June +1873

1 Sunday wind S clear To 2 church wolverlon preached. john fergeson to tea D Moone and wife here in The evening

2 Monday wind S clear To Belmont with milk in the morning piled Boards Bought a Reaper combine from P Putman for for {illegible} 160 let him have a colt for $93 a pig $2 old mashine $10 Randall drawed manure and took the colt to Lions let Galatan finch have 300 feet fence boards $450

3 Tuesday wind S {illegible} clear to st Thomas with posts Randall drawed Manure to fathers to diner

4 Wednesday wind W rain pitched manure Randall drawed fore moon rain afternoon Nelson Learn to diner Mr Mathews and wife here at night

5 Thursday wind SW cloudy Rain Built fence by corn field Randall helped. To Belmont To saw Mill drawed boards 420 feet

6 fry day wind W rain forenoon to Belmont drawed boards 610 Randall to Litles

7 Saturday wind S clear

To Belmont drawed boards

1160 feet Randall drawed man

{lwt} {floory?} to the horse X

john {Leasn?} and {2?} {lroys?} To Diner

and I Walker to diner

8 Sunday wind {direction?} clear

at home {Lyman Learn?}

and wife and jane to diner

9 Monday wind {illegible} clear

To St Thomans Took hoards

Took {y Rychmsen?} {illegible} and

fam to build fence

got nails {102th?} hinges

latch and lack {fangate?}

from {Mekelaugh?} $6 79

Randall wored tje Roud

hide {caur?} to Bull

{lilf caur?}

10 Tuesday wind SW rain

worked Road Randall To

{help?} with {leam?}. Turn

out the {saur?}. {Trolan?} To diner and Lea

               {niagery?}

Brookfield Stalion

11 Wednesday wind NW clear

{S} not well. Randall should

{Hanuse?} hunt of the day

12 Thursday wind {N?} clear

To Belmont lane {nean?} got

from {Ln Cline}? $10 {fair?}

To Boyd and {Gassour?} $8 75cts

{otur?} got shoes from Lyes

Cultivated corn afternoon

I Learn To Ride horse

Randall {drawe?} {marcus?}

13 fryday wind {SE?} clear

To St Thomas Brought {yr?}

Johnson home. {Boued?} $15

from Mrs Finch To {culleies?}

to diner. Randall {drawer?}

Manure

14 Saturday wind SW clear

cultivated corn {fare noom?}

Randall drawed manure

and went to Belmont

after noon got him a pair

of shoes $2.25 {ate?} neckTie

and box colars

Bargened with R Sleath

for a plow for lumber

at $1350 per Thousand

plow $18

15 Sunday wind {SE?} clear

to {2?} church at 3 oclock

James Learnd and Charlies

Fergeson To Diner

{illegible} {Barn?} and C {Brawr?} and

wives To Tea and {y Learm?}

and wife and 3 boys to Tea

16 Monday wind SW clear

To London got Mashine

from {Clet?} gave a {mate?}

for $55 to be paid the 1st

day of january 1874

got points for cultivater

got a pair of shoes

Randall spread manure

{yae?} to help

{Vulr?} cow to Bull

17 Tuesday wind {SE?} clear

cut Thistles Randall

and Jane to pick nick

18 Wednesday wind SW clear

I was sick Randall drawed

wood and went to Belmont

bare. Hanah Learn and Leta finch and Adaline

Grande and Mr D Moone

Johnson and bay came from

Building fence to St Thomas

19 Thursday wind SW clear

cultivated corn I Learn

to help Randall {comenced?}

To plow {sumer folowe?}

Bees swarmed spat

hefer to Bull

let {jR?} johnson have The

wood to work on shares

45th {wool?}

20 fryday wind NW clear

cultivated corn {forenoun?}

to Belmont afternoon

got a {plow?} from Sleath

$18 got wagon tire

set at of hats $1 {or 5 oets?}

Randall plowed

21 Saturday wind SW clear

plowed sumer falowe {smudged out}

Randall plowed got from

                      s

Cambell a single harnes

for $30 To be paid in {lunles?}

at $14 her {illegible}

R Learn here at night

22 Sunday wind {E?} Rain

at home Randall and jane

To {Maplton?} George C Learn

and George Deacon to Tea

father and Mother here

at night and Charles Learn

jr

23 Monday wind {E?} cloudy

Set {cal age?} done {chaars?}

Randall plowed let

{E Mc?} have {illegible} {foot boards?}

for $1.50 got from Mother

$2. Mother here fath

went home

Black cow To Bull

Rain at night

24 Tuesday wind {E?} cloudy

helped {CR?} Learn To {sew?}

Randall and Learn To

Mothe To {CR?} Learn {S?}

Paid her $2

25 Wednesday wind {E?} clear

haed poTaToes got a {pump?}

                     at

from {J JuTnam} for $750

Randall plowed

D Moore had a Cow To Bull

26 Thursday wind {E?}

went To {simcae?} To

           {corners?}

fine To S {Bugners?} To

Tea To Bugners at night

To Philips Cullues

27 fryday wind {SE?}

To {hullville?} to {Barley?}

To Diner To {Weulluers?}

To Tea. To Philips at night

28 Saturday wind {S?}

to {sim cal?} to Carlton

{Culluers?} for Diner To

To R {Willcon?}, to Tea

to Nisbet Culluers

at night

29 Sunday wind {SE?}

to Blooms Burgh to

Church Elder Slat

preached. To philips

at night. {hide?} to Bull

30 Monday wind SW

Rain all day

To john Culluers To

Tea to Malons to Diner

to philips at night

July 1873

1 Tuesday wind W

Come home David

 and wife

{Barler?} with us

2 Wednes wind W rain

Took a load of cheese {30?}

To Danchestar Station

David {Barler?} with me

3 Thursday wind W

to Belmont To mill

got money for cheese

$31. Barler and wife

went to St Thomas

Randall and jane To

{Click?} Brush here at

night Bees swarmed

4 fryday wind S {clears?}

{haed gasdon?} to Belmont

got the {chah 20 bushed?}

let Sleath have {186?} let

{hoards A hat 148 feet?}

bees swarmed

D Moore had a cow to B

Randall and jane cam home

5 Saturday wind W clear

{Sane choars?} paid Mrs finch

$15 {fere noon?} Randall hlped

D Moore cut hay afternoon

D {Barber?} and wife here at

night gave him $2

for {Margret Culluer?}

from {C Brush?}

6 Sunday wind W {clearead?}

To 2 Church {Wolcertan?} preached

David {Barler?} and wife with us

john finch and Siss to diner

To prayer meeling at night

7 Monday wind SW clear

Mowed {fore noon?} Raked

and Drawed in 1 load in

the shed after noon

Barler and wife and

Ann To john Learns

here at night

8 Tuesday wind W Rain

fixed {Barnbrdge?}

to church meeting

at night Barler and

wife here

9 Wednesday wind W

cut hay {fore noon?}

Raked and put up after

noon Ann with

{barlie?} and wife To

London.

Spat cow to Bull

10 Thursday Wind W rain {M?}

Drawed in hay 3 load 1 in

Barn 2 in shed to Belmont

at night with D {Barler?}

got chees {6 lb?} 10 cts {Dyes?}

11 fryday wind W clear

Drawed hay in barn {5?} load

lot james {Camlile?} have

lumber 2144 feet

                           a

D {Barber?} went home celem

stayed

12 Saturday wind SE clear

Drawed hay 2 load cut after

noon Ann was sick had

Dr Cline here Randall To

Belmont at night

                     here

John STewarT had a cow

13 Sunday wind S clear

To 2 church {Celemn?} with

me Ann sick Reetch

preached

14 Monday wind SW rain

cut thistles

james Shirk called

in the evening and wife

                              {moon?}

15 Tuesday wind W rain {fan?}

cut hay after noon and

put up. David {Barker?}

and Margret {culluer?}

came here at night

16 Wednesday wind SW cloudy

cut hay finshed {fore noon?}

Raked and put up Drawed

in 2 load after noon

W jackson and wife

D {Barber?} and wife and

Margret Culluer here

To Diner

11 Thursday wind W Rain

put up hay after noon

Rain aT night David

{Barber?} and wife and {Marg?}

Culluer here

{Lill?} and {name} {Cous To But?}

18 fryday wind S rain

Took D Barber and wife and

Margret Culluer To The

Cars for home fore noon

Drawed 3 load of hay

after noon

19 Saturday wind NW Rain

Drawed hay in {drie?} Barn

5 load 1 in Barn Randall

Took jane home at night

hide cow to Bull

20 Sunday wind NW clear

To 2 church Walueston

preached. To W Bass

To Diner james Learn

and W AugusTine

Adaline gracy and

jane STevenson

to Tea. Randalls horse

Run {illegible}

21 Monday wind S clear

Drawed in 4 load of hay

Peter {Tutnam?} Set up

Mashine. Calista picked

cherys Randall took

his {Bugy?} to Belmont

to get {meneled?}

Midge hefer To Bull

22 Tuesday wind SW clear

cut and {Baund?} wheat

Mrs Trelen here and Mrs

foster and Ed fer cherys

let james {Cawlle?} have

{illegible} 156 for $2.49 cts

not paid

23 WEdnesday wind SE clear

cut and put up weat

{CR Learn?} To help. Mrs

{Sratan?} To Diner gatehay

24 Thursday wind Swclear {hd?}

cut and put up wheat and

fineshed fall wheat

Mrs {Traton?} for chereys

Calista for cherys here

                           ght

25 fryday wind SW clear Rain at ni

{Draged?} fore noon an {illegible}

folowe cultivated after

noon Randall Draged

Mrs Traton here for cherys

26 Saturday wind SE cloudy

to Belmont got the horses

shed {G?} set 2 new {anes?

