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23rd of Dec 1899 very Foggy all Day East Wind Leander crofsed Receive a Parcel From Dan and a Parcel From Minnie a Letter From Dan a Package From Douglas & Co of Napanee Egyptian Linament Got a Postal card From a True Blood Scotsman A.D. Webster of Quebec with Greetings Private Sovenier Postal Card

24th Raining E Wind to night wind changed to West Blew very hard to night Froze some Christmas Eve

25th Christmas Day Fine very Windy From the West Few Grains of snow

26th St Stephens Day Fernandez Went to Fort Covington Sent a Letter to Dan Received a Letter from Dan 2 or 3 Words in it Leander crofsed to Summerstown to night Bought a currycomb 12 cents

27th St John the Evangelist The Free Masons Day cool Fine Randolph here Grinding axes Fernandez Bought an axe

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28th of Dec 1899 St Innocents Day Fine cool W Wind Shot 2 Ducks Burnt some Marsh Drew some Elm sticks out of the Pasture Leander crofsed to night Grinding axes

29th Uncle Angus Camerons Birth Day Fine some Grains of Snow Gladstones Birth Day cutting Elms in the Pasture Shelled about 2 Bushels of corn to night Froze hard to night Windy

30th Frosty Windy Foggy cold Shot a Black Duck

31st Last Day of the year Ice Froze Last night to Christees East Wind

1st of January * 1900 New Years Day got a Letter From Dan concerning the Coat Leander and Fernandez crofsed to Summerstown John H and Dan Spink came Home to Hamiltons Lots of air-holes

2nd Fine West Wind Fernandez crofsed got the Parcel John H and Gordon came Ed Rensha here Fishing EEls got 15 Gave John H a Present of an Overcoat Received a Dollar from JH

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Jan 8th 1900 Annies Birth Day Fine they came From Summerstown and other side the 3 Boys Skinned a Mink for Dan Spink John H went to Jacks to take Down a Load of Pigs to Lancaster ice cracking and Making Big cracks

9th very Fine Day Sissy crofsed to Summerstown cut the Head of the Pig This is the Week of Prayer Sissy took 5 lb of Sugar from Haggartys Leander crossed Rain and Snow to night

10th Fine cut some stove Wood Doing Little or nothing

11th East Wind High Blowing hard Broke on Marsh hay stack put in some hay put up 3 Papers to send to John Cameron Kansas Stormy to night snowing

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12th of January 1900 a very Fine Day Doing nothing Seen a cutter crofsing Summerstown Road snowed some Last night West wind

13th Fine Day E Wind put in a Stack of Fine Hay Gordon here Fernandez went for the Mail Sent a Letter and 3 Papers to John Cameron Kansas City Junction

14th Fine E Wind Leander to Night Preaching John H here

15th Fine Day Doing nothing Stanley to Drawing Hay From Francis Island Gordon to Cattanachs

16th Snow Last night Fine Stanley came to night Doing nothing

17t East Wind Frosty 2 of the Boys went to chop for Randolph in Careys Bush

18th Fine Bushing the Road on the South side to Lancaster McPhee's Road East Wind Kind of soft not very well to Day Summerstown Road Bushed on

17th yesterday) Leander came Grinding axes 4 of Them Filed Crofscut saw

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19th of January 1900 Fine First crofsing with the Horses to Summerstown took 2 Bags of Potatoes to Randolph took a sack of Flour From Haggartys Took a Stick to Lewis to Make Axe-handles Three came a strange Little White Dog with a Short cut Tail cant Tell who he Belongs to Raining to night

20th Raining all Day must spoil the ice a Little Filing Saw Grinding axes put new handle in an axe

21st Fine Bob Summers and Rofse Annan here for EEl skins For John Summers Got 2 Randolph here Scating good Leander crofsed to night church came home 1/2 past 5 in the Morning

22nd very Fine Day Leander and Fernandez went to cut cord for Randolph Fernandez came about 10 o clock to night

23rd Fine Fernandez went to cut for Randolph Eddy Renshaw here Fernandez came to night

24th St Pauls Day Charlie Tuppers Birth Day East Wind Cold and Frosty Went for the Axe-Handles to Lewis's got 2 Fernandez went to chop Got a Letter From Helen

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25th of January 1900 Robie Burns Birth Day Writing a Letter to Helen Raining one of the calves Died skinned him

26th West Wind cold stormy Leander came From Randolphs Had the Picture of JA Burtons House the Ring Ribbons all all Frosty Windy

27th Fine cool Frosty Randolph with 2 axes to Grind Sent 2 Papers to Daisy and a Letter to Helen it wont go till Monday I Must Write another to her to let her Know I got what she sent as its not in my Letter the Picture

18th Sundy John H came Leander to church

29th Fine cold Frosty Leander & Fernandez went to chop for Randolph Wrote another Letter to Helen Letting her know I got the Picture But Havent sent it off yet

30th Fine Day Cool Turned warm a change in the Wind East Began to snow Stanley put out a Few Loads of Manure on the corn ground Fine Leander came to night Jo Douquett cutting ice

31st Stanley and Leander went to Lancaster to get the Horses shod Sent Letter to P.O Bought cap sugar Tea Jo Mitchell here Potatoes Butter a Frosty night

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1st of February 1900 The Black Month Frosty Day Randolph here Grinding his axe McArthurs and Grant here for a Dog they Lost crossed from Frasers Point Fernandez came from Jo Douquetts oiling the Harness Stanley a Frosty night Lots of Sundogs on Both Sides of the Sun Like a Rainbow Frosty night to night Windy

2nd Candle-Mafs Day Fine cool and Frosty Stanley oiling Harnefs 2 Boys went to chop with Randolph Broke on a Stack of Marsh Hay

3rd Fine cold and Frosty oiling Harness they say it was 24 Below zero yesterday the choppers came home to night

4th Fine East Wind Snowing some John H and Dan Spink and Gordon here Stanley paid Gordon for the Boots 2 Dollars

5th Randolph Grinding his axe Bad with Toothache Leander went with him to Fort Covington got his Tooth Fixed Leander got his hair cut Wrote a Letter to Eaton For 88 cent worth of Stuff Put a Dollar in the Letter Paid for Postage and Registering of it Fernandez crofsed with it got a Mink yesterday

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6th of Feb 1900 Fine Day snowed Drew 3 small Jags of Wood Leander went acrofs The social in Williamstown to night Frosty

7 Fine Frost EW Eddy Renshaw Grinding his Axe Leander traded axes with Him Broke on an oat Stack Fernandez went across for Mail got a Letter From the Kansas City Star

8th Gordons Birdh Day 1863 East Wind Raining one of Lewis's Boys here for Butter and Tea took an axe-handle one of ours Doin no Work Had a Breakfast of herring Bought a Dozen wrote a Letter to the Kansas City Star put 25 cents in it did not put it in the Post Office yet Rained hard to night

9th Rained some W Wind Turned Fine water on the ice Fernandez went to cut wood at Careys Ed Renshaw home with our hay fork Jo Viponds Social to night Leander went acrofs

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10th of Feb 1900 a very Fine Day caught 12 Perch Lots of Pike But done Bite Leander went for the Mail got My Stuff From T Eaton Toronto and 9 cents in Stamps high Water in Dundee Dodds 31 Blauds 10 Extract of Malt 10 Lewis Liver Pills 10 Dead shot 7 1/2 Essence of camphor 10 Stamps 9 cent Postage on this 14 cents comes to 101 1/2

11th Fine E Wind Leander to church at night

12th Fine Day Doing nothing Hollsworth here wanting some Work Ed Renshaw here Indians commenced to Day to go to Tupper Island for Wood 2 Teams and 2 on scates 2 of our Boys went to Dundee Heard a Man was caught with high Water at Bombay and Lost his Horse caught some Pike

13th Raining one of Lewis Boys for 2 inch augur Fernandez went acrofs high high Wind this Evening Windy Windy to night

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14th of Feb 1900 St Valentine's Day Fine Windy not very well to Day sawed some stove wood on the Hill Freezing some Water in Dundee

15th Fine snowed some 3 Teams of Indians came Down to Day Randolph here got Perch Pike and Wood Brought an English Paper the Post Gave him a Letter with 25 cents went to put in the office postage 2 cents Fernandez crofsed to chop Leander crofsed

16th Fine Day 3 Teams of Indians and a cutter went Down to Day a fine collie Dog came here to Day a nice Dog Friendly Fixed the cutter Shaft got a Weasel in the Trap in the Bay not very well

17th a very Fine Day Fernandez went to Lancaster Horse & cutter 2 Teams went Down the ice 2 of Lewis's here got 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/2 lb Butter I went over to the Pit Point up to the Sugar Bush Put Prince in the cutter

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Feby 18th 1900 James Hugh's Birth Day Fine John H and Dan Spink here Fishing got a String of Perch John H got his Tobacco a Bet on Pants 50 cents a peice Leander crofsed to church got 2 Large Pke 1 Weighed 14 lb Dan not well I see By the Papers

19th Fine Windy Frosty Leander to Summerstown Fernandez took Horse and cutte

20th Fine Day Eddy Renshaw here Earley this Morning For Fernandez Grinding axes Wrote a Letter to the Star with a Dollar in it Leander crofsed

