James Bowman Diary & Transcription, 1895

                           Dec    Monday  31   1894

Father putting handle in axe and chopping in swamp, I trimmed lambs chored generally cleaned up a grist of wheat, six bags paid Merill 10 c

                            Jan    Tuesday  1st    1895

Choring around barn all day Father & Charlie in swamp cutting wood.

                            Jan    Wednesday 2nd    1895

fine Went to town in morning took a grist to presents mill 865 lbs recd 514 lbs flour 272 mids bag bran, bgt coat for Nina, $7.00, Nina's shawl mended 10c, Hardwar 55 c stove mended, 25 c Mr Wakefield paid for bal on cow $7.15 I paid my accout 2.85 came home & got a hand to go to Aitchisons thrashing

                              Jan   Thursday 3rd    1895

fine Dull Father and I cutting wood all day. Mr Merril at Aitchisons thrashing all day for me

                              Jan    Friday 4th   1895

fine & cold butched a lamb in morning Father chopping wood all day & I part of the time

                              Jan    Saturday 5th   1895

Stormy east wind Took lamb to town sold 1 qr to Mr Gokey recd $1.00 bal 20 1/4 to Mr Saunders $1.89 1/4 to Mr Swayge $1.22 1/4 to Mr Barker $1.68 shin 70c eggs & chicken 67c bgt gro $1.00 pants for Father & I $2.55 cap for myself 65 overshoes !.35 yarn 25 Father & Charlie cutting wood

[left margin]  Mr Gokey  20    Mr Swayge 1.22

[right margin] 1.00 1.00

                      1.89      2.55
                      1.38
                      1.68        .65
                         67         45
                                      30 25

Horses	$/cents	$/cents
Douglas	100.00
Tory	75.00
Nell	40.00
Prince	75.00
Maud	25.00
	315.00	315.00
Cattle
Kyma	125.00
Kyma 3rd	125.00
Mysie	80.00
Kyma of L	115.00
Belle	60.00
no 1	60.00
no 2	25.00
Lor Aberdeen 3rd	100.00
Bonnie Lad	75.00
	750.00	750.00
Grades & Durhams
Nettie	55.00
Rose	50.00
Dina	40.00
Dick	30.00
Lady	15.00
Trixie	15.00
	208.00	208.00
Sheep
B Ewes	50.00
Shearling Ewe	7.00
" wether	7.00
Lambs	17.50
	81.50	81.00
Poultry
Turkeys	20.00	20.00
		1,374.00
Total Live Stock & Imp		1,684.73
		135.00
" " & cash		1,819.23
" "		150.00
	& paid on mortgage	1,969.73
		420.50
		2,392.73

Wagon	38.00
Buggy	35.00
Democrat	2.00
Barrow	1.00
Cultivator	25.00
Rake	7.00
Cutter	5.00
Plows	8.00
Harrows	8.00
Mower	15.00
P Harvester	7.00
Forks	3.00
Shovels	2.00
bags	4.00
scuffler	2.00
rack	1.50
Trough	1.00
C box	2.00
Sundries	8.50
sulpher	10.00
Hay	58.46
Oats	20.00
Wheat	25.00
peas	17.27
	310.73
Cash on hand	135.00.
paid on Bowfront Mortgage	150.00
Total L.S. Imp cash on hand and paid on mortgage and Household Furniture =
$2,370.23	Total for 14 June 1895
$60 send for transfer this fal

200.00
100.00
60.00
40.00
50.00
$450.00	$450.00
Cattle
125.00
125.00
80.00
125.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
50.00	K To heifer
75.00	H. Bloom
75.00	4 yearlings
75.00
75.00
75.00
75.00
50.00	heifer claves
50.00
50.00	Bullule
50.00
50.00
150.00	Bull
70.00	Steer
85.00	Heifer
40.00	grade Cows
40.00
8.00	" cakes
5.00
N 28.00
1,828.00	$1,828.00

