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Title A name given to the resource Frances Ann (Fanny) Jones Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frances Ann (Fanny) Jones Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Upper Canada Village Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1878-1880 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, Leeds & Grenville County, S. Augusta Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Frances Ann (Fanny) Diary & Transcription, 1878 Frances Ann (Fanny) Diary & Transcription, 1879 Frances Ann (Fanny) Diary & Transcription, 1880 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 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top right corner: "page 1"}{written in blue pen} Journal for 1878 January 1st, Tuesday. {written in blue pen} Clear cold day, no snow.{written in blue pen} Bills, {Fides?} & {lots?} families spent the day & evening here. Andrew took home {Fides?} family in the evening, did not get home till late. Snow began to fall about ten o'clock P.M. Wednesday 2nd {written in blue pen} A cold blustering day, the first day that has looked like winter. Will took Susie & Ella home in the buggie. Andrew and the boys here busy all day fixing up around the barns and sheds -- Nothing particular going on. Thursday 3rd {written in blue pen} A {very?} cold clear day. Thermometer 2 degrees below zero. The boys skated on the river for the first time this winter - No appearance of snow. Thomas came back this evening - Lucia has a bad cold - Andrew took a load of food to the church - nothing particular doing - ( Friday 4th {written in blue pen} A cold snowy day, snow enough full to make pretty good sleighing. Mr. Louks the insurance agent called today, Andrew paid him six dollars. Andrew & Thomas killed the fat cow today - Lucia's cold worse than it was yesterday. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top left corner: "50 2"} Saturday 5th {written in blue pen} A bright cold day. Thomas & Allen went to Brockville in the double sleigh - Bill and Mary Allen came up to tea - Andrew cut up the Beef - Lilla Hammond called to say that Mr. Lewis was ill, consequently there could be no service in the church tomor-row. Sunday 6th {written in blue pen} A bitterly cold day. No service in the church today. The thermometer stood at 23 {written above: "14"} degrees below zero this morning just before the sun rose. It is not quite so cold tonight --- Lucia's cold no better - Munday 7th {written in blue pen} A very cold day. Andrew took Harold & Allen to school in Prescott, they went to board at Fide's at five dollars a week. Bill came to dinner. Thomas went to Brockville. We paid out $11 for the childrens board, school fees, mans wages, and things that Andrew bought in Prescott. Lucia's cold is not much better. Tuesday 8th {written in blue pen} A fine day, not nearly as cold as it was yesterday, Lucia has been in bed all day, she is very poorly. Andrew and Thomas cleaned up Barley. Will went to Maitland. I finished making candles. Churned today. No callers - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top right corner: "3"} Wednesday 9th {written in blue pen} A very fine day, not cold. Bella & Will went to Precott. George {Robinson?} called & paid Andrew $46 interest money. Bill came to see Lucia who has been sick all day with a low fever. Mr. Laird called but did not stay for tea. I wrote to Mr. {Letee?}. Thursday 10th {written in blue pen} A very wet day. Thermometer stood 4 degrees' above Freezing - Thomas took two loads of barley down to Mr. McCarthy's brewery. Lucia a little better today - Will went to Maitland. No sleighing. Thomas took barley to McCarthys in the waggon. Friday 11th {written in blue pen} A very wet disagreeable day, Will went to Prescott and brought home the boys, they were very glad to get home and we were delighted to have them. Bill called to see Lucia, she is a little better. I paid out 5 cents for a spool of thread. No snow yet, Thomas took another load of barley to McCarthy's in the waggon. Will went to Prescott in buggy. Saturday 12th {written in blue pen} A very warm spring like day. Thomas drew three loads of barley to McCarthy's, he brought home the new cutter. Harold went to Maitland - I got a letter from Mr."{Letee?}. Andrew paid out 15 cents. James {Stan?} came and paid Andrew 18 dollars interest money. Lucia seems a little better this evening - Harold has a bad cold - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 5 4 Sunday 13th {written in blue pen} A dull warm day. Andrew and Allen sent to church. Lucia a little better. Harold has a bad cold. Monday 14th {written in blue pen} A dull rainy day. No snow. Will took the boys to Prescott & brought up Sarah Hurd to stay a few days. I paid out 6 dollars & 85 cents for the boys board and school books. Lucia a good deal better. Tuesday 15th {written in blue pen} A stormy day. Sleighing again. Will went to Maitland and got the cutter fixed. Nothing particular doing - Lucia a little better. Wednesday 16th {written in blue pen} A clean frosty day. Thomas finished drawing the barley. Andrew paid out 11 dollars & 20 cents for oats - Sarah Hurd been sick all day with headache - Caroll very sick all day with a very bad cold - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Top right corner: {page}5 written in blue pen} Thursday 17th {written in blue pen} A lovely bright day. Sarah, Will and I went to call on Mr. Lewis {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and quotation marks are written underneath}- Barrie Sharpe and Annie called in the evening. Henry Morey was here for tea - Bill & {Foddei?} here in about two o'clock "P.M." Friday 18th {written in blue pen} Another bright day, Andrew & Sarah went to Prescott. The boys came home from school - Andrew sent Bob a draft of a hundred dollars today, and paid 45 dollars for a new cutter. Andrew got sugar and tea and a few other things in Prescott for which he paid eleven dollars and 91 cents - Bella sick with a severe cold - Lucia and Baby better -. Saturday 19th {written in blue pen} A lovely warm day, sleighing all gone. Will and the boys went to Brockville - Bill and Dennie came here to tea. Paid out for Sole and coffee in Brockville & Allen's paid 6 dollars. Began to use the new sugar that Andrew got yesterday - Thomas took a load of hay down to Bill's Bella still sick with cold - Andrew & Will spent eve {. ey is written above eve} at Soloman's Hendersons. Sunday 20th {written in blue pen} A very warm day. Andrew, Allen, Will, and myself went to church - Harold laid up with a sore foot - Bella a little better - Lucia was not for a few minutes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {5 8 is written in the top left corner. Fanny corrects the page number and writes "6"}. Munday 21st {written in blue pen} A warm wet day. Will took the boys to Prescott school and got the horse shod, In which he paid 40 cents. I paid out four dollars for the childrens board - Mr. Collins called - Bill was in for a minute with medicine for Bella and Lucia - Tuesday 22nd {written in blue pen} A warm wet day - Andrew in the woods all day. Will and I took Baby {Durham} and went out to see Maria for a few days minutes. Bella's cold still very bad. Barrie and Marie Henderson called - Wednesday 23rd {written in blue pen} A bitterly cold day - Andrew was in Prescott all day on business, he took dinner at Bills. Will sent to Prescott and spent the evening at Mr. Clairedalls - Lucia a good deal better - Bella a little better. Began to use the packed butter. Thursday 24th {written in blue pen} A bright cold day, very bad sleighing - Bill called and left Bella some powders - Will took Lucia and {Kressie?} out for a sleigh ride - Barrie & Annie & Clara called - Andrew in the woods all day - Got a letter from Bob in answer to the money Andrew sent. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Page 7 is written in the top right corner in blue pen} Friday 25th {written in blue pen} Warm cloudy day. Andrew has been in the woods all day. Will went to Prescott for the boys in the buggy. Continued to snow this evening. Paid out 16 cents for baking soda. {There is an unusually large gap in the page between the 25th and the 26th) Saturday 26th {written in blue pen} A snowy day, the sleighing is pretty good. Bill came today and took Lucia to Prescott. Barrie was taken sick with scarlet fever - The boys and Andrew were in the woods all the forenoon. Sunday 27th {written in blue pen} A warm cloudy day - Andrew and the boys went to Church. Barrie getting on well -Baby {Durham} very poorly with his health -. Munday 28th {written in blue pen} A very fine day, clear and frosty, good sleighing. Bella poorly. Will brought the nurse up -. Bill came up and stayed all night - Annie, Andrew, and William came up in the evening- Sol {Soloman} was in for a minute - Will took the boys to school - I paid out 6 dollars for their board - Andrew heard from {illegible due to the photo quality} he sent him 31 dollars interest money -. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {5 3 8 is written in the top left corner in blue pen} Tuesday 29th {written in blue pen} A bright cold day. Bill went away about ten o'clock. Bella better - Will went to Prescott and brought me some medicine for baby {Durham}, who is very sick - Andrew was in the woods all day - Wednesday 30th {written in blue pen} A bright cold day. Bill called to see Baby {Durham} who is better - Kitty the Mare very sick, I paid out 35 cents for medicine for the horse & medicine in Maitland & 20 cents for getting harness I needed - Thursday 31st A cold windy day, Thomas went to Brockville with a load of wood - Andrew in the woods as usual. Kitty a good deal better - Baby { Durham} better, Bella's cold worse again -Nurse still here - Andrew paid $2.40 cts for cloth for a pair of pants - Friday 1st (February.) {written in blue pen} Another windy disagreeable day - Andrew and the Nurse went to Prescott in afternoon - Will sent to Maitland - Baby {Durham} not so well - The boys stared for a school concert, Harold got 3 new books for a prize - Bob George, Wife and 2 children came quite unexpectedly this evening about nine O'clock - Andrew went to their concert - I paid out 53 cents at Hardings and 35 cts for Concert money. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {6 is faintly written in the top right corner in blue pen, with 9 written beside it. This entry is on page nine of the diary.} Saturday 2nd {written in blue pen} A very fine day, Andrew is in the woods all day. Will went to Prescott & brought up the nurse - Bob went over the swamp. Baby {Durham} very sick - Allens throat very sore. Sunday 3rd {written in blue pen} A bright lovely day, Andrew, Harold, and Bob & family went to church - Will went to Prescott in the afternoon to get me some medicine for Baby {Durham}. Sol {Soloman} and, three children were here for tea - - - - - - Monday 4th {written in blue pen} A bright day. Andrew cutting Ice all day, Bob took Harold to Prescott and spent the day there - Bill called to see the Baby {Durham}, Mary helped me with boy sewing - Paid out 2.50 cts for Harold's board and 25 cents for a Wash board - Allen home with a sore throat - Tuesday 5th {written in blue pen} Another fine day, Andrew finished filling the Ice house - Andrew sent a post office order to Annie for 44 dollars - Allen went to Maitland o Mr. & Mrs. Lewis called to see Bob and Mary - Bella better and Baby {Durham} too - Bob & Mary went to Maitland - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {5 4 10 is written in the top right corner in blue pen} Wednesday 6th {written in blue pen} A lovely warm day, Will and I went to Maitland to get Russie's dress made - Andrew in the woods all day. Bob's family sent over the swamp and spent the day. Thursday 7th {written in blue pen} A very fine warm day, all the sleighing gone. Bob's family went and spent the day in Prescott - Bella's little daughter was born about six o'clock this evening. Bill here all day - Andrew in the woods as usual - Andrew got a letter from Fannie- Paid out 32 cts for (lamp?}{chinoiserie?}. Friday 8th {written in blue pen} A very fine day. Andrew in the woods as usual. Will went to Prescott and brought home the boys {all written in blue pen}. Bella getting on nicely. Archie & his brother came this evening. Harold looks very poorly after his week of study - We heard today of poor Sue Geoy's death - Saturday 9th {written in blue pen} A cold blustering day. Andrew went to Ogdensburg to attend Sue Goey's funeral - Fide came up to tea and staid? all night - Bella getting on nicely. Mare got a cold. Sarah Asgmore sick - Archie & his brother went away - Andrew paid out 50 cts- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {11 is written in the top right corner}{written in blue pen} Sunday 10th {written in blue pen} A very stormy day. Andrew & the boys went to the missionary meeting that was held in the church at Maitland & all the children were here for tea and spent the evening - Mary the nurse very sick with Quinsy- Bella & baby doing well - Monday 11th {written in blue pen} A bright cold day. Will took the boys & {Fidd?} to Prescott. I paid out five dollars for their board. Bob & family went over the swamp to tea - I got a letter from home from Annie. Mary the nurse still poorly. Bella has a slight cold. Andrew has the Rheumatism in his back - he was in the woods all day. Tuesday 12th {written in blue pen} A very fine day, Andrew in the woods as usual Bob & family spent the day in Prescott. Bill & Foddie called. Bella very sick with congestion of the lungs - Nurse very poorly. Got letters from home & Charlotte. Wednesday 13th A lovely day just like spring. Bob & his family left today for {Piceconning}. I hope they will reach home safely & quickly - Bill came to see Bella again, she is better today. Will went to Maitland - Worked a good part of the day fixing up the house after Bob's family - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 5 5 Lucia Jones {&?} Andrew Hurd AH {Appears to be an initial} (1) her portion left in my will August 18th 1825 Fo 1 Broad mare Fo 1 young colt Fo 2 Colts at 135 Fo 4 creatures 1/8 Fo b Calves Fo Cash {Cross-hatched: The {illegible} in accounts all canceld by me - Andrew Hurd} I have made a New will since the above charge was made against Lucia Jones and have left it out, by me Andrew Hurd {The following table is written in the right margins of the page} <tbody> </tbody> <table><tbody><tr><td> 15 </td> <td> “ </td> <td> “ </td> </tr><tr><td> 5 </td> <td> “ </td> <td> “ </td> </tr><tr><td> 13 </td> <td> 10 </td> <td> “ </td> </tr><tr><td> b </td> <td> 5 </td> <td> “ </td> </tr><tr><td> 5 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> 5 </td> <td> 5 </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> 50 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> </tr></tbody></table>Page 12 Thursday 14th A lovely day. Andrew in the woods as usual - Bella a little better. Bill and Mr. Hutchinson came up in the evening, Nothing particular doing - Sarah & Susan went to Maitland & took Nessie. Friday 15th Another very fine day. Will went to Prescott and brought home the boys - Bella not so well -. Bill sent up a fly blister for her lungs Andrew in the wood, there is very little sleighing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {56 is written in the top left corner and 13 is written in the top right corner} Saturday 16th A very fine day. Andrew went to Edward's {bunglo?} to attend to some business with Archie. Paid out $3 18 cts in Prescott - Thomas went to Brockville & sold some butter & eggs, he sold $4.35 cts worth of things. I sent 8 lbs of butter - Bill & {illegible name} were here for tea - Bella a good deal better - Sunday 17th A snowy warm monrning, Andrew, the boys, & my self went to church, sleighing very poor - Bella little better - Nothing particular doing - Monday 18th A fine day. Will took the boys to Prescott, I paid out five dollars for their board - I got a letter from Mother and answered it. Bella better, Andrew home for dinner, went to the woods after dinner - Got 25 cts of buckweat flour at Keilly's & 20 cts for a little of Franks {illegible}. Tuesday 19th A lovely day. Andrew away all day collecting the ministers salary - Nothing particular happenened, I have felt sick all day with a bad pain in my side - A rag pedlar came, I sold 24 05 worth of rags- I paid out 10 cts for lamp chimney. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 5 7 Tyra's Hand D F S 2 D. B 9 P S.S. b 0 /. P S S .. 20/. P s.s. 2 / 6. P s.s. 3/4 page 14 Wednesday 20th A snowy day, Will took me to Pres-cott to see Bill, he says I have pleurisy and cupped & {illegible} me - Andrew in the woods all day - Bella better - Will to the concert & Lucia was in it {illegible} in a problem Thursday 21st I was sick in bed all day. Will went to Prescott & brought Lucia & Fidie up. A beautiful day. Andrew in the woods all day. Bella Better Friday 22nd A very mild day but rainy. Will went to Prescott to bring the boys home. Paid out $2.10. Bill came and cupped me in the afternoon. Andrew home most of the day. Saturday 23rd A mild day. Andrew & Harold in the woods all day. Will went to Maitland in the after-noon for the mail - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {58 is written in the top left} Contra B F s Q D. B. 9 R. 89. 22/3.88. b 9/7/e. 88.45%. P. 88.. 44/ 5.. ss Page 15 Sunday 24th A very fine day. Bill came to see me in afternoon - Emily Henderson called for a minute. Andrew and Lucia went to church. Miss Hammond very sick - Bella getting better slowly. Monday 25th A very fine day. Andrew is in the woods as usual - Will took the boys to Prescott - and brought home 50 lbs oatmeal - I paid out 5 dollars for the boys board - I got a letter from Maria. Tuesday 26th A lovely warm day, Andrew went to {Jonee's} Blakey's funeral in the afternoon. Bill came to see Bella & I. My blister very sore tonight - Wednesday 27th A very fine day. Andrew in the woods all day. Will took Fid to Prescott this afternoon & took Lucia to Maitland afterwards. I paid out 71 cts for things in Prescott got a pound of pepper. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {16 is written in the top left corner} Thursday 28th A fine day. Andrew in the woods all day. Bella better. Will went to Maitland in the after noon and posted a letter to Alexander Henrey containing a shaft for a hundred dollars. Mr. Walter & Thomas went to Prescott in the evening. Friday 291st March A bright cold day. Andrew in the woods as usual. Will went to Prescott to bring home the boys - Emie came up with Harold they walked up in fifty-seven minutes. Bill called in the evening, and put another blister on my lungs. Saturday 2 A fine day. Thomas went to Brockville - the boys & Andrew in the woods all day. {The following text is written in faded pencil} Lucia played {out?} of doors, Will went to Maitland - My blister very sore and I feel miserable. Sunday 3rd {The following text is also written in faded pencil} A cold rainy day. Harold, Allen and {Lucia?} went to Church. I staid in bed all day. Annie and Clara Henderson called in the afternoon. Bella got up and dressed for the first time since her baby was born, she is getting on nicely now - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {17 written in the top right corner} {The following text is written in faded pencil and some pen later on} Monday 4th {Quotations mark are written under the 'th'} A very cold disagreeable morming. Harold has a bad cold, I ket him home from school. Allen and {illegible} went down with Will who staid nearly all day. I got up about {more?} feeling better than I did yesterday. I paid out $2.50 cts for Allens board and fifty - cents for his school fee. Bill came in the evening. The first claf calf came to night. Tuesday 5th {Quotations mark are written under the 'th'} A clear cold day. A little pleasure boat went up the river this evening. Mrs. Henderson called, was here to see Bella & I {Entry was not finished} Wednesday 6th {Quotations mark are written under the 'th'} A mild day Harold and Lucia went to church because it was the first day of Lent. Andrew and Thomas in the woods as usual - Harold has a bad cold. - I paid out 37 1/2 cts for things at Dunne-hilles. Thursday 7th {Quotations mark are written under the 'th'} A very warm day, Andrew and Will went to Prescott - Andrew sold two heifers and a cow for 72 dollars - I went out in the {illegible} for tea - Andrew got sugar and tea today. I paid Harold 44 cents for note paper - Friday 8 A very warm day. Andrew sapped the maple trees. Will took Lucia to Prescott. Allen came home. Sarah Hurd came up for a day or two - Bella better, I went up to see her today - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 9th A lovely day. Bella better, Bill came to tea. Andrew in the woods nearly all day, he saw three butterflys - I began boiling sap today, I hope I can make a lot of molasses. Sarah Hurd was sick with a headache part of the day. Will & Harold went to Brockville. Sunday 10th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A warm spring - like day. Andrew, Sarah,and the boys went to church. Mr. {Gates?} sent to Prescott & spent the day there - Bella came down to breakfast - I am quite well now. Monday 11th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A cold windy day, Will took the boys & Sarah Hend {Henderson} to Prescott, and brought juice home from field's - Will gave Andrew a pound of a grain sower, I am not quite as well I put blister on {Entry ends abruptly} Tuesday 12th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A warm rainy day. Will went to Pres- cott. Bill came up to see me - I was in bed all day my blister very sore Wednesday 13th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cold snowy day. Andrew & Will out collecting money for Mr. Lester all day. I was in bed all day & began to wean the baby Thursday 14th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A soft day. Andrew and Will still out collecting. I got up today I began to use a feed {five percent of?} today - I feel weak and sick - I hope I will soon gain strength -. Paid out 25 cts for Lucia's dress}. owed 30 cents for Molasses. Bill came up. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 15th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th} A very fine day. Will went to Prescott to bring home the boys. Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis called to see Bella and I. Andrew in the woods all day - Bella brought her baby alone for the first day time - Saturday 16th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} {This whole entry for the 16th is in faded pen} A very fine day. Bella's nurse went away today - Allen and Lucia went to Prescott . I boiled some sap for Molasses - Andrew in the woods all day. Bella & I got letters from home - I feel a litttle better, blister sore yet - Sunday 14th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cloudy chilly day. Andrew staid home with me, the boys went ro church today - I feel better but weak - Bill and {illegible} called in the evening - Ten years today since old Mr. Jones died - Monday 18th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine {warm?} day. Will took the boys to Prescott - Andrew sent a load of hay to Bills and a draft for 78 dollars to Margarat - Will began to teach Lucia to ride on horseback - Emily Henderson called to see Bella & I in the afternoon - Tuesday 19th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A rainy cold day. Will set hwro the speckled horse - Will went to Dalgliesh's in the afternoon and bought a cake of Maple Sugar for Andrew - Wednesday 20th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cold windy day. Lila Hammond came down and spent the afternoon with Lucia. Mr. Lewis called for Lila - St. {illegible} quite cold tonight and froze hard - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 21st {Quotation marks are written under the 'st'} A fine but cold day. Will took Lucia out riding. Andrew busy {illegible} the horse all day, he has a felow on his finger. Thomas went to Brookville for the {grist?}. Thomas went to Maitland for the maid. Friday 22nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd'} A windy cold day. Will and Lucia went to Prescott and brought up our two boys with Dunnie & Ella and Ernest. Andrew was over at Sols {Soloman} sawing wood all day - Saturday 23rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fine day, but very windy. Harold and Ernie went to Brockville to get their likenesses taken. Will took all the other children (except the two babies) over to Dalgleih's sugar bush to see his sugar off - Andrew over the swamp again today - Will set the little brown hopper hen today. Bill and Mr. Hutchinson were here for tea. Sunday 24th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cold snow storm today. Andrew and all the children except for Ernie went to church. Monday 25th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very cold day, Will and Andrew went to Prescott with the children in the double sleigh. The sheighing very bad. I paid out five dollars for the childrens board. I began to use the new sugar in the bag last Friday. Tuesday 26th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A windy bright day. Mr. & Mrs. Lewis called to see Bella. Thomas went to Brockville and sold 22pounds of butter for {illegible}. he got $3.30 {05 written above 30}. Will hurt his eye very badly. Bill was here this morning. I got a letter from Charlotte today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {All entries until the 1st of Monday is written in faded pen} Wednesday 27th {Quotations are written under the 'th'} A disagreeable day. Andrew went to Brock-ville with 12 lbs of butter he bought home.{Illegible} tea & coffee, besides cloth and a dress for me - Thomas went to Maitland. I heard from home. Will's eye better. Will set a hen today. Thursday 28th {Quotations are written under the 'th'} A pouring wet day. Andrew cleared out the back woods out of the cellar. In the after-noons. Thomas & Andrew oiled the harness. Nothing particular happened - Friday 29 A cold windy day, Will went to Prescott for the boys. Sol {Soloman} was here to dinner. I went to Maitland and go my dress fitted. We had Walter for tea - - - - Saturday 30th {Quotations are written under the 'th'} A fine day. Harold grafted some trees. Bella, Will, and the children went to Prescott in the morning, in the afternoon Belle went to Mr. Bakers to get her dress fitted, and went to see Mr. Lewis and Miss Hammond - Sunday 31st A cold windy day. Andrew and the chil-ren went {went is written in between and above children and to with a ^ pointing to it} to church. Sol {Soloman} came here in the af-ternoon. Monday 1st April A very fine day. Will went to Toronto. Allen went to school. Harold stayed at home with a sore-throat. Andrew and Lucia went to Brockville in the fore after {after is written above the scribbled out fore}. {Blanche?} Sharpe and Cara Henderson came over in the evening. Sarah Anne went to Prescott. Tuesday 2nd A very fine day. Andrew to Prescott. Thomas went to Brockville with a load of hay. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Bill called and left Harold some medicine for his throat which is still sore. Lucia got 22 eggs today Emily & Miss Blakey came here today in the afternoon. Wednesday 3 rd Pap Andrew away all day looking for a girl, he got horse about 1/2 part mine. A very fine day. Harold sowed some peas in the garden, and {illegible} up {illegible} the house a little. Lucia got 9 eggs. Thursday 4th A very fine day. Dr. Schee called for a min-ute. Barrie & Winnie was here in the morning for a little while. Harold and I brought over all the sap and {pails?}. Lucia got 16 eggs. Friday 5th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A very wet day. Bella spent the day in Prescott and brought home coffee in the evening, she found. Mary Ann very ill indeed, I feel very much afraid that Mary Anne will not {rally?} from this attack. Lucia got 21 eggs today - Saturday 6th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A very wet day. Andrew & Harold went to Brockville & got the wheat for the machine. Lucia got 16 eggs today. Sarah Aynoe went away for good - Sunday 7th A wet day. Andrew and the children went to church. Harold did not go he was sick - nothing doing. The was a calf born this morning - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 8th {Quotations are written underneath the 'th'} A dull day but not rainy. Lucia got 18 20 eggs & Thomas 6. Sol {Soloman} was here for dinner he was help-ing Andrew saw wood today - Harold took Allen to Prescott. I paid out 22 dollars for Allens board -. Tuesday 9th {Quotations are written underneath the 'th'} {An X is written beside this entry} A fine day. Andrew went out and brought the girl he hired the other day. Sol {Soloman} was here for dinner helping to saw the wood -Bill was here for a few minutes - Dr. Schee and Sarah Hend {Henderson} {illegible} here for tea. Mary Anne a liittle better - Lucia got 20 eggs. Lila came here spent the afternoon with Lucia. Bella got a letter from Will. Carroll went to Maitland - Another calf came today - Wednesday 16th {Quotations are written underneath the 'th'} A dull day. Andrew finished sawing the wood. Sol {Soloman} was here for dinner. Bella went to Maitland in the after-noon. Lucia got 19 eggs - Thursday 11th {Quotations are written underneath the 'th'} A rainy day, cleared up in the even-ing - Harold planted some Grape roots -called the "Wilder" "Heleen" "Massoseit" and one more that I can not tell the name of -. Nothing particular doing today - Lucia got 16 eggs. Another calf came today - Friday 12th A fine morning, but a rainy afternoon - I went to Prescott for Allen, I found Mary Anne a little better. Thomas went to Brockville with a load of hay - Lucia got 18 eggs - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {April is written in the top left corner} Saturday 13th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A fine cold day. Lucia spent the day at Mrs. {Logley's?}. Harold and Andrew busy about the house. Lucia got 18 eggs. Sunday 14th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A {warm?} windy day. Andrew and all the children went to church. {Illegible} afternoon. Allen and I went over to Sols {Soloman's}, Found Annie a little better - Lucia got 16 eggs Monday 15th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A lovely day - Andrew, Allen & Harold, sent to Prescott, Mary Anne called for a few minutes. The coffee came up with Andrew to stay a few days {Crosshatch: bet the {illegible} duck eggs}. Lucia got 32 eggs. Tuesday 16th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A very fine day. Hide and I took Carroll and went to Marcia's in the afternoon. found her quite poorly with {illegible} Wednesday 17th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A lovely day, almost as warm as summer, Andrew sowed grains today over the Swamp, the first he has sowed this year; Hide and I went for a walk up to the swamp - no callers, nothing particular doing - Thursday 18th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A very warm day. Harold and Lucia went to Brockville in the morning - {A word is erased and smudged} In afternoon, Hide and Bella went to Prescott, Allen came home today as the Easter holidays began - Friday 19th {Quotation marks are written underneath the 'th'} A fine warm day - Sarah Hurd and Mr. Schee came up to tea - The children and I went to church as it was Good Friday - The Henderson children came over in the afternoon - Will came home today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>April</h3> Saturday 13th A fine cold day. Lucia spent the day at Mrs. Longley's. Harold and Andrew busy about the house. Lucia got 18 eggs. Sunday 14th A warm windy day. Andrew and all the children went to church. In afternoon Allen and I went over to {Sols?}, found Annie a little better - Lucia got 16 eggs Monday 15th A lovely day - Andrew, Allen & Harold went to Prescott. Mary Anne called for a few minutes {written diagonally on page: "for the duck eggs"} Fide came up with Andrew. to stay a few days. Lucia got 32 eggs Tuesday 16th A very fine day. Fide and I took Carroll and went to Maria's in the afternoon. found her quite poorly with {unknown} Wednesday 17th A lovely day, almost as warm as summer. Andrew sowed grain today over the Swamp, the first he has sowed this year; Fide and I went for a walk up to the swamp - no callers - nothing particular doing - Thursday 18th A very warm day. Harold and Lucia went to Brockville in the morning - {word rubbed out} In afternoon Fide and Bella went to Prescott, Allen came home today as the Easter holiday began - Friday 19th A fine warm day - Sarah Hurd and Mr. Setree came up to tea - the children and I went to church as it was Good Friday - The Henderson children came over in the afternoon - Will came home today - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {April is written in the top left corner} Saturday 20th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A showery day. Andrew went to Brockville. Will and Bella went to Prescott - In the afternoon Andrew and Harold worked in the garden - We had the first thunder storm of the season - Easter Sunday 21st {Quotation marks are written under the 'st'} A cloudy day. Andrew and I took dinner at Bills. Harold went to church in Mait land - Weather cleared up in the afternoon we had a lovely chioe home - Monday 22nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd'} A very cold {raw?} feeling day - I went to Mrs. Bakers to get a dress fitted - Andrew attended the Vestry Meeting in Maitland - Will went away on the afternoon train, he started to go to Halifax Andrew and Allen planted the early potatoes - Tuesday 23rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A cold windy day. Andrew took Allen and Ella back to school - Wednesday 24th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th} A very warm day - Lucia, Carroll, {Nessie?}, & I sent over the Swamp and got some feathers. Andrew and Harold sowed wheat and Grass seeds. We cleaned the Diving {Broom?}. Lucia got 22 eggs. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 25th A very fine day, Andrew sowed oats today, and planted some early potatoes - We cleaned the cellar today and Har-old fixed up the floor nicely - I worked in the garden a little while this evening - Lucia not very well. Friday 26th A fine warm day. Andrew sowed oats - Bella went to Prescott for Allen. We cleaned the drawingroom, and took the leaves {out?} of the front yard - Mr Setree and Sarah hurd came up to tea - Saturday 27th A very warm morning. In the afternoon we had a very heavy thunder shower Andrew finished sowing oats and plant-ed a few potatoes - Allen went to Maitland for the mail - Bella got a letter from Will - Sunday 28th A dull chilly day - Andrew and the boys went to church - Emily Henderson and Annie & Clara came over in the evening. Monday 29th A wet day. Harold took Allen to school - I cleaned the pantry and breakfast room. Andrew busy planting potatoes when the rain stopped - churned 7 lbs of butter today - Tuesday 30th A fine day. We cleared the Kitchen and {mess?} room. Harold & Thomas went to Brock ville with the cow for Mrs. S Jones; and sold 11 lbs of butter - Andrew working at the Potatoes - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday May 1st {Quotation marks are written under the 'st'} A fine morning, but {written over another word: "thundering"} rain. "The "Algerian" the first line boat of the season went up today - Andrew sowing bar-ley- Thursday 2nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd'} A fine morning, rained a little in the evening - We cleaned the bedroom upstairs Andrew planted potatoes - A man named "Anything at all" came to work in the Garden. Friday 3rd {Quotation marks are written in the 'rd'} A rainy day. We cleaned the bedroom and hall downstairs, and finished all the other rooms - Harold went to Maitland in the evening - No callers -. Saturday 4th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine cool morning - I went to Prescott for Allen, but he could not come as he had to stay for a chorus practice. I bought Lucia a hat. Mary Anne was not so well - The Dr {The 'r' of Dr. is written above a set of quotation marks} called to see Bella who is not at all well - - - - - - - Sunday 5th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cold rainy disagreeable day - Harold, Lucia & myself went to church - Allen walked up this morning in time for breakfast - Andrew very tired, he staied at home to rest - - - - - Monday 6th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very cold windy day. Bella took Allen to Prescott. Andrew busy drawing out manure - I was busy all day, churned a good churning of butter - Nothing particular happened. Lucia set another {hen?} on duck eggs - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 7th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cold windy day, Harold and I went to Brockville and sold 11 lbs of butter - {Denny?} came home with us. Andrew busy drawing manure - Wednesday 8th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day, quite warm.Andrew and Harold busy in the garden all day - Bill came for Dennie - Bella and I went down to call at the Miss's Blakey's. Lucia took tea at Emily's. Thursday 9th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A pouring wet day, cleared up towards evening : Harold, Lucia, & I went to Prescott to the Concert, Lucia staid all night at Bills. Andrew busy in the garden all day. Friday 10th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cold showery day, with a very high wind. Bella brought Allen home from Prescott - Allen, Harold, and Andrew sowed Marigolds in the afternoon - Saturday 11th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very cold disagreeable morning - Rained Thomas took a load of hay to Brockville Harold sowed the rest of the Marigolds with the look sower. I churned a large churning of butter - Sunday 12th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very cold day ; feels like the middle of March Andrew and Allen went to church - - - - - - Rained today frequently. Sol {Soloman} was here in the afternoon Monday 13th A fine monring, wet in the afternoon - Harold took Allen to Prescott, he brought Lucia home - Andrew drew out manure. Harold sowed grass seed for Sol {Soloman}. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 14th A bright cold windy day. Andrew and I went to Brockville & took up 19lbs of butter - Andrew got a hundred height - of sugar - Harold sowed turnips and Marigolds. Wednesday 15th A very fine day, not so cold as it has been for the last two weeks. Andrew planted potatoes. The {servants?} went to Prescott. Thomas went to Brockville to sell old Jessie the horse - - - - Thursday, 16th A fine day. Annie and Clara Hender-son were over for a few minutes. Andrew and Harold busy at the manure - Friday 17th A lovely day. Susan went to Prescott for Allen, Clara Henderson went with her. Bella's baby not well - Andrew and the men busy at the cow ground, nothing particular doing. Saturday 18th Another fine day. Will came back from Halifax today - Andrew busy as usual at the manure - Thomas and Allen went to Brockville and brought home the new mowing machine - Sunday 19th A lovely day. Bella & Will, Andrew & myself went to church, Bella had her baby christened - In the afternoon Jim {Benns?} came here. Lizzie (the girl) came back from home, she went on Saturday - We had a dreadful storm in the night. with heavy snow - {faint ink strokes across the bottom-right of the entry} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {May is written in the top left corner} Monday 20th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very wet morning. Will took Allen to Prescott - he found Mary Anne better than he expected - Andrew & Harold busy cutting potatoes - In the afternoon it stopped raining and blew very hard - Will and {Bessie?} went to Maitland. Tuesday 21st {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day but cold, Lucia and Harold went to Brockville wiith butter. Harold got a pair of working boots - Will went to Toronto. We had a heavy shower in the afternoon - Andrew and Harold cut the hedge - Wednesday 22th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very cold morning. had quite a heavy white frost last night. Andrew hoeing potatoes - Bella weak started to Prescott for Allen & to spend the day at Fidy's, but met Allen & Sidney walking home, so she came home - Bella not at all well - Thursday 23rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fine day but cold, Andrew and the boys busy planting potatoes. Lucia and I went to Maitland in the evening and took Annie Henderson with us - Sidney poorly Bella too - Friday 24th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day - (Queen's birthday) Andrew & boys finished the potatoes in the afternoon - Bella better, she went to Maitland in the afternoon. Harold and Allen spent the evening Emily Henderson. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 25th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day. Will came back from Toronto. I went to Prescott and took Sid - ney home, found Mary Anne a little better - Andrew sowed western corn, Harold dragged & {solled?} it. Andrew and Harold cleaned up a piece of land - Sunday 26th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine morning but a wet after-noon with thunder - Andrew, Will and the boys went to church - In the evening Emily Henderson and the two == girls came over for an hour or two - Monday 27th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine morning, but wet afternoon - I took Allen to Prescott. Bella took Will and Harold to Brockville to start on a trip to Pembroke and adjoining towns - Andrew tried to hoe potatoes but the rain stopped him - Tuesday 28th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A bright morning, but showery day. Lila came down and spent the afternoon {there is an ink blot at the beginning of afternoon} here Andrew and I went to Brockville , he sold 16 pounds of butter - I got a polonaise cut and fitted, Andrew got two horses shod - Wednesday 29th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine morning - Bella took Lucia to Mr. Lewis's to spend the day, she went for her in the morning - Andrew's {load?} potatoes all day. Set a hen in the pig sty on eleven eggs - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 30th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cloudy cool day - Andrew and I went over the Swamp, found Mary Anne sick and Sol away drinking - Andrew sent Thomas to Prescott with Bill's Oats - Nothing par-ticular doing - Bella & Lucia went to Mrs. Hendersons after tea - Friday 31th{Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day. Bella spent the day in Prescott, in the evening brought home Allen and Ella, Ella is going to stay till Monday. Andrew hoeing potatoes. Lucia and I went over the Swamp in the afternoon. Mary Anne a little better - Mr. Hutchinson and Bertha Fielde called in the evening. Mr. Hutchinson staid all night. I got a letter from Harold - June 1st Saturday - A very warm summer like day, Andrew and the boys washed the sheep, Bill came up and took me for a drive, Allen, Dennie and the two girls were out in the boat. Clara Henderson come over for a few minutes. Tuesday 2nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd'} A lovely day - Andrew and the Allen went to church, Clara Henderson came over for a minute - Monday 3rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fine morning, Bella took Allen and Ella to Prescott - Andrew worked in the garden. Nothing particular doing - Bill called and gave Carroll some medicine - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {June is written in the top left corner} Tuesday 4th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A rainy morning - Andrew Lucia and I went to Brockville - We took up 20 lbs of butter - Andrew worked in the garden in the afternoon - In the evening Lucia and I went over to Emily's - I got a letter from home and one from Harold - Wednesday 5th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very cold raw day, a fire in the hall feels very comfortable. Andrew busy in the garden and corn field, Bella went to Maitland, nothing particular doing. Thursday 6th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A bright cold morning, we had a heavy white frost last night - Andrew & I went to Prescott, for some turnip seed. Andrew finished sowing turnips in the afternoon. Nothing particular doing. Friday 7th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} {"X" in top-left of entry} A fine morning but cold and cloudy, Bella went to Prescott for Allen, Dennie came up to stay till Monday - Andrew & I went over the Swamp, I found Mary Anne a little better, but still very weak - Sheared sheep {inserted above: "today"}: Saturday 8th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day, Allen and Dennie caught three fish. Will and Harold came home from Pembroke this evening, they were very tired, Harold enjoyed his trip very much, we are all glad to have him home - The two Miss Henderson's with Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Fielde came over in the evening - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {June is written in the top left corner} Tuesday 9th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A perfectly lovely day. Andrew and the boys with Lucia went to church. In the afternoon Bella, Will, {Nigel?} and the children went for a walk - Monday 10th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day. Andrew took Will to Mait-land when he started to go back to Pembroke - Andrew left the carriage to be first at the blacksmiths - I have a bad cold - Tuesday 11th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A rainy morning. Bella went to Brockville with Harold, they sold 18 pounds of butter - Emily Henderson came over for tea, Harold and Lucia went over to play croquet with Annie and Clara - Wednesday 12th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine morning, but very wet in the afternoon. Mrs. Lewis, Miss Hammond and Mr. Lewis called this afternoon - Andrew and Harold busy at the {weeding?} all day - Nothing particular doing - Thursday 13th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day, Allen came home this morning to spend his birthday at home, he is fourteen years old today - I went over to Sol's with Andrew. Mary Anne is better, my chest is very sore from a {heat-rash?} blister - Allen and Lucia went </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> to Maitland in the boat. Andrew weeding Marigolds in the forenoon. I got my dress from Mrs. Bakers - - - - - Friday 14th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day. Andrew and I went to Ogdensburg to see Fannie and Mrs. Barber. Andrew {sent?} the "Noxon" Mower & Reaper back to Mr. Coates nothing particular doing here - Saturday 15th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day - Harold, Allen, Andrew and Thomas hoed potatoes all the morning - In the afternoon Harold went to Prescott to bring Fannie home to stay a few days - Anne Henderson came over in the evening - Sunday 16th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A damp morning, Harold, Fannie Andrew and myself went to church - Emily Henderson came over in the evening - Sol and the boys came over in the evening - Monday 17th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cloudy morning but fine afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. {Leais?}, Miss Lewis, Miss Hammond and Lila came to tea, also Mrs. Henderson and Annie. Allen came home from school in the evening, Harold was over at Sols sowing turnips all day - Tuesday 18th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day - Bella took Allen to Prescott and brought up Mary Anne and Sarah to stay a few days - Fannie, Harold, & Annie Henderson went down to the concert in Prescott - Andrew spent the evening here with us - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 19th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day, cool in the evening - Mary Ann from over the Swamp was here also Annie and Clara Henderson - Sidney Ford came here today, Watch the dog bit his leg - - Thursday 20th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A lovely day, Sarah, Mary Ann, Carroll, and myself went out to Marcia's and spent the day. Bill was here for a few minutes, Andrew weed the marigolds, Harold took Fannie and went out in the boat. Friday 21th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine morning but wet afternoon - Bella took Mary Ann, Sarah, and Fannie down to Prescott and brought up Ella and Allen - Annie and Clara came to play today croquet in the evening - very hot indeed tonight - Saturday 22th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very wet day. Andrew and I went to Iroquois and exchanged our wool for cloth and sheeting - Harold & Allen tried to weed turnips but the rain stopped them - Bella went to Maitland for the Mail - Sunday 23rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A showery day - Andrew and the children went to church - Nobody here - - - - Monday 24th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A rainy day. Allen took Lucia and Ella to Prescott, & came back in the evening. Got a letter from Fide, Harold shot "Watch" the dog in the evening. Andrew began to do his road work. Lucia staid in Prescott - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 26th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A lovely cool day, I went to Brockville in the morning with Harold, sold 11 lbs of butter, began to pack Bella's tub - Allen rode the pony to Prescott and came back in the evening. I took the wool out to Mrs. Coats - Andrew and Harold dug daisies all the afternoon - - - Wednesday 26th{Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A lovely day - I drove Allen to Prescott in the morning, he did not go to school, but helped the ladies at the Strawberry Festival that was held today - Andrew busy at the potatoes, I took the wool out to Mrs. Coats and hired a boy boy to help with the {buding?} - - - Thursday 27th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A hot day, but warm - Andrew and Harold with the {new?} worked at the roots between showers - Nobody here nothing particular going on - Friday 28th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day - Andrew at the roots - Will came home this evening - Andrew, Bella, Will, & Harold went out in the boat in the evening. Saturday 29th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} Another scorching day - Will took Bella and the children to spend the day in Prescott - Andrew and Harold working at the turnips. Lucia & Allen came home with Will. We had strawberry short cake for tea - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 30th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A frightfully hot day. Bella and the children went to church. Andrew took medicine and staid at home. Annie and Clara came over in the evening. July. Monday 1st A very very hot day. Andrew and Harold busy at the turnips in the morning. In the afternoon, Will, Andrew, and the two boys went to Brockville to see {"Hanlan"?} boat race, they went in our boat, and came back ver tired - Tuesday 2nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd'} Another fearfully hot day. Will went away to Pembroke. Annie Jones came over to stay a few days. Emily Henderson came over to tea Annie & Clara came in the evening, Andrew hoeing potatoe's. Harold went to Brockville with the butter. {the following is cross-hatched: "Sarah and Mr. Setree called for a few minutes."} Wednesday 3rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fearfully hot day - We had a nice shower of rain, but it seemed hotter than ever after it - I took Allen to Prescott to school, got home before dinner, picked currants and peas in the afternoon. Thursday 4th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A broiling day - Andrew & Harold busy hoeing potatoes and beans - I went out in the afternoon to get some gooseberries - - - Annie & Lucia went over to Emily's after tea. Bella went to Maitland and brought home a letter from Mrs. {Ston?} - I went out in the boat for a few minutes with Andrew in the evening - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {July is written in the top left corner} Friday 5th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day, Lizzie and I went out to buy to get some berries, but they were not ripe, we only got {illegible} for tea. Andrew hoeing corn and potatoes - Saturday 6 A boiling hot day - Bella went to Prescott for Allen I went out and got berries for tea and for Sunday. Andrew dug new potatoes today for the first time this year - Nothing particular doing. Sunday 7th {There is an 'X' written beside the entry} A hot day. Andrew and all the children went to church, we got some nice books to read from the Sunday school - Monday 8th {The 'th' is underlined by _.} A very hot day. I took Allen to Prescott and got myself two pairs of shoes - I went out for berries in the afternoon. Lucia and Annie took tea a Emily's - - - - - - - - - Tuesday 9th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day, Harold took 13 lbs of butter to Brockville, in the afternoon he began to cut hay, he cut the {field?} below the house, myself and Susan got a lot of berries, I preserved them in the afternoon - Andrew still hoeing. Wednesday 10th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} Another hot day, Lucia went with her {word is crossed out} Bill for a trip up to the "Islands", the whole family from Prescott besides Mr {The 'r' of Mr is elevated with quotations marks below it} & Mrs {The 'rs' of Mrs is elevated with quotations marks below it} Sidney Ford Jones. We had a very heavy shower of rain to day, {Mr?} Lewis the barley flat - - - - - - -. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {July is written in the top left corner} Thursday 11th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day. Allen came home for the holidays- Andrew worked at the Marigolds and hay with the boys - Friday 12th A hot day - {Beth?} {There is a stain covering the pencil} Hutchinson came up to help with the hay - Harold cutting, and the rest drawing in - Susan went to get raspberries - Lizzie went away yesterday to the spend the day at home. Annie Jones came over in the evening. Saturday 13th {Quotations are written under the 'th'} A very hot day - Andrew, Mr Hutchinson {the 'r' in Mr. is elevated and quotation marks are written under it} Allen & Thomas cut drew hay in nearly all day - Harold mowed all day - Lizzie came back from home just at dinner time - - Susan went for berries. Sunday 14th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day - Andrew and I went to church. We spent the afternoon reading a very interesting book - Annie & Clara Henderson, Sol {Soloman} and the boys came over in the evening. Monday 15th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day. Lizzie picked berries all day Susan and I washed and drained. Mr. Hutchinson {the 'r' in Mr. is elevated and quotation marks are written under it} came home in the morning -. Nothing particular doing, all hands busy at the hay - Tuesday 16th { {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fearfully hot day - Harold and I went to Brockville, & took up 19 lbs of butter to sell - Mary Anne was here in the afternoon for a few minutes - All hands busy at the hay, the weather very trying - There was a {illegible} in Ogdensburg in Tuesday. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 17th The hottest day we have had this summer. the Thermometer stood at 82 in the cellar at five o'clock in the afternoon - Andrew worked in the garden in the afternoon, he nearly suffocated with the heat. Harold mowed hay all the afternoon - Thursday 18th Another dreadfully hot day. last night was fearful, the heat was intense. I went picking beans today, for a little while. Mr. Hutchinson mowed hay in the afternoon, the rest all drawing in. Friday 19th A fearfully hot day - Bella went to Mait-land to meet Will but he did not come, Bella Fielde & Mrs. {Eagllesaon?}, called in the evening - Harold hurt his foot, Tom the horse trod on it - All hands busy haying. Saturday 20th A very hot day - Will came this afternoon thee heat has been fearful this last few days. All hands busy at the hay. Mr. Hutchinson went to Prescott to spend Sunday - Harold's foot is very sore - - - - - - Sunday 21th A hot day, but not quite as hot as it has been, Allen and I went to church, Emily and Clara Henderson came over in the evening - It is nice and cool this evening - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-right: "July"} Monday 22nd A fine cool day with a sprinkling of rain. Will and I went for berries in the aftermorning. In the afternoon Will, Bella and the children went to Brockville Allen took a quarter of mutton over to Sols - Andre hired another boy today - Tuesday 23rd A hot day but a good {heage?}. Will and I picked berries nealy all day - Allen went to Brockville and sold 22 lbs of butter. All hands busy at hay Wednesday 24th A very windy day - Will went back to Pembroke, Mary Ann was here to tea - Bella went to Maitland - Clara Hen-derson called in the evening - All busy at hay - - - - Thursday 25th Another windy day - Bella went to Pres-cott to bring Lucia home. Annie Jones was here for dinner. Harold cut the barley today - Began to rain this evening. Friday 26th A pouring wet day the heaviest rain that has come this summer. Andrew and the boys busy fixing scythes rakes, etcera - - - - Saturday 27th A wet morning, the men working at turnips and potatoes, in the afternoon all hands busy at opening the hay stacks and putting up bar-ley - Bill called for a few minutes in the evening - Bella went to Maitland for the Mail - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "July"} Sunday 28th A lovely cool day - Bella, Allen, and Lucia went to church - Emily and all the girls came over for a few minutes - - - Monday 29th A cloudy day. There was an Eclipse of the Sun this afternoon - Andrew and all the boys were busy at the Hay and barley - Mary Ann was here for tea. This is Harolds birthday, he is sixteen years old today - Tuesday 30th A cool windy day. Harold and I went to Brockville & sold 23 lbs of butter, I got some cups and saucers, and some things I needed - Emie & Willie Darling {tow?} were here for dinner, they have gone out camping up among the "Islands" Allen has gone with them, I hope they come home safely - Bella went to Maitland and took tea at Mrs. Bakers. Wednesday 31st A fine cool day - Harold and Mr. Hutchinson went to a picnic at "Wells" Island, Andrew and the mow worked at the turnips all day - Mary Ann, Sarah, & Dennie were here for tea Sarah came to stay; Sols Mary Ann was here for tea - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "August"} Thursday 1st A fine cool day - Andrew and all hands busy at the hay and barley - Miss Wells came down to tea, and Ruth came too - Mr. Hutchinson drove them home - Friday 2nd A cloudy cool day - Andrew finished getting up the hay and got in some oats - Marcia and Lucia {Morey?} come out and spent the afternoon and took tea with us - It rained quite a shower this afternoon - Saturday 3rd A lovely day but very warm - Andrew got in the wheat today and finished the oats over the Swamp - Will came back today, he brought his horse with him. Allen came home from camping tired out, Emie and Willie Darlington rowed home, Allen came on the "Stranger": - Bella & Will went to Maitland and to Mr. Lewis's in the evening. Harold went to Prescott with Mr. Hutchinson - Emily and all the girls came over in the evening - Sunday 4th A very fine day, hot but with a good breeze. Andrew, Harold, Lucia, & Sarah Hend- went to church. Annie & Clara Henderson came over in the evening - Monday 5th A dull day, Andrew {over?} in Barley. Mary Ann was over in the evening - Will went to Prescott Harold went down to Prescott and brought Mr. Hutchinson up - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "August"} Tuesday 6th A fine morning until about ten o'clock when a fearfully heavy rain came up the wind was very high, one of the large Maples was blown down at the head of the {llane?}, Will packed all of Bella's things and took them to Maitland, Harold and Lucia went to Brockville and took 19 lbs of butter - - - - - - Wednesday 7th A fine morning but showery. Will went to Toronto. I was sick all day - Andrew and all the men were busy hoeing the garden and working at the turnips - Little Andrew was here for tea - Thursday 8th A showery day, Sarah and I started to go to Marcia's, we had to turn around when we got to the corners & as it was going to rain, we got home just in time to escape a heavy shower. Lucia and Ida went to a picnic at Miss Will's old place, Sarah and I went too. Friday 9th A very wet morning we had the most dreadful shower last night that has {busted?} this part of the world for years. It thundered and lightened incessantly for hours, and poured rain in {town?} - Emily and the girls came over in the evening Mary Ann came for tea - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "August"} Saturday 10th A cloudy day. Andrew & man drawing in wheat and Marsh hay. Bella, Harold, and the two children went to Toronto - Dennie came up with Allen from Prescott - Andrew very tired today - - - - - Sunday 11th A lovely morning - Andrew and the children went to church. The Henderson's were over in the evening - Big Jim was here in the af-ternoon, We had a heavy shower of rain this even Monday 12th A fine day - Andrew busy at the Harvesting. Sarah Hurd and I took tea at Emily's - Mr. Hutchinson came up from Prescott - It did not rain today - Tuesday 13th A fine morning, Andrew and Allen went to Brockville and took 26 lbs of butter up - Sarah Hurd went down to Prescott - Ella and Annie came up with Mr. Hutchinson in the morning - Andrew and all hands busy at the Marigolds - Wednesday 14th A showery day. Susan went away today - Carroll very cross and fretful, he does not like the idea of being {unknown}. The children all went to a party at Mr. Lewis's, Andrew and Allen busy at the Marigold's Thursday 15 A lovely morning, Lucia, Ella, & Baby went {unknown} to Sarah Campbell's - In the evening {unknown} the Fielde, with the two Miss Hendersons, Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Fielde came over and spent the evening here - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 16th A lovely day morning, but fearfully hot all the afternoon - I wait with Andrew to engage the thrashers - Got a letter from Harold, William came over in the afternoon to borrow a dollar for his mother - - - - - It rained very heavily this evening, Mary Ann came in wet through - - - - Saturday 17th A fine day, Mary Ann was here for dinner. After dinner Annie & Ella went home with Allen, Mr. Hutchinson went away for good I hope, Andrew and men busy at Marigolds, Thomas hurt his foot, Bill called & was here for tea, Dennie came up with Allen & went home with his father - Sunday 18th A very fine day. Allen, Andrew, & myself went to church, Lucia staid at home and took care of Carroll for me - We spent a very quiet sunday - Monday 19th A cloudy but pleasant day. Andrew sent a load of hay to Brockville Allen & Andrew busy fixing up the gates in the barn. I was busy all day making cakes for Lucia's party and the picnic - Mary Ann, Emily, & Annie were over in the evening for a minutes - Tuesday 20th A showery day, Andrew cutting weeds around the house. {Lulu?} Lewis, Nellie Mores, & Annie & Clara henderson came over and took tea with Lucia. Mary Ann & Ida came over in the evening - Ida stayed all night - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 2 Wednesday 21st A lovely day. Andrew, Lucia, Ida, & Allen went to the Sunday School picnic at St Lawrence Park. I took them to Maitland and brought them back again. Thomas took a load of hay to Brockville - In the evening Andrew & I went over to Emily's for a few minutes Thursday 22nd A nice but very hot day. Ida & Allen went to Maitland, I posted a letter to Bella, Ida went home. Allen and Lucia went to Emily's in the evening. Andrew & Allen cutting oats all day Friday 23rd A lovely day. Andrew, Allen, and myself went over to Ogdensburg in our own row boat. We took dinner at Mrs. Barbers, I enjoyed the boat ride very much indeed. Maggie Patterson came down with Mrs. Henry's baby and spent the afternoon here. Bill and Dennie were here for ten - Saturday 24th A showery day. Allen went to Prescott and brought up Susie & Ella to stay till Tuesday evening, we had heavy rain all the afternoon and evening. Andrew busy fixing for the Thrashers, Allen & Andrew went to Maitland in the afternoon. Sunday 25th A very cool windy day. Andrew and the three girls went to church. Susie & Ella went home in the morning. Harold came home too. Emily and the girls were over - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 26th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very windy day, Andrew went to look for a man to help thrash. Harold and I went to Brockville in the afternoon & sold 18 lbs of butter I got some thing's for Lucia and paid I want the tailor for Andrew's and Allen's clothes 24 dollars - - - Tuesday 27th {There is an 'X' written beside this entry} A fair cool morning we {illegible} to thrash today, we finished the grain in the Barley barn and out the Machine for the wheat - Andrew went this evening for another man to thrash - Andrew and Willie were here for dinner - Wednesday 28th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day. All hands busy thrashing wheat and oats Andrew and Willie here again today - Nothing particular happened Bill called for a minute - Thursday 29th A fine day (very hot). The thrashers finished about noon, Andrew paid them 14 dollars and three dollars & 50 cents to {pair?} he had helping him - Andrew and Willie are here for dinner. {Dennie?}here for tea - Friday - 30th A very hot day - All hands busy at the straw in the forenoon, In the afternoon Allen and Lucia went to Maitland Andrew and Harold began to cut the Buckwheat - Annie and Clara Henderson with Miss Blakely called in the evening - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: August} Saturday 31st A very hot day, the men finished putting in straw. Andrew and Harold cut Buckwheat, Mary Ann was here for tea. Began to rain this evening - September Sunday 1st A very wet warm morning. Lizzie went home today, the three children went to church Annie & Clara were over in the evening Monday 2nd A vey hot day - Lizzie came home about noon, it rained quite heavily in the night and this morning - Andrew and Harold cutting Buckwheat - Tuesday 3rd A fearfully hot day, the thermometer stood at summer heat in the cellar today - Susan Williard came back to work for me today, Lizzie has a sore arm, Susie and Ella went to school today to Toronto - We had a heavy thunder storm this evening Harold and Lucia went to Brockville & took up 17 lbs of butter, Andrew went to Prescott with pork and got some Groceries Wednesday 4th A very hot day. Clara Henderson, with {William?} and Millie Beaven came over to tea - Andrew and the boys busy fixing up the front yard and garden - - - - Thrusday It rained heavily today - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 5th Another fearfully hot day, the weather is as hot as it was in July - Andrew and the boys finished fixing up the lane and yard. In the afternoon they went to Brockville Fannie was here to tea and staid all night. Friday 6,th A very warm close damp day, Mrs. Barber, Fannie and Miss Fuller came over and took dinner with us. Andrew went to Prescott for them and took Mrs. Barber back again to Prescott, Fannie & Miss Fuller staid all night - - - Saturday 7th A lovely cool day - Andrew with all the young people spent the day in Brockville and {Lyn?}. Coming home they had a narrow escape of being badly hurt, Kitty (the Mare) began to {run?} and kick {oa} a hill, they all had to get out of the carriage, and ahd a hard time to get her quieted down however they all got home safe - George Rob-inson called and paid Andrew his In-terest money - - - - - - Sunday 8th A lovely day, but quite hot, Andrew, Harold, Fannie, & Miss Fuller went to church in Maitland in the morning, In the af-ternoon Harold & I went for a walk with Fannie & Miss Fuller, In the evening Harold & the young ladies with Mr. Strong went to Prescott Church - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {September is written in the top left} Monday 9th A very fine day, Fannie and Miss Fuller went back to Ogdensburg, Allen took them to Prescott. In the evening Edith, Annie & Clara came over for a few minutes Lizzie's brother for her - Tuesday 10th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A lovely day, Lizzie {Mom?} went away & paid her 18 dollars. Annie,{Sharpe?}, Mary Anne & Sarah Hurd came up and spent the day, Allen and Thomas were all day in Brockville {Marketing?} - rained quite heavily at night - Wednesday 11th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cloudy morning, Harold & Allen went to Odensburg, Thomas took a griet to the mill in Brocksville. Dave went to the circus. Andrew sowed Rye, Dennie came up with Allen in the evening - Harold spent the evening at Emily's - It rained in the night Thursday 12th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very wet day, the wettest day we have had this year, Andrew and Harold pulled down part of the ash house between the showers, Allen quite poorly all day - the weather is very warm almost as hot as July - Thomas went to Brockville with a load of hay. I posted a letter to Bella. Friday 13th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very windy rainy day - Andrew & Harold were pulling down the ash house - Dennie was here all day, thermometer staid at summer heat in the cellar {what?} 4 o'clock in the afternoon - - - - - Miss {Illegible name} Hick died today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 14th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fearfully windy day, no boats were able to go up the river until evening. Andrew & Harold cut corn Andrew went to Prescott in the evening and took Allen and Dennie with him -.Allen went on the "Persia" to Toronto. {The following is written underneath the entry with an arrow: E. A. & C. H. came in} Sunday 15th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine cool day, the wind is all down, Andrew and I went to Miss Hick's funeral in the afternoon, I went to church in the morning with Harold and Lucie. Emily, Annie & Clara were over in the evening - - - - - - - - Monday 16th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} Two years today since "Pa" died - This has been a fine day. Emily and I drove down to see Miss Hick - I took some money Mutton over the swamp - Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Hammond called - - - - Annie Henderson called for a minute - - - - - - - - - - - - Tuesday 17th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day, Andrew and Allen Harold worked at the ash house. Harold went to a party at Mr. Purkiss's in the evening. Andrew went to vote, Mr. Wiser {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated, and quotation marks are written below it} gained the election - - - - - - - - - - Wednesday 18th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day, Ernie came up and staid all night. We got a letter from Allen - Thomas went to Brockville, Harold and Lucia spent the evening at Emily's, Andrew busy at the ash house Bill took Dunnie to school at Port Hope. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {September is written in the top left} Thursday 19th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A warm close day, we had a heavy rain this afternoon, I churned a large churning this morning, Harold and Andrew still working at the building - Nothing particular doing. Thomas and Dave worked half a day at road work - Yesterday a man from Burritts Rapids bought a load of apples - - - - Friday 20th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot windy day, thermometer up to summer heat in the cellar, Miss Wells came down to take tea with us, Harold took her home and got some letters, Andrew got me from Annie - Mr. Murray {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and there are quotation marks written underneath it} called and paid Andrew 30 dollars for Mrs. {Howison?