for the last day of 1869 & Samson W.
Howell
1871 sowd early peas 8 of April finished sowen the field peas on 18 of april
May 2nd AD 1871
Finished seading to Day
22 finished potatoes
October 22 nd 1872 finished Digging potatoes
1872 sent markets notes a way to colect on 22 the day of october
the two Gray Mares went to the horse Black Prince the 20 day of June 1853 just at my {continued on
next page: {lot?}}
Pink & Fanny went to the Horse Argyles Stables the 1 day of July 1856
�Samuel Howell
February 6
1857
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19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
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1868-1869
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19th Century, Brant County, South Dumfries Township and Huron County, Carlow Township, Ontario
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Samson Howell Diary & Transcription, 1868-1869
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Samson Howell (1832-1870)
1868-1869 Diary
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Diary 1868
Wed Jany 1 Snowed some last night & a little all day had a new-years dinner Thomas & Mary
Westwood was here for dinner very nice & mild all day
Thur 2 Nice & mild all day Stephen helped John F. Powers to draw Straw from other barn F. G.
Ashbaugh called to get pay for a Skip of Bees I got from him, had no money. Uncle Wm Behimer &
Helen Behimer & Margaret Templer came in afternoon staid all night
Fri 3 Very nice & mild looks some like a thaw foggy like John & I went to Brantford with the Sleigh in
afternoon now Sleighing John went to get an Overcoat & some flanel for Shirts John H. Kitchen
came home with us he was pretty well on Uncle Wm Behimer went from here to Aunt Sarah Smiths
& then home George Kitchen brought my democrat waggon home in forenoon
Sat 4 Snowed some last night & in afternoon Snowed pretty hard but very soft & damp stayed at
home all day John F. Powers went away before day light said he was going to Woodstock on a visit
Charles Buck came to do the chores for John at night Staid all night
Sunday Jany
Sund 5 Very calm but cloudy all day Staid at home John Powers came home again before
dinnertime Charles Buck went home in afternoon
Mond 6 Not quite as warm blows up Cold again John Powers began to take saw logs to G. Smiths
mill and I went with Henry to town meeting and Elizabeth & Margaret Kitchen & Jimmy Papples &
Wife & Aunt Jinny Leemons here for dinner it will be a very close run for Wm Campbell for Councillor
I think
Tues 7 Very mild & nice & warm John drew Saw logs went with two loads 4 logs. I went to Brantford
found Mr Osbourne their brought him home he is in trouble with Mr Christie about settling for his rent
looks some like a thaw to night
Wed 8 Some cooler again this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to School Meeting was
appointed Sec of Meeting Abram Drake was appointed Trustee for the year in place of Henry H
�Kitchen whose time is out has been in for the last three years everything went of agreeable + quiet
School to be Kept up by rate bill & {Yard?}
1868 Jany
Thur 9 Very cold & blowing very hard, snow drifting in all directions John Powers was sick all day &
all night with the bowel complaint I staid at home all day to cold for me to go their a man named
Houston here begging for a family above Paris the man got hurt very bad.
Fri 10 Very cold this morning, John went to Saw mill in forenoon with logs I staid at home all day
George Kitchen brought home the brass kettle in forenoon very rough & stormy in afternoon
Sat 11 Not quite so cold to day John Powers drew Saw logs I went to Brantford after a bill of lumber
from Hext, Sleighing middling
Sun 12 Colder again this morning Staid at home all day mother went over to Henry's John Powers
went away some where to Clarke Vanevery's he said
Mon 13 Quite cold & clear to day John Powers drew Saw logs little Harvey & I went to James
Waughs to see about his making a meal & flour chest for us he is going to make it right away looks
some like a snow Storm coming
Tue 14 Quite cold to-day again looks some like a storm a-coming to-night John Powers drew logs
again to-day went two loads George Agnew & his mother & Rachel Griffin came here & George
Agnew & I went to look for a girl to hire up to Wm Howell's in forenoon did not get one James Waugh
& wife Wm Waugh & wife & his wifes sister came at dusk & staid the evening & went home
Wed 15 Not so very cold this forenoon John Powers drews logs took one load & brought home a
load of edging I went to Westwood in forenoon they was killing hogs & from their to St George a
looking for a girl to hire Could not get one yet they seem if they would rather do any thing else than
work
Thurs 16 Very cold all day again John Powers drew logs all day I went to Daniel Bonhams for dinner
to look for a girl & then went to Harkness' & from there Frasers on my way home looking for a girl did
not get one yet
Frid 17 Not quite so cold John drew logs in forenoon I staid at home there was some men came to
buy my Stallion they went to Galt to look at another horse I asked them $400.00 for him they said
they would be back again if they could not rest themselves any better
�1868 Jany
Sat 18 Not so very cold this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to Brantford came home
at noon
Sund 19 Not very cold heavy white frost last night I think their is a thaw coming Staid at home all day
Almas the blacksmith came to get my cutter he did not get it let him have the saddle
Mon 20 Very nice and mild all day John took one load of logs to mill & brought home a load of edging
I staid at home all day Mr Osborne was over in forenoon Nathan Ellis & Dorothy & John & Harvey &
Dorothy Westwood came at noon & staid untill evening Mr Evans called in a peddling
Tue 21 Pretty cold to day again but looks some like a thaw John Powers finished drawing saw logs I
staid at home all day thawed some about noon
Wed 22 Quite cold very heavy white frost in morning looks like a thaw John drew wood all day their
was an agent here to sell wooden window curtains I bargained for 8 for 6.25 I went to Brantford &
then came around by Paris Road to look for a girl to hire did not get one She had just hired
1868 Jany
Thur 23 Quite mild & thawing some rain John Powers split wood in forenoon drew wood in afternoon
I staid at home all day not very well.
Fri 24 Very blustering & quite cold I went to Brantford with Henry H. he took some Sheep out to
deliver to one Jones he had sold to him a rather hard lot I think 33 head for $70.00. Henry's wife
came over with him & staid while John Powers went over & helped to dress a steer they had feeding
that got to much chop stuff & they had to kill him.
Sat 25 Not so very cold quite mild towards evening I staid home all day John Powers split some
wood in forenoon & drew wood in afternoon looks some like a storm to night. F. G. Ashbaugh called
in to get one of my patent Bee Hives for a model but did not take it
Sun 26 Snowed some last night very cold all day froze very hard I staid at home all day John Powers
went up to Mr. Hawley's in forenoon middling kind of sleighing again after the snow
1868 Jany
�Mon 27 Not quite so cold this A.M. John Powers drew wood all day I was at home in forenoon I went
to Lynden in afternoon after a girl to hire did not get one heard of one at James Herrimans they
thought I could get named Margery VanSickle
Tue 28 Very cold & clear all day heavy white frost in morning. John drew wood all day, I went to
Herrimans to see about a girl she was gone to Mr. Watsons to work a couple of weeks. I bargained
with her to come in about a month I got my dinner at Morris Anders & come home overtook Wm
Turnbull on the road & hired him for a half a month at $5.00
Wed 29 Very cold & clear all day Wm Turnbull began to work for half a month John Powers & him
drew hay in driving barn I went to Brantford Called to see a girl at Mr Betson to get her to work she
agreed to come as soon she could get her clothes from Rockton Nathan Ellis came to get the old
clover huller from here to take up to Goderich with him he is to start home in Morning
February
Thurs 30 Colder than ever to day the men drew straw from other barn all day I staid at home all day
& cleaned & oiled my single Harness cleaned them up first rate they look well John Kinney came in
morning to trade me his grey Horse for a pair of my colts & pay me the odds did not trade
Fri 31 Very cold to day again John Powers drew up wood all day Bill Turnbull sawed wood on wood
pile I filed wood saw in forenoon staid at home all day.
Febry
Sat 1 Very cold & clear all day Bill sawed wood all day Powers & I went to Brantford
Sun 2 Very cold today yet John Powers went to Hawleys Jane & I went to Henrys for dinner
Mon 3 Colder than ever this morning Henry came over & helped kill a beef and I filed two Saws in
forenoon Men cut up Beef in afternoon
Tues 4 Quite mild & pleasant all day started down the river to collect for Horse went to Hon George
Browns in forenoon & back to Cainsville for dinner & from their to John Reids & staid all night very
clever folks had very good luck considering several mares dead. Wm Turnbull sawed wood
1868 Febry
�Wed 5 Very nice morning fine all day & clear thawed considerable went from John Reids around by
Onandaga & back to Mr Richard Harris for dinner from their to John J. Giles near Cainsville all night
{Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood}
Thur 6 Snowed some last night turns up very rough & cold Snow blew a hurricane all day about the
roughest day this winter got our dinners at Morris Anders came around by John Coles & James
Cameson & so home like to froze my face {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood}
Fri 7 Not quite so cold this Morning quite calm wind fell John Powers went to see his Mother which
was very sick Wm Turnbull Sawed wood I staid at home all day filed & set wood Saws
Sat 8 Not quite so cold to day John Powers & Mother & I went to Brantford to meet some parties that
was to pay me some money for the Horse & bought three bunches of double & twisted Carpet warp
very coarse & strong Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day looks like a storm it began to Snow about 8
O'clock Snowed very hard & blew hard
1868 Febry
Sun 9 Quite mild this morning & all day thawed some in forenoon turned cold towards night had quite
a Snow last night I staid at home all day John Powers went to David Vansickles about noon
Mon 10 Very cold this morning & all day. Men sawed wood & split all day. I went to Brantford with a
grist of Wheat got the flour home with me turned out flour well. James Waugh brought his Kicked
Mare down for me to see she is doing well I signed a note with him to get money for him from John
Elliot David Ellis was here & a fellow called George McKnight was here when I got home & staid all
night
Tue 11 Not quite as cold to day Men sawed & split wood. David Ellis went to St George in the
morning. George McKnight went to Harrisburg to take the Cars to Galt I went to School Meeting in
afternoon called to take into consideration buying a Site & building a house thereon & did not come
to any conclusion at all about it cant get a Site very handy for it they ask to much for a Site
1868 Febry
Wed 12 Not so very cold today Snowed some in forenoon John Powers and I went up around by
Paris road and in the bend of the river a collecting and went into Brantford had very good luck. Bill
Turnbull sawed wood all day
�Thurs 13 Very cold most of the day Powers and I went to Paris and from their up Galt road to the Ayr
road to Robert Wilsons and staid all night did not do very well very few in foal only got $3.00 all day
Turnbull sawed wood all day
Fri 14 Very cold all day about as cold as any day yet I believe John and I came around by Glen
Morris' to Mr Robson's for dinner and so home at night got very little money very few mares in foal
Turnbull sawed wood all day
Sat 15 Quite mild this morning and Snowing pretty hard Wm Hall and Robert Hall came in morning to
buy a colt I sold them 20 Sheep for $57.50 for the lot Mother and I went to Brantford in afternoon
after some carpet warp got half a bunch to make out the pieces
Feby
Sun 16 Quite mild all day Jane & Harvey & Willy & Eliza went to Westwood for a ride in forenoon
Mon 17 Quite warm & snowing most of forenoon I went to Brantford in morning to let them know
where Jack Cowtherd was stopping and brought out the constables & went with them to Mr Nichola
Lees after him they think he was connected with the murder of McIntyer and then went to Jim
Herrimans to see about the girl to come to & work & then came back to School Meeting The two Mr
Lampkins was here to buy colts did not see them
Tue 18 Pretty cold this Morning and cold all day John Powers and I went to Paris Station with some
sheep for Wm Hall I sold to him last Saturday Grand Mother went with me to James Waugh they are
digging out their old well & going to dig it deeper & wall it up again
Wed 19 Quite cold again to day I went to Paris & took the cars for Woodstock to pay Kinney for my
Harrow right & left my horse at Capsons found everything allright came back & stayed at Issac
Howells all night thawed a considerable today order 8 sets of castings for the new harrows {Left
Margin: Paul Shipman helped John Powers saw up some logs for harrow stuff & drew straw from the
other barn}
1868 Feby
Thur 20 Very nice & warm all day thawed a good deal Came home from Isaac Howells in forenoon &
Mother & I went to take carpet stuff to the weavers & from there to Henry Howells & staid all night
sleighing gone a good deal, got Horses shod {Left Margin: John Powers drew oak saw logs to the
mill}
�Fri 21 Not so warm to day John Powers drew a log to saw mill in forenoon & got Paul Shipman to
help clean up a load of wheat in afternoon I came home from Henry Howells in the afternoon
stopped in St George to see Sandy about ironing some harrows
Sat 22 Very cold again to day Mr Osborne come over & went with me to Brantford John Powers took
out a load of wheat I got $2.63 in silver had 31 Bush 15 lb got some more carpet warp it was most all
gone at McLeans
Sun 23 Very cold looks & feels like a snowstorm I went after Mother to Henry Howell in afternoon got
very cold old Mr Evans came last night & staid here all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in
forenoon dd not get home till night cattle got no drink to day
1868 Febry
Mon 24 Very stormy this morning snowed hard all day & blew a perfect hurricane everything is
drifting full of snow. Mr Evans is here yet I staid at home all day John had a great time to get water
for the cattle have to take them to Jones creek for water
Tues 25 Storming yet this morning Snow piled as high as the fences & higher some places the
hardest storm this winter so far Evans here yet A C Gile & Jonathon Craig came after some seed
wheat got $1.75 Bushel every road & place blocked up with snow storming yet to night at dark
Wed 26 Mostly quit storming this morning Kind of mists a little old Evans left in forenoon. John & I
went to Saw mill in morning to draw on saw logs give George Forges the job for a dollar John
brought home a load of edging from Bens Mill, I went to Jim Herrimans after Margery Vansickle to
work for us she began to work in afternoon I went to James Waughs to see to get him to make a
harrow for a model the roads drifted very bad
1868 February
Thur 27 Not so very cold to day Snowed some most all day very disagreeable being out doors John
Powers drew the lumber from the Saw mill & brought a load home I went & staid at the mill all day
they made a very bad job a sawing the Cherry logs got it all thicknesses almost
Fri 28 Pretty cold to day and blustering Snow a drifting John Powers went Saw mill to draw away the
lumber as it was sawed I went to Brantford to see about selling my hardwood lumber & came back &
went to James Waughs to see the well digger about sinking my well deeper he is coming tomorrow
�Sat 29 Quite cold again to day John and I went to Smiths mill to get some lumber sawed to make a
curb in the well Mr John Reed was here to buy a horse while we was gone to the mill the well digger
came in afternoon
March Sun 1 Very cold again to day staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy &
David came for dinner Grandmother went home with them the well digger was here all day
1868 March
Mon 2 Very cold & very stormy Snow is flying in all directions the coldest & roughest day yet the well
digger John Easton could not do any thing at the well untill near night. Pat Kennedy came in
forenoon to help at the well but had to go home again took out a few brick just at night
Tues 3 Very cold yet but not so stormy the men began to work at the well in good earnest got out
near all the bricks & dirt to the bottom & curbed it up as far as we went. Pat tended to the buckets
alone nearly all day pretty hard work. John P. went to Paris after a load of gravel in afternoon George
Rowland called to see about my mare being in foal she is dead got some medicine from old Keeler
at night.
Wed 4 Not so cold this morning James Waugh called in morning going to St George Mr Osborne
came over & staid the forenoon I am not very well to day The men worked at the well Easton came
about eleven O'clock & went home about 4 O'clock worked about half a day at the well John drew a
load of gravel from Paris got the well down as we can go without a tight curb the digger is going to
make one tonight.
1868 March
Thur 5 {Left Margin: Easton worked at the well} Very nice & pleasant this morning sharp frost last
night John drew two loads of gravel Men finished digging well & put in tight curb & began to put in
the brick again. I think their is a good show of water now in the well. I went to St George in the
morning & came back by 9 o clock & went to Paris to see about some casting for Harrows in
forenoon. James Waugh went a long did not get the Irons got some bills about the Harrows in
express office looks like a rain to night
Fri 6 Raining nice this morning rained most of the night very bad working at the well Easton came
sent for Pat to come worked at the well in afternoon rained hard
Sat 7 Very rainy all forenoon Men worked near all day at well very nasty job Pat came in the morning
& worked at well Easton did not come to work. John Powers helped at the well finished the well in
�afternoon about 5 o clock I & George went with the well digger home at night the worst going I ever
seen the water over road half way to Brantford and over Sleigh box in some places. George & I staid
at John Powers all night got there about half past nine o clock
1868 March
Sun 8 Very warm & thawing today snow most gone in the roads water very high in the roads & river
the river nearly all broke up ice about gone in the river at Brantford George & I came home from
John Powers in afternoon water very high in the roads up to top of sleigh box in some places Harvey
& Eliza came last night from Goderich staid all night and went over to Henry's Grandmother went
with them
Mon 9 Froze some last night Harvey went down to see the big creek bridges in morning found them
standing yet but water very high Harvey & Eliza & Jane & Mother & I went to George Jones' to attend
Grandmothers birth day dinner had a very good one all their except Thomas Ellis & David Ellis & wife
& Thomas Westwood & wife had a good time of it I was not very well
Tue 10 Very warm this morning mud getting very deep came home from Georges in afternoon road
very bad Harvey & Eliza came at night from Jerseyville I sold big Tan mare to a Yankee for $120 in
silver to be delivered on Thursday the 12th inst in Paris
1868 March
Wed 11 George came last night again I staid at home all day sick in bed John Powers split wood
Harvey started home in morning with the cutter Eliza staid here all day John rode old Matchless out
for exercise in afternoon. George Kitchen came to get a draft of a harrow to send out to Michigan &
Nelson Kitchen took most all the afternoon to get up one
Thur 12 Froze some last night but quite warm through the day, rained again most all day very hard. I
staid at home sick in bed most all day, John Powers hung up meat in afternoon & emptied some oats
that Henry brought back Eliza went with Henry's to Brantford, Sammy Proper came for dinner.
Fri 13 Very nice morning & warm looks like spring coming. John thrashed some Peas I went to take
the mare I sold & Eliza to the Cars at Paris in forenoon not very well got some of my harrow Irons at
�the station at Paris Called at Jim Waughs to open the box the Irons was in was not there have to
send for some more roads very muddy getting very bad
1868 March
Sat 14 Very nice and mild thawing yet snow a going John Powers & George broke the Colts in
forenoon to lead & one of them to drive round a little I was sick in bed part of the day roads very
muddy heard the first little grey bird this morning
Sun 15 Beautiful morning the nicest day I most ever seen for the time of year roads are drying off
very fast John Powers went to Mr Hawleys I was in bed sick & the baby was sick & so is most of the
other children
Mon 16 Very mild but rained near all day hard John Powers thrashed some Peas the children & me
are near all sick with colds
Tue 17 Very windy & some rain John Powers chopped wood in the woods. Mr Deans came to buy a
yoke of Oxen Roads are drying up a good deal
Wed 18 Some cooler froze some last night John Powers cut wood in woods the children sick with
colds Willy kept us awake near all night with the croup last night
1868 March
Thur 19 Froze some last night Powers & Paul Shipman drew straw from the other barn I cut some
{type?} to mark Harrows with in forenoon. Elizabeth Bonham has came & stopped for dinner while
Daniel went to Brantford Easton came to see me I am some better than I was in health Willy I think is
some better
Fri 20 Froze & snowed some last night very nice morning & nice day, staid at home all day John
Powers sowed some clover seed this morning & set the Bees on their stand & boarded up the Barn
to Keep the hens out in forenoon & cut some wood in afternoon. Bart Lang came over to see if I had
any money for him
Sat 21 Very cold & windy thawed some in moddle of the day in the Sun went to Brantford John took
Matchless to get shod & I got some Iron for Harrows at Mortons. Margery Vansickle went along &
went home to Hermans roads not so bad a coming Hiram Hawley rode home with me to the corners
got some money for the Horse in Brantford
�1868 March
Sun 22 Very nice not so cold as yesterday Samuel Westwood & David was over John Powers went
after Margery Vansickle in afternoon Wm McEwin & wife & boy & Susan Wilson came before dinner
& staid until dark. Henry came over a while in afternoon
Mon 23 Beautiful morning very warm John Powers & I went down to Saw Mill in forenoon to see
about the lumber George Fonger came to see about trading me his Oxen for a horse, rained a little in
afternoon
Tue 24 Very nice weather but not so warm to day John Powers made a reach for the waggon I went
to St. George with my Irons for some new kind of Harrows got my John Horse shod at Sandys & got
some teeth & other Irons made for Harrows at Sandys & got some lumber dressed at Bells old
Johnny Wilkison was here all night him & his Horse
Wed 25 Quite cold to day John took me & some timber to Jim Waugh for Harrows we got a pair near
done John brought a load of lumber from the mill & came after me night to Jims Mr McAllister was
here for dinner he was at Jims when I went there in morning {Left Margin: Mr Wilkison started for
home in morning from here about 8 O Clock}
1868 March
Thur 26 Some frost again last night folks are beginning to plow all over. I went to James Waugh to
finish the Harrow got it done middle of afternoon John Powers brought a load of lumber from mill &
took & brought me from Jim Waughs. Getting very dry afraid of a drought coming on again. Rowland
Waugh & wife & one of Cassideys girls came to James Waugh in afternoon
Fri 27 Froze some last night again. John sowed some clover seed in morning & went to Saw mill
after lumber. I painted over a pair of Harrows in forenoon. Mr Tench called into see about some
Harrows. Could not sell to him sick in bed near all day. Mrs Greenfield & Michael Griffin was here a
while in afternoon Mrs Evans was here all night
{smudged ‘Sat” above} Sat 28 Some frost again last night John finished sowing Clover Seed in
morning & went to Saw Mill in afternoon after lumber I was sick in bed near all day. Mr Osborne was
over a while in afternoon. George Fonger came to trade me his Oxen for a colt & to hire me his
brother David I hired him for 6 months at 12 dollars per month {Left Margin: did not trade with Fonger
yet Mr Gim came in afternoon & staid all night}
1868 March
�Sun 29 Frost last night again staid at home all day Margery & our two girls went to Tranquility
meeting in forenoon. John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon came home & rode Matchless out
for exercise in afternoon I feel some better to day Mr Gim is here all day
Mon 30 Some frost again last night very nice all day & warm. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill
after lumber. Bart Lang was over & I Settled of with him in full of all Ape to date by cash. I was sick in
bed near all day very bad. David Fonger came at night to begin to work for me for Six Months at
twelve dollars per month
Tues 31 Not quite as much frost last night nice warm day. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill to
day, I sold a colt to Mr E Palmer a coming 3 years old for $100.00 to pay in seven months at interest
& I bought a yoke of Oxen from George Fonger for ninety five dollars to pay half in a month or two &
the balance $47.00 in seven months without interest David Fonger began to work for 6 months {Left
Margin: My health is some better to day}
1868 April
Wed 1 Not much frost last night John Powers brought the last of the lumber from the mill in forenoon
Dave Fonger & George took two cows to Mr Osbornes to the Bull & Dave piled up some lumber in
forenoon & John & Dave drew Hay from Barn to Driving house & I went to Paris after some Harrow
Irons & took Mother as far as Mr Hawleys & she came back to Jim Waughs & I got back their for
dinner & then came home, Elizabeth Kitchen was home when we got home in evening
Thur 2 Not so warm this morning, snowed some in forenoon. I staid at home all day. Joe Weaver
came in morning to buy a colt I let him have a Lovel colt for $90.00 to pay half for her in a month or
two & the rest in Seven Months quite cold tonight Men fixed up bridge behind the barn and drew hay
in afternoon in driving house
Fri 3 Quite cool to day I went to Brantford after a load of Plaster roads very nice & smooth & dry Men
drew straw & fixed up some fence down at Jones Creek meadow that the water washed away I
settled off with Charles Buck in evening
1868 April
Sat 4 Very rough & cold some Snow I staid at home all day The men fixed some fence & split some
rails in woods Very squally with some Snow
Sun 5 Very rough & cold again I staid at home all day Dave went down home very rough & cold with
some Snow showers all day
�Mon 6 Very cold & windy all day frost pretty hard & deep Men cleaned up some seed Oats & Peas &
Spring wheat. I was mending old bags all day Men killed a Skunk in the evening raised a fine smell
about here
Tue 7 Very cold to day again Men sowed Plaster & I went to Paris after some more Plaster got some
more subscribers to Canadian Messenger at the corners coming home
Wed 8 Very cold & stormy all day Snowed some very heavy showers John Powers & David Fonger
& myself went to Brantford to the spring fair of Bulls Stallions & seed grain a very poor affair plenty of
Horses & Bulls but scarce any seed grain. I took out some Oats to change made a bargain to
change with Mr Luck tomorow Took out my stallion but got no prize this year
1868 April
Thur 9 Not quite so Cold & rough this morning think the weather is going to change again warmer
froze so hard that we cant plow at all Powers went to Ancaster to get some money for himself David
Fonger drew some rails to fence on the side road & I went to exchange some Oats with Mr Luck on
Paris road in afternoon. David Fonger dug a hole to bury a cow that got her feet froze in the
afternoon
Fri 10 Froze pretty hard last night quite mild in the day time John Powers was sick in the morning but
got some better & went to trimming apple trees trimmed all the young orchard Dave Killed & buried
the sick cow & drew some rails to the fence in forenoon I mixed some horse medicine & staid at
home all day. Dave & George picked stones & things of from the Meadow & drew brush from
Orchard in afternoon
Sat 11 Pretty nice morning but turned out very stormy in afternoon with Snow & rain I went to
Brantford after some Whiskey & other things to mix medicine in John trimmed apple trees & Dave
sowed some Plaster got my pay from Hon George Brown for services of Horse in 1867
1868 April
Sun 12 Quite cold again all day I staid at home John F.P. went to Mr Hawleys & Dr Treneverys Dave
Fonger went away somewhere in afternoon Henry H was over for dinner Dave did not get back to do
the chores
Mon 13 Not quite so cold to day Men finished sowing plaster in forenoon & began to plow some in
afternoon a good deal of frost in the ground yet goes very bad to plow ground very dry & hard
�Tues 14 Froze some last night again warmer to day with some rain in afternoon I cleaned & oiled old
Matchless Harness in forenoon & sewed carpet rags in afternoon John P took old Match to Paris to
Doctor Conworth to see what ailed him David drew straw in forenoon & the men cleaned up some
seed wheat & a grist to take to mill
Wed 15 Very nice morning no frost last night for the first for some time some small showers through
the day Men Plowed all day only when it rained I sewed carpet rags all day very tired To night all
hands sewed rags to get them ready for the weaver Paid Edgar Kitchen $3.00 on Pea thrashing
1868 April
Thur 16 A small Shower last night Very heavy wind all day long I staid at home all day Men Plowed
all day George took some more carpet warp to Mrs Holcombes to finish the carpet with a showers
just at dark Henrys girls was here in afternoon
Fri 17 No frost last night at all very heavy wind again to day with some small showers Peggy
VanSickle & Sarah Ellis came & John Wilkinson in forenoon I staid at home all day Men Plowed all
day Peggy went to Henrys at night
Sat 18 Not quite so windy to day Some hard Snow showers I went to Brantford with a grist to grind &
got the Democrat Spring set up at Hexts David plowed all day John went to Paris in afternoon with
old Matchless to see the Horse Dr Sarah Ellis went with Peggy Vans to John Vansickles & then to
Henrys at night
Sun 19 Quite pleasant to day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in afternoon
David Fonger went home last night Margery Vansickle went to Baptist meeting in the forenoon looks
some like a Storm
1868 April
Mon 20 Very nice morning & all day nice & warm Men killed a hog in the forenoon & cleaned up
some Barley Dave plowed in afternoon John Powers & I went to Brantford to get old Matchless shod
& I took a hog & some Barley to Fosters got $5.1/2 per cwt & got $2.20 per Bushel for the Barley I
settled of with Foster in full
Tue 21 Very nice Morning nice all day I took Kate to shop to get two shoes put on her in forenoon
Men plowed all day Seth Charlton called in afternoon to pay me some money for services of Horse in
1867
�Wed 22 Nice & warm this morning Isaac H Anderson came last night at dark & was very sick all night
with some thing like the ague was bad yet in the morning John & I went to Paris & then to Robert
Wilsons for dinner to see if we could get a stand for the Horse Wm McEwin wants to buy him offered
five hundred dollars for him take him now or three hundred after the season is out agreed to let him
have him Charles Buck came to work in the morning J. H. Andersen got as far as Paris in forenoon
was very sick.
1868 April
Thur 23 Quite a Snow last night Men cleaned up some Peas in the morning & David & John tried the
Oxen & a horse on the plow to plow some sod it went very bad sod very dry & stiff Charley plowed &
finished the sod field for Peas. Dave & John drew straw in afternoon Beal was here sold him some
Bucks for Mutton & three young calves for veal
Fri 24 Some frost again last night Charles & Dave plowed at the sod all day John went to George
Fongers to get a horse did not get one Mr Chatterson came to get a horse to work I & Harvey went to
Westwood to get a Horse in afternoon did not get one yet
Sat 25 Very nice all day some rain last night & showers Dave plowed in the young orchard Charley
Buck plowed in the sod all day John & I went to Brantford to get Bills printed & get a route for the
Horse Margery went home in afternoon
1868 April
Sun 26 Nice and warm morning I staid at home all day Dave & George went to Meeting to Bethel
John went to Osbornes in afternoon Margery came home in afternoon
Mon 27 Very nice morning & warm about half of the day Dave finished plowing the Orchard &
Charley Buck plowed in forenoon I went to St. George & to the weavers after some carpet in
afternoon & home again, John Powers started with the Horse to travel Beal was here after some
Sheep in afternoon did not get any I was from home {Left Margin: Charles Buck went home in
afternoon}
Tue 28 Nice morning but windy Dave plowed all day I went to Brantford in forenoon after Horse Bills
got a hundred printed of large size John Powers got home at night Charles Buck did not come to
work { Left Margin: Sam Westwood brought Sarah Ellis over here in afternoon}
Wed 29 Very nice morning a nice shower or two in the forenoon John started with the Horse came
back again sowed some Peas in afternoon for the first tried the new harrow went very well Dave
�finished plowing the sod for Oats in afternoon Charles Buck worked in afternoon {Left Margin:
worked Beals Horse 1/2 day}
1868 April & May
Thur 30 A nice growing morning a heavy shower last night quite wet part of forenoon John started
with the Horse in the morning for Newport Dave Sowed some Peas in morning had to quit on
account of the rain untill noon boys fixed fence & split wood and Harrowed some in forenoon worked
Beals Horse 1/2 day ground rather wet to Harrow good George Harrowed some for the first in his life
{Left Margin: Grandmother & Sarah & Harvey went to Henry's I & Willy went over too after them
awhile & staid for tea Sarah staid their all night}
May Fri 1 Fine growing morning but cloudy most of forenoon Sowed some Peas in morning &
finished them of after dinner Isaac Gard came to get some Hay had some for him he promised to
come & sow Spring Wheat tomorrow if it did not rain Jane went to Jimmy Papples in afternoon Come
on rain just at sundown
Sat 2 Nice Morning after the rain but quite Cold & Cloudy most of the day I went to Brantford Charles
Buck went away Dave Fonger went away home in afternoon John Powers came home at night roads
very muddy John Westwood & Edward Ellis was very drunk along the road
1868 May
Sun 3 Very nice morning cleared off in afternoon I staid at home all day John went to Mr Hawleys in
forenoon Sarah Ellis & Henry's went to Edgar Kitchen' & stopped here when they came back
Mon 4 Very nice growing morning the best this spring yet John Powers went with the Horse Isaac
Gard came & Sowed a field of Spring Wheat. Charley Buck worked all day George picked stones of
off the Meadow in forenoon & Harrowed a little in afternoon one of the Oxen got sick near sundown
could not get him up at all for sometime he got up after Sundown {Left Margin: worked Beals horse
all day}
Tue 5 Very nice growing morning Dave went to cultivating on the sod for to sow Spring Wheat on fall
plowing very hard & tough cultivated it over twice Charles Buck Harrowed all day Dave Fonger left at
tea time a very heavy shower just at tea time {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day}
Wed 6 Ground rather wet this morning Charles cultivated all day George H harrowed in forenoon
Sarah Ellis & Margery went over to Henrys in forenoon I went down road to get a hand to Sow grain
Joe Weaver promised to come in Morning John went of with the Horse in Morning Beals Horse
�worked 1/2 day {Left Margin: I got a bag of Oats from Nichols Tree White Mane Oats Dave & George
Fonger called in afternoon}
1868 May Thur 7 Nice dry morning but very cool and windy looked some like a storm all day got Joe
Weaver to Sow some Spring Wheat & some Oats sowed ten Acres by eleven O.Clock in forenoon
Charles Buck cultivated a little & Harrowed all day ground worked very nice George Harrowed all day
Beal sent for his Horse in the morning & took him away home weather looks better to night
Fri 8 Very nice but quite cool Charles & George finished the Oats field Harrowing & began to gang
plow the flats behind the barn for to Sow Oats in forenoon I went to Brantford & Charley finished
ganging the flats in afternoon
Sat 9 Some front last night again Charley Sowed some Oats in the Morning Pat Kennedy came to
get work Dave Fonger called to get some money & Charles dug around some apple trees &
harrowed some & cultivated some in the orchard in forenoon. George Harrowed the flats works up
very nice rather wet in some places I sowed some Marrowfat Peas in orchard & Charley Harrowed
the Orchard & Charley & I sowed some Clover & Timothy seed on the flats behind the Barn after tea.
{Left Margin: John Powers came home with the Horse at or near sundown}
1868 May
Sun 10 Very nice some frost last night quite warm & pleasant day Jane & I went to James Waughs in
forenoon Harvey Westwood came over & him & George went to Henrys in afternoon Henry &
Elizabeth was over for dinner when we was away
Mon 11 Nice weather all day I sowed some grass seed on wheat & Charles Buck Harrowed the
wheat field & George rolled the Peas & Spring wheat in forenoon & Charles took the Potatoes out of
cellar in afternoon & split some wood, Bill Taylor came in evening to see if I would rent my farm to
them
Tue 12 Very nice & clear & warm George rolled the Oats & Charles & I furrowed out some ground in
Orchard to plant some potatoes & corn & etc etc on in forenoon. George Fonger & Mrs Hawley
called in to get some cucumber seed & Charles planted some potatoes in forenoon & planted some
corn & George Howell finished rolling the Oats behind the barn in afternoon John came home in
evening looks some like a storm to night
1868 May
�Wed 13 Very rainy & stormy all day the greatest wind & rain this spring yet I staid at home all day an
old fellow came last night & staid all night & all day today Charles and George sorted & cut Potatoes
for seed wind blew down a great deal of fence rained hard all day
Thur 14 Raining yet this morning rained untill middle of afternoon most of the time very hard Charles
& George fixed up some fence the wind blew down in forenoon the boys cleaned & oiled a set of
Harness in afternoon the old man Wm O Bambering went away the middle of forenoon the ground
very wet now grass a growing
Fri 15 Rather wet & rainy yet this morning ground a getting very wet & soft rained a considerable
through the day Mr Osborne came over a while in the afternoon & had a long talk about matters &
things George went to Westwoods to see if they wanted Potatoes Charley cut fence blocks in
afternoon & fixed some fence & oiled harness in forenoon
1868 May
Sat 16 Kind of wet & rainy yet this morning wet a good part of the day I went to Brantford with some
Butter & Eggs the roads very muddy the worst they have been this spring Charley cut fence blocks
all day
Sun 17 Very nice morning & nice & warm all day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr
Hawleys in forenoon John Vansickle came here very mad about the colts a getting into his field took
& shut them in the barn yard
Mon 18 Very nice morning but quite cool all day Mother & I went to Isaac B.Howells & I went to see
the dutch Doctor he did not come untill middle of afternoon he gave me some medicine a great many
to see him Charley piled up Manure at the driving house
Tues 19 Quite nice but cool things growing very fast I went to Brantford to get some Gin to put
medicine in & to sell some Wheat sold it to Calders for $1.65 Per Bushel in Silver to take it in this
week Charley drew fence blocks & rails for the fences about the farm
1868 May
Wed 20 Nice morning but looks like a storm a coming soon I & the men cleaned up some wheat in
the forenoon & put up about 70 Bushel in bags Charles & I went to Brantford with a load in afternoon
Keton helped us clean & dug in the garden in afternoon
�Thur 21 Very nice morning some Showers in afternoon every thing a growing very fast. Charley took
two loads of Wheat to Brantford sold to Wm Calder I went to Brantford & staid all day to get the pay
for the wheat got it all night George went along with me in the morning
Fri 22 Fine growing morning with several small Showers I staid at home all day Charley Cultivated
Potatoes & Turnip ground in forenoon & he went to draw Stones for School House & him & I
furrowed Potatoe ground after Tea in afternoon
Sat 23 Nice growing morning with some showers. Mother & I & Mr Osborne went to Brantford got a
poke for the colts Boys planted Potatoes & Mr Osborne cut the Lambs in afternoon
1868 May
Sun 24 Very nice growing morning with some small Showers in afternoon Bart & Wife & his children
was over Henry H.K was over for tea the little girls & Margery went to meeting to Germans school
House Katy Madison came & staid all night
Mon 25 Beautiful growing morning and very warm & pleasant Dave Fonger came for some money &
Butter for Frank Sickle he got $25.00 & three lb of butter staid at home all day George took the water
all out of the well & cleaned it out it smelt very bad {Left Margin: Began to cure the John Horses
Spavin this morning}
Tue 26 Very nice & warm morning every thing a growing fast staid at home all day Thomas
Westwood & Mary came over to get Potatoes got seven bags some for seed & some to eat
Wed 27 Very nice growing morning very warm Nelson Behimer & Hannah Templer came Nelson
went to after plaster to Paris & stopped for tea Charley cut fence blocks all day I went to Bart Langs
to hire a hand in forenoon & went to see Joe Weaver & Peter Weavers after tea to get some money
did not get any
1868 May
Thur 28 Some showers last night things a growing very fast Charles & George drew fence blocks &
rails in forenoon looks like rain George & I set some stakes on the sideline to make fence on &
Charley drew rails untill tea time & then George & him tagged some of the sheep & I white washed
some Plum trees had a nice shower about sundown
�Fri 29 Nice growing morning but some wet Bill Sanders came from Barts to help wash the Sheep to
Germans in forenoon Charles drew rails & I & George lined the side road fence through & George
Jones & Rachel & Johnny came at Tea time & staid all night they brought Margaret up to go to
Goderich in morning {Left Margin: Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in the forenoon}
Sat 30 Nice weather but cool I went to Brantford to take Margaret Jones out to take the Cars for
Goderich got home at noon I had a chance to sell old Matchles to a man named Clarke for six
hundred dollars pay in three months George Jones went home after dinner
1868 May & June
Sun 31 Nice day but cool and clear I took Grandmother & Aunt Mary Howell up to James Waughs in
forenoon came home before sundown
June Mon 1 Very nice morning but cool looks like a rain some I went to St George with Henry H this
forenoon Henry came over after Grandmother & Aunt Mary in morning to take them over to his place
I staid their all day the afternoon Hiram Hawley came down to get my red ox to work or to trade me
another for one of mine Ed Pepper came to buy one of my Oxen in afternoon Aunt Mary Howell went
home
June 2 Very pleasant but very cool Men fixed fence along the road I hired a man & boy to help to day
at the fence Henry Kitchen went to wash his sheep wanted to get Charley Buck to help him would
not go to cold for him I went to Brantford in afternoon after a Horse poke & to see about selling old
Matchless to a man named Clarke & found him in Jail for forging a note that he wanted to trade one
for my Horse against me Joe Wallace big creek he is just out of Penetentiary a short time
1868 June
Wed 3 Nice morning but cool Men fixed fence until noon Henry H.K. got his leg broke last night in
Brantford he slipped of the waggon wheel on a stone & broke it by the ankle I turned of the man &
boy I had at noon old John Emery came at dinner time began to rain at noon Jane & I are going to
Wilmot if it dont rain J. H. Anderson gelded my yearling colt in morning sent of the old man & boy at
noon
Thur 4 Very nice morning looks some like rain again I & George went to Brantford in forenoon to get
a coat for George Charles fixed fence Jane & I started for Wilmot in afternoon went as far as Susan
Wilsons & staid all night there
�Fri 5 Some rain last night again rained part of forenoon started after dinner for Wilmot from Susans
rained part of the way up very hard began to rain when we was this side of Washington & kept on till
we got near there roads very muddy Sam Fertny was a way from home to Platsville
1868 June
Sat 6 Very wet this morning the heaviest rain I think I ever seen this time of year staid at Burtneys all
the forenoon him & I went to dutch doctor in afternoon found the Culverts & bridges near all tore
away with the water the water done a great amount of damage all over tore down fences & trees &
houses I heard in some places up country Jane & I went & staid all night with John Kitchen
Sun 7 Beautiful morning some slight frost nice & clear we staid all day with John Kitchens
Mon 8 Very nice morning but quite cool some frost last night Jane & I started for home came as far
as Donald McDonalds for dinner staid their all night rained some in afternoon
Tue 9 Quite cool all day Jane & I came home in forenoon Mary Westwood was here when we got
home Grandmother Mary & I went over to Henrys a while I went to St. George after the road orders
after tea time roads very dry & nice
1868 June
Wed 10 Very nice morning dry all day & clear I took Grandmother to Lynden in the morning Charles
Buck worked on the roads all day with team I came home in evening their was a soldier come to hire
in afternoon
Thur 11 Nice morning some frost Charles worked on roads in forenoon I began to work out the labor
under my Charge in morning George & Soldier planted some Corn & Potatoes in morning Charles
cultivated turnip & Buckwheat ground Ben Vansickle came & I traded him my Oxen for a pair of
Steers George went with him to help him & to bring the steers home from there Soldier hoed corn &
Potatoes in afternoon Bart finished shearing Sheep at noon
Fri 12 Very warm all day long I worked on the roads all day finished working Charley hauled up old
rails & hoed in garden George brought home the steers from Lynden in forenoon Soldier hoed
Potatoes all day
1868 June
�Sat 13 Very warm & dry all day I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went with me I fell in Hatches Stable
& came near breaking my leg Charley piled Manure in forenoon soldier finished hoeing potatoes in
morning & piled manure all day after their was a man named Wilson, came to hire at tea time & I
hired him for a few months if we can agree Charles Buck went to Brantford
Sun 14 Very hot & dry but looks some like showers I went to Henrys before noon he is getting some
better Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came there at tea time Walter Osborne came about middle of
afternoon
Mon 15 Very warm but had a shower in afternoon I went to Paris to see dutch dotor & went with
Westwoods to Isaac Howells for our dinner The men piled Manure all day their was a great many
people to Paris to see the dutch doctor David McKay brought his roan mare to the Horse in the
morning
1868 June Tue 16 Beautiful morning after the shower last evening the men & I made fence all day a
long the side road made it a cross two fields next the Gov road young Danskin came to buy my
steers
Wed 17 Nice morning but very warm I took the wool to Brantford sold it to Cockshutt for 28 cts per lb
had 265 1/4 lb Charles Buck went to Brantford the other man piled Manure all day I paid of George &
David Fonger after I came home
Thur 18 Very warm all day not quite as hot as yesterday Men piled manure in forenoon I staid in the
house we all fixed fence in afternoon on the side road Mrs Cole was a picking wool all day Wm
Waugh & Tommy came after tea after his pay for his share of wool I sold
Fri 19 Very hot all day & dry I & the men fixed fence all day on the side road Came on a great wind &
some rain at tea time John Betsner came & staid all night he got his new Buggy from Hesets in
Brantford
1868 June
Sat 20 Very hot and dry to day Men piled manure in afternoon & fixed some fence in forenoon I &
Margery VanSickle went to Brantford in morning got back at noon Daniel Bonham & wife came &
staid all night
Sun 21 Not quite so warm Daniel Bonham & I went to Henrys in forenoon & came back after dinner
& he went home some showers through the day but not much rain
�Mon 22 Quite heavy rain last night I filed a saw & the men one of them piled dung & the other laid
around all the forenoon & I went to the wool factory with the wool & Mike piled dung & John Wilson
went of & got drunk afternoon we are to get our yarn in three weeks
Tue 23 Not so very warm to day we all fixed fence in the forenoon I sent of one of my men at noon
the others fixed fence in afternoon George & I plowed potatoes in afternoon & ridged up & sowed the
turnips after tea time
1868 June
Wed 24 Very nice & warm all day every thing a growing fast Charley sowed the buckwheat & plowed
some corn & potatoes in forenoon I went over to Henry to set his man a ridging turnip ground in
forenoon & Mike hoed potatoes all day I sowed Henrys turnips in afternoon Charley hoed corn &
potatoes in afternoon
Thur 25 Nice & cool this morning uncle Silas Smith called in a few minutes in the morning on his way
home to the forty Charley & Mike hoed potatoes in forenoon finished hoeing potatoes & went to
woods to fix fence & ground the Axes after tea & cut some wood after tea
Fri 26 Very nice all day & warm but cool after sunrise awhile we cut fence blocks & fixed the fence
along the woods all day James Taylor & his cousin John began to work after dinner fixing fence laid
it all over along the woods
Sat 27 Very warm and dry yet I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went along The men fixed the fence
along the road behind the driving house & piled manure Mother came home from her visit
1868 June
Sun 28 Very warm & dry yet Mother & I went over to Henry's in afternoon
Mon 29 Very warm yet today The men & I finished the sideroad fence in forenoon & piled manure &
plowed & hoed the Potatoes & corn in afternoon
Tue 30 Very warm all day I took a grist to mill & the old waggon to get the tires set & the men piled
Manure & ground up some scythes in afternoon
1868 July
Wed 1 The very hottest day yet for dominion day John Powers took old Match to Cainsville the men
piled dung & mowed around part of a field of grass
�Thur 2 Uncommon hot yet John began to cut grass & the men cut fence corners & cut Canada
thistles
Fri 3 Very hot again all day I went after grist & waggon in forenoon & to Brantford in afternoon
Sat 4 Very warm again to day the men began to draw hay & I cut a piece of grass did not get done till
ten o clock
1868 July
Sun 5 As hot again as ever Mother & I went over to Henry's awhile after dinner he is getting better
Mon 6 Very hot again Men drew hay John went to Paris & I set Henry mower going forenoon & I cut
a piece of grass in afternoon
Tue 7 Looks some like a thunder shower but did not come very hot & dry I went with old Quick
around to buy some lambs sold him all mine for 1.75 per head John cut a piece of grass the other
men drew in hay all day
Wed 8 Very warm to day again George & I took the lambs to Brantford in forenoon John cut some
grass the others drew in hay & raked & put up some in afternoon
Thur 9 As warm as ever this morning John Powers & George plowed some potatoes & they all
turned hay & raked it up in forenoon & worked in hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I drove Henry out to
Brantford for the first since his leg was broken}
Fri 10 Very hot again to day men worked in hay all day drew in with two teams in forenoon I went to
Brantford with Henrys John began to cut the last field of grass
1868 July
Sat 11 Hotter than ever to day John cut grass & Charley raked hay stubble the others mowed fence
corners in forenoon John & I went to Brantford & the men raked & cocked hay in afternoon
Sun 12 Very hot again to day I took Mother over to Westwoods in forenoon
Mon 13 Very hot yet again John cut grass all day the men spread & raked hay Mike ONeil came
home at tea time from Hamilton a seeing after his discharge from the 100th regiment {Left Margin: I
began to make Waggon rack}
�Tues 14 As hot as ever to day John finished cutting the last field of grass & the other ones spread
out grass in forenoon & raked & cocked up hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I worked at rack again
today}
Wed 15 I don't think it is quite as hot today but very near we got Cole & one of Osbornes men to help
draw got in twenty six large loads today {Left Margin: I worked at rack again}
Thur 16 Not quite as hot as has been some days we have had lately got Cole & John Vansickle to
help draw got done at tea time had 55 large loads of off less then twelve Acres it was the heaviest
crop that ever grew about here so every body that seen it or worked in it, it made very fine hay
Clover & Timothy well mixed
1868 July
Fri 17 Nearly as hot as ever again John & George raked the grass stubble in forenoon the other men
went to make the line fence between Ben & me for to pay back for Cole & John VanSickle for helping
us with the hay a drawing in John & George cultivated the turnips I worked at waggon rack what I
could do at it got it about done it is a good one when finished
Sat 18 As hot as ever again I think George & I went to Brantford & the men cut some grass & hoed
turnips & potatoes got home after dinner
Sun 19 Very hot to day again Wm Simpler & wife was here for dinner on their way to see old Mr
Snyder buried I went over to Henrys a while in afternoon
Mon 20 Hot yet today & dry the men cut around the wheat field & Jane & I went to Isaac Howells & to
see the dutch doctor
Tue 21 Very hot yet again to day I filed a saw & set up reaper & began to reap wheat in forenoon cut
some wheat & bound it up in afternoon
1868 July
Wed 22 Hot again as usual to day Cut wheat broke reaper knife I went to St. George got it mended
came back & cut wheat until noon cut some wheat again in afternoon & went to Brantford after some
men got one home with me two others promised to come in morning our wheat field got a fire in
forenoon from James Taylors pipe we supposed
�Thur 23 Not quite so hot today cut wheat in forenoon & finished cutting the one field at tea time the
worst cutting I ever have seen I think
Fri 24 Not so hot this morning very smoky looking & dry Men finished binding field of wheat &
shocked it up & began to cut other field in forenoon Michael ONeil went of to get a job at the railroad
bridge cut & bound wheat in afternoon
Sat 25 Not quite so hot to day cut and bound up wheat finished up cutting fall wheat got done at dark
all shocked up it got very dry and brittle
1868 July
Sun 26 Quite cool this morning to what it has been John Powers went to Brantford I went to Henrys
awhile after dinner
Mon 27 Not near as warm as it has been all day Henry & I went to Branchton after the ram got it all
right the men drew in wheat all day drew all day on ten acres had two other men from Brantford to
help us
Tue 28 A great deal cooler to day the men drew in wheat all day finished the fall wheat in afternoon I
finished waggon rack Mother went to Barts in forenoon
Wed 29 Pretty warm again to day tried the Peas with horse rake in the morning & it would not go
give the job to Jim Taylor & John Christie John Powers raked wheat stubble & cultivated turnips in
forenoon & I went to Brantford & John fixed some fence in afternoon Mother came home
Thur 30 Not so very hot today John raked stubble in morning I took Mother over to Henry Howells in
forenoon & got the tire put on reaper wheel & came home in the evening
1868 July & August
Fri 31 Not so very hot to day John & some of the men drew in some raking & some Peas had a small
shower in afternoon & in the evening again I was in bed most all day sick one of the men cut round
spring wheat field & bound it up
Saturday Augt 1 Quite cool with some small showers in morning men done nothing in forenoon John
hoed cabbage patch some of them went home to Brantford men done nothing much all day cut some
Peas after tea
�Sun 2 Not so very warm to day I staid at home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon John
Powers went to Hawleys Margery VanSickle went home did not come back
Mon 3 Very nice & cool all day looked some like rain in forenoon I went to Wm Waughs after some
money for some lambs he had sold to Beal & home & the men some drew Peas & some cut Peas &
one of them cut around Spring wheat field & Oats in forenoon I went after Mother in afternoon & the
men drew Peas & cut Peas
1868 Augt
Tue 4 Very nice & not so warm I drove the reaper in afternoon to cut Spring wheat the men drew in
Peas in forenoon & a while afternoon & then cut spring wheat till night
Wed 5 Pretty warm today again Edward Martin & wife was here for dinner I drove the reaper to cut
Spring wheat all day
Thur 6 Not so warm to day again I went to Brantford the men cut Oats some of them & the rest set
up wheat & bound Oats
Fri 7 Not so very hot today George & I went to Rachel Cains to see some stray hogs there was there
to get them for Quick that lost some in Brantford did not find them men bound Oats in forenoon &
drew spring wheat in afternoon
Sat 8 Nice & cool but the hardest wind I must ever have seen had to quit drawing wheat most of
afternoon drew & stacked Spring wheat & one man bound Oats
Sun 9 Quite cool to day again Henry H. K. came over for the first time since he had his leg broke
James Taylor went away to Crandells in morning
1868 Augt
Mon 10 Very nice morning & cool Cynthia Kitchen & I went to Brantford to meet John Kitchens wife &
children a coming on the cars they did not come at all dont see what is the matter
Tue 11 Some small showers last night & today some more we marked the Sheep in forenoon & John
Powers & John Christie went to Brantford George & I went to Wm Waugh, after some Sheep &
lambs he had on shares he took twenty one ewes on shares again for another year to give half the
wool & half the lambs & the old sheep back again
�Wed 12 Nice morning cleared of I settled of with Jim Taylor & John Christie in forenoon James
Waugh brought back some Oats he had since last summer & I killed a lamb & Mr Quick came & paid
me for some lambs he had bought I went to Henrys after tea a while
Thur 13 Very nice day & cool John cut Oats all day Jane & I & the children went to Westwoods I got
a sow & pigs from them they was cutting their Peas
1868 Augt Fri 14 Not so very warm to day John bound up Oats & I went to Westwoods in forenoon
after a Sow and five pigs & then went to Dunhams to get him to come & work in afternoon
Sat 15 Very nice & cool today John bound Oats all day I took covered Buggy to Brantford to get a
coat of Varnish on it
Sun 16 Nice & cool had a nice Shower last night which makes things look nice I took the girls &
George to Daniel Bonhams in morning & home again in the evening
Mon 17 Very nice day & warm Henry & I went to Paris to see dutch Doctor Margaret Kitchen came to
sew for Jane {Left Margin: John began to plow to sand stubble grass}
Tue 18 Very nice day looks some like showers Mr Bart came to buy my farm in forenoon I mended
harness & Beal came to buy Sheep at tea time did not take any away coming again after some some
day soon wants to get all their is fit to Kill John plowed all day
1868 Augt
Wed 19 A little shower last night John plowed in forenoon I went to hire George Agnew could not get
him went to Paris afternoon hired a man come as far as Giles & stopped would not come any farther
got home at dark
Thur 20 Looks like showers again very warm Mother & I took the yarn to Colemans to get wove in
forenoon Mrs Lemon & Mrs Papple & Mrs VanSickle came in afternoon had a nice shower in
afternoon
Fri 21 Nice after the shower I hired a man to plow for one month at $14.00 per month men plowed
Beal got some sheep I went to Brantford after the Covered Buggy
Sat 22 Very nice weather warm the men plowed all day I oiled the Buggy top & got ready to start for
Goderich
�Sun 23 Very warm to day again Charles Turner came over for dinner Jane & I started for Goderich in
afternoon & went as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night
1868 Augt
Mon 24 Very warm to day again the men got in the last of the Oats. we drove as far as Henry
Chrysler for dinner & then went on as far as Seabachs tavern five mile this side Mitchell & staid all
night very good accommodations with light charges only $1.25 for suppers & bed & breakfast &
horse to Hay
Tue 25 Quite warm again today the men plowed all day we started & drove into Goderich got in
before five O'Clock found Harvey started down to my place after seed wheat
Wed 26 Very nice & warm men plowed Eliza & Jane & I went to see Andrew Green for dinner
Thur 27 Nice & pleasant to day we went out to see Sandy Reid for dinner came back by Joe Morris
they was not at home
Fri 28 Nice & warm all day the men helped Henry thrash we went to Mr Hortons for tea & staid the
evening with Mr Clifford Eliza & Lydia went to the social Harvey got home in evening
1868 Augt
Sat 29 Very nice to day again men helped Henry thrash we staid at Harveys & went out to Morris' in
evening staid all night Harvey & Eliza came after dark too
Sun 30 Some cooler this morning staid at Mr Morris' till after dinner & then went to David Ellis in
afternoon found there little boy quite sick staid all night
Mon 31 Had some rain last night and several showers through the day staid at Davids all day & night
the men helped Henry thrash 1/2 a day
Sept Tue 1 Very nice after the rain men plowed David & I went to see some farms went to Mr
Hamlens for dinner & tea partly agreed for his farm for thirty five hundred dollars
Wed 2 Nice morning but cooler we come back to Goderich in forenoon to Harveys
Thur 3 Nice morning & warm staid at Harveys Sarah Behimer & Hannah Templer came in afternoon
had a very nice shower at tea time wet things up good
�1868 Sept
Fri 4 Very nice after the rain I made some plum boxes in forenoon was not very well all day spent the
evening at Mr Cliffords all off us from Harveys
Sat 5 Very nice some cooler the men sowed some wheat Jane & I started for home in forenoon
came as far as Seabachs tavern & staid all night was not well
Sun 6 Cooler this morning took some like rain started & came as far as John Kitchens for dinner
began to rain rained very hard staid there all night
Mon 7 Cleared off again had a very wet night ground a swimming, started & came as far as Susan
Wilsons and staid all night I had a shake of Ague
Tue 8 Quite cool again came home in forenoon men drew Manure in forenoon & sowed some wheat
afternoon & drew Manure with one team I laid to bed all the afternoon
1868 Sept
Wed 9 Had some more rain the ground very wet cant do anything on it I staid at home all day John
drew Manure the Englishman I hired left this morning sick worked fifteen days {Left Margin: sold Beal
the sheep 53 head for $90.00}
Thur 10 Cooler but ground wet I staid at home all day John finished sowing wheat Mr Osborne was
over a while afternoon
Fri 11 Very wet yet to day staid at home all day John drew Manure
Sat 12 Ground very wet yet John & I went to Brantford John got measured for a suit of clothes at
Cockshutts
Sun 13 Quite cold and wet I staid at home all day Mrs Osborne & girls come over a while in
afternoon
Mon 14 Nice day but cool John went to help Osborne in seeding I went to see Mr Palmer & Joe
Weaver about some notes I held Thos Westwood & Mary & Dorothy was over for dinner & tea
Tue 15 Very nice day & dry all day Mother & I went to Lynden I hired a man for a month for $12.00
began in afternoon Sam Burtney was here when we got home
�1868 Sept
Wed 16 Had some rain last night cleared off cool again men drew Manure all day sold a horse to
Sam Burtney for $110.00 to pay in four months Joe VanSickle brought his lumber apc in forenoon I
went to John VanSickles to see him about the Sheep I let him have on shares
Thur 17 Nice morning men drew Manure I staid at home all day Jane & I went to Mr Burts in
afternoon
Fri 18 Very nice morning men drew Manure I went to see thrashers & let George Kitchen have four
Bushel Oats forenoon Jane & I went to Mr Burts to see about selling my farm in afternoon
Sat 19 Very nice morning again Wm Gorman threw manure out of Sheep stable John F & I went to
Brantford to get some clothes for John F
Sun 20 Had some rain last night again I went to Henrys a while Margery & her Sister went James
Waughs in forenoon
1868 Sept
Mon 21 Very nice morning Mr Burt & Son came to see if I would sell my farm in forenoon men drew
Manure I went to Paris to see the doctor he did not come at all
Tue 22 Very nice morning Mr Burt & I went to Brantford to do the writing about my farm sold it to him
for $50 per acre
Wed 23 Nice morning I took John to go to Hamilton Show I got Horse shod & Mother & I went
Puslinch in afternoon
Thur 24 Very nice morning Thos Ellis & I went to look at a farm near Guelph it began to rain at dusk
Fri 25 A little rainy this forenoon Mother & I started for home after dinner came as far as Henry
Howells staid all night
Sat 26 Nice morning again came home afternoon found Nelson Behimer & wife here when we got
home
Sun 27 Some rain again today I was sick Nelson & Sarah went home afternoon
1868 Sept
�Mon 28 Cleared of again I am not very well yet James Waugh & George Howell came in morning to
see and get my democrat to go after their tools to Copetown Mr & Mrs Burt came & we went with
them to Brantford to sign the writings for the farm men threw down old straw stack & fixed house roof
& split wood George Medley staid all night & I settled with him for his work he done
Tue 29 Cleared of & cool men cleaned up some Oats & Spring wheat in forenoon & I took it to
Brantford in afternoon George Ellis came & him & I went to John Betzner's to see Mr. Haines farm
staid all night did not buy it
Wed 30 Looks some like rain had some in afternoon George & I came as far as George Jones &
staid all day & night the machine came to thrash & did not do anything machine would not go at all
had to quit
1868 Oct
Thur 1 Had some rain last night George & I came home in forenoon George went to Henrys & I went
to see after the thrashers in afternoon could not get them for ten days or so
Fri 2 Very nice morning & clear again John & I went to Brantford with a load of ash lumber in
forenoon I went to Henrys a while afternoon Mr Osborne was over
Sat 3 Nice morning some frost last night again John drew lumber & Jane & I went to Brantford after
the Mortgage & some dry goods & Mr Burt came & paid two thousand dollars on the Mortgage
Sun 4 Heavy frost last night but nice and clear John Vansickle & me went to Lynden in forenoon
Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David was over a while afternoon
Mon 5 Nice & warm all day Mother & John Proper & I went to Goderich
Tues 6 Nice day but some cooler Harvey & I drove out to see a farm that belonged to one Jessup out
of town a little
1868 Oct
Wed 7 Very warm all day some rain at evening & in the night got Harveys Horse & drove out to
David Ellis’m in forenoon
Thurs 8 Some rain last night quite wet & cold all day went to Dungamron to the show was appointed
one of the lodges in the House had a very good show for a township show
�Fri 9 Very nice day not cold went back to Manchester & round through {Wawamouth?} & back again
to see some farms seen some good one
Sat 10 Nice & dry all day went in afternoon to see Mr Carezo farm out on the Maitland river & home
Sun 11 Nice & warm all day staid at David’s all day
Mon 12 Nice day & warm went to look over Mr Bailies farm in forenoon staid at David’s in afternoon
Tues 13 Nice day & very warm mother & I went to see Bailies farm again could not buy it wanted to
much for it I thought
Wed 14 Nice & warm all day Mother & I came to Morris’s in forenoon they was gone to show to
Lucknow I went to town & back there in afternoon
1868 Oct
Thur 15 Very nice morning again Mr Morris & I went to see two or three farms that {Ghos?} Martin
used to own out at Smiths Hill
Fri 16 Nice day but cool some rain in afternoon staid at Mr Morris’s to get word about Martins farm
did not come till night telegram came for me to come to Brantfors as a witness against a forger could
not go David Ellis called at Morris’s to tell about some other farms he had heard of in town
Sat 17 Some snow last night very cold all day went with Mr Morris to Smiths Hill to see about getting
a field for a plowing match & then went into Goderich to Harveys for the night
Sun 18 Quite cold all gay again went to church with Harveys in forenoon was sick at noon staid with
Mr Clifford the evening
Mon 19 Quite cold again to day had the writings made out for the Loot no 2 in the 8th
Concession
Western division of Colborne from John Hickingbottom price $5000.00 100 acres more or less
1868 Oct
Tue 20 Some rain in the morning quite soft all day Grandmother Eliza & Mrs Clifford & I went out to
the farm I bought & to Mr Morris for dinner & back to town at night bought a lot of Hay from
Hickingbottom for $47.00 cash had Mr Cliffords team & waggon got full possession of farm
�Wed 21 Quite wet all day Mother & I came home let Harvey have twelve hundred dollars for one year
at ten percent
Thur 22 Some snow last night again staid home in forenoon went after flannel in afternoon John
went to see the thrashers in afternoon
Fri 23 Not quite so cold to day our Harvey & I went to Westwoods to get a horse to thrash John got
ready for to thrash
Sat 24 Nice weather al day John killed a sheep to & I went to Brantford Mr Burt was over here
Sun 25 Some rain all day by spells staid at home all day Henry was over for dinner
1868 Oct
Mon 26 Very nice day all day began to thrash in forenoon some Oats thrashed all day
Tue 27 Nice day but windy thrashed some S. wheat stacks they was very wet grain nearly spoiled
Wed 28 Nice day but windy finished the stacks in forenoon & set at the old barn & thrashed 180
Bushel in afternoon
Thur 29 Very nice day but Cool finished thrashing before night David Ellis & old John Emery came in
forenoon David & I went to Lynden & back in afternoon
Fri 30 Very nice again to day John & George pulled some turnips Mother & I went to Mr. Burt on a
visit I called to get Wrung to come & thrash Peas coming Monday
Sat 31 Very wet all day staid at home all day
November
Sun 1 Very cold & disagreeable Mother & I went to Henrys for dinner Samuel & Harvey Westwood
was there
Mon 2 Quite cool all day John & George finished the turnips, Mr Wrung began to thrash Peas in
morning I staid home all day for Mr Palmer to come did not come Mother went to Westwoods in
forenoon
1868 Nov
�Tue 3 Heavy white frost last night John Powers went to plow for George McLaughlin Wrung thrashed
Peas I went to Henrys in afternoon {Left Margin: Sold Beale some Sheep & a pair of Steers}
Wed 4 Very nice day some rain in evening John took a load of Hay to Hatch I went to get Auction
Bills printed got a hundred printed
Thur 5 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner &
home Some rain last night I staid at home all day
Fri 6 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner &
home in evening Eliza Howell & Isaac Howell & wife came here
Sat 7 Very cool & looks like rain I took Eliza to Vanderlip & came home in evening
Sun 8 Very rainy to day again staid at home all day
Mon 9 Very wet all day John threw S. wheat out of Bins I went to Henrys & staid all day Abram
Drake came after School Tax it is very high this year a very rainy day
1868 Nov
Tue 10 Very bad damp dirty day staid at home all day John sorted out old irons in forenoon & went
to Paris to put up bills in afternoon Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon
Wed 11 Cleared of some today Mr Burts boys began to Plow in morning George Day came after
some seed, John & I went to Brantford after some things for the sale
Thur 12 Kind of cold all day and cloudy James Waugh was here all forenoon came to buy some
cows before the sale Burts boys plowed
Fri 13 Very nice all day & clear John & Charles Buck drew straw & I went to St George to sell my
right for Harrow sold the right to Wm Behiny for a horse
Sat 14 Beautiful & warm day staid at home forenoon & got out some stuff for waggon rack from Jim
Waugh same & fixed Mothers old Bureau let him have some Oak for Harrow & waggon rack I went to
Brantford after some cheese in afternoon
1868 Nov
�Sun 15 Some cooler & cloudy all day looks like a storm John P went to George Fongers I went to
Henrys a while in forenoon they came over with me for dinner George Howell went to Westwoods
found a Leicester Buck with our ewes in forenoon
Mon 16 Very cold disagreeable day I went to St. George to settle up with Fleming for the Harrow
right give him my note for $47.00 for two months without interest Henry Howell & wife came down in
afternoon & staid all night {Left Margin: I got a three year old colt from Wm Fleming for my Harrow
right}.
Tues 17 Very heavy rain all day the wettest day this fall a good many camy to the Sale but we had to
put it of on account of the rain it wil come of on Thursday the 26th if all is well Henry Howell went
home
Wed 18 It has quit raining this morning but is cloudy John F Powers & I went to Brantford I went to
get some notices printed about the sale got a 100 for $125. went to see John Lakes colt did not buy
it yet John Burt went home sick in the morning
1868 Nov
Thur 19 Nice morning heavy white frost last night sent John F. with some bills to put up out towards
Smokey Hollow I went to Paris with some bills posted a lot by mail to different parties around the
county got dinner at I.L.Howells & came home
Fri 20 Snowed some last night John went to Help Henrys Bill Hags I went to Harrisburg & around by
St. George to put up bills Mr Burt went with me from his place to St. George got home by noon {Left
Margin: George & the girls went to Henry Howells afternoon}
Sat 21 Quite cool this morning & windy all day got quite muddy I went to Colemans after some
flannel did not get it paid my School tax in morning to Mr A Drake $30.99 got home at noon and
cleaned up a grist after dinner Mr Gim came in forenoon & staid all night
Sun 22 Quite cold froze hard Jane & I went to Henrys in forenoon found George Kitchen & all his
family moved in there Mr Gim staid here all day & all night
1868 Nov
Mon 23 Hard frost last night but a very nice warm day & very clear roads very rough in morning I
took a grist to Brantford to get ground got it home with me John F went to help Osborne thrash in
afternoon they moved into the new School house
�Tue 24 Nice morning some frost John F & I cleaned up some wheat for Henry Mr Burt & Dan came
to plow in forenoon John helped Osborne to thrash & I staid at home in afternoon
Wed 25 Cloudy not so cold Mr Burt finished plowing in forenoon young Mr Reagie came to buy a colt
did not get one from me John went to John Kinneys & I went to Henrys to see him he was gone to
Paris with wheat looks like rain to night
Thur 26 Rained hard last night cleared of this morning again had our sale to day had a large turn out
things went of pretty well a good day George Jones & Rachel came & staid all night
1868 Nov
Fri 27 Nice morning but cloudy Dennis Sager came to buy a bay colt three year old past that I had he
got him for $152.00 to pay in eleven months for him George & Rachel went to Henrys in forenoon
Mr. Simpson came after the reaper he bought at the sale paid cash
Sat 28 Looks like a storm it did rain before night John & I went to Brantford I went to settle of with
Postman for the sale roads very muddy {Left Margin: Some one stole two of our best turkeys last
night}
Sun 29 Cloudy kind of weather I staid at home all day the girls came home from Westwoods
afternoon
Mon 30 Some snow last night colder this morning John took me to Paris to go to Goderich on Cars I
went & staid at Cliffords all night found them all well there
December
Tue 1 Quite cold & blustering all day with some snow Harvey took me out to Mr Morris in afternoon
roads very bad & rough
Wed 2 Snowed some last night & in forenoon about six inches Mr Morris took me to the farm & to
David Ellis in afternoon with the sleigh went very good in the gravel road
1868 Dec
Thur 3 Very nice morning some more Snow last night again David & I went with the cutter back in
Wawanosh to see George Henry about his buying Matchles Horse he is coming down to see him
soon roads very bad mud in some places knee deep to Horse got back about dark to Davids had
one upset in the mud & snow
�Fri 4 Quite cold but clear David thrashed in forenoon & George Ellis brought me out to Goderich
came on a great snow & blow in evening about dark I staid at Harveys all night George went home
again after dark
Sat 5 Quite calm again after the storm last night I came home from Goderich John brought me from
Paris in afternoon brought home half a barrel of W fish no sleighing when I got home
Sun 6 Looks like a storm all day I staid at home John Powers went away to Mr Hawleys or some
where up the road
1868 Dec
Mon 7 Storming this morning very stormy in afternoon John fixed to Kill Hogs I went to Brantford in
afternoon after Salt to salt the pork in
Tue 8 Very stormy all day snow & blowed very hard we Killed Hogs Daniel H Bonham & Isiah came
to buy the straw carriers did not get them Wm Templer came after the straw cutter he bought at the
sale staid all night a terrible storm Killed Hogs & cut them all up & salted them got done before night
Wed 9 Quit snowing but very cold I went to St. George to get the Horses shod at A Brockbank all
around had some of these rubber cushions put under one of their shoes in front John put straw
round yard
Thur 10 Getting colder all the time John & I went to Brantford to get my cutter that was there to paint
James Waugh brought his wife here and left her while he went to Isaac Sands sale & called in
evening for her sleighing not very good at all blowed of the road in places
1868 Dec
Fri 11 Very nice morning but pretty cold all day Jane & I went to Westwoods on a visit with the cutter
& one Horse John split wood James Waugh came to borrow some money
Sat 12 Nice & clear but some windy & pretty cold day day John went to Brantford I went to
Jerseyville to take some coverlets to get wove at William VanSickles cant get them before April or
Mary Came back by Lynden & staid all night at B. VanSickle left a set of whiffletrees at Petitts to get
ironed
Sun 13 Quite cold all day again I staid at Bens in forenoon came home in afternoon Henry H Kitchen
was here
�Mon 14 Some milder this morning Snowed some all day long but did not amount to much after all I
think about an inch or two Wal Baker came to buy some Oak lumber Owen Judge came after
fanning Mill he bought at the sale Joseph Weaver came and bought my old long tug Harness for
twenty dollars they was a very good set
1868 Dec
Tue 15 Very nice all day but cold I went to Paris to order a set of new harness from Flanagan to be
silver mounted all through
Wed 16 Nice day thawed some in the Sun I went to Brantford to see about selling my wheat did not
do it going to Keep it a while longer yet
Thur 17 Very nice day thawed some I staid at home all day not very well
Fri 18 Nice day but some colder I staid at home all day Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer came
before noon I strung a couple of strings of Bells
Sat 19 Very cold all day long I staid at home all day Wm Behimer & Helen went home in the morning
Henry Howell came after the fanning mill he bought at my sale Beal took the steers away in
afternoon I sold him for $100.00
Sun 20 Very nice & warm thawed of all the sleighing I staid at home Grandmother went to Henrys
Mon 21 Some colder this morning I made some shawl pins in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon to
see dutch doctor John began to dig out the snow in lane
1868 Dec
Tue 22 Not very cold again to day John dug out the lane & began to draw up some wood I staid at
home all day Henry Howell & Wm Tanner came after some Sheep for Henry got a dozen at $3.50
each to pay for them in the six months from date
Wed 23 A pretty cold day again I staid at home all day & fixed up the old table & give the top of it a
coat of paint sold Beal 13 sheep for $32.50 to take them away next week Jarome Hawley came after
the pay for the thrashing paid him ten dollars $17.70 coming yet
Thur 24 Nice day but very cold John & I went to Brantford took the iron plow out to George Fowler to
get it fixed up some very poor Sleighing the coldest day this winter
�Fri 25 Not near so cold today we all went over to Westwoods for to take over Christmas dinner
Sat 26 Very nice day not very cold John drew up wood & I painted the table again & mended
Harveys little Sleigh
1868 Dce
Sun 27 Some snow last night but not enough to make good sleighing Jane & I & John Powers &
Willy & Eliza went to Henry Hawleys in forenoon & Home in the afternoon Sleighing very poor
Mon 28 Not very cold very nice winter weather though John drew up wood I painted over the table
again Samuel Buckborough came to buy some oak lumber from me sold it to him Beale came & took
away the Sheep I sold him last week Nelson Kitchen & Edgars wife & children is to start for Michigan
to night
Tue 29 Some Snow last night very warm & mild all day I took Grandmother & the girls down to
Lynden left Grandmother down there to get her cloak made & we came home
Wed 30 Quite mild all day I painted the table over again in forenoon & got out some stuff for a
waggon rack & Samuel Buckborough sent after some oak lumber I sold him John Powers drew wood
Mr Galloway called to get subscriptions for the Bible Society St. George
1868 Dec
Thur 31 A heavy white frost last night very sharp & cold in the morning I went after Dr. Kitchen for
Mrs Cole before daylight to St. George got him to come & painted the table over again & James
Papple called to get his pay for helping thrash John & George drew Pea Straw in forenoon I went to
St. George with some Peas & Oats to get chopped for the beef cow and took some oak lumber to
Bells to get dressed for a waggon rack got it home with one & got the chop stuff with me too a very
warm nice day thawed some the wind got around to the northeast and seems as if there was a storm
a coming on John & George cleaned up some Spring wheat for a grist afternoon I got home from St.
George about half past six in the evening
Diary January 1869
Fri 1 The greatest Snow storm and hardest blowing we have had this winter yet Jane and I and two
of the children went over to Henrys for dinner {Thos?} Westwood & Mary was there in the terriblest
Snow storm we have had in a long time
�Sat 2 Quite mild all day but rained & Snowed nearly all day I put handles on some knives in forenoon
then fixed a place & turned old Matchles in to it in afternoon John and George cut down straw stack
& threw it round the yard
Sun 3 Very warm & thawing some I went after Mother to Lynden in afternoon Marjory VanSickle
came back in afternoon Sleighing going
Mon 4 Very nice and mild this morning John took a grist of S.wheat to Brantford to get floured to sell
I went along to the municipal election at Betsons School House the children started to school again
this morning old Doctor Stinson and old Mrs. Leemington & Mr. Storr is to be buried to day went to
Germans School House to the election & then home & hitched up the brown colt & drove him to St.
George for first time
1869 January
Tue 5 Very mild & some Snow showers through the day I went to Brantford after a grist sold 500 lbs
to Hexts at 2.50 per cwt John split wood Mr Rung began to thrash Peas I settled up with G. Foster &
Hatch in full of all demands
Wed 6 Very nice day & warm thawed a good deal Jane & I went to Isaac J. Howells & James &
Lydia went along went after my new harness to Paris staid all night at Isaac's Joseph Steel & wife
was there all day {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood}
Thur 7 Nice day very warm the Snow all gone in the roads nearly came as far as James Waughs for
dinner & home in afternoon Sleighing nearly all gone {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split
wood}
Fri 8 Quite soft this morning looks like a thaw again I put some hoops on churn & some barrels in
forenoon John split wood Rung thrashed Peas all day
Sat 9 Heavy rain last night rains yet this morning John turned the meat over in the box Mr. Rung
thrashed Peas I staid home all day
1869 January
Sun 10 Very nice day quite warm I staid home all day Grandmother went to Henry's in morning
Susan Wilsons young folks came here from Westwoods in afternoon & went home in evening
�Mon 11 Very nice day and quite warm & Spring looking I staid at home all day the clock spring broke
down
Tues 12 John & I went to Brantford in forenoon called to get Noles to come & butcher a Beef for me
got the clock mended and cleaned at Griffiths
Wed 13 Very nice day & thawed some in the sun John and Noles killed the Beef in forenoon I went
to School Meeting & come back to Mr. Greenfields for dinner & staid till evening Henry girls was over
John greased the new waggon in afternoon I bought a whip from John VanSickle for one dollar
Thurs 14 Beautiful weather all day John and I cut up the Beef & fixed waggon rack in forenoon & put
on & took a load of Hay to Mr. Nisbet School Teacher at Germans School House
1869 January
Fri 15 Very nice weather all day I went to Brantford & took the two girls & George out with me took a
quarter of Beef to sell got five dollers per cwt for it from John Booze bought some chocs for girls & a
pair of Boots for George from Adams
Sat 16 Beautiful day & sunshine I went to St. George to pay Fleming a note he held against me & got
a pair of Harrows from Sam Buckborough & got two shoes set on the John Horse Rung finished
thrashing & cleaning Peas in afternoon had 107 Bush
Sun 17 Nice day again all day I staid at home all day Grandmother went with Henry to see Nelson
Kitchen baby that is sick at the corner at Mrs Shipmans {Left Margin: Samuel Fristney & wife came
at dark & staid all night}
Mon 18 Looks like a storm quite cold & cloudy all day Samuel Fristney paid for the grey mare he
bought from me in the fall for $105.00 John and I went to Paris with a load of Hay to Wm. Epron for
P.O. Connor the roads are very nice for the waggon Samuel Fristney & wife went home in forenoon
1869 January
Tue 19 Quite cold all day and cloudy but no snow yet I staid at home all day John took away a load
of Hay to Paris Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in forenoon I mended a sursingle {surcingle} &
breaststrap Elizabeth Kitchen and Dorothy came over in forenoon & staid till evening
�Wed 20 Beautiful day clear and cold John & I took a load of Hay over to Mr. Kitchen in forenoon got
Wm. Fleming to shoe the team all round new shoes in front Grandmother & Aunt Mary went over to
Henrys I sent for the Globe by H.G. McPherson $1.30
Thurs 21 Very nice all forenoon clouded up in afternoon I staid home all day mended some halters in
forenoon John took a load of Hay to tavern keeper in St. George he is to pay for it in six weeks
Fri 22 Very nice day but quite cold John & I went to Brantford with a load of Hay to A Bradley Henry
Howell came after Aunt Mary & cow I sold to him for twenty one dollars to pay in a short time
1869 January
Sat 23 Very nice day quite cold John took a load of Hay to D Kitchen in forenoon I went along got
two shoes reset on the Horses that lamed them getting warmer
Sun 24 Very nice day warmer Looks like a storm of some kind John went away somewhere &
Marjory went over to Westwoods in afternoon I staid home all day
Mon 25 Very cold & clear all day John & I took a load of Hay to Paris G.P. Grey Hotel Keeper got a
new set of Harness from Flanagan & traded a set of half tug Harness for a new set of long tug gave
him a load of Hay & a load of Straw to boot got two good set of long tug Harness now one set Silver
mounted
Tues 26 Very nice day not quite as cold very clear though John took a load of Hay to Flanagan Paris.
I staid home all day & set a picture in the frame
Wed 27 Nice and pleasant clouds up in afternoon John took a load of Hay to Paris Henry was over
for dinner I staid at home all day waiting for some men to come & buy Matchless
1869 Jany
Thur 28 Very nice day and warm thawed considerable in sun John & I took a half ton of Hay to
Sidney E Thomas in the forenoon put on another load of Hay & took it to St. George to Dr. Kitchen in
afternoon Mr & Mrs VanSickel came over for an evening visit
Fri 29 Quite foggy in morning Come on rain in evening about 4 O'Clock John B. took a load of Hay to
Mr. Cepson I went to Brantford with Henry H Kitchen & Nelson Kitchen to see a lawyer for advice on
Henry's scrape with Mr. Ley & Bolton rained near all night
�Sat 30 Quite cloudy & some rain in Morning I went to Brantford in morning took some chickens to sell
got three shilling a pair for them John Powers went along I bought a Horse from P.B. Hatch for sixty
dollars cash & a note against Mark & George Armstrong for thirty seven dollars eighty cents due next
fall John Templer & wife & children come & staid all night
1869 Jany
Sun 31 Quite cold this morning froze up hard again roads will be rough for a while I staid at home all
day John Templer & wife went to Westwoods in afternoon Nathan VanSickel & wife & his two sisters
came for dinner & went home before night had roast turkey & roast beef & plum pudding for dinner
February
Mon 1 Quite cold and cloudy all day John took a load of Straw to Paris for Flanagan I went to settle
with F.O. Connor for the Hay I sold him gave Flanagan an order on him to settle an {ape?} with him
drove my new horse for first time I got from Hatch
Tue 2 Very cold again to day I went to St. George with some stuff to make a Harrow with John took
some flour & peas over to Rung David Ellis came in evening Snow storm a beginning
Wed 3 A hard snow storm all night & most of the day Some six inches of Snow fell I think sleighing
not very good yet I took David Ellis over to his brother Wms & to St. George & home again {Left
Margin: Paid David Ellis $109.00 on a yoke of oxen}
1869 Febry
Thur 4 Very rough stormy day I took David out to Brantford in forenoon John took a load of wheat to
Brantford Contracted all the wheat I have to Mr. Plewes for one dollar per bushel all round
Westwoods boys brought a cheese over for David Ellis in the evening
Fri 5 Beautiful and clear all day thawed some in the Sun I took David Ellis out to the cars in Brantford
in the morning John took a load of Wheat to Brantford George Cones' young folks came & went to
Brantford to get there Photographs taken I bought a recipe for making hard soap
Sat 6 Nice morning but cloudy George Cones' young folks went to Westwoods & we cleaned up
some wheat in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford & I went to St. George in afternoon to
see Chris Bottings about a stove traded him some Hay for one
�Sun 7 Very nice day thawed some I staid home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon
George Cones' folks went home & Grandmother went home with them
1869 Febry Mon 8 Nice day but thawed some I took two loads of wheat to Brantford John & George
cleaned wheat all day Harvey Howell was here when I got home he staid all night
Tue 9 Nice morning but cloudy thawed considerable John took a load of wheat to Brantford in
forenoon Harvey went to Henrys in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon I sent a telegram to to
Watson Ayr to meet Harvey in Paris George Campbell bought a lot of Pea straw of me for $7.00
Wed 10 Very nice but warm Snow nearly gone I went with two loads of wheat to day Men cleaned up
wheat George Campbell drew his Pea straw away to day
Thur 11 Very nice day but warm snow nearly gone to day Chris Batty came after Hay in forenoon got
two loads to day we cleaned wheat & I went to Brantford to sell Keachie some Hay let him have it for
$95.00 sold Foster my Peas for 75 cts Bush.
