William Beatty Diary, 1871-1874

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Beatty,

Walter

Journal

January 1871

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February 1874

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1871	the S. Lillie cow took own Bull	June 4th
	the Shepard 2 year old Do Do Do	Do 11th
	the old Lillie cow took the Gananoque Ayrshire Bull	June 15
	Youngs cow took own Bull	June 25
		again July 16
	the White cow took own Bull	July 29
	the Ennis heffer Do Do Do thinks	Do 30th
	Redmons Bull	August 4
1872	Pett heffer took our own Bull	June 15
	let the Bull out with the cows on the 20th of June
	the Lillie cow took the Bull	July 8th
1873	Let the Bull with the cows June 7
	Youngs heffer took the Bull June 13
	Kittie Do Do Do	Do

1871

January	22	State of the weather the Thermometer stood at 10 degrees below zero
23	20
little snow	24	10
	25	11
little snow	26	12
	27	zero
	28	Do
	29	10 above
rain	30	12
	31	freezing
Feb snow	1	12 above
snow	2	freezing
	3	zero
	4	12 below
	5	20 Do
	6	10
	7	10
		Zero
		Freezing
		Do
		{illegible}

1873 April Ad got out the following timber & agreed with Rupert & Perry to raft it & take it to the following places 21 pieces of Barn timber to be taking to the outlet 12 1/2 cents a piece 43 sawlogs 5 of them is pine the rest is hemlock to McCreadys steem sawmill 15 cents a piece 20 pieces of shingle timber to be taking Marblerock 20 cents a piece all to be takeing as soon as the water will allow Wm Bennet {illegible} Barley 50 of Wheat 7 of peas the {illegible} on the pease that we plowed on {illegible}

1871

January	1	The Revd Mr Fraser preached in the schoolhouse
snow	2	I Acted as Returning officer in the Division of the Township there was snow & wind thawing & freezing
snow	3	A very storming day wind & snow with heavy drift Ad came home fromo Newborrow with his visitters Lizie came with hime Delta
	4	there is no travel on the road what is is through our fields I attended on the cattel
	5	Ad & Geordy helped B Younge to Thrash the roads is very bad
	6	drew the rails out of the lane to make a fence from the road to the woods at the church so as to fence in the New field the we plowed this fall
	7	Billie went to Delta with Lizie Watt did not come fine day very little travel on the roads
8		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the schoolhouse
	9	Geordy helped Cris Young to thrash Ad & Billie drew wood from Armstrongs
	10	Geordy helped Cris Younge to thrashe Ad & Billie drew wood fine day
	11	Geordy helped John Johnston to thrash Ad & Billie drew wood
	12	Ad helped J Johnston to thrash Geordy run a knif into his hand he cannot do much with it him & Billie drew a little wood fine day
	13	drew wood I attended the Annual Meeting of our Agricultural Socitie was reelected President
snow & rain	14	stormy day cleaned up some grasse seed
15 rain		the Revd Mr Geordin preached in the forenoon I went to the funeral of Mr Elisha Landon he was buired at the Ebenezer Church the Revd Mr Follock preached there was over 30 slaughs & cutters heavy rain most of the day the roads is all ice
snow	16	I went to Gananoque to the annual Meeting of our Riding societes fine meeting I went with J Cook a little snow Ad went to Delta with the cutter got the horses shod
	17	Ad came home with Hiscocks they came to go to a tea meeting at R{cut off} to night he left his horse for Watt to come with tomorrow

1871

Jan	18	Fine day nothing doing there is visitors from Delta here
	19	Wat & Lizie came here from Delta drew 1 load of wood
	20	drew 2 loads of wood Wat went to Toronto with Express Ad went to John Youngs with the cutter
	21	drew 2 loads of wood a little snow fine warm day
22		the Revd Mr Follock preached at night inthe schoolhouse the Revd Mr Gordon came here this afternoon there was no apointment
	23	went to Escot & got a side of harnefs leather it is the half of old Lillies skin that we killed last year cold day
snow	24	Ad came home from J Youngs David is here a little snow
	25	I intend to go to grannoms with Elen this afternoon
	26	went to Lyn from Granmoms paid Wm Clow sixty four dollars as 2 years intret on my note that pays it up to the 16 of October 1870 I bought 20 lbs of good sugar for $2 cold day
	27	came home from Granmoms to day the roads is good grammams is no better I left Ellen there
	28	fine day David is working for Robert White he was here last night drew some wood
29		no meeting to day
	30	I went to Younge to see John Ferguson Ad wanted him to go to Parry Sound with him I had to go to John K Thompons for him & then he would not go the boys drew some wood
	31	drew 2 loads of wood fine day

1871

February	1	Packed up Ad & Lizies things & took them to the station
	2	Ad & Lizie went to the Express this morning to Toronto I got Mr Deane to cut out leather for a halter & {illegible}
	3	made 2 halters for the horses stormy day Geordy took the little saw to {illegible}
	4	drew in 3 loads of hay of the stack Mr Bel{illegible} was here from Newbourought cold day
5		the Revd Mr Pollock preached in the shoolhouse day very cold
	6	put in the stack to day
	7	went to Gananoque with 6 bags of pussy seed & 3 of wheat the roads is good
	8	Geordy began to draw wood for Wm Cornett to the River a little snow Billie is going to school
	9	Geordy Drawing for Cornet Bob Beatty here today
	10	Do Do Do went away to day
	11	drew 2 loads for ourselves from Armstrongs
12		no Meeting to day I went to granmam's she is not better {illegible} day
	13	went to John Youngs they are all well
	14	went to Toledo to see if I could fine John Hoskins John Young went with me came to grammans from Johns
	15	went to Brockville & found John Hoskins could do nothing with him about the land he wants thirty pounds for it I would not give him anything like it came to Gramnoms fine day
snow	16	stormy day snow & rain stopted at Grammams
	17	came home all is well Ellen stopt at her mothers she is no better they have to sit up with her all that they cannot leave her alone Leslie & the girles went to Robert Mitchells funeral there was a very large funeral over 50 slaughs & cutters he was buried at the Ebenezer buiring ground the Revd Mr Carrol preachd Billie drew wood for Wm Cornet the first of the week
	18	stormy day snow & rain no work done everything is all ice I met Mr Gordon at the station

1871

February 19		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the schoolhouse this {illegible}& took him up to B{illegible} schoolhouse
	20	Billie drew wood for Mr Cornet {illegible}
	21	Do Do Do Geordy cut his {illegible} at {illegible} my woods he may cut 3 cuts of logs
	22	{illegible} went to John Youngs for {illegible} of ceder I tended the cattel fine day
	23	cleaned up some grass seed fine day
	24	Billie came home from youngs he got out a load of ceader at Robert Armstrongs yeasterday he brought the load with him from Youngs the Roads is very bad no snow on them
	25	drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs the snow is all gone of the fields Rob Beatty & Mary Beatty & Lorna Hazelwood came hear & David
26		no Meeting to day
	27	drew 3 loads of straw from Cornets home in the forenoon Geordy went to school after
	28	sawed & split som stuff for pails the Boys is at school fine day

1871 March

		sent $41.50 to Oshawa in payment of my first note for the Reaper & mower
	1	Billie & Ellen went to Gananoque with the buggie Geordy worked at the sawing machin at the station
rain	2	I went to Mr Darling for salt got 2 bags $2.20 Geordy worked at the station Billie went to school rain most of the day
rain & snow	3	heavy rain all night rain & snow all day the obys at school cleaned some wheat up to go to mill
	4	went to Gananoque with 4 bushel of fall wheat & 5 of blacksee I atended an agriculture meeting of the Riding Societie the Bull is to be at George Browns the last two weeks of May the next two at Pecks next two at W McNiels & so on for the season went with the Buggy fine day
5		the Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse
	6	Geordy & Isabla went to Youge Mary went with them I fixed some buckets
	7	Geordy came home & brought his mother with him Granmom is no better Isabla is staing there they went with the buggy fine day
	8	taped the bush the sap runes very well taped torty ods fine day atended HS McDonalds meeting at Westons hall
	9	boiled sap at the house fine day
	10	cleaned som grass seed
	11	boiled sap in the forenoon atended an agriculture meeting at Westons hall fine day
12		no meeting to day heavy rain all day
	13	emptied out the sap buckets & sifted some grass seed fine day the snow is all gone
	14	fixed some stavs for pails & made one for to feed the cows with a little frost last night
	15	boiled sap at the house cold northeast wind
	16	shaved some staves & a pail to feed the cows
	17	{illegible} some stakes & made some bunks
	18	Boiled sap at the house very windy

1871

March	19	the Revd Mr Follock preached in the school house cold day
	20	Billie Ellen Jennet & Geordy went to Gananoque to a tea meeting in the Presbyterian church they took a Bushel of Timothy seed got {illegible} for it the went with the Buggy the roads is very bad
rain	21	went to a raisin of J. Bradley it is for a {illegible}
	22	fixed some stakes & bunks Billie is putting up a petition in the Kitchen
	23	Geordy helped G. Armstrong to thrash I fixed some stakes & cleaned some grass seed a little now
snow	24	snowed about 4 inches last night cleaned 3 bushels of grass seed Geordy drew some rails from the north road to the new piece that we brock up last fall he went to a Bee of Henery Johnstons to draw Wood the snow is all gon Billie went to young with the buggy
	25	Geordy helped G Armstrong to thrash in the forenoon cut some wood we have 4 ambs they are from the societies new rams they got out when here last fall fine day
26		no Meeting to day
snow	27	snowed all day & part of the night the snow 3 or 4 inches deep this morning it is 12 or 14 inches to night
	28	cleaned some grass seed
	29	Do Do & moved straw in the Barn
	30	boiled sap at the house
	31	helped David to sruvay the part of the {illegible} of the west {rest of entry illegible}

1871

April	1	Helped David at the {illegible} Survay fine day
2	2	the Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse
	3	fine {rest of entry illegible}
	4	{illegible} at the station very mudy { line illegible} to {illegible} tomorrow morning
	5
	6	Billie went away on the morinng Express {illegible} Geordy {illegible} he choped wood
	7	I went to John McCormick to get him to help me to fill up the financial & statastical blanks of the church Geordy choped wood at the house
	8	fixed bunks for the fence at the church
9		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse he came here from Quebec he is student from Montreal collage
	10	began to put up the fence at the church fine day
rain	11	heavy rain last night & most of the day cleaned up the Barley put away 4 bushel for seed cleaned up the wheat had 11 ushel went to a raisin of Benj Younges in the afternoon
	12	went to Gananoque to the mill took 5 bushel of wheat & nearly 6 of barley the roads is very bad
	13	worked at the fence
	14	Do Do Do drew some rails from the Barnyard & lane
	15	finished the fence all but 13 rails we drew rails from the northeast field where Mr Thomas split them last fall Geordy went to N. Kendricks for ten bushel of wheat that I bought of him gave him one dollar & twenty five cents per bushel
16		the Revd Mr Cockran preached in the schoolhouse
	17	Began to plow & plowed in corner part next the road south half of the ground is rather wet
	18	there in same field
	19	Do Do Do rained a little rain this forenoon the ground is geting a little drier

1871

April rain	20	rain most of the day cleaned up the oats {illegible} of the Black oats & 20 of the white {rest of entry illegible}
	21	drew the chip dung that was at the fireplace & spread it on the {illegible}
	22	drew more of the chips & ashes in the forenoon then {large part of the entry is illegible} sewing girl came up here yesterday on the Express Geordy took them over to Charlie Armstrongs at night they went back on the morning Express
23 {illegible}		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse
	24	plowed in the center field south half
	25	Began to sow & sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Barley in the old horse paster east Line put it on about 1 3/4 of an acre it was plowed last fall sowed the large clover & alsike & timothy seed part of the garound is in good order
	26	sowed 4 bushel of Black see wheat in the center field south half west line the grain is in midling good order Geordy worked for H McKey in the afternoon
	27	finished cross draging the wheat & furrowing it out & shoveling it in the forenoon began to rain about 10 oclock heavy & rain this afternoon Mr Smith came hear for Mr Lillies
	28	rain most of the day & last night
	29	Do Do Do I helped P Morr to find & weld 10 times yesterday we put them on to day heavey rain this afternoon no work
30		the Revd Mr Follock preached this forenoon & the Revd Mr Cochran at {illegible}
		Thomas Stinect came hear on 26th to ditch the ditch from the Road to the Barnyard along the line to finish it on {rest of line to faint to decipher}

1871

May rain	1	Let a good deal of watter of the field {most of entry illegible} went to Grammoms with {illegible} horse {illegible} went to Brockville on the Express
	2	Geordie {illegible} oats they are not worth much they rusted
rain	3	rained most of the day no work was done {illegible} fixed some {illegible}
	4	Do Do Do the ground is very wet
	5	drew some rocks from the north road or cross road to the old log fence at the old house there was rain this morning
	6	put up some of the fence at the old house
7		the Revd Mr Cochran preached this forenoon Wat Lizie & Ad came home on this morning Express from Parry Sound
	8	finished the puting up of the fence at the old house we cannot plow yet the ground is to wet
	9	Geordy choped wood at the house I cobled some boots and shoes
the woods look green	10	Geordy plowed I helped Charles Armstrong fix the fence at the concession line in the rear
	11	sowed 4 bushel of oats in the midle field the ground is rather wet yet the wood looks green
	12	Geordy plowed he got the south half of the midle field plowed to day
	13	sowed 6 bushel of oats in the midle field
14		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the forenoon
	15	plowed the headridge & sowed 1 bushel of oats & that finished the south half of the midle field we then sowed 5 bushel of wheat in the North half of the midle field west side we got a letter by to days maile that Mrs Frank Hall is dead
Ad sowed bushel of wheat 5 of oats	16	Ellen & me went to Brockville on the mixed to Mrs Halls funeral there was a very large funeral she was buired by the side off her Brother Robert in the New semitre the Revds Messers McGregor Mulhorne we got home on the mixed

1871

May	17	sowed Timothy {rest of entry illegible}
	18	{entry illegible}
	19	{entry illegible}
	20	finished the draging of the church field
21		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse
	22	planted 11 bushel of potatos in the church field Geordy plowed what was left of the North half of the midle field the headridges
	23	sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats that finished the field except a little seeding down the ground is very dry it cold & very little growth
frost	24	hard frost last night drew dung onto the garden & plowed in it the crabs trees in full bloom
	25	drew dung to the field below the hose there is a fine rain this evening & it is very much wanterd
	26	ridged up for the carrots in the garden & finished drawing dung to the field below the house every thing is very much refreshed with the rain
	27	sowed the most of the carrots in the garden beets & mangols plowed the corn ground sowed bushel of peas & oats on the east side of the path going the old well
28		the Revd Mr Follock preached his fairwell sermon this forenoon Mr Cochran preached this evening
	29	finished the carrots & beets this forenoon draged rolled & draged the corne ground & planted the most of it Ad furrowed it out we put it in drills for feed for the cows
	30	finished the corn Geordy helped J Colhouns to plant potatos washed the sheep in the afternoon the water is very warm
	31	went to Lyn on the Mixed to Wm Clowes funeral he was buired at the old buiring ground the Revd Mr Masson Preached there was a very large funeral I was one of the carriers fine rain this morning

