John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

EXERCISE BOOK

{very worn brown book cover}

The amount of stuff sold to Mr Heaslip During 1900

January	12th	A Pair of Pole Straps Paid February 28	3	00
Feb	5	2 Bags of oats at 28 cts Per Bushel	$1	12
"	14	2 Bags of oats at 23 cts and 2 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts	1	52
"	22	2 Bags of oats at 28 an 1 Pound of Butter at 20	$1	32
"	27	6 1/2 Pounds of Pork at 6 cts Per Pond		39
Feb	28	I Gave Mr Heaslip ~~$200 on credit~~	$2 {overwritten} Paid	00
March	3	1 Bag of Oats at 28 c Per Bushel	00	56
"	5	1 Pound of Butter at 18 c per pound	00	18
"	11	4 Pound of Butter at 20 cts Per Pound	00	80
"	22	3 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts	00	60
"	26	3 Pounds of " " "	00	60
April	2	2 Pounds of Butter at 20 cts per Pound	00	40
"	4	1 Bag of Oats at 28 cts Per Bus		56
"	11	1 Bag of Oats at 28 " "		56
"	14	1 " " " cts		56
"	24	1 Bag of Oats at 28 cts Per Bus		56
			$10	43
May	5	1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus	00	56
"	9	1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus		56
"	16	1 Bag of Oats at 28 Per Bus	00	56
"	16	I gave Mr Haslip $100 work	$1	00
			$13	00
"	24	1 Bag of Oats at 30 cts Per Bus		60
"	30	1 Bag of Oats at 30 cts Per Bus 60c		60
June	6	1 Bag of Oats at 30 ctsPer Bus 60		60
July	16	1 Bag of Oats " " :		60
"	28	1 an 1/2 Bushels of oats an 28c Per Bus		42
Oct	27	1 Bag of Oats at 25 cts Per Bus		50
"	17	" " " Paid		50
"	30	" " " of oats at 25		50
November	11	" " " " of oats 25		50
"	20	" " " " of oats 25		50

(Mr Haslips work I'm owed)(1900)

M	10	one Day with Team	$1	50
May	1	1/2 a " " "		.75
"	3	1 Days work with Team	$1	50
"	4	1 Days work with Team	$1	50
"	4	1 Days work with Team	1	50
"	10	1 Days work with " "	1	50
"	12	1 Days work with Team	1	50
"	14	1 Days " " "	1	50
"	15	1 Days work with Team	1	50
			$12	75
July	19	1 Days Work at Haying	$1	00
"	21	1 Day " " "	$1	00
"	23	1 " " "	$1	00
"	24	1 " " "	$1	00
"	26	1/2 " Mowing " "		50
"	27	1/2 a Day work at Haying	$0	50
"	28	1/2 a Day work at Haying	$1	00
"	31	1/2 Day " " "		50
			$6	50
August	1	1/2 Day Working at Harvesting		50
"	4	1/2 Day " "		50
"	15	1/2 a Day " "		50
"	16	1/2 " "		50
"	17	1 Day working at Harvesting	1	00
"	22	1 " " "	1	00
"	23	1 Day working at Harvesting	1	00
Oct	24	1 Day Plowing $1.50	$4	50
"	25	1 " Putting out Ma,	1	50
Nov	6	1 " Putting out Manure	1	50
"	2	1 " Plowing	1	50
"	3	1/2 day " " "		75
"	5	1 " "	1	50
Nov	6	1 Day P	1	50

By Mon the Keating Place 315

From Oct 17th 1898 till October 1899

October	17	1 Days Plowing all Day	$1	50
"	18	2 Teams Plowed	$3	00
"	20	1 Team All Day and	$1	50
"		Haslip 1 Team 1 Day 1/2		75
"	21	1 Team all Day an 1 Team	$1	50
		1/2 a Dy Map (sod)	00	75
"	25	I Plowed 1/2 a Day	00	75
"	28	I plowed all Day Team (sod)	$1	50
"	29	I Plowed all Day 1 Team	$1	50
"	31	I Plowed all Day 1 Team	$1	50
Days		November 1898
	1	I Plowed all Day 1 Team	$1	50
	2	I Plowed all Day 1 Team	$1	50
	3	I Plowed all Day 1 Team	$1	50
	4	I Plowed all Day " "	$1	50
	4	Mr Haslip all Day 1 "	$1	50
	16	I was Plowing sod all Day	$1	50
	17	I was Ditching all Day	--	75
	18	I was Plowing all Day	--	75
	19	I was Plowing 1/2 Day	$1	50
April		1899
	24	1 Days Plowing $150	$1	50
	26	I Days " " $150	$1	50
"	27	" Plowing 150	1	50
	28	1 Days Cultivating 150	1	50
	29	1 Days Sowing 150	1	50
May	3	Half a Day Pulverizing .75		75
	4	1 Day with 2 TEam $3	$3	00
"	5	1 Day an a Half With Teasm	2	25
	6	1 Day with 2 Teams $300	3	00
"	8	1 Day " " 2 Teams 300	3	00
	10	1 Day " 1 Team 150	1	50
"	11	1 " " "	1	50
	12	1 Day " " 2 Teams 3.00	3	00
	13	1 Day " " 1 Team 1.50	1	50
July	10	1/2 Day mowing with Team $1.50	$60	00
"	12	1 Day Raking and Cocking	$1	25
"	13	1 " " Drawing in Hay 2 lodes and team	3	00

July	11	1 Day Mowing	$2	00
"	16	1 Man 1/2 a day 50		50
"	15	Raking and Drawing all Day 2 Men	$3	00
"	17th	I mowed 1/2 day 50	$1	00
"	18	I was Raking 1 Team in all Day 2 Team	$3	00
"	19	1 Day 2 Men an team	3	00
	22	1/2 days Mowing	$1	50
"	22	1/2 2 Men 1/2 a Day	1	00
"	25	2 Men an team 1/2 a Day Draning	$1	50
August
	2	1/2 Day Pulling Peas		50
"	4	Pulling Peas	$2	00
"	5	2 Men 1/2 a Day Pulling Peas	$3	25
"	8	2 Men and Teams Pulling Peas all day	$1	00
"	11	1/2 a Days Binding	$2	00
"	16	1/2 a Days " "	$2	00
"		and 2 Men on Team Drawing Grain	$3	50
"	18	2 Men on a Team Drawing in Grain	$3	00
"	19	a 1/2 Day Drawing in Grain 2 Men an a Team	$3	25
			$97	25
			2	00
			97	25
		10 Bolts of Inline 50 lbs	5	25
			$104	50
Oct	3	1/2 a Days Plowing		75
"	4	1/2 a Days Plowing		75
"	5	" " "		75
"	6	" " "		75
"	7	" " "		75
"	18	1/2 a Days Plowing		75
"	19	" " "		75
"	20	I plowed all Day	$1	50
"	21	" " "	1	50
"	23	" " "	1	50
"	24	" " "	1	50
"	25	I plowed all d	$1	00
"	26	" " "	1	50
"	27	" " 1/2 a Day		75
"	30	" " all Dy	1	50

The amount of Work Bun Bryans this

October Keating Place {illegible} Oct 4th 1899

"	4	I Plowed 1/2 a Day	$00	75
"	4	" " " "	--	75
"	5	" " " "	--	75
"	6	" " " "	--	75
"	7	" " " "	--	75
"	18	" " " "	00	75
"	19	" " " "	--	75
"	20	I Plowed all Day	$1	50
"	21	" " " "	1	50
"	23	" " " "	1	50
"	24	" " " "	1	50
"	25	" " " "	1	50
"	26	" " " "	1	50
"	27	" " 1/2 a Day		75
"	30	I Plowed all Day	$1	50
"	31	I Plowed 1/2 a Day	00	75
November
"	2	I Plowed 1/2 a Day		75
"	3	Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping 1/2 Day	$2	25
"	6	I was Plowing with 2 Team all Day	$3	00
"	20	1/2 a Day With 4 Teams	$3	00
			29	00
"	21	all Day with 2 teams	3	00
"	22	I Plowed 1/2 a Day		75
"	24	I Plowed 1/2 a Day	00	75
			33	50
April	1900
"	25	I Workd at Spring work all Day	$1	50
"	26	I was working at spring	1	50
"	27	I was working all Day at Spring Work	1	50
"	28	" " " "	1	50
May	5	2 Team all Day	3	00
"	7	1 Team all Day	$1	50
"	9	1 " " all Day	$1	50
"	10	2 Teams all Day	$3	00
"	12	2 teams all Day	$3	00
			$18	75

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May
"	11	2 teams all day	$3
"	15	2 Teams all Day	$3
"	16	1/2 Day with 1 Team	1	50
"	18	all Day with 1 team	1	50
"	19	" " " 1 "	50
			$9	75
			18	75
			$28	50
		Haying
July	23	1 Day 2 Men an Team	$3	00
"	24	1 Day 2 Men an Team	$3	00
"	25	1/2 Day Mowing	$1	00
"	26	1 " " Working	1	00
"	27	1/2 Day 2 Men & team	1	50
"	28	1 Day 2 Men and team	3	00
"	31	" " 2 Men and team	3	00
			14	40
			28	50
			43	00
August	6th	1 Days Binding	3	00
"	9	1 Days Drawing	$3	00
"	14	1 Days Binding	2	00
"	15	1/2 " Binding	$2	00
"	16	all Day Bing 1 Man 1/2 day	$4	00
"	17	1 Day Binding and Stuff	3	00
		1900
Oct	15	One Day Plowing	1	50
"	22	" " " "	$1	50
"	24	" " " "	$1	50
"	25	" " " "	$1	50
"	26	" " " "	$1	50
"	27	1/2 A Days Plow		75
		Mr Haslip 2 Day Butting and Laing	$3	00
"	29	I Plowd all Day	$1	50
"	30	1 Days Plowing	1	00
"	31	1/2 a Days Plowing		75
November	1	1 Days Plowing	1	50
"	2	" " " "	3	00
"	6	" " " "	1	50
			3	00
				50

{Page has many mathematical calculations all over it}

Mrs Martha Quinn

Alexandie Bay

Box No 418

Johnny Quinn

Lansdowne

Ontario 5

May 1 Owan Sullivan got 611 Pounds of oats

April 17th Mr Haslip got 1 Bags of oats that Makes 6 Bags

April 21 1 Bag of oats 304

24th " " " 8

30 1 " " " 9 Bushel

May 1 " " " 10

The Number of Bushels of Grain sowed on Keating Place

Peas 7 Bushels

Oats 8 -------------

The Number of Bushels of Grain Sowed at Home

Wheat 6 Bushels

Barley 6

Peas and Oats 6

Clear Oats 8

52 Keating Place

78 Bro all told

Timber $3000

Paper 200

Nails 75

Mans time 1200

2 Doors and Triming 600

5075

The number of lbs of Butter Sold From May the 1 till November 1897 the 31 Both Days inclusive an the amount Received For Same

May	3	2 1/2 lbs of Butter to Alx Heslip 2 1/2 lbs at 17		34
"	10	2 lbs of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound		34
"	15	2 lbs of Butter to Mrs Heslip at 17 c Per Pound is 34 cts		34
"	26	1 lb of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17		17
"	25	1 lbs of Butter to Mr " " 17 c		17
"	27	1 lbs of Butter to Mr Heaslip at 17 c Per Pound is		18
June	4	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 Per Pound is		21
"	8	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound		34
"	15	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound		34
"	19	5 1/4 Pounds of Butter " " "	Paid	34
"	24	4 3/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound		73
July	1	3 Pounds of Butter to E.E. Earl Not Paid at 17 Per Pound		8?
"	1	4 /1/2 lbs of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound		75
"	17	5 1/2 Pounds of Butter to E Earl at 18 c Per Pound		99
"	20	3 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr A Heslip at 17 Cts Per Pound		{illegible}
"	26	4 Pounds of Butter to Mr A Heslip at 17 c Per Pound		{illegible}
"	31	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to C.E.Earl at 17 cts Per Pound	Paid	{illegible}
August	2	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound	Paid
"	3	6 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr B Humphries at 17 cts Per Pound	Paid
"	5	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound
"	10	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound		40
"	10	13 Pounds of Butter to E Earl at 17 cts Per Pound	$2	21
"	11	3 Pounds of Butter to OW Landons at 17 cts Per Pound	Paid
"	14	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound 34 cts		34
"	18	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound 43 cents		43
"	21	3 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 66		66
"	"	3 Pounds of Butter to OW Landons at 17 cts Per Pound is 57 c	Paid
"	"	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 48		48
"	27	3 Pounds of Butter to Roland Johnston at 19 cts Per Pound is 57	Paid	57
"	28	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 17 cts Per Pound is 48 cts		48
"	31	3 Pounds of Butter to George Humphries at 19 cts Per Pound is 67ct	Paid	67
	1	1/12 Pounds of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 cts Per Pound is 29	Paid	29
	3	1/ 1/2 Pounds of Butter to C E Earl at 19 cts Per Pound is 28	Paid	28
	3	1 1/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound is 24		24
	7	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound is 38		38
		Pounds of Butter to Mr Heslip at 19 cts Per Pound 29

September	9	3 Pounds of Butter to Rob Johnston at 19 c Per Pound	Paid
"	10	1 Pound of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 c Per Pound	Paid
"	11	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Humphries at 19 c Per Pound is 19c	Paid
"	11	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 c Per Pound is 19
"	14	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to " " at 19 c Per Pound
"	15	1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to O Sullivan at 19 c Per Pound	Paid
"	18	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 c Per Pound is 19
"	18	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Humphries at 19 c Per Pound is Paid
"	21	1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslit at 20 c Per Pound	30
"	25	1 1/2 Pounds of " " " 20 Per	30
"	25	1 3/4 Pounds of Butter to O S at 20 cts Per Pound	35
October	1	1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound	30
"	4	1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound	80
"	5	1 1/4 Pounds of Butter to O Sullican at 20 cts Per Pound	25 cts
"	11	1 Pound of Butter to Mrs Haslip at 20 cts Per Pound	20
"	16	1 " " " "	Paid
"	17	1 Pound of Butter to Owen Sullivan at 20 cts
"	19	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Heaslip at 20 cts Per Pound	20 Paid
"	30	2 Pounds of Butter to Mrs Haslip at 19 cts Per Pound	38 c Paid
November	3	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 19 cts Per Pound	38 Paid
"	10	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Roland Johnston at 20 cts Per Pound	50 Paid
"	22	1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 18 cts Per Pound	27 cts paid
December	3	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound	16 Paid
"	22	We Sold 13 and 1/2 Pounds of Butter at Lansdowne at 16 cts Per Pound
		The Amount of Butter Sold From April 1 1898 ttill December 31st 1898 1898
April	16	1 Pounds of Butter to RV Keating at 17 cts Per Pound
"	19	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 cts Per Pound is
"	27	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr " " at 15 cts Per Pound is
May	4	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is	24
"	14	1 Pound of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is	24
"	20	2 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is	40
"	25	1 1/2 Pounds of Butter to Mr " " " " Per Pound is
June	6	2 1/4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is	35
"	30	2 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 16 cts Per Pound is	32
Nov	21	4 Pounds of Butter to " " at 20 cts Per Pound is	80
"	28	3 and 1/2 Pounds of Butter to " " at 18 cts Per Pound is	65
		All Paid

December 16th 4 Pounds of Butter to Mr Haslip at 17 Per Pound is 68 ct

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And the archways and the pavement

Bear the clang of hurrying feet.

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News of triumph! who shall bring

Tidings from our noble army,

Greetings from our gallant king

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Shot across the trembling sky;

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1897 (Page 1)

The First Month January 31 Days 1897

to to Thrash all

Fri	1	This Month Begins fine and warm, I was Helping War{cut off} a very warm Day the Roads are ver to day again
Sat	2	I was thrashing up at Will Landons, all Day.
Sun	3	A Nice warm Day the Groung is thawing out it is very We had a Rain an snow storm Last night
Mon	4	Township Election to Day the Roads are Terible Muddy The ground is in a terible state of Mud Now
Tus	5	another very warm Day for this sean of the year A Nice But Cold Day
Wes	6	I was Chopping 1/2 a Day over on Rob Johnstons I was Helping Rob to Batten His Barn.
Thr	7	Owen an I was Chopping over on Rob all Day a Nice But Cold Day No Sleighing yet
Fri	8	We was Chopping over in the Woods 1/2 Day I Cleaned up a quite Cold Wether, Very Rough Whealing to Day
Sat	9 X	Own Sullivan an I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat
Sun	10	a Cloudy and Blustry Day With a little Snow Falling
Mon	11	I was Banking out Wood 1/ Day in Rob Johnstons Woods I Brught a New Sleigh W.P. Moore to Day A Terible Cold Day 10 Below Zero to District O Lodge
Tus	12	We was Chopping 1/2 Day in the Woods I went out Lansdown I Sold the young Colt to Jorge White Ear $25 , Share of the Wood
Wes	13	I took the sow to Rob Johnstons; to day I Comenced log home a very Cold Time No sleighing on the Roads Rough
Thr	14	We was Chopping an Drawing Home Stove Wood Brought No Sleighing on the Roads yet another Very Cold
Fri	15	I was Helping Own Sullivan to Draw Hay off of the Drounded Land
Sat	16 X	I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnstons 1/2 Day X Cyrus Cross Died this after Noon
Sun	17	a Very Heavy Wind an Rain storm to Day the Snow is all it turned very Cold again in the woods
Mon	18	another Terible Blustry Day I was Chopping 1/2 Day
Tus	19 X	We was Chopping 1/2 a Day A Terible Cold Day 20 Below Zero Cyrus Cross was Put in the Vault to Day
Wes	20	We finished Chopping on Rob Johnstons to Day a little warmer
Thr	21	A Very Heavy Fall of Snow last Night ther is 8 inches of Snow on the Level I Sined a Note of $25 Bank The First good Sleighing this Winter
Fri	22	I went to Gananoque Mills. P. Sullivan very good sleighing