Fri 12 Nice day sleighing all gone I took a load of wheat away on the waggon Westwoods was over
here when I got home Men cleaned wheat
1869 Febry
Sat 13 Nice day thawing very fast we cleaned up wheat in forenoon John took a load away in
afternoon George & I cleaned some tailings in the afternoon
Sun 14 A terrible rain & sleet storm all day very bad on the stock Nelson Kitchen was over awhile in
the afternoon I staid home all day
Mon 15 Cleared of this morning but warm & foggy & soft I took one load wheat away Men cleaned up
wheat all day
Tues 16 Nice day some colder I took two loads wheat away Men cleaned Peas Mr & Mrs Kelly came
on a visit in forenoon Donald McDonald came towards night & staid all night
Wed 17 A very stormy day snow & rain John took two loads of Peas out to Bonter I went to Brantford
with Donald to see about some farms he seen advertised for sale & he went home
Thur 18 A very nice day clear thawed a good deal took a load of Hay to Bredt St. George in forenoon
& took a load to D Thomas St. George in afternoon
�1869 Febry
Fri 19 Very stormy this morning snowing & blowing John & George put straw around barn yard &
cleaned Oats in forenoon I set in the house all day not well
Sat 20 Nice Morning not cold John took a load of Hay to Workman George & I went to Brantford &
came home before night
Sun 21 A heavy Snow storm today I staid home all day not very well
Mon 22 Very nice day & clear Mother & I went to Westwoods in forenoon John took a load of Hay to
Workman Mr Keashie began to draw some Hay I sold him to day
Tue 23 A very hard Snow storm going on the heaviest yet this winter John & I went to St. George
after a harrow & got Horse shod I settled with Dr. Kitchen
Wed 24 Storming again this morning I copied of the Horse book from Johns Book in forenoon Very
stormy all afternoon
Thur 25 Very rough & stormy in forenoon John & I went to Brantford and down to Onondaga to see
the Mares that went to our Horse staid all night to Edward Giles found most of the Mares in foal that
we seen
1869 Febry
Fri 26 A Snowing hard all night & yet this morning held up towards night. John & I came to Brantford
for dinner & then home in afternoon thawed some
Sat 27 A very cold stormy day I went to Paris after a pair of Horse collars. John & George loaded the
Sleighs to go to Goderich on Monday
Sun 28 A pretty cold day again I staid home all day John Betsner & wife and Henry & Elizabeth
came over for dinner John and Dorothy staid all night
March Mon 1 A pretty cold day John & I started in morning for Coleborne with two loads went as far
as Haysville for the night
Tues 2 Not so cold to day Snowed & thawed all the afternoon got dinner at Stratford got to Mitchell
for the night put up at Hick's Hotel the best Hotel we found on the road
�Wed 3 Pretty cold in morning thawed some about noon went as far as Clinton to Coopers tavern for
dinner went on to Goderich got to Harveys before night staid there all night
1869 March
Thur 4 Very cold again today a terrible storm in forenoon drifted very bad at times John & I started
out to our new farm in Morning unloaded & went on to David Ellis's & staid all night a very cold night
Fri 5 Very cold all day again I hired Duncan McNee to work for me for a year for $147.00 we started
for home came as far as Harveys for dinner and then drove to Mitchell for the night got very cold on
the road
Sat 6 Nice Morning but came on one of the greatest drifts I must ever see got dinner at Shakespeare
& then come home the heaviest roads I ever drove eleven Oclock when we got home found
everything right
Sun 7 A very cold day but not much wind I staid at home all day Henry was over a while in afternoon
Mon 8 Nice day but quite cold I went to Brantford in forenoon and came home & went to Paris after
David Ellis & Lavinia from Goderich they did not come on the first train Duncan McNee began to
work
1869 March
Tue 9 Beautiful all day & warm went to Westwoods to attend Grandmothers birthday dinner a good
turn out all the children there but Harvey & Eliza George Jones & Rachel & Nelson Behimer & Sarah
came home with us staid all night
Wed 10 A great Snow storm all day about the hardest this winter we had quite a few here for dinner
Nelson Rehimer & Sarah went home with Henrys Sarah was quite sick all day
Thur 11 Cleared of this morning a lot of Snow on the on the ground I took John Powers to Doctor in
afternoon to St. George
Fri 12 Snowed some again to day Peggy & Grandmother and the little girls went to Brantford to get
their Photographs taken David & Lavinia went Westwoods took them to the cars to Paris Wm.
Templer & wife came & staid all night
Sat 13 Quite cold to day again Wm Templer & I went to Brantford with a grist almost to much Snow
for good Sleighing
�1869 March
Sun 14 A good deal warmer again thawed a good deal George Templer & wife & Henry Kitchen &
wife came & got there dinner & went home Wm Templer & wife went to Henrys in morning
Mon 15 Very nice day thawed some I took John Powers to Doctors in forenoon & got a pair of new
harrows from Sam Buckboroughs & got Fanny shod on fore feet
Tue 16 Very nice day but cold I took Mother up to James Waughs in forenoon Rollin Waugh & wife &
Mary Pritchard came & staid all night
Wed 17 Nice day but cold I sold Rollin Waugh some pigs he went to Henrys in forenoon John Clinton
& wife & Dorothy came over Thomas went to Paris after Hester Duncan McNee went along after his
satchel he left at Mitchell
Thur 18 Very nice day thawed some Grandmother & I went to Lynden to the fair in Morning she went
home with Westwoods I came home in evening not very well
1869 March
Fri 19 Not very cold a heavy white frost last night I went to Mr Burts to settle of with him traded & got
a Devon bull & heifer full bred Snowed all afternoon the Doctor lanced little Elizas neck which was
swelled so very bad a good deal of matter came from when lanced
Sat 20 Very nice warm day thawed a good deal snow very soft Mr Burt sent a Devon bull & Heifer
here in forenoon George & Dorothy & Elizabeth & I went after the coverlets & then went to Uncle Wm
Rehimers at night I settled of with him paid him $252.00 & gave him a note for $100 due in one year
with interest
Sun 21 Nice day a good deal colder staid at Rehimers untill towards night & then we went to Wm
Templers all night
Mon 22 A very cold chilly day staid at Wm Templers until after noon & then went to George Jones all
night
Tue 23 Some Snow last night again staid at Georges till after dinner & then came home stopped at
Lynden a little while thawing very fast roads getting rough
1869 March
�Wed 24 Very nice warm day Snow a going very fast at last I took fanning Mill home to Henry Howells
in forenoon got my dinner at Aunt Mary Howells & came back to St. George & got a new stove from
Batty Peggy VanSickel & Sarah Ellis was here when I got home
Thur 25 Nice day but to warm for the Snow to last long John Powers & I went to Brantford in
forenoon & then down Cockshutts road as far as Burtchs Corners & a cross by Mount Pleasant &
back to Brantford & staid all night at Hatches a collecting for the Horse found our Mares most of
them in foal but did not get much money
Fri 26 Rained some last night & all the forenoon John & I staid in Brantford untill afternoon & then
came home the back road a collecting got home before dark {Left Margin: Good Friday}
Sat 27 Very warm Snow going fast Mother & I went to St. George to see old Mrs Batty & took a lot of
old cast iron to let Batty have on a stove the roads getting very bad.
1869 March
Sun 28 Very warm Sleighing gone on this road I staid at home Henry H brought Grandmother home
in forenoon she stopped there on her way home from St. George Nelson Kitchen had a daughter
yesterday evening a very dull day for Easter Sunday
Mon 29 Rained all day again Duncan McNee put up some Oats in bags & I painted new cupboard
over give it a primary coat of white lead
Tue 30 A thawing away yet we put a ring in Bulls nose & took flour chest downstairs & put Oats up in
bags & Mrs Paul Shipman came in forenoon & staid for dinner I wrote for the Canadian Messenger
for her Charles Buck came to hire he is a coming on Monday next Men drew grain from the new barn
I got out stuff for pine boxes to pack things in
Wed 31 Very nice day thawed some I went to Paris to see about getting some cars to move my stuff
to Goderich and give Wm McEwin an order to collect some money for the Horse for me up about
there place I took John P.s trunk to Paris & traded it to Flanagan for a larger one
1869 April 1st
Thur 1 Very nice day but froze up very rough this morning I went with John Powers to Toronto to get
his eyes doctored at Dr. Roseboughs I came back as far as Harrisburg & staid all night at Troomans
a terrible snow & sleet storm all night
�Fri 2 Quite cold again to day roads very rough I came home in morning from Harrisburg Thomas
Westwood & Mary & Mrs Cameron was here for dinner Duncan & I made some boxes in afternoon I
put some handles on big chests in forenoon
Sat 3 Very rough cold day I took Sarah Ellis down to Lynden in forenoon roads very rough I got my
Buggy Axels set up at Petitts & came home
Sun 4 Quite cold & rough all day I staid at home all day Sam Westwood & Harvey & David & Henry &
Kitchen & Albert was here for dinner. George and the two girls went home with Sam Westwood & the
boys to stay all night
1869 April
Mon 5 Very nice day getting warmer Duncan McNee & I went to Brantford Charles Buck was here
when we got home to work for me
Tue 6 Nice & warm to day again Duncan went to Brantford with a load of Oats to sell to Foster got 30
cts per Bushel Mr Palmer came to settle his old note & give a new one Henrys girls came on a visit
sent Charley Buck to St. George with some paper bags & to get a new tea Kettle & some new pails &
I made some boxes to pack things in to move
Wed 7 Nice day thawed a good deal we took two load to Paris to store before we move roads very
rough & muddy
Thur 8 Nice day froze some last night the men went with two load to Paris in forenoon Susan Wilson
& Ellot & Wm McEwin & wife came here in forenoon they all went home but McEwin he is going to
stay & help me pack things to move to morrow we put up all the Pork and Beef in boxes & loaded up
a couple of load to go in the morning with again
1869 April
Fri 9 Beautiful morning again A shock of an earthquake felt in some places Wm McEwen & I packed
up all day Mr & Mrs Burt came over in the afternoon a while I was almost tired out The men took two
loads to the station
Sat 10 Very nice day but very backward & cold I got some teams to bring loads for me to Paris
settled all up with Henry M. Kitchen when we got back from Paris
�Sun 11 Nice day but cold I staid at home all day John Westwood brought Grandmother home in
afternoon James Waugh & wife & Stephen Vivians came down in evening & staid awhile
Mon 12 Nice morning but cold got some teams & brought the most of the things to the cars The men
loaded two cars up before we went to bed Wm McEwen helped us to load & the rest of them helped
as long as they could before they went home
1869 April
Tues 13 Beautiful morning again we staid at James Battys all night & had to get up early I put the
Horses & cattle on the cars before the train started got them on all right & came to Goderich & staid
at Harveys all night
Wed 14 Some white frost last night again Duncan & Charley Buck & my George brought a load out
to the farm & the twin colts I staid in Goderich all day Mother and the children came up on the cars &
staid at Harveys all night
Thur 15 Nice day but cool got Mr. Morris & some other teams to take out some loads for me I
brought Marjory & Dorothy out to the place in afternoon & I went back to town again
Fri 16 Very nice morning again & warm Duncan brought Jane & the children out to the farm in the
forenoon I brought the Buggies out found some a ploughing on the road between here & town
1869 April
Sat 17 A kind of a dull day set up things about the House I went to the Post Office in afternoon after
the papers
Sun 18 A very Cold dull day staid at home all day George Morris came over a while afternoon
Mon 19 Had a very heavy rain last night took away a great many bridges all over the country I went
to Goderich in morning found some of the bridges gone on the road went for some Oats got a few at
55 cts.
Tue 20 A very wet cold day Some hard showers in the day George & I went to David Ellis' after a
yoke of Oxen I bought from him last fall The men fixed up around the House
Wed 21 Cleared of some this morning but Snowed some in forenoon Duncan went to town after
Plaster Charles & George drew some rails from pens away in forenoon I staid in the house & fixed
up some things
�Thur 22 Looks some like Spring Duncan went to town after some Salt & a new Cultivator from Mr
Dodds I was not very well went in to see Dr & I brought Mother out from Harveys {Left Margin:
Charley piled up some manure}
1869 April
Fri 23 Very nice morning again I was sick in bed all day almost. The men done some small jobs in
forenoon & began to Plow some in orchard ground rather wet yet
Sat 24 Very nice day but cool looks like rain in evening Duncan went to town in morning after some
Oats & a new seed drill I had there I went out to town in afternoon to see Dr & take some Butter to
Clifford & got two bunches shingles from Harvey Howell & John B. Powers came up from Toronto &
came home with me his eyes almost well again Chales plowed all day
Sun 25 Nice clear day but cool I staid home all day some of the girls & boys went to the Nile to
meeting in afternoon
Mon 26 Beautiful Morning & all day the nearest like Spring of anything we have had yet Things a
growing very fast John Powers & I went to town to get old Matchless shod and get the Sulkey tire set
The boys plowed all day David Ellis & Lavinia came a while in afternoon did not get the wheels home
with us
1869 April
Tue 27 A very nice day & warm The men plowed in forenoon I rigged up the grain drill in forenoon
John dug in the garden Charles Buck & I went to the Saw Mill & to Shop in afternoon after some
lumber & to get two Shoes set on little Fanny at the Nile John cleaned Matchless Harness in
afternoon Mr Robert Campbell came over
Wed 28 Very nice warm day Come on a shower in the evening John & I went with Matchless to the
Dungannon Show got the first prize The other men plowed George went to town after the Doctor for
Willy
Thur 29 Very clear and cold again Men plowed all day John Powers & I drove Matchless to Lucknow
to the Show got no prize all one sided affair Come home at night got quite cold coming home
Fri 30 Some frost last night again but got warmer in day time Men plowed all day I went to town in
forenoon after the Doctor & home again got some flour from Mr Clifford & got the Sulkey wheels
�home with me got the Tire set on them John went with the Horse down by Ben Miller & round by
Goderich home
1869 May
Sat 1 Nice day but cool some rain Sowed some Oats in morning The men Harrowed them in &
Harrowed down Potatoe and Turnip ground I put up some curtains & John & I went Port Albert &
around home at night quite chilly
Sun 2 Nice day but quite cool I staid home all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting Mr
Campbell & Mr Ward the School teacher give us a call in afternoon
Mon 3 Nice day but cool & dry John started to travel the Horse the men began to cultivate the fall
plowing for to Sow Barley I trimmed some Apple trees
Tue 4 Some warmer this Morning The men gang plowed and Harrowed Barley ground I & George
began to Sow Barley & finished in afternoon
Wed 5 Very Nice day some warmer men Harrowed Pea ground I went to town after Oats did not get
any Came home & drilled in Peas in afternoon
Thur 6 Very nice day but cool I finished sowing Peas in forenoon the men fixed some ground for
Spring Wheat I began to Sow Spring wheat afternoon John came home with the Horse
1869 May
Fri 7 Nice day looks like Showers Charles rolled the Peas & front of Spring wheat Duncan began to
fix some more land for Spring Wheat I finished Sowing a piece of S Wheat & Mother & Harvey & I
went to David Ellis' in forenoon David & I went to Curries to get some Cedar Posts he is going to get
me a 100 for $7.00
Sat 8 Nice day some warmer Men fixed some land for Spring Wheat I went to town to get Oats & get
Horse bills printed met John there with the Horse at Martins Hotel Harvey & Eliza & the children
came out in the afternoon a while went home
Sun 9 Quite a deal warmer to day Duncan & Marjory went to Nile to church Charles & I went to B.
Campbells a while in afternoon Johns eyes are as bad as ever again to day
�Mon 10 A great deal warmer today George & I sowed some more Spring Wheat the men got some
land ready for Oats looks some like rain want some very bad Mr Morris came over awhile in
forenoon
Tue 1 Nice day & warm & windy looks some like rain. I sowed Oats in forenoon & went to town in
afternoon after some flour got a man to come & put in some drain
1869 May
Wed 12 A very hot day the warmest this spring things growing fast The man & I looked out the place
for the drain & he went to town after a spade & his clothes The men plowed the orchard & rolled
Oats ground & in forenoon Willy & I went to Mr. Morris & around by the Nile to get some wheat &
some lumber for the drain & home again in afternoon {Left Margin: The men sowed some Peas &
Oats in orchard in afternoon and harrowed them in}
Thur 13 Nice Morning but cool The men planted a few potatoes & picked stone of the Meadow The
man began the drain I went to Harris' Mill with a grist in forenoon had 25 Bushel got near eleven
hundred flour home with me Come on a nice rain in afternoon got wet coming home in evening
Fri 14 Nice Morning after the rain everything looked fresh The men to draw lumber for the drain I got
the Colt shod in forenoon Mr Cones came to help me put up privy &
Sat 15 Nice day had some rain last night & in the forenoon men drew Slabs & lumber for a Cook
House. finished the privy & George & I scraped the fruit trees & washed them with ashes & began
the Cook House
1869 May
Sun 16 Quite cool to day again looks like a storm to night I staid home all day Mr Morris & George
Morris came over for dinner & went home The men went to the Nile to Meeting in evening Johns
eyes are very bad Mr. Ward & Rob Campbell came over to tea
Mon 17 A very wet Morning and cold The men cut potatoes for seed & Duncan went to get Mr Kerr to
come & take the Horse for Johns eyes are so bad he cant go Duncan went with the Horse & I went
to town in afternoon after some shingles Charles went for lumber getting very cold {Left Margin:
Cones worked at shanty afternoon}
Tues 18 Cleared of but quite cold Charles Buck drew lumber for ditch Cones worked at shanty I
trimmed fruit trees all day
�Wed 19 Nice day but Cold & Cloudy Charles drew lumber for ditch I went to Mr. Biffins to pay him for
some wheat & then went to see Harris' swamp lot in forenoon Came back to David Ellis' for dinner &
then came home & went to get a man to travel the Horse in the evening got one that promised me by
the name of Walters. Cones finished the shanty
1869 May
Thur 20 Very nice day but cool I went back to Hullet after some Oats got a few from Mr Cunningham
& some wheat for feed for Horses Charles drew lumber for the ditch Duncan went with the Horse &
came home
Fri 21 Very nice warm morning The men went to work on Potatoe ground in the morning Charles & I
went after some more lumber after dinner came back & went to planting Potatoes after tea Wm
Walters came & went with the Horse
Sat 22 Nice morning but heavy frost last night John Powers & the ditcher & I went to see Thos
Hamiltons timber lot in afternoon & then home
Sun 23 Nice morning but cool I staid home all day Marjory & the men & George went to Nile church
in evening Campbells man & George Ellis & George McNee was here for tea
Mon 26 Very Nice Morning & warm had a shower last night Charles & George & I went to town in
forenoon to see the sights Duncan went to the Nile to the lecture in the evening Henry Morris came
home with us from town
1869 May
Tues 25 Nice Morning but want a good rain The men went to fixing fence in Morning Geo Harris
came to see about there timber lot I am not going to take it Can do better I trimmed some trees &
went to Bob Youngs to see Mr Hamilton about his lot agreed to take it from him {Left Margin: Our
cows ran away Charley went to look for them they came home themselves in Morning}
Wed 26 Some showers last night some are heavy ones The men fixed fence & I fixed a stall in Horse
stable rained a good deal through the day
Thur 27 Kind of cloudy & wet & cold The men fixed fence all day along the lane I was sick in bed in
afternoon Clifford & Harvey called for there tea The ditcher got another man to take the job of his
hands & he left in afternoon Paid of Walters for taking the Horse {Left Margin: Wm Smith began to
ditch in the afternoon}
�Fri 28 looks like a storm to day I took Mother to town to go down below to see Sarah Cones Married
& to get the deed from Hamilton for 50 acres of timber it rained all day almost I came home in
evening I dont think it ever rained harder than it did coming home
1869 May
Sat 29 A very nice growing day everything looks very green I staid at home all day I put down some
carpet in afternoon The men made fence all day I went after the papers after tea {Left Margin: Smith
worked at ditch}
Sun 30 A fine growing day with some showers. staid home in forenoon Jane & some of the children
went to the Nile for Meeting afternoon had a very good turn out
Mon 31 A very heavy Moist-looking Morning I sent a letter to New York about having my rural
changed to Carlow Men fixed fence John P. went with the Horse I was quite unwell all day {Left
Margin: Wm Smith worked at the ditch all day}
June Tues 1st A beautiful growing day and very warm Mr Leales staid here all night taking orders for
fruit trees I did not buy any from him they was to dear Duncan & I made a stone boat & Charles drew
up old rail for firewood in forenoon The men washed the sheep in afternoon I went to the Nile & got
old Matchless shod on fore feet Old Smith worked at ditch
Wed 2 A very nice growing day Marjory Van went to town & I laid to bed The men pulled & piled
stumps all day on the fallow field old Smith worked at the ditch all day
1869 June
Thur 3 Very nice growing morning The men pulled and piled stumps & fixed some stump holes in the
afternoon Jane & Willy & Eliza went to David Ellis afternoon after some ashes for Soap Making
Fri 4 Looks like rain this morning I took two Horses to get shod & the men got up the Sheep & began
to shear in the forenoon Came on a heavy rain about & rained hard all the afternoon & most of the
night everything growing very fast
Sat 5 A very damp kind of morning The men cleaned out Cow Stable under the Barn in forenoon we
began to pick wool The Sheep averaged four pound of wool a head good weight 54 lb from 13
Sheep all Ewes most of them have lambs some two I wrote a letter to Mr Arnold Paris about fruit
trees & one to Henry Howell St. George about some money he owes me Jane & the girls went to
�town in afternoon to get some Hats {&c?} for them & the little boys My eyes very bad or one of them
{Left Margin: John Powers came home with his eyes very bad}
Sun 6 Quite a damp day & cool I laid in bed with my eye Johns eyes & head very bad all day Duncan
& Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting in the evening Marjory went to Prayer Meeting in forenoon
1869 June
Mon 7 Nice Morning but looks like Showers got some in afternoon I staid in the House all day with
my eyes Johns eyes very bad yet Duncan went with the Horse Charles & George planted the corn
over in the morning & drew stones till noon Charles began to Plow fallow afternoon a very rough
place to plow
Tues 8 A very dull Morning Charles plowed Johns eyes very bad yet I fixed some whips Mr
Robertson Called to see my grain drill in forenoon I looked over John Powers account in forenoon
Marjory picked wool I settle of with John Powers in the evening my eyes one of them very bad
Wed 9 Quite a nice Morning Charles plowed fallow all day I took John Powers to the Cars to go to
Brantford in forenoon A man came & began to help Mr Smith with the drains I came home before
dinner my eye very bad yet
Thur 10 Some heavy rain last night I staid in the house all day Charles plowed in forenoon went after
some more slabs afternoon the men worked at drain by Campbells farm all day
1869 June
Fri 11 A very wet kind of Morning Duncan went with Horse Charles drew some Slabs for drain all day
I staid in the house all day with my eye very bad yet but somne better I think a getting
Sat 12 Very wet nasty weather looks like rain this morning did rain some in afternoon Charles
plowed & filled in a big ditch Martin cut a cross corner of field Men began the new drain in morning I
took wool away to factory in forenoon to get Carded & traded some wool for flannel & came home at
noon rained some heavy showers in afternoon
Sun 13 Quite a nice Morning but had some heavy rain through the day time I staid at home all day in
bed most of the time my eye a good deal better to night I think Marjory went over to see Bob
Campbell in afternoon she went to Nile for Meeting in the forenoon
�Mon 14 Rather dull damp day some rain Showers in the day Charles filled in an old ditch Peter
Hogan began to work for 1/2 a month for $7.50 in Morning he & George drew of Stones I went to Nile
to see about some Lumber for drains & went to David Ellis & home Cones finished shingling the
stoop {Left Margin: Men worked at drain Wm Campbell came to sell me some fruit trees at dinner
time}
1869 June
Tue 15 A very damp chilly day some showers through the day & night Charles drew lumber for drain
Peter drew stones & dry stumps I staid in bed until after tea my eyes getting some better Men
worked at the drain {Left Margin: George took the Sow to Mr. Carrolls in afternoon}
Wed 16 A very nice day & dry but cool some rain last night The men & I piled up stumps Willy & I
went to factory after some rolls in afternoon Jane & boys went to Mr Gallagers & Mr Campbell came
over a while after tea time
Thur 17 A very nice day but cool Harvey Howell called in on his way to Wawanosh to sell reapers
George McNee came over to buy a Horse Charles and Peter began to draw dung on turnip ground
The men finished ditching in evening I staid in house all day nearly not very well George drew of old
rails & of off fallow
Fri 18 Some rain last night again The men finished drawing dung and plowed turnip ground I bought
a new fanning Mill in evening the ditchers & I measured the ditch I paid them of
Sat 19 A very nice warm all day Men plowed fallow I went to town after turnip seed David & Lavinia
came for dinner he came in to town & back with me for tea Some more rain tonight
1869 June 20
Sun 20 Quite a damp morning I was in bed near all day not very well Charles & Duncan & Marjory
went to Nile for Meeting in evening
Mon 21 Very damp dull weather yet Charles plowed fallow Peter went on the road to work with Owen
I was in bed most of the day sick
Tue 22 A warm growing day Peter & George went on the roads Charles drilled turnip ground got the
drill and sowed the turnips after tea time I was not well Charles plowed potatoes for first time
�Wed 23 Quite damp growing weather Charles plowed fallow Peter worked on road with Owen I was
sick in bed all day
Thur 24 A nice Morning looks like rain got a shower in evening Jane & I went to town The men
plowed fallow I got some medicine from Dr. McLean
Fri 25 A very nice growing day The men plowed fallow I staid in house all day Isaac Martin came to
sell me a horse in afternoon
Sat 26 A wet forenoon very wet in afternoon I paid of Peter Hogan at noon
Sun 27 A very wet day some of the hardest rain I ever seen everything swimming
1869 June
Mon 28 A very heavy rain & hail storm in some places done a great deal of damage George took me
to Cars to go to Brantford got to Brantford about 5 O'clock staid all night at Hatches Cleared of warm
& dry looking
Tue 29 A very nice morning but looks like rain again it did come on Showers about noon I got a ride
out with David Thomas to St. George & then he took me up to Henry Howells a heavy rain came on
in evening & rained very hard all night
Wed 30 Quite Showery all forenoon and very warm I staid to Henry Howells till afternoon & he paid
me some money & brought me down to St. George & then I rode to Westwoods with there boys and
staid all night
July Thur 1 Quite a nice dry day Thomas Westwood took Dorothy & I to Brantford & I went to see
Walter Kerr & some others that owed me but got nothing Come back to Westwoods again
Fri 2 A very hot day & dry Westwoods took me to Lynden to Ben VanSickles & brought me back to
Henry Kitchen & staid all night there
1869 July
Sat 3 A very heavy rain last night again everything floating Henry H.R. took Mother & I to Brantford I
left a lot of account with Charles Biggar to collect Come back to James Waughs & staid there all
night
�Sun 4 Quite cool & dry to day staid to Waughs till afternoon & he brought us down to Henry's again
to stay all night
Mon 5 A very nice warm dry day Henry brought me to Paris to come home & he took Mother to see
Susan I got home at night Dorothy Westwood come with me home
Tue 6 A very nice warm day The men plowed fallow I was sick in bed all day
Wed 7 A very nice day & dry Men plowed I went to town in forenoon Came home very sick very sick
all night
Thur 8 A heavy rain last night & some in forenoon Charles & George plowed Duncan went to do his
road work to day I was in bed sick near all day
Fri 9 Nice day again but cool Men finished plowing & began to drag down fallow I was sick in bed all
day
1869 July
Sat 10 A very nice day again Men Harrowed fallow I was in bed but am some better Harvey brought
Mother home afternoon after being away 6 weeks from home on a visit never so long from home
before in her life
Sun 11 A very heavy rain last night & high winds in morning I was in bed most of day George Ellis
was here all night & George & Charles took our Dorothy & Dorothy Westwood over to David Ellis in
afternoon
Mon 12 A very nice day again I staid in the House R. Campbell brought a cow over here & an other
man Men Harrowed fallow ground in forenoon & Cultivated & hoed turnips & George Harrowed in
afternoon
Mon 13 A very nice day but cool I staid in bed near all day The men finished hoeing the turnips the
first time
Wed 14 Some Showers through the day Charles hoed some in garden & cut a round a piece of
Meadow in afternoon Duncan & I went to town after a new reaper from Mr Bells St. George & the old
Storie from below Harvey & Elize came out for tea
1869 July
�Thur 15 A damp foggy day Morning very poor Hay weather The men drew some wood & split up
some in forenoon we started the Mower in the afternoon Charles hoed Cabbage & things in garden
Fri 16 A very heavy shower last night again the the Men dug turnips all day Nearly shook out the
grass in afternoon Mr. Martin call a while after tea the first time he has been out here since he
moved away last fall
Sat 17 More rain to day here but very poor Hay weather Men shook out Hay & began to rake and
cock it up Duncan cut some more in afternoon got all that was dry Cocked up safe
Sun 18 A very nice day the best Hay day we have had yet since we began to cut The women &
children all went to the Nile to church
Mon 19 A beautiful day for Haying The men began to draw in some in forenoon raked & put up some
more & cot some in afternoon Mr. Smith came & helped us in Hay by the day at 75 cts per day
George ran near all day to look for the Bull found him at dark up by Sheppards the white Heifer had a
calf Bob Campbell had to come help her calve {Left Margin: I walked up to the Post Office after tea
for the first time in about 4 weeks getting better}
1869 July
Tues 20 Had a nice Shower in the morning The men got up & got in a load of Hay before the rain
came on got some Breakfast & another load in before it got wet bad George took Fanny to shop to
get shod in front The men ground their new Scythes & I made Muzzle for red Heifer while it was
drying of got in some more Hay before noon again Dorothy Ellis brought Dorothy Westwood over
here in the forenoon Charles went to town after tea more rain in the night very heavy
Wed 21 A very wet forenoon & very cold all day The men dug stumps in afternoon I copied of the
Horse Bills from Duncans Book in forenoon a very heavy rain
Thur 22 Cleared of this morning The men turned out the Hay in forenoon not as wet in the Cocks as
you would think it would be The drew in five loads in afternoon
Fri 23 A very cloudy & dull day looks like a rain Men cut some grass & turned out some in forenoon
drew some afternoon had a shower after tea I fixed gate at road & got painter to come & paint
Cupboard over {Left Margin: George went after his Mother & Mr Morris afternoon}
1869 July
�Sat 24 Damp morning but cleard of before noon The men began to mow new ground Meadow in
Morning Mowed all day I went to see Mr Hamilton about some plank for the Barn Bridge in afternoon
Sun 25 A very nice warm day looks like rain to night I staid at home all day Mr. Morris' young folks
brought Dorothy Westwood over here in afternoon
Mon 26 Looks like rain again did come on & rained untill noon Men got in a load or two before rain
came on hard Cultivated & hoed turnips in afternoon & got in a load of Hay after tea which finished
the one field
Tue 27 A beautiful day all through & warm & drying for Hay men Hoed turnips a while & then spread
out grass Duncan went after some plank to Cunninghams in Morning Men raked & drew Hay in
afternoon {Left Margin: Marjory VanSickle went to town to get her finger doctored up}
Wed 28 A very wet morning & near all the day through at times Duncan & Charles & George got up
at 3 O'Clock & went & cocked up some Hay & got one load in Barn before Breakfast They mowed all
afternoon in the new ground field
1869 July
Thur 29 Is quite a cold damp day Sun shone some in afternoon The men mowed in forenoon & Hoed
Turnips in afternoon Harvey called for dinner the painter came & grained the Cupboard after dinner
very poor Hay weather indeed {Left Margin: Harvey took Dorothy Westwood home with him in
afternoon}
Fri 30 A very Nice warm day a very good Hay day indeed The men spread grass & raked up & drew
some in in afternoon I went to town with Butter got dinner at Harveys had green Cucumbers cut up
the first this season Harveys wife not well got home about sundown
Sat 31 A nice day for Haying The men got in all the Hay we had cut down I took Mother to town to
stay with Harveys wife she had another dead baby this Morning I brought Dorothy Westwood home
with me again
August
Sun 1 A nice warm dry day we all went to church at the Hill in afternoon
Mon 2 Nice forenoon got a shower before tea time Men finished cutting grass in afternoon George
Harrowed fallow I was not very well today
�1869 August
Tues 3 Had a heavy rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks all forenoon & turned grass in afternoon The
other boys went after Huckleberries I got 21 3/4 lbs Beef from Mr Judge
Wed 4 Had more rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks & dug stumps The other men worked on the
fallow
Thur 5 A very nice day but cold The men worked on the fallow a while then went at the Hay to dry
and get it in
Fri 6 A very nice cool day Mr Smith dug stumps & the other men worked in fallow till tea time & then
got in the last of our Hay George went after berries with Marjory got a good lot of Berries
Sat 7 A Beautiful Harvest day warm & dry had a total eclipse about 4 or 5 o'clock in afternoon The
men cut Barley all day got done I went to town
Sun 8 Very nice dry warm day again I staid at home all day Harvey brought Mother home in
afternoon
Mon 9 A nice dry warm day Just up Men drew in the Barley I went to see Mr Scott about buying old
Matchless & to see the tile maker below Manchester I got very sick before I got home
1869 August
Tues 10 A very nice warm day I staid at home all day sick The men drew in the Barley got done at
dark began to rain just as they got the last load in the Barn had 14 good loads of Barley
Wed 11 Had a nice rain again last night but cleared of this morning again The men worked on the
fallow all day & got in a load of Hay after tea Jane & I went to town in afternoon to take the Roan
Horse out to Mr Clifford sold him to him for $75.00 $25.00 cash six months for the ballance $50.00
Thur 12 A very nice Morning Marjory went after some Berries The men worked on the fallow George
cut some wood I staid at home all day
Fri 13 Very fine all day but cool Duncan & Charles went to help David Ellis in his harvest I staid at
home all day sick
�Sat 14 Very nice warm day had a shower in evening George, Charles & I went to town after a
waggon from Brantford from Hest it did not come {Left Margin: Duncan helped David in harvest to
day again}
1869 August
Sun 15 A very nice day again I staid at home all day Mother & some of Children went to Church on
Hill in afternoon
Mon 16 Some rain last night but dry all day again Men worked in fallow George went after Dr.
McDougall for in forenoon
Tue 17 Nice day & dry all day Duncan went with team to help Mr Morris draw in fall Wheat Charles
worked on fallow George went to town after Medicine for me
Wed 18 A nice worm dry day Men worked on fallow in forenoon Charles got up some wood in the
afternoon Dr. McLean called in
Thur 19 A very nice warm day The men drew Manure on fallow Marjory went to swamp after
Huckleberries I staid at home all day sick
Fri 20 Nice warm dry day again The men drew manure on fallow Harvey & Eliza & Mrs Clifford &
Cynthia Kitchen & Dorothy Westwood & David Ellis & Lavinia all came here after dinner & staid for
tea I lent David Ellis $27.00 to pay his harvest hands with
1869 August
Sat 21 Had quite a heavy rain last night quite damp all forenoon George went to town after some Ale
for me & the men ground there scythes & Axes & cut some wood Marjory came from swamp with
some Huckleberries
Sun 22 A Nice Cool dry day I staid at home all day Mr & Mrs Nichols came over a little while after tea
for the first time since we moved here
Mon 23 A very nice warm day The men began to cut Peas in morning Marjory went after some
berries
Tues 24 Beautiful warm dry day The men finished pulling the Peas at tea time Mr Whitely came &
took away Matchless after dinner he gave me $100.00 down his note in Six Month for $100.00 & his
note first February 1871 for $62.00 with interest 7 per cent
�Wed 25 A small shower last night but a nice day after it again The men helped David Ellis with his
Peas cutting
Thur 26 A very nice warm day The men helped David Ellis untill noon & came home to draw in Peas
1869 August
Fri 27 Nice morning came on rain before noon The men drew Peas till the rain & then spread Manure
I went to town after new waggon & brought it to Harveys and left it there
Sat 28 Quite damp this morning Duncan & George went to town after the Waggon & barrel water
lime and some sand for Cistern Charles cut Peas & Oats in the Orchard
Sun 29 A very nice cool day & dry Jane & I went to town to hear Mr Punshon preach at the
dedication of the Church opening
Mon 30 A nice dry day again The men drew in Peas I staid home all day
Sept Wed 1 A nice dry day The men cut around Spring Wheat in forenoon & drew in Peas & Oats
afternoon Mother & I went to David Ellis in afternoon
Thur 2 A nice dry day again The men came at noon & they cut wheat in afternoon
1869 September
Fri 3 A nice dry day The Men cut wheat got done at tea time Davids men went home
Sat 4 A Nice dry day I went to town & Dorothy The men bound oats
Sun 5 A nice warm day I went after Mother over to Davids forenoon had to send for doctor for
Marjory VanSickel in Middle of last night she had Histeric fits &
Mon 6 Nice Harvest day The men drew wheat & cut oats Harvey Howell brought Cynthia Kitchen out
here after tea time
Tues 7 Had a wet forenoon Davids boys went home The men began to cross plow fallow afternoon
Mr Smith went to Campbells to thrash afternoon
Wed 8 Clearing of again The men plowed & Smith helped Campbell thrash in forenoon worked in
Oats in afternoon
�Thur 9 Very nice dry Morning The men worked in Oats
Fri 10 A very nice dry day The men drew in S. Wheat & Oats Mr Smith left here Jane & I took
Cynthia Kitchen up to David Ellis's in afternoon
1869 Sept
Sat 11 A very nice day again The men drew in Oats David Ellis, Man
Sun 12 A beautiful dry day all the folks most went to Sunday School & Church in afternoon to the Hill
Mon 13 A nice dry day The men finished the Harvest in afternoon
Tues 14 A very nice dry day The men plowed all day Mother & I went to Mr Morris' to see about
some seed wheat I got sick
Wed 15 A nice dry forenoon some rain in afternoon The men plowed what they could George went to
town after some things for me &
Thur 16 Nice day a shower in afternoon we want rain very bad now The men plowed fallow {Left
Margin: got 1 1/4 bushel plums from David Ellis}
Fri 17 Very nice day warm The men plowed all day I settled of with Mr Smith in morning & with
Marjory at night
Sat 18 Nice Morning & warm George took Marjory to the cars in Morning The men plowed fallow
Sun 19 Very nice warm day we all staid at home all day
1869 Sept
Mon 20 Very dry & warm The men plowed all day I staid at home sick all day
Tue 21 Nice warm day The men plowed George went after some medicine for me in forenoon Mr
Morris brought my Seed Wheat over here which come very good Harvey & Cynthia came out at tea
time after his Cow Came back & we put her in the field & he left her here
Wed 22 Very nice warm day The men plowed & Harrowed fallow all day I was in bed {Left Margin:
Got letter & ape? from Thos Gorman}
�Thur 23 A very nice dry day George went to Davids after a horse early in the morning got one The
men finished plowing fallow & began to drill in afternoon {Left Margin: Answered Mr Gormans letter
about some boots}
Fri 24 Nice dry warm day The men sowed wheat I staid home sick
Sat 25 Had some showers to day The men sowed wheat got nearly all done I was at home all day
got some Seed wheat from Mr Gallaghers 7 Bushel 14 lbs at 8 & 2 1/2
1869 Sept
Sun 26 Some Showers all through the day I staid at home Mr Reid & wife came for dinner & then
went to Church in afternoon
Mon 27 Rather wet this morning The men finished sowing the wheat & got some wood in forenoon
and made some fence & put away the Reaper in the Barn in afternoon
Tue 28 Nice day but cool The men drew Manure in the Orchard I was at home all day sick
Wed 29 Very nice warm dry day I was at home all day The men began to dig Potatoes they turn out
well & no rotten ones
Thur 30 A Nice warm dry day I was at home all day Charles & George dug potatoes Duncan helped
Nichols to thrash Oats & Peas Harvey & wife Cynthia Kitchen & Lydia & Kizzy Morris Called in about
tea time awhile
October Fri 1 Very nice warm day The men dug Potatoes Duncan helped Nichols thrash in forenoon
I was at home all day answered another letter from Mr Gorman about some Boots I never got
1869 Oct
Sat 2 A very wet day very heavy rains all day The men finished digging the Potatoes Sent to Mr
Nichols for some Oats to feed
Sun 3 A cold damp day I staid at home all day Duncan went home
Mon 4 A very nice warm day for time of year Jane & I went to town found Mr & Mrs Biggar at
Harveys The men drew some wood & then drew Manure
Tues 5 A Nice dry day The men drew dung I staid at home all day
�Wed 6 A very nice warm day Mother & I went to David Ellis staid all day The men drew Manure
Thur 7 A nice day and dry I staid at home The men & George went to Dungannon show took
Potatoes & Turnips got no prize at all
Fri 8 A nice warm day The men drew Manure I staid at home
Sat 9 Nice forenoon some rain towards night Billy & I went to town could not get home at night for
rain staid at Harveys
1869 Oct
Sun 10 A damp cool day but not much rain a heavy rain last night the roads are getting bad & sloppy
Billy & I came home from town George Ellis was here for dinner our folks went to church Nathan Ellis
came home with them got tea Mr Philips & John Gallagher came over a while in afternoon
Mon 11 Cool & damp all day The men drew Manure I staid at home sent George to town with a bill of
stuff to get for to fix the House
Tue 12 A cool dry day The men drew Manure I staid at home all day sent George to the Nile Mill with
bill of lumber to get sawed he got me some Prickly Ash bark
Wed 13 Not a very bad day dry I took Mother out to Harveys Eliza is very sick with inflamation on the
lungs Duncan came out after some stuff for the House I got a new stove for room left Mother out
there road getting bad finished drawing dung Charles got wood
1869 Oct
Thur 14 A very wet forenoon wet all day at times Charles began to dig a cistern & set up stove &
Duncan & George went to get in Cedar logs to Make cover for Cistern got logs from David Ellis &
they brought home some lumber to fix House
Fri 15 A very nasty wet time & cold I staid at home The men dug Cistern & went after lumber to cover
it in forenoon The both went to Tea Meeting in afternoon Port Albert
Sat 16 dirty kind of weather The men finished digging & covered cistern forenoon put on a coat of
plaster in afternoon
Sun 17 Very disagreeable weather I staid at home all day the children went to Sunday School
afternoon
�Mon 18 Very rough day showery I was at home all day The men finished cistern David Ellis came &
paid me the drill note and got him two little pigs Mr Morris got two for himself & Harvey he brought us
a bag of flour
Tues 19 A very rough day looks like winter Men cut wood I wrote a letter to Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver
& sent $75.00 in letter to Luisner Brantford for a drill {Left Margin: Tuesday 19 Harvey come out and
the men began to tear down old chimney after dinner very dirty Job & cold}
1869 October
Wed 20 Quite rough & cold & Stormy The men finished tearing out the chimney in forenoon Harvey
& Duncan went to fixing the floor & Charles went to lathing up Stairs I was Sick in bed near all day
Thur 21 A very rough Stormy time Snow Squalls & rain at times Charles lathed Harvey and Duncan
fixed the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Mr Philips thrash 1/2 a day}
Fri 22 Very disagreeable weather The men & Harvey fixed up the House I was Sick all day {Left
Margin: George helped Philips thrash all day}
Sat 23 A very rough Stormy day The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick {Left Margin:
George helped Gallagher thrash all day}
Sun 24 Very rough dirty weather all staid at home I was sick
Mon 25 Nice forenoon rain in evening The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick
Tues 26 A very Stormy forenoon Duncan went to Law Mill after lumber Harvey came out & brought
Mason and A Southdown Buck from Mr Edmundson from the cars at Goderich he came up on
Saturday night had nothing to eat from that until Tuesday morning
Wed 27 A rough cold morning The men tended plaster all day he did not get over the House quite
1869 October
Thur 28 Very Stormy weather The men tended plasterer he got over it at noon I sent George to town
with the Mason & to get something for me from town I was very Sick Wallace Chrisler came home
with George David Ellis called in here on his way to town to take the Cars in Morning for below
�Fri 29 A very Stormy day Snow & rain & wind quite like winter but not to say very cold Men cut wood
George went with Wall Crysler over to David Ellis' after some notes he was to take with him of mine
but he forgot them I was sick all day in bed Mr Judge Came in evening to see about taking the lambs
Sat 30 Quite like winter looking Mr Judge brought 144 lb of Beef here in Morning & took the lambs
away Charles drew wood with Sleigh & then Duncan went to Saw Mill after lumber in forenoon I sent
George to town after Mr Burt he is coming on the Cars to bring me some money he got here about
dusk
1869 October
Sun 31 Not quite so Stormy to day I staid at home Mr Burt went with our children to church on the
Hill afternoon
November Mon 1 Quite nice Morning looks like clearing of again George took Mr Burt to the Cars in
morning The Men picked apples Charles went to Morris' raising in afternoon Mr Burt says there was
more frost down below all the apples spoiled
Tues 2 A very Nice warm day I was home sick all day The men picked apples & began to pull turnips
in afternoon George took up the Beets & radishes
Wed 3 Very Nice warm day The men finished pulling turnips afternoon I was sick at home all day
Thur 4 Not quite as nice looking to day I think it will storm The men made a place to put turnips under
Barn in forenoon They drew turnips afternoon Harvey Howell & Edward Ellis came out before dinner
Harvey fixed House in afternoon I paid Mr. Thos Hamilton $820 for the Swamp I bought from him in
Summer he went to town & got Mortgage released
1869 November
Fri 5 A very heavy rain last night & Snow & rain Squalls all day a very dirty day The men finished
drawing in turnips in afternoon I sent George to town after plasterer in afternoon very bad afternoon
to be out he haint back yet at 7.Oclock John Horse got sick took cold
Sat 6 A very disagreeable day some Snow & some rain roads getting very bad Duncan went to hunt
up some thrashers did not get any Charles & George got up some wood I was sick at home
Sun 7 Very rough dirty weather I was home sick all day some of the children went to Sunday School
& church in afternoon on the Hill
�Mon 8 Quite stormy but not cold Charles & George got wood Duncan went to Nile to see thrashers in
forenoon did not get them I sent $7.50 to pay Mr Trotter for lumber Duncan went to see Strachan
about coming to thrash in afternoon They are coming on Thursday next if they can
1869 Nov
Tues 9 Very dirty weather some Snow every day or night The men went to Goderich to get some
Boots & George got up some wood I was at home sick all day
Wed 10 Just the same kind of weather yet some Snow but not cold every day no frost in the ground
yet The men put apples away in the cellar in forenoon & made a larger door into the old log House
so we can get top Buggy into it & got ready to thrash tomorrow Thrashers come at 9.O.Clock at night
Thur 11 Quite mild looks some like a rain some Snow showers through the day The thrashers got to
work about 9.O.Clock The hands did not get on very early I laid in bed till eleven O.c Mr Philips, Mr
Gallagher, 1 hand two Mr Nicols. George & Nathan Ellis & 3 Horses came to help us thrash only got
Oats done today had 345 Bush
Fri 12 Nicer day then for some time no storm of any account The men thrashed the Spring Wheat &
part of the Barley David Ellis came over before dinner & staid till 4 O.clock
1869 Novermber
Sat 13 Very Nice Morning finished thrashing in afternoon thrashers got away about 4.O.Clock The
plasterer got done & was away about the same time. They left a few Peas & Peas & Oats to thrash
Sun 14 Very Nice day & clear part of the time The children & Jane went to S.School afternoon Mr
Varcoe our new neighbor came home with them & staid awhile in the evening
Mon 15 Quite a dull cloudy day Duncan took grist to Goderich to get ground he did not get home
untill 9.0.clock at night Mr Morris came & made cider Mr Leveright called in afternoon {Left Margin:
Charles & Duncan went to D Ellis afternoon after a Steer I bought from him for Beef}
Tues 16 A very disagreeable day came on storm in the evening rained & Snowed all night Mr Morris
made cider & David Ellis made cider in afternoon Harvey & Eliza & Mary came at dinner time went
home in evening The men chopped wood in the bush to get ready to drag down
1869 November
�Wed 17 A very stormy day Snow & thaw all the time The men gathered Cabbage in forenoon &
made Sour Kraut in afternoon They got up a load of wood & dug some radishes from under Snow
was not froze at all in forenoon
Thur 18 Stormed all night again but is cleared of some this morning The men cut wood all day I was
in house sick not so well again for two or three day break
Fri 19 Very Stormy weather but not cold thaws more or less every day The men cut wood in the
forenoon & fixed House floor & worked about the Barn in afternoon
Sat 20 Quite a stormy day rain & Snow but so very cold Charles cut wood & Duncan went to town
after some chop stuff in forenoon They butchered a pig in afternoon I was at home
Sun 27 Very squally all day but not very cold The children went to Sunday School and church after
dinner I staid at home all day Mr Varcoe called & left a Book for me to read
1869 November
Mon 22 Some colder to day had the worst storm yet this fall looks really like winter The men cut
wood & drew up some George had to come from School to help Mr Garvin to make cider David Ellis
called in evening on his way from town & got his supper & went home {Left Margin: The tax gatherer
was here my tax School Tax & all was $18.70 not as high as I expected it would be}
Tues 23 Cleared of some this morning but clouds up & looks like a storm The men cut wood did not
get much Storm today for a wonder
Wed 24 Very nice clear day The men cut wood in forenoon Charles drew wood in afternoon and
Duncan went up to the Nile on his own business
Thur 25 A very beautiful forenoon Clouds up in afternoon but no storm The men cut wood & Harvey
came out to finish up the House and fix up Horse stable in forenoon Charles drew wood & Harvey &
Duncan worked at the Stable in afternoon I staid in the house not well yet but some better I think
1869 November
Fri 26 Some cloudy this morning The men and Harvey fixed Stable in forenoon got it done Harvey
went home at night quite warm and thawing some
Sat 27 Very nice dry day some Snow The men cut wood all day
�Sun 28 Very nice day no storm we all staid at home all day Mrs Martin & her sister came over a
while in afternoon
Mon 29 Nice mild day some showers of rain & snow The men cut wood Mr Griffin made cider came
on rain in evening {Left Margin: Harvey is getting the measles this morning}
Tues 30 A very heavy rain last night taken of a great part of the snow The men cut wood
December
Wed 1 Some colder this morning The men got Mr Campbells Oxen & our own and skidded up logs
for sawing all day
Thur 2 Some storm again to day The men skidded up logs all day took Mr Campbells Oxen home in
evening
Fri 3 A rough kind of day again The men made ready to butcher the Hogs in forenoon
Sat 4 Looks like a storm again Charles & George & I went to town Came on rain & I staid in town
The boys brought home the grist of chop & stuff
1869 Dec
Sun 5 Some colder this morning I staid at Harveys all day no storm all day
Mon 6 A very nice clear day The men killed the Hogs James Gallagher helped them Harvey brought
me home in the afternoon seen the Gallows they are to hang Mellady to morrow morning early for
murdering his Father & Mother near Seaforth
Tues 7 A very nice day some snow in afternoon again The men cleaned up their butchering in
afternoon
Wed 8 A nice day no storm and not cold thawed some The men went & made a road to get into
swamp Mr B. Hamilton helped them
Thur 9 Some cloudy this morning The men went to swamp to cut pine for Sawlogs
Fri 10 Cloudy again to day The men cut Saw logs all day I staid at home
Sat 11 A rather stormy day rain & Snow getting soft The men cut Saw logs George took the Sows to
Mr Pete Carrols to the Boar in the afternoon I staid at home all day
�1869 Dec
Sun 12 Quite cold & rough to day I staid at Home all day The children went to S.School & Church
afternoon
Mon 13 Quite cold all day The men cut Saw logs Mr Strachen sent his boys to let us know he was a
coming to Saw wood on Friday & Saturday next
Tues 14 Nice warm dry day The men cut Saw logs George brought the Sows Home from Mr Carrols
& the Master sent the the children home from School because some of them was afraid of the
Measels
Wed 15 Quite a soft rainy day Charles went to help David Ellis to get in a Pea Stack Duncan &
James Gallagher Killed our Beef steer in the forenoon he was very good Beef
Thur 16 A very Stormy day rain & Snow all forenoon and part of afternoon Duncan & George & I cut
up Beef in forenoon Charles came home from Davids he went to the swamp after the Axes they left
there the last day They began a Sheep rack in afternoon Mr Strachen came after dark to Saw wood
to morrow
1869 Dec
Fri 17 Some colder this morning but cloudy but no storm in forenoon they went to Sawing wood in
the morning hard job to get hands to help they cant get here untill noon very near some how they
had very good luck had only one small break just at night Willy and Elizabeth is broke out with the
Measels Jane & Dorothy is getting them
Sat 18 Nice day cloudy & warm but no storm all day The men sawed wood all day got it all done in
good time have a fine lot of wood sawed up ready for the Stove Jane & Dorothy is down with
Measels this morning the rest are some better
Sun 19 Nice day but cloudy They are all getting on with the Measels very well Libbie & Willie are
very bad with ear ache
Mon 20 Quite cold all day George drew up wood Charles split wood Duncan helped Gallaghers Kill
Hogs & then he went to pay his tax to Dungannon They seem to be getting better with the Measels
all but sore ears
1869 Dec
�Tue 21 Quite cold looks like a storm coming on The men split wood George drew up wood They are
all better with measels except Dorothy she is very bad in her breast hard to get her breath dont eat
any mush
Wed 22 A very stormy night Snow & then rain before morning but not cold They are all better but
Dorothy she dont seem to get much better yet The men split stove wood at house in forenoon
George went to Goderich to get some things and to see Doctor got very cold & windy The men went
to Mr Nichols to a chopping Bee in afternoon & then they went to a debating School just starting at
the School House in the evening let Mr Helps have a waggon to go to town with a load of Barley the
Sleighing all gone
Thur 23 Quite a cold day freezing hard The men split wood at House in forenoon & split wood in
bush in afternoon They all seem to be getting some better slowly all but Dorothy Matilda & John
Gallagher came over a while in the evening
1869 Dec
Fri 24 Snowed some last night but cleared of in the morning Mr Judge called in morning to get a
hand to thrash he did not get one from me George took Fran & John to get shoes set in forenoon
The men split wood George & Harvey & Myself went to Goderich with the Sleigh after some Fish &
other things a new Bedstead & very poor Sleighing most of the way
Sat 25 A nice Mild day but not a very Merry Christmas for us all the children sick with the Measels
George has begun to break out with them the rest are some better but Dorothy she is very bad with
her ears & some of the others the same we all staid at home no body came but Sister Lavinia & her
son Nathan came a while in evening
Sun 26 Nice mild day calm we all staid at home but Duncan & Charley went to Church at Hill our girl
came back at evening
Mon 27 Quite soft all day The men split wood at House & cleaned up grist & got some stuff out for
gates Snow near all gone again
1869 December
Tues 28 A nice mild warm day thawed a good deal The men split wood at the House & got Jim shod
on the front fee & got ready to go back to Swamp to work again tomorrow I took a grist to Goderich
to Mill got dinner at Harveys & come home before dark got the grist home with me very nice
wheeling on the road but is getting quite soft
�Wed 29 Nice mild day with a little Snow last night The men went to the Swamp to work in the
Morning I went along with them as far as David Ellis' they was getting out some turnips & drawing
home to grit up They are not froze now but have been They wont keep long they are all pithey inside
I staid at Davids all day & all night a tea meeting at the Smiths Hill Council House at night had a
large turn out They had to get the Hall at the tavern(Symingtons) for could not all get in some of our
men & hired girl went to it some boys behaved very bad
1869 December
Thur 30 A very mild warm day thawed a good deal in some places some more Snow last night but
not much Sleighing only on the North & South roads the road from here to Goderich all blowed of but
very good wheeling The men went to Swamp to cut posts & rail cuts I came home with them & David
Ellis came with us & staid all night he is on his way down to Dumfries in the morning he is going to
walk to Station in Morning at Goderich
Fri 31 A very nice calm warm morning but cloudy looks some like a storm coming The men went to
the Swamp again to work this morning I staid at home all day am getting some better health again
David Ellis started early in the morning to walk to Goderich to take the Cars for below The children
seem to be all getting better of Measels A very nice day for the last day of 1869 & Samson W.
Howell
1871 sowd early peas 8 of April finished sowen the field peas on 18 of april
May 2nd AD 1871
Finished seading to Day
22 finished potatoes
October 22 nd 1872 finished Digging potatoes
1872 sent markets notes a way to colect on 22 the day of october
the two Gray Mares went to the horse Black Prince the 20 day of June 1853 just at my {continued on
next page: {lot?}}
Pink & Fanny went to the Horse Argyles Stables the 1 day of July 1856
�Samuel Howell
February 6
1857
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William Rea (1837-1872)
1854-1865 Diary
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
David Hames ofc
May 24 went to Fergus
June 8 went to the Circus
June 28 went home sick
29 Do
Sep 21 away
{Various number jottings}
John McKags acount
May 2 went to Fergus
24 went to Fergus in the afternon gave him one pound in {illegible}
June 2 went to peters funeral
June 14 went to Fergus one half day
June 29 went to guelph in cash 10s
Sep 16 went to the races half a Day
October 8 went to fergus fair
29 looking at land
Novem 14 thrashin at {home?}
17 went to Fergus
First Day of February 1854
�W
1 We thrashed at uncle Davids. it was soft
Thurs 2 David took the mosheen to Fergus to get it fixed but he did not get it home and
Charley and me cleaned wheats in the afternoon we cleaned as much as filled the bags, and
Father cut up the pigs and salted them, it snowed a little and then it blowed.
Friday 3 me and Joseph Doil chopped wood and Father and Charles drawed straw to the old
barn, and David went with a load to the port of 42 bushels and 37 lb at 7s 6d cy
Saturd 4 me and Charels took the sow to Boises bore, and David came home, and brought a
thousand fete of lumber
Sunday 5 I staid at home.
Monday 6 David went belo with a load of 42 bushels and 11 lb and sold at the port for 7s 6d
cy and I went to James Armstrongs thrashing, and, Father went to Fergus and brout th
mason home
Tuesday 7 David brought 8 hunderd feet of lumber home and Father and me set the moseen
and cleaned the barn
Weden 8 we thrashed fawl wheat and Joseph Doil helped us it snowed till noon it was soft 24
Thurs 9 David went to Fergus to get his boots mended and me and Father cleaned wheat it
snowed a little
Friday 10 David took a load of wheat to the port and sold 2 bushel for 7s 6d and I took thre
bags to fergus for a grist it was snowey and stormey
Saturday 11 I took ant Nancy home and paid a month in the bilding society and David came
home and Charles and Father cleaned a road
Sunday 12 I staid at home, it snowed until night and was stormey
Monday 13 we filled the bags, and then we put hay on the stable, it rained a little all Day
Tuesday 14 David took a load to the sqare of 43 bushels and 35 lb and sold it at 7s 1d cy
and we took a load of hay to Keliher weying 12.2.0. it sleuted a little
�Wednesd 15 David came home, and we cleaned aload
Thursday 16 Father and Charels went to guelph and paid a year on the building society and
paid the master out for the cow and David and me filled the bags, I was sick in the afternoon
Friday 17 I took a load of straw to grandfathers and David took 43 bushels and 44 lb of
wheat to the port and sold it for 7s 6d cy but he did not get the money
Saturday 18 me and Charels thrashed sum oats with the flail and cleaned some wheat and
David came home
Sunday 19 I staid at home and the rest took the slow too the meeting
Mond 10 we finished thrashing the fawl wheat and David went to fergus to get a shoo on the
hors and we cleaned the rest of the load
Tuesday 21 David took a load to the square of 42 bushels at 7.6 cy and Father went to
fergus with sum {smath?), and Charels, and me cleaned the wheat {monst threw?}
Wedens 22 we thrashed at uncle Davids and David came home, it snowed all day and at
night it was very stormey,
Thurs 23 we finished thrashing at uncle Davids
Friday 24 David took a load of fawl what to the square of 44 bushels and 30 lb and sold it at
7s cy and me and Charels thrashed oats with the flail it snowed all day
Saturday 25 I took a load of hay to Koolibor waying 9 cwt 0 gr 12 lb anld David came home it
snowed and boned all day
Sunday 26 I staid at home and rest took the slow to the noun meeting, it snowed very heavy
all day
Monday 27 we shifted oats
Tuesday we finished shifting the oats
Wednesday the First Day of March William Rea
Wedensd 1 we yoked the stears
�Thursd 2 David and me cut sum rail cuts Father sold brigh to Matthew Mils for 55 dolers it
rained hevy at night
Friday 3 the shade fell and to beas under it but we got them right and fixed it, we set the
moshoon {machine?} and Father sold a yoke of stears to Sassy Anderson for 50 dolaros and
a years credit
Satur 4 we thrashed oats and we finished all but to or thre stooks
Sund 5 we took the slaw {sleigh or straw?} to the lower meeting
Mond 6 David and Mother went to fergus with 22 bushels of oats and got 2/6ths meal, and
Charles and me cleans
Tues 7 David and me cut wood in the afternoon, and Father took a load of hay to Koliher
weying 1 cwt 15.1.0 grs
Wedens 8 we cleaned oats David maid 2 ax handles it rained all day
Thurs 9 David and me chopped wood it rained a little at night
Friday 10 David and me chopped wood and Father took a load of straw to Fergus to Fosters
it snowed a little in the afternoon
Saturday 11 me and mother went to guelph, and took 4 1/2 of and David and Charels
chopped wood
Sund 12 David took the slay to the fare meeting
Mond 13 David moved 8 loads of wood and Charels and me chopped
Tues 14 David drawed 7 loads of wood, and Charels and me chopped and Father went to
Fergus with sum oats to get smashed it rained last night it was misting all day,
Wedens 15 David drawed 7 loads of wood, and Charels and me chopped wood
Thurs 16 we led the coalt, and fixed for the {shugering?} and Father and mother went to
James Armstrongs it hailed, and thundered and lightinged at night
Friday 17 David and me choppped wood it began to snow and storm
�Sater 18 it was very stormey we sut in the house
Sund 19 we went to the lower meeting
APRIL {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
Monday 20 David drawed in 8 loads of wood and me and Charles chopped
Tuesday 21 We chopped wood it was a nise day
Wednes 22 we done the same it snowed a little all day
Thurs 23 Charles and me cut staiks cuts and David splitted
Friday 24 Charles and me plitted staiks and David went to the port to get the money for the
load of wheat but it had to be sent to fergus
Saterd 25 Charles and me done the same and David came home it snowed a little every day
from wednesday it was stormey
Sunday 26 I staid at home it was very stormy
Monday 27 David and me cut and split rails it snowed a little
Tuesday 28 we done the same and Charles and Father drawed up straw
Wedens 29 we done the same and Father went to Fergus a gin
Thursd 30 David and me got to mols in the fore noon in the after noon Father and David took
4 hundred of hay and 8 bushels of wheat to Andrew foster and and James Fosters
Friday 31 we cut down three trees that was in the clearens in the after noon we took sum hay
to James Armstrongs it rained a little all day
First Day of Aprile David and me split rails
Sunday 2 we took the waggin to the lower meeting
Mond 3 in the for noon we logged up the tred in the after noon we chopped wood and Father
and Charles cleaned oats
Tuseday 4 we shifted rails in the after noon we tapped 90 treas
�Wedens 5 David tapped the rest of the treeys and we gathered the sap and cut wood itwas a
niser day
Thursd 6 David and me shifted rails and Mary and Charles {boyer?}
Friday 7 David and me picked stones on cormey place
Saterd 8 we sold 18 bushels of potatoes to John Peters at 2 " 6 cy and we drawed in sum
David nocked an ey out of a coalt
Sunday 9 I staid at home.
Mond 10 it snowed very hard in the fornoon and we filled the stable
Tuesd 11 David and me drawed in turnips and Father went to grain sides sale
Wedns 12 David went to Fergus for lines and his horses shod in the afternoon I ploughed
and David and Father drawed in potatoes
Thurs 13 David and me ploughed on cormys pace
Friday 13 it was to hard to plough and we drawed a load of stakes and rails in the after noon
Two ploughed and the rest gathered stones
Sater 15 Father went to Fergus for the harrow and we gathered stones
Sund 16 we went to the near meeting
Mond 17 David and me ploughed and Andrew foster got 8 hundred of hay
Tues 18 David and me ploughed it was white frost in the morning
Wedens 19 we ploughed in the afore noon and in the after noon David and Father picked
stones it rained a little
Thurs 20 I ploughed David went and ploughed at Andrew Fosters and Father and Charles
laid fence it was very hot
Frid 21 Father sowed the low feal with wheat and David and me harrowed it twice it was dull
in the afternoon
�Sater 22 we finished harrowing and water furred it in the afternoon we ploughed in the
potatoe ground it rained a little all day we had to quit a five oclock
Sund 23 I went to the neur meeting in the afternoon me and Mother went to Fergus to sea
uncle Tomes
Mond 24 David and me ploughed it looked like rain
Tuesd 15 I finished the turnip ground, and Father sowed it with wheat and David and me
harrowed, it rained after super very hard
Wenday 26 Father sowed sceletons field with oats and nue harrower
Thurs 27 it snowed very hard all fore noon, and David went to Mr Carlbergs for the cultivator
and did not get it
Friday 28 in the fore noon we droved stakes in th after noon we harrowed David went and
got the cultivator
Sater 29 Charles and me finished harrowing coltings field and David and Father gathered
stones in the afternoon David and me cultivated with to span
Sund 31 I went to the meeting
MAY {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
Mond 1 Day of may David and me cultivated the field before before dore and Father went to
Guelph Faire
Tuesd 2 Father sowed wheat in the field before Theodore and I harrowed it rained a little in
the afternoon. David cultivated he sold the steers for 6 0
Wednes 3 he finished sowing he sowed sum in a mong the fawl wheat and I harrowed it and
David ploughed behind the barn
Thursd 4 Father sowd the field before the dore with timothy sead and clover and I finished
harrowing it and the flax and David cultivated for peas
Friday 5 David cultivated and I poughed and Father and Charles staked fence and Mother
went to Guelph to see uncle Tom it was cold in the morning
�Sater 6 I poughed to diner time at the peas that Doil chopped in the afternoon I poughed
behind the old barn and David cultivate and he broke it after five a clock and fathr riddled
peas after supper
Sund 7 I went to the meeting, uncle Tomes died at eight oclock
Mond 8 I poughed and finished the field behind the old barn and then I poughed a little in the
orcard field and Father went to the buirel by Guelph and David met it at Fergus
Tuesd 9 Father sowed peas and we harrowed after suppertime he sowed oat I harrowed with
Jin and farmer and David with the stears in Charels with a horse
Wedens 10 Father sowed oats and David and me harrowed and Charles harrowed it was a
very heavy shower of rain at twelve
Thurs 11 Father sowed sum gras sead but it was to windy and he sowed oats behing the
barn and they harrowe to suppper time and then he poughed I poughed with Jin and farmer
in the orchard field
Friday 12 Charles harrowed behind the barn and then in the orchard field and Father sowed
it and then we went and finished the other field and I finished poughing the orchard field at
five oclock then I harrowed David fixed fences and gathered roots til five then he harrowed
Saterd 13 I finished harrowing the orchard field in the morning and then I went and poughed
in mr Kuges the twelve acres and David poughed too and Father and Charels gathered
stones with the stears
Sund 14 I staid at home it rained all fore noon the cow caved
Mond 15 David and me poughed and Father and Charles helped the butcher to get the steer
to Fergus.
Tuse 16 Davud and me poughed and Father and Charles gathered stones
Wedens 17 David and me poughed to abought a leven then it rained to five then we poughed
and Father and Charles gathered stones
Thurs 18 David and me ploughed and Father and Charles gathered stones it was showry all
day
�Friday 19 David and me ploughed and Father sowed sum oats and Charles harrowed, it
rained very heavy some times
Sater 20 we finished ploughing the twelve acres after five then we harrowed and Father
sowed a little and Charles harrowed it rained a good deal in the afternoon
Sund 21 I staid at home it rained a little their was a very heavy shower of hail
Mon 22 David and me harrowed and Father finished sowing Charles harrowed in the fore
noon in the after noon they gathered roots their was a small shower in the after noon, Jin
took the hors the young bucks all
Tuse 23 we harrowed in the fore noon then David went to James Armstongs raising and
Charles and me finished harrowing the twelve acres then we brought in sum hay it was a
nice Day
Wedens 24 David and me cultivated the potato groung and harrowed it it began to rain after
dark it rained all night.
Thurs 25 David and me poughed it and Father went to Fergus for to grapes
Friday 26 we harrowed a little then David maid drills to diner time then he went to John
Armstongs raising and we drawed out dung to supper time then they planted their was a
clips on the sun
Sater 29 Charles and me drawed out dung and David maid drils and the rest chopped
potatoes and David moved them we finished
Sund 28 I staid at home
Mond 29 in the fore noon we got out stuiks in the afternoon we washed the {shea?}
Tused 30 I ploughed at the sumerfallow and David went to Guelph with a load of oats 41
bush at 2" 6 and John Corney started to make a {enbert?}
Wedens 31 I ploughed and David and Father gethered stones till dinner time then they
sheared sheap their was a cold wind Andrew Foster brouth his oxen to paster
JUNE {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
�Thurs 1 Day of June I ploughed and David and Father and Charels gathered stones
Friday 2 we all went to uncle Davids raising John Kardy cut the colt
Sater 3 David and me ploughed and Father and Charles raised stones it was very hot
Sund 4 I took the waggain to the meeting it was very hot
Mond 5 I ploughed and David and the rest gathered stones to dinner then David ploughed
and they raised stones it was hot
Tuesd 6 David and me ploughed and Father went to Lintons barn raising it rained a little a
bought five oclock
Wedens 7 I finished ploughing at five the summer fallow then helped to sta a little be fore
Father and Charels dug stake holes David was sick it rained
Thurs 8 we fixed fence it rained a most all day David began to dig a drain for us
Friday 9 in the fore noon we fixed fence in the afternoon David F and M went to Fergus and
Charles and me dug sum of the garden and fished it rained {0 by fis?}
Sater 10 we gathered stones for the drain
Sund 11 I staid at home it was hot
Mond 12 David and Father and me worked at the road in the after I worked with the horses
Jim took the hors again
Tuesd 13 we worked at the road I worked with the horses after supper charles turnip dround
and we buried a stone their was a few drops of rain
Wedens 14 we worked on the roads with the horses and the oxen after five I took my plough
to William Armstongs to get it fixed and David went to James Armstongs and brought a yoak
Thurs 15 we drawed out dung on the turnip ground then we ploughed
Friday 16 in the morning we finished ploughig the turnip ground then David and me drawed
stones and Charles harrowed and Father and Mother went to Guelph with a load of oats 40
bushels @ 2 a bag
�Sater 17 Father and me went to Fergus with a grist and I got meshered for a pair of boots in
the afternoon I harrowed and Charles harrowed all day and Father helped David to rais
stones and Draw them to the fen
Sunda 18 I took the waggon to the meeting their was a few drops of rain
Mond 19 Charles and me harrowed and David moved out stones it was hot
Tuesday 20 Charles and me harrowed and Father started to Denvoors and David went to
Guelph with him
Wednes 21 I cultivated and David and Charles gathered stones they borrowed uncle Davids
cart it began to rain at four and rained at night
Thurs 22 I cultivated and David and Charles gathered stones it rained a little in the afternoon
Friday 23 I cultlivated and David and Charles gathered stones in the after noon David went to
William Armstrongs raising their was a shower at noon
Sater 24 David and Charles gathered stones and I cultivated
Sund 25 I staid at home it was hot
Mond 26 I harrowed a little then I cultivated and David and Charles gathered stones it was
clowdy in the fore noon it was very hot in the afternoon
Tuesd 27 I cultivated and Charles harrowed and David howed sum potatoes then he {rus?}
stones Mother had her wool picking it was very hot
Wedens 28 I cultivated and Charles harrowed and David went to woods raising it was very
windy
Thurs 29 I cultivated to dinner time and David went to Fergus and got the horses shod then
we went to Guelph to Charles witeheads wedding it rained all night Father got home
Friday 30 in the morning Charles whitehead got married to Margaret Foster the we wen to
Galt and got back to Guelph at night
JULY {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
Sater 1 Day of July we came home it was hot
�Sund 2 I staid at home wone of our cows died
Mon 3 in the fore noon we put up acooch house then we mowed till supper then David went
and hired William Wilson
Tused 4 me and David and Wilson mowed and Father went to Elora with the wool and didnt
get it home it rained a little
Wedens 5 we finished mowing the field behind the house at five oclock
Thurs 6 Wilson went to betsy lopings buriel and mother we shaked hay till ten then we raked
till three then we drawed in 4 loads
Friday 7 David and Wilson drawed in ten loads finished the field behind the house at five and
then they mowed be hind the frame barn
Saturday 8 David and Wilson mowed to fore oclock then it began to rain and storm and I
molded potatoes and Father let a gob of ten acres mowing to Doil
Sund 9 I went to the meting it was soll and cloudy
Mon 10 David and me mowed and Father and Mother went for the wool
Tuesd 11 we finished mowing the field behind the fraim barn at five oclock the we cocked
sum hay and the rest racked their was sum rain shours of rain Father hired John mc Kege for
two month 19 per month
Wedens 12 David and John Mc drawed in Charls and me and the rest raked
Thurs 13 David and John raked to ten then drawed in 2 loads and finished the field behind
the barn then rhey drawed 3 loads out of the ten acres and we racked it was cool at night
Friday 14 David and John drawed in 5 loads and we racked Father was not able to rake it
threatened rain but it blew off
Sater 15 they drawed in 2 loads then they mowed in Sloans field and we raked and cocked it
looked like rain but it did not rain
Sund 16 I staid at home it was hot
�Mond 17 we finished racking at five then we racked at sloans field and they finished drawing
at night 6 loads it was hot
Tuesd 18 in the fore noon we mowed out sloans field and drawed in 1 load in the after noon
they finished drawing in 2 loads and we racked it we finished haying at six oclock and we
howed a few potatoes and David went to William Armstrongs for my pough their was thunder
and lightening
Wednd 19 John and me ploughed there was a few shours of rain it was verry hot David and
Charles gathered stones and roots
Thurs 20 John and me poughed it was a very heavy shour after supper David and Charles
filled sum of the drain Mother was very sick and Father was sick too
Friday 21 John Mac was sick he went home I ploughed and Charles a little in the fore noon.
David took 4 sheap to the butcher in the after noon he poughed it was cloudy all day
Sater 22 David and me ploughed their was a shour of rain in the fore noon and Charles
howed potatoes
Sund 23 David went for Doctor much for to sea Father and Mother
Mond 24 I ploughed and David went to Guelph for {scribbled out} a creadle and a barrel of
salt but did not get them
Tuesday 25 John and me ploughed and David and Charles cut a little fall wheat their was a
shour of railn in the fore noon
Wedens 26 David went for the Doctor Father was worse and John and Charles gathered
stones in the after noon him and me ploughed and David cut wheat their was a shour of rain
it was sobl
Thurs 27 we cut wheat in the ten acres and isaic anderson helped us F was better
Friday 28 we done the same and isaic helped us
Sater 29 in the fore noon we stoned drain it rained last night in the after noon John creadled
and Charles and me bound David went to guelph and got a creadle it was cloudy
Sund 30 I went to the near meeting it was hot
�Mond 31 it rained last night and this fore noon it was the loudest thunder and lighting that
has ben for years in the afternoon we finished cuttilng the ten acres at supper then we cut in
the field before the frame barn
AUG {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
Tuesday 1 Day of august we cut wheat and William Rea hoped us their was a shour of rain in
the for noon it rained after supper
Weden 2 we finished cutting fawl wheat and we cut the flax and William helped us John
Armstrong went for Guelph doctor and David took him home
Thurs 3 David took agrist to Fergus and John and me stoned drain and Charles harrowed in
the after noon we drawed in 4 loads of wheat
Friday 4 we drawed in 10 loads with to teams it rained after dinner a shour then we covered
sum drain and Charles {harrowed?}
Saater 5 we drawed in 9 loads and finished at five then we cut sum spring wheaat it
threatedned rain it was misty in the morning
Sun 6 I went to the meeting it was very windy
Mond 7 we cut spring wheat before the dore
Tused 8 we cut wheat and William Obrine helped us
Wedens 9 we finished cutting the field be fore the dore and William Obrine helped us and
William Wilson and John Ross it looked like rain
Thurs 10 we cut sum spring wheat that was sowed in a mong the faul wheat in the after noon
David and William cut oats in scoltons field and we stook up the wheat then we drawed in 5 L
Friday 11 we drawed in 7 loads with to teams to ten oclock then David and William cut and
we bound to five then we cut peas it was hot and looked like rain but did not rain
Sater 12 they cut peas to diner then David and John drawed in 5L and William cut all day
John Armstrong took Father to Guelph to see the doctor and I worked in his place
Sund 13 I went to the meeting their was a shour of rain last night
�Mon 14 in the forenoon we bound and stoocked oats in the afternoon we drawed in 5 loads
David and William Obrien
Tue 15 cut oats John and me drawed in one load and the flax and finished the field before
the house David and William cradled oates in the afternoon we bound oats
Weden 16 in the morning John and me drawed in 3 loads then we bound and David and
William finished cutting all the oats that was ripe then they bound John Rose helped us
Thrs 17 we cut spring wheat and William Obrilne and John Rose helped us it was the
glascow wheat
Friday 18 we finished cuting the spring wheat then we cut and bound oats their was a little
frost
Sater 19 we drawed 21 loads of oats with to teams and John Rose helped
Sund 10 I went to the meeting
Mond 21 we cut and bound in the morning then we drawed in 4 loads of oats and 9 of spring
wheat
Tused 22 David and John drawed in 7 loads and finished the spring and me and Mary bound
oats and they drawed in 4 loads of oats
Weedens 23 in the morning they drawed in wone load then they began to cut the oats in the
Hoags twelve acres and Charles harrowed and me and Mother went to Guelph there was a
few drops of rain
Thurs 24 Charles and me bound oats and David and John cut
Friday 25 David and John finished cutting oats at dinner time then they bound. it threatened
rain ther was a few drops
Sater 26 we bound a little then ther was a shour then we cut peas to diner time Then we
finished binding oats
Sund 27 I went to the meting it was misty in the after noon
Mondy 28 we drawed in the twelve acres and finished the oats
�Tused 29 I cultivated and the rest cut peas
Wedens 30 I cultivated and harrowed and the rest cut peas and James McReay helped us
their was a terrible wind and a few drops of rain it blowed down sum fence and me and
Charles put it up
Thurs 31 I began to plough for fawl wheat and John and Charles finished cuting peas and
David went to Armstrongs thrashing it was dull and misty and a few drops of rain
SEPT {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
Friday 1 Friday the first of September I ploughed and David and John gathered stones in the
after noon John ploughed and David and Charles filled drain there was a good deal of rain
Sater 2 John and me ploughed and they fixed drain it was misty
Sund 3 I went to the meting father tok a ride to cormeys corner
Mond 4 we ploughed to dinner time then we drawed in and thrashed 5 loads of peas it was
hot
Tused 5 David went for doctor much for to sea father and we thrashed 8 loads of peas it was
hot
Wedens 6 we thrashed a flowering their was a shour of rain then John and me ploughed and
David and Charles cleaned the peas their was a shour of rain in the after noon and a grait
wind
Thurs 7 we ploughed Father took bad and David went and got {smudged} Hester in the after
noon we gathered stones and John ploughed
Friday 8 we thrashed our fawl wheat sead in the after noon we ploughed
and David and Charles cleaned wheat it was cloudy it began to rain after supper time Father
was a little better.
Sater 9 John and me ploughed David and Charles finished cleaning wheat they had 50
bushels their was a little rain in the morning it was cloudy all day Father was not so well
Sund 10 I was at the meeting father was a little better
�Mond 11 John and me ploughed and David harrowed with the steers and uncle David and
John Armstrong sowed wheat
Tused 12 John and me ploughed to noon in the after noon we harrowed and David sowed
the rest of the wheat
Weden 13 we harrowed we finished harrowing then we water firred and David laid fence
Father was not so well in the afternoon
Thurs 14 we finished water firring then we laid fences it rained a little all day Johns time was
up last night
Friday 15 we fenced all day it clowed up in the after noon.
Sater 16 we fixed fence and tierned peas Father was not so well. they sold {200 lb?} to
sandy gow for 100 dolers cash
Sund 17 I was at the meeting Father was not much better
Mond 18 we thrashed 3 loads and got in 3 then it rained. John Rose and James Armstrong
helped us
Tused 19 David went and got the horses shod and I fixed the pig pen then we maid a mater
{rather?} fir threw the fawl then ground and after five i ploughed in the field before the fraim
barn it began to rain at dark John Cormey came and began to lay the citchen flower
Wedens 20 David and me ploughed and Charles harrowed it in the after noon Barrey came
and babtised the baby Catherine and Cormey did not come to day
Thurs 21 we ploughed and Charles harrowed and we turned the peas and Cormey fixed the
flower
Friday 22 we finished ploughing the field at dinner time then thrashed 3 loads of peas
Sater 23 we thrashed 8 and drawed in 10 we finished peas
Sund 24 I went to the sunday school and meeting it was hot
Mond 25 we thrashed 2 flowerings then we cleaned them their was a little rain
�Tused 26 we cleaned out the peas we had 220 bushels all to gether then we filled drain and
took John Cormeys tols home
Weden 27 we finished the drain and harrowed a little in the afternoon.
Thurs 28 me and Charles ploughed at the ten acres and David helped Andrew Griffith to fix
an old barn
Friday 29 in the fore noon David went for the doctor I ploughed and Charles ploughed in the
after noon Father was not very well
Sater 30 in the fore noon David and Mother went to Fergus and took the yarn to the weaver
and I ploughed and Charles ploughed in the after noon Father wasent much better
Sun 30 I staid at home it rained a little all day Father was about the same
OCT {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date}
Sund 1 Day of October
Mond 2 Charles and me ploughed and David gathered stones of the pea ground
Tuse 3 Charles and me plowed till noon it rained all afternoon we went till uncle Davids for
thre young pigs
Wed 4 we thrashed oats till ten oclock Charles and me plowed David drew out dung in the
afternon it was shourey and cold
Thurs 5 Charles and me ploughed and David laid fence it was the fair
Friday 6 we finished the ten acres in the morning then I took the plough to Armstrongs to get
fixed and the rest dug potatoes
Sater 7 I ploughed in the field above the fraim barn and the rest dug potatoes it was hot
Marthey rose and Margaret sut up with F.
Sund 8 I went to the sunday school and meeting John Armstrong and David sat up with
Father
Mond 9 I ploughed and the rest dug potatoes and Mother and Charles sat up to twelve then
mary and {next?}
�Tuse 10 I ploughed and the rest dug potatoes it rained
about to ours in the middle of the day and Samuel Mc gladery and David sut up and me
Weden 11 I ploughed and the rest dug and Martey and Margaret sut up
Thurs 12 It rained to ten then I finished the field then I ploughed where we had the spring
wheat and the rest dug potatoes and David and uncle sut up
Friday 13 I ploughed and the rest dug p
Sater 14 we done the same it was cold Cathy and Margaret sut up
Sund 15 I went to the meeting Father was no better James Loghering David
Mon 16 I ploughed and the rest dug p it was dull Margaret and James Armstrong sut up it
rained a little
Tused 17 I ploughed and they finished digging potatoes and cild a sheap their was sum
shours of stow Marget sut up and Martha
Weden 18 William finished the field David and Charles drawed rails and made the pig pen
and drawed out dung hevey showers of sno David and uncle sut up
Thur 19 David went to fergus with a grist William and Charles drawed out dung Andrew
Martha and Marget sut up
Frid 20 William and Charles drawed out dung our father Died at half past nine October 20
David and James and John McKeag sut up
Sat 21 me and uncle David went to fergus and bot 8 yards of Cooten 3 gals of whiskey 2 gals
of brandy 1 gal of wine 8 lb of crackers John Crochet mad the Coffin it cost 3 Dollers David
and Charles wet up in the afternon and gott it William and Allic Wishart William Rea and
Peggy Rea Thomas Re and Adrew griffeth and Martha sut up
Sun 22 William went to margets for the young ones
David and William McKge and Jame Loghrren sut up
�Mon 23 Willliam Rea and Allic Wishart and Jonathan Lister dug the grave we buried our
father James Loghrin and John Armstrong and uncle David came here and read the will it
rained till ten oclock A VM
Tues 24 Charles tok grandmother up a piece we drawed out dung. it was a warm Day we
shut up eleven pigs
Weden 25 we drew out dung mother went to guelph with John Armstrong she came home at
half past 8 O Clock it was misty in the morning Clowdey all day
Thurs 26 I went to John Wisharts loging bee William and Charles drew out dung mother went
to hinleys quiltin. misty in the morning very warn all Day
Friday 27 we drawed out dung misty in the morning very warm thru the Day a ring roun the
moon Aon Kenedy was here
Satur 28 we drew dung till ten O Clock when we finished we scatered till non when William
plowed in the after non Charles and me scatered dung in the afternon Mr Terter tok our
name for a Tomstone to cost 26 dolers
Sundy 29 me and mother went to the meatin it was clowdey all day it was it rained a little
mond 30 William and Charles plowed I scaterd Dung mother went to Fergus wih uncle David
it was misty in the morning Clowdey all day it thundered in the aftn
Tues 31 William and Charles plowed I scalered dung it was clowdy in the fore noon it rained
in the afternoon Mr. Barrie paid us a visit then him and mothe went to uncle Davids it rained
last nigt
Novemer
Weden 1 William Charles finished plowing down the dung I gatherd stones it thundered in the
after non it rained in the afterevening
Thurs 2 William and Charles plowed in the sumer falow I gatherd stones it was cold and
clowdy and blew hard all day.
