Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895

Title

Philip "Henry" Shook Diary, 1891-1895

Creator

Philip "Henry" Shook

Source

Leeds and the Thousand Islands Archives: Municipal Heritage Committee

Date

1891-1895

Language

English

Coverage

Leeds & Grenville County, Leeds Township, Ontario

Date Created

September 20th, 1891

Is Part Of

Philip "Henry" Shook Diary Collection

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

September 20, 1891. South west wind or south wilind I don't no which.

Febru 20th 1894 Andy got $1.00 worth of Sugar at gananoque.

January 29th 1892 first talk with S. Haskin abaout the place.

October 13 1891

13 Tom Maerill finished
13 digging his potatoes
17 Henry Shook finished digging
17 his potatoes & getting them in
15 Some thunder in the south
15 west
23 bill cockrill had trashing
23 machine Hiram Shook
23 Leary Middleton
24 Norton had trashing machine
24 Shook & middleton
20 Mrs. Chester Leaskin
20 died
28 finished getting in turnips
28 & carrots
28 very fine weather
27 a flurry of snow
30 a very fine day

October the 30 1891

30 got 3 bags of apples
30 of apples from Hiram
30 slack cost 40 cts per bag = 1.20
30 I am to pay Sidney Haskin
30 $1.20 for Hiram slack this
30 means for the apples
November the 4 1891
4 Andrew finished drawing
4 turnips for old Berg
4 & Norton
5 William Cockrill had a huskin Bee
5 &6 &7 fine sunshine weather
9 killed a streaked snake. Saw green frogs
12 saw a rain Bow
13 sold A. Leadbeter two calfs
13 & took them to the Bags

November the 19 1891 went to

19 gannanoque W. L. Hicock

19 shook with force

19 went with W. Cockrill

19 horses ..............

21 killed hogs one weighs 2.18

21 one weighs 1.55lbs

21 fine & warm & south wind

22 dark & cloudy in fare noon

22 rain in after South wind

23 thunder in the South west

23 heavy rain in teh after noon

23 South wind: hurd frogs

23 croacking & leaping

25 Snowing some nearly all day

25 with a south west wind

25 Tom Aberill take his

25 cows home from the

26 W. Deny & alback. Sam commences

26 to dig for miles

November the 30 1891

30 Melborn Lillie Died

Dece the 2 1891 Melborn. Lillie funarel

2 fine & warm. Sout wind

3 Saw chickmunks & saw

3 a crow making soap

3 dine & warm Sun Shine all

3 days very fine Sout wind

8 &9 &10 &11 &12 &13 very fine & warm weather & dry

11 Tom Merill killed

11 his pigs

11 Turkeys fair at Lyndhurst

11 farmers ploughing yet

11 Saw a crow

12 Saw chickmunks to day

19 killed turkeys for Kingston

19 market

19 traded a calf for a sowing

19 with Stanley {illegible}

December the 22 1891 Elisa went

22 turkeys. heavy south wind

22 & some rain 23 & 24 &25 &

soft weather & drizling rain

same. 26. {illegible} heavy rain

to days

24 A. Leadbeter ploughing

24 to days

January the 4 1892 Sundays each

4 Side of the sun in the

4 fare noon this is the

4 weather after

5 fine & Sun Shine all

5 days & {illegible}

5 H. Shook helped Sir Haskin

5 kill a beef

6 Cloudy in fore noon

6 pretty heavy snow storm

6 in the after noon from north east

January the 5 1892 sold a cow

15 to {Mr Demster?} for $ 19.00

15 white same in a heffer calf

14 Sam Shook & William Denney

14 went to ganan Gananoque

14 with Sythe Snaths

.........................................