21st Fine Day Drew 3 Loads of stove Wood East Wind

22nd Washingtons Birth Day East Wind Stormy Snowing Drifting

23rd Fine Randolph here Went to Lancaster Lalonde going to St Regis to get Rofs Island got a Letter from John Cameron Kansas with Dan Cameron Direction in it Bodore Kansas - Butler County USA

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24th of Feby 1900 Fine East Wind Rained Gordon here Leander and Gordon crofsed

25th Sunday Stormy Leander crofsed Sacrament in Summerstown Quinquagesima Sunday cold

26th very Frosty Windy West Flowers Froze though well covered Fernandez to Summerstown a Fortunate Day

27 Fine Shrove Tuesday Frosty Tried the Mill the 2 Boys crofsed to Summerstown Sent a Letter to Don Cameron Bodore Butler County Kansas USA soda

28th Ash Wednesday E Wind Snowing Drifting Trying to Thrash oats about 2 Bushels Arquarts son here going to Lancaster to the Hotel Mr Barnhart here Mr Wesly Pased up Got all English Paper from Dan Hurries Barnhart got a Stick of Hicory

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1st of March 1900 St David's Day the Festival of the Welsh the Leek Taffy came in Like a Lion or adders-head East Wind Drifting and Snowing

2nd Windy Drifting Wind changed to West Martin here for Butter got a Musk-Rat

3rd Stormy Drifting

4th Cold Uncle John's William Henry Shadgate Camerons Birth Day

5th Fine Day Broke a Road acrofs Bought of Haggarty Sack of Flour sugar

6th East Wind Stormy Snow Drifting Wind changed to West Rained and Blew Hard all night

7th Fine Leander crofsed to Summerstown not much Travelling got a Rat

8th verry Fine Day Doing nothing Leander crossed Lots of snowbirds and Sparrows

9th Fine Day Randolph here Boys cutting Wood Ed Renshaw here Fernandez a cold Leander crofsed

10th Fine Snowed some Last night Leander a cold crofsed with Team to Summerstown

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11th of March 1900 Ionia and George came Gordon here John H here a Horse and cutter a Fine Day all got the cold

12th On This Day of the Month D McMaster Senior First came to the Island Randolph here Leander crofsed with the Team up they were in the Bush this Morning

13th Fine Leander went to Frankies Bee Drawing Captain Smallman Wood to the Wharf John H a Bee to Day Drawing Logs to Lancaster water Raising some on the Ice all Bad with the cold snow-Birds Plenty Drifting

14th Stanley's Birth Day 1880 Doing nothing Leander crofsed to Summerstown some Frosty He must got word to send home the sawing Machine as its the First work in the Morning

15th Fine Went with the sawing Machine Lilly Renshaw here Fernandez went to George Bosells or Haines Sale all Down with Cold

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16th of March 1900 Snow Storm

17th St Patrick's Day the Festival of the Irish Fernandez went to Lancaster Drifting a Stormy Day all with La Grippe and Colds

18th St Joseph Day cold on this Day of the Month 1887 Vickey Departed

19th Raining Blowing put out manure

20th Spring Begins Bad with colds Equinoxical Gales Last night a Meeting in Summerstown Hall Hot Sun

21st Snowing

22nd Livinia Seniors Birth Day Fine Fernandez went to sell Fish

23rd Fernandez to Lancaster Bought Fish

24th Fine Uncle Bill here Got the Fat Cow and 2 year old Bull for the Mill Stanley went with them some Lambs too Early Lady Day

25th Fine Mifs Carey Buried to Day Gordon here Leander crofsed came Back about 4 o clock in the Morning George Just came on the Morning of the

26th Began to Thrash Thrashed 8 Bushels of Wheat Eddy Renshaw and Fernandez went to Lancaster for the Big Wheel did not Get it a sack of Flour John H Camerons Birth Day 1876

27th Thrashing 1 stack of oats

28th at Oats Finished the East side of the Barn Thrashing West side Unfortunate Day Fine Thrashed 10 Bushel an hour of Wheat

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29th of March 1900 Unfortunate Day very Fine put steps in the Mill Ionia went to see how Lewis was took a cat From there Quit the Thrashing 53 Bushels of Wheat Oats Bushels Took the Horns of the Bull Leander to Summerstown heard Tom Summers wife Died

30th a very Fine Day went to Mill with Wheat and corn Tapt some Taking Barrels to the River 3 of the cows came in Jo Vipond made 10 Gallons yesterday George went off

31st very very Fine Day for sure March went out Like a Lamb Tapping Drew 3 Loads of Wood to the house Robinscame Blackbirds Pewits came Sloppy on the ice

1st of April All Fools Day Gordon and Randolph here Fine Day

2nd Fine Boiling in the Bush Gordon crofsed took Hammer and Broad axe Getting Rats Rained to night

3rd Foggy Rain Killing 2 calves for Carlow and Sport getting Rats in the Boat House

4th Boiled what they had in the Bush about 8 Gallons this is the First Lot

5th a very Fine day Running well Digging a place for a pan Stanley putting out Manure Eggs plenty a Boil on Stanleys Wrist

6th very Fine some Shooting Drew the Bun up to the Wild oats ice Good Running got 50 pails some Wild Geese Whistlers

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7th of April 1900 On this Day of the Month Uncle John Departed 1893 a very Fine Day White Frost Last night Boys in the Bush not very well very Hot sun

8th Fine Froze Last night Fernandez crossed for the Mail got 30 pails not running Well Palm Sunday

9th On this Day of the Month I was Married 1862 snowed a Little to Day got 2 Ducks yesterday ice not opening very Fast Stanley a Boil on his arm

10th Fine Sawing Stove Wood

11th a very very Fine Day Froze some Last night ice opening in a Strip a Lot of Holes hot sun Sap must run if there is any in the Trees Shot 2 Ducks Gathered some

12th Ice Jamming opening Slow I went to the Lower Point in the Bush Heifer calved to Day

13th Good Friday Boiling 8 Gallons some Rain some snow Shot 8 Ducks Randolph came Fernandez to P.O for the Mial East and West Wind

14th Windy Shooting 4 Duck 2 Pigeons and a Muskrat Lots of Rubbish going Down cold Rain Lots of ice going Down caught stcick at small Island south side

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15 of April 1900 Easter Sunday a very fine day Sun Dance Dan Spink and Randolph came Lots of Eggs and made Taffy in the bush got some Tamrock sticks in the ice at the Pitt Point loons came lots of ducks cranes came Leander crofsed to church Froze some tonight Fortunate Day gathered 20 pails 16 {illegible}

16th fine Princess Louise crofsed from Summertown to Dundee got some Ducks and breaking the ice at the shore made a pike pole took down to the shore a 30 or 25 feet Tamerac 3 men at Squaw Island spearing EEls took sticks over from Sturgeon Island lots of ice going down set Ducks and hens to hatch today one on ducks eggs 2 on Hens eggs

17th fine drawing up sticks took 2 barrels from the bush rained hard tonight made 4 gallons of syrup today Fernandez took all the Ducks and 2 pigeons over to Summerstown bought a lamp chimney

18th Uncle Duncan's Birth Day fine Boys after Duck got 7 on North Side cutting some stove wood got 2 pictures wrote a letter to Douglas & Co Napanee Ontario put 25 cents in it 2 from Lewis got potatoes and milk Barnhart at Lewis hunting rats got a black rat

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19th of April 1900 fine rain boiled {illegible} kind of thin Windy thinking to drop as it's not running Ice left the Back Bay frogs began their music Frog-Hawk around all the Feathered inhabitants of the air is come fixing the sive of the mill cool killed 7 snakes today

20th a very fine day took home some of the Sugar Bush rigging taking away the banking from the north side of the cellar and West End took the Bun down from the bay after Ducks lots of ice going down took back the lamp chimney as it is too big shot of rat a fishing light out here tonight taking away the banking

21st fine day shot pikes 6 ducks 3 of them Magansers Baited the line and set it let the cows out to the bush and sheep taking away banking took the Sleighs apart

22 Low Sunday Eddy Renshaw and Leander to the Kit Kit got 15 and a Barrel got a sturgeon on the line Randolph Adelaide Gordon John H here gave the picture to Adelaide Fernandez went to George to come to thrash rain some

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28th April 1900 very fine East Wind a tow went Down setting fires putting out manure on the wheat ground put the barley in The Granery washing the sap buckets

29th fine day Leander to night Church

30th fine some drops of rain putting manure on the wheat ground took over the plow and Harrros from the Pitt Point plowed a few rounds on the corn and potato ground a tow went Down with {illegible} went up to the bay and to the {illegible} Fernandez went to cut stove wood {illegible}

1st of May fine few grains of snow north Wind cool Alexandra went Down first trip 5 boats passed today sowing wheat 5 bushels harrowing the wheat ground plowed some in corn ground

2nd fine lots of smoke must be big fires someplace Stanley taken of stones plowing above the {illegible} Gordon came took his tool chest with him a ladder and benches got 3 Ducks

fine picking stones of the wheat Leander crossed to last night 1 lb tea Fernandez came from Careys plowed in Meadow above the corn turned Cool Rain {illegible} upstairs took barley and oats to Jo Douquett {illegible} oats to Charlie Craig's plowing upper field 7 lb {illegible} oats to Dundee there is something wrong with Grenada grains of snow

5th cool snow {illegible} putting {illegible} back of the barn Fernandez to Cornwall

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6 May 1900 Windy Leander to night Church

