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CALENDER FOR 1919

DOMINON SCRIBBLING DIARY ..FOR.. 1919

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January NEW YEAR'S DAY (Dominion) WEDNESDAY, 1

Choring. Foggy and dull started to rain about ten o'clock and raining most of day. Vance and Art Garneau here for an hour. Harry Philp and Della Stinson married

January, THURSDAY, 2

Choring and chopping in afternoon. Harry Booth called. Brock to town at night. Neary fall of snow in P.M. Fine night.

FRIDAY, 3

Da choring and sifted ashes. Brock took 8 pigs to Morrefeild in morning. Helped up churn in P.M. Lizzie here in afternoon. Mother sick with cold. Fine and bright but cold.

SATURDAY, 4

Da done chores. Brock took 9 lambs to Moorefield in morning. Very stormy morning and cold. Brock and I to town at night.

SUNDAY, 5

Brock to church at night. Fine and cold.

January EPIPHANY (Quebec) MONDAY, 6

Brock done chores. We picked 16 geese. Mr. Henderson called to say Grace Brett died this morning and stayed for supper. Milder. Snowy at times in P.M.

TUESDAY, 7

Da done chores. Brock took down 17 geese to Herwich and a few bags of chop in morning. at Tom Speers sale in afternoon. rather mild and fine.

WEDNESDAY, 8

Done chores. Mother, Brock and I to Grace Brett's funeral in afternoon. Fine in morning but cold and quite stormy by night

January THURSDAY,9

Men choring. Very stormy day and cold with wind.

FRIDAY, 10

Men choring. Da started to flail the bit of flax. Very stormy day from N.W but finer to-words night.

SATURDAY, 11

Men choring. Da finished flailing the flax and Brock drew a load of corn. We to town at night. Grace Mason came out with us. Mr. Thompson very sick lovely bright day but sharp.

SUNDAY, 12

Brock to church at night, Grace went with him. Fine but cold east wind.

Januray MONDAY, 13 X

Da done chores. Brock to town with chop and cream can and sent a box to Clara. Killed pig in afternoon. Very mild bright day.

TUESDAY, 14

Men choring and started to draw ot manure. Brock took me to morning train. Going to Elora. Dull but fine.

WEDDNESDAY, 15

Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Fine day. Harry Carson at Bonn Germny.

January, THURSDAY, 16

Men choring and drawing out manure. Brock met me at night train. Hoshel and Sadie here in evening. Mother up to Roy's to see Harry. He sick with flu. Fine bright day.

FRIDAY, 17

Me choring. finished drawing out manure and bought in a load of corn. Brock up to Roys in evening. Fine but not very bright. Had a letter from Betty saying that Robt. Alvies is dead.

SATURDAY, 18

Men choring and chopped nine bags in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Bill Gaso here for dinner. Mild and foggy.

SUNDAY, 18

Brock to church at night. Da up to Roy's to see how Harry was. Fine bright day.

January MONDAY, 20

men choring. Then fanning up the flax that was flailed. Da sifted ashes and we cleaned furnace. Lovely brightwarm day.

TUESDAY, 21

Choring in morning. Brock and Da at AnthonyKirkpatrick's sale in afternoon We over to Mc Isaac's in evening. Very fogy and mild. Mrs. Wm Lowery died.

WEDNESDAY, 22

Done chores. Brock down with some chop in forenoon, aslo took black pig. Cleaning hen & pig pens in aftenoon. Very mild and foggy. Snow almost gone.

January THURSDAY, 23

Choring and clipping sheep and cattles backs. mild and foggy almost rain at times.

FRIDAY, 24

Choring in morning. Chopped 21 bags in afternoon. I up to Roy's for tea. Fine but cold north wind.

SATURDAY, 25

Choring and drawing out Manure. Brock and I to town at night. Fine bright day.

SUNDAY, 26

Brock to church at night. Fine day bright at times and not cold.

January MONDAY, 27

Done chores and brought in a load of corn in forenoon. Cutting wood in bush on other place in afternoon. Lovely fine day.

TUESDAY, 28

Done chores and chopping for pigs in forenoon. Cutting wood in back bush in afternoon. Fine and mild. Wonderful winter weather and very little frost, some wheels.

WEDNESDAY, 29

Done chores brought in the rest of corn from the field. Cutting wood in the afternoon. Beautiful fine mild day.

January THURSDAY, 30

Done chores and trying to chop in morning but engine was unsteady. Da at back bush in afternoon. Brock mother and I to town. Got Wiley shod. Fine bright day. Had buggy to town.

FRIDAY, 31

Done chores and at bush in afternoon.Fine morning but quite stormy at times. Quite a little snow fell.

February SATURDAY, 1

Done chores and making engine solid in morning. at bush in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Fine but colder and a little windy.

SUNDAY, 2

Brock to church at night Beautiful bright day.

February MONDAY, 3

Done chores and drawing out manure. Finished about three o' clock. Beautiful bright day. east wind.

TUESDAY, 4

Done chores and chopping a little in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Raining in morning. Got quite foggy and dull in afternoon. Colder.

WEDNESDAY, 5

Choring in forenoon At bush in afternoon. I up to Roy's in afternoon. Colder and quite stormy at times.

February THURSDAY, 6

Choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Beautiful brigt day with a few flurries of snow. Olive 29 years old

FRIDAY, 7

Choring in forenoon and killed beef in afternoon. Matt helped. Brock over to see Hoshel in Evg. He sick with flu. Beautiful bright day and a lovely night. Olive 29 yrs. old.

SATURDAY, 8

Done chores and cut beef into quarters and chopping in morning. At bush in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine bright day.

SUNDAY, 9

Brock & I over to George Thompsons for dinner and Tea. Mrs. Jack Walker here in afternoon. Fine day. a little flurry of snow in afternoon. Cold north wind.

February MONDAY, 10 X

Done chores and at back bush in afternoon. Beautiful day.

TUESDAY, 11

Choring and chopping some in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock & I down in evening for cream corn and a leghorn rooster. mild and a little snow at night.

WEDNESDAY, 12

Men choring and at bush in afternoon. Lizzie and Sarah Hilborn here in afternoon for a couple of hours. Fine and very mild and foggy.

February THURSDAY, 13

Men choring in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Brock and I down to Ritches in evening. mild but vey strong east wind and rain about ten o'clock.

FRIDAY, 14

Men choring. Brock to moorfield with 3 pigs. Chopping in afternoon. Very foggy dull day. A little rain at times.

SATURDAY, 15

Done chores. Brock took Da and Ma to morning train. They gone down to see Mr. Thompson. Came home at night. Brock choring & sifting ashes. We to town at night. Flurries of snow all day cold wind.

SUNDAY, 16

Brock to church at night Bright and sharp.

February MONDAY, 17

Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock and I to town to concert at night. Fine morning but quite a fine snow falling in afternoon and at night.

TUESDAY, 18

Done Chores. Brock to Arthur horse fair in afternoon. Da cleaning hen house. Fine & bright but cold north wind.

WEDNESDAY, 19

Done chores. Brock drove me to town in morning. Had dinner at Fox's. Men chopping in aftenoon. Uncle Rich here about marrow business. Elwin called with invitations to Alex Mc Kellan's dance. Brock and I over at night. Fine bright day but sharp.

February THURSDAY, 20

Done chores and sifted ashes. Cutting wood in back bush in afternoon. Mother over to Wilmott's in P.M. Fine and milder. Strong east wind at night.

