Diary

1906

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1906

Mon Jan 1. New Years Day. Fine and moderately cold. Fathers family also Willies here to spend the day. Vote on local option carried.

Tue Jan 2. Fine day. The girls and I at Miss Pages for tea. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.

Wed Jan 3. Rained and sleeted, trees covered. Uncle at the mill.

Thur Jan 4. Fine but a little colder and windy. Auntie at W.A. Uncle in Toronto.

Fri Jan 5. Fine with exception of a little snow flurry. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Miss Sharpes funeral. Aunt Nellie called to see Mrs White. We all went to Willies to dinner in the evening.

Sat Jan 6. A little colder. Aunt Mattie went to help Mrs Gibson to entertain the S.S. children. I went to skate in the evening.

Sun Jan 7. Fine but quite cold. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I out at Mr {name?} to spend the day.

Mon Jan 8. Fathers started thrashing. Very cold but fine and bright. Mick came out.

Tue Jan 9. Fine day but cold. Machine moved over at night.

Wed Jan 10. Fine and milder, finished thrashing. Auntie got a thistle ^or {?} in her finger. Over at fathers for a little while in the evening. Mr Edey died.

Thurs Jan 11. Fine and very mild. Fathers found the pig dead in the stack. The girls here for tea.

Fri Jan 12. Fine and very, very mild. Uncle & Aunt Mattie called on Miss Rodeys. Annie and Clara Teasdale? here for tea. Frank in the evening.

Sat, Jan 13. Fine day. Uncle at Mr. Edey's Funeral. I went to skate.

Sun, Jan 14. Raining a little, Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at morning Church. I went to Fisherville. had tea at Mr McDonald. and went to convent in the evening but the minister did not come.

Mon Jan 15. Fine but dull and mild. Mr and Mrs Watson also father and mother here to spend the day.

Tue Jan 16. Raining and sleeting. very mild. Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.

Wed Jan 17. Fine day, freezing a little. Aunt Mattie, The girls and I at the Toney- Alexander meeting.

Thurs Jan 18. Cames snow last night. Cutters out today- about four inches of snow, very soft. Miss Pages called.

Fri Jan 19. Fine and quite mild. not very good slegihing. Aunt Mattie and I called at Mrs Gallaway. I called on Mrs. Nelson Smellie.

Sat Jan 20. Very mild came a little shower. Aunt Mattir at father for tea, very wet and slushy.

Sun Jan 21. Very mild about 6.6 degress above zero. Extremely warm for January. occasional heavy showers. waters very high. We were at father for tea.

Mon Jan 22. Fine and very warm, showery in the evening, Aunties in Toronto, fathers family here for tea. we had Oyster. The lettuce also tulips sprouted in the garden.

Tues Jan 23. Showery, a little colder, but no frost, I took our first fresh egg. over for father. He went to Dr Johns.

Wed Jan 24. Fine day, frozen quite clean at night. Aunt Mattie and Uncle up at {William?} in the evening. Our people at Thornhill.

Thursday Jan 25. Fine and quite cold, bright and sunny. Uncle and Mr Gibson called in the afternoon, all day and no ice.

Fri Jan 26. Fine bright day. Aunt Mattie called over to our father. The girls here in the evening. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at Mr Gibsons to spend evening.

Sat Jan 27. Fine and very mild, like a many day. roads day in some places. I was at fathers for a short time in the morning. We girls went to Skate on the little pond in the evening. Mr Botham here.

Sun Jan 28. Fine and moderattly warm. Aunt Mattie walked out to Church. I went to Fisherville.

Mon Jan 29. Fine day but cold East wind, Mr Botham left. Mr and Mrs Jackes, Mr and Mrs Gibson, Mrs Little here for tea.

Tue Jan 30. Fine and quite warm, Mrs Coharlton and the children called, Aunties called on Mrs Johnes and Miss Eedeys. Uncle and I at a party at Henry Fishers.

Wed Jan 31. Fine and mild, Mary and the children, down to spend the day. I went to Prayer meeting. {?} day

Thurs Feb 1. Blustery and cold, Aunties at W. A. meeting. Uncle drove them and went for them. Joe Mr Gintyre called in at night, (came in to wach for the first {?} minutes.

Fri Feb 2. Fine but extremely cold, (18 bellow zero.) Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. Aunt Nellie at father for tea.

Sat Feb 3. A little stormy in the afternoon. I called over at father.

Sun Feb 4. Fine and moderatley cold, a little snow on the ground. We all had dinner at father. Mother had her Plumb. Pudding. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mrs Gallam... for tea. I went to church with the girls on the evening.

Mon Feb 5. Fine but very, very cold, (12 bellow zero) Aunt Mattie called over at Father.

