Charles John Treffry Diary & Transcription, 1867
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C.J. Treffry January 1st 1867
{in right hand corner is written the following calculation}
24 lbs of Wool at 28¢
$6.72
Carding 1.20
Spinning 4.00
Color 1.00
Weaving 3.16 1/2
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16.081/2
{-} .50
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101 /15.58 1/2
Cost of Car (shortform for carpet) pr yd say 62¢
{In left hand corner he has worked out the 62¢ calculation}
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Diary for 1867
Diary for 1867 C J Treffry
Lot No 2 - 10th Con
South Norwich
Canada West
Tuesday Jan 1st 1867 Very fine & mild self & Sam sawing wood dined in the Woods Mr Rendall & Mr Trefford dined with us Mother dined here
Wednesday 2d fine day self & Horses as Yesterday
Thursday 3d fine mild weather self & team as yesterday
Friday 4th self & team & john in the woods sawing
1867
Saturday Jany 5th Self cutting wood out of the tree tops John draw'g it in the forenoon afternoon John went to Otterville self cutting wood &c
Sunday 6th Mothers Birth day aged 79 Father Jany{?} Mother & Wm here to dinner self Wife Mother & Wm went to Randalls in the afternoon Wife taken very poorly
Monday 7th Attended Town Meeting G. Goodwin Reeve A L. Wilson Dpy reeve Sam Wallace H A Titus{?} & D{?} Randall Councillors
Tuesday Jan/y 8th 1867
Self W & John attended South Norwich Branch Agl. Soc'y Annual Meeting at the Town Hall Otterville the following persons were Elected C J Treffry Presdt A. L. Wilcox V. P. W. H. Treffry H. A. Titus G. Goodwin H. Shattuck Martin Harris Henry Vanmere, A. B. Moore Dr. Meccasar{?}, & J B Smith Directors
Wednesday 9th
Mary R. came to help fine day self attended school meeting H. A. Titus Elected Trustee in place of Martin Du{illegible} M. Reynolds & Mr Marshall here to dinner Mary Randall here
[written vertically:] John comenced to work. Self & wife went to Otterville in the afternoon
Thursday Jany 10th
Cold self & Wife left home for Foxes got there about 1/2 past two in the afternoon.
Friday 11
self & Wife went with P Fox to Woodstock to get the girls (dres's?) also call a on M & Mrs Wright.
Saturday 12
Cold self & wife at P Foxes
Sunday 13th
Cold & blustry self & wife returned home wife very poorly
Monday Jan/y 14th 6y
self went down to Hamilton to timber lot to see about drawing shingle timber in the forenoon afternoon making rack for drawing shingle botts Wife very poorly
Tuesday 15th
self went down with John & team drew 1 cord of shingle wood for Hamilton in the forenoon afternoon got out a load of staves for Phelps from {illegible} Wife very poorly
Wednesday 16th
John took the load of staves to M Allwort Farm to have $4 per 1200 afternoon got out another load
Crosshatched: John took 8 Bul of Oats to Otterville for chop & got the horse line repaired
1867
Thursday Jany 17 Cold John took a load of staves to M Allmorts self went to Shaws & Beals in the forenoon to see about staves afternoon making sleigh rack
Friday 18 self went with John to Beals & brot out a load of staves John took them away in the afternoon
Saturday 19
self & John as yesterday Moses & M Corless came in the evening
Sunday 20th
Cold Moses and Wife and self dined at Fathers Wife not well enough to go Mother Wm and Jane here to tea
Monday Jany 21st/67 snow during the past night self and Moses cleaned up a grist in the forenoon John drawing firewood afternoon self and Moses went to Otterville & to Barkers Mill with 4 lb of Wheat & 10 of Oats Moses & Wife & Wm at D Rowdaly in the evening they could not go home on account of his mare being very lame Rickd by his horse
Tuesday 22 John got out a load of staves in the forenoon afternoon J took Melisia and babe home, Moses mare being too lame to go faster than a walk.
Wednesday Jany 23/67 The snow now is about 1ft deep self & John getting down firewood in the forenoon afternoon John took down a load of staves self spliting wood & H Lossing brot Rebecca Reynolds here Mother & Wm also here to dinner self & Wife took tea at mothers.
Thursday 24 Mild, got out a load of staves in the forenoon afternoon John took them away self helping Wm clean Oats
{This page and part of the next are written in different handwriting.}
Friday 25th Jan/67 Snowing a little in the forenoon afternoon snowing very fast with some rain self and John drawing staves out of the wood.
Saturday 26th very stormy snowing and drifting. John went to Otterville & to Barkers Mill in the forenoon for the chop which I left there last Monday self went to the shoemaker & G Southwick {?} sold 8 1/2 lb of Butter 16 cents afternoon self making {illegible} for chop stuff & John spliting wood & helped clean up 8 bags of oats
Sunday 27 Snowing & drifting lane drifted full impassable obliged to make road through the field
{note vertically at right side of page in larger and possibly different handwriting} Father not here
1867 Monday Jan'y 28th
Self & John breaking roads through the front field also to the woods drew 2 load of wood for Father Corless 1 for Wm & 2 for ourselves unloaded the staves & brot the sleighs home self repaired the Barnyard Gates & doing other jobs snowing again towards evening with a strong west wind John took the team {written vertically up right side of page "to go to Gillette" perhaps to finish this sentence}
Tuesday 29th {now handwriting changes back to the original diarist}
Cold day John took the children to school & brot Mother up to spend the day self writing John threshing oats Wm at Otterville Auditing Township Books John went to Otterville in the evening Wm returned with him
1867 Wednesday Jan'y 30th
Cold day John self took the children to school & went to Otterville took Wm out & called at the school with the children ordered a ash pail & shovel for the school & got a poker John spliting wood in the forenoon afternoon self got Nelly shod/shoe John threshing oats Therm 0/6 paid Joshua $2.15
Thursday 31
Mild Therm 20 in morning evening 42 with rain S.W. wind John drawing {or perhaps "sawing"} staves took 623 Martin {Nold?} here in the forenoon and paid {illegible} Dickins $38..60 & 1..30 Interest self threshing & cleaning out barn in the afternoon
Friday Feb'y 1st 1867
Very slopy Therm 36 in the morning 30 in the evening John drew a load of staves out of the woods the road is to soft to take them out self threshing oats in the forenoon afternoon self & John cleaning up oats RB Cromwell called in the evening
Saturday 2d
John took a load of staves 618 Wm helped me clean up some oats self went to Otterville in the evening rain & freezing most of the day
Sunday Feb'y 3 1867
rather {snowy or stormy?} in the forenoon Father here to dinner Catherine Mott Elias & Alice with their 2 children came in the afternoon Mother & Wm here to tea Father also came up in the afternoon C Mott went home with Mother
Monday 4h
fine mild morning commenced to snow about 1/2 past three in the afternoon John took 676 staves to Allworts self & wife dined at fathers with Motts {C or E?} & A. M. left for home about 3 oclock Catherine staid at fathers Lydia heifer calved heifer calf self went to J Randalls for our X cut saw
Tuesday Feby 5th 1867
Mild John took a load of staves to Allmotts self jobing drawing wood spliting & went to Fathers for C Mott Mother & Wm here to dinner.