February the 2

2 careless days cloudy in

2 fore noon. last wind

2 & snow in after

2 noon , no sun

2 to day . Shine to

2 days = Eliza Shook

10 paid to Sidney Haskin

10 in cash $ 1.20 cents for Hiram

10 Shook this settles for

10 the aples

February the 13 1892

13 very read northerm ligst

13 lights. very cold

14 pretty heavy snow storm

14 in after noon & evening

14 north east wind

15 drifting some to days

15 roads very bad

17 broth brought 4 hundred

17 of hay up to the

17 uper place for Sam

17 coalt

17 Joseph Gainfold

17 funarel

19 John McGie

19 John Mcguie was

19 taken away from

19 Sidneys Haskins &

19 started for orilla

19 to the poore house

March the 13 1892 Sidney Haskin

13 died. his funarel took place

on the 16 {illegible}

April the 5 1892 Sam. Shook & Theodore

5 Mustard started for

5 Manitoba

5 Snow all gon of

7 Henry Shook went Kingston

7 on the stage

9 got 5 gal coal oil

17 Lucy our cow came in

20 commenced to plow on

20 the Haskin place

23 took Lucy coalt

23 away to A. Leadbeter

23 paster on the lower place

27 Sowing peas & oats on

27 the Haskin place

== April the 27 1892 pretty heavy

27 thunder & litning at

27 night

May the 7 went

7 over to W. Maxwill

7 for hop roots

7 got two grape vines

7 from A Andy Dillon

13 & 14 Tomerill

13 &14 Tom Merill planted his corn

16 Hiram Shook Sowing peas & oats

16 on Hasken place

19 Wm. Bery comenced ti

19 plant potatoes on the

19 Haskin place

20 heavy north east

20 rain all days

21 north east rain all

21 days

May the13 1892

23 {Wmz?} Bery Comenced

23 to plant corn on the

23 Haskin place

24 planting field potatoes

24 {Wm?} Bery finished planting

24 his corn on Haskin place

26 planting field corn

26 planting field Beans

31 Sowing cow corn on

31 Haskin place 1 1/2 bush

June the 6 & 7.{lowing? downing?}

6&7 road work in the

Haskin {Beot?}

July the 17 T. Merill

17 6 young pigs, July the 1

{lella?} likely died

June the 18 1892

18 went to Kingston

21 Sowing Buckwheat on

21 Haskin place

30 spoke with Joe Shook

July the 1 Della Lilly

1 died 10 mimutes to 12 o clock

at night

20 Wessly Hicock moving

20 hay for Henry Shook with the {mach?}

23 finished getting in hay all

23 but the picking up

25 went down to rice

25 mountain a huklebering

25 with Wessllyn Hicock

25 W.J. Haskin came home

25 from the State

August the 8 1892

8 a very heavy thunder storrm

10 W. J. Haskin went home

10 to the State.

11 young turkeys

13 got a young pig from

13 T. Merill.

15 Comenced to cut oats on

15 the Haskin place

19 Benidick {name} was beried

19 to day.

23 Tom Merill finished

23 harvest.

23 Bill Cockrill reaping oats

23 for Hiram Shook on Haskin place

24 Bill Cockrill reaping oats

24 for Hiram Shook on Haskin place

24 Thundering nearly all night

24 & heavy rain near morning

25 heavy north east wind

25 & rain all day

September the 1 1892

1 comenced to cut cow corn

2 comenced to cut field corn

on the old place

& {initial?} Norton had thrashing

machine Shook & Middleton

9 finished getting cow corn

9 on Haskin place

10 finished cuting field

10 on Haskin place

12 pulled & got in the Beans

12 on Haskin place

12 Norton cutting Buckwheat

12 on Haskin place

16 finished getting Buckwheat

16 on Haskin place

20 had thrashing machine on

20 Haskin place Shook & Midleton

21 corn & sunshine all day

21 & corn nearly all day. only

21 a little Breeze from the sou

21 south west 1/22 Lyndhurst {fair? farm?}

September the 23 1892

22 South west wind &

22 a little rain. rain pour

22 in the morning.