Tues Feb 6. Fine but extremely cold. (19 1/2 below zero.) I was at Mr Trasdales for tea

Wed Feb 7. Fine and moderately cold. Susie Gallanough here to tea, very bright and sunny.

Thurs Feb 8. Fine day and bright and sunny, Aunt Mattie and I went up to Willies in the evening. Uncle at Thornhill.

Fri Feb 9, fine day quite mild, Uncle in Toronto at Horal Show. aunt Mattie called at Mr. White Collecting, Mick had the team.

Sat Feb 10. A little flustery and quite cold. I went down to the pond but no skating, Liggie here for tea, Auntie in The vae.

Sun Feb 11. Fine and bright, and moderately cold, foggie. Auntie, father and Mother here for tea. Uncle, Aunt Mattie in Toronto, We went to skate on the turtle pod.

Tues Feb 13. Fine and very mild, quite muddy. Louis Mr Murtry and Susie Gallnough here for tea.

Wed Feb 14. A little blustry, and very cold Valentine Social, we all went also. Auntie and Lizzie.

Thirs Feb 15. Fine but very cold, we were at home all day.

Fri Feb 16. Fine day, a little milder, Aunt Mattie at Father for tea. Uncle at Netwon Brook in the evening.

Sat Feb 17. Fine and very mild, bright & sunny, Uncle in Toronto, Aunt Mattie at Thornhill Collecting, I was at Mr Jeasdales, slating in the afternoon and evening.

Sun Feb 18. Fine and very mild bright and sunny. Then came a little wet snow in the evening, and afternoon. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Hy. {place?} to tea. The girls came here and had tea, with Aunt Mattie.

Mon Feb 19. Fine and very mild, The road very muddy.

Tues Feb 20. Fine bright day, but very mild, Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto.

Wed Feb 21. Fine and mild, roads frightfully muddy. Uncel and Aunt Mattie at Mrs Littles' Party. I went to Prayer Meeting.

Thurs Feb 22. Fine and colder, roads {?} dry. We all had tea at Willis it being their Seventh Anniversary. We brought Charlie home with us.

Fri Feb 23. Fine and mild again. Uncle and Aunt Mattie also Father and Mother at Mary Watsons' for tea, they took Charlie with them.

Sat Feb 24. Fine but very bad roads. Uncle over at Father in the afternoon.

Sun Feb 25. Rained a little, Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at Church. We were all at Father for tea. We girls intended to go to Thornhill to Miss Bones in the afternoon, but roads too bad.

Mon Feb 26. Colder. I took Charlie home in the afternoon. Aunt Mattie and I were at Father in the afternoon.

Tues Feb 27. Fine and very cold, Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at Mrs Jackson for tea. The girls here in the evening.

Wed Feb 28. Fine but cold. Ash Wednesday. Uncle went to Mr Davies Sale. Aunt Mattie went to Aunt Lizzie.

Thurs Feb 29. Mar 1. Fine and Moderately cold, Aunt Nellie at W.A. Meeting. Lizzie here for tea.

Fri Mar 2. Very cold East wind. We went to a Party at Mr Buchanan. sleeting terribly as we came home.

Sat Mar 3. Very cold and sleeting all day, trees all iced, over,

Sun Mar 4. Coming little flusters of snow, very bad walking. Uncle Aunt Mattie at Church. I went to Fisherville. Mr Baker preached.

Mon Mar 5. Fine and moderately warm. Uncle weking in the farm yard, thawing a little.

Tue Mar 6. Fine day, we were at home all day.

Wed Mar 7. Fine and very mild, roads very muddy, Aunt Mattie came home on the. 4. Car. I went over to Church, but there was no meeting.

Thurs Mar 8. Fine day but roads very muddy.

Fri Mar 9. Coming a few snow flurries, very mild and muddy.

Sat Mar 10. Fine day and colder, very bright, Father and Mother here for tea. i went to skate in the evening. Marjorie here went to Church, I went to Fisherville, Willis all here for dinner and left before tea. Marjorie stayed.

Mon Mar 12. Fine but cold, and hard frozen. Uncle at Mr Lanes Sale.

Tue Mar 13. Fine and cold, Lizzie here for tea, Aunties took Marjorie home.

Wed Mar 14. Fine and moderately cold, a little squawl of snow in the afternoon. I went to Prayer Meeting. Uncle helping W. to put hay.

Thurs Mar 15. Fine and cold, Aunties at an extra W. A. Meeting in the afternoon. roads good.

Fri Mar 16. Fine with the exception of a little squawl of snow. Uncle over helping Willie with hay. Aunt Mattie and I down to ask for Mrs Bowes in the evening, but did not find her at home.

