Annie Rutherford Diary & Transcription, 1895

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Date Created

January 1, 1895

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Annie Rutherford Diary Collection

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THE

CANADIAN

POCKET DIARY

FOR

1895.

TORONTO:

PUBLISHED BY The BROWN BROS., Limited,

MANUFACTURING STATIONERS.

CALENDAR

{1895}

Dominion of Canada. SEAT OF GOVERNMENT-OTTAWA. GOVERNOR-GENERAL His Excellency the Right Hon. Sir John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, &c., &c. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SECRETARY'S OFFICE (Eastern Block) Arthur J. L. Gordon, Esq., C.M.G., Secretary. Capt. B.C. Urquhart and Capt. C.P.W. Kindersley, A.D.C., R.M. Ferguson, Esq., David Erskine, and Hon. A.J. Majoribanks, extra A.D.C. Clerks,- C.J. Jones, Wm. Cambell, W.H. Walker, and A.F. Sladen.

CABINET MINISTERS OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA According to Precedence The Right Hon. Sir J.S.D. Thompson, K.C.M.G., Q.C., LL.D., P.C., Prime Minister of Justice. Hon. Mackenzie Bowell, Minister of Trade & Commerce. Hon. Sir A.P. Caron, K.C.M.G., Q.C., Postmaster-General. Hon. Sir John Carling, K.C.M.G., without portfolio. Hon. John Costigan, Secretary of State. Hon. Sir Frank Smith, K.C.M.G., without portfolio. Hon John Costigan, Secretary of State. Hon. Sir Frank Smith, K.C.M.G., without portfolio. Hon. Sir George E. Foster, D.C.L., Minister of Finance. Hon. Sir C.H. Tupper, K.C.M.G., LL.D., Q.C., Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Hon. J.G. Haggart, Minister of Railways and Canals. Hon. J.A. Ouimet, LL.B., Q.C., Minister of Public Works. Hon. J. C. Patterson, Minister of Militia and Defence. Hon. T.M. Daly, Q.C., Minister of Interior and Supt. General Indian Affairs. Hon. A.R. Angers, Q.C., Minister of Agriculture. Hon. W.B. Ives, Q.C., Pres. of the Queen's Privy Council.

CLERK OF THE QUEEN'S PRIVY COUNCIL AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR. John Joseph McGee Esq. Clerks.- S.E. St. Onge Chapleau, Clerk Crown in Chancery. Joseph Pope, Assistant Clerk of Privy Council. W.H. Lee, F.K. Bennetts and James G. Foley, Deputy Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL OF CANADA Hon. John J. Curran, Esq., Q.C., B.C.L., LL.D., M.P.

CONTROLLER OF INLAND REVENUE Hon. John F. Wood. Esq., Q.C., M.P.

CONTROLLER OF CUSTOMS Hon. N. Clarke Wallace, Esq., M.P.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA IN LONDON Hon. Sir C. Tupper, Bart., G.C.M.G., C.B., 17 Victoria St., London, S.W.

Eclipses, 1895.

In the year 1895 there will be five eclipses, three of the sun and two of the moon.

I.- A total eclipse of the moon, March 10th, visible in North and South America, beginning generally at 7.57 p.m., eastern standard time. II.- A partial eclipse of the sun, March 25th, the end visible at sunrise in part of Eastern Canada and the Maritime Provinces. III.- A partial eclipse of the sun, Aug. 20th, invisible in Canada. IV.- A total eclipse of the moon, Sept. 3rd, visible in North and South America, beginning generally at 9.48 p.m., eastern standard time. V.- A partial eclipse of the sun, Sept. 18th, invisible in Canda.

Morning and Evening Stars, 1895.

VENUS is an evening star to September 18th, afterwards a morning star. MARS is an evening star to October 11th, afterwards a morning star. JUPITER is an evening star to July 10th, afterwards a morning star. SATURN is a morning star to April 24th, an evening star to November 2nd, afterwards a morning star. MERCURY is a morning star about March 24th, July 22nd, and November 10th, and an evening star about February 9th, June 4th and October 1st. VENUS is brightest August 14th and October 26th. MARS not being in opposition during 1895, the satellites will not be visible. The satellites of JUPITER are not visible from June 12th to August 8th.

                                        ===  Fixed and Movable Festivals == ==

 New Years Day.............................................................................................Jan. 1
 Epiphany..................................................................................................  "  6  
 Ash Wednesday............................................................................................. Feb.27
 St. David................................................................................................. Mar.1
 Quadragestima- 1st Sunday in Lent.........................................................................   " 3
 St. Patrick...............................................................................................   " 17
 Annunciation-Lady Day.....................................................................................   " 25
 Palm Sunday...............................................................................................April 7
 Good Friday...............................................................................................   " 12
 Easter Sunday.............................................................................................   " 14
 Easter Monday.............................................................................................   " 15
 Low Sunday................................................................................................   " 21
 St. George................................................................................................   " 23
 Rogation Sunday........................................................................................... May 19
 Ascension Day- Holy Thursday..............................................................................   " 23

 Queen Victoria's Birthday.................................................................................   " 24
 Pentecost-Whit Sunday..................................................................................... June 2
 Trinity Sunday............................................................................................    " 9
 Corpus Christi............................................................................................    " 13
 Accession of Queen Victoria...............................................................................    " 20
 St. John Baptist- Midsummer Day...........................................................................    " 24
 St. Peter and St. Paul....................................................................................    " 29
 Dominion Day..............................................................................................  July 1
 St. Michael- Michaelmas Day...............................................................................  Sep. 29
 All Saints................................................................................................   Nov. 1
 St. Andrew................................................................................................      " 30
 1st Sunday in Advent......................................................................................   Dec. 1
 Conception................................................................................................      " 8
 St. Thomas................................................................................................      " 21
 Christmas Day.............................................................................................      " 25

                                Bank Holidays

 ONTARIO,NEW BRUSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA- New Year's Day; Good Friday; Easter Monday; Queen's Birthday; Dominion Day; Christmas Day.
 QUEBEC-New Year's Day; Epiphany; Ash Wednesday; Annunciation;
        Good Friday; Easter Monday; Ascension; Corpus Christi; St.Peter's and St. Paul's; All Saints; Conception; Christmas Day; Queen's 
        Birthday; Dominion Day.
      Also, throughout the Dominion, any day appointed by Proclamation for a General Fast or Thanksgiving.

