William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879

Title

William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879

Creator

William Beatty

Source

Courtesy of Queen's University Archives

Language

English

Coverage

19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario

Date Created

1877

Is Part Of

William Beatty Diary Collection

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

1877

1 I have been in bed this forenoon not being well went to the Station in the afternoon to town Meeting
2 Darling Reeve Anderson Dep Reeve Lateman Consett X Chapman councilers fine cold day Ad went to Gananoque
began rain this afternoon 3 I did not do much split some wood & fixed things about the house for the weding fine Cold day
4 Ellen was married to Wm A Scott of Gl{illegible} this evening by the Revd W Colthond of Gananoque there was James Scott & Wife James McElheny & wife, James Hall & wife F Icon & Wife Adam Armstrong & wife Robert Beatty & Wife Noncie Hazelwood & John Beatty John McDonald Tennee Cahawn Mary Beatty Albert Highcock & his sister Ida Ad & Wife Wallace McNiel & his sister & Belle & Bessie the
5 Brockville folk & the Scotts & Ellen went away on the Mixed train to Brockville the Revd Mr Ron Bell came on the Express he is to preach two sabbats for us he is stoping hear cold fine day
6 I split wood & other fixing about the house
7 Revd Mr Bell preached here this morning I am not able to go I had a cold chill in bed all day
8 no better a severe pain in my side Ad is doing the chores
9 Ad Brought Dr Pence to see me he says that it is inflamation of the lungs
10 stormy day Revd Mr Bell had a prayer meeting in the church to night
11 Revd Mr Bell went to Fairfax this evening to hold a Meeting there
12 stormy day Ad telegraphed to Farmersville for Dr Addison he is sick & could not come he then telegraphed to Brockville for Dr Marden he came up on the Express hed sounded & examined me he says I have one good lung thinks there is no danger but be carefull
13 he sent up a bottle for the cough it is very bad
14 the Revd Mr Bell preached at night time
15 the Revd Mr Bell went to Kingston on the Express the roads very bad almost impassable they had to shovel the roads to get Mr Bell here from Fairfax to day hew was there since thursday night

1877

Jan 16 Ad started for Glenta this morning with Ellens things he could not get away any sooner I have not bee able to be out of bed yet
17 Wallace McNiel is doing the chores for him while he is away
18 Revd Mr McQueen was here today the roads geting brock there some team on the road
19 people is begining to dow wood
20 Do Do Do
21 Revd Mr McQueen preached this morning here they came from Fairfax for him
22 Thomas Gilbert gave me fifty dollars on Stacys fine & costs and carbon fine & cost all the aove is writen from memory I am siting in the settling with Gilbert
23 I got out of bed & wrote to the Clerk of Peac the convictions of Carbon & the account of Stacys fine & Carbons to whe{illegible} I mailed forty dollars to Ruben Fields in a Registered letter to Mallorytown fine day
24 I sat up most of the day Ad drawing wood
25 gaining a little strength fine day Do
26 Revd Mr McQueen went away on the Mixed this morning Ad drew 1 load he is helping to them to saw at the road in the afternoon
27 Ad drew 2 loads of wood fine day Lisee and Bessie came from Delta this afternoon
28 28 the Revd Mr preached in the New church this morning Mr Swan did not come so we had none
29 Ad is drawing wood he drew 2 loads fine day
30 Ad banked out wood Wallace attends to the cattel fine warm day
31 Ad is at the wood heavy rain at night the roads geting bad very bad with pichholes

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1877

Feb 1 Fine day Ad drew 2 loads of wood warm fine day I went down stairs to dinner for the first time
2 fine warm day Ad went to the woods drew 2 load
3 Ad drew 1 load of wood got wood for Sunday and railes Rotting on the sheep pen
4 there was no Minister came for us Mr Mallory preachin at night in the Methodist Church
5 Ad took some flour out to Mr Cross brought home a load of wood then helped at the tea meeting the Revd Mr Smith came from Kingston on the Express for the tea meeting Revd Mr Catherd came down in a slaugh with Mr Ferguson the chruch was full Messrs Smith Colhard Huston & Cock adressed the meeting it was a success
6 Ad & the McNeils brought out the horsepowr & circular saw set them & sawed wood hear they cut 9 cord of dry hardwood & 9 of green softwood {illegible} began to burn it today
7 they finished cuting the wood hear fine day the Revd Mr Robert Stevenson came here this morning he came on the midnight Express from Raden
8 Ad & the McNeils set the horsepowr at the old barn for to cut straw they cut all the wheat stra and oats straw and mixed them as they cut them
9 Ad drew or rather banked out took one load home
10 Ad drew wood 1 load here & took one home
11 Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night Mr Steward in the morning
12 rain this morning Ad cleaned out the New Barn floor & tried to thrash some of the Millet could do nothing it is to damp the Revd Mr Stevenson went to Admiston this morning he will be back the last of the week
13 Ad drew 2 loads of wood 1 here took the other home
14 Do Do Do Do Do
15 Ad drew wood 1 load here 1 home
16 Ad helped Mr McNiel to thrash oats fine Day Robson came here with two of Frank Halls daughters & son Jane Armstrong Mary & Wm Beatty James Miss and Mrss there was ten in the slaugh
17 Ad went to Perth with them this morning Jennet and the two children went with her to Delta she intends to go to Perth with the rest fine day
18 the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning {illegible} Revd Mr Trumbil in the New Church

1877

Feb 19 We are very lonesom Mr Stevenson went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning there is only Jennie Ellen & me at home
20 I settled with Mr S Moonhead today for the members boar{cut off} Mr Russel two weeks Mr Bell one Mr McEwen one Mr Stevenson one at two dollars fifty per week making five weeks ( I charged nothing for the students ) making twelve dollars fifty cents
20 Ad got home from Perth last night he came from Ellen yesterday morning Billie brought his load to younge from Delta all well the roads is bare in agreat many places David came down on the Express from Toronto he was there on business fine day
21 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took 20 of wheat & bought a tun of corn meal brought half of it home paid one dollar & forty cents per hundred it is for the cows
22 the snow is going very fast the raods bard in agreat many places very few teams on the road
23 Ad has been thrashing the Millet yesterday & to day it is very tuff & hard to thrash {in left margin} Mr Carmen came on the Express
24 Ad is threshing millet fine warm day
25 Revd Mr Trumble preached this morning & Mr Cameron at night
26 David left for home on the Express he came from Delta last evening Mr Cameron went away on the Express too fine day Ad gave David the Map of the village for him to make a mape of part of it for registration
27 Ad finished thrashing the millet Wallace and him cleaned it up the had
28 Ad is thrashing the grass seed he went station and Mill James Hall and his two sisters they are on there way home to Toronto they came on the Express he took them home with him and stoped all night here fine day This has been the finest month of February that I have ever seen almost every day the sun has been shining the snow has nearly all gone of with the suns heat

1877

March 1 James Hall and his sisters came here this afternoon Ad brought them out from his place Wallace Mary Jane & Abay came with them very fine day
2 heavy rain last night & this morning & most of the day the Halls went awy on the Express this afternoon the snow is mostly gone of the fields
3 a little frost this morning I atended to the cows there was no Minister came on the Express I telegraphed to Revd T.G. Smith he telegraphed that there would be a Minister down on the morning Express
4 the Revd Mr Wilkins com on the morning Express he preached this morning & then went to Fairfax Mr Gibson preached at night
snow 5 Ad went to the funeral of Mr Whung he drew the corps he died at mr Clendunings was buried at the Landon bu{cut off} Mr Wilkins went away on the express I went to the station with him it is the first time I have been there since I was sick
snow 6 Ad went to the 6 consession to bank out wood and drew rail cuts a little snow yesterday but fine last night
7 very high wind last night and most of the day Ad came home last night to get some pork peas tea and tobaco Mr Cross is choping for him
snow 8 Ad went back this morning snow last night and today there is a Bee geting out timber for a shed at the church James McMullen is given the timber
9 heavy rain most of the night the ground all in a swim this morning still raining the most of the timber was got out yesterday
10 Billie & Bessie came from Delta this morning Ad went to Gananoque this morning Billie & him went to Younge in the afternoon the Revd Mr Cristie here this morning {in left margin} Revd Mr Cristie came on the morning {illegible} went to Fairfax
11 Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning Mr Cristie at night
12 fine day neather Ad nor Wallace has been here yet 6 oclock Wm & Ellen came here about 8 oclock
snow & rain 13 Ad was drawing hay from A McNeils yesterday him & Wm McNiel drew wood home
14 Wm & Ellen went to Younge this morning rain & sleet most of the day Ad & Wm McNiel drew 4 loads of wood here

1877

March 15 Ad drew wood 1 load here & 1 home at night fine day
16 Ad drew 1 load here & 1 home at night Wm & Ellen came from young this afternoon cold raw day
17 the Revd Mr Christie preached this afternoon after service we had a meeting of the congregation they instruct me to write to Mr Smith to see of Mr Wilkins would accept a Call from us
18 Revd Mr Christie dispensed communion this morning for us the church was full there was four joined the church fine day
19 Ad drew 4 logs to the back sawmill and a load of wood here
20 I went to Mr Darlings with Mr Christie he has been very unwell he is better then we expected to find him this is the first time I have been from in a cutter fine day
21 Ad came out with the slaugh Ellen & Jennet is going to Ganan{cut off} they went in the Buggy snowed about 4 inches
22 Ad went to the woods drew logs & brought a load home
23 there was a Bee hughing the timber fro a shed at the church there was enough to finishing the hughing {in left Margin} Mr Christie went away this afternoon
24 Revd Mr Houghton came here this morning cold day I could not go out to day I got a little cold yesterday at the church {in left margin} Mr Houghton came this morning
25 Ad too the Revd Mr Houghton to Fairfax this morning Revd Mr Trumble in the morning Mr Houghttron at night
26 Ad drew in his sawlogs at Blairs Mill warm day I made forty spiles for the bush we have not taped yet
27 heavy rain most of the night & all day Ad thrashed grass seed with the flail the ground very wet
28 Ad finished thrashing the grassseed & run it through the faning mill twist a very stormy day snow and wind Ad too Bruces hog home
29 high winds last night to day the snow is drifted Ellen is going home on the Express this afternoon
30 Ad drew 4 loads of hay from Abram McNiels home this is 8 tons that he has bought from him I fixed buckets and taped 20 trees the sap runs well fine day
31 fixed more buckets & taped 17 more trees Jennet gathered 17 pailefulls this afternoon

1877

April 1 The Revd Mr McGilveray came on the Express this morning & preached this morning time & at Fairfax in the afternoon
2 sifted grass seed fine day they boiled 18 pails of sap
3 Ad went to McCreadys Mill & brought home a load of scantling for fencing with the waggon hard frost
4 Ad sowed a bushel & half of timothy & half a bushel of clover seed in the north field where the Rye was last fall
5 Jennet gathered 12 pailfulls of sap they boiled it down
6 Ad went to McCreadys saw mill for fence stuff fine day drew the load to the side of the center of the first field below the house
7 hard frost last night North wind Ad went to McCreadys Mill for a load of fence stuff took the stuff to the center of the field bellow the house Mr McGilveray ar{cut off}
8 Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning & Mr McGilvary at night
9 Ad got his finger laid open on Saturday in Gananoque by Dr Atkinson it is better
10 I went to Bellville on the Express to atend a meeting of the Presbytry there was a very large number of Ministers & Elders in atendacne we went to the church at once got super in the lecture room & sat till after twelve oclock
11 Ad began to sow & sowed Bushel of oats at home a cold dry time
12 I got home on the Express this morning all well Ad is draging & sowing oats at the road
13 I fixed the fences at the first ditch & let the sheep out of the pen there is frost every night
14 I fixed up the gate at the ashery & {illegible} up some fences fine warm day Mr McGillvery came on the Express
15 Revd Mr McGillvery preached this morning Mr Trumble at night
16 Mr McGillvery went to Kingston this morning Ad cleaned up 7 bags of oats he is sowing & draging at the road Mr Walker stoped on his way to Guelph over nigh
17 Mr Walker went away on the Express this morning I took care of the Cattle & went out ot the road for some of my tools that was out there

1877

April 18 I fixed the wheel of the wheelbarrow fine day
19 fine rain last night & most of the day the grass is green this is the first rain we have had this month Ad came out & we cleaned up 25 bushel of oats
20 raining still about 10 oclock it snowed so that the ground is all covered white
21 Nero killed the two lambs that we had I tied him up & he hung himself we have no dog now
22 Revd Mr Freshman preachs this morning & Mr McGillvery at night fine warm day
23 Ad plowed in the summer follow it is hardly dry enough yet then he sowed 10 bushel of oats on the southeast quarter of the of th north field fine warm day everything is growing
24 I sowed nearly a bushel of Thimothy seed on the same field Ad finished cross draging it this forenoon
25 Sowed 15 bushel of oats and 3 bushel of peas in center field East half fine day
26 Sowed 1 bushel of wheat in center field next to ditch & 3 1/2 on the soad East side of the first field & 2 bushel of the noraway oats same field
27 Ad sowed 7 1/2 bushel of oats in the old house field find day I dug some in the garden
rain 28 Billee came from Delta in the night he brought Bessie with him & 50 bushel of oats he helped Ad to harrow in the old house field him and Wallace finished the draging by noon Ad cleaned out the water furrows in the first field & end midle field heavy rain in the afternoon
29 Revd Mr Ferguson preached in the forenoon & Mr Stewart at night
30 Ad plowed in the North field where the summerfallow was he could not do it last fall Mr Ferguson here all night

