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1st of January 1898 Fortunate Day New Years Day Windy nor West Frosty Cool not making much ice no Tracks of the Fox Must got off Leander Foot not very well

2nd Fortunate Day very cold South West Wind making some ice Frosty to night the ice all over made some air-holes I think the ice Made New Years night as it was Frosty

3rd Allen's B Day 1853 an Unfortunate Day Frosty Windy air-holes shutting up

4th E Wind Frosty Gordon came had a Letter From Uncle Duncans John in Kansas he had a very hard Time of it with his Bones Broke and having to walk so Far Wrote a Letter to Day to Dan

5th Fine Day Fernandez came Gordon crofsed gave him a Letter to put in the PO to Dan Put ----- Down at the Island on the south side Brok on another Stack

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6th of January 1898 Epiphany Fine E Wind soft a Few Drops of Rain Hounds Barking crofsing the ice Down at Tuppers Island Stanley and Fernandez Down at the Kit Kit Fernandez crofsed to the Post Ofice Bought a Lamp Chimney

7th Fine Day Drew some Wood to the camp Heard the Earthquake about 1/2 Past one there is to Be an Eclipse on the Moon to night 35 after Full moon comes in to Day

8th Annie's Birth Day 1866 Fine Rained some Thawing water on the Ice Stanley crofsed for the Mail got a Paper From Kansas ti Looks more Like an Eclipse to night Windy West

9th Fine 2 of Lewis Folks here Gave them a Lot of Papers and the Headstart

10th Fine Day Fernandez went to Fort Covington took 3 Foxes and a Mink council in Dundee

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11th of January 1898 E Wind Fine Gordon came had 2 cards 1 for Ionia from Cornwall custom house and a Postal card from Dan Wrote a Letter to Mr Haggarty concerning the Parcel if he would be going to Cornwall

12th Fine E Wind Rained hailed Fernandez went to Lancaster Got a Parcel From Maxville From Helen to Leander to the care of Mrs Dunlop Ionia sent for a pair of Scates 50 cents The Fox eat the Bait did not Get him Put in 5 cents for the Free holder on This Day of the Month 1891 Aunty Mary Departed Rained hard to night

13th Fine Day Unfortunate Day Icicles on the Trees ice Bursting some Sending Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Gordon crofsed Gave him 37 cents to Pay for custom Package

14th Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez crofsed for Mail The Twice a Week Times From John Cameron Kansas

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15th of January 1898 a Fortunate Day Thrashing Big Pease E Wind Snowing Lewis son here got Butter 25 cents worth Kerosene oil nothing Heard the Priests Brother was Drowned at St Regis

16th Fine D Spink and Gordon came 4 Books Fished 17 Perch for D Spink The Talk now is the Grindstone club Got the Freeholder yesterday For the First Frosty

17th Fine Thrashing Pease Fernandez to Summerstown a Letter to -----

18th Fine Fernandez went to Roses Bee Lewis's Boys for the cutter and Harnefs made a Track in the Upper Field out on the ice Leander's Foot Bad a Fire of Nicholsons ice house and Shop

19th a very very Fine Day soft caught 15 perch Martin came with the cutter Thrashing went to the End of the Island

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20th of Jan 1898 Unfortunate Day E Wind commenced stormy snowing hailing some Rain Fernandez went to Lanaster to Get the Horses Shod Dewar that Shod them First crofsing with our Horses

21st St Agnefs Day Fine E Wind Snowed thawed Froze Unfortunate Day Leander went to Summerstown for Mail got Election Letter from McPherson Putting Manure on Lower Point Eclipse

22nd E Wind Fine Putting out Manure new Moon a Saturday change they say is a Bad change

23rd Stormy E Wind Fernandez went on Horse-Back to Hamiltons for the mail

24th Charlie Tupper Birth Day a Fine Day putting out Manure

25th very Fine Robie Burns B Day E Wind Putting out Manure Lewis's here for Butter Fernandez crofsed

26th Fortunate Day very Fine Drifted Last night Broke on a Stack

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27th of January 1898 Fine Fair and Frosty Thasing Pease Fanning Pease 5 3/4 Bushels

28th Fine Frosty Finished Thrashing the Pease Fernandez crossed for Mail Got Ionias Parcel Duty 15 cents Got 1 1/2 lb of Tea 25 I went to the Lower-Point to Take the Iciles or isicles of the Apple Trees Frosty to night

29th Fine Fair and Frosty W Wind Fanning the Last of the Pease 4 Bush or about 10 Bushels in all

30th Fine Gordon came had John H's Musket Ed Renshaw here

31st Stormy E Wind Drifting Frosty

1st of February St Brigdest Day the Black Month Stormy East and North Wind Frosty

2nd Candlemass Day Frosty the sun shines the Bear Raccoon Badger will see their shadow Gordon and Leander crofsed 100 of Flour Races to Day in Dundee

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3rd of February 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine Frosty Fernandez to Lancaster Gordon to Summerstown

4th very Fine Day Livinia (Sissy) Took very Sick Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee Due Bill 2 Dollars 12 cents Bought 4 lb Tea 5 Gallons of Coal oil Broom crofsed over to Lewis I Put out some Bushes 2 Boy went for Dr Harkness for Sissy sent Him Home Races in Dundee Put off water on the ice there Seen A Rankin in Dundee Ram sold

5th Fine W Wind Tom Jackson and Gordon took Hom our Ram took our Boar Pig Fernandez Went to Lancaster to Get Medicine From the Doctor Got 8 Pills 5 Last night Bought Lemons at Bolsters 1 Doz 20 cents

6th Fine Eddy Renshaw here Livinia (Sissy) not very well

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7th of February 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine Day Fernandez Went to Lancaster Bought 2 1/2 lb of Bisquits Seen the Doctor and he came up Left More Medicine for Sissy Gordon and Leander went to Summerstown

8th Gordon's B Day Fine Day Leander and Gordon crofsed to Summerstown Bought of Mr Hagarty oatmeal 25 Mr Thomas Frashers wife Poorly in Dundee

9th Unfortunate Day E Wind Gordon cutting stove wood Mr McDonalds meeting at Tyo-Town to night Gordon went Dr Harknefs here to Day Left more Medicine Made a Hole in the Stable Loft to Let Down Hay some Rain Sissy some worse to night

10th very fine Mifs Janet Fraser here to see Sissy Brought a Jar of Peaches Gave Ionia pair Gloves turn over

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10th of February 1898 continued From the other side Fine Thawing snow coming Down Dan Spink and Gordon came home with the Gentleman Pig Drew 2 Loads of Wood Tried for Perch got one EEl Fishers at the Horse shoe sturgeon Island ice-cutters at Summerstown a Meeting to night at Cameron Town 2 of the Boys Went to Mr McDonalds meeting

11th very Fine Day the Doctor came Left more Medicine Drew a Load of Wood Tried for Perch Donald McGillis Making his Will to Day wind changed to West Rained to night

12th W Wind Rained some Unfortunate Day Tibbie went off to Night

13th Sunday Sexagesima) The Doctor and Son John here Left Medicine Randolph and John H here

14th St Valentin's Day very Fine Day The Doctor here Left Medicine Drawing Wood Got a T

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15th of Feb 1898 very Fine The Doctor here Left more Medicine and some for Livinia Leander got a Fox Drew some Wood E Wind Blew hard to night some snow Drift

16th E Wind Stormy snowing Drifting cold Unfortunate Day

17th Unfortunate Day Frosty West Wind Thrashing Oats cold the Dr came Left 15 Powder For Livinia Senior