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==Practical Information WEIGHTS AVOIRDUPOIS METALS (Gravity) (Weight of a cubic ft.) 16 drams(drs).... 1 ounce Substance Lbs. Ounces 16 ounces........ 1 pound Pure silver 625 13 25 pounds........ 1 quarter Steel 487 12 4 qurs.......... 1hundr'dweight Tin 455 11 20 cwt............1 ton Cast Iron 450 7 Copper 547 4 Brass 543 12 Zinc 498 13 LIQUIDS Honey 90 10 Vinegar 67 8 Blood 65 14 Beer 64 10 Milk 64 8 Cider 63 10 Tar 63 7 Rain Water 62 8 Linseed Oil 58 12 Brandy 57 12 Ice 57 8 Alcohol 49 10

INTEREST TABLES.

TIME $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9 $10 $100 $1000

Four Per Cent. 4 Day … 8 “ … 12 “ … 16 “ … 20 “ … 24 “ … 28 “ …

1 Month
2      “
3      “
6      “
1 Year...

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 8

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 6 12

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 8 16

0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 5 10 20

0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 12 24

0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 7 14 28

0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 6 8 16 32

0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 6 9 18 36

0 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 7 10 20 40

5 9 14 18 22 27 31 34 67 1 00 2 00 4 00

45 89 1 34 1 78 2 22 2 67 3 11 3 34 6 67 10 00 20 00 40 00 TIME $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9 $10 $100 $1000

Five Per Cent. 4 Day … 8 “ … 12 “ … 16 “ … 20 “ … 24 “ … 28 “ …

1 Month
2      “
3      “
6      “
1 Year...

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 10

0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 8 15

0 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 4 5 10 20

0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 13 25

0 0 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 7 15 30

0 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 6 9 18 35

0 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 7 10 20 40

0 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 8 11 23 45

0 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 9 13 25 50

6 11 17 22 28 34 39 42 84 1 25 2 50 5 00

56 1 11 1 67 2 22 2 28 3 34 3 39 4 17 8 34 12 50 25 00 50 00

TIME $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9 $10 $100 $1000

Six Per Cent. 4 Day … 8 “ … 12 “ … 16 “ …

1 Month
2      “
3      “
6      “
1 Year...

0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 6

0 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 12

0 0 1 1 2 3 5 9 18

0 1 1 1 3 4 6 12 24

0 1 1 1 3 5 8 15 30

0 1 1 2 3 6 9 18 36

0 1 1 2 4 7 11 21 42

1 1 2 2 4 8 12 24 48

1 1 2 2 5 9 14 27 54

1 1 2 3 5 10 15 30 60

7 13 20 27 50 1 00 1 50 3 00 6 00

67 1 33 2 00 2 67 5 00 10 00 15 00 30 00 60 00

{floral design on each side of the table}

TABLE OF WAGES BY THE WEEK.

Wage.	1 hr.	2 hrs.	5 hrs.	6 hrs.	9 hrs.	1 dy.	2 dys.	3 dys.	4 dys.	5 dys.	6 dys.
S3	.05	.10	.25	.30	.45	.50	1.00	1.50	2.00	2.50	3.00
4	.06 2/3	.13 1/3	.33 1/3	.40	.60	.66 2/3	1.33 1/3	2.00	2.66 2/3	3.33 1/3	4.00
5	.08 1/3	.16 2/3	.41 2/3	.50	.75	.83 1/3	1.66 2/3	2.50	3.33 1/3	4.16 2/3	5.00
6	.10	.20	.50	.60	.90	1.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	6.00
7	.11 2/3	.23 1/3	.58 1/3	.70	1.05	1.16 2/3	2.33 1/3	3.50	4.66 2/3	5.83 1/3	7.00
8	.13 1/3	.26 2/3	.66 2/3	.80	1.20	1.33 1/3	2.66 2/3	4.00	5.33 1/3	6.66 2/3	8.00
9	15	.30	.75	.90	1.35	1.50	3.00	4.50	6.00	7.50	9.00
10	16 2/3	.33 1/3	.83 1/3	1.00	1.50	1.66 2/3	3.33 1/3	5.00	6.66 2/3	8.33 1/3	10.00
11	.18 1/3	36 2/3	.91 2/3	1.10	1.65	1.83 1/3	3.66 2/3	5.50	7.33 1/3	9.16 2/3	11.00
12	.20	.40	1.00	1.20	1.80	2.00	4.00	6.00	8.00	10.00	12.00
13	.21 2/3	.43 1/3	1.08 1/3	1.30	1.95	2.16 2/3	4.33 1/3	6.50	8.66 2/3	10.83 1/3	13.00
14	.23 1/3	.46 2/3	1.16 2/3	1.40	2.10	2.33 1/3	4.66 2/3	7.00	9.33 1/3	11.66 2/3	14.00
15	.25	.50	1.25	1.50	2.25	2.50	5.00	7.50	10.00	12.50	15.00
16	.26 2/3	.53 1/3	1.33 1/3	1.60	2.40	2.66 2/3	5.33 1/3	8.00	10.66 2/3	13.33 1/3	16.00
17	.28 1/3	.56 2/3	1.41 2/3	1.70	2.55	2.83 1/3	5.66 2/3	8.50	11.33 1/3	14.16 1/3	17.00
18	.30	.60	1.50	1.80	2.70	3.00	6.00	9.00	12.00	15.00	18.00
19	.31 2/3	.63 1/3	1.58 1/3	1.90	2.85	3.16 2/3	6.33 1/3	9.50	12.66 2/3	15.83 1/3	19.00
20	.33 1/3	.66 2/3	1.66 2/3	2.00	3.00	3.33 1/3	6.66 2/3	10.00	13.33 1/3	16.66 2/3	20.00
24	.40	.80	2.00	2.40	3.60	4.00	8.00	12.00	16.00	20.00	24.00

Table is based upon the unsusual calculation of 10 hours to a day.

