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31st of Dec 1893 St Sylvester Last Day of the Year Fine Gordon and Leander went to Charlie Rose for the Parcel Charlie took it from the station the things that came 2 pairs of Pants 1 pair Boots Rubber carpet shoes 1 vest Ladies Tam o sh a Dress 3 Books and a Lot of magazine Ladies Journals Illustrated news

1st of January New Years Day 1894 Fine Lewis Lason here

2nd Fine EW Randolph came John H came Gordon went to Cornwall Randolph Bought an Axe split Hicory for axe-handles

3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 all of us Down Dead sick Stretch out with the La-Grippe

4th Wrote a Letter to Dan but did not put it in the office till some Day next Week

5th Gordon chopping

6th Johny Big Bill our John and Fernandez came

7th Johny and Big Bill went to Dundee

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8th of Jany 1894 Annies Birth Day

9th chopping

10th Big Bill and Johnnie Gordon and Randolph Drawing Wood

11th Uncle Bill came all went off

12 On this Day Aunt {illegible}

13th John H crofsed Bought Tobacco

14th Gordon crofsed to church a Bottle of Downs Elixer and electric oil

15th Donald Angus here wanting Gordon he is going to Cornwall and he said he would bring me a Bottle of Good Rum and I tell you it was Good Randolh went to Dundee about the colt

16th cool

17th came for the colt Gordon here with Rum Tea 2 Bottles of Medicine

18th all Bad with the Grip

19th Leander and Randolph to the Races

20th John Petes and Leander came had a Good chunk of a Mare wanting 50 Dollars cant go that 11 year old Gordon came

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21st Jan 1894 St Agnefs Day Randolph came from the Races Gordon crofsed to Summerstown to night very Bad with La Gripped in Bed coughing sore-heads soar-bones Fever Breaking out about my nose

22nd Fine not very well using some of the Water out of the Well

23rd Fine E Wind Martin here then Lewis came for the sleigh Their Dog eat the Poison near Hamiltons Light house yesterday

24th Fine EW Charles Tupper's B Day a man with 1 horse Rig called at the House wanting the Road to Summerstown from the south side Heavy Rain to night and high Wind

25th Robie Burns B Day Fine cool This is the Day for the Corbett and Mitchell Fight Charlie Terrace here from Lewis's

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26th January 1894 E Wind Leander got a Fox went to Summerstown Bought of J Summers 100 of Flour cool

27th not very well Fainted Fell on the Floor Gordon came had the Mail and a very nice Almanack Sent From Donald J McDougall in Boston to me which I Prize very much Randolph came had a Pound of Tea

28th Sexigisima Sunday John and Billy and John H here

29th E Wind Blew hard to night Snowed Drifted

30th Stormy Turned Fine Big snow Drifts Fixed the Pipes took up water X sent a Letter to the Glengarrian with a Dollar in it got From Gordon on the 29th

31st Fine Drifting Broke on a Fine Hay stack

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1st of February 1894 The Black Month Fine the Boys Thrashing the Oats about 5 Bushels to Day

2nd Fine Races in Dundee Leander Randolph went to see smallmans horse Took a Foxskin 1..40 This is candlemass Day the Bear and Raccoon will see their Shadows

3rd unfortunate Day Jo Smallman and the Boys and Uncle Bill came to trade no Trade snowing Fine soft Bought stuff for cold sugar Gordon came

4th Fine Gordon to church Randolph came

5th Fine Frosty Mr John Tyo and Uncle Bill came Made a Trade 4 for Horses 2 sold Took a Tub of Butter had a Bottle of the Best Jamica Rum and its Genuine Boys went up with the catle came Back had Bills mare cutter and harness to Trade Almond here

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6th of Feby 1894 Fine Day Finished Thrashing the Oats Boys went to Lazores for the Sleigh took the axe to Grind I went to the River and the Barn to Day Randolph got a Bad Blow on the Head by striking the Beam

7th Ash Wednesday A very fine Day Lasores came with the sleigh Gave them a Lot of EEls Broke on the Marsh hay stack in the upper Field Drew some Wood an Unfortunate Day 1st of Lent

8th Gordon's Birth Day Rained some Turned Fine a very fine Day Drew some Wood Let the Water Run Back of the house

9th Drew some Wood E Wind 2 of Lewis's Boys here Got EEls 20 to get Baskets from them

10th Leander and Randolph went home with Bills Mare Gordon came to night snow Gordon came to night snow

11th Donald Grant Departed Mrs Kenneth McDonalds Brother The 2 Girls went to Lewis's the Boys came from Dundee

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12th of Feby 1894 EWind Gordon came Sissy got a Letter from Knowlton stormy to night

13th Stormy Drifting E Wind Gordon went to the Funeral he was Going to Cornwall

14th St Valentine a Fine Day E Wind putting in one of the Fine hay stacks the Bottom seen 2 Foxes going Down Lewis Boy here for EEls and oil got 2 Baskets

15th E Wind Drifting Ground the axe Gordon came had his coat 4.50 2 overshirts Tobacco

16th Frosty E Wind Drifting fine Gordon here Unfortunate Day

17th Unfortunate Day E Wind Drifting Fine Gordon went to Summerstown

18th Fine James Hugh's B Day 1855 Gordon came Brought 1 lb of Tea 4 lb of Cheese Bill and the Wife here Lent him The Life of the James's Boys Gordon crofsed to Summerstown I came Back to night and went in the morning

19th Fine Day Leander to Summerstown Bought of Nicholsons 100 of Flour 1..80 3 spools 15 Lewis for oil

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20th of Feby 1894 Fine snowed some Drifting Leander and Annie to Dundee Randolph cutting the soft maple saw log in stove Wood Bought of J Tyo 100 of Flour 2 3 lb of Tea 1 Coal oil 40 Soda 10 Rice 5 lb 25 1/2 lb Ginger 15 Lamp chimney 10 4.65 in Bill got a vial of Eye-water From Bill Paid 5 Dollars to John Morris Snowed to night

21st Fine Day W Wind Fortunate Day Drew Hay Drawing Wood

22nd Drifting windy Washingtons Birth Day Races in Dundee cold

23rd cold Windy very Frosty to night

24th St Matthias Day Fine cold Frosty W Wind Randolph and Leander went to Dundee Gordon came to night

25th Fine Randolph came a Foot Leander and John H came had 100 Wt of Cornmeal 1.25 3 of Lewis's here

26th Fortunate Day Fine Drawing Fence Timber Drew the Mare From the Wet Place to the Bay Gordon went to Concession

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27th of Feby 1894 E Wind a very Fine Day Drawing Rails and Wood putting the Rails on the oakfield in place of the Brush Fence Leander and Randolph went Down to the Kit Kit for EEls took the mare Got 4

28th Fine Day East Wind Last Day of February Went up through the Bush at the stove Wood cloudy Looks like Rain

1st of March St Davids Day The Festival of the Welsh Taffy an unfortunate Day a very very Fine Day came in Like a Lamb my Good Dog Rover Dead Leander went to Dundee Bought of John Tyo a Sack of Salt Boots 1..25 Paid) sawing stove Wood Fine Warm snowbirds

2nd Rained some Fine Thawing Lewis Boy here for Tobacco and Kerosene cutting some Basswood Logs for Boards

3rd very Fine cutting Logs seen a crow for the First Gordon came Bought a Bible for himself Box of Matches 10 Paid a Dollar for his Bible