18th James Hugh's Birth Day EW Fine Thrashing and Fanning 12 Bushels cutting the Oat Mow Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought Biscuit and Thread Johnny Moyese an Indian Drowned in Salmon River to night Lost 1 of his Horses he was sober but a bad crack

19th E Wind Fine Day Races Finished to Day in Dundee Leander Fernandez went to Dundee Sold his Fox 1..25

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Feb 20th 1898 E Wind Quinasima Sunday very Stormy Drifting Wind High cows not Watered to Day cool Fortunate Day Blustering

21st E Wind Stormy Drifting Windy a very Bad Storm

22 Washingtons Birth Day E Wind very stormy But can see the Islands some of them Blowing Drifting Freezing Fernandez crofsed for the Mail

23rd Ash Wednesday Fine shoveling Snow Banks Cleaning in and around the Barn Fernandez to Lancaster I Dont East Meat to Day this is one of My Lent Days and Good Friday is the other Wrote a Letter for the Star 1 Dollar 8 cents to Register the Doctor here Broke on a Stack

24th Fine Day Drew some Wood Fernandez at Meeting at Lancaster Last night crofsed to Summerstown Heard crows to Day Sissy got up to Day

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Feby 25th 1898 Fine Fortunate Day Drawing Wood Made 2 Bunks for the Sleigh of Elm I went up to the Bush 1 of Lewis here for Butter Leander and Fernandez went to Summerstown Bought a Box of Soda Biscuits 25 Pan of Bread Got the Star of Kansas and another Paper From John Cameron of Kansas

26th Fine Put out the oats in the stable loft 28 Bushels a Fortunate Day Leander to Summerstown Fernandez to Williamstown

27th Fine The Doctor and Son John here Gave Him a 10 Dollar Checque Dan Spink here Ed Renshaw Gordon John H here Fished EEls

28th Fine Last Day of the Month Mrs Lewis and her Mother Here Mrs Lewis stopt to Wash stopt al Day Paid her 50 cents Gave her a Basket of Potatoes Got 10 Dollars From Sissy

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1st of March 1898 St Davids Day, Taffy, The Festival of the Welsh a very Fine Day Election Voting all over For D.R McDonald Conservative Mr McRae a Grit McPherson a P.I. and Independent and Grit Went to Summerstown Station to vote 6 of us voted 5 here and Fernandez in Lancaster all conservatives Leander and I went out seen a Good many old Friends Took Dinner at Hamiltons coming Back Leander went to Lancaster to night him and Dan Spink Donald Robert ahead and More Places to hear From Haycock is out Mulhern is out Whitney is in

2nd Fine Unfortunate Day I went Down to the Kit Kit Fixing the cutter Baking Boys went to celebrate D.R McDonald

3rd Fine Kid McCoys Fight to Day Fernandez went to Dundee

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3rd of March 1898 Fine The Editor of the Fort Covington Sun Mr Howland and Mr Parker came to Fish got a Lot of Perch and Pike Gave Leander 25 cents Fernandez to Summerstown crows Plenty

4 Fine Fernandez went to Dundee For Uncle Bills Mill Johnnie and Billy came put up the Mill Signed for a Lottery cleaning out the Barn E Wind William Henery Shadgate Cameron Birth Day Uncle John Eldest Son

5th Unfortunate Day Fine WW Thrashing about 4 Barrels of Wheat or 20 Bushels put our Horses on the Mill they went Well for the First time Jack and the old Mare Johnnie went home Billy stopt

6th Johnnie Billy Gordon and Eddy Renshaw here caught 16 Perch Fine )

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7th of March 1898 Fine Fine Finished the Wheat 1 of Lewis's Boys here for Butter Thrasher B{ink blot} 10 Bushel Broke one of the B{ink blot} of the Mill

8th Unfortunate Day very Fine Thrashing Oats went up in the Bush

9th very Fine Day Thrashing the oats The Mill did not run much in the afternoon Fernandez to P Office Rec a Letter From Dan He heard we were unwell Foggy a cutter went up the Ice Before the Door

10th Very Fine EW Fortunate Day 4 Teams of Indians going Down to Rofs's and Charlies Island for Wood Fixing the Mill Tried for Perch Got 19 Thrashing 76 of Oats and 30 with the Flail Barley 8 Wrote a Letter to Da 4 Loads of Wood went up Blackbirds came

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11th of March 1898 a very Fine Day Fishing got 3 and 11 Perch Billy and Fernandez went to Dundee with the Se{faded off} Sent the Letter with Billy to Dundee Post office putting straw into the Barn From the {missing} 3 cents Postage paid Lewis one of Butter 25 cents Martin Passed to Water on the Salmon River

12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster (senior) First came to the Island Unfortunate Day Rained some Charles Ro{faded off} the Bull and a Bag of Randolph and John Renshaw Took a Book about the cla{faded off} Seen Robins Whistlers Fernandez to Lancaster Brought the Gun {illegible} the Fall Gave Randolph 5 Perch Isaac Empy with Charlie Rose Sent a Can of Honeyto Bought 3 lb of Tea Bowl 23 yds C{illegible}

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13th of March 1898 Sunday West Wind Blew a Hurricane Blew Down the Apple Tree at the Door Water Raising at the Shore got Fox

14th Stanleys Birth Day 1880 Fine Froze some Put the Mill Power in the Barn Warm Northern-Lights or Merry-Dancers Aurora Borelias to night

15th E Wind Fine Fernandez crofsed for the Mail Got the Picture of the What Fell From the Nest Tapt some to Day Brought up the Buckets Leander went to the Kit Kit Took up the old Boat From the Wharf to Put Oats in it

16th Unfortunate Day E Wind very Fine Lots of Ducks Flying Wild Geese Going West Water Fell some took the Barrells to the River to soak tapping 275 Tapt Gathered 90 Pails another Sheep Died thats 2 Put the Boat up in the Stable Rained hard Heavy Thunder and Lightning to night They Tapt the Last Quarter of the Moon

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17th of March 1898 Fine St Patricks Day The Festival of the Irish The 3 Boys in the Sugar Bush Boiling Water Falling some seen a crane

18th St Joseph's Day Fine on this Day of the Month Vicky Departed 1887 The Ice opening in Spots or Holes Went up to the Bush very Fine some Drops of Rain to night

19th Last Day of Winter ice opening and Jamming Before the Door some Shooting Lightning to night E

20th First Day of Spring Gordon came Boys in the Sugar Bush ice Going Down Gordon took some of his Tools with him fine WW

21st E Wind in the Sugar Bush

22nd Livinia B Day (Senior) E Wind Fine Turned to West Wind Running Well to Day I went to the Head of the Island 2 of Lewis's here for Potatoes and Syrup 50 Wild Geese Plenty

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23rd of March 1898 Rained some Last night Fine W Wind Boys in the Bush Moses Lemay Hattie John Dishaw here a Feast at Taffy in the Bush ad at the House Bought a Gallon of Syrup Freezing to night

24th Fine Froze Hard Last night in the sugar Bush Leander crofsed Took 2 Gallons of Syrup to Put out the Boat Fortunate Day Killed a snake for the First

25th Put out the Boat went with 2 cans of Syrup to Summerstown E Wind Froze hard Last night Randolph here Gave Him Bismarcks Direction to Brittish Columbia John Renshaw is Going there Lady Day

26th John H B Day 1876 Lots of Shooting to Day Began to gather ashes for Soap

27th Fine E Wind John Morris Min George Charlie Brought the Forks Scates and rest of the Things Dan Spink Eddy Renshaw all in the sugar Bush Gordon came

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28th of March 1898 Unfortunate Day Fine in the Sugar Bush Rained some ice at the shore yet and the Back Bay some Banks of snow in spots in the Field