Friday 3 William and Charles plowed I gatherd stones it was Cold and windey I took 44 1/2 lb
of salt to uncle davids that we had borowed
�Sater 4 William and Charles plowed till non I mended the drain it was 57 roods I then drew
rails for to fense the potatoes pits in the after non we coverd the potatoes pits it was cold and
frosty
Sun 5 me and mother and Charles and Mary and Barbara went to the metting we took the
wagon it was very cold
Mon 6 we finished covering the potatoes we {puted?} one pit of turnips then we put one load
of hay in the stable it rained in the afternoon
Tused 7 William and Charles plowed I gatherd stones it was showery in the after non rather
Cold
Wedens 8 William and me plowed th big hill Charles gatherd stones James Loghrin was here
askin of hands for a rasin on friday
Thur 9 William and Charles plowed I drew rails in the fore non then I gatherd stones Clowdy
all Day
Fridy 10 William and Charles plowed I went to James Loghrins Rasin it rained at night James
Dinwody was here all night
Satur 11 William and Charles plowed I gatherd stones in the fore non then I we took up the
pump I went to T Armstongs and frisct the sucher it was a butiful day
Sun 12 we tok the wagon to the meting it was cold
Mon 13 we put in the pump it did not work very well William and Charles plowed I drew a
load of sand then went to Jonathan Listers for a trowel to plaster the house Hewe McDonald
borowed our neck yoke to go to fergus with W Barrie was here it was clowdy all day nother
was at uncle Davids
Tusdy 14 they finished plowing sandys field then they were to the sod I plasterd all day
Martha was here and Pegy Rea unckle David got the scraper ther was showrs of snow all
Day
Wedens 15 William and me went to Fergus we tok up the forks and one gsape to get fixt we
tok up the sucker W McKee fixt it we got or feet mesured at Mc roreys we got home at two O
�clock we cilled a pig Charles set up the stroves ther was two inches of snow this morning
ther was showers all day
Thurs 16 William and Charles plowed I fixt the well then banked the house mother and marey
white washed the house I went to Andrew Griffiths to se the ram in the morning it was clowdy
fresing very hard this evening went up to marta Roses with some {page damaged}
Friday 17 we thrashed oats till 3 O Clock I went to Fergus with 6 bushels of peas to William
McKee William and Charles brought up some oats for the horses it ther was some snow this
morning ther was showers all day mother was at Mrs behens quiltin
Sater 18 we drew wood with two teams all day with the slayes mother and mary white
washed the kitchen William and Charles went up to John McKages wit a pair of boots to
Mary McKage Catherine Foster was here uncle David was here it was clowdy all day
Sunday 19 me and William and Charles went to the meting it was cold and clowdy all day
Mon 20 William and me went to Issac Andersons and ground our axes I went to John
Armstrong to kill pigs William cut logs for to make a straw pen Charles went to James Peters
to see if we cood get the use of his ram it snowed all the fore non a fine afternoon
Tusdy 21 William and me finished cutting loogs we drew then Charles tok 16 ewes to James
Peeters it was a beutiful day
Weden 22 we finished the strawpen we cleaned oats in the after non I went up to uncle
Davids to ask him to come and thrash tomorow but we thought we coud not cet hands it was
very misty all day mother went to fergus with John Armstrong Mr Barrie was here
Thurs 23 we put a load of hay on the stable we drew up a load of pea straw and put it in the
pig pen we put some on the shades in the after noon
William plowed Charles and me cleaned out the old barn and put up the fense at the
stable it mother went to see Mr. Robinson come home at 3 O clock he was very bad Margret
was here it was misty in the morning but a butiful afternon
Friday 24 I went to Jothans thrashing William and Charles plowed Heavy showers of rain all
day
�Satur 25 I went to Mr. Robinsons to se how he was then William and me plowed ther was
showers of snow all day
Sundy 26 I went to the meating it was cold and showers of snow
Mond 27 we tied up the beef cow and drew up some beding for the pigs I went to Fergus for
some lether and my boots I goot mareys bots William went to unckle Davids and to Wisharts
and Charles went to Marthas I went to Jonathans Listers and asked then to come to our
thrashen tomora Mother went to J Armstrongs it was clowdy
Tusd 28 we thrashed J Armstrong and Gorge and J Rose & Wishart J Lister was here it was
clowdy
Weden 19 Charles and me went to Marthas thrashen William staid at home and made two
whip Handles it was clowdy and showers of snow at night
thurd 30 me and mother went to Mr Robinsons funeral William and Charles drew up straw it
as very cold martha was here
Fridy 31 I went up to uncle Davids to ask hin to our thrashin to mora William and me choped
wod Charles went to Fergus and got our boots I went W Hindleys . T Andersons to ask then
ther was snow storms all Day
Sat 2 we thrashed the Colector of taxes was here we paid him 4L7s 4c it was a nice Day
William Hindley J Anderson Ro Behem Daniel Rose was here thrashing James Rea was
here in the after noon
Sun 3 I went to the meating it was very stormy
Mon 4 Willliam and me cleaned up wheat Charles went to schol it was cold and stormy all
day
Tusdy 5 I went to fergus with 10 llbs of oats and peas to geat choped it was coold and
stormy
Wed 6 I went to James Peaterss for the sheap but we let them stop another weak. William
and me went in to the swamp it was very stormy William Rea tok the machine away then
goen to thrash to mora
Thurs 7 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was cold and stormy
�Fri 8 Charles tok the colt to margets William and me drew rails out of the swamp it was a
nise day
Sater 9 we put a load of hay in the stable in the forenon in the after non we went into the
swamp Nancy Armstrong was here and asced us to the thrashing on thursday mother and
her went to uncle Davids in the after non it was a nis Day
Sun 10 we tok the slay to the meating it was clowdy
mon 11 I tok a grist to Fergus but did not get it
tus 12 we thrashed at uncle Davids it snowed a little
Wed 13 we cilled 5 pigs uncle David was here William Hindley and J. Anderson helped us in
the after non we cilled 4 for Hindley William went for the grist Andrew Foster was here he
borowed our gun it was soft day
Thurs 14 William and me went to John Armstrongs thrashen
Friday 15 we thrashed at William Hindleys till non when it rained in the after non we clit up
the pigs I cod not work my ribs was very sore I had A plaster on them
Sat 16 William thrashed at Hindleys till non when the finished they set the machine at
marthas they are goen to thrash on monday it was a nise day
Sunday 17 we tok the slay to the meating it was cold
Mond 18 William thrashed at Marthas me and mother tok 100 lb of flower to Mr. Williams we
went to margets and Mc doniels it was very cold
Tusday 19 William choped wod in the fore non in the after non we cleaned up a load of
wheat
Weaday 20 I went to Guelph with 30 bus of wheat at 6s 4d William tok two sows to
{lorpoes?} bear
Thues 21 I went to Thomes McAlister wood bee
Friday 22 I went to uncle Davids and helped him to kill his pigs it was clowdy all Day
�Sarury 23 we killed five pigs in the fore non we uncle David and T Anderson helped us in the
after non we took them up to Fergus and sold them to smith the came to 85 Dolers the
weaghed 15 hunderd and 51 pounds we got 5 dolers and one halfe pr {hundred?} John
Armstrong got 2L for 20 barrels of lard
Sund 24 we went to the meating it was soft
Mond 25 Crismis we mother and me and Jane and Elisca went to grandmothers mary went
to Jake Reas Mr Hurd came here with the monument and stoped all night I went to Fergus
with him we sold him 7 bushels of potates 3 1/2 lb of oats at 3 york shilling each
Tus 26 we cleaned wheat all day it was misty all day. F. Armstrong was here
yesterday with for the school money it was one pound two and sixpense Charles bought two
turkies for one doler at Andrew Richesons yesterday.
Wedn 27 we cleaned wheat all Day it was a beautiful day mother went to margret Andersons
a survous for the Catty we set the machine and we let out the little pigs a clear night
Thur 28 we cleaned wheat all day it railned all day in the evening it snowed we set t twenty
Cords of wood at half a doler a cord to Bengamen Doil and board him self
Frid 29 we cleaned wheat till thre o clock when we finished I went to Fergus for to see if
Mathew Anderson wood take one quarter of beef it was very cold
Satur 30 we killed the beef coow uncle David helped us in the after non we loh up fr the ride
to William McKee it weighed 70 pounds and a quarter to Mathew Anderson it weighed 142
pounds at 7 dolers a hunderd uncle David got a hunderd and thirty pounds of beef the hind
quarter
Sund 31 we went to the meating it was a nise day
1855
Mond 1 William and Charles and Marey Barbara Margret went to grandmothers I went to
uncle Davids with a newspaper he paid me 17 dolers for the beef in the evening I was at T
Wisharts it was rather cold
Tus 2 me and William was in the swamp it was a very beautiful Day
�Wed 3 I went to Ferguss with the wagon for to get the horses shood I got home at two O
clock William and me went and put raills round the strawpen William axed hands for to thro
str tomorra it was a very beautiful day
Thursd 4 we was goen to thrash but it railne till non in the after non we put the plows and
harrows in the barn it is fresing hard to night we are goen to thrash tomora I was at Issac
Andersons to night
Friday 5 we thrashed till two O Clock when we broke the machine it was a nise day in
the vey evening Mary and me went to Wisharts spre it was rather stormy in the evening
Satur 6 I went to fergus for to get charly sharped and the brechin on I bouth a set of bride to
the cost three dolers and one half it rained
Sund 7 I staid at home it was rather cold
Mond 8 I went to frills with a load of wheat I had 55 bushels I got 7s 2d per bushel I brought
one thousand feet of lumber I paid 7 dolers and one half
Tusday 9 I came home it was a beautiful day
Weden 10 we filled the bags and set the machiner
Thurs 11 I tok 39 bus of wheat to Galt I got 11 and seispenc a bushel and repairs to the
machine wich cost me two dolers it was very nise wether
friday 12 I came home it threatned rain all day
Satird 13 mother and me tok a grist to fergus 10 bushels we setted with Mr Anderson we
paid him 4L 11s 8d it was very stormey all day
Sun 14 I went to the meating it was very cold
Mond 15 I tok a load of wheat to Guelph. I soald to Fred Gorge 41 bus. I did not get the
money. William and Mary cleaned a load of wheat it snowed thr inches last nigh it was
clowdy ol day I tok the full cloth to Alens mils William went to the night school soft night.
Tusdy 16 I went to Guelph with a load of wheat I sold to Fr Gorge 39 bus I did not get the
money William Hugs paid me 7 dolers for the pig he got last yer Willliam drew wood I got the
�standerd bearer of the machine it cost me 1s 3d for brining in the stage it was d a beautiful
day
Wed 17 William and me fixed the machine and axed Hands for to thrash tomoro we went to
the night schol it was a nise day
Thrs 18 we thrashed J Anderson W Hindley the two roses J Armstrong man it was cold
Frid 19 we thrashed F. Rose J Lister Gorge Armstrong the man in the after non W. H. Tet
was here we fixns the big mow we killed eleven rats Wilian is away to the night school it was
a fine day
Sat 20 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was rather cold
Sun 21 we went to the meting it was very stormy
Mon 22 Wiliam and me cleaned wheat in the afternon we brok the faninmil I went to Fergus
and got it fixed and the horses sharped it and 23 yds of cloths mrom the wever it was stormy
al day
Tusd 23 we filled the stble with hay and drew up straw Thomas Mc Alister was here he
wanted two bushels of wheat and one of pes it was cold
Wedens 24 william and me went to J Armstrongs for to him to put in the pump we came
home after diner and cleaned wheat we went to the night school it was a beautiful day
Thurs 25 William and Charles went to J Armstrongs to withe the teem to thrash me and mary
cleaned up a load of wheat Margret was here it was a very cold day.
Friday 26 I tok one load of wheat to the port it was a very stormy day it sowed all the forenon
Sat 27 I came home with two barels of salt it was cold
Sund 28 it was rather cold we dit ther was no meating
Mond 29 I tok one load of whet to the twelve it was stormy Thomas Mc Alister got two
bushels of wheat spring and one of pees he is to pay on the first of may pes is 4s 6d spring
wheat is 7s 6d at the twelve
�Tusdy 30 I brought home one load of thousand feet of lumber at 2L pr thousand it was very
stormy
Wedens 31 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was moderate William went to the night school
William Armstrong was here and his wife we are goen to guelph in the morning
February
Thursd 1 mother and me went to guelph we put 100L in the bank and paid one pound and
five pense of lones on lots 16 and 17 in garafraxa William and Charles cleaned up a load of
wheat it was very stormy
Friday 2 I tok one load to the port it was cold
Sater 3 I got ten dolers from miler it was all the money that he had he is goen to send it up to
the fergus post office I brought up one thousand feet of lumber from the sisclen it cost 8
dolers William went to fergus for the spur
wheel of the machine but they had broke
Sud 4 it I did not go to the meting it was cold
Mond 5 William and me cleaned up wheat the grum of the lluxall was here uncle David went
to colt in the broken wheel it was a very cold Day
Tusday 6 William and me cleaned grain all day mother was at uncle Davids in the after non it
was very Cold
Wed. 7 we fit a load of hay in the stable I went to Fergus in the after non and got the horses
sharped I bought one pound of tee for pegy Rea at six york shilings and one half pound for
us Jock brought the cow and call uncle David is goen to Heast tomora I have to go to Andrew
Rchardsons this weak to look at a yoak of sters
Thurs 8 we thrashed at uncles we finished his wheat Wiliam is goen to thrash to William
Hindley tomora I am goen to Dundas tomora
Friday 9 I tok a load of wheat to Dundas William thrashed at W Hindleys it was a nise day
S 10 I come home and got the fullcloth Jonathan Oakes was here to take the shades nis day
�Sund 11 we went to the meating it was a soft Day
Mond 12 cleaned up a load of wheat Jonathan Oakes tok the shades at one hunderd and ten
Dolers in the after non I went to Fergus and got to shoes moved on gin and a new neck yoke
from Fr Anderson I seteld with W McKee and got His his reset it was very stormy all day
Tusdy 13 we brought to loads of turnips from Tomes Armstrongs it Rained a little to Day
Wenday 14 we cleaned up a load of wheat William went to the night school but ther was
none soft Day
Thurs 15 I tok a load of wheat to the square sold to Chisolm William thrashed at simsons
Frid 16 I feched one thousand fet of lumber from the sixten in the evening I went to McKages
spree
Saturd 17 we cleaned up the barn and asked hands to thrash
Sund 18 we went to the meting it was clowdy
Mond 19 we thrashed T Anderson T Armstrong W Hendly T Rose G Armstrong was here
nise day
Tusdy 20 we thrashed and finished the wheat the same hands was here a beautiful Day
Wedens 21 we set the machine at sandeys barn I went to Fergus mary went with me for
some groceries I got thre teters for mary 6r postage beautiful Day Thurs 22 we thr Andrew
Foster paid us nenten Dolers that he owed us.
Thurs 22 we thrashed but we did not get on very wel we bent a bolt at half past thre o clock I
wet to Fergus for belt lether I got six york shilings worth the same hands was here and Doil
helped us
Friday 23 we finished the oats at sandys barn the same hands helped us the taler worked
this afternon we tok the machine to uncle davids Cold the two William Reas is away sparking
I supos it is a clear cold night
Saturd 24 I tok a grist to fergus mother went to it was cold
Sund 25 we went to the meatin it was very cold all Day
�Mond 26 I tok a load to the port it was very cold ther was 42 bushels I got all the money
Tusdy 27 I brought a thousand feet of lumber Jonahan Oakes Come here to take out the
{tinder?}
Weday 28 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was a nise Day
March
Thur 1 we thrashed at uncle Davids we finished ther thrashen
Frid 2 William and Charles Cleaned oates in sandeys barn me and mother went to James
lghrens for to see if he could get Doils out of the house he sent up a leter to him we drew up
the oats to owr barn
Sat 3 we cleaned up the oates and drew up two loads to the barn F Anderson borowed owr
slay it was soft Day
Sund 4 went to the meating it was a beautiful day
Mon 5 we cleaned up oates and drew them home
Tusd 6 we finished the oates we had 240 bags of them in the after non we cleaned up wheat
and filled the bags F Armstrong was here to se if we woud change 7 bushels of wheat with
him Mother was at Mrs burges quilten
Weden 7 we thrashed at william Hindleys and finished at four o clock we made a rack for the
slay it rained
Thurs 8 I tok a load of wheat down to the twelve F Armstrong changed 8 bushels of wheat
with us
Friday 9 I brought home thirten thousand of shingles from the sisten I paid 26 dolers for them
it was very stormy all Day
Sater 10 I went to Fergus in the after non William and Charles cleaned a load of oats I got
the horses sharped I promised Mathew Anderson 6 of hay I went to F Armstrong for to send
with him for clover seed
Sund 11 William and Charles went to Fergus metin
�Mon 12 I tok a load of oats to the sixten and brought 11 bunches of {sturgess?} home a nise
Day
Tus 13 we cleaned up a load of pes it was a great storm we paid 4 dolers to W Wood the
minister's money
Wed 14 we cleaned wheat all day oats 10 lb of pes 80 lb of oats went to Wisharts in the
evening
Thurs 15 I tok 30 lbs of peas to the sixten an
Thurs 15 we cleaned up wheat all day it rained the forenon
Friday 16 I tok of peas to the sixten and brought home 6 thousand feet of lumber we gave 3
dolers to the patriotic fund in the evening I went to T Listers to a spree that was there Joe
Armstrong got a load of hay
Satur 17 we cleaned up in the barn all day it was stormy
Sund 18 we went to meatin nise day
Mond 19 I took 6 hunderd of hay to Matthew Anderson and 7 bushels of oates for to get
some oatmeal I bought 2 bushels of grasseed at 2 dollers J Armstrong got a load of hay the
master got a ham of pork weighing 28 1/2 William and Charles cleaned some wheat and
drew some timber
Tusday 20 we drew some of the shed timber it was very stormy
Wedens 21 we drew timber it was a cloudy Day
Thurs 22 I went to Mekles sawmill and got one thousand and 50 feet of ruffage I paid him 7
dolers and one quarter mother was at J Armstrong quilten the boys drew out timber a nise
day
Fridy 23 me and marey went to James Reas wedin very stormy the boys sold 220 bushels of
oates at the barn at three yourk shillings pr bushel
Sater 24 we got home at one a clock it was very stormy the boys finished drawing the timber
Sund 25 they went to the meatin it was very cold
�Mondy 26 I went to the sixten for lumber I got a hunderd feet William and mother went to
Fergus with a grist it was very stormy
Tusd 27 we thrashed peas and sold some / 20 bushels of pes and 58 bushels of oats at the
barn it snowed a little
{Wedsd?} Fridy 28 William and me went to the sixten for to load of lumber we got 8 hunderd
and 50 feet of plank
and 38 pieces of scantlin and 200 fet of inch it was stormy
thurs
Satur 29 we cleaned up the pees and asked the hands to thrash
Friday 30 we thrashed till eleven when we brok the big wheel me and uncle David went to
Fergus and got it fixed it cost ten shilings york I went to wilkies spree
Satur 31 we thrashed all Day it was a nise Day
April
Sund 1 we went to the meatin it was a cold Day
Mon 2 we thrashed and finished at ten Jonathan Oakes comensed to frame we drew wood in
the afternon
Tusdy 3 we drew frame wood it was a nise Day
Wedy 4 we drew wood till noon when I broke the sley tounge in the after noon I went to
Fergus and got another put in the boys cleaned oats
Thurs 5 we got rafters all Day it was a nise Day
Fridy 6 we finished the Rafters and drew them home
Satur 7 we cut Rail cuts all Day it was a nise Day
Sun 8 I went to the meatin
Mond 9 I took up 22 lb of oats and peas to get choped
�Tusd 10 we split D rails it was very stormy in the afternon
Wedens 11 we split rails it was a nise day
Thurs 12 we taped our trees the framers finished the framen
Fridy 13 Mother and me and uncle David went to guelph for things for the rasin we bought 13
dolers of nails
Sater 14 we picked down the shards
Sund 15 I was very sick all Day
Mond 16 I went and Hired David bane one month at 15 per month
Tusd 17 I asked hands for our Rasin on Thursdy
Wedens 18 I went to Mr Astics rasin David plowed William went to James Loghims for pike
poles then he plowed it was very hot
Thur 19 uncle David helped us to lay the foundation in the after non we rased the shades
Fridy 20 me and mother and marey went to Catys wedin David plowed William and went to
Wisharts rasin it was a nise day
Sater 21 I went to uncle Davids to help them to lay the foundation of ther shades David low
{Caine?} in the afternon it was a nise Day
Sund 22 I went to the meatin it was a nis day
Mon 23 the framers came here the boys floored I uncovered the potatoes pits in the after non
we sowed 7 bushels of wheat
Tusd 24 it we helped the framers up with some poles I sowed some wheat then I drew in
potatoes William and David harowed Charles helped me it was a beautiful Day
Wedens 25 it Raned all day we cleaned oats I sowed some
Thurs 26 I drew in potatoes William and David plowed the potato pach I took martha 6
bushels of potatoes at 3 s york it blew very hard all Day
�Friday 27 we finished sandeys field William cultivated in the afternon I sowed 4 bushels of
wheat on the potato pach
Sat 28 I went to J Armstrongs and borowed 587 feet of lumber I sowed 7 bushels of wheat
and sold to John Sloan 24 bushels of potatoes at 3 s 6 c on six monts credit it was rather
clowdey
Sund 29 I went to the school house to the meatin
Mond 30 we borowed from uncle David 11 pounds of shingle nails and 321 of cut nails and
two thousand of shingles David bone
cros plowed William and Charles gathered stones me and mother tok a grist to Fergus ten
bushels of wheat and six bushels of potatoes to Andrew Foster we gave three of them to
Grand mother I paid one doler for four hinges
May
Tusdy 1 I borowed 250 feet of lumber from uncle David Gorge Armstrong brought 25 aple
trees we paid him one shiling apese for them W Hindley helped us to plant them D Bane
plowed I paid Jonathan Oakes 83 dolers for framen the shades he finished at noon a nis Day
Weden 2 William and David plowed till non then David cultivated I sowed 10 bushels of pese
before the barn it was a nise Day
Thurs 3 I thrashed flax sed till non when I sowed wheat David Bane cultivated all Day William
and Charles harowed all day a nise Day it was a very nise Day
Frid 4 I sowed 10 bushels of peas in the fore non David cultivated William and Charles
harowed I sold 40 bushels of potatoes at thre york shilings it was a nise Day
Satur 5 I sowed 20 bushels of oats on the field before the barn David cultivated William and
Charles harowed it was a beautiful day
Sund 6 I went to the Fergus Church a nise Day
Mond 7 me and Charles and gathered stones of the ten acres David cultivated William
plowed I sowed some oats but it was to wandy
�Tusd 8 we cleaned oats and threshed the linseed and put a load of hay in the stable I went
up to uncle Davids to get him the beck to cut it was very stormy all Day
Wed 9 we all plowed on the pea field a nise Day
Thurs 10 I sowed graseed before the barn then I sowed oats in the ten acres I sowed 16
bushels of oats on it the boys harowed all Day it was a very beautiful Day
Fridy 11 I sowed 20 bushels of oats on the pea land the boys plowed till non the filnished
then harowed for the afternon unckle David cut our to calfs this morning it was rather windey
all Day
Satur 12 we sowed the pea land with graseed before breakfast the boys finished harowin
before Diner in the after non we plowed in sceltons field me and Charles gathered stones
Clowdy with a little rain a beautiful after non
Sun 13 we tok the wagon to the meatin Cary came home with us she went to Fergus a nis
Day
Mon 14 I sowed some of the fall wheat over again in the after we gatherd stones the boys
plowed all Day I hired David Bane for six months and one half for one hunderd dolers
Tusd 15 David and me went to James Armstrongs to work I came home at non William and
Charles went to Fergus and got the Horses shod and the plowsheres sharped I sold one
hunderd and thirty four bushels of oats at 2s 2c per bus and 20 bs of potatoes at thre york
shilings pr bu
Weden 16 I tok 36 bs of spring wheat to guelph I got 14s york David plowed William and
Charles gathered stones than tha plowed the garden thar was a hevey rain and thunder last
night
Thurs 17 I tok a load of wheat to guelph 36 bs David plowed the boys gatherd stones of the
meadow a nise Day
cros plowed William and Charles gatherd stones me and mother took 10 bushels of potatoes
to A Foster at 3s york we give grandmother 3 bushels of potatoes I paid one doler for hinges
it was showery all day {These lines have a few vertical lines crossing over them}
�Friday 18 I tok a load of wheat to guelph 36 bs the boys gathered stones David plowed it was
rather windey
Sat 19 me and Charles gatherd stones till non we finished William and David plowed thay
finished them they plowed in the potato pach it wa clowdy.
Sund 20 we went to the meatin it was the sacrament A nis Day
Mon 21 I tok a load of wheat to guelph 40 bus the boys plowed
Tusd 22 me and Charles cut potatoes David and William plowed in the forenon the tha maid
Drills grand mother come here this evening a nise Day
Weds 23 we planted potatoes 22 bs and some carots and mangel wursals that we got from
W Hindley we had thunder and a shower at non thomas McAlister paid us for the wheat and
pese
Thur 24 we went to Fergus it was the quens birth Day
Frid 25 David plowed in the somer fallow me and William gatherd stones till non then we
washed the sheep Charles went to Fergus with the cotter and sky
Sat 26 me and Charles gatherd stones William and David plowed it was a nise Day
Sun 27 we staid at home ther was no meatin Mr. Hunter and Mr. Broadfoot was here on a
visit a nise Day
Mon 28 me and Charles share the sheep the boys plowed we gave the reed mare to King
John at six Dolers to enshur a foal and 2s 6d for the groom mother and barbara went to
Fergus.
Tusd 29 I finished shearing the sheep ther was a dead sheep found in the field me and
Charles burned frush in sandeys field the boys plowed it was a beautiful Day
Wedes 30 me and Charles burned brush the boys plowed I cut H. Hindleys lambs a nise Day
Thurs 31 the boys finished plowing the somerfallo at non, then we choped in the woods
June
�Friday 1 It rained till super time we cleaned {caft?} David went to Auslicks to get his boot
mended
Sat 2 Thomas Robinson got 20 bus of oats and one bushel wheat it come to L21 7s 0 d to be
paid in six months
Sun 3 we went to the meatin a cold day
Mon 4 I went to J. Armstrongs and sheared his sheap the boys choped in the falla
Tusd 5 I tok a load of wheat to guelph the boys staked fense I bought a grind stone it was a
nis Day
Weds 6 I took a load of wheat Mother went to guelph I got a coat and trousers
Thurs 7 I took 832 bushels of oats to B Dridden he is to pay me on the fiftenth of the month it
rained I cut Andrew Griffith lambs Mother went to J S Armstrongs picken Mary went to J
Lister picken the boys drew raills and put up fense
Fridy 8 we tok the wagon to the Circus me an William Mary and David we got home at 9 o
Clock
Sat 9 I tok a team and drew stones for William Wood the boys laid fense
Sun 10 we went to the school to the meatin
Mond 11 we went to the roads gin toke the horse
Tue 12 me and William and David and the team went to the roads. Charles sowed mangel
worsels
June
Thurs 13 I tok a grist to Fergus William worked on the roads with a team Charles and David
burned stumps it was a nise Day we cilled the calf than MdAlister got 10 bus 14 g of oats to
be paid two weaks after Date
Thurs 14 I went to Scandelins for time but I got none David harowed Charles tok a cow to J
Feter I mad two bar posts Mathew Anderson got L40.00 for 8 months at ten per cent we had
the picken to Day
�Fridy 15 William Cultivated in the fore non me and Charles filled the bags with oats David
harowed in the after non I took 7 bs gr of oats to B Driden mother went to see Mrs Armstrong
and stop all night it is raining a little to night
Satur 16 David harowed in the sumer falla William Cultivated in the fore non I tok 68 bus of
oats to R Driden in the after non I gatherd sticks of the summer falla William Wilson was here
for his pig a nise Day
Sund 17 we was at meatin rather colld in the morning
Mond 18 I tok the white cow to J Armstrongs bull William and plowed the turnip land the boys
harowed I picked roots
Tusdy 19 it rained till non I went to J Simpsons rasin the boys hararowed it rained a little a
Day
Weds 20 I sowed the turnips then then I turned dung the boys plowed sood it was a clowdy
day
Thurs 21 I thrashed at Andrew Griffiths the boys plowed Charles harowed ther was a very
hevy shower of rain at super time it was a nise Day it is raining a little to night
Fridey 22 I went to D Roses rasin David plowed William broke the beam of his plow he tok it
to Williiam Armstrongs he is to get it in one weak Charles harowed it was a beutiful Day
Satur 23 I tok the wool to the cardenen mill I did not get it I am to get it on mondey weak
David plowed Charles harowed William went to Fergus to get His fot measured I got home at
five O Clock I got a cristal for my woch it I enshured the barn and shades for L500 for three
years it was a butiful Day
Sund 24 we staid at home it looked like rain all Day
Mond 25 I went up to mc kages to se when he coud come and build the foundation for the
shades David finished plowing the sod at non Charles harowed till non when he went to
Fergus to get mesured for a pair of boots I took a heffer to J S Armstrongs bull in the affter
non we drew stone for the sledge I went to Patrick Scandlins to se when I cood get lime it
rained after super we tried the mares to the horse but they woud not take him
Tusd 26 we turned dung all day it was a nise Day
�Wedey 27 we turned dung there was a storm at 4 O Clock that blew the roof of sandeys barn
and of our old barn and blew down most of our fenses it lasted a bout ten minets
Thurs 28 we put up fenses I went to F Listers rasin in the after non it was very hot
Friday 29 we drew the hay from sandeys barn it tok us all Day David Bane was sick it was
very warm all Day
Satur 30 I went to F Buklins rasin William went to Scandlins and got 30 bus of lime
at 9 pense per bus he went to Fergus in the affter non for 20 lb of nails and ten of shingle
nails he bought a rake two forks he got his boot Charles put up a cok house David Bane was
sick it was very warm
Sund 31 I went to the meatin a nise Day
July the first
Mon 1 John Cormy was here and helped us to put on the roof of our barn windy Day
Tus 2 William went to J Cormys we shingled in the fore non and gathered stones in the after
non it a cool Day
Wed 3 I finished shinglin the barn William plowed in the sumer falla David gathered stones
Charles tok the cow to J Peters William McKay had our wagon it was a windy Day
Thurs 4 I went to Guelph for the soals ther was 108 lb of them I got James Armstrongs to
and paid for them I got the money for the oats I sold to B Driden
Frid 5 William cultivated David plowed me and Charles put up fense I tok up 43 lb of nails of
uncle David that I borowed I helped them to cut the ringbone out of the colt
Sat 6 William Cultivated David plowed Charles went to Fergus for his boots I went to Isac
Andersons login bee it was a nise Day
Sund 7 I went to the meatin it was a nise Day
Mond 8 me and David and Charles mowed William plowed there was a shower of rain at ten
O Clock it was rather cool all Day
�Tus 9 we mowed all Day William molded up the potatoes Charles howed them
Weden 11 we finished the field before the house then raked till non in the orchard field we
drew in four loads of hay it was a warm Day
Thurs 12 James Armstrong helped us we mowed till non then we drew in five loads of hay I
went to William Boles rasin it was a beautiful Day
Friday 13 ther was a very hevy shower of rain this morning we mowed all Day we recived our
inshurance policy
Satur 14 we mowed till ten then we finished the field then we raked and drew in five loads of
hay James Armstrong was here it was a nise Day
Sund 15 we went to the metin Caty come here
Mond 16 me and Charles and James Armstrong raked hay William and David drew in 9
loads of hay
Tusdy 17 Charles and me fixed the pens then I mowed Charles harowed William and Dvid
mowed in the ten ehchres Charles took a cow to J. S. Armstrong it was a very warm Day
Wedsy 18 we mowed in the fore non then I and mother went to Mr Armstrongs funeral we tok
the gravestones. Charles harowed in the fore non and raked hay in the After non it was very
warm all Day.
Thurs 19 we mowed in the fore non then we raked hay till suoper time we cut poles for the
shade it raned a litle
Friday 20 we put the poles on the shade it was a wet Day William went to W. Armstrongs for
the plow it cost two dollers for the beam David and me went Fergus and got the horse shod
and the plow irons fixed
Satur 21 we finished mowin at five it was a nise D
Sund 22 we went to the ner meatin it was a clowdey Day
Mon 23 William and David drew in 8 loads of hay to the shed me and Charles raked Robert
Murdock was here it was clowdey in the morning it cleared up at ten
�Tusd 24 it raned in the morning W and D plowed C and me howed mongel worsels we tok
the heffer to the bull it was a clowdey Day
Wed 25 I tok 11 of wheat to Fergus for a grist mother went with me it was showery W and
David plowed
Thurs 26 me and C laid up pens Andrew caome here we lucke for sand I sold the Buche five
sheep for 26 dolers it raned a little W and D plowed
Frid 27 me and Charles laid up pens in the fore non W and D plowed in the after non we
drew in 18 loads of hay we finished the hay it rained this evening
Sat 28 W and D plowed me and C laid up pens in the after non we drew to loads of sand
Sund 29 we went to the metin it was very warm
Mon 30 I went down to the seseten for to speck for lumber I gotsise 8 hunderd it was a hot
Day
Tus 31 I came home the boys plowed C howed turnips
Wed 1 Day of August
Wed 1 W and David harowed me and C howed turnips
Thu 2 William and David harowed Charles howed turnips I went to uncles David in the fore
non in the after non me and mother and uncle D went to margels we tok her one hunderd
Dolers William went to Fergus in the after non and got a hat it was very warm
Frid 3 we comesed our harvest we cut 62 stooks mother went to Guelph with J Armstrong it
was very warm
Satur 4 we cut wheat I broke my cradle it was warm
Sund 5 went to the near meatin ther was a colection for a liburary we gave one doler it was
warm
Mon 6 we cut wheat all day it was cool in the morning but it was warm though the Day
Tusd 7 we cut wheat Isac Anderson helped us I paid him one doler and a half a nise day
�Weden 8 we finished cutin the fall wheat at non J Armstrong helped us till non then we drew
in five loads of wheat John Armstrong got our wagon it was a clowdey Day
Thur 9 we drew in nine loads of wheat then we harowed Charles and me throwed the straw
out of the barn
Fridy 10 the boys harowed Charles gathered rots I went to Fergus to get my cradel fixed but I
did not get it it was clowdey in the morning but it was a nise after none
Sat 11 we tok in the loads of fall wheat we finished at super time then we cut spring wheat
William Hindley got one sow and five pigs we had one of our sows died at the barn it was a
beautiful Day
Sundy 12 we went to the meatin it rained through the day
Mon 13 we cut wheat we had J Armstrong and W McKaye and J Scot came at diner time it
was a nise Day
Tusdy 14 we cut wheat J. Armstrong and W. Mckaye and J Scot helped us I paid them one
doler and a half per day mother went to Ferges to see the docter she took a chese to McCory
weighing 22 1/2 lb Hanah Hindley come here this morning John Armstrong come here to ask
hands to a threshing it was a nise Day.
Weden 15 William went to J Armstrongs threshing me and David cut wheat Charles howed
turnips
Thur 16 it rained in the morning we cut some oats in the fore non we cut some wheat in the
after non we gatherd stone in after super it was cold this evening
Frid 17 I tok 250 fet of lumber to uncles David that we borowe and paid him for one thousand
of shincles that we borowed then I went to Fergus and tok 10 Dolers to Andrew Foster the
boys gatherd stones
Sat 18 me and David drew out dung William plowed
Sund 19 we went to the near meatin a nis Day
Mon 20 we drew in wheat with two teams 24 loads I sold a sheep to William Willson for five
Dollers and a quarter it was a nis Day
�Tus 21 we cut oats in the fore non in the after non we cut wheat it was a nis Day
Wed 22 we cut wheat in the fore non in the after non we cut oats it was a clowdey all Day
Thurs 23 David and me cut oats in the ten ackres the rest bound them it was a nis Day
Frid 24 we credeld oats Don Rose helped us I paid him one doler and a half the rest bound it
was a nis Day
Sat 25 me and Charles drew in 6 loads of wheat the rest bound oats we had 4 sheep killed
with the wolves last night and some of the rest bit
Sun 16 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day.
Mon 27 we bound oats in the fore non the we cut wheat in the after non it was a nise Day
Tues 28 we finished cuting the spring wheat and Alick Wishart and William helped us we cut
oats after super it was a nis Day
Wed 29 we drew in 25 loads of oats A Wishart and W credeld
Thurs 30 we drew in 12 loads of oats and 8 loads of wheat mary and Hanah bound oats it
was a nise Day
Frid 31 we drew in a load of wheat and finished then we bound up oats it was rather showery
September
Sat 1 we cut pese till 9 O clock then we bound oats till diner time we finished the oats then
we drew in 9 loads of oats we would have finished but it rained after super
Sun 2 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day
Mon 3 it rained in the morning we drew out dung William plowed J. Anderson pulled pees by
the gobb J Burns was here
Tus 4 I took a grist to Fergus but I did not it home I sold to the bucher 3 sheep and one cow I
got dollers for the sheep and 40 for the cow and 25 lb of cheese William plowed D drew out
dung and Charles scatered dung
�Wed 5 me and David drew out Dung William plowed Charles scatered dung it was a nise
Day
Thur 6 me and D drew out dung W plowed a nise Day
Frid 7 me and D drew out dung W plowed I went to Fergus for the grist after super J
Anderson cut pees it was a nise Day
Sat 8 me and D drew out dung W plowed C scatered dung J Anderson cut pees Margret was
here it was very warm all Day
Sund 9 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day
Mon 10 we drew out dung and W plowed it was {and?} Mother went to Fergus with the yarn
to the wevers with J Armstrong
Tus 11 we finished the dung at non in the after non I clened the barn
Wed 12 we thrashed in the fore non me and C cleaned in the after non D plowed it rained in
the evening
Thurs 13 William and David finished plowing the twelve achers after diner I cleaned wheat in
the after non I sowed wheat mother and Charles pickled the wheat a nise Day
Frid 14 I finished sowing the twelve ackres the boys harowed uncle David got one bushel
and a half
Sat 15 we me and J Anderson and C drew in to a stack in the after non D W helped us 20
lods the bucher got the cow it was a nise Day
Sund 16 we went to the metin William Beaty stopped here all night it was a nise Day
Mon 17 William and David plowed me and Charles gathered in scettins slashin it was a
clowdey Day
Tus 18 it rained till non in the after non we we all plowed it was clowdey in the afternon
Wed 19 we all plowed in the fore non in the afternon me and mother pickled the wheat 12
bus tha finished plowin I went to the metin and give in the money for the students J Anderson
cut pes it is nise Day
�Thu 02 I sowed wheat we finished the field J Anderson and Thomas Dunihue cut pees it was
a nise Day
Fri 21 I went to Jonathan Listers thrashin William and mother went to Fergus it rained a litle
all Day
Sat 22 me and Charles gatherd stones W and D plowed J Anderson finished cuting the pes
we seteld for the fanin mill we count cher
Sun 23 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day
Mon 24 it we turned the peas W and D plowed the talor came here it rained in the evening
Tusday 25 it rained all the fore non me and the talor went up to uncle David in the after non
the boys plowed in the orchard me and Charles gathered stones we tok the window from out
of sandeys house and pulled downd the cook house the Taler stoped here all night we went
to wisharts at night
Wed 26 the boys plowed the orchard I turned the peas it was a nise Day
Thur 27 the boys plowed in the pee field I went to Tomes Armstrong it rained a litle in the
moing it was clowdy all Day
Frid 28 the boys finished plowing the pee field then tha harowed in the sumer falla William
cultivated I turned the pees I tok a cow to J Armstrong it was a nise Day
Sat 29 we put up a stack of pees ther was 14 loads in it we pit 2 loads in the barn we paid J
Armstrong ten dolers for the school bill it was rather clowdy all Day
Sund 30 we went to the near meatin it was a wet morning it cleared up through the Day
Mond 1 Day of October the boys plowed in the ten achers Charles and me fensed the pees
stack I went to Mr Kags for his sadel our horses brok in the A Griffith oats it rained a litle in
the morning
Tusd 2 I went down to the sixten and paid L12.100 for lumber the boys plowed
Wed 3 we lent to James Torance L25.00 for one year andL50.00 for two days the boys
plowed I laid up fence rather clowdy
�Thur 4 the boys plowed till nine O Clock when tha finished the ten ackres then me and W
and D and C and Hany and barbara went to the Fergus store we took the wagon it was a
beautiful Day
Frid 5 W and D harowed till non C and me drew in the flax than we drew out dung, in the
after non we all drew out dung it was rather clowdy
Sat 6 it rained in the fore non in the afternon we drew out dung James Torane brought the 50
up
Sun 7 I staid at home it was showery the rest went to the meatin some snow showers
Mon 8 me and mother took a grist to Fergus 24 bs David drew out dung W and C scaterd
dung
Tus 9 W and D plowed C gatherd stones I went to Scandlins for to se about the stones
Gorge Armstrong got L12.10.0 for six months mother went to J Armstrong it was a nise Day
Wed 10 me and C drew stones for the shades in the after non we drew dung for the apletres
W D plowed it was a nise day A Wishart got a sheep at four dolers and one half
Thur 11 we loged all day it was showery uncle William was here all night Margret was here
today
Friu 12 we loged all day with the horses
Sat 13 we loged till non then I went up to Garaprosa in the after non for to se the land W
went to Fergus to get his harness mended David plowed a while it snowed very hard all the
after non I stoped all night at Robert Kenedeys
Sund 14 I come home it was a clowdy Day
Mond 15 me and C gathered stones the rest plowed J S Armstrong borowed L30 for thre
month at ten per cent it was rather cold
Tue 16 the boys plowed me and C gathered stones
Wed 17 we pulled sandeys house down and burned it at night the boys plowed
�Thurs 18 I went to James Armstrong log in the rest plowed a nise day William was at J
Andersons raisin in the afternoon
Frid 19 me and Charles went to J Andersons thrashing the boys plowed mother was to
Fergus Thomas McKlister paid us for ten bushels for oats
Sat 20 we dug potatoes all day David plowed a nise Day
Sund 21 we went to the meatin it rained in the afternon and blew very hard it blew down
some fence Robert Murdock was here
Mon 22 we put up fence till ten O clock the boys plowed me and Charles gathered stones it
was a cold Day grand father fixed our clock Mrs. Wood got a chese
Tus 23 me and Charles gathered stones in the fore non I went to Fergus in the after non the
boys plowed in the fore non it snowed all the after non tha thrashed oats Andrew Foster gave
me the forty dollers he got
Wed 24 mother and me went to guelph we got out of the bankL100.00 I bought one doven
cow ties at 1.13 the boys filled the stable with hay David Rone plowed a cold day
Thur 25 I went to Martha Roses to shingle Charles gatherd stones W and D plowed it was a
very cold day
Fri 26 me and Charles pulled down sandeys barn William and David plowed mother went to
the meatin me and William and Mary went up to Rooss spree we got home at two O clock
Sat 27 gatherrd stones W and D plowed it was rather showery
Sun 28 it was the sacrament we tok the wagon
Mon 29 the boys finished sandeys field at non in the after non W plowed in the sumer fala D
gatherd stones me and C gatherd stones it was a nise Day went to the prase metin
tusy 30 we all dug potatoes a nise day
W. 31 we finished the potatoes at non we had a quiltin in the after non David Bones tine was
up to night we paid him 25 00
�November thursdy the first
Thurs 1 William and me plowed Charles gatherd stones it was a nise Day
2 we pulled 8 loads of turnips rather clowdey
3 I went to W Willsons raisen the rest took up 6 loads of turnips a nise Day
4 we went to the meatin a nise Day
5 we took up 11 load of turnips I went to the prayr metin a book pedler stayed here all night
rather clowdey
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7 I went to Fergus for my boots but tha was not redy I paid William McRory L2 10s 0d
William went to William Armstrongs with two plows to get fixed he paid him L1 19s 8d it
rained all day
8 we drew out dung all Day we finished it was a beautifill Day
9 we thrashed oats and wheat in the fore non William and me plowed in the after non.
Charles scatered dung it was a nise Day
10 me and William plowed Charles scatered dung in the after non he went to Fergus for my
boots he got them it was a nise Day
11 I went to the near metin William went to the far metin it rained in the moring
12 it rained all Day I was at uncle Davids all night tha cleaned some oats then tha fixed the
stable
13 we plowed all Day Charles scaterd dung it was a nise day
14 we finished the Field at non we had no more fit to plow. I went to Fergus it was a nise day
15 I plasterd the stable W and C fixt the barm it rained
�16 we fixed the house
17 we fixe the calf house it was cold
18 we went to the metin it was cold and sno
19 we filled the stable with hay and fixed the cow stable it was cold
20 we under pined the shed we bought 180 pounds of beef fron A Griffith at L3 7s 6d
21 I went to Mr burges to Kill his pigs in the after non I went to Fergus we tok 18 sheep to
Andrew Griffith Willliam got his leg strained it snowed
22 I went and quaried stones A Foster helped me
23 me and W Rae quaried at Foster did not cone storm W got his horse shod
24 me and A Wishart quaried stones W and C went to J Armstrong thrashin it wa a nise day
25 we went to the near meatin it was wet
26 me and A Wishart quaried stones W and C went to J Armstrongs thrashin it was a
snowey day Marget come here to night
27 W and me quaried in the fore non then we went ot Fergus for Andrew it was a nise day
28 we cleaned some wheat and threshed to runs of oats then William went to Fergis marget
went with him
29 me and William was at uncle Davids threshin Mathew Anderson borowed L50 0s 0d for
two month at ten per Cent
30 we put up a straw pen William took marget hone me and Charles fixed the walk it was a
nise Day
December 1 we red up the barn Charlles went to J Rea we killed one pig it weighed 180 we
asked the hands for our threshin
2 we went to the mear meaton it rained
�3 we filled the stable with hay. Keneth Mconald came here with the machine
4 we thrashed all day it was a nise day
5 we thrashed over five hunderd bushels it was a very nise Day
6 we drew up straw in the fore non in the after non me and mother and Charles went to
fergus I got a set of harnes from McGavey at L5 0s 0d
7 me and william and Andrew quaried stonnes it was a very nise day
8 me and Alexander Wishart and Andrew Foster quaried stones William took the team to A
Griffith thrashin the Colecter of taxes was here we paid him L6 12s 3d it snowed in the after
noon
Sund 9 I went to the meting it rained all Day I went to see James Armstrong
10 me and William and A. Wishart quarried till non it stormed all Day
11 I went to Fergus and sold the pigs 6 and one half pr hunderd I went to uncle Davids and
asked him to help us tomoro
12 we killed ten pigs it was a nise day William Hiley and J Anderson helped us nancey
Armstrong was here
13 I tok 5 pigs to Fergus and sold the to Brown the weighed 13 and and 36 pound I got 6 1/2
dollers per hunderd tha come toL21 13s 9d I got home at non William and me helped William
Hindley to Kill his pigs I got a whel barow and a bare of salt at 15s. {page corner hides
possible other number}
14 me and William and A Wishart and Andrew foster quaried stones it was a nise day it
rained at night
15 J me and mother went to J Armstrongs Charles went to Fergusto for his boots William
Wood was collecting the ministers money we paid him L1
16 went to the metin it was a nise Day
17 William and me went to the quarie and worked till non
�18 We cut saw logs it was stormie
19 we did the same William went to J Listers to kill pigs
20 I took a grist to Fergus Mother and J Armstrong went with me
21 we cut saw logs it was a nise day
22 William and me got out saw logs in the fore non in the after non it stormed Charles and
Mary took up 12 turkies and sold them
23 we took the slay to the metin
24 I went to Guelph with J S Armstrong to get a well diger I got one I bought to buffalo Robes
a L4 15s William took a sow to George Nelsons Robert Kenedy was here to night
25 William and Charles went to Gorge Nelsons for the sow in the afer non we went to Fergus
it snowed
26 me and William went to A Griffith thrashin it was very cold
27 William Hoster got to bushels of wheat
28 we took two loads of logs to mill
29 we took four loads of logs to the mill it was very Cold
30 we went to the metin it was very cold
31 I went to Fergus and got the horses shood I got the new sleigh I paid L8 10s I gave
Robinsons not to Brown for colection William and Charles drew up straw Archy got a load of
straw it was a cold Day I setled with A Wishart
1856
Tuesday 1 I went to Fergus and mother till A Fosters in the evening we went to J McKays
spree the we went to parks
T 2 I went to Fergus for Mrs Griffith then I took a load of straw for A Foster a nise day
3 we cut some logs it was cold
�4 we cut saw logs I made a pair of cruches for T Sutton it was rather cold
5 we drew up three load of logs it was very cold
6 we drew up logs
6 we went to the metin
7 we drew up logs
8 we went to Johathan Listers thrashin it was very cold all day
9 we went to the thrashin and the horses J Armstrong paid us 25 0 0 it was very cold
10 we drew up saw logs it was very cold
11 in the fore non we cut two logs we took the up in the afternon W went to Fergus to get a
spare on farmer nise Day
12 me and william thrashed at uncle Davids it was rather clowdy
13 we went to the metin it snowed
14 William and Charles went to uncle Davids thrashin I went to Guelph for the well digers I
got a cribb it cost L3 1s 1d I joind the buildin society L9 6s 9d
15 we thrashed to Florins of oats in the fore non in the after non I went to the saw mill for
lumber William and Charles drew up hay the man dug at the well Mother went to Fergus a
nise Day
16 I went to Guelph for the weell digers William and Charles went to William Hindleys
thrashin it was very cold
17 me and Charles thrashed at William Hindley till non then we drew stones for the well
William was sick
18 me and William went to Fergus for a coopers cribb William went to se the docter Charles
drew stones it was sofft
�19 me and Charles drew stone till thre O clock then I went to Fergus for the cribb we did not
get it
20 we went to the metin
21 I drew stones William went to Fergus for the cribb he did not get it Charles went to school
I went to guelph for a cribb I did not get it James Logham paid us L15 0s
22 William and me drew stones from scandlens Jonston quaried
23 we drew stones I went to Guelph for a cribb I paid L1 the men quaried
24 we drew field stones till non then we went to peggy Roes wedddin a nise d
25 we filled the stable with hay in the after non we drew field stones I went to the sawmill for
lumber
26 we went to the near metin
27 William and me drew field stones
28 we drew stones I went to Fergus Robinson paid me L2 17s 0d
30 we had a stone bee W Mcage and J Lister J Corme and J Rea was here
31 I went to Guelph with the well digers I paid him for digin the well L17 10s it was a nise day
Febury 1 we thrashed oats till non then me and Mary went to Lery Kenedys wedin we went
to Mr Karthers at night it was very stormy
2 we cleaned some oats I went to the saw mill for lumber it was very cold
3 I stad at home it was cold
4 me and William went to J S Armstongs thrashin and the horses it was very cold
5 William and me cleaned wheat I paid John Madock for the sled horse L1 10s 0d it was very
cold
6 William and me cleaned wheat then come with the machine to night it is snowing to night
And what has been the result
�And what has been the result
And what has been the result
General Peace
The general peace which at present prevades the earth f earth, furnishes another facility for
the universal extension of our religion. This is purely
Dear Rose tis my pleasant intension
Of my health for a moment to sing
The army of France is triumphant
And I have my arm in a sling
12 we drew sand all Day
13 we drew sand it was a nise d Mathew Andersons got a load of straw
14 we drew sand will non then we went to Mary Wisharts wedin it was a nise day
15 we drew sand all Day
16 we went to the metin
17 I went to McKarlies for the plaster then I went to {remainder of page has been cut off}
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Samuel Johnson (1848-1884)
1873 Diary
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The Dominion Quarto Diary for 1873 [Published Title}
Samuel Johnson's Diary April 29th 1873 Goodwood Ont
Toronto: Adam, Stevenson, & Co., Publishers {printed}
Monday evening February 16th 1874. My Soul Praises God, for I am a Sinner saved by
Grace. The Lord is my Shepherd He leadeth me in green pastures, beside living waters. May
my Soul ever praise him, who so loveth us, that he gave his Son, our Saviour, a ransom for
us. Amen. S. J.
"Trust in the Lord alone He aids thee from above In every strait surround his throne And rest
upon His Love"
Thy way not mine O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by thy own Hand. Choose out the
path for me.
Extracts from the "Morton Family" or "Trust in God" Copied from Goodwood Union Sabbath
School Minute or Secretary's book by Saml Johnson Nov 1st 1877
MEMORANDA
{page is blank}
JANUARY, 1873.
Dr James' Recipe for cure of Consumption, Asthma Bronchitis & General Debility. on receipt
of two Stamps to pay expenses Address Craddick & Co 1032 Race Street Philadelphica Pd
giving name of Toronto Globe.
Fishburn's Cough Mixture 2 q tincture of Zolu {?} 1 oz tincture of Bark, 1 q spirits of Sweet
Nitre, 2oz tincture of Columbia 2 oz tincture of Gentian 4 drams tincture of Foxglove 60
drams of Antimonial Wine. Mix all together . Dose half a teaspoonful at first
1873 Decr 27th Subscribers for Canadian Messenger for 1874 {a Methodist publication}
�1 John Whittleton paid 28c
2 James Collins Pd 38
3 John Morgason Pd 38
4 John Wagg Pd 38
5 Geo Lewis Pd 38
6 Wm Wagg Pd 38
7 Thos Storry
8 Wm Watson Pd 38
9 Geo Stafford Pd 38
10 Mrs S Burr
11 Saml Johnson
12 Wm Johnson Pd 38
13 Ben Milliken
14 Frank Wagg Pd. 38c
15 John Lee Pd . 38
16 C Wagg Pd 38
17 E Baker Pd 38
18 Jas McCullough Pd 38
19 A Gregg Pd 38
20 John Lmon Pd 38
Remitted these to J Dougall & Son Jan 5th 1874
�{Written between rows, vertically down middle of page the following} Sent $5 to J. Dougall &
Son Montreal for the 13 Subscriptions on Sat Decr 27th 1873 (Regstr)
Remitted to J Dougall & Son Jan 21st 1874
22 G Robinson
23 E Vanhorn Pd 38
24 Wm Ball Pd 38
25 Wm Morgason Pd 38
26 Wm White Pd 38
27 Geo Dowswell Pd 38
28 Chrisr Scott Pd 38
29 Wm Hilts
30 Geo Vanhorn Pd 38
31 Wm Bloman Pd 38
32 J. W {Faun or Tann} Pd 38
March 7th 1874
J W Tann Pd 38
January, 1873 4
Thursday, 2.
January 1874 List of Lumber from Charles Goulds
Loads No 1 = 470 Feet No 2 = 585 No 3 + 4 = 1267 No 5 + 6 = 722 Jan 24th Nos 7 + 8 =725
" 22 Nos 9 + 10 1518 ' 23rd { No 11 764
No 12 1041
24th { No 13 714
�No 14~ 704
26 { No 15 395
No 16 400
Feet 9306 2 1/2 18610 6652
$23.267
January 26th Paid Chase Gould $28.27c being in full or 9,305 feet sawed lumber
Friday, 3. Healey turife [sp?] came here to Bourd. 1874 List of Subscriptions permitted to
John Dougall + Sons. Montreal for 1876
For Weekly Witness
$
c
Subscriptions to be Messenger
for 1875
1 Richard Davey Pd
1
00
1 Wm Wagg
2 Christ Scott Pd
1
00
2 Jas Percy
3 Robt Dowling Pd
1
00
3 Ino Whitteton
4 John Marr Pd
1
00
4 Ed Baker
(1) Do Do Dom
Monthly Pd
1
00
5 Peter Findley Pd
6 Wm Robinson
7 Mrs J Barkey Pd
8 Wm Ball
9 Frank Wagg Pd
�10 Eliakim Vauhorn
11 James Collins
12 Jno May
13 Elias Vauzant Pd
14 Wm White
15 Christ Hilts Pd
16 Christ Scott Pd
17 Jon D. Brocks Stouffville
Pd
18 J W Tann
19 G Stafford
20 Wm Watson
21 Wm J Davis Pd
22 Job Forsyth Pd
23 Isaac Wagg Pd
JANUARY, 1873.
{On top of page} Mr S Burkholder to be sent for
�Monday, 6. Subscribers for C Messenger for 1876
P1
P. Pewrock{sp?} P Stouffville
38
P2
D Morrison P " "
38
P3
L. J. Low P " "
38
P4
Wm Pickering P " "
38
P5
Wm Scott " "
38
P6
Jos Lee Goodwood P
P7
E. S. Shaw " " P.
P8
F Wagg
P9
E Vanhorn
P10.
Jos Kellington Pd
P11
Wm Watson
P12
J. W. Whittleton P
P13
J McCullough
P14
W Ball
P15
G Robinson
P16
Margt J Todd
�P17
A Rolston
P18
H Cooper
P19
J. Mackney
P20
E Baker
P21
J Douglas
P22
Isaac Wagg
P23
Wm Wagg
P24
G Stafford
P25
J Barkey
P26
Miss J A Todd
P27
Ges Todd
P28
J W Toune{sp?}
"P29
C Scott
P30
J Smith Goodwood
P31
R. Hauselton " "
P32
Thos Hope " "
�P33
Jos Grice{sp? " "}
P34
G Dowswell " "
P35
F. B. Wick " "
P36
W. Vauhorn " "
P37
W. J Davis " "
P38
C Wagg " "
P39
Thos Wagg " "
P40
R. Wagg " "
P41
H Degeer " "
P42
Mrs T. Storry " "
P
S. Burkholder @ the P.O
38
P43
Mrs J Hunter Uxbridge PO.
38
P44
Miss Cordela Hall " "
38
P45
S Stover " "
38
P46
H. Chapman Glasgow
38
P47
H Stover " "
38
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�P48
H McDormot " "
38
P49
Mrs J Connee Ballautrae
38
P50
Mrs Joel Kester Glasgow
35
Sent subscriptions for above 48 names to Jno Dougall + Sons, on Thursday Dec 9th 75 2nd
Lot
P51
J. B. Forsyth
30
52
Jos Forsyth
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P53
Sam Dunsheath
30
54
Abbt Wagg
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55
H Lewis
30
56
G Vauhorn
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57
Wm White
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58
F Smith
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P59
L. G. Wagg
30
60
V Wagg
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61
C Hunt
30
62
Mrs Emma Forsyth
30
�63
Mr Aba Eliis
30
64
Mr. Peter Finlay
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65
Mr Ges Lewis
30
66
Jos Collins
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3rd Lot sent Jan 7th 1876
67
Wm Morganson
P
68
Mrs N Miller
P
69
G Hamilton P
70
R. Forsyth
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Subs for Weekly Writing
P
A Rolston
1.10
P
H Cooper
1.10
P
E Baker
1.10
P
J McGuckin
1.10
P
C Scott
1.10
JANUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 9. 3rd Lot
�71
D. Nighswander Mongolia
------------
72
Sen Johnson Oakwood
------------
73
Josiah Millikon Moray
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74
Jno Cook Siloam
------------
75
Martin Johnson Fenlon Falls
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2nd Lot Messengers
76
S. Sangster Stouffville
30
77
T Chester Glasgow
30
78
E Vaizaut{sp?} " "
30
79
Wm Kellington P Stouffville
30
80
Jos Steele " "
30
81
S Burkholder At the P
30
2nd Lot Witness
H Lewis
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Jos Marr
1.10
G Vauhorn
1.10
F Pickering
1.10
3rd Lot Witness Jan 7. 1876 Stephen March Pd $1.10 Friday, 10. Saturday, 11.
�JANUARY, 1873. Goodwood
About April 9th 1874. I was induced to to lead our Thursday evening Prayermeeting. only
Bros Jno Kellington & Ed Whittleton were present. And again on Thursday Evg April 23rd
1874 when Several of our Class were present. I felt a restraint upon me. Yet I was
impressed, it was my duty. May the Lord enable me to do his blessed will. & love the with an
undivided heart I went to Uxbridge to day on Railway & met Bro E. S. Hoyl our Minister on
the Train. I got some teeth filled by Mr Waid Dentist. Written Monday Evg April 27th 1874
Tuesday, 14.
Wednesday, 15.
JANUARY, 1873.
Thurdsay, 16.
Friday, 17.
Saturday, 18.
JANUARY, 1873.
MONDAY, 20 Henderson &Bostwick $118.70 Merelets Bk.
Wednesday May 17 Morning. Joseph Stridholme 3 1/2 days
May 2 H McGuckin 7 yd Shirting 17 = $1.19, 1 1/2 factory,13 & Spool 5 Total $1.37 at W B
Saunders
Tuesday Wednesday 21st Jan 1874 Drawing Saw Logs to Chas Gould's Mill Bro Sliter
Stayed with us last night. also Misses H Robinson Catharine McCullough, & Miss E
McCullough & Miss Anna McGill & Messrs Jas McCullough, Vrooman, & Dr White
(switchman) visited us last evening Mild to day rained some about daylight
O Lord help me to look unto thee with all my heart
Wednesday Thursday 22 January 1874 Lot No 17 2nd con Uxbridge It is just 5 years this
Evening Since I was Born again The Lord be praised for his goodness & tender mercy. I
desire this evening to praise him with all my heart for the way He has led me. I have been
�very unfaithful and disobedient, often yielded an easy prey to besetting Sins May the Lord
quicken my Soul & enable me to love him more than all the World beside & May it be my
meat and drink to do my Master's will in all things, "Create in me a Clean Heart & renew a
right spirit within me O God" that I may glorify our Heavenly Father, & take up the Cross with
a thankful Heart. For Jesus sak Amen Samuel Johnson Jan 22nd 1874
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 30.
Friday, 31.
Saturday, February 1.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Monday, 3.
Tuesday, 4.
Wednesday, 5.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 6.
Friday, 7.
Saturday, 8.
Sunday 9. (This is the first I have written in this Book) Clear & very cold O walked to sabbath
school this morning. {Mr C Magg?} the superintendant asked me to close the school by
giving out the Hymn & leading in Prayer. To my shame & sorrowful regret I yielded to my old
besetting sin. Man fearing, I begged him to excuse me I felt as though I could not utter a
word. I feel conscience smitten all day Lord enable me to come & be strong in the Lord. I
went to Mr Geo Stafford’s to dinner. Bro N Robinson preached from 119th Psalm 68 thou art
good & doest good.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
�Monday, 10. Very cold. Not quite so cold towards the evening. Storming some in the
evening. Owen Lewis & I threshed Peas. Temperance Meeting. I took a load of the
Goodwood folk to an open temple of the Mineahaha. Stouffville lodge of Good templars.
They gave a good entertainment. (Monday Evening) Mr Thomas Douglas came here to
board at $8 per month He is going to to our School to his his brother Mr James Douglas.
Tuesday, 11. Moderated considerably. Mild all day Mr Joshua Miller was buried to day in the
Garveyard North of GoodWood. Revd Mr Moores Prearhed. Father + Mother went to the
Funeral & Mr Lapp & wife came home to Dinner. Owen Lewis helped Ms White Saw wood
this AM. PM. We finished threshing the Peas which we had in the stack.
Wednesday, 12. Fine We cleaned the Peas (about 5 Bushels) & brought 50 bush of three
over to the Driving house Father & Mother went down to Revd Jacob Marzolf's on Lot No 4.
7th con Markham & came up to Mr Henry Wismer's North of Markham Village & stayed all
night.
196 Fulton St Brooklyn N.Y. FEBRUARY,
1873.
Thursday, 13. Clear & Bright. quite sharp all day. Sun warm. Owen Lewis. Elizabeth and I
went to prayer meeting at Goodwood. {evg in?} Bro Wm B Watson read the 12th chap
Hebrews. though qury meeting was small the Lord was with us. The Love of Jesus in the
Soul is worth more than any earthly pleasure. Owen & I commenced drawing Peas from the
Barn apposite the Schoool House. Father & Mother came home this Evening they visisted
cousin John Smiths on 9th con Markham & came by Uncle Martins for Tea. The
congregational S.S. Stouffville had a sleigh rides this PM & "Tea after". letter from Cousin
Tillie 10th A Stokes. Brooklyn N.Y. 196 Fulton Street
Friday, 14. Dull. No NE wind snowed a little S tair this Gag, Owen Lewis & I finished drawing
Peas home from Barn next School House. This Evg Mr Ino Garman of Pickering stayed all
night. He is Peddling corn Brooms, he gets them from near Niagara.
Mr Robert Welsh (of Lot No21 9th con Markham) was found dead on Wednesday 12th inst. a
Corner's Inquest was held.
Saturday, 15. Clear & sharp this morning South wind. Bright all day. but did not thaw.
Somewhat cloudy this [?] AM. I went to Dr Win Pagan near Stouffville & got some med.ce
PM. Owen & I threshed & cleaned 12 Bushels of short straw peas. Father &Mother Sister
Lizzie went to Altorio home by Mr S Burkholder's & ordered a stand & lounge. I did not go the
�Division this evn the subject for debate is "which has caused the most misery war or
independence"! The verse in thy little Year Book for to day is who gave himself for us that he
might redeem us from all iniquity & purify unto himself a peculiar people, jealous of good
looks. Dear Jesus may I be moulded according to thy will.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Monday, 17th A beautiful day Slight W wind
Owen Lewis + I commenced to draw the Hay Stack home, from the Nighswauder farm This
Evening. Johnny Welsh + his sister Lizzie came up on a visit
Tuesday, 18. Morning chilly SE wind became warmer + was a fine day. Owen + I finished
drawing Hay stack home this A.M. P.M. drew roof Boards of stack home + also the nails
around it. Noon. Bless this Lord I have just had a season of sweet communion with my
Saviour I felt the shortness of time + the greatness of the importance of living wholly for
Jesus. O Lord enable me to consecrate my all to thee + enable me to do thy will in all things.
I also prayed that Dear Father might connect to jesus. I felt something like a presentiment as
though I might have to pass out of times before Father should seek the Saviour. I then felt as
though I say thy will be done. Be thou my strength O Lord. Amen.
Wednesday, 19. A pretty fine day A.M. Father took our Eight day clock to McAllen's
Stouffville to get it fixed. Owen also went to Stouffville to look after his Photographs. I drew
stove wood. P.M. Owen Drew wood from woods to wood pile I went to Goodwood + brought
two Pitchforks at Hewitts + James McCullough Measured the wood we have drawn them 22
1/2 cords + 20 1/2 cords in the two rows on road East of Goodwood + 14 cords on lot South
of the Station Uncle Martin + Aunt Margaret were here to Tea
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 20. A sharp N wind this morning. Pleasant day Evg Cloudy, chilly SE wind Owen
Lewis + I went up to John Cooks Lot N 34, 2nd Con Uxbridge + got some cedar for sleepers
for Driving House over Turnip Cellar the original sleepers are mostly rotten
Friday, 21. Snowed some last night. Stormy A.M. from SE P.M. Fair wind turned to the North,
Drifting some Evg, bright + Cold Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas in A.M. P.M. we bagged a
brist of 45 Bushels for Chopping (Oats + Peas) Father went to Goodwood + got some Glass
jars at Hewitts Uncle Martin + cousin Emma were here a few minutes.
�Saturday, 22. Clear + cold NW Wind Evg Colder Owen + I sawed some Pine cord wood in
Chopping South of House. A.M. Father took a load of Chop to Altona Mills. Cousins Margaret
Shoults + family came home with Father P.M. Father + {Thos?} Douglas went to Stouffville +
got Our Eight day Clock which Mr Allen had Cleaned for us. Evg I went to Division S of
Temperance.
Sunday 23rd 1873. We went to S School in A.M. P.M. We went to church Bro N Robinson
Preached from Revelation of St John 2nd Chap 10th verso, "Be thou faithful'...Lord be my
strength + guido. Very cold
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Monday, 24. Very cold this morning NW Wind all day. Snow drifting some most of the day
PM considerably moderated. Owen Lewis + I threshed + cleaned 12 bushels seed Peas PM
Rev Mr John H Shoults Christian Minister came to Tea + took his family with him to a Prayer
meeting at Mr Elijah Pattersons Glasgow
Tuesday, 25. NW Wind not ectremely cold. Evg Starry. Owen + I went up to Mr John Cook's
Lot N33 in 2nd Con. Ux + gM two loads of Cedar posts 9 feet long for fencing the S East
corner of Orchard E + S of Wood House
Wednesday, 26. A fine clear day. Wind S.W though quite pleasant to be out. AM I took a
cord + a half piece wood to Dr Pagan near Stouffville + came home via Attonew Mills + got a
Grist of Chop, Owen took the Board roof off the last part of the Straw Stack. PM I took the
large Colt "Nelly" to the Black Smith Shop + had his shoes taken off + made arrangement to
go to Lecture in Stouffville by Revd Hugh Johnson M Around trip across the Continent. One
of our Horses took sick + we could not go. Father + Mother visited Mr Christian
Nightswauder's Pickering. Six years ago Today we moved to this farm from Pickering. I
recieved a letter from Bro S Knopp. PE of Hamilton district of Ev Association.
FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1873.
Thursday, 27. A Severe Snow Storm Set in Early this morning + continued from the S East
until Noon today PM pretty fiar wind changed to West AM We cleaned some Oats for Feed
PM We sawed some pine wood in South chopping Father + Mother Visited Mr Stephen
Burr's Evening, we went to PrayerMeeting but there was no Meeting May we meet Jesus at
our home + have him in our Hearts We called in at Mr Gregg's with some Butter (6 lbs) --
�Friday, 28. A Fine day Owen + I sawed Pine cord wood in the S Bush
Saturday March 1. A fine day Father got the Horses shod at Barkey's Shop Goodwood Owen
Lewis + I sawed Pine wood Evening I went to Goodwood Div S of T
Sunday March 2nd AM Mother, Elisabeth + I went up to S School + TunRer Meeting Mr
Snider Preached a feeling Sermon Uncle FredericK's came up + went home after tea Mother
is ill with sick headache. T. Douglass, Jaro McCulloch, Owen Lewis, Lizzie & I went to
Goodwood Meeting Bro as Collins preached from Hebrews 12th Chap + 2nd verse a very
ernest address on the love of Christ for Us Praise the Lord O My Soul for his dealings unto
me
MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 3. Turned very cold, some time during, last night Very cold today, Drifting fiercely
from the North. Blocking the East + West roads badly. A.M. I went to Pilkey's Saw Mill + got
some 1506 feet of lumber which we bought from Elijah Miller @84.50c per thousand I left
Most of the lumber on this 5th con opposite Mr Rusnell's gate + brought only about 300 feet
home on account of the Snow P.M. I brought Lizzie home from School Evg. Owen Lewis + I
bagged up to 12 bags Potatoes intending to take them to Toronto some time this week. Evg
Very cold, strong N wind. Heavenly Father May thy presence + thy grace be with me.
Tuesday, 4. Extremely cold very high N Wind. Roads 6 + west badly drifted Evening
Moderated somewhat Owen + I threshed Peas Elizabeth did not go to school on account of
the cold + drift. Tho S Douglas walked to school
Wednesday, 5.
March, 1873
Thursday, 6. A clear bright day. Very sharp SW Wind thawed scarecely any ice in the Sun
Elizabeth + I went to Toronto this A.M. took a load of Potatoes, Butter Turkeys + Chickens,
Sold Potatoes for 45c per Bag + Butter pound Rolls for 21c + Turkeys 9 1/2c per lb + 33c for
Chickens (a piece) Bought 250 lbs Sugar + some cloves + Timothy seed + Stayed at
Roache's Hotel on Front Street East, all night Uncle {Cannot understand word} Jamisson
Stayed there also, in the Evening Uncle John + I went up to House of Assembly, it was the
first time I was ever at the Parliament Buildings. Lizzie was ill the Evening
�Friday, 7.
Satruday, 8.
Sunday 9th March 1873. A.M. Owen Lewis, Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School 2nd Chap of
2nd Thess, lesson today Colman Wagg our SS Superintendant wished me to read the hymm
after the Opening Prayer. I did so for the first time in my life. I had often shrunk from that
dutyy before. May God strenthen Me. Noon. This Morning when I arose I feft a vacancy in my
soul, but bless the Lord I looked unto him I have just had sweet communion with Him. P.M.
Father Mother Lizzie + I went to Church Bro N Robinson Preached
MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 10.
Tuesday, 11.
Wednesday, 12.
MARCH, 1873.
Thursday, 13. A bright day, thawing considerably Evening bright AM I done the chores +
went to John McCulloch's to get my hair Shingled, but did not + got dinner there Uncle
Joseph Walker's + Cousin Thos Walker's of Whitchurch came on a visit + stayed until after
Tea time. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkin's on the 7th con Pickering + got her shod +
went to Uncle Jno Boyle's for Dinner + came home in PM Uncle Joseph, cousin Thos + I
went to Goodwood to see the Town Evening Owen Lewis Mother + I went to Prayer Meeting
Friday, 14. A very fine day. quite thawy I opened the Turnip cave S of {Drwing?} House +
found the Turnips to be rotting considerably so Ive assorted the turnips in the cellar + fitted it
+ got things handy to draw turnips from cave to cellar tomorrow. P.M. Owen took a load of
wood (Pine) to McCullough's there are 9 cords in the last pile of we have drawed S of
Sideroad + there are 14 cords on lot North of Sideroad + 20 1/2 cords in North row on the
Uxbridge road + 22 1/2 cords of Seasoned wood in South row one the same road. Father
went to see Mr Eli Cormer to buy some cedar, but did not succeed.
Saturday, 15. Snowed about an such before daylight + was raining at daylight + continued
more or less all day. Evening it had about ceased raining + turned foggy. Warm S E Wind
�most of the day. A.M. Owen Lewis + I helped John McCulloch to carry a straw stack into his
barn which had upset in his Barnyard. P.M. We cleaned 10 Bushels Oats for Seed for Uncle
Joseph Walker + Bagged 22 Bags Potatoes.
Sunday March 16th 1873. A.M. Exceedingly windy + Stormy from North P.M. Still windy but
not cold or stormy. Did not go to S School Went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullough did not
come to Preach, I suppose on account of the Snow Drifts. Bro E Whittleton read 19th Psalm
O Jesus May I lay all upon the Alter for Jesus + Increase my faith
MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 17. A pretty sharp N Wind continued rather cold all day Owen Lewis + I sawed Pine
Cord wood in S Bush. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkins on 7th con Pickering + got her
shod Evening Mother Lizzie + I visited Mr Les Dawswell to bid farewell to their Daughter
Jane, who with her husband + his folk's Mr Brethours of Georgina intend starting tomorrow to
British Columbia via San Francisco
Tuesday, 18. A dull + Chilly day S E Wind Commenced snowing about 3 PM + Snowed
about half an Inch during the night Lizzie + I started on a short visiting tour this morning we
called first on Mrs Donald Mac Rae (formally Miss Emma Colvie) + went to Revd Jacob
Marizolf's on 7th con Markham lot No 4 + took dinner + stayed until about 3 PM. Mr Marizolf
was not at home I suppose it was our farewell visit for they will remove to another circuit in
the spring. We came up to Mr Drew Mason's Markham Village + stayed over night I am 25
years old today + only 4 years on the Lords side. Help me Jesus {The following was written
on the side on the page on this date} Todays notes were written on Monday Evg March 23rd
1873 + Bro Jacob Marizolf is here this Evg.
Wednesday, 19. Fine + bright this morning. Stayed a Mr Drew Mason over night AM. Lizzie +
Rachel Ann Mason + I went to Mr Adamson's Photograph rooms + had each of us a Lettergraph taken. Lizzie + I went to Ms Donald MacRae's to dinner. P.M. we went back to
MrMasons + started shortly after to Leonard Boyle's, and just called a few Minutes + went up
to Mr Henry Barkey's (Junior) + had tea + We all went to Revival Meeting. Mongolia Bro
Newton Robinson Preached. We went home with Leonard Boyle's + stayed over night.
MARCH, 1873.
�Thursday, 20. Stormy. Snowing from S East, Snow soft We purposed going home this AM.
but owing to the Storm, which became worse in PM. Ive concluded to stay another night with
Mr Boyles Evening We Leonard, Malcom + I + Edwin went up to Meeting at Mongolia but
there was no meeting on account of the Storm
Friday, 21. Colder, Snowing slightly from the North this Morn Snowed about 10 Inches
yesterday + last night Lizzie + I started for Home this morning from L Boyle's Cousin Hannah
Lindsay came home with us We found the roads considerably drifted from S East PM I took a
load of Potatoes to Stouffville, at 30c per Bush Hulbert Proffessor Rockwell gave a lecture +
Performance on Horse training at Goodwood this PM Quite Snowy this PM West wind
Saturday, 22.Quite windy from the North this AM PM Not quite so windy AM I bagged some
Potatoes + Owen threshed Peas PM We drew the last of Straw Stack to Driving House for
Horse bedding , Evening I went to Division S of T PM Father + Mother + Hannah Lindsay
visited Mr Thos Robinsons
Sunday 23rd March 1873 AM We went to Sabbath School. Colman Wagg the Superintendant
was absent + I conducted the opening of the Sabbath School for the first time. May the
strengthen me for duty PM We all went to Goodwood Bro W.S. McCullough Preached from
4th Hebrews 1st Verse
(Snow Storm) x (see bottom) MARCH,
1873.
Monday, 24. AM Somewhat stormy Evg pretty fine Owen & I threshed Peas all day Father
Mother Mrs Hannah Lindsey vsited {Mr Ges?} Fields in AM. + Mr Ges Staffords in PM Revd
Jacod Marzolf Evangelical Minister from 7th con Markham came here this evg + will stay al
night
Tuesday, 25.Storym all day. SE Wind Evening a very impleasant sleet is coming from the S
East Owen Lewis & I finished threshing our peas & {winnowed?} them we have about a
hundred & ten bushels peas Mrs Hannah Lindsey, Father, Mother, & Lizzie visited mrs Burr's
to day & Hannah came home again with them
Wednesday, 26. Quite stormy yet this morning NE wind Quite rough & stormy all day Strong
NE N Wind. 8 o'clock PM storm is still raging it is the worst storm we have had for drifting this
winter. Owen & I winnowed about 35 Bushels of New Sealand Oats for seed & threshed our
small crop of field beans. about 6 quartz. Three years ago to day at the Heaviest snow storm
�of 1870 began & snowed fearfully in the 27th March 1870 so that the snow was about 10 feet
on the level, road N4 south were worse drifted ^than I have ever seen them
MARCH, 1873.
Thursday, 27. A pretty fine day after this Storm of Last night. The roads arifled more
yesterday + last night than we have had yet this winter. AM we shovelled some between the
House + road. + I went to 2nd con + got Mr Burr's + John McGullock's to open this snow
drifts there PM I assisted to shovel snow on 2nd con + come home + visit to Goodwood +
recieved a letter from Grand Scribe S of I Brantford.
Friday, 28. A fair day. though somewhat chilly SE wind all day aid not thaw so very lunch.
Hannah Lindsey left this morning Father, Mother + elizabeth took Cousin Hannah Lindsey to
Hiram Johnsons, at Stouffville + took dinner. We do not expect to see her again for a long
time. May the Lord enable us to meet in Heaven, if not again on Earth. Mrs. Abraham Reesor
of Altona Died last night. She had been married to Mr Reesor about a year ago She wil
be married buried at Dixon's Hill tomorrow.
Saturday, 29. Began to rain during the night + contiued moderatily most of the day. Evg
turned cold + began to snow. Wind turned from SE to North- Owen spilt stovewood. PM I
drew up an agreement between Maker Degeer + LW Peterson. mr Degeer agrees to build a
house 20x26 feet + 14 feet high for Mr Peterson for ($50) fifty doll Did not get to division S of
I to night on acct of {inclerwency?} of the weather
(written vertical up the page next to saturday, 29th entry: Lord Assistance)
Sunday March 30th 18/3 AM We attended SSchol with Much weakned I opened the School.
Mr C Waff being about on accdient of his wife's illnes, Lizzie + I went to Mr C Staffords to
dinner + to meeting in PM Mr Bro. N Robinson Preacher Hoseal 12 c + 10th [?]
MARCH-APRIL, 1873.
Monday, 31. Quite snowy until about 10 AM + pretty fair the remainder of the day. thawy. AM
I took 8 sheep to C Yalte's Hotel Stouffville we had sold to mr Priee for $7 a piece PM I took
Lizzie to see Mrs Cohnon Wazz who is quite ill + I went on over to Mr Jon Kellington's
auction sale of farm + stock Lot No 21 East half 1st con Uxbridge. I recieved $6.40c of S.S.
funds from Mr H Kellington I wrote a letter this Evening to Mr J Young to send $10 worth of
SS Prizes for Goodwood USS (130 Books in all)
�Tuesday, April 1. AM Fine. quite thawy all day PM somewhat cloud + hailed finely in the
evening. AM i took 7 bags potatoes to Stouffville @ 30c per bush Mr Trancisoo is in due us
$1.10c + Mr Rob Cole is in due $1.35c + Mr John Bruell's[sp?] 85C Went to Uncle Smuel
Toellar's [sp?] to dinner + home again in PM
Wednesday, 2. Snow + rain to day from S West AM I took two loads turnips from cave into
stone cellar + dug snow from off turnip pit in field west of Old House. & Evenings Lizzie &
went to see Colman Waff's his wife is quite ill. Issac Wegg + I went to Uxbridge Village to get
Dr Bascom. We stayed until 5 AM on Thursday
APRIL, 1873.
Thursday, 3. A fine day. Thawed considerably. W Wind. AM Owen + I drew turnips from cave
S of Driving House, into cellar. PM Hank Cooper helped us at turnips finished the larger cave
expect a few there are about 100 Bushels rotten in it. PM Mr Seneca [sp?] Baker brought
cousin Esther Milliken here + both stayed over night Evening. I did not go to Prayer Meeting.
"Heavenly Father. Keep me thy Humble follower
Friday, 4. A fair day. Frank Cooper, Owen + I drew turnips from Pit into cellor. PM I took Mr
Pazan M.D. Near Stouffville, a load, of a cord + a quarter @ $2 per cord, Paid me $1.50
Owen + Frank finished drawing turnips into cellar, Mr + Mrs Robinson came on a visit this
evg.
Saturday, 5. Rainy this morning + continued at intervals during the day, A heavy Shower just
after dinner. AM I took ploughs + Harrows to Jacob Barkey's shop Goodwood to get repaired
+ went up to {Chas?} Gould's Saw Mill + got 22 Pieces of Picketing @$10 per thousand feet I
took dinner at Mr Goulds, PM. I went to Goodwood + We hired Ed Leet to work 7 months for
$45. I went to Division S of S in Evening
Sunday. Rainy + Foggy all day. AM We went to S School. Mr Saml Stover assisted in
conducting the School. I took dinner at Mr Stover's. PM I went to Church at Goodwood. Bro
McCullough who was at our place to Dinner, Preached from Acts II Chap 16 verses The
Disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. {written on the side} I was Stregthend in
Jesus
April, 1873.
�Monday, 7. Dull foggy rainy at Intervals. SE Wind A.M. I took, Uncle Martin Johnson's tub +
Barrell home which we had borrowed to Draw water in the Winter. PM I came home by L
Thos Wagg's + got the Spring board. I boirght{unsure of this word} grow Mr Gregg, also
came by Mr Jonas Lewis's + got a Bob sleigh for Dragging logs upon, Mr Seucca Baker
came here this Morning + in PM. took Cousin Esther Milliken to his Father + DV. they will be
married at our Place tomorrow AM.
Tuesday, 8. Rainy all day Mostly SE wind Mr Seucca Baker was married there to day to
cousin Esther Milliken, by Revd Mr More Babtist Minister, Cousins Alice Milliken + Alice
Walker {Mauuel?} + Jacob Baker + Mr + Mrs Joel Baker were also here. Mr + Mrs Baker
went home in the evening by rail to Stouffville + would go from there with Buggy. May the
blessing of God rest upon the Marriage Union. Mifs Amma Scott's School examination at
Goodwood corner off this PM.