1877

May 1 Ad took our milk to the road this morning there is no one drawing this way this year he sowed 4 bushel of Peas and 4 bushel of oats in the North field where he sumerfallow last year I took Mr Ferguson up to James Cornetts with Wallaces horse
2 Ad finished the North field this forenoon then drew some stones from front field East lineit is too wet to sow & plowed three ridges of the garden fine day
3 Ad took the old Sow out the road to feed whay & plowed there I planted a glass Plumbtree that I got from the Fruit growers association hard frost last nigh
4 Ad sowed 3 bushel of peas that he got at Perth last winter in the front field East line Billie came here with a Roller for Ad I cut some potatos cold day Ad draged the garden & furrowed out 4 rows for carrots Ad finished al here except the Millet
5 Ad finished at the road to day I planted some potatos in the garden & raked dow the 4 rows for carrots I met Revd Mr Nicholson at the station he came home with me Wm Cornett is to take hime to Fairfax
6 Mr Slitter preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
7 Mr Nicholson went to Kingston on the Express I planted a few Black oats Black peas green peas & white peas front field East line
8 planted 1 row red surry carrot 1 row Scallet Intermediate Carrot 2 rows Dark Flat Egyptian Beet in the garden & finished planting the garden
9 we went to the funeral of old Mrs Bradley the Revd Mr Stewart preached in the New church here She was buried at Landons buring place there was 56 teams
10 Throwl cut the colts this afternoon Ad is helping Bru{cut off}
11 Ad helped Bruce I worked a little at the Milk Shed dry cold time
12 Ad went to Jerry Whites got his horses shod I met Revd Mr Nicholson at the station
13 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Trumbul at night
14 Ad drew 3 loads of ashes to the garden & 1 home fine day we got a Telegram at 10 oclock to night that Betsey was very sick & to go down at once
15 Ad took me down before sunrise this morning Betsey died this morning at 3 oclock before we got there

1877

May 16 Betsey was buried at Caintown church Revd Mr Brown preached from II Cor 5 chap & fist 4 verses there was over 50 teams the church was full got home at night a little rain this morning
17 Ad made A{might be a symbol for a stile} for a fence this forenoon we began the fence in the afternoon this down the midle below the barn
18 Ad & Wallace went to help Ab McNiel to run lines
19 worked at the fence down the midle of the field farm or nearly so we followed the old ditch I met Mr Nicholson at the station
20 Ad took Mr Nicholson to fairfax he preached here at night Mr Peck preached in the morning in the New church
21 Mr Nicholson went on the Express we worked at the fence in the forenoon rain in the afternoon fine showrs
22 finished the fence and Ad drew 4 loads of Ashes to the garden that makes 16 loads in it
23 Ad drew 4 loads of ashed in the forenoon to the field East of the barn Bruce McNiel drew more to the same place Ad took the roller out to the road & rolled there in the afternoon
24 Bruce drew 10 loads of ashes to the field East of the Barn Ad loaded Wallace rolled at home
25 Ad draged and plowed the remainder of the garden I cut some potatos fine stevens and draged and drew of stone of the field East of the house
26 Ad plowed East of the barn I planted 3 rows of Halls beans next the house then 3 rows of butter beans & 6 hills of watermelons I met Mr Nicholson at night
27 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Stewart at night
28 Ad finished the plowing East of the Barn in the forenoon he then furrowed out the rest of the garden & draged East of the barn furrowed it out Wallace & me planted the garden with potatos except 8 rows
29 finished planting the potatos & corn I planted 4 rows of pop corn & 4 rows of sweet corn in the garden this forenoon Ad drew stones for the foundation of the shed at the church & he got his ankle hurt
30 I worked at the shed in the forenoon went to Mr Finises funeral there was 58 rigs he was buried at the Union church Revd Mr Brown preached from Rev XIV 13 the church was full
X 31 I helped at the shed we got it raised up this afternoon there a great many there Ad is a little better

1877

June 1 very warm day the horses was let out last night for the first time I took the milk this morning & made a hen coop for the young turkeys palnted punking seed at the barn
2 I cleaned out the potatos out of the celler in the forenoon I met Mr Nicholson at the station
3 Mr Sliter preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
4 we sowed the millet on the 3 ridges next the ditch below the old house put the wheel cultivator on A sowed more on the head ridge & East side of the field north of the barn that is in the southeast corner
5 picked stones of the field Northeast of the barn with the waggon drew them to the fence where the sluce ways in the road so as stop the water runing into the field in the spring the ground dry
6 Ad rolled with the New roller it works well he rolled the field northeast of the barn the grubs is cuting off the wheat there
7 I rolled what Ad left of the midle field and the old house field the ground is very dry
8 I went through the potatos in the garden with the cultivator & picked bugs of them
rain this morning very much water 9 hoed some of the potatos in the garden Mr W.S. Smith came to night from near Kingston a fine rain
10 Mr Smith preached this morning and Mr Oliver at night
11 I hoed some in the garden to day Ad worked
12 on the roads in the village warm day
13 I worked on the roads for Ad with the horses
14 we began to work on the roads & drew gravel out of the foundation of the New English Church Ad had the team Wallace and me worked with the shovel
15 finished our work to day very hot day
16 a fine rain last night & this morning I met Mr Nicholson at the Station Ad drew 3 loads of sand & 1 of stones for F Dean
17 Revd Mr Trumble preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night

1877

June 18 Sheared the sheep this forenoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cleaned 4 bags of wheat
19 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took 8 bushel of wheat I went through the potatos & killed all the bugs I could fine they are very numerous
20 Ad drew 5 loads of stone for F Dean in the forenoon we moved part of the fence at the first ditch East half up in a line of the old house field fence
fine rain last night 21 finished the fence this forenoon fine rain in the afternoon
22 Ad began to plow the summerfallow it is in the North East corner of the north field
23 Ad worked at the summer fallow I met Mr Nicholson as the station fine day
24 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Sliter at night
25 Mr Nicholson went away this afternoon Ad went to Delta with Wm Chests he came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday morning a little rain at noon
26 I went to the funeral of Edward Molls he was buried at the union church Revd Mr Sliter preached there was 42 teams he died at Jonathan Websters at the Station Ad came from Delta this afternoon
27 Ad went to a raisin of James Hortons I went through the potatos & corn in the garden in the forenoon and part of the corn at the barn in the afternoon
28 finshed cultivating the corn & potatos in the garden I washed the wool
29 Ad drew 7 loads of Ashes to the summer fallow I picked bugs they are very bad
rain 30 Ad drew loads of Ashes to the summer fallow fine showr this afternoon & rain and thunder & lightning most of the night I cleaned the mower

1877

July 1 Revd Mr Warren preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
2 Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cultivated the corn potates & hoed part of them everything is refreshed with the rain that came on Saturday & yesterday
3 we all worked at the church shed got the rafters & borad round the main part & part of the roof & shingle part very heavy rain in the afternoon
4 Ad rolled the summer fallow & pached the roof of the house I helped at the church shed we got the colerbraces on & all the sheating on the main part & the North Side Shingled fine day
rain 5 Ad went through the potats with the hiller at Barn I was fixing the mower fine rain
6 Ad & Wallace worked at the potates I picked bugs they are very bad fine day
7 Ad & Wallace hoed the potates & some of the corn Mr Nicholson came on the Express
8 rain in the afternoon Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Trumble at night Fairfax id not come for him so there was no sermon there
9 Ad cut the Rye this afternoon & so did David Ad went to Young for him & {illegible} & Ben{cut off} yesterday he got a Telagram to do so

Bible Society Meetings, 1877

Anniversary Meetings of Branch Bible Societies, at which Public addresses on week day, and Sermons on Sundays, will be given by the Rev. James Green, of the Montreal Auxiliary Bible Society, and the Ministers of the Gospel in the different localities, according to the order, date and time given below. All are respectfully invited to attend

1877 1877
West End (City)... Wednesday... May 16.... 7 P.M. South Georgetown... Sunday... June 10... 11 A.M.
Valleyfield...... Thursday.... " 17... 7 P.M. Howick..... " ..... " 10..... 2 1/2 P.M.
St. Louis Friday..... " 18..... 7 P.M. English River.... " ..... " 10..... 7 P.M.
Ormstown Sunday..... " 20..... 11 A.M. Boyd's Settlement... Sunday..... " 17..... 7 P.M.
Huntingdon.... " ..... " 20..... 7 P.M. Clayton..... " ..... " 17..... 7 P.M.
La Guerre...... Monday ..... " 21..... Lyn........ Monday..... " 18..... 7 P.M.
Dundee....... Tuesday..... " 22..... 7 P.M. Yonge..... Tuesday..... " 19..... 7 P.M.
Kelso....... Wednesday..... " 23..... 7 P.M. * Mallorytown.... Wednesday..... " 20..... 7 P.M.
Athelstan...... Thursday..... " 24..... 7 P.M. Escott....... Thursday..... " 21..... 7 P.M.
Franklin...... Friday..... " 25..... 7 P.M. * Lansdowne Station.... Friday..... " 22..... 7 P.M.
Covey Hill..... Saturday..... " 26..... 7 P.M. South Lake..... Saturday..... " 23..... 7 P.M.
Russeltown Flats... Sunday..... " 27..... 11 A.M. Maple Grove..... Sunday..... " 24..... 7 P.M.
Beech Ridge... " ..... " 27..... 7 P.M. Gananoque.... " ..... " 24..... 7 P.M.
St. Johns Wednesday..... " 30..... 7 P.M. * Gananoque Monday..... " 25..... 7 P.M.
St. Theres.... Sunday..... June 3..... 11 A.M. Lansdown Front... Tuesday ..... " 27..... 7 P.M.
New Glasgow.... " ..... " 3..... 7 P.M. Chateauguay Basin... Sunday..... July 1..... 11 A.M.
Rawdon.... Monday..... " 4..... 7 P.M. Beauharnois.... " ..... " 1..... 3 P.M.
Kildare.... Tuesday..... " 5..... 7 P.M. Laprairie.... " ..... " 8..... 11 A.M.
When the Meetings fall on the Sabbath, there will be a Sermon on the subject to suit the occasion, and it is desirable that all formality of business should be done at a previous Meeting, say Saturday night, when practicable. Will the friends of the cause in the various localities please give these appointments the preference of everything local? A long notice is given, that this may be done without inconvenience. If the hour fixed prove unsuitable at any place, the friends will please change it to suit themselves, only allow the Agent time from the next preceding to the next following appointment, and inform him of the change. Co-operation. -- Will Ministers of the Gospel who receive a copy of these appointments please give to the Society and the Agent a hearty co-operation? Make the appointments as public as possible, and accept this responsibility and general invitation to attend and take part in the meetings. Please press the subject on the attention of your people. To the Secretaries. -- If you love to see the work prosper, prevail upon the collectors to do their work thoroughly before the Anniversary. Report the several amounts of their collections to the Meeting, together with the number of Bibles and Testaments sold, the amount realized therefrom, and a short plain financial statement, with any other matters of interest connected with the Branch. Please invite all the Ministers in your locality to take part in the Meeting. To the Presidents. -- A little general oversight will work wonders. A good place to meet in, well lighted and moderately warmed when need be), and thorough publicity, will almost invariably secure a good meeting. If no vacancies pro tem., that there may be no interruption. Will Editors of Local Papers please publish such Meetings as fall in their vicinity? Will Correspondents please address the Agent to places marked thus *, or to Montreal. Collections will be taken up at each Meeting. -- Please intimate this. James Green, Travelling Agent, M.A.B. {there is writing and ciphering on the bottom of the page, but largely to faint to read}

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By Law No 219

To define the duties of Overseers of Highways in the Township of the Front of Leeds & Lansdown and to repeal By Law No 162

Be it inacted by the municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of the Front of Leeds and Lansdown on the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and sixty seven that it shall be the duty of the overseers of Highways for the said Township to superintend make and keep in repairs the Highways Roads and Bridges allotted to them in thire respective divisions or to which they may from time to time be appointed by the said Council, that they sahll between the 30 day of May and the 15 day of July in each and every year Notify all the inhabitants liable at the time of such notice to the performance of statute Labour in there respective Divisions to assemble at a certain time and place for the performance of such Labour also states in such notice the implement tool or carrage required by the said overseerer to be used on said Road and it shall be the duty of the said parties so notified to furnish the same previded they have or can conveniently procure the same Such notice to be legal may be either verbal or written and personally served either with the wife or the child or servant over twelve years of age, at least four days before the time appointed for such a semblance that such inhabitants when so assembled as aforesaid shall commence work at eight oclock in the morning and leave off at the hour of five oclock in the afternoon of each day allowing an intermission and shall work faithfully eight hours for each day {page turned over} are severally liable as aforesaid.

2 Be it further enacted that any person who shall refuse to d the lawful or reasonable commands of such overseerer during the time he is required to work shall be liable at the discretion of such Overseerer to be dismissed from the Road or Highway and the Overseerer may allow him such credit for the part or portion of the day he may have worked as he may deem him entitled to.