The First Month January 31 Days 1897 (Page 2)

the sleighing is Bad the Roads are Very Heavy

Sat	23	a Terible Cold an Blustry Day there is 14 inches of Snow on Now
Sun	24	a Nice But Cold Day good sleighing Now We went Down to John Quinns to Day The Roads are Blowed Full I Brought Home the bull From WN Bowens to Day
Mon	25	A terible Cold an Blustry Day it was 38 Below Zero this Morning William Crstsern was Put in the Vault
Tus	26	another Very stormy an Blustry Day Very Bad Roads The Roads are all Full Very Bad I Bought 2 Small Stacks of Hay
Wes	27	A nice Soft an warm Day I went up to the Drounded New Lands I Bought a String of Bells 90 c an a Whip 30 c
Thr	28	another Very Stormy an Blustry Day, I went out to Lansdowne I drove down to John Quinns in Rockfield
Fri	29	I drew another load of Hay Down the Drounded Lands Good Sleighing Now
Sat	30	I Drew another Load of Hay Home to Day 8 Loads a Nice But Cold Day Good sleighing Now a very Heavy White Frost Last Night and cold Day
Sun	31	I Went up to John R Beauprys to Day the Month Eds Very Cold
		The 2th Month February 28 Days 1897
Mon	1	I Finished Drawing Home Mache Hay From the Drounded Lands 4 Loads $13 The Month Begins Fine But Very Cold
Tus	2	I Helped Brock Trusdale to get Home a load of March Hay I went out to Lansdowne to the County O I 1/2 day 1/2 Day
Wes	3	I went to George Loneys saw log Bea in the afternoon A Nice But Cold Day Wind NE
Thr	4	I was Drawing Wood For Wesley Johnston 1/2 a Day with the Team
Fri	5	I was Drawing Wood all day Day for W. Johnston With the Team very soft
Sat	6	a Very Heavy Sleet a Rin Storm to Day the Roads are a Big Thaw the Ground is Nearly Bare again
Sun	7	another Very soft Day a little Rain A Terible Sluch Every whare Now Another Rain an snow storm to Day
Mon	8	I was Banking out Wood over on Rob Johnston all Day Quite Cold again I was Eas Helping W.N Bowen 1/2 Day to Cut Logs
Tus	9	We finished Banking out our wood over on Rob Johnston this Evening (I Joined the Young Concert Club a Very Cold Day
Wes	10	I was Helping JW.N. Bowen all Day to Cut Wood with the Cross Cut saw
Thr	11	I was over Helping W.N. Bowen to Cut wood a Nice But Cold Day
Fri	12	a Terible Stormy Day With Snow and Wind Very Cold

Second (Page 3)

The 2th Month February 28 Days 1897

The Kipoo Indians Troop is at Lansdowne

Sat	13	Iwas Helping WN. Bowen to Cut Stove Wood all Day East wind a Nice Warm Day
Sun	14	A Very Blustry Kind of a Day it is thawing a {cut off}
Mon	15	A Nice Warm Day I was Helping W.N. Bowen all Day 50 c to Cut {cut off}
Tus	16	I Was Helping W.N Bowen all Day to Saw Wood A Very Warm Day
Wes	17	I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood Mis Charlet Was Married to EE Warren a very soft time a little Snow
Thr	18	I was Helping WN Bown all Day to Saw Wood A Very Nice Soft Day
Fri	19	I was Helping WN. Bowen to Cut Wood With the Drag Saw a Nice Day Very fine sleighing in this Month
Sat	20	I was Cutting Wood all Day at WN Bowens with the Drag Saw
Sun	21	Another Very Nice soft Day is is Thawing East Wind
Mon	22	I Finished Sawing Wood at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day a Terible snow storm to Day a Very Stormy Day
Tus	23	another stormy Day in the Fore Noon Janey Smith an Charles Horton was Married
Wes	24	I was Helping Rob Johnston to Cut Wood With the Drag Sw there is great sleighing Now
Thr	25	A Very Heavy Snow Storm On the Fore Noon I was Helping Rob Johnston 1/ 2 Day to Saw
Fri	26	I was Helping Rob Johnston to Cut Wood with the Drag Saw all day Aunt Sary and Uncle Edd Sumers came out an Blustry Day Bad {cut off}
Sat	27	I Got the Horses Sharp Shod all Round $100 a very {cut offf} wind Uncle Edd an Aunt Sary Went Home to Day
Sun	28	another Nice But Cold Day The Month Ends Very Cold
		1897 This 3rd Month March Has 31 Days ~1897~
Mon	1	The Month Begins Very Cold an stormy the Worst Storm that Came this Winter
Tus	2	A Nice But Cold Day the Roads are very Bad
Wes	3	A Terible Heavy Sleet storm Nearly all Day a Bad {cut off}
Thr	4	I went to Gananoque waith a load of wood For Rob Johnston a Nice warm Day the Best Sleighing this winter
Fri	5	A Big Thaw a Very Heavy Rain to Day an all Night

The 3th Month March 31 Days 1897 (Page 4)

Sat	6	I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Buls a very Cold Day the Roads are all ice Now
Sun	7	a Nice But Cold to Day good sleighing Now
Mon	8	I was Drawing Hay For Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mrs Smith to draw in Corn in Afternoon 1/2 Day
Tus	9	a Very Nasty Day with Sleet an Rain I Went to the Mrs Crosses Auction sale to Cyrus Cross
Wes	10	A Very Slushy Time a Heavy Rain in the Morning Mother was Very sick We Had the Doctor in afternoon
Thr	11	I Went up to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan Sleighing so Nearly Done to attend a law sute Between Hess an Gradies
Fri	12	A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the morning an a the Roads Bad to Day Terible Heavy Rain in after noon
Sat	13	I went up to J R Boagreys after Mart a Nice But cold Day Bad Sleighing
Sun	14	A Terible Snow an Wind storm to Day the Roughest Storm {Mrs WN Bowen got Hurt to Day)
Mon	15	I was Helping Mr Smith to Saw to Day I Started to Put out Manure
Tus	16	I got Dun sawing at Mr Smiths at Noon 1/2 Day sleighing is the Very Best Now
Wes	17	I was Helping Wesley Johnston to Draw out Manure all Day
Thr	18	A Nice Soft Day I wasent feeling Well to Day I Went out to Lansdown the Sleighing is getting Bad
Fri	19	another Very Soft Day the Sleighing is Very Poor to Day I went over to Land Keatings to saw, But Dident saw
Sat	20	I was Helping Land Keating to saw wood all Day with the Team Big Heavy Rain a very Heavy Thunder an Lightning all Day
Sun	21	a Nasty an Cold Day Very Muddy Now the snow Nerely The First Wheals Run Yesterday First this Spring
Mon	22	I was Helping Land Keating to Finish sawing 1/2 Day to day another Nice warm Day I Helped Rob to {illegible}
Tus	23	I was Helping Rob to Tap , an to Set the Horse Power
Wes	24	A Terible Heavy Snow storm all Day the Roads are Very Slushy Now
Thr	25	another Stormy Day all Day with Snow an Rain 6 inches of snow Fell very Bad Roads Now Alberto Landen Died
Fri	26	A Nice But Cold the Roads are Very Bad Now I went to Gananoque with Patsy Smith
Sat	27	another Very Nice Day But Cold Wind North Mr Albert Landon was Put in the Vault the Roads is Very Mudy

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Sun	28	A Very Nice But Cold Day Uncle Andy was out Hear A Very Muddy {illegible}
Mon	29	We finished sawing our Wood over in the Woods (a Nice warm Day)
Tus	30	I was Helping Rob Johnston to saw wood all Day a very warm Day
Wes	31	We Finished Piling up the wood in the Woods The Month Ends Fine But Cold North Wind
		The 4th Month April 30 Days ~1897~
Thr	1	The Month Begins Fine But Cold the Wind North I Drew Some Rales for a Fence I Went up to Jos Websters Auction
Fri	2	I was Building Patend Fence around the Garden A Very Cold North Wind all this
Sat	3	I Finished Building the Fence around the Garden A Nice Warm Day
Sun	4	another Fine But Cool Day The Roads are Dry
Mon	5	I was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fence A Nice Warm Day a little Rain Last Night and all Day
Tus	6	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Build Patent Fences all Day
Wes	7	I Went out to John R Foleys to Help Him to Saw Wood He Burried His little Boy to Day
Thr	8	I was Helping " " " Saw wood all Day
Fri	9	I was Helping J B Foley to saw wood after noon 1/2 Day
Sat	10	a Very Nasty Day. Snow an Rain with a North Wind on to Day
Sun	11 X	another Very Bad Day a little of the New B {cut off} in the EAst
Mon	12	A very Nice warm Day I Built Some Blind {cut off} I went Down to J. Franklins with {illegible} Johnston after a Bull
Tus	13	I Finished the Patent Fence along to Road to Day Very showry all Day an Cold
Wes	14	I was stratening up the Fences around a Nice Spring Like Day
Thr	15	I was letting off Ditching watter in the Fore Noon there was a Rain in after noon
Fri	16	I was Cleaning up oats to Day We Cleaned 100 Bushels The Wind Bows From the South West another Nice warm Day
Sat	17	A very Cool Raw Day with Rain an Hail storm Very Bad Roads Now
Sun	18	Easter Sundy A Nice But Very Windy Day Wind is From the South West
Mon	19	A Teribly Cold an Rough Day some snow falling (Some Folks Has Comenced Spring Work

April 30 Days 1897 April (Page 6) 1897

Tus	20	another Very Cold Day the Ground was Frozen Hard all Day I was Helping Wessly Johnston to saw wood
Wes	21	I was Putting out Manure all Day Very Cold yet thre is lots of People Working at Spring Work Now
Thr	22	I Comenced to Plow the Stubble across the Road Very Warm LOTS of People sowing to Day
Fri	23	I was Plowing all Day another Very warm Day The Ground Plows Good Now
Sat	24	A Terible Heavy Rain Storm an Thunder at Rain Nearly all Day
Sun	25	A Very Cold Rough Day another Very Heavy Rain to Day the IOOF Had Church Parade
Mon	26	I was letting of watter this fore Noon another Heavy Rain it is Very Cold No springs Doing to Day
Tus	27	A Nice Warm Day the ground is very wet yet
Wes	28	another Nice Drying Day I Drew Home a Load of Wood (No Springs work Dun this Weak yet)
Thr	29	I Finished Plowing in the Field across the Road we Had 2 Sheep Lamb to day Nice an Warm
Fri	30	I was Braking in What I Plowed A Very Cool Wind From NE the Month Ends Very Cold
		the 5th Month May 31 Days (1897)
Sat	1	The Month Begins Cool an Showry A Little Rain to ~~Day~~Night I Comenced to Sow to Day 1 Bush Wheat
Sun	2	a Very Wet an Cold Day all Day X The Ground is Very Wet Now ( I Sat up With R Williams Last Night
Mon	3	I was Pulverising 1/2 Day a Terible Heavy Rain stomr in the after noon an all Night (Old Mrs Jos Miccormic Died yesterday)
Tus	4	another Very Wet Day the Ground is Terible Wet Now Very little Springs work did yet
Wes	5	a nice Drying Day Sum People are Sowing Som More to Day I was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day Plowing
Thr	6	I Cultivated sum in the field Back of the D{illegible} Nice an Cool to Day Wind North
Fri	7	I was Putting out Manure 1/2 a Day an I was Pulverisomg 1/2 a Day a Very Nice warm Day
Sat	8	X another Nice But Cool Day I Finished Sowing the Wheat to Day 4 Bushel Mr John Clare Died to Day
Sun	9	another Very Nice But Cool Day Wind South West
Mon	10	Comenced to Sow oats an grass seed to Day A Nice Warm Day the Ground is Hard
Tus	11	I was Pulverising the Field Back of the Barn all day Very warm

Th 5th Month May 31 Days 1897

Wes	12	I was Sowing oats 1/2 a Day Back of the Barn another Very Heavy Rain to Day
Thr	13	I was Braking in the field all Day a Very nice warm after noon
Fri	14	I was Sowing oats 1/2 a Day another Terible Heavy Rain Very Cold to Day Heavy Thunder an Snow
Sat	15	I Built a Pen For the Pigs in the Fore Noon I drew Home Load of {cut off} I Finished the Field Back of the Barn to Day 12 Bushel of Oats sowed
Sun	16	a Very Nice Warm Day I Went Down to John Quinn to R{cut off} the First {cut off} The Roads are Muddy an Rough yet
Mon	17	I was Pulverizing all Day in this Field Nice an Pigs are Worth 4 1/2 cts Live Wate to Day
Tus	18	I was sowing all Day a Very warm Day the ground is Very Hard
Wes	19	another Nice But Cool Day, the Wind is North S Pulverising all Day
Thr	20	I was sowing in this field 1/2 a Day another Very Heavy Rain an all Night
Fri	21	the ground is to Wet to Day it Rained {illegible} after a Very Heavy Rain Last Night
Sat	22	I was Pulverising all Day in the Field across Road
Sun	23	another very Wet Day it Rained Nearly all Day
Mon	24	I Finished Sowing Grain to Day the Ground is {cut off} The Queens Birth Day 85 Bushels sowed it is all in
Tus	25	another Very Wet Day in the Fore Noon I Send a Note of $25 For 1 Month Went to Gananoque With {cut off}
Wes	26	A Nice warm Day I was Putting out minure to Day in this A Very Heavy Frost Last Night Martha went over to the Island to Day
Thr	27	I was Putting out Minure all Day in this Field a Nice gr {cut foff} another Big Frost Last Night X Mrs John A. Stacey Died Last Night
Fri	28	Mrs John A Stacey was Burried to Day Funeral at 10 I went to the Funeral in Fore Noon A little Rain in after noon
Sat	29	another Very Heavy Rain to Day I got 2 Bags of Potatoes From Brock Truesdell
Sun	30	another Nice But Very Cool to Day Wind N.W. X Martha Quinn of Alexaner Bay was across the River
Mon	31	I Drew Home another Load of wood to Day I Put out Minure in the after noon The Month Ends Very Cold an Wet a lot of grain to sow yet
		The 6th Month June 30 Days 1897~
Tus	1	The Month Begins Fine But Very Cool I was Helping Rob Johnston at S {cut off}

Tje 6th Month June 30 Days ~1897~ (Page 8)

Wes	2	I was Helping Rob Johnston at springs work A Very Heavy Forst last Night
Thr	3	another Very Heavy Rain to Day it Rained all Day I went to Lansdowne I Bought a Rubber Coat
Fri	4	A Nice Drying Day a Very Heavy Wind all Day Mrs David Haskins Died Last night
Sat	5	I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Finish Springs work to Day Very Hot Day Mrs Haskins was Buried to Day
Sun	6	another Very Nice warm Day I took Uncle Andy Dosen to Rockfield
Mon	7	I Sowed the Millet to Day I Had P.S. Helping Me 1/2 a Day
Tus	8	another Very Heavy Rain STorm Last night a all Day
Wes	9	I was Helping WN Bowen to Build Patent Fence all Day 75 c it Rained a little all Day
Thr	10	I was Helping WN Bowen all Day to Build Fences 75 c A Very Warm Day
Fri	11	I Finished Planting the Potatoes to Day 3 1/2 Bags
Sat	12	I Was Helping J.W.N Bowen to Plant Potatoes all Day 75 c
Sun	13	another Nice Warm Day I was out to Patsys Sullivan A Nice Shower of Rain at Night
Mon	14	I was Working on the Road Putting on a Raling on the $1.00 Ditch at CE Exalto Irish
Tus	15	We Finished Putting on the Railing an Started to get out another Showry Day Sun Hail Ell $100 Gravel on Wesley Johnston $1.00
Wes	16	I was Braking Stone in the Gravel Pit all Day $1.00 A Very Hot Day
Thr	17	I Was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit $1.00 A very Hot Day
Fri	18	I was Drawing Broken Stone on to the Road all day another very warm Day $2.00
Sat	19	I was Braking stone all Day over in the Pit Very Hot to Day
Sun	20	a Nice But Cool Day Very Dry Now
Mon	21	I Went to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat a Very Hot Day Very Heavy Wind to Day
Tus	22	I went to Kingston to Camp for 12 Day A nice Cool Day
Wes	23	a Very Hot Day I was in Kingston Brigade Camp
Thr	24	another Very Hot Day

The 6th Month June 30 Days 1897 (11 Page)

Fri	25	I was in Kingston at Bagada Camp Very Hot Wind
Sat	26	a little Cooler to Day For Drilling Mr Willim Macculah Died Last Night
Sun	27	another very Hot Day in Camp I went to see Lizzie to day Mr William Mccullock was Buried
Mon	28	a very Hot Day in Camp the Boys are Ba{cut off} John Stacey Hous was Burnt Brunt with
Tus	29	We Had a Very Heavy Rain to Day it From 9 AM till 11PM
Wes	30	a Nice Cool Day after the Rain The Month End {cut off}
		The 7th Month July 31 Days 1897
Thr	1	The Month Begins warm and Dry the Grand Day Took Place to Day up to the {cut off}
Fri	2	another Very Hot Day in Camp I Went up to Lizzie an Mary
Sat	3	We Came Home From Camp to Day a Very Hot (100 in shade}
Sun	4	another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade
Mon	5	I Was Howing Potatoes to Day Very Rought Wind
Tus	6	I Was Hlelping CE Earl to Draw in Rye all Day A Very Hot Dry 98 in the shade
Wes	7	I was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 Day to Draw in Rye a Terible Hot Time 110
Thr	8	I was Helping WN Bowes 1/2 Day to draw in Rye another terible Hot Day 100
Fri	9	another Very Hot Day 110 in the sun to Day I took the waggon to the shop to get {cut off}
Sat	10	another terible Hot Day 118 in the sun, I was Fixing the Mowing Machine
Sun	11	the LOL Had a Church Perad We got a very Rain in the Evening a Night
Mon	12	the Orange Men WEnt to Watertown to Day I went to Watertown It Rained Nearly all DAy a very Warm Day
Tus	13	I Went after the waggon to the shape in the Fore Noon a little More rain to Day I Drew a Load of Wood
Wes	14	I went out to Lansdowne for Sum Shingles an Nales (a Nice Cool time None) Patch the Barn
Thr	15	I Finished Patching the Barn I Comenced Haying Tomy Donevan Died to Day at 8:40 AM oclock I Comenced Haying
Fri	16	I was working at Haying all Day I Drew in 1 Load a Very Hot time again

The 7th Month July 31 Days 1897 (Page 10)