22 finished geting in

22 Wm Berg corn on

22 Haskin place

22 Lyndhurst fair 22 & 23

28 drew in the corn sacks

28 that old Mr Bery planted

29 comenced to plow for

29 rize on the haskin place

October the 1

1 got aples from Mrs

1 Lilly. Bob.Cook helping

1 Tom. Merill. dig potatoes

1 heavy north wind

1 all days & Sun Shine

1 pretty cool all day

March the 16 1885

16 and 17 and 18 good playing

flats of snow

18 working in the swamp

18 on haskin place

April the 1 1895

1 north east snow

1 storm all day

1 plenty of old snow

2 albus lillie and eliza

2 went down to dolee mame

2 with the horse cart

9 east rain and thawing

8 very fast roads very bad

7 john shook starts for

7 abidlehison

9 will brown went

9 hot pen

April the 10 1885

10 blue belt

11 they buried harmony

11 Moose to-day

12 they buried albus williams

12 kellt to-day

25 i went down to a

25 sucker fishing

26 sowing 2 bushel

26 peas on haskin place

30 sowing 10 bushels of

30 peas and oats on

30 Haskin place

30 Blue bell cous

May the 9

9 went down to john leadhelery

9 a bull pout fishing

9 hunt pig

May the 13 1895

13 heavy frost at night

16 and 17 Bery planting his

         potatoes on haskin place

16 and 17 heavy frost

17 Sam greens funeral today

12 old albus hieoch funeral today

18 planting field corn on

18 haskin place

21 heavy frost at night

25 went to kingston stayed ovenright

27 and 28 dowing road work

30 and 31 planting beans on haskin place

June the 5 patrons

5 picnic at griphen lake

6 planting weumber

June the 28

28 Sowing Buckwheat on haskin place

June the 29 1895

29 school picnic at supen lake

1 july the 1

1 &2&3&4 cutting wild

 lay down on jarvis beaver meadow

July the 12 1895

12 Sweet corn

16 caught a leapen

16 from chains wood

       paid for supper $8 00

August the 13 1895

13 finished harvest on

13 haskin place

21 had thrashing machine

21 Abidleton and shook

21 on haskin place

21 heavy frost at night

21 on lowlands

23 to kingston

August the 23 1895

23 went to kingston and stayed

23 overnight at W.west.

September the 4 1895

4 sowing fall wheat on

4 haskin place

9 1am elbenille sowing fall wheat

9 mowing wild hay stack

9 on albepherson placed

11 heavy thunderstorm

11 at night and a heavy wind

18 finished getting in corn

18 finished getting in buckwheat

18 finished thrashing beans

20 South west wind warm

20 fine and bright

21 south west wind

21 fine and bright

22 south west wind

  fine and bright

Sep the 23 1895

23 heavy south west wind

24 Eliza starts for

24 brownville N.Y

25 Henry Gilbert barn was

25 burnt with lightning

October the 1 1895

1 4 am Merill had

1 thrashing machine shook

1 mridleton

9 Eliza and George come home

9 from the states

14 finished aligning potatoes on haskin's hag

16 finished getting in potatoes on haskin place

15 some snow to-day

17 a squall of round snow

19 buried W.E. Shook baby

20 heavy squalled of snow

21 buried alive deny

23 killed a pig weight 125 lbs

23 building chimney on house

October 24 1895

14 old man bery finished

14 hulling and getting in turnips

14 on haskin place

18 pulled and got in cabbage

November 1898

2 beatons and henry Shook on a

2 far hunt over to rocklundes

3 & 4 very fine and warm weather

5 & 6 & 7 very fine weather

7 finished ploughing on haskin place

7 frogs croaking good many

9 comeneed to milk some cows

11 traded a year old heffer

11 with w.huteeon for a cow

20 Hameth Lillie killed his hog

16 killed hogs one weighed 3.42 lbs

16 and the other weighed 1.37 lbs

August 20 1894

Norton Shook detor 
to henry shook

20 one tri pto the bag for brick

21 one trip to the bag for brick

23 one trip out to Lyndhurst

23 crossing for boiler

24 helping at factory boilles

September the 12

12 drawing on one load

12 of hay from heoluogs

12 Albekleroy's

1895

june the 12 one trip to the bay for salt

           with the teem

Sep the 12 1895

12 heeved 3 bunches of Shingles

April the 30 1894

30 Henry Shook detor to Hiram Shook

  for work 1/2 day setting out apples
3 May the 3 1/2 day with the team

May 1/2 day working in well

July the 6. 1/2 day mowing with the machine

August the 11. thrashing with machine

1894

18 April the 18. HIram Shook Detor

18 to henry. 1/2 day with teem

            1/2 day with teem

27 one day with the teem

June the 19. One pig price $1.50

August the 18. Man and teem

      1/2 day tending machine

14 mom and teem. 1/2 day, drawing

14 in oats

15 mom and teem, 1 day drawing in

15 oats

16. 189 lbs of peas and oats

   September the 14

14 one man and teem from

14 9 o clock till 4 o clock

  tending thrashing machine

Sept the 19 Teem one day ploughing

January 1895

reviewed 171 lbs of oats

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