14 10 575 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/10deaaa7bad3b17b15a5f49ad3f0280c.pdf 76221c7df436a29888e85d5f9ad8bc80 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bb3e264b63c460bf917c79329bda95d4.pdf 6cd45c09c901b9d3cd5ad1bb0ec74682 PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1910-1911 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DISCLAIMER: This diary depicts some discriminatory content which some may find offensive. During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. {Printed letter heading with sketch of a metal bowl filled with fruit on the top left-hand side. Every page in this diary is written on this letter headed paper as shown below.} A.D. McMILLAN Phone 81 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWER Burlington, Ont ........................19..... {Hand written diary starts now} Page 1 A Few Incidents of Our Trip to New York. Florida and Cuba. We left home on the twelve o'clock Car on Dec 12th 1910. Arrived in Hamilton about one o'clock. went to the Bank to get some Canadian Money changed for American Money went to the station and enquired about tickets. we wanted to get a ticket to go by Boat from New York. and return by train but they would not sell us one in Hamilton but said we might get one in Buffalo. so we got single tickets to Buffalo. also found out that we would make better connections if we waited in Hamilton till the six twenty train in the evening. So we had to get our suppers before we left we went to the Manhattan. and got it. We left on time at about six twenty for Buffalo. They asked us lot of questions were we were going were we come from. and lots more - also - examined our suit cases right to the bottom. I guess they must have thought we were a tough looking crowd. Page 2 1 �We arrived in Buffalo about 9.30 oclock had about one hour to wait for connections tried here again to get our tickets to go by boat and back by train but was no good. so we bought tickets to New York by train and from there to Jacksonville by Boat and return same way - for $52. We left Buffalo about 10.30 oclock by New York Central. The time passed quickly on the train. one old man was sick. Alec doctored him up with some Wild Strawberry he got off the train at Albany. Also had quite a chat with the Brakesman telling us about New York. we asked him were there was a good hotel to go to so he told us to go to the Manhattan about two blocks from the station he said it was a cheap hotel - . so we intend to look it up when we arrive. Tuesday Dec 13th. Arrived in New York about 9. oclock in the morning. felt a little tired after riding all night without any sleep. so first we started out from the Grand Central station to look for the Manhattan 3 Hotel we found it easy enough. but thought we would not stay as they only asked us $2 a day each without board so we thought that was to much for us. so we started to hunt up the Grand Union Hotel - we were going to it when a porter told us the Grand Union was full but he would take us to the Annex. we went with him and got a room with two beds for a $1.50 a day each at the Markwell Hotel we only got it for one day. after we went to our room we talked it over. and we thought he just told us the other hotel was full so we would come here. we intend to inquire at the Grand Union about it. So we had a good wash and cleaned up some of our lunch that we had left over on the train. Then we started out to see the city. it is certainly worth while seeing. the high buildings some as high as thirty and forty stories on 42nd street the traffic is immense the sidewalks about twenty feet wide and where it crosses the avenues there 4 are one and two police to guide the traffic we next hit 5th Avenue. the swell street of the town were all the swell Carriages and Autos drive. There are no street cars allowed on it. 2 �We also found the Grand Union Hotel on the corner of 4th Avenue and 42nd Street. we found they had lots of rooms so we intend to move there in the morning. Wednesday Jan Dec 14th. We left the Markland Hotel and got rooms at the Grand Union. We hunted up the Hotel that Frank Benner told us was cheap. we found it on 7th Ave. called Mills Hotel. we did not stay as it looked pretty tough. went to a Vaudeville show in the afternoon. and to the Hippodrome Theatre at night it simply was grand. The first Act was a Circus. 2nd an International Cup Yacht Race. 3rd Wireless telegraph in a big storm at sea 4th The Ballet of Niagara Falls. and the San Francisco Earth Quake Thursday Jan Dec 15th. We went to Central Park. It is terrible large about sixty blocks long. it must be grand in the summer time 5 We took in the Art Galleries and Museum which are in the Park - we stayed all morning could have put in a week there if we had time. In the afternoon we took the elevated cars to Bronx Park where the Zoological Gardens are and we seen a herd of 59 Buffaloes there and every other kind of animal you could name. We took the Subway back to our hotel this was the first time we rode underground and they certainly go some Friday Jan Dec 16th. We started getting ready for the boat took the street car down Madison Ave and transferred on to the old fashioned horse car which took us to the boat. it certainly seems funny to see cars drawn by horses in a place like New York - The boat left at one oclock for Jacksonville this is the first time any of was ever on the ocean but it is good and calm. Saturday Jan Dec 17th. We have been out of sight of land all day. Cant notice much change in the weather yet. have not been sea sick yet. but it is very calm and 6 nobody has been sick don't think they will make much on us fellows the way we are eating. 3 �Sunday Jan Dec 18th. Arrived in Charleston South Carolina about three oclock. had six hours here while they unloaded and loaded freight. So Alex. Louis and I and another fellow from Middleport N.Y. went up town it is quite a bit warmer here. trying to rain a little. The town looked quite and old fashioned. not much business done here they say. The Post Office was about the nicest building we saw. we walked through what used to be an old slave market and is now the fruit market. Monday Jan Dec 19th. Arrived in Jacksonville about 3 oclock we certainly had a fine trip no rough weather and nobody sea sick. We put up at the Everett Hotel for a day to look around and get a boarding house. Harry Crocker is with us, he is just takeing a trip like us and he seems to be a nice fellow so we all put up together. 7 Tuesday Dec 20th. Moved from the Hotel to 222 Cedar Street. The room cost us $3 a week each. and we board next door which costs us $3 a week - In the afternoon we went to Riverside Park - 7 miles out for five cents each way. it was a forlorn looking place. did not see much Park. looked more like a bush all the trees out there were all covered with a kind of moss that completely covered some of them Wednesday Dec 21st. It was kind of cool this morning walked about the town and had to wear an overcoat In the afternoon we took the car to the Ostrich Farm. they have 151 there all sizes they hitched one up to a buggy and drove it around a track also rode on ones back. it was well worth the price 25 cts to see it. Thursday. Dec 22nd We certainly struck a fierce boarding house - we are getting nearly starved took a trip on the Ferry Boat across the river to South Jax. nothing over there only a circus put up there for the winter. 8 4 �Friday Dec 23rd - saw a couple of queer sights you dont see at home one was a team of small oxen hitched to an old home made cart the man was peddling sweet Potatoes. the other was a man with a monkey. and a hand organ. Saturday Dec 24th - nothing much doing still kind of cold and damp. Sunday Xmas Day. Took a walk about five miles out in the country to see a celery farm. It was not up to much. Saw a resin plant on the way out thousands of barrels of it stored there. had to hurry back to dinner. although it would not matter much whether we missed it or not for all we got. we hear we only get two meals at that. guess we will go to a Restaurant and have a good Turkey Dinner. Harry and Alec went to the Race track to see an Areoplane flight Louis and I stayed and wrote some letters - Went to church at night Monday 26th. still alive but nearly starved even Oranges are 25 and 30 cent a dozen 9 Tuesday 27th. We left Jax for Sanford by the steamer City of Jax. which goes up the River St John. I was very sorry to leave our good boarding house, we made up for a weeks starvation at supper time. Wednesday Dec 28th. There is quite a change in the weather this morning was a lot warmer. The tropical scenery is grand along this river. It is terrible crooked so crooked that it is 107 miles by train and 211 by Boat - some times when the boat turned sharp corners the hind end would brush the bushes on shore. Some places the river was covered with what they call Water Hyacinths, but there was none in Flower yet - . Saw lots of cows they waded and swam all around eating these water Hyacinths. We arrived at Sanford about 9. oclock this morning. We put up at the Bye Lo Hotel. Harry, Louis and I went for a walk. this is the best place we have seen for garden stuff. also were we saw the first oranges although there is not many here - 10 In the afternoon we went for a ride on the new street car line it is a belt line that goes about 12 around the fare was 25 cts - . They have two cars and they are run by Gasoline 5 �and they leave them standing on the main street at nights. Lettuce and Celery is the main crop here. They plant the Lettuce between the celery and cut it out first. they were cutting and shipping loads of it to New York - It is all irrigated here they have over flowing wells and they run it in to tiles and block up the ends. and when the wet weather is on they act as drains as they take out the plugs and shut the water from getting in the tiles out of the wells. This town should be called the celery town as there is acres upon acres of it some of it is nearly ready to board up now. The land that is irrigated is worth about $1000 an acre - but you go back in the bush - you can buy it for about $50 to $100 an acre - but think it would be worth quite a bit to get it in shape. 11 Thursday Dec 29th. Louis and I went for a walk to see a fellow that had about two acres under Canvass. He had it nearly all full of peppers. had been shipping them and he said he was getting $12 a crate for them in New York - He had quite a scheme to cover it. he had posts up all through it and strung wires across to which he fastened the canvass and on cold nights he pulled the canvass on. He also had little sheet iron stoves one about every twenty feet each way that he put fires in. we think he would need to get big prices to make any thing for his trouble. Friday Dec 30. Left Sanford this morning at 815 for Orlando. arrived about half past nine. Got board and Room at Childs House about one block from station at $1 a day - and it seems to be a good place Saturday Dec 31st. We were out this morning and saw a man picking strawberries They can't grow strawberries like we can they have not got the soil so they have to fertilize terribly heavy. The patch 12 he was picking off just looked like ours do just when they start to run only - a few plants. he had two acres and expected to get about 20 boxs he said but they were worth 50 cts a box he told us. He said they picked from Jan 1st till about June. We told him we could grow 6 �from 8000 to 10000 quarts an acre if we had a good crop. he looked at us as much as to say you are crazy. Jan 1st 1911 New Years Day. Strolled around the town it is a pretty nice little town. Lots of oranges here trees in every yard and every place you look - we are enjoying them too. nice and warm here too. was wondering how cold it was at home - Went to a Baptist Church. they dipped four never seen it done before Monday Jan 2nd Went to a packing house to watch them put up oranges which is quite a business here there is about a dozen packers. They bring most of the oranges in out of the country in cars and unload them in the buildings they are in bushel 13 boxs. They first dump the oranges into a vat full of water where they are caught on carriers with little brushes on which scrub the oranges clean then these carriers takes them around hot-air pipes which dry them. and then takes them out on a grading carrier with holes in it. and the smallest ones keep droping through and the farther they go the larger they get. Then the boys stand on each side and wrap them all in different paper according to size. Tuesday Jan 3rd. Harry and I walked out to see a turpentine plant that chopped old wood up and boiled the turpentine out. They were not running as they had broken there machinery. we then went through the artificial ice plant which was near. In the afternoon we saw them play a game of Polo. Wednesday Jan 4th Harry and I went to see a Palmetto Factory were they dry and dye palmetto leaves for decorations they also make cheap fans out of them 14 and ship them up north - they told us there was only one more factory in Florida Thurs Jan 5th. Alec an Louis spent nearly all day at the Driving Track looking at horses. Harry and I roamed about the town. we leave tomorrow for Miami have been trying to get 7 �Harry to come with us but he says he won't but is going to Tampa We expect to go there some time so we may see him again. Friday Jan 6th. Got ready to leave here went to the station at 10 oclock did not leave for two hours train was late, blocked by a wreck a freight train jumped the track. Got to Orange City Junction about 2 oclock were of course we missed connections and have to wait till six. This is the forlornest looking place I ever saw in all my days. Consists of the station about ten feet square and one house the station agent the rest is scrub bushes. every way you look. Had no dinner only some Oranges Alec and Louis found some place down the 15 track. Our train arrived about five thirty one car and an old wood burning engine. then of course we had to wait one more hour till the next train arrived from Orlando. so we might as well have stayed at Orlando till the afternoon train. But we got started at last they said it was only about twenty miles. it only took about two hours. had a good big freight when we arrived as they stopped at every farm it seemed and picked up a car of oranges or lumber. When we got into New Smyrna the first thing we done was beat it for a restaurant. only had about an hour here till we left for Miami. Slept nearly all night arrived at Miami about 7.30 oclock in the morning. Sat Jan 7th. Walked around and took in the sights of the town it seems to be a nice place. it is right on Biscayne Bay which makes a nice harbor right from the ocean. the Bay is nearly full of Big private yachts and all Kinds 16 boats and steamers there is also a swell park right along the shore which is fine. we also went through the grounds of the Big Miami Hotel. the flower gardens are certainly grand. every kind of tropical flowers and shrubs that is grown seems to be there. Tuesday Jan. 10th. nothing particular since Saturday have been enjoying ourselves fine sitting in the Park and walking around the town. Louis and I hired wheels. (Alec. can't Ride a wheel) and went out in the country about ten miles there is a lot of vegetables grown 8 �around here such as Beans. Peppers Tomatoes and Egg Plants. They are shipping Beans by the loads now they grow them by the 10 acre fields. They were also starting to ship Green Peppers and Tomatoes. On the way back we saw the first Pineapples growing they were right along the road so we tested them they were fine. 17 Friday Jan 13th This is the finest place we have struck yet. it is nice and warm and bright sunshine every day. also have a good boarding house which helps to make you feel good. The man where we are boarding took us out for an Auto ride in the country this seems to be a great place for grape fruit they seem to grow to perfection here. some have as much as sixty acres of groves. Monday Jan 16th We leave here tomorrow by Boat. for Key West and from there for Cuba. We are kind of sorry to leave here as it is a pretty nice place but we are out to see the sights, so we have to move. Tuesday Jan 17th. Left by boat this morning this is the first time we were ever on a schooner guess we will have to rough it by the looks of things but it will be a novelty. the wind was very light went about fifteen miles all day. got talking to three Americans 18 they are going to Havana guess we will all go together. Wed. Jan 18th. We lay anchored nearly all night and most of the morning waiting for wind. went with a couple of lads in the life boat after sponges they got about a dozen they grow on the rock they have a long pole with hooks which hook under them and pull them up. they also got some starfish and shells which were very pretty Thursd Jan 19th wind still very light getting tired of sailing. have seen lots of porpoises. which look like pigs in the water. they say they are harmless. 9 �Friday 20th Arrived in Key West this morning about 7.30 oclock. Put up at the Island City Hotel on William Street Did not like the town so left tonight for Havana. This is my birthday am spending it along way from home - 19 Jan 21st Saturday. Arrived in Havana Harbor at 6 oclock. Every body had to be examined by a doctor also have your baggage examined by the Customs officers we had no baggage left ours in Key West We put up at the La Tulleras Hotel on Monserratt Street. we saw the wreck of the Maine in the harbor they are working at it going to raise it. we got a guide and went across the Harbor to Morro Castle. also went through Cabannas fortress. They certainly have been great forts. all full of covered passageways and dungeons. Sunday Jan 22nd went to the baby institute where they raise homeless children they certainly have a nice building there was (1200) twelve hundred there. on the way back we went through the Spanish Club building it is the finest building we were ever in all marble stairway and finishings. they have thirty thousand members. 20 went to Colon Cemetery in the afternoon. seen three funerals of the rich class they get a grave for five years and if there friends don't pay again they are dug out and some one else buried there. the poorer people are buried two or three in one grave without any box at all. Monday Jan. 23rd. This is the warmest place we have struck yet. to hot for a hat so went and bought a Panama Hat. This is certainly a funny city. every thing different from the States. they have no Carpets on any of the floors they are all marble or tiles have no glass the windows all have iron bars and at nights they shut big thick doors three and four inches thick and some of them have iron bolts studded all through them. They have the nicest parks of any place we have seen. There is a military band that plays evenings in the parks 21 10 �Tuesday Jan 24th Took a trip by Electric Railway to Guanajay a village about forty miles out of Havana. This is a great Pineapple section was in a patch of a hundred acres or more They also can grow Banannas and Tobacco to perfection. also seen lots of Sugar Cane. Wednes. Jan 25th. We bought our tickets for Tampa Florida this morning we leave tomorrow. we took in the outskirts of the town it is a terrible dirty place when you get off the main streets. Thursday Jan 26th Left at 12 30 oclock today it was terrible rough every body sea sick. we got to Key West at 8.15 oclock. got our baggage and left Key West ant 10 30 Friday Jan 27th Arrived at Tampa just dark had supper went to the Post Office and got some letters had not heard from home for two weeks, was just coming out of the Post Office and 22 we run across our old chum Harry Crocker who has been here a couple of weeks. felt pretty tired went to bed Early. Saturday January 28th. It is kind of a nice town but seems pretty quiet after leaving Havana. strolled around went to a couple picture shows. Sunday Jan 29th Spent the day in Tampa Bay Park it is a nice park along the river. Tuesday Jan 31. Went through Tampa Bay Hotel and Grounds which are pretty nice. Wed Feb 1st Went out by car to sulphur springs Park it has a big spring which they have surrounded with a cement wall. And have a big swimming pool. Friday Feb 3rd. Left for Jacksonville at 2 oclock arrived about 3 oclock. The town seems to be a lot more busier than it did when we were here before. 23 Saturday Feb 4th Left for New York by Steamer Mohawk - 11 �Sunday Feb 5th not sea sick yet but feel pretty tough. it is getting rough too. Monday. Got up this morning walked around the deck a few times. went back to my room and stayed all day. Tuesday Feb 7th. Arrived in New York about one oclock put up at Grand Central Hotel. felt pretty good after having a good meal. Wed. Feb 8th Left New York at 4.30 in the afternoon for home. Arrived in Buffalo. at 3.30 in the morning had two hours to wait for Hamilton train. it looks funny to see sleighs out and lots of snow after being were it was so warm. Thursday Feb 9th Arrived in Hamilton 7.40 in the morning Hamilton certainly looks dead. Caught the 8 oclock car for home. Got home at nine oclock. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Subject The topic of the resource Travel Journal to Florida and Cuba UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed letter heading with sketch of a metal bowl filled with fruit on the top left hand side. Every page in this diary is written on this letter headed paper.} A.D. McMILLAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE GROWER Burlington, Ont {Hand written diary starts now} Page 1 A Few Incidents of Our Trip to New York. Florida and Cuba. We left home on the twelve o'clock Car on Dec 12th 1910. Arrived in Hamilton about one o'clock. went to the Bank to get some Canadian Money changed for American Money. went to the station and enquired about tickets. we wanted to get a ticket to go by Boat from New York. and return by train but they would not sell us one in Hamilton but said we might get one in Buffalo. so we got single tickets to Buffalo. also found out that we would make better connections if we waited in Hamilton till the six twenty train in the evening. So we had to get our supper before we left we went to the Manhattan. and got it. We left on time at about six twenty for Buffalo. They asked us lot of questions were we were going were we come from. and lots more - also - examined our suit cases right to the bottom. I guess they must have thought we were a tough looking crowd. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Page 2 We arrived in Buffalo about 9.30 oclock had about one hour to wait for connections tried here again to get our tickets to go by boat and back by train but was no good. so we bought tickets to New York by train and from there to Jacksonville by Boat and return same way - for $52. We left Buffalo about 10.30 oclock by New York Central. The time passed quickly on the train, one old man was sick. Alec doctored him up with some Wild Strawberry he got off the train at Albany. Also had quite a chat with the Brakesman telling us about New York. we asked him were there was a good hotel to go to so he told us to go to the Manhattan about two blocks from the station he said it was a cheap hotel. so we intend to look it up when we arrive. Tuesday Dec 13th. Arrived in New York about 9. oclock in the morning. felt a little tired after riding all night without any sleep. so first we started out from the Grand Central station to look for the Manhattan </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Hotel we found it easy enough. but thought we would not stay as they only asked us $2 a day each without board so we thought that was to much for us. so we started to hunt up the Grand Union Hotel - we were going to it when a porter told us the Grand Union was full but he would take us to the Annex. we went with him and got a room with two beds for a $1.50 a day each at the Markwell Hotel we only got it for one day. after we went to our room we talked it over. and we thought he just told us the other hotel was full so we would come here. we intend to inquire at the Grand Union about it. So we had a good wash and cleaned up some of our lunch that we had left over on the train. Then we started out to see the city. it is certainly worth while seeing. the high buildings some as high as thirty and forty stories on 42nd street the traffic is immense the sidewalks about twenty feet wide and where it crosses the avenues there </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> are one and two police to guide the traffic we next hit 5th Avenue. the swell street of the town were all the swell Carriages and Autos drive. There are no street cars allowed on it. We also found the Grand Union Hotel on the corner of 4th Avenue and 42nd Street. we found they had lots of rooms so we intend to move there in the morning. Wednesday Jan Dec 14th. We left the Markland Hotel and got rooms at the Grand Union. We hunted up the Hotel that Frank Benner told us was cheap. we found it on 7th Ave. called Mills Hotel. we did not stay as it looked pretty tough. went to a Vaudeville show in the afternoon. and to the Hippodrome Theatre at night it simply was grand. The first Act was a Circus. 2nd an International Cup Yacht Race. 3rd Wireless telegraph in a big storm at sea 4th The Ballet of Niagara Falls. and the San Francisco Earth Quake. Thursday Jan Dec 15th. We went to Central Park. It is terrible large about sixty blocks long. it must be grand in the summer time </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> We took in the Art Galleries and Museum which are in the Park - we stayed all morning could have put in a week there if we had time. In the afternoon we took the elevated cars to Bronx Park where the Zoological Gardens are and we seen a herd of 59 Buffaloes there and every other kind of animal you could name. We took the Subway back to our hotel this was the first time we rode underground and they certainly go some. Friday Jan Dec 16th. We started getting ready for the boat took the street car down Madison Ave and transferred on to the old fashioned horse car which took us to the boat. it certainly seems funny to see cars drawn by horses in a place like New York. The boat left at one oclock for Jacksonville this is the first time any of was ever on the ocean but it is good and calm. Saturday Jan Dec 17th. We have been out of sight of land all day. Cant notice much change in the weather yet. have not been sea sick yet. but it is very calm and </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> nobody has been sick don't think they will make much on us fellows the way we are eating. Sunday Jan Dec 18th. Arrived in Charleston South Carolina about three oclock. had six hours here while they unloaded and loaded freight. So Alex. Louis and I and another fellow from Middleport N.Y. went up town it is quite a bit warmer here. trying to rain a little. The town looked quite and old fashioned. not much business done here they say. The Post Office was about the nicest building we saw. we walked through what used to be an old slave market and is now the fruit market. Monday Jan Dec 19th. Arrived in Jacksonville about 3 oclock we certainly had a fine trip no rough weather and nobody sea sick. We put up at the Everett Hotel for a day to look around and get a boarding house. Harry Crocker is with us, he is just takeing a trip like us and he seems to be a nice fellow so we all put up together. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday Dec 20th. Moved from the Hotel to 222 Cedar Street. The room cost us $3 a week each. and we board next door which costs us $3 a week. In the afternoon we went to Riverside Park - 7 miles out for five cents each way. it was a forlorn looking place. did not see much Park. looked more like a bush all the trees out there were all covered with a kind of moss that completely covered some of them. Wednesday Dec 21st. It was kind of cool this morning walked about the town and had to wear an overcoat. In the afternoon we took the car to the Ostrich Farm. they have 151 there all sizes they hitched one up to a buggy and drove it around a track also rode on ones back. it was well worth the price 25 cts to see it. Thursday. Dec 22nd We certainly struck a fierce boarding house - we are getting nearly starved took a trip on the Ferry Boat across the river to South Jax. nothing over there only a circus put up there for the winter. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday Dec 23rd - saw a couple of queer sights you dont see at home one was a team of small oxen hitched to an old home made cart the man was peddling sweet Potatoes. the other was a man with a monkey. and a hand organ. Saturday Dec 24th - nothing much doing still kind of cold and damp. Sunday Xmas Day. Took a walk about five miles out in the country to see a celery farm. It was not up to much. Saw a resin plant on the way out thousands of barrels of it stored there. had to hurry back to dinner. although it would not matter much whether we missed it or not for all we got. we hear we only get two meals at that. guess we will go to a Restaurant and have a good Turkey Dinner. Harry and Alec went to the Race track to see an Areoplane flight Louis and I stayed and wrote some letters. Went to church at night. Monday 26th. still alive but nearly starved even Oranges are 25 and 30 cent a dozen </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 27th. We left Jax for Sanford by the steamer City of Jax. which goes up the River St John. I was very sorry to leave our good boarding house, we made up for a weeks starvation at supper time. Wednesday Dec 28th. There is quite a change in the weather this morning was a lot warmer. The tropical scenery is grand along this river. It is terrible crooked so crooked that it is 107 miles by train and 211 by Boat - some times when the boat turned sharp corners the hind end would brush the bushes on shore. Some places the river was covered with what they call Water Hyacinths, but there was none in Flower yet. Saw lots of cows they waded and swam all around eating these water Hyacinths. We arrived at Sanford about 9. oclock this morning. We put up at the Bye Lo Hotel. Harry, Louis and I went for a walk. this is the best place we have seen for garden stuff. also were we saw the first oranges although there is not many here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> In the afternoon we went for a ride on the new street car line it is a belt line that goes about 12 around the fare was 25 cts. They have two cars and they are run by Gasoline and they leave them standing on the main street at nights. Lettuce and Celery is the main crop here. They plant the Lettuce between the celery and cut it out first. they were cutting and shipping loads of it to New York. It is all irrigated here they have over flowing wells and they run it in to tiles and block up the ends. and when the wet weather is on they act as drains as they take out the plugs and shut the water from getting in the tiles out of the wells.This town should be called the celery town as there is acres upon acres of it - some of it is nearly ready to board up now. The land that is irrigated is worth about $1000 an acre - but you go back in the bush. you can buy it for about $50 to $100 an acre - but think it would be worth quite a bit to get it in shape. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday Dec 29th. Louis and I went for a walk to see a fellow that had about two acres under Canvass. He had it nearly all full of peppers. had been shipping them and he said he was getting $12 a crate for them in New York. He had quite a scheme to cover it. he had posts up all through it and strung wires across to which he fastened the canvass and on cold nights he pulled the canvass on. He also had little sheet iron stoves one about every twenty feet each way that he put fires in. we think he would need to get big prices to make any thing for his trouble. Friday Dec 30. Left Sanford this morning at 815 for Orlando. arrived about half past nine. Got board and Room at Childs House about one block from station at $1 a day. and it seems to be a good place. Saturday Dec 31st. We were out this morning and saw a man picking strawberries They can't grow strawberries like we can they have not got the soil so they have to fertilize terribly heavy. The patch </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> he was picking off just looked like ours do just when they start to run only. a few plants. he had two acres and expected to get about 20 boxs he said but they were worth 50 cts a box he told us. He said they picked from Jan 1st till about June. We told him we could grow from 8000 to 10000 quarts an acre if we had a good crop. he looked at us as much as to say you are crazy. Jan 1st 1911 New Years Day. Strolled around the town it is a pretty nice little town. Lots of oranges here trees in every yard and every place you look. we are enjoying them too. nice and warm here too. was wondering how cold it was at home. Went to a Baptist Church. they dipped four never seen it done before. Monday Jan 2nd Went to a packing house to watch them put up oranges which is quite a business here there is about a dozen packers. They bring most of the oranges in out of the country in cars and unload them in the buildings they are in bushel </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> boxs. They first dump the oranges into a vat full of water where they are caught on carriers with little brushes on which scrub the oranges clean then these carriers takes them around hot-air pipes which dry them. and then takes them out on a grading carrier with holes in it. and the smallest ones keep droping through and the farther they go the larger they get. Then the boys stand on each side and wrap them all in different paper according to size. Tuesday Jan 3rd. Harry and I walked out to see a turpentine plant that chopped old wood up and boiled the turpentine out. They were not running as they had broken there machinery. we then went through the artificial ice plant which was near. In the afternoon we saw them play a game of Polo. Wednesday Jan 4th Harry and I went to see a Palmetto Factory were they dry and dye palmetto leaves for decorations they also make cheap fans out of them </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> and ship them up north. they told us there was only one more factory in Florida Thurs Jan 5th. Alec an Louis spent nearly all day at the Driving Track looking at horses. Harry and I roamed about the town. we leave tomorrow for Miami have been trying to get Harry to come with us but he says he won't but is going to Tampa We expect to go there some time so we may see him again. Friday Jan 6th. Got ready to leave here went to the station at 10 oclock did not leave for two hours train was late, blocked by a wreck a freight train jumped the track. Got to Orange City Junction about 2 oclock were of course we missed connections and have to wait till six. This is the forlornest looking place I ever saw in all my days. Consists of the station about ten feet square and one house the station agent the rest is scrub bushes. every way you look. Had no dinner only some Oranges Alec and Louis found some place down the </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> track. Our train arrived about five thirty one car and an old wood burning engine. then of course we had to wait one more hour till the next train arrived from Orlando. so we might as well have stayed at Orlando till the afternoon train. But we got started at last they said it was only about twenty miles. it only took about two hours. had a good big freight when we arrived as they stopped at every farm it seemed and picked up a car of oranges or lumber. When we got into New Smyrna the first thing we done was beat it for a restaurant. only had about an hour here till we left for Miami. Slept nearly all night arrived at Miami about 7.30 oclock in the morning. Sat Jan 7th. Walked around and took in the sights of the town it seems to be a nice place. it is right on Biscayne Bay which makes a nice harbor right from the ocean. the Bay is nearly full of Big private yachts and all kinds </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> boats and steamers there is also a swell park right along the shore which is fine. we also went through the grounds of the Big Miami Hotel. the flower gardens are certainly grand. every kind of tropical flowers and shrubs that is grown seems to be there. Tuesday Jan. 10th. nothing particular since Saturday have been enjoying ourselves fine sitting in the Park and walking around the town. Louis and I hired wheels. (Alec. can't Ride a wheel) and went out in the country about ten miles there is a lot of vegetables grown around here such as Beans. Peppers Tomatoes and Egg Plants.They are shipping Beans by the loads now they grow them by the 10 acre fields. They were also starting to ship Green Peppers and Tomatoes. On the way back we saw the first Pineapples growing they were right along the road so we tested them they were fine. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday Jan 13th This is the finest place we have struck yet. it is nice and warm and bright sunshine every day. also have a good boarding house which helps to make you feel good. The man where we are boarding took us out for an Auto ride in the country this seems to be a great place for grape fruit they seem to grow to perfection here. some have as much as sixty acres of groves. Monday Jan 16th We leave here tomorrow by Boat. for Key West and from there for Cuba. We are kind of sorry to leave here as it is a pretty nice place but we are out to see the sights, so we have to move. Tuesday Jan 17th. Left by boat this morning this is the first time we were ever on a schooner guess we will have to rough it by the looks of things but it will be a novelty. the wind was very light went about fifteen miles all day. got talking to three Americans </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 18 they are going to Havana guess we will all go together. Wed. Jan 18th. We lay anchored nearly all night and most of the morning waiting for wind. went with a couple of lads in the life boat after sponges they got about a dozen they grow on the rock they have a long pole with hooks which hook under them and pull them up. they also got some starfish and shells which were very pretty. Thursd Jan 19th wind still very light getting tired of sailing. have seen lots of porpoises. which look like pigs in the water. they say they are harmless. Friday 20th Arrived in Key West this morning about 7.30 oclock. Put up at the Island City Hotel on William Street Did not like the town so left tonight for Havana. This is my birthday am spending it along way from home. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 21st Saturday. Arrived in Havana Harbor at 6 oclock. Every body had to be examined by a doctor also have your baggage examined by the Customs officers we had no baggage left ours in Key West. We put up at the La Tulleras Hotel on Monserratt Street. we saw the wreck of the Maine in the harbor they are working at it going to raise it. we got a guide and went across the Harbor to Morro Castle. also went through Cabannas fortress. They certainly have been great forts. all full of covered passageways and dungeons. Sunday Jan 22nd went to the baby institute where they raise homeless children they certainly have a nice building there was (1200) twelve hundred there. on the way back we went through the Spanish Club building it is the finest building we were ever in all marble stairway and finishings. they have thirty thousand members. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> went to Colon Cemetery in the afternoon. seen three funerals of the rich class they get a grave for five years and if there friends don't pay again they are dug out and some one else buried there. the poorer people are buried two or three in one grave without any box at all. Monday Jan. 23rd. This is the warmest place we have struck yet. to hot for a hat so went and bought a Panama Hat. This is certainly a funny city. every thing different from the States. they have no Carpets on any of the floors they are all marble or tiles have no glass the windows all have iron bars and at nights they shut big thick doors three and four inches thick and some of them have iron bolts studded all through them. They have the nicest parks of any place we have seen. There is a military band that plays evenings in the parks </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday Jan 24th Took a trip by Electric Railway to Guanajay a village about forty miles out of Havana. This is a great Pineapple section was in a patch of a hundred acres or more They also can grow Bananas and Tobacco to perfection. also seen lots of Sugar Cane. Wednes. Jan 25th. We bought our tickets for Tampa Florida this morning we leave tomorrow, we took in the outskirts of the town it is a terrible dirty place when you get off the main streets. Thursday Jan 26th Left at 1230 oclock today it was terrible rough every body sea sick. we got to Key West at 8.15 oclock. got our baggage and left Key West ant 1030 Friday Jan 27th Arrived at Tampa just dark had supper went to the Post Office and got some letters had not heard from home for two weeks, was just coming out of the Post Office and </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> we run across our old chum Harry Crocker who has been here a couple of weeks. felt pretty tired went to bed Early. Saturday January 28th. It is kind of a nice town but seems pretty quiet after leaving Havana, strolled around went to a couple picture shows. Sunday Jan 29th Spent the day in Tampa Bay Park it is a nice park along the river. Tuesday Jan 31. Went through Tampa Bay Hotel and Grounds which are pretty nice. Wed Feb 1st Went out by car to sulphur springs Park it has a big spring which they have surrounded with a cement wall. And have a big swimming pool. Friday Feb 3rd. Left for Jacksonville at 2 oclock arrived about 3 oclock. The town seems to be a lot more busier than it did when we were here before. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday Feb 4th Left for New York by Steamer Mohawk. Sunday Feb 5th not sea sick yet but feel pretty tough, it is getting rough too. Monday. Got up this morning walked around the deck a few times, went back to my room and stayed all day. Tuesday Feb 7th. Arrived in New York about one oclock put up at Grand Central Hotel. felt pretty good after having a good meal. Wed. Feb 8th Left New York at 4.30 in the afternoon for home. Arrived in Buffalo. at 3.30 in the morning had two hours to wait for Hamilton train. it looks funny to see sleighs out and lots of snow after being were it was so warm. Thursday Feb 9th Arrived in Hamilton 7.40 in the morning Hamilton certainly looks dead. Caught the 8 oclock car for home. Got home at nine oclock. Finis </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b5351c6503feb097d91d22a99141553.pdf d5d08c87f0cc74f7f20b0426985e19bd PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1934 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0f75e1ecf4e0c0e2a78c2d4d5b4cbc03.pdf 63e56485595806e6786c1874384abf81 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Year 1934 Jan 1st. Monday. Rained nearly all last night but turning colder this a.m. Had a goose for dinner John, Edgar Jean, & Baby was up for dinner. Donald had a big head. was out all night so had to sleep all day Grandma did not come to stormy Agnes and we asked Aunt Ida but she has a cold; went out to Vote for Filman and Scott. Very cold tonight will be zero Jan 2 Very cold again Geo Filman was elected Reeve but Len Scott was defeated by Alderson by 29 votes Jan 3rd. Cold and snowing all day from the North East https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9401e5e574ced465e643099ea3b16363.pdf 9d69a05877f944167a128d92ecbaed8c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan 4th Cloudy and getting milder looks like rain was down to see about my battery. they say it is not worth charging only had it a little over a year Jan 5th Rained last night and cloudy and mild all day. little snow about all gone again. Jan 6th Mild and cloudy all day the snow all gone and most of the ice gone off the road our road was very bad the children were skating on it. Charlotte skated down to Uncle Johns on Wednesday Jan 7th Sunday still mild and cloudy raining in the afternoon had Stan and Harry for supper Jan 8th Mild and cloudy havent had any sun shine for some time Jan 9th Still mild and cloudy Jan 10th still cloudy a little cooler just below freezing Jan 11th cloudy again the Globe says there has only been a little over 5 hours of sunshin since the New Year went to Hamilton Jan 9th. got motor License for car No L 5034 cost $7.00 and $100 for driver's permit https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06100948c972a6cd31d4cacdc810ba6e.pdf a7d9f9f2a53e026fe00f684aa87a94e7 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan 12th still mild and cloudy looks very much like rain. Wood has borrowed $6.00 and Brown $10.00 up to now. Jan 13th mild and cloudy snowed nearly all day but thawing tonight Jan 14th Sunday not very cold. froze at nigh tbut thawing during the day and still cloudy Jan 15th Thawing some again today a few snow flurrries. cloudy and a little cooler tonight Jan 16th nearly zero this morning a few minutes suntime today very cloudy Jan 17th, cold tonight and all today drove the girls to a party at Bushes Jan 18th must have been below zero this a.m. cloudy and a little milder tonight Jan 19th clear and bright most of the day and not very cold Jan 20th. cloudy and cold some light snow. my 49th birthday Jan 21st cold and cloudy like every Sunday nearly so far this year Jan 22 cool and cloudy Alan has a cold Jan 23rd mild South west wind turning westernly tonight and frozen up solid again https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73f74b665d88d1e7fd434d6f6eaf296f.pdf 407cb8e556de3c38c1f5c7f01bdf7764 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Jan 24th cold this am but mild this after-noon. and bright sunshine for a change Jan 25th cloudy and mild rained in the night wind changing to north west this after-noon. and atarting to freeze hard Jan 26th cloudy and moderately cold. Dois had a party for her 12th Birthday 10 was asked 7 came 3 sick Jan 27 milder and cloudy a little soft snow. Toronto globe says only 5.3. hours sun this year until Jan 17th and 24 hours to Jan 27th total 29 hours while the avrage is 79 hours. Jan 28 Rained last night and this morning. turned very cold this afternoon. will be below zero tonight Jan 29th very cold 10 below zero with strong north-west wind. Jan 30th about zero again this morning Jan 31st nearly zero again this morning with a little west gale blowwing. getting milder all day but blowwing hard Feby 1st rain and moderately colder tonight Feby 2nd Very cold again 4 below zero. Bright sunshine and guess the ground hog saw his shadow O.K. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2fa73ebcee124abf59d702191b48a228.pdf 9c360af31485b9ab38717511e067ac1c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feby 3rd Very cold night 6 to 10 below zero they say clear this afternoon but cloudy this afternoon snowing hard tonight showed Kens car to aldershop would not start Feby 4th must be about 6 inches snowthis morning. weather clear and bright not so cold got a nail in my toe at Filmans {Cumne?} the children had to walk to sunday school. Feby 5th cold again this morning about zero feb 6 decidely cold this morning the baker said it was 14 below zero. having a real winter this year. Feby 8th extremly cold today. some where between 25 and 30 below zero. coldest day in Hamilton in 20 years. Toronto reports 21 below officially and outside of the city as low as 30 and 34 below at Now Marked and 35 at Dundas and they say 14 below this afternoon the average for Toronto for the 24 hours was 17 below zero the coldest in the hhistory and guess Feby 9th some time starting the car this am too drive them to scholl colder than ever this morning the fellow at https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8422b912cd35a5948abc96cd31845b81.pdf 4454839a9ee930e47a77daf09e699dc0 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. the corner gas station said it was 31 below zero Burlington reports 25 below Port nelson 32, and up on Dundas street 35 below some places in northern Ontario as low as 52 one place in New York state 55 below 15 below in New York City the coldest ever recorded.they say Lake Ontario is frozen solid for the first time in 60 years yesterday average in Toronto was 17 below for the 24 hours. the same as yesterday. Late reports say the lake was not frozen solid. frozen out {four?} miles from Toronto. Feby 10th not so cold only 10 or 15 below zero this morning. went down town the ice was gone from the lake shore. you could see it way out in the lake. {illegible} some tonight. Feby 11th Alans Birthday not so cold. but still freezing hard. alas cloudy most of the day. The paper says there is three feet of frost on the found at Hamilton Cemetery. Feby 12th mild today just around freezing point. some soft snow turning cold again tonight north winds https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3a3552ff636af9dae1f593fe9793c60c.pdf f2f13a2162f472512fee36a8db86751f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feby 13th. Cold again. {illegible, below} zero car of hotbed manure arrived today. Feby 14th Cold yet 10 below zero this morening. now unloading manure. Feby 15th. Thawed some in the sun this after noon but cold again tonight Feby 16th. Cloudy & cold with some snow flurries below zero this am. The Exhibition Pro Hockey game for Ace Bailey Benefit last Wed. nightt made $20 900.00 for Bailey. Feby 17th. a litte milder {illegible} about zero this am. car on the the bum again took it down to Maxwells he says the block is cracked. cost $18.75 Feby 18th Sunday, uncle Byron had a stroke last Friday night. hardly know how bad he is {felt?}. weather milder today but cloudy & looks like a storm (not thawing any) Feby 19th snowed some last night. very cold again this morning nearly zero. Feby 20th Extremely cold again this morning reports here say all the way from 12 to 20 below zero again. officially it was ten below in Toronto & Hamilton and 17 at the Beach. Paper States the coldest Feb day in New York for 31 years. and the coldest night this winter in Canada at Doucet, Quebec 60 below zero https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f342910b9d9a61380c8e90713e66c790.pdf 98687195ed7f15ed761f07b5d164d79b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Feby 21st. not quite so cold but below zero yet hot bed manure has been in over a week and cant make a bed it is so cold uncle johns water works {pipe?} frozen up and cant get any water at all. Feby 22nd a little milder about zero this am but getting milder. Febt 23rd. getting cold again very cold by tonight Feby 24th very cold about 5 to 10 below zero this morning. Feby 25th Sunday about zero this morning had Hammonds for supper feby 26 Still cold about zero. cloudy & some snow. cold North East wind. ordered 5000 x 11 qt bskts at $40. and 1000 x 6 qt at $33 per 1000 5000 x 11 qt covers $1700 300 x 6 " Blue " 1450 700 x 6 Reds 1400 Total $332 15 with a discount of 7% if paid by March 10th. Cash price $308.90 Feby 27th. Zero or below again this morning In the senior O.H.a Semi finals. Ham. Tigers beat Toronto 5 to 1 - to win the 2 game round 8 to 4 and Niagara Falls beat out West Toronto 4 to 3 in the round Hamilton won the group. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/951850968a2a8214b76da35cce7c452f.pdf a49183891f3a93df0e0f933adaf68caf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Ordered another car of manure last one froze & heated all out had to hold so long on account of the extreme cold Have no hotbeds up yet. Feby 28. not so cold today a change of wind too the south west. March 1st Came in like a lamb. The first mild day we have had for five or six weeks thawed a little. but mostly cloudy Mar 2 mild & cloudy some light rain towards night. this is the first rain for weeks men trying to make a few hotbeds Mar 3. Heavy rain in the night. thawing fast snow nearly all gone water every where - went to Hamilton in the afternoon. Mar 4th mild and partly cloudy. Doris has a cold Mar 5th Mild & cloudy sowed some pepper seed in the morning unloading car of manure in the afternoon. some light rain. Mar 6th - Colder this am ground frozen & covered with snow - but thawed off during the day. men unloading car of manure {yet?} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bdecc48f6c276458937ef8bb6188eb48.pdf 1f4852025dd3db08165f9b6abf315d48 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mar 7th cooler & cloudy Hamilton won the Senior 6Ha championship last night beating Niagara Falls in towo straight games. in the finals. Mar 8th Colder & cloudy strong west winds. Mar 9th colder this am frost on the windows all day. Mar 10th still cold & cloudy frozen up solid only a few degrees from zero. Alan & Charlotte went skating & came home nearly frozen. Mar 11 still cold and cloudy. Doris was home all last week with a cold. Charlotte & Alan went to Sunday school Mar 12 Still cool & cloudy making hotbeds sowed Tomoato & Egg Plant seed. Mar 13th. mild today. Charlotte came homer with a sprained ankle. rainning tonight. Mar 14th Turned cold in the night frozen up this morning. but milder this afternoon. Toronto St Michaels wins both Junior a & Junior B 6Ha series and playoff for the juniors 6Ha. Hamilton - Srs won from Windsor winners of sen. B. 6.Ha. Champions 1st game 3 to 3. second 5 to 2 Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit are winners of the two Professional Groups https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/136f20a2bfe499cc2545c499922f4a9f.pdf 4aa2da9834400bce034d54f70cec5b17 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. March 15th. Toronto St Mikes win 6 H.a. Junior champion weather fair & mild Mar 16th. Fair & mild but windy. looks like rain tonight Mar 17th. Mild first thunder & lightning of the year. quite a storm. and a lot of rain Will Bells barn brunt last night Mar 18th Sunday. turned cold in the night. ground covered with an inch or two of snow this morning. bright and sunny all day thawed some in the afternoon. Mar 19th cold & clear thermomerter down to about 8 this morning Mar 20th. Clear & bright milder today. men working at hotbeds. Hamilton Tigers won from Falconbridge both games scores 3 to 1. in the senior play downs. & Toronto St Michaels won from New Liskeard in the Junior class scores 13 to 3 & 16 to 3. Mar 21st. Fine & mild lots of mud & water Mar 22nd a big drop in the temperature in the night down to zero this morning highest all day about 14 above Mar 23rd Just as cold this morning strong North East wind snow flurries https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/91edda36a1a6e6ae9c2858addad448cd.pdf 832f720eca1c952eeee566995e5de4e1 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mar 24 Cloudy & cool with a few snow flurries. went to Hamilton. Hamilton survived the next round in the Senior 6.H.a. play downs. won from Ottawa scores 2 to 1 & {illegible} 3 to 3. Moncton last years champions beat Mc Gill of Montreal 3 to 1 in both games Mar 25. Fair and not quite so cold thawed some. Had Stan Blair & {illegible} up in the evening. Mar 26th Cold & cloudy this morning. snowing this afternoon 3 or 4 inches snow tonight & now raining at bedtime Mar 27th Cold again real winter down to about 8 or 10 from zero. Mar 28th. cold this am but thawing this afternoon. floods going down the field. drains in bad shape washed into hole. Mar 29th Frozen again this am but floods again this afternoon saw a couple of robins for the first Oakville won the Intermediate championship last night in the finals with Oshawa won both games 5 to 3 - Monkcton beat Hamilton in the Eastern Finals Sr. 6.Ha. 3 to 2 on the round https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/26d738a651bda2aab35441c6a1360f4f.pdf d231ba1ef27902a8a5165c60e1ff8703 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Mar 30th Cold + cloudy all day strong north East wind. Had the gang over to play cards {Illegible} beat {Illegible} out by the {Illegible} {<s>Illegible}</s>. {un'?} the final game after each winning two games to win the Pro championship Mar 31st. still Cloudy + cool. Toronto st Michaels {Illegible}{Illegible} charlottetown {w m'?} Eastern Final 19{Illegible}. april 1st. Easter Sunday and april Fools day. cool + cloudy all day. april 2nd. cool + cloudy with lots of mud. april 3rd. Mildr today showers this afternon and evening. with some thunder. april 4th. Cloudy + cool. {Illegible} won the {Illegible} 6Ha. again for the second year. won 2 games out of three {from?} 7 at William's in the finals. april 5th. Fine + mild got a load up 11 {Illegible} m'. today {near?}{transplanting?} yet. Toronto st niks won Junior O.Ha. m'Winninpeg tonight Beat Edmonton m' two straight games 1st game 5 {star shape?} 0. second 6 to 4 m' 20 minutes overtime april 6{th?}. Got our new Radio today. $110. and allowance of $39.50 on our old one. like it fine. april 7th Fine went to Hamilton had {Illegible} England + Madrid showin', on the radio. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/766365935f66ddf086dcbe04ebb3de84.pdf 81627bf350fb77bb5b4a0f4e0abd0271 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. april 8th Fine + mild had Laura May out for the week End. Had England and Rome Italy on Radio. april 9th. Fine + mild have transplanting all done. 16000 tons of 16000 pepper. they {soup?}. started {Illegible}{Illegible} april 10th. Fine + mild had a {Illegible} thunder shower at noon. now {Illegible}{Illegible} look badly frozen april 11 Rained nearly all night + showers off and on all day + some soft snow this evening april 12 Frozen up this morning ground eovered with snow. and cold + cloudy Chicago Beat Detroit 3 games out of 4 and wins the <s>Sll</s> stanley Cup. + {Illegible} Can Amateur champions Beat United States 13 to 3 m'final Same last night april 13th. Cold + cloudy a very late Spring. april 14th about an inch of snow this morning april 15th. Still cloudy + cool. Started to rain tonight. Got {Illegible} plates for {Tuck?} on Friday lat cost $48.00. april 16th. cool + cloudy with showers all last night and this morning Got a ton of Fertilizer 2-8-10. for {Illegible} also some for potatoes https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7733ca8ddb066cdbc62109031a617d72.pdf 323e618e483e2cace722a37c223b22dc PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. april 17. Put Fertilizer on Raspberries + Blackberries but they look badly frozen april 18th Starrted uncovering Strawberries they don't look too bad. April 19th. Finished uncovering strawberries the new {Illegible} looks green. but the old {potato?} Premier dont look so good weather cool. April 20th. Got a {Illegible} of {Illegible} 40 gal 60 4 gal got about a 12 hee done. pressure Tank blew out cost {$?} 300 for repairs April 21st. Very cold + cloudy ground wet praying with half a tank. Planted 12 bags potatoes. yesterday and today April 22nd Sunday had Stan Blair + {Cuttresses?} for supper raining some more again April 23rd Cold + cloudy put another half tank of oil on pear trees ground too wet m Johns {wetland?}. April 24th. Very cold + cloudy Brown ploughing. for Beans + Corn. rained some more last night went to Hamilton got 35 lbs Beans 20 lbs Corn. 40 Cabbage cost {$100.00?} Got {Illegible} transmission repaired cost another $10.00 planted cukes m' {hotbeds?} April 25th. Cold today frost this morning. Cloudy + strong west wind some snow flurries last night https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1a2b05fe0da0e5876b546309b1238195.pdf 186924061d8bfd867a7185f3c0dc9cdf PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. April 26th. Cool + very windy. more showers tonight planted Cucumber + started transplanting tomatoes april 27 Very cold west wind. + cloudy. april 28. {Faw?}. and cold with strong west wind. went to Hamilton Charlotte got a bicyicle april 29th Sunday {Faw?} and getting some milde. April 30th Fine + warm the first real fine day this spring. Donald and the gang planting Cabbags + Lettuce out doors + transplanting tomatoes.. temperature must have been as high as 75 May 1st. Fine + warm started planting Beans. 10th Blast Pencil Pod and 25 lbs Davis {Illegible} way. May 2. Planting Beans + started digging strawberry plants. fine + warm up to about 80 May 3 still fine + warm planting sweet corn May 4th Fine + very warm. planting Corn and digging Strawberries Roots not very good may 5th. Fine + very about 80 hot. started planting strawberries. ground getting dry. on the {Illegible} 7 {unfinished?} strawberry {Illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d829703705013cffca960156842650a.pdf 1b326c7796a2d54478fd3e183098e120 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. but very dry by tonight afraid a lot of them will die if it dont rain. <s>{lx?}</s> {on?} 16 {Rains?} Allens Premier at theis and their about 25 rows of our own. then 41 rows of Gibson in the middle and 43 rows of Glen Mary at far end. May 6 {the?} Sunday Fine + not {quiet?} so hot May 7th. Planted Strawberries at Johns. Fine + cool NO rain. First asparagus 175 3x11's sold at {2at?} 150 May 8th Some say there was a white frost this a.m. but no damage {Illegible}. Planted more corn in fear {onehand?} also 4 Rows Cucumber Seed. + filling up strawberries lots dead already. May 9th. Hoeing. also filling up strawberries lot died at John's they are putting up {Illegible} pipes May 10th Strong westgales hot + dry + dust blowing every where. turning cooler tonight. May 11 Windy + very cold. strong west winds. May 12th. {Coat?} this a.m. white frost. did not see much damage here. some of our bean + corn are up but did not seem to be hurt. some {Illegible} cherries + Plums in blossom{!?} Very heavy frosts back m' the country they say https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b54f59d0bf1e2ed041d4c41718372f3e.pdf 9ce51a8b54ef07de8166d0c6daf51d9e PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 13th. Cloudy + cool today looks like rain. Had a nice shower this afternoon + evening. May 14th Fair + not very warm. bright but cool east wind May 15th. Fair + cold some frost this am. but no damage + {guess?} May 16th Heavy white frost this am, some of the beans frozen May 17th. some milder hoeing strawberries getting dry again May 17th strong west wind. dust blowing every where.{got?}. {how?} Strawberries + beans cultivated May 18. not so warm looked like rain but did not come yet Hoeing new Strawberries May 19th. Fair but very cool East wind. hoeing strawberries May 20th. A change in the weather very hot this afternoon. Had Hoffmanns over most static on Radio of any Time this year May 21st. not so warm a few Thunderstorms going around. may get some here. May 22 cold. planted 3000 staked Tomatoes out. strong cold west wind so stopped for warmer weather https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eab2450259ae9b29a4fc3c079f94e47b.pdf dda7246e76fc0c4d3486dbf3d84b48ae PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 23. Cold this am but no frost. Hoeing strawberries May 24. Very cold yet planted another 3000 tomatoes and quite again. May 25th nearly frost again and very cold wind. Hoeing Corn, Beans + Raspberries Mordew was around looking for work on {Illegible}. is at Rep Garage again and does jobs at home his address is Mordew 125 Market Street Hamilton May 26 Fine + warmer planted Tomatoes. May 27 Sunday fine + warm went for a picnic back at Waterdown May 28th Finished planting tomatoes about 17000 half for stakes + half fields May 29th Finished planting Pepper about 14000. half sweets. also planted 6 large {Illegible} {Illegible}. + a large bed up {Illegible} Plants May 30th Very warm and dry hoeing + Cultivating finished planting melons yesterday. Only have Late {Illegible} and Cauliflowers. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2c4d3c927c3a2b1640bd1334ef247bd3.pdf 6248781ea2d39e8c474b4105b288799b PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 31st Cooler but very dry. Hoeing new Strawberries the second time. June 1st. still very dry. hoeing. June 2nd. Extreme heat today and Terrible dry strawberry crop {Illegible} done for willing {feat?} and burning up. have had 8 men to pay this week. About 95 today. June 3rd went for a picnic left about 12 oclock to {Illegible} + {Illegible} to Bellfountain. + Credit Forks. + back by Brampton. 111 mils Hot. + lots of Mosquitoes June 4th. Warm + dry yet. watered melons + Cukes. on the field. started spraying got 4 or 5 tanks on all Kinds of trouble. June 5th. Very hot + dry Hoeing + Cultivating June 6th still hot and dry. 95 in the shade Today they say. June 7th. Real cool this morning and no Rain. strawberries about shot. but Tomatoes growing good June 7th started spraying again got 2 1/2 tanks on. Pressure tank. blew out again June 8th. cool again this a.m. planting Late. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/96d58c4e7b7136e41c2862b643928d90.pdf 4a2be8758a40b4b0170cfd69b72c312a PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Cabbags with the planter using water. June 9. Planting Cabbags + Brussel Sprouts. Very dry yet + warm. had rain other places. June 10th. Sunday had a nice thunder shower this a.m the first Since may 13th. went to niagara Falls by the mountain Road and home by the old highway. first crops + trees + {grape?} all look fine down that way. June 11 Picked first 9 {Illegible} Stberries sold in Toronto 1 at 12 1 at 11 {Illegible} at {104?} {limit?} 2 crate Lettice 1 at 75 {Illegible} 1 at {Illegible} 100 June 12th. a few light showers this a m. turning cooler tonight staking tomatoes. June 13th. Picked 32x36 crates SBerries sold 5 at ¢360 4 at ¢350 stopped balance to Toronto sold at 13 at 104, 6 at 430 4 at 400 weather, cool + cloudy. June 14th. cool this am but warm + windy this afternoon planted out Cauliflowers June 15. Picked 52 crates SBerries today (Pints) sold 15 at 94 balance at 10 4 getting hot + very dry again. Strawberries going again. June 16 Sat. a little cooler. no rain yet. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5dffba67ac1b084b2656e34c49264140.pdf ddfaaecce7a373820bd3a259ede95054 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. June 17th Sunday fine stayed home all day for a rest. June 18th. no picking today two thunder showers in the morning and showers all day + still raining at midnight. June 19th. Lots of rain now. everything soaked good. a big picking of berries / 66 crates sold 43 at <s>{Illegible}</s> {¢?} 350 for 27 qts. 23 at $3.25 27 at {¢?} 300. Took balance to {Illegible}. {Certain?} Election Day a big majority for the Liberals. first time in since they went out in 1905 June 20th. a nice cool today no picking tieing tomatoes yet There were 66 Liberals elected yesterday 16 Cons. 4 Lib Prog. 1 CCF 1 Indep. 1 uFO. 1 Lib Labor Saskatehewan also {Illegible} the Conserv. down. by big majority. June 21 Picking berries again sold 24 crates. at $3.00 and about 115 crates to {upton?}. June 22 Fine + cool. hoeing + Cultivating new Strawberries the 3rd Time hoeing already this season Jun 23. Fine + warm Picking strawberries putting in freezer for https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f00a2258bbc763021d25f766ca6ac39a.pdf c4ba4e66f7ce57e12a249b5e8d4d33de PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Uptons. old beds nearly done. already. June 24th Fair + warm had supper a La Salle Park. June 25. Picked {Illegible} all day. Sole 16 crates at {¢?} 300 sent balance to Factory. crates June 26th. Picked {Illegible} this morning. some Showers Took to Jam Factory 48x32 crates. June 27th. Cleaning hut beds + Hoeing {ete?}. fine + cool. June 28th. Picking strawberries. 112x32 crates. took them all to uptons. Very warm + dry again. nearly done now June 29th. Started spraying! Tank on before dinner 3 in afternoon no pressure. Picked First Beans 7x11 qts sold here at ¢100 per {Illegible}. Very hot. About 100 in the shade June 30th. spraying cherries. also picked sBerries this am. 55x32 qt crates. Very hot again. July 1st Sunday Very warm home alone all day. July 2nd not quite so warm. picked 33x32 strawberries and 30 {Illegible} Beans sold beans at 55{4?} + 604 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d1cbf850295ef5fb612a006019428aa.pdf 11e7e4f1aef6df648ddbd147ec0d7822 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 3rd Very hot again today. picked our {Illegible} Richmond {cherry?} {crop?}. 10x6 qts. sold 22 1/2 cts July 4th Picked 21 beans sold 4 at 50{4?} 17 at 40 4. warm + dry. July 5th. Picking last up strawberries 23x32 5 a few light showers just enough to make the weeds grow. July 6th. Hoeing new Strawberries 4th time Very warm. another Sprinkle tonight + high wind picked 19 beans soed 32 {to?} 34 July 7th. a little cooler bad storms in the north. started old Strawberry {Illegible}. Have had no Radio since July 4th. Tone control went wrong last Sunday July 1st {Illegible} it July 2nd as our 3 moths fee service was up July 4th. July 8th. Clear with a cool wind blowing went to Puslinch Lake near Guelph. July 9th Picked 4x6's staked Tomatoes 3x6's good 1x6 culls got 8 375 here for them picked 35 beans. at 30 4 + 40 4 also 281 {Illegible} {Illegible} {cherries?} 60 4 and also picked first Green pepper sent 12x11 to Toronto. sold 75+85 {netted?} {8?} 7.77. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/72135d27de699fe16a11864e304b740e.pdf a3cbf528e1b85762ee8cc55404841484 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 10th Picked {Illegible} cherries 17 {Illegible} Beans Could have sold lots of cherries at 60 4 but holding back think they will be higher July 11 {Illegible} 12 {Illegible} 11 Green peppers. men finished hoeing old Strawberry {Illegible}. July 12th. a bright day on beans 63x11's mostly at 30 4 had a thunder shower about 4 PM. July 13th not much doing picked 17 Beans 33 {Illegible} peppers. also 1st crate of Raspberries. and 5x6's Tomatoes sold here at 100 stuffed pepper + {Toronto?} sold. at 1800 75 4 {Illegible} at 85 4 100 $1.00 July 14th. warm. men hoeing {ete?}. went to the funeral of the Filman girls who were drowned Thursday in the bay got about 5 bags Buckwheat to sow. at {Illegible} 100 per {Illegible}. July 15 Sunday very warm. Had {Illegible} and Stan for Supper. July 16 monday busy day. picked 465x11 Cherries sold 35 at 754 {Illegible} 70 4 19x11 staked Toms. @ {$?}165 to ¢200 19 cukes 654 2 crates Rasp $350 =11 sweet {pepp?} 75 July 17th Picked cherries at 70 4 2 crates Rasps 10 peppers. Radio no good Wentworth Radio took it back to city again. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eb3ea07968c05292d5e77d5fca832cf5.pdf 3ae1b6512b7f3507801a02682602cce5 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 18. Picked 466 x 11 cherries sold 150 at 704 balance 754 a {Illegible} at 804 Sold 21 cukes at 504 35 beans .. 30 10 Hot peppers 70 4 Sweet .. 75 31 x 11 {Illegible} {Illegible} {Illegible} -8 150 14 x 6's Ripe at 8 115 Very warm + dry- July 19. Big Thunder shower. this after noon. Picked 281 Cherries July 20th. Very warm today Picked 60 {Illegible} timatoes 218 Cherries {Illegible} - 20 Cents 46 peppers 6 crates Rasp.. July 21 Picked about 70 {Illegible} tomatos at 704. July 22 Sunday. Fine + cool {drove?} to {Illegible} Park {Galt?}. met Stan Blain {Sim?} + {Cuttresses?} there called on Ted {Treland?} on the way home. July 23rd Had a big day 279 x 11 cherries. 754 75 no 1 Stake tomatos at 65 , 4 - 28 Field at 60 4. 5 culls 254 + stuffed 30 x 6 to 7 cents sold at. 26 x 11 cukes 224 25 x 11 Sweet peppers 754 25 x 11 beans - 254 July 24 Finished Picking cherries 2872x11 this year. Sold 34 peppers at 55 to 78-4 - 34 cukes at 22 4 and 20 4 first 2 {Illegible} Egg Plants at 65 7 Rasps {$3.00?} per crate https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90f3870b2434cf85716c42c6819aa2f5.pdf c7e2f086f0f718c74f2c23b2f475b683 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. July 25. Very warm Picked 143 tons at from 40¢ for 16 fields. +11 small at 40. 4 at 45. +112 at 50 4 20 pepper at 70 4 60 at 60¢ July 26. not much to pick today 44 cukes 20 4 32 tons 40 4 10 Beans 25. 20 {Illegible} crates 30 4 Started raining after Supper. July 27 a Steady rain nearly all night {Ignes?} Picked 194 tons Sold from 40 to 55 cts July 28th Saturday. Pulled first corn 30 {Illegible} at 12 4 30 {Illegible} at 11 4 32 cukes at 20 4 11 peppers at 50 4 43 Field tons at 40 10 crates Cabbags 35 - 10 Beans at 25 4 Planted celery also July 29th Fine + not to warm went to Guelph for the day. July 30 a big day. 249 x 11 tons at 254 to 404 mostly 30 4 38 peppers 50 to 60 mostly 50 4 - 45 cukes at 20 4, 6 Egg Plants at {$1.30?} 55 crates Cabbages at 30 4 255 {Illegible} Corn at 10 4 to 13 cts. July 31 Pulled 400 {Illegible} corn (300 at 10 4 100 at {10?} 4 277 tons mostly 30 4 (50 at 254), 50 {Illegible} peppers about 50 4 45 crates {Cabb?} - 30 4 Aug 1 Tomatoes {Illegible} Stacked. 28 + 30 + Field 274 picked 284 {Illegible} https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d139e07ee4c912cea604b6284e38581c.pdf c8a96bfb04cb3671057eb8cab3c09d86 PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 200 {Illegible} Corn at 10 4 25 crates {Illegible} 34 cukes - 5 peppers Aug 2nd. about 160 tons 25 to 30 4 10 Egg Plants at {$1.10} a Shower at noon hoed strawberry {Illegible} after noon an awful mess weeds two feet high have not been touched Since July 6 another thunder Shower tonight too much rain making tomatoes crack badly Aug 3 Tomatos down to 254 today. picked only 135 {Illegible} 250 {Illegible} Corn at 10 4 Aug 4th. Saturday Picked 185 tons cukes {corn?} {ete?} also 10 {Hampers?} after 654 Aug 5th Have Laura May for the week End went to Ted Frelands for supper saw alex Bells Farm. Aug 6th. Big day on Tomatos 421 {Illegible}. 71 Cukes 200 {Illegible} corn. Tomatos 20 4 for no 2's 24 - 4 to 28 4 for no 1's. <s>71 cukes</s> Aug 7th. lots of Tomatos 340 + 11 - 25 + 27 4 204 for after no 2's. 6 Egg Plants. {$1.00?} only 55 {Illegible} corn. Fine + cool but looks like rain again Tonight. https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c470be783110bbb36f5fd4a38a56fac0.pdf 738ac60b7a6db8302ef09481b0bdd89c PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug 8th Warmer today Picked 359 tons at 25 to 284 after no 2's 20 4 Also 25 Hampers {Illegible} apples 70 4 12 Eggs 90 4 for 20 qt. bskt. Aug 9th. not so busy today only picked 215 tons + 50 {Illegible} corn. Hoeing peppers for awhile Aug 10th . 314 tons today 28 crates {Cabb?} + 50 {Illegible} corn had a thunder shower about 11 a.m. Aug 11 Fair + cooler 259 tons {Illegible} about the same. after {cabb?}. Peppers + Eggplants 1908 {Illegible} 11 qt Tomatos this week Aug 13 Biggest day yet on Tomatos 428 {Illegible}. had a light Thunder shower about 4 oclock 25 crates cabbages. 30 4 100 {Illegible} corn 10 4. Tomatoes about same price 25 To 28 for no 1's + 20 4 for 2's Aug 14. Cooler today Had big wind + Hail {showers?} at Ingersoll {Kitcheman?} {ete?} Barns blown down (yesterday) Prices dropping today. Tomatos no 1's, 25 4, 2's, 20¢ Picked 2 90 also 39 Hampers apples {Duchess?} 60 4 19 x 20's Eggs 55 4 6 sweet peppers 22¢ 4x6 Reds 35¢ 6x11 Sweets Red 65¢. 25 crates {Cabb?}. 30 4 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/590f0b8e2793f957d09f7ef35c0a8cc7.pdf 33eb6a616ebf9bc5ea7bcaf128373b4f PDF Text Text � Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Aug 15th Picked 284 tons today they were down m price Fields 20 4 staked 20¢ to 25¢ 16 Eggs 20qts at 50 4 80 cuke 15 4 cool + Cloudy . Aug 16 Cool + cloudy with afew light showers only picked 234 tomatos today price 20 4 for no 1's 15 for no 2s. 5 Eggplants and 15 crates {Cabb?}. Aug 17 Warmer today tomatos still coming down picked 328 {Cabbs?} from 15 4 to 22 4 calso sold 10 9 cukes at 15 4 40 crates Cabb. 30 4 and 20 dg corn 8 4 Aug 18th. Picked 305 tons today total for week. 1867 {Illegible}. Sold 200 today open to Caruso of {Kuneardine?} (he brought his own baskets) at 13¢ 6dg {Cabb?}. at 20 c dg. Aug 19 Sunday. warm + windy this morning a thunder shower {Illegible} high wind and fairly heavy rain in the afternoon Aug 20. 304 tons 18 4 50 plums 40 4 50 or 60 {Illegible} peppers 15 Cabb 26 cukes cool + windy. Aug 21 Prices all shot again Picked 10 4 tons 17 4 for no 1's - 13 4 for no 2's EggPlants 25 4. 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Dec 20 met two trains this morning mother did not come guess she will be here sure tonight. Roads very icy. Dec 21 Mother arrived last night. Was certainly glad to see her. The kids could not go to the tain, had to go to Sunday school. concert last night. everybody had a big time last night ( celebrating tii) Dec 22 Saturday bery busy all day up to Hamilton shopping to get a Christmas tree. mother had some front page write up in yesterday Spectator. Sunday Dec 23rd. Had a quiet day. Laura & Ken called for a few minutes. dec 24th. Not very cold a few snow flurries. Roads very icy. Dec 25th. Some snow last night every thing white this a.m. Weather mild & cloudy. Down to John's fpr the day. Dec 26th. An awful railroad accident last night about 9:00 at Dundas. Two sections of International Ltd had a rear end collision. 15 dead and 40 injured. Turning very cold today with some snow. Dec 27. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress In Progress Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output">1934 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Year 1934 Jan 1st. Monday. Rained nearly all last night but turning colder this a.m. Had a goose for dinner John, Edgar Jean, & Baby was up for dinner. Donald had a big head. was out all night so had to sleep all day Grandma did not come to stormy Agnes and we asked Aunt Ida but she has a cold; went out to Vote for Filman and Scott. Very cold tonight will be zero Jan 2 Very cold again Geo Filman was elected Reeve but Len Scott was defeated by Alderson by 29 votes Jan 3rd. Cold and snowing all day from the North East </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Jan 4th Cloudy and getting milder looks like rain was down to see about my battery. they say it is not worth charging only had it a little over a year Jan 5th Rained last night and cloudy and mild all day. little snow about all gone again. Jan 6th Mild and cloudy all day the snow all gone and most of the ice gone off the road our road was very bad the children were skating on it. Charlotte skated down to Uncle Johns on Wednesday Jan 7th Sunday still mild and cloudy raining in the afternoon had Stan and Harry for supper Jan 8th Mild and cloudy havent had any sun shine for some time Jan 9th Still mild and cloudy Jan 10th still cloudy a little cooler just below freezing Jan 11th cloudy again the Globe says there has only been a little over 5 hours of sunshin since the New Year went to Hamilton Jan 9th. got motor License for car No L 5034 cost $7.00 and $100 for driver's permit </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Jan 12th still mild and cloudy looks very much like rain. Wood has borrowed $6.00 and Brown $10.00 up to now. Jan 13th mild and cloudy snowed nearly all day but thawing tonight Jan 14th Sunday not very cold. froze at nigh tbut thawing during the day and still cloudy Jan 15th Thawing some again today a few snow flurrries. cloudy and a little cooler tonight Jan 16th nearly zero this morning a few minutes suntime today very cloudy Jan 17th, cold tonight and all today drove the girls to a party at Bushes Jan 18th must have been below zero this a.m. cloudy and a little milder tonight Jan 19th clear and bright most of the day and not very cold Jan 20th. cloudy and cold some light snow. my 49th birthday Jan 21st cold and cloudy like every Sunday nearly so far this year Jan 22 cool and cloudy Alan has a cold Jan 23rd mild South west wind turning westernly tonight and frozen up solid again </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Jan 24th cold this am but mild this after-noon. and bright sunshine for a change Jan 25th cloudy and mild rained in the night wind changing to north west this after-noon. and atarting to freeze hard Jan 26th cloudy and moderately cold. Dois had a party for her 12th Birthday 10 was asked 7 came 3 sick Jan 27 milder and cloudy a little soft snow. Toronto globe says only 5.3. hours sun this year until Jan 17th and 24 hours to Jan 27th total 29 hours while the avrage is 79 hours. Jan 28 Rained last night and this morning. turned very cold this afternoon. will be below zero tonight Jan 29th very cold 10 below zero with strong north-west wind. Jan 30th about zero again this morning Jan 31st nearly zero again this morning with a little west gale blowwing. getting milder all day but blowwing hard Feby 1st rain and moderately colder tonight Feby 2nd Very cold again 4 below zero. Bright sunshine and guess the ground hog saw his shadow O.K. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Feby 3rd Very cold night 6 to 10 below zero they say clear this afternoon but cloudy this afternoon snowing hard tonight showed Kens car to aldershop would not start Feby 4th must be about 6 inches snowthis morning. weather clear and bright not so cold got a nail in my toe at Filmans {Cumne?} the children had to walk to sunday school. Feby 5th cold again this morning about zero feb 6 decidely cold this morning the baker said it was 14 below zero. having a real winter this year. Feby 8th extremly cold today. some where between 25 and 30 below zero. coldest day in Hamilton in 20 years. Toronto reports 21 below officially and outside of the city as low as 30 and 34 below at Now Marked and 35 at Dundas and they say 14 below this afternoon the average for Toronto for the 24 hours was 17 below zero the coldest in the hhistory and guess Feby 9th some time starting the car this am too drive them to scholl colder than ever this morning the fellow at </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">the corner gas station said it was 31 below zero Burlington reports 25 below Port nelson 32, and up on Dundas street 35 below some places in northern Ontario as low as 52 one place in New York state 55 below 15 below in New York City the coldest ever recorded.they say Lake Ontario is frozen solid for the first time in 60 years yesterday average in Toronto was 17 below for the 24 hours. the same as yesterday. Late reports say the lake was not frozen solid. frozen out {four?} miles from Toronto. Feby 10th not so cold only 10 or 15 below zero this morning. went down town the ice was gone from the lake shore. you could see it way out in the lake. {illegible} some tonight. Feby 11th Alans Birthday not so cold. but still freezing hard. alas cloudy most of the day. The paper says there is three feet of frost on the found at Hamilton Cemetery. Feby 12th mild today just around freezing point. some soft snow turning cold again tonight north winds </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Feby 13th. Cold again. {illegible, below} zero car of hotbed manure arrived today. Feby 14th Cold yet 10 below zero this morening. now unloading manure. Feby 15th. Thawed some in the sun this after noon but cold again tonight Feby 16th. Cloudy & cold with some snow flurries below zero this am. The Exhibition Pro Hockey game for Ace Bailey Benefit last Wed. nightt made $20 900.00 for Bailey. Feby 17th. a litte milder {illegible} about zero this am. car on the the bum again took it down to Maxwells he says the block is cracked. cost $18.75 Feby 18th Sunday, uncle Byron had a stroke last Friday night. hardly know how bad he is {felt?}. weather milder today but cloudy & looks like a storm (not thawing any) Feby 19th snowed some last night. very cold again this morning nearly zero. Feby 20th Extremely cold again this morning reports here say all the way from 12 to 20 below zero again. officially it was ten below in Toronto & Hamilton and 17 at the Beach. Paper States the coldest Feb day in New York for 31 years. and the coldest night this winter in Canada at Doucet, Quebec 60 below zero </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Feby 21st. not quite so cold but below zero yet hot bed manure has been in over a week and cant make a bed it is so cold uncle johns water works {pipe?} frozen up and cant get any water at all. Feby 22nd a little milder about zero this am but getting milder. Febt 23rd. getting cold again very cold by tonight Feby 24th very cold about 5 to 10 below zero this morning. Feby 25th Sunday about zero this morning had Hammonds for supper feby 26 Still cold about zero. cloudy & some snow. cold North East wind. ordered 5000 x 11 qt bskts at $40. and 1000 x 6 qt at $33 per 1000 5000 x 11 qt covers $1700 300 x 6 " Blue " 1450 700 x 6 Reds 1400 Total $332 15 with a discount of 7% if paid by March 10th. Cash price $308.90 Feby 27th. Zero or below again this morning In the senior O.H.a Semi finals. Ham. Tigers beat Toronto 5 to 1 - to win the 2 game round 8 to 4 and Niagara Falls beat out West Toronto 4 to 3 in the round Hamilton won the group. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Ordered another car of manure last one froze & heated all out had to hold so long on account of the extreme cold Have no hotbeds up yet. Feby 28. not so cold today a change of wind too the south west. March 1st Came in like a lamb. The first mild day we have had for five or six weeks thawed a little. but mostly cloudy Mar 2 mild & cloudy some light rain towards night. this is the first rain for weeks men trying to make a few hotbeds Mar 3. Heavy rain in the night. thawing fast snow nearly all gone water every where - went to Hamilton in the afternoon. Mar 4th mild and partly cloudy. Doris has a cold Mar 5th Mild & cloudy sowed some pepper seed in the morning unloading car of manure in the afternoon. some light rain. Mar 6th - Colder this am ground frozen & covered with snow - but thawed off during the day. men unloading car of manure {yet?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Mar 7th cooler & cloudy Hamilton won the Senior 6Ha championship last night beating Niagara Falls in towo straight games. in the finals. Mar 8th Colder & cloudy strong west winds. Mar 9th colder this am frost on the windows all day. Mar 10th still cold & cloudy frozen up solid only a few degrees from zero. Alan & Charlotte went skating & came home nearly frozen. Mar 11 still cold and cloudy. Doris was home all last week with a cold. Charlotte & Alan went to Sunday school Mar 12 Still cool & cloudy making hotbeds sowed Tomoato & Egg Plant seed. Mar 13th. mild today. Charlotte came homer with a sprained ankle. rainning tonight. Mar 14th Turned cold in the night frozen up this morning. but milder this afternoon. Toronto St Michaels wins both Junior a & Junior B 6Ha series and playoff for the juniors 6Ha. Hamilton - Srs won from Windsor winners of sen. B. 6.Ha. Champions 1st game 3 to 3. second 5 to 2 Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit are winners of the two Professional Groups </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">March 15th. Toronto St Mikes win 6 H.a. Junior champion weather fair & mild Mar 16th. Fair & mild but windy. looks like rain tonight Mar 17th. Mild first thunder & lightning of the year. quite a storm. and a lot of rain Will Bells barn brunt last night Mar 18th Sunday. turned cold in the night. ground covered with an inch or two of snow this morning. bright and sunny all day thawed some in the afternoon. Mar 19th cold & clear thermomerter down to about 8 this morning Mar 20th. Clear & bright milder today. men working at hotbeds. Hamilton Tigers won from Falconbridge both games scores 3 to 1. in the senior play downs. & Toronto St Michaels won from New Liskeard in the Junior class scores 13 to 3 & 16 to 3. Mar 21st. Fine & mild lots of mud & water Mar 22nd a big drop in the temperature in the night down to zero this morning highest all day about 14 above Mar 23rd Just as cold this morning strong North East wind snow flurries </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Mar 24 Cloudy & cool with a few snow flurries. went to Hamilton. Hamilton survived the next round in the Senior 6.H.a. play downs. won from Ottawa scores 2 to 1 & {illegible} 3 to 3. Moncton last years champions beat Mc Gill of Montreal 3 to 1 in both games Mar 25. Fair and not quite so cold thawed some. Had Stan Blair & {illegible} up in the evening. Mar 26th Cold & cloudy this morning. snowing this afternoon 3 or 4 inches snow tonight & now raining at bedtime Mar 27th Cold again real winter down to about 8 or 10 from zero. Mar 28th. cold this am but thawing this afternoon. floods going down the field. drains in bad shape washed into hole. Mar 29th Frozen again this am but floods again this afternoon saw a couple of robins for the first Oakville won the Intermediate championship last night in the finals with Oshawa won both games 5 to 3 - Monkcton beat Hamilton in the Eastern Finals Sr. 6.Ha. 3 to 2 on the round </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Mar 30th Cold + cloudy all day strong north East wind. Had the gang over to play cards {Illegible} beat {Illegible} out by the {Illegible} {<s>Illegible}</s>. {un'?} the final game after each winning two games to win the Pro championship Mar 31st. still Cloudy + cool. Toronto st Michaels {Illegible}{Illegible} charlottetown {w m'?} Eastern Final 19{Illegible}. april 1st. Easter Sunday and april Fools day. cool + cloudy all day. april 2nd. cool + cloudy with lots of mud. april 3rd. Mildr today showers this afternon and evening. with some thunder. april 4th. Cloudy + cool. {Illegible} won the {Illegible} 6Ha. again for the second year. won 2 games out of three {from?} 7 at William's in the finals. april 5th. Fine + mild got a load up 11 {Illegible} m'. today {near?}{transplanting?} yet. Toronto st niks won Junior O.Ha. m'Winninpeg tonight Beat Edmonton m' two straight games 1st game 5 {star shape?} 0. second 6 to 4 m' 20 minutes overtime april 6{th?}. Got our new Radio today. $110. and allowance of $39.50 on our old one. like it fine. april 7th Fine went to Hamilton had {Illegible} England + Madrid showin', on the radio. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">april 8th Fine + mild had Laura May out for the week End. Had England and Rome Italy on Radio. april 9th. Fine + mild have transplanting all done. 16000 tons of 16000 pepper. they {soup?}. started {Illegible}{Illegible} april 10th. Fine + mild had a {Illegible} thunder shower at noon. now {Illegible}{Illegible} look badly frozen april 11 Rained nearly all night + showers off and on all day + some soft snow this evening april 12 Frozen up this morning ground eovered with snow. and cold + cloudy Chicago Beat Detroit 3 games out of 4 and wins the <s>Sll</s> stanley Cup. + {Illegible} Can Amateur champions Beat United States 13 to 3 m'final Same last night april 13th. Cold + cloudy a very late Spring. april 14th about an inch of snow this morning april 15th. Still cloudy + cool. Started to rain tonight. Got {Illegible} plates for {Tuck?} on Friday lat cost $48.00. april 16th. cool + cloudy with showers all last night and this morning Got a ton of Fertilizer 2-8-10. for {Illegible} also some for potatoes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">april 17. Put Fertilizer on Raspberries + Blackberries but they look badly frozen april 18th Starrted uncovering Strawberries they don't look too bad. April 19th. Finished uncovering strawberries the new {Illegible} looks green. but the old {potato?} Premier dont look so good weather cool. April 20th. Got a {Illegible} of {Illegible} 40 gal 60 4 gal got about a 12 hee done. pressure Tank blew out cost {$?} 300 for repairs April 21st. Very cold + cloudy ground wet praying with half a tank. Planted 12 bags potatoes. yesterday and today April 22nd Sunday had Stan Blair + {Cuttresses?} for supper raining some more again April 23rd Cold + cloudy put another half tank of oil on pear trees ground too wet m Johns {wetland?}. April 24th. Very cold + cloudy Brown ploughing. for Beans + Corn. rained some more last night went to Hamilton got 35 lbs Beans 20 lbs Corn. 40 Cabbage cost {$100.00?} Got {Illegible} transmission repaired cost another $10.00 planted cukes m' {hotbeds?} April 25th. Cold today frost this morning. Cloudy + strong west wind some snow flurries last night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">April 26th. Cool + very windy. more showers tonight planted Cucumber + started transplanting tomatoes april 27 Very cold west wind. + cloudy. april 28. {Faw?}. and cold with strong west wind. went to Hamilton Charlotte got a bicyicle april 29th Sunday {Faw?} and getting some milde. April 30th Fine + warm the first real fine day this spring. Donald and the gang planting Cabbags + Lettuce out doors + transplanting tomatoes.. temperature must have been as high as 75 May 1st. Fine + warm started planting Beans. 10th Blast Pencil Pod and 25 lbs Davis {Illegible} way. May 2. Planting Beans + started digging strawberry plants. fine + warm up to about 80 May 3 still fine + warm planting sweet corn May 4th Fine + very warm. planting Corn and digging Strawberries Roots not very good may 5th. Fine + very about 80 hot. started planting strawberries. ground getting dry. on the {Illegible} 7 {unfinished?} strawberry {Illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">but very dry by tonight afraid a lot of them will die if it dont rain. <s>{lx?}</s> {on?} 16 {Rains?} Allens Premier at theis and their about 25 rows of our own. then 41 rows of Gibson in the middle and 43 rows of Glen Mary at far end. May 6 {the?} Sunday Fine + not {quiet?} so hot May 7th. Planted Strawberries at Johns. Fine + cool NO rain. First asparagus 175 3x11's sold at {2at?} 150 May 8th Some say there was a white frost this a.m. but no damage {Illegible}. Planted more corn in fear {onehand?} also 4 Rows Cucumber Seed. + filling up strawberries lots dead already. May 9th. Hoeing. also filling up strawberries lot died at John's they are putting up {Illegible} pipes May 10th Strong westgales hot + dry + dust blowing every where. turning cooler tonight. May 11 Windy + very cold. strong west winds. May 12th. {Coat?} this a.m. white frost. did not see much damage here. some of our bean + corn are up but did not seem to be hurt. some {Illegible} cherries + Plums in blossom{!?} Very heavy frosts back m' the country they say </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">May 13th. Cloudy + cool today looks like rain. Had a nice shower this afternoon + evening. May 14th Fair + not very warm. bright but cool east wind May 15th. Fair + cold some frost this am. but no damage + {guess?} May 16th Heavy white frost this am, some of the beans frozen May 17th. some milder hoeing strawberries getting dry again May 17th strong west wind. dust blowing every where.{got?}. {how?} Strawberries + beans cultivated May 18. not so warm looked like rain but did not come yet Hoeing new Strawberries May 19th. Fair but very cool East wind. hoeing strawberries May 20th. A change in the weather very hot this afternoon. Had Hoffmanns over most static on Radio of any Time this year May 21st. not so warm a few Thunderstorms going around. may get some here. May 22 cold. planted 3000 staked Tomatoes out. strong cold west wind so stopped for warmer weather </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">May 23. Cold this am but no frost. Hoeing strawberries May 24. Very cold yet planted another 3000 tomatoes and quite again. May 25th nearly frost again and very cold wind. Hoeing Corn, Beans + Raspberries Mordew was around looking for work on {Illegible}. is at Rep Garage again and does jobs at home his address is Mordew 125 Market Street Hamilton May 26 Fine + warmer planted Tomatoes. May 27 Sunday fine + warm went for a picnic back at Waterdown May 28th Finished planting tomatoes about 17000 half for stakes + half fields May 29th Finished planting Pepper about 14000. half sweets. also planted 6 large {Illegible} {Illegible}. + a large bed up {Illegible} Plants May 30th Very warm and dry hoeing + Cultivating finished planting melons yesterday. Only have Late {Illegible} and Cauliflowers. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">May 31st Cooler but very dry. Hoeing new Strawberries the second time. June 1st. still very dry. hoeing. June 2nd. Extreme heat today and Terrible dry strawberry crop {Illegible} done for willing {feat?} and burning up. have had 8 men to pay this week. About 95 today. June 3rd went for a picnic left about 12 oclock to {Illegible} + {Illegible} to Bellfountain. + Credit Forks. + back by Brampton. 111 mils Hot. + lots of Mosquitoes June 4th. Warm + dry yet. watered melons + Cukes. on the field. started spraying got 4 or 5 tanks on all Kinds of trouble. June 5th. Very hot + dry Hoeing + Cultivating June 6th still hot and dry. 95 in the shade Today they say. June 7th. Real cool this morning and no Rain. strawberries about shot. but Tomatoes growing good June 7th started spraying again got 2 1/2 tanks on. Pressure tank. blew out again June 8th. cool again this a.m. planting Late. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Cabbags with the planter using water. June 9. Planting Cabbags + Brussel Sprouts. Very dry yet + warm. had rain other places. June 10th. Sunday had a nice thunder shower this a.m the first Since may 13th. went to niagara Falls by the mountain Road and home by the old highway. first crops + trees + {grape?} all look fine down that way. June 11 Picked first 9 {Illegible} Stberries sold in Toronto 1 at 12 1 at 11 {Illegible} at {104?} {limit?} 2 crate Lettice 1 at 75 {Illegible} 1 at {Illegible} 100 June 12th. a few light showers this a m. turning cooler tonight staking tomatoes. June 13th. Picked 32x36 crates SBerries sold 5 at ¢360 4 at ¢350 stopped balance to Toronto sold at 13 at 104, 6 at 430 4 at 400 weather, cool + cloudy. June 14th. cool this am but warm + windy this afternoon planted out Cauliflowers June 15. Picked 52 crates SBerries today (Pints) sold 15 at 94 balance at 10 4 getting hot + very dry again. Strawberries going again. June 16 Sat. a little cooler. no rain yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">June 17th Sunday fine stayed home all day for a rest. June 18th. no picking today two thunder showers in the morning and showers all day + still raining at midnight. June 19th. Lots of rain now. everything soaked good. a big picking of berries / 66 crates sold 43 at <s>{Illegible}</s> {¢?} 350 for 27 qts. 23 at $3.25 27 at {¢?} 300. Took balance to {Illegible}. {Certain?} Election Day a big majority for the Liberals. first time in since they went out in 1905 June 20th. a nice cool today no picking tieing tomatoes yet There were 66 Liberals elected yesterday 16 Cons. 4 Lib Prog. 1 CCF 1 Indep. 1 uFO. 1 Lib Labor Saskatehewan also {Illegible} the Conserv. down. by big majority. June 21 Picking berries again sold 24 crates. at $3.00 and about 115 crates to {upton?}. June 22 Fine + cool. hoeing + Cultivating new Strawberries the 3rd Time hoeing already this season Jun 23. Fine + warm Picking strawberries putting in freezer for </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Uptons. old beds nearly done. already. June 24th Fair + warm had supper a La Salle Park. June 25. Picked {Illegible} all day. Sole 16 crates at {¢?} 300 sent balance to Factory. crates June 26th. Picked {Illegible} this morning. some Showers Took to Jam Factory 48x32 crates. June 27th. Cleaning hut beds + Hoeing {ete?}. fine + cool. June 28th. Picking strawberries. 112x32 crates. took them all to uptons. Very warm + dry again. nearly done now June 29th. Started spraying! Tank on before dinner 3 in afternoon no pressure. Picked First Beans 7x11 qts sold here at ¢100 per {Illegible}. Very hot. About 100 in the shade June 30th. spraying cherries. also picked sBerries this am. 55x32 qt crates. Very hot again. July 1st Sunday Very warm home alone all day. July 2nd not quite so warm. picked 33x32 strawberries and 30 {Illegible} Beans sold beans at 55{4?} + 604 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">July 3rd Very hot again today. picked our {Illegible} Richmond {cherry?} {crop?}. 10x6 qts. sold 22 1/2 cts July 4th Picked 21 beans sold 4 at 50{4?} 17 at 40 4. warm + dry. July 5th. Picking last up strawberries 23x32 5 a few light showers just enough to make the weeds grow. July 6th. Hoeing new Strawberries 4th time Very warm. another Sprinkle tonight + high wind picked 19 beans soed 32 {to?} 34 July 7th. a little cooler bad storms in the north. started old Strawberry {Illegible}. Have had no Radio since July 4th. Tone control went wrong last Sunday July 1st {Illegible} it July 2nd as our 3 moths fee service was up July 4th. July 8th. Clear with a cool wind blowing went to Puslinch Lake near Guelph. July 9th Picked 4x6's staked Tomatoes 3x6's good 1x6 culls got 8 375 here for them picked 35 beans. at 30 4 + 40 4 also 281 {Illegible} {Illegible} {cherries?} 60 4 and also picked first Green pepper sent 12x11 to Toronto. sold 75+85 {netted?} {8?} 7.77. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">July 10th Picked {Illegible} cherries 17 {Illegible} Beans Could have sold lots of cherries at 60 4 but holding back think they will be higher July 11 {Illegible} 12 {Illegible} 11 Green peppers. men finished hoeing old Strawberry {Illegible}. July 12th. a bright day on beans 63x11's mostly at 30 4 had a thunder shower about 4 PM. July 13th not much doing picked 17 Beans 33 {Illegible} peppers. also 1st crate of Raspberries. and 5x6's Tomatoes sold here at 100 stuffed pepper + {Toronto?} sold. at 1800 75 4 {Illegible} at 85 4 100 $1.00 July 14th. warm. men hoeing {ete?}. went to the funeral of the Filman girls who were drowned Thursday in the bay got about 5 bags Buckwheat to sow. at {Illegible} 100 per {Illegible}. July 15 Sunday very warm. Had {Illegible} and Stan for Supper. July 16 monday busy day. picked 465x11 Cherries sold 35 at 754 {Illegible} 70 4 19x11 staked Toms. @ {$?}165 to ¢200 19 cukes 654 2 crates Rasp $350 =11 sweet {pepp?} 75 July 17th Picked cherries at 70 4 2 crates Rasps 10 peppers. Radio no good Wentworth Radio took it back to city again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">July 18. Picked 466 x 11 cherries sold 150 at 704 balance 754 a {Illegible} at 804 Sold 21 cukes at 504 35 beans .. 30 10 Hot peppers 70 4 Sweet .. 75 31 x 11 {Illegible} {Illegible} {Illegible} -8 150 14 x 6's Ripe at 8 115 Very warm + dry- July 19. Big Thunder shower. this after noon. Picked 281 Cherries July 20th. Very warm today Picked 60 {Illegible} timatoes 218 Cherries {Illegible} - 20 Cents 46 peppers 6 crates Rasp.. July 21 Picked about 70 {Illegible} tomatos at 704. July 22 Sunday. Fine + cool {drove?} to {Illegible} Park {Galt?}. met Stan Blain {Sim?} + {Cuttresses?} there called on Ted {Treland?} on the way home. July 23rd Had a big day 279 x 11 cherries. 754 75 no 1 Stake tomatos at 65 , 4 - 28 Field at 60 4. 5 culls 254 + stuffed 30 x 6 to 7 cents sold at. 26 x 11 cukes 224 25 x 11 Sweet peppers 754 25 x 11 beans - 254 July 24 Finished Picking cherries 2872x11 this year. Sold 34 peppers at 55 to 78-4 - 34 cukes at 22 4 and 20 4 first 2 {Illegible} Egg Plants at 65 7 Rasps {$3.00?} per crate </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">July 25. Very warm Picked 143 tons at from 40¢ for 16 fields. +11 small at 40. 4 at 45. +112 at 50 4 20 pepper at 70 4 60 at 60¢ July 26. not much to pick today 44 cukes 20 4 32 tons 40 4 10 Beans 25. 20 {Illegible} crates 30 4 Started raining after Supper. July 27 a Steady rain nearly all night {Ignes?} Picked 194 tons Sold from 40 to 55 cts July 28th Saturday. Pulled first corn 30 {Illegible} at 12 4 30 {Illegible} at 11 4 32 cukes at 20 4 11 peppers at 50 4 43 Field tons at 40 10 crates Cabbags 35 - 10 Beans at 25 4 Planted celery also July 29th Fine + not to warm went to Guelph for the day. July 30 a big day. 249 x 11 tons at 254 to 404 mostly 30 4 38 peppers 50 to 60 mostly 50 4 - 45 cukes at 20 4, 6 Egg Plants at {$1.30?