29th Unfortunate Day Rained West Wind Bottling Syrup

30th fine Froze some Last night sap Running some to Day went up around the south side Found Tibbie laid out up in the Bay sent 2 Papers to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Leander to Summerstown Put in the Pig in his Place Letting the Water Run in Different Places Got the Parcel 2 Parasols For MC From Dan a Letter too

31st Fine Last Day of March a very Fine March From the First to the Last Set Fire at the Lower Point a calf to DAy

1st of April Unfortunate Day Fine All Fools Day Windy cool Frosty at nights in the sugar Bush Read{torn off} Mr Donald Mr Gillis Departed on the 31st of March at Meadow {rest torn off}

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1st of April 1898 All Fools Day, Unfortunate Day

2nd Fine Windy a Flurry of Snow split some rails in the Bush Leander to Summerstown Took 3 Tins of Syrup

3rd Palm Sunday Montor and Ed Renshaw here a Tug went Down For the First

4th Windy Blustery snowed some John H and Leander crofsed to Summerstown Bought Thread Tax Cartridges at Preaching to night John H came Sunday

5th Fine Day Leander and John H went to Mill to Fort Covington with Bushels of Wheat 5 Bushels of Wheat to mill Got a Dog The Grenada came to the Mouth of Salmon River Fixing the Buoys Wrote a Letter to Dan

6th Fine cool Windy Fernandez to Lancaster Sent a Letter to Dan Took 2 Cans to Lancaster of Syrup 1 Can to Summerstown Leander & John went to church The Granada aground {faded off}ar all Day Rec Haffir com From {cut off} Kansas

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7th of April 1898 On This Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 Fine Windy 2 Rats and a Mink skinned to Day in the sugar-Bush to Day Fernandez and John H Went to church tonight Grenada's First Trip to Summerstown and Cornwall

8th Fine N West Wind Setting Fires in the Marsh and West Piece running Well in the sugar Bush John H went to Cornwall to Buy a Suit of Cloths Gordon Shingling at McMasters has a sore hand

9th very Fine On This Day of the Month I was Married 1862 36 years ago to Day Burning the Back Marsh Boiling in the sugar Bush Gordon came him and Fernandez crossed to church Letting the Water Run in Places swallows and Frog hawk came

10th Easter Sunday E Wind 3 of Lemays {folded over} of Dishaws in the Sugar Bush D Spinks and Ed Renshaw all in the Sugar Bush Gordon a sore hand {torn off} came

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11th of April 1898 Very Fine E Wind setting Fires Fernandez went to Lancaster I and Ionia went ot the Kit Kit Took cup the Buckets Boiling White cow calved Phebys or Pewits came yellow Hammer's came Wrens came

12th Fine very Warm took home syrup Boiling Stanley and Leander to the Kit Kit Ionia Fishing Perch Fixing around the house one of the cows calved to Day

13th Fine E Wind Began to Plough at the Lower Point Fixing the Yard Fence at the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown for the Mail Got 18 Fish Last night Received a Letter From Dan Got Fat Pine

14th Fine East Wind cool Sent a Letter to Dan Ploughing on the Lower-Point Fixing the lane Fence one of the cows calved to Day

15th Fine Plouging on the Lower Point a Few Drops of Rain Chaffy came to Lancaster on the 14th

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15th of April 1898 Fine Fortunate Day W Wind Ploughing the Potato Ground put Manure on the Potato Ground Fernandez came took a Load of stuff From the Bay Ionia and I Ed Renshaw and {illegible} here Hunting

16th Low Sunday Fine John went to the concession to McArthurs Dan Spink here had a Lot of Papers Gordon came

18th Uncle Duncans Birth Day Fine Picking up Stones Moses Lemay here for Syrup 60

19th Plouged some Putting out Manure on the Wheat Ground Drew Stones and Picking up Stones Fernandez went to Frasers Leander went to Summerstown South East Wind Froze Last night

20th Rained Last night some Rain to Day Putting out Manure to Day Windy Made a cake of sugar For Stanley

21st Raining Fine Windy Taking out Stones East of the Garden Gordon and Leander crofsed near McKay's Last sermon Stanley Killed {torn off} Late goes Setting Hens to {illegible}

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22nd of April 1898 Fine Salted the cattle Fernandez came and went to the Meeting in Cornwall

23 Dan and Carla came had 2 Boxes of variety of Book and other valuables This is St Georges Day The Festival of the English The Boys Putting out manure took away the West and North Banking of the House Poor Carlo Feels Lonesome Dan and Fernandez to Douquetts the Steamer Rocket went Down for the First Trip the Chieftan went Down yesterday with a Raft Leander and Gordon went to Dundee Took Fox skin and Mink Randolph here yesterday with a Telegram from Dan

24th Fine E Wind Mr Genie came Ed Renshaw here Sold 3 Boxes of Pills 75 cents John came

25th St Marks Day E Wind Fine cool Ploughing Taken out stones Rocket Went Down to Day First Trip Mr Genie to Cornwall Let out Carlo he is all right

26th Annie {torn off}

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26th of April 1898 E Wind Fine sowed 6 1/2 Bushels of Wheat at Lower Point Taken of Stones Lewis the Indian here with Baskets Got Syrup Genie came Alexandra went Down First Trip Gave Lewis a colter for his Plough set Fires up in the swamp at the Ditch Paid Genie for a lb of Tea 25 took a Box of Crackers John and Fernandez crossed to Summerstown Got a Map and Book From Dan

27th Fine E Wind the Hamilton Went Down First Trip Plouging and Taking of Stones Fernandez went to Lancaster John H Trimmed some of the Trees in the Grove Mr Genie set a Line

28th Fine E Winds Fernandez went to Camerons to Work Lent him my Watch Ploughing and taken out stones Mr Genie got a Sturgeon Lewis here with a Basket to sow Grain 50 cents John H crosse Rocquet Late going Down

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29th of April 1898 Sowed the New Oats sowed other oats 12 Bushels Taking stone and Ploughing Genie made 2 Whippletrees Got a Letter From George Shora Montreal a Letter For Jo Lemay

30th sowed Fine E Wind Picking stones Genie went off Min Herbert Charlie and John Morris came went to Fish John H and Leander went to Dundee Brought 4 Cans of Syrup Bought 2 Coils of Fence Wire John Morris Min Herbert and Charlie came went to Fish got a Succor

1st of May St Phillip and St James Gordon Dan Spink and McArthur here very Fine Day Livinia went to Dundee with them

2nd Fine Day E Wind Rolling the oats and Wheat cutting seed Potatoes John Crofsed

3rd Planted 4 Kinds of Potatoes Esat 2 of Lucias here for Syrup 1 Gallon 1 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes 1.20 Griffen and Lewis Bosell Looking at Randolphs Boat First {bottom line torn off}

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4th of May 1898 Rained Last night Foggy some to Day some Drops of Rain Began the Wire Fence Plouging East of the Garden and Taking out stones Broke the Point of the Plough 3 of the Boys crofsed this Evening Leander and Fernandez went to Dundee Bought a Plough Point Thunder to night

5th Fine Plouging and taken out stones putting the Wire on the Fence got a Letter From Dan concerning Carlo the 3 of them crofsed to night

6th Ploughing and Taken out stones John H at Hamiltons Cut His Foot Badly Fernandez went to Cornwall very Fine Weather went a Letter to Dan

7th very Fine E Wind Went to Lewis Ionia and I got a Barrel From Him Gave him Tobacco setting Fires Arbour Day