Sheep	$2,278.00
Ram	20.00
old ewe	10.00
3 young ewes	45.00
1 shear	45.00
2 sherlings	20.00
4 grades	40.00
4 lambs	30.00
2 rams	10.00
$185.00	$185.00
wagons	60.00
hen	10.50
turkeys	5.00
	15.00
waggons	60.00
Buggy	20.00
Barrow	1.25
Cultivator	19.00
Rake	7.00
Culter	5.00
Plow	8.00
9 plow	16.00
harrow	6.00
mower	10.00
P. Harvester	6.00
Forks	3.00
Shovel	1.00
bags	3.50
scuffler	5.00
racks	3.00
C {illegible}	2.00
seed drill	25.00
Binder	15.00
roller	15.00
$225.75	$225.75

weeder	9.00
sleigh	14.00
pulper	8.00
chisels & saws	5.00
angers & bits	1.00
fanning mill	9.00
Sundries	8.95
Harness	26.00
sundries ect	6.05
pea chop	6.00
oat "	3.25
Bran	1.20
Hen feed	3.00
Mangels	1.50
feed oats	7.80
Mandesuri Barley 5 bush	3.00
Rye	36.65
wheat	52.00
peas	96.25
potatoes	132.50
430.65	430.65
Furniture	386.55	386.55
Wood	30.00	30.00
		3,530.95
Ammount W. Owes us	2,676.42
Improvement on farm	1,000.00
money Invested in Farm	2,000.00
Interest from W	133.83
M Germans account	77.50
J. Batty	73.16
	5,960.91
		5,960.91
		9,496.86
		622.39
		8,874.47
notes on accounts we owe	422.39
Interest due June 1st	200.00
	622.39

1891	$/cents	555.10
Stoves	20.00	18.00
Organ	75.00	60.00
Music	8.00	8.00
Sewing Machine	28.00	28.00
Tables	5.00	5.00
Music Table	1.50	1.50
Sofa	7.00	6.50
4 chairs	8.00	7.00
6 chairs	3.00	2.50
4 chairs	.50	.40
What-not	4.00	3.00
Bedroom Suite	17.00	16.00
Bedroom Suite	14.00	13.00
Bed-stead	.50	.40
Lamps	2.00	2.00
Chamber-sets	2.00	2.00
Books	8.00	8.00
Lounges	1.00	.50
clock	10.00	9.00
Pictures	12.00	12.00
Trunk	2.00	.40
Cupboards	2.00	2.00
Small stands	1.00	1.00
Curtains	14.00	10.00
Dishes	10.00	10.00
Small things in kitchen	1.00	.90
Preserve jars	1.00	.75
Milk pans	1.50	1.25
Jewelry	45.00	45.00
Cream crock	.75	.50
Silverware	25.00	25.00
Table cloths	4.00	4.00
small articles	5.00	4.00
Violin	4.00	2.00
		5.00 B & S
Carpet 73 yds	22.00	22.00
Mats	8.00	7.00
		8.00 {illegible}
Beds	30.00	29.00
		.50
Bed-clothes	13.00	10.00
		3.00
Towels	3.00	2.00
Other clothes	165.00	150.00
Total		$583.75

	1892	1894	402.68
Stoves	20.00	15.00
Organ	75.00	70.00
Music	8.00	8.00
Sewing-machine	28.00	25.00
Tables	5.00	4.00
Music-table	1.50	1.00
Sofa	7.00	6.50
4 chairs	8.00	7.00
6 chairs	3.00	2.50
4 chairs	.50	.50
What-not	4.00	3.00
Bedroon-suite	17.00	15.00
" "	14.00	12.00
Bed-stead	.50	.50
Lamps	2.00	1.00
Chamber-sets	2.00	1.50
Books	8.00	8.00
Lounges	1.00	1.00
Clock	10.00	9.00
Pictures	12.00	12.00
Trunk	2.00	.50
Cupboards	2.00	2.00
Small stands	1.00	1.00
Curtains	14.00	12.00
Dishes	10.00	9.00
small things in kitchen	2.50	1.50
Preserve jars	1.00	1.00
Milk pans	1.50	2.50
Jewelry	45.00	40.00
Cream-crock	.75	.50
Silverware	25.00	20.00
Table-clothes	4.50	3.50
small articles	5.00	5.00
Violin	4.00	2.00
Carpet 73 yds	22.00	20.00
Carpet-Balls	2.00	2.00
Mats	8.00	7.00
Boots & Shoes	10.00	10.00
Beds	30.00	30.00
Bed-clothes	12.00	10.00
Towels	4.00	2.00
Robe	9.00	8.00
Other clothes	175.00	150.00
clothes {ringer?}	3.50	3.50
Basket	.60	.60
	$620.85	$402.60
		$402.60