} {The 'r' in 'Mrs' is elevated and there are quotation marks written underneath it}. Andrew and Harold busy at the ash house. Thomas and Dave finished the road work and thrashed some buckwheat - Saturday 21st {Quotation marks are written under the 'st'} A fine cool day - Andrew and I went to Brockville in the afternoon, Lucia went to Mr. Lewis's - {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and there are quotation marks written underneath it} I got a dress for Lucia, Edith Henderson called - Nothing particular happened. Sunday 22nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd'} A lovely cool day. Harold and Lucia went to church in the afternoon we all went for a walk over to the young cattle are pasturing, Susan spent the day at home. Monday 23rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fine day, a slight frost last night . Harold commenced lu going to school today. Edith & Bertha were here for tea. In the evening Emily and Annie came over, Andrew and men working at Buckwheat Ernie and Miss. Fuller called - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {September is written in the top left corner} Tuesday 24th A very hot disagreeable day - Daw went away today, Thomas to Brockville, Andrew very sick with a cold, the {illegible} he has had for years, we got a letter from Allen, Harold went to school - - - - - Wednesday 25th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} {An 'X' is written beside the entry} A lovely cool day, Andrew quite sick. I went down to see Miss Heck, Mary Anne and Sarah Hurd took tea here sent Mr. Johns butter {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and quotation marks are written underneath} Thursday 26th A very wet morning, Harold went to school Andrew a little better, Marcia came for crab apples and took tea. Bill came to Andrew and gave him some medicine I began to dry apples - Ernie came up with Harold and staid all night Friday 27th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cool day. Andrew helped me with the apples nearly all day and evening. Bill called. Baby {Durham} very poorly. Lucia came home from Prescott. Posted a letter to Mr. {Stone?}. Saturday 28th A very fine day - Andrew a good deal better Lucia spent the day with Ruth Well's. Harold busy at the Buckwheat. I brought the milk out of the cellar on Wednesday. Got a letter from Allen. Sarah {illegible name} called in the evening - - - - - - Sunday 29th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very fine day. Andrew and I went to Prescott church. Clara Henderson took tea here, I woited in Press Corr until evening to bring Allen home he did not come - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 30th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day just like summer, Thomas took a load of hay to Prescott - Allen came home this evening, I was very busy all day making preserves and washing & ironing. October Tuesday 1st {Quotation marks are written under the 'st'} A hot day, I had to put the milk back in the cellar it was so hot in the pantry - Mary Anne, Sarah, Addie Ward, and Russie Munroe spent the day with us, Annie & Ida came over in the afternoon. Puss staid all night. - Thomas went to Brockville Wednesday 2nd A showery warm day. Lucia went to Maitland to get a dress fitted - I worked at the apples all day. Baby {Durham} very poorly. Emily and the girls came over in the evening. Thursday 3rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fine morning but wet evening. Puss & Lucia went to Prescott with Harold. Andrew went over to Sols {Soloman's} to thrash - I worked at the apples all day, Andrew finished peeling in the evening - ............ Friday 4th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day, Andrew went to thrash - I finished all the apples in the {forenoon?}, Andrew came back early as the Machine broke down , nothing happen ed here of any consequence - Saturday 5th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A cool day. Andrew finished thrashing. Lila and Ruth Wells spent the day with Lucia In the afternoon Andrew, Harold, Allen, Baby {Durham} and myself went to Brockville, the boys got new {boots?} I got hemming for my dress, and Nene's present - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {October is written in the top left} Saturday 5th I got Lucia's dress at Mrs Barber's {The 'r' in 'Mrs' is elevated and quotation marks are written underneath} and paid for both dresses, we took Mrs. Glassford's {The 'r' in 'Mrs' is elevated and quotation marks are written underneath} jar of butter up. Andrew got a letter from "Hamilton" Brantford Sunday 6th A cool showery day, Andrew, the boys and myself went to church - It rained very heavily when we came home - {The following is written in different handwriting} We got home & eat dinner, read a book in the afternoon, ate some tea, Papa read some about coalmines & then we rea went to bed {RS?} Annie & Katie came over in the evening. Monday 7th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day, Andrew and Allen digging potatoes, nothing particular happened - Tuesday 8 A very windy disagreeable day, Allen, Lucia and myself went to Brockville in the afternoon, Mary Anne came up to stay a few days, it rained heavily in the evening - Wednesday 9th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A heavy thunder storm and heavy rain today, Andrew took Lucia to Ogdensburg, to stay a few days, we had the heaviest gale that we have had this year, Nothing particular happened - - - - - - Thursday 10th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fien day, Ernie came up with Harold from school, Andrew and Allen picking apples, churned a large churning today, Nothing particular happened, Sarah Hurd and Addie Ward came up, Mary Anne went home with them - - - - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {October is written in the top left} Friday 11th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine cool day. I finished filling Bella's tub of butter and began Susan's, Susan and I cleaned all the upstairs today, Ernie went home - Lila Ham mond called for a few minutes - to say "Goodbye", she is going to the States for the winter - The boys went over to Emilys in the eoening - Andrew picked apples all day,. This is Lucia's birthday she is 12 years old. Saturday 12th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day. The boys and Andrew picked Apples. Harold chruned for me this morn-ing, Thomas went to Brockville to Market, I cleaned Lucia's room today - - - - - - Sunday 13th A very fine day, Andrew and Allen went to church, Sue went for a walk in the afternoon In the evening Edith, Annie, and Clara Henderson came over - Monday 14th A cloudy morning, but gone fine towards evening I was very busy working and cleaning the draw-ing room - We finished the ironing, Andrew thrashed buckwheat in the afternoon - Tuesday 15th A fine day, rained a little at night - Andrew away all day at a bee for Guernsey Thomas wentnt to Brockville & brought home a cross dog. Edith & Clara came to tea Annie and Emily here in the evening - I cleaned the dining room got a letter from Fannie and Lucie </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "October"} Wednesday 16th A very fine day as warm as summer, had to put milk down cellar again. Andrew busy digging potatoes, Bill called for a minute - I went to Maitland with Allen. I cut out 9 shirts today and began to make one - I got a letter from Bella and answered - - - - Thursday 17th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very hot day just as warm as August - I went to Prescott with Harold, Mary Ann came up to stay a few days - I went to see Annie Sharpe - Andrew busy digging potatoes and finishing the Buckwheat. Jimmy Farrell came to work for a few days - - - - Friday 18th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A pouring wet day, Sol and Mary Ann were here for dinner, Allen and Harold came home in the rain. Sol rented his farm for five years to a {main?} from Eastons conners - Bill was here for a minute = Saturday 19th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A very wet disagreeable day, we had quite a heavy snow storm today, Andrew and all the boys husked corn in the forenoon and cleaned up buckwheat in the afternoon Nobody here & nothing particular happened. Sunday 20th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day. Addie & Sarah came up to dinner & took Mary Ann home. Emily & Edith came over in the afternoon - Andrew and the boys went to Church </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "October"} Monday 21st A very fine day. Andrew worked at the po-tatoes all day - I washed, ironed, and churn-ed - Lucia came home with Harold in the morning - Tuesday 22nd A lovely day just like summer, Nena Sharpe was married today, All the children went to the wedding, Harold and Fannie staid for the party in the evening - In the afternoon I went to Brockville and took Mrs. Glassford's butter up, she owes me $2.75 {written above: "cts"}. I paid Mrs. Baker and Mr. Hutchinson what I owed them - - - -I got $11.20 (written above: "cts"} from Mrs. Stow - I began to pack Captain Atkinson's butter - Wednesday 23rd A rainy day - Harold went to school but did not come home in the evening, he had to stya for a concert Practice - I wrote to Mrs. Stow and Will, Andrew and Allen husked corn and cleaned up buckwheat - - - - - Thursday 24th A fine day, Harold dug potatoes - in the evening Andrew, Allen & myself went to a party at Emily's, it was the 25th anniversary of her Wedding day - We had a very pleasant party, did not get home till nearly 12 o'clock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 25th A fine day quite warm. Harold came home this morning as there was no school - Thomas went to Brockville with a load of hay, Andrew & the boys picked apples all day - I cleaned the bedroom and Hall Allen went to Maitland - - - - Saturday 26th A very wet day - Andrew tried to work at the Ash house but could not on account of the rain - Thomas took a load of hay to Brockville - Nobody here - - - - - Sunday 27th A pouring wet day - I went to church with Andrew and the boys. Sarah and Addie came up in the afternoon to say goodbye - - - - - Monday 28th A fine day, I washed in the morning, & went over to Emily's in the afternoon - Lucia spent the day in Prescott - Nothing particular doing - Tuesday 29th A fine day - Miss Wells, Mrs. Wells, the three young Wells, Emily Henderson, Annie Hen-derson and {Barrie?} Sharpe came to tea and spent the evening here - Andrew busy drawing out manure - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday Wednesday 30 A pouring wet day - {Barrie?} staid all day; Andrew churned a splendid large churning, Nobody here, nothing doing in particular Thursday 31st A showery day - {Barrie?} went home with Harold - Thomas went to Brockville - Harold staid all night he to a party at the Parkers's - November 1st {inserted slightly above: "Friday 3 1st"} A very cold disagreeable day just like winter - Allen went to Ogdensburg with a bundle of apples for Fannie, Harold and Allen came home together in the evening - We got five Gallons of coal {coal?} Saturday 2nd A wet afternoon - A cold disagreeable morning Andrew and the boys busy at the roots In the afternoon I went over to see Clara Henderson, Andrew went to a {raising?} bee at {Guernseys?}, Allen went to Maitland, I got a letter from Clara - Sunday 3rd A very cold rough day - Andrew and the children went to church. Susan went home - Nobody here - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 4th A very cold frosty day. Allen commenced going to school again today - I was busy washing and working butter in the morning, in the afternoon Lucia and I went over to see how Clara Henderson was, she is quite sick with Pleurisy and congestion of the lungs Andrew busy at the roots all day Tuesday 5th A cold snowy morning, finer towards evening Andrew busy at potatoes and carrots - Thomas took a load of hay to Brockville - Nobody here - - - - Wednesday 6th A fine day but cold. Thomas took a load of hay down to Mr. Lewis in Prescott. Christopher Dagleish came and paid {Due?} interest - Lucia went over to see Clara and staid to tea - Thursday 7th A stormy day morning. Andrew busy at the potatoes. Willie Elles came up and staid with the boys all night - Carroll has a bad cold he was treated with croup I was up nearly all night with him - - - - - Friday 8th A fine but very cold day, the wind blowing from the northeast all day - I finished filling Captain Atkinson's tub of butter today - I began to pack for myself I got a letter from Sarah Harold in Lockport - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "November"} Saturday 9th A wet cold morning but cleared up and was fine but cold after ten o'clock Lucia spent the day at ruth Wells' Thomas went to Brockville and took Captain Atkinsons butter. Bill came for a minute and paid Andrew for his oats - Annie Henderson came over to tea - - - - - - - Sunday 10th A very wet day, but warmer then it has been for two or three days - I went to church with Harold and Lucia, In the afternoon, I went over to see Clara Henderson - - - - Monday 11th A wet warm morning - The boys went to school. Andrew went down to Guernseys to a {jaising?} bee, and in the evening he and the two boys went to Mr. Cleans for a husking bee. Tuesday 12th A very wet morning, but fine afternoon, Andrew busy at the turnips - Fannie came home with Harold and Allen. Wednesday 13th A very wet snowy day - Andrew cleaned up barley and sent the last load to McCarthy's Andrew and Fannie went to Maitland and brought me a letter from {Mama?} and one from Bella - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 14th A very fine day - Andrew went to Maitland in the afternoon he worked at the turnips - Fannie and Lucia went to Prescott - Emily and Annie Henderson were here for tea - Friday 15th A very fine day - Fannie and I went to Prescott and spent the day - Andrew finished getting in the roots - Allen Carroll said Papa for the first {written below: "time -"} Saturday 16th A very warm day - Andrew & Harold worked at the Ash house all day, Allen and Fannie went Brockville In the evening All the children and myself spent went over to Emily's Sunday 17th A very wet disagreeable day - Andrew Fannie, the boys and myself went to church, Nobody here - - - - - Monday 18th A very wet day, Andrew took the apples to the Cider Mill - Thomas ploughed all day - Nothing particular happened - Tuesday 19th A wet morning, Fannie went home - Andrew and Johnnie worked at the Ash house - Emily came over for a few minutes, Andrew and I spent an hour over at {Bayhes's?} in the evening - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "November X"} Wednesday 20th Still raining, but nice warm weather, the cows are milking nearly as well as they did a month ago - Andrew finished the stone work of the Ash house. Annie {written over a "G": "came"} over for a few minutes Mary Ann over the Swamp was here for tea - Thursday 21st A lovely day - just like Indian Summer Andrew and Johnnie drew out manure - I made the fruit cake - Carroll was very sick in the evening and night - Johnnie {Stanat?} went home, Andrew paid him $7.30 cts Friday 22nd A pouring wet day. Lucia was sick all day, I made the plum pudding for Christmas - Allen was sick and could not come home from Prescott - Saturday 23rd A wet snowy day. Andrew and Harold cleaned the Pipes - Andrew went to Prescott and brought Allen home - Emily Henderson was here for a few minutes. Andrew took a tub of butter to Maitland to go to Toronto - - - - - - Sunday 24th A fine day - Andrew and Allen went to Church - Annie and Clara Henderson were over for a few minutes - Harold has a very sore eye - Susan went home - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 25th A cold cloudy day - Began to snow quite heavily in the afternoon - Bill called to see Lucia - I began to make apple sauce - Andrew peeled apples for me - I sent a letter to Bella - Tuesday 26th A fine day - Thomas took a load of potatoes to Brockville - The butcher came for the cattle, Andrew and I worked hard at the apples I finished boiling them about 11 o'clock at night - - - - - - - Wednesday 27th A very wet blustering day - Andrew went to Ogdensburg - Thomas took a-nother load of potatoes to Brockville I finished packing my keg of {butter or batter?} Thursday 28th A wet morning - Sol came over and helped Andrew kill the hogs - Will came in the afternoon from Haifax - The boys staid home all day - Friday 29th A clear cold day. Will went to Toronto and took Lucia with him. I {tried?} down the fat in the {kitchen?} - Thomas went to Brockville - Allen staid at home Harold went to Ogdensburg - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "November"} Saturday 30th A wet gloomy day. Thomas went to Brockville, Harold and Allen shingled part of the Ash house - I tried out the Lard and made the sausages with Andrew's help - - - Sunday 1st of December A cold disagreeable day. Andrew and the boys went to church - In the afternoon Emily and the two girls came over for a few minutes - Monday 2nd A pouring wet day - Harold and Allen went to the {unknown} to see the Princess Louise and Marquis of Lorne pass on their way to Ottawa - Thomas left us today and went to Mr. McCarthys to work for the winter, Andrew went to Prescott and took Bill's Pork and Lard down also the apple Sauce to Bill and Fide I washed and churned - - - Tuesday 3rd A cold day, Susan and I quilted a quilt Andrew went to Maitland, the boys went to school and got very wet coming home - Nobody home - Wednesday 4th A cloudy stormy day, cleared up towards evening. This was Thanksgiving day - Harold and Allen went out shooting in the morning - Emily & Annie & Clara came over to tea and spent the evening - - - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {December is written in the top left corner} Thursday 5th {There is a large ink smudge} A bright cold day - Andrew went to Prescott, Susan went with him she was gone all day - Caroll and I were alone till after one o'clock - - - - Friday 6th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} A fine day but cold - Harold staid home & help Andrew clean up oats - Susan and I cleaned the breakfast room - Sol {Soloman} and the boys were over - - - - - - - - - Saturday 7th A fine day - Andrew took a load of oats to Bill - He brought home a mchine for sowing seed - he traded {Smitty?} the mare for it, Harold and Allen fin- ished shingling the ash house then went for a skate - I hot a letter from Lucia - Susan and I cleaned the kitchen - Andrew bought me a little wash mesh and a piece of cheese - Sunday 8th A lovely day - Andrew and Allen went to Church - Sarah {Azroe?} and Annie from over the swamp were both here - Susan went home all day - Monday 9th A pouring wet day. Harold & Andrew went over to Sols {Soloman's} and killed hogs in the afternoon - I washed and then made four blankets - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {December is written in the top left} Tuesday 10th {Quotation marks are written under the 'th'} The most rainy day and night that we have had for a year. The boys went to school - Harold staid in Prescott all night Susan and I quilted a quilt - Wednesday 11th A very disagreeable day , Andrew went to Prescott and brought up Mr. Benedict {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and quotation marks are written underneath} to {tune?} the piano. he charged me four dollars for doing it - Andrew took him down to Prescott and brought home Harold - Allen did not go to school Thursday 12th A stormy fine day, Andrew went to Maitland with wood for the Church and paid the taxes which came to $72, 96 cts, Harold staid in Prescott all night - I got a letters from Lucia - Callie and Bella and WIll Friday 13 A cold day but clear Andrew took (bus?) to Brockville this morning - I got a lot of things for Xmas and the house - I posted a letter to Clara. Harold came home for the holidays. Saturday 14th A fine day not as cold as yesterday - Andrew went to Brockville with potatoes - the boys did the chores and went skating - nobody here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 15th A cold day - The boys went to church. Annie and Clara came over in the afternoon - Harold took tea at Emily's - - - - - - - Monday 16th {An 'X' is written beside the entry} A very cold day, I washed in the morning - Mary Anne came over and cut out a dress for me - Mr. Lewis and Miss Hammond called to see me - Harold's holidays began, Andrew took the bushes to the church. Heard of Princess Alice's death from Diphtheria - - - - Tuesday 17th A fine day, not very cold. I went to help with the {trimming? treeing?} of the church with Emily - Bill called for a minute - Carroll quite sick with a cold - Harold went over to Emily's in the evening - Wednesday 18th A fine day, Andrew went to Brockville to the Mill - Mary Anne called for a few minutes - Annie Henderson came over - Allen came home for the holidays - I worked at a dress all day - paid out $1.15 cts - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 19th A fine day but cold, Andrew and Harold spent the day in the woods and brought home a load of woods {out night?} - Clara Henderson brought me a letter from Lucia - Friday 20th A fine day. Andrew and Allen went to the woods, Harold went to Maitland and brought home Lucia We were all glad to have her home. She is looking better - Bella sent me some nice presents from Toronto. Saturday 21st A cold disagreeable day, about noon it began to snow and snowed heavily all night - Andrew brought home a load of {ink blotch} wood. I cleaned and made custard for x mas - Sunday 22nd A very cold day. Andrew, Harold, and I went to church in the double sleigh, the snow is quite deep - the first time we have had enough of snow for sleighing - Andrew and William took dinner here - Allen went over to Emily's in the afternoon - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 23rd {Quotation marks are written under the 'rd'} A fine day but very cold. Andrew & Allen went to Prescott and brought home Fannie - I worked at the Church all day - Tuesday 24nd {Quotation marks are written under the 'nd} A very cold day - Harold went to Prescott and brought up Ernie Andrew and I went to Brockville in the afternoon - I got a {hole?} from Will and a letter from Mary with the likenesses of her little children and herself and Sam in it - In the evening Andrew, Fannie, Allen, Harold, and Ernie, went to church. Wednesday 25th Christmas day. A cold stormy day. Harold and Andrew went to Prescott and brought up all of Bill's family and Fide's family to spend the day and evening - Sol {Soloman} and his children with Annie Sharpe and the here Miss Henderson's were here also, the young folks danced and enjoyed themselves with a late home - They all staid all night excepting Sols family and Hendersons - Thursday 26. A cold day - All our guests went away today. I was very {tell?} after dinner getting the house fired up - Harold went to Prescott and staid all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 27th A fine day Andrew and Harold {illegible} , in the aternoon Lucia went to Emily's - I did a large washing and churning {illegible} here Saturday 28 th A cold stormy day - Harold went to Mait land and got some work down at the Blacksmiths - - - - - - - - Sunday 29 th A very cold snowy day. Andrew and Lucia went to church. Susan was away all day nobody here Monday 30th Harold and Andrew cleaned the pipes, Annie Jones came over and got a dollar and a half from me of Ms. {Gowy?}, there is now only 8 dollars remaining in Andrew's hands of his money. Harold went to Prescottand brought Allen home Andrew took a load of wood to the Church. I sent money to Toronto for the "Weekly Mail". In the evening Harold, Allen, Lucia and myself spent the evening at Fides - Lucia staid all night we got home about 1 am. - - - - - - Tuesday 31st A cold stormy day. Andrew and Mr. Collins {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and quotations are written underneath} went out collecting Ministers salary. Harold and Allen did the chores and drove home two loads of wood from the back woods. Mr. Collins {The 'r' in 'Mr' is elevated and quotations are written underneath} took dinner here - </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e0579067e9654b031ecd6d5c6f802b8a.pdf ab8e8f3b4e2f0ae9b6ee75228b3ea094 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/881434dbd67912e21949bc57cd29f452.pdf 6b8e91c105a9fc6ababc697acc0ea0fd 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 & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1879 New years day January 1st Wednesday A fair morning, I paid out $4.50 to Susan. And Andrew paid $16.75 to a man for clothing 11 1/2 cords wood. In the evening Mrs Wills & family with Miss Bamis & Mrs Henderson M& daughter spent the evening here. Harold brought Lucia home from Prescott Annie came up to stay a few days. Thursday 2nd A buy sunny day. Andrew & Allen took a load of hay to Presectt in the forenoon. In the afternoon fixed up the cellar _ no person here. Friday 3rd A very stormy day, Andrew and Harold were in the woods till near two o'clock Allen went to Prescott with Dunnie In the evening we all went to Prescott to a very pleasent little party at Bells It snowed very heavily all night and drifted a great deal the Sleighing was very heavy, we got home about 20 minutes to one o'clock Saturday 4th Another sunny day. Andrew and Harold went to the woods all day. Allen came home & brought Russ, Ella & Dunnie with him, he went to Marltand and bought me two postal cards. Sunday 5th A day cold but fine day. Harold, Allen,Pan and myself went to church to the afternoon Annie & Clara Henderson came over. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "January"} Monday 6th A very fine day - Andrew and Harold went to the woods - Allen took Dunnie home in the afternoon - I paid out 2 dollars for getting Allen's teeth fixed Tuesday 7th A very fine but cold day. The children went home & took Lucia with them. The boys went back to school today - Andrew went and brought home a load of wood from the swamp - Allen wrote to his Aunt Bella - Wednesday 8th Another fine {inserted above: "very snowy"} day. Andrew in the woods all day. the boys at school, nobody here - Thursday 9th A fine day. Andrew out gathering names on a petition for the {illgebible}mittance of statute labour in the front road - Allen Came home to dinner, he had two teeth filled. I paid out $5.80 cts - Harold staid in Prescott all night - very cold tonight - Friday 10th A bright frosty morning, thermometer only 2 degrees above zero. Allen went to school Andrew went to the woods - Mrs. Longley and Mrs. Lewis called this afternoon. Little Andrew called and got 4 dollars of Sols money - - - - - Saturday 11th A snowy morning - Allen went out to get names in the petition in the forenoon - Andrew & Harold at the woods all day - Nobody here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 12th A very fine day - Andrew & Harold went to church - In the evening Harold and I went to the Missionary meeting in Prescott - I went to see Mena Chipman - Annie and Clara called in the afternoon Monday 13th {top-left: "X"} A very snowy day. I washed in the morning and went to Brockville with Andrew in the afternoon - Harold staid in Prescott all night - Lucia and Puss came up with Allen - Sent Bella's box today - Tuesday 14th A fine day but cold - Andrew worked round the house all day - Puss went back to Prescott with Allen - Harold came home - nobody here - - - Wednesday 15th The coldest day we have had this winter. Andrew and I went to Ogdensburg, we walked across the river - Allen staid in Prescott all night - Harold froze his ear badly coming home tonight - Thursday 16th A very stormy morning, it cleared up in the even-ing Harold staid home from school - his throat is very sore - I sent two chickens to Mrs. Longeley's to a sociable that is being held there tonight by Mr. Lewis - Andrew at home and busy all day - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {top-left: "January"} Friday 17th A cold snowy day - Harold staid home from school - Andrew went to Prescott and bought Annie Sharpe, Bannie, & Allen home - Annie & Clara were her for tea - Andrew got 5 gallons of coal oil - {handwriting changes for the rest of the page} Saturday 18th An extremely cold day. Andrew went up to Maitland in the afternoon & took Bannie & Lucia. Annie Sharpe went over to see Solomon Henderson. Harold & baby sick with colds. Sunday 19th Stormy morning, Annie Sharpe, Bannie Harold and myself went to church. In the afternoon, Harold and Lucia & Bannie & Annie Sharpe went over to Emily's Monday 20th Bright and very cold day, Andrew went over to the Council meeting & got half the Statute Labor tax taken off. We all spent the evening at Emily's. Harold went back to school. Tuesday 21st A very cold stormy day. Harold & Allen went to Prescott, Harold went to school and Allen got some medicine for his sickness. Annie Sharpe went home Bannie and I went to Lewis'. I got a letter from Bella. Wednesday 22nd A fine day. Carroll very sick. Bannie went away, over to Emily's today. Nothing particular doing - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 23rd A very fine day - Andrew drove home two loads of wood - In the evening - Emily, Annie, Clara, Bannie, Mr. Telfer, Amy Fields, Addie Ward, and {Pussie?} Munro were here. We had a pleasant little party - Addie & Puss staid all night. Friday 24th A very windy day - The woods are very heavy - Andrew, Puss & Lucia went over the swamp - they had hard work to get back the roads are so drifted - In the evening, Andrew, Harold, Bannie, & myself {"of" is rubbed out} went to Mr. Lewis's for tea - Saturday 25th A very windy day - quite warm in the snow{ink blotch} it thawed for awhile today - Harold {ink blotch} and Andrew worked round the house all day - Allen still confined to the house nothing particular doing - nobody here except Addie & Puss - - - Sunday 26 A very cold day - Harold, Andrew, Addie, and myself went to church - Nobody here and nothing doing - - - - Monday 27th A fine day, looks like a thaw - Addie & Puss went home. Lucia went to Prescott and took her first lesson in music from Miss {Twamley?}. Foddie came up to stay a few days - - - Tuesday 28th A very warm day thawing fast. Andrew & Harold began drawing Ice - Foddie went to Maitland. nothing particular doing - I wrote to Sarah Hurd - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January Wednesday 29th A very fine day. Allen went out for a while Harold and Andrew finished drawing Ice Foddie and Lucia to Emilys -- Thursday 30th A very fine day_ Andrew took Lucia to Prescott, she took her second music lesson- Harold went to school and staid all night at Bills- Andrew sent 75 dollars to Davis - Lucie & Clara were here for the tea and Allen and Foddie went to Maitland Andrew's hew man came today Friday 31st A cold day- James took a load of wood to Brockville- In the afternoon Andrew took me out to Marcia's he staid to tea and spent a very pleasant evening- Bill called and left a blister for Allen February Saturday 1st A very cold day- Allen in bed all day- James took two loads of wood to Brockville Foddie and Lucia went to Maitland and got some medicine for Allen and a pair of stays for me- Andrew tried to look in the woods but the snow was so deep he could not draw Sunday 2nd A very cold day - Andrew, Harold, Foddie & I went to church- Foddie staid at Emilys on the way home - We had two strange clergy {illegible} who addressed us on behalf on the {illegible}- Andrew and William were here to tea </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February Monday 3rd A moderately cold day, snow all the morning, Harold went to school and Lucia took her third music lesson. Papa & Man went to the wood, Allal a little better. Foddie was here for a few minutes Tuesday 4th A lovely day, Andrew and the man in the woods- Emily Henderson came here for a few minutes- Allen getting better- I paid Susan five dollars- Harold and I were over at Emily's for a couple of hours in the evening Wednesday 5th A very fine day. Andrew in the woods as usual- Harold took Sisely down to Mr Skinners - Allen still improving Mr Lewis called in the afternoon, Bill called to see Allen, Marcia Henry & Florence were here for tea, and all the evening. We all went to bed. Thursday 7th A Beautiful day, Lucia and Susan went to Prescott and came home as soon as Lucia had taken her 4th music lesson. Allen not well yet. Harold went to school, girls evenings Friday 7th 1879. A lovely day, thermometer freezing. Andrew and man at the woods, Allen about the same Harold came home this evening- I got letters from home and from Mary in Paisley last night Harold went over to see Fa{illegible}, found her very sick with a cold. Nobody here today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Top left} February {Top} Saturday 8th A very fine day. Andrew in the woods as usual. Harold went to Maitland in the afternoon - No visitors today. Harold posted a letter to Sarah Herd and to Bella. Sunday 9th A very rough stormy day. Harold Andrew & Lucia went to church. No person here. Monday 10th A very fine day - Lucia went to Prescott and took her 5th music lesson. Andrew went out collecting Mr. Lewis's salary. he got $64. Mr. & Mrs. Lewis & Mrs. John Dumbrille called in the afternoon. Emily {and} Clara called. Sol was over in the evening. Tuesday 11th A very stormy day. Andrew went to Brockville in the morning & sold six pounds of butter - he went to Prescott in the afternoon. Sol and Annie were here. Bill and Foddie were here for dinner. Allen getting better fast. Wednesday 12th {empty line} {Handwriting changes at this point? Similar writing style though} A very stormy day. Andrew went to Maitland. roads all blocked up. Harold didn't go to school. Thursday 13th A Beautiful day, but very cold. horseraces in Prescott on the ice. Harold & Lucia went to Prescott. Lucia's sixth music lesson Annie & Kay Henderson were over to tea & played whist in the evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 14 Valentine's day A fine day. Mother & Harold went to Prescott. Andrew in the woods Lucia & Allen at home alone. Carroll put on his new shoes. Saturday 15 A very cold day, thermometer 10 below zero. James went to Maitland with a load of wood & brought home a load of oats. Andrew and Harold in the woods nearly all day. Allen better. Got a card from Bella & a letter from the Asylum. No visitors today. Sunday 16th A very cold blustering day. Harold and I went to church. Annie & Clara came over in the afternoon - Susan at home since yesterday. Monday 17th A very cold morning. {Switches from pen to pencil} Katy went to Prescott with Lucia, who took her 7th music lesson. two new lambs, one died. James went to Brockville with a load of hay. Andrew & Harold woods. {Changes to pen} Heard that Maria Chipman is very sick. {Switches back to pencil} Tuesday 18th A very cold stormy morning. I tried to go to Prescott but had to turn back. In the afternoon Harold went out and brought Florence Mony out to stay a few days. Andrew went to Brockville to stay the mill. I got a letter from Will today and answered it. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February Wednesday 19th A very cold day. Harold went to school. Bill and Ida were here for a minute. Florence and I quilted all day. Andrew went to the woods. Thursday 20th A cold stormy day. Lucia took her 8th music lesson today. Andrew in the woods all day. Ida came up with Lucia tonight - and staid all night. Florence and I finished one quilt today. {Changes to pen/quill, different handwriting} Friday 21st A sunny day and very cold. Ida staid all day. Florence and I quilted all day. Andrew sent corn to the Mill. Annie & Clara came over in the evening. Saturday 22nd A very cold day. Harold and Andrew cleaned the pipes and then went to the woods. Ida went home. Florence and I quilted all day. Sunday 23rd A fine day. Harold very sick with a cold. Lucia and Susan both bad with toothache. Andrew, Florence and myself went to church. No callers today. {A series of short lines running to the end of the page} Monday 24th A very fine day. Andrew, Florence and Lucia went to Prescott Lucia took her 9th music lesson, Andrew went to Ogdensbury. I finished our quilt and washed. {Again a series of short lines running to the end of the page.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Written in ink} Tuesday 25th A stormy day. Bill came up last night to see Harold who is very sick with a cold. Andrew went to the woods all day. I preserved some apples. Clara H here for a minute. Ash Wednesday 26th A soft day. Andrew went to church. Harold very sick. Allen in bed with a blister on. Annie Clara, and Emily here for tea. I have a bad cold. Thursday 27th A very cold day. Lucia and Florence went to Prescott. Lucia took her 10th music lesson. Harold's cold better. Mine not much better. No callers. Friday 28th A very cold day. Andrew went to Prescott and took a jar of butter. Bill came to see the boys. Harold better, my headache very bad. No visitors. Saturday 1st of March A stormy day, Andrew in the woods all day. Fannie came home to stay a week. Lucia in bed sick all day. Susan and baby both sick with cold's {misspelling present in text}. My cold better. Allen wrote to Annie for me. {A series of short lines running to the end of the page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March Sunday 2nd 1879 A very fine day. Andrew, Fannie & Florence went to church - Florence went home - Baby very sick and Lucia too -- In the afternoon two young gentlemen from Ogdensburg came up for a few minutes - - - Monday 3rd A lovely day - Clara Henderson came over in the afternoon for a few minutes - Birdie and Ruth came for Lucia to go up but she could not come go as she is still very sick - Harold went to the {illegible} Tuesday 4th A fine Morning, but rainy in the the afternoon - Andrew went to Maitland and posted a letter for me to Annie Carroll very hoarse with his cold Lucia not much better - no callers Wednesday 5 A fine day but very cold. Harold went back to school today - The first calf came today Annie & Clara Henderson spent the evening here. Andrew in the woods all day Carroll still very sick ------------ Thursday 6th A stormy day. Andrew in the woods as usual Lucia still poorly - No callers today - - - - - Friday 7th A fine day - Andrew working in the swamp Lucia and Fannie went to Sicely's Harold took Fannie to call at Mr Lougley when he came home from school </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March Saturday 8th A very fine day - James went to Brockville and took 24 lbs of butter up to Market - James Stan cme and paid Andrew his Interest money. Fannie went home to Ogdensburg - Andrew and I went with her and took dinner at Mrs Barbers -- Aussie & Clara brought the Mail -- Winnie was here Tuesday 9th A very warm day thawing fast - Andrew, Harold and Lucia went to church - No callers -- Monday 10th Another warm day, Lucia went to Prescott and {illegible} took here 11th Music lesson - Another calf came today Mody here - Allen better -- Tuesday 11th Still very warm weather - Andrew and Harold started to go to Maria's but had to turn back the roads were so bad -- James went to Brockville -- Andrew drew hay from the stack Wednesday 12th A very warm morning - snow going fast Harold went to school and took a jar of butter to Mayberry's -- Andrew and James in the swamp - no callers -- Thursday 13th A fine morning - Lucia went to take here 12th music lesson - stormed quite heavily through the day - no visitors - Allen better -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March Friday 14th 1879 A fine morning. I went to Prescott with Andrew and came home with Harold Spent the day at Annie Sharpe's. Bill & Foddie here for tea - I bought a new lounge cover and a couple of dresses. Saturday 15th A fine morning, Andrew went to Brockville Harild and James went to Henry Morey's and brought over a load of sap buckets -- I went to Brockville with Andrew it turned out a very cold stormy day - I bought a dress for Lucia, and two pieces of Cotton - - - - - Sunday 16th A very cold stormy day. Harold and I went to Church - No callers today -- Monday 17th A cold stormy day -- Eleven years today since Mrs Jones died (Andrew was away all day looking for a girl, but did not get one. Lucia went to take here 13th Music lesson Harold and Lucia both staid at Annie Sharpes all night - No visitors - Tuesday 18th A very fine day - Andrew in the woods all day Harold and Lucia came home, Emma came with them - Harold, Allen and Emily went to a surprise party at Sicely's Wednesday 19th A fine day - Susan went to Prescott and got her tooth out -- Lucia and Allen went to Emily's - no visitors - Andrew in the woods as usual. I got a letter from Bella </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 20th A very fine day - Harold and Lucia went to Prescott -- Lucia took her 14th Music lesson - Ernie came up and went with Harold and Allen to a surprise party at Emily's -- Andrew in the woods as usual Friday 21st A very fine day but cold for the first day of spring -- Allen, Andrew, and myself went to Marcia's for a few minutes - Andrew went to McMurrays {illegible} the afternoon took the stove to Maitland and got it Mended Ernie went home Saturday 22nd A cold stormy day, James went home Andrew and Harold went to fix up things for making sugar in the woods. Snowed heavily today -- The third calf came today -- Sunday 23rd A fine day, Nobody went to church but Allen, he walked up to Maitland - Annie Henderson came over in the afternoon - - -- James came back today Monday 24th A fine day, but cold and stormy in the evening Andrew and Harold tapped the Maple trees -- the 4th calf came today - Allen took Lucia to Prescott, she took her 15th music lesson -- no callers -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March Tuesday 25th 1879 A very fine day -- Harold went to school Allen went to Prescott to stay the rest of the week with Ernie -- The 5th calf came today -- Bannie came up and staid all night -- Andrew in the woods -- Wednesday 26th A very cold day - Bannie went over to Emily to stay -- Andrew busy at home - no visitors Sarah Agnor came in the evening to hire -- Thursday 27th A cold east wind today -- Lucia took her 16th music lesson today -- Bannie, Annie, and Clara were over to tea -- Warmer tonight We have six calves now -- Friday 28th A warm day. Harold went to the woods and began boiling sap -- Andrew went to the woods with Harold, the roads are very bad indeed In the afternoon Andrew went to Prescott to bring up Fide -- Annie Henderson went with him -- Saturday 29th A pouring wet day - I boiled down the Sap Harold brought home to Molasses -- Andrew went to Prescott and sent $78 to Toronto for Margaret - James went to Brockville and sold 25 lbs of butter - No callers Fide and Clarence here -- Sunday 30th A stormy day - Andrew quite poorly, nobody went to church today -- The river opened opposite the houses today - Bannie and Clara were over this afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 31st A fine day - Harold over at the Woods all day Andrew busy at home -- Bannie and Clara came over to spend the evening April - Tuesday 1st A very cold dsy for the season - Friday Clarence and Lucia went to Prescott -- Lucia took her 17th music lesson - I went out with Andrew in the afternoon to tell Sarah Aznoe that I did not want her for the summer Andrew brought Lucia home - Harold in the woods till noon -- Wedesday 2nd A very cold day -- Harold and Allen in the woods all day boiling sap -- Andrew and I went down to the Blue Church {illegible} road and got a girl -- No callers today -- Thursday 3rd A cold morning, Ice nearly gone out of the River - Lucia went to Prescott and took her 18th music lesson - Clara Henderson was here for a minute - I boiled down 12 1/2 lbs sugar from the sap Harold brought home - - - - Friday 4th A very cold day - Showery More like February than April - Harold and Sidney went over the swamp - Miss Blakey and Clara Henderson came over in the evening - No other callers - Saturday 5th A fine morning - James went to Brockville and took 18 lbs of butter - Susan went away, I paid her 5 dollars - Andrew sold two cows and a heifer to Americans - no callers today. -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Sunday 6th 1879 A fine day but very cold for the season Andrew and all the children except Baby and myself went to church - James went to church - no person here Monday 7th A fine day - Andrew went to Prescott and took two cows and a heifer that he sold to Some Yankees - He paid the note on the brick - The boys were over the swamp all day - Clara Henderson went to Prescott with Lucia, who took her 19th music lesson Annie Henderson called - Churned 8 1/2 lbs butter Tuesday 8th A very fine day - I boiled down the Sap and Made two gallons and a quart of Molasses - Annie Henderson and Miss Blakey came over in the evening - No visitors Harold sowed grass seed today Wednesday 9th A fine day, Harold and Andrew went over and boiled sap in the woods all day Allen has a sore throat - No visitors today Thursday 10th A very cold day, in the afternoon it snowed heavily - Mary Acco and {illegible} were here for dinner, also John and Andrew they came over with the sawing Machine I boiled 1 1/2 gallons of Molasses from the Sap, Andrew & Harold boiled down yesterday Andrew and Harold went to Prescott Harold got a pair of boots - I churned 10 1/2 lbs of butter -- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 11 A cold raw day, thermometer below freezing Sol came over to sharpen the saw Andrew, Harold and Lucia went to Church as it is Good Friday -- I boiled sap all day - Sol borrowed 228 bls of flour today -- In the evening Emily and Annie Henderson, & Miss Blakey came over and spent the evening Saturday 12 A fine day but a cold start - Harold went to the woods - James went to Brockville and sold 14 lbs of butter -- I bottled 1 1/2 gallons of Molasses - We have made already 3 1/2 gallons of Molasses and 12 1/2 lbs of sugar. Lucia went over to Emily's in the afternoon Easter Sunday 13 A fine day but very cold for the season - Andrew and Harold went to Church - In the afternoon Annie & Winnie Henderson were here Monday 14th A fine day - Harold went to the Woods Sol came to help saw -- Bill and Duncans were here for dinner - Annie Henderson drove Lucia to Prescott to take her 20th music lesson they came home to dinner - Annie staid till about three O'clock - No other visitors Tuesday 15th A fine morning - They finished sawing the wood today Sol was here to dinner - I made 20 lbs of maple sugar - Phoebe and I churned 19 1/4 lbs of butter - Annie and Clara Henderson were here in the evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Wednesday 16th 1879 A cloudy & raw day - Harold and Lucia went to Prescott - Andrew and James went over the swamp - they boiled down Sap - no visitors today - Lucia set a hen today, the first one - Thursday 17th A fine day but cold wind - Harold and Lucia came home and brought Duncan Mary Ann came up in the afternoon - 21st M.L. Addie & Maria came up for a few minutes I made two gallons of Molasses Andrew went to Prescott with McClean Friday 18 A cold bleak day - Harold made the hotbed - Andrew took ou the double windows - Lucia sick with a cold - Mary Anne sick all day with face ache - I wrote to Annie and to Sarah Hurd - Allend and Duncan went to Maitland - No callers today - Saturday 19th A very fine day, Mary Ann went home, Addie & Maria came up to tea, Allen went down with them. Mrs & Miss Irwin called today - Andrew & Harold busy over the swamp, the sap has stopped running. they brought the kettles home Sunday 20th A fine day. Andrew went to church. Mary Ann & Bill came up in the afternoon for a few minutes. No other callers. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Monday 21st A lovely day. Harold and James took the Saddle back to Henry Morey's Andrew took Lucia to Prescott she took her 22nd Music lesson. In the afternoon Harold worked in the garden. Lucia and I began to clean up the front yard, no callers Carroll 2 years old today, Measures 2 ft 10 1/2 inches in height Tuesday 22nd A very fine morning - James began to plough today, the first time this spring. Harold sowed out bed of onions. Lucia and I were busy raking up the front yard. No visitors I have made 6 gallons of Molasses & 32 1/2 lbs of Sugar this year. Wednesday 23rd A cloudy morning, rained a little, hope it will rain more to start the grass. Harold went to Maitland and to Mr Lewis's, Mr Lewis gave him some raspberry and gooseberry cuttings, he planted them and his grapvines in the afternoon - Mr & Mrs Lewis called in the afternoon. Thursday 24th A fine day. Andrew took Lucia down to her lesson she took her 23rd Lesson - Andrew sold 30 lbs of butter at 15 cts a lb Allen came home Harold worked in the garden Friday 25th A cloudy day - We finished cleaning the front yard. Harold and Andrew went over the swamp and brought home some ashes & trees - they were away all day - no callers. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Saturday 26th 1879 A fine day - Andrew and Harold worked in the garden - In the afternoon Lucia and I helped to sow onions. Allen cleaned up some manure out of the back yard Annie Henderson brought the Mail - No visitors Monday 27th A fine morning the three children went to church - In the afternoon it rained a little - Allen & Lucia went to Emily's Monday 28th A showery day. Lucia went to Prescott and took here 24th Music lesson, her quarter is up today. She bought a pair of shoes for 'Betty' Winnie came to tea -- I cleaned the spare room - Andrew wrote to Bill Hurd and sent Sarah's papers Tuesday 29th A lovely day. Andrew sowed oats today, the first grain he has sowed this year. Harold worked in the fields. Andrew, Allen, Lucia and myself cleaned up the back yard - Mary Ann from over the Swamp came over to tea - Wednesday 30th A fine day, but a very cold Wind from the East Andrew sowed more oats - Harold, Allen and Myself took tea at Mr Lewis's - Mr Lewis gave Harold a pear tree - Andew and Annie worked in the garden in the afternoon I cleaned Lucia's little bedroom - No callers - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 1st Thursday 1879 A rainy morning - It snowed quite heavily for a few minutes - Andrew took Lucia to Prescott she took her first lesson on the second quarter today (of Music), I paid Miss Thornley 8 dollars - Andrew took 33 lbs of butter to Mayberry's No visitors, it rained and snowed nearly all day -- May 2nd Friday A cold disagreeable day - Harold worked in the field - Andrew and Allen worked in the garden - Annie & Clara called for a few minutes - No other visitors May 3rd Saturday A cold windy day - James went to Brockville & sold 16 lbs of butter - I paid Phoebe six dollars her months wages - No visitors Andrew and Harold worked in the garden Sunday 4th A cold damp day - Andrew and the boys went to church - Annie & Clara came over in the afternoon - We went up the lane for a walk. Monday 5th A rainy day - got a little fine towards evening I cleaned Lucia's room upstairs - IN the afternoon I went to Maitland with Harold We paid "Baker" the Blacksmith $5.35 cts I called at Mrs Lewis's and at Miss Lemon's I wrote a letter to Annie - No callers Tuesday 6 A pouring wet day - Susan came back today We cleaned the Hole upstairs and girls room and finished Lucia's room - Andrew took the potatoes out of the cellar, Harold and Andrew went to McClean's baby's funeral - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Wednesday 7th 1879 A very fine day - Susan and I cleaned the drawing room and dining room - Andrew and Harold worked in the garden - Allen harrowed with the team Thursday 8th A fine day. We cleaned the bedroom and Hall - Andrew and Harold planted apple trees - I got a letter from Annie - Allen went to Maitland Friday 9th A lovely warm day - Andrew sowed the wheat - Allen went to perch bay with Sol and the boys - I cleaned the kitchen and Men's room Saturday 10th A fine day very warm - I cleaned the breakfast room and wood house - finished house cleaning except the cellar - Allen Lucia and myself went over to Emily's in the evening for a few minutes. Sunday 11th A very warm day - The boys went to church Annie and Clara came over in the afternoon, we went for a walk over the swamp Monday 12th A very warm day. Andrew and I went to Brockville and sold 33 lbs of butter - In the afternoon Andrew went over to Galash and got some money - I bought Lucia a dress and a pair of shoes - No visitors - Allen went to Maitland in the boat - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Tuesday 13th 1879 A very hot day - I cleaned the cellar today Lucia went up to Miss La{illegible} and took her first music lesson from her - We have21 chickens out - Andrew and Allen worked in the garden - Wednesday 14th A very fine day - Allen went to Maitland Annie and Clara came over to tea Harold worked in the afternoon - I made cakes and covered the lairs - Wrote a note to Bella - Thursday 15th A cloudy day - Lucia and I went to Maitland and got our dresses cut and fitted at Mrs Bakers - In the afternoon it poured rain and thundered and lightened fearfully - no callers - Friday 16 A very wet morning, it cleared up in the afternoon I took Lucia to Miss Lucuous for her 2nd music lesson - I got 1/2 gallon of coal oil and went to Mrs Bakers - No callers - Saturday 17 A very fine day - Allen and I went to Prescott and sold 32 lbs of butter - I called at Fides, Mary Anns, and Anne Sharpe's - Saw Mrs Arthur Sharpe and her baby - Allen went to Maitland and posted a letter to Sarah Hurd with fifteen dollars in it - Andrew and Harold worked in the garden - No callers - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Sunday 18 A fine day but very hot - Andrew Lucia and Allen went to church Susan went home - Annie & Clara came over in the evening - Monday 19 A fine day - Andrew and the boys began to plant potatoes - No callers I was busy all day at Lucia's dress Tuesday 20th A very fine day Mr Lewis , Miss Harrison's Emily and the two girls came over to tea - Mr Thomas Lewis came to - Harold finished sowing barley - Allen & Andrew planted potatoes - Lucia took her 3rd M.L. Wednesday 21st A fine day but quite cool, an east wind blowing Nothing particular doing - Andrew Harold and Allen planting potatoes Thursday 22nd A cool day. Dr Chipman called and left Andrew some medicine - Bella and her children came today to stay for a year - I got a letter from Sarah Hurd - Annie and Clara came over - I went to Prescott for Bella - Bill & Mary Ann left for Wrexter - Friday 23rd A fine morning but cool A slight frost last night - Allen went to Prescott for Bella's trunks - Lucia not well - Andrew and Harold sowing Mangolds Finished planting potatoes yesterday - Annie & Clara over in the evening - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Saturday 24th 1879 A lovely day - Harold, Allen & young Lewis took the boat and went to Ogdensburg - {illegible} Lewis junior came to tea - Andrew hoe'd potatoes - I went to Maitland in the afternoon - No visitors today - Monday 25th Sunday 25th A very cold day - Harold & I went to Church Emily, Annie & Clara came over in the evening - A hard frost came tonight Monday 26th A very cold windy day - the last - Andrew sowed oats - today - no person here - I planted some flax seed in five rows of potatoes - - - Tuesday 27th A fine day - Andrew and Harold taking out Manure - Lucia took her 4th Music Lesson and got her dress fitted at Mrs Bakers - no visitors - - - Wednesday 28th A fine day - Andrew and Harold at the Manure - Miss Wells and Mrs Wells walked down and spent an hour or two here - Nothing particular doing - Thursday 29th A very hot day - Harold and Andew still at the Manure - I went to Maitland and took up ten lbs of butter to Mrs Wells - No callers - I finished my calico dress - got a letter from Mary - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Friday 30th 1879 A very fine day - about noon Bannie {illegible} came up for me to go down to help take care of her Mother who was taken suddenly ill - Harold and Andrew busy at the Manure - Lucia took her 5th music lesson Saturday 31st A fine day - Andrew and Harold weeding all the day. - Maggie Patterson and the two little Henry children were here - I was in Prescott Anne Sharpe very sick - Tuesday June 1st A fine day but very cool - Annie no better. Thomas Campbell came up to see the children Annie Sharpe very bad - Monday 2nd A cold wet day - Clara came down for Emily Allen came Thomas from Prescott - Nothing particular doing - Tuesday 3rd Lucia took her lesson A cold wet day - Began to plant corn Annie Sharpe very ill - Andrew and Harold went to Prescott, Andrew sold 35 lbs of butter - Wednesday 4th A very cool day - Still planting corn Carroll quite poorly - Annie Sharpe very bad Miss Addison Wells came down to tea - Thursday 5th A wet day. The men washed the sheep - Annie Sharpe no better - rained very heavily today - - - Mr French was elected with 150 majority </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Friday 6th 1879 A very cold day - They finished planting corn - Annie Sharpe a little better Poured rain this afternoon Saturday 7th A cold day, hot bright, Allen came down for me - Annie Sharpe a little better I will go down again in a few days Carroll not very well - - - Nobody here Sunday 8th A very fine day but cool - I went over to see Solomon Henderson, Edith came here on Saturday - Bill came for a minute Mary Anne and Sol came over to see Bella - - - Monday 9th A cloudy morning. Andrew, Lucia, Baby and I went to Brockville. I bought Lucia a hat and Callie one too - Nobody here, it rained in the evening Tuesday 10th A very fine day - Andrew, Harold and I went to Ogdensburg - Farcine & Ernie Came up to stay a few days - Will came this afternoon - I saw Annie Sharpe, she is better - Nothing particular doing L took 7 lesson Wednesday 11th A fine day, Francis {illegible} were out in the boat all this morning In the afternoon Allen and Ernie went to Prescott - Andrew busy ploughing over the swamp </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Thursday 12th 1879 A cloudy morning with a little rain Jackson sheared the sheep today - Mr & Mrs Lewis called on Bella Edith came over to tea - Annie Sharpe better - Andrew working over the swamp - - - Friday 13 A very fine day - Allen is fifteen year old today - Ernie and Allen came back from Prescott Lucia took her 8th Music Lesson. All the youngsters took tea up on the rocks near Parson's - In the evening they lighted a bonfire at the River - Andrew busy at ploughing for the Buckwheat - Saturday 14 A very windy day. Ernie went home in the morning - Andrew went to Brockville and bought 5 lbs of tea he sold the wool and a tub of butter weighing 59 lbs. Will went away to Toronto on the way to Winnepeg - Harold went over to Emily's in the evening - Sunday 15th A very wet day - Harold, Allen, Fannie and myself went to church, Andrew and William came over in the evening - - - - Monday 16th A very fine day - Lucia and Fannie went to Ogdensburg - Bella drove me down to Annie Sharpe's - All busy hoeing- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Tuesday 17 1879 A cloudy cold day - Andrew went to Prescott twice for Bella's furniture Nothing doing on the farm. Annie Sharpe better - - - - Wednesday 18 A showery day - James went for{illegible} to his Mothers funeral - All busy hoeing Thursday 19th A lovely day - Harold came down to Prescott for me in the afternoon In the evening Harold and I went to Mrs Lougleys - All busy hoeing, James still away - No callers Friday 20 A cool day - Jems came back at noon - I was busy all day fixing the spare room - Anne and Ida came over to tea - Saturday 21 A very fine day - Allen went to Maitland in the boat - Harold made the soap - Andrew finished hoeing potatoes, no callers - - - - Sunday 22nd A showery day - Andrew and Allen went to Church, Annie and Clara came over in the evening - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Monday 23rd 1879 A very fine day - Bella went to Prescott and brought Lucia {illegible} from Ogdensburg. All the men working over the swamp - Annie and Ida were over to tea and brought us some strawberries - McClain borrowed 40 dollars Tuesday 24 A very hot day - Andrew, Harold and James over the swamp sowing buckwheat - Lucia went up and took her 9th music lesson. Bella went to Maitland and Mrs Lewis's - Annie and Ida brought over 4 qts of strawberries for which I paid them 50cts - Andrew wrote to Dun and enclosed a draft for $34 - he also wrote to Tracey and enclosed a draft for $78 for Margaret Wednesday 25th The hottest day we have had this year - Andrew and James working over the Swamp - Lucia and I went to Emily's in the evening Thursday 26th A very hot day - Harold finished working over the swamp. Mary Ann, Addie and Fide spent the day here - In the evening Allen and I drove over to McWilliams and Starretts - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Friday 27th 1879 A very hot day - Lucia took her 10th music lesson. In the evening Harold and I called at Mrs Lougley's. Mrs Well's, and Mrs. Lewis's. Bill called for a few minutes, Ida and Andrew came over with 4 qts strawberries, I paid them 25 cts on account. I owe them 73 cts Andrew and the boys busy hoeing. Johnnie Stanatt came to work too at 60 cts a day Saturday 28th A cloudy cool day. It rained a little this morning. Harold went to Prescott and got a lot of things for the house. Andrew and the men busy hoeing. No callers Tuesday 29th A fine day. Andrew, myself, and all the children went to Church. In the afternoon Bill and Ella called and took Lucia to Prescott with them Annie and Edith Henderson came over. Monday 30th A very fine day - Andrew and Beth boys hoeing potatoes. In the afternoon Harold and I went to Brockville, We got letters from (Allen) a lawyer in Sep{partially erased} Sebastopol California concerning Jane's affair - I got myself a dress, I took tea at Mrs Bakers in Maitland, I wrote to Bob and thanked him for the coat he sent Baby. No visitors - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1st July Tuesday A very hot day. Andrew still hoeing We worked in the garden all the morning - In the afternoon I went over and salted the Cattle - Mary Ann came over to tea and brought me some rhubarb. Andrew wrote to Mr Allen in Sebastopol, Allen went to Maitland and bought 1/2 a gallon of Coal Oil - Wednesday 2nd A very hot day. All hands hoeing. Andrew and I went to Prescott in the evening to the Sunday Festival. I picked and preserved some gooseberries - No callers The man cam to get paid for the book from Brockville- And paid him $3 1/2 for a book that not's worth the paper it is printed on- Thursday 3rd A fine day. Johnny Starrott left tonight Andrew paid him $3.60 cts. Andrew and Harold hoeing all day - no callers Friday 4th A very fine day. Al the children went to Ogdensburg to spend the day James and the two girls went too Andrew and I picked gooseberries all the afternoon.- It was 10 o'clock in the morning when all the wanderers got home. Saturday 5th A very fine day but very hot - Will {illegible} and Lou Sharpe came up to tea - Andrew put Paris green on the potatoes and fixed the soap - Mrs Wells called </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July Sunday 6th 1879 A very fine day. The boys went to church In the afternoon Mary Ann, Addie, Ellen and Bill came up and staid to tea. Sol was over too - Monday 7th It rained heavily this morning - In the afternoon it cleared up. Emily Henderson came over to tea - Harold went to Prescott in the afternoon - I preserved the gooseberries that I picked on Friday - Andrew and the boys hoeing Tuesday 8th A cloudy morning, but very hot afternoon Bella went to Prescott and brought Lucia home - In the afternoon Lucia took her 11th lesson from Miss Le{illegible} I picked some raspberries today, enough for tea - We had new potatoes for the first time today, No visitors - Wednesday 9th A very fine day - Harold cut a field of hay this morning - Susan and I went and picked berries - No callers - Thursday 10th A wet day - Susan and I picked berries. The men hoed corn, no person here - Andrew killed a sheep - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July Friday 11th 1879 Lucia took her 12th Music lesson. A fine growing day - We picked berries at the head of the lane. In the evening two men came and staid all night _ They left a hasp hinges to pay for their nights Saturday 12th A very hot day - Susan and I picked a good many raspberries, I preserved ten pounds of fruit in the morning Lucia took tea at Emilys - All the girls from Emilys came over in the evening - - - - Sunday 13th A very busy day - Andrew, Allen, Bella and Lucia went to church. In the afternoon Bill, Mary Ann and Ella came up and staid to tea. Ella staid with Lucia. In the evening Allen and I went to Evening Service Monday 14th A fearfully hot day - Sudan and I picked a lot of berries - It rained very heavily in the afternoon. Andrew got some hay in before the rain No callers today - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 15 A very hot day - Anderw and all hands busy at the hay - Lucia took her 13th music lesson - I went and got my dress fitted at Mrs Bakers - Mr & Mrs Lewis & Miss Hammond called - Winnie, Milly and Maud came over to tea - Bill came for Ella about ten o'clock in the evening. Edith and Annie were here Wednesday 16th A scorching day - Susan and I picked a lot of berries - Annie Henderson came to the berry patch with us Bella made preserves of raspberries and black currants - no visitors Thursday 17 A showery day - Susan and I picked berries - Bella went to Prescott and bought a new churn and fork No callers - Andrew and boys cut rye and hay - Friday 18 A very fine day - Lucia and I went to the swamp and picked about 6 quarts of berries early - Mary Ann, Lucia, Ella and Dunnie spent the day here - Sol came and helped Andrew with his hay - All very busy - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July Saturday 19th A very warm day - Susan and I picked berries in the morning. In the afternoon I canned some. Lucia very sick with a swelled face and fever - Sol and the boys All here helping with the hay - I got my new dress home from Mrs Bakers - No visitors today - Sunday 20th A fine day - Harold and Allen went to church - Edith and Annie were over in the evening Monday 21st A fine day - Sudan and I picked Berries - Sol and the boys were here all day - Andrew paid Sol 25 cts no callers - Tuesday 22nd Lucia took her 14th lesson A fine morning Bella went to Prescott for some things. The two girls went to pick berries - No callers - Sol and the boys were here all day Wednesday 23rd A pouring wet day - Harold went to Prescott - No callers - All hands at the Mangolds for a few minutes - Thursday 24th A very fine day - Annie and Ida were here for dinner. I paid them 75 cts the last of their berry money All busy haying - no visitors </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 25th A fine day. All hands busy haying We made a cheese this morning - No callers - I went for berries - Lucia went for her music lesson but did not take one as Miss Lemon was sick- Saturday 26th A cloudy day - Sol and the boys were here for half a day drawing in hay - Lucia and I went for berries in the afternoon - No callers - Tuesday 27th A fine morning, but a very heavy rain in the afternoon - Andrew, Allen & Lucia went to church in the morning In the evening Allen, Lucia and myself went to Church - No visitors Monday 28th A very fine day - Harold mowed hay Lucia and I picked berries in the afternoon - All the rest of the day I was helping to pick the wool - we finished it at tea time No visitors - - Tuesday 29th A very hot day - Sol and the boys were here. Andrew built a stack of hay This is Harold's birthday, he is seventeen years old today - Lucia went and took her 15th music lesson - Phoebe took the wool down to her sisters to get carded and spun - I made a cheese today - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July Wednesday 30th A fine day, Sol and the boys worked all day here, they left tonight Andrew paid them seven dollars and a half - No callers - Susan and I picked about 8 quarts of berries - Thursday 31th A very hot day - Andrew and the boys cut and drew in hay - Mary Ann, Ella and Dunnie came up to tea - they took Lucia home with them to stay a few days Susan and Phoebe picked about 7 qts of berries - Harold very sick this evening August 1st Friday A very fine morning - Harold a little better, he was very sick until about 12 o'clock last night. I made a cheese this morning - Anderw and the men finished cutting hay and drew in some - No visitors - Harold not able to work at all today Saturday 2nd A very hot day - the hottest day we have had this summer - Andrew finished haying - all in now except the Marsh hay - got a letter from Miss Howells and {illegible] Mrs Lewis and Ethel Loughley called to see Me about the Picnic - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 3rd A very hot day - Andrew and Harold went to church - IN the afternoon the boys and I went to Emily's In the evening Annie and Edith came over - - - - Monday 4th A very hot day - I went to Maitland in the morning & paid Mrs Baker for making my dress $3, 6 c. I also gave Mr Lewis $5 towards repairing the church - Bella went to Prescott and brought home Lucia and some things for the house - No visitors . Tuesday 5th A very fine morning. Harold spent the day in Prescott and Ogdensbug Andrew & Allen moved barley - Lucia went to her 16th music lesson It rained heavily in the afternoon - Wednesday 6th A very fine day - I went down to Prescott, I visite Mary Ann, Fides and Annie Sharpe. Andrew and the boys drew in the Barley from the field by the River. In the evening I made a cake for Lucia to take to the Sunday School picnic - No visitors - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August Thursday 7th A lovely day - Bella, Lucia, Susan and the two children went to the Picnic - I staid at home, Mrs Macdonald, Dr Macdonald and the three Miss'es Macdonald, with Mrs Wells, & Miss Wells called in the afternoon - I got a letter from Bob Andrew and boys drew in hay and cut oats - Friday 8th A showery Morning, Andrew and I went to Brockville and to Marcia's In the afternoon Andrew and the boys raked up oats and worked at the Mangolds. Lucia took her 17th lesson - I bought a fly trap, and two bowls - Saturday 9th A nice cood day, James went to Brockville and bought sold 29 lbs of butter - Andrew and Harold drew in Oats Edith, Annie & Clara Henderson with Mr Hewitt came over to tea - Sunday 10th A very fine day - Andrew, Allen, Lucia and Bella went to church in the morning - Harold and I went in the evening - - - - Annie Henderson came over - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 11th A very hot day - Andrew and the boys worked at the Mangolds they drew in oats in the afternoon I sent 5 lbs of butter to Mrs Wells No visitors today Tuesday 12th A very fine day - In the afternoon Mary Ann Dunnie & Ella came up and staid all night - Andrew very busy harvesting Lucia took her 18th Music lesson- Bella and I were busy cooking. James went to Brockville and sold 33 lbs of butter Wednesday 13th A lovely day - Andrew and Harold cut wheat and barley - In the afternoon, Mary Ann and all the children from over the swamp - Fide and her two boys - Marcia and her two girls Mary Anne, Dunnie & Ella all came to a picnic in the front yard. All seemed to enjoy themselves very much - - - Thursday 14th A very cool dull day - Andrew drew in some barley and worked at the mangolds Mary Ann still here - In the evening Mr Hewett and Edith came over to say goodbye - Bella got a letter from Will on Saturday Wednesday - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August Friday 15th A cool day. Lucia went for her music lesson but Miss Lemon was sick and could not give it to her - Sols Mary Ann spent the afternoon and took tea here. - Mrs Grant and Emily called - Mary Ann, {illegible}, and Ella went home. Bill and Clarence called. Bella and Harold spent the evening at Emily's - Andrew finished cutting barley and drew in some. Saturday 16th A very cold moning - Andrew cocked up barley in the morning, in the afternoon it rained very heavily the heaviest coldest rain we here had this year. Andrew and I took tea in Prescett. Sunday 17th A pouring wet day - None of us went to Church it rained so steadily - Andrew (from over the Swamp was here) It is very colr weateher for this season of the year. there was heavy frost in the back country the night before last. Monday 18 A very miserable cold day. Andrew went out in the back country and collected part of Mr. Lewis's Salary - No visitors - Andrew no better - Tuesday 19th A fine day. The boys and Andrew drew in all the barley - Andrew very sick but working. Lucia took her 19th music lesson - - - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 20th A fine day - Andrew very poorly - Lucia and Allen went to the Sunday School picnic - No visitors Allen and Harold cutting oats Thursday 21st A very fine day, but very hot - Bill and Dunnie were here fishing Mary Ann and Ella came up and spent the day, Ella staid all night Andrew worse today - - - Friday 22nd A lovely day but very hot - Andrew and baby Ella and myself went to Prescott, I went to Ogdensburg for a few minutes and took baby over - Andrew worse today - I got Lucia a pair of boots, they cots $1.25 cts Lucia took her 20th music lesson - Saturday 23rd A fine day, Bill and Dunnie were here Susan and I picked up a lot of apples that the wind blew down- The boys finished bringing in the Oats - - - - Sunday 24th A very fine day Andrew very poorly They all went to Church - In the evening Allen, Lucia and I walked up to church Bill called to see Andrew who is a little better. Sols family came over in the evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August Monday 25th A cloudy gust day - Andrew a little better Bill and Sidney Ford fished all day, I took the butter up to Mrs Wells's Lucia and I went to the church Bussie scalded his foot very badly - Tuesday 26th A fine day Andrew about the same Marcia and Henry Morey came out to see Andrew in the evening - Phoebe's brother came to work at the threshing - Bill came up - Bella and Lucia took went to Brockville Lucia took her 21st music lesson Wednesday 27th A lovely day. Bella and Lucia went to Prescott, Lucia staid at Bills - Annie and Ida were here for tea Annie Henderson came with the letters Andrew a little better - - - Thursday 28th A very fine morning, The Thrashers came this afternoon about 2 O'clock, Sol and Andrew were here for tea - No visitors - Friday 29th A very fine day - Thrashers got on well - Andrew very sick - Marcia, Ella and Lucia were here for a minute Saturday 30th A very fine day - The Thrashers left at ten O'clock - All the rest of the men put in straw - Sol and his children went home - Andrew paid out more than 17 dollars for the thrashers - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 31st A fine day - Harold and Allen and Lucia wen to church - Bill, Mary Ann and Ella were here in the afternoon Mr & Mrs Lewis came to see Andrew in the evening - Emily and Annie Henderson were here - Monday 1st September A fine day, but very hot - Andrew a little better - I went to Maitland and took Mrs Wells's butter - The boys cleaned up oats, James took one load down to Mr McCarthy's Tuesday 2nd A fine day - Mary Ann (from over the swamp) came over and staid all night to help me fix cushions for the church - Bannie and Willie Darlington called the boys spent the evening at Emily's. James went to Brockville in the afternoon he took another load of oats to McCarthy's - - - Wednesday 3rd A cloudy morning, rained very hard tonight, Mary Ann, Lucia and I went to Maitland and brought the cushions home from the church We put the carpet down and fixed the {illegible} partly - Annie came over and staid all night - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September, Thursday 4th A very hot morning, the most lovely day we have had this year - Andrew better I worked at Miss Howells room nearly all day. In the afternoon I took Mary Ann and Annie home - Sol was over - Bill was here for tea - Dunnie came and staid all night - Lucia quite sick Emily and Clara Henderson were over in the evening - Shut up the pigs to fatten today - - Friday 5th A very fine day - Harold went to Brockville and brought home Miss Howells, she has come to tech Lucia - Andrew a little better - no visitors today Saturday 6th A windy day but very bright - Lucia spent the day in Maitland at Mrs Lougley's, Allen and Dunnie went to Maitland in the boat - Harold and James cut buckwheat Andrew and I drove over with their dinner, Bill called in the evening Dunnie went home Tuesday 7th A fine day - Harold, Allen, Lucia and Miss Howells went to church in the morning - Edith and Clara called for a few minutes, In the evening Allen, Miss Howells , Lucia and myself went to church - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 8th A dull morning, Harold went to cut buckwheat but had to come home on accound of the rain, Sidney came up to invite Harold and Allen to a party - They all went down to Prescott this evening it poured rain all night - Andrew very poorly again Tuesday 9th A rather fine day - Harold went down to Prescott and got a hundred weight of sugar James went away to the Fair in Ogdensburg - Gills came up to see Andrew Allen came home B got letter of W. Wednesday 10th A lovely day - Andrew better - Harold was cutting buckwheat all day, Sol was helping him - Bill called to see Harold - I preserved plums and canned tomatoes - no visitors - - Thursday 11th A fine day - Harold and Sol cut buckwheat I preserved plums and pears - Mr & Mrs Lewis and Mrs Lougley called Annie and Clara were over - Friday 12th A fine day - Harold over the swamp James came back last night Susan and I picked up apples for drying - Andrew better Saturday 13th A fine day. Harold over the swamp Nothing particular doing - - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September Tuesday 14th A very hot morning and cold afternoon Harold, Lucia, and I went to church. In the afternoon it cleaned off and than was a heavy white frost at night. Monday 15th A very fine day. I washed in the morning in the afternoon, in the afternoon we began to dry Apples. Bella packed all her things to take to Brantford. Tuesday 16th A cloudy cold day. Harold took Bella and the children to Prescott, they went on the train to Tornoto, Emily, Annie, Clara, Winne and Milly all spent the evening here. Harold went to Ogdeusburg and did not get home till late. I went on drying Apples. 