Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891

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Dec 3th 1889 clears in fore

3 fore noon sun shine

3 all day heavy north wind good slaying

3 drawing wood from

3 the uper place

4 sun shine all day very cold

4 a little north east wind

4th halling wood from the other place

5th cloudy in fore noon heavy

heavy south wind in fore noon

heavy south wind in

5 after noon & snowing hard

5 Hiram Shook took his hens away from the H{illegible}

14	$20.00 on account
15	cloudy a little snow from
15	the south
16	sun shine a little in for a party in the Haskin house Shook dance
16	noon very fine &warm
16	cloudy in afternoon
16	Wesley Hiscock takes his
16	sheep home...........
17	Tom Merill killed big hog
18	cloudy & soft
18	cloudy & a little rain
18	$1.00 worth of sugar from
18	the bag of Burns
18	Tom Merile went to Gananoque with pork

18	mark Shook paid pork 24 lbs
19	cam & cloudy & warm
19	L.W. Hiscock & Henry went
19	down to the out lot to look
19	about stone. Melborn
19	& sidney came over to
19	clean up the millet about
20	cam & cloudy until about
20	3.O. clock wind north
20	& rain. James Brown
20	was ploughing to day (heavy rain at night)
21	nice all day some clouds
21	west wind turn to north
21	comeced to hail in the
21	night & sleet in the night or heavy thunder in or near the morning in the east

22	in the morning. rain
22	& hail nearly all day
22	in after noon wind turn
22	to south west heavy wind
22	new moon 7.O clock 50
22	minutes in the mroning
23	fine & warm some cloudy
23	commenced to pile wood
23	on james Brown place
24	warm & cloudy all day
24	commenced to rain in the evening & snow came

24	Henry Shook went on
24	a hunt
25	25 Bair ground fine & warm some cloudy
25	high wind all day
26	26 Bair ground heavy showers in the
26	morning with thunder &
26	lighting wind in the
26	south west. wind
26	west in the afternoon
26	with squalls of
26	snow, wind very heavy

27	heffer to S. Haskin for $18.00
27	27 Bair ground cool & cloudy. roads very
27	{huby?} froze pretty hard
27	sun setting very red
28	28 Bair ground mother & Lorinda came
28	home from michigan
28	sam brough me a
28	pup from gananoque
28	L.W. Hiscock & H. shook went to the
28	other place to dig a pumper
28	runner. came & cloudy
28	a little soft

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Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1889-1891

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29	in the morning a little frozen
29	rain in fore noon. rain in
29	after noon high south
29	west wind in the evening
29	heavy west wind at night
30	30 Bair ground north west wind all day
30	sunshine all day
30	pretty cold, 1 lb tea cts 25
30	nomination day for councilors
31	31 Bair ground fine & sun shine all day
31	moved hay down from
31	W. Hiscock Barn to Shook barn
31	helped L.W Hiscock fan peas

1	high wind
1	high wind & rain in after
1	noon wind south
2	south rain in forenoon
2	wind west in afternoon
2	caught a Turkey from {illegible}
2	very muddy
3	some cloudy & cool
3	west & I went down to the swamp
4	looking like a storm
4	freezing some to day
5	rain & sleat all day
6	very foggy in the morning
6	heavy rain in fore moon

8	south west wind squalls
8	of snow in afternoon
8	Lorinda went to gananoque
8	south west wind
8	squalls of snow
8	heavy north west wind at night
8	L.W. Hicock finised his lumber
8	sun drawing water very heavy
9	north west wind quite
9	cool a sun dog south
9	of the sun
10	north east snow
10	storm very cold
11	north east snow storm very cold

12	with frozen rain
12	north east wind
12	wind to south in the
12	night & heavy rain
13	13 snow all of squalls of rain
13	Lorinda went to Kingston very heavy wind
13	E. Poifdesn. Barn
13	blew down
13	saw a hen hawk
14	14. owls hooting at night fine & some cloudy
14	roads very {heavy?}
14	sun dog west of the sun
15	south wind & soft snow
15	pretty warm foggy at night

15	& wife left here for
15	to return home to the
15	states
15	W.m Denze. moved in
15	E. Piplen house
15	L.W Hieock shingling
15	his house. Bair ground
15	a foggy night & a little
15	of snow at night
16	16. owls hooting at night north west wind & snowing
16	a little. pretty cold
16	M. Hashin left george
16	Ropes for home