1871

June	1	Worked in the garden planted cucumbers & tomatos
	2	Geordy went to Marbleroack for a load of shingles for Mr Thompson
	3	Geordy went for another load for Mr Thompson
4		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the forenoon and the Revd Mr Wallace in the afternoon
	5	David went to Brockville to meet Wat to got to Oattawa I fixed or marked some of the apple trees
	6	I worked at a rollar at Wm Cornets in the afternoon
	7	went to Marblerock got 275 lb of Barley dust & 251 feet of plank for a drain from the celler & ditch Ad & Geordy made a Bunk of fence at the north Road
	8	fixed the plank for the ditch and put them in & covered them & filled around the well very dry weathe Geordy went to Gananoque Lizie came home from Brockville Wat & David went to Toronto last night Wat is going to Red River David is going on the Pacific Railroad
	9	I helped P Moor this forenoon Geordy began to roll and rolled the old horse paster
rain	10	fixed some of the apple trees in the forenoon atended a case of selling liquer with lisence ajourned the decision for a month a ~~the~~ little rain to day
11		no meeting to day Mr Cochran went to Gananoque Mr Barren is very sick
	12	Geordy went to Brockville for Mr Cornets Buggy David left it there when he went to Ottawa Ad went to Young to see Granmam & Isabla before he went away finished working the apple trees J. Stark & Miss Russel came here on a visit
	13	Rob Armstrong came home with Ad last night Ad went away on the express to day Mr Darlings son went with him they are going to Fort Garry heavy rain last night
	14	worked on the roads I am pathmaster showry in the afternoon fine growing time
	15	went to the funeral of John Lonies Wife there as 73 teems & a number walking the Revd Mr Carrol preached she was Buired at the Dulcimain Schoolhouse

1871

June	16	Worked on the roads fine rain this afternoon Dr McCrema funeral went past whitle we were on the roads
	17	worked on the roads fine day
18		the Revd Mr Cockran preached in the forenoon
	19	went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the church very cold for the time
	20	fixed or rather made a new wood work for the little cultivator Geordy worked on the roads at the station
	21	Geordy worked on the roads with the team at the station I finished the cultivator
cold time	22	Geordy went to Brockville for J Gilbert I fixed a fraim for a table Mr George Morton came here at stopt all night
	23	Geordy went through the potatos with the cultivator I went to a raisin of James McMullins
	24	Geordy went through the carrots beans & corn I went to an agriculture meeting we adapted the prize list
25		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse
	26	Geordy drew 4 loads of stones for J Gilberts well then went to N Kendrick & got 15 bushel of wheat I hoed potatos the ground is very dry
	27	went to Young fixed Mothers headstone it had got loose & fell out of the foot stone Stopted at Reben Purvis got dinner took tea at Aunt Isablas got to granmoms at night
	28	got home to day Ellen Lizie & Bessie was with me Granmom is not better the Revd D. Brill came home with us
	29	hoed potatos the Revd D Brill ewnt to Kingston this morning the ground is very dry
	30	went to Gananoque with 15 bushel of wheat that I bought from N. Kendrick it weighed only 14 bushels & 15 lbs at the mill bought half a bushel of western corn from Mr Morton to plant the corn that we planted in the Spring did not all come up I intend it for feed

1871

July 1
2		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse
	3	worked at the waggon or rather a hay rack Geordy worked at the corn
rain	4	worked at the rack in the forenoon went to the Station to atend a suite for silling liquer without licence it was Mr Vincent Slack fine him 20 dollars costs there was a fine rain this afternoon
	5	planted some corn whear it did not come up the rain had done a vast amount of good
	6	went to Asiltons mills with our wool it is 14 miles west of Kingston we stoped at Mr David Nicols got our dinner went the mill came back to Nicols stoped all night there for rain
	7	went in the morning to Joseph Nicols to see them came to kingston bought 4 lbs of castor oil for the mowing machin paid 25 cent per lb got home to night paid 4 dollars for a pair of springs
	8	finished the hay rack atended a meeting of the building committee Willice & Isabla came from young Grammom is no better
9		went to the funeral of Wm Moor he died on Friday he was buired at Taylors there was 72 buggys & waggons the Revd Mr Cornet preached a little rain
	10	fixed or rather worked at the horse rake & went to the school house & ruld against a bye law for to tax us for a macadamise road
	11	fixed the mowing machin & got it ready Geordy & the girles went to Gananoque to see the foundation of a new Wesleyan church laid
	12	began to mow & mowed in the North west corner field the grass is very light
	13	mowed this forenoon went to the funeral of Thomas James's daughter she died in Brockville she was buired at Taylors
	14	finished cutting the corner field a fine shower this afternoon raked & cocked some hay

1871

July	15	Went through the garden with the cultivator this forenoon raked & cocked most of the hay in the corner field
16		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse
rain	17	rain this forenoon got in 1 load of hay went to the Rock for lumber paid Emery for the church lumber put the load in the little mow
rain	18	got in 2 loads of hay put them in the big mow fine rain this afternoon I fell got my side hurt can do nothing
	19	drew in 1 load of hay from the orchard put it in the little mow & 3 load from the corner field in the big mow Cristie Young helped Geordy in the afternoon
	20	mowed in the midle field east line & got in all the hay from the corner field
	21	mowed in the midle field my side is very sore
{illegible} loads of hay in this week	22	drew in 1 load from the orchard put it in the little mow & 3 loads from the center field in the big mow Cristie Young & Wm Cornet helped put 1 loadover the horses
23		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the schoolhouse
	24	finished cuting the center field & cut some in the field below the house fine day
	25	finished cuting the field below the house to center ditch & cut a little on the east side
	26	raked some of the field below the house & mowed the most of the East side
	27	finished the mowing all but that for seed & got it all in cock a little rain nothing stoped {illegible}
	28	stacked the hay Christie Young James Mc{illegible} & Wm Cornet helped I could do nothing my side is so bad
	29	I went to Escot & got 5500 of lath from J Green for the church gave his son $50 he is {illegible} me 550 yet
30		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Frances in the afternoon Ellen went to Younge her mother is very bad
	31	went to the funeral of H. Lonnie there was 35 teemes got a telegram that grammom is dead I went to Mallorytown in the Express & walked over to Roberts

1871

August	1	Granmam was buired to day at one oclock the Revd Mr McGibblon preached there was a very large funeral She died a few minutes before twelve o clock at nigh Geordy came down this morning with Lizie Ellen & Jennet
	2	Geordy helped Charles Armstrong at his hay this afternoon I went to James McMullins his son was found hanged yesterday it is suposed that he playing with a strap & got it over his head & could not help himself
	3	went to the funeral of Robert J McMullin he was buired at Ebenezer church the Revd Mr Cochran preached there was a very large funeral over 50 teems
	4	Geordy drew loads of sand gravel & stones
	5	I helped Wm Cornet A Cornet & J Reed at the church we straped one side & put up scafolds for the lathing & plastering
6		the Revd Mr Robertson preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Cochran in the afternoon
	7	Geordy wet to Brockville with W. P Moor for a load of coal I did som fixings about the reaper
	8	I worked at the reaper
	9	Geordy cradled a swarth round the front half of the wheat & cut part of the Barley the reaper would not work in the barley
	10	cut part of the wheat with the reaper
	11	finished that part of the wheat it is very light but fine cornel raked up the Barley & put it in the Barn had 2 small loads
	12	drew in 2 small loads of wheat very dry weather
13		the Revd Mr Cochran preached this forenoon
	14	cut the south half of the oats in the center field Geordy helped Wm Cornet this afternoon to cradle
	15	scraped a hole in the gravel pit for water for the cattle drew in 2 loads of oats in the afternoon

1871

August	16	Fine showers this morning Geordy cut some of the oats in the field south of the south ditch grain is ripening very unevenly drew in oats
	17	cut some of the wheat center field broke the cuting bar got it mended Geordy bound some ot it
	18	cut more of the wheat Broke the bar again got it mended wet to McDonalds for him to come & see what is wrong he is to come tomorrow
	19	drew in what grain oats & wheat we have cut McDonald came this afternoon & fixed the reaper cut some of the wheat Mrs Nicol & Jennie came up from Lyn last night went away to day the Revd Mr McGibon came from Lyn he exchanged with Mr Cochran
20		the Revd Mr McGibon preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Robinson in the afternoon fine to rain to night
	21	Geordy went to Mallorytown with J Gilbert cut the wheat in the afternoon
	22	cut the oats in the midle field & part in the old paster
	23	finished cuting the oats & drew in the wheat & oats in the midle field Wm & A Cornet hooked peas
	24	cut some green oats for feed in the morning Geordy & Willie went to Gananoque he wants to get a place he came hear on Monday Wm & A Cornet & me finished the peas
	25	A Cornet & Geordy drew in the peas & the oats I helped Wm Cornet at the church instead of Aleck
	26	I worked at the church for Wm Cornet for helping me with the peas Geordy went fishing
27		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the forenoon rain all day Mr Frances preached in the afternoon
	28	worked at the church for Cornet Geordy drew rails to fence the corn so that the cattle can get the run
	29	worked at the church Geordy drew rails
	30	I worked at the church
	31	Geordy went to Younge for Isabla I fixed J Chalhouns pump Geordy broke it fixed bunks for the fence

1871

Sept	1	gave the buggy box a coat of paint & went to A picnic at the drillshed of the school Geordy came home this afternoon
	2	Geordy helped Wm Cornet at hs fallow I finished the fence round the corn
3		the Revd Mr Robinson preach in the forenoon & Revd Mr Cochran in the afternoon fine day
	4	worked at the church Geordy has a sore finger he can do nothing
	5	worked at the church
	6	Do Do George went to Young and brought home the old mare
	7	worked half the day at the church painted the buggy in the afternoon
	8	went to Gananoque to an agriculture meeting got some beeding for the church & fine peices of plank for the door & window arches paid thirty cents for the plank
	9	worked half the day at the church went to an Agriculture meeting in the afternoon at the station
10		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the school house
	11	went to the funeral of Samuel Capland Turner he was buired by the Free Masons there was over 100 teems the Revd Mr Robinson preached in his fathers house
	12	I made a bolster & stakes for the waggon Geordy went to a loging bee of John Johnstons
	13	drew dung to the center field the ground is very dry fine drawing
	14	drew dung to the center field west side dunged 6 ridges
	15	got the horses shod fine rain this afternoon it is very much needed
	16	fine rain most of the day oiled the harness put castor oil on them

1871

Sept 17		the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the morning & the Revd Mr Robinson in the evening
Geordy cut up the corn when I was away	18	went to Newborough to Mr James Biltons G.F H Dean & Mrs Dean Ellen, Bessie, & Lizie went to Delta stopt at Mr Hicocks got dinner
hard frost everything killed	19	went to Mr Garets with Mr Bilton wife & daughter Ellen & Bessie Mr Dean & wife stopt all night
	20	came all Mr Biltons to night
	21	came to Delta got dinner at Mr Highcock got Lizie at Mr Donutes got home about 3 oclock all well
	22	went to Escot for lath for the church got none Mr Green is in Prescott at drill brought a lot of hair for the church & some tan bark for the garden got the heffers hide from Mr Parr paid him $3.60 c for his half of it weight 7 1/2 fifty cents per lb
	23	worked at the church part of the forenoon went an Agriculture meeting in the afternoon Mr Gordon came here to night
	24	the Revd Mr Cochran preached in the morning
	25	Geordy went to Abrahm McNiels for J Gilbert for some slaugh crooks half the day I diged part of the garden for straberry
rain	26	Geordy went to Mr Rotons for Ellen the forenoon he draged a part of the midle field that was plowed late I finished the strawbery bed diged the Erley rose potatos had 2 large pails ful a little rain this morning
	27	went to Kingston to the Provincial Show the girles all went & Geordy came home with the 9 oclock train it was a fine show the governer general a suite the Lieutenant governer of Ontario & Lew Brunswick was there to day
	28	went back again to day to attend {illegible} meeting there was a very {rest of line illegible} from the west Otawa to {illegible} caried it two to over the meeting did not {illegible}
	29	came home by the express at about 10 oclock came company press wheat I got more than our shaire
	30	the Revd Messers Smart & Gordon came down to night I took them to Fairfax to day {illegible} preached the sermon {illegible}

1871

Octo	1	Went to Fairfax to the sacrament the Revd Mr Gordon officiated we went from it to the funeral of A Mc{illegible} he was buired at the {illegible} church the Revd Mr Smart preached there was a very large funeral
	2	Geordy helped A Cornet at the thrashing machin I began to dig the potatos
	3	Geordy went to help Wm J Turner thrash {illegible} to day I ug some potatos
	4	I helped James McMullin to thrash Geordy has a sore finger he can do nothing
	5	went to Gananoque to the Fair acted as a Judge on sheep hogs & pultry fine day
	6	dug some potatos very dry time
	7	Do Do Do J. Stacie came & left his machin
8		no Meeting here Geordy & the girles went to the Ebenezer at night heard the Revd Mr Garrie
	9	thrashed our grain had 23 bushel of peas 45 of wheat 12 of barley 152 of oats A Cornet Wm Cornet J McMullin Wm J. Turner Thomas Bradley Humphrey Young Capland healped
	10	cleaned up the floor & put in part of the straw in the forenoon Geordy drew 120 bushel of sand for H McKay in the afternoon& little rain at night
	11	put in the remainder of the straw & drew in the cornstalks mixed straw with stalks
	12	heavy rain all night & this morning a fine day for our fair afterwards atended it took the first on the yearling bull 2nd on 2 Ewes
	13	dug some of the potatos fine day
	14	Geordy went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat Ellen & Isabla went with him intending to go Mr Starky & get our yarn he was to bring it from Kingston they brought home the yarn
15		the Revd Mr Robertson preached in the evening
	16	diged some of the potates Geordy had took a notion to go to Red River he is going round amongst the neabours Mr Rose the salportune here all night

1871

Oct	17	I helped Humphrey Young to thrash Geordy went to Brockville as {illegible}ntive for Robinson
little rain at night	18	helped H Young in the forenoon finished the thrashing got a note from Geordy that he was swarn in for six months yesterday to go to Red River
	19	went to Gananoque with 13 bushel of oats to grind for a cow I intend to feed, Atended an agriculture Meeting
	20	exchanged the young Lillie cow with Wm J Turner for a dry cow to Kill diged some potatos very cold
	21	finished the potatos & got some wood H Young helped me this afternoon fine day
22		meeting to day
	23	went to Delta with Lizie took her Mellodine with us left the horses at Mr Dennats I stoped at Mr Heacocks at night
	24	did a little fixing for Lizie took dinner at Mr Dennats got home at dark fine day
	25	drew water ridled peas for the hogs & got wood
	26	mended Bessies boots & cobling
	27	went to Mallorytown to see the clerk of the Division court where the court is it is not till 16th of January 1872
	28	got wood & other chores
29		the Reverend Robinson preached in the shedhouse & Mr Carrol in the church
	30	pulled some of the carrots the ground is very hard & dry
	31	worked at the carrots fine weather but very dry