FRIDAY, 21

Choring and at bush in afternoon. Strong east wind foggy and dull.

SATURDAY, 22

Done chores and chopping in morning. At bush in afternoon. Strong east wind with rain and sleet at night. Uncle Rich {symbol?} called this a.m.

SUNDAY, 23

Brock to church at night. Rather blustry all day but not cold.

February MONDAY, 24

Choring and chopping in morning At bush in afternoon. Beautiful bright day.

TUESDAY, 25

Choring and sifted ashes. Break down with hide and cream can in forenoon. At bush in afternoon. Dull rainy morning. Soft snow in P.M. Colder and stormy to-wards evening. Jack Noecker brought home from Toronto hospital dead. Age 50 years.

WEDNESDAY, 26

Choring all day. Da down to Noeckers in afternoon. Quite stormy all day and very cold wind.

February THURSDAY, 27

Done chores. Men chopping in morning At bush in afternoon. Brock took mother & I down to Noeckers in evening. Fine with a little snow to-wards evening.

FRIDAY, 28

Done chores. Pa took Brock tomorning train. He gone to Chatsworth. Capt. Brian came on morning train. He and I up to Gaso's in afternoon and for tea. Mr. Craig here in afternoon and all night. Very mild and bright. Neary rain in evening with thunder and lightning. Turned colder in night. Mrs. Leo Shant died very suddenly to-night

March SATURDAY, 1

Da choring. Billie & I to town in afternoon. Very icy blustry all day colder.

SUNDAY, 2

Home all day Fine bright day.

March MONDAY, 3

Da choring. I took Billie to 6.09 train and Brock came home from Chatsworth. Fine mild day.

TUESDAY, 4

Men choring and chopping in forenoon. Da sifting ashes in P.M. We to Mrs. Leo Shant funeral in afternoon. Dull morning. Quite a leary rain in afternoon and evening. foggy.

ASH WEDNESDAY (Quebec & N.W.T.) WEDNESDAY, 5

Choring and drawing out manure. Brock and I over to Hoshel's in Evening. Quite a fall of snow in night cold north wind and blustry at times

March THURSDAY, 6

Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Then went back to bush and cut three logs. Beautiful bright day milder.

FRIDAY, 7

Da done chores. Brock to Moorefield with 7 pigs. At lunch in afternoon cutting logs. Brock took mother to six train. She gone to Guelph. Beautiful bright day.

SATURDAY, 8

Done chores and chopping. Back to bush and put on a load of logs. Brock took them to town and brought home the lumber. Da sifted ashes then went to bed about five. Feeling very misreable. Nellie telephoned to say mother was sick with the cold. Brock to town at night. Cold last wind. Started to storm about twelve o'clock.

SUNDAY, 9

Very stormy morning but mild. A great quantity of snow fell. Wind in the west after dinner. Da some better.

March MONDAY, 10X

Done chores and cleaning hen pens in afternoon. Brock to town in forenoon for 1/2 ton of fertilizer. Letter from Nellie saying mother is improving. Soft snow at time. mild.

TUESDAY, 11

Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Brock & I to town in forenoon. Fine afternoon but very stormy in morning for a time. Colder at night.

WEDNESDAY, 12

Done chores and drawing up the wood from back bush. Sadie .neer in P.M. for an hour. Mr. Isaac Hilborn here in Evening to inqurie about the sick. Brock to town for mail. Mother improving. Fine bright day mild. Snow going very quickly.

March THURSDAY, 13

Choring and drawing up wood. I down to Jack's for an hour. Fune day but cold N.E wind. Mother had to go back to bed again.

FRIDAY, 14

Done chores and chopping in aftenoon. Da took another weak spell and had to go to bed. I neer to {name or place?} to phone how mother as. She a little better. Very strong and cold east wind but clear & bright.

SATURDAY, 15

Brock done chores, cleaned pens and sifted ashes. Da in bed until noon and in house all day. Brock & I to town at night. East wind with rain at times, Freezing.

SUNDAY, 16

Jack Walker up in morning. Da out to barn a couple times. heavy rain in forenoon from east. Very foggy and dull all P.M. Roy down with message saying that mother would be home in morning.

March MONDAY, 17

Done chores. Brock and I took buggy and went to meet mother. She came home from Guelph. Etta came with her. She still quite miserable and weak. Da took another weak spell about supper time. Very foggy day. rained hard at night.

TUESDAY, 18

Brock done chores and down with cream can for Dr. in afternoon. Dr. Ferrier came out about nine o' clock. Da has kidney trouble and put mother to bed. She very much run down. Soft snow in morning and rather dull.

WEDNESDAY,19

Brock done chores and to town for medicine in forenoon Lovely bright day and warm.

March THURSDAY, 20

Doing chores Brock chopping and Da trimming spruce. Feeling some better. Brock to meet Clara at six train. Beautiful bright day.

FRIDAY, 21

Doing chores and Da trimming a few spruce. Dr. Ferrier here in forenoon. Brock to concert at night. Rather dull morning but finer in afternoon.

SUNDAY, 23

Mr & Mrs. Thompson here. Brock to church at night. Mr. Mc Isaac here in evening Fine bright day.

March MONDAY, 24

choring. Brock took Mr. and Mrs. Thompson to town this afternoon. Beautiful bright warm day. Dr. Ferrier called this morning and found mother much better. She got up to-day.

TUESDAY, 25

Choring. Brock took Clara to morning train then down to Boyd's with a pig. At Thos. Riddals sale in afternoon. Da trimming spruce Fine warm day. Looking a little like rain in afternoon.

WEDNESDAY, 26

Done chores and took Molly to Ritches. Mr. Ritch bo't her $160. in forenoon Then cleaning up seed barley for Frank Short in a Went back to bush in afternoon and cut up some taps and brought up the saw. Fine warm day. Heard Mr. Craig died on train on his way west.

March THURSDAY, 27

Done chores and Brock chopping some in forenoon. Da sifted ashes. Cleaned up seed barley for Frank Short in afternoon. Dull and cold. Wind very high towards evening.

FRIDAY, 28

Brock done chores. Then drawing out manure in afternoon to other place. Da not feeling very well. Very strong north wind all day. Bright but cold.

SATURDAY, 29

Done chores and Brock drawing out manure. We to town at night. Fine day but very strong north wind

SUNDAY, 30

Brock to church at night. Fine day and not quite so windy.

March MONDAY, 31

Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Then chopping some. Mrs. Jack Walker here in afternoon. Fine day but very strong cold north wind.

April TUESDAY, 1

Brock done chores and cleaning pens. Da in bed unil five o' clock. Hoshel here in forenoon. Fine but very windy and cold.

WEDNESDAY, 2

Brock done chores and took barley to station for Frank Short in Forenoon. Choring in afternoon Fine not as windy and warmer I up to Roy's in Evening.

April THURSDAY, 3

Choring and rock choping im afternoon. Mrs. Henry Hilborn here for a while in afternoon.

FRIDAY, 4

Done Chores. Brock led mary to moorefield and Da took calf in the buggy. Choring and Brock to Jack Boyd's in afternoon with pig. Smoky and dull warm.

SATURDAY,5

Done chores and Brock chopping in forenoon. Hitched up Lion an put put away sleighs & Drew manure off drain in afternoon We to town at night. Put meat in pickle, Fine & very warm.

SUNDAY, 6

Brock to church at night. Quite a heavy shower in morning but turned out a nice day.