Be it further enacted that any person liable to perform Statute Labour on the Highways who from sickness numerous forms or indigent circumstances shall think himself unable to perform such labour may (within four day after receiving notice from the Overseerer of Highways as provided in the first section of this By Law) make application to any or either of the Councillors of said Township for exemption in part or in whole and such counciller is authorized to grant a certificate under his hand which certificate shall within two days be handed by the person so expected to the Overseerer under whose superintendence he was liable to perform such labor & the overseerer shall enter or note the same on his list

4 Be it further enacted that in case any Bridge causeway or any part of the Highway become broken or damaged by loads otherwise that they are dangerous or impossible previous to or after the time allowed by this By Law for the performance of Statute labor it shall be the duty of the overseerer of the Division in which such damages ocurs to notify a portion or the whole of the inhabitants to asemble at a certain time and palce for the purposes of repairing said damages and the said Overseerer shall grant severally to such persons who may so assemble and repair said Damages certificates stating the amount of labour by them respectively performed which certification on production to such overseerers successor shall be received by him and the number of days so certified as performed shall be allowed to them on there next years statute labor.

5 Be it further enacted that every person assessed upon the Assessment Roll of said Township shall if his property be assessed at not more than $200 be liable to 2 days labor

At more than $200 but not more than $400 to 3 days labour
" 400 " 600 - 4 "
" 600 " 800 - 5 "
" 800 " 1200 - 6 "
" 1200 " 1600 - 7 "
" 1600 " 2000 - 8 "
" 2000 " 2400 - 9 "
" 2400 " 3200 - 10 "
" 3200 " 4000 - 12 "
And for every 800 above 4000 - 1 "
6 Be it further enacted that every male inhabitant of said Township of the age of 21 years and under the age of 60 years residing in the limits of said Township show shall be resident there in eight days and who is not otherwise assessed to any amount shall be liable to perform one days work on the public Highways in each year provided always that all ministers of the Gospel not Assessed on the Assessment Roll for real property or personal property over $200 be exemped from the performance of statute labor in said township 7 Be it further enacted that any person assessed or not assessed if liable to perform statute labor may compound for the same by paying into the hands of the overseers of the Division in which he is liable to perform such labor within two days after having received notice to appear on the Highway the sum of seventy five cents for each day he may be liable 8 Be it further enacted that all statute labor and any moneys coming into the hands of the said Overseers shall be performed laid out and expended in the Highways of said township between the 30 day of May and the 15 day of July in each and every year by said Overseerers such is a true return there of made in writing and signed by {illegible}

return to be transmited to the Township Clerk on or before the fifteenth day of August in each and every year and to be in the form following

Return of Statute Labor performed and moneys expended on Road Division No under the superintendance of A.B. Overseerer of Highways in the Township of the Front of Leeds and Lansdowne for the Year A.D. 18 --

Names of Parties liable to perform statute labor in said Road Division Amount assessed No of days liable No of days performed No of days not performed No of day performed per certificate Sect 4 Amount received for commutitions how such moneys has been expended etc Remarks
A B
C D
E F
G H
Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to take proceedings against all who may be in default with respect to making returns within the time specified in the last preceeding section of this By Law Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the the Township Clerk shall on or before the 20 day of May in each and every year make from the Assessment Roll a correct list of all the names of the inhabitants in each Road Division and place appoint to each name in figures the amount such person is assessed and also the number of days each person is liable to work on the highways and transmit a copy thereof (as far as it relates to his Division) to each overseer within the limits of said Township and such overseer shall add thereto the names of all such persons residing within the limits of his division as one lible to perform Statute labor on the Highways and not otherwise assessed.

Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of all overseers to furnish the Township Clerk with a true statement of all the inhabitants residing within the limits of there respective Divisions who may be liable to perform statute labor previous to the time of his making out the road list

Be it further enacted that all persons liable to perform statute labor shall severally perform such labor in the road division in which the Township Clerk shall have {illegible} there names as well appear by the lists furnished by the overseers as provided in the 10th section of this By Law provided always and it is hereby enacted that it shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to enter the names of all such persons so liable in the lists of the road Division in which they severally reside until otherwise directed by By Law or resolution of said Council

Be it further enacted that any person liable to the performance of statute labor on the public highways of said Township who shall neglect or refuse to perform the same when legally notified so to do (unless under this By Law or by Statute exemped) shall forfeit and pay one dollar for each day he shall be dificient or in arrears to be recovered before the Town Reeve or any Justice of the Peace on the Complaint of the Overseerer under whose superindence he was liable to perform such labor and it shall be the duty of such Overseerers to enter such complaint and prosecute all parties so deficient in arrears within the ttime specified in this By Law for making the returns of the statute labor to the Township Clerk

Be it further enacted that any person willfully stopping up or obstructing any public road or highway in said Township who shall not within a reasonable time after receiving notice from any Overseerer of Highways councillor or majistrate of said Township removed

such obstruction shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two Dollars and a turther Penalty of one Dollar for every twenty four house such obstructions shall remain on such road the same to be levied collected and disposed of as herein after directed

Be it further enacted that the words he and him only when they occur in this By Law as imparting the masculin gender and refer to the priviledge liabilites obligations and duties of a person assessed on the assessment rolls of said Township shall not be construed as exempting females who are assessed at more than $200 from the performance of statute labor or prohibiting them from compounding for the same but shall be understood to include female as well as male and all other words and phrases shall receive such fair and liberal construction as shall be best adapted to cary out this By Law according to its true intent meaning and spirit

Be it further enacted that for the contravention or breach of any of the provisions thereof this By Law every person so offending being convicted thereof before the Town Reeve or any one or more Justices of the Peace who are hereby authorized and empowered to hear and determine the same shall forfeit and pay (excepting when the amount of the pecuniary penalty is hereinbefore specially specified and moved a sum not exceeding five pounds nor less than five shillings currency as to the said Town Reeve Justice or Trustee may seem meet and default of payment of the said sum ( or of the sumes hereinbefore mentioned together with the costs within the time specified for the payment thereof at the time of conviction it shall be lawful for the said Town Reeve Justice or Justices to issue there warrrent directed to any Constable in said Township to levy the said sum and costs within a certain time to be in the said warrant specified.

and in case no distress sufficient to satisfy the said sum and costs shall be found it shall be lawful for the Town Reeve Justice or Justices to commit the offender to the common Jail of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for any time not exceeding six days

Be it further enacted that all pecuniary penalties imposed and recovered under the provisions of this By Law shall be paid into the hands of the Township treasurer within twenty days after the receipt of the same and form part of the funds of the said Township

18 Be it further enacted that By Law No 162 of said council be and the same is hereby repealed

This By Law to have force and effect immediately after the passing thereof.

{cut off} OF THE SCOTTISH TONGUE

{cut off} the uncommon thing in England as in America to hear educated men and even {cut off}, remonstrating against the continuance of a Scottish literature. "Why," it is argued, "continue to use a language, and dialect which must soon become obsolete?" Well, we answer, it has a charm to us which we are not willing to sacrifice to utiliarianism. Practical as the world is, our tastes are happily not entirely so, and so we prefer holding fast those ideal things which to us are a joy forever. The memories of our early day are yet the morning sunshine of our lives. Where is the kindly heart that has not felt that

"There's aye a bit gleam o the gude and the true. As we dream the bit dream of our childhood anew."

And what brings this feeling home to a Scot at home or abroad -- like Scottish writings? When Tannahill wrote that simple line, "The midges dance abune the burn, " he set a living image before thousands of his countryment which all the gnats above the brooks in England could never have conveyed an idea of.

The Scot is notably sicker, but no people so frequently give up wealthy and desirable positions to enjoy on a moderate competence their fondly cherished home associations, nor do any more readily make sacrifices to attain cherished ideas. The Highland woman who asked here gudeman to "gang up and be hanged to please the Laird," is an exaggerated illustration of this feeling, while the history of "The Forty-five" Rebellion showed a national self sacrifice probably without a parallel. From the sage, Lociel, who foresaw and pointed out the terrible dangers imminent yet could not resist -- the wild poetical feeling swept, irresistibly through the people, who staked all in their devoted enthusiam, the world knows with what result. Yet from that great uprising, and the merciless down-trampling that followed it, what a glorious heritage of national poetry sprung! we do not say the people did wisely in linking their fate with that of the "Young Chevalier," but they were borne away impulsively by sympathy and love of right, the noblest impulses that stir the human heart. So whether it be wise or no, we feel that there is something grandly loyal in our enthusiastic love of our mother-tongue. This much for the ideal.

Yet are we not without reason for the faith to which we cling, for there are virtues in the Scottish language well worthy of preservation. Uttered by rude tongues it may be harsh, but from modulated lips it is very musical, and we have often heard people of other nations speak of the pleasure it gave them. There is a tender pathos in the dialect, and a fine rythmical flow in the strong simple words , with their profusion of vowels, to which we proudly cling. If any one doubts the truth of this let them read Hogg's "Bonny Kilmeny," and believer: or Tannahill's "Bonnie Wood o'Craigielea," or "Gloomy Winter's now awa;" Burns' "Nannie O;" or Robert Nicoll's__

"There nane like you, theres nane like you

The youngsters blithe around me now,

Are bonnie a', baith great an' sma',

But auld gudewife there's nane like you"

Simple thoughts enough , but tenderly expressed and touchingly grand in their simple homely woreds.

Willie Laidlaw', "Lucy's Flittin', is another fine illustration of the expressive tenderness of our venaculara:

"O what is that pits my puir heart a flutter

And what {missing}ars the tear come sae fast to my e'e

If I was'na {missing}ettlet to be only better,

Than what gars me wish ony better to be."

"The Braes o'Gleniffer," and "When the Kye come hame," are equally beautiful . How that verse beginning "When the bluart bears a pearl," take hold of the Scottish heart, and where is the Scot whose ambition would not be fired to write as musically. The first four verses of Miss Blamire's "What ails this heart o'mine," Lady Ann Lindsay's "Auld Robin Gray,"the Countess of Nairn's "I'm wearin' awa," "The Rowan Tree," and many others have excellencies and beauties enough to stimulate the Scotch to follow in such footsteps for generations to come.

Nor does the Scottish muse of modern days lag far behind. Henry Scott Riddell's "Scotland Yet," " I'll awa hame to my ain folk," and other pieces, are worthy of her palmiest days. W. Cameron's "Meet me on the Gowan Lea," "Jessie o' the Dell," and "Morag's Faery Glen,"--

"Ye ken whar you, we burnie rins roarin' to the sea,"--

are brimming with gladness and beauty as the birdies and the burnies themselves.

Many of the Scottish idioms are very expressive and there is a pith in the language, as there has always been in the race which uses it. Take for example Burns' "Address to the Deil," "Tam o'Shanter," or "Death and Dr. Hornbook," or Nicoll's "We'll mak' the warld better yet."

There are not a few useful Scottish words which have no English synonym, while many are indifferently represented. "Wersh" cannot be expressed in English; its best representative is saltless, but this is a thoroughly negative condition, whilst wersh is a very positive flavor, as every one who tastes unsalted bread or brose is apt to testify. "Douse" expresses at once a pleasant and tranquil disposition, with a well-conditioned body. "Crouse" is nearly untranslateable; it is conceited, sprightly and inclined to braggart. "Dinnle," the painful sensation caused by the return of warm blood to very cold fingers. Who knows the English of it? Is it tingle: How indefinite, while dinnle or dinnlin expresses the exact feeling sharp as the sensation itself. "Toom" is empty, but specially applicable to wood vessels, the word itself being the very echo of an empty barrel. "Braw" is better than any word we know to represent it. "Bonnie" is better than pretty, and not always so much as beautiful, commonly denoting kindliness of countenance, with beauty, when applied to living things. "Blithe;" this Saxon word may be claimed as thoroughly Scotch, the English having neglected it. It has no equal in its place, as Scotch authors have well proved. "Threepit" expresses enforcing as well as maintaining, and is very pithy. "Birkle;" In a Burns Glossary we have seen this interpreted "a clever fellow." Had Burns with "a Hieland gill in his cheek" caught this gomoral at his translation, what a loundering the cuif had got A "birkle" is a proud upsetting fellow, more guilty of lack of brains than their possession. We all know how finely sarcastic it is. "D'ye see you birkie ca'd a Lord." "Leal" is the very essence of loyal affection, and a word of rare merit. "Biel" is a shelter from the wind and a very expressive word. "Pawky" may be rendered artful, dodging; we know no better. It is full of meaning, generally implying humorous cunning. "Eerie;" Whoever in a dark and lonely place has felt a vague, undefined dread, a creepiness of the hair, though not really in fear, has been eerie. The feeling is well-known, but not expressible in English. "Glamour;" Let him who knows the English of this explain it. The "evil eye" of the gipsy and the killing glance of the lover possess it. "Gleg" is quick sharp and active, concentrated. "Gowk" is a simple foolish person; goose is the only translation. "Kep" is neither catches nor receives, but both. How perfectly poetical is the proverb "Ilka blade o' grass keps its ain drap o' dew." "Gawkie" is a thoughtless and awkward lassie or woman. "Gowpin," as much as can be lifted in both hands placed together. "Gancie" is at once handsome, sprightly, and of ample proportions. There are scores of such words which might be quoted. Where shall we find haffets for an Englishman, or a word to make him mensfn'; how set him hotchin' by a cozie ingle, or rinnin' pechin' upa brae, which is not a hill. While others dodge we will jouk; they may be big and sturdy fellows, we can set against them strappin', buirdly chiels. They dinna ken our grips and clours and cowps for carles "dour an'din," nor how we can daud and dirl the croons o' Dae-nae guids and gar them sough and swither. aye, and wauble as feckless as a tewed and wuzzent runch. As little ken they what a cantie hit bodie auld Grannie is, or how she loes to tent the toddlin weans. They may court their gentle girls on pretty hillocks or vales; we'll woo our canny lassies on the bonnie knowes or in the bieldy howes; while their children go to pluck the pretty daisies, our 'ill gang to "pu the gowans fine:" while brooks ripple between their flowery hanks, burns shall wimple by the broomie hraes where goslins cheep and linties chirl, and laverocks lilting sing. What Scot would not prefer a brumel to a brambleberry; or a hine to a rasp (the mention of which might se one's teeth on edge instead of a watering); or gloaming to twilight; or a scaur to a precipice, which might be a linn; or guidwife to good wife; or lowe to flame, which is also bleeze; or agley to crooked, which is different; or birr, or eident, or couthie, or vauntie, or rowth or gear, or girn or glower, or Laird, or Bailie, to any corresponding English, and there are many other words equally expressive.