Sat Mar 17. Fine but very cold and squawly. I walked up to Willies in the afternoon. Uncle at Thornhill in the evening. Aunt Mattie and I at Father in the eve.

Sun Mar 18. Fine day but cold. roads {?} and a little dusty. I went to Fisherville, Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at evening Church.

Mon Mar 19. A very stormy day. East wind, Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon.

Tues Mar 20. Fine but cold, quite a evening of snow but not good sleighing a few odd cutters out; Willie here helping Uncle, Charlie and Mr Teasdale here in the evening.

Wed Mar 21. Blustery and cold, Willie here working, Mary and the children here all day, Uncle took them home in the sleight.

Thurs mar 22. Blustery and moderately cold, I went over to Father for tea. The girls came over here in the evening.

Fri Mar 23. Fine day but cold, I went to Toronto, I called at Aunt Nancy's and Aunt Kates. Aunt Lizzie and Mimmie appelle. Came up to Father.

Sat Mar 24. Fine day and cold. Uncle, and Aunt Nellue iver at father. Then the Company came over here.

Sun Mar 25. Fine and much milder. Ammie and Lizzie here to spend the day. Father is very poorly. (roads slippy.

Mon Mar 26. Fine and mild, roads muddy. Uncle and I took Aunt Lizzie and Mimmie to the Station.

Tues Mar 27. Raining and thawing, roads muddy. Aunt Mattie over at father in the afternoon.

Wed mar 28. Fine and mild, Uncle in Toronto in the afternoon. I went to Prayer Metting in the evening.

Thurs Mar 24. Fine and very mild, Uncle over at Father.

Fri Mar 30. Fine day, roads muddy, George Fishers Sale. The girls here in the evening.

Sat Mar 31. Fine abut very cold and windy- Uncle and Willie up at Richmond Hill in the evening.

Sun Apr 1. Fine day and windy, roads are quite dry. good walking. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at Church. I went to Fisherville.

Mon Apr 2. Fine and warm, Aunties in Toronto, Annie and Clara Teadale here for tea.

Tue Apr 3. Fine and quite warm, we cleaned the mans room and chamber.

Wed Apr 4. Rained a little in the afternoon. We cleaned the Cellar in the morning. Aunt Nellie went to Toronto to The Dentist. I went to Prayer Metting.

Thirs Apr 5. A little colder, Aunties at W. A. at Mrs Gibsons. Came quite a fall of wet snow in the evening.

Fri Apr 6. Fine day, a little muddy. Father and Mother here for tea, fathers last time here, the former very {?}. Dug horse radish but frost out.

Sat Apr 7. Coming little fluries of snow, very muddy.

Sun Apr 8. Fine and bright, moderately cold, Dr Campbell also Willie called in the morning- Aunt Mattie over at Father, I went to Fisherville. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at evening church.

Mon Apr 9. Rained heavily all day. Uncle called at Father in the afternoon.

Tues Apr 10. Fine but dull, Aunt Nellie at father in the evening.

Wed Apr 11. Rained a little, there gradaully clearing.

Thurs Apr 12. Fine warm day. Aunt Nellie in Toronto. We have frogs out.

Good Friday. The children here. Cleaned spare room upstairs.

Fri Apr 3. Fine but a little cold. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Church.

Good Friday. I was at Father for tea and went to Station with Edith Mayer. Ella Keron here in the evening.

Sat Apr 14. Rained in the afternoon. We cleaned and finished the upstairs. Uncle doing the chores for Father as Willie is in Toronto. Frozen out again tonight.

Sun Apr 15. Fine day but a little colder. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at morning church. Aunt Mattie at Father in the afternoon. I went to Coucord Church in the evening. Frank Bowes preached.

Mon Apr 16. Fine and quite warm, Uncle at Vestry Meeting. I called over to see Father. We cleaned back Kitchen.

Tues Apr 17. Fine and warm. We cleaned parlor and spares room. Uncle at Mr Lynetts Funeral. Aunties went up to see Miss Phillipe in the evenong.

Wed Apr 18. Fine and warm. We did some gardening, and Mr. Johns called. Washed some bed-clothes. Mick started work.

Thurs Apr 19. Fine and very warm. Aunties at an extra W. A. Cotton underwest on. Cousin {Mercy?} and Willie called, Started seeding.

Fri Apr 20. Fine and warm. Aunties and I walked out to Thornhill and called to see Mr Normane here. Lizzie here in the evening.

Sat Apr 21. Cooler, it came a little shower. I went over to see Father. Uncle and Aunt Mattie went up to Rich mond Hill for the clock. Aunties cleaned windows and wood work for the kitchen.

