January 1906

1 Monday. Election of Reeve, J. Fergusson, {illegible}, and Center. {name} polll returning officer, for poll clerk.

2 Fergusson elected. {name} got the things from Island.

3 {name?} opened. {symbol?} 2 pans of bread 40 cts 40

4 Raining heavily from 11 am until 2 pm. W.F.M.P here today. Annual meeting Officers. President Mrs. John Cattanach. Treasurer Miss Dingwall, Assistant {symbol or letter?} Maggie Ferguson Secretary May McDonald, Leaflet list MRs. D M Crummon. My fee 1.00 offer 25. Birdie and the children came. {symbol or number} 4 lbs butter from factory. 5 P.M. raining. 1.25

5 Raining. Pa gave Peter $2.00

6 {symbol} pans of bread 40 2 lbs lard 30 70

7 Fine day. Murdy got home about 5 1/2 AM. I did not go to church. Birdie went.

8 Fine day. Marion left today for Syracuse. This is the week of prayer. At Hephzibah tonight and tomorrow, the rest in St. Andrews.

9 Fine day but cold. Birdies children have colds. {symbol} 4 lbs butter

10 Still mild. {symbol} 2 pans bread 40

11 {symbol} 1 bush apples from M. Gregor 65 cts

12 Fine day

13 Cold bright day. Saturday. Re. Mr. McIntyre preached a very good sermon on Charity.

14 I did not go to church. I remained with the children. Birdie went home. John his mother adn their boy Willie were here. Murdy by oil 20 on Saturday

15 Arm Hall {symbol?}{illegible} 35 cts

16 Murdy, tea 45 cts New of some Election in England. They are Labour LIberal.

17 Murdy left for St. Andrews

January 1906

18 Snowing all day.a A.M Donald paid 2.50 Murdy got home tonight. Chamberland won his seat at Birmingham 7 seats all Conservative. {symbol} 4 lbs butter

19 Fine mild day

20 Another fine soft day. Occasional showers. I done a good deal of work for me

21 Roads wet. I did not go to church. I had very sore legs and back. I think I got told yesterday {illegible}

22 Very fine day. No frost in the air. Thawing. If there is no change in the weather the snow will be all gone.

23 Mild and soft toward evening, rain. {illegible} 2 concert tickets 75. The tickets are {illegible} took the front seat in the front gallery and paid at the rate of 75 cts for seating. Pa & I took 2, 1.50. {symbol?} 1 gall coal oil 20, soda 10, molasses 20 30

24 Fine bright day, frosty, no snow. Far came in the morning. Elsie McDongald called in {illegible}, Bill Dougald in afternoon. {symbol?} 1 gall coal oil

25 The Concert came off, it was fine, the artists all that was expected of them. If the roads were good I do not think the church would have held all who would be there.

26 Lovely day, bright and calm, sun shine all day. Lizzie called. Bella Dougald and Duncan Saddlers wife came to tea last evening. Sarah is very poorly.

27 Another fine day.

January 1906

28 Sunday. Fine in morning, began to rain in afternoon. I was in church. The first time for three weeks.

29 Fine day. Had Ann Hall 1/2 day, 25 cts There is no sleighing, all traffic done on wheels. Had a letter from Sandy, he says they have lovely weather in Toronto. 25

30 Mild dull day. I went to Willies, sold 2 doz and 8 eggs 66 cts Bot 1 lb tea 25 1/4 ginger 10 black {illegible} 10 grape fruit 7 yeast 5 raisins 9 Archie Mason was in lat night he is well but looking thin. 35 31

31 Fine day. Farquhars birthday, many a change in the world since

This has been a fine month, mild weather mostly all the time. Good wheeling half of the month.

February 1906

1 Thursday. Morning very fine. bright sun turned cloudy, and snow fell about 11 am then light falls of snow all afternoon. Pa bot 6 lb of pike from Bickstead 8 cts pr lb. Minnie {name} was here, came to make calls in the village 50

2 Fine bright cold day, mercury down to 10. Murdy went to the Branch to work. Oliver Montroy paid $2.52

3 Bright cold day. Lizzie called

4 I was in church. Birdie and John were down, remained to dinner.

5 Cold, a little snow, 4 lbs butter from factory.

6 Cold mercury down to 25. All through U.S. it was {berg?} cold. Colder than in Canada. Mrs. St. Thomas paid $4.00 two months rent

7 Cold and bright. Murdy by 4 loaves. I baked 5 loaves. There were two men in the village trying to get shareholders for a new Bank The Sterling $125 a share, $25 down 10 a month until paid

8 Very fine day. Boys drew some straw and hay from village farm. {symbol - for bought?} 1 gall coal oil 18 cts

9 An eclipse of the moone at 1 a.m. I could not see the moon from our bedroom window. There was a little snow today. Still buggies on the roads, as well as runners. The boys drew two loads of hay.