Wednesday, 9. Rained until nearly Midnight + then abated till Morning, Rained steadily all
day S E wind this now the 5th day it has rained in Succession + seems likely to continue. AM
I took Mr + Mrs Seucca Baker + the rest of the wedding party to Goodwood Station. I
got the Rod Schod + came home. PM I wrote a letter to Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes, N
Jersey + one for Mother to Uncle Jarriah Milliken's. Owen Lewis finished Splitting Stove
wood in wood house
APRIL, 1873.
Thursday, 10. Froze considerably last night Somewhat raw & cold wind this AM But thawed
considirbly Owen + I sawed Pine Wood again in North side of South Bush. Mr A. Gregg gave
Father two Sunday School Prize Book which he had exchange for Me. Evening I went to
Prayer Meeting at Goodwood. Roads Much Hooded about Goodwood. Snow about 2 + 3 feet
deep most Part of Road from Here to Goodwood.
Friday, 11. Dull + Cloudy. SE Wind. Sprinkling Some times this AM. Somewhat fairer this
PM. Owen + I Sawed + Split pine Wood. Evening I went to Goodwood + got the Papers
came home immediately. There is talk of a musical Band Organized at James Todd Hotel
Goodwood. Father went to John McCullougeh's to see a sick cow + went over to Mr Stephen
Burr's + got some pieces of teeth pulled Raining a little this evening
Saturday, 12. A fine Day. Owen went away to day I drew Some Wood Pine to Pile on Nigh
wander farm near Goodwood. There are 25 cords + 48 of a cord in the two rows, Evening I
�went to Goodwood Dic S of T. The Officers were installed for this quarter. Bro Hugh
McDermolt as WP + I was Installed Chaplain.
Sunday April 13th 1873 AM I + Sister Lizzie went to S School I took the SS Prize Books but
did not distribute them. the Lord blessed me much this morning. Praise his name PM we
went to Goodwood Church. Bro N Robinson preached (For our Sake he became poor that
we might be made rich)
April, 1873.
Monday, 14. A fine day AM. Father brought Ploughs from Blacksmith Shop + also Harrows
which we had got repaired I shut some Fence gaps on Nighswander farm PM I drew some
wood to yard South of the House from Bush South. Owen helped John MColloch to split
some Pine on his 20 acre lot. Evening Edward Leet went up to get John Smyth to come +
saw Pine wood for us at 77c Per day Edward Leet commenced to work for us 7Mo for $75.
Tuesday, 15. A Fine day John Smyth + E Leet sawed Pine in S Bush Owen Lewis chopped
Poplar + cherry wood + in Morning I went to Mr Pagan's + got Some Medicine I have now got
Medicine + Liniment 4 times + once liniment alone. + took him a Cord + a half of wood @ $2
per. + 11/4 Cords @ $2 $2.50, need $1.50 Part Payment , Balance {Written on the side is an
addition of $3.00 + $1.00 = $4.00} Took Dr Pagan 1 1/4 Cord Pine @ $2per = $2.50 + 1 1/2
cords @ $2 = $3 + Cash $1. {The following is boxed in : July 9th cash Balance 35c} = 6.50 In
PM I drew some Pale wood to wood Pile in Corner Commenced to rain at 7 PM
Wednesday, 16. Storm SE wind x See today I work for Thursday's the rain turned to snow +
snowed all day from S East I John Smyth + I made tur large Sates One for Barn Yard Owen
+ Ed. cleared some seed wheat + sore{unsure of this word} Oats for feed. PM Father took
Mother to Goodwoods O Lord be thou My strength + My Porphon {Prophet?}
{The following is written on the side of the page} S E wind threatening storm 7 PM began to
rain
April, 1873.
Thursday, 17. Stormy All day Snowing SE . _ Melting fast Evening Snow An Inch deep
Yesterday John Smyth + Ed Leet sawed Pine Owen + I chopped hardwood on SE corner of
Chopping To day J Smyth + I made two Gates, One for Barn yard Gate. Owen + Ed cleaned
�Seed Wheat I did not Go to Prayer meeting on account of Storm + muddy roads O Lord
enable me to love thee with all my Heart
Friday, 18. A cloudy day East wind drizzling very Slightly at times worse I went to Steam Mill
at Stapletons with John McCullochs Boy (Frank Cooper) to draw Mr Peterson's lumber from
the Mill + pile it close by after we came home I helped draw some rails for John, along N
Side of S E Field Thos Douglas + Miss Elisabeth McGuckin assisted Mother to make a
somewhat new Kind of a Summer Quilt Evening, I have been very busy Setting Division
Books. Bless the Lord. In the midst of all may I have Jesus
Saturday, 19. Snowy from S West W not very cold Snow melted immediately. P.M. Fairer
Evening freezing hard. We cut hard wood in SE corner of chopping in S Bush + P.M I drew +
piled it in the lane. John Smith went home on account of the Storm. Evening I went to
Division S of T. at Goodwood as Chaplain I read the 3rd chap of James
Sunday 20th AM. We went to S School Mr S Stover opened + closed the School. Mr C Wagg
was absent on account of his wifes illness. we went to Mr Thos Wagg's (Sr) for dinner PM.
We went to Goodwood meeting Bro McCullough Preached (from Acts 2nd chap + 32 verse)
May God enable me to be a faithful witness
APRIL, 1873.
Monday, 21. Froze quite hard again last night. Thawed again to day. Father tapped most of
the Maple Trees. AM Edward, Owen + I sawed logs of the Old House in Field @ of Stable
into cordwood PM. Split the wood of Old House + burned some of the rubbish, (+ John Smith
came again + he + Ed sawed this.)
Tuesday, 22. Froze pretty hard again last night cool midst of the day. Sap ran freely to day.
Owen + I drew the wood of Old House up to the Cane [sp?] + also the stones of the old
Fireplaces + took Sugar Kettles to Sap bresh + gathered 50 pails of sap. PM J Smith +
Edward Feet sawed some Maple + beechwood in S West corner of Sugar Bush, Mr L.W.
Peterson sold his 340 acre farm near Park Hill to Mr Artemas Boiee to day for $6,200.
(Ploughing) Wednesday, 23. Froze pretty hard again last night AM Owen + I drew some poor
wood to Boiling lace in sap bush. John + Ed chopped corwood in S W corner of Sapbush.
PM Owen comminad Ploughing began just S of House, South of Come John Smyth, E. Leet
+ I raked + burned Rubbish on South side of Segar Bush. Evg I took a calf to Goodwood.
�APRIL, 1873.
Thursday, 24. Froze a little again last night Owen + Edward ploughed to day in centre of 2nd
field West on S side of lane. AM John + I finished turning chips on S side of sugar bush. PM
John + I sawed some pine logs on NW feld on Nighswander farm + gathered 30 pails sap
Evening Edward + I went to Prayer meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted
Friday, 25. Froze quite hard again last night AM I drew 14 Barrels Plaster from Mr Greggs at
Goodwood @ $1.25/00 of bl + also 7 Bags from Mr James MCulloghs at $1.30 + John Smyh,
Owen, + Edward loggia softgax in N West corner of Nighswander farm. PM. Owen + Edward
Ploughed Ploughed in turnip field
Saturday, 26. Fair + cool N Wind. John Smith + I split some rails on N West field on
Nighswander farm, + finished drawing stones off it. Owen + Edward began ploughing in
same field. Evening I went to Division Sons of Temperance.
Sunday April 24th 1873 Thos Douglas went with Lizzie + I to Sunday School. Lizzie + I went
to Robb Waggs to dinner PM We went to Goodwood church Bro N Robinson Preached We
read one of Wesley's sermons on Evil speaking. Evening Lizzie + I went to Mr Days
preaching at Goodwood (ext was 2nd Samuel 19th c + 10 verse latter clause) I had sweet
communion with Jesus this morning. God be praised
APRIL, 1873.
Monday, 28. A beautiful day SE wind warmest day for some time signs of rain This morning I
took Mr Thos Douglas to Douglas Station He started this morning for Rochester Indiana US.
He has been boarding with us since February 10th May the Lord Grant he may be truly
converted + become a follower of Jesus. Owen + Edward Ploughed in field S of large pond
on the Nighswander farm. John Smith + I drew stones of NE field of Nighr farm, with Owen
Settled with James McCullogh for Wood got a due bill for $5/.50c total 134 cords @ $1.60
Tuesday, 29. Middling fair S + SW wind Commenced Seeding I sowed spring wheat (6
Bushels) + also grass seed on North half on field just south of House. John Smyth+ E Leet
harrowed it Owen ploughed sod on Nighswander farm NW field. Father went to Stouffville +
got a Backwall our stove took dinner at uncle Martins, went to Martin Nighswanders auction
sale Jesus cleanse my heart + keep me thine.
�Wednesday, 30. A fine day cool N wind AM John Smith + I cleared stones + Pinechips off S
End of New Meadow in 2nd field East of McCulloghs Pond + PM We sowed Oats on North
side of same field (4 acres) + we then went over to 2nd concession + burned Briars + other
Rubbish of Old fence row on South side of Mr Petersons Bush.
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 1. A Pretty fair day S Wind PM somewhat cloudy AM John Smith + I sowed Grass
seed on North 4 acres of second field East of McCulloghs Pond, which I sowed to Oats
yesterday. + we also sowed Peas on sod fielld on N West part of Nighw far, PM Fire broke
out into Mr LW. Petersons Bush S side from the old fence row we went + carried water +
kept the fire under + John Smyth + I wrought + finished cleaning it for Ploughing. Owen
Lewis finished Ploughing sod field NW Part of Nighswander farm. Did not go to prayer
meeting
Friday, 2. AM Rainy NE by East wind John Smith + I repaired wood sleigh. Owen + Edward
cleaned some Oats PM Owen + Edward finished Harrowing Peas on N West field on
Nighswander farm John Smith + I split some wood off S West part of sap Bush. PM Very
Cold
Saturday, 3. Cloudy N West East wind, cool Wind turned to N West in Evening + warmer. We
sowed Oats + Grass seed on field opposite School House. Owen Ploughed fence row South
of LW Peterson's Bush PM I sowed spring wheat South of Old House.
Sunday May 4th 1873. AM Mother Lizzie + I attended Quarterly meeting at Stouffville Revd
Alexander Chambers Preached from III Peter 7th + latter part 11th verse a good sermon I did
not feel so happy as I have at some other Quarterly meetings. Evenings we attended Bro
Robinson's Sermon at Goodwood
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 5. Fine + bright Cool N Wind. I borrowed Mr T Robinson's Roller + rolled field of
Peas N West part of Nighswander farm + also spring wheat on South side of House. Owen
began Ploughing in S East field on our 25 acres North of Mr L Long's. John Smith + Edward
Dug out some Hemlock stumps off same field. Father went to Mr Christian Nighswander's
Pickering + got some apple trees Mother is to Mr S Burrs
�Tuesday, 6. Fair AM I went to Dr Pagan's + got some medicine for myself. John Smyth
Rolled the field opposite Schol House. PM I finished rolling Oat field S West of Barn, + took
Mr Thos Robinson's roller home + got balance of wood money from James McCullough's
$57.50c + settled with Mr Greggs for Plaster $14.50c paid Jacob Barkey $1.80c for sowing
Whiffletrees + Tongue. Owen Lewis Ploughed in field N of Mr Longs. Sod
Wednesday, 7. Windy S Wind. Signs of Rain I helped Mr Leonard Long make line fence just
North of His house. Edward + Owen began to plough in sod field SW corner of Nighswander
farm. PM John Smyth cleared fence rows of Briar on line North of Mr Longs Buildings
MAY, 1873.
Tuesday, 8. Rainy S W East Very cold all rain all day Evg Raining yet A.M. Owen Lewis went
for S Otiwell to Doctor Nelly (Mare) She has at a Bronchial Affection + will be not be able to
work for Sometime. We assorted Some Turnips in Turnip Cellar P.M. The Boys the last of the
Oats. John Smyth made a Stone Boat + Rake
Friday, 9. Rainy still this morning. SE Wind This morning John Smyth + I started to Make a
Gate, but it faired off about 9 oclock A.M. When we went to the fields to work P.M. I sowed
Peas on 4 acres just North of Mr L Long's house + Edward Harrowed it with Oxen. John
finsihed digging Hemlock Stumps out of same field. Samuel Ottiwell came again to See our
Young "Nel" mare, she is pretty low.
Saturday, 10. Strong S E Wind. a little drizzly yet this morning. The oxen's shoulders are so
{lauce?} I could not Harrow with them. So I came home + took apples + Potatoes out of small
Pits by woodyard. PM I ploughed the S.E corner of Orchard just East of wood house John +
Ed dug Stumps out of Potatoo ground S N East field next W McGuellen's Pond. Father took
the Subscription money for Thos Wagg to the Subscribers again - Evg clear
Sunday May 11th 1873 AM. we went to S School the Prize Books were Destributed to day. A
large School PM. Lizzie + I attended Goodwood church Bro W.S McCullough preached
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 12. Rained considerably last night. Fair & cool this AM,. PM cool + cloudy. West
wind, Evening raining again. AM. I set out lands in Field S east of House next Mr Robinson's
Pond. PM. I sowed 10 Bushels Oats on S West corner of {Nighsevanider?} farm. Edward
�Horrdwed it. Owen began to plough N Side of N East corner of Nijhr farm, Andrew Miller dug
some stumps out of lane leading to Second Concession.
Tuesday, 13. Pained considerably last night. Squally. Very cold, al day, Almost freezing NW
wind. I sowed carrots in Orchard about Wood Shed. Edward finished Harrowing Oats next
Maleu Depeer's. Owen finished Ploughing N side of NE field on Nighsevanider farm. John
Smith dug Hemlock Stumps on N East corner of our farm. Father went to Sci Uncle
Cornelius’ but did not see him.
Wednesday, 14. Froze very cold hard last night Cold N wind AM John Smith + I sowed Oats
+ grass seeds in N Side of NE field on Nighsevander farm the Ground was frozen Hard
enough to carry us PM I burned chunks on Potato Patch. N 10 Sugar Bush, Owen Ploughed
in field next {Prinsons?} Pond. Edward Rolled the field owen sowed this AM. This Evening
we went up to the Tea Party Meeting but no decision was come to, as to whether there
should be a party.
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 15. Froze solid again last night North wind to day AM I helped John McCullock
sow Oats on Centre field of Nighswander farm, his 20 acres. Father helped Mr Price take out
3 B [unknown word] to Altona the weighed 3,560 lbs sold them for $157. PM Father + I dug a
Skunk out of a Pine root Borth of our Pond + shot it. John Smith stumped N E Part of Farm.
Evening I went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullongh made up salary was
Friday, 16. Quite cool yet to day N Wind Owen + Ed. Finished Ploughing for seed in field S
East of House. John Smith + I drew + piled Hemlock Stumps of N Side of NE field. Father
went to Wm Forsyth's + bought a 4 year old white steer to mate our Buck Ox paid $56.
Andrew Miller dug turned out roots from field just east of orchard. May Jesus be My Guide.
Amen!
Saturday, 17. Cool N Wind John Smith + I sowed Oats 8 Bushels oats on S Side of field East
of lane, west of Robinson's Pond. We have how finished seeding. The remainder of the day
John Smyth + I logged some taps of Pine on turnip ground. East of House + John Spilt Some
rails on Same field. Evening I went to Decision S of T. at Goodwood
Sunday May 18th. Lizzie is ill. I went to PSchool + we went to Meeting in Pill. Evening we
went to Stouffville for Miss Reynolds.
�[written up the left spine in the margin, crosses over all four sections of log] 1876 May 17th
Wednesday. The Lord is merciful. I am still travelling Lionwards may the Lord help me to be
more faithful + serve him with all my heart, I am anxious about the New church we are
building in Goodwood. May we be directed by the Lord. A
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 19 I sowed Carrots with Mr T Robinson's Drill on N West corner of field SE of
House. Next Robinson's Pond. PM. John Smyth + Edward Leet sowed Plaster on Meadows
on Nighswander farm. Evening I went to see Joseph Henferson, Caleb March + Drew Drury
but did not Succeed in getting them to work for us.
Tuesday, 20. Windy N Wind AM. John Smith + Edward Leet sowed Plaster. PM they Split
wood (Pine) on Somerfallow S of Sugar Bush. Father + I Planted Some Potatoes on West
side of Sugar bush, about 5 Bushels E Rose This Evening I went to Tea party Meeting in
upper Church a committe of over 20 were appointed
Wednesday, 21. Signs of rain S E wind. AM I took Miss Reynolds to Mr Eckardts Stouffville. I
came {around?} By Mr Pagan's + got some mroe medicine. John Smith E Leet + Owen
Lewis finished Sowing our Plaster to day this Evening We commenced to manure turnip
ground East of House next Mr Robinsons line Jesus Keep me mindful of thee Amen.
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 22. Some dew last night, SE Wind the threataned rain seems to have passed off.
although it sprinkled a little today John Smith Helped us finish manuring turnip ground, East
of Orchard + some on East Side of Lane. Andrew Miller is Stumping on Hill side NE of
McCulloch's Pond. We were working until late to night + did not go to prayer meeting. May I
still be expecting from Jesus.
Friday, 23. Pretty warm, thunder Clouds Passing round S W. Wind . Somewhat cloudy this
Evening. We Planted potatoes to day on N Side of of our N E field on our farm, about 11/2
acres I did not go to Teaparty committee Meeting to night. This Evening I read a lecture on
Must have. of in Canadian Messenger. May I give it up must haves + desire the Spiritual
Blessings above temporal ones I also read a piece on "led by a Child
Saturday, 24. Warm, to day This morning I went to Dr E Pagan's to get some medicine for
my Sore throat, I came home + went on the Railway to Uxbridge Village to a Temperance
�Tea Party. Revd Mr Manning Grand Division Lecturer gave a good address in the Ontario
Hall. I came home on the 7 ocock PM. train. there was a pretty large excussion to Uxbridge.
Sunday. AM. We went to S School + we went to Mr C Wagg's (in Mrs Cossey's House) to
Dinner. PM. We went to Meeting at Goodwood Bro WS. McCullough Preached
+ has administered Sacrament O Lord help me to live in thy favour Mr P McLellan + Mr TH
Smyth were here last night
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 26. Very warm to day Slight S E by S wind We rolled some Stumps off Turnip
Ground East of Orchard + spread some manure + Edward ploughed in same field I did not
go to the SS Teaparty committee meeting to be held at Mr Colinder Waggs to night May
Jesus help me to be happy in his love, desire more of his love in my heart May I be his
Humble disciple
Tuesday, 27. Foggy this Morning, Brisk S wind + warm at intervals Evg S wind very dry
though signs of rain John McCulloch helped me to finish spread-ing manure on Turnip
ground, + We then rolled out some Stumps out of their holes in N West corner of our field
next McCullochs Pond, Ed + Owen Ploughed Turnip ground
Wednesday, 28. Pretty fair, Mostly N Wind AM Owen Lewis + I washed our Sheep 9 in
number in Mr Thos Robinson's Pond. PM. We drew Some Pine + Harwood cord wood off N
West corner of Somerfallow, into the Sap bush. Father took some Chop Stuff to Altona Mills
+ took it to dinner at Uncle Freds
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 29. Cloudy Early, turned fairer Cloudy towards evening + rainy SW Wind We
bagged Some Potatoes in House Cellar to sell mr C gregg, @ 25c per Bush. May Jesus be
my all My Souls chief delight
Friday, 30. Heavy Frost last night. Quite fair this morning though cold. AM. He took 44.50/60
Bushels Potatoes to Goodwood + loaded them on the car for Mr A Gregg for 25c per Bushels
PM John McCullock + Ed Spilt Pine wood in S Bush, Owen Lewis + I cleared our cellar of
small Potatoes Father + Mother went visit Cousin Seueca Baker's
�Saturday, 31. A Pretty fair day. N West wind. AM Owen + I drew some rails along south side
of Sugar Bush, Just north of the Big HIll a little west of the Barn John Mc Split Pine wood
Edward leet went to the Tinker's LoveHear, at Christ, Heisey's on 4th con Markham. PM
Andrew Miller dug Post holes all day just East of woodhouse, John McCullock + O Lewis dug
a stump out of the way of New board fence West of Woodhouse.
Sunday I went to S School, Lizzie is not very well, PM I walked to meeting at Goodwood, Bro
N Robinson preached almost thou {Perswadch?}
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 2. Fair to day. Father stayed at Uncle John Boyle's Markham last night + brought
Uncle Cornelius Johnson home here with him this AM. AM Edward + I sawed some Posts for
East side orchard by Garden, Owen Harrowed 'farm' ground {in tiny font between this
sentence and below} This evg I attended a TS tea party {council?} meeting at Greggs PM
Father sheared our sheep (19) John McCullogh sheared four of them after suppr. ed, Owen,
+ I helped Uncle Cornelius to let ing the POsts on East Side of Strawberry + Raspberry
Garden for a Blose upright board fence.
Tuesday, 3. Fair + Dry AM David Scott helped Owen Lewis + I to Pull our Pidgeon weed +
cockle out of large wheat field on 'wright' farm East of Barn Father took sister Lizzie, to Dr
Pagan's PM We drew stones off Newground hill west of Barn,
Wednesday, 4. Signs of rain Very cloudy to N West this AM Commenced to rain about 11
AM. but Scarcely laid the dust PM I worked at a "Stump Boat" today Edward + Owen drew
stones off S Part of Somerfallow + Also Rails from where the Oca Stack
JUNE, 1873.
Thursday, 5. Some Signs of rain, Still very Dry AM Uncle Cornelius + I finished making our
Stump boat, PM Owen + I drew Some Small Stones off old Sod on S E Corner of New round
Sod 10 Rods west of Barn. Edward dry Post holes from Door yard Gate to woodhouse.
Evening Ed + I went to Prayer meeting I did not feel lively in Grace, did not take up the cross
-Friday, 6. Very dry N Wind Owen + I repaired fence around Orchard on Nighswander farm +
Also S part of line fence between Mr McCuckins + Nighs farm, today Ed, Father + Uncle
�Cornelius set some Poets Adjoining wood house this PM. Mrs McCuckin + Ester Matilda
came over this PM on a visit
Saturday, 7. Cool NW Wind. Very dry We have had no rain of any account since the Evening
of May 12th. John Wagg (Jr) came with his Oxen + helped us to draw stumps into a fence in
line fence North of McCulochs Pond. I did not go to Temperance Division tonight
Sunday 8th {twice?} AM Lizzie + I went to S School a large school about 130 were present
Mr Ed Shaw was present for the first time + Closed the school. PM We went to church Bro N
Robinson, Pred My Son if sinners entice the consent you not" text "Dear Saviour help me to
heed my Admonition Help me to live a life to thee
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 9. Fair, warm + very dry, S wind Road work began to day Father is Pathmaster Ed
Leet worked on new road for himself to day. I 'chunked' the Stump fence on Sine N of
McCoullock's Pond + burned roots on Somerfollow East of McCoullock's pond, Owen
Harrowed turnip ground East of House Uncle Cornelius made Picket fence just east of Door
yard Gate
Tuesday, 10. Pretty warm this AM S Wind PM a shower came up about 3 clock + a Heavy
shower of about 15 minutes came about half past six oclock. It is the first shower we have
had since 12th May. I drilled turnip ground (1 1/2 acres) on East side of the Lane + after
supper Owen Lewis drilled some for turnips NE of orchardAM I picked + burned on
Somerfallow + assisted Owen Lewis to draw stones off large Hallow on S Side of our Lane,
North of McCoullough;s Pond. PM I went to Mr Thos Storry's raising of Shed. Owen
commenced to plough the Hallow on N Side of McCullock's Pond. Father, Bossed load work.
Wedneday, 11. Cool + cloudy after the Rain PM FAir Evening Cool N Wind I drilled some
ground for Turnips just East of the Lane + got Mr T Robinsons turnip drill Ed Leet filled stump
'holes' in Orchard. Owen Ploughed in New ground sod about the hole N of McCulloch's
Pond. Father "bossed" on the load work.
{following is written up left side of page, across and over the top of the page- written in a very
faded purple/blue ink} Sabbath Jesus 11th 1876 We attended SS this AM at Union SS. North
of Goodwood PM Brother Watson led prayer meeting in Hill Church Goodwood {????} in the
evening Bro J Collins led the prayer meeting, may the Lord to live to him with all our hearts,
Amen. (Bro Royl was absent) (June 11th 1846)
�JUNE, 1873.
Thursday, 12. AM I sowed turnips just East of the lane + some in the centre of the NE field.
Owen Lewis Drilled + Ploughed in NE Field Owen Father+ Edward worked on road. Lizzie
Edward, Owen, Barbary Pifer + I went to Prayer Meeting, the Lord was with us praise be to
his name
Friday, 13. Father is ill with pain in his hand. Edward worked on the Road opposite George
Wagg's. AM Owen + I ploughed South part of NE field PM (Owen finished Digging post holes
on S Side of Strawberry Garden just along lane leading East from Door yard to SE Corner of
Orchard. I went to a corner to Meeting for the SS Tea Party.
Saturday, 14. Somewhat cool NW Wind. I than I luck Rainy this evening. Did not wet much
mores- Edward + I built the line fences (about 30 rods long). over the Hill N of our House.
Owen Ploughed the lane on New Ground hill 50 rods west of barn. I took Jacob Barkey 24
1/2 lbs {real?} @ 06c per lbs.
Sunday June 15th 1843 AM We went to S School PM Went to Meeting goodwood Bro
Newton Robinson Preached from Isaiah "Look unto him all the ends of the earth + be ye
saved"
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 16. AM We drew some stumps off the orchard + filled old turnip cave in the S West
corner of Orchard PM I cut some Pine + Hemlock bushes in our S Bush +
Several other teams drew them around to Mr Robinson's Bush to but around the tables for
the Tea Party on Wednesday next 18th June
Tuesday, 17. Cloudy this A Morning faired off was fine all day. Owen finished ploughing the
Orchard + I sowed the West End of it to Buckwheat. Evening Edward leet + I cleaned up the
Chips + from the New Picket fence, South of the wood house on Morth Side of lane, which
Uncle Cornelius hay just completed this Evening. May the Lord keep me from Setting My
heart on temporal things May I Ever remember I am but the Lord's Steward. O Heavenly
Father Keep one honourable looking into thee We Expect to have a Sabbath School Party at
Goodwood tomorrow.
Wednesday, 18. Fair all day Pretty warm, S West wind at times. The Goodwood Union S
School Tea Meeting Came off to day in Mr T Tobinson's Bush lot. N 18 East of Recitations,
�Dialogues + singing by the SS Children + Speeches by Several Clergymen There was a
good atten dance, about $155. have been taken by all the means, begging, Meals + Tent.
Expenscs will have to be deducted, May God help us to thank Him + mable us to spend it
wisely + to him Glory, Amen.
JUNE, 1873.
Thursday, 19.
Friday, 20.
Saturday, 21.
Sunday June 22nd 1873 AM Ive attended S.S. PM Mother Elisabeth + I attended church Cro
Newton Robinson Preached from 2nd Timothy 4th C.7th verse May we O Lord also be able
to say likewise at lifes close
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 23. Rain PM. Clouded over + commenced to rain about 5 Oclock + rained almost
steadily until. It is the first good rain there has been here since May 8 + 9th
Tuesday, 24. Rained about all last night Warm + somewhat close + cloudy
Wednesday, 25. Bright + Pretty warm I took our new Wilkinson Plough to Mr Wilkinson's
Shop aurora + got a new Head for it costing $3.00 came home by Cousin Seneca Bakers for
Tea. John McCulloch helped us plough S Side of Somerfallow East Side of McCulloch's
Pond Jesus Keep me looking until then.
JUNE, 1873.
Thursday 26 Fair Ed Leet + I finsihed hauling manure on Somerfallow just East of
McCullochs Pond, John M Culloch helped. Owen Plough row Somerfallow Eveing Miss
Curtis + miss Wood came with Miss McCullough to tea Evg Lizzie + I went to Prayer Meeting
Friday 27 Warm. Slight S Wind A thunder Shower Passed around to the North this Eve. I
took our Oxen to help Mr John Wagg (Jr) to drain logs for sawing machine Mr. Simon Allcock
Saved for him. Jesus Redeemer Keep me thine midst the toil of life, Amen
�Saturday 28 Somewhat cloudy this A Morning Turned fair + very warm, evening Cool SW
wind AM. Owen Leaves finished ploughing Somerfallow first time. Ed Seek thank Cooper + I
made a road to wood in Slash Just South of House 40 rods, PM We all Drew pine wood off
Pine chopping in NE corner of S Bush. My right Eye has been sore about 10 days + did not
go to Division tonight
JUNE-JULY, 1873.
Monday, 30.
Tuesday, July 1.
Wednesday, 2.
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 3.
Friday, 4.
Saturday, 5.
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 7.
Tuesday, 8.
Wednesday, 9.
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 10.
Friday, 11.
Saturday, 12.
Sunday July 13th 1873 AM Sister + I attended Sabbath School + P.M, We + Cousin Michael
Johnsons who were at our place Went to Goodwood church Our New W Methodist Minister
�Bro Koyle Preached his lect was fear on at little flock it is your father's Good pleasure to give
you tho Kingdom. May God bless Bro Koyle's coming among us. We had him to tea
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 14.
Tuesday, 15.
Wednesday, 16.
Rain
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 17. There was a nice shower about daylight Dull all day, except a while about two
oclock P.M. it was was very warm + a Very heavy shower came up from the North which was
the Heaviest rain there has been all summer. It will do the Crops an immense good. So that
crops may yet yield a good Harvest. May God grant us grateful hearts. We finished Mowing
our crop of Hay Except Some in the fence Corners, + Owen Lewis + W A Deeper finished
Hoing the first sowing of Turnips. A little Boy named Joseph Richman is here.
Friday, 18.
Saturday, 19. Cool + cloudy. W Wind Joseph Richman A.M. We spread Hay was taken home
by one of his friends today P.M. John McCulloch helped us to draw hay from S Part of field
just West of old House my tho Lord prepare my mind for the Sabbath.
Sunday July 20th 1873. Lizzie + I attended S. School. We went to Mr G Stafford's for dinner.
P.M. We attended church Goodwood Bro Richardson preached from John 16 + 33. I felt
Benefitted + blesses praise the Lord this evening I had a Spiritual conversation with Mr C
Scott May God lead him to the Saviour. Amen
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 21 Finished our Haying, except a few fence corners After Supper I went to
Stouffville + Sold 16 Qts of Black berries @ 6c per Qart, came by Mr Pagans but did not See
him
Tuesday, 22 A fine day Father + Mother went to Uncle Martin's Ed, W A Depeer + I hoed
turnips East of Orchard This P.M Uncle John Jamesons came on a visit Noon. I have just
�had a refreshing Spiritual {season?} from the Lord, praise the Lord, He is precious to my Soul
though it is just 4 years + 6 Months since I first experienced the love of God. I feel to bless
him He is still my Saviour, though I have been an unprofitable Servant & twice though God
had forsaken me entirely + I now praise him for those dark Seasons. His mercy is great, Lord
help Watch + pray that I may be found waiting for Jesus {On the side of the page:} Father +
Mother did not come from Uncle Martins until after tea
Wednesday, 23 Signs of rain S + S West Wind Fair + pretty warm most of the day This
morning I went to Dr Pagans up of some medicine for myself + came home + we finished
Hoeing our turnips East of Orchard 1st time + PM, W A Depeer, E Leet + I drew Stones off
Somerfallow field East of McCulloch's Pond, Owen Lewis commenced to Gross Plough
Sommerfallow Father got a Queen Bee from J. T. Drougall yesterday + today he
endeavoured to start a hive with her.
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 24.
Friday, 25.
Saturday, 26.
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 28. Signs of Rain. Wind various but S of SW mostly. We commenced cutting our tall
wheat it is in large field on East end of West 20 Acres (Wrightfarm) it is an uneven crop
owing to the spring frosts + the Drouth , though the Heads are plump. Owen cradled + Geo
Simerson + I bound. Edward Leet is unable to work on account of a lame foot. A Shower
came up from the South about 5 PM
Tuesday, 29. Pretty warm + about two PM, a Pretty heavy Shower came up from the West
lasted about 30 minutes. Owen Lewis + I were helping W S Burr at Wheat we came home
after the rain + Owen dug up a Strawberry patch just East of Garden + Edward + I sowed
some Turnip seed + Radish Seed on it. W A Depeer Harrowed on Somerfallow this PM.
Wednesday, 30. Warm Ed Leet + I cradled + bound wheat in centre of west 20 Acres +
Owen Lewis helped Mr S Burr finish to cut his wheat + after TEa they came + assisted us +
we cut 35 shock's.
�JULY-AUGUST, 1873.
Thursday, 31. Warm + signs of rain from the West commenced to rain about Dark + rained a
pretty Good shower. Mr S Burr + I hired Boy (Les Dayton) + Les Simerson assisted us to cut
wheat on Wright farm, (West 20 acres)
Friday, August 1. Dull cloudy until about 10 AM. fair + warm in PM some NW Breezes Mr S
Burr helped us from about 10 AM until a little after Tea time at our Wheat. We have our fall
wheat all cut + bound After Tea Mr Burr + I assisted John McCulloch's to finish their fall
wheat it is just south of the new hosues on the Peterson farm PM. Owen + Edward helped
Mr G Dowwell, at wheat whilst I am engaged in the temporal harvest. May I not need the
spiritual
Saturday, 2. AM Warm + cloudy looking very much like rain, Sprinkled a little about 9 AM it
gradually faired off + was pretty fair this PM. Ed. Leet, Owen Lewis + I assisted Mr G
Dowswell to finish cutting his fall Wheat, all day came home about half Past 6 PM The
Quarterly Official Meeting of the WM of Stouffville Circuit was held in Stouffville this PM + the
Religious Services will be held in Bloomington Church tomorrow AM. May the Lord be
present + bless us. Amen
AUGUST, 1873.
Monday, 4. Sunday August 3rd 1843. A M. Mother, Lizzie + I went to Quarterly Meeting, @t
Bloomington. Brother Royle Preacher from Matthew 6th (Blessed are they poor in who
hunger + thirst after Righteousness) a good sermon, the fellowship meeting was not so
earnest + well improved as generally it is, may the Lord help one to truly hunger after + to do
the will of God Went to Mr Wm Stomy's to Dinner came home to Tea Monday Aug 4th 1873
Mother + Father Visited Uncle Fred's I made a new Bridge N Side of Barn.
Tuesday, 5. S W. Wind AM. We hoed Turnips East of Orchard PM. Ed + I started to draw in
Fallwheat Mr Geo Dowswell's Burned their Pine Brush to the East S.E of the marsh South of
the McCullock's Pond The fire Burned some Pinewood of Mr Dawswell + about 300 rails of
the line fence between [?] them + us. Owen Lewis is unwell + unable to work
Wednesday, 6. Signs of Rain S EW wind James Dowswell Man (Ged Simerson) assisted us
to finish drawing in our Fall wheat this PM. AM Lizzie took Cousins Mary Alice, Tillie Ann
Jamieson + Mary Elisabeth baker of Whitchurch, part of the way home they have been
visiting us since Monday evening last.
�AUGUST, 1873.
Tuesday, 7. A fine day shower passed over early this morning. Cloudy + close this AM. PM.
Mostly Bright + any warm at intervals. I Horse raked wheat Stubble + drew it to barn. Owen
hoed Turnips East of Orchard. Ed ploughed New ground HIll West of Barn. Evg Ed + I went
to prayer meting, The Lord was present.
Friday, 8. Bright + fair. PM Owen + I assisted Mr Ged Dowsswells to draw their Fall wheat to
barn,
Saturday, 9. A fair day. N Wind Mostly. A.M. Wm A Degeer + I mowed some Second crop
Clover on SE corner of Highswander farms + after Tea the "Boys" drew it to barn. Ed Leet + I
drew stones off Somerfallow after Noon- I sold my "bess" Cow to thos Monkhouse. Altona for
($40) Jesus is precious to me to sight. I may the humble + trusting + loving him with all my
Heart
AUGUST, 1873.
Monday, 11.
Tuesday, 12.
Wednesday, 13.
AUGUST, 1873.
Thursday,21.
Friday, 22.
Saturday, 23.
AUGUST, 1873.
Monday, 25.
Tuesday, 26.
Wednesday, 27.
�AUGUST, 1873.
Thursday, 28. AM We drew Oats from N side of NE field of Nighswander farm Barbara Pifers
Child Luther age 16 Mr took sick with Fits, I went + got Dr Farewell from Stouffville to come +
see him at noon but the dear child died at 6 oclock this Evening we will miss him but God has
taken him to Heaven to be Happy forever Mrs T Robinson "laid him out" May I so live as to
be also ready. Amen.... Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes came on a visit.
Friday, 29. A Fine day. The Child Luther was buried this PM in the Graveyard North of
Goodwood Mr James Collins preached from Numbers "Let me die the death of this
Righteous + let my last end be like his.." Father + Cousin Willie Stokes brought the Coffin for
little Luther from S Burkholders.
Saturday, 30.
Sunday Augt 31st 1973 We took Cousins Wm + Lillie Stokes to Uncle Martin Johnsons +
also to M Walter Millers. I got Tea at Mrs Hodgins on 10th Markham. Mr jas Collins preached
in Goodwood. this PM I did not get to church to day. did not Spend it as much to the glory of
God as I ought. Written Sept 5th 1873.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 1.
Tuesday, 2.
Wednesday, 3. We finished "Harvesting" about 4 PM in S the last we took in was the Oats off
S West of Nighswander farm. May God help me to prepare for the Eternal Harvest, may not
the cares of life estrange my soul from the lord. Written Sept 16th ))
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 4. We sowed Fall Wheat to day in field just east of McCulloch's Pond on our South
line. Got the seed from Daniel Hoover on 10th Con Markham.
Friday, 5.
Saturday, 6.
�SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 8.
Tuesday, 9.
Wednesday, 10. A fine warm day About 1 Oclock this morning I started for Toronto, Drew A
Degeer accompained me. I had a load of mixed, of Wool got 35c per lb, Potatoes @ 50c per
Bag Butter lb rolls @ 25c Eggs @16 per Dozen Stayed at Black Gorden Hotel.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Tuesday, 11. Very Warm to day I came home from Toronto to day came B by majorville Grist
Mills + got 850 lbs Bran @ $12 p ton.
Friday, 12.
Saturday, 13.
Sunday 14th Sept 1873 Went to SS in AM. PM. We went to Goodwood Church. a 'Local"
Brother from Ringwood, preached. Text was "Let us come bodly to the throne of Grace that
we mayfind attain Mercy + find grace to help in time of need" may God grant it. The Lord has
blessed me to day.
SEPTEMBER, 1873. Goodwood
Monday, 15. A Commenced to rain about 10 AM continued rainy all day. Father + Uncle
Frederick, started for Mariposa to visit cousins Martin + Wm Johnson + also Uncle george
Johnson's in Verulon Township. A heavy frost last night, Potatoestops quite frozen down
Tuesday, 16.
Wednesday, 17. Heavy frost last night Somewhat drizzly Las this PM. Mr Henry Barkey (Sr)
+ Wife came on a Visit + got some plums Mr Enoch Kestin came + got 2 Pails of Plums @
50c per pail.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 18.
�Friday, 19.
Saturday, 20.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 22. We finished threshing Peas in West linter of Barn.
Tuesday, 23. Owen Lewis went ti thresh for Hugh McDermitt, came home sick. This Evening
Ed Leet + I went to Goodwood there was a meeting of the Wesleyan Members to see
aboutgetting carpeting for the Aisle of the W. N1 Church at Goodwood. the carpet will be got.
Wednesday, 24. Fair + Cool. Owen is Ill. John Smyth commenced to work again for us at 75c
per day. We Hauled Manure to S field just North of L Longs John Waggs came + Set down
their threshing Machine this Evening
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 25. Rainy until nearly noon the heaviest rain there has been for some time John
Wagg commenced to thresh for us we filled most of the Fall Wheat in Baggs________
Friday, 26. Fair day wind rather S W by West John Wagg finished threshing for us this PM.
We had about 250 Bushels Fall Wheat, 50 Bushels Spring Wheat + about 500 Bushels Oats.
The threshing hands drew in the Buck wheat from Orchard, to barn + also to cover the stack
with Boards May the Lord help me to use every blessing as the Lords Steward
Saturday, 27.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 29. Friday Nov 28th Ree d from A Gregg $7 on a Wood Acct of $35. 00 Sat Nov 29
R e d from Jacob Bailey $4 on Wood account of $3.50 " " " " " M Chapmack $2.70 for 1 1/2
Cord Pine Wood
Then Dec 4th Ree d from A Greg, $28.80 gave Father $28, Kept 80 c
$...
"1.00...
�1.00...
2.70...
0.80...
{This table is on the right side of page}
Tuesday, 30.
Wednesday, October 1.
OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 2. Sat Nov 29 Paid J McCullough $4.85c for Peas $4.85
Friday, 3.
Saturday, 4.
Summary of Accts See below OCTOBER,
1873.
Monday, 6. Cold raw wind from North. A little Snow came down this PM. or just about Noon. I
assisted Jno McCulloch to kill a Hog. + made a New road around mud hole in S Bush this
AM. PM We drew Manure to field S of Bush. John Smyth split rails 50 or 60 rods S of House.
This Evening I called in to see Mr Lewis Brown + humbly endeavoured to encourage him to
continue seeking the Saviour, until Jesus Speaks peace to my His soul May the Lord bless
him Amen. Freezing hard to night. Paid A Gregg $30 on Owen Lewis' Act., he has now got in
money $83.60. Lost days 13 1/2
Tuesday, 7. I think the ground was frozen harder last night than any night this Fall AM We
finished to S field for Potatoes next year. John Smyth split rails. PM Father took 6 turkeys to
JR Brown's Hotel + sold for 60c each. The Boys + John Smyth + I dug Potatoes, Chilis in N
part of N E field, the poorest Potato Crop we have had in Uxbridge. We settled with John
Smyth this Evening $30, being Amtim full for 40 days work, before Oct 6th 1843. O Lord
guide me, in thee will I trust.
Wednesday, 8. Ed Leet is now Dr to $22.18 1/2 c. Has lost 4 1/2 days
�OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 9. Fair + Very Pleasant John Smyth helped us to finish digging our Potatoes to
day This evening Miss Hannah Robinson + Miss C McCullough came to were here to Tea +
we went to prayer meeting We had a good time. The Lord be praised
Friday, 10. Fair + pleasant Slight S Wind. We went to Stouffville Fall Fair Father took Bull
"Duke Red" to fair, Ed Leet took our oxen, got 1st prize for each. I took a Bag Chili Potatoes,
got 1st prize, also a 30 lbs Jar Butter got 2nd prize. (first) 1ed prize for a Jar of Lombard
Plums as they came off the tree got no prize for Fall apples + Pumpkins + none for the 2 year
old filly for Saddle or Carriage, We got Tea at Uncle Martins. Where Father Stayed over
Night with the Bull I think the Fair passed off quite pleasantly. {written vertically an left side of
page} (fisrt) Olg Mrs {Borkins?} was buried to day at upper Chapel.
Saturday, 11.
OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 13.
Tuesday, 14.
Wednesday, 15.
OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 16.
Friday, 17.
Saturday, 18.
x Turnip Pulling OCTOBER,
Monday, 20.
Tuesday, 21.
x Wednesday, 22.
1873.
�PM John Smyth Ed Leet + O Lewis + I commenced pulling Turnips a fair crop
OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 23. Rainy. AM John Smyth completed making a Gate for the lane just west of
Horse Stable
Friday, 24.
Saturday, 25. Fine + S West Wind A.M. Ed + Owen finished ploughing the N West field on
Nighswander farm just S of Pond John Smyth, W A Depeer + I topped carrots + put some in
the Cellars. PM. John Smyth pulled turnips. Edward Leet, O Lewis W.A Degeer + I drew 17
loads to the Cellar.
Sunday. Oct 26th 1843 PM. Bro Slyter. Bro Koyle's colleague in the ministry on Our Circuit.
preached from 1st Kings 18th chap + middle of 21st verse. Now long halt ye between two
opinions if the Lord be God follow Him but if Bad then follow him
OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 27. Rained last night A little showery at times to day fair at Noon Lizzie + I assisted
some of the Friends to Paint the Wesleyan Chapel inside at Goodwood. O Lord keep me in
life that at last I may glorify thee in the upper Sanctuary
Tuesday, 28. Snowly, Wet Unfit to work out doors We threshed Peas
Wednesday, 29. Cold John Smyth came again he has been here 16 days before
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 30. Froze some last night Too hard to Pull Turnips I went to Mr Elijah Patterson's
Dentist Glasgow I had 3 teeth filled with Platina Amagam Edward Leet + John Smyth Split
rails on fallow, just south of lane
Friday, 31.
Saturday, November 1. We pulled Turnips Set in Quite Stormy towards night
�Sunday Nov 2nd 1873. We went to Sabbath School + went to Robs Waggs to dinner + to
Church at Goodwood in PM. Brother Koyle preached from "Quench not the Spirit" a Cutting
Sermon may the Lord enable me to follow the Spirit.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 6. Thanks giving day. AM. Andrew Miller assisted us to draw earth to cover Turnip
cave deeper PM Ed Leet + I began Ploughing Orchard Owen went up to New Market road.
Andrew Miller has been here 2 days of the 4 days, he is to help instead of splitting Rails
Friday, 7. Chilly S. E wind this Morning froze the Earth over an Inch deep last night But
turned warm + fair Frost thawed so that Owen ploughed in Orchard in PM. + I drew some
Lime + Sand to School House to repair the Plastering in the Ante room. AM We logged some
stumps mostly Hemlock in sod field North of Barn Near the line fence O. Lewis is Dr to
$84.60c + 16 1/2 lost days, began to work Jan 3rd E Leet is Dr to $84.60c + 161/2 lost days,
began to work Jan 3rd. E Leet is Dr to $ 21.93c + 51/2 lost days began to work April 14th
Tuesday 13th Nov. E Leet to $1.06c at Stouffville Fair... Nov 13 Cash to O Lewis $1.
Saturday, 8. Rained some last night Cloudy + turned cold towards night. Owen Lewis, Ed
Leet + I assisted Mr. Stephen Burr from 9 AM to 4 PM to get in the last of his turnips.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 10.
Sunday Nov 9th 1873. Snowed some last night Cool to day Blustery in PM AM Ed Leet + I
went to Quarterly Meeting Bloomington Bro Koyle preached from the Song of Soloman Who
is she that cometh as the Morning! Fair as the moon, clear as the Sun, Terrible as any army
with Banners. The Lord was present, the Lord was praised May we in come forth in the
Heavenly journey like to the Sun
Tuesday, 11.
Wednesday, 12.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 13.
�Friday, 14.
Saturday, 15.
Sunday, 16 Nov 1873 Jesus is precious to my soul this Evening blessed be his name
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 17.
Tuesday, 18. Pretty fair. N Wind Sunny at Noon PM Colder. John McCulloch + Mr Thos
Robinson assisted us to butcher 5 Hogs. 3 of which are for Market Ed Leet + O Lewis
assisted Mr White to thresh.
Wednesday, 19. Father did not talk Pork Toronto on account of low prices comporatisly.
concluded to keep it until next week.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 20 Saturday Nov 20th 1875. I went to Stouffville + got "Gia" mare shod + went to
Uncle Samuel Barkeys in pickering + informed them of Aunt Sarah A Walkers death
yesterday + funeral tomorrow at Dixons Hill 8th Con Markham. I came back via Stouffville +
stayed to the {Wesleryan?} Quarterly Official Meeting as an onlooker. Bros E S Koyl + M A
W Ross present. Lord grant grace to thy servants to be faithful stewards in thy cause. This
evening Mr J W Shoults + family came here. are going to Aunt S. A. Walker's funeral
tomorrow
Friday, 21.
Saturday, 22. Ed Leet's time of 7 months is now up this Evg
Sunday, Nov 23rd 1873 AM we went to S School PM. We took dinner at Mr McGackins +
PM, we went to Church at Goodwood Bro Slyter preached from 'One thing yet thou lackest"
O Lord help me to love the best
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 24. Snowed about 6 Inches last night Owen + I drew some Pine rails + built fence
just west of Sheep pen North of Barn + got things ready for going to Toronto with the Pork
tomorrow.
�Tuesday, 25. Pretty cold N W Wind most of the day Slieghing good here Father started for
Toronto with the Sleigh, took 3 heavy Hogs, a few Turkeys, butter + Eggs. Ed leet went with
him to See the City Owen lewis + I drew some manure around Turnip cave + celar windows
+ also around cow stable. PM> we made some roads to rails in Chopping South of House.
about 40 rods
Wednesday, 26.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 27. Father came home from Toronto, sold Pork for $5.30c per hundred lbs, Butter
20c per lb
Friday, 28. Pretty fair to day We took Mr A Gregg a car load Hardwood 5 cords at $4.50c on
the cars + 7 cords pine at $1.90c per cord on the cars
Saturday, 29. A somewhat dull day Wind in Evening S W Sold Jacob Barkey, Blacksmith
Goodwood 3 1/2 cords culled Pine wood at $1. per cord + 1 load to Mr Chapman at $1.88c of
Good Shipping Wood. + 1 1/2 Cord of Seasoned smalled Pine at $1.75c per cord + bought
25 37/60 bushels Peas off J McCullough at 8c per Bush Owen Lewis is now Dr to $94.10c +
17 lost days Edward Leet is now Dr to $ $31.581/2 c + has 7 months put in + 2 days more
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 1. Very Cold Wind S E by N. E. a little Snow flying Evening some appearance of a
thaw Malen Degeer Hewed some Timber for us Mr S Burr helped us scoore score hack for
heaving. Edward Leet will quit working for us this evening We allow him $80 for 7 months +
paid him $40 leaving a balanace of ($40.) Snow about a foot deep
Tuesday, 2. Rainy SE. Wind Foggy + Showery all dya. Father helped Mr S Bur Butcher some
Pigs I went to see Mr James Collins to get him to come to paint our sitting room, could not
get him
Wednesday, 3. Rain continues Snow going fast. Mr S Burr helped us to grind Mr M Cucking's
Sausage machine knives
DECEMBER, 1873.
�Thursday, 4. 5 oclock AM. rained ceased a very Mild + warm SE wind. at 6 AM rained a little
+ immediately blew almost a Hurricane from the S West lasting scarcely a minute though the
wind continued very high nearly all day. During the first blast it blew down many trees
unroofed several Barns + Sheds + levelled many fences, blew down some board fence for us
+ settled the posts to the North, some of which were nearly 4 feet in the Earth, nearly two
suches {fluroofed?} straw stack. tore Shed roof down S of Lea Stable. Lorenzo Vanhorn was
Killed this AM by a tree in Mr Truman Beutleys Bush on 4th con Uxbridge
Friday, 5. Freezing hard snow about all gone. Cousin Wm Johnson who came yesterday
started for home (Mariposa) this morning. he is taking 5 cattle + 4 sheep home. Wm Connor
+ Byron Peurose of Mariposa assisted him Yesterday + this AM we were repairing fences.
this PM Malen Degeer assisteed us to repair Shed at East end of Barn O Lord help me to
watch + pray, love the above all
Saturday, 6. A fine day. Snow about all gone roads frozen, though pretty smooth. There was
a Special School Meeting in the School Section House of our Section (No9 Uxbridge) Mr
Geoloage resigned office as trustee + Mr Christopher Scott elected Trustee instead. Mr
James A Douglas is the present Teacher Lorenzo Vanhorne was buried at the Upper
Churchyard 1 mile North of Goodwood this PM Revd Mr Koyle Wesleyan Minister of
Stouffville Preached foorn Samuel There is but a step between me + death
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 8. Sunday 7th A fine day AM. Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School It was the most
solemn School I think we have ever had owing to the sudden death of one of our Scholars a
young man Lorenzo Vanhorn May the Lord lead many to seek his grace + may I watch +
pray. PM. Bro Slyter Preached to a large + solemn Congregation "Ho every one that
thirsteth" Haigh 55th I 1st 92nd verses a very impressive sermon may God add his blessing
Tuesday, 9. A soft day somewhat squally this AM. PM fine mild evening freezing some Mr
Stephen Burr assisted us to butcher the last 3 of our fattening hogs, one weighed 376 lbs PM
we made sausage of these part of them
Wednesday, 10. Pretty fair Evening Very Calm + Cloudy AM We drew wood into wood house
PM assisted John McCulloch to cut oat Sheaves with Horse Power Cutting Box (Mr John
Wagg's) Father + Mr Stephen Burr went to Scott to see Father to See for a School Teacher
�DECEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 11. Snowed about 3 Inches last night rainy this AM PM Damp. AM We threshed
PEas. PM. assisted John McCulloch to finish cutting Oat Sheaves. Evening Lizzie + I went to
Prayer Meeting I failed to take up the Cross. how easily overcome, Lord Strengthen me.
Amen
Friday, 12. Mild to day thawy Owen Lewis + I drew some Hewed timber from South Bush for
a Pig pen + addition to Barn + drew some rails also This Evening We hired Edward Leet for
the Sum of ($130) one hundred + thirty dollars for the year 1874 + will pay him at the rate of
Ten dollars per month from this until Janry 1st 1874.
Saturday, 13. Snow Storm Snowed most of the day from the NE nearly a foot deep. faired
about 3 PM. Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas This Evening Lizzie + I went to Cousin Seneca
Baker's Whitchurch + stayed all night
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 15. Sunday 14th Lizzie + I went with Cousin Seucca Baker's to Babtist Church on
6th con Markham Whitchurch townline. Revd Mr More Preached from the great love of God.
O Lord help me to appreciate thy love amen.
1873 Thursday, 16. Copied from Acct Book from S.S.No 9 Uxb
$
c
Balance on hand from 1872
48
74
Feb 15 County Asst grant $28.08
28
08
July overment grant $24.45
24
45
390
00
Dec 18th Recd from Mr Frank Wagg Township
Treasurer the
Sum of $390, being school asst on S.S. No9 Uxb for
18/3
�Wednesday, 17. Expenditure for S.S. No9 Uxbridge
$
c
21/4 cords dry hardwood
11
20
4 cords Green wood H McDermatt
18
00
1 Blach board $2, 2 Brooms boc + 1 Cord Pine $2.25
4
85
Feb 15th County Asst School grant to Teacher
28
08
July Government School grant to Teacher
24
45
Dec 19th Paid Teacher, James A Douglas Balance of
Salary
347
14
Paid Mrs Miller for Making fires $2
DECEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 18. A Mild Day Edward Leet + I assisted Mr C Scott to Chop cord wood in Bush on
NE corner Lot No 16 1st con. Uxb Evening I went to Prayer meeting we had a good meeting
Lizzie + Mr McCullough's of Goodwood went to a Social Sabbath School Party at
Bloomington
Friday, 19. Stormy Snow from NE. Evg SW wind Father + I attended Mr James A Douglass
School examination in our S.Section No 9_ Several visitors present Mr John Scott + Miss
Anna Scott, Teachers were present. The Scholars did well though they cheered somewhat
Boisterously, As sectetary of SS No 9 {Mr spaid?} Mr A Gregg James A Douglass teachr
balance of Salary $347.14cts + Father + Mr Scott + Mr McDernistt hired Mr Douglass for next
year (1874) for the Sum of $360
Saturday, 20. A Fine day Strong N Wind AM Edward + I asisted John Wagg Jr to cut oat
Sheared with Horse power Father Bought me a pair of Shoe Packs at Hiram Johnson's
�Stouffville for $2.75c Ed Leet has worked for us 3 Days this week at the rate of Ten dollar per
month till Jan 1st 1874
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 22. Sunday Dec 21st We attended S School + the Tunker Brethren Preached after
S School Text was Hebrews 1st Ch 1st + 2nd verses. Mr Saml Baker preached. PM Bro
Slighter Preached from "And he arose and came to his father" Evening Lizzie + I attended
Prayer Meeting Brother Watson exhorted We had a good meeting the Lord be praised.
Monday 22nd PM Miss Mary Ellen Welsh + Thos came on a visiit
Tuesday, 23. A fine day thawed Slightly Cosuin Wm Johnson of Mariposa brought our
waggin home yesterday + stayed with us last night to day we took 3 steers 2ys old to Michael
Welsh's on E part Lot No 23. 4th con markham to be pd Straw this winter, we also took a
load Turnips for them, came home by Dr Pagan's + I got some medicine
Wednesday, 24. Mild Cloudy. Snowed a little after dark. N Wind. We "Skidded" Saw logs in
South bush, with oxen. Cousin Wm Johnson of Mariposa went home with his new Bob
Sleighs this PM. I went to Goodwood this evening for some cheese
DECEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 25. Mild and Cloudy Snowed nearly an Inch last night Father and Mother went to
Uncle Martin JOhnson's last Elizabeth + I stayed home This evening, Lizzie, Barbara PIfer +
I went to Prayer Meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted, read Matthew 2nd Chapter Showing the
love of God toward us + his certain providence over those who love him. Lord help me to be
thankful for the Gift of thy Son our saviour Help us to love Thee. Amen.
Friday, 26. Cloudy. PM Fine Snow from S.E. AM I took some Plaster trough from School to
John McCullough's. PM I sawed some wood in wood house Father + Mother went to Uncle
Saml Focklars, Rigwood + came home by Joseph Barkeys Stouffville + got somePictures in
Frames Viz Lato Hon Stephen A Douglas, rom shore to shore, the Mother + Child. Christ
among the Doctors, First Am Congress. The Lord be my Guide + bless us all.
Saturday, 27. Cloudy Snowy Somewhat all day New Snow about two Inches, Father went to
Geo Focklar's Blacksmith Ringwood + got Gin Mare Shod. took Ino Bruells a Turkey + settled
accts with him Evening Elijah James Smith of Ringwood came up + got a Turkey for his
�Grandmothers I went $5 of subscriptions for 13 Subscribers for Canadian Messengers, to Ino
Dougall Son Montreal. (See Jany 1st)
DECEMBER, 1873.
{This is very faint, with writting almost on top of it} Recipe for the last change in Women Take
internally sulphate of Magnesia 1 oz solution of {Strychmine?} 1 {drachm?} Juncture of Iron 1
{drachm?} Water 6 oz dose 1 tablespoonful 3 times a day For Running ear, syringe out with
a solution of acetate of lead 2 grains to the ounce of water 3 times a day For Cramp. rub the
affected parts with Camphor Liniment Gord Stable liniment. Mix 1 ounce of lincture of amica
with 1 pint of alcohol + 1 pint of water.
John Smith days Aug 1876 By Working at Oats 1 1/2 Sep 1 to oct 21st 33 Oct 21st to 28th 5
Oct 30th1/2 + 31st 1 1/2 Ed Crittenden March 20th to Oct 4 to $26.14 Oct 6th Took 11 Days
Settled Sept 26th Mr Crittenden worked on Edwards time 12 days Oct 28th Dr 4.90 + Oct
29th Dr Lo $8.00 in all {unknown}
1
N Leech
$42.00
Paid
2
C Wagg
$55.35
Pd
3
Geo Wagg
$9.60
4
G Davis H Stapleton
$17.40
5
H Stapleton G Davis
$11.50
6
Jas Dowswell
$7.50
7
Wm White
$11.05
8
Ambrose Lewis C Scott
$20.25
9
Henry Widdifield Mordicai
Widdifield
$31.25
Pd
Pd
�10
Julius Forsyth + Emma Forsyth
$32.00
Paid
$28
11
O Cosgrove
$17.30
Pd
12
Hiram Alsop Julius Forsyth
$12.00
13
J Crick
$26.26
14
Thos Howard Ms Price
$25.75
15
Ben Palmer E Vauzant
$23.05
16
Hugh McDermot
$20.00
17
Jos Noudriek Ges Williams
$43.05
18
Emma Forsyth
$17.25
Pd
Pd
Pd
{Written to the side} 529.31 21.75 307.56
{The following is a newspaper clipping}
Another Attack on Ontario
Persistent attempt to increase facilities for sale and drinking of beer and wine in Ontario is
being made at the present time. The agitation comes from those interested in the
manufacture and sale of liquor or from their agents who are pretending to speak for the
citizens of the province. It is felt to be another attack upon the moral and physical life of our
Canadian youth. The Premier of Ontario and many of the strongest men in his Cabinet are
against any further flooding of the province with intoxicating drink. They are aware of the fact
that it is not the general public of Ontario that is calling for beer and wine. But in order to
reassure them, and to counteract this false and pernicious propaganda of the liquor interests
under cover of the name, Moderation League, the people of Ontario are now being asked to
�sign the petition printed below. We would call the attention of all out Ontario readers to this
matter and urge that the strongest protest should be made against the arrogance of a group
whose boasted interest in the people is so evidently based only upon selfishness and
shameless greed. Copies of the memorial will be found in your locality. To the Hon. G. S.
Henry, Premier of the Province of Ontario, and to the members of the Legislative
Assembly: We, the undersigned citizens of Ontario, desire to express to the Honorable
George S. Henry, Premier of the Province, to the members of the Government, and to the
members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, our emphatic opposition to
any increase in the facilities for the sale of Beer and Wine, whether in Hotels, Restaurants,
Clubs, or other places, and to any extension of their use in places providing public
convenience or entertainment.
{the following is a newspaper clipping}
What About Our Penitentiaries?
THERE is every reason to believe that the public mind still remains deeply concerned in
regard to our penal institutions under federal control. The tragic incidents at Portsmouth and
St. Vincent de Paul, and the announcement that soldiers have been hurried to Stony
Mountain and Prince Albert, in view of possible serious disturbances there, have directed
earnest attention to these institutions in our midst to which most of us give, rather purposely,
all too little thought when matters are quiet and peaceful. It is regrettable that it seems to take
such unusual incidents to direct public attention to those institutions that should be more or
less on the minds of the people all the time. But once the thought of the people has thus
forcibly been directed toward them, and a conscience in regard to them has suddenly been
quickened, the fact that they have had so little thought in normal times makes the newlyawakened interest all the keener. Just now the people are very greatly concerned about our
penitentiaries and what goes on inside them, and are in a mood to ask some searching
questions in regard to them and to demand honest and straightforward answers. As these
sentiments have found expression in the public press and otherwise, there have been those
ready to deprecate very strongly and stirring up of this matter at the present time. One of our
leading senators expressed the opinion that a time like this, when tendencies toward
lawlessness were so prevalent, was a poor time to criticize those charges in any way with
the duty of maintaining law and order. Such a putting of the case merits some attention, of
course. but it will not take us very far against the reasonable demand that our whole penal
system, just {clipping ends there}
�{John written around the boarders of the page}
THE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, CHICAGO
{typed clipping}
The Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago.
TUITION AND ROOM RENT FREE.
BOARD AT COST, OR STUDENTS CAN BOARD THEMSELVES. THE BUILDING is of
brick, 214 feet long, 48 feet wide and four stories high, and will cost about $60,000. It will
contain four residences for families, and thirty-six suits of rooms for students, each suit
having a study room and two lodging rooms - beside rooms for boarding, recitations, &c. The
rent of the four dwellings will pay the salary of one teacher. The Building thus ENDOWS A
PROFESSORSHIP and furnishes rooms for students. The corner stone was laid August 18,
1868, and the building is rapidly going up. THIS BUILDING will be the place where hundreds,
and perhaps thousands, of God's ministers will pursue their studies for the great work of
preaching Christ. Here they will pray and weep and rejoice. Here they will gain many spiritual
victories; and years after they leave its walls, they will look back to it with tender interest and
hallowed associations. From it there will go forth much of gospel light, and many earnest
laborers to benefit and bless the world. Would you like to put some bricks into it, or pay for
some that are in it? Send your contributions to
G.S BAILY, 32 Wahpanseh Ave., Chigaco, Ill.
{typed clipping}
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA.
Quarterly Ticket for February, 1873.
For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. -2
Cor. iv. 18.
W
{printed} Samuel Johnson {plmb?}
�March 16th 1873 PM. Ashamed to take up my cross in Prayer Meeting. Heavenly Father
may I overcome this besetting sin. Amen
{the following is a newspaper clipping or pamphlet}
"IS IT NOT A LITTLE THING"
Do you deem sin, any sin, a little thing? Fools sometimes make a mock at sin. But the saints
who have had a glimpse of its exceeding sinfulness, the damned who feel its awful
consequences, the glorified spirits who view, unveiled, that God against whom it is
committed, and Jehovah himself, who from his throne surveys its nature, malignity, and
tendency, all look upon sin, upon the least sin, with very different views. They see in it that
selfish disposition which, right or wrong, seeks its own gratification, however small. They see
in it a rebellion against the highest authority in the universe, and a violation of the most
powerful and endearing obligations- obligations which an eternity of praise cannot repay.
They see in it a disregard of the most important interests. Right or wrong, the sinner will have
his way, though he sacrifice his immortal well-being. Right or wrong, he will indulge a spirit
which, were it universal, would fill all worlds with insubordination, guilt, and wretchedness.
They see in it an impious trifling with the most solemn concerns. What lifted the floodgates
through which the tide of human misery has been pouring for 5,000 years and more? Sin.
The whole earth has become one vast graveyard; and "who slew all these?" Sin. Sin kills
beyond the tomb. Sin kindled the fires of hell, and sin feeds the unquenchable flame. Before
the smallest sin could be pardoned, Christ must die; and sin it was that slew the Lord of life
and glory - and is sin a little thing? If one sin is so sinful, what must be the guilt of the sins of
your whole life? If one drop contains such venom, what does an ocean contain? If sin be
such an evil, how can you trifle with it as you do; dallying with a scorpion which is stinging
you to death? Do you not daily allow yourself in what you know to be wrong, under the
impression that it is a little thing? The floating weed may indicate the current of a stream, and
apparently small offences show whether you regard the whole law. He that is faithful in that
which is little, is faithful also in much. He that despiseth little things, shall fall by little and litte.
No. 35. American Tract Society.
{This is written on the top of the page, inverted} Band Corn Cheese Date Speakers Water
{fringe the?} + Tea Bills Dishes
�Moved + see that we have a {pantry?} carried Moved + see that a come to be appointed to
ascertain how much can be done for the Party Carried Moved Wm Todd + J G
Hutcherson Moved J {Marr?} W Robinson. Goodwood C Stafford + R Hanniton South Wm
Todd + R Campbell North Comissions B Todd + Jno Stover 2nd A Wood + S Todd 4th
Men
Sat May 26 Goodwood North 110 $20 W Todd
104
"
$50
"
East
R Todd
30
$20
S Todd
"
"
West
{This is continued from the previous page}
Goodwood South 25 W Robin
Moved + see that {words are too faint} on the 25 June Services on Sabbath Carried
Moved + see that J {faint letters} + W Todd act as {unclear, very faint}
Moved + see that we have {Barn?}
Moved + see their A woods {faint name} + R Todd Carried
Moved + see that we by {faint} for the point, 20 Doz Cup + Savors plates + of not too dear
spoons + {faint}
Moved + see that J Mc + C Wagg buy the dishes cd W Robinson L {Wallare?} + S Johnson
secures speakers for Sabbath services + party, also + Bills mitted Carried
Moved + see that J Wason, J Whittlton + C Stafford see to furnish Water, {fuing?} or Tea
Makers Carried
Moved + said that the above can furnish Tea + Sugar. Carried
Moved + said that our next Com Meeting be on 7 May
Goodwood USS May 17 1877 Mr James McCullough in the chair
Moved by J Watson sic by R Wagg that Mr Jos Badgeran be appointed to be Asst Sup of
Goodwood U S.S Carried
�Moved by Mr Wallace said by R Wagg that S Johnsonbe teacher of {yoching?} {faint} class
Carried
Moved by Wm Robinson read by C Stafford that Jos Wallace be appointed asst teacher of
Yorry Ness Bible Class Carried
Moved by J Wagg read by Johnson that Badgeran teacher class No 2 Carried
{Continued from previous page}
Moved by J Stover see by J Wallace that R Wagg teat teach Class No 3 Carried
Moved + see that C Stafford teach No 4 Cass
Moved + seod that Jn + L Wagg teach No 6 carried
Moved + sed Miss D Milleker teach class 6 Carried
Moved + sead that Jos G Hutcherson of Class No 2 Carried
Moved + See that Miss M Stafford teach Class 3 Carried
Moved + sed that Miss R M McCull teach Class 4 Carried
Moved + see that Miss C Strafford " " 5 Carried
" " Wm Robinson " " 6 Carried
Treasurer J Turner Carried
Subianions R Campbell + R Todd be Librarians Carried
Moved + see that S Johnson be elected to act as secretary Carried
MOved She by Jos Badgersan sed by R Wagg that we elect offices once a year say 1st May
Carried
A Stokes 196 Fulton St Brooklyn NY
Cure for Founder. Tie clean sassafras bark (taken from the root) around the bridle bit, leaving
it on all night Another cure. Take a large grear Gourd, cut it up, put it into a gallon of water +
boil it down to a quart. Strain the liquid and give as a drench. Dec 25th 1873
�Revd J Marzolf Derchan De 13th 1873 Otterville or Merville P.O out (D Armitage acc Aug
15th) Dominion Chain Works 146 East Front St East Whittfield + medley" sole Maufactorers
of the farnsworth stump + stone lifter No. 5004 E Farnsworth Stump + Stone lifter Pat No
5004 1877Govt Grant Jan is $15.68 Toronto
Amadon P.O. Samila + Les Michigan
Writing luk Oct 18th 1875 2 oz Ext Logwood 1/2 oz Bichromate of Potash (chrom) Dissolve in
1 Gallon of boiling oft water
National Pain Remover Dr Fourters Extract Wild Strawberry Dr. A Fifes Woorn Lozenges
{This is a chart on the lower left hand side of the page}
Whittleton
38
J Collins
38
W Wagg
38
J Wagg
38
J Morcadon
38
Johnson Oakwood
X
Lewis
38
Stooy
Watson
S Burr
Milliken Moray
�Johnson
38
E Staff
38
G Robinson
E Vauhorn
Wm Ball
Wm Morganson
38
Wm White
38
{Some of the names on the list, near the bottom, cannot be read}
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Samuel Johnson Diary & Transcription, 1873
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Samuel Johnson (1848-1884)
1873 Diary
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The Dominion Quarto Diary for 1873 [Published Title}
Samuel Johnson's Diary April 29th 1873 Goodwood Ont
Toronto: Adam, Stevenson, & Co., Publishers {printed}
Monday evening February 16th 1874. My Soul Praises God, for I am a Sinner saved by
Grace. The Lord is my Shepherd He leadeth me in green pastures, beside living waters. May
my Soul ever praise him, who so loveth us, that he gave his Son, our Saviour, a ransom for
us. Amen. S. J.
"Trust in the Lord alone He aids thee from above In every strait surround his throne And rest
upon His Love"
Thy way not mine O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by thy own Hand. Choose out the
path for me.
Extracts from the "Morton Family" or "Trust in God" Copied from Goodwood Union Sabbath
School Minute or Secretary's book by Saml Johnson Nov 1st 1877
MEMORANDA
{page is blank}
JANUARY, 1873.
Dr James' Recipe for cure of Consumption, Asthma Bronchitis & General Debility. on receipt
of two Stamps to pay expenses Address Craddick & Co 1032 Race Street Philadelphica Pd
giving name of Toronto Globe.
Fishburn's Cough Mixture 2 q tincture of Zolu {?} 1 oz tincture of Bark, 1 q spirits of Sweet
Nitre, 2oz tincture of Columbia 2 oz tincture of Gentian 4 drams tincture of Foxglove 60
drams of Antimonial Wine. Mix all together . Dose half a teaspoonful at first
1873 Decr 27th Subscribers for Canadian Messenger for 1874 {a Methodist publication}
�1 John Whittleton paid 28c
2 James Collins Pd 38
3 John Morgason Pd 38
4 John Wagg Pd 38
5 Geo Lewis Pd 38
6 Wm Wagg Pd 38
7 Thos Storry
8 Wm Watson Pd 38
9 Geo Stafford Pd 38
10 Mrs S Burr
11 Saml Johnson
12 Wm Johnson Pd 38
13 Ben Milliken
14 Frank Wagg Pd. 38c
15 John Lee Pd . 38
16 C Wagg Pd 38
17 E Baker Pd 38
18 Jas McCullough Pd 38
19 A Gregg Pd 38
20 John Lmon Pd 38
Remitted these to J Dougall & Son Jan 5th 1874
�{Written between rows, vertically down middle of page the following} Sent $5 to J. Dougall &
Son Montreal for the 13 Subscriptions on Sat Decr 27th 1873 (Regstr)
Remitted to J Dougall & Son Jan 21st 1874
22 G Robinson
23 E Vanhorn Pd 38
24 Wm Ball Pd 38
25 Wm Morgason Pd 38
26 Wm White Pd 38
27 Geo Dowswell Pd 38
28 Chrisr Scott Pd 38
29 Wm Hilts
30 Geo Vanhorn Pd 38
31 Wm Bloman Pd 38
32 J. W {Faun or Tann} Pd 38
March 7th 1874
J W Tann Pd 38
January, 1873 4
Thursday, 2.
January 1874 List of Lumber from Charles Goulds
Loads No 1 = 470 Feet No 2 = 585 No 3 + 4 = 1267 No 5 + 6 = 722 Jan 24th Nos 7 + 8 =725
" 22 Nos 9 + 10 1518 ' 23rd { No 11 764
No 12 1041
24th { No 13 714
�No 14~ 704
26 { No 15 395
No 16 400
Feet 9306 2 1/2 18610 6652
$23.267
January 26th Paid Chase Gould $28.27c being in full or 9,305 feet sawed lumber
Friday, 3. Healey turife [sp?] came here to Bourd. 1874 List of Subscriptions permitted to
John Dougall + Sons. Montreal for 1876
For Weekly Witness $ c Subscriptions to be Messenger
for 1875
1 Richard Davey Pd 1 00 1 Wm Wagg
2 Christ Scott Pd 1 00 2 Jas Percy
3 Robt Dowling Pd 1 00 3 Ino Whitteton
4 John Marr Pd 1 00 4 Ed Baker
(1) Do Do Dom
Monthly Pd
1 00 5 Peter Findley Pd
6 Wm Robinson
7 Mrs J Barkey Pd
8 Wm Ball
9 Frank Wagg Pd
�10 Eliakim Vauhorn
11 James Collins
12 Jno May
13 Elias Vauzant Pd
14 Wm White
15 Christ Hilts Pd
16 Christ Scott Pd
17 Jon D. Brocks Stouffville
Pd
18 J W Tann
19 G Stafford
20 Wm Watson
21 Wm J Davis Pd
22 Job Forsyth Pd
23 Isaac Wagg Pd
JANUARY, 1873.
{On top of page} Mr S Burkholder to be sent for
�Monday, 6. Subscribers for C Messenger for 1876
P1 P. Pewrock{sp?} P Stouffville 38
P2 D Morrison P " " 38
P3 L. J. Low P " " 38
P4 Wm Pickering P " " 38
P5 Wm Scott " " 38
P6 Jos Lee Goodwood P
P7 E. S. Shaw " " P.
P8 F Wagg
P9 E Vanhorn
P10. Jos Kellington Pd
P11 Wm Watson
P12 J. W. Whittleton P
P13 J McCullough
P14 W Ball
P15 G Robinson
P16 Margt J Todd
�P17 A Rolston
P18 H Cooper
P19 J. Mackney
P20 E Baker
P21 J Douglas
P22 Isaac Wagg
P23 Wm Wagg
P24 G Stafford
P25 J Barkey
P26 Miss J A Todd
P27 Ges Todd
P28 J W Toune{sp?}
"P29 C Scott
P30 J Smith Goodwood
P31 R. Hauselton " "
P32 Thos Hope " "
�P33 Jos Grice{sp? " "}
P34 G Dowswell " "
P35 F. B. Wick " "
P36 W. Vauhorn " "
P37 W. J Davis " "
P38 C Wagg " "
P39 Thos Wagg " "
P40 R. Wagg " " Your text here...
P41 H Degeer " "
P42 Mrs T. Storry " "
P S. Burkholder @ the P.O 38
P43 Mrs J Hunter Uxbridge PO. 38
P44 Miss Cordela Hall " " 38
P45 S Stover " " 38
P46 H. Chapman Glasgow 38
P47 H Stover " " 38
�P48 H McDormot " " 38
P49 Mrs J Connee Ballautrae 38
P50 Mrs Joel Kester Glasgow 35
Sent subscriptions for above 48 names to Jno Dougall + Sons, on Thursday Dec 9th 75 2nd
Lot
P51 J. B. Forsyth 30
52 Jos Forsyth -----------
P53 Sam Dunsheath 30
54 Abbt Wagg ---------------
55 H Lewis 30
56 G Vauhorn ------------
57 Wm White ------------
58 F Smith ------------
P59 L. G. Wagg 30
60 V Wagg ------------
61 C Hunt 30
62 Mrs Emma Forsyth 30
�63 Mr Aba Eliis 30
64 Mr. Peter Finlay ------------
65 Mr Ges Lewis 30
66 Jos Collins ------------
3rd Lot sent Jan 7th 1876
67 Wm Morganson P
68 Mrs N Miller P
69 G Hamilton P
70 R. Forsyth ------------
Subs for Weekly Writing
P A Rolston 1.10
P H Cooper 1.10
P E Baker 1.10
P J McGuckin 1.10
P C Scott 1.10
JANUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 9. 3rd Lot
�71 D. Nighswander Mongolia ------------
72 Sen Johnson Oakwood ------------
73 Josiah Millikon Moray ------------
74 Jno Cook Siloam ------------
75 Martin Johnson Fenlon Falls ------------
2nd Lot Messengers
76 S. Sangster Stouffville 30
77 T Chester Glasgow 30
78 E Vaizaut{sp?} " " 30
79 Wm Kellington P Stouffville 30
80 Jos Steele " " 30
81 S Burkholder At the P 30
2nd Lot Witness
H Lewis ------------
Jos Marr 1.10
G Vauhorn 1.10
F Pickering 1.10
3rd Lot Witness Jan 7. 1876 Stephen March Pd $1.10 Friday, 10. Saturday, 11.
�JANUARY, 1873. Goodwood
About April 9th 1874. I was induced to to lead our Thursday evening Prayermeeting. only
Bros Jno Kellington & Ed Whittleton were present. And again on Thursday Evg April 23rd
1874 when Several of our Class were present. I felt a restraint upon me. Yet I was
impressed, it was my duty. May the Lord enable me to do his blessed will. & love the with an
undivided heart I went to Uxbridge to day on Railway & met Bro E. S. Hoyl our Minister on
the Train. I got some teeth filled by Mr Waid Dentist. Written Monday Evg April 27th 1874
Tuesday, 14.
Wednesday, 15.
JANUARY, 1873.
Thurdsay, 16.
Friday, 17.
Saturday, 18.
JANUARY, 1873.
MONDAY, 20 Henderson &Bostwick $118.70 Merelets Bk.
Wednesday May 17 Morning. Joseph Stridholme 3 1/2 days
May 2 H McGuckin 7 yd Shirting 17 = $1.19, 1 1/2 factory,13 & Spool 5 Total $1.37 at W B
Saunders
Tuesday Wednesday 21st Jan 1874 Drawing Saw Logs to Chas Gould's Mill Bro Sliter
Stayed with us last night. also Misses H Robinson Catharine McCullough, & Miss E
McCullough & Miss Anna McGill & Messrs Jas McCullough, Vrooman, & Dr White
(switchman) visited us last evening Mild to day rained some about daylight
O Lord help me to look unto thee with all my heart
Wednesday Thursday 22 January 1874 Lot No 17 2nd con Uxbridge It is just 5 years this
Evening Since I was Born again The Lord be praised for his goodness & tender mercy. I
desire this evening to praise him with all my heart for the way He has led me. I have been
�very unfaithful and disobedient, often yielded an easy prey to besetting Sins May the Lord
quicken my Soul & enable me to love him more than all the World beside & May it be my
meat and drink to do my Master's will in all things, "Create in me a Clean Heart & renew a
right spirit within me O God" that I may glorify our Heavenly Father, & take up the Cross with
a thankful Heart. For Jesus sak Amen Samuel Johnson Jan 22nd 1874
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 30.
Friday, 31.
Saturday, February 1.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Monday, 3.
Tuesday, 4.
Wednesday, 5.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 6.
Friday, 7.
Saturday, 8.
Sunday 9. (This is the first I have written in this Book) Clear & very cold O walked to sabbath
school this morning. {Mr C Magg?} the superintendant asked me to close the school by
giving out the Hymn & leading in Prayer. To my shame & sorrowful regret I yielded to my old
besetting sin. Man fearing, I begged him to excuse me I felt as though I could not utter a
word. I feel conscience smitten all day Lord enable me to come & be strong in the Lord. I
went to Mr Geo Stafford’s to dinner. Bro N Robinson preached from 119th Psalm 68 thou art
good & doest good.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
�Monday, 10. Very cold. Not quite so cold towards the evening. Storming some in the
evening. Owen Lewis & I threshed Peas. Temperance Meeting. I took a load of the
Goodwood folk to an open temple of the Mineahaha. Stouffville lodge of Good templars.
They gave a good entertainment. (Monday Evening) Mr Thomas Douglas came here to
board at $8 per month He is going to to our School to his his brother Mr James Douglas.
Tuesday, 11. Moderated considerably. Mild all day Mr Joshua Miller was buried to day in the
Garveyard North of GoodWood. Revd Mr Moores Prearhed. Father + Mother went to the
Funeral & Mr Lapp & wife came home to Dinner. Owen Lewis helped Ms White Saw wood
this AM. PM. We finished threshing the Peas which we had in the stack.
Wednesday, 12. Fine We cleaned the Peas (about 5 Bushels) & brought 50 bush of three
over to the Driving house Father & Mother went down to Revd Jacob Marzolf's on Lot No 4.
7th con Markham & came up to Mr Henry Wismer's North of Markham Village & stayed all
night.
196 Fulton St Brooklyn N.Y. FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 13. Clear & Bright. quite sharp all day. Sun warm. Owen Lewis. Elizabeth and I
went to prayer meeting at Goodwood. {evg in?} Bro Wm B Watson read the 12th chap
Hebrews. though qury meeting was small the Lord was with us. The Love of Jesus in the
Soul is worth more than any earthly pleasure. Owen & I commenced drawing Peas from the
Barn apposite the Schoool House. Father & Mother came home this Evening they visisted
cousin John Smiths on 9th con Markham & came by Uncle Martins for Tea. The
congregational S.S. Stouffville had a sleigh rides this PM & "Tea after". letter from Cousin
Tillie 10th A Stokes. Brooklyn N.Y. 196 Fulton Street
Friday, 14. Dull. No NE wind snowed a little S tair this Gag, Owen Lewis & I finished drawing
Peas home from Barn next School House. This Evg Mr Ino Garman of Pickering stayed all
night. He is Peddling corn Brooms, he gets them from near Niagara.
Mr Robert Welsh (of Lot No21 9th con Markham) was found dead on Wednesday 12th inst. a
Corner's Inquest was held.
Saturday, 15. Clear & sharp this morning South wind. Bright all day. but did not thaw.
Somewhat cloudy this [?] AM. I went to Dr Win Pagan near Stouffville & got some med.ce
PM. Owen & I threshed & cleaned 12 Bushels of short straw peas. Father &Mother Sister
Lizzie went to Altorio home by Mr S Burkholder's & ordered a stand & lounge. I did not go the
�Division this evn the subject for debate is "which has caused the most misery war or
independence"! The verse in thy little Year Book for to day is who gave himself for us that he
might redeem us from all iniquity & purify unto himself a peculiar people, jealous of good
looks. Dear Jesus may I be moulded according to thy will.
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Monday, 17th A beautiful day Slight W wind
Owen Lewis + I commenced to draw the Hay Stack home, from the Nighswauder farm This
Evening. Johnny Welsh + his sister Lizzie came up on a visit
Tuesday, 18. Morning chilly SE wind became warmer + was a fine day. Owen + I finished
drawing Hay stack home this A.M. P.M. drew roof Boards of stack home + also the nails
around it. Noon. Bless this Lord I have just had a season of sweet communion with my
Saviour I felt the shortness of time + the greatness of the importance of living wholly for
Jesus. O Lord enable me to consecrate my all to thee + enable me to do thy will in all things.
I also prayed that Dear Father might connect to jesus. I felt something like a presentiment as
though I might have to pass out of times before Father should seek the Saviour. I then felt as
though I say thy will be done. Be thou my strength O Lord. Amen.