} 55 crates Cabbages at 30 4 255 {Illegible} Corn at 10 4 to 13 cts. July 31 Pulled 400 {Illegible} corn (300 at 10 4 100 at {10?} 4 277 tons mostly 30 4 (50 at 254), 50 {Illegible} peppers about 50 4 45 crates {Cabb?} - 30 4 Aug 1 Tomatoes {Illegible} Stacked. 28 + 30 + Field 274 picked 284 {Illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">200 {Illegible} Corn at 10 4 25 crates {Illegible} 34 cukes - 5 peppers Aug 2nd. about 160 tons 25 to 30 4 10 Egg Plants at {$1.10} a Shower at noon hoed strawberry {Illegible} after noon an awful mess weeds two feet high have not been touched Since July 6 another thunder Shower tonight too much rain making tomatoes crack badly Aug 3 Tomatos down to 254 today. picked only 135 {Illegible} 250 {Illegible} Corn at 10 4 Aug 4th. Saturday Picked 185 tons cukes {corn?} {ete?} also 10 {Hampers?} after 654 Aug 5th Have Laura May for the week End went to Ted Frelands for supper saw alex Bells Farm. Aug 6th. Big day on Tomatos 421 {Illegible}. 71 Cukes 200 {Illegible} corn. Tomatos 20 4 for no 2's 24 - 4 to 28 4 for no 1's. <s>71 cukes</s> Aug 7th. lots of Tomatos 340 + 11 - 25 + 27 4 204 for after no 2's. 6 Egg Plants. {$1.00?} only 55 {Illegible} corn. Fine + cool but looks like rain again Tonight. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Aug 8th Warmer today Picked 359 tons at 25 to 284 after no 2's 20 4 Also 25 Hampers {Illegible} apples 70 4 12 Eggs 90 4 for 20 qt. bskt. Aug 9th. not so busy today only picked 215 tons + 50 {Illegible} corn. Hoeing peppers for awhile Aug 10th . 314 tons today 28 crates {Cabb?} + 50 {Illegible} corn had a thunder shower about 11 a.m. Aug 11 Fair + cooler 259 tons {Illegible} about the same. after {cabb?}. Peppers + Eggplants 1908 {Illegible} 11 qt Tomatos this week Aug 13 Biggest day yet on Tomatos 428 {Illegible}. had a light Thunder shower about 4 oclock 25 crates cabbages. 30 4 100 {Illegible} corn 10 4. Tomatoes about same price 25 To 28 for no 1's + 20 4 for 2's Aug 14. Cooler today Had big wind + Hail {showers?} at Ingersoll {Kitcheman?} {ete?} Barns blown down (yesterday) Prices dropping today. Tomatos no 1's, 25 4, 2's, 20¢ Picked 2 90 also 39 Hampers apples {Duchess?} 60 4 19 x 20's Eggs 55 4 6 sweet peppers 22¢ 4x6 Reds 35¢ 6x11 Sweets Red 65¢. 25 crates {Cabb?}. 30 4 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Aug 15th Picked 284 tons today they were down m price Fields 20 4 staked 20¢ to 25¢ 16 Eggs 20qts at 50 4 80 cuke 15 4 cool + Cloudy . Aug 16 Cool + cloudy with afew light showers only picked 234 tomatos today price 20 4 for no 1's 15 for no 2s. 5 Eggplants and 15 crates {Cabb?}. Aug 17 Warmer today tomatos still coming down picked 328 {Cabbs?} from 15 4 to 22 4 calso sold 10 9 cukes at 15 4 40 crates Cabb. 30 4 and 20 dg corn 8 4 Aug 18th. Picked 305 tons today total for week. 1867 {Illegible}. Sold 200 today open to Caruso of {Kuneardine?} (he brought his own baskets) at 13¢ 6dg {Cabb?}. at 20 c dg. Aug 19 Sunday. warm + windy this morning a thunder shower {Illegible} high wind and fairly heavy rain in the afternoon Aug 20. 304 tons 18 4 50 plums 40 4 50 or 60 {Illegible} peppers 15 Cabb 26 cukes cool + windy. Aug 21 Prices all shot again Picked 10 4 tons 17 4 for no 1's - 13 4 for no 2's EggPlants 25 4. Bradshaw plums 30¢ 37¢ bskt </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">Dec 20 met two trains this morning mother did not come guess she will be here sure tonight. Roads very icy. Dec 21 Mother arrived last night. Was certainly glad to see her. The kids could not go to the tain, had to go to Sunday school. concert last night. everybody had a big time last night ( celebrating tii) Dec 22 Saturday bery busy all day up to Hamilton shopping to get a Christmas tree. mother had some front page write up in yesterday Spectator. Sunday Dec 23rd. Had a quiet day. Laura & Ken called for a few minutes. dec 24th. Not very cold a few snow flurries. Roads very icy. Dec 25th. Some snow last night every thing white this a.m. Weather mild & cloudy. Down to John's fpr the day. Dec 26th. An awful railroad accident last night about 9:00 at Dundas. Two sections of International Ltd had a rear end collision. 15 dead and 40 injured. Turning very cold today with some snow. Dec 27. About zero & guess very cold some places. 40 below out west. </div> untranscribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/af6eaf3d2c8f764da78f62de0b4623a1.pdf 88a25bd4d3cfaaacb886ba0552c9ea86 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f567f353ec76853b03719d70ff358ad5.pdf 16acfb30063cfdfd4320f3bfb6c5772c PDF Text Text Garrison Shadd (1839-1892) 1881-1885 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Abbreviations used throughout the diary are: bu - bushel; doz - dozen; ac - acres; No - number; lbs - pounds; evg - evening; Con - Concession; Z - Zero; mo - month; Tem - temperature; and c - &c.} The following are random notations on the inside cover. The page number refers to a page in the diary. [left side of page on inside cover] * p 180 Wm to town to see my engine *tried p 222 Wm's machine p 1 Rev HL. Simpson's death in Savannah Ga. Mar 9/81 Bloss Calf May 15th Rose Calf June 13th Fletcher Calf June 13th Flower Calf July July 20th * p 223 Wm's engine brought home p 38 - $71 to Omaha Nebraska - for land - a section (also p 71) p 39 - Grandmother's Estate Dr. Lindsay Box 569, Xenia, Ohio p 40 - Grandmother Shadd very sick * p 226 Chas. left for Grenville, Miss. p 239 Brother Chas died at Windsor May 27/89 p. 246 - Alf started school on plains 271 - Eliz W. Shreve death Aug. 11/1890 282 - John Thomas death. March 11/ 1891 p 206 - Death of Aunt Eunice Lindsay Jan. 1888 p 71 Draft to Nebraska for payment on Land 69.15 �Josiah Henson's funeral - Dresden p 168 - May 24 - Moved to upper place p 168 - May 26 - Father changed title to his name * Feb 11/91 -- Johnnie Thomas dead p 282 p 31 - Louis Johnson & Susie Wallace were married p 32 - Wm Chandler's funeral Oct 29 1884 B.M.E. Church p 121 - Aunt Salina's death in Greenville, Miss p 16 - Aunt Mary Ann lectured on John Brown at Buxton, Aug 18 - 1887 p 87 - Grandmother Shadd died in Xenia, Ohio* Sat Nov 3rd 1883 Eunice & Emaline brought body home p 27 - yr. end school business (Father & E S Dyke) p 259 - Jefferson Webb died Feb 12 1890 Asthma mixture 34064 34064 p. 32 - A.D. Shadd - died - aged 81 yr 11 mos. 9 dy Aunt Eunice from Aunt Sarah Xenia p 34 - "Mother" fell in cattle guards at Drake Rd & severely hurt (walking going to church) p 36 - Mother went to town again. Asthma mixture 34064 p 46 - Elder SD.W. Smith baptized 19 p 37 - joined BME on probation (Monday) p 38 Elder Smith visited again p 73 p 42 - Martha Ellen Kersey's funeral (Lizzie Moore) 239 East 37th St p 168 & 169 - Move to upper place* �Percy Houghton 52 Ontario Place Vancouver BC [right side of page on inside cover] Mrs Dredgston president of home Mrs Gregsten president of prodestant home 431 Colbern st London Ont Mrs. Mary Dorsey 187 Clinton St Detroit Mich. p 159 Traction engine ordered 1886 Jan. 30 Beets Goads 1939 small 2 large 1 p 162 Shadd Homestead [left side, vertical, on inside cover] p 51 - Mr Carter's funeral Sept 4 1882 Several people contribute to the diary entries that follow. It is likely that the first several entries are written by Garrison as he mentions his sons William, Charles and Joe and his wife Harriet. {Page} 1 1881 March 1881 March 1st Tues Tuesday March 1st Clear Tem 13 Billy and I cut timber for the Barn all day George Charleston came here about 2 Oclock I ordered 3 Early Crawford peach trees and an hundred Col Cheney strawberries for one dollar Wednesday 2nd Clear Tem 16 William and I hauled out timber and cut some and made roads broke the crotch got all the large timber out but the sills and one plate Thursday 3 Commenced to hail and sleet about nine Oclock and stormed and blew all day turned to snow about 1 Oclock very stormy I went up to Fathers got a bu apples took them a doz eggs done nothing all day Friday 4 Snowy Billy and I cut and hauled up drags of wood for the house Saturday 5 �Cloudy snowy but soft Billy Harriet and I went to town got 2 bu 12 lb clover seed paid $4.75 per bu came to $10.65 bag and all {Given the handwriting and the people mentioned in the entries below, it would seem that William, son of Garrison, now becomes the regular diarist for the family} Monday 7th Clear Father and Uncle Mack hauled ice from the reservoir at Fletcher 3 loads, and 1 load of sawdust. Jobe Pierce and I cut and helped them load Tuesday 8th Clear warm Father went to town fo with Horace Bond to attend on the Miller law case, I hauled sawdust 3 loads for the ice) Wednesday 9th Clear and warm Father finished packing the ice and shelled 10 bu. of Corn, I took Joe to town to the Doctor he lanced his side roads were very slushy but solid, telegram came of Uncle *Henry Simpsons death in, Savannah, Ga Thursday 10th Clear, warm Father went down to G. Stingers & L. Dragoes to see some horses I took 6 bu of Corn and 10 bu of Corn and oats to Merlin to Grind, Friday 11th Clear warm Father cut and salted 1 pig and then went out to S Dykes to see a horse I helped with the meat and {page torn} {Page} 2 March Saturday 12th 1881 Very stormy snow and sleet Father went to town on horseback for medicine I cut wood and fed the things Monday 14th Clear and warm Father and I cut and hauled out some timber but it was too wet so we quit he then went to Old Mr Coopers to see a horse and I went to Buxton Tuesday 15 Cloudy I made a head and filled the large maul rings William made a handle and cut wood Mr Bond was here for a while Wednesday 15 �Variable I went to Fletcher on horseback William sawed two cord of Wood at the schoolhouse I sowed clover seed this morning on part of No 8 Thursday 17 Variable I went to Tom Rices sale awhile sister Emma arrived at Buxton with Elders Corpse I then went over to Fathers and helped prepare the Hall to put him in Elders Brother came with Mr Shreve Mr Bogart is here organising the Funeral to take place on Sunday at the cemetry Chatham Friday 18 Variable I sowed clover seed on No 1 while the frost was on Billy cutting wood have got seed on No 8 No 4 and putting it on No 1 the frost and snow is going away gradually saw the first Geese yesterday Saturday 19 Rained a bad easterly rain all day very disagreeable day I was up to Fathers part of the day Sunday 20 Cloudy *Harriet William and I went to Bro H L Simpsons Funeral we left Fathers place near 10 Oclock went to Chatham and then to the cemetry drove Mac Coipers mare and a little horse I bought of Lenover we got home about 8 Oclock Mac Coiper was with us Monday 21 Cloudy damn disagreeable weather roads bad we done nothing much all day Tuesday 22 Cloudy rained some last night Hariet went to town with Mac Coiper I went up to Fathers and got an hundred Dollars for my Barn Billy took Eggs to Fletcher and I went to Buxton paid Coleridge for mares to horse $14 in presence {page torn} {Page} 3 April M M March 1873 Harriett Shadd purchased 50 acres for Emmaline Simpson $1000.00 March Wednesday 23 1881 Clear Father went to town to be sworn in as sencus taker I cut some wood in the wood pile I went to Buxton to hunt a Kitchen Girl and washed the Buggy Thursday 24th Father went to the plains on horseback I cleaned and fixed the tool house up for the chickens and took out the apples Friday 25th �Clear warm Father went to Buxton I hauled out some manure over to the old garden with the Ponies Saturday 26th Clear but a cold wind Father and I went to town on the Ponies I got a lesson and Father attended Census school Monday 28 March. Clear & cool Tem 30° Father and Mother went up to Mr Haringtons for a girl I took the fence away from the hay stack Tuesday 29th Cloudy Father and I hauled half of the hay stack and put it in the mow Father got 5 fish for 50¢ from the fish man Wednesday 30th windy and snowing all day I cleaned some harness and Father studied his Census rool Tem 30° Thursday 31st Snowing all day Tem from 30° to 38° Father and I cleaned and greased harness Mother sick with her (Back) Friday April 1st Blustry and stormy Father went to town with the ponies on the front pi bob and got his Census papers and some groceries Saturday 2nd Clear I went down to Grandmothers and got Susy to come up and help Mother some in the house Father went to Tom Clarks and then up to the post office on the Bob Monday 4th Clear mostly I took Father out to Thos Drews to begin taking the Census Charley and I hauled up some {page torn} {Page} 4 April Tuesday 5th 1881 Clear Father is out taking Sencus Charley and I started to haul hay but it was too windy we hauled some manure up on the garden and cut some wood Wednesday 6th �Clear & windy Tem 22° Father sent John Charleston up with some medicine for Joe & I went down and took his boots and somethings, and then I mended some harness Thursday 7 Clear Mother and I went to town in the light wagon I got a lesson and mother got some things for Joe I had a chill coming home Friday 8th Clear and warm Father came home this evening I was not well Charley went up to Buxton on horse back Saturday 9th Clear and warm very muddy Father went to town with Uncle Mack in our Buggie Charley and I cut wood Monday 11th Clear warm I took Father up to the 10th Concession to his sencus work and came and brought Agnus Martin home with me and then went and got 2 bu of potatoes from Horace Black. Tuesday 12 Cloudy snowed some last night I fixed up the fences and cut some drags of wood in the woods to haul Wednesday 13 Cloudy this morning I hauled up some wood and took Kate and Bet to I. Watkinses and had their shoes took off John Kersy came with 3 men to hew timber this afternoon Thursday 14th Clear Charley and I hauled over some fodder and sawed some wood and I started ploughing afternoon John Kersy, John Kersy Jr, Watson {G---}, Prince Chaise, Denis Kersey, and Bill Mathews, were hewing all day {Page} 5 April Friday 15 1881 Clear I ploughed all day in No 5 John Kersey had 5 men besides himself hewing timber Father came home done this evening Saturday 16th Clear Father and Mother went to town in the buggie Father got 5 bags of brand I ploughed all day, in No 4 �Monday 18 Lenover sow had 8 pigs yesterday Cloudy rained some last night we did not do much I trimmed some of the grapevines Father let off water off of No 1 Tuesday 19th Clear Father went to town on horse back I hung up some meat spread some manure on the potatoe patch and ploughed some afternoon in No 4 J.W. Kersey had with 4 men were at work Wednesday 20th Clear Father, Charley and I hauled the hay out of No 4 and put it in the mow except a half ton which J.W. Kersey Sr. sent after Father then hauled the rails away and I ploughed Thursday 21st Clear most of the day Father, Mother Joe & Charlie went to town in the buggie Father and Joe started from Chatham on the 4 Oclock train for the Seminary in Anarbour Michigan. I ploughed all day in No 4 Father finished sowing Clover seed Friday 22nd Clear I ploughed all day in No 4 Charley moved the garden fences with the ponies. Very warm tem 72° Saturday 23rd Clear Charley and I hauled the fence from between Nos 3 & 4 and I ploughed some in No 4 Joe came up from Detroit and Grandmother brought him out home from town Monday 25th Clear all day commenced showering this evening I shelled 8 bu of corn this morning and then tried the ponies on the + {cross} plough they went all right I ploughed the garden {Page} 6 April Tuesday 25 26th 1881 Showered some this morning clear after I ploughed the potatoe patch with the Ponies and took a grist 6 bu of wheat 4 bu corn and 10 bu corn and oats to get ground Old Kate had a Colt this after running 11 mo and 12 days Wednesday 27th Clear all day showered this evening I finished ploughing the potatoe patch and ploughed some in No 6 Charley and I harrowed the garden and potatoe patch and planted 4 rows of potatoes Thursday 28th �Mostly cloudy Mother commenced gardening yesterday I ploughed some in No 6 J.W. Kersey was at work today with 2 men Geo. Kersey and P. Chase Charley and I went to Merlin and got a grist 13 bags Friday 29 Cloudy I ploughed all day in No 6 J.W. Kersey and 2 men were at work on the barn timber Saturday 30th Clear Mother went to town with Horace Bond I finished ploughing in No 6 May Monday 2nd 1881 Clear I commenced sowing oats this morning in No 6 Charley harrowed them in Mother and I went up to Buxton and got 8 peach trees and 50 strawberry plants of Charleston for $2.00 Bet had her first Colt & running 11 mo 4 days Tuesday 3 Clear I finished sowing in No 6 sowed 12½ bu Charley harrowed and then I ploughed the strawberry bed and prepared the waggon for the plains J.W. Kersey and 2 men at work Rev. B. Stewart was here Wednesday 4 Clear I went to the plains and commenced ploughing for oats J.W. Kersey and 2 men at work {Page} 7 May Thursday 5th 1881 Cloudy and misty all day I run out some furrows in No 6 but worked most of the day at Bets Colt and then it died Kersey and 2 men at work Friday 6th Cloudy I ploughed at the plains Grandfathers raised his stable Charley shoveled the oats furrow Kersey, and 2 men at work Saturday 7th Clear I ploughed at the plains with the ponies Mother went to town with Uncle Mack in our Buggie Monday 9th Tolerable clear, very warm I got Lenover shod this morning by Watkins and then Charley and I went to the plains with both teams to plough Crawford came and set out 9 peach trees 3 Early Crawford, 5 late Crawford, 1 Waterloo Mother set out 100 strawberries �Tuesday 10 Clear Charley and I ploughed all day at the plains Kersey and 2 men at work Agnis Martin left Wednesday 11th Clear Charley and I ploughed all day at the plains Elizabeth Moore came Thursday 12th Clear I sowed 12 bu of oats and Charley and Alf harrowed them in Friday 13th Clear I sowed 8 bu of oats at the plains and Charley and Alf harrowed and then we ploughed some Saturday 14th Cloudy and very heavy wind and rain storm blowed fences in every direction Mother went to town with Uncle Mack in the buggie Father came home Aunt Emma also came I finished sowing oats sowed 25 bu {Page} 8 Monday 16th 1881 Clear I went down to the plains and finished my furrows and brought the roller home then Charley and I harrowed the sod at home Tuesday 17th Clear Charley and I cross harrowed the sod and harrowed and rooled the wheat in No 5 Wednesday 18th Cloudy Charley and I moved some fence back of the stable then I sowed some clover seed on No 1 and Charley and I commenced finished harrowing and rolling wheat in No 1. Polin [Poland] China sow had 9 pigs Thursday 19 Cloudy we finished harrowing the wheat and hauled 2 loads of stone for the barn Friday 20 Clear Charley and I commenced ploughing in the plains for corn Saturday 21 Clear very warm Chas and I ploughed at the plains Father went to town with Horace Bond. �Monday 23rd Clear and hot I marked off and planted the corn at home in No 4 Charley cross marked it Tuesday 24 Clear and hot Charley and I ploughed and harrowed at the plains for corn Wednesday 25th Clear I planted 20 rows finishing No 4 and then we ploughed at the plains for corn Thursday 26th Clear and hot Mother and I took Joe and Father took the depot, Chatham they started for detroit I then came and marked off for Grandmother {Page} 8 May Friday 27 1881 Clear and warm we finished ploughing and harrowing at the plains for corn Saturday 28th Clear and warm until Noon then it poured down rain for a half hour we marked off our ground one way Mother went to town with Uncle Mack Monday 30th Clear Chas & Alf went to the river with H. Bond to wash sheep I planted some corn this afternoon and Put Bet to Robinhood at Jarvises Tuesday 31 Signs but no rain Father and Joe came home last night from Detroit Joe Garrol and I planted 12½ ac for us and Grandmother planted 2 bu on 10 ac Wednesday 1st June 1881 Cloudy rained most of the day we hauled 3 loads of sand out of the Big ditch for the Barn Thursday 2nd Tolerable Clear Chas and I hauled one load of sand I ploughed up front of the house Cultivated the potatoes and turnip patch Father finished planting potatoes and Chas and I mulched some of the Currant and berry bushes Friday 3rd �Rained nearly all day we fanned the rest of the oats up and baged up 30 bu put Kate to the Robinhood Saturday 4th Tolerable clear Father went and took 30 bu of oats to town got 40¢ Chas went along I hauled stones for the barn Monday 6th Clear I went and got a load of sand hauled some stone Chas and Mother went out and got Ambros Timbers to dig the holes for the barn Father went to town afternoon and got the lime he also laid out the {Page} 10 June Tuesday 7th 1881 Rained all day commenced last night Chas and I shelled 11½ bu of corn Geo Charleston was here Wednesday 8 Rained all day we done nothing I made a wheel barn Thursday 9 Tolerable clear very wet Father and I let off water from around the stack yard and Mother and he went to town after noon I let of water Friday 10th Clear Jobe Pierce thrashed our beans Father went to see the corn at the plains and then went to Merlin with Grist Jobe and I piled some manure Saturday 11th Clear Father and Mother went to market I replanted corn in No 4 Monday 13th Clear Father went to town and brought out Mr Brannen to lay the foundation Chas and I replanted Fletcher had a Calf Tuesday 14th Clear Chas and I finished replanting Mr Brannen commenced laying the foundation Jobe Pierce helped Chas and I hauled stones Wednesday 15th �Clear Mr Brannen finished Jobe helped Father took him to town this evening Joe and Mother went along Thursday 16 Clear Chas and I planted the beans in No 4 Uncle Mack sheared the sheep Friday 17 Cloudy Chas and I went and Ploughed 2 acres at the plains for beans and corn Saturday 18 Clear Father and Mother went to town Uncle Mack took a load of hay for Father got Paper too Chas and I harrowed the buck wheat and planted beans and corn at the Plains {Page} 11 June Monday 20th 1881 Tolerable clear Chas went and rooled the beans and some corn at the plains I cultivated the gardens and some corn at home Father hoed potatoes I took the mares to Jarvises this Evening Bet took the horse Robinhood Tuesday 21 Clear & Cool I cultivated all day in No 4 Father and Chas & Alf hoed potatoes Father went to Buxton this evening to see after his logs Wednesday 22 Clear I cultivated all day in No 4 Father and Mother went to town took some Oats Pork & strawberries Thursday 23 Clear Chas and Father done road work I cultivated beans in No 4 Friday 24th Clear I took Joe and Father out to Crows dock where they took the boat for Detroit then Chas and I hoed corn in the garden and No 4 Saturday 25th Cloudy rained some Mother and I went to town Father went up to Buxton to see after his logs 'Twas 2 oclock when we got home from the river last night Monday 27th �Rained until noon then we hauled up the barn sills up with both teams then Father went to buxton we hauled up some chips Tuesday 28 Clear we went to the plains I cultivated and Chas I.D [I.D is his little brother Isaac] & Father hoed Wednesday 29 Clear I cultivated and Chas Alf I.D & Father hoed corn Thursday 30th Clear Chas Alf I.D & I hoed corn Father went to town for medicine for Joe {Page} 12 July Friday 1st 1881 Clear we hoed corn at the plains Joe was very sick this evening Saturday 2nd Clear Father and Mother went to town the rest of us hoed corn at the plains Monday 4th Clear we finished hoeing corn and I cultivated the beans and harrowed the white flint corn at the plains Tuesday 5th Clear very hot Tem 95° Father mowed clover at home in No 7 Chas I.D. & I finished hoeing beans at the plains J.W. Kersey and 2 men at work Spot cow calfed Wednesday 6th Clear I finished mowing No 7 and we put some of it up in cocks Father took Alf to Chatham this evening to the examination J.W. Kersey & 2 men at work Thursday 7th Clear mostly but rained this after noon we hauled a load of hay and hauled out some timbers for the barn Kersey and 2 men at work Friday 8 Clear we hauled hay out of No 7 and hoed some corn in No 4 Kersey and 3 men at work Saturday 9 �Clear Father and Mother went to town I cultivated some and cut clover in No 3 it was very hot Tem at Noon 104° Monday 11th Clear very warm we hoed corn until noon and then raked up the hay in No 4 and cocked some Father went to merlin afternoon to mill Tuesday 12th Clear we hoed until noon then hauled in some hay into the mow father went up and hauled bark off so as to get his logs sawed {Page} 13 July Wednesday 13 1881 Clear and very warm Father went up this morning and got some logs put in at the mill we hoed some and Father cut some wheat for Uncle Mack Fa we went up this evening and got 2 loads of lumber small load Kersey & 3 men Thursday 14 Clear we went up and got 2 loads of lumber this morning finished cutting around trees in the orchard and fence corners and cocked them up Father helped Kersey put one bent together for the barn Friday 15 Clear we helped Kersey put 2 more bents together and hauled out timber Saturday 16 Clear rained afternoon Father and Mother went to town I finished cultivating beans and helped Kersey with 3 {bents} Monday 18 Clear we helped Kersey raise the barn the first bent fell making a delay of a half day Geo Crummell Dens Kersey & J. Shreve helped us Chas, Alf & D hoed beans Tuesday 19 Clear we finished raising the barn J Shreves Ds Kersey & Louis Johnson helped us Uncle mack drew up the bents with his team Yesterday & today Chas Alf & D hoed Wednesday 20th Clear we cut and bound in No 5 Father cut some for Uncle Mack Thursday 21st �Clear Father went to town this morning to get an iron for the reaper and then cut some for Uncle Mack and finished cutting in No 5 I went to Buxton and got a load of lumber from the mill Friday 22 Rained this morning but cleared off about noon Father and I got 3 small loads of lumber Geo Crummell got 2 bu of wheat and we bound wheat after noon finished No 5 and cradled around No 1 {Page} 14 July Saturday 23 1881 Clear we cut bound and shocked up 91 doz of wheat in No 1 Father cut Chas and I bound mostly and Alf and D raked bun{dles} I took Mother to the plains and she went to town with Grandmother Monday 25 Kersey & 3 men at work Clear heavy shower last night we mowed and some fence corners and then went into the wheat Father cut some for Uncle Mack we bound at home broke the rake head and got Lenovers reaper to finish Tuesday 26 Clear Father broke the reaper this morning and got Lenovers to quit finish Kersey & 3 men at work Wednesday 27 Clear Father went up to Buxton and got the rest of the barn lumber and went to town for some pine for the barn and machine head got medicine from Kirgar Chas and I finished binding wheat Thursday 28 Clear we put the rest of the hay in the Barn and covered it up Kersey and 2 men at work Friday 29 Clear we went to the plains and worked in the corn and beans Kersey and 3 men at work Killed a veal this evening Saturday 30th Clear Father and Mother went to town Chas D & I went to the plains Kersey and 3 men at work Monday 1st of August 1881 Clear warm Mother and Father went to town Mother was going to Detroit but did not go the Cars were so filthy Father got some lumber to finish the barn Chas & I hauled up some chips and set up the wheat shocks we had a terrible rain and hail storm yesterday which dispelled the drouth Tuesday 2nd �Clear Father, Chas, Alf D, and I, we went to the plains to work in the corn it looks well but very late just begining to tassel beans dont look very well {Page} 15 August Wednesday 3rd 1881 Clear we went down and worked in the corn at the plains Geo & J.W Kersey worked until noon Thursday 4th Clear very warm Tem 100° at noon Father cut ½ of the oats in No 6 the rest of us hoed corn at the plains Kersey and 6 men came to shingle on the barn Friday 5th Clear & Excessively hot Tem 100° Father worked at home in the oats Alf, D, & I went to the plains Chas went but got sick Kersey & 6 men shingling Saturday 6th Showered until noon Mother went to town with Uncle Mack in our Buggie Father and I put a gangway to the barn Monday 8th Clear & cool we finished binding the cut oats in No 6 and Father finished cutting Chas and Alf went to Merlin to mill Tuesday 9th Clear we hauled up the sills for the east mow and hauled out wheat out of No 5 this afternoon Wednesday 10th Clear we hauled some wheat out of No 1 and finished binding oats in No 6 Thursday 11th hot Tem 98° Clear we fixed the mow bottom in the east mow finished binding, hauling wheat out of oats in No 6 & hauled some out of No 1 Friday 12th Clear & hot Tem 100° we finished hauling wheat out of No 1 Chas raked it and we hauled them in and hauled some oats out of No 6 Kersey finished the barn at last. Saturday 13th �Clear and cool Chas and Mother went to town Flavious [little brother aged 6}] went along Father Alf, D, & I went to the plains Father cut around the oats we hoed in the corn {Page} 16 August Monday 15th 1881 Clear we went down and commenced cutting the oats they were down and had to be cut from one side Tuesday 16 Clear Father cut at the oats we raked bundles Wednesday 17 Clear Father finished cutting oats and cut a small piece for Mr Jones and then bound some we bound all day Thursday 18 Cloudy we bound until noon when it became too damp and we came home and made a fence between Nos 4 & 5 and Father, Mother Alf, & I went to hear Aunt Mary Ann lecture at North Buxton on John Brown. [This was the famous Mary Ann Shadd anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America and the first woman publisher in Canada.] we went in the Buggie Friday 19th Clear we bound until evening and came home and killed a veal for market it weighed 87 lbs Saturday 20th Clear Mother and Father went to market got $4.72 for the veal the rest of us bound oats at the plains yearland calf got in the well this evening Monday 22 Clear & warm Father cut Uncle Macks oats on Moreheads place this forenoon we finished binding at the plains Tuesday 23rd Clear Uncle Mack stacked Grandmothers share of the oats for us we run two waggons Father pitched in the field, I at the stack and Chas loaded there is very heavy straw on that 7¾ ac being 329 doz of sheaves Wednesday 24 Clear we hauled 6 loads of oats home from the plains and 2 last night �Thursday 25 Clear we finished hauling oats from the plains have 13 loads total of our share {Page} 17 Friday 26th 1881 Clear Chas raked the stubble of No 5 I ploughed some Killed a veal this evening Saturday 27th Clear Father and Mother went town I ploughed in No 5 Monday 29th Clear I took Father and Mother Joe & Eunice [his sister] to the dock this morning they went to detroit I came back I & Chas ploughed in No 5 Tuesday 30th Clear Chas and I ploughed all day in No 5 Tem 100° Wednesday 31 Clear hot Tem 100° Chas and I ploughed in No 5 at noon I went to the river to meet them they came home we stoped at Grandma Poindexters and burned the stubbles off Chas set stubbles at home and burned some fence Thursday 1st September 1881 Showered some this morning Chas and I ploughed Father put up the fence which burned it rained quite heavy yesterday Friday 2nd Clear Chas and I ploughed in No 5 Father worked in the bush Saturday 3rd Clear and warm Mother and Father went to town took the fore wheels of the wagon to get filled I finished ploughing No 5 and went to Merlin to mill after noon Monday 5 Clear Chas and I went to the plains and commenced ploughing for wheat have to haul water for the Horses Tuesday �Chas & I ploughed at the plains Father came down to see the ground he then burned in the bush {Page} 18 September Wednesday 7th 1881 Clear Chas and I ploughed at the plains Father burned in the bush Thursday 8th Clear and warm Chas and I ploughed at the plains Father burned in the bush ground very dry Friday 9th Cloudy Chas and I ploughed at the plains it rained some about noon Father came down to see the {ground} Saturday 10 Cloudy Mother and Father went to town took the No 2 plow to get repaired and brought out the waggon front wheels I finished ploughing at the plains, butter is 30¢ Monday 12 Clear Chas and I harrowed the ground in No 5 for wheat Father worked in the woods Tuesday 13 Clear I went for a load of water then Chas and I.D. harrowed and I cut corn Father cleaning out the bush well Wednesday 14 Clear Chas and I.D. harrowed I cut corn in No 4 I went for water this evening Thursday 15 Cloudy and very windy Chas and D harrowed at the plains I went down and cut some corn went for water this evening Friday 16 Began to rain last night and rained until about 12 Oclock tonight Father was at Coopers and Mooreheads near all day Saturday 17 Cloudy Father and Mother went to market got back at ½ past 9 Oclock Butter 30¢ per lb Chas and I cut hauled and put logs into the bush well building it 4 logs higher all round �Monday 19 Clear Chas rooled the wheat ground at home I.D. & I went to the plains he harrowed & I cut corn Father got 16 bu of {wh} wheat from P.W. Martin {Page} 19 Sept Tuesday 20 1881 Clear Father went and helped Geo Crummell thrash Mother Chas and I went to Chatham to the fair Wednesday 21st Clear we went and commenced sowing and ploughing in wheat on the plains took the rooler and Chas roolled some Thursday 22nd Clear we sowed and ploughed in wheat at the plains Friday 23 Clear we ploughed in {arrow pointing to above entry - plains} until noon Grand Father [this would likely be Abraham Dorcas Shadd] commenced to thrash after noon and Father & I went to help him Chas ploughed on Saturday 24 Clear Grand Father finished thrashing this morning Chas ploughed I ploughed after noon Mother and Grand Mother went to town in their buggie Monday 26 Clear Father Chas and I went to the plains to plough in wheat Tuesday 27 Cloudy we went to the plains and finished putting in wheat and brought the ploughs and roller home Wednesday 28 Cloudy rained very heavy last night Chas and I went and got the harrows and stoped and got 16 bu of wheat from Coopers for seed came home and fanned it then I went to Merlin but got no grist Father hurt his spine Thursday 29 Clear we commenced to plough in wheat in No 5 �Friday 30 Clear until evening we ploughed in and harrowed in No 5 it was too windy to sow Father went to Uncle George Shreves for timothy seed {Page} 20 October Saturday 1st 1881 Drizzelled rain all day Father and Mother went to town to market Monday 3rd Cloudy rained all day yesterday Father went to Joneses to see some cattle Chas and I leveled too sleepers hewed I hauled a log for the back gangway and cut 18 shocks of corn this evening Father hewed some stringers Tuesday 4th Cloudy & cool we cut the clover for seed in No 3 and altered some pigs and commenced too wean Kates Colt Bob this evg Wednesday 5th Clear and cool Tem 40° we Father sowed and Chas and I ploughed in wheat in No 5 Thursday 6th Clear heavy frost last night Chas and I ploughed and harrowed all day in No 5 Father sowed some and then went to see about the machine Friday 7th Cloudy we ploughed in No 5 Father sowed damp Saturday 8th Cloudy rained a little at noon I finished ploughing harrowing and running out furrows in No 5 Father and Mother went to town to Market got a set of dishes Chas piled some wood for thrashing Monday 10th Clear cool and windy we thrashed today had 213 bu of wheat and 310 bu of Oats D. Bions, Ambros Timbers, Edd & Father Poindexter, Uncle Mack, John Brown Alex Scott, H. Wilson, Norman Cooper, Wm Steel & Wm Martin helped us Tuesday 11th Clear I got Coopers furrow plough and Father and I cleaned out the furrows and hauled in the clover this afternoon Chas ID and Flavious finished pulling beans this morning {Page} 21 �Oct Wednesday 12th 1881 Rained all night we did not do much cleaned up some wheat this evening Thursday 13 Very wet rained some I went out shooting we did not much Chas raked up some clover I took H Bonds Bags and crotch [a kind of garden fork] home and got the craper Friday 14 Cloudy Father took 32 bu of wheat to town got $1.26 Chas and I turned the beans and cut some corn Saturday 15 Cloudy and warm rained some this evening Father took 34 bu of wheat to town Mother and I went in in the buggie Elizabeth and Aunt Mary went along Monday 17 Cloudy Father and Joe went to Detroit I took them to the boat I then came and Chas and I took Felixs Engine over to Dennie Hickeys with both teams it was a very heavy lug We then went and got Joe Father went on to Chatham Tuesday 18 Rained some this morning I went and got 761 ft of maple plank at Buxton in two load Chas dug potatoes Father came home this evg Wednesday 19 Cleared off this afternoon Chas and I cut corn in No 4 Father shook and turned beans and clover and sowed some timothy on No 5 Thursday 20 Rained some this morning Chas and I finished cutting corn in No 4 and then Mother Chas and I went to the plains Father sowed some timothy and then went to the plains to cut Buckwheat Friday 21st Clear Father and I went to the plains to cut Buckwheat I came home at noon and Mother Joe and I went to Harvey Kerseys Funeral Chas hauled up squashes and chips Father came home and shook up clover and finished sowing timothy in No 5 {Page} 22 Oct Saturday 22nd 1881 �Clear Mother and Father went to market Chas and I hauled in the clover and beans Alf cut stalks and helped Monday 24th Cloudy misted rain some we straightened up the Crib Father went to to Merlin to mill Tuesday 25th Clear Father took a load 32 bu of wheat to town got $1.26 Chas, D, & I went and husked white flint at the plains Wednesday 26 Clear Father took 36 bu of wheat to town got $1.-6 {number smudged} Chas, D, & I husked at the plains Thursday 27 Clear Chas ID and I went down and finished husking white flint corn and brought our share 34 bu home Father went to the sale Allen Coopers Friday 28 Cloudy Chas D and I went and husked some Father unloaded and went to the Wm Wilson trial at Forhans Wilson had 8½ $ to pay Saturday 29 Rained this morning Father and Mother went to town we hauled up wood and filled ticks Monday 31 Cloudy Father, Chas, I.D and I husked at the plains and brought home 20 bu Tuesday 1st November 1881 Clear we husked and cut corn at the plains Wednesday 2nd Cloudy Father took 48 bu of Oats to to town it weighed 51 bu 15 lbs got 39¢ Chas, D, & I husked corn at the plains Thursday 3rd Cloudy windy & a snow squall we husked some and brought home 30 bu of corn from the plains {Page} 23 �November Friday 4th 1881 rained some this morning snowed ½ inch last night we put in the stable floor pitted in potatoes &c Saturday 5th Cloudy & windy Mother, Father, Alf, & Aunt Sarah Ann went to town to market, Butter 25¢ per lb Monday 7th Cloudy we cleaned up the red wheat and were down to help Uncle Mack thrash but they didn't thrash Tuesday 8th Clear Father and Mother and Lizzie went to town took 20 bu of wheat and the wool and 2 bu of Hicory nuts Wednesday 9th Clear we loaded one load of the clover and took it over to Forhans to get thrashed and left it Thursday 10 Clear we went over got Forhans waggon took the rest of the clover over got it all thrashed had 4 bu Friday 11th Cloudy rained this evening we went to the plains to husk corn husked some but the rain [came] Saturday 12th Rained all night and some this morning Mother & Father went to market got a hand seed drill $7.00 & sold young pink cow I let out some water and Alf & I went down & got 22 bu of corn Grandpap got 16 bu Monday 14th Tolerable clear we husked off the stalk at the plains all day Tuesday 15 Clear we husked all day Dan Bions came and traded wagons Father is to give him 20$ between his new & our old waggon {Page} 24 November Wednesday 16th 1881 �Tolerable clear we finished husking off the stalk and brought home 30 32 bu of corn with both teams on Thursday 17th Cloudy windy & showery we husked 50 shocks completing the husking at the plains Friday 18th Cloudy snowed some this afternoon Chas & I got the rest of the plains corn 27½ bu Father culled some and fastened up the pigs to fatten Saturday 19th Cloudy snowed some Father went to town on horseback bought a pair of bobs at Auction for $2.50 & paid D Bions $20.00 difference between the waggons Monday 21st Cloudy Father and I went up to Wards on the 11th to a sale Dock Brown the painter came back Tuesday 22nd Cloudy Windy and cool Father and I Blaized the line to chop by and cut some rail cuts Wednesday 23rd Cloudy Father and Dock went to merlin to mill got some more paint Chas D & I husked corn in No 4 Thursday 24th Cloudy & Windy Tem 22 Father & I cut rail cuts & Chas hauled them out Friday 25th Cloudy Windy Tem 22° Chas & I hauled in the corn and fodder we husked Wednesday Father helped Uncle Mack kill a 2 pigs and we Killed a sheep this evg Saturday 26 Cloudy Father & Mother went to town took the mutton got 6¢ per lb I choped wood in the wood pile {Page} 25 Monday 28th 1881 Clear Wm Brannum commenced work @ 9$ per month he and Father husked in No 4 Chas & I hauled 2 loads of fodder from the plains Tuesday 29th �Clear Father and Brannum husked corn in No 4 Chas & I hauled the remainder 2 loads from plains Wednesday 30th Clear Chas, Brannm & I hauled some corn and fodder out of No 4 & Father & Brannum husked some Thursday 1st December Cloudy we finished husking corn altogether Friday 2nd Cloudy Father went for medicine for Joe to Chat [ham] Chas & I finished hauling corn Brannum chopped some & helped us some with the corn Saturday 3rd Clear Father & Mother went to town to market we finished hauling fodder banked the school house and hauled up some wood Monday 5th Cloudy I ploughed the garden Brannum dug some by the railroad gate this afternoon we hauled 2 loads of fodder from Coppers C Flemming brought out a Wheeler & Wilson Sewing machine Father bought it gaave his old machine in part pay Tuesday 6th Clear we went and got another load of fodder and then went back and repaired the line fence and Bill [William Brannum] split 100 rails this afternoon Wednesday 7th Cloudy I ploughed all day in No 4 with Kate & Bet Father went to Travises for an axe handle and him and Bill sawed some logs Coleman James commenced chopping wood {Page} 26 Dec Thursday 8th 1881 Clear & cold we scraped and ploughed the line ditch across No 4 I ploughed Friday 9th Clear Father took Mother to town she went to Detroit to see the Dr. about Joe Bill and I scraped in the ditch until noon then I ploughed and Bill chopped wood Saturday 10 Clear & cold Tem 19° Mother and Father went to town I chopped some rail cuts �Monday 12th Rained most of the day Father went to the Council Brannum and I fenced the stack cut some rail cuts and shod one jumper Tuesday 13th Rained nearly all day we ground the axes choped some & fanned some Oats Coley dog was killed by a falling tree Wednesday 14 Clear Coleman James & two men chopping Brannum & Father chopped some and made roads I hauled out rail cuts & wood Chas hauled out wood Thursday 15 Clear Tem 16° this morning Brannum split 150 rails & Chopped some Father & I chopped & sawed Chas hauled wood & rails 3 Jameses sawing Connors finished sawing logs Friday 16th Clear we bushed out wood until noon then we cut Rail timber P.T. Barry's men commenced making roads & skidding logs Saturday 17th Clear Father & Mother went to town I hauled out an wood & Rail cuts with Kate & Bet Brannum Chopped & made roads {Page} 27 Dec Monday 19 1881 Clear Brannum & Father cut Rail cuts & Chas & I hauled them out Tuesday 20 Cloudy misted rain some Father was out most of the day posting school notices Brannum split rails I hauled out Rails wood and split some rails too Wednesday 21 Rained most of the day Brannum & I made some heading Bolts of Basswood & thrashed some beans Father put A handle in my axe Coleman & his boy chopping Thursday 22nd Rained all day I went out to take the census of the school section Brannum went to south Buxton Father stayed home Brannum & I went to the concert this evening �Friday 23rd Very wet Father went to the Examination Brannum and I made baswood heading Bolts Saturday 24th Cool & clear Mother and Father went town Brannum and I cut Basswood heading Saturday 26th Monday 26 Cloudy rained some this morning I went out taking Census Brannum hauled wood & chopped rail cuts Tuesday 27th Cloudy Brannum & I made heading bolts Father setteling up school business E.S Dyke & Chas Lenover Audited the secretarys Books Wednesday 28 Clear & very muddy Father & I attended the school meeting E.S. Dyke was Elected trustee in Father's place Brannum chopped in the bush Thursday 29th Clear Father Brannum and I made heading bolts Coleman Jameses three boys sawed a little Mother Lizzie Elizabeth Chas Brannum & I went to the Concert this Evg {Page} 28 Friday 30th Cold windy and snowing some Father studying his papers for the Election to come off on Monday Brannum & I washed out wood until noon with both teams and then cut some heading bolts Mother & I went down to GrandMother Poindexters this evg Saturday 31st Cold windy & snowing some Tem 24° Father, Mother and Mr Bond went to town in our Buggie Brannum & I cut wood made roads & hauled out three loads for the house January Monday 1st 1882 Cloudy & cool Tem 24° Brannum and I built a cow shed & pig scaffold, hauled wood for killing pigs Municipal Election was held today Father was Deputy Returning officer for our division, returns as follows. Williams 158, White 415, Irwin 350, Gould 339, Drew 373, Dillon 183, Kennedy 200, Dolson 292, Crowe 242, Tooley 217, Charleston 143 Tuesday 2nd �Cloudy snowed some Tem 20°, Father killed the pigs he got from Mr Copper & 1 other Making 5 H.D. Kersey, Alex Scott, Wm Moore, & Obod Kersey helped us and then Brannum & I helped them kill 8 Father went up and then took the ballot Box down to Stewarts Wednesday 3rd Cloudy Tem 6° Father and I shelled some corn I took 4 bu of corn & 4 of wheat to Merlin to mill Father went to Mr Bond's Sale Brannum chopped some hicory wood Thursday 4th Cloudy & cold Tem 10° Brannum & I made Basswood heading Father took the Coopper pork to town & one small one of ours they weighed 283, 278, 255, 180 lbs & 159 at home Friday 5 Cloudy Tem 30° Father, Brannum & I made Basswood Bolts [Bolts are pieces of a log which have been cut to lengths generally less than 8 feet. They were further split and used for shingles, clapboards, pegs and sometimes firewood (fuel).] {Page} 29 Jan Saturday 7th 1882 Cloudy thawing Mother and Father went to town I hauled two cords of dry soft wood to the school house hauled up some wood &c Brannum & Chas chopped in the woods Father settled with Brannum leaving 92¢ unpaid Monday 9th Cloudy cool Tem 32 Father helped us make bolts awhile and then went to Forhans Brannum & I made bolts Brannum commenced work this morning at $7.00 per month Polin [Poland] China Sow had 9 pigs yesterday Tuesday 10th Cloudy about 6 inches of show fell last night thawing this morning Brannum & I put 1 cord of dry beech, and 1 cord of dry hicory in the school yard and some green hicory & Brannum bushed out some Bolts Father helped & sewed some for Mother Tuesday 10th Cloudy Brannum & I corded Wintermutes axe handle timber and then made Bolts Father helped commenced snowing this evg Wednesday 11th Cloudy Tem 32° Brannum & I hauled 2 cords of dry Beech & Hicory & some green Hicory to the school house Brannum Bushed out some Bolts �Thursday 12th Clear Tem 34° Brannum & I tried to bush out Bolts but could not keep them on the Jumper so we went to chopping hicory wood Father went out on the plains Friday 13th Cloudy misting rain Brannum did not work I took some green hicory to the school house Father sawed some and then we put a runner in the jumper and baged up 45 bu of oats Saturday 14th Cleared off Windy Brannum helped me fence the stack haul some straw to the stable & chopped some wood I finished hauling the school wood & made a jumper runner Mother & Father went to town with Kate & Bet in the heavy waggon took a load of oats {Page} 30 Jan Monday 16 1882 Clear Tem 26° Father and I commenced making wood rack Brannum commenced bushing out Bolts at noon he lost a ½ day E.S. Dyke & A. Shreves measured the school wood Tuesday 17th Clear Cold & Windy Tem 18° I took Joe & Father to Chatham They went to Detroit on the 8 Oclock train Brannum chopped until noon, I was home at 10 Oclock A.M. then Brannum and I bushed out some bolts with Kate & Bet in the afternoon Wednesday 18th Cloudy Cold Tem 14° I hauled two loads of Bolts to N Buxton on the waggon with Kate & Bet Brannum bushed out Bolts Thursday 19 Tolerable Clear I went to town after Joe and Father they came up at 11 Oclock Alf went along Brannum chopped hicory tops Friday 20th Clear Tem 28° I hauled 3 loads of Bolts to Buxton took about 1 cord at a load Brannum finished bushing Bolts and some wood & chopped some Saturday 21 Cloudy & raining some Father and Mother went to town took 43 bu of Oats they weighed 48 bu 28 lbs got 42¢ per bu. Brannum and I corded some of Wintermutes hicory & White ash Brannum Chopped some maple tops & I hauled up some fire wood this Evg �Monday 23rd Cloudy & Cold Tem 7° I hauled 2 loads of Bolts to Buxton Brannum sawed some wood at the school house & helped me load Father went down to Fletcher Tuesday 24th Cold Tem 2° I hauled 2 loads of Bolts Brannum took ½ Cord on the jumper it Broke down and had to Bring it back on the wagon Father was in the bush {Page} 31 Jan Wednesday 25 1881 {1882} Warm rained all the afternoon Father went up to Buxton {Wiler} measured the Bolts there was 9¾ cords Brannum & I hauled one load of straw to the stable shelled 6 bu of corn & fanned the beans Father went to mill took 6 bu of corn Thursday 26 Warm rained all day Father went to Fletcher Brannum did not work & I did not doo much Friday 27 Father went to Tilburry on Jim [horse] Brannum and I sawed 3 cords of wood at the school house Saturday 28th Cloudy warm Tem 30° Brannum and I finished sawing the school wood Father & Mother went to town in the Buggie Monday 30th Clear Cool Father went to Tilburry to see about some Bolts Brannum & I made bolts Tuesday 31st Cloudy & Cool we Butchered 7 hogs this forenoon Alex Scott & H.D. Kersey helped Brannum did not work afternoon the sow weighed 375 lbs the others 209, 200, 200, 198, 189, 187 Father Wednesday 32 1st Feb Cloudy Cold Tem 30° Father went to town took the sow & two pigs they weighed 717 lbs Brannum & I made Bolts Louis Johnson & Susie Wallace were married last night Father Mother & I were there Thursday 2nd Clear Brannum & I hauled 4 loads of ice from Webs Creek Father sawed it Friday 3rd �Cloudy Father went to tilburry Brannum cut some wood in the woods I hauled one load of saw dust and then Brannum & I hauled up wood with Both teams Saturday 4th Clear Mother and Father went to town Brannum split rails I hauled 2 loads of saw dust & made a few rails {Page} 32* Feb Monday 6 1882 Clear Brannum and I made bolts Father went to town to attend Wm. Chandler's Funeral Tuesday 7 Tolerable clear Father Brannum and I made Bolts and wood Wednesday 8 Clear Brannum & I hauled 2 loads of straw & 1 of hay from the Barn to the stable this forenoon after noon Brannum did not work I went and got a load of sawdust Thursday 9 Clear Father helped us make Bolts until noon & cut up the Pork after noon Brannum & I made Bolts Friday 10th Clear & cool Father Brannum & I went to tilburry to skin Bolts until noon then went to Fletcher & got three salt Barrels to salt the Pork in & Father salted the Pork Father measured & paid Pierces for making 13 cords of Bolts Saturday 11th M Clear Mother & Father went to town came back early Brannum made rails I bushed out Bolts with Kate & Bet *A.D. Shadd (My Grandfather) died this evg at 5.55 Oclock aged 81 yrs 11 mo & 9dys Sunday 12 Clear Father. Aunt Emma & Uncle Geo. Shreves went to Chatham in our democrat Monday 13 Clear Mother & I went to town to the store Father was at Grand Fathers Brannum did not work Tuesday 14 Clear Father went to Buxton twice for Aunt Eunice Aunt Sarah & Mary A. Morgan who came this evg from Xenia Brannum did not work �{Page} 33 Mr Alfred Shadd Kinistino [written in a different ink] Feb Wednesday 15 1882 Clear & very muddy Grand Father's funeral took place today left the house at 11 Oclock, we took Both teams he was Burried in the cemetry Chatham Brannum did not work Thursday 16th Rained some last night cloudy Father went to Grand Fathers Brannum chopped