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4th of March 1894 a very Fine Day Mary Morris and Billys Wife came Gordon Drove Them Down Gordon went up with Randolph and Leander to Track Wolves took Uncle Bills Horse Down to Draw the sawlogs to Lancaster Mr Dan Frasher and his Son-in-Law Mr A McDonald here 3 Men and Team passed the Door went around the Foot of Island

5th Unfortunate Day very Fine Molly calved yesterday Drew 6 Logs to the shore took 2 Logs From the Bush and went to Lancaster took Back 220 Feet 21 Boards at stove wood very Fine and Warm got the Horse shod 2 Sleighs passed up came from the south side Slusshy on the ice

6th took 5 Logs from the shore this Morning to Mill and 3 in the afternoon took up 400 Boards 400 Feet Raind to night

7th Raining Fine Day Went with 3 Logs Took 744 Feet to Day Got a Rat yesterday Drew 8 Logs out to the Bush to the Bank at the upper side of the Island

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8th March 1894 Fine E Wind Leander and Randolph Going home with Uncle Bills horse had to turn Back Found the ice Bad on the south side of Alexis Island seen 2 Team crofsing Summerstown Road to the Point the Boys started with the Horse crofsed over to the Lower end of Christees Island I cut some Brush in the oakfield crofsed at Frashers Shore

9th Fine the Boys came had Bills colt Lewis's 2 Boys here for Kerosene their uncle Left them to Day the 3 Lived at Lewis all Winter Leander got 2 Foxes some water close to shore some Whistlers are Flying West very Fine Weather

10th a very Fine Day Tapt for the First 115 Trees chopping sugar-Bush Wood

11th Fine Day Gordon Fernandez and John H all came Brought me a Book from Dan Frasher Turned very Windy from the West some Rain

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12th of March 1894 a very fine Day Gordon and Fernandez crofsed Lots of Water on the Ice Taking the Sugar-Bush Rigging to the camp First Boiling to Day Drawing Wood to the camp Randolph cut his Foot on the ancle some Blackbirs and heard a March Robin On This Day of the Month D McMaster First came to the Island Unfortunate Day got a Lot of Papers in the Mail I think from Uncle John's Girls

13th Fine E Wind some Grains of snow Fell I went up to the Sugar Bush a Flock of Wild Geese Lit on the ice Before the Door Raining hard to night

14th Stanley's B Day 1880 Blowing Drifting snowed some Drawing wood to the camp Tapt some yesterday Making some spoils Found a Knife went to get EEls got one Froze hard to night ice looks good

15th Fine E Wind took home 5 Gallons of thin stuff 3 Boys in the Bush Boiling

16th Rain snow Leander went to Dundee Sold 2 Fox-skins 2.70 for them Bought of J Tyo Powder and shot Piling the Boards in an A

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17th of March 1894 St Patrick's Day The Festival of the Irish W Wind a very Fine day Drawing Wood to the camp Tapt 30 Trees Letting the water Run off the Plouged Ground Boiling in the Bush a Big Flock of Wild Geese went Down seen 2 Rigs crofsing on a Summerstown Road hard Frost Last night it was Monica and Jo Douquet

18 St Joseph's Day on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 Fine Leander shot a Duck Boiling in the Bush Frank Laplante here about selling his Horse

19th John H crofsed Took the Horse home Rained windy Bought Thred Tobacco ice opened to Day Randolph Breaking up the Bun

20th First Day of Spring the 2 of Lewis here got Syrup and Tea Piling Stove Wood Taking the Tobacco Fence away and Making a Fence of stove-wood Froze to night Eclipse commences to Day

21 Fine some Rain Piling stove wood took 5 Gallons came in to Day the Boys Shooting at the sturgeon Island got 1 Bird

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22 March 1894 Livinia senior Birth Day Fine North E Wind ice Jamming Before the Door Made about 28 lbs of sugar in the House and Taffy First churning of Butter Piling some Boards John H and Stanley Boiling in the Bush Rained and Froze Last night went to try for EEls got one wind too high

23rd Good Friday E Wind and west and North snowed Rained and hailed Got 4 Duck Leander went with one of those Hunters from Jo Douquets took 5 Gallons of syrup home Froze hard to night

24 Fine Fortunate Day E Wind Drew 2 Loads of hay from the stack Drew some of the Wood off the Potato Ground 3 Men at the sturgeon Island Hunters for Ducks

25th Easter Sunday high W Wind Randolph to Rofs's Island Mr Cameron From Montreal and Leander with him Shot 24 Ducks the Best Days Shooting Done yet Gave Randolph $1 very high Wind Lots of ice going Down cold John H and Stanley in the sugar-Bush Lots of Egss for Easter Annunciation of the Virgin Mary

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26th of March 1894 John Hamilton Cameron's B Day 1876 Fine cool Frosty Boys in the Bush Boiling Leander came from Douquetts 3 Days there they went for Duck got 1 The Tame Duck Began to Lay som hens Laying the Frog-hawk came Froze hard Last night

27th Fine cold Frosty Made Syrup to Day 2 1/2 Gallons split some Rails cutting stove Wood Livinia very unwell yesterday Froze hard to night

28th Unfortunate Day Windy Flurries of snow Drawing Wood to the camp Drew some hay from the stack cutting stove wood Went for EEls got 7..

29th Fine some Flurries of snow Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown with Douquets Boat Burning their Marshes

30th Fine Gordon and Leander went to Dundee Left their Boat at the mouth of Salmon River Leander Bought a Rimmer for the cartriges Gordon Bought a saw Tobacco Got his Boot Fixed a Botte Got 2 Ells Boiling not running well Straining and Boiling syrup in the House

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31st of March 1894 East Wind ice Broke up to the Door Shot Ducks Gordon crofsed Gave him 3 Jars with 3 Gallons of Syrup for Frank Laplante First Payment for the Horse Heard Thunder Boys in the Bush Brought 2 Gallons home from the Bush

1st of April All Fools Day Low Sunday East Wind Boys Boiling in the Bush

2nd Made sugar its soft about 100 lb put it in a Keg put a Lock on the Keg

3rd Fine Drew the Last of the Marsh hay stack Drew some Rails and the pile of Wood at he appel tree so it would thaw got a Black Duck and a Whistler the Boys went for EEls got 18 Snowed some to night and Rained some

4th Fine Boiling sap Leander to Na-houta's Island got 4 Ducks Letting the water run in places John H crofsed to Summerstown the Grenada crofsed From Summerstown to Dundee Bought Tobacco Powder and shot took 3 Jars From Frank Laplante Billy Morris Wife Departed on 2nd of April Buried on the 5th

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5th of April 1894 Fine cool Raining Boiling sap water commencing to come in the cellar put some Potatoes out of the hole shot a Rat a Lot of shooting to Day Narcisse and Peter came

6th Fine took 3 1/2 Gallons took 60 lbs of sugar to put in the Keg the Keg is full the Fishermen to Butter 25 cents sap Running well skinned 2 Rats The Pigs Playing the Devil in the meadow Rooting up the Grass

7th Fine On this Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 in the sugar Bush sap is running well Randolph went to Lancaster Bought overalls 1.15 a Lot of shooting to Day Gordon came to night the 2 Boys went to hunt on the north side Got Rats stopt all night