Sat	17	I Went to Tomy Donivans Funeral to Rockport a Very Hot Day 48 Rigs
Sun	18	another Very Warm Day
Mon	19	I was Drawing in the Rye 1/2 a Day I was Mowing 1/2 a Day Very Hot Day
Tus	20	I was Raking an Cocking up Hay We Had a little Showr of Rain I Mowed after Super
Wes	21	I Finished Mowing with the Machene today a Very Hot Day 95 in the Shade
Thr	22	We Had a Little Rain to Day I was Mowing around the Fences Very Warm to Day
Fri	23	I Was Raking an Cocking up Hay all Day A Very Hot Day
Sat	24	We Drew in 10 Loags of Hay to Day I Had Mr Heslip Helping Me all Day A Nice Cool Day
Sun	25	A Nice Cool Day John Quinn an Family was up Here to Day
Mon	26	Finished Haying to Day I was Helping Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day at His Haying A Nice Cool Day
Tus	27	I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Haying a Heavy Rain in the after Noon Aunt Mary Ann Came up this Morning
Wes	28	a Very Wet Day all Day But a Very Heavy Rain
Thr	29	another Very Wet Day it Rained stedy all Day
Fri	30	More Rain to Day a Very Wet time I was Mending around the Fences I took Aunt Mary Ann and Mary Ann to Rockport
Sat	31	The Month Ends Showry an warm I Finished Mowing around the Fences to Day
		the 8th Month August 31 Days 1897
Sun	First 1	The Month Begins Fine an Very Warm I was Down to Rockport on the Bay
Mon	2	I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw in Hay at all Day A Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade $100
Tus	3	another Very Hot Day I was working on the Road Statued labor 105 in the sun
Wes	4	I was Working on the Road I Had Mr Heslip Helping me all Day $100
Thr	5	I Was Helping WN Bowen at Haying all Day Very Hon 100 in Shade
Fri	6	I Was Helping WN B. to Finish Ha to Day all Day 100 Very Hot
Sat	7	another Very Hot Day ~~I Was Helping WN. Bowen at Hay all Day~~

The 8th Month August 31 Days 1897

Sun	8	another Very Warm Day I was over to O {cut off} and Andy was not Home to Day
Mon	9	I was Helping WN Bowen all Day at Harvest Cutting Wheat (Very Hot)
Tus	10	I Was Howing Potatoes all Day For WN Bowen a Nice But Showry Day
Wes	11	I was Helping Rolend Johnston to saw Wood 1/2 a Day 50 cts I Drew Home another Load of Wood a Very {illegible}
Thr	12	~~I was Helping WN Bowen at Harvesting~~ WN Bowen Cut Wheat to Day Miss Addie Johnston Died I Comenced Harvest
Fri	13	I Was Helping WN Bowen at Harvesting His Wheat all Day
Sat	14	I went to Addie Johnstons Funeral in the Fore Noon I Drew in the Wheat in the after noon
Sun	15	a Very Nice Cool Day Good Harvest Wether
Mon	16	I was Mowing Oats 1/2 a Day along the Ditch on a Very Heavy Wind all Day it is Very Like Rain Storm
Tus	17	I was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day at Harvesting I Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Harvest A Nice Cool Day
Wes	18	I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day Drawing in Wheat I Went to Ritchard Williams Rasing (a Very Nice Cool Day) +
Thr	19	I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Pull Peas A Very Heavy Rain in After noon
Fri	20	I Helped Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Finish Pulling Peas I Was over Thrashing at RV A {cut off}
Sat	21	WN Bowen Cut Sumore of the oats Nice an Cool Heard Mr John Tailor was Burred to Day a {cut off}
Sun	22	a Very Nice Cool Day A little Rain
Mon	23	WN Bowen finished Cutting our Grain a Nice Cool Day
Tus	24	I was Drawing in oats 1/2 a Day I was Helpng C C Earl to Draw Mr Heslip Helped a Very Hot Day
Wes	25	I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Nice Rain in Night
Thr	26	I was over at WN Bowens We Fixed His Stable Flore I was sick the Direahia
Fri	27	I was sick all Day a Nice Cool Day it is Cloudy Like Rain
Sat	28	I Drew in sum Oats to Day a Very Cool Time
Sun	29	Monday I Cut the Millet to Day Monday an Drew in some oats
Mon	30	another Very Cool Day a little Rain Night
Tus	31	We finished Harvesting to Day a Nice Day a Very Heavy {cut off} We Finished

tje 9th Month September 30 Days 1897

Wes	1	I Finished Drawing in the Millet an oats in Fore Noon I Helped WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Harvest First Month Begins Fine an Warm
Thr	2	I was sick all Day to Day a Nice Harvesting time
Fri	3	I was Helping WN Bowen all Day Stuking up oats $100
Sat	4	I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day at Harvesting $100
Sun	5	A Very Fine an Warm Day I went up to J R Broprees
Mon	6	I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day to Draw in oats $1.00 (A Very Hot Day 87 in the shade)
Tus	7	I Was Helping WN Bowen all Day Drawing in oats $1.00 a Little Rain in the afternoon
Wes	8	a Nice warm Day Bowen an I Went Picking Long Blackberries (Good Harvesting Time)
Thr	9	I was Helping WN Bowen to Finish Harvest 1/2 a Day 50
Fri	10	I was Helping Rob Johnston all Day to Finish Harvest 75 a Very Warm day and dry
Sat	11	a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore noon I went to Rockport in the after Noon
Sun	12	another Nice warm Day
Mon	13	I Drew Home a load of Wood in the Fore Noon I Worked at Braking Stone 1/2 a Day 50 A Very Heavy Thunder Storm in the Fore Non Rast Warrens Barn Burnt
Tus	14
Wes	15	I was Braking Stone all Day another Hot Day in $100
Thr	16	I Was Braking sone all Day in the Pit a Very Hot Day $100
Fri	17	I was Drawing Stone all Day with the team a Nice Cool Day $200
Sat	18	I was at Home to Day I was Fixing the Stable Floar a Very Cool Day Heavy Frost Mrs Robert Allen Died Last Night
Sun	19	a Nice But Cool Day Mrs Robert Allen was Burried to Day
Mon	20	I was working at the stone in the Pit to Day 75
Tus	21	I went thrashing with JE. Stacey to Day at Dave Moors 75
Wes	22	I was " " with J E. Stacys at {illegible}y Moors 75
Thr	23	" " " " at L Whites 75

the 9th Month September 30 Days 1897

Fri	24	I was Thrashing With J.E. Stacey at Fill Hesslers We Broke 2 Concares to Day
Sat	25	I was " " at Fill Hesslers 1/2 Day We Moved to Henry Hesslers
Sun	26	another Very Cool Day A Little Rain in the Easterly I Was Down to Rock Field in the After noon
Mon	27	I Was Helping Rob Johnston to Put out Minure all Day with My Team
Tus	28	I was Helping " " to Cut corn 1/2 Day at Albert Green We Went out to Cut Cow Corn
Wes	29	I " " Rob to fill Albert Greers Silo all Day With team
Thr	30	We Moved Home from Greers this Morning
		October the 10 Month October 31 Days 1897
Fri	1	The Month Begins Very Warm on Day I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day
Sat	2	I was Braking Stone all Day in the Pit A Nice Warm Day
Sun	3	a Nice Warm Day I went to Rockport For Dan{cut off}
Mon	4	I was Drawing stone on the Road all Day with My Team
Tus	5	I was Helping Robind Johnston to Attend Stock at Lansdowne The First Day of Lansdowne Fair A Nice Warm Day Very Dry Wither
Wes	6	I took the Folk out to the Fair in the after Noon Uncle an Aunt Sary A Nice But Cool Day Cloudy
Thr	7	I Was Braking stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cool Day The Wind From North
Fri	8	I was Braking Stone in the Pit all Day a Very Cold Day
Sat	9	We Finished Braking stone in the Pit a Nice Cool Day
Sun	10	a Nice But Cool Day old Mr Ruttle Died I took the Girls up to J R Babarys
Mon	11	I went Thrashing with Loftes Foleys We Thrashed at Willie Hollingworth
Tus	12	We Was Thrashing at P Donivans a Very {cut off}
Wes	13	We Was Thrashing at John Kenedies another Nice eve
Thr	14	We Thrashed at John Fentons to Day We finished at
Fri	15	We was Thrashing at Nickles Taylors all Day

The 10 Month October 30 Days 1897

Sat	16	We was Thrashing at Tomes Powels a Little Rain to Day
Sun	17	A Very Cool Day the Wind is North
Mon	18	I went to Gananoque With Patsy Sullivan I send a Note to Day Darling 75
Tus	19	I Was Helping Rolend Johnston 1/2 a Day to cut Corn Withe the Team 65 Drew a Load of Wood For Thrashing
Wes	20	I Finished Drawing in the Potatoes (30 Bushels) an I Drew Home a load of Wood A Very Good Day
Thr	21	I Was Picking stone off this field to Day a Very Warm Day
Fri	22	a little Rain in the Morning I was Riging up to Thrash
Sat	23	I Was Helping George Humphrey to Thrash 1/2 a Day Machine Came Here Front Young a Very Hot Day
Sun	24	a Nice But Cool Day I took Js Macovey out Home to Day I Went out to the Ten Pater Doil Died at 7.25 PM.
Mon	25	We Thrashed Heare This Fore Noon WE Had 330 Bushel A Very Warm Day I Helped Mr Donuvan to Thrash For WN Bowen 1/2 a Day 30
Tus	26	I Was Helping WN Bowen to Thrash all Day a very Hot Day 150
Wes	27	I Was Helping WN Bowen to Draw straw out to Lansdowne 50 Eden Reed Had an Auction Sale Very Hot Wether
Thr	28	I Drew Home a Load of Straw from WN Bowens I helped Rastes Warren to Draw Stones {illegible} a little Rain to Day
Fri	29	I was Putting out minure all Day a Nice But Cool Day
Sat	30	I Finished Putting out Minure to Day a Very Cool Day it Froze Very Hard last Night
Sun	31	another Nice But Cool Day the Month Ends Cool an Dry the IOOF Had a Church Perrade
		The 11th Month November 30 Days - 1897
Mon	1	The Month Begins with Rain Comenced to Plow For the field it Rain a little all Day
Tus	2	A very Nasty Cold Day with Rain I Plowed 1/2 a Day (Sod) Very Wet after Noon
Wes	3	I Plowed Nearly All Day the ground is Very Dry an Hard a Nice But Cool Day a little Rain in Morning
Thr	4	I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Helped O Keating to Move in the after Noon
Fri	5	I Plowed all Day A Nice Warm Day (the Ground is Terible Hard)
Sat	6	another Nice But Cool Day I Plowed all Day

1897 The 11th Month November 20 Days 1897

Sun	7	a nice Warms Day I went down to John Quinn to Rock {cut off}a Big Smassh up on the GTR at Lansdowne this Morning 5 Cars Burnt 2 Percens Killed
Mon	8	I Plowed all Day a Very Cold Day an a Wind From North (Very Hard an Dry Plowing
Tus	9	a Terible Heavy Rain to Day With a Heavy Fall of Snow in the Ear{cut off} (3 inches of snow Fell) I Helped C E Earl to Butcher a Pig
Wes	10	I Drew Home a Load of Wood in the Morning an I Went to Gananque Very Slowly With a grist of Wheat A Very Cold Day about 2 inches of snow on the ground
Thr	11	I Plowed 1/2 a Day, another Very Heavy rain in the after noon
Fri	12	I Plowed Nearly all Day the Ground Plows Very {cut off}
Sat	13	I Plowed all Day A Nice But Cool Day
Sun	14	A Nice But cool Day
Mon	15	I Plowed Half a Day I was Helping Norts to Thrash
Tus	16	A Very WEt Day it Rained Hard all Day the ground is very wet (Very Bad Roads)
Wes	17	I was thrashing at Warts all Day a Nice warm Day
Thr	18	I Was Helping J E Stacey to Thrash al Day
Fri	19	a Fery Cold Day the ground is Frozen Hard I got 2 Pers of Boots 1 {illegible} 1 for myself Very Few Pall.
Sat	20	another Very Cold Day another little Snow storm at I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day
Sun	21	a Nice warm Day the ground is thawing out Early I Sat up with C.E. Earl all Night He is Very {cut off}
Mon	22	I Plowed all Day the ground is Very Hard to Plow to
Tus	23	The Ground is Frozen Very Hard to Day sum are Plowing We Comenced to Feed the Stock For the First to Day
Wes	24	a Terible Heavy weind an Very Cold to Day I went With Rob Johnston after a Ram to W.M.
Thr	25	WE put the Sheep with the Ram To Day a King Nasy Storm of Snow an Rain to Day
Fri	26	I Plowed 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in the after noon a all Night
Sat	27	I Plowed all Day stubble Plows good Now a little
Sun	28	a Very Nice Warm Day For this time of year I Sat up with CE Earl all Night
Mon	29	A Very Heavy snow Storm in the Fore Noon of snow I was Plowing 1/2 a Day at WN. Bowens
Tus	30	A Very Cold Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard I was Helping D B Johnston to Draw {illegible}

The 12th Month of December 31 Days 1897

Wes	1	I was Thrashing DB Johnstons all Day The Month Begins Very Cold a Blustry Snow
Thr	2	I was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons all Day A Very Nice But Cold 9 Below Zero Charley Bradly was Put in the Vault
Fri	3	I went to Gananoque For Sum Flour a Very Nice Day The Whealing is Fine Adm Smith Nor
Sat	4	I was Helping Welssly Johnson to Thrash to Day A Very Heavy White Frost A Very Nasty Storm of Rain a Sleet
Sun	5	a Nice But Cool Day a little Slopy to Day
Mon	6	We Finished Thrashing at Wessly Johnstons a Very Cold Day I got Fathers Sertificet out of LOL No. 100
Tus	7	I was Thrashing at Mr Hortons with the Stacey Brothers all Day 60 A Very Nasty Day With a Storm of Soft Snow
Wes	8	I was Thrashing at " " " Staceys all Day A Nice Warm Day Very Soft to Day
Thr	9	I was Up Helping OW Landon to saw Wood With the Sircler all Day 50 s
Fri	10	I was Helping Wessly Johnston to grind 3/4 of Day another Very Warm Day it is Terible Muddy Now
Sat	11	A Very Heavy Rain to Day the Frost is all out again
Sun	12	a Nice Warm Day But Very Muddy
Mon	13	I Went over to WN Bowens to Help Him to Plow all Day
Tus	14	I was Plowing over at Bowens, another Terible Heavy Rain to Day 1/2 Day
Wes	15	I " " all Day " " A Nice warm Day But Very Wet an Mudy 1/2 Day
Thr	16	I " " all Day I Came Home at night Plowing
Fri	17	I Plowing at Home an Ditching to Day a Very Heavy Fall of Snow to Day it Froze a little Last Night
Sat	18	A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Bout 4 inches of snow on the Land Lots of Sleighs out to Day the First Sleighing
Sun	19	a Nice But Cold Day a little sleighing now
Mon	20	I was Helping Patsy Sullivan to Thrash a Very Cold an stormy Day Snowing I got a New Pair of Ferts and Rubbers $225
Tus	21	I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very Good Sleighing
Wes	22	I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Robs on the Sleigh
Thr	23	I was Helping Rob Johnston to grind all Day a Very Cold an Blustry Day

1897

The 12th Month December 31 Days

Fri	24	Comenced to Chop wood over on Mr Hortons A Very Cold Day 15 Below Zero
Sat	25	another very cold an Blustry Day Christmas Day John Quinn an Eamily was up Hear to Day
Sun	26	I went up to JR Boapreys for Most a Nice soft Day Very Good Sleighing
Mon	27	I Drew Hom 2 loads of stove Wood From Rob Johnstons Wood (Wood) Nomanion Day
Tus	28	I went up to O.W. Landons to Thrash a Nice warm {cut off}
Wes	29	I was thrashing at Landons all Day A Very Blustry
Thr	30	I was thrashing at OW Landons all Day a Nearly Day Mr Charly Stewart Died at 8 AM Smith {cut off}
Fri	31	I was Thrashing at Noon to Day (2700 Bushels) 2.700 Very Good Sleighing

The year Ends Fine But Very Cold Very good sleighing But Not Mutch Snow about {cut oof} Times are very good and Prices Fair Wheat is Worth $102c a Bushel an Oats " 24 " " an Barley " 35 c " Bushel an Pork is " " $575 a Hundred " Beef " " $250 to 4 a Hundred The Number of Loads of Hay an Grain on the R{cut off{ Place Hay July 13th We Put in 7 Loads of Hay " " 15th " " " 7 More Loads of Hay

{This page is loose and not dated - it is probably May, based on the nature of the entries}

Tus	11	I was Sowing 1/2 Day I was Braking in sum across the Road
Wes	12	I was working at Springs work all Day
Thr	13	I had O. Sullivan Helping Me all Day at Springs Work A Very Hot Day 80 in Shade
Fri	14	I Was Working at Spring Work all Day
Sat	15	I Finished Sowing Grain to Day 70 Bushels S Wheat
Sun	16	another Very Hot Day
Mon	17	I Was Planting Potatoes and corn to Day
Tus	18	I was Putting on Wire on the Fence along the Lane
Wes	19	I Was Finishing that Fence this Fore Noon I went to Mr Smiths Rasing 1/2 Day
Thr	20	I Finished Planting to Day another Heavy Rain in the afternoon
Fri	21	I Went out to Uncle Edds For Sum Pigs I got 3 Very Warm The Roads was Very Muddy
Sat	22	a Terible Hot Day I Got Bill Horse Shod 80 in the Shade

1898

The 1st Month January 31 Days 1898

Sat	1	I Took Mart to Lansdowne to go on a visit to Cambdon East 30 Below Zero
Sun	2	A Very Cold an Blustry Day a Big Snow Storm in the After Noon
Mon	3	I Was Thrashing at Ben Gavens For John Bulger all Day Paid 60 c A Very Cold Day 35 Below Zero (Township Election to Day)
Tus	4	I Was Helping Warts to thrash 1/2 a Day a Very Cold Day 30 c (I brought Home our Sheep From Rob Johnstons
Wes	5	A Very Nice warm Day I was Thrashing at Warts 1/2 a Day We Finished
Thr	6	I was Thrashing at V Keatings Barn 1/2 a Day a Nice Warm Day
Fri	7	We Butchered the Porks to Day another Very Nice warm Day
Sat	8	I Cut up an Salterd the Pork to Day a Nice But windy Day
Sun	9	Another very Nice Soft Day good sleighing
Mon	10	I was Chopping all Day over on Hortons a Very Warm Day Got the Horses Sharp Shod to Day a Big Tea Meeting in Jublee Church to Night
Tus	11	I went out to Lindhurst with DB Johnston for sum Cattle 75 c I went to Gananoque at Night to District OL A Nice But Very Cold Day District Logl to Day
Wes	12	A Very Nasty Storm of Sleet an Rain all Day Very Day A Big Lecture in the Orange Hall No its to Night an Tomorow Night an {illegible}
Thr	13	I Was Chopping all Day over in Mr Hortons Wood Cutting Fire Wood Lecture on orangishm to Night a Very Cold Day Very Day
Fri	14	I was Chopping Fire Wood all Day over on Mr Hortons a Nice Warm Day Good Sleighing
Sat	15	I was Chopping all Day a Very Stormy Day with snow an Rain (4 inches of New Snow Fell to Day Very Wetting
Sun	16	A Fine But Very Cold Day the Very Best Sleighing (Very Cold 30 Below Zero)
Mon	17	I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Hortons a Very Nice But Cold Day
Tus	18	I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Horton a Nice Warm Day
Wes	19	I was " " all day " " " Hortons a very warm Eay Very Fine Sleighing now
Thr	20	A Very Stormy Day with Snow an Rain Very Slopy Day Alexander Mcrady Burried one Boy of His to Day Drew Home the last of my wood From Robs Johnstons home
Fri	21	I was Chopping all Day over on Mr Hortons a Nice warm Day Very Sloppy Getting around in the Woods
Sat	22	I was Chopping all Day a Very Nice warm Day Old Mr Brian Died Last Night

