Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1911

Title

Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1911

Creator

Laura Robinson/Sills

Source

Courtesy of Queen's University Archives

Language

English

Coverage

20th Century, Lennox & Addington County, South Fredericksburg Township, Ontario

Date Created

January 1, 1911

Is Part Of

Laura Robinson/Sills Diary Collection

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

January Sunday 1 1911

Rained a little.

Ethel to church in afternoon. No service.

A. Sills here in evening.

Monday 2

Rained nearly all day. Nothing doing.

January Tuesday 3 1911

Fine. Snowed some. Father, Fletcher took Ethel back to school. Nelly here for dinner. Harold Sills here a minute.


Wednesday 4

Cold day. Father to mill. Mrs E. Sills a caller.

Thursday 5

Stormy day. Father & I were to Mrs E. Sills to a party.


January Friday 6 1911

Cold, windy. Uncle Ceylon came in afternoon.

Saturday 7

Fine day. Tom, Lea, Fletcher, Nelly & kids were here in evening.

Sunday 8

Rainy. I was to church in A.M. A. Sills here in evening.

January Monday 9 1911

Blustery.


Tuesday 10

Chilly day. Uncle Ceylon went home in morning. I was down to Mrs P. Young in afternoon to {Institute}


Wednesday 13

Rained in P.M. Up to Mrs. C. {Phillens} to a meeting


January Thursday 12 1911

Cold day. Nothing doing.


Friday 13

Fine day. Father went for Ethel. I played at Grandmas.


Saturday 14

Fine day. Father & Ethel to F. {Blekers} in evening. A. Sills and I for a drive.

January Sunday 15 1911

Lovely day. Father took Ethel and I out to Millings. I stayed for a wait.


Monday 16

Cold day. Bright. I went to Cameden East to a concert.


Tuesday 17

Bright day.


January Wednesday 18 1911


Thursday 19


Friday 20

January Saturday 21 1911


Sunday 22

Lovely day. A. Sills came to Millings for me. had tea. went to church. came home.


Monday 23

Lovely day. M. Wright a caller. A. Sills & I to Adolphustown to a concert


January Tuesday 24 1911

Windy. {hight}. MW Mandy J was here for dinner. Up to M. Wrights for tea. W. Ham came for me.


Wednesday 25

Stormy towards Evening. Father & {H. Butcher} went to Kingston with a load. I stayed with Nellie.


Tuesday 26

Fine day. Men came home.

January Friday 27 1911

Rainy day. Father out to Belleville, to a meeting in the hall.


Saturday 28

Windy. Father went to Bath.


Sunday 29

Rained in afternoon. Home all day.


Janaury Monday 30 1911

Cold. Windy. Men cleaning harness. A. Sills here in evening.


Tuesday 31

Cold day. Men finished harness.


February Wednesday 1

Cold day. Father went to J. Youngs sale. Nellie here in afternoon.

February Thursday 2 1911

Cold day. Nothing doing.


Friday 3

Cold day. Father went to Ethel. Father and Ethel went to tea & dance at Conway so did A. Sills and myself.


Saturday 4

Fine day. Stormed last night. Fletcher, Nelly and kids here in Evening.


February Sunday 5 1911

Lovely day. Father took Ethel to town in afternoon. Ethel to church in A.M. A. Sills here in Evening.


Monday 6

Stormy day. Father went to Lodge. Lily Brown stayed with me.


Tuesday 7

Fine day. Harold Sills here in Evening. A. Sills and I went for a drive.

February Wednesday 8 1911

Lovely day. Father and I were to Bath in afternoon. A. Sills and I were for a drive in Evening.


Thursday 9

In afternoon I went up and took M. Wright for a drive.


Friday 10

Lovely day. Father to {his} social at Presbyterian church. So was A. Sills and myself.


February Saturday 11 1911

Lovely day. Fred Smith and Wilbur Card here for dinner. Uncle John and Aunt Frank came in afternoon.


Sunday 12

Fine day. Uncle John and Aun Frank went home in Evening. A. Sills here in Evening.


Monday 13

Fine day. Rev. Roberts a called. F. {Farmer} a called.

February Tuesday 14 1911

Rough and cold. Father to Station for a load of wine for Fletcher.