some Friday 17th Clear Brannum & I sawed some maple & Piled some Elm Brush Aunt's Eunice & Sarah were down at our house Father Brought them in the Buggie Saturday 18 Clear & windy Tem 26° Father & Mother went to town Brannum did not work I hauled out 4 loads of manure cut the wheat By the barn Monday 20 Cloudy commenced raining this evg Father was at Grand Fathers all day Brannum & I made Bolts Aunt's Eunice & Sarah, & Mary Morgan went Back home in the evg Tuesday 21 Rained all day Brannum & I Finished thrashing wheat the beans Wednesday 22 Mr. Shadd [written in different hand and ink] Cloudy & windy Brannum & I we bushed out the most of the Bolts this forenoon and sawed some stove wood afternoon very wet in the Bush Father helped. Thursday 23 Cloudy Brannum did not work Father & I shelled some corn for a grist Colerich was here looking after the mares Friday 24 Clear Father took 6 bu of corn & 6 bu of wheat to Merlin to mill Brannum worked a ½ day sawing Beech wood I sawed {wood} Saturday 25 �Clear Cold last night Tem 18° Father & Mother went to town Brannum did not work I hauled up some wood and moved the stack fence {Page} 34 Feb Monday 27 1882 Clear & warm very muddy Father Brannum & I sawed & chopped stove wood & hicory cordwood Tuesday 28 Rained after noon very muddy Father went to town on horseback Brannum & I worked until noon fixing up the fences and scouring the lane ditch Wm Martin got 2 bu of his wheat Wednesday, March the 1st Clear Brannum split rails Father & I put a runner in the jumper & let of some water Brannum worked 30½ dys [Brannum's total work days are written in different ink.] Thursday 2nd Clear Father salted the meat & trimmed some fruit trees Brannum and I chopped wood & piled brush in the wood Friday 3rd Clear & very muddy Father Brannum and I went to tilburry to Bark bolts Saturday 4 Clear Father and Mother went town Brannum & I Sawed some hicory stove wood a half day Uncle Mack got 2 bu of Wm Martins Wheat Monday 6 Cloudy Father Brannum & I fixed the front Barn doors then Brannum & I hauled two loads of hay to the stable on the waggon Brannum worked a ½ day Tuesday 7 Cloudy Father Brannum & I worked in the woods most of the day Mother & Father started to Church this Evg and Mother fell in the cattle guard at the drake road and was severely hurt Wednesday 8 Clear & warm Brannum & I worked in the woods Father tended on Mother {Page} 35 March Thursday 9th 1882 �Rained all last night and all day today Brannum & I shelled corn 3 bu for homney Friday 10th Cloudy & rained some Brannum & I cut up wood in the wood pile ½ day Saturday 11th Cloudy snowed a little this evg warm and muddy Brannum did not work Father went to town (this evg) I scoured the upper lane ditches & took Grand Mother home [The next two entries are not written by William but most likely by his Father, Garrison, given the names mentioned and the breakdown of work.] Monday 13 Cloudy Tem 28 I sowed clover seed on 12 lands in No 5 William and Brannum hauled straw to the stable until noon afternoon Brannum split rail Willy hauled some wood up Tuesday 14 Clear snowed about an inch last night I sowed 6 land of clover in the wheat in No 5 William and Brannum chopped until noon afternoon William and Brannum ditched in the lane [William now resumes writing the diary entries] Wednesday 15 snowed about an inch last night Brannum & I fanned and picked beans until noon then we sawed some elm wood on pattersons line Father finished sowing clover on No 5 Thursday 16th Cloudy Brannum & I hauled up wood until noon with the ponies then we sawed elm on the line Father sowed some clover on No 1 Friday 17th Cloudy Brannum and I chopped and sawed in the woods Father went to Buxton afternoon Saturday 18th Rained last night and showered all day thundered & light{ed} Brannum choped in the woodpile until noon Father went to town on Jim [Following single entry written by Garrison] Monday 20 �Variable Wind East I went to the plains and let water off of the wheat Billy and Brannum cut wood along the line Brannum has put in 47 days this Evening {Page} 36 March Tuesday 21st 1882 Rained last night very windy and occasional snow squalls today Brannum did not work Father went to Fletcher Wednesday 22nd Tolerable clear & warm very muddy Brannum was not here we did not do much Thursday 23rd Cloudy Brannum was not here We finished shoeing the jumper ditched in the lane and chopped down one of the Poplars in No 4 Friday 24th Cloudy & windy Brannum & I chopped and sawed up the poplar Saturday 25 Cloudy snowed about 2 inches this evg Father & Mother went to town Brannum & I went cut the other poplar along the fence below the house in No 4 Monday 27th Cloudy Brannum & I finished working up the poplar and then went to work (cutting wood) down the line next to Pattersons Father went to the plains Tuesday 28 Clear, & windy afternoon, Brannum & I hauled in 4 loads of straw and then went and cut a couple of ashes and a big maple and made some wood of them Father went to Rues Wednesday 29th Tolerable clear Brannum, Father and I cut a small maple hewed two Bridge pieces & spread some dirt on the line ditch {B----- B-----} Thursday 30th Clear and windy Brannum chopped some hicory along the line & I rooled some in No 1 but got sick and had to quit Father went to Fletcher Rone died & Father & Brannum skined her Friday 31st �Clear frosty last night I rooled some after noon in No 1 Brannum has quit work Father hung up the pork {Page} 37 April Saturday 1st 1882 Clear Father and Mother went to town & I finished rolling No 1 & rooled the orchard & dug around some trees Monday 3rd Clear & warm Father Chas & I hauled manure on the garden spread It and I ploughed some of it in and they cultivated a ridge for onions Tuesday 4th Clear and warm I ploughed the garden Chas harrowed & rolled the onion bed and hauled some Poplar wood out of the field Father planted onions with his new hand drill by the lane in No 1 and harrowed and rooled wheat in No 4 Wednesday 5 Rained most of the day I shelled 12 bu of corn for mill Father helped me shell cobs Thursday 6 Showered some about noon Father and I prepared a Grist consisting of 20 bu of corn & oats for horse feed 4 bu of corn & 2 bu of false wheat I took out the potatoes this afternoon Father went to Merlin to Mill Chas hauled out some wood Friday 7th Tolerable clear Father went down to A. Paterson's & got 5 Brooms Mother went to Church I ploughed in the lot No 2 Saturday 8th Clear Father & Mother went to town I rooled a little wheat but is was too wet finished ploughing the 3 cornered lot & took Kate and Bets shoes off Monday 10th * Cloudy windy and cool Chas and I ploughed in No 4 all day with Both teams Father chopped some in the woods I became a member of the B.M.E. Church on probation yesterday Temperature 30 at Noon Tuesday 11 Cold cloudy & Windy Tem 26 Chas & I ploughed all day in No 4 Father went to Buxton afternoon �Wednesday 12 Cloudy Tem 30° I finished ploughing No 4 except the lower headland Chas hauled out wood Father went to Fletcher after noon we hauled up wood {Page} 38* April Thursday 13 1882 Cloudy I ploughed all day in No 6 Chas ploughed until noon & then him and Father went to fletcher took some lard to Barry & got a piece of white ash sawed into double two Friday 14 Cloudy Father planted some onions Chas and I ploughed all day in No 6 Saturday 15th Clear Mother and Father went to town Chas ploughed most of the day I fixed the stable & ploughed a little Wm Martin got 8 bu of wheat Monday 17 Clear I took Father Joe & Grandmother to Crows dock they took the Boat & went to Detroit I went to meet them this Evg but they did not come Chas ploughed all day I cultivated some in No 4 Tuesday 18 Clear I finished cultivating in No 4 & ploughed some Chas ploughed all day in No 6 Wednesday 19 Showery all day Chas & I ploughed a little Elder S.D.W. Smith was here Thursday 20 Cloudy & rained all the afternoon Chas ploughed until noon I went to chatham after Joe and Father Father came out with me Joe went out with GrandMother Friday 21 Clear Father and Chas went down to GrandMother P's [Poindexters] for Joe I finished ploughing No 4 after noon Father planted some onions I harrowed & rolled the garden Chas went to Buxton Saturday 22 Clear I scraped the road from the townline to the Drake road Father and Mother went to town Bought a draft for $71 15/100 [$71.15] to send to Omaha as payment on the qr [quarter] section of land in Dawson Co �Monday 24 Clear I harrowed & rooled the gardens twice harrowed the potatoe patch No 2 Father sowed some Garden peas Chas was not well {Page} 39 April Tuesday 25 1882 Clear & warm Father sowed some white side oats in No 4 Chas & I harrowed them in with Both teams Deacon M. Botter was at our house to dinner he was out on business with Grand Mother Concerning her Estate Wednesday 26 Clear Father finished sowing oats in No 4 Chas & I harrowed them in then I run out the furrows & Chas & I harrowed & rooled wheat in No 5 Father sowed some peas & other Garden seed Thursday 27 Clear Chas & I finished harrowing & rooling the wheat in No 5 after noon Father went to Merlin took 6 bu of wheat Mother went with him Chas & I hauled out 5 loads of manure out to No 2 potatoe patch Friday 28 Clear rained last night Father went to Buxton Chas & I spread the manure on No 2 cultivated it in & I run out some potatoe rows & Father planted some potatoes Chas & I rolled, & shoveled the oats furrows Saturday 29 Clear Mother & Father went to town got 1 Barrel of salt and got 1 Bartlet P pare tree & 100 great american straw Berries Chas & I finished rolling the oats shoveled the furrows hauled up some chips & fanned some oats chaff Monday 1st Quite showery afternoon I ploughed the strawberry bed in front of the house Chas hauled up some chips Tuesday 2nd Cold heavy frost last night Chas & I hauled the red oak off of the clearing above No 6 preparatory to ploughing it in with No 6 for ploughing corn loged some & harrowed the garden & Father & I planted 50 Great American strawberries {Page} 40 May Wednesday 3rd 1882 �Clear we finished planting the strawberries and then logged some in the clearing Father helped & hoed the straw Berries Thursday 4th Cloudy rained a little last night we planted potatoes Mother planted some strawberries Father planted some sage & radishes Grand Mother Poindexter got her 12 bu of oats Friday 5 Cloudy we finished loging the clearing & gathering the trash Saturday 6th Cloudy Father & Mother went to town Chas & I hauled of some of the fence & commenced laying it along the Back Monday 8th Showery Chas and I finished hauling off the fence between No 5 & the clearing preparatory to extending No 5 to Lacocq's line Mother planted strawberries I planted the Bartlett pear tree by the milch house Tuesday 9th Cloudy & damp Chas and I ploughed a little in No 5 in the new ground after noon we planted potatoes in No 2 Father not well Wednesday 10th Rained most of the day we started to plant potatoes but had to stop we fanned the oats up after noon Thursday 11th Rained near all forenoon after noon we ploughed some in No 5 Friday 12th Rained most of the day we did not do much Saturday 13th Cloudy commenced raining afternoon Father went to town on Kate I let off water Monday 15th* Clear Father and I let water off of the garden and afternoon we made a log heap in the clearing Grand Mother Shadd is very sick * �{Page} 41 May Tuesday 16th 1882 Clear Chas and I ploughed in No 5 in the new ground with both teams Wednesday 17th Clear Father went to town to a liberal conservative convention Chas & I ploughed all day in No 5 Thursday 18 Clear Tem 70° Chas & I finished ploughing No 5 and moved some fence back of the barn I planted Minnisota sweet corn in potatoe patch Friday 19th Clear & warm Chas and I Ploughed a patch back of the barn & harrowed some in No 5 Saturday 20th Clear Father and Mother went to town I planted sweet corn back of barn and Chas & I harrowed with Kate & Bet Monday 22nd * Cloudy & showery Chas & I harrowed a little in No 5 Father went to Fletcher I went to Buxton on old Kate Came back and shot some squirrels Tuesday 23rd Clear Chas & I harrowed in No 5 with Kate on small harrow & Ponies on large harrows Father packed the pork in ashes & went to the plains Wednesday 24th Clear Chas & I Cross harrowed in No 5 Father Alf, & D piled some Brush Father and I went to A Concert in the B.M.E. Church at N. Buxton this Evg Thursday 25 Clear I marked off with Kate and Bet Chas finished harrowing Father worked in the garden Friday 26th Clear I planted corn in No 5 Chas marked off Father went to Merlin to mill took 6 bu of corn & 4 bu of wheat A Meeting was held in the school house this evg to appoint 4 delegates to the Liberal Conservative Convention to meet tomorrow in Chatham {Page} 42 �May Saturday 27 1882 Rained all day Father and Mother went to town I did not do much the convention nominated Henry Smith for Conservative Candidate Monday 29 Tolerable Clear Chas & I piled manure all day Tuesday 30 Clear Father Chas & I piled manure in the Barnyard Wednesday 31st Father scraped on the road until noon Chas marked off & I planted corn in No 5 until noon rained all the afternoon June Thursday 1st Tolerable Clear Father, Mother, Lizzie Chas & I went to Martha Ellen Kersey's funeral Friday 2nd Tolerable Clear Chas marked off & I planted corn in No 5 Father went to Merlin afternoon with 5 bags of corn and oats to get ground for horse feed Saturday 3rd Rained almost all day and last night Father & Mother went to town I let off some water Bet had a Colt at night after running 11 mo & 13 dys Monday 5 Clear & muddy we hauled up chipps until noon and then commenced cuting a ditch back of No 5 Tuesday 6 Clear Chas and I ditched in No 5 Father attended the sale of Grand Fathers stock & impliments I went to south Buxton to a political metting this evg put Kate to Marshalls Lois Duke of Argyle today Wednesday 7 Clear Chas and I ditched all day in No 5 Father then went to N. Buxton on George {Page} 43 June Thursday 8 1882 �Clear Chas marked off & I planted in No 5 Father took Mother out to Uncle Horace Black's Barn raising he worked in the garden & took went to a Conservative Comittee Meeting in the schoolhouse Friday 9th Clear Chas & I finished marking & planting in No 5 & cultivated the potatoes finished planting potatoes Father worked in the garden he took Bet to Merlin this morning Saturday 10 Father and Mother went to town Alf planted squashes I.D. hoed onions Chas & I fixed the lane fence & piled manure Monday 12th Clear I replanted corn in No 5 Chas, D, & Father hoed in the garden Father brought down the old mower and we took it apart Tuesday 13 Clear Father took the old mower to town & sold it for old iron got $7.00 for it I replanted until noon put Bet to Duke of Argyle Wednesday 14 Clear I ploughed some ground for beans in No. 3 fo with the ponies it was very hard Chas harrowed it with Kate Father worked some in the garden Thursday 15 Showered last night I hauled 3 loads of of basswood bolts to Fletcher with the ponies Chas finished harrowing & replanted corn some in No 5 Father worked some in the garden Friday 16 Clear & warm I hauled 3 loads of Bolts making the total of what we had at home to Fletcher 6¼ cords Chas replanted corn Father worked in the garden {Page} 44 June Saturday 17 1882 Clear Father & Mother went to town Chas harrowed the bean f ground and then worked in the garden I cultivated the potatoes &c Monday 19 Clear I went down & got Walkers drill & drilled in the beans & rooled the bean ground Chas replanted in afternoon Chas & I finished replanting corn & I took Henry Parsons planter home �Tuesday 20th Clear & warm the Dominion Elections were held today Father acted as Deputy returning officer in our division Henry Smith was elected for this County by a majority of 162 over James Samsom M.D., Father, Chas, Alf, & I went to Chatham this evg to the demonstration, I went to tilburry to haul bolts but did not haul it was too wet so I & the boys hoed some potatoes Wednesday 21 Clear & warm Chas & I cultivated Corn in No 5 Father hoed some in the garden Alf & D uncovered corn Thursday 22nd Clear & warm Tem 89° Chas & I cultivated corn in No 5 Father hoed some D & Flav uncovered corn Friday 23rd Clear & warm Tem 90° Chas and I cross cultivated in No 5 Father in the garden Saturday 24th Very warm Tem 90° we had a heavy wind and rain storm this afternoon Father and Mother went to town Chas & I finished Cross Cultivating, and hoed some potatotes Alf planted some pumpkins in the corn Monday 26th Clear Tem 86° Chas, I.D. Father and I hoed in the potatoe patch & Garden Tuesday 27 Clear Chas I.D & I finished hoeing the potatoes Father hoed in the garden {Page} 45 June July Wednesday 28th 1882 Clear Father Chas I.D. & I hoed Carrots in the Garden Thursday 29th Clear Father and I went to tilburry he skined Bolts & helped me to load & I hauled 4 loads Dow Pierce & Ed Poindexter hauled 4 loads Friday 30 Rained we bushed out some hicory wood afternoon I whitewashed some Saturday 1st July �Tolerable Clear Father and Mother went to town Chas and I finished bushing out the hicory wood and hoed some onions and cultivated the potatoes and hilled so Monday 3rd Clear we hoed in the garden Father and Joe went to Detroit on the boat I took them to the river and went after them this evg Tuesday 4th Clear Father and Chas I.D & I hoed in the garden Wednesday 5 Clear Father went to town on horse Back Chas & I cultivated Corn Thursday 6th Clear Father went to tilburry and hauled Basswood Bolts to Fletcher Chas & I cultivated corn until noon and then I mowed some in No 1 with the machine Friday 7 showered some Father and I cut some fence corners & I mowed some more Father sold 8 cords of hicory for $2.25 per cord in the clearing Saturday 8 Showered until noon Mother and Father went to town Alf came out from his Examination * Chas and I cultivated corn after noon {Page} 46 July Sunday 9th 1882 Clear & warm Mother and I went to Chatham to the Baptising Elder S.D.W. Smith Baptised 19 persons Monday 10th Cloudy rained about noon clear after Father Chas and I cultivated corn with 3 horses until noon then we fixed the mow and raked & cocked some hay Tuesday 11th Clear we raked up hay and hauled in 4 loads afternoon & cultivated some corn in the morning Young Sow had 7 Pigs Wednesday 12 �Clear we hauled in 11 loads of hay with 2 waggons Thursday 13 Showered some this evg I cut hay Father mowed fence corners we cultivated corn until the dew was off I went to a lecture by Rev R.O. Smith at N Buxton Father went to Fletcher Friday 14 Clear Mother Chas, Alf I.D. and Lizzie went out on the river after cherries I finished cutting hay in No 1 after noon we raked up and cocked some Saturday 15 Clear Father and Mother went to town Chas Alf D and I went to raked up and cocked some in No 1 & cultivated some corn afternoon Father came home and we hauled in 3 loads & finished cocking in No 1 Monday 17th Clear and warm I Chas and I finished cultivating corn then I mowed the orchard Father mowed fence corners afternoon we hauled in 5 loads of hay Tuesday 18 Clear and windy we finished hauling hay out of No 1 and mowed between the trees {Page} 47 July Wednesday 19th 1882 Showery until noon after shaking and re shaking we succeeded in getting the hay nearly all in out of the orchard Thursday 20 Clear we cultivated some beans this morning then hauled in the rest of the hay and afternoon Father and I went and cut around the wheat at the plains Friday 21st We cradeled around the home wheat in No 4 and set up the reaper and Father cut some then he went down and cut for Uncle Mack Chas, Alf, D, and I bound at home Saturday 22nd Clear and warm Mother Father and I.D went to town Chas and Alf bound for Uncle Mack until noon I finished cutting Uncle Mack's wheat brought the machine home and cut some afternoon Father came and cut some more and we bound and set it up �Monday 24th Clear and warm we finished Cutting, Binding & shocking our home wheat and took the machine to the plains this evg and cut some Tuesday 25th Clear we cut and bound at the plains Uncle Mack helped us to bind Wednesday 26 Clear and warm Tem 92° we finished cutting and binding at the plains Father cut some for Solmn. Jones after noon Chas, Alf, D and I Shocked up some Thursday 27 Clear and warm Father went down and finished cutting Jones'es wheat and took 6 bu of wheat & 2 of corn to Merlin after noon. Chas, Alf, D, and I went and finished shocking wheat and then hauled in 5 loads of the home wheat into the barn Friday 28 Clear we finished hauling in the home wheat out of No 4 Father cut fence corners and helped us to unload {Page} 48 July Saturday 29th 1882 Clear. Father, Mother, and Chas, went to town in the Buggie I went, in the heavy waggon got Bet shod and three of the tires cut and set Father bought a cutting box and Paid Uncle Mack $10.00 on his Colt and is to pay a note for $25.00 more Monday 31st Clear until noon when it began to rain Father Chas and I helped Uncle Mack to stack his wheat afternoon it was wet so we did not do much Tuesday 1st Aug Rained last night and this morning we did not do much Father went to Fletcher we did not do much Wednesday 2nd Very wet Cloudy & some rain we wed some onions and mashed the tops over & cut some fence corners Robt Hughes Came up on the Excursion yesterday and came over to our place today Thursday 3rd �Cloudy and some rain we cut some fence corners and Father Robert and I went down set up the wheat and on the plains and then went up to O.S Dykes & H Black. Friday 4th Showery all day Father went to Fletcher I did not do much Saturday 5 Tolerable Clear Mother and Father went to town I cut some fence corners Chas, Alf and I.D cocked them up and hoed some beans Monday 7. Clear one shower at noon Father went to cut Morchand oats but did not cut we shook out the fence Father Alf Uncle Mack and I went down and stacked Grandmothers share of the wheat and brought home two loads {Page} 49 Aug Tuesday 8 1882 Rained last night Father and I cut the fence corners and I went to the plains to see about the wheat this eve Wednesday 9th Clear one shower at noon Father went to cut Martins oats but did not cut them we shook out the fence corner hay but it got wet again Thursday 10th Clear we took the fence corners in and then went down and hauled two loads of wheat from the plains Friday 11th Showery we did not do much Saturday 12th Clear shower this evg Father Mother and Alf went to town I cut Uncle Mack's oats this morning and then Chas. D. & I hauled a load of wheat from the plains Monday 14th Clear Father cut Mr Thomsons oats and helped us to haul 5 loads of wheat from the plains Tuesday 15 �Clear we went and got the last two loads of wheat and commenced cutting the oats at home Wednesday 16 Cloudy and showery all afternoon Father Mother and Eunice went to Detroit on the Boat I took them out to Crows Dock Mr Hughes and Aunt Maria Black went along Thursday 17 Cleared off about noon I dug out and cleaned out the trunk at the end of the lane and cut some oats after noon Chas Alf and D cut thistles in the clearing Friday 18 Clear I finished cutting oats Chas & D. went to the Dock and Brought Mother Mrs Black Mr Hughes home Father did not Come Uncle Mack impounded one gray mare & 1 bay mare and Mr peterson took them out {Page} 50 Aug Saturday 19 1882 Clear Mother Mr Hughes and D went to town in the Buggie Father came home Chas. Alf & I Bound some oats Monday 21 Clear Father went to cut Uncle Macks oats but did not cut we turned and bound some Tuesday 22nd Clear I we turned and bound oats all day Wednesday 23rd Rained very heavy last night damp this morning I set up some of the oats that were blown down Father cut some weeds Chas and I bushed out some wood Thursday 24th Clear Father cut Uncle Macks oats we turned the rest of our oats Friday 25th Clear we bound up the oats at home Saturday 26th Rained this morning Mother Father & alf went to town Chas and I logged some out in the Clearing �Monday 28th Clear Father and I went to tilburry and hauled the rest of the Bolts Pierce hauled one load we hauled 2 Tuesday 29th Clear Mother and Father went to town in the Buggie took the wooden plough to get Fixed Chas Alf D and I hauled in 3 loads of oats they were wet so we had to turn them out and then Bind them up Wednesday 30th Tolerable Clear Father helped Horace Bond to thrash Chas Alf, D. and I turned out and hauled in the rest of our oats sih six loads completing the harvest after a long season of suspence Thursday 31st Clear Chas hel raked the oats stubble I ploughed afternoon, we fixed the fence around the garden and got the rakings in then we helped Horace thrash {Page} 51 September Friday 1st 1882 Clear Father went to Fletcher this morning Chas harrowed and gathered some weeds and burned them I ploughed all day in No 3 Saturday 2 rained after noon Father Mother and D went to town I ploughed until noon in No 3 with Kate & Bet Monday 4 Clear Chas and Father hauled out 4 loads of manure and Father brought Hannah Brown down to sew for mother I ploughed in No 3 with Kate & Bet Father, Mother, Chas and I went up to Old Mr Carters funeral yesterday Tuesday 5 Clear Father and Chas went hauled out some manure I ploughed in No 3 ground very hard Wednesday 6 Clear Father and Chas hauled out some manure I ploughed in No 3 Thursday 7th Clear I finished hauling out m ploughing in No 3 Chas and F. hauled out some manure Mother Father went out to the plains this evg Friday 8th �(Clear Father and Chas hauled out some manure I went to town took 8 bu of corn to Holmeses Mill and got 1 Cwt of flour and also got a music lesson) Saturday 9 Clear Father and Mother and Chas went to town to Market and V.A. Shreveses wife came out to stay a while on a visit I.D and I ploughed the strawberry bed & hauled out 9 loads of manure and I took Hannah Brown home this evg Monday 11th Clear we hauled out manure with the ponies in the waggon and Old Kate in lenovers cart Tuesday 12 Clear we hauled out manure all day {Page} 52 Sept Wednesday 13 1882 Clear we hauled manure all day with old Kate in the cart & Ponies in the waggon Thursday 14 Clear Father put up a slide gate at the end of the lane this morning Chas and I hauled out manure all day Friday 15 Clear Father and I went to town this morning took Cousin Georgie in I did not get a lesson as Carrie was gone to town to Father seen the Dr Saturday 16th Clear Mother Father and Chas went to town Father went to Detroit & did not come Back I hauled out the rest of the manure back of the stable ploughed, Harrowed & rooled a bed front of the & ploughed & scraped some by the Barn Monday 18 Clear Father came back this evg Chas and I ploughed and scraped by some dirt into the Barnyard Tuesday 19 Clear Father Chas and I ploughed and scraped a ditch up at the East end of the Barn Wednesday 20th Tolerable Clear Father Mother Alf I.D. and I went to the Fair in Chatham Mamie Cooper went along Thursday 21st �Cloudy and drissled rain after noon this morning Chas Father and I hauled up some wood this forenoon Afternoon Father and Mother went out to Uncle Horace Black's and got 12 bu of Wheat and 10 of oats I ploughed the headlands of No 3 for wheat Uncle Mack brought the Colt up and we weaned both Colts Friday 22nd Clear Rained all night Father sowed wheat and Chas and I.D. harrowed it in I cut corn he sowed scott wheat on No 3 Saturday 23 Clear Father and Mother went to town Chas harrowed in No 3 I cut corn I.D pulled beans {Page} 53* Sept Monday 25 1882 Clear Mother and Father took Joe up to Chatham and Dr Springer and he* lanced his leg a little below the hip Chas. D. and Flave pulled the beans and Chas helped me cut some corn Frost this morning Tuesday 26 Clear Father Chas and I cut corn all day Wednesday 27 Cloudy we harrowed and rolled the Barn yard hauled in the beans Father and Chas cut some corn and I run out the furrows in the wheat & ploughed some of the bean ground Thursday 28 Cloudy we finished ploughing and pulling in the wheat Friday 29 Clear we shoveled out the furrows in the wheat this forenoon afternoon Father went to fletcher Chas cut some corn Saturday 30 Clear Father and Mother went to market Alf went along Chas cut come corn I was not well Monday 2nd Clear Chas and I ploughed at Grand Fathers for wheat Father cut some corn at home Tuesday 3rd �Clear Chas and I ploughed up at Grand Fathers Father went to town with Aunt Emma in her team Wednesday 4 Clear we finished ploughing Father and Mother went to town this evg to the Dr for Joe Father cut some corn Thursday 5 Clear Father and E.S. Dyke measured some ground at Grand Fathers Chas and I cut corn Friday 6th Clear Chas and I cut corn Father cut corn until Noon when he went with E.S. Dyke to measure ground {Page} 54 Saturday 7th Clear Father and Mother went to market Chas and I cut corn Monday 9th Clear we cut corn afternoon Father Mother & Chas went to help Grand Mother Poindexter thrash but she did not thrash Tuesday 10th Rained this evg I finished cutting corn Father and Chas helped Grand Father thrash Annie helped Grandmother Wednesday 11th Clear & cool Father and Mother went to town took 7½ bu of corn to town and Exchanged it for 187 lbs of flour Chas and I helped Grand Father until Noon afternoon we put up the fence between No 3 & 4 Thursday 12 Clear Father & D. went to Fletcher, Merlin & Buxton to post some notices &c Chas & I hauled up wood with Kate & Bet until 5 Oclock when I went to town and got some medicine for Joe Friday 13 Cloudy & Rainid after Noon Father & I.D went out on The river to post the notices of Grand Fathers Real Estate sale Chas and I helped Mr Walker thrash until 2 Oclock when the rain Stoped them Saturday 14 Clear Father and Mother went to town to market Chas and I helped Walker thrash �Monday 16 Clear Father went to Fletcher and got a Scraper then him and Mother went up to Carters sale Chas and I ditched some by the barn and tramped out the beans with Kate and Bet Tuesday 17 Cloudy rained last night Father Chas and I logged all day with Kate and Bet Wednesday 18 Clear we finished the ditch by the barn and went to Fletcher to see about the bolts there was no Car Father sold them to {Page} 55 Oct Thursday 19 1882 Clear, heavy frost last night tem 30° we culled the potatoes & piled the good ones up and put the culls in the wood house afternoon we commenced ditching on the line between us and Paterson Friday 20 Clear, frost this morning we ditched on the line all day Father and I pitted the potatoes at noon Saturday 21 Clear, frost this morning Father Mother and Aunt Emma went to town in the buggie I ditched on the line with Kate and Bet Chas Cleared up some trash husked some corn and C Monday 23rd Clear Father Dug a hole for a cistern by the house I started to ditch but Dow Pierce came and I had to go Fletcher to help load a car with Bolts Chas helped after noon Father came down this evg Chas went over to Mr Thompsons and got 10 bu of Oats Tuesday 24 Clear frost last night Father went to Chatham and got Mr Branton to cement the cistern he also got some sand, Brick, lime & cement I scraped on the line ditch with Kate & Bet Chas wheeled out some dirt from the cistern Wednesday 25 Clear we finished loading the Bolts this fore noon afternoon Mother and Father went to town took Mr Branton back got Kate & Bet shod and got some dry goods I ditched with the ponies Chas wheeled out dirt Thursday 26th �Clear Father Chas and I finished the line ditch Father sold the Bull for $22.00 Friday 27 Clear we finished the line ditch before noon afternoon we went down on the Kersey drain and commenced work Saturday 28 Cloudy Father Chas and I worked on the Kersey drain back of Aunt Emma's all day {Page} 56 Oct Monday 30th 1882 Clear Father worked at the Cistern Chas and I toped and pitted the Onions beets and table carrots Tuesday 31 Clear and Cool Chas Father and I worked on the ditch with both teams Nov Wednesday 1 1882 Clear & Cool Father Chas and I worked on the ditch with both t{eams} Thursday 2nd Clear & Cool Tem 32° we worked on the ditch with Both teams Friday 3rd Clear Tem 32° we worked on the ditch with both teams Henry Parsons helped us with his team today @ $3.25 Saturday 4th Clear & Cool Mother went to town with Aunt Emma Father Chas and I worked on the ditch with both teams Henry Parsons worked with his team also Monday 6th Cloudy rained this evg Father went out to Thomas Russels to get some sheep got 3 lambs Henry Parsons Chas & I worked on the ditch Tuesday 7 Clear Father, Henry, Parsons, Chas & I worked on the ditch Henry worked afternoon Wednesday 8th �Clear Father Henry, Parsons, Chas & I worked on the ditch Thursday 9th Cloudy rained after noon Thanksgiving day we husked some corn Friday 10th Cloudy Father, Henry, Chas and I worked on the ditch Saturday 11 Rained this morning Father & Mother went to town Chas & I dug the carrots Monday 13 Sudden change from warm to cold slight fall of snow last night very disagreeable underfoot We toped and piled the carrots Father went up to Buxton & then down on the Kersey drain he received took the Contract of ditching Section 10 from Commissioner Fooley (for $120.00) {Page} 57 Nov Tuesday 14th 1882 Cloudy and damp Chas and I cleaned out the shed back of the stable I was not well he helped us straighten it up Wednesday 15 Cleared off about noon Father, Henry, Chas and I worked on the ditch very muddy and wet in the ditch we finished our own job Thursday 16 Cloudy Tem 22° Father Henry Chas and I commenced working on the Dunbrook Job very muddy Working Friday 17 Cold & wet Father Henry Chas and I worked on the Dunbrook Job Saturday 18 Cold Tem 22 Henrys horse was very sick last night Father & Mother went to town Chas and I finished the Dunbrook Job Monday 20th Clear Father and I went to town drove Kate & Bet and got a set of harness for them from Hooper Chas husked corn �Tuesday 21st Father fastened up the pigs (12) in number Clear Chas and I hauled up some wood with Kate & Bet and then husked corn, Bill, Moore, Bill Scott & Bill Mathews Came and hewed timber for the shed Father helped them, Bill Crawford, & Alex Walker husked corn Wednesday 22nd Cloudy & warm Wm Moore, Scot & Mathews hewed timber Father helped Chas and I hauled in (Crawford & Walkers Corn = 33 bu) and then husked some Thursday 23rd Cloudy and Windy Wm Moore, Scott, & Mathews finished this forenoon Chas and I husked corn until noon after noon Twas so Cold and damp that we did not husked Friday 24th Cloudy and very windy Chas and I hauled in three loads of fodder and Fixed the logs around the Cistern Father went to Buxton this forenoon Aunt Eunice was here this afternoon Saturday 25 Clear Father and Mother went to town to market Chas, Alf I,D and I husked corn 35 bu and hauled it in Flave husked one shock {Page} 58 Nov Monday 27 1882 Clear & Cool I hauled out some of the timber for the shed Father & Chas measured the Lacocq line afternoon Father went away with Aunt Eunice in our buggie Chas and I helped Uncle Mack thrash his millet Tuesday 28 Clear Father & Chas helped Uncle Mack thrash I hauled out the rest of the shed timber afternoon I went down and brought the separator up with Kate & bet They brought the engine with Ponies & Uncle Macks team Wednesday 29th Cloudy & Cool We commenced to thrash about 10 Oclock Uncle Mack, Norman Cooper, Laurenza Pierce Bill Brannum, Horace bond, John Cribs, Wm Morehead, Louis Grandison, Henry Morton, & Grand Father Poindexter helped us I got don{e} the wheat had 275 bu Thursday 30 Cold tem 16° we got done thrashing about 11 Oclock help same as yesterday we hauled the Separator out to Wm Dostons Friday 1st Dec �Cloudy & Cool we hauled up wood this forenoon with both teams after noon we husked corn Father sold 4½ cords of dry soft wood to J. Lee for $1.25 per cord Saturday 2nd Commenced drizzeling about 10 Oclock we commenced we commenced husking corn but had to quit Monday 4th Tolerable Clear Father Chas and I cleaned and baged up and hauled to Fletcher one load of wheat 44 bu got 80¢ Tuesday 5 Commenced half raining {--} afternoon we hauled two loads of wheat to Fletcher had to leave the second in Barry's shed Wednesday 6 Cloudy Father and I went down to fletcher and hauled our load of wheat over to the Cars Chas hauled out some wood After noon we did not do much {Page} 59 Dec Thursday 7 1882 Cold & very windy Tem 2° snowed some last night Father went to town in the sleigh drove Kate & Bet got them shod Chas and I hauled out some wood Friday 8 Tolerable Clear & Windy Tem 6° Father Chas & I hauled sawed some maple logs for the sheds Albert Smith & Albert Daymon, came out to saw wood Father went up and got them a saw this evg Saturday 9 Cloudy Tem 12° Father Mother and Chas went town in the buggie Father paid his Taxes I hauled 3 loads of manure on to the potatoe pit and hauled in some corn into the Barn to husk Daymon & Smith sawed wood Monday 11 Cloudy and cold Tem 26 Smith and Daymon sawed wood Chas Father and I sawed wood some maple logs Tuesday 12 My 19th birth day Tolerable Clear & windy Father took Joe to town in the sleigh Smith & Daymon sawed Chas D sawed some logs Spot Cow had a calf �Wednesday 13 Rained this forenoon froze up this evg Chas and I hauled in some corn this afternoon 51 shocks Smith & Daymon sawed Thursday 14 Cloudy & windy Tem 26° Chas and I husked corn f in the Barn Father Smith & Daymon sawed Friday 15 Cloudy & windy Father Chas and I husked until Noon afternoon Chas and I hauled 50 shocks into the Barn Smith & Daymon sawed Saturday 16 Cloudy & windy snowed some Father went to town in the sleigh Chas and I husked corn and hauled some corn to the crib Daymon & Smith sawed until noon and then took thire saw up to Buxton and got it sharpened Monday 18 Cloudy Rained some this morning after noon Chas and I husked in the barn smith and daymon sawed wood Walker got a load of wood {Page] 60 Dec Tuesday 19th 1882 Cloudy Father and Mother went down to the Examination Chas and I husked some and hauled up some Smith and Daymon cut wood afternoon Father measured their wood this morning they had 18 cords Wednesday 20th Cloudy Father went up to the town hall to the Council Chas and I hauled in 30 shocks it rained all afternoon we husked some Daymon & smith sawed until Noon Thomas Paterson came out Thursday 21st Cloudy Chas and I husked until Noon Afternoon we hauled in 31 shocks Father was out in the woods Smith, Daymon & Patterson sawed after noon rained this forenoon Tem 36 Friday 22 Cloudy & warm Chas and I hauled in 42 shocks after noon we husked corn Father went out to the Town hall to the nomination Smith & Daymon went to town this afternoon Saturday 23rd �Father & Mother went to town to market Chas, Alf D & I husked corn in the barn Sund Monday 25 Warm Tem 36° Xmas day we went to Church & down to the plains Tuesday 26 Cloudy & warm Father went to town We finished husking what Corn was in and then culled and hauled up the good corn Wednesday 27 Cloudy and Warm we school Meetting day we did not do much Thursday 28 Cloudy & Cool Tem 32 Chas Alf D and I finished husking some corn that was in the barn and culled and hauled Cloudy and Warm Chas and I hauled in 56 shocks and husked 15 after noon Friday 29 Chas, Alf D. and I hauled in 5 loads of hay from the barn to the stable {Page} 61 Jan Saturday 30th 1882 Cloudy & Cool Tem 26° Father and I went to town in the waggon Chas Alf & D husked some in the Barn Jan Monday 1st 1883 Cloudy & Cool The Muncipal Election was held to day Father acted as Deputy Returning officer and I acted as Poll Clerk for polling subdivision No 2 the poll stood at our Polling place as follows. Dillon 36, White 53, Dolson 24 Irwin 66, Goulet 16 Williams 59; Charleston 52, Drew 27, Tolley 32 Tuesday 2nd Cloudy and warm we finished husking what corn was in the barn and then culled and hauled up what corn was here Wednesday 3rd Cloudy and Cool Chas and I hauled in 52 shocks of corn Thursday 4th Cloudy Father went to town in the heavy waggon and brought out a pair of bob sleighs he had ordered of Pat Shreves price $23.00 Chas and I hauled in 40 shocks of corn snowed some this evg �Friday 5th Cloudy Father Chas and I hauled 4 maple logs down to Barrys mill Saturday 6 Cloudy Mother went to town with Uncle Mack Father Chas and I hauled 5 logs down to Barrys Mill Monday 8th Snowed some this forenoon Father went to town with Uncle Mack Chas and I hauled 5 logs down to Fletcher Tuesday 9th Cloudy & Cold tem 6° below Z{ero} Father and I took 2 hickory & two red oak logs and started to town the shoe came off the front Bob and he had to throw his load off we took the hickorys on in Wednesday 10 Cloudy & Cold Chas and I sawed 4 saw logs and Father helped us load them on the sleigh to go to town {Page} 62 Jan Thursday 26 1883 Cloudy Tem 4° Chas and I took 1 red oak and two black ash into Chatham and got 3 logs off of the road Daymon & Harrison sawing Friday 27 Chas and I cut two maples and hauled 3 logs to Fletcher Daymon & Harrison sawing Saturday 28 Cloudy and warm tem 40° Mother and I went to town in the waggon took 20 bu of wheat got 83¢ per bu D & H did not saw but were here Monday 30 Cloudy and warm Chas and I husked corn Daymon and Harrison still here sawing Tuesday 31 Tolerable Clear and windy I took Mother to town to the 8 Oclock train she started for Detroit Daymon & Harrison here Wednesday 1st Feb Feb Cloudy & Windy snowed a little last night I went to Buxton this morning came back went to Fletcher took two maple logs and Brought two loads of lumber with Kate and Bet �Thursday 2nd Cold and windy Chas and I went and hauled 4 loads of lumber from Fletcher Daymon & Harrison here but did not saw Friday 3rd Cloudy Commenced snowing after noon Chas and I hauled two large loads with Kate and Bet from Fletcher and took one 12 ft log down Saturday 4th Tem 34° rained all day Mother came home last night I took Grandmother home rained so that we did not do much Daymon & Harrison here Monday 6th Cold & Clear Father came home this evg by the C.S.R. I took two red oak logs to town with Kate and Bet got $8 & $10 per 1000 ft Tuesday 7th Clear and Cold I took two red oak logs to town with K & B got $12 per 1000 ft brought the old bobs home Ben Talbot & V A Shreves put new runners on the front Bob and new shoes on the hind bob Cost 3.00 & 2.25 {Page} 64 Feb Wednesday 8th 1883 Clear & Cool Tem 20. Chas and I took 6 logs 5 red oak and one black ash into Chatham got $8, $10 & $12 per 1000 ft Thursday 9th Clear & windy Tem 6° Chas and I hauled up some wood and cut a large white oak tree for sawlogs Friday 10th Clear and Cold Chas and I took two white oak logs to Chatham they measured 1140 ft got $15.00 per 1000 ft Saturday 11th Clear and Cold Tem 2° below Z{ero} Chas and I took two white oak logs to Chatham Father helped us load they measured 973 ft got $12 & $15 per 1000 ft Monday 13th �Chas and Mother went to hunt help to kill pigs then we hauled up some wood, Mr Potter was out, and Joe Walker got a load of green wood Tuesday 14th Clear and pleasant Tem 24° we killed Hogs and after noon sawed 8 hicory sawlogs Ambros, Timbers, Eddy Poindexter Louis Granderson Alex Scott & Jobe Pierce Sr helped us Jobe stayed and helped us to weigh them Hogs the seven large ones weighed, 273, 291, 269, 221, 245, 287, & 268 lbs respectively Wednesday 15th Rained nearly all day Chas and I husked corn until about noon then I took 5 hicory logs which we loaded last night to Chatham measured 539 ft Thursday 16th Cloudy Tem 34° Father took the pork to town 7 hogs weighed 1841 lbs sold to Murray & Co got $7.67 per 100 lbs I took 5 hicory logs to Vanallen got $4.15¢ Friday 17 Warm and rained some Tem 60° water is very high Father Chas and I went to Fletcher after ice but could not get any so we got a load of sawdust to cover what we had then I went back and got the rest of our lumber then we commenced linking the Pork {Page} 65 Feb Saturday 18th 1883 Cloudy and Cool Tem 30° very windy we hauled a load of hay from the barn to the stable and finished cutting and salting the pork both sows had pigs yesterday Monday 19 Cloudy and warm Tem 26° we ground the axes this forenoon and Chas and I hauled up some wood after noon, Father went down to Aunt Emma's the assessor was here this evg Tuesday 20th Clear and Cool Chas and I hauled in some corn Father and Aunt Emma went to town in our buggie Wednesday 21st Clear Chas and I finished hauling in the corn Father went to Aunt Emmas Thursday 22 Clear and Cool Chas and Father & I made a wood rack and Chas & I bushed out some wood afternoon this evg I went to Pierces for some buckwheat but did not get it �Friday 23 Clear Cool and windy Chas and I finished hauling in the fodder and cut some wood in the woods Father took the saw down to H Morton to get it sharpened Saturday 24 Rained all afternoon Father and Mother went to town in the Buggie Chas and I sawed until Noon Monday 26 Cloudy windy and snowed some Father and Mother went out to F Blacks Father went to R Rosses sale and bought a heavy waggon for $34.50 Chas and I did not do much Tuesday 27 Cloudy Windy and snowed some Provincal Election day Father acted as D.R.O at our polling place 91 votes polled giving Clancy a majority of 27 Wednesday 28 * Tolerable Clear Father and I went to town Father took the Ballot box I got the first lesson on another quarter paid $5.00 {Page} 66 1883 Friday 2nd March Tolerable Clear Chas Father and I worked in the bush until noon after which Father went to Felixes & Chas and I husked corn Thursday 1st Cloudy Chas and I moved some hay in the barn and hauled a load in Father and Chas went down to Fletcher and then out to R Rosses after the waggon be bought at the sale price $34.50 thermometer 50° at noon Saturday 3rd Clear Father Chas and I worked in the woods all day Monday 5 Snowed some this morning we bushed out wood with both teams all day Tuesday 6th Snowed this forenoon warm we did not do much Wednesday 7th �Clear and windy Tem 1° Father and I went to town I got a lesson Thursday 8 Clear Tem 2° Father Chas and I hauled two loads of Ice from Fletcher and packed it in the wood house Jobe Pierces sawed it Father sold 4 steers coming 3 yrs old to J houston for $105.00 Friday 9th Clear & windy I hauled two loads of sawdust and put them in the wood house on the ice Chas & Father chopped some before noon Saturday 10th Windy and snowed most of the day Father went to town Chas and I husked corn in the barn until noon afternoon I went down to Fletcher and got a load of sawdust Monday 12th Cloudy Cool and windy Father Chas and I hauled out manure from the stable and put spread it on the wheat {Page} 67 March Tuesday 13th 1883 Clear and warm Chas and I took 4 loads of manure out of the Colts shed and put it on the wheat Wednesday 14 Clear Father and I went to town took Joe in to see the Dr I got a lesson I went to south Buxton this evg to a consert Thursday 15 Clear but windy Father Chas & I worked in the woods Friday 16 Cloudy & Windy Chas and I hauled out 4 loads of manure & shelled 3 bags of corn Father went to Buxton this afternoon Saturday 17th Clear & windy Father went to town Chas and I worked in the woods most of the day Father took 6 bu of corn to get ground Monday 19 �Snowed most all day very windy we did not do much but finished cleaning up the wheat about 8 inches of snow fell Tuesday 20 Clear and Cold Tem 8° below Z{ero} we bushed out wood with both teams all day Wednesday 21 Clear & Cold Tem 6° below Z{ero} we bushed out wood with both teams Thursday 22 Flower Cow had a calf Clear & Cold Tem 2° below Z{ero} Father Aunt Emma & I went to town I got a lesson Father sowed the lot back of the Barn in clover seed this morning Friday 23 Blustery & snowing some we cut and hauled some wood out of the woods Tem this morning 2° below Z{ero} Saturday 24 Clear and warm we cut and hauled a 16 & a twelve foot maple log down to Barrys Mill to get sawed and hauled out some logs to saw up into stove wood on the ridge back of the barn Tem 10° this Morning {Page} 68 March Monday 26th 1883 Clear Father and I went down to Fletcher and got the lumber 640 ft got Kates front shoes put back on after noon Chas Father and I bushed out wood with both teams Tuesday 27th Clear we bushed out wood with both teams this evg we hauled in a load of hay Wednesday 28th Clear we cut down some trees in the bush Chas hauled out some logs for wood. Very wet in the bush Thursday 29th Clear Tem 24 Father Alf and I went to town in the buggie I got a lesson Alf got some medicine for his knees Friday 30th �Clear & warm Father took the short Cross Cut saw over and got Henry Morton to sharpen it Chas and I piled lumber until noon after noon we all three worked in the Bush Tem 28° this morning Saturday 31st Clear and Warm Tem 22° in the morning Father Chas and I slashing timber in the bush all day April Monday 2nd 1882 {should be 1883} Clear and Warm Tem 24° Father Chas and I worked in the Bush Tuesday 3rd Clear Tem 36° Father trimmed some trees Chas and I husked corn hauled in a load of hay and Opened the potatoe pitt J.W Kersey brought his tools down to Commence on our sheds Wednesday 4 Tolerable Clear Tem 36° J.W Kersey George Kersey and Father Commenced Work framing the sheds today Chas and I moved some timber for them with the ponies and then husked corn Thursday 5 Rained nearly all day Tem 48° Chas and I husked corn in the Barn all day Father let off some water &c {Page} 69 April Friday 6th 1883 Cloudy Tem 34° rained some this evg Father, J W Kersey & Geo Kersey worked on the shed frame. Chas and I husked corn in the Barn Saturday 7th Cloudy rained and snowed some last night Tem 32° Father and Chas went to town took 4 bu of wheat to get ground roads very muddy I.D & I finished husking corn Monday 9th Clear and Warm Tem 42° in the Morning J.W. Kersey George Kersey & Father worked on the shed frame Chas and I hauled and Culled Corn & put it in the Crib Tuesday 10th Clear & warm Tem 40° J.W. Geo & Father Worked on the shed Chas and I hauled up the last load of corn and Father and Chas haule sawed the shed blocks and I hauled them up Wednesday 11th �Clear and warm Tem 40° in the morning JW Kersey & Geo finished framing the shed Father Chas and I dug post holes &c Thursday 12 Clear & warm we got ready and raised the shed at the East end of the Barn J.W. Sr & Geo Kersey and Uncle Mack Cooper helped Friday 13th Clear J.W Geo and Father put the rafters on this forenoon, Chas and {I} took out some Carrots, Onions, and potatoes Saturday 14th Clear and warm tem 46° Father and I went to town in the Buggie Father got a keg of 100 nails paid 3¼¢ per lb and rented Pattersons bush for pasture for 5 mo to begin on 15th of May for $20.00 Monday 16th Clear F and warm Father hung up the meat Chas and I spread the manure in the garden and took out the potatoes and rest of carrots also took up the parsnips Father went to hunt a girl brought Adaline Burns home Tuesday 17th Clear and warm Father and Mother went to town I rolled the meadow No 5 Chas spread manure in the garden Mamie Morgan was here Alex Robinson's wife washed for mother {Page} 70 April Wednesday 18 1883 Tolerable Clear We hauled some manure on to the garden and commenced spreading some of the manure out in No 1 Father was trimming trees Thursday 19 Clear & Cool Chas and I hauled out and spread manure on No 1 until noon after noon Chas Father took Grand Mother and Uncle Horace blacks oats home Chas and I took 2 bags of onions & 3 bu of parsnips down to J Stewarts got $2.00 for onions & 75 for parsnips for the lot Friday 20 Clear & Cool Father trimmed trees Chas ploughed the garden I manured the potatoe patch Saturday 21 Clear Chas and I ploughed a half day in No 5 Chas went up to Felixes and got the harrows and harrowed the garden this evg we hauled a load of hay from the Barn Father went to hunt a girl �Monday 23nd Chas and I ploughed in No 5 Cool all day and windy ice covered the well last night Chas rooled the garden and Father fixed up too Broken slide gates and planted a row of potatoes this evg in the garden Cooper Cow had a Calf Tuesday 24rd Cold Tem 28° snowed some Chas and I ploughed all in No 5 Father planted some onions in the garden Wednesday 25th Cool Tem 40° Chas and I finished ploughing the East part of No 5 by Noon and ploughed No 2 for potatoes after noon, Father planted some beets, letus, carrots and potatoes in the garden Thursday 