It is easy however to have too much of a good thing, and Scotticized Scotchis as unpalateable to a Scot as would be an over-stuffed haggis. Hately Waddell's version of the twenty-third Psalm is sadly overdone. The man who renders drookit for anoint, might aiblins dook till he dreeps in a Liddisdale dow and be nae the dafter for it.

Though "old times" or "long ago" can never be taken as an equivalent for "Auld Lang Syne," the Scotch have long been cognizant of and adopted many of the excellencies of the English language, and we are quite willing to play a give-and-take game. Let England and Scotland unite in language as they did in government. We shall not even insist upon kinging them this time as at the last union, but will meet them and treat them frankly as though they were our very equals. If England is not sufficiently enlightened for this, Scotland can well afford to wait, resting on her dignity, and great as is her penuriousness (she has long been a thrifty banker), from her overflowing wealth so carefully garnered she will continue to sent her sones, as she has done for ages past to beautify and enrich English literature in all its branches, and the world shall be gladdened by her bounty.

But as an Arab after offering his favorite steed for sale begins ruefully thinking over its many good qualities, so do we of our Scottish muse. A verse of John Imlah's song "There lives a young lassie far down in yon glen," springs to our lips:

"Red, red as the rowan her milling wee mon

And white as the gowan her breast and her brow

Wi' the foot of a fairy she links ower the lea

Ah! weel I loe Mary, and Mary loes me."

And while that music floats though our brain we swither about the agreement rushly proposed, and really don't think Scotland could ever afford to give up her native Doric. Life without it would not be worth having. J.H.P.

{in hand writing} March 1865

1877

June 16 took Pitt cow to Ab McNiels bull again July 9
18 Do Lillie Do to A Cornetts bull
21 Do White cow Do Do
27 Do yearling Heffer John John bull in with cows 2 days
July 12 Do Bradlee Heffer Do Do Do
13 John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for two day
29 Killie cow took to A Cornetts Bull he is in with them
Aug 4 Ad brought a Boar from B{illegible} home he thinks the sow took to 3rd
June 4 took Pet cow to A McNiels Duram Bull
5 took the White cow his own Bull
15 Do Duch 2 year old again 5 July
18 Do Kittie cow again July 11th Do again Sept Caplands Bull
27 Do Youngs Cow Do Do
29 Do Bradley Cow Do Do
1879 Pet took again June 14
May 21 Ad took Pet cow to A McNiels Duram Bull
June 4 Adam & me took the White Cow to Bruces Bull
16 youngs Cow took again 7 July Do Do
Dutch cow took to Do Do
28 {illegible} Cow Do Do Do
August 27 the Dutch yearling heffer Do Do

1877

July rain 1 Revd Mr Warren preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night a little rain
2 Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cultivated the corn & potatos & hoed part of them everything is refreshed with the rain that come on Saturday and yesterday
3 we all worked at Church Shed got the rafters on & boarded round the main part & part the roof & shingled part heavy in the afternoon
4 Ad rolled the summer fallow & patched roof of the house I helped at the shed got coller braces on all the sheeting on the main part & the North side shingled fine day
rain 5 Ad went through the potatos with the hiller at Barn I was fixing the mower a fine this afternoon
6 Ad & Wallace worked at the potatos I picked they are very bad fine day
7 Ad & Wallace worked at the potatos & corn Mr Nicholson came on the Express
8 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Tre{cut off} at night there was no one come for Mr Nicholson for Fairfax
9 Ad cut the Rye this afternoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express & so did David Ad went to for him Vive & Bessie yesterday he got a telegarm
10 I put Paris green on the potatos this forenoon & went to Kingston on the Express to the Prsbytry there was a good many Ministers & Elders there they worked till after ten oclock P.M. Stopted at Citie {cut off}
11 got home this afternoon the Prsbyton voted two hundred dollars of a suply to Lansdowne & Fairfax Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of Rye put it in west half of the big mow he cut the grass in that field
12 finished in the Northwest part of the North field grass is poor raked part of it I went to see the Orngemen walk at the Station there was a large crowd & a great many speaches made in our woods the Methodist & the Church of England got up dinner for them the Methodist out wited the church of England & got the most of the orngmen

1877

July 13 Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of hay put them in the New Barn they rake it with A Cornetts rake I went to the funeral of Mrs Bowen She was buried at Wm Cornett
14 Ad got a New rake at the Station from I Stow we got in 3 loads put one over the Cows & 2 in New barn
15 I took Mr Nicholson to Fairfax in the morning he preached here at night
16 Ad finished cuting the midle field & began to {illegible} at night
17 Ad finished cuting the orchard got in rain in the afternoon got all they hay out of the North field
18 Ad & Wallace got in all the hay from the center field had 3 loads Biron raked in the fornoon they got all in of the orchard had 2 loads Ad then cut the little field North of the house fine day
rain 19 very heavy rain last night & this morning Ad & Wallace is hoeing their potatos it is no hay day I have done nothing this week my bowels is not wright
20 Ad & Wallace finished the haying all but a load in the North field fine day
21 Ad & Wallace loaded up a load in the North field in the forenoon they are going to take it out to the road they cut Rye in the afternoon Mr Nicholson came on the Express
22 Red Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conly at night
very warm Dry 23 Ad & Wallace raked & bound up the Rye I helped to draw it in had 2 loads got it done by noon they began there haying at the road Mr Nicholson went away on the Express
24 Ad came for the milk this morning I put Paris Green on the potatos very warm day I have to pump water for the cows
25 finished put the green on the potatos
26 Ad & Wallace finished there haying at the road & cut there oats in the field next there house & cut part of the Southeast part of the north field
rain in afternoon 27 finished that field & cut part of the old house field Ad went to Gananoque with Bushel of wheat in the afternoon
28 rain last night nothing doing I working the milkshed Mr Nicholson came on the Express Billie came last night
29 Revd Mr Conley preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
30 Ad & Wallace came out & cut the wheat in the midle field good crop raked the oats in north field very poor put it all one load 10 bushel sowing Mr Nicholson went home on the Express {illegible} I him Tom to help him
31 Ad worked at the road I worked at Milkshed in the forenoon I atend a congregational meeting Revd Mr Nicholson got a call to be our Paster Revd Mr Smith & Colther was here

1877

August 1 Ad & the Man worked at the oats in the old house field & cut some in the midle field I went with Samuel Moorehead to his fathes & others to see if they would sign the call for Mr Nicholson they all day
2 Moorehead & went to Fairfax with the call all signed the call Ad, Wallace & the Man worked at the grain very warm day
3 they got all the oats cut at the road then they cut our North field Wallace & I drew in 2 loads of the oats midle field I raked this morning
4 Ad & Wallace worked at the road drawing in grain fine day Mr Nicholson came on the Express
5 Revd Mr Brown this morning Mr Nicholson at night
6 Ad & Wallace cut there wheat at the road in the forenoon cut part of ours in the afternoon and drew 1 loads of oats north field
7 finished cuting wheat & oats hear they had Bruces Reaper fine showr this afternoon
8 Ad & Wallace hooked the peas in the front field I went to Mr Kinkers Darlings & Robinson with the Call they all signed it
Geordy came home this morning on the Express 9 Ad & Wallace drew in the peas wheat and the Noraway oats of the front field I turned over the peas and spread out the oats all the grain is in except the peas in the North field they are not fit to cut yet
10 George & Bessie went to younge with the buggy for Jennie Ad helped Bruce McNiel
11 Georg & Bessie got home in the forenoon Jennie Mary & Miss Angus came with them fine showr of rain at noon Mr Nicholson came on Express
12 Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night
13 Ad & George helped Bruce I fixed the bolster of the truck waggon Miss Angus went home on the Mixed Billed took Mary home
14 Ad helped Bruce I met the Revd Mr Smith at the station he held a meeting to {illegible} the call to Mr Nicholson it was unanimous he went back on the mixed
15 Ad Bruce & Mr Kelrey hooked peas this forenoon & Mr Kelrey finished them this afternoon

1877

August 16 Ad helped Breen at his wheat fine day
17 Ad helped Mr McNiel at his harvest work
18 Ad & A McKelvery drew in the Peas of the North field & a load from the road
19 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Gibson at night
20 I have been fixing the grainere & the Barn floor these few days back Mr Nicholson went home on the Express very warm
21 Wm & John McNiel came this morning to thrash & thrashed 62 bushel of wheat 28 of Rye 20 of Noraway oats 140 of common oats
22 finished the oats had 40 more 200 in all thrashed one load of peas had 12 bushel put the chaff in the Northeast half of the mow
23 I went to the Station to see Mr Redman about having picknic for our Sabbath school
24 Geordy cut the millet a little rain
25 Ad raked the Millet in front field I shook it out in the forenoon he had a small load mixed it with straw
26 I took Mr Nicholson to fairfax this morning, Mr Connely preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night
27 Ad & Geordy drew in the millet from the old house field had a good load Mr Nicholson on Express
28 I went to Kingston on the morning Express to atend the Presbytery with a petition and call for to have Revd A.B.Nicholson settleded as our Pastor it was agreed to the induction to take place on the 11th of September Ad Wallace & Geordy drew dung at the Road fine day
29 the Boys finished drawing the dung at the Road I came home this morning all well there was a fine showr last night
30 the Boys got all our dung out from the cow stable & horse stable put it the old field very heavy rain yesterday
31 I got a telagram from Gordy to go to Delta this morning he is got the Polic Marsley is strange can do nothing with her

1877

Sept 1 We had an Excursion to Kingston for the Sabbath School fine day there was nothing made after paying $75 dollars for the boat
2 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
3 the Boys drew the rest of the dung to the old house field Mr Nicholson went away on the Express
4 I went to a bee for to get sand for the church of England Ad went to Gananoque to get Bills for our induction dinner on the eleventh
5 Ad cultivated 5 1/2 bushel of rye in at the road a fine rain I went to Mr Darlings to see about the induction Dinner we are geting it ourselves
6 Ad finished the cultivating at the road and began to sow Rye hear he sowed & then cultivated the seed and dung in
7 worked at the cutlivating all day I sowed grass seed on it as he cultivated it
8 finished the cultivating & sowin he sowed bushel of Rye & gave it one stroke of the drag
9 I took Revd Mr Nicholson to Fairfax this morning he in the evening here
10 Ad & Gordy is fixing tables in the Agricultural ahll for the dinner to morrow
11 we met the Revd Messer Mowet, McQuague & Prfesor Williamson the came from Kingston on the mixed Mr Shambers & Galaques they came to attend the Induction of Mr Nicholson he was inducted at 11 oclock we then had a dinner at 1 oclock there was a large gathering we realized 65$.55C
12 it took most of the day regulate things about the place there was a great temperance meeting in the Agricultural Hall & lecture in the church at
13 Began to draw ashes to the Northeast part of the North field drew 4 loads very warm dry weather
14 drew 8 loads of ashes Mr Big the School Inspector was here all night Wat came & went home again
15 Ad & Gordy drew 7 load of ashes fine day Mr Nicholson went to Mr Copland to night

1877

Sept 16 Revd mr Nicholson preached this morning warm day
17 Ad & George drew 7 loads of ashes I worked at pair of {illegible} for the truck waggon they brock them on Saturday when drawing
18 fine rain last night Ad plowed in the fallow Gordy cut some of the corn he went to Young in the aftenoon with Wallace I finished the waggon
19 Ad plowed in the forenoon& drew 4 loads of Ashes in the afernoon fine day
20 Ad & Bruce McNiel drew 8 loads of ashes in the forenoon Bruce went home at noon
21 Ad finished plowing the Summer follow and went to Wm Websters & got his drill to put in the fall wheat he sowed 7 bushel of lime on the center ridge very dry time
22 I went to Brockville on the Mixed there was an Excursion to Brockville & return for 70 cents John A McDonald Thomas White Mr O Conner Mr Plumb & others spoke there was a torch light prosession & fire works at night there was an emence crowd I think more than there was when the Prince of Wales was in Brockville Ad Sowed 1 bushel of wheat on the
23 A young Man from Lyn preached in the morning and Mr Nicholson at night
24 Ad cleaned up some furrows I quiled & spadd
25 Ad & Wallace dug potatos at home
26 Ad & I went to the Delta Fair we stoped at Wats I acted as Judge on Sheep the Sheep was prety good there was a very poor Show in Butter & Cheese other things in the main hall Roots & grain was good
27 there was a large turnout to day of People that was all could be said about it Ad got the first prise potates the Peasles I got the first Prise corn for seed
28 I came home to night with Besie fine showr this morning
29 Ad went to Young to mill last night expect him to night fine day I am fixing about the place Mr Nicholson came on the Express Ad got at Dark
30 Revd Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conley at night