The 1st Month January 31 Days 1898

Sun	23	I Went to Old Mr Brians Funeral to Lindhurst A Very Nasty Day With Rain an Snow Storm
Mon	24	I was Chopping all Day to Day another Nice warm Day in the Woods Very Fine Sleighing yet
Tus	25	I was Helping Roaland Johnston at Sawing With Circler Saw
Wes	26	A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads ar Filled up I was over Chopping 1/2 a Day
Thr	27	I Drew 2 1/4 loads of Stove Wood Home I Bought it from Charley Horton a ${cut oof} another Very Cold Day 30 Below Zero
Fri	28	I was Helping Charley Horton to Draw Hay From the with My Team another Terible Cold Day with 35 Below Zero
Sat	29	A Nice But a Very Cold Day 35 Below Zero Miss Libbie Peck Died to Day I got a New Crank for the Ea{cut off}
Sun	30	another Terible Cold Day 35 Below Zero good Sleighing
Mon	31	The Month Ends Very Cold an stormy a Stormy and Blustry Day Patsy was heare Cleaning up Sum Wheat 1/2 a Day
		The second 2th Month February 28 Days 1898
Tus	1	The Month Begins Very Rough a Terible Blustry Day The Roads are Blowed Full (28 Below Zero)
Wes	2	I was Helping Charley Horton to saw at Fre Johnstons Candlemas Day a Nice Bright Day Very Cold another Bad storm at Night
Thr	3	I was Helping Charley Horton to Saw Wood at Fred Johnstons another Very Cold Day Roads are Bad Now
Fri	4	A Very Heavy Snow Storm in the Morning I went to Delta to the Concervative Convention The Roads was Very Heavy
Sat	5	I was Helping Charley Horton to Finish Sawing at E Johnstons 1/2 Day The Roads are all Filled a Very Stormy Day But Not Very Cold
Sun	6	A Nice But Cold Day the Roads were all Full Very little Drivers on the Road
Mon	7	A Nice Soft Day the Wether is getting milder I Cleaned up a grist of Wheat 7 1/2 Bushels the {cut off}
Tus	8	I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 7 1/2 Bushels the Roads ar Very Soft an Bad to Day I Backed a Note For P {cut off}
Wes	9	another Very Sof Day sum Ran falling I Comenced to Bank out Wood at Mr Hortons X Crows are around again For Spring
Thr	10	another very Soft Day it is thawing very fast to Day 2 Bank of out of 2 loads of wood Very wetting
Fri	11	another very warm an soft Day the Roads are bad Uncle Edward Sumers Came out Here with J Paterson
Sat	12	a Terible Slush to Day it Rained Nearly All Night Very Bad Roads Uncle Edd Went Home to Day Uncle Jim is Hear yet
Sun	13	I Froze a litte Last Night a Very Nice warm Day

The second 2nd Month February 28 Days ~1898~

Mon	14	another Very Fine Day I got another load of Stovewood From C Horton to Day
Tus	15	I was over Chopping all Day at Mr Hortens A Very Nasty Storm at Night X The Sap is Running Sum Now Dray a Very Heavy Now Storm
Wes	16	A Terible Blustry Day The Coldest an Worst wind This Road is all Full this Winter
Thr	17	I Went out With WB Warren to the woods to Help Him to get out sawlogs Very Bad Roads
Fri	18	I was over Banking out our Wood to Day another Very Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain The Roads are good to Day
Sat	19	I was Banking out wood All Day a Nice Bright But Cold Day There is Fine Sleighing Now
Sun	20	another Very Nasty Day With Rain an Sleet an a Heavy North Wind
Mon	21	another Terible Stormy Day With Sleet an Snow an Rain Windy North E Very Heavy Roads to Day
Tus	22	A Very Cold an Blustry Day Nothing Doing this Weak the Roads are Badly Drifted Now
Wes	23	another Heavy Snow Storm to Day it Has got warmer again
Thr	24	another very Nasty Day with Rain an Snow
Fri	25	a littel Snowy to Day I Seighed out Sum More Wood
Sat	26	I Was Helping Rolend Johnston to Pack ice an Cut Corn A Very Nice Warm for
Sun	27	another Very Fine an Warm Day good sleighing Now
Mon	28	The Month Ends Very Fine an warm I was Helping Role Johnston to Saw Wood 1/2 a Day Mrs Jos Chisamore Died Last Night
		the Third Month March 31 Days 1898
Tus	1	The Month Begins warm and Plesent I was Helping Rob to Saw 1/2 a Day The Provincial Election Webster an Beatty Ran heare Majority for Beaty 424
Wes	2	I Went up to Gananoque I Paid $12 in the Bank For My Share in the Shire Horse another Nice Warm Day
Thr	3	I Drew another Load of Dry Wood From Mr Hortens Home to Burn
Fri	4	I was Banking out wood all Day over at Hortens A Very Warm Day
Sat	5	I was Chopping an Banking out Wood all Day 45 L{illegible}another Very Fine Warm Day
Sun	6	another Very Nice Day the Wind is sum Cold the it Has Been {illegible} to Day
Mon	7	I was Chopping 1/2 a Day I was Helping C. Horten to Draw Sawlogs 1/2 Day with the team Another Very Soft Day Sleighing Bad

The Third 3th Month March 31 Days "1898"

Tus	8	I Was Helping Cheley Horton to Draw Sawlogs out with team another Very Warm Day Roads Bare
Wes	9	I was Chopping an Drawing up Wood 1/2 a day I was Hleping to get out Timber From Pig Pen Anny Webster was Put in the Vault First Wheat Run
Thr	10	We Finished getting out Wood to Day 55 Loads out Now Lots of Waggons out to Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone I was Helping C Horten to Cut saw logs
Fri	11	another Very Soft an Warm Day the Roads are Very Bad I got 3/4 of a Cords More From Hortens to Day Rad w{illegible}
Sat	12	A Very Nasty Time with Sum an Mud the snow is about all gone A Very Heavy Fog all Day with Heavy Rains
Sun	13	another Wet an Foggy Day With a Very Heavy Wind an Rain Very Bad Roads Now
Mon	14	A Nice Warm Day the ground is very soft Now Robbins around again
Tus	15	I was Helping Role Johnston in the sugar Bush
Wes	16	I Was Helping Role Johnston in the Bush the Frogs are Croking again A Very Heavy Thunder Storm Day
Thr	17	I was Boiling sap all Day For Role Johnston Pateral Day A Very Cool Wind
Fri	18	a Very Nice Warm Day I helped Role Johnston in the Sap Bush
Sat	19	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Rye all Day A Very Nasty Day With wind an Rain
Sun	20	A Very Fine an Warm Day the Roads Very Muddy
Mon	21	I Cleaned up 65 Bushels of oats to Day I was Helping Role Johnston to Clean Seed
Tus	22	I Was Helping Role Johns to Clean up Grain 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Rain Day Mart Came Home to Day
Wes	23	I was Letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I got Seed Wheat a Mill Role {cit off} Mother an I Went to Lansdowne to Day
Thr	24	I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 Day to Fix a Bridge Down to Rock {cut off} A Very Nice warm Day
Fri	25	another Very fine Day I took the Girls out to C{cut off} Mr William Patience Died at 930 PM
Sat	26	I was Helping Wessly Johnston to Bank out Lumber at the Mill A Nice Warm Day The Heffer Came in to Day Lamb in
Sun	27	William Patience Was Burried to Day at 230 A Very Nice Day But Cool Good Whealing Now
Mon	28	A Very Dissagreeable Day With Wind an Rain all Day
Tus	29	A Nice Warm Day the Roads are Very Muddy Now
Wes	30	A Very Cool But Fine Day I Went to Ganaoque With Wessly Johnston Lots of People Plowing
Thr	31	another Nice But Cold Day I Went up to John B Websters Auction Old Mrs David Johnston Died Last Night

The 4th Month April 30 Days 1898

Fri	1	The Month Begins Very Cool the groung is Frozen Hard to Day
Sat	2	Old Mrs D. Johnston was Put in the Vault A very Cold Day a Very Heavy Snow Storm
Sun	3	a Very Nice But Cold Day The Ground is Frozen Hard
Mon	4	I Was Helping to Saw our Wood over at Mr Hortens I got another Load of Dry Wood From Hortens this Morning the ground is Covered with snow a Very Cold Day
Tus	5	another Ver Cool Day the ground is Frozen Very Hard
Wes	6	A Very Cold Day sum Snow falling the groung is Frozen Hard
Thr	7	A Nice Warm Day sum People Has Comenced to sow grain I Drew out a Load of Oats to Lansdowne 58 Bushels I got the Lumber for the log +
Fri	8	Good Frida a Nice But Cool Day the Wind North I Was Fixing up Fence
Sat	9	another Very warm Spring like Day I Comenced to Plow sod To-Day There is Lots of grain Sowd
Sun	10	Easter Sunday a Very Warm Day 95 in the shade
Mon	11	I Comenced Spring Work to Day I Sowed 4 Bushels of C Wheat A Very warm Day the ground works good
Tus	12	I was sowing oats to Day 5 Bushels sowed (oats I am seeding the Field accross the Road another Very Nice Day
Wes	13	I was Sowing to Day I Sowed 4 Bushels More of oats A Very Warm Day I Started to Play on Down in the Band to Day
Thr	14	I was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove a Very nice But Cold Day I got the 2 Cos From Owen to Day
Fri	15	I sowed 2 Bushels More of Oats to Day a Nice Cool Time 1 sold Pat Sullivan 26 of oats at 28 Looks Like snow
Sat	16	I Finished sowing the Field accross the Road Tday 10 Bush Sowed Now I got 3 young Pigs From DB Johnston For $500
Sun	17	A Nice But Cool Day Very Dry Wether all Spring
Mon	18	I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me att Spring Work With His Team I was sowing oats to Day Back on the Sod Field 6 Bushels
Tus	19	I Comenced to Work down on Owens Place to Day the {illegible} I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me with Team of 8 Bushels More Sowed
Wes	20	It is Raining to Day it Has Ben Raining 24 hours Now I was sick With a Bad Cold all Day
Thr	21	I Was Plowing all Day Down on Owens Place a Nice Cool Day Some Hail an Snow to Day
Fri	22	I was Plowing all Day on Owns Place I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me to Plow all Day with Team Sum More Rain to Day
Sat	23	The Ground is Very Wet to Day I Was Plowing 1/2 a Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot after Noon

The 4th Month of April 30 Days 1898

Sun	24	A Very Nice But Cool Day The IOOF Lodge Marched out to Church
Mon	25	I was Plowing For WN Bowen all Day A Very Cool Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing at Bowens all Day For Me
Tus	26	I was Sowing oats an Pulverising the Sod down on Place 7 Bushels More Oats sowed
Wes	27	I was Fitting up ground For Peas Down on Owens Place A Nice Cool Day I sowed 2 Busels of Peas this Evening
Thr	28	I Finished Sowing the Peas 2 1/2 Bushels I Sowed 4 1/2 of Peas an Oats to Day The Ground is very Hard on Owens Place
Fri	29	I was Roling an Plowing all Day on Owens Place A Nice Cool Day
Sat	30	I Sowed 4 Bushels of oats to Day an Plowed 1/2 a Day The Month Ends Cool and Very Dry I Drew Home a load of the {cut off}
		The 5th Month May 30 Days 1898
Sun	1	The Month Begins Fine an Dry Wing North West
Mon	2	I Was Sowing Oats to Day Down on Owens on this side of the {cut off} 8 Bushels Mor Sowed
Tus	3	it Rained Nearly all Day I Cleaned up Som more 14 Bush Mrs Freeman Moore Was Burried to Day
Wes	4	I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place to Day a N{cut off} The old Cow Came in to Day the Last
Thr	5	I was Plowing sod to Day at Home in the Big Filed it Plows {cut of} Ross Smith was Plowing For Me to & with the Team
Fri	6	I was Plowing all Day at Home A Nice warm A very Heavy Frost Last night
Sat	7	I Finished Plowing to Day at Noon I was Roling at Owens
Sun	8	another Nice Warm Day the ground is Very {cut off}
Mon	9	We Put in a New Floor in the Citchen Pat Sullivan Helped I Had Mr Haslip Working at Springs Work for me
Tus	10	I Finished Sowing Grain Hear to Day a very warm Day 10 Bushels of oats sow to Day
Wes	11	another Heavy Rain at Night I Painted the Kitchen Floor 1 Coat
Thr	12	A Very Heavy Rain all the Fore Noon I Went to Lansdowne for Paint {cut off}
Fri	13	I Pulverized Mr Keatings Potato Ground in the Fore Noon I Was Painting the Floor in the Kitchen Mr Tomas Burns Died in Montrale at 6 PM
Sat	14	I Finished Sowing Grain Down on Owens Place I sowed 3 Bushels of Barley
Sun	15	A Very Nice Warm Day

tjhe 5th Month May 30 Days (1898)

Mon	16	I Planted sum Potatoes to Day an sowed sum Millett an oats across the Road in the Corner Very Warm Day I Went to T Burnses Funeral in after Noon
Tus	17	I Took the Heffers out to N.R. Johnstons to Pasture in the Fore Noon I was Roling the Grain in the Back Field in after noon
Wes	18	I Finished Roling this Fore Noon I Planted Sum Corn Beans an Potatoes across the Road I Was Plowing For WN Bowen in the after noon
Thr	19	another Nice rain in the Morning I got a set of wheals Fixed up on Milk Waggon Not Paid
Fri	20	I went up to Help OW. Landon to Clean up Land to Day A Very Hot Day
Sat	21	I was up at OW Landens working another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade
Sun	22	We Had another Heavy Rain this morning a good growing time
Mon	23	another Heavy Rain in the Morning I Drew a Load of Wood I was Helping R Smith to Day Stone 1/2 a Day 50
Tus	24	I Was Ditching this Fore Noon We Kill a Veal Calf to Day 85 Pounds More Rain to Day I Built a Shed For the Milk Waggon
Wes	25	I Drew a Load of Oats to Lansdowne For V Keating in the Fore Noon X I was Helping Mr Smiths to Draw Stone 1/2 Day 50 Paid
Thr	26	A Very Nice growing Time I Took Mart Down to Rockport She Went Over to the Island to Sow e
Fri	27	I Was helping Mr Hortens to Draw $150 Paid out Minure Wilk 1 Day a Very Hot Day 75 in the sun the team all Day
Sat	28	another Very Hot Day I Went up to Fred Mcdonalds Raning (80 in the sun to Day)
Sun	29	a little Cooler to Day With sum Showrs of Rain Wind North
Mon	30	I Finished Plantin our Potatoes an Beans to Day A Nice Cool Day Sum Rain and I sowed sum Carrots
Tus	31	I was Helping Mr Smiths to Pick out Stones all Day A Very Hot Day The Month Ends Very Fine an warm
		The 6th Month ~~July~~ June 30 Days 1898 June
Wes	1	I Was over Helping WN Bowen to Finish Spring Work all Day $100 Old Mr Green was Burried to Day a Very Hot Day 90 in the shade
Thr	2	I was Shearing our Sheep to Day another Terrible Hot Day I got $20 From Mr Humphrey for 3 Months 100 in the sun to Day
Fri	3	I was Helping Mr Smiths to Get out Stone all Day $100 We Finished the Stone to Day a Nice Cool Day
Sat	4	I went to Gananoque with P Sullivan on a Note Business a Nice Cool Day
Sun	5	another very warm Day A Big Day at the Horner in Dulcimain Tent
Mon	6	I Finished Planting Potatoes an Carots to Day a Very Hot Day

The 6th Month June 30 Days 1898-

Tus	7	I Went out to JE Stacies With a grist A Very Hot Day 85 Heat Snow Grass around the Monn to Day
Wes	8	I went up to Work at OW Landens a Very Warm Day
Thr	9	I Was Working at OW. Landons all Day 150 another very Hot Day Big Crowds at the Hornerite Tent Day an Night
Fri	10	I Went To Sam Johnstons Rasing all Day a Very Cool Day
Sat	11	I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Wood in the all Day We Had a Very Nice Rain to Day
Sun	12	it Rained Nearly all Day the Roads are very Muddy Mr Renolds Preached His Farewell Sermon
Mon	13	I was Helping Sam Johnston to Put Rafters on an Move another P{cut off} A Very Cool Day a little Rain all Day
Tus	14	I Was Helping OW Landon to Saw Wood all Day ${cut off} A Nice Cool Day
Wes	15	I Was Helping Role Johnston to saw Wood With Sircler saw another Very Cool Day
Thr	16	I Was Building Patent Fence For Wessley Johnston A Very Hot Day
Fri	17	I Was Working on the Road Scraper 1/2 a Day With {cut off} I Cultivated out the Potatoes after noon
Sat	18	I Was up Helping OW Landon to Build Wire Fence Mary Aliza Somers Came Here We Had a Heavy Thunder Storm at Night
Sun	19	I Took Mary Alya Down to Culbarts to Day a Nice C{cut off}
Mon	20	I Was Doing the Road Work For Owens Place to Day a Terible Rain Storm to Day
Tus	21	I went out to Lansdowne to attend the County {cut off} More Rain to Day
Wes	22	I Finished the Road Work For Owens Place Lillie Molten was Burried West of Landens
Thr	23	I Was Howing Potatoes at Home 1/2 a Day I Was Helping Mr Paul Hortons 1/2 Day Hortens Comenced Haying
Fri	24	I Was Putting in Culverts on the Road 1/2 a Day I Was Howing 1/2 a Day Good Hay Wether
Sat	25	I Was Howing 1/2 a Day an is Was Fixing up the Mowing in the after noon a little rain to Day
Sun	26	a Very Nice Cool Day The New Minister Mr S{cut off} Preached to Day
Mon	27	I was Helping C E Earl to Put a New sill under Barn
Tus	28	A Very Hot Day
Wes	29	I Was Paris Greening the Potatoes an Howing all Day
Thr	30	I Comenced Haying to I Mowed 1/2 a Day Down on Owens The Month Ends Dry an Very Warm