January, 1895. February, 1895.

Moon's Phases D. H. M. Moon's Phases D. H. M. First Quarter.... 4 2 52 M First Quarter.... 2 7 16 E Full Moon...... 11 1 50 M Full Moon...... 9 0 23 E Last Quarter.... 17 4 55 E Last Quarter.... 16 8 9 M New Moon...... 25 4 26 E New Moon...... 24 11 44 M

D DW SR. S.S. M. S. D DW SR. S.S. M. S.

-------------------------

      h m  h m   h. m.                                           h m  h m   h. m.

1 T 7 52 4 52 10 24 1 F 7 35 5 29 A M 2 W 7 52 4 52 11 27 2 S 7 34 5 30 0 35 3 T 7 52 4 53 A M 3 S 7 32 5 32 1 42 4 F 7 52 4 54 0 27 4 M 7 31 5 33 2 59 5 S 7 52 4 55 1 38 5 T 7 29 5 35 4 12 6 S 7 51 4 56 2 49 6 W 7 28 5 36 5 20 7 M 7 51 4 57 4 04 7 T 7 27 5 37 6 21 8 T 7 51 4 58 5 21 8 F 7 25 5 38 7 07 9 W 7 50 5 00 6 36 9 S 7 24 5 40 Rises 10 T 7 50 5 01 7 42 10 S 7 22 5 41 7 09 11 F 7 50 5 02 Rises 11 M 7 21 5 43 8 30 12 S 7 49 5 03 6 55 12 T 7 19 5 44 9 49 13 S 7 49 5 04 8 17 13 W 7 18 5 45 11 04 14 M 7 48 5 05 9 37 14 T 7 17 5 47 A M 15 T 7 48 5 07 10 54 15 F 7 15 5 48 0 19 16 W 7 47 5 08 A M 16 S 7 14 5 50 1 33 17 T 7 47 5 09 0 10 17 S 7 12 5 51 2 43 18 F 7 46 5 11 1 21 18 M 7 11 5 53 3 47 19 S 7 46 5 12 2 33 19 T 7 09 5 54 4 41 20 S 7 45 5 13 3 43 20 W 7 08 5 55 5 27 21 M 7 45 5 15 4 50 21 T 7 07 5 56 6 03 22 T 7 44 5 16 5 51 22 F 7 06 5 57 6 30 23 W 7 44 5 18 6 43 23 S 7 04 5 59 6 53 24 T 7 43 5 19 7 26 24 S 7 03 6 00 Sets. 25 F 7 42 5 20 Sets. 25 M 7 02 6 02 7 11 26 S 7 41 5 22 6 09 26 T 7 CO 6 03 8 15 27 S 7 40 5 23 7 12 27 W 6 58 6 04 9 19 28 M 7 39 5 24 8 12 28 T 6 56 6 05 10 24 29 T 7 38 5 25 9 18 Note.-- The times of rising and setting of the Sun and Moon, and 30 W 7 37 5 26 10 21 phases of Moon are given in Standard time 31 T 7 36 5 28 11 25

{Floral image}

March 1895 || April, 1895

Moon's Phases. D. H. M. || Moon's Phases D. H. M.

First Quarter...... 4 7 40 M || First Quarter.... 2 4 28 E

Full Moon...... 10 10 88 E || Full Moon ...... 9 8 43 M

Last Quarter.... 18 0 32 M || Last Quarter.... 16 6 22 E

New Moon...... 26 5 25 M || New Moon...... 24 8 11 E

{FOR MARCH}

D	D W	S.R.	S.S	M.S.
		h m	h m	h. m.
1	F	6 54	6 07	11 35
2	S	6 53	6 08	A.M.
3	S	6 51	6 10	0 47
4	M	6 49	6 11	2 00
5	T	6 47	6 12	3 09
6	W	6 46	6 13	4 08
7	T	6 44	6 14	4 55
8	F	6 43	6 16	5 33
9	S	6 41	6 17	6 06
10	S	6 39	6 18	Rises
11	M	6 37	6 20	7 19.
12	T	6 36	6 21	8 39
13	W	6 34	6 22	9 58
14	T	6 32	6 23	11 14
15	F	6 30	6 24	A. M.
16	S	6 28	6 25	0 26
17	S	6 26	6 26	1 35
18	M	6 25	6 28	2 35
19	T	6 23	6 29	3 22
20	W	6 21	6 30	4 01
21	T	6 19	6 31	4 33
22	F	6 18	6 32	4 58
23	S	6 16	6 33	5 18
24	S	6 14	6 34	5 36
25	M	6 12	6 36	5 54
26	T	6 10	6 37	5 Sets.
27	W	6 08	6 38	8 16
28	T	6 06	6 39	9 25
29	F	6 04	6 40	10 38
30	S	6 02	6 41	11 49
31	S	6 01	6 42	A. M.