Wednesday 15

Cold. Father and I were up to Mrs. Switzers to a party.


Thursday 16

Fine day. M. {Gunen} a called. Company for tea. Mr & Mrs Harry Chalmers. Georgia {Hurlbut} Mr & Mrs P. Young.


February Friday 17 1911

Rained in A.M. I went {wen} the bay in Evening to F. Wrights. Ethel came home tonight. Georgia here.


Saturday 18

Lovely day. Ethel and Georgia went for a drive in afternoon.


Sunday 19

Lovely day. Georgia {Hurlbut} & I were to church in morning. Father took Ethel to down in afternoon. A. Silly & I out to H. Millings. Georgia went to Belfours.

February Monday 20 1911

Fine day. Mr. Jones was here for dinner.


Tuesday 21

Father to mill. A. Sills and I were to F. {Butchers} in Evening.


Wednesday 22

Chilly day. I went out to Mrs. {Sharfes} in afternoon.


February Thursday 23 1911

Blustery day. Leo & Edith Chalmers came in Evening & brought Leo {Hulbut}.


Friday 24

Fine day. Father took Leo down to J. Youngs in morning. Archie Wright called asking us to a dance.


Saturday 25

Lovely day. I drove down to see Mrs Young in afternoon.

February Sunday 26 1911

Showery. I went to church in afternoon. A. Sills here in Evening.


Monday 27

Windy. Uncle Ceylon came up in afternoon. A. Sills & I went to a dance in Conway Hall.


Tuesday 28

Chilly day. Uncle Ceylon went to Adophustown.


March Wednesday 1 1911

Blustery. Uncle Ceylon up to F. {btehers} for dinner. Mrs Sharpe. Harold Sharpe. Tom. Leo. F. {bleher} & Nelly here for tea.


Thursday 2

Bright. Windy. Uncle Ceylon went home this morning. A. Sills here in Evening.


Friday 3

Fine day. Leo {Gunnen} brought Ethel home.

March Saturday 4 1911

Fine day. Ethel & I were to office in afternoon.


Sunday 5

Fine day. T.W. Turner took Ethel to town.[Tes] Scott & Marim Stuart here all day. A. Sills here for tea.


Monday 6

Windy. Harold Sills & I of to M. Wrights in Evening.


March Tuesday 7 1911

Bright day. Leo. Abrams. went to mill.


Wednesday 8

Lovely day. Leo. Abrams went to mill. I walked down to Mis P. Youngs for dinner. Jordan brought me home. A. Sills & I for a drive.


Thursday 9

Lovely day. A couple strange women here for dinner as their horse ran away. Father & I were up to [F.] Butchers in Evening.

March Friday 10 1911

Lovely day. Out for a drive in Evening.


Saturday 11

Lovely day. Nothing doing.


Sunday 12

Rained in A.M. A. Sills here in Evening. Buggies running.


March Monday 13 1911

Perfect day. Nothing doing.


Tuesday 14

Fine day. A. Sills & I were down to Mis P. Youngs in Evening.


Wednesday 15

Fine day. Magaut Wright here for dinner.

March Thursday 16 1911

Very windy & cold. I was up to [F. Butchers] in afternoon as Ladies Aid met there.


Friday 17

Stormed some. Nelly down in P.M. I was getting la grippe.


Saturday 18

Lovely day. I took worse in night. Father went to Nellie. He went down to see [Nlu.] in A.M. M. Carrol a called.


March Sunday 19 1911

Blustery. Nellie down in P.M. also Margaret & Mary. A. Sills here in Evening.


Monday 20

Stormy in afternoon. Callers. Mrs Carroll. Margaut Cadman & Nellie here in P.M.


Tuesday 21

Fine day. Nothing doing.

March Wednesday 22 1911

Fine day. Nothing doing


Thursday 23

Blustery


Friday 24

Lovely day. Mrs P. Young here all day. Rw. Roberts a called. Father went for Ethel. Harold Sills took Ethel & I to church.


March Saturday 25 1911

Lovely day. Ethel & I were up to F. Butchers in afternoon. All down to F. Sills in Evening.


Sunday 16

Lovely day.

Father took Ethel to town about noon. I went to church in afternoon.