10 Cold and kind of stormy. Murdy went to Alexandria. The senior hockey team of Cornwall was expected today but did not come.

11 Fine bright day, not manhy in church. {Mrs or Miss?} Goven is home for a while.

February 1906

12 Monday. Fine mild day. Ann Hall 1/2 day 25 Boy dress all the hay. 25

13 Fine day

14 Another fine day. The roads are pretty good. {name} {illegible} two loads of green wood. Alick Laroque & Louis Courier are cutting, 2 feet in length 50 cts pr cord. A pretty good {illegible} on the rink last night. Pan bread. 20

15 Fine bright day. {name} by 1/2 lb tea 25

16 Lovely day

17 Very fine day. Alice Roosevelt, U.S. Presidents daughter married to Senator Longworth {symbol - for bought?} flour 1.65_ pan bread 20, rooled wheat 25 2 10

18 Fine day. Not many in church

19 Still fine. {name} putting out manure

20 Dull. Murdy went to 7th of Kenyon, sold 5 doz eggs, {symbol - for bought?} 1/2 Bk tea 20, 1/2 1 Gn tea 25, cream tartar 10_ two menthol plasters 40 cts_ Barber came on Monday 19th 55

21 Began to rain last evening an was thawing all day. Murdy got home about 10 P.M. yesterday

22 Charming day, looks like April weather, roads almost bare

23 Ditto Pa bot a four lb haddock 20 cts

24 Double do The roads are not fit for traffic

25 Dull, looks like rain no preacher, Mr. Elder gave a short address.

26 Cold, some snow fell. Ann Hall 1/2 day. Murdy coil oil 20. John Kennedy called to see if I had any thing to send to Marion, he is going to Syracuse tomorrow to see Clara. 25

27 Fine and bright. Cold N. wind. 6th Anniversary of the surrender of Cronge at Paadeburgh.

28 Ash Wednesday. Very cold. Alick McDonell paid 2.50 for rent.

This has been a fine month just like April weather.

March 1906

1 Thursday. Bright day. Cold N.W. wind. {symbol - for bought?} 4 lbs butter from factory. A meeting in the vestry to try and organize a singing school. Bud of Brockvill is the man {symbol - for bought?} {illegible} wheat 50 cts

2 Not so cold. Very bright. No sleiging, all wheels. Christy McIntyre called to see me. Murdy 20 coal oil.

3 Another fine day 9 a.m. P.M. turned to snow

4 Mild a little snow. The death of Archie McArthur at Lancaster last night announced today

5 Fine day. Mrs. Pidgeon paid two months rent on Saturday $6.00

6 Very fine day. F Robertson called, he came to the funeral of A. McArthur. Mrs Mowet, Clara Kennedy called, D.B. {name - McLesser?} and Charlotte took tea with us. And John Robertson N.B. Also Murdy by 1 lb cakes {a sort of circle drawn here}

7 I baked bread, Murdy by pan bread 20 {a sort of circle drawn at end of line next to bread} Dull looks like snow or rain, Marion sent three S. silver dessert spoons to me by Clara

8 Dull day. {name Jimie?} went to Cornwall today. Snow in afternoon. Lilly Falkner was married to a Mr. Downs' from Brandon N.W.

9 Dull day. {name Jimie?} was out to see the {illegible - possibly 2nd?} Con farm. {symbol - for bought?} 1 bush apples, wind falls 50 Sent 1.50 for garden seeds an 1 lb potato 30 60 1.50

10 Singing class organized last night. {name} of Brockville, Master. Dull day, cold & wind.

11 Bright in {illegible} Very few in church. Mr Wallace Goven in church. Came to the Manse last night.

12 Fine day. I began the washing. Ann Hall did not come until 8 P.M. Her father was

March 1906

12 sick, she will not come for two weeks. 5 butter factory

13 I put out the clothes, and done some other work besides the {looking?} Murdy has a cold

14 Cold, day. Clara Kennedy called. I ironed and baked. Mr. Goven and {name} Walter called. {name - Jimie?} at Alexandria, did not get home until after night.