Sun Apr 22. Fine day, Uncle Aunt Nellie and I at Church. I went to Fisherville, Uncle at Father for tea. The girls over here in the evening, quite cold.

Mon Apr 23. Cold and windy. Ice last night. Uncle in Toronto. Aunt Mattie and I brought sewing machine home from Thornhill, Aunt Mattie at Father for tea.

Tue Apr 24. Fine and a little milder; Aunt Mattie went to Toronto Son Noon car.

Wed Apr 25. Fine day. moderately warm, Uncle went to Toronto, Aunt Mattie and I drove him out and got ginger ale. I went over to Prayer Meeting.

Thurs apr 26. Fine day, we were at home.

Fri Apr 27. Fine day and moderately warm.

Sat Apr 28. Fine day, Kerbest Smellie here for tea. also Annie Cooper.

Sun Apr 29. Fine and warmer, a few shoers early in the morning. Willie and Henry Bower here for a little while in the morning. Then Uncle went to Father. I went to Fisherville- Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I at evening Church.

Mon Apr 30. Fine and moderately warm. Aunt Nellie walked down to see Miss Johnson in the afternoon.

Tue May 1. Fine day. Marjorie started School, Lizzie here for dinner. I went down to Mr. Teasdale in the evening.

Wed May 2. Rained at intervals quiet heavy Thunders. Aunt Nellie down at W. A. Meeting in Toronto.

Thurs May 3. Fine day and a little colder. Men finished all but peas.

Fri May 4. Fine day and warm. Aunt Mattie and Ammie in Toronto. I was at Father for tea.

Sat May 5. Fine day and moderately warm, Uncle helping Willie to finish seeding. Aunt Nellie at father. J. Fars, came.

Sun May 6. Fine but cold, J. Fars here. I went to see Father in the morning. To Fisherville in the afternoon. at Father in the evenong.

Mon May 7. Fine but cold, a few flates of snow, Mrs Mr Elroy and Annie here. Miss Crass brought Alice. Mr Gibson called. Father got relief.

Tue May 8. Fine until afternoon it came cold rain, in the afternoon, Ice this morning.

Wed May 9. Fine but cold. AUnt Mattie in Toronto. I went to Meeting. Aunt Nellie and Alice at father for tea. Cut lawn first time.

Thurs May 10. Cold and ice again this morning.

Fri May 11. Fine day and moderately warm. Father took a very weak spell in the evening. Aunt Mattie remained there.

Sat May 12. Fine day, very very hot wind. Mr Danby's raising.

Sun May 13. Showery most of the day. Uncle Aunt Nellie and Alice at Church, I was at Father for tea. Uncle there last night.

Mon May 14. Fine day and a little warmer, Aunt Lizzie out. Mick at home ploughing his garden, Uncle in Toronto.

Tue May 15. Fine and warm, Alice went home. I went to see Lucy Bower in the evening.

Wed May 16. Fine morning but exteremly warm. We took out coal Range out at noon, then came a Thunder slow but very little rain here. Uncle cut his finger.

Thurs May 17. Fine Came another Thunder storm. very very hot.

Fri May 18. Rained again to day, still extrmely warm, trees all out and a little blossom.

Sat May 19. Colder, fine day, Aunt Mattie home in the afternoon.

Sun May 20. Very cold, I was at Father in the afternoon. Willie Mary and the children here for tea.

Mon May 21. Fine but cold, heavy frost last night and Ice.

Tue May 22. Fine and moderately warm. p

Wed May 23. Fine morning then came a Thunder storm in the afternoon. I put Gladiolias out and Dahlias.

Thurs May 24. Victoria Day. very hot and suttry. Frances Movse came to spend the day. Lizzie here, she and & went a poece with Frances and called at Miss Phillipe for Rhutart, thunders shower in the evening.

Fri May 25. Rained heavily and thunder and lighting in the afternoon, very, very warm, Aunt Mattie home for a while.

Sat May 26. Came a thunder shower in the afternoon. Then turned very cold at night.

Sun May 27. Very cool. We had lettuce for the first time. Father very, very poorly, I stayed all night.

Mon May 28. Came a little shower, then cloud, and cold.

Tue May 29. Fine day and bright. Father very low.

Wed May 30. Fine and moderately warm. Put our tomatoe plants in.

Thur May 31. Fine day and a little warmer, Aunt Kate here.

Fri June 1. Fine and moderately warm, has been lovely weather.

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Sat June 2. Fine and bright; Uncle in Toronto, Aunt Nancy out to see Father.

Sun June 3. Fine and warmer, over at Father in the afternoon.

Mon June 4. Fine and moderately warm.

Tue June 5. Fine but very, very, sultry, men in barn yard.