Wednesday, 19. A pretty fine day A.M. Father took our Eight day clock to McAllen's
Stouffville to get it fixed. Owen also went to Stouffville to look after his Photographs. I drew
stove wood. P.M. Owen Drew wood from woods to wood pile I went to Goodwood + brought
two Pitchforks at Hewitts + James McCullough Measured the wood we have drawn them 22
1/2 cords + 20 1/2 cords in the two rows on road East of Goodwood + 14 cords on lot South
of the Station Uncle Martin + Aunt Margaret were here to Tea
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Thursday, 20. A sharp N wind this morning. Pleasant day Evg Cloudy, chilly SE wind Owen
Lewis + I went up to John Cooks Lot N 34, 2nd Con Uxbridge + got some cedar for sleepers
for Driving House over Turnip Cellar the original sleepers are mostly rotten
Friday, 21. Snowed some last night. Stormy A.M. from SE P.M. Fair wind turned to the North,
Drifting some Evg, bright + Cold Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas in A.M. P.M. we bagged a
brist of 45 Bushels for Chopping (Oats + Peas) Father went to Goodwood + got some Glass
jars at Hewitts Uncle Martin + cousin Emma were here a few minutes.
�Saturday, 22. Clear + cold NW Wind Evg Colder Owen + I sawed some Pine cord wood in
Chopping South of House. A.M. Father took a load of Chop to Altona Mills. Cousins Margaret
Shoults + family came home with Father P.M. Father + {Thos?} Douglas went to Stouffville +
got Our Eight day Clock which Mr Allen had Cleaned for us. Evg I went to Division S of
Temperance.
Sunday 23rd 1873. We went to S School in A.M. P.M. We went to church Bro N Robinson
Preached from Revelation of St John 2nd Chap 10th verso, "Be thou faithful'...Lord be my
strength + guido. Very cold
FEBRUARY, 1873.
Monday, 24. Very cold this morning NW Wind all day. Snow drifting some most of the day
PM considerably moderated. Owen Lewis + I threshed + cleaned 12 bushels seed Peas PM
Rev Mr John H Shoults Christian Minister came to Tea + took his family with him to a Prayer
meeting at Mr Elijah Pattersons Glasgow
Tuesday, 25. NW Wind not ectremely cold. Evg Starry. Owen + I went up to Mr John Cook's
Lot N33 in 2nd Con. Ux + gM two loads of Cedar posts 9 feet long for fencing the S East
corner of Orchard E + S of Wood House
Wednesday, 26. A fine clear day. Wind S.W though quite pleasant to be out. AM I took a
cord + a half piece wood to Dr Pagan near Stouffville + came home via Attonew Mills + got a
Grist of Chop, Owen took the Board roof off the last part of the Straw Stack. PM I took the
large Colt "Nelly" to the Black Smith Shop + had his shoes taken off + made arrangement to
go to Lecture in Stouffville by Revd Hugh Johnson M Around trip across the Continent. One
of our Horses took sick + we could not go. Father + Mother visited Mr Christian
Nightswauder's Pickering. Six years ago Today we moved to this farm from Pickering. I
recieved a letter from Bro S Knopp. PE of Hamilton district of Ev Association.
FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1873.
Thursday, 27. A Severe Snow Storm Set in Early this morning + continued from the S East
until Noon today PM pretty fiar wind changed to West AM We cleaned some Oats for Feed
PM We sawed some pine wood in South chopping Father + Mother Visited Mr Stephen
Burr's Evening, we went to PrayerMeeting but there was no Meeting May we meet Jesus at
our home + have him in our Hearts We called in at Mr Gregg's with some Butter (6 lbs) --
�Friday, 28. A Fine day Owen + I sawed Pine cord wood in the S Bush
Saturday March 1. A fine day Father got the Horses shod at Barkey's Shop Goodwood Owen
Lewis + I sawed Pine wood Evening I went to Goodwood Div S of T
Sunday March 2nd AM Mother, Elisabeth + I went up to S School + TunRer Meeting Mr
Snider Preached a feeling Sermon Uncle FredericK's came up + went home after tea Mother
is ill with sick headache. T. Douglass, Jaro McCulloch, Owen Lewis, Lizzie & I went to
Goodwood Meeting Bro as Collins preached from Hebrews 12th Chap + 2nd verse a very
ernest address on the love of Christ for Us Praise the Lord O My Soul for his dealings unto
me
MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 3. Turned very cold, some time during, last night Very cold today, Drifting fiercely
from the North. Blocking the East + West roads badly. A.M. I went to Pilkey's Saw Mill + got
some 1506 feet of lumber which we bought from Elijah Miller @84.50c per thousand I left
Most of the lumber on this 5th con opposite Mr Rusnell's gate + brought only about 300 feet
home on account of the Snow P.M. I brought Lizzie home from School Evg. Owen Lewis + I
bagged up to 12 bags Potatoes intending to take them to Toronto some time this week. Evg
Very cold, strong N wind. Heavenly Father May thy presence + thy grace be with me.
Tuesday, 4. Extremely cold very high N Wind. Roads 6 + west badly drifted Evening
Moderated somewhat Owen + I threshed Peas Elizabeth did not go to school on account of
the cold + drift. Tho S Douglas walked to school
Wednesday, 5.
March, 1873
Thursday, 6. A clear bright day. Very sharp SW Wind thawed scarecely any ice in the Sun
Elizabeth + I went to Toronto this A.M. took a load of Potatoes, Butter Turkeys + Chickens,
Sold Potatoes for 45c per Bag + Butter pound Rolls for 21c + Turkeys 9 1/2c per lb + 33c for
Chickens (a piece) Bought 250 lbs Sugar + some cloves + Timothy seed + Stayed at
Roache's Hotel on Front Street East, all night Uncle {Cannot understand word} Jamisson
Stayed there also, in the Evening Uncle John + I went up to House of Assembly, it was the
first time I was ever at the Parliament Buildings. Lizzie was ill the Evening
�Friday, 7.
Satruday, 8.
Sunday 9th March 1873. A.M. Owen Lewis, Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School 2nd Chap of
2nd Thess, lesson today Colman Wagg our SS Superintendant wished me to read the hymm
after the Opening Prayer. I did so for the first time in my life. I had often shrunk from that
dutyy before. May God strenthen Me. Noon. This Morning when I arose I feft a vacancy in my
soul, but bless the Lord I looked unto him I have just had sweet communion with Him. P.M.
Father Mother Lizzie + I went to Church Bro N Robinson Preached
MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 10.
Tuesday, 11.
Wednesday, 12.
MARCH, 1873.
Thursday, 13. A bright day, thawing considerably Evening bright AM I done the chores +
went to John McCulloch's to get my hair Shingled, but did not + got dinner there Uncle
Joseph Walker's + Cousin Thos Walker's of Whitchurch came on a visit + stayed until after
Tea time. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkin's on the 7th con Pickering + got her shod +
went to Uncle Jno Boyle's for Dinner + came home in PM Uncle Joseph, cousin Thos + I
went to Goodwood to see the Town Evening Owen Lewis Mother + I went to Prayer Meeting
Friday, 14. A very fine day. quite thawy I opened the Turnip cave S of {Drwing?} House +
found the Turnips to be rotting considerably so Ive assorted the turnips in the cellar + fitted it
+ got things handy to draw turnips from cave to cellar tomorrow. P.M. Owen took a load of
wood (Pine) to McCullough's there are 9 cords in the last pile of we have drawed S of
Sideroad + there are 14 cords on lot North of Sideroad + 20 1/2 cords in North row on the
Uxbridge road + 22 1/2 cords of Seasoned wood in South row one the same road. Father
went to see Mr Eli Cormer to buy some cedar, but did not succeed.
Saturday, 15. Snowed about an such before daylight + was raining at daylight + continued
more or less all day. Evening it had about ceased raining + turned foggy. Warm S E Wind
�most of the day. A.M. Owen Lewis + I helped John McCulloch to carry a straw stack into his
barn which had upset in his Barnyard. P.M. We cleaned 10 Bushels Oats for Seed for Uncle
Joseph Walker + Bagged 22 Bags Potatoes.
Sunday March 16th 1873. A.M. Exceedingly windy + Stormy from North P.M. Still windy but
not cold or stormy. Did not go to S School Went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullough did not
come to Preach, I suppose on account of the Snow Drifts. Bro E Whittleton read 19th Psalm
O Jesus May I lay all upon the Alter for Jesus + Increase my faith
MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 17. A pretty sharp N Wind continued rather cold all day Owen Lewis + I sawed Pine
Cord wood in S Bush. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkins on 7th con Pickering + got her
shod Evening Mother Lizzie + I visited Mr Les Dawswell to bid farewell to their Daughter
Jane, who with her husband + his folk's Mr Brethours of Georgina intend starting tomorrow to
British Columbia via San Francisco
Tuesday, 18. A dull + Chilly day S E Wind Commenced snowing about 3 PM + Snowed
about half an Inch during the night Lizzie + I started on a short visiting tour this morning we
called first on Mrs Donald Mac Rae (formally Miss Emma Colvie) + went to Revd Jacob
Marizolf's on 7th con Markham lot No 4 + took dinner + stayed until about 3 PM. Mr Marizolf
was not at home I suppose it was our farewell visit for they will remove to another circuit in
the spring. We came up to Mr Drew Mason's Markham Village + stayed over night I am 25
years old today + only 4 years on the Lords side. Help me Jesus {The following was written
on the side on the page on this date} Todays notes were written on Monday Evg March 23rd
1873 + Bro Jacob Marizolf is here this Evg.
Wednesday, 19. Fine + bright this morning. Stayed a Mr Drew Mason over night AM. Lizzie +
Rachel Ann Mason + I went to Mr Adamson's Photograph rooms + had each of us a Letter-
graph taken. Lizzie + I went to Ms Donald MacRae's to dinner. P.M. we went back to
MrMasons + started shortly after to Leonard Boyle's, and just called a few Minutes + went up
to Mr Henry Barkey's (Junior) + had tea + We all went to Revival Meeting. Mongolia Bro
Newton Robinson Preached. We went home with Leonard Boyle's + stayed over night.
MARCH, 1873.
�Thursday, 20. Stormy. Snowing from S East, Snow soft We purposed going home this AM.
but owing to the Storm, which became worse in PM. Ive concluded to stay another night with
Mr Boyles Evening We Leonard, Malcom + I + Edwin went up to Meeting at Mongolia but
there was no meeting on account of the Storm
Friday, 21. Colder, Snowing slightly from the North this Morn Snowed about 10 Inches
yesterday + last night Lizzie + I started for Home this morning from L Boyle's Cousin Hannah
Lindsay came home with us We found the roads considerably drifted from S East PM I took a
load of Potatoes to Stouffville, at 30c per Bush Hulbert Proffessor Rockwell gave a lecture +
Performance on Horse training at Goodwood this PM Quite Snowy this PM West wind
Saturday, 22.Quite windy from the North this AM PM Not quite so windy AM I bagged some
Potatoes + Owen threshed Peas PM We drew the last of Straw Stack to Driving House for
Horse bedding , Evening I went to Division S of T PM Father + Mother + Hannah Lindsay
visited Mr Thos Robinsons
Sunday 23rd March 1873 AM We went to Sabbath School. Colman Wagg the Superintendant
was absent + I conducted the opening of the Sabbath School for the first time. May the
strengthen me for duty PM We all went to Goodwood Bro W.S. McCullough Preached from
4th Hebrews 1st Verse
(Snow Storm) x (see bottom) MARCH, 1873.
Monday, 24. AM Somewhat stormy Evg pretty fine Owen & I threshed Peas all day Father
Mother Mrs Hannah Lindsey vsited {Mr Ges?} Fields in AM. + Mr Ges Staffords in PM Revd
Jacod Marzolf Evangelical Minister from 7th con Markham came here this evg + will stay al
night
Tuesday, 25.Storym all day. SE Wind Evening a very impleasant sleet is coming from the S
East Owen Lewis & I finished threshing our peas & {winnowed?} them we have about a
hundred & ten bushels peas Mrs Hannah Lindsey, Father, Mother, & Lizzie visited mrs Burr's
to day & Hannah came home again with them
Wednesday, 26. Quite stormy yet this morning NE wind Quite rough & stormy all day Strong
NE N Wind. 8 o'clock PM storm is still raging it is the worst storm we have had for drifting this
winter. Owen & I winnowed about 35 Bushels of New Sealand Oats for seed & threshed our
small crop of field beans. about 6 quartz. Three years ago to day at the Heaviest snow storm
�of 1870 began & snowed fearfully in the 27th March 1870 so that the snow was about 10 feet
on the level, road N4 south were worse drifted ^than I have ever seen them
MARCH, 1873.
Thursday, 27. A pretty fine day after this Storm of Last night. The roads arifled more
yesterday + last night than we have had yet this winter. AM we shovelled some between the
House + road. + I went to 2nd con + got Mr Burr's + John McGullock's to open this snow
drifts there PM I assisted to shovel snow on 2nd con + come home + visit to Goodwood +
recieved a letter from Grand Scribe S of I Brantford.
Friday, 28. A fair day. though somewhat chilly SE wind all day aid not thaw so very lunch.
Hannah Lindsey left this morning Father, Mother + elizabeth took Cousin Hannah Lindsey to
Hiram Johnsons, at Stouffville + took dinner. We do not expect to see her again for a long
time. May the Lord enable us to meet in Heaven, if not again on Earth. Mrs. Abraham Reesor
of Altona Died last night. She had been married to Mr Reesor about a year ago She wil
be married buried at Dixon's Hill tomorrow.
Saturday, 29. Began to rain during the night + contiued moderatily most of the day. Evg
turned cold + began to snow. Wind turned from SE to North- Owen spilt stovewood. PM I
drew up an agreement between Maker Degeer + LW Peterson. mr Degeer agrees to build a
house 20x26 feet + 14 feet high for Mr Peterson for ($50) fifty doll Did not get to division S of
I to night on acct of {inclerwency?} of the weather
(written vertical up the page next to saturday, 29th entry: Lord Assistance)
Sunday March 30th 18/3 AM We attended SSchol with Much weakned I opened the School.
Mr C Waff being about on accdient of his wife's illnes, Lizzie + I went to Mr C Staffords to
dinner + to meeting in PM Mr Bro. N Robinson Preacher Hoseal 12 c + 10th [?]
MARCH-APRIL, 1873.
Monday, 31. Quite snowy until about 10 AM + pretty fair the remainder of the day. thawy. AM
I took 8 sheep to C Yalte's Hotel Stouffville we had sold to mr Priee for $7 a piece PM I took
Lizzie to see Mrs Cohnon Wazz who is quite ill + I went on over to Mr Jon Kellington's
auction sale of farm + stock Lot No 21 East half 1st con Uxbridge. I recieved $6.40c of S.S.
funds from Mr H Kellington I wrote a letter this Evening to Mr J Young to send $10 worth of
SS Prizes for Goodwood USS (130 Books in all)
�Tuesday, April 1. AM Fine. quite thawy all day PM somewhat cloud + hailed finely in the
evening. AM i took 7 bags potatoes to Stouffville @ 30c per bush Mr Trancisoo is in due us
$1.10c + Mr Rob Cole is in due $1.35c + Mr John Bruell's[sp?] 85C Went to Uncle Smuel
Toellar's [sp?] to dinner + home again in PM
Wednesday, 2. Snow + rain to day from S West AM I took two loads turnips from cave into
stone cellar + dug snow from off turnip pit in field west of Old House. & Evenings Lizzie &
went to see Colman Waff's his wife is quite ill. Issac Wegg + I went to Uxbridge Village to get
Dr Bascom. We stayed until 5 AM on Thursday
APRIL, 1873.
Thursday, 3. A fine day. Thawed considerably. W Wind. AM Owen + I drew turnips from cave
S of Driving House, into cellar. PM Hank Cooper helped us at turnips finished the larger cave
expect a few there are about 100 Bushels rotten in it. PM Mr Seneca [sp?] Baker brought
cousin Esther Milliken here + both stayed over night Evening. I did not go to Prayer Meeting.
"Heavenly Father. Keep me thy Humble follower
Friday, 4. A fair day. Frank Cooper, Owen + I drew turnips from Pit into cellor. PM I took Mr
Pazan M.D. Near Stouffville, a load, of a cord + a quarter @ $2 per cord, Paid me $1.50
Owen + Frank finished drawing turnips into cellar, Mr + Mrs Robinson came on a visit this
evg.
Saturday, 5. Rainy this morning + continued at intervals during the day, A heavy Shower just
after dinner. AM I took ploughs + Harrows to Jacob Barkey's shop Goodwood to get repaired
+ went up to {Chas?} Gould's Saw Mill + got 22 Pieces of Picketing @$10 per thousand feet I
took dinner at Mr Goulds, PM. I went to Goodwood + We hired Ed Leet to work 7 months for
$45. I went to Division S of S in Evening
Sunday. Rainy + Foggy all day. AM We went to S School. Mr Saml Stover assisted in
conducting the School. I took dinner at Mr Stover's. PM I went to Church at Goodwood. Bro
McCullough who was at our place to Dinner, Preached from Acts II Chap 16 verses The
Disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. {written on the side} I was Stregthend in
Jesus
April, 1873.
�Monday, 7. Dull foggy rainy at Intervals. SE Wind A.M. I took, Uncle Martin Johnson's tub +
Barrell home which we had borrowed to Draw water in the Winter. PM I came home by L
Thos Wagg's + got the Spring board. I boirght{unsure of this word} grow Mr Gregg, also
came by Mr Jonas Lewis's + got a Bob sleigh for Dragging logs upon, Mr Seucca Baker
came here this Morning + in PM. took Cousin Esther Milliken to his Father + DV. they will be
married at our Place tomorrow AM.
Tuesday, 8. Rainy all day Mostly SE wind Mr Seucca Baker was married there to day to
cousin Esther Milliken, by Revd Mr More Babtist Minister, Cousins Alice Milliken + Alice
Walker {Mauuel?} + Jacob Baker + Mr + Mrs Joel Baker were also here. Mr + Mrs Baker
went home in the evening by rail to Stouffville + would go from there with Buggy. May the
blessing of God rest upon the Marriage Union. Mifs Amma Scott's School examination at
Goodwood corner off this PM.
Wednesday, 9. Rained until nearly Midnight + then abated till Morning, Rained steadily all
day S E wind this now the 5th day it has rained in Succession + seems likely to continue. AM
I took Mr + Mrs Seucca Baker + the rest of the wedding party to Goodwood Station. I
got the Rod Schod + came home. PM I wrote a letter to Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes, N
Jersey + one for Mother to Uncle Jarriah Milliken's. Owen Lewis finished Splitting Stove
wood in wood house
APRIL, 1873.
Thursday, 10. Froze considerably last night Somewhat raw & cold wind this AM But thawed
considirbly Owen + I sawed Pine Wood again in North side of South Bush. Mr A. Gregg gave
Father two Sunday School Prize Book which he had exchange for Me. Evening I went to
Prayer Meeting at Goodwood. Roads Much Hooded about Goodwood. Snow about 2 + 3 feet
deep most Part of Road from Here to Goodwood.
Friday, 11. Dull + Cloudy. SE Wind. Sprinkling Some times this AM. Somewhat fairer this
PM. Owen + I Sawed + Split pine Wood. Evening I went to Goodwood + got the Papers
came home immediately. There is talk of a musical Band Organized at James Todd Hotel
Goodwood. Father went to John McCullougeh's to see a sick cow + went over to Mr Stephen
Burr's + got some pieces of teeth pulled Raining a little this evening
Saturday, 12. A fine Day. Owen went away to day I drew Some Wood Pine to Pile on Nigh
wander farm near Goodwood. There are 25 cords + 48 of a cord in the two rows, Evening I
�went to Goodwood Dic S of T. The Officers were installed for this quarter. Bro Hugh
McDermolt as WP + I was Installed Chaplain.
Sunday April 13th 1873 AM I + Sister Lizzie went to S School I took the SS Prize Books but
did not distribute them. the Lord blessed me much this morning. Praise his name PM we
went to Goodwood Church. Bro N Robinson preached (For our Sake he became poor that
we might be made rich)
April, 1873.
Monday, 14. A fine day AM. Father brought Ploughs from Blacksmith Shop + also Harrows
which we had got repaired I shut some Fence gaps on Nighswander farm PM I drew some
wood to yard South of the House from Bush South. Owen helped John MColloch to split
some Pine on his 20 acre lot. Evening Edward Leet went up to get John Smyth to come +
saw Pine wood for us at 77c Per day Edward Leet commenced to work for us 7Mo for $75.
Tuesday, 15. A Fine day John Smyth + E Leet sawed Pine in S Bush Owen Lewis chopped
Poplar + cherry wood + in Morning I went to Mr Pagan's + got Some Medicine I have now got
Medicine + Liniment 4 times + once liniment alone. + took him a Cord + a half of wood @ $2
per. + 11/4 Cords @ $2 $2.50, need $1.50 Part Payment , Balance {Written on the side is an
addition of $3.00 + $1.00 = $4.00} Took Dr Pagan 1 1/4 Cord Pine @ $2per = $2.50 + 1 1/2
cords @ $2 = $3 + Cash $1. {The following is boxed in : July 9th cash Balance 35c} = 6.50 In
PM I drew some Pale wood to wood Pile in Corner Commenced to rain at 7 PM
Wednesday, 16. Storm SE wind x See today I work for Thursday's the rain turned to snow +
snowed all day from S East I John Smyth + I made tur large Sates One for Barn Yard Owen
+ Ed. cleared some seed wheat + sore{unsure of this word} Oats for feed. PM Father took
Mother to Goodwoods O Lord be thou My strength + My Porphon {Prophet?}
{The following is written on the side of the page} S E wind threatening storm 7 PM began to
rain
April, 1873.
Thursday, 17. Stormy All day Snowing SE . _ Melting fast Evening Snow An Inch deep
Yesterday John Smyth + Ed Leet sawed Pine Owen + I chopped hardwood on SE corner of
Chopping To day J Smyth + I made two Gates, One for Barn yard Gate. Owen + Ed cleaned
�Seed Wheat I did not Go to Prayer meeting on account of Storm + muddy roads O Lord
enable me to love thee with all my Heart
Friday, 18. A cloudy day East wind drizzling very Slightly at times worse I went to Steam Mill
at Stapletons with John McCullochs Boy (Frank Cooper) to draw Mr Peterson's lumber from
the Mill + pile it close by after we came home I helped draw some rails for John, along N
Side of S E Field Thos Douglas + Miss Elisabeth McGuckin assisted Mother to make a
somewhat new Kind of a Summer Quilt Evening, I have been very busy Setting Division
Books. Bless the Lord. In the midst of all may I have Jesus
Saturday, 19. Snowy from S West W not very cold Snow melted immediately. P.M. Fairer
Evening freezing hard. We cut hard wood in SE corner of chopping in S Bush + P.M I drew +
piled it in the lane. John Smith went home on account of the Storm. Evening I went to
Division S of T. at Goodwood as Chaplain I read the 3rd chap of James
Sunday 20th AM. We went to S School Mr S Stover opened + closed the School. Mr C Wagg
was absent on account of his wifes illness. we went to Mr Thos Wagg's (Sr) for dinner PM.
We went to Goodwood meeting Bro McCullough Preached (from Acts 2nd chap + 32 verse)
May God enable me to be a faithful witness
APRIL, 1873.
Monday, 21. Froze quite hard again last night. Thawed again to day. Father tapped most of
the Maple Trees. AM Edward, Owen + I sawed logs of the Old House in Field @ of Stable
into cordwood PM. Split the wood of Old House + burned some of the rubbish, (+ John Smith
came again + he + Ed sawed this.)
Tuesday, 22. Froze pretty hard again last night cool midst of the day. Sap ran freely to day.
Owen + I drew the wood of Old House up to the Cane [sp?] + also the stones of the old
Fireplaces + took Sugar Kettles to Sap bresh + gathered 50 pails of sap. PM J Smith +
Edward Feet sawed some Maple + beechwood in S West corner of Sugar Bush, Mr L.W.
Peterson sold his 340 acre farm near Park Hill to Mr Artemas Boiee to day for $6,200.
(Ploughing) Wednesday, 23. Froze pretty hard again last night AM Owen + I drew some poor
wood to Boiling lace in sap bush. John + Ed chopped corwood in S W corner of Sapbush.
PM Owen comminad Ploughing began just S of House, South of Come John Smyth, E. Leet
+ I raked + burned Rubbish on South side of Segar Bush. Evg I took a calf to Goodwood.
�APRIL, 1873.
Thursday, 24. Froze a little again last night Owen + Edward ploughed to day in centre of 2nd
field West on S side of lane. AM John + I finished turning chips on S side of sugar bush. PM
John + I sawed some pine logs on NW feld on Nighswander farm + gathered 30 pails sap
Evening Edward + I went to Prayer meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted
Friday, 25. Froze quite hard again last night AM I drew 14 Barrels Plaster from Mr Greggs at
Goodwood @ $1.25/00 of bl + also 7 Bags from Mr James MCulloghs at $1.30 + John Smyh,
Owen, + Edward loggia softgax in N West corner of Nighswander farm. PM. Owen + Edward
Ploughed Ploughed in turnip field
Saturday, 26. Fair + cool N Wind. John Smith + I split some rails on N West field on
Nighswander farm, + finished drawing stones off it. Owen + Edward began ploughing in
same field. Evening I went to Division Sons of Temperance.
Sunday April 24th 1873 Thos Douglas went with Lizzie + I to Sunday School. Lizzie + I went
to Robb Waggs to dinner PM We went to Goodwood church Bro N Robinson Preached We
read one of Wesley's sermons on Evil speaking. Evening Lizzie + I went to Mr Days
preaching at Goodwood (ext was 2nd Samuel 19th c + 10 verse latter clause) I had sweet
communion with Jesus this morning. God be praised
APRIL, 1873.
Monday, 28. A beautiful day SE wind warmest day for some time signs of rain This morning I
took Mr Thos Douglas to Douglas Station He started this morning for Rochester Indiana US.
He has been boarding with us since February 10th May the Lord Grant he may be truly
converted + become a follower of Jesus. Owen + Edward Ploughed in field S of large pond
on the Nighswander farm. John Smith + I drew stones of NE field of Nighr farm, with Owen
Settled with James McCullogh for Wood got a due bill for $5/.50c total 134 cords @ $1.60
Tuesday, 29. Middling fair S + SW wind Commenced Seeding I sowed spring wheat (6
Bushels) + also grass seed on North half on field just south of House. John Smyth+ E Leet
harrowed it Owen ploughed sod on Nighswander farm NW field. Father went to Stouffville +
got a Backwall our stove took dinner at uncle Martins, went to Martin Nighswanders auction
sale Jesus cleanse my heart + keep me thine.
�Wednesday, 30. A fine day cool N wind AM John Smith + I cleared stones + Pinechips off S
End of New Meadow in 2nd field East of McCulloghs Pond + PM We sowed Oats on North
side of same field (4 acres) + we then went over to 2nd concession + burned Briars + other
Rubbish of Old fence row on South side of Mr Petersons Bush.
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 1. A Pretty fair day S Wind PM somewhat cloudy AM John Smith + I sowed Grass
seed on North 4 acres of second field East of McCulloghs Pond, which I sowed to Oats
yesterday. + we also sowed Peas on sod fielld on N West part of Nighw far, PM Fire broke
out into Mr LW. Petersons Bush S side from the old fence row we went + carried water +
kept the fire under + John Smyth + I wrought + finished cleaning it for Ploughing. Owen
Lewis finished Ploughing sod field NW Part of Nighswander farm. Did not go to prayer
meeting
Friday, 2. AM Rainy NE by East wind John Smith + I repaired wood sleigh. Owen + Edward
cleaned some Oats PM Owen + Edward finished Harrowing Peas on N West field on
Nighswander farm John Smith + I split some wood off S West part of sap Bush. PM Very
Cold
Saturday, 3. Cloudy N West East wind, cool Wind turned to N West in Evening + warmer. We
sowed Oats + Grass seed on field opposite School House. Owen Ploughed fence row South
of LW Peterson's Bush PM I sowed spring wheat South of Old House.
Sunday May 4th 1873. AM Mother Lizzie + I attended Quarterly meeting at Stouffville Revd
Alexander Chambers Preached from III Peter 7th + latter part 11th verse a good sermon I did
not feel so happy as I have at some other Quarterly meetings. Evenings we attended Bro
Robinson's Sermon at Goodwood
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 5. Fine + bright Cool N Wind. I borrowed Mr T Robinson's Roller + rolled field of
Peas N West part of Nighswander farm + also spring wheat on South side of House. Owen
began Ploughing in S East field on our 25 acres North of Mr L Long's. John Smith + Edward
Dug out some Hemlock stumps off same field. Father went to Mr Christian Nighswander's
Pickering + got some apple trees Mother is to Mr S Burrs
�Tuesday, 6. Fair AM I went to Dr Pagan's + got some medicine for myself. John Smyth
Rolled the field opposite Schol House. PM I finished rolling Oat field S West of Barn, + took
Mr Thos Robinson's roller home + got balance of wood money from James McCullough's
$57.50c + settled with Mr Greggs for Plaster $14.50c paid Jacob Barkey $1.80c for sowing
Whiffletrees + Tongue. Owen Lewis Ploughed in field N of Mr Longs. Sod
Wednesday, 7. Windy S Wind. Signs of Rain I helped Mr Leonard Long make line fence just
North of His house. Edward + Owen began to plough in sod field SW corner of Nighswander
farm. PM John Smyth cleared fence rows of Briar on line North of Mr Longs Buildings
MAY, 1873.
Tuesday, 8. Rainy S W East Very cold all rain all day Evg Raining yet A.M. Owen Lewis went
for S Otiwell to Doctor Nelly (Mare) She has at a Bronchial Affection + will be not be able to
work for Sometime. We assorted Some Turnips in Turnip Cellar P.M. The Boys the last of the
Oats. John Smyth made a Stone Boat + Rake
Friday, 9. Rainy still this morning. SE Wind This morning John Smyth + I started to Make a
Gate, but it faired off about 9 oclock A.M. When we went to the fields to work P.M. I sowed
Peas on 4 acres just North of Mr L Long's house + Edward Harrowed it with Oxen. John
finsihed digging Hemlock Stumps out of same field. Samuel Ottiwell came again to See our
Young "Nel" mare, she is pretty low.
Saturday, 10. Strong S E Wind. a little drizzly yet this morning. The oxen's shoulders are so
{lauce?} I could not Harrow with them. So I came home + took apples + Potatoes out of small
Pits by woodyard. PM I ploughed the S.E corner of Orchard just East of wood house John +
Ed dug Stumps out of Potatoo ground S N East field next W McGuellen's Pond. Father took
the Subscription money for Thos Wagg to the Subscribers again - Evg clear
Sunday May 11th 1873 AM. we went to S School the Prize Books were Destributed to day. A
large School PM. Lizzie + I attended Goodwood church Bro W.S McCullough preached
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 12. Rained considerably last night. Fair & cool this AM,. PM cool + cloudy. West
wind, Evening raining again. AM. I set out lands in Field S east of House next Mr Robinson's
Pond. PM. I sowed 10 Bushels Oats on S West corner of {Nighsevanider?} farm. Edward
�Horrdwed it. Owen began to plough N Side of N East corner of Nijhr farm, Andrew Miller dug
some stumps out of lane leading to Second Concession.
Tuesday, 13. Pained considerably last night. Squally. Very cold, al day, Almost freezing NW
wind. I sowed carrots in Orchard about Wood Shed. Edward finished Harrowing Oats next
Maleu Depeer's. Owen finished Ploughing N side of NE field on Nighsevanider farm. John
Smith dug Hemlock Stumps on N East corner of our farm. Father went to Sci Uncle
Cornelius’ but did not see him.
Wednesday, 14. Froze very cold hard last night Cold N wind AM John Smith + I sowed Oats
+ grass seeds in N Side of NE field on Nighsevander farm the Ground was frozen Hard
enough to carry us PM I burned chunks on Potato Patch. N 10 Sugar Bush, Owen Ploughed
in field next {Prinsons?} Pond. Edward Rolled the field owen sowed this AM. This Evening
we went up to the Tea Party Meeting but no decision was come to, as to whether there
should be a party.
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 15. Froze solid again last night North wind to day AM I helped John McCullock
sow Oats on Centre field of Nighswander farm, his 20 acres. Father helped Mr Price take out
3 B [unknown word] to Altona the weighed 3,560 lbs sold them for $157. PM Father + I dug a
Skunk out of a Pine root Borth of our Pond + shot it. John Smith stumped N E Part of Farm.
Evening I went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullongh made up salary was
Friday, 16. Quite cool yet to day N Wind Owen + Ed. Finished Ploughing for seed in field S
East of House. John Smith + I drew + piled Hemlock Stumps of N Side of NE field. Father
went to Wm Forsyth's + bought a 4 year old white steer to mate our Buck Ox paid $56.
Andrew Miller dug turned out roots from field just east of orchard. May Jesus be My Guide.
Amen!
Saturday, 17. Cool N Wind John Smith + I sowed Oats 8 Bushels oats on S Side of field East
of lane, west of Robinson's Pond. We have how finished seeding. The remainder of the day
John Smyth + I logged some taps of Pine on turnip ground. East of House + John Spilt Some
rails on Same field. Evening I went to Decision S of T. at Goodwood
Sunday May 18th. Lizzie is ill. I went to PSchool + we went to Meeting in Pill. Evening we
went to Stouffville for Miss Reynolds.
�[written up the left spine in the margin, crosses over all four sections of log] 1876 May 17th
Wednesday. The Lord is merciful. I am still travelling Lionwards may the Lord help me to be
more faithful + serve him with all my heart, I am anxious about the New church we are
building in Goodwood. May we be directed by the Lord. A
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 19 I sowed Carrots with Mr T Robinson's Drill on N West corner of field SE of
House. Next Robinson's Pond. PM. John Smyth + Edward Leet sowed Plaster on Meadows
on Nighswander farm. Evening I went to see Joseph Henferson, Caleb March + Drew Drury
but did not Succeed in getting them to work for us.
Tuesday, 20. Windy N Wind AM. John Smith + Edward Leet sowed Plaster. PM they Split
wood (Pine) on Somerfallow S of Sugar Bush. Father + I Planted Some Potatoes on West
side of Sugar bush, about 5 Bushels E Rose This Evening I went to Tea party Meeting in
upper Church a committe of over 20 were appointed
Wednesday, 21. Signs of rain S E wind. AM I took Miss Reynolds to Mr Eckardts Stouffville. I
came {around?} By Mr Pagan's + got some mroe medicine. John Smith E Leet + Owen
Lewis finished Sowing our Plaster to day this Evening We commenced to manure turnip
ground East of House next Mr Robinsons line Jesus Keep me mindful of thee Amen.
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 22. Some dew last night, SE Wind the threataned rain seems to have passed off.
although it sprinkled a little today John Smith Helped us finish manuring turnip ground, East
of Orchard + some on East Side of Lane. Andrew Miller is Stumping on Hill side NE of
McCulloch's Pond. We were working until late to night + did not go to prayer meeting. May I
still be expecting from Jesus.
Friday, 23. Pretty warm, thunder Clouds Passing round S W. Wind . Somewhat cloudy this
Evening. We Planted potatoes to day on N Side of of our N E field on our farm, about 11/2
acres I did not go to Teaparty committee Meeting to night. This Evening I read a lecture on
Must have. of in Canadian Messenger. May I give it up must haves + desire the Spiritual
Blessings above temporal ones I also read a piece on "led by a Child
Saturday, 24. Warm, to day This morning I went to Dr E Pagan's to get some medicine for
my Sore throat, I came home + went on the Railway to Uxbridge Village to a Temperance
�Tea Party. Revd Mr Manning Grand Division Lecturer gave a good address in the Ontario
Hall. I came home on the 7 ocock PM. train. there was a pretty large excussion to Uxbridge.
Sunday. AM. We went to S School + we went to Mr C Wagg's (in Mrs Cossey's House) to
Dinner. PM. We went to Meeting at Goodwood Bro WS. McCullough Preached
+ has administered Sacrament O Lord help me to live in thy favour Mr P McLellan + Mr TH
Smyth were here last night
MAY, 1873.
Monday, 26. Very warm to day Slight S E by S wind We rolled some Stumps off Turnip
Ground East of Orchard + spread some manure + Edward ploughed in same field I did not
go to the SS Teaparty committee meeting to be held at Mr Colinder Waggs to night May
Jesus help me to be happy in his love, desire more of his love in my heart May I be his
Humble disciple
Tuesday, 27. Foggy this Morning, Brisk S wind + warm at intervals Evg S wind very dry
though signs of rain John McCulloch helped me to finish spread-ing manure on Turnip
ground, + We then rolled out some Stumps out of their holes in N West corner of our field
next McCullochs Pond, Ed + Owen Ploughed Turnip ground
Wednesday, 28. Pretty fair, Mostly N Wind AM Owen Lewis + I washed our Sheep 9 in
number in Mr Thos Robinson's Pond. PM. We drew Some Pine + Harwood cord wood off N
West corner of Somerfallow, into the Sap bush. Father took some Chop Stuff to Altona Mills
+ took it to dinner at Uncle Freds
MAY, 1873.
Thursday, 29. Cloudy Early, turned fairer Cloudy towards evening + rainy SW Wind We
bagged Some Potatoes in House Cellar to sell mr C gregg, @ 25c per Bush. May Jesus be
my all My Souls chief delight
Friday, 30. Heavy Frost last night. Quite fair this morning though cold. AM. He took 44.50/60
Bushels Potatoes to Goodwood + loaded them on the car for Mr A Gregg for 25c per Bushels
PM John McCullock + Ed Spilt Pine wood in S Bush, Owen Lewis + I cleared our cellar of
small Potatoes Father + Mother went visit Cousin Seueca Baker's
�Saturday, 31. A Pretty fair day. N West wind. AM Owen + I drew some rails along south side
of Sugar Bush, Just north of the Big HIll a little west of the Barn John Mc Split Pine wood
Edward leet went to the Tinker's LoveHear, at Christ, Heisey's on 4th con Markham. PM
Andrew Miller dug Post holes all day just East of woodhouse, John McCullock + O Lewis dug
a stump out of the way of New board fence West of Woodhouse.
Sunday I went to S School, Lizzie is not very well, PM I walked to meeting at Goodwood, Bro
N Robinson preached almost thou {Perswadch?}
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 2. Fair to day. Father stayed at Uncle John Boyle's Markham last night + brought
Uncle Cornelius Johnson home here with him this AM. AM Edward + I sawed some Posts for
East side orchard by Garden, Owen Harrowed 'farm' ground {in tiny font between this
sentence and below} This evg I attended a TS tea party {council?} meeting at Greggs PM
Father sheared our sheep (19) John McCullogh sheared four of them after suppr. ed, Owen,
+ I helped Uncle Cornelius to let ing the POsts on East Side of Strawberry + Raspberry
Garden for a Blose upright board fence.
Tuesday, 3. Fair + Dry AM David Scott helped Owen Lewis + I to Pull our Pidgeon weed +
cockle out of large wheat field on 'wright' farm East of Barn Father took sister Lizzie, to Dr
Pagan's PM We drew stones off Newground hill west of Barn,
Wednesday, 4. Signs of rain Very cloudy to N West this AM Commenced to rain about 11
AM. but Scarcely laid the dust PM I worked at a "Stump Boat" today Edward + Owen drew
stones off S Part of Somerfallow + Also Rails from where the Oca Stack
JUNE, 1873.
Thursday, 5. Some Signs of rain, Still very Dry AM Uncle Cornelius + I finished making our
Stump boat, PM Owen + I drew Some Small Stones off old Sod on S E Corner of New round
Sod 10 Rods west of Barn. Edward dry Post holes from Door yard Gate to woodhouse.
Evening Ed + I went to Prayer meeting I did not feel lively in Grace, did not take up the cross
--
Friday, 6. Very dry N Wind Owen + I repaired fence around Orchard on Nighswander farm +
Also S part of line fence between Mr McCuckins + Nighs farm, today Ed, Father + Uncle
�Cornelius set some Poets Adjoining wood house this PM. Mrs McCuckin + Ester Matilda
came over this PM on a visit
Saturday, 7. Cool NW Wind. Very dry We have had no rain of any account since the Evening
of May 12th. John Wagg (Jr) came with his Oxen + helped us to draw stumps into a fence in
line fence North of McCulochs Pond. I did not go to Temperance Division tonight
Sunday 8th {twice?} AM Lizzie + I went to S School a large school about 130 were present
Mr Ed Shaw was present for the first time + Closed the school. PM We went to church Bro N
Robinson, Pred My Son if sinners entice the consent you not" text "Dear Saviour help me to
heed my Admonition Help me to live a life to thee
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 9. Fair, warm + very dry, S wind Road work began to day Father is Pathmaster Ed
Leet worked on new road for himself to day. I 'chunked' the Stump fence on Sine N of
McCoullock's Pond + burned roots on Somerfollow East of McCoullock's pond, Owen
Harrowed turnip ground East of House Uncle Cornelius made Picket fence just east of Door
yard Gate
Tuesday, 10. Pretty warm this AM S Wind PM a shower came up about 3 clock + a Heavy
shower of about 15 minutes came about half past six oclock. It is the first shower we have
had since 12th May. I drilled turnip ground (1 1/2 acres) on East side of the Lane + after
supper Owen Lewis drilled some for turnips NE of orchardAM I picked + burned on
Somerfallow + assisted Owen Lewis to draw stones off large Hallow on S Side of our Lane,
North of McCoullough;s Pond. PM I went to Mr Thos Storry's raising of Shed. Owen
commenced to plough the Hallow on N Side of McCullock's Pond. Father, Bossed load work.
Wedneday, 11. Cool + cloudy after the Rain PM FAir Evening Cool N Wind I drilled some
ground for Turnips just East of the Lane + got Mr T Robinsons turnip drill Ed Leet filled stump
'holes' in Orchard. Owen Ploughed in New ground sod about the hole N of McCulloch's
Pond. Father "bossed" on the load work.
{following is written up left side of page, across and over the top of the page- written in a very
faded purple/blue ink} Sabbath Jesus 11th 1876 We attended SS this AM at Union SS. North
of Goodwood PM Brother Watson led prayer meeting in Hill Church Goodwood {????} in the
evening Bro J Collins led the prayer meeting, may the Lord to live to him with all our hearts,
Amen. (Bro Royl was absent) (June 11th 1846)
�JUNE, 1873.
Thursday, 12. AM I sowed turnips just East of the lane + some in the centre of the NE field.
Owen Lewis Drilled + Ploughed in NE Field Owen Father+ Edward worked on road. Lizzie
Edward, Owen, Barbary Pifer + I went to Prayer Meeting, the Lord was with us praise be to
his name
Friday, 13. Father is ill with pain in his hand. Edward worked on the Road opposite George
Wagg's. AM Owen + I ploughed South part of NE field PM (Owen finished Digging post holes
on S Side of Strawberry Garden just along lane leading East from Door yard to SE Corner of
Orchard. I went to a corner to Meeting for the SS Tea Party.
Saturday, 14. Somewhat cool NW Wind. I than I luck Rainy this evening. Did not wet much
mores- Edward + I built the line fences (about 30 rods long). over the Hill N of our House.
Owen Ploughed the lane on New Ground hill 50 rods west of barn. I took Jacob Barkey 24
1/2 lbs {real?} @ 06c per lbs.
Sunday June 15th 1843 AM We went to S School PM Went to Meeting goodwood Bro
Newton Robinson Preached from Isaiah "Look unto him all the ends of the earth + be ye
saved"
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 16. AM We drew some stumps off the orchard + filled old turnip cave in the S West
corner of Orchard PM I cut some Pine + Hemlock bushes in our S Bush +
Several other teams drew them around to Mr Robinson's Bush to but around the tables for
the Tea Party on Wednesday next 18th June
Tuesday, 17. Cloudy this A Morning faired off was fine all day. Owen finished ploughing the
Orchard + I sowed the West End of it to Buckwheat. Evening Edward leet + I cleaned up the
Chips + from the New Picket fence, South of the wood house on Morth Side of lane, which
Uncle Cornelius hay just completed this Evening. May the Lord keep me from Setting My
heart on temporal things May I Ever remember I am but the Lord's Steward. O Heavenly
Father Keep one honourable looking into thee We Expect to have a Sabbath School Party at
Goodwood tomorrow.
Wednesday, 18. Fair all day Pretty warm, S West wind at times. The Goodwood Union S
School Tea Meeting Came off to day in Mr T Tobinson's Bush lot. N 18 East of Recitations,
�Dialogues + singing by the SS Children + Speeches by Several Clergymen There was a
good atten dance, about $155. have been taken by all the means, begging, Meals + Tent.
Expenscs will have to be deducted, May God help us to thank Him + mable us to spend it
wisely + to him Glory, Amen.
JUNE, 1873.
Thursday, 19.
Friday, 20.
Saturday, 21.
Sunday June 22nd 1873 AM Ive attended S.S. PM Mother Elisabeth + I attended church Cro
Newton Robinson Preached from 2nd Timothy 4th C.7th verse May we O Lord also be able
to say likewise at lifes close
JUNE, 1873.
Monday, 23. Rain PM. Clouded over + commenced to rain about 5 Oclock + rained almost
steadily until. It is the first good rain there has been here since May 8 + 9th
Tuesday, 24. Rained about all last night Warm + somewhat close + cloudy
Wednesday, 25. Bright + Pretty warm I took our new Wilkinson Plough to Mr Wilkinson's
Shop aurora + got a new Head for it costing $3.00 came home by Cousin Seneca Bakers for
Tea. John McCulloch helped us plough S Side of Somerfallow East Side of McCulloch's
Pond Jesus Keep me looking until then.
JUNE, 1873.
Thursday 26 Fair Ed Leet + I finsihed hauling manure on Somerfallow just East of
McCullochs Pond, John M Culloch helped. Owen Plough row Somerfallow Eveing Miss
Curtis + miss Wood came with Miss McCullough to tea Evg Lizzie + I went to Prayer Meeting
Friday 27 Warm. Slight S Wind A thunder Shower Passed around to the North this Eve. I
took our Oxen to help Mr John Wagg (Jr) to drain logs for sawing machine Mr. Simon Allcock
Saved for him. Jesus Redeemer Keep me thine midst the toil of life, Amen
�Saturday 28 Somewhat cloudy this A Morning Turned fair + very warm, evening Cool SW
wind AM. Owen Leaves finished ploughing Somerfallow first time. Ed Seek thank Cooper + I
made a road to wood in Slash Just South of House 40 rods, PM We all Drew pine wood off
Pine chopping in NE corner of S Bush. My right Eye has been sore about 10 days + did not
go to Division tonight
JUNE-JULY, 1873.
Monday, 30.
Tuesday, July 1.
Wednesday, 2.
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 3.
Friday, 4.
Saturday, 5.
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 7.
Tuesday, 8.
Wednesday, 9.
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 10.
Friday, 11.
Saturday, 12.
Sunday July 13th 1873 AM Sister + I attended Sabbath School + P.M, We + Cousin Michael
Johnsons who were at our place Went to Goodwood church Our New W Methodist Minister
�Bro Koyle Preached his lect was fear on at little flock it is your father's Good pleasure to give
you tho Kingdom. May God bless Bro Koyle's coming among us. We had him to tea
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 14.
Tuesday, 15.
Wednesday, 16.
Rain JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 17. There was a nice shower about daylight Dull all day, except a while about two
oclock P.M. it was was very warm + a Very heavy shower came up from the North which was
the Heaviest rain there has been all summer. It will do the Crops an immense good. So that
crops may yet yield a good Harvest. May God grant us grateful hearts. We finished Mowing
our crop of Hay Except Some in the fence Corners, + Owen Lewis + W A Deeper finished
Hoing the first sowing of Turnips. A little Boy named Joseph Richman is here.
Friday, 18.
Saturday, 19. Cool + cloudy. W Wind Joseph Richman A.M. We spread Hay was taken home
by one of his friends today P.M. John McCulloch helped us to draw hay from S Part of field
just West of old House my tho Lord prepare my mind for the Sabbath.
Sunday July 20th 1873. Lizzie + I attended S. School. We went to Mr G Stafford's for dinner.
P.M. We attended church Goodwood Bro Richardson preached from John 16 + 33. I felt
Benefitted + blesses praise the Lord this evening I had a Spiritual conversation with Mr C
Scott May God lead him to the Saviour. Amen
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 21 Finished our Haying, except a few fence corners After Supper I went to
Stouffville + Sold 16 Qts of Black berries @ 6c per Qart, came by Mr Pagans but did not See
him
Tuesday, 22 A fine day Father + Mother went to Uncle Martin's Ed, W A Depeer + I hoed
turnips East of Orchard This P.M Uncle John Jamesons came on a visit Noon. I have just
�had a refreshing Spiritual {season?} from the Lord, praise the Lord, He is precious to my Soul
though it is just 4 years + 6 Months since I first experienced the love of God. I feel to bless
him He is still my Saviour, though I have been an unprofitable Servant & twice though God
had forsaken me entirely + I now praise him for those dark Seasons. His mercy is great, Lord
help Watch + pray that I may be found waiting for Jesus {On the side of the page:} Father +
Mother did not come from Uncle Martins until after tea
Wednesday, 23 Signs of rain S + S West Wind Fair + pretty warm most of the day This
morning I went to Dr Pagans up of some medicine for myself + came home + we finished
Hoeing our turnips East of Orchard 1st time + PM, W A Depeer, E Leet + I drew Stones off
Somerfallow field East of McCulloch's Pond, Owen Lewis commenced to Gross Plough
Sommerfallow Father got a Queen Bee from J. T. Drougall yesterday + today he
endeavoured to start a hive with her.
JULY, 1873.
Thursday, 24.
Friday, 25.
Saturday, 26.
JULY, 1873.
Monday, 28. Signs of Rain. Wind various but S of SW mostly. We commenced cutting our tall
wheat it is in large field on East end of West 20 Acres (Wrightfarm) it is an uneven crop
owing to the spring frosts + the Drouth , though the Heads are plump. Owen cradled + Geo
Simerson + I bound. Edward Leet is unable to work on account of a lame foot. A Shower
came up from the South about 5 PM
Tuesday, 29. Pretty warm + about two PM, a Pretty heavy Shower came up from the West
lasted about 30 minutes. Owen Lewis + I were helping W S Burr at Wheat we came home
after the rain + Owen dug up a Strawberry patch just East of Garden + Edward + I sowed
some Turnip seed + Radish Seed on it. W A Depeer Harrowed on Somerfallow this PM.
Wednesday, 30. Warm Ed Leet + I cradled + bound wheat in centre of west 20 Acres +
Owen Lewis helped Mr S Burr finish to cut his wheat + after TEa they came + assisted us +
we cut 35 shock's.
�JULY-AUGUST, 1873.
Thursday, 31. Warm + signs of rain from the West commenced to rain about Dark + rained a
pretty Good shower. Mr S Burr + I hired Boy (Les Dayton) + Les Simerson assisted us to cut
wheat on Wright farm, (West 20 acres)
Friday, August 1. Dull cloudy until about 10 AM. fair + warm in PM some NW Breezes Mr S
Burr helped us from about 10 AM until a little after Tea time at our Wheat. We have our fall
wheat all cut + bound After Tea Mr Burr + I assisted John McCulloch's to finish their fall
wheat it is just south of the new hosues on the Peterson farm PM. Owen + Edward helped
Mr G Dowwell, at wheat whilst I am engaged in the temporal harvest. May I not need the
spiritual
Saturday, 2. AM Warm + cloudy looking very much like rain, Sprinkled a little about 9 AM it
gradually faired off + was pretty fair this PM. Ed. Leet, Owen Lewis + I assisted Mr G
Dowswell to finish cutting his fall Wheat, all day came home about half Past 6 PM The
Quarterly Official Meeting of the WM of Stouffville Circuit was held in Stouffville this PM + the
Religious Services will be held in Bloomington Church tomorrow AM. May the Lord be
present + bless us. Amen
AUGUST, 1873.
Monday, 4. Sunday August 3rd 1843. A M. Mother, Lizzie + I went to Quarterly Meeting, @t
Bloomington. Brother Royle Preacher from Matthew 6th (Blessed are they poor in who
hunger + thirst after Righteousness) a good sermon, the fellowship meeting was not so
earnest + well improved as generally it is, may the Lord help one to truly hunger after + to do
the will of God Went to Mr Wm Stomy's to Dinner came home to Tea Monday Aug 4th 1873
Mother + Father Visited Uncle Fred's I made a new Bridge N Side of Barn.
Tuesday, 5. S W. Wind AM. We hoed Turnips East of Orchard PM. Ed + I started to draw in
Fallwheat Mr Geo Dowswell's Burned their Pine Brush to the East S.E of the marsh South of
the McCullock's Pond The fire Burned some Pinewood of Mr Dawswell + about 300 rails of
the line fence between [?] them + us. Owen Lewis is unwell + unable to work
Wednesday, 6. Signs of Rain S EW wind James Dowswell Man (Ged Simerson) assisted us
to finish drawing in our Fall wheat this PM. AM Lizzie took Cousins Mary Alice, Tillie Ann
Jamieson + Mary Elisabeth baker of Whitchurch, part of the way home they have been
visiting us since Monday evening last.
�AUGUST, 1873.
Tuesday, 7. A fine day shower passed over early this morning. Cloudy + close this AM. PM.
Mostly Bright + any warm at intervals. I Horse raked wheat Stubble + drew it to barn. Owen
hoed Turnips East of Orchard. Ed ploughed New ground HIll West of Barn. Evg Ed + I went
to prayer meting, The Lord was present.
Friday, 8. Bright + fair. PM Owen + I assisted Mr Ged Dowsswells to draw their Fall wheat to
barn,
Saturday, 9. A fair day. N Wind Mostly. A.M. Wm A Degeer + I mowed some Second crop
Clover on SE corner of Highswander farms + after Tea the "Boys" drew it to barn. Ed Leet + I
drew stones off Somerfallow after Noon- I sold my "bess" Cow to thos Monkhouse. Altona for
($40) Jesus is precious to me to sight. I may the humble + trusting + loving him with all my
Heart
AUGUST, 1873.
Monday, 11.
Tuesday, 12.
Wednesday, 13.
AUGUST, 1873.
Thursday,21.
Friday, 22.
Saturday, 23.
AUGUST, 1873.
Monday, 25.
Tuesday, 26.
Wednesday, 27.
�AUGUST, 1873.
Thursday, 28. AM We drew Oats from N side of NE field of Nighswander farm Barbara Pifers
Child Luther age 16 Mr took sick with Fits, I went + got Dr Farewell from Stouffville to come +
see him at noon but the dear child died at 6 oclock this Evening we will miss him but God has
taken him to Heaven to be Happy forever Mrs T Robinson "laid him out" May I so live as to
be also ready. Amen.... Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes came on a visit.
Friday, 29. A Fine day. The Child Luther was buried this PM in the Graveyard North of
Goodwood Mr James Collins preached from Numbers "Let me die the death of this
Righteous + let my last end be like his.." Father + Cousin Willie Stokes brought the Coffin for
little Luther from S Burkholders.
Saturday, 30.
Sunday Augt 31st 1973 We took Cousins Wm + Lillie Stokes to Uncle Martin Johnsons +
also to M Walter Millers. I got Tea at Mrs Hodgins on 10th Markham. Mr jas Collins preached
in Goodwood. this PM I did not get to church to day. did not Spend it as much to the glory of
God as I ought. Written Sept 5th 1873.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 1.
Tuesday, 2.
Wednesday, 3. We finished "Harvesting" about 4 PM in S the last we took in was the Oats off
S West of Nighswander farm. May God help me to prepare for the Eternal Harvest, may not
the cares of life estrange my soul from the lord. Written Sept 16th ))
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 4. We sowed Fall Wheat to day in field just east of McCulloch's Pond on our South
line. Got the seed from Daniel Hoover on 10th Con Markham.
Friday, 5.
Saturday, 6.
�SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 8.
Tuesday, 9.
Wednesday, 10. A fine warm day About 1 Oclock this morning I started for Toronto, Drew A
Degeer accompained me. I had a load of mixed, of Wool got 35c per lb, Potatoes @ 50c per
Bag Butter lb rolls @ 25c Eggs @16 per Dozen Stayed at Black Gorden Hotel.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Tuesday, 11. Very Warm to day I came home from Toronto to day came B by majorville Grist
Mills + got 850 lbs Bran @ $12 p ton.
Friday, 12.
Saturday, 13.
Sunday 14th Sept 1873 Went to SS in AM. PM. We went to Goodwood Church. a 'Local"
Brother from Ringwood, preached. Text was "Let us come bodly to the throne of Grace that
we mayfind attain Mercy + find grace to help in time of need" may God grant it. The Lord has
blessed me to day.
SEPTEMBER, 1873. Goodwood
Monday, 15. A Commenced to rain about 10 AM continued rainy all day. Father + Uncle
Frederick, started for Mariposa to visit cousins Martin + Wm Johnson + also Uncle george
Johnson's in Verulon Township. A heavy frost last night, Potatoestops quite frozen down
Tuesday, 16.
Wednesday, 17. Heavy frost last night Somewhat drizzly Las this PM. Mr Henry Barkey (Sr)
+ Wife came on a Visit + got some plums Mr Enoch Kestin came + got 2 Pails of Plums @
50c per pail.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 18.
�Friday, 19.
Saturday, 20.
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 22. We finished threshing Peas in West linter of Barn.
Tuesday, 23. Owen Lewis went ti thresh for Hugh McDermitt, came home sick. This Evening
Ed Leet + I went to Goodwood there was a meeting of the Wesleyan Members to see
aboutgetting carpeting for the Aisle of the W. N1 Church at Goodwood. the carpet will be got.
Wednesday, 24. Fair + Cool. Owen is Ill. John Smyth commenced to work again for us at 75c
per day. We Hauled Manure to S field just North of L Longs John Waggs came + Set down
their threshing Machine this Evening
SEPTEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 25. Rainy until nearly noon the heaviest rain there has been for some time John
Wagg commenced to thresh for us we filled most of the Fall Wheat in Baggs________
Friday, 26. Fair day wind rather S W by West John Wagg finished threshing for us this PM.
We had about 250 Bushels Fall Wheat, 50 Bushels Spring Wheat + about 500 Bushels Oats.
The threshing hands drew in the Buck wheat from Orchard, to barn + also to cover the stack
with Boards May the Lord help me to use every blessing as the Lords Steward
Saturday, 27.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 29. Friday Nov 28th Ree d from A Gregg $7 on a Wood Acct of $35. 00 Sat Nov 29
R e d from Jacob Bailey $4 on Wood account of $3.50 " " " " " M Chapmack $2.70 for 1 1/2
Cord Pine Wood
Then Dec 4th Ree d from A Greg, $28.80 gave Father $28, Kept 80 c
$...
"1.00...
�1.00...
2.70...
0.80...
{This table is on the right side of page}
Tuesday, 30.
Wednesday, October 1.
OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 2. Sat Nov 29 Paid J McCullough $4.85c for Peas $4.85
Friday, 3.
Saturday, 4.
Summary of Accts See below OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 6. Cold raw wind from North. A little Snow came down this PM. or just about Noon. I
assisted Jno McCulloch to kill a Hog. + made a New road around mud hole in S Bush this
AM. PM We drew Manure to field S of Bush. John Smyth split rails 50 or 60 rods S of House.
This Evening I called in to see Mr Lewis Brown + humbly endeavoured to encourage him to
continue seeking the Saviour, until Jesus Speaks peace to my His soul May the Lord bless
him Amen. Freezing hard to night. Paid A Gregg $30 on Owen Lewis' Act., he has now got in
money $83.60. Lost days 13 1/2
Tuesday, 7. I think the ground was frozen harder last night than any night this Fall AM We
finished to S field for Potatoes next year. John Smyth split rails. PM Father took 6 turkeys to
JR Brown's Hotel + sold for 60c each. The Boys + John Smyth + I dug Potatoes, Chilis in N
part of N E field, the poorest Potato Crop we have had in Uxbridge. We settled with John
Smyth this Evening $30, being Amtim full for 40 days work, before Oct 6th 1843. O Lord
guide me, in thee will I trust.
Wednesday, 8. Ed Leet is now Dr to $22.18 1/2 c. Has lost 4 1/2 days
�OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 9. Fair + Very Pleasant John Smyth helped us to finish digging our Potatoes to
day This evening Miss Hannah Robinson + Miss C McCullough came to were here to Tea +
we went to prayer meeting We had a good time. The Lord be praised
Friday, 10. Fair + pleasant Slight S Wind. We went to Stouffville Fall Fair Father took Bull
"Duke Red" to fair, Ed Leet took our oxen, got 1st prize for each. I took a Bag Chili Potatoes,
got 1st prize, also a 30 lbs Jar Butter got 2nd prize. (first) 1ed prize for a Jar of Lombard
Plums as they came off the tree got no prize for Fall apples + Pumpkins + none for the 2 year
old filly for Saddle or Carriage, We got Tea at Uncle Martins. Where Father Stayed over
Night with the Bull I think the Fair passed off quite pleasantly. {written vertically an left side of
page} (fisrt) Olg Mrs {Borkins?} was buried to day at upper Chapel.
Saturday, 11.
OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 13.
Tuesday, 14.
Wednesday, 15.
OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 16.
Friday, 17.
Saturday, 18.
x Turnip Pulling OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 20.
Tuesday, 21.
x Wednesday, 22.
�PM John Smyth Ed Leet + O Lewis + I commenced pulling Turnips a fair crop
OCTOBER, 1873.
Thursday, 23. Rainy. AM John Smyth completed making a Gate for the lane just west of
Horse Stable
Friday, 24.
Saturday, 25. Fine + S West Wind A.M. Ed + Owen finished ploughing the N West field on
Nighswander farm just S of Pond John Smyth, W A Depeer + I topped carrots + put some in
the Cellars. PM. John Smyth pulled turnips. Edward Leet, O Lewis W.A Degeer + I drew 17
loads to the Cellar.
Sunday. Oct 26th 1843 PM. Bro Slyter. Bro Koyle's colleague in the ministry on Our Circuit.
preached from 1st Kings 18th chap + middle of 21st verse. Now long halt ye between two
opinions if the Lord be God follow Him but if Bad then follow him
OCTOBER, 1873.
Monday, 27. Rained last night A little showery at times to day fair at Noon Lizzie + I assisted
some of the Friends to Paint the Wesleyan Chapel inside at Goodwood. O Lord keep me in
life that at last I may glorify thee in the upper Sanctuary
Tuesday, 28. Snowly, Wet Unfit to work out doors We threshed Peas
Wednesday, 29. Cold John Smyth came again he has been here 16 days before
OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 30. Froze some last night Too hard to Pull Turnips I went to Mr Elijah Patterson's
Dentist Glasgow I had 3 teeth filled with Platina Amagam Edward Leet + John Smyth Split
rails on fallow, just south of lane
Friday, 31.
Saturday, November 1. We pulled Turnips Set in Quite Stormy towards night
�Sunday Nov 2nd 1873. We went to Sabbath School + went to Robs Waggs to dinner + to
Church at Goodwood in PM. Brother Koyle preached from "Quench not the Spirit" a Cutting
Sermon may the Lord enable me to follow the Spirit.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 6. Thanks giving day. AM. Andrew Miller assisted us to draw earth to cover Turnip
cave deeper PM Ed Leet + I began Ploughing Orchard Owen went up to New Market road.
Andrew Miller has been here 2 days of the 4 days, he is to help instead of splitting Rails
Friday, 7. Chilly S. E wind this Morning froze the Earth over an Inch deep last night But
turned warm + fair Frost thawed so that Owen ploughed in Orchard in PM. + I drew some
Lime + Sand to School House to repair the Plastering in the Ante room. AM We logged some
stumps mostly Hemlock in sod field North of Barn Near the line fence O. Lewis is Dr to
$84.60c + 16 1/2 lost days, began to work Jan 3rd E Leet is Dr to $84.60c + 161/2 lost days,
began to work Jan 3rd. E Leet is Dr to $ 21.93c + 51/2 lost days began to work April 14th
Tuesday 13th Nov. E Leet to $1.06c at Stouffville Fair... Nov 13 Cash to O Lewis $1.
Saturday, 8. Rained some last night Cloudy + turned cold towards night. Owen Lewis, Ed
Leet + I assisted Mr. Stephen Burr from 9 AM to 4 PM to get in the last of his turnips.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 10.
Sunday Nov 9th 1873. Snowed some last night Cool to day Blustery in PM AM Ed Leet + I
went to Quarterly Meeting Bloomington Bro Koyle preached from the Song of Soloman Who
is she that cometh as the Morning! Fair as the moon, clear as the Sun, Terrible as any army
with Banners. The Lord was present, the Lord was praised May we in come forth in the
Heavenly journey like to the Sun
Tuesday, 11.
Wednesday, 12.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 13.
�Friday, 14.
Saturday, 15.
Sunday, 16 Nov 1873 Jesus is precious to my soul this Evening blessed be his name
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 17.
Tuesday, 18. Pretty fair. N Wind Sunny at Noon PM Colder. John McCulloch + Mr Thos
Robinson assisted us to butcher 5 Hogs. 3 of which are for Market Ed Leet + O Lewis
assisted Mr White to thresh.
Wednesday, 19. Father did not talk Pork Toronto on account of low prices comporatisly.
concluded to keep it until next week.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 20 Saturday Nov 20th 1875. I went to Stouffville + got "Gia" mare shod + went to
Uncle Samuel Barkeys in pickering + informed them of Aunt Sarah A Walkers death
yesterday + funeral tomorrow at Dixons Hill 8th Con Markham. I came back via Stouffville +
stayed to the {Wesleryan?} Quarterly Official Meeting as an onlooker. Bros E S Koyl + M A
W Ross present. Lord grant grace to thy servants to be faithful stewards in thy cause. This
evening Mr J W Shoults + family came here. are going to Aunt S. A. Walker's funeral
tomorrow
Friday, 21.
Saturday, 22. Ed Leet's time of 7 months is now up this Evg
Sunday, Nov 23rd 1873 AM we went to S School PM. We took dinner at Mr McGackins +
PM, we went to Church at Goodwood Bro Slyter preached from 'One thing yet thou lackest"
O Lord help me to love the best
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 24. Snowed about 6 Inches last night Owen + I drew some Pine rails + built fence
just west of Sheep pen North of Barn + got things ready for going to Toronto with the Pork
tomorrow.
�Tuesday, 25. Pretty cold N W Wind most of the day Slieghing good here Father started for
Toronto with the Sleigh, took 3 heavy Hogs, a few Turkeys, butter + Eggs. Ed leet went with
him to See the City Owen lewis + I drew some manure around Turnip cave + celar windows
+ also around cow stable. PM> we made some roads to rails in Chopping South of House.
about 40 rods
Wednesday, 26.
NOVEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 27. Father came home from Toronto, sold Pork for $5.30c per hundred lbs, Butter
20c per lb
Friday, 28. Pretty fair to day We took Mr A Gregg a car load Hardwood 5 cords at $4.50c on
the cars + 7 cords pine at $1.90c per cord on the cars
Saturday, 29. A somewhat dull day Wind in Evening S W Sold Jacob Barkey, Blacksmith
Goodwood 3 1/2 cords culled Pine wood at $1. per cord + 1 load to Mr Chapman at $1.88c of
Good Shipping Wood. + 1 1/2 Cord of Seasoned smalled Pine at $1.75c per cord + bought
25 37/60 bushels Peas off J McCullough at 8c per Bush Owen Lewis is now Dr to $94.10c +
17 lost days Edward Leet is now Dr to $ $31.581/2 c + has 7 months put in + 2 days more
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 1. Very Cold Wind S E by N. E. a little Snow flying Evening some appearance of a
thaw Malen Degeer Hewed some Timber for us Mr S Burr helped us scoore score hack for
heaving. Edward Leet will quit working for us this evening We allow him $80 for 7 months +
paid him $40 leaving a balanace of ($40.) Snow about a foot deep
Tuesday, 2. Rainy SE. Wind Foggy + Showery all dya. Father helped Mr S Bur Butcher some
Pigs I went to see Mr James Collins to get him to come to paint our sitting room, could not
get him
Wednesday, 3. Rain continues Snow going fast. Mr S Burr helped us to grind Mr M Cucking's
Sausage machine knives
DECEMBER, 1873.
�Thursday, 4. 5 oclock AM. rained ceased a very Mild + warm SE wind. at 6 AM rained a little
+ immediately blew almost a Hurricane from the S West lasting scarcely a minute though the
wind continued very high nearly all day. During the first blast it blew down many trees
unroofed several Barns + Sheds + levelled many fences, blew down some board fence for us
+ settled the posts to the North, some of which were nearly 4 feet in the Earth, nearly two
suches {fluroofed?} straw stack. tore Shed roof down S of Lea Stable. Lorenzo Vanhorn was
Killed this AM by a tree in Mr Truman Beutleys Bush on 4th con Uxbridge
Friday, 5. Freezing hard snow about all gone. Cousin Wm Johnson who came yesterday
started for home (Mariposa) this morning. he is taking 5 cattle + 4 sheep home. Wm Connor
+ Byron Peurose of Mariposa assisted him Yesterday + this AM we were repairing fences.
this PM Malen Degeer assisteed us to repair Shed at East end of Barn O Lord help me to
watch + pray, love the above all
Saturday, 6. A fine day. Snow about all gone roads frozen, though pretty smooth. There was
a Special School Meeting in the School Section House of our Section (No9 Uxbridge) Mr
Geoloage resigned office as trustee + Mr Christopher Scott elected Trustee instead. Mr
James A Douglas is the present Teacher Lorenzo Vanhorne was buried at the Upper
Churchyard 1 mile North of Goodwood this PM Revd Mr Koyle Wesleyan Minister of
Stouffville Preached foorn Samuel There is but a step between me + death
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 8. Sunday 7th A fine day AM. Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School It was the most
solemn School I think we have ever had owing to the sudden death of one of our Scholars a
young man Lorenzo Vanhorn May the Lord lead many to seek his grace + may I watch +
pray. PM. Bro Slyter Preached to a large + solemn Congregation "Ho every one that
thirsteth" Haigh 55th I 1st
92nd
verses a very impressive sermon may God add his blessing
Tuesday, 9. A soft day somewhat squally this AM. PM fine mild evening freezing some Mr
Stephen Burr assisted us to butcher the last 3 of our fattening hogs, one weighed 376 lbs PM
we made sausage of these part of them
Wednesday, 10. Pretty fair Evening Very Calm + Cloudy AM We drew wood into wood house
PM assisted John McCulloch to cut oat Sheaves with Horse Power Cutting Box (Mr John
Wagg's) Father + Mr Stephen Burr went to Scott to see Father to See for a School Teacher
�DECEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 11. Snowed about 3 Inches last night rainy this AM PM Damp. AM We threshed
PEas. PM. assisted John McCulloch to finish cutting Oat Sheaves. Evening Lizzie + I went to
Prayer Meeting I failed to take up the Cross. how easily overcome, Lord Strengthen me.
Amen
Friday, 12. Mild to day thawy Owen Lewis + I drew some Hewed timber from South Bush for
a Pig pen + addition to Barn + drew some rails also This Evening We hired Edward Leet for
the Sum of ($130) one hundred + thirty dollars for the year 1874 + will pay him at the rate of
Ten dollars per month from this until Janry 1st 1874.
Saturday, 13. Snow Storm Snowed most of the day from the NE nearly a foot deep. faired
about 3 PM. Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas This Evening Lizzie + I went to Cousin Seneca
Baker's Whitchurch + stayed all night
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 15. Sunday 14th Lizzie + I went with Cousin Seucca Baker's to Babtist Church on
6th con Markham Whitchurch townline. Revd Mr More Preached from the great love of God.
O Lord help me to appreciate thy love amen.
1873 Thursday, 16. Copied from Acct Book from S.S.No 9 Uxb
$ c
Balance on hand from 1872 48 74
Feb 15 County Asst grant $28.08 28 08
July overment grant $24.45 24 45
Dec 18th Recd from Mr Frank Wagg Township
Treasurer the
Sum of $390, being school asst on S.S. No9 Uxb for
18/3
390 00
�Wednesday, 17. Expenditure for S.S. No9 Uxbridge
$ c
21/4 cords dry hardwood 11 20
4 cords Green wood H McDermatt 18 00
1 Blach board $2, 2 Brooms boc + 1 Cord Pine $2.25 4 85
Paid Mrs Miller for Making fires $2
Feb 15th County Asst School grant to Teacher 28 08
July Government School grant to Teacher 24 45
Dec 19th Paid Teacher, James A Douglas Balance of
Salary
347 14
DECEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 18. A Mild Day Edward Leet + I assisted Mr C Scott to Chop cord wood in Bush on
NE corner Lot No 16 1st con. Uxb Evening I went to Prayer meeting we had a good meeting
Lizzie + Mr McCullough's of Goodwood went to a Social Sabbath School Party at
Bloomington
Friday, 19. Stormy Snow from NE. Evg SW wind Father + I attended Mr James A Douglass
School examination in our S.Section No 9_ Several visitors present Mr John Scott + Miss
Anna Scott, Teachers were present. The Scholars did well though they cheered somewhat
Boisterously, As sectetary of SS No 9 {Mr spaid?} Mr A Gregg James A Douglass teachr
balance of Salary $347.14cts + Father + Mr Scott + Mr McDernistt hired Mr Douglass for next
year (1874) for the Sum of $360
Saturday, 20. A Fine day Strong N Wind AM Edward + I asisted John Wagg Jr to cut oat
Sheared with Horse power Father Bought me a pair of Shoe Packs at Hiram Johnson's
�Stouffville for $2.75c Ed Leet has worked for us 3 Days this week at the rate of Ten dollar per
month till Jan 1st 1874
DECEMBER, 1873.
Monday, 22. Sunday Dec 21st We attended S School + the Tunker Brethren Preached after
S School Text was Hebrews 1st Ch 1st + 2nd verses. Mr Saml Baker preached. PM Bro
Slighter Preached from "And he arose and came to his father" Evening Lizzie + I attended
Prayer Meeting Brother Watson exhorted We had a good meeting the Lord be praised.
Monday 22nd PM Miss Mary Ellen Welsh + Thos came on a visiit
Tuesday, 23. A fine day thawed Slightly Cosuin Wm Johnson of Mariposa brought our
waggin home yesterday + stayed with us last night to day we took 3 steers 2ys old to Michael
Welsh's on E part Lot No 23. 4th con markham to be pd Straw this winter, we also took a
load Turnips for them, came home by Dr Pagan's + I got some medicine
Wednesday, 24. Mild Cloudy. Snowed a little after dark. N Wind. We "Skidded" Saw logs in
South bush, with oxen. Cousin Wm Johnson of Mariposa went home with his new Bob
Sleighs this PM. I went to Goodwood this evening for some cheese
DECEMBER, 1873.
Thursday, 25. Mild and Cloudy Snowed nearly an Inch last night Father and Mother went to
Uncle Martin JOhnson's last Elizabeth + I stayed home This evening, Lizzie, Barbara PIfer +
I went to Prayer Meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted, read Matthew 2nd Chapter Showing the
love of God toward us + his certain providence over those who love him. Lord help me to be
thankful for the Gift of thy Son our saviour Help us to love Thee. Amen.
Friday, 26. Cloudy. PM Fine Snow from S.E. AM I took some Plaster trough from School to
John McCullough's. PM I sawed some wood in wood house Father + Mother went to Uncle
Saml Focklars, Rigwood + came home by Joseph Barkeys Stouffville + got somePictures in
Frames Viz Lato Hon Stephen A Douglas, rom shore to shore, the Mother + Child. Christ
among the Doctors, First Am Congress. The Lord be my Guide + bless us all.
Saturday, 27. Cloudy Snowy Somewhat all day New Snow about two Inches, Father went to
Geo Focklar's Blacksmith Ringwood + got Gin Mare Shod. took Ino Bruells a Turkey + settled
accts with him Evening Elijah James Smith of Ringwood came up + got a Turkey for his
�Grandmothers I went $5 of subscriptions for 13 Subscribers for Canadian Messengers, to Ino
Dougall Son Montreal. (See Jany 1st)
DECEMBER, 1873.
{This is very faint, with writting almost on top of it} Recipe for the last change in Women Take
internally sulphate of Magnesia 1 oz solution of {Strychmine?} 1 {drachm?} Juncture of Iron 1
{drachm?} Water 6 oz dose 1 tablespoonful 3 times a day For Running ear, syringe out with
a solution of acetate of lead 2 grains to the ounce of water 3 times a day For Cramp. rub the
affected parts with Camphor Liniment Gord Stable liniment. Mix 1 ounce of lincture of amica
with 1 pint of alcohol + 1 pint of water.
John Smith days Aug 1876 By Working at Oats 1 1/2 Sep 1 to oct 21st 33 Oct 21st to 28th 5
Oct 30th1/2 + 31st 1 1/2 Ed Crittenden March 20th to Oct 4 to $26.14 Oct 6th Took 11 Days
Settled Sept 26th Mr Crittenden worked on Edwards time 12 days Oct 28th Dr 4.90 + Oct
29th Dr Lo $8.00 in all {unknown}
1 N Leech $42.00 Paid
2 C Wagg $55.35 Pd
3 Geo Wagg $9.60
4 G Davis H Stapleton $17.40 Pd
5 H Stapleton G Davis $11.50
6 Jas Dowswell $7.50
7 Wm White $11.05
8 Ambrose Lewis C Scott $20.25 Pd
9 Henry Widdifield Mordicai
Widdifield
$31.25
�10 Julius Forsyth + Emma Forsyth $32.00 Paid
$28
11 O Cosgrove $17.30 Pd
12 Hiram Alsop Julius Forsyth $12.00
13 J Crick $26.26 Pd
14 Thos Howard Ms Price $25.75
15 Ben Palmer E Vauzant $23.05 Pd
16 Hugh McDermot $20.00
17 Jos Noudriek Ges Williams $43.05 Pd
18 Emma Forsyth $17.25
{Written to the side} 529.31 21.75 307.56
{The following is a newspaper clipping}
Another Attack on Ontario
Persistent attempt to increase facilities for sale and drinking of beer and wine in Ontario is
being made at the present time. The agitation comes from those interested in the
manufacture and sale of liquor or from their agents who are pretending to speak for the
citizens of the province. It is felt to be another attack upon the moral and physical life of our
Canadian youth. The Premier of Ontario and many of the strongest men in his Cabinet are
against any further flooding of the province with intoxicating drink. They are aware of the fact
that it is not the general public of Ontario that is calling for beer and wine. But in order to
reassure them, and to counteract this false and pernicious propaganda of the liquor interests
under cover of the name, Moderation League, the people of Ontario are now being asked to
�sign the petition printed below. We would call the attention of all out Ontario readers to this
matter and urge that the strongest protest should be made against the arrogance of a group
whose boasted interest in the people is so evidently based only upon selfishness and
shameless greed. Copies of the memorial will be found in your locality. To the Hon. G. S.
Henry, Premier of the Province of Ontario, and to the members of the Legislative
Assembly: We, the undersigned citizens of Ontario, desire to express to the Honorable
George S. Henry, Premier of the Province, to the members of the Government, and to the
members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, our emphatic opposition to
any increase in the facilities for the sale of Beer and Wine, whether in Hotels, Restaurants,
Clubs, or other places, and to any extension of their use in places providing public
convenience or entertainment.
{the following is a newspaper clipping}
What About Our Penitentiaries?
THERE is every reason to believe that the public mind still remains deeply concerned in
regard to our penal institutions under federal control. The tragic incidents at Portsmouth and
St. Vincent de Paul, and the announcement that soldiers have been hurried to Stony
Mountain and Prince Albert, in view of possible serious disturbances there, have directed
earnest attention to these institutions in our midst to which most of us give, rather purposely,
all too little thought when matters are quiet and peaceful. It is regrettable that it seems to take
such unusual incidents to direct public attention to those institutions that should be more or
less on the minds of the people all the time. But once the thought of the people has thus
forcibly been directed toward them, and a conscience in regard to them has suddenly been
quickened, the fact that they have had so little thought in normal times makes the newly-
awakened interest all the keener. Just now the people are very greatly concerned about our
penitentiaries and what goes on inside them, and are in a mood to ask some searching
questions in regard to them and to demand honest and straightforward answers. As these
sentiments have found expression in the public press and otherwise, there have been those
ready to deprecate very strongly and stirring up of this matter at the present time. One of our
leading senators expressed the opinion that a time like this, when tendencies toward
lawlessness were so prevalent, was a poor time to criticize those charges in any way with
the duty of maintaining law and order. Such a putting of the case merits some attention, of
course. but it will not take us very far against the reasonable demand that our whole penal
system, just {clipping ends there}
�{John written around the boarders of the page}
THE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, CHICAGO
{typed clipping}
The Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago.
TUITION AND ROOM RENT FREE.
BOARD AT COST, OR STUDENTS CAN BOARD THEMSELVES. THE BUILDING is of
brick, 214 feet long, 48 feet wide and four stories high, and will cost about $60,000. It will
contain four residences for families, and thirty-six suits of rooms for students, each suit
having a study room and two lodging rooms - beside rooms for boarding, recitations, &c. The
rent of the four dwellings will pay the salary of one teacher. The Building thus ENDOWS A
PROFESSORSHIP and furnishes rooms for students. The corner stone was laid August 18,
1868, and the building is rapidly going up. THIS BUILDING will be the place where hundreds,
and perhaps thousands, of God's ministers will pursue their studies for the great work of
preaching Christ. Here they will pray and weep and rejoice. Here they will gain many spiritual
victories; and years after they leave its walls, they will look back to it with tender interest and
hallowed associations. From it there will go forth much of gospel light, and many earnest
laborers to benefit and bless the world. Would you like to put some bricks into it, or pay for
some that are in it? Send your contributions to
G.S BAILY, 32 Wahpanseh Ave., Chigaco, Ill.
{typed clipping}
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA.
Quarterly Ticket for February, 1873.
For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. -2
Cor. iv. 18.
W
{printed} Samuel Johnson {plmb?}
�March 16th 1873 PM. Ashamed to take up my cross in Prayer Meeting. Heavenly Father
may I overcome this besetting sin. Amen
{the following is a newspaper clipping or pamphlet}
"IS IT NOT A LITTLE THING"
Do you deem sin, any sin, a little thing? Fools sometimes make a mock at sin. But the saints
who have had a glimpse of its exceeding sinfulness, the damned who feel its awful
consequences, the glorified spirits who view, unveiled, that God against whom it is
committed, and Jehovah himself, who from his throne surveys its nature, malignity, and
tendency, all look upon sin, upon the least sin, with very different views. They see in it that
selfish disposition which, right or wrong, seeks its own gratification, however small. They see
in it a rebellion against the highest authority in the universe, and a violation of the most
powerful and endearing obligations- obligations which an eternity of praise cannot repay.
They see in it a disregard of the most important interests. Right or wrong, the sinner will have
his way, though he sacrifice his immortal well-being. Right or wrong, he will indulge a spirit
which, were it universal, would fill all worlds with insubordination, guilt, and wretchedness.
They see in it an impious trifling with the most solemn concerns. What lifted the floodgates
through which the tide of human misery has been pouring for 5,000 years and more? Sin.
The whole earth has become one vast graveyard; and "who slew all these?" Sin. Sin kills
beyond the tomb. Sin kindled the fires of hell, and sin feeds the unquenchable flame. Before
the smallest sin could be pardoned, Christ must die; and sin it was that slew the Lord of life
and glory - and is sin a little thing? If one sin is so sinful, what must be the guilt of the sins of
your whole life? If one drop contains such venom, what does an ocean contain? If sin be
such an evil, how can you trifle with it as you do; dallying with a scorpion which is stinging
you to death? Do you not daily allow yourself in what you know to be wrong, under the
impression that it is a little thing? The floating weed may indicate the current of a stream, and
apparently small offences show whether you regard the whole law. He that is faithful in that
which is little, is faithful also in much. He that despiseth little things, shall fall by little and litte.
No. 35. American Tract Society.