3 years today since Mr Jones died Wednesday 17th A very windy rainy day, about 5 O'clock this morning a gale came up that blew down the large Willow tree in the front yard, and several other branches. Harold and James fixed up fences and killed a sheep. Andrew and I worked at the Apples all day. Toodie and Foddie called yesterday. No callers. Thursday 18th A disagreeable day. One of our cows got sick and died, the best milker we had. I worked at the Apples. Bill called to see Andrew. Harold, Allen and Miss Howells went to the Opera this evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 19th A fine cool day. H Andrew, Carroll, and I went to Prescott, I bought a pair of shoes for Carroll and myself. I began to pack Captain Atkinsons butter. Andrew went to Ogdeusburg. No callers. Saturday 20th A fine morning but squally afternoon. I made pumpkin pies and was busy all the morning. In the afternoon Miss Howells, Lucia, baby and myself went to Marcias we got caught in a heavy shower of rain and hail. I got a letter from Bella and a basket of peaches. Ernie came up and staid all night. Sunday 21st A lovely day. All the young people went to church. Andrew and I staid at home. Ernie went home in the afternoon. Andrew and I went for a walk. Allen and Lucia went to church in the evening. Monday 22nd A very fine day. I washed, and packed butter. In the afternoon Andrew and I went out in the country for a drive. The road was good and the weather lovely so we enjoyed it very much. Tuesday 23rd A showery disagreeable day. Andrew went to Prescott. Harold and James cut corn. Andrew paid Lafontaine 60cts for fixing the church. I worked at Apple drying all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September Wednesday 24th A very cold day. We finished drying Apples. The boys, Miss Howells, and Lucia went up to Mr Lewis's in the afternoon. Got a postal card from Bella . No visitors. Frost tonight. Thursday 25th A very fine day. Andrew Harold and I started on the 8 O'clock train for Ottawa. James ploughed. Mary Ann came over to stay till I get back. We walked the exhibition building about 12 O'clock and saw every thing that was worth went into the city its the evening & got a comfortable bed. Wes Friday 26 The 18th anniversery of wedding. A lovely day. Harold Andrew and myself visited the Chandiere Falls The Waterworks - The Parliament Buildings and grounds, and of the places of Interest in Ottawa, we took the four O'clock train from the city and arrived in Prescott about 1/2 past eight. Bill brought Maggie home for a visit from the Asylum yeasterday. We got home at a 1/4 to eleven,, found all right at home we were all very tired - - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 27th A fine day. Mary Ann went home Allen went to Prescott and brought home his new clothes. Mary Allen And Maggie came up and staid to tea. Miss Howells and Allen went to Emily's. In the evening Emily and all the young people were here. I got a letter from Sarah Hurd - - Sunday 28th A cool day. Andrew, Allen, Miss Howells and myself went to church. In the evening Miss Howells and Harold went to the Prescott church Annie & Clara were over. Monday 29th A fine day, very hot, I was busy all day, washing and cooking. Harold and Andrew over the swamp stacking buckwheat. No visitors. Tuesday 30th A very hot day, mid like August heither. Andrew finished stacking in the afternoon they picked Apples. Mrs & Mr Arthur Sharpe came up for a few minutes in the afternoon - </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October Wednesday 1st 1879 A very warm day, Andrew picked snow apples all day, got a letter from Bella. All the young people went to Mr Lewis's. James went to Prescott and brought up some Apple barrels. Thursday 2nd A very hot day. The thrashers were here, they thrashed the buckwheat over the swamp , Fide and Maggie came up and staid to tea. Allen, Lucia, and Miss Howells went over to Emily's to tea. Friday 3rd A lovely day. Baby and I spent the day at Marcias, Andrew picking Apples, and brought home buckwheat from over the swamp. Saturday 4th A fine day. Picked up apples and barrelled them up. Lucia spent the day at Mr Lewis's. Mr Lewis called. I sent Bella's box away - - - - + Sunday 5th A very fine day. Andrew and the boys went to church in the morning In the afternoon Maggie and Fannie came up for a few days. We went to church in the evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 6th A gloomy day. Andrew went to Brockville, he is on the Grand Jury - Emily and the girls over in the evening. Miss Wells and Mrs Wells called. Tuesday 4th A very warm day. Andrew and Allen went to Brockville. Susan went went away today. Men digging potatoes Fannie, Harold and and Miss Howells went to Emilys. Wednesday 8th A hot day. Andrew and Harold went to Brockville, theu sold 11 barrels of snow apples and bought home some flour. Mary Ann came over to help me with Fannie went home. Thursday 9th A very warm day. Lucia, Caroll, and myself went to Brockville. Andrew got off of the Jury today. I bought Lucia a pair of boots and a chess. The men digging potatoes Friday 10th Another very warm day, rained a little this morning. Andrew and Men at the potatoes. Harold patched the cider house. I went to Mary tonight Mary Ann still here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October Saturday 131th 1879 A very fine day. Harold and Allen went to Prescott. Fannie came up to spend a few days. Ernie came up to spend the evening, he staid all night. Mary Ann came went^ home, Annie came for her. Sunday 12th A fine day, all went to church except Harold and myself. Ernie went home in the afternoon. Monday 13th A fine day, Ida came over to help me for a few days. I washed and finished packing Captians Atkinsons butter. Emily and all the children over in the evening. Tuesday 14th A very fine day but cool. James went to Brockville with the butter. Harold went out for some potatoes that Andrew bought Annie, Clara, and Edith were over in the evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Wednesday 15th A very fine day . Fannie went home, Harold aand I went to Prescott. I went to see Annie Sharpe, no callers today except Annie. She borrowed a A dollar and a half from me to buy coal oil. Thursday 16th A very warm day, as warm as the middle of July. Harold went for a swim today, I went to Maitland in the afternoon. Bill and Maggie were here for a few minutes. Friday 14th A very hot day the smoke is dreadful. I churned a large churning today. Andrew and Men at the potatoes. Harold picking apples Saturday 18th A rainy morning. Harold and James went to Brockville, in the afternoon Miss Howells and Harold went to Prescott for his clothes it rained heavily today. Andrew and men husked corn all day. Sunday 19th A very cold, day Harold Allen Lucia Miss Howells & Ida went to church. Thomas Campbell spent the day here - I sent Mrs Lewis 25 cents for the sewing today. </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9e3a2c1932d6407f9502869997ebe5cf.pdf d88d5a127453b7a7e2c1d923ae3f3b31 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2cdb0074c393e3fc27f878c084d6a0a9.pdf 02ea618ec01ba0b01fa8683c165a6fe7 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 & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1880 New Years day (Thursday) 1880 January 1st A very fine day. Mary Ann and Dennis came up to dinner so we had a large party. Bill came to tea. Harold went to Iroquois to a Ball. Andrew went to Prescott. The young ones danced and played games till after eleven o'clock Friday 2nd A warm day, thawed fast all day. Andrew and James took the old piano to Prescott. Harold came home about two o'clock In the afternoon he took all the four children to Brockville. Mary Ann took Lucia and Ella to Prescott. Dennis staid here. Henry Morey called for a few minutes. Saturday 3rd A very fine day, soft rained haid at night. Andrew and Harold began working in the woods. Allen and Jimmie did the chores. No callers today. Sunday 4th A very warm day, snow going fast. Clara Henderson came over. Maggie, Andrew, Allen, + Dennis went to church. Bill brought Lucia home and took Dennis away with him in, the evening. Harold not at all well. Monday 5th A very fine day. Andrew and Harold in the woods. Lucia went out skating with Clara Henderson. No callers. Allen and Maggie went to Brockville. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1880 Tuesday 6th January A very wet thauring day, Harold and Andrew in the woods all day, Emily came over to tea. Annie and Clara came in the evening. Wednesday 4th A very fine day. Andrew away all day collecting Mr Lewis's salary and looking for a girl. Maggie went out for a walk. Lucia and the baby went out on the River with Allen. Mrs Lewis and Miss Hammons called to see Maggie. Annie Henderson and Winnie came over. Sarah Lenuset came and staid all night. Thursday 8th A very fine morning. Harold went to Brockville. Andrew in the woods all day. In the evening Maggie and I went to Emily's to see Harold came for us. Friday 9th A very fine day. Margaret and Lucia spent the day in Presestt. Ella came up with three in the evening. Allen went to Maitland. Saturday 10th A very fine day, Andrew, James and Maggie went to Presestt Brockville Andrew sold a tub of butter for 21cts a pound. Miss Howells came back this afternoon. Andrew went to the woods in the afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 11th A fine day, Magaret, Miss Howells, Allen, and Harold wenr to church. In the afternoon Margaret went over the swamp. Ella went home, Harold took her. Monday 12th A dull disagreeable day. No sleighing to speak of. Andrew and Harold ent wood in the near swamp. Allen began taking lessons from Mr. Mary well, an hour a day. In the evening All of the family except Andrew + Myself with baby spent the evening at Mr. Lewis's. X Tuesday 13th A fine day, sleighing very bad, no snow. James went to Brockville. I went over to Emilys in the afternoon with Allen. Andrew and Harold in the woods. Andrew has a bad cold. Wednesday 14th A very fine day. I spent the day at Emily's helping Edith. Maggie went to Presestt and bought up Mary Ann in the evening. Andrew and Harold in the woods. Lila Hammond came down and staid to dinner. Thursday 15th A very fine day. Maggie, Mary Ann, and my-self went to Marci's and spent the day. Andrew and Harold in the woods all day. No callers. Friday 16th A fine day, sleighing nearly all gone. Maggie and Mary Ann went over to Sols and to Miss Becks, In the afternoon the Miss Denubrillers called to called money for a present for Emily Henderson. Maggie went to Maitland in the afternoon. Bill came and took Mary Ann home. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January Saturday 17th 1880 A very wet day. Andrew, Maggie, and I went to Prescott in the buck board. I went to see Annie Sharpe, she is very ill, I dont think she will live long if she does not get better soon. Maggie went back to Prescott to stay at Bills. No callers. Caroll has a bad cold. Sunday 18th A very wet day. Harold sick with a cold. Allen, Andrew, and Lucia went to church. No callers, except Sol and the boys in the evening. Monday 19th A rainy day. Andrew and James went to the woods. Harold bot coble to go out. Nothing doing, no callers. turned very cold tonight. Tuesday 20th A bitterly cold. some snow fell. Andrew and James went to the swamp but had to come home it was so cold. no visitors. Wednesday 21st A lovely day, just cold enough to be pleasent. Lucia and Miss Howells called at Mrs Lewis's. Mrs Mrs + Mr Lewis and Miss Smith called here. Annie Henderson came over to tea. Thursday 22nd A fine day, good sleighing. Andrew and James in the swamp. Nothing particular happened. Bella had a daugther tonight at Nyntheille </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 23rd A sunny day. Andrew went to Presestt in the morning. Mary Ann and Margaret came up and staid all night. James went to Brockville. Miss Howells went to B and Harold. Saturday 24th A fearfully lovely day. Mary Ann and Maggie went home. Andrew and I went to Presestt. Andrew went over the River. I went to see Annie Sharpe. I look carisle to Presestt. James took a load of oats to Mr McCarthy's. Sunday 25th A very fine day. Andrew, Allen, + Lucia went to church in the morning. Allen, Lucia, and Miss Howells went to church in the evening. Sol and his two boys were over in the evening. Harold still laid up with a cold. Monday 26th A very fine day. Andrew went to the back woods to chop. Nothing particular happened. Harold still poorly with his cold, sleghing going fast. Tuesday 27th A very warm wet day. Andrew in the woods all day. Harold, Lucia, and Miss Howells went to Camibal at Presestt, it was late when they came home. No visitors. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January Wednesday 28th 1880 A soft day, sleighing nearly all fone. A little colder tonight. Annie Henderson was over for a few minutes. Andrew in the woods all day. Harold went to the woods in the afternoon. Lucia sick all day she is comfortably tired out after skating last night. Thursday 29th A rainy warm day. Andrew in the woods all day. Emily Henderson and the then Miss Hendersons came over to tea and spent the evening here Friday 30th A fine day, no snow to speak of. Andrew in the woods all day. Nothing particular happened. The Hendersons came to tea tonight instead of last night, the Missionary meeting was held in Maitland last night. Miss Howells and Harold went to the meeting. Saturday 31st A fine day, but looked like snow, Andrew in the woods as usual. Young Mary called and paid Andrew 40 dollars intrest money it snowed heavily tonight. February Sunday 1st A very stormy cold day, {illegible}. several degrees below zero. Andrew and Allen went to church. Lucia quite sick with a swelled face. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 2nd A clear bright very cold day. Andrew and James in the woods, the Main foyer across today. Allen skated to Maitland. No callers today. Tuesday 3rd A fearfully cold stormy day, Andrew went to the woods but had to come back it was cold. Allen went to Maitland. Wednesday 4th A very fine day. Andrew went to Ogdeusburg and brought Jammie home. I went to Emily to help her get ready for Edith's wedding. Mr Hewat, Mr Clart, and Mrs McMallow came here and staid all night. Thursday 5th A {A piece of paper about people involved in a wedding} day. We all went to the church today to see Edith Hendersons married to Mr Hewat. Harold, Allen, Andrew and myself went to the breakfast at Emily's. Jammie, Miss Howells, Allen, and Harold went to an assembly in Presestt. Friday 6th A very fine day. Andrew went to Presestt and brought Jammie and Miss Howells home after the Assembly. Harold and Allen came home at six o'clock this morning. Annie Jones was here for a few minutes. X Staurday 4th A fine day but snowy. Andrew tool James took to North Aguste and went to Marickville for a plough beams. No callers today, all the young ones tired out after the assembly </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February Sunday 8th 1880 A very cold day. Jammie, Lucia, Harold and myself went to church in the morning. A nothing particular happed. Monday 9th A very cold but bright day. Andrew went to the woods all day. Harold drew wood all day. ALlen went to Maitland. Tuesday 10th A very cold day. Andrew and Harold worked round the house all day. In the evening Andrew and Jammie and I went to Presestt to a Tableauy. Concert, Maggie quite poorly. Jammie staid all night in Presestt. Ash Wednesday 11th A cold stormy day but very bright. Andrew was busy setting the saw over the swamp all day. Annie and Clara Hendreson came over in the evening. Rained hard tonight. Thursday 12ht A very windy warm day, nearly all the snow gone, Andrew and Harold saving wood over the swamp all day. Nothing particular happened. No callers today. Friday 13th A warm day, but snowed at night. Bill came in to see me. Emily and Miss Blakey came over tea. Annie and Clara came in the evening. Andrew and Harold in the woods all day. Saturday 14th A very fine day, good sleighing, James Starr came and paid Andrew some intrest money. Allen went to Presestt and staid all night. Andrew and Harold worked round the house all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 13th A fine day, a little snow fell in the morning Ernie and Allen came up and went to church Ernie staid till evening Allen took him down. Miss Howells, Allen, and Ernie took tea at Emily's. Monday 16th A fine day but thawing fast. Andrew and Harold went to Maitland. Nothing particular happened, no callers. Tuesday 17th A very warm day just like spring, sleighing all gone. Allen, Lucia, and Miss Howells went to a carnival in Presestt. Bill came in the evening and played cards for a couple of hours. Wednesday 18th A very warm wet day, ice nearly all out of the River again. Andrew and Harold went to the woods but had to come home it rained so heavily, See the afternoon Andrew for Nelliw shord and went to see Mr Lewis. I got letters from Bob Henry and Mary Ballaohey and answered them both. Thursday 19th A very cold windy. Andrew and Harold went to Lyon to see about apple trees. Nothing particular happened. Sol was over for a few minutes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February Friday 20th 1880 A very fine day. Andrew and Harold were in the woods all day. Lucia and Miss Howells went to Emily's for a few minutes. No visitors, the first calf came today. Saturday 21st A stormy morning, the men did not go over the swamp. Harold went to Maitland and got a sleigh frfired, he brought home a letter from Dean. Bill came in the evening and played cards. Sunday 22nd A fine day, no sleighing. Andrew, Allen Lucia and Miss Howells went to church In the morning. Nothing intresting to tell about today. Monday 23rd A very snowy day. Andrew and Harold were over the swamp all day. Lucia went to see Lila Hammond who is very sick. Tuesday 24 A fine day just like spring, Annie and Clara were over in the evening. Harold and Andrew in the woods all day. Nothing particular doing. Wednesday 26th A very fine day, no snow or ice, we have not any ice in yet. Andrew and Harold in the woods sawing Sols wood. I wrote to Annie tonight. Lila Hammond very poorly. Mrs Morris died today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 26th A very warm day. Allen and Lucia spent the evening at Emily's. Harold and Allen in the woods as {illegible}. Allen went to Maitland, no callers. Friday 27th A very hot day. Allen took Andrew down to Presestt to go across to Mrs Morris's funeral. Harold went over to help Sol finish his wood. Lila no better. Allen went to Maitland. No visitors today. Saturday 28th A wet day. Andrew came home about noon. Lucia and Miss Howells went to see Lila she is very sick. I finished quilting a quilt for the girls bed. No visitors today. Sunday 29th A very windy day. Harild, Miss Howells and Lucia went to church. Nothing doing. Monday March 1st A lovely day. Andrew and Harols over the swamp, to see me and gave me some powders for baby, who has a bad cold. Tuesday 2nd A lovely day. Harols went to Brockville and took 14 lbs of butter today. Mr Lewis called In a few minutes. Miss Howells and Lucia went over to Emily's in the afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March Wednesday 3rd 1880 A very warm day. Andrew and Harold drove in from Mr Lewis pond. I finished boiling the molasses I had a part then piats. Annie Hendreson came over for a little while. Caroll's cold very bad, I am afriad he has got congestion of the lungs. X Thursday 4th A warm close day, baby very sick, Andrew went for Bill early this morning. baby has congestion of the lungs. Andrew and Harold went to Wrights comes for a load of saw dust. Friday 5th A rainy day. Andrew and Harold worked all day round the house. Young Muray called and paid Andrew 46 dollars. Andrew Had called and Bill called in the evening. Saturday 6h A warm morning, then was a little snow fell tonight. Harold went to Brockville and sold 17 lbs of butter and 15 dozen of eggs. I paid Miss Howells 25 dollars, her quarter salary. Allen went to Maitland and got a 1/2 lb of tea. Sunday 7th A fine morning but wet afternoon. Andrew and Allen went to church. Annie and Clara came over in the afternoon. Monday 8th A very cold day, {illegible} down to see this morning. Andrew went down to the Town Hall to attend the council meeting. The new man came today Harold and Robert drew in all the afternoon. Caroll a good deal better. I am busy boiling sap. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday 9th A fine day. Andrew went over the swamp. Harold and Robert went for a load of saw dust to Woods. In the afternoon they drew Hay. Nothing doing woith men. tiring. Bill calling in the evening. Wednesday 10th A cold windy day. The men all over the swamp sawing wood. Emily and Clara Hendreson cam over in the evening, Bill called and played a game of cards in the evening. Thursday 11th A very cold day, no snow, but an north cast wind cold enough to cut everyone in two. The men went over the swamp to saw wood. the first lamb of the season came today. ___ ___ _____ ______ ___________ Lucia I woke last in this forward I have been very sick and was laid up for nearly two weeks in bed. Maggie has been here missing me. Mary Ann spent a couple of days here. Harold has boiled some sap over the swamp. hee has made a nice lot of molasses. they have sawed wood here for there days. There are there calvew now. one sheep died Miss Jessie Wilson died on Good Friday, she is to be buried today. Yesterday was Easter Sunday the 28 of March, Andrew, Maggie and the boys went to church. Annie Hendreson was over. Emily has been here to see me there on four times. Mr Lewis has come to and has been very kind. Lila Hammond is very ill. The weather has been very changeable and very cold for the season of the year. Caroll still has a bad cold in his head I still try and knit regularly now. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March Monday 29th 1880 A cloudy day. Andrew went to the {illegible} meeting. The boys both went as Pall Bearers to Miss Wilsons funeral. Bill came to see me. Andrew went to Presestt in the afternoon. Mary Ann and Ida called in the afternoon and got some oats and 2 dollars in money. X Tuesday 30th A lovely day. Andrew, Harold and Robert went over the swamp to work. Allen went to Maitland and paid Mrs Barton her salary. Nothing particular doing. Wednesday 31st A very fine day, Sol and Andrew commenced to start saw wood but broke down before they got a cord cut. Andrew went to Presestt in the afternoon and ordered a new wheel. No person here today. Thursday, April 1st A lovely day just like summer. Another call came today. Harold, Lucia and Miss Howells went over the swamp to boil sap. Andrew put up the hams to smoke. Friday 2nd A very fine day, as warm as summer. Bill and Annie came up. The man split wood all day, I put the {illegible} fly {illegible} on my chest tought. Nothing particular doing. Saturday 3rd A very warm day. Andrew went to Brockville Harold went over the swamp part of the day he made the hot bed in the afternoon. I was in bed all day with a blister on. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Sunday 4th 1880 A rainy morning but very warm. Maggie, Lucia, Allen and Miss Howells went to church. I was in bed all day. Annie and Lola were here for dinner Monday 5th A warm day, but not so hot as yesterday. Sol and Andrew were here saving wood oneof the cows very sick. Allen went to Maitland to get medicine for it. The cow died tonight. Tuesday 6th A fine day.Robert went to Presestt. Dennie came up with him. Andrew skinned the cow. Bill came up late at night to see me. I sent a letter to Bella and got one from Mama and Annie. Wednesday 4th A very cold morning with quite a flurry of snow Sol and Andrew came over to saw wood. They finished the wood at dinnerr time. Andrew paid old Mr Robinson 70 cents for mounding his boots in Maitland Thursday 8th A cold day but fine. Robert went to Brockville Another lamb came today. Mary Ann came over in the afternooon. Allen drove his horse I got a letter from Will. Friday 9th A very windy day. Dennie and Maggie went to Presestt. Robert went to Brockville with a load of hay. Harold made a gallon of molases. Jude and Clarence came up with Maggie from Presestt. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Saturday 10th 1880 A rainy morning. Andrew and Harold went to Presestt. Another call came today. Allen took Jude and Clarence to Brockville in the {illegible}. Andrew went on the River It began to snow tonight. Sunday 11th A very cold slowery day. Andrew and Miss Howells went to church. I was quite deep. No visitors. Monday 12th A very cold disagreeable day. A very hard frost last night. Harold went over the swamp to boil sap. Andrew went to a cheese meeting. Allen sent to Maitland. Allen paid Mr Marshall $7.50 Tuesday 13th A very dark cold day just like March weather. Harold went over the swamp. Andrew Allen and Robert went to Brockville. Bill came in the evening for a few minutes. Wednesday 14th A very strong east wind. Harold and Mrs Howells went to Presestt. Allen went to Maitland and over to Emily's in the evening. Robert was ploughing, they plouged for the first time last Thursday the 8 of April. Thursday 15th A warm windy day, the {illegible} stood at alarming heat all day, bodogeres, yesterday it stood at Freeying point all day. Friday 11th A pouring wet day. The men worked round the house. Allen went to a theatered performence in Presestt he staid all night. Bill was in for a few minutes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday 17 A very wet day. Allen came home about noon. Sol was here and got some coal oil. Robert went to the Mill. Clara Hendreson brought us over a quarter of veal. Sunday 18th A lovely day. Miss Howells and the boys went to church. Maggie went out for a walk. Monday 19th A fine day but windy just like March Robert ploughed all day. Harold went to Dagleishes and Bartons. Andrew and William was here for tea. Andrew worked at the cheese factory all the afternoon. Tuesday 20th A very windy day. Andrew sent the milk to the factory for the first time. he sent 102 pounds of milk. Robert ploughed all day. Andrew and Harold {illegible} in the {illegible} noon and worked in the garden in the afternoon. No visitors. Three lambs today. Wednesday 21st A very fine day. Andrew sent 105 lbs of milk to the factory today. Maggie went back to Bills: Harold took her to Presestt this forenow Carroll is three years old today, he measures 3ft 3 in. C Bill in Thursday 22nd A very wet day. Mrs Lester came and cleaned the Mens room and flow room. Andrew Harold and Robert went to Presestt. Robert bought home a load of shingles. Allen took 103 lbs of milk to the factory. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April Friday 23rd 1880 A fine day but cold. Mrs Lester came and cleaned the pantry and breakfast room. Robert and Flan plouged all day. Andrew and Harold busy round the house. Bill called for a minutes. Andrew sent 102 lbs of milk to the facotry. Saturday 24th A very fine day but a cold east wind blew all day. Andrew and Lucia went to Brockville. Harold sick all day. Andrew sent 110 lbs of milk to the factory. Allen went to Maitland in the evening. Sunday 25th A fine day. Andrew, Allen and Miss Howells went to church. Harold very sick all day. Monday 26th A rainy day. Andrew went to Presestt to get some medicene for Harold. Allen took 120 lbs of milk to the factory. Friday 27th A very fine day. Andrew went to Feyew to get some apple trees. Mary Ann spent the day home. Harold a little better Bill came to see him. Mrs Wilson and Miss Wilson came up in the evening. Allen took 121 lbs of milk tomorrow today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Tuesday Wednesday 28 Avery fine day. Mrs Lester was here working. A lot of things from over the swamp here brought over here. Men busy ploughing No visitors. Allen took 117 lbs of milk to facotry Thursday 29th A rainy day. Agnes cleaned the {illegible}. The contents of Sols house were brought over. The men drew out manure and ploughed. Harold very miserable Allen took 122 lbs of milk to factory. Friday 30th A very windy day. Andrew and the men busy in the field part of the day. In the afternoon Andrew made a box to pack Bella's things in. Rained hard at night. Saturday 1st of May A very windy disagreeable day more like than March than May. Allen Lucia and Miss Howells went to Presestt. Lucia got a pair of boots and slippers. Bill came to tea. Andrew took all Bella's funiture to the statow. Harold a little better. Sunday 2nd A very fine day. Allen Lucia and Miss Howells went to church. No person here. Monday 3rd A very windy day. Lucia and Miss Howells went to Presestt. Andrew planted the early potatoes and some of the apple trees. Mary Ann and Andrew were here in the afternoon for a few minutes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Tuesday 4th 1880 A very fine day. Annie from Sols was here for tea. Henry Morey was here for dinner. Lucia set a few on duck eggs. I got a letter from Bella and Answered it. Andrew set out fifty four apple trees, and sowed some oats the first he has sown this year. Wednesday 5th A very fine day. Andrew planted trees part of the day. he sowed oats below the road. Lol and Andrew were here. Mr McCallough from Brockville came and took away his house that was here, he paid Andrew ten dollars. Flan Barton went away, Andrew paid him $7.50. Thursday 6th A fine day, Andre finished the apple trees. Harold not much better. Johnson Starratt came to work. No callers. the wind very cold tonight. Friday 7th Anice day, but quite cool, frost last night Lucia and I cleaned the dining room Mary Ann came over to tea, Emily came for a few minutes. Miss Bertha Fielole was married on the 29th of April. Saturday 8th A very hot day just like summer. Andrew took me as far as McCleans for a drive.Rufers paid him 30 dollars part payment for the house he bought. No caller or news. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sunday 9th A very fine day. Andrew Allen & Lucia went to church. Bill called in the afternoon. Ida, William, and Andrew came over after tea, Andrew staid all night. Monday 10th A fine morning, about two O'clock Ive had a heavy thunder shower, the rain did a great deal of good. Andrew began to plant potatoes in the afternoon and sowed barley. No callers. Tuesday 11th A very warm morning but cool evening. Andrew, Miss Howell, and Lucia went to Brockville and brought me some things for the house, I heard today that Annie Sharpe is very ill again. Wednesday 17th A very cold north wind, blew all day. Andrew planted potatoes. Mary Ann came over to tea. No other visitors. Thursday 13 A very cold east wind. Andrew planted potatoes. Men sowed grain and ploughed. Little Andrew went home, Andrew paid him a dollar for four days work. Friday 14th A very cold wind this morning but very warm in the evening. Andrew finished planting potatoes and sowed oats and barley Bill came for a few minutes. Lucia and miss Howells went to Maitland. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Saturday 15th 1880 A very warm day. Harold went to Brockville in the morning. Allen went to Presestt in the afternoon. Andrew sowed seeds and dug in garden all the afternoom. Sunday 16th A very fine day, Andrew and the two boys went to church. Lola and Andrew came over in the afternoon. Andrew paid James {illegible} on Saturday. I went for a drive over the swamp with Andrew to see the cattle. Annie and Clara came over in the afternoon. Monday 17th A very warm day, we want rain badly. Lola came over to help me clean house, we cleaned the Halll upstairs. Lucia and Miss Howells got their dresses fitted at Mrs Makers. Men both ploughing. Andrew and Harold sowed pumpkins. No visitors. Tuesday 18th A rainy day, Lola and I sewed all day. Men Andrew and Harold went to Presestt. Robert went to Maitland sick. Nothing particular doing. Wednesday 19th A fine day, Ida and I cleaned Lucia's room and sewed. Robert came back this evening. Mrs Lester was here for dinner. no company. Thursday 20th A very hot day, the hottest we have had this summer. Andrew and Harold worked in the gardens and drew out manuere. Annie and Clara came over in the evening. Lola, Andrew and myself cleaned the big bedroom. Lucia went to Maitland. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Friday 21st A cloudy morning, but did not rain. Mary Ann and Mageret came up and spent the day here. Miss Howell went to Maitland Man busy drawing out manure and drilling the field in front of the house for marigolds. Saturday 22nd A showery cool day. Man planted Marigolds. Harold and Allen went to Presestt in the afternoon. Harold went to Ogdeusburg. Andrew went to the cheese factory. Lola and Andrew were here for a long time. Sunday 23rd A very windy day, but bright. Miss Howell Lucia, Lola and Harold went to church. Annie and Clara were over in the evening. Bill called in the afternoon. I went for a drive. Monday 24rd Fiona's birthday, A very fine day, Harold and Miss Howell went to a picnic at the pines John Willow came up in the evening to settle up the cheese accounts. Emily came for a little while. Tuesday 25th A very hot day. Allen came home with Mary Ann and Maggie who came up and spent the day here. I went for a drive in the afternoon. Wednesday 21st A very hot day. Andrew finished planting marigolds in the field. Miss Blakey and Annie & Clara Hendreson came over in the morning Tom Lewis came to see Harold. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May Thursday 24th 1880 A fine day Harold left today for {illgible}. Allen took him to Presestt. Andrew busy in the garden. No callers today. Friday 28th A fine day, Andrew worked in the garden nearly all day, he sowed a sowell piece foots. Andrew has got shindy from the factory for cheese $26.22cts Mr Howell came up and honed the Piane I paid him a dollar. Saturday 29th A very fine day. Allen and Miss Howell went to Presestt and Ogdensburg. Ida went home in the evening. No caller. Sunday 30th A pouring wet day. Andrew and Allen went to church in the morning. In the evening it cleaned up and Lucia went to church with Annie Hendreson who came over to see. Monday 31st A very windy day and cold after the rain Robert took a load of cheese to Presestt. Lola {illegible} came down to tea. Emily Hendreson came over to and {illegible} to tea. Tuesday 1st of June A very cold windy day it rained hard in the night. Andrew went to Brockville he took up some eggs and 8 {illegible} of butter to {illegible}. Andrew got $11.40cts from the cheese today. Mrs Lewis called for just a minute. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Wednesday 2nd 1880 A very fine day but cool, a slight frost last night. Andrew, Allen, baby and myself went to Presestt, I am very tired after the drive. Andrew paid a good many bills and paid Bill what he owed him he commend to plant came today. Thursday 3rd A cold windy day, I felt very tired and miserable after doing to Presestt. Andrew and Allen plointed come, little Andrew came over to work. No callers today. Friday 4th A very fine day. Allen took me down to Presestt to stay in few days I feel miserable Allen went to Brockville in the evening and brought Susie down I paid Miss Howlls 25 dollars Andrew finished planting corn and pumpkins. Saturday 5th A very fine morning but poured rain in the afternoon, Allen went to Presestt to go to a picic but it rained so heavily that he was dissapointed, he went to a party at Mrs Jones. Sunday 6th A very wet morning but cleaned up about 9 Oclock Allen and Ernie sowed up to Maitland church. Monday 7 A very windy day. Susie went home, Andrew went little Andrew worked in the garden. Nothing pastieder doing they made another sale of cheese today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Tuesday 8th 1880 A very fine day, Maggie is very sick same last Friday with congestion of the lungs. Allen came down for me today, Fiele and Clarence came to Presestt. Andrew was hoeing potatoes, men ploughing. Wendesday 9th A very fine morning. A doubtful a bit better In my trip. I got his letter yesterday one from home and one from Charlotte. Andrew got $13,86cts from the cheese factory last night.No body home. I paid Mary Ann 50 cents. Thursday 10th A very fine day but very hot. Andrew took me to Brockville with him to sell the wood. I got fearfuly tired. I paid Hutchisons Bill and paid Mrs Howells 26 dollars has yours salary up to the 6 th of September. Tuesday 11th A very close hot day. Allen took Mrs. Howlls to Brockville she has gone for good lam happy to say. Emily Hendreson came over and bought me a nice sponge cake. Andrew busy hoeing potatoes. Saturday 12th A rainy day, Andrew went to Presestt and brought me some nice {illegible} Maltos. We got a letter from Harold, I answered it and sent hime from postage stamps. Sunday 13th A wet morning day but cleaned uptime for church. All the young ones went, Andrew stayed with me. Allen is 16 years old today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday 14th A very fine day. All hands hoeing potatoes. Mrs. Lewis and Lola came down to see me, I dont get strong very fast. Allen posted Harold a letter to catch the mail at Winnipeg. Tuesday 15th A lovely day. Lucia and I went to My Brothers to et my wrapper cart out. Afterwards we show out spent the day at {illegible}. Men hoeing Marigold. Wednesday 16th A very fine day. Men busy at the marigolds. We heard today that Bill was {illegible} out. Mary Ann Annie and William were all home. Thursday 17th A very fine day. Lucia and Lola went to Presestt to find out about the fine Bills house was badly burned but nothing lost. The family went to Mrs. Lewis, Miss Hendreson came and took me for a drive. Clara Hendreson came over and brought five turkey eggs to Caroll. Lucia brought home fifty packets of sugar. Lola went home this evening. Friday 18th A fine day. Andrew finished using buckwheat Lucia set a hen on the turkey egg. Allen went to Presestt in the boat. No visitors. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Saturday 19th 1880 A very fine day, Andrew and I went to Brockwille. Men hoed marigold they finished then. Allen came home in the evening got a letter from home and Bella. Sunday 20th A cloudy day and quite cool Lucia and Allen went to church. In the afternoon there was a frighful thunder and hard storm of on the second comission. Emily came over in the evening. Mr. Lewis called but I could not see him. Monday 21st A very fine day, Men didgood work all day, All the Hendresons came over in the morning and went out in the boat. Tuesday 22nd A fine day. Men finished the roadwork at noon. Andrew busy hoeing all the afternoon. I got a card from Charlotte. Wednesday 23rd A cloudy morning, but cleaned up about 9 oclock Andrew Lucia and Myself cleaned the drawingroom. We finished it but 10'oclock the afternoon then worked at the marigolds. Thursday 24th A very warm morning. In the afternoon wet very heavy showers of rain and hail. {illegible} the window blinds all upstairs Allen made the new ones for me on the Machine. I went with Lucia and pilot a few {illegible}. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Hunham Jones 68 Security By Aunt of Rout-fermi Dalplisch {Note in right margin: $55} Mar 7 By interval fri 2.Months up to 1st of May. a . D.1878 {Note in right margin: $30} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Hunham Jones 68 Security By Aunt of Rout-fermi Dalplisch {Note in right margin: $55} Mar 7 By interval fri 2.Months up to 1st of May. a . D.1878 {Note in right margin: $30} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1877 Dunham Jones Decem 3 To Cash $50 {illegible} of the Rust {note in left margin: '$50'}" to " $25 to the takin out of the first half years interest {note in left margin: '$25'} To $9 Paid to the Scavenger {note in left margin: '$9'} 5 To $12 for lined Juave lulfring to survey for making a live fence 1878 letover Dunham's lot of Soloman's {note in left margin: '$12.00'} Mar 7 To $4 for drawing died by French {note in left margin: '$4.00'} 1879 " for Preaching mortgage {note in left margin: '$1.50'} Jan 30 To a Draft for $75 {note in left margin: '$75'} June 3 To a Draft for $9 interest up to the 1st of May A.D.1879 {note in left margin: '$91'} 25 To a Draft for $34 fault of interest {illegible} due up to 1st Nov A.D. 1879 {note in left margin: '$34'} August 22 To a dafe for $40 from of interest 1878 not due up to 1st Nov A.D. 1879 {note in left margin: '$40'} Oct. 28 To a Draft for $40 to B.B. Allen {illegible} for D Wilson Jones {note in left margin: '$40'} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> (A blank page. Very worn with some smudges) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June Friday 25th 1880 A fine day but very warm. Andrew took me to Presest. Maggie is better, Mary Ann not to well tired out cleaning. In the afternoon men worked at the Margolds. Emily came over in the eveing. Saturday 26th A fine day Lucia quite sick all day. The new finished the Margolds. Agnes went to Maitland. Annie Hendutow was over for a {illegible} Sunday 27th A very warm day, Allen went to church Mrs Henry frine Jeine Houte was buried today in Maitland. Mrs Lewis called in the afternoon. Monday 28th A cloudy morning, rained a little in the night. Men busy hoeing. Andrew and Lucia went to Brockville and bought down Susie. I got a bad pain in my side. Tuesday 29th Andrew went to Presestt for Bill to see me. rained a little today. Andrew went to get Johnie Patterson to work. EMily Nenderin was here for tear, the spent the afternoon with me. Bill caught some fish. Wednesday 30th A fine day. Bill and Me came up fora minute. Allen went to Presestt. Men still weeding in the garden. Thursday July 1st A fine day. Agnes and Robert both took holidays. Lucia took Susie to Brockville. We got a very nice letter from Harold yesterday. Mis. {illegilbe} called </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July Friday 2th 1880 A very fine day. Allen came home in the morning. Men Hoeing come. Aqnes picked enough up berries for tea. Charlotte Sallie Sallie and Geirge Malloeh all came to see me. George went to Mathew to stay the rest stayed with me all night. Saturday 3rd A very fine day. Allen took the Malloehs up to Brockville. Bill came and put a {illegible} on my side for Pleasing. Men busy hoeing. Andrew came over and got {illegible} from his lunch Andrew. Saturday 4th A very fine day, I was in bed all day with a blister on. Bill came in. Emily came over Ernie and Lola and Annie came to dinner Allen went in Presestt with Ernie. Monday 5th A fine day. I got up but felt very weak. Andrew busy hoeing come. No person here. Tuesday 6th A very hot day. Allen came home in the {illegible}. I was very sick all day. Andrew and men hoeing come. Mrs Lewis {illgible} Wednesday 7th A very hot day, Men hoeing came and Andrew worked in the garden are of {illegible} me. Emily came over in the eveing. Allen painted part of the porch. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday 8th A very hot day. Robert went to market Andrew went to Presestt and Ogdensburg he brought Jammie home with him. I was very poorly all day, Bill came in the evening. Friday 9th A fearfully hot day. George, Charlotte Jillin and Sallie Malloeh all came down and stowed all night. Mary Ann & Maggie drove up in the afternoon family and Mary Ann from over the swamp were here in the morning. Bill called Saturday 10th A very hot day. The Malloehs all went away today. Allen cut the {illgible} hay the new busy hoeing. Sunday 11th A fine day. Allen and Jammie went to church. Lucin came home from Presett family came over. Andrew {illgible} of home with Monday 11th A cloudy morning. Jammie went to Presestt with Andrew . It rained very heavily in the afternoon and morning. Men {illgible} barn and mowing macheine. Tuesday 13th A clouudy day after the rain. Annie Jones came over. Andrew and all lunch {illgible} of the hay, Allen cut ome noon, we got in the load. Wednesday 14th A very fine day. All bury at the hay. Bill called to {illgible} and went out {illgible} family came over </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> To A Hare & Co & Lemon} <table><tbody><tr><td>1833</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz axes to grind</td> </tr><tr><td>-</td> <td>To</td> <td>6 doz do do</td> </tr><tr><td>-</td> <td>To</td> <td>8 do do do</td> </tr><tr><td>Aug 11</td> <td>To</td> <td>16 doz do, do</td> </tr><tr><td>15</td> <td>To</td> <td>3 doz do do</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz and 2 axes</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>To</td> <td>4 Broad axes</td> </tr><tr><td>1833</td> <td>To</td> <td>" " for staves</td> </tr><tr><td>Sept 25</td> <td>To</td> <td>5 doz axes</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz and 4 axes</td> </tr><tr><td>Oct 19</td> <td>To</td> <td>9 doz axes</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>To</td> <td>5 Broad axes</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>To</td> <td>5 stave axes</td> </tr><tr><td>23</td> <td>To</td> <td>7 doz axes</td> </tr><tr><td>Nov 25</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz do</td> </tr><tr><td>29</td> <td>To</td> <td>10 doz do</td> </tr><tr><td>30</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz axe</td> </tr><tr><td>Dec 9</td> <td>To</td> <td>5 doz axes do</td> </tr><tr><td>12</td> <td>To</td> <td>4 doz and 8 Axes</td> </tr><tr><td>13</td> <td>To</td> <td>1 Broad ax</td> </tr><tr><td>17</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz Axes</td> </tr><tr><td>19</td> <td>To</td> <td>3 doz Axes do</td> </tr><tr><td>25</td> <td>To</td> <td>4 doz Axes do</td> </tr><tr><td>27</td> <td>To</td> <td>1 Stave ax do</td> </tr><tr><td>Jan 3</td> <td>To</td> <td>5 doz axes</td> </tr><tr><td>15</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz axes</td> </tr><tr><td>20</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 doz axes</td> </tr><tr><td>23</td> <td>To</td> <td>1 Stave ax</td> </tr><tr><td>31</td> <td>To</td> <td>2 Broad axes</td> </tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td>10</td> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> </tr><tr><td>7</td> <td>"</td> <td>"</td> </tr><tr><td>"</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr><tr><td>"</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr><tr><td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>"</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>15</td> <td>10</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr><tr><td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>"</td> </tr><tr><td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>"</td> </tr><tr><td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>"</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> amount Brot over Bg 3 doz axes by the money at 10/ flak Bg 2 doz axes that Mr Lemor had Bg 3 ax at /10pat do <table><tbody><tr><td>58</td> <td>10 2</td> </tr><tr><td>1</td> <td>10</td> </tr><tr><td>1</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>26</td> </tr><tr><td>$61</td> <td>28</td> </tr></tbody></table> March 28+29 By 20 doz axes ground at 10/per By grinding the doz afer at 10/p doz By do 2 " " " 6/3 " By do 2 Broad axes at 1/3 per June 24 By do 5 doz axes at 10/ per By do 1 doz and 7 axes, at 10/ per By 1 doz 05 axes ground and not polished at 10 p doz Nov 1 By grinding 5 Broad axes 19 By grinding 2 Broad axes By do 2 narrow axes By pollishing 14 axes at 3 per By grinding 3 doz axes at 10/ By do " " " By d do By 5 Broad axes at 1/3 By grinding 1 doz axes not polished</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 5 July Thursday 15th 1880 A very warm morning. Little Andrew went to Brockville to market. Andrew bury having in hay. Allen cutting. No caller myself family in the morning. Friday 16th A fine day. Allen went to Presestt and brought Maggie up to stay for a while. Mary Ann came over to him and took Annie home. Family came in the morning. Saturday 17 A cloudy day,quite a shower in the afternoon Mary Ann, Bill, {illgible}, Ellen, Hatter Pottow and {illgible} I hope came up to him, Mary Ann was over to porw the swamp. Saturday 18th A very fine day. Maggie, Lucin, Allen and Andrew went to church. I went for a drive over the {illgible} swamp it had me {illgible} Monday 19th A fine day, with just little bits of showers. Allen went to Presestt and brought up the new {illgible} girl, Maggie and Lucin went berry picking. Sol was here all day helping to draw the hay. Allen mowed all the afternoon. Tuesday 20th A very wet morning. Andrew and Robert and Francis. In the afternoon Andrew went collecting Mr. Lewis's salary. We got a letter for Harold and one from {illgible} too. Bille came in for a few minutes family and the girls were over in the evening. The Two Miss Willows called to see how I </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Wednesday & Thursday too faded} Sunday August 1st A very hot day, Allen, Maggie and Julian went to church. Ms. Lewis called, also family and May over and {illgible} from over the swamp. Monday 2nd A wet day, Andrew filled the lunch went to Presett killed a sheep, Arnold went over to the church for the rest of the men hoed when the rain died stop them. Tuesday 3rd A fine morning but cold. Allen went to Presett. Andrew was in the garden as the barley was wet get to bring in - no callens - Robert went to Brockville. Wednesday 4th A cloudy morning it cleared up a bit 12 delay deport the day at Mrs. Lewis's -Nobody here- Men drawing in barley. Thursday 5th A very cool morning, I went for a drive to Maitland with Andrew I got very cold. Andrew worked in the garden. Allen and little Andrew went to Presett <little Andrew went to the circus in Ogdensburgh. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 7 August Friday 6th 1880 A very fine day, {illegible} was have drowing in barley they got it all in and cut some oats. Andrew {illegible writing crossed out} began to make the soap and worked in the {illegible}: No callen. Wednesday September 1st 1880 A cloudy morning, I've have had no rain worth while for a month. Andrew and Allen cut buckwheat over the swamp. A fearfully hot day. No callen. Thursday 2nd A {illegible} day for heat. one off the hottest of the season. Jude and Clarence went back to Brockville. Noone over the swamp. Queenie (the Irish girl) cause to work on Tuesday. Friday 3rd The hottest day I've have had this year. A litte rain cause up in the morning but search rough to lay the duvet. The men wine over the swamp. Arnold very sick all day. Saturday 4th A very hot day. Andrew sowed Rye over the swamp. Allen melted over the soap. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Board at Mrs Hanfers 1881 Commenced board on the second day of Feb took tea March 2 Paid Mrs Hanfer for (the?) work 12.00 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> John Powell Commenced work on the morning of the 16th of March A D. 1881 at $2 for the first month + $15 for the next 6 months April 9 7. Cash 60cts for to buy a razin 50cts + bush 10cts </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8d7ddaa3c193842345342a299a4832c8.pdf 1b50fe07d353b5121f7b7194508fec97 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31b88582de6f41c352bad3daefc1a13b.pdf 816c111c724110e4f9f74cabb6327fa6 PDF Text Text Francis Goring (1755 – 1842) 1790 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers X993.5.375 X 987.5.4.102 {probably an accession number for museum purposes - in pencil} Francis Goring’s {scribble design} Acct. of House Expences and Memorandum's begun June 2d 1790 {scribble design} {scribble design} Nafsau (now) Lincoln Province Upper Canada House Expences April 24th 1790 1790 June 2d 8 ¼ lbs Butter from Corn'l Lambert 2/ - 16 6 May 19 1 lb Tea Paid Mrs Thompson's Eggs - 8 - Cash paid for Sugar - 4 - 2 ½ Gallons Rum from Mrs Thompson 12/- 1 10 - 8 lbs Maple Sugar from Mrs Thompson - 8 - 2 lb Loaf Sugar from Mrs Thompson - 5 - ½ lb Green Tea from Mrs Thompson - 6 - 2 lbs Rice from Mrs Thompson - 2 - June 5th . �June 10th Sepr 2 1 Quire Paper Cash paid Hamilton - 3 - 2 ½ yds Flannel Cash paid Hamilton 4/- - 10 - a pr Mens Shoes Cash paid Hamilton - 12 - 4 lbs Candles Cash paid Hamilton 2/6 - 10 - Thread Cash paid Hamilton - 1 - Tobacco Cash paid Hamilton - 8 - 2 Nutmegs 2/- & thread 6d Mr Forsyths - 2 6 1 Bushel Petatoes Mr J Ball - 5 - 21 ½ lbs Butter from Mr Jacob Ball between the 19th . June and 7th . Augt. 2/- 2 3 - 1 Cwt..0 qr..8 lbs. Flour from Mr Jacob Ball 1 14 3 0 Cwt..2 qr..0 lbs. Flour from Mr Jacob Ball - 16 - 1 Cwt..0 qr..2 lbs. Flour from John Secord between 27 June & 18 July 32/- 1 12 7 0 Cwt..3 qr..12 ½ lbs. Flour from Mr Daniel Servos 32/- 1 7 - 14 3 10 14 3 10 - 6 3 over £ 1790 Augt 23d over 2 ½ lbs Loaf Sugar. pd Mrs Thompson 32/- Carried Brot /6 �7 ½ Quarts Rum from Mr D. Servos between 23d June & 9th August 1 2 6 1 lb Bohea Tea Hamilton & Crooks - 8 - half Carrot Tobacco Hamilton & Crooks - 8 - a pr Mens Shoes pd Dixon - 12 - a pr. Womans Leatr Shoes pd Dixon - 10 - a pr Shoes to Charlotte from Mrs Thompson - 7 18 3 pints Rum Mrs Thompson - 4 6 19 paid Benazah Williams in part of 18/- for Weaving by his order on me in favour Mary Vanderlip. - 16 - 22d 20 lbs Flour Mr Danl Servos - 5 8½ 26th ¾ yds Calicoe Mrs Thompson - 6 - Octor. 1 25 lbs Flour. Mr Danl Servos 32/- - 6 11 ½ 6 paid 2 ¾ lbs Butter for 2 ¾ lbs Soap at the same time paid 1 lb Butter for Soap had before (in all 4 ¾ lbs Soap) to Mrs Thompson - 9 6 13th 1 ½ Bushels Wheat from Mr Danl Servos 10/- - 17 6 15th 1 lb Tobacco from Mrs Thompson - 5 - 18th 2 yds Coating from Mrs Thompson 14/- 1 8 - July 13th Aug 23d a pr wom: stuff Shoes. marking her Goods 11/- from Mrs Thompson for ½ lb Pepper 3/ Needles 1/6 Pins 2/ from Mrs Thompson for marking her Goods Sepr 11th 32/ �5 yds brown Sheeting from Mrs Thompson 4/6 1 2 6 1 lb Bohea Tea from Mrs Thompson - 6 - ¼ - 1 6 24 6 9 24 6 9 2 Quarts Salt. paid Mr Dixon - 2 - 6 Skains Thread Mrs Thompson - - 9 26 lbs Flour from Mr Dan'l Servos 32/- - 7 1¾ lbs fig Blue from Mrs Thompson Carried forw'd £ 1790 Brought forward £ Octor 18th 27th Novr. 1st Stephen Secord 9th 1 Bushel of Wheat Mr Danl Servos - 8 - 10 1 lb Tobacco Mrs Thompson - 5 - Decr. 1 ¼ lbs Tobacco Mrs Thompson - 5 8 2 ½ yds Russia Sheeting to Silas Secord for bringing down Hogs. Mrs Thompson - 11 3 20 lbs Flour from Mr Danl Servos 4/6 - 6 - 1 Bushel Corn from Mr J Ball - 6 - 2 Bushels Wheat from Mr J Ball - 16 - 24 �2 ½ Bushels Corn from Jon: Horton for Hogs - 15 - 2 Bushels Wheat from my Farm - 16 - Paid Phabe Smith . . . . . . 1 4 - 30 9 6¾ 1 ½ Bushels Corn pd Jacob Servos - 9 - Decr 27 Cash at Lodge - 6 - Novr 20 1 pr Mens Shoes Mrs Thompson - 14 - an order on Mr Dal Servos to Mrs Picket 1 - - Paid Benezah Williams for Weaving (by Dal Servos - 2 - 1 peck salt paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords ordr - 7 - ½ lb Tobacco paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords ordr - 2 - 11 ½ - 3 - 20 56 lbs flour from Jacob Ball on Danl Servos acct - 16 - 1790 1791 Jany 6 lb Tea paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords ordr 2 yds Callicoe 12/- a Hkf 8/ & Knives 5/ from Mrs Thompson for Writing Feby 1 1 ½ yd Linen Mrs Thompson 4/9 - 7 1½ 3d 54 lbs Flour Danl Servos - 15 5 4th 4 lbs Wool pd the Halter - 10 - 6th 1 lb Tobacco (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson - 4 - �1 lb Tea (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson - 6 - 3 pints Rum (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson - 4 6 Tobacco Pipes (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson - 1 - 21st 2 Bushels Wheat ground at Secords Mill 1 - - Mar 8th 1 Bushel Wheat ground at Secords Mill - 10 - 11 1 lb Tobacco Paid T. Bealey by ordr on St Secord - 5 - 10 an Ax Paid by Darling - 8 - 9 1 lb Tobacco Mrs Thompson - 4 - 22d 54 lbs Flour from Christian Warner 32/- - 15 5 April 20 1 Bushel 7 Quarts Corn ground at Secords - 12 - 1 Bushel Rye ground at Secords - 8 - 2 ½ Bushels Wheat from Lamberts ground at Secords 1 5 - May 10th ¼ lb Pepper 1/6 ½ lb Tea 3/- from Mrs Thompson for Writing 14th 1 Bushel Buck Wheat from Soln Hyet (ground) - 6 - 10 ½ - 2 6 23 1 Bushel Buck Wheat (ground) - 6 - 9 17 11 ½ 9 17 11 lb Tobacco Mrs Thompson Carrd forward £ 1791 forward £ Brot �June 3d 2 Bushels Buck Wheat from Sol: Hyet (ground) - 12 - 3 yds striptd Cotton from Mrs Thompson for Writing 5/- - 15 - a Bushel Wheat from Lamberts (ground) - 10 - 21 3 Bushels Buck Wheat ground - 18 - July 3d 2 ½ Bushels Buck Wheat ground - 15 - ½ Bushel of Rye ground - 4 - Augt 5th One Bushel of Wheat from E. Collard ground - 10 - 14th 1 Bushel Wheat from Silas Secord ground - 10 - 21st 1 Bushel Wheat from Adam Hudt for Writing ground - 10 - 1 Bushel & 2 Quarts Wheat ground - 9 - Oct. 8th 3 Bushels & 20 Quarts Corn @ 6/- ground 1 1 9 Octr 15th 2 Bushels Buck Wheat 5/- - 10 - - 6 9 - 6 - - 8 1½ - 6 10 ½ - 3 - - 18 - 1 - - - 1 - 1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn Novr 5th 1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn 1 Bushel 20 Quarts Buck Wheat Decr 8th 6/- 1 Bushel 12 Quarts Buck Wheat 5/5/- ½ Bushel Corn Novr 1 4 ½ yds. Linen from Mr Jos. Edwards 2 yds brown Cloth from Mr Jos. Edwards Cash for ferryage 4/ 10/ �4 Quarts Salt 3 prs Shoes for myself 12/ - 4 - 1 16 - - House Expences begun Jany 1792 Jany 1 1 Bushel sum: Wheat ground - 8 9th 4 Quarts salt from A. Smith for writing - 4 28th 1 Bushel summ: Wheat ground - 8 - 2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Ticed - 10 - 4 Leather for a pr Shoes from Canby - 8 - Feby 8th 2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice - 12 6 19th 2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice - 12 6 1 Bushel 4 Quarts Wheat ground - 9 - March 2d a pair shoes made by Ely Collard - 5 - 8th 1 Bushel Wheat from P. Secord Senr - 8 - 1 Bushel Buck Wheat from P. Secord Senr - 5 - a New How . Return'd. - 8 - Mending Tongs & a small Kettle. I. Darling - 2 - Mending Kettles by Wm Havins. - 4 - 2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice - 12 6 1 Bushel Rye from P. Secord - 6 - 2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice. - 12 - 22d 29th �May 7 1 Bushel Corn from Mrs Tice. - 5 - 12 1 Bushel Rye borrow'd from P Secord - 6 - June 4 2 Bushels Corn from P. Secord Junr - 10 - 1 ½ Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice - 9 - 25th 1 ¼ Bushels Summer Wheat ground - 10 - 26 2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice - 12 - Leather from Canby for a pair Shoes for myself - 8 - 9 6 6 9 6 6 £ 1792 forward £ Brought July 7th a Making a pr Shoes by E Collard - 6 - 21 a Bushel Wheat from Peter Secord Junr return'd for 20 Quarts due from Jno Stacey - 8 - ½ Bushel Rye from David Secord Senr - 3 - - 13 9 - 10 - - 6 - - 3 - 1 4 - Augt 1st Bought of Mr Hamilton 2 ½ yds Wt R. Sheeting Hamilton 5/6 2 ½ yds Yallow Flannel Hamilton 1 lb Bohea Tea Hamilton 4/ 6/ ½ lb Pepper Hamilton 1 ½ Gallon Rum Hamilton 16/ �1 Bushel Buck Wheat ground - 56 lbs fine Flour from David Secord Senr 5 - 14 - 31 lbs Carnell from David Secord Senr - 5 - 17 1 Bushel Corn - 5 - 24th 19 lbs Carnell {&} 32 lbs Carnell {totals} is 51 lbs - 7 3½ Sepr 4th 40 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr 19th 43 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr 26 39 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr Oct 3d 28 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr 7 53 lbs Flour from David Secord Senr {total} 203 lbs @ 26/- 2 7 1½ 22d 25 lbs Midlings 23d 44 lbs Midlings 16/- 9 10 ¼ Novr 1 a paper pins Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs - 2 - 1 lb Soap Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs - 2 - 2 White Bowls Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs - 2 - - 14 - 18 13 6¼ {total} 69 lbs @ 1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn ground 17th 2 Bushels 9 Quarts Corn ground Over £ Carrd �1792 Brot Over £ 18 13 6 1/4 Novr 17th a pr Mens Shoes Bought for 3 lbs Butter - 6 - 21 1 ½ yd Grey Ratteen from Mr Hamilton - 18 - 2 Bushls & 12 Quarts Corn ground 4/ - 9 6 a Shirt Bt for 3 ½ lbs Butter - 7 - Dec 11th a Knife from Mr Hamilton - 2 - 12th 3 ½ lbs Pork from Davd Secord - 2 ½ 10th 1 lb Bohea Tea. Mr Hamilton - 6 - 13th 30 lbs Flour 26/- - 7 9½ 15 a Handkerchief Mr Hamilton - 6 - 18th 1 Bushel 5 Quarts Corn ground 4/ - 5 - 19th ½ Bushel Salt Mr Hamilton - 12 - 20th a pr Mens Shoes from Mr Hamilton - 12 - a pr Buckles from Mr Hamilton - 4 - a Comb from Mr Hamilton - - 6 5 lbs Beef from David Secord - 2 6 a pr Womans Shoes made by Collard - 5 - ½ Raisins from Street & Phelps - 1 - a pr: 4 pt Blankets from Jos Edwards 3 - - 22d lb David Secord 7 �½ 26 - 3 - - 4 - - - 6 1 lb Tea Robt Hamilton - 6 - 1 lb Soap Robt Hamilton - 2 - 1 ½ yd Rufsia Sheeting Street - 7 6 1 ½ yd Linen Street 4/ - 6 - 4 - lb Pepper from Jos Edwards 1 Quart Rum Hamilton 2 Darning Needles Hamilton House Expences 1793 Jany 11th 1 Quart Rum Street 12 22 26 29th 1 pt Rum for fish Hamilton - 2 - 3 yds Flannel Hamilton 4/ - 12 - 1 Bushel buck wheat ground - 4 - 1 ½ Bushel Wheat ground 8/ - 12 - ½ lb Tobacco Hamilton - 2 - ½ doz Quils Hamilton - 1 - ½ lb Tobacco (the 7th ) Hamilton - 2 - 1 Quart Rum Hamilton - 4 - 2 Darning Needles Hamilton - - 6 ½ lb White Thread Phelps . - 6 - �Feby 2 9th 3 ¾ lbs Upper Leather Canby 5/ - 18 9 a fish (Salmon) paid Canby - 1 5 10 yds Linen Hamilton 4/9 2 7 6 a Carrot Tobacco Hamilton - 10 - 2 ½ lbs Nails to Boman for Pails Hamilton - 5 - 3 Bushels Corn Ground 5/ - 15 - - 12 - 2 Salmon (for writing) - 3 - a Hat Street & Phelps 1 4 - 1 ½ doz large Buttons Street & Phelps 6/ - 9 - 10 16 8 10 16 8 2 yds brown Cloth Hamilton 32/ 3 4 - 1 yd Flannel - 4 - - 5 - - 4 - 1 ½ Bushel Wheat 8th 8/ £ 1793 Feby 7th Brot Over £ Hamilton 2 ½ doz small Buttons 2/ 1 yd Sheeting 4/ Hamilton Hamilton 3 Skains silk & twist Hamilton �4 Yds Linen Hamilton 5/6 1 2 - a Waistcoat Pattern Hamilton 1 4 - 12 ½ - 3 - 14 ½ yd Sheeting - 2 - 15th a pce. Sole Leather - 4 - 19th Half a Carrot Tobacco Hamilton - 5 - 23d 1 lb Soap Hamilton - 2 - Mar 2d Needles Hamilton - - 6 2 Bushels Corn ground - 10 - 1 Bushel & 4 Quart Corn - 5 7½ 12 2 Bushels Wheat from Vrooman - 16 - 6th 1 Qt Rum Hamilton - 4 - 13th a pr Womans Shoes Hamilton - 9 - 22d a piece Sole Leather paid by Jes: Page - 6 - a Cow Bell from E Phelps - 10 - 1 Quire paper Hamilton - 2 6 - 13 - 5 6 4 - 26th lb Bohea Tea Street & Phelps Hamilton Canby half a Burshel Flour Dav: Secord about 20 lbs April 17 36 lbs Flour Dav: Secord 1 Bushel & 4 Quarts Corn ground March 12th 1 Quart Rum Hamilton - �22 4 9½ 22 4 9 1/2 - 4 - - 5 - - 7 8 - 16 - ½ Carrot Tobacco in March - 5 - 2 Bushels Wheat from McEwen - 16 - 56 lbs Flour from Mrs Byard - 13 - paid Nathan Johnston - 4 - £ 1793 Brot Forw'd £ April 16 a pr Buckles Hamilton 26 ½ a Carrot Tobacco Hamilton 33 lbs Flour David Secord a pr Channel pumps 7th Feby May 2d 1 yd Hair Ribbon Hamilton Hamilton 2 Paid Jefse Page ½ Bushel Salt 1 Quart Rum Hamilton Hamilton - 8 - - 12 - - 4 - 11th ½ yd Sheeting Hamilton - 2 3 16th 6 ½ yds Stript Cotton 6/ 1 19 - 1 - - - 2 - 4 yds. R. Sheeting 1 lb Soap 5/ �a pr Mens Shoes 18th 12 - paid Jefse Page 8/- & 1 Bushel petatoes 12 - 2 yds. Scotch Sheeting pd by Butter 7 - - 4 - - 4 - 2 Bushels Wheat from Mr Vrooman - 16 - 8 yds. R. Sheeting 5/- 2 - - ½ yd R. Sheeting Hamilton - 2 9 1 lb Soap Hamilton - 2 - ½ - 2 6 35 6 11 ½ 35 6 11 ½ a Lining Handkf 28th June 6th - Hamilton half Carrot Tobacco lb Hamilton Hamilton Allspice Hamilton Carrd over £ 1793 Amot brot over £ June 12th ½ Carrot Tobacco to Elij. Collard from Hamilton - 5 - 15th a Linen Handkf from Hamilton - 5 - ¼ lb Sulphur pd from Hamilton - 1 6 16 Expences as Rows (Sunday) - 2 - 7 a Quire Paper - 2 6 - 5 - Hamilton a Remnant of Callicoe Street �May 27th 36 lbs Flour from D: Secord June 17 55 lbs Flour from D: Secord 26/- June 22d Mending a pr Shoes 1 1 2½ - 3 - - 1 - 2 ½ yd R. Sheeting to Thos Harper from Hamilton 7 - 12 6 a Handkf to Thos Harper from Hamilton - 6 - 24 ½ Carrot Tobacco Hamilton - 5 - 27 1 lb Soap - 2 - - 1 - 4 Pigeons ¼ lb {total} 91 lbs Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Sulphur Hamilton July 6th Paid John Haber for 2 days work Sprouting a Field - 8 - June 29 Expences going to the Barrack - 2 - July 7 Expences at Rows on Sunday - 2 6 June 25 44 lbs Middlings } July 6 29 lbs Middlings } - 10 5 9 a Sickle Hamilton - 4 - a Scyth Hamilton - 12 - 1 ½ Gallons Rum Hamilton 1 4 - paid Benjn Doyl for Blacksmiths work - 8 - 42 10 7 13 {total} 73 lbs from David Secord Carrd forw d £ �1793 Brot forward £ 42 10 7 July 16 Paid for mending a pr Shoes by Mr Hamilton - 6 - 30 Paid John Aber for Harvesting &c 1 4 - 1 Qt Rum - 4 - Cash paid Wm Tine a Baptist Minister - 4 - 35 lbs Middling from D. Secord - 5 - 35 lbs Middling from D. Secord - 5 - Paid Jno Aber for Harvesting 1 8 - 30 Paid Jno Aber for Harvesting - 2 - 24th a Quarter Lamb from Stepn Secord 7 ¾ .. 5 2 Augt 7th 35 lbs Middling from D: Secord - 5 - Paid for Mowing - 12 - 2 Quarts Rum - 8 - Pins Hamilton - 8 9 Paid for Mowing - 12 - Paid for Mowing at P. Secords - 12 - ½ Gallon Rum from Mr Hamilton - 8 - July 16th ½ Bushel Salt to Solon Hyet - 12 - Augt 19th 28 lbs Flour - 6 6 21 C½ Hamilton - 3 - Tea to B Doyl Hamilton - 3 - 27 15 ½ lb lb Tea lbs @ 8d �24 Tobacco Hamilton 26th 1 Quart Rum - 1 - - 4 - - 3 - - 8 - 1 7 - - 14 3 Carrd Over £ 54 1 3 Brot Over £ 54 1 3 Hamilton 21 lbs Midlings D. Secord 31st a Bushel Wheat D. Secord Sepr 3d 1 ½ Gallon of Spirits Hamilton 19 lbs Pork Qd Mr Wright 1793 Sept 2d 1 Bushel Wheat (chargd before) D. Secord - 8 - 9th 1 Bushel Wheat. D. Secord - 8 - ½ lb Pepper - 3 - ¼ lb Brimstone paid - 1 - - 1 6 - 8 - paid Nathl Johnston for work - 4 - Paid Jefse Page for work - 12 - 1 Bushel Wheat - 8 - 1 - - 1 10 ½ 12 Hamilton a pt Malofsas 1 Bushel Wheat 24 Hamilton D: Secord Dav: Secord 1 ¼ yd Coating for Trousers Mr Hamilton. 