{FOR APRIL}

D	D W	S.R	S.S.	M. S.
		h m	h m	h.m.
1	M	5 59	6 44	0 59
2	T	5 58	6 45	2 01
3	W	5 57	6 47	2 53
4	T	5 55	6 48	3 32
5	F	5 53	6 49	4 04
6	S	5 51	6 50	4 31
7	S	5 49	6 51	4 54
8	M	5 48	6 53	5 14
9	T	5 46	6 54	Rises
10	W	5 44	6 55	8 45
11	T	5 42	6 57	10 04
12	F	5 40	6 58	11 17
13	S	5 38	6 59	A.M.
14	S	5 37	7 00	0 22
15	M	5 35	7 01	1 16
16	T	5 34	7 02	2 00
17	W	5 33	7 03	2 35
18	T	5 31	7 04	3 01
19	F	5 30	7 06	3 23
20	S	5 28	7 07	3 40
21	S	5 26	7 08	3 57
22	M	5 24	7 09	4 13
23	T	5 23	7 10	4 32
24	W	5 21	7 11	Sets
25	T	5 20	7 12	8 26
26	F	5 18	7 14	9 37
27	S	5 17	7 15	10 50
28	S	5 15	7 16	11 56
29	M	5 13	7 17	A.M.
30	T	5 12	7 18	0 51

{Floral design}

{Floral print}

May, 1895. || June 1895

Moon's Phases H. M. || Moon's Phases D. H. M.

First Quarter.... 1 10 44 E || Full Moon ...... 7 6 0 M

Full Moon...... 8 6 59 E || Last Quarter.... 15 6 28 M

Last Quarter.... 16 0 44 E || New Moon...... 22 4 51 E

New Moon...... 24 7 46 M || First Quarter.... 29 9 1 M

First Quarter.... 31 3 48 M ||

{FOR MAY}

D	DW	S.R	S.S.	M.S.
		hm	hm	h.m.
1	W	5 10	7 20	1 34
2	T	5 08	7 21	2 07
3	F	5 07	7 23	2 34
4	S	5 06	7 24	2 58
5	S	5 04	7 25	2 18
6	M	5 03	7 26	3 37
7	T	5 02	7 27	3 58
8	W	5 00	7 28	Rises
9	T	4 59	7 29	8 54
10	F	4 57	7 31	10 03
11	S	4 56	7 32	11 04
12	S	4 55	7 33	11 53
13	M	4 54	7 34	A.M.
14	T	4 53	7 35	0 31
15	W	4 52	7 36	1 01
16	T	4 51	7 37	1 26
17	F	4 50	7 38	1 46
18	S	4 49	7 39	2 04
19	S	4 48	7 40	2 20
20	M	4 47	7 41	2 36
21	T	4 46	7 42	2 53
22	W	4 45	7 43	3 13
23	T	4 44	7 44	3 40
24	F	4 43	7 45	Sets.
25	S	4 42	7 46	9 44
26	S	4 42	7 47	10 42
27	M	4 41	7 48	11 28
28	T	4 41	7 49	A.M.
29	W	4 40	7 50	0 09
30	T	4 40	7 51	0 38
31	F	4 39	7 52	1 02

{FOR JUNE}

D	DW	S.R	S.S.	M. S.
		hm	hm	h. m.
1	S	4 39	7 52	1 24
2	S	4 38	7 53	1 44
3	M	4 38	7 54	2 04
4	T	4 37	7 55	2 26
5	W	4 37	7 56	2 52
6	T	4 36	7 56	3 28
7	F	4 36	7 57/td>	Rises
8	S	4 36	7 58	9 44
9	S	4 36	7 58	10 27
10	M	4 35	7 59	10 59
11	T	4 35	7 59	11 27
12	W	4 35	8 00	11 48
13	T	4 35	8 00	A.M.
14	F	4 35	8 00	0 06
15	S	4 35	8 01	0 23
16	S	4 35	8 01	0 40
17	M	4 35	8 02	0 59
18	T	4 35	8 02	1 18
19	W	4 35	8 03	1 41
20	T	4 36	8 03	2 09
21	F	4 36	8 03	2 48
22	S	4 36	8 03	Sets
23	S	4 36	8 03	9 26
24	M	4 37	8 04	10 08
25	T	4 37	8 04	10 39
26	W	4 37	8 04	11 05
27	T	4 38	8 03	11 26
28	F	4 38	8 03	11 47
29	S	4 39	8 03	A.M.
30	S	4 39	8 03	0 09

{Floral design}

{Floral print}

July, 1895. || August, 1895.

Moon's Phases D. H. M. || Moon's Phases D. H. M.

Full Moon ...... 6 6 20 E || Full Moon ...... 5 8 51 M

Last Quarter.... 14 10 31 E || First Quarter.... 13 0 19 E

New Moon...... 22 0 32 M || New Moon...... 20 7 56 M

First Quarter.... 28 3 36 E || Last Quarter.... 27 0 43 M

{FOR JULY}

D	DW	SR	S.S.	M.S.
		hm	hm	h.m.
1	M	4 40	8 03	0 30
2	T	4 41	8 03	0 57
3	W	4 41	8 03	1 26
4	T	4 42	8 02	2 05
5	F	4 42	8 02	2 54.
6	S	4 43	8 02	Rises
7	S	4 43	8 02	9 01
8	M	4 44	8 01	9 30
9	T	4 44	8 01	9 52
10	W	4 45	8 00	10 12
11	T	4 46	8 00	10 28
12	F	4 47	7 59	10 44
13	S	4 48	7 59	11 00
14	S	4 49	7 58	11 19
15	M	4 50	7 58	11 41
16	T	4 50	7 57	A M
17	W	4 51	7 57	0 01
18	T	4 52	7 56	0 41
19	F	4 53	7 55	1 27
20	S	4 54	7 54	2 28
21	S	4 55	7 53	3 40
22	M	4 56	7 52	Sets
23	T	4 57	7 51	9 06
24	W	4 58	7 50	9 31
25	T	4 59	7 49	9 52
26	F	5 00	7 48	10 13
27	S	5 01	7 47	10 36
28	S	5 02	7 46	11 00
29	M	5 03	7 45	11 30
30	T	5 04	7 44	A M
31	W	5 05	7 43	0 04