Catlarine Leach and

jane Learn here at

night. {Holon?} and wife

To Tea

27 Sunday wind S clear hot

To Mary jane {farqurs?}

funeral john finch and

john fergeson and {gearg?}

Learn to diner.

{Star?} cpw To Bull

                  Rain

28 Monday wind E cloudy

heped {Cr?} Learn to {live?}

wheat Randall to help

Mrs Traton and cales to

here for cherys Mrs D

Moore to Diner

29 Tyesday wind W clear

Drawed in wheat after

noon Randall helped

Cr Learn fore noon

30 Wednesday wind SW clear hot

Drawed in wheat finished

Randall helped. got from

Mrs Bass 10 quarts {beryes?}

    cts

for $1.00

                     Rain

31 Thursday wind SE cloudy

cut fence corners fore

noon Randall Raked

STable Rain after noon

Randall to {hariels vill?}

Robert Learn here at nght

August 1873

1 fryday wind SW

to Belmont got cheese

money $32 . . got from

Dale 30 lb sugar $13 and

a barel salt $1..65 cts

Randall went to {Aylmes?}

{anele?} finch abd AnnT

Came from lLake

Sraughton to Diner.

2 Saturday wind SW clear

cut thistles fore noon

to covnant meeting

after noon. Drawed

in 2 load of Rakings

afTer Tea Randall

to help

3 Sunday wind NW clear {illegible}

To 2 church at 11. and

Night Wolueston preach

fore noon Grant at night

To hills to Tea

4 Monday wind NW clear

Cultivated on sumer {folow?}

with {fland?} and pete

Ann picked the geese

Randall to {Syans?}

5 tuesday wind SW clear

Dug {awan?}. To church

Meeting at night

Randall draged {sum?}

{erfalaw?}

6 Wednesday wind SW clear

To swamp To {j R?} {illegible}

sons to Diner. Randall

sawed his Dash Board

indians got honey

and cherys $1.30

7 Thursday wind SW rain

to help finches {Thras?}

with Team and Randall

8 fryday wind SW clear

Done {chairs?} Randall drawed

Manure johnsond and bay

to tea lill to Bull

                   clear

9 Saturday wind chang {illegible}

To 1 church an {camilTe?}

To covnant meeTing

Randall To Belmont got

his Bugy To mapleTon

at night. Diner Tea D {Eal?}

{waeds?}

10 Sunday wind SE clear

to 2 church Grant preached

11 Monday wind W rain, clear

comenced to cut oats

12 Tuesday wind W cloudy

cut oats jR johnson

and Sam to help {bind?}

and Randall {Baund?}

13 Wednesday wind E cloudy

cut oats finished

Randall and Sam jhn

son Bound {colon?} Ann sick

14 Thursday wind E clear

set up oats Randall helped

fore noon to Belmont

after noon got from

  12 1/2 cts

{adle?} 12 yds coTon and

{of?} 2 yds print 17 after {bar?}

soap 20. 1 spool 15 cts

                 cts

{Camd?} 50 lamp glass 10

15 fryday wind NE clear

Done choars Randall to

help {CV?} Learn after

noon Traded horses with

George Apleford

                Rainy

16 Saturday wind N clear

Conenced spring wheat

Shram and George Smith

to Diner. to john Learns

after tea

11 Saturday wind E clear

to 2 church Woluerton

preached Galaton finch

to Diner

18 Monday wind SE clear

cut spring wheat

Randall Baund

19 tuesday wind S clear

cut spring wheat

Randall Baund {CV?} Learn

helped after noon

finished

20 Wednesday wind SW clear

Done choars Randall to

help CV Learn Draw

in oats. let G finch

have .50 cts

21 thursday wind SW clear

Drawed in the oats

           {saenes?}

Randall and jae Drawed

Adaline Gracy here

at night

22 fryday wind SW clear

Drawed in spring wheat

Randall and {jae?} to help

finished harvest

23 Saturday wind {E N?} clear

plowed for wheat Randall

helped CV Learn Draw

oats in

24 Sunday wind E clear

To 2 church Wolverlon preached

j Shrink and wife and

2 girls to Diner here

the old sow had 10 pigs

                fore noon

25 Monday wind SW rain

to help CV Learn Thrash

after noon 296 oats 44

bushed of wheat

26 Tuesday wind E cloudy

cleaned wheat fore noon

To Belmont to mill after

noon 10 bushed of wheat

and 12 of chop To wagon

to E Mathews to get ex

to fergesons at night

Colen had his foot Taken

of with reaper

27 Wednesday wind E clear

cut sawed corn fore noon

plowed for wheat after noon

28 Thursday wind SE clear

28 Thursday wind SE clear

plowed with 2 Teamsfind

shed to Belmont at git The

{grais?} let Slaukins

have 200lb flour $ 6 50

let Abat have pears $ 1. 00

Let pots have pears .75 cts

got from {alle?} 1/2 lb {To haco?}

and heave {pourdes?} .50

29 fryday wind SW clear

to Niles Town To caurt for

{accittness?} for jane Stvenson

Bines To Deacon Edwards

Randall put up corn

CV Learn hat a cow to Bull

                       hot

30 SaTurday wind S clear

cut sowed corn to Belmot

at night let Dyer have

9 Doz eggs got 9. bowls

Randall got his catt shod

to Alaots 2 shees

31 Sunday wind SW Rain

at home john Learn and

wife and john finch

to Tea

September 1873

1 Monday wind W clear. cool

to ST Thomas to Diner To

Charles Learns. put

in the Mechants Bank

$201 for my self and

$45 for Randall

Randall to help faucett

Thrash

2 Tuesday wind NW clear

Sawed wheat {Looks like a G meant to abbreviate "and"} Randall

Draged with calts

                  at night

3 Wednesday wind SE rain

finished Draging the

wheat and furowed

oat

4 Thursday wind SW Rain

to Belmont got wagon

got from Dyer chees mong

1. 30. Randall to Belmont

to {SI Lacks Serle?}

5 fryday wind NW clea

to james Shirk paid $5

john Denis paid $5

for the preacher

got from A {Rauy?}

helped D Morne to

plow after noon

with the 2 Teams

and Randall

6 Saturday wind NW clear

put up sowed corn fore

noon To covnant meeting

after noon W Marsh {way?}

put in Deacon. paid

W Marsh for the preaches

$24

7 Sunday wind SW Rain

To 2 church Walueston

preached john Denis

and wife and Magy

Black To Diner

jane

Stevenson ja {illegible] {Aleen?}

to Tea Randall to Church

Robert Learn To Diner {symbol resembling the letter "c"}

8 Monday wind SE clear

To swamp got posts

priced posts after noon

Randall cut sawed corn

Turned. on. {Clauer?}

the cows and cattle

9 Tuesday wind SW cool clear

to ST Thomas with posts

and Trees 7 cherys 5 plums

and 1 aple set Them

Randall cut corn

10 Wednesday wind SW clear

cut corn Randall helped

11 Thursday wind S clear

cut corn Randall helped

took up 2 skips of Bees

at night put 4 in the

wood house

                    night

12 fryday wind S Rain at

cut corn Randall helped

13 Saturday wind N cool

to Belmont paid Mathews

$173 got from Odle goods

for $174

Calvin {Brawsn?} and wife

and john finch here

at night

Traded horses with Georg C Learn

14 Sunday wind NW cool

to 2 church to prayer

MeeTing Brawns with

us to W {Bars?} to Diner

Randall Drove peTe colt

                               n

15 Monday wind S Rain after

cut corn Randall helped

Ram after noon

Star cow To Bull

16 Tuesday wind NW clear

Cut and put up corn

Randall helped finishd

cuTing. Let SroughTon

have 100 feet plan {illegible} for

{Road?} $150

17 Wednesday wind SE cloudy

put up corn fore noon

finished. to Belmont fore after noon. got

from {Odle?} Dyes 1/2 lb

to bacoe. 25cts

18 Thursday wind SW clear

Drawed. wood killed a

pig Done choars got 1 bus

potatoes from Sraughton

Rain at night

19 fryday wind NW clear

{come?} need To Tharsh

spring wheat $4 bushed

Aplefords Thrashed

Sraughton and bill and

D Moore CV Learn and

joe john cullves and

galaTon finch to help

20 Saturday wind N clear

Thrashed fall wheat

124 bushed 108 oats

Mashine brake dawn

james Learn here

at night

21 Sunday wind S clear

to Disiple Church E

{Shepart?} preached

Randall to 2 church

SLer preached

22 Monday wind SE Rain

to Neal taylers. to Old Mn

Taylors funed

D Apefond To London

for {Rehairs?}

10 Wednesday wind SW clear

cut corn Randall helped

11 Thursday wind S clear

cut corn Randall helped

took up 2 skips of Bees

at night put 4 in the

wood house

              night

12 fryday wind S Raind at

cut corn Randall helped

13 Saturday wind N cool

to Belmont paid Mathews

$173 got from Odle goods

for $174

Calvin Brawsn and wife

and john finch here

at night

Traded horses with

Georg C Learn

14 Sunday wind NW cool

to 2 church to prayer

MeeTing Brawns with

us to W {name} to diner

Randall Drove pete colt

                       n

15 Monday wind S Rain after

Cut corn Randall helped

Ram after noon

Star cow To Bull

16 Tuesday wind Nw clear

Cut and put up corn

Randall helped finishd

cuTing let SraughTon

have 100 feet plan {illegible} for

{Road?} $150

17 Wednesday wind SE cloudy

put up corn fore noon

finished. to Belmont fore after noon. got

from {Odle?} Dyes 1/2 lb

to bacoe. 25cts

18 Thursday wind SW clear

Drawed. wood killed a

pig Done choars got 1 bus

potatoes from Sraughton

Rain at night

19 fryday wind NW clear

{come?} need To Tharsh

spring wheat $4 bushed

Aplefords Thrashed

Sraughton and bill and

D Moore CV Learn and

joe john cullves and

galaTon finch to help

20 Saturday wind N clear

Thrashed fall wheat

124 bushed 108 oats

Mashine brake dawn

james Learn here

at night

21 Sunday wind S clear

to Disiple Church E

{Shepart?} preached

Randall to 2 church

SLer preached

22 Monday wind SE Rain

to Neal taylers. to Old Mn

Taylors funed

D Apefond To London

for {Rehairs?}

23 tuesday wind S cloudy

finished thrashing

oats {218?} bushed

David Barker and wife

here at night

paid for Thrashing $13.75

to D Apleford

24 Wednesday wind SE clear

to London to fair David

Barker and wife with us

Colen fergeson here

at night Rain at night

25 Thursday wind W clear

to help Soeughton thrash

D Moore to help Randall

and Colin fergeson To

London to {feu's?}

David Barker and wife

here

26 fryday wind S clear

to help W Gracey Thrash

Randall to help D Moore

father and Mother and

D Barker and wife here

at night. Randall

got a pair of boots at

W jacksons. $2.90

27 fryday wind SW warm

to Belmont to W jacksons

To Diner paid him $2.90

got 3 shees set to {Abet?}

David Barker and wife with

us Randall to help gracy

Thrash

28 Sunday wind S warm

to No 8 W jackson preach

and to sunday school David

Barker and wife and Ann

to 2 church at 3 pm

Sler preached

{gg faucell?} and wife To

diner, john and {siss?} finch

james and jane Learn

and Miss Godly to Tea.