1871

Nov rain	1	Started to go to Brockville with 3 firkins of butter about 4 of the clock it rained so heavy when we got to Mallorytown we turned & went Robs stoped all night there
Men & I signed a quite claim deed for John Armstrong	2	went to Brockville the highest butter was going at was 19 cents there was no one wanting to buy came home by Lyn it was dark when we got to Mrs Wm Clows stoped there all night
	3	paid Mrs Clow the intrest on the note came to Lyn bought a side of sole leather paid 29 cents per lb it comes to $4 dollars took dinner at Margrets got at night
	4	drew wood i nthe forenoon Margrets Willie came home with me he is going to help me for half a month or os went to the Rock got About {illegible}
5		no meeting to day
	6	went to Gananoque with Mr Shampson half a day tried to dig the carrots it is to hard frost covered what I dug in the afternoon
a little snow last night	7	went to Killenbeck with Mr Thompson half a day got in the seedling potatos in the afternoon had 20 bushels
	8	fixed the shed with the lumber that I got at the Rock in the forenoon drew 4 loads of sand {illegible} 75 bushel in all Willie helped me lime & {illegible}
	9	drew water & fixed the stable in the forenoon got in the chillies potatos in the afternoon fine day
	10	drew wood in the forenoon snowed & stormed most of the day put the cattel in the stable this night for the first we have been feeding them for ten days
	11	the snow is four or five inches deep V Highcock came here from Nabraska this morning by the Express got wood
12	12	the Revd Mr Robinson preached this evening
	13	Billie Beatty went to J Purvises & got his cold I took {rest of entry is illegible}

1871 Nov

	16	cleaned a place in the sand pit & drew 5 loads of sand for the church I charge the church forty half a day drew a load to the stable
	17	worked at the church Wm & A Cornet & me John McKee took the job of plastering for forty one dollars he is to give it three coats he is to get two dollars extra for puting on a circle of plaster of paris in the center of the ceiling & around the stove holes
	18	worked at the church Wm & A Cornet & I atended Bible Societie meeting in the shool house the Revd J Green lectured & he came home
19		I took Mr Green to Escott shoolhouse took dinner at Henery Taylors
	20	Wm Cornet & me worked at the church on what we had to do M{illegible} put the first {illegible} on he was 5 1/2 days that is him & a {rest of entry illegible}
	21	helped Wm Cornet to kill his hogs in the forenoon let out the Ram to the Sheep Robert Latimer got the Societies Ram to day that I had got {illegible}
	22	began to plow in the Northeast corner field the ground is too wet to plow stuble the sod plows first rate fine day
	23	killed the hogs Wm Cornet helped I {illegible} last night snow 4 or 5 inches deep
	24	snowed & blowed all day cut & salted part of the pork
	25	got hoops & hooped a barrel & finished the pork
26		the Revd Mr Robinson preached rain to day
	27	cut wood Billie & Bessie got home at noon Lizie went to Toronto the afternoon drew out 3 loads of dung to the corn field
	28	drew out some dung sold a tub of butter {illegible}
	29	got some wood hard frost could not {illegible}
snow & rain	30	Stormed all day snow & rain Ad got home from Red River this afternoon all well saw Geordy {illegible}

1871

Dec	1	Billie went to Gananoque to get work came home again he went Henery Johnston I cut wood
	2	went to Gananoque with some wool & full cloth bought 100 of indianmeal 8s.9d
3		no meeting to day
	4	went to Kingston on the Express a little rain
	5	came home on the Express I purchased a suffolk boar 7 month's old from Mr McCauly paid $15 dollars for him expences to Kingston $2.95 bought three bundles of cotton yarn paid $1.50 per bundle
	6	Ad drew some wood we have to water all the cattel at the pitt
	7	I fixed the breaking harness so as put them on David colt Wat & Lizie came home this morning
	8	taped Ads boots & other fixings cold day
	9	Ad helped old Mr Armstrong with teem to thrash I got wood very high wind
10		the Revd Mr Robinson preached this evening very stormy wind & snow Vis Highcock brought Isable home yesterday he went home to day
	11	Ad helped Armstrong to thrash finished {illegible} I papered the staires so as to keep out the wind
	12	Ad drew wood from Armstrongs woods
snow	13	stormed & snowed all day the is about 20 inches deep no work took care of the cattle
	14	drew 3 loads of wood from Armstrongs
	15	Ad healped John Johnston with the team to thrash he is to help him to get wood at night I helped P. Moor to fit shoes on the slaugh
	16	Ad drew of sand for James Dixson P Moor put on the shoes on the slaugh
17		no meeting to day
	18	drew some wood from Armstrongs
	19	Ad helped Thomas Bradley to thrash straw most of the day snow very disagreeable day
	20	Ad helped Thomas Bradley to thrash they finished the thrashing very cold day it takes {illegible} time to cut a {illegible} wood & water the cattle {rest of entry illegible} for them

1871

Dec	21	Ad went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat to mill got the full cloth a very cold day the themomiter stood a 40 below zero at daylight
	22	drew wood from Armstrong David & Wm came home on the Express
snow	23	David went to Delta with our horses for to bring in Wat & Lizie snowed about 4 inches last night heavy rain with thunder & lightning this afternoon the snow is going off very fast
24		the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning & the Revd Mr Cochran at night
	25	David Ad Wm Ellen Isable Jennet & Jennie went all to Young this morning fine day the fields is nearly ear I saw to the cattle
	26	cold day hard frost I cut some wood
	27	Ad Ellen & Isabla came home to day they went to Brockville from Younge stopted at Lyn Vaikle Jacks all night Robert Beatty brought up little Wat & his Wife Jennet & Mary Wat & his wife away on a visit from Pembrook
	28	Wat went away on the Express this afternoon for Ottawa he left the wife here
	29	Ad & Wm drew wood from Armstrongs I fixed a toung for the wood sleigh
	30	Ad & Billie drew wood from Armstrong Mr Heally died this morning
39	39	the Revd Mr Cochran preached this morning in the schoolhouse heavy rain this afternoon & night

1872

Jan	1	Ad took the Buggy to the funeral of Mrs Heally he took Mr Heally Kathron & Bartholmew she was buired in Gananoque the snow is nearly all gone
	2	David went away on the Express for Ottawa this afternoon I went to Escott to the tanyard took one cow hide & 5 sheep pelts got 1 calf skin to get to mine next week
	3	drew some wood from Charles Armstrongs
	4	Ad went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat to the Mill the slaughing is poor
	5	drew a little wood from Armstrongs
	6	Ad & Billie drew in the stack of hay put part off it in stable loft the rest in the barn it was well saved
7		the Revd Mr ~~Robertson~~ Cochran preached in the morning a the Revd Mr Robertson in the evening
	8	Ad & Ellen went to Brockville & brought things for the house I tended the cattle
	9	got wood fine cold day
	10	Isabela & P.S. Hicock was married by the Revd Wm Smart John & Adam Armstrong a there Wifes Wat & Lizie & David Rob & Mary Wm John Hazelwood James Sorrae Mary & Nancy N Stevens Wife Ida Hicock Miss F. Dean & Wife & Jennie Coulhoun were here at the weding Isabla Vest & David went away on the Express to night
	11	very little done to day Isabla & V came home tonight
	12	Ad & all the young folks went to Delta there is to be a partie at Mr Hicocks
	13	I went to the Agriculture Anual meeting was put in President again had a fine meeting
14		the Revd Mr Francis preached in the morning & evening the roads is very icey
	15	Ad choped some wood in Armstrongs
	16	I went to Brockville for to see A S{illegible} our school site it is all right to them was no {illegible} put in against it therefore it cannot be allowed now

1872

Jan	17	Went out to the sixth concession to see to Humphrey Deer & P Maloune for B Brown about his wood it is a hard looking place the wood has bee culled sot that it is hard to get any one to chop took the sow to John Cooks left her there
	18	cut some wood & took care of the cattle & went to see Wm Cornett he is very bad with stilaca he is not able to stand up Ad went to a bee of Wm Cornets for to get wood for him they cut it with a drag saw into stove lenths There was a party here fro Newborough for dinner
	19	went to Gananoque to the annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie there was said to be 350 from the back country there was a regular rush for {illegible} the socitie to Delta the Gananoque manufacturers turned out all there hands & paid in 400 dollars {illegible}
sow took snow	20	attended a meeting of our own socitie at the station snow most of the {illegible}
21		the Revd Mr Robertson preached in the morning & Mr {illegible} at night
snow	22	very stormy day no work done
snow	23	Do Do Do
	24	Billie started for Pembrook to day Ad went to Gananoque with 2 logs for Henery Johnston {illegible}
	25	Ad drew A load of wood from Armstrongs
	26	Ad drew wood from Armstrongs David Johnston & A Sularon boy helped him he drew 6 loads
	27	drew 2 loads of wood I Atended the cattle
28		the Revd Mr Francis preached in the morning & night
	29	very high winds last night Ad went for a load of lumber to Marblerock for Mr Ennis our side Road at the gate is filled up from fence to fence
	30	drew some dung to the corn field fine day
	31	Ad went to look at lot No 15 in the 9 concession of Lansdowne it belongs to John {illegible} he wants to sell it came home went to Young & intends to go to Lyn & see Watt & go to Brockville Ellen went him Aunt Betsey is very bad

Feb 1872

	1	Fine day Ad & his Mother went to Young last night I am cuting a little wood & takeing care of the cattle
	2	Ad came home about noon Aunt Betsy McDonald died on the first of the month she is to be buried tomorrow at 11 oclock Ad is very sick he has got a heavy cold Wat & H Lillie came here to night
snow	3	Ellen went to Younge this morning to the funeral I could not leave home Ad is not able to be out of bed Ellen & her Mother came home at night it is storming snow
4		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the schoolhouse
	5	Ad is some better to day he got downe stairs for the first I cut some wood & took care of the cattle
	6	very stormy day snowed most of the night the snow is 6 inches deep this forenoon at night it even rained
	7	the Roads is very bad with drift there is no travel from our gate to Cornets corner Vest Isabla Ellen & Jennet went to Gananoque to a tea meeting James Hazelwood & Mrs Horton came from Howick stoped all night ~~Ad to~~
	8	Ad took James & Mrs Horton to Gallie Vest & Isabla went to Lyn to day
	9	fine day the trees were all hanging with hore frost this morning
	10	Ad went to a bee of Mr Aylsworth to draw stones from C. Armstrongs fine day
11		no Meeting to day
	12	Ad went to Blackrapids to see a writing that Towndsends & B Kellso had of J Motts
	13	I went out to the sixth consession to see about Browns choping and drawing this afternoon
	14	very stormy day heavy rain last night with high wind & snow all day to day
	15	the roads is very bad took cair of the catlle Ad went to the woods to cut some wood on the snow shoes David came home from Ottawa on the Express
	16	David went to Delta with one of the horses
	17	Ad choped some wood {illegible}

Feb 1872

18	18	No meeting to day Revd Mr Robertson had to preached Mrs {illegible} Webs funeral sermon David came home from Delta
	19	Ad took David out to Sleters he is going to work for him
	20	Ad went to Marblerock with a slaugherook & a log for beams he took 5 bushel of barley & got 100 lbs of oatmeal for it
	21	Ad went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat
	22	Ad went out to the 9 concession David is surveying in the 9th fine day So as to see lot No 79 what it is worth Vest went away to Nebraska on the Express Robert Armstrong came up from Young this afternoon Thomas Smith & Mary came with him they stoped all night
	23	Thomas went home on the Express this afternoon Ad went to Yonge intending to go to Brockville tomorrow & bring a load of lumber for the church
	24	choped some wood fine day Ad got home about halfpast 11 oclock p.m. the Revd Mr Gordon came down on the Express this afternoon
25		the Revd Mr Gordon preached this forenoon with schoolhouse heavy rain last night & sunny to day
	26	Ad took David to Moorheads this morning fine day Mr Gordon went Kingston on the Express
	27	Ad cut & drew some timber for a cow stable between horse stable & barn from Armstrongs woods
	28	Ad got all the timber out for the stable expect he rafters & jice got all the others of Armstrong Humpen Young helped him
	29	Ad helped H Young to day to cut some hemlock sawlogs they cut 6 for him on Christes place Wat & David came here to day

1872

March	1	Ad drew 1 . 16 foot log to T Ivies mill & brought 1 14 foot 21 12 foot up to the house from Christes
	2	took the two logs to Ivies mill this morning got 2 more & took them to the mill in the afternoon
3		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Robertson in the afternoon in the school house
	4	Ad went to Cristies got 2 logs for Humph brought them heare very stormy day
	5	Ad took Humphs logs to the Mill this morning very cold day stormy wind & snow
	6	got more logs not so cold as yesterday
	7	they took 2 logs of Humphs to the mill this morning then they went to Armstrong woods in the afternoon & cut 4 elem logs
	8	Humph & Ad took the 4 elem logs to the mill this morning fine day got a basswood tree from J Purvis for the baile log
	9	Ad went to Samuel Moorheads for rafters & some joice they are tamerick
10		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the school house this forenoon
	11	drew some wood from Armstrong H Young helped him Mr Darling came here we agreed to get the same seats that Henery Young is making for the Union church $3.each x 37 {illegible} I went out with Mr Hough to see Black see wheat at Richard Stacies he had not enough for him
	12	Ad went to Furnisefalls for shingles got 5000 $1.75 per 1000 Wm Hazelwood & Betsey came here this afternoon fine day
	13	Ad went to a bee of WP Moors to draw wood from McNeemes Betsey & Wm went home to day
	14	Ad went with Humph Younge to Reeds for a load of ceader posts
	15	went to Alexandra {illegible} for Pla{illegible} rate of $6.50 our money {illegible}

1872

March	16	Ad went to R. Armstrongs for a load of ceader Billie got it out last winter cold day
17		the Revd Mr Robinson preached this forenoon in the school house & the Revd Mr Carroll in the church {illegible}
	18	David came here yesterday & Mary Beatty & {illegible} Ad went with David & Mrs Green to Survey in the 9th consession G.F.Dean & Mrs Dean Ellen & Isabla went to Newboughrow with our horses fine day
	19	snowed about 3 inches last night high w{illegible} all day with a heavy drift the roads to com{illegible} stoped up teems goes through the Barnyard the bush & out at Moors shp Ad is on the {illegible}
	20	very cold last night & this morning cannot {illegible} the house warm Ad & David came home from the 9 consession got the chaining done
	21	Ad went to Brockville on the morning Express & bought lot No 15 in the 9th consession {illegible} Watts for
	22	Ad David & Humph Young went out to {illegible} consession {illegible} afternoon to get an observation {illegible}
	23	they got {illegible} observation & run the line between 14' & {illegible} the consession
24		no meeting to day
snow	25	Ad & David went to the 9th to run a line between lots 13 . 14 for Mr S Green a little snow
snow rain	26	snowed about 4 inches last night Ad went to Gananoque with Humph Young David went to Farmersville I overhauled & scalded the buckets little rain Ad Brought home 18 of J{illegible} best spoils for to {illegible}
signed a paper {illegible} with Mrs James Whelan {illegible}	27	tried to tape some trees too cold to run
	28	Ad has a very sore thumb he got a sliver in it no sap yet
	29	fine day warm no sap yet Ad is asking some hands o hlep him to huew the timber for the stable
	30	{entry illegible}
	31