April MONDAY, 7X

Done chores and Brock chopping. Cutting up some trees in old archard on other place in afternoon. Fine morning but dull after dinner and a shower about five. A little thunder and lightening.

TUESDAY, 8

Done chores and cleaned up a bin of seed oats in aftrnoon. Da not as well again this evening. Dull. Quite a shower in afternoon Thunder and lightening

WEDNESDAY, 9

Done chores and Brock chopping. Rather fine but looking like rain.

April THURSDAY, 10

Choring and chopping in forenoon. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Horse show postponed. Uncle Rich {symbol} and Aunt Emma here in afternoon. Very rainy dull morning, Warm and bright for a time in afternoon but turned dull again.

FRIDAY, 11

Done chores and cleaning up seed wheat and barley in afternoon. Rained in the night Dull day but mild.

SATURDAY, 12

Done chores and chopping. Da sifted ashes. Brock & I to town at night. Colder but fine.

SUNDAY, 13

Brock to town at night. Fine day. Mrs. Masser here in afternoon.

April MONDAY, 14

Done chores and sawing up wood in old orchard and burning bush. Ma down to Jack Walkers in afternoon to see Mrs. Jim Murphy. Beautiful warm bright day.

TUESDAY, 15

Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Helping take off the kitchen paper in afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Lowes came about five o' clock and stayed for tea. Brock & I down to concert at night "Valley Farm" Cold and dull. Snow & a little rain Towards evening.

WEDNESDAY, 16

Done chores and cleaning up barley. Rained very hard in morning and strong east wind. Dull in afternoon.

April THURSDAY, 17

Done chores. Brock chopped 12 bags. Da feeling miserable. We papered Kitchen. Dull and raining at times.

GOOD FRIDAY (Dominion) FRIDAY, 18

Choring all day. Uncle Willie came up for the day. Brock took him to evening train. Lovely bright day.

SATURDAY, 19

Brock took down cream can and egg case. Cutting up some trees in low rchard and then some fence. Brock and I to town at night Fine day.

Easter Sunday. SUNDAY, 20

Da down to Jack Walkers in P.M. Brock to church at night. Rainy morning but bright afternoon.

April EASTER MONDAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 21

Done chores building fence on other place. Beautiful warm day.

TUESDAY, 22

Done chores and fencing on other place. Beautiful warm day.

WEDNESDAY, 23

Done chores and Da finished fence Brock down to help Jonh Walker {lugg?} wood. Went about eleven. To town at night to see "Hearts of The World" Rather dull started to rain about six o'clock.

April THURSDAY, 24

Done chores. Brock washing and greasing harness. Da choring. Turned much colder in night cold north wind and flurries of snow all day.

FRIDAY, 25

Robt + Brock choring. Brock chopped ten bags of grain forenoon. Brock greased his harness afternoon and took Olive to evening train to go to Elora for a few days. Snowing all day and much worse at night real cold

SATURDAY, 26

Men choring. Very cold + Stormy getting finer Brock started To draw out manure. drawing all afternoon gone down town at night

SUNDAY, 26

Beautiful forenoon Mr. + Mrs Pollack & Becca here To get Olive to go to Church much duller in the aft Brock gone to church Eve.

April MONDAY, 28

Robt not feeling very good forenoon. After the chores were done Brock chopped grain till noon then ,, some more afternoon and Set up the wire fence in the little {illegible} and piled up the threshing wood dull in the morning but brighted up through the day

TUESDAY, 29

Robt + Brock choring and gone back to build fence round the piece of new land by the bush forenoon. Threw out road fence on other place in aft. I came home this morning Mr. Henderson called in P.M. beautiful day

WEDNESDAY, 30

Done Chores and building at the road fence. Started down at Mc Ewings line. Fine and bright but strong east wind and looking like rain at night.

May THURADAY, 1

Done chores and chopping in morning. Brock & I to town in afternoon. Rainy morning but cleared up in afternoon.

FRIDAY, 2

Choring round barn all day. Rainy in morning Dull & cold.

SATURDAY, 3

Done chores and working at road fence. Threw out some more but had to stop about three o'clock. It came on a heavy rain and rained hard all evening.

SUNDAY, 4

Dull forenoon. Thunder storm about noon and rained very hard in afternoon. Foggy at night.

May MONDAY, 5

Done chores and working at road fence on fornt of other place. Dull morning but turned out nice and bright.

TUESDAY, 6

Done chores and finished road fence in forenoon. Then fixing fence on other place and taking off barb wire. I up to Harry's in aft evening Mr. Henderson called with a chair for mother from Da. She 56 yrs old. Fine but very high wind all day

WEDNESDAY, 7

Done chores. Brock to town in morning to get horses shod. Da fixing some fence back of barn. Fixing fence on other place in afternoon. Brock + I to town at night Fine but a little breezy. Took off storm windows in evening.

May THURSDAY, 8

Done chores and digging out a plugged drain on other place in forenoon. Fixing line fence beleive Jack + us and fence round pasture. Mr. Henderson and a Mr. Carrigan Called.. Fine but very dull and a little cool.

V FRIDAY, 9 X

Done chores and chopping in forenoon. Started to work on land for the first. Cultivating in afternoon back by maple tree. Brock had Lion and Dan. Rather bright in morning and breezy but dull and east wind in afternoon.

SATURDAY, 10

Done chores. Cleaning pens and chopping and mincing seed. Brock to town at night Rainy day.

SUNDAY, 11

Raining at times all day. East wind.

May MONDAY, 12

Done chores. Da pickig up brush in orchard and clipping up spruce trees. Brock to Mc Isaacs with a heifer in forenoon. Cultivating back by maple tree also sowed and harrowed it to wheat. Dull in morning and a little misty but brightened up after dinner. fine night.

TUESDAY, 13

Done chores and cultivated rape ground on other place in forenoon. Then harrowed and sowed it in afternoon 7 ac. Mrs. Bill Anderson here for dinner and tea. Beatiful warm day.

WEDNESDAY, 14

Done chores. Then cultiating in field next to windmill in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Fine and very warm.

May THURSDAY, 15

Done chores and cultivate sod next Jack's line fence in forenoon. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Della here for duck eggs. A little showery early in morning. Cleared and quite sultry. Looking like rain.

FRIDAY, 16

Done chores. Then Da cultivated sod for corn in forenoon. Brock went to cultivate back by Roy's line fence but had to stop about eleven as it came on a shower. Da cultivated little patch on other place and garden patches in afternoon. Brock cultivating on 4 ac on other place. Dull all day and a heavy mist a rain at times. Rained steady for a couple of hours in evening.

SATURDAY, 17

Doing chores then drew out flax straw and burned it in forenoon. Brock chopping in afternoon and Da moving potatoes root house. Brock + I to town at night Raining at times

SUNDAY, 18

Brock to church at night. Mr. Davis and family called in afternoon. Fine breezy day.

May MONDAY, 19

Done chores. Cultivating back by ditch and in corner field in afternoon. Fine but looking like rain towards evening. Mrs. John Corbett buried.

TUESDAY, 20

Done chores. Brock to town in forenoon for gasolene and cream can. Chopping in afternoon, We up to harry's in evening. Rainy and misty. Da sprouting potatoes.

WEDNESDAY, 21

Done chores. Cleaned hen houses and choring. Quite a heavy rain at times all afternoon.

May THURSDAY, 22

Done chores. Brock digging up a pugged drain in Corner field. Da picking up along road fence and others in the Marshall place. Dull and showery. Rainy at times {symbol for and?} dull. Brock to town at night to call up {pen scratch} Harry Booth. Dull {with pen scratch} and wet.