8th E Wind Gordon and and John H came his Foot Back

9th Ploughing Livinia John Morris and Charlie Creamer came Adolphus Yaddo here Wrote a Leter to Dan about a Paper of April the 2nd

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10th of May 1898 Fine E Wind John Morris got 7 1/2 Bushels of Potatoes 4 Bushels of Oats Ploughing at the Wet Place ash Tree sent of the Letter to Dan to go Tomorrow Stanley and Fernandez crofsed John H Making crotches Received a Letter From Minnie From Chesterville

11th Rained some Stanley and Fernandez went to Lewis to Buy Logs took them over paid 3 Dollars Mrs Lewis here Gave him a calf 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/2 Gallon of Syrup Got Baskets for this Leander crofsed to Meeting Church

12th Fine Rained some Thunder this Evening Adolphus Yaddo here for Pasture for sheep Fixing their Logs to take to Lancaster

13th Fine Fernandez went with Logs to Lancaster Picking stones sowed 1 Bushel of Pease sowe oats cows coming in some ploughing and harrowing Made crotches for John H 14th Fine W Wind Fixing Fence in the Bay Sowed 5 Bushels of oats in the Back Place Planted the Potatoes at the Pig Pen 14 {illegible}

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14th of May 1898 Uncle Bill Johnnie and George came to night to Fish got suckers Pike EEls Perch Heard From Bill that James Hopkins Wife Departed up West

15th Fine E Wind Fixed the Bull Pig Bill did John H went with them to Dundee Gordon and Dan Spink here took Randolphs Boat

16th sowed oats in the Back place and Ploughed the Peice for the Garden Rained Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain Windy Went over to clear the Ditch and took over a Load of Pine for stakes that I split there Sissy and Ionia Went to Mr Dan Frasers to get her Hair cut

17th Fine W Wind Fixing the Fence at the Foot of the Lane cut a Hicory Down inside the Fence Lewis here for Potatoes got 1 1/2 Bushels Paid 40 cents to Day

18th Drew some stones Planted {illegible} Rows of the Kaffir corn and Planted so many Roes o the other Sawed 2 axe-handle Lenth of the Hicoy Fernandez came took Back the {illegible} Pair of Boots for Ionia set F{torn away}

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19 of May 1898 Ascension DAy or Holy Thursday Fine Few Drops of Rain Taking stones off to the Bank Sowed Hay seed this Evening Lucias got Potatoes for them and Jo Lemay 1/2 Gallon of Syrup yesterday Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown got a Letter From Dan From on Board the Parishan he is of the England Let the Horses out to Grass for the First time Began Working at the Garden Ionia and Sissy

20th Leander and Fernandez Went to Mill with 5 Bushels of Wheat Johh Bacon here for Potatoes and Butter 2 Dollars worth Louis's for Potatoes paid 40 cents owe 20 cents got the inch auger Taking off stones Leander to PO Went Fishing to night got 16 Fish

21st Fine E W Harrowed the Potatoes Making a Bench to Hold the Tools Went to the Bush for crotches the Pig Dead Brought Frank Laplant {torn off} of Syrup yesterday

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22nd of May 1898 Fine Gordon here

23rd Rained some Lucias for Hay cutting Basswood Logs shelled some Traces of Corn some Thunder Duck chickens out Rafts going Down

24th Queen's Birth Day very Rainy Foggy Thunder Lightning and Fine Stanley to Christees got a Basswood Log a small one I went to Fish Perch got 13 a White Horse went Floating Down Past water some high Got a Letter From the Glengarrian wanting 2 Dollars to go Livinia not well

25th Raining cutting Brush Lewis here got the Harrows a Boat aground at the Light House Hamilton took her off Mixing Paint for to Paint the Boat Lots of Boats Going Leander to Summerstown to night Livinia to Bed to Day

26th Fine E Wind Heard Lizzie Hamilton Departed yesterday in Montreal Mrs Laird John went Down to Day 2 Indians here Peter Tree for ash Sent a Letter to Mr Isaac Wilson with 2 Dollars in it {bottom torn off} sawlogs Painting Boat

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27th of May 1898 Fine E Wind Fished a Little cut Brush on the North Side Livinia not well Lewis came home with the Harrows sent for Rivets to Lancaster 1 Doz of Rivets 15 cents

28 Fine E Wind went to Fish got 21 Perch Ionia and I Uncle Bill and John H came Gave Bill a Bag of Potatoes took his saw Painting the Boat Took out the Bun to Day

29th Royal Oak Day or Oak Apple Day Fine E Wind D Spink here

30th Fine sawing stove Wood Stanley and Fernandez went to Dundee Took 3 calfskins with hem Bought 2 Hoes 70 Brought home 4 Peice of the oars 4 more to come John H came with them Bohemian went up this Evening

31st very Fine and awful warm Harrowed the East Potatoes Painting My Bun went to Fish to night Leander to Summerstown Made a stack of Marsh hay of what is Behind the Barn

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1st of June 1898 The Glorious First of June Vicky's Birth Day 1878 very Fine Unfortunate Day E Wind Sheared the Sheep Hoed some Rows of Potatoes Took a Log from Lewis

2nd Fine E Wind Went with Basswood Logs to Lancaster Mr Dishaw here for Potatoes 60 Syrup 15 Livinia Sissy and John H went to Jo Lemays got here watch Fixed hoeing some Put out the Bun took the Potatoes out of the East cellar the Corsican went Down First Trip Down

3rd very Fine E Wind John H crofsed to Hamiltons Leander and Stanley Hoeing Potatoes Wrote a Letter to DMM Northumberland Avenue London England a Fire at the Carding Mill Lancaster

4th Fine E Wind Old George the 3rd Birth Day used to be Kept up for a Long Time Mr Genie came Lewis here took an axe-handle Finished hoeing the West Potatoes First hoeing Leander went with a Basket of eggs 5 Dozen of Eggs 1.50 1 Sack of Fine Salt

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5th of June 1898 Trinitty Sunday Fine Genie went off Gave him a Bag of Potatoes Rings 1 lb of Butter McArthur Montor Ed Renshaw George and Min Herbert came Wind Raised Fernandez Went to Dundee with them Ionia went with them

6th cutting Weeds in the corn Fine Stanley and I up to Plum Island Seen about 70 sheep and Lambs Marked W Leander Trowling got some Pike

7th Fine EW John H went for Fernandez Brought the other 4 oars Fishing cleaned out the Frame cellar Put the trough into the Calves Piled away the Picquets Leander crofsed to Summerstown

8th Fine Mr Joseph Lemay here got 2 Bags of Potatoes and Paid for them he Got Before Got Worms For Fishing took 2 Pairs of Oars to Make Lewis here Got Potatoes to Plant taken the swill Working at the Wharf at shore

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9th of June 1898 Aunty Mary's Birth Day 1813 Corpus Christie Fine Thunder very Heavy Rain and a Heavy squall of Wind Finished the Wheel barrow Unfortunate Day

10 Fortunate Day Fine Livinia Stanley Fernandez went to Dundee took 34 Doz of Eggs 3.40 Tea Boots Shovel 3 Tennets John H went to the Sny E Wind

11th Fine Rained some W Wind Sawing stove Wood Leander to Jo Douquets Took 17 Dozen of Eggs 2 Tubs of Butter Sport Killing the young Ducks Died to night Bill Holesworth Gordon came

12th Fine Monter and Renshaw here E Wind Thunder Gordon took his Boat Pickaxe

13th Pulling the Plough in the Potatoes Emptied the Leech-Barrel Put the ashes on the Potatoes Got a -------- Lost a Spoon sold pike at the Point Lewis's for Butter 25 cents