4/ ¾ yd Sheeting 2/6 Mr Hamilton. �25 1 Quart Rum 21st - 4 - 3 ½ lb Tobacco Hamilton - 10 - 30th a Shaving Box Hamilton - 12 - Octor 4th 1 Quart Rum - 4 - 14 2 Oz Indigo for Jno Collard - 2 6 17th 3¼ 3/ Hamilton - 9 9 19 2 Hats to Jno Stacey 12/ Hamilton 1 4 - - 19 6 - 4 - - 8 - - 2 - Hamilton - 2 6 a Quarter Lamb 8 ¼ lbs Step: Secord 8/ - 5 6 2 Salmon. paid - 3 - - 5 - - 6 - - 2 - 63 12 4½ lbs Hamilton Hamilton Loaf Sugar Hamilton 3 ¼ Bushels Wheat Ground 21st 1 Quart Rum 22d ½ Bushel Salt 23d 2 Nutmegs ¼ 28 lb Ginger ½ yd Cloth Hamilton Qr Mr Wright Hamilton Step: Secord Hamilton a pr Womans Hose ½ lb Brimstone forward £ 6/ Hamilton Hamilton Carrd Memorandums �1790 Novr 23d Went to my Farm the first Snow fall this day 27th Saturday a deep Snow Kept no School from the 23d Novr 1790 and on the 23d Jany 1791 gave it up. On acct. of their not providing a Stove & keeping me out of Employ 1791 Febry 7th Monday. Moved from the School House at the 3 Mile Creek 7th & 8th Detaind at my Farther in Laws on acct of bad Weather Wednesday 10th Feby 1791 Moved to my Farm Saturday Feby 25th Raised a School House at 6 Mile Creek Dec'r 29th 1790 Kill'd two Hogs weight 110 lbs / 113 lbs {=} 223 lbs Feby 28th Gave my Note of Hand to Elijah Phelps for £4..4..0 due the 1st Septr next March 6th Went to the Barracks & reced the 7th 1 Bushel of Rye & 1 Bushel & 7 Quarts Corn from Isaac Horton �22d Received an order from Thos Bealey on Cornelius Lambert for 5 ½ Bushels Wheat for which I gave him my obligation to pay £2..4..3d April 1791 Received from Corn Lambert 2 ½ Bushels Wheat es Received from Cornes Lambert 1 Bushel Wheat April 19th Changed with Mr Peter Ball 1 Bushel of Winter Wheat for 1 ½ Bushls Summer Owe him ½ Bushel Easter Monday 25th The black Nosed Heiffer Calved a Heiffer Calf April 27th Sowed in the Bottom 5 pecks Summer Wheat with Cornes Lamberts Team 1 ½ days work 4 Oxen 29th Sowed 10 Quarts of Flax Seed & 1 peck Summer Wheat wt Lamberts & Elijah Collards 4 Oxen one day, in the little field May 2d Sowed about four Rod square with Hafser seed in the bottom, (planted 41 hills of white petatoes) April 27th �Reced a Bushel of red petatoes from Peter Lampman Received 1 Bushel red petatoes from Peter Lampman May 5th Mr Balls red Bull with the Bell Cow Sunday 8 May Went to Niagara & brought up the Bell Cow from Mr Smith 10th May 11th May Considerable damage done in this settlement by the Woods caughing Fire Mrs Guthries House & fence burnt, & most of the fence by the River. Peter Secords fence burnt & many others. May 11th 1791 A remarkable dry spring, but one days rain between the 13th April & 12th May - 29 days droth - Mostly Hot days and Frosty Nights. Rain'd 24th in the Morning May 7th 23rd Planted 5 rows white petatoes 94 Hills 14th Planted 5 rows red petatoes 96 Hills 18th Planted 1 row blue petatoes 19 Hills 21 Planted 2 rows yallow petatoes 36 Hills to 25th Planted 25 rows red petatoes 472 Hills 25 Planted 3 short rows red petatoes 39 Hills 25 Planted 1 short row Ladys Fin Toes 13 Hills 25 Planted 4 short rows Ladys Fingers 52 Hills 25 Planted 3 short rows White 39 Hills 27th Planted 8 short rows Red 125 Hills st 985 �Friday 20 May Planted about one Acre of Corn in the big field 18th Half a day plowing of Mr Lamberts & E. Collards Team for Corn & the 19th ¾ day Plowing Mr Lamberts & E. Collards Team 14th Received 1 Bushel Buck Wheat of Solon Hyat 21st {Received 1 Bushel Buck Wheat in exchange for 10 lbs Maple Sugar 21st The white faced Cow a bulling 27th Finished planting Petatoes about 4 ½ bushels 732 Hills Red Petatoes 133 Hills White 19 Hills Blue 36 Hills Yallow 13 Hills Ladys-toes 52 Hills Ladys fingers 4 Hills Liverpool - whites 989 Planted 18th June 73 Hills Red 11 Yallow �50 White 134 989 1123 In all June 2d Bought of Solomon Hyet 8 Bushels of Buck Wheat at 6/- pr bushel to pay after Harvist 10th Plow'd ground for Buck wheat for which I am to allow Tho s Rice 12/- Elijah Collard hawld Logs for a Root House (Say Plowing & Harrowing 16/-) 11th Help’d Michl Hen to plant petatoes for which he gave me one Bushel June 2d Bought 2 lb Tobacco of Samson Lutzs to pay 4/No rain from the 24th till 17th June June 17th Set out about 300 Tobacco plants June 29th Hoed the Corn the first time Friday July 1st Sowed half a Bushel of Buck Wheat Thos Rice harrowed it in with his Team 1 days work July 14th Finish'd howing my Petatoes 16th �Finish'd howing Corn 28th Mr Thos Rice finish'd Cutting Wheat on my Place. Monday July 18th Help'd Mr Lambert in Harvest Myself ½ day Tuesday 19th Myself & Wife Harvest 1 day ½ 2 Wednesday 20th Myself & Wife Harvest 1 day 2 Friday 22nd Harvest from 10 Morning 1½ Saturday 23rd Harvest from 5 in the Evening ¼ Monday 25th Myself 1 day my Wife ½ day 1 Wednesday 27th Harvest about 3 hours at Lamberts ½ Thursday 28th Harvest at Lambert til 10 O’Clock Morning ½ 8¼ Saturday 23rd July Help'd Mr Elijah Collard in Harvest till about 5 in the Evening 1½ Tuesday 26th July Help'd Mr Elijah Collard in Harvest Myself & Wife all day 2 Wednesday 27th July Myself & Wife in Harvest ½ a day at Mr Collards 1 Thursday 28th July Myself & Wife in Harvest from 10 in the Morning 1½ 6 Monday 1st August �Sow'd about half an Acre of new ground with Turnip seed in the bottom M r Lambert harrow'd it in 3d Aug Hawld & stack'd My 1/3 share of winter Wheat being my part with of 3 bushels sowing with Thos Rice 4th Began to cut Hay 5 Reced a Bushel of Wheat from Elijah Collard 10 Hawld and stack'd Hay about 3 Ton Hay allow'd Elijah Collard one half for Cutting & hawling 14th Borrow'd a Bushel of Wheat from Silas Secord 13th Aug Help’d Elijah Collard in summer harvest & Hay from 10 OClock 15th Elijah Collard cut part of my summer wheat begun about 10 O clock Monday 22d Augt 1791 Cornelius Lambert finish’d cuting my summer Wheat, hawld & stack'd it about ½ days work 7th Octr Cornelius Lambert cut my Buck wheat (about 2 hours work) 9th Octr Thos Rice Plow'd one day (for wheat) �6th Octr Thretchd & cleand my 1/3 share of winter wheat with Thos Rice about 5 ½ bushels 12 & 13th Sowed 3 ¼ Bushels winter wheat with Elijah Collards team 2 days work & a boy 18th Octr Mr Lambert plow'd with his team 1 day & 2 hours in the field facing the door for summer wheat 20th Thursday The first Snow this fall, it snowd and drifted till evening 27th Finished diging potatoes, had about 30 bushels in all 28th Pull'd Turnips had only 5 bushels owing to the bad seed I got of M rs Tice 29th Changed with Michl Hen half a bushel of (Lady finger) Petatoes / to have yallow in place of them Nov. 1st My Wife went to Niagara & Sold 1 doz Fowls for 1 7 0 Beats. for 4 Quarts salt ~ 4 ~ ~ 10 0 4 doz Eggs 2/6 Nov. 1st 1791 �Paid Joseph Edwards account 1 Bought 4 ½ yd Linen 4/ 2 yd. brown Coating 10/ Cash from Edwards for Ferryage . 17 ~ 18 1 ~ ~ ~ 1 ~ 11th Novr Killd three pigs . . . weight 94 lbs 19th Weighed & stem'd part of my Tobacco 57 Rolls wt. 16 ½ lbs Weighed & stem'd part of my Tobacco 57 Rolls wt. 9 lbs Decr Kill'd a pig . . . weight 19 lbs 3 Pairs Shoes made by Elijah Collard from the Febr to Decr Decr 22d Took up my Note for £4..4s..0 to Elijah Phelps and gave Homes Brightman an order on David Secord Senr for the amount for which I stand indebted to him. David Secord Memorandums 1792 Jany 6th Settled with Thos McKinsey before Mr Burch to have wheat for 3 dollars about 3 bushels & 16/- more if Sam. Cox refuses to take his oath that I employ'd T.McK to clear land Jany 7th Employ'd by Mrs Tice to settle her affairs 13th �Mrs Tice to pay me 32/- in Corn as pr agreement with her. Jany 21st Paid John Darling for Laying my Ac 1 busl Wheat 22nd Received from Mrs Tice 2 Bushels Corn on acct. Agreed with Davd Beasteder & Mrs Tice to Teach David every Saturday Evening & sunday morning for which they are to allow me ½ a bushel of Corn every time I come 21st Jany Went there on saturday for the first time David gone to the Grand River Went again on saturday 28th - not at home 27th Jan Reced Leather for a pair Shoes from Mr Canby to pay 8/Feby 4th Reced from my father-in-law a young black Sow friday Feby 3d Went to Mrs Tices to teach David February 9th 1792 My young black Sow pig'd 6 pigs Saturday 11th Feby Went to Niagara on Mrs Tices Businefs 8th Feby Thrashed for Elijah Collard towards making a pr Shoes 14th Thrashed for Elijah Collard towards making a pr Shoes 15th Feby �The Bell Cow Calved a Heiffer 20th Feby Gave my Note to Solomon Hyet for 8 Bushls Buck Wheat £2..8..0. - N.Y.C 27th Feby A Pair shoes made by Elijah Collard Paid by Threshing 2 days March 1st Received a young Ram Lamb from Peter Secord Senr (since Dead) 2d March The whitefaced Cow calved a Bull (named Lenox) 8th March Received from Peter Secord Senr 1 Bushel of Buck Wheat & 1 Bushel of Wheat 22d & 1 bushel Rye 31st March Bought a Bull Calf of Mr Deighton calved 15th to pay 12/- (named Hunter) 3d April Took up my Appel Trees and planted out 57 in the field which was raised from Seed which I sow'd six years before, which makes in all set out 77. House Expenses begun Jany 1792 Jany 1 1 Bushel sum: Wheat ground ~ 8 ~ 9th 4 Quarts salt from A Smith for writing ~ 4 ~ 28th 1 Bushel summ: Wheat ground ~ 8 ~ �Feby March 2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice ~ 10 ~ 4 Leather for a pr Shoes from Canby ~ 8 ~ 8 2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice ~ 12 6 19th 2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice ~ 12 6 1 Bushel 4 Quarts Wheat ground ~ 9 ~ 2d a pair shoes made by Ely Collard ~ 5 ~ 8th 1 Bushel Wheat from P. Secord Senr ~ 8 ~ 1 Bushel Buck Wheat from P. Secord Senr ~ 5 ~ a New How . Return'd . . . J. Darling ~ 8 ~ Mending Tongs & a small Kettle ~ 2 ~ Mending Kettles by Wm Havins ~ 4 ~ 2 ½ Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice ~ 12 6 1 Bushel Rye from P. Secord ~ 6 ~ 29th 2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice ~ 12 ~ 7 1 Bushel Corn from Mrs Tice ~ 5 ~ 12 1 Bushel Rye borrow'd from P Secord ~ 6 ~ 4 2 Bushels Corn from P. Secord Junr ~ 10 ~ 4 1 ½ Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice ~ 9 ~ 25th 1 ¼ Bushels Summer Wheat ground ~ 10 ~ 26 2 Bushels Rye from Mrs Tice ~ 12 ~ Leather from Canby for a Pair Shoes for myself ~ 8 ~ 22d May June �£ 1792 July Aug't £ Brought forward 9 6 6 9 6 6 7th a Making a pr Shoes by E Collard ~ 6 ~ 21 a Bushel Wheat from Peter Secord Junr returnd for 20 Quarts due from Jno Stacey ~ 8 ~ ½ Bushel Rye from David Secord Senr ~ 3 ~ 2 ½ yds Wt R. Sheeting Hamilton 5/6 ~ 13 9 2 ½ yds Yallow Flannel Hamilton 4/ ~ 10 ~ ~ 6 ~ ~ 3 ~ 1 4 ~ 1 Bushel Buck Wheat ground ~ 5 ~ 56 lbs fine Flour from David Secord Senr ~ 14 ~ 31 lbs Carnell from David Secord Senr ~ 5 ~ 1 Bushel Corn ~ 5 ~ ~ 7 3½ 1st Bought of Mr Hamilton 1 lb Bohea Tea Hamilton 6/ ½ lb Pepper Hamilton 1 ½ Gallon Rum Hamilton 17 16/ 19 lbs Carnell } 24th 32 lbs Carnell } is {=} 51 lbs �Sept 4th 40 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr 19th 43 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr 26 39 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr {=} 203 2 7 1½ ~ 9 10 ¼ lbs @. 26s/Octr Novr 3d 28 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr 7 53 lbs Flour } from David Secord Senr 22d 25 lbs Midlings } 23d 44 lbs Midlings. } 1 a paper Pins Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs ~ 2 ~ 1 lb Soap Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs ~ 2 ~ 2 White Bowls Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs ~ 2 ~ 1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn ground and 2 Bushels 9 Quarts Corn ground ~ 14 ~ 18 13 6¼ 17th {=} 69 lbs @ 16/- Carrd Over £ Sunday July 1st 1792 A violant Hurricane happend this day about 2 & 3 OClock in the afternoon which begun at the little Lake (at the head of Lake Ontario) which drove with such violance towards Fort Erie as left hardly a Tree standing for two mile in wedth: the heavyest part fell among the short hills, between the fifteen & thirty mile Creeks in some places, for near five mile wide there is not so much as a sapling but what is torn up by the Roots, whole Trees carry a Considerable distance, some thrifty trees a foot & half thick twisted like a whith - every house disroofed and many blown down, in some places the hail was as large as a mans fist in other places their was neither hail or rain. The Woods now is renderd inpafsable, till roads can be cut through, forty men was three days cuting so as to get out five families and their �Cattle, the whole way it went was as a wirld wind, the Trees falling different ways. (There is no appearance by the Country Woods that such a Storm has ever happen’d in this Country before) what is very remarkable we hear of no lives being lost except those of Cattle. July 7th Helpt Jos: Page to cut down Summer follow in the afternoon July 8th David Secord Junr Married to Mifs Polly Mabey. (I was at the wedding) July 9th Went to the funeral of Peter Secord Junr Child 10th To Credit David Secord Senr with 2 1 bushels Rye & 1 bushel of Buck wheat July 14th Finished hoeing my petatoes Sow'd 7 & ½ bushel of Rye & 1 bushel buck Wheat togather in the little field Ben & Jefse Page plow'd the Ground, & Richd Harrifs Harrow'd it. 13th To Return a bushel of Buck wheat wanting about 3 or 4 Quarts to Stephen Secord for so much borrow'd July 7th A Pair new Shoes made by Elijah Collard July 16th To Credit John Stacey 1 Bushel Buck Wheat 21st Finished Hilling my Corn �July 23d 1792 Hoed & raked in about 3 pecks Buck Wheat among the Corn Monday July 23d Work'd 1 day for Cornes Lambert in Harvest July 25th Work'd 1 day for Elijah Collard in Harvest 26th Work'd 1 day for Elijah Collard in Harvest 27th Work'd ¾ day for Elijah Collard in Harvest July 30th Cornes Lambert & Elijah Collard cut my Wheat in the after-noon say 1 day Work for Elijah Collard Aug 2d Cornes Lambert & Elijah Collard. Mow'd about ¾ day Each Aug. 1st Bought of Mr Robt Hamilton 2½ yds. Wt Rufsia Sheeting 5/6 0 13 9 2½ yds. Yallow Flannel 4/ 0 10 0 1 lb Bohea Tea 0 6 0 ½ lb Pepper 0 3 0 1½ Gallon Rum 16/ 1 4 0 £ 2 16 9 July 25th The first Governor John Graves Simcoe arrived here for this place. �July 25th 1792 To Credit David Secord Senr 56 lbs fine Flour 31lbs Cannell Aug 7th Elijah Collard hawl'd & Stack't my Grain & Hay ¾ Day work with self & Team Friday Augt 10th 1792 My Wife Deliver'd of a Son about half past nine in the Evening Saturday Augt 4th My 3 Calves got out of the Meadow in the Evening (2 Stears & 1 Heiffer) found them at Hoster Landen 8 days afterwards 13th Fanny Secord Married to John Braley 20th & 21st Work’d 2 days for Cornes Lambert heaping Logs 17th To Credit David Secord Senr 1 Bushel Corn 19 lbs 5/ Carnell } 24th 32 lbs Carnell } {=} 51 lbs Sep 4 r th 1 Bushel Wheat ground 40 7/3 ½ lbs Flour 19th 1 Bushel Wheat ground 43 lbs Flour �26th 1 Bushel Wheat ground 39 lbs Flour 111 Octr 3d 1 Bushel Wheat ground 28 lbs Flour to black flour 7 1 Bushel Wheat ground 53 lbs May 29th 1793 List of Scholars 1792 Decer 10th Robert Hamilton George Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Archibald Fletcher William Chisholm Sarah Secord Eleanor Disher 1793 Jany April May Peter McEwen 3d Rachel Vrooman 7th Solomon Vrooman left {idate illegible} 16 Adam Vrooman left { date illegible} 14 Betsy Murry (left school 25 July) 22d Polly Secord (left school 5 Octr) 27th Peggy Wright left school 26th Novr 1793 Simcoe Wright. left school 26th Novr 1793 �June 29th James Cartwright left school 9th July 3d Diana Walker left 1st Octr. 1793 4th Deborah Smith left school 10th Septr. Ann Smith left school 5 Octr July 11th Robert Smith left school 21st June 24th Clementine Secord left school 21st Septr 2d John Chisholm left school 20th July 8th James Allen List of day Scholars 1793 Augt 19th Rachel Vrooman Jacob Birdsell Decer 2d Paul Avery left 22d Jany 1794 0..18..8 Samuel Avery} left 22d Jany 1794 0..18..8 Mary Avery. left 22d Jany 1794 0..8..0 11th Hugh Rose left school 21st March 1794 left 29 Jan & return'd 24th Feby Willm Rose left 1794 16th 1794 John McMicking left 29th Jany 1794 �Jany 2d Oliver Mabee (left 21st Feby) Polly Secord 13th Archibald Fletcher 14th Hugh Alexander left 15th March Frederick Ulman left 18th April 21st John Woods left 18th April 24 Eleanor Thompson. left 27th Mar return’d 7th April 26 James Thompson left 21st May April 25th Daniel Lutz 16th June left school May 1st Peggy Young left 21st May ) returnd 22d June June 2d Paul Avery 18th left 10th Ann Smith 17th left return’d 23d 9 Samuel Avery 18th left 16th John Wood 19th George Reed 19 Polly Reed 30 Benjamin Fox Feby August 22d 1792 Prince Edward arrived here on a Visit & return'd the 27th 27th �Election for Afsembly for the first Township Mr Saml Street & Mr Benjn Pawling Candidates the latter chosen 148 Votes against 48 Sepr 19th A Severe Frost which kill'd my Buck wheat before it was ripe, and petatoe vines & Tobacco Octr 10th Reced from Peter Secord Junr 3 Bushels seed Wheat for which I stand indebted 12d Husk'd Corn for Elijah Collard ¾ day work Octr 1st Cornes Lambert & Elijah Collard 1 day work each heaping Logs in My Summer Follow 3d John Collard help me to heap logs in the Morning for which I gave him tobacco 16th Sow'd 2 Bushels and 20 Quarts of white Wheat on new ground joining the town line that I cleard since harvest, about 2 ¾ Acres Cornes Lambert, Elijah Collard & Rich Harrifs Harrow'd it in 1 day work each Oct 22d 1792 To Credit David Secord Senr 25 lbs Midlings Octr 23d 44 lbs Midlings Octr 20th Helpt Richd Harrifs to heap Logs �Octr 26th Finish'd gathering, husking & storeing Peter Secord Junr Corn at his own place about 20 Bushels being his one third share with Wm Cope for which I am to have ½ 27th Thresh’d my crop of Buck wheat about 1 ½ Bushel Novr 3d Gether'd & husk'd my Crop of Corn had in all about 18 Bushels 15th Mr Sampson Lutz Mill-dam raised Decr 1 Jos: Page had a Frolick Clearing Land Decr 6th Elias Smith had a frolic Clearing Land Killed 2 Pigs about 6 & 7 Weeks ago for my Own use 16th Kill'd 1 Pig about 6 & 7 Weeks ago for my Own use Monday Decemr 10th 1792 This day commenced keeping School at the Landing for Day Scholars. �Names of the Scholars Robert Hamilton George Hamilton Alexander Hamilton Decembr 11th Archibald Fletcher William Chisholm 17th Sarah Secord 18th Hugh Alexander 3d Racheal Vrooman 1793 Jany Sarah Mabey 4th Charles Hil (left 12th ) returned Post 21st one week left 16th Feby returnd 25. Week lost left. 9th Mar: 7 Eleanor Disher Solomon Vroman Elias Smith left 27th March Simon Mabey (left 1 Feby 93) George Doshimer left 8th George Simpson left 29th March 14th John Gold William Peterson �Peter McEwen Lewis Bastedo 16th Thomas Cooper Paid 12/4 21st John Overholt 30th John Parker pd Adam Vrooman 16th Apl Mifs Betsy Murry 14 April Feby 25 Acmoody Farewell Polly Secord 22d May Mar: 7th William Farewell Novr 29th 1792 Finished Diging Potatoes had about 36 Bushels Decr 21st To Credit Elijah Collard making a pr Womans Shoes Decr 22d To Credit David Secord for 5 lbs Beef 2/6 13th To Credit David Secord for 30 lbs Flour @ 26/- cwt 21st Kill’d 3 Hogs wt 104 ¾ , 99 ¾ 99 ¼ {total wt} 303 ¾ Jan 30th The Young Sow Pig'd 5 Pigs Feby 4th lbs in all �The Governor left this for Detroit Feby 6th Mr Thomas Dixon, General Hull & another States Officer left this for the States I wrote to M r James Symington & my Mother-in-Law Feb 2d John Collard Dt For 1 ¾ Tobacco - 6-3 Elijah Collard Dt For ½ lb Tobacco - 2-0 8th The Red Cow Calved a Heiffer 22d Feby The Cow (black nose) Calved a Heiffer 23d To Charge Benjn Canby with Thos Coopers order for 12/4 Thursday January 3th 1793 This day Commenced keeping Evening Shool ended 28th Feby 1793 Names of Scholars John Fletcher (Paid) Charg’d Jno Chisholm Thomas Cooper Paid - 12/4 Samuel Ellice pd 2/Jany 5th Jacob pd 8/- 9th John Disher 10th Cotton Marther Phelps �Oliver Mabey (left it 20th Feby) 14th John Smith (left it 20th Feby) Lewis Bastedo pd 8/- 27th May John Gold Jefsa Page acct recd 6/- paid 16th James Durham pd Left about 20th Feby Martin Doshimer 1793 Novr Brot Forward £ 12 4½ 1 Balance due on Sundries at Hamiltons - 10 - 2d Paid Mrs Page - 1 - 6 a pair Shoes from Qr Mr Wright - 16 - paid for making a pr Shoes Mr Sloot - 5 - 4 Bushels Wheat ground 1 4 - 3 Bushels Corn ground - 12 - - 7 6 - - 6 - 4 - ½ lb Pepper to S: Secord for Pork Hamilton - 3 - ½ lb Tea Hamilton - 3 - ¼ yd. Coating Hamilton - 4 - 1 ½ yd Linen Hamilton Thread Hamilton 1 Quart Rum Novr 63 19th Hamilton 5/ �20 Decr 4 38 ½ lbs Iron for Harrow teeth Hamilton 10 1 12 1 1 Quart Rum Hamilton - 4 - 1 Qt Rum - 4 - - 2 - - 19 6 - 12 - - 5 - @ 6d 4 9 - Hamilton - 10 - - 1 6 - 6 - - 5 - Paid Peter Secord Senr for a Hog 132 lbs at 6d by Mr Hamilton 3 6 - ½ Hamilton - 10 - Hamilton - 4 - 81 12 5½ 81 12 5½ - 7 3 1 lb Soap Hamilton Hamilton 3 ¼ Bushels Wheat Ground 6/ 2 Bushels Rye 6/ 1 Bushel Corn from P. Secord Senr 2 Hogs 178 lbs Pork 6th a Remnant of brown Coating ¼ lb Fig Blue (paid) 10th 1 yd Calicoe 2 lb Candles 11 12th lb Indigo 1 Quart Rum Hamilton Hamilton £ 1793 Brot Over £ Decr 19 14 ½ lbs Beef from Jno Darling 6d �20th 2 ¼ lbs Cheese from Street & Phelps 2/6 - 5 7½ 1 ½ Gallon Rum Hamilton 1 4 - 1lb Soap Hamilton 2 - - 5 - Remnant of Grey Coating Hamilton - 3 - 1 Qt Madeira - 6 - A Carrot Tobacco for E. Collard from Hamilton - 10 6 1 lb Candles for E. Collard from Hamilton - 2 6 6 - - 9 - Hamilton - 3 - Hamilton - 3 - 2 Mink Skins 21 24 Hamilton Street & P. 1 lb Powder 5/- & 1 lb Shot to the Taylor for making Fredericks Jacket - Hamilton ¾ yd. brown Coating ½ lb. Allspice 2 lbs Sugar Hamilton 2 lbs Cheese 6 Bushels Wheat ground May 12 2 Gallons Rum - 32 - May 20th 1½ lbs Tobacco - 6 - May 21st ½ bushel Salt - 12 - 10 yds Linen Street - 6 - Street 3 - - �Apr 10th 1 Qt Rum - 4 - June 13th 1 Qt Rum - - - Apr 24th 1 Bushel Pease - 8 - 30th 12 yds Sheeting 3 - - 18th ½ lb Tea : Street - 3 - 1 Qt Rum - 4 - ½ Bushl Pease Phelps - 4 - Apr Hamilton April 1st A Carrot Tobacco - 10 6 April 10th Leather - 2 6 1 lb Soap - 2 - March 20th 1 Qt Rum 4/- & a paper Ink Powder 2/from Street & Phelps - {6} - Mar 15 1 ¼ yd Linen - 3 9 Mar 18th Bowl - 2 - March 21st ½ lb Pepper - 3 - 12 1 yd Cotton - 5 6 Tallow - 9 - 1 Qt Rum - 4 - 1 lb Soap - 2 - 24 1 Qt Rum - 4 - 3d ½ lb Tea - 3 - March �1 Qr Paper - 2 6 14 ½ lb Tea to Peter Secord - 4 - Feby 21st Cast Iron H: - 4 - Feby 15 A Remnant of Cloth - 16 - 1 Qt Rum - 4 - 1 lb Candles - 2 6 {illegible}{ to Jno Sale for 5/8?} - - - 1 Carrot Tobacco - 10 6 A fine Comb - 4 - A Course - 6 - 1. lb Tobacco to P.S. - 4 - 3 1 lb Candles Hamilton - 2 6 4 1 Qt Rum Hamilton - 4 - Laying an Ax - 6 - 10 1 Qt Rum - 4 - Jany 14 1 lb Candles - 2 6 Jany 24th 1 Qt Rum - - - 1 lb Candles - 2 6 1 lb Soap - 2 - Feby Jany Jany 17 7th 10th 1794 Jany �Venison - 6 - ½ yd Sr Cotton 2/6 & - 2 6 1 lb Candles - - - ¼ yd Flannel - 1 - ¼ yd Linen - - 8 The Old Sow pigd 5 Pigs Feby 20th 1793 Mar 12th To Credit Mr Adam Vrooman for 2 Bushels Wheat 16/- April 13th Paid Solon Hyatt 20s/ in part of my Note for £2-8-0 Apr 8th The Heiffer Snupe Calved a Heiffer 6th The White faced Cow Calved a Heiffer Chang'd my Old Red Cow and a yearling Stear (Hunter) for 2 Stears 2 Years Old with David Secord 16th April The Cow (Snupe) a bulling �26 Paid Jefse Page for 2 days work making Fence 8s/ 29 Paid Nathan Johnston 4s/ in part of eight shillings for splitting Rails May 1st Sent in a Letter to Thos Bealey an Mr P. Balls ordr in his favour for £1..11..0 on Geo: Forsyth dated Jany 2d 1792. Received account of Louis XVI King of France being beheaded on the 21st Jany 1793 as early as 21st April May 6th 1793 Paid McBride the Taylor 20/- by sundries received at Mr Streets on my acct 12th Paid Elijah Collard 8/- on acct Paid Jefsa Page 8/- for fencing Made an Agreement with Mr Hamilton for him to allow me £30 for 6 Months for Teaching his Children Commencing 14th day May 1793 Wm Chifholm at School May 11th & 12th Archd Fletcher at School May 12th 1792 12th �Paid Cope for a Cow Bell 10/France declared War against England & Holland Feby 1st 1793. England declared War against France 12th Feby Spain declared War against France 16th Paid Jefse Page a bushl Potatoes for a days Work repairing Fence May 25th 1793 Paid Solon Hyett 20/- in part of my Note for £2..8..0, wich makes in all 40s/- paid 20th My black Sow came home so bit by a Bear on the back that I was obliged to kill her 27th Recd 36 lbs Flour from David Secord to Credit him June 17th Recd 55 lbs Flour from David Secord to have Cre{word cut off} June 22d Hired Thos Harper for one Month for £4..0..0 Commences 24th June left me 27th in the Morning Work'd 3 days & recd. Hankf 6/25th Reced 44 lbs Middings from David Secord July 6th Reced 29 lbs Middleing from David Secord �16th Paid Solon Hyatt by ½ bushel Salt 12/- at Mr Hamiltons (overpaid him 2s/-) August 6 Borrow'd from Mr Clark - 24/- Paid him again by Rob - 24/ t August 22d ½ lb Tea to Ben: Doyl Veal account August 8th 1790 Augut 8 Lent Mr Daniel Servos a hind Quarter . . . 17 ¼ 10th Lent Mr Daniel Servos a loin . . . 10 ½ {total} 27 ¾ lbs 9th Lent Mr Jacob Ball a fore quarter 18 ¼ 10th Lent Mr Jacob Servos 11 ½ lbs Veal 1790 Kill'd a Bull Calf of the white faced Cow weight 71 ¼ 1790 Augt 23d Reced from Mr Danl Servos 12 ½ lbs Veal lbs �Octor 1st Reced from Mr Danl Servos 9 lbs Mutton Septr 23d Received from Mr Jacob Ball 10 ¼ lbs Mutton Octor 10th Received from Mr Jacob Ball 7 ¼ lbs Mutton Decr By 1 ½ Bushels Corn for Veal. August 26th 1793 Stolen out of my Garden a fine Shirt a Stock & a Muslin Cap. at Night American Commifsioners that went to treat for Peace with the Northern Indians return'd here from Detroit without settling any thing with them. Genel Lincoln, Colol Pickering and Governor. Sepr 4th Invited the Neighbours to plow had 6 Plows & Teams plow 3 Acres Sepr 16th Mr Adam Chrysler died this Morning 11th Isaac Vroomans Wife died – Elizabeth 24th Decr Gave Peter Secord an order on Mr Jno McEwen for 32/- which pays Peter Secord 19th Old John Reed at 10 Mile Creek Died �Ocr 2d James Hyett & family left this for the Colonies in a boat 8th Sow'd 4 ¼ Bushels Wheat in the field that Rice Clear'd 9th Sow'd 3 ¼ Bushels Wheat on Wheat Stubbles John Stacey 6 days work with Team 1..16..0 John Collard 3 days work with Team 1…4..0 Jefse Page Threshing 2 days 0…8..0 to Pay £3..8 Octr 12th 1793 Kept no School from 7th to the 14 Lost 1 Week Threshed & Cleaned 14 ¾ Bushels Wheat &c No frost till 15th Octor to do any harm Octr 29th Tuesday 29th Octr. A Soldier of the 5 Regiment was Shot at Niagara for Deserting his post, this is the first Execution known here Novr 1st & 2d Left two days Schooling. working on the Road 9th .10th .11th �Left 3 days Schooling, lag weather 1 day, at the Funeral of Mr Lampmans Child, 1 day, & working Road 1 day. 13th Novr The first Snow this Evening about Shoe deep went off in two days. 28th An other snow that went away Dec 11th Sold David Secord my white faced Cow for £8..0..0. 18th A Snow and begun to fodder Cattle in earnest Jany 13th 1794 Made an Agreement with Elias Slut to hawl from Mr Hamiltons Mill to my House 500 feet 1 ½ Inch Boards & 500 feet 1 Inch to Pay him 26/-. Feb 28th Paid E. Slut his part (butter 9 / 6 {illegible} 13/- Paid Geo Havens 6/6 in part of 13/Jany 12th Paid Lambert Aker 8/- for a boar in dispute between him & myself to be brought home by him Paid Mr Joseph Edwards 40/- in part of acct. Jany 28th No Snow on the Ground & Fine Weather from 21st the 31st a little snow, which went off: Snow'd 4th a little went away 7th . 29th �Mr Daniel Rose's House burnt down, his two Sons kept from school and John McMicking left school. 30th Bruised my Finger Very bad Feby 8th My Heiffer (Brockle) Calved a Bull which died 3 day after. (a Sow died by eating its Lites) 17th Paid Jno Still 5/8 & some time ago 20/- for breaking Flax March 2d Sunday it Snow'd all day on Wednesday Mar 5th Last Night was the & this Morning was the Hardest Frost I ever felt. N.B. Frose my fingers this morning while I was Foddering tho not above five Minutes from the Fire Monday 10th March Rain'd which carried away the Snow 8th March Elias Sloot received ½ Ton Hay £2..10..0 toward payment of Shingles which he and his Farther has promised to get Thursday 20th March This was a very warm day the Thermometer was at 93 & the Hottest day last Summer was at . . .108 �Sunday 23 My Cow (Black-nose) Calved a Bull (call'd March) Mar 31st The Greatest Storm this Year Snow'd and Raind all day April 8th My Cow (Snupe) Calved a Bull (call’d Hunter) April 17th The Mifsasauga arrived the first Vefsel this Year 26th April The Simcoe a New Merchant Vefsel arrived at the Wharf at the Landing for the first time 26th Rece from at the Mill 1 ½ Bushels Wheat from Joseph Brown for Writing a Bill of Sale & d Mortgage 28th Paid Wm Havens for hewing beams 22/- by answer'd at Hamiltons May 6th Bought 12 lbs Pork of S Hagan for 9s/- 15th Sow'd 1 ½ Bushels Pease & ½ bushel Flax seed 17th Planted in the field before the door about 2 Acres of Corn �21st Kept no School from the 21st May 2d June 26th My Wife deliver'd of a Daughter at about 11 Oclock at Night June 14th Worked on the Roads 18th My Cow (white back) with M Reeds Bull rs 21st Worked on the Roads July 1st My Cow (black nose) with Mrs Reeds Bull 16th Paid Stephen Secord 28/- for 4 bushels Wheat by Mr Hamilton Reced 1 Bushel Wheat from David Secord 18th Borrow'd a Gammon of Mr Hamilton 19 lbs Kept no School from the 20th July to the 18th August 1794 on acct of Harvest & Hay Augt Cut my Wheat, had 540 Sheaves 3 ½ bushels sowing of wheat destroy’d by Hogs Cut my Pease & Threshed them had about 10 ½ bushels from 1 ½ Sowing �Cut my Hay at home about 3 Tons Cut Hay at my Father-in-laws about 3 Tons Aug 4th My Cow (Snupe) with Mrs Reeds Bull Augt 27th Reced account from Detroit by an Exprefs that came in three days that the Indians had a battle with Genl Wanes army on the 20th Instt and lost considerably, among which was Charles Smith (clerk of the Court) and Anthony Lafsell also Danl McKellep (formerly a Sergt in Butlers Rangers) with 5 Other frenchmen about 40 Indians Kill'd Augt 28 Arrived an Exprefs from Detroit informing that Genl Wane has retreated back from the Maimies and that the Indians have taken most of their Horses which was all the Provision Whane had to Subsist his Army ~ News likewise received that Lord How has taken 9 Sail of French men of War -- and in a battle combined Armies have kill'd 22000 French Dr Robert Hamilton Esqr 1788 June 27 To one Months Schooling of Mastrs William & John Robinson from the 27th June to 27 July 1788 - 16 - 1793 To one Quarters Schooling of Mastrs Robert. George & Alexander from the 10th Decr 1792 to 9th March 1793 @ 16/- each 2 8 - To 2 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 10th March to 9 May 1793 1 12 - To 6 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons between 10 May and 22d Novemr 1793 pr agreement 30 - - �To 4 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 23d Novr 20 - - 54 16 - - 8 - - 16 - 1793 to 22d March 1794 @ £5..0s..0d £ Carrd to fol: 22 Dr Lieut Calep Reynolds 1788 June 25 To Schooling of Mifs Hannah Springer one Month Dr Mifs Mary Vanderlip 1789 To 2 Months Schooling from 14th Sepr to 13 Novr 1789 {blank Contra Cr Contra Cr {blank} Contra Cr 1790 Sept 19th By Benazah Williams order on me in her favour . . . for - 16 - �21 Farming Expenses 1793 22 2 1 Sepr 4 Expences for Rum & Vituals to 6 Teams plowing a Field about 3 Acres 1 10 - Octr 9 4 ¼ Bushels Wheat Sow'd on the Field that T. Rice Cleared 1 5 6 3 ¼ Bushels Wheat Sow'd on Wt Stubbles - 19 - 2 lbs Tobacco for Harrowing Jno Collard - 6 - 2 oz Indigo for Harrowing Jno Collard - 2 6 1 4 - paid Jno Collard for a yoke - 8 paid for Laying an Ax - 6 - Paid John Collard for Plowing - 15 6 Paid John Stacy for Plowing - 12 - Expences for Plowing Ground & putting in 1 ½ Bushel of Pease ½ bushel Flax seed & plowing 2 Acres for Corn 2 - - Paid breaking Flax to Westbrook - 12 - a Pitch Fork . . . . . from Darling - 5 - Paid Cornes Lambert for mowing at Home 3 days - 18 - Paid Cornes Lambert for mowing at P. Secords 2 days - 12 - 19 2 Hats to Jno Stacey for plowing 6/ 12/- 1794 Jany 2d May 15th July 10th �Paid Cornes Lambert for Cradling Wheat 1 day - 8 - Paid John Collard for Cradling Wheat 1 day - 8 - Paid Ezekl Younglove for Cradling Wheat 1 day - 8 - Paid John Collard for mowing 2 days at P. Secords - 12 - £35 13 7 31 12 - @ 50s/- 17 10 - 6/- 3 3 - 5 8 - 14 15 6 Paid E. Collard & Jefse Page for 1 day Mowing a P. Secords on my acct - 12 - ½ Gallon Rum to P. Secords on my acct - 8 - 21 Paid Jefse Page for Stacking Hay - 2 - 22 Paid Ben Doyl blacksmith by ½ lb Tea - 3 - Sepr Paid Nathan Johnston splitting Rails - 4 - Paid Jefse Page Making Fence - 12 - Contra Cr 1794 Aug 15th Brot Over £ By about 7 Tons Hay By 10 ½ bushels pease 540 Sheaves Wheat (which I think may yeald about 18 bushels 6/- Dr Farming Expenses 1793 Brot over Augt 15th £ �Paid for an Ox Chain 12 - 1 12 1 1794 38 ½ lbs Iron for a Harrow April 23 Paid John Darling for making 11 Harrow Teeth - 5 6 Paid John Darling for a Clevise & Bolt - 4 - Paid John Collards son for Raking - 4 - 2 ¾ Gallons Rum 2 4 - 22 18 1 - 4 6 31 12 - Augt 10d 1 Card £ Septr Paid Richd Harrifs for stacking Hay at my farther-inlaws ½ lb Powder 2/6 & 2 lb Shot 2/Contra Cr Brot Over £ Dr Mrs Christena Tice 1792 Jany 13th To an agreement with her for Writing &c 1 12 - Feby 3d My attendance on David Bastedo - 2 6 10th To 2 days attendance on her businefs - (1 day at the Barracks) - 12 - 11th My attendance on David - 2 6 18 My attendance on David - 2 6 26 My attendance on David - 2 6 Mar 4 My attendance on David - 2 6 �18 My attendance on David - 2 6 25 My attendance on David - 2 6 April 1st My attendance on David - 2 6 15 My attendance on David - 2 6 3 6 6 - 19 - £ 23d 16th To a Balance as pr acct renderd 1793 pd To Schooling of Lewis Bastedo Contra Cr 1792 - Jany 22d By 2 Bushels Corn pr Negro. - 10 - Feby 4th 2 ½ Bushels Corn pr David - 12 6 19th 2 ½ Bushels Corn pr David - 12 6 Mar 4 1 Gill Rum for an old Kettle - - 6 22d 2 ½ Bushls Corn deliver’d at Mill - 12 6 Balance - 19 - 3 6 6 5/ £ Apr. 23d By 2 Bushels Rye - 12 - May 7th By 1 Bushel Corn - 5 - �June 4 By 1 ½ Bushel Rye - 9 - 26 By 2 Bushels Rye - 12 - Dr Cornelius Lambert 1788 June To 3 Chairs - 12 - 4 Squares Glafs . . (Return'd) - 8 - the ½ of a Fan . . paid by me - 4 - a hafp & Staples . . paid by me - 2 6 a Padlock 1790 June 2d due on an order of 20 Shilling to James Secord 1 ¾ lbs Butter @ 2/- - 3 6 1791 July To 8 ¼ Days work in Harvist 1 13 - - - 6 4/- Over paid you on 5 ¼ lbs Butter at Sepr 19th 1789 Andw Herrings 1792 May 28th To 1 days work Clearing Land June 5 1 days work Clearing Land 1796 April 30th To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child from 1st Feby - 16 - July 31st To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child from 1 May to 31st July - 16 - �Oct'r 31st 1799 To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child from 1st Augt to 31st Octr - 16 - To 1 Quarters schooling 1 Child to 28 Feby 1797 - 16 - Over Schooling 1 Child for 1 Month - 5 4 2 Months Evening Schooling 1 Child between 12th Decr 1796 & Feby 15th 1797 - 8 - To 1 Bushel & a Peck of Apples - 10 - - 2 - - 2 3 - 1 - - 4 6 to Tobacco 1802 1 lb Butter from Charlotte Oct'r 16 2¼ 1803 1 lb Butter before the last Feby 14 3 lbs Butter lbs Butter 2/1/- 1/6 ContRa Cr 1791 April 27th By 1 ½ days work himself & oxen plowing for summer wheat in the bottom - 12 - 29 By 1 days work plowing for Flax & summer wheat in Company wt Elij: Collard in the Little field - 8 - May 18th & 19th By 1 ¼ days plowing Corn ground - 10 - Augt 1 By 1 ¼ days Harrowing Turnip ground - 22d By ½ days work Cutting & hawling Sum Wheat - 4 - Octr 7 By 2 hours work Cutting Buck wheat �18 By 1 day plowing for summer Wheat - 8 - 1792 May 8th By ½ day Hawling Rails (for Lane fence) 14 By 1 day Plowing for summer Wheat - 8 - 23d By ¾ day Plowing Corn ground - 6 - 1793 By {¾ day} Bundles Straw 1796 April By Hawling rail cuts part of a day July 15 By 1 days Mowing grafs - 6 - Aug't 5 By 1 days Mowing grafs - 6 - Novr By 4 Bushels Turnips - 8 - - 16 - - 5 - By 4 yds Weaving 1/Dr Elias Smith 1790 Jany 4 To 2 Months Schooling of John from 4th Jany 1790 to 3 March 12 days mist Sepr 6th To 1 Quarters Schoolin of his son July 12 Elias & daughter Deborah between the 12th July and the 24th Octr 1790 1783 To Evening Schooling of John from the 14th Jan'y to 20th Feb'y 1793 �To So much left with you by Oliver Mabey on my acct - 16 - To Writing a Bill of Sale - 8 - To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Deborah & Mifs Nancy from 3d June to 10th Sepr 1 12 - 2 16 - - 4 8 3 0 8 Due on old acct - 4 8 1794 To Schooling of Ann from 10th June to 14th Octr 1794 - 15 - Nov 6 To Writing a Petition - 4 - 26th To 3 Leather Horse Collers 1 10 - 2 14 8 - 5 - June 3d To Schooling of Mifs Nancy from 11th Sepr to 5th Octr 1793 3 ½ Weeks Acct. rend d £ £ Carrd to blue covd book Contra Cr 1790 June 2d By 1 Bushel white Petatoes By Splitting Shingles By his work in planting howing a burying 1 Barrels of petatoes planting equal to the Schooling of Elias & Deborah 1 Quarter By 7 ½ Quarts Flax Seed �1794 Octr 4th By Cash 3 - 0 Novr 7th By 1 Bushel Corn from Step: Secord - 5 - 24 By 1 Bushel Corn from Step: Secord - 5 - Decr 10 By 1 Bushel Corn from Step: Secord - 5 - Decr 24 By a Bushel Wheat - 8 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 6 - 3 - To 6 Days work in Harvist in 1791 1 4 - To 1 day planting Petatoes - 4 - 1 Pair shoe Soles - 2 - 21st To 1 day planting Corn - 4 - J 31 To 1 day Shaving Shingles - 3 - June 19th To 1 day work at his Barn - 4 - 1794 Dr Elijah Collard 1791 May 14th To 2 ½ lbs Butter ¾ lbs 2/- . Butter (got before) . . . . . . . . . 1792 March 13th May 19 2 lbs Tobacco 1/6 �1793 1 Bushel Petatoes Feby 2 To ½ lb Tobacco - 2 - May 12 To Cash - 8 - June 6th To a Bushel Petatoes - 4 - 12th To ½ Carrot Tobacco - 5 - Decr 17th To a Carrot Tobacco - 10 6 1 lb Candles - 2 6 1794 April 1st To Carrot Tobacco - 10 6 June 24 To a Carrot Tobacco - 10 6 July 14 To ½ lb Powder & 2 lb Shot - 4 6 Augt 25th To 1 Quart Wine - 4 - a Nutmeg - 1 - 5 10 6 To 1 Gallon Rum by an order on Hamilton - 16 - a peck Salt by an order on Hamilton - 6 - To 1 Quart Rum - 4 - 6 16 6 Sepr 19th Octr 8th book £ 4 2/6 2/- Carrd to the Blue Contra Cr 1791 �Augt 5 By 1 Bushel Wheat - 8 - April 29 By 1 days work plowing for Flax ground & Summer wheat wt C. Lambert - 8 - May 19th By 1 ¼ days work Plowing Corn ground - 10 - Octr 12 & 13 By 2 Days Harrowing in Wheat … a boy - 16 - By 3 pairs shoes made in all - 15 - May 8th By ½ day hawling Rails - 4 - 14th By 1 day Plowing for summer Wheat - 8 - 23 by ¾ day Plowing Corn ground - 6 - Decr 20 By Making a pr evening Shoes Carrd to New 3 15 - New Book . - 8 - 1792 1792 1796 June 18 Book £ By 22 lbs Beef Dr Christion Warner 1796 April 30th To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1 Feby 1 12 - July 31st To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1st May to July 31st 1 12 - Octr 31st To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1st Augt to 31st Octr 1 12 - �1797 To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children to 28 Feby 1 12 - Evening Schooling 1 Quarter for 1 - 12 - 7 0 0 Answer'd for Adam Crysler - 4 - Answer’d for Isaac Horton for a set of Copies - 2 - 7 6 - rend Feby 23d d Acct £ £ Contra Cr 1791 Mar 22d By 54 lb Flour pr acct reced - 16 - 1793 50 Bundles Straw. pr acct reced - 6 4 Feby 24 By 2 Bushels of Pease pr acct reced - 16 - Mar 20 By 1 Bushel Pease pr acct reced - 8 - June 17 By 2 Bushels Wheat pr acct reced 2 - - Decr 10 By 4 Bushels Wheat pr acct reced 2 - - 5 6 4 2 - - 7 6 4 1796 £ 1797 Feby 23 By 4 Bushels Wheat £ �Dr Stephen Secord 1791 Feby 4th To 8 Bushels Petatoes May 22 3/ 1 4 - To One Quarter schooling of Mifs Polly to Augt 29th 1793 - 16 - To Schooling from 30 Augt to 5 Octr 1793 5 Weeks - 6 8 - 11 8 To Schooling of Mifs Polly from 2d Jan'y 1794 to. 1797 Augt 15th To a Quarter Veal 14 lbs 1798 Feby To 4 Bushels Turnip Cabbage 4/- - 16 - 18 Cabbage (small) 3d - 4 6 1 Bushel Pasnips - 5 - To Writing 2 Bills of Sale and bonds between you and David Secord (one half expences) - 12 - Sepr ½ Bushel Potatoes - 2 - Octr 1 Bushel Potatoes - 4 - Novr 16 1 Bushel Potatoes - 4 - 1 Bushel Potatoes - 4 - Apr 1799 Jany Contra Cr �1791 Feby 4th By Cash - 6 - By Tobacco pipes - 1 March By an order in favor Thos Burly - 5 - May 9th By a peck Salt - 6 3 Augt By a Quarter Lamb 7 ¾ 8d - 5 2 Octor By a Quarter Lamb. 8 ¼ 8d - 5 6 Augt 27 lb Flour 1798 June 108 lbs Midlings 21st 61 lbs Midlings ½ Bushel Corn 63 lbs Midlings July 2 Bushels Rye 1 Peck Buck Wheat (for Seed) Sepr {illegible – writing is too faint} Dr Archd Cunninghame (Merchant) 1789 Novr 30 To 50 Head Cabbage 9d 1 17 6 �Contra Cr {Blank page} Dr John Secord 1790 Augt 9 To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr Daniel from 10th May to 9th August 1 4 To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr Daniel between the 10th Augt and the 24th Novr 1790 1 4 - To 2 Months Schooling from 25 Novr 1790 to Jany 23d 1791 - 16 - 3 4 - - 19 5 15 days mist Sepr 9th 1791 Jany 6 £ To Ballance Contra Cr 1790 June 27th By 40 lbs Flour July 5 By 22 lbs Flour �9 By 24 lbs Flour 18 By 28 lbs Flour 114 lbs is 1cwt o qrs 2 lbs at 32/- is 1 12 7 By an Order on Mrs Thompson - 12 - By Balance - 19 5 3 4 - - 19 5 To Schooling of Elizabeth from the 22d June to 25th August - 12 - To Schooling of Anna from the 28th June to 25th August - 11 - To Schooling of Isaac from 23d July to 25th August - 6 - To schooling of Isaac and Anna from Sept 7th to 13th 1790 1 Week each - 3 - To schooling of Isaac & Elizabeth from 5th Octor to (1 Week each) 23 Novr - 3 - 1791 Jany 6th By wintering my Heiffer from the 1st Decr 1790 to the 8th March 1791 Dr Isaac Horton 1790 July 23d 13 days mist Sept 7th �£ 1 15 - Contra Cr 1790 Decr 2 ½ Bushels Corn 7/ - 17 6 - 17 6 1 15 - 1791 Mar 7 By 1 Busl & 7 Quarts Corn & 1 Busl Rye £ Dr Daniel Servos 1790 - June 26th To a Brafs Lock 1 4 - Augt 9th To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Lanah from 10th May to 9 Augt 1 4 - To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr John from 12th May to 11th August 1 4 - Jno 13 days mist. Lanah to 21st Sepr Betey to 21st Sepr John to 26th Sepr to 30th To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mifs Betey & Mifs Caty between the 7th June and 3d of October 1790 - 1 4 - �1791 To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mifs Lanah between 10 August & the 22d Novr 90 1 4 - To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mastr John between 12th Augt & the 24th Novr 1790 1 4 - To 2 Months Schooling of Mifs Lanah from 23d Novr 1790 to the 22d Jany 91 - 16 - To 2 Months Schooling of Mastr John from 25th Novr 90 to 24 Jany 1791 - 16 - £ 8 16 - To a Balance due this 24th Jany 91 2 4 9½ To Writing for him of Sundries - - - Contra Cr 1790 - May 22d By 33 lbs Flour - 29 By 30 lbs Flour - 31 By ½ bushel red Petatoes June 23d By 18 lbs Flour - 3 Pints Rum - 26 3 Pints Rum July 2d 3 Pints Rum 7th 3 Pints Rum Augt 9th 3 Pints Rum 2 2 7 6 8½ - 1 4 - �28 By {stroked out} Flour - 21* By an order on Mr Dixon (March) Sepr 23d By 20 lbs Flour - Octr 1st By 25 lbs Flour - 13th By 1 ½ Bushels Wheat 10/- 27th By 27 lbs Flour 32/- Novr 9 By 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 - - 4 - 15 - 7 {illegible} 10 - By 29 lbs Flour - 42 lbs Flour from Colol Butler. - 2 Quarts Salt - 2 - By Cash at Lodge - 6 - By Balance 2 4 9½ 8 16 - By 56 lbs Flour - 16 - Jany 31st By my ordr on him in favor Mrs Picket 1 - - 1791 By my desire paid Benizah Williams - 2 - Feby 2d By 54 lbs - 15 5 2 13 5 Decr 27 1791 £ £ {Written perpendicular to the above column is the following} – Rec’d in all 217 lbs Flour at 32/- pr Cwt is {blank}. 217 Flour {+} 50 for Cabbage {=} 167 �Dr Mrs Elizabeth Thompson 1789 Sepr 7th To 1 Quarter shooling from 7th Sepr to 6th Decr 1789 Mastr James 1 4 1790 Mar. 16th To Schooling from 7th Decr 1789 to 16th March 1790 of Mastr James 1 6 - To Allowance for House Rent ½ year - 4 - 1789 Decr 4 - To 40 Heads of Cabbage . . . . . . 1 - 1790 - April 24th To a Bushel of Petatoes - 5 6 June 5th To Major Ten Broecks order in my favour on her for {blank} 1 13 8 To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mastr James from 12th May to 11 Augt 1 4 - 13 days mist Sepr 7 - To Schooling of Mastr James from the 12 Augt to 23d Octor 1790 2 ½ Months 1 - - 7 17 2 to 4 doz Eggs formerly (omitted) - 8 - To Answerd by Augt Jones - 6 - £ 1791 Jany 28 �1791 April 14th To 6 doz Eggs - 8 - Contra Cr 1791 Am of her acct Jan'y 28th £11.11.7 - Dr George Forsyth Merchant 1789 - Decr 19th To 67 Heads Cabbage Novr 22 To a Bushel Petatoes 2 10 3 - 6 - - 8 - a two Quart pewter Bason not returned - - - To Writing your Deputy Lieutenants Commifsion 1 12 - 6 3 - 10 4 lbs Butter 9d 2/- Contra Cr 1789 Nov 22 By 1 ¼ yd R: Sheeting a Pair W. Shoes 5/- - �Cash 2 doz Buttons 3/- 1 ½ yd Wt Plush 16/- - 4 - - 6 - 1 4 - 1 ¼ yd Flannel 4/6 - 5 7½ 5 lbs Loaf 2/6 - 12 6 1 Skain silk & 1 Twist - 2 - 1 lb Carrot Tobacco - 6 - 1790 June 5th By 2 Nutmegs & thread 2/6d - 2 6 Dr Robert Hamilton Esqr 1788 - June 27 To one Months Schooling of Mastrs. William & John Robinson from the 27th June to 27 July 1788 - 16 - 1793 To one Quarters Schooling of Mastrs Robert. George & Alexander from the 10th Decr 1792 to 9th March 1793 @ 16/- each 2 8 - To 2 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 10th March to 9 May 1793 1 12 - To 6 Months schooling of his 3 Sons between 10 May and 22d Novemr 1793 pr agreement 30 - - �To 4 Months schooling of his 3 Sons from 23d Novr 1793 to 22d March 1794 @ £5..0s..0d 22 £ Carrd to fol: 20 - - 54 10 - Dr Lieut Calep Reynolds 1788 - June 25 To Schooling of Mifs Hannah Springer one Month - 8 - - 16 - - 16 - Dr Mifs Mary Vanderlip 1789 To 2 Months Schooling from 14th Sepr to 13 Novr 1789 Contra Cr 1790 Sepr 19th By Benazah Williams order on me in her favour . . . for Dr Peter Ball Esqr. 1790 Augt 11th To 1 Quarters Schooling from 12 May to 11th Augt 1790 Son George 1 4 - To Allowance for House rent at the Barracks - 4 - �12 days mist Sepr 6th His Son Jacob Commenced Schooling 11 Octor 1790. To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mastr George between 12th Augt and 23d Novr 1790 1 4 - To 1 ½ Months Schooling of Mastr Jacob from the 11th Octor to 25th Novr 1790 - 12 - To 2 Months Schooling of Mastr George from the 24th Novr 1790 to 23d Jany 1791 - 16 - £ 2 12 - Contra Cr 1790 Augt 1791 By an order on Mefsrs Hamilton & Crook in favor Mefs'rs. Young & Vrooman 1 8 - By an order on Mrs Thompson in favor Mifs Smith 12 Decr 1790 1 4 - By an order on Jacob Ball 1 - - By an order on Mrs Thompson - 8 - 2 12 - Feby. 3d £ Dr Jacob Ball Esqr. �1790 To Allowance for House Rent at the Barracks three quarters Year - 6 - To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Caty from 10th May to 9th Augt 1790 1 4 - 12 days mist Sepr 6 1791 Feby 3d - To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Caty between the 10th Augt & the 21st Novr 1790 1 4 - To 2 Months Schooling of Mifs Caty from the 22d Novr 1790 to 21st Jany 1791 - 16 - To Cash paid by an ordr Peter Ball 1 - - 4 10 - - 5 - £ Contra Cr 1790 June 10th By 1 Bushel Petatoes 19 By 3 lbs Butter - 22 By 1 lb Butter - 23 By 1 lb Butter - 26 By 3 lbs Butter. - July 3d By 3 lbs Butter - 10th By 2 ½lbs Butter. together} 22 By 2 lbs Butter {19th June – 26th Butter totalled - 10 - - �28 By 1 lb Butter - 26 34 lbs. Flour - 31 2 lb Butter - Augt 3d 42 lbs Flour - 4 1 ½ lbs Butter} {26th July to 2d Sept totalled176 lbs 32/-} 7 1 ½ lbs Butter - 15th 44 lbs Flour - Sepr 2d By 56 lbs Hundred Flour - Decr 24 By 1 Bushel of Corn ground 2 10 ½ - 7 - 9/ - 18 - £ 4 10 - Amot brought from {illegible} £54 16s - To Amot of Mr Murray acct for Mifs Betsy - 18 - 55 14 - To Amot of Credits pr his acct 2 10 - To 3 Months Schooling of your 3 Sons between 23 March and 30 June 1794 15 - - To 6 Months schooling of your 3 Sons between 30th June and 25 Decr 1794 30 - - By 2 Bushels of Wheat ground Dr Robert Hamilton rend d £ Acct �To Amount of Credits pr his acct 4 2 - To Balance due R. Hamilton Esqr 19 7 - 127 2 - By Amount of Robt Hamilton's acct to 1st Jany 1794 72 15 - By Amount of Sundries from the {1st ?} Jany 1794 to 24th Feby 1795 54 7 3 127 2 3 19 7 1 16 6 £ Cr 1793 £ By Balance due Robt Hamilton as pr acct to 24th Feby 1795 Dr Mrs Deborah Freel 1789 June 8th To a Balance (from old Book) 3 Dr Colol John Butler 1790 Mar 9th To 1 Years Schooling of Mafter Tommy from 9th March 1789 to the 9th March 1790 4 16 - To allowance for House rent 1 Year - 8 - Contra Cr �1789 Novr 18 By an order on him . . for . . . 1 - Colol Butler Promised to Settle with Mr Street for my House Rent at the Barracks A D B C Butler Colol 1. Cunninghame Arch.{page Ball Jacob. 3. Ball Peter 5. torn} Collard Elijah 15: E F Page Freel Deborah 1 Forsyth George 7. Farming Expences 19. G H I Hamilton Robt 2.22 Horton Isa. 10. K L M Lampman Peter 16. Lambert Corns 17. N O P R Reynolds Calib 2 S T Smith Elias 8. Servos Daniel 9. Thompson Eliz: 4 Tice Christine. 18 Secord John 11. Secord Stephen 13. V W Vanderlip Mary 2 Warner Christn 14: {Tot} al account 12. Y - �For more information on Francis Goring, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.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/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> X993.5.375 X 987.5.4.102 {probably an accession number for museum purposes - in pencil} Francis Gorings {fancy scribble} Sects of House Expenses and Memorandum's begun June 2d 1790 {fancy scribble design} {scribble design} Nafsau (now) Lincoln province Upper Canada </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} {blank} {page two} House Expences April 24th. 1790 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 2d</td> <td>8 1/4 lbs Butter from Corn'l Lambert 2/</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 19</td> <td>1 lb Tea Paid Mrs Thompson's Eggs . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cash paid for Sugar . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 5th.</td> <td>2 1/2 Gallons Rum . . . . . . . . 12/2</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8 lbs Maple Sugar . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 lb. Loaf . . do. . . . from Mrs Thompson</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Green Tea . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 lbs Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Quire Paper . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yds. Flannel . . . . . . . . 4/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr Mens Shoes . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 lbs Candles . . . . . }Cash paid Hamilton . . 2/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Thread . . . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tobacco . . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Nutmegs 2/- & thread 6d Mr Forsyths</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 10th</td> <td>1 Bushel Petatoes . . MJ Ball . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21 1/2 lbs Butter from Mr Jacob Ball between the 19th. June and 7th. Aug't. }</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1Cwt..0gr..8lbs. Flour from Mr Jacob Ball 23/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 2</td> <td>0..2..0. . . . do . . . . do . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1..0..2 lbs. do. from John Secord between 27 June & 18 July } 32/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>0..3..12 1/2 - do. from Mr Daniel Servos 32/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carried over L</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1790 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bro't over . .</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 23d</td> <td>2 1/2 lbs. Loaf Sugar. pd Mrs Thompsons /6</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7 1/2 Quarts Rum from Mr D. Servos between 23d June & 9th August . . . .}</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 13th</td> <td>1 lb. Bohea Tea . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>half Carrot Tobacco . . . } Hamilton & Crooks</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 23d</td> <td>a pr wom: stuff Shoes . 11/- .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lbs Pepper 3/ Needles 1/6 Pins 2/ } from Mrs Thompson for marking her Goods</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 11th</td> <td>a pr Mens Shoes . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr. Womans Leat'r Shoes } pd Dixon</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr Shoes to Charlotte from Mrs Thompson</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>3 pints Rum Mrs Thompson . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>paid Benazah Williams in part of 18/- for Weaving by his order on me in favour Mary Vanderlip . . . . for . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>20 lbs Flour Mr Dan'l Servos . . . . . 32/</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>3/4 Yds Calico Mrs Thompson . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo'r. 1</td> <td>25 lbs Flour . Mr Dan'l Servos . 32/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>paid 2 3/4 lbs Butter for 2 3/4 lbs Soap at the same time paid 1 lb. Butter for Soap had before (in all 4 3/4 lbs Soap) to Mrs Thompson }</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>1 1/2 Bushels Wheat from Mr Dan Servos 10/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>1 lb Tobacco from Mrs Thompson . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18th</td> <td>2 Yds Coating . . . . . . . . . 14/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5 Yds brown Sheeting . ., . . . . . 4/6</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Bohea Tea . . . . . . .} from Mrs Thompson . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/4 lbs fig Blue . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carried forw'd L</td> <td>24</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td>Brought forward L</td> <td>24</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo'r 18th</td> <td>2 Quarts Salt. . paid Mr Dixon</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6 Skains Thread Mrs Thompson . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27th</td> <td>26 lbs Flour from Mr Dan'l Servos 32/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 3/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r. 1st</td> <td>Stephen Secord . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>1 Bushel of Wheat Mr Dan'l Servos . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>1 lb Tobacco . . . . . Mrs Thomspson</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r.</td> <td>1 1/4 lbs do . . . . . . do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yds Rufsia Sheeting to Silas Secord for bringing down Hogs Mrs Thompson:</td> <td>-</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20 lbs. Flour from Mr Dan'l Servos 4/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>1 Bushel Corn from Mr J Ball -</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Wheat - - do -</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels Corn from Isa: Horton for Hogs - - }</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Wheat from my Farm -</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Phebe Smith . . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>9</td> <td>6 3/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 27</td> <td>Cash at Lodge . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 20</td> <td>1 pr Mens Shoes Mrs Thompson -</td> <td>-</td> <td>14</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>an order on Mr Da'l Servos to Mrs Picket</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Benezah Williams for Weaving (by Da'l Servos .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1791 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan'y 6</td> <td>1 peck salt . . . . . . . }paid Mrs Thompson by Jno Secords ord'r</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Tobacco . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>1/2 lb Tea . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>56 lbs flour . . from Jacob Ball on Dan'l Servos acct }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Yds Callico 12/- a Hkf 8/ & Knives 5/ from Mrs Thompson for Writing . . }</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 1</td> <td>1 1/2 Yd Linen . . . . Mrs Thompson 4/9</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3d</td> <td>54 lbs Flour . . . . . . Dan'l Servos . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td>4 lbs Wool . . pd the Halter . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td>1 lb Tobacco (paid Cash) Mrs Thompson</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Tea . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 pints Rum . . . . . . . . . do .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tobacco Pipes . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>2 Bushels Wheat ground at Secords Mill</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 8th</td> <td>1 Bushels do -------- do -----------</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>1 lb Tobacco Paid T. Bealey by ord'r on St Secord</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>an Ax laid by Darling . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>1 lb Tobacco --------------Mrs Thompson</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>54 lbs Flour from Christian Warner . . . 32/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 20</td> <td>1 Bushels 7 Quarts Corn ground at Secords</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel Rye . . . . . . . do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Bushel Wheat from Lamberts do . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 10th</td> <td>1/4 lbs Pepper 1/6 1/2 lb Tea 3/- from Mrs Thompson for Writing . . . . . }</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14th</td> <td>1 Bushel Buck Wheat from Sol'n Hyet . (ground)</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>1/2 lb Tobacco . . . . . . . Mrs Thompson . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>1 Bushel Buck Wheat . . . . . . (ground)</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd forward L</td> <td>9</td> <td>17</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td>Bro't forward L</td> <td>9</td> <td>17</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 3d</td> <td>2 Bushels Buck Wheat from Sol: Hyet (ground)</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 Yds stript'd Cotton from Mrs Thompson for Writing . . . 5/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Bushel Wheat from Lamberts (ground)</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>3 Bushels Buck Wheat . . . . ground</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 3d</td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels do . . . . . ground</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 do of Rye . . . . . . . . do -</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 5th</td> <td>One do of Wheat from E. Collard ----- do --</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14th</td> <td>1 Bushel Wheat from Silas Secord . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>1 do . . . do from Adam Hudt for Writing} . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 do & 2 Quarts Wheat . . . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct. . 8th</td> <td>3 do & 20 Quarts Corn . . . . . @6/- do</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 15th</td> <td>2 do. Buck Wheat . . . . . . . . . 5/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 do 4 Quarts Corn . . . . . . . 6/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 5th</td> <td>1 do . . . . . do . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><1 do. 20 Quarts Buck Wheat . 5/-/td></td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 8th</td> <td>1 do 12 Quarts do --------- 5/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 do - Corn . . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 1</td> <td>4 1/2 Yds. Linen . . . . . . . 4/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Yds brown Cloth } from Mr Jos. Edwards . . 10/</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cash for ferryage . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 Quarts Salt . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 prs Shoes for myself . . . . 12/</td> <td>1</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} House Expences begun Jan'y 1792 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan'y 1</td> <td>1 Bushel sum Wheat ground .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>4Quarts salf from A Smith for writing</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28th</td> <td>! Bushel summ: Wheat grownd.</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Ticed</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Leather for a pr Shoes from Canby</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 8th</td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>2 1/2 do . . . . . . do . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel 4 Quarts Wheat ground</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 2d</td> <td>a pair shoes made by Ely Collard</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>1 Bushel Wheat from P. Secord Sen'r</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 do. Buck Wheat do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a New How . Return'd . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mending Tongs & a small Kettle I. Darling {</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mending Kettles by Wm Havins.</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 do - Rye from P. Secord . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>2 do Rye from Mrs Tice.</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 7</td> <td>1 do . . Corn from do . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1 do . . . Rye borrow'd from P Secord</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 4</td> <td>2 do Corn from P. Secord Jun'r . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 do Rye . . . Mrs Tice . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25th</td> <td>1 1/4 do. . Summer Wheat ground</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>2 do. Rye from Mrs Tice -</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Leather from Canby for a pair for myself .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 1792 <td22d <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Brought forward L</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 7th</td> <td>a Making a pr Shoes by E Collard --</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>a Bushel Whet from Peter Secord Jun'r return'd for 20 Quarts due from Jno Stacey }</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 Bushel Rye from David Secord Sen'r</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 1st</td> <td>Bought of Mr Hamilton</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yds Wt R. Sheeting . . . . . . 5/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yds Yallow Flannel . . . . . . 4/</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Bohea Tea . . . . . } Hamilton 6/</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Peppre . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Gallon Rum . . . . . . . . 16/</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel Buck Wheat grownd -</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>56 lbs fine Flour from David Secord Sen'r</td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31 lbs Carnell . . . . . do . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>1 Bushel Corn . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19 lbs Carnel . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24th</td> <td>32. do . . } is 51 lbs . . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 4th</td> <td>40 lbs Flour from David Secord Sen'r</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>43 lbs.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>39 lbs . 20 3 lbs . . . . do @ 26/-</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct 3d</td> <td>28 lbs</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>53 lbs</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25 lbs Midlings</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23d</td> <td>44 lbs. do } . 69 lbs . do . 16/-</td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>10 1/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 1</td> <td>a paper pins . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Soap , , , , , , } Paid Mr Hamilton by Eggs</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 White Bowls . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn grown'd</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17th</td> <td>2 Bushels 9 Quarts do do - }</td> <td>-</td> <td>14</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd Over L</td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>6 1/</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1792 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bro't Over L</td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>6 1/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 17th</td> <td>a pr Mens Shoes Bought for 3 lbs Butter</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>1 1/2 Yd Grey Ratteen from Mr Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Bush'ls & 12 Quarts Corn grownd 4/</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Shirt . . . . B't for 3 1/2 lbs Butter. .</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 11th</td> <td>a Knife . . . . . from Mr Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12th</td> <td>3 1/2 lbs Pork from Dav'd Secord . 7</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>- 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10th</td> <td>1 lbs. Bohea Tea Mr Hamilton -</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>30 lbs Flour . . David Secord 26/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>a Handkerchief Mr Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18th</td> <td>1 Bushel 5 Quarts Corn grownd - 4/</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>1/2 Bushel Salt Mr Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20th</td> <td>a pr Mens Shoes . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr Buckles . . . . . . . } from : do --</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Comb . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>5 lbs Beef . . . . from David Secord</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr Womans Shoes made by Collard</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Raisins . . . from Street & Phelps</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr: 4 pt Blankets . . . . . . . .</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Pepper . . . . . . from Jos Edwards . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Darning Needles . . . . do .-</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} House Expences 1793 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan'y 11th</td> <td>1 lb Tea . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Soap . . . } Robt Hamilton . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Yd Rufsia Sheeting . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Yd. Linen . . . . } Street . . 4/</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 pt Rum for fish Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>3 Yds Flannel . . . . . do . 4/</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel buck wheat grownd . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Bushel Wheat . . . do . . . . . 8/</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>1/2 lb Tobacco . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 doz Quils . . . . . . do -</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Tobacco . (the 7th) . . . . . do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Darning Needles . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>1/2 lb White Thread . . . . . . Phelps .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 3/4 lbs Upper Leather . . Canby 5/</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a fish (Salmon) . . paid do --</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 2</td> <td>10 Yds. Linen . . . . . Hamilton 4/9</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Carrot Tobacco . . . . . do . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 lbs Nails to Boman for Pails do.</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>3 Bushels Corn Grownd . . . 5/</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Bushel Wheat . . . 8/</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Salmon . . . (for writing) . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>a Hat . . . . . . Street & Phelps</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>1 1/2 doz large Button . . . . do 6/</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>10</td> <td>16</td> <td>8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1793 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bro't Over L</td> <td>10</td> <td>16</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 7th</td> <td>2 Yds Crown Cloth . . . . . . . . 32/</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Yd Flannel. . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 doz small Buttons . . . . . . 2/</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Yd Sheeting . . . . . . . . . . . 4/</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 Skains silk & twist . . . . } Hamilton . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 Yds Linen . . . . . . . 5/6</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Waistcoat Pattern . . . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1/2 lb Bohea Tea. . . . . . . Street & Phelps</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>1/2 Yd Sheeting . . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>a pcc. Sole Leather . . . . . Canby</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>Half a Carrot Tobacco . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23d</td> <td>1 lb Soap . . . . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 2d</td> <td>Needles . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Corn grownd . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 do. & 4 Quart Corn - -</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>2 do Wheat . . . from Vrooman</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td>1 Qt Rum - - - Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>a pr Womans Shoes . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>a piece Sole Leather paid by Jes: Page</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Cow Bell from . . . E Phelps</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>1 Quire paper . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>half a Burshel Flour Dav: Secord about 20 lbs</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 17</td> <td>36 lbs Flour . . . . do }</td> <td>-</td> <td>13</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 12th</td> <td>1 Quart Rum ------ Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>22</td> <td>4</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>/Bro't Forw'd L</td> <td>22</td> <td>4</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 16</td> <td>a pr Buckles - - Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>1/2 a Carrot Tobacco . . . . . . do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 2d</td> <td>2 Bushels Wheat from McEwen . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>56 lbs Flour from Mrs Byard . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>13</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>paid Nathan Johnston . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Yd Hair Ribbon . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Jefse Page . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 Bushel Salt . . . . . Hamilton .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . do -</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11th</td> <td>1/2 Yd Sheeting . . . . . do .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16th</td> <td>6 1/2 Yds Stript Cotton . . . . . 6/</td> <td>1</td> <td>19</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 Yds. R. Sheeting . . . . . 5/</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Soap . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a pr Mens Shoes . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>paid Jefse Page 8/- & 1 Bushel Petatoes</td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18th</td> <td>2 Yds. Scotch Sheeting pd by Butter . .</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Lining Handkf . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28th</td> <td>half Carrot Tobacco . . . Hamilton -</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Wheat from Mr Vrooman</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>8 Yds. R. Sheating . . . . . . 5/-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 Yd do . . . . do . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>1 lb. Soap . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Allspice . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd over L</td> <td>35</td> <td>6</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1793 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Amo't bro't over L</td> <td>35</td> <td>6</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 12th</td> <td>1/2 Carrot Tobacco to Elij. Collard from Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>a Linen Handkf . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/4 lb Sulphur . . pd . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Expences as Rows (Sunday) . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>a Quire Paper . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Remnant of Callico . . . . . Street -</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 27th.</td> <td>36 lbs Flour from D: Secord . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 17</td> <td>55 lbs . do . . . . . do } 91 lbs .. 26/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 22d</td> <td>Mending a pr Shoes . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 Pigeons . . . . . . do .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yd R. Sheeting . . . . . . . 7</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Handkf . . . . } to Thos Harper from Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>1/2 Carrot Tobacco . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>1 lb Soap . . . . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/4 lb Sulphur . . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 6th</td> <td>Paid John Haber for 2 days work Sprouting a Field . - . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 29</td> <td>Expences going to the Barrack . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 7</td> <td>Expences at Rows on Sunday --</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 25</td> <td>44 lbs Middlings . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 6</td> <td>29lb do } 73 lbs from David Secord</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>a Sickle . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Scyth . . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1 1 /2 Gallon Rum . . . . do --</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>paid Benj'n Doyl for Blacksmiths work --</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd forw'd L</td> <td>42</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>Bro't forward L</td> <td>42</td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 16</td> <td>Paid for mending a pr Shoes by Mr Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Paid John Aber for Harvesting &c</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Qt Rum . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cash paid Wm Tine a Baptist Minister</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>35 lbs Middling from D. Secord . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>35 lbs . do . . . . do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Jno Aber for Harvesting . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Paid . . do . . . . . ., . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24th</td> <td>a Quarter Lamb from Step'n Secord 7 3/4 lbs</td> <td>..</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 7th</td> <td>35 lbs Middling from D: Secord . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid for Mowing . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Quarts Rum . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Ping . . . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid for Mowing . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Paid for do at P. Secords . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 Gallon Rum from Mr Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 16th</td> <td>1/2 Bushel Salt to Solo'n Hyet . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 19th</td> <td>28 lbs Flour . . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>C 1/2 lb Tea . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb do to B Doyl . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tobacco . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . - . . . } . - do</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21lbs. Midlings . . . . D. Secord . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31st</td> <td>a Bushel Wheat . . . . Do .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 3d</td> <td>1 1/2 Gallon of Spirits . . . Hamilton</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19 lbs Pork . . . . . . Qd Mr Wright 9d</td> <td>-</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd Over L</td> <td>54</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1793 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bro't Over -- L</td> <td>54</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 2d</td> <td>1 Bushel Wheat (charg'd before) D. Secord</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>1 Bushel do . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Pepper . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/4 lb Brimstone paid . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>a pt Malafsas . . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel Wheat . . . . . D: Secord.</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>paid Nath'l Johnston for work . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Jefse Page . . . do . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>1 Bushel Wheat . . . . Dav: Secord</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/4 Yd Coating . . . . . . . . . {illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3/4 Yd Sheeting . . . for Trousers Mr Hamilton</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3/4 Yd Sheeting . . . . . . . . 2/6</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>3 1/2 lb Tobacco . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30th</td> <td>a Shaving Box . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo'r 4th</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>2 Oz Indigo for Jno Collard . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17th</td> <td>3 1/4 lbs Loaf Sugar . . . . . . . do 3/</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>2 Hats to Jno Stacey . . . . . . . do 12/</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 1/4 Bushels Wheat Grownd . . . . . . 6/</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>1/2 Bushel Salt . . . Qr Mr Wright</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23d</td> <td>2 Nutmegs . . . . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/4 lb Ginger . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Quarter Lamb . . 8 1/4 lbs 8/</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Salmon. paid . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>1/2 Yd Cloth . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Pr Womans Hose . . . . } Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Brimstone . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd forward L</td> <td>63</td> <td>12</td> <td>4 1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two } Memorandums <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 23d</td> <td>went to my Farm the first Snow fall this day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27th</td> <td>Saturday a deep Snow Kept no School from the 23d Nov'r 1790 and on the 23d Jan'y 1791 gave it up. On acct. of their not providing a Stove & keeping me out of Employ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Febr'y 7th</td> <td>Moved from the School House at the 3 Mile Creek Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7th & 8th</td> <td>Detaind at my Father in Laws on acct of bad Weather ---</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Wednesday 10th. Feb'y. 1791 Moved to my Farm Saturday Feb'y. 2th Raised a School House at 6 Mile Creek ________________________________________ Dec'r 29th. 1790 Kill'd two Hogs weight 110lbs 113 lbs} 223lbs _____________________________________ Feb'y 29th Gave my Note of Hand to Elijah Phelps for L4..4.0 due the 1st Sept'r next March 6th----------------- Went to the Barracks & rece'd the 7th .. Bushels of Rye & 1 Bushels & 7 Quarts Corn from Isaac Horton 22d------------------- Received an order from Thos Bealey on Cornelius Lambert for 5 1/2 Bushels Wheat for which I gave him my obligation to pay L2..4.3d. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_1791">1 April 1791</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_19th">2 April 19th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Easter_Monday_25th">3 Easter Monday 25th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_27th">4 April 27th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#29th">5 29th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_2">6 May 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_27th_2">7 April 27th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_5th">8 May 5th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_8_May">9 Sunday 8 May</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#11th_May">10 11th May</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_11th_1791">11 May 11th 1791</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2>April 1791</h2> Received from Com. Lambert 2 1/2 Bushels Wheat do . . . . . 1 . . . do <h2>April 19th</h2> Changed with Mr Peter Ball 1 Bushel of Winter Wheat for 1 1/2 Bushls Summer Owe him 1/2 Bushel <h2>Easter Monday 25th</h2> The black Nosed Heiffer Calved a Heiffer Calf <h2>April 27th</h2> Sowed in the Bottom 5 pecks Summer Wheat with Corn'as Lamberts Team 1 1/2days work 4 Oxen <h2>29th</h2> Sowed 10 Quarts of Flax seed & 1 peck Summer Wheat wt Lamberts & Elijah Collards 4 Oxen one day in the little field <h2>May 2</h2> Sowed about four Rod square with Hafser seed in the bottom, (planted 41 hills of white potatoes) <h2>April 27th</h2> Rece'd a Bushel of red petatoes from Peter Lampman on 13th. Received 1 Bushel do - - - do <h2>May 5th</h2> Mr Balls red Bull with the Bell Cow <h2>Sunday 8 May</h2> Went to Niagara & brought up the Bell Cow from Mr Smiths 10th May <h2>11th May</h2> Considerable damage done in this settlement by the Woods caughing Fire Mr Guthries House & fence burnt & most of the fence by the River. Peter Secords fence burnt & many others. {second page} <h2>May 11th 1791</h2> A remarkable dry spring, but one days rain between the 13th April & 12th May. -------29 days droth --- Mostly Hot days and Frosty Nights. ----Rain'd 24th in the Morning May 7th. Planted 5 rows white potatoes . . . . 94 Hills 14th Planted 5 rows red {ditto mark under potatoes} . . . . 96 {a ditto mark under Hills} 18th {ditto mark under Planted}. . 1 row blue {ditto mark under potatoes} . . . . 19 {ditto mark under Hills} 21th {ditto mark under Planted} . . 2 rows yellow {ditto mark under potatoes} . . . 36 {ditto mark under Hills} 23 to 25th . . {ditto mark under Planted} . . . 25 rows red {ditto mark under potatoes} . . . 472 {ditto mark under Hills} 25 {ditto mark under Planted} . . 3 short rows red {ditto mark under potatoes} . . . 39 {ditto mark under Hills} 25 {ditto mark under Planted} 1 {ditto mark under short rows} Ladys fin Toes . . 13 {ditto mark under Hills} 25 {ditto mark under Planted} 4 {ditto mark under short rows} Ladys -fingers 52 {ditto mark under Hills} 25 {ditto mark under Planted} 3 {ditto mark under short rows} Whites . . . 39 {ditto mark under Hills} 27th {ditto mark under Planted} 8 Red 39 - {ditto mark under Hills} Friday 20 May----------------- Planted about one Acre of Corn in the big field 18th -------------------------- Half a day plowing of Mr Lamberts & E. Collards Team for Corn & the 19th 3/4 day Plowing do 14th --------------------- Received 1 Bushel Buck Wheat of Solo'n Hyat - 21{ Received 1 Bushel do in exchange for 10 lbs Maple Sugar} 21st --------------- The white faced Cow a bulling 27th ------------------- Finished planting Petatoes about 4 1/2 bushels <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>732</td> <td>Hills</td> <td>Red Petatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>133</td> <td>do</td> <td>White</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>do</td> <td>Blue</td> </tr> <tr> <td>36</td> <td>do</td> <td>Yallow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>do</td> <td>Ladys-toes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>52</td> <td>do</td> <td>Ladys fingers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>do</td> <td>Liverpool - whites</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 989 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Planted 18th June</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>73</td> <td>Hills Red</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Yallow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>50</td> <td>White</td> </tr> <tr> <td>134</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>989</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1123</td> <td>In all</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} June 2d Bought of Solomn Hyet 8 Bushels of Buck Wheat at 6p pr bushel to pay after Harvist 10th----------- Plow'd ground for Buck wheat for which I am to allow Thos Rice 12 p Elijah Collard hawld Logs for a Root House (Say Plowing & Harrowing 16/2 11th-------------- Helped Mich e Hen to plant petatoes for which he gave me one Bushel June 2d------------ Bought 2 lb Tobacco of Samson Lutzs to pay 4/2 ---------------------- No rain from the 24th till 17th June June 17th----------------------------- Set out about 300 Tobacco plants June 29th---------------------- Hoed the Corn the first time Friday July 1st --------------------- Sowed half a Bushel of Buck Wheat Thos Rice harrowed it in with his Team 1 days work July 14th--------------------- Finish'd howing my Petatoes 16th-------------------- Finish'd howing Corn 28th ------------------- Mr Thos Rice finish'd Cutting Wheat on my Place {page two} Monday July 18th Help'd Mr Lambert in Harvest Myself 1/2 day 1/2 Tuesday 19th Myself & Wife do . . . . . 1 day 2 Wednesday 20th Myself & Wife do . . . . . 1 day 2 Friday 22d do . . . . . . from 10 Morning . . . . 1 1/2 Saturday th 23d . . . do - - - from 5 in the Evening 1/4 Monday 25th Myself 1 day my Wife 1/2 day . . . . . 1 Wednesday 27th . . about 3 hours at Lamberts . . . . . 1/2 Thursday 28th . . . at Lambert til 10 O Clock Morning 1/2 8 1/4 Saturday 23d July--------------------- Help'd Mr Elijah Collard in Harvest till about 5 in the Evening 1 1/2 Tuesday 26th do . . . Myself & Wife . . . all day . . . . 2 Wednesday 27th . . . do . 1/2 a day at Mr Collards . . . 1 Thursday 28th . . . do from 10 in the Morning . . . . . 1 /1/2 6 Monday 1st August-------------------------- Sow'd about half an Acre of new ground with Turnip seed in the bottom of Mr Lambert harrow'd it in 3d Aug.------------------- Hawld & stack'd My 1/3 share of winter Wheat being my part with of 3 bushels sowing with Thos Rice 4th.------------------------ Began to cut Hay 5------------------------ Rece'd a Bushel of Wheat from Elijah Collard 10 --------------------- Hawld and stack'd Hay about 3 Ton Hay allow'd Elijah Collard one half for Cutting & hawling 14th ------------------------ Borrow'd a Bushel of Wheat from Silas Secord 13th Aug ----------------------- Helped Elijah Collard in summer harvest & Hay from 10 OClock 15th------------------------ Elijah Collard cut part of my summer wheat begun about 10 O clock </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Monday 22d Aug't 1791 Cornelius Lambert finished cuting my summer Wheat, hawld & stack'd it about 1/2 days work 7th Oct 'r--------------- Cornelius Lambert cut my Buckwheat (about 2 hours work 9th Oct'r------- Thos Rice Plow'd one day (for wheat) 6th Oct'r---------------- Thretch'd & Cleaned my 1/3 shar of winter wheat with Thos Rice about 5 1/2 bushels 12 & 13th.------------------ Sowed 3 1/4 Bushels winter wheat with Elijah Collards team 2 days work & a boy 18th Oct'r------------------- Mr Lambert plow'd with his team 1 day & 2 hours in the field facing the door for summer wheat 20th Thursday ------------ The first Snow this fall, it snow'd and drifted till evening 27th. ---------------- Finished diging Potatoes, had about 30 bushels in all 28th.----------------------- Pull'd Turnips had only 5 bushels owing to the bad seed I got of Mrs Tice 29th---------------------- Changed with Mich'l Heck half a bushel of (Lady finger) Potatoes/ to have yallow in place of them Nov. 1st.----------------------- My Wife went to Niagara & Sold <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1 doz Fowls for . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Beats. for 4 Quarts salt . . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>4</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 doz Eggs . . . . 2/6 . . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> page 2 Nov. 1st. 1791 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Paid Joseph Edwards account . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bought 4 1/2 Yd Linen . . . . 4/ . . .</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 Yd. brown Coating . . 10/ . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>~</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cash from Edwards for Ferryage .</td> <td>~</td> <td>1</td> <td>~</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 11th Nov'r. ------------ Kill'd three pigs . . . weight 94 lbs. 19th.----------------------- Weighed & stem'd part of my Tobacco 57 Rolls wt. 16 1/2 lbs do - do . . . . . . . 9 Dec.'r ---------------------- Kill'd a pig . . . weight 19 lbs -- ------------- 3 Pairs Shoes made by Elijah Collard from the Feb'r to Dec'r Dec'r. 22d ---------------------- Took up my Note for L4-4s.0 to Elijah Phelps and gave Homes Brightman an order on David Secord Sen'r for the amount for which I stand indebted to him. David Secord ---------------</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} emorandums 1792 Jan'y 6th Settled with Thos McKinsey before Mr Burch to have wheat for 3 dollars about 1/3 bushels & 16p more if Sam Cox refuses to take his oath that I employ'd T.H. to clear land Jan'y 7th.--------------------- Employ'd by Mrs Tice to settle her affairs 13th. ------------------- Mrs. Tice to pay me 32 p in Corn as pr agreement with her. Jan'y 21st ------------------ Paid John Darling for Laying my Ac 1 bus'l Wheat 22d ------------------- Received from Mrs. Tice 2 Bushels Corn on acct. Agreed with Dav'd Beasteder & Mrs Tice to Teach David every Saturday Evening & sunday morning for which they are to allow me 1/2 a bushel of Corn every time I come 23:19, 20 September 2024 (UTC) 21st Jan'y Went there on saturday for the first time David gone to the Grand River ~~ Went again on saturday 28th ---not at home 27th Jan------------------- Rece'd Leather for a Pair Shoes from Mr Canby to pay 8/~ Feb 4th --------------------- Rece'd from my father-in-law a young black Sow. friday Feb'y 3d------------------- Went to Mrs Tices to teach David {page two} February 9th 1792 My young black Sow pig'd 6 Pigs Saturday 11th Feb'y--------------- Went to Niagara on Mrs Tices Businefs 8th. Feb'y-------------------- Thrashed for Elijah Collard towards making a pr Shoes 4. do - - do - - - - do. 15th Feb'y ------------------------- The Bell Cow Calved a Heiffer 20th. Feb'y. -------------------- Gave my Note to Solomon Hyet for 8 Bush'ls Buck Wheat L2..8..0. -- N.Y.C 27th. Feb'y------------- A Pair shoes made by Elijah Collard Paid by Threshing 2 days March 1st ---------------------- Received a young Ram Lamb from Peter Secord Sen'r (since Dead) 2d March ------------------------- The whitefaced Cow calved a Bull (named Lenox) 8th March------------------ Received from Peter Secord Sen'r 1 Bushel of Buck Wheat & 1 Bushel of Wheat 22d & 1 bushel Rye 31st March -------------------- Bought a Bull Calf of Mr Deighton calved 15th to pay 12/p (named Hunter) 3d April-------------------- Took up my Appel Trees and planted out 57 in the field which was raised from Seed which I sow'd six years before which makes in all set out 77<a href="/index.php/Special:Contributions/10.0.2.100" title="Special:Contributions/10.0.2.100">10.0.2.100</a> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} House Expenses begun Jan'y 1792 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Jan'y</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 Bushel sum'r Wheat ground .</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9th</td> <td>4 Quarts salt from A Smith for writing</td> <td>~</td> <td>4</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28th</td> <td>1 Bushel summer Wheat ground .</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice</td> <td>~</td> <td>10</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y</td> <td>4</td> <td>Leather for a pr Shoes from Canby</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice</td> <td>~</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19th</td> <td>2 1/2 do . . . . . do . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel 4 Quarts Wheat ground</td> <td>~</td> <td>9</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>2d</td> <td>a Pair shoes made by Ely Collard</td> <td>~</td> <td>5</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8th</td> <td>1 Bushel Wheat from P. Secord Sen'r</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 do Buck Wheat do . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>5</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>a New How . Return'd . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mending Tongs & a small Kettle J. Darling</td> <td>~</td> <td>2</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mending Kettles by Wm Havins</td> <td>~</td> <td>4</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22d</td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels Corn from Mrs Tice</td> <td>~</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 do - Rye from P. Secord. . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>6</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29th</td> <td>2 do Rye from Mrs Tice .</td> <td>~</td> <td>12</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 do . . Corn from do .</td> <td>~</td> <td>5</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>1 do . . . Rye borrow'd from P Secord</td> <td>~</td> <td>6</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>4</td> <td>2 do Corn from P. Secord Jun'r . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>10</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 do. Rye . . Mrs Tice . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>9</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25th</td> <td>1 1/4 do. Summer Wheat ground</td> <td>~</td> <td>10</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>2 do Rye from Mrs Tice -</td> <td>~</td> <td>12</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Leather from Canby for a Pair Shoes for myself</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} 1792 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Brought forward</td> <td>L9</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>7th</td> <td>a Making a pr Shoes by E Collard --</td> <td>~</td> <td>6</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>a Bushel Wheat from Peter Secord Jun'r</td> <td>~</td> <td>8</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>return'd for 20 Quarts due from Sn'r Stacey</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 Bushel Rye from David Secord Sen'r</td> <td>~</td> <td>3</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't</td> <td>1st</td> <td>Bought of Mr Hamilton</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yds Wt R. Sheeting . . . . . 5/6</td> <td>~</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 1/2 Yds Yallow Flannel . . . . 4/</td> <td>~</td> <td>10</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb Bohea Tea . . . . Hamilton 6/</td> <td>~</td> <td>6</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Pepper . . . . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>3</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Gallon Rum . . . . . . 16/</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>56 lbs fine Flour from David Secord Sen'r</td> <td>~</td> <td>14</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>31 lbs Cornell . . . . do . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>5</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>1 Bushel Corn . . . . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>5</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19 lbs Cornell</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24th</td> <td>32 . do . . } is 51 lbs . . . . }</td> <td>~</td> <td>7</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep't</td> <td>4th</td> <td>40 lbs Flour from David Secord Sen'r</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19th</td> <td>43 lbs</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>39 lbs } 203 lbs. . . . . do @ 26s/~</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r</td> <td>3d</td> <td>28 lbs</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>53 lbs.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22d</td> <td>25 lbs Midlings</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23d</td> <td>44 lbs do } 69 bls . do 16/~</td> <td>~</td> <td>9</td> <td>10 1/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r</td> <td>1</td> <td>a paper Pins . . . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>2</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb Soap . ., ., } Paid Mr Hamilton</td> <td>~</td> <td>2</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb Soap . ., ., } Paid Mr Hamilton</td> <td>~</td> <td>2</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 White Bowls . . .</td> <td>~</td> <td>2</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel 4 Quarts Corn ground --</td> <td>~</td> <td>14</td> <td>~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17th</td> <td>2 Bushels 9 Quarts do - do --</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Carr'd Over L</td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>6 1/</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Sunday July 1st. 1792 A violent Hurricane happened this day about 2 & 3 OClock in the afternoon which begun at the little Lake(at the head of Lake Ontario) which drove with such violance towards Fort Erie as left hardly a Tree standing for a 2 mile wedth: the heavyest part fell among the short hills, between the fifteen & thirty mile Creeks in some places, for near five mile wide there is not so much as a sapling but what is torn up by the Roots, whole Trees carry a Considerable distance, some thrifty trees a foot & half thick twisted like a whith - every house disroofed and many blown down, in some places the hail was as large as a mans fist in other places their was neither hail or rain The Woods now is rendered inpafsable, till roads can be cut through, forty men was three days cuting so as to get out five families and their Cattle, the whole way it went was a a wirld wind, the Trees falling different ways. There is no appearance by the Country Woods that such a Storm has ever happened in this Country before) what is very remarkable we hear of no lives being lost except those of Cattle: ---- {page two} July 7th Helpt Jos. Page to cut down Summer follow in the afternoon July 8th -------------- David Secord Jun'r Married to Mifs Polly Mabey, (I was at the wedding) July 9th.--------- Went to the funeral of Peter Secord Junr Child 10th.----------- To Credit David Secord Sen'r with 1 bushels Rye & 1 bushel of Buck wheat July 14th-------------- Finished hoeing my petatoes Sow'd 7 & 1/2 bushel of Rye & 1 bushel buck Wheat togather in the little field---- Ben & Jefse Toage plow'd the Ground, & Rich'd Harrifs Harrow'd it. 13th--------------------- To Return a bushel of Buck wheat wanting about 3 or 4 Quarts to Stephen Secord for so much borrow'd July 7th --------------------- A Pair new Shoes made by Elijah Collard July 16th-------------------- To Credit John Stacey 1 Bushel Buck Wheat 21st------------------- Finished Hilling my Corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Hoed & raked in about 3 Pecks Buck Wheat among the Corn Monday July 23d--------------- Work'd 1 day for Corn'es Lambert in Harvest July 25th------------- Work'd 1 day for Elijah Collard in Harvest 26th . . . do ----- do 27th 3/4 day do . . . . . do July 30th ------- Corn'es Lambert & Elijah Collard cut my Wheat in the after-noon say 1 day Work for Elijah Collard Aug 2d ------------------- Corn'es Lambert & Elijah Collard Mow'd about 3/4 day Each Aug. 1st -------------------- Bought of Mr Rob Hamilton <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>2 1/2</td> <td>Yds. Wt. Rufsia Sheeting . . . 5/6</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 1/2</td> <td>Yds. Yallow Flannel . . . . 4/</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1 lb</td> <td>Bohea Tea . . . . . . .</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/2 lb</td> <td>Pepper. . . . . . . .</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1 1/2</td> <td>Gallon Rum . . . . . 16/</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> L2..16.9July 25th-------------- The first Governor John Graves Simcoe arrived here for this place. --- {second page} July 25th 1792 To Credit David Secord Sen'r 56 lbs fine Flour 31lbs Cannell Aug 7th ---------------------- Elijah Collard hawl'd & Stack't my Grain & Hay 3/4 Day work with self & Team -------------------- Friday Aug't. 10th. 1792 My Wife Deliver'd of a Son about half past nine in the Evening Saturday Aug't. 4th --------------- My 3 Calves got out of the Meadow in the Evening (2 Stears & 1 Heiffer) found them at Hoster Landen 8 days afterwards 13th -------------- Fanny Secord Married to John Braley 20th & 21st -------------------- Worked 2 days for Corn'es Lambert Leaping Logs 17th ------------- To Credit David Secord Sen'r 1 Bushel Corn ----------------- 5/ 19 lbs Carnell ------------lbs 24. 32 lbs do ------} 51 . . . . . . 7/3 1/2 Sep'r 4th 1 Bushel Wheat ground 40 lbs Flour 19th 1 Bushel do ------------- 43 26th 1 Bushel do ------------------39 1111 Oct'r 3d ------------------do . . . . . 28 lbs 7 . . . . . . do . . . . 53 lbs black flour </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} May 29th. 1793 List of Scholars <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Decer</td> <td>10th</td> <td>Robert Hamilton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>George Hamilton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Alexander Hamilton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Archibald Fletcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>William Chisholm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Sarah Secord</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Eleanor Disher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td></td> <td>Peter McEwen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jany</td> <td>3d</td> <td>Rachel Vrooman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7th</td> <td>Solomon Vrooman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>16</td> <td>Adam Vrooman } left {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Betsy Murry (left school 25 July)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>22</td> <td>Polly Secord (left school 5 Octr)</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27th</td> <td>Peggy Wright } left school 26th Novr 1793</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Simcoe Wright</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29th</td> <td>James Cartwright left school 9th July</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>3d</td> <td>Diana Walker left 1t Octr. 1793</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4th</td> <td>Deborah Smith left school 10th Septr.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ann Smith left school 5 Octr</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11th</td> <td>Robert Smith left school 21st June</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11th</td> <td>Clementine Secord left school 21st Sept'r</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>2d</td> <td>John Chisholm left school 20th July</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8th</td> <td>James Allen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} List of day Scholars 1793 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Aug't</td> <td>19th</td> <td>Rachel Vrooman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Jacob Birdsell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dece'r</td> <td>2d</td> <td>Paul Avery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Samuel Avery} left 22d Jany 1794 } 0-18-8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mary Avery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11th</td> <td>Hugh Rose left school 21st March 1794 left 29 Jan & return'd 24th Feb'y.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Will'm Rose left 1794</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16th</td> <td>John McMicking let 29th Jan'y 1794</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y</td> <td>2d</td> <td>Oliver Mabee (left 21st Feb'y</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Polly Secord</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13th</td> <td>Archibald Fletcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14th</td> <td>Hugh Alexander left 15th March</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Frederick Ulman left 18th April</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21st</td> <td>John Woods left 18th April</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y</td> <td>24</td> <td>Eleanor Thompson left 27th Mar returned 7 April</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>James Thompson left 21st May</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>25th</td> <td>Daniel Lutz 16th June left school</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1st</td> <td>Peggy Young left 21st May ) returnd 22d June</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>2d</td> <td>Paul Avery -- 18th left</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10th</td> <td>Ann Smith 17th left returned 23d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Samuel Avery 18th left</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16th</td> <td>John Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19th</td> <td>George Reed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Polly Reed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Benjamin Fox</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} August 22d 1792 Prince Edward arrived here on a Visit & return'd the 27th. 27th---------- Election for Afsembly for the first Township Mr Sam'l Street & Mr Benj'n Pawling Candidates the latter chosen 148 Votes against 48 Sep'r. 19th ------------- A Severe Frost which kill'd my Buck wheat before it was ripe, and petatoe vines & Tobacco Oct'r 10th ----------------- Rec'd from Peter Secord Jun'r. 3 Bushels seed Wheat for which I stand indebted 12d--------------- Husk'd Corn for Elijah Collard 3/4 day work Oct'r 1st.--------------------- Corn'es Lambert & Elijah Collard 1 day work each heaping Logs in My Summer Follow 3d -------------- John Collard help m to heap logs in the Morning for which I gave him tobacco -- 16th-------------------- Sow'd 2 Bushels and 20 Quarts of white Wheat on new ground joining the town line that I cleard since harvest, about 2 3/4 Acres Corn'es Lambert, Elijah Collard & Rich Harrifs Harrow'd it in 1 day work each {page two} Oct 22d. 1792 To Credit David Secord Sen'r. 25 lbs Midlings Oct'r. 23d 44 lbs. do . . . . Oct'r 20th.-------------- Helpt Rich'd Harrifs to heap Logs Oct'r. 26th. --------- Finish'd gathering, husking & storeing Peter Secord Jun'r Corn at his own place about 20 Bushels being his one third share with Wm Cope for which I am to have 1/2 27th. ---------------- Threshed my crop of Buck Wheat about 1 1/2 Bushel Nov'r. 3d ---------- Gether'd & husk'd my Crop of Corn had in all about 18 Bushels 15th ----------------- Mr Sampson Lutz Mill-dam raised Dec'r 1-------------- Jos: Page had a Frolick Clearing Land Dec'r. 6th---------------- Elias Smith had a frolic Clearing Land ------------ Killed 2 Pigs about 6 & 7 Weeks ago for my Own use 16th------------ Kill'd 1 do ----------- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Monday Decem'r 10th, 1792 This day commenced keeping School at the Landing for Day Scholars. <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Names of the Scholars</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Robert Hamilton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>George Hamilton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Alexander Hamilton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Decemb'r</td> <td>11th</td> <td>Archibald Fletcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>William Chisholm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17th</td> <td>Sarah Secord</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18th</td> <td>Hugh Alexander</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y</td> <td>3d</td> <td>Racheal Vrooman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Sarah Mabey</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4th</td> <td>Charles Hil (left 12th) returned 21st one week Post / left 16th Feb'y return'd 25. Week lost Left. 9th Mar:</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Eleanor Disher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Solomon Vrooman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Elias Smith left 27th March</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Simon Mabey (left 1 Feb'y 93)</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>George Doshimer left</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8th</td> <td>George Simpson left 29th March</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14th</td> <td>John Gold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>William Peterson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Peter McEwen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Lewis Bastedo</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16th</td> <td>Thomas Cooper Paid 12/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21st</td> <td>John Overholt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30th</td> <td>John Parker pd Adam Vrooman 16th Ap'l Mifs Betsy Murry 14 April</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y</td> <td>25</td> <td>Acmoody Farewell Polly Secord 22d May</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar:</td> <td>7th</td> <td>William Farewell</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two } Nov 29th. 1792 Finished Diging Potatoes had about 36 BushelsDec'r 21st---------- To Credit Elijah Collard making a pr Womans Shoes Dec'r 22d----------- To Credit David Secord for 5 lbs Beef -- 2/6 13th do -------------- do ------ 30 lbs Flour @ 26/cwt 21st ------------------- Killed 3 Hogs wt 104 3/4, 99 3/4 99 1/4} 303 3/4 lbs. in all Jan 30th----------------- The Young Sow Pig'd 5 Pigs Feb'y 4th---------------- The Governor left this for Detroit Feb'y 6th.-------------- Mr Thomas Dixon, General Hull & another States Officer left this for the States I wrote to Mr James Symington & my Mother-in-Law Feb 2d-------------- John Collard D't for 1 3/4 Tobacco -- 6-3 ---------------- Elijah Collard D't For 1/2 lb Tobacco --- 2-0 8th----------- The Red Cow Calved a Heiffer 22d Feb'y----------------- The Cow (black nose) Calved a Heiffer 23d------------------- To Charge Benj'n Canby with Tho's Cooper order for 12/4 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Thursday January 3th 1793 This day Commenced keeping Evening Shool ended 28th. Feb'y 1793 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Names of Scholars</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>John Fletcher (Paid) Chargd Jno Chisholm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Thomas Cooper - Paid - 12/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Samuel Ellice pd 2/~</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y</td> <td>5th</td> <td>Jacob pd 8/~</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9th</td> <td>John Disher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10th</td> <td>Cotton Marther Phelps</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Oliver Mabey (left it 20th Feb'y)</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14th</td> <td>John Smith (left it 20th Feb'y)</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Lewis Bastedo pd 8/~ 27th May</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>John Gold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Jefsa Page acct rec'd 6/~ Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>James Durham pd Left about 20th Feb'y</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Martin Doshimer</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} <tdNov'r.> <tdNov'r> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Balance due on Sundries at Hamiltons</td> <td>~</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2d</td> <td>Paid Mrs Page . . .. ... . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>a Pair Shoes from Qr Mr Wright . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Paid for making a's pr Shoes Mr Sloot</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 Bushels Wheat ground . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 do Corn . . . . do . .. . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Yd Linen . . . . . . . 5/</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Thread . . . .. . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . } Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Pepper to S: Secord for Pork . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Tea . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>1/4 Yd. Coating . . . . . . . do .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>38 1/2 lbs Iron for Harrow teeth . . do 10 . </td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . do --</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 Qt do . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb Soap . . . . . . . do</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3 1/4 Bushels Wheat Ground . . . . 6/</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 Bushels Rye . . . . . . 6/</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Bushel Corn from P. Secord Sen'r . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 hogs 178 lbs Pork . . . . . . . @ 6d</td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6th</td> <td>a Remnant of brown Coating . . . . Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/4 lb Fig Blue . (paid) . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10th</td> <td>1 Yd Calico . . . . . . Hailton</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 lb Candles . . . . do . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Paid Peter Secord Sen'r for a Hog 132 lbs at 6d</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>by Mr Hamilton ---</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb Indigo . . . . . . Hamilton -</td> <td></td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12th</td> <td>1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . do -</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>81</td> <td>12</td> <td>5 1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 1793 v <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Brot Over</td> <td>81</td> <td>12</td> <td>5 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r</td> <td>19</td> <td>14 1/2 lb Beef from Jn'r Darling . . . . 6d</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 1/4 lb Cheese from Street & Phelps 2/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20th</td> <td>1 1/2 Gallon Rum . . . Hamilton</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1lb Soap . . . . . . do</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 Mink Skins . . . do --</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>a Remnant of Grey Coating -- do</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Qt Madeira . . . Street & P.</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>A Cariot Tobacco . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb Candles . . . . . . . for E. Collard from Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>1 lb Powder 5/- & 1 lb Shot to the Taylor for making Frederick Jacket -- Hamilton}</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3/4 Yd. brown Coating . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb. Allspice . . . . . } Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 lbs Sugar . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 lbs Cheese</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 Bushels Wheat ground</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> May 12 2 Gallons Rum 32/~ May 20th 1 1/2 lbs Tobacco 6 May 21st 1/2 bush'l Salt 12/~ 10 Yds Linen 6/- L3.0.0 Apr 10th. 1Qt Rum 4/~ June 13th 1Qt Rum Apr 24th 1 Bushel Pease Hamilton 8/- 30th 12 Yds Sheeting L3.0.0 Apr 18th 1/2 lb Tea : Street 3/- 1Qt Rum 4/~ 1/2 bush'l Pease Phelps 4/- April 1st a Carrot Tobacco 10/6 April 10th. Leather 2/6 1 lb Soap 2/~ March 20th. 1 Qt Rum 4/~ & a Paper Ink Powder 2/ from Street & Phelps Mar 15 1 1/4 Yd Linen 3/9 Mar 18th . . . Bowl 2/- March 21st. 1/2 lb Pepper 3/- 12 1 yd Cotton 5/ 6lb. Tallow 9/- 1 Qt Rum 4/- 1 lb Soap 2/- 24 1 Qt Rum 4/- March 3d. 1/2 lb Tea 3/- 1 Qr Paper 2/6 14 1/2 lb Tea to Peter Secord 4/- Feb'y 21st. Cast Iron H: 4/- Feb'y 15. a Remnant of Cloth 16/- 1 Qt Rum 4/- & 1 lb Candles 2/6 Feb'y 7 an B{illegible} to {illegible} Sale for 5/8 1 Carrot Tobacco 10/6 {illegible} to 1794 7 a fine Comb 4/- a Course 6 Jan'y 10. 1. lb Tobacco to P. S. 4/~ Jan'y 3 1 lb Candles Hamilton 2/6 24th Jan'y 1 Qt Rum 1 lb Candles 2/6 4 1 Qt Rum -- do 4/- 1 lb Soap 2/- Venison 6/- Laying an Ax --- --- 6/- 1/2 Yd Sr Cotton 2/6 & 1 lb Candles 10 1 Qt Rum 4/- 14th 1 lb Candles 2/6 1/4 Yd Flannel 1/~ 1/4 Yd Linen 8d. {page two} Feb'y 20th 1793 The Old Sow pigd 5 PigsMar 12th -------------- To Credit Mr Adam Vrooman for 2 Bushels Wheat ------ 16/- April 13th-------------- Paid Solo'n Hyatt 20/ in part of my Note for L2-8-0 Apr 6th --------------- The Heiffer Snupe Calved a Heiffer ----------------- The White faced cow Calved a Heiffer --------------- Chang'd my Old Red Cow and a yearling Stear (Hunter) for 2 Stears 2 Years Old with David Secord 16th April--------------- The Cow (Snupe) a bulling 26--------------- Paid Jefse Page for 2 days work making Fence 8/0 29 --------------- Paid Nathan Johnston 4/0 in part of eight shillings for splitting Rails May 1st--------------- Sent in a Letter to Thos Bealey an Mr P. Balls and in his favour for L 1..10..0 Geo. Forsyth dated Jan'y 2d. 1792. --------------- Received account of Louis XVI King of France being beheaded on the 21st Jan'y 1793 as early as 21st. April </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} May 6th 1793 Paid McBride the Taylor 20/- by sundries received at Mr Streets on my acct 12th------------ Paid Elijah Collard 8/- on acct ----------- Paid Jefsa Page 8/- for fencing --------- Made an Agreement with Mr Hamilton for him to allow me L30 for 6 Months for Teaching his Children Commencing 14th day May 1793 -- --------------- Wm Chifholm at School May 11 & 12th Arch'd Fletcher at School May 12. 1792 12th ----------- Paid Cope for a Cow Bell 10/- -------- France declared War against England & Holland Feb 1st. 1793 England declared Ward against France 12th Feb'y Spain declared War against France 16th --------------- Paid Jefse Page a bush'l Potatoes for a days work repairing Fence -- {page two} May 25th. 1793 Paid Solo'n Hyett 20/- in part of my Note for L2..8..0 wich makes in all 40/0 Paid 20th-------------- My black Sow came home so bit by a Bear on the back that I was obliged to kill her 27th---------------- Rec'd. 36 lbs Flour from David Secord to Credit him June 17th ------------ Rec'd 55 lbs Flour from David Secord to have Cre{cut off} June 22d-------------- Hired Tho's Harper for one Month for L4.0.0 Commenced 24th June left me 27th in the Morning Work'd 3 days & rec'd - Han {illegible} 6/2 25th --------------- Rec'd 44 lbs. Middings from David Secord July 6th-------------- Rec'd 29th . Middleing from David Secord 16th---------------- Paid Solo'n Hyatt by 1/2 bushel Salt 12/- at. Mr Hamilton (overpaid him 2/-) August 6----------------- Borrow'd from Mr Clark . . . . . 24/- Paid him again by Rob't ---- 24/- August 22d 1/2 lb Tea to Ben: Doyl </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 12 Veal account <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Augu't</td> <td>8</td> <td>Lent Mr Daniel Servos a hind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Quarter . . . 17 1/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10th</td> <td>Lent dia loin . . . 10 1/2} 27 3/4 lbs.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9th</td> <td>Lent Mr Jacob Ball a fore quarter 18 1/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10th.</td> <td>Lent Mr Jacob Servos 11 1/2 lbs Veal</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} 1790 Kill'd a Bull Calf of the white faced Cow weight 71 1/4 lbs <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't</td> <td>23</td> <td>Rece'd from Mr Dan'l Servos 12 1/2 lbs Veal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo'r</td> <td>1st</td> <td>do . . . . do . . . . 9 Mutton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept'r</td> <td>23d</td> <td>Received from Mr Jacob Ball 10 1/4 lbs Mutton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo'r</td> <td>10th</td> <td>do . . . . do. . . 7 1/4 do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r.</td> <td></td> <td>By 1 1/2 Bushels Corn for Veal</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} August 26th. 1793 Stolen out of my Garden a fine Shirt a Stock & a Muslin Cap. at Night -------------- American Commifsioners that went to treat for Peace with the Northern Indians return'd here from Detroit without setting any thing with them. Gene'l I. Lincoln, Colo'l Pickering and Governor. Sep'r. 4th.------------------ Invited the Neighbours to plow had 6 Plows & Teams plow 3 Acres Sep't.16th----------------- Mr. Adam Chrysler died this Morning 11th------------------- Isaac Vroomans Wife died ---- Elizabeth 24th Dec'r------------ Old John Reed at 10 Mile Creek Died Oc'r. 2d ------------------- James Hyett & family left this for the Colonies in a boat 8th------------------ Sow'd 4 1/4 Bushels Wheat in the field that Rice Clear'd 9th--------------------- Sow'd 3 1/4 Bushels Wheat on Wheat Stubbles ----------------- John Stacey 6 days work with Team 1-16- John Collard 3 days . . . do . . 1..4- Jefse Page Threshing 2 days . . 0..8- to {cut off} L3..8 {page two} Oct'r 12th. 1793 Kept no School from 7th to the 14 Lost 1 Week Threshed & Cleaned 14 3/4 Bushels Wheat &c ---------------- No frost till 15th. Octo'r to do any harm Oct'r. 29th -------------------- Tuesday 29th Oct'r. A Soldier of the 5 Regiment was Shot at Niagara for Deserting his post, this is the first Execution known here Nov'r 1st & 2d------------ Left two day Schooling. working on the Road 9th.10th.11th-------------- Left 3 days Schooling, lag weather 1 day, at the Funeral of Mr Lampmans Child, 1 day, & working Road 1 day. 13th. Nov'r.-------------------- The first Snow this Evening about Shoe dep went off in two days. 28th----------------------- An other snow that went away Dec 11th.------------------ Sold David Secord my white faced Cow for L8..0..0. 18th------------------------- A Snow and beun to fodder Cattle in earnest </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Jan'y. 13th 1794 Made an Agreement with Elias Slut to hawl from Mr Hamiltons Mill to my House 500 feet 1 1/2 Inch Boards & 500 feet 1 Inch to Pay 26/- Feb 28 Paid E. Slut his part (butter 9/{illegible} 13/- - Paid Geo Havens 6/6 in part of 13/- Jan'y 12th.------------- Paid Lambert Aker 8/- for a boar in dispute between him & myself to be brought home by him ------------ Paid Mr Joseph Edwards 40/- in part of acct. Jan'y 28th------------------ No Snow on the Ground & Fine Weather from 21st. the 31st a little snow, which went off: Snow'd 4th a little went away 7th. 29th--------------- Mr Daniel Rose's House burnt down, his two Sons kept from school and John McMicking left school. 30th.------------ Bruised my Finger Very bad Feb'y 8th---------------- My Heiffer (Brockle) Calved a Bull which died 3 day after (a Sow died by eating its Lites) 17th--------------- Paid Jno Still 5/8 & sometime ago 20/- for breaking Flax March 2d----------- Sunday it Snow'd all day on ------------------- Wednesday Mar 5th Last Night was the & this Morning was the Hardest Frost I ever felt N.B. Frose my fingers this morning while I was Foddering the not above five Minutes from the Fire {page two} Monday 10th. March Rain'd which carried away the Snow 8th. March----------------- Elias Sloot received /2 Ton Hay L2.10..0 toward payment of Shingles which he and his Father has promised to get ------------- Thursday 20th March This was a very warm day the Thermometer was at 93 & the Hottest day last Summer was at . . . . 108 Sunday 23----------------- My Cow (Black -nose) Calved a Bull (call'd March) Mar 31st------------------ The Greatest Storm this Year Snow'd and Raind all day April 8th----------------- My Cow (Snupe) Calved a Bull (called Hunter) April 17th-------------------- The Mifsasauga arrived the first Vefsel this Year 26th April--------------- Rece'd from at the Mill 1 1/2 Bushels Wheat from Joseph Brown for Writing a Bill of Sale & Mortgage 28th--------------- Paid Wm Havens for hewing beams 22/- by answer'd at Hamiltons ------------------------ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> (page one) May 6th Bought 12 lbs Pork of S Hagan for 9/- 15th---------------- Sow'd 1 1/2 Bushels Pease & 1/2 bushel Flax seed 17th------------------ Planted in the field before the door about 2 Acres of Corn - 21st-------------- Kept no School from the 21st May 2d June 26th-------------------- My Wife deliver'd of a Daughter at about 11 Oclock at Night June 14th--------------- Worked on the Roads 18th------------------- My Cow (white back) with Mrs. Reeds Bull 21st------------------- Worked on the Roads July 1st---------------- My Cow (black nose) wih Mrs Reeds Bull 16th---------------------- Paid Stephen Secord 28/- for 4 bushels Wheat by Mr Hamilton ------------------ Rece'd 1 Bushel Wheat from David Secord 18th--------------------- Borrow'd a Gammon of Mr. Hamilton 19 lbs {page two} Kept no School from the 20th July to the 18th August 1794 on acct of Harvest & Hay Aug't.-------------------- Cut my Wheat, had 540 Sheaves 3 1/2 bushels sowing of wheat destroyed by Hogs Cut my Pease & Threshed them had about 10 1/2 bushels fro 1 /2 Sowing Cut my Hay at home about 3 Tons Cut Hay at my Father-in-laws about 3 Tons Aug 4th--------------- My Cow (Snupe) with Mrs Reeds Bull Aug't 27th------------------- Rece'd account from Detroit by an Exprefs that came in three days that the Indians had a battle with Gen'l Wanes army on the 20th. Inst't and lost considerably, among which was Charles Smith (clerk of the Court) and Anthony Lafsell also Dan'l McKellep (formerly a Serg't in Butters Rangers) with 5 Other frenchmen about 40 Indians Kill'd Aug't. 28---------------------- Arrived an Exprefs from Detroit informing that Gen'l Wane has retreated back from the Maimies and that the Indians have taken most of their Horses which was all the Provision Whane had to Subsist his Army ~ News likewise received that Lord How has taken a Sail of Frenchmen of War -- and in a battle combined Armies have kill'd 22000 French </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Robert Hamilton Esq'r 1788 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 27</td> <td>To one Months Schooling of Mast'rs William & John Robinson from the 27th June to 27 July 1788}</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>To one Quarters Schooling of Mast'rs Robert. George & Alexander from the 10th Dec 1792 to 9th March 1793 @ 16/- each</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 10th March to 9 May 1793 . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 6 Months Schooling of do between 10 May and 22d Novem'r 1793 pr agreement}</td> <td>30</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 4 Months do from 23d Nov'r. 1793 to 22d March 1794 . . . @ L5.s0..0d</td> <td>20</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd to fol: 22</td> <td>L54</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dr Lieu't Calep Reynolds <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1788</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 25</td> <td>To Schooling of Mifs Hannah Springer one Month . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> D'r Mifs Mary Vanderlip <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling from 14th Sep'r to 13 Nov. 1789 . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra C'r Contra C'rContra C'r <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 19th</td> <td>By Benazah Williams order on me in her favour . . . . for }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} 21 Farming Expenses <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 4</td> <td>Expences for Rum & Vituals to 6 Teams plowing a Field about 3 Acres</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 9</td> <td>4 1/4 Bushels Wheat Sow'd on the Field that T. Rice Cleared</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 1/4 Bushels Wheat Sow'd on Wt Stubbles 6/</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 lbs Tobacco for Harrowing Jno. Collard</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Oz Indigo . do . . . } . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>2 Hats to Jno Collard for a Yoke . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 2d</td> <td>paid for Laying an Ax . . .. . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid John Collard for Plowing --</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid John Stacy do . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 15th</td> <td>Expences for Plowing Ground & putting in 1 1/2 Bushel of Pease 1/2 bushel Flax seed & plowing 2 Acres for Corn . . . . . }</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid breaking Flax to Westbrook</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 10th</td> <td>a Pitch Fork . . . . . from Darling</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Corn'es Lambert for mowing at Home 3 days . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid do for mowing at P. Secords 2 days . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid do for Cradling Wheat 1 day</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid John Collard for do . . . . do .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Ezeh'a Younglove for do do</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid John Collard for mowing 2 days at P. Secords . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L35</td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Contra C'r <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td>Bro't Over L</td> <td>31</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 15th</td> <td>By about 7 Tons Hay @ 50/-</td> <td>17</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By 10 1/2 bushels pease . . . . . . 6/-</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>540 Sheaves Wheat (which I think may yeald about 18 bushels . 6/-}</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} D'r Farming Expenses <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>Bro't over L</td> <td>14</td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 15th</td> <td>Paid E. Collard & Jefse Page for 1 day Mowing a P.Secords on my acct}</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 Gallon Rum to do . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Paid Jesfe Page for Stacking Hay --</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Paid Ben Doyl blacksmith by 1/2 lb Tea</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r</td> <td>Paid Nathan Johnston splitting Rails</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Jefse Page Making Fence . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid for an Ox Chain . . . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td>38 1/2 lbs Iron for Harrow . . . 10d</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 23</td> <td>Paid John Darling for making 11 Harrow Teeth . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid do for a Clevis & Bolt -</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't</td> <td>Paid John Collards son for Raking -</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 3/4 Gallons Rum - - -</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Car'd L</td> <td>22</td> <td>18</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept'r</td> <td>Paid Rich'd Harrifs for stacking Hay at my father-in-laws 1/2 lb Powder 2/6 lb 2 lb Shot 2/-----</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra C'r Bro't Over L 31.12.-</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} D'r Mrs Christena Tice <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 13th</td> <td>To an agreement with her for Writing &c . . . . . . . . .}</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 3d</td> <td>My attendance on David Bastedo</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10th</td> <td>To 2 days attendance on her businefs - (1 day at the Barracks)} -</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11th</td> <td>My attendance on David</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>My attendance on David . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>My do . . . on do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar. 4</td> <td>My do . . . on do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>My do . . . on do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>My do . . . on do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1st</td> <td>My do . . . on do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>My do . . . on do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23d 16th</td> <td>To a Balance as pd acct renderd</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793 pd</td> <td>To Schooling of Lewis Bastedo</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra C'r <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 22d</td> <td>by 2 Bushels Corn pd Negro.</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 4th</td> <td>2 1/2 do . . . pd David ..</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19th</td> <td>2 1/2 do . . . . pd do. 5/</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar. 4</td> <td>1 Gill Rum for an old Kettle . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>2 1/2 Bush'ls Corn delivered at Mill</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Balance</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Apr. 23d</td> <td>By 2 Bushels Rye . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 7th</td> <td>By 1 Bushel Corn . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 4</td> <td>By 1 1/2 do . . . . Rye . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>9</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>By 2 do . . Rye . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} D'r Cornelius Lambert <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1788</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>To 3 Chairs . . . . .. . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 Squares Glafs . . (Return'd) ...</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the 1/2 of a Fan . . paid by me . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a hafp & Staples . . paid . do . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Padlock . . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1790 June 2d</td> <td>due on an order of 20 Shilling to James Secord 1 3/4 lb Butter @ 2/- .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791 July</td> <td>To 8 1/4 Days work in Harvist , . 4/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>13</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Over paid you on 5 1/4 lb Butter at Sep'r 19th. 1789 . . And'w Herrings</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1792 May 28th</td> <td>To 1 days work Clearing Land . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 5</td> <td>1 day . . . . . . do . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1796</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 30th.</td> <td>To 1 Quarter schooling 1 Child from 1st Feb'y</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 31st</td> <td>To 1 Quarters do . . from 1 May to 31st July }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 31st</td> <td>To 1 Quarter do . from 1st Aug't to 31st. Oct'r.</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarter do to 28 Feb'y 1797</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Over Schooling 1 Child for 1 Month</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Months Evening Schooling 1 Child between 12th Dec'r. 1796 & Feb'y. 15th. 1797}</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1799</td> <td>To 1 Bushel & a Peck of Apples . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>to Tobacco . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1802</td> <td>1 lb Butter . from Charlotte 2/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 16</td> <td>2 1/4 Butter . . . . . . 1/</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1803</td> <td>1 lb do . before the last . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 14</td> <td>3 lb Butter . . . . . . . . 1/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} ContRa C'r <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 27th</td> <td>By 1 1/2 days work himself & oxen plowing for summer wheat in the bottom}</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>By 1 days work plowing for Flax & summer wheat in Company wt Elij; Collard in the Little field . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 18th & 19th.</td> <td>By 1 1/4 days plowing Corn ground . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't1</td> <td>By Harrowing Turnep ground</td> <td>-</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22d</td> <td>By 1/2 days work Cutting & hawling Sum Wheat</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 7</td> <td>By 2 hours work Cutting Buckwheat . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>By 1 day plowing for summer Wheat .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 8th</td> <td>By 1/2 day Hawling Rails (for Lane fence)</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>By 1 day Plowing for summer Wheat . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23d</td> <td>By 3/4 day Plowing Corn ground . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>By Bundles Straw . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1796</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>By Hawling railcuts part of a day --</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 15</td> <td>By 1 days Mowing grafs . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 5</td> <td>By 1 days do .. . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r</td> <td>By 4 Bushels Turnips . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Yds Weaving . . 1/-</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} D'r Elias Smith <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 4</td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling of John from 4th Jan'y 1790 to 3 March . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 6th</td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schoolin of his son</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 12</td> <td>Elias & daughter Deborah between the 12th July and the 24th Oct'r. 1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1783</td> <td>To Evening Schooling of John from the 14th Jan'y to 20th. Feb'y 1793 }</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To So much left with you by Oliver Mabey on my acct . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Writing a Bill os Sale . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 3d</td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Deborah & Mifs Nancy from 3d. June to 10th Sep'r</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Schooling of Mifs Nancy from 11th. Sep'r to 5th. Oct'r 1793 . 3 1/2 Weeks . @ }</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Acct. rend'd. L</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Due on old acct. . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td>To Schooling of Ann from 10th June to 14th. Oct'r. 1794 . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 6</td> <td>To Writing a Petition . . . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>To 3 Leather Horse Collers . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd to blue cov'd book -- L</td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td>8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {second page} Contra C'r <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 2d</td> <td>By 1 Bushel white Petatoes . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By Splitting Shingles . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By his work in planting howing a burying 1 Barrels of petatoes planting equal to the Schooling of Elias & Deborah 1 Quarter}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By 7 1/2 Quarts Flax Seed . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 4th</td> <td>By Cash . . . . . . .</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 7th</td> <td>By 1 Bushel Corn from Slep: Secord --</td> <td>-</td> <td>-5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>By 1 Bushel do . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 10</td> <td>By 1 Bushel do - - - --</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 24</td> <td>By a Bushel Wheat . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>{page one} </pre> Dr Elijah Collard <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 14th</td> <td>To 2 1/2 lb Butter . . . . . . . 2/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3/4 lb . do (got before) . . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 13th</td> <td>2 lbs Tobacco . . . . . 1/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 6 Days work in Harvist in 1791</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 19</td> <td>To 1 day planting Petatoes . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Pair shoe Soles . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>To 1 day planting Corn . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>J 31</td> <td>To 1 day Shaving Shingles . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 19th</td> <td>To 1 day work at his Barn . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>1 Bushel Petatoes . . .</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 2</td> <td>To 1/2 lb. Tobacco . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 12</td> <td>To Cash . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 6th</td> <td>To a Bushel Petatoes . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12th</td> <td>To 1/2 Carrot Tobacco . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r. 17th</td> <td>To a Carrot d" . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td>1 lb Candles . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1st</td> <td>Ta Carrot Tobacco . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 24</td> <td>To a Carrot Tobacco . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 14</td> <td>To 1/2 lb Powder 2/6 & 2 lb Shot 2/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 25th</td> <td>To 1 Quart Wine . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Nutmeg . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 19th</td> <td>To 1 Gallon Rum . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a peck Salt . . . . . } bya an order on Hamilton</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 8th</td> <td>To 1 Quart Rum . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd to the Blue book L</td> <td>6</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 5</td> <td>By 1 Bushel Wheat . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 29</td> <td>By 1 days work plowing for Flax ground & Summer wheat wt. C. Lambert}</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 19th</td> <td>By 1 1/4 days work Plowing Corn ground</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 12 & 13</td> <td>By 2 Days Harrowing in Wheat . . . a boy}</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By 3 pairs shoes made in all . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1792</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 8th</td> <td>By 1/2 day hawling Rails . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14th</td> <td>By 1 day Plowing for summer Wheat .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>by 3/4 day Plowing Corn ground .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 20</td> <td>By Making a pr evening Shoes</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1796</td> <td>Carri'd to New Book L</td> <td>3</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 18</td> <td>By 22 lbs Beef . . New Book . #</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Christion Warner <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1796</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 30th</td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of 2 Children from 1 Feb'y . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 31st</td> <td>To 1 Quarter do . . from 1st may to July 31st</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 31st</td> <td>To 1 Quarter do . . from 1st Aug't to 31st Oct'r . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1797</td> <td>To 1 Quarter do . . . . to 28 Feb'y.