1872

April	1	very stormy day wind snow & rain there is few on the roads they ar blocked up with drift
taped a few own trees	2	went to an auction of Cristies Youngs he is selling all off & going West fine day
	3	fine day Ad is helping H Young to draw in some hay
	4	Ad drew wood from Armstrong Humph helped
	5	Ad drew wood for Humph fine day
	6	Ad is drawing wood for Humph & one load ourselves the snow is going very fast boiled a little sap
7		no meeting to day
	8	Ad went to Young to see them all before he goes away to Fortgarry
	9	came home today I made a bolster for the waggon fine day
	10	Ad went to the 9th concession to see if he could get any one to split rails
	11	taped the rest of the trees they run a little
	12	sowed half a bushel of grass seed this morning hard frost last night David came home today
	13	Boiled 12 pails of sap Ad went to Coslaws for 3 or 400 of hay for Mr Enes & then went to Mr Crosser for 13 bushel of lime for the church John McKays is plastering it
14		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the school house this forenoon fine day rather cold
	15	sowed nearly half a bushel of grassseed all in the midle field hard frost last night Mr J Dixson came & laid out the cow stable got it all fraimed but the rafters he had a Boy with him Humphrey Young helped us
	16	raised the stable there was 18 or 20 helping fine day got all up in good time
	17	Ad & me got most of the boards on David got a telegram to be ready for to meeth that {illegible} Express all went down to see them away {illegible} went with him Ad came home {illegible} the {illegible} that was going to stop over night in {illegible}

1872

April	18	We finished the roof this forenoon Ad went away on the Express he will meet the rest in Toronto & go to Fort Garry fine day
	19	went to a raisin of ZMr Eneses in the forenoon laid up part of the road fence they are terabley blown down
	20	finished sowing grass seed on the field south of the near ditch it was seeded last spring but it has not catched finished fixing the outside fences very dry wether
21		no meeting to day fine warm day
	22	fixed some irons for the truck waggon & went to the station to Christopher Young & his family go away on the Express he sold his farm here & is going to the Village of Hariston in the County of Wellinton
snow	23	very hard frost last night drew dung to the garden & ashes & chips to the orchard snowed to night
	24	mended Bessies Boots & took the old leather of the old bellows
	25	sowed 4 sheepskins together for a cover for the bellowess & helped John McKee to take down the scaffolding in the church he finished the plastering to day all but the put coat on the windows
	26	spread dung in the midle field the dung was taken out last fall the bottom of the heaps is hard frozen
	27	went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of barley for the cows settled with Wm Brough was endue him $19.75 cents paid him & bought 36 lb of grass seed $2.44 1 spool of silk thread 75 1 bar of soap 9c cotton 2 1/4 lb yarn 95c
28		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the schoolhouse in the evening
	29	began to plow & plowed 2 short ridges in the garden then plowed in the midle field for peas the frost is not out of the dung heap yet
	30	finishd plowing that peice all but the back & sowed it in peas fine warm day Settled with J Bradley & paid $10.35 cents for {illegible} was indue him

1872

May a little rain to night it is the first this spring	1	Plowed the headridge & sowed it that makes 4 1/2 bushel of Peas the ground is in good order sowed 12 lbs of timothy & 4 lb of clover seed on that peice fine rain
a little rain this forenoon	2	sowed 24lb of timothy & 8 lbs of clover seed on the north end of the midle field West side & gave it one stroke of drage likewise sowed 4 lbs of clover on the East side it was seeded with timothy in the spring on the crust
	3	rolled the pea ground it is in good order for rolling plowed the 2 short ridges in the garden & Ellen planted them with 1/2 bushel of Early Rose & Chillies the groung in good order
	4	fine rain this morning the trees look green drew dung into the garden
5		no meeting to day
	6	began to plow in the church field & drew stones of of it in the mornings & evening so as to get Bessie to help me
	7	plowed & drew stones night & morning
	8	Do Do Do Do
X	9	the Revd Mr D Weire came here on the Express
	10	finished the plowing in it all but 5 1/2 ridges for potatoes & sowed 8 bushel of peas & oats
	11	cleaned out the furrows & shoveld the cross furrow & sowed 1 1/2 bushel of oats in the north field where I plowed last fall & seeded it we are going to paster it this summer again heavy thunder & lightning & rain this Evening down a deal of good
12		the Revd Mr Weire preached at Fairfax this morning I took him up here in the evening
	13	plowed & spread the dung in the garden
	14	went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat bought 50 lb of oatmeal 50 lbs of indian-meal
	15	draged & ridged up the carrot & beet ground in the garden
	16	went to Brockville to see about the discharge of {illegible} Mr Therrie said that it was not discharged {illegible} book it was not canceled they discharged {illegible} night

1872

May	17	sowed 1/2 lb of carrot seed on the peace east of the {illegible} plowed part of the potato ground it is very dry
hailed	18	finished plowing the potato ground and draged ready to furrow out atended a meeting of the trustees to {illigible} the foundation of the schoolhouse is same {illigible} a spring meeting
19		no meeting to day find steady rain all day no one came
	20	got the horses shod and drew some rails to the midle fence north field they were taken away last fall
	21	worked at the fence and settled with P. Moor paid him 15 Dollars & 60 cents fine growing time
	22	finished the fence in the forenoon sowed about {illigible} barrels of plaster on the field below the house beginning of {illegible}
rain	23	fine rain last night and this morning H&H Young helped me to turn up part of The midle fence in the north field find growing time made {illigible} for a {illegible}
	24	washed the sheep Samuel Johnson and son helped me fix part of the fence in the lane
	25	attended a school meeting as trustee to select a new site or see if the people will build on lot we have the foundation is bad they voted {illegible} hill 16 for the hill 13 for the lot at the station
26		the Revd Mr Weire preached in the school house this morning
rain	27	planted better than two pails of Early Rose potatos in the garden and four half rows of sweet corn next the path and house and the rest of the {illegible} in common corn in the forenoon heavy rain then tried to plow the ground too wet
	28	got some potatos went and laid out the foundation of the schoolhouse on the hill the ground is very wet
rain	29	bored and made a pair of barbunks
	30	made another barbunk can do very little there is rain almost every day
	31	drew a load of stones for Mr Thompson that is {illigible} loads there was 2 loads {illegible}

1872

June	1	went to help to make a road up the hill to where they are going to build the schoolhouse there was only B. Warren J. Gilbert J Sheldon worked
2		the Revd Mr Weir preached in the schoolhouse in the morning
	3	sheered the sheep in the afternoon John Carley & A Cornet helped I hunted up the Sheep and {illegible} out the stable in the morning fine warm day
rain	4	plowed two ridges of the cornfield below the house & furrowed out to ridges of the potato ground the ground is hardly fit yet rain this afternoon
	5	let a lot of water the ground is wet as it has been yet it rained most of the night went to a raisin of A Cornets a fine warm day
	6	went to John Ivies with H Young & put in our sawlogs all but one that we could not get at
	7	planted 8 bushels of potatos Ellen Isabla & Bessie helped furrowed out the rest of the ground
rain	8	rained this forenoon went to a meeting of the Agriculture Socitie very little done very few there
9		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Wier in the afternoon
	10	helped Thomas Stennett at the seller ditch it was all filled in at the outside wall paid him 1 Dollar
	11	went to John Young's this morning stoped all night they are all well
	12	came to Robert Armstrongs and stopped all night dug up a lot of spruce & ceadar for to plant
rain	13	came home Mary Beatty came home with me sister Betsey is very sick got dinner there rain
	14	planted the spruce & ceadar trees on the edge of the ditch along the lane to the barn
X	15	Drew 120 bushel of sand for Hugh McKee in the forenoon went to Ivies there is no lumber yet Ellen Isabla & Bessie planted a bushel of potatos fine day
16		the Revd Mr Weir preached this morning I could not go was bad with the bowel complaint fine day

1872

June	17	Humphrey Young plowed draged & furrowed out the corn ground I was not able to work went to Gananoque with Isabla took David horse got my coat paid Chesters $3.51 for making it
	18	planted 1 bushel of western corn Ellen Jeanette & Isabla went to Delta with the horses they took David horse with them to paster there 1
	19	planted 1/2 bushel of western corn that is 1 1/2 bushels all in the field below the house it is for the cows
	20	drew dung to the pines spruces & ceadar that I planted along the lane
	21	went to Marble Rock for a load of hemlock lumber for the roads broke the axle of the wagon had to leave the load near Cornet's cheas factory
	22	went through the potatos corn & carrots in the garden in the forenoon put on part of the irons on the axle of the wagon in the afternoon
23		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the forenoon the Revd Mr Wier in the afternoon warm day
	24	finished the wagon & went for the lumber on the roads drew stones from Mr Thompson {illegible}
	25	worked on the roads drawing gravel east of a Cornet's field
	26	worked on the roads half the day with the horses that make 7 days work for us helped Isabla to pack her things in the afternoon
	27	went to Brockville with Isabla things to get them sent to Nebraska got the {illegible} & tickets
	28	drew rails from the midle fence of the midle field to put a fence at the foot of the corn to keep the cattle out
	29	drew 13 loads of sand for Hugh McKay 220 bushels 2$20c lime 2.50 warm day
30		the Revd Mr Weir preached in the school house this morning went at 2 o clock to the {illegible} Church {illegible} preach it dedicated to day

1872

July there was {illegible} went at the station	1	Isabla went away to her husband on the Express for Nebraska Mr Bush his Mother & sister was on the train going there also there was a little rain at 2 o clock
	2	picked stones in the midle field & the mustard that was in it two of Mr Coslows Boys helped me had 5 armfuls we put it on the road
	3	went through the potatos & carrots in the garden & finished the shingling the west side of the stable
	4	began to shingle the East Side warm day
	5	finish the shingling & put on the ridge boards
	6	huewd the joice for the stable finished them then went to an Agriculture meeting at Weston's
7		the Revd Mr taplin preached this morning & the Revd Mr Weire in the afternoon very warm day
	8	hughed some sticks for the barn in the morning attended a school meeting
	9	ground the knives of the mower ridged it up mowed the thistels next to the house
	10	began to mow in the midle field it is awful ruff & very little more than thisles
	11	worked at the mowing getting along very {illegible}
	12	Do Do raked out part of the midle field
rain	13	rain this afternoon very heavy
14		the Revd Mr Weire preached in the four noon & Mr Robinson in the afternoon
	15	raked & mowed in the midle hired a young man on Saturday night to help me his name is John {illegible} never {illegible} much farming he wants 3 dollars per week
	16	finished the mowing the Midle Field & raped part of it
	17	finished raking the midle & began to mow in the Northwest field the grass is very light next the road where they traveled {illegible} winter
little rain stopped drawing in	18	Drew in 2 loads of hay from the orchard & 1 from the midle field put it in the west half of the big mow 1 of the loads from the orchard in the east half of the other in the stable
	19	mowed in the north field & drew five loads from the midle field it is mostly thistles & daisies then in the big mow west half

1872

July	20	raked & drew 5 loads from the north west field
21		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the forenoon Mr Weire in the afternoon
	22	worked in the potatos with the cultivator that Mr Jones gave the Agriculture Socitie it did its work well John here
	23	finished the potatos & the mowing in the orchard
	24	finished cutting the north field & began to cut in the midle field east side warm day
	25	raked & drew in 2 loads from the north field {illegible} the last one at the barn gate had to leave it out all night
rain	26	got that load in & 2 out of the orchard put the orchard hay over the horses got 2 loads from the midle field very heavy rain this afternoon
	27	went to Marble Rock for lumber for the stable in the forenoon mowed in the afternoon John Jones went away this afternoon he would not stop any longer I paid him 5 dollars
28		the Revd Mr Weire preached the forenoon Mr Taplin in the afternoon
	29	mowed in the midle field East Side heavy rain before dinner & most of the afternoon
	30	mowed in the midle field & raked Ellen & the girls cocked it
	31	finished the mowing in the midle field & began to mow in the field below the house raked & cocked all in the midle field Robert Beatty came to help me to night he has got his haying done

1873

March		Dr to J Darling
		1 lb tea 1/2 gallon of oil sugar $1
	20	2 lb tea 6 yrds cotton 75 c

1870	Cr church account
Sept 23	Do Mr Beaumont for lumber	4.15✓
30	Do Mr Odel for 500 of brick	5.00✓
Oct 7	Do Mr Emery 1708 fett	10.38✓
1871
June 19	Do Mr Beaumont for 200 fet lumber	1.50✓
July 17	Do Mr Emery 600 feet straping	4.20✓
29	Do Mr J Green 6000 lath	10.00✓
Sept 8	Do Mr Beaumont for peices of plank	0.30✓
Oct 11	Do J.P. McCormick 50 bushel Lime	8.00✓
27	Do J Green 500 lath	1.00✓
{illegible}	Do A Cornet for work done on the church	15.00✓
24	Do Row & Manhart 1200 feet of lumber	19.20✓
April 13	Do Henery Cross 13 bushel of lime	1.95✓
Sept 13	Do Thomas Williams for laying floor	14.00✓
		94.68✓
Oct 1	Do Triming for the pulpit	2.60✓
4	Do Revd Mr Willson expenses from Kingston	2.✓
	Do Thomas Reid bread & wind	1.80✓
		99.92✓
Nov 1	2 yrds of fring for pulpit 50 cents	✓
28	Do sent thirty dollar to {illegible} Horsey per stair	30.25✓
Dec 6	freight on stove from Kingston	.48✓
1873
Jan	Henery Young	10.00✓

1872

Moneys receivd for building fund of the church
1870 Oct	Revd John Austin	$10.00
	Samuel Moorhead	38.25
1871
April 7	Revd Wm Smart	15.95
	Revd Henery Gordon	20.00
Dec	Wallace McNiel for stones that his Father got	13.12
1872
May 31	Robert Johnson	10.00
Oct 4	collected at the opening of the church	19.60
6	Do on Communion sabeth	14.40
Nov 6	Bruce McNiel for lime he got	2.25

1872

141.70

	Moneys received for the building fund of the church
1870
Oct	Revd John Austin	10.00
1871
	Revd Wm Smart	19.95
August 7	Revd H Gordon	20.00
December	Wallace McNeil for Stones that his Father got	13.12
1871
Oct	Samuel Moorhead	38.25
		101.32
	moneys expended	99 {torn off}
	remains in my hand	06.{torn off}
1872
Oct 4	Collected at the opening of the church	19.60
	paid Revd Mr Willson expenses coming from Kingston	2
		17
6	collected in communion sabath 14.40
	paid Thomas Reed 1.8 for bread & wind {illegible}	~~13.40~~
		30.46
		6.64
		37.{illegible}
	collected on 3 sabathes ~~from~~ in Feb & March
	& from May 12 to Sept 22 $1291 less $3 for board	9.{illegible}
	Moneys expended on church 95.84
	Do recieved from all sources ~~$47.32~~ 197.70
	~~{illegible}~~	96.84
		{illegible}
		44.86
144.78	3
96.84	94.86

The Plymouth Barometer

The West Wind always brings us rain

the East Wind Blows it back again

in South Winds we always have wet weather

with North winds cold and wet together gible

the next day surely will be wet but if the sun goes down in gray

the next will be a pouring day

The above doggrel is called the "Plymouth Barometer". It seems appropriate to the weather we have been enjoying E.M.D.