FRIDAY, 23

Brock took pigs to Moorefield in morning and got soem grain Da clipping trees. Then workng at drains in corner field in afternoon Brock + I to town at night Harry {last name} in town. He home from the front. Dull in morning and a little shower but cleared off and came out hot. Another little shower about six.

VICTORIA DAY (Dominion) SATURDAY, 25

Done chores and digging at drain in forenoon. Cultivating, harrowed and sowed the remainder of sod that was intended for corn in field next. I Jacks. in afternoon. Fine and quite hot. Willa + Har here in evg.

SUNDAY, 25

Put young cattle out to grass. Brock to church at night. Nice bright day.

May MONDAY, 26

Done chores. Then cultivating this side of ditch in forenoon. Harrowing and sowed it in afternoon. Brock got Elwins fertilizer drill and worked late. Beautiful warm day.

TUESDAY, 27

Done chores. Cultivating back by line fence next Roy in forenoon. Da finifhed some harrowing this side of ditch and cultivated garden and little patch on other place. Sowing and harrowing at line fence in P.M also strip of garden at road and The little patch. Beautiful day.

WEDNESDAY, 28

Done chores and cultivated a piece in 3rd field back on other place. Sowed and harrowed it in afternoon. Then Da worked up garden patch and riged it up. Put wire fence round it after supper. Beautiful day and warm. I walked to town in forenoon. Mr. Henderson brought me out.

May ASCENSION DAY (Quecbec) THURSDAY, 29

Done chores and finished The drain in corner field put in new tile. Then started to plough corn ground. Ploughing in afternoon. Fine and very warm.

FRIDAY, 30

Done chores. Finished corn ground and harrowed it. Then cultivatd and sowed a wet patch up by line fence next Roy. fine and warm.

SATURDAY, 31

Done chores. Harrowed, rolled and sowed corn ground and also a wet patch in sod field next Jack. Brock + I to town at night. Very sultry day.

June SUNDAY, 1

Mr. + Mrs. Thompson here for tea. Brock to church at night Very warm day. Roy and Georgie called. Gerald expected at Guelph to-night.

June MONDAY, 2

Done chores and ploughed, cultivated, rolled, and harrowed groud for mangels. Sowed them in afternoon. Da picking up on some land down by bush after he had the ridges set up. A very sultry hot day. extreme heat.

TUESDAY, 3

Da Cultivated and sowed another wet spot that was left. Brock planted a few potatoes in garden and chopping. Washed the sheep in afternooon. Started to plough in corner field about five o'clock. Harry Booth here. Fine and very hot.

WEDNESDAY, 4

Ploughing in corner field Lou Booth came for 5 bags of potatoes. Brock to town at night. Very sultry hot day. Thunder in Evg.

June THURSDAY, 5

Ploughing in corner field. Very sultry day. Storms going round all day. A heavy rain about five.

FRIDAY, 6

Ploughing in corner field. Mr. Kincade from Moorefield here to see back windmill in afternoon. Quite a shower in afternoon. Sultry.

SATURDAY, 7

Finished ploughing corner field in forenoon. Cultivating turnip ground in afternoon. We to town at night. Gerald here for dinner. A little cooler but looking like rain at times.

SUNDAY, 8

Brock to church at night. Heavy rain about noon. Thunder + lightening.

June MONDAY, 9

Brock done chores and cultivating rape ground on other place in forenoon. Da very miserable lame hip. and crass cultivating in afternoon. Beautiful day.

TUESDAY, 10

Brock finished cultivating rape ground. in forenoon then cultivating for corn in corner field in afternoon. Da cultivating + harrowing on corn ground too. Brock to town at night. Mr. Henderson here in evening. Beautiful day but hot.

WEDNESDAY, 11

Done chores. Drawing out manure for potatoes in forenoon and planting them in afternoon Brock and I to town at night. Dr. Ferrier out to see Da. His hip very painful. Lovely day.

THURSDAY, 12

Done chores and sheared 24 sheep. Mrs. Mc Ewing and Loyd here in afternoon. Beauiliful day. Cool breeze.

FRIDAY, 13

Cultivating and rolling corn ground in forenoon. Brock got Hoshels drill and sowed it in afternoon. Harrowed it. Very hot sultry day. A little thunder shower about six.

SATURDAY, 14

Cultivating and harrowing rest of corner field. Brock chopped a little. He and I to town at night. Fine and warm.

SUNDAY, 15

Brock to church at night. Fine and hot.

June MONDAY, 16

Took 12 fat cattle to Moorefield in forenoon. Drawing out manure in afternoon for turnips. Fine and hot.

TUESDAY, 17

Drawing out manure for turnips. Mr. Kincade, Woodissee and Oakman here babbitting back windmill. Brock to town at night with the the buggy wheels. Mr. Henderson called. Fine and hot.

WEDNESDAY, 18

Fixing fence and back windmill and drawing out manure the rest of day. Fine and very hot.

June THURSDAY, 19

Ploughing the manure in for turnips and Brock harrowed it. Very hot sultry day. Thunder storms going all round. a little shower about six. Myrille Burrows and Mrs. Humpries here in afternoon.

FRIDAY, 20

Men cultivating rest of corner field in forenoon. Cultivating and {illegible} turnip ground in afternoon. Brock to town at night with cream can. Sadie here in morning. Heavy rain early in morning, but a nice day.

SATURDAY, 21

Rolled, harrowed and ridged up turnip ground. and sowed them in afternoon. Da ploughing strip back by ditch in afternoon. Elwin brought load of oats in forenoon. Fine and cooler. We to town at night.

SUNDAY, 22

Brock to church at night. Beautiful day. Cool breeze.

June MONDAY, 23

Brock cultivating on rape ground in forenoon. To town in afternoon get team and Wiley shod. Da finished ploughing the strip by ditch. Beautiful day.

TUESDAY, 24

Cultivating rest of corner field in morning Rolled, harrowed and sowed it to millet in afternoon. Ma and I to town in afternoon Fine and hot. Storm went round about seven o'clock but only a little shower here.

WEDNESDAY, 25

Scuffled and hoed 11 rows of mangels in forenoon. Brock chopping in afternoon and choring. Dull and misting turning to rain about noon. Rained all afternoon and evening.

June THURSDAY, 26

Scuffled rest of mangels and hoeing all day. Brock to garden party at Moorefield. Cloudy in morning but cleared in afternoon and a nice night

FRIDAY, 27

Finished hoeing mangels about ten. Da started to scuffle corn and Brock working on strip back by ditch. Brock to {Gashen/Goshen?} in evening. I up to Roys. Fine bright day. Cool breeze.

SATURDAY, 28

Da finished scuffling corn by noon. Brock harrowed rape ground and burning roots. Both Ploughing on other place in afternoon.

SUNDAY, 29

Brock to church at night. Fine day.

June MONDAY, 30

Men doing roadwork with two teams. Mother took me to train. Going to Elora. Fine and hot.

July DOMINION DAY (Dominion) TUESDAY, 1

Doing roadwork. Brock to town at night. Very hot.

WEDNESDAY, 2

Ploughing rape ground on other place. Mr. + Mrs. John Thompson brought me home this morning and stayed for dinner. Very hot and calm. Had to dip water for young cattle at low well. Mrs. Jas. Mc Ewing died this morning.

July X THURSDAY, 3

Ploughing rape ground. Brock to Waters raising in afternoon. We at Methodist garden party at night. Fine warm day. Very dry time.