7th fine sowed 12 bushel of oats harrowing putting manure on the potato ground Fernandez to Lancaster setting fires on the south side above the Bay the Broken Horn Calved

8th raining cool North Wind getting rats rained hard to night

9th rain Barnhart for oats got 15 bushels Jo Douquett to pay for him1 of Lewis's boys for potatoes butter and milk rain quite cool Leander crofsed chickens out taking the Power apart

10th fine freezing at nights cutting stove wood Eddy Renshaw for oats 4 bushels took Down my mail Frost tonight and Ice

11th this is the day of the big fight Corbet and Jeffries tapt a tree runs well plowing potato ground Stanley splitting stove wood killed the calf for Carlo took a bag of potatoes to A Fraser Fernandez took part of the Harrow to Blacksmith taking ashes out of the Leech Jeffries beat Corbet

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12 of May 1900 fine day ploughing the corn ground sold 3 bushels above the corn taken stones of the oats below filling the leech with ashes fixed the ladder Fernandez to Cornwall for the door frames and Window frames went for them to Summerstown them at night got glass

13th Fine 4 of Lewis is here for butter Leander to church

14th fine Windy planted the East potatoes 11 bushels sowed the peas above the lane harrowing back of the barn made sugar out of the sap that run about 2 lb of sugar Stanley's cake Adelaide and Lilly here Ionia and Lilly went to Jo Lemays stopt With the Wind Leander and Fernandez went home with them got some decoys from Randolph those you have to blow Wind into them thunder and lightning set Big eggs to hatch

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15th of May 1900 fine cutting seeds planted back of the barn 8 bushels of seeds Thunder Fernandez went to Lemay's got paid for 3 lb of butter 60 fishing tonight with Dan Spink Frost tonight

16th fine got a long Tamrack stick set line sowed 7 bushels of Oats next the potatoes taking stones out of Hog Pen place to make a garden Sissy and Ionia went to Summertown with 34 Doz of eggs work finished today Captain AJ Baker's first trip Down on steamer Hamilton bought sugar 6 spools of thread seeds

17th fine turn to rain East Wind planted rows of corn stopped with the rain thunder water raising rain hard most all night running the Lye for the soap

18th rain cleared up Stanley and Leander to Kit Kit cool Leander crofsed letting the water run

19th fine Windy East Wind

20th fine day Rogation Sunday Randolph and Adelaide here John H and Gordon Spink Bob Summers Rossie here Sissy and Ionia went to Mrs Renshaw's rain today Randolph took the Bycle

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21st of May 1900 rained all day Windy began the upstairs floor today Leander and Fernandez crofsed took of Oats to Jo 4 bushels took 18 bags from Charles Rose for to fill with grain got 2 saws1 plane and square got a pan of bread

22nd fine W Wind filling some bags with oats took 10 bags 15 bushels to and 20 Doz of eggs to Jo Douquett got an English paper and Scotch paper from Dan Charlie Rose sent me a fine book to read working at the floor of the house both crofsed tonight

23rd fine put in the rest of the Corn ploughing the back piece Sissy and Stanley went to Dundee 28 Doz of Eggs 3 sheep pelts and 4 calf skins Mr J D E called as he was passing to Lancaster making the soap Fernandez went to Lancaster with saw to get fixed gave him 25 cents to get Downs Elixir took 10 boards from Lancaster found a log got spirit level saw not fixed Stanley bought boots overall shirts cotton {illegible} Elixir 1 or 2 bushels of barley to Bill and 5 gallons of syrup

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24 May 1900 Queens Birth Day Fine cool E Wind Smoky some ploughing in the back piece kind of soft Stanley and Fernandez digging the drain to let the water out of the cellar got a letter from Dan concerning John Cameron's letter to him

25th fine day ploughing the back piece and Renshaw for 11 bushels of Oats came again for the mare Lavinia and Ionia crossed for garden seeds 4 Doz of eggs Fernandez crossed got the new kind of oats 2 dollars a bushel

26th fine day ploughing back Place shearing the Sheep sheared 4 yesterday finished the soap began working at the Garden Sissy and Ionia picking Stones Leander took 15 bushel to C Rose of Oats today planting the garden took the Bun here left his boat took a 1 lb of tea

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27th of May 1900 a very fine day turned cloudy East Winds set 2 lines caught the first perch thunder lightning far off began to use the Tar Barrel for feed

28th very fine day Eclipse visible sowed the New Aats 2 bushel sowed 4 bushel of Our Own oats ploughing harrowing ditching draining working at the Garden East Wind cool new moon today wrote a letter to Dan concerning John Cameron but did not send it off a tug with a raft aground below the lighthouse put the Seperator in The Granery first corn up what was planted first

29th Royal Oak day or Oak Apple day fine East Wind planted potatoes over at the maple trees in Hills harrowing the potatoes and corn began to put in the north west Frame Window took up the boat to dry Fernandez crofsed with the letter got 3 EEls 3 suckers

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30th of May 1900 fine Leander went to sow Renshaw oats Stanley taken away stones from around the house East Wind changed to West Mr Hugh Frasher here for sand Ionia and I took a load of wood from the bay Nighthawks came

31st fine working at the building taking these odd kind of stones and Crockery and Bones Down To The River Rain some showers last night rain and thunder this evening and Indian passed up close to shore putting in the glass and clabording heavy rain thunder

1st of June the Glorious first of June Vickey's Birth Day 1878 a fine day East Wind Ionia and I went to fish got 10 3 Indians passed in a boat looking for Peter Squire salted the cattle Caspian went Down went to fish got 3 rained heavy all night

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2nd of June 1900 East Wind rained heavy water High working at the floor Windy

3rd fine Whit Sunday Pentecoast water High

4th very fine day E W old George the 3rd Birth Day it was kept up for a long time Ionia and I went to Kit Kit Island Ed Renshaw came with the 2 young pigs Stanley took up the sticks from the lower point done clabording the west side of the house Fernandez to Summerstown

5th working at the Northeast end of the house Leander painting his boat at the Granary Stanley made a place for the pigs and fixing the West fence

6th fine day on this day Sir John A McDonald Departed painting the boat working at the house 2 of them crofsed took a small tenent of butter and 20 Doz of eggs and the Letter to Dr A Landon got a postal card from John Cameron Kansas

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7th of June 1900 Fine cloudy few drops of rain West Wind Fernandez went to Lancaster sent for doors Elixir and castor oil and Renshaw here gave him some 2 kinds of corn to plant painting the boat putting the Windows let out the 4 calves

8th fine rain last night took lumber from Lancaster tea castor oil Downs Elixir went around the island fixing around the door on the North side and claboarding on the North side painting the boat killed the large snake up in the bay found a turtle cut my hair

9th Auntie Mary's Birth day 1813 fine W Wind and Renshaw here with the Mare took my mail and Dr Landon's papers and catalog for Fernandez crossed to took home his Bycycle

10th fine put out his boat Charlie O'Neil here and son here

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11th of June fine Mr and Mrs John Cameron arrived here on the Pitt Point at the new house seems to be a very fine woman tried trowling lost the spoon and line Fernandez to Haggerty's for a trowling line and Spoon meat raisins pickles sugar pepper apples

12th fine Eclipse Mr Hollister here gave me a new trowling line left 4 fish 2 bass and 2 perch Mrs Cameron out fishing and trowling

13th fine E Wind put the plow through the corn Fernandez went to work at the roads for Randolph Mr and Mrs John Cameron of Kansas went up to Mr Curry's today left me a box of cigars when he came Leander went up with them caught a Lunge rained tonight

14th fine day Corpus Christe fixing the Windows Fernandez came from the Roads

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15th of June 1900 fine Fernandez went to the roads Leander went to mail 4 of wheat took swans engineer to Stanley Island Stanley hoeing the corn mowing grass for the Bull

16th fine Began the Battle of Waterloo clabording the North Side W W Stanley hoing corn the Caterpillar busy in the bush eating the leaves of the trees bugs at the potatoes mosquitoes bad piling up rubbish at the yard fence

17th Corpus Christie fine day East Wind Mr Genie here brought me a Channel Catfish gave him a good bag of potatoes some eggs some butter lost his trowling line Gordon here

18th the Ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo fine E Wind put the plough through the potatoes Leander to Jo Douquetts with 2 tubs of butter and 28 Doz of Eggs went to Upper Point

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19th June 1900 a very fine day working at the house Ed and Lilly Renshaw here Fernandez went to Lancaster to 2 rolls of tar paper at Mr Gilbert Ionia and I fishing got 21 perch

20th Accession of Queen Victoria working at the house very warm hoeing some of East potatoes clabording front or South side of the house Peter back here told us Lewis was dead they took him up to John Thompson's and died there mowing grass for the Bull cut Down the Butternut Tree in front of the new house North side Last day of spring

21st first day of summer fine West Wind let out the gentleman Bull Stanley hoeing the East potatoes fire flies came

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22nd of June 1900 Uncle Dan Cameron's Birth Day fine East Wind Leander to Dundee with a tub of Butter brought 3 tubs bought paint 2 Boats of Trowlers here with Peter Back wanted Bread Butter and milk paid 50 cents 6 Men working on the south side of the house

23 Ionia and I fishing Got very warm E Wind turned to West working at the house Leander took over to Jo Douquetts 20 Doz of Eggs at 11 cents