A good hit to the soulless staring Apes who sport the habiliments and assume the appearance of men only to stand on the street corners and watch the ladies passing by frequently indulging and ribald comments and tone sufficiently loud to reach the ears of the object of their blackguard remarks we commend a perusal of the following morceau. -- Am. Paper.

Who Was It?

He was standing on the corner

In the place where loafers meet

And he watched the dressy damsels

as they waited or the street

from his mouth came innuendoes

and his eyes were opened wide

as a tiptoe they can dancing

O'er the muddy sloppy tide

when a lady and her daughter

stepping carefully long

closely veiled from Street inspection

heard his slimy Venom tongue

then the little veils were lifted

and with shame his head he hung

for his mother and his sister

thus had struck the speaker down

1872

August	1	mowed in the field below the house in the forenoon raked in the afternoon Humphrey Young came & helped Rob to draw this afternoon drew in two loads from the midle field put them in the cow stable & three loads from the field below the house that was just put in the Barn
	2	Humph & Rob drew in loads from the midle Field I am not able to do anything weak & sick at the stomach there is 7 loads put in over the cow stable
	3	Rob drew in two loads of hay put in one over the cow stable & the other that is all that is cut I can do nothing
4		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Weir in the afternoon warm day
	5	mowed in the forenoon went to the station to a trial of Dr Percey & Dr Ogsworth for putting Percys Sulky on the track so that it was brock the case was not proven
	6	finished cutting the old meadow raked & drew in two loads Ellen & the girls cocked some of the hay
	7	drew in two loads & cut part of the new piece
	8	finished cutting the new piece that part that we plowed in the fall is Best catch in Timothy
	9	drew in 3 loads got John Coslow to put to pitch there I am so weak that I can do very little
rain	10	went to Gananoque with 8 1/2 bushel of wheat mill Bessie went with me to see Fanenberg's show very heavy rain to day Coslow mowed some of the oats they are ready to cut
11		the Revd Mr Weir preached in the forenoon & Mr {illegible} in the evening
	12	I'm not able to do anything I am so weak a fine day Ellen & the girls raked up the oats that Coslow cut on Saturday Coslows came after he had done his days work with Hugh drew in two loads that was all of them the girls Ellen Jennet & Bessie got 3 pea harvest & hooked
the peas did a {illegible}	13	nothing done I am no better rained in the night
	14	Coslow cut the oats heavy rain or shower through the day very warm fine time for grain growing
	15	showers to day I am doing little I {illegible} did myself

1872

August	16	turned the peas they are very wet got in one load of oats
	17	got in a load of oats & 3 loads of peas that finished our harvest work I am a very little use this was a fine drying day
18		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the forenoon & Mr Weir at night
	19	fixing for to go to Kingston with our wool
	20	went to Kingston this morning went to Mr Stark's {illegible} breakfast got to Kingston 1/2 11 o clock got dinner a fine {illegible} the horses went to Eselton's mills with the wool came back to D Nichols stopt all night
	21	went to Jo {illegible} came home about 11 o clock to night had a splendid visit & time the roads first rate
	22	went to Escot to Mr Parr's took the oath of Deputy Returning officer for the No 4 polling division
	23	went to Dulcimain & held the Election for a member of the Dominion Parliament C Young was clerk George Merton received 57 AW Richards 34 at this polling
	24	went to Brockville on the Morning Express with the poll books came home in the afternoon Express
25		the Revd Mr Weir preached in the forenoon the Revd Mr Taplin in the afternoon
	26	fixed lumber for the stable went to Mr Darling with a commertial traveler
rain	27	boarding up part of the stable fine showr last night
	28	went to the funeral of Charles Sumerby the Revd Mr Caroll preached in the church
rain	29	fixed the Barn to keep the hens out of the cow stable fine rain last night & this morning
	30	willows for to tie the corn with I have no straw to do it with I have very sore eyes
	31	fine rain last night & this morning fixed up the fence around the Bull paster to put the lambs in

1872

Sept	1	Revd Mr Taplin preached this morning Revd Mr Weir in the evening
	2	began to cut the cow corn this morning went to Mr Darling to see him on church matters Mr Weir went with me worked at the corn in the afternoon attended {illegible} schoolhouse affairs in the forenoon
	3	worked at the corn a little frost this morning
	4	stooked & bound up 95 stooks it is a good crop bound it with itself
	5	little rain last night bound up & 8 stook of corn & atended a church meeting at Mr Weir's warm day
	6	cut up the corn in the garden bound it with Willow withes very warm day
	7	through 6 load of sand 21 of water for H McKay & the forenoon Ellen Jennet & Mr Dean & his wife went to Young this afternoon with the Buggy
8		the Revd Mr Weir preached this morning
	9	quarried some stones for to underpin the cow stable
	10	went with Henry Young to see the pulpit in the Ebenezer Church before making one for ours in the forenoon went to George Wilson's to a beef cow they are too old
	11	fixed the wagons for to draw dung I expect Michael Coslow's to help me
	12	drew dung to the church field Michael Coslow helped me I hired him for half a month at the rate of $8 per month
	13	Drew down to the church field heavy rain last night
	14	Do Do Do
15		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Weir at night
	16	got 5 rows of the corn in the forenoon drew 2 loads of sand for J Darling in the afternoon gave him 85 cents & got a barel of salt
	17	Drew four loads of sand for JA Bradley in the forenoon 81 bushel time $1.25 bound up the corn in the afternoon
	18	drew a load of wood or brush in the forenoon to Young in the afternoon stopt at are {illegible} Lizie & Vie came from Delta last night with a buggy

1872

Sept	19	heavy rain hear to day went to Unionville with Robert Armstrong to the cattle show came home with him stopt all night there
	20	came home to day from Young in the forenoon working at the church with J McCormick A Cochran Wm Cornett & the Revd Mr Weir made a bridge in front of the church & drew 5 loads of gravel & sand
	21	drew water for the house then 2 loads of sand for JA Bradley 40 bushel drew rails for to fix the fence around the corn
22		Revd Mr Weir preached this morning & the Revd Mr Taplin in the evening
	23	drew four loads of dung out of the new cow stable in the forenoon cut the last of the Corn
	24	drew four loads of dung from the hog pen to the garden
	25	separated the Lambs from the ewes & marked them heavy rain this afternoon drew three loads of stones to the stable
	26	drew 9 loads of stone to the stable
	27	Do 7 Do Do in the forenoon
	28	pick the stones of the church field & {illegible} plowed & scraped a ditch in it
29		the Revd Mr Taplin preached this morning heavy rain in the afternoon & at night no meeting went down to the schoolhouse no one came except Miss {illegible} & Mr Weir
	30	Drew 7 loads of sand & gravel to the Barnyard

1872

Oct	1	took two oak logs of the old shop & hewed them for the group of the cow stable they are very hard
	2	I had to see about getting the pulpit fixed & other fixing I killed a sheep
	3	went to Gananoque to the fair it was a good one there was a great many people there heavy rain midle of the day
	4	attended the opening of our church the Revd Mr Willson of Kingston preached the Revd Mr Gordon assisted fine day there was $19.60 collected
	5	drew 4 loads of sand for Joe Stacey 85 bushels 85 c time $1.25 in the afternoon attended an agriculture meeting in the afternoon
6		the Revd Mr Weir dispensed Sacrament in the church Revd Mr Gordon assisted Revd Mr Peck preached at night in the schoolhouse
rain	7	fixed the Barn & granery for the thrashers heavy rain with thunder and lightning last night & rain all day to day Wm Davis came with the horsepowr this evening
	8	brought the Thrasher this morning got all done by noon peas & oats went to the station with Mr Gordon he went on the Express
	9	got some wood in the forenoon fix the drill shed for the show in the afternoon fine day
rain	10	rain all the forenoon went to the show there was a great many people there in the forenoon {illegible} the rain came down till noon at noon wagons & come Buggies came in thres & fours loaded
	11	drew 8 loads of sand for Mr McKay 160 bushel in the forenoon fixed round the house in the afternoon
	12	helped S Johnston to thrash fine day
13		Ellen & James Beatty went to Young to see Aunt Isabla we hear that she is very sick
	14	the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning
	15	rained all day no work done except geting wood

1872

Oct rain	15	Helen & James Beatty came hear at noon I hunted most of the day for the horse that was at home pulled the beans little rain
rain	16	heavy rain most of the night & this morning cleaned up some of the mud in the barnyard met the Revd Mr Weir at the station he came down to attend a Sabath School entertainment this evening at the schoolhouse it was a fine show the Revd Mr Robinson was there the schoolhouse was well filled
rain	17	drew 1 load of sand & 4 loads of stones for John {illegible} in the forenoon went to see Mr Darling with Mr Ross a commercial traveler at 11 o clock stopt till near night
rain	18	went to Mr Darlings this morning for Mr Ross got home at noon charged him 3 dollars rain this afternoon
	19	diged the Early Roses in the garden had about 6 bushel got wood in the afternoon cold day hard frost last night
20		no meeting this morning Revd Mr Taplin preached this evening
	21	drew 5 loads of gravel for John Coslow the forenoon Ellen & Jennet went to Delta at noon I dug potatos in the afternoon John Johnston helped me 13 bushels Sam & son
	22	helped B Young to thrash fine day
rain	23	heavy rain last night finished thrashing
	24	dug potatos Michael Coslow helped me dig 24 bushel
	25	Do Do Michael Coslow & Thomas Coslow & John John Johnston helped dug 34 bushel that is 77 bushel
rain	26	heavy rain last night all day I went to J Ivies to see if he had sawed any lumber yet he had nothing ye
27		heavy rain all day the Revd Mr Garvey preached at night
	28	finish digging the potatos here about 100 bushels they are good very heavy digging the ground is so very wet Michael Coslow & Tom helped
	29	worked at the carrots got them all dug M & Sam Coslow helped me
	30	got the horses shod and other fixings as I intend to go to Kingston tomorrow
	31	went to Kingston for the yarn Mr Weir went with me fine day

1872

Nov	1	got home from Kingston this afternoon sopt all night at Wm Jacks got the yarn all right got 300 of flour X 3 100 of cornmeal & Rye X 2 flour in all $12.60
	2	toped the carrots & put them into pit fine day
3		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the evening
	4	drew in the corn stalks they are in very good order considering so much wet weather
	5	mended 3 pair of boots & shoes fine day
	6	huwed two sticks for the cow stable put them in got the stones leveled ready for the gravel
Butter is 90 cents	7	drew 6 loads of gravel to the stable & 2 loads of sand for P Moor 40 bushel 40 c time 50 c
	8	drew 7 loads of gravel to the stable fine day
	9	rided 6 bushel of peas for seed put them in two barles got some wood & other chores the Revd Mr Green held his annual Bible meeting in the schoolhouse stoped with us all night
10		I took him Escot this morning took dinner at Mr Parrs the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the school house this morning
	11	drew 6 loads of gravel to the stable fine day
rain	12	worked in the stable grouting part of the East end heavy rain all day everything in a swim
	13	work in the stable got 8 bushel of lime from H Pankhurst I finished grouting the east end & boarded part of the side next to the stable
rain	14	worked at the stable grouted the side next the stable & part of the end & that is all the grout I have rain most of the day
	15	worked at the Bail logs & got them in to the stable & bored part of them very cold wind all day
first snow	16	worked at the bail logs Humphrey Young helped me began to snow in the night snowed & stormed most of the day this is the first snow this fall
17		no meeting this morning Mr Taplin preached at night
	18	worked at the Bails Ellen helped at night the in the afternoon we got the Bails fixed so that we got the cows in to night stormed all day

1872

Nov snow 8 inches deep	19	Mrs Curtis came here this morning on the Express from Mitchel drew a load of wood from the end of the Barn the old calf pen & worked at the stable snowed most of the day
	20	Rob Beatty came up from Young in the buggy last night the roads is very bad drew 2 of sand to the stable & 1 to the house for to bank it I have not got it banked yet
	21	Walter & David got home from Red River this morning they went to Delta this afternoon on the Express Adam went to Nebraska from St Palls to see Isabla
snow	22	worked at the stable toward the top log 4 in it was to high stormed most of the day snow & went with an Enis to Colhoun's to a New Ram that the socitie bought
snow	23	let our own Ram out to day got some wood stormed most of the day
24		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the schoolhouse this morning
little snow	25	Drew in the Scotch Blues into the cellar & fixed a bin for the other potatos fine day
	26	got in the Chilles flurries of snow
little snow	27	got in the seedlings stormy in the afternoon with hard Frost the ground is very soft the horses went to the knees in the field
little rain	28	Drew sand from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh & one load to the stable
	29	got some wood & other fixings about the stable cold day Adam got home to night from the Red River the went to Nebraska & stopt a week with Isabla all well
snow	30	Ad drew three loads of gravel for the stable got wood & killed a sheep cold with high winds snow at night Dave came from Delta with the buggy

1872

	1	Reverend Mr Robinson preached in the schoolhouse this evening Ellen Jennet & Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed
	2	I took out the floor out of the woodshed
rain & snow	3	got the horses shod & some wood heavy rain last night some rain & snow today
	4	made an axe handle for a new axe that Ad bought in the forenoon went to a bee of the Widow Mitchell she had to draw sand to bank her house
snow	5	Ad got some wood I spooled & quilted for the girls & took care of the cattle very stormy
the stove came for the church	6	worked in the house at the spools & quilts
	7	Do Do Do I've got some wood stormy day wind & snow
8		no meeting here meeting at the Union Church David came home from Delta to night
	9	Ad drew a load of wood into the woodshed I worked at the quilts
	10	got some wood Billie came home from Pembroke this morning Ad Ellen Jennet Bessie & Billie went to Delta this afternoon David is to be married tomorrow to Miss Hicock in Delta cold day
	11	cut wood in the forenoon went to Mr Darling's with Wm Cornett for stove pipe for the church he had let them all go hard frost
	12	helped Wm Cornett & H McKay to put the stove & pipes in the church cold day Ad Bill & the girls got home from Delta
	13	killed the hog & two sheep fine day
snow	14	got two loads of wood little snow last night
15		no meeting this morning Revd Mr Taplin preached at night
	16	Ad went to Brockville with Bessie she is going to the examination he took the butter with him got 15 cents per lb
	17	drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrong fine day