FRIDAY, 4

Ploughing on rape ground in morning. Da working in afternoon and Brock at Leo Waters raising. Mother + I to Mrs. Mc Ewings funeral. Fine and hot.

SATURDAY, 5

Da working rape ground. Brock at Waters until about five o'clock. We to town at night, Fine, a little sprinkle about five o'clock.

SUNDAY, 6

Mr. + Mrs. McIsaac here for dinner and tea. Dr. Mc Gregor here for tea. Brock to church at night Mist in morning but a nice day

July MONDAY, 7

Brock took 6 sheep to Moorefield in morning and for hayloader in afternoon. Da Cultivated and harrowed rape ground. Fine day. I to Moorefield with Mr. Henderson.

TUESDAY, 8

Brock fixing car on hay fork track and did some chopping and mowing side of road in morning. Da cultivating and discing strip back by bush in forenoon. Went for load of gravel in P.M. Mr. Perkin here fixing back windmill and silling up hay loader. Herwich came for wool. $91.75 Aunt Sarah Chambers died this morning Fine and a little cloudy.

WEDNESDAY, 9

To bush for sleepers for barn and fixing floor. I to town in morning. Took Da + Ma to seven train. They gone to Aunt Sarah's funeral. Brock and I to town for rape seed. Fine warm day.

July THURSDAY, 10

Brock rolled. sowed and harrowed rape ground. Very dull windy cold day.

FRIDAY, 11

Brock putting down barn floor. Clara, Melville, mother and father came about six o'clock. Fine but quite windy.

SATURDAY, 12

Sowed strip of rape back by ditch in morning. Finished barn floor and made cement sill. Brock down in afternoon for side delivery rake. We to town at night. Da cutting hay behind driving house. Fine in morning but a little mizzle in afternoon. Melville at Fergus.

SUNDAY, 13

Clara and Melville left for home about seven. Melville + Hoshel to Harriston in a.m. Home for dinner. Roy and Georgie called. Brock to church at night. Fine warm day.

July MONDAY, 14

Da cutting hay corner field. Brock choring and raking back of barn. Drew it in afternoon. Mr. Perkins here setting up side delivery rake. Fine warm day.

TUESDAY, 15

Cutting hay on other place in forenoon and until about four o'clock. Brock cleaned pens and tedded hay in corner field. Raked it after dinner and started to draw in. I down to Massers in evening. Misty in morning but a fine cool day.

WEDNESDAY, 16

Finished drawing hay from corner field in morning. Then Da second raked it and Brock Drawing it in after noon. Beautiful day.

July THUSRDAY, 17

Da cuttng hay on other place in forenoon. Brock unloaded a load and leveled hay in driving house then raking rest of hay on other place that was cut Tuesday. Drawing in afternoon. Ma up to Elwins in P.M. Fine warm day. Brock 26 yrs old.

FRIDAY, 18

Moving engine + chopper and getting ready to draw into barn. Then drawing and raking. Hay loader working well. I to town in afternoon. Fine and very hot.

SATURDAY, 19

Drawing in hay and raking. We to town at night. Peace celebration. Fine and warm.

SUNDAY, 20

Brock to church at night Got quite dull in afternoon and a little shower about five o'clock.

July MONDAY, 21

Scuffling mangels. hoeing potatoes and greening potatoes. Brock to Woodissee's with Lily I over to Hilbours in evening Dull. shower about ten and again in afternoon about three. Heavy storms going around.

TUESDAY, 22

Brock to town for gasolene in morning. Getting the engine out and chopping and hoeing mangels. Mr. Thompson came for six bags of potatoes. Raking and drawing in hay in afternoon. Dull in morning but brightened ans was a nice day.

WEDNESDAY, 23

Cutting hay in back field on other place Raking and drawing in. Mrs. Hill here in afternoon and for tea. Fine hot day.

July THURSDAY, 24

Finished cutting hay this forenoon. Then raking and drawing in. Mr. Fielding called with tea. Fine and quite breezy.

FRIDAY, 25

Finished haying. Drawing in and second raking back field. Fine but hot. Quite a heavy thunder storm in the night

SATURDAY, 26

Putting rake and loader down in low driving house in forenoon and fixing some gaps. Getting ready to cement in front of barn door in afternoon. Brock + I to town at night. Showery in forenoon but fine afternoon

SUNDAY, 27

Brock to church at night. Harry, Della Miss Roe and little Charlie Peters called and took me for a ride in car. Fine but very windy and warm.

July MONDAY, 28

Cementing in front of barn door in morning. Brock chopping in afternoon. Da hoeing in garden. Hoeing mangels after tea. I over to Hoshels with some beans. Fine but windy.

XTUESDAYX29

Men hoeing mangels and scuffling. Brock + I to celebration Old boys re-union in Palmerston afternoon and evening. Fine but very windy.

WEDNESDAY, 30

Men hoeing and scuffling turnips. Mr. Henderson called in evening. Fine and warm.

July THURSDAY, 31

Men hoeing and scuffling turnips. I to kitchener with Mr. Henderson. Brock to Goldstone garden party at night. Dull and misty in morning but cloudy all day.

August FRIDAY,1

Hoeing and scuffing turnips. Brock to moorefield in morning with 3 pigs. Lionel Hamilton here for tea. Fine day.

SATURDAY, 2

Finished hoeing then Da scuffling. Brock brought up sheep and divided them. Chopped some in afternoon. He + I to town to night. Fine and warm.

SUNDAY, 3

Brock to church. Dull and a little shower about five.

August MONDAY, 4

Men started to dig ditch on other place. Took team after dinner. Very hard and stony. Warm and sultry.

TUESDAY, 5

Working at ditch all day with team. Very hot & sultry. A little sprinkle about five.

WEDNESDAY, 6

Men working at ditch all day. I to town in morning to meet Lillian. Mother and she up to Roy's in afternoon. Misty & hot in morning. Brightened by noon but still hot.

August THURSDAY, 7

Men working at ditch all day. Brock, mother and Lillian at Presley. garden party. Cloudy in morning but brightened up.

FRIDAY, 8

Men working at ditch all day. To Pike Lake in afternoon with Ross & Florence. Fine and warm.

SATURDAY, 9

Got out binder and started harvest. Cut little patch of road on other place and barley on other place. We to town at night. Fine and warm.

SUNDAY, 10

Brock & I to Chatsworth with Harry. Roy's up too. Fine and warm.

August MONDAY, 11

Cutting grain on other place. Da shocking. Joe Kaplan here for 4 bags of potatoes @ 1.75. Fine and warm.

TUESDAY, 12

Finished cutting on other place at noon Then started in field next bush and Jack's line fence in afternoon. Fine and breezy. Stanley Ellis's barn burned. Windmill set it on fire.

WEDNESDAY, 11

Finished cutting down by Jack's line fence in forenoon. Then started back of maple tree in afternoon. Brock & I to town at night. Emerson Walker's barn burned. Gasoline engine set it on fire. Fine but very windy.

August THURSDAY, 14

Brock chopping and moving straw to make room for grain. Brock took waggon to town in afternoon too get tires set. Da cleaning and spraying hen house. Mr. + Mrs. Thompson brought Evelyn up to stay a week. rained through the night fine afternoon.