The 7th Month July 31 Days 1898

Fri	1	I Went to Gananoque to the IOOF Demonstration a Terible Hot Day 90 in the Shade
Sat	2	I was Working at Haying all Day Down on Owens Place Very Hot Wether Now
Sun	3	another Very Warm Day in the Foren Noon a Very Heavy wing in after Noon
Mon	4	I Was Drawing in Hay off of Owens Place 1/2 a Day 3 Loads A Nice Cool Day I Was Raking up Hay in the after Noon
Tus	5	I Helped Mr Smiths to Put a New Mowing Machine Together 1/2 Day I Finished Mowing on Owens Place to Day
Wes	6	I Drew in 5 More Loads of Hay off Owens Place in Fore Noon Very Warm Day I Raked up the Remander of the Hay on Owens after noon
Thr	7	I Drew in 7 Loads More of hay off Owens Place I am Done Down There to Day a Nice Cool Day
Fri	8	I Raked the Groung over on Drew in the Rakings off of Owens Place Harry Bell Was Burried
Sat	9	I Comenced to Mowe in this Field to Day Very cool Wind North a little Showry all Day
Sun	10	LOL Nos 26 an 100. Had a Church Parade 100. to the Presbyterian Church an 26. to Jublee Curch Dulcamane
Mon	11	I Was Drawing in Hay out of this field 1/2 a Day an I Mowed 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Frost Last Night it Kille Potatoes an Erley
Tus	12	I Went to Kingston to the 12th of July Cilibration another Frost Last night A Very Fine Warm Day
Wes	13	I Was Drawing in Hay an Raking all Day in this Field
Thr	14	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Put up a Stack of Hay a Very Hot Day
Fri	15	another Very Warm Day Mowed the Back Meadow to Day another Very hot Day
Sat	16	I Drew in the Hay out of the Back Meadow to Day 5 Loads Ross Smith Helped Me 1/2 a Day
Sun	17	another Very Hot Day Mr Robert Enness Died
Mon	18	I Was Mowing an Rakcking Hay all Day Wessly Moxely an Robert Ennes was Burried to Day
Tus	19	I Finished Mowing With the Machene to Day a Big Thunderstorm Last night
Wes	20	I Finished Mowing With the Machene to Day a Terible Hot time
Thr	21	Ross Smith was Helping Me 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay I Was Sick all Day A Very Hot 100 in the Shade
Fri	22	I Mowed sum Hay around the Fenceses to Day 1/2 Day Hot Wether
Sat	23	I Drew in 1 More Load of Hay Rakings to Day We Had Sum Rain at Night I went to Gananoque in after Noon with P{cut off}

The 7th Month July 31 Days 1898-

Sun	24	~~Cool & a~~ Another Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade
Mon	25	We Comenced Harvest to Day I got the Barley Cut By Road I Was Helping Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day 50 c
Tus	26	X I Was Helping Mr Smiths to Pull Peas all Day (another Terible Hot Day 100 in the shade)
Wes	27	I was Stuking up grain for Smiths all Day time$100 CS Minfort Shot Himselft at 830 PM A Very Wet all Day
Thr	28	I Had Ross Smith Binding For Me all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me at Harvesting all Day $100
Fri	29	C.S. Minfort was Burried at Lansdowne at 2:30 I was Helping Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day to Stuch I had Mr Haslip Helping
Sat	30	I Pulled the Peas Down on Owans Place to Day I Had Ross Smith Binding Down {cut off} Mr Haslip Was Helping me
Sun	31	The Month Ends Dry But Cool the Wind an No Rain Here for 4 Weaks Past Very Dry
		The 8th Month August 31 Days 1898
Mon	1	The Month Begins Cool with a little Rain Mr Haslip is Helping Smiths I Drew in the Barley an 2 Loads of Wheat to Day
Tus	2	I Drew in our Peas to Day an Cut the Millet an {cut off} I got a New Buggy A Nice Cool Day Mr Haslip was working at Smiths
Wes	3	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in His Wheat With Team an Jim an I Drew in 3 Loads of Oats at home in after noon
Thr	4	Ross Smith Bound Oats 1/2 a Day a little Rain Mr Haslip was Mowing around the fence Here 1/2 a Day
Fri	5	Ross Smith was Binding For me 1/2 a Day Down on Owens Mr Haslip Was Helping us 1/2 a Day A Very Heavy Rain an Hailstorm
Sat	6	I Went to Gananoque With Patsy a Very Hot afternoon
Sun	7	another very warm Day
Mon	8	I was Drawing oats all Day 8 loads of oats Mr Haslip was Helping a Nice Cool Day
Tus	9	I Was Drawing in oats all Day off Owens Place Mr Haslip was Helping Mr Smith 3/4 of Day
Wes	10	I Was Drawing in oats 1/2 a Day Ross Smith was Helping I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day
Thr	11	I was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw in grain they Finished Harvest at
Fri	12	I had Ross Smith Binding 1/2 a Day We Finished cutting another Heavy Rain in afternoon
Sat	13	I was Fixing up the Granery an getting Ready to Thrash
Sun	14	a Very Nice Warm Day

The 8th Month August 31 Days 1898

Mon	15	I Had the Thrashers 1/2 a Day I Was Thrashing at Robert Johnstons 1/2 a Day We thrashed 200 Bushels A Very Big Rain at Night
Tus	16	another Heavy Rain last night
Wes	17	I Was Drawing in grain all Day to Day
Thr	18	I Was Drawing in Grain all Day I took the girls out to Lansdowne to A Horner{cut off} A Very Hot Day
Fri	19	I Finished Harvesting to Day I Cleaned up a grist of Wheat 8 Bushels Wessly Johnston got 10 Bushels of Wheat Bran me to Day
Sat	20	I went to Lindhurst with a grist of Wheat 8 Bush an 12 Bushels of Feed A Very Hot Day Patsy Sullivan 100 of Flower an 4 Bags of Meal
Mon	21	another very warm Day We had a Very Heavy Rain in the Eavening
Tus	22	I was Putting in the Machinery 1/2 a Day Mr Haslip took Home his Share of Oats
Wes	23	another Nice Rain to Day it Rained Nearly all Day
Thr	24	I was Thrashing at Tomy Ruttles with JE. Stacens all Day Very Mudy to Day
Fri	25	I was Helping Role Johnston to Saw Wood 1/2 a Day another Very Heavy Rain last Night an to Day
Sat	26	I was Thrashing at CE Earls all Day a Nice Day Charley Tailor Died in Brockville {illegible}
Mon	27	we got Dun Thrashing at CE Earls all Day a nice Cool Day
Tus	28	Charley Taylor Was Burried at the Union Cemetry to Day {illegible} a Nice Warm Day
Wes	29	I Drew Home a load of Wood to Day I Was Helping Mr Hortens to Put out Mnure 1/2 a Day with Team
Thr	30	I Was Helping Mr Hortens to Draw out Minure all Day With My Team
Fri	31	I was " " to Draw out Minure all Day With the Team A Very Hot Day
		the 9th Month September 30 Days 1898
Sat	1	I comenced Putting out Minure at Home I Drew all Day The Month Begins Very Hot A Nice Rain Last Night
Mon	2	I was Putting out Minure all Day out of the East yard A Terible Hot Day
Tus	3	another Very Hot Day I Drove out to Lansdowne I got a new Pair of overhalls
Wes	4	a nice cool Day a very Dry time
Thr	5	I Went Thrashing with Aly Wart to Day Very Hot at James Cokerns

the 9th Month September 30 Days (1898)

Tus	6	I was Thrashing With Aly Wart at Ez{illegible} A Very Heavy Rain to Day
Wes	7	1 " " " " " Mrs M{cut off}
Thr	8	1 " " " " "
Fri	9	1 " " " " " at Jos Humphreys
Sat	10	1 " " " " " at Robert Shic{cut off}
Sun	11	A Very Cool Day a Very Heavy Frost last Night Mr John Cowan Preached to the Orange Men to Day Dulcimane
Mon	12	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Rig up His Insledes 1/2 Day
Tus	13	I Was Helping " " to Cut Corn at Robert {cut off}
Wes	14	1 " " " " "
Thr	15	We Moved to Albert Greers to Cut Corn
Fri	16	We Cut all Day at " " A Very Hot Day
Sat	17	We Finished at Greers an Moved to Allen Beale
Sun	18	A Nice Cool Day A Very Heavy Rain in the Morning
Mon	19	I Was Thrashing with Aly Wart at Mrs Albert Laird Angas McCormack
Tus	20	we Was Thrashing at Jas mcCormacks all Day
Wes	21	We Finished at MCormicks an Moved to James McL{cut off}
Thr	22	We Finished at James Mcdonaly an Moved to John Lappens
Fri	23	a Very Heavy Rain to Day We only Worked 1/2 a Day Mrs William McConnell was Burried to Day
Sat	24	We finished at John Lappens an Moved to Ritchard Williams
Sun	25	A Nice Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet on
Mon	26	We Finished Thrashing at R Williamse an Moved to Jo{illegible} Bu{cut off} Mr Andy Robertson was Burried to Day
Tus	27	I Was Helping Edwin Bradley to Fill His Silo I was working for {cut off}

The 9th Month September 30 Days 1898

Wes	28	I was Helping Mrs William Patience to thrash all Day are a Lot of Cases of Tiphide Feaver around no Very Hot Day
Thr	29	I Was Helping Mr Humphries to Thrash to Day another Very Hot Day
Fri	30	I Comenced to Dig our Potatoes to Day they are a Very Poor Crop
		The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898
Sat	1	I Was Helping Mr William Earl to Thrash 1/2 a Day The Month Begins Very Hot it was 70 in the Shade
Sun	2	another Very Close an Warm Day
Mon	3	I was Thrashing at Billy Earls all Day a Very Hot Day
Tus	4	The Firs Day of Lansdowne Fare I Drew Home a Load of Wood A Very Nasty Day a Heavy Rain
Wes	5	The last Day of Lansdowne Fair I Comenced to Plow to Day Down on Owens Place A Very Hot Day
Thr	6	I Went Thrashing with Tom Webster an WB Warren at Ovetts Very Warm
Fri	7	" was thrashing with Webst an Warren at Mart Landons A Nice Cool Day
Sat	8	" " " " at JB Landons
Sun	9	A Very Nice But Cool Day
Mon	10	We Moved the Machine from Wallice McNeals to Rolend Allens We got Dun at Allens
Tus	11	a Terible Heavy Wind Storm an Rain to Day We did Not Thrash any to Day
Wes	12	We Moved From Robert Allens to the Webster Bros Slack an Thrashed there an Moved to Humphrey Youngs
Thr	13	We Thrashed at C. Youngs all Day a Nice But Cool Day
Fri	14	We Finished at Humphrye Youngs in the Morning a Very Wet Day
Sat	15	another Very Wet Day a Big North East storm
Sun	16	a Very Fine But Cold Day the Ground is Very Wet Now
Mon	17	I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing With me I Finished Plowing Down on Owens Place I Commenced to Plow on Mr Keating Place
Tus	18	We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place

The 10th Month October 31 Days 1898

Wes	19	it Rained all Day in the It Rained all Day I Helped Mr Smith {illegible} on the Keating Place
Thr	20	I Plowed Nearly All Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me
Fri	21	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Plowed about I went to Gananoque with Patsy Sullivan I S{illegible} a Note 875 to Darling
Sat	22	A Very Wet Day all Day I Got a Cow From Willy B{cut off} a Terible Big Rain Last Night Flood
Sun	23	a Little More Rain to Day the ground is Very Wet The Roads are Terible Bad
Mon	24	I Was Helping Warts to Thrash 1/2 a Day I was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash A Nice Warm Day
Tus	25	I was Thrashing at Mr Smiths 1/2 a Day they got Th{cut off} I Plowed 1/2 a Day Very Hot to Day
Wes	26	I was Thrashing at Sam Fares all Day another Very Heavy Rain in afternoon
Thr	27	I Was Thrashing 1/2 a Day a Samy Fairs For Ally Wart I was Ditching A Very Cold Nasty Day With Snow an Wind The First Snow
Fri	28	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Was Plowing A Nice Warm Day
Sat	29	I Plowed Sod all Day on the Keating Place another Very Nice Warm Day the ground Pl{cut off}
Sun	30	A nice But Cool Day Very Cloudy Very Mutch {cut off}
Mon	31	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place on stubble on south of {cut off} A Very Cool an Dark Day
		The 11th Month November 30 Days 1898
Tus	1	I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place The Month Begins Very Fine But Cool
Wes	2	I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I com{cut off} to Plow on his Back {cut off} A Nice But Cool Day Very Very Mutch Smoke
Thr	3	I was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day Plowing
Fri	4	We Finished Plowing Stubble on the Keating Place to Day Mr Haslip Helping all Day I Comenced to Plow at Home this Evening The First Very Warm
Sat	5	I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field Stubble I had Mr Haslip 1/2 a Day ( a Big Oister Supper at Warburton)
Sun	6	a Very Coold Day With Rain an High Wind We Comenced to Feed the Stock For Winter
Mon	7	I Was Plowing an gethering for turnips to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day
Tus	8	I Was Plowing all Day in the Back Field a Nice But Cold Day

the 11th Month November 1898

Wes	9	I Was Plowing Stubble all Day in the Back Field a Very Cloudy Day With Sum Snow
Thr	10	I Plowed 1/2 a Day an Shoveled Furrows 1/2 a Day a Terible Nasty Day With Sleet an Rain an Snow
Fri	11	A Very Wintery Like Day There is 2 inches of snow on the Level The Wind is North an is Very Cold The First Sleigh Bunks
Sat	12	I Drew Home Sum Wood From Hortens on the Sleigh to Day There is 5 inches of Snow Leve to Day I went Back to Non Johnstons to Look For a Heffer
Sun	13	a Nice Soft Day the snow is going off Very Slow a Very Sloppy Time
Mon	14	A Nice But Cool Day there is 5 inches of Snow on the Level Sum People are Plowing I Was Shoveling Nearly all Day on the Keating Place
Tus	15	I was Cleaning out the Barns Picking Over Turnips an getting Ready to Thrash A Terible Slush Now
Wes	16	I Was Plowing Sod over on the Keating Place all Day A Nice Warm Day a Lot of Snow on the ground
Thr	17	I was Ditching all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day
Fri	18	I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place at the House Heald al Day Heavy Thunder to Day a Wet after Noon
Sat	19	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Nasty Wet Drisly Day
Sun	20	A Very Cloudy Day With a Very Cold North West Wind Blowing Hard There is sum snow on the ground yet
Mon	21	I was Plowing all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day Stubble A Very Nice Warm Day
Tus	22	I was Plowing stuble 1/2 a Day I was working on the Road Putting on Broken Stone to Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing For Me All Day
Wes	23	I Was working on the Road 1/2 a Day Putting on Broken Stone a Very cold a Slushy Day I went to the River after Martha She Came Home
Thr	24	I was Working on the Road all Day a Very Cold Rough Day
Fri	25	another Terible Cold Day I Drew Home a load of Wood The Roads is Terible Rough 10 Below Zero
Sat	26	another Very Cold Day With a Snow storm in after Noon We Butchered 1 Pig to Day 170 lbs
Sun	27	Terible Cold to Day to Strong North Wing Blowing 12 Below Zero
Mon	28	I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Mr Hortons on the waggon A Nice Warm Day I Was Getting Ready For the Thrashers the Roads are very Rought
Tus	29	We Thrashed Heare in the after Noon a Very Fine Day
Wes	30	We finished Thrashing Heare at Noon to Day (904 Bushels) the ground is Very Hard

The First Month January 31 Days 1899

Sun	1	The year Begins Fine But Very Cold 22 Below Non Snow on the Roads an Very Rought F. Wheat
Mon	2	A Very Cold an Blustry Day Municiple Elections A Big Snow Storm
Tus	3	I Was Chopping Fire Wood For Mr Smith in the woods all Day A Nice Warm Day
Wes	4	A Very Heavy Rain all Day I Helped CE Earl to Kill a Beaf br{cut off} the Snow is all gon again
Thr	5	I Drew Home a Load of Wood on the waggon the Roads ar Very Bad
Fri	6	I Went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 7 Bus A Terible Cold an Stormy Day the Roads was Very Bad
Sat	7	another Terible Blustry Day Mr John A. Stacey Died
Sun	8	another Very Stormy an Blustry Day the Roads in a Bad Shape
Mon	9	I was Sick to Day a Terible Cold Day Very Cold 22 Below
Tus	10	Mr John A Stacey Was Put in the Vault to Day He was Burried under the orange orger
Wes	11	I Drew Home sum Stove Wood to Day A very Cold Day
Thr	12	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in a Stack of Hay all Day No Sleighing Now
Fri	13	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Butcher Pigs all Day a little warmer to Day
Sat	14	I went to Brockville with Role Johnston with His Team a Terible Heavy Rain all Day
Sun	15	another Very Disagreable Day With Wind an Rain A Very Sloppy Day
Mon	16	another Nice Warm Day We went out to Lansdowne to Do Sum Trading The Roads are Very Sloppy Now
Tus	17	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to set the Inceledge Cutter I Went out to Lansdowne to attend the District OL there is lots o Mud Now
Wes	18	I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Straw an Coarn A Very Cold Day again Mrs Mary Landon and MW Stacey was Married this day
Thr	19	Ross Smith an I Comenced to Chop Fire Wood over on Mr Hortens A Nice But Cold Day
Fri	20	I was Chopping Fire Wood over on Mr Haskins all Day A Very Nice time in the Bush No Snow
Sat	21	I was " " " A Nice Warm Spring Like Day
Sun	22	It is a little Colder to Day We Had a Lite Storm of soft snow

This order is not to be binding on Matthew Moody & Sons until received and ratified by them

MONTREAL,.............1899

Mesers. Matthew Moody & Sons,

Gentlemen, -- Please furnish me on deposit one Rival Disc light 12 Discs and forward same to Lansdowne Station on or about. first day of March next, for which I agree to give my note to the amount of twenty two --- dollars on delivery, in payments as follows : A note for $ 22.00 payable first of July A note for $ ............... payable............................ A note for $.................payable.......................... A note for $.................payable.......................... This machine being garanteed as per warranty on the back of this order. I agree to settle for it according to the above mentioned terms, as soon as it shall have been tried and has filled the warranty. I acknowledge to have received a true copy of this Onder, Agreement and Warranty.