1877

Oct 1 I husked ome corn and cleaned some Beans
2 We all went to our Fair it was good success in almost everything there was a great crowd of people we took first on potatos 2nd onf Beens 2nd on {cut off}
3 rain last night & most of the day I quiled & spaded put the lambs and rams away from the sheep
4 began to dig the potatos dug 7 baskets Ad Sowed Bushel of Rye in North part of the midle field he intends to paster it next summer
5 Ad Sowed Rye Wallace & me dug potatos we dug 8 Bushels
6 I went to the Confirmation at the road Revd Bishop Levis oficheated the church was full
7 Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night
8 Wallace & me dug 8 baskets of potatos Ad finished the Rye cleaning out the {illegible}
9 the Revd Mr Nicholson & Mrs Nicholson came down from Kingston we met them at the station & brought out hear till there house is fixed Ad brought out part of the sawing {illegible}
10 Ad & Wallce went out ot the 9th Consession to see his lot fine day
11 sawed what Cordwood we had in the forenoon we then moved the horsepowr to the Barn and thrashed or rather cut a lot of peas with with the cuting machin it did good work
12 cleaned some peas this morning Ad took 2 1/2 bushel to the road he went to Kingston in the afternoon the intends to go to Mr Starks to night {in left margin} Mr Nicholson went to his own house
13 I quiled in the forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting in the afternoon
14 Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning Mr {illegible} Preached at night
15 got a telagram that Ellen had a Daughter then Mother went on the Express to Perth Ad got home from Kingston at night
16 Ad began to Plow & Plowed in South field {illegible}

1877

Oct 17 Ad plowed in the South field I dug the potatos in the garden
18 Ad plowed I finished diging in the garden
19 Ad went to the River for Potatos got bushel I went to Gananoque for to assist P. Haslip in a liquor sosee
20 there was twelve cases got home on the Express
21 Revd Mr Conley preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
22 Ad plowed in the south field I did chores
23 Do Do I went to Gananoque on the Express there was two of the cases ajourned till to day
24 got home on the Mixed this morning Ad finished the South field and went to the road to plow
25 Christie Young helped me to lay a floor in the house it is maple inch thick from 3 to 5 inches in width it is hard {illegible}
26 got the floor finished today it is a bad job the floor is so uneven the lumber is hard and crossgrained Ad is plowing at the road
27 I fixed up the portions & other fixing in the house & got the cook stove in and the other two stove up
28 the Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning and Mr Brown at night
29 I fixed an old shovel & cleaned out one of the cross fureres in the Southeast field Henery McGloughlin drew ashe with J. Darlings team he drew 3 loads in the afternoon 2 in the midle field & 1 to the North field next next the fall wheat
30 Henery drew 7 loads to the same field I finished cleaning out the cross furrows in the sout east field
31 heavy rain the most of the day had the cows in the stable at night

1877

Nov 1 We had a Bee at the shed at the church got a good Job done shingled the south side and boarded most of the front and a good eal of the ell part fine day Henery drew 7 loads heavy rain this morning
2 Vive went away on the Express yesterday her Mother came to see her before she went
3 I sp{illegible} for Jennet Ad went to Young for Besie last night brought her home at noon to day Billie this afternoon Henery drew 7 loads of ashes
4 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night rest came on the Express this morning
5 Mrs Highcock went home with Albert at noon he came yesterday Billie went home with Besie yesterday
{illegible} snow is about inches 6 I split wood & other fixings we intend to kill the hogs & cow to Morrow heavy snow
7 we Killed the hogs & cow Wallace helped fine day we Scalded the big hog on the slaugh
8 Ad came out & we cut up the hogs & cow & salted them the big hog 376 lb we put a barrel of side meete out of her 210 lbs the other hog was 280 fine day
9 rain most of the day bert came home from Glenta he went out on tusday with the children to see Ellen they are all well Ad plowing</td>
10 Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon we intend to have the communion tomorrow
11 had the communion Mr Nicholson preached
let the Ram out 12 there was a Missionary Meeting in the church at 3 oclock the Revd Mr Gallecher Mr Burton & Mr Nicholson adressed the meeting very few then A Cockman gave 3 dollars Mr Thompson 1$ there was 5 dollars & 80 cents taken up
13 Ad & Henery McGoughlin came here about 10 oclock to prove they finished what was to plow at the Road they plowed the Northwest field Gordy came from Parry Sound on the Express Vest went to Delta on the Express
14 Ad & Henery plowed in the south part of the North west field a drisling kind of rain most of the day
15 Ad & plowed in the same field

1877

Nov 16 Ad & Henery finished the Northwest field and began the field below the house the sod plows well
17 Ad & Henery plowing in the field below the house Henery plowed only half the day
18 Revd Mr Nicholson preached at night Mr C{illegible} a sermon in the morning
19 Geordy went to G Whites & got the horses shod hard frost last night no plowing
20 we finished thrashing the peas with the cuting machine in the forenoon they then took the horse powr & saw o Mr Nicholsons to saw his wood I helped WA Cornett to shingle in the afternoon fine day
21 the boys finished sawing Mr Nicholsons wood & sawed a little wood at Ads hard frost
22 very little work it is thanksgiving day went & heard Revd Mr Ruston at the road Mr Nicholson preached in the Methodis Church at seven oclock rain & very dark Geordy carried in the corn to the Barn
23 I husked most of the coarn rain most of the day
24 finished the corn Ad plowed in the field front of the house the frost is all out
25 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning rain
26 Ad plowed I went to Dan McNiels and examined the consession allowance of road between the 1 & 2 Con found at 18 to lat 21 con get no raod for rocks & ledges there I then laid out a road on the line between John Latimer and Mrs Mc Kellree the road is all on Latimer & 66 feet in width
27 Ad finished plowing the field front of the house that finishes his plowing for the fall he has got all done he can do the ground is so wet he can do nothing on stuble Vest & Geordy came home from Young last night
28 we all worked at the shed there 9 of us got a fence job done
29 there was 5 of us worked at the shed to day got all done & everything cleaned up Ad Geordy Wallace Bruce went away 6th consession to put a shanty to stop in when working there
30 they killed hogs at the road Geordy brought one hear at weight 185 lbs

1877

Dec 1 I cut up the pig Geordy brought from the {illegible} and sp{illegible} & illegible}ed Jennet hear illegible}
2 Revd Mr Brown preached this moring Mr Nicholson preached at night Ad took him to fairfax
3 Ad Geordy & Walace went to the south concession to fix there house I atended the council with a Road report & then went to Gananoque on the Mixed to help Mr Heaslep on some liquor cases
4 came home on the Express. Brophy was find the other cases was not proven fine day
5 rain most of the day Wallace brought the horses home last night he had them out with Ad & Geordy yesterday morning he left them out there
6 I spoaled & quiled most of the day
7 split wood & put it the shed
8 snowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all covered I put 3 bolts in the tongue of Wallaces Democrat they lost or brock them out when he out with the Boys he went for them this afternoon they are all well
9 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conley at night
10 I split wood & put all we had in the shed & shelled nearly a bushel of corn a little snow & rain Geordy ground an ax at the mill
11 I went to Marble Rock & laid out a Road on lot No 18 in the fourth concession of Leeds Geordy helped A Cornett to thrash Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day
12 Ad & Geordy helped Bruce with the horses to thrash I spooled for Jennet fine day warm
13 Ad & Geordy at Bruces thrashing they got done there
14 they thrashed at Ads today thrashed millet for the cows yesterday & some today fine day
15 they got done at Ads this forenoon Geordy drew some wood out of our bush it is dead wood in the afternoon I worked at a pair of {illegible} for Geordy
16 Revd Mr Nicholson preached at night there was a strang Stranger in the morning

1877

Dec 17 Ad & Geordy went out to the Concession this morning Geordy is going to chop wood there
18 We moved the stove in the church to the door took down all the pipes and cleaned them Mr Thompson Wm Connor & Hugh McFrey {illegible} we did not finished
19 we finished the fixing in the church by two oclock
20 Do Do I thrashed Millet for the cows fine warm time the roads is soft
21 Geordy came home from the woods at night to attend the School examination fine day
22 Richard brought Besie home from Delta I fixed a door for the church shed
23 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
24 Geordy & Bessie went to Gananoque I went to Dan McNiels with Mr Wm Websters to look at the 2nd Consession allowance of road it if could be made a road of it cannot be done very heavy hore frost the trees is all covered with rime
25 no work it being Chrisamas Mr Nicholson & Mrs Nicholson & Miss Smith is here for dinner Mr & Mrs Dean is here for tea very heavy hore frost yet the trees are loaded with rime
26 Ad & Geordy cut & drew 5 loads of wood out of our own woods mostly small dead stuff
27 the boys brought out the horse powr & saw & cut up the wood in the afternoon & set the horse powr at the Barn for to cut the straw
28 began to cut the straw the cog wheel on the {illegible} sliped & brock out 3 cogs we could no more Dr Pearce came to see Jennet she is {illegible} her side Ad got a hole dri{illegible}
29 cut some more straw the bolt kept the wheel in place
30 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
31 I went to the Mooretown Schoolhouse to the nomination {illegible} Birmingham Webster Corkson nominated {illegible} Peck & Anderson for Dp Reeve & 18 for councillers fine day {illegible}

1878

January 1 there was no visitors {illegible} fine day
2 Ad A C going with Bessie he intends to take her to {illegible} she is going to teach in the normal school then {illegible} went there it is very stormy high wind with a little snow
3 Ad got home this afternoon {illegible} day Mother has a very bad cold Jennet is a good deal better {illegible} most of the day
4 stormy day with snow I mended at boots Mother is in in bed most of the day has a very bad cough
5 the snow fell near 12 inches yesterday a{illegible} night {illegible} came home from the 6 consession Johnston team went for David Ellen is very poorly in bed most of the time she has a very bad cold with a cough
6 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at nigh
7 no work done I went to the station & voted & came home Dr Percie came to see Ellen left two powders for her to take She is not able to be up
8 Geordy went out to the 6 Con with David Jonston Ad went out for a load of wood afterwards he brought home a load of wood
9 Ad went to 6 Con he drew out a lot of railcuts for to fence the fallow there he says the swamp is first rate he brought home a load of wood he went in where he could not go last year
10 Ad brought home a load of wood this forenoon rain most of the day the roads is neraly gone I atended our Agriculture annual Meeting at Stuarts Ellen came from Glen Tay in the Express to see her mother she is a little better the Dr thinks there is no danger
11 rain most of the day the snow is going fast
12 still thawing no snow on the fields except at the fences Billie brought David home with the buggy they led Wallaces horse behind the buggy David intends going home on the morning Express
13 A Mr Lawson preached in the morning at night Mr Nicholson
14 we cut some straw Bruce & Wallace helped
15 finished cuting straw then we cut the 3 loads of wood that we had here all in the afternoon

1878

Jan 16 Ad & Bruce came and took the straw cutter on the horsepower out to the Road this afternoon hard frost last night
17 fine day Ad helped Bruse to cut staw I took care of the cattle & spaded some
18 warm day I took care of the cattle
19 Richard brought Bessie from Delta last night in the cutter the roads nearly bear warm day the roads is sloppy
20 the Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning there was none of us out at night
21 I attended on the cattle still thawing Geordy thrashed some peas Ad went to Gananoque Ellen & Jennet went
22 very little frost last night the sheep has been very little in the Barnyard yet we have brought them in they go out wont come back unless we go for them Lizie came up on the Express from Brockville
snow 23 snowed about 3 inches last night with high wind cold day Richard went home with the cutter this afternoon Geordy went out to the Road to help Ad cut straw to windy to do anything
24 they finished cuting at Bruces to day fine day
25 finished cuting at Ads the Bodie of Thomas Sliter was brought up from Montreal on the Express today he was taken there while atending collage with a cold it turned to feaver - there was a large gathering at the station to meet the corps
26 Billie came from Delta last night Lizie went on the Express to Brockville Billie went to Gananoque with Jennet in the Buggy
27 Revd Mr Brown preached Mr J. Slitters funeral sermon this morning the church was full Mr Nicholson preached at night
28 Ad too Geordy to the Shanty & brought home a load of wood this afternoon
29 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one here took the other home
30 Ad drew 2 loads wood left one here
31 Ad drew 1 load of wood the Roads is so bad that he can draw only one