15 Bright cold day. {name - Jimie?} was telling me that R.R. was coming to the village on Tuesday, and would likely call. So I went and gve the parlor a thorough sweeping, threw out mats & {illegible}. put pictures out every thing hurly-burley, had dinner, and was reading the paper, when who came but R.R. he was on his way from Alexandria. I bot 1 gall coal oil 20 {illegible} 25 45

16 Much milder. Mrs. J. B. had a son this A.M., 4 of the clock, Pa 1 bottle Electic The Montreal papers are beside themselves with joy at the Wanderers of Montreal beating the Capitols of Ottawa at hockey last night 9 to 1 20

17 Kind of stormy. {symbol - for bought?} 1 pan bread

18 Not many in church, Mr. Langel of Martintown preached. Goven took his place.

19 Fine day. Mrs George Fergusson (dandy) was buried here today. Murdy went to Apple Hill, began to snow about 3 P.M. O Montroy By $1.00 by his son

20 Still snowing. Sandy John McDonald will be buried this afternoon. Yesterday it was wheels today it is runners, looks like regular winter. When the funeral came it was mostly buggies and they appeared to go as well as runners

21 Fine bright day, looks like sugar weather. On Saturday the 19th the Wanderers of Montreal played the Capitals at Ottawa, The Capitals

March April 1906

21 took 9 games, and the Wanderers 3 games, with the 9 they had in Montreal, 12. Capitals 9 at Ottawa 1 in Montreal_10 = 2 games less than Wanderers who take the Stanely Cup which had been held at Ottawa for some years. Mursly did not get back yet. {name - Jimie?} put out 5 loads of manure - St Andrews church Martintown was burned on Tuesday

22 Cold and stormy. Sold eggs, 80 cts. Trade for a due bill of 97 cts, 1 lb G. tea, 1/4 Blue R tea 25 1/4 lb cream tartar 10, 2 spools W. thread 10, 1 lamp burner 15, 1 chimney 7 cts Salts 5 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 4 lbs butter from factory 50 20 27

23 Cold high wind had O. Montroy 2 hours putting out manure, it was so cold they could not work

24 Fine bright day. Jimie had Montroy 1/2 day. Jimie found in the manure at the horse stable {illegible} John Robertson's pocketbook it was all rotten. {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} {illegible} wheat 45 cts. Murdy came last night.

25 Bright day, like sap day. Birdie and the children came to stay a few days.

26 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} pan bread 20 Jimi got ton and half from C. Bowen

27 Bright but cold The {name} not too well. Charlotte McGillis took dinner with us. Poured rain all

28 Dave McDonald, who died in Toronto, in January was buried here today. Mrs. Kennedy and Clara were in for a while in the evening.

29 May called in afternoon. Tassie at night.

30 The {name} are not very well, rain in afternoon. D. Saddlers wife was in all afternoon.

31 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} pans bread 40, 2 lbs {brown?} 35, molasses 15, 2 lb lard 30 1 gall coal oil 20, Bellisners stable shed hen house were burned in afternoon. The people had to work hard to save the house. Dingwalls' little house on the other street caught fire but the roof was well watered to escape 1.20

April 1906

1. Very fine bright day. Birdie went to church. She went home in the afternoon, the children were better.

2. Agness is two years old today. Murdy went to Cornwall to attend the King's Bench. I made a small washing. Murdy came in evening, and went back, he said he forgot some papers.

2 Rain today. Jimi tapped a few trees at house

3 I sat the {leach?}.

4 Fine day, no frost last night. Murdy not back.

5 Fine day. Lizzie Brown called her baby is three weeks old, made about a cup full of syrup.

6 Murdy got home about 9.30. {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 5 loaves 25, Salt 10 I boiled a pot of soup. 35

7 Fine day

8 I was in church, we had a good sermon

9 DUll day, had Ann Hall 1/2 day, washing 25 25

10 {illegible} day, snow and slush. We are 44 years in the yoke

11 Kind of dull. Moun Vesuvius is in terrific eruption, on the 10th the people in all the neighbouring villages had to clear for their lives. {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} {illegible} wheat 25

12 Drizzle of rain. Kemp was here and tuned the piano.

13 Pa got a cheque from Mrs. Doest for $11.50, interest on a mortgage. Jimi was away all day looking for pike, got a fine big fellow.