8 Wallace and Barnhart at the West end of the Island Treated the Boys

9th on this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 32 years to Day Randolph Leander Went to Dundee Bought Boots Shirt Tobacco heard Billy Morris wife Departed Boiling in the Bush Setting Fires to Marsh Grenada crofsed to Summerstown Killing snakes in the Bush

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10th of April 1894 Fine cool E Wind Mr Kelly Bill and Billy Bone at the Fishermens Mr Kelly Treated me Gave Bill some EEls Broke the Runner of the Jumper took home 4 Gallons of syrup setting Fire to the Back Marsh

11th Fine High E Wind Randolph and Leander hunting at the Head of the Island Drawing Wood in the sugar Bush cutting stove Wood

12th Fine E Wind high Went to the Head of the Island Boiling took home 3 Gallons of Syrup Narcifse Filed the crofscut saw 2 of Lewis's Boys in the Bush Taking away the Banking from the Front and West end of the house

13th E Wind Fine Narcisse and John H Went to Summerstown Brought 3 Gallons of Syrup to Frank Laplante Bought a Bar of Soap and Pipes Got a Lot of Paper From Dan Boys went to Alexis Island got a Rat & Ducks Sold to Fishermen 1/2 Gallon 50 cents

14th Fine East Wind sap not running Boiling 1/2 Gallon took some things From the Bush Loons Came swallows came Yellow hammers came Mosquitoes some

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15th of April 1894 Fine E Wind Randolph to church Fishermen to Lancaster First Lot of Fish sent

16th E Wind Fine John H Went to Fort Covington to get his Boots Fixed Began taking the Ground From the Well Filling up the Big cellar Taken things from the Bush setting Fires to Back Marsh and Big Stones at the well and they Break up well Lewis here gave him a stick of ash and Hicory for axe handles Lots of Fishing Lights out Lots of shooting Leander has 14 Ducks in the stone house the sow has her Pigs 8 of them

17th Fine E Wind Filling the Big cellar a Lot of shooting south East to Day Frost at nights sap not running some for vinegar Bill Morris and John H Came Stopt all night went for EEls Looking after nets Seines

18th Uncle Duncan's B Day Fine E Wind Took away all the Ground from the well Bill and John H went off Took the Duck Fishermen to Butter Syrup 50

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19th of April 1894 Fine E Wind changed to West its Been Blowing East for 12 Days a few Drops of Rain Stanley and I to the Little Island Franky Laplante here for Randolph Got a Gallon of Syrup for his Father Leander at the Harrow John H came from Dundee Jo 1 lb of Tea 35 Shot 4 lb 3 chimneys got the Bill Boots mended 35 Tea Pot Fixed Quart of Syrup to Lewis Fishermen to Syrup 25 cent Kerosene 5 The Chaffys First Trip up to Lancaster Lots of Fishing Lights out Maud had her calf on the Pitt Point

20th Fine E Wind and North putting manure on the Potato Ground John H and Stanley for EEls Trimmed the 2 oak Trees and the Butternut in the Garden Thunder Lightning and Hailstones very Large Rained hard water Raised sawing wood Fishermen to Butter 20 cents

21st W Wind Rain First Ploughing Found a Boat Far Down on the south of Kit Kit cutting and splitting Wood Gordon and Randolph came had a 100 of Flour Broke on stack Fine Hay

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22nd of April 1894 E Wind Fine Boys crofsed Randolph Took over Boat to Fix it Thompson here for the Boat Would not Give it to hime till he would pay Fishermen to Syrup and Butter 45 did not Get our Paper Ducks Plenty

23rd St George's Day Festival of the English Rained some Taking Potatoes out of the cellar Harrowing and Drilling Planted 1/2 of the Peice John Hall (or Hog) came with the Indians for his Boat paid 50 cents and to make me some axehelves in the Fall cutting seed Potatoes 2 Tugs went up Towing Together Lights Lit up to night cows calved

24th Fine Rain E Wind Alexandra went Down Tugs went Down William Morris charter creamer here Finished Planting White cow calved Broke on a stack

25th St Marks Day Fine E Wind and West Paid Charlie 8 Dollars Bill and Charlie went off Garnet went Down ice Frost John H to Lancaster Raft went Down

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26th of April 1894 Fine W Wind Ploughed the Garden Harrowing in the upper Field Trying to Fix the coulter of the Plough cannot get it out John H with Fisherman his man went to Montreal (Algoma into Dundee on the night o the 24th ) no Boats to Day

27th Fine W Wind Sowed 7 Bushels of Oats Magnet went Down

28th Fine W Wind Began the Fence at the end of the Lane Narcisse got a Hook in one of his Fingers had to cut it out with the Razor very bad in had To File the hook off cutting Brush Gordon came had 2 lbs of Tea 80 cents Randolph came no Fixing on the Boat Bismarck came to night Peter the Fishermen came had Narcisse's new Boat Got a Postal card for Narcisse to go Down next week to the Wedding

29th Rogation Sunday F W Wind John Morris Charlie and Annie came Gave John Morris 6 Bushels of Potatoes to account of Digging the well Gordon Bismarck and Randolph went to Douquets Heard John Summers Drew a Revolver on Boby Nicholson Fishermen to Syrup 25

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30th of April 1894 Fine W Wind Bismarck and Gordon went to Cornwall on the Grenada Bought his watch coat and new suit to be made as he is Going to Brittish Columbia a Pocket Book for Bills Sleeve Caffs Pen Working and the Fence Burning Brush

1st of May St Phillips & St James Fine W Wind heat at Fence Peter to Syrup 25 Randolph came to night

2nd W Wind Rained Thunder Windy Fine Bismarck and Randolph crossed Taking the Rocket to Cornwall and then the cars to Lancaster Bid Good By with us as he is going to Brittish Columbia next Week cutting and Piling Brush in the upper Field Making cedar and Pine stakes Planting the Garden onions Beans Finished 4 Rails high of the Fence Randolph came a 2 masted Propeller went Down

3rd a Fortunate Day Ascension Day or Holy Thursday Fine E Wind Leander and Randolph went to Dundee a Tugh with Barges aground at the Lighthouse Brush Fence on Pitt Point Bought oats 4 1/2 ..$2..25 Sold his Rats 1.60

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May 4th 1894 Fine W Wind The Inspector of Fisheries here Seizing Mr Charants Fishing Rigging Took them acrofs to Hamiltons Island Randolph with Narcifse to Hopkins Point Foggy to night sowed 2 Bushels of Oats Rain Harrowing Ploughed the Peice for corn Brindle calved set Traps for the Rat Planted Beans Billy Morris Passed up here going to the Point 3 in the Boat with him 2 Woman in the Boat

5th Fine very Foggy this Morning cleared off E Wind Harrowing on the Lower Poin Fishermen and Randolph went t to Cornwall about the Seizure Mr Genie came went to Cornwall Brought Tea & Crackers Gave Randolph 50 Putting stakes in the Fence got 50 cents Back Gordon came Fishermen came By Lancaster Mr Moony is the name of one and Rufus Those that Seized

6th Fine Windy Fishermen crofsed to Hamiltons and went off to Montreal to night Left Money to Pay Telegraph

7th Fine Very Windy Rain some hail Gordon cutting stove wood one of the cows calved yesterday

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8th of May 1894 Sowed oats on the Lower Point Harrowing and Taking of stones high Wind Rain Mr Genie hear from Cornwall Left his Trace chain and clevis Randolph at Oars