It is understood between Matthew Moody & Sons and me, that Matthew Moody & Sons will continue to be the owners of the machine for which this order and contract is made, and that I will hold the machine as depositary only until complete payment if the price agreed upon, | further argee to furnish security satisfactory to them at any time if required If I fail to furnish such securtis when demanded or in case of the non- payment at maturity of any of the instalments as above or in case I leave or sell or try to leave or sell the property (or any part thereof) now own or occupy, or in case I dispose of my movables by sale or otherwise before complete payment of this machine, MATTHEW Moody & Sons will have the right to retake possession of the machine without any legal formality, and the whole unpaid portion of the price of the machine will immediately become due and payable if MATTHEW Moody & Sons for any reason should be obliged to retake possession of the said machine, they will have authority to sell it by either public or private sale as may seem best to them provided that the price of such (after deducting necessary expenses) is deducted from the amount that my still be due by me on the machine. Nothing in the above is to be interpreted in such a manner as to hinder Matthew Moody & Sons from suing linmediately to recover the amount of the notes not yet paid , but if they sue and are paid the balance owing , they must return me the net proceeds of the sale of the said machine when they will have found a purchaser for it. I, the depositary agree to keep the machine in perfect order and will repair it at my expense when necessary: I also agree that any damage happening to the machine through fire or otherwise will be at my expense. The property clause on back ml I declare that I am proprietor of 50. .. . acre's of land and renter of acres of land, situated in-the 4 Concession of Parish of Lansdowne County of Leeds Signed John F Quinn Witness CM Quinn

This machine is placed in the hands of the depositary subject to the following WARRANTY : This machine is made of good material and properly conducted will do good work. The depositary will have a day to try it, and if the machine does not work well, he must give netice in writingc explaining where the fault isi to the agent who took his order, as well auto MATTHEW MOODY &SONS. Termibonne, Que. and allow sufficient time for a person to be sent to put it in order, giving us all possible friendly assistance, furnishing a pair of horses, driver, etc. If the machine cannot be made to do good work, he will take it back to the place he took it from at his own cost, and we will replace it with a new machine, or the notes or money will be refunded. should any part break during the first season through defective material or workmanship, it will be replaced free of charge, when the broken parts are returned to us or the agent from whom the machine was taken. Continued use or possession or the omission to notify us as men- tioned above, will be conclusive proof that the machine has filled this warranty. MATTHEW MOODY & SONS. "No Agent has authority to change this warranty. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION. For the purpose of obtaining the within deposit I hereby certify that I own and have a deed in my own name for. 50 acres of land in the Parish of Lansdowne County of Leeds worth at a fair cash valuation $ 3000. It is not encumbered by mortgage or otherwise except the amount of $ 200. ... and the title is perfect in me in all respects. I also own chattels in my own name to the amount of $ 500. ,clear of chattel mortgage or any other indebtedness. Signed John F Quinn Witness. C M Quinn

{printed upside down on same receipt}

MATTHEW MOODY & SONS, TERREBONNE, QUE. GENTLEMEN,-As you require the machine mentioned in the within order to be exempt from distress for rent before accepting the terms of such order, and as I, the landlord of (the person named within), might have the right to distrain the said machine, although your property, at the request of the said tenant, for his benefit and for the benefit of the land he leases from me, I promise and agree that if you furnish him with such a machine, I shall not, nor shall the same be distrained for rent. Date January 10 1899

1899

The First 1th Month January 31 Days 1899

Mon	23	I Was Chopping over on Mr Hortens all Day A Very Warm Day
Tus	24	I Chopped 1/2 a Day We Had a Very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon an Last Night
Wes	25	I Was Chopping all Day a Very Nice Warm Day in the Woods Very Nice Wheeling Now
Thr	26	I Was Chopping all Day it is Raning an snow in the Evening
Fri	27	a Terible Cold Day We Choped 1/2 a Day 10 Below Zero
Sat	28	a Very Cold an Blustry Day it snowed an Blowed (No Sleighing Yet)
Sun	29	another Very Cold 10 Below Zero No Sleighing yet
Mon	30	Ross Smith and I Finished Chopping Wood Over on Mr Hortens Mr Robert Stringer Was Put in the Vault to Day Very Blustry Day
Tus	31	The Month Ends Very Fine But Cold 15 Below Zero No Sleighing at all in January I was Helping WN Bowen to Cut Fire Wood to Day
		The 2th Month February 8 Days (1899)
Wes	1	The Month Begins Fine an Bright But Very Cold 10 Below Zero I Was Helping WN. Bowen all Day to Draw out oats to Lansdowne
Thr	2	+ Candelmass Day A Nice Bright Warm Day 5 Above Zero Day I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw Grain all Day {illegible}
Fri	3	I Was Helping W.N. Bowen to Draw out grain all Day A Big Snow Storm
Sat	4	I Was Helping WN Bowen 1/2 a Day Clean up Grain Paid 50 c a little sleighing A Very Nice Warm Day
Sun	5	another Nice Warm Day Very Poor Sleighing
Mon	6	I Was banking out Firewood over in the woods 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day
Tus	7	I Went to Brockville to attend the County OL No Sleighing But Fine Wheeling another Warm Day
Wes	8	another Very Cold an Blustry Day Very Cold 15 Below Zero
Thr	9	I Went up With J E Stacey to Saw at JW Days another Terible Cold Blustry Day
Fri	10	I was Sawing at J.W. Dawes all Day another Very Cold Day
Sat	11	We was Sawing at Jas McDonalds all Day Very cold
Sun	12	A very Nice But Cold Day 15 Below Zero Mrs Foley Died Yesterday
Mon	13	I was Banking out Wood 1/2 a Day over on Hortens I Drew Home another Load of Wood Mrs Foley was Put in Vault Very Cold Day Poor Sleighing yet

The 2 second Month February 28 Days 1899

Tus	14	I was Banking out Wood out of the Woods 1/2 a Day A very Fine Day Davy Armstrongs sister Died Last Night
Wes	15	We finished Banking out To Day on Mr Hortens Place A Nice Soft Day I Took out 30 Bushels of Oats to W.P. Mooer to Day
Thr	16	I Went up to Help O.W. Landon to Cut Stove I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Cut Wood in woods
Fri	17	I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Stove Wood A Very Soft Day a little Rain
Sat	18	I Was up Helping OW. Landon to Cut Stove Wood another Very Soft Day The Snow Nearly all Gone
Sun	19	A Very Blustry Day But Very Slushy a Little More Snow The Hornerite Church Was opened to Day
Mon	20	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Fire Wood all Day A Nice Warm Day William Armstrong Died
Tus	21	I was Chopping for Role Johnston all Day another Warm Day The Roads are Very Muddy Now
Wes	22	another Very Nasty Day with Rain an Snow I went to William Armstrongs Funeral Very High watter in the {cut off}
Thr	23	I went up to O.W. Landons to cut Stove Wood 1/2 a Day The Road The First Cow Calved Last Night The Heffer 2 inches of Snow Fell Last Night
Fri	24	I Was up at OW Landons all Day Chopping a Nice But Cold Day The Roags are very Rough again
Sat	25	I " " " OW L. all Day Cutting Stove wood No Sleighing For 2 Weeks Past Good Wheeling to Day
Sun	26	a Very Disagreeable sort of Day With wind Rain an Snow A Very Soft Time
Mon	27	I Drew a Load of Oats to Lansdowne 65 Bushels Very Bad Very Mudy Now A Very Big Rain Storm Last Night Very Blustry
Tus	28	The Month Ends Very Mild But High Wind From the South I Drew out another Load of Oats to Day 74 Bushels 75 an {cut off}
		the 3th Month March 31 Days 1899 Good Wheeling
Wes	1	The Month Begins Fine But Cold A Terible Heavy snow an {cut off} I Drew out one More Load of Oats to Day 69 Bus I Drew Home Load of Wood
Thr	2	I was Helping Wesly Johnston to Cut Wood in the woods all Day another one of the Armstrong Girls Died Last Night A Very Warm Day
Fri	3	I Was Chopping for Wessly Johnston all Day another Very Warm Day Uncle John Patterson Came Heare the Roads are Very Mudy
Sat	4	I Was Helping Mr Smiths to saw Wood all a Nice S{cut off}
Sun	5	A Terible Storm of Snow an Rain last Night it Rained all Day to Day
Mon	6	We Was Sawing our Wood over in the Woods this afternoon A Big Wind Storm Last Night

The 3th Month March 31 Days 1899

Tus	7	We Finished Sawing in the Woods to Day a Very Cold Day 50 Cords of Wood I Joined the Sons of Temperence at Lansdowne X
Wes	8	I Was Helping Charley Horten to Draw Hay 1/2 a Day A Nice Warm Day
Thr	9	A Very Heavy Snow Storm This Fore Noon 6 inches Soft on the Level I Paid O Sullivan $2500 Ballance on Rent
Fri	10	I Was Helping George Humphries to saw Wood Half Day With the Circler Saw A Nice Warm Day
Sat	11	" " " " 3/4 of a Day Mudy again a Very Soft Day the Snow all gon
Sun	12	a Very Heavy Rain this morning the ground is Very Soft The Roads are Terible Bad to Day
Mon	13	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to tap in His Shugar Bush 35 c A Nice But Cold Day
Tus	14	I took out a grist of Feet to JE Staceys to get ground 30 Bush Barly a cwt The Roads are Very Rough an Bad Now
Wes	15	A Very Stormy Day With Snow Sleet and Rain all Day The Roads are are Very Bad Now
Thr	16	I Was Working at Mr Hortens 1/2 ad a Nice But Cold Day
Fri	17	St Patricks Day a Nice But a Very Cold Day the wind North
Sat	18	Another Very Heavy Snow Storm to Day With Wind From the North East (4 inches of Snow on the Level again)
Sun	19	another very stormy Day with snow an sleet lots of Cutters out to Day
Mon	20	I Was Helping John Quinn to Moove up to CA. McNeils good sleighing A Terible Blustry Day
Tus	21	I Was Helping Charley Horten to Draw hay From the Front Barn 65 First Class Sleighing Now
Wes	22	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Draw Wood an Cut Straw to Day 65 A Nice Soft Day
Thr	23	another Very Stormy Day With Rain Snow and Wind the Roads are Very Soft
Fri	24	I Was Drawing Home Wood all Day the Sleighing is the Very Best I Had Role Johnston in the after Noon Drew
Sat	25	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood in the Woods 1/2 a Day 35 I went out to Uncle Fred Somerses good Sleighing
Sun	26	A Very Fine Warm Day I was out in South Crosbee
Mon	27	I Came Home From uncle Eads this Morning to Saw Wood to Day 35 A Very Nice DAy I Was Helping Role Johnston
Tus	28	I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day to Cut Wood For Schoolhouse 65 A Very Blustry Day
Wes	29	I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day {rest of line illegible}
Thr	30	A Terible Cold Day I Paid John Sheild $500 on Account
		{written vertically across page} The Month Ends Very Nice and Warm The Wind FRom South

1899

The 4th Month April 30 Days

Sat	1	I Drew Home a Stick of Timber For the Horse Stable Very Good {cut off} The Month Begins Very Cold the Wind S.W.
Sun	2	A Very Nice But Cool Day the Wind N.W. Snow Nearly Easter Sunday Mr Robert White Was Burried at 2.30 oclock to Day
Mon	3	I Was Working For Role Johnston in Sugar Bush all Day A Very Nice Warm Day
Tus	4	I Went up to Gananoque With a Grist of Wheat 6 Bushels A Very Nice Day the Roads are Very Bad
Wes	5	A Very Nice Day But it is very Sloppy an Muddy Mr William Read Died Yesterday afternoon
Thr	6	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Cut Wood With Drag Saw 65 c A Very Nice Warm Day
Fri	7	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Saw Wood the House With {cut off} A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon
Sat	8	another Very Wet Days the Roads are Terible to Day
Sun	9	another Very Nasty Day With Raining an Snow
Mon	10	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Finish Sawing 65 c A Very Nice Warm to Day
Tus	11	I Sowed grass Seed on the field across the Road I Went up to Mr Sam Donivans Rasing
Wes	12	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a day to Cut Straw Heavy Thunder an Lightning at Night
Thr	13	I Helped Role Johnston at Cutting Straw an Wood the Wood {cut off} A Very Warm Day A Wart was Maried Last Night
Fri	14	I Was letting off Watter to Day Dewolfs Barn at Lansdowne was Burned The Eragrare broken to Day the cut this Shinghas
Sat	15	I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Moove Home to Day I got 4 Bags of Potatoes From Robertston Burns at 55 {illegible}
Sun	16	a Very Nice Day But Cool a little Flury of Snow at night
Mon	17	I Comenced to Fixx up the Fences around to Day Owen Sullivan Took His Cows Home to Day
Tus	18	I Was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day I Went up to Will Landons $29 I Bought 1 Cow for $28 And {cut off} A Nice Warm Day
Wes	19	I Was Letting off watter an Fixxing up Fence to Day
Thr	20	I Was Helping Mr Humphrus to Build Patent Fences out on the old Hall Farm A Very Hot Day
Fri	21	I Was Working on the Road 1/2 a Day We Butchered a Pig in {cut off A Nice Cool Day Wind North
Sat	22	I Cut up a Pork 220 I got a Blade Harrow an a Horse How From C.M Quinn
Sun	23	Mart and I Went WEnt up to OR Keating to Day {illegible}

Mon	24	I Comenced to Plow on the Keating Place to Day A Very Hot Day Old Mr Nickles Was Burried
Tus	25	I Was Cleaning up seed Grain all Day a Little Showry I Cleaned up 50 Bus of oats an 5 Bus of an 6 Bags of barley to Day
Wes	26	I Was Plowing Sod on the Keating Place to Day all Day A Very Warm Day
Thr	27	I Finished Plowing Sod on the Keating Place to Day another Terible Hot Day 65 in the Shade
Fri	28	I Was Braking in the Sod to Day it Works Tough A Nice Cool Day I got a New Watch Chane From Jewe 75 c (Wind South)
Sat	29	I Sowed 7 Bushel of Peas on the Keating Place to Day I Had Joshawa Humphery Sowing with Drill A Very Hot Day
Sun	30	Another Very Hot Day 80 in the Shade The IOOF Martched to S Church to Day a 230 OC The Month Ends Very Dry an Hot
		The 5th Month May 31 Days 1899
Mon	1	I Comenced to Sow our Wheat to Day 1 1/2 Bushels Sowd A Very Heavy Thunder storm in the afternoon
Tus	2	I was letting off watter to Day, the gournd is very wet
Wes	3	I finished Sowing Wheat to Day 6 Bushels Mr Haslip Comenced to Work For Me at Noon 75 I Pulverized 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place A Very Cool Day
Thr	4	I Was Sowing oats on the Keating Place to Day 8 Bushels Sowed Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $150 A Nice Cool Day
Fri	5	I Was Braking in an Sowing all Day Mr Haslip Was Helping Me 3 Hours this Evening A Very Hot Day the Ground Works Very Hard on the Keating Place 3 Bus Sowed to Day
Sat	6	I Was Working on the Keating Place all Day With 2 TEams Mr Haslip was Helping me $150 A Nice Cool Day I Have 26 Bushels of Grain Sowed on Keatings Place
Sun	7	a very Nice Warm Day Miss Lizzie Motlen Died at 11:15 PM
Mon	8	another Very Warm Day I Was working up on the Keating Place Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day with team
Tus	9	Mart an I Went to Lizzie Moltens Funeral out to Leeds Mr Haslip Helped Me to Day 75 A Very Nice warm Day
Wes	10	I Finished up Sowing on this side of the Road on the Keating Place to day
Thr	11	I Roled Smiths fore Noon a Very Heavy Rain Mr Haslip was Helping Me this Fore Noon 1/2 a Day 75 c
Fri	12	I was sowing grain on the Keating Place all Day Mr Haslip was Helping Me 1/2 a Day 75c
Sat	13	We Finished sowing on the Keating Place to Day 52 Bushel Sowd Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day $150
Sun	14	a very Cold Day the wind is North West a Hard Frost Last Night
Mon	15	I Was Braking in ground 1/2 a Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping 1/2 a Day We went to Old Mr Harts Fineral in the after Noon Very Cold
Tus	16	I Sowed the Barley to Day 6 Bushels I Had Mr Haslip Helping all Day A Very Heavy Frost A little Rain to Day warmer

The 5th Month May 31 Days 1899

Wes	17	A Nice But Cold Day a Very Heavy Rain Last night I took Martha to Rockport this after Noon to go the Islands to Work
Thr	18	another Heavy Rain to Day No Springs work to Day
Fri	19	another Very wet Day The ground is Very Wet I Went out to Elgin after seed Potatoes to Uncle Eedd
Sat	20	I Came Home from Elgin to Day the Roads are Very Bad X Mary Eliza Came Out With Me For a Visit
Sun	21	A Very Nice But Cool Day
Mon	22	I finished Finished Sowing Grain to Day I Sowed 6 Bushel of Pa{cut off} Mr Haslip Was helping Me all Day with Team 175
Tus	23	We Went out to Lansdowne in the morning I was Putting Minure on the {cut off} I got a Pair of Shoes 75 A Very Warm Day
Wes	24	I Was working up the garden an Covering it with Minure The Queens Birth Day a Very Warm Day
Thr	25	I Was Planting Corn an Beans in the Corner across the Road a Nice warm Day
Fri	26	I Was Putting in garden stuff to Day a Very Warm Day
Sat	27	Mr Haslip an I Finished Planting the Potatoes This Evening A Very Heavy Rain in the after Noon an Night
Sun	28	a Very Cool Day the Roads ar Very Mudy again
Mon	29	I went to Lansdowne in the Fore noon to get a Tub Fixed I got a New Minure Fork A Very Heavy Thunder storm in the Forenoon
Tus	30	I Helped Owen S. to Load 2 Pigs in the Morning I Cleaned a grist of Barley an took it out W Stacey
Wes	31	I Comenced to Pile out the Minure 10 Loads out to {cut off} A Very Hot Day
		The 6th Month June 30 Days 1899
Thr	1	The Month Begins with Light Showers I Was Puttin 20 Loads out Minure
Fri	2	a nice Warm Day I was Drawing out Minure all Day
Sat	3	I Took Mary Eliza Summers Home to Day
Sun	4	another Very Showry Day I Came home from E{cut off} XX Mrs Sacha Landon Died to day
Mon	5	I Was Mooving Hay From one Mow to the other I washed the Buggys the Forenoon a Terible Hot Day 70 in the Shade
Tus	6	I was out With George Humphrus to the Back Place Built {cut off} Mrs Landon was Put in the Vault
Wes	7	I was was Piling out Minure all Day Very Hot a Heavy Thunder storm in the {cut off}