1872

Dec snow	18	drew wood from Armstrongs woods in the forenoon snowed in the afternoon the snow is very light
	19	Ad took the sow to John Cooks this morning he went to Caintown to a teameeting with a load at night
snow	20	began to snow about midnight last night & snowed about fifteen inches before morning the snow is very deep went to the funeral of Captain Earel he had a paralictick fit & only lived about four & a half hours after it he was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Pearson preached
snow	21	Ad got 29 bushel of oats from John Johnston paid $35 per bushel I got a rod for to hang a lamp in the church & poker for the stove snowing & stormy to night
22		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church
snow	23	stormy all day there is no travel on the roads
the road is drifted full	24	the road is brock through our field they came in at at John Johnstons gate & down his field till they came to Ad's road then across our field & out at the gate at the house
very cold	25	the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church David and Vive came here to night Albert & Ida came also Mr Dean & Mrs Dean Mr Bilton & Mrs Bilton & daughter & Mrs Calhoun {illegible}
	26	very cold day no work done
the road is very bad	27	David & Vive Albert & Ida Ad Billie Ellen Jennet & Jennie went all to Young this afternoon the weather is a little moderate cold yet
	28	I took care of the cattle cold day
29		the Revd Mr Ash preached in the church this morning he is the {illegible} minister the is getting subscription for Victoria College the Revd Mr Robinson in the Schoolhouse in the evening
	30	Ad bought bushel of oats from {illegible}
	31	Ad went to Gananoque with the {illegible} Billie {illegible} with a cutter & Mrs Bilton

1873

Jan	1	Fine day the snow is getting soft David & Vive came from Delta there has very little work being lately on account of the depth of the snow it's two feet deep in the woods
rain	2	Adam Armstrong & his wife came here from Farmersville Mr Smith & Asha Hicock from Delta there was a number more around here in the evening Billie inlands going away tomorrow heavy rain this afternoon
rain	3	rained most of the night & this morning the snow has got quite a settling Adam Armstrong & Mr Smith went home this afternoon the roads very soft
	4	Ad got 2 loads of wood the snow is very soft I kept a fire in the schoolhouse
5 snow		snowed most of the day no meeting
	6	put a fire in the schoolhouse & went to the town meeting voted for {illegible}? Richardson & Wm Webster the Reeve & Deputy was put in by acclamation
{illegible}	7	worked at a slaugh in the schoolhouse & kept a fire on so as to get it dried
	8	went to the school meeting James Latimer was put in Trustee cold day
	9	worked on the slaugh it is not much I get done by the time I get the cattle fixed
	10	did a little at the slaugh Ad got some wood in own bush the snow is very deep
	11	Kept the fire in the school house & got Mrs Bradley to clean it out & went to an Agriculture meeting was put in president again
12		the Revd Mr Hall from North Augusta preached the Mishenerow sermon in the church in the evening Mr Francis in the morning
	13	Besse went Thomas Bradley school to teach she is to get $17 per month Ad went to James Quins got oats & 50 bushel of wheat
	14	Ad went to Escott Mill with 10 bushels of wheat illegible to get an aqua to the annual illegible Agricultural Society was illegible went to a team meeting in the illegible the afternoon
	15

1873

Jan	16	rain & thawed all day Wat & Lizie came here last night no work done the snow is going very fast the missionary in the church to night very stormy
	17	did a little on the slaugh the fields is all bear the snow all gone except where there is drift
	18	very cold North wind with a little snow Robert Beatty his wife came last night he was married on the 9th to Sarrah Hazelwood
19		the Revd Mr Francis preached this morning in the church
	20	worked a little at the slaugh Mr J Stark & Miss Russel came on a visit there was a number of young folks here in the evening little snow this afternoon
	21	worked a little on the slaugh after Mr Stark went away Ad drew some wood very stormy snow & wind this afternoon
	22	Ad drew 3 loads of wood fine day worked at the slaugh
	23	very cold day Ad went to a bee of P Moors to draw wood from McKenney place I got the slaugh done & painted {illegible} the runners
	24	very stormy day snow & wind no work done I let the cows out for water it is so stormy that they would not go
	25	made a tongue & roller for the slaugh Ad drew 2 loads of wood
26		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the church this evening
	27	David came home on Saturday night he brought Vive & Jennie with him Ad drew some wood Wallace McNeils wife died this morning fine day
	28	Ad drew a load of wood I fixed some irons in the shop cleveses & other fixings for the slaugh
	29	went to the funeral of Mrs W McNeil she was buried at the Ebenezer Church the church was as full as could hold the Revd D Sutherland from Gananoque preached very cold day
	30	Billie Beatty came up from Young Ad went down to bring him back to help him to get wood I went to Dulcimain with J Lindberg to examine some parties with rezone to his insurances saw Dennis Cross Hinton Craig's & John Erel they say that the {illegible} of goods as used Erel says a great deal {illegible} Mrs JA Bradley & I signed the document
	31	Ad came home this evening brought Billie with him cold day

1873

Feb	1	Ad fixed the wood rack on the new slaugh & got wood for the house
2		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the church this morning very Stormy this afternoon wind & drift
	3	Ad drew wood from the Armstrongs & 4 loads Billie helped
	4	Ad & Billie got 5 loads of woods rain this morning it is very soft & sloppy the snow is nearly gone in the fields
	5	Ad & Billie drawing wood 5 loads fine day
	6	Ad & Billie went to a wood bee of Humphrey Young's warm day the roads is failing very fast the fields is nearly bare I atend to the cattle
	7	David came home to day & Billie is draw wood fine day
	8	Ad & Billie drew wood in the forenoon I went to Malones place to measure wood for Brown they McKinnee has cut 34 1/2 cords paid him $15 endu him 14.51 the roads is bad it was in the afternoon I went
9		the Revd Mr Taplin preached at night in the church
	10	Ad & Billie drew 4 loads of wood the road roads is bad
	11	went to the funeral of Moses Greer there was over 40 slaughs & cutters the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the house there was a great many people there it snowed about 4 inches last night a little rain this morning it formed a crust so as to stop drift
	12	Ad & Billie drawing wood this forenoon they all went to Gananoque in the afternoon to a teameeting for the Revd Mr Gordon the Revd Mr Colton was inducted in the Presbyterian church to day
	13	Ad cut wood at the house in the forenoon went to a chopping bee of James Calhoun's in the afternoon
	14	Ad went to the 9th concession to see about a road into his place there cold day
	15	Ad got part of the road cut yesterday went to it to day the swamp is not good 16 no meeting here to day
16		no meeting here to day
	17	Ad & Billie went to the 9th conc got a load of girths for a barn

1873

Febr	18	Ad drew a load of wood for Humphrey Young he got one of Humphrey horses to draw took one of ours to Delta to an Agriculture meeting fine day
	19	came home to day from Delta we got our photograph taken when there it was voted {illegible} that the fall show be held in Delta Ad drew a load of shingles {illegible} home from the {illegible} con the road is very bad snow nearly gone
	20	Ad drew a load of shingle stuff home the Revd Mr Pearson lectured on Temperance in the church
snow	21	very stormy day snow with high winds no work done started to go to Greer's with a load of shingle stuff Polly got a seag in her foot & was lame he did not go
	22	Ad went to Greers with a load of shingles stuff then he went to the outlet for part of a load he left there
23		the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the church this morning & the Revd Mr Robinson in the evening very cold
	24	very cold day with high winds the roads blocked up the slaughing is going in the fields
	25	Ad went to a bee of Mrs McNeil's to draw cordwood David & Vie came here last night fine day
	26	David & Ad went to the 9th concession to run a line between Ad & Stacy there is some plundering going on there they got it done Charles Roth & Thomas Bradley helped him
	27	they went back to day to run Stacey's east line very stormy day snow & wind got home to night the plundering was on Stacey Ad has got a very bad cold
	28	Ad in bed most of the day the roads is very bad

1873

March	1	Ad went to Greers with a load of shingles stuff he had 7 pieces some of them was 18 ft long I went to an Agriculture meeting at the station Dean am was authorized to purchase $45 worth of clover seed to be divided between all the members who has paid their subscription on the first day of May fine day
2		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the church this morning
	3	Ad chopped wood in the shed very cold day
{illegible}	4	Ad went to the 9th concession to see if the Slacks had cut or hued any timber they have done he came home he could do nothing with out help
	5	Ad went to Gananoque took bushel of wheat to the mill fine day but cold
	6	Ad went out to the 9th concession to get timber & saw logs Henery Faires went with him to help find day wind S.west
	7	I attended the cattel fine day
rain 41 storms this quarter according to {illegible}	8	heavy rain snow is going very fast Ad & Henery Faires came home at noon from the 9 con
9		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the church this evening
	10	Ad & Henery went out with Jay Bradley & G Ross to help them to run lines on lot 11 in the 9 concession
snow	11	Ad & Henery did not come home to day {illegible} Stormy this morning heavy snow fine afternoon
	12	fine day I went out Wallace McNeil sale he is selling off all of his cows some of them went up $47 & 50 cents I paid George Richardson's seven dollars of fines to give to his Father as Treasurer Ad & Henery & David got home this afternoon little snow
	13	Ad & Henery went to the 9 con to get out stuff for building fine day David went to run lines for J Sigg
	14	I attend the cattle fine day taped a few trees
rain	15	taped the rest of the trees 41 in all Ad came home from the 9th concession Rain this afternoon
16		the Revd Mr Taplin preached this morning in the church
	17	Ad & Henery went to the 9th consession fine day came home at night for some oil of Whiskey one of the horses cut her foot heavy rain after night gathered 13 pails of sap boiled it at the house

1873

April	1	Lizie came from Lyn this morning Ad went to Ivies sawmill for a load of stuff
	2	Ad went to Escott with 10 bushels of wheat he bought 4 bags of hog feed $1.25 per 100 lb David & Smith came from Ottawa about 4 oclock this morning rain this afternoon
	3	Lizie Vive & Jennet went to Brockville on the Mixed David & Smith went to the river this morning
	4	Ad went to the 9 cons to see if he could get out rafters I boiled sap at the house fine day
	5	rain this morning & most of the forenoon Ad chopped wood at the house
6		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the church this evening there was heavy thunder & lightning this morning with rain & hail this is the first thunder this season
	7	drizzling rain most of the day David went away with Wats horse & sulky to Brockville Vie went on the Express
	8	rain most of the day Wat came here this morning on the Express Mr Lillie is to meet him here it rained so that they did not go to Escott
	9	Ad went to the 9 con to see if he could get out rafters came home at noon could do nothing Henery Folly came to work at noon Ad has hired him for 6 months at $20 per month & $18 for the rest of the time he comes from Red River he is going there with his brother heavy rain at night
	10	Henery is chopping wood at the house Ad went away with W McNeil to look for dry cattle fine day
	11	Ad went to Rockport to get waterproof boots 1
	12	Ad got home this afternoon Henery is chopping wood at the house I went round the outside fences
13		the Revd Mr Taplin preached in the church this morning
	14	Ad went to Gananoque in the buggy Jennet went with him Henery finished cutting the wood all but one {illegible}
	15	moved the fence along the road & put it in a line of the church field leaving an allowance of a road around the shoolhouse the church
	16	Henery scraped up the dung in the barnyard in the forenoon fixed part of the fence in the midle feild

1873

May	1	sowed 3 bushels of oats Ad draged with Wats mare Henery plowed fine day Wat & Lizie came hear last night on the mixed Jennie came with them
8 bushel of oats Ad went to Delta this morning Wat went to Toronto on the Express	2	sowed 2 bushel of oats that makes 8 bushel oats that Ad got from Humphrey they grew on new land & 3 of peas & oats rain this afternoon Henery got the oats draged all one way
	3	a drizzling rain this morning Ad went to Escott & bought 820 lb of horse feed & 270 of hog feed Henery & me dug out 5 old dead trees & planted that I got from the Nicol & Adranack vine Henery plowed in the afternoon
4		the Revd Mr Tapin preached this morning
	5	Henery plowed Ad went to Toronto on the Express he is to meet Wat there to go Fort Garry fine day
	6	I went to Gananoque with Wat horse got 50 lb Indian meal 25 of oat meal sugar fish & other things $5.49
	7	sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats & peas draged with Bill & the colt Henery plowed the ground is in fine order
	8	sowed 4 1/2 bushels of Oats & peas draged with Bill & the colt Henery plowed went to the station with Elizie she went on the Express to Quebec on her way to England to see her friends there
that makes 24 bushel of oats in the North field	9	sowed 4 bushels of peas Henery finished the ridges & two bushel of oats plowing on the northeast field all but the head ridges
in all 6 bushel of peas	10	I went & saw Mr Storry if he was coming for our milk I then went to Gananoque got a can paid $8.50 for it to Mr Bennett $1.21 for 4 yrd of ticking Henery draged 2 bushels of peas & plowed the head ridges the Revd Mr Gordon came here in afternoon
11		the Revd Mr Taplin preached this morning I went to Fairfax with Mr Gordon the appointment was not given & we came home again he preached at night
	12	Henery cross draged & furrow out the North field & made a milk stand & saw Mr Gordon on the Express fine day
rain came for the milk for {rest illegible}	13	Henery plowed two ridges in the garden then began to plow in the church I shoveled the furrows in the North field a little in the {illegible} rain
	14	spread dung in the church field & sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat
	15	sowed 4 bushel of wheat in the church field draged with Bill & colt that is 7 1/2 of wheat in all

1873

May	16	I {illegible} grafted some in the orchard Henery furrowed out the church field & plowed the head ridges I sowed the silver held Buckwheat & the three pounds of Farrow wheat he tried to plow in the Bull paster it is so dry that he could do nothing & a little flaxseed on the head ridge next the church
Charles Hamilton complained of John Weston for {illegible}	17	drew dung to the garden & mulched the trees that I planted this spring the ground is very dry I went to the funeral of a child of Thomas Shields Mr Gordon preached in the house there was {illegible}
18		Israel Mallory preached this evening in the church
the trees begin to look green	19	Henery plowed in the garden I planted about one bushel of the early Rose very dry warm day
	20	raked & draged the garden the ground is very & lumpy drew dung to the corn field planted about 1 bushel of Erely Roses in the garden
	21	finished dunging the corn field
	22	plowed the corn field for potatos
left the cows out for the first night	23	went to the outlet & drew out the {illegible} timber that Ad got out in the winter Russell & Perry brought it there in a raft I paid them four dollars on Tuesday
I went to Marblerock to see about the shingel timber it has not got there yet they gave entry 11 1/2 cents a piece for bringing the timber down	24	the Revd Mr Matthews came here this morning he came on the night Express Henery rolled then draged then rolled then draged the ground for potatos it is very lumpy & planted the {illegible} in the garden in Mangles the ground is very dry
25		went to Fairfax this morning with Mr Matthews he preached here in the morning & in the church in the evening
	26	made two sleepers for the woodshed & cleaned it out got the floor laid ready for the stove
	27	scraped in the sand pit in the forenoon through 6 loads of sand in the afternoon for Dr Aysworth 118 bushel I helped Henery to load & clean away the bad sand
	28	raked & planted the carrots in the forenoon the ground is very dry Henery rolled the church field before supper he then drew 2 loads of sand for Dr Aylsworth
~~planted~~	29	Henery rolled part of the Northeast pastor & furrowed out part of the potato ground the ground is very dry
	30	fine rain last night 3 1/2 bushel of Erely Rose & 11 1/2 of Chilles these was cut out of hole ones
	31	finished the potatos planted 2 1/2 rows of beans by the road planted more beans in the garden in the forenoon I fixed the irons on the new axle for {illegible} wagon Henery went to Mallorytown in the afternoon