Wednesday 6th
fine day John went to the woods for staves could not get a load sold parts of a load to M Carder for 60 cents afternoon drawing wood. self preparing cutting box {Moth?}
Thursday 7th
very fine John drawing wood self clean'd up a grist 4 bl of wheat afternoon to the wheat & 4 bags of oats to Otterville Mill and attended meeting of the Directors of the S.W.A. Society
February 1867
Friday Feb 8th Very fine day John drew 7 load of wood self went to the saw mill to see {?} about sawing he said he would saw on shares or for $2,,50 pr M. or would buy good log and pay $3,,50 pr M. in the log afternoon self cut down a large dry pine, wife at Father with C. Mott
Saturday 9th wet snow self drew 4 load of wood snow fell so fantly wet oblijed to quit went to Fathers for C Mott {?} her went to M Allmort to meet Phelps to get his pay for drawing stave returned there without his money Phelps not
Sunday Feby 10th 1867
Cold Thaw 4 snow drift with a west wind too stormy for Father to come up to dinner
Monday 11th Cold south wind Them 2 6 self took C Mott to Elia's Motts Geutrye May Maggie Emma & Berry all went with us for a visit dined at Eliass and took Tea at Moses Corless s returned about 7 in the evening
Tuesday 12th 1867
More mild thawing out in the afternoon Therm 2 40 in the evening self went to the smiths shop to get chain needed & to James Randalls to get him to cut saw logs could not get him afternoon out a price tree for saw logs Jim poorly went to Ottawa brot home the grist of wheat I took to Mice on Thursday wife {?} out to see Mr Snyder who is very ill sent a letter to Morton Pouleem
1867 Wednesdsay Feby 13th
John poorly not doing any thing but chores self cut a pine tree for sew logs commenced rain about {?} & rained very hard all the afternoon self hung the meat in the smoke house
Thursday 14th
self in the woods preparing for sawing John took the children to school and went for Mary Randalls in the forenoon afternoon sawing saw logs
Friday 15th
Milet self & John sewing R B Cromwell came in the evening with a bill of exchange for {?} for bog - 8 Stlg I gave him his mortgage
Monday 18th Feby 1867
fine warm day Wm threshing oats self help-ing him also made a pen for calf see Father here in the evening paid $36,,40 on his {?} for me to send to Toronto
Tuesday 19
John threshing oat self & Wm went to Ottawa in the afternoon
Wednesday 20th
very stormy self & Wm attended Mr M Cuidys funeral on foot dined at Rob Tuffords {?} Pennington here to tea John threshing oats some snowfall last night & this morning but not enough to make good sleighing
Thursday 21st
self & John cutting roads & took one log to mile in the forenoon afternoon took 4 logs had Wm Oxen to load with Mother & Wm here to tea Mothers staid the night Friday snowing very fast most of the afternoon
Friday 22
self & John {?} out logs took 2 logs to Mile in the forenoon afternoon Wm took the horses to draw wood self John skiding log & cutting road, Mother & Wm here to tea Mother staid the night
Saturday Feby 23
snow going fast south wind rain in the evening self & John with Oxen & horses took 9 logs to the Mill
Sunday 24th
more cold Father here to dinner fine day Mother here in the afternoon
= Monday 25
fine day self went to Otterville in the forenoon also call'd on JW Snyder to see about Cloves seed bot a pair of Boots of creynton afternoon self & wife went to see Jesse Cornele John poorly split wood 1/2 day
Tuesday Feby 26th 1867
fine day cleand up oats in the forenoon John poorly but help'd me clean Oats afternoon self spliting wood John went to get his boot mended
Wednesday 27th
fine day self went to Losings Mile with chop for horses & cows took Mary Cunliffe to Dr Cardens to have a tooth drawn Mary Sherwood & Mr Randall here
Thursday 28th
Cloudy some slight showers self brot 6 & 1/2 thousand shingles from {?} which they made last spring afternoon fixing wagon to take shingles John took his Aunt Alice to {?} left them whilst he went to Otterville
March Friday 29 1st 1867
fine morning Wm returned from Moses Corlesss about noon Wife went to Dr Randalls in the morning self went for her in the evening self loaded the shingles & storing other jobs John not fit for work
Saturday 2d
Cold blustry self went to see Hamilton about sawing lumber in the forenoon afternoon went to post office
Sunday 3
Cold but more mild then yesterday Father here to dinner self & wife went down down to Mothers a little while in the afternoon
Monday March 4th
fine day but rather cold self jobing in the forenoon afternoon went to Otterville got a bottle of Medicine for Wife
== Tuesday 5th == afternoon fine warm day self went in search of Clover seed for the Agricultural Society dined at Mr Eagles south of Delhi could not get any seed
Wednesday 6th
East wind rather chilly self threshing peas and fixing shingle load {?} Mary Sherwood here to dinner slight shower of sleet in the evening
1867 Thursday March 7
fine day self drawing wood & god Nelly shod
Friday 8th
fine day self left home with a load of singles 11 1/2 M for Ingersoll sold them in Otterville to Miss Jackie Jacques & deliver them 1 mile North of Burgessville for $2,,25 pr M.
Saturday 9th
fine day self Job drew 200 spokes from the woods in the forenoon afternoon Wm had the team to go to Mill John Hillier call'd about clover seed Johny went to G Southwks {?} to stay in shop
Sunday March 10th 1867
Cloudy rain in the afternoon Father here to dinner
Monday 11th
Cloudy self & Father went to Moses Corless exchanged 4 Bushel of wheat for seed winter for spring also went to Jas Martins with Father snow in the evening
Tuesday 12th
fine day self skin'd the calf which died yesterday some time in the night from bloat after drinking afternoon threshing peas sent $25 to Wm AM Lin by George to School snow came last night nearly all gone this evening roads very muddy
Wednesday March 13th
Cloudy growing colder towards evening with a strong west wind self cleand up 10 1/2 Bushel of wheat and a bag of Barley for a {?} Shop Pennington here to Tea & staid the evening
Thursday 14
very cold Therm 2 6 self west to Barkers Mile returned by Otterville. Maild Fathers Initaliment $36,,40 to W.T. Mason Toronto xx Goodwin $6 on af Mr {?} Tufford & Mary Randall here also Mother & William
Friday March 15th 1867
Cold self threshing pease tc
Saturday 16th
Cold and stormy towards evening self made a Map for Morton Toulurin pasted it to him by George in the afternoon self splitting wood John came home from G Southwrick in the evening
Sunday 17
Snowing and blowing from the West Wm went to John Siples for Marianna tossing self & Wife at Mothers Marianna Wm came about 8 oclock in the evening
Monday March 18th 1867
fine day self & John went to Simcoe and bot 12 Bushel of Clover seed paid $7,,50 pd
Tuesday 19th
fine day self weighing Clover seed & threshing peas paid J{?} Truffry $11-50
Wednesday 20th
fine morning cold east wind in the afternoon self putting up fences on the {?} east & threshing peas John went to Otterville Sam Innis & John Heillien came for clover seed sent a letter to the office for John Dennis's also sent one to J Pittitt Otterville Paid John H Truffry $2,,50 ==
March Thursday 21st 1867
Stormy most of the day D Randall & Wife here to dinner self and Wife went with them to Mothers to Tea
Friday 22d
self & John went to Otterville to look after the timber on Lot no 10 in the g con book home. a load of pine
Saturday 23
fine day very slopy on the roads self killed Peggys Calf 5 weeks old afternoon self went to Otterville
Sunday 24th
commenced snow and rain about noon self went to P. Foxes in the afternoon Father here to deliver
Monday 25th March 1867
fine day but chilly self at P. Fores drawing Seases between P. Fores and J. Rutherford
Tuesday 26
fine day self & P. Fox went to Woodstock in the forenoon afternoon returned home bot cloth forself & boys
Wednesday 27
very chilly self & Wife went to G. Southwick store bought trimmings for cloth. also dresses for girl & 1lb 75¢ Lea sold him 5b 3/4th of side pork a 8¢ als bought a carbog of oil of H. H Southwick 10 gal a 20¢ for Gal sold him a Shoulder 21 1/2th a 9¢ pd the balance 17¢ cash afternoon self & John threshing peas with the flail.