24th St John the Baptiste Day Free Masons Day Leander tonight Church Fernandez and Stanley to Squaw Island Midsummer Day

25th very fine warm Ed Renshaw came to Fish had Line too Wing got 2 Washed the Wool

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26th of June very fine and warm moved the Barn Door working at the house rained tonight

27th thunder and lightning rained hard fishing last night got 7 fish

28th fine working at the house a big north west Wind took the roof of the barn made a Smash in the Sugar Bush a very big Wind took the big black cherry tree Down an oak tree in the Grove the 2 cherries choke and English a big Smash and the Sugar Bush Leander crofsed clearing around the barn got a crow went through the bush a big smash of trees the 3 of them went to Lewis's got 2 Black cats fishing tonight got 8 fish rained heavy tonight

29th fine Fernandez went to sell his fish took 8 Doz of eggs bought 11 lb sugar nutmeg received a letter from Maxville the marriage of Mary Lizzie Burton to Alexander Steel St Peter St Paul day

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30th of June 1900 very Windy West rain put the plow through the potatoes back at the Barn putting in the frames for the kitchen part on the south and east end this is the last day of June very cool Mary Lizzie Burton married to Mr Alexander Steele on the 27th day of June 1900

1st of July Dominion Day fine cool West Wind John H here Sissy and her mother went to see Adelaide took the ladder to be put in the mill on the 2nd and registered

2nd fine rain some put the plow through the potatoes and corn and Lewis for potatoes1/2 bushel on Sunday 3rd rained very unwell Fernandez went to Cornwall Stanley and Leander fixing the door at the north side of the house heard the Spartan was aground Chaffy pic nic on 2nd

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4 of July 1900 American Independence a very fine day clabording the north side of the kitchen a man from Swan's yacht came for some pepper and salt and 2 eggs did not charge for so smaller thing as this Fernandez came had a pair of boots for Sissy a lot of people on Hopkins Point Rod Cameron buried yesterday the 3rd of July at Salem Church Ed Renshaw here with the scow for to take the Mare across a crew of drunken fellows in a boat from Hopkins Point went Down the channel

5th Our John's B Day Uncle John 1803 a fine day Stanley hoeing the potatoes East Wind few drops of rain Leander crofsed a letter from John Cameron of Kansas from Cornwall

6th rain thunder E Wind Leander took 2 tubs of Butter to Jo Douquett's one 30 a dollar fifty 20 Doz of Eggs

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July 7th 1900 fine Windy drew the logs to the bank hoeing potatoes went to the head of the island Drew the Oaks out of the river went to Jo Douquetts with 2 tubs of butter one 30 and the other 50 lb and 20 Doz of Eggs

8 Windy Leander to church Made the end of the pig pen

9th taking the potatoes out of the cellar Amiot here left his box of tools as the Wind was high

10th fine Amiot came for his box of tools Unfortunate Day Ionia and I fishing got 30 fish Leander went to Lancaster bought locks and other things nails for the door 1/2 pint of Grog Stanley putting Paris Green on the potato bugs Bad Rats playing the Devil with the chickens

11th rained fine Moses Lemay here for potatoes peas and butter heavy heavy rain high Wind heavy thunder sharp Lightning

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12th of July Orange Man's day fine high Wind finished the laying of the floor in the west and wrote a letter to Dr Landon got the cherry and Ash and a Butternut drew them to the bank Leander crofsed got back at 1/2 past 2 Windy

13th fine fixing their logs together to go to the Lancaster mail Wind kind of high I went to the head of the Island rained some Fernandez crofsed got a tow from Swan's yacht from the Bay

14th fine day went with the logs to Lancaster mill Leander painting the north side of the house Leander to Summertown putting the wool in bags Minnie came sugar from Haggerty's took Ash Joys from Lancaster

15th fine rain Leander went tonight Church heard George Nicholson lost 80 Dollars in Ottawa St Swithin's day

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16th of July 1900 fine Uncle Bill and George Creamer here rained hard day and night very very high Wind and awful heavy rain and thunder and lightning blue Down more trees in the bush mowed a little in the Grove the Wind breaking the corn knocked Down the lane fence awful heavy Down Pores

17th fine rained heavy thunder and lightning Windy Dug some at the kitchen Cellar putting in the beams after taking the others out Stanley fixing the fence the Wind put Down a lot of boards passed Down got 1/2 Doz of them John Tyo's Barn on the point beginning to show plain

18th Windy a large vessel went up Hamilton West Down looking for gold button Leander crofsed to 10 lb of sugar and a box of potato bug poison working at the house

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19th of July 1900 Fernandez Birth day Fine Windy went to Lancaster for the lumber mowed the front of the house Lilly Renshaw here went for berries and fishing very fine day Leander and Stanley crofsed to meet Fernandez with the lumber taking over 3 loads to day from Fraser's Point Fernandez took them from Lancaster in a waggon to Point Lovat

20th fine very hot today took 2 loads across to day of lumber awful hot sun about 2 o clock made a few drops of rain East Wind and a big shower Thunder Mr Genie came brought me some Balsam gave him a bag of potatoes some bottles stopt to night fixing the {illegible} Sears and boy Napoleon Hence {illegible}

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21st of July 1900 went to the Upper Point fine Windy boarding on the inside of the house Leander to Jo Douquett's 1 Tub of butter and 20 Doz of Eggs Fernandez crofsed took pork received a letter from John Cameron from St Agate Terabone

22nd fine day Leander to church a preaching to night at Hamilton's Island by the Reverend Mr Mathieson Fernandez crossed coming back found a chair on the water St Magdalen day

23rd an awful hot day Stanley Livinia and Minnie went to Dundee bought snaithe sythe and rake 2 butter tubs mowing in the upper field Fernandez to Summerstown mowed some in the Grove Richard for butter a German girl here for a dish for the gardeners to make coffee gave Ionia 25 cents a granddaughter of Mr Webster's here got 2 lb of butter not very well

24th a very fine day made coils in the upper field Moses Lemay getting married today to Mifs Dischambeau and they have a very fine warm day putting in hay for the first cutting weeds for the pigs mowing in the upper field and in the Grove put in 5 loads for the first rain all night thunder lightning this evening Fernandez crofsed

25th raining St James day Gordon here for his clothes trowling boys working at the house

26th St Anns day Ionia and I to Lewis's got the inch augur went fishing got 33 fish perch Pike and rock bass a very hot day East Wind and North Wind turning hay in the upper field and in the Grove made about 40 coils Fernandez went for the papers

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27th of July 1900 St Joseph of Ari-- a very fine day mowing in the upper field and the lower Point working at the Cellar Door Stones salted the cattle with fine salt killed 2 roosters wrote a letter to Uneta Remedy Co Toronto Sissy and Minnie to Summerstown took home the umbrella from Randolph's put in 2 loads of hay from the upper field made and gathered 20 coils Leander crofsed to the social at Chisholm cranes are stocking as they always do this time of year training their young another flock of chickens

28th very fine very warm W Wind new beans Gathering hay mowing in the Grove some choke cherries turning Gathering some on the lower Point put in loads Fernandez crofsed

29th very fine 3 of them went to the {illegible} to John Morris's rain tonight thunder and lightning

30th fine Mr Genie came had a 1 lb of tea mowing the Grove and around the house and barn Fernandez and Genie fishing tonight got 13 eel put 5 bushels of wheat in the bags and bushels of corn Genie fixing {illegible} on his hooks in The Granery new potatoes Moses Lemay here for old potatoes got bushels

31st Fine Windy mowing Leander went to Fort Covington to mill mowing below the corn last day of July bought snaith and scythe

1st of August Lamas day fine mowing south side of river mowing at the lower point and weeds at the ash tree went to fish at Pitt Point got 7 Leander crofsed Gathering making coils

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2nd of August 1900 Minnie's Birth day fine day W Wind mowing back of the old Garden mowing on the lower Point Gathering and making coils in the Grove Genie fixing his fish got some Wire and Rope from him began to rain Cornelius here got 3 lb of butter on credit to pay Saturday or never

3rd fine put in 2 loads in the North End of the stable Loft mowing on Lower Point dull Mr Genie went to Lancaster for salt trimmed the oak that fell with the Wind at the pile of wood black birds playing the Devil with the peas and wheat and oats beans plenty cherries near ripe hay not dry enough to put in raining every day fisherman Gero for butter 25 cents got salt sugar high wines took from Lancaster but the high Wines in my Balsam gum bottle Fernandez crofsed for mail 3 girls for Eggs 3 Doz

4th very fine Harvest day Gathering and putting in 5 loads salted the cattle Ionia and I to fish got 37 fish 3 for eggs got 3 Doz got a rat in the Trap Genie went off these campers got 4 chickens Leander to Douquetts 12 Doz of eggs one tub of butter Fernandez crossed that's 8 tubs sold

5th fine rained tonight thunder and lightning Fernandez came

6th Randolph's Birth Day the Duke of Edinburgh Birth Day a Fortunate Day pulled Down some of the logs of the barn on the north side saw the 2 plates Stanley did mowing back of the old Garden Fernandez to Lancaster began the new potatoes back of the barn and they are good and large the old ones near done some yet heavy rain thunder and lightning took a bad fainting turn tonight