1873

June	1	the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning & Mr Peck at night we commenced Sabath school this morning
	2	I finished putting the irons of the axle of the little wagon in the forenoon Henery finished rolling the North east field he drew 4 loads of sand for Dr Aylsworth in the afternoon t
	3	drew stones of the south side of the near ditch
	4	Do Do of the midle field I went to John Cooks got a pig from him paid two dollars for it
	5	Henery drew stones of the center field I went to the funeral of a son of Thomas Davises he was buried at the Union Church there was 50 carriages Mr Warren preached there was hardly standing room in the church
fine rain there none at home	6	went to the outlet & huewed some of the timber for the Barn A Cornet & Humphrey Young helped
	7	Do Do Do Do Do Do
8		I went with Mr Matthew to Fairfax in the morning he preached here in the evening Mr Peck in the morning
	9	Henery & me did Ads statute Labor in the 7th concession warm day
	10	went to Delta to an Agriculture meeting stopped all night at Mr Hicocks the Revd Mr Matthew went with me he went to Newboughow fine rain there to night
	11	got home all well there was a fine rain here last night planted tomato plants that I got from Mr Thompson
	12	worked on the roads with the team Henery's brother helped us that made 4 days warm day
	13	finished working on the roads worked with the team 3 days 7 days in all we drew gravel from the {illegible}
little rain in morning	14	drew a load of ashes & spread it on the peas & oats & {illegible} Cornets yesterday & of my place to day hoed the potatos in the garden
15		the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning & Mr Peck at night
rain twist to day	16	finished hewing the timber at the outlet A Cornett & Humphrey Young helped fine rain about 10 oclock & then at night a very heavy rain did a great deal of good
	17	Henery went to his father's I went to Gananoque with 6 bushel of wheat fine day

1873

June	18	went to Escott with 7 calf skins got 2 Henery hewed the girths at the house for the barn
	19	went to the outlet to draw timber got 9 pieces home J Bradley C Roth J Johnston & H Johnson helped
	20	went to the outlet & got home 6 pieces of timber Humphrey Young helped warm dry day
	21	went to the River & got the rafters 31 pieces from Nat Webster paid him two dollars for them brought home in two loads A Cornett helped us to cut a {illegible}
22		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the morning & Mr Matthews in the evening
	23	Henery went to Mallorytown this morning I went to the outlet & brought home the last load of timber Henery Pacitonce & two hands came to frame the Barn Henery hewed some of the rafters in the afternoon
	24	finished healing the rafters very dry & warm
	25	went to the steam mill & got 512 ft of lumber for studs & braces & brought down one crib of the logs to the mill they were left a little above the mill then drew some stones for the foundation
	26	drew the rest of the stones for the foundation
	27	Henery went to his Fathers & got three bags of oats & asked hands for the raisen I went out to the mill to see about more sawing warm day
	28	Henery went for a load of lumber got 600 ft I fixed for the foundation in the forenoon raised this afternoon everything went well got a good frame there was 25 hands
29		the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Robinson in the evening
rain	30	Henery went to the mill for a load of lumber got five feet I went the funeral of a daughter of Thomas Cornetts the Revd Mr Sutherling preached in the Ebenezer Church there was upwards of {illegible} teams there was such a dust on the road could not see the team before you sometimes

1873

July	1	for our layer at the church it is 30 feet one way 20 on the south end 16 on the North End 30 East & west side fine rain last night & this morning everything looks refreshed until 8 this morning I went to Young Ellen went with me Robert Beatty & me went to a staked out a piece of land Henery went to the mill for a
Henery helped Humph to pick Bark	2	went to Brockville & agreed with Mr Leroy for stones for Grandpa's grave John's & Mary Braden's John's is to be 18 Mary 9 Fathers to be the same as mothers he is look at it & make it the same came back to Robs at night fine day
	3	came home all well & we went to the Rock for a load of shingles bought 5000 & 1/2
	4	I went with Mr Matthews to Mr Darling's & Kears Henery went for a load of lumber
	5	Henery went to a Bee of Mr Darlings to draw brick from Escott they raise a large building at the station in the afternoon I atended an agriculture meeting
6		the Revd Mr Gordon preached at night & a new minister in the morning Mr Matthews went to Shannonville
	7	Henery drew 2 loads of lumber I went through the potatos Mr Matthews got home on the Express
	8	Henery went to the Rock for shingles there is 23000 3/4 worked at the potatos
rained	9	~~fine rain last night & to day~~ cleaned out the barn & fixed {illegible}
	10	worked at the Barn & fixed the mower ready to mow rain so we did not begin 1
	11	mowed about half the orchard it is very light I worked at the barn
	12	began to mow in the Northwest corner field mowed about half of it it is very light
13		Revd Mr Matthew preached this morning no meeting in the afternoon there is a field meeting at Dulcimain
	14	Henery Patione & his two hands helped me at the barn sheeting & shingling ~~I work till noon~~ Henery & me helped them till noon Henery raked the corner field in the {illegible}
paid (rest illegible}	15	Pationce & his hands helped me to shingle I had a kind of sunstroke at noon & could do nothing in the afternoon they got one side done all but the last 2 rows of the other 2 {illegible} done

1873

July	16	Henery drew in 2 loads of hay from the north field 1 from the orchard I put there in the west half of the big mow then Cornet helped him I am not able to do anything
rain	17	finished cutting the North field very heavy rain this afternoon the best & most rain we have had since April
rain	18	shingled part of the south side of the barn I had to come down from it with my head Henery raked part of the north field this afternoon rain to night
	19	rain last night & this morning Henery & Ellen went to Gananoque took 9 bushel of wheat with them to the mill there is no grinding they brought it back with them they took Mr Matthews & Mr Gordon home with them
20		the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the morning & Mr Gordon at night
	21	I went to Gananoque for the lid of the milk can they forgot it on Saturday Henery began to mow in the field below the house this morning he & the girls drew in 1 load of hay from orchard & 2 from the Northfield put them in the East half of the big mow fine day
	22	raked & drew in one load at night mowed
	23	put the load that we drew in yesterday in the little mow fine day finished cutting this side of the ditch
	24	cut in the east side of the ditch or trees drew in one load put over the horses got 1 shoe on Jenny it was put on with a new kind of nails
	25	went to Escott with 9 bushels of wheat got home by noon drew in one load of hay put it over the cow stable & one load in the New barn for the sheep rain at dark
rain	26	Henery cutting east of the Bull paster little rain this morning
27		the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning & Revd Mr Delong at night
	28	Henery & Mr A Cornet raked & drew in all that was in the field below the house Alick brought his horse & raked with it then they Bill & drew in I cut the ~~north~~ south half of the midle field rain to night
rain	29	cut part of the north half of the midle field Alick & Henery raked drew & raked in 3 loads of the north field this afternoon I was taken {illegible}
	30	Henery cut part of the North field I was not able to do anything with {illegible}
	31	Henery finished cutting the north field that is the last of our cutting & Drew in three loads {illegible} & Jennet helped I could do nothing

1873

August	1	rain last night & most of the day very heavy at noon Henery put on the ridgeboards & finished the shingling I have been in bed all day
	2	got all the hay in this afternoon A Cornet helped & the girls that finishes our haying very warm this afternoono with a good wind
3		Revd Mr Mathews preached morning & evening & at Fairfax at noon
	4	went to the funeral of Mrs Richardson the Revd Mr Smart preached from Isaiah XXXIII 24 gave a fine discourse there was Agrate many people there there was 63 carages went from the house to the grave Henery drew rails from back of the new barn & fixed the fence around the orchard & along to the consession
	5	Robert Armstrong came here last night went home this morning Henery went to the outlet for a load of chips & blocks in the forenoon worked in the garden at the potatos
	6	Henery brought a load of chips from the outlet worked at the Barn in the afternoon I am not able to do anything
rain	7	another load of chips got the horses shoes fixed a little rain his morning
	8	Henery Boarded up part of the side of the Barn Wm & Betsey Hazelwood & Mary came here this afternoon fine day
	9	Henery helped Humpry Young at his harvesting Wm & Betsy went home this afternoon Ellen came from Lyn on the Express I am not able to do anything yet
10		the Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning & Mr Robinson at night
	11	Henery helped Humpery Young I did a little at the box for the harness
	12	Do Do Do Do a little rain at noon
	13	Henery drew 8 loads of sand 150 bushel & 4 loads of stones I am not able to do anything yet
	14	Henery helped Hump Younge James McElheney came here last night I went to Escott with him
	15	a little rain last night & this morning I went to Delta took Wat Moore with me left her with Mr Wheatry Stopt at Mr Hicocks all night went to Sealeys Bay in the morning to see the council about Ad lot in the 7 concession got home at night there was very rain there 12 oclock

1873

August	17	Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning Mathews in the evening
	18	drew in 2 loads of oats & some hay Henery cut on Saturday
	19	Henery went to Mallorytown with a load of cheas for story
	20	began to cut the wheat with the reaper it was laying so bad we could not do good work we went at it with sythes
	21	Henery finished cuting the wheat to day we drew in 2 loads of it I got 2 shoes on Jennie
	22	gathered the wheat into winrows with the forks & 3 loads it was rather than going to the drought
	23	Henery raked the wheat field with the horse rake in the forenoon then cut oats Hump helped him in the afternoon I went to Gananoque to an agriculture meeting
24		the Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning Revd Mr Delong in the evening I went to the River to hear Revd Mr Rock{illegible}
	25	drew in 2 loads of oats that was cut on Saturday & cut a piece in the north east corner
	26	cut more of the oats & drew in 1 load dull & cloudy
	27	A Cornet & Humpher Younge helped Henery to cut the oats they finished the cuting fine day I atended a meeting in the church the Revd Mr Coltherd lectured Revd Mr Burton came from Belville to see about Raising money to have a minister for a year there was a good many out
	28	raked & dew in 5 large loads Humph helped I raked with John Johnstons steel rake it will not worke in the furrows or where the wheel is of the level level
	29	Humph & Henery worked at the peas I raked the winnows where the waggon went in the forenoon went to Gananoque to see Mr Coltherd in the afternoon
	30	went to Delta with Mr Dean & Mrs Dean they are going to her fathers at Newboughrow Humph & Henery finished cuting the Peas
31 rain		the Revd Mr Delong preached this morning & the Revd Mr Mathews a night the church was full & some standing in the Porch rain heavy this morning

1873

Sept 1		put a ring in the Bulls nose the Bull hooked Bonnie mair this evening
	2	turned over the peas got A Cornet horse & himself to help to draw them in drew in 4 large loads
	3	drew in 1 load of peas that finished our harvesting the Barn is as full it will hold Henery & me helped A Cornet at his kitchen in the afternoon fine day
	4	we helped A Cornet to day got all done lathing the other outside work done
	5	the Revd Mr Boikie & his sister came hear on their way home from Nancecorker the Revd Mr ~~Colton Mathews~~ Mathews preach this evening the church was full
	6	cleaned out the church & fixed the mane seats {illegible} to the commissioning on Sabath attended an Agriculture meeting at Westons
7		the Revd Mr Colthard preached this morning there was 53 communicants the church was filled to overflowing there was a great many standing the Revd Mr Boikie preached this evening
	8	I went to Gananoque with Mr Boikie got a vest & pants cut paid F Latimer six dollars
	9	went to Mr Darling with Mr Boikie & the girls stoped at Mr Keers coming home Henery cut wood
	10	went to The Sawmill going to load of suff paid then twelve dollar on account then went to the station with Mr Boikie & this sister they went away on the Express
	11	helped H young to thrash Buckwheat in the forenoon Henery went to a dung bee of J. Salvatore's
	12	Henery drew stones of the North East field I fixed the bars at the barn sold the Bull for 16 dollars we have had him in the stable for 10 days
	13	separated the Lambs rain this morning drew water & wood in the forenoon Henery & the girls went to his father's to see the chease factory
14		Revd Mr Robinson preached in the forenoon & Mr Mathews in the evening the church was full at night

1873

Sept

15

frost this morning melons vines frozen hard drew stones of the North East field in the forenoon Henery to a dung bee of Wm McNeil's rain at night John Younge came here this afternoon

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1873

Oct 1		Henery helped John Moore to thrash som rain picked some apples Henery finished Moores thrashing at noon & went to Escott I got five dollars worth of flour cut the cow corn picked the sweet corn in the forenoon went to Delta in the afternoon stopd all night at the Widow Kendricks
	2	Benjamin Young & Elizabeth went with me there was a great show the greatest amount of everything in the Hall that we ever had
	3	a fine show of Horses & mules that we have had I bought a bushel of Chinie wheat paid $1.50 got home about 10:00 Mr Dean & Mrs Dean & B Younge came home with me very fine weather
	4	heavy rain most of the day husked the sweet corn & got rungs for a lader
5		they Revd Mr Dunlop did not get up from Brockville the G.T.R. changed their gauge there was no tracks Revd Mr Robinson preached at night
	6	rained all day got a little wood & put the lader together
	7	drew 2 loads of wood Henery choped more he cut a large mapel down
	8	dug the Erely Roses potatos had about 20 bushels & some of the Chilies Fair crop fine day
	9	went to our show at the station it was a good one took the first prize on the Lumber Harness 2nd on the ram 2nd lamb Ram ~~2nd Ewe Lambs~~ {illegible}
	10	dug potatos fine day 1 of Mr Coslow's boys picked up for us fine day
	11	Henery dug potatos I went to the Stone Church in Young to meet Mr Leroy with headstones for Fathers Johns & Marys Graves met him about 9:00 help to put them up paid him fifty two dollars for them got home before night
12		the Revd Mr Robertson preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Dunlop in the evening heavy rain most of the day I went to Fairfax for him
	13	fixed the plow & drew 1 load of sand for J Gilbert & some wood for ourselves in the forenoon began to plow in the Northeast field in the afternoon the ground {illegible}
	14	helped Wm P Tenent to thrash Henery plowed {illegible} finished thrashing about 10 oclock went to Wm Cornets & thrashed there