1878

Feb 1 Ad drew one load of wood it is the last till more snow
2 Billie brought Bessie home last night Margret Bilton came with them they came in the Buggy I have been in bed most of the day with a bad cold & cough
3 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
4 Ad brought out the horsepowr this morning & they cut what we had there in the forenoon about 3 1/2 cords they took all home for to cut thre Thomas Stark & Miss Russel two other came on a visit fine day
5 Ad cut there wood this forenoon Miss Whinnee body came on the Express from Watertown Aunt Jennie came up on the Express from Lyn very fine day
6 Ad helped Ab McNiel to cut straw unkle Jonney came up on the Mixed this morning fine day
7 Geordy fixed the old bobslaugh I have done nothing for a week back with a bad cold
8 I went to Mr Dalings for to take his oath to on account against the Malkomsons for weed Ellen went to Young with Geordy to see them before she gos home they went in the Buggy fine day
snow 9 cold day with high wind Geordy spit some wood I did nothing it is so cold & blustering with a little snow
10 the Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
11 Ad went to Whites to get his horses shod Ellen went to Brockville on the Express on her way home we got a Telagram that Mr McElhenie is deadd & to be buried tomorrow at 2 oclock I am not able to go
12 Ad & Geordy went to the Shantie to day Ad brought home a log for a water trough at home theres no slaughing the wind blew the snow off the roads
13 Ad went to the shanty this morning he intends to stop there I atend the cattle fine day
14 fine day atend the cattle have a bad cold
Buggys running 15 Ad & Geordy came home they all went an oyster super & concert at Westons Hall super at Stewarts house
16 they did not go to the Shanty to day beutyfull warm day

1878

Feb 17 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
18 Ad went to the shanty with Geordy they intend to stop all the week they put up a stable last week
19 I took care of the cattle I got cold again he cough bad again fine day I quiled for Jennet
20 a little grim of snow the buggys is runing
21 a very little more snow Ad brought two loads of wood here today that is the first that he has drawn this week he was banking out
22 heavy rain most of the night & day ground is very slipy it is dangerous to walk
23 Joseph Copland was buired at the Union Church by the Orngmen there was about 100 of them walked in possesion from his Fathers to the church Ad took the Corps there was 72 buggys & 2 horsemen followed Revds Messers Nicholson & Brown officiated the Roads all in a slop no frost damp and chillie
24 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
25 Geordy took his mother down to Young to see Aunt Isabla she is very poorely on Saturday after Ad came from the funeral very little frost last night he came home from Young this afternoon Billie came from Delat & went home again
26 fine day I took care of the cattle Ad chained the allowance of road between the 1st & 2nd Con of Lansdowne from H McNiels to B. McCoulloughs
27 fine day Geordy went to the 6th Consession some things they wanted from it
28 Ad & Geordy went to a Bee for to draw stones for a new church of England on A Cornetts place there was 35 teams they got a good Job done the roads all in a slop it was a warm day the Stones was got on Wm Armstrong place they had to draw them round the road

1878

March 1 Ad & Geordy helping to {most of line illegible} to night in connection with our church fine night
2 Ad & Geordy was helping to clean up after the superin{cut off} a good success they cleared sixty dollars above the expenses thawing all day heavy rain at night
3 the Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
4 Frost last night with a little snow & high wind Ad & Geordy went to a wood bee of Mrs Webbs
5 Ad & Geordy helped Bruce McNiel to saw wood
6 Ad & Geordy cut & sicadee logs on Bruces {illegible} in the forenoon then sawed with the drag in the afternoon for themselves thawing
7 Ad & Gordy at the same work today fine day
8 Geordy went over to Charley Armstrongs place & gathered up chips where he is choping cordwood the frost is nearly all out
9 Geordy taped between 40 & 50 trees I overhalled the buckets the sap runs well warm day
10 warm day Revd Mr Brown preached this morning and a Mr Chison preached at night Mr Nicholson had to go to Kingston on Wednesday to take Professor McCaresses place in Queens College he being sick
11 Geordy went to gather chip at Armstong
12 rain this afternoon no work done Martha Copland died yesterday afternoon
13 rain & snow most of the day Martha Copland was buired at the Union church the Revd Mr Huston preached there was 35 Buggys & 2 horsemen it was a large funeral for the day the road is almost bottomless
14 a little frost & snow all gone before 11 oclock Ad & Geordy went to the shanty to split rails fine day
15 fine day John & Ellen Scott came on the Express yesterday Stoped all night they went to Brockville on the Express to day J.P McCormick & Samuel Moorehead came here this afternoon on church business fine day
16 Revd Mr Nicholson came here & Mr Moorehead held a session {next line largely illegible} Elder for 12 months & the {rest of line illegible}

1878

March 17 Revd Mr Nicholson preached the morning & Mr Brown at night
Ad & Geordy went to the shanty to {two lines illegible}
A showr of snow this morning then rain showr on throughout the day I quilled for Jennet
Ad & Geordy came home from the Shantie they finished all that they could do I quilled
21 Geordy cut some wood & gathered some sap
X 22 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took a barrel of side pork gave it to Mr Brough on accout for fourteen dollars I quilled Robert Beatty came and got the Marchel papers there was only one note I gave him all the letters and recepts that I had Geordy went down to Young with him
23 fine day I quiled for Jennet Ad brought out two bags of flour & some cracked wheat
24 Mr Smith came from Kingston last night he is a student he preached at Fairfax this morning James McMullen took him up he preached here at night & then went to Gananoque to go to Kingston afterwards Mr Brown preached in the morning
25 very cold day I did nothing only take care of the cattle Hugh Ellingham came here on Saturday went away on the Express
26 I went to Kingston on the Express to atend the Presbytary fine day
27 Ad went to Younge for some seed Barley
28 got home on the Express this afternoon from Kingston there was a large amount of business to do I stoped at the city Hotel heavy rain all day
29 frost last night I quiled Ad got home to night he Brough a load oats with him
30 Jennie gathered sap we boiled all day there was a good deal of it
31 Mr Glasford a student preached this morning Revd Mr Brown at night fine day

1878

April 1 Geordy got home from Young on the Express Tommy came with him they are all well in Young
2 Geordy, Jimmy Jennet & Jennie went to Gananoque I went Wm Websters got a line from him as Reeve for Jennie Kenney that the council would pay for his Board to any person that keep here has been here since friday she is sick we cannot keep her
3 Jimmie made hounds for the truck waggon I helped him with the irons fine day
4 Ad & Geordy drew dung from J Taylors for a Bee hat & brought a load of meal from the mill for the cows
5 went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Gilbert shw was buired at the Union Church Revd Mr Huston preached there 30 rigs there was a bee drawing stones for the church Watt came to survey the church lot
rain 6 he did it to day there was a driseling rain most of the day Billie came from Delta this afternoon
7 Mr Mallory Elliot preached this morning Revd Mr Nicholson at night
8 Geordy drew 4 loads of dung to the garden rom Joseph Taylors I worked at the hot bed fine day
9 I worked at the hot bed Geordy rolled the midle field & part of the church field is too wet
rain 10 heavy rain in the night & most of the day
11 sowed seeds in the hot bed everything is growing
12 Geordy & Jennet went to Young this afternoon they intend to go to Brockville tomorrow
13 I planted out over 100 Strawberrys plants that came from Mr Nichols at the house
14 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning & Mr Brown at night
15 Ad began to sow at the Road he sowed bushel of wheat & Barley & oats Geordy helped
16 Geordy helped Ad out at the road to ditch or rather to clean out the old bed dich
17 fine showr last night they finished the ditch in the big field next Cauch{illegible}
18 Geordy helped Ad at the road they are sawing & are nearly done

1878

April 19 Ad & Geordy finishedall at the Road today
20 Geordy brought the horses here & plowed the garden here it is rather damp woods look red
21 Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr McClean at night
22 Ad began to sow & sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the Southeast field west side of it
23 sowed 4 1/2 bushel of wheat in same field East side they then draged the garden fine day
24 Ad sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats in the North field south side next the ditch
25 sowed 8 bushel of oats in same field fine growing time fine rain at night
26 sowed peas in the field north of the house
27 sowed pease in the same field in all 10 bushel fine rain last night David and Vie & the children came on the Express yesterday morning Vid is not very well rain near night Geordy did not all the peas draged in
28 Revd Principal Grant of Queens preached this morning & mr Brown at night
29 rain most of the day Ad took a man out to the 6 concession to ditch thre he is to give him 25 cents per rod I made nuts & bolts for a gate
30 finished draging the field north of the house & sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in same field that finished the spring work all but the planting at the road and here fine growing time planted 3 rows of Halls beans in the garden

1878

May 1 Ad and Gordy moved the fence at the old house field & made a lane up to the new Barn for to bring the cows from the paster to the yard
2 Geordy helped Bruce McNiel with the horses at his spring work I mended Jennes boots Albert & his mother came to see David
3 David & Vie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Geordy went to the Funeral of Wm Kyies Wm McNiels hiered man he was buired at the Ebeezerien Mr Brown preached I planted some of Halls beans
4 planted 1 bushel of Early Roses 3 rowses of butter beans & some Pop corn in the garden fine rain last night
5 Revd Mr Preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
6 Geordy drew 2 loads of wood from Bruce McNiels woods here & plowed part of the field East of the Barn for roots fine day
7 Ad and Geordy went to the shanty this afternoon to plow & sow a some oats then & fence part of the peace fine rain this forenoon
8 Albert Heicock here last night he brought out a Roller for Charles Armstrong he took it to this morning & he brought me some sweet corn I planted it in the garden east side fine day
9 heavy rain last night Ad came home from the chanty with a sore eye there is a stic on it
10 I planted a row of the horn carrot at the barn that was all a paper would plant I planted a paper of Summer savoury in the garden near the grapevine
11 planted peas & some Mummy peas in the the garden
12 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
13 hard frost this morning Geordy took a Roller to Robert Van{illegible} in Escott he did not take it he brought it back he moaved the midle fence of the East midle field to the North ditch so that we can paster all the field
14 Geordy Wallace James Lattimer went to the 6 Concession to work Ads eye is gaining I intend to go to Kingston this afternoon to the Synad it meets there at 7:30 this evening

1878

May 15 got to Kingston last night stoped at Mr A Swanstons the Revd Mr Wardrop preached in St Andrews Church to a large congregation the Synod met at ten oclock AM there was a larg number there
16 Synad closed to day about 5 oclock there was a good deal of busness done rather cold weather
17 got home on the Express all well there has been frost every night since Monda
18 I put in six rows of the Ateringham carrot East of the barn Ad went to Delta this afternoon Jennie went with him Geordy & Wallace came from the shanty this afternoon all the old piece sowed
19 Revd Mr Elliot preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
rain 20 fine rain last night & most of the day it has done a great deal of good got a Telagram that Aunt Isable was Dead & that she would be Buired tomorrow
21 Ellen & me went to young this morning to Ant Isables funeral she was buired on the south side of Adams grave in Caintown the Revd Mr Brown preached in the Presbytarian church there it was well filled heavy rain at 2 oclock so that we could not get home
22 came home this morning all well there was no rain here I planted 1 row of the Egyptian Beet & 1 row of Bassano Beet Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent he held a meeting in our church Mr Nicholson {illegible}
23 I draged the potato ground Geordy went a Bee of Danuel Cowans fine day
24 Geordy & Jennie & all the rest went to Gananoque there is to be great day there
25 I planted 2 rows of Sugar 2 rows long Red Mangelwurses East of the Barn ground dry Ad plowed the corn ground & sowed millet seed on it
26 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
rain 27 Ad cultivated the potato ground & draged the corn ground I took {illegible} to Fairfax Geordy & Jennie went to Parry Sound on the Express heavy rain
rain plant cabage & tomates 28 the ground is too wet to plant Ad plowed some of the summer fallow
29 Ad plowed in the summer fallow fine growing time
30 Wallace plowed Ad went to Dowsleys Corner to look at a Road I planted 3 rows of green Peas next the oats South East field then 3 rows of Brown peas then 3 rows of White Peas then 3 rows of black oats they are all {illegible} the north fence to the water furrows
31 Planted 3 of the Peerless potatos next to the fence first 2 rows then 3 ushel of E. Roses {illegible} bushel of late {illegible}

1878

June 1 Planted corn East of the Barn on where we had potates last yeare put the corn that took the premium at Delta on the first 2 ridges all but the last row the rest is our own Ad had a plowing bee in the north field 8 teams got a good job done
2 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
3 Ad plowed for there potatos at the road and made out his report of the Road at Dowsleys Corners
4 little rain this morning Ad came & draged the summer fallow Wallace rolled the Peas and oats North of the house then rolled summer fallow Mr Bigg came up on the mixed stoped all night went away this morning
5 {in left margin} washed the sheep got them in the Wagagen took them to the pit {illegible} Ad sowed 3 Bushel of Buckwheat in the North field midle part it is intended to plow under for manure he draged rolled sowed then draged
6 very hard frost last night & this morning the potatos & cucumbers is all frozen at the station no damage here Ad sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat in North field
7 rain this afternoon he went to the road in the afternoon
8 Ad drew 2 loads of wood from Bruces this forenoon he planted potatos at the road in the afternoon I atended an Agriculture meeting
9 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
10 put the stove out in the forenoon I went to Mr Richardson & received 4 dollars for 2 days survaying last year & 7 dollars 50 cents for cloathes that I got for Jennie Kennee which paid to Joseph Taylor & Mrs Fullerton for the stuff & makeing
11 we shered the sheep in the forenoon I went through the Early potatos in the afternoon
12 went to the funeral of Stanton Johnston he was buired at the Union Church Revd Messers Corral and Huston oficiated there a very large funeral 78 teams
13 went to the Laying of the cornerstone of the St Johns Church it was laid by the Dep Grand Master of the Free Masions there was good many there they had Dinner in the grove 50 cents a peace
14 I went to Gananoque to asist on a case of selling liquor on Sabbath day one case was not proven the other was ajurned till thursday the witness did not appear