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Thursday March 28th /67
fine day self & John threshing peas in the porenoon George went to the P.O. with a letter for FR Bale afternoon John went to Root Mile to work self helping Will clean oats
Friday 29th
self cleared up Barley Will helping in the evening
Saturday 30th
fine day Spot cow had Bull calf, self did not go to Simcoe with Barley as intended slaid home in the morning to look after the cow afterwards went to Otterville Mile with 2 bog of chip Barley & butter
Monday March 31st 1867
very fine day Mother & Father here to dinner W went to Stephen Losunge with Marianna John came home last night left again this morning
April Monday 1st
ground coverd with snow Snow & Rain most of the forenoon self threshing oats & helped Father draw a load of hay
Tuesday 2d
fine day self threshing oats & Mr Randall called here in the afternoon George & Mary went home with her to eat hot sugar self took him to P Southwick in the evening 21 1/2 lb at 10¢ heard the Frogs first for the season
April Wednesday 3d 1867
a fine day self thrashing oats
Thursday 4th
Mild self threshing oat rain in the afternoon Jm Wood here in the morning assessing Jane Corless & her Mother here self took them home in the evening very wet & muddy
1867 April Friday 5th
Cloudy and snow showers in the afternoon self threshing in the forenoon afternoon went to Otterville attended a Meeting of the Directors of the A.Locz decided to have a spring show on the 25th of this month
Saturday 6th
Cloudy but and chilly R. Longstreet returned 255lb of wheat borrowed last sept self Riled spots calf in the forenoon afternoon went to L.P. Connelly and returned by Otterville P.O. recd a letter from Sirrie John came home in the evening
April Sunday 7th 1867
fine day Father here to dinner also Mrs D. & Mr Jas Randall who called on their very home from J. W. Snyder whose wife died this morning
Monday 8th
Claudy day self & George threshing oats
Tuesday 9th
very fine day slef and Mother attended Mrs Snyders funeral Wife too poorly to go baby & Maggie also poorly
Wednesday 10
a very wet day Wife very poorly put in blisher between her shoulder, self & George working in the Barn
Thursday April 11th
Chilly cleand up some Ants took 2 Bags of oats & 2 of Barley to Otterville Mile Wife still poorly
Friday 12th
self & George cleand up some Oats, & in the forenoon afternoon went to Otterville for the chop Bot a pr of shoes from P. Southwicks for George & took my boots to Forolers to be mended
Saturday 13th
fine day self with J.P. McCurdey & Elia Boweman at Fongers & Summons acting as Feuce Veiairs {no idea } respecting Water courses George went to Otterville NcP & E B dived here
Sunday April 14th 1867
Cloudy & warm Father & John here to dinner Wife continue very poorly G Tuford & wife caled in the evening
Monday April 15
Wet day self & George finishd cleaning the oats Will helped a little while Mr. Randall & Mr Lemons here to dinner Wife a little better George Cornell
Tuesday 16
fine day self & George drawing manure into the Orchard Maggie & Emma went to Randalls to eat hot sugar
1867 April Wednesday 17th
fine day self & George drawing manure Marys Birthday 15th Children at at Grandmas to tea Wife very poorly
Thursday 18th
fine day self & George as yesterday Mary Randar here Wife very poorly
Friday 19
fine day self went to Norwichville for Dr Cook to come down and see Wife he left her medicine for placing a inflamation on the lungs self returned by Otterville took 2 B of Bark to Barkers mile for Father
Saturday April 20th / 67
fine day strong wet wind self & George drawing manure until Tea time after tea drew a load of Hay for Father Wife very poorly in bed all day Johny came home in the eve
Sunday 21st
five day self went to Dr. Cookes for more medium for wife where a litle better today Mr & Mrs Stowe D Randall & Wife G Tufford & wife warren Sherwood & Wife called to see Wife
Monday 22
Ground coverd with snow & snowing most of the day self went to the Store & Blacksmith shop in the forenoon and afternoon self & W went to the Cheese
April Tuesday 23 1867
Cold & Cloudy self & George drawing manure self went over to help F Denny to wring his pigs Wife better
Wednesday 24th
Storm most of the day self at the Smith shop with the plow in the forenoon afternnon commenced plowing after it quit snowing George spreading manure Wife still improving
Thursday 25
John Min. (?) Cardin fine day self sow'd about 31 bushel of peas on the sod south of the railroad in the forenoon afternoon attended Mr first Spring Show in this Township George draging with Mr Apen
Friday Apr 26th 1867
fine day self plowing George spreaing manure Mary Sherwood Sent these to tea J Wrin finished spading (?) at noon paid him one dollar
Saturday 27
very cold Them 30 at (?) ni the foremoon self plowing overcoat & Mittgon George spreading manure in the forenoon afternoon draging self attended Milk meeting Mr. Farrington present John came home in the evening George planted some bean
Sunday 28
Chilly Father here to dinner Marianna Birthday 1 yr old Jane here to Lun Mr Nobbs & Wife & Mother & 3 children called in the afternoon
Monday April 29th 1867
fine day took chilly & Cloudy sowd some spring wheat in the orchard George harrowing self finished planting top onions sowd some Lettuce radish early goods and cauliflower seed evening plowing
Tuesday 30th
slight shower during the night Warm & Cloudy finished the spring wheat to P. while in ale also plowing sold to James Martin 20 Bushel of Barley a 50¢ it has been a cold wet month
Wednesday May 1st 1867
Rain in the part night a chilly day attended councile in the afternoon and left a written award of feuce viewer respecting Fongers & Luminus water couries
Thursday 2nd
== Friday 3 ==
Saturday April May 4th 1867
Sunday 5th
Monday 6
Cold & wet self & Mr went to Otterville bot 5 Bl of potatoes from Mr Cornell at 35¢
Tuesday 7th May April 1867
self plowing for Barley George spreading manure
Wednesday 8th
a fine day self plowing George spreading manure Joseph Kelly R Randall W Triffy Marianne lossing Mary Randall & Alice Tufford here to Tea
Thursday 9th
fine but chilly self cleand & sowd 7 Bushel of Barley wrote an agreement for Janathan TItus & other jobs George draging Wife went with Mrs Randall to Fathers & Pennington
Friday April May 10th 1867
fine day self George finished draging Jonathon Titus came from his agreement self plowing earth of the house
Saturday 11th
fine day self plowing & sowd 1 1/2 B of Barley george harrowed to me & sowd some carrots felf went down after tea to assist in cleaning School House
Sunday 12
fine day self & Children attended Labbeth School first Elias & Alice Matt here dinner self & wife with them at Mothers to Tea Father here to dinner
Monday May 13th 1867
Showery self gardening sow'd some Cabbage seed and planted Pri plant Hoarhound & Wormwood & fixing porch & George taking the manure from the celar banking Jane Corless & her Mother here
Tuesday 16
some slight showers land very wet self as yesting until 4 oclock when I went down to the shool engaged W A McLim to teach the shool for a year from 15th of May evening attend a committe meeting at the Cheese factory
Wednesday 15
self plowing in the east field for peas
Thursday May 16th
Cloudy self finished plowing in the east field all that was dry enough and sowd 4 1/2 Bl of peas George draging them in rain in the evening
Friday 17
George finished draging in the peas sowd yesterday rain very hard before he finished self & John making wheelbarrow self corn plowing the North field about 4 of (?) for Ants very wet
Saturday 18.