1873

Oct	16	finished Wm Cornets thrashing about 2 oclock they then came to me set & thrashed 20 bushel of peas
	17	finished our thrashing about 3 oclock had 45 bushel of peas 25 of wheat 175 of Oats paid them six dollars and thirty cents it was A Cross & J Day H Young & D Johnston helped us in with the chaff we keep the straw {illegible}
	18	cleaned the barn floor in the forenoon Henery plowed in the afternoon I went to a agriculture meeting at the station in the afternoon heavy rain toward evening
19		the Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning heavy rain all night & day no meeting at night the minister did not come
	20	heavy rain last night & most of the day with wind from the northeast had the cows in the stable most of the time
	21	cleaned out the old well it was most full this morning Henery cut some wood put the stove in last nigh
	22	drew of some large stones that is in the ground in the Bull or horse paster before we began to plow plowing the rest of the day
	23	cleaned 8 bushel of wheat 4 1/2 bushel of peas & went to Escott mill the peas is to feed the cows
	24	Henery plowed in the horse paster the stuble field is too wet the ground is in a swim
	25	finished diging the potatos & drew in them we had dug the bin is as full as it will hold
26		the Revd Mr Delong preached this morning & the Revd Mr Dunlop in the evening little rain
	27	Henery plowed in the horse paster part of the day a good deal of rain I mended Ellens boots
	28	plowed & drew some I mended my own boots Mr Bigs the school inspector stoped all night
	29	snowed about 2 inches last night plowed some rain & snowed some Mr Bigg inspected the school
	30	Henery finished plowing the horse paster in the fore went to the plowing match very few there it was on Mr Leachs old farm in the sixth concession only 6 plows
	31	drew gravel to the well it is very dry ground the {illegible} & well we have had the cows in the stable most of the week rain & storm

1873

Nov	1	heavy rain & wind last night put plank behind the cows & fixed the stable rain most of the day
2		the Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning
	3	got the horses shod & plow fixed in the forenoon got wood in the afternoon flurrys of snow
	4	hard frost last night Henery helped John Johnson to kill hogs very windy
	5	began to plow in the Northwest field next the road cold no frost in the ground
	6	hard frost last night Henery went to Delta for Wats maire no work Thanksgiving day fine day
	7	Henery got home with the maire this afternoon put some shingles on the house then sawed Template:Illegible
	8	heavy rain all day took the floor out of the wood shed I began to make a stone boat the Revd Mr Green came here this afternoon had a meeting in the church very few there still raining & very dark
9		I took Mr Green to Escott he preached to the schoolhouse fine roads very bad the Revd Mr Delong preached in the morning & Revd Mr Dunlop in the afternoon
	10	hard frost last night put gravel & plank in the floor of the cow stable & moved the Bails back so as to give more room front of the cows
	11	went to Escott with James Latimer to see a deal signed by his Wife in the forenoon went to the funeral of the Widow Landon in the afternoon the Revd Mr Sutherland preached in the Ebenezer Church the Revd Mr Hall from Chinie lectured on China in the church
snow	12	snowed about 4 inches last night drew sand to ank the house & gravel to grout the stable
	13	made the door for barn Henery choped wood
	14	killed the hogs H Younge helped draw some wood
	15	snowing this morning & most of the day cut up & salted the hogs they weighed the black one 283 lb the white one 255 lb the Revd Mr Mathews came here of the Express this afternoon
16		the Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning we all went the church was full {illegible} Mr Mathews Mr Dunlop Mr Mathews preached then & at the church at night

1873

Nov	17	Henery went to the sawmill with the slaugh for slabs there was none to be got he brought home a load of the binders that was on the Raft
	18	went to Gananoque to atend the Division Court John Ivy sued Ad & me for the sawing of lumber we did not get he got judgment part of his bill Ad got home from Manitoba on the morning express all well
	19	fixed the mow & the New barn for the sheep Wat got home in the morning express went to Delta
	20	went to Delta as a deligate to choose candidate for Ontario Dr Gilies got the nomination after a great deal of squabbling cold day
	21	fixed a door for the sheep pen in the barn drew some wood & put Sam in the cutter he went well
	22	little snow last night this morning made another door Henery drew 60 bushel of sand to the station $18.50c Ad got Sam shod by Terry White
23		Revd Mr Delong preached this morning & Revd Mr Dunlop in the afternoon
snow cold	24	Henery took a maple log to the S. Sawmill to get a to 1 1/4 in stuff for a sheep rack did not get it sawn brought home a load of dust for beding stormed all day
snow about 1 foot deep	25	Ad helped H Young to kill hogs Henery cut wood on C Armstrong woods I fixing horse blankets snow & wind very stormy day
	26	helped H Young to thrash I worked at a buflow skin linging it
	27	sill helped Humph to thrash
	28	drew some wood from Armstrongs
	29	Do Do Do
30		Revd Mr Dunlop the preache this morning & Revd Mr Robinson at night

1873

Dec	1	David & his wife came home on the Express Ad drew wood fine day
	2	Ad & David went to Young with the cutter Henery went to the sawmill got the stuff for the sheep rack stormy
rain	3	rain this morning I went to Delta this afternoon with Vive & Alan & Jennie the roads is very bad
rain	4	the snow all gone
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	15	got home from Delta to day there came a little snow on Saturday the Roads very ruff the fences is mostly off blowing down the wind that was the week before last
	16	there is very little doing the roads is bad
	17	Ad went to Gananoque with the buggy
	18	cleaned up 8 bushel of wheat & killed the old Young cow she is good beef
	19	Ad went to Escott with the wagon took 8 bushel of wheat & the cowhide sold it I worked at outside sash for the windows they came from Brockville yesterday
	20	worke at the sash pressed 3 of them

1873

21		the Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning & the Revd Mr Cochran at 3:00 & Mr Francis at night
	22	Ellen & Bessie went to Brockville on the ~~mixed~~ Express stoped all night met Billie he came from Pembrock he is going to stop at home till after the New year
	23	Ellen Bessie & Billie came home on the Express
	24	took care of the cattle there is very little doing very little snow & no frost in the ground
	25	David & Vive Abie & Ida came from Delta for dinner & Mr & Mrs Deane they all went to church to hear Revd Mr Carroll speak
	26	Ad took 12 or 13 in the slaugh to a tea meeting at Fairfax it was in connection with Presbyterian
	27	very little work done
28		the Revd Mathews this morning in the church & at Fairfax at 3 oclock P.M. went up with him cold wind
	29	stormy day snow & a little drift went to nomination
	30	Billie & Jennet went to Delta with the cutter Ad & the rest went to the Union Church Festiville stormed & drifted before they came home so that they could not keep the road had to take the fields Noah McNeil & his sister stoped here all night
	31	Ad went to the main road with the duble slaugh I went to Gananoque to an Agriculture meeting when I got to the main road it was good there was a very large meeting

1874

Janr	1	Ad Ellen Bessie JA Bradley & Miss McNeil went to Delta this morning fine day
	2	fine day warm & thawing Ad & his load got home I bored part of a rack for the Sheep
	3	I fixed the rungs & put the part I had bored together the snow nearly it gone Billie & Jennet got home they were at Farmersville & Young
4		Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Dunlop at 3 oclock Mr Matthews at 6 oclock
	5	went to town meeting voted for Mr Darling Reeve {illegible} Webster Peck & Richardson counselors Billie put on 3 double size below
rain	6	rain & snow most of the day
rain	7	heavy rain most of the night & this morning
	8	the snow is nearly gone the roads is very poor
	9	Atended the annual meeting of the Lansdowne Agriculture Society in Westons Hall resigned the Presidentship of the socitie John Cook was elected president I was put in as one of the directors
	10	Ad went to Delta as a delagate to the conservative convention DF Farris was chosen as a member for the nomination to be held on the 22 in {illegible} a Farmersville there was a good many went with wheels I was in bed most of the day I've been very poorly for some time fine day
11		the Revd Mr Cochran preached this morning & the Revd Mr Mathews in the evening I was not able to go
	12	I'm not able to do anything yet Ad cut wood I attended to the fixing for a teameeting in the church there was a very large meeting Revd Messers Gordon Coldhard & Cochran the proceeds about $60
	13	Ad & the girls cleaned out the church fine day
snow	14	Ad took me to the schoolhouse in the cutter to attend the annual School meeting Thomas Gilbert was re-elected a few inches of snow
	15	Ad went to Gananoque with H Young in the slaugh this morning {illegible} fine day but cold

1874

Jan	16	Bored the pieces for a rack for the Sheep fine day
	17	took care of the cattle I am not very well
18		Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning instead of Mr Delong Revd Mr Dunlop preached at 3 P.M.
	19	rain most of the day snow is going very fast
	20	snow all gone the roads is bare
	21	snowing & very stormy this morning cleared up at noon I went to Gananoque to the annual meeting of the riding Agricultural Society was relected president
	22	Ad went with Wallace McNeil to help get wood for his mother in the 6th concession very heavy rain about 10 oclock for an hour or two worked at the frame of the back door of the Barn warm day
	23	Ad got such a wetting yesterday he did not care for doing anything fine day with showers
	24	finished the north barn door snow from the south west this afternoon Mary Beatty came up on the Express
25		Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning & Revd Mr Robertson at night I took Mr Dunlop to Fairfax with the slaugh roads very ruff
	26	very cold day Ad choped some wood at the door David came from Delta to night
	27	David & Ad went to the station David got his instrument Ad got his sugar & little snow
	28	David went to work for N Kendrick Ad went out to the 9 concession to see if there was any plundring could see none
	29	went to the old school house & voted for D.F Jones Mr Fredengberg & him ran for the House of Commons stormy day snowed about 5 inches David & Ad went to Mallorytown then to Farmersville & Delta 3
	30	David & Ad got home to night Mr Jones is elected with only 3 of a majority great rejoising in Gananoque all is gone from these parts
	31	Ad got some wood at the door David to Delta took the slaugh Bessie went they took the melodian with them

1874

Feb 1

the Revd Mr Robinson preached in the morning & the Revd Mr Dunlop at 3 oclock I could not go out I was very unwell very cold night & day

2

Ad cut wood I took care of the cattle cold day David came home to night he worked J Follies

3

Ad went for Henery Follie to help him to get wood he came with him Robert Armstrong came here to night he wants to buy a horse

Robert took the Sam horse home with him to work

4

Ad & Robert went to look for a horse to James McDonalds he wants to much for him Henery drew a load of wood Robert Johnstons Wife last night Ad took his Mother there in the afternoon

5

Ad Ellen & his mother went to Mrs Johnstons funeral she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Pearson preached there was between 60 & 70 slaughs & cutters

6

Ad & Henery helped to run a line between Weston & the Widow McNiel on the 6th Concession

7

Do Do Do Do finished it this afternoon

8

Revd Mr Dunlop preached this forenoon & Mr Delong at night

9

Ad & Henery got wood drew 6 loads from Armstrongs woods fine day

10

Henery went to a bee of the Widow McNiels to draw wood from the 6th concession Ad went with Mr Green to help to cut a road to the 9th concession fine day

11

Ad & Henery drawing wood

12

Do Do Do Do

rain

13

heavy rain last night & most of the day snow nearly all gone the Boys ground & upset ax & choped wood at the house in the wood shed the ground in a slop

14

cut wood at the house

15

15 Revd Mr Dunlop preached at 3 oclock no meeting in the morning

snowed

16

snowed about 2 inches last night misty snow & rain this morning a ewe had a lamb last night

17

Ad & Henery went to the 9 consession this morning I went with them with the waggon as for the woods north of Fodies Thomas Bradley took there traps on his slaugh then the slaying {illegible} in the woods they are going to put up {illegible} with them fine day

1874

Feb warm fine day	18	I cleaned up 8 bushel of wheat this forenoon {illegible} helped me that is all we {illegible} I went to Escott to {illegible} about pay for our milk promise to pay me next week it was $43.23 according to his account
	19	cold bleak windy day put a beam in the bob slaugh
	20	rain this morning until noon went to Escott with the wheat in the afternoon with the Buggy fine roads for the wheels & fine afternoon
rain	21	rain this morning made a door for Ads shanty Ad & Henery got home from the 9 concession this afternoon
22	22	Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning & Delong at night
rain	23	rain this 4 forenoon Henery went home on Saturday nothing do a little this afternoon David & Vive came at night he is going to work around hear
	24	hard frost last night David went to Gananoque with the Buggy Ad went to the 9th concession with a load of boards to cover the shanty he brought 2 logs to the mill
	25	Ad went back this morning & brought another load of log
snow	26	Ad went back Green went with him they took in the lumber of Ad's logs to a load of slabs {illegible}
	27	Ad took Davids cutter to the shop to get it fixed a little snow yesterday morning
	28	Ad helped Humphrey Young to saw wood in the 7th concession David & Vive went home this afternoon very poor slaughing

1874

March 1		the Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning & the Revd Mr Dunlop in the afternoon
	2	Ad went to Gananoque with the Buggy he took Bessie up she is going to school there Jennet & his mother also fine day
	3	Ad & Ellan went to the old place with some clothes for Billie Jackie is going to Pembrock the last of the week
rain & snow	4	heavy rain most of the night & to day with some snow David & Mrs Stevens came here last night in the buggy the roads is very bad
	5	Ad & Ellan got home to day all well in Young hard frost last night Mr Storry gave me $35 to day that makes one hundred & thirty fine that I have got be sides some cheese that we got in summer
	6	the roads is very ruff a little frost last night I very bad with pains in my legs
snow	7	David went to run a line for John Purvis Ad went with him got home at noon David intended to go home it is so stormy he cannot go wind snow & rain
8 snow		Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning Mr Delong at night I am so lame I could not go out
	9	stormy still no work doing the roads is ruff
snow	10	Ad went to a bee of Robert Johnston's to draw hay from the back place a little snow most of the day
little snow	11	when Ad went to the stable this morning Sam had got his leg over the halter & was cast his head is battered so that you cannot see his eye he very stiff in his legs
	12	Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter Bessie came home with him tomorrow is a holiday
	13	Ad got wood at the house I have been quite lame for some days back my limbs is some better
	14	I went to Gananoque with Bessie saw Revd Mr Colthard {illegible} gone some paper on Union to lay before our congregation on the Sabbath next

1874

March	15	Revd Mr Delong preached this morning & Revd Mr Dunlop in the afternoon
	16	I made a door for the space between the Barns
	17	Ad went to Robert Johnson's place in the 6th Concession for hay brought home 800 on the waggon roads very ruff
	18	Ad got some wood at the house I am bad with my knee went to the funeral of Mrs Kear there was 20 teams roads very bad {illegible}
	19	rain most of the day mended a pair of boots for Ellen she got at Robinson
	20	Ad put up some of the fence along the road our fences is nearly all down since the heavy wind December last
	21	little Billie came here last night went away this morning pretty hard frost last night Ad put up fence
22		Revd Mr Dunlop preached this morning Mr Robinson at night
	23	very high winds last night & all day with a little snow Ad tried to draw some wood broke the Boby did nothing
	24	put a part of the line fence between Copland & the paster the wind is so strong yet that it blows some that we put up down we are trying to keep our sheep out of Copland's
	25	Ad drew some wood got J Bradleys bobbys
	26	heavy rain & wind most of the day Ad cut some wood
	27	Ad went to Robert Johnsons & got 1160 lb of hay brought it home 14 dollars per tun on the waggon Robert White got our boring mill the ground is very hard frozen
	28	I spooled & quiled Ad put the road fence first ditch to the corner north
29		Revd Mr Robinson preached this morning & Revd Mr Dunlop in the afternoon
	30	Ad drew rails from the north field center fence to make a center fence in the field below the Barn
	31	Ad cut some wood at the house

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