{This is written on the top of the page, inverted} Band Corn Cheese Date Speakers Water
{fringe the?} + Tea Bills Dishes
�Moved + see that we have a {pantry?} carried Moved + see that a come to be appointed to
ascertain how much can be done for the Party Carried Moved Wm Todd + J G
Hutcherson Moved J {Marr?} W Robinson. Goodwood C Stafford + R Hanniton South Wm
Todd + R Campbell North Comissions B Todd + Jno Stover 2nd A Wood + S Todd 4th
Men
Sat May 26 Goodwood North 110 $20 W Todd
" " East 30 $20 S Todd " " West
104 $50 R Todd
{This is continued from the previous page}
Goodwood South 25 W Robin
Moved + see that {words are too faint} on the 25 June Services on Sabbath Carried
Moved + see that J {faint letters} + W Todd act as {unclear, very faint}
Moved + see that we have {Barn?}
Moved + see their A woods {faint name} + R Todd Carried
Moved + see that we by {faint} for the point, 20 Doz Cup + Savors plates + of not too dear
spoons + {faint}
Moved + see that J Mc + C Wagg buy the dishes cd W Robinson L {Wallare?} + S Johnson
secures speakers for Sabbath services + party, also + Bills mitted Carried
Moved + see that J Wason, J Whittlton + C Stafford see to furnish Water, {fuing?} or Tea
Makers Carried
Moved + said that the above can furnish Tea + Sugar. Carried
Moved + said that our next Com Meeting be on 7 May
Goodwood USS May 17 1877 Mr James McCullough in the chair
Moved by J Watson sic by R Wagg that Mr Jos Badgeran be appointed to be Asst Sup of
Goodwood U S.S Carried
�Moved by Mr Wallace said by R Wagg that S Johnsonbe teacher of {yoching?} {faint} class
Carried
Moved by Wm Robinson read by C Stafford that Jos Wallace be appointed asst teacher of
Yorry Ness Bible Class Carried
Moved by J Wagg read by Johnson that Badgeran teacher class No 2 Carried
{Continued from previous page}
Moved by J Stover see by J Wallace that R Wagg teat teach Class No 3 Carried
Moved + see that C Stafford teach No 4 Cass
Moved + seod that Jn + L Wagg teach No 6 carried
Moved + sed Miss D Milleker teach class 6 Carried
Moved + sead that Jos G Hutcherson of Class No 2 Carried
Moved + See that Miss M Stafford teach Class 3 Carried
Moved + sed that Miss R M McCull teach Class 4 Carried
Moved + see that Miss C Strafford " " 5 Carried
" " Wm Robinson " " 6 Carried
Treasurer J Turner Carried
Subianions R Campbell + R Todd be Librarians Carried
Moved + see that S Johnson be elected to act as secretary Carried
MOved She by Jos Badgersan sed by R Wagg that we elect offices once a year say 1st May
Carried
A Stokes 196 Fulton St Brooklyn NY
Cure for Founder. Tie clean sassafras bark (taken from the root) around the bridle bit, leaving
it on all night Another cure. Take a large grear Gourd, cut it up, put it into a gallon of water +
boil it down to a quart. Strain the liquid and give as a drench. Dec 25th 1873
�Revd J Marzolf Derchan De 13th 1873 Otterville or Merville P.O out (D Armitage acc Aug
15th) Dominion Chain Works 146 East Front St East Whittfield + medley" sole Maufactorers
of the farnsworth stump + stone lifter No. 5004 E Farnsworth Stump + Stone lifter Pat No
5004 1877Govt Grant Jan is $15.68 Toronto
Amadon P.O. Samila + Les Michigan
Writing luk Oct 18th 1875 2 oz Ext Logwood 1/2 oz Bichromate of Potash (chrom) Dissolve in
1 Gallon of boiling oft water
National Pain Remover Dr Fourters Extract Wild Strawberry Dr. A Fifes Woorn Lozenges
{This is a chart on the lower left hand side of the page}
Whittleton 38
J Collins 38
W Wagg 38
J Wagg 38
J Morcadon 38
Johnson Oakwood X
Lewis 38
Stooy
Watson
S Burr
Milliken Moray
�Johnson 38
E Staff 38
G Robinson
E Vauhorn
Wm Ball
Wm Morganson 38
Wm White 38
{Some of the names on the list, near the bottom, cannot be read}
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1875
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EXCELSIOR DIARY 1875
{Four images on the front cover of men ploughing, raking hay, harvesting apples and skating}
{Pages 2 to 10 contain printed charts, holidays, etc. for 1875}
JANUARY, FRIDAY 1. 1875
A mild sunshiny day, an inch or two of snow over the fields, but no sleighing, the roads are hard and level, splendid
wheeling. J C Snell and family, also Mrs G H Golding were here for dinner and the afternoon, we had a nice quiet
time in social chat and at table croquet &c &c
SATURDAY 2
Hauling firewood from the lower woods this forenoon, having had a light fall of snow early this morning. In Brampton
after dinner and attended R H Lewis's Sale of Cutters, Harness &c. &c. bought a pair of horse covers @ $8.00.
Spent evening at home preparing for Sabbath.
SUNDAY 3
Drove cutter up to S. School this morning at 10 A.M. - Supt absent. Mr Woodhall addressed the school on the
lesson. Exodus I. 1 to 10th "Joshua encouraged" The attendance of scholars not as large as usual. Heard Rev W
Burns preach in Brampton tonight at W M Church text I Corinthians XIV 20th verse a plain practical discourse.
JANUARY, MONDAY 4. 1875
Spent forenoon in drawing five loads of firewood from "lower bush." Drove to Edmonton for to vote for the election
of members of Chinguacousy Council for this year, the result at close of the poll - Reeve, T Bowles. Deputy
Reeves - J P Hutton & E Hagyard Councillors - A Cunnington & Hewson. In Brampton Tonight and attended the
Lodge
�TUESDAY 5.
Mr John Haggert was re-elected Mayor of Brampton yesterday. Hauled 12 loads of cordwood from the woods
today, about five cords of which will be for sale. Mailed a letter to Mr George Burke of Lamaraux, Scarboro, Twp.
The weather is moderate, and the sleighing only midling.
WEDNESDAY 6.
Completed the task of hauling up the year's firewood about 20 cords and 6 cords of first Class wood for sale.
Started drawing the hemlock saw logs to Brampton Steam saw mill This afternoon took down 2 logs 12 1/2 ft long.
the sleighing is not good. Received the first copy for the new year of "Country Gentleman" printed with new type.
JANUARY, THURSDAY 7. 1875.
At the same work as yesterday taking down 5 logs of different sizes at three trips to Brampton Mailed a letter to J J
Bunting of Kincardine. The Christian Guardian comes in a new dress with fresh type bright and attractive. a first-
class family paper. Subscribed for and received first copy of "S S" Banner" published at Wesleyan Book Room,
Toronto.
FRIDAY 8.
With team drew 7 saw logs to Brampton today in four trips. Received the first copy of the New Year of the "Canada
Casket" full of good things and improved in appearance. Spent evening in Town Hall, Edmonton at a political
meetings, speeches by Messrs Chisholm, Fleming & Beynon and kept up until a late hour.
SATURDAY 9.
A stormy morning and a very cold day. Made only two journeys to Brampton taking four 12 ft logs. At home this
evening making the necessary preparations for Sunday, including the study of SS lesson. The thermometer at 7PM
shows 10° below zero. This being the first cold snap of the year.
JANUARY, SUNDAY 10. 1875
Spent forenoon at S. School. Supt pres. lesson Joshua III 14 to 17. "Crossing the Jordan." The attendance was
small owing no doubt to the extreme severity of the weather, at daylight this morning the mercury stood at -14°
below zero. Took dinner at William Lodge. At home this evening reading the "New Canadian Methodist Magazine."
MONDAY 11.
The nomination of candidates for to represent the County of Peel took place at 1 o'clock today in the Court House
Brampton in the Ontario Parliament. Speeches were made by Messers K Chisholm & J W Beynon the candidates
�and by J Flemming. R Smith J Gooderham & S White, a large crowd of people present. Spent evening at the
Lodge.
TUESDAY 12.
Took three saw logs down to Brampton in two journeys. Brought home from Anthony Bros. Carriage Works a new
cutter, swelled box style, price $45.00, it is handsomely painted and fitted up the seat is large enough for three
persons to sit comfortably. Received a letter from J. J. Bunting. Weather has moderated the frost has penetrated
into the cellars.
JANUARY, WEDNESDAY 13. 1875
Hauling logs continued, was the programme for today, making three trips with four logs. The Annual School
meeting took place at the Schoolhouse for the appointing of Trustees and other business Spent evening in
Brampton at the residence of Mr A Morton, where the W. M. Choir met for practice.
THURSDAY 14.
At the same work as yesterday have now 28 logs delivered at the saw mill in a position ready for sawing as soon as
the mill starts work. Received a letter from Uncle A Ferguson of Bay City. all in good health and prospering in
business. Fine weather and good sleighing at present. At home tonight engaged in oiling harness.
FRIDAY 15.
Took my first drive in our new cutter, went around to Willow Lodge and thence to Mr B Watsons on business. Spent
afternoon in Brampton at Beck's Hotel, at J. R. Craigs Sale of ShortHorns, Cotswolds & Berkshires J R. Page of
New York, Auctioneer. The prices were high on cattle and hogs. In company with a load of the members of Safe
Grand Lodge we drove to Derry West
JANUARY, SATURDAY 16. 1875
Last evening we were too late for the meeting Deary West Lodge and so drove to Mr Golding's residence and spent
evening, got home at 4. A.M. Completed hauling saw logs today have taken 32 in all, 5 were basswod and rest
hemlock. Received yesterday a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice of Oshawa.
SUNDAY 17.
At Ebenezer S. School today. Supt pres. Sec pres, lesson, "Memorial Stones" Joshua IV 4 to 9. A very interesting
and instructive lesson indeed. Spent afternoon in W.M.S. School Brampton. The attendance was about 200 Took
tea at Graham House with J E Starr, Heard Rev Jno Hunt preach tonight text Romans V. 21st
�MONDAY 18.
The election day, all work suspended on our farm. Drove to Edmonton with sleigh load of voters who cast their
ballot in favor of K. Chisholm, M.P.P. This new way of voting results in the day passing off very quiet and orderly.
Much the excitement in Brampton tonight bonfires & illuminations in favor of K. Chisholm, his majority was 103.
JANUARY, TUESDAY 19. 1875
Steady cold weather and good sleighing. Commenced taking cordwood to Brampton, sold one cord for $4.00 and
two for $3.75 each. Also brought from saw mill a small load of hemlock lumber. Spent evening in Brampton at W.
M. Missionary meeting speeches by the deputation and Rev P Campbell a returned missionary from the
Sascatshewan. he made an excellent address.
WEDNESDAY 20
At the same work as yesterday, making two trips, a load of wood down and a load of lumber up. Spent evening
pleasantly at a social given by Mrs Vodden at her residence in Brampton, Church Street. The attendance was large
amount realized $44.00. The annual meeting of Co Peel Agric. Society held today. Mr J C Snell was reelected
President.
THURSDAY 21.
Completed hauling the cord wood, 6 cords in all, received $22.50. This is not a paying business and therefore will
not proceed any further this winter. At home this afternoon oiling and blacking the team harness with coal oil & lamp
black. This evening was spent in social chat at our neighbors Jno Learment.
JANUARY, FRIDAY 22. 1875.
This forenoon we dressed for beef a yearling heifer, weight 420 lbs Brought two loads of lumber up from Brampton
consisting of plank scantling and inch. Spent evening at the missionary meeting in Zion Church, Revs Jno Hunt,
Jamison and W Burns were the speakers.
SATURDAY 23
Drove to Brampton twice today for lumber and brought home two large loads. Sold to Leslie & Co one hind quarter
of beef @ 6 ½ ¢ weight 109 lbs and to Mr Wigley the hide @ 6½ ¢ weight 53 lb. This evening drove Mr Alex
Campbell and his trunks over to George Modeland's, 3rd line, east.
SUNDAY 24.
Snow falling nearly all day. Went to S. School this morning, Supt. and Sec pres. lesson. Joshua V 9 to 15.
"Preparation for conquest of Canaan" Heard Rev Mr Eastman, Agent for Tract Society, preach in WM Church
�tonight. Ezekiel XXVII 3 to 5. was the text. Father and mother went to to hear Rev Jno Smith preach tonight in John
Street church.
JANUARY, MONDAY 25, 1875
The snow of yesterday, drifted all last night and has rendered the side-roads and lanes almost impassable. Drove
my sisters to school in the sleigh this morning. Brought a load of lumber from Brampton this afternoon. Spent the
evening at the lodge. four were initiated and officers elected for next quarter.
TUESDAY 26
Mailed two copies of last week's "Banner" one to Mr Jno Mason of Missouri and the other to Mr A Ferguson of
Michigan Hauled home the last of the 32 logs in all 6855 ft of lumber. Took down a basswood log the first of a half
dozen for outside boarding. Spent evening quietly at home.
WEDNESDAY 27
Drawing sawlogs and lumber. Received a letter from Mr Adam Ferguson; relative to Uncle Jno Ferguson's severe
and protracted illness, also the February number of SS Banner. Viney and I spent evening visiting at Mr Henry
Modelands, Mill St. Brampton, had a pleasant time in social chat and games.
JANUARY, THURSDAY 28, 1875
Finished the job of teaming saw logs of which there has been 39. and brought home the last load of lumber 8325 ft
all told. Two hemlocks that were taken down today were sawn into 3x4 scantling for fencing. Weather is mild for a
few days now.
FRIDAY 29.
Up early this morning and away to Esquesing with team and sleigh to attend Mr Jabez Heath's bee for hauling brick
to build his house. Brought a load of 825 bricks, a heavy load because of drifted roads. Spent evening in Brampton
at Choir practice and we had a good sing indeed.
SATURDAY 30.
Drove sleigh to Brampton this morning and bought a bureau @ $6.25 and a framed picture of the Royal family @
2.25 from Mr H Burnett. Received at post office the Bible Society Recorder. Spent afternoon at Willow Lodge in
social chat. Mrs James Taylor of Oakville came here tonight on a visit.
�JANUARY SUNDAY 31 1875
Drove to Brampton W. M. Church at 10 A.M. to hear the Anniversary sermon by the Rev Dr Ryerson, his text was in
Colossians I, 27th verse. a plain gospel sermon. The Dr R. preached this afternoon also. Heard Rev Dr Nelles of
Cobourg preach tonight, texts I Corinthians VIII 7th verse and II Timothy I 6th verse, The church was crowded,
even the aisles filled, the sermon was simple and plain.
FEBRUARY, MONDAY 1.
Drove our folks to Brampton this morning for a day's visiting among old friends and acquaintances of Aunt Ann
Taylor. Spent afternoon in the farm fanning peas &c, &c, have about 45 bush of peas on hand. This evening at
Safe Guard Lodge two initiated and the Offices were installed by G H Golding T.D.
TUESDAY 2.
In company with J C Snell and several Bramptonians, took G T Train this morning for Toronto. Had our dinner and
tea at Mrs E Ferguson's Simcoe St. Had my photograph taken at Ewing & Co Gallery, King St West. Spent evening
at the "Opera House" listening to John B Gough, his subject was "Circumstances," it was a rare treat to hear his
matchless eloquence.
FEBRUARY, WEDNESDAY 3. 1875
Arrived at home from Toronto at 2 o'clock this morning. There was an immense crowd to hear Gough's lecture last
night and every body appeared well pleased with the nearly two hour's lecture. Mrs Taylor started for home via the
Railway. It rained steadily all forenoon but is very cold tonight. Working in the farm yard all day
THURSDAY 4.
The mercury stands 6° degrees below this morning with a high west wind prevailing all day driving the frost and cold
through brick and stone walls. On such a day as this we pay particular attention to feeding and caring for the
livestock. Was threshing peas with flail and tonight reading The Autobiography of J. B.Gough.
FRIDAY 5.
Father drove the girls over to school and from thence he visited Mr Jno Hindle who has just returned from a five
week's sojourn in Missouri. Was hauling three loads of hemlock sawed 2ft, from lower bush up to dooryard. Have
fully 2 months dry wood yet on hand, piled in woodshed. Spent evening at Choir Practice.
�FEBRUARY, SATURDAY 6. 1875
Mailed yesterday a letter containing a five dollar greenback to Uncle John Ferguson of O Stuartsville, Missouri.
Today was threshing peas and feeding stock. Drove to Brampton this afternoon and bought some necessaries for
the household. The weather for three days has been exceedingly cold the thermometer below zero all the time.
SUNDAY 7.
Quarterly meeting at Brampton W.M. Church, Rev W McFadden preached text, Hebrews X 23rd verse, a faithful and
energetic sermon bringing tears to the eyes of many in the congregation. This evening the Rev W Burns preached
text Zechariah VI 13th verse.
This morning the thermometer showed 22° below zero, but it is moderated a good deal tonight.
MONDAY 8.
A semi-daily trip to the schoolhouse with horses and sleigh, shelling corn around the kitchen fire has constituted this
day's work.
Drove to Brampton tonight and presided over the affairs of Safe Guard lodge during its session of two hours in
duration. Received from Ewing & Co Toronto my photographs 7 in all they are of the card vinette style.
FEBRUARY, TUESDAY 9. 1875
Went through pretty much the same routine of business as yesterday. My little neice and nephews from Willow
Lodge have just paid us a 2 days visit. Extremely cold frosty weather, below zero all the time. Went with WM Choir
to Mt Pleasant tea meeting tonight speeches by Revs J Pringle, Stobo and Mr James Gooderham of Streetsville
WEDNESDAY 10.
Was threshing peas nearly all day and fanned up 22 bush from rather more than a day's threshing. Spent evening
in Brampton at practice of S. School Tunes for the County Convention. At 8 P.M. went to hear Mr Pierce, the
lecturer for the Sons of Temperance, speak on temperance and advocate strongly the scheme of Prohibition.
THURSDAY 11.
Mailed yesterday a letter to A Ferguson Bay City and one to Mrs G. Rice of Oshawa. About 6 inches of snow fell
last night, a high wind today is drifting the snow fearfully, the roads will be almost filled up. Drove twice to the school
house and shelled a bag of corn in the ear. Had a call from Mr Jas Crawford agent for Musical instruments.
�FEBRUARY, FRIDAY 12. 1875
The drifting continued all last night and today almost every lane and road is blockaded with piles of snow. the centre
road has never within my recollection contained such mountains of snow. The storm has made ample work for
today. Mr. G.H Golding was here this evening, we passed the time in games and conversation
SATURDAY 13.
In company with G.H.G. started for Brampton early this morning in the sleigh. At H Burnett's we had the chromos
"Wide Awake" and Fast Asleep" reframed and bought a small dressing stand. Jas Crawford brought a fine Cabinet
Organ here on trial. Received a letter from J Taylor of Oakville. The mercury in Brampton last night fell to 28
degrees below zero.
SUNDAY 14.
Drove horse and cutter through the line of snowbanks, a road being shovelled most of the way up to S. School
Supt abs. Sec pres. lesson, Joshua VIII 30 to 37. "Ebal and Gerizim". Heard Rev. J W Bell preach in W.M.
Church in Brampton tonight, text, I Corinthians. II 9th verse, a sermon full of life and showing how to love God and
serve him faithfully.
FEBRUARY, MONDAY 15. 1875
Made the usual trips morning and evening to School House of S.S. No 22, Chinguacousy, with my sisters and a host
of children from No 10. Viney and I drove to Brampton this evening and attended the P. Metodist Church
Anniversary, address by the resident ministers & singing by the P.M. Choir. Spent one hour at the Lodge one
gentleman initiated.
TUESDAY 16.
The weather has moderated some at last having been almost steady cold for 13 days, below zero a considerable
part of the time. Mrs J C Snell came here for a two or three day's visit and her youngest daughter, Bertha Jane
Snell. Spent evening at home testing the merits of a George Wood's Organ.
WEDNESDAY 17.
A strong west wind all day, the snow drifting fearfully, the snow banks rising higher and broader. Drove to Brampton
this evening and spent an hour practicing with the S.S. Children for the Convention and two hours with the Union
Choir for the evening sessions. Received from A F Campbell at "Conservator" Office 25 cards printed with my name
and address
�FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 18., 1875
Drove to School House at 9 A.M. through the snow drifts. Spent forenoon at shovelling a path to the Etobicoke
through the lane. After noon was threshing peas in barn. Had a visit from M. Treadgold of Brampton, Agent for
Musical Instruments.
FRIDAY 19.
Threshing peas with flail and feeding live stock was the order of today. Drove to Brampton this evening and spent
two hours in Treadgold's music shop. Result, The purchase of a piano (by Weber & Co of Kingston) worth $375.00
our old melodeon to be taken as part-exchange @ $100.00. Was at the Missionary meeting of Church of England
people.
SATURDAY 20.
Our new piano arrived here early this morning and was set up in the parlour by M Treadgold, the case is finished in
rosewood and carved legs the tone of the instrument is good. Sold to K.C.&Co 101 bush barley @ 90¢ per bush.
Received a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice. Had a call this afternoon from Messrs J Crawford & James Haggert of the
town of Brampton.
FEBRUARY, SUNDAY 21. 1875.
Spent forenoon at S. School, Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson, Joshua XIV 6 to 15, "Caleb's inheritance," Walked to
Brampton after dinner and attended W.M. S. School, nearly 200 scholars. Had Choir practice at 4 P.M. in the
Vestry. Took tea at Mr Perry's home. Heard Rev J W Bell preach tonight text, John XI 28 & 29th verses.
Monday 22.
Spent forenoon pea threshing &c,&c, Manufactured with my jack knife a wooden comb for horses' mane. Had a
small shower of rain this afternoon and a thaw is evidently at hand. Drove to Brampton tonight and went to the
Lodge no. 350, one initiated had a very good meeting, the programme of entertainment being a good one.
TUESDAY 23.
Running the fanning mill all forenoon, cleaning peas and oats. After dinner, drove up to Mr Elias Snell's with 16
bush of grey oats and exchanged bushel for bushel for black oats from Co of Grey. Spent this evening in Brampton
at a soiree in Presbyterian Church (Mr Pringle's) with W.M. Choir. The speakers were Rev. G Robb of Toronto &
Rev P Campbell.
�FEBRUARY, WEDNESDAY 24. 1875
Commenced threshing with flail the Dan ORourke peas (an early variety). The weather has affected the straw
making it tough work indeed. Quite warm today and thawing very fast. Emma, Ella & I spent evening in Brampton
at the singing practice for the Convention.
THURSDAY 25.
The seventeenth annual convention of Peel Co S. School's was started this morning in Brampton, W. M. Church; J
C Snell Pres. J W Beynon Sec. Was at afternoon session, the attendance and discussions on S.S. Topics were
good. A fine large meeting tonight, Rev J Potts & Monroe of Toronto, gave splendid addresses.
FRIDAY 26.
Attended the Covention today, during its three sessions, mass meeting of children this afternoon, they had
addresses by 4 ministers. Tonight Rev Dr Castle and Rev W. Milland & Rev Mr Wood made speeches on the S.
School work to an overflowing house. The Union Choir sang during the evening. The Convention has been the
most successful ever held in this county.
FEBRUARY, SATURDAY 27. 1875
The S.S. Convention will be held next winter at Charleston. Today threshing Dan ORourke peas. At Zion church
this afternoon splitting wood and shovelling snow. Drove our 3 yr old horse "Frank" in the cutter for the first time, he
made the cutter skip lively. At home this evening, quite a relief after a whole week's run.
SUNDAY 28.
At S.School this morning. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson Joshua, XVIII, 1 to 10, "The land of Canaan divided among
the twelve tribes of Israel," our Supt. treated the lesson in able manner he being quickened in the work by the late
convention. Heard Rev W Burns preach in Brampton tonight; text, Luke XXIV, 45 & 46th. A clear frosty night.
MARCH, MONDAY 1
The morning dawned with a fierce storm from the N.E. and the snow has fallen steadily all day. Our folks started the
spring house cleaning finding employment for the whole household from small to great at whitewashing, shaking
carpets, &c, &c. Spent evening at home much against my inclinations. A young ladies' social came off tonight in
Brampton for new organ.
�MARCH, TUESDAY 2. 1875
The Social last night was a success considering the weather, they raised $50. Spent this fore-noon in Brampton,
transacting several items of business. Mailed a letter to William Rennie, Toronto. Completed the job we started at
yesterday, the parlor has decidedly a fresh appearance.
WEDNESDAY 3.
The forenoon was spent at pea threshing with Flails. After dinner I drove to Brampton and brought home in the
sleigh the Misses Mary and Emma Nichols and A F Campbell. The Misses Rebecca and Emma Carter and G H
Golding & H W Dawson, all came to pay us a visit. We spent the evening at music, games, charades and social
talk.
THURSDAY 4.
Retired to rest at 4 o'clock this morning. Yesterday and last night was very stormy. Our company staid with us until
after breakfast this morning, when we all drove to their several homes. Fanned and measured the Dan O'Rourke
peas about 20 bush, only a slim yield from 4 bush sown last spring. In Brampton tonight at an Auction sale of
Chromos & Mirrors. Bought a Chromo @ .95c.
MARCH, FRIDAY 5. 1875
And still it snows. The neighbours assembled this morning at our place to help us saw with circular saws but the
snow storm prevented any work being done. Started threshing the orchard grass with flail for seed. Spent evening
at Edmonton Lodge had a nice little meeting.
SATURDAY 6.
Mr Guy Bell was here today with his circular saw and we cut with it rather more than 20 cords of fire wood in to
stove wood lengths. Peel County Lodge I.O.G.T. was held at Campbell's Cross today. The first harbinger of spring
arrived yesterday in the shape of a young calf.
SUNDAY 7.
Drove up to S. School this morning Supt. pres. Sec pres. lesson. Joshua XX chap. "The cities of Refuge", A most
interesting and instructive one indeed , our Supt used the blackboard freely and drew forth answers from the
scholars both old and young by his tact in teaching and putting the questions. Heard Rev W Burns preach in
Brampton tonight. text Isaiah XXXII 2nd verse.
�MARCH, MONDAY 8, 1875
Spent the day in the barn threshing orchard grass for seed, it is slow work, the seed clings tenaciously to the stem.
It has been a fine bright day. Spent evening in Brampton at Safe Guard Lodge, three were initiated we had a good
programme of readings and speeches. Spent half an hour in committee meeting for a social in aid of W M Church
organ fund.
TUESDAY 9.
At same work as yesterday and completed one small mow-full. Had a visit from Mrs J C Snell and her youngest
daughter. Aunt E Ferguson from Toronto is out on a 3 day's visit and is staying with us tonight. Mailed a copy of
"Conservator" to Uncle A Ferguson, Bay City. Viney and I spent the evening at a small but select party at Mrs J W
Main's.
WEDNESDAY 10.
Arrived home this morning at 2 o'clock from the party, it was a very enjoyable one indeed. Spent this forenoon in
Brampton, doing a little business and driving around. Fanned 2 bushels of orchard grass seed, which is all for
nearly 2 day's threshing, but the best is yet to thresh. Weather is fine and moderate. Our first lamb's this season on
7 inst., triplets.
MARCH, THURSDAY 11. 1875
Started operations on the other small mow of orchard grass with the same "poverty Stick", it is more tedious work
than threshing peas but not as dusty. Had a small party of young people at our home tonight, including Misses
FullJames & O'Connor of Toronto. Mr Mackenzie & R R Snell, K F Snell, and four friends from Brampton.
FRIDAY 12.
Drove up to Willow Lodge this morning on business. Spent afternoon at a threshing of oats for R Smith, M.P. Drove
team to Brampton this evening and hiring Burrow's large pleasure bob sleighs, brought up a load of 17 young
people to the "Soiree" at Zion Church given by "Edmonton" Lodge I.O.G.T. A temperance speech by Rev J W Bell
& readings by J Starr R W Craig and J A Morton.
SATURDAY 13.
Singing last night by Misses R E Morton Jas Crawford & Miss J C Morton. Got home this morning at 1 o'Clock, tired
and sleepy. This forenoon was up at Ebenezer helping to clear up the remains of last night's party. This afternoon
threshing orchard grass. Spent evening in Brampton. Received a letter from Uncle Jno Ferguson of Missouri.
Weather warm and pleasant.
�MARCH, SUNDAY 14. 1875
Spent forenoon at S. School as usual. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson, Joshua XXII 21 to 27. "The Altar of Witness",
Our Supt. J .R. Craig, very ably expounded the lesson to the school after which he spoke a few feeling words of
farewell, he will leave this neighborhood this week for Toronto Twp. Heard Rev. J W Bell preach in Brampton
tonight text, Luke XV, "The Prodigal Son."
MONDAY 15.
A rainy day, with a heavy fog. Spent the day at general choring and fixing up in the barnyard. Spent evening at
Willow Lodge, at a social party consisting of Snell's and Ferguson's, and a few select from Brampton, prominent
among which were the Craig's. We had a lively and pleasant time and kept up the gay joy of the feast without
cessation.
TUESDAY 16.
Arrived home this morning at 3 o'Clock, this almost borders on dissipation but spring will soon come and regulate
matters. Completed threshing orchard grass seed have 4 bushels of clean seed. The thaw has closed for the
present. the March winds are blustering today. Ont Sunday night last there was heavy thunder. It is just 7 years
ago today that T and J Mason left for the States.
MARCH, WEDNESDAY 17. 1875
Drove to Brampton this morning with peas for chopping and 2 1/2 barrels of apples sold to Dawson @ $1.75 per bbl.
Received from Rennie of Toronto his illustrated catalogue of seeds, grain and flowers &c. &c. A small quilting bee
at our house to day for elderly ladies. Spent evening at Ebenezer S. School teacher's meeting. A cold, stormy
blustering day, hard frost tonight.
THURSDAY 18.
Drove horses and sleigh at 9 a.m. over to school house of S. S. No 22, with my sisters. Spent afternoon at Mr Jno
Learment helping to haul hay. In Brampton tonight attending the Committee meeting for Young men's social we
were trimming the vestry with evergreens and making extensive preparations for a crowd.
FRIDAY 19.
A clear frosty day. Was engaged in threshing crown peas and attending to the young lambs {19 in number}. Viney,
Emma, Ella and I spent evening in Brampton W. M. Church at "Young Men's Social for New Organ" A large crowd
of people, realized $60. 00 Select readings by Craig, Starr, Bell and Spiers of "Victoria College" Songs by Misses
J.C. Morton and Ella Lowes. Miss B Lowes played on piano.
�MARCH, SATURDAY 20. 1875
Another cold snow storm from N.E. To Brampton again today had a settlement with M Treadgold about the piano
and made up the last payment of 155$, total paid in cash 355$¢. Spent afternoon at the blacksmith's shop getting
some repairs on the cutter. Had a business call from J.C. Snell, Esq. tonight.
SUNDAY 21.
At S. School this morning. Our new Supt Mr N V Watson was present and took charge of the school for the first
time. Mr J R Craig has removed from the neighbourhood. S.S. Lesson, Joshua XXIII "Joshua's warning." Heard
Rev J. W. Bell preach in Brampton tonight, text, Luke XV, a sermon on same subject as last Sunday's and will
preach next Sunday morning on the same "The Prodigal Son" ~ .
MONDAY 22.
Started at 8. A. M. with team & sleigh for Salmonville on the banks of river Credit. Bought at grist mill there 400 lbs
of bran @ 1¢ per lb. Drove from thence to Townsend's lime kilns. bought 16 bush of lime @ 13¢ per bush. Got
home at half past two P.M. Spent evening at the Lodge, it was held for first time in our new quarters, the Young
Briton's Hall, one initiated and a long programme of readings.
MARCH, TUESDAY 23. 1875
Fine bright weather but extremely frosty at night, the mercury this morning stood 5° below zero. Took a horsback
ride to Willow Lodge. Spent afternoon at R Armstrong's Auction sale of farm stock and Implements. Received
through Post from R Smith, M.P. a Report of all the proceedings of House of Commons on Temperance and
Prohibition.
WEDNESDAY 24.
With the team and sleigh we made a road through the snow banks to the "other place" woods, the snow out there is
about 3 ft deep on the level and it is no small job plunging through it. Hauled home two black ash saw logs and
chopped down another tree. Mr Edwin Dixon from Amaranth stayed here all tonight. He brought a load down today
and goes home again tomorrow.
THURSDAY 25.
Hauled to Brampton Steam sawmill four black ash logs 12 ft long to be sawn into material for a picket fence around
the garden. Received from Uncle Taylor a copy of "Oakville Argus". This evening I drove cutter up to the
residences of John Snell's Sons for mother and Elsie. Weather continues fine, but the snow banks melt very slowly.
�MARCH, FRIDAY 26 1875
Drew to saw mill this forenoon the last black ash log (22 inch in diameter) total number of logs hauled this winter 45.
This afternoon I drove Viney and Susie Campbell around to collect money in aid of Bible Society. Spent evening at
Edmonton Lodge, I.O.G.T. the attendance of members somewhat meagre but the interest of the meeting was well
sustained.
SATURDAY 27
Yesterday being "Good Friday" it was observed as a holiday in Brampton, all business suspended and stores
closed. Was engaged today in hauling firewood for Jas Sewell from our "other place" woods. Father drove to
Brampton and done a little trade in the way of selling eggs and buying groceries &c. Weather is spring like the snow
banks are slowly wasting away under the increasing heat of old Sol's rays.
SUNDAY 28
Drove the sleigh full of my sisters and Miss Matilda Snell up to S. School at 10 A.M. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson
Joshua XXIV 1 to 13 "God's mercies to Israel" A Review of the Quarter's lessons which include the whole history of
the life of Joshua. Heard Rev W Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text, Matthew XXVIII 6th verse. The Choir sang
"Old Easter Anthem" from "Sacred Harmony."
MARCH, MONDAY 29. 1875
Brought from "other place" woods a load of black ash logs, which were cut down by the Indians. Spent afternoon in
collecting money in and around Edmonton for the S.S. Organ. Went to Brampton tonight on horseback as the roads
are bad, at the Lodge until 10,30 P.M. one initiated and a large meeting. Paid to W.Beynon the money we
collected for the Bible Society $8.25
TUESDAY 30.
We are having spring weather now, bright sunshine, the snow banks are settling slowly, the roads are breaking up.
Finished threshing the peas and fanned the same, 15 bush in all. have about 100 bush of peas now on hand. Have
29 lambs from 20 ewes, they are all feeding well and are an extra good lot, taken all in all.
WEDNESAY 31
Made a commencement this morning at squaring the timber for our new building, the logs are all piled up in the
wood yard ready for use. In company with JC Snell we rode on horseback down Mr J Gardener's Toronto Twp,
auction sale of Short Horns prices averaged about $100 for male & females A very warm day, the face of the earth
and the cellars are flooded with water.
�APRIL, THURSDAY 1. 1875
Received yesterday from Uncle A Ferguson "Bay City Chronicle" a daily newspaper. The weather waxes warmer
each day. The old Etobicoke makes loud music. Spent two hours today in baling water from the cellar. John
Sewell (aged 16) commenced work today, hired for 7 months at $12 per month. Started splitting our stove wood for
next season.
FRIDAY 2
At the hewing of the timber and a job that promises daily work for some time namely trying to clear the cellar of
water. the drain is frozen solid for some distance from the outlet. Went to Brampton tonight on horseback with a
basket of eggs for sale. Spent evening at Choir Practice, the members do not attend to it as they should.
SATURDAY 3.
Doing pretty much the routine of work as yesterday. We received a letter last night from our friends in Oakville. The
weather continues favourable and pleasant but not thawing quite so fast. In Brampton the water has been extremely
high, the low lying streets are completely inundated. Mr R J Nichols arrived home from Chicago, after two year's
absence.
APRIL SUNDAY 4 1875
Enjoyed a horseback trip to S. School this morning. Supt pres. Sec pres, lesson Joshua XXIV 14 to 18, "Joshua's
appeal to the Isrealites," An improvement in our S.S. Room, one corner partitioned off for an Infant classroom.
Heard Rev W. Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text, Hebrews XI 4th verse. Had an hour's conversation with R J
Nichols coming home from church.
MONDAY 5
Completed framing, hewing the beams and plates for the new building. Went to Brampton tonight. Spent 2 1/2
hours at the Lodge, one initiated. considerable business was disposed of in reference to our new quarters and our
old furniture. The roads are drying up rapidly.
TUESDAY 6
Drove to Brampton this morning for to haul logs at saw mill to be sawed for us today, brought up 400 ft of strips and
scantling (blackash) Mailed to Bay City a copy of "Banner" and "Casket". Bought some choice flower seeds at
Bannisters. At home this evening, quite a relief it is for to spend an evening quietly at home
�APRIL, WEDNESDAY 7. 1875
Drove to Brampton and brought home the last of the lumber, 400 ft, in all 800 ft of black ash. Mailed Spent
afternoon at a variety of jobs, such as are prevalent at this season of the year. This evening was passed pleasantly
in chat around the old fashioned fire-place and in playing sacred music on the piano.
THURSDAY 8
Resumed operations on the hewing of sleepers &c. It was a bright shiny day and thawing quite fast, the snow banks
are getting quite slim. Had a call from Mr Thomas Sharp a common sense Scotch farmer in whose company an
hour is greatly improved.
FRIDAY 9
At pretty much the same routine of work as yesterday, hewing and framing sleepers, laying and devising plans for
the construction and internal arrangement of the building. Had a visit this evening from R.J. Nichols (late of
Chicago) chat about that famous city and some of its wonders formed the principal discourse of the evening.
APRIL SATURDAY 10 1875
Spent forenoon in Brampton doing some trade in groceries and other family necessities, also a little gossiping over
the counters and at street corners. At home doing a variety of jobs after dinner, picking over potatoes, piling wood,
boiling peas for feed to milch cows.
SUNDAY 11
Drove spring wagon to S.School, our Supt pres. Sec. pres. lesson Judges II 11 to16 "Israels promise broken"
spent afternoon at Brampton W.M.S.School, about 250 scholars & teachers. At choir practice at 4, P.M. using the
new organ for the first time. Heard Rev J W Bell preach tonight, text Jeremiah XII 5th verse.
MONDAY 12
Mr Jno Campbell spent the day here laying out the timber and we were framing it. Went to Brampton tonight and
attended Safe Guard Lodge no 350 arrangements were made for holding debates at future meetings of the Lodge.
APRIL TUESDAY 13
A driving mist from the East all day, consequently we did not very much at the framing. Drove spring wagon load of
folks to Brampton tonight to hear Rev W.B. Affleck of England lecture on "Lost for the want of a word." He is a
humorous speaker and holds the attention of his audience to the close. He sang songs at intervals during the
lecture.
�WEDNESDAY 14
Resumed active operations in the woodyard and wound up the framing for the present. Our boy also finished
splitting the stovewood. The weather is fine and the roads almost dry. Spent evening at Choir practise with new
organ in Methodist Church, Brampton and we made some tall singing.
THURSDAY 15
Spring work started by plowing sod with one team in the field over the Etobicoke, it is in fine trim being highly
located. There are snowbanks yet in the lane leading to the creek. A cold rain storm set in this evening from S.
West. and promises to be pretty lengthy.
APRIL, FRIDAY 16 1875
The weather has suffered from a relapse into winter again, it is freezing sharply all day and some light snow
showers. Spent the day at framing. Went to Brampton at 5 P.M. to Choir Practice for the Organ Opening tonight.
Fine singers from Toronto to help us through evenings programme. A Mr Crown from Toronto performed on the
new organ.
SATURDAY 17
The church (Methodist) was well filled last night. Rev J G Scott was the only speaker, Mr G W Coates is a fine
singer. Today we wound up the framing job for the present and started the spring's operation of building fence
SUNDAY 18
Spent morning at S.School. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson Judges VI 11 to 18, "The call of Gideon to the leadership
of Israel." At home this afternoon reading and at the piano. Heard Rev J.G. Scott of Harriston preach in Brampton
tonight, text Revelation XIX 12th verse Rev J G S voice was very familiar and his sermon as good as he used to
preach.
APRIL MONDAY 19 1875
Rebuilding a fence on S.W. side of old orchard field, and putting rings in the noses of our Berkshires with the help of
our new neighbour Mr Richard Watson. Started operations on the garden picket fence. Spent evening at the
Lodge, three were initiated and we had a pleasant meeting resulting from a good programme.
TUESDAY 20
Very cold frosty weather, the pumps are frozen every morning. Was fanning up seed barley, 30 bushels. Working
at picket fence, set the cedar posts 12 ft apart and use 3x4 hemlock scantling for the frame of the fence. At home
tonight, enjoying a fine open fire in the dining room.
�WEDNESDAY 21
Such weather, the North wind is blowing almost a gale with a clear sky. The roads are dusty. Started chopping
some fallen timber in "other place woods - mostly tops of trees. Nearly completed the picket fence. Our folks spent
the day at Willow Lodge on a visit. Tonight am reading the "Canada Farmer" published in Toronto at "Glob Printing"
Office.
APRIL, THURSDAY 22 1875
Programme of work for today pretty much the same as yesterday, working on the {third} side of the garden, it is a
work that cannot be disposed very quickly! Went to Brampton tonight and her heard Rev W.B Affeck lectur on
"Wine water wit and wisdom' in Concert Hall the audience was large and the lecture a very humrus one.
FRIDAY 23.
Working at board fence, trimming th apple trees and fruit trees and other jobs peculiar to spring work, formed to
day's work. The weather is moderating somewhat but the north wind still prevails, an inch or two of snow fell this
evening which will take some of the frost out of the air no doubt.
SATURDAY 24.
Spent two hours this morning in concert with our new neighbour R. Watson at fixing the line fence between us over
the Etobicoke. After dinner today I started plowing once more at the sod, the frost is just barely out. On Tuesday
last 20th the mercury stood at 10° degrees below zero at Ottawa.
SUNDAY 25
Spent morning at S.School. Supt pres, Sec pres, lesson, Judges VII 1 to 8 "Gideon's victory over the enemies of
Israel." The attendance of scholars is increasing every Sabbath. Heard Rev J W Bell preach in Brampton
Methodist Church tonight text Amos IV 12th verse, a very solemn and impressive sermon.
MONDAY 26
Plowing sod all day on the hill across the Etobicoke. Father was sowing black oats in the old orchard field, the
ground works finely but there is frost underlying the dry and almost dusty earth. This evening was spent at the
Lodge. Miss Jennie Peacock was initiated, the election of Officers for next quarter took place.
TUESDAY 27
Completed the sod plowing over the creek, turned over about 3 acres. Finished sowing and harrowing in the oats
also a bushel of early peas. The weather is warm and dry. Went to Edmonton tonight and was initiated a member
�of Edmonton Grange no 130 of Patrons of Husbandry. Sold to Messers Dawson & Williamson a 2 yr old steer and a
4 weeks old calf @ $42
APRIL WEDNESDAY 28, 1875
Sowed 3 acres of peas with 8 bush on the plowed sod. Started cultivating the ground for barley. The Annual
County Spring Fair was held in Brampton today, there was a large crowd of people, and a good show of horses and
cattle. Received a letter from Aunt Mary Mason. Mrs J C Snell and here little family were here today.
THURSDAY 29.
One team using the cultivator and the other at the roller on the sowed peas. A fine rain this afternoon from the east;
which stopped seeding operations temporally. Packed away the pork in dry salt in barrels. Have about 2 loads of
straw and 2 tons of hay yet and about 100 bush of turnips.
FRIDAY 30
Started plowing the sod field N.W. of old {large V mark} orchard field, it is in fine condition, and will no doubt bring a
fine crop of peas. This month is departing cold, a strong west wind all day and frosty tonight. At home reading
newspapers tonight. The "Guardian" is improving all the time as a first class weekly paper.
MAY SATURDAY 1 1875
Drove wagon up to Mr Dyer's (near Snell's lake) and brought home 26 young maple & basswood trees and planted
the same along the front of our farm. At noon today there started a two hours snow storm nearly 3 inches fell. This
evening it is raining briskly from N.E. and quite cold. Had my driving team shod today at Campbell's shop.
SUNDAY 2
Walked to Brampton at 9 a.m. to attend the Quarterly meeting in the Canada Methodist Church. Rev John Shaw of
Toronto preached, text Revelations VII 9 & 10 verses. Three funerals were announced from the pulpit today. Took
dinner and tea at Mr J W Main's. Heard Mr Shaw again tonight, text Matt XI 28th verse, A sermon abounding in
eternal truth and practical advice.
MONDAY 3
Spent forenoon fixing the line fence over the creek next to D Wiggins. Plowing sod this afternoon and worked
steady to make up for lost time through the recent bad weather. Yesterday was almost a winter's day. Spent
evening at the Lodge, three were initiated and officers installed, G H Golding, W C T, T Duggan, W.S.
�MAY, TUESDAY 4. 1875
Plowed nearly an acre and a half of sod. Had the other team at the cultivator on the ground for barley. Father spent
the day at Willow Lodge helping to plant a young orchard of one hundred trees. The weather is warming up and the
young grass is just struggling up to meet the light and heat.
WEDNESDAY 5
On Monday last we planted 16 young apple trees (from Rochester) mostly winter varieties. Sowed 16 bush of
barley on a 7 1/2 acre field, harrowed and furrowed it out, seeded the same with 4 bush orchard grass, 1 bush of
red clover, 2 bush timothy & 8 lbs of Alsike. Raining smartly this evening and consequently home was the attraction
tonight.
THURSDAY 6
Seeding stopped for today by the rain. Was plowing sod this forenoon. Our folks went to Brampton for to make
some necessary purchases. This afternoon at fencing and prospecting over the fields and meadows.
Received a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice.
MAY, FRIDAY 7. 1875
This forenoon was spent at sod plowing in the 10 acre field over the Etobicoke. After dinner we sowed and
harrowed in 6 1/2 acres of barley {13 bush} in field in the rear of the barn. Sold to T Milner Brampton Grocer, 12
bags of Early Rose @ $1.05 per bag. At home tonight reading the newspapers.
SATURDAY 8.
Plowing sod all day with one team. Pruning the fruit trees in the garden Planting onions and other seeds Putting a
small fence of wild willow wands around the flower beds to protect from the poultry. In Brampton tonight at Choir
practice. Bought of K.C.& Co. 1 pr of black kid gloves @ $1.30 a coarse straw hat @ 25¢, black neck tie @ 50¢
SUNDAY 9
At Ebenezer Union S. School this morning Supt pres Sect pres. lesson Ruth I 1 to 22 "Ruth and Naomi." There is
only this one lesson in the series devoted to the history of this remarkable woman. Last Sunday the lesson was
about Samson. A very warm day, this evening there was a very heavy thunder storm, it started just before Church
time and consequently home was the refuge.
MAY, MONDAY 10, 1875
The rainfall of last night has proved to be an extra heavy one, the ground is thoroughly saturated. Spent forenoon in
sheep-house, docking and fixing up the sheep. The high water in the creek has carried away both of the fences
�over the same. At Brampton tonight at the special services now being held in Methodist Church, heard Rev W
Burns preach text Acts XVII 30. A good prayer meeting afterwards.
TUESDAY 11
Trimming garden fruit trees, and willows, transplanting horse chesnuts, cherries, and plum trees, mulching them with
sawdust, and washing the apple trees with soap suds, also sowing parsnip seed. Plowing sod this afternoon and
scarcely dry enough for that work. Father procured from M.M. Elliott a basketful of young strawberry plants for
setting.
WEDNESDAY 12
Sold to T Milner 22 bush of barley @ 1.00 per bush also 4 bags of Early Rose @ $1.05. Bought a daily "Liberal" a
very neatly printed Toronto paper, full of the latest news, put in a most attractive manner. A drizzling west rain
during most of the day, quite cool and frost-like tonight. Mr David Smith Senr of Brampton died early this morning at
the advanced age of 80 years.
MAY, THURSDAY 13. 1875
Picking stones off the meadows on "other place" in to small piles ready for hauling. Completed plowing the sod
field. Procured from Mr D Wiggins a dozen small hemlock shrubs and set them in the front yard. Spent evening at
protracted meeting in Brampton, Rev W Burns conducted it, there were several seekers after Salvation.
FRIDAY 14.
Sowed 16 1/2 bush of mixed "crown" and "golden vine" peas on 5 1/2 acres and harrowed it once over. J. C. Snell
and family were here for dinner, today being their wedding anniversary, the seventh. Built a rail fence to protect the
young maples planted in the acre pasture plot. Spent evening at Mr Nichols, R. J. N. is laid up with a cut leg.
SATURDAY 15.
Some more rain. Spent forenoon hauling rails for to replace the fence over the creek and for firewood. Repairing
the cellar drain leading from the house. Viney and I went to Brampton tonight to Choir practice, a Mr Scudder of
Toronto played the organ in grand style, he will preside at the Sabbath services tomorrow.
MAY, SUNDAY 16, 1875
At S.School the old church was nearly filled this morning, new scholars coming every Sunday. Lesson I Samuel I 21
to 28 "Hannah the praying mother." Heard Rev J.W. Bell preach in Brampton tonight, text Job XXI 22. At the close
of the service there was a good prayer meeting.
�MONDAY 17
Finished sowing grain at last, sowed about 1 1/2 acre of sod with barley, have 16 acres of barley, 9 acres of peas, 9
acres of oats. Started the roller at work on the barley field, it is just up enough to show a little green, the ground is
pretty solid. Spent evening at the Lodge, one initiated, one expelled for violation.
TUESDAY 18
Commenced the heavy job of hauling barnyard manure, spreading it from the wagon on the root ground. This was a
bright warm day, the willows are justing bursting into leaf. Planted a small plot of "Early Rose." Had a moonlight
fishing excursior tonight in our flats - but we signally failed to catch any.
MAY, WEDNESDAY 19. 1875
At same work as yesterday, drew out 15 loads. Kept the roller at the oats and barley. Any quantity of snow and ice
in the yard under the manure, which the work some cooler this warm day. At home this evening reading the news
&c.
THURSDAY 20
Completed hauling manure on the root ground, put out 35 loads. Rolling the meadows on "other place". Started
plowing the root ground across, it is rather cloggy yet, but will work up well in a few days. At Brampton tonight doing
a little market business with eggs and butter.
FRIDAY 21
Programme of to day's operations viz., Cross-plowing, washing 25 sheep in the "Etobicoke" whose waters are cold
yet for so late in the season, brought up from "Campbell's" shop two hoops (5 ft 9 inch in diameter) of iron 3/8 /inch
X 1 1/2 inch, for constructing a new cistern of ash lumber, as the old brick walls have given away. A very refreshing
thunder shower tonight after a very warm day.
MAY, SATURDAY 22. 1875
A very warm day for plowing, the heat appeared to affect the horses. Vegetation is now making rapid strides, the
wild plum is in blossom. Spent evening in Brampton at Choir Practice. Bought at R Chisholm & Co's store a black
felt hat @ $2.00, necktie and collar @ 75¢.
SUNDAY 23.
Spent morning at S.Shool, lesson I Samuel III 1 to 10, "The Call of the child Samuel". There were 82 scholars and a
number of visitors present.
Heard Rev Jno W Bell preach in Brampton tonight; text, Acts XX 24th verse. A good sermon on the life of Paul.
�MONDAY 24
The "Queen's" birthday, kept as a public holiday. Was plowing all forenoon. After dinner, Robert J Nichols and I
drove up to Snell's lake, where a general picnic was held, quite a large crowd of people There were 8 small row
boats on the lake, a charge being made for a ride, The affair passed off quietly and no one drowned.
MAY, TUESDAY 25. 1875
Weather very hot and dry, was cross plowing all day and it was a melting job. The plum and cherry trees are well
filled with blossoms. Are feeding all the live stock on green rye by pastureing it. Spent evening at home being tired
enough for bed when 7 o'clock came.
WEDNESDAY 26.
Was engaged today in shearing the sheep, the average weight of the fleeces will not be so good as last year, the
heaviest 12 1/2 lbs from a yearling ewe, about one day wears away the novelty of this job as it is sore work on the
back and knees of the operator.
THURSDAY 27
Have the root ground cross-planted. This forenoon was spent harrowing and rolling the same thoroughly. Started
planting potatoes, commencing with Early Rose, having them all cut in halves before planting. The work is driving us
because of late season and there is no help but to take it early and late and every day.
MAY, FRIDAY 28. 1875
Completed the work of yesterday by planting in all 11 bush of "Early Rose" and 2 bush "Chili's" on hardly 3/4 of an
acre, put them in with plow dropping in every third furrow. Sowed 2 lbs of "Yellow Mangold" seed on rather more
than 1/2 acre. In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. Mailed a letter on business to Napanee.
SATURDAY 29
Sowed with hand drill 1 1/2 bush of Yankee corn & 1/2 bush Canadian corn in rows for green feed. Planted in hills
som corn, beans and pop corn. Both day's seeding were done in the same field. A slight shower today. The wire-
worm is busy working at the barley the dry weather being in their favor.
SUNDAY 30
Walked to S.School at 9.30 A.M. lesson. I Samuel IV 12 to 20 "The death of Eli". A large attendance of scholars
and visitors, mostly friends in the neighborhood. J C Snell and family were here this afternoon and for tea this
evening. Heard Father McFadden in Methodist Church, Brampton tonight, a plain gospel sermon.
�MAY, MONDAY 31. 1875
Working up the ground for rape. Destroying tent caterpillars on apple trees. Pulling red-root out of the meadows.
Started plowing the rye field, the stock having pastured it clean off. The woods are now in full leaf. The apple
blossoms just opening.
JUNE, TUESDAY 1
The Queen month of the year. Worked very hard all day at the plowing, it sets up like sod the roots of the rye
having penetrated down fully six inches. This evening, walked up to the Town Hall, Edmonton to attend the semi-
monthly meeting of the Grange, one man initiated.
WEDNESDAY 2
Completed the task of plowing the rye about 4 acres. Had the other team hauling manure, using some of it for
mulching young apple and maple trees. A great stir in Brampton to day in consequence an election trial between
Chisholm and Beynon in Court House before Chief Justice Draper.
JUNE, THURSDAY 3 1875
Commenced doing the statute labor on the public roads with team and two hands, Mr S. Huxley being pathmaster,
The work consists mostly in hauling dirt from side of road and filling up the holes. A day's work is 8 hours, we have
7 days to put in.
FRIDAY 4
At same work as yesterday and finished up our share of the work for this year. The election trial is still going on and
daily attracts large crowds of people. Had a pleasant drive this evening in company with a load of Brampton Good
Templars up to "Edmonton" Lodge we had quite a lively spelling match.
SATURDAY 5
Sowed 2 1/2 bush of mixed "Hungarian" and "Millet" grass seed on 4 acres. Sold to K.C. & Co 44 bush of "Farrow"
wheat @ 85¢ per bush. Bought of Perker & Rumans 165 lbs of nails @ 3 1/2¢. Bought of R Aitken 9 squares of
first class sawed shingles @ $2.00 per square. The evidence given on election trial is completed and the decision
to be given by the Judge "Draper" on14th inst.
JUNE, SUNDAY 6. 1875
Spent forenoon at S.School, the lesson I Samuel VII 5 to 12th verses "Samuel the Judge and priest of Israel."
Spent afternoon at C.M, S. School Brampton, the Bible class is conducted by Mr J G Scott, Also at Choir Practice
at 4 PM, Took tea at Mr Golding's. Heard this evening Rev Dr Haywood of Oshawa preach a temperance sermon.
�MONDAY 7
Started active operations at the foundation of the new building. Drew from the banks of "Etobicoke" 4 loads of good
sand and also several loads of stones for filling up the trench to the level of the ground. Weather exceedingly dry,
although indications of rain almost every day. At 4 AM this morning I took a drive over to Guy Bell's on business.
TUESDAY 8.
Commenced building the wall of the foundation, it will not be a long job as its extreme height is 18 inches, the
average about 10 inches. Gristed at Mains Mill 12 b{ush} of mixed "Treadwell" & "Mammoth" wheat. At work until 8
o'clock every evening now, up in the mornings at 4.30 o'clock.
JUNE, WEDNESDAY 9 1875
Completed two of the walls, except some filling between the sleepers and started at the third and last one. The
examination of candidates for admission to the High School at Brampton took place yesterday and today, sister
Emma tried for admission but the result is not yet known. Some prospect of rain tonight.
THURSDAY 10
At the same job as yesterday, and have the walls so far finished as to put on the sleepers. The noxious weed called
Redroot is very prevalent this season on the meadow and in the fall wheat. At odd times we have pulled most of it
in our fields.
FRIDAY 11
Completed the mason work today Had a visit this afternoon from Mr J C Snell & Miss R. F. Snell from
Burnhamthorpe. In company with some Brampton friends we visited Edmonton Lodge tonight and made
arrangements for holding a union Picnic at Snell's Lake on Friday next 18 inst. The heat tonight is very oppressive.
JUNE, SATURDAY 12, 1875
Drilled the ground and sowed 4 lbs of Rape seed on 1 1/4 acres in the field in the rear of the barn yard. This
afternoon working at frame work of new building and asking help from the neighbors to erect it next Monday. At
Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. We had a nice thunder shower last night.
SUNDAY 13.
At the S School this morning lesson I Samuel VIII 4 to 9 "A King desired by the Israelites." The number of scholars
is steadily increasing and the average attendance better than ever before in the history of the school. In Brampton
Methodist Church tonight, a Mr Dracass preached text Isaiah LV 1st verse.
�MONDAY 14
With the help of Jno Campbell we made the final preparations for the raising of the building this afternoon. About
twenty of the neighbors were here it was but a short job and no accidents occurred. Spent evening at the Lodge,
a large attendance some choice recitations were given three of the brethren.
JUNE, TUESDAY 15. 1875
Spent the day at the outside boarding that being the first part of the work to be done. Dipped the young lambs (28)
in a solution of McDougall's "Tick destroyer" using two 35¢ boxes. Spent evening at "Edmonton Grange' Picnic
parties from Brampton to Snell's lake are of almost daily occurrence.
WEDNESDAY 16
At the same job as yesterday and finished it, also have the sheeting for the roof all nailed on. Hemlock lumber is not
pleasant to handle, there are so many slivers.
Weather warm and exceedingly dry the dust on the roads is three inches deep.
THURSDAY 17.
How welcome is the rain which is falling this forenoon from the N.E., lasted about 4 hours and is a great boon
indeed. Started at the shingling this afternoon erecting a scaffold for that purpose, Had a short visit from J.V. Snell
& W Snell this evening Set out celery and cabbage plants.
JUNE, FRIDAY 18 1875
Spent the day drilling up the ground for turnips and sowing the same with hand drill, put 6 lbs of seed on 2 acres.
Our folks drove spring wagon to Brampton this evening on business. At home tonight reading the news papers.
SATURDAY 19.
Our neighbor John Learment being very ill. I went over and put in his turnips for him. Have one side of the new roof
completed taking 5 squares of shingles they are not extra good ones quite a few knots in them. Spent evening in
Brampton.
SUNDAY 20
At S. School this morning lesson I Samuel, X 17 to 24, "Saml chosen king of the Israelites" Our superintendent N V
Watson conducts the school very satisfactorily to all and speaks well on the lesson. Heard Rev J W Bell preach in
Brampton tonight, text, Revelations XXII 17th verse, A very earnest sermon being a farewell to evening
congregation.
�JUNE, MONDAY 21, 1875
Working this forenoon at the last half of the roof, it was very hot the sun's rays reflecting from the bright new
shingles. After dinner went over to John Woodhall's bee for raising a barn and shed, it is splendid fun when the
men get warmed up to the work in putting on the last timber.
TUESDAY 22
Completed the roof of the cow-house taking nearly 10 1/2 squares of shingles and 40 lbs of nails. Picking the
Colorado potato bugs, the plants are up about 3 inches high and the bugs are coming in thousands. Early peas are
in full bloom, the fall wheat just shooting out. At home this evening.
WEDNESDAY 23
An exceedingly warm day, spent it working in new building, laying down the lower floor with 2 inch hemlock plank.
A considerable quantity of a weed with a large white flower in the meadow, have pulled it up by hand. At home
tonight enjoying the pleasure of a quiet hour on the front verandah.
JUNE, THURSDAY 24, 1875
Carpenter work continued, have both upper and lower floor completed. A most refreshing thunder shower came
down this afternoon and the ground is swimming in water. The heat is oppressive. Walked to Brampton tonight,
Received a letter from Bay City (Mr A Ferguson)
FRIDAY 25
Arranging and building the stalls and boxes in new building. Viney and I drove to Brampton this evening. At Choir
practice we made extensive arrangements for a grand picnic to be held at Snell's lake tomorrow health and
especially weather permitting.
SATURDAY 26
Spent a couple of hours at Campbell's smithy getting the horses shod. Afternoon with three of my sisters we drove
up to Willow Lodge, when a very heavy rain came up from the South and completely spoiled the prospects for a
picnic. Staid at J.C. Snell's for tea tonight. The roads are very muddy indeed.
JUNE, SUNDAY 27 1875
Attended Brampton Methodist Church this morning and heard Rev J W Bell preach his farewell address sermon text
II John 8th verse. He will spend the coming year at Victoria College. This evening Rev W Burns preached his
farewell sermon text Genesis VI 3rd verse. Mr Burns goes to the Streetsville Circuit, he has been 2 years on this
station.
�MONDAY 28.
Sold to K Chisholm & Co 183 lbs of clean wool @ 33 1/2¢ per lb, The sheep have hardly average 8 lbs each this
year. W Peaker's men put tin eavetroughes on the new cow house, 60 ft @ 12 1/2¢ Spent evening at Safe Guard
Lodge a good attendance, a debate took place "Resolved that Nature is more pleasing to the eye than Art" Six
members spoke it was decided in favour of art.
TUESDAY 29
Had the horse "Charley" shod at Harris' shop No10 . He is a first class work-man for a young man.
Had team hauling barnyard manure into a large pile in pea field. Weather cool and showery the ground is filled
with water. At home tonight writing an address to be given tomorrow night.
JUNE, WEDNESDAY 30, 1875
At same work as yesterday and have the yards cleared and tidy Fighting the potato bug, gathering them by quarts
and consigning them to the fire. we are about master of them for this season. Tonight was spent in Brampton
making a presentation to Miss Morton at her home of "Certificate of Membership" of Good Templars, three members
were there.
JULY, THURSDAY 1
Dominion day has been well celebrated this year by picnics & lacrosse matches, laying corner stones of new
churches and concerts. Spent the day at home. J C Snell and family were here all day. Viney, Emma and I went to
Concert tonight in Brampton in aid of P M S. School, mostly Brampton talent, the affair was a success.
FRIDAY 2
Horse hoeing potatoes, mangolds, and corn, all growing rapidly now. Making and hanging doors on new building.
Drove to town tonight and brought up Miss Jennie Peacock for a 24 hour visit. Weather is cool and dry. Received a
"Bay City Tribune" from Uncle A Ferguson
JULY, SATURDAY 3. 1875
Hilling up the Canadian corn with hand hoe, Horse hoeing the rape. Had a visit today from old friends Mr & Mrs J M
Joness of Bowmanville, they are on a short visiting tour among former acquaintances. Drove to Brampton tonight
and bought at K.C. & Co, pair of dark tweed pants @ 6.75
�SUNDAY 4
Spent the morning at S. School, lesson, John I 1 to 14. "The Word made flesh," This half year will include all the
gospel of John and will be a most interesting and profitable series of lessons. At C M S School Brampton at 2 PM.
At choir practice at 4 P.M. Heard Rev Mr Salton the new minister preach tonight about the life of Abraham.
MONDAY 5
Horse hoeing the turnip crop. This showery weather is favorable to root crops and they are doing finely. Raining
most of afternoon. Walked to Brampton this evening and spent it pleasantly with C. M. Choir and others at Mr
Morton's making a farewell visit and giving a present of gold watch & locket to Miss Morton organist for 4 years in
our church.
JULY, TUESDAY 6, 1875
Shipped to Wm Murray of Chesterfield (near Hamburg) our 18 months old Short Horn bull Momentum at 8 oclock
this morning, via G T Railway. The price $100.00 we received yesterday by express. To day cutting thistle with
scythes on pasture fields Ordered $8.50 worth of fruit from Dayton Ohio Nursery, to be delivered next Autumn.
WEDNESDAY 7
Commenced the hay harvest today, cutting with mower and scythe the young orchard field and an acre of natural
grass on the flats. Spent this evening at a Strawberry festival given by Sons of Temperance of Brampton, singing
by Prof Dennis of Chicago and temperance speech by Luke Sharp of Toronto.
THURSDAY 8.
Shortly after 5 o'clock A.M. father and mother started on a trip with buggy to Amaranth to visit the friends up there.
Cutting more grass and raking up that cut yesterday. Drew in the orchard grass two small loads from 2 acres the
crop was quite thin and light.
JULY, FRIDAY 9. 1875
Finished mowing the grass field over the Etobicoke about 6 acres. Hauled in 3 loads of hay in rather a green state,
spreading it well over the mows. The weather is fine but the grass dries slowly it is so fresh and full of sap. Spent
tonight at Choir practice. Miss Bella Lowes has been appointed Organist.
SATURDAY 10
Completed the hay field and have it all raked clean. 6 loads or one to the acre. Our folks got home this evening
from Amaranth having rode to day from Shelburne 36 miles away. Our friends are in good health and spirits and the
country is prospering.
�SUNDAY 11
A splendid bright cool day but could not enjoy it because of a slight illness, was kept in the house all day. The first
Sunday this year thus spent at home the time hangs heavily, the hours pass slowly. Spent the day at reading and at
the piano. Our folks went to Brampton church tonight and Heard Rev Mr Salton preach.
JULY, MONDAY 12, 1875
Started the mower in the 10 acre field on "other place," it is entirely a crop of timothy, not very thick but stands 3
and 4 ft high all over the field promising a good yield of first class hay, The Orangemen made a great noise and
clatter in their march to Brampton today, some of them coming home tonight gloriously drunk.
TUESDAY 13
Splendid weather for hay harvest clear sky and strong west wind. Completed mowing the field we started yesterday
and drew home 5 loads of bright timothy hay. The first cherries are ripe, early potatoes in bloom, the former is an
average crop but small in size. Received a letter from Uncle John Ferguson of Missouri.
WEDNESDAY 14
Began mowing the field of timothy in front of house, it is quite a light thin crop, Horse-hoeing the turnips, are
growing slowly as the weather is dry. Hauled 7 loads of hay and unloaded with horse-hay-fork, it works grandly in
this kind of hay, does the work a little quicker and saves a great deal of hardship in the mow.
JULY, THURSDAY 15, 1875
Finished the ten-acre-field, have 17 loads of well cured hay off it. Had some visitors today from Brampton old
acquaintances and friends. Picnics at Snell's lake are still the rage, almost exclusively town people as this is their
season of leisure but not muchly for the farmers. Sold a Berkshire to J Sewell @ $5.00 (2 months old.)
FRIDAY 16.
Cutting remainder of front field and started drawing in but a shower put a stop to these operations. Drove to
Brampton tonight to Choir Practice. Mailed a letter to John Ferguson, Osborn Missouri. Had a close hair crop at J E
Wood's shop.
SATURDAY 17
Completed the hay harvest this evening. the last field yielded but 4 loads off 8 acres, total number of loads 28 off 25
acres more or less. Have 1/2 acre of yellow mangolds which we thinned out today, they are but a thin crop. The
Hay crop was well saved this season, except 3 loads it was all cured without rain.
�JULY, SUNDAY 18, 1875
At S. School this morning lesson, John II 1 to 10, "Jesus at the marriage in Cana of Galilee and His first miracle
wrought." This evening we heard Rev Mr C Fawcett of Manitoba preach in Brampton, text Luke XXIV 47th. He is
still full of the old fire in preaching, The Collection was in aid of the Mission at Portage Le Prairie.
MONDAY 19
Started the job of thinning out the turnips and will take some three days work as they are so thick in the rows; every
prospect of a good crop. Made another tour over the potato plants destroying the Colorado bugs of which there
seems to be an endless supply this year.
TUESDAY 20
Today with team and wagon we hauled 400 cedar rails and built a fence to make a lane in the clover field on "other
place," for convenience in pasturage. Spent the evening at Edmonton Grange, had a visit from Bro Peter Smith of
Sarnia, he brightened us up a little on the proper workings of the Grange.
JULY Wednesday 21 1875
Thinning and hoeing turnips was the business of today. Had a call from three American gentlemen who are buying
sheep, did not make a bargain yet Wwith them. Aunt Mrs Trueman is making a visit this week.
Thursday 22
Completed the turnip job tonight after a steady day's work. Our folks and Aunty Trueman drove up on a visit to old
Mr Hall's. Weather dry, the grain is changing color very fast. Picking raspberries is the order of the day now, they
are plenty this year.
Friday 23
Separated from the flock 13 ram lambs and put them on the clover field. Horsehoeing the rape, potatoes and
mangolds Drove Aunt & Hattie home tonight. Received a letter from Oakville We had a visit from Aunt Lizzie
Ferguson of Toronto, only 2 hours stay however.
July Saturday 24 1875
Making hay from some grass which is around the grain fields. Cutting thistles and pulling burs burrs, various light
jobs formed this day's work Market price of wheat is about $1.25, it has risen very suddenly 30¢ a bushel.
�Sunday 25
Drove up to S.School this morning, lesson, John III 1 to 17, "The New Birth". The "Messenger" for July 15th was
distributed among the scholars, it is a great favorite with all the school. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach in
Brampton tonight, text, Luke XXII, 61 & 62 An extremely warm day.
Monday 26
Hauling manure from the sheep pen into a large pile in front meadow field, drew 16 loads. Drove to Brampton
tonight and attended "Safe Guard" Lodge, a good meeting, two young ladies initinated, officers elected for next
quarter, W.C.T., Bro J. H. Elliott, &c &c.
July Tuesday 27 1875
Completed the task of hauling manure for this season, have put 21 loads for top dressing meadow. This afternoon,
Viney, Emma and I drove over to Snell's lake to Good Templar's Picnic about 60 persons present, the time passed
pleasantly and swiftly, rowing in small boats on lake until darkness came.
Wednesday 28
This morning saw the opening of the harvest campaign on "Rose Lea" Farm. The first onsett being at the fall wheat,
cut about 2 acres and bound it the centre of the field is rather green yet, it is below an average crop, parts of the
field are quite thin, winter killed.
Thursday 29
Reaped 7 1/2 acres of barley, it is a good average crop, has not ripened evenly, on the whole is just scarcely ripe
enough for cutting but the season is growing late and we are getting impatient to get at the work. The peas and oats
are ripening very fast. Weather dry and warm.
July Friday 30 1875
This morning we cut an acre and one half of barley in field over the Etobicoke and bound it. Afternoon was binding
and cocking up loose barley, the latter job being as a security against rain coming and coloring the barley. Spent
tonight at Choir Practice as usual.
Saturday 31
With the help of two extra men we reaped and bound the rest of the fall wheat (about 6 1/2 acres), it was still green
in low places but rusty and consequently would not improve any whatever. Weather dry and cool. Mailed on
Thursday last a "Conservator" to John Tribble of Shelburne.
�August Sunday 1
Drove to Brampton C. M. Church at 10 A.M. to Quarterly Meeting Rev John Learoyd preached, text, I Peter V 7th
verse, "He careth for you". Took dinner at J W Main's. The Misses Elsie & Emma Armstrong from New York are
their on a visit. Rev W McFadden preached tonight, text, II Corinthians I 7th
August Monday 2 1875
Cut the last field (6 1/2) acres) of barley, it is the best crop of any that we have. Afternoon saw us hauling in barley,
brought in 7 loads, pitching it on wagon out of the cocks. Worked late tonight because of appearance of rain. At
home tonight.
Tuesday 3
A wet day in harvest is a clog to the work and makes one feel dull, not in anything like working trim. It has not
rained much today but a fine drizzling rain has continued most of the time since daybreak. Fanning up a load of
spring wheat and hand hoeing the turnips the second time over.
Wednesday 4
Mailed a letter to N H Albaugh of Tadmor, Ohio (Hill Home Nursery). This morning I fixed up the heavy wagon with
seats around the box and drove to Brampton, in company with 30 other teams containing loads of Sunday School
children, drove over to "Eldorado Mills" and we had a grand Picnic. About 500 people present, 4 S Schools were
represented.
August Thursday 5 1875
Yesterday we dosed our potato tops with Paris green & flour. Damp cloudy weather retards the harvest very much,
scarcely anything done since Monday. Made a charge at the peapulling this afternoon in good style on the "crown
hill" beyond the creek Visitors today Mr & Mrs H Modeland and Miss Alma Ferguson of Toronto.
Friday 6
Still another rainy day, more has fallen today than any time since the wet-weather started. Doing inside work at new
building. Had visitors, Misses Lulu Main, E I Armstrong & H Modeland. Tonight at Choir Practice.
Received yesterday a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice.
�Saturday 7
Rain has ceased. Finished cutting the peas on the hill. Turned over the barley sheaves on 6 acres, it is drying
slowly but the grain will be badly colored. The root crop and the corn are growing finely, the former are looking
extremely well.
August Sunday 8 1875
Spent morning at S. School, lesson, John V, 1 to 15, "Jesus at Bethesda healing the sick man". Reading and
singing this afternoon. At Brampton C M Church tonight and heard Rev Mr Salton preach, text, Romans V, 1st
verse. Miss Lizzie Ferguson came here tonight.
Monday 9 1875
Hired a man (Chas Banks of Amaranth) this morning for a few days @ $1.25 per day. Drew in about 7 loads of fall
wheat and 10 loads of loose barley with two teams & wagons. The grain is now in fine order for coming in, the work
will be lively as everything is ready to be harvested.
Tuesday 10
Completed hauling the loose barley 27 loads in all, unloaded them in the barn using the horse fork, have the large
bay now filled up to the plates. A shower of rain this afternoon just prevented us getting the rest of barley sheaves
secured.
August Wednesday 11 1875
Cleaned up the fall wheat and barley fields, had 32 loads of barley off 15 acres & 12 loads of wheat off 9 acres.
Both crops as compared with last year are superior in bulk of straw at any rate, threshing alone can tell about the
yield of grain.
Thursday 12
Reaping and binding black oats this forenoon in old orchard field, they are a good average crop. After dinner we
drew in the peas from over the creek 9 loads off 3 acres. Visitors today Miss Jennie Peacock of Brampton.
Weather warm and dry.
Friday 13
Wound up the job of cutting oats, have them all bound and shocked up, it presents a fine appearance the black
oats shining out among the bright chaff, the stooks thickly studded over the field. Visitors arrived today from
Oshawa, Aunt Jennie Rice and her baby daughter.
�August Saturday 14 1875
Made a gallant charge at the pea field today with one scythe, rather a slow movement but the field is only 5 1/2
acres, they are heavy crop, the straw very long and bulky, Raked with horse the wheat field and drew in a small
load of rakings. The burden of the harvest has been gathered in this week.
Sunday 15
At S. School today, lesson, John VI 41 to 58, Jesus says I am the bread of Life". The lessons for this Quarter are
most interesting John's Gospel is contains a great deal of love and feelings towards mankind. Heard Rev John
Learoyd preach in Brampton tonight, text, Luke XVI 31st verse.
Monday 16
Sent our boy to help neighbor J Learment harvest in return for a day's help from him 2 weeks ago. Spent most of
the day cutting peas and worked pretty lively at the job. Drew in 2 loads of oats this evening after tea.
Weather is all that could be desired for harvesting. Sister Emma started to attend Brampton High School.
August Tuesday 17 1875
Sent a grist and chopping to Main's mill this morning. At the same job as yesterday, getting it now worked up into
one corner of the field. Hauled in six loads of oats, they are fine ones, the sheaves handle almost as heavy as
wheat. The first load of new wheat in Brampton brought $1.25 per bush.
Wednesday 18
Had man and team at threshing for neighbour Richd Watson. Most of the day was spent in the pea field. Finished
drawing in the oats, 12 loads in all. Harvest is progressing finely now with good weather. Will now concentrate all
our forces on the last field, the peas.
Thursday 19
A break in the fine weather with such a "pour down" as we do not often witness, lasting about 2 hours afternoon.
We managed to secure 5 loads of peas earlier in the day, expect no more harvest this week.
Harvest apples are late ripening this year and are just now fine and mellow, we have but a few this season.
August Friday 20 1875
With team and two men are helping J Learment to thresh grain with machine. Father drove Aunt Jennie up to
Willow Lodge to visit.
�Visitors today, Mrs J W Main and Miss Elsie Armstrong of New York. At home tonight reading the news At No 10
this evening.
Saturday 21
Spent forenoon choring around at various jobs, docking ewe lambs (15 in all) and putting them off from their dams.
After dinner, we managed to secure three loads of peas when rain started and spoiled any further proceedings in
that line. Dull harvesting indeed.
Sunday 22
Drove to Ebenezer Union S. School at 9:30 A. M. Supt abs. J C Snell conducted the exercises and addressed the
scholars on the lesson, John VII, 40 to 46, "Jesus the Christ". This evening in Brampton I heard Rev Jno Learoyd
preach a sermon for benefit of young people, text Ephesians V 16th verse, "Redeeming the time, because the days
are evil"
August Monday 23 1875
Commenced crossplowing the pea and barley land behind the "Etobicoke" it is strong fresh ground and turns up
finely. Afternoon A Campbell helped us draw in 8 large loads of peas Our boy was threshing at J Woodhall's all
day. Visitors this evening, Mr A F Campbell & Jennie Peacock.
Tuesday 24
And once again we shout "Harvest Home". A year has rolled away exactly since it was last shouted on "Rose Lea"
farm, last season's harvest was finished also on 24th August. Had 20 large loads of peas off 5 1/2 acres, put 4
loads into a stack just behind the barn. This afternoon threshed 2 loads with horses tramping them on the barn
floor.
Wednesday 25
Father drove Aunt Jennie Rice to Brampton this morning. she will start for home tomorrow and sister Ella will go
with her. Received a letter from A Ferguson Bay City. Plowing with both teams today in field that was started at on
Monday.
August Thursday 26 1875
At the same task as yesterday. The side-hill plowing is heavy work, the ground being hard and dry, except that it
plows well.
Weather is all that could be desired, days bright and warm, the nights quite cool. The garden fruits are coming in
such as pears, plums and tomatoes all of which are a good crop this season.
�Friday 27
Wound up the first plowing on the other side of creek and started cross plowing the pea field next "old orchard" field,
it is quite hard and turns up lumpy. Drove to Brampton tonight and done a little trade in grocery line and at W J
Ewart's shoe store.
Saturday 28
Today we cut with mower 4 acres of mixed Hungarian & millet grass. It is only a medium crop and rather green for
quick curing. Had a team at the harrowing of the field just completed plowing.
August Sunday 29 1875
Walked up to S.School this morning [alone as the rest of the family went to Church], lesson John VIII 28 to 36,
"Freedom through the Truth". Heard Rev Mr Salton preach tonight at Brampton, text Deuteronomy VIII 2nd verse.
A very good sermon indeed. This has been an exceedingly warm day.
Monday 30
One team cross plowing pea land all day. Horse raked and put into cocks the Hungarian grass, it cures very slowly
considering the very favorable weather. At this date there's yet a great deal of harvesting to be done in this
township, the spring crops all over must be above the average.
Tuesday 31
This forenoon I struck out the field over the creek into 22 ft ridges. Afternoon plowed nearly an acre of the same.
Hauling manure from the pile and spreading it just before the plow. This month the weather has been the most
pleasant of any season for some years.
September Wednesday 1 1875
"The harvest is past and the summer is ended." This forenoon plowing for fall wheat sowing. Afternoon hauling in
the hay made from Millet and Hungarian grasses, it is of fine quality and will be excellent fodder for cattle
especially.
Thursday 2
Drew in last load of hay, we had 6 large loads off 4 acres. The heat this morning was very oppressive which at
noon culminated into a very heavy rain, low-lying fields are almost flooded this evening. At Willow Lodge for short
time tonight.
�Friday 3
Spent the day at cross plowing pea land with both teams. This evening we were favored with a similiar dash of rain
to yesterday's shower. The seeding will be still further postponed thereby.
Visitors today Mrs R Watson Misses Jennie and Rebecca Carter.
September Saturday 4 1875
Finished hauling away the manure pile in pea field putting the last of it on oat stubble field. Afternoon wound up the
crossplowing, also helping T Simpson to thresh. The high winds are tumbling off the apples, 75 per cent of them
have worms in the core.
Sunday 5
At S. School this morning. In absence of Supt. Mr Ambrose Woodhall conducted the lesson, John IX 1 to 11, "Jesus
the Light of the World" healing the blind man. Spent afternoon at J.C.Snell's. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach in
Brampton tonight, text, Matthew XXIV 11th & 12th verses.
Monday 6
Completed plowing the field across the Etobicoke. Father sowed the same with 8 bush Treadwell [about 4 acres].
The harrowing was also finished and cross furrows opened with plow. The harrowing was done with the iron
harrow.
September Tuesday 7 1875
Commenced operations with both plows in other field, at the ridging. Worked very steady, have it about half plowed
tonight. Spent this evening at Brampton C M Church, hearing Rev Jno Potts of Toronto preach, text, Luke V 26th
verse. It was an admirable sermon and well delivered.
Wednesday 8
Finished the plowing today. Sowed 5 acres of the field (the remaining 1/2 acre next lane left for a green crop next
summer) with 9 1/2 bush Treadwell. Bought the wheat from R Watson @ $1.25. By hard work we have got through
sowing 2 days sooner than expected. Weather warm and dry.
Thursday 9
Spent forenoon putting the finishing touches on wheat field and seeding is now completed. This afternoon, drove
team and wagon down to "Eldorado" Chisholm's Mills and brought home 1/2 ton of bran @ $12.00 per ton. In
passing along the road there are yet some fields of grain unharvested.
�September Friday 10 1875
This morning cleaning up some peas {28 bush} of the new crop. Took 12 bush to Main's Mill for chopping. After
dinner drove horse and buggy up to Willow Lodge, had a look at their late importations, 7 Cotswolds and their other
stock. Spent evening at Choir Practice. At J E Woods for hair cutting.
Saturday 11
Borrowed from Jno Learment 10 bush of oats for present feeding. Picking up some of the fallen apples. Had our
boy Sewell at Mr Broddy's threshing all day. Started plowing the oat stubble ground ("old orchard").
Weather continues dry and cool. Quite a heavy white frost last night.
Sunday 12
Drove to S.School this morning. Lesson John X 1 to11, "The good Shepherd" giveth his life for the sheep. Messrs
N V Watson and A. Woodhall were appointed as delgates to represent our school at Prov. S.S. Convention at
Hamilton next month. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach tonight, text II Timothy 1st Chap, 10th verse.
September Monday 13 1875
Plowing the ground for rye, turned over fully 1 1/2 acres. Bought a ram lamb from John Snell's Sons @ $40.00, but
have not brought him home yet. Had our boy Sewell at Jabez Heath's threshing all day.
Tuesday 14
At variety work today. Dressing a sheep for mutton. Finished plowing rye ground. Bought 6 bushels of rye from R
Watson and with 1 bush of our own, we sowed 7 bush on 3 1/2 acres. Harvested the bean crop with a barn basket.
Wednesday 15
Threshing at home with Coutts and Hunter's machine all day. Got the barley all threshed and moved the machine
into other barn ready for morning. Will probably have 550 bush of barley, about one half of it will be first quality both
as to color and weight, the remainder will be second quality.
September Thursday 16 1875
"The best laid schemes of mice and men gang oft agee". Weather cause of failure this time. At six oclock this
morning an easterly rain set in and poured down until noon and started again this evening. Spent forenoon in barn
with some young men "cutting up" at all sorts of tricks and had a jolly time.
�Friday 17
J C Snell shipped one of our Berkshires to Michigan on Thursday last. Resumed the threshing business this
morning and wound up shortly after four o'clock tonight. Estimate from piles to be of wheat 180 bush off 9 acres,
oats 350 bush off 8 acres. Spent the evening at home.
Saturday 18
Spent day at Mr A Woodhall's with team helping to thresh. Father went to Brampton for the mail and other articles.
He and Sewell dipped all the lambs with a solution of 1 1/2 lbs of tobacco, they being rather ticky. Bought a neat
self-delivering apple parer at Peaker's @ $1.00
September Sunday 19 1875
Walked up to S. School this morning. Lesson John XI 34 to 44 "Ressurection and the Life" Jesus' power manifested
in raising the dead body of Lazurus to life. Spent afternoon and evening at home at reading, music and filling up S.
School class books. A heavy rain this evening from East.
Monday 20
With team I went to R. Watson's this morning and helped to thresh all day. The threshing business is now the order
of the day, sometimes there are three or four in operation at most in sight of each other. This season nearly every
farmer has a large pile of grain.
Tuesday 21
Spent today at David Wiggin's threshing and put in a hard day's work. This evening went up to Edmonton Grange,
its sessions are held in the Town Hall. The supplies of various kinds of goods which are bought in Toronto are
stored up at Mr Ben Watson's until the owners call for them.
September Wednesday 22 1875
Commenced the fall plowing proper in the barley stubble field. It is mostly in fine plowing trim, setting up into 22 ft
lands in as neat a manner as possible.