fine day but cold self plowing George Johny
Sunday 19 cold & cloudy rain in the evening no Sabbath School Joel Comfort buried to day Father here to dinner Mother has stayed the night
Tuesday. Monday May 20 1967
Cloudy land very wet self plowing in the North field John went to the Mill again to work in the evening after finishing the wheelbarrow George put in some more carrot seed
Tuesday 21st
self plowing untile noon when it set in to rain and rained all the afternoon and at night wet cold backward weather
Wednesday 22
Wet day went to the mill to see about drawing logs saw'd took plow share to the smith ship got a hole drilled in it took 1 ham & 1 shoulder of took to G Southwick 53 1/2 lb a 9¢ lb wife at G Southwick on a visit
Thursday 23rd May 1867
wet day self took 53 1/2 lbs of meat Ham shoulder to Geroge Southwick 9¢ pr lb went to T L McCurdys for seed corn in the forenoon afternoon went to Otterville
Friday 24
Queens Birthday self plowing for sorn five day Fathers children & their mother here
Saturday 25
Cloudy morning commenced to rain again baout 11 oclock Old Mr Tufford cal'd in the forenoon self plowing in the forenoon afternoon self & wife went to C.P. Cornells & Otterville
Sunday 26th May 1867
fine day but very chilly self & children attended Sabbath School Lissie went for the first, Father here In the evening self Wife and Children went to the corners to meeting Preacher did not come self & Wife returned by George Tuffords call'd to see Mr & Mrs Tufford son Polly Mare got a mare colt
Monday 27
No rain but rather cloudy self plowing and harrowing ground for corn
Tuesday 28
Rain again in the forenoon self went to the store to exchange shoes also get 1 lb ten afternoon furrowing corn ground, self & Wife took P at Mother with Tuffords & Randalls caught a brook & Wood Duck in forenoon bush
Wednesday May 29th 1867
fine and warm self & George drawing manure for the corn hills Ben & cornelius here in the afternoon commenced to plant, wife went over to Randall & Tuffords after Tea
Thursday 30th
fine day but very chilly self planting corn Boys drawing manure & putting it in the hills Mary planted the beans in the corn field in the afternoon
Friday 31st
fine day warmer than yesterday Boys planting corn John Winken diging post holes for fence self plowing for Oats George plowing with W open in the afternoon for the first Boys finished the corn before Tea Mrs Hamilton Mr Dileturn & Mrs G Southwick here in the afternoon We have had a very wet Cold May
June 1st 1867
Saturday fine & warm for this season Them (?) 6 self plowing with the Oxen in the forenoon Wife & George went to Otterville in the evening got a hat for Mary afternoon George Harrowing self plowing finished the Oat ground for Oats Johny came in the evening
== Sunday 2nd == A very wet day Father Johny & Marianna (?) here to dinner could not attend School on a/c of (?) rain had in the evening after dark sharp thunder & lightening
Monday 3rd
Cloudy morning self & George firing fever around the meadows North in the forenoon afternoon plowing ground for potatoes some slight showers
June Tuesday 4th 1867
fine warm self finished plowing & harrowing potatoe ground
Wednesday 5th
fine & warm George harrowing self sowd 18 Bl of Oats North of the Orchard & 2 Peck of vetches also washed the sheep water very warm; the girls at Father's Marys C- Birthday 22
Thursday 6th
fine day sow'd 1/2 bushel of Peas self & George finished harrowing in Oat & furrowed them out Therm 84 at noon
Friday 7
fine very hot Therm 90 at noon thunder showers pening round on the eveing sow'd 45 lb clover seed & 33 of Timothy on 6 1/2 acres of ground south of the orchard also small amount potatoe ground
June Saturday 8th 1867.
Fine day self George Maggie Emma & Morton planted the potatoes about 15 Bushel in all also planted cucumber Squash Pop Corn & radishes, in the evening drew fence posts in the front field John came home in the afternoon cool in the evening
Sunday 9th
Fine day Father & John to dinner Wife at Fathers to Tea Maggie Robertson & her niece & Mr lambert self & 6 children attended Sabbeth School
Monday 10th
Very warm George covering in the grass seed on the oats self setting fence posts in the front field
Tuesday June 11 1867
fine day self setting finer ports
Wednesday 12
Hot & Cloudy rain towards evening self as yesterday
Thursday 13
self drawing fence Boards and making fence wife having house white washed parlour to day
Friday 14
fine day hot self & George making fence Roxalana leuber and 2 children here to tea also Mother & Mrs.
Saturday 15th
self & George as yesterday
Sunday June 16
Somewhat Cloudy & very hnot self took Mother & Marianna (?) to Quartly meeting dined at Bewson Lossings left Marianna at Y Pitchers Father at meeting also; wife left home
Monday 17th
Cloudy & hot very fine growing weather self & Morton went to Lossny, Mile with 7 B' of Wheat & 2 f chop could not pct of ground went to Barkers & from there to Otterville where I got it ground 17 Buildings burned in Otterville last night rain in the evening
Tuesday June 18th
commenced plowing Jos Turnip ground with Mr. Ojen
Wednesday 19th
plowing Turnip ground
Thursday 20
fine day prepare up Turnip ground after Tea above 8 pigs to Jona then Tituis Cheese factory to be fatten on halves
Friday 21st June
self & George preparing turnip ground
Saturday 22
drill'd in the Turnip seed W went to Otterville in the evening
Sunday 23
very hot self & children attended sabbeth School in the morning afternoon self & Wife went to Heury Lossings Father here to dinner
Monday 26th
self cultivating corn George hoeing Beans after tea self hilld a calf went to the cheese factory & to H Lossings Recd from him $216 which he got from the Bank at Simcoe for the Cheese factory Polly Mare to Bonds Home
Tuesday 36 25 June
self finished cultivating corn slept shower in the evening
Wednesday 26
very warm self sheard the sheep got lbs of wool from 16
Thursday 27
fine self warning hands on the roads self & Wife went to Randals in eving
Friday 28
very hot self plowing in the old garden Wife at Sherwoods
Saturday 29
very hot self plowing in the forenoon afternoon with D. Randall examining the New Road East of Southwick
{In pencil written vertically} H Corless D Lo C P after preparing for carpet $4-18 Copied the about from Box Cousin Mem made at the time
Sunday 30th June 1867
very hot self & children attended sabbath school Father here to dinner also John Triffay
Monday July 1st
Public Holiday Confederation of the Provinces begins today self on the roads John plwing afternoon took his Aunt Alice to Otterville self on the Roads
Tuesday 2d
Hot & dry self on the roads John plowing for self & W W Jacob Tufford drived her Mother Marianna here McRing wool also Jane here in the afternoon pickd 24 1/2 lbs for pocks (frocks ?)
Wednesday 3d
very hot self on the roads let a (?) diteting to John Min 80 Rods a 25¢ Mary Randall here D Randall here for Rope seed 90lb
Thursday July 4th 1867
Cloudy morning Father took Wife to Moses Corlesss on a visit today untile Sunday self on the roads part of the day sowd 4 1/2 lb of Rafis in the old garden a slight shown
Friday 5th
more rain in the night morning self went to the mile to see about getting logs saw'd John at the mile in the afternoon self gardeng in the afternoon & sow 1 1/2 B of Bire wheat East of the house slight shower in the evening
Saturday 6
Rain during part night rain trough away over John at Carders Mile self get Nelly shod & Gardening after Tea self & Mother went to Moses Corlesss
Topay Lou Jack May July 4 - 1867
Lydia Jack May July 5
Spot Jack May July 7
Suke Jack May July 9
Peggy Jack May July 13
Bobtail Red May July 15
Cherry (seed time Aug 13) 26 3rd time August
Polly Mare to King of France June 24
Jenny "Pennington Colt" June 25
Sunday July 7th 1867
fine day self & Mother attended friends meeting Wife staid at Moses Motte, self Wife & Mother & Martha Bowden from London England dined at Mr Motts, came home in the evening after tea Father here to diner
Monday 8th
fine morning self John & George hoeing & cultivating potatoes in the forenoon afternoon drew a load of hay for Wm where it came to rain planted some Cabbage plants this evening self & Wife drove over to George Tuffords
Tuesday 9th
rain during the part night and rain this morning self finished cultivating potatoes
Thursday 11th
(written on the side of the page) heavy shower in the afternoon, Bree Rink for Milk Co.