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7th of August 1900 a Fortunate Day rained all last night raining today turned fine about 11 o clock East Wind began rained hard Mr Genie came had huckleberries sugar tea Cornelius for oil 2 of the boys crofsed Fernandez stopped all night or working at Jo 's or Renshaw's brought a sythe with him big storms Winds thunder lightning hail bad weather for harvesting buildings blown Down

8th fine rained Wind Mr Genie fishing perch gave him a loaf and butter Stanley slept in the new house to night Leander and Minnie crofsed to Summerstown sent the letter to Uneta company it will go tomorrow night W Wind Mr Genie went off very very warm today mowing in the flat first crop of hay there trimming some at the cherry trees tonight is the meeting at the manse in respect for Rev Mr Mathieson some old potatoes yet lots of cucumbers and beans black birds bad on the Grain and corn on this day of the month David Fraser Departed a year ago today spreading and opening out the coils rain tonight

10th raining this morning Windy fine fixed 2 new fishing lines with rods Sinker and hooks my watch is taking a turn to stop rained a few drops tonight Leander to Stanley Island tonight came about 10 minutes past 12 o clock spreading the coils and making coils mowing in the flat took the old potatoes out of the Bun

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August 11th 1900 fine Windy morning West kind of smoky or Foggy began mowing the wheat cleaning my Bun and putting a bow and Stern piece in today Thunder cloudy began raining made coils in the flat mowed the wheat up to the dead Butternut Tree would finish cutting only had to coil the hay the Ladysmith a Pleasure Trip Down the river North Wind tonight Fernandez came to night took home the sythe a piece of the wheat to be cut yet

12th fine day as we don't get many of them East Wind cloudy to the Southwest Leander tonight Church Fernandez off to work blackbirds tearing away at the grain

13th E Wind fine cloudy to the West commenced fine hay back at the Big Stone Heap the hay in the flat and back of the old garden and in the old Garden commenced again to rain finished the stack rain rained all night our yard is a bad mess pig pens too so much rain

14th raining study Leander went to Cornwall with the wool about pounds 11 chickens yesterday brought 2 kinds of yarn grey and white 6 lb each 2 kinds of cloth 1 lb of soda rained hard tonight Mr Hollister and son here for fish worm as they are capped on Alexis Island fixing my boat Stanley letting the water run out of the cellar of the new house

15th fine day cutting the rest of the wheat turning the wheat began cutting the oats at the ash tree Fernandez came a big vessel went up one tub of butter to Jo Douquetts and 20 Doz of Eggs Indians for butter 25 cents 9 tub sold now

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16th of August 1900 Fine Day putting the Wheat in stack Mr Hollister and Augusta Hence here to Dinner Left 50 cents Treated me to a Drop of Good Stuff Hot sun Fernandez crofsed very warm Working some at my Boat Ionia and her Mother went to Lisores finished the East Stack of Wheat

17th East Wind Began to other stack of Wheat very Fine Day Fernandez came Finished the stack of Wheat 2 stacks of Wheat cutting the oats at my Boat some

18th very Fine Day put 2 Loads of Hay in From the Lower Point coiling the Oats Working at my Boat Lady-Smith a Trip Down the River made 130 coils of Oats Ionia and Minnie Fishing got 33 Perch Leander to Jo Douquetts with a Tub of Butter and 8 Doz of Eggs Fernandez crofsed for the Mail some Drops of Rain

19th Bismarck's Birth Day 1870 Leander to church John H here 2 Ladies and 2 Gentlemen here Mr Armstrong and Mr Barnhart Got 50 cents worth of Butter E Wind very fine Day

20th a very Fine Day E Wind Mr Barnhart came with the Butter Plate Miss Tassie Smith along with him They having a Pic Nic on the south side of the Island Began a Stack of oats put 9 Loads in it to Day not Finished to Day Fernandez Mowing Back of the Garden

21st E Wind a very Fine Day put 2 More Loads in the stack thats 10 Good Loads in the this stack cut the oas above the Corn cut some Marsh hay for topping of the stacks turned my Boat shot a Hawk Fernandez to Summerstown

22nd Fine Made a stack of oats 5 Loads in it Sissy Minnie to Summerstown 8 Doz of Eggs Mr Barnhart and Mr Armstrong here Bought 3 lb of Butter 2 Loaves of Bread and 1 Doz and 4 Eggs 90 cents Bought Sugar 50 Tax 5 Seen Miss Murhison

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23rd of August 1900 a very Fine Day cut the Pease cutting Marsh Hay in the Front Marsh Tacking Tin on My Boat Fernandez went for the Mail gave the Last of the Old Potatoes to the Pigs Greased the Waggon

24th St Bartholome Day very Warm Mowing and making coils in the Front Marsh Fernande came this Morning New Moon comes in this Evening I have a Bad Pain in my Left Breast Leander crofsed

25 very Fine Day very very Warm cutting and Making coils in the Front Marsh over coils Made now George and Mr Slocum here George and Fernandez went Fishing got a Lot of Perch Mr Slocum and I Trading in a variety of curious stone and old Indian curiositys axes of stone and other odd things Gave Me 2 Dollars for them I Gave them to Him more cheaper as he is a Friend of Mrs Brodys very very sultry Thunder some this Evening a Rain cloud Passed I think the Lucias came to Fish as I heard their Dog Barking on the Kit Kit Island my Breast very Painful Lots of Boats going to Day Mosquitoes Bad some odd Shots at Ducks Before the Time corn Good

26th very Fine very very warm I think yesterday was awful hot Cornelius and Peter and Barnharts Boy here Willie Rose here 2 Boys on the Pitt Point got 2 lb of Butter Willie Rose came From Dundee going to Lancaster

27th very Warm Rained a Few Drops Mr Barnhart For Butter and a Lot of Ladies and another Gentleman with them from Montreal cutting the oats in the Back Place Set out a Line Put my Boat in the Water Mr Genie came had a Rat Trap 1 lb of Tea

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28th of August 1900 Foggy East Wind cleared off Taking in the Front Marsh hay Made a stack Behind the Barn Mr Genie went off to night Got some Minnie hooks from him Fernandez cutting the oats in the Flat at the Low West Piece Leander crofsed Fernandez crofsed Mr and Misses Armstrong to 5 lb of Butter 1 1/2 Doz of corn Got 2 sturgeon this Morning Salted the cattle Livinia Bad with the Toothache Gusty Hence for Butte for Lamour of N York 1 Tumbler full 25 cents paid

29th very Fine Made a Stack of Oats and a stack of the New Oats and the Pease in the of the Bottom of the New Oats I went to the West end of the Island Mr and Mrs John Cameron of Kansas arrived and Jimima From Cornwall very Fine Weather

30th very Fine very hot Fishing some Lucias for Butter 3 others for Butter and Eggs Made the West stack of oats Jimmina WEnt off Mrs Cameron and Fernandez put her to the Boat in Summerstown my Pain in my Breast very soar Fishing Mrs and Mr Cameron Brought a Basket of Peaches

31st East Wind cool Stanley Went to Help Eddy Renshaw with his oats John Cameron of Kansas Made the Stairs some Fishing

1st of September St Giles Day East Wind very warm John Cameron Working at the stairs Finished it to the Top the Girls and Mrs Cameron Fishing a Fine Jolly Piece she is always in good cheer Mr Genie came Brought strikethrough for a line Fernandez to Summerstown First Day Shooting Begins

2nd very Fine and Warm The Drudge Boat stopt at the Pier to Day

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3rd of Sept 1900 Dan's Birth Day 1846 very Fine Day some Windy John Cameron Fixing the Kitchen Door Mr Hollister and Mr Lyon here Took Dinner had some Good stuff turned very Windy some Thunder Rained some sung some very nice songs to night Mrs and Cameron and Mifs Jessie McDonald Stanley and Fernandez Mowing in Front Marsh one of the White Ducks Mifsing Jefsie Minnie Leander Mrs Cameron all went to church Mr Genie here went off very warm

4th D.C.F. Birth Day --------- Fernandez to Cornwall Jefsie went off Leander crofsed to Hamiltons Wharf with them John Cameron Working at the Building

5th John Angus Birth Day Fine Day My Niece my nephew and Fernandez Started for Cornwall took the Granada at Summerstown Captain Smallman stopt at St Regis arrived at my neice Mr Alexander Halls Residence Seen them all Jessie Reuben Dan and Edwin and Mr and Mrs Hall had a Jovial Good Time Seen Allen Cameron Chief of Police an old Respected Friend John Treated and Bought a Bottle Travelling a Lot in the Eclectrick cars went to see the Railwood Bridge not Quite Finished yet Stanley went to Help Ed Renshaws with his oats

6th very fine Day For the Begginning of the Fair in Cornwall we went to Gillis the Barbers to Get Shaved and then went to Thomas Lafleur the Leading Photographer of Cornwall sat for My Likenefs went all through the Park Looking at all the variety of things some Trotting Red Dan McDonald won the Race a small Shower of Rain John Bought me a splendid Pair of Spectacles 3 Dollars Mr Hall not very well

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7th of Sept 1900 East Wind very high Leander went to Mill with Wheat Bought 2 Tubs Fine Day for the Fair in Cornwall to Day all of us from Mr Halls went to the Fair Good Races to Day and a variety of very good vegtables and all other articles Poultry cattle Farming implements all things Looked splendid the Races were Good Dan McDonald got the Best of the Races I have had a Glorious Time in Cornwall along with my nephews and Neices and all other convenience any one could desire