1878

June 15 Ad worked in the swamp at home in the forenoon he rolled here in the afternoon ground very dry
16 rain this morning night Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
17 worked on the roads I helped half the day they drive gravel out of our pit they took 103 loads
18 I worked this forenoon that finished there work on the road
19 we all worked on the Roads we worked from the showground towards the station got gravel of the street or hill at School house fine day
20 I went to Gananoque to atend an ajurned case for selling liquer on Sundy it was ajurned again
21 I helped on the New Street to the church& Schoolhouse we got a grant of ten dollars to ditch & graid it Wallace & the girls cleaned out the church a little rain
22 atended the meeting at the Church Revd Mr Galacher preached there was a good meeting rain most of the day off and on Billie came with Besee at night
23 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning it was the communion Mr Brown preached at night
24 fine showr to day hoed some in the garden
25 I went to Gananoque with R Fields to asist P Heaslip in a trial for selling Liquor on Sunday the case was ajurned till next tusday
26 put Paris Green on the potatos in the garden put o 1/2 lb has five rows to do yet Ad cut there Rye at the Road or rather Wallace for Ad went to a bee drawing stones for the English church
27 Ad & Wallace cut our Rye at the old house all but a piece for seed very windy
28 Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of the Rye mixed it with old chaff & straw this forenoon then they went home to draw in there very warm day
29 Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of the Rye mixed it with old chaff & straw this forenoon then they went hom to draw in there very warm day
30 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night very warm day

1878

July 1 Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of Rye here warm day I could do nothing pains in my side
2 I went to Gananoque to atend an ajurned trial of Mrs Fagg filling on Saterday night fined twenty dollars & costs Ad & Wallace drew in the rest of the Rye had 2 loads very warm day
3 Ad went to Lyn for Straberys Wallace went through the corn & potatos at the barn with the cultivator
4 Ad began to Mow he mowed what he could cut with the mower very warm day
5 I went to the School Examination Ad cut a little in the orchard with the syth
6 Wallace cut around the trees in the orchard this morning Ad raked & they drew it in the afternoon had two loads put it over the cows
7 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night
8 Ad went to Gananoque with 6 bags of wheat to the Mill Mrs Henery Webster died last night
9 went to the Funeral of Mrs Webster She was buired at the Union Church the Revd Mr Nicholson preached the church was full there was 53 teams {illegible}
10 Ad mowed the Northwest field I was in bed most of the day
11 Ad raked & cocked up the Northwest field I did nothing I am so weak & useless I can do nothing & can eat nothing fine showr yesterday
12 Ad & Wallace drew in 3 loads from the Northwest field put over the cows
13 Ad cut the Northeast part of the North field and drew in 1 load Kell brought Bessie home from Farmersville
14 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night
15 Ad & Wallace drew in 1 load of hay from the North field in the forenoon then went to work at home
16 Ad & Wallace worked at there hay at home
17 Do Do Do Do Do very warm dry time the ground is very dry with high winds I have done nothing yet {in left margin} {cut off}rne Ida went away on the Express this morning

1878

July 19 Ad went to Gananoque for a spring for the Reaping Machin Bessie went with him got back at noon cut some of the Fallwheat it good
20 finished the cuting & drew it in it was after dark Billee came from Delta I met the Revd Hugh Taylor at the Station it first time I have been out
21 Revd Mr Taylor preached this morning Mr Garret at night
22 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce this forenoon they cut the church field in the afternoon the had the two machins & drew it in put 1 load over the horses the other over the cows
23 Ad & Wallace cut the spring wheat East of the Barn it very light in the head on acount of the dry weather they also cut the oats in the same field very warm day Bruce man helped them
24 Ad & Wallace worked at home cut there wheat & part of the oats Billie came out brought Mr Laforta with him to help Ad
25 Ad Wallace & Laforta drew in 4 large load of wheat & 5 loads of oats & took one load of oats & wheat rakings home to feed the horses fine day but very windy
26 rain all day & most of the night it must have fell 5 or 6 inches on the level Bessie went to Gananoque & took the boat for Toronto she is to see her Aunts
27 Ad went to Whites & got the horses Shod I met the Revd Mr Cormick at the station he is to preach for Mr Nicholson
28 Revd Mr Garnat preached this morning Mr Cormick at night fine day Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax
29 Mr Cormick went away on the Express rain today
30 Ad went out to 6th Consession there sheep in there oats there in the morning he mended the roof of the Barn in the afternoon
31 little rain very bad harvest time Ad helped Bruce to Reap wheat

1878

August 1 Ad & Wallace drew in six loads of oats at home fine drying wind
rain 2 Ad & Wallace id drawing drew in 3 loads then there was a little rain that stopt them
3 Ad & Wallace got all in at home heavy rain this afternoon
4 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garrat at night
5 began to hook the peas rain at night
6 they hooked peas in the forenoon Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon so that he could do nothing
7 Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon Wallace hooked peas
8 Ad went out to the 6th Concession to see the fence there was cattle in the oats in the afternoon him & Wallace & Lattimer worked at the peas hooking a while Ad then finished the cuting of the oats all done now expect a few peas
9 there was heavy thunder & rain last night & this morning there fell about 5 inches on the level the roads & fields is a flood of water no work {left margin} water runing on the road about inches at the first ditch
rain 10 we turned over the peas & oats this forenoon but there came up heavy rain at noon & flooded the ground so that the water runs over the road
11 fine day Revd Mr Garret preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night
rain 12 turned over the peas & oats got in 3 loads all in the field below the house & 1 load of oats out of the North field that is 4 loads in all to day then there was very heavy rain
13 Ad & Wallace worked at Wallaces seller opisit the school house the ground is very wet the grain in {illegible}
14 We spread & turned over the peas & oats this forenoon got all in except a little peas that is to hook
15 Ad & Wallace hooked the peas & took them home this forenoon they helped Bruce in the afternoon

1878

August 16 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce with his harvest fine warm day I taped my boots
rain at nigh 17 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce & F Jones held a meeting in the Drill Shed at 5 oclock on the finaness of the country thre was about 100 persons present
18 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garnet at night
19 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce to hook peas I sowed Thimothy & Clover seed on the North East field where we had potatos to the first ridges of wheat
20 Ad went to the 6 consession to see the oats there they are fit to cut they helped Bruce in the afternoon
21 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce to stock his peas Jennet & me went to a Harvest home dinner of the Methodist church here in drillshed there was about one hundred 50 cents each George Taylor chairman
22 Ad Wallace & Bruce went to the 6 concession & cut & brought home 2 loads of oats that was it all they took the colts out & left them there
23 Ad went to the funeral of David Johnston he is buired in there Rear of Landown he died in Gananoque Wallace got Wm McNiels horses & went to gananoque for Bissie & Aunt Jennet they cam on the boat from Toronto had a fine time
rain this afternoon 24 Lizie came from Young at noon Ad did not get home last night he stoped a younge
25 Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning & Mr Frazer at night I was taken sick with cold chil last night & was sick all night I could not leave my bed all day
26 Ad tryed to plow in the summer fallow the ground is so wet he could do nothing he went to Gananoque with the wool 3 1/2 bushel of Thimothy seed paid 2.40 per bushel I am not abot to my bed I am so weak
27 Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces it it too windy to sow grassseed
28 Ad & Wallace sowed the large field next colhaugler with clover & timothy & the remainder of our South field
29 Ad tryed to plow in the sumer fallow it is too wet Unkle Rob came up for Aunt Jennet Ellen went down with them
30 Ad & Wallace worked at the celler Geordy & Jimmie came from Parry Sound this morning on the Express
31 Geordy took Bessie to Farmersville a Miss Turner she is going to shool then Jimmie went home with them Ad went to Gananoque to here McKenzie & Cathwrite they are to lecture there fine day I am not able to do anything yet

1878

Sept 1 Revd Mr Nicholson this morning Mr Garrat at night
2 Ad Wallace & Geordy worked at the ditch from the celler to get the water out of it they got it so that the water runs away heavy rain last night
3 Ad went to Sand Bay for lime he got bushel from Wm Ferguson he is going to fix a Kitchen here
rain & thunder 4 Ad fixed the granery & cleaned the Barns he expects the thrasher this week I fixed his boots heavy rain Gordy went to a Picknick at Lyn
5 Ad & Geordy drew loam & filled up the ditch from the celler & to level the ground
6 drew sand for to build a wall for to make a kitchen in the wood shed fine day
7 Ad began to plow in the center field where we had Rye for paster this summer
8 I took Mr Nicholson to Fairfax & sand point he preached at both places & here at night Mr Garrat in the morning
9 Ad & Geordy cut the millet at the road this forenoon & took it in he plowed in the afternoon Geordy went away on the Express for Perth he is going to Ellens
10 Ad helped Wm McNiel to plow fine day
11 Ad went to Gananoque with a grist of 8 bushel got of A. McNiel John A McDonald had a meeting there was a large crowed there was 6 of the station cows in the grden & orchard all night I made the owners pay one dollar each or I would take them to the pound Geordy & Jennet came on the Express from Perth all is well
12 Ad began to plow in the field North of the house for fall wheat the summer fallow is so wet that he can do nothing with it a little rain at night
13 Ad plowed in the field North of the house rain in the afternoon
14 rain most of the night the thrashers came last night they thrashed the fall wheat had 40 bushel & 35 of spring wheat and 14 of Rye very windy
15 Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning Mr Garrat at night
16 finished the thrashing had bushel of oats & bushel of peas had Bruces team Wms & D Cowan teams fine day

1878

Sept 17 went to the station voted for D.F. Jones was the second that voted the voting was done in Dickies Hall Ad plowed North of the house
18 Ad Do Do Jones was elected by 130 majority
19 Ad Do Do John Gemmel shoveled the cross ditches as far as he plowed
20 Ad finished the plowing of the field & cultivated part of it
21 Ad cultivated draged and sowed 6 bushel of the Red fall wheat Wm McNiels team & man Bruses man had Dan Cowans team he sowed the wheat with Ab McNiels drill the sowed grass seed with it the ground is in good order he went to young with Jennet after dark he is to meet Billie with the children
22 Revd Mr Glasford preached at night Mr Garret in the morning
23 Ad cleaned out the furrows & plowed the headridge of next the house Geordy & Thom Cornett worked at the Buckwheat fine day
24 A little rain this morning nothing done at the Buckwheat to day I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Stopted at Mr Nicholsons John Gemmel shoveled the furrows
25 came home on the Express all well John Gemmel helped at the Buckwheat with Ad & Geordy
26 they all worked at the Buckwheat Thom helped this is our fair day there was a great crowd on the the ground
27 Ad went out to the 6 con to plow for fall wheat Geordy & John Gemmel finished binding the Buckwheat this morning John Young & Mrs Young was here for dinner had a fine pleasant time they were up to the Fair fine day
28 Ad got home to night he got it all plowed Billie came out with Bessie Revd Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon preparity fo the communion
29 Revd Mr Nicholson preached & had the communion there was a large meeting 50 communion sat down Mr Garrat preached at night
30 Ad went to Gananoque with Geordy & Aunt Jennet they are going on the Boat to Toronto Jennet is going home Gordy going to the States to work

1878

Oct 1 I went to Gananoque with Wat he came here last night with Lizie there was a great demonstration in honor of the Conservative triumph fire works Balloons & traid workin at them louder on a large waggon McIntire Dr Tuper and a host of other speakers
2 Ad went to Escott & got 700 of brick for to build a chimnie in the wood shed for a kitchen a little rain
3 Ad helped D Cowanto thrash I went to Delta with Wm Webster to the Show acted as Judge on sheep
4 got home at 9 oclock to night there was a good display of everything Ad came to Wats last night Mary Jane McNiel Miss Smith & Jennet came with him
5 Ad is helping Wm McNiel to thrash they expect to go to Bruces at noon fine weather
6 Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Gallacher at night
7 I set up some of the Buckwheat that was down expect the thrashers in the afternoon they are at Bruces they came here about 3 oclock they drew with 2 team & thrashed with four finished about 8 oclock had 50 bushel as it is
8 Ad went to Brockville on the Mixted he has to atend as Juryman Wallace came out & we emptied the wheat on the Barn floor to dry
9 I picked 10 rows of the corn there is forcefull wind this afternoon with some rain the fences is down
10 done up some of the fences Ad went to A McNiels with the colt then Mr Peck soil bought a cookstove for one dollar & ten cents for the shanty
11 Ad & Wallace pulled the corn in the field & garden I husked & pulled some little rain
12 Ad rew a load of wood and other chores the Revd Mr Edie came on the Express
13 the Revd Mr Eden preached this morning Mr Garrat at night
14 Ad & Wallace commenced to plow & scrap out the seller in the woodshed he is making 14 feet in width & the breadth of the woodshed
15 they worked at the seller I went with Mr Edie to James McMullens the Widow Turner vs Wm Cornetts & the Widow McGloughlin he read & pr{illegible}