finished cultivating corn in the forenoon afternoon rent to W Wilkinson with the half years school report returned through Otterville settled with
Friday 12
self & George hoeing potatoes after tea raking hay for Wm
Saturday 13th
morning Therm 48 Evening 46 self repairing rakes in the morning helpd Wm raking hay & drew in 3 (?) after tea went to Barkers mill got 4 Bl of wheat from D Randed & 2 from S Taffrd first them part fall
Sunday July 14th 1867
fine day self & children attended Sabbeth School after school took self & D. Randall took 21 children in our waggon down to the Meeting house to hear a sabbath school lecture deliverd by Mark Kilry. Wife walk'd down & rode back D Randall & Father here to dinner - self Wife & children attended Maid Rilly meeting at the corners 4 oclock
Monday 15th
self writing to Morton Loulrim ariv in the afternoon put up 10 cocks of hay for Wm
Tuesday 16th July 1967
fine day self finished up for Morton Toulinun and went to Norwichville & Otterville bot a sythe & swath also culed at Barker Mile for grit left there saturday last
Wednesday 17
fine day self commenced to mow on the railroad
Thursday 18th
fine day self commenced to mow in the clover meadow - north made a cart rack for Father Corless
Friday 19th
self mowing cut 2 acres William & George raked what I cut yesterday
Saturday July 20th 1867
fine day self mowing in the forenoon afternoon raking Wm helpd in the afternoon
Tuesday 21st
very hot self & children at Sunday School self & Wife walked over to Randall in the evening
Monday 22
self mowing in the new meadow north in the forenoon afternoon rain, in the evening self cuting Canada Thistles
Tuesday 23 July
fine self mowing George raking
Wednesday 24
self mowing in the forenoon afternoon raking hay Wm helpd in the afternoon about 3 hours
Thursday 25
Cloudy morning a wet day self fixing waggon rack (?) John Triffry came from D Carders afternoon
Friday 26
John cultivating potatoe in the morning helping in the hay self morning drew in 2 load of hay in the evening
Saturday July 27th 1867
fine day self & John George drawing and raking hay Wm helpd in the forenoon, got 8 load of hay in G Goodwin called to request the portpowerment of the Agricultural Meeting
Sunday 28th
very warm self & children attended Sabbath School Children attended meeting in the afternoon Father here to dinner
Monday 29th
fine & cool self mowing John cultivating potatoes Turnips Wife & children picking Black raspberries pickd 29 Quarts in our slashing North evening salf went down to the cheese factory
Tuesday July 30th
fine day John fin& George finished cultivating Turnips in the morning then went and drew in Wm hay evening attended cheese meeting at the Factory
Wednesday 31st
fine day self & John Mowing in the forenoon afternnon self finished mowing in the new meadow Wm & John drawing & raking hay Mary cut her leg with the scythe
Thursday August 1st
cloudy self & John drew in 2 load of hay in the forenoon came up a shower about noon self & Wm attended the agricultural meeting to snake out prize list
Friday August 2nd 1867
cloudy heavy fog in the morng self mowing John & Georg hoeing Turnips until about 11 oclock when recommenced cutting Wheat south of the railroad Mary Anne Treffry came for her milk money paid her $17 nil cents less .30¢ discount
Saturday 3rd
very hot self & John cutting & putting up the wheat finished about 2 oclock Mr Jonathan Titers & Carrie Robertson here to dinner at Mothers to Tea Mrs Austin & Peter Corn came to see Johny afternoon self preparing show Bike and took it to Otterville in the evening sent it to Norwich for printing by G. Goodrom
Sunday 4th August
very hot and dry self & children & Carrie Robertson attended Sabbath school Moses & Melisier Corless here to dinner also Father and Carrie R afternoon all hands at Fathers to Tea
Monday 5th
self & John cutting Barley
Tuesday 6
Threatening rain self & John finished cutting what Barley was fit Wm help'd part of the afternoon drew in 3 load
Wednesday 7
very hot self went with H Southwrik down on the Cart New Road in the forenoon Johny poorly afternoon drew in the winter wheat
August Thursday 8th 1867
very hot showers passing around John pulling peas self cleaning out the well in the TUrnip field George & Mary & Mary Corless went to Moses Corless & took 2 little pies with them for Moses
Friday 9
very hot John pull in peas self cleaning out water ditch
Saturday 10th
very hot John went to H Loathac road Bu self fixing the well & fence so the cattle could get to water wife made a cheese
Sunday 11
hot & dry self & children at Sabbath school, afternoon self & wife went to go Tuffords to take Father here to dinner
Monday August 12th 1867
continued dry weather self & John cutting spring wheat John cut some Barly in the morning Wife made a cheese same as saturday with the milk from Wms and out cows water works out of the order at the factory
Tuesday 13
Tuesday
Wednesday 14th
Friday 16
Saturday 17
Sunday 18
August Monday 19th
Tuesday 20th
Wednesday 21
self & John raked some hay U drew in 2 load in the forenoon afternoon self went to Otterville Courner meeting & to Barkers Mile for guiet John Gibing Bessy Wardle & E Meddeon (?)
Thursday 22
self & John Mowing in the forenoon afternoon John raking & drew in a load in the evening with George half
August Friday 23 1867
very sultry heavy thunder showers went round North in the evening self & John raked hay for 14 cocks remainder of day preparing for Pic Nic
Saturday 24
fine day good breese from the North self & Wife & 4 oldest children attended S.S. Pic Nic in McCurdneys Woods
Sunday 25
self & children attended S School after school self & Wife Maggie & Emma dined and took Tea at D Randalls E Mott & Wife & Nellisen Corless there Father here to dinner
Monday 26
sultry John Mowing part of the day too poorly to work all day sold 14 lambs to Drovers from Hamilton at $1-50 each Wm sold but the yarn from Tuffords
Tuesday August 27
Hot & sultry self laying out ditch on G Sommers line for John Winer to dig in the forenoon afternnon at the Smith shop to get Waggon tires set
Wednesday 28
Drover cause for the Lasnler shower in the moring self went to Otterville in the afternoon drew in 2 load of hay in the forenoon
Thursday 29
Friday 30
Saturday August 31
cloudy self & Mother left home for Foler & Woodstock reached Foler about noon afternnon self & P Los went into Woodstock rain all the afternnon could not do business being too late for the bank
Sunday Sept 1st 1867
Cool & Cloudy most of the days self & Mother at P Foler Alice Trufford G Longstreet Marianna Losing Johny & Granfather here to dinner
Monday 2nd
Chilly self went into Woodowes with P Foler in the forenoon afternoon came home
Tuesday Sept 3d 1867
fine morning rain towards evening Servase Goodwin came for me to go to Otterville to act as check clerk for J Noxon Candidate for the LLA of Ontario
Wednesday 4
fine day self as yesterday
Thursday 5th
fine day very hot self cutting oats & John took the team with a load of folk to pick blackberries wife & Mary went both came home poorly
Friday 6th Sept 1867
shower in the morning early John left for Root Mile in Windham paid him $1-00 after it dried self cutting oats Robt Treffy came from Iowa
Saturday 7th
fine day self raking & binding oats
Sunday 8th
fine day very warm self & Children went to S School John & Father here to dinner Grandmother Sassing Wm & Mother here to Tea
Monday 9
cloudy self cutting & binding oats in the forenoon afternoon attended Agriculturel meeting at Otterville rain in the evening Paid J Kin $1 on load job
Tuesday Sept 10th
self cutting oats R Treffry here to dinner George took him to Norwichville in the afternoon
Wednesday 11 My Birthday 42
fine day self working at the Oats George drawing manure Wife at Mrs Deldinnes visiting Weather indicator indicate rain this morning
Thursday 12
fine self at the Oats George drawing manure Wife at Formans visiting
Friday 13
Cloudy self & James Forman raking oats in the forenoon afternoon rain self jobing George drawing manure in the forenoon - his Birthday 12 yrs
Sept Saturday 14th 1867
Cool day Eclipes on the Moon last night self & George Tufford examined the new road & accepted the Job from H Southwick paid him 11 Dol. James Form & Self finished cutting oats & rake & bound got our Flannel from Father Corless 25 1/2 yds Paid J F $1.50
Sunday 15th
fine chilly in the evening self attended sabbath School afternoon self Wife & Mrs. D. Randal & Wife went to Mr Jacob Triffords
Sept 16th Monday 1867
Tuesday 17th
Wednesday 18
Thursday Sep 19th 1867
fine day self plowing
Friday 20th 20
fine day self plowing
Saturday 21
self & Wm at Otterville filing up the show pound sowd a little over 3 Bl of medaterain Wheat in the orchard
Sunday 22 Sept 1867
Monday 23rd 1867
fine day self & George & Bing drawing in Oats
Tuesday 26th
fine day finished drawing oats afternoon drawing wood Burngheu f
Sept 25th Wednesday
fine day strong West winds self plowing in the forenoon afternoon at Longstreets forking after Pettinges share of Grain
Thursday 26
fine day self at Longstreets looking after Pettingers grain in the forenoon afternoon at D. Randalls theshing
Friday 27th
fine day self went to Otterville fixing up show ground drawing saw dustter
Saturday 28th Sept 1867
very fine day self Wife Mary George Maggie & Emma attended the 2nd Annual Exhibition of Set B Agr Society show not as good on the whole as last years but was a good show
Sunday 29th
fine day self & children attended sabbath School
Monday 30th