26 Rained this afternoon Tem 40° Father sowed white side oats until noon in No 5 but had to quit Chas and I harrowed then in Friday 27th Cloudy showery afternoon Father and Mother went to Fletcher I planted 3 crab apple trees afternoon we cleaned up the oats 66 bu {Page} 71* April May Saturday 28 1883 Clear & Cool Father and I went to town I got a lesson Father sent draft to *Nebraska for Payment on land $69.75 Monday 30 Clear & Warm we finished putting in oats in No 5 and harrowed the potatoe patch Willard altered Bob & Mack Colts this afternoon Tuesday 1st May Chas and I run out the furrows in the oats planted 6 rows of potatoes and went down to Zebzes and commenced ploughing for oats Father went along Wednesday 2nd Clear and Warm Chas and I ploughed at Zebzes all day Father took the harrow teeth to get sharpened and planted some turnips Thursday 3rd �Showery Father Chas and I trimmed the grape vines & Black Berries and nailed some sideing on the shed Friday 4th Cloudy Father went to Buxton and got 3 mulberry trees Chas and I planted a few potatoes and spread some manure in No 1 after noon we went down and finished ploughing front field at Zebzes Saturday 5th Cloudy and Cool we started to harrow and rool the wheat but it was too wet Father and Mother went to Fletcher Chas and I planted 12 cherry trees along the lane in No 5 after noon Father sowed & Chas and I harrowed in the oats in front field at Zebzes sowed 9 bu Sunday 6th Clear Kate had a Colt running 11 mo exactly Monday 7th Cloudy rained some last night Father Chas and I worked on the shed some Father went to N Buxton after noon Tuesday 8th Cloudy Father went to dresden to attend Josiah Huson's * Funeral I went to Chatham got a lesson Wednesday 9th Cloudy rained some last night We finished sideing the shed at the East end of the Barn {Page} 72 May Thursday 10th 1883 Showery all the afternoon we went Father Chas and I down to the Zebs place to plough and burn of fodder &c got caught in the rain and came home after noon Bet had a Colt after running 10 mo 27 days Friday 11th Clear & pleasant we sawed wood until noon after noon I ploughed in the sod No 1 with the ponies Father and Chas sawed some stove wood Saturday 12th Clear but Cool Father and Mother went to town Chas and I sawed stove wood most of the day �Monday 14 Cloudy & Cool rained very heavy this evg we sawed some stove wood Tuesday 15th Eliza Jane Done came here this morning to work Cleared off this forenoon Chas and I let off some water and sawed stove wood Father went to Buxton & helped us some Wednesday 16th Clear Father Chas and I took 3 Calfs Over to Chas Done's to pasture went around and let the water off of the oats at Zebzes then came home and hauled out manure and spread it in No 1 afternoon Father went to Fletcher Thursday 17th Clear Father went out on the plains Chas and I hauled out and spread manure in No 1 all day Friday 18th Clear Father put Kate and Bet to the Clydesdale stallion Young Wonder at Stewarts this morning Chas and I harrowed and rolled the wheat with both teams Chas planted some potatoes Saturday 19 Rained some last night heavy wind & rain storm this evg Tolerable Clear all day Father went to town took 6 bu of wheat to get ground I ploughed sod in No 1 Chas planted potatoes {Page} 73 May Monday 21st 1883* Rained all day long Chas and I took the straw off of the hay in the barn and hauled a load of hay and put it in the stable Tuesday 22nd Cloudy & showered some Father went to Fletcher Chas and I put a Bridge over the line ditch between us and Patterson for the cattle and horses to go over to the Pasture Wednesday 23rd Tolerable Clear Father Chas and I scoured out the ditch back of the barn along No 4 Thursday 24 Clear Father went to Fletcher Chas and I ploughed in No 1, took a young sow too Henery Parsonses Pig this morning �Friday 25 Clear Chas and I finished spreading manure on No1 and ploughed some afternoon Father sold a Calf to the Butchers this evg for $4.00 Saturday 26 Rained most all day Father Mother Grand Mother and I went to town in the Buggie I got a lesson Monday 28 Rained some yesterday We finished ploughing the sod in No 1 and let off some water Rained some this Evening Tuesday 29 Cloudy Chas and I nailed the sheeting on the shed Father put on some shingles Wednesday 30 Rained all the afternoon Father went to town and got a 7000 load of Cedar shingles for the shed paid $3.00 per thousand Chas and I shingled until Noon & shelled some corn Thursday 31 Clear Father Chas and I out shingles on the shed all day Friday 1st June Clear Father Chas and I finished shingling the shed Elder Smith was here* {Page} 74 June Saturday 2nd 1883 Clear Father and Grand Mother Poindexter went to town in our Buggie I ploughed until Noon in No 5 for corn afternoon I hauled up timber &c Monday 4 Tolerable clear rained last night I finished hauling up the timber for the stable father went to meet Elliot and lacocq on the line ditch Tuesday 5 Rained after noon Father went to town took 26½ bu of wheat Yearling Colt commenced bleeding from being altered I went to town on old Kate and and told Father of it he got better after dark Wednesday 6 �Rained after noon Chas and I piled lumber until noon afternoon we worked in the garden I planted some sweet corn in the potatoe patch Thursday 7 Clear we planted some potatoes in the potatoe patch after noon Chas and I dug a ditch into the garden Father went to Buxton after noon Friday 8 Clear and warm Father Alf and I.D. worked in the garden Chas and I ploughed in upper part of No 5 with both teams I took Kate & bet to the Horse Bet took the Horse Saturday 9 Rained some this morning Father went to town in the Buggie Chas and I harrowed marked off and planted 20 rows of corn in No 5 Americus Cooper finished souring oats today yesterday at felixes Monday 11 Cleared off this Morning Windy Chas and I finished piling lumber Cut the stack away for the shed and piled some manure {Page} 75 Tuesday 12th June 1883 Showery afternoon Chas and I ploughed in No 5 for corn Father worked in the garden Wednesday 13 Clear Chas and I finished ploughing in No 5 this forenoon and planted some after noon father in Garden working Thursday 14 Clear Chas and I plo finished planting corn in No 5 this forenoon after noon we ploughed at Zebzes with both teams Friday 15 Tolerable Clear Chas and I ploughed in No at Zebzes with both teams Father worked in the garden Saturday 16 Very hot this forenoon showery after noon Father went to town took 8 pieces Ham, Shoulder, and flitches, got 14¢ for Ham and flitch & 13 for Shoulder I ploughed at Zebzes Sunday 17* �Father went to town for the Dr for Mother she is very sick* Monday 18 Rained last night Father went to town after a road scraper Dr springer came out to see Mother Chas and I ground the Cythes and done some Jobs &c Tuesday 19 We hauled up some wood &c. afternoon Chas and I ploughed at Zebzes Father attended on the line the Surveyor was on the line ditch between us and Lacocq Wednesday 20 Cloudy Chas and I ploughed at Zebzes Father packed up the meat and went to see Uncle Mack ditch sheep that were killed by dogs Thursday 21 Clear Chas and I.D. harrowed and marked off the corn ground at Zebzes and I planted some corn with the planter {Page} 76 June Friday 22nd 1883 Clear I finished planting corn at Zebzes Chas and ID finished Harrowed sod in No 1 Father worked in the garden Saturday 23 Clear Father went town took some pork got 14¢ for Ham I harrowed until noon then I went to town on Old Kate for the Dr for Mother Sunday 24 Dr Springer came out to see Mother this morning Monday 25 Cloudy Chas harrowed and I cultivated sod with Kate and bet Tuesday 26 Cloudy Cleared off afternoon Chas and I Harrowed and Cultiva{ted} sod Father worked in the garden Wednesday 27 Cloudy & showery we took the cultivator home and got Mr Walkers drill to drill in beans but it was too wet to drill after noon I ploughed the potatoe patch up with one horse Thursday 28 �Cloudy Father Chas, I.D, Alf and I hoed potatoes after noon Alf and ID picked strawberries and Father shot squirrels Friday 29 Clear I drilled in the beans Chas rolled with the ponies Father in the garden after he took Grandmother home and I rolled the most of the corn in No 5 Saturday 30 Clear Father went to town us boys hoed potatoes all day Monday 2nd Clear Father went to town on George Horse I ploughed at Zebzes very hot Chas Alf & D pulled the mustard out of the oats Tuesday 3 Clear & Hot Chas and I ploughed at Zebzes Father Alf and I.D. Hoed in the garden Wednesday 4 Clear and Hot Chas and I ploughed until noon after noon Father sowed some Buck Wheat and we commenced Harrowing it in but the rain stoped us {Page} 77 June Thursday 5 1883 Chas and I cultivated corn and potatoes at home until noon afternoon we went down Chas rooled corn and I finished harrowing in the buckwheat Father sowed it & hoed some Friday 6 Clear and Hot I finished rolling corn and Buckwheat Chas harrowed corn and Father Hoed corn I.D. uncovered Saturday 7 Showered a all the afternoon Father went to town Chas and I cultivated a little Monday 9 Clear and Cool Chas and I finished cultivating the home corn this forenoon and then we all hoed corn the rest of the day Rose Cow had a calf last night Tuesday 10 �Clear and Cool Chas and I cultivated corn at Zebzes Alf and I.D uncovered Father hoed in the garden Wednesday 11 Clear Chas and I finished cultivating corn at Zebzes Thursday 12 Rained this evg I cut the grass in the Orchard this forenoon with the machine Father mowed with the Cythe Boys Hoed beans some this morning Friday 13 Rained this evg we hoed some beans and shook up some hay but it got wet Saturday 14 Father went town this forenoon we hoed beans afternoon we hauled in one load of hay it was damp Monday 16 Clear we hoed some beans I cut hay afternoon in No 1 Tuesday 17 I finished cutting in No 1 after noon we hauled in some with Both teams {Page} 78 July Wednesday 18th 1883 Clear & windy we hauled the hay in out of No 1 & worked some beans in the morning Temperature pleasant Thursday 19th Clear & pleasant we put up the reaper this morning Uncle Mack Cooper got it to cut wheat we hauled in the hay out of the orchard Alf sulkey raked No 1 and we hauled in the rakings afternoon we hoed in the beans Father went down to cut after noon but broke the machine Friday 20th Clear in the morning Father cut some for Uncle Mack we hoed beans all day Father hoed afternoon Saturday 21 Drizzled rain this morning until after 10 Oclock Father went to town Chas Alf I.D. and I hoed beans Monday 23 �Showery and wet poured down rain nearly all night last night I ploughed and harrowed up some beds front of the house for strawberries and cultivated some beans and we hoed some Tuesday 24 Raining this morning very muddie Father went over to Martin Dillons on horse back I hauled up some wood with George we cut around the wheat this evg Wednesday 25 Clear Father and Mother went to town to the Dr Chas and I mowed fence corners Alf and D cocked them up turned Loucast Lacocqs bull in among our cattle Thursday 26 Clear Father cut our most of our wheat and we boys bound Friday 27 Clear we finished cutting and binding our wheat this forenoon afternoon we shocked it up and hauled in the fence corners Saturday 28 Clear Father, Chas and Alf went to town to see barnum's show I did not do much finished cultivating the beans this evg {Page} 79 Aug Monday 30 1883 Clear Chas and I cultivated ½ of the corn at Zebzes afternoon we worked in the hay Father cut hay before noon in No 4 Tuesday 31 Clear and Cool Father cut some more meadow Chas and I cultivated somemore of the corn and worked in the hay afternoon Wednesday 1st Aug Clear we hauled in 13 loads of hay into the barn out of No 4 with both teams finished cutting this morning Thursday 2 Clear heavy shower this evening we hauled in hay out of No 4 finished Friday 3 �Clear Father helped Abe Patterson this morning Chas and I cut fence corners Alf sulkey raked stubble afternoon we hauled in hay Saturday 4 Clear Mother and Father went to town Chas Alf ID and I hauled in the wheat and a load of fence corner hay out of No 4 Monday 6 Clear we finished hauling in the hay and rakings this forenoon and finished working the Zebs corn this afternoon took Uncle macks rake hay rack home and brought the roller home from Zebzes Tuesday 7 Clear Chas and I ploughed all day with both teams in the wheat stubble No 4 Father commenced clearing up the ground for the ditch Wednesday 8 Clear we all logged and burned on the line between us and Lacocq Thursday 9 Clear we logged and burned on the line between us and Lococq all day Friday 10 Clear we finished loging and burning on the line (and we grubed some) after noon Father went to Grand Mothers I shelled 10 bu of corn {Page] 80 Aug Saturday 11 1883 Clear Father and Mother went to town Chas alf ID and I grubbed some stumps on the line Monday 13 Clear we commenced ditching on the line between us and Lacocq Tuesday 14 we ditched on the line between us and Lacocq Wednesday 15 Clear we worked on the ditch between us and lacocq Thursday 16th �Clear we worked on the line ditch between us and Lacocq Friday 17 Clear we worked on the Ditch all day very warm Saturday 18 Clear Father went to town I commenced cutting oats in No 5 and bound some on the ridge Monday 20 Clear Rained some yesterday we worked some on the Ditch after noon we ditched a little Bound Oats in No 5 Tuesday 21 Clear We finished binding what oats were cut and I finished cutting the oats in No 5 Father went to the Tilburry Wednesday 22 Clear we bound some in No 5 Rained some this evg Thursday 23 Clear Father went out to the river and got Patience Scott and brought Mother home too after noon Father went down and took cradled around the oats I took the machine down and cut them Friday 24 Clear we ditched until noon afternoon we went down and bound some oats at Zebzes {Page} 81 Aug Saturday 25 1883 Clear Father went to town we hauled in 3 loads of Oats out of No 5 and went down and finished binding at Zebzes Monday 27 Clear We finished hauling in our Oats also them at Zebzes Tuesday 28 drizzled rain this Drizzled rain this forenoon after noon we worked some on the ditch Between lots 4 and 5 Wednesday 29 �Clear we worked on the Ditch all day with both teams Father Mother Joe and I went down to Aunt Emmas to Mamie and Johns wedding Thursday 30 Clear Cool nights Father and Mother went to town Chas and I worked on the ditch with Kate & Bet Father took 12 bu of wheat to town got $1.10 per bu Friday 31 Clear we finished the lower part of the ditch as deep as we could scrape it after noon Chas and I ploughed some in No 4 Saturday 1st Clear Chas and I ploughed all day in No 4 ground very hard Father spaded out some of the Bottom Monday 3rd Rained some yesterday morning Chas ploughed all day in No 4 I ploughed until noon Old Kate got sick and I had to quit Father spaded on the ditch Tuesday 4 Clear and Cool I went to town on old Bet got McKerrisher Vetrinary Surgeon to come out to see Old Kate Chas ploughed in No 4 with Ponies Father Ditched Wednesday 5 Clear Father and I Ditched on the line with the spade throwing out the Bottom of the ditch Chas ploughed with Ponies {Page} 82 Sept August Saturday 11 1883 Clear Father and Mother went to town took 10 bu of corn in the buggie got 56¢ per bu Chas Alf and I grubbed out some stumps on the line Monday 13 Thursday 6 Clear Father went to town in the buggie took 6 bu of wheat to get ground Chas and I ditched on the line with the spade Friday 7 Cloudy rained some this afternoon, we finished bottoming the lower part of the ditch Father went too the Kersey drain to see some ditching sold out �Saturday 8 Clear we hauled the dirt back from the ditch which was thrown out with the spade with both teams after noon Father went down to Zebzes to see the corn & buck wheat Chas and I hauled out manure on to No 6 Sunday Monday 9 frost last night Monday 10 Clear heavy frost last night Chas hauled up wood and hauled out manure with Kate & Bet Father grubed at a stump on the ditch I helped Dow Pierce to haul his oats from Felixes place down to Fletcher Tuesday 11th Clear & Cool Chas and I hauled out manure with both teams Wednesday 12 Clear and Tolerable Cool Father finished grubbing out the elm stump on the ditch Chas and I hauled out manure with both teams Thursday 13 Clear Father burned in the bush Chas and I hauled out manure Friday 14 Clear Father helped Uncle Mack Thrash this morning Chas and I hauled some manure and cut the Buckwheat at Zebzes with the reaper {Page} 83 Saturday 15 Father and I went to town got the horses front feet shod I brought out a load of brick 500 Monday 17 Clear Father went to town in the buggie Chas and I spread manure after noon we tried to harrowed in some wheat but it was too dry Tuesday 18 Clear and Cool we Commenced working on the Kersey drain up back of Joe Robinses with both teams & henry parsons helped with his team Wednesday 19 �Cloudy we worked on the Kersey drain with all three teams ours and Henery Parsonses my scraper bail broke this morning and Chas took it to the shop Thursday 20 Rained some Father and Mother went to town after noon, Chas and I spread some manure and helped Horace Bond thrash some Friday 21st Cloudy this morning rained some last night Father sowed Clawson wheat (seed last years growing) in No 4 and Chas and I harrowed it in with Both teams ground very hard Saturday 22nd Tolerable Clear Father finished sowing wheat in No 4 Chas and I finished harrowing it in and I ploughed the headlands ploughed the wheat in on the lower headland Monday 24 Cloudy and showery all day Father and Chas went and got the plow and got the f off of the ditch and got it fixed and started to help Horace Bond thrash but it rained I run the water furrows in No 4 and started ploughing in No 6 Tuesday 25 Cloudy and Cool Father shot some squirrels spread some manure and sold all of the cordwood we had to the dredge Captain, E.T. Martin Chas and I ploughed all day in No 6 {Page} 84 Sept Wednesday 26 1883 Clear Father and Chas helped Horace Bond to thrash I went to town and got the horse doctor to come out and see pat Colt he said he had the spasmodic colic after noon I shook out manure alf and ID harrowed Thursday 27 Clear Father and Chas helped Horace Bond finish thrash after noon Father stood up the buckwheat Chas and I ploughed in No 6 Friday 28 Clear We finished ploughing and spreading manure in No 6 Alf and I.D. pulled beans Saturday 29 Cloudy Rained some this evg Father and Mother went to town I finished harrowing No 6, and Chas and I hauled up a load of buck wheat from Zebzes �Monday, October 1st 1883 Clear and Cool frost last night Father went and got 8 bu of Democrat Wheat paid $1.25 per bu Chas and I finished out the wood piles to be measured after noon we drilled in Democrat Wheat in No 6 with Chas Lenovers drill Tuesday 2nd Rained almost all last night very wet We picked the seed wheat afternoon Chas and I hauled up the thrashing wood and cleaned some seed wheat for Grandmother Wednesday 3rd Clear and Cool we finished drilling in the democrat wheat in No 6 and harrowed it over and afternoon I run the furrows out and shoveled them Father and Chas got a load of buck wheat home Thursday 4 Clear Chas and I got some barrels and went and hauled a load of water for the thrashing Father started a well behind the barn afternoon I went out to John Kearnses and got the separator Father and Chas went and got the rest of the buckwheat {Page} 85 Oct Friday 5 1883 Clear got up steam to thrash but the skum valve blew out and could not thrash I.D. and I got a load of water we hauled in some beans and pulled some Father bought the County right to a steam washing machine Saturday 6 Cloudy and damp Father and Mother went to town in the heavy waggon and got a set of harness for the ponies also a barrel of salt and some boards to make a waggon box Chas and I throwed manure away from the barn door Alf and .D. finished pulling the beans Monday 8 Clear we thrashed with Johnson and Done's machine John Brown, Robert Harden, Norman Cooper, Grand Father Poindexter, Americus Cooper, Horace Bond, and John Cribbs helped us we had 57 bu of scott wheat 40 bu of Buck wheat and 260 bu of oats Tuesday 9 Clear shower in the evening I hauled the engine down to Grand Mothers and Chas and I got a load of water Father dug in the well back of the barn after noon we hauled in the beans Wednesday 10 �Cloudy and damp we recommenced sou work on the Kersey drain back of Robinses Henry parsons helped us Thursday 11 Tolerable Clear We worked on the ditch with our teams and Henry Parsons'es Friday 12 Clear We worked on the ditch with all three teams Ours and Henry's Tollie came this evg and gave Father an order for $45.00 on the ditch Saturday 13th Cloudy and rained this evg Father and Mother went to town Chas and I grubbed out an oak tree on the ditch & cut some corn out of the way of the ditch {Page} 86 Oct Monday 15 15 1883 Clear and cool heavy frost last night Father Chas and I finished our part of the line ditch between us and Lacocq Henry helped us until noon with his team Tuesday 16 Clear We worked on the ditch with all three teams all day Wednesday 17 Clear We worked on the ditch with all three teams Henrys and ours Thursday 18 Cloudy rained a little we worked on the ditch all day Friday 19 Cloudy showery we worked on the ditch all day Saturday 19 20 Cloudy we worked on the ditch all day with all three teams Monday 22 Cloudy and Cool we worked on the ditch all day Tuesday 23 �Cloudy and Cool we finished our job on the Kersey drain this afternoon Wednesday 24 Cloudy Father took the ploughs to town to get them fixed we skined a heiffer one of the heiffer calves we got from Aunt Emma Chas and I pitted the potatoes Thursday 25 Cloudy rained some this evg Father Chas and I cut a flat ditch through East half of No 1 with the teams Friday 26 Rained some this morning we plained and cut out the Boards for a waggon box and fanned up the buckwheat had 21 bu clean Saturday 27 Clear Father went to town with the ponies in the buggie Aunt Emma went along I went in with Kate and Bet and got a load of Brick, 500 Chas alf and D pulled some beans {Page} 87* Monday 29th 1883 Father and mother went to town in the buggie after some things Father brought out Aunt Maria Blacks coffin, Chas and I hauled up some wood &c Tuesday 30th Clear & windy Father, Mother, Chas, Alf and I went to Aunt Maria's funeral today this evg I finished putting the waggon box together Wednesday 31st Clear Cool and Windy Father and I went to town with both teams after brick got the new waggon box ironed and got 1100 brick Mother went to Windsor this evg Thursday 1st November Cloudy blowing a little snow we hauled the water out of the well back of the barn Father commenced digging Chas and I hauled the dirt away and pitted the carrots Friday 2nd Tolerable clear and cool Father went to the ditch sale on the 4 Con we pitted the apples and scraped another flat outlet ditch in No 1 Saturday 3 �Cloudy Father went to town in the buggie Chas and I pitted the turnips hauled ½ barrel of water to the hogs and hauled 2 loads of stone for the stable foundation and one load of sand Sunday 4th Clear and warm Father and Chas took Aunt Emma to Charing Cross to meet the Express bound for Xenia for Grandmothers body Monday 5 Clear Father went to town in the buggie chas and I dug in the well back of the barn Mother came home from Windsor this evg Tuesday 6 Clear and Cool Aunts Emma and Eunice arrived at Buxton* with Grand Mother Shadds Body she died in Xenia Ohio Saturday evg 3rd of November {Page} 88 Nov Wednesday 7th 1883 Clear we attended Grand Mother Shadds funeral today she was 76 yrs old and was Burried in the Cemetry in Chatham Mother was not able to attend Thursday 8 Clear and warm Father dug some in the well behind the barn Chas Alf I.D and I husked some corn this afternoon Friday 9th Clear except one shower we finished digging the well behind the barn Father walled it up Saturday 10th Rained some Father went to town in the buggie I took a grist to Merlin 6 bu of wheat and 6 bu of corn and hauled in a waggon box of corn in out of the field 20 bu Monday 12th Very windy & cool tem 30° Z Father dug out a hole for a cistern Chas went down and brought the pigs up from the Zebs place I hauled out some manure from the barn onto the meadow by the barn Tuesday 13 Cloudy windy and cool Tem 28° Z Father went to Chatham and brought out Mr Branton to cement the cistern I went down to Grandmothers logging bee Chas Alf and D. cut some corn Wednesday 14 �Cloudy and windy Tem 27° Mr Branton patched the house and cemented the cistern we tended on him Thursday 15 Windy and Cold Tem 20° Father went up to Felixes with Aunts Emma and Eunice and Old Man Potter Chas and I hauled up some wood Friday 16 Tolerable Clear winday and Cold Tem 16° Father took the Butter down to grand Mothers and worked some at the cistern Chas and I husked corn {Page} 89* Nov Saturday 17 1883 Clear Tolerable Windy Tem 27° in the Morning 42° this Evg Father went to town Chas went along I hauled in some fodder and corn and cleaned up the barn floor Monday 19th Clear and pleasant Father Aunt Emma and Aunt Eunice went to town in our buggie Father got some dry good for winter Chas Alf, I.D, & I husked corn in No 8 all day Tuesday 20th Cloudy and showery Father Aunts Eunice and Emma went *up to Grand Fathers place to take an inventory of goods Chas Alf ID and I husked corn Wednesday 21 Cloudy and showery Father went to town for the Dr for Mother we poy boys husked some in the barn and cleaned up the floor Thursday 22 Cloudy and damp Tem 50° Father went to town and sent Dr Ligh out to see Mother I let off some water andc {&c} Friday 23rd Cloudy and damp Tem 45° Father went over down to fletcher before noon afternoon he went over to meet Toolie on the ditch Chas alf ID. and I started to scrape a ditch between us and Lacocq across the front field Saturday 24 Tolerable Clear very muddy I went to town on horseback to get the Dr for Mother who is very sick afternoon we scraped out the rest of the ditch between us and Lacocq in No 1 �Monday 26 Rained all night and some today Father went to town in the buggie very muddy forenoon Loucast Lacocq and I cleaned out the railroad ditches from the line ditch to the culvert and back Tuesday 27 Clear and Cold Tem 26° Chas and I scraped a flat ditch across the upper part of No 1 Father sowing on the machine {Page} 90 Nov Wednesday 28 1883 Clear Tem 28° Father went to Fletcher after noon he hewed the pieces for the well curb and went to trustee metting this evg, Chas Alf ID and I logged until noon afternoon I fixed the well curb Thursday 29 Clear and Cool Tem 34° Father Chas and I dug a ditch and graded the dirt up around the school house after noon Father pumped out the school house well and cleaned it out we boys finished husking corn Friday 30th Cloudy and cool Tem 42° Chas and I hauled in the fodder Father and I measured off the line for the ditch and fence for the back of the clearing Father painted the waggon box and Chas and I put the frame down for the well curb behind the barn Saturday 1st December Clear one shower before noon Father went to town we put the mower and sulky rake overhead in the shed by the barn afternoon we logged some Monday 3rd Clear but Cool Tem 28° Chas and I hauled up wood Father went to town Tuesday 4 Tolerable clear Father and Aunt Emma went down to Gerrits in our buggie Chas Alf ID and I logged some in the clearing after noon Father Chas and I started to dig a ditch from pattersons line accross back of the clearing towards Lacocqs Wednesday 5 Clear Chas I.D. and I ditched on the clearing ditch Father went up to Merry Glen as Mr Potter came out to divide the things furniture Thursday 6 �Clear and pleasant Father went up as Mr Potter was to divide the p Library I hauled a load of hay for Mrs White from Rosses place on the 6th concession Chas hauled some things down from Merry Glen {Page} 91 December Friday 7th 1883 Cloudy rained some last night and this morning we did not do much I.D. and I went to town this evg in our buggie for some things for Aunt Emma as Horace is very sick Old Mrs Bond came out with us Saturday 8th Cloudy Father went to town roads very muddy Chas and I ditched a little Chas Alf and D. hauled a load of hay from the barn to the stable I went down to Aunt Emmas this evg Father went down tonight to see Horace Monday 10 Tolerable clear and pleasant we ditched some in the clearing Horace Bond died today about 11 Oclock he had been sick about 8 days Tuesday 11 Clear we did not do much put a curb on the well Wednesday 12 Clear and pleasant Father, Chas, Alf, Flavious and I went to Horace Bonds funeral he was burried in the Cemetry in Chatham Thursday 13 Clear and pleasant Father Chas Alf and I.D. logged in the clearing I was not well and done nothing Friday 14 Clear and windy Turned cold this evg we finished the ditch back of the clearing and put up a log pile Saturday 15 Cloudy and Cold Tem 17° Father went to town we covered the potatoes and carrots pits with manure and hauled a load of hay from the barn to the stable Monday 17 Father Chas and I killed 8 pigs they weighed 72, 74, 78, 80, 85, 90, 100, & 107 respectively Tuesday 18 Father went down to Fletcher after noon, Chas and I hitched Bob up, hauled up some wood with Kate and Bet &c Cold Tem 17° snowed some last night Wednesday 19 Tolerable Clear Tem 20° Father went to town in the buggie got some groceries & 2 bu of corn to feed the pigs paid 80¢ per bu Chas and I cut some wood Thursday 20 Clear Tem 12° Father went to the Council I took a grist to Merlin to Mill 6 bu corn 4 bu of wheat and 8 bu of buckwheat but could not get the buck wheat ground {Page} 92 Friday 21 December 1883 Clear and cold Tem 12° Father went to the school house to help fill out reports Chas and I sawed a few 4 Elm sawlogs and hitched Bob up and drove him �Saturday 22 Clear and Cold Tem 8° Father went to town in the buggie we hauled in two loads of hay from the barn to the stable and drove Bob and bet up to Charlestons Monday 24 Cold Tem 10° Father went to town Chas and I hauled cut some elm logs and done the chores up Tuesday 25 Clear and Cool Tem 10° Sandy Coutts shod Kate and bet this Morning Father Chas Joe and I went up to Church Wednesday 26 Clear School Metting was held today Chas Lenover was Elected Trustee in place of Forhan Father went bought the Contract for putting in the wood. 3 Cords green soft wood @ 165¢ per cord and 3 Cords green hard wood @ $2.70¢ per Cord also putting in a bridge accross the ditch @ $13.50¢ to be done right off Thursday 27 snowed all the forenoon Dow pierce and I took our too teams and hauled too loads of hay for aunt Emma also hauled up some lumber to Friday 28 Clear Father went to Fletcher Chas and I sawed some logs this afternoon Saturday 29 Clear Father went to town in the sleigh took 8 bu of buckwheat to get ground Chas and I sawed some logs Monday 31 Cloudy & warm Tem 36° Father and I went out to the Town hall to the Nomination There were 17 Candidates Nominated {Page} 93 Tuesday January 1st 1884 Cloudy Tem 26° Father Chas and I hewed timber for the schoolhouse bridge Wednesday 2 Very windy snowing all day Tem 22° we tramped out some beans on the barn floor with the Ponies Thursday 3 Very windy Cold and blustry the lane drifted full of snow I baged Henry parsonses oats up, we did not do much. Tem 7° Friday 4 Cold and windy Tem 3° below Z{ero} We finished hewing the timber for the school house bridge and hauled them down J.G. Stewart brought the ballot box up Saturday 5 Clear and Cold Tem 7° below Z{ero} Father went to town in the sleigh I hauled up some wood hauled in a load of hay to the stable and took Henrys, oats home Monday 7 Clear Tem Zero this morning Municipal Election was held today polls stood at our polling place as follows (Dillon 21 for reve, Goulet 26, Kennedy 3, Morrison 29) for first Deputy Dolson 18, Irwin 53, Tooley 11,) for 2nd Deputy Crow 34, Drew 20, Councillors, Dyke 70, Foxton 8 Slade 0, Taylor 5, Ward 0, Williams 27, White 5, Tuesday 8 snowing all day Father went to town in the sleigh he took 2 pigs down to J.G. Stewarts this morning got 7¢ per lb Dow Pierce and I sawed Elm logs all day. Dow commenced work for 3 mo. �Wednesday 9 snowed some Tem 22° Father and Chas hauled some Elm logs to Buxton Dow and I sawed some afternoon Dow worked ½ day Thursday 10 Clear Tem 12° Father and Chas hauled two loads of logs Dow and I cut some logs we also killed 3 pigs they weighed 114 lbs, 126 lbs & 184 lbs Friday 11 Clear Tem 22° Father and Dow Pierce went with the ponies to help haul Aunt Emmas stable frame home I hauled 3 loads of Elm logs up to Kerseys (mill) 500 ft, 770 ft & 572 ft respectively {Page} 94 Saturday 12 January 1884 Cloudy snowed some Father and Joe went to town in the slaegh sleigh Dow choped some cord wood I hauled 3 loads of logs to Kerseys mill measuring 824 ft, 649 ft, & 1064 ft respectively, docked 1064 to 700 Monday 14 Clear and Cool Tem 22 Father and I hauled logs to Buxton 3 loads each Dow cut roads and wood Tuesday 15 Clear Tem 8° Father and Chas hauled logs to Buxton with both teams 2 loads each Dow Pierce and I cut some logs and helped them load Wednesday 16 Clear and Cool Tem 10° Father and Chas hauled two loads of logs each Dow and I cut some &c Thursday 17 Clear and Cool Father and Chas hauled three loads of logs each Dow and I cut & helped them load Friday 18 Clear and Cool Tem 22° Father and Chas hauled 3 loads each to Buxton Dow and I cutting Saturday 19 snowy Tem 24° Father went in to town in the sleigh Dow cut and I hauled up wood we also hauled in a load of hay & straw Monday 21 Clear and Cold Tem 6° Father and Chas hauled two loads each Dow and I sawed 12 logs Tuesday 22 Clear and Cool Tem 18° Father and Chas hauled two loads each Dow worked afternoon we sawed 2 large logs Wednesday 23 Cloudy and windy Father and Chas hauled logs Dow and I cut eleven logs Thursday 24 Cold and Windy Tem 10° Father and Chas hauled one load each and Father went to Hattie Bond sale Father bought the mounted horsepower $11½ Dow and I cut 8 logs �Friday 25 Clear and Cold Tem 12° below Zero Father went to town in the sleigh for the Dr for Mother I hauled 3 loads of logs Dow & Chas cut 2 logs Dow cutting wood {Page} 95 Saturday 26 January 1884 Clear and Cold Tem 10° Father and Chas hauled 3 loads of logs each Dow and I cut 6 logs Monday 28 Cloudy and Cool Father took too Elm logs to Kerseys & I took one this evg Dow and I cut them Tuesday 29 Cloudy and Cool The Reelection of Smith for M.P for this County took place today our polls stood smith 51, Samson 43, Father acted as Deputy returning officer and I acted as Constable for Div No 2 Raleigh Dow did not work Wednesday 30 Warm Tem 38° showery Father went to town in the Buggie I took 2 logs up to kerseys mill after noon Dow and I cut some red oak Cord wood Chas helped us Thursday 31 Cloudy and warm Dow Chas and I cutting Cord wood hicory Father went up to Buxton Friday 1st Clear and pleasant Tem 34° Dow Chas and I cutting hicory Father went to Buxton Dow set in this morning to work two 2 months for $10.00 per mo Saturday 2 Clear Tem 32° Father and Dow went to town in the buggie Chas & I cleaned up some beans &c Monday 4 Cloudy and Cool Tem 32° Dow, Chas, and I cut hicory Cord wood Father took a piece of hicory and went to Travises to get some axe handles Tuesday 5 Cloudy and Drizzeling rain and sleety Tem 28 Dow did not work Chas and I took the teams up to Kerseys for lumber stayed all day and only got one load got 4 axe handles Father went to buxton Wednesday 6 Cloudy Father went to Fletcher Chas and I went to Buxton got 20 bu of corn @ 75¢ per bu it was shipped from Columbus Neb, to Charleston & Co, Dow cut wood in the wood pile afternoon we thrashed beans in the barn Thursday 7 Chas and I finished thrashing the beans and cleaned them up Cloudy Tem 30° Dow cut wood in the woods we had 18 bu altogether Friday 8 Cloudy Tem 30 Dow Pierce Chas and I cut hicory Cord wood all day {Page} 96 Saturday 9 February 1884 Cloudy Tem 28° Father went to Buxton Dow cut wood in the woods I cut up the remainder of the pork 6 pigs �Monday 10 Cloudy & misty Tem 26° Dow cut wood in the woods Chas and I hauled up the rest of our dry Cord wood Tuesday 12 Cloudy and warm Tem 30 rained some last night Dow Chas and I cut hicory Cord wood all day Wednesday 13 Cloudy Tem 30° Dow Chas and I cut Cord wood all day wet in the bush Father not well Thursday 14 Clear and Cool Tem 20° very windy Dow and I cut hicory Cord wood Chas helped Father salt the pork Friday 15 Clear Tem 26° Dow Chas and I cut hicory all day Father went up to Buxton Saturday 16 Clear and pleasant U Tem 22° Father went to town in Buggie Dow Chas and I cutting hicory wood Monday 18 Clear and pleasant Tem 36° Dow Chas and I cutting wood in the woods Father went to Buxton Tuesday 19 Clear and pleasant Tem 40° 7.30 Express going west one car left the track Dow Chas and I cutting hicory wood Wednesday 20 Cold and windy Tem 20° Dow did not work we picked beans until noon afternoon Father went to Buxton Father Chas and I sawed some wood Thursday 21 Clear and Windy Tem 26° Father and Chas sawed down some Elm and ash trees Dow and I sawed hicory wood Father settled up with Dow this evening Friday 22 Cloudy Tem 20° Father went to Buxton Chas and I hauled in 3 loads of hay fixed up some fence &c Alf and D cut some corn stalks off in No 5 clearing Saturday 23 Cloudy Father and Ch went to Chatham Chas and I bushed out some wood but the but the horses broke through the ice in the bush so that we quit and cut some red oak {Page} 97 Feb 1884 Monday 25 Snowed some windy Tem 20 Chas and I bushed out wood all day Tuesday 26 Cloudy Tem 36° snowed some we hauled 3 loads about 2 Cords of hicory over to the Choolhous {schoolhouse} and bushed out hicory Father helped us to make some roads Wednesday 27 Snowing Tem 36° Father went to town with Gerrit and Chas harris Chas and I finished bushing out the hicory wood had 17 cords Thursday 28 Cloudy and windy Tem 4° Chas and I cut some small hicorys before noon after dinner Father went and got a load of Gerrits furniture things from Felixs and took them down to Harrises �Friday 29 Cold and Windy Tem 7° below Z{ero} Father went to Chatham to Gerrits trial Felix paid Costs, Chas and I did not do much Saturday 1 Clear and Cold Tem 4° below Z{ero} Father took Aunt Emma and Mr Crawford and his wife to Chatham I took a load of hay sold the load for $5.00 brought 4 Pieces of pine home to make hay rack side pieces they cost $1.30 Sunday 2 Clear and Cold Tem 4° below Z{ero} Father and I went to the funeral of Nelson Robinson's Daughter Nancie Monday 3 Clear and Cold Tem 4° below Z{ero} we cut and hauled 4 Elm logs to kerseys mill they measured 530 ft we also cut some Cord wood Alf & D picking beans Tuesday 4 Clear & Cool Tem 16° Chas and I sawed black ash Cord wood for the school house all day Father was not well Wednesday 5 Clear Tem 4° Chas and I hauled the remainder of the school house wood over today Father went to Buxton Thursday 6 Clear Tem 22°, 36° Father Chas and I hauled 4 wagon loads of Ice from Fletcher Friday 7 Cloudy Tem 24° Father went to Buxton Chas and I packed the ice and hauled 2 loads of sawdust from Fletcher Saturday 8 Cloudy snowed some last night Tem 20° Father went to town in the sleigh Chas shoveled sawdust into the ice house I hauled up some wood hauled one load of sawdust and we hauled in a load of hay, {Page} 98 Monday 10 March 1884 Clear Tem 24° & 36° we shelled 6 bu of corn and cleaned it and 6 bu of wheat up and Father took it to Merlin for a grist paid 15¢ per bag for grinding corn Tuesday 11 Showery and windy lightening and thundering this morning Tem 38° & 44° Father let of water Chas and I washed and oiled Kate and Bets Harness Wednesday 12 Clear and Cool Tem 34 Very windy Father Chas and I choped down trees all day in the clearing Thursday 13 Clear Tem 34° & 48 Chas and I worked in the woods all day Father and mother went to Grandmothers after noon Friday 14 Clear Tem 32° & 40° Father went to Fletcher afternoon he helped us in the woods Chas and I in the woods all day Saturday 15 Clear Tem 22° & 40° Father and Mother went to town in the buggie we Boys hauled 5 loads of hay from the barn into the stable I cut up 5 hogs heads �Monday 17 Cloudy & drizzeled rain some Tem 45° Father went up to Charlestons and got 2 bu of clover seed $5.00 per bu Chas and I sawed some hicory wood and c [&c} Tuesday 18 Cloudy Tem 30° Chas and I sawed stove wood all day Father and Henry Parsons went over in Tilbury with the washing machine Wednesday 19 Cloudy and showery Tem 36° Father Chas and I scoured the ditch back of No 7 and cleaned out the school stove pipe &c Oliver Higate got the horse power $16 Thursday 20 Cloudy Father Chas and I scoured ditches all day Friday 21 Clear Father Chas and I finished scouring the ditch from pattersons line up to the house and commenced the western ditch Dogs killed our sheep (3) this morning or last night H Parsons and Elliot valued them at $7.00 Each Saturday 22 Cloudy & warm We sheared 2 of the sheep and skined one and then worked in the lane ditch {Page} 99 Monday 24 March 1884 Father and Mother went down to Grand Mothers Chas and I finished scouring the western lane ditch and split up some hicory Cord wood &c Clear Tem 38° Tuesday 25 Cloudy Tem 36 showery Father Chas and I loged in the clearing Alf and D helped a little Wednesday 26 Rained all night last night and all day today Father Chas and I commenced to build two hay racks Father sold Bob Colt to Thos Knot for $100. Thursday 27 Clear and warm we worked all day at the Hay racks Father went to Fletcher to get the irons made Friday 28 Clear and Cool Tem 28° Father went to uncle Macks and then went down to Fletcher for the hay rack irons Uncle Mack got 350 lbs of Hay $4.00 per ton Chas and I sawed wood at the school house Saturday 29 Cool and windy Tem 36° & 30° Father went to town Chas alf Id and I finished cutting the school wood Monday 31 Tolerable Clear Tem 26° McFadden got 2 loads of hay 1542 & 1700 lbs @ $8.00 per ton Father went to fletcher and had it weighed on Barry's skales Father got a hay knife $1.50 Chas and I put in the school house bridge and helped load the hay & sawed some wood Tuesday April 1st 1884 Rained all day Father went to Lenovers and to Buxton Chas and I worked on the hay racks �Wednesday 2 Cold Tem 26° & 34° snowed and rained Father went to Fletcher Chas and I worked on the racks Thursday 3 Clear Tem 30° Father went to Buxton Chas and I sawed some stove wood after noon Father Chas and I finished the schoolhouse Bridge & hung the gate &c Friday 4 Clear Tem 36° & 45° Father and Mother went to town I commenced ploughing sod in No 1 Chas cut some carrots &c Saturday 5 Clear frost this morning Tem 34° Father repickled the meat and went to Fletcher to see some hay weighed Chas and I ploughed sod in No 1 all day with both teams {Page} 100 Monday 7 April 1884 Clear Tem 26° this Morning Father took the little plow cutter and point to the shop Chas took Cl Mother to Grand Mothers I ploughed some garden, we ploughed sod Tuesday 8 Cloudy Hattie Bond, Died last Night between 12 & 1 Oclock *Father went to Chatham to make arrangements for her funeral Chas and I fixed the fence between us and Patterson Wednesday 9 Cloudy about too inches of snow fell last night Tem 36° we did not do much but clean up clothes &c Thursday 10 Tolerable Clear Cool Father, Mother, Chas, I.D, & I went to Hattie Bond's funeral she was burried in Maple leaf Cemetry Friday 11 Clear and Cool Tem 36° Chas and I ploughed sod in No 1 Father grubed at a stump in No 1 Saturday 12 Clear and Cool Tem 38° Chas and I finished ploughing sod in No 1 Father Monday 14 Clear Tem 40° & 58° Father & Old Mr Elliot went to the Council with the ponies I ploughed in No 1 all day Chas took out some potatoes & apples Tuesday 15 Cloudy Showering all day I went down to see Grand Father and took the front shoes off Jim & George also took shoes off Aunt Emma's horses Chas and I curbed the house well Wednesday 16 Showering all day snowed some I painted furrow plough &c Father went down to do some writing for Mr Muirhead Thursday 17 Cloudy Kate had a Colt last night running 2 days short of 11 mo I painted the ploughs & Chas and I trimmed trees &c Father took Mother down to Grandmothers Katt Kate had Colic tonight Friday 18 Tolerable Clear Tem 54° Father went to town sent Hall the T Vetrinary surgeon out to see Old Kate he said she was all right �Saturday 19 Tolerable Clear Father went to Fletcher got some hog rings & sent his draft to Nebraska for his payment on land * Chas ploughed in No 1 I trimmed trees Grand Father Poindexter Died today Father went down there in the buggie this evg {Page} 101 Monday 21 April 1884 Clear but Cool Tem 34° & 45 Father Mother Chas Alf and I went to Grand Father Poindexters Funeral we {rung} the pigs and hauled in a load of hay this evg Tuesday 22 I trimmed trees Chas ploughed in No 1 with the ponies Father went to Fletcher and trimmed grapevines Wednesday 23 Clear Chas ploughed in No 1 Father and I weighed out ½ ton of hay to Joe Rice after noon Father sowed Clover seed in No 7 I hauled 6 loads of manure on to the garden yesterday McFadden got 1,7.30 lbs of hay @ $8.00 per ton Thursday 24 Clear Father sowed Clover seed in No 7 & 4 Chas harrowed wheat with ponies I rolled it with Kate and Bet Friday 25 Clear Tem 34° & 72° Father finished sowing Clover seed Chas and I finished Harrowing and rolling the wheat and put in some Oats in No 1 ground very hard Saturday 26 Clear & warm Tem 34° this morning Father and I went to (took 4 bu wheat) town to the spring fair Chas took out the potatoes &c Monday 28 Clear Father finished sowing oats in No 1 Chas and I hauled them in Tem 47° this morning 68° at Noon Lewllyn Pierce got ½ ton of hay this morning Tuesday 29 Clear I run out furrows in No 1 harrowed garden &c Chas ploughed garden &c afternoon Chas and I ploughed in No 5 for oats Father sowed some Clover seed on wheat in No 5 Wednesday 30 Clear & Cool Chas and I ploughed in no 5 Father planted the Onions, Letus & spring wheat in the garden Cooper Cow had a Calf Thursday May 1st Cloudy but warm I finished ploughing headlands in No 5 Father sowed the Oats and Chas and I harrowed them in had a shower this Evening after which the wind {rose} Father planted peas & potatoes in the garden Friday 2 Cloudy & windy Father planted parsnips Letus & potatoes Chas and I set out currant bushes James Harris finished trimming trees Saturday 3 Clear Father went and appraised Elliots sheep and then him & Mother went to town in the Buggie Chas and I finished the currants and set out some Great American straw Berries {Page} 102 �Monday May 5 1884 Cloudy and damp Father and Chas loged an Ellm tree that fell out of the line ditch into Lacocq and I set out 5 Cherry trees along the lane then we loged some in the clearing and got a maple roller log from Elliot Tuesday 6 Cloudy Father got Wilson Albany strawberries from Grandma's we set them out McFadden got 15.00 of hay Afternoon ID harrowed some sod in No 1 after which we loged in clearing Wednesday 7 Cloudy & misty Bet had a Colt this morning short 2 days of 11 Mo, Lacocq got ½ ton hay Mack Cooper got 584 lbs hay We loged some Alf and I went for Hall to come and see Bet's Colt Thursday 8 Cloudy Hall came to see Bets Colt said it was ruptured We cut some wood in the wood pile Alf harrowed sod Friday 9 Clear but Cool ID and Alf harrowed sod in No 1 Chas and I sawed wood finished sawing the logs in the yard Father sawed trimmed the roller log & Dug around the Black Currants &c Saturday 10 Clear but Cool Father went to town took 6 bu of wheat to get ground Chas Alf and I put up fence around clearing Monday 12 Tolerable Clear Alf & D harrowed some in No 1 sod Chas and I hauled mulch on to the strawberries Father hoed strawberries &c Tuesday 13 Showery Chas and I went and got Aunt Emma's cow from D Fletchers this morning after which we hauled out some mulch, & loged some in the clearing Wednesday 14 Cloudy ID and I hauled manure on to No 2 potatoe patch Chas Alf and Father loged in the clearing Dow Pierce commenced working on the line ditch between us and Paterson at noon spading it out Thursday 15 Clear *Father went to the school metting the people voted to build two school houses in the section Chas ploughed the potatoe patch Alf. D. and I loged Dow on the ditch (white Heiffer Bloss had a calf 16 May) Friday 16 Clear Father planted some potatoes in the patch Dows ditching Chas and I loged some Alf & D harrowed sod &c Saturday 17 Clear Tem 45° Alf finished Cross harrowing sod in No 1 Father Mother Joe Eunice & Eliza went to town this afternoon Chas D and I loged all day Dow Ditching on the line {Page} 103 May Monday 19 1884 Cloudy & showery Father planted some potatoes Dow ditched after noon Chas D and I finished laying the worm off the fence around the clearing and cut white Oak blocks & put under Tuesday 20 Flower Cow had a Calf �Clear Father worked in the garden Chas Alf D and I put up fence around Cornfield after noon Chas and I ploughed in the Clearing with both teams Dow Ditched on the line Wednesday 21 Clear and warm we planted some potatoes in No 2 then Father worked in the garden Chas and I ploughed in the Clearing Alf and ID put up some fence &c Dow Ditching Thursday 22 Tolerable Clear Chas and I ploughed in the clearing Father worked in the garden Alf & D put up fence and Dow ditching Friday 23 Clear Chas and I ploughed in the Clearing ID and Alf put up some rails Father gardened Dow Ditched Saturday 24 Tolerable Clear We loged in the clearing some Lewllyn Pierce got 560 lbs of hay for Dow this evg Monday 26 Clear Father Chas Alf & I loged some ID harrowed Father went out to the Council with Mr Elliot Court Revision Tuesday 27 planted Cucumber hills 6 Clear Father Chas Alf ID and I loged in the clearing Wednesday 28 Cloudy & Cool We all loged in the Clearing Both teams Thursday 29 Clear Bets colt had stoppage of water this morning Father went to town in the buggie took 6 bu of wheat to get ground we finished the loging with Aunt Emmas team Friday 30th Clear and warm Chas and I ploughed all day in the Clearing with both teams Father rolled Oats with Aunt Emmas team put Kate to Longworths Bank of England horse {Page} 104 June Saturday 31st May 1884 �Clear Father finished rolling the oats with Aunt Emmas team Chas and I ploughed all day in the Clearing Both teams Monday 2nd Clear very warm Chas and I ploughed all day with both teams D. harrowed with Aunt Emmas team Father went out to the Council with Mr Elliot Tuesday 3rd Clear and warm Father went to town with Ponies took plow points and cutters to get laid & sharpened Chas worked in garden ID harrowed with Aunt Emmas team I hauled out some rail cuts D rolled some in the clearing Wednesday 4 Clear and Warm Chas and I ploughed all day in the Clearing ID harrowed Father worked in the garden Thursday 5 Clear and warm Chas and I ploughed most of the day in the Clearing Father spread ashes &c I.D. Harrowed Betman Crosby split 182 rails & 6 Oak posts today for Father Friday 6 Clear & warm Mother Joe Chas & Aunt Emma went to town in our light wagon & Aunt Emmas team to see the Doctor Father marked off with the chain and I planted corn in the clearing ID planted squashes Saturday 7 Clear and warm Father and Mother went to town in the buggie Chas rolled in the clearing and I put up fence &c Monday 9 Clear and warm but rained this evening Father marked off and Chas and I planted corn D planted squashes Tuesday 10 Rained all day Chas and I painted the other rack Bottom &c Father went down to Moreheads &c Wednesday 11 Cloudy we finished ploughing harrowing Rolling & planted some corn in the clearing {Page} 105 �Thursday 12 Clear & warm we finishing planting corn in the clearing & planted some mellons I got Lacocq's double cultivator & commenced cultivating the ground for beans No 1 Father & Boys in garden Friday 13 Clear but Cool Chas got Walkers cultivator & we cultivated in No 1 with both teams Father D & Flave in the garden Father warned out the men to do road work Saturday 14 Clear and Cool Father Mother and Aunt Emma went to town with her team and our Buggie we finished putting in the beans in No 1 Cultivated it 3 times over Harrowed it drilled in the beans with Lenovers drill & rolled it drilled in an acre of white flint Corn & planted 4 rows of indian Corn in No 1 Monday 16 Clear and warm Chas and I fixed up the lane fence around wheatfield & Cornfield Father in the garden hoing Tuesday 17 rained in Tilbury Clear Father went to Merlin took 8 bu of wheat to get ground Chas and I Collected stone Wm Needum came and got a calf he had Bought, Father sold him a white heiffer & 2 calves $27.00 Wednesday 18 Tolerable Clear Tem 90 Father and Mother went to town Chas and I got Lacocq's trucks and took 2 baswood logs up and had them sawed into inch boards at Kersey's Thursday 19 Clear and warm Tem 90 Father on the road Chas and I hauled out rail cuts until Noon for Betman Crosby to split after noon I went and got a load of sand Friday 20 Clear I throwed up some manure & hoed some potatoes Chas hoed some &c Father in the garden Saturday 21 Tem 95 Father & Mother went to town I cultivated the potatoe patch and then we hoed Put Bet to longworth's horse {Page} 106 June Monday 23 1884 �Clear 90 & warm Father Chas & D went and got two Heiffers. he got from Buttler $40 I dug holes for the stable foundation spot Cow had a calf Tuesday 24 Father and Mother went to town Tem 95 we worked in the potatoes rained after noon Wednesday 25 Cloudy & Cool Father went to the Council Chas and I turned Lacocqs Bull among our Cows and worked on the hay racks in the barn Thursday 26 Cloudy & Cool I cultivated corn all day Chas & D hoed Father hoed strawberries Friday 27 Clear & Cool I cultivated corn all day Father went & throwed up a load of sand & hoed some Chas & D hoed corn Saturday 28 Clear and warm Father and Mother went to town ID went along I got a load of sand Hived a swarm of bees & Cultivated some Monday 30 Clear Father went to the Council I finished cultivating corn in the clearing Chas hoed Tuesday 1 July Clear & warm Father hoed strawberries I cultivated beans in No 1 Chas & Alf hoed corn &c Wednesday 2nd Clear I cultivated beans until noon afternoon I Father went to town and brought out Mr Branton Thursday 3 Clear Mr Branton put down stone for the stable foundation we helped him Friday 4 Rained this forenoon Mr Branton finished the stable foundation and Cistern whitewashed some we helped him {Page} 107 July Saturday 5 1884 �rained this morning Father and Mother went to town took Mr Branton Chas & I repacked the ice finished the hay racks and got a load of sawdust for the ice & took down the mower & sulky rake Monday 7 Clear I cultivated beans all day and mowed some in the orchard this evg Chas & ID hoed potatoes Tuesday 8 Clear I cultivated some beans and finished mowing the Orchard this evg we cocked it up Wednesday 9 Clear I cultivated beans this morning and we hauled in the hay out of the Orchard 2 loads into the stable Thursday 10 Clear & Cool I finished cultivating beans Chas ID Flave and I hoed some this afternoon Friday 11 Clear we cut hay in No 4 this forenoon raked and cocked it up this afternoon Saturday 12 Rained this morning Father and Mother went to town Chas D and I hoed some beans and cleaned out the barn for hay &c Monday 14 Clear we finished cutting hay in No 4 & raked and cocked some up Tuesday 15 Clear we hauled in hay out of No 4 with both teams all day Wednesday 16 Cloudy damp this morning we finished hauling in hay out of No 4 Father took Rev S DW. Smith and family to town this afternoon Thursday 17 Clear we hauled in the rakings out of No 4 and cut some wheat in No 5 & bound it up {Page} 108 Friday 18 �Clear we cut and bound wheat in No 5 all day Saturday 19 Clear & warm Father and Mother went to town Chas Alf D and I finished binding some and cut fence corners around No 5 Monday 21 Clear we finished cutting in No 5 & binding and cut some for Aunt Emma this evening Father took Aunt E to town for the doctor for the baby Tuesday 22 Clear we finished binding for aunt Emma' and cut and bound some at home in No 3 Father took 8 bu of wheat to Merlin to get ground Wednesday 23 Clear we cut and bound all day in No 3 Father not well Thursday 24 Clear we finished cutting wheat this morning and bound some rained this evening Friday 25 Rained some this morning I mowed some fence corners this and we shocked what wheat was down Saturday 26 Rained heavily this forenoon Father and Mother went to town Monday 28 Clear Father went to town to prepare for the funeral of Latties babie which died this morning Chas Alf D. & I hauled in wheat Tuesday 29 Clear Father, Mother and Aunt Salina went to the funeral of Latties Babie we finished hauling in wheat {Page} 109 Aug Wednesday 30th July 1884 Rained this evg we cut some fence corners and hauled them in and raked up some wheat rakings Thursday 31 �Cloudy and rained some we cut some weeds and C [&c] Friday 1 Cleared off we finished raking and hauling in rakings &c Aunt Salina and Mother went over to Mr Thompsons this evg Saturday 2 showered after noon Father and Aunt Salina went to town we turned out Aunt Emma's wheat to dry and had to shock it up again Monday 4 raining and wet Father and Chas went over to Wm Drews I piled some rails finished the hay racks &c Tuesday 5 Cloudy & showery I took Father to Chatham to go to Anarbour for to see some doctors we hoed some in the garden &c Wednesday 6 Clear we hoed some weeds in the garden cleaned up the lane and C [&c] Thursday 7 Cloudy Alf and D cut thistles in the clearing Chas and I mowed fence corner weeds until noon after noon we all went down and helped stack Aunt Emmas wheat {Mr peel?