Spent evening at home at a family paring bee.
Hard frosts these nights.
�Thursday 23
At the same job as yesterday, worked hard at it and plowed nearly 1 3/4 acres. Our boy was also plowing with other
team in oat stubble field. The Prov. Exhibition is being held at Ottawa this week. John Snell's Sons have taken a
pretty fair share of the prizes in Cotswolds & Berkshires.
Friday 24
Spent forenoon straightening up and completing lands that "Sewell" plowed in oat field. Afternoon finished plowing
the first half of barley field. Drove to Brampton tonight, had an hours chat with some friends and attended the Choir
Practice, which by the way was a slim affair tonight.
September Saturday 25 1875
At half past six oclock this morning with a pitch fork over my shoulder I wended my way up the Centre Road to John
Campbell's for to help him to thresh. There was a "head" wind most of the day and consequently was a dirty affair.
Our folks started the potato harvest taking up some 28 bush "Early Rose".
Sunday 26
Spent forenoon at S. School, the attendance was good and singing was better than usual, there were also several
visitors present. Lesson, John XI 44 to 53, "Christ rejected". It also included a review of the past Quarter's lessons.
Heard Rev Mr Salton preach in Brampton tonight, text, Matt. XXII 14th.
Monday 27
Plowing continued, the order for the day, creeping gradually over the field at the rate of 1 1/2 acre per day. The
potato crop which we are now harvesting is a slim one for which we have mainly to thank the "Colorado" bug,
however what potatoes we will have are good in quality though small in size.
September Tuesday 28 1875
Plowing until noon. After dinner we cleaned a load of barley and drew it to Brampton, sold it to K.C.& Co. @ 75¢ on
these conditions, this load was very dark in color, if we take the next load of bright barley will get 90¢ for it and 80¢
for first load. Also finished potato harvest, have about 65 bush.
Wednesday 29
Drove Father and Emma to Brampton for the 7 o'clock train this morning, to go to Toronto to attend the Central Fair
being held there this week. Our boy was at T Simpson's threshing yesterday and today. Brought from the "Willow
Lodge" flock of Cotswolds a ram lamb. A heavy rain this evening.
�Thursday 30
Walked to Brampton this morning and in company with two chums took G. Trunk train for Toronto. Spent forenoon
on the Exhibition grounds, there is a fair show in every department, the attendance of people was comparatively
small. Spent afternoon and evening seeing some of the sights of the city.
October Friday 1 1875
Arrived home from Toronto at 1 o'clock this morning. Sold today and delivered to K.C.& Co. two loads of "bright"
barley 130 bush @ 90¢ and one load "dark" barley 68 bush @ 80¢ per bush.
Visitor today Miss Ella Lowes. In Brampton tonight at C.M. S. School scholars practice for Anniversary.
Saturday 2
The order of business today has been sheep washing. This was accomplished by using a large water tight box in
barn yard, standing the lamb in box, using warm water and hard soap, we washed 20 lambs. Had a call from T.
Teasdale of Thornhill. Mr John Tribble and family came on a visit tonight.
Sunday 3
At S. School this morning as usual. Lesson John XII 23 to33, Jesus foretelling his death and sufferings. "Jesus
lifted up". Drove our visitors up to "Willow Lodge" after dinner and staid until evening. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd
preach in Brampton tonight, text, II Samuel 20th The sermon was given for S.S. scholars.
October Monday 4 1875
Our visitors, after spending the Sunday with us, started for home (Amaranth) this morning. J Tribble consists of one
girl and two striving boys all under the age of 12. Made the first sale out of ram lambs to J.T. one of the least at
$10.00. Was plowing today. A wet evening for Brampton C. M. S. School Anniversary.
Tuesday 5
Dressed a young Berkshire for pork, weight 44 lbs. This is first day of County Peel Fall Fair at Brampton. Was
making necessary preparations for taking sheep and hogs to the Fair tomorrow. Had a call of ten minutes only,
from Joshua Modeland of Dundalk.
Wednesday 6
Raining most beautifully this morning with a strong east wind. Towards noon it ceased when we loaded up our
sheep and one Berkshire and started for Brampton Fair. The attendance of visitors was very small owing to bad
roads. The show was fully equal to former years. Received one second prize on lambs and sold 5 lambs
�October Thursday 7 1875
The ground is in an exceedingly soft state just now, the rain descended in torrents last night. Mr E Dyer called for a
ram lamb and paid for the same $18.00. Started the apple harvest by picking up all the apples under the trees, had
20 bags full all somewhat bruised.
Friday 8
Started hand picking the hard apples into barrels, for a help we constructed a fruit ladder or steps more properly.
Only got 8 barrels picked today as so many men have been here to buy sheep, Sold 3 rams and one ewe lamb.
Spent evening in Brampton at Choir Practice
Saturday 9
Commenced plowing the fall wheat stubble field, it is almost too wet in some places. Sold to Mr Jno Jackson of 5th
line east one pair of ewe lambs @ $20. Also sold 2 more ram lambs. After dinner we resumed the job of apple
harvest, brought in tonight 12 barrels. It has rained more or less every day this week.
October Sunday 10 1875
Drove spring wagon up to S. School this morning. In the absence of Supt. Mr A Woodhall addressed the school on
lesson John XIII 1 to 9, "Jesus washes his disciples' feet". This evening heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach in
Brampton, text, Genesis XXXII 26 to 28.
Monday 11
Plowing with one team in wheat stubble field. Sold a ram lamb to A Frank of Caledon @ $10. The apple harvest is
still under weigh and is more bountiful than we expected. Father drove Mrs J C Snell and family up home, they
have been here on a 3 days visit.
Tuesday 12
Had both teams at the plows all day, the 9 acre field is now half plowed. Completed the task of picking apples,
have 18 barrels choice hand picked and 30 bags more or less bruised. Spent evening at home at the semi-annual
job of moving the cooking stove in for winter quarters. Splendid moonlight & hard frosts.
�October, Wednesday 13. 1875.
One team plowing all day. "Sewell" had the other team all day moving his fathers things to Brampton. Sold our last
ram lamb to J Learment for $10 Have sold 13 ram lambs in ten days at an average of $14.00. and 3 ewe lambs
for $10 each. The nights now are exceedingly handsome.
Thursday 14
Commencement of the root-harvest. Pulled by hand and topped 4 loads of mangolds (Yellow Globe), excepting a
few large ones the most are small. Weather is beauttiful, like Indian summer without any haze or smoke around the
horizon. J C Snell got home from St. Louis Fair yesterday.
Friday 15
Another wet day. Spent forenoon working in barn at various jobs. After dinner we went to work on the harness and
gave it a thorough coating of a "Patent Leather varnish" making it look exactly like new harness. Spent evening at
Good Templar's Concert held in Music Hall, Brampton, Prof.Jones of Galt, Mr S H Marshall, Miss Abba & Misses
Nichols, singers. Mr W J Speirs reader.
October Saturday 16 1875
Finished the Mangold Wurtzel's job, have about 200 bushels of fair average size. Starting now to feed the cattle
from the barn for the night and have them tied in the stables. Spent evening at home instead of at Choir Practice as
the night is dark and dreary.
Sunday 17
A change has come o'er the scene, the ground being white with snow. At S. School this morning, lesson, John XIV
1 to 7, "Many Mansions". J C Snell gave to the school a short and good description of some S. Schools in St. Louis,
U.S. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach a missionary sermon in Brampton tonight, text, Matthew XVI 18th
Monday 18
A cold wintry day, the snow staid on with scarcely any thawing. Bought from Bright & Thayer a neat dining room
stove of an improved pattern @ $13.00. Took up the garden beets, small but good. Spent evening at C M
Missionary Meeting, Brampton. Excellent addresses were given by Revs T Jeffrey & A Sutherland of Toronto.
�October Tuesday 19 1875
Plowing with both teams all day. It is hard work for the horses as in low ground they sink at every step up to the
hocks in mud. Received yesterday a letter from Ohio nursery stating that our fruit trees would be in Brampton on
Saturday 23 inst. At home tonight reading "Scientific American".
Wednesday 20
Completed plowing and furrowing out the fall wheat stubble field. The demand for sheep has materially decreased,
have 4 ewe lambs yet to sell. The weather is "taking up" again and prospects of Indian summer are good. Spent
the evening at home as usual.
Thursday 21
Wound up the plowing in two more fields, the barley stubble and the oat stubble fields. Cut with the hoes the
remainder of Indian Corn, the fodder corn is all used up. Our spring wagon is under going some necessary repairs
at Harris' shop No 10. Had a home apple-paring bee tonight.
October Friday 22 1875
Into the turnip crop this morning in right earnest, topping with hoes and plowing out with a mouldboardless plow.
Drew in 5 loads this afternoon, they are of a good size and quality. In Brampton tonight, an hour in "Conservator"
office and at Choir Practice.
Saturday 23
Mailed a letter last night to Wm Murray of Chesterfield, Ont. At the same work as yesterday bringing in 6 more
loads. Received (through Agent) from Ohio Nursery a small lot of fruit trees, - viz, - 2 apple, 1 plum, 1 peach,1
grape, 1 gooseberry & 50 strawberry. We set them all out this afternoon in garden & orchard.
Sunday 24
A bright warm summer like day. Walked up to S. School - lesson, John XV 1 to 8 "The Vine and its branches".
Took dinner at "Willow Lodge" and spent afternoon there, and in company with Mr & Mrs J C Snell went to
Brampton C M Church tonight, heard Rev Mr Salton preach, text Hebrews XI 24th & 25th verses.
�October Monday 25 1875
Working lively at the turnips all day, drew in 7 loads. The ground is still very wet in the hollows, making the hauling
heavy work for the horses. In Brampton and spent the evening at Safe Guard Lodge I.O.G.T. The attendance was
fair and two young men initiated.
Tuesday 26
And still the rain will come and spoil present operations in the field, the rain came pretty smartly all forenoon from N.
East. Spent day repairing some farm tools and at pea threshing. Spent evening in the kitchen at reading writing
&c &c.
Wednesday 27
Got to work again this morning at the turnips, the ground is so very wet that we were forced to start pulling by hand
and topping with knife, this is by far harder and slower work than the improved plan of plowing. At home tonight at
the family paring bee.
October Thursday 28 1875
Today is authorized by the Liehut. Governor of Ontario to be set apart and observed as a public holiday for
Thanksgiving to God for the bountiful harvest. However we worked hard all day and finished up the turnip work, had
in all 30 loads of 30 bush each = 900 bush off 1 3/4 acres. Spent evening at Brampton P. Methodist S. S.
Anniversary.
Friday 29
The entertainment last night at the meeting consisted of singing and recitations by the scholars, they were well
trained and performed their peices in a creditable manner. Today we started plowing the Millet grass stubble, it is
almost too wet. Spent evening in Brampton at the "Conservator" office.
Saturday 30
Some more rain last night and this forenoon. After noon had one team hauling and spreading a manure pile on the
timothy sod field in front of the house. Plowing with other team in the root ground. At home tonight at the usual
routine of Saturday night work.
�October Sunday 31 1875
A wintry day, snow blustering from the West and frost. Spent forenoon at S. School, lesson John XV, 11 to 18, "The
friends and foes of Jesus". Tonight I went to Brampton on horseback and heard Rev Mr Salton preach in C M
Church, text, Isaiah I XIV 6th verse, "We all do fade as doth a leaf".
November Monday 1
The ground is frozen too hard this morning for plowing. After noon however we got the plow to work in the root
ground and works as long as day light would permit. This month the weather opens with every prospect of Old
winter being upon us shortly.
Tuesday 2
Plowing steadily all day, done 1 1/2 acres. Our "boy" finished hauling manurepile on the front meadow. Spent this
evening at Edmonton Grange No 130. a good attendance of members and one new one joined Mr Samuel Heath.
November Wednesday 3 1875
Last night was the hardest frost we have yet experienced this season. No plowing done today. At hauling manure
from barn yard into next summer's root land. J C Snell shipped one of our Berkshires to Haldimand Co. in his own
name
Thursday 4
This morning we drove to Mr Robert Watson's with 11 bags of apples and ground & pressed them into cider making
38 gals, paying 7 c/s per bag for use of mill. Started plowing after dinner in spite of two inches of frost on top of
ground. Sold our last ram lamb to Mr Early of Esquesing @ $15.00
Friday 5
Drew into barn the pea stack which was standing behind the sheep house, it has stood the rains remarkably well,
there was no waste whatever. Plowing this afternoon with both teams. In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice.
Bought of K.C.& Co a fine shirt @ $2.00 a pair of gloves @ $1.87
�November Saturday 6 1875
Completed plowing the root and corn ground it has been a very heavy job. Our hired boy John Sewell finished up
his 7 month's work and paid him $76.00 in cash and value in goods for the other $8.00. The weather has
moderated a good deal of late.
Sunday 7
Went to Quarterly Meeting in Brampton at 10 A.M.: Rev Mr Salton preached, text, Psalm LXXXV 6th verse, The
Love Feast afterwards was well attended and a good meeting. This night heard Mr James Gooderham of
Streetsville preach, text Mark VIII 37th verse. A fine warm day.
Monday 8
Finished plowing and cross-furrowing the root ground field. After dinner we got the iron plow put in trim and
sharped for sod at "Harris' " shop No 10 and started plowing sod in the field over the creek. Went to Brampton
tonight to a Temperance Meeting, speakers R Smith MP and Rev Mr Salton
November Tuesday 9 1875
Plowing all day on the flats of Etobicoke, it is in fine trim for plowing except that the sod or grass roots are very
tough. "Sewell" had other team in Brampton plowing their garden Visitors tonight - Misses Golding & E H Golding.
Very moderate weather.
Wednesday 10
A rainy morning. Dressed another Berkshire 4 1/2 months old, weight 84 lbs. Completed plowing the sod on the
flats We also burned a very large stone and hauled into the creek. Spent evening at Willow Lodge in chat and on
business.
Thursday 11
Plowing sod on high land in same field all day, it turns over splendidly just now. Spent evening in Brampton at
"Conservator" Office &c. The weather is unusually fine, very little frost at night and bright warm days.
�November Friday 12 1875
Plowing this forenoon. Sister Merilla and I took the noon train for Toronto and arrived safe. Went directly to Aunt E.
Ferguson's place on Adelaide St and found them all well. Mrs J C Snell came in to Toronto tonight and we took
evening train for Oshawa and got there at 9 o'clock.
Saturday 13
Found our friends in Oshawa all well. Uncle George Rice has a neat comfortable home and doing a good business
in harness-making. He and his partner Mr Keddie have a fine 3 story brick building on the Main St. This is a thriving
town of 5000 souls with 7 large manufactories of all kinds of farm implements.
Sunday 14
A very stormy morning, snow falling fast. We went to the Church of England service this morning and heard a good
practical sermon from their minister. At 6:30 PM we went to the Methodist Church a very handsome one indeed and
heard Rev Alex Sutherland of Toronto preach text Isaiah LXIII 1st
November Monday 15 1975
Had a complete inspection of all the factories in the town and a drive around and outside of the town. Also up to the
town of Whitby, 4 miles west of Oshawa, it is not so large as the latter, yet it is a very pretty place. Met two old
acquaintances in my trip, Messrs J D Hunter & R Crawford. Bid goodbye to the friends and
Tuesday 16
Arrived in Toronto last night by G Trunk train from Whitby. Spent today on Toronto streets and in its stores. Bought
at "Walker's" a woolen shawl @ $7.00 and neck tie @ 80¢. At Wesleyan Book-room a pocket bible @ $3.30
(containing Wesly's hymns) Discipline & Catechims @ 60¢. Railroad fare $3.50. Got home tonight at dark.
Wednesday 17
The foot and mouth disease has broken out among our sheep, about one half of them are very lame, have given
their feet a dose of carbolic acid. Was fixing up the sheep-pen for winter. Got 25 lbs of brown sugar through the
Grange @ 8¢ per lb. In Brampton tonight and brought home two new music books.
�November Thursday 18 1875
Spent this day helping our neighbour John Woodhall to thresh grain. At home this evening helping to upholster a
lounge. The ground is now covered with 2 or 3 inches of snow but not much frozen, it is hardly likely that we will
have any more plowing weather.
Friday 19
At the same occupation as yesterday with the addition of taking a team along with me. Am not sorry that the
threshing business is so nearly wound up for this year. Spent evening in Brampton and at Choir Practice.
Saturday 20
Weather is growing warmer every day, the snow has nearly all gone and taking with it the frost out of the ground.
Today I plowed one acre of sod, is now in excellent trim. Father and Sewell were cleaning up a load of barley.
Mrs J C Snell arrived here from Oshawa and is staying all night here.
November Sunday 21 1875
At S School this morning, lesson, John XVIII 33 to 38, - "Jesus the King". A handsome family Bible and an address
were presented to Mrs B McNichol by the teachers and scholars of our S. School on the occasion of her leaving
here for Orangeville. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach tonight in Brampton, text, John XV 26th verse.
Monday 22
Last night we have experienced the hardest frost of the season. Spent half a day grubbing out several large stones
in three different fields, with crowbar, logging chain & stone boat. Spent this evening at Safe Guard Lodge No 350
I.O.G.T., one initiated and a pleasant meeting.
Tuesday 23
Resumed operations in selling barley after six weeks delay. Sold and delivered in two loads today to T Milner 122
bushels of No 2 quality at 60¢ per bush. Fanned another load by lamp light tonight. Joe Snell shipped two of our
Berkshires, one to New Brunswick and other to near Stratford.
�November Wednesday 24 1875
Sold and delivered today to T Milner 125 bush of No 1 barley @ 80¢ per bush. This endeth our barley trade for this
season, have sold 502 bush. for $392.00 or about an average of 78¢ per bush. Paid W J Euart for soleing a pair
of slippers $1.50, sister Emma having worked the uppers of them for me.
Thursday 25
Dusty, dirty, hard work is this threshing business but Oh how necessary to make farming a profitable business.
With team was helping J Learment thresh today, there was a desperate head wind and my eyes are exceedingly
sore tonight. Weather is cold and frosty. Our cattle are all very sick with the epidemic.
Friday 26
Raining this morning and the frost is going out once more. Spent forenoon at J Learment's threshing. Father went
to an auction sale of farm stock & implements of Mr Thomas Tuffley.
I went up to Willow Lodge on business. This evening our S. School had a meeting to make arrangements for an
Anniversary to be held on Dec. 30th.
November Saturday 27 1875
It is nearly constant work for one man all this week attending to our sick cattle, they are hardly able to walk out of
the stables, the strength of the disease is now about spent. Brought the plow in from the field for winter quarters,
the 20 inst
being the last day of plowing. Had visitors this evening, Mr James Snell of Clinton & R P Snell.
Sunday 28
Walked up to S. School this morning, lesson, John XIX 25 to 30, "Jesus on the Cross". The attendance of the
scholars and interest in the school manifested by them is steadily increasing. Spent afternoon at J C Snell's singing
S.S. songs. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach tonight in Brampton, text, II Kings XX 1st verse.
Monday 29
A wintry day snow showers from the West. Done little else but care for the stock and make some preparations
around the buildings for the approach of Jack Frost. In Brampton night, done some business at "Conservator"
office. At the Lodge the attendance small, had some select readings &c &c.
November Tuesday 30 1875
The mercury fell last night to 10 degrees below zero. John Snell's Sons shipped the last of our Berkshires today.
They sold to Gentry of Missouri as imported Berkshires for $700.00 and two sows for $900.00.
�Wednesday 1
Winter is upon us in real earnest. Drove to Brampton this morning and brought home with me Miss Jennie
Peacock. After noon took 11 bags of apples to Mr R Watson's mill and brought home 30 gals of cider. Also 1 gal
of orange syrup from Ben Watson's.
Thursday 2
Have not done much business today. Returned to J Learment 10 bush of oats that we had borrowed. Put some
necessary repairs on the sleigh box. Drove to Brampton this evening for the newspapers "Christian Guardian" and
"Peel Banner".
December Friday 3 1875
A very fine bright day. With the help of J Learment we killed and dressed for pork 5 Berkshires, the gross weight of
all 830 lbs. Have still left to winter over two pure bred sows. Spent evening at Choir Practice. Mr J R Craig's sale
of Short Horns took place today in Toronto, large prices were realized for the stock.
Saturday 4
Completed the job of yesterday by salting the pork &c &c. After dinner we went to Mr Dafoe's Auction Sale of Stock
& implements Lot 3 Centre Road. There was a great quantity of good articles and they were sold at their full value.
Received at "Conservator" Office the printed hymns for our S.S. Anniversary.
Sunday 5
Drove spring wagon to S. School this morning, lesson, John XX 11 to 18, "Jesus and Mary Magdalene". Our
Anniversary hymns are paged and stitched in pamphlet form 8 in all, had our first sing at them in School this
morning. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach to night in Brampton, text, Genesis XVIII 14th verse.
December Monday 6 1875
Commenced work at flooring the horse stable, laying the planks (hemlock) lengthwise of the stalls, right on the old
floor, also raised the bottoms of mangers about one foot. Went to Brampton tonight and heard Rev Mr Bell of
London, Eng. give a lecture in Concert Hall on "London by gaslight".
Tuesday 7
The lecture of last night was very interesting & instructive and advocated the Temperance Cause very strongly. At
the same job as yesterday and finished one stable and started to floor the colt's stable, it had a stone floor but we
are putting the planks in on 4 inch sleepers which rest evenly on old floor.
�Wednesday 8
Spent last night at the Grange. Had visitors arrived from Toronto last night, Mrs E Ferguson and her son and
daughter, Egerton & Jennie. They and our folks drove up to "Willow Lodge" today leaving me to keep "Bachelor's
hall". Spent this evening at S. School singing practice for Anniversary. Weather is mild, rain and snow have fallen
for two days.
December Thursday 9 1875
The folks all went visiting again today {leaving me in the same predicament as yesterday.} Down to Mrs R
Gardener's. Spent the day at pea threshing with flail. Spent this evening at Miss R. Carter's home with Viney and
Em - in music and social chat. Received last night a letter from W Murray of Chesterfield, Ont.
Friday 10
Passed the forenoon at Campbell's blacksmith shop getting our team sharp shod all around. Making an addition to
the sheep house by fitting up one half of colts stable. In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice a large attendance and
a good sing.
Saturday 11
Drove sleigh to Norval and brought home 3/4 of ton of bran @ $14 per ton it is a good article. Have spent most of
this week working in barnyard.
In Brampton again this evening transacting some minor business details.
December Sunday 12 1875
At S. School this morning, lesson, John XX 25 to 31, "Jesus and Thomas" Our superintendent made the lesson
very interesting and instructive to the scholars. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach in Brampton M Church tonight, text
Luke XV 18th verse.
Monday 13
Dissolved 5 lbs of McDougall's sheep-wash in 10 gals of warm soft water, and put a quart of the mixture on each
sheep, the liquid smells strong of coal tar and is designed to promote the growth of the wool as well as to kill all
vermin. A cold blustering day.
Tuesday 14
Father drove to Brampton Mills with peas and oats for chopping. Was engaged in threshing peas with flail, &c &c.
�Received a letter from Mr A Ferguson of Bay City. Spent the evening at home, playing piano, reading and
conversation.
December Wednesday 15 1875
Spent the day in the barn threshing peas. The Brampton butchers are looking out for Christmas beef, but ours
have not yet made up for the loss through the sickness. In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. Tolerably good
sleighing now and has been for about ten days.
Thursday 16
This forenoon saw the completion the addition to our sheep house consisting of a room 10 x 4 fitted up warm for
"Billy" at present. Afternoon hauled from "other place" woods 2 cords of dry wood which is all we have chopped
yet. With the Methodist Choir tonight at Mr Pringle's church.
Friday 17
The teameeting last night at Brampton Presb. church was well attended, the speaking and singing were good.
Today was doing some inside work at new cow-stable fitting up a room for the bull "Duke of Rose Lea".
Had visitors tonight, Willy Smith and R J Nichols.
December Saturday 18 1875
Made arrangements at McCulla's Factory, Brampton, for dressing and shaping lumber for a new wagon box. Was
at "Willow Lodge" for an hour this afternoon. Our cousin James Taylor of Oakville came here tonight on a two
weeks visit.
Sunday 19
An exceedingly cold day, mercury 12 below zero. Drove to S. School this morning, J C Snell addressed the school
on the lesson, John XXI 15 to 22, "Jesus and Peter". Heard Rev Mr Smith in the Methodist Church, Brampton,
tonight, text, John XXI 15 to 17 verses
Monday 20
Such a change in the weather since yesterday, now very mild and prospect of a thaw. With team and sleigh went
to the "other place" woods and brought home several loads of logs for firewood, using dry trees, bringing one tree at
a load by cutting it in two and chaining it to the bunk of the sleigh
�December Tuesday 21 1875
Jim Taylor and I drove sleigh to Norval and brought from the Grist Mills thence to home one-half ton of wheat-bran
@ $14 per ton Hauling logs this afternoon. Spent evening in Brampton at a Bazaar in vestry of Methodist church
the affair was a success the proceeds, nearly $400, are for the Parsonage repairs.
Wednesday 22
A real spring day a strong Sou West wind, the snow all gone except in drifts, mud 3 inches deep on the roads.
Edwin Dixon staid here all last night, started for Amaranth early this morning. The day school examination for our
section came off today, also the High School, Brampton. At singing practice at Ebenezer tonight.
Thursday 23
Our folks drove to Brampton to make preparations for Xmas Spent the day in lower woods cutting and splitting rock
elm into fence stakes 7 1/2 ft long, split about 90 today. Saml Bunting, Junr started chopping cordwood yesterday
in lower woods to cut 8 or 10 cords @ 60 cts per cord. The warm weather continues.
December Friday 24 1875
Mailed a letter yesterday to W Murray of Chesterfield. Attended the last threshing of the season at Mr J Heath's
this afternoon. Raining almost in torrents this Christmas eve. Went to Brampton on horseback and to make to
purchases for to act as "Santa Claus" on coming home.
Saturday 25
No sleighing. A mild warm day the roads quite muddy. Drove to Brampton at 10 o'clock and attended service at P
M Church Miss Jennie Peacock & A F Campbell came up with me. J C Snell and all the family were here, so we
had a good jolly - Christmas dinner together and a pleasant evening
Sunday 26
A driving snow storm this morning but turned to a heavy rain. Went to S. School on horseback, lesson, John XXI,
last verse, "The Ministry of Jesus" including a review of the Quarter's lessons. The January number of "Northern
Messenger" was given to the scholars. At home this evening on account of the bad weather.
December Monday 27 1875
A F Campbell staid with us until this morning. Jennie P. is will spend the week here. The Municipal nominations
took place today all over Ontario. Our council was all re-elected by acclamation. There will be some changes in
Brampton. Working around the yard all day.
�Tuesday 28
Spent the at crosscut sawing logs in wood yard into stove wood lengths. At singing practice this evening at
Ebenezer. Mrs A Ferguson from Bay City arrived here tonight on a short visit. Weather is extremely fine for the
season, no sleighing but capital wheeling.
Wednesday 29
Aunt Catherine made a short visit here, she went to Toronto this morning. Spent all day at the church, with the help
of a score of young ladies & gentlemen we made extensive preparations for the party, Tr Decorated the churches
with cedar & hemlock boughs. Today's work is the pleasantest part of all, being a feast of anticipation.
December Thursday 30 1875
Also spent the greater part of today working at the churches. They have built a new porch over the door of
"Ebenezer" church and are putting on double windows, which will make the old building very comfortable. Our S. S.
party tonight passed off pleasantly, the attendance of visitors was large considering the muddy roads.
Friday 31
The speakers last night were Revs W Millard, J Baird, Thos Sims & J Salton and J W Beynon, R Smith MP in the
chair. The Report of the school was excellent, written by J C Snell, Average attendance of scholars 59, there have
been 4 weddings during the year. The music by the scholars was good. Realized over $30.
Spent this forenoon in lower woods completing some stake splitting. After dinner, drove to Brampton and bought
some articles for New Year's day. Spent tonight at the Edmonton Lodge of Good Templars No 543, a fair
attendance of members and we had a pleasant evening. The weather is most remarkable Tonight the mud is 6
inches deep. And the thermometer today was nearly up to 60° in the shade.
Tis night, and bleak December's sands
With noiseless glide are almost run
And by his grave the old year stands
Time's latest child. His work is done
Just then rang out the midnight bell,
It was the old year's dying knell.
And as it rang its latest chime,
Departed dear old Seventy five
According to last years custom I ring our bell right merrily as the clock strikes the midnight hour.
�MEMORANDA
Jan 9th Ground at Main's mill 1 bush of Indian corn for Johnny Cakes
" 11th chopped at mill 12 bush of peas
Feb 13th " " " 14 " " "
March 5th Gristed at Main's 18 " of wheat
" 17th Chopped " " 19 " " peas
April 20th " " " 9 bush oats 9 " " peas
May 12 " 4 " " 5 " " "
June 7 Gristed at Main's 12 " wheat
" 28 Cracked 1 bush Treadwell & ground 1 1/2 bush Indian corn
July 2 Chopped 5 bush peas & 5 bush oats
August 17 Gristed 11 bush wheat and chopped 4 bush peas
Sept 10 chopped 12 bush peas
Oct 16 " 6 of peas & 6 of oats
" 27 Gristed 12 bush of Treadwell's
Dec 14 Chopped 10 bush peas & 10 oat
" 18 Cracked 1 " wheat
Sowed this spring
33 bush of barley
28 " " oats
25 " " peas
Sowed this fall
17 bush Treadwell wheat
7 " rye
�CASH ACCOUNT -- JANUARY
DATE RECEIVED PAID
2nd To R H Lewis for one pair of horse covers 8.00
" From D Wiggins on LiveStock account 3.00
5 For dry goods &c 3.00
7 S. S. Banner for one year .75
11 Towards paying for the Melodeon at the Lodge 2.00
12 Cutter bells & straps 1.30
14 Rent for box in Post Office and sundries 1.00
19 Incidental expenses 2.00
" For cord wood 4.00
21 " 5 cords of maple 18.50
19 Sub to "Country Gentleman" and to CPA Society 3.00
22 From J W Smith, bal on a sheep 6.00
23 From Leslie & Co for beef 7.10
" To " " Sundries 4.00
" From Wigley for hide 3.40
28 To R Aitken for sawing 8325 ft lumber @ 3¢ per ft 25.00
30 To H Burnett for furniture 8.50
" " Groceries and Sundries 8.00
42.00 66.55
�Oct 16
CASH ACCOUNT - FEBRUARY.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
2nd Expenses to Toronto and Gough's
lecture
2 25
" For 1/2 doz photographs at Ewings 2 50
6 Sundries 5 00
5 to Missouri 5 00
13 To H Burnett for picture frames and
cabinet ware
2 75
" Sundries 1 00
15 To W A Mitchell for cleaning watch 1 00
16 Sundry articles from Brampton 2 00
17 Subscription to "Conservator" 1 00
20 From K C & Co for 101 busk barley
@ 90¢
90 90
" Sundries 2 00
22 To Anthony Bros for new cutter 45 00
90 90 69 50
�CASH ACCOUNT - MARCH.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
2nd For sundry small articles bought at
different stores
2 00
6 To Guy Bell for sawing & cutting
stone
5 00
4 For an oil chromo 95
8 To Social Committee 1 00
10 From G. Davis for 8 bush barley @
90¢
7 20
13 To RA Hodgson for 10 lbs of
ground oil cake
50
17 From C Dawson for 2 ½ barrels
apples @ $1.75
4 50
" Received interest (3 months) on
bank deposit
6 25
" To M Treadgold on piano 100 00
20 " " " " " 155 00
22 For 400 lbs of bran @ 1¢ 4 00
�" " 16 bush of lime @ 13¢ 2 08
25 " Groceries &c &c 1 00
" From E Dixon for old cutter 4 00
26 " T Crowforth for a calf 4 00
" " M Thompson for 4 bush
"Farrow" wheat
3 40
" to M. T. for wages 50
" " Bible Society 1 00
30 " Organ for S. School 4 00
" " Sundry articles 6 50
31 From T Simpson for 11 bush
spring wheat @ 90¢
9 90
39 25 283 53
�Cash Account - April.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
2nd To Mr B Watson on Berkshire acc/ 2 50
5 From W Martin on cows acc/ 3 00
7 To R Aitkin for sawing 800 ft
lumber @ 5¢
8 From T Sharp on cows acc/ 3 00
10 To Brampton Stores for goods 4 00
16 To subcription on the New Church
Ogan Brampton
5 00
17 To Ebenezer S. School for new
{Red?} Organ
4 00
20 " K.C. & Co for 1 bush Clover
seed
6 25
" " Fence Wire , &c, &c 3 00
22 " Sundries 1 50
27 From Dawson & Williamson for
steer and calf
42 00
" Initiation fee to Grange 3 00
30 To K. C. & Co for 8 lbs Alsike
clover seed @ 15¢ & 3 lbs red
1 70
�clover @ 10
48 00 34 95
Cash Account - May.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
1 Quarterage & Sundries 5 00
3 For 16 apple trees @ 25¢ each 4 00
6 For sundry articles bought at stores 28 00
7 From T Milner for 12 bags of
potatoes @ $1.05
12 60
" Groceries &c, &c, 6 00
8 For gloves neck tie &c 2 00
12 From T Milner for barley &
potatoes
26 30
" To Bannister for 10 lbs oil cak 40
22 To K C & Co for sundry articles of
apparel
3 00
27 Dry goods and sundry articles 10 00
" To K. C. & Co 2 lbs Mangold seed 50
�" " " " for 1 ½ bush Yankee
corn
1 27
28 To W J Euart for 1 pr of
"Cobourgs" boots
1 30
" " T Milner 3 lbs rape seed 30
38 90 61 97
Cash Account - June.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
5 Sold to K C & Co 44 lbs of barley
Spring wheat @ 85¢
37 40
" To Peaker & Runians for 163 lbs of
nails @ 3½¢
5 75
" " R Aitken for 9 squars of shingls
@ 2$
18 00
12 For overalls and sundry articles 4 00
17 For 28 ft of sheet {z}ine for barn
roof @ 5¢ per foot
1 40
18 Sundries 6 00
22 For 1 square of shingles & 8 lbs 2 25
�nails
25 Nails & incidentals 2 00
28 From K C & Co for 183 lbs wool
@ 33½
61 30
" For a patent horse poke for breechy
horses
90
30 Sundries 2 00
98 70 42 30
Cash Account - July.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
2 To Peaker & Runians
eavestroughing
7 50
" " door hinges 1 60
" Sundries 2 00
3 To K C & Co for pair dark tweed
pants
6 75
5 From W Murray for bull 100 00
�" Paid on telegrams 1 50
6 For new scythe and window sash 3 00
12 From J Woodhall for potatoes &
apples bought last spring
5 50
13 For groceries &c 5 00
20 To Jno Campbell for work at
framing 3½ days @ 1.25
4 25
24 To Mr Townsend for ½ bush of
cherries
75
105 50 32 35
Cash Account - August.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
5 Sold to K. C. & Co 40 bush of
spring wheat @ $1.13
45 00
" Sundries 2 00
7 For a pair of Pants 1 65
" Sundries 1 10
10 Groceries &c 3 00
13 To C Banks for 5 days work 6 25
�17 To John Coyne for pair of {Kip}
boots heavy wear
4 75
" Sundry articles & incidental
expenses
2 00
25 For groceries and sundries 12 00
26 " 12 ½ lbs of fresh beef 1 00
" 45 00 33 75
Cash Account - September.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
4 For 2 bags of green apples 1 35
" " groceries and other articles 6 00
10 Groceries 5 00
9 To be paid in 3 weeks to K C. &
Co for ½ ton Bran
6 00
18 For tobacco oil cake sundries 2 00
�" Apple Parer 1 00
24 " oil cake, &c 1 00
29 Expenses to
30 Toronto Fair 5 00
{Totals for September} 1 35 26 00
October $ ₵ $ ₵
18 For W Campbell's B Bill 13 20
21 " G Harris B, Bill 5 00
" From J. Jackson for 2 ewe lambs 20 00
23 To K C & Co for 800 lbs of shorts
@ $1.00
8 00
" For fruit trees &c 8 50
" From R Crawford for lamb 15 00
29 For Taxes 31 14
35 00 65 84
�Cash Account - October.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
4th Received payment from K. C. &
Co for 255 bush barley @ 85¢
217 00
" Settled Chisholm's ACC/ 18 00
" To R Watson for seed wheat and
rye
" " {seed wheat} @ $1.35 {rye} @
.75¢
26 37
5 For clothing and sundries for
family
4 From J Tribble for lamb 10 00
7 " E Dyer for lamb 18 00
8 " Walker for lamb 16 00
" " Cooney " " 14 00
9 For dry goods and sundries 30 00
" From S Huxley on acc/ 4 00
11 " A Frank for lamb 10 00
" " Moore " " 10 00
�9 " McLure " 2 " 25 00
" " Duckworth 1 " 10 00
" " Hindle Junr " 15 00
14 " Hindle Senr " 10 00
" To B Watson for cheese @ 10¢ 2 30
16 For Bits and halter shank 83
19 " 2nd prize on lamb at Fair 2 00
" " Sundries 1 50
18 " Stove & pipes 15 00
369 00 94 00
�Cash Account - November.
DATE
.
RECEIVE
D.
PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
2 For Grange items 2 50
3 " Dry Goods for the family &c 20 00
" " butter & eggs 10 00
4 " making cider 70
" From Mr Early for ram lamb 15 00
5 To R Coutts for 2 days threshing 14 00
" For clothing &c 3 50
6 To J Sewell for 7 month's work 84 00
15 Bought in Toronto a shawl books
&c
11 70
" Railroad fare 3 50
19 Dry Goods &c. 6 00
21 Subcm
for S.S. Banner 75
12 Paid for Insurance on house and
barn
13 75
�24 From T Milner for 247 bush of
barley
175 12
27 For interest on deposit at Bank 10 20
28 For S. School purposes 1 00
210 32 161 40
Cash Account - December.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
1 For groceries &c. 1 00
" Making one barrel of cider 90 90
4 " Dry goods &c 22 00
7 To Grange for 25 lbs sugar 272
{?} & 1 gal of syrup @ 56
2 69
8 From J C Snell for 7 Berkshires 80 00
" To J C Snell for Berkshires on old
acc/
15 00
9 For Sundries 3 00
11 " ¾ ton of bran 10 50
14 " Sundries 4 00
�18 " " 2 00
21 " ½ ton of bran 7 00
" " Bazaar 1 00
23 " Sundries 5 00
24 " Christmas expenses 10 00
27 To R Quin for Blacksmiths bill 1 25
30 " Tickets for S. S. party 1 00
31 " Sundries 2 00
80 00 78 44
Cash Account - Summary.
DATE. RECEIVED. PAID.
$ ₵ $ ₵
January, …. 42 00 66 55
February, … 90 90 69 50
March, …. 39 25 283 53
April, …. 48 00 34 95
�May, ….. 38 90 61 97
June, ….. 98 70 42 30
105 50
July, ….. 32 35
August, …. 45 00 33 75
September, … 1 35 26 00
October, … 404 00 159 84
November, … 210 32 161 40
December, … 80 00 78 44
$ 1213 72 1050 68
1050 68
62 04
�January – Bills Receivable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
{No entries for January}
February
{No entries for February}
March
"Merchants Bank" at Brampton
17th Drew from amount of deposit 100 00
20th " " " " 150
January – Bills payable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
12 Gave a promissory note to Anthony Bros,
due in three months from date for a cutter
45 00
�February
22 Paid to Anthony Bros the amount of note
for cutter
45 00
March
{No entries for March}
April – Bills Receivable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
{No entries for April}
May
{No entries for May}
June
{No entries for June}
April – Bills payable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
12 To Anthony Bros for a cutter Paid on 22nd
February the above note
45 00
�May
{No entries for May}
June
{No entries for July}
July – Bills Receivable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
20 Deposited in Merchants Bank at Brampton 100 00
August
{No entries for August}
September
{No entries for September}
July – Bills payable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
{No entries for July}
�August
{No entries for August}
September
{No entries for September}
October – Bills Receivable
DATE. Name dolls. cts..
{No entries for October}
November
27th Deposited in “Merchants Bank of Canada"
at Brampton another
150 00
Total deposited now 510 00
December
{No entries for December}
October – Bills Payable
�DATE. Name dolls. cts..
{No entries for October}
November
{No entries for November}
December
{No entries for December}
Memoranda
Received for 13 ram lambs
$ 176.00
" " 3 eve lambs 30.00
" " wool 61.00
" 4 ewe lambs @ $15. 60.00
1 ram lamb 68.00
395.00
�Berkshires
Received for 4 boars $ ₵
at 6 months old 50.00
" 3 @ 4 months old 30.00
" 1 @ 6 weeks old 5.00
$ 85.00
For more information on John Ferguson, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our
website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">EXCELSIOR DIARY 1875</span></h2>
<p>{Four images on the front of men ploughing, raking hay, harvesting apples and skating}</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, FRIDAY 1. 1875</span></h2>
<p>A mild sunshiny day, an inch or two of snow over the fields but no sleighing, the roads are hard and level, splendid wheeling. J C Snell and family, also Mr G H Golding were here for dinner and the afternoon, we had a nice quiet time in social chat and at table croquet Ic.ke. {his version of etc.?}</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 2</span></h2>
<p>Hauling firewood from the lower woods this forenoon, having had a light fall of snow early this morning. In Brampton after dinner and attended R H {or A} Lewis' Sale of Cutters, Harness Ic. Ic. {etc. etc.} bought a pair of horse covers @ $8.00. Spent evening at home preparing for Sabbath.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 3</span></h2>
<p>Drove cutter up to S. School this morning at 10 A.M. Supt absent. Mr Woodhall addressed the school on the lesson. Exodus I. 1 to 10th "Joshua encouraged" The attendance of scholars not as large as usual. Heard Rev W Burns preach in Brampton tonight at W M Church text I Corinthians XIV 20th verse a plain practical discourse.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY_5."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY 5.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY_6."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY 6.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JANUARY.2C_THURSDAY_7._1875."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JANUARY, THURSDAY 7. 1875.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY_8."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY 8.</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, MONDAY 4. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon in drawing five loads of firewood from "lower bush." Drove to Edmonton for to vote for the election of members of Chinguacousy Council for this year, the result at close of the poll _ Reeve, J Bowles. Deputy Reeves _ J P Hutton & E Hagyard Councillors _ A Cunnington & Hewson. In Brampton Tonight and attended the Lodge</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 5.</span></h2>
<p>Mr John Haggest was reelected Mayor of Brampton yesterday.Hauled 12 loads of cordwood from the woods today, about five cords of which will be for sale. Mailed a letter to Mr George Burke of Lamaraux, Scarboro, Twp. The weather is moderate, and the sleighing only midling.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 6.</span></h2>
<p>Completed the task of hauling up the years firewood about 20 cords and 6 cords of first class wood for sale. Started drawing the hemlock saw logs to Brampton Steam saw mill This afternoon took down 2 logs 12 1/2 ft long. The sleighing is not good. Received the first copy for the new year of "Country Gentleman" printed with new type.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, THURSDAY 7. 1875.</span></h2>
<p>At the same work as yesterday taking down 3 logs of different sizes at three trips to Brampton Mailed a letter to JJ Bunting of Kincardine. The Christian Guardian comes in a new dress with fresh type bright and attractive, a first-class family paper subscribed for and received first copy of "S S" Banner" published at Wesleyan Book Room, Toronto.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 8.</span></h2>
<p>With team drew 7 saw logs to Brampton today In four trips. Received the first copy of the New Year of the "Canada Casket" full of good things and improved in appearance. Spent evening in Town Hall, Edmonton at a political meeting, speeches by Messrs Chisholm, Fleming & Beynon and kept up until a late hour.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 9.</span></h2>
<p>A stormy morning and a very cold day. Made only two journeys to Brampton taking four 12ft logs. At home this evening making the necessary preparations for Sunday, including the study of SS lesson. The thermometer at 7PM shows 10{degree sign} below zero. This being the first cold snap of the year.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY_11."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY 11.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY_12."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY 12.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JANUARY.2C_WEDNESDAY_13._1875"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JANUARY, WEDNESDAY 13. 1875</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY_14."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY 14.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY_15."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY 15.</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, SUNDAY 10. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon at S. School. Supt pres. {Superintendant present}. lesson Joshua III 14 to 17. "Crossing the Jordan." The attendance was small owing no doubt to the extreme severity of the weather, at daylight this morning the mercury stood at -14{degree sign} below zero. Took dinner at William Lodge. At home this evening reading the "New Canadian Methodist Magazine."</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 11.</span></h2>
<p>The nomination of candidates for to represent the County of Peel {vertical line scribbled} took place at 1 o'clock today in the Court House Brampton {vertical line scribbled} in the Ontario Parliament. Speeches were made by messers K Chisholm & J W Beynon the candidates and by J Flemming. R Smith J Gooderham & S White, a large crowd of people present. Spent evening at the Lodge.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 12.</span></h2>
<p>Took three saw logs down to Brampton in two journeys. Brought home from Anthony Bros. Carriage Works a new cutter, swelled box style, price $45.00, it is handsomely painted and fitted up the the seat is large enough for three persons to sit comfortably. Received a letter from JJ Bunting. Weather has moderated the frost has penetrated into the cellars.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, WEDNESDAY 13. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Hauling logs continued, was the programme for today, making three trips with four logs. The Annual School meeting took place at the Schoolhouse for the appointing of the Trustees and other business Spent evening in Brampton at the residence of Mr A Morton, where the WM Choir met for practice.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 14.</span></h2>
<p>At the same work as yesterday have now 28 logs delivered at the saw mill in a position ready for sawing as soon as the mill starts work. Recieved a letter from Uncle A Ferguson of Bay City. all in good health and prospering in business. Fine weather and food sleighing at present. At home tonight engaged in oiling harness.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 15.</span></h2>
<p>Took my first drive in our new cutter, went around to Willow Lodge and thence to Mr B Watsons on business. Spent afternoon in Brampton at Beck's Hotel, at JR Craigs Sale of ShortHorns, Cotswolds & Berkshires JR Page of New York, Auctioneer. The prices were high on cattle and hogs. In company with a load of the members of Safe Grand Lodge we drove to Derry West</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY_17."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY 17.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY_18."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY 18.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JANUARY.2C_TUESDAY_19._1875"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JANUARY, TUESDAY 19. 1875</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY_20"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY 20</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY_21."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY 21.</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, SATURDAY 16. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Last evening we were too late for the meeting Deary West Lodge and so drove to Mr Golding's residence and spent evening, got home at 4. A.M. Completed hauling saw logs today have taken 32 in all, 3 were basswod and not hemlock. Received yesterday a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice of Oshawa.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 17.</span></h2>
<p>At Ebenezer S School today. Supt pres. Sec pres {Superintendant present, Secretary present}, lesson, "Memorial Stones" Joshua IV 4 to 9. A very interesting and instructional lesson indeed. Spent afternoon in W.M.S. School Brampton. The attendance was almost 200 Took tea at Graham House with J E Starr, Heard Rev Jno Hunt preach tonight text Romans V. 21st</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 18.</span></h2>
<p>The election day, all work suspended on our farm. Drove to Edmonton with sleigh load of voters who cast their ballot in favor of K Chisholm, M.PP This new way of voting results in the day passing off very quiet and orderly. Much the excitement in Brampton tonight bonfires & illuminations in favor of K Chisholm, his majority was 103.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, TUESDAY 19. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Steady cold weather and good sleighing. Commenced taking cordwood to Brampton, sold one cord for $4.00 and two for $3.75 each. Also brought from saw mill a small load of hemlock lumber. Spent evening in Brampton at W.M. Missionary meeting speeches by the deputation and Rev P Campbell a returned missionary from the Sascatshewan, he made an excellent address.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 20</span></h2>
<p>At the same work as yesterday, making two trips, a load of wood down and a load of lumber up. Spent evening pleasantly at a social given by Mrs Vodden at her residence in Brampton, church shut, the attendance was large amount nearly $44.00. The annual meeting of Co Peel Agrie. Society held today Mr J C Snell was reelected President.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 21.</span></h2>
<p>Completed hauling the end wood 6 cords in all, received $22.50. This is not a paying business and therefore will not proceed any further this winter. At home this afternoon oiling and blacking the team harness with coal oil & lamp black. This evening was spent in social chat at our neighbors Jno Learment.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY_23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY 23</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY_24."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY 24.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JANUARY.2C_MONDAY_25.2C_1875"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JANUARY, MONDAY 25, 1875</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY_26"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY 26</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY_27"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY 27</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, FRIDAY 22. 1875.</span></h2>
<p>This forenoon we dressed for beef a yearling heifer, weight 420 lbs Brought two loads of lumber up from Brampton consisting of plank scantling and inch. Spent evening at the missionary meeting in Lion Church, Revs Jno Hunt, Jamison and W Burns were the speakers.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 23</span></h2>
<p>Drove to Brampton twice today for lumber and brought home two large loads. Sold to Leslie & co one hind quarter of beef @ 6 1/2 & weight 109 lbs and to MR Wigley the hide @ 61/2 & weight 5.3 lb. This evening drove Mr Alex Campbell and his trunks over to George Modeland's, 3 29 line, east.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 24.</span></h2>
<p>Snow falling nearly all day. Went to S.School this morning, Supt. and Sec pres. lesson. Joshua V 9 to 15. "Preparation for conquest of Canaan" Heard Rev Mr Eastman, Agent for Tract Society, preach in WM Church tonight. Ezekiel XXVII 3 to 5. was the text. father and mother went to to hear Rev Jno Smith preach tonight in John Street church.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, MONDAY 25, 1875</span></h2>
<p>The snow of yesterday, drifted all last night and has rendered the side-roads and lanes almost impassable. Drove my sister to school in the sleigh this morning. Brought a load of lumber from Brampton this afternoon. Spent the evening at the lodge. four were initiated and officers elected for next quarter.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 26</span></h2>
<p>Mailed two copies of last week's "Banner" one to Mr Jno Mason of Missouri and the other to Mr A Ferguson of Michigan Hauled home the last of the 32 logs in all 6855ft of lumber. Took down a basswood log the first of a half dozen for outside boarding. Spent evening quietly at home.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 27</span></h2>
<p>Drawing sawlogs and lumber. Received a letter from Mr Adam Ferguson; relative to Uncle Jno Ferguson's severe and protracted illness, also the February number of SS Banner. Viney and I spent evening visiting at Mr Harry Modelands, Mill St Brampton, had a pleasant time in social chat and games.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY_29."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY 29.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY_30."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY 30.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JANUARY_SUNDAY_31_1875"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JANUARY SUNDAY 31 1875</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEBRUARY.2C_MONDAY_1."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 1.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY_2."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY 2.</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, THURSDAY 28, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Finished the job of teaming saw logs of which there has been 39. and brought home the last load of lumber 8325 ft all told. Two hemlocks that were taken down today were sawn into 3x4 scantling for fencing. Weather is mild for a few days now.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 29.</span></h2>
<p>Up early and away this morning and away to Esquesing with team and sleigh to attend Mr Jabez Heath's bee for hauling brick to build his house. Brought a load of 825 bricks, a heavy load because of drifted roads. Spent evening in Brampton at Choir practice and we had a good sing indeed.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 30.</span></h2>
<p>Drove sleigh to Brampton this morning and bought a bureau @ $6.25 and a framed picture of the Royal family @ 2.25 from Mr H Burnett. Received at post office the Bible Society Recorder. Spent afternoon at Willow Lodge in social chat. Mrs James Taylor of Oakville came here tonight on a visit.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY SUNDAY 31 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drove to Brampton W.M.Church at 10 A.M. to hear the Anniversary sermon by the Rev Dr Ryerson, his text was in Corinthians I 27th verse. a plain gospel sermon. The Dr R. preached this afternoon also. Heard Rev Dr Nelles of Cobourg preach tonight texts I Corinthians VIII 7th verse and II Timothy I 6th verse, the church was crowded, even the aisles filled, the sermon was simple and plain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 1.</span></h2>
<p>Drove our folks to Brampton this morning for a day's visiting among old friends and acquaintances of Aunt Anna Taylor. Spent afternoon in the farm fanning peas &c, &c, have almost 45 bush of peas on hand. This evening at Safe Guard Lodge two initiated and the Offices were installed by GH Golding T.D.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 2.</span></h2>
<p>In company with J C Snell and several Bramptonians. Took G T Train this morning for Toronto. Had our dinner and tea at Mrs E Ferguson's Simcoe ft. Had my photograph taken at Ewing & Co Gallery, King St West. Spent evening at the "Opera House" listening to John B Gough, his subject was "circumstances," it was a rare treat to hear his matchless eloquence.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY_4."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">THURSDAY 4.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY_5."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY 5.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEBRUARY.2C_SATURDAY_6._1875"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">FEBRUARY, SATURDAY 6. 1875</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY_7."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">SUNDAY 7.</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY_8."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">MONDAY 8.</span></a></li>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, WEDNESDAY 3. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Arrived at home from Toronto at 2 o'clock this morning. There was an immense crowd to hear Gough's lecture last night and every body appeared well pleased with the nearly two hour's lecture. Mrs Taylor started for home via the Railway. It rained steadily all forenoon but is very cold tonight. Working in the farm yard all day</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 4.</span></h2>
<p>The mercury stands 6{degree sign} below this morning with a high west wind prevailing all day driving the frost and cold through brick and stone walls. On such a day as this we pay particular attention to feeding and caring for the livestock. Was threshing peas with flail and tonight reading The Autobiography of J.B.Gough.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 5.</span></h2>
<p>Father drove the girls over to school and from thence he visited Mr Jno Hindle who has just returned from a five year's sojourn in Missouri. Was hauling three loads of hemlock sawed 2ft; from lower bush up to dooryard. Have fully 2 months dry wood yet on hand, piled in woodshed. Spent evening at Choir Practice.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, SATURDAY 6. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Mailed yesterday a letter containing a five dollar greenback to Uncle John Ferguson of Stuartsville, Missouri. Today was threshing and feeding stock. Drove to Brampton this afternoon and brought some necessaries for the household. The weather for three days has been exceedingly cold the thermometer below zero all the time.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 7.</span></h2>
<p>Quarterly meeting at Brampton W.M. Church, Rev W McFadden preached text, Hebrews X 23rd verse, a faithful and energetic sermon bringing tears to the eyes of many in the congregation. This evening the Rev W Burns preached text Zachariah VI 13th verse. This morning the thermometer showed 22{degree sign} below zero, but its moderated a good deal tonight.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 8.</span></h2>
<p>A semi-daily trip to the schoolhouse with horse and sleigh, shelling corn around the kitchen fire has constituted this day's work. Drove to Brampton tonight and presided over the affairs of Safe Guard lodge during its session of two hours in duration. Received from Ewing & Co Toronto my photographs 7 in all they are of the card vinette style.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, TUESDAY 9. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Went through pretty much the same routine of business as yesterday. My little niece and nephews from Willow Lodge have just paid us a 2 days visit. Extremely cold frosty weather, below zero all the time. Went with WM Choir to Mt Pleasant tea meeting tonight speeches by Revs J Pringle, Stobo and Mr James Gooderham of Streetsville</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 10.</span></h2>
<p>Was threshing peas nearly all day and fanned up 22 bush from rather more than a day's threshing. Spent evening in Brampton at practice of S. School Tunes for the County Convention. At 8 P.M. went to hear Mr Pierce, the lecturer for the Sons of Temperance, speak on temperance and advocate strongly the scheme of Prohibition.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 11.</span></h2>
<p>Mailed yesterday a letter to A Ferguson Bay City and one to Mrs C. Rice of Oshawa. About 6 inches of snow fell last night, a high wind today is drifting the snow fearfully, the roads will be almost filled up. Drove twice to the school house and chilled a bag of corn in the car. Had a call from Mr Jas Crawford agent for Musical instruments.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, FRIDAY 12. 1875</span></h2>
<p>The drifting continued all last night and today almost every lane and road is blockaded with piles of snow, the entire road has never within my recollection contained such mountains of snow. The storm has made ample work for today. Mr. G.H Golding was here this evening, we passed the time in games and conversation</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 13.</span></h2>
<p>In company with G.H G, started for Brampton early this morning in the sleigh. At H Burnett's we had the chromos "Wide Awake" and Fast Asleep" reframed and bought a small dressing stand. Jas Crawford brought a fine Cabinet Organ here on trial. Received a letter from J Taylor of Oakville. The mercury in Brampton last night fell to 28 degrees below zero.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 14.</span></h2>
<p>Drove horse and cutter through the line of snowbanks, a road being shovelled most of the way up to S. School Supt abs {Superintendant absent}. Sec pres. lesson, Joshua VIII 30 to 34. {"Ebal and Gerizism"?}. Heard Rev. JW Bell preach in W.M. Church in Brampton tonight, text, I Corinthians. II 9th verse, a sermon full of life and showing how to love God and serve him faithfully.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, MONDAY 15. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Made the usual trips morning and evening to School House of S.S. No 22, Chinguacousy, with my sisters and a host of children from No 10. Viney and I drove to Brampton this evening and attended the P. Methodist church anniversary address by the resident ministers & singing by the P.M. Choir. Spent one hour at the Lodge one gentleman initiated.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 16.</span></h2>
<p>The weather has moderated some at last having been almost steady cold for 13 days, below zero a considerable part of the time. Mrs J C Snell came here for a two or three day's visit and her youngest daughter Bertha Jane Snell. Spent evening at home testing the merits of of a George Word's Organ.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 17.</span></h2>
<p>A strong west-wind all day, the snow drifting fearfully, the snow banks rising higher and broader. Drove to Brampton this evening and spent an hour practicing with the S.S. Children for the Convention and two hours with the Union Choir for the evening sessions. Received from A F Campbell at "Conservator" Office 25 cards printed with my name and address</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 18., 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drove to School House at 9 A.M. through the snow drifts. Spent forenoon at shovelling a path to the Etobicoke through the lane. After noon was threshing peas in barn. Had a visit from M. Treadgold of Brampton. Agent for Musical Instruments.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 19.</span></h2>
<p>Threshing peas with flail and feeding live stock was the order of today. Drove to Brampton this evening and spent two hours in the Treadgold's music shop. Result, the purchase of a piano ( by Weber & Co of Kingston ) worth $375.00 our old melodeon to be taken as part-exchange @ $100.00. Was at the Missionary meeting of Church of England people.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 20.</span></h2>
<p>Our new piano arrived here early this morning and was set up in the parlour by M Treadgold, the case is finished in rosewood and carved legs the tone of the instrument is good. Sold to K.C.&Co 101 bush barley @90 ¢ per bush. Received a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice. Had a call this afternoon from Messers J Crawford & James Haggert of the town of Brampton.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, SUNDAY 21. 1875.</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon at S. School, Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson, Joshua XIV 6 to 13, "Caleb's inheritance," Walked to Brampton after dinner and attended W.M. S. School, nearly 200 scholars. Had Choir practice at 4 P.M. in the Vestry. Took tea at Mr Perry's home. Hear Rev J W Bell preach tonight text, John XI 28 & 29th verses.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 22.</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon pea threshing &c,&c, manufactured with my jack knife a wooden comb for horses' mane. Had a small shower of rain this afternoon and a thaw is evidently at hand, Drove to Brampton tonight and went to the Lodge no.830, one initiated had a very good meeting, The programme of entertainment being a good one.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 23.</span></h2>
<p>Running the fanning mill all forenoon, cleaning peas and oats. After dinner, drove up to Mr Elias Snell's with 16 bush of grey oats and exchanged bushel for bushel of black oats from Co of Grey. Spent this evening in Brampton at a soiree in Presbyterian Church (Mr Pringle's) with W.M. Choir. The speakers were Rev. G Robb of Toronto & Rev P Campbell.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, WEDNESDAY 24. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Commenced threshing with flail the Dan U Rourke peas (an early variety). The weather has affected the thaw making it tough work indeed. Quite warm today and thawing very fast. Emma, Ella & I spent evening in Brampton at the singing practice for the Convention.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 25.</span></h2>
<p>The seventeenth annual convention of Peel Co S. School's was started this morning in Brampton, W. M. Church; J C Snell Prs. J W Beynon Sec. Was at afternoon session the attendance and discussions on S.S. Topics were good. A fine large meeting tonight, Rev J Potts & Monroe of Toronto, gave splendid addresses.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 26.</span></h2>
<p>Attended the Convention today, during its three sessions, mass meeting of children this afternoon, they had addresses by 4 ministers. Tonight Rev Dr Castle and Rev W. Milland & Rev M Wood made speeches on the S. School work to an overflowing house. The Union Choir sang during the evening. The Convention has been the most successful ever held in the county.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, SATURDAY 27. 1875</span></h2>
<p>The S.S. Convention will be held next winter at Charleston. Today threshing Dan O Rourke peas. At Zion church this afternoon splitting wood and shovelling snow. Drove our 3 yr old horse "Frank" in the cutter for the first time, he made the cutter skip lively. At home this evening, quite a relief after a whole week's run.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 28.</span></h2>
<p>At S.School this morning. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson Joshua, XVIII, 1 to 10, "The land of Canaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel," our Supt. treated the lesson in able manner he being quickened in the work by the late convention. Heard Rev W Burns preach in Brampton tonight; text, Luke XXIV, 45&46th. A clear frosty night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, MONDAY 1</span></h2>
<p>The morning dawned with a fierce storm from the N.E. and the snow has fallen steadily all day. Our folks started the spring house cleaning finding employment for the whole household from small to great at whitewashing, shaking carpets, &c, &c. Spent evening at home much against my inclinations. A young ladies' social came off tonight in Brampton for new organ.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, TUESDAY 2. 1875</span></h2>
<p>The Social last night was a success considering the weather, they raised $50. Spent this fore-noon in Brampton, transacting several items of business. Mailed a letter to William Ronnie, Toronto. Completed the job we started at yesterday, the parlor has decidedly a fresh appearance.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 3.</span></h2>
<p>The forenoon was spent at pea threshing with Flails. After dinner I drove to Brampton and brought home in the sleigh the Misses Mary and Emma Nichols and A F Campbell. The Misses Rebecca and Emma Carter and G A Golding & A W Dawson, all came to pay me a visit. We spent the evening at music, games, charades and social talk.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 4.</span></h2>
<p>Retired to rest at 4 o'clock this morning. Yesterday and last night was very stormy. Our company staid with us until after breakfast this morning, when we all drove to their several homes. Fanned and measured the Dan O'Rourke peas about 20 bush, only a slim yield from 4 bush sown last spring. In Brampton tonight at an Auction sale of Chromos & Mirrors. Bought a Chromo @.95c.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, FRIDAY 5. 1875</span></h2>
<p>And still it snows. The neighbours assembled this morning at our place to help us saw with circular saws but the snow storm prevented any work being done. Started threshing the orchard grass with flail for seed. Spent evening at Edmonton Lodge had a nice little meeting.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 6.</span></h2>
<p>Mr Guy Bell was here today with his circular saw and we cut with it rather more than 20 cords of fire wood into stove wood lengths. Peel County Lodge I.O.G.T. was held at Campbell's Cross today. The first harbinger of spring arrived yesterday in the shape of a young calf.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 7.</span></h2>
<p>Drove up to S. School this morning Supt. pres. Sec pres. lesson. Joshua XX chap. "The cities of Refuge," A most interesting and instructive one indeed. , our Supt used the blackboard freely and drew forth answers from the scholars both old and young by his tact in teaching and putting the questions. Heard Rev W Burns preach in Brampton tonight. text Isaiah XXXII 2nd verse.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, MONDAY 8, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent the day in the barn threshing orchard grass for seed, it is slow work, the seed clings tenaciously to the stem. It has been a fine bright day. Spent evening in Brampton at Safe Guard Lodge, three were initiated we had a good programme of readings and speeches. Spent half-an-hour in committee meeting for a social in aid of WM Church organ fund.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 9.</span></h2>
<p>At same work as yesterday and completed one small mow-full. Had a visit from Mrs J C Snell and her youngest daughter. Aunt E Ferguson from Toronto is out on a 3 day visit and is staying with us tonight. Mailed a copy of "Conservator" to Uncle A Ferguson, Bay City. Viney and I spent the evening at a small but select party at Mrs J W Maine's.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 10.</span></h2>
<p>Arrived home this morning at 2 o'clock from the party, it was a very enjoyable one indeed. Spent this forenoon in Brampton, doing a little business and driving around. Fanned 2 bushels of orchard grass seed, which is all for nearly 2 days' threshing, but the best is yet to thresh. Weather is fine and moderate. Our first lamb's this season on 7 inst., triplets.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, THURSDAY 11. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Started operations on the other small mow of orchard grass with the same "poverty stick", it is more tedious work than threshing peas but not as dusty. Had a small party of young people at our home tonight, including Misses Full, James & O'Connor of Toronto. Mr Mackenzie & R R Snell, H F Snell, and four friends from Brampton.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 12.</span></h2>
<p>Drove up to Willow Lodge this morning on business. Spent afternoon at a threshing of oats for R Smith, M.P. Drove team to Brampton this evening and hiring Burrows' large pleasure bob sleighs, brought up a load of 14 young people to the "Soiree" at Zion Church given by "Edmonton" Lodge I.O.G.T. A temperance speech by Rev J W Bell & readings by J Starr R W Craig and J A Morton.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 13.</span></h2>
<p>Singing last night by Misses R E Morton Jas Crawford & Miss J C Morton. Got home this morning at 1 o'Clock, tired and sleepy. This forenoon was up at Ebenezer helping to clear up the remains of last night's party. This afternoon threshing orchard grass. Spent evening in Brampton. Received a letter from Uncle Jno Ferguson of Missouri, Weather warm and pleasant.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, SUNDAY 14. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon at S. School as usual. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson, Joshua XXII 21 to 27. "The Altar of Witness," Our Supt. J .R. Craig, very ably expounded the lesson to the school after which he spoke a few feeling words of farewell, he will leave this neighborhood this week for Toronto Supt. Heard Rev. J W Bell preach in Brampton tonight text, Luke XV, "The Prodigal Son."</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 15.</span></h2>
<p>A rainy day, with a heavy fog. Spent the day at general choring and fixing up in the barnyard. Spent evening at Willow Lodge, at a social party consisting of Snell's and Ferguson's, and a few select from Brampton, prominent among which were the Craig's. We had a lively and pleasant time and kept up the gay joy of the feast without cessation.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 16.</span></h2>
<p>Arrived home this morning at 3 o'Clock, this almost borders a dissipation but spring will soon come and regulate matters. Completed threshing orchard grass seed have 4 bushels of clean seed. The thaw has closed for the present, the March winds are blustering today. On Sunday night last there was heavy thunder. It is past 7 years ago today that I and J Mason left for the States.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, WEDNESDAY 17. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drove to Brampton this morning with peas for chopping and 2 1/2 barrels of apples sold to Dawson @ $1.75 per lbs. Received from Rennie of Toronto his illustrated catalogue of seeds, grain and flowers &c. &c. A small quilting bee at our house today for elderly ladies. Spent evening at Ebenezer S. School teachers meeting. A cold, stormy blustering day, had frost tonight.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 18.</span></h2>
<p>Drove horses and sleigh at 9 a.m. over to school house of S. S. No 22, with my sisters. Spent afternoon at Mr Jno Learment helping to haul hay. In Brampton tonight attending the Committee meeting for young mens social and were trimming the vestry with evergreens and making extensive preparations for a crowd.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 19.</span></h2>
<p>A clear frosty day. Was engaged in threshing crown peas and attending to the young lambs {19 in number}. Viney, Emma, Ella and I spent evening in Brampton W. M. Church at "Young men's Social for New Organ" A large crowd of people, realized $60. 00 Select reading by Craig, Starr, Bell and Spiers of "Victoria college" Songs by Msses J.C. Morton and Ella Lowes. Miss B Lowes played on piano.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, SATURDAY 20. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Another cold snow storm from N.E. To Brampton again today had a settlement with M Treadgold about the piano and made up the last payment of 155$, total paid in cash 355$C. Spent afternoon at the blacksmith's shop getting some repairs on the cutter. Had a business call from J.C. Snell, Esq. tonight.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 21.</span></h2>
<p>At S. School this morning. Our new Supt Mr N V Watson was present and took charge of the school for the first time. Mr J R Craig has removed from the neighbourhood. S.S. Lesson, Joshua XXIII "Joshua's warning." Heard Rev J. W. Bell preach sermon on same subject as last Sundays and will preach next Sunday on the same "The Prodigal Son" ~ .</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 22.</span></h2>
<p>Started at 8. A. M. with team & sleigh for Salmonville on the banks of river Credit. Bought at grist mill there 400 lbs of bran @ 1C per lb. Drove from thence to Townsend's lime kilns. bought 16 brush of lime @ 13C per bush. Got home at half past two P.M. Spent evening at the Lodge, it was held for first time in our new quarters, the Young Britons' Hall, one initiated and a log programme of readings.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, TUESDAY 23. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Fine bright weather but extremely frosty at night, the mercury this morning stood 5 [degrees] below zero. Took a horsback ride to Willow Lodge. Spent afternoon at R Armstrong's Auction sale of farm stock and Implements. Received through Post from R Smith, M.P. a Report of all the proceedings of House of Commons on Temperance and Prohibition.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 24.</span></h2>
<p>With the team and sleigh we made a road through the snow banks to the <i> other place</i> woods, the snow out there is about 3ft deep on the level and it is no small job ploughing through it. Hauled home two black ash saw logs and chopped down another tree. Mr Edwin Dixon from Amaranth stayed here all tonight. He brought a load down today and goes home again tomorrow.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 25.</span></h2>
<p>Hauled to Brampton Steam sawmill four black ash logs 12 ft long to be sawn into material for a picket fence around the garden. Received from Uncle Taylor a copy of "Oakville Argus.<i> This evening I drove cutter up to the residence of John Snell's Sons for mother and Elsie. Weather continues fine, but the snow banks melt very slowly.</i></p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, FRIDAY 26 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drew to saw mill this forenoon the last black ash log (22 inch in diameter) total number of logs hauled this winter 45. This afternoon I drove Viney and Susie Campbell around to collect money in aid of Bible Society. Spent evening at Edmonton Lodge, I.O.G.T. the attendance of members somewhat meagre but the interest of the meeting was well sustained.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 27</span></h2>
<p>Yesterday being "Good Friday" it was observed as a holiday in Brampton, all business suspended and stores closed. Was engaged today in hauling firewood for Jas Sewell from our "other place" woods. Father drove to Brampton and done a little trade in the way of selling eggs and buying groceries &c. Weather is spring like the snow banks are slowly wasting away under the increasing heat of old Sol's rays.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 28</span></h2>
<p>Drove the sleigh full of my sisters and Miss Matilda Snell up to S.School at 10 A.M. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson Joshua XXIV 1 to 13 "Gods mercies to Israel" A Review of the Quarter's lessons which include the whole history of the life of Joshua. Heard Rev W Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text, Matthew XXVIII 6th verse. The Choir sang "Old Easter Anthem" from "Sacred Harmony."</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MARCH, MONDAY 29. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Brought from "other place" woods a load of black ash logs, which were cut down by the Indians. Spent afternoon in collecting money in and around Edmonton for the S.S. Organ. Went to Brampton tonight on horseback as the roads are bad, at the Lodge until 10,30 P.M. one initiated and a large meeting. Paid to W.Beynon the money we collected for the Bible Society $8.25</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 30.</span></h2>
<p>We are having spring weather now, bright sunshine, the snow banks are settling slowly, the roads are breaking up. Finished threshing the peas and fanned the same, 15 bush in all. have about 100 bush of peas now on hand. Have 29 lambs from 20 ewes, they are all feeding well and are an extra good lot, taken all in all.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESAY 31</span></h2>
<p>Made a commencement this morning at squaring the timber for our new building, the logs are all piled up in the wood yard ready for use. In company with JC Snell we rode on horseback down Mr J Gardener's Toronto Twp, auction sale of Shothorns prices averaged about $100 for male & females A very warm day, the face of the earth and the cellars are flooded with water.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, THURSDAY 1. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Received yesterday from Uncle A Ferguson "Bay City Chronicle" a daily newspaper. The weather waxes warmer each day. The old Etobicoke makes loud music. Spent two hours today in hauling water from the cellar. John Sewell (aged 16) commenced work today, hired for 7 months at $12 per month. Started splitting our stove wood for next season.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 2</span></h2>
<p>At the hewing of the timber and a job that promises daily work for some time namely trying to clear the cellar of water. The drain is frozen solid for some distance from the outlet. Went to Brampton tonight on horseback with a basket of eggs for sale. Spent evening at Choir Practice, the members do not attend to it as they should.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 3.</span></h2>
<p>Doing pretty much the routine of work as yesterday. We received a letter last night from ou friends in Oakville. The weather continues favourable and pleasant but not thawing quite so fast. In Brampton the water has been extremely high, the low lying streets are completely inundated. Mr R J Nichols arrived home from Chicago, after two years absence.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL SUNDAY 4 1875</span></h2>
<p>Enjoyed a horseback trip to S. School this morning. Supt pres. Sec pres, lesson Joshua XXIV 14 to 18, "Joshua's appeal to the Isrealites," An improvement in our S.S. Room, one corner partitioned off for an infant classroom. Heard Rev W. Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text, Hebrews XI 4th verse. Had an hour's conversation with R J Nichols coming home from church.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 5</span></h2>
<p>Completed framing, hewing the beams and plates for the new building Went to Brampton tonight. Spent 2 1/2 hours at the Lodge, one initiated, considerable business was disposed of in reference to our new quarters and our old furniture. The roads are drying up rapidly.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 6</span></h2>
<p>Drove to Brampton this morning for to haul logs at saw mill to be sawed for us today, brought up 400 ft of strips and scantling (blackash) Mailed to Bay City a copy of "Banner" and "Casket". Bought some choice flower seeds at Bannisters. At home this evening, quite a relief it is for to spend an evening quietly at home</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, WEDNESDAY 7. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drove to Brampton and brought home the last of the lumber, 400 ft, in all 800 ft of black ash. Mailed Spent afternoon at a variety of jobs, such as are prevalent at this season of the year. This evening was passed pleasantly in chat around the old fashioned fire-place and in playing sacred music on the piano.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 8</span></h2>
<p>Resumed operations on the hewing of sleepers &c. It was a bright shiny day and thawing quite fast, the snow banks are getting quite slim. Had a call from Mr Thomas Sharp a common sense Scotch farmer in whose company an hour is greatly improved.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 9</span></h2>
<p>At pretty much the same routine of work as yesterday, hewing and framing sleepers, laying and devising plans for the construction and internal arrangement of the building. Had a visit this evening from R.J. Nichols (late of Chicago) chat about that famous city and some of it's wonders formed the principal discourse of the evening.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL SATURDAY 10 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon in Brampton doing some trade in groceries and other family necessities, also a little gossiping over the counters and at street corners. At home doing a variety of jobs after dinner, picking over potatoes, piling wood, boiling peas for feed to milch cows.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 11</span></h2>
<p>Drove spring wagon to S.School, our Supt pres. Sec. pres. lesson Judges II 11to16 "Israels promise broken" spent afternoon at Brampton W.M.S.School, about 230 scholars & teachers. At choir practice at 4, P.M. using the new organ for the first time. Heard Rev J W Bell preach tonight, text Jeremiah XIV 5th verse.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 12</span></h2>
<p>Mr Jno Campbell spent the day here laying out the timber and we were framing it. Went to Brampton tonight and attended Safe Guard Lodge no 350 arrangements were made for holding debates at future meetings of the lodge.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL TUESDAY 13</span></h2>
<p>A driving mist from the East all day, consequently we did not very much at the framing. Drove spring wagon load of folks to Brampton tonight to hear Rev W.B. Affleck of England lecture on "Lost for the want of a word." He is a humorous speaker and holds the attention of his audience to the close. He sang songs at intervals during the lecture.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 14</span></h2>
<p>Resumed active operations in the woodyard and wound up the framing for the present. Our boy also finished splitting the stovewood. The weather is fine and the roads almost dry. Spent evening at Choir practise with new organ in Methodist Church, Brampton and we made some tall singing.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 15</span></h2>
<p>Spring work started by plowing sod with one team in the field over the Etobicoke, it is in fine trim being highly located. There are snowbanks yet in the lane leading to the creek. A cold rain storm set in this evening from S. West. and promises to be pretty lengthy.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, FRIDAY 16 1875</span></h2>
<p>The weather has suffered from a relapse into winter again, it is freezing sharply all day and some light snow showers. Spent the day at framing. Went to Brampton at 5 P.M. to Choir Practice for the Organ Opening tonight. Fine singers from Toronto to help us through evenings programme. A Mr Crown from Toronto performed on the new organ.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 17</span></h2>
<p>The church (Methodist) was well filled last night. Rev J G Scott was the only speaker, Mr G W Coates is a fine singer. Today we wound up the framing job for the present and started the springs operation of building fence</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 18</span></h2>
<p>Spent morning at S.School. Supt pres. Sec pres. lesson Judges VI 11 to 18, "The call of Gideon to the leadership of Israel." At home this afternoon reading and at the piano. Heard Rev J.G. Scott of Harriston preach in Brampton tonight, text Revelation XIX 12th verse Rev J G S voice was very familiar and his sermon as good as he used to preach.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">APRIL MONDAY 19 1875</span></h2>
<p>Rebuilding a fence on S.W. side of old orchard field, and putting rings in the noses of our Berkshires with the help of our neighbour Mr Richard Watson. Started operations on the garden picket fence. Spent evening at the Lodge, three were initiated and we had a pleasant meeting resulting from a good programme.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 20</span></h2>
<p>Very cold frosty weather, the pumps are frozen every morning. Was fanning up seed barley, 30 bushels. Working at picket fence, set the cedar posts 12 ft apart and use 3x4 hemlock scantling for the frame of the fence. At home tonight, enjoying a fine open fire in the dining room.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 21</span></h2>
<p>Such weather, the North wind is blowing almost a gale with a clear sky. The roads are dusty. Started chopping some fallen timber in "other place woods mostly tops of trees. Nearly completed the picket fence. Our folks spent the day at Willow Lodge on a visit. Tonight am reading the "Canada Farmer" published in Toronto at "Globe Printing" Office.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">APRIL, THURSDAY 22 1875</span></h2>
<p>Programme of work for today pretty much the same as yesterday, working on the {illegible} side of the garden, it is a work that cannot be disposed very quickly! Went to Brampton tonight and I heard Rev W.B Affeck lecture on "Wine water wit and wisdom' in Concert Hall the audience was large and the lecture a very humorous one.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 23.</span></h2>
<p>Working at board fence, trimming the apple trees and fruit trees and other jobs peculiar to spring work, formed today's work. The weather is moderating somewhat but the north wind still prevails, an inch or two of snow fell this evening which will take some of the frost out of the air no doubt.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 24.</span></h2>
<p>Spent two hours this morning in concert with our new neighbour R. Watson at fixing the line fence between us over the Etobicoke. After dinner today I started plowing once more at the sod, the frost is just barely out. On Tuesday last 20th the mercury stood at 10 (degrees sign) degrees below zero at Ottawa.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 25</span></h2>
<p>Spent morning at S.School. Supt pres, Sec pres, lesson, Judges VII 1 to 8 "Gideon's victory over the enemies of Israel." The attendance of scholars is increasing every Sabbath. Heard Rev J W Bell preach in Brampton Methodist Church tonight text Amos IV 12th verse, a very solemn and impressive sermon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 26</span></h2>
<p>Plowing sod all day on the hill across the Etobicoke. Father was sowing black oats in the old orchard field, the ground works finely but there is frost underlying the dry and almost dusty earth. This evening was spent at the Lodge. Miss Jennie Peacock was initiated, the election of Officers for next quarter took place.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 27</span></h2>
<p>Completed the sod plowing over the creek, turned over about 3 acres. Finished sowing and harrowing in the oats also a bushel of early peas. The weather is warm and dry. Went to Edmonton tonight and was initiated a member of Edmonton Grange no 130 of Patrons of Husbandry. Sold to Messers Dawson & Williamson a 2 yr old steer and a 4 week old calf @ $42</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">APRIL WEDNESDAY 28, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Sowed 3 acres of peas with 8 bush on the plowed sod. Started cultivating the ground for barley. The Annual County Spring Fair was held in Brampton today, there was a large crowd of people, and a good show of horses and cattle. Received a letter from Aunt Mary Mason. Mrs J C Snell and her little family were here today.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 29.</span></h2>
<p>One team using the {cultivator and the other at the roller on the sowed peas. A fine rain this afternoon from the east; which stopped seeding operations temporarily. Packed away the pork in dry salt in barrels. Have about 2 loads of straw and 2 tons of hay yet and about 100 bush of turnips.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 30</span></h2>
<p>Started plowing the sod field N.W. of old orchard field, it is in fine condition, and will no doubt bring a fine crop of peas. This month is departing cold, a strong west wind all day and frosty tonight. At home reading newspapers tonight. The "Guardian" is improving all the time as a first class weekly paper.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MAY SATURDAY 1 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drove wagon up to Mr Dyer's (near Snell's lake) and brought home 26 young maple & basswood trees and planted the same along the front of our farm. At noon today there started a two hours snow storm nearly 3 inches fell. This evening it is raining briefly from N.E. and quite cold. Had my driving team shod today at Campbells shop.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 2</span></h2>
<p>Walked to Brampton at 9 a.m. to attend the Quarterly meeting in the Canada Methosidt Church. Rev John Shaw of Toronto preached, text Revelations VII 9 to 16 verses. Three funerals were announced from the pulpit today, Tork dinner and tea at Mr J W Main's. Heard Mr Shaw again tonight, text Matt XI 8th verse, A sermon abounding in eternal truth and practical advice.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 3</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon fixing the line fence over the creek next to D Wiggins. Plowing sod this afternoon and worked steady to make up for lost time through the recent bad weather. Yesterday was almost a winter's day. Spent evening at the Lodge, three were initiated and officers installed, G H Golding, W C J, T Duggan, W.L.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, TUESDAY 4. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Plowed nearly an acre and a half of sod. Had the other team at the cultivator on the ground for barley. Father spent the say at Willow Lodge helping to plant a young orchard of one hundred trees. The weather is warming up and the young grass is just struggling up to meet the light and heat.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 5</span></h2>
<p>On Monday last we planted 16 young apple trees (from Rochester) mostly winter varieties. Sowed 16 bush of barley on a 7 1/2 acre field, harrowed and furrowed it out, seeded the same with 4 bush orchard grass, 1 bush of red clover, 2 bush timothy & 8 lbs of Alsike. Raining smartly this evening and consequently home was the attraction tonight.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 6</span></h2>
<p>Seeding stopped for today by the rain. Was plowing sod this forenoon. Our folks went to Brampton for to make some necessary purchases. This afternoon at fencing and prospecting over the fields and meadows. Received a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, FRIDAY 7. 1875</span></h2>
<p>This forenoon was spent at sod plowing in the 10 acre field over the Etobicoke. After dinner we sowed and harrowed in 6 1/2 acres of barley {13 bush} in field in the rear of the barn. Sold to J Milner Brampton Grocer, 12 bags of Early Rose @ $1.05 per bag. At home tonight reading the newspapers.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 8.</span></h2>
<p>Plowing sod all day with one team Pruning the fruit trees in the garden Planting onions and other seeds Putting a small fence of wild willow wands around the flower beds to protect from the poultry. In Brampton tonight at Choir practice. Bought of K.C.& Co. 1 pr of black kid gloves @ $1.30 a coarse straw hat @ 25c, black neck tie @ 50c</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 9</span></h2>
<p>At Ebenezer Union S. School this morning Supt pres Sect pres. lesson Ruth I 16 to 22 "Ruth and Naiomi." There is only this one lesson in the series devoted to the history of this remarkable woman. Last Sunday the lesson was about Samson. A very warm day, this evening there was a very heavy thunder storm, it started just before Church time and consequently home was the refuge.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, MONDAY 10, 1875</span></h2>
<p>The rainfall of last night has proved to be an extra heavy one, the ground is thoroughly saturated. Spent forenoon in sheep-house, docking and fixing up the sheep. The high water in the creek has caried away both of the fences over the same. At Brampton tonight at the special services now being held in Methodist Church, heard Rev W Burns preach text Acts XVII 30. A good prayer meeting afterwards.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 11</span></h2>
<p>Trimming garden fruit trees, and willows, transplanting horse chestnuts, cherries, and plum trees, mulching them with sawdust, and washing the apple trees with soap suds, also sowing parsnip seed. Plowing sod this afternoon and scarcely dry enough for that work. Father procured from M.M. Elliott a basketful of young strawberry plants for setting.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 12</span></h2>
<p>Sold to J Milner 22 bush of barley @ !.00 per bush also 4 bags of Early Rose @ $1.05. Bought a daily "Liberal" a very neatly printed Toronto paper, full of the latest news, put in a most attractive manner. A drizzling west rain during most of the day, quite cool and fros- like tonight. Mr David Smith Senr of Brampton died early this morning at the advanced age of 80 years.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, THURSDAY 13. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Picking stones off the meadows on "other place" in to small piles ready for hauling. Completed plowing the sod field. Procured from Mr D Wiggins a dozen small hemlock shrubs and set them in the front yard. Spent evening at protracted meeting in Brampton, Rev W Burns conducted it, there were several seekers after salvation.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 14.</span></h2>
<p>Sowed 16 1/2 bush of mixed "crown" and "golden vine" peas on 5 1/2 acres and hanowed it once over. J. C. Snell and family were here for dinner, today being their wedding anniversary, the seventh. Built a rail fence to protect the young maples planted in the acre pasture plot. Spent evening at Mr Nichols, R J N is laid up with a cut leg.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 15.</span></h2>
<p>Some more rain. Spent forenoon hauling rails for to replace the fence over the creek and for firewood. Repairing the cellar drain leading from the house. Viney and I went to Brampton tonight to Choir practice, a Mr Scudder of Toronto played the organ in grand style, he will presiide at the sabbath services tomorrow.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, SUNDAY 16, 1875</span></h2>
<p>At S.School the old church was nearly filled this morning, new scholars coming every Sunday. Lesson I Samuel I 21o -28 "Hannah the praying mother." Heard Rev J.W. Bell preach in Brampton tonight, text Job XXI 22. At the close of the service there was a good prayer meeting.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 17</span></h2>
<p>Finished sowing grain at last, sowed about 1 1/2 acre of sod with barley, have 16 acres of barley, 9 acres of peas, 9 acres of oats. Started the roller at work on the barley field, it is just up enough to show a little green, the ground is pretty solid. Spent evening at the Lodge, one initiated, one expelled for violation.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 18</span></h2>
<p>Commenced the heavy job of hauling barnyard manure, spreading it from the wagon on the root ground. This was a bright warm day, the willows are justing bursting into leaf. Planted a small plot of "Early Rose." Had a moonlight fishing excursion tonight in our flats but we signally failed to catch any.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, WEDNESDAY 19. 1875</span></h2>
<p>At same work as yesterday, drew out 15 loads. Kept the roller at the oats and barley. Any quantity of snow and ice in the yard under the manure, which the work some cooler this warm day. At home this evening reading the news &c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 20</span></h2>
<p>Completed hauling manure on the root ground, put out 35 loads. Rolling the meadows on "other place." Started plowing the root ground across, it is rather cloggy yet, but will work up well in a few days. At Brampton tonight doing a little market business with eggs and butter.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 21</span></h2>
<p>Programme of today's operations viz., cross-plowing, washing 25 sheep in the "Etobicoke" whose waters are cold yet for so late in the season, brought up from "Campbell's" shop two hoops (5 ft 9 inch in diameter) of iron 3/8 /inch X 1 1/2 inch, for constructing a new cistern of ash lumber, as the old brick walls have given away. A very refreshing thunder shower tonight after a very warm day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, SATURDAY 22. 1875</span></h2>
<p>A very warm day for plowing, the heat appeared to affect the horses. Vegetation is now making rapid strides, the wild plum is in blossom. Spent evening in Brampton at Choir Practice. Bought at R Chisholm & Co's store a black felt hat @ $2.00, necktie and collar @ 73c.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 23.</span></h2>
<p>Spent morning at S.Shool, lesson I Samuel III 1 to 10, "The Call of the child Samuel," There were 82 scholars and a number of visitors present. Heard Rev Jno W Bell preach in Brampton tonight; text, Acts XX 24th verse. A good sermon on the life of Paul.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 24</span></h2>
<p>The "Queen's" birthday, kept as a public holiday. Was plowing all forenoon. After dinner, Robert J Nichols and I drove up to Snell's lake, where a general picnic was held, quite a large crowd of people there were 8 small row brats on the lake, a charge being made for a ride, The affair passed off quietly and no one drowned.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, TUESDAY 25. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Weather very hot and dry, was cross plowing all day and it was a melting job. The plum and cherry trees are well filled with blossoms. Are feeding all the live stock on green rye by pastureing it. Spent evening at home being tired enough for bed when 9 o'clock came.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 26.</span></h2>
<p>Was engaged today in shearing the sheep, the average weight of the fleeces will not be so good as last year, the heaviest 12 1/2 lbs from a yearling ewe, about one day wears away the novelty of this job as it is sore work on the back and knees of the operator.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 27</span></h2>
<p>Have the root ground cross-planted. This forenoon was spent harrowing and rolling the same thoroughly. Started planting potatoes, commencing with Early Rose, having them all cut in halves before planting. The work is driving us because of late season and there is no help but to take it early and late and every day.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, FRIDAY 28. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Completed the work of yesterday by planting in all 11 bush of "Early Rose" and 2 bush "Chili's" on hardly 3/4 of an acre, put them in with plow dropping in every third furrow. Sowed 2 lbs of "Yellow Marigold" seed on rather more than 1/2 acre. On Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. Mailed a letter on business to Napanee.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 29</span></h2>
<p>Sowed with hand drill 1 1/2 bush of Yankee corn & 1/2 bush Canadian corn in rows for green feed. Planted in hills some corn, beans and pop corn. Both days' seeding were done in the same field. A slight shower today. The wire-worm is busy working at the barley the dry weather being in their favor.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 30</span></h2>
<p>Walked to S.School at 9.30 A.M. lesson. I Samuel IV 12 to 20 "The death of Eli"." A large attendance of scholars and visitors, mostly friends in the neighborhood. J C Snell and family were here this afternoon and for tea this evening. Heard Father McFadden in Methodist Church, Brampton tonight, a plain gospel sermon.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">MAY, MONDAY 31. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Working up the ground for rape. Destroying tent caterpillars on apple trees. Pulling red-root out of the meadows. Started plowing the rye field, the stock having pastured it clean off. The woods are now in full leaf. The apple blossoms just opening.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, TUESDAY 1</span></h2>
<p>The Queen month of the year. Worked very hard all day at the plowing, it sets up like sod the roots of the rye having penetrated down fully six inches. This evening, walked up to the Town Hall, Edmonton to attend the semi-monthly meeting of the Grange, one man initiated.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 2</span></h2>
<p>Completed the task of plowing rye about 4 acres. Had the other team hauling manure, using some of it for mulching young apple and maple trees. A great stir in Brampton to day in consequence an election trial between Chisholm and Beynon in Court House before Chief Justice Draper.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, THURSDAY 3 1875</span></h2>
<p>Commenced doing the statute labor on the public roads with team and two hands, Mr S. Huxley being pathmaster, The work consists mostly in hauling dirt from side of road and filling up the holes. A days work is 8 hours, we have 7 days to put in.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 4</span></h2>
<p>At same work as yesterday and finished up our share of the work for this year. The election trial is still going on and daily attracts large crowds of people. Had a pleasant drive this evening in company with a load of Brampton Good Templars up to "Edmonton" Lodge we had quite a lively spelling match.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 5</span></h2>
<p>Sowed 2 1/2 bush of mixed "Hungarian" and "Millet" grass seed on 4 acres. Sold to K.C. & Co 44 bush of "Farrow" wheat @ 85c per bush. Bought of Perker & Remans 165 lbs of nails @ 3 1/2 c. Bought of R Aitken 9 squares of first class sawed shingles @ 2.00 per square. The evidence given on election trial is completed and the decision to be given by the judge "Draper" on14th inst.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, SUNDAY 6. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent forenoon at S.School, the lesson I Samuel VII 5 to 12th verses "Samuel the Judge and priest of Israel." Spent afternoon at C.M, S. School Brampton, the Bible class is conducted by Mr J G Scott, Also at Choir Practice at 4 PM, Took tea at Mr Goldings. Heard this evening Rev Dr Haywood of Oshawa preach a temperance sermon.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 7</span></h2>
<p>Started active operations at the foundation of the new building. Drew from the banks of "Etobicoke" 4 loads of good sand and also several loads of stones for filling up the trench to the level of the ground. Weather exceedingly dry, although indications of rain almost every day. At 4AM this morning I took a drive over to Guy Bell's on business.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 8.</span></h2>
<p>Commenced building the wall of the foundation, it will not be a long job as its extreme height is 18 inches, the average about 10 inches. Gristed at Mains Mill 12 loads of mixed "Treadwell" & "Mammoth" wheat. At work until 8 o'clock every evening now, up in the mornings at 4.30 o'clock.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, WEDNESDAY 9 1875</span></h2>
<p>Completed two of the walls, except some filling between the sleepers and started at the third and last one. The examination of candidates for admission to the High School at Brampton took place yesterday and today, sister Emma tried for admission but the result is not yet known. Some prospect of rain tonight.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 10</span></h2>
<p>At the same job as yesterday, and have the walls so far finished as to put them on the sleepers. The noxious weed called Redroot is very prevalent this season on the meadow and in the fall wheat. At odd times we have pulled most of it in our fields.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 11</span></h2>