8th very Fine Foggy this Morning Built a Stack of Marsh Hay and put a Lot of Hay on the Last year stack Mowing in Back Marsh Fernandez to Lancaster Cornwall a pair of Boots for Ionia got Ready in Cornwall to come Down on the Grenada John and I went to the Likenefs Man and got a sample of myself John Paid for all even when I went to pay Captain Smallman he told me it was already Paid seen Mr Prims on the Boat Seen Mr Long in St Regis Stopt at Stanley Island as Livinia and Minnie was there Sissy had 20 Doz of Eggs crofsed to Summerstown got the Mail called to see Mrs Hamilton and as John and I were Talking that Dizzinefs came on me But it was not very Bad took supper there and Gave me a Glass of very good stuff got the Direction of Private Thomas Moncure 7316 No 4 /by Scoggs Bottom Camp Aldershot England got Home

9th Sunday Leander to church Fine E Wind George and Ann and 2 children came John H here Fernandez to night church

10th Fine E Wind Cutting Marsh hay Front Marsh cut some cornstalks Ed Renshaw here George and Ionia Fishing Got a Potato Masher

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11th of September 1900 Raining Fernandez crofsed for to go to Alexandria tomorrow Leander crofsed heard one of the Adams Departed up the Front Mr Curry Poorly

12th The Great Conservative Meeting at Alexandria to Day Fernandez went Rained in the Morning Took in some corn Husking to night George here cool high Wind Got a Sturgeon

13th Fine Day George went off got a Sturgeon cutting cornstalks taking in corn Husking Lots of Boats going to Day Making coils in the Front Marsh Leander to Jo Douquetts with a Tub of Butter and 8 Doz of Eggs husking corn to night

14th Fine Day Windy Fernandez went to Lancaster with part of the Mill to get Fixed Lucias for corn for their Ducks or Decoy Decoy Live Ducks 15 cents got Tar paper and some Boards for the Floor

15th Fine Day Making a stack of Marsh hay out of the Front and Back Marsh at the East End of the stable Fernandez clabording the Front of the Kitchen George came East Wind Last Quarter of the Moon Rained to night Thunder and Lightning to night Fernandez to Summerstown stopt all night

16th some Rain Leander to church Fine George and Annie and the children went off Windy not very Well Lucias for Potatoes 15 cents

17th St Lamberts Day Fine some Wind Adelaide Minnie and Eddy came stopt to night a Heavy Blow of of a Gust or 2 of East or North Wind taken in corn to husk cutting some stalks went around the Lower Point Working some at the House a Lot of Boats a Going to Day Rained some to night Ed Grinding his scythe not very well

18th Fine Eddy and Stanley went to Mow Marsh Hay Adelaide Minie stopt an Indian for Butter Fernandez crofsed

19th a very Fine Day Minnie went home Lucias for Butter Ionia and I Fishing Sissy went to Stop for a Day or 2 with Adeliade 1 lb of Tea

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September 20th 1900 Raining to Day Working over in the Building took in this Evening 6 Baskets of corn to husk to night oat nuts Falling Working at the House on the PP

21st Black Friday St Matthews Day Rained hard this Morning heavy Thunder sharp Lightning Turned Fine Frank Laplante Took out the 2 Packages From the Station Fernandez over took them home

22nd Fine Working at the House Last Day of Summer

23rd Fine Day First Day of Autumn or Fall Begins Fine Day Eddy and Stanley came Leander and Eddy went to Christee's Adelaide Lilly and Sissy came Received 3 head Dresses 1 Suit pair of Pants 1 White vest 1 Rug Purse Silver silver sh{illegible} Hook Knife silver corkscrews Box of Shaving soap Stanley went up with Eddy to Build a Stack Tomorrow Sisy took home the Mail George Semows or Derushie's Sister Buried to Day Fernandez crofsed to night

24th Hebrew New Year Fine Working at the Thrashing Mill Tying the Cornstalks Made Strings of Rope and standing it up cutting stalks Taking in corn to Husk to night Wrote a Leeter to send to Dan

25th East Wind Fine Took up the Early Markets 16 Bushels put them in the cellar of the new house put the cornstalks in the Stable Loft whats cut of them an Indian for Butter Finished husking and Tracing the corn the Tall Kansas Corn is not cut yet Shelling Beans Cows Let for spells in the upper Field Shot a Plover got 2 Rats in the Cordwood Bay Washing to Day Maxville Fair Excursion on the New Railroad to Ottawa Stanley came from Renshaws

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26 of Sept 1900 a very Fine Day Thunder Few Drops of Rain very hot sun at the other Kind of Potatoes Big Markets put in the cellar of the New house 11 1/2 Bushels to Day Brok the Harrow Whippletree the Lady-Smith Began going Down at night First Trip Heard that Napoleon Hence got Married to Day Took home about 40 Bricks to night Leander crofsed Fernandez crofsed Lightning and Thunder to night old Bricks where they got them I Don't know

27th Fine Day at the Potatoes the Burbanks Below East of the House Shelling Beans not vey well to Day

28th some Drops of Rain Turned Fine East Wind Finished the Peice Below the all But to Harrow them put 76 of the Burbanks in the cellar now Taking up the Potatoes at the Maple Trees on the West side Fernandez to Lancaster {line of strikethrough} for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel 20 cents Keeping the small Potatoes apart for the Pigs

29th St Michaelmass Taking Potatoes Back of the Barn took up about 13 Bushels to Day say about 110 Bushels in now Raining hard to Day Salted the cattle a Lot of Shooting to Day East Wind the Harrowing is to be Done and the East side at the Maple Trees so there will be some More Potatoes to Be Ploughed)

30th Fine Leander to night Church Fernandez crofsed a very Fine night Last Day of the Month Heard Adelaide had a young Son Randolph came Home From New York on Saturday the 29th

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1st of October 1900 Ionia's Birth Day 1883 Fine Day this Morning very Foggy cleared off East Wind got 2 Rats 1 in the Bay and 1 in the Boathouse Tying the corn stalks 1st Quarter of the Moon this Afternoon about 4 o clock Stanley and Fernandez went to Lancaster for clabboards and Scantling took 2 Boats

2nd East Wind very Foggy this Morning Clabbording the East End of the Kitchen Stanley Drawing Stones from around the house to the Bank the 2 Livinias went to see Adelaide to Renshaws took 20 Doz of Eggs a very Fine Day Lucies for Butter 2 Men has a Live set out here Dan Spink here going to Jo Lemays with Sturgeon him and Leander got 5 Dollars for them Fernandez crossed a Letter Minnie

3rd a Fine Day clabboarding Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs an Indian for Butter Pealing apples and Stringing them Drawing Stones from around the house Planted Grape seed up in the Bay at the Root of the ugly Elm at the Ditch a very Fine set the Line caught Minnows Set 4 Traps in the Boat house for Rats as they making Free with corn Fernandez crofsed to night Received a Letter From John Cameron Junction City Kansaa With 2 Dollars in it to pay for the carriage of the Potatoes that I am going to send him Yum Kipper Day

4th a very Large EEl But a very small Scargo got a Rat Finished the clabbording of the Kitchen Boiling Potatoes for the Squal-Meats a very Fine Day Fernandez to Lancaster I sent for RRR 25 cents Ionia went to see Adelaide at Renshaws

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5th of October 1900 Fine Day Rain some Thunder this Morning Boiling Potatoes for the Pigs Working at the House Put 2 Loads of cornstalks in the north end of the stable Loft Thunder this afternoon wrote a Letter to John Cameron Junction City Kansas U.S.A Killed 2 Roosters Heavy Thunder and Lightning heavy Rain to night high East wind Fernandez did not crofs with the Letter too Windy

6th E Wind Rain a Frew Drops Working at the House Pealing apples and Stringing them put in the 2 Rams to night Fernandez crofsed for the Mail took the Letter But it wont Leave till Monday Lady Smith Went up and then went Down Took a Fine sack of Salt home

7th Fine Day West Wind Leander to night church Gathered Butternuts Rained hard to night Fernandez acrofs to night

8th Raining to day took Brick over to the house all 3 Working at the house got a Rat in the Boathouse churning Succoth)

9th Fine East Wind Seen 27 Widl Geese Lots of Ducks Flying Fixing up the Thrashing Mill Putting out Manure with the Canoe Wrote 2 Letters to Day 1 to the Glengarrian with 1 Dollar in it The other to Publishers Pet and Animals 44 Gotwalk Bldg. Springfield Ohio, U.S.A. 50 cents Killed 2 Chickens put Manure in upper Field Fernandez crofsed with the Letters gave him Money to pay for Them and registered the one for Ohio Bought Kerosene oil

10th H A Birth Day Fine Cool Fixing the Mill Making a Blind out on the Shoal Stanley putting out Manure Took the Pumpkins out of the cornfield took up all out of the Garden put the Pigs in the Garden Eddy here for the Gun St Dennis Day took 10 Doz of Eggs to Douquetts

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11th of October 1900 Fine Day Painting the West End of the House got a Rat in the Bay went to the Head of the Island Salted the cows Boiling Feed for the Pigs Leander not well Fernandez crossed Stanley putting out Manure on the corn Ground Brought the Mail and Envelope From the Star