} Friday 8 Clear we cut some oats in No 1 and bound some Saturday 9 Clear Mother Eliza Done and I went to town in our Buggie Mamie Cooper went along Father went to came back from Anarbour Chas bound oats Alf & D cut thistles Monday 11 Clear we finished cutting oats in No 1 & bound some {Page} 110 Tuesday 12 Clear Father Mother and Chas went to town in the Buggie Aunt Mary Ann Cary Came out with them Alf ID & I bound oats in No 1 �Wednesday 13 Clear we finished binding oats in No 1 & cut some in No 5 Thursday 14 Clear and Warm Tem 90° we piled some in the clearing and tramped out some rakings & cleaned up the barn floor Friday 15 Clear and warm Father went to town with Aunt Emma we hauled in oats out of No 1, raked the stubble Saturday 16 Clear & warm tem 95 Chas & Father went to town Alf D and I turned & bound oats in No 5 Monday 18 Clear and warm we bound up some oats in No 5 & finished cutting Father went to town Tuesday 19 Clear and warm tem 95 we ploughed in No 1 some after noon I helped Abe Patterson & Walker thrash Chas ploughed Wednesday 20 (Aug) Clear and warm Tem 95 we turned oats in No 5 and hauled in some Father Mother and Alf went to town Chas Eliza & I went out to Shrieveses lawn social this evg Thursday 21 Clear and warm Tem 98° we finished binding oats & shocking Friday 22 Clear & Cool Tem 80 we ploughed and harrowed in No 1 with both teams {Page} 111 Saturday 23 Clear and Cool Father Mamie Cooper and I went to town in our buggie Chas ploughed with Kate and Bet Monday 25 �Clear and Cool shower after noon we finished ploughing harrowing and rooling in No 1 and ploughed some in No 5 I took Iron plow & points down to sansburrys to fix Tuesday 26 Clear Chas and I ploughed all day in No 5 with both teams Wednesday 27 Clear we finished ploughing harrowing and rolling oats stubble in No 5 I took Joe to town and a box for Aunt Amelia this afternoon in the buggie Thursday 28 Cloudy rained all the afternoon, we hauled out some manure this forenoon on No 1 Friday 29 Clear we hauled the wood out of the clearing afternoon we hauled out some manure Saturday 30 Clear we Mother Father and Chas went to town Alf D, Flave and I hauled out manure on to No 1 Monday 1st September Clear & Cool Chas Alf D. & I hauled out manure on to No 1 Tuesday 2nd Clear and warm Father Mother Alf, & D & Eliza Jane Done went to the show Chas and I hauled out manure and piled it on the garden Wednesday 3rd Clear Chas Alf D and I finished hauling manure out of the barnyard on to the garden Clear very Thursday 4th Clear & very warm Tem 95° Father & Mother went to town Alf & D pulled some beans Chas and I fixed up the barn gangway &c {Page} 112 September Friday 5 1884 Clear & warm Tem 94 Chas Alf D & I pulled beans all day in No 1 Saturday 6 �Clear and warm Tem 95° Father and Mother went to town Chas Alf D and I pulled beans Sunday 7 Clear & warm Father Mother Grand Mother and I went to Chatham to the general conference, Bishop Campbell & {El--} Thomas preached Monday 8 Clear Tem 88° Father went to Town took Ross wagon to get tires set Chas Alf D Flave & I pulled Beans in No 1 Tuesday 9 Clear and Cool Chas Alf D and I pulled beans Wednesday 10 Clear we pulled beans until noon and then hauled some in Thursday 11 Clear we Alf D and Flave finished pulling beans Chas and I hauled in beans Father and Mother went to town Friday 12 Clear we hauled in beans I went for the Thrashing machine this evening but did not get it Saturday 13 Clear we finished hauling in beans burnt some in the clearing and I went and got the machine this evg Father went to Chatham Monday 15 Clear we commenced to thrash boiler foamed and we had to haul water Rube Miriam, Cash Rhue, James Travis, Walter Dean, Jim harris, Robt Harden, Wm Scott Charlie Simpson helped us Tuesday 16 We finished thrashing had 250 bu wheat 280 bu oats {Page} 113 Sept Wednesday 17 1884 Clear Father and Chas helped Aunt Emma thrash I took the machine out to Uncle Horace Blacks and then ploughed some in the after noon �Thursday 18 Cloudy and Cool Father and Mother went to town Father Borrowed $350 from Henry Allinor I ploughed all day in No 5 Chas cut some corn Friday 19 Clear and Cool Chas and I ploughed in No 5 Mr Branton re coated the cistern with cement this forenoon Saturday 20 Cloudy and Cool Father and Mother went to town with Aunt Emma Chas D and I finished ploughing harrowing and I drilled 3⅓ bushels of Clawson wheat in upper part of No 5 Monday 22 Cloudy shower about Noon we hauled the corn off the upper part of No 1 and moved the garden fence L. Lacocq got 4 bu red wheat Tuesday 23 Cloudy and windy Chas and I ploughed in No 1 for wheat second ploughing Alf and D diging potatoes Wednesday 24 Cloudy heavy rain this evg Chas and I finished ploughing ID harrowed & rooled some and I commenced drilling red wheat in No 1 Thursday 25 Clear damp this morning Father Alf and D took flower Cow to stocktons Bull this Morning we finished putting in wheat in part of No 1 tried to plow in No 1 corn stubble but it was too dry Friday 26 Clear We cleaned up 42 bu of Clawson wheat and baged it up for market after noon Chas and I cut corn {Page} 114 Oct Saturday 27 Rained this morning Father and Mother went to town I put a bottom in the old wagon box &c after noon Chas and I cut corn Monday 29 �Cloudy Chas and I ploughed some in No 1 upper half with both teams Edd Poindexter got 10 bu of Clawson wheat to sow Father Mother Chas and I went to a metting held in the B.M.E. Church North Buxton Concerning the Union with {AM-} Tuesday 30 rained a little this morning Chas and I ploughed most of the day in No 1 with both teams Wednesday 3 1 Cloudy Chas and I ploughed most of the day in No 1 with both teams Alf and ID diging potatoes Thursday 2 Rained all the fore noon we put up Chaff off of the Barn floor and took Reaper Mower and Sulky rake down and put them up overhead in the shed by the Barn Friday 3 Clear and warm Tem 76 Chas and I finished Ploughing in No 1 Alf and D harrowed some in the evg afternoon Chas and I cut corn Saturday 4 Clear Father and Mother went to town in the Buggie I took in a load weighed 36 bu 20 lbs got 70¢ per bu Monday 6 Clear Alf and D harrowed until noon after noon D harrowed alone as ponies had to go to take Mother and Eliza Done to meet the Cars at Chatham Mother going down to Windsor Father got 1 doz bags for grain @ $2.75 Tuesday 7 Clear Chas & I finished harrowing and I drilled about 4½ acres of No 1 in Democrat Wheat 1¼ bu per acre Mary Hace {Page} 115 Wednesday 8 Rained most of the day we Cleaned up wheat & oats most of the day baged up 72 bu for town had 250 bu in all Thursday 9 �Clear heavy frost this morning Tem 34° I finished drilling wheat in No 1 and then Father and I took 2 loads of wheat to town got 70¢ for white & 74¢ for red wheat Friday 10 Clear D finished harrowing No 1 after drill and I run out the furrows Chas and I cut some corn & took 20 squashes to B.E Harrises $1.00 Saturday 11th Clear Father went to town in the Buggie got his Ticket to Columbus Neb & return for $34 Chas and I shoveled out the furrows in No 1 & then we cut corn Monday 13 Clear and Cool Chas D and I cut corn Mrs Washington washed for us Grand Mother Cooked luncheon for Father he started for Nebraska this evg from Fletcher Tuesday 14 Clear we cut corn all day frost last night Wednesday 15 Clear and Cool I took 4 bu corn to Chatham to grind got $100 from Felix & $100 from B.E. Harris came back and hauled up 2 wagon loads of squashes and 2 of Pumpkin Thursday 16 Clear and Cool Chas D and I finished hauling up Squashes had 6 loads and 9 loads of Pumpkins Friday 17 Clear Chas D and I finished husking the white flint Corn and and hauled it in had 30 bu Saturday 18 Clear and Cool D and I went to town in the Buggie took 18 squashes got $1.50 for the lot Chas husked some corn {Page} 116 Oct Monday 20 1884 Clear & Cool I took Joe to Chatham to the doctor this morning after noon we graded up the Crossing Tuesday 21 Clear we finished the Crossing this forenoon after noon we commenced husking corn �Wednesday 22 Rained last night Cool and windy we husked corn most of the day turned horses and cattle into Pattersons woods for one month for $5.00 from yesterday Thursday 23 Cold Snow squalls Tem 38° Chas I.D. and I husking corn Friday 24 Cold Cloudy and windy we husked some corn Saturday 25 Clear & Cool Tem 42° Joe and Chas went to town in the Buggie I hauled in 50 bu of corn cleaned cribs hauled water I.D & Flave dug some potatoes Chas got 1.00 from Ambros Timbers for squash Monday 27 Cloudy Tem 42° we had to take the horses out of Pattersons pasture so Chas and I fixed the wheat field fence until noon commenced weaning the colts afternoon we husked some corn Tuesday 28 Cloudy but warm Chas and I made two polks for the colts & husked some corn Wednesday 29 Clear but cool I.D. cut and Chas and I husked corn Thursday 30 Clear and warm I had to go to Chatham after Mother and Mrs Hughes Chas and I.D cut and husked Friday 31 Rained all day I fixed the wooden spring waggon seat and culled some corn out of the crib &c {Page} 117 November Saturday 1 1884 Rained all the afternoon I went to town R Grandmother went along took some squashes got 6¢ & 8¢ a piece for them got a quarter of beef $2.10 Monday 3 Rained Cloudy all day We fixed the troughs in the stable hauled over some staves from Marcuses pitted 45 Bu of Potatoes �Tuesday 4 Rained all afternoon we hauled over some staves got out some Oak pieces for pig pen sills and I went up and got 158 ft of Maple lumber at Kerseys Mill @ $9.00 per 1000 ft Wednesday 5 Cloudy & Cool we hauled out some pumpkins and C Chas and I took two sows over to pattersons boar this evg Thursday 6 Cloudy & Cool Tem 28° Chas and I moved all the old pig pen and put down the bottom for a new one and brought the sows home this evg Friday 7 Tolerable clear we finished The pig pen and built a cull crib on top of the old pig pen Saturday 8 Clear we fastened the pigs up this morning 12 small ones in the old pen & 3 sows in the new one Mother and Chas went to town I.D and I hauled in 55 bu of corn and some pumpkins &c Monday 9 we f Clear and warm Chas D and I hauled in 125 bu of corn took a sow over to pattersons Boar this morning finished pitting potatoes and beets today Tuesday 11 Cloudy and warm Chas and I husked corn all day I.D cut {Page} 118 Wednesday 12 Clear but cool Chas Alf Mother and I went to town took 4 bu wheat got changed at Beaver mills took 18 lbs wool got $1.95 for it got a suit of clothes for each of us boys for $15.00 $10.00 & $7.00 Thursday 13 Clear Alf and I went to town we hauled a load of water from Fletcher gathered some squashes from garden hauled some hay to stable & gathered the rest of the Pumpkins 2½ loads to Barn & pig pen Friday 14 Clear Alf and I went to town took 25 bu wheat got 71¢ got 1500 Brick from Cornhill in north Chatham Saturday 15 �Clear I took in 40 squashes got $2.00 for them Mother Chas & Grandmother went in together we got 1500 brick @ $5.00 with Both teams Reeves shod Jim & George in front Monday 17 Cloudy and Cool Thorps husked corn for us at 3½¢ per bu Chas and I unloaded Brick hauled a load of water hauled up old rails &c and finished roofing cull corn crib fastened Old bute & spot cows up to feed this evg Tuesday 18 Cloudy and Cool tem 28 this morning Chas and I hauled up some old rails &c for wood hauled in a load of fodder on the hayrack hauled a load of hay to the stable and hauled in a load of corn 40 bu making 260 bu of our own husking in the crib Thorps husked today Wednesday 19 Clear Cool Tem 26° this Morning Father came home on the mail train Chas and I dug and pitted ½ the carrots &c & got a load of water this evg Thursday 20 Clear we hauled in 60 bu of thorps husking took a sow to Pattersons Boar this morning Robinses sale today Grandmother bought a house $93.00 {Page} 119 Friday 21 Clear and pleasant we hauled in 40 bu of thorps husking hauled water &c Saturday 22 Clear and pleasant we hauled in 51 bu of Thorps husking dug some carrots hauled up backlogs hauled a load of water &c Father went to town in the buggie Monday 24 Cool and wet we fixed up the stable some for Colts &c Tuesday 25 About 2 inches of snow fell last night snowed a little all day we hauled up some wood &c Wednesday 26 Windy and Cool Tem 24° we packed a barrel of squash for Cousin Minty to take home she went to Fletcher & took the mail for Windsor this evg Thursday 27 �Cloudy misting snow most of the day we hauled 2 loads of hay into the stable hauled some water &c Friday 28 Cloudy & Cold Tem 26° we hauled up some logs for wood with the teams hauled water Saturday 29 Cloudy Tem 22° & 26° Chas and I hauled in 3 loads of fodder &c Mother & Father and went to town bought quarter beef 3 cts per lb Monday December 1 Clear and Cold Tem 6° We commenced to dig a well along the fence on East side of the Barnyard this morning Tuesday 2 Father and Mother went up to Stones & Simses in Buggie Chas and I digging in the well got it 7 ft deep {Page} 120 December Wednesday 3 1884 Clear and warm Tem 32° Father went to town got 3 pairs of felt boots from Mr Murray for 2.25 per pair Chas and I digging in the well Chas and D hauled in 14 bu of thorps husking Thursday 4 Clear and warm Chas and I digging Father took a doz squashes up to Charlestons & Chas Johnsons Friday 5 Clear and warm we dug some in the well and hauled a load of water Saturday 6 Rained all day Father went to town we did not do much but fix rails for well digging &c Monday 8 Cloudy and windy 24° we commenced walling up the well the first section 12 ft deep & 68 in wide Tuesday 9 Cloudy Tem 36 we finished walling & dug some Father sold old Beaut Cow to Johny {Larck} for $20.50 Wednesday 10 �Cloudy Tem 24° we husked corn 36 shocks Chas Father ID and I Thursday 11 Cloudy Tem 38° we husked 51 shocks of Corn *Friday 12 Cloudy & cool we husked 36 shocks of corn My 21st Birth day (Wm A Shadd) Saturday 13 Cloudy Tem 24° Father and Mother went to town Chas and I hauled in 2 loads of corn & a load of hay into the stable {Page} 121 December Monday 15 1884 Cloudy and cool we hauled in the rest of the corn that we had husked 135 bu Tuesday 16 Cloud Cool and blustry Tem 22 we did not do much Wednesday 17 Cold snowed some last night about 4 inches we got 4½ bu of corn from Uncle Mack shelled fand and baged it up for a grist Tem 16 Thursday 18 Clear and cold Tem 4° Chas and I hauled in 2 loads of hay and one load of oats straw to the stable hauled some backlogs &c Friday 19 Clear and Cold Tem 9 below Z{ero} Chas and I covered the potatoe pits with manure Father took a grist 6 bu of corn to Merlin to mill paid 30¢ for grinding Saturday 20 Cloudy Tem 2° south wind turning warm Commenced snowing this evening Father and Mother went to town in the sleigh. Chas and I cut wood in the wood pile got dry goods of J Wall $23.80 paid $10.00 Monday 22 Clear and Cold Father went out to the townhall for the school monies I took Kate and bet down and got Sandy Coutts to shoe them Came back and hauled up some wood I made a wood rack �Tuesday 23 Clear and pleasant we killed 2 of the small pigs they weighed 166 & 171 lbs & hauled some water from up the railroad Aunt Emma brought news of the death of Aunt Salina in Greenville, Miss. * Wednesday 24 Cloudy snowed most of the day Father went to town Mother Chas Alf and I went to the Consert this evg {Page} 122 December Wednesday 3 1884 Clear and moderate Tem 32° Father went to town got 3 pairs felt Boots of Mr Murray $2.25 per pair Chas and I digging Chas & ID hauled in 14 bu of thorps husking Thursday 4 Clear and warm muddy we dug some in the well Father took some s Thursday 25 Clear and pleasant Xmas Tem 16° Friday 26. Clear and Cold Tem 2° Chas and I Commenced to haul our hicory wood to Buxton made 3 trips with both teams Saturday 27 Cloudy Tem 2° Raining this evg Chas and I finished hauling our dry hicory wood to Buxton had 17 Cords Father picked his chance into town Monday 29th Cloudy and warm rained some last night the lower part of the new well we dug caving so we had to draw the water out of it and dig it out and wall it up leaving it 14 ft deep Tuesday 30 Cloudy and warm very muddy Mother and Father went up to Melson Robinsons for a girl did not get her Chas took some potatoes out I salted up two pigs Wednesday 31 Windy turning cold annual school metting held today ES Dyke & B Woods Elected school trustees Chas and I hauled in a load of hay and a load of straw �Thursday 1 {Page} 123 January Thursday 1st 1885 Cool and windy Tem 22 Father went to Buxton Chas and I hauled up some wood Friday 2nd Cloudy and Cold Chas and I hauled up some wood for the fires with the teams Saturday 3 Cloudy and Cool ground very rough frozen Father went to town Chas and I hauled in a load of fodder &c Monday 5 Municipal Elections held today Father acted as D.R.O. at th No 2 polling place I acted as poll Clerk polls stood Crow 49, Morrison 47, Drew 25 Goulet 28, Williams 33, Bennet 8, Dyke 69, Foxton 13 Marshall 9, Tooley 13 White 14, at this poll Tuesday 6 Rained some this morning muddy Chas and I husked 15 shocks of corn and hauled it in Wednesday 7 Cloudy and muddy Chas and I hauled in a load of hay and husked 10 shocks of corn Father not well Thursday 8 Clear and pleasant Father Chas, D. and I husked 54 shocks of corn Friday 9 Cloudy Father Chas D and I husked 36 shocks being the remainder of what we had to husk Saturday 10 Clear & cool Father went to town in the buggie Chas and I hauled in 100 bu of corn Monday 12 Cloudy and Cool Chas and I took a sow over to Pattersons Boar this morning Father went to Fletcher afternoon we hauled two loads of hay into the stable {Page} 124 �Tuesday 13 Cloudy and Cold we finished hauling in our corn 50 bu and brought the sow home this evg Wednesday 14 Cloudy & Cool Roads very rough Father and I went to Merlin to Division Court Father, P Walker, two Kearnses J Donnohew sat on the Jury on the Dillon & Oneil horse suit Thursday 15 snowed about 4 inches last night Tem 26° scott act Election held today Father as scrutineer against the act at this pooling place Chas and I Commenced bushing out Basswood Bolts Friday 16 Cold Tem 10° windy also snowed some more Chas and I bushed out some p bolts Saturday 17 C Blustry all day we bushed out some p bolts Monday 19 Clear and Cold Tem 8 below Z{ero} Father went to town with Aunt Emma Chas and I hauled 2 loads of boalts to Buxton with both teams Tuesday 20 Clear and Cold Tem 8 below Z{ero} Chas and I hauled 3 loads each of bolts to Buxton Wednesday 21 Clear and Cold Tem 4° Chas and I hauled 2 loads of bolts each Father went to town with Aunt Emma Thursday 22 Clear and Cold Tem 6° below Z{ero} Chas and I hauled two loads each of Basswood bolts Friday 23 Clear Chas and I hauled 2 loads each and I hauled the last load by my self making about 37 Cords of basswood Bolts Father recd $50.00 on Bolts {Page} 125 Jan Saturday 24 1885 �Snowed some this morning Tem 26° Father and Mother went to town in the sleigh I took 1½ Cords of soft maple and red oak wood in with Kate and Bet got $3.37¢ for it Monday 26 Snowing Windy and Cold we did not do much Tuesday 27 Windy Tem 4° I took 1 cord of soft maple and red oak up to Chas Johnsons bushed out ½ cord hicory hauled up some hicory Cat sticks and hauled in some Cornfodder Wednesday 28 Cold Tem 18° below Z{ero} We hauled 3 elm logs down to Barrys mill they measured 590, 590 & 460 ft and I hauled one white oak log up to Kerseys mill Thursday 29 Clear and Cold Tem 12° below Z{ero} Chas and I hauled 2 white oak logs up to Buxton and got ready to kill hogs Thursday Friday 30 Cleared off snowed some this morning Tem 4 & 32 we killed hogs Issac Williams and his son Chas Williams and Louis Granderson helped us the three Big sows weighed 408, 355, & 300 Saturday 31 Tem at Z{ero} foggy and trees covered with frost Father and I took the pork to town got 5.90¢ per cwt I W.A. Shadd hereby resign the keeping of the Diary on this 31st Jan 1885 * For more information on Garrison Shadd, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Garrison Shadd Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Garrison Shadd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1889 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Kent County, Raleigh Township Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Shadd Diary & Transcription, 1881-1889: William, 1881-1885 Shadd Diary & Transcription, 1881-1889: Charles & William, 1885-1887 Shadd Diary & Transcription, 1881-1889: Alfred, Charles, & Isaac, 1887-1888 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Garrison Shadd Diary Collection, Buxton National Historic Site & Museum. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shadd Diary & Transcription, 1881-1889: William, 1881-1885 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Garrison William Shadd Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Buxton National Historic Site & Museum Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Kent County, Raleigh Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1881 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Garrison Shadd Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7933cf9ca2ba86410a1c513c8809658.pdf 5e0234eea9776c7f615fc0d4fbb69061 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a116a4d475a8842ea31c4230cf9429eb.pdf 33cce069bf8148d9c69a328f54e9b0d2 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/30465655fa92494bad26ef243375a520.pdf 65cf42363e723f8f3ca81984d163ed39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George B. Smith Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Smith Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-1869 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, Arthur Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. George B. Smith Diary & Transcription, 1868-1869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George B. Smith Diary & Transcription, 1868-1869 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. 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Title A name given to the resource George Hill Detlor Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Hill Detlor Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Museum of Lennox and Addington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1822-1849 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Lennox & Addington County, Fredericksburg Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {red leather cover, with scuffing and torn spine} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nitrous spirit of aether furams burnt Allum 2 do__ 1823 John Roblin Dr To 20 1/2 day Schooling to Mr Port Dec 15 commence going to Saml 1824 Apr 16 discontinued Do } 3 3/4 Medicine - Calcined Sponge, dandelion or Stramonium, for turbuckes on the Lung and Myrrh and bark in more advanced stages - reduced to an inpalpable powder and set a float by the whe{cut off} taking put into a black tin can there is a cylindrical having bristles inserted in its side and turned by a crank on the ouside on the top is a mouth piece which conveys the preparation to the lungs when the air of the box is suffic Andrew loast 6 day {illegible} -ently loaded, the patient closes the nostrils, while he makes a full inspiration from the mouth piece of the inhaler (or box) this is repeated three or four times in the day. The stomach must be supplied with a generous, but not too stimulating dish - Dr Middleton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Journal 1822 May 29 B. Anderson die & I was call'd upon to afsist in laying out - half day plough for comstock 30 Ploughed until 10 O'clock and Anthony planted corn Mr McDavid preached An funeral sermon the this evening Ann Dulmage here Johny Lockwood very sick with high fever taken a few days ago Jerusha geting better Fr George quite unwell {illegible scribble} June 1 went to Q Meeting took Ann Fanny & Ann Dulmage & Uncle Mr Metcalf preached the end of all things is at hand &c 2 M Love feast formed the old resolution of living more near to GOD Mr Willson preached from Acts 20 ch.28 to 1" down 31 verse took a plough to Casey to get Shears cast and agreed to pay 10p for Pattern for the same - Breakfasted at </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 June 3 Carnahans, returned home in company with Mr Ryan who left us at Hane's corner found John still sick & Fr George son with a bile on his back - Mr Portt & John Suttons set up - N.B. borrowed the Life of Dr Coke of W. Moore 4 This morning uncle Samuel calls before I am out of bed to get our waggon & horses for the purpose of going to Mill and I am to use his to plough with Jacob Smith takes wool at 2/o D Dunham warns me to work on road Friday & Saturday next some rain this morning 5th Frost last night severe enough to Stiffen grafs - Anthony finish in planting corn - commence sowing Oats, sowed 3 1/2 Bs today 6 Huyak here with his Horse - a cloudy morning A George geting better -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Jun 6th sowed 3 Bs Oats today & some grap seed -- 7 worked on road with Team 8 began to draw stone & Logs off the summer fallow went to Forshus barn raising in afternoon - on return found Mrs Moore & Mrs R here - M returned from Smith's creek after selling his land on thursday last -- 9 Maria taken very ill 10 D Dunham set for given M medicine an emetic & physic Saml plants early corn this morning commenced summer fallow 11 plough this morning untill rain falls about 9 O'clock Wm returns home - takes Mary & Mr Moore - lent our waggon to Joshua Long to go to Kingston </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Maria continues very ill supposed Typhus Fever 13 & 14 ploughing but Mr McCoy waggon Maria Still ill 15 ploughing for Saml 16 Mr Flint preached last sermon 'my hearts desire & prayer to God is &c" 17 went to 4th Town little waggon get plough shares - hail & rain -- 18 returned - served with writ from German writes Dr Baldwin a subject 19 paid my postage account Prindle & Man came to work 20 Fell trees for Timber ploughed 3 furrows 21 Prindle & Dunn board in Mothers room 22 they go home this evening 23 open a Sunday School Marie is much better </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 23 Jacob & Ann Peterson here 24 Hugh & John come this morning John works half the day and goes home rest for Anthony Wm M R. come for Jane K{illegible} a calf 25 John works for Anthony - commence raking hay Hugh to work this week & next for a Pistol & 3 a Shot - Maria some better Mrs Miller sat up last night 26 nothing extraordinary 27 go to Kingston put in a plea by M.S Bidwice agh German's suit -- 28 return home in company with preacher -- 29 John goes home this morning 30 Sunday school opened July 1 drawing rails agreed with </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Anthony to clear up the back field take stone off and split rails half basswood and rest hard - to fence it - I am to draw stone two days for him and to pay hom $14 in trade and $10 in trade for what he has done to the other field July 2 drawing rails this morning Mother agrees to keep Fanny's young cow to return her in four years from the 1h Oct 1821 with heifer calf that will be three years & three months old or pay the difference if 2 yr old she calved yesterday which is a heifer brought in one load of Hay today this evening Prindle, Dunn & Denions come to work </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 3 Abe Dimond Scores half a day says the debating Society is means of p{illegible}ting the morals of its members scored & hewed timber of Shed 4 Do -- Do -- Ann & Fanny got to 4" Town - Saml to I Frazers. Loging bee returns tomorrow noon - 5 Drawing Timber - Dunn goes home after breakfast draws timber 6 finished Carpenters go home soon after dinner Samuel turns his Mare & colt out 7 I am confined with the cholera Morbus - scold Fanny after going to hear McDowell 8 I go to mill with 9 bs what & 1 1/4 corn -- Prindle & Dimone come about noon 9 Dunn came before noon finish ploughing summer fallow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 10 raised the Shed 11 Carpenters work up Barn Smith brings Shingles - Hugh finishes summer fallow Harrowing 12 The water in the creek run over the mill dam --- Anthony (tipsey) settle with Mr McCoy, put Calf in Drs Field 13 Prindle goes home after Breakfast Dunn & Dimond after dinner - Anton {illegible} S 14 Join Sunday School Bradshaw exhorts 15 Prindle, D & D come just before noon -- 16 Saml goes to M. Millers Mowing Bee -- I am confined with a Bile under the arm 17 This morning Anthony goes off not worked any since Wednesday last </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 18 agreed with Hugh & John Allen to Hoe, all the corn & Potatoes to commence on Monday next for an order on McPherson for 20 P and 1 Gall Whiskey I am to plough the same & board them I borrow Nails six pounds cut Shingle Nails of U Saml, {illegible} 29th Aug 19 Carpenters finish Shed and go home at Noon Prindle not worked at Shed this week himself except today - I began to X plough follow - another Bile coming on my arm Maria has her picking Bee 20 Hive a swarm Bees - ploughed with U.S. Horses. Dr gives me some bitters Scotch {drawing, possibly a violin} S 21 Sunday School -- A. Davis here 22 Hugh & {illegible} com to Ho{?} - Mr Lockwood com to cut the thistles & Timothy for 2/3 -- 23 go to Drs Mowing Bee </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 24 rained a little in the night Do -- al fore noon Saml goes to Bee with oxen (Butterfields) 25 mr McBride & myself begin tthe wheat - killed a calf 3 1/2 weeks one of Fanny's Sheep dies -- says the cows increase in their milk 26 B. Chamberlain cradles one day for Josh a Long, for 50 Slabs Mc Bride works 1/4 of the day - Hugh & John carry Sheaves about 2 Hours I shocked 659 this afternoon 27 Comstocks man works today Wm returns from Philips with waggon - Shocked 591 Sheaves S 28 Griffes Preached V Rom. I ver Maria quite out of humour with me for saying I would wish to withdraw from the American connexion 29 began to draw in our Wheat {illegible} to Don McCoys Bee Saml engaged to help this week began after Breakfast cut our front Wheat Do-- D.D. -- & Draw in all back -- Old Land 1250 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> J 1822 July 30 Saml going to D McCoys mowing Bee - Mothers had a picking Bee I draw in three load Hay (4 cocks of Thistles) 31 a Man came to {illegible} draw in 710 Sheaves Wheat from front field - Comstock Boy takes 8 Bs Wheat to Mill this morning for us Aug 1 cut the rye this morning and mow a little, Lucas comes to grind Scythe to cradle the fist of Anderson's wheat 350 Sheaves engaged an Irishman for five Months 3 at 7 Dolls & 2 CAsh at {illegible} month to be paid in Stock at a fair valuation - commences working this morning Kill a Sheep this morning Little with Prindle - give him 3. Dafoes Note and my due Bill for L5.2.0 for plank 1 1/2 hr @ {illegible} & 3/4 boards for 3/6-- Saml goes to a Bee to cut Andersons Wheat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 3 clean out the Spring, mow grap - cut Wheat {illegible} (Saml done) S 4 rain last night continues this morning lent 12 Yeoman Life of Dr Buchanan 5 Hugh & John {illegible} I go to I Longs Bee to Mow - Saml also 6 John & Hugh commence this morning to work eight days each for two {illegible} Bibles - Hugh Ploughs 7 Danl & myself mow this morning for Saml - we draw in 5 Loads Hay & 1 Wheat -- 400 Sheaves Yesterday & today back fallow Hugh Plough 8 4 Loads back follow 120 and 2 Do Hay - Mow for Saml 9 Mow this morning (Saml for me) draw in one Load Hay cut Pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 10 Saml mows with us untill Breakfast -- John Allan not here today -- this forenoon Wm Hare cut Hay in follow and draw in three loads Hy and earley Pease (1/2 load) S 11 rain this morning Mr Poole preached "Behold we have left all, what Shall we have therefore 12 John comes to work & Hugh -- sold Bay colt to D Lucas for cutter & harnefs & five Dollars, he promises to help Log the swamp in a fortnight hence lent Mr Poole Bensons Sermons cut all back Hay 13th bring cutter & harnefs finish cuting Hay and got to U. Dunham's mowing Bee 14 John gos to D Dunhams & Hugh to work for him, draw in 3 Loads Hay New Land -- rains this evening 15 Hugh goes home this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 15 rains this morning -- commence threshing with flail 120 sheaves produced 5 Bushels for seed Comstock with me apprised the damages done to U.S. Pease, by H.A. Hogs & Cattle at 5 1/2 Bs no rain since about 9 O'Clock. 16 got Jack & Kate Shod - ploughed a little this morning -- turn hay &c brought in two Loads Hay from back follow & 2 from corn & oats field Hugh goes home 17 draw in 1 Load Hay the last go to Adolphustown - Danl Clarke goes to Kingston this evening & returns Monday evening Rain S 18 Mr Shorts Preach & Peale Do 19 go to D Ruttans Do 20 return home Sold 4 chaires to trade out at Quaking Do 21 began ploughing 3rd time Do 22 ploughed & went to Dallers & Van Koughnetts -- P Ruttanham </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 22 let Saml have calf Skin for Boots on acct of the 5 day work done by him in Harvest rain 23 Kill Sheep this morning Danl & Saml got to Andersons Pea & Oat Bee afternoon do 24 cut Pease afternoon (Danl Saml go for Johns shoes -- got a letter from H.C.T. today I must be in Kingston as Webster is there Aunt Mary Embury calls this evening to see if I will take her with me 25 go to Kingston take Aunt Embury, Stay at Purdys to night -- 26 go to Town this morning see Webster {illegible} I Lockwood came up with James 27 see Do - return to Purdys with Mother and Irinda rains -- stay all night rain 28 return home -- Saml goes to Mill 27th -- 5 Bs -- takes Wool 29 plough & cut Pease Cut Mrs Anderson 34 Flour </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 30 Chamberlain, Peale & U.T. take Dinner -- Saml Maria, Ann & Anulin go to shoemaking -- 31 {illegible} Chamberlain -- Waggon & Oxen - promised to cut at Armstrongs for Peale's & Chamberlain 1/2 Tea -- draw in 6 Loads Pease Saml gets his Boots -- Mrs McCoy here Sep S 1 rain this morning -- all day rain 2 Daniel Clarke leaves us takes two Sheep for his pay -- Saml goes to Bellville at Noon -- I work on road half a day oxen & self -- 3 rain clear up Barn & Thresh with Horses -- 200 Bald 4 plough & cave up wheat Mrs McMullen & George here 5 plough & Sow 1 Bs & Harrow it in Saml returns from Belleville 6 Sow 1 Bs & plough it in -- finish ploughing 3rd time - draw in 3 loads Pease & all ) got to McCoys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Sep 7 rain last night & today Sow 3 Bs S 8 got to Philps & return to meeting at 4 -- D.D. preached 9 lent D McCoy waggon sow 1 1/2 Bs Do 2 1/2 Bs rec'd a letter from Thomson today that Webster accepts our proposals (10th) Fanny begins spining sow 4 Bs finish sowing & harrowing back field 11 commenced ploughing Pea ground Do toping corn charlotte Maria got to McCoys 12 ploughing &c 13 finish Pea ground & Sowed 4 1/2 PP 4 1/4 Bs harrow Irinda here 14 finish harrowing & plough furrows go to 4th Towns, Sleep at S. D{illegible} S 15 hear McPeale Preach 16 Breakfasted at Mr Moores got the stove of John Clapp, change with G. Embury for Franklin Stove & a Reel -- engage a small wheel of him 17 got to Kingston See Webster </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sep 18 In Kingston 19 arrange businefs with Webster Wm T & myself to pay him as follows 19" spc 1823 -- 50 19 D 24 -- 50 19 " 25 -- 75 19 " 26 75 } L250 with Interest from this Day See A. Shorts, purchased his Land in Pittsburgh return home this evening {in left margin} rain 20 agreed with Saml to take my right in the Still House & Shorts Land and one hundred Dollars at the end of five years -- commence ploughing back field - cut Oats Kill Sheep {in left margin} rain 21 cut Oats & pick up corn Stalks Frost Sunday S 22 a very severe frost last night 23 D D Do -- Settle with Saml & Mr Lockwood Samuel is to learn me to Distill 24 finish cutting oats & draw in 3 load - lent V Embury Horse 25 draw in all oats but half a load -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Sep 26 take the Bull to McMillen and he is to send the cow home in a fortnight Irish Preacher 27 Disputing all round -- commence threshing Flax a lamb died last night School meeting egage P{illegible} if he pr{illegible}re 16 scholars to give him $10 pr Month {in left margin} rain rain 28 Shear the lamb & take out fat rain 29 nothing except Fanny & John go to Philips Do 30 Mend plough bring in 1 load corn & spread flax Oct 1 draw wood for Butterfield draw in corn, began to feed old cow Pumpkins 2 finish our Corn & Stalks - turn cattle in corn field 3 sold Joseph H Prefson the Land in Sophiasburgh for L25 to be paid in Cash or merchantable flour -- 1st June next also gave him my acct for L1.10 in payable some day draw one Load Potatoes 13 1/2 Bs Apple Box U.S. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 4 2nd Load Potatoes 13 1/2 Bs Root House 5 Anderson returns flour to to 4th Town with Maria horse back -- Sunday 6 Hear A Shorts Preach 2nd John 9th V 7 call on Van Shriver -- I. Garrison, D Ruth dine at I. Peterson's leave Bay Mare at A Shorts to wean the colt came home, rains this evening {in left margin} rain 8 drew in all Potatoes 9 1/2 Bs 9 go for Kingston -- 10 arrive in Town -- 11 Do our businefs and lave with Maclean Certificate Marriage Certificate to be registered -- 12 return Home by Col Clark S 13 do nothing 14 work on Road commence boiling Pumpkins 15 boil Pumpkins -- 16 Threshing. Wm here Rye 17 go to Mill 10 1/2 BS </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Oct 18 rain Husk Corn -- Wm goes home takes Jerusha & Mary - John goes with him on Jack - Wm {illegible}cked {illegible} this morning 19 rain Maria & Young my go with me to McCoys - get Barrel salt S 20 Philip over & Jacob Peterson no preaching in consequence of rain 21 Fanny & her Mother came over 22 Kill Pig, Snow afternoon Snow began to Plough corn field Do 23 Mend ploughs Hen & 8 Chickens 24 Ploughing -- 25 Maria goes to Philips/McCoy apple Bee draw in 5 Load corn about 100 Bs ears 26 go to Training S 27 about 2 o clock this morning Uncle Dunham came for Maria to go to D MacCoys 28 rain & Snow rain 29 Draw Wood 30 go to Frasers Barn Bee 31 Snow -- Hariett Embury married Nov 1 Draw wood P A 2 got to Milll& John Embury {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Snow Nov 3 Sunday T J Quarterly Meeting - Snow 4 made a firm agreement with Mother respecting Team &c fee Killed 1 Partridge & went with a Load of B.W. Straw for Comstock Mother goes to Drs on horse back Put hogs in pen 5 Pile Pumpkins 6 help Comstock cover coal pit 7 up D McCoy house plank 8 Draw in Pumpkins 8 Saml goes to J. Empeys for cow I draw wood for self & Mr Charmin 9 Fanny & Mrs Clapp goes home 10 Fanny & John return - I got to Sunday School - discontinued S 11 Kill a Pig, John goes to Philips & Ropes bring foal Leather Rain 12 draw in all corn take Comstock 11 Bs Corn , get 100 Bricks - of Butterfield Rain 13 Finishe front field - 12 1/2 Bs Ws B. Wheat turn cattle in Rain 14 go to Bradshaws Maria & Fanny go to MCoy cut Brush 15 Lay Hearth, drew wood take {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 Nov 15 Lockwood old Sow to fat upon Sha{illegible} 16 Two Sheep killed this morning one dead & other hurt by dogs ash hands to Bee S 17 Mr Peele preached 18 ask hands to Bee & ploughing 19 go to P.D. Bee Kill 2 Hog Snow 20 have Barn Bee about 30 hands Snow 21 Snow Shell corn 22 Kill 3 Hogs, John Johnson return Snow 23 Hunting {illegible} 1 Partridge S 24 John leaves here McCoys 25 Cut Pork & draw wood to to 26 Leh McBrides have three of Fannys Sheep 1 White ew -- 79 -- 1 Black Do -- 90 -- 1 White Do Lamb 58 to return double in 3 years -- 26 Matthew help me cut pine Trees 27 Mr & Mrs McCoy here 28 Kill Hogs for S.D. & DD 29 get Horses Shod Tr{illegbile} Philo S 30 go hunting with Saml I J & FB DW 1 Stay Home 1 Snow 2 go to Mr Chamberlains 3 put Stove up 1 {illegible} 4 Snow Thresh Wheat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1822 & drew Load wood for School Dec 5 Go to McCoys Bee half day Aunt Betsy here talk about reports or Falsehoods told by McCoys or Maria Snow 6 nothing extrordinary 7 go to D McCoys explain reports Debating Society opened - William here came last night S8 go no where 9 go to Mill & Comstocks 6 Bs Wheat 2 1/2 B.W -- get fulled cloth mild 10 Mrs Chamberlain stayed here last night 11 go to Millers Bee Mr Peal Preached 12 Mr Peal Stayed with us lastnight went to Mill went to Mill for St{illegible}ing raised Stove House 13 drew wood & thresh Pease 14 ------ Do ------- S 15 remained Home (cold) Cold 16 Cut Wood - (very cold) 17 go to Mill, Mr & Mrs Chamberlain & Uncle Dunham here (Stay) 18 Kill old Sow - and cows 19 go to McCoys to help raise stable 20 Mason at work at Mothers go to Dallers & Bradshaws </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 18 22 Dec 21 go to Mill but no grist, make door frame for Mother - hear Mr Peale very ill -- S 22 very cold this evening, P. McBride ill cold 23 go to Mill - Wm here -- very cold 24 draw wood, Mason finish John goes home with Wm C 25 Snow this morning A. Shorts Preach 26 Ann & Matthew McCoy call here Grand Mother & Aunt Kitty pay Mother a visit & call in on us -- Aunt Betsy see Mother Fanny to give me one Dollar for every C -- d. within six years 27 Mr Peale died Wednesday night & buried today at 2nd Town M H Uncle Dunham Preach - draw all board & Slabs home -- 28 fixing House & {illegible} S 29 Mr Chamberlain preached Rev 3 20 V 30 cut wood help US kill cow Mr & Mrs McCoy here 31 draw wood, kill Sheep 1823 Jany 1 go to library meeting (go to mill) Snow all day 2 let Bradshaw have Stove - draw wood 3 go for Heifer to I Empeys Maria & Anne go with me to McCoys -- 4 go to 2nd Meeting 4th Town Maria {illegible, cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Jany S 5 Mr Ryan Preach G. Clapp take sacrament 6 go to 4th Town Meeting and to A Shorts get Deed and gives my note payable in 10 years for L22.3.2 with 3 per Cent Interest - hear D. Wright preach stay at S. Dorlands 7 conclude bargain with Mr Moore for John Roblin to Stay with me -- bring him over & come home 8 agreed to Kepp Mr Lockwoods cows for the Hay in Stack and Still Slops as much as I want he has not difstilled since 28th Also he brought his geese here yesterday to day I take Mother to Judge Fishers - John Ham preached this evening 9 Snow Mother & Maria go to McPhersons -- I thresh 10 Mr Lockwood lets the Horse break cutter I go with him to fetch it home Mrs Smith here, {illegible} Storms & very cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Jany 11 Grand M & K Dulmage at Mo{illegible} very cold this morning threshing S 12 Cold & Storm - K.D. take Dinner here & I .Chamberlain Do A George Sick 13 Cold - threshing &c Fanny go to Drs Aunt Embury. Dr & Nancy at Mothers 14 clean up 13 1/2 Bs Pease. ingage 4 or 5 flour Barrel of Mr Dixons 15 went to mill with wheat & 6 Bs Pease for Horses 16 settle with Butterfield, draw wood 17 get Hay of D Lucas, Mr & Mrs Moore came this evening Mr Lockwood returned last night without his liscence 18 go up to Philips with Mr & Mrs Moore Maria & Amelia - grandmother come up to see Mother go up to Mr Levitzs with them to hear Philip - Dine at Mr C. Clark. M. & A McCoy here 20 Mr Portt commence school 21 Mr Moore goes home, I cut wood 22 Cut & draw wood 7 loads 23 go with Mr Lockwood for money Mr Keeler preached M Chamberlain returns from below in cold 24 & 25 Threshing wheat {illegible} S 26 go to 2nd Town Meeting {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Jan 27 & 28 Threshing - go to McPhersons I & P Fraser tonight 29 go to Weaving Mill, Tanners &c 30 John goes to School today I go to 4th Town - Fanny & Amelia 31 return home today Feby 1 clean up 38 1/2 Bs Wheat - Saml takes team to JS Frasers Bee S 2 Mr Levitz exhorts 11 o Clock 3 clean up 8 1/2 Bs Wheat 4 go to Mill. got to T Peters hear Mr Chamberlain rec'd Christ Jess as you have Mrs McCoy here - broke handfull flax 5 cut Wood, Mr Moore came & ret'd - Mr & Mrs Chamberlain 9 oclock come & return - a boy born 6 settle with Daller George Chamberlain goes to Kingston with oxen & cow May 7 Saml & Jane Dorland here 8 go to Belleville, Mother Maria Anne S 9 Mr Ryan Preached 10 11 & 12 go to Ben Clapps, Ketchisons, Fosters & John Canniffs & D Roblins 13 come home I. Thomson A.F. {last line cut off and illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Feb 14 take Wheat to Mill 15 Do flour from Do S 16 no Preaching -- 17 go to Kingston with flour 18 return J go to Judge Fishers with 19 Aunt McNabb & Mr Moores. 