Monday 17

Rained. Very windy. At usual work.

March Tuesday 28 1911

Blustery. Nothing doing.


Wednesday 19

Snowed toward Evening. A. Sills here in Evening.


Thursday 30

Snow flurries. F. Butcher & Nelly here in Evening.


March Friday 31 1911

Cold day. Up to church in Evening.


April Sunday 1

Chilly day. In afternoon Father & I went out to see Uncle Marsh as he is very sick.


Sunday 2

Bright day. Father & I were to church in morning. A. Sills here in evening.

April Monday 3 1911

Lovely day. Margaret & May here in Evening. A. Sills & I went for a drive. J. Young brought word that Uncle Mark died this morning.


Tuesday 4

Father I went to F. Butchers in Evening for awhile.


Wednesday 5

Showery by times. Father & I went to Uncle Marsh's funeral. We stayed for tea.


April Thursday 6 1911

Rained in Evening. Nellie here awhile in afternoon.


Friday 7

Fine day. To church in Evening.


Saturday 8

Fine day. Father went to mill.

April Sunday 9 1911

Beautiful day. To church in afternoon. A. Sills and I for a drive in Evening.


Monday 10

Lovely day. Busy all day. A. Wright a caller. Father & F. Butcher to Lodge. I stayed at Nellie's.


Tuesday 11

Lovely day. Mrs. Burns here. Started cleaning house. ice still in the bay.


April Wednesday 12 1911

Fine day.

To Archie Wrights in Evening to a sugar party. A. Sills here in Evening.


Thursday 13

Fine day. Father went for Ethel. A. Sills and I for a drive in Evening.


Friday 14

Good Friday. rained. Nothing doing.

April Saturday 15 1911

Blustery. Windy. Nothing doing. The ice went out.


Sunday 16

Fine day. Easter Sunday. To church in morning. A. Sills and I went out to Millings in afternoon.


Monday 17

Blustery in afternoon. Cleaning house.


April Tuesday 18 1911

Lovely day. Cleaning house. Father went to Aunt Emmas sale. M. Wright a called.


Wednesday 19

Fine day. Cleaning house. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening. Ethel down to Mrs P. Youngs all day.


Thursday 20

Fine day. Father sold Buster to Bob Camphell for 11 60/100. Finished house cleaning. M. Wright & I collected ministry money. Margaut here for tea. Jordan and Ralph here in Evening.

April Friday 21 1911

Fine day. A. Sills & I went to a dance in Bath. Ethel went with T. Butcher & Nelly. W. Robbin put up new cultivator.


Saturday 22

Fine day. Father sick. T. Butcher here a minute. Men started on the land.


Sunday 23

Fine day. Father sick. Ethel went to town with Leo. Turner. I went to church in afternoon. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


April Monday 24 1911

Lovely day. T. Butcher drove the team to-day. [Abilha] made her first trip to-day.


Tuesday 25

Lovely day. Clarke Peters drive team in morning.


Wednesday 26

Lovely day. I walked up to M. Wrights in Evening. Nellie brought her fun [wal-downs].

April Thursday 27 1911

Fine day. Father went down to see the [Wocte]. F. Butcher here all day.


Friday 28

Fine day. I had to go to bed at noon. I was so sick.


Saturday 29

Fine day. Still in bed. [nlw] here. Nellie in P.M. Fm & Lea here Margaut & May staying all night.


April Sunday 30 1911

Showery in Evening. Callers. Nellie. Mrs. Caroll. Mis F. Sills, Mrs. E. Sills, Margaut Wright. Still in bed.


May Monday 1

Rained. Got up this morning. Nellie here all day. [nlw] was in. A. Sills called in Evening.


Tuesday 2

Chilly. cloudy. Mis. Carroll dine some chors in A.M. for me. callers. Bessie Brown. Mary Cadman.

May Wednesday 3 1911

Chilly. Nellie here in Evening. A. Sills here in Evening.


Thursday 4

Fine. windy. Father away looking for a horse.


Friday 5

Fine. cool. Miss Patterson a called. also Mrs. F. Sills. Men sowing.


May Saturday 6 1911

Fine day. Men sowing.