12th Fine Day Stanley putting out Manure got a Rat in the Bay Working some at the House Fernandez went to Cornwall Lucias for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel a Light on the Buoy at Squaw Island the Grit Boats must have put it there Making Blinds in the House to night Brought my Potograph From Cornwall 5 of Them

13th very Fine putting out Manure on the Corn Piece Fixing ceder Brush out in the Blinds on the shoal Leander crofsed with a Tub of Butter and 12 Doz of Eggs 1 lb of Soda 5

14th Sissy Ionia and Stanley went to Georges Dundee Ed Renshaw here They shot a Quere Kind of a Duck came home to night

15th very Foggy smoky this Morning Big Shooting this morning the Drudge came this afternoon Went for the Mare as we want her for the Thrashing Mill Brought a Lot of Brick in the scow Sent off 2 Photograpsh 1 to Helen and 1 to Dan to go off tommorow Fernandez crofsed 3 Indians called here to Day got 1 lb of Butter Going of From the Shore they stole the Hooks of my Lines and and stole a Big Tennet I had Full of Water at the Shore Got about 14 Feet of a Belt From Uncle Bill Eddy here to night

16th My Glengarrian up up to Day paid it on the 9th Windy Rained cool got 6 Ducks Drew sand for chimney ice to night First ice here

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7th October 1900 Fine cool cut the cornstalk took in the corn Husked it the Cameron Corn From Kansas Ploughing the Potato Ground East Working at the Kitchen chimney Windy to night

18th St Luke's Day and Thanksgiving Day Fine a small Shower of Rain a Blust of North Wind a Rainbow with it Ed Renshaw after Leander to go to Douquetts Hunters I suppose Stanley at the Potatoes at the Maple Tree on the East side 3 Hunting Men here to night From Cornwall La Petite Leblau Shimerets stopt to night Gave me 1.50 Treated me to a Drop of Good stuff had 2 Boats Fernandez crofsed got the Mail Windy

19th Windy in the Morning Fine Day Leander and Mr Douglas came went out to the Blind to get his Decoys Leander came up From Rofs Island For Mr Douglas outfit to camp on Ross's Island the Kitchen chimney Finished the Brickwork Done Fernandez crofsed took his Gun and Blinds and Poles took up the rest of the Potatoes at the East Maple Trees

20th Fine Boiling Feed for the Pigs Stanley Finished Ploughing the East Peice of Potatoes Ploughing the Piece Back of the Barn Fernandez came and went off Lucias for Potatoes 1/2 Bushel 2 Men here from Rofs's Island for hay for to make Bedding got a Rat thats about 14 we got now cut a Lump of Carlo's Toe as he is Lame with it Fernandez took home the Mail

21st Fine Day Dan Spink and John H here Leander came a Big Lofs to Mr Douglas his things in the Tent stolen while they were away Leander to church to night Fernandez crossed

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22nd of October 1900 Fine took the coils of Marsh hay up to the stacks Ploughing the Potato Ground back of the Barn put marsh hay on the Stacks as the Hens is spoiling them Tommy Rose and Arthur here for 1 Dollars worth of Butter Fernandez went to Lancaster Salted the cattle got a Rat in the Bay Shells Speeching in Lancaster to night

23rd Livinia (Sissy) Birth Day Fine very warm in the Forenoon Rained in Afternoon Lewis Hence here in the Boathouse Fishing Livinia making soap out of Gillets Lye for the First time Fernandez Back from Lancaster over to Summerstown on the Tramp all the time a Lot of Shooting to Day Stanley commenced Ploughing on the Lower Point East of the Big Apple Tree I cut the Broken Limb of the apple tree Found a Indian Hatchet or axe Lot of crockery Rained hard to night got a Letter from Minnie in Chestervill

24th Our Hugh's Birth Day Fine Day Stanley Ploughing got 2 Rats in the Bay Fixed the Hard Soap cut it in squares to Day a good Lot of it Mr Jo Lemay and Frank here Bought 7 lb of Butter 1 Bushel of Potatoes Rained a Few Drops Fernandez crofsed this Evening

25th St Crispin's Day all Shoemakers Day My Birth Day 1825 75 years old to Day Fine East Wind Gordon here took away his Trunk Gave him a Pair of Mits Stanley Ploughing Heard of Roderick Camerons Death he was a Williamstown Boy LIke Myself

26th Fine Day Stanley and Sissy to Mill took 6 Bushels of Wheat Bought Cottonade 33 yards Cotton oil 60 cents Balsam 25 Matches 15 Burner 15 Globes chimney Boots 36 1/2 lb of Butter Mr Kelly Departed Mr Genie here 3 Tubs

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27th of October 1900 Rained Last night East Wind Mr Genie here at his Slabs and Boat Leander came from Douquetts Sold a Tub of Butter to The Lucias 6 Dollars Potatos Stanley Ploughing Fixing Hog Feed got 2 Rats to Day Fernandez went to Cornwall to Mr Pringle's Meeting Sent For Dr Hall's Rheumatic Cure 50 cents

28th St Simon and St Judes Day very Fogy and Smoky Genie Fishing Lady Smith Stopt in Summerstown with the Fog Stanley went to Dundee For George Rained some to night

29th Fine Day Lots of Shooting Fernandez went to Lancaster Sent for a Botle of Essense of Peppermint 10 Ed Renshaw here Stanley came had Sugar 20 lb Preserving Pan Outing Mr Genie went off got a Rat thats 21 now

30th East Wind cool Eddy here hunting Wrote the Directions on Pastboard John Cameron Junction City Kansas USA they are going Tommorow I'll Give them 5 Dollars so to make sure going to Bring corn not shelled for the Pigs Fixing it to night Fixing Fence around stael Back of the Garden Pigs got out Fernandez to Summerstown to night sent for 2 spools of White got a viol of Peppermint 10 cents

31st E Wind Halloeen or Holy Eve The night of the Fairies Nomination in Alexandria Fernando Went Leander and Stanley Went to Fort Covington with 6 Bags of Corn to Grind for Pig Feed Sent a Bag of Potatoes to John Cameron Junction City Kansas gave Leander 5 Dollars to Pay whatever it costs as he sent 2 Dollars to the Duty so he could not tell cracking nuts

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1st of November 1900 All Saints Day The Harvest Month of Death very Fine Day Stanley Ploughing near East of the Ash Tree George came about 12 o Clock Brought a Lot of Good Bags for the Thrashing Working at the Mill Fernandez came and Went off Eddy Renshaw here Feeding Ground Cornmeal to the Pigs Jo Lemay took home the Bag and Pail Bought 10 lb of Butter 2 Dollars Lots of Flies Grasshoppers some Mosquitoes Ducks not Plenty here not very well with Dizzinefs in my Head Fernandez went to Hic Meeting in Williamstown Windy to night

2nd All Soul's Day Fine W Wind Windy Working at the Thrashing Machine all Day got a Rat thats 24 now not very Wet to Day got a Letter From Adelaide got a lb of Tea Did not get Back her Change

3rd very Fine Day Went around the island got a Rat in the Bay thats 25 Commenced to Thrash got 8 Rats under the Wheat Stack Thrashed 15 Bushels to Day Pretty Bad with this Dizzinefs it took me Bad to Day an Indian here Wanting a Load of Wood William Mussel his name did not Get it Fernandez to Summerstown one of my Papers did not come

4th Sunday Fine some Windy George went Home Randolph came got a Rat in the Bay thats 26 I got

5th Guy Fawk's Day Gunpowder Plot Rained Ed Renshaw and Leander went to Point-Muya or Rainy Point for Ducks a Fine Set of Rainbows this Evening Fernandez of a Tramp Fixed my Pants Took a Bad Turn to night

6th Lily Annie Cameron Creamer's Birth Day 1899 This is the Yankees Election Day Stanley Ploughing at the Ash Tree Leander and Eddy came to night had over 40 Ducks

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7th of November 1900 Helen's Birth Day 1842 Glengarry Election Rained some was ready to go But seen very poor hopes of Putting me acrofs so I had to stop at Home I was very sorry on Charles Craig's account as he told our Boys he would give me a Ride out and I was ready since 5 o clock to go The Grist got in By Boodling in Glengarry Mr Pringle got in in Cornwall Eddy shoting in the Blind

8th Some Rain Stanley Ploughing Eddy in the Blind went to the Pitt Point Went to the Upper Point Heard McKinley got Elected with a Big Majority Randolph and Leander went to Point-Mua for Ducks Eddy Down to change Boats

9th Noth East Wind Prince of Wales Birth Day high Wind snowing First Snow cool Randolph and Leander came Back about 3 o clock Rained Last night got 6 Ducks all wet Hamilton went up this Morning

10th North Windy Cool snow on the Mountains Drew Big Flat Stone for Steps from the Basswood Tree on the south side Randolph and Leander crofsed up to Jos Fernandez crofsed for the Mail Lady Smith Kind of Late coming

11th Fine Leander and Randolph here Early in the Morning John H here Gave me a Small ------ 2 Loons shot to Day gave John H his Socks and Mits

12th Martinmass Day Windy Raining Willie Rose here got 5 lb of Butter 1 Dollar Stanley Working at the outside cellar steps Drew over the Big Flat Stone at the East End of the Kitchen Wild Geese

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13th of Nov 1900 Froze hard last night Fine East Wind Turned Windy Began to snow about 1/2 past 4 o clock Jo Lemay here Got 4 lb of Butter 90 cents Stanley taking over the Barn Slabs and taken the Flat step stones From this House putting Boards around this house for the Banking and they took them away to Spite me a Stormy night for a While