9th Fine Windy West Planted corn & Beans Pumpkins squashe Harrowing Emptied the Leeck and Filled it with ashes and moved it north Painted the sugar cask 135 lb

10th Fine E Wind Randolph crofsed for Telegram for Fishermen Leander and the 2 Girls went to F Covington Bought of 2 Lamp Chimneys 18 Glass Jug 22 Dust Pan 10 comb case Tin pail 22 calico Gordon came from Donald Angus a Pair of shoes Leander Bought Burning Brush Brush cutting Crotches Oriols came and King Bird

11th Fine W Wind Gordon and Randolph here making axhelves Princefs Louise came up to Day Windy The Mare had her colt to night

12th Gordon and Randolph crofsed Sowed oats went for ceder stakes Gordon Brought 100 of Flour 1 lb Tea

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13th of May 1894 Pentecost Whit Sunday Fine N Wind Lewis Lazore here to Shave Got Seeds Gordon and Randolph to church

14th Gordon and Randolph crofsed to Work Leander and Stanley at the Fence in the oakfield cut Down a Dead English Cherry not very well making cedar Picquets N Wind

15th Fine N Wind Fine Gordon and Leander Working at the swamp Fence and Randolph went to Dundee Wrote a Letter to George Charrone stall No Fish Market Bonscours Market 3 Ionia and I Putting a Fence around the apple tree up at the coal Pitt Hill as the cows Destroys them Making Ribs of Oak for the Boat Gordon and Leander and Stanley Harrowed the Potatoes yesterday seen EEl Flies Randolph Bought Vasseline Shaving soap and collars 1 Plug of Tobacco 30 hair cut 20 cents

16th Fine North and West Wind William Morris and Peter Grant here Arquet Talking to the Boys about Boards taken from his Island none of his Boards here clearing Brush at the Fence Drew stones for the Bottom of the Fence Mr Genie came had the Dog Sport Gordon went for his Saw at the Making of the Soap

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17th of May 1894 Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Burning Brush Working at the Boat all the Horses out some Drops of Rain

18th Raining Boys crofsed for Paint 7 Boxes 2 Quarts of oil Foggy E Wind Something wrong with the Pigs Like Blind Staggers Fortunate Day Go the Tin Kettle out of the Well

19th E Wind Raining Boys went to Bombay cutting stove wood Lots of Boats Towing some smoky

20th Trinity Sunday very high E Wind Bill Morris and 2 Boys came Broke an Oar Bought a Hammer

21st High E Wind Painting the Boat the Little Pig Died and its mother sick or crazy as she goes around Gordon made 2 Paddles sawing stove Wood at the Boat Fine Bill and Stanley crofsed

22nd Working at the Boat Fine W Wind Gordon and Leander crofsed took 2 Pigs to Duncan G had no change Took Back the Bun

23rd Fine the old Pig Died Making a Box for the Well Splitting Stove Wood P.F. calved to Day chickens out

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24th of May 1894 The Queen's Birth Day Fine E W Rained Thunder Fixing Pole for the Well and made a spear Pole Put out the White Boat Put the young Pigs in the Pen

25th Fine cool E Wind cutting stove Wood at the Door

26th E Wind Fine very warm cutting splitting and Piling stove wood Gordon and Leander took a Pig to Oliver Monica Lots of young Robins got some cat Fish Randolph not well this week came home with Gordon took 100 of Flour

7th Fine Randolph and Gordon crofsed George Annon and Wife on the Island

8th Gordon and Randolph went to Lancaster Randolph to get his watch Fixed Dan Camerons Barn Burnt heavy storm of Wind hail Rain Thunder and sharp Lightning Gusty Hence came in From the Storm cleaning the Stables Windy

29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine Took a Bad Pain in my hip Rheumatism cutting stove wood Gordon Randolph crofsed

30th Fine E Wind Leander went to Dundee Bought 5 yds of coveralls stuff Gordon cutting stove wood Randolph went and came Line Boat went up to night

31st E Wind Stanley came with Leander Ferry Boat Richilue came up Randolph went to Jo Douquets Gordon crossed Rain

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1st of June 1894 Vickys Birth Day 1878 The Glorious First of June W Wind cutting stove Wood Rainy Windy Unfortunate Day not very well Stanley making a Gate in the yard

2nd E Wind Raining split some wood Gordon crofsed The Magnet aground in the Rapids

3rd W Wind John H came stopt to Day Windy

4th old George the 3rd's B Day W Wind Windy Mr G McGillvery a Meeting at Summerstown to night Independent Gordon and Leander went Finished Piling the stove wood

5th Raining Gordon and Leander making oars Lots of Towing

6th Fine W Wind Leander went to Jo Lemays with his watch Gordon and I cutting Brush working at the Oars Lewis the Indian here for Tea On this Day of the Month Sir J.A.McDonald Departed 1891 Gordon went to Evening preaching

7th Fine Leander and Annie went to Dundee Took 2 Tennets of Butter Gordon made 2 Paddles Stanley and I Fishing Got 17 Perch

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12 of July 1894 Orangeman's Day Raining W Wind Mowed some a Raising Bee at Mr McQuaigs in the Gore Gordon at it

13th Mowing some Rained Thunder Lightning Gordon came

14th Fine at hay Leander went to the Point Shot a Loon Last Evening took the skin of him to Day Napoleon hence here for a Bun sent by Beatrice Casgrain Making coils Fixing some of the seed onions with Poles the Rocket a Pleasure Trip the Paul Smith went up Heman came Mr Genie here Brought Turnip {illegible}

15th Fine Mr Genie here Fernandez crofsed over

16th Putting in hay a Fine Day Dick Bocky Gathering Raking Genie went off

17th very Fine Mowing Indian here with Basket Gordon Ann Livinia went to Dundee taking a Tub of Butter Bought snaith 50 2 stones 16 Tin Basin RRR 25 sugar 20 Tea 1 soda 10 shoes 1- calico 15 Cash 1 Thred 15 Shoes 1..25 Butter 7..65) 1..89 Due The Richilieu Struck the Big Rock on Salmon River

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3rd of July 1894 Unfortunate Day Rained Thunder Lightning Digging some for Tobacco windy West Fine English cherries some Ripe Gordon at C Craigs not very well Fixing about the Bees

4th American Independence Fine W Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning Mowed a Little at the Storehouse Let the Pigs all together Put Paris Green on the Potatoes Let the calves to Pasture

5 Uncle John's B Day 1803 Fine W Wind Mr Kelly Mr Morris Mr Hubbard Mr Shetla here Treating me to a Glass of Good Stuff Seizing the Lucias Seines Took Dinner Left a Dollar for the Girls very Fine Mr Kelly caught a Lunge Lots of Boats Going

6th Fine Rufus Creamer {illegible} George and John Morris here I went Fishing George ewnt off Rufus stopt Mowing a Road to the Barn Made 13 coils of hay Rained to night

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July 18th 1894 a very warm Day E W Mowing at the Foot of the Island Salted the cattle the Richilieu came out

19th Fernandez B Day 1874 a very Fine Day awful warm Mowing at the oak sythe Tree and making coils Tugs went Down with a Raft one of them Turned Back Passenders Boats awful crowded going these Days

20th very Warm Day Mowing at the oats and the Butternut Trees on the hill Raking and Making coils a small steam yacht at cedar Grove Fishing Began to Blow hard to night and Rained very hard Thunder and Lightning to night

21st Battle of Bulls Run E Wind Raining Mowing at the Wet Place and ash tree Leander crofsed for the Mail Gordon came

22nd a very Fine Day Jo Shetla and 2 Men here Fishing Lent them our Lines Moses Lemay here Fishing

23rd Fine E W Gathering Hay Made a Stack at the Butternut Hill Put a good many Tobacco Plants Bohemian went up

24th Rained Randolph here Going to Montreal Leander went to Lancaster with him Leander went to Summerstown

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25th of July 1894 St James Day EW Fine Rain to the north no Rain here Mowing Back of the Barn a new Boat went Down and came up in the morning

26th very Fine Mowing Back of the old Garden Turning Hay making coils the Blackbirds commencing the Grain a few Ducks around now see a Big smoke at Hopkins Point\

27th very Fine Mowing making coils Turning Hay using the Potatoes

28th Began the West stack the wind is too high to Finish it Put in the Barn 3 Loads Windy not Feeling very well Boats going in abundance Raft went Down Randolph here to night Told us they Found P Purcell seen a Kind of White Cloud in the sky coming from the East almost like the Tail of a comet

29th Fine Windy

30th Fine Windy Mowing on the hill and the Wet Place commenced to Rain and heavy north Wind Mr Genie came had a Basket of Huckle Berries

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31st of July 1894 Fine Mowing Annie Livinia Stanley went to Dundee Livinia got 3 Teeth Pulled a Dollar Leander went to Summerstown Got a Letter from Mr McArthur and Son concerning the Lumber

1st of August Lammas Day Mr Genie went off fine Mowing and Gathering made coils Stanley and the Girls came Bought Powder and Shot Salt Rained some

2nd Minnie's B Day Mowing Rained Thunder E Wind

3rd Fine Mowing Finished all the hay Below the house cut a Road in the upper Field and around the oats windy 2 Boys here for something to East caught in the Wind camped on Hamiltons Island they are from Massena Leander Killed a crane

4th Gathering hay and Making coils Mowin West of the Lane Fence went up and around the Island one of the sawlogs Rolled down the Bank by some Devils Races at Stanley Island Randolph & Oliver Gained one Race Gordon came to night

5th Fine John Hamilton Cameron came had his Gun Left it to be Fixed Randolph here for the Boat he Left

6th Fine Randolph B Day Making a stack put in 3 Loads Lewis for Milk and Butter

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7th of Augt 1894 Mowing the oats A Tyo Dan McGregor and Uncle Bill here Fishing with Rod and Line A Tyo mowed some I am Mowing the calf-Pasture a steam yacht at the Foot of the Island and 2 or 3 Rowboats think it Jo Plumado from Cornwall the Lucias Fishing Pickerel Rained a Little not very well

8th Fine Hot Mowing at the South side of the Potatoes Blackbirds very Bad at the oats chicken-Hawks came High E Wind Raised Rained to night The Algerian aground the Rocket took her Passengers to Montreal Algerian Late going Down

9th Fine E Wind changed to west Mowing in the upper Field Turning the oats Lucias for Butter Lewis for milk and Butter seen a Big Fire Last night away Back east Mr Genie came

10th cutting hay above the Lane Putting in the oats all thats Ripe in the West part of the upper Field Gathering and coiling the calfs pasture and part of the Upper Field Mr Genie helping us

11th Fine EW Began a stack Mr Genie at the Stack the Rocket aground coming into Lancaster Bohemian went iup Mr James McCartney here

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12th of Augt 1894 Lewis and his 2 Boys here Boys for Butter Rocket went up the 2 Girls and Stanley went ot Hamiltons heard about the Row the nigger had at Stanley Island

13th Mowed the oats Down on the Hill Mr Genie went off Mowed the oats at the Grove Stanley and I went to Fish Perch got 20 Fine warm

14th a very Fine Day cut the oats in the upper Field cut some hay Raking Annie went off Livinia and Stanley put her acrofs to take the Boat the Grenada Richilieu mowed a Road in the Rushes in the Front Marsh yesterday eat a Lot of new corn X she crofsed on the Richileau

15th Rained Thunder and Lightning Fine cut some hay the Boats going Down with Lots of Soldiers or Passengers sawed some wood Finished the Fine hay in the upper Field cutting it Began the oakfield

16th very fine Day Finished putting in the Oats Mowing in the oakfield caught a nice Little Bird

17th Fine hot Began Mowing the Back Marsh Mowing in the oakfield Took a Tub of Butter to Jo Dougkeets 46 lb 8.28

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18th of August 1894 Raining some Leander to Lancaster Paid Mr McArthur 4 Dollars For the sawing of the Lumber made 38 coils went up to the head of the Island Blackbirds bad at the corn

19th Fine John H came took his Gun Bismarck B Day 1870 E Wind Got some Hazeal nuts

20th Fine Stanley and I Mowing in the oakfield Lucias here for Butter 20 Leander went to Dundee Bought of Tyo Flour 170 Tea 1 Dollar 4 Tubs 1.. cinnamon 20 soap 10 starch 10 Powder 40 Shot 32 Matches 15 Shirt 50 Elastic 5 Sold 46 lb of Butter 8.28 got his Boots Tapt 50 high North Wind young chickens 9 of them

21st Fine very cool Mowing in Back Marsh Leander went to Jo Douquetts with a Tennet of Butter taking up Potato onions Monica Brother in law Killed

22nd Races at Stanley Island Leander went to them Mowing some at the Wet Place windy Lucias for Butter Found a 5 cent Peice up at the upper Point Horses coming in

23rd Mowing in the Back Marsh Fine 2 Boys here 16 coils at the Wet Place got a Rat

24th St Bartholome Day Fine smoky Big Fire somewhere these Days Willie Kimble and another Boy for Baits making a Marsh-hay stack

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25th of Augt 1894 Fine Thunder Rain a Lot of still-Fishers before the Door the Algerian Towed Down something Broke Gordon came to night

26th Fine Gordon gave Sissy his Bible

27th Fine Mowing in the Front Marsh Leander and Stanley Rain some Rained Thunder & Lightning to night Mr Genie here going to Cornwall Fixing the old Pine Log at the River

27th Fine cutting cornstalks and Breaking corn Took in some of the apples yesterday Lusias here for Butter Mr Genie here went of Gave him irons for his Yacht Boathook saw and so forth not very well Gordon came had a case of augurs and a Bit

28th Fine Mr Graham head Game inspector and W Morris here Gordon crofsed to Work for D Angus Lucias here for 4 lb of Butter Lasores 2 Boys for Butter Went to the Sturgeon Island Ionia and I Mr Genie came husking corn

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30th of Augt 1894 Fine E Wind Mr Genie went off got a Bottle of Milk Ionia and I Finished the pulling of the corn Leander and Stanley Made a stack of Marsh hay up at the Brush made 5 coils at the calfs Pasture cut some cornstalks cut my hand with a Knife

31st Fine Made the Fences at the hill and at the Stack at the Barn Leander Went to Jo Douquets for to hunt

1st of September St Giles Day Hunting Begins in Lower Canada Fine Gordon went to Pic Nic on the Rocket to Valley-Field sawed the Hicory at the storehouse not much shooting Done husking the corn Gave my arm an awful Blow on the Latch of the Door with a Load of wood on my arm

2nd Fine E Wind Lewis 2 Boys here for Butter and Milk Mr Genie called at the wharf going to Cornwall Gordon came

3rd D McMaster Birth Day 1846 Fine E Wind Taking Rails of the calfs Pasture Stanley and I Drew the sticks at the shanty smoky weather

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4th of Sept 1894 Fine Wind changed very smoky Time now sawing wood made Picquets Leander came from Douquets Taking in onions and Beans

5th John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Thunder Mowing in the Front Marsh Leander Stanley and Fernandez Gordon came had the Mail and a Lot of Mail papers Dan sent Wrote a Letter for Fernandez to the Cornwall Standard put 1 Dollar in it Mr Genie came to night Fernandez and Leander went with him to Fish Brought the Bag of Salt Paid him 65

6th Fine Day Leander Fernandez and Stanley Mowing and making coils sent the Letter to the P Office with Gordon Thrashed the Beans the Drudge into Salmon River The Steamer Richilieu went Down her Last Trip here

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7th of Sept 1894 Mowing and Making coils Fine Warm Trimmed an oak and a Basswood on the Bank Took in some of the apples on the Grove Gordon Working for Mr Howard the Drudge is Working in Salmon River Ionia and I Fishing Perch got 42 Wind Raised From the East

8th E Wind changed to West Thunder some Rain Put Marsh hay in the Barn and some in the 2 stable Lofts stopt putting in with Rain Mr Genie came Left some crab-apples and 2 lbs of Sugar Gave him 2 Tin Kettles of apples Fernandez and Stanley went with him to night to Fish Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown

9th Fine Mr Genie went to Cornwall Fernandez got the Cornwall Standard yesterday for the First Leander went to Ducquets Mr Genie came

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10th of Sept 1894 David Morris's B Day Rain Thunder and Lightning Windy

11th Fine Windy Fernandez crofsed to Mr A Frashers Gordon crofsed Made a Few Rounds with the Plough in the upper Field took up 6 Rows of Potatoes 14 Bushel in the cellar for the First put out a Few Loads of Manure 3 Men called for Dinner Lewis Bosell and them are fishing Alquire his name The Grant Girls Brotherinlaw Gave 75 cents opened some Boards of the Floor Fernandez came with his new suit paid 32 Dollars went Back Lewis 2 Boys here for milk soap made a stack of Marsh hay at the West of the others put more on the one up in the Brush all the Marsh hay done Made crab apple preserves of 2 Kinds Rocket and propeller a Race Rocket Beat

13th Fine put 18 Bushels in the cellar Taking in Beans Lewis Boy for Butter

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14th of September 1894 Raining cleared up Randolph came took a Letter from the office for me From DMM Fernandez came and crofsed with the Boat Gordon crofsed Brought at Summerstown Flour 1 sack Bread 1 Pan Pipes shelling Beans Mr Genie came an Eclipse

15th E Wind Fine The Rocket and Magnet a Race the Rocket Keeps ahead went to Fish Perch got 30 Boys Putting Ground in the Big cellar Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown pan of Bread 18 sack of Flour 90 Pipes 2 Wind Raised Thunder Lightning Rain Eclipse to night

16th Fine Jot Craig here Gordon crofsed with him

17th Fine at the Potatoes Broke the Plough Lucias here for Butter Gave him a Basket of Potatoes Foggy in the Morning

18th Fine at the Potatoes have in the cellar now 121 Bushels Found an oar in the Rushes

19th Fine EW Rain Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Stanley and Ionia and I went to the upper Point Fair in Malone

19th continued

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19th Sept 1894 Bought of J Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 2 bs of soda 10 Boots 1.25 RRR 25 Calico 10 yds 1. Tea 1 To Butter 44 lb 7.92 that Leaves 1.12 Lucias here for Butter 20 heavy Rain to night

20th Rain EW Thunder Put Rings in the Pigs nose cut some Brush at the West End of the Island Fernandez shot a Duck the soap Barrel Leaked out and Lost a Lot Leaving the cows out at ight Let the Rugs run

21st Fine W Wind cut the Tobacco Last Day of Summer St Matthew's

22nd Fall Begins Equinoxial Gales Gordon Went to Cornwall Bought pants vest Drawers overshirts Knife and so on Geordie and Phillip Annon came Down with Gordon had their Live Decoys got away From them

23rd George and Phil came the Ducks stopt here and they got them Windy

24th Rain pulling Ground in the Big cellar Fernandez crossed Sunday to Go to the Funeral

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25th of Sept 1894 Fine Laying the Floor Gordon and Leander Fernandez Stanly Drawing stones to the Bank Mr Kelly Bill Morris and Pen Bodwa here Going to the Kit Kit to se the Lucias Put the Tobacco in the Barn Mr Kelly Treated me to a Glass of Good stuff Lucias for Butter

26th Fine Day Frost Last night Painting Decoys put the Lumber in the Barn putting out Manre put Fire in the West End cleaned the chimney Court Day in Lancaster C Rose and J Summers at Law E Wind changed to night to West the Big Fight to Day Fitsimmons and

27th a very Fine Day Digging the West part of the cellar Deeper Fixed the sofa Trimmed some Trees Fernandez Went to Williamstown painted Paddles and Decoys shot an owl

28th a very Fine Day cleaning out the stables at the West end of the Barn the 3 Boys Gordon Leander Fernandez went out Fishing got 6 EEls 5 succors 1 Rock bass put the Indians away From

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29th of September 1894 St Michael or Michilmass Day a very Fine warm Day

30th E Wind Fernandez and Gordon crofsed Fernandez went to Mr D Fraser's The Killed 3 Raccoons Mr Genie came had a Bag of Salt and Tea

1st of October The Hebrew New Near Ionia's Birth Day 1883 a Fine Day Gordon made a Ladder Mr Genie and Fernandez cutting Pine salted the cattle Hanaging up the Tobacco in the Barn and storehouse churned to Day the Magnet Towed Down by the Cultivator on Sunday the 30th

2nd Gordon crofsed pulling out manure ploughed some of the potatoes commenced to Rain Tied and hung up some Tobacco W the Barn Mr Genie went to Cornwall Gordon went to Work for Ranald Roy started to night

3rd Raining windy Fernandez went ot the Gore to Work not very well to Day Leander Stanley and their Mother not well

4th Fine Ploughing in the West Field sawing a Dead Hicory in the Grove Took in some apples Ionia and I Mr Genie came from Cornwall Leander and him Fishing to night Gave us some sweet Hicory nuts Killed 2 Fowls Thought I saw a comet Passport went Down Late

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5th of Oct 1894 Rain Windy Turned Fine Mr Tyo Mr Holllister Angus Duroshie John H and another Man Down Fishing stopt to Dinner J Tyo Left 2 Dollars Treated me and Mr Genie Mr Genie cleaned the sturgeon I got Half for my share very windy time Gave John H Sox Leander Fishing with Them

6th Fine Windy Ploughing in the upper Field Mr Genie went off Gave him Hurted the Back of my hand at the Lower Point Passport went up

7th Fine Sacrament on the Front

8th Fine Rained to night took in all the apples sawing wood Stove wood in 2 Lewis here got a Bunch of Matches Drew stones to the Bank Leander and Livinia went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter 44 lbs Bought of J Tyo 4 lb of Tea 1 5 Gallons of coal oil 40 Lime 30 lbs 15 2 Pair of Boots 2 Jackets shirts 1 Powder caps Wads 5 yds of outing 50 nutmeg Big Tin Basin 30 5 yds of overalls stuff 75 Got 2 cabbage Heads 5 M Shot

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9th of Oct 1894 Fine W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander and Livinig came turned to East

10th Yum Kipper High E Wind Rained hard Ploughed some put Few Loads of Stones on the Bank H-A B Day)

11th Unfortunate Day Windy Raining Leander shot a crane Water is Low a Few Ducks not many not very well W Wind

12th Fine Rained some Let the 2 pigs out of the Pen Ploughed some on the Lower Point takeing out Stones putting them around the shore Broke the Stoneboat cut the Late Tobacco

13th Rained all Day Livinia not very well Gordon came had the Mail a Letter For me from Bismarck British Columbia and Letter for Fernandez from Lisbon center NY

14th Windy Randolph came took his Leather coat Gordon crofsed Leander to Cat Island

15th Snow on the Mountains Cool Windy Drew some stones to the Bank Ploughed a Little on the Hill Ploughed some of the Potatoes Gave Lucias 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Sunday Put in one of the Pigs

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16th of Oct 1894 Windy Raining the Horses put on Last night Leander seen the Partridge in the Bush to Day he must have Flew here from the southside as I have known them to do that some years ago Killed 2 Fowls The Lucias here for Butter

17th Unfortunate Day Rain and Wind Thunder & Lightning Last night Ploughed a Little Horses Dont work right Drew some stones to the Bank Fixed a Barrel put Hoops on it churned a Rainbow 2 Mock suns on the South side of the Sun Some Hail to Day a Lot of Ducks Flying to day 2 Partridge in the Bush now

18th St Luke's Day Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Plastering the stable pulled the Turnips Working some at an Oar at stove Wood (Partridge) Lots of Shooting not many Ducks

19th Ploughing went to the Bush Broke the harnefs Fine

20th Fine Rained E Wind Rained some Leander hunting got 2 Randolph came had the Mail came for Leander to go to J Douquet Gordon came

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21st of Oct 1894 E Wind Lucias here for Butter Gordon crofsed to Summerstown

22nd E Wind Lots of Shooting Lucias here they are going home Tommoro Mowed some Marsh Hay for covering the sheds Lots of shooting to Day Banking the the Stable North side Windy

23rd Livinias B Day (Sissy) 1868 Fine E Wind commenced to Rain Made a cheese a Good Lot of Shooting a Drudge went up

24th Our Hugh's B Day Fine E Wind Few Drops of Rain Drew a Load of Wood with Dick took the Fence away from the apple tree at the Wet Place Mr Stickler Junior here Sailed up with his Landscow Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs in the Potato Field took the chain Down from the camp Windy

25th My Birth Day 1825 69 years to Day at 4 oclock noon a Fine Day E Wind put the Butternuts in the storehouse Randolph here From the Little Island north side took in the cheese the Steamer went Down seen a very Large Flock of Wild Geese very high going south East St Crispin Day

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26th of Oct 1894 Fine E Wind Banking the West end a Lot of shooting Leander came from Jo Douquets his Finger is very Bad made 8 Dollars and 50 cent Mr Stickler came to Load the scow 3 Men with him Made a cheese to Day

27th Unfortunate Day a very Fine Day they went off with a scow Load Mr Willards Yacht in at Frasers Point they say he is Looking for his Dog 2 Partridge in the Bush yet Found a Barrel Took a Load of Wood from the Bay Ionia and I Water very Low Gordon came Randolph and Jack Cummings came for Leander to go to Douquets with the Hunters Cummings stopt here to night

28th Fine Annie and John H and Charlie Creamer came Gordon and Cummings went off

29th E Wind Fine Banking the house Bad with Rheumatic Pains Mr Genie came Going to Cornwall got some skunk oil from him Fixing a Fence around the Bees

30th E Wind Fine Banking putting Manure around the apple trees Mr Genie came from Cornwall him and Stanley Fishing to night Made a cheese to Day Lunge 8 succor 4 EEls 4 perch 1 Rock-Bass

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31st of Oct 1894 Halloeen or all Hallo's or Holy Eve The night of the Fairies E Wind commenced to Rain Wind changed to West Blowing hard Water Low Keeping the Holy Eve Mr Genie here cracking nuts Played a few Games of 45 Blowing hard to night

1st of November the Harvest month of Death all Saints Day Windy Leander and Randolph Came From J Douquets Leanders Finger very Bad Mr Genie splitting Logs of stove wood Made a Blind to Day of Blue-joint

2nd all Souls Day a very Fine Day Randolph went to Douquets took the Blind Leander shot 2 Ducks Mr Genie Fishing Perch E Wind Raised to night Made more cheese

3rd On This Day of the month Granda Departed 1857 Raining south West Wind Blowing a Hurricane about 10 o clocl and after not very well

4th Fine Gordon came Fernandez came

5th Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawks Day Snowing Blowing Lucias here for Bread Butter and Tobacco 60

6th Windy Shot an Owl Mr Genie splitting stove wood Logs Keeping in the cattle

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7th of Nov 1894 Helen's B Day some Windy cool Fine Mr Genie went off Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee with Butter 20 9.20 Bought of Mr Tyo 200 of Flour 3.20 3 lb of Tea 1 2 lb of soda 16 Soap 4 Bars 20 Tubs 3 60 spools 10 46 lbs of Butter to Cash 3.94

8th Fine cool Fernandez sent mr Frasers Boat home Fixing the Barrels for Ashes Took in the Bee-Hive Bee's all Dead Randolph came with a Letter to me From E.O. Champagne city Boiler Inspector cit Hall Inspector of Steam Boilers office city Hall Fernandez Digging out stones in the Grove

9th Prince of Wales B Day E Wind Fernandez to the P.O. Sent off 2 Letters 1 to Bismarck the other to E.O. Champagne Marting here for Butter 25 cents Bought sugar 2 spools Thread

10th Sir John Thompson B Day snow Last night and to Day Gordon came had a Basket Leader and Gordon went to Dundee Bought a saw and a axe Leander Bought 2 pair of Feet Rigging

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11th of Nov 1894 Fine Gordon crofsed took his saw and axe

12th Martinmas Day cutting Laying Down wood Piling stove Wood Fernandez crossed for the Standard Frosty to night

13th Fine South W Wind Boy at the upper Point got a Duck Mary-Ann and Cornelius here for Butter 25 Milk 10 oil 2 a Few Boats a Going 1st churning in the Jar churn Brok on a Fine stack of Hay yesterday Kind of soft water very Low

14th Fine cool some Rain Leander shot 2 Ducks Rocket came straight up Made apple-preserves A Fortunate Day The Racquet got aground at the Lighthouse going into Lancaster its Dark and foggy and the Water very Low

15th Fine some Wind opening the Fence at the Milk House taking Rails up at the Pig Pen

16th Fine Drawing to the Bank stones Fernandez Began to make a stone Boat Large Fires in the Marshes

17th Fine Working at the stone Boat Finished it Randolph here hunting on the Little Island with Mr Archibald Leander went up to J Douquets to night Gordon came

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18th of Novembre 1894 Fine E Wind Leander came

19th Fine Windy Frosty to night Working at Tobacco

20th Fine Wind changed to East Blowing Magnet and Alexandra went Down Froze hard Did not see the Dundee Boat come out to Day Piling Rails Fixing the stable Door Salted the cattle a Fortunate Day Fernandez Went to Lancaster Bought Braces shirts Rubbers mits knives sox Thread spent 4 Dollars and 2 cents

21st On This Day of the Month Donald McMaster Senior Departed 1946 Fine Day W Wind Setting Fire in the marshes Leander and Fernandez hunting at the Kit Kit got 3 Ducks to Day took up Stones at the Shore Leander went to Mr J Douquets this Evening Unfortuntate Day

22nd Fine Thanksgiving Day E Wind Mary Ann Lisore here with 10 yds of calico to 4 lb of Butter and Milk Got Papers and a Tennet set Fire all along the Bank Henery Bosell Died on the 20th

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23 of Nov 1894 Rained some Wind Raises from the West Lots of Shooting working at Tobacco

24th Fine Drawing Stones to the Bank made a Round with the Plough at the Lower Point went to the Upper Point Put a Handle in the Pickaxe Gordon came

25th St Catherines Day Leander came From J Douquets

26th Fine cool Leander Shot 8 Ducks

27th Fine Windy Bill Billy and John H came for the colt Had the scow too Windy to go in the Bush at wood went around the shore Found a small Botle on the shore at the Pitt Point with a Paper inside

28 Cool Windy cut an oak out of the Roots Gordon Came Billy Fernandez John H went to Dundee stopt all night Tugs a Going

29th Thanksgiving Day in the States Frosty Fine Bill Leander John H went with the scow and colt Mifs Olive Plumado Married to Day Sent a Box to DMM of Ducks 9 of them Wrote a Letter to him Gordon took them acrofs for Mr Haggarty to take them out tommoro to the car Set Fires in the Marsh Bought a pair of Mits from John H 1 Dollar paid

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30th of Nov 1894 St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine Setting Fires in the Marsh no Boats to Day Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought of Nicholson sugar Ginger alum salt petre Drew the stack Down on the Hill Drew covering for the cowstable

1st of December Snowed a Little Fine Fernandez Bought sugar Glycerine Camphor

2nd 1st Sunday of Advent Windy John Morris and Leander came had the Boat Bill gave me no Lights in the Lighthouses a Boat went Down

3rd Windy Fernandez went to Lancaster Johnny and Leander after Ducks

4th Windy after Ducks and EEls a Tug came up this Evening Sawing stove Wood in Two seen a Weasel Track a Kingfisher here all this Fall

5th Windy Boys afte Ducks got none Randolph here after Ducks got one Randolph took a Lot of his Papers working at Tobacco

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6th of Dec 1894 Windy very Fine St Nicholas Day The Festival of the Germans Johnny and Leander went off to the Point Piling the Rails Down the hill where the stack was Setting Fires in parts of the marsh Took the Pork Barrel from the sugar Bush

7th Fine Day Killed the the Pig E Wind Blowing hard to night shot Ducks at the Little Island North Side

8th E Wind very high Breaking the Rushes seen a Mink Track set 6 {illegible} cut the pork and salted it Rendered the Lard Made some Tobacco

9th Windy Drifting EW

10th Leander's B Day 1872 EW Leander crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail as their is a Letter the P Ofice since Last Week got From DMM Heard Fernandez was very sick at Andrew Frasers and he came Home and then went Down to see him Frosty Blowing hard

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11th of Dec 1894 Wind Rain hail Randolph and Tot Craig went Down to see Fernandez

12th Fine N Eeast Wind commenced to Rain Leander came Fernandez a good deal better Bought of J Summers one of these new Kind of Pails 40 cents got a Lot of Papers Relating to the Price of Furs in N.Y very high Wind tonight

13th Fine W Wind got a Weasel shot an owl not many Ducks Rained hard last night Broke on a Stack Back of the Barn took in the Last of the Tobacco from the Barn

14th Fine Windy Fixing Barrels in the storehouse

15th Fixing the old Iron in One Place Ploughs 4 Stoves 4 and Lots of irons and Metal of all Kinds a Fine Day but Wind a Fortunate Day

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Dec 16th 1894 Fine Day E Wind Randolph came Got a Knife from him Leander went Down to Rofs's Island shot 7 Ducks Gordon came Windy to night

17th Windy West Piling stones at the River Boxed up 11 Ducks to DMM Montreal and wrote a Letter to night to send tommoro if not Windy Leander shot a Duck

18th Windy at stove wood Fine 3 Men crofsed at the Foot of the Island in a Boat went acrofs to the south side Gordon crofsed took the Box and the Letter Fixing stalls in the stable

19th Fine Leander shot a Duck at stovewood piling at the Door a Fortunate Day Fixing up stairs in the Frame putting out Rubbish Leander began a Stock for the old short Gun Heard Mifs McLaughlin Died yesterday

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20th Dec 1894 A very Fine Day Mifs McLaughlin Buried to Day Leander working at the Gun Fired a shot out of it Randolph came this Evening took the Pine of the Wharf a Fortunate Day The Last Day of Fall Leander and Randolph went a Fishing got 1/2 Dozen went up to J Douquets Both of Them

21st First Day of Winter and a verry very Fine Day it is Working at a Pine stick 30 Fett Long hewed a Little of Both sides Stanley and I Raised it a Little in the Marsh Unfortunate Day

22nd a Fortunate Day fine cool Windy North Wind setting Fires Turned the Boat

23rd Fine Gordon came Took the White Boat up from Andrew Frashers

24th Fine Windy at stove wood Gordon and Stanley went to Fish Last night got a Succour turned windy Leander and Randolph came

25th Christmas Day Fine Windy Gordon here Tommy Rose sick

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26th of Dec 1894 St Stephens Day Fine Gordon went to Duncan G. Freezing Laid a Log at the outside of the other Pine Killed 4 chickens High E Wind to night Drifted and Snowed and Blowed hard

27th St John the Evangelist Day Free Masons a Big E Wind Storm Blowing and Drifting hard Working at Tobacco 2 sacks one with Loose 7 lb 1 with Plugs 11 lb ice Making a Little taken over to Frasers

28th Holy Innocent Day Ice Took a Great many air-holes and Lots of Big openings took home the Sheep one of them Lame Freezing hard to Day and to night something the matter with the B Horse eats well

29th Our Angus's Birth Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown got the Parcel and a Letter with 10 in it Paid Haggarty for Paying it got our 3 Week mail 2 coats 2 Pants 3 vests 4 neckties a Lot of collars 1 hat 1 cap 2 Bottles of Shaving soap 1 Bar of Soap 3 Books a Lot of Magazines

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30 of Dec 1894 Fine water Raising near shore

31st Fine at Wood Kind of soft a Ball at South Lancaster to night

1st of January 1895 New Year Fine Day Gordon came this morning Leander and Gordon went for EEls got 11 Horse a Little Better Fired a Few Shots a Fortunate Day

2nd a Fine Day Frosty Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Lent 75 to Gordon Lots of Fox-tracks Last night Bought a pair of overshoes Fortunate Day

3rd Allens Birth Day 1853 Unfortunate Day Fine E Wind Gordon and Leander went for the Ram to George Derushies got him Gordon crofsed Put of a Few Bushes cutting alders Wrote a Letter to DMM

4th Fine Frosty Blustering Froze hard to night Fernandez came

5th Fine EW Frosty Leander got a Fox I went to the sturgeon Island 2 owls Flying around to night paid 75 cents Gordon came