fine day self sow'd some more wheat in the orchard George dragd it in
Tuesday Oct 1st 1867
fine day C Baughslaugh's Threshing Machine came about 10 oclock in the forenoon commenced threshing after dinner Thos & Miles Pennington & Team here Robt Randall George Tufford & Johnny 28 1/2 Bushel of Wheat 111 Bl of Oats 37 1/2 Barley poor crops wet spring & very dry summer Threshers left for H Lossings in the evening
Wednesday 2
self & George cleaning up the barn
Thursday 3
fine day self went to see for Wm's ditch & paid him in part $5 yet due him John R & Marianna Harris here self wrote Mrs Wilkison's Will
Friday Oct 4th 1867
fine day self & Wife Johnny & Robt Treffry attended the Derehaw & Country Show
Saturday 5th
rain in the past night self & Wm attended Agricultural. Meeting at Otterville read the prize list & paid Jurer
Sunday 6th
fine day self unable to attend school having to attend Jurey mare who is taken ill this morning like the colic Martin Hulbert & one Jackson from Tilsonburgh came to see but could not relieve her sent Johny to Norwichville for a vetinery could not get him George & D Randale staid (?) in the evening self & Wm staid up with the men nearly all night
Oct 2 Monday 7th 1867
sent John again for the Fairier he arrived here about 11 oclock but could not do any good she died about 4 oclock we opened her & found imflamation & mortification had taken place could not get any passage through not even with proton oil in the evening exchanged horses with the fairier gave him old Jim 15 yr old Polly sucking colt and a note for $12 payable 1st of Jany for his mare 4 yr old John & Team at Perringtons threshing from 4 oclock
Tuesday 8
John & Team as yesterday untils noon self help'd Wm clean 13 Bags of Oats which I lent him weighing 26B16 lbs self & children picking apples
Wednesday 9th
Cloudy moring self & children picking apples in the forenoon afternoon rein self went to Randalls in the eveing John & Wm attended North Norwich show R Treffry returned with them
Thursday 10th
fine day self & George brot the Cow from Randalls in the forenoon afternoon went again
== Friday 11th ==Cloudy rain towards evening
John took Robert to Norwichvilla Wife at fathers
Oct Saturday 12th 1867
self & George cleand up a grist 8 Bushel of wheat John returned about noon self took the grist to Barkers Mill in the afternoon Moses Corless & Wife came in the evening
Sunday 13th
fine day Father Moses & Wife Mother & Wm here to dinner self & Wife went with them to Mothers to Tea
Monday 14
fine day George went to milr for the grist self at Carder Mill looking after the lumber cut from my logs
Tuesday Oct 15th 1867
fine day self at Carders Mill as yesterday self & Wife took Tea at Fathers same Smith & Wife & J Pollard also there Father signed and deliverd a deed to L Smith of his Lot in Norwichvilla
Wednesday 16
fine and very warm self at the Mile in the forenoon afternoon drew home 2 load of lumber evening self Wife and Wm at Litus & self preparing ap of Milk deliverd at the factory
Thursday 17th
self drew home 1 load of Lumber afternoon finished Mild ap e went to the factory mothr evening loaded 27 cheese and left for Woodstock about 10 oclock
Friday Oct 18 1867
fine day reached Woodstock about daylight left Woodstock about 4 in the afternoon got home about 10 oclock 3 fellow attempted to get in to my waggon near Otterville Johny & Children diging potatoes
Saturday 19th
self at Otterville got a warrent to arrest the fellow that attempted to stop Moyers horses & to get in my waggon caught one Frank Johnson the other two ran away
Sunday 20
very warm self wife & children execpt Maggie O Babe attended sunday school Father here to dinner T Pennington here in the afternoon
Monday oct 21st 1867
fine day self at Ottervile attending the examanitation of the 2 Prisioner B Wagner & Frank Johnson they were fined $1 each and costs or to go to Jail for 10 days they prefered goiong to Jail
Tuesday 22
fine day digging potatoes
Wednesday 23
finished the potatoes a poor crop only about 35 bushel put them in the cellar
Thursday Oct 24th 1867
drawing home Lumber from Carden Mill
Friday 25th
draw pileing Lumber
Saturday 26th
Went to Tituss Factory for the 8 pigs I took there on the 20th of June to fats on halves they are not more than half fat commenced to feed them corn
Sunday 27
self and children attended sabbath school self & Wife call'd to see Mrs Dildini & Tuffor who are very ill Father here to dinner
Monday 28 Octer 1867
Tuesday 29
Wednesday 30
Thursday 31
Friday Nov 1st 1867
Saturday 2
fine day self plowing
Sunday 3
a wet day Father here to dinner D Randall & Wife called in the afternoon
Monday 4
chily slef plowing & Logging
Tuesday 5th Nov 67
very chilly John plowg in the forenoon afternoon went to Otterville for a Bl of salt self went Jobing preparing to butching (?)
Wednesday 6
rather chilly self Wm Johny & James Forman killed the 8 Pigs that was at the factory & altered the old Boar & 2 young ones
Thursday 7
fine day self went to Pettnger farm to Measure the hay stock in the forenoon afternoon went to took in the Turnips only 30 Bushel Evening went to J Titus & to A TItus
Friday Novm 8th 1867
fine day self & Jonathan Titus cut up the pork pack'd 2 Barrals & salted the hams & shoulders Wm Terhune here to see about taking the school lift after dinner. self & Wife took 23lb of Butter to George Southwicks sold it for 15¢ lb (?) the first sold since sending the Milk to the Factory self stand at Tuffords all night
Saturday 9th
fine day self & George got a load of wood from the Woods and cleand up a load of Barley
Sunday 10th Nov 1867
self & Wife went to see Tuffords in the forenoon afternoon at Mothers Mr Cornell & Wife & Jenny there
Monday 11th
self went to Woodstock took 27 Bl 30 lb of Barley sold it for 65¢ pr Bl went to P FOxes in the evening
Tuesday 12
Chilly ground coverd with snow left P Foxes soon after breakfast returned by Woodstock bought a palour cookstove and exchanged it with Wm for his Box stove
Wednesday Nov 13
self plowing & sent 8 sheep to T Penningtons Wm took two to J B Smith & 3 to Penningtons
Thurdsy 14
self plowing
Friday 15th
chilly self & Wm attended LP Cornells sale returned by Otterville
Saturday 16th
Chilly self & wife went to Otterville in the afternoon Recd $150 from J Moud Schhol Mony $60 Sil & 4/Cdrs & 90 papers
Sunday Nov 17
self & Wife drove over to Randalls & tuffords to see the sick Wm went for Dr Carroll for Mrs. T U May R
Monday 18
Cold self drawing wood
Tuesday 19
Chilly self reparing shed & stables
Wednesday 20
self & yesterday in the forenoon afternoon plowing in the East field
Thursday Nov 21st
More Mild self plowing
Friday 22
self plowing fixing fences & Wm took the horses in the afternoon to Otterville Mother went him as far as Randalls
Saturday 23
very warm self plowing Jacob Floriten threshing peas 3/4 day self & SWife at Randalls & Tuffords in the eveing very dark & a dense fog
Sunday Nov 24th
foggy moring very warm & dry for the time of year self went over to Tuffords in the evening Father here to dinner Mother & Wm here in the afternoon rain in the evening slightly
Monday 25
showering self plowing in the forenoon afternoon took Wife over to Randalls & Tuffords & went to Otterville for the Doctor for Mrs. Tufford Jacob & Garn Flouten threshing peas
Tuesday 26
Cloudy somewhat chilly self folowing Mr Pettinger came in the afternoon went with him to his farm & S.F as yesterday
Wednesday 27th Nov 1867
Cloudy self plowing part of the day very lame with a Boil on my thigh Jacob & Lam Flouten finished the peas paid them $3.45 Wife went over to see Mrs. Tufford came home made a chicken pie and sent to her
Thursday 28
Cloudy self plowing in the forenoon obliged to quit on account of Boil on my thigh which is very large and painful
Friday 29th Nov 1867
Cold wet day snow & rain mild self laid up unable to wear my pants Wm A McLine Teacher called in the evening paid him $20
Saturday 30th
Cold winter day self laid up as yesterday George & Mary put the Cows in the stables for the first for the season
Sunday December 1st 1867
cold Father here to dinner Wm took Marianna Losing to her Grandmother Lossings
Monday Dec 2d 1867
Cold ground still coverd with snow self better walkd to G Southwick Store got a pair of Boots for Morton Paid G. L. $5.92 in full up to date afternoon went down again and bought an axe & handle which I did not pay for $1.50 Wm went to Mill took 6 Bl of wheat for me and 10 Bl of Corn for himself
Tuesday 3rd
Wm went to Mill for the Grist Wife went with him as far as Randalls & staid until he returned self not doing much H C Lossing called in the forenoon afternoon self went into the woods : cat a litter wood today
Wednesday 4th Dec 1867
More Mild self chopping Wood in the woods George went to Otterville
Thursday 5th
Mild self cutting wood & helpd George load he drew 5 load
Friday 6th
High Winds with some rain & sleet self helping Wm Kill his pigs in the forenoon afternoon cutting wood
Saturday 7th
Cold ground coverd with snow wind blowing strong from the west self & Geroge drawing manure for banking the Cellar in the forenoon afternoon attended Trustees meeting at the School House
Sunday Dec 8th 1867
rather cold but fine Father here to dinner also Johny afternoon elf & Maggie & Emma went to Randalls & Tuffords
Monday 9th
self took Nell to the shop & got her shod afternoon Wm went to Otterville with the horses self drew a load of manure for banking the cellar and fixing stables
Tuesday 10
cold self fixing shed for calves & sheep made a sheep rack (?)