20 return - got to Hear Mr Chamberlain 21 Belleville friends return this morning 5 days rec'd of Hugh Fletcher 25% Hay go to Meeting -- the Stack of Hay Stands 5 days foddering but about 22 threshing oats S 23 go no where 4 Pigs 24 clean up oats 8 Bs 10 {illegible Straw wa{illegible} 25 threshing Pease -- 7 Bs Seed & 5 for Horses 26 go to Library with the Chamberlains sold old Mare Pigs 28 27 thresh {illegible} wheat - 4 Pigs Mch 1 Clean up 15 Bs Wheat S 2 very cold & blowing 3 H Andrews brings his wheat to thresh 4 go to Bible Society meeting rain 5 take 14 Bs ashes to Bath, See Dr Chambers rain 6 7 Cut wood stake 1 Load to School 8 get 1 Horse shod, Mrs T & Mrs D up Sn 9 go to McCoys see S Purdy 10 go to Longs & fulling Mill rain 11 visitors all here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Mch 12 lent uncle Saml Horses for Hay 13 went to 4th Town - offered Canniff 10 ct per bushel for Potatoes 14 Wm here - a Pedlar to whom we gave all our Brock Copper Wm & Lamb goes to Kingston -- 15 Pedlar leaves here -- get measure for boots S16 at Home lend Saml cutter 17 go for Kingston -- take Mother & BL North bring C. Da{illegible} 18 & 19 return & stop at Is. Frasers at night got with I Johnson to look for money 20 wrote to Mother not {illegible} 21 borrow of Mr Chamberlain $14 L20 of Mr Lockwood -- 16 sent an order to Larker - 16 paid I Johnson for His Horse $46 NB $4 allwed on old balance due Johnson 22 Mr Carnahan here sick with her S 23 go no where 24 Mr & Mrs C. go home got to Election 25 draw wood Hardware 17 26 go to Flax mill Bidow 20 Fanny came home 27 Mr Clapp go home 28 & 29 cut wood & go to Richmond with Hi{illegible} S 30 go to 4th Town with Maria & S Roger 31 return, go to Election Ham 13 head </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 April 1 get flour of 20 Bs Home from Mill & Start Saw Mill 2 & 3 Saw & fix Mill - rain- 4 pay Mr Ryan by giving uncle Saml 10 5 go to gr Meeting with Fanny S 6 7 get Boots home begin to boil sap 8 mow last night draw rail cut 9 & 10 sawing - 15 Logs Write Mr Scarlet 11 get wheel home cold 12 draw ox yokes & Post timber S 13 Stay at home 14 & 15 saw & make skiff {illegible} fishing 16 Mr & Mrs Chamberlain here - go fishing Skin Fannys cow 17 Do Do Do get Pork 18 go fishing this night & saw 19 Do & finish sawing S 20 Mr Chamberlain girl sick 21 Mothers Heifer died 22 Saw 3 pr Sleigh runners 23 go to Training rain J Lockwood taken ill 24 & 25 saw & make Harrow S 26 Stay at home 27 go for {illegible} Trees - got Fishing 28 John D Lockwood died 5 M: before 12 oclock AM 29 & 30 plant 50 apple Trees {illegible} &c May 1 sow spring wheat J Lockwood buried 2 Illegible 2 1/2 Bs E Pease & Hay {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 3 Kill two shoats - to help Palmatin S 4 stay at home snow 5 Make a Roller Snow 6 Roll Hay seed - plough garden 7 Split stakes for garden fence rain 8 Raining all day Uncle Samuel settle bill with F. $1 before 12 MS 1 C D 9 got to Edgars to get Hand mendd 10 split rails S 11 go to Mr Chamberlains Cold 12 split rails with R. Allen 13 & 14 repair Kitchen split rails &c 15 & 16 lay up fence commence stone fence 17 Flax Bee (Anderson's Barn raised) 18 thunder & lightning this evening 19 make fence stone 20 go to Bath and fish Red F Suckers 21 finish garden fence. Mrs Caseys here U. Saml - goes to Kingston to see G. Mother 22 Sow 3 1/2 Bs Oats for U Saml & plant 1 Bs Potates for self, finish ploughing for {illegible} 23 Sowed 2 1/2 Bs Flax & 1 1/2 Bs Oats & 1 Bs Pease 24 plough for Pease sent Mare to Horse S 25 {illegible} J. here, very cold 26 lent 2 Chains to P Detlor, plough sowed 3 1/2 Bs Oats & 3 Bs Pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 May 26th Invite neighbours to the wedding -- 27 commence furrowing corn ground Allen's Bee Harrow & plough John Detlor's calf Dead taken from cow 28 furrow & plant Corn 29 -- D D. with Mother (paid postage) 30 finish corn & go to McPherson 31 go to Adolphustown & fetch Sam S June 1 great disputed C Charlook 2 warm men to work - road finish ploughing in Potatoes 3 Fanny Married 4 go to Frasers & shear sheep 5 plant Potatoes 6 finish - Do work Road 7 sow 4 1/2 Bs Oats -- John goes to 4th Town S 8 stay Home John ask consent D.D. Bee 9 Sam & John ret'd - finish Melons take 2'd time not take 10 hard frost this morning work on Road alter Lambs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 11 work Road Mr & Mrs McCoy here 12 Turnpike road in McDo{cut off} 13 work on road - Bro's Wright 14 Bro Wright here & lent him concordance lent Bro: Miller Log{cut off} finish Road work S 15 Isaac, Fanny& Jane go to hear Jeffers 16 go to Mills & trade Jack away for a pair St{cut off} 17 go to 4th Town get plo{cut off} 18 return 19 cut Brush 20 Kill a sheep -- rain 21 go to Arbitration & bring {cut off} S 22 stay Home 23 go for plough & Irons {cut off} 24 go to Mills & commence ploughing summer follow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {up left side} 24 {illegible} took Kate to Horse 25 go to edgars for Coulter 26 commence mowing {top of page} 27 {missing} the rails for D. Dunham {missing} up Hay rain tonight {missing} Mr Chamberlain {missing} fill for L1-6-0 {missing} Training {missing} from Isaac V Fanny here {missing} ush Hoe corn {missing} w in 5 Loads Hay {missing} Jas Fraser waggon {missing} in 2 load Hay {missing} Mill {missing} 4 1/2 Bs Buckwheat finish Corn hoeing {missing} d Mother returned {missing} ish summer follow {missing} young people go to {illegible} meeting {missing} Boy born 1/2 past 4 {missing} rainy a little this morning Mow & go to D McCoy Bee {missing} wing Kitty Dunham ill {missing} Mill sent {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 10 Cut & make Hay rain 11 draw in 4 small loads 12 Kill sheep this morning draw in 2 Loads 13 Fanny & Isaac here 14 finish falling trees & commence ploughing potatoes mowing 15 exchange Cows with McBride Aunt Dulmage here 16 Mother & Saml & Aunt D go to Kingston Mow & Hoe set out Turnips 18 Mother & Saml return - draw in 8 Loads Hay lent I.F. oxen 19 Hoe Potatoes & go to Frasers raising - Wm Here -- S 20 nothing extraordinary 21 cut back Hay & Hoe corn 22 finish Do this morning rake it </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 23 draw in 2 Loads Hay New Land 24 Hoe corn 25 go to 4th Town borrow 6 Dolls Mr Moore in 4 wa{illegible} pay D Hawley -- 26 go to mills for Rolls pay postage acct S 27 Isaac here, rain 28 drive Bus, Amelia go to School, commence a plough rain night School 29 finish plough & go to Blacksmiths, take Tea at Smiths 30 Saml drive his Bus, I pull the first cucumber, cut Rye for U Saml -- got to McCoys 31 & finishe today, commence our Wheat Aug 1 cuting our Wheat 2 help D McCoy 3/4 day John go to 4th Town 3 Stay home rain I {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 4 Raining Mow grafs back of Barn 5 cut Wheat for Ma & U S 6 draw in 6 Loads Wheat 7 finish all wheat 8 draw put up hay 9 draw in 2 large loads Hay back of Barn get Horses shod S 10 Mr Shorey exhort 10 oclock Isaac & Fanny here 11 set fire in Orchard & commence ploughing for {cut off} 12 ploughing & Threshing 2 1/4 13 get plough mended and go to D Dunhams Tea 14 threshing with Horses 15 go to Mill take 9 Bs Irinda Embury here & Philip 16 Fire running, Isaac & go S 17 watch Fire, Wm & David 18 finish crop ploughing & har{cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 19 cut Spring Wheat 20 finish Do (in all 330 Sheaves cut oats & finish grafs 21 thresh 7 Bs Rye 2 D D Boys ploughing for Rye Samuel went to James Frasers Bee yesterday 22 cut Flax & ploughing 23 finish Do & Do S 24 go to S Peters with Mrs Chamberlain hear Powley go to Frasers & return in evening 25 Sow 3 Bs Rye, go Gordanior Mrs Fraser &c here -- 26 measure boards for Mr Lour 27 finish corn stalks & trade oxen with S. Gordanior go to Frasers for Maria Mother &c 28 return go to ploughing {illegible} am to let Isaac Fraser horse my share of saw mill for one year from this date, he to do the necesfary repairs & pay my $15 {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 29 go to M. Millers Log Bee 30 ploughing & go to Philips S 31 rain return home Sept 1 finish Sowing Rye - 3 1/4 Bs in allsike threshing seed wheat 2 ploughing mend Bridge Maria make soap at Mrs C rain 3 plough thresh & kill pig 12 T{illegible} pack up Hog, lent 12 Pork 4 ploughing go to meeting 5 commence sowing - Mr & Mrs McCoy here 6 lent D D my Gun let Palmatier have a Sheep for Damages cone his grain finish old land follows 5 1/2 Barley go to 4th Town Mrs Moon ill {in left margin - "wheat 5 1/4} S 7 go to meeting stay at Mr Cl{illegible} 8 come home & commence threshing 9 Wm goes home & I plough </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Sept 10 ploughing - Maria returns 11 Ditto -- 12 Ditto -- rain 13 finish Do & commence sowing S 14 stay home McDowell {illegible} 15 finish old Land sowing 3/4 Rye 6 Wheat & commence choping let Mr McCoy have oxen 16 go to Village left an order in B.C. -- Boys finish seed wheat rain 17 thresh with Horses 18 go to Mill wh 8 Bs 19 spread flax go to McCoys 4 Wind 20 go to Mill Frost S 21 go to Clafs. U.L. Leader Fanny here man call Janie & John go to Phillips frost frost 22 everything killed by frost go to D. McCoys Bee frost 23 go to Philips all Kill Hog, cut B. Wh{cut off} 24 Loging & burning. Mr Moore 25 Do Do settle with Presson 26 Do Mr Moore return </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Sept 27 sowing 1 Bs draw in B Wheat loging &c S 28 go to Meeting Mr Shorey exhort frost 29 sow 1/4 Bs - Hail & Snow 2 Bs 30 Do 3/4 frost 29 Three {illegible} US Oct 1 commence clearing meadows Allan Mrs. 2 dig Potatoes 3 Do -- do -- 4 finish go 4 Town Maria ({illegible} & Wm) S 5 go to Meeting from Caseys 6 return home Wm Maria 7 plough 8 Do -- 9 Do -- 10 go to Training & 4th Town S 11 return home & take down {cut off} S 12 go to Joshua Longs Funeral 13 go to Mill & Kill 2 Hogs Aunt Dulmage 14 ploughing Wm come to Mill 15 commence front meadow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mr b. preached Oct 16 plough 7 cut Brush Mr Chamberlain moves 17 plough & kill 4 Hogs 18 got to Gr meeting 2nd Town S 19 Do -- Do -- Maria 20 draw sand & lime -- rain 21 got to Kingston with Cattle 22 in Kingston 23 return home & plough 24 ploughing -- 25 repair chimney & plough S 26 clafs meeting & take Tea Sam & Ann got to Philips 27 plough & go to Blacksmiths Isaac commence repairing Mill 28 Mothers Dung Bee 29 ploughing Saml commence School 30 Do Mr C Preached 31 Do U.S. apple Bee Nov 1 rain -- Margaret Detlor {illegible} S 2 Margaret died this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 children chicken Pox Nov 3 get Smith to make coffin snow and plough 4 go to Funeral 5 plough Mr & Mrs McCoy have goose ploughs 6 help J.D. kill cow 7 ploughing Uncle Dunham here 8 Do -- S 9 go to clafs Meeting 10 plough & plaster Snow 11 borrow 22 lb Flour of D D 12 go to I Detlor's Dung Bee Snow 13 plough & help D D kill Beef Mr Breakenridge Preach Mr Millers apple Bee 14 Plough send 2 Bs to {illegible} 15 finish front field go to Mill. David here S 16 go to clafs meeting 17 help D D kill 4 hogs 18 go to Adolphustown 19 return with Salmon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>Nov </pre> 20 sent to Mill 2 1/2 Bs Mr German here rain 21 mend Waggon 22 go to S. S. Barn Bee S 23 go to clafs Meeting Polly Fraser 24 go to Village - Mr Clark & McCoy here -- & U.S & Kitty & c 25 Snow, and thresh with horses an Indian boy making Brooms 26 go to Mill get 8 1/2 Bs ground 27 help U.S. make oven Mr Chamberlain preached 28 go to U. D. dung Bee 29 get out sleigh crook go to Drs S 30 go to clafs Meeting Isaac & F. here Dec 1 making sleigh go to McCoy 2 Do -- finish U S oven Wm here 3 bring home colt & go to Isaac 4 raise stone for road Fanny here 5 help Isaac U D here 6 go to J A Smiths Bee brushing S 7 to clafs Meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Decr 8 finish sleigh snow 9 help Philip with Lumber 10 D D D return Ben Clapp here 11 Do go to Kingston - I draw wood stove 12 cut wood for Mr Breakeningo put up stove 13 thresh 6 1/2 Bs Wheat go to McCoys with B & I Lockwood agree with I.L to furnish wood at 3 1/2 p {illegible} S 14 stay home, U.S. went to Kingston yesterday I lent him cutter 15 commence furnishing wood 16 do nothing 17 Kill cow & go to Belleville 18 go to Iron works sell Beef & Wheat 19 return to Belleville, buy Saddle D Lucas 20 return home Mr & Mrs McCoy here S 21 go to clafs meeting -- 22 go to Mill Wm here with David 23 go to Kingston get salt {illegible} & return home in night 24 storming go to Philips 25 Philip & family & Isaac & Fanny here get Wm V christianed by Mr Ch{illegible} 26 draw wood 27 Do Do </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1823 Kitty & Anna Dulmage up Dec 28 S Mr Switzer exhorts 29 got to Mill with 9 Bs rain 30 go to Mrs Long's wood Bee 31 go to Mill and get wheat ground 1824 Jany 1 Maria, Jane, John and boys go snow to 4th Town in cutter I go to D D in evening Snow in night 2 cut roads to fence Logs U.S. Kill 2 Hogs 3 George Cham'n cut Sams Hair got to Waters with Cowhide & Calf skin M. Garrison & Wife here -- S 4 Do go home -- before breakfast I go to Clafs meeting -- 5 Do Town Meeting with I A. Smith snow stop at Jacob Detlors & Drs -- Do 6 draw 1 Load wood -- David comes for Sam -- Maria, Jane & young ones go to Philips -- John & David go to I. Frasers 7 Jane & David go home I draw a load wood to school House </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 8 take wheat to Mill for U. Saml go to Rofses, P. Perry's & Mr Chamberlains -- Mr Heeley preached McMadden up rain 9 draw wood -- Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- rain this evening -- lent 3 Hams & 2 Lambs to be smoked rain 10 sold John vest Pattern & Boots 5/{cut off} Thos Flagler & Nancy here -- S 11 go to Frasers, Maria stay with them -- rain 12 L & N. go home & we return thresh rain 13 clean up wheat D. D. here Isaac Saws cold 14 go to Mill -- paid postage up &c a/c -- Grandmother A. K. & K.D here write to Corn & Farmers Store 15 cut wood for DD 16 go to Mill for Mother 17 go to Kingston with U.D.D and Cath'n Dulmage </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 17 stay at Mr Thomsons dine at Mr Armstrongs S 18 go to Love Feast JM Madden preached -- Mr Ch'n preached 6 o'clock Whitehead Mr Whitehead goes home 19 return as far as Mr Tilly 20 arrive at home this morning Maria unwell -- Dr & Nancy call this evening 21 cold morning I A Smith returns some borrowed Tools clean up flax see cut wood Mr Lockwood Moves family 22 go to Blacksmith get Min{illegible} shod Mrs Smith here Mrs McUmber washes Mr Richardson preached Mr Chamberlain stays here 23 D McCoy helps me cut & draw wood Mrs McCoy here, Isaac & Fanny here Polly Frasers & J S Chamberlain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 24th get Hams & Jowels from Mr McCoy, go to Mills get 6 lbs Sugar for Mother Keep 3 lbs myself of Turnips from Davis Maria goes to Bradshaws S 25 Mr Levitz exhorts, Jas & Polly Fraser stay at Mothers, last night Maria & myself go to McCoys Ann & Amelia go to Belseys -- 26 go to Election G. Ham elected gave Lasker note of Hand per 13.11.3 and trade 1.7.6 Mrs McCoy goes to Belleville 27 go to Napanee get Cloth and new lines made by Philip Mr & Mrs Breakenridge at Mothers 28 go to 4th Town, Maria & boys 29 go to Court House Isaac takes his cow 30 return home get Coat cut Mr I Thomas Aunt. John and Aunt Macham come down </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Jany 31 Dr Spencer & Mrs Here call & return Belleville friends here Mrs R. and girls come over Feby 1 stay home very cold 2 storming and blowing 3 snowing, William go to Napanee and then Home, I draw 1 Load of wood Belleville friends go to Mr McCoys with Maria & self 4 write Mr Thomson for Pork by D McCoy -- Maria new Boots 5 Make Block sleigh, very cold go to Meeting Mr Walden preached 6 snowing - draw wood go to D.D. Maria & myself George Cham'n comes & stays all night 7 fine morning -- boys thresh Mr & Mrs Moore here I went to Philips for George {cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 S Feby 8 Maria & self go Philips to Breakfast, Mr McCoys to Dinner -- hear D.D. preach in evening J Mr Moore goes & returns from Kingston, Myself go to Mr McDowall & get Bbl Pork Mr Moore says Pork is 13 Dolls: in Kingston Maria & Mrs Moore go to Isaac's in afternoon. D.D. comes over this evening Thunder Rain {vertical in margin} 10 Mr & Mrs Moore go home Maria & self go to McKenzies with ashes I drew 4 Loads wood. Mr & Mrs McCoy here all go to Mr Breakinridge 11 Raining, all day Isaac Saws thresh G. Cham here 12 Cold, thresh all spring Wheat 4 1/2 Bs 13 Cut wood, Aunt Betsy at Mothers get my fine Boots footed & home we have to crofs on Ice above the House -- 14 draw 100 Rails out of Woods J Embry & L Detlor </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Feby 15 S. snow, go to clafs 16 snow -- draw 223 Rails and 2 loads wood -- 1 Lamb last night 17 drew 52 Rails & 1 L wood go to 4th Town, Mother & Amelia 18 go to Judge Fishers & return home 1 Lamb 19 very cold, cut & draw 3 L. woods Mr Lockwood comes over Temporary Quarter Meeting 4th T 20 fine Morning - paid Gordanich 10p on note, get stove G&G Thoes and 1/2 Bs Pease of D McC. Mr & Mrs Chamberlain here & Mrs McCoy Mr Breakenridge Bee Poor collector here get 5 p Tea -- paint Floor 21 Thresh with oxen 225 Sheaves get all leather from Rofs grand Mother up at Mothers S 22 go to Clafs, 23 thresh 205 Sheaves, all 24 clean up wheat 23 Bs Maria go to Mr McCoy quilting I go for her </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> go to Philips with Mr & Mrs McC Sam R. very ill -- 2 Lambs 1824 Feby 25 draw wood, go to hear Mr Poole -- Jeffers here Snow 26 go with a load of board for Mr Lowe -- Storming 27 Stormy snow 1 foot I go to Mill for Mother with 11 1/2 Bs all her wheat 28 fine morning, cut Bee Tree got 20 lbs Honey, gave Mother 5 S 29 go to Clafs -- too late Mch 1 very cold, draw wood 2 go to 4th Town with board 3 go to Sodom with flax seed get oil pay P. Roblin 1 Keg Pl 15p 1 G. oil 5p see all his boys &c 4 return home with Jane go for Hay for Mr Lockwood Mr Lockwoods Hogs kill two lambs Mr & Mrs McPherson here go to Meeting Mr Bre'n preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 5 - send Mr Lockwoods Hogs Home draw 4 loads fence logs go to Frasers, with Maria Jane and George. go to Court return by Frasers and by D. Dunhams. Rain S 7 go to clafs Isaac, Fanny & Sam here -- snow 8 fine morning, I draw 304 Rails to front field Is F. brin 6 Chai{illegible} Maria & Sam & George & Ann go to McCoys. Philips & Lockwoods 9 draw out 170 Rails and 45 of them to front field Mary Detlor here -- S.D. & D.D. & Aunt B. I settle with them -- 10 draw out 130 Rails, 21 to field goet Barrel Pork of M. Miller Isaac take G.George over. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mch 11 help G. Chamberlain frame his house. Maria, Jane & John got to 4th Town -- Amelia goes with me 12 draw out 40 Rails & 280 to front field.. Maria & John return -- Snow 13 go to Election Meeting S 14 go to clafs stop at U.S. 15 Meet Dayton at Edgen give him until 1st May to pay $18.41p by paying costs. Mother, Maria return to to Chapmans, & village return I cut wood, D McCoy, draw & Load 16 draw 7 loads fence Logs 1 L wood Mrs & Mr McCoy here. Snowing 17 Snow, cut wood & draw 3 Loads fence Logs -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 18 fine morning, draw 6 L W and 5 L.Logs -- Mr Chamberlain preached 19 go to look for Hay to I Detlors & Bradshaw (none-- meet Mr Chamberlain at D.D. draw 4 L.Logs. Mother, Maria and Ann go to McPhersons -- storm 20 rain wind blow {in margin} Let McCormack have Kettle for 12 {illegible} Sugar - John got flour from Mill -- I draw rails and plank from Mill -- got Henry 21 go to clafs -- stop at U.S. 22 send Philip's Pork home Mother & Maria go to Millers & Lockwoods -- W. Lockwood cow dies, I go to P. Detlor -- cut Sap trough 23 Snow -- kill Mother's calf Mr & Mrs Breakenridge here -- Aunt Betsey & Granmother in Mothers room </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 24 go to Jacob Detlors & borrow 6 Dollars. pay Mrs Chamberlain call at D Dunhams -- U Samuel there 25 Sow hay seed, Grandmother go home draw 2 loads wood M. Carnahan & Mifs O'Neal call this afternoon - U Saml here this evening -- 26 make sap trough lent I Chamberlain 1 Yoke oxen 27 old Cherry calved I help I Cham'n draw out timber 2 yoke oxen -- 28 rain -- stay home gave I Ch'n Collectors Bond to give Markland 29 Isaac Sowing. Mr McCoy take breakfast </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Mch 30 foggy morning, Asahel McCoy here before we were all up -- sold by C. Chamberlain 1/3 M Brick -- 10p No 8644-D Bank Canada to E Cates 2 Lambs -- I make sap trough Saml kills Calf -- G. Ch'n take supper -- I cut large pine acrofs the Creek -- 31 mend fence, cut rails & stakes Isaac takes supper -- Apr 1 Tap trees -- cut rails go to meeting M B. Preached snow Dolly Dunham stays all night 2 draw sap, 7 pails, cut & split Stakes -- 3 fine morning, draw stakes split stakes -- Mr Porth here S 4 stay home - I. Embury take dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Apr 5 1 Lamb, Make rails & stakes D.D. leaves Mr Chamberlains papers for me 6 go to Adolphustown to attend Mr C. trial -- stay at S. Dorlands with Mr Breakenridge 7 no Trial - return pay Jacob Detlor 20p all on Mrs Chamberlain -- settle with D. Ruttan, go to D Dunhams, 8 D Dunham here, he writes to Abm Paul, Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- I am very ill with a cold 9 " fine day, I do nothing Mr Lockwood, stay all night 10 go to Dr Meeting, attend Mr Chamberlain Trial at S Dorland -- S 11 go to love feast, Mr Metcalf preached </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Apr 12 1 Lamb return home, crofs Bay with Powers & Kernel 13 raining. I gave S. D -- copy of Reg'd orders 14 send flax seed to Philips and write for corn get 6 qts -- make lane fence -- Mother Maria & George go to D.D. myself go for them -- 15 Snow & rain, cut oak stakes 16 A Fraser take Breakfast old Mary Detlor, here to Dinner Grandmother came to supper in Mothers room. A friend to Angus stuck up at School House, split stakes & rails 17 split Rails, make fence -- John goes to 4th Town -- Saml with him S 18 go to Clafs. D.D. there, comes and draws a Tooth for Maria </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 Apr 19 Saml comes home with R. Jeff{cut off} John returns -- I caught a fish -- go fishing with D. Dunham - repair front fence {in left margin} Sett Goose 20 set the Boys to work today Philip here, make fence 21 draw dung on garden Stake front fence -- go fishing tonight -- get 17. fine day 22 fine morning, draw dung on Garden & plough it, go fishing 30 23 get Horse of H. Anderson to go to training, return in rain to go for Arms 15th May and to train last Saturday in June go to McCoys with Maria & S.G. Mr Lockwood & family come 24th Cold morning, go fishing, go to School meeting & D Dunham, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 S Apl 25 go to S Peter's, hear D.D. rain, John goes to Frasers 26 John returns with Butter Fanny here -- make fence &c &c lent S.D. plough 27 make fence plough garden make spear -- 28 cold morning. cut Rails go down fishing to Bay, return without any - Maria goes to Mrs Smiths 29 rain - old Mrs Anderson buried -- split 133 Rails, go to D Dunhams, Rain 30 cold morning - split 224 go fishing -- got 1 fish May 1 old Cow Brock calved 1 split rails - drill S 2 Meeting 10 Oclock Mr B. Sunday School 3 Oclock 3 split & draw rails and lay fence, rain this evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 4 Isaac stays here all night snows this morning, finish back fence commence ploughing John Detlor very ill, go fishing catch 4 5 hard frost -- ploughing, take out Potatoes 4 Bs 6 alter Lam cut off tails plough - lent D McC clevis 7 Rain, cut Log, send John to Philips, hear the Grand father Simons dead Mr & Mrs here 8 Mother ill, John Better I go to Philips - get sugar &c at John Clark S 9 Mr Lockwood here -- we go to Fanny's. return 10 plough -- Star Calfs make fence D.D. fows 4 1/2 Bs Pease </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 11 ploughing for Corn &c put up fence between Andersons on Creek -- I go for medicine for Mother 12 Furrough for corn & Potatoes lent D.D. 1 yoke oxen, gave William and emetic for whooping cough rain 13 Rain fast, split Logs for rails -- 14 Snow {illegible} Mch -- split rails John Harrows for D.D. Mothers 2 cows calve -- 15 cold morning - I go to Col Craigs get guns, shop at P. Ruttans for Book go to N. Harris stay at Mr Moores, S 16 go to Breakfast to G. Clapps rain go to Meeting A. Shorts, preach go to G. Clapps to breakfast, return home bring Mrs Clapp with me -- Ann & John go to Napanee. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 18 Plant potatoes & Corn I Dun{cut off} afsist us, John Detlor able to Do -- finish large piece about 50 {cut off} Mrs Clapp goes to Fanny's with Ann 19 plough for corn 20 Do -- Do -- 12 Goslins 21 sow Pick Oats & 1/3 Bs Flax furrow for corn 1 Lamb Commence burning summer follow 22 plant corn (finish) Do Boys go to Philips -- P & I here S 23 Philip & Jane call ( from Fanny's, Maria go to Mrs McCoy 24 finish planting corn go to see Mr McCoy -- 25 commence ploughing follow Frost go to Edgars get Coulter altered Maria & Mrs Clapp go to McCoys 26 Frost very hard -- ploughing Fishing at Big Creeks 27 fine morning, ploughing, Mr Lockwood over, Maria & her Mother go to Fannys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 May 28 rain last night, plough Mother receives her money 29 Mr & Mrs Moore here, plough Kill Sheep S 30 Frost -- go to Mrs Lockwoods Mr Moore to Philips Is & Fanny here -- -- 31 Mr & Mrs Moore return lent D McCoy waggon, go to Edgar Shear Sheep, plough go fishing catch Eels -- 17 June 1 plough (rain) go to Freds -- Allan shear sheep --- {in left margin} Colt {illegible} 2 Saml returns from Kingston ploughing, Sent 2 1/2 Bs Spring Wheat to Mill 3 Ann goes to Bath to get married, plough raining </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 June 4 Rain, ploughing 5 ploughing -- Road Labour commenced today S 6 Polly Haight & C. Dunkin here-- I go to Sunday School go to clafs - all of us take Tea at U.S. 7 rain a little, plough -- go to Blacksmiths, borrow a Harrow Tooth of D.D. commence Hoeing corn 8 fine morning, Maria Pluck 3 Geese -- Ploughing Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- 9 ploughing -- shoot pigeon Put Polly to Andersons Horse go to Meeting , Mr Walden preach 5 o'clock -- call at U.S. 10 plough, kill pigeons, finish field on Hill in front of House 11 rec'd of Mr Dayton six Dollars Can{illegible} C.N 3725.1207.7152.D8822 A 6420 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 June 11 commence ploughing front field -- Isaac & Fanny here 12 go to Crawford for Jury take Maria to Mrs Chamberlain rain, paid S. Detlor 10p York B{illegible} S 13 go to Sunday School dine at U.S. 14 very cold all day, plough John & Saml go to Mr Lockwood with Hiefer. Isaac Frasers borros S. plane, plough guage Brace Bitt, & compafs -- Davis McCoy cut my hair -- 15 go to Kingston take Mother stop at Purdy's stop at Dulmages 16 trade at Armstrongs stop at Thomsons -- 17 return home 18 hoe corn, burn old fence on calf 19 go to 4th Town Maria & Mrs {illegible} S 20 Quarter Meeting. Independence 21 return home -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1824 June 22 Rain, making cradle 23 Do -- ploughing, lent the waggon to John Cham'n settle with Allen -- 24 plough, Rain go to D.D. -- 25 ploughing, finish front field 26 go to Training - give out Muskets, appoint training last Saturday in September - -- S 27 go Philips with Wm 28 fine morning. U.S. got to Kingston Plough & commence hoeing Potatoes get Share & Coulter Sharped John returns from 4th Town Maria & Ann go to see Betsey 29 ploughing in Pea ground Mother goes to Betsey, Mr & Mrs Breakenridge here </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f21f35cfffce84e37031ebee60d84dc.pdf 27c9d55058405bbe2c5ea37f71b75f5f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 May 28 Shear Sheep 29 mashing at Stills House Mr Belton preach 30 do - do got to Bastels with a. B. and to McPhersons 31 Distill -- June 1 Do 2 do S 3 Philip preach & Jam here 4 got to Training -- stay for Tea to Mr McCoys 5 distilling &c 6 a a & warm min in was on thursday next week 3 days 7 do -- 8 do -- 9 do -- rain Peter D died today S 10 Mr Sells preach / Prayer Meeting A B 11 grind work at Still House 12 go for Pumps &aw P D funeral Mr Kirby preach 13 work at do -- do -- 14 work on road rain 15 do -- do -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 June 16 go this morning to see J. Dunham - he dies about half past 7 AM work on road -- S 17 got to A.B. & Mothers 18 go to J D. funeral Mr Healey preach " let me die 1 h{illegible} of the {illegible} 19 rain. hoe Potatoes & pick wool 20 do - go to G. Scriver pay him $4 for balance of rates & cost - go to Mill - to Isaac's & aunt Betseys 21 about home & set out cabbages 22 wind high hoe Potatoes &c -- 23 mash & go to Mr McCoy with Maria & Titus -- Mare Fold {sic} S 24 John & David here - Mr Booth preach 25 boys here & go home - work at Still house -- Maria D spinning 26 go for Reel to Mr McCoys Mr Poole preach 27 Still -- Ames Picking B{illegible} 28 go to Kingston Stay at Mr Thomas 29 return home with I {illegible} Fraser 30 quarterly meeting at Forshus Mrs Moore & Mr here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 July S 1 gr meeting -- Andrew & James here 2 rain -- 3 au -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here 4 McBain calls - take at A B 5 Mr Poole & Davidson take breakfast here -- Maria go to Mr McPhersons &c I go to Ias Frasers Barn Bee 6 I go to look at McBeans land 7 Mr Hitchison here to breakfast Shooting &c -- S 8 prayer meeting Ann & John here 9 hoe in garden - & U S Barn Bee very warm 10 work in garden rain Mr Belton preach 11 do -- do ---- 12 - Manor's loging Bee 13 cut som thistles - Joe's mowing Bee 14 take Mrs Moore to Fannys I have ague this afternoon, Kitty Dunham here S 15 I stay home - Mr Booth preach 16 have ague and take medicine 17 Mr Moore & fanny here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 July 18 have ague - kill fowl 19 Charles & Tilly married I go to Dr take tea there 20 take an emetic - have ague weddinus call - I take breakfast at Mr McCoys 21 take breakfast at AB got to 4th Town - take Mrs Moore & A Petterson home - Mother & Maria go stay at A Davis. S 22 at Andrews - go to Wm McR-- 23 at Wm go to Carnahans 24 return, take dinner at V Embery Maria has ague on road & stop at Dimonds -- 25 rain, at Mothers 26 Maria take Emetic - rain -- 27 draw 2 load wood from Mr McCoy's - Mrs McUmber here 28 Maria have ague - I pick berries S 29 Mr Booth {illegible} preach - aunt Betsey & Mr & Mrs McCoy take tea </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 July 30 Cradle wheat for A B 3/4 31 do -- do ------ 3/4 Aug 1 rake do -- -- 1/2 2 rain last night - cradle at U.S. part afternoon - 17 hands about 3 cradle at Drs rain tonight 4 dig Potatoes - take tea at Mothers S 5 Mr Switzer at 4 o'clock 6 cradle for US 7 repair barn door for Dr Mr Poole preach 8 mow for Dr & AB here 9 do -- do Mrs Bradshaw & Mr McCoy here 10 do -- do and do Aunt Anna came up at Fletcher 11 rain last night, work at AB trade horses wt I Paterson S 12 Mr Booth preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here 13 Work at AB, at harrow & make hay 14 rain mend harrow for WBl 15 cradle oats for U.S. I.C agrees to give charles 6 Bs oats for damage go to Mr McC. Maria {illegible} 16 Threshing for Johseph 17 cut wheat & {illegible} up </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Aug 18 work for Charly - Aunt Anna & Kitty here to dinner and go to L Maria to Drs to tea S 19 take dinner at John C -- 20 mow at Chs - put up what 21 Kill calf for Mr Healey Anne has ague Mr Healey preach 22 mowing at Mothers 23 do --- do 24 do -- & go to Chs Pea Bee 25 do -- and draw in hay S 26 go to Dinner to Mother Robt. Allen returns Kitty & Chs here to tea 27 got to Dr for medicine for Aunt and to Philips & McPhersons 28 mow and help to cut pease 29 {scibble} for s{illegible} mow & cut Pease 30 mow, rain go to Napanee hear of Dd. Nevills death AB & Mrs McCoy go to I Peters at Anderson Bee 31 put up Hay Sept 1 Sow rye for John -- draw in Hay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Sept 2 S.G.Fisher preach - John Ann & Betsey take dinner - Mr & Mrs McC. AB. K & Chs take tea -- Fannys girl born 1st 3 help to draw in pease 4 go to Philips wt Maria -- call at McP. Shop -- Mr Booh preach 5 got to Isaac's -- Maria to Ias Frasers 6 get out timber for Saw Mill/ raining 7 go to Abbey's help John thresh 8 do house work -- S 9 I. Chs here &c + Il . to dinner Maria go to See Mrs Burley & takes tea at Mothers 10 help John Plough - Maria go to Drs rain -- in night also 11 rain -- go to McCoys {illegible} but don't work help John thresh & kill hog at Charles' - 12 plough for John - 13 rain - threshing, clean up wheat 14 do -- cleaning wheat 15 plough &c turn wheat -- S 16 go to Isaac's -- Mr Healey preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Sept 17 Sow 9 Bs wheat for Mother finish cuting & drawing pease Maria & children at Mothers 18 geting out timber - rain, take tea at Mr McCoys - 19 do do -- go for grapes, take tea at Drs 20 rain -- go to Abbeys & R Eagan 21 Sow 13 for Chs rain -- a man here to get Still house 22 Sow 1 Bs for Chs - get out some timber - rain lent T Wild - Clarkes Magazine and Life of Buchanan 2 weeks ago S 23 Mr Booth preach -- Ann & John & A. Allen take tea -- 24 got to Forsher's wt board get Scraper for C. Bradshaw draw one load wood kill pig 25 get timber. Henry & Sally Davis here -- rain 26 get do -- Mr Allen go for York </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Sep 27 write to A Mercer - enclose an order from W Allen and Scarlet 28 Mrs Healey move - I work 1/2 day at floom 29 get Drs Oxen & Allens cart draw 30 Bs lime -- S 30 Breckenridge here & preach 4 oclock G Fisher do at 10 oclock -- A.B. Mr & Mrs McC all take dinner Oct 1 work at Mill dam - Mr Wild's brothers come 2 do -- do --- do- rain tonight 3 Commence pulling down house Ias & Polly here this evening 4 at do -- take tea AB kill lamb, for Chs Ias & Polly Fraser here this evening 5 pulling down & drawing house rain, go to Ias F. husking afternoon 6 cold -- pulling down house Matilda & Mary Nich. & H & S. Breacken down S 7 - stay at home they dine here 8 work at house &c rain 9 do -- do ---- bear in Anderson's orchard 10 rain -- work at house 11 Bellville friends go home work at house </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Oct 12 work at house - warn hands to work 13 work on Road -- Mrs Clapp here S 14 go to A. Betseys to Tea - rain this evening 15 raining - training, but I don't go 16 help John Kill Hog & have Bee to raise house over 17 commence building chimney. Blanchard - John & Chs Chamberlain help 18 working at Do -- John helps McGill go to Blackmsiths for crampons 19 work at do -- John & Fletcher help 1/2 u 20 do rain, half day work -- S21 go to Dinner to John C -- 22 rain -- wrote H. Ruttan in fa{illegible} Ias Chamberlain take up Mill Stones - Widow Switzer to be maried 23 rain - work at Mill got {illegible} 24 go to McPhersons for muslin 24 mend Bolt rain 25 go to Booths call at Chapman at Edgars & Abbeys Snow 26 work at house go to Mr McCoys to Tea, Apple Bee Snow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Oct 27 grind -- work at House -- Fanny & her Mother here S 28 G. Fisher preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here -- rain -- 29 work at house rain 30 Snow draw wood for John & Self 31 work 1/2 day at Mill, {illegible} Nov 1 do -- Maria pluck geese 2 do -- plastering I.G. to to Kingston 3 do --- do and work at roof -- John draw bricks S 4 Anne & John here A Hawley buried today 5 cold work at house 6 do -- do - do Maria quilting - grind all night 7 work at house -- 8 white wash do -- 9 move -- with horses & Sleigh 10 Sarah washes -- I work at house S 11 stay at Mothers -- 12 Top off Chimney & begin oven 13 finish oven dig potatoes &c Mrs Clapps return from fannys 14 bank up house bring Turnips Kill hog for Mother wt Joseph </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Nov 15 lay hearth - help Is thresh 16 Help Is & he help me plaister 17 put up Kitchen - cold S 18 hear Mr Dunn at 4 oclock 19 cut & draw wood - Mother agrees to let me have from cra{illegible} line to road - for three years John Sick -- 20 work at Saw Mill & help Is 21 go to Napanee get flannel & help Is. go to Meeting Mr Smith preach 22 work at Saw Mill help Mother kill 23 get 4 hens home. U.S. Kill hogs to to Eagans & Waters - buy 3/4 bgs apples of Fralicks 24 drew wood, got the Pork due me by U.S. old a/c S 25 go to prayer meeting Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner Mrs Clapp go wt them to big creek 26 Blanchard at mothers chimney 27 do -- I work at Saw Mill Prize cattle for Millers & Embury - draw wood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {duplicate of previous page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 {down left edge} 2d Owen Robbins 2 boys & I Wood son drowned this evening Nov 28 work at Saw Mill let Mahon have horse 29 put up Partition Mrs Tupp got to Philips -- 30 work at Saw Mill Dec 1 go to Kingston with Mahon S 2 stay to 2nd Meeting -- 3 remain at Town Mrs Thomson very ill -- 4 return home -- Snow 5 draw wood go to meeting Mr Belton preach 6 make stairs - |rain/. 7 go to McPhersons & Deirs dine at McP -- Mr & Mrs McC at Mothers to Tea 8 go to Edgars -- Fralicks & Millers S 9 go to AB. to tea Snow in Cutter 10 draw wood - got to Millers to prize cattle rec'd of Jas Mink 11 get out a Sleigh crook -- Sarah washes here & Ann Miles take tea 12 go to 4th Town, Stay at Andrews 13 take Dinner at Carnahan's and stay at Wms - prayer meeting 14 return home - rain tonight Mrs Moore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1827 Dec 15 grind axes - & work at Sleigh got to debating School -- S 16 Stay home & at Mothers 17 very cold work at Sleigh 18 moderate do -- do -- 19 do -- do do go to Drs evening 20 lent Broadaxe to I Miller work at Sleigh -- 21 finish & draw wood -- 22 draw 2 loads do -- S 23 A.B. here all day Dr call evening 24 Kill 3 Small Hogs & help kill Mothers Beef -- grind knives at A.B's 25 Stay home -- 26 cut Pork &c -- 27 draw wood -- 28 do -- do --- 29 grind axes -- Quarterly Meeting S 30 Stay home -- 31 A Boy born 5 O clock P.M. Jany 1 breakfast I, Chas {illegible} draw wood 2 loads -- Dr & harry here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Jany 2 go to McCoys -- & borrow flour of I Chamberlain rain -- draw wood for John 3 grind, Betsey C here all night Mr Belton preached -- 4 Andrew & Sam come over & go to Philips 5 rain - got to Meeting at Fralicks S 6 Mr Shorey exhort at 11 oclock Andrew & Sam here 7 go to Town meeting got colder prayer meeting 8 Freeze hard, go to Mr McPhersons 9 go to meeting of Committee at Yellow Church, Mr & Mrs Belton here -- 10 go to Crs & Allens - sold Allen 3 sheep at 12/6 pr head 11 Shoe Sleigh & go to debating scool -- 12 draw wood & work at Saw Mill Mrs Clapp here -- S 13 Mr Booth's quarterly meeting Napanee 14 go to U.S. take dinner there & grind 15 draw wood & helpd kill Mothers hogs 16 do do Snow - write Mr Lockwood & Dr Baldwin, {illegible} to Mr Thomson </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Jany 17 go up Napanee with Petition Called Mill's - Shoreys - & P Noble's McPherson's - Mr Smith preach 18 go to M. Miller's - & G. Smith {illegible} work at Saw Mill 19 draw wood work at Saw Mill 1/2 Mr & Mrs McCoy here Fanny here S 20 C.C. & AB & Chs & Fanny & Isaac here 21 work in wood - very cold 22 do & draw wood - prayer meeting here 23 Snow go to McPhersons wt Asher 24 go to 4th Town on ice John C & Ann & Mr Moore - Stay at Wm -- 25 Storm return home 26 work in woods S 27 Snow 28 Wind blow - 29 T. Flagler & Nancy here Isaac & Fanny I & F go home T & N go to Philips prayer meeting here 30 Maria go to Mothers - draw wood 31 I go to Kingston wt Mothers hog </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Feby 1 Snow, I return from Kingston 2 Mr Smith here to Dinner S 3 go to A.B. wt Maria Wyatt chs - died last night Jacob & Nancy there 4 go to 4th Town wt Mrs Clapp 5 go to Hallowell See I Smyth return home Shep{illegible} Mothers -- 6 work at S. Mill & go to Drs in evening rain 7 rain, raise floom 8 work at Saw Mill 9 rain -- do -- do S 10 go to Mothers (all) 11 very cold, get wood Settle with I.V.D. 12 Smith land jobber here 13 got wood & Mr P Smith preach 14 hew timber for Dr take tea at Johns 15 do -- do do take tea at ChS Mother Maria 16 draw wood and work at Mill B & Nancy & John D here S 17 John & Ann here & go to Mothers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Feby 18 go to Huffs to Perrys & Wheelers 19 return home wt 3 horses, {illegible} take dinner U.S. G. Car{illegible} there 20 go to Allens - grind 2 Bs 21 work at Saw Mill - rain & snow 22 draw wood - & au 23 work at Mill &c S 24 Maria go to A.B. Ias Chs & G Detlor take dinner here Snow 25 Maria & Bea go to 4th Town I draw wood -- take tea at A.B. borrow $30 of her 26 go to Kingston take Nancy D Stay at N. Duburges 27 return breakfast at Purdys go to Perrys, rain Sleep at A {illegible} 28 go to do & get Mill Stones 29 work in Grist Mill cold Mother go to Bellville Mch 1 do -- do -- do -- S 2 go to Philips Stay all night Sophia down 3 return to Blacksmith - and work at Mill - C Mink chop 4 draw wood Mink chop prayer meeting 5 work at Mill Snow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Mch 6 Mary Purdy just & Ann C call I take Sophia & Bell to Mr McCoys - lend U S cutter to go to Huffs - get my axe 7 take Maria to Mr McCoys She with Mrs McC go to McPhersons I settle with D. Hefs for expense of copies of Deed -- I Hefs owes 1 of grind for Mr McCoy & I Chamberlain 8 work at Mill & grind. Mother return from Bellville with I. Chamberlain & Matilda Mc rain Mr Switzer very ill S 9 go to hear Mr Booth wt Mother & Matilda take Maria to A.B. & go to Mr Switzers wt Anna C. 10 work at Saw Mill, Mr Switzer dies 11 do -- rain -- get Drs Crank 12 do -- grind -- Mr Switzer buried 13 do -- -- Mr Smith preach 14 grind & work at Grist Mill Snow all day 15 Quarterly meeting at Switzers S 16 do -- Maria & Self 17 C & A Dulmage & Benson here go to Mothers prayer meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Mch 18 work at Mill Mary Purdy here go to prayer meeting U.S. 19 work at mill Settle wt Manor go to Mr Beltons to Tea 20 work at Mill go to Mr Smiths 21 do -- Start Saw Mill 22 go to Col Crawfords & I Peters S23 prayer meeting School House 24 rain -- Sawing -- go to Mr McCoys evening -- 25 Sawing -- prayer meeting Mr B 26 Saw for I.U D to make all mill work & drawing Pork from I. Peterson's even -- 27 go to Perrys Mill wt Pork - Mr Belton preach 28 worked Saw & Grist Mill Today ( Set a hen) 29 do -- get letter from Lear{illegible} Sn 30 take dinner at Mothers (rain) 31 work at Saw Mill & Grist Mr McCoy eat Dinner here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Apr 1 work at grist Mill take Maria to Mr McCoys prayer meeting here 2 Sowing - {illegible} 3 do Maria go to U.S -- 4 do -- & making head block 5 do -- & finish av S 6 Ester day Now Mr Booth preach 7 work at Mills (cold) 8 grind - Mothers fox mare fold {sic} prayer meeting US 9 sawing & worked Mill Maria go to Ann's to Tea 10 Saw Mr Smith preached Mother's colt dead 11 Saw & go to Tea to AB Maria there 12 work at Drs Cart S 13 prayer meeting U.S and go to Big creek wt Mr McCoy W.L. preach Cherry calves 14 put up bars for Sue oak plank 15 got medicine for grind 16 prayer meeting here 17 go to Philips & Mr Millers at ABs dine at MacPhersons </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Apl 18 go to Philips for Potatoes Jacob Peterson eat breakfast here 19 work at Grist Mill P. Roblin here with James S 20 rain meeting here 21 Sow (Cherry calves) 22 {illegible} prayer meeting U.S 23 Do Star Calves 24 repair fence (grind) Mr Norris preach 25 plough garden, repair fence get cherry trees 26 make Sett out currant & cabbage &c S 27 prayer meeting U.S. I eat dinner there 28 go fishing, make bars &c 29 hewing timber for WBC prayer meeting here Mr Smith Stay 30 Sawing timber WBC We have ague </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 May 1 grind & saw -- Maria go to A.B 2 Maria very sick - rain plant a few potatoes 3 do -- Sick -- S 4 prayer meeting here 5 Anna Chamberlain here all day I go to Philips for honey rain -- 6 go to Drs for medicine &c 7 go to Kingston, Stay at U D 8 breakfast Mr Thomsons return home -- 9 go to Philips & george Chamberlain 10 plant Beets & onions - get Scholars S11 prayer meeting U.S. 12 rain commence School C Dalmage married 13 at do -- do do Sch 14 Do - do ob Child sick <pre>15 Grind 2 Bs do -- do -- </pre> 16 keep School 17 do -- do S 18 rain Luke Carycullin here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 May 19 keep School, rain Perry here to dinner 20 do go to Peter Millers 20 do rain all day (great flood) 22 do rain U S go to Kingston 23 do Maria go to AB 24 Kill calf go to Mr McCoys Make a milk room S 25 prayer Meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner (rain) 26 go to School -- cold -- 27 do -- cold prayer meeting 28 rain School 29 do -- 30 do -- AB Spring Bee 31 do -- June S 1 prayer meeting here cow 2 School -- U S to tea Mr & Mrs McCoy 3 do -- rain last night 4 go to Training . Maria go to McCoys & Philips Andrew & Jane here rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 June 5 Eve Mink came ab 10 p pr Month -- take tea IC Mr Smith preach {in margin} Mrs Moore very ill 6 at the lambs & calves school for chs take tea there wt Mr McC 7 School, go to Andrews with Maria Sn 8 at Andrews go to meeting at Parks -- Mr German exhort return home a man stay here 9 keep School - Settle with T Herns for mother 10 do - prayer meeting here, Sarah Smith jw drink tea here 11 rain - School Shaw W here 12 do Po{illegible} Fraser picking Bee 13 do plant corn planting corn 14 go to 4th Town, Stop at {illegible} S 15 here Presbyterian preach return to Andrews, with Mr McCoy kill hog 353 bls 16 do {illegible} keep School help Mr McCoy 17 (grind) School rain -- (prayer meeting U S 18 picking Bee at Drs 19 School Mr Smith preach take tea Mr McCoys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 June 20 take dinner I.C -- Perry here to tea -- cu 21 keep School Catharine C here S 22 prayer meeting here 23 School C. Chamberlain here 24 prayer meeting here -- Mr Smith Stay 25 School 26 do -- go Mr Belton return 27 do -- Sow Buckwheat for Chs at AB to tea 28 drew board &c & go to Mifsionary meeting S29 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Radcliff preach Schl House 30 Mr R Ryerson & Smith at U.S. July 1 School prayer meeting U S 2 do rain Smith preach 3 do Mr McB{illegible} a {illegible} 4 do -- go to Philips (hoe corn {illegible} 5 do (return from do y 6 go to Philips S 6 prayer meeting here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 July 7 Maria go to 4th Town with Ann & John C 8 rain -- Mr Belton take tea 9 do -- Sett out cabbage 10 School -- 11 work at rakes -- 12 go to 4th Town to Quarterly meeting -- Stay at Mr Roblins S 13 qr meeting & return 14 rain last night & today Charles very sick 15 Grind a little corn (rain cut rye -- pick berries 16 rain, mow in garden & cut rye 17 Mr Belton preach, I go to Mr Hawleys & Edgars 18 cut Mothers rye &c 19 have corn hilled - Stay with Charles -- S 20 prayer meeting here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 July 21 Go to Election 22 Cut rye & rain prayer meeting here, Andrew stay all night 23 Go to Bath Settle with Dr Forward & Powers 24 go to Bath Election close 25 Mothers mowing Bee 26 rake up hay & rye S 27 prayer meeting U.S. 28 Bee at A.B. cuting wheat 29 put up hay at mothers, Mrs Belton come home 30 put up hay & draw in Rye 31 threshing rye Aug 1 finish & send to Mill 6 Bs put up hay 2 put up hay -- cut wheat S 3 go to Andrews Sam Sick 4 cut wheat & draw in hay rain 5 draw in hay 6 cut Wheat & go to Andrews </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Aug 7 return home dine at Mr Belton go to Blacksmith & Taylors 8 draw in wheat & rye rain & thresh 9 go to Taylors -- & help A.B. half a day -- Mrs Belton here Mr Booth take tea there S 10 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Booth preach 5 oclock Mr Bel 11 rain - go to Mr McCoys settle wt U.S. & John 12 take breakfast at I Cham go to U.S. {illegible} Bee 13 mowing -- 14 do -- Amelia sick, Mr Belton preach 15 do -- Dr here - go to Philips Sick to Andrews & Caseys 16 return by Philips - C. C. here S 17 prayer meeting here 18 mow & keep School Maria & I go to Philips Stay all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Aug 19 return from Philips Stop at Mr McCoys - Robt & his wife up draw in wheat & put up hay 20 help Chs draw rye - go to Chapmans trade horses 21 mowing -- John Carscullen dies yesterday 22 do - go to Philips Stay all night 23 mow & put up hay Aunt Dulmage up S 24 do go home - Maria & me go to Philips - Stop for meeting Mr Dunn preach 25 return leave wool at carding machine -- keep School 26 School & go to C.C. Bee 27 Stook hay, & go to Andrews 28 go to 4th Town 29 go to Isaac's & back to Wms Fanny sick -- 30 return to Andrews Sn 31 return home take tea at I.C. Daid here wt us </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Sep 1 School, Maria unwell 2 do -- Send by Abbey go to McNeal's & Bastels rain 3 Maria take Emetic rain 4 Titus take emetic go to I Frasers & take tea 5 mow at A.B. She here 5 mow School - go to Andrews for apples 6 return -- S 7 prayer meeting U.S. B Ann & I Chamberlain here rain tonight 8 School - go to Drs 9 do - Mr McCoy's Log Bee 10 do -- mowing morning Samuel have ague 11 do -- threshing morning Mr Belton preach 12 do do -- av 13 draw in all hay & peas rain evning -- S 14 prayer meeting here, Andrew & Jane here 15 go to waters with board (School 16 School visit Dr harrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Sep 17 School Chs C. go to Kingston 18 take emetic School Maria at AB 19 Pill, School -- Wilders family come up A Prundle take breakfast 20 go to court - pay 3/6 to Bastels for Abbey Stop at Andrew Porters S 21 go to U.S. & Mr McCoys Mother at W. Dettons 22 write Mr Lockwood -- School 23 go to John Embury, to Mr Roblin's & Isaac all sick rain Stay at Wms 24 breakfast G. Emburys, return dine at Drs -- 25 School -- take tea at Drs Maria Mother & Ann there 26 School finish 27 Quarterly Meeting Big Creek S 28 rain -- do -- ac </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Sep 29 Cradle Buckwheat & go to Mrs Andersons/ wt Henry/ 30 cut buckwheat (grind axe Oct 1 Kill Hog - rain -- 2 grind corn -- put up Hog to fat 3 got wood &c &c 4 go to Conference Mifsionary society meeting S 5 Andrew & Jane come last night go to meeting hear Bishop &un rain - U Dulmage up 6 ant. I return -- got to Kingston to Mr Pardys wt Mother take 7 mos of Clarkes notes to him, he owes A.B L 3.1.3 7 to Town - Stay at U Daling 8 return -- bring a woman for AB 9 go to Fannys funeral 10 Return take dinner at Mr Emburys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Oct 11 go to G Carscallens wt Mother take dinner S 12 go to AB's & Mothers 13 cold & windy, McCoy lose an ox -- 14 cold -- go to Is Fraser & Mr Beltons -- 15 cold - get wood, help Mr Belton pack up -- he stay here 16 go to Bath wt Mr Belton, got Mothers waggon -- 17 pick corn 18 do & draw in all S 19 go to Andrews & return 20 go to Smiths & Kellers for oak plank dig Potatoes 21 finish Potatoes -- 22 work at Mill, go to U.S. to tea 23 do do go to I.C. do do do & 24 go to Mr Millers, for apples draw slabs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1898 Grandmother Moore dided Oct 25 rain, put up fence S 26 Mr McCoy take dinner here 27 go to Mrs Moore's funeral 28 divide property (rain) I go to I do to Dr Wak's for medicine for John, Stay at Ias Frasers 29 return to Mr Emburys 30 return home 32 grind & work at Mill Nov 1 do -- take trummel head to Keslers / & sing addrefs S 2 go to Mothers (rain) 3 work at Mill (do) 4 do -- do -- (do) 5 do -- do --- do 6 do -- do go meeting Mr McC & IUD, Clap {illegible}den 7 Grind all day/rain/ McGill go to Kingston wt Cart 8 rain/grind / draw wood wt Blair's oxen -- S 9 prayer & Clap meeting here go to hear Mr Booth </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Nov 10 grind & go to Abbeys & Waters take tea at Mr Wilds Andrew & Jane here 11 go to Bath with Andrew 12 A & I go home, cold take tea Mr Hilands 13 grind / go to Drs to be sworn to apprize damages between Cooper & Miller spend evening wt I Chn -- 14 grind {illegible}ster I at Chs -- here get New Shoes -- 15 do -- plaister NP. & AB here S 16 prayer meeting U.S. C Goodr{cut off} 17 spend evening Mr McCoys A & J 18 Snow work at Mill 18 draw logs for house 19 Snow work at Mill 20 work at Mills draw logs 21 raise house -- 22 draw stone, Snow S 23 prayer meeting here Mr McCoy stay </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Nov 24 draw wood, Andrew here 25 do do -- do --- go home go to Waters 26 work at house / snow night 27 do do -- 28 do -- Shoe Sleigh &c 29 go to Quarterly meeting 4 Town S 30 at meeting & return home Dec 1 Mary Purdy died 2 o'clock go as far as Mr McCoys 2 draw lime. rain 3 rain husk corn &c Mr McCoy take dinner 'AD & T W{illegible} married 4 cold Mr Waldron preach 5 work at Chimney 6 do do -- S 7 prayer meeting here - go to tea to Mothers 8 go to Burleys -- go to A.B.'s to tea 9 help I Ditton kill hogs 10 prayer meeting at Chimny go to Mr McCoys wt Maria prayer meeting U S </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 11 work at Chimney 12 grind & saw 13 draw wood, grind & saw S 14 prayer meeting US 15 keep School Dr O Nancy, John & Ann, Mother here 16 do do -- prayer meeting AB <pre>17 do -- do -- </pre> 18 do __ Mr Highland preach takes dinner Spencers 19 do -- take dinner McCoy help Mother kill hog 20 no School - get wood &c S 21 prayer meeting here, Mr McCoy stay, go to A.B. & Mr Radcliff preach -- 22 School -- A. B. kill Beef 23 prayer meeting here 24 draw wood &c -- take tea mother 25 go to A.B. in cutter we 26 School, go to I.C. to tea 27 do go to Mr McCoys all night S 28 prayer meeting U S </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1828 Dec 29 School -- mother here to tea 30 cold, Mr & Mrs Highland here to Dinner & Tea 31 snow, prayer meeting U.S. 1829 Jany 1 draw wood Mr Hyland & Waldren preach 2 very cold School Maria spend day at A.B. 3 cold get wood with C S 4 go to Philips meeting twice 5 return home go to Town Meeting - & grind axe 6 get wood with Charles Philip & Jane here Edward Thomas here { 7 draw wood for Charles Ann & John Betsey & James here 8 Snow work at Stable 9 Snow cold go to Allens &c 10 cold -- go to Dr's & Allens S 11 prayer meeting here -- Andrew Sam & David here 12 they go home School go to {illegible} to tea </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Jany 13 chop, prayer meeting Mr Highland -- 14 Jacob Shaney , George & Polly over -- Storm, draw wood 15 mend cutter. Mr Hyland preach go to Philips, & take tea at Spencers 16 help Charles, go to I.C. to tea 17 go to Haye's -- S 18 Sacramental meeting at P{cut off} I don't go, but take tea at Mothers, Children & Eve go to Philips -- 19 cut wood &c-- 20 prayer meeting here 21 go to Blacksmiths 4/6 22 go to Bellville, Stay at Mr Lockwoods 23 go to A Meachums 24 go to Grape Island S 25 go to Meeting &a {illegible} 26 Stay at NW Lockwood </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Jany 27 return home Stop at Mrs Carscallens go to prayer meeting U.S. 28 get wood. Shoe Sleigh J & Nancy here 29 go to Andrews with them Maria go to 4th Town Feby 30 go to choping Bee Mr Highland, Mother return from Kingston -- 31 get wood go to here Mr Booth Feby S 1 go to Napanee wt Mother & to Andrews & 4th Town 2 return to I Petersons Storm -- 3 return home prayer meeting here 4 cut wood, go to Mr McPhersons & take tea at Mr McCoys 5 chop wood &c 6 make broom, go to A.B's 7 go to Bellville, with Mother Ann & Annelle S 8 at meeting & prayer meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Feby 9 return home - cold 10 snow go to Mr Deirs, Maria go to A.B's 11 go to Hay's Snow 12 Hayes here -- go to cut wood 1/2 day for Chs spend evening at I Chambs 13 cold -- 14 do -- Quarterly meeting S 15 go to do -- 16 get wood with John 17 go to Andrews -- 18 at do return, Spend eving at I. Chams 19 Snow chop wood 20 Snow -- at A.B's 21 draw wood -- take eve to Philips S 22 Mr Shorey at School {illegible} 23 Chop -- Blanchard here to dinnner -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Feby 24 go to Mr McCoys with Maria & Ann to dinner & tea 25 draw wood with Chs 26 Storm go to A.B.'s Hubbard Meachum here 27 go to A. B's wt Maria & Chop some wood for self 28 go to Andrews for Pork & help Chs get wood Mother return, Hubbard & Anne M. Alex {illegible} Marg & Lockwood Mch S 1 go to Mr Booths, meeting Mrs Bradshaw buried 2 help Chs -- Andrew here 3 Andrew draw wood chs half day 4 rain, clean clock 5 Jane Davis & Mary here I help Chs get Baswood log 6 chop in woods there 7 go to Mr Purdys with Mother </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Feby S 8 go to Kingston & meeting 9 stay at Mr Thomsons 10 return, call at Mr Chapmans no prayer meeting 11 cold - Mr Allen moves Ann & John & Mother here old U.S.