14th Fine cool West Wind Working over at the Building got Rat and a Leg Fernandez crofsed took 2 Loons Boxed up to send to Montreal to Be stuffed Stanley Fixing a place for the 2 Rams as the calves has their Place Lots of Boats went to Day the Ground covered with snow not much shooting to Day Froze Last or to night

15th Fine Cool got 2 Scottish Americans From Dan Fixing around the House put the Milk in the Pantry out of the cellar West Wind

16th Fine cool W Wind Plastering stables Freezing to Day and to night putting some Straw out of the Barn Salmon River Froze

17th Fine Day E Wind Stanley Plastering Cow Stable Randolph here Eddy here Shot 10 Ducks out in the Blind no Boat out of Salmon River to Day Seen a Crane Wind changed to West this Evening

18th Sunday Leander came Down from Jos hunting with Mr Malby hunting not very good

19th Began taken the things over to the New House Raining snowing Blowing a Blustery ugly time to move got there after Dark which is not a good Omen

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20 Nov 1900 Rained to night Randolph here shot 5 Ducks Kind of Bad Weather water high

21st on This Day of the Month D McMaster Departed 1846 (Senior) Fine Turned Windy and Rained some Lots of Shooting to Day Went to the Bay got 2 Rast to Day First Baking in the new house Randolph here very windy Stanley working at the cellar Drain an eclipse on the Sun very very windy this afternoon and to night and Rain Randolph stopt to night

22nd Fine Lots of Boats going to Day 2 Big Steamers passed Down The Druges and Scows Left out here to Day Ed Renshaw here he is out with Jo Lally Took a Lot of Traces of corn over to the other House New Moon comes in this Morning St Celisa's Day

23rd Fine Big Wind Last night Went around the Island Found a Bun or Punt Took over the Lime to the other House Measured 10 Bushels of Wheat to go to Mill a Rout about the Satchel they took it out of the Room and hid it on their Mother Water high took a Jar of Randolph to Dundee for oil had Randolphs Boat some Trees and Limbs Down with the Wind

24th Fine cool East Wind Stanley to Mill to Day some cool and Windy to night Fixing irons and Tools in the old House chopping some a Lot of shooting Below to Day a pair of overals Bought

25th St Catherin's Day Stormy E Wind Raining Eddy here

26th Raining Hailing Blowing East Wind Took over the Milk Snowing

27th Fine East Wind Randolph here on the Little Island Eddy here taking over the sticks of the Barn for a pig Pen 2 Boats went up Steam Barge went Down

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28th of November 1900 E Wind cold ice Froze in the Kitchen to night Took over the 2 young Pigs no Boats to Day 1 Boat went up Randolph on the Little Island and here Baking to Day

29th Fine Kind of Foggy musky a Great Lot of Boats went up and Down to Day and a Lot coming up to night churning to Day took over the clock Fixing an outside Door this is St Andrews Day The Festival of the Scotch Fine some Musky Foggy Boys away hunting Eddy Renshaw here one or 2 Boats went Down to Day Stanley Drawing the Stack in the upper Field 2 Loads to Day

1st of December cut some stove Wood Fine E Wind Eddy here Boats a Going a Boat went Down all Lighted up after Dark The Pigeon

2nd First Sunday in Advent Fine Mr Humes and Moses Lemay here John H and Dan Spink Randolph all here

3rd Fine Leander came from Jo Douquetts Killed the White hog to Day Eddy with Himes E Wind Randolph Grinding his axes

4th E Wind Leander Went to Haggartys For Stove Pipes 18 To 1 Bag of Salt 1 lb of Tea Broom 25 Turned Stormy high East Wind Killed the Black Pig cutting the house for the Pipes Broke the coal oil Jar spilt it near all very Windy to night snowed some heard the Mill in Cornwall Burnt Monday kille a Big Tame Duck

5th East Wind Stormy cold took over the Single Stove Killed a Rat yesterday at the Fixing up the Stove Stormy no Boats to Day nor yesterday Lights Last night up 1 Boat up

6th Fine St Nicholas Day Fernandez to Cornwall Leander to Kill Renshaws pigs Lots of Boats went up to Day Lewis and Peter Bosell here yesterday Bought Stanly Boots Sissys Boots and Heels Wrote a Letter did not send it off yet

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7th of Dec 1900 Fine snow Leander went for Shells Working at the Pantry Stanley Looking after the Cattle not very well

8th Freezing some Stanley Drawing Hay alone Leander after Ducks at the Pantry Randolph here turning Windy and cool on the 6th Hamiltons Light Quit and McLauchlin on the 7th Hills Quit 2 or 3 Days Before them

9th north Wind very cold Freezing hard to night in the House and outside Flowers Froze

10th Leanders Birth Day 1872 Boarding some at the north side west of the Front Door inside stuffed a Lot of newspapers in it Drew some Marsh Hay From the upper Field Drew Straw over to the cellar to shut it up Made a Lot of ice in the Back Bay Fixing the outside cellar Door Banking it going to be Frosty to night

11th Kind of the Fine East Wind Turned Warmer Took over the Bags Sharpened the crofscut Saw a Real Frosty night the Salmon River crofsing with Horses He went to the P.O. But did not Bring my Letteer got the Kansas Journal

12th Fine Smoky Frosty Seen a Mink Track on the shore in the Bay Went to the Little Island north side for Ducks Stanley sawing chopping and splitting stove-wood at the catle too The Pump Broke Blowing snowing Freezing night

13th Snowing till 12 o clock Moderated some Fixing on Boards at the Foot of the stairs churning put the Cat in the cellar Last night Fixing the Pump to night Turned very cold very Frosty West Wind

14th Frosty very cold Boarding the north side Finished it Putting in the Pump Frosty to night not very well

15th Calm Frosty Drew some Wood Leander and Stanley on the Little Island North Drawing the Last of the stack in upper Feild

(2nd Took the Ram on the 2nd)

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16th of December 1900 Randolph here had the Mail Gave Him a Letter to put in the PO To John Cameron Kansas Junction City Eddy with Mail too cold Time

17th Frosty Fernandez crofsed to chop took his saw cold Foggy Grinding axes not very well Pigion over at the Barn Froze hard

18th Freezing Foggy East Wind Sent a Letter to Day Sent a Box of Ducks with 12 in it Leander crofsed to Haggartys with them Bought Sugar 50 cents worth and 25 cents worth a Boom 25 Randolph and Fernandez cutting wood for Captain Baker

19th Kind of Soft cleaning the Thrashing Machine Fixed 2 or 3 Shelves Rained some Last night Made a Step for the Thrashing Machine and Rained some to to night

20th Fine Soft snowed some caught 8 or 9 Perch Stanley put out some Manure took over the Sewing Machine Digging the Manure from the outside cellar Door and putting straw under Washing to Day Fernandez here for a Stick of Hicory and took 2 axe handles Last Day of Fall

21st First Day of Winter Foggy a Fine Day Leander Went to Lancaster Crofsed to Fraser Point Bought Tea a Bottle of Strawberry Stuff Crofsed to Renshawas or Summerstown about the Shortest Day of the Year Broke on one of the Marsh Hay stacks at the Barn St Thomas Day New Moon

22nd Fine Day East Wind Stanley chopping Stove Wood Fernandez came had 4 Dull axes to Grind and a crosscut saw to File

23rd Fine Eddy Renshaw here Boys after Ducks Rained some to night

24th Christmas Eve Fine Leander to Summerstown council all over Bought the Stove at Haggartys 1 gallon of coal oil got 2 Letters 1 From Helen and a Dollar in it a Book From Daisy and 2 Ties a Letter From Dan

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25th of December 1900 Christmas Day West Wind a Little Snow cool Leander to church took the Letter to Put in the PO For Maxville Gave 50 cents to Livinia as her Share Leander came had the small Box with a Lot of Things in it a cap pencils and Leads Matches Wax Medal Belts corkscrews Books Silver case and other things Shot an owl Fernandez crossed to chop with Randolph

26th Fine and Fixing the Stove St Stephen's DAy old Mr Currie Buried to Day Froze some to night Windy seen a Mosquito and a Bee

27th St John the Evangelist The Free Masons Day The Foot square and Rule Teaches many a Fool Silk Satin and Scarlet Teaches many a Harlot Moved the Single Stove and put more pipes to it plastered around the wall Wrote a Letter to Dan to Day and sent it off to night Leander crofsed Gordon Finished his Plank at the Wharf snowed some to night

28th St Innocents Day Fine Kind of soft Stanley Drew 3 Loads of Wood Windy to night

29th our Angus Birth Day cold Windy Fixing shelves in the Buttery Feeding the Sheep near the Bush

30th Last Sunday this Year Fine a Few Flakes of Snow West Wind to night

31st Last Day of the Year a very very Fine Day took over the cook stove to the old House from this House Drew 3 or 4 Loads of Wood Thawing some Fernandez Shot a Duck at the Little Island North Side cattle Hogs and Dogs and hens Ducks all right snowed a Little to night Windy to night and cold

1st of January New Year 1901 Fine Windy Frosty cold Boarding some up Stairs had New Years in Wine Fernandez crofsed to Randolphs to chop Took the articles that Minnie Sent to Adelaide and Lilly