</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Evening Schooling 1 Quarter for 1-</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Acct rend'd. L</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 23d</td> <td>Answer'd for Adam Crysler . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>do for Isaac Horton for a set of Copies</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar. 22d</td> <td>By 54 lb Flour . . . . . . . -/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1796</td> <td>50 Bundles Straw</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 24</td> <td>By 2 Bushels of Pease } p'r acct rece'd</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 20</td> <td>By 1 Bushel Pease . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 17</td> <td>By 2 Bushels Wheat . . . . . .</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r</td> <td>By 4 Bushels Wheat . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1797</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 23</td> <td>By 4 Bushels Wheat . . . . . . .</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Stephen Secord <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 4th</td> <td>To 8 Bushels Petatoes. . . . 3/</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 22</td> <td>To One Quarters schooling of Mifs Polly to Aug't 29th. 1793</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Schooling from 30 Aug't to 5 Oct'r 1793 5 Weeks . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Schooling do from 2d Jan'y 1794 to.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1797</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 15th</td> <td>To a Quarter Veal 14th . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>11</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1798</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y</td> <td>To 4 Bushels Turnips Cabbage -- 4/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18 Cabbage (small) . . . . . 3d</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apr</td> <td>1 Bushel Pasnips . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Writing 2 Bills of Sale and bonds between you and David Secord} (one half expences)</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r</td> <td>1/2 Bushels Potatoes . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r</td> <td>1 Bushel do . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 16</td> <td>1 Bushel . do . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1799</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y</td> <td>1 Bushel . . do . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 4th</td> <td>By Cash . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By Tobacco pipes . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>By an order in favor Thos Burly</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 9th</td> <td>By a peck Salt . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't</td> <td>By a Quarter Lamb . . . . 7 3/4 {illegible}</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo'r</td> <td>By a Quarter do . . . . 8 1/4 8d</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't</td> <td>27 lb Flour ------------------</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1798</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>108 lbs Midlings . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21st</td> <td>61 lbs . . . do . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 Bushel Corn . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>63 lbs Midlings . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>2 Bushels Rye . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Peck Buck Wheat (for seed) . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r</td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Arch'd Cunningham (Merchant) 1789 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov'r 30</td> <td>To 50 Head Cabbage . . . . . . 9d</td> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr John Secord <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 9</td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mast'r Daniel from 10th May to 9th August . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 9th</td> <td>To 1 Quarter Schooling of do between the 10th Aug't and the 24th Nov'r 1790 }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 6</td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling from 25 Nov'r . 1790 to Jan'y 23d 1791 . . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Ballance . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 27th</td> <td>By 40 lb Flour . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 5</td> <td>By 22 lbs . do</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>By 24 lbs. do . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>By 28 lbs . . do</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>114 lbs in 1cwt. o grs. 2 lbs. at 32/- is</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 6th</td> <td>By an Order on Mr Thompson -</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By Balance . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By wintering my Heiffer from the 1st Dec'r 1790 to the 8th March 1791</td> <td>-</td> <td>19</td> <td>5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Isaac Horton <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Schooling of Elizabeth from the 22d June to 25th August . .} . . . .</td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Schooling of Anna from the 28th June to 25th. August . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>11</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 23d</td> <td>To Schooling of Isaac from 23d July to 25th August . . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 7th</td> <td>To schooling of Isaac and Anna from Sept 7th to 13th 1790 1 Week each}</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To schooling of Isaac & Elizabeth from 5th Octo'r to . (1 Week each) . 23 Nov'r {illegible}</td> <td>-</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r</td> <td>2 1/2 Bushels Corn . . . . . . 7</td> <td>-</td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 7</td> <td>By 1 Bus'l & 7 Quarts do & 1 Bus'l Rye -</td> <td>-</td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Daniel Servos <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 26th</td> <td>To a Brafs Lock . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 9th</td> <td>To 1 Quarter Schooling of Mifs Lanah from 10th. May to 9 Aug't . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mast'r John from 12th. May to 11th August . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jno 13 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lanah to 21 Sep'r Betey to 21st Sep'r</td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Betey & Mifs Caty between the 7th. June and 3d of October 1790 . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John to 26 Sep'r to 30th</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Lanah betwee 10 August & the 22d Nov'r. 90</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarter of Mast'r John between 12th Aug't & the 24th Nov'r. 1790 . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td>To 2 Months do. of Mifs Lanah from 23d Nov'r to the 22d Jan'y 91}</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 2 Months do. of Mast'r John from 25th Nov'r. 90. to 24 Jan'y. 1791}</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>8</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To a Balance due this 24th Jan'y 91</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Writing for him of Sundries . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 22d</td> <td>By 33 lbs Flour . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>By 30 lbs . . . do . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>By 1/2 bushel red Petatoes . . . .</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 23</td> <td>By 18 lbs Flour . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 Pints Rum . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>3 Pints do . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 2d</td> <td>3 Pints do . . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7th</td> <td>3 Pints do . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 9th</td> <td>3 Pints do . . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>By {stroked out} Flour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21*</td> <td>By an order on Mr Dixon (March)</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 23d</td> <td>By 20 lbs Flour . . . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct'r 1st</td> <td>By 25th . . do . . . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>By 1 1/2 Bushels Wheat . . . . . . . . 10/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27th</td> <td>By 27 lbs Flour . . . . . . . . . 32/-</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 9</td> <td>By 1 Bushel of Wheat . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By 29 lbs Flour . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>42 lbs Flour from {illegible} Butter.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Quarts Salt . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 27</td> <td>By Cash at Lodge . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By Balance . . . . . . . .</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td>L</td> <td>8</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By 56 lbs . . Flour . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 31st</td> <td>By my ord'r on him in favor Mrs Picket</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td>By my desire paid Benizah Williams</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 2d</td> <td>By 54 lbs . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>2</td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Daniel Servos <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 7th.</td> <td>To 1 Quarters shooling from 7th Sep'r to 6th Dec'r. 1789. Mast'r James . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td>To Schooling from 7th. Dec'r 1789 to 16th</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar. 16th</td> <td>March 1790 of Mast'r James . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Allowance for House Rent 1/2 Year</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 4</td> <td>To 40 Heads of Cabbage . . . . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 24th</td> <td>To a Bushel of Petatoes . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 5th.</td> <td>To Major Ten Broecks order in my favour on her for . . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>13</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mast'r James from 12th May to 11 Aug't}</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 7.</td> <td>To Schooling of do from the 12 Aug't to 23d Octo'r 1790 2 1/2 Months . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>7</td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>to 4 doz Eggs formerly (omitted) /-</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan'y 28</td> <td>To Answered b Aug't Jones . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 14th</td> <td>To 6 doz Eggs . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Am of her acct Jan'y 28th</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>L11.11.7</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr George Forsyth Merchant. <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 19th</td> <td>To 67 Heads Cabbage . . . . 9d</td> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r. 22</td> <td>To a Bushel Petatoes . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 lbs Butter . . . . . . . . 2/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a two Quart pewter Bason not returned}</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Writing your Deputy Lieutenants Commifsion . . . . . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <td-> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 22</td> <td>By 1 1/4 Yd R: Sheeting . . . . . . 5/-</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>a Pair W. Shoes . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 doz Buttons . . . . . . . 3/-</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/2 Yd Wt Plush . . . . . . . 16/-</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 1/4 Yd Flannel . . . . . 4/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5 lbs Loaf . . . . . . . . . 2/6</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Shain silk & 1 Twist . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Carrot Tobacco . . . . . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 5th.</td> <td>2 Nutmegs 2/- & thread 6d . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Robert Hamilton Esq'r <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1788</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 27</td> <td>To one Months Schooling of Mast'rs. William & John Robinson from the 27th June to 27 July 1788 }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>To one Quarters Schooling of Mast'rs Robert. George & Alexander from the 10th Dec'r 1792 to 9th March 1793 @ 16/- each }</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling of his 3 Sons from 10th March to 9 May 1793 . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 6 Months schooling of do between 10 May and 22d Novem'r 1793 pr agreement }</td> <td>30</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 4 Months do from 23d Nov'r 1793 to 22d March 1794 . . . @ L5.0s.0d }</td> <td>20</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carr'd to fol: 22 L</td> <td>54</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dr Lieu't Calep Reynolds <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1788</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 25</td> <td>To Schooling of Mifs Hannah Springer one Month . . . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dr Mifs Mary Vanderlip <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling from 14th Sep'r to 13 Nov. 1789 . . . . . . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 19th</td> <td>By Benazah Williams order on me in her favour . . . . . . for }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Peter Ball Esq'r. <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 11th</td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling from 12 May to 11th Aug't 1790 Son George }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Allowance for House rent at the Barracks</td> <td>-</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 6th</td> <td>His Son Jacob Commenced Schooling 11 Octo'r 1790.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mast'r. George between 12th Aug't and 23d Nov'r. 1790}</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 1/2 Months Schooling of Mast'r Jacob from 11th Octo'r to 25th Nov'r. 1790 . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 2 Months Schooling of Mast'r George from 24th Nov'r 1790 to 23d Jan'y. 1791 }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>2</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td>By an order on Mefs'rs Hamilton & Crook in favor Mefs'rs. Young & Vrooman }</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By an order on Mrs Thompson in favor Mifs Smith 12 Dec'r. 1790. . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y. 3d</td> <td>By an order on Jacob Ball --</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By an order on Mrs Thompson</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>2</td> <td>12</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Jacob Ball Esq'r. <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td>To Allowance for House Rent at the Barracks three quarters Year }</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 1 Quarters Schooling of Mifs Caty from 10th May to 9th. Aug't 1790 . . . }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 days mist</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 6</td> <td>To 1 Quarter do. of do. between the 10th Aug't & the 21st. Nov'r. 1790 - }</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 2 Months do of do. from the 22d Nov'r. 1790 to 21st. Jan'y. 1791 . . . }</td> <td>-</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1791</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb'y 3d</td> <td>To Cash paid by an ord'r Peter Ball</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 10th</td> <td>By 1 Bushel Petatoes . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>5</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>By 3 lbs Butter</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>By 1 lb. do</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>By 1 lb. do</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>By 3 lbs. do.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 3d</td> <td>By 3 lbs. do.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10th</td> <td>By 2 1/2 lbs. do.}</td> <td>-</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>By 2 lbs do.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>By 1 lb. do.</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>34 lbs. Flour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>. . . 2 lb Butter</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug't 3d</td> <td>42 lbs . . Flour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>. . 1 1/2 lb Butter} 176 lbs. 32/-</td> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>- 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>. . 1 1/2 lb. do</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>44 lbs . . . Flour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep'r 2d</td> <td>By 56 lbs Hundred Flour</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec'r 24</td> <td>By 1 Bushel of Corn ground . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 do. of Wheat do . . . 9/</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Robert Hamilton <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Amo't brought from {illegible} 12</td> <td>L54</td> <td>10s</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Amo't of Mr Murray acc't for Mifs Betsy ., . . . . . . .}</td> <td>-</td> <td>18</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Acc't rend'd L</td> <td>55</td> <td>14</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Amo't of Credits pr his acct . .</td> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 3 Months Schooling of your 3 Sons between 23 March and 30 June 1794 . . }</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To 6 Months schooling of your 3 Sons between 30th June and 25 Dec'r. 1794 , , , , , }</td> <td>30</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Amount of Credits pr his acct . . .</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To Balance due R. Hamilton Esq'r</td> <td>19</td> <td>7</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>127</td> <td>2</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1793</td> <td>By Amount of Robt Hamilton's acct to 1st Jan'y. 1794 . . . .</td> <td>72</td> <td>15</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By Amount of Sundries from the {illegible} Jan'y. 1794 to 24th Feb'y. 1795 . . . . . . }</td> <td>54</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>127</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>By Balance due Robt Hamilton as pr acc't to 24th. Feb'y. 1795 }</td> <td>19</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {page one} Dr Mrs Deborah Freel <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 8th</td> <td>To a Balance (from old Book) . . . .</td> <td>3</td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dr Colo'l John Bulter <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar: 9th.</td> <td>To 1 Years Schooling of Mafter Tommy from 9th March 1789 to the 9th March 1790 }</td> <td>4</td> <td>16</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>To allowance for House rent 1 Year . . . .</td> <td>-</td> <td>8</td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {page two} Contra Cr <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Contra Cr</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov'r 18</td> <td>By an order on him . . for . . .</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Colo'l Butler Promised to Settle with Mr Street for my House Rent at the Barracks . . . . .</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> ></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>A</td> <td>B Butler Colo'l 1. Ball Jacob. 3. Ball Peter 5.</td> <td>C Cunningham Arch Collard Elijah 15.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>D</td> <td>E</td> <td>F Freel Deborah 1 Page Forsyth George 7. Farming Expences 19.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>G</td> <td>H Hamilton Robt 2.22 Horton Isa. 10. </td> <td>I</td> </tr> <tr> <td>K</td> <td>L Lampman Peter 16. Lambert Corn's 17. </td> <td>M</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N</td> <td>O</td> <td>P </td> </tr> <tr> <td>R Reynolds Calib 2</td> <td>S Smith Elias 8. Servos Daniel 9. Secord John 11. Secord Stephen 13.</td> <td>T Thompson Eliz: 4 Tice Christine . 18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>V Vanderlip Mary 2 {cut off}al account 12. </td> <td>W Warner Christ'n. 14 <dl> <dd></dd> </dl> </td> <td>Y</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3f1f7f91bdaf2cebe496cd9fa3d7a507.pdf a3a445e0bce22633e52c639c45730e30 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5c3ec1261616f32ad78a91cb8e96f413.pdf 901d47008cbb40adeec7f590fc99acd4 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c7368278daaaee908edf0d93ea0bb3ed.pdf 368d5f6034f614cdec2e8ff3358d87c4 PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1929-30 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. {Yellow sticker on front cover} 1929 & 1930 1929 Part 1930 Nov 15th. Set off about 830a.m. for Orlando Florida weather turning cooler strong wind from the West, also cloudy. looks like rain. arrived at Niagara Falls about 10.45am had to pay $15.00 to get car bonded. the American Consul in Hamilton told us we did not need it got baggage examined and left about 1130 The sun started to shine a little now - but it is still cold and windy. had our dinner sitting in the car to cold to get out. we were alongside a river arrived at Batavia N.Y about 2p.m stayed about half an hour Bot 2 waists for Alan 50¢ 2 cups 10¢ Gas 23¢ a gallon here bot 5 gallons $1.15. Country around here mostly farming weather still cold and windy. Crossed the Genesee River at Avon. N.Y. about 3 p.m. at Avon saw a sign reading (The Jolly Farmer. Its an Inn) next town was Lakeville a summer resort on Lake Conesus. about 15 miles from Lakeville had to detour and go by Dansville instead of Springwater to get to Wayland, saw no fruit since we left Buffalo only a few apple trees around Batavia. and the only vegetables seems to be cabbages. good view around Dansville hilly. but good roads. arrived at Dansville about 400pm. called on Maloney Bros. Nurseries there. where we buy our fruit trees. Saw Mr Maloney himself he was very nice and seemed glad we called. Hilly from Dansville to Wayland. NY. arrived there about 5p.m. Stopped here for the night at the Bryant House. Cost $300 { $3.00}. car storage 50¢ had supper at a Cafe was hungry had a good big steak. our supplies cost $1.90 Alan made friends and got some free gum Bot some stamps & cards 15¢ our first day we made 176 miles. Expenses were $22.30 Nov 16th. Saturday. saw ice on sidewalk this morning Breakfast $125 {probably $1.25}. 5 gals Gas $1.00. The scenery better today rolling country hills. rivers & creeks. Weather a little cool but sunny. drove along the Cohocton River for some time crossed it three times Arrived at Bath. at 950am. it is an old town, looks old fashioned with old frame houses with large trees shadeing the streets saw some. buggys here saw Lake Salubria had same summer houses on the shores. took a picture. took picture of the Cohocton River near crossed the river the fifth time at Coopers Plains a small place crossed it again at Painted 1 �Post - which seems to be a manufacturing place a large plant there called the Ingersoll. Rand. Co. rows of frame house. here exactly alike only different colored paint. some fancy colors too. (Blues, Yellows, etc) after a while we crossed the Canisteo River, and in a short time, we came to the Tioga River and drove along the side of it for some time. Crossed into Pennslyvania about 11 a.m. the scenery fine around here hilly with lots of rivers & creeks. crossed over an old wooden bridge that was covered over. Mansfield. Pa. next stop. we ate our dinner there in Smythe Park. was cool, but sat in the sun with our overcoats on. Bot some milk 11¢ Bread 10¢ 1/2 lb Butter 35¢, and started on one of our chickens they were cooked dandy also spent 60¢ for films here. After leaving here we started to climb this is the old Susquehanna Trail at the highest point on the road they had a Park. Called Trail Top Park at 2140 feet elevation best scenery so far here small streams aplenty. Packhouse Run one of the streams elevation 1704 feet. passed a small Village called Trout Run. took a snap of the creek here - over another creek. Wolf Run then over Lycoming Creek crossed it about 8 times before we arrived at Williamsport, abbreviated on the sign boards to Wmsport, it was 52 miles from Mansfield to Wmsport. Wmsport is a large manufacturing place stopped about half an hour and looked around bot a big bag of peanuts for 25¢ Next town was Montoursville about 5 miles named after an Indian Andra Montour. guide & interpreter next place Muncey. seems to be all Indian names here. making better time here a grand road, nearly straight, and good and wide. arrived at Sunbury Pa. 42 miles from Wmsport at 530 P.M. after dark hard to find a place to stay in a strange place after dark. stayed at a Tourist place the room was full of stale Tobacco smoke. they burnt incense in the room while we where out to supper, it made some mixture of smells. Room cost us $400 { $4.00} car storage $1.00 Bot cards & stamps 30¢ we both had steaks for supper, but not as good one as the last, cost for supper $1.50. Sunbury seems to be a dirty smoky place. I guess the name means, the sun buried in smoke seems to be a Railroad Junction or Divisional Point. dozens of trains in the yards along the Susquehanna River the largest river we have seen yet. a noisy place as the trains go right through the center of town our second day we drove 171 miles. Expenses were $10.21 also Bot a pair of shoes for Alan £2.50 total $12 71 Nov 17th Sunday. Rained hard in the night but only sprinkling this morning Had breakfast same place as supper Nesbitt Cafe all Got weighed. Mother 128 lbs myself 137 lbs Doris 51 lbs Charlotte 59 lbs Alan 40 lbs. Breakfast cost $125 {$1.25} Gas $1.76 on leaving Sunbury 9.30am we crossed the Susquehanna River over a toll bridge cost 10¢ it was certainly a fine bridge we have decided to go on the opposite side of the river so we will not have to go through Harrisburg which is a large place the capital of Pa. driving along the river as far as Harrisburg. not a very nice day raining most of the time, must be a little milder here as some of the trees still have some leaves on. the river must be half a mile or more wide some places. when nearly opposite. Harrisburg saw the Pa. Railroad car works & yards. hundreds of cars & engines there 2 �several small places they had no bridge to cross the river. but had little boats. old flat bottomed ones. with Paddle wheels. We leave the river at a small place called Lemoyne road kind of tricky around here got lost and had to inquire the way. We take the Lincoln Highway from here to Gettysburg. ate our dinner on a side road about 5 miles from Lemoyne had to eat it in the car as it was still raining first place was Hillsburg only a small place mostly pasture land here. and some Cabbage patch. must be lots of Dutch people at York Springs saw a few small peach and apple orchards. are making good time on the road here, it is wide & straight with a few low hills. Picked up a guide outside of Gettysburg. he took us around the battle. where the South & North fought the deciding battle of the Civil War. we drove 17 miles around it. the guide said there was 57 of roads in all and 15000 acres of land, that there was 849 monuments & statues costing 7 1/2 millions. all but a few erected by the North in honor of Officers & Battalions by each state they came from. we only saw a couple erected by the South one of Gen. Lee. and one of Carolina Brigade saw some of the positions of the army. Round Top Oak Knoll. smaller Round Top. Culps hill. where we climbed an observation tower & saw all the battlefield it was cloudy & misty and couldn't see very good. There are five towers. The cannons are all supposed to be in their original positions (hundreds of them). They only had two (2) breech loading cannon in the battle they came from England & would shoot 4 to 4 1/2. miles {last word added in pencil} all the rest had to be loaded from the front. and would only shoot 2 1/2 miles. One of the biggest monuments was the Pennslyvania cost $500.00, also saw the Federal Cemetery a large Monument in the centre & the soldiers buried in a semi circle around it. a long strip of stone with each ones name on. (a grey stone) and the unknown soldiers have a small white stone each. we saw some of the old breast works they put up. Saw a couple of old houses in the town with the old cannon balls still sticking in the brick walls. also Saw Gen Lees monument a large one with him sitting on his black horse. also the McMillan woods where the South buried their dead. they removed them a few years later and took them to Richmond Va. also the old McMillan house where some of the officers stayed. Paid the guide $300 {$3.00}. Room $300 {$3.00} Supper $1.40. drove 118 miles today. Stopped at Mr & Mrs Caldwells 461 Baltimore Street near Jenny Wade house they were very nice it poured rain just after we got in the house. they lent us umbrellas to go to supper. Expenses today $10.41 Nov 18th Monday. Breakfast $1.10 Films 30¢. took a couple of snaps of the little Park in the square in the center of the town there was a couple of old guns some flowers etc. Still cloudy but not raining went out of Gettysburg by way of Conferate Ave so we could get some snaps. took snaps of Gen Lee. McMillans House & the Guns along the Avenue. we soon crossed into Maryland. rolling country here. with a few hill. getting milder saw some red roses in bloom a funny outfit passed us a bus shaped like a Zeppelin hooked onto and drew by a car in front. not very much cultivated land around here. Sun coming out and quiet warm when we reached Frederick. passed the I O O F. Home saw Barbara Freitchies home took a snap. also the State school for the Deaf. after about half an hour stop. we left Frederick at 11.30am. Bot some milk & Bread 22¢ and 5 Gals Gas $125 {$1.25}. ate our dinner 3 �at Mt. Top. Tourist camp. windy & cooler here. have about 35 miles to go to get to Washington. nearing there we started to see lots of darkies. and the day was getting warmer & sunny. we came in by Wisconsin Ave to Penn. Ave turned off Penn. at New Hampshire to Mass. Ave it is a swell street large stone houses & mansions of all description every block or so there is a circle. with a statue in the middle. we parked in front of the Union station. went through the station. took a look at the Post Office right next to the Station and walked a couple of blocks to the Capital. (we all had our overcoats off for the first time) Paid a guide 50¢ and was shown through the building. saw the Senate in debate. it is a lovely building. as it was nearly night we started for Alexandria 5 miles out of Washington were we are to stay for the night. crossed the Potomac River over a long bridge We stayed at Mrs McGraws Paid $3.75 for room Car storage 50¢ Supper $1.50 Ice Cream 20¢ Cards 10¢ Total expenses $8 42 only drove 93 miles today Nov 19th. Tuesday. Slept last night in a house of Antiques the old lady herself about 80 a real old Southern old maid whose family has gone broke. the beds we slept in old solid walnut 204 years old, also tables Bureaus etc the same age she said. Started out early & got Breakfast $1.05 Gas 95¢. and left for Washington again to see more of the sights. Saw Lincoln Memorial. & went up Washingtons Monument it is 555 feet high & you up an elevator you can see all the city from there. saw the White House. Museum Cards 15¢ buildings etc. left Wash. again at about 1030am stopped at Alexandria. Va. again and saw Christ Church & sat in the pews where Washington & Lee used to sit, cost 20¢ Got more films 60¢ then on to Mt Vernon about 10 miles farther, saw Mt Vernon Radio Station we often got it at home. saw Geo Washingtons old home on the Potomac Rivercguess it was some classy place in its day. saw all the old furniture etc also where he is buried. Cost 75¢. into hilly country again. saw Roses & Cosmos out in bloom had our dinner by the roadside. East Bot bread 10 Milk 25¢ here had to pay 10¢ for the bottle. Butter 1/2 lb 30¢ weather warm now. passing through old battlefields, must have done lots of fighting around here. Reached Fredericksburg in the afternoon, did not stop on to Richmond, Va. 60 miles from Fredericksburg arrived Richmond about 430pm Got some more Gas $1.10. Richmond a large place decided to go on to Petersburg about 25 miles farther on and stayed at the Kiligray Hotel. Cor {Corner} of Franklin & Jefferson streets. Supper $1.95 Room $2.00 Total expenses $9.35 drove 157 miles today. Nov 20th Wednesday. Breakfast at Petersburg $2.00 Gas 23¢ a gal here got 8 gals $184 {$1.84} got first oil here 2 quarts 60¢ chilly this morning. lots of woods here small scrub oaks mostly saw our first tobacco it was drying in the field in small cocks like hay. only it sat on a little platform and a stick out the top for Ventilation. took a picture of a field of it. saw our first cotton this a.m. The soil here near the North Carolina border is red. like brick dust. stopped at South Hill about 11am got some eats for dinner 55¢ Crossed into North Carolina about 1130 am soil mostly white sand now instead of red. the woods are mostly scrub pine 4 �here. and cotton & tobacco fields. in patches here & there in between. Lots of cotton now. Crowds of darkies picking it. and lots of trucks & wagons drawing it in to the towns, ate our dinner in a pine wood near a darkie Cabin had company two dogs and a cat. made 90 miles before dinner Getting warmer saw a butterfly & a bumble bee Lots of waste land passed a small peach orchard Got lost in Raleigh. went North a mile or so towards Durham but soon got straighened out took a picture of the State Capital. Got Gas. 7 gals $1.61 Saw first palm trees here. Back in wooded country again with lots of cotton & Some Corn in between woods. crossed Cape Fear River near Lillington where we stayed for the night at the Kiliegray Hotel. Rooms $3.50 supper at hotel $200 {$2.00} drove 187 miles miles today Expenses $12.10 today Nov 21st Thursday. Started before 8 a.m. this morning Paid storage for car 50¢ & 2 gals Gas 46¢ bright clear morning pretty rough country around here. stopped at Fayettesville for breakfast about 30 miles. Breakfast $150 {$1.50}. went shopping Bot 4 pairs of stockings for 88¢ & Madge bot a pair for 19¢. Post stamps 25¢ took a snap of the square on our way again at 935 am. more leaves on the trees now. the next place was Lumberton 33 miles. which is a cotton & tobacco market. saw a couple of crosses (signs) along the highway saying there had been a fatal accident there. put up as a warning. next stop was Dillon we bot some eats 97¢. We are now in South Carolina stopped at Lotta to buy a can opener 35¢ ate our dinner in a woods by the side of the road. Passed over Mars Bluff Toll Bridge 50¢ saw first Spanish Moss grey stuff hanging onto the trees. Lots of swamps & between them scrub pine woods. One swamp was miles long and the road built up about 10 & 15 feet for about 5 miles with about 5 long bridges trees each side of the road standing in water mostly dead and half dead looking some dismal place Kingstree the only place any size until we reached Charleston it was after dark when we arrived there they wanted $12.00 for a room at the Francois Marian Hotel we did not stay. but got a room at the Charleston Hotel for $4.50 tip 25¢ supper $150 {$1.50}. today our longest drive 245 miles Expenses were $11.85 & Gas & oil $2.10 total $13.95 Nov 22nd Had Breakfast $1.20 went shopping bot childrens stockings 15¢ pr. cotton & voile for $371 {$3.71} car storage Gas & tail light bulb $168 {$1.68} drove to the ocean front and saw the Park took a couple of snaps, weather cold & cloudy looks like rain. quiet a lot of palms here also saw first poinsettas, all bush & swamp to Walterboro bot eats 35¢ and eat by the roadside about 80 miles from here to Savannah, Ga and swamp most of the way some country. Had a flat tire right in front of a Garage here. Cost $218 {$2.18} fix tire & get gas left Savannah about 4pm took a snap of the Capitol Bot candy 20¢ Raining now. going right across a swamp. both sides of the road, Spanish Moss hanging on the trees every where went about 35 miles from Savannah and was then pouring rain. So we stopped at the Maryans Hotel, a frame shack right in the bush. pigs, cows & chickens running around (the kind that has feathers on) there was a Telephone 5 �Construction gang staying there. Room $2 00 Supper $1 75 Car storage 50¢ made 170 miles today Expenses $14 02 one of the men gave the girls in fact all of us some sugar cane first time Madge & the children had tasted it. they did not like it very much. Nov 23rd Saturday left before breakfast. this a..m. Gas. 75¢. not raining now, but a real Scotch mist. some places for miles they have sand bags along the highway. each side to keep the road from washing. Wonder where they got all the bags. Held up at a R.R. crossing by an old Wood burner Engine hauling logs. also took a snap of an old wood burner log loader. stopped at Brunswick Georgia for breakfast, drove about 45 miles to there. Breakfast 90¢ nobody hungry I guess Film 60¢ Took a walk down to the water saw a couple of boats. took a snap of one loading resin. also a snap of the Main Street and one of the State Building very cold here & cloudy right on the Atlantic coast. still swamp after leaving here saw a big Gasoline Refinery plant just outside of Brunswick. took a picture of an old Wood burner engine at Kingsland about noon getting out of the swamp. more like dry land now. pine trees & palmetto under them Crossed into Florida about 12.15pm. Madge says it doesn't look or feel any different. as it is still cold & cloudy Had sandwiches, pie & coffee before we reached Jax. {Jacksonville} at a road stand cost 70¢ arrived in Jax at 215p.m. walked around the Park took a couple of pictures. then we walked around the city. & hunted up a room at the Carlis $2 00. rested awhile & went out to supper $185. Walked around the center of town to see the sights. saw a nice park in the center all lit up with lights. Bot a couple of Handkerchiefs at Cohens for 10¢. Jax seems a nice place now & seems busy at least lots of cars and people on the streets and some very fine buildings & churches. drove 130 miles today Bot cards, paper & stamps 20¢ The place we stayed at the Carlis is on the cor of Market & Adams Sts Expenses only $710 {$7.10} today Nov 24th Sunday. Left Jax about 9a.m. Raining a little now, weather still cool. not much cultivated land all bush (pine) first place was. Green Cove Springs if you didnt watch for it you would not have seen it. about 2 hours and a Gas Station. was stopped by State Troopers. dont know what they wanted. Went over a big toll bridge at Palatka cost 35¢ Gas at Jax cost $1.65 Breakfast cost $1.50 a few small orange groves here. The next place was De Land. weather clearing up and getting warmer. next place was Sanford which look like quite a place now but we did not stop. weather still warmer. every body has their coats off now. Lots of flowers all kinds. Stopped at noon near Palatka and had Hotdogs, pie & Coffee $1.10 & got 5 Gals Gas at $1.05. arrived at Orlando about 3.p.m. called on Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth at 428 Amelia St West. he walked me all around hunting a house. got one at 440 N. Hughes St about 2 blocks from his place they seem very nice people. moved right in the house but had to go to the restaurant for supper. as we have nary no gas. lights or water. found an old lamp to see to go to bed. Supper at Orlando $1.90 Expenses today $7.55 {Side note} Gas on trip cost us. for 82 gals. $18.81 & oil 95¢. Repairs 90¢ for 1600 miles 6 �Nov 25th. Went to Breakfast at the Restaurant. then went down town with Mr Hollingsworth, called on Gas office $5 to get gas turned on. Also $5 each for water & lights registered at the Chamber of Commerce. went to the Packing House got 3 dozen oranges 15¢ a doz 1 doz grape fruits 20¢ Busy rest of day trying to clean up & unpack house is pretty dirty needs a lot of cleaning weather warm about 70. Nov 26th. Warmer still about 80. Cleaning house all day. went shopping lot of things we will have to buy. Knife Spoons Forks Knives Towels etc. Nov 27th A light shower this morning very warm today over 80 still shopping. sat on the Verandah till nearly 10 oclock in my shirt sleeves it was almost 75 then Nov 28th. nice & warm yet went over to Sunshine Park. met some of the Bowlers in the afternoon went to Lake Lorna Doone & Park. nothing doing it is a bathing place and closed up in winter. took a picture saw a darkie fishing said they were not biting only had one fish looked like a little rock Bass. Saw Tinkers Field Ball Park where the Cinncinnati Ball team practises. took a snap by the Lake. Nov 27th weather about the same went down town and got my hair cut for 20¢ all prices here 20¢ up to 35¢ higher in the afternoon went to Lake Eola & Park. it is in the center of town. very pretty. There are 4 swans & 100’s of wild ducks in it. a band stand over the water. and loud speakers were broadcasting music when we were there. Nov 30th A change in the weather oh it is cold was 45 this a.m. and never got above 50 all day. Went to the packing house after some grape fruit. 20¢ a doz. The men there said oranges no good this year on account of so much spraying with Calcium Arsenic. they certainly are no good, and I am disappointed, they have no taste, no juice and are like wood. even the skin has no orange color went down town to get some papers. they stated very cold north. down to 11 above at Buffalo & 16 below zero in Winnipeg put up our little box stone in the morning it felt good. Bot a load of wood half pine & half oak. for $3.50 a strand they call it think it would take about 6 loads to make a cord it is cut 1 ft long Dec 1st (Sun) Getting milder again by noon it was over 60 and by night nearly 70 - went for a walk to Sunshine Park and to Concord Lake & back and Visited Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth for a while Dec 2nd. Real hot again went down town to see about getting Madges watch fixed one wanted $5.00 another $7.00 did not leave it. drove out to Park Lake very nice a drive way all around it & some very nice residences faceing it. took some snaps of the swans Dec 3rd Heavy shower last night & cooler today down to about 50 this morning. was in the Sparton Radio shop. they say they go fast here. 7 �Dec 4th. Colder still. this morning 40 at 8 a.m. sunny all day but still cool did not get much over 60 all day went to Lake Lucerne it has a drive around it. and have has fine residences. with large oak trees facing all around it. lots of ducks & 4 swans in it. Took a couple of snaps. Dec 5th. Cool again this morning but getting warmer about 70 at noon in the shade and good and hot in the sun got a paper the Herald for the first one today. said they had a big snow storm on Sunday Dec 1st & temperature down to 12 in Hamilton took a drive around saw afew lakes. Lake Davis, Cherokee. Como. Lawsona Emerald, Weldona, & Fern Lake. a small one with Banana plants around it, went back to Lake Eola, met a Mr & Mrs Wilcox from Hamilton Dec 6th. Fine & warm went shopping bot a suit of clothes $24.00 also a tea kettle & alarm clock. (some variety eh). Dec 7th. Got a letter from John complaining about the Indians says it has been cold. & about 6 in of snow. drove around the west end of the town. did not see much. only a nice school on Colonial Drive. ended up at Lake Lorna Doone. Dec 8th. Sunday Madge & the girls went to church & we went to Lake Eola in the afternoon. Raining at night Dec 9th. Fine & warm again today Went out Central Ave West. saw large orange groves at Orange Heights. then near Winter Garden. we saw acres of Lettuce growing. and also fields of strawberries lots out in blossom but one man was picking or at least had a bunch of negros picking we stopped to talk to him said he was getting $1.00 a quart F.O.B. here. they were extra fine sample very large. he allows no runners & plants about 6 inches apart and two rows close together then a path about 20 inches wide. said he planted them in August the mans across the road wasn't near as good he did not plant until October. says they pick until May and should get 9000 qts per acre. Went on to Lake Apopka they have boats to rent there for fishing also saw acres & acres of Lettuce & Cabbages. Cabbages just about ready to cut. Nov {error} 10th. Had two callers today in the morning a Mr Potter from Freeman called. I wasn't home think he must be Jim Potters son. and in the afternoon W. E. Emory who is in Lakeland called. for a few minutes Dec 11th. Mr Harry Potter called again. I cannot place him but he went to school same time as I did & knows everybody around Burlington. he has only one arm his left one. and drives a Packard car. says he has had it 8 years & drove for over 132000 miles. he has sold his business & retired & comes down here every winter for his health. went to Sanford today saw the River St Johns & the piers. also a Zoo with a few birds & animals in it. More showers 8 �Dec 12th Drove out to Winter Park & saw the Brewer place. its house faced on a lake of course. the grounds was very nice with Palm trees & a few flowers the rest was a drive around the ground. through palm trees. live oaks etc most of them covered with moss. went on through Winter Park & turned off the highway to Longwood and about 1 1/2 miles farther saw a big tree. a cypress. it is over 50 feet around the trunk. & must be 150 feet high came home Altamonte. Dec 13th. Drove a few blocks around and up Colonial Drive saw a few more lakes and ended up at Lake Dot only a few blocks from our house. they have a few wild ducks & three swans saw a man fishing for bass he did not catch any. said he caught two the night before. Dec 14th. Went to the Chamber of Commerce picnic to Rock Springs about 20 miles went through Apopka there was a big crowd they supplied free coffee & Barbecue, there was a large spring there it made a stream 8 or 10 feet wide in places one place you could see the fish the water was as clear as crystal. Dec 15th Went to Eola Park & listened to the organ recital Broadcasted weather fine. Dev 16th. Took it easy today went shopping and sat awhile at Lucerne Lake. Dec 17th. Went to Wekiva Springs. about 5 miles from Apopka. The springs feed a small lake and a river or Creek running from it. There are lots of cat fish in it some would weigh 10 or 12 lbs. they would come to the top of the water and eat bread out of you'r hand. Had a row on the river it was about 20 feet wide and all turns & curves Big rain here today with a regular tropical jungle along each side Dec 18 Went shopping and sat in Eola Park for a while. Dec 19th. Cooler today cloudy and a drizzle of rain. had to light our fire tonight. Dec 20th Cool today all day. down to 37 this morning. Dec 21st. still cool. down to about 40. went Christmas shopping at Woolworths. Dec 22nd Sunday. Cloudy with a few showers. and a real heavy one about 5p.m. with slight thunder and lightning. went to the Organ Recital in the afternoon. Dec 23rd Real cold this am below 40. cloudy and a cold wind blowing. Dec 24th. Cold again today. white frost this morning. out buying Christmas things. took a walk at night to see the Christmas Trees at Lake Eola and the bright lights at Central Ave & Orange Ave. where they broadcast music while you wait for the traffic signals. 9 �Dec 25th. Christmas Day cool & clear. white frost. went to the cafeteria for a turkey dinner it was fine. then all went to the show the Talking Movies and ended up by having strawberries for supper. Dec 26th. still cool another white frost. but warmer by noon. had Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth for supper. Dec 27th. A lot warmer today. went to Lake Eola for a drive. Dec 28th. Fine & mild started out for the East Coast. went out Colonial Drive East for about 40 miles there was nothing much to see, the same flat country. scrub trees and such like. the first place was Indian River City a few stores. and a few large residences & hotels along the Indian River next place was Titusville 5 miles north we crossed a wooden bridge here. over 1 1/2 miles long. over the river. the water looked shallow only a few inches deep some places. then over a sand and coral road for about 15 miles so rough you could hardly sit in the car. We walked over the sand about 100 yds to the ocean beach took off our shoes and waded in the surf. the water was cool. but the sand was nice. back home the same road. 120 miles in all. got home about 6 oclock Dec 29th. Sunday. Fine. cool in the morning but warmer in the sun. went to the Auditorium and heard the Festival Choir sing carols etc. Dec 30th. Left about 930 for Silver Springs, by way of Apopka. next place was Mt Dora then Eustis seems to be a lot of oranges grown there. the next place of any size is Belleview which was quite a place. from there to Ocala not much to see only vacant land mostly bush. there is a big lake near Eustis and we counted 39 lakes in all on the way there Ocala quite a nice looking place. Silver Springs about 6 miles East of there. cost us $6.00 for one hour in the glass bottom boat. they have 5 boats and all full of people going. Scene 1 they called Mammoth Rock Ledge looked like the side of a mt. dropped from 15 feet of water 50 ft deep, next was the great Cavern 65 ft long 12 ft wide largest spring in the world 550 million gallons of water daily then the Reception Hall 40 ft deep. all kinds of fish here the Bridal Chamber 81 feet deep you could see bottom as clear as if it was only one foot deep. and a few more caves etc. all kinds of plants. fish. turtles etc some large logs and an old boat. they said they have been there until they are turned into stone. came back same way as far as Leesburg. then came South around the Lake instead of north. think it is shorter way Lost our way in Apopka took the wrong road and came away around by Ocoee it was about 9 miles farther it made the trip 194 miles Dec 31st taking it easy today after our long drive yesterday. Jan 1st. They seemed to have been some celebration last night. lots of noise any way. 10 �Jan 2nd nothing doing taking things easy weather fine. Jan 3rd Very warm drove to Kissimme about 20 miles. saw the Zoo not very much. and the Park was a prune. The town is only a small place & looked dead. Jan 4th. Could not get the car unlocked. had to take it to the Garage. a new Lock & Labor cost $7.25. went to dentist yesterday morning. have a pain in my face he did not seem to do any good Jan 5th. Sunday drove the folks to Sunday school & church. Kind of cool today. Jan 6th Fine again today Charlotte & Doris went to school. they have just a fraction over a mile to go Jan 7th. Fine & warm nothing doing went over and had a game of shuffle board. Jan 8th. went to school for the girls and went for a ride towards Winter Gardens. went to stop at the side of the road and got stuck in the sand managed to get on again but something wrong in the rear end of the car took it to C{illegible} Garage will get it tomorrow Jan 9th Cleaning up in front of the house. Got car back they claimed drive shaft bent & gears chipped in rear end. cost $42.00 Jan 10th. Stiff this morning after raking the yard, played shuffle board again guess we will have to join costs $1.00 Jan 11th Sat. Started for Daytona Beach - started out No 3 highway going north. the same way we came here at first. the first place is Winter Park about 5 miles it is quite a nice place some nice homes there. then a small place called Maitland around here they grow acres of ferns they have a Lattice work roof over them and sides around them the same some have acres in one block all covered they ship the ferns north at this time of year the next place is Sanford, and the other side of it. there are thousands of acres of celery. at all stages of size. some just planted and some ready to ship. we crossed the St John River then and on to De Land Orange city. was there one time when we were here before 20 years ago and waited half a day for a train one house and a station then and not much now. pop. might be a thousand but it looks dead as ever from here to DeL and same old flat. deserted country buildings falling down etc. De Land quiet a nice looking place turned East from here and nothing at all for 20 miles only trees & swamps. arived at Daytona about 1130 am crossed a bridge and drove about half a mile to the famous beach where they have the Auto Races. it sure is some beach. it was about 200 feet wide. some times wider as it changes with the tides. and they say you can drive for 30 miles on it. we drove for about 5 miles on it. it is hard and level and the car hardly makes a mark on it. 50 miles was about all our car would do. a cold wind but sunny when we arrived but about 130pm it clouded up and started to rain. so we drove around the city a little and 11 �started back home. Stopped at Sanford to have another look at the Zoo. saw one of the old boats loading freight there asked the man if the City of Jacksonville was still running he said it was in Jax tied up. had quit running about 1 1/2 years ago it was the one we came on from Jax to Sanford 20 years ago. he said it run on the River for over 40 years arrived home about 530 P.M. 147 miles in all. Jan 12th Sunday. The folks all went to Sunday school & church. had a shower after dinner. called at Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth after supper. Jan 13th Went fishing with Mr Hollingsworth to Lake Adair. neighther one of us got a bite all the afternoon still they say the Lakes are full of fish but I never see any body catching any. Jan 14th Got a hair cut this am. on Church St 20¢. bot a fish line & hooks going fishing tomorrow to the ocean with Mr Dixon, Mr Main and a Mr Howard. Jan 15th. up at 4a.m. left about 5am. for Canaveral Harbor. out Highway No 22 East to Indian River City. about 40 miles then down South about 18 miles to Cocoa. they got a pail of ice here to keep the fish across a toll Bridge here cost 25¢. over the Indian River. to Merritt Island then about 10 miles across the Island to another Bridge across the Banana River. it was 1/2 mile long these rivers are all salt water here and rise & fall with the tide. the country is small islands but mostly water & swamps. the toll to cross this bridge was 40¢ then about another 10 miles to Canaveral Harbor over rough & Sandy roads when the boom was on they had built sidewalks and put up electric lights for miles out from Canaveral now the lights are broken & sidewalks buried in sand. they say they sold thousands of lots at a big price think any one would be crazy to buy in such a place on arrival there we found about 2 houses and a restaurant. and a wharf out on piles about 100 feet into the ocean. also found out we could not buy any bait to fish with we were to buy schrimps they catch them their but the sea had been rough and no fishing boats out for two weeks past. so no fishing. on the way back we stopped at Cocoa Beach a big Hotel there but nothing in it but a Restaurant in one corner for fishermen I guess. the city hall & Chamber of Commerce shut up tight. then back across the islands to Cocoa. no bait there either. Cocoa. had some nice residences along the old highway along the Indian River. we drove on South to Eau Gallie, stopped for Gas & Mr Dickson bot some oranges had to go to the grove for them and the man picked them off the ground and charged him 25¢ doz for them. Mr D. said we would not have taken them if he had knew he was not to get them off the trees. from here to Melbourne a few miles. some nice homes here. and some higher ground along the river. from here we turned west on Road 24 towards Kissimmee for about 40 miles we saw one Vacant house. two or three nigger shanties. saw a few herds of cattle. passed about 6 cars on the road. saw a few niggers fishing in the ditch by the side of the road. (bad fish too) saw a few hundred cranes, white ones & grey ones a few herons. some turkey buzzards. miles of swamps. other miles 12 �of palmettos etc. had about 20 miles of bad road rough only made about 10 to 20 miles an hour on it. Passed through Narcoosee a small place supposed to be a clique lives here. all tall men. we never saw a soul as we went through. then over to Orlando about 190 miles of a drive and we never took our fish lines out of the car got home about 3.P.M. Jan 16th. Had a thunder shower last evening rained pretty hard. and is still cloudy this A.M. went through a Canning Factory with Mr Dickson. down near the Railway Station they were canning Grape fruit. must have been 200 women working. mostly niggers. there were paying 85 cts a crate for grape fruit, and are trying to get the farmers to grow them green Beans are offering 2 1/2 ct a lb went from here to the Stock Exchange. it was all dutch to me. getting cool this evening Jan 17th. a little cool this a.m. but soon warmed up. drove down town shopping. saw an Ontario car. the owner came from Fort Erie. Jan 18th. warm & windy this a.m. got car greased and oil changed. went down town to the Bank. got caught in a rain storm and it is still raining hard this afternoon and continued rain nearly all day Jan 19th. Left Sunday today am for the Bok Tower at 940 am out Orange Ave south on Highway No 2. through the Village of Pinecastle & Taft to Kissimmee. the other side of Kissimmee saw the Rochester N.Y. Baseball training grounds. then we had to Detour a couple of miles over a rough sandy road. on through Campbell, Loughman & Davenport. three villages. to Haines City. only a small place, one big Hotel called Dade Hotel there. next place Lake Hamilton nothing only a big packing house. next place Dundee. a small place. then Lake Wales. all the way from Haines City to Lake Wales the most prosperous section we have seen. the ground is higher and more rolling with a few knolls. and thousands of acres of Grape fruit and oranges. as far as you could see in all directions could see the Bok Tower from here. on arrival had to 25¢ for Parking. as the grounds were given to the public by Ed. Bok Editor of Ladies Home Journal (he died about two weeks ago) it was a big brick & granite tower with a carillon of Bells. 71 Bells. they where played when we were there, the grounds were nice all planted with trees & shrubs. arrived back home at 6pm. 131 miles. Jan 20th Holiday today. Lees Birthday. (Mine ditto) went to the picture Show Gold Diggers. the first we have seen with the colors. it was fine. the colored pictures seem more natural. a. big air meet here today so went out in the afternoon about 4 oclock. there were all kinds of planes. flying for prizes. but it was a bad day. cold & foggy. then had a big time at supper. surprised with a fishing rod. the only trouble I dont know how to fish with it. and a big blow out for supper. Steak & strawberries. Jan 21st. Fine & warm nothing doing called on Mr Hollingsworth to see about fishing Madge went to the Dress Parade at the Auditorium. 13 �Jan 22nd Went fishing with the new Casting Rod. never got a bite and now we hear we have to get a License to fish cost $3.00 for this county or $10.00 for Florida. Jan 23rd Went to lake Apopka fishing with Mr H. the lake was pretty rough & the weather cold so we fished off the wharf. got 11 pickerel or pike weighed about 1/2 lb each Mr H got a bass and 2 pickerel (Alan fell in the water and got soaked) had 3 for supper they tasted fine. but pretty boney. Jan 24th Cool again this am. down to 50. The Goodyear Tire Co Blimp has been flying over town all morning. taking city officials up for rides I hear. Jan 25th. Cool again today 50 this am. now at noon it is 60 in the shade but warmer in the sun. Jan 26th. Sunday. Doris' 8th Birthday Fine & warm went for a walk in the afternoon and had Donald Mayne in for supper. Jan 27th. Went for a drive out through Winter Park through Maitland and Altamonte & Longwood. to the big tree. took another picture of it. on the way back we turned off at Altamonte to Sanlands Golf Club past it to Palm Springs it was quite a nice place. there was a spring and the people had built a swimming pool they charged 25¢ to swim 25¢ for renting Suit 10ct for cap 15¢ for towel, they had the grounds fixed up nice with picnic table, some small bridge across the stream. all among Palm trees, it was about 15 miles from Orlando. Very warm this p.m. tonight after supper it is about 75. Jan 28th. Very warm today drove around and took a few pictures. Called at the school for the girls and sat in Eola Park. Jan 29th Went down town and Paid Gas Bill $4.40 Water $1.00 Electric Light $2.70 Electric Lights & Gas very high here. Electric Lights 99 a.K. at home we have 125 K for $2.00 a month. Gas 20¢ 1000 100 feet here 10¢ I think at home. Got Charlottes teeth cleaned after school $2.00. Heavy rain about 1p.m. and showered nearly all afternoon. Jan 30 One of the very roughest days since we arrived down to about 50 at noon today, cloudy and a strong wind blowing. too make matters worse Alan and I have colds. Jan 31st. Another cool day but some sunshine today. they all claim this is an exceptional winter here. so much rain and cold. Feby 1st. warmer today but heavy white frost early this morning Feby 2nd Sunday. warmer again today the folks went to Church & Sunday school. in the morning and in the afternoon went to Eola Park to see the Casting Competition some of them could hit the can pretty regularly 14 �Feby 3rd. Fine & warm. took a few snaps of Sunshine Park, & getting ready to go fishing tomorrow. Feby 4th Went fishing to the Indian River at Titusville 45 miles. got 65 yellow tails. little white colored fish. also caught about 40 Blow or Toad fish. when you throwed them on the bridge they swelled up like a baloon they are no good. It was warm, but very windy. no body got any large ones. Feby 5th Rained in the night & this am. very heavy Feby 6th Cold & cloudy got a License $3 25 to fish. Rained again in the night. Feby 7th. Cold and Raining hard again. They say it does not rain here. and sunshine every day. but this makes it the 16th day it has rained so far since we arrived in Florida. Feby 8th. Fine & bright and warmer also. so we decided to go to Lake Apopka fishing. went out the Highway North as far as Lockhart and turned East West straight across to Johnstons Landing. arrived about 11 am. Had a fine day caught 17 pickerel and 1 bass. Cost us 50¢ for fishing on the dock and 70¢ for minnows got home about 5 pm. Sunday Feby 9th. Quiet cool this morning. had to light a fire for a while but getting warmer & clear & bright sunshine. Feby 10th. Fine & warm nothing doing. Feby 11th Alan 5 years old today. went fishing in Lake Dot. did not catch any. Feby 12 Fine & warm went to Lake Apopka. fishing got a boat for 50¢ day and 85¢ worth of minnows and we had a good time feeding the needle fish. only got three small pickerel. Feby 13th. Getting ready to go on a trip to Miami expect to go in the morning Feby 14th. Left Orlando at 715a.m. out highway to Indian River it was foggy nearly all the way to there then the sun came out and it was warm arrived Indian River 915 a.m. turned south here. first place of any size was Cocoa took a picture of a hotel here. along the river on the old highway here. it twists and turns along the River the scenery along the river here was fine went through Rockledge. nice homes here. passed through Eau Gallie. a small place and Melbourne a larger town examined at Mico to see if we had any oranges or fruit. as they have no Mediterranean Fly south of here. Mico about 20 miles south of Melbourne. arrived at Vero Beach 1115 am had dinner in the Park got a bottle of milk 23¢ Got Gas £1 15 oil 25¢ at Fort Pierce. Stopped again outside of Stuart to see if we had any Spanish Moss they dont seem to have any 15 �down here. passed through some small places. Gomez, Olympia, Likely, Jupiter, Kelsey City, Riveria then we arrived at West Palm Beach about 230p.m. Got rooms at the 6th place we tried at the Alma Hotel price $5.00 and 25¢ tip. free parking on the street in front. started for Palm Beach took a couple of snaps at the waterfront then crossed the bridge & through Palm Beach city to the shore spent about one hour here the children went in paddling lots of people in bathing suits. getting tanned seems to be a regular business saw Portugeuse men of war blue balloon like fish trimmed with pink. something like an octopus. the bathers afraid of them. if you get stung by them. they are very bad saw the largest hotel in the World called the Poinciana has 1100 rooms 1600 Employees Dining capacity 1640 at one Sitting. Private yachts anchored in basin all winter most wonderful looking houses & hotels. perfectly gorgeous. Real Millionaires place. Took three pictures on the beach. Back to West Palm Beach by another bridge One way streets here both up and down and cross streets you have to watch your step. driving. streets narrow and crowded. Lots of palm trees here. but all the large ones are leaning and lots propped up. effects of the big wind storm a couple of years ago. saw the effects along the road too, whole groves of trees flattened out. Supper $200 {$2.00} cards 10¢ total $8 75. distance 197 miles Feby 15. Left West Palm Beach 835am Breakfast 85¢ Folder 10¢ could not sleep hardly all night. noise of cars & trains Ran into a big black cloud only got a few drops. but must have had a big shower ahead of us. as the road way was soaked. Through Fort Lauderdale 1010am. Got Gas $1.20 took picture in the Park. Arrived at Miami about 11am. Drove over Venetian Way. Bridge to Miami Beach. about three miles it was mostly built up land with a bridge at the deepest place for boats to go under. the rest had mansions built all along the sides. one place they Called the Venetian Canal water right in front of the houses. with boats & landings. also Islands built in the bay. with mansions on them. Had a drive around then had dinner at a Cafeteria at 1145 am. Cost $2.19. Paid 10¢ toll to cross bridge spent a couple of hours on the beach. children had a sun bath and were in the water hundreds of people on the beach in bathing suits & beach pyjamas. Back to Miami by the other bridge called the Causeway. wide enough for about 5 cars each side and double street car track down the middle Got a room at 6th Ave & Flagler Sts. with Scotch people $5.00 a man we met on the street took us around he said $6.00 but the lady said $5.00. so he lost his $1.00 commission and was mad. Got cleaned up took a street car down town cost 28¢ each way fare. Took snap of Royal Palm Hotel. remembered it when I was in Miami 20 years ago. Took snaps on Flagler St the main st. saw the private yachts in the basin some bunch of them. Had Supper at Cafeteria $210 {$2.10}. Candy 25¢ Ice cream 30 Films 60¢. Cards 10¢ Got back about 7 pm. very busy town & very warm tonight. Very noisy too Total today $13.10 & drove 84 miles. Feby 16th. Heavy rain in the night cooler and still raining some this morning. left about 8am had breakfast on the way to Coral Gables. drove around Coral Gables. some very large buildings (holets etc) and some nice homes. it was raining and we did not stay long. took 2 snaps. Paid 25¢ for 6 big oranges. and loaded up with Gas 5 gals $115 {$1.15}. Started on the 16 �Tamiami Trail. the first 30 miles is as straight as a string with a canal alongside with lots of people fishing in it the highway goes right across the Everglades. at 930 a.m. in desolate swampy country. with groups of Cypress trees about 6 feet high Lots of birds, cranes & Herons. White, brown & white grey. grey & blue. dark blue birds with long legs & short necks. turkey buzzards coots. blackbirds. thrushes fish jumping out of the water in the canals an' plants on the trunks of trees (mostly cypress trees) with red & yellow flowers look like Pineapple plants after about 75 miles the road curves north. to go up the other Coast of Florida some palm trees now Rain stops about noon Passed a fig big farm with acres of tomatoes planted then sections with long coarse grass. Passed 4 South West Mounted Police Stations. (motor cycle) Jungle each side of the road. Palm & Cypress trees and by noon saw some pines again Last M.P. station called Palm Hammocks. Ate our sandwiches by the roadside Breakfast & Sandwiches cost $2.40. Passed through three small villages after dinner Naples. Bonita Springs and Estero. then into Fort Myers this is where Edison & Ford stay. took picture of Royal Palm Hotel and also of the highway lined with Royal Palms. they are a different kind of palm than any place else the trunks are smooth & look as if they were wound with tape. and near the top they are grey & smooth. after leaving here it started to rain again by the time we got to Punta Gorda 25 miles north of Fort Myers it is raining hard so decided to stop It is only a small place on Charlotte Harbour - one very large hotel called Charlotte Harbour and one we stayed at called Charlotte Bay Hotel Rooms cost $6.00 here tip 25¢. had supper at Cafe $135 {$1.35}. Gas $105 {$1.05}. Total today $12.45. still raining hard. went to bed about 8 oclock. nice & quiet here for a change. Drove 184 miles today. Feby 17th. nice bright morning started at 845am. Took a snap of Charlotte Harbour Hotel. it was some hotel seems if this would make a good harbor here. Through the same old kind of scenery as far as Sarasota 60 miles it was quite a nice place. took snaps of Court Bldgs next place Bradentown 15 miles farther. Got gas here $115 {$1.15} Took picture of the Chamber of Commerce built out on the water. Went on to Piney Point 24 miles taking the Ferry here for St Petersburg arrived 11.15 am Ferry was to leave at 11am but it was late so were lucky going across by the Ferry saves 49 miles of a drive around to St Petersburg Ferry left about 1130 am was about 15 miles across Cost $1.55 was quite rough in the middle. Took picture of the children on it. it was cold put my overcoat on arrived about 12.30 pm had about 2 miles to drive into St. Petes. Lucky to find a place to park. right in the centre of the city alongside the Park. Ate at a Cafeteria cost $2.65 St Petersburg seems to be a nice city. wide streets and up to date buildings with green benches in front of the stores to sit on. they were nearly all occupied too. the place seemed to be crowded. they say there are over 200 millionaires there. Took snaps of the Snell Bldg & the Post Office. The Lock Boxs in the Post Office just under a balcony now front to it. Took a snap of the Benches in front of an arcade where we ate dinner. Took a walk bot some cards etc 55¢ also a walk through the Park lots of Pidgeons there There was a band there giving an open air free concert. Drove down and saw million dollar pier & some parks and then out Central Ave West saw the bridge you cross to go to the beach. but Took a 17 �snap here of the Jungle Country Club we turned north. through Seminole and Indian Rocks saw a few nice groves here - and through Belleair to Clearwater. it was quite a large town. then on snaps of the Courthouse and Sunset Point Tavern Then through Dunedin to Palm Harbour. where we Visited A.B. Coleman A.B. had just arrived from Burlington yesterday said they have had a real winter. Jim Coleman was there too. they took us out to their groves and gave us oranges lemons & grapefruit showed us a big thing would weigh 6 or 8 lbs color like a grapefruit and like a pink Watermelon inside. some of them shaped like pears and some more round they called them Shaddocks they use the outside for peel and the inside for salads. They certainly had a nice crop of oranges & grape fruit and the best tasted of any we have had. Then on 5 miles farther to Tarpon Springs saw the docks with the Sponge boats tied up. streets very narrow down by the docks. and the men all seemed to be Greeks Got a room at the Stratford Hotel got. two connecting rooms $5 00. They are having a Rebecca Banquet and the place full of them. a hundred of them they had roast chicken too Had our supper at a Greek Cafe. cost $1.30 walked around town all quiet got two films 60¢ Candy 10¢ Back to Hotel. Rebecca's still going strong, speeches & music. Expenses today {$7.00?