{illegible} dies 12 go to Forshus, Hayes & Jacksons - rain 13 cold Stay in house Saml Detlor take tea here 14 cold - Maria unwell S 15 Mr Hyland preach 16 Snow Mrs McCoy here 7 go up to Mother's, Maria & Mrs McCoy s I go to Drs 18 go to Bath for A.B. 19 go to G. Smiths & Waters 20 Maria Sick. Mothers wood Bee Girl 21 go to A.B.s & U.S. hire Elizabeth S 22 prayer meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy & Ann C to dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Mch 23 Settle wt Mr Miller in presence of Fletcher 24 prayer meeting here 25 make sap troughs 26 do -- do -- 61 27 work at Still House make Spiles &c 28 Tap 96 trees S 29 Mr Waldron preach take tea at AB's 30 gather 23 pails sap go to Haye get my Shoes 31 work abt Saw & GRist Apl 1 go to J Andersons & Drs rain work at Mills rain 2 work at Saw Mill 3 Av -- do, Sawing rain 4 do -- Saw make Sugar rain S 5 prayer meeting here Snow 6 grind & Saw 7 Saw take tea Mr McC </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Elizabeth commence Apl 8 Saw, Maria go to A B's 9 Collector here, rain sawing 10 Sawing rain -- 11 do take breakfast at Mr McCoys S 12 Mr Hyland preach take dinner at Mothers 13 Saw & grind -- 14 do -- prayer meeting here 15 grind & saw 16 write mortgage for Mr Anderson go to An Davis fish 7 return home -- 18 boil Sap -- rain S 19 prayer meeting U.S. 20 drefs stones & grind, rain 21 go to Drs {illegible} Letter gather Sap burn lime pray U.S. 22 grind -- go fishing 23 boiled Sap -- 24 finish du -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Apl 25 go to Philips s 26 prayer meeting here &c Mr Waldron preach at Millers Mr McC. & myself take tea CC 27 rain - Sandy Hanna help a cow at A.B. grind 28 go to Tanners & to A.D. to fish 29 return - make fence go to tea to Mr McC -- (house raising 30 grind, go to Tanners & to P Millers May 1 do -- Andrew & Jane & M. in law here & go to Philips -- 2 make harrow & go to Philips for Maria/ rain Mother sick S 3 prayer meeting U.S -- 4 plough garden, rain/ Sow cabbages onions & Lettuce 5 plant a few potatoes, go to Tanners & blacksmiths, pay postage yesterday Set Goose 6 make garden, go to Andrews </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 May 7 return go to Mothers to tea 8 make garden -- grind prayer meeting U.S. 9 Qu Meeting Switzers Stay at Mrs Nevilles S 10 do -- do -- take dinner R Shorey 11 Cold, talk with Mother -- 12 do -- change Pease wt Mr McCoy prayer meeting here 13 Sow 1/2 Bs Pease -- visit GG 14 furrow corn ground & plant 2 {illegible} 15 plant corn -- 16 rain -- do -- Jas C. stay here S 17 prayer meeting U.S. Andrew & J & Mr Roblin here -- 18 plant corn. Maria take tea Mothers 19 do -- do -- meeting U.S. grind 20 grind, do -- --- 21 plant corn Ml go to {illegible} Cut up Pig 22 do Mrs Grant take tea 23 do -- Maria take her mother to Andrews -- Sn - 4 Mr Waldren preach 25 go to Haye's finish corn rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 May 26 bark corn, prayer meeting {illegible} 27 go to Drs & hayes -- & c 28 go to Kingston, Maria, Mother Mr Grant & his wife {illegible} 29 in Kingston at U Dulmages 30 stay at Mr Wrights -- Jeffers there S 31 Mr Davidson preach take tea at Powers June 1 return home 2 work in Garden -- prayer meeting U.S.-- 3 plant corn in Garden Aunt Anna & Kitty up 4 go to training -- 5 visitors, I go to Kingston 6 See Mr Armstrong & return by Mr Purdy's S 7 prayer meeting School house rain 8 rain, go to Blacksmiths 9 work on roads </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 June 10 Work on roads 11 go to Kingston 12 return See Mr Armstrong 13 rest, to to I. Chamberlains S 14 go to Camp Meeting -- 15 return. 16 work on road 17 make Scraper 18 do & gate, Maria go to McPherson & I take tea at Mr McCoy 19 go to Spencers & I. Chamberlain 20 rain, finish Scraper S 21 Go to meeting Big Creek 5 {illegible} with Mr Grant & McCoy 22 hoe garden -- Sow B. Wheat for Mr Grant 23 do -- rain, go to Meeting Mr Hyland preach Maria & mother to Mr McCoys 24 Sow B. Wheat for Charles Maria set up with Kitty 25 -- AM picking Bee 26 W. Casey here for Kettle -- Mr Grant & A George go to Mill 27 training breakfast at McPhers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Jun 28 meeting at School House 29 rain, go no where 30 do -- July 1 go to Kingston with Mother 2 in Kingston 3 do -- & stay at Mr Purdys 4 return home -- Thos & Nancy here, and they go to Andrews -- John Roblin come -- S 5 meeting school house 6 John go home, Examine Corn destroyed by CC oxen -- 200 hillls 7 Catharine Chamberlain dies about 3 oclock PM 8 go to Switzers Chapel to get grave dug and to Mr Shorey's -- 9 Mr Walden preach funeral Chas stay here -- Mother & Mrs Chapman trade cattle & waggon -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 July 10 Go to Bellville with I. Chamberlain take dinner at P Ruttans Stay at Mr Lockwoods 11 See all friends & return S 12 meeting School House 13 go to Hayes -- Mrs Chamberlain & Ann & Ias take tea here 14 go to Wildes & Jacksons 15 go to Court take dinner at U. Embury's, return 16 Maria & Ann C. & Betsey go to A. Davis, they hot home 17 helpd Mr Grant make rack go to Kingston wt Chs to night -- 18 at U.D. & Mr Thomsons -- return rain S 19 Maria, Bell & Ann go to Field meeting -- Richmond 20 go to Philips, Mrs Clapp here 21 go to meeting Mr Hyland here Mr Phers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 July 22 work at ch{illegible}ts for Mr Hyland take tea at Anns (rain 23 Go to F. D mowing Bee 1/2 day 24 Maria take her Mother to Philips, I help AB 1/2 day give John halter 25 Make hay part of day at A.B. S 26 go to Field meeting L.Dow preach -- 27 rain -- this night/ help A.B. draw hay 28 prayer meeting -- 29 rain -- go to the mill wt P Miller 30 rain Mr & Mrs McCoy here 31 looking for cow - John Strike boys Mr Hyland stay here tonight Augt 1 Go to Qr meeting 4th Town stay at H Davis' S 2 Mr Ryerson, preach in Orchard return home -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Aug 3 I & Maria go to A Davis, I am {illegible} sick -- return 4 helpd Mr Grant Mow Mr Waldron preach & John Detlor licenced to exhort 5 Go to Andrews help him 6 at Do -- Dr C. there 7 do -- Do -- Do -- Do 8 do & return tonight S 9 rain, chs take dinner here 10 do very hard wt thunder last night Mow for Mr Grant 11 work for Chs C. Andrew & Jane here 12 go with them to & back from Kingston Mr G. Pea Bee 13 they go home -- Mrs McCoy & Maria go to tea to Mr Grant Mr Dillon Preach 14 work at Pease for Chs 15 do 1/2 day Mr Grant S 16 David here meeting at School House </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Augt 17 Commence haying rain hard this evening 18 raining, with Mr Armstrong mowing 19 rake mow hay, Maria go to Andrews, with Ann C & Ann Spencer Uncle T.G.S died { 20 rake hay Maria return Uncle Titus died 21 finish do -- 22 go to Mill & help GG half day cut pease S 23 meeting School house Mr & Mrs McCoy take dinner 24 go to help Andrew move Maria go to Mr McC 25 cradle oats for U S prayer meeting School House 26 go to Philips, work half day 27 work for ditto -- 28 do -- do -- do -- 29 do -- do -- & return, get {illegible} from Mr Armstrong John come with me Trim die tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 I.C. change my Mare Aug 30 S meeting School house Tea at Mothers -- 31 Go to Napanee & back to Kingston Sept 1 in Kingston & return to Mr Chapmans - trade horses 2 return home, Maria S & G & Wm Sick. give them Pills 3 remain Sick, cold -- 4 do -- Cold, at Is Fraser's N. S dung Bee. write to H Wilde -- Dr here 5 Dr here, Mother stay here S 6 do -- Mr & Mrs Grant take dinner 7 Mrs McCoy afternoon Mary McUmber here 8 rain, go to Drs 9 go to Drs, he go to Kingston 10 go to A Davis' for apples Sow for F.D. A B here 11 at home -- 12 go to Kingston wt I. Ch -- return </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Sept 13 meeting School house, rain 14 Go to McPherson's & Philips Mr McCoy to dinner -- 15 cuting Buckwheat, prayer meeting 16 finish do - Mr & Mrs McCoy here 17 Sow wheat for Drs, rain Mr Hyland {illegible} 18 go to Napanee -- se McPherson go to Whitehouse, dine with Mr Dier, settle wt do -- he was to pay Keller 20p for John &hn, we owe S. Lewis 13/0 19 get Lease for Saw Mill -- S 20 Mr Hyland preach, Mr Chamberlain exhort, rain 21 rain, Settle wt JVD. E. Chamberlain married -- 22 go to Kingston, get Deed for house & return -- C. & John 23 Sold cow -- Kill veal 24 go to Kingston with Mother Stay at U.Dulmages -- 25 go to Mr Thomsons See Mr Armstrong </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Sep 26 return home -- cold S 27 prayer meeting School house 28 A.B. & mother take breakfast Matthew Clark & Mr McCoy & wifes take tea. B. Lockwood come down wt John & Ann 29 rain - Milton here 30 Maria go to Mothers & stay Octb 1 Make door in Mothers bed room -- 2 go to Jacob Detlor, ask Dr for Settlement 3 go to Andrews for Apples Simon & Ann Meachum down S 4 meeting Schoolhouse 5 visiting with Bellville friends 6 go to Napanee 7 Friends go up to Bellville Maria then spend day at Mr McCoys -- 8 go to 4th Town, A B & Maria Stay at Jacobs & myself A D 9 return by Mr Emburys </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Octr 10 Kill hog for Mother, Chs & Mr McCoy take tea hear S 11 rain, go to Meeting School house 12 Move to Napanee 13 go to Philips & Chapmans John draw 1 load Mr Grant 3 yester & today 14 go to Mr McUmbers get Measure for Shoes -- 15 Mrs McUmber wash, I go to Mothers, Stay at I. Chamberlains 16 return put Glop in windows 17 Mr & Mrs Kitcheson take breakfast S 18 meeting at Prindles, I Roblin here 19 rain & blow, take down Pot Ash house / Mr & Mrs Huff take tea 20 go to Philips & Mothers trade with John 21 get Potatoes, draw board do &c 22 drawing boards & rails Billy here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Octr 23 Bell & S George go to Mothers I make fence 24 go to Qr Meeting S 25 at do. Maria at Philips (a daughter 26 go to Philips -- & to Mill 27 do for Waggon get apples David here tonight 28 go home wt waggon & to Mothers Settle wt H Anderson -- 29 go to Kingston See Webster /rain ) 30 return home (rain, 31 rain, Chs & Ann Peterson Stay all night -- Novr S 1 Stay home, rain Mrs Huff take tea 2 rain, take Shoes back -- go to Philips, Mothers &c 3 fix counter, go to Storehouse Stay all night 4 Send McGill & Fletcher for apples -- 5 rain good 6 opening do -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Nov 7 opening goods &c S 8 Meeting do John Roblin here Mr Bipel take dinner here 9 in Shop Mr & Mrs Barriger here 10 rain -- have apple Bee 11 Mother & John here -- 12 Mother go home 13 Amelia & Me go over 3rd Town 14 return, Mr McCoy here S 15 go to Clafs meeting 16 John & Ann & Bell & John here rain -- 17 go to Hester McCoys wedding - stay at John C 18 return home -- 19 go to Kingston -- 20 Settle with KirkPatrick 21 return home S 22 Mr Heyland preach I appointed Clafs Steward 23 go to the Mill for flour Spend evening Mr Huffmans </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1829 Novr 24 to 27 } nothing particular 28 move Store house S 29 meeting & go to Mr Barrigers 30 Mifs Twigg commence School -- Sent to Indian Store Dec 1 procure a waggon 2 Send corn to Bath for Salt 3 cold. 4 do -- 5 --- S 6 rain go to meeting Mr Bifsel preach 7 to 11 home 12 go to Mr Sells -- S 13 at Mothers & Aunt B 14 return home /Mifs Twigg S 20 Mr Heyland preach I go to Mothers -- 21 home David here to 26 home S 27 meeting Mr Shorts exhort 28 go to Kingston to 30 at Kingston 31 return home (watch night) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1830 Jany 1 Mr McCoy & Mr Bifsel here Mr & Mrs Huff Mr & Mrs Barriger dine here 2 home -- John & Anne come S 3 John & Ann here & Chs 4 go to Town Meeting 5 go to D Herrinerlys this evening 6 go to Mothers, get Clock Snow 7 Mr & Mrs McCoy here 8 Maria & David go over to Mothers & Sill's -- Snow 9 at Lecke & Isaac Carscullens, go to Mothers S 10 go to 4th Town wt Maria Bell & Mrs Grant -- Stay at Andrews 11 return from Mothers -- 12 do home 16 & 17 S Quarterly meeting -- PH. married 19 go to Meeting Mr Ryerson preach U S School house 20 go up to Falls McR. preach 21 do up to do -- Philip Huffman wedding </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 27 go to T. Chapmans, call at Mothers & Ann 28 Philip & Jane Mr & Mrs McCoy here 30 Settle with Robt Edgar Feby 3 No School /Mifs T. Sick) 11 & 12 School -- 15 15 School 26 Edwd Carscullen married Mch 3 Go to Kingston wt Mc{illegible} 6 return this morning John go to 4th Town S 7 Hester Carscullen die (Isaac's wife ) 2 oclock AM 9 buried Mr Bifsel preach 20 Mifs Twigg quit School Apl 1 Sent S G & Wm to Mr Wilde 11 John Clark died 12 Do buried Maria & myself take tea A.M.B 13 Asabel McCoy married -- 14 gave McPherson. Ias Minks note for L11. payable in Lumber in 1st Feby last -- to be endorsed on my note from McPherson & McGregor </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1830 May 13 Asabel McCoy married about this time Su 13th April June 19 Fletcher Dunham, Married July 30 Elizabeth Wright, a Daug child died 20th) Aug 10 Aunt McNabb died Aunt Mary McNab 12 Heard of King's death 26th June 1830 25 Wrote E. Ryerson, enclosing 20 p for Guardian & 30 p for Mifsionary Society -- wrote L Reynolds about Palmer's note & amt -- Sep 6 Kain hung in Kingston, rainy day Agreed with Amelia to teach the boys 14th at 1/2 past 11 O'clock PM a girl born proved to be Mary Matilda </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1830 Nov 29 Snow fall about 1 inch this evening -- Mr W. Ryerson here 30 this morning Snow mild Dec 3 paid Wm Ryerson 16/6 for 2nd Vol C. Guardian 7 very cold first Ice on river 8 snow this evening & night 9 Sleighs running 14 Sold Axe to Mr McBenson, warrant 2 weeks rain, snow all go off S 19 George Detlor died last night 20 Boys commence School 21 G. Detlor buried 25 Mr Ferguson preach / Bible Sou{cut off} S 26 Mr Johnson preach 1831 Jany 8 & 9 Quarterly meeting Maria & myself go Sister Bell 13 tonight half past 11 oclock Sister Bell died -- S 16 Bell buried -- Mr Ferguson preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1831 Feby 26 Wednesday, Mary Matilda Baptized by Geo Ferguson Mch 4 Philips Boy died S 6 buried 11 Ann Wilder died 2 oclock at M 13 buried 24 thunder 25 crofs on the Ice with a Canoe 28 Channel open -- 29 rain Apl 2 & 3 Quarterly Meeting very muddy 9 Snow Storm/ high wind -- S 10 Snow all afternoon 11 Snow go off 12 Pringle commence M{illegible} teaches 28 Pigs </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1831 Apl 29 Mr E. Huffman dies 1/2 pt 10 AM -- May S 1 buried Mr Ferguson preach "I know that my Redeemer liveth &c 13 Ann Fraser died 16 Thos Wilde abuse me 1832 Jany Mr Wilde died Mr Givens Preach Funeral Feby 1 John Detlor & Jane Wilde married 2 Andrew Wilde & C Carscullen married -- 3 Ben Clarke & Harriett McNabb married </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1832 Feby 6 John P Roblin his wife Mother & Sister here to Dinner May 21 paid McNeille for 500 feet rough edge board got at his Mill by Huff in winter -- 13/6 in presence of his Clerk P & W Windover _________________________________ Matilda have ague _________________________________ July 3th {two lines scribbled out} 19 engaged Crokery board among subscribers Hugh 9 engaged Searls at $120 p year or he to take the School in his acct by the end of the 1st yr - to give him 3/0 for each 8 hours writing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Augt 24 hard frost {crossed-out} 27 agrees with Calum Wood - to give him 400. acres of Land of 800. which he is to do the Settlement duty upon -- I am only to do the writing The expenses of agency &c to be born by him -- I take my choice but not to divide lots -- {end crossed-out} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1833 Feby 17th This morning Mrs McCoy Died -- 19 Mr Poole preached & Mrs McCoy buried -- 23 go to Mr Lockwoods with Amelia -- S 24 hear Mr L. preach the first time -- 25 I return & bring Betsey leave Amelias 28 Mother moves to her Barragar farm -- Mch 2 the Coldest day I think by 20 degrees - of any day this winter -- S 3 Mr Poole Preach at Mills 4 go up with A. Davis to Mohawk land -- 6 Philip take tea here on his return from 4th Town </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 6 -- Chs Chamberlain married on about this time _____________________________________ May 9 to 11 Mr Irvine here 27th Mr Armstrong Stay here tonight 28 he leaves here this morning to Wm Sills -- gave Me 5/0 29th Saml Detlor & his Mother here today 29 rain hard June 3 6 oclock PM a Girl Jane Jerusha 8th Agreed with OBrian to Pack & Hoop Potash Barrels at 6c each 24 Agreed with John Pringle to Pasture my horses & {illegible} for 20p this Season </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1833 July 23 Send 3 Boys to School to H ay L Augt Sun 9 go to head of Lake Aug 20 Send Samuel about this time Oct 12 No School from this day to Nov 7 recommence today 1834 May 10 Last night & this morning Snowing 2 {illegible} all go off by night 14 Snowing again 15 Snow and frost Icicles 1 foot long April 23 -- Today HC Thomson died at 1/2 past 2 PM 25 -- buried at 5__ PM I was at the funeral May 19 This morning 1/2 past 12 Samuel Detlor Died 20 buried today 3 oclock 21 go to Mohawk W{illegible} dunning and take Maria to A Darch's -- rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1834 May 22 Mr Heyland stay here last night -- take breakfast a Dinner -- and return S 25 Field Meeting -- 26 A Shorts call again for his pay -- I agreed to leave it to arbitration -- or he might proceed in Law -- Sent a notice to forbid all persons purchasing the Same note -- to heralds 28 D. Roblin Start for Toronto Philip & myself go up to Taylors auction -- Uncle Walter died July 23 29 rain today -- July 23 Walter W Simons died Augt 15 paid Nickol Nickolson 25/0 being acct of Schooling D Roblin Sick -- Commence Cholera Oct 25 returned from Montreal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1835 Mch 5th Ann Maria Chamberlain died Ann Chamberlain Sister) died S 8 -- burried today -- Mr Heyland preach May 28 - Old Mrs Shorey buried today 29 Martha West that was buried June 10 Eligh Wright died -- about 1/2 past 2 - P.M. this Day 8 Thos Empey Esq. died 4 o'clock A.M 1836 Jany 5 Elizabeth Sophia born 10 Oclock AM June Elected a member of Parliament 1838 May remove to Brighton 1842 Jany return to Napanee 1843 Oct move into rough easthouse </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4f4922716839339b6027689d2272d5d2.pdf f7baf9f23b6c01c1c0e67b7d4323cb3d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Leith Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Leith Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1834-1860 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wentworth County, Binbrook & Ancaster Townships, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. George Leith Diary Transcripts, 1834-1860 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. March 26, 1834 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Leith Diary Transcripts, 1834-1860 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Leith Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1834-1860 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wentworth County, Binbrook & Ancaster Townships, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. March 26, 1834 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1bfe321ddedcf350dadce1d57a4f5d3c.pdf 9e2362c4be441053d9133d0e0aa6d439 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9de37ba2c4cee141629a86d1bfe79669.pdf 8189be92ebd8ecaae3b93483d82685cc PDF Text Text George Lewis’ (1838-1911) 1873-1874 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {Front cover} Charles Adams pass Book Feb 20 2 lbs Tobaco 90 [cents} Charles Adams pass Book 1873 charged to G Lewis Feb 20 To 1 lb Tobacco 45 " 27 " 4 1/4 lbs butter 15 63 3/4 "" " 2 3/4 " do{?} 15 41 1/4. "" " 1 lb pepper 25 Mar 8 " 1/2 brl {barrel} flour 15. "" " 1 1/2 coal oil 45 3 25 22 1/2 {in pencil} 5 22 1/2 {left margin} Sold A Gregg 2 and 3/4 col cords of wood at $4 and 40c {verso page} Sept 6th 1873 cuting logs in the falow Smith polten and I thomas morgan plowing the sumer falow Sept 9 Sow'd the of sumer falow and I grunting with A lame back Sept 10th loging Thomas morgan and David John Lee and my self Sept 11 pulling peas for John lee �Sept 12 loging very warm day band {bland?} night {recto page} Sept 13 punching up logheaps Sept 14 down to Crofords to Church the first cold day and A Hevy frost at night Sept 15 to Goodwood it raind all the after noon got a brush hook Sept 16 tuesday cuting brush in the falow Sept 17 Wensday Cuting brush on the falow over to Smith Poltens at night and baught A arm chare and raining at night {verso page} Thursday Sept 18 1873 Cuting brush on the falow A very warm day tundering and lightning at night Sept 19 Friday Cuting brush in the falow band night met at Sanders A beautiful day Sept 20 Saturday Cuting brush on the falow A very nice day {recto page} {This page contains entries from the month of June} Jun 9 1873 ordar to A Gregg James Falkner fororder truman Bently. 3 33 June 2 1873 truman bently to order 6 75. June 10 to order thomas Mantle. 3 13 {The diary now returns to entries from September} Sept 21 Sunday to church to Goodwood Sept 22 Monday branding on the falow Dark day and raind all night �{verso page} Sept 23 Tuesday 1873 raking and scratching dark and loury day quit the tobaco Sept 24 Wensday raking in the falow A beautiful day to church to William Gurles Sept 25 Thursday Started to rain About three O clock in the morning till eleven O clock in the after noon fixing up on the falow beautiful afternoon to church to fathers at night {recto page} Sept 26 Friday Went after Horse Doctor for farmer thomas draging on the falow Sept 27 Saturday Started to sow on the new ground A very warm day Sept 28 Sunday A nother beautiful day all Hands William Gurles to church and to robert chapna Chapmans to tea and then to Brother frederick Croford's to church at night to hear brother conor shout {in pencil: ß} {verso page} Monday 1873 Sept 29 looks like the equnoxual storm in the morning the afternoon was a beautiful day went to Mrs david Cuninghams sale Sept 30 Tuesday Sowing the last fall whet on the new ground in the morning went th {Host?} docter in the after noon {recto page} the 1 October 1873 A beautiful day started at the potatoes Had smith and His son uxbridge show day Oct 2 thursday drawing logs for st Smith polten thomas Morgan diging potatoes Lizabeth came Home Oct 3 Friday all Hands to markaham fair A very nice cind of a day all things in a beautiful stile {verso page} �Oct 4 Saurday October raind all day Oct 5 Sunday A little Cloudy all day All Hands to Sisters Gurles to curch and then to Fredrick Crawfords to church at night Oct 6 Monday fixing the House and diging potatoes and laying the foundation of the hous Smith polens house Oct 7 Tuesday fixing the House in the forenoon and raised Smith Pollens House the afternoon {recto page} Oct 8 Wensday 1873 Thrashing for James Dilling beautiful wether Oct 9 Thursday fixing the house A beautiful Oct 10 Friday Broham fair day A Nother very nice day Oct 11 Saturday choring pick potatoes and cleaning the well out {verso page} Oct 12 Sunday 1873 A prety cold day I went up to Dillings Oct 13 Monday thrashing Paid six dollars Oct 14 Tuesday thrashing to fathers George rustenholt cut his throat A little bit {In pencil: à} Oct 15 Wensday Handling potatoes and puting them in the Seler to balls Sale the after noon {recto page} Oct 16 Thursday 1873 To uxbridge village {In pencil: ß} to send George Rustenholt to the silem {asylum?} Mrs Robert Gurley to A paring bee Oct 17 Friday plowing the potato ground went to Samuel tods paring be at night Oct 18 Saturday clening A grist in the forenoon and sowing grass seeds thomas over the old home sted Oct 19 Sunday to ransom forsith �{verso page} Oct 20 Monday to the mill and thomas pughs after aples and to fathers at night to a paring bee a stormey day Oct 21 Tuesday after aples to Halls and at night to father to A paring bee another stormey day and night Oct 22 wensday A beautiful day thorug thomas started to plough and I spliting to wood {recto page} Oct 23 Thursday A rainy day Thomas thrashing and I to Goodwood after the plow harness {harness?} Oct 24 Friday A beautiful day spliting wood in the fore noonor {noon?} pulling turnips the afternoon Oct 25 Saturday Shingling for Smith Polten {verso page} Oct 26th Sunday to church to Mrs Gurles and to G edward Mantles at night rather cold day Oct 27 Monday Shingling for Smith Polten thomas plowing Oct 28 Tuesday A rainey day spliting wood the fore noon to goodwood the afternoon raining and snowing {In right margin} all the afternoon and A paring bee at night {recto page} Oct 29 Wensday Choring thomas plowing frose prety Hard Oct 30 Thursday Mooving Smith Polten in his new house A prety hard morning Oct 31 Friday Cuting and drawing turnips got in eight lods loads it Snowed one inch at night and quite blustering {recto page} �November Saturday 1 1873 Helping to rais fathers House the fore noon and finished the turnips the afternoon A litle and cold November 2 Sunday to the dedication of the new church the fore noon and to church to fathers the afternoo and to claremont at night baptising at night seven ware baptised A raw drisling day Nov 3 monday to goodwood the forenoon to get {A?} land side spliting wood the after noon thomas st {recto page} Nov 4 Tuesday 1873 Spliting wood in the falow Nov 5 Wensday Spliting rails A nother beautiful Nov 6 Thursday Spliting rails the fore noon Smith polten Helping went to Farner dillins wood be the after noon Nov 7 Friday thomas I and I Spliting rails the fore noon Smith polten Helping to youngs paring bee {verso page} Novem 8 Saturday Spliting rails thomas plowing the sod no snow yet Nov 9 Sunday to James percey all day and went to church at night Nove 10 Monday Thomas and I Spliting rails qite a nice day down to church at night Nov 11 Tuesday Thomas and I spliting rails and went to crofords to A paring bee it started to snow at night {recto page} Nov 12 Wensday 1873 The first of winter About three inches of Snow to start of on this monring Spliting rails Nov 13 Thursday Drawing rails on the Slais {sleighs} for the first time �Nov 14 friday Took the sheep up to Edward Lewis to the ram on the Slais drawing wood the after noon and puting the drags and plow and things up for winter {verso page} Nov 15 Saturday 1873 Went to Claremont Claremont with the Half inch baswood for Mr bundy all Hands thinking that the snow will go of Nov 16 Sunday All Hands to Church To Hear Mr Shermans Fare well Serman His text St John 16 Chap and 13 vers A full Church Nov 17 Monday to Claremont with chop with the wagon and thomas started to Chop {recto page} Nov 18 Tuesday 1873 Geting the Horses shod all A round to thomas latchum Nov 19 Thursday Wensday to Godwodod selling my cord wood to A Gregg at 4.40 Nov 20 Friday Thursday Cilling Pigs Smith Polten Helping A beautiful day Nov 21 Friday salting pork rather stormey started at John Lee's bob sleg {verso page} Nov 22 Saturday Choring Drawing wood the forenoon ch choring the afternoon A beautiful day Nov 23 Sunday A nother nice day th to church the fore noon and Lane Pugh the afternoon and A House full of visators Nov 24 Monday Drawing Gravill on the roads Good Slaing and A little snow this morning {recto page} Nov 25 Tuesday Drawing Gravill put in to days on the roads cold A nough Nuell Nov 26 Wensday drawd one lode of wood to Good wood and started to draw logs to the mill and gave James Dilling forty five pounds of pork A side and sholder �Nov 27 Thursday A Stormey day snowing from morning till night working at John Lee's bob sleighs setled in full with John lee up to date on all acounts {verso page} Nov 28 Friday 1873 A beautiful day after the storm all Hands at John Lee's bob sleighs Nov 29 Saturday A nother pe beautiful day all Hands at John lee's bob Sleighs Nov 30 Sunday All Hands to John Lee's and Had A Good filling out {recto page} December 1st Monday 1873 rather A cold day all Hands at John Lee's bob Slais Decem 2 Tuesday Completed John Lee's bob sleighs A rainey day for A wonder Dec 3 Wensday Completed John Lee's bob sleighs and started them for the George Childs black smith shop A good rainey day from morning till night {verso page} Dec 4 Thursday 1873 one of the windest day that I thin ever saw I think lorenzo Van horn Cild {killed} Got 6 post's from ranson Fosith Dec 5 Friday Thursday A Calm after the Storm Choring Dec 6 Saturday Fixing up aroung the barn the forenoon went van horn's funeral the after noon A bautiful day {recto page} Dec 7 Sunday 1873 A very nice day down to Thomas Mantle's the fore noon and to t church Edward's mantles at night around family at Super Dec 8 Monday laing fence worm {warm} the fore noon it raing the after noon Drawin raills Lizzie went to Buffelo Thomas went to Scott {verso page} Dec 9 Tuesday 1873 Went up to Dillins to put the Shed roof on A prety rainey day �Dec 10 Wensday puting up fence Dec 11 A prety raney day till noon to John Himkel Crosgrove wood be and A dance all night Dec 12 Friday blew monday after spree drawing rals the after noon {recto page} Dec 13 Saturday 1873 A Snowing all day Dec 14 Sunday Down to Wilsons prety Hard Slain {sleighing} Dec 15 Thursday drowing Hemblock Saw logs A very nice day warm Dec 16 Tuesday Athawing day drawing logs the forenoon to mother rushus wood bee th after noon up to S percies at night {verso page} Dec 17 Wensday 1873 slain goin of fast drawin logs to the mill Dec 18 Thursday Drawing saw logs Dec 19 Friday I finished drawing Saw logs snowing Margret Pugh and Margret Comten Came to our place Dec 20 Saturday drawing wood to Goodwood baught A new {parts?} {recto page} Dec 21 Sunday 1873 A terable nice day Mrs Comton and Margret Pugh and alma and malindy and thomas and ann down to uncle Edwards Edward'd and I down to Hillins Dec 22 Monday drawing wood to Good wood the sun melted the snow on the road Dec 23 Tuesday drawing wood A Nice day {verso page} Dec 24 Wensday 1873 Drawing wood A very nice day �Dec 25 Thursday in bed till eleven at Dillins went to Claremont the afternoon not aney slain much at Clare mount warm A nough for the eves to drop Dec 26 friday drawing wood to Good wood snowing the afternoon and at night {recto page} Dec 27 Saturday 1873 Drawing wood snowing all day went Sanders at night paid John crosgrove twelve Dollars Dec 28 Sunday A little like winter this morning church to fathers and Charles adams down to my place and I not to Home Dec 29 Monday took one load of wood farmer took sick A prety wintery day {verso page} Dec 30 Tuesday 1873 A prety Cold day A the first thing is mas to patrick Crosgrove, and rased ellin of the grave and then went to Claremont the baptice tea party and Had A big time Dec 31 Wensday the last day of the year A little cold to Claremont with chop ten bags of oats and four of peas {olders?} Gregs funeral {recto page} January 1st 1874 Thursday New years day A very warm day Helpin James {and?} He Hugh Hugh youngs to saw in my falow and broat {illegible} and I went to the unxbridge village to pay the so note on the mchine Jan 2 Friday drawin wood to A prety nice day {verso page} Jan 3 Saturday 1874 the slain all gon or there about raining one load to good wood and then went to nathen bentles and paid four Hundred Dollars on the place and came by Claremont and fetched my cutter Home Jan 4 Sunday the slain all gone the bare groung {ground} looks nice the wheet is as green as a leek {recto page} �Jan 5 Monday 1874 Thomas and I fixing the well the forenoon went up to the lexion {election} the after noon Mr Percp Percy defeated fr by 60 Jan 6 Tuesday Started to draw the Green wood out A Snowey day and A little like rain at night Jan 7 Wensday A cinde {kind} of A Hailing day and started to rain at night drawing wood the after noon out of the woods {verso page} Jan 8 Thursday 1874 Drawing wood out of the woods Snowing Jan 9 Friday Drawing and snowing Jan 10 Saturday drawing wood snowing all day like fun Jan 11 Sunday A prety nice day thomas and I down David Pugh with the new cuter for the fast time {recto page} Jan 12 Monday 1873 Drawing wood out of the woods took the saw to John Sanders Jan 13 Tuesday drawing wood out of the woods thomas mooved to the village Jan 14 Wensday drawing wood out of the woods plenty of snow for slain Jan 15 Thursday the first cold day to Edward mantles to A wood bee and then over to Patrick crosgrove corsgrove at night to it {verso page} Spree ad and staid all night till broad day light and A prety coldday morning Jan 16 Friday Hard A nough this morning after the spree doin nothing all day Jan 17 Saturday went to th uxbridge village with A load of cordwood for thomas Morgan A nice day {recto page} �Jan 18 Sunday 1874 A beautiful day Jane and I to Goodwood to meeting in the after noon Jan 19 Monday drawing wood the fore noon and it started to rainaf about 10 O cloclck went to Claremont the afternoon and baught A Clock Jan 20 Tuesday drawing wood to not feesing {freezing?} much {verso page} Jan 21 Wensday 1874 raining the fore noon making A ash House cilling A sheep the after noon thawing very much Jan 22 Thursday A rainey day bilding The ashhouse and choring it round the snow prety near all gone Jan 23 Friday A terable nice day the sone shone as bright as A new Dollar drawing wood out of the woods and to Good wood at night and the to fathers {recto page} Jan 24 Saturday 1874 A litle colder the fore noon Snowed very Hevey parts of the after noon and turned quite cold at night Jan 25 Saturday A m wintery day to meeting to fathers Jan 26 Monday february 5 1874 first load 14 second load 23 feb {illegible] one lad 18 feb 12 one load of post 19 �Feb 14 one load of post. 47 feb 14 one lod of post {this entry is circled} from Ransome forsith's posts number 38 and six before 38. 6 44 {end of circled portion} feb 27 one load of post 20 mar 2 one load of post 6 {Back cover} George Lewis George Lewis [illegible] For more information on George Lewis, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text �� George Lewis’ (1838-1911) 1873-1874 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers {Front cover} Charles Adams pass Book Feb 20 2 lbs Tobaco 90 [cents} Charles Adams pass Book 1873 charged to G Lewis Feb 20 To 1 lb Tobacco 45 " 27 " 4 1/4 lbs butter 15 63 3/4 " " " 2 3/4 " do{?} 15 41 1/4. " " " 1 lb pepper 25 Mar 8 " 1/2 brl {barrel} flour 15. 3 25 " " " 1 1/2 coal oil 45 22 1/2 {in pencil} 5 22 1/2 {left margin} Sold A Gregg 2 and 3/4 col cords of wood at $4 and 40c {verso page} Sept 6th 1873 cuting logs in the falow Smith polten and I thomas morgan plowing the sumer falow Sept 9 Sow'd the of sumer falow and I grunting with A lame back Sept 10th loging Thomas morgan and David John Lee and my self Sept 11 pulling peas for John lee �Sept 12 loging very warm day band {bland?} night {recto page} Sept 13 punching up logheaps Sept 14 down to Crofords to Church the first cold day and A Hevy frost at night Sept 15 to Goodwood it raind all the after noon got a brush hook Sept 16 tuesday cuting brush in the falow Sept 17 Wensday Cuting brush on the falow over to Smith Poltens at night and baught A arm chare and raining at night {verso page} Thursday Sept 18 1873 Cuting brush on the falow A very warm day tundering and lightning at night Sept 19 Friday Cuting brush in the falow band night met at Sanders A beautiful day Sept 20 Saturday Cuting brush on the falow A very nice day {recto page} {This page contains entries from the month of June} Jun 9 1873 ordar to A Gregg James Falkner fororder truman Bently. 3 33 June 2 1873 truman bently to order 6 75. June 10 to order thomas Mantle. 3 13 {The diary now returns to entries from September} Sept 21 Sunday to church to Goodwood Sept 22 Monday branding on the falow Dark day and raind all night �{verso page} Sept 23 Tuesday 1873 raking and scratching dark and loury day quit the tobaco Sept 24 Wensday raking in the falow A beautiful day to church to William Gurles Sept 25 Thursday Started to rain About three O clock in the morning till eleven O clock in the after noon fixing up on the falow beautiful afternoon to church to fathers at night {recto page} Sept 26 Friday Went after Horse Doctor for farmer thomas draging on the falow Sept 27 Saturday Started to sow on the new ground A very warm day Sept 28 Sunday A nother beautiful day all Hands William Gurles to church and to robert chapna Chapmans to tea and then to Brother frederick Croford's to church at night to hear brother conor shout {in pencil: ß} {verso page} Monday 1873 Sept 29 looks like the equnoxual storm in the morning the afternoon was a beautiful day went to Mrs david Cuninghams sale Sept 30 Tuesday Sowing the last fall whet on the new ground in the morning went th {Host?} docter in the after noon {recto page} the 1 October 1873 A beautiful day started at the potatoes Had smith and His son uxbridge show day Oct 2 thursday drawing logs for st Smith polten thomas Morgan diging potatoes Lizabeth came Home Oct 3 Friday all Hands to markaham fair A very nice cind of a day all things in a beautiful stile {verso page} �Oct 4 Saurday October raind all day Oct 5 Sunday A little Cloudy all day All Hands to Sisters Gurles to curch and then to Fredrick Crawfords to church at night Oct 6 Monday fixing the House and diging potatoes and laying the foundation of the hous Smith polens house Oct 7 Tuesday fixing the House in the forenoon and raised Smith Pollens House the afternoon {recto page} Oct 8 Wensday 1873 Thrashing for James Dilling beautiful wether Oct 9 Thursday fixing the house A beautiful Oct 10 Friday Broham fair day A Nother very nice day Oct 11 Saturday choring pick potatoes and cleaning the well out {verso page} Oct 12 Sunday 1873 A prety cold day I went up to Dillings Oct 13 Monday thrashing Paid six dollars Oct 14 Tuesday thrashing to fathers George rustenholt cut his throat A little bit {In pencil: à} Oct 15 Wensday Handling potatoes and puting them in the Seler to balls Sale the after noon {recto page} Oct 16 Thursday 1873 To uxbridge village {In pencil: ß} to send George Rustenholt to the silem {asylum?} Mrs Robert Gurley to A paring bee Oct 17 Friday plowing the potato ground went to Samuel tods paring be at night Oct 18 Saturday clening A grist in the forenoon and sowing grass seeds thomas over the old home sted Oct 19 Sunday to ransom forsith �{verso page} Oct 20 Monday to the mill and thomas pughs after aples and to fathers at night to a paring bee a stormey day Oct 21 Tuesday after aples to Halls and at night to father to A paring bee another stormey day and night Oct 22 wensday A beautiful day thorug thomas started to plough and I spliting to wood {recto page} Oct 23 Thursday A rainy day Thomas thrashing and I to Goodwood after the plow harness {harness?} Oct 24 Friday A beautiful day spliting wood in the fore noonor {noon?} pulling turnips the afternoon Oct 25 Saturday Shingling for Smith Polten {verso page} Oct 26th Sunday to church to Mrs Gurles and to G edward Mantles at night rather cold day Oct 27 Monday Shingling for Smith Polten thomas plowing Oct 28 Tuesday A rainey day spliting wood the fore noon to goodwood the afternoon raining and snowing {In right margin} all the afternoon and A paring bee at night {recto page} Oct 29 Wensday Choring thomas plowing frose prety Hard Oct 30 Thursday Mooving Smith Polten in his new house A prety hard morning Oct 31 Friday Cuting and drawing turnips got in eight lods loads it Snowed one inch at night and quite blustering {recto page} �November Saturday 1 1873 Helping to rais fathers House the fore noon and finished the turnips the afternoon A litle and cold November 2 Sunday to the dedication of the new church the fore noon and to church to fathers the afternoo and to claremont at night baptising at night seven ware baptised A raw drisling day Nov 3 monday to goodwood the forenoon to get {A?} land side spliting wood the after noon thomas st {recto page} Nov 4 Tuesday 1873 Spliting wood in the falow Nov 5 Wensday Spliting rails A nother beautiful Nov 6 Thursday Spliting rails the fore noon Smith polten Helping went to Farner dillins wood be the after noon Nov 7 Friday thomas I and I Spliting rails the fore noon Smith polten Helping to youngs paring bee {verso page} Novem 8 Saturday Spliting rails thomas plowing the sod no snow yet Nov 9 Sunday to James percey all day and went to church at night Nove 10 Monday Thomas and I Spliting rails qite a nice day down to church at night Nov 11 Tuesday Thomas and I spliting rails and went to crofords to A paring bee it started to snow at night {recto page} Nov 12 Wensday 1873 The first of winter About three inches of Snow to start of on this monring Spliting rails Nov 13 Thursday Drawing rails on the Slais {sleighs} for the first time �Nov 14 friday Took the sheep up to Edward Lewis to the ram on the Slais drawing wood the after noon and puting the drags and plow and things up for winter {verso page} Nov 15 Saturday 1873 Went to Claremont Claremont with the Half inch baswood for Mr bundy all Hands thinking that the snow will go of Nov 16 Sunday All Hands to Church To Hear Mr Shermans Fare well Serman His text St John 16 Chap and 13 vers A full Church Nov 17 Monday to Claremont with chop with the wagon and thomas started to Chop {recto page} Nov 18 Tuesday 1873 Geting the Horses shod all A round to thomas latchum Nov 19 Thursday Wensday to Godwodod selling my cord wood to A Gregg at 4.40 Nov 20 Friday Thursday Cilling Pigs Smith Polten Helping A beautiful day Nov 21 Friday salting pork rather stormey started at John Lee's bob sleg {verso page} Nov 22 Saturday Choring Drawing wood the forenoon ch choring the afternoon A beautiful day Nov 23 Sunday A nother nice day th to church the fore noon and Lane Pugh the afternoon and A House full of visators Nov 24 Monday Drawing Gravill on the roads Good Slaing and A little snow this morning {recto page} Nov 25 Tuesday Drawing Gravill put in to days on the roads cold A nough Nuell Nov 26 Wensday drawd one lode of wood to Good wood and started to draw logs to the mill and gave James Dilling forty five pounds of pork A side and sholder �Nov 27 Thursday A Stormey day snowing from morning till night working at John Lee's bob sleighs setled in full with John lee up to date on all acounts {verso page} Nov 28 Friday 1873 A beautiful day after the storm all Hands at John Lee's bob sleighs Nov 29 Saturday A nother pe beautiful day all Hands at John lee's bob Sleighs Nov 30 Sunday All Hands to John Lee's and Had A Good filling out {recto page} December 1st Monday 1873 rather A cold day all Hands at John Lee's bob Slais Decem 2 Tuesday Completed John Lee's bob sleighs A rainey day for A wonder Dec 3 Wensday Completed John Lee's bob sleighs and started them for the George Childs black smith shop A good rainey day from morning till night {verso page} Dec 4 Thursday 1873 one of the windest day that I thin ever saw I think lorenzo Van horn Cild {killed} Got 6 post's from ranson Fosith Dec 5 Friday Thursday A Calm after the Storm Choring Dec 6 Saturday Fixing up aroung the barn the forenoon went van horn's funeral the after noon A bautiful day {recto page} Dec 7 Sunday 1873 A very nice day down to Thomas Mantle's the fore noon and to t church Edward's mantles at night around family at Super Dec 8 Monday laing fence worm {warm} the fore noon it raing the after noon Drawin raills Lizzie went to Buffelo Thomas went to Scott {verso page} Dec 9 Tuesday 1873 Went up to Dillins to put the Shed roof on A prety rainey day �Dec 10 Wensday puting up fence Dec 11 A prety raney day till noon to John Himkel Crosgrove wood be and A dance all night Dec 12 Friday blew monday after spree drawing rals the after noon {recto page} Dec 13 Saturday 1873 A Snowing all day Dec 14 Sunday Down to Wilsons prety Hard Slain {sleighing} Dec 15 Thursday drowing Hemblock Saw logs A very nice day warm Dec 16 Tuesday Athawing day drawing logs the forenoon to mother rushus wood bee th after noon up to S percies at night {verso page} Dec 17 Wensday 1873 slain goin of fast drawin logs to the mill Dec 18 Thursday Drawing saw logs Dec 19 Friday I finished drawing Saw logs snowing Margret Pugh and Margret Comten Came to our place Dec 20 Saturday drawing wood to Goodwood baught A new {parts?} {recto page} Dec 21 Sunday 1873 A terable nice day Mrs Comton and Margret Pugh and alma and malindy and thomas and ann down to uncle Edwards Edward'd and I down to Hillins Dec 22 Monday drawing wood to Good wood the sun melted the snow on the road Dec 23 Tuesday drawing wood A Nice day {verso page} Dec 24 Wensday 1873 Drawing wood A very nice day �Dec 25 Thursday in bed till eleven at Dillins went to Claremont the afternoon not aney slain much at Clare mount warm A nough for the eves to drop Dec 26 friday drawing wood to Good wood snowing the afternoon and at night {recto page} Dec 27 Saturday 1873 Drawing wood snowing all day went Sanders at night paid John crosgrove twelve Dollars Dec 28 Sunday A little like winter this morning church to fathers and Charles adams down to my place and I not to Home Dec 29 Monday took one load of wood farmer took sick A prety wintery day {verso page} Dec 30 Tuesday 1873 A prety Cold day A the first thing is mas to patrick Crosgrove, and rased ellin of the grave and then went to Claremont the baptice tea party and Had A big time Dec 31 Wensday the last day of the year A little cold to Claremont with chop ten bags of oats and four of peas {olders?} Gregs funeral {recto page} January 1st 1874 Thursday New years day A very warm day Helpin James {and?} He Hugh Hugh youngs to saw in my falow and broat {illegible} and I went to the unxbridge village to pay the so note on the mchine Jan 2 Friday drawin wood to A prety nice day {verso page} Jan 3 Saturday 1874 the slain all gon or there about raining one load to good wood and then went to nathen bentles and paid four Hundred Dollars on the place and came by Claremont and fetched my cutter Home Jan 4 Sunday the slain all gone the bare groung {ground} looks nice the wheet is as green as a leek {recto page} �Jan 5 Monday 1874 Thomas and I fixing the well the forenoon went up to the lexion {election} the after noon Mr Percp Percy defeated fr by 60 Jan 6 Tuesday Started to draw the Green wood out A Snowey day and A little like rain at night Jan 7 Wensday A cinde {kind} of A Hailing day and started to rain at night drawing wood the after noon out of the woods {verso page} Jan 8 Thursday 1874 Drawing wood out of the woods Snowing Jan 9 Friday Drawing and snowing Jan 10 Saturday drawing wood snowing all day like fun Jan 11 Sunday A prety nice day thomas and I down David Pugh with the new cuter for the fast time {recto page} Jan 12 Monday 1873 Drawing wood out of the woods took the saw to John Sanders Jan 13 Tuesday drawing wood out of the woods thomas mooved to the village Jan 14 Wensday drawing wood out of the woods plenty of snow for slain Jan 15 Thursday the first cold day to Edward mantles to A wood bee and then over to Patrick crosgrove corsgrove at night to it {verso page} Spree ad and staid all night till broad day light and A prety coldday morning Jan 16 Friday Hard A nough this morning after the spree doin nothing all day Jan 17 Saturday went to th uxbridge village with A load of cordwood for thomas Morgan A nice day {recto page} �Jan 18 Sunday 1874 A beautiful day Jane and I to Goodwood to meeting in the after noon Jan 19 Monday drawing wood the fore noon and it started to rainaf about 10 O cloclck went to Claremont the afternoon and baught A Clock Jan 20 Tuesday drawing wood to not feesing {freezing?} much {verso page} Jan 21 Wensday 1874 raining the fore noon making A ash House cilling A sheep the after noon thawing very much Jan 22 Thursday A rainey day bilding The ashhouse and choring it round the snow prety near all gone Jan 23 Friday A terable nice day the sone shone as bright as A new Dollar drawing wood out of the woods and to Good wood at night and the to fathers {recto page} Jan 24 Saturday 1874 A litle colder the fore noon Snowed very Hevey parts of the after noon and turned quite cold at night Jan 25 Saturday A m wintery day to meeting to fathers Jan 26 Monday february 5 1874 first load 14 second load 23 feb {illegible] one lad 18 feb 12 one load of post 19 �Feb 14 one load of post. 47 feb 14 one lod of post {this entry is circled} from Ransome forsith's posts number 38 and six before 38. 6 44 {end of circled portion} feb 27 one load of post 20 mar 2 one load of post 6 {Back cover} George Lewis George Lewis [illegible] For more information on George Lewis, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � transcribed