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January 5 1880 Crofsed got a Ride up and Down from J Hamilton council at Camerontown Charles Craig Elected for counciller Brought over 5 lbs 10 lz of Butter to Mr Ward Bought 1 lb Tea 60 cents RR Relief 25 2 spools of Thread 10 cents Matches Got a Phamplet from Dan Got 3 Papers from AJ Baker the ice very slippery put on my creepers a very fine Day E Wind some cold to night James Grant treated me at Summers

6th Raining some and Hail E Wind

7th E Wind Fine Cold Went to J Hamiltons to help them with Thrashing Grant and Dunn Mill Thrashing Oats Heard Cunningham at the Depot was Dead

8th Hugh Ann's Birth Day 14 years old to Day me at Hamiltons John Went to Cornwall to Give Back a Book he never signed for 12..50 cents fine Frosty & Wind

9th a Fine Day E Wind a Social at Charles Craig's to night made near 20 Dollars Thrashing Wheat wind changed to West to night and High

10th Fine high West Wind Finished the Thrashers at 12 O clock came Home some Big cracks and Bursts in the ice Tuesday the 6th I heard the ice crack or Burst acrofs the River Down Below Rofs'es Island it Burets there every year very slippery Walking for the Road are all ice Hard for Cattle to go to Water

11th Sunday very Cold through the night commenced Rain

12th around the yard and Barn Turning the canoe see the Big White owl

13th Digging the snow of the pile of wood Before the Door cleaning the pipes East Wind

14th E Wind went up to the Bay cut Down a Dead cherry Tree in the Grove cutting stove Wood

15 a very fine Day West Wind cutting Wood ice cracking a Great Deal William McLeod Departed

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January 16th 1880 Fine ice slippery Went to Hamiltons E Wind a Little snow Fixing the crack at the Head of the Island John Hamilton to Cornwall about his Book Lost 1 of their pigs a social at Akin's to night and a Dance at Barretts

17th Fine Day snow soft Drew some Wood William McLeod Buried to Day E Wind 2 sleighs with Lumber passed up Before the Door they must come from Lancaster

18th Gordon Came Got an Almanack from Dan From Toronto Gave Gordon a pair of sox and a pair of mits Fine E Wind some Drops of Rain Water on the ice

19th I went to F Covington to Get my Boots Fixed Water on the ice Rained some E Wind Fine Lots of Ducks Flying Bought 2 Bars of soap 4 sticks of Licquorice pipes got a Ride from Christopher Laroque up to Mill Mrs Suple sprained her Foot seen Lucretia Macilwain

20th Wind snowing Drifting Freezing put the marsh hay from the stack in the Barn Stormy

21st St Agnefs Day an unfortunate DAy Breaking Roads Drew some Wood seen 1 Cutter crofsing on the Lancaster Road none crofsed this some time a Fine Day W Wind to Day

22nd Princefs Louise Leaves England for Canada E Wind stormy Rained and Hailed chopping stove Wood cutting Hay Black and Blary a Hard Fight about even Broke on a pail or Tub of Butter

23rd Rainind south West Wind soft Blustering Snowing Fine Drew some Drags

24th Charles Tuppers Birth Day West Wind chopping stove Wood all our Marsh Hay Done some Cold

25th Robie Burns Birth Day Fine Day E Wind

Sunday 26th crofsed to Hamiltons with the Mare for the First time I took her acrofs took 20 lbs and 3 oz of Tallow to Mr Ward Left the Hide at Hamiltons they will take it up got 6 pairs of Boots from AJ Baker Bought Matches and pipes 4 cents for Flour & a Bag of Potatoes from J Hamilton took over My Wheat and 5 1/2 of Corn Randolph and I Made 3 Trips acrofs to Day had Dinner & supper at Hamiltons

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Jany 27 1880 Raining E Wind Drew some Drags soft chopping Hay in the Mow Lots crofsing on the East Road

28th W Wnd a Heavy squall or 2 came passed to the South A Fine Day Broke 2 Pains of Glafs in the the Window seen some Ducks in the air hole went to the Lower Point a Good Deal of Travel on Summers Road commenced to Freeze some to night soft all Day chopping Stove Wood

29th Tommy Jack & Gordon here Brought Down the Ram Fanned my Wheat 2 1/2 Bushels Filled my Bag so I had 4 Bushels Took my 2 Boxes Down that I had my Wheat in Went up to Mr Wards with the Hide 52 lbs at 7 cents Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of Tea a Fine Day E Wind Toms Dog Towser stopt all night Told Mr Ward to put 25 cetns toward the Social Heard an Indian Lost his Team of Horses crofsing up at Grey Creek

30th Went to Mill cold E Wind Went to Hamiltons took the Dog with me 4 Bushels of Wheat 5 1/2 of Corn very cold going and coming got home at 10 Clock Bought 5 yds of Cotton for Tom at Mr Long's in at Tyo's Got 2 almanacks at Mr Congdons after getting hom it got Warm John came Down with my Grist a Big Social at Summers's that Mr Ward is Making Wind changes to the West Raining and Blowing very hard to night it will be a Put Back to the Social

31st Last Day of the Month Fine W Wind snowed some in the morning cutting Wood split some Rails Found a nest in the stable Loft 4 Eggs in it

1st of February stormy W. Wind

2nd Fine Drew some Wood

3 Stormy E Wind snowing Drifting 4th Cutting some Wood Drew some Drifting W Wind some cold) ( on the 2nd Candlemas Day the Bear comes out to Day he will see his shadow)

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Feb 3rd 1880 John Angus Married to Day Most awful stormy Day high East Wind and Snow Drifting Blustering I did not Water the Cattle to Day the First they mifsed since I first Watered Cattle An Unfortunate Day

4th cutting Wood Drifting Drew some W Wind cold

5th Cold E Wind cutting Wood

6th Drawing Wood Gordon and Tommy Jack here told me about John Angus being Married

7th an Unfortunate Day Cold E Wind cutting stove Wood

8th Gordon's Birth Day 1863 High High West Wind Drifting Blew the Water out of the air-hole away Down in the Bay cold to night

9th Unfortunate Day cut some Drags West Wind very Frosty the air-hole is shut up to Day the one up in the Bay the one at the Sturgeon Island is got short and narrow to Day and it will Get a Pretty hard one to night as its Freezing very hard cut a Waterhole for the Cattle Tied Maud tonight as she opens the Door of her stable

10th cold Frosty Windy E Wind went to Bush cut one tree Down

11th Ash Wednesday Tom Jack and Gordon came Brought me a Bag of Potatoes Gave them a Bag of Corn for seed Drawing Drags a Fine Day

12th A Fine Day Randolph Drove me up to Hamiltons I went to Williamstown Got a Game Law Bill from Dan Wind High Thawing hard I went to Williamstown seen John Angus's Wife for the first time

13th Came home John Angus Drove me out to Roses Fine Day Bought of Mr Ward 1 lb of soda 4 spool of thread 15 cents credit Bought Matches paid for Matches took supper at Hamiltons Got a chunk of cheese from Mrs Hamilton Ice slippery snowed to night Janet McDonell poorly with Rheumatism old Mrs Nicholson poorly

14th St Valentines Day Drew some Drags Fine Blowing

15th Gordon came a Fine Day speaking to Gordon about the sugar Bush

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