29 Monday wind N rain

picked up aples fore noon

cleaned wheat after noon

David Barker and wife here

john Learn and wife To

Tea

30 Tuesday wind W clear

To ST Thomas with David

Barker got photo graph

group for $ 1.37 1/2 . To Diner

to charles Learns The

wamin to faucetts

{frooth?} at night

October 1873

1 Wednesday widn N clear

to swamp. Randall drawed

wood. frost at night

2 thursday wind S clear

Drawed in sowed corn

and 1 load of corn and

went To Belmont To

Mill 18 bushel of wheat

got from Odle 20lb sugar

and 1 lb Todacoe $2.50 cts

got a buck from john Learn

3 fryday wind E clear

Dug potatoes fore noon

Drawed corn after noon

Ann pick the geese

George C Learn To Diner

4 Saturday wind S Rain

to Aylmer show To

jesa Learns To Tea To

Calum Browns at night

                 rain at night

5 Sunday wind W cloudy

To Aylmes To church. S

Baldwin preached. To

Edward Browns to diner

at home at night. Rain

6 Monday wind N cool cloudy

picked Aples 22 bushed

Randall comenced to

plow in midle field

7 Tuesday widn W clear

picked up Aples 34 bushel

Randall plowed W gracy

wife to Diner

8 Wednesday wind SE clear

picked Aples 12 bushel

fore noon let Traughton

have 20 bushel aples

to Lyans show after noon

Randall to show and Ann

paid Hughs 48 cts

promis to pay {Ij Putram?}

$ 20 for {bad?} luck on colt

9 Thursday wind S clear

picked Aples fore noon 6 bu

to belmont after noon

let Dyer Odle have {536?}

lb flour at $3 per {cwt?}

let Abatt have 1 hundred

flour $ 3.25 cts

Randall plowed fore noon

10 fryday widn S clear

picked Aples fore noon

Took Maple boards to

Belmont. 738 feet for

Dr camble. had D Moores

{Mare?}. Randall plowed

john Doan had a cow to Bull

11 Saturday wind SW Rain

to Belmont let Dr camlle

have 828 feet boards he

paid $21 fore noon To

help D Moore thrash

after noon Randall help

all day

12 Sunday wind NW clear

to new {sarwm?} to church

Elder haycock preached

to Diner to {E turners?}

Randall at home

13 Monday wind NW cloudy

helped D f Moore thrash

fore noon to g g faucetts

sale after noon got a cow

and fork for $ 15 35 cts

Ann to j R johnsons got

yarn

                     warm

13 tuesday wind SW clear

Drawed in corn Randall

helped

15 Wednesday wind E clear

Drawed in corn finished

borowed a horse from

john Learn lent him

the wagon

                      wind at night

16 thursday wind S E cloudy

plowed fore noon Peter

{Tutnam?} here to fix pump

after noon

17 fryday wind E clear

plowed fore noon Randall

plowed all day {Tj Tutnam?}

put in the pump ater

                               50 {tm?}

noon for $8.25 {st?} got {loards?}

Erick Smith and wife

to Diner

18 Saturday wind SW Rain

husked corn Randall To

help D Moore clean wheat

Cows star Broke her {ilegible}

19 Sunday wind SW cloudy

at home to gracy to {Archa?}

{Mcolums?} john Learn and

wife and {illegible?} charles Learn

and wife and 2 children {francy?}

Deacon and wife and 2 children

to Tea in evening

                 snow at night

20 Monday wind NE cloudy

plowed Randall plowed

in the 14 Acre field

2 teams kept the horses

in the stable at night

21 Tuesday wind SW snow rain

husked corn and killed a hog

Randalf went to W gracyes

at night put cows in the

stable

22 Wednesday in SW clear

To Belmont fore noon got

cheese money $ 25

plowed and Randall after

noon 2 Teams. Rain at night

23 Thursday wind SW Rain

husked corn Randall To

Belmont. Robert Learn

Took the horse home

24 fryday wind SW clear

husked corn fore noon

Randall and Moore picked

Aples. plowed after noon

2 Teams

25 Saturday wind SW clear

plowed 2 teams Randall helped

                        at night

26 Sunday wind E cloudy Rain

to New {Samim?} To church

Elder Haycock preached

to Lymans To Diner To

CV Learns to Tea. paid

j Merlatt {$101 for Tarees?}

27 Monday wind S cloudy

plowed after noon husked

corn core noon Randall

helped W gracy paid $ 8.65

                          snow

28 Tuesday wind SE {WN?}

husked corn Randall to

help

29 Wednesday wind WN snow

husked corn Randall

helped

                            rain

30 Thursday wind SE cloudy

fixed stable Drawed in

pumpkins fore noon

husked corn afternoon

Randall helped

31 fryday wind SW snow

husked corn Randall to

help

November 1873

1 Saturday wind SW clear

husked corn Randall To

help. put the Buck with

The sheep turned Them

to D Moores

2 Sunday wind SW Rain

at home Randall to

gladsTone church

3 Monday wind NW snow clear

husked corn Randall helped

to D Moores in The evening

4 Tuesday wind S clear

fixed platform on well

fore noon husked corn

after non Randall plowed

D Moore and wife and

Sarah Ann {Legg?} her in

the evening. {frze?}

5 Wednesday wind SW clear

husked corn Randall plowed

               frze

6 Thursday wind SW clear

plowed Randall went

away and left me To

do for him self

7 fryday wind SE cloudy

plowed finished the 14

acre field Randall to {illegible}

8 SaTurday wind NW cloudy

                       {illegible}

to Sroughtons got 10 potatoes

                    {Bushl?}

fore noon Done choars after

noon Robert Learn here

at night

9 Sunday wind NW cloudy

at home D f Moore and wife

and jane Stevenson To tea

put up 2 big {sTeers?}

10 Monday wind W cloudy

helped D f Moore kill hoigs 2

fore noon plowed after

noon in {guelm?}

                     {6 indheat at night?}

11 tuesday wind E cloudy snow

to Belmont got horses pete

and charley {shaD?} 4 bew 4 set

got from Dyer Odele

coton yarn 2 bunches $ 3 50

    50          50               {2?}

1 lb Tea 1 lb tabacoe {illegible} $102

    10

Magenta 2 {bag?}

                     $472

to john {pettits?} at night

D Moore with us

put up 2 little sTeers

12 Wednesday wind NW cloudy

husked corn Done choars

Randall away

                        cold

13 Thursday wind NW cloudy

to john petitts child funeral

fore noon Done choars and

Drawed 2 load of wood after

noon Randall home at night

14 fryday wind SW clear

Drawed wood Randall to

Belmont got a bufa;pw

Robe. to Mckelars for $14 75

D Moore fetched grist home

from mill for me

15 Saturday wind S clear

Done choars Randall to

Belmont sent with

j Troughton for flanc

seed 25 cts

                     thawed

16 Sunday wind SW cloudy

At home all day

17 Monday wind E cloudy

Built a corn crib D

Moore to help. Randall

went a way pedling

wire j Dean to help

him

18 Tuesday wind N clear

Made cider fore noon

D Moore E Learn to help

plowed after noon

sold D Moore The geese

13 for $6 {illegible}

                      snow at night

19 Wednesday wind NW cloudy

Built ash house

Randall home at night

paid Taxes $26 20 wheat

20 Thursday wind NW cloudy

killed 5 hogs salted down

4 in baken D Moore

Randall and E Learn To

help

21 fryday wind NE snowed

fixed sTable. Randall To

Belmont sent Money

for wire $27.50 $2 for

other things

22 Saturday wind SW clear

fixed sTable fore noon

Randall helped To Belmont

after noon got from Dyer

pair of slips for Ann 80 cts

john Learn and wife To

diner he Took his Buck

home. Randall got sage

to Sroughtons

                       snow

23 Sunday wind E cloudy

at home Mother hariet

and litle chaley here To Tea

Mother went to E Learns

Hariet and charley slayed

at night

24 Monday wind NW cloudy

Done choars Randall to j

Denis s sale george Apleton

and wife jack and jeny

To Tea Hariet and charley

here

25 Tuesday wind N cloudy

helped E Learn kill 2

hogs fore noon Done choars

afTer noon Drawed 1 load of

wood let {pj?} putnam

have a hog 159 lb $8 95 cts

haiet to Eds charley away

D Moore Took some geese

26 Wednesday wind NW cloudy

Done choars Randall {chaper?}

D Demery and wife Mrs

finch and culluer here To

tea {hareett?} and charley

D Moore paid $6 for geese

27 Thursday wind NE snow

cleaned wheat cut 6 pigs

fore noon to Mrs finches

to Diner and Tea Ann

and Hariet withe me

put in sTraw after

noon Took in the colts

at night

28 fryday wind NW cloudy snow

to Belmont let Dyer Odle

   $113

have 21 1/4 bushel of wheat

                        $38 {6 cts?}

let Abott have boards 256

feet

29 Saturday wind N clear

Done choars to john Learns

in the evening charles

Learn and wife with us

Ann and hariet went

to Eds james Learn

here at night

Randall home at night

30 Sunday wind NE cloudy

at home to D Moores in

the evening Ann To Eds

charley and hariet went

home

December 1873

1 Monday wind NE cold

to swamp To D pulins

to Sandy currys to

E Smiths To Diner

Randall a way with wire

Hanah Learns child

Born at 5 oclock in the

morning

                          warm

2 tuesday wid SE rain all day

Done choars Ann washed

Randall way with wire

3 wednesday wid SW Rain

Done choars. Randall home

               {illegible}

4 Thursday wind SW clear cold

fixed dence Randall helped

fence blowed Dawn

5 fryday wind W clear cold

fixed fence piled boards

Randall chaped. to george

Aplefords in The evening

Randall and Ann wiTh

met to Tea

6 Saturday wind N clear

to Hills to diner to covnant

MeeTing in The afternoon

Ann at home Randall To

Belmont Robert Learn here

at night

7 Sunday wind E cloudy

at home Randall away

Robert Learn here to diner

8 Monday wind E cloudy Rain

Done choars had a cold

and lame buck Randall

home at night

9 tuesday wind SW Rain

I was sick Randall

chaped and Done choars

10 Wednesday wind W cloudy

I was sick geting beter

Randall chaped and Done

choars sent a leter to

Philip culluers

                            Rain

11 Thursday wind SW cloudy

caryed in corn to the crib

142 bushel Randall helped

12 fryday wind NE rain

put in sTraw fore noon

Randall helped caryed

in corn 32 bushel to crib

after noon. Mrs Daniel

Apleford here To Tea

                          {finch?}

13 Saturday wind NE snow

husked corn Randall choare

Dick colt had {Dustemper?}

14 Stunday wind SW cloudy

at home to D Moores To

Tea Randall and Ann To

15 Monday wind SW clear

husked corn filled The

crib 200 hundrd

bushel

Randall drawed wood

for sugar bush

16 tuesday wind SW clear

Drawed wood fore noon

To Belmont after noon

                      50

got from Dyer 1 lb lobaced

        10 

2oz nut meg 3 {yis?} Drill 12 1/2 g 2 {yis?} coton

hired Clark prucTon for

half month for $3

17 Wednesday wind SW clear

cut wood clark to help

in wood house Randall

a pedling wire toaly

called falls called

E Moore here in the eve

ning

18 Thursday wind NE cloudy cut wood in The woods

Clark to help. Randall Done

Nothing Mealum fruit

agent here at night

19 fryday wind N cloudy

cut wood in the woods

clark to help Randall

chaped after noon. paid

to {joliff?} school tax $11 70

sold R {tacly?} 2 ssteers for

$37 to be paid 1 day of

{felweary?} 1874. Elgin

Marsh to diner

20 Saturday wind N snow

cut wood in the wood

house clark to help

Randall To Belmont

                         cold

21 Sunday wind N clear

at home jack Smith

to Tea

22 Monday wind S cloudy

killed a beef fore noon

to Belmont after noon

let George franeis have

a quater beef $2 56 Mrs

foster a quarte $2 60 and

bag aples 50 j Black a hog

         ct

aples 75 Abott a hog 75 ct

got from Dyer 15 lb sugar

$1 50. an 2 lb bisket 20 . 1 and

4 lb Raisons 50 {illegible} 3 lb {curants?} 25

1 lb Tea 50 and 1 oz cin 5 {illegible} 1 aunt {illegible}

6 yds shirTing 120 and 2L {chids?}

                                            5

{c3 cts?} 2 {ys s?} coton 25 cts shod

returned s lips {$0 cts?}

clark chaped Randall

helped To kill beef fore

noon chaped after noon

23 Tuesday wind NE clear

Done choars fore noon

sawed wood after noon

clark cut wood Randall to

Eds at night Ann made

a shirt for clark

                         snow at night

24 Wednesday wind SE cloudy

cut wood fore noon Done choards after noon Sent

clark {praeton?} away at

Noon for haveing {lousd?}

The Bed. Randall to london

got home at night

25 thursday wind SW cloudy

Christmas day

to john Learns To diner

Philips here at night

john finch to to Tea

Randall To finches to diner

let john Learn have {bed?}

quarter 54 lb

                       cloudy

26 fryday wind SW snow

to help finches Thrash

Randall To help and team

Asa Learn and wife To

diner philip here

24 Saturday wind NE cloudy

to help finches Thrash with

team and Randall philip

Done choars

28 Sunday wind SW cloudy

at home j Emery and

R white to d called D

f Moore and wife to Tea

Randall away at night

philip took horse home

                             snow

29 Monday wind W Blustery

To help finches Thrash

fore noon Randall to help

Done choars after noon

Randall to Lyons

30 Tuesday wind W snow

Done choars Randall To

help George Apleford

Thrash. we was To W

hills in the evening

Ran {crossed out} dall To {arwed?}

31 Wednesday wind SW cloudy

Done choars Randall came

home at noon the Dick

Colt Brake with The

Dislemper

6 Saturday in {Weleascold?}

Cleaned oats 83 bushel

henery to {help?} boy here

Randalf come home at

night. paid Mary 837s

7 Sunday {illegible} Eclear cold

to John Learns to Diner

John cullver here at

night charles an Nih

to johns Randalf home at night

8 Monday {in?} NWclear cold

to Belmont got horses shad {8?}

shoes set at Abotts let

Neuman have 497 {lb 812.42?{42 is written on top of line}}

of flour {82.50 cmy? {written between lines}}. got 2 barles salt 83

pair Boots $2,25 Broon 25 {it?}

colas 15. {Iaginaor?} 10. to Ginos

to faucetts John cullver

with me tnaughtan {in?}

wife an 2 children to ten

Randall home at might

John cullver here

9 tuesday in Wclear cold

to Lyons john cullver

with me Drove pony

Randall Drawed wood to

Lyons. home at night

henery Thnashed oats john

Cullver here at night .

10 Wednesday {in?} SE snow {at night written on top of snow}

to {Avan?} to Diner to

Manetts john cullver with

me. Randall {Dnewed?} wood

to Lyons. henery Thrashed

oats

11 thursday {in?} W Bhistory {"cold" is written above line}

Done choars henery Thrashed

oats Randall went to

Lyons. john cullver went away with him

18 fryday {in?} Wclear cold

{drawed?} 2 {"1 1/2 cond" is written above line} load of wood

henery Thrashed oats

john Learn john

cullver Nib and chrles

cullver here to Diner

Randall home at night

pony Run away

13 Saturday {in?} Wclear cold

cleaned oats 98 bushel

Randall and henery and

jack and philip cleaned

14 Sunday {in?} NW clear, cold

at home. Df and Ed Moore

to Diner Randall and henery

to Diner

15 Monday {in?} Wclear cold

Drove Dick cold {"e" writem very small}{qcharley?}

henery thrashed oatss

Randall went away

St pettit and wife {qgish?}

and George Smith an wife

and gist to tea

16 tuesday {in} Wclear cold

Drove Dick and chaley

henery Thrashed oats

philip to school

17 Wednesday in W Blustery {"cold" written above line}

Done choars henery thrase

oats philip to school to

geage {originally "geagel" but the "l" is erased and scratched out} learns at night

John an Robert Learn

to Tea

18 Thursday win W clear cold

to {Pf Moores sald?}. henery

thrashed oats. W Brown

and wife and john Learn

To Diner

19 fryday {in SE?} snow

to Belmont to Mill 10 bush

of wheat get 1 shoe set on

george at Abotts. get 2 {pas?}

Magenty 2oets, condition 25

of Newon. cleaned oats

after 73 bushed henery to

help. henry got his oats 43 4

philip home at night

20 Saturday {in?} Wcloudy {"much" is written smaller and above line}

Done choars. henery cut

wood philip home: here

at night

21 Sunday {in?} Wclear {illegible}

to New sarum To church

haycock preached to

Diner to james Warwicks

philip with us

22 Monday is S thawed {"rain at night" written above the word "thawed"}

to Belmont to mill Let

pots have 100 lb flour {$ 3 m?}

got from Newsnan. {Toets?}

get work to Abotts {yorts?}

paid hostage on 2 papers

to Dyers 40 cts .

13 Fryday [wind] S clear picked aples 3 fore noon john plowed Drawed in corn after john helped Randall made cider

14 Saturday [wind] NW Rain froze huske corn john plowed finished south field

15 Sunday [wind] NW snow to George Leggs to diner to johns after noon

16 Monday [wind] SW clear Drawed in corn 6 load john to help. Ann to Gilberts for butter 58lb paid $13,50 cts to johns at night calis Ta had a girl baby

17 Tuesday [wind] W clear Drawed in corn 5 load john to help. sent Butter by stage To Wm Meritt 58lb. got socks 2 pair and pair mits for john from jackson $1.50 cts

18 Wednesday [wind] SW clear Drawed in corn 2 load finished drawe in beans made cider john to help

19 Thursday [wind] SE clear killed a pig To Belmont got a jar sent a letter for a ring john plowed Lyman got aples Ann to johns

20 Fryday [wind] S clear rain at night picked apples 10 bushel john plowed

21 Saturday [wind] S clear husked corn john plowed Randall called and got corn

22 Sunday [wind] S clea to 2 church Rowland preached. To johns after

23 Monday [wind] NW Rain all day bought spring wheat from EV Learn for $1 per bushel 15 bushel paid #15 john husked corn

24 Tuesday [wind] W Rain got wheat home to Belmont got for john to jacksons $3.53 cts worth got 1/2 lb Tobacoe 1/2 lbs starch got from patts 1 trap 2 Bolts 1 blacking. from Abbott 1 crew [drives?] got from Boyed & McNide $40.0 and a letter from Wm Meritt $14.50 cts letter from the dutch man with Ring john to Belmont {Unclear entry in parts, longer entries often become jumbled}

25 Wednesday [wind] NW cloudy husked corn john plowed

26 Thursday [wind] SW cludy sqails husked corn john plowed Ed got aples for cider

27 Fryday [wind] W cloudy snow and at night Rain {and at night rain written above and below previous line indicating he returned to his diary to make a more accurate assessment of the days weather}

28 Saturday [wind] E Rain husked corn. john choared fore noon {smudged word} went to away after noon. paid him 50 cts

29 Sunday [wind] E cloudy at home john came back Randall and wife to tea

30 Monday [wind] S clear husked corn. john plowed

31 Tuesday [wind] W clear warm husked corn john plowed

November 1876

1 Wednesday [wind] W Rain warm husked corn john plowed finished the 14 acre field

2 Thursday [wind] W Rain husked corn john plowed 1/2 day

3 Fryday [wind] S cloudy husked corn john plowed

4 Saturday [wind] W clear to Lyons paid H wood $5 for gate To Randalls to diner john plowed

Sunday [wind] E clear To 2 church morning and even-ning Rowlands preached john home

6 Monday [wind] SE Rain husked corn john to help

7 tuesday [wind] SW cloudy hused corn john to help Elder Rowland calle gave him a bag of corn

8 Wednesday [wind] N Rain husked corn john plowed Randall to Diner

9 Thursday [wind] NW cloudy husked corn set peach trees 50 john plowed james Shirk paid $40 EV Learn paid $1.80 cts

10 Fryday [wind] W cloudy To Belmont for noon husked corn after john plowed got from jackson 1 coat john $4.50 1/2 lb tobacoe 25cts

11 Saturday [wind] SE cloudy husked corn john plowed

12 Sunday [wind] SE clear to john Learns to diner

13 Moncay [wind] S cloudy Took beats parsnips and potatoes john to help plowed garden Ann to Leggs and finches

14 Tuesday [wind] NE snow finished plowing cleaned a grist 10 bushel wheat john to help john went away for a tramp paid him 25 cts

15 Wednesday [wind] W clear husked corn Done choars

16 Thursday [wind] SW cloudy to mill 16 bushel of wheat let jackson have 400 lb flour. got the horses shod 8 shoes 4 new to Abbotts

17 Fryday [wind] E cloudy to old Mr Mcmurys funealElder Smith preached. To EV Learns to tea

18 Saturday [wind] E rain husked corn done choars

19 Sunday [wind] SE rain at home

20 Monday [wind] N cloudy to harietsville to see the consel To yellys to Diner. let Ed have 100 [feet?] pnank for raod $1.00 {uncertain words in entry}

21 Tuesday [wind] NE rain fine husked corn

22 Wednesday [wind W cloudy cold To Belmont fore noon got 1 lb tea Botle oil from jackson 85 cts husked corn after

23 Thursday [wind] W cloudy To Lyons Dick horse was sick To Belmont got medison from Dyes .50 cts john came home paid Taxes to Mrs [putonun?] $26.04 cts

24 Fryday [wind] SW cloudy cold husked corn john to help

25 Saturday [wind] SE snow Sold joe jackson 8[,,?] hogs for $95..00 john husked corn

26 Sunday [wind] SE clear snow To 2 chruch Rowland preached. Ann a home Robert Learn here at night

27 Monday [wind] SE snow To joe jacksons got $95.00 To Randalls at night to M fulitons got well made

28 Tuesday [wind] E clear cold To philips cullvers at night

29 Wednesday [wind] NW clear cold To Alma cullvers weding To philips a night

30 Thursday [wind] NW clear cold to Nisbets cullvers to diner to David Barbers at night

Decmber 1876

1 Fryday [wind] NW clear cold came home Diner to Randalls

2 Saturday [wind] N clear cold Done choars john choared took the sox to Baleys{drawing appears to represent a crossing}

3 Sunday [wind] NW clear at home

4 Monday [wind] NE clear husked corn. john choped comenced to feed the horses cut feed

5 Tuesday [wind] NE clear To Belmont to mill got from jackson 2 lb tobacoe and grocerys took note from c.y hoocer for $34 to be paid in 14 days. john choped

6 Wednesday [wind] SW clear To Belmont got grist got from Abbott wedge at 50 got from jackson tick $1.50 got from potts goods 75cts john choped wood

7 Thursday [wind] W snow husked corn john choped

8 Fryday [wind] W clear cold put corn in crib fore noon john to help fixed crib after john choped. EV Learn and wife here in evening

9 Saturrday [wind] NW snow very blus Done choars john choared

10 Sunday [wind] SE cloudy snow coldat home john Learn and wife to Diner. Randall took his cutter home

11 Monday [wind] SE cloudy Done choars put colt in Ann was sick. john hosked corn. a tramp joe grag{ink smudging end of word} here at noght

12 Tuesday [wind] S cloudy thawed husked corn. john thrashed oats

13 Wednesday [wind] S cloudy husked corn john choped

14 Thursday [wind] SW clear Done choars john choped Randall to diner. Mothers here at night George Learn here from Bisty

15 Fryday [wind] W cloudy cold To Belmont to mill got meal 35 lb sent for free press $1.60cts john choped

16 Saturday [wind] W snow Blustey cold faced mitons john thrashed

17 Sunday [wind] NE snow at home George Learn here at night Bisty

18 Monday [wind] W clear cold To Belmont let jackson have flour 200lb let potts have 70lb flour john Thrashed 1/2 and choped /12

19 Tuesday [wind] W cloudy cold Killed a hog 168 lb john to help fore noon husked corn after john thrashed cut sasage meet at night 24lb

20 Wednesday [wind] E cloudy cold to Belmont got fish 1/2 lb of jackson $5.00 from Abott a clevis. husked corn after john thrashed

21 thursday [wind] SE cloudy took a load of oats to Randall john thrashed

22 Fryday [wind] NE snowed sick with a cold john thrashed Ann made cake

23 Saturday [wind] W cloudy sick with a cold john done choars. Randall and wife here at ngiht

24 Sunday [wind] NE clear at home. Randall and Ann to 2 chruch Rowlan preached his wife stayed with me they went home at night

25 Monday chistmas [wind] E snow To George Leggs to diner john done choars

26 Tuesday [wind] W clear To Belmont got over coat from jackson $13.50 got cheee money $50 to diner to Mrs clines john choared lip Learn and wife here for tea

27 Wednesday [wind] W clear To St thomas put in the Merchants Bank $304 01cts got a cap from coyn $2.50 to Lymans to diner Ann To Lymans john choared

28 Thursday [wind[ E snow cleaned oats 26 bushel fore noon to Randalls after too stove there john choared

29 Fryday [wind] E snow Blustery Killed 3 hogs jim wilsey to help paid him 75 cts john helped

30 Saturday [wind] W cold Blustery cut up hogs 3 made sausage john choared

31 Sunday [wind] W clear cloudy To 2 church Mconel preached To george To tea Ed and phil here at night

January 1877

1 Monday [wind] SE clear To Lyons town meeting voted fo fuliton simpson charleton Bentley Ann to johns to diner to Randalls john thrashed oats

2 Tuesday [wind] E clear Drawed 1 load wood sent for the canadian Baptist paper3. $5.25ct to Belmont got chock for cheese$10 Randall here at night john thrashed oats

3 Wednesday [wind] NW NE clear to London paid taxes on swamp. Randall with me left cap to Belts to be cleaned and fixed Lyman and fam to diner Eckworth here at night john thrashed

4 Thursday [wind] SW clear To Enick Sminths to diner to the swamp john Done choars W Eckworth here day and night

5 Fryday [wind] SW cloudy To Belmont got lamp oil of jackson 4gals $2.10 to 23 tea 37 let him have drye Apples bushels 4 and 15 lb paid john 62 1/2 David Mondaville to diner john choared thrashed

6 Saturday [wind] SW clear Done choars john to Lymans. Paid him 10 cts

7 Sunday [wind] SW cloudy to New sarum to church Tomkins preached to Elurners to diner. paid to D Nucomle $1 for organ

8 Monday [wind] N cold snow Cleaned oats 19 bushel and heat fore noon john to help john thrashed oats after

9 Tuesday [wind] SW clear To Belmont to mill 16 bus got from jackson goods $2 let Dyes have bean 1 1/2 $1.50 Abott 1 bushel Beans john thrashed oats

10 wednesday [wind] SW snow at home father and mother here john thrashed oats

11 Thrusday [wind] S and N snow at home Randall and wife here to diner father and motehr went away john thrashed pats and choared

12 Fryday [wind] NE cloudy cold To Belmont let jackson have 614 lb flour $2,85cts $1,7,50 and oats 42 1,60 {and oats written above} got Boots $350. 2 brooms john thrashed oats choar

13 Saturday [wind] W clear cold at home john thrashed oats and choared

14 Sunday [wind] SE clear To 2 church Mconel preached to W Barss to diner john done the choars

15 Monday [wind] NE snow To Belmont with Randall to get frank hawkins David Brown here at night. cleaned oats 28 john choared thrashed

16 Tuesday [wind] W clear To Belmont with G Legg got 1 lb tobacoe from jackson Geroge less annd wife to diner geroge Learn and wife to tea. D brown here. john thrashed oats and choared

17 Wednesday [wind] W clear at home W Barr and wife Levy Smth and wife Cornell and wife a child here to diner D Brown went away john Thrashed oats

18 Thursday [wind] SW cloudy To st Thomas to fathers Birthday party he was 80 years old john done coars

19 Fryday [wind] SW cloudy mild to Belmont to cheese meeting to Wh Odles to tea john thrashed and choared

20 Saturday [wind] N clear Cleaned oats 22 bushel john to help and choared

21 Sunday [wind] SW clear cold To New sarum to church Tomkings preached to Tomkins to diner john done the choars jane Stevenson to tea

22 Monday [wind] SW clear to halls Tomkins and wife to diner john learn and wife to tea john thrashed oats

23 Tuesday [wind] W clear cold To Belmont got the horses shod 8 shoes to abbotts got bobs from him $ 36 let him have Nole and hoover for $34 paid $1.75 To charles Learn to tea john choared

24 wenesday [wind] W cold clear To john learns to diner john thrashed and choared

25 Thursday [wind] W clear got sheep 6 from john Learn let him have baby To Randalls after john thrashed and choared

26 fryday [wind] SW clear To swamp got posts from sandy cury 26 for $104 to litle johns to tea john thrashed and choared

27 Saturday [wind] SW clear To Aylmer with oats 37 bus got $15. sold to Lewis for 40 cts john choared and thrashed Earnest Learn here at night

28 Sunday [wind] SW clear To 2 church Mconel preache lib farques and jane stevon to diner. to george Aplefands to tea john to john Learns

29 Monday [wind] SW clear thawed to cheese meeting to john stewarts Randall and wife here to tea john choared and thrashed oats

30 Tuesday [wind] SE clear Thawed To Nelson Learns george Learn and wife with us to diner john choared.

31 Wednesday SE cloudyThaw to Belmont to mill 6 bushel of wheat 24 of chop oats peas got from potts 220 sptes from Nugent slips

February 1877

1 Thursday [wind] SW clear To Belmont got grist let hoover have 100lb flour. got from jackson goods $2.55 paid john $171

2 Fryday [wind] E clear Thawed Done choars. went to james Batleys top tea john choared

3 Saturday [wind] NE cloudy Cleaned oats 38 bushel john to help john went to lymans at night Litle john Learn and wife here at n To tea

4 Sunday [wind] W clear Thawed at home john came home

5 Monday [wind] NW cloudy to harrietsville to ensurence meeting got ensured for $2500 paid $5...cts litle john and wife with us to diner to j geleys john choared

6 Tuesday [wind] SW cloudy at home cleaned wheat james learn and wife and Sarah Bolsby to diner john thrashed and choared

7 Wednesday [wind] S clear To Aylmer Ann to johns to diner To Randalls. john choared thrashed

8 Thursday [wind] S clear to Aylmer with Wheat 32.7 bushel got $1.30 cts $41.75 to diner to T charlestons john choared Thrashed

9 Fryday [wind] S clear To Belmont to mill let jackson have honey 17 1/2 $3.32 cts got goods 43.72 cts ad cap $2.25 got Bedstead from Bonn $7 john choared thrashed

10 Saturday [wind] SW clear thawd Tusked corn. went to john Learns. john thrashed oats choared

11 Saturday [wind] SW clear To New Sarum to church Tomkins preached. to john finches to diner paid Newcomb $4..00 for Tomkins. john at home

12 Monday [wind] N cloudy blustery to john Lutons traded 23 bushel of Barley to diner Ann with me john thrashed choared Randall took charley

13 Tuesday [wind] NW clear thawd To Belmont to mill got grist Randall fetched charley home john thrashed choared

14 wednesday [wind] SW clear To Randalls to diner john choared and thrashed

15 Thursday [wind] W cloudy cleaned oats 41 bushel john to help hanah to diner paid john 50cts

16 Fryday [wind] NW clear fixed sples john thrashe

17 Saturday [wind] NW snow Blustery traded Bell to Tom Belmore for Nelley B. john thrashe

18 Sunday [wind] SW cloudy snowat home john at home

19 Monday [wind] NW clear cold at home john thrashed let To Bellmore have barley 8 bushel for boot [Boat?]

20 tuesday [wind] SW clear To swamp. rented Sandy Cury the swamp for 1 year for $40 and road work and taxes to be paid john thrashed

21 Wednesday [wind] S clear husked corn john thrashed

22 Thursday [wind] S clear To Randalls Sarah Anns baby born at 5 oclock Ann to Randalls at night john Thrashed choard

23 Fryday [wind] NW cloudy To Randalls to diner Ann came home let john Learn jr have 2 bus of corn $120 let Aga winters have 2 1/2 lb Butter 50cts john thrashed and choared

24 Saturday [wind] NE cloudy cleaned oats john to help 38

25 Sunday [wind] NW cold To Lyons to cheuch William preached to Randalls to diner Ann stayed to Randalls john at home

26 Monday [wind] N clear husked corn john choped Ann to Randalls

27 Tuesday [wind] SEW clear To R fulitons salee john Thrashed Ann came home

28 Wednesday [wind] SW clear To Belmont let jackson have 6 1/2 doz eggs 12 1/2 cts doz john choped got john 1 lb tobacoe pencil [5/6]8 cts

March 1877

1 Thursday [wind] SW clear Drawed beckets to Bush taped 15 trees john washed the buckets. fthes to diner

2 Fryday [wind] S rain forenoon taped 145 trees after noon john to help

3 Saturday [wind] SW cloudy snow worked in bush taped 47 trees fix boiling place and gethered 2 tubs of sap john to help. frank haw kins fetched dick horse home from Randalls

4 Sunday [wind] NW cold at home

5 Monday [wind] NW cold Boiled sap john to help old Black cow down

6 Tuesday [wind] SW snow Thrashed oats with the horses john to help. Ann sugared off 22lb. Randall to diner. Midge cow h had a calf

7 Wednesday [wind] SE clear cold Thrashed oats john to help

8 Thursday [wind] SE Rain Threshed oats john to help

9Fryday [wind] NW cold snow Blustery To Belmont for Dr wilson Ann to Randalls john choared

10 Saturday [wind] W clear Cleaned oats 82 bushel john to elp. Ann to Randalls

11 Sunday [wind] SW snow To Randalls Ann came home john to No 1 to church

12 Monday [wind] NE snow cold Thrashed peas john to help Randall took the cow home left the colt Elder Rowland to diner

13 Tuesday [wind] S clear Thrashed peas fore noon john to help To Randalls after lill cow had a calf

14 Wednesday [wind] S [and?] N snow Blustery Thrashed peas john to help

15 Thursday [wind] SW clear To Belmont let Dyes have egg 11 doz oats 4 bushel got for john shirting $181 cts got tea 3 /34 lbs to Randalls after john Thrashed peas choared Ann to Eds quilting spot cow had a calf

16 Fryday [wind[ NW snow cold cleaned peas 57 bushel john to help let cullver finch have oats 14 bushel $5.6ts. Mrs finch cullver and liley to tea

17 Saturday [wind] W clear finished thrashing oats john choared. Mrs DaCline and 2 children to tea

18 Sunday [wind] SW snow To Randalls. john home

19 Monday [wind] NW snow To spring field with oats bushel 41. got 43 cts per bushel james Learn with me john choared [old Eckwith?] here at night. Levy and Enick Smith and wives here to diner Thunder at night {names in this entry difficutl to decipher}

20 Tuesday [wind] NE clear To thew swamp. john choped. Ann to Randalls

21 Wednesday [wind] NE snow clear after To Randalls for Ann cleaned oats 12 buchel john choared

22 Thursday [wind] SW thawed To spring field with oats 57 bushel 44cts $25.00 john choared

23 Fryday [wind] W clear thawed To belmont to mill 24 bus to chop. gethered sap 2 tubs after john to help. Randall to diner and yessa Robert to work for him. let jackson have 15 lb of Butter 25cts per lb $3.75

24 Saturday [wind] NE couldy To Belmont got grist boiled sap john boiled. Elder Rowlan Olover cullver and boy and lida and Martha hill here at night pide cow had a calf

25 Sunday [wind] E Rain to 2 chruch Rowland preached. O cullver and boy here. sow had [6?] pigs

26 Monday [wind] N Rain snow Ann sugard 25 lb Done choars john skined the old Black cow Cullvers went away Ann sugared of 25 lb

27 Tuesday [wind] NW clear thawed to Belmont let potts have a hide 50 lb $250. Drawed sap after 3 tubs. john to help Randall and hawkins to diner

28 Wednesday [wind] NW windy Boiled sap john to help

29 Thursday [wind] NW clear wind to Eagans mill fore noon john choared Ann sugared off 25[or 35] lb

30 Fryday [wind] SW clear thawed To Randalls fore noon worked in the Bush afterjohn to help

31 Saturday [wind] SE Rain To belmont got 2 lb tobacoe and 1 of soap from McBrone for $1.14 cts 1 for john john choped

April 1877

1 Sunday [wind] S Rain at home. Neley cow sick Norms wife to tea

2 Monday [wind] NW clear gethered and boiled sap 5 tubs john to help john comenced work for a year for $72

3 Tuesday [wind] NE SE clear Boiled sap john to help

4 Wednesday [wind] SE clear To Belmont got from W Martin timothey seed 80lb for $4.00 order a pair of pants from jackson john choped. Sam legg and wife to tea. Ann sugared off 73lb.

5 Thursday [wind] NW snow gethered sap 5 tubs boiled john to help

6 Fryday [wind] NW clear gethered sap 3 tubs boiled john to help. Ann sugared off 42lb

7 Saturday [wind] NE clear boiled sap Drawed wood john to help Ann sugared off 30lb

8 Sunday [wind] E windy at home joe Alen to tea Ed Learn to diner

9 Monday [wind] NE clear getherer sap 4 tubs Boiled john to help sold peas 2 [& lb?] ten to Ravy 18 to Dunn for 75 per lb Elder Rowland to diner Ann sugerd 40 lb

10 Tuesday [wind] NE clear Boiled sap fore noon john to help john choped after

11 Wednesday [wind] N clear To Randalls got horses shoes set on front feet john choped

12 Thursday [wind] NS clear worked in bush finished let [ER?] Learn have 10 bushel peas [at?] 5 cts per bushel $7.50 traded oats with jim for peas 16 1/2 for 10 jim and wife to diner

13 Fryday [wind] NE clear To Belmont let jackson have eggs 27 doz 12cts got $250 {likley missing period} got seed to Matin got Bushes to Tibeh Let Taylon have 1/2 bapotto taes50 cts john choped {entry unclear}

14 Saturday [wind] SE clear to St Tomas put the Merchants Bank $96 all in the bank 400.0 to Elder Rowlands to diner Ann to philips john choped and choared