1878

Oct 16 Intended to a trial of {illegible} Kavanugh & Charles Shipman Junior there was five Justices of the Peace P Heaslip Wm A Webster Mr {illegible} Mr Hutchson the partys was fined 20 dollars & cots or 30 day in Gael the trial was {rest of line illegible}
17 Ad went ot the outlet to day out a load Wallace worked at the seller part of the day it was so windy they could not work I went with Mr Edie visited Mr Thompson & Fullerton
18 Mr Edie went to Fairfax with A Cochran last night he intends wvist them till Sabbath I fixed for runing the lime Ad got our some hemlock logs for joice for the kitchen
19 rain with a little snow mixed most of the day no work outside I mended some boots & shoes
20 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Edie at night
21 Hugh McKay Wm Cornett came to build the cellar wall & John Gemmel atended on them Ad & Wallace drew stones I helped all I could
little rain 22 they all worked at the seller. Thomie Cornett came for to help to plow it took all hands to ekpp the masons going Thom drew stones and lumber for the sill & joice I laid them out
23 very stormy day rain and wind Thomie plowed some in the below the house they finished the celler wall and we got the sills & joice in so that we laid some boards
24 Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces Thomie plowed and finished the field below the house and began the north half of the centre field
25 Ad drew sand or gravel for gruting I pulled the horn carrots & the Blood beets Thom plowed
26 some rain worked in the house at celler cleaning it out & other fixings Thom plowed a little
27 Revd Mr Glasford preached this morning Mr Garrat at night
28 Ad & Wallace helped to put up the studing for the partison over the celler wall wet weather
29 Ad & Thom finished plowing North part of the center field began the north half of west field Wallace & me pulled beets and carrots
30 rain all day we boarded & grouted some of the kitchen
31 Ad & Thom plowed in the North west field part of the day it rained part Wallace & me pulled turnip & carrots

1878

Nov 1 drew in some of the Beets and Turnips the ground very wet Revd Mr Glasford went away on the Express
2 Wallace & me drew in & toped the carrots and Turnips the old potato bins is nearly full of the turnips Beets we put the carrots on the floor Ad came home with 30 bushel of potatos he got them at Newbrough voer in Mr Bultons 40 cents per bushel
3 Mr Smith a student came on the morning Express Mr Cornett took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay preached here at night a very cold day roads bad
4 Thomie finished plowing the Northwest field I worked at the Kitchen hard frost vey cold time
5 Ad killed one hog & 2 pigs Thomie plowed part of the day in the North field I went to Mr Deans and took him Mr Monleeks afidavit to some work that he did in the States N in the forenoon very hard frost
6 Thomie drew sand to bank the house in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon I cut up & salted the pork I put 201 lb in a barral out of the hog
7 Snowed about 1 inch last night with hard frost Ad & Wallace went for the colts to the 6th consession Thomie & me grouted the kitchen cold day
8 Ad & Wallace killed there hogs we worked at the house in the afternoon Thomie helped his Father in forenoon
9 Ad & Thomie plowed in the forenoon Thomie all day Wallace & Ad helped me at the house in the afternoon Mr Chisem came on the Express this afternoon
10 Mr Chisem preached in the morning Mr Garrat had his quarterly meeting at the same time Jams McMullen took Mr Chisem & me to see Mrs Sheilds she is not expected to live & then to Fairfax Graham did not come
11 Thomie plowed & finished the North part of the stuble field the ground is so wet that they cant plow here I worked at the house in the forenoon helped Wallace at his cellar in the afternoon we put in a blast the fuse was bad is old did no good
12 rain last night & this morning Thomie went to the Road & plowed there Ad & him they plowed greensward I went to Kingston to the Presbytry on the Express
rain & snow 13 Ad & Thomie plowed in the afternoon Stormed in the forenoon I got home on the Express stopt at mr Nicholsons they are all well the ground is all covered with snow here there was very little in Kingston

1878

Nov 14 Hugh McKay came to build the chimnie got it up into the garrat Wallace helped Thomie & Ad plowed at the Road
15 Hugh McKay finished the chimnie Thomie attended on him I helped Wallace at his seller we blasted out the rock
16 Thomie drew some old wood out of our bush I helped Wallace we blasted & quarred out the rock in the forenoon I met Mr Cumberland at the station in the afternoon took him to Mr Stewarts to board
rain 17 Ad took Mr Cumberland to Fairfax he went to Lost Bay there was no one came he preached here at night
rain 18 I took Mr Cumberland to Mr Shields his Daughter is dead she was burned at the Ebenezeer he preached there was a large funeral very bad roads with rain Ad got the horses shod at Whites Thomie & Ad gruted some
19 we worked at the house got it nearly done
20 finished the grouting this morning Ad finished plowing the green sod at the road the ground is so wet and nothing at the stuble
fine warm Day 21 I worked at the house Thomie drew loom from the pit to cover the clay about the house
22 rain and snow all day no work done out of doors we fixed some in the house
23 raining most of the night snowed & rained most of the day Thomie went to Escott to get his Boots mended I met the Revd Mr Sage at the Station
24 Revd Mr Sage preached this morning Mr Garrat at night
rain & snow 25 Tomie took some stone to the road drew 1 load of wood to there then I brought a load here rain & snow
26 Tomie drew sand to cover the clay rained the house I collected school tax in the village in the afternoon Ad & Wallace guared at Armstrong
rain 27 I collected the upper part of the section this forenoon Tomie drew sand to the house when it was not raining
rain 28 Thomie Shoveled and scraped part of the Barnyard or rather finished it in the forenoon he drew sawdust to make a road to the Barn so as to cover the mud I mended Abies boots in the forenoon Revd Sage here in the afternoon
29 Thomie brought plank to lay the floor of the kitchen we layed Plank {illegible} were too wide Sent it back to split on {illegible} again to the mill
30 I worked {illegible} or rather notified the {illegible} part of the section today Ad went to Gananoque with Jennet & Jennie to take a grist to in mill Farmersville {illegible} the road with {illegible}

1878

Dec 16 Malcom cut wood in the shed and we put on the double window Ad took Jennie to Gananoque to the examination it is tomorrow he expects the thrashers this afternoon hard frost
17 Malcom went out the road to help them to thrash they thrashers did not come till noon drew dung till they came I fited the cast shoes on the slaugh
18 I attended a congregational meeting in the church Revd Mr Gracen Mediator Malcom went to the road to thrash they finished Ads at noon then went to Wm McNeils
19 Malcom went to Wm McNiels to thrash I worked at the slaugh in or rather helped McGlough to fix the cast shoes we rimed all the holes out
20 Malcom went out to Wm McNiels to thrash I went helped to get the shoes on got it finished a good job
snowed most of the day 21 Malcom went out to the road after we got a load of wood they finished at Wm McNiels & went to Bruces & thrashed there I cut wood for Sunday Billie and Bissie came from Farmersville in the Buggy
22 snow 10 inches in depth this morning Mr McKenzie preached in the morning Mr Garret at night
23 Malcom went to road for to thrash Ad got the horses shod and went to the sixth con for a load of wood brought it here there is better slaughing he say then was last winter I went to School examination
24 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here very cold & windy with drift he did not go back in the afternoon Malcom went to Bruces to thrash
wind & snow 25 Wm came up last night on the Mixed from Brockville Wat & Lizie Billie & Miss Stevens came from Delta this morning for {illegible}mas very stormy wind & snow
26 the roads is compleatly blocked up no going on the Roads
27 Wat & Billie started for Delta this afternoon
28 Malcom came to work this morning that is the first since tusday night he got on the spree he cut wood in the shed we killed a pig
29 Revd Mr Garret preached this morning Mr Paterson at night
30 Wallace Wm Ellen Jennet Bissie and Mary Jane went to Mr Starks in Pitsburg I did the chores
31 Malcom and Wallace went out to the 6th Con Wallace brought a load of wood home stack Malcom staid there to chop fine day

1878

Dec 1 Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Sage at night Wm Cornett took Mr Sage to Fairfax
2 rain most of the day I worked at the Kitchen Thomas out {line illegible} at Bruces {illegible} Ellen {illegible} I paid Mr Thompson one hundred & forty two dollars of s{illegible} money
3 Ad Wallace & Thommie we worked at the kitchen laid part of the floor after that he brought the lumber from the Mill
4 all worked at floor except Thomie he drew 2 loads of wood from his fathers he lent it to us the roads is in a very bad state they are almos imposabe
5 Ad went to Gananoque for the doors windows and some flooring plank for the Kitchen Thomie got one of his Fathers horses to draw some wood to the road the Jennie horse is sick and has sprained her leg hard frost last night
6 Ad & Wallace brought out the doors pland and sasses and finished the floor Thommie cleaned out the celler
7 Thommie helped to draw stones & gravel to the shed at the church there was 4 teams & hands to keep them going got a good job done Ad & me worked at the kitchen
8 Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning Mr Garret at night James McMullen took Mr Stewart to Fairfax hard frost
snow & rain 9 it is snowing this morning Ad & Wallace came out & they & Thommie drew dung into the garden it was the heaps that was shoveled up or gathered up in the yard
snow & rain 10 rain and snow most of the day Thommie drew a few loads of dung we worked at the Kitchen in the afternoon he quit working today
rain & snow no work out side 11 Ad & me worked in the kitchen we hung the south door and fiteted the North one heavy rain last night the snow is all gone this morning rain & snow with wind
12 Malcom Cowan came for to work Ad has hired him for a year for twelve a month that is 144 dollars he drew dung to the garden he took all the heaps in the yard
13 Malcom cut up the oak top that the wind blew down and cut up whatever old wood he coudl get & drew home
14 Malcom drew wood for them at the road & cut wood for Sunday here Ad and he hung the north door hard frost
15 Revd Mr Stewart preached at night Mr Garret in the morning John Clow took Mr Stewart to Fairfax and Sand bay and brought home again

1879

Jan 1 Ad went to Delta Ellen & Wm, Jennet & Bessie went with him they are going to Wats fine day
2 very stormy day snow and wind hevy drifts Ad came home from Delta this afternoon roads heavy
3 still storming, Ad went to Gananoque with a grist no traveling on the roads they are drifted up
4 still storming Wallace went for a load of wood & to bring Malcom home but he came home yesterday Wallace was from 11 oclock till dark geting back there is no travel on the roads he was the only one
5 Revd Mr Oxby preached this morning & Mr Garret at night Ad took Mr Oxby to Fairfax in the afternoon
6 I went with Mr Oxby to see Mr Darling he is very poorly he has taken gangrin in his little toe James McMullen took us Add took Jennie to Farmersville She is going to the high School there the roads is very bad Malcom drew dung all day
7 he is drawing dung hear to day into the garden fine day
8 Ad Wallace & Malcom went to the 6 Con Ad brought a load of wood here I atended the annual School meeting Wm Thompson was put in Trustee instead J Lattimer stormy day
9 Ad drew 2 loads of wood brought 1 here
10 Ad Do 1 Do he left it here Rob Beatty came up with a Sow to Ads Stoped all night at Ads
11 Ad drew 2 loads of wood left 1 here took 1 home
12 Revd Mr preached a Missionary sermon we had no Minister
13 Malcom drew 2 loads of wood he left 1 hear took the other to the road cut some wood form me I had a bad cold
14 Malcom drew 2 loads of wood left 1 here took 1 to the road Ad went to Delta as a witness for Billie
15 Malcom drew 1 load of wood he left it here cold day
16 Ad got home in the that is 1 oclock night very stormy wind & snow this morning Malcom Drew 1 load of wood here
17 Malcom drew 1 load here & 1 to the road
18 Malcom drew 1 load the he sawed some wood for me in the woodshed fine day but cold
19 Revd Mr Matthews preached for us this morning Mr Garret at night stormed last night

1879

Jan 20 Ad killed a cow that they feed at the Road this morning Wallace Malcom & Bruce went to the 6 consession in the afternoon
21 Ad put the breaking harness on the colts here very stormy day snow & drift from S west
22 Ad went to Gananoque he bought an eight day clock for $7.25 from Mr {illegible}iter blustery day
23 Ad drew 1 load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad with the drifts
24 Ad went for a load of wood he intended to be home in time for to take Ellen to the Express she is going home the roads is so bad that he did not get home in time her Jennet & Mary went down to the Station on foot her trunk did not get down to Brockville with here it is to be sent on the Mixed tomorrow
25 I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay to see the Revd Mr Gracie about geting a congregational meeting for to give a Call to a Minister there will be one on the fift of February at 2 oclock a fine morning it turned a terable storm snow and wind from the west then a cold north wind roads bad
26 Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Smith at night Hugh McKay took him to Fairfax
27 Malcom cut wood in the shed all day
28 Wallace & Malcom went to 6th Consession to work
29 Ad put the breaking harness on the colts I took care of the cattle fine day
30 Ad worked with the colts lounging them Billie brought out Watt & Davison for to run some line for Mr Darling & others in Escott Stoped all night they way the morning Billie brought out his bench & tool chest
31 Ad went to Gananoque with a grist he brought it home at night Wm Hazelwood & Isable came here on a visit yesterday went home this afternoon fine day

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I think we will be able to settle Mr Matthews clame against us in two or three week we are doing all we can

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William Beatty, “William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879,” Rural Diary Archive, accessed December 2, 2024, https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/items/show/400.

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