Wednesday 11th Dec 67
Mild self helpd Wm get the wagon ready for loading sheep and went to the woods to see about cutting log roads Wm went to Foxes with 5 sheep in the afternoon self went to Randalls brothers the cow and went to see Warren Sherwood about drawing logs Mother here to dinner & Lee Geoge (?) went home with her
Thursday 12
very cold with a strong East Wind Therm at 9 Zero, self cutting wood and attending the Cattle too Cold to work George & Maggie with Mother Wm returned in the evening
Friday 13th Dec
more Mild but still very cold self went to see Warren Sherwood about drawing logs - afternoon Warren Sherwood came up to see the logs he agreed to deliver them a Gradons Mill for 7/ or 8/1/2 cp M he is to have Mr Oxen he finds them hay and gives Wm one days drawing of logs when he is ready
Saturday 14th
Cold self drawing wood for Wm & for self Wm killd a sheep for me self went to Otterville in the eveing settled up with Mr AM Gim School Teacher
Sunday Dec 15 1867
Mild Father & Johny here to dinner Wife went to see Tuffords H C Lossing here in the afternoon evening self took tea with Wife at Tuffords & went to Randalls for a short time
Monday 6th
Mild self cutting Wood George drawing 2 load in the forenoon John Wood Collector here to dinner & settled with me School account afternoon self & Wife went to Otterville
Tuesday Dec 17 67
self & George getting in Wood in the forenoon afternoon preparing for Butching evening went to the School House to let Wood contract the other Trustees did not attend did not let the contract
Wednesday 18
Mild self & Ja Foreman killd 4 July Pigs which weighed 96 - 95 - 80 - 85 afternoon cut them up H Thursday calld in the evening to pay over the money for the Cheese
December Thursday 19 1867
very cold self hung 8 hams 16 Shoulders in the smoke House & went to Jonathans Titus in the forenoon afternoon went to Gradons Mill & to Otterville got the harness repaired & paid 62¢ for it to Warren Durker
Friday 20
mild Jonathan Titus here in the forenoon making up the milk & cheese (?) afternoon self helping Warren Sherwood make sawlog road Jonathan Titus & B Dell here about Milk after Lent J Titus $100
1867
Saturday Decbr 21st
very red in the east rain and snow in the evening self cutting & drawing wood - Fish put a pump in the Barry and well
Sunday 22
rain during the past night Father & Johnny here to dinner self went to G Tuffords in the afternoon
Monday 23
fine but cold self at the factory Book in the forenoon afternoon went to Otterville attended the Nomation for Councillar
Tuesday 24th 1867
fine but Chilly self went to the store in the morning & put the carpet down in the dining room sftarnoon went to the School paid the Teacher $10 and engaged him to teach six months a 22 dollars pr month Jonathen Titus and Lugs Nold here in the evening (?)
Wednesday 25
Xmas day Father Jane & all their children here to dinner & tea allso also Mother & Wm had 2 roast Geese & plum pudding very stormy evening rain and wind took 24 1/2 lb butter to E Southwick Wm Dildine burried
Thursday 26 Dec
fine warm day like spring self attend factor Committee Meeting in the forenoon afternoon Patrons meeting Wife at Randall self & Wm went to Otterville
Friday 27
soft & showery Wife very poorly with a violent head ache self fixing the platform around the pump
Saturday 28
self & George went in to the woods gat a hough for the barnyard pump got the X cutsaw got a Barrel of salt from P Southwick
Monday 30th
self cutting firewood in the forenoon & helpd Wm clean up 6 Bl of corn afternoon at Otterville making out Report for Annual Agricultural Meeting took 13 1/2 lb Butter to G Goodway 18¢ pr lb
Tuesday 31st and last of 67
fine day self in this woods cutting wood Mother & Wife at Pennington self went for them in the evening,
Jany 1st 1868 Wedneday
A little snow fell during the past night self & Wife left home on a visit to Moses Corless & Alice dined at Moses and took Lea and staid the night with Elias & Aline Mott
Thursday 2d
Mild self wife Moses & Wife went to James Martins to see Aunt Ginny dined there self returned home left Wife at Moses Corless
Friday 3rd
self writing school Notice went to PO in the afternoon O put up notices in the section rec'd a Letter from J Leys of Toronto
Saturday 4th 1868
wet disagreeable day rain & snow self cutting wood writing to Lays & to the Editor of the Leader enclosed Bank of Upper Canada Bill of five dollar, for the Leader No of Bill 36126 JG Kingston date 1st Jan 1861
Sunday 5th
very fine day self & Wm went to Addison Mrs Addison buried in Norwichville Wife returned from Moses Corless with Moses Wife and E Motts & Alice all hands dined at Father Corlesss & took tea with us
MOnday Jany 6th 68
fine day but cold self out electioneering for D Randall as Deputy Rein Johnny drove the team Wife at D Randalls self took Tea at Drs Al Wilcox elected Dp'y Reeve by a majority of 6
Tuesday 7th
fine day self took a load of poles to Gradons Mile to put under the saw Logs Warren Sherwood & Lam Innis commenced to draw logs Afternoon Self went to the school house & to A Tituss to see about the school Report J E Terhenun here in the evening making Report
Wednesday 8th Jany 68
self attended School meeting Wife at Fathers also Morton & Lirris Mrs Pettinger here to dinner
Thurdsy 9th
very cold self & Wm attended Directors meeting and Members Annual Meeting of the Agricultral Meeting Society
Friday 10th
very cold self in the woods in the foremoon cutting poles & butting saw Log afternoon culting wood (?)