Wed June 6. Very warm, day of {Luthern?}. 100 Anniversary, (Mr {Teorious?})

Thurs June 7. Pretty warm and suttry came rain at night.

Fri June 8. Very warm and a terrific storm at night. Very sharp lightning.

Sat June 9. Little warm a little shower at night.

Sun June 10. Rained and hailed heavily at noon. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Church. I spent the afternoon at Fathers. He is very poorly.

Mon June 11. Fine and cool, Aunt Lizzie out. We were all called over as Father is very low.

Tue June 12. Fine day. Father much as he was yesterday, he knew me last {one?}.

Wed June 13. Fine and cool, we were over at Father. He is very low.

Thurs June 14. Fine day, quite cool. Father could not speak to us. And at a quarter to ten he passed away. (60 years).

Fri June 15. Rained a little and very suttry.

Sat June 16. Rained a little. John Cook and Jennie Green here.

Sun June 17. Rained a little most of the day. I and Mimmie Appelle arrived.

Mon June 18. Raining and misting, then cleared about ten O'clock, Fathers funeral was at 2. O'clock. about 57 {Cmoey anees?}.

Mon July 2nd. Fine day and moderately warm. Mick not here.

Tue July 3rd. Rained a little in the afternoon and continued very damp. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at Mr Teasdales.

Wed July 4. Fine day, and moderately warm. Uncle brought Mr Watson and Mary out for tea also Lizzie Cooper here. Aunties went to see the twins.

Thur July 5. Fine and very cool, we had the Bower boys over to play Croquet in the evening.

Fri July 6. Fine and still cool. Aunties in Toronto. Uncle and I down at Mr Johnsons in the evening.

Sat July 7. Warmer a little rain in the afternoon. I was in at Mothers in the morning.

Sun July 8. Rained and thundered in the afternoon. Mr and Mrs Reive here to spend the day. Uncle and Aunt Mattie went over to Mothers in the evening.

Mon July 9. Very hot and sultry then a very heavy thunder storm in the afternoon. Uncle and Mick at Mr Ludfords funeral. Uncle in Toronto in the morning. Took Armie and Lizzie out to grave yard in eve {written in between lines}

Tue July 10. Rained heavily in the morning and then it cleared and turned cooler towards evening. W.Cook out.

Wed July 11. Fine and cool, Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto, we spent the afternoon with Alice and came home on the eight O'clock car. P.Johnson at Mothers.

Thur uly 12. Fine and cool. I went over to Mothers in afternoon. Aunt Nellie picking berries and they both went in eve. Uncle and I at Thornhill in eve.

Fri July 13 - Fine day warmer. Aunt Nellie picking berries in the Aunt Mattie and I at Mothers in the afternoon.

Sat July 14 - Fine but very warm. Uncle at Richmond Hill. and I went up to Mary Chapmans. Aunt Nellie picking berries in the evening, she and Uncle took some up to the children. Aunt Mattie and I called in Mrs Clark.

Sun July 15 - Fine but very sultry. I went to Fisherville, Mother Mary Willie and children here for tea. brought four little ducks. Mr and Mrs Langstaff called.

Mon July 16 - Aunt Nellie and I picking berries. Uncle in Toronto he got a man.

Tue July 17 - Fine and moderately warm. i went over to Mothers to have my dress made.

Wed July 18 - Fine day and cool. Uncle took the man away and brought another one.

Thur July 19 - Warmer again. Aunt Nellie went to Toronto. Aunt Mattie and I picking berries in the afternoon. then went over ot Mothers in the evening.

Fri July 20 - Very, very warm. Lizzie here for tea, cae a thunder storm in the evening.

Sat Jul 21 - Fine but very warm. Uncle took the man to the early car. Uncle took us for a little drive in the evening.

Sun July 22 - Very, very, warm. Uncle Aunt Mattie and I at church and over at Mothers for tea. Came heavy thunder and lightning but little rain at night.

Mon July 23 - Fine and cool, Annie and I picking berries. little Charlie here. we called over at Mothers in the evening and at Mrs Clarkes.

Tue July 24 - Fine and very cool. Aunt Nellie came home.

Wed July 25 - Fine and moderately cool, aunt Nellie and I went picking berries.

Thur July 26 - Fine and moderately warm. aunt Nellie at home Aunt Mattie and I in Toronto.

Fri July 27 - Fine day warm. our men haying alone.

Sat July 21 - Very warm. Mrs Teasdale and annie here for tea.

Sun July 29 - Warm, Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. I went to Fishervilee it came a tremenduous thunder and rain storm, but I did not get wet. Willies and the girls up at Richmond Hill.

Mon July 30 - Fine day. and moderately warm. Aunt Mattie and I called at Mrs Pooles; The former weighs 124.