17	from The south
17	a very hallow air
17	a little snow north
17	not a nuiff for
17	slaying
18	snowing a little owls a
18	hooting looks a {thaw?}
18	like a thaw
19	~~a little sleat & rain in~~
19	~~fore noon~~. Smoky looks
19	like a thaw not very
19	cold owls a hooting

20	& a little rain turns of
20	with a high wind
20	thawing pretty fast
20	turns a little cold in
20	the evening west wind
20	50 lbs flour from greens
20	mill
21	the south wind sun shine
21	in fore noon & some
21	snow in after noon
22	cold north west wind

23	wind. some snow in
23	after noon
24	24. T Merill, half bag flour fine & sun shine all
24	24. went across the swamp to Blairs day south wind in
24	afternoon
24	wesley & my self drew
24	a load of wood of from
24	Blair woods
24	Wm. Denys baby died
24	a little slaying {sleighing}
25	heavy south wind all day
26	26 mary Elizabeth Beaton died at {2?} cloudy all day {missing} in the morning

27	snow in fore noon
27	fine in after noon
28	influenza all over the world fine sun shine north w. wind
29	cloudt but warm s wind
30	cloudy north west wind
30	Tom Merill went across
30	the swamp to E. Bracken
30	Henry Shook was taken
30	with a cold
30	south west wind &
30	Thawing with a little
30	rain influenza all over the world

1	cool north wind
1	sun shine nearly
1	all day
1	8 lbs of sugar
1	Hiram shook was up
1	here looking for his cow
1	2 lbs of butter from T. merill
1	owls hooting in the middle
1	of the day
2	fine & sunshine in the
2	morning till about
2	9 o'clock & cloudy the rest part of the day

2	cold heavy south wind
2	at night
3	south wind a little
3	rain in the morning
3	very fine & warm
3	a little sun shine
3	snow nearly all of
3	good wehealing
4	north east sleat storm
4	wind turn south
4	heavy rain at night to
4	beried alf. Bevens

5	squalls of snow from
5	the north west
6	fine & sun shine all
6	day north wind
6	snow all of but a little
6	heavy snow storm in
6	at night
7	cloudy all day n morning
7	heavy snow at night
8	a few squalls of snow
8	W.L Hiscock brought
8	100 lbs of flour from
8	the roller mill for me
8	$ 2.30 cents per hundred
8	plenty snow
9	clear fine plenty snow
10	pleasant day. some sun shine

11	sun shine all day
12	12 good slaying cloudy all day
12	12 good slaying south wind all day
13	12 good slaying fine sun shine all day
14	commenced to rain in
14	fore noon rain heavy
14	till night
14	snow going fast
14	L.W. Hiscock drew me
14	a load of wood from
14	The upper place
15	north w wind sun shine
15	Sam Shook came up & choped
15	me stove wood in after
15	noon. very good slaying
16	sun shine in forenoon
16	south west squalls of snow
16	very good slaying

17	wind all day snowin a little
17	Theodore, Muestard & Sam
17	Shook went to Kingston
17	with Beans
18	north east wind
18	snowing a little
18	slaying not very good
19	bright & sun shine
19	nearly all day
20	snowing in fore
20	{illegible}
20	noon drifting with
20	a west wind
20	plenty of snow for
20	slaying
21	sun shine all day. good slaying
21	L.W. Hiscock drawing wood
21	from L. Blair swamp
22	fine sun shine all day
23	cam & cloudy a little soft
23	good slaying
23	Heman towsley died

24	a little rain
24	snow going fast
24	saw crowd
25	raining a little all day
26	26 = 100 lbs flour roller mill fine all day slaying (sleighing) very bad
27	dark & cloudy not very
27	cold north east wind
27	Norton came from
27	Kingston. sick
28	raining all day
28	snow nearly all
28	gone. no slaying

1	day sun shine
1	north west wind
2	bright & sun shine all day
3	bright & sun shine all day
3	Lorinda went to gananoque
3	to work

4	Bob tates wife died
4	fine in fore noon
4	south wind in after noon
4	with snow
5	sun shine pretty cold west
5	wind. S. Haskin drawing hay
5	A. Maustard. Thrashed
5	to the upper place
6	sun shine very cold
6	north wind
6	not mutch snow
7	fine sun shine all day
8	fine sun shine all day
9	fine sun shine all day
10	10 settlement with Sam & Henry Shook fine in fore noon
10	cloudy in after noon
11	cloudy all day a little
11	rain in afternoon