Saturday 11th
cold but morn mild then yesterday self cuttings drawing wood & took poles to the saw mill here
Sunday Jany 12th 1867
Cold self Wm & George attended the funeral of Isreal Wood who was buried in Titus s burying ground Father & Johny here to dinner self & Wife at Mothers to Tea D Randall & Wife here in the evening
Monday 13th
cold self & Wm cutting dry pine for firewood drew a load for him & one for self in the evening went to the saw mill
Tuesday 14
still continue cold self took a load of poles to the Mill in the forenoon afternoon sawing for Wm cut 5 logs George & his Ma went to Otterville Maild the School Report to L Sup little snow in the evening
Thursday 16th
cold self went to the Mill to see about placing the Logs James Forman butting Logs help'd Wm cut some Basswoods Logs self paid him 3/ for 1/2 days work afternoon sharpend the saw in the evening self & Wife D Randall and Wife & G Tufford & Wife at Mothers & Wm Oysters supper
Friday 17th
more MIld self & George Longstreet cutting saw Logs 6 cuts for self & 3 for George L
Saturday 18th Jan 1867
cold slight showers of snow self went to J Read for ground argar to bore the well and took the Long sleigh to the smiths shop to be repair'd afternoon boreing in the barnyard well for water to ok 9 1/2 lb of Butter to G Southwick
Sunday 19
(there are math calculations)
4) 63
13 3 ___ 39 63 ___ 102
125 102 ___ 13
25 1/2 yds a 12 1/2 ¢ pr yd $3.16
1 3/4 lb yarn a 63¢ pr lb 1-02
________ $4-18
D To Wool in all
$5-33 4-18 ______ $1-15 Due CJT from 26 @ March 9th 1868
1. Measurement of
Cut by Self | GL. | 18 | 18. |
436 | 436 | 315 | |
594 | 633 | 398 | 609 |
436 | 644 | 976 | 304 |
600 | 736 | 835 | 288 |
532 | 344 | 457 | 493 |
567 | 582 | 459 | 436 |
436 | 500 | 334 | 596 |
648 | 377 | 377 | 524 |
493 | 200 | 391 | 657 |
510 | 457 | 228 | 562 |
X609 | 436 | 588 | 344 |
784 | 233 | 330 | 303 |
552 | 477 | 500 | 213 |
739 | 657 | 600 | 330 |
657 | 500 | 500 | 303 |
404 | 450 | 548 | 334 |
840 | 644 | 411 | 240 |
770 | 588 | 404 | 454 |
876 | 616 | 334 | 1068 |
____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
11047 | 9320 | 9304 | 8373 |
Law Logs 1868
657 | |||
739 | 588 | 210 | 644 |
375 | 680 | 213 | 411 |
622 | 500 | 548 | 334 |
575 | 375 | 609 | 377 |
657 | 280 | 500 | 459 |
14 509 | x 459 x | 654 | 532 |
542 | 784 | 119 | 500 |
925 | 954 | 86 | 739 |
303 | 439 | 162 | 459 |
14 439 | 344 | 100 | 588 |
2 710 | 710 | 548 | 692 |
588 | 855 | 222 | 692 |
838 | 870 | 576 | 657 |
801 | 552 | 185 | 500 |
675 | 532 | 304 | 582 |
548 | 609 | x 784 | 377 |
710 | 377 | 650 | 548 |
800 | 251 | 377 | 1046 |
840 | 436 | 330 | 1110 |
____________ | ____________ | ____________ | ____________ |
12196 | 10595 | 7117 | 11904 |
657 | 548 | 14915 |
600 | 509 | 17700 |
657 | 600 | 11904 |
725 | 657 | 7117 |
552 | 871 | 9595 |
692 | 975 | 12196 |
840 | 1207 | 8373 |
657 | 800 | 9304 |
710 | 772 | 9510 |
600 | 954 | _______ |
390 | 840 | 100614 |
500 | 903 | |
509 | 903 | |
550 | 925 | |
240 | 920 | |
552 | 954 | |
436 | 840 | |
493 | 1007 | |
657 | _______ | |
650 | 14915 | |
708 | ||
820 | Corrected | |
782 | Cut by GL | 101649 |
850 | by self | 11047 |
609 | _______ | |
622 | 112696 | |
493 | ||
786 | ||
_______ | ||
17725 |
$37.50 |
22 |
_______ |
$37.72 |
37 1/2 |
_______ |
Thick
Total of | 30146 |
inch | 1211 |
_______ | |
$20 / | 31357 |
250 | |
40 | |
85 | |
_______ | |
375 | |
686-07 | |
210 84 | |
_______ | |
$475 23 |
Thick P
1349 | ||
Inch Pick | Thick P | self |
M Pottz | Thick Piece | Pecies |
1613 | 3993 | 1204 |
Total | in all | 36963 |
Saw Logs 1868 Dr
Jany 3 | Paid G. Longststreet for cutting | $30.00 |
I" | 4.00 | |
Feby 3 | D | 3.94 |
Jan " 25 | By Warren Sherwood order | 11.10 |
Saw Innis for drawing | 10.00 | |
March 9th | Warren Sherwood | 10.00 |
18. | Warren Sherwood | 20.00 |
21 | Paid W Sherwood | 13.79 |
23 | Sam Innis | 23.80 |
Apr 7 | Bushel of Wheat | 1.50 |
9 | Cash for Boy S Innis | 8.00 |
Hay for Oten | 50 | |
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13663 | ||
Paid Reably for Teaming | 110.84 | |
S Longstreet Teaming | 12.69 | |
D Randall Teaming | 2.30 | |
F Graydon for saving ten |
Cr ft
By | 36,947 | sold to cook | $686.07 |
2000 | Eighing | 12.00 | |
2446 | E Mott at $6.30 | 15.90 | |
L Stenhoofa $6-0 | 7" | ||
1050 | S Wallace $6.50 | 6"80 | |
1000 | Showground $6 | 6"00 | |
1012 | J Martin $650 | 6"60 | |
333 | Tiple $6 | 2"00 | |
8214 | A Mirte | ||
744 | J Williams $650 8 of 10 | 5.35 | |
May 13 | 307 | Steinhoof & Watt C.C. | 3.07 |
Dec 29 | 600 | Watts a 10 Dolf$4 | 6-00 |
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June 10th 1869
TT McCurdy Elias Bowman & CJ Tuffry Jessie veivers met on the line between Summers & Longer and traced a line shown by John & George Summers which they said was the old line shown to their Father by John Tuffry many years ago as the proper line - after staking out the line they the fence veiwes divided the portion to be fenced & apportioned 9 chains 41sh Sinks for Summers to build commencing at the front of the Posts running South to a stake planted at a distance of 9C41 1/2 L
James Fonger is to build a fence from the stake planted as before described and runing south G C 41 1/2 Links
18-81
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A/c of Lumber sold To A White 1869
1543 self com 26 X625 Sam L ' ' 26 1996 Saw L ' ' 28 1939 Sam L ' ' 30 1020 D Randall Feb 2
X 1091 Clear
June 8th/69 Bal dirc from Wm White $46.24
8 Longstreet delivered 5651 ft of Lumber to A White for one at $225 $2,25 pr M
Total Paid S Longstreet $21-93 3/4 Feb 9th 1869 Mem June 9th 1869 Paid W.H. T, in full for lumber $44-30 and recd from him $10 in Sil on W Pettinger ' a/c$12-69 | |
Paid | 1-00 |
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Due | 11-69 |
4098 for WHJ | 9-22 |
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$20-91 |
say 90000 feet in Log will make 1/4 clear 4/ 90 22-2
cuting drawing & sawing $4pr M (mathematical calculations)Clear | 22000 | 90 |
at | $18 | 22 |
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176000 | 68000 | |
22000 | at $5 | |
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$396,000 | 340,000 | |
340 | ||
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$736 | ||
360 | ||
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376 |
First Pile 376 peices
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X July 17 Pickd Beans first full scise
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Seed sown in 1867
lb Gch | ||
Apr 25 | sowd Peas | 3 00 |
X 27 | Planted Beans hasejam | |
29 & 30 | Spring Wheat | 4 00 |
29 | sowd Early York Lettuce & Califlower | |
planted onions | ||
May 9 | Barley | 7 |
11 | "sowd carrots | 1 4 |
16 | " peas | 4 4 |
29 to 31 | planted corn & Beans one & 3/4 acres | |
31 | planted Tomatoes | |
June 4 | sow'd some lettuce | |
5th | Sow'd Oats | 18,131 |
" | vetches 1 peck | |
6 | peas | Tr Bl |
7 | sowd 45lb Clover & 33 Trimothy seed on 6 1/2 acres North of Orchard | |
7th | sowd radishes / pulled first July 5th | |
8th | planted Potatoes 13 Bl also squash cucumbers & prp corn | |
July 5 | sowd 1/2 Bl Buckwheat | |
4 | 4 1/2 H Rape |
1867
Feby 15th | Recd for drawing Staves cash | $21.30 |
Dr D | 60 | |
March 8th | sold 11 & 1/2 M Shingles | 25.87 |
27th | Sold G Southwick 56 & 3/4 meat 8¢ | 4.54 |
27 | " H H Southwick shoulder | 2.83 |
April 2nd | G Southwick Ham | 2.15 |
3 ottveal | 1.50 | |
Apr | 20 Bl of Barly to J Martin | 10.00 |
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1867
Sep Oct r 9 changed $10 Bill but W $200 Paid Horse Doctor $1.50 J H Treffry $2.00 Nov 30 lent WHT $2-- Decb 11 Lent W H T $10 Cornmercial & 5 Dol Lit
M Duhig
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