Tue July 31 - fine day, Uncle, Aunt Mattie and i at Thornhill in the evening. {'Mrs Poole and Mrs Smurtwatf called' written in space above text}

Wed Aug 1 - fine day. willie and men here finishing hay.

Thur Aug 2 - Got the binder out. then over helping Willie. finish haying. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Richmond Hill in the evening.

Fri Aug 3 - Rained a little, men cutting barley. Annie here in the evening.

Sat Aug 4 - Fine and very, very warn. Aunt Nellie away picking a few berries.

Sun Aug 5 - Fine but extremely warm. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at morning church. Mr Lockart and Lizzie here in the evening. Aunt Mattie and I at evening ch-.

Mon Aug 6 - Fine day a little cooler. Civic Holiday. Maud Troyer and Miss Holland here for tea. We girls went for a drive around the block.

Tue Aug 7 - Fine day with exception of little shower.

Wed Aug 8 - Our men helping to haul in Willies barley. We quilted a comforter. Lizzie here in the evening.

Thur Aug 9 - Fine they finished Willies and came here at noon. Rained a little at night.

Fri Aug 10 - Fine but men find it too wet to cut untill late in the afternoon. Very warm.

Sat Aug 11 - Fine and extremely warm. men cutting oats.

Sun Aug 12 - Fine day very cool. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church. Uncle and I walked to Fisherville. Mother and the girls here for tea.

Mon Aug 13 - Men here finished our Barley. Aunt Mattie went to help Alice to more.

Tue Aug 14 - Fine and warmer. a man came at noon. Auntie and I over at Mothers in the evening.

Wed Aug 15 - Fine day and moderately warm. David Smellie wife and little girl here also Mother. We had our first chickens.

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WEATHER LIKE SUNDAY'S.

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days ago, but owing to a storm west of the lakes, which is now breaking, has been retarded to a great extent. A perfect blizzard of snow was fall-ing on Lake Michigan last night.

ACROSS THE LINE.

Washington, D.C., Jan. 21. - A warm wave which scores the highest record in temperature for this time of the year since 1890 pevailed thruout the region between the Mississippi Valley and the Atlantic coast. Its crest was in Ohio, where the temperature this afternoon ranged from 70 to 74 degrees. South of the Ohio River it was less warm be-cause of heavy rains and showers. Thunder storms also prevailed in Ten-nessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Northwest Georgia.

A cold wave which developed in the west is rapidly following the warm wave, and the forecasts say it will reach the Atlantic coast Monday night, but its force will be diminished as it progresses east.

Weather officals announce that the fall of the temperatures will approiximate 40 degrees in the region just west of the Mississippi River and north of the Missouri, while it will go lower in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska and the middle Rocky Mountain region. In the Ohio valley the temperature to - day about equaled all previous records and in a few places exceeded them. In Washington to-day the weather was spring-like, with a maximum tempera-ture of 63 degrees, which, however, is much lower than the January record.

In Parkersburg, W.Va., the tempera-ture, 74 degrees, was the highest ever recorded at this season by the weather bureau.

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Srong. No news travels in the Don Valley like news of a bee tree. But it does not travel often in January. In a few minutes the big tree was down. It was a shelf - four inchs of a rim of wood and the rest hollow. When the tree came down it broke near the top, right at the bees' quarters. They came out in thousands. One of the club members with a speedily-ontrived mask made of a bag and wire boldly advanced, and with gloves on his hands filled one of the big pails with the finest pure clover comb honey in a few seconds. As much and more honey was smashed on the ground among the snow and cedar twigs. A length of the trunk a yar long broke off above where the honey was found. This was rolled out, another pailful was taken from it. and as this was being done someone with a camera snapped the incident.

A third pail was partly filled. Not less than a hundred pounds of honey was in the tree. It was of the finest quality. The bees were large specimens of the Italian variety. Some people imagine that the bees of the bee trees of the bush are wild bees-on the contrary they are in nearly every case the regular domesticated Italian bee that had swarmed off from some farmer's hives.

The disgrace that had come to the club ten days ago by allowing Chris Stong, the coon hunter from the Humber, to despoil a bee tree in their own valley had been repaired once again had these simple folk of the Don Valley over a hundred pounds of honey was taken out of a bee tree in the third week of January, when the temperature was above 60 degrees. and when the river was running a great flood thru the flats. The bee tree touched the flood with its tops when it came down.

Among those who assisted in thus fore-stalling Chris Stong in robbing a Don Val-ley bee tree were Archie Bruce. Walter

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Jan 21 1906 {Written in the top right corner}

Weather Like Sunday's Comes Once in 30 Years

Caterpillars and Canoes Brought Out by a 56 Above Sun - Spring Mildness All Thru Middle and Eastern States - Cold Snap Due To - night.