11	moving rails to the
11	concession
11	Snow nearly all of
12	raining nearly all day
12	Lucky Haskin came across
12	the swamp from Leedbeter
13	a little lowry
14	very {illegible} in the fore
14	noon sun shine in
14	after noon
14	moved from the Haskin
14	house to the other
14	place
14	W. Denys. moved from
14	the Ripleys house to
14	the Brown. house
15	Sun Shine nearly all day
15	norton Shook taping
15	~~shuber~~ Shuger Bush

16	Some cloudys north
16	west wind
17	Some cloudys north
17	west wind
17	wind pretys cold
17	S. Haskin takes his
17	sheep home
18	~~north west wind &~~
18	~~squalls of snow~~ Ca fair Ground
18	north wind
19	South wind Sun Shine
20	west wind
21	a little rain in
21	fore noon
21	Saw a buter fly
22	moetures bites to night

22	west wind
23	west wind
24	sun shine north we wind
25	South we wind some rain
26	South we wind squalls
26	of round snow
27	sun shine north we wind
27	moved the last of the
27	stuff from the Haskin
27	house to the other place
28	heavy north east wind
28	& snowing all day
29	north we wind
29	Snowing a little all day
29	old Hial Sliter was Buried

30	north we wind squalls
30	of round snow
31	Sunshine in fore noon
31	South wes wind
31	moved the last load
31	from the Haskin house
31	on the jumper

1	north wes wind
2	Sun S shine west wind
3	~~Sun shine west wind~~
3	warm Sun Shine till in
3	the evening & then a little rain
3	mustard finshed moving
3	straw
4	west wind cloudy but very warm
4	till in the evning
4	cool north wind
4	shot a musk rat up
4	to the flow
4	hurd frogs
4	Snow all off again

5	sun shine all day with
5	a heavy cool north wind
6	sun shine in fore noon
6	cloudy in after noon with
6	a south wes wind
6	drizling rain in the evning
7	a little snow in the morning
7	with a north wind
7	sun shine in after noon
8	north east wind some
8	rain & sleet. Robert
8	Hews sail
9	south wind heavy thunder
9	in the west with a little
9	rain heavy win at night
10	heavy west wind all day
10	building fence on the concession

11	~~South West Wind~~
11	Sun shine all day
11	~~cow~~ white cow came at night
12	heavy south wind
12	the boys & Denys went
12	a fishing down to
12	singleton lake on
12	the marsh
13	South West wind
13	very warm sun
13	all day
14	went to Gananoque got a tooth pulled
14	with a north wind
14	& a little rain
15	sun shine all day
15	with a north we wind

15	comenced to brake up
15	the old poster on the
15	uper place
15	ice all out of gripen lake
16	~~north~~ we wind all day
16	went up to the Bag
16	to Alberts Leadbeters
17	a fine day north we wind
17	froze perty hard at night
18	fine weather nor we wind
19	fine weather
20	fine weather
21	fine weather
22	fine & warm

22	was framing for
22	Cyrus Eaton
23	framing to day for Eaton
23	South wind & little rain
23	comenced to sow spring wheat
23	on uper place
23	Dived line fence
23	fence Betwen Frank
23	Brown & Henry Shook
24	fine weather north we wind frost at night
25	fine weather north we wind frost at night
26	south east wind cloudy
26	rain in the evening & at
26	night finished sowing
26	Spring wheat on the old paster

26	the grave yard
27	rain nearly all day
27	wind north
28	fine weather
29	South wind some rain
29	in after noon
30	north wind

1	1 froze prety hard at night fine some cloudys
1	north west ~~wind~~ wind
1	broght Lucy Haskin
1	cow from P.A. Leadbeter
1	place down to ~~Ala~~
1	shook uper place
2	north west wind
3	west wind
4 3	north wind raining
4	some prety cool wind
5	rain at night
5	South west wind
6	Norton comenced to sow
6	oats on the uper place
6	west wind

7	South west wind
7	heavy frost at night
8	north west wind
9	south wind in fore noon
9	raining a little in afternoon
10	10.50.lbs flour $1.37 cloudy north wind cool
11	fine sun shine all day
12	some cloudy north we wind
13	drizling rain prety warm
13	Norton sowing barley on uper side
13	Tom. Merrill bought his
13	cows over to Shook uper place to
13	paster:
14	south we wind
15	south we wind
15	cloudy

16	squalls of rain
16	south we wind
17	heavy South wind & squalls
17	rain & hail
17	went over to Haskin
17	house to dig some horse
17	readish
18	youg turkeys
18	cloudy all day little
18	rain in after noon
19	South west wind
19	drizling a little in
19	the evning
20	heavy rain with no wind
20	white frost at night
21	fine sun shine in fore
21	noon Sou win in after
21	noon south wind