Sunday 7

Lovely day. I was to church in afternoon. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Monday 8

Lovely day. Mrs Ming here for dinner. Painted front veranda.

May Tuesday 9 1911

Fine day. Painted back veranda. Father finished sowing.


Wednesday 10

Showery in evening.


Thursday 11

Fine day. Uncle Will. Aunt Maude & Raymond motored out in Evening.


May Friday 12 1911

Fine day. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Saturday 13

Fine day. Father & I went to town. Buried Uncle Mark. Ethel came home with us.


Sunday 14

Fine way. Uncle [May] here awhile. in afternoon Father took Ethel to [Landmas]. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.

May Monday 15 1911

Fine day. Father & I went to Uncle Ceylons.


Tuesday 16

Fine day. Father & Jeanne back tonight? bought a house at Elgin [burglJerry], for $190.00


Wednesday 17

Fine day. Mrs. Burns washed.


May Thursday 18 1911

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Friday 19

Fine day. Nothing.


Saturday 20

Fine day. Nothing doing.

May Sunday 21 1911. Fine. warm. Company: Uncle Ceylon, Oliver, Uncle May, Mr. Northmore. Aunt Emma. [F. be. Jlla.] T. Butcher. Nellie. Ernest. A. Sills here in Evening.


Monday 22

Fine. warm. Father to mill. Nellie here awhile.


Tuesday 23

Showery. Father went to Napanee with pigs. F. Sumer a called. also Mr. Northmore.


May Wednesday 24 1911

Fine. windy. Company for tea. Ethel. F. [be]. J. P. Cuthill. Nellie & Pearl Cuthill. Lewis Larrison. Grandma. Aunt Emma. J. Way.


Thursday 25

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Friday 26

Fine day. Nellie here in Evening for awhile. I went for a drive with Harold Sills.

May Saturday 27 1911

Very warm. I went up to M. Wrights for tea. For a drive with A. Sills.


Sunday 18

Fine. warm. Father & I went to John Wartman's funeral in A.M. at [Foath]. he died on Friday. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Monday 19

Fine day. I went to Millings in A.M. and I was to town.


May Tuesday 30 1911

Fine day. I came home in Evening. Mrs. E. Sills & Margaut Wright called. A. Sills & I went for a drive.


Wednesday 31

Cooler. Showery in Evening. Nothing doing.


June Thursday 1

Fine day. Mrs. P Young took me to Adolphustown in afternoon to Institute. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.

June Friday 2 1911

Fine day. Nothing doing. Father & I were up the wad in Evening.


Saturday 3

Fine day. A. Sills & I were to Bath in Evening.


June Monday 5 1911

Poured rain. Mem working at stable.


Tuesday 6

Cloudy. Father skipped two wads of pigs & helped Aunt Emma [may]. T. Butcher & Nellie here a minute.


Wednesday 7

Cloudy. Men working at stable. I was down to Mrs. P Youngs in afternoon for tea.

June Thursday 8 1911

Fine. warm day. A Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Friday 9

Fine day. M. Wright & Mrs. F. Sills here for tea. Nellie went to town. Ethel came home.


Saturday 10

Showery. In evening Hawld Sills. took M. Wright & I to Adolphustown. for cream.


June Sunday 11 1911

Fine. warm. Company. Uncle Ceylon. Oliver. Uncle [May], T. Butcher. Nellie & kids. J. P. Cuthill here to see Ethel. [FM] & Lea here in Evening. A. Sills & I for a drive.


Monday 12

Rained in afternoon. Father took Ethel to town early in the morning.


Tuesday 13

Fine day. Father to mill. Uncle Ceyon came up tonight. A. Sills & I were for a drive.

June Wednesday 14 1911

Showery. Men busy at horse-stable.


Thursday 15

Showery. Men busy.


Friday 16

Fine day. I was sick all day. A. Sills here a few minutes in Evening. Men were up the wad.


June Saturday 17 1911

Lovely day. Uncle Will & Raymond here for tea. "taking census." he toom us to Conway for a side. in the [eav].


Sunday 18

Fine day. In afternoon Father & Uncle Ceylon went to Bath. I went to church. A. Sills & I went for a drive in Evening.


Monday 19

Fine day. Uncle Will & Aunt Maude here all day. Uncle Will taking census.

June Tuesday 20 1911

Fine day. Men busy at the barn.


Wednesday 21

Fine day. Busy.


Thursday 22

Showery. Uncle Ceylon went home. Father went to social at P. church also A. Sills & I went.


June Friday 23 1911

Fine day. Nellie & I went out to H. Clarks to a tea from H. to 8 O'clock.


Saturday 24

Fine day. Father & Nellie went to Napanee & Ethel came home. A. Sills took Ethel & I went to Conway to [wam].


Sunday 25

Fine day.

Father went to Kingston. Ethel went to church. A. Sills & I & Ethel went for a drive.

June Monday 16 1911

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Tuesday 27

Fine. Thunder storm in the night.


Wednesday 28

Fine day. J. Young here all day & T. Butcher.


June Thursday 29 1911

Fine. Ethel to Timmins in Evening. I went for a drive with A. Sills


Friday 30

Fine. warm. In afternoon. Nellie. Ethel & I went out to Mrs. Sharpes for tea.


July Saturday 1

Fine. A. Sills & I went for a drive in Evening.

July Sunday 2 1911

Fine. hot. 95 in the shade. Ethel to church in afternoon. Home all day.


Monday 3

Fine. very hot. Men busy at stable.


Tuesday 4

Fine. very hot. Men busy. Nellie here for tea. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


July Wednesday 5 1911

Fine. very hot. Men finished stable.


Thursday 6

Fine. hot. Men stacked hay. Nellie & Ernest here all night.


Friday 7

Fine. Amy MacDonald here for tea. Went to W. Robbins in Evening for repairs.

July Saturday 8 1911

Fine. Busy in hay. A. Sills & I went to Bath in Evening.


Sunday 9

Fine. very hot. Ethel to church in A.M. Aunt Laura, Uncle Ebb & Ralph here for dinner. Ethel to church in Eve. I went for a drive with W. Ham & M. Wright.


Monday 10

Fine. hot. Busy.


July Tuesday 11 1911

Fine. A. Sills here in Evening. Nellie & Ernest left for Winnipeg to-day.


Wednesday 12

Fine. Busy.


Thursday 13

Fine. F. Butcher, Ralph Sills & Jonas Caroll here helping in the hay.

July Friday 14 1911

Fine day. Mrs. E. Sills & Margaut Wright here for tea. also had five men.


Saturday 15

Fine day. Men busy in hay. Ralph took Ethel & I for a drive.


Sunday 16

Fine. Ethel & I went to church in afternoon. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


July Monday 17 1911

Rained. Father to Bath.


Tuesday 18

Fine. Nothing doing. Carmel Morrison here for tea. Mrs. Sills niece.


Wednesday 19

Showery in Evening.

July Thursday 20 1911

Fine. A. Sills & I were for a drive in Evening.


Friday 21

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Saturday 22

Fine day. Ethel & I went to Hay Bay to meet Minnie Parks. A Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


July Sunday 23 1911

Fine day. [Girls] to church in A.M. & in Evening. Minnie Watts here awhile in afternoon. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Monday 24

Windy. [Girls] went to Bath in afternoon. Minnie Parks lost her chain.


Tuesday 25

Windy. [Girls] went to look for chain.

July Wednesday 26 1911

Fine. cool. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Thursday 27

Fine. Ethel & I took Minnie to the ferry boat.


Friday 28

Fine. Ethel to [Turners] for tea.


July Saturday 29 1911

Fine day. Father & Ethel to Conway in Evening. A. Sills & I went to Bath.


Sunday 30

Fine. To Church in afternoon. Ethel to Sills for tea. Father to church. A. Sills & I for a drive.


Monday 31

Fine. Men busy.

August Tuesday 1 1911

Fine. Nothing doing.


Wednesday 2

Fine. Uncle Ebb called & Ethel went home with him.


Thursday 3

Fine. Nothing doing.


August Friday 4 1911

Fine. very warm & dry. Father & I up the wad in Evening. A. Sills & I for a drive, in Evening.


Saturday 5

Fine. very warm. A. Sills & I were to Conway in Evening for cream.


Sunday 6

Very hot. To church in morning. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.

August Monday 7 1911

Fine. Busy.


Tuesday 8

Fine. Father to town.


Wednesday 9

Fine. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


August Thursday 10 1911

Fine. I went up the wad with H. Sills for a drive.


Friday 11

Fine. T. Butcher came at noon. For a drive with A. Sills.


Saturday 12

Fine day. For a drive in Evening with A. Sills. Thrushers here.

August Sunday 13 1911

Fine day. Father went for Ethel to Grandmas. F. Turner a called. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Monday 14

Fine. Thrushers finished tonight. 1336 bus.


Tuesday 15

Fine. Showery. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


August Wednesday 16 1911

Fine. I was up to M. Wrights for tea.


Thursday 17

Fine. Ethel & I up to M. Smiths for ploughshaus


Friday 18

Fine. Mause & Sarah Caroll here all day.

August Saturday 19 1911

Fine. cool. Nothing doing.


Sunday 20

Fine day. To church in afternoon. Father & Ethel to Conway in evening. A. Sills & I were for a drive.


Monday 21

Fine day. Nothing doing.


August Tuesday 22 1911

Fine day. Ethel & I went to Napanee. Men thrushing.


Wednesday 23

Fine day. Men thrushing.


Thursday 24

Fine day. Men thrushing. M. Wright here awhile in A.M. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.

August Friday 25 1911

Fine dine. Uncle Ebb here in afternoon & Grandma came.


Saturday 26

Fine day. Aunt Emma & [Illa] came in afternoon.


Sunday 27

Fine, warm. Aunt Emma. Ethel & I to church in A.M. F. Butcher & Clarence here in Evening. Also A. Sills.


August Monday 28 1911

Fine day. Poured rain in Evening. Washed. M. Wright & M. Turner callers. Ethel & I were to a party at Mrs. Millus.


Tuesday 29

Fine day. Aunt Emma [Illa] & Grandma here. A. Sills & I for a short drive in Evening.


Wednesday 30

Fine day. Auna Emma & [Illa] went home with Mrs. Millow. Ethel took Grandmother.

August Thursday 31 1911

Fine. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


September Friday 1

Fine day. Men were up to Mellows filling silo.


Saturday 2

Showery. Men up to Mellows, filling silo.


September Sunday 3 1911

Fine day. T. Butcher & Clarence here for dinner. To Church in afternoon. Father & Ethel to church in evening. A. Sills & I for a drive.


Monday 4

Fine day. Father took Ethel & I to town. Ethel going to school & I to [Tounto].


Tuesday 5

Fine day. Aunt Frank & I went up 10.20 [hair].

September Wednesday 6 1911

Fine day. In [Tounto].


Thursday 7

Fine day. Was at [Tounto] Exhibition. Father started [midging] up land.


Friday 8

Fine day. [Tounto].


September Saturday 9 1911

Fine day. Came down in 6.40 [hair].


Sunday 10

Fine day. Alois. Sills came to Aunt Franks for [].


Monday 11

Thunder storm in Evening. Men ploughing.

September Tuesday 12 1911

Fine day. Men busy.


Wednesday 13

Fine day. Chilly. I was up to B. Wright's awhile in afternoon.


Thursday 14

Fine day. Nothing doing.


September Friday 15 1911

Windy in morning & rained. [chaud] fine. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Saturday 16

Perfect day. I drive to Brooks. Ferry. Took a woman up to catch ferry boat. She was visiting TW. Abrams.


Sunday 17

Fine day. Father & I were to church in afternoon. A. Sills & I were for a drive in Evening.

September Monday 18 1911

Fine day. Busy.


Tuesday 19

Fine day. F. Butcher here helping draw down corn. A-. Sills & I went to Napanee Show.


Wednesday 20

Fine day. Father took pigs to Napanee. Nellie here for tea.


September Thursday 21 1911

Rained. Big election. Father out to vote.


Friday 22

Fine day. I went to Napanee for Ethel.


Saturday 23

Lovely day. Busy. M. Cadman a called. A. Sills & I for a drive.

September Sunday 24 1911

Fine day. Ethel & I were to church in morning. Harold Sills here in afternoon. Father & Ethel to P. church in Eve. A. Sills & I for a drive.


Monday 25

Rained some. Father took Ethel back to school.


Tuesday 26

Fine day. Nothing doing.


September Wednesday 27 1911

Rained. Nothing doing.


Thursday 28

Fine. Father to mill. started digging potatoes.


Friday 29

Rained. cleaned. A. Sills & I were for a drive in Evening.

September Saturday 30 1911

Fine. cool. Father and I went to Napanee.


October Sunday 1

Rained. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Monday 2

Fine. I was poorly. I went for a drive in evening with A. Sills.


October Tuesday 3 1911

Fine day. Maggie Wright here to-day. Nellie here in afternoon. Father went to [Nanee] with pigs.


Wednesday 4

Fine day. Father went to Napanee with pigs. Mrs P. Young called.


Thursday 5

Fine day. Father went to Napanee with pigs. Nellie here for dinner.

October Friday 6 1911

Fine day. Rained in Nell afternoon.


Saturday 7

Lovely day. I was up to Lea Turners in afternoon. calling.


Sunday 8

Fine day. To church in A.M. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


October Monday 9 1911

Fine day. Men busy.


Tuesday 10

Most lovely day. Grandmother and Auna Laura were here to-day. Margaut & Mary here in Evening.


Wednesday 11

Fine day. I went to town for Ethel. "Teachers convention". A. Sills & I were to Bath in Evening.

October Thursday 12 1911

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Friday 13

Fine day. Margaut Wright & I were down to Mrs Sills all day.


Saturday 14

Lovely day. In afternoon Ethel & I went back for hickory nuts. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening. Tom & Lea here in Evening.


October Sunday 15 1911

Fine day. Father took Ethel to town in afternoon. A. Sills & I out to Aunt Lauras for tea.


Monday 16

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Tuesday 17

Heavy rain in afternoon & Evening. Nothing doing.

October Wednesday 18 1911

Fine day. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Thursday 19

Fine day. Father took grain to Conway.


Friday 20

Fine day. Father & F. Butcher took down chimney. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


October Saturday 21 1911

Fine day. Men ploughing. I was down to Mrs P. Youngs in afternoon.


Sunday 22

Very windy. dull day. I was to church in morning. A. Sills here in Evening.


Monday 23

Fine day. rainy in Evening. Men ploughing. M. Wright & I were to Conway in afternoon. A. Sills went to Brockville.

October Tuesday 24 1911

Fine day. Nellie here in afternoon.


Wednesday 25

Fine day. Father took more barley to Conway.


Thursday 26

Fine day. I was sick. Sarah Carroll here in afternoon.


October Friday 27 1911

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Saturday 28

Lovely day. Ethel came home with F. Butcher & Nellie. Ernest here all day.


Sunday 29

Lovely day. Ethel to church in afternoon. A. Sills came in afternoon. a great surprise. Father & Ethel were to Conway in Evening.

October Monday 20 1911

Fine day. Father went to Bath in afternoon. Nellie here in afternoon. A. Sills here in Evening. up to F. Butchers awhile.


Tuesday 31

Rainy day. Father took Ethel to Napanee.


November Wednesday 1

Fine day. Men ploughinh.


November Thursday 2 1911

Fine day. heavy fall of snow last night. Mrs Burns & I were cleaning houses.


Friday 3

Fine day. windy. S. Carroll here for tea.


Saturday 4

Fine day. In evening Father& I went up to B. Sills & got our hickory nuts.

November Sunday 5 1911

Fine day. I was to church in morning. S. Sills came in evening. a great surprise, as he was in Brockville.


Monday 6

Very windy & rained. Nothing doing. Nine years ago to-day Mother passed away.


Tuesday 7

Windy. A. Sills here in Evening.


November Wednesday 8 1911

Fine day. Uncle [Maby]. Aunt Bird. High. Aunt Frank. Helen. Aunt Emma. F. [Loe] & [Illa]. here all day. A. Sills & I for a drive in Evening.


Thursday 9

Fine day. Nellie Young here all day.


Friday 10

Windy. Nothing doing.

November Saturday 11 1911

Cloudy. Chilly day. Nothing doing.


Sunday 12

Rained all day. Windy. A. Silly here in Evening.


Monday 13

Bright. Chilly. Nothing doing.


November Tuesday 14 1911

Windy. Put on outside windows.


Wednesday 15

Fine day. Nothing doing.


Thursday 16

Windy. A. Sills here in Evening.

November Friday 17 1911

Began to storm about noon. Terrible storm. Father & I went to Napanee. Ethel came home.


Saturday 18

Stormy. Windy. Nothing doing. Last day for milk. At factory.


Sunday 19

Fine day. Father took Ethel to town. Nellie & Ernest here in afternoon. A. Sills here for tea.


November Monday 20 1911

Fine day. Father to mill.


Tuesday 21

Fine day. Uncle Ceylon came out tonight. Leo & Edith Chalmers & A. Wright here in Evening.


Wednesday 22

Fine day. Men [bixing] stable.

November Thursday 23 1911

Rainy. Margaut Wright here in afternoon. Tom & Lea, F. Butcher & Nellie here in Evening.


Friday 24

Cold day. Up to F. Butchers in Evening.


Saturday 25

Fine day. Uncle Ceylon went home. M. Turner a called.


November Sunday 26 1911

Fine day. A. Sills came in afternoon.


Monday 27

Fine day. A. Sills stayed all night & I went to town with him.


Tuesday 28

Rainy day. In town. Leo Abrams moved away.

November Wednesday 29 1911

Fine day. In town.


Thursday 20

Windy. In town.


December Friday 1

Fine day. A. Sills brought me home this morning. Father & I went to M. Turners to a party.


December Saturday 2 1911

Fine day. [Done] a bit of work. Leo Abrams a called.


Sunday 3

Fine day. Father & I were to church in morning. Tom Turner a called. A. Sills here going to stay all night.


Monday 4

Fine day. A. Sills went home this morning.

December Tuesday 5 1911

Fine day. Aunt Emma & Aunt Laura came. Nellie here in afternoon. Busy.


Wednesday 6

Lovely day. Father & I went to town.


Thursday 7

Fine day. Father went for coal. Aunties went home tonight. Aunt Frank came at noon. Nellie here.


December Friday 8 1911

Lovely day. Aunt Frank went home this afternoon. Nellie here all day. Father went to mill.


Saturday 9

Fine day. Very busy.


Sunday 10

Fine day. Father & I were alone all day.

December Monday 11 1911

Rained. Father took pigs to town. M. Wight a called. A. Sills here for dinner.


Tuesday 12

Clear in A.M. poured rain in P.M. Father & I to Napanee.


Wednesday 13

Fine day. Father to Bath.


December Thursday 14 1911

Fine day. I was sick.


Friday 15

Rained. Killed pigs. Nellie here. Mrs. F. Sills called also Mrs. P. Young.


Saturday 16

Stormed. Aunt Maude here all day.

December Sunday 17 1911

Fine day. A. Sills here for tea.


Monday 18

Blustersy. Mrs. Burns here. Father & F. Butcher went to Evergreens.


Tuesday 19

Fine day. Margaut Wright here all day. [Sandburst] bunch came as a surprise brought silver spoons.


December Wednesday 20 1911

Fine day. Nellie & Aunt Maude here all day.


Thursday 21

Fine day. Uncle Ebb. Aunt Emma here all day.


Friday 22

Fine day. Father went for Ethel.

December Saturday 23 1911

Fine day. Busy. Nellie here in afternoon.


Sunday 24

Fine. Alex Sills here for tea.


Monday 25

Christmas day. Nellie here. busy. roasted turkeys. Father went to Millings. Ethel & I were alone.


December Tuesday 26 1911

Fine day. Father came home this morning. Aunt Maude. Aunt Emma. Aunt Frank. Nellie busy. Uncle Ceylon came.


Wednesday 27

Windy day. Alex Sills & I were married to-day. high noon. we then left for [Tounto] & Detroit.


Thursday 28

Fine day. Arrived in Detroit at 8:30 A.M.

December Friday 30

In Detroit.


Saturday 30

In Detroit.


Sunday 31

In Detroit. End of year.

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Laura Robinson/Sills, “Laura Robinson/Sills Diary, 1911,” Rural Diary Archive, accessed May 7, 2026, https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/items/show/553.

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