15 Sunday [wind] W clear at home Randall and Chaley legg called {uncertain}

16 Monday [wind] SE rain fore noon clear after Cultivated 2 teams john to help

17 Tuesday [wind] E SE clear rain at night Sowed wheat 7 acres john draged

18 Wednesday [wind] E Rain Done choars john choared

19 Thursday [wind] E Rain To Belmont got pants from jackson $3.65 cts john choared

20 Fryday [wind] W clear to 2 church Elder Rowland preached. Randall and wife to diner

23 Monday [wind] S clear Rolled medow john cultivated. sold Mckets Barley 4 bushel. Elder Rowland to diner

24 Tuesday [wind] NW squals sowed grass seede john cultivated Sarah Ann and jessa Roberts to diner

25 Wednesday [wind] N clear Done choars john cultivated

26 Thursday [wind] S clear sowed oats 24 bushel john draged

27 Fryday [wind] E clear sowed oats 14 bushel fore noon john draged rolled wheat after noon

28 Saturday [wind] E Rain To Belmont let Dyes have molases 4 gals $5.44 $1.25 egg 30 doz [10?] got 2lb Tobacoe and comb $ 1.50 john draged oats bin {entry unclear}

29 Sunday [wind] SW cloudy To No 1 To church Dyer preached joe Alen to diner

30 Monday [wind] W cloudy hail To Belmont let Dyer haver peas 6 1/2 bushel $5.50 got salt 3 barels $3.30 wash load 20 Let Norm have barley 10 bushel. let Litle john Learn have oats 30 bushel $13.50 paid

May 1877

1 Tuesday [wind] N cleared Done choars john cultivated

2 wenensday [wind] N clear choared john cultivated

3 Thursday [wind] SW clear Sower pears 6 1/2 bushel Barley 12 bushel let M White have 1 bushel of corn for $1.00 not paid john draged

4 Fryday [wind] SW clear to Belmont let Dyes have eggs 16 [10?] doz [??] of onions $1.05 Ann got Dress. $12.05 john choared Rauy got pens 10 bushel paid $7.50 {entry unclear}

5 Satruday [wind] NE clear made garden john to help planted potatoes to john Learn after tea

6 Sunday [wind] E clear To 2 chruch Rowland preached. john Learn and wife to diner

7 Monday [wind] clear to [swamp?] fore noon let Norm have 10 bushel Barley lent 2 3/4 peas $2.47 1/2cts john cultivated

8 Tuesday [wind] NE clear Turned the cows out to pater. john cultivated fore noon. helped to plant potatoes after Ann to Belmont to get dresse fited

9 wesnday [wind] NE Rain planted potatoe fore noon john to help To Belmont after to mill 16 bushel [chop] and 4 of wheat let jackson have 3 bags of potatoes $2.70 got goods $7.00 for john

10 Thrusday [wind] W clear Rolled john draged corn ground. let john Learn have 8 bushels of peas and 3 /12 corn $7.50

11 Fryday [wind} SE clear To Belmont got frist got from abbott belte rings and plow point john sick took him to DR spencer et jackson have better 24lb crack Randall to tea let him have $20.00 as lent

13 Sunday [wind] SE clear To 2 church a stranger preached. john sick

14 Monday [wind S clear draged and Rolled corn grains let W bare and Cullver finch have 11/2 bushels of corn each john sick

15 tuesday [wiind] S clouldy Masked corn ground let litle joh have 1 busheld of hard corn D Brown 1/2 and Kor, 1/2 Not paid john sick

16 wednesday [wind] SW showrs sick john sick D pery to work Randall wife here got flour

17 Thursday [wind] S showers plowed john plaites corn pery split rails

18 Fryday [wind] SW clear hot plowed pery split rails john sick let D Baxter have corn 1 1/4 bushel $ 1.25 Ann to Randalls

19 Saturday [wind] SE clear hot planted corn john to help to Belmont let Dyer have eggs 35 doz [10?] $2.50 get $1.00

20 Sunday [wind] S clear hot to church Rowland Preached. To Belmont with john to Dr Menlatt Randall and wife and jacot Shirk and wife john finch and wife David Shirk and Lely finch to diner

21 Monday [wind] S&N clear planted corn john and pery to help let john Simpson have 3/4 bushels corn 75 Cullver finch paid $1.50

22 Tuesday [wind] W rain to Randalls sale Bargen with colard for a drill for $70 let him have a harness for $35. frery split rails john finch planing corn

23 Wednesday [wind] N clear cool done choars john drawed rails. pery built fence

24 Thursday [wind] NW clear cool sowed miller planted beans john to help to Belmont after Rondal and wife withe us Ann got her linen Dress

25 Fryday [wind] NW clear To Randalls plowed gardon john choared pery split rails

26 Saturday [wind] N clear Sowes corn and Turnps john draged. pery fine shed dence. paid him $4.00 fish pedler to diner

27 Sunday [wind] W clear To church [Slnanges?] preached. john to Lyman Learns

28 Monday [wind] NE clear DOne choars john piled manure. father and Mother to diner Randalls and Sam Leggs to tea

29 Tuesday [wind} S clear To Randalls father and mother with john [chot?] Nelson Learn here at night

30 Wednesday [wind] S clear Done choars. john piled Manure

31 Thursday [wind] S clear To Belmont got 4 shoes set to Abbotts got can fixed to potts. got Drill from W.Collard $80.00 let Dyer have eggs 12 doz

June 1877

1 Fryday [wind] S clar warm done choar. paid William collard $ 77.50 cts for Drill in full to Belmont. got cheese Money $25 from Davison Neley Mare had a colt

2 Saturday [wind] S showers Some choars john choared sold [Yun?] 3 bushels of millet seeds $3.00

3 Sunday [wind] SW Rain To geroge Leggs to diner

4 Monday [wind] S clear Worker road teams john Sam legg Road Muster

5 Tuesday [wind] E cloudy coltivatec corn john to help to Belmont got charley shod to Abbotts 4 shoes .50 cts

6 Wednesday [wind] NE clear worked road john to an team Mrs [?] Brown and Mrs Bare to tea let geroge hae 1/2 bushel millt seeds

7 Thursday NE clear to St Thomas to diner to rawlands. Calles to charles got Anna bonet got a hat To tea to Weslakes john cut thistles {final entry diffcult to decipher}

8 Fryday [wind] SW clear cultivated corn john to help to Belmont let Dyer have 11 1/2 doz eggs$1,26 got goods $1,70[?] got order from simptson $21.00 Sarah Learn and herbert Nety Sety Clady to diner

9 Saturday [wind] S Rain to henry Roberts got order paid $21.00 cultivated corn after john Learn paid $6.00 Ann got her dress paid $5.00 frank Learn here at nightpaid pery $4.50

10 Sunday [wind] W clear cool to New sarum to church Tomkins preached Ann at home Randals to tea

11 Monday [wind] S clear cultivated corn john to help Nelley Mare to hoe

12 Tuesday [wind] S clear took Ann to kings mill to go to waterford george Emer and wife here at night. cut thistles after noon. paid for frank to charlton[?] $ 14.75

13 Wednesday [wind] S shower cut thistles fore noon john to help john hoed potatoes Ann went home Tandall and wife here at night beed swarmed

14 Thursday [wind] SW Rain went to Simcoe to Ed Cahons at night

15 Fryday [wind] S clear to R Wil coxes and yongs to philips at night

16 Saturday [wind] S clear To Nishet cullvers To philips at night

17 Sunday [wind] S clear to David Barber at night

18 Monday [wind] S clear came home Margret with us to Belmont let Dyes have 17 doz eggs got john shoes $1.25

19 Tuesday [wind] NW clear cut cloves cultivates corn Margret here Dan Smith here

20 Wednesday [wind] E clear cultivated corn john to help Margret here Smith went away

21 Thursday [wind] NW cloudy raked hay cultivated corn john to help Margret went to johns

22 Fryday [wind] N clear cultivated corn john to help to Belmont got goods from Dyes $2.00 took grist to mill

23 Saturday [wind] S clear cut hay and Drawed in 3 load john to help Margret came back from johns

24 Sunday [wind] SW clear at home Margret here Randall and wife to diner Rain at night

25 Monday [wind] SW clear raked hay john to help Margret here

26 Tuesday [wind] SW Rain To Belmont got horses [shat?] 4 shoes wagon hole to Abbotts. paid Bill $ 1.00 Margret here

27 wednesday [wind] SW clear tpo Lyons got wagon and took it to Belmont to Abbott. let Dyes have 7 1/2 Doz eggs got goods $1,89 and paid john 75 Margret here

28 Thursday [wind] NW rain Drawed in har 5 load wnet to lambeth to john Smiths after Margret with us

29 Fryday [wind] NW rain came home to Nelsons to tea Margret with us

30. Saturday [wind] SW rain to Randalls Margret with john choared Bees swarmed