14 Yesterday, Vesuvius took another direction for her lava and two towns, one N.E the other N West were pretty well demolished. Mrs {name} brought 30 lbs maple sugar 10 for us 20 for Uncle Sandy. And 5 gall of syrup for us. It bega to rain about 5. Had a letter from Marion. Sold the eggs 4 doz 5. 76 cts 1 lb tea 25 Gave two doz to a widow. Bellimus put up a little stable between the house and the village this week.

December 1914

1 Tuesday. Got two parcels from Eatons, {illegible} from Lancaster 25. Salt 10. ONions 10 25

2 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 2 loaves 14 1 gall coal oil 20 20 34

3 2 lbs butter 35_70 70

4 6 bars Comfort soap 25, blueing 5. Table salt 10 {maloes?} 5 45

5 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 2 loaves 14, cookies 15 Paid milk 12 = 3 lb butter 1.00 1.41

6 Fine day cold east wind. Church off 25 Had the white rooster we killed yesterday for dinner. No one here. 25

7 Cold frosty day, no snow yet Got the front grate of the stove fixed by Dixon 25 25

8 Ann Hall 50 cts 0_50

9 Jimmie finished putting up storm windows Mrs Gooin came in after prayer meeting and brought a loaf of home made bread and some buttermilk

10 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 1 gall coal oil 20. Lamp chimney 10 Murdy got home about 8 P.M., he had been in Ottawa with Henry. 0_30

11 Fine sunshine day, no snow yet. Jimmie went to Lancaster and had a tooth lanced, he is much better

12 Fine day {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} bread 14, Milk 42 Mrs St Thomas Paid 2.00 42 0_14

13 Fine day, a large congretation, I was not there. Sent my off 25 0_25

14 The ground was covered by about 9 inches of snow this morning. It drifted all day. Ann Hall got the cheese from factory. It is not very ripe although it was made in August. {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 1 lb butter 0_40 0_25

15 Ordered 20 lbs butter from factory, got 2.30 pr lb

16 Jimmie killed 1 turkey, 5 ducks. Anne was with me picking them 25 cts 2 loaves 14 39

17 Killed 3 ducks 1 cokril. Ann came to help pick them. Gave her 25 cts and one ockril. 25

18 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 2 lbs lard 40 cts 1 gall coal oil 20. Ordered 20 lbs butter from Quaker oats 24 prize a white sauce dish 61 25 / 7 70

December 1914

19 {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} molasses 30. 3 lbs brown sugar 25_ Milk 42 Did not get the butter from Factory, bought 7 lb at 35 at J A's Mrs Govin sent me a loaf. Jimmie went to {Red...? } 97 35

20 Fine day. Sent for {MIssions?} $2.00 Church fund 25 & Gave Jimmie $4.00 for ground rent to Church Gave Jimmie $5.00 for to send to Marion. John and Agnes here to dinner. I had a roasted duck 2_25 4_00 5_00

21 Fine day. Murdy went to Cornwall, I sent to Jean two ducks all plucked.

22 Jimmie left for Toronto for Sons of Scotland meeting, About 1.30 noon there was a terrific snow storm. {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 1 loaf 5, Miss O'Brian left 2.50 here for Ann Hall. Ann in at night and got it and a box of candy also. Gave Jimmie $5.00 to buy presents. 5

23 Cold bright day. Mercury 10 below zero at 8 A.M. Alen Peter called to see Jimmie. {symbol - like % - for took or bought?} 2 lbs beef steak 40 cts. 1 qrt cranberries 15 Cattanach brought the butter 18 lbs, we got 2 lbs last week, Murdy paid for 20-30 pr lbs 6.00 55

24 I gave Murdy a cheque on the M Bank for $6.00

25 Cold. Mercury down to 24. Sabbath School entertainment for children. Jimmie got home. Got a scarlet sweater for Agnes 2.50, box of Carpinters for Randolph 1.75, express 50

26 Cold Cold, 26, here 28 in the village bread 19

27 Offering 24 Missions 2.00

28 Ann is not coming she is washing and cleaning at the Halls. {illegible} 2 lbs steak 40 cts

29 Ann Hall 50 cts Jean sent me a dress pattern of nice black, silk and {wool?}, and a 5 lb plum pudding. A fruit cake a scotch cake and a layer cake. The Miss McGerman of Lancaster sent me on Christmas two qrt dishes of preserved citron which is the best I ever tasted.

30 Agnes came on Monday, and will stay until Sunday.

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