Something went wrong at the weath-er works yesterday. Instead of the snow and the cold which it had been intended to bring along to end the con-tinued January thaw, there came forth a day that the merry month of May need not have been ashamed of. It wasn't in Toronto alone, either, as re-ports show. In the Middle Western and Eastern States the spring feeling was everywhere, and the mercury ran up in the 70's. It was, however, very cold in the Northwest provinces and in the Yukon. The developement of a depression over the Gulf of Mexico, which is moving toward lake re-gion, kept the weather very mild from the lake region to the maritime pro-vinces, accompanied by a few showers. Minimum and maximum tempera-tures recorded at the observatory are: Dawson, 64 below - 60 below; Atlin, 48 below - 36 below; Victoria, 28 - 44; Cal - gary, 32 below - 10 below; Battleford, 38 below - 24 below; Qu'Appelle, 24 below - 14 below; Winnipeg, 10 below - 4 below; Port Arthur, 10 - 20; Toronto, 40 - 56; Ot-tawa, 24 - 48; Montreal, 36 - 44; Quebec, 18 - 36; Halifax, 10 - 44.

And while Toronto is billed to shiv-er and stamp its feet tonight or to-morrow, around the city yesterday some of the unusual sights of a Janu-ary 21 were:

Canoeing on the bay,

Yachting on the lake,

Ice boating on Ashbridge's Bay,

Caterpillars,

Bees,

Crowds of promenaders on the beaches to east and west of the city. Hyacinths and rosebuds showing themselves.

Where Extremes Meet.

At the foot of Woodbine avenue, to the south, on the placid bosom of old Ontario, many sailing and steam craft were visible, filled by genial young folks, attired in light costume. In Ashbridge's bay, just north of Coats-worth's Cut, iceboats flitted hither and thither on the icebound surface. On the Woodbine track a dog had hard work to negotiate the muddy strech, while, on the high verandahs facing Woodbine Park, in a temperature of 56 degrees, gentlemen in the bosom of their families smoked their fragrant Havanas to the accompaniment of humming mosquitoes, basking in the sunshine. To the rear of the houses hollyhocks were commencing to Lud again.

A score of boats containing ladies and gentlemen sailed from the Humber across to Sunnyside. They partook of ice cream and spent several hours on the beach. Hundreds of people crowd-ed the sidewalks and scores were sit-ting around on the sand. The Hum-ber was fairly alive with boats.

On the bay canoeing was a novel January recreation, and Toronto Canoe Club members who enjoyed the sport included: Frank Woodley, H E Saun-ders, Gray Howitt, George Spencer, Hugh Rose, Bert Giles, Arthur Et-well, C McHardy, D Nasmith, Bill Gowland and A Cadieux. The first two from the club to sail a canoe in 1906 were Gray Howitt and H. E. Saunders.

Some Curiosities

A gentleman brought in to The World

morrow, around the city yesterday some of the unusual sights of a Janu-ary 21 were:

Canoeing on the bay,

Yachting on the lake,

Ice boating on Ashbridge's Bay,

Caterpillars,

Bees,

Crowds of promenaders on the beaches to east and west of the city.

Hyacinths and rosebuds showing themselves.

Where Extremes Meet.

At the foot of Woodbine-avenue, to the south, on the placid bosom of old Ontario, many sailing and steam craft were visible, filled by genial young folks, attired in light costume. In Ashbridge's bay, just north of Coats-worth's Cut, iceboats flitted hither and thither on the ice-bound surface. On the Woodbine track a dog had hard work to negotiate the muddy stretch, while, on the high verandahs facing Woodbine Park, in a temperature of 56 degrees, gentlemen in the bosoin of their families smoked their fragrant Havanas to the accompaniment of humming mosquitoes, basking in the sunshine. To the rear of the houses hollyhocks were commencing to Lud again.

A score of boats containing ladies and gentlemen sailed from Humber across to Sunnyside. They partook of ice cream and spent several hours on the beach. Hundreds of people crowd-ed the sidewalks, and scores were sit-ting around on the sand. The Hum-ber was fairly alive with beats.

On the bay canoeing was a novel January recreation, and Toronto Canoe Club members who enjoyed the sport included: Frank Woodley, H E Saun-ders, Gray Howitt, George Spencer, Hugh Rose, Bert Gilles, Arthur Et-well, C McHardy, D Nasmith, Bill Gowland and A Cadieux. The first two from the club to sail a canoe in 1900 were Gray Howitt and H. E. Saunders.

Some Curiosities.

A gentleman brought in to The World office a lively full-grown caterpillar, one of several which he saw on McGill- street and on Howland-avenue.