<p>Completed the mason work today Had a visit this afternoon from Mr J C Snell & Miss R.F. Snell from Burnhamthorpe. In company with some Brampton friends we visited Edmonton Lodge tonight and made arrangements for holding a union Picnic at Snell's Lake on Friday next 18 inst}. The heat tonight is very oppressive.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, SATURDAY 12, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Drilled the ground and sowed 4 lbs of Rape seed on 1 1/4 acres in the field in the rear of the barn yard. This afternoon working at frame work of new building and asking help from the neighbors to erect it next Monday. At Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. We had a nice thunder shower last night.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 13.</span></h2>
<p>At the S School this morning lesson I Samuel VIII 4 to 9 "A King desired by the Israelites." The number of scholars is steadily increasing and the average attendance better than ever before in the history of the school. In Brampton Methodist Church tonight, a Mr Dracass preached text Isaiah LV 1st verse.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 14</span></h2>
<p>With the help of Jno Campbell we made the final preparations for the raising of the building this afternoon. About twenty of the neighbors were here it was but a short job and no accidents occurred. Spent evening at the Lodge, a large attendance some choice recitations were given three of the brethren.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, TUESDAY 15. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent the day at the outside boarding that being the first part of the work to be done. Dipped the young lambs (28) in a solution of McDougall's "Tick destroyer" using two 35 c [?]s. Spent evening at "Edmonton Grange' Picnic parties from Brampton to Snell's lake are of almost daily occurrence.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 16</span></h2>
<p>At the same job as yesterday and finished it, also have the sheeting for the roof all nailed on. Hemlock lumber is not pleasant to handle, there are so many slivers. Weather warm and exceedingly dry the dust on the roads is three inches deep.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 17.</span></h2>
<p>How welcome is the rain which is falling this forenoon from the N.E., lasted about 4 hours and is a great boon indeed. Started at the shingling this afternoon erecting a scaffold for that purpose, Had a short visit from J.V. Snell & W Snell this evening Set out celery and cabbage plants.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, FRIDAY 18 1875</span></h2>
<p>Spent the day drilling up the ground for turnips and sowing the same with hand drill, put 6 lbs of seed on 2 acres. Our folks drove spring wagon to Brampton this evening on business. At home tonight reading the newspapers.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 19.</span></h2>
<p>Our neighbor John Learment being very ill. I went over and put in his turnips for him. Have one side of the new roof completed taking 5 squares of shingles they are not extra good ones quite a few knots in them. Spent evening in Brampton.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 20</span></h2>
<p>At S. School this morning lesson I Samuel, X 17 to 24, "Saml chosen king of the Israelites" Our superintendent N V Watson conducts the school very satisfactorily to all and speaks well on the lesson. Heard Rev J W Bell preach in Brampton tonight, text, Revelations XXII 14th verse, a very earnest sermon being a farewell to evening congregation.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, MONDAY 21, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Working this forenoon at the last half of the roof, it was very hot the sun's rays reflecting from the bright new shingles. After dinner went over to John Woodhall's bee for raising a barn and shed it is splendid fun when the men get warmed up to the work in putting on the last timber.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 22</span></h2>
<p>Completed the roof of the cow house taking nearly 10 1/2 squares of shingles and 40 lbs of nails. Picking the Colorado potato bugs, the plants are up about 3 inches high and the bugs are coming in thousands. Early peas are in full bloom the fall wheat just shooting out. At home this evening.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 23</span></h2>
<p>An exceedingly warm day, spent it working in new building, laying down the lower floor with 2 inch hemlock plank. A considerable quantity of a weed with a large white flower in the meadow, have pulled it up by hand. At home tonight enjoying the pleasure of a quiet hour on the front verandah.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, THURSDAY 24, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Carpenter work continued, have both upper and lower floor completed. A most refreshing thunder shower came down this afternoon and the ground is swimming in water. Walked to Brampton tonight, Received a letter from Bay City (Mr A Ferguson)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 25</span></h2>
<p>Arranging and building the stalls and boxes in new building. Viney and I drove to Brampton this evening. At Choir practice we made extensive arrangements for a grand picnic to be held at Snell's lake tomorrow health and especially weather permitting.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 26</span></h2>
<p>Spent a couple of hours at Campbell's smithy getting the horses shod. Afternoon with three of my sisters we drove up to Willow Lodge, when a very heavy rain came up from the South and completely spoiled the prospects for a picnic. Staid at J.C. Snell's for tea tonight. The roads are very muddy indeed.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, SUNDAY 27 1875</span></h2>
<p>Attended Brampton Methodist Church this morning and heard Rev JW Bell preach his farewell address sermon text II John 8th verse. He will spend the coming year at Victoria College. This evening Rev W Burns preached his farewell sermon text Genesis Vi 3rd verse. Mr Burns goes to the Streetsville Circuit, he has been 2 years on this station.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 28.</span></h2>
<p>Sold to K Chisholm & Co 183 lbs of clean wool @ 33 1/2 c per lb, The sheep have hardly average 8 lbs each this year. W Peaker.s men put tin eavetroughes on the new cow house, 60 ft @ 12 1/2 c Spent evening at Safe Guard Lodge a good attendance, a debate took place "Resolved that Nature is more pleasing to the eye than Art" Six members spoke it was de-cided in favour of art.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 29</span></h2>
<p>Had the horse "Charley" shod at Harris' shop No10 .He is a first class work-man for a young man. Had team hauling barnyard manure into a large pile in pea field. Weather cool and showing the ground is filled with water. At home tonight writing an address to be given tomorrow night.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, WEDNESDAY 30, 1875</span></h2>
<p>At same work as yesterday and have the yards cleared and today fighting the potato bug, gathering them by quarts and consigning them to the fire. We are aboutt master of them for this season. Tonight was spent in Brampton making a presentation to Miss Morton at her home of "Certificate of Membership" of Good Templars, three members were there.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, THURSDAY 1</span></h2>
<p>Dominion day has been well celebrated this year by picnics & lacrosse matches, laying corner stones of new churches and concerts. Spent the day at home. J C Snell and family were here all day. Viney, Emma and I went to Concert tonight in Brampton in aid of P M S School, mostly Brampton talent, the affair was a success.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 2</span></h2>
<p>Horse hoeing potatoes, marigolds, and corn, all growing rapidly now. Making and hanging doors on new building. Drove to town tonight and brought up Miss Jennie Peacock for a 24 hour visit. Weather is cool and dry. Received a "Bay City Tribune" from Uncle A Ferguson</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, SATURDAY 3. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Hilling up the Canadian corn with hand hoe, horse hoeing the rape.. Had a visit today from old friends Mr & Mrs J M Joness of Bowmanville, they are on a short visiting tour among former acquaintances. Drove to Brampton tonight and bought at K.C. & Co, pair of dark tweed pants @ 6.75</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 4</span></h2>
<p>Spent the morning at S. School, lesson, John I 1 to 14. "The Word made flesh," this half year will include all the gospel of John and will be a most interesting and profitable series of lessons. At C M S School Brampton at 2 PM. At choir practice at 4 PM. Heard Rev Mr Salton the new minister preach tonight about the life of Abraham.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 5</span></h2>
<p>Horse hoeing the turnip crop. This showery weather is favorable to root crops and they are doing finely. Raining most of afternoon. Walked to Brampton this evening and spent it pleasantly with C M Choir and others at Mr Morton's making a farewell visit and giving a present of gold watch & locket to Miss Morton organist for 4 years in our church.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, TUESDAY 6, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Shipped to Wm Murray of Chesterfield (near Hamburg) our 18 months old short horn bull Momentum at 8 oclock this morning, via GT Railway. The price $100.00 we received yesterday by express. Today cutting thistle with scythes on pasture fields Ordered $8.50 worth of fruit from Dayton Ohio Nursery, to be delivered next Autumn.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 7</span></h2>
<p>Commenced the hay harvest today, cutting with mower and scythe the young orchard field and an acre of natural grass on the flats. Spent this evening at a Strawberry festival given by Sons of Temperance of Brampton, singing by Prof Dennis of Chicago and temperance speech by Luke Sharp of Toronto.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">THURSDAY 8.</span></h2>
<p>Shortly after 5 oclock AM, father and mother started on a trip with buggy to Amaranth to visit the friends up there. Cutting more grass and raking up that cut yesterday. Drew in the orchard grass two small loads from 2 acres the crop was quite thin and light.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, FRIDAY 9. 1875</span></h2>
<p>Finished moving the grass field over the Etobicoke about 6 acres. Hauled in 3 loads of hay in rather a green state, spreading it well over the mows. The weather is fine but the grass dries slowly, it is so fresh and full of sap. Spent tonight at Choir practice. Miss Bella Lowes has been appointed Organist.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 10</span></h2>
<p>Completed the hay field and have it all raked clean 6 loads or one to the acre. Our folks got home this evening from Amaranth having rode to day from Shelburne 36 miles away. Our friends are in good health and spirits and the country is prospering.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SUNDAY 11</span></h2>
<p>A splendid bright cool day but could not enjoy it because of a slight illness, was kept in the house all day. The first Sunday this year thus spent at home the time hangs heavily, the hours pass slowly. Spent the day at reading and at the piano. Our folks went to Brampton church tonight and heard Rev Mr Salton preach.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, MONDAY 12, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Started the mower in the 10 acre field on "other place," it is entirely a crop of timothy, not very thick but stands 3 and 4 ft high all over the field promising a good yield of first class hay, the [Orange?] men made a great noise and clatter in their march to Brampton today, some of them coming home tonight gloriously drunk.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 13</span></h2>
<p>Splendid weather for hay harvest clear sky and strong west wind. Completed mowing the field we started yesterday and drew home 5 loads of bright timothy hay. The first cherries are ripe, early potatoes in bloom, the former is an average crop but small in size. Received a letter from Uncle John Ferguson of Missouri.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY 14</span></h2>
<p>Began mowing the field of timothy in front of house, it is quite a light thin crop, Horse-hoeing the turnips, are growing slowly as the weather is dry. Hauled 7 loads of hay and unloaded with horse-hay-fork, it works grandly in this kind of hay, does the work a little quicker and saves a great deal of hardship in the mow.</p>
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<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, THURSDAY 15, 1875</span></h2>
<p>Finished the ten acre field, have 17 loads of well cured hay off it. Had some visitors today from Brampton old acquaintances and friends. Picnics at Snell's lake are still the rage, almost exclusively town people as this is their season of leisure but not muchly for the farmers. Sold a Berkshin\re to JSewell $5.10 ( 2 months old.)</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY 16.</span></h2>
<p>Cutting remainder of front field and started drawing in but a shower put a stop to these operations. Drove to Brampton tonight to Choir Practice. Mailed a letter to John Ferguson, Osborn Missouri. Had a close hair crop at J E Wood's shop.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY 17</span></h2>
<p>Completed the hay harvest this evening, the last field yielded but 4 loads off 8 acres, total number of loads 28 off 25 acres more or less/. Have 1/2 acre of yellow marigolds which we thinned out today, they are but a thin crop. The Hay crop was well saved this season, except 3 loads it was all cured without rain.</p>
<h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, SUNDAY 18, 1875</span></h2>
<p>At S. School this morning lesson, John II 1 to 10, "Jesus at the marriage in Cana of Galilee and His first miracle wrought." This evening we heard Rev Mr Fawcett of Manitoba preach in Brampton, text Luke XXIV 47th. He is still full of the old fire in preaching, The Collection was in aid of the Mission at Portage Le Prairie.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">MONDAY 19</span></h2>
<p>Started the job of thinning out the turnips and will take some three days work as they are so thick in the rows; every prospect of a good crop. Made another tour over the potato plants destroying the Colorado bugs of which there seems to be an endless supply this year.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY 20</span></h2>
<p>Today with team and wagon we hauled 400 cedar rails and built a fence to mark a lane in the clover field on "other place," for convenience in pasturage. Spent the evening at Edmonton Grange, had a visit from Rev Peter Smith of Sarnia, he brightened us up a little on the proper working of the Grange.</p>
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<p>Thinning and hoeing turnips was the business of today. Had a call from three American gentlemen who are buying sheep, did not make a bargain yet with them. Aunt Mrs Freeman is making a visit this week.</p>
<pre> July Thursday 22 1875
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<p>Completed the turnip job tonight after a steady day's work. Our folks and Aunty Freeman drove upon a visit to old Mr Hall's Weather dry, the grain is changing color very fast. Riping raspberries is the order of the day now, they are plenty this year.</p>
<pre> July Friday 23 1875
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<p>Separated from the flock 13 ram lambs and put them on the clover field. Horsehoeing the rape, potatoes and marigolds Drove Aunt & Hattie home tonight. Received a letter from Oakville We had a visit from Aunt Lizzie Ferguson of Toronto, only 2 hours stay however.</p>
<pre> July Saturday 24 1875
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<p>Making hay from some grass which is around the grain fields. Cutting thistles and pulling burrs, various light jobs formed the day's work Market price of wheat is about $1.25, it has risen very suddenly 30 c a bushel.</p>
<pre> July Sunday 25 1875
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<p>Drove up to S.School this morning, lesson, John III 1 to 17, "The New Birth". The "Messenger" for July 15th was distributed among the scholars, it is a great favorite with all the school. Heard Rev Jno Learned preach in Brampton tonight, text, Luke XXII, 61 & 62 An extremely warm day.</p>
<pre> July Monday 26 1875
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<p>Hauling manure from the sheep pen into a large pile in front meadow field, drew 16 loads. Drove to Brampton tonight and attended "Safe Guard" Lodge, a good meeting, two young ladies initiated, officers elected for next quarter, W.C.T., Bro J.H.Elliott, &c &c.</p>
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<p>Completed the task of hauling manure for this session, have put 21 loads for top dressing meadow. This afternoon, Viney, Emma and I drove over to Snell's lake to Good Templar's Picnic about 60 persons present, the time passed pleasantly and swiftly, rowing in small boats on lake until darkness came.</p>
<pre> July Wednesday 28 1875
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<p>This morning saw the opening of the harvest campaign on "Rose Tea" Farm. The first onset being at the fall wheat, cut about 2 acres and bound it the centre of the field is rather green yet, it is below an average crop, parts of the field are quite thin, winter killed.</p>
<pre> July Thursday 29 1875
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<p>Reaped 7 1/2 acres of barley, it is a good average crop, has not ripened evenly, on the whole is just scarcely ripe enough for cutting but the season is growing late and we are getting impatient to get at the work. The peas and oats are repening very fast. Weather dry and warm.</p>
<pre> July Friday 30 1875
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<p>This morning we cut an acre and a half of barley in field over the Etobicoke and bound it. Afternoon was binding and cocling up loose barley, the latter job being as a security against rain coming and coloring the barley. Spent tonight at Choir Practice as usual.</p>
<pre> July Saturday 31 1875
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<p>With the help of two extra men we reaped and bound the rest of the fall wheat ( about 6 1/2 acres), it was still green in low places but rusty and consequently would not improve any whatever. Weather dry and cool. Mailed on Thursday last a "Conservator" to John Tribble of Shelburne.</p>
<pre> August Sunday 1 1875
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<p>Drove to Brampton C.M. Church at 10 A.M. to Quarterly Meeting Rev John Learoyd peached, text, I Peter V 7th verse, "He careth for you". Took dinner at J E Main's. The Misses Elsie & Emma Armstrong from New York are their on a visit. Rev W McFadden preached tonight, text, II Corinthians I 7th</p>
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<p>Cut the last field (6 1/2 acres) of barley, it is the best crop of any that we have. Afternoon saw in hauling in barley, brought in 7 loads, pitched it on wagon out of the cocks. Worked late tonight because of appearance of rain. At home tonight.</p>
<pre> August Tuesday 3 1875
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<p>A wet day in harvest is a clog to the work and makes one feel dull, not anything like in working trim. It has not rained much today but a fine drizzling rain has continued most of the time since daybreak. Fanning up load of spring wheat and hand hoeing the turnips the second time over.</p>
<pre> August Wednesday 4 1875
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<p>Mailed a letter to N H Albaugh of Sadmor, Ohio (Hill Home Nursery). This morning I fixed up the heavy wagon with seats ariund the box and drove to Brampton, in company with 30 other teams containing loads of Sunday School children, drove over to "Eldorado Mills" and we had a grand Picnic. About 500 people present, 4 schools were represented.</p>
<pre> August Thursday 5 1875
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<p>Yesterday we dosed our potato tops with Paris green & flour. Dank cloudy weather retards the harvest very much, scarcely anything done since Monday. Made a charge at the peapulling this afternoon in good style on the "crown hill" beyond the creek Visitors today Mr & Mrs H Modeland and Miss Alma Ferguson of Toronto.</p>
<pre> August Friday 6 1875
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<p>Still another rainy day, more has fallen today than any time since the wet-weather started. Doing inside work at new building. Had visitors, Misses Lulu Main, E I Arnold & H Modeland. Tonight at Choir Practice. Received yesterday a letter from Aunt Jennie Rice.</p>
<pre> August Saturday 7 1875
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<p>Rain has ceased. Finished cutting the peas on the hill. Turned over the barley sheaves on 6 acres, it is drying slowly but the grain wll be badly colored. The root crop and the corn are growing finely, the former are looking extremely well.</p>
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<pre> August Sunday 8 1875
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<p>Spent morning at S. School, lesson, John V, 1 to 15, "Jesus at Bethesda healing the sick man". Reading and singing this afternoon. At Brampton C.M. Church tonight and heard Rev Mr Salton preach, text, Romans V, 1st verse. Miss Lizzie Ferguson came here tonight.</p>
<pre> August Monday 9 1875
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<p>Hired a man (Chas Banks of Amaranth) this morning for a few days @ $1.25 per day. Drew in about 7 loads of fall wheat and 10 loads of loose barley with two teams & wagons. The grain is now in fine order for coming in., the work will be lively as everything is ready to be harvested.</p>
<pre> August Tuesday 10 1875
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<p>Completed hauling the loose barley 27 loads in all, unloaded them in the barn using the horse fork, have the large bay now filled up to the plates. A shower of rain this afternoon just prevented us getting the rest of barley sheaves secured.</p>
<pre> August Wednesday 11 1875
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<p>Cleaned up the fall wheat and barley fields, had 32 loads of barley off 15 acres & 12 loads of wheat off 9 acres. Both crops as compared with last year are superior in bulk of straw at any rate, threshing alone can tell about the yield of grain.</p>
<pre> August Thursday 12 1875
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<p>Reaping and binding black oats this forenoon in old orchard field, they are a good average crop. After dinner we drew in the peas from over the creek 9 loads off 3 acres. Visitors today Miss Jennie Peacock of Brampton. Weather warm and dry.</p>
<pre> August Friday 13 1875
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<p>Wound up the job of cutting oats, have them all bound and shocked up, it presents a fine appearance the black oats shining out among the bright chaff, the shocks thickly studded over the field. Visitors arrived today from Oshawa, Aunt Jennie Rice and her baby daughter.</p>
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<p>Made a gallant charge at the pea field today with scythe, rather a slow movement but the field is only 5 1/2 acres, they are heavy crop, the straw very long and bulky,Raked with horse the wheat field and drew in a small load of rakings. The burden of the harvest has been gathered in this week.</p>
<pre> August Sunday 15 1875
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<p>At S.School today, lesson, John VI 41 to 58, :Jesus says I am the bread of Life". The lessons for this quarter are most interesting John's Gospel contains a great deal of love and feelings towards mankind. Heard Rev John Learoyd preach in Brampton tonight, text, Luke XVI 31st verse.</p>
<pre> August Monday 16 1875
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<p>Sent our boy to help neighbor J Learment harvest in return for a day's help from him 2 weeks ago. Spent most of the day cutting peas and worked pretty lively at the job. Drew in 2 loads of oats this evening after tea. Weather is all that could be desired for harvesting. Sister Emma started to attend Brampton High School.</p>
<pre> August Tuesday 17 1875
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<p>Sent a grist and chopping to Main's mill this morning. At the same job as yesterday, getting it now worked up into one corner of the field. Hauled in six loads of oats, they are fine ones, the sheaves handle almost as heavy as wheat. The first load of new wheat in Brampton brought $1.25 per bush.</p>
<pre> August Wednesday 18 1875
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<p>Had man and team at threshing for neighbor Richd Watson. Most of the day was spent in the pea field. Finished drawing in the oats, 12 loads in all. Harvest is progressing finely now with good weather. Will now concentrate all our forces on the last field, the peas.</p>
<pre> August Thursday 19 1875
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<p>A break in the fine weather with such a "down pour" as we do not often witness, lasting about 2 hours afternoon. We managed to secure 5 loads of peas earlier in the day, expect no more harvest this week. Harvest apples are late ripening this year and are just now fine and mellow, we have but a few this season.</p>
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<p>With team and two men are helping J Learment to thresh grain with machine. Father drove Aunt Jennie up to WIllow Lodge to visit. Visitors today, Mrs J W Main and Miss Elsie Armstrong of New York. At home tonight reading the news At P O this evening.</p>
<pre> August Saturday 21 1875
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<p>Spent forenoon choring around at various jobs, docking ewe lambs (15 in all) and putting them off from their dams. After dinner, we managed to secure three loads of peas when rain started and spoiled any further proceedings in that line. Dull harvesting indeed.</p>
<pre> August Sunday 22 1875
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<p>Dro9ve to Ebenezer Union School at 9:30 A M Supt abs. J C Snell conducted the exercises and addressed the scholars on the lesson, John VII, 40 to 46, "Jesus the Christ". This evening in Brampton I heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach a sermon for benefit of young people, text Ephesians V 16th verse, "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil"</p>
<pre> August Monday 23 1875
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<p>Commenced crossplowing the pea and barley land behind the "Etobicoke" it is strong fresh ground and turns up finely. Afternoon A Cmpbell helped us draw in 8 large loads of peas Our boy was threshing at J Woodhall's all day. Visitors this evening, Mr A F Campbell & Jennie Peacock.</p>
<pre> August Tuesday 24 1875
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<p>And once again we shout "Harvest Home". A year has rolled away exactly since it was last shouted on "Rose Lea" farm, last season's harvest was finished also on 24th August. Had 20 large loads of peas off 5 1/2 acres, put 4 loads into a stack just behind the barn. This afternoon threshed 2 loads with horses tramping them on the barn floor.</p>
<pre> August Wednesday 25 1875
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<p>Father drove Aunt Jennie Rice to Brampton this morning. She will start for home tomorrow and sister Ella will be with her. Received a letter from A Ferguson Bay City. Plowing with both teams today in field that was started at on Monday.</p>
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<pre> August Thursday 26 1875
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<p>At the same task as yesterday. The side-hill plowing is heavy work, the ground being hard and dry, except that it plows well. Weather is all that could be desired, days bright and warm, the nights quite cool. The garden fruits are coming in such as peas, plums and tomatoes all of which are a good crop this season.</p>
<pre> August Friday 27 1875
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<p>Wound up the first plowing on the other side of creek and started cross plowing the pea field next "old orchard" field, it is quite hard and turns up lumpy. Drove to Brampton tonight and done a little trade in grocery line and at W J Euart's shoe store.</p>
<pre> August Saturday 28 1875
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<p>Today we cut with mower 4 acres of mixed Hungarian & millet grass. It is only a medium crop and rather green for quick curing. Had a team at the harrowing of the field just completed plowing.</p>
<pre> August Sunday 29 1875
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<p>Walked up to S.School this morning [alone as the rest of the family went to Church], lesson John VIII 28 to 36,"Freedom through the Truth". Heard Rev Mr Salton preach tonight at Brampton, text Deuteronomy VIII 2nd verse. A very good sermon indeed. This has been an exceedingly warm day.</p>
<pre> August Monday 30 1875
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<p>One team was plowing pea land all day. Horse raked and put into cocks the Hungarian grass, it cures very slowly considering the very favorable weather. At this date there's yet a great deal of harvesting to be done in this township, the spring crops all over must be above the average.</p>
<pre> August Tuesday 31 1875
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<p>This forenoon I struck out the field over the creek into 22 ft ridges. Afternoon plowed nearly an acre of the same. Hauling manure from the pile and spreading it just before the plow. This month the weather has been the most pleasant of any season for some years.</p>
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<pre> September Wednesday 1 1875
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<p>"The harvest is past and the summer is ended." This forenoon plowing for fall wheat sowing. Afternoon hauling in the hay made from millet and Hungarian grasses, it is of fine quality and will be excellent fodder for cattle especially.</p>
<pre> September Thursday 2 1875
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<p>Drew in last load of hay, we had 6 large loads off 4 acres. The heat this morning was very oppressive which at noon culminated into a very heavy rain, low-lying fields are almost flooded this evening. At Willow Lodge for sort time tonight.</p>
<pre> September Friday 3 1875
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<p>Spent the day at cross plowing pea land with both teams. This evening we were favored with a similiar dash of rain to yesterday's shower. The seeding will be still further postponed thereby. Visitors today Mrs R Watson Misses Jennie and Rebecca Carter.</p>
<pre> September Saturday 4 1875
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<p>Finished hauling away the manure pile in pea field, putting the last of it on oat stubble field. Afternoon wound up the crossplowing, also helping T Simpson to thresh. The high winds are tumbling off the apples, 75 per cent of them have worms in the core.</p>
<pre> September Sunday 5 1875
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<p>At S.School this morning. In absence of Supt. Mr Ambrose Woodhall conducted the lesson, John IX 1 to 11, "Jesus the Light of the World" healing the blind man. Spent afternoon at J.C.Snell's. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach in Brampton tonight, text, Matthew XXIV 11th & 12th verses.</p>
<pre> September Monday 6 1875
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<p>Finished plowing the field across the Etobicoke. Father sowed the same with 8 bush Treadwell {about 4 acres} The harrowing was also finished and cross furrows opened with plow. The harrowing was done with the iron harrow.</p>
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<pre> September Tuesday 7 1875
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<p>Commenced operations with both plows in other field, at the ridging. Worked very steady, have it about half plowed tonight. Spent this evening at Brampton C M Church, hearing Rev John Potts of Toronto preach, text, Luke V 26th verse. It was an admirable sermon and well delivered.</p>
<pre> September Wednesday 8 1875
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<p>Finished the plowing today. Sowed 5 acres of the field (the remaining 1/2 acre next lane left for a green crop next summer) with 9 1/2 bush Treadwell. Bought the wheat from R Watson @ $1.25. By hard work we have got through sowing 2 days sooner than expected. Weather warm and dry.</p>
<pre> September Thursday 9 1875
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<p>Spent forenoon putting the finishing touches on wheat field and seeding is now completed. This afternoon, drove team and wagon down to "Eldorado" Chisholm's Mills and brought home 1/2 ton of bran @ $12.00 per ton. In passing along the road there are yet some fields of grain unharvested.</p>
<pre> September Friday 10 1875
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<p>This morning cleaning up some peas {28 bush} of the new crop. Took 12 bush to Main's Mill for chopping. After dinner drove horse and buggy up to Willow Lodge, had a look at their late importations, 7 Cotswolds and their other stock. Spent evening at Choir Practice. At J E Woods for hair cutting.</p>
<pre> September Saturday 11 1875
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<p>Borrowed from Jno Learment 10 bush of oats for present feeding. Picking up some of the fallen apples. Had our boy Sewell at Mr Broddy's threshing all day. Started plowing the oat stubble ground ("old orchard"). Weather continues dry and cool. Quite a heavy white frost last night.</p>
<pre> September Sunday 12 1875
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<p>Drove to S.School this morning. Lesson John X 1 to11, "The good Shepherd" giveth his life for the sheep. Messrs N V Watson and A. Woodhall were appointed as delgates to represent our school at Prov. S.S. Convention at Hamilton next month. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach toninght, text II Timothy 1st Chap, 10th verse.</p>
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<pre> September Monday 13 1875
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<p>Plowing the ground for rye, turned over fully 1 1/2 acres. Bought a ram lamb from John Snell's Sons @ $40.00, but have not brought him home yet. Had our boy Sewell at Jabez Heath's threshing all day.</p>
<pre> September Tuesday 14 1875
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<p>At variety work today. Dressing a sheep for mutton. Finished plowing rye ground. Bought 6 bushels of rye from R Watson and with 1 bush of our own, we sowed 7 bush on 3 1/2 acres. Harvested the bean crop with a barn basket.</p>
<pre> September Wednesday 15 1875
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<p>Threshing at home with Coutts and Hunter's machine all day. Got the barley all threshed and moved the machine into other barn ready for morning. Will probably have 550 bush of barley, about one half of it will be first quality both as to color and weight, the remainder will be second quality.</p>
<pre> September Thursday 16 1875
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<p>"The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agle". Weather cause of failure this time. At six oclock this morning an easterly rain set in and poured down until noon and started again this evening. Spent forenoon in barn with some young men "cutting up" at all sorts of tricks and had a jolly time of it.</p>
<pre> September Friday 17 1875
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<p>J C Snell shipped one of our Berkshires to Michigan on Thursday last. Resumed the threshing business this morning and wound up shortly after four oclock tonight. Estimate from piles to be of wheat 180 bush off 9 acres, oats 350 bush off 8 acres. Spent the evening at home.</p>
<pre> September Saturday 18 1875
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<p>Spent day at Mr A Woodhall's with team helping to thresh. Father went to Brampton for the mail and other articles. He and Sewell dipped all the lambs with a solution of 1 1/2 lbs of tobacco, they being rather ticky. Bought a neat self-delivering apple parer at Reaker's @ $1.00</p>
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<pre> September Tuesday 21 1875
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<p>Spent today at David Wiggins' threshing and put in a hard day's work. This evening went up to Edmonton Grange,its sessions are held in the Town Hall. The supplies of various kinds of goods which are bought in Toronto are stored up at Mr Ben Watson's until the owners call for them.</p>
<pre> September Wednesday 22 1875
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<p>Commenced the fall plowing proper in the barley stubble field. It is mostly in fine plowing trim, setting up into 22 ft lands in as neat a manner as possible. Spent evening at home at a family paring bee. Hard frosts these nights.</p>
<pre> September Thursday 23 1875
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<p>At the same job as yesterday, worked hard at it and plowed nearly 1 3/4 acres. Our boy was also plowing with other team in oat stubble field. The Prov. Exhibition is being held at Ottawa this week. John Snell's Sons have taken a pretty fair share of the prizes in Cotswolds & Berkshires.</p>
<pre> September Friday 24 1875
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<p>Spent forenoon straightening up and completing lands that "Sewell" plowed in oat field. Afternoon finished plowing the first half of barley field. Drove to Brampton tonight, had an hours chat with some friends and attended the Choir Practice, which by the way was a slim affair tonight.</p>
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<pre> September Saturday 25 1875
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<p>At half past six oclock this morning with a pitch fork over my shoulder I wended my way up the Centre Road to John Campbell's for to help him to thresh. There was a "head" wind most of the day and consequently 'twas a dirty affair. Our folks started the potato harvest taking up some 28 bush "Early Rose".</p>
<pre> September Sunday 26 1875
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<p>Spent forenoon at S. School, the attendance was good and singing was better than usual, there were also several visitors present. Lesson, John XI 44 to 53, "Christ rejected". It also included a review of the past Quarter's lessons. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach in Brampton tonight, text, Matt. XXII 14th.</p>
<pre> September Monday 27 1875
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<p>Plowing continued,the order for the day, creeping gradually over the field at the rate of 1 1/2 acre per day. The potato crop which we are now harvesting is a slim one for which we have mainly to thank the "Colorado" bug, however what potatoes we will have are good in quality though small in size.</p>
<pre> September Tuesday 28 1875
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<p>Plowing until noon. After dinner we cleaned a load of barley and drew it to Brampton, sold it to K.C.& Co. @ 75c on these conditions, this load was very dark in color, if we take the next load of bright barley will get 90 c for it and 80 c for first load. Also finished potato harvest, have about 65 bush.</p>
<pre> September Wednesday 29 1875
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<p>Drove Father and Emma to Brampton for the 7 o'clock train this morning to go to Toronto to attend the Central Fair being held there this week. Our boy was at T Simpson's threshing yesterday and today. Brought from the "Willow Lodge" flock of Cotswolds a ram lamb. A heavy rain this evening.</p>
<pre> September Thursday 30 1875
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<p>Walked to Brampton this morning and in company with two chums took G Trunk train for Toronto. Spent forenoon on the Exhibition grounds, there is a fair show in every department, the attendance of people was comparatively small. Spent afternoon and evening seeing some of the sights of the city.</p>
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<pre> October Friday 1 1875
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<p>Arrived home from Toronto at 1 o'clock this morning. Sold today and delivered to K.C.& Co. two loads of "bright" barley 150 bush @ 90 c and one load "dark" barley 68 bush @ 80 c per bush. Visitor today Miss Ella Lowes. In Brampton tonight at C.M. S.School scholars practice for anniversary.</p>
<pre> October Saturday 2 1875
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<p>The order of business today has been sheep washing. This was accomplished by using a large water tight box in barnyard, standing the lamb in box, using warm water and hard soap, we washed 20 lambs. Had a call from T.Teasdale of Thornhill. Mr John Tribble and family came on a visit tonight.</p>
<pre> October Sunday 3 1875
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<p>At S.School this morning as usual. Lesson John XII 23 to33, "Jesus foretelling his death and sufferings. "Jesus lifted up". Drove our visitors up to Willow Lodge after dinner and staid until evening. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach in Brampton tonight, text, II Samuel 20th The sermon was given for S.S. scholars.</p>
<pre> October Monday 4 1875
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<p>Our visitors, after spending the Sunday with us, started for home (Amaranth) this morning. J Tribble consists of one girl and two striving boys all under the age of 12. Made the first sale out of ram lambs to J.T. one of the least at $10.00. Was plowing today A wet evening for Brampton C.M. S.School anniversary.</p>
<pre> October Tuesday 5 1875
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<p>Dressed a young Berkshire for pork, weight 44 lbs. This is first day of County Peel Fall Fair at Brampton. Was making necessary preparations for taking sheep and hogs to the Fair tomorrow. Had a call of ten minutes only from Joshua Modeland of Dundalk.</p>
<pre> October Wednesday 6 1875
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<p>Raining most beautifully this morning with a strong east wind. Towards noon it ceased when we loaded up our sheep and one Berkshire and started for Brampton Fair. The attendance of visitors was very small owing to bad roads. The show was fully equal to former years. Received one second prize on lambs and sold 5 lambs</p>
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<pre> October Thursday 7 1875
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<p>The ground is in an exceedingly soft state just now, the rain descended in torrents last night. Mr E Dyer called for a ram lamb and paid for the same $18.00. Started the apple harvest by picking up all the apples under the trees, had 20 bags full all somewhat bruised.</p>
<pre> October Friday 8 1875
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<p>Started hand picking the hard apples into barrels, for a help we constructed a fruit ladder or steps more properly. Only got 8 barrels picked today as so many men have been here to buy sheep, sold 3 rams and one ewe lamb. Spent evening in Brampton at Choir Practice</p>
<pre> October Saturday 9 1875
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<p>Commenced plowing the fall wheat stubble field, it is almost too wet in some places. Sold to Mr Jno Jackson of 5th line east one pair of ewe lambs @20. Also sold 2 more ram lambs. After dinner we resumed the job of apple harvest, brought in tonight 12 barrels. It has rained more or less every day this week.</p>
<pre> October Sunday 10 1875
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<p>Drove spring wagon up to S.School this morning. In the absence of Supt. Mr A Woodhall addressed the school on lesson John XIII 1 to 9, "Jesus washes his disciples' feet". This evening heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach in Brampton, text Genesis XXXII 26 to 29.</p>
<pre> October Monday 11 1875
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<p>Plowing with one team in wheat stubble field. Sold a ram lamb to A Frank of Caledon @10. The apple harvest is still under weigh and is more bountiful than we expected. Father drove Mrs J C Snell and family up home, they have been here on a 3 days visit.</p>
<pre> October Tuesday 12 1875
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<p>Had both teams at the plows all day, the 9 acre field is now half plowed. Completed the task of picking apples, have 18 barrels choice hand picked and 30 bags more or less bruised. Spent evening at home at the semiannual job of moving the cooking stove in for winter quarters. Splendid moonlight & had frost.</p>
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<p>=== Your title here... === October, Wednesday 13. 1875. One team plowing all day. "Sewell" had the other team all day moving his fathers things to Brampton. Sold our last ram lamb to J Learment for $10 Have sold 13 ram lambs in Ten days at-an average of $14.00. and 3 ewe lambs for $10 each. The nights now are exceedingly handsome.</p>
<pre> October Thursday 14. 1875
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<p>Commencement- of the root-harvest-. Pulled by hand and topped 4 loads of mangolds (Yellow Globe), excepting a four large ones the most are small. Weather is beauttiful, like Indian summer without- any haze or smoke around the horizon. J C Snell got-home from St. Louis Fair yesterday.</p>
<pre> October Friday 15 1875
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<p>Another wet day. Spent forenoon working in barn at-various jobs. After dinner we went to work on the harness and gave it a thorough coating of a "Patent Leather varnish" making it look exactly like new harness. Spent evening at Good Tempaars' Concert held in Music Hall, Brampton, Prof.Jones of Galt, Mr S H Marshall, Miss Abba & Misses Nichols, Simson,</p>
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<pre> October Saturday 16 1875
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<p>Finished the Mangold Wurtzel's job, have about 200 bushels of fair average size. Starting now to feed the cattle from the barn for the night and have them tied in the stables. Spent evening at home instead of at Choir Practice as the night is dark and dreary.</p>
<pre> October Sunday 17 1875
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<p>A change has come o'er the scene, the ground being white with snow. At S.School this morning, lesson, John XIV 1 to 7, "Many Mansions". J C Snell gave to the school a short and good description of some S.Schools in St. Louis, U.S. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach a missionary sermon in Brampton tonight, text, Matthew XVI 18th</p>
<pre> October Monday 18 1875
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<p>A cold wintry day, the snow staid on with scarcely any thawing. Bought from Bright & Thayer a neat dining room stove of an improved pattern @$13.00. Took up the garden beets, small but good. Spent evening at C M Missionary Meeting, Brampton. Excellent addresses were given by Revs T Jeffrey & A Sutherland of Toronto.</p>
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<pre> October Tuesday 19 1875
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<p>Plowing with both teams all day. It is hard work for the horses as in low ground they sink at every step up to the hocks in mud. Received yesterday a letter from Ohio nursery stating that our fruit trees would be in Brampton on Saturday 23 inst. At home tonight reading "Scientific American".</p>
<pre> October Wednesday 20 1875
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<p>Completed plowing and furrowing out the fall wheat stubble field. The demand for sheep has materially decreased, have 4 ewe lambs yet to sell. The weather is "taking up" again and prospects of Indian summer are good. Spent the evening at home as usual.</p>
<pre> October Thrsday 21 1875
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<p>Wound up the plowing in two more fields, the barley stubble and the oat stubble fields. Cut with the hoes the remainder of Indian corn, the fodder corn is all used up. Our spring wagon is under going some necessary repairs at Harris' shop No 10. Had a home apple-aring bee tonight.</p>
<pre> October Friday 22 1875
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<p>Into the turnip crop this morning in right earnest, topping eith hod snd plowing out with a mouldboardless plow. Drew in 5 loads this afternoon, they are of a good size and quality. In Brampton tonight, an hour in "Conservator" office and at Choir Practice.</p>
<pre> October Saturday 23 1875
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<p>Mailed a letter last night to Wm Murray of Chesterfield, Ont. At the same work as yesterday bringing in 6 more loads. Received (through Agent) from Ohio Nursery a small lot of fruit trees, viz, 2 apple, 1 plum, 1 peach,1 grape, 1 gooseberry & 50 strawberry. We set them all out this afternoon in garden & orchard.</p>
<pre> October Sunday 24 1875
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<p>A bright warm summer like day. Walked up to S.School, lesson, John XV 1 to 8 "The Vine and its branches". Took dinner at "Willow Lodge" and spent afternoon there, and in company with Mr & Mrs J C Snell went to Brampton C M Church tonight, heard Rev Mr Salton preach, text Hebrews XI 24th & 25th verses.</p>
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<pre> October Monday 25 1875
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<p>Working lively at the turnips all day, drew in 7 loads. The ground is still very wet in the hoolows, making the hauling heavy work for the horses. In Brampton and spent the evening at Safe Guard Lodge I.O.G.T. The attendance was fair and two young men initiated.</p>
<pre> October Tuesday 26 1875
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<p>And still the rain will come and spoil present operations in the field, the rain came pretty smartly all forenoon from N.East. Spent day repairing some farm tools and at pea threshing. Spent evening in the kitchen at reading writing &c &c.</p>
<pre> October Wednesday 27 1875
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<p>Got to work again this morning at the turnips, the ground is so very wet that we were forced to start pulling by hand and topping with knife, this is by far harder and slower work than the improved plan of plowing. At home tonight at the family paring bee.</p>
<pre> October Thursday 28 1875
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<p>Today is authorized by the Lieut. Governor of Ontario to be set apart and observed as a public holiday for Thanksgiving to God for the bountiful harvest. However we worked hard all day and finished up the tutnip work, had in all 30 loads of 30 bush each = 900 bush off 1 3/4 acres. Soent evening at Brampton P Methodist S.S anniversary.</p>
<pre> October Friday 29 1875
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<p>The entertainment last night at the meeting consisted of singing and recitations by the scholars, they were well trained and performed their pieces in a creditable manner. Today we started plowing the millet grass stubble, it is almost too wet. Spent evening in Brampton at the :Conservator" office.</p>
<pre> October Saturday 30 1875
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<p>Some more rain last night and this forenoon. After noon had one team hauling and spreading a manure pile on the timothy sod field in front of the house. Plowing with other team in the root ground. At home tonight at the usual routine of Saturday night work.</p>
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<pre> October Sunday 31 1875
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<p>A wintry day, snow blustering from the West and frost. Spent forenoon at S.School, lesson John XV, 11to 18, "The friends and foes of Jesus". Tonight I went to Brampton on horseback and heard Rev Mr Salton preach in C M Church, text, Isaiah LXIV 6th verse, "We all do fade as doth a leaf".</p>
<pre> November Monday 1 1875
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<p>The ground is frozen too hard this morning for plowing. After noon however we got the plow to work in the root ground and works as long as day light would permit. This month the weather opens with every prospect of old winter being upon us shortly.</p>
<pre> November Tuesday 2 1875
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<p>Plowing steadily all day, done 1 1/2 acres. Our "boy" finished hauling manure pile on the front meadow. Spent this evening at Edmonton Grange No 30, a good attendance of members and one new one joined Mr Samuel Heath.</p>
<pre> November Wednesday 3 1875
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<p>Last night was the hardest frost we have yet experienced this season. No plowing done today. At hauling manure from barn yard into next summer's root land. J C Snell shipped one of our Berkshires to Haldimand Co. in his own name</p>
<pre> November Thursday 4 1875
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<p>This morning we drove to Mr Robert Watson's with 11 bags of apples and ground & pressed them into cider making 38 gals, paying 7 cs per bag for use of mill. Started plowing after dinner in spite of two inches of frost on top of ground. Sold our last ram lamb to Mr Early of Esquessing @ $15.00</p>
<pre> November Friday 5 1875
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<p>Drew into barn the pea stack which was standing behind the sheep house, it has stood the rain remarkably well, there was no waste whatever. Plowing this afternoon with both teams. In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. Bought of K.C.& Co a fine shirt @ $2.00 a pair of gloves @ $1.87</p>
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<pre> November Saturday 6 1875
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<p>Completed plowing the root and corn ground it has been a very heavy job. Our hired boy John Sewell finished up his 7 months' work and paid him $76.00 in cash and value in goods for the other $8,00. The weather has moderated a good deal of late.</p>
<pre> November Sunday 7 1875
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<p>Went to Quarterly Meeting in Brampton at 10 A.M.: Rev Mr Salton preached, text, Psalm LXXXV 6th verse, The Love Feast afterwards was well attended and a good meeting. This night heard Mr James Gooderham of Streetsville preach, text Mark VIII 37th verse A fine warm day.</p>
<pre> November Monday 8 1875
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<p>Finished plowing and cross-furrowing the root ground field. After dinner we got the iron plow put in trim and sharped for sod at "Harris"" shop No 10 and started plowing sod in the field over the creek. Went to Brampton tonight to a Temperance Meeting, speakers R Smith MP and Rev Mr Salton</p>
<pre> November Tuesday 9 1875
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<p>Plowing all day on the flats of Etobicoke, it is in fine trim for plowing except that the sod or grass roots are very tough. "Sewell" had other team in Brampton plowing their garden Visitors tonight, Misses Golding & E H Golding. Very moderate weather.</p>
<pre> November Wednesday 10 1875
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<p>A rainy morning. Dressed another Berkshire 2 1/2 months old, weight 84 lbs. Completed plowing the sod on the flats We also burned a very large stone and hauled into the creek. Spent evening at Willow Lodge in chat and business.</p>
<pre> November Thursday 11 1875
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<p>Plowing sod on high land in same field all day, it turns over splendidly just now. Spent evening in Brampton at "Conservator" Office &c. The weather is unusually fine, very little frost at night and bright warm days.</p>
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<pre> November Friday 12 1875
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<p>Plowing this forenoon. Sister Merilla and I took the noon train for Toronto and arrived safe. Went directly to AUnt E. Ferguson's place on Adelaide St and found them all well. Mrs J C Snell came in to Toronto tonight and we took evening train for Oshawa and got ythere at 9 o'clock.</p>
<pre> November Saturday 13 1875
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<p>Found our friends in Oshawa all well. Uncle George Rice has a neat comfortable home and doing a good business in harness-making. He and his partner Mr Keddie have a fine 3 story brick building on the Main St. This is a thriving town of 5000 souls with 7 large manufactories of all kinds of farm implements.</p>
<pre> November Sunday 14 1875
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<p>A very stormy morning, snow falling fast. We went to the Church of England service this morning and heard a good practical sermon from their minister. At 6:30 PM we went to the Methodist Church a very handsome one indeed and heard Rev Alex Sutherland of Totonto preach text Isaiah LXIII ist</p>
<pre> November Monday 15 1975
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<p>Had a complete inspection of all the factories in the town and a drive around and outside of the town. Also up to the town of Whitney, 4 miles west of Oshawa, it is not so large as the latter, yet it is a very pretty place. Met two old acquaintances in my trip, Messrs J D Hunter & R Crawford. Bid goodbye to the friends and</p>
<pre> November Tuesday 16 1875
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<p>Arrived in Toronto last night by G Trunk train from Whitby. Spent today on Toronto streets and in its stores. Bought at "Walker's" a woolen shawl @$7.00 and neck tie @ 80cts. At Wesleyan Book room a pocket bible @$3.30 (containing Wesly's hymns) Discipline & Catechisms @ 60cts. Railroad fare $3.50. Got home tonight at dark.</p>
<pre> November Wednesday 17 1875
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<p>The foot and mouth disease has broken out among our sheep, about one half of them are very lame, have given their feet a dose of carbolic acid. Was fixing up the sheep-pen for winter. Got 25 lbs of brown sugar through the Grange @ 8cts per lb. In Brampton tonight and brought home two new music books.</p>
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<pre> November Thursday 18 1875
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<p>Spent this day helping our neighbour John Woodhall thresh grain. At home this evening helping to upholster a lounge. THe ground is now covered with 2 or 3 inches of snow but not much frozen, it is hardly likely that we will habe any more plowing weather.</p>
<pre> November Friday 19 1875
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<p>At the same occupation as yesterday with the addition of taking a team along with me. Am not sorry that the threshing business is so nearly wound up for this year. Spent evening in Brampton and at Choir Practice.</p>
<pre> November Saturday 20 1875
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<p>Weather is growing warmer every day, the snow has nearly all gone and taking with it the frost out of the ground. Today I plowed one acre of sod, is now in excellent trim. Father and Sewell were cleaning up a load of barley. Mrs J C Snell arrived here from Oshawa and is staying all night here.</p>
<pre> November Sunday 21 1875
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<p>At S. School this morning, lesson, John XVIII 33 to 38, "Jesus the King". A handsome family Bible and an address were presented to Mrs B McNIchol by the teachers and scholars of our S. School on the occasion of her leaving here for Orangeville. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach tonight in Brampton, text, John XV 26th verse.</p>
<pre> November Monday 22 1875
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<p>Last night we have experienced the hardest frost of the season. Spent half a day grubbing out several large stones in three different fields, with crowbar, logging chain & stone boat. Spent this evening at Safe Guard Lodge No 350 I.O.G.T., one initiated and a pleasant meeting.</p>
<pre> November Tuesday 23 1875
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<p>Resumed operations in selling barley after six weeks delay. Sold and delivered in two loads today to T Milner 122 bushels of No 2 quality at 60 cts per bush, fanned another load by lamp light tonight. Joe Snell shipped two of our Berkshires, one to New Brunswick and other to near Stratford.</p>
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<pre> November Wednesday 24 1875
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<p>Sold and deliered today to T Milner 125 bush of No 1 barley @ 80 cts per bush. This endeth our barley trade for this season, have sold 502 bush. for $392.00 or about an average of 78 cts per bush. Paid W J Euart for ordering a pair of slippers $1.50, sister Emma having worked the uppers of them for me.</p>
<pre> November Thursday 25 1875
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<p>Dusty, dirty, hard work is this threshing business but Oh how necessary to make farming a profitable business. With team was helping J Learment thresh today, there was a desperate head wind and my eyes are exceedingly sore tonight. Weather is cold and frosty. Our cattle are all very sick with the epidemic.</p>
<pre> November Friday 26 1875
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<p>Raining this morning and the frost is going out once more. Spent forenoon at J Learment's threshing. Father went to an auction sale of farm stock & implements of Mr Thomas Tuffley. I went up to Willow Lodge on business. This evening our S. School had a meeting to make arrangements for an Anniversary to be held on Dec. 30th.</p>
<pre> November Saturday 27 1875
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<p>It is nearly constant work for one man all this week attending to our sick cattle, they are hardly able to walk out of the stables, the strength of the disease is now about spent. Brought the plow in from the field for winter quarters, the 20th being the last day of plowing. Had visitors this evening, Mr James Snell of Clinton & R P Snell.</p>
<pre> November Sunday 28 1875
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<p>Walked up to S. School this morning, lesson, John XIX 25 to 30, "Jesus on the Cross". The attendance of the scholars and interest in the school manifested by them is steadily increasing. Spent afternoon at J C Snell's singing S.S. songs. Heard Rev Mr Salton preach tonight in Brampton, text, II Kings XX 1st verse.</p>
<pre> November Monday 29 1875
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<p>A wintry day snow showers from the West. Done little else but care for the stock and make some preparations around the buildings for the approach of Jack Frost. In Brampton tonight, done some buisness at "Conservator" office. At the Lodge the attendance small, had some select readings &c.</p>
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<pre> November Tuesday 30 1875
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<p>The mercury fell last night to 10 degrees below zero. John Snell's Sons shipped the last of our Berkshires today. They sold to Gentry of Missouri as imported Berkshires for $700.00 and two sows for $900.00.</p>
<pre> December Wednesday 1 1875
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<p>Winter is upon us in real earnest. Drove to Brampton this morning and brought home with me Miss Jennie Peacock. After noon took 11 bags of apples to Mr R Watson's mill and brought home 30 gals of cider. Also 1 gal of orange syrup from Ben Watson's.</p>
<pre> December Thursday 2 1875
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<p>Have not done much business today. Returned to J Learment 10 bush of oats that we had borrowed. Put some necessary repairs on the sleigh box. Drove to Brampton this evening for the newspapers "Christian Guardian" and "Peel Banner".</p>
<pre> December Friday 3 1875
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<p>A very fine bright day. With the help of J Learment we killed and dressed for pork 5 Berkshires, the gross weight of all 830 lbs. Have still left to winter over two pure bred sows. Spent evening at Choir Practice. Mr J R Craig's sale of Short Horns took place today in Toronto, large prices were realized for the stock.</p>
<pre> December Saturday 4 1875
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<p>Completed the job of yesterday by salting the pork &c&c. After dinner we went to Mr Dafoe's auction sale of stock & implements Lot 3 Centre Road. There was a great quantity of good articles and they were sold at their full value. Received at "Conservator" Office the printed hymns for our S.S. anniversary.</p>
<pre> December Sunday 5 1875
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<p>Drove spring wagon to S. School this morning, lesson, John XX 11 to 18, "Jesus and Mary Magdalene". Our anniversary hymns are paged and stirched in pamphlet form 8 in all, had our first sing at them in school this morning. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach to night in Brampton, text, Genesis XVIII 14th verse.</p>
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<pre> December Monday 6 1875
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<p>Commenced work at flooring the horse stable, laying the planks (hemlock) lengthwise of the stalls, right on the old floor, also raised the bottoms of mangers about one foot. Went to Brampton tonight and heard Rev Mr Bell of London, Eng. give a lecture in Concert Hall on "London by gaslight".</p>
<pre> December Tuesday 7 1875
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<p>The lecture of last night was very interesting & instructive and advocated the Temperance Cause very strongly. At the same job as yesterday and finished one stable and tsarted to floor the colts' stable, it had a stone floor but we are putting the planks in on 4 inch sleepers which rest evenly on old floor.</p>
<pre> December Wednesday 8 1875
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<p>Spent last night at the Grange. Had visitors arrived from Toronto last night Mrs E Ferguson and her son and daughter, Egerton & Jennie. They and our folks drove up to "Willow Lodge" today leaving me to keep "Bachelor's hall". Spent this evening at S.School singing practice for Anniversary. Weather is mild, rain and snow have fallen for two days.</p>
<pre> December Thursday 9 1875
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<p>The folks all went visiting [unreadable word] today {leaving me in the same predicament as yesterday} [unreadable word] Mrs R Gardener's. Spent [today?] at pea threshing with [flails?] Spent this evening at Mrs Carter's home with Viney [unreadable word] in music and social chat Received last night a letter from W [unreadable word] of Chesterfield.</p>
<pre> December Friday 10 1875
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<p>Passed the forenoon at [unreadable word] blacksmith shop.getting our [unreadable word] sharp shod all around. Making an addition to the [unreadable word house by fitting up one [ unreadable word] colts stable In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice [unreadable word] attendance and a good [ unreadable word ]</p>
<pre> December Saturday 11 1875
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<p>Drove sleigh to Norval and brought home 3/4 ton of [ unreadable word] @ $14 per ton it is a good uunreadable word ] working in barnyard. In Brampton again this evening transacting some minor business details.</p>
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<pre> December Sunday 12 1875
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<p>At S School this morning, lesson, John XX 25 to 31, :Jesus and Thomas" Our superintendent made the lesson very interesting and instructive to the scholars. Heard Rev Jno Learoyd preach in Brampton M Church tonight, text Luke XV 18th verse.</p>
<pre> December Monday 13 1875
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<p>Dissolved 5 lbs of McDougall's sheep-wash in 10 gals of warm soft water, and put a quart of the mixture on each sheep, the liquid smells strong of coal tar and is designed to promote the growth of the wool as well as to kill all vermin. A cold blustering day.</p>
<pre> December Tuesday 14 1875
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<p>Father drove to Brampton Mills with peas and oats for chopping. Was engaged in threshing peas with flail, &c&c. Received a letter from Mr A Ferguson of Bay City. Spent the evening at home, playing piano, reading and conversation.</p>
<pre> December Wednesday 15 1875
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<p>Spent the day in the barn threshing peas. The Brampton butchers are looking out for Christmas beef, but ours have not yet made up for the loss through the sickness. In Brampton tonight at Choir Practice. Tolerably good sleighing now and has been for about ten days.</p>
<pre> December Thursday 16 1875
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<p>This forenoon saw the completion of the addition to our sheep house consisting of a room 10 x 4 fitted up warm for "Billy" at present. Afternoon hauled from "other place" woods 2 cords of dry wood which is all we have chopped yet. With the Methodist Choir tonight at Mr Pringle's church.</p>
<pre> December Friday 17 1875
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<p>The teameeting last night at Brampton Presb. church was well attended, the speaking and singing were good. Today was doing some inside work at new cow stable fitting up a room for the bull "Duke of Rose Lea". Had visitors tonight, Willy Smith and R J Nichols.</p>
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<pre> December Saturday 18 1875
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<p>Made arrangements at McCulla's Factory, Brampton, for dressing and shaping lumber for a new wagon box. Was at "Willow Lodge" for an hour this afternoon Our cousin James Taylor of Oakville came here tonight on a two weeks visit.</p>
<pre> December Sunday 19 1875
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<p>An exceedingly cold day, mercury 12 below zero. Drove to S. School this morning, J C Snell addressed the school on the leasson, John XXI 15 to 22, "Jesus and Peter". Heard Rev Mr Smith in the Methodist Church, Brampton, tonight, text, John XXI 15 to 17 verses</p>
<pre> December Monday 20 1875
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<p>Such a change in the weather since yesterday, now very mild and prospect of a thaw. With team and sleigh went to the "other place" woods and brought home several loads of logs for firewood, using dry trees, bringing one tree at a load by cutting it in two and chaining it to the back of the sleigh</p>
<p>. December Tuesday 21 1875</p>
<p>Jim Taylor and I drove sleigh to Norval and brought from the grist mills thence to home one-half ton of wheat-bran @$14 per ton Hauling logs this afternoon. Spent evening in Brampton at a Bazaar in vestry of Methodist church the affair was a success the proceeds, nearly $400, are for the Parsonage repairs.</p>
<pre> December Wednesday 22 1875
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<p>A real spring day a strong Sou West wind, the snow all gone except in drifts, mud 3 inches deep on the roads. Edwin Dixon staid here all last night, started for Amaranth early this morning. The day school examination for our section came off today, also the High School, Brampton. At singing practice at Ebenezer tonight.</p>
<pre> December Thursday 23 1875
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<p>Our folks drove to Brampton to make preparations for Xmas Spent the day in lower woods cutting and splitting rock elm into fence stakes 7 1/2 ft long, split about 90 today. Saml Bunting, junr started chopping cordwood yesterday in lower woods to cut 8 or 10 cords @ 60 cts per cord. The warm weather continues.</p>
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<pre> December Friday 24 1875
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<p>Mailed a letter yesterday to W Murray of Chesterfield. Attended the last threshing of the season at Mr J Heath's this afternoon. Raining almost in torrents this Christmas eve. Went to Brampton on horseback and to make purchaes for to act as "Santa Claus" on coming home.</p>
<pre> December Saturday 25 1875
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<p>No sleighing. A mild warm day the roads quite muddy. Drove to Brampton at 10 o'clock and attended service at P M Church Miss Jennie Peacock & A F Campbell came up with me. J C Snell and all the family were here, ao we had a good jolly Christmas dinner together and a pleasant evening</p>
<pre> December Sunday 26 1875
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<p>A driving snow storm this morning but turned to a heavy rain. Went to S. School on horseback, lesson, John XXI, last verse, "The Ministry of Jesus" including a review of the Quarter's lessons. The January number of "Northern Messenger" was given to the scholars. At home this evening on account of the bad weather.</p>
<pre> December Monday 27 1875
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<p>A F Campbell staid with us until this morning. Jennie P. will spend the week here. The Municipal nominations took place today all over Ontario. Our council was all reelected by acclamation. There will be some changes in Brampton. Working around the yard all day.</p>
<pre> December Tuesday 28 1875
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<p>Spent the [day] at crosscut sawing logs in wood yard into stove wood lengths. At singing practice this evening at Ebenezer. Mrs A Ferguson from Bay City arrived here tonight on a short visit. Weather is extremely fine for the season, no sleighing but capital wheeling.</p>
<pre> December Wednesday 29 1875
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<p>Aunt Catherine made a short visit here, she went to Toronto this morning. Spent all day at the church, with the help of a score of young ladies & gentlemen we made extensive preparations for the party, decorated the church with cedar & hemlock boughs. Today's work is the pleasantest part of all, being a feast of anticipation.</p>
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<pre> December Thursday 30 1875
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<p>Also spent the greater part of today working at the churches They have built a new porch over the door of "Ebenezer" church and are putting on double windows, which will make the old building very comfortable. Our S.S. party tonight passed off pleasantly, the attendance of visitors was large considering the muddy roads.</p>
<pre> December Friday 31 1875
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<p>The speakers last night were Revs W Millard, J Baird, Tos Siens & J Salton and J W Beynon, R Smith MP in the chair. The Report of the school was excellent, written by J C Snell, average attendance of scholars 59, there have been 4 weddings during the year. The music by the scholars was good. Realized over $30.</p>
<p>Spent this forenoon in lower woods completing some stake splitting. After dinner, drove to Brampton and bought some articles for New Year's day. Spent tonight at the Edmonton Lodge of Good Templars No 543, a fair attendance of mambers and we had a pleasant evening. The weather is most remarkable Tonight the mud is 6 inches deep. And the thermometer today was nearly up to 60 in the shade.</p>
<p>Tis night, and bleak December's sands With noiseless glide are almost run And by his grave the old year stands Time's latest child. His work is done</p>
<p>Just then rang out the midnight bell, It was the old year's dying knell. And as it rang its latest chime, Departed dear old Seventy five</p>
<p>According to last years custom I ring our bell right merrily as the clock strikes the midnight hour.</p>
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<p>Jan 9th Ground at Main's mill 1 bush</p>
<pre> of Indian corn for Johnny Oakes
" 11th chopped at mill 12 bush of peas
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<p>Feb 13th " " " 14 " " " March 5th gristed at Main's 18 " of wheat</p>
<pre> " 17th chopped " " 19 " " peas
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<p>April 20th " " " 9 bush oats 9 " " peas May 12 " 4 " " 5 " " " June 7 gristed at Main's 12 " " wheat</p>
<pre> " 28 cracked 1 bush Treadwell & ground
1 1/2 bush Indian corn
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<p>July 2 chopped 5 bush peas & 5 bush oats August 17 gristed 11 bush wheat and chopped 4 bush peas Sept 10 chopped 12 bush peas Oct 16 " 6 of peas & 6 of oats</p>
<pre> " 27 gristed 12 bush of Treadwell's
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<p>Dec 14 chopped 10 bush peas & 10 oats</p>
<pre> " 18 cracked 1 " wheat
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<p>Sowed this spring</p>
<pre> 33 bush of barley
28 " " oats
25 " " peas
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<p>Sowed this fall</p>
<pre> 17 bush Treadwell wheat
7 " rye
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<pre> CASH ACCOUNT -- JANUARY
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<p>DATE RECEIVED PAID</p>
<pre> 2nd To R H Lewis for one pair of horse covers 8.00
" from D Wiggins on livestock account 3.00
5 for dry goods &c 3.00
7 S. S.Banner for one year .75
11 Towards paying for the melodeon at the Lodge 2.00
12 Cutter bells & straps 1.30
14 Rent for box in Post Office and sundries 1.00
19 Incidental expenses 2.00
" for cord wood 4.00
21 " 5 cords of maple 18.50
19 Sub to "Country Gentleman" and to CPA Society 3.00
22 from J W Smith bal on a sheep 6.00
23 from Leslie & Co for beef 7.10
" to " sundries 4.00
" from Wigley for hide 3.40
28 to R Aitken for sawing 8325 ft lumber @3 c per ft 25.00
30 to H Burnett for furniture 8.50
" " groceries and sundries 8.00 8. --------------------
42.00 66.55
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</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
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<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
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<td>$</td>
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<td>Expenses to Toronto</td>
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<td>and Gough's lecture</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>for 1/2 doz photographs</td>
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<td>at Ewing's</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>50</td>
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<td>Sundries</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>to Missouri</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>13</td>
<td>To H Burnett for</td>
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<td>picture frames and</td>
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<td>cabinet ware</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>Sundries</td>
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<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>15</td>
<td>To W A Mitchell for</td>
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<td>cleaning watch</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>16</td>
<td>Sundry articles</td>
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<td>from Brampton</td>
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<td>2</td>
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<td>Subscription to</td>
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<td>"Conservator"</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>20</td>
<td>from KC&Co for 101</td>
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<td>took barley @ 90 ₵</td>
<td>90</td>
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<td>75</td>
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<td>2</td>
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<td>To Anthony Bros</td>
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<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
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<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
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<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>To buy Bell for</td>
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<td>sawing & cutting stone</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
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<td>For {?} oil chromo</td>
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<td>95</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>To Social Committee</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td>from G. Davis for 8 bush</td>
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<td>barley @ 90 ₵</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>To RA Hodgson for 10 lbs</td>
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<td>of ground oil cake</td>
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<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>17</td>
<td>from C Dawsom for 2 ½</td>
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<td>barrels apples @ $1.75</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>50</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>To M {?} gold on piano</td>
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<td>For 400 the of bran @ 1₵</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
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<td>” 16 bush of lime @13 ₵</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>25</td>
<td>” {?}eines &c, &c</td>
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<td>” T Crowforth for ^a {a above ^} calf</td>
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<td>50</td>
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<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>30</td>
<td>” Organ for S. School</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
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<td>” Sundry articles</td>
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<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>31</td>
<td>from T Simpson for 11 bush ^ spring wheat {spring wheat written above ^} @ 90 ₵</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>90</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- single}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{handwritten}</td>
<td>{across->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>39</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>283</td>
<td>53</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - April.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>2nd</td>
<td>To Mr B Watson on</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Berkshire acc/</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>From W Martin on</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>cows acc/</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>To R Aitkin for sowing</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>800 ft lumber @ 5 c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>From T Sharp on cows {?}</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td>To Brampton Stores for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>goods</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>16</td>
<td>To subscription on the</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>New Church Ogan</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Brampton</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>17</td>
<td>To Ebenezer S. School</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for new Red {?}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>20</td>
<td>”K.C. & Co for 1 bush</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>clover seed</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>fence Wire , &c, &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>” Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>27</td>
<td>From Dawson & Williamson</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>for steer and calf</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Initiation fee to</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Grange</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>30</td>
<td>To K.C. & CO for 8 lbs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Alsike clover seed</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>@ 13 c & 3 lbs red</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>clover @ 10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>70</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{underline}</td>
<td>{hand}</td>
<td>{written}</td>
<td>{across}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>95</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - May.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>Quarterage & Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>for 16 apple trees</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>@ 25 ₵ each</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>for sundry articles</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>bought at stores</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>From T Milner for 12 bags</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>of potatoes @ $ 1.05</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>60</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Groceries &c, &c,</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>For gloves nick tie &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>12</td>
<td>From T Milner for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>barley & potatoes</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>30</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>To Barrister for 10 lbs oil co{?}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>40</td>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>To KC & Co for sundry</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>articles of apparel</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>27</td>
<td>Dry goods and</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>sundry articles</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>To K. C. & Co 2 lbs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Mangold seed</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” “ “ for 1 ½</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>bush yankee corn</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr><tr><td>28</td>
<td>To W J Ewart for 1 pr</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>of “Cobourgs” boots</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” T Milner 3 lbs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>rape seed</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>30</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{underline}</td>
<td>{hand}</td>
<td>{written}</td>
<td>{here}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>38</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>97</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - June.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>Sold to KC & co 44 lbs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>of barely @ 85 ₵</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Spring wheat</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>40</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>To Peaker & {Runianas}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for 163 lbs of nails</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>@ 3 ½</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” R Aitken for 9</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>squares of shingls @</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>2$</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>18</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>12</td>
<td>For overalls and</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>sundry articles</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>20</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>17</td>
<td>For 28 ft of sheet spine</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for barn roof @</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>5 ₵ per foot</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr><tr><td>18</td>
<td>Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>for 1 square of shingles</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>& 8 lbs nails</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td>25</td>
<td>Nails & incidentals</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>28</td>
<td>From KC & co for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>183 lbs wool @ 33 1/2</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>30</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>For a patent horse poke</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for breechy horses</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>90</td>
</tr><tr><td>30</td>
<td>Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{underline}</td>
<td>{hand}</td>
<td>{written}</td>
<td>{here}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - July.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>To Peaker & Ruinara</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>eavestrough hip</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>7</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” dove hinges</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>60</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>To KC & Co for pair</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>dark tweed pants</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>From W Murray</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for bull</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Paid on telegrams</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>for new scythe and</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>window sash</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>12</td>
<td>from J Woodhall</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for potaoes & apples</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>bought last spring</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>13</td>
<td>for groceries &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>20</td>
<td>To Jno Cambell</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for work at framing</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>3 ½ days @ 1.25</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>To give Townsend</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>for ½ bush of chevres</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<-single-</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{handwritten}</td>
<td>{across -->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>105</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - August.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>Sold to KC&Co</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>40 bush of spring</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>wheat @ $1.13</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>For a pair of Pants</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>65</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td>Groceries &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>13</td>
<td>L C Banks for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>5 days work</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td>17</td>
<td>To John Coyne for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>pair of kip tools</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>heavy wear</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Sundry articles</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>& incidental expenses</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>25</td>
<td>for groceries and</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>12</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>26</td>
<td>” 12 ½ lbs of</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>fresh beef</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<-single}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{handwritten}</td>
<td>{across}-></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td></td>
<td>45</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - September.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>for 2 bags of green</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>apples</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>35</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” groceries and</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>other articles</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td>Grains</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>tube paid in 3</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>weeks to KC & Co</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for ½ ton Bran</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>18</td>
<td>For tobacco oil cake</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Apple Parer</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>” oil cake &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>29</td>
<td>Expenses to</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>30</td>
<td>Toronto Fair</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- double}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{handwritten}</td>
<td>{here ->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>{Double line written here}</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>October {whole row handwritten}</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>18</td>
<td>For W Campbell ^B {“B” Written above} Bill</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr><tr><td>21</td>
<td>” G Harris B, Bill</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>From J. Jackson for 2 ewe lamb</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>23</td>
<td>To KC & Co for 800 lbs of</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>shorts @ $1.00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>8</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>For fruit trees &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>8</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>From R Crawford for lamb</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>29</td>
<td>For Taxes</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>31</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- Double}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{written}</td>
<td>{here->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>35</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>84</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - October.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>4th</td>
<td>Received payment</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>from KC &Co for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>255 bush barley</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>@ 85₵</td>
<td>217</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Settled Chris holmes</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>ACC/</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>18</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>To R Watson for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>seed wheat and rye</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” “ @$1.25 “ @ 75₵</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>26</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>For clothing and</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>sundries for family</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>From J Tribble for lamb</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>” E Dyer for lamb</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>” Walker for lamb</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” Cooney “ “</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>For dry goods</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>and sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>30</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>From A Huxley {???}</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>11</td>
<td>” A Frank for lamb</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>” Moore “ “</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>” McLure “ 2 “</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” Duckworth 1 “</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” Hindle {jun?} “</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>14</td>
<td>” Hindle Siw “</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>To B Watson for cheese @ 10₵ {@ 10 ₵ written above cheese}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr><tr><td>16</td>
<td>For Bits and halter shank</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>83</td>
</tr><tr><td>19</td>
<td>” 2nd prize on lamb {?}</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>18</td>
<td>” Stove & pipes</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- double}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{handwritten}</td>
<td>{here ->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>369</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - November.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>For Grange items</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>” Dry Goods</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for the family &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>20</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” butter & eggs</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>” making cider</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>70</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>From Mr Early for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>ran lamb</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>To R Coutts for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>2 days thresing</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>For clothes &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>To J Sewell for 7</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Months work</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>84</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>15</td>
<td>Bought in Toronto</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>a shawl books &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>11</td>
<td>70</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>Railroad fare</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>19</td>
<td>Dry Goods &c.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>6</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>21</td>
<td>Sub crm for S.S. Banner</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>12</td>
<td>Paid for Insurance</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>on house and barn</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>From T Milner for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>247 bush of barley</td>
<td>175</td>
<td>12</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>27</td>
<td>For interest on deposit</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>at Bank</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>20</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>28</td>
<td>For S. School purposes</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- double}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{written}</td>
<td>{here ->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>210</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - December.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>For groceries &c.</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” Making one</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>barrel of cider</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>90</td>
<td>90</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>” Dry goods &c</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>To Grange for 25lbs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>sugar 272 & 1 gal of</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>syrup @ 56</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>69</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>From J C Snell for 7</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Berkshires</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>00</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>"</td>
<td>To J C Snell for Berkshires</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>on old acc/</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>15</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>For Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>3</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>11</td>
<td>” ¾ ton of bran</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>10</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td>14</td>
<td>” Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>4</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>18</td>
<td>” “</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>21</td>
<td>” ½ ton of bran</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>7</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>”</td>
<td>” Bazaar</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>23</td>
<td>” Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>5</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>24</td>
<td>” Christmas expenses</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>10</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>27</td>
<td>To R Quin for Blacksmiths</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>bill</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr><tr><td>30</td>
<td>” Tickets for S. S. party</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td>31</td>
<td>” Sundries</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>2</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- double}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{written}</td>
<td>{here->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>Cash Account - Summary.</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th></th>
<th>RECEIVED.</th>
<th>PAID.</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
<td>$</td>
<td>₵</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>January, ….</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>55</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>February, …</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>50</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>March, ….</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>283</td>
<td>53</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>April, ….</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>95</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>May, …..</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>97</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>June, …..</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>105</td>
<td>50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>July, …..</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>32</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>August, ….</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>75</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>September, …</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>October, …</td>
<td>404</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>159</td>
<td>84</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>November, …</td>
<td>210</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>161</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>December, …</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>00</td>
<td>78</td>
<td>44</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- single}</td>
<td>{line}</td>
<td>{handwritten}</td>
<td>{here ->}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>$</td>
<td>1213</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>1050</td>
<td>68</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>1050</td>
<td>68</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>{<- line drawn}</td>
<td>{here ->}</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td>62</td>
<td>04</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>January – Bills Receivable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>February</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>March</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>”Merchants Bank at Brampton</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>17th</td>
<td>Drew from amount of deposit</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>20th</td>
<td>” “ “ “ “</td>
<td>150</td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>January – Bills payable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>12</td>
<td>Gave a promissory note to</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Anthony Bros, give in</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>three months from date</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for a cutter</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>February</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>22</td>
<td>Paid to Anthony Bros</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>the amount of note</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>for cutter</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>March</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>April – Bills Receivable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>May</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>June</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>April – Bills payable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>12</td>
<td>To Anthony Bros for</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>a cutter</td>
<td>45</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Paid on 22nd February</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>the above note</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>May</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>June</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>July – Bills Receivable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>20</td>
<td>Deposited in Merchants</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Bank at Brampton</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>August</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>September</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>July – Bills payable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>August</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>September</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>October – Bills Receivable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>November</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td>27th</td>
<td>Deposited in “Merchants Bank</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>of Canada” at Brampton</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>another</td>
<td>150</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Total deposited now</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>December</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th>October – Bills Payable</th>
</tr><tr><th>DATE.</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>dolls.</th>
<th>cts..</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>November</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>December</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output">
<table><tbody><tr><th>Memoranda</th>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Received for 13 ram lambs</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>$ 176.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” “ 3 eve lambs 30.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” “ wool 61.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” 4 ewe lambs @ $15. 60.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>1 ram lamb 68.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>{handwritten line drawn}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>395.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td></td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Bershires</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>Received for 4 boars $ ₵</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>at 6 months old 50.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” 3 @ 4 months old 30.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>” 1 @ 6 weeks old 5.00</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>{underline handwritten here}</td>
</tr><tr><td></td>
<td>$ 85.00</td>
</tr></tbody></table></div>
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