Maud	150
Bes	90
Frank	75
Bolts	100
Bessy	60
" 2nd	40
" 3rd	35
" 4th	50
Kyma	75
Hens	3.00
	$678.00

Church Rev Rent	$7.80
Missionary collection	1.00
Bible Society	.50
Repairs to church fence	.87
Collection to poor	.25
Bible Society	.50
{Supernumuation Fund?}	1.00
Educational	1.00
Hospital	.10
charitable purpose	.30
" "	.30
	2.04

Wagon	42.00
Barrow	4.00
Plow	7.00
Cutter	10.00
Horse-rake	4.00
Harrows	2.50
Mower	2.50
Forks	1.50
Bags	2.50
Shovels etc.	3.50
Harness	15.00
Halters	1.50
Oats 60 Bush	30.00
" 40 "	20.00
Pease 13 "	9.75
Potatoes 12 bags	12.00
Apples	1.00
Hay	15.00
Cash	15.00
	213.75
	683.00
	$896.75
Lumber	100.00
	1850.00

collection for poor	.25
" " evangelist	.10
" " anniversary	.25
" " poor	.10
Mr Ferman's well	7.90

Maud	150.00
Bess	125.00
Frank	90.00
Colts	150.00
Bessie	40.00
" 2nd	35.00
" 3rd	40.00
" 4th	50.00
Kyma	75.00
Vick	10.00
D of W	50.00
Black Prince	50.00
Hens	50.00
Turkeys	4.50
Waggon	42.00
Barrow	3.00
Plow	7.00
Cutter	5.00
Horse-rake	3.75
Harrows	3.50
Mower	18.00
Forks	3.00
Bags	5.00
Shovels etc.	3.50
Harness	25.00
Halters	2.75
Sleigh	20.00
Buggy	55.00
Hay-forks	35.00
Oats 3.00	99.00
Pease 70	44.10
Wheat	4.72
Barley 9.50	4.50
Corn	2.00
6 ac Fall Wheat	50.00
Beans	.50
Meal	9.00
Hay	156.00
Straw	40.00
Carrots	12.00
Turnips	5.00
Potatoes	11.75
Salt	.75
Coal-oil	1.75
Flour & Oat	4.20
Wages	16.00
Cash	19.93
Cash on hand	130.00
	1,722.00
	245.00
	1,476.50
	896.75
Increase on farm etc.	$579.75
Increase on household	37.10
Total	$616.85
J's wages	25.00
	$591.85
Straw 1891	20.00
	571.85

Given for charitable purposes	$/cents
Church Pew Rent up to May 1892	7.80
Missionary Collection	1.00
Bible Society	.50
Repairs to Church fence	.87
Collection to Poor	.25
Bible Society	.50
Superannuation Fund	1.00
Educational	1.00
Hospital	.10
Charitable purposes	2.64
Collection for Poor	.25
" " Evangelist	.10
Annversary Collection	.25
Collection for Poor	.10
Mr German's Bell	7.90
Pew Rent up to May 1893	9.02
Superannuation Fund	1.00
Bible Society	.50
Charitable Purposes	.75
Hospital Lamb	.76
Collection for S {Sunday} School	.10
pew rent up to May 1894	7.25
Educational Fund	1.00
Women's Missionary col	.50
	37.34
Other Charitable Contributions	8.21
	45.55
Our Increas since 1892 is $1,054.10 10% in $105.41 - 45.55 =	$59.86

	$/cents
Horses 5	300.00
Kyma 2nd	150.00
" "	100.00
Mysie	100.00
Lady	62.50
Lord Aberdeen	62.50
" " 2nd	150.00
Kymas BC	50.00
	1,045.00	1,045.00
Durhams
Good Luck	40.00
Nettie	60.00
B Calf	6.00
Nettie calf	5.50
Allie calf	6.00
Allie May	60.00
Rose & calf	6.00
Trixie	40.00
poultry	16.00	278.50
Implements
Wagon	40.00
Buggy	40.00
{Denweat?}	2.00
Barrow	1.50
Cultivator	25.00
Rake	7.00
cutter	2.00
plows	8.00
Harrows	8.00
Mower	15.00
p harvester	8.00
Forks	3.10
Shovels	2.00
bags	4.00
sundries	8.00
scuffler	7.00
rack	1.50
Trough	1.00
C box	2.00	195.10
Pulper	10.00
Hay	56.00
straw	4.00
oats	57.00
wheat	17.00
peas	29.00
seeds	5.00
chop	9.00
potatoes		187.00
Total L {Live} Stock & Imp {Implements} ect		1,695.10
we paid on mortgage		575.00
Furniture ect		402.60
Cash on hand	219.48	2,672.70
		150.00
Modd Farm		2,522.70	Total 1894
Bills payable	30.00
S. Blight	120.00
	150.00
Stock act
Total in 1892		1,468.60
Increase for Two years 93 & 94	$1,054.10

Made	Bills Payable	Time	Due
May 2nd	Mr McDee's note for $3.00	12 months {P}	May 2nd 1893
	Made by Mr Simpson and Mr Darby
Apr 16th/92	in favor of R Shortreed	12 " {P}	Apr 16th 1893
July 6th/92	" " " Manue Co	3 {P}	{Oc 1e 1892?}
" "	" " " Bank of Commerce	1 " {P}	Aug 6th "
Jan 30th/93	" " " Alfred Watson acct $25.95	10 " {P}	Nov 30th 1893
Jan 29th/93	" " " Bank of Commerce $20.00	10 " {P}	Sept 29th "
Feb 24th/93	" " " Jas Simpson 41.00	12 " {P}	Feb 24th 1894
June 27th	" " "A R Simpson 125.00	6 " {P}	Dec 27th 1893
Feb 16th	" " " Andrew Cummings $36.30	10 " {P}	Dec 16th 1894
May 11th	" " " Bank of Commerce 60.00	9 " {P}	Jan 11th "
Oct 3/94	" " " O.A.C. 26.25	12 " {P}	Oct 3 1895
Dec 7/93	" " " O.A.C. 30.00	12 " {P}	Dec 7 1894
Nov 20th/94	" " " W Aitcheson 22.00	12 " {P}	Nov 20 1895
Mar 24	" " " Bank of Commerce 45.00	4 " {P}	July 31 1896
Apr 10	" " " Robert Hawkins 21.30	10 " {P}	Fed 10 1897
May 22	" " " Bank of Commerce 70.00	4 " {P}	Sept 25 1896
June 13	" " " " " " 50	4 " {P}	Oct 16 "
Aug 8	" " " " " " 75	4 " {P}	Dec 11 "
Oct 14	" " " O.A.C. 36 np	12 " {P}	Oct 14 1897
Feb 6	" " " Bank of Commerce	4 " {P}	June 6 97
May 22	" " " " " "	15 days {P}	" 6
May 28th	" " " " " "	4 " {paid}	Oct 1st "
Feb 17	" " " Jacksons puslinch	10 " {paid}	Dec 17th 97
Dec 2	" " " " Bank of Commerce 100.00	3 " {paid}	Mar 2nd 98
" 24	" " " " " "	4 " {paid}	Apr 24th "
Mar 2/98	" " " Robert Lindsay $18.30

	247.20
Stove	40.00
Robe	20.00
R.R. chain	2.00
	$329.73

Horses	135.00
Cattle	870.00
Sheep	104.00
Implements & feed	120.65
Furniture Decrease	34.00
poultry decrease	4.50
Real estate increase	{2,685.00?}
	2,690.00

Total Stock 1898	8.874.47
" " 1895	4,978.75
Total Increase	3,895.72
acct paid to Church & Charity
acct we are to give to Church and charity is 10% of Increase =	389.57
acct in arrear	39.60
	429.17
April 22nd 1898 Account paid since 1895 =	100.95
" we still owe	328.22
Oct 8, 1899 Acct paid	137.16
" we still owe	191.06
Oct 8 1899 Acct paid since April 22nd 1898	36.21
we still owe	292.01
	39.08
	$331.09

Made	Bills Receivable	Time	Ammount	Due
Apr 9th	by J.W. Atkinson in favor of Jas Bowman	10 mos {months} {P}	65.10	Feb 12th/93
Dec 13th/94	Jane Ritchie " " " " "	3 m {P}	60.00	Mch 16/95
	Interest from Bowman Bros	{P}	125.29	Apr 15 "

Rural Diary Archive

James Bowman Diary & Transcription, 1895

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