FRIDAY, 15

Cutting and shocking back by bush. Fine and warm. Evelyn weighs 58 lbs. Lillian - 66 " Olive 100 "

SATURDAY, 16

Terrible hail storm Getting ready to draw in. Got the load of wheat in little patch in morning. Then it came on a little rain Went back after dinner for load of barely and just got up when a heavy rain + wind storm started with thunder & lightening and a little hail. Terrible storm in Drayton hail as large as eggs. Brock, Evelyn + I town in evening.

SUNDAY, 17

Brock to church at night Cloudy and very heavy storms going round. We had a little rain in the morning and in evening.

August MONDAY, 18

Clean out root house in forenoon. Da pulling weeds in afternoon and Brock to town in afternoon for waggon. Got bag of flour and some roofing. Heavy down pour in morning and another heavy shower at noon. Then brighter

TUESDAY, 19

Grinding knives in morning. Then working at ditch in afternoon. Dull morning. rained through night. Shower about noon and again at two. Then very fine and breezy rest of day.

WEDNESDAY, 20

Cutting grain back by ditch and in afternoon Finished the other piece next bush and Jack's line fence. Da shocking. Brock + I took Evelyn to town. Fine warm day. Ploughing a strip for rape on other side of turnips in morning until it was dry Enough to cut.

August THURSDAY, 21

Went back to cut the wheat but it came on rain about nine so had to stop. Rained very hard most of forenoon. Tried cutting againe after dinner but came on rain. Brock to town at night. I Took Lillian to morning train.

FRIDAY, 22

Finished ploughing strip for rape and cut the rest of wheat in forenoon. Sowed rape after dinner and got in three loads of grains. Mother up to Harry's in afternoon. Fine drying day.

SATURDAY, 23

Drawing in all day from other place barley and oats. Brock & I to town at night. Fine but a little cloudy.

X SUNDAY, 24

Brock to church at night. Cloudy in morning but a fine day.

August MONDAY, 25

Finished drawing in from other place about ten then drawing barley from back of barn and mixed grain. Uncle Will came on night train. Quite showery in morning. Fine and windy in afternoon. Shower in evening & cloudy.

TUESDAY, 26

Drawing in all day from back at Roy's line fence. Misting at times in forenoon. High wind in afternoon. Dr. Mc Gregor here.

WEDNESDAY, 27

Drew in five loads in morning. Then fixing gaps + chopping. Making a ladder in afternoon. Quite heavy showers at times. Too wet to draw in.

August THURSDAY, 28

Finished making lader and cut weeds in forenoon. Ron Walker and Elwin here with team in afternoon helping draw in from field next Jacks. Uncle Will over to cemetry and Uncle Sams. Fine but a little cloudy and a few drops of rain at times.

FRIDAY, 29

Drawing in all day. Finished harvest. Roy helping in afternoon. Uncle Will + I down for plums and tomatoes in morning. Ma and he down in afternoon. Sara Hilborn and Gladys here in Evening. Fine and warm.

SATURDAY, 30

Da and Brock went back to work at ditch in forenoon. Trying to fix back windmill in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Hoshel, Sadie, Uncle Will + I motored to Chatsworth. Cloudy + dull. rain in night but brightened up during day.

SUNDAY, 30

Brock to Church at night. We got home from Chatsworth about 8.30 P.M. Grace Thiloen Came with us. Fine but cool. Mr. Hastings killed in auto accident.

September LABOUR DAY (Dominion) MONDAY, 1

Working at windmill in forenoon at the ditch in afternon. Brock over to borrow Hoshel's pipe vice. I took Uncle Will to morning train. Fine day. 7

TUESDAY, 2

Men working at ditch all day. Grace + I to town in afternoon. Fine day.

WEDNESDAY, 3

Digging ditch on other place. Brock, Grace + I to town. Fine and warm. Mr. Thompson got 1/2 bu. of clover seed.

September THURSDAY, 4

Digging ditch on other place. Grace here for tea. Hoshel and Sadie here in evening. Fine and warm.

FRIDAY, 5

Digging ditch on other place. Fine and warm. Grace + I down in morning for fruit.

SATURDAY, 6

Digging ditch. Brock went to Moores threshing about three o'clock. Brock Grace and I to town. Fine and warm, breezy.

SUNDAY, 7

Brock, Grace + I to Presby. church at night. Gerald here. Windy and very hot.

September MONDAY, 8

Brock at Moores threshing for a couple of hours in morning. At ditch rest of day. Grace + I down to Mc Ewings in evening. Fine and very warm high wind.

TUESDAY, 9

Digging ditch all day. I took Grace to seven train. She gone to Hanover. Quite dull and smoky all day. a little like rain.

WEDNESDAY, 10

Digging ditch all day. Mrs. Brown and miss Ritch here in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Quite dull and looking like rain. Misty from about five o'clock.

September THUSRDAY, 11

Digging ditch all day. Mother took me to morning train to go to London. Fine morning but a shower about noon.

FRIDAY, 12

Finished ditch in forenoon. Brock at Wilmott's threshing in afternoon and at Hoshels. Da Drew wood out of old orchard. Fine day.

SATURDAY, 13

Brock at Hod's threshing until about three o'clock then chopping. Da started to cut corn. Brock to town at night. Fine day

SUNDAY, 14

Mr. + Mrs. Thompson brought me home in afternoon. Brock to church at night Harry Coran and Willa here in evening.

September MONDAY, 15

Da and Brock at Jack Walkers threshing until about ten. Ground the binder knife and cleaning pens. Cutting corn after dinner. A little shower in forenoon very fine afternoon and Evening.

TUESDAY, 16

Cutting corn all day. Brock at Harry's threshing from eleven until four. Fine bright day.

WEDNESDAY, 17

Cutting corn until about ten. Then Brock started to cut the millet. Da cutting corn. Mother + I to town in afternoon. Fine and a cold wind. Front at night.

September THURSDAY, 18

Cutting corn all day. Brock to town at night. Beautiful day.

FRIDAY, 19

Finished cutting corn early in forenoon then shocking the millet, finished it after dinner and fixing fence + gaps on other place. Mr. Sterling drove Clara and Joyce over. They come to Arthur with Mrs. & Mrs. Milson. Misty in morning. Quite a heavy shower after dinner and again about five.

XSATURDAY, 20

Men trying to fix back windmill pump. Working at it all day. Mother + Clara to town in afternoon. Brock + I down at night. Fine and very hot.

SUNDAY, 21

Raining all day. Very heavy at times.

September MONDAY, 22

Da getting ready to thresh. Brock chopping and helping Hoshel fill silo. Mr. + Mrs. Milson came about 11.30 and left for Chatsworth about 3 P.M. with Clara. Burts came with machine about six o'clock. Cloudy in morning but turned out a fine day.

TUESDAY, 23

Threshing all day. A little sprinkle of rain in forenoon. but rather fine.

WEDNESDAY, 24

Fnished threshing about ten o'clock. Then Brock at Roy's threshing until about 5 P.M. Da cleaning up barn floor and yard. A couple of heavy showers in forenoon but fine and very windy in P.M. Brock + I to town at night.

September THURSDAY, 25

Brock at Lung's threshing until 11 a.m. for Isaac Hilborns. Then cleaning pens. Da tiling and shocking the loose millet. Took cattle to back field in P.M. and choring. Brock and I to dance at night. Crank's {orchetus?}. Misty + showery at noon. Fine P.M.

FRIDAY, 26

Chopping in forenoon. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Fine cool day.

SATURDAY, 27

Drawing out manure all day. Brock + I to town at night Lovely warm day.

SUNDAY, 28

Mr. Harvey Bell here for tea. Brock to church at night. Beautiful warm day.

September MONDAY, 29

Drawing out manure. Brock helping Mr. Burrows put in culvert from three o’clock. Over to Dane {Frhuston's?} in the evening. Rather misty in morning. Dull and cool.

TUESDAY, 30

Cleaning ditch on this place down by bush. Ross & Elwin helping in afternoon. Raining at times a little all day. Colder to-wards evening. dull.

October WEDNESDAY, 1

Working at ditch down by bush cleaning out tiles. Brock down to Boyds in forenoon with pig. We at show in afternoon and to the concert. Cool but a bright afternoon.

October THURSDAY, 2

Ploughing on barley ground on other place in forenoon. Drawing millet in afternoon. 5 loads. Beautiful warm day. high wind in afternoon

FRIDAY, 3

Ploughing in forenoon. Finished drawing in millet in afternoon. A little shower in evening last night Foggy in morning but brightened and was very warm.

SATURDAY, 4

on other place Finished ploughing barley ground in morning Cultivated it in afternoon. We to town at night. Fine and very warm.

SUNDAY, 5

Brock to town at night. Raining and dull all day. Thunder & lightening about six o’clock.

October MONDAY, 6

Started to plough at home this side of ditch and ploughing all day. Rather dull and cloudy in morning but turned out a bright day.

TUESDAY, 7

Ploughing this side of ditch. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Fine but very cold wind.

WEDNESDAY, 8

Ploughing on barley ground. Started about ten o’clock. Brock & I to Arthur show concert with Seth. Beautiful bright day. Finished this side of ditch in forenoon.

October THURSDAY, 9

Ploughing for a short time in morning then came on rain and rained hard until four. Cleaning hen house and Chopping. Brock + I to dance at night. Warm evening.

FRIDAY, 10

Finished ploughing barely ground in morning and started on stubble next Jack's line fence. Ploughing until about 4.30 then a heavy thunder and rain storm. Brock took parcel to express to Clara. Very dull damp air and warm. Cooler to-wards night.

SATURDAY, 11

Ploughing next Jack's all day. I went to night train to meet Uncle Jim, Nellie + Lillian. Brock to town at night. Cool and cloudy.

SUNDAY, 12

At home all day. Uncle Jims here. Fine day.

October MONDAY, 13

Thanksgiving Day. Took up the potatoes. Very large and a good crop. I took Uncle Jim, Nellie + Lillian to five train. Brock to town at night Beautiful brigt day.

TUESDAY, 14

Taking up mangels. Got 8 loads in. Fine but smoky and looking like rain to-wards Evening. Mr. Masser brought a bag of tomlin sweets.

WEDNESDAY,15

Finished taking up mangels and brought in two loads of corn. Misty in morning but a beautiful bright warm day.

October THURSDAY, 16

Unloaded corn. Da levelled clay along by ditch then ploughing in field next Jack. Brock cleaning pens and ploughing until about five then at Watts threshing. I to town in morning for gasalene. Showery early, then a heavy wet mist about noon. Dull and raw. Brock to town at night.

FRIDAY, 17

Brock at Watt’s threshing until about 3 p.m. Da ploughing in forenoon and drawing in corn in afternoon. Fine bright day.

XSATURDAY, 18

Drawing in corn. Brock helping until noon then at Elwins threshing on Bell farm. We to town at night. Fine but cool.

SUNDAY, 19

Brock to church at night Rather dull but a nice evening.

October MONDAY, 20

Da and Brock. drawing in corn. Over to vote. Brock to town at night to hear returns of election. Bright but cool. Mr. Henderson here in evening.

TUESDAY, 21

Brock at Elwin’s threshing until 4 p.m. Then chopping. Da ploughing stubble next Jack’s. Shower in night and early morning brightened and was a fine day. Prince of Wales visited Guelph.

WEDNESDAY, 22

Da ploughing all day on stubble next Jack’s Brock ploughing until evening then struck out some in corner field. Fine and mild.

October THURSDAY, 23

Brock ploughing in corner field all day. Da finished field next Jack’s at noon. Then ploughing in corner field in afternoon. Roy, Georgie, Elwin, Ross + Rose here for supper. Beautiful warm day.

FRIDAY, 24

Ploughing in corner field. Brock took me down to dance in town at night. Fine but hazy and looking like rain.

SATURDAY, 25

Started to plough but only out a short time when heavy rain started. Raining nearly all day. Brock chopping and choring We to town at night. Ma came down for me this morning. Stayed with Beckie.

SUNDAY, 26

Brock to church at night. Dull and cloudy. Da over to Mc Isaacs in afternoon but they were away.

October MONDAY, 27

Ploughing in corner field. Dull and little squalls of rain and almost snow.

TUESDAY, 28

Ploughing in corner field. Finished about three o’clock and started to plough sod behind low driving house. Terrible wind in forenoon, moderating in aft.

WEDNESDAY, 29

Topping turnips and harrowing them out in forenoon. Brock chopped some. Drawing in turnips in afternoon. Mr. {Elesworth/Ellsworth} of {Alvins?} Harbor here all night Fine bright day but cool wind.

October THURSDAY, 30

Choring all day. Brock to Fred Wilson’s in afternoon. Ike Mc Isaac here in forenoon. Very rainy day. Foggy to-wards evening.

FRIDAY, 31

Men ploughing sod back of low driving house. Brock to town at night. Ma took me to morning train. I going to Elora. A little rain at times & mild.

November ALL SAINTS' DAY (Quebec) SATURDAY, 1

Finished ploughing sod behind low driving house in forenoon. Then taking in turnips in afternoon. Brock to town at night. I came home with him. Fine and colder.

SUNDAY, 1

Clara and Melville came about eleven o’clock. Fine and bright.

November MONDAY, 3

Brock to moorefield with lambs and sheep in morning. Da topping and harrowing out turnips. Drawing in afternoon. Clara and Melville started home about 3.30P.M. Very cold now east wind.

TUESDAY, 4

Men choring & throwing back turnips in forenoon. Started to plough wheat ground back by mangels in afternoon. Rainy morning but bright after dinner snow at night.

WEDNESDAY, 5

Ploughing on wheat and mangel ground all day. {Sends?} of snow at times all day.

November THURSDAY, 6

Topping and drawing in turnips all day. Mrs. Walker here in afternoon. Ma and I to town in morning. Dull and cloudy. cool wind Mr Henderson called in evening.

FRIDAY, 7

Finished the turnips by noon. Put on storm windows after dinner and finished ploughing mangel ground. Dull but dry. milder.

SATURDAY, 8

Started to plough back 14 ac. next Mc Ewings. Brock + I to town at night. Dull cool east wind Tabby one year dead.

SUNDAY, 9

Brock to church at night. Bright and warmer.

November MONDAY, 10

Ploughing in back 14 ac. Fine morning but dull in afternoon and a few drops of rain to-wards evening. distant Thunder.

TUESDAY, 11

Peace Day. Ploughing all day in 14 ac field Brock to Methodist Hot supper. Beautiful bright warm day.

WEDNESDAY, 12

Men finshed ploughing back 14 ac field I took mother down town in morning to visit Mary Ritch and Hilborns. Brock went for her after supper. Heavy mist in morning but cleared + was fine until about four. Then got dull and very windy and colder.

November XTHURSDAY, 13

Chopping + cleaning hen pens in forenoon. Killed a pig this afternoon. Snowing all day and frozen too hard to plough.

FRIDAY, 14

Brock to Moorefield with 11 pigs and Da cut up pig in forenoon. Brock took a load of coal down town for Adam Flath and brought me home. Da drew in a load of corn and choring. Flurries of snow and real cold wind.

SATURDAY, 15

Brock chopping and went for another load of coal early in morning. Took down garden fence in afternoon and duck pens and choring. We to town at night Quite bright day and a little milder

SUNDAY, 16

Brock to church at night Bright and not very cold.

November MONDAY, 17

Da led old Spot to town. Sold her to Harry Booth for $110. Brock choring and drew out some manure. Both ploughing on other place in 14 ac. field this side of windmill. Beautiful bright day.

TUESDAY, 18

Ploughing in 14 ac. field. Mr. Bowman The Surveyer came about nine a.m. and Brock went over ditch with him. He here for dinner. Accepted ditch. Dull morning. Soft Snow about noon and all afternoon.

WEDNESDAY, 19

Went back to plough but frozen too hard. Mr. Henderson here for dinner and Brock + he went to {Tardwich/Tordwich} after dinner to buy a lamb. Da choring. Frosty and cold north wind but bright.

November THURSDAY, 20

Choring. Brock up and paid taxes and got cheese in morning. Then back digging out a corner of the ditch in afternon. Mr Henderson + I went to Chatsworth. left about 3.15 P.M. Fine and milder.

FRIDAY, 21

Choring and drawing out manure all day. We got home about 7.30 Brock to town for 1 cwt. flour. Dull and a little misty at times. rain in night.

SATURDAY, 22

Ploughing in 14 ac. field. Dull and misty at times. Soft snow + mist at night.

SUNDAY, 23

Mr. + Mrs. Thompson motored up for dinner. Brock to church at night Heavy fall of snow at times and hail.

November MONDAY, 24

Men choring and tied up young cattle. Cleaned hen pens and chopping. Drew in a load of corn. Heavy snow fall at times but not very cold.

TUESDAY, 25

Done chores. Brock + I to town in morning. Cutting wood in afternoon. Mild, soft snow in morning.

WENESDAY, 26

Done chores. Drew up load of wood from back bush. Colder but fine.

November THURSDAY, 27

Choring in morning. Brock brought up a load of wood from back bush. Both cutting wood in home bush in afternoon. Brock to town at night. Rather dull but cold north wind.

FRIDAY, 28

Done chores and drew up two loads of green maple from home bush. Cutting wood in afternoon. Rather dull, cold.

SATURDAY, 29

Done chores. Brock went to town to draw gravel for sidewalk but it came on rain abou ten a.m. so he came home. Da splitting + piling wood in wood house. Brock + I to town in P.M. Heavy rain all day. About seven o'clock a very heavy wind got up blowing down fences & ventilators off barn. Blowing all night turning colder.

SUNDAY, 30

Snowing and blowing all day. Brock to church at night. A great deal of damage down by wind

December MONDAY, 1

Done chores and repairing barn where boards were off. Chopping. Mr. Henderson, Janet and Mr. Dorkin here for tea. Blustery at times but not very cold.

TUESDAY, 2

Done chores. Da brought up plough + got in corn. Brock over to see Hod's barn. Ground axes + saw, cleaned pens. Brock to town at night. Blustery at times and colder.

WEDNESDAY, 3

Done chores and cutting wood. Fine but rather dull,

December THURSDAY, 4

Done chores. Men at bush morning and afternoon. Mother + I to town in afternoon. Brock + I over to Hoshels in evening Beautiful bright day but cold.

FRIDAY, 5

Da done chores and cleaning pens and hen house in afternoon. Brock at town all day drawing filling ofr sidewalk. Bright but quite stormy at times cold wind.

SATURDAY, 6

Done chores and fixing up a crate to put hens in Brock took a dog down to sale. At bush in afternoon. We to town at night. Hens sold for 54 {cent sign} each. Fine soft snow from east mostly all day.

SUNDAY, 7

Brock to town at night Beautiful day.

December CONCEPTION DAY (Quebec) MONDAY, 8

Done chores. Brock chopping in forenoon. Drawing up wood in afternoon. Mild and rather foggy.

TUESDAY, 9

Done chores. Brock down town for closet in afternoon. Drove to Goldstone in afternoon for duck drake but got one at Ildy’s. Mild and very dense fog.

XWEDNESDAY, 10

Men choring and banking up north house windows. Very stormy day and cold.

December THURSDAY, 11

Done chores in forenoon. Brock over to Hoshel's to help with roof but the man never came. Drawing out manure in afternoon to Brock’s little orchard. Fine but cold. East wind nearly all day.

FRIDAY, 12

Done chores. Brock over helping Hoshel with roof from nine until about five. Da stuffing big door in shed with straw in afternoon. We to town to concert but they didn’t have it. Mild and dull.

SATURDAY, 13

Done chores and chopping. Wilmot here for rooster. Brock at Hoshel in afternoon. Da choring & cleaning pens. Cold and quite stormy at times

SUNDAY, 14

Brock to town at night. Stormy day and cold.

December MONDAY, 15

Brock choring. We picked 19 geese. Terrible stormy cold day. Roy here for gander and {misspelling of ask?} to trade a goose. Dan died to-night 12 yrs old.

TUESDAY, 16

Choring and picked 7 more geese and dry picked 9 rock roosters in afternoon. Quite stormy at times but not so cold.

WEDNESDAY, 17

Da done chores. Brock & I to town in morning to send geese to Griffens and Hunters. Brock to Arthur in afternoon with 15 geese and 8 chickens. Got 33 {cent sign?} per lb. Fine but very sharp.

December THURSDAY, 18

Choring and Brock chopping. Brock to town at night. Bright but very cold.

FRIDAY, 19

Done chores and drawing out manure. Mother & I to town in afternoon. Very bright and cold.

SATURDAY, 20

Done chores and drawing out manure. Brock to town at night. Beautiful bright day.

SUNDAY, 21

Brock to church at night. Fine day.

December MONDAY, 22

Done chores and finished drawing out manure. Wilmot brought over turkey and got his gander. Dull and misty. hore frost on everything. Norman Flath married

TUESDAY, 23

Da choring. Brock to town in forenoon and helping Hoshel with roof in afternoon. Down to train to meet Clara and Melville but they didn't come. Very dull and foggy: Snowing at night.

WEDNESDAY, 24

Done chores and Da sifted ashes. Brock + I to town in afternoon with buggy but roads getting heavy. Took team and sleigh and went to meet Clara + Melville. Uncle Willie came up on night train. Very cold north wind and blustry.

December CHRISTMAS DAY (Dominion) THURSDAY, 25

Beautiful bright day. Norm Flath & his wife here in afternoon.

FRIDAY, 26

Done chores. Uncle Willie went home this morning. Brock chopping. Brock to town at night and took Meville to night train. Rather dull + milder.

SATURDAY, 27

Done chores. Brock, Clara & I to town in afternoon. Quite stormy at times and colder.

SUNDAY, 28

Home all day. Bright but quite cold.

December MONDAY, 29

• Choring and at bush cutting wood in afternoon.

Norm & Mrs. Flath here for tea. Hoshel & Sadie here

• in evening also.

Fine but storming in evening from the east.

TUESDAY, 30

Choring and at bush in afternoon. Brock took Clara and Joyce to morning train. Snowing at times all day.

WEDNESDAY, 31

Choring and at bush in afternoon. Brock and I to town at night. Snowy at times and cold.

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