14th Fine Rain {torn away} William Holesworth Buried to Day

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15th of June 1898 Fine Fortunate Day Put the Plough in the East Potatoes and corn put the Bell on the 3 year old heifer John H Fishing Line Boat went up this Morning canal must be Fixed Leander to Summerstown

16th Fine W Wind John H went to Summerstown Leander Got 2 Pigs at Hamiltons Made a Pen for them Fixing the Grain in Barrels and Boxes oats Pease Barley Buckwheat Wheat and Bran Fixed it all in the Stable Jack Semo's Wife and child here Lewis's for Feed for their Pig Bought Butter 25 cents Algerian went Down Mowed a Road to the Pig Pen Fishing some John H got 2 EEls

17th Fine Warm set some Fires Weeding the corn Fernandez to Renshaws Spear hand Mr Genie came this Evening and went off

18th The Ever memorable Battle of Waterloo Fine Rained some Shelled some Traces of Corn John H for Mail Mr Atwater and Randolph at shore {bottom torn off}

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18th of June 1898 {torn away} room A Boat went up

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19th Fine Leander Fishing got a Lunge

20th Last Day of Spring Fine Fernandez went to Dundee Ionia came come from Dundee Windy squally Dan ---- Frasers Son here stopt in the Bay it got squally Gordon working at his Boat Peter Back here Bought Butter l1 Syrup 1 Quart 69 cents cutting Grass for the Bull Livinia not very well

21st First Day of Summer Fine West Wind Cutting Brush on the North side heavy Rain Livinia not well Fernandez and Stanley went for a Stick of Lumber to Lewis

22nd Our Dan's Birth Day Uncle Dan Fine Heavy Rain Thunder very high Wind The Big American Boat in Peices on Pontoons went Down 2 or 3 Tugs a Towing her Livinia very unwell Gordon Painting his Boat 3 Men here Bought John H's Fish Fernandez went to Lancaster

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18th of June 1898 Cut a Cedar Broom A Boat went up Loaded with Pic Nickers and right Back E Went up to the Bay got some hooks from Mr Genie (The Robineau) 19th Fine Leander Trowling got a Lunge

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23rd of June 1898 Fine some Windy Putting the Plough Through the Potatoes and West Peice of Corn Fernandez went to Lancaster For Dr Harknefs as she is very Unwell Let out the Black Bull this Morning

24th St John the Baptist Day Livinia a Little Better Gordon put out his Boat Made a Pair of Oars Leander to Jo Douquets 2 Tubs of Butter and 18 Doz of Eggs Fernandez came from Lancaster Finished the Hoeing of the Potatoes set a Line Went to Head of the Island Found a Log in the Bay

25th very Windy cant got for the Dr Rained cutting Brush John H set sturgeon Line

26th Sunday cannot go For the Doctor Rained hard Blowed Hard Pouring Rain

27th Fine Fernandez Went for the Doctor Boys Trowling The Doctor came Left Medicine to got Wednesday to see him More Rain Dr Took Dinner Fernandez Bought a Bag 3 cents Box of soda Biscuit 4 oranges 14 cents Lots of Boats coming up the canal must Be Fixed

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28th of June 1898 Fine Windy some Drops of Rain Leander and Gordon Trowling Gordon got 2 Lunge Weigh about Lost 2 More Fernandez and Stanley went to Lancaster James Nicholson here with Looking at Fat Cattle Ionia and I went to Fish got Perch and Pike Windy Livinia some Better sold the Heifer for 24 Dollars never told me a Word about it went to night and got a scow never told me anything about Getting the scow

29th Fine no rain to Day Took over the Heifer Moses Lemay came with the oars got 2 gallons of Syrup Took the Boards ashore at the Pitt Point Fermandez and Stanley

30th Went to Mill with Wheat Gordon Lost his Pocket Book John H got a Sturgeon Fernandez Stanley and John Went for the rest of the Lumber Little Drops of Rain Ed Renshaw here he went to Lancaster Gave him his spear Left the Boards Frasers Point

1st of July Dominion Day Fine Day made Bon-Fires of Brush Mr John Summers here him and Gordon Trowling took the Waggon to take the Lumber From the shore at the Pit Point put the Plough {torn away} potatoes Fishing Perch

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2nd of July 1898 very Fine EW an W Wind a Party on the Rocket to Valley-Field The Robineau to Lancaster Gordon and Fernandez to the Front took a Sythe to Mow some Place Stanley and Leander hoeing corn and Potatoes John H crofsed Livinia not very well Fernandez at Douquets

3rd Sunday Fine an Eclipse Rained Thunder Lightning high Wind

4th American Independence Day very Fine John H and Stanley Mowed Down the South Shore to the East End of the Island Leander and Fernandez went to Fort Covington Bought a Box of smooth sections for the Mowing Machine got or Bought a Flag The New American Boat went Down First Trip Splitting Pine Wood Livinia not very well

5th Uncle John's Birth Day 1803 Fine East Wind Lots of Boats a Going to Day Putting Paris Green on the Potatoes Set some Brush a Fire Fernandez went to Lancaster Bought Rice 10 cents

6th Fine very warm Mowed the Grove with the Mowing Machine Randolph here for Fernandez to go to Douquets to Work I went Fishing Seen Mr Gillis Dougals son Fishing could {torn off} John's Fish Lewis here

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7th of July 1898 Fine W Wind very Warm John H went to Dundee Took a Sturgeon with Him at the Hay Raking and Turning coiling The Boats chasing one another the new Line always ahead as yet Bought a Rake Doz of Knives for the Mowing Machine got the Saws Filed and 2 Files Back Lewis here at the Mo{illegible} coiling hay

8th Fine Mowing Back of the Barn Broke Smash went the Mowing Machine Mowing with the Syth Lewis here Rained a Shower

9th Fine put in 2 Loads for the First Rained and Wind Mr McGillis here from the {cut off}ain I Went to the head of the Island Got Wet the Birds went of out of {cut off}s cage yesterday cherries getting Ripe Leander crofsed to Jo Douquets with 2 Tubs of Butter and a Baskets of Eggs John H crofsed took the Bun Livinia some better but still in Bed High North Wind old Potatoes Done now Take {cut off}or Butter got 2 lbs 1 lb Paid the other not paid Gordon came Fernandez came Angus Bethune Buried

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10th of July 1898 Fine George Annie Baby Boy Min Herbert came Annie and Baby stopt Mifs Lemay and Mr Lucia here

11th Fine Fernandez went to A Frasers Gordon to Summerstown Mowing with the 1 Horse Machine in the West Field put in 2 Loads making coils Rakaking the Grove all in Leander crofsed with the Rifle he cleaned for Randolph John H crofsed Bought 2 Bars of soap 10 Sythe stone

12th of July Orange Man's Day Fine E Wind Put out the Marsh Hay and Made a stack of it West Feild Gordon came Was over the River Bought Shirt 50 Boots 1..50 Tobacco Going over the River to night I went to Charlies Island Rofs's and the Kit Kit Met Mr Morehouse Fisherman

13th very Fine EW Mr Genie came Putting in the north End of the stable hay out of the upper Field making coils turning hay Mowing Livinia not very well Good Time For {bottom torn away}

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14th of July 1898 very Fine W Wind Mowing Broke the Single Mowing Machine Raking coiling Gordon came Wrote a Long Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas sent 2 Papers and 1/2 Got a From him Canadian Boat ahead Mowin Back of the old Garden an Indian for Butter 10 cents Had New Potatoes to Day Killed a Mutton

15th Fortunate Day very Fine Lewis here Genie went off Lewis got Tea and Matches Gave John H a ----- he went to Work to McArthurs Mowing Back of the old Garden went to the head of the Island set Fire to a Brush Heap

16th very Fine Made a Stack Fine hay made 70 or 80 coils not Raked Sissy and Annie and Baby went to Hamiltons a Great many Boats Going to Day The Rocket to Hamiltons Island A Pic Nic

17th Fine Bill and George came Back and Hattie Lemay Butter and Syrup 1 Dollar {torn off} Annie Sissy Stanley Baby to Dundee Gave a {torn off} to Baby

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18th of July 1898 Fine Mowing in above the Lane Began to Rain Thunder and Lightning the 3 of them went to Lemays Raffle of a Sowing Machine Genie came Fishing Raffle did not got on till next Monday Gordon Leander Sissy went to the Raffle Livinia not very well

19th Fernandez Birth Day 1874 a very Fine warm Day awful hot Mowing in Upper Feild next the Fence to the Wet Place Genie went off they came from the Raffle

20th Mowing Made a stack of Fine Hay Lewis took home the Augur But not the axe verry very warm cutting up at the Hicory Trees in the Upper Field 47 coils made Helen Burton and Minnie came Tommy Montor Put them Down from Hamiltons Rain Passed awful heat

21st very Fine EW Mr and Mrs Paris Here with Peter Beck a Rowing them He is Editor of the New York and took my Ad Took the Bull Lewis's on the {illegible} {bottom line torn away} very Fine

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22nd of July 1898 very Fine very warm Mowing Marsh hay in the Upper Field Made 22 coils Leander crofsed to Mr Douquetts with 2 Tubs of Butter each Tub 39 lbs a peice of Great crowd at Jo's had to make Beds in the Parlour on the Floor East Wind Washed my Feet cut my nails

23rd Fine verry very hot at Times Thunder Rained heavy to the South Seen Billy Bowen yesterday near the head of the Island Dr Harknefs sent a viol of Medicine with Fernandez to his Mother

24th very Fine Day Leander crofsed with Gordon he is working at Jacks Fernandez came and Went off

25th Fine Putting Hay in the North End of the Stable out of the upper Field Filled the North End Lewis here Paid For Eggs he got in the Spring some Rain Windy Livinia some Better Birds commencing Bad at Pease oats and Grain

26th very Warm Mowing at the Lower End of the North Marsh Ionia and I for a Load of Rubbish around the Island a Man here for Bates Leander Went to Dundee Bought 3 Tubs Syth {illegible} Hocky {illegible} Balls 75 cents

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27th of July 1898 Fine very very warm E Wind Mowing in Back Marsh Made 58 coils Dr Harknefs and Fernandez came I was off Salting Horses Sheep and cows Let out the 4 calves to Day the Dr Left some Medicine set Brush heaps a Fire Birds Bad in the Grain Aunty Mary Good Big Butternut Tree came Down with the high Wind and another Butternut Broke too

28th Very Warm W Wind Made some coils in the Back Marsh Fernandez went off this Morning Washed and oiled and cleaned My Gun This must Be the Dog Days Lewis for salt Made a stack out of the Back Marsh Windy a Big Vessel went Down Towed By 2 Tugs

30th very warm Made 10 coils put the Power and Sawing Machine out of the Barn cleaned out the Mowes set some Brush heaps afire 2 Men here Jack Riddeby and another Man for Bates {bottom line torn away}

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30th July 1898 Leander to Jo Douquetts with 2 Tennnets of Butter and 7 Dozen of Eggs Gordon and John H came to night

31st Fine EW Went for the Scow Fernandez Found Floating Down the River Dan Spink here Gordon crofsed with him

1st of August Lammas Day Fine Began cutting the Oats Leander John H and Stanley John H set a Line got 5 Rained some Thunder set some Fires

2nd Minnie's B Day very Fine W Wind Turning the oats cut some oats Began cutting the Wheat caught 6 Perch Mr Genie came Went to Jo Douquetts with Huckleberries

3rd Fine very warm Rained a Springle E Wind cutting Wheat put in 4 Loads of Banner Oats and marked them with sticks Between them and the other oats they are in the Bottom John Got 8 EEls this Morning John H went with EEls Gave them to Dan Spink bought 2 lb of Tea 1 lb of starch Windy Rained Put in 6 Loads of oats to DAy

4th Fine Finished cutting the Wheat Turning the Wheat cutting oats Raining Windy

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5th of Aug 1898 Fine put in 2 Loads of Wheat Wind and Rain Lewis here got an EEl John H Went to Dundee For Hooks and Snoods went up to the Head of the Island Salted the cattle

6th Randolph's Birth Day 1867 Fine Putting in Wheat and oats thats 9 Loads of Wheat in to Day and 9 Loads of oats Leander to Jo Douquetts 2 Tubs of Butter 12 chickens 12 Doz of eggs

7th Sunday Gordon came him and Stanley to Dundee John H crofsed Sent of 6 EEls by Gordon

8th Cutting oats Binding oats some Drops of Rain Leander crofsed Bought in Summerstown a Sack of Salt Received From Bismarck his 2 Likenefs's and a Letter Rec a Bunch of Papers From Daisy Burton

9th very warm cutting the Back Field oats took up a Load thats 11 or 12 Loads of Wheat in the Barn Leander and John H crofsed to Summerstown

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10th of August 1898 Fine cut the Last of the oats coiling some set some Fires to Brush went to Head of Island Leander to Jo Douquett with 24 chickens

11th very Fine Smoky with Fires cleared off Began a Stack of oats 11 Loads in it Began a Small one put 1 Load in to Day and another Load Gathering oats

12th Fine turned to high Wind Thunder Lightning Rained all night set some Fires

13h Windy Fine Cut the Pease John H got a Sturgeon Sent a Kansas Paper to Daisy in Maxville Leander to Jo Douquetts with 12 1/2 Doz of Eggs 1 Tub of Butter Heard Mike Purcell was Killed by the cars

14th Fine Johnny Min and Herbert Charlie Annie and Baby came Tom Jack D Spink and Gordon came and they went over to Frashers south side Brought 4 lbs of Black Currants

15th Began Mowing The Front Marsh set Fires Leander crofsed to Post Office Bough 5 lb of Muscovada 25 cents very Windy to night The Drudge came to Day Got Letter and Papers Magazines

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Augt 16th 1898 Fine W Wind very Windy went up around the Island 4 Men here of the Dredge Wanting a Man to Work cutting with the single Mower Made Preserves

17th Fine John H and Sissy Minnie went to Dundee Bought nuts 2 Boxes of Revolver 1 Box 18 1 Box 20 Put the Power in the Barn Thunder Lightning Rain Leander went acrofs the Dredge working to Day an Indian here for Butter 18 cents

18th Fine E Wind Leander came Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas his Likenefs of his Mother and himself and some of the Grand Children and his Boy Gathering Marsh Hay and cutting Lewis Lasore here Sissy and Minnie to P.Office John Hamilton Poorly Leander went to Douquets with 10 Doz of Eggs 18 chickens Sissy Bought at Haggarty nutmegs and Tea Leander crofsed with Hyde

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19th of August 1898 Bismarcks Birth Day 1870 Fine cutting in the Front Marsh Peter Back to 2 lb of Butter 34

20th Fine made a Stack of Pease with Marsh hay in the Bottom and on Top Made a stack of Marsh hay West of all Eddy Renshaw and Sister here Adeline For Butter and Eggs 1 Doz 3 lb of Butter 60 Leander went For Hyde Went around the Island The Dredge Workig

21st Sunday Bill Rose Gordon and D Spink came The Reverend Mr Mathieson First Preaching after Being ordained For Salem Church Fine Day

22 Fine W Wind Leander Stanley John H Went to the Sny for a Scow to take the Seperator Down From Uncle Bill's as the Power is here took Down Fat Pine Billy is Fixing the canvass for the Mill Lewis 2 children here Lent them the 2 inch augur Gordon Went to Cornwall Leander to Shoes 1.50 oil 1 Gallon

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23 Augt 1898 Fine Began to Rain 3 Boys went home with the Scow Paid 1 Dollar Helen sent Pills to Minnie Gordon took them From the office Horse-shoe nails Matches

24th St Bartholemew Day E Wind Billy and George came to Thrash Fixing the Mill to Day They Took Down a Lot of the Mill Rigging Shoeing the horses Leander and Gordon to Haggartys Bougth 2 Bars of Soap 1 pan of Bread 1 sack of Flour

25th Dan and Family Leaves London England to Day on the Parisian For Canada Montreal East Wind Rained Thunder and Lightning very hot Sun by spells Began Thrashing the Wheat Thrashed 10 1/2 Bushels to Day Eddy Renshaw and Adelaide For Butter and Eggs 60 a Man From the Dredge Butter & Eggs 25 Fernandez here 1/2 Gallon of Syrup

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Augt 26th 1898 Pic Nick at Hamiltons Island Fine Gordon Livinia and Minnie went Fernandez Thrashing the Wheat 2 Boats of Indians here Bought 10 cents of Butter I Bought From them a Channel catfish 20 cents about 18 lb stacking the Wheat straw cows in the upper-Field Gave the Boys Willie and George 2 Sturgeon

27th Fine Finished the Wheat 68 1/2 Bushels Began the oats Thrashed to Day 11 1/2 Bushells Billy Filed Gordons Saws Gordon Feeding the mill a Race this Morning the Rocket and American Boat the Rocket Kept ahead Leander Billy George and John H Went Fishing to night Pulled one of my Teeth to Day Gave my Head a Bad Blow to Day Gordon crofsed to night

28th Fine Day 5 of Them went to Church From here George and Billy went home The Men on the Dredge here got a Dish of Milk 10 cents The seem to be Fine Fellows

29th very Heavy pour of Rain Thrashed 6 Bushels John Nicholson Poorley

30th Fine George and Annie came Thrashing to Day 61 Bushel Minnie Livinia and Annie went to Evan Frasers Leander to Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter 13 {illegible}

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30th of August 1898 Fine Day Thrashing the Banner oats 29 Bushels in the Bin 42 Bushels to Day of the Banner oats in all Lucias For Butter and Straw Gordon to Summerstown to night Last Day of the Month 42 of the Banner Oats and 61 of the other oats 68 1/2 of Wheat

1st of September St Giles Day 1st Day of hunting Lower Canal Randolph here Billy Morris and Mrs Ide and Girl here Lucias For Potatoes Mr Genie here Thrashed 28 1/2 Bushels 5 1/2 of Bushels of Pease Thrashing the stacks of oats outside Fixing the Mill some shooting 205 thrashed to night

2nd Fine Rained Foggy cleared off Thrased 75 1/2 to Day Mr Genie Went off Peter Back for Butter

3rd Dan's Birth Day 1846 very Fine Thrashing the Last of the 2 Stacks of Oats 62 Bushels of oats to Day John to Haggartys 1 Sack Flour Tea 2 Pan of Bread Leander says he Paid George

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4th of Sept 1898 D.C.F's Birth Day 1894 Fine very Windy George and Annie here

5th Fine John Angus Birth Day 1850 Fine Day Gordon crofsed Got From Dan the Scots Man an Edinburgh Paper George and Annie went home

6th Fine Stanley and John H Went to Dundee With 1/2 Barrels of EEls $4 2 Sturgeon 25 Bought 3 Tennets Fixing hoops on a Pail set some Fires went to the Head of the Island Gordon went to Work at Douquetts

7th Raining Wrote a Letter a paper and Leanders Likenefs to John Cameron Junction City Kansas Heard of the Sad Accident at Cornwall this Week of the RailRoad Bridge its an unlucky Road

8th Fortunate Day Cornwall Fair going on now very high Wind West Drawing and cutting Sticks for a small Building to hold Grain Those Government Tugs Running up and Down the River Like Jack-Asses

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9th of Sept 1898 a very very Fine Day Leander and Stanly went to Mill with the First Wheat Bushels Brought Pork Paid for Ionias Boots to night the Wind very very high for a While some Rain cool some to night Gordon came From Douquets

10th Fine Day Working at the Frame Gordon and Leander John H and Stanley Taking out stumps by the Roots Lewis here for Pig Feed John H went acrofs went to Fort Covington for his Boots

11th Fine Windy 2 Men here From the Dredge had 2 Milk 10 Lucias for Butter and Syrup Lewis's Boy Died on Sunday night in St Regis

12th Fine Working in the Frame for Grain Ploughed in the Flat one of Lewis Boys here to tell us about Jo Being Dead and wanting us to go over to morrow to Milk their cows and Feed their Pig Daisy and Minnie to Douquetts 21 Doz Eggs Bought Tea at Haggartys

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13th of Sept 1898 very Fine working at the Frame Ploughing with John H Turning the Sod Leander crofsed to Jo Douquet Took a Tub of Butter and 10 chickens Leander went to Lewis Stanley and Minnie went with him to Milk his cows Picking off the corn and it is Ripe Lucias Left their Fish Box hear as they are going home Got a Peck of Potatoes Bought 8 lb of nails

14th very Fine Making the Rafters and putting them on Broke Down the Storehouse for to get the Boards of it to put on to the other The Rocket Began going Down the same Day she comes up Took the corn to the House Plouged a Little Piling the Stumps in the Back Peice John H crossed to Hamiltons D Spink came Down with him and took him Back

15th Fine at the Granery Boarding it Drawing nails Arthur Craig here Dan Cattanack here for Gordon

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16th of Sept 1898 Fine W Wind Boarding the Roof Leander and Stanley to Lancaster for Shingles 2 1/2 at 1.80 thats 3.50 Stanley went to Haggartys for nails 5 lb 25 John Nicholson Esq Departed this Life this Day of our Lord put on Shingles

17th Fine Finished the Roofs shingling Fixing in the sleepers Stanley cutting cornstalks put corn in the Granary took over 8 Doz of Eggs bought Fly Paper close pins Tea cheeses

18th Fine Wind John H and D Spink Took a Big Sturgeon to Mrs Jack Storm in Montreal Gordon crofsed to go to Cattanacks

19th Taking the oats to the Granary From the Stable John Nicholson Buried to Day putting Boards on the Flooring

20th Fine putting the Wheat in the Granary in Barrells and the Big Box 27 Bushels in it

21st Last Day of Summer put the Seperator in the Grannery to Day and some Wheat {illegible} Put in the Pease Got {rest of page illegible}

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22nd of Sept 1898 Autumn or Fall Begins to Day Fine W Wind Stanley and Livinia Went to Dundee Took a Tub of Butter 30 1/2 lb at 18 $5.55 Tea 3 lb 1 Dollar oil 5 Gallons50 3 Tubs 54 Soda Biscuit 25 Fine Salt 50 10 yds of Ticking 1.80 Towels 30 cents Wrote a Letter to Dan concerning the Island Wind Raised to Through the night

• 23rd E Wind high night Blowing hard Shelling Corn Gathered some Butternuts Raining and Blowing hard to night Blew Down one of the Black Cherrie Trees in the Grove

24th Fine E Wind high Went to head of the Island Gathered nuts Leander and Stanley at the nuts Stanley Drew them home with the horse Leander crofsed to P.O Took the Letter I wrote to Dan it wont Go till Monday Fernandez came to night a Hen with 12 Fine chicks came out to Day Gordon came with Leander

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25th Sept 1898 Fine Ed Renshaw here Gordon crofsed with him John H here

26th Fine Commenced taken up the Potatoes Leander crofsed to I Jo Douquets 1 Tub of Butter and 16 Doz of Eggs

27th Fine at the Potatoes 72 Bushels in to Day Fernandez Went to A Frasers 2 of Lucias hear yesterday got Tobacco 20 cents 1 Peck of Peas For Jo Lemay not very well

28 a very Fine Day Finished the west Potato Feild all but Harrowing Began the East Peice Minnie and Sissy went to Dan Frasers at Evans got a young White Legged August Rooster heard Tommy Craig got a Bad Blow From a chain that Brok Got a Letter from Dan

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30th of Sept 1898 A very Fine Day very warm taking up 3 Rows of Potatoes Stanley and I Thats 12 Bushels in the cellar now Besides 121 aboput 12 Bushels of small Potatoes Picked out the Ploughing and Harrowing to Be Done there will Be a Few more Bushels yet set some Fires E Wind changed to West sent a Letter to Dan and Received a Letter From him Leander and Minnie went to Cornwall took the Granada From Summerstown to Cornwall The First Time for Leander to Be in Cornwall Heard one of Angus Lalonds Boys was Drowned of the Rocket

1st of October Ionia Birth Day 1883 E Wind very Fine Picked some Butternuts Ionia and I putting in some of the Wheat straw in the Barn Took the Boats Down out of the Barn Leander crofsed to Summerstown

2nd Sunday Mr John Hamilton and Hamilton Cameron here Mrs and Mifs Lily Renshaw here

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3rd of October 1898 Fine Harrowed the Potatoes Rained verry hard this Afernoon I am not very well not well at all

4th October 4 in Bottles Fine Ploughing cut the Kansas Corn or the Right name is the Kaffir corn I got From Kansas Set a Line to night Found a Harrow-tooth Killed 2 chickens Flies awful Plenty Leander crofsed to Summerstown Took up Lalond that was Lalond that was Drowned off the Rocket

5th Fine Dull some Drops of Rain Ploughing getting some Potatoes Making a Wire Fence around the Stacks Took up the Kaffur corn-stalks cattle on the inside to Day

6th a Fine Day Taking up Stones at the South East End of the Sugar Bush Ploughing at the Wet Place East of the ash-tree Found a Harrow {torn away} I Lost a Long Time ago {torn away} Dundee got the Fly Person and {rest of entry torn away}

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7th of Octo 1898 Fine Ploughing Taking up Stones cows out at night Plough Broke a Little Gathered some Butternut not very well Mice awful Plenty The Dogs making a Havock on them

8th Fine Fishing Last night got 7 Fish not very well to Day Fernandez took a Lamb to Lancaster Ploughing and Picking Stones

9th Sunday Gordon came Last night had a Letter From Minnie in Chesterville John H here Windy

10th H.A BD Fine Frost Last night East Wind cool Making Blinds of Hay For Decoys heard a Wild Goose Lots of Gannets Taking out Stones

11th Fine very Windy to Day Working at the Blinds Randolph came His Gun got Wrong Poisoning Flies Sold 18 Doz of Eggs to the Dredge Washed the Wool very {illegible} to night The Lucias came {rest of page torn away}

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12th of Oct 1898 Fine Windy Cool The Boys Working at Blinds Stanley and Fernandez Went to the Na-Houtas Island For Blue-joint Hay For Blinds Lucias For Potatoes and Syrup 40 Wrote a Letter to Minnie at Chesterville Randolph crofsed to Summerstown took the Letter 3 cents Fixed his Gun to Day a Good many Ducks Flying to Day Moved a Pile of stove Wood

13th White Frost this Morning E Wind Fine Leander and Fernandez Went to Mill got their Wheat Exchanged For Flour Bought a Plough Boots overals 2 cans of Fish Cutting Brush Making Fires West Field Drawing away the old Iron opened the yard Fence put the Hay in the Barn Cool and Windy to night Genie Passed up

14th East Wind Blowing hard Raining hard cool

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15th of October 1898 E Wind cool Raining a Few Grains of Snow shot 3 Ducks a Bun Passed up with 2 in it Received a Letter From John Cameron Kansas Fernandez went for the Mail Bought of Mr Hagarty oil Thread 2 Bars of Soaps

16th Sunday Gordon came and went off took my coat John H came had a new Watch Got some Ducks Leander 11 Boxed them up Directed them to Dan The Temple St James Street Montreal E Wind

17th E Wind Leander crofsed to Summerstown to Give Haggarty the Box to Take to the Station Fernandez Went Down to Cat-Island to hunt Got 1 Duck Tried the new Plough {illegible} the First time in the oakfield Plough's Good Gordon came took my coat and Tools to Work at Hamiltons

18th St Luke's Day E Wind High a good Lot of Shooting Ploughing Digging Behind the Barn cutting up Dead Butternut Trees at the Fence Killed {rest of page torn away}

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19th of Oct 1898 E Wind Raining most all Day Ploughed 1 Round a Lot of Shooting East and South side Boys Treed the Head of the Island for Ducks

20th very Fine E Wind Ploughing Back of the Barn and Taken out stones Fernandez went awy Down and acrofs and never got a Duck he Shot a Loon Mr Genie came this Evening Mice awful Plenty Sport Kills a Lot

21st E Wind Taking out Stones Genie Went to see Jo Lemay came Back Rained some putting the Stones in the Lane Fence The Dredge went off to Day Fernandez went for the Mail got the Glengarrian

22 Fine E Wind changed to West Plouging the Potato Ground Gave Genie the Loon Took in some apples From the Lower Point Rained Hard

23rd Livinia (Sissy) Birth Day 1868 Gordon Leander Went Down East to hunt

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24th Oct 1898 Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine EW Genie set his Line Ploughed the Potato Ground got about 3 Bushels Fixing Boards at the East End for the Banking Randolph and Leander went to hunt Down to Point-Muay Lots of Ducks

25th St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day My Birth Day 73 years old to Day at 4 oclock 1825 EW very Fine Day Digging out Stone at the Back of the Barn Genie went off a Great Day of Shooting to Day Leander crofsed to Summerstown

26th Raining to Day a Good Lot of Shooting to Day Leander at the Little Island North Side Shot 27 Ducks Fernandez and Ed Renshaw there too Got a Peice of Pork From Ed

27th Unfortunate Day {think the rest of the page is torn away, exposing the next page}

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Gordon John H Dan Spink {overlaid sheet blocking}

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1st of Nov 1898 All Saints Day The Harvest Month of Death Ed Douquett Ed Renshaw Randolph here going For Ducks Ploughing and Taken of Stones Stanley is Leander hunting Fernandez went to Cornwall with the Wool 104 lbs and 17 cents a lb got 35 cents a Pair for his Ducks Got his Gun Fixed Fixing up the old Iron in the Bun Taking the Wedge out of the axe I got From Gordon Lucias got a Tub of Butter 5.50 Made me a Present of a Half Barrel Tub Left their Box Going off to Day Heard Charles Cremar Departed 3 Persons Tenting on the or at Cedar Grove From Cornwall Their names is Decair's

2nd All Souls Day Very Windy got a Letter From Du{torn away} To attend to Charles Creamer's Funeral Ploughing Leander and Stanley Mont{torn away} here with the Letter Fernandez {torn away} none Decairs For Milk and B {rest of page torn away}

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