{FOR AUGUST}

D	DW	S.R.	S.S.	M.S.
		hm	hm	h. m.
1	T	5 07	7 42	0 51
2	F	5 08	7 41	1 44
3	S	5 09	7 40	2 45
4	S	5 10	7 38	3 51
5	M	5 11	7 37	Rises
6	T	5 12	7 36	8 17
7	W	5 13	7 34	8 35
8	T	5 14	7 33	8 52
9	F	5 15	7 31	9 09
10	S	5 17	7 30	9 26
11	S	5 18	7 29	9 44
12	M	5 19	7 27	10 07
13	T	5 20	7 26	10 37
14	W	5 21	7 24	11 17
15	T	5 22	7 22	A M
16	F	5 23	7 21	0 06
17	S	5 24	7 19	1 14
18	S	5 26	7 18	2 32
19	M	5 27	7 16	3 56
20	T	5 28	7 14	Sets
21	W	5 29	7 12	7 54
22	T	5 30	7 11	8 14
23	F	5 31	7 09	8 38
24	S	5 32	7 08	9 02
25	S	5 33	7 06	9 31
26	M	5 34	7 05	10 05
27	T	5 35	7 03	10 47
28	W	5 36	7 01	11 39
29	T	5 37	6 59	A M
30	F	5 38	6 57	0 38
31	S	5 39	6 56	1 42

{Floral print}

MEMORANDUM FROM 1894

{??st} summer Flowers wile go to Lehi{?}

MEMORANDUM FROM 1894

Walter Veitch Leith

Wm Ross Leith

C. W. Cameron

January Tuesday 1 1895

Mr Thomson here in the evening

Cold

Wednesday 2

{scribble centred on this section}

Cold

Thursday 3

Mrs Harkness & Mrs Julian here

Stormy

January Friday 4 1895

Cold

Saturday 5

Mac in O.S. {Owen Sound}

Cold

Sunday 6

Fine day

January Monday 7 1895

Mac Thomas & I at Mr Crawfords

Beautiful day

Tuesday 8

Mac in O.S Mrs Thomson there beautiful day

Wednesday 9

Mac at Mr W.McKeens in the evening. Men drawing wood.

beautiful day

Janurary THURSDAY 10 1895

Congregational meeting in the church Mac & M went Wrote to Grace Minnie & Belle

Stormy

FRIDAY 11

I went to Leith in the morning Mac & M finished drawing home the wood

Fine day

SATURDAY 12

Mac in O.S. Belle at Mr. Thomson

Fine day

Januarary SUNDAY 13 1895

Mac & Mr Rutherford at church

MONDAY 14

Mac in O.S. at F. I. meeting. bought 3 cattle from J. Moore for {52.00 smudged}

Cold

TUESDAY 15

Jessie went to see Mary Scott in the forenoon & she Thomas & Mac went to Mr W. Ross's in the afternoon

Fine day

January WEDNESDAY 16 1895

Mac in O.S. with a load of hay. I was at the W. F Ins meeting at Annan

Stormy

THURSDAY 17

Mac in O.S. with a load of hay I was at Mr Thomson for Tea

Beautiful day

Friday 18

Mac in O. S. with hay

Stormy

January SATURDAY 19 1895

Mac & Jessie in O. S.

WEDNESDAY 13

MONDAY 25

Men drawing home ice

Mild

TUESDAY 23

Mac Thomas & I at Mr Harkness's, Missionary meeting in the church in the evening

Beautiful day

February WEDNESDAY 27 1895

Mac at Mr Hough's sale

Beautiful day

THURSDAY 28

Mac went to O.S. for aload of saw dust Malcolm, Bob & Jessie McGregor came down

Thawing

March FRIDAY 1

Had letters from Belle & Ellie Wrote to Ellie

Cold

March SATURDAY 2 1895

Mac in O.S. Mrs Thomson here for tea

Cold

SUNDAY 3

Stormy

Monday 4

Stormy

March TUESDAY 5 1895

Jessie at Mr Julian

{Scribbles}

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 6

Mac Thomas & I at Mr Gibsons + Mr Henry's

Beautiful day

THURSDAY 7

I was at W. F. M. Meeting Mac at M. Hornes sale

Fine day

March FRIDAY 8 1895

Preaching in the church Mr & Mrs H. Harkness here for tea

Fine day

SATURDAY 9

Mac in O.S.

Stormy

SUNDAY 10

Cold

March MONDAY 11 1895

Mac at Woodford for sawdust at O.S. in the afternoon

Cold

TUESDAY 12

Mac at woodford with W. {Scribbles}tt

Fine day

WEDNESDAY

{Scribbles} Thomson {Scribbles} Sister {scribble}ries little boy born

Cold

March THURSDAY 14 1895

Cold Scribbles

FRIDAY 15

Mac at Woodford for lumber for R Henry

Fine day

SATURDAY 16

Mac & Jessie in OS Mrs Scott & Mary here Tom & Minnie came down

Fine day

Mac went to O.S.

Beautiful day

SUNDAY 24

Beautiful Day

MONDAY 25

Mac went to O.S. on the ice, for seed grain

Fine

March TUESDAY 26 1896

Mr Henry called in the evening, Uncle John died

Snowing

WEDNESDAY 27

Mac went to O.S. with a load of hay Mrs Alexand came + Mrs Camero{n} here

Fine day

Thursday 28

Mac in O.S with a load of hay Innis Matheson here Maggie got her first tooth

Fine day

March FRIDAY 29 1895

Mac + I at Mr Maynards

Cold

SATURDAY 30

Mac in O.S. Mary Burr here

Fine day

SUNDAY 31

Fine day

April MONDAY 1 1895

Mrs Rutherford at Mr Thomsons & Mr. W. McKeens

Fine day

TUESDAY 2

Mac in O.S. with a load of hay. drove on the ice, Mr T. here in the evening

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 3

Mac & I at Mr Thomson for tea, bought for cattle from C. Cameron for 95

Beautiful day

April THURSDAY 4 1895

Fine day

FRIDAY 5

Beautiful day

SATURDAY 6

Wrote to the two Minnies + Ellie

Raining

Mac helping to put the organ in the church

Raining

SUNDAY 14

Fine day

Monday 15

Fine day

April TUESDAY 16 1895

Minnie Moore here Andrew ploughing

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 17

Had Dick in the buggy for the first time

Beautiful day

THURSDAY 18

Mac at John Gibson's raising

Fine day

Fine day

FRIDAY 26

Thomas walked to Leith for the first time Mary Burr here

Mac & I in O.S.

Beautiful day

Friday 3

Showers of snow

May MONDAY 13 1895

Mac & O. Cameron in O.S.

Hard frost

Cold

TUESDAY 14

Mac went to see Jim Ross I called at Mr Veitche's in the evening

Cold

WEDNESADY 15

O. Cameron commenced the pump house. frost

Fine day

THURSDAY 16 1895

Mac the children & I went out home

Beautiful day

FRIDAY 17

We came home from Sullivan

Fine day

SATURDAY 18

Mac in O.S. {from Sullivan - erased}

Raining

May SUNDAY 19 1895

A heavy shower of snow

MONDAY 20

Hard frost

Fine day

TUESDAY 21

{entry erased}

Fine Day

May WEDNESDAY 22 1895

Mrs Hugh Reid died

TUESDAY 4

Jessie at

Very warm

WEDNESDAY 5

Cool

June THURSDAY 6 1895

I was at the W. F. M. Meeting

Cool

FRIDAY 7

Cool

SUNDAY 16

Mr Anthony preacher from the lent "I am come that ye might have Gfe + that ye might have it more about aith"

July MONDAY 15 1895

Thomas + I went to Mr Thomasons. Jake + Andrew went to Mr Woods with six cattle, sold for $276.00

Raining

Tuesday 16

Mac in O.S.

1440*14.5 = 15840 + 720 {contines into Wednesday}

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 17

9/16560 = 184 {16560/9=1840}

July THURSDAY 18 1895

Maggie + I at Mr Thomason finished cutting the hay

Beautiful day

Friday 19

Henry Thomason called

Beautiful day

Saturday 20

July SUNDAY 21 1895

MONDAY 22

Bell's boy born

Cool

TUESDAY 23

I was at Mr Seoth

raining

July Wednesday 24 1895

Cool

Thursday 25

Cool

FRIDAY 26

Mac Thomas + I went to see Walter Reid + called to see T. Gibron + his wife

Cool

July SATURDAY 27 1895

Mac in O.S. Tom + Minnie came down

Fine day

SUNDAY 28

Warm

MONDAY 29

Mac in O.S.

Sister Grace's little boy born

Raining

July TUESDAY 30 1895

Mac went to Mr George Luthersons for his hogs

Cold

WEDNESDAY 31

Mac went to Sullivan

Cold

August THURSDAY 1

Mac came home little Mac came down with him

Cool

Maggie + I went home with {Nnele?} Tom Grace + little Mac went home

Very warm

August SUNDAY 11 1895

MONDAY 12

TUESDAY 13

Commenced to cut the peas

August WEDNESDAY 14 1895

We came home from Sullivan

Very warm

THRUSDAY 15

August FRIDAY 23 1895

Commenced to cut the oats

Very warm

SATURDAY 24

Tom + Ma came down

Fine day

SUNDAY 25

Very warm

August MONDAY 26 1895

Ma + I went to Mr Thomasons in the evening

Warm

TUESDAY 27

Tom + I went to O.S. Mac finished cutting the grain

Very warm

WEDNESDAY 28

Tom + Ma went home

Raining

August THURSDAY 29 1895

Mr McHuyie called

Cool

FRIDAY 30

Finished taking in the peas preaching in the Church

Fine day

SATURDAy 31

Mac in O.S.

Cool

September SUNDAY 1 1895

Cool

MONDAY 2

Cool

TUESDAY 3

Finished the Harvesting

Very warm

September WEDNESDAY 4 1895

Started to plough for fall wheat

Very warm

THURSDAY 5

Mac went to Galt

Very warm

FRIDAY 6

Very warm

September SATURDAY 7 1895

Mac came home from Galt

Fine day

SUNDAY 8

Maggie has four lieth

Warm

MONDAY 9

Mac went to Mr Cameron's for fall wheat + called to see Amelia Seoth

Warm

September TUESDAY 10 1895

We went to Rob Harken's

Very warm

WEDNESDAY 11

Very Warm

THURSDAY 12

Mac + Jessie went to O.S.

Raining

September FRIDAY 13 1895

Jessie at Maynards Miss Mathron here for tea

Ellie + Annie McDonald came, Mr Fraser here for tea

Very warm

FRIDAY 20

We all went down to the shore Ellie went home

Very windy

SATURDAY 21

Very warm

September SUNDAY 22 1895

Very warm

MONDAY 23

245 / 2

111

October MONDAY 7 1895

a p e r m d

TUESDAY 8

We had the thrashing machine

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 9

Mac at O.S.

Fine day

October THURSDAY 10 1895

Mac at Kilsyth show Mrs Thomason went to Bay City

Fine day

FRIDAY 11

Jessie + Hate at Mrs Gilchrist

SATURDAY 12

Mac + I in O.S. I had a front tooth crowned

Cold

October SUNDAY 13 1895

Fine day

MONDAY 14

Cold

TUESDAY 15

Fine day

October WEDNESDAY 16 1895

Mac got 6 pigs from g. Grady for $5.00

Raining

THURSDAY 17

Mac + Andrew in O.S. with his cattle

Cold

FRIDAY 18

Mac in O.S.

Andrew finished pulling apples

Cold

October SATURDAY 19 1895

Snowing

SUNDAY 20

snow 7 inches deep

Cold

MONDAY 21

We moved the stoves

Fine day

October TUESDAY 22 1895

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 23

Mac + Andrew went to ploughing match

Fine day

THURSDAY 24

Commenced to pull the turnips I went to see Andrew Seoth

Fine day

October Friday 25 1895

Jessie went to

{illegible}

Fine day

Saturday 26 Mac went to O.S.

with Mr. Robson

Fine day

Sunday 27

{scribbly mark}

{maybe initials}

October MONDAY 28 1895

Rutherford came down to keep at the turnips

Snowing

TUESDAY 29

Henry Thomson & his mother came home

Snowing

WEDNESDAY 30

I called at Mr Thomsons

Cold

October THURSDAY 31 1895

Snowing

NOVEMBER FRIDAY 1

Thomas & I went for the mail.

Mary Buhr here for tea

Cold

SATURDAY 2

Beautiful day

November SUNDAY 3 1895

Beautiful day

MONDAY 4

Beautiful day

TUESDAY 5

Beautiful day

November WEDNESDAY 6 1895

Jake Waddell helping the men at the turnips. Mrs Thomson here in the evening

Beautiful day

THURSDAY 7

Finished the turnips I started house cleaning

Fine day

FRIDAY 8

Mac Maggie & I went home

Raining

November SATURDAY 9 1895

Snowing

SUNDAY 10

Amelia Scott died at half past {midnight?} P.M.

Cold

MONDAY 11

Fine day

November TUESDAY 12 1895

Amelia Scott was buried

Beautiful day

WEDNESDAY 13

Grace & Will left for New York

Brother Tom came down for apples

Fine day

THURSDAY 14

Tom went home

Cold

November FRIDAY 15 1895

{there is a name McGill printed in pen above the daily entry}

Mac & Andrew ploughing

Raining

SATURDAY 16

Jessie finished house cleaning

Fine day

SUNDAY 17

Stormy

November MONDAY 18 1895

I was at Mr. Scotts for tea

Mac in O.S.

Snowing

TUESDAY 19

Uncle Tom came down

Very cold

WEDNESDAY 20

Stormy

November THURSDAY 21 1895

Thanksgiving day

Fine day

FRIDAY 22

Fine day

SATURDAY 23

I finished house cleaning. Mac & Jessie in O.S.

Raining

November SUNDAY 24 1895

Cold

MONDAY 25

Mr. McDonald here all night

Stormy

I was at Mr Fraser for tea had a very pleasant time

Cold

November WEDNESDAY 27 1895

Ollie & Mary Burr here

Fine day

THURSDAY 28

Jessie went to Mr. Waddells

Beautiful day

FRIDAY 29

I called at Mr. Thomsons in the morning

Beautiful day

November SATURDAY 30 1895

Fine day

December SUNDAY 1

Snowing

MONDAY 2

Very stormy

December TUESDAY 3 1895

Cold

WEDNESDAY 4

Cold

THURSDAY 5

I was at the W.FM. Meeting Fine day

December FRIDAY 6 1895

Jessie at T Harkness Fine day

SATURDAY 7

Mac in O.S. Raining

SUNDAY 8

cold

December MONDAY 9 1895

Mac Jessie & Thomson went to Mr. Crawfords & Mr Gibsons

fine day

TUESDAY 10

Mr Hurry & R.B. Wilkinson here for dinner

We were at Mr. {illegible} in the afternoon

Fine day

WEDNESDAY 11 Men drawing home wood

Fine day

December THURSDAY 12 1895

Killed the pigs

Cold

FRIDAY 13

Tom & Minnie came down

beautiful day

SATURDAY 14

Mac Minnie & I went to O.S.

Beautiful day

sleighing good

December SUNDAY 15 1895

Tom & Minnie went home

beautiful day

MONDAY 16

beautiful day

TUESDAY 17

Jessie & Mac at a party at Mr Thomsons

Wet

December WEDNESDAY 18 1895

Mac went to O.S.

Raining

THURSDAY 19

Raining

FRIDAY 20

Miss Mathison brought a bouquet of flowers for Mrs Mc

Very dull

December SATURDAY 21 1895

Wet

SUNDAY 22

Communion at {illegible - looks like human but cd be service}

Wet

MONDAY 23

Raining

December TUESDAY 24 1895

Mac went to O.S. Mr Thomson ploughing

Raining

WEDNESDAY 25 Beautiful bright day

Mr Thomson & Henry called in the evening

THURSDAY 26

Mac at school meeting

Was appointed trustee

Snowing

December FRIDAY 27 1895

Fine day

SATURDAY 28

We all went to Mr Thomsons

Fine day

SUNDAY 29

{illegible} Duncan died

Fine day

December MONDAY 30 1895

Thomas & I went to Mr McKeens

Snowing

TUESDAY 31

{scribbling on the page for Tuesday and remainder of page}

very stormy

MEMORANDA

{Nothing hand written on the page. Scribbling on the page plus an abstract shape drawn at the bottom of the page}

MEMORANDA

{Nothing hand written on the page. Scribbling on the whole page}

WEATHER RECORD

Date Remarks Therm

{Nothing hand written on the page. One scribble line under Remarks at the upper part of the page}

ADDRESSES

Name Residence

{Two columns. Nothing hand written in either one. Scribbling and a line drawn through in the Name column}

NOTES AND BILLS PAYABLE

Date Name Dolls Cts

{Four columns. Nothing handwritten in any of them. Scribbling and abstract shape drawn in the middle of the page}

CASH ACCOUNT---JANUARY

DATE Received Paid

Date.	{no heading}	Received	Paid {column split for $ and cts}
{blank}	bal on hand	{blank}	4.00
2nd	D. {illegible looks like Ross} sleigh	{blank}	25.00
5	6 3/4 butter	16 cts	1.08
"	Interest	{blank}	6.00
11	7 1/4 lbs butter	13 cts	.95
12	sold 10 lamb skins	{blank}	5.00
"	drew from bank	{blank}	20.00
14	drew from bank	{blank}	5.00
16	sold a load of hay	{blank}	9.45
17	"	{blank}	8.22
18	"	{blank}	9.65
25	"	{blank}	8.10
{blank.}	{blank}	{blank}	102.45
29th	Paid	{blank}	{not sure if there's something here}
29th	postage	{blank}	06
{blank}	{blank}	{blank}	73.16
{blank}	bal on hand	{blank}	29.29	$102.45

Cash Account --- January

</tbody>

Date		Received	Paid
			$	cts
2nd	C Lemon bolts			35

4	" " shoing		1	00
5	Groceries		1	08
"	boots for Thomas			90
"	Whip		1	00
"	T. J. Harkness		1	00
"	Diary pencils & candy		0	40
"	Pd. for Wittners		0	60
6	baptist collection		0	05
8	Mac spent		0	20
11	print		0	95
12	Mac suit shirt etc		19	20
"	shoe for Lark		0	30
"	hair cut		0	15
"	dates		0	25
14	postage		0	14
"	Mac in O.S. spent		0	65
"	Pd. J. Moore for cattle		36	00
15	C Lemon			40
16	show		1	00
"	dinner, horses & weighing			55
"	W F Missions		1	00
14	Mac spent			25
18	expences		1	05
19	T. ?ions {presents ex}		2	35
23	spent			10
25	spent			18
27	for flour		2	00

CASH ACCOUNT-FEBRUARY

bal on hand 29.29

Date	Received	Paid
Feb 1	Sold a load of hay	9.05
2	" " " " "	9 50
"	8 lbs barley at 15 ob	1 20
6	sold 8 lambs	28 00
9	Wrew from bank	59 00
12	Sheepskin	50{50 cents}
14	12 lbs buller 15 ols	1 80
22	84 {word erased}w 16	1 35
		$139 69

CASH ACCOUNT-FEBRUARY

4eb #ds

Date	Received	Paid
1	expenses	.15
2	books for M. + G	2.45
2	socks	65 {cents}
"	straps + snaps	55 {cents}
"	sausages + en.	55 {cents}
4	Slippers, 50, rapseen 80 lob. 1-120	1 50
6	Slippers, shank + ex.	1 55
9	sugar B 1.60 bolts + oysters	1 55
12	fish + ex	55
14	Black Cameroon aet	2 39
15	Gague Halle	1 00
"	Cocoa wnl	10 {cents}
16	M. Rutherford	111.00
17	groceries	61 {cents}
21	2 bal l oil	50 {cents}
22	sundries	3 00
23	postage	.05
25	cuhing iee	1 50
26	for schomes	1 00
		$130.43
	bal on hand	9.26
		$139.69

CASH ACCOUNT—MARCH $db

	bal on hand	9.26
Date	Received	Paid
2nd	7 3/4 lbs buller W15	1 25
9th	6 1/4 " " "15	.94
"	5 3/4 doz eggs 18	1 04
"	Nardies wobe	16 00
15	8 1/2 doz eggs at 18	1 53
"	8 1/2 lbs 8 buller 15	1 27
23	12 3/4 " 14	1 78
"	8 doz. eggs 13	1 04
28	sold a load of hay	7 69
29	" " " " "	8 60
30	drew grown 8k.	20 00
"	in from R. Harry	32 00
"	12 lbs buller - 15 ol	1 80
"	9 1/2 doz eggs 15	1 42
		105 62

CASH ACCOUNT—MARCH

{scribbles over the page}

Date	Received	Paid 14 db
2nd	Groceries	.65
"	sundries	.85
7	brember shop fees	.25
9	sausages 25 capones 35	.60
"	mengling collar	.40
11	rat brap yes blobs	.40
"	W.j Ratters on	10 00
13	Jma Remp 1000 milk rap	1 65
15	4 lbs here	.60
"	sausage	.25
"	ralbrap + godil	.35
20	L Lemon bread	.40
23	derry + flannel shok,	6 85
"	expenses	.40
"	shoe + expenses	.50
"	feed grain	28 00
"	ballen + molasses	1 36
28	shoe + ese	.35
29	hair end + dimmer	.35
30	groceries 1.65 expenses 85	2 50
"	hissions	.50
		57 21
	bal on hand	48 41
		105 62

CASH ACCOUNT—MAY

Date	Received	Paid
	bal on hand	$
2nd	17 doz eggs 10	1 70
18	drew from bank	50 00
50	18 doz eggs	1 80
15	8 lbs 14 oz of buller 14	1 24
	Sabbath

{scribbles on the page}

CASH ACCOUNT—MAY

Date	Received	Paid $
8 ld	froo hungler shats	1 20
"	potatoes	2 00
"	rake C Comb + es	.95
"	tea + apricots	.55
"	slippers + correls	2 25
"	dress + waist	8 31
4	Bl thob Seolt	1 70
	Grass seed	3 67
5	expenses	.85
6	Pd Mr Henry for four pigs	8 00
"	Pd Mr Kemp	.65
18	Pump house ex.	4 20
27	map Alexander	2 50
22	Pd miele Jon for cable	41 00
30	Groceries	1 80

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