Another said he had heard and seen bees in the northwest section of the city.

Another heard of a sparrow's nest with eggs being found.

Detective Sergeant Duncan, removing straw from his rose bushes, found some budding.

A Parkdale resident said he had hya-cinths "so high" (about an inch) above the ground.

But no one had seen a robin.

The rinks have suffered this season. Up to Saturday. The Granite had been open only ten times this season and re-ceipts are $7000 behind last year; and other rinks have similar hard luck tales. There has been only one-quarter the curling and a fraction of the usual hockey. The toboggan slide at High Park, for which such elaborate prepa-ration was made, has had no usage.

For winter records have been badly broken this season in the city, and yes-terday was only a climax which to-day may seem as tho a dream.

The temperature Sunday went up to 56 degrees above zero, the mildest it has been in the month of January since 1876, when 57.5 degrees was registered. In 1874 the thermometer went to exact-ly the same, but that was the first time on record since 1840.

Zero Coming.

The "warn wave" should pass the lakes abotu 6 o'clock this evening, and by morning the cold wave, which is gradually coming down from the west, should strike Toronto, and in all prob-ability it will be excessively cold by the middle of the week. The cold wave from the northwest was due here some

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seats and with the promise of further gains it is not at all improbable that labor will have a representation of fifty members in the new parliament. This undoubtedly would have a tremendous effect on future legislation in England as the Laborites are almost certain to get the support of the home rulers in any reasonable measure introduced by them. One of the most prominent politicians in England said to the Associated Press to-day:

New View

"It is useless to minimize the present revolution and we might as well begin to take a new view of the situation. In my opinion, a parliament sitting at Dublin may be looked for within the next two years. Assuredly, John Redmond, leader of the Nationalist party, and Prime Minister Campbell Bannerman have reached a working agreement and it is inconceivable with Mr. Redmond would be content with anything less than an Irish parliament. I have no idea that such a parliament would mean seperation, and have good reasons to believe that a plan is nwo under consideration by which religious question can be eliminated from the deliberations of such a parliament, which would act under the imperial parliament and at least try the experiement of administering Irish affairs under

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What Strict Enforcement of Law Brings About - Sherring - Kerr Trip Off.

Hamiltion, Jan. 21. - (Special) - Since the hotel men put the lid on so tight there has been considerable increase in the sale of liquor in

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seats and with the promise of further gains it is not at all improbable that labor will have a representation of fifty members in the new parliament. This undoubtedly would have a tre-mendous effect on future legislation in England as the Laborites are almost certain to get the support of the home rulers in any reasonable measure in-troduced by them.

One of the most prominent politicians in England said to the Associated Press to-day:

New View.

"It is useless to minimize the pre-sent revolution and we might as well begin to take a new view of the situ-ation. In my opinion, a parliament sitting at Dublin may be looked for within the next two years. Assured-ly, John Redmond, leader of the Na-tionalist party, and Prime Minister Campbell-Bannerman have reached a working agreement and it is incon-ceivable that Mr. Redmond would be content with anything less than an Irish parliament. I have no idea that such a parliament would mean sep-eration, and have good reasons to be-lieve that a plan is now under con-sideration by which the religious ques-tion can be eliminated from the delib-erations of such a parliament, which would act under the imperial parlia-ment and at least try the experiment of administering Irish affairs under the conditions which have changed in the last century."

The election may be over before the end of next week, the last con-test being set for January 26. Put, so far as the Liberal government is concerned its life can now be mea-sured, not, as was predicted prior to the elections, by months or a few years, but by the limitations of the septennial act.

GUTHRIE'S BUSY DAY.

Arrested the Man Supposed to Have Stolen Chief Villiers' Ducks.

When District Fire Chief Villiers of Berkeley - street fire station was hunting ducks in Frenchman's Bay last Octo-ber, his rubber coat, boots and 20 "de-coys" were stolen. Yesterday Detective Guthrie visited a boathouse at the Don and arrested John Raines, 8 Percy-street, as the party supposed to have done the stealing.

With Raines in the boathouse was John Barry, whom Guthrie was looking for on the charge of stealing thriteen chickens and a duck from Thomas Storey, 13 Water - street. He took him in also.

Guthrie also arrested Castro Youen, 23 Eastern - avenue, whom he found with a quantity of brass supposed to have been stolen from a railroad car at the foot of George - street.

Small Boy Arrested

For some time James Millen, boots and shoes, 580 College - street, has been annoyed by a number petty thefts committed by a gang of boys. Last night George McGraw, age 13, was arrested as being one of the crowd.

His Foot Crushed

James Bunyan, 43 Simcoe - street, while working in the G. T. R. round-