The 6th Month June 31 Days 1899

Thr	8	I Was Putting out Minure 1/2 a Day A Big Excitement at the Lansdowne over the Railrode Gang
Fri	9	I Was Putting out Minure all Day there was a Big Trile at Lansdowne on the New Railrode Gang a Big Ryet in Lansdowne 8 Men arrested last night
Sat	10	I went to Lynn this after Noon to attend the County O L A Nice Cool Day
Sun	11	another Nice Cool Day Mrs Steven Findely Died About 9 Oclock Last Night
Mon	12	I was Piling out Minure all Day another Nice Cool Day
Tus	13	I Went to OW Landons Rasing a Nice But Windy Day
Wes	14	We Comenced to Do our Rode Work in the Beet{illegible} A Terible Hot Day 90 in the Shade to Day
Thr	15	We was Working on the Road all day a Nice Cool Day A Nice Showr of Rain at Noon
Fri	16	We finished Rode Work at Noon to Day a Nice Cool Day a little more Rain to Day
Sat	17	I Was Howing Potatoes an corn 1/2 a Day The Mare Folded {foaled} this Morning
Sun	18	A Very Nice But Hot Day 70 in the Shade
Mon	19	I Was Working on the Road Aall Day for Role Johnston $1.00</td>
Tus	20	I was Helping WN. Bowen to Do Rode Work Cold Day 75 Paid a Nice Rain in the Fore Noon
Wes	21	I Had WN Bowen Helping Me to Fix up the stable all Day We were Putting in a New Floore
Thr	22	We finished Fixxing up the Stable to Day a Nice cool Day Mr W. J. Cornett Was Killed at Lansdowne Byt the cares to Day
Fri	23	I Was Helping Mr Haslip take a Load of Hay to Lansdowne 1360 lbs For W. Johnston
Sat	24	I Went to Brockville With a Load of Hay for Roland Johnston A Very Hot Day 90 in
Sun	25	Mr William Cornett was Put in the Vault to Day another Very Hot Day
Mon	26	I Finished Piling out the Minure this Fore Noon
Tus	27	I got a New Lumber Waggon to Day From WP Moore for $50 an the Old Waggon a Very {illegible} Day
Wes	28	a Very Nice Easy Rain all Day the only good Rain We Have Had for a Month
Thr	29	I Was Working at Role Johnstons all Day Tending Masons $100
Fri	30	I Went to Gananoque with a grist of wheat 6 Bushels The Month Ends Very Hot

The 7th Month July 31 Days 1899

Sat	1	I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood from Mr Hortens Bush to Day The Month Begins Fine an Cool
Sun	2	a very Warm Day Charley Fitzsimons Was Burried at Rockport
Mon	3	I Comenced to Mow to Day in the Field across the Road O Sullivan Went after Martha to Day for to attend {cut oof}
Tus	4	I was Raking an Putting up Hay to Day A very Hot day 95 (Mart was at Home to Day)
Wes	5	I Drew in 4 Loads of Hay to day O Sullivan Law Sute Came of to Day Between {cut off} a Terible Hot Day 108 in the Shade
Thr	6	I Drew in one More Load of Hay and Finished Cutting the Field across the Road Very Hot 95 in the Shade
Fri	7	I Was Mowing around the fences an ditches 1/2 a day I raked and put up 80 {cut off} A Very Hot time
Sat	8	We Had a Very Heavy Rain this Morning I Comenced to Mow on the Keating Place
Sun	9	We Had a Terible Heavy Rain Storm last night it Has Rained all Day to Day
Mon	10	I Comenced to Mow on the Keating Place Saturday ~~Mr Haslip was Helping~~ I was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day Washing
Tus	11	I Was Working at Haying all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day We Drew in 4 loads an Raked an Cocked 4 loads 9 loads
Wes	12	I Went to Cornwall to the Orange Cilibration a nice Cool Day Mr Haslip was Working at Haying For Me all Day $100
Thr	13	We Was Drawing in Hay Mr Haslip Raking all Day A Nice Day I Put 4 Loads iof Hay in the Keating Barn Mr Haslip was Helping Me all Day $100
Fri	14	I Mowed all Day on the Keating Place I cut 10 a{cut off} We Halled a 50 1/2 a Day 50 I Had Mr Haslip Raking 1/2 a Day
Sat	15	We was Raking an Drawing in all Day off the Keating Place We Had Mr Haslip all Day $100 7 Loads Home
Sun	16	another Very Nice Rain Last Night an to Day
Mon	17	I Mowed 3/4 of a Day on the Keating Place there was a Heavy Rain in after noon I got the Grey Horse Shod all Round 60c
Tus	18	I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me all Day Raking an Drawing Hay $100 A Very Warm Day 4 Loads More Hay in
Wes	19	We Finished Drawing in hay out of Keatings Back Field 24 Loads Mr Haslip was helping Me all Day $100
Thr	20	We Comenced Cutting on this Field an Raking an Drawing in to Day I Got a new Set of Duble Harnes Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day $100
Fri	21	I Was Drawing in Hay all Day I Had O Sullivan 1/2 a Day an Mr Haslip a 1/2 a Day
Sat	22	I Drew a Load of Cheese this Morning I had Owen Sullivan a Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day
Sun	23	A Very Fine Cool Day

The 7th Month July 31 Days 1899

Mon	24	I Finished Mowing in this Field I finished Cutting for this year A Very Hot Day 90 in the Shade
Tus	25	I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Stack Hay all Day We Put in 9 Loads of Hay another Very Hot Day
Wes	26	We Finished Haying to Day We Put in 3 Loads Makes 56 Loads another Very Hot Day
Thr	27	I Was Raking over the ground on the Keating Place 1/2 a Da
Fri	28	I Was Helping DB Johnston to Put up a Stack of Hay all Day $100 a Very Hot Day 80 in the shade
Sat	29	I was " " " 1/2 a Day to Finish Stack 50 I Helped WN Bowen 1/2 a Day at Haying 50
Sun	30	another Nice Cool Day
Mon	31	I Was Helping Rolan Johnston all Day to Fix up an Cultivate Corn Fence This Month Ends Very Dry an Hot
		The 8th Month August 30 Days 1899
Tus	1	I Was Helping Patsy Sullivan all Day to Stack Hay $125 the Month Begins Very Fine an a little Cool
Wes	2	We Comenced Harvest to Day I Was Pulling Peas on the Keating Place We Had a Nice Rain in after Noon
Thr	3	I Was Helping Brock Trusdel to saw Wood all Day With the Circler Saw A Very Hot Day
Fri	4	I Had Owen Sullivan Helping Me to Pull Peas all Day on the Keating Place another Very Hot Day Rolend Johnston Cut Our Barley with Binder
Sat	5	I Finished Pulling peas at Noon I had Owen Sullivan 1/2 a Day Helping Me Lizzie an Mary Came Home to Day on a Vessel
Sun	6	I Took the girls up to John Quinns to Day a Nice Cool Day
Mon	7	I Was Putting up a Wind Mill at F.W. Johnstons all Day
Tus	8	We was Drawing in Peas on the Keating Place 5 Loads
Wes	9	I Was Helping Mrs W. Patience all Day to Draw in Grain The girls Went out o Pick Berries a nice Cool Day
Thr	10	We Drew in 6 Loads of Grain 3 Loads of Barley Hear and 3 Loads of Peas on Keating I had Mrs Patience Man Helping us Mr {illegible} Helping to
Fri	11	I Had Ross Smith Binding For Me 1.2 a Day Stooking Grain I Was Helping John Lappen 1/2 a Day Stooking Grain
Sat	12	I went out to Seeleys Bay to a Orange Cilibration A Nice But Very Hot Day
Sun	13	a Nice Cool Day Very Dry Wether Now
Mon	14	I was Drawing in Grain 4 Loads of Wheat an 1 Load of oats of Keatings Place The Girls Went Home to to Kingston to Day

The 8th Month August 31 Days 1899

Tus	15	I Was Helping Roland Johnston to Draw in grain 1/2 a Day an Thrash 1/2 a Day Role Johnston Bound Grain 1/2 a Day For Me
Wes	16	I Was Helping Mrs W. Patience to Draw in Grain all Day
Thr	17	I Was Drawing in oats off the Keating Place Role Johnston was Binging For Me 1/2 a Day on Keating Place
Fri	18	We finished Cutting the grain to Day Ross Smith Cut for Me I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me to Draw in Oats all Day on the Keating Place
Sat	19	I Was Drawing in Grain all Day I Had Mr Haslip Helping Me
Sun	20	A Terible Hot Day 108 in the Shade I Went to the {cut off}
Mon	21	We Finished Harvest to Day We Thrashed Here 1/2 Day 226 Bushels I Helped Robert Johnston to Thrash 1/2 a Day
Tus	22	I Was Cleaning up the Barn after Thrashing a Cool an Showry Day
Wes	23	a very Showry Day I Put a Tot on the Hay Stacks and Put away the Mower
Thr	24	I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood to Day a Very Hot Day I Went out to Washburton to a Box Social
Fri	25	I Was Helping Roland Johnston at Harvesting a very Hot Day
Sat	26	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day at Harvesting I was Helping Earl to Thrash
Sun	27	a Very Hot Day old Mr Mcmillan Died at {cut off}
Mon	28	I Was Helping CE Earl to Finish Thrashing I was {cut off} Mr Smith 1/2 a Day A Very Hot Day
Tus	29	I Went Thrashing with Tomas Webster We Thrashed at John {cut off}
Wes	30	We Thrashed at N. Crosses to Day A Very Hot Day
Thr	31	We Thrashed at George Crosses to Day another Very Hot Day
		The 9th Month September 30 Days 1899
Fri	1	We Thrashed at Man Crosses and Charley Danoe We Got a Nice Rain in Morning
Sat	2	" " " at Byron Boyces all Day A Nice Cool Day
Sun	3	A Nice Cool Day I Was sick to Day
Mon	4	I went to Gananoque With a grist of Wheat 6 {cut off} The Gray Horse Took Sick
Tus	5	I Was Sick all Day A Very Heavy Wind all Day We Had the Doctor all Night the Horse is Better

The 9th Month September 30 Days 1899

Wes	6	A Nice Cool Day I Went out to Lansdowne in the after Noon
Thr	7	I Went Back to Thrash again I was Helping W.B. Warren 1/2 a Day to Fix Engine We Thrashed a Wat Grays
Fri	8	We Finished at Walter Grays an Move to Dan McDonald
Sat	9	We thrashed at Dan McDonalds all Day
Sun	10	A Nice Warm Day
Mon	11	We Finished at Mcdonalds an Moved to Jos Elliots
Tus	12	I Was Helping Role Johnstons to Dill Mr Beaties Silo all Day $P{cut off}
Wes	13	We Finished Fillind at Mr Beaties an Moved Home a Nice Cool Day
Thr	14	I Went Back to Thrash to Day We Mooved to Samy Dayes and thrashed 1/2 ad $1/2 Day
Fri	15	We Finished at Sam Days an Mooved to Charley Grays $P 1/2
Sat	16	We Thrashed all Day a Charles Grayes a Very Warm Day Very Dry $100
Sun	17	a Very Warm Day
Mon	18	We Finished Thrashing at Mr Grays an Moved to Neal Trusdals 1200 Bu
Tus	19	We Thrashed all Day at Neal Trusdals it Rained in the after Noon
Wes	20	I got off the Road With the Engine last Night Mooving I Mooved to Iry Moors at Noon It Rained Nearly All Day
Thr	21	We was Thrashing at Iry Moors all Day a Nice But Cool Day
Fri	22	We Finished at Mr Moors an Mooved to Tomas Haslips at Night
Sat	23	We Thrashed at Tom Haslips all Day He Had 1111 Bushels We Mooved to Thom Websters at Night
Sun	24	a We Cool an Blustry Day with Sum Rain
Mon	25	We Were Thrashing a Nathenal Websters all Day Heavy Big Rain Storm at Night
Tus	26	a Terible Rain storm from the N.E. all Day I Came Home From Thrashing
Wes	27	I was Helping Wessly Johnston to Thrash all Day a Very Cold Day Very wet

Thr	28	A Very Heavy Wind Blowing all Day I Went to Lansdowne to Night
Fri	29	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Cut Corn A Very Heavy Rain in after Noon
Sat	30	I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood to Day I Helped Role Johnston Kill a Beef The Month Ends Fine but Ver Cold with Heavy Frost
		The 10th Month October 31 Days 1899
Sun	1	The Month Begins Fine But Very Cold a Heavy frost
Mon	2	I Was Helping Role Johnston to Fill His Silo all Day With Team A Nice But Cold Day
Tus	3	I got the Horses shod all around with New Showes to Plow & Harvest a Nice Warm Day I Plowed 1/2 a Day Ground Plow and
Wes	4	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place The First Day of Lansdowne Fair Mary Came Home Nice Warm Day
Thr	5	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on " " " We all went to the Fair in the after noon
Fri	6	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place Mary went Home to Kingston Mrs Mathew Stacey Died at 1 O Clock PM
Sat	7	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place JE Stacey an in the {cut off}John Smith was Taken Very sick Last Night
Sun	8	Mrs M.W. Stacey was Put in the Vault in after Noon 204 in the Procession
Mon	9	it Rained a little all Day a Nasty an Muddy time John Smith was Very Bad all Day
Tus	10	I was looking after Mr Smiths Stuff while John was Sick John R. Smith Died at 10:30 o'clock AM
Wes	11	I was Doing the Chores for Mr Smith
Thr	12	John R. Smith was put in the Vault to Day at {cut off} A Nice Warm Day
Fri	13	I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Was Helping George Humphrys to thrash 1/2 a Day a Very Hot Day 80 in the shade
Sat	14	We was Thrashing 1/2 a Day at George Humpherys 1/2 a Day at Owen Sullivans another very warm Day
Sun	15	a Very Nice Warm Day
Mon	16	I Was Helping Owen Sullivan to Finish Thrashing I was Helping Patsy Sullivan 1/2 a Day to Day
Tus	17	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Thrash 3/4 of a Day a Very Warm Day A Very Dry Time
Wes	18	We Finished thrashing at Mr Smiths at Noon a Big Rain Last Night I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place
Thr	19	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place A Nice Warm Day A Little More Rain Last Night
Fri	20	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place

October 1899

Sat	21	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Hard Freeze Last Night A Very Cold Day
Sun	22	A Very Cold a Dark Day no Sun Shine the Ground Froze Hard to Day Last Night
Mon	23	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Nice Cool Day
Tus	24	I plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Terible Hot Day The Ground Plows Hard yet
Wes	25	I plowed all Day on the Keating Place A Very Warm Day I Paid CM. Quinn $10 For Spade Harrow
Thr	26	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place a Very Nice Warm Day
Fri	27	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place a Very Nasty Day all Day CE Bradley Died at 1150 O Clock this Morning it Rained Nearly all Day
Sat	28	another Wet Day it Rained nearly All Day the Groung is Very Wet to T{illegible} now
Sun	29	C.A. Bradley Was Put in the Vault this after Noon the Roads are very Bad to Day
Mon	30	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place The Ground Plows Good Now a Very Hot Day
Tus	31	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place the Month Ends Fine an Warm
		The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899
Wes	1	The Month Begins Very Wet an Cold a Very Heavy Rain For 24 Hours From the North East the ground is Very Wet
Thr	2	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place We got in a New Pump to Day $500 the Ground Was Frozen Very Hard this Morning A Very Cool Day
Fri	3	I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day We Finished Plowing on this side of the Road
Sat	4	another Terible Heavy Rain Last Night an all Day We Butchered a Pork to Day 375 Pounds of Meat
Sat	5	a nice But Cold Day a Terible Muddy time
Sun	6	I Was Plowing all Day on the Keating Place We Comenced to Plow in Back Field on KP I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day
Mon	7	We Plowed all Day on the Keating Place Mr Haslip Helped Me all Day A Very Nice warm Day
Tus	8	We Comenced to Plow on the Big Field at Home to Day another Nice warm Day Mr Haslip Plowed 1/2 a Day
Wes	9	Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I Went to Role Johnston I Plowed 1/2 a day A Very Nice Warm Day Plowing Bee in afternoon
Thr	10	I Plowed all Day Mr Haslip Plowed all Day for me I went to Role Johnston A Nice But Cool Day the Roads are Real good Now
Fri	11	I Had Mr Haslip Plowing 1/2 a Day A Very Cold Day With a Heavy Snow Storm From North
Sat	12	another Nice But Cold Day Wind North thre is about 2 inches of Snow John Quinn an family was Here to Day the First snow Fall on this

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The 11th Month November 30 Days 1899

Mon	13	I Helped Ross ~~mith to Butcher Pig in the Fore Noon Sam Ells is Plowing to Day a Nice But Cold Day the groung is Frozen~~
Tus	14	I Took a grist of Feed out to JE Staceys in the morning the ground Plowed good to Day I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood
Wes	15	I Was Drawing up Wood to Thrash with 1/2 a day I Wnet to Staceys For a grist A Very Nasty Day With a Rain From the N East
Thr	16	I Plowed 1/2 a Day I went to Patsy Sullivans Plowing Bee The ground Plowes the Best it Has this Fall in the after noon
Fri	17	I Plowed 1/2 a Day I Drew sum Wood to Thrash in the Fore noon The ground was Frozen Very Hard this Morning
Sat	18	I Plowed all Day I Had Mr Haslip Plowing all Day I Had Wesly Johnston Plowing A Very Cloudy Day But Very Warm
Sun	19	another Heavy Rain this forenoon A Very Nice Warm afternoon I Went up to see Reece Webster He got Here on Monday
Mon	20	I Finished Plowing at Home this Fore Noon I was Plowing on the {cut off} 1/2 a Day With Team I Had Mr Haslip all Day I Had Ross Smith 1/2 a Day I Had Wessly Johnston all Day
Tus	21	I Plowed all Day on the Keating Place I Had Ross Smith Plowing all Day A Very Nice Warm Day
Wes	22	I Plowed 1/2 a Day on the Keating Place I Was Helping Ross Smith 1/2 a Day to Put in {cut oof} A Nice But Cool Day to Frost Now
Thr	23	I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw in Hay and {cut off} A Hard Freeze last night sum Bridgeses on the Road
Fri	24	I was Shoveling an Plowing on the Keating 1/2 a Day A Very warm Day the ground Plows Fine Now
Sat	25	We drove to Lansdowne a Very Nice Warm Day
Sun	26	another Very Nice warm Day the Roads are Good
Mon	27	I went with Harry Nunn to Press Hay at Byrion Boices
Tus	28	I was Pressing at Boicieses another Very Hot Day
Wes	29	We were Pressing at Boiceses another Very Hot Day a good Time for Plowing
Thr	30	We Finished Pressing at Mr Boiceses and Mooved H{cut off} a Little Showry to Day
		The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899
Fri	1	I Plowed Sum to Day it Plowed good the Month Begins With Rain to Day
Sat	2	I Was Helping Role Johnston to grind all Day A Very Nice warm Day
Sun	3	another Nice warm Day the Roads are Very Muddy

1899 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899

Mon	4	I Went Thrashing with John E Staceys at John F. Foleys all Day 75 c a Nice But Cold Day
Tus	5	We finished thrashing at Mr Foleys an ground 1/2 a Day 14 inches of Snow on the Level A Very Big Snow Storm Last Night
Wes	6	we Finished grinding at Mr Foleys an Mooved to Robert Johnstons 75c A Nice But Cold Day the First Sleigs Run yesterday
Thr	7	We finished thrashing at Mr Johnstons an ground sum 75c good Sleighing Quite Cold to Day
Fri	8	I Drew Home a Load of Wood From Mr Hortens in the fore Noon good sleighing The Machine Came Here at Noon We Thrashed Sum
Sat	9	We finished Thrashing at the Keating Barn to Day at 300 PM 840 in all A Very Nice But Cold Day they Went to Mr Smiths to grind
Sun	10	a Nice But Cool Day good sleighing to Day
Mon	11	a Very Nasty Wet Day I Moved the Thrasher up to OW Landons From Heare 1/2 a Day A Terible Slopy Day
Tus	12	We Mooved the Engine up to OW Landons From Mr Smiths all Day 75 A Terible Wet Day Snow till Noon Mrs Charles Horten Died at 8:20 OclockAM
Wes	13	I was thrashing at OW Landons all Day with Rob Stacey a Terible Mudy time
Thr	14	Mrs Charles Horten was Put in the Vault a Terible Cold Day the Roads are Frozen Hard an Very Rough
Fri	15	I was Thrashing at OW Landons all Day with Staceys 75c We Finished Thrashing another Very Heavy Fall of Snow 10 inches on the level
Sat	16	I too the Seperator out to Eddy Websters they groung all Day at Landons 75c A Very Nice Warm Day Very Good Sleighing
Sun	17	another Nice Soft Day Very good Sleighing to Day
Mon	18	We Finished grinding at OW Landons an Mooved to A. Warts an ground after Noon 75 another Very Soft an Warm Day
Tus	19	another very Heavy Rain in the Fore Noon I Went to Johnstons in the afternoon
Wes	20	We finished grining at Warts a Mooved to Eddy Websters A Very nice Warm Day
Thr	21	We thrashed at Eddy Websters to Day and ground sum another Very Nice Day 75
Fri	22	We finished grinding at mr Websters an Mooved to Jas Willson
Sat	23	We Mooved Home to JE Staceys in the Fore Noon X John E and I Went to Athens to attend the Funeral of Able Scott
Sun	24	I was attending the Funeral of Bro Able Scott of Adeson A Terible Wet Day No Snow at all on now
Mon	25	Christmas Day I Came Home from attending the Funeral of Bro Scott a Very Cold an Stormy Snow Day 2 inches of snow
Tus	26	I Helped Ross Smiths to DeHorn Sum Cows an Helped CE Earl to Butcher His Porks

1899 The 12th Month December 31 Days 1899

Wes	27	I Went to Scool Meeting in the forenoon an Helped O Sullivan to Butcher A Very Cold Day
Thr	28	I Went over to the Cheese Factory Meeting in the after noon I Went to Gananoque to Hear the Hon. Mr Ester Sheds
Fri	29	another very Cold Day I Don Nothing But Chores to Day
Sat	30	I Helped Role Johnston to Moove Sum Hay in the Fore Noon I went over to Patsy Sullivans no auction 20 Below Zero
Sun	31	The Month Ends Verry Stormy a Heavy Snow Storm all Day

Markets	Wheat	68 to 75 cts
	Barley	45 " 46 1/2
	Oats	28 " 29 ~
	Peas	58 " 60
	Rye	52 " 52
	Hay	10 " 11
	Hay Mixxed	.8 " 10 Per Ton
	Straw	.7 to 9 " "
	Dressed Hogs	5 to 550 Per Hundred
	Hogs Live Weight	3,75 to 3 Per cwt
	Milk Cows	$15 to $32 Per Head
	M Horses from	$50 to $125 Each

a good Demand for Calvery an Battery Horses for South Africa Cheese 11 1/2 Cts lb Month $5.00 Roland Johnston Paid account in full up to Date May 23

1900

The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900

Mon	1	Township Election to Day I Drew Home a load of Wood From Hortons Bush First old Mr Jacob Died Last Night aged 78 years
Tus	2	I Was Helping John E. Stacey to Thrash at Home all Day good Sleighing Now A Very Cold Day
Wes	3	I Was " " Staceys to Butcher Pigs 1/2 a Day We Moved the Mechene Down to Gradies an set it A Nice But Cold Day
Thr	4	we thrashed at T O Gradies 1/2 a Day The Last Job this winter a Nice Warm Day
Fri	5	I Took a grist out to Staceys to Day 30 Bushels of Peas Oats an Barley A Very Soft Day the sleighing is getting thin
Sat	6	I went to Gananoque with a grist of Wheat 6 Bushels a Nice warm Day A Big Concert for the Soldiers going to South Africa
Sun	7	a Very Big thaw it Rained Nearly all Day the sleighing is Gone
Mon	8	a verry Cold Day it Froze Very Hard Last Night the Roads are all ice Now
Tus	9	I Was Helping Mr Smith to Draw in Hay Half a Day The District Orange Lodge Met this after Noon at Lansdowne
Wes	10	I Was Helping Mr Smith 1/2 a Day to Draw Hay paid 25 cts
Thr	11	a Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero
Fri	12	A Very Heavy Fall of Snow Last Night good Sleighing to Day 4 inches of Snow I am at Hom
Sat	13	another Very Nice warm Day good Sleighing to Day
Sun	14	another Snow storm to Day
Mon	15	another very Cold Day not Doing any thing these times
Tus	16	I got the Horses sharp Shod all around
Wes	17	I Took a Load of 7 up to Maple Grove to the District Temperance Lodge a Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero
Thr	18	a Nice Soft Day I went out to Jas. Moltens to Look at sum Wood
Fri	19	It Rained a Little all Day
Sat	20	a Terible Heavy Rain all Day the snow is all gone again
Sun	21	it Froze Hard Last Night Every Place is all Ice Now No Sleighing Today
Mon	22	I Choped Sum Slede Lenths over on John T. Foleys to Day good Wheeling again Sum Mud to Day A Nice Warm Day

1900 The 1 First Month January 31 Days 1900

Tus	23	another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero in the after noon Nothing Doing this Winter
Wes	24	this was another Very Cold Day the Wind From the NW East 10 Below Zero I am not Doing any thing at all the Roads are Very Rough
Thr	25	another very soft Day with Heavy Rain Uncle George Patterson Came Home to Day Had {cut off}
Fri	26	Another Terible Cold Day it Snowed 2 inches Last Night Poor Sleighing
Sat	27	I took Unlce George an the Girls out to Aunt Saries Very Poor Sleighing a Very Cold Day
Sun	28	A Very Nasty Day with Soft Snow an a Heavy Wind We Came Home from Crosbie
Mon	29	I went ou to Dunk Reeds to Bye Sum Fire Wood another Very Cold Day
Tus	30	I took 3 Hogs out to Lansdowne to Day at 4 cts {cut off} A Very Blustry Day
Wes	31	The Month Ends Very Cold an Rough No Good Sleighing A Very Changeable Month
	1900	The 2 second Month February 28 Days ~~189~~ 1900
Thr	1	The Mont Begins Very Cold an Blustry No good sleighing for Sum {cut off} I Drew Home a Load of Stove Wood From Hortens Wood to Day 10 Below Zero
Fri	2	I Was Helping Tomas S Bryon 1/2 a Day to Saw Stove Wood
Sat	3	another Nice But Cold Day Uncle Robert Patterson Came up to {cut off} Uncle George Came Back From Uncle Robs
Sun	4	A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day the snow is Quite Deep
Mon	5	I Drew in Stack of Hay a Nice But Cold Day The $OT Had a Shocal an intertanment
Tus	6	a Very Nice Warm Day with Snow an Wind good sleighing I Went to Lansdowne to County Lodge B{illegible} a Night
Wes	7	I took uncle Robert an uncle George out to see Aunt Sary a Nice Warm Day
Thr	8	We went from Aunt Sarys out to Portland to see aunt Lizzie A Terible Heavy Rain all Day an Night
Fri	9	We Came Home from out Back to Day Very Bad
Sat	10	another Very Nice Day Horse trots at Lansdowne
Sun	11	a Very Warm spring Lake Day Lizzie was Home
Mon	12	uncle Robert Went Home to Day a Very Soft Day with Rain

The 2th Second Month February 28 Days 1900

Tus	13	uncle George Went Hom to Bitish Clumba to Day A Terible Wet Day it Has Rained 24 Hours steady A Very Mudy Time
Wes	14	it turned Very Cold Last Night an Froze Hard it is Very Cold to Day There is good Whealing an there is Not afternoon on Now
Thr	15	another Blustry Day With Snow an High Wind
Fri	16	a Very Nice Warm Day Fine Whealing Now Tea Meeting at Dulcumaine There is about 1 1/2 inches of snow now
Sat	17	another Nice But Cold Day There is Nothng a Doing at all Uncle Edward Summer came out to Day
Sun	18	a Nice But Cold Day Wind North Uncle Edd an Mary went Home to Day
Mon	19	another Nice Warm Day good Whealing Now
Tus	20	A Very Warm Day I Drew the Last of our Stove Wood Home From Mr Hortens to Day
Wes	21	I Butchered a Pork to Day A nice Soft Day Looks like Snow
Thr	22	another Very Nasty Day with Heavy Sleet storm
Fri	23	I Started to Help Tomas Bryon to cut Stove wood For WN Bowen a Nice Soft Day
Sat	24	We Cut Wood 1/2 a day a Terible Heavy Rain in after Noon
Sun	25	a Terible Cold Day Wind From North West
Mon	26	another Terible Cold Day I Just Dun the Chores to Day No Sleighing
Tus	27	I Comenced to Draw Home our Wood From Reeds a very cold Day Very Bad Sleighing
Wes	28	I Finished Banking out our Fire Wood Mr Haslip was Helping me all Day 75 2 Loads of Wood Home A Very Heavy Snow Storm all Day
		The 3th Month March 31 Days 1900
Thr	1	This is the Worst Day of Storm that Has Com this Winter it is Snowing and Blowing terific Roads full
Fri	2	another Terible Stormy Day I was opening up the Roads to Day We Travel on the Roads at tall
Sat	3	The Hole gang was out Braking Roads all Day the Male and Sum other Rigs got through to Day
Sun	4	another Terible Cold and Blustry Day No Travel {illegible} to Day
Mon	5	I Went to Old Mr Superleses Funeral to Day He was Burried By the LO Dis Lodge A Very Cold Day an Bad Roads

1900 The 3th Month March 31 Days

Tus	6	another Terible Stormy Day With Snow Rain an Sleet
Wes	7	a Nice Fine Day But Terible Bad Roads
Thr	8	I Was Helping Wess Johnston to Draw Logs I got 1 cord of Dry Soft Wood From We Job by the Mill
Fri	9	I Drew a Load of Wood for Tom Bryon Mr Haslip Drew a Load From {cut off}
Sat	10	I Was Drawing Home Wood From Reeds Mr Haslip Drew 2 Loads Home a Very Nice Warm Day
Sun	11	A Very nice But Cold good Sleighing Now
Mon	12	I Drew Home 2 Loads of Wood From Dunk Reeds Mr Haslip Drew 1 Load For Me to Day A Very Cold Day
Tus	13	I Drew Home the last of My Wood to Day From Reeds A Nice Soft Day
Wes	14	another Very Cold Day 10 Below Zero the is lots of Snow Now and {cut off}
Thr	15	I Was Chopping stove wood at WN Bowens A Very Cold DAy
Fri	16	a Very Cold and Blustry DAy We drove to Lansdowne We got 5 gals of Cole Oil ($1.20) the Roads are Full
Sat	17	another stormy Day With snow and High Wind
Sun	18	another Cold an Stormy Day Very Bad
Mon	19	I Was Cutting Wood over at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day A Very Soft Day
Tus	20	I Went Down to Mullnells to Uncle Roberts A terible Heavy Rain Last Night
Wes	21	I Came up to Prescott to Day to attend Grand Lodge
Thr	22	I Came Home from Prescott on the Midnight Train
Fri	23	I Went to Herb Leacocks Wood Bee Sleighing is Bad
Sat	24	I Was Helping Role Johnston to saw Wood all Day
Sun	25	A Very Nice Warm Day good Sleighing to Day
Mon	26	I Was Cutting Wood over at WN Bowens 1/2 a Day Very stormy in the after Noon Snow and Rain
Tus	27	another very Nice But Cold Day there is Nothing Doing Very Dull Day

Wes	28	another Very Nice Warm Day the Roads ar Very Bad now the Wheals are Runing again
Thr	29	I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Day to set His Sircler Saw and and Saw 50 A Nice War Day
Fri	30	I Was Puttin out Minure 1/2 a Day the Snow is Nearly all Gone
Sat	31	The Month Ends Very Fine and warm With Very Bad Roads Mud and Snow Banks I Was Helping Role Johnston 1/2 a Day to Sow Roads
		The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900
Sun	1	The Month Begins Fine and Warm Sum Snow on yet Mr Jos Turner Died yesterday the Roads are Very Bad Now
Mon	2	I was Cutting Stove Wood at WN Bowens all Day With Bryon A Very Nice Warm Day Old Mr Turner Was Buried this after Noon
Tus	3	A Little Rain storm to Day the Roads are Very Bad at Present
Wes	4	another Very Nice Spring Like Day But a Very Cold North Wind
Thr	5	I Was Helping Mrs William Patience to Saw Wood all Day 75 A Nice Warm Day
Fri	6	I Was " Mrs William Patience all Day to Saw Wood 75
Sat	7	I Was Helping Role Johnston all Day 1/2 a Day to Saw and 1/2 A Day for Sap Bucks 75
Sun	8	another Nice Day But there is a very Cold North wind
Mon	9	another Nice But Cold Day the Wind North I was Mooving Fence to Day around the old Pasture
Tus	10	I Cleaned up the Wheat to Day 24 Bushels The Frogs are Croking to Day For the First I got the Horse Shod all around
Wes	11	I went up to Gananoque with a grist of 6 bushels of Wheat DB Johnston and Rube Anston Had a Law Sute on Horse Trade
Thr	12	another Very Nice Soft Day I Was Cleaning up seed Grain
Fri	13	Good Friday A Very Nasty Day with Rain and Snow I Cleaned up 23 Bus of Peas the Wind Blowed From the ESWest all Day
Sat	14	another Very Disagreeabel Day with Snow and Rain The Roads are Very Mudy Now I was moving Fence to Day
Sun	15	Easter Sunday a Very Nice Spring Like Day
Mon	16	I started to Build Patent Fence over in the Pasture A Nice WArm day
Tus	17	I was Building Fence 1/2 a Day
Wes	18	I Was Building Patent Fence 1/2 a Day

The 4th Month April 30 Days 1900

Thr	19	a Very Wet Day the Roads are Very Bad again
Fri	20	I finished Building the Fence out Back I was letting off Watter 1/2 a Day
Sat	21	I Was Mooving the Fence from the Road Back to the Pasture I Was Building Fence 1/2 a Day
Sun	22	A Very Nice But Cloudy Day Mrs John E Stacey Died this Morning
Mon	23	I Finished Building Patent Fence to Day another Nice Warm Day
Tus	24	Mrs John E. Stacey wa put in the Vault this after noon A Nice But Cool Day
Wes	25	I Comenced Springs Work to Day I was Braking ground on the all Day
Thr	26	I Sowed 2 Bushels an a Peck of Wheat on the Keating Place at the Road a Nice cool Day
Fri	27	I Sowed 7 Bushels of Oats on the Keating Place A Nice But Cool Wind N
Sat	28	I started to Brake in the Big Field at Home a Nice Warm Day Wind is North
Sun	29	A Very Fine and warm Day
Mon	30	A Very Cool Day I Sowed 6 Bushels of Wheat to Day Mr Haslip Comenced to {cut off} The Month Ends Very Fine an Dry
		The 5th Month May 31 Days 1900
Tus	1	We Took the Cattle and Colt away to Pasture to Day Mr Haslip Helped Me 1/2 a Day 75 c Old Mr P. Lappen Died Last Night
Wes	2	I Went to Gananoque to Pady Lappens Funeral A Very Warm Day
Thr	3	I was working at Springs Work all Day 4 Bush Sowed to {cut off} Mr Haslip Helped all Day
Fri	4	We Finished Sowing at Home to Day Mr Haslip Was Helping me all Day A Very Cold Day with Snow and Rain From North
Sat	5	We started to work on the Keating Place again to Day Mr Haslip was helping Me all Day $2 I went out to Elgin 1/2 a Day with 2 Team
Sun	6	Martha and I was out to Elgin to Day We Came home a Very Cold Day wtih sum {cut off}
Mon	7	I was working at Springs Work all Day on the Keating Place Very Cold I Sowed 6 Bushels of Oats on Keating Place
Tus	8	a Heavy Rain this Morning I WEnt to Lansdowne I got Jims Check Cashed
Wes	9	I Was Braking in ground on the Keating Place all Day A Very Cool Day

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John Francis Quinn Diary, 1897-1905

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