} Mileage 131. Feby 18th. Left Hotel about 8 am Breakfast. mostly toast 90¢ and punk too. took snaps of the open air theatre and city dock. Left 8.45 stopped at Palm Harbor took snap of the Packing house Back to Clearwater to Belleair. where we took a snap of the Biltmore Hotel. they had a policeman at the gate to keep. outsiders out. it was some place. then through Largo to Gandy Bridge. took two snaps so one bridge about 3 miles filled in and 2 miles concrete bridge. cost 85¢ to cross it. a wonderful drive around the bay to Tampa for miles called Bayside Drive. Saw Tampa Bay Hotel looks the same as it was 20 years ago it is some Hotel. took 2 snaps of it. Had dinner $1.75 stamps Films etc 65. Gas $105 {$1.05} oil 25¢ on to Plant City 20 miles bot 2 quarts SBerries 15¢ a quart. they were not much good. 11 miles farther to Lakeside. went to Chamber of Commerce to get Mr Emerys & Mr Jardines address. located their houses but all away out of town for the day. saw quite a bit of the city finding their homes. drove to the Civic center took a couple of snaps. Lakeland seems a nice place. next place at Auburndale. they had a midway going. A Merry Go Round and a few side shows. Bot fluffy candy 20¢ from there to Lake Alfred and on to Haines City here is the finest looking orange and grape fruit groves we have seen in the country. and lots of them too. miles of them. from here back to Kissimmee and then home. arrived about 6 P.M. we made 756 miles with the car and 15 miles on the ferry. Gas for the trip cost us $7.15 for 34 gallons. it figures out 22 miles to the gallon and bot 2 quarts of oil 50¢. Trip cost us $54.35. also $5.00 to get 52 pictures developed and printed. but we had a good trip & no trouble Feb 19th. Resting up today. In the afternoon things started again. Alan fell out of a Grapefruit tree and broke his right arm. 18 �Feby 20th. Alan says his arm does not hurt we are having a time watching him so he wont hurt it again. Went over to the fair tonight only 10 cts at night. It is the Central Florida Exposition, as they call it.They had a few good Exhibits of fruits. and chickens but not much else. but the midway seems to be the main attraction. they have Johnny Jones shows and it is quite good fireworks pretty good too Feby 21st. Friday and the girls have a holiday from school. as a man here Carey Hand is taking all the children in the county in free. our girls went in with the crowd. had a free ride on an elephant and a ticket to a side show they went to see the monkeys Feby 22nd. Taking things easy today. Had Mr House around to see us. he is back from St Petersburg. Feb 23rd Sunday went out to Wekiwa Springs to feed the cat fish. Very warm day. Mother. Alan and the girls. got eat up with little flies. spots all over them I was too tough I guess Feby 24th. Went to the Dr Edwards again. says Alans arm alright went over to Sunshine Park and watched them play very warm 85 in the shade Feby 25th. Very warm. doing nothing all day. Feby 26th Went fishing to Lake Eola with Mr House he got 6 Brim & 1 bass I got one bass my hooks too big. they tasted fine Feby 27th. Went fishing to Lake Apopka. went out in a boat. caught nothing off the dock. caught 2 small catfish 1 dog fish 3 needle fish. Feby 28th. Nothing doing had a big shower in the night Mar 1st. Very warm again nothing doing. went over to the Park for a few minutes. Went to the picture show at the Auditorium whole family for 50¢ Mar 2nd. Madge and the girls went to church weather getting cold 56 tonight Mar 3rd Real cold & heavy wind blowing down to 45 this morning. never got up to 60 any time today. had fire going all day Mar 4th. Cold down to about 40 this a.m. fire going all day. wore my overcoat down town. feels like real winter. got weighed today 150 lbs. {side note - 4 leaved clover attached to page} Mar 5th. Heavy white frost this morning nothing doing too cold to go fishing 19 �Mar 6th. not very warm yet. drove to Winter Gardens. got 2 boxes of strawberries 15¢. and they were not very fancy. Mar 7th. Heavy south wind all day. but mild, and heavy rain about 4 p.m. went to the Circus at the Auditorium is was pretty good. more like a Vaudeville show than a circus. Mar 8th clear & bright today but cool with a strong west wind blowing Mar 9th Sunday. Sunny but cool. went to the Band concert at Lake Eola. Mar 10th 11th & 12th. Mostly fair but not any too warm not as nice this month as Feby. Fishing at Lake Eola Mar 13th got enough Brim for a meal. Mar 13th went fishing with another fellow to Lake Louise. about 3 mile north lots of big fish jumping out of the water only had a couple of nibbles but I caught a turtle Raining in the afternoon Mar 14th. Cloudy & cool all day. Heavy rain in the evening came down in floods some thunder & lightning see by the Hamilton papers Paris won intermediate. Hockey championship and Hamilton won from Varsity of Toronto 3 to 2 for the Senior O.H.A Mar 15th. Cloudy but warmer this am. Drove out to Tinker Field to see Cinncinnati practise ball but they had stopped {side note} went to Picture Show Rialto. Mar 16th Sunday went to Lake Eola to Band Concert. but it was cool & cloudy Mar 17th. More rain today went to school for the girls it has rained more or less every day for weeks March 18th. Saw the Cinn - Reds practising today they had about 40 men in uniform. some bunch of big fellows. they done some slugging. Mar 19th. Went to the big Ball game today. Connie Macks. Philadelphia Athletics. last years World champions. and Cinncinnati Reds. Phila won 1 to 0. they got 7 hits Cinn 3 hits Lefty Grove & Rommel pitched for Phil. and Frey & Eckert for Cinn. Mar 20. Drove out to see the Airplanes. had the road blocked by sign 50 cts to get near the airport. Parked alongside of the road. The Stunt flying was good. also saw the Parachute drop. no rain today for a change Mar 21st Fine today went to the picture show at the Rialto. 20 �Mar 22nd. Raining again today. West Toronto won the Junior O. H.A. Hamilton still in the running for the Senior Alan Cup - beat Iroquois Falls & Ottawa. tried to get some more grape fruit at the Packing House could not get any. got some on Orange Ave at 50¢ doz. Round Beefsteak 454 lb here and Alfafa Hay $45 a ton. It has rained 21 days so far this month. and 20 days before since we arrived. so 41 days some of them only a sprinkle and some a regular pour down. Mar 23rd Went out to see the Spouting Well. it was a 10 inch pipe sunk at the Edge of a Lake for 70 feet then drilled 300 feet. it had wore a big hole. and the water running into the pipe from the Lake caused a kind of whirlpool. and the air went down the middle it blowed every 1/2 hrs today but they close it and keep the water out and it spouts the water out. Another big rain a real flood after we got home. dozens of cars at had their coils soaked and stalled. Mar 24. More Rain showery all day & cloudy. went shopping for some presents to take home. Mar 25th More Rain this am. cool & cloudy nearly all day. Got weighed 152 lbs now Mar 26th. Fair but very cool about 50 this am. went to the Ball game. wearing an overcoat. Cinn. Reds beat Columbia 9 to 3. Eckhart & Ash pitched for Cinn. went to New England 5¢ concert at Auditorium. a real good concert (good singing) Mar 27th. still cold. have a fire on this a.m. started to get ready for home. Mar 28th. Another rainy day all day came down in torrents. has rained 25 days now out of 28 days this month. Mar 29. Partly cloudy & cool. Mar 30 Sunday cloudy & cold Hamilton lost in Alan Cup Semi Finals with Montreal. they won both games - scores 7 to 2 4 to 1 Montreal & Port Arthur play in the Senior Finals Montreal won and West Toronto & Regina in the Junior Finals Mar 31st Cool this a.m. but fine all day. getting ready for our trip home April 1st. Up. at 7 a.m. Mr Dickson went to the Depot and got an inspector to watch us pack. so we would not have any fruit. on acct of the Med Fruit Fly. he sealed all our bags & boxes. said Goodbyes and left 10.45 am. drove out 3 miles found we left some of the childrens books & toys on the back verandah. had to go back. Left again at 1105 am. Sep Speedometer at start reads 8968 miles It is a lovely day for a change. at Sandford 12 noon Had dinner at the open air stage on the St Johns River left 12.30p.m. took a snap of Celery 21 �field outside Sanford. next town De Land Orange City. then De Land quite a place. turned more easterly here. swamps nearly all the way now. took a snap of street sign in a Real Estate Sub. Division. 10 miles from Daytona. drove into Daytona and across the bridge to the famous beach we are told we are just in time as. Don Kaye. with his speedster Auto Racer. was on the beach. in about half an hour he went past. not. very fast. as he was slowing down when we saw him. but at least we saw him. Got a double room at the Hamilton Hotel $4.00 tip 25¢ supper at Cafeteria $2.00 had a walk after supper Daytona is a nice place April 2nd. Had breakfast a Cafe. cost $1.05. leaving for St. Augustine. Took snaps of the Park along the Indian River. and one of a pretty stone house before leaving Daytona left at 820 a.m by Dixie or No 1. Highway. Took a snap near Ormond of Highway, where it went through the bush. looked like real Jungle. we had some French Canadians from Montreal staying at the same Hotel in Daytona last night. we left first. this morning but they soon passed us. spent $105 {$1.05} for gas. and had to tip the nigger 10¢ for 3 or 4 sour oranges he pinched over the back fence and gave to the girls. nothing along the road but a few garages and a couple of small Villages all the way to St. Augustine about 53 miles. soon after 10. a.m. Parked on the main street. arrived just shortly before the Ponce de Leon Parade. took two snaps of the Ponce de Leon Hotel. which was a very large & very pretty hotel. with fountains in the court and Palm trees all around the place also a snap of the Statue of Ponce de Leon. which also showed the large bridge across the river to the beach sat in a little Park in the square waiting for the procession. it seemed to be in sections. the first was the 1st Americans who were Indians. a lot of them on horses decked out in Indian suits. feathers etc. the 2nd section represented the Spaniards who came 2nd in history they were in Spanish Costume and led by Ponce de Leon. they were mostly on horses too. 3rd came the British who had possession for a while. they seemed to have dark suits with white collars & cuffs with knee high boots. and a flat topped black hat. finally the Americans in old fashioned costumes carrying lances. each section had a band. took a snap of a Hansom Cab. (the first I ever saw) then we had dinner at a restaurant $1.40 bot a folder 10¢ with some nice Views. then walked around the town saw the oldest house in U. S. took a snap of it saw some of the old streets & buildings mostly all the old streets only wide enough for one car. some not wide enough for any Vehicle. only for walking took a snap of a nice house Called a Moorish Villa. drove a mile or so along the river to the old Fort Marion we paid 50¢ for a guide we wandered around for a while in an old museum then the guide showed us the old well in the yard. then into the rooms prisoners rooms. the old chapel cell next to it were the prisoners heard the service the dungeon and back of it another dungeon. to get into you crawled through a hole about 4 feet high nobody supposed to have lived more than 24 hours in here no air or no light (they turned the lights out and it was black). it was started in 1715 and completed in 1735. the walls were from 3' to 9' thick it also had a stone stair way leading up to the ramparts. we took three snaps. one on top of the Ramparts. one showing us sitting on an old Powder 22 �chest. in front of a door and one of the fort outside showing the draw bridge over the moat. we then drove a little farther to see the Fountain of Youth cost us $1.00 to enter we saw a museum showing old fashioned furniture, guns, pictures, maps, writings etc. used by the Spaniards. we saw where Ponce de Leon. landed. on April 2nd. 1513. 417 years ago. we saw a little church about 10 or 15 feet square supposed to have been used then. also had a drink of water each from the Fountain of youth. which was under a nice little building the spring was walled up like a little well. the water was good. and pretty cool. took a snap outside the building. they said it was about the only water in Florida that had no sulphur or minerals in. left for Jacksonville at 245 pm. 33 miles more to go. went through the smalls towns of. Magnolia. Sampson Woodland & Bayard. had Government inspector for Med Fruit Fly. by having every thing sealed at Orlando we had no trouble. only just after leaving had a blow out. and had to change tires. arrived at South Jacksonville. quite a large place. crossed the Toll Bridge cost 24 cts must have been a mile long. arrived at Jax at 430 PM. Jax seemed very busy. tooked us a while to find the Carliss Hotel were we stayed on the way down. Room cost us $2.00 films 60¢ supper $2.75. had to buy a new tire cost $7.45 had a walk around town window shopping. some nice stores. Cohens was a whole square block. sat In Heming Park for a while. Charlotte not feeling very well got some Syrup Figs cost 35 cts. {Note in margin referring to an addition on following page} x Intended Visiting Wilcoxs but lost their address. Very warm did not sleep very good. too warm and we only had a 3/4 width bed. Speedometer at 9148 miles tonight only made 180 miles in two days. April 3rd Thursday Madge & the children went shopping at Cohens. Bot Hat $1. 57 Coat $ 10.75 Girls hats $2.00 Sweater 79¢. Paid $1.05 for breakfast. I took two snaps one of Heming Park & Cohens store. one of a Miniature Golf Course. We left the Carliss at the cor Market & Adams St. got the car from the Chev. Garage. Gas and storage $2.80 Left Jax at 1045 am. weather cloudy and windy still on the Dixie Highway through the amall towns of Dinsmore, Callahan & Hilliard at 1130 am Very cloudy. crossed the St Marys River into Georgia. stopped and examined at border for Cattle Tick. too see if we had any hay. grass or Spanish Moss to carry it on. then about a mile further stopped again. another examination for Med. Fly. but they did not bother us very much. stopped at Folkestone. Ga. Alan & I had pie & sandwich. raining now. the rest eat in the car through Ga. pine woods now. mostly small trees large ones all cut. through Uptonville. Racepond. to Baxley. Boz a doz. scab apples at 30¢. then run into a Rain storm. it was some rain came down in streams. & dark. could not see any thing. lasted about 15 minutes then slowed up. from Baxley to Lyons abut 33 miles nothing in between Clear & cooler here. getting hilly. and climbing. higher. land more cultivated saw lots of goats & razor back pigs along here. same barren country to Swainsboro. we stopped at a real old Southern home here for the night. were every thing that would hold dust was dusty. and every thing that could be broke was broken. Room was $3.00. Supper $1.95 had a walk around town only a small place a few stores. made a call at the town hall. made 196 miles. 23 �April 4th Friday Had breakfast at the Greek Restaurant $1.30 and punk at that. Storage. Gas. and oil $2.17 took a snap of the house looks better in the picture than inside. Left at 840 a.m. clear this morning & colder spring here. Violets Daffodils & some peach blossoms about 80 miles to Augusta through Dellwood, Blundale Wadley, Louisville, Wrens. all small places. more of land cultivated. started climbing. hilly & more bush again. seemed to be crossing a ridge of mountains here through Blythe. all these towns under 250 population car working bad. will not climb. arrived at Augusta at 11am. on the way in drove through the negro section. some place. Augusta a large place between 50000 and 100000 pop. Got car fixed. (it was the points on the distributor) cost 50¢ Bot Bread 10¢ cookies 2 pks. 9¢ milk 20¢ quart. had a can Salmon. took a snap of the confederate statue on the main street. crossed the Savannah River into North Augusta and we are now in South Carolina. ate our dinner on the grass beside a school. took snap of a long row of workmens houses. which all looked alike. through Langley & Warrenville to Aiken got gas here $1.39 car working grand now. weather cloudy. more workable land here. Road for about 30 miles here to Monetta under repair. rough but hard through Batesburg. Leesville Lexington. the sun started to shine again at 3 pm arrived at Columbia at 315p.m. Ch Columbia is the capital of S. Carolina is large city 100 000 or more. Columbia Union University is here. we drove around took a snap of it also one of the Capitol buildings. got some more films 60¢ The land around here is red like brick dust saw some Irises out in bloom. through Blythswood hit a dirt road here not very bad. there was about 33 miles of it. to Chester. Sunny bright afternoon. fields all ploughed some in fancy designs. for drainage I guess. soil fancy too nice and red. Stopped at Chester. S.C. for the night at the Howard Hotel cost $4 00. supper $2.15. tip 25¢ Had a walk around town about 2000 population the main part of the town was perched on top of a hill and sloped down in all directions. the streets and highways all curves & twists. The hotel seemed to be the only one in town and we parked car out in front. all night. travelled 230 miles today April 5th. Saturday. Breakfast $1.25 socks 25¢ Hanky 5¢ took a snap of the main street the Hotel at the top. Leaving Chester 830am bright clear day and cooler. right in the cotton district here but none planted yet weather too cold. late this year should have been planted two weeks sooner. thro. a more prosperous country now. lots of darkies & mules. saw many loads of cotton on the roads going to the mills or station. Rock Hill & Fort Mill nice looking towns 5 miles from Fort Mill we cross into North Carolina then about 15 miles to Charlotte. Population around 75 000. seems to be more of an uptodate town. stopped 35 minutes had a walk around bot some cards 5¢ Took a snap on Tyron Street one of the main streets also one of the Masonic Temple. out of Charlotte via Highway No. 170 thro Newell. Harrisburg to Concord. a larger place country more thickly populated here. Thro. Glass. Kannafolis to China Grove. bot sandwiches here for dinner 70¢ left again 1220 then on to Salisbury got on wrong road here went west around 16 miles had to go back. wooded country all day with some fields cultivated. next place Lexington 14 miles farther got wrong road again went 3 miles this time. through Welcome and Eller to Winston Salem. very hilly streets all up and down streets crooked and curved 24 �an old fashioned place took a snap of the street coming in. Saw Salem College. still lots of darkies through Salem to Walkertown Dennis Walnut Grove. Madison. Mayodan. Stoneville. Price Ridgeway to Martinsville about 60 miles. Spend night at Martinsville at the Henry Hotel $5.00 supper $1.50 apples 2 lbs for 15 cts (1 orange 6 cts) Cough medicine 55 cts Have a cold now. it is built on a bunch of hills. streets very narrow. the place was crowded. it being Saturday night. we are in Virginia now crossed the line 15 miles back April 6th Sunday. Raining hard nearly all night & still raining. I have a bad cold. Had breakfast at the Hotel. cost us $1.40. Set off a little after 9 a.m. on Road No. 311 to Roanoke. driving not very good lots of hills & terrible curves all the way to Sydnorsville (. just a Gas Sation). Bot gas here $1.38. Curves & hills again all the way to Roanoke wonderful scenery but raining too hard to see any distance Seem to be crossing the Blue Ridge mountains to get into the Shenandoah Valley. Had dinner at Roanoke cost $1.30 on again through more hills. scenery would be grand if we could only see it. the road was through valleys one after another down hill. up hill. around April 7th. My cold not much better. hung around until about 10 oclock. and then it was a nice clear. morning and decided to start. Breakfast 80¢ in a Greek place. it was rotten. more cough syrup 55¢. Films 60. Gas and oil $2.38 Just nicely on our way and it started to rain again. Took a snap of the main st. before leaving Staunton. Va. was the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson. president of U.S.A. still on Highway No. 11. on up the Valley through Fort Defiance. Fort Sydney. Burketown & Mt Crawford crossed the North River several times. the road was bad in places, doing repairing and widening and after the big rains the detours were deep in mud. they had convict gangs. doing the work. some of them chained together mostly negroes. all had guards over them with rifles then through Harrisonburg and Tenth Legion about four miles from here we turned East about 3 miles towards the mountains to Endless Caverns. we parked outside. went inside a nice building where they sold cards. souvenirs etc. bought our tickets cost us $4.50. joined a party with a guide went down about 50 steps. and started under the mountain. it is all lit up with electric lights which makes it very pretty. went in under ground for over a mile through one Cavern after another. some big and some little. one large cave was used as a ball Room. one big rock in it is shaped like an old sleigh. here was were the musicians set. they said they took a Radio here and reception was perfect. one place a big rock weighing tons was hanging from the ceiling one cave Called Bronze Room the rocks were that color. one place had an underground stream running. about 90 feet down was lit by electric lights near the end was one of the prettiest of all called the Diamond Lake. a low Cave. with hundreds of little stalagmites and stalactites. which met in some places. and they were surrounded by water. they had them lit up with colored lights and they sparkled like diamonds. on the other side in another niche in the wall was the Palace of the fairies, was of little stalagmites from about 1/2 in to 6' or 8' inches high. they looked like Fairy palaces. when the lights were on they all sparkled another pretty one was called Aladins Cave lit up with colored lights was very pretty. The guide said we had walked over 2 miles it took us about 2 hours and 15 minutes but it was 25 �worth seeing. it was not very warm down there they claimed it was the same summer. and winter. they claimed it used to be an underground River. they dont know how far it goes. a party took candles & went a couple of miles farther. but found no end. There are 30 rooms open to the public now. Had dinner at Newmarket. $1.20 then along the Shenandoah River through to Jackson Hawkinstown. Edinburg. Maurertown. Strasburg. Middletown. Stephens City. all small places to Winchester. have been seeing quite a few apple orchards. now. stopped a Winchester. took a snap of an old Civil War. Veteran Winchester is a great Historical town. 2nd oldest city in Va. Gen Morgan buried there. during civil war supposed to have changed hands 72 times Bot some oranges here 30¢. took a snap of the Blue Ridge mts near here. then on through Stevensville. Bunker Hill Inwood. had a big nose bleed and had to stop along the road. stopped at Martinsburg Va for the night. at Hotel Washington Rooms $2.50 Supper $ 1 95 cards 6¢ Candy 35¢. Drove only 128 miles today. April 8th. Breakfast 85¢ Gas & oil storage $2.52. off at 815am. dull & cold a few flakes of snow. 15 miles to the Maryland line. took a snap there of the Potomac River paid 25 cents toll at the bridge between the two states at Williamsport. weather still cloudy & cold. then on to Hagerstown a larger place about 25000 pop. seems to be a very old place. only about 20 miles in Maryland then across into Penn. at 925 a.m. every thing more substantial up here buildings. streets & even the houses. bleak cold day coming to the mountains again. through the small towns of Greencastle. Marion. Guilford Springs. to Chambersburg a larger town stopped a few minutes bot some candy and Hankys. every body have cold now. then on to Green Village to Shippenburg to Lees Croos Roads. Walnut Bottom Dickinson. Moredale. to Carlisle Carlisle a very nice looking place. about 20 000 pop. took snaps of the Carlisle University. one of Louther Street. and one of the sign board. on leaving the town still on Highway No. 11 then on to Lemoyne. we stayed on the west side of the river. and did not cross and go in to Harrisburg. which is a big railroad & manufacturing city. took two snaps of Susquehanna River thro. Marysville. Cove. & Duncannon took wrong road here drove 3 or 4 miles. had to return. weather very cold. Had lunch at a stand. Sandwiches $1.10 they had a big fire going in a stove it sure felt good. then crossed the Juniata River at Juniata a branch of the Susquehanna. followed on the West side of the Juanita River to Clarks Ferry then crossed to the east side of Susquehanna followed the same road now that we came down on last fall. weather very cold windy & snowing around Northumberland to Milton. and on to Muncy on to Williamsport were we stayed for the night at the Wenner Hotel near the Post Office Gas $2.00 Supper $1.15 Cards 6¢ Stamps 30 Razor & shaving cream 35¢ Rooms $4.50 cold & windy tonight. drove about {blank} miles. April 9th. Wed. Breakfast $1.10 storage $1.00 Gas $1.50 Took snap of Post Office and left at 845am bright clear day. still cold. started into hills again. climbing all the time thro. Hepburnville. Cogan Sta. Trout Run. Steam Valley. to Buttonwood took snap here of the Mountains then a snap of the Tioga Valley. on to Liberty Sebring. to Bloss Mountain which is the highest point on the Susquehanna Trail on the Allegheny Mountains. 26 �took a snap of the Sign stating it was 2140 feet elevation going to start down grade now. lots of snow and ice up here on to Tioga. along the Tioga River. crossed an old covered wooden bridge here. crossed into new york state at Lawrenceville Bot a film at Blossburg took a snap of icicles near their on to Painted Post. to Bath for dinner $1.25 took snap of Town Hall in Bath from the park. on to Cohocton to Wayland then West to Dansville North to Mount Morris very hilly. all along here. also lots of snow in the ditches some places drifts across the highway. from Mt Morris to Warsaw. worst hills on all our trip. big sign (electric) across the road warning to go down in second gear. the highway turned & twisted every way going down to Warsaw in the bottom then miles of it up the other side again took a snap of the children in a snow bank weather very cold here went on West To East Aurora. where we stayed for the night it is a dirty old place. as dead as a door nail. the streets and sidewalks all ice and snow. Supper cost us $2.20 Rooms $3.00 in an old tumble down hotel. April 10th. Breakfast $1.00 worst meal of the whole trip. Car storage & gas $1.75 left for Buffalo about 8 a.m. Dull cloudy morning. arrived in Buffalo about 9 am. every thing dirty & smoky. up main st to niagara square. then to the Peace Bridge did not have much bother crossed the Peace Bridge. had to pay duty on tire bought in Jacksonville but not much trouble with examination now back in Canada drove along the Niagara River to the Falls. stopped a while there took some snaps. still cold here. seems to be getting milder as we near Hamilton had to go by Hamilton as the Beach Bridge closed. widening the canal. had dinner at Martins Cafe in Hamilton about 1p.m. arrived home. started unloading. and Alan tripped and fell out of car and broke his other arm. so had another trip to Burlington to Dr Weavers. then to Hamilton to get it exrayed and put in a plaster cast at the hospital. got home again good and tired. some way to end the trip. Speedometer read 8968 miles when we left Orlando and 10503 miles on arrival home. distance home 1535 miles. 1600 miles on the way down but drove some distance sight seeing. For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 27 � 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 Franklin McMillan Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin McMillan Language A language of the resource English Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1920-1921 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Halton County, Nelson Township, Burlington, Ontario 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 Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription 1929-1930 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin McMillan 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 November 15, 1929 to April 10, 1930 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 20th Century, Halton County, Nelson Township, Burlington, Ontario and travel to Florida. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. April 10, 1929 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Franklin McMillan Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Yellow sticker on front cover} 1929 & 1930 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1929 Part 1930 Nov 15th. Set off at about 830a.m. for Orlando Florida weather turning cooler strong wind from the West, also cloudy. looks like rain. arrived at Niagara Falls about 10.45am had to pay $15.00 to get car bonded. the American Consul in Hamilton told us we did not need it got baggage examined and left about 1130 The sun started to shine a little now - but it is still cold and windy. had our dinner sitting in the car to cold to get out. we were alongside a river arrived at Batavia N.Y about 2p.m stayed about </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> half an hour Bot 2 waists for Alan 50¢ 2 cups 10¢ Gas 23¢ a gallon here bot 5 gallons $1.15. Country around here mostly farming weather still cold and windy. Crossed the Genesee River at Avon. N.Y. about 3 p.m. at Avon saw a sign reading (The Jolly Farmer. Its an Inn) next town was Lakeville a summer resort on Lake Conesus. about 15 miles from Lakeville had to detour and go by Dansville instead of Springwater to get to Wayland, saw no fruit since we left Buffalo only a few apple trees around Batavia. and the only vegetables seems to be cabbages. good view around Dansville hilly. but good roads. arrived at Dansville about 400pm. called on Maloney Bros. Nurseries there. where we buy our fruit trees. Saw Mr Maloney himself he was very nice and seemed glad we called. Hilly from Dansville to Wayland. NY. arrived there about 5p.m. Stopped here for the night at the Bryant House. Cost $300 {he means $3.00}. car storage 50¢ had supper at a Cafe was hungry had a good big steak. our supplies cost $1.90 Alan made friends </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> and got some free gum Bot some stamps & cards 15¢ our first day we made 176 miles. Expenses were $22.30 Nov 16th. Saturday. saw ice on sidewalk this morning Breakfast $125 {he means $1.25}. 5 gals Gas $1.00. The scenery better today rolling country hills. rivers & creeks. Weather a little cool but sunny. drove along the Cohocton River for some time crossed it three times Arrived at Bath. at 950am. it is an old town, looks old fashioned with old frame houses with large trees shadeing the streets saw some. buggys here saw Lake Salubria had same summer houses on the shores. took a picture. took picture of the Cohocton River near crossed the river the fifth time at Coopers Plains a small place crossed it again at Painted Post - which seems to be a manufacturing place a large plant there called the Ingersoll. Rand. Co. rows of frame house. here exactly alike only different colored paint. some fancy colors too. (Blues, Yellows, etc) after a while we crossed the Canisteo River, and in a short time, we came to the Tioga River </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> and drove along the side of it for some time. Crossed into Pennslyvania about 11 a.m. the scenery fine around here hilly with lots of rivers & creeks. crossed over an old wooden bridge that was covered over. Mansfield. Pa. next stop. we ate our dinner there in Smythe Park. was cool, but sat in the sun with our overcoats on. Bot some milk 11¢ Bread 10¢ 1/2 lb Butter 35¢, and started on one of our chickens they were cooked dandy also spent 60¢ for films here. After leaving here we started to climb this is the old Susquehanna Trail at the highest point on the road they had a Park. Called Trail Top Park at 2140 feet elevation best scenery so far here small streams aplenty. Packhouse Run one of the streams elevation 1704 feet. passed a small Village called Trout Run. took a snap of the creek here - over another creek. Wolf Run then over Lycoming Creek crossed it about 8 times before we arrived at Williamsport, abbreviated on the sign boards to Wmsport, it was 52 miles from Mansfield to Wmsport. Wmsport is a large </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> manufacturing place stopped about half an hour and looked around bot a big bag of peanuts for 25¢ Next town was Montoursville about 5 miles named after an Indian Andra Montour. guide & interpreter next place Muncy. seems to be all Indian names here. making better time here a grand road, nearly straight, and good and wide. arrived at Sunbury Pa. 42 miles from Wmsport at 530p.m. after dark hard to find a place to stay in a strange place after dark. stayed at a Tourist place the room was full of stale Tobacco smoke. they burnt incense in the room while we where out to supper, it made some mixture of smells. Room cost us $400 {he means $4.00} car storage $1.00 Bot cards & stamps 30¢ we both had steaks for supper, but not as good one as the last, cost for supper $1.50. Sunbury seems to be a dirty smoky place. I guess the name means, the sun buried in smoke seems to be a Railroad Junction or Divisional Point. dozens of trains in the yards along the Susquehanna River the largest river we have seen yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> a noisy place as the trains go right through the center of town our second day we drove 171 miles. Expenses were $10.21 also Bot a pair of shoes for Alan £2.50 total $12 71 Nov 17th Sunday. Rained hard in the night but only sprinkling this morning Had breakfast same place as supper Nesbitt Cafe all Got weighed. Mother 128 lbs myself 137 lbs Doris 51 lbs Charlotte 59 lbs Alan 40 lbs. Breakfast cost $125 {he means $1.25} Gas $1.76 on leaving Sunbury 9.30am we crossed the Susquehanna River over a toll bridge cost 10¢ it was certainly a fine bridge we have decided to go on the opposite side of the river so we will not have to go through Harrisburg which is a large place the capital of Pa. driving along the river as far as Harrisburg. not a very nice day raining most of the time, must be a little milder here as some of the trees still have some leaves on. the river must be half a mile or more wide some places. when nearly opposite. Harrisburg saw the Pa. Railroad car works & yards. hundreds of cars & engines there </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> several small places they had no bridge to cross the river. but had little boats. old flat bottomed ones. with Paddle wheels. We leave the river at a small place called Lemoyne road kind of tricky around here got lost and had to inquire the way. We take the Lincoln Highway from here to Gettysburg. ate our dinner on a side road about 5 miles from Lemoyne had to eat it in the car as it was still raining first place was Hillsburg only a small place mostly pasture land here. and some Cabbage patch. must be lots of Dutch people at York Springs saw a few small peach and apple orchards. are making good time on the road here, it is wide & straight with a few low hills. Picked up a guide outside of Gettysburg. he took us around the battle. where the South & North fought the deciding battle of the Civil War. we drove 17 miles around it. the guide said there was 57 of roads in all and 15000 acres of land, that there was 849 monuments & statues </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> costing 7 1/2 millions. all but a few erected by the North in honor of Officers & Battalions by each state they came from. we only saw a couple erected by the South one of Gen. Lee. and one of Carolina Brigade saw some of the positions of the army. Round Top Oak Knoll. smaller Round Top. Culps hill. where we climbed an observation tower & saw all the battlefield it was cloudy & misty and couldn't see very good. There are five towers. The cannons are all supposed to be in their original positions (hundreds of them). They only had two (2) breech loading cannon in the battle they came from England & would shoot 4 to 4 1/2. miles {last word added in pencil} all the rest had to be loaded from the front. and would only shoot 2 1/2 miles. One of the biggest monuments was the Pennslyvania cost $500.00, also saw the Federal Cemetery a large Monument in the centre & the soldiers buried in a semi circle around it. a long strip of stone with each ones name on. (a grey stone) and the unknown soldiers have a small white stone each. we saw some of the old breast </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> works they put up. Saw a couple of old houses in the town with the old cannon balls still sticking in the brick walls. also Saw Gen Lees monument a large one with him sitting on his black horse. also the McMillan woods where the South buried their dead. they removed them a few years later and took them to Richmond Va. also the old McMillan house where some of the officers stayed. Paid the guide $300 {he means $3.00}. Room $300 {he means $3.00} Supper $1.40. drove 118 miles today. Stopped at Mr & Mrs Caldwells 461 Baltimore Street near Jenny Wade house they were very nice it poured rain just after we got in the house. they lent us umbrellas to go to supper. Expenses today $10.41 Nov 18th Monday. Breakfast $1.10 Films 30¢. took a couple of snaps of the little Park in the square in the center of the town there was a couple of old guns some flowers etc. Still cloudy but not raining went out of Gettysburg by way of Conferate Ave so we could get some snaps. took snaps of Gen Lee. McMillans House & the Guns along the Avenue. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> we soon crossed into Maryland. rolling country here. with a few hill. getting milder saw some red roses in bloom a funny outfit passed us a bus shaped like a Zeppelin hooked onto and drew by a car in front. not very much cultivated land around here. Sun coming out and quiet warm when we reached Frederick. passed the {106F?}. Home saw Barbara Fritchies home took a snap. also the State school for the Deaf. after about half an hour stop. we left Frederick at 11.30am. Bot some milk & Bread 22¢ and 5 Gals Gas $125 {he means $1.25}. ate our dinner at Mt. Top. Tourist camp. windy & cooler here. have about 35 miles to go to get to Washington. nearing there we started to see lots of darkies. and the day was getting warmer & sunny. we came in by Wisconsin Ave to Penn. Ave turned off Penn. at New Hampshire to Mass. Ave it is a swell street large stone houses & mansions of all description every block or so there is a circle. with a statue in the middle. we parked in front of the Union station. went through the station. took a look </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> at the Post Office right next to the Station and walked a couple of blocks to the Capital. (we all had our overcoats off for the first time) Paid a guide 50¢ and was shown through the building. saw the Senate in debate. it is a lovely building. as it was nearly night we started for Alexandria 5 miles out of Washington were we are to stay for the night. crossed the Potomac River over a long bridge We stayed at Mrs McGraws Paid $3.75 for room Car storage 50¢ Supper $1.50 Ice Cream 20¢ Cards 10¢ Total expenses $94 21 only drove 93 miles today Monday 19th. Tuesday. Slept last night in a house of Antiques the old lady herself about 80 a real old Southern old maid whose family has gone broke. the beds we slept in old solid walnut 204 years old, also tables Bureaus etc the same age she said. Started out early & got Breakfast $1.05 Gas 95¢. and left for Washington again to see more of the sights. Saw Lincoln Memorial. & went up Washingtons Monument it is 555 feet high & you up an elevator you can see all the city from there. saw the White House. Museum Cards 15¢ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> buildings etc. left Wash. again at about 1030am stopped at Alexandria. Va. again and saw Christ Church & sat in the pews where Washington & Lee used to sit, cost 20¢ Got more film 60¢ then on to Mt Vernon about 10 miles farther, saw Mt Vernon Radio Station we often got it at home. saw Geo Washingtons old home on the Potomac Rivercguess it was some classy place in its day. saw all the old furniture etc also where he is buried. Cost 75¢. into hilly country again. saw Roses & Cosmos out in bloom had our dinner by the roadside. East Bot bread 10 Milk 25¢ here had to pay 10¢ for the bottle. Butter 1/2 lb 30¢ weather warm now. passing through old battlefields, must have done lots of fighting around here. Reached Fredericksburg in the afternoon, did not stop on to Richmond, Va. 60 miles from Fredericksburg arrived Richmond about 430pm Got some more Gas $1.10. Richmond a large place decided to go on to Petersburg about 25 miles farther on and stayed at the Kiligray Hotel. Cor {Corner} of Franklin & Jefferson sheets. Supper $1.95 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Room $2.00 Total expenses $9.35 drove 157 miles today. Nov 20th Wednesday. Breakfast at Petersburg $2.00 Gas 23¢ a gal here got 8 gals $184 {he means $1.84} got first oil here 2 quarts 60¢ chilly this morning. lots of woods here small scrub oaks mostly saw our first tobacco it was drying in the field in small cocks like hay. only it sat on a little platform and a stick out the top for Ventilation. took a picture of a field of it. saw our first cotton this a.m. The soil here near the North Carolina border is red. like brick dust. stopped at South Hill about 11am got some eats for dinner 55¢ Crossed into North Carolina about 1130am soil mostly white sand now instead of red. the woods are mostly scrub pine here. and cotton & tobacco fields. in patches here & there in between. Lots of cotton now. Crowds of darkies picking it. and lots of trucks & wagons drawing it in to the towns, ate our dinner in a pine wood near a darkie Cabin had company two dogs and a cat. made 90 miles before dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Getting warmer saw a butterfly & a bumble bee Lots of waste land passed a small peach orchard Got lost in Raleigh. went North a mile or so towards Durham but soon got straighened out took a picture of the State Capital. Got Gas. 7 gals $1.61 Saw first palm trees here. Back in wooded country again with lots of cotton & Some Corn in between woods. crossed Cape Fear River near Lillington where we stayed for the night at the Kiliegray Hotel. Rooms $3.50 supper at hotel $200 {he means $2.00} drove 187 miles miles today Expenses $12.10 today Nov 21st Thursday. Started before 8a.m. this morning Paid storage for car 50¢ & 2 gals Gas 46¢ bright clear morning pretty rough country around here. stppped at Fayettesville for breakfast about 30 miles. Breakfast $150 {he means $1.50}. went shopping Bot 4 pairs of stockings for 88¢ & Madge bot a pair for 19¢. Post stamps 25¢ took a snap of the square on our way again at 935am. more leaves on the trees now. the next place was Lumberton 33 miles. which is a cotton & tobacco market. saw a couple of crosses (signs) along the highway saying </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> there had been a fatal accident there. put up as a warning. next stop was Dillon we bot some eats 97¢. We are now in South Carolina stopped at Lotta to buy a can opener 35¢ ate our dinner in a woods by the side of the road. Passed over Mars Bluff Toll Bridge 50¢ saw first Spanish Moss grey stuff hanging onto the trees. Lots of swamps & between them scrub pine woods. One swamp was miles long and the road built up about 10 & 15 feet for about 5 miles with about 5 long bridges trees each side of the road standing in water mostly dead and half dead looking some dismal place Kingstree the only place any size until we reached Charleston it was after dark when we arrived there they wanted $12.00 for a room at the Francois Marian Hotel we did not stay. but got a room at the Charleston Hotel for $4.50 tip 25¢ supper $150 {he means $1.50}. today our longest drive 245 miles Expenses were $11.85 & Gas & oil $2.10 total $13.95 Nov 22nd Had Breakfast $1.20 went shopping bot childrens stockings 15¢ pr. cotton & voile for $371 {he means $3.71} car storage Gas & tail light bulb $168 {he means $1.68} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> drove to the ocean front and saw the Park took a couple of snaps, weather cold & cloudy looks like rain. quiet a lot of palms here also saw first poinsettas, all bush & swamp to Walterboro bot eats 35¢ and eat by the roadside about 80 miles from here to Savannah, Ga and swamp most of the way some country. Had a flat tire right in front of a Garage here. Cost $218 {he means $2.18} fix tire & get gas left Savannah about 4pm took a snap of the Capitol Bot candy 20¢ Raining now. going right across a swamp. both sides of the road, Spanish Moss hanging on the trees every where went about 35 miles from Savannah and was then pouring rain. So we stopped at the Maryans Hotel, a frame shack right in the bush. pigs, cows & chickens running around (the kind that has feathers on) there was a Telephone Construction gang staying there. Room £2 00 Supper $1 75 Car storage 50¢ made 170 miles today Expenses $14 02 one of the men gave the girls in fact all of us some sugar cane first time Madge & the children had tasted it. they did not like it very much. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 23rd Saturday left before breakfast. this a..m. Gas. 75¢. not raining now, but a real Scotch mist. some places for miles they have sand bags along the highway. each side to keep the road from washing. Wonder where they got all the bags. Held up at a R.R. crossing by an old Wood burner Engine hauling logs. also took a snap of an old wood burner log loader. stopped at Brunswick Georgia for breakfast, drove about 45 miles to there. Breakfast 90¢ nobody hungry I guess Film 60¢ Took a walk down to the water saw a couple of boats. took a snap of one loading resin. also a snap of the Main Street and one of the State Building very cold here & cloudy right on the Atlantic coast. still swamp after leaving here saw a big Gasoline Refinery plant just outside of Brunswick. took a picture of an old Wood burner engine at Kingsland about noon getting out of the swamp. more like dry land now. pine trees & palmetto under them Crossed into Florida about 12.15pm. Madge says it doesn't look or feel any different. as it is still cold & cloudy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Had sandwiches, pie & coffee before we reached Jax. {Jacksonville} at a road stand cost 70¢ arrived in Jax at 215p.m. walked around the Park took a couple of pictures. then we walked around the city. & hunted up a room at the Carlis $2 00. rested awhile & went out to supper $185. Walked around the center of town to see the sights. saw a nice park in the center all lit up with lights. Bot a couple of Handkerchiefs at Cohens for 10¢. Jax seems a nice place now & seems busy at least lots of cars and people on the streets and some very fine buildings & churches. drove 130 miles today Bot cards, paper & stamps 20¢ The place we stayed at the Carlis is on the cor of Market & Adams Sts Expenses only $710 {he means $7.10} today Nov 24th Sunday. Left Jax about 9a.m. Raining a little now, weather still cool. not much cultivated land all bush (pine) first place was. Green Cove Springs if you didnt watch for it you would not have seen it. about 2 hours and a Gas Station. was stopped by State Troopers. dont know what they wanted. Went over a big toll bridge at Palatka cost 35¢ Gas at Jax cost $1.65 Breakfast cost $1.50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> a few small orange groves here. The next place was DeLand. weather clearing up and getting warmer. next place was Sanford which look like quite a place now but we did not stop. weather still warmer. every body has their coats off now. Lots of flowers all kinds. Stopped at noon near Palatka and had Hotdogs, pie & Coffee $1.10 & got 5 Gals Gas at $1.05. arrived at Orlando about 3.p.m. called on Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth at 428 Amelia St West. he walked me all around hunting a house. got one at 440 N. Hughes St about 2 blocks from his place they seem very nice people. moved right in the house but had to go to the restaurant for supper. as we have no gas. lights or water. found an old lamp to see to go to bed. Supper at Orlando $1.90 Expenses today $7.55 {Side note} Gas on trip cost us. for 82 gals. $18.81 & oil 95¢. Repairs 90¢ for 1600 miles Nov 25th. Went to Breakfast at the Restaurant. then went down town with Mr Hollingsworth, called on Gas office $5 to get gas turned on. Also $5 each for water & lights registered at the Chamber of Commerce. went to the Packing House </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> got 3 dozen oranges 15¢ a doz 1 doz grape fruits 20¢ Busy rest of day trying to clean up & unpack house is pretty dirty needs a lot of cleaning weather warm about 70. Nov 26th. Warmer still about 80. Cleaning house all day. went shopping lot of things we will have to buy. Knife Spoons Forks Knives Towels etc. Nov 27th A light shower this morning very warm today over 80 still shopping. sat on the Verandah till nearly 10 oclock in my shirt sleeves it was almost 75 then Nov 28th. nice & warm yet went over to Sunshine Park. met some of the Bowlers in the afternoon went to Lake Lorna Doone & Park. nothing doing it is a bathing place and closed up in winter. took a picture saw a darkie fishing said they were not biting only had one fish looked like a little rock Bass. Saw Tinkers Field Ball Park where the Cinncinnati Ball team practises. took a snap by the Lake. Nov 27th weather about the same went down town and got my hair cut for 20¢ all prices here 20¢ up to 35¢ higher </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> in the afternoon went to Lake Eola & Park. it is in the center of town. very pretty. There are 4 swans & 100s of wild ducks in it. a band stand over the water. and loud speakers were broadcasting music when we were there. Nov 30th A change in the weather oh it is cold was 45 this a.m. and never got above 50 all day. Went to the packing house after some grape fruit. 20¢ a doz. The men there said oranges no good this year on account of so much spraying with Calcium Arsenic. tney certainly are no good, and I am disappointed, they have no taste, no juice and are like wood. even the skin has no orange color went down town to get some papers. they stated very cold north. down to 11 above at Buffalo & 16 below zero In Winnipeg put up our little box stone in the morning it felt good. Bot a load of wood half pine & half oak. for $3.50 a strand they call it think it would take about 6 loads to make a cord it is cut 1 ft long Dec 1st (Sun) Getting milder again by noon it was over 60 and by night nearly 70 - went for a walk to Sunshine Park and to Concord Lake & back and Visited Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth for a while </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 2nd. Real hot again went down town to see about getting Madges watch fixed one wanted $5.00 another $7.00 did not leave it. drove out to Park Lake very nice a drive way all around it & some very nice residences faceing it. took some snaps of the swans Dec 3rd Heavy shower last night & cooler today down to about 50 this morning. was in the Sparton Radio shop. they say they go fast here. Dec 4th. Colder still. this morning 40 at 8a.m. sunny all day but still cool did not get much over 60 all day went to Lake Lucerne it has a drive around it. and have has fine residences. with large oak trees facing all around it. lots of ducks & 4 swans in it. Took a couple of snaps. Dec 5th. Cool again this morning but getting warmer about 70 at noon in the shade and good and hot in the sun got a paper the Herald for the first one today. said they had a big snow storm on Sunday Dec 1st & temperature down to 12 in Hamilton took a drive around saw a few lakes. Lake Davis, Cherokee. Como. Lawsona </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Emerald, Weldona, & Fern Lake. a small one with Banana plants around it, went back to Lake Eola, met a Mr & Mrs Wilcox from Hamilton Dec 6th. Fine & warm went shopping bot a suit of clothes $24.00 also a tea kettle & alarm clock. (some variety eh). Dec 7th. Got a letter from John complaining about the Indians says it has been cold. & about 6 in of snow. drove around the west end of the town. did not see much. only a nice school on Colonial Drive. ended up at Lake Lorna Doone. Dec 8th. Sunday Madge & the girls went to church & we went to Lake Eola in the afternoon. Raining at night Dec 9th. Fine & warm again today Went out Central Ave West. saw large orange groves at Orange Heights. then near Winter Garden. we saw acres of Lettuce growing. and also fields of strawberries lots out in blossom but one man was picking or at least had a bunch of negros picking we stopped to talk to him said he was getting $1.00 a quart F.O.B. here. they were extra fine sample very large. he allows no runners & plants about 6 inches apart and two rows close together then a path about 20 inches wide. said he </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> planted them in August the mans across the road wasn't near as good he did not plant until October. says they pick until May and should get 9000 qts per acre. Went on to Lake Apopka they have boats to rent there for fishing also saw acres & acres of Lettuce & Cabbages. Cabbages just about ready to cut. Nov 10th. Had two callers today in the morning a Mr Potter from Freeman called. I wasn't home think he must be Jim Potters son. and in the afternoon W. E. {Emonz?} who is in Lakeland called. for a few minutes Dec 11th. Mr Harry Potter called again. I cannot place him but he went to school same time as I did & knows everybody around Burlington. he has only one arm his left one. and drives a Packard car. says he has had it 8 years & drove for over 132000 miles. he has sold his business & retired & comes down here every winter for his health. went to Sanford today saw the River St Johns & the piers. also a Zoo with a few birds & animals in it. More showers Dec 12th Drove out to Winter Park & saw the Brewer place. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> its house faced on a lake of course. the grounds was very nice with Palm trees & a few flowers the rest was a drive around the ground. through palm trees. live oaks etc most of them covered with moss. went on through Winter Park & turned off the highway to Longwood and about 1 1/2 miles farther saw a big tree. a cypress. it is over 50 feet around the trunk. & must be 150 feet high came home Altamonte. Dec 13th. Drove a few blocks around and up Colonial Drive saw a few more lakes and ended up at Lake Dot only a few blocks from our house. they have a few wild ducks & three swans saw a man fishing for bass he did not catch any. said he caught two the night before. Dec 14th. Went to the Chamber of Commerce picnic to Rock Springs about 20 miles went through Apopka there was a big crowd they supplied free coffee & Barbecue, there was a large spring there it made a stream 8 or 10 feet wide in places one place you could see the fish the water was as clear as crystal. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 15th Went to Eola Park & listened to the organ recital Broadcasted Weather fine. Dev 16th. Took it easy today went shopping and sat awhile at Lucerne Lake. Dec 17th. Went to Wekiwa Springs. about 5 miles from Apopka. The springs feed a small lake and a river or Creek running from it. There are lots of cat fish in it some would weigh 10 or 12 lbs. they would come to the top of the water and eat bread out of you'r hand. Had a row on the river it was about 20 feet wide and all turns & curves Big rain here today with a regular tropical jungle along each side Dec 18 Went shopping and sat in Eola Park for a while. Dec 19th. Cooler today cloudy and a drizzle of rain. had to light our fire tonight. Dec 20th Cool today all day. down to 37 this morning. Dec 21st. still cool. down to about 40. went Christmas shopping at Woolworths. Dec 22nd Sunday. Cloudy with a few showers. and a real heavy one about 5p.m. with slight thunder and lightning. went to the Organ Recital in the afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 23rd Real cold this am below 40. cloudy and a cold wind blowing. Dec 24th. Cold again today. white frost this morning. out buying Christmas things. took a walk at night to see the Christmas Trees at Lake Eola and the bright lights at Central Ave & Orange Ave. where they broadcast music while you wait for the traffic signals. Dec 25th. Christmas Day cool & clear. white frost. went to the cafeteria for a turkey dinner it was fine. then all went to the show the Talking Movies and ended up by having strawberries for supper. Dec 26th. still cool another white frost. but warmer by noon. had Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth for supper. Dec 27th. A lot warmer today. went to Lake Eola for a drive. Dec 28th. Fine & mild started out for the East Coast. went out Colonial Drive East for about 40 miles there was nothing much to see, the same flat country. scrub trees and such like. the first place was Indian River City a few stores. and a few large residences </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> & hotels along the Indian River next place was Titusville 5 miles north we crossed a wooden bridge here. over 1 1/2 miles long. over the river. the water looked shallow only a few inches deep some places. then over a sand and coral road for about 15 miles so rough you could hardly sit in the car. We walked over the sand about 100 yds to the ocean beach took off our shoes and waded in the surf. the water was cool. but the sand was nice. back home the same road. 120 miles in all. got home about 6 oclock Dec 29th. Sunday. Fine. cool in the morning but warmer in the sun. went to the Auditorium and heard the Festival Choir sing carols etc. Dec 30th. Left about 930 for Silver Springs, by way of Apopka. next place was Mt Dora then Eustis seems to be a lot of oranges grown there. the next place of any size is Belleview which was quite a place. from there to Ocala not much to see only vacant land mostly bush. there is a big lake near Eustis and we counted 39 lakes in all on the way there Ocala quite a nice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> looking place. Silver Springs about 6 miles East of there. cost us $6.00 for one hour in the glass bottom boat. they have 5 boats and all full of people going. Scene 1 they called Mammoth Rock Ledge looked like the side of a mt. dropped from 15 feet of water 50 ft deep, next was the great Cavern 65 ft long 12 ft wide largest spring in the world 550 million gallons of water daily then the Reception Hall 40 ft deep. all kinds of fish here the Bridal Chamber 81 feet deep you could see bottom as clear as if it was only one foot deep. and a few more caves etc. all kinds of plants. fish. turtles etc some large logs and an old boat. they said they have been there until they are turned into stone. came back same way as far as Leesburg. then came South around the Lake instead of north. think it is shorter way Lost our way in Apopka took the wrong road and came away around by Ocoee it was about 9 miles farther it made the trip 194 miles Dec 31st taking it easy today after our long drive yesterday. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 1st. They seemed to have been some celebration last night. lots of noise any way. Jan 2nd nothing doing taking things easy weather fine. Jan 3rd Very warm drove to Kissimme about 20 miles. saw the Zoo not very much. and the Park was a prune. The town is only a small place & looked dead. Jan 4th. Could not get the car unlocked. had to take it to the Garage. a new Lock & Labor cost $7.{?}5. went to dentist yesterday morning. have a pain in my face he did not seem to do any good Jan 5th. Sunday drove the folks to Sunday school & church. Kind of cool today. Jan 6th Fine again today Charlotte & Doris went to school. they have just a fraction over a mile to go Jan 7th. Fine & warm nothing doing went over and had a game of shuffle board. Jan 8th. went to school for the girls and went for a ride towards Winter Gardens. went to stop at the side of the road and got stuck in the sand managed to get on again but something wrong in the rear end of the car took it to {cheap?} Garage will get it tomorrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 9th Cleaning up in front of the house. Got car back they claimed drive shaft beat & gears chipped in rear end. cost $42.00 Jan 10th. Stiff this morning after raking the yard, played shuffle board again guess we will have to join costs $1.00 Jan 11th Sat. Started for Daytona Beach - started out No 3 highway going north. the same way we came here at first. the first place is Winter Park about 5 miles it is quite a nice place some nice homes there. then a small place called Maitland around here they grow acres of ferns they have a Lattice work roof over them and sides around them the same some have acres in one block all covered they ship the ferns north at this time of year the next place is Sanford, and the other side of it. there are thousands of acres of celery. at all stages of size. some just planted and some ready to ship. we crossed the St John River then and on to De Land Orange city. was there one time when we were here before 20 years ago and waited half a day for a train one house and a station </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> then and not much now. pop. might be a thousand but it looks dead as ever from here to DeL and same old flat. deserted country buildings falling down etc. De Land quiet a nice looking place turned East from here and nothing at all for 20 miles only trees & swamps. arrived at Daytona about 1130am crossed a bridge and drove about half a mile to the famous beach where they have the Auto Races. it sure is some beach. it was about 200 feet wide. some time wider as it changes with the tides. and they say you can drive for 30 miles on it. we drove for about 5 miles on it. it is hard and level and the car hardly makes a mark on it. 50 miles was about all our car would do. a cold wind but sunny when we arrived but about 130pm it clouded up and started to rain. so we drove around the city a little and started back home. Stopped at Sanford to have another look at the Zoo. saw one of the old boats loading freight there asked the man if </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the City of Jacksonville was still running he said it was in Jax tied up. had quit running about 1 1/2 years ago it was the one we came on from Jax to Sanford 20 years ago. he said it run on the River for over 40 years arrived home about 530p.m. 147 miles in all. Jan 12th Sunday. The folks all went to Sunday school & church. had a shower after dinner. called at Mr & Mrs Hollingsworth after supper. Jan 13th Went fishing with Mr Hollingsworth to Lake Adair. neighther one of us got a bite all the afternoon still they say the Lakes are full of fish but I never see any body catching any. Jan 14th Got a hair cut this am. on Church St 20¢. bot a fish line & hooks going fishing tomorrow to the ocean with Mr Dixon, Mr Main and a Mr Howard. Jan 15th. up at 4a.m. left about 5am. for Canaveral Harbor. out Highway No 22 East to Indian River City. about 40 miles then down South about 18 miles to Cocoa. they got a pail of ice here to keep the fish across a toll Bridge here cost 25¢. over the Indian River. to Merritt Island then about 10 miles across </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> the Island to another Bridge across the Banana River. it was 1/2 mile long these rivers are all salt water here and rise & fall with the tide. the country is small islands but mostly water & swamps. the toll to cross this bridge was 40¢ then about another 10 miles to Canaveral Harbor over rough & Sandy roads when the boom was on they had built sidewalks and put up electric lights for miles out from Canaveral now the lights are broken & sidewalks buried in sand. they say they sold thousands of lots at a big price think any one would be crazy to buy in such a place on arrival there we found about 2 houses and a restaurant. and a wharf out on piles about 100 feet into the ocean. also found out we could not buy any bait to fish with we were to buy schrimps they catch them their but the sea had been rough and no fishing boats out for two weeks past. so no fishing. on the way back we stopped at Cocoa Beach a big Hotel there but nothing in it but a Restaurant in one corner for fishermen I guess. the city hall & Chamber of Commerce shut up tight. then back </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> across the islands to Cocoa. no bait there either. Cocoa. had some nice residences along the old highway along the Indian River. we drove on South to Eau Gallie, stopped for Gas & Mr Dickson bot some oranges had to go to the grove for them and the man picked them off the ground and charged him 25¢ doz for them. Mr D. said we would not have taken them if he had knew he was not to get them off the trees. from here to Melbourne a few miles. some nice homes here. and some higher ground along the river. from here we turned west on Road 24 towards Kissimmee for about 40 miles we saw one Vacant house. two or three nigger shanties. saw a few herds of cattle. passed about 6 cars on the road. saw a few niggers fishing in the ditch by the side of the road. (bad fish too) saw a few hundred cranes, white ones & grey ones a few herons. some turkey buzzards. miles of swamps. other miles of palmettos etc. had about 20 miles of bad road rough only made about 10 to 20 miles an hour on it. Passed through </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Narcoosee a small place supposed to be a clique lives here. all tall men. we never saw a soul as we went through. then over to Orlando about 190 miles of a drive and we never took our fish lines out of the car got home about 3.p.m. Jan 16th. Had a thunder shower last evening rained pretty hard. and is still cloudy this a.m. went through a Canning Factory with Mr Dickson. down near the Railway Station they were canning Grape fruit. must have been 200 women working. mostly niggers. there were paying 85 cts a crate for grape fruit, and are trying to get the farmers to grow them green Beans are offering 2 1/2 ct a lb went from here to the Stock Exchange. it was all dutch to me. getting cool this evening Jan 17th. a little cool this a.m. but soon warmed up. drove down town shopping. saw an Ontario car. the owner came from Fort Erie. Jan 18th. warm & windy this a.m. got car greased and oil changed. went down town to the Bank. got caught in a rain storm and it is still raining hard this afternoon and continued rain nearly all day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 19th. Left Sunday today am for the Bok Tower at 940am out Orange Ave south on Highway No 2. through the Village of Pinecastle & Taft to Kissimmee. the other side of Kissimmee saw the Rochester N.Y. Baseball training grounds. then we had to Detour a couple of miles over a rough sandy road. on through Campbell, Loughman & Davenport. three villages. to Haines City. only a small place, one big Hotel called Dade Hotel there. next place Lake Hamilton nothing only a big packing house. next place Dundee. a small place. then Lake Wales. all the way from Haines City to Lake Wales the most prosperous section we have seen. the ground is higher and more rolling with a few knolls. and thousands of acres of Grape fruit and oranges. as far as you could see in all directions could see the Bok Tower from here. on arrival had to 25¢ for Parking. as the grounds were given to the public by Ed. Bok Editor of Ladies Home Journal (he died about two weeks ago) it was a big brick & granite tower with a carillon of Bells. 71 Bells. they where played when we were there, the grounds were nice all planted with trees & shrubs. arrived back home at 6pm. 131 miles. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 20th Holiday today. Lees Birthday. (Mine ditto) went to the picture Show Gold Diggers. the first we have seen with the colors. it was fine. the colored pictures seem more natural. a. big air meet here today so went out in the afternoon about 4 oclock. there were all kinds of planes. flying for prizes. but it was a bad day. cold & foggy. then had a big time at supper. surprised with a fishing rod. the only trouble I dont know how to fish with it. and a big blow out for supper. Steak & strawberries. Jan 21st. Fine & warm nothing doing called on Mr Hollingsworth to see about fishing Madge went to the Dress Parade at the Auditorium. Jan 22nd Went fishing with the new Casting Rod. never got a bite and now we hear we have to get a License to fish cost $3.00 for this county or $10.00 for Florida. Jan 23rd Went to lake Apopka fishing with Mr H. the lake was pretty rough & the weather cold so we fished off the wharf. got 11 pickerel or pike weighed about 1/2 lb each Mr H got a bass and 2 pickerel </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> (Alan fell in the water and got soaked) had 3 for supper they tasted fine. but pretty boney. Jan 24th Cool again this am. down to 50. The Goodyear Tire Co Blimp has been flying over town all morning. taking city officials up for rides I hear. Jan 25th. Cool again today 50 this am. now at noon it is 60 in the shade but warmer in the sun. Jan 26th. Sunday. Doris' 8th Birthday Fine & warm went for a walk in the afternoon and had Donald Mayne in for supper. Jan 27th. Went for a drive out through Winter Park through Maitland and Altamonte & Longwood. to the big tree. took another picture of it. on the way back we turned off at Altamonte to Sanlands Golf Club past it to Palm Springs it was quite a nice place. there was a spring and the people had built a swimming pool they charged 25¢ to swim 25¢ for renting Suit 10ct for cap 15¢ for towel, they had the grounds fixed up nice with picnic table, some small bridge across the stream. all among Palm trees, it was about 15 miles from Orlando. Very warm this p.m. tonight after supper it is about 75. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 28th. Very warm today drove around and took a few pictures. Called at the school for the girls and sat in Eola Park. Jan 29th Went down town and Paid Gas Bill $4.40 Water $1.00 Electric Light $2.70 Electric Lights & Gas very high here. Electric Lights 99 a.K. at home we have 125 K for $2.00 a month. Gas 20¢ 1000 100 feet here 10¢ I think at home. Got Charlottes teeth cleaned after school $2.00. Heavy rain about 1p.m. and showered nearly all afternoon. Jan 30 One of the very roughest days since we arrived down to about 50 at noon today, cloudy and a strong wind blowing. too make matters worse Alan and I have colds. Jan 31st. Another cool day but some sunshine today. they all claim this is an exceptional winter here. so much rain and cold. Feby 1st. warmer today but heavy white frost early this morning Feby 2nd Sunday. warmer again today the folks went to Church & Sunday school. in the morning and in the afternoon went to Eola Park to see the Casting Competition some of them could hit the can pretty regularly </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 3rd. Fine & warm. took a few snaps of Sunshine Park, & getting ready to go fishing tomorrow. Feby 4th Went fishing to the Indian River at Titusville 45 miles. got 65 yellow tails. little white colored fish. also caught about 40 Blow or Toad fish. when you throwed them on the bridge they swelled up like a baloon they are no good. It was warm, but very windy. no body got any large ones. Feby 5th Rained in the night & this am. very heavy Feby 6th Cold & cloudy got a License $3 25 to fish. Rained again in the night. Feby 7th. Cold and Raining hard again. They say it does not rain here. and sunshine every day. but this makes it the 16th day it has rained so far since we arrived in Florida. Feby 8th. Fine & bright and warmer also. so we decided to go to Lake Apopka fishing. went out the Highway North as far as Lockhart and turned East West straight across to Johnstons Landing. arrived about </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 11 am. Had a fine day caught 17 pickerel and 1 bass. Cost us 50¢ for fishing on the dock and 70¢ for minnows got home about 5 pm. Sunday Feby 9th. Quiet cool this morning. had to light a fire for a while but getting warmer & clear & bright sunshine. Feby 10th. Fine & warm nothing doing. Feby 11th Alan 5 years old today. went fishing in Lake Dot. did not catch any. Feby 12 Fine & warm went to Lake Apopka. fishing got a boat for 50¢ day and 85¢ worth of minnows and we had a good time feeding the needle fish. only got three small pickerel. Feby 13th. Getting ready to go on a trip to Miami expect to go in the morning Feby 14th. Left Orlando at 715a.m. out highway to Indian River it was foggy nearly all the way to there then the sun came out and it was warm arrived Indian River 915 a.m. turned south here. first place of any size was Cocoa took a picture of a hotel here. along the river on the old highway here. it twists and turns along the River the scenery along the river here was fine went through Rockledge. nice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> homes here. passed through Eau Gallie. a small place and Melbourne a larger town examined at Mico to see if we had any oranges or fruit. as they have no Mediterranean Fly south of here. Mico about 20 miles south of Melbourne. arrived at Vero Beach 1115am had dinner in the Park got a bottle of milk 23¢ Got Gas £1 15 oil 25¢ at Fort Pierce. Stopped again outside of Stuart to see if we had any Spanish Moss they dont seem to have any down here. passed through some small places. Gomez, Olympia, Likely, Jupiter, Kelsey City, Riveria then we arrived at West Palm Beach about 230p.m. Got rooms at the 6th place we tried at the Alma Hotel price $5.00 and 25¢ tip. free parking on the street in front. started for Palm Beach took a couple of snaps at the waterfront then crossed the bridge & through Palm Beach city to the shore spent about one hour here the children went in paddling lots of people in bathing suits. getting tanned seems to be a regular business saw Portugeuse men of war blue balloon like fish trimmed with pink. something like an octopus. the bathers afraid of them. if you get stung by them. they are very bad saw the largest hotel in the World called the Poinciana has 1100 rooms </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1600 Employees Dining capacity 1640 at one Sitting. Private yachts anchored in basin all winter most wonderful looking houses & hotels. perfectly gorgeous. Real Millionaires place. Took three pictures on the beach. Back to West Palm Beach by another bridge One way streets here both up and down and cross streets you have to watch your step. driving. streets narrow and crowded. Lots of palm trees here. but all the large ones are leaning and lots propped up. effects of the big wind storm a couple of years ago. saw the effects along the road too, whole groves of trees flattened out. Supper $200 {he means $2.00} cards 10¢ total $8 75. distance 197 miles Feby 15. Left West Palm Beach 835am Breakfast 85¢ Folder 10¢ could not sleep hardly all night. noise of cars & trains Ran into a big black cloud only got a few drops. but must have had a big shower ahead of us. as the road way was soaked. Through Fort Lauderdale 1010am. Got Gas $1.20 took picture in the Park. Arrived at Miami about 11am. Drove over Venetian Way. Bridge to Miami Beach. about three miles it was mostly built up land with a bridge at the deepest place for boats to go under. the rest had mansions built all along the sides. one place they Called the Venetian Canal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> water right in front of the houses. with boats & landings. also Islands built in the bay. with mansions on them. Had a drive around then had dinner at a Cafeteria at 1145am. Cost $2.19. Paid 10¢ toll to cross bridge spent a couple of hours on the beach. children had a sun bath and were in the water hundreds of people on the beach in bathing suits & beach pyjamas. Back to Miami by the other bridge called the Causeway. wide enough for about 5 cars each side and double street car track down the middle Got a room at 6th Ave & Flagler Sts. with Scotch people $5.00 a man we met on the street took us around he said $6.00 but the lady said $5.00. so he lost his $1.00 commission and was mad. Got cleaned up took a street car down town cost 28¢ each way fare. Took snap of Royal Palm Hotel. remembered it when I was in Miami 20 years ago. Took snaps on Flagler St the main st. saw the private yachts in the basin some bunch of them. Had Supper at Cafeteria $210 {he means $2.10}. Candy 25¢ Ice cream 30 Films 60¢. Cards 10¢ Got back about 7pm. very busy town & very warm tonight. Very noisy too Total today $13.10 & drove 84 miles. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 16th. Heavy rain in the night cooler and still raining some this morning. left about 8am had breakfast on the way to Coral Gables. drove around Coral Gables. some very large buildings (holets etc) and some nice homes. it was raining and we did not stay long. took 2 snaps. Paid 25¢ for 6 big oranges. and loaded up with Gas 5 gals $115 {he means $1.15}. Started on the Tamiami Trail. the first 30 miles is as straight as a string with a canal alongside with lots of people fishing in it the highway goes right across the Everglades. at 930a.m. in desolate swampy country. with groups of Cypress trees about 6 feet high Lots of birds, cranes & Herons. White, brown & white grey. grey & blue. dark blue birds with long legs & short necks. turkey buzzards coots. blackbirds. thrushes fish jumping out of the water in the canals an' plants on the trunks of trees (mostly cypress trees) with red & yellow flowers look like Pineapple plants after about 75 miles the road curves north. to go up the other Coast of Florida some palm trees now Rain stops about noon Passed a fig big farm with acres of tomatoes planted then sections with long coarse grass. Passed 4 South West Mounted Police </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Stations. (motor cycle) Jungle each side of the road. Palm & Cypress trees and by noon saw some pines again Last M.P. station called Palm Hammocks. Ate our sandwiches by the roadside Breakfast & Sandwiches cost $2.40. Passed through three small villages after dinner Naples. Bonita Springs and Estero. then into Fort Myers this is where Edison & Ford stay. took picture of Royal Palm Hotel and also of the highway lined with Royal Palms. they are a different kind of palm than any place else the trunks are smooth & look as if they were wound with tape. and near the top they are grey & smooth. after leaving here it started to rain again by the time we got to Punta Gorda 25 miles north of Fort Myers it is raining hard so decided to stop It is only a small place on Charlotte Harbour - one very large hotel called Charlotte Harbour and one we stayed at called Charlotte Bay Hotel Rooms cost $6.00 here tip 25¢. had supper at Cafe $135 {he means $1.35}. Gas $105 {he means $1.05}. Total today $12.45. still raining hard. went to bed about 8 oclock. nice & quiet here for a change. Drove 184 miles today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 17th. nice bright morning started at 845am. Took a snap of Charlotte Harbour Hotel. it was some hotel seems if this would make a good harbor here. Through the same old kind of scenery as far as Sarasota 60 miles it was quite a nice place. took snaps of Court Bldgs next place Bradentown 15 miles farther. Got gas here $115 {he means $1.15} Took picture of the chamber of Commerce built out on the water. Went on to Piney Point 24 miles taking the Ferry here for St Petersburg arrived 11.15am Ferry was to leave at 11am but it was late so were lucky going across by the Ferry saves 49 miles of a drive around to St Petersburg Ferry left about 1130am was about 15 miles across Cost $1.55 was quite rough in the middle. Took picture of the children on it. it was cold put my overcoat on arrived about 12.30pm had about 2 miles to drive into St. Petes. Lucky to find a place to park. right in the centre of the city alongside the Park. Ate at a Cafeteria cost $2.65 St Petersburg seems to be a nice city. wide streets and up to date buildings with green benches in front of the stores to sit on. they were nearly all occupied too. the place </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> seemed to be crowded. they say there are over 200 millionaires there. Took snaps of the Snell Bldg & the Post Office. The Lock Boxes in the Post Office just under a balcony now front to it. Took a snap of the Benches in front of an arcade where we ate dinner. Took a walk bot some cards etc 55¢ also a walk through the Park lots of Pidgeons there There was a band there giving an open air free concert. Drove down and saw million dollar pier & some parks and then out Central Ave West saw the bridge you cross to go to the beach. but Took a snap here of the Jungle Country Club we turned north. through Seminole and Indian Rocks saw a few nice groves here - and through Belleair to Clearwater. it was quite a large town. then on snaps of the Courthouse and Sunset Point Tavern Then through Dunedin to Palm Harbour. where we Visited A.B. Coleman A.B. had just arrived from Burlington yesterday said they have had a real winter. Jim Coleman was there too. they took us out to their groves and gave us oranges lemons & grapefruit showed us a big thing would weigh 6 or 8 lbs color like a grapefruit </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> and like a pink Watermelon inside. some of them shaped like pears and some more round they called them Shaddocks they use the outside for peel and the inside for salads. They certainly had a nice crop of oranges & grape fruit and the best tasted of any we have had. Then on 5 miles farther to Tarpon Springs saw the docks with the Sponge boats tied up. streets very narrow down by the docks. and the men all seemed to be Greeks Got a room at the Stratford Hotel got. two connecting rooms $5 00. They are having a Rebecca Banquet and the place full of them. a hundred of them they had roast chicken too Had our supper at a Greek Cafe. cost $1.30 walked around town all quiet got two films 60¢ Candy 10¢ Back to Hotel. Rebecca's still going strong, speeches & music. Expenses today {$7.00?} Mileage 131. Feby 18th. Left Hotel about 8am Breakfast. mostly toast 90¢ and punk too. took snaps of the open air theatre and city dock. Left 8.45 stopped at Palm Harbor took snap of the Packing house Back to Clearwater to Belleair. where we took a snap of the </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Biltmore Hotel. they had a policeman at the gate to keep. outsiders out. it was some place. then through Largo to Gandy Bridge. took two snaps so one bridge about 3 miles filled in and 2 miles concrete bridge. cost 85¢ to cross it. a wonderful drive around the bay to Tampa for miles called Bayside Drive. Saw Tampa Bay Hotel looks the same as it was 20 years ago it is some Hotel. took 2 snaps of it. Had dinner $1.75 stamps Films etc 65. Gas $105 {he means $1.05} oil 25¢ on to Plant City 20 miles bot 2 quarts SBerries 15¢ a quart. they were not much good. 11 miles farther to Lakeside. went to Chamber of Commerce to get Mr Emerys & Mr Jardines address. located their houses but all away out of town for the day. saw quite a bit of the city finding their homes. drove to the Civic center took a couple of snaps. Lakeland seems a nice place. next place at Auburndale. they had a midway going. A Merry Go Round and a few side shows. Bot fluffy candy 20¢ from there to Lake Alfred and on to </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Haines City here is the finest looking orange and grape fruit groves we have seen in the country. and lots of them too. miles of them. from here back to Kissimmee and then home. arrived about 6p.m. we made 756 miles with the car and 15 miles on the ferry. Gas for the trip cost us $7.15 for 34 gallons. it figures out 22 miles to the gallon and bot 2 quarts of oil 50¢. Trip cost us $54.35. also $5.00 to get 52 pictures developed and printed. but we had a good trip & no trouble Feb 19th. Resting up today. In the afternoon things started again. Alan fell out of a Grapefruit tree and broke his right arm. Feby 20th. Alan says his arm does not hurt we are having a time watching him so he wont hurt it again. Went over to the fair tonight only 10 cts at night. It is the Central Florida Exposition, as they call it.They had a fear good Exhibits of fruits. and chickens but not much else. but the midway seems to be the main attraction. they have Johnny Jones shows and it is quite good fireworks pretty good too </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 21st. Friday and the girls have a holiday from school. as a man here Carey Hand is taking all the children in the county in free. our girls went in with the crowd. had a free ride on an elephant and a ticket to a side show they went to see the monkeys Feby 22nd. Taking things easy today. Had Mr House around to see us. he is back from St Petersburg. Feb 23rd Sunday went out to Wekiwa Springs to feed the cat fish. Very warm day. Mother. Alan and the girls. got eat up with little flies. spots all over them I was too tough I guess Feby 24th. Went to the Dr Edwards again. says Alans arm alright went over to Sunshine Park and watched them play very warm 85 in the shade Feby 25th. Very warm. doing nothing all day. Feby 26th Went fishing to Lake Eola with Mr House he got 6 Brim & 1 bass I got one bass my hooks too big. they tasted fine Feby 27th. Went fishing to Lake Apopka. went out in a boat. caught nothing off the dock. caught 2 small catfish 1 dog fish 3 needle fish. Feby 28th. Nothing doing had a big shower in the night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mar 1st. Very warm again nothing doing. went over to the Park for a few minutes. Went to the picture show at the Auditorium whole family for 50¢ Mar 2nd. Madge and the girls went to church weather getting cold 56 tonight Mar 3rd Real cold & heavy wind blowing down to 45 this morning. never got up to 60 any time today. had fire going all day Mar 4th. Cold down to about 40 this a.m. fire going all day. wore my overcoat down town. feels like real winter. got weighed today 150 lbs. {side note - 4 leaved clover attached to page} Mar 5th. Heavy white frost this morning nothing doing too cold to go fishing Mar 6th. not very warm yet. drove to Winter Gardens. got 2 boxes of strawberries 15¢. and they were not very fancy. Mar 7th. Heavy south wind all day. but mild, and heavy rain about 4 p.m. went to the Circus at the Auditorium is was pretty good. more like a Vaudeville show than a circus. Mar 8th clear & bright today but cool with a strong west wind blowing Mar 9th Sunday. Sunny but cool. went to the Band </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> concert at Lake Eola. Mar 10th 11th & 12th. Mostly fair but not any too warm not as nice this month as Feby. Fishing at Lake Eola Mar 13th got enough Brim for a meal. Mar 13th went fishing with another fellow to Lake Louise. about 3 mile north lots of big fish jumping out of the water only had a couple of nibbles but I caught a turtle Raining in the afternoon Mar 14th. Cloudy & cool all day. Heavy rain in the evening came down in floods some thunder & lightning see by the Hamilton papers Paris won intermediate. Hockey championship and Hamilton won from Varsity of Toronto 3 to 2 for the Senior 6. Ha. Mar 15th. Cloudy but warmer this am. Drove out to Tinker Field to see Cinncinnati practise ball but they had stopped {side note} went to Picture Show Rialto. Mar 16th Sunday went to Lake Eola to Band Concert. but it was cool & cloudy Mar 17th. More rain today went to school for the girls it has rained more or less every day for weeks March 18th. Saw the Cinn - Reds practising today they had about 40 men in uniform. some bunch of big fellows. they done some slugging. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mar 19th. Went to the big Ball game today. Connie Macks. Philadelphia Athletics. last years World champions. and Cinncinnati Reds. Phila won 1 to 0. they got 7 hits Cinn 3 hits Lefty Grove & Rommel pitched for Phil. and Frey & Eckert for Cinn. Mar 20. Drove out to see the Airplanes. had the road blocked by sign 50 cts to get near the airport. Parked alongside of the road. The Stunt flying was good. also saw the Parachute drop. no rain today for a change Mar 21st Fine today went to the picture show at the Rialto. Mar 22nd. Raining again today. West Toronto won the Junior 6. H.a. Hamilton still in the running for the Senior Alan Cup - beat Iroquois Falls & Ottawa. tried to get some more grape fruit at the Packing House could not get any. got some on Orange Ave at 50¢ doz. Round Beefsteak 454 lb here and Alfafa Hay $45 a ton. It has rained 21 days so far this month. and 20 days before since we arrived. so 41 days some of them only a sprinkle and some a regular pour down. Mar 23rd Went out to see the Spouting Well. it was a 10 inch pipe sunk at the Edge </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> of a Lake for 70 feet then drilled 300 feet. it had wore a big hole. and the water running into the pipe from the Lake caused a kind of whirlpool. and the air went down the middle it blowed every 1/2 hrs today but they close it and keep the water out and it spouts the water out. Another big rain a real flood after we got home. dozens of cars at had their coils soaked and stalled. Mar 24. More Rain showery all day & cloudy. went shopping for some presents to take home. Mar 25th More Rain this am. cool & cloudy nearly all day. Got weighed 152 lbs now Mar 26th. Fair but very cool about 50 this am. went to the Ball game. wearing an overcoat. Cinn. Reds beat Columbia 9 to 3. Eckhart & Ash pitched for Cinn. went to New England 5¢ concert at Auditorium. a real good concert (good singing) Mar 27th. still cold. have a fire on this a.m. started to get ready for home. Mar 28th. Another rainy day all day came down in torrents. has rained 25 days now out of 28 days this month. Mar 29. Partly cloudy & cool. Mar 30 Sunday cloudy & cold Hamilton lost in Alan Cup Semi Finals with Montreal. they won both games - scores 7 to 2 4 to 1 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Montreal & Port Arthur play in the Senior Finals Montreal won and West Toronto & Regina in the Junior Finals Mar 31st Cool this a.m. but fine all day. getting ready for our trip home April 1st. Up. at 7a.m. Mr Dickson went to the Depot and got an inspector to watch us pack. so we would not have any fruit. on acct of the Med Fruit Fly. he sealed all our bags & boxes. said Goodbyes and left 10.45 am. drove out 3 miles found we left some of the childrens books & toys on the back verandah. had to go back. Left again at 1105am. Sep Speedometer at start reads 8968 miles It is a lovely day for a change. at Sandford 12 noon Had dinner at the open air stage on the St Johns River left 12.30p.m. took a snap of Celery field outside Sanford. next town De Land Orange City. then De Land quite a place. turned more easterly here. swamps nearly all the way now. took a snap of street sign in a Real Estate Sub. Division. 10 miles from Daytona. drove into Daytona and across the bridge to the famous beach we are told we are just in time as. Don Kaye. with his speedster Auto Racer. was on the beach. in about half an hour he went past. not. very fast. as he was slowing down when we saw him. but at least we saw him. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Got a double room at the Hamilton Hotel $4.00 tip 25¢ supper at Cafeteria $2.00 had a walk after supper Daytona is a nice place April 2nd. Had breakfast a Cafe. cost $1.05. leaving for St. Augustine. Took snaps of the Park along the Indian River. and one of a pretty stone house before leaving Daytona left at 820 a.m by Dixie or No 1. Highway. Took a snap near Ormond of Highway, where it went through the bush. looked like real Jungle. we had some French Canadians from Montreal staying at the same Hotel in Daytona last night. we left first. this morning but they soon passed us. spent $105 {he means $1.05} for gas. and had to tip the nigger 10¢ for 3 or 4 sour oranges he pinched over the back fence and gave to the girls. nothing along the road but a few garages and a couple of small Villages all the way to St. Augustine about 53 miles. soon after 10. a.m. Parked on the main street. arrived just shortly before the Ponce de Leon Parade. took two snaps of the Ponce de Leon Hotel. which was a very large & very pretty hotel. with </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> fountains in the court and Palm trees all around the place also a snap of the Statue of Ponce de Leon. which also showed the large bridge across the river to the beach sat in a little Park in the square waiting for the procession. it seemed to be in sections. the first was the 1st Americans who were Indians. a lot of them on horses decked out in Indian suits. feathers etc. the 2nd section represented the Spaniards who came 2nd in history they were in Spanish Costume and led by Ponce de Leon. they were mostly on horses too. 3rd came the British who had possession for a while. they seemed to have dark suits with white collars & cuffs with knee high boots. and a flat topped black hat. finally the Americans in old fashioned costumes carrying lances. each section had a band. took a snap of a Hansom Cab. (the first I ever saw) then we had dinner at a restaurant $1.40 bot a folder 10¢ with some nice Views. then walked around the town saw the oldest house in U. S. took a snap of it saw some of the old streets & buildings </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> mostly all the old streets only wide enough for one car. some not wide enough for any Vehicle. only for walking took a snap of a nice house Called a Moorish Villa. drove a mile or so along the river to the old Fort Marion we paid 50¢ for a guide we wandered around for a while in an old museum then the guide showed us the old well in the yard. then into the rooms prisoners rooms. the old chapel cell next to it were the prisoners heard the service the dungeon and back of it another dungeon. to get into you crawled through a hole about 4 feet high nobody supposed to have lived more than 24 hours in here no air or no light (they turned the lights out and it was black). it was started in 1715 and completed in 1735. the walls were from 3' to 9' thick it also had a stone stair way leading up to the ramparts. we took three snaps. one on top of the Ramparts. one showing us sitting on an old Powder chest. in front of a door and one of the fort outside showing the draw bridge over the moat. we then drove a little farther to see the Fountain of Youth cost us $1.00 to enter </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> we saw a museum showing old fashioned furniture, guns, pictures, maps, writings etc. used by the Spaniards. we saw where Ponce de Leon. landed. on April 2nd. 1513. 417 years ago. we saw a little church about 10 or 15 feet square supposed to have been used then. also had a drink of water each from the Fountain of youth. which was under a nice little building the spring was walled up like a little well. the water was good. and pretty cool. took a snap outside the building. they said it was about the only water in Florida that had no sulphur or minerals in. left for Jacksonville at 245pm. 33 miles more to go. went through the smalls towns of. Magnolia. Sampson Woodland & Bayard. had Government inspector for Med Fruit Fly. by having every thing sealed at Orlando we had no trouble. only just after leaving had a blow out. and had to change tires. arrived at South Jacksonville. quite a large place. crossed the Toll Bridge cost 24 cts must have been a mile long. arrived at Jax at 430pm. Jax seemed very busy. tooked us a while to find the Carliss Hotel were we stayed on the way down. Room </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> cost us $2.00 films 60¢ supper $2.75. had to buy a new tire cost $7.45 had a walk around town window shoopping. some nice stores. Cohens was a whole square block. sat In Heming Park for a while. Charlotte not feeling very well got some Syrup Figs cost 35 cts. {Note in margin referring to an addition on following page} x Intended Visiting Wilcoxs but lost their address. Very warm did not sleep very good. too warm and we only had a 3/4 width bed. Speedometer at 9148 miles tonight only made 180 miles in two days. April 3rd Thursday Madge & the children went shopping at Cohens. Bot Hat $1. 57 Coat $ 10.75 Girls hats $2.00 Sweater 79¢. Paid $1.05 for breakfast. I took two snaps one of Heming Park & Cohens store. one of a Miniature Golf Course. We left the Carliss at the cor Market & Adams St. got the car from the Chev. Garage. Gas and storage $2.80 Left Jax at 1045am. weather cloudy and windy still on the Dixie Highway through the amall towns of Dinsmore, Callahan & Hilliard at 1130am Very cloudy. crossed the St Marys River into Georgia. stopped and examined at border for Cattle Tick. too see if we had any hay. grass or Spanish Moss to carry it on. then about a mile further stopped again. another examination for Med. Fly. but they did not bother </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> us very much. stopped at Folkestone. Ga. Alan & I had pie & sandwich. raining now. the rest eat in the car through Ga. pine woods now. mostly small trees large ones all cut. through Uptonville. Racepond. to Baxley. Boz a doz. scab apples at 30¢. then run into a Rain storm. it was some rain came down in streams. & dark. could not see any thing. lasted about 15 minutes then slowed up. from Baxley to Lyons abut 33 miles nothing in between Clear & cooler here. getting hilly. and climbing. higher. land more cultivated saw lots of goats & razor back pigs along here. same barren country to Swainsboro. we stopped at a real old Southern home here for the night. were every thing that would hold dust was dusty. and every thing that could be broke was broken. Room was $3.00. Supper $1.95 had a walk around town only a small place a few stores. made a call at the town hall. made 196 miles. April 4th Friday Had breakfast at the Greek Restaurant $1.30 and punk at that. Storage. Gas. and oil $2.17 took a snap of the house looks better in the picture than inside. Left at 840a.m. clear this morning & colder </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> spring here. Violets Daffodils & some peach blossoms about 80 miles to Augusta through Dellwood, Blundale Wadley, Louisville, Wrens. all small places. more of land cultivated. started climbing. hilly & more bush again. seemed to be crossing a ridge of mountains here through Blythe. all these towns under 250 population car working bad. will not climb. arrived at Augusta at 11am. on the way in drove through the negro section. some place. Augusta a large place between 50000 and 100000 pop. Got car fixed. (it was the points on the distributor) cost 50¢ Bot Bread 10¢ cookies 2 pks. 9¢ milk 20¢ quart. had a can Salmon. took a snap of the confederate statue on the main street. crossed the Savannah River into North Augusta and we are now in South Carolina. ate our dinner on the grass beside a school. took snap of a long row of workmens houses. which all looked alike. through Langley & Warrenville to Aiken got gas here $1.39 car working grand now. weather cloudy. more workable land here. Road for about 30 miles here to Monetta under repair. rough but hard through Batesburg. Leesville Lexington. the sun started to shine again at 3 pm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> arrived at Columbia at 315p.m. Ch Columbia is the capital of S. Carolina is large city 100 000 or more. Columbia Union University is here. we drove around took a snap of it also one of the Capitol buildings. got some more films 60¢ The land around here is red like brick dust saw some Irises out in bloom. through Blythswood hit a dirt road here not very bad. there was about 33 miles of it. to Chester. Sunny bright afternoon. fields all ploughed some in fancy designs. for drainage I guess. soil fancy too nice and red. Stopped at Chester. S.C. for the night at the Howard Hotel cost $4 00. supper $2.15. tip 25¢ Had a walk around town about 2000 population the main part of the town was perched on top of a hill and sloped down in all directions. the streets and highways all curves & twists. The hotel seemed to be the only one in town and we parked car out in front. all night. travelled 230 miles today April 5th. Saturday. Breakfast $1.25 socks 25¢ Hanky 5¢ took a snap of the main street the Hotel at the top. Leaving Chester 830am bright clear day and cooler. right in the </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> cotton district here but none planted yet weather too cold. late this year should have been planted two weeks sooner. thro. a more prosperous country now. lots of darkies & mules. saw many loads of cotton on the roads going to the mills or station. Rock Hill & Fort Mill nice looking towns 5 miles from Fort Mill we cross into North Carolina then about 15 miles to Charlotte. Population around 75 000. seems to be more of an uptodate town. stopped 35 minutes had a walk around bot some cards 5¢ Took a snap on Tyron Street one of the main streets also one of the Masonic Temple. out of Charlotte via Highway No. 170 thro Newell. Harrisburg to Concord. a larger place country more thickly populated here. Thro. Glass. Kannafolis to China Grove. bot sandwiches here for dinner 70¢ left again 1220 then on to Salisbury got on wrong road here went west around 16 miles had to go back. wooded country all day wirth some fields cultivated. next place Lexington 14 miles farther got wrong road again went 3 miles this time. through Welcome and Eller to Winston Salem. very hilly streets all up and down streets crooked and curved </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> an old fashioned place took a snap of the street coming in. Saw Salem College. still lots of darkies through Salem to Walkertown Dennis Walnut Grove. Madison. Mayodan. Stoneville. Price Ridgeway to Martinsville about 60 miles. Spend night at Martinsville at the Henry Hotel $5.00 supper $1.50 apples 2 lbs for 15 cts (1 orange 6 cts) Cough medicine 55 cts Have a cold now. it is built on a bunch of hills. streets very narrow. the place was crowded. it being Saturday night. we are in Virginia now crossed the line 15 miles back April 6th Sunday. Raining hard nearly all night & still raining. I have a bad cold. Had breakfast at the Hotel. cost us $1.40. Set off a little after 9a.m. on Road No. 311 to Roanoke. driving not very good lots of hills & terrible curves all the way to Sydnorsville (. just a Gas Sation). Bot gas here $1.38. Curves & hills again all the way to Roanoke wonderful scenery but raining too ard to see any distance Seem to be crossing the Blue Ridge mountains to get into the Shenandoah Valley. Had dinner at Roanoke cost $1.30 on again through more hills. scenery would be grand if we could only see it. the road was through valleys one after another down hill. up hill. around </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 7th. My cold not much better. hung around until about 10 oclock. and then it was a nice clear. morning and decided to start. Breakfast 80¢ in a Greek place. it was rotten. more cough syrup 55¢. Films 60. Gas and oil $2.38 Just nicely on our way and it started to rain again. Took a snap of the main st. before leaving Staunton. Va. was the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson. president of U.S.A. still on Highway No. 11. on up the Valley through Fort Defiance. Fort Sydney. Burketown & Mt Crawford crossed the North River several times. the road was bad in places, doing repairing and widening and after the big rains the detours were deep in mud. they had convict gangs. doing the work. some of them chained together mostly negroes. all had guards over them with rifles then through Harrisonburg and Tenth Legion about four miles from here we turned East about 3 miles towards the mountains to Endless Caverns. we parked outside. went inside a nice building where they sold cards. souvenirs etc. bought our tickets cost us $4.50. joined a party with a guide went down about 50 steps. and started </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> under the mountain. it is all lit up with electric lights which makes it very pretty. went in under ground for over a mile through one Cavern after another. some big and some little. one large cave was used as a ball Room. one big rock in it is shaped like an old sleigh. here was were the musicians set. they said they took a Radio here and reception was perfect. one place a big rock weighing tons was hanging from the ceiling one cave Called Bronze Room the rocks were that color. one place had an underground stream running. about 90 feet down was lit by electric lights near the end was one of the prettiest of all called the Diamond Lake. a low Cave. with hundreds of little stalagmites and stalactites. which met in some places. and they were surrounded by water. they had them lit up with colored lights and they sparkled like diamonds. on the other side in another niche in the wall was the Palace of the fairies, was of little stalagmites from about 1/2 in to 6' or 8' inches high. they looked like Fairy palaces. when the lights were on they all sparkled </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> another pretty one was called Aladins Cave lit up with colored lights was very pretty. The guide said we had walked over 2 miles it took us about 2 hours and 15 minutes but it was worth seeing. it was not very warm down there they claimed it was the same summer. and winter. they claimed it used to be an underground River. they dont know how far it goes. a party took candles & went a couple of miles farther. but found no end. There are 30 rooms open to the public now. Had dinner at Newmarket. $1.20 then along the Shenandoah River through to Jackson Hawkinstown. Edinburg. Maurertown. Strasburg. Middletown. Stephens City. all small places to Winchester. have been seeing quite a few apple orchards. now. stopped a Winchester. took a snap of an old Civil War. Veteran Winchester is a great Historical town. 2nd oldest city in Va. Gen Morgan buried there. during civil war supposed to have changed hands 72 times Bot some oranges here 30¢. took a snap of the Blue Ridge mts near here. then on through Stevensville. Bunker Hill Inwood. had a big nose bleed and had to stop along the road. stopped at Martinsburg Va for the night. at Hotel Washington Rooms $2.50 Supper $ 1 95 cards 6¢ Candy 35¢. Drove only 128 miles today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 8th. Breakfast 85¢ Gas & oil storage $2.52. off at 815am. dull & cold a few flakes of snow. 15 miles to the Maryland line. took a snap there of the Potomac River paid 25 cents toll at the bridge between the two states at Williamsport. weather still cloudy & cold. then on to Hagerstoun a larger place about 25000 pop. seems to be a very old place. only about 20 miles in Maryland then across into Penn. at 925a.m. every thing more substantial up here buildings. streets & even the houses. bleak cold day coming to the mountains again. through the small towns of Greencastle. Marion. Guilford Springs. to Chambersburg a larger town stopped a few minutes bot some candy and Hankys. every body have cold now. then on to Green Village to Shippenburg to Lees Croos Roads. Walnut Bottom Dickinson. Moredale. to Carlisle Carlisle a very nice looking place. about 20 000 pop. took snaps of the Carlisle University. one of Louther Street. and one of the sign board. on leaving the town still on Highway No. 11 then on to Lemoyne. we stayed on the west side of the river. and did not cross and go in to Harrisburg. which is a big railroad & manufacturing city. took two snaps of </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Susquehanna River thro. Marysville. Cove. & Duncannon took wrong road here drove 3 or 4 miles. had to return. weather very cold. Had lunch at a stand. Sandwiches $1.10 they had a big fire going in a stove it sure felt good. then crossed the Juniata River at Juniata a branch of the Susquehanna. followed on the West side of the Juanita River to Clarks Ferry then crossed to the east side of Susquehanna followed the same road now that we came down on last fall. weather very cold windy & snowing around Northumberland to Milton. and on to Muncy on to Williamsport were we stayed for the night at the Wenner Hotel near the Post Office Gas $2.00 Supper $1.15 Cards 6¢ Stamps 30 Razor & shaving cream 35¢ Rooms $4.50 cold & windy tonight. drove about {blank} miles. April 9th. Wed. Breakfast $1.10 storage $1.00 Gas $1.50 Took snap of Post Office and left at 845am bright clear day. still cold. started into hills again. climbing all the time thro. Hepburnville. Cogan Sta. Trout Run. Steam Valley. to Buttonwood took snap here of the Mountains then a snap of the Tioga Valley. on to Liberty Sebring. to Bloss Mountain which is the highest point on the Susquehanna Trail on the Allegheny Mountains. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> took a snap of the Sign stating it was 2140 feet elevation going to start down grade now. lots of snow and ice up here on to Tioga. along the Tioga River. crossed an old covered wooden bridge here. crossed into new york state at Lawrenceville Bot a film at Blossburg took a snap of icicles near their on to Painted Post. to Bath for dinner $1.25 took snap of Town Hall in Bath from the park. on to Cohocton to Wayland then West to Dansville North to Mount Morris very hilly. all along here. also lots of snow in the ditches some places drifts across the highway. from Mt Morris to Warsaw. worst hills on all our trip. big sign (electric) across the road warning to go down in second gear. the highway turned & twisted every way going down to Warsaw in the bottom then miles of it up the other side again took a snap of the children in a snow bank weather very cold here went on West To East Aurora. where we stayed for the night it is a dirty old place. as dead as a door nail. the streets and sidewalks all ice and snow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Supper cost us $2.20 Rooms $3.00 in an old tumble down hotel. April 10th. Breakfast $1.00 worst meal of the whole trip. Car storage & gas $1.75 left for Buffalo about 8a.m. Dull cloudy morning. arrived in Buffalo about 9am. every thing dirty & smoky. up main st to niagara square. then to the Peace Bridge did not have much bother crossed the Peace Bridge. had to pay duty on tire bought in Jacksonville but not much trouble with examination now back in Canada drove along the Niagara River to the Falls. stopped a while there took some snaps. still cold here. seems to be getting milder as we near Hamilton had to go by Hamilton as the Beach Bridge closed. widening the canal. had dinner at Martins Cafe in Hamilton about 1p.m. arrived home. started unloading. and Alan tripped and fell out of car and broke his other arm. so had another trip to Burlington to Dr Weavers. then to Hamilton to get it exrayed and put </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> in a plaster cast at the hospital. got home again good and tired. some way to end the trip. Speedometer read 8968 miles when we left Orlando and 10503 miles on arrival home. distance home 1535 miles. 1600 miles on the way down but drove some distance sight seeing. </div> transcribed 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/43bab9f98f964fa9890cf6e9a60a4f1d.pdf b2879cbab11bd79f034eb75ad8a213a3 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7de171e1baa3f85f547d36da646eced7.pdf 76f21a16994e0bdb0615129f97677812 PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885 – 1966) 1915-1917 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. {Cover} Housekeeping Book {handwritten in black ink on cover} Notes for 1915 1916 1917 {handwritten in red ink on cover overtop of other text} {Inside Cover} Year 1915 {Start of diary} Jan 15th weather has been mild since the 1st of year Jan 19th had big snow fall last night ordered three cars of manure from S.W. Marchmet {Market?} to be shipped Febry 15th March 1st & March 20th Jan 20th Good Sleighing and very cold Jan 24th Cold below zero this morning Jan 25th another big snow storm this morning. ordered two cars of manure to arrive this week Jan 28th. started unloading car of manure. very cold below zero every night. Feby 2nd North East Blizzard the worst this year Feby 6th unloaded second car of manure today. had 7 loads in car of 28 tons 900 lbs. which makes it come at $5.50 per load. Feby 12th has been mild all this week. some rain on the. 11th. Feby 14th mild with Rain �Feby 20th weather has been mild all this week. Feby 25th started unloading car of manure & making hot be beds. Feby 26th turned cold today finished car of manure & making hot beds. started putting earth on hot beds. have 55 sashes out of car Feby 27th sowed first row of hot beds with Peppers & Egg Plants starting at East End. 1 sash and 3 rows are Ruby King Peppers. then 2 Rows Bull Nose Peppers. Balance of frame are Ruby Giant Peppers. next are 1 sash & 4 rows of Black Beauty Egg Plant. Balance of frame. N.J Purple Egg Plants. Weather is bright and cool. saw come {some} Robins yesterday March 1st. sowed 3rd row of Beds all with Johnstons Prizetaker Onion 16 sashes - 2lbs seed March 1st. sowed Tomatoes Cabbages & Peppers. 1st. 3 sashes B. First & Best Tomato. 1 sash Bonny Best tomato Next 4 sash. Our own Pepper seed. then 1 sash C. Wakefield Cabbages 1/2 sash Copenhagen Market Cabbages 1/2 sash S. Premier Cabbages 2 sashes H. Succession Cabbages weather clear & cold. Mch 2nd Sowed 11 sashes more Onions (4 sashes next pear tree are J. Y. Danvers. then 7 sashes of Johnston Prizetaker weather cold & windy March 5th, cold & windy March 6th snow storm on all last night March 8th Sowed 4 sashes Chalks Jewel Tomatoes (4 oz seeds) March 9th & 10th weather fine & mild & Bright. March 12th. clear & cool. stopped fishing today. have been pruning the last few days. March 17th weather clear & cool. still pruning trees. March 19th weather still clear & cool. north & East winds for about two weeks. still pruning trees. March 19th & 20th unloaded car of manure for hotbeds for transplanting March 21st first day of spring roughest day we have had for two weeks. west winds, cool with snow flurries. �March 22nd transplanted 4000 Cabbages. 8 sashes in Row next Barn are Succession 1 sash in Large Bed in South corner are Premier. 3 sash on S. West side are Copenhagen Market. 4 sash on North East side are C. Wakefield also 4 sash in small frame. March 23rd transplanted Tomatoes. Bruces First & Best. Large Frame and small frame By Ogon {Oregon} plum trees. weather is fine & dry. also sowed Late tomato seed March 24th Transplanted 8 sashes more of Bruces first & Best Tomato. 1 in frame next Tank also 8 sash in second frame are Bonnys Best. Tomatoes. about $56.00 in all March 24th also Transplanted Large frame Peppers. 1 sash in North Corner next Egg Plants are Bull Nose Peppers 3 sashes on North W. Side are Ruby Giant Pepper and 4 sashes on South East Side are Ruby King Pepper. also large frame of Egg Plants next Peppers are Black Beauty Egg Plants. weather cool March 25th showery showery this morning turning colder tonight March 26th very cold with strong North West winds had a few plants frozen last night. March 27th very cold can't do any transplanting March 28 changable heavy south west winds March 29th very cold this morning heavy north west winds with snow squalls. March 30 Transplanted Large frame Peppers at far end Ruby Giant Peppers also next frame this way of hot Peppers. March 31st transplanted 2nd frame of Egg Plants N. J. Improved planted 16 sash in all 1600 plants. March 31 Transplanted frame next Peppers chalks Jewel Tomato. also small frame by Burbank plum tree. also frame next back door also frame next abundance plum. weather is still very cold & rough April 2nd Good Friday cold & cloudy with north west wind April 6th Smith Clause started work. weather fine & warm April 8 unloading car of manure & making hotbeds April 10 cleaning up brush in the orchards �April 13th & 14th spraying orchard. put in a barrel of mixture in three tanks of water used 10½ tanks of stuff. April 19th Transplanted 8 sashes more of Our Own Peppers East of next Egg Plants. April 20th Transplanted Late Tomatoes about 3000. April 21 Starting transplanting Early Tomatoes 2nd time weather has been fine & very dry. April 24 transplanting Early Tomatoes second time weather fine & very warm April 25 Big Thunder & Rain storm. April 26th Finished transplanting Bruces First & Best. 24 sashes at far end of Long Row also 8 sash on west side and 4 sash on East Side of last Row are B. F. & Best $36 00. all together. then 4 sash Bonny Best {written over illegible} and 8 sash by Astrahan {Astrachan} tree and 2 sash right next tank Bonny Best. rest are Chalks Jewel April {written over March} 28 Plum trees in full blossom. weather very hot about 90 in the shade April 29th {written over March} Planted Cabbages out 1 Row west side Premier 10 rows 2 peces Wakefield then Copenhagen Market then Success Cabbages. about 4000 alltogether Apri 29th Started planting strawberries. May 1st Finished patch of strawberries in John's field 30 Rows on west side Pocomoke the rest are Gibsons. weather cold & showery. May 4th Finished planting strawberries in my place and also at home are Pocomoke. very cold & showery May 5th planted a few trees filling up dead ones. May 8th Started Planting out Onions. weather has been showery nearly every day May 10th Planting Onions. a very heavy frost last night. �May 11th Finished planting Onions Planted 10 bushel of Irish Cobbler Potatoes also sowed Cauliflowers 1st 4 sashes Gilt Edge next 4 sash S.B. Snowball 2 ozs in all also 1 oz Red Cabbages seeds. May 15 Hoeing Strawberrie frost again this morning. May 18th very cold again heavy frost this morning froze lots of Strawberrie blossoms. May 20th very cold Planted sweet corn & Pumpkins. May 22nd Planted Hubbard squash seed and Pie Pumpkin seeds. May 25th & 26th Planted Tomatoes about 11000. May 27th some frost this morning did not hurt much I guess. Spraying 2nd time today Finished spraying on the 28th. May 29th. Planted Yellow Corn. also planted Cucumbers 3/4 lb seed. also sowed 1 lb. Parsnips Seed and 1 lb. Carrots. sowed Parsnips near the Beet hole. in drill and carrots half way past Onion hole. June 1st Frost again this morning did not hurt any thing here. June 2nd weeding Onions today. June 4th Planted Peppers Egg Plants & Vegetable Marrows up. June 5 finished cleaning up hot beds and planted Potatoes. June 11th Hoeing old Strawberries second time. June 12th Sowed Turnips seeds half way past turnip hole in Drill June 15th Planted Cabbages & Cauleflowers. June 18 Picked 20 crates SBerries sold at 11¢ here also Spraying for last time. June 21st Picked 68 crates SBerries sold at 9¢ and 10¢ June 22nd Had a shower at noon quiet a lot of hail but not very large June 28th Largest Picking strawberries 113 crates sold at 7¢ and 8¢ box. �July 2nd started Picking Richmond cherries July 5th very heavy thunder storm last night and terrible heavy gales today blowed a lot of the tree fruit off July 9th. Finished Picking Richmond Cherries. July 10 Starting cleaning old Strawberry beds July 13 Finished picking Strawberries and Started Picking Raspberries July 14th Started Picking montmorency Cherries July 15 Picked 109 bskt cherries today sold 50¢ July 19th Busy picking cherries 220 baskets today sold at 50¢ July 23rd Picked 14 bskt vegetable marrows sold at 35¢ bskt. July 29th Finished Picking cherries. Aug 2. Picked first Plums 30 bskts. shipped north at 60¢ Raining nearly all last week can't get Raspberries picked July Aug 3rd Heavy rains nothing doing Aug 4th worst storm last night that we have had for years. rain & wind. lots of damage to fruit & grain. some of our Rasps have not been picked since last Thursday. Aug 5 Picked first Lawtons 8 crates very soft so much rain rained again today Aug 6th 7th 8th still raining most of the time. Aug 7 Picked 25 bskt tomatoes sold at 50¢ Aug 9. Picking quite a few Lawtons now. Aug 10. started Picking Abundance plums. a big crop this year. Aug 12 Raining again Aug 15. Biggest rain of the year every thing flooded �Aug 13 Picked first Egg Plants 2 baskets sold at 85¢ Aug 17th Pulled first Green Corn 50 doz sold here at 10¢ doz. Aug 18 Picked 10 bskt Red Peppers sold in Toronto at 50¢ Aug 21 picked first Burbank plums very large this year Aug 22 Big Rain Storm today Aug 24 Rained Again today. Aug 27th weather cool since Tuesday have picked about 2000 bskts these 5 days this week. Aug 29. Big thunder storm in the night heavy rain. Aug 30 Shipped some Calvert apples to Toronto sold at 40¢ bskt Sept 4th fine all week no Rain very busy with plums & Tomatoes. Sept 2 shipped 5 doz pumpkins to Toronto sold at 12¢ each cleared about 854 doz Sept 9 Picking 200 bskts Bartlett & Howell Pears. sold Bartletts at 45 Howells at 40¢. Sept 13th one of the worst Thunder Storms for years in this section last night Sept 17th weather has been very warm all week. Sept 20th finished picking Tomatoes for this year. Sept 20 & 21st Picked nearly 160 bskts Peppers Sept 23 started Picking Cranberry Pippin Apples. Oct 1st finished picking Plums very large crops. Oct 1st started Picking Greenings & Wagner Apples. Oct 5th Finished picking Peppers over 100 bskts. Oct 4th Picked Evergreen Corn 132 doz sold at 8¢ Oct 5th 8th Picking & Packing Baldwin Apples �Oct 9 Loaded Car of apples for Hutchison Bros 185 barrels and 32 bus. Onions Oct 9 sold last of Peppers 102 bskts to Ross Hart Oct 14th Finished picking apples. shipped 334 barrels. Oct 18 Started to market this morning for the first. Oct 21 Shipped the last of our apples today to Burks Falls. Oct 31st finished market Saturday 30th but took last load in to Hamilton today. Nov 10th weather has been fine for two weeks. working on the farm cleaning up for winter Nov 18th started putting in drain weather fine finished ploughing. Nov 19th Big rain last night flooded our drain will have to quite till it drys up. Nov 20th & 21st weather a little windy & rough but no frost. Nov 26th weather still fine & mild. have our work all done. Dec 1st weather is still fine & not very cold Dec 7th weather still fine not very cold, no snow. Dec 13th weather has been fine till today turning very cold with a little snow. Dec 17th cold today with rain freezing on every thing Dec 21st weather has been good seasonable weather not very cold Dec 22nd had quite a snow storm today. Dec 29th went to city with sleighs good sleighing and a big East snow storm raging this afternoon Year 1916 Jan 1st Raining again today. saw a Robin this morning. Jan 5th weather has been very changeable one day cold next day mild. and Today it is raining again. �Jan 10th Raining again Jan 11th Cold again. Jan 21st very changeable weather the past week. on the 17th it was 10 below zero. on the 20th & 21st was raining again Jan 22. weather very warm Jan 23rd to Jan 28th. very warm with lots of rain. Jan 29th ordered three cars of hot-bed manure from SW. Marchment to be shipped Feby 15. March 1st & March 20th. Jan 30 & 31st warm with heavy rains Feby 4th. Parliament Buildings at Ottawa burned down last night. Feby 10th Fine & moderately cold Feby 13th very cold 12 below zero Feby 17th very mild like spring Feby 18th very cold again 4 below zero. got word car of manure shipped Feby 16th Feby 21 very cold again last night about 10 below zero. Feby 23. started unloading car of manure. 37 tons on it. Feby 25 Finished car of manure have it all up in hot beds but one load. have 5{9} sashs put up. Feby 26. Put dirt on hot beds very cold again Feby 28th sowed first seeds of the season. 2nd Row from the house are Old Seed Onions. which we had over and thought we would try. 1st Row outside fence at starting at far end 1 sash Succession Cabbage 1oz 1 " Charleston Wakefield " 1oz 1 " Glory of Enkhuzien 1oz 1 " Copen Hagen Market 1/2 oz �Rest of Rows 8 sashes are all Hot Peppers 2nd row at far end 2½ sashes B. First & Best Tomatoes 2 oz 1½ sashes S Br Earliest of all 1 oz. March 1st very cold " 3rd & 4th it was 4 below zero lots of snow and good sleighing March 5th fair & very cold yet, hard on hot beds March 6 bad north east snow storm, with thunder & lightning at the same time March 7th sowed chalks Jewel Tomatoes 4 sashes. March 8 & 9th Extremely cold with high winds. good sleighing. awful weather on hot-beds. March 9th sowed Pepper and Egg Plant seeds. 4 sash between Tomato beds and 3 sash by crab apple tree are Ruby Giant and next sash Ruby King. Peppers. 2½ sashes next back door are Black Beauty then 1½ sashes N. Y. Imp. Egg Plants. March 10th big snow storm again last night. very cold. sowed 19 sashes Prizetaker Onions 2 lbs of seed. March 15th weather very cold yet. sleighing and lots of snow and ice. fierce on hot beds. March 16th and 17th. clear & bright but extremely cold. away below zero this morning. Indian moved into our house this week. started unloading Car of Hay - 11 tons 1700 lbs - @ $13.50 per ton $160.18 and 1680 Freight ordered from Shi{illegible} Milling Co. Caledonia. Indian started work helped us unload. March 18. very cold below zero and cloudy March 20th First day of spring cool and very changeable. winds from East to South West. Cloudy and snowing towards night March 25th weather has been cold all week, except today is a little warmer have been trimming trees all week March 28th sowed another ounce of chalks Jewel Tomato seed. and Transplanted 7 sashes of Bruces First and Best Tomatoes about 1400 plants. in row with Onions. March 29 started unloading 2nd car of manure this afternoon about 22 tons on it �March 31st. Transplanted Tomatoes 16 sashes next tank Bruces F & B. then 8 sashes Earliest of all. 3 sash in small frame Earliest of all and 1 sash Bruces F & B. makes 35 sashes all together about 7000 plants April 1st Transplanted 16 sashes Cabbages, starting at this end. 4 sashes Copenhagen Market then 4 sashes Glory of Enkhuzien then 2 sashes Succession and 6 sashs C. Wakefield. April 3 & 4th Cold & Cloudy Transplanted 24 sashes Hot Peppers April 5th Transplanted 16 sashes Chalks Jewel Tomato 12 sash in row this side grafted tree the other four in second bed other side of tree. April 6th unloading 3rd car of manure for hot beds 32 tons 800 lbs. weather very rough & cold some snow flurries April 7th very heavy frost this morning ground frozen hard April 9th cold East wind yesterday and snow storm last night. Fine & cool today. April 10th Transplanted 4 sashes more Succession Cabbages makes 20 sashes in all 4000 plants. also 4 sashes Chalks Jewel Tomatoes. makes 55 sashes Tomatoes all together about 11000 plants April 11th Finished planting peppers. 1st 4 sashes in large frames. are Ruby Giant. then 4 sashes Ruby King. then the second frame hot Peppers and the next frame Ruby Giant also the 12 large sashes in last row. Ruby Giant 28 sashes sweet Peppers and 32 sashes Hot peppers all together over 12000 plants. April 11 transplanted 8 sashes Egg Plants. April 12 & 13 & 14th cold & some very heavy rains April 14 Transplanted 8 sashes Egg Plants makes 16 sash - 1600 plants. April 15 Fine & very warm April 16th to 20th Cool & cloudy with lots of showers very Backward spring April 21 Easter or Good Friday North East winds cold and cloudy started raining at night and rained all night. �April 22 planted 4 sashs on Far Side & 1 sash East End Vegetable Marrows then 1 sash Boston and 1 large sash Green Hubbard squash. April 23rd Easter Sunday cloudy. East winds with some rain April 24. unloading car of slabs. 17 cords. Dry Pine slabs. weight 30 000 lbs. rate 6 cts. $18.00 Freight from Kearney April 24 & 25 Transplanting Tomatoes 2nd time. April 26 Finished Transplanting Tomatoes. Have a few over 10 000 plants. May 1st started Planting out Marlboro Raspberry Patch. May 3rd Heavy north East rain & cold. nothing doing May 4 & 5 Hoeing Raspberries ground very wet. May 8 started digging Strawberry Plants May 9th planting strawberries May 10 showery, planted out Cabbages. May 11 & 12th Finished planting Sberries they are all Pocomoke May 12 shipped first Asparagus 9 bskts sold at $2.00 bskt May 13 sowed 1 lb Parsnip & 1 lb Carrot seed. sowed at Carrots at Onion hole and Parsnips a little past Beet hole in seed drill May 13 Got our Car today May 14 North East Rain all day. May 15 & 16th cold & showery May 18th very cold hoeing Black berries. May 19. Just started to plant Onions and stopped by heavy rain May 20. Started Planting Onions again. �May 21st - Plum trees in full blossom now. May 20 Planted 4 sash Early Snowball Cauliflowers May 22 Raining again all day. nothing doing every thing flooded. May 23 Planted a few more onions on high ground May 24 Fine & warm started Planting some Tomatoes out. May 23 Sowed 2nd Bed of Cauliflower. they are S. Gilt Edge May 24th & 25th Planting Tomatoes out. May 26 Planted Early Corn. Pumpkins & Citrons May 27. Heavy rain in the morning cleaned up some hot beds rest of the day May 29th Planted Egg. Plants & Sweet Peppers Raining again tonight May 30. Big rain last night & this morning Planted Vegetable Marrows in the afternoon. May 31st Fine. Planted Red & White Cabbage seed. also planting Onions out of hot beds. June 1st Planted Onions & Peppers (Finished both) June 2nd Finished Planting Tomatoes. Heavy showers again. Every thing flooded again June 3rd Finished Cleaning up hot - beds. June 5th Hoed new Strawberry Patch June 6th Started Spraying put in about 10 lbs Lead and two pails a little over 3/4 full. of Lime Sulpher also started Hoeing old Strawberry Patch. very cold. East wind today. {June written over May on entries from June 7 to June 30} June 7. Hoeing strawberries stopped by heavy rain in the afternoon �June 9th Hoeing strawberries heavy Thunder storm this afternoon again - every thing is getting flooded worse every week - also very cold June 10th started Rain again about 11 oclock Rained all day - also started work today on new time one hour ahead June 11th Sunday raining again nearly all day. June 13th Finished spraying first time so late on account of Rain. started Cultivating Onions Parsnips & Carrots terrible hard work. ground so hard and wet June 14th showers again tonight June 15 Cultivating Onions stopped at noon Heavy rain again. June 16 & 17 Hoeing strawberries May {June} 18th Heavy shower again June 19th & 20th Planted Corn & Pumpkins & some squash in the corn June 21st Picked one crate of Strawberries sold at 12¢ also planted Potatoes June 22nd & 23rd Planted Cauliflowers & Red Cabbages. Heavy Rain again on 23rd. June 30 Planting out late Cabbages July 5 Big Picking of strawberries 124 crates today July 6 very hot & dry all week strawberries about all burnt up. July 11 Has been very warm and no rain for about 3 weeks now. July 11 Planted Cucumber seed today. July 12 Picked Richmond cherries (a poor crop) July 14th no Rain yet very dry July 17 started Picking a few Montmorency cherries also picked a crate of Rasps sold 16¢ July 20 Picked eleven baskets Green Peppers sold at 75 and 85¢ in Toronto �July 18th Sprayed apples today for scab. July 25. still very warm and no rain picking cherries. July 26 had a nice shower tonight but not very much. July 28 Picked first Tomatoes 4 bskt sold at $1.50 Aug 4 Picked some squash & marrows sold at 40¢ bskt. Aug 5 very warm & dry no rain at all Aug 7 Finished Picking Montmorency cherries Aug 8 Picked Morello Cherries also picked Lawton Berries 15 crates sold at 15¢. Aug 11 Picked 50 bskt Tomatoes sold at 90¢ Aug 12 Picked 88 bskt Tomatoes sold at 60 and 80¢ Aug 18 & 19th Picked over 300 bskt Tomatoes sold at 45 and 50¢ here. Aug 18 Picking Abundance Plums sold at 50¢ not very big crop. Also Astrachan Apples selling at 30¢ to 35¢ here. Aug 21st Picked 175 bskt Tomatoes today sold at 45¢ also picking out door cukes 17 bskt sold at 50¢ bskt Aug 26th The week has been fine with a couple of light showers Have been picking Tomatoes heavy. sold 1000 bskts at from 40¢ to 50¢ also picked quite a few Plums sold at 50¢ Sept 2nd had a very busy week picking Tomatoes and Burbank Plums Oct Sept 9th Picking plums and Tomatoes Oct Sept 18th Started going to market today Oct Sept 30th still going to market frost tonight Tomatoes peppers all done. Oct Sept Oct 6 Picked Cranberry Pippin apples about 40 barrels Oct 7 Still going to market. �Oct 9. started Picking Greening apples - weather fine but cool nights with frosts. Oct 19th was at market got nearly drowned had 12 Boxs Cauliflowers sold at $2.25 Oct 24th was at market had 13 boxs Cauliflowers sold at $2.50 a box. had a one horse load and made $53.40. was home before noon - also loaded Car of apples for Bracebridge only had 110 bbls and bought 40 barrels from Fred Bell. to make 150 in all Oct 31st was to market getting $2.50 a box for Cauliflower $1.00 a box for Cabbages $1.25 a box for Red Cabbages 65¢ box for Turnips. Nov 4th. weather has been fine all week till today. which is rainy. Nov 7th at market again today. had 20 boxs Cauliflowers sold from $2 to $2.50 a box also Cabbages. Nov 13th. snow & sleet storm cut Cauliflowers & Cabbages nearly all day. Nov 14th very cold snow on the ground Nov 16th very cold like winter snow & ice on the ground went to market. Nov 23rd Finished marketing today. Raining nearly all day. Had 28 boxs Cauliflowers made 60 out of them and 28 boxs Red & White Cabbages averaged $1.00 a box out of them. Nov 24. Turning cold - snowing Finished ploughing. Dec 7th weather has been mild & fine some people ploughing yet. Dec 11th still fine people ploughing yet Dec 12th snowing today. Dec 13. turning very cold Dec 16th very cold. Zero. Dec 20. Milder again ordered 5 cars manure Feby. 15th 20th & 25th. March 10th & March 15th. Dec 25th Xmas Day Fine & cool. Good sleighing. �1917 January 1st - weather turning milder Jan 5th Heavy rain today. Jan 10th Turning cold Jan 11th 12 below Zero this morning. Jan 18th weather has been cold, and snowing again today. Jan 23rd Weather has been fine & Cold lots of snow and good sleighing. Feby 2. weather still very cold with sleighing Bear saw his shadow today. they say six weeks more winter. Feby 12th weather has been very cold has been as low as 12 below zero and very cold yet away below zero this morning Feby 16th Fine & moderately cold. Finished getting in Hay today. Got ten tons from Harry Long at $12 a ton. $120 in all. Feby 17. mild today, snow nearly all gone - Finished putting in baskets have 35000 qt Boxs, 12500 11qt bskts and 500 6 qts with covers for all of them. (Recipe for spraying cherries for Cherry Fruit Fly) 39 Gallons Water 1 Gallon Molasses 3 lbs Arsenate of Lead Feby 26th Showery today unloading car of manure for hot beds. Feby 27th. Finished Car. 38 tons and 100 lbs on it. Freight was $15.03 Feby 28. Fine & moderately cold. Putting earth on hot beds. March 2nd sowed Cabbages Egg Plants, Peppers and Onion Seed March 3rd Sowed Tomato seed. March 5th very cold with north East snow storm raging �March 6th unloading car of manure out in the field 24 tons on it. March 9. started to do some pruning. March 14. Cold & Showery. March 15 Cold. sowed 1 lb Prizetaker Onion seed the others did not come up good. March 17th weather still unsettled last night rain, today cold & very windy. March 20th. man started work today started unloading manure for hot - beds. March 21st First day of spring. Cool Cool & clear with north & East winds. March 23rd Showery today from the South. March 24. Transplanting Cabbages & Tomatoes. March 26 Transplanting Tomatoes March 29 Rain in the morning turning very cold in afternoon March 28 & 29 very cold & windy. transplanting Sweet Peppers. March 30 unloading car of manure. March 31 another car of manure arrived with 47 tons on it April 1st. Raining today April 2nd started unloading manure, stopped by rain April 5th Finished unloading manure. Raining again this afternoon. April 6th Good Friday Cold with north & East winds. with Rain & Snow April 7th Clear & very cold north wind Planting Peppers April 8th Easter Sunday Clear & Cold. with north wind. heavy frost last night. got some plants frozen. April 12th very cold heavy frosts every night Transplanted Hot Peppers and Egg plants. �April 14th sowed 1 lb Danver Onion seed. a little smaller than Onion hole in the seed drill. Land nice and dry but very cold. April 21st Weather has been fair & cool with a couple of showers planted trees on the 19 & 20th of April. have no men. and dont Know were to get any. April 23rd. Started Transplanting Tomatoe 2nd time April 24th. very cold north East winds Sowed 1 lb Parsnip seed (in Beet hole in seed Drill) April 25 Sowed 1½ lbs Carrot seed. (in Onion hole in drill April 26 and 27th Finished Transplanting Tomatoes last time have about 11000 plants. weather very cold with flying showers. April 27th Planting Vegetable marrows in hot - beds April 28 A Little milder today weeding Peppers in hot - beds May 1st. very cold and heavy gales from South west have been nailing down hot bed sash s the men are hoeing Blackberries. May 4th weather has been very cold all week. finished hoeing Blackberries May 5 Rained all day from the East. nothing doing May 6 Cold & cloudy. May 7. Planted Early Cabbages out. had about 4,500 May 8 Sowed Cauliflowers Late Cabbage & Red Cabbages seeds. Fine & warm today. May 10 started Planting strawberries. May 11 Cut first two baskets Asparagus sold @ $2 50 bskt also started spraying first time, buds pretty well out. putting in nearly a barrel of Lime-sulphur in three tanks strength 1 to 8. May 11 & 12th spraying trees and planting strawberries weather cold & dry. May 17th Planted out Prizetaker Onions. �May 18. Sowed some Red and Late Cabbage seed outdoors Weather is dry & warm. May 19 Heavy Thunder storm at six oclock. at night. will do a lot of good. got hot-beds watered. May 21st. Planted Early Corn & Pumpkins. Squash and Pie Pumpkins, cold & cloudy May 25th Planted Raspberry suckers. May 26th Planted Sweet Corn and Citron seed. also Yellow Corn & Pumpkins May 28 Cold & Big East rain started at noon May 30th & 31st. Planted out Tomatoes a few over 10000 plants June 1st. Rained last night cleaned up hot-beds today June 2nd Planted out Sweet Peppers & Part of hot ones weather very cold today. June 4 Planted Peppers & Egg Plants June 5. Planted Marrows & Squash also some marrow seeds Rained all morning. June 6. Filling in new Strawberry Patch. Heavy thunder shower at night. June 12th & 13th Planted out Cauliflower plants & weeding Carrots. June 14th & 15th spraying 2nd time June 19th Planted out Late Cabbages June 20 Planted Red Cabbages and sowed Turnips (sowed half way past Turnip hole in drill) weather warm today have had rain nearly every night lately June 21st Fine & warm discing in the orchard. June 22nd Sowed Beet Seed at Parsnip Hole in drill June 23. Rained heavy all afternoon & night June 26 Heavy Rain all day. June 28 Raining again this afternoon �June 29 Rained hard all night June 29th & 30th Picked 32 crates Strawberries sold 10 crates here at 18¢ Rest in Toronto sold @ from 20¢ to 25¢ a box. July 1st Heavy rains again July 14 Rained every day since July 6th strawberries nearly done. July 18th Sprayed cherries with 3 lbs of soluble sulphur and 11 lbs of arsenic to the tank. July 18 Started picking Richmond cherries sold north at 80¢ bskt. July 25 picked 1 and a piece of crate of Rasps. sold in Toronto at 25¢ box also 1 bskt peppers at $1 50 1 bskt marrows @ 75¢ July 28th Picked 2 bskts Tomatoes Aug 2. Have been picking cherries 150 bskts yesterday sold at 80¢ and 85¢. Aug 6 to 11th have been picking cherries have advanced in price in Toronto from $1.25 to $1.50 also Rasps are 18 and 20¢. Also picked some peppers sold at $1 00 & $1 25 in Toronto Aug 18th have picked a few Tomatoes about 200 bskts averaged about $1 a bskt. Aug 15 picked first Lawton berries 9 crates shipped some north at $5.00 a crate Aug 25 Picked about 300 bskts Tomatoes this week sold from 60¢ to 90¢ here. also about 140 crates Lawtons sold from 15¢ to 17¢ mostly 17¢. Sept 1st have been picking fruit all week. Abundance Plums at from 50 to 75¢ Tomatoes at 40¢ Berries 15 to 17¢ a box. Corn 17¢ dozen have been very busy. Sept 8th have been picking Tomatoes & Plums Burbanks Tomatoes 35¢ Plums 60 & 65¢ corn 15¢ Hubbard Squash $1 50 dz Sept 15 Have been very busy picking Tomatoes plums etc. Plums selling at 60 to 85 Tomatoes 35¢ Sept 22 week has been fine. very busy picking tomatoes, plums etc. also selling a lot of Pumpkins & squash. �Sept 29 Week has been fine very busy all week finished plums but have lots of Tomatoes yet. Oct 2 Frost this morning froze part of the Tomatoes Oct 6. picked about 600 bskts this week of peppers and lots of Tomatoes started picking apples today Oct 13. Picking apples. digging carrots. drawing Pumpkins to Canning Co'y. most of week. the weather was cool, showery & windy. Oct 16th Started market today it was fairly good. Oct 20th finished picking apples. Oct 27th. was to market on Tuesday and to Hamilton every day this week with a load of carrots, Turnips & Parsnips also shipped 65 bbls apples this week at $4.50 a barrel and 21 boxs Onions @ $2.25 Oct 29 Rained all day Nov 3. weather has been rough & cold all week till today which is fine have been drawing loads to Hamilton every day nearly Nov 10 weather has been fine all week Nov 17 weather has been fine and dry. ploughing all week. Nov 15th weather has been fine till this afternoon. Cold north East Rain starting. Nov 16 very cold unloading first car of manure Dec 1st weather has been cold & frosty. unloading manure Dec 6th Finished another car of manure Dec 6 covering strawberries did not get quite done and now covered with snow Dec 7. started drawing Hay - got two loads Dec 8th Got another load of Hay. stopped by a heavy north East snow storm. Dec 9th very cold. lots of snow. Good Sleighing �Dec 12th finished the last of manure this fall had five cars & also finished getting in Hay & Straw 8 tons hay 4 tons straw. Dec 13. Snowing again Dec 17 Election Day. Dec 20 weather has been very mild. since Dec 17th. roads sloppy and slushy sleighing about done. Dec 21 weather turning colder again. Dec 22 fair and moderately cold Dec 25. Xmas Day. fair & cold. but no Sleighing Dec 28 very cold. coldest day this winter was below zero. Dec 29th 20 below zero this morning. {Back two pages blank} For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.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/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Cover} Housekeeping Book {handwritten in black ink on cover} Notes for 1915 1916 1917 {handwritten in red ink on cover overtop of other text} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Inside Cover} Year 1915 {Start of diary} Jan 15th weather has been mild since the 1st of year Jan 19th had big snow fall last night ordered three cars of manure from S.W. Marchment to be shipped Feby 15th March 1st & March 20th Jan 20th Good Sleighing and very cold. Jan 24th Cold below zero this morning Jan 25th another big snow storm this morning. ordered two cars of manure to arrive this week Jan 28th. started unloading car of manure. very cold below zero every night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 2nd North East Blizzard the worst this year Feby 6th unloaded second car of manure today. had 7 loads in car of 28 tons 900 lbs. which makes it come at $5.50 per load. Feby 12th has been mild all this week. some rain on the. 11th. Feby 14th mild with Rain Feby 20th weather has been mild all this week. Feby 25th started unloading car of manure & making hot be beds. Feby 26th turned cold today finished car of manure & making hot beds. started putting earth on hot beds. have 55 sashes out of car Feby 27th sowed first row of hot beds with Peppers & Egg Plants starting at East End. 1 sash and 3 rows are Ruby King Peppers. then 2 Rows Bull Nose Peppers. Balance of frame are Ruby Giant Peppers. next are 1 sash & 4 rows of Black Beauty Egg Plant. Balance of frame. N.J Purple Egg Plants. Weather is bright and cool. saw come {some} Robins yesterday March 1st. sowed 3rd row of Beds all with Johnstons Prizetaker Onion 16 sashes - 2lbs seed </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1st. sowed Tomatoes Cabbages & Peppers. 1st. 3 sashes B. First & Best Tomato. 1 sash Bonny Best tomato Next 4 sash. Our own Pepper seed. then 1 sash C. Wakefield Cabbages 1/2 sash Copenhagen Market Cabbages 1/2 sash S. Premier Cabbages 2 sashes H. Succession Cabbages weather clear & cold. Mch 2nd Sowed 11 sashes more Onions (4 sashes next pear tree are J. Y. Danvers. then 7 sashes of Johnston Prizetaker weather cold & windy March 5th, cold & windy March 6th snow storm on all last night March 8th Sowed 4 sashes Chalks Jewel Tomatoes (4 oz seeds) March 9th & 10th weather fine & mild & Bright. March 12th. clear & cool. stopped fishing today. have been pruning the last few days. March 17th weather clear & cool. still pruning trees. March 19th weather still clear & cool. north & East winds for about two weeks. still pruning trees. March 19th & 20th unloaded car of manure for hotbeds for transplanting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 21st first day of spring roughest day we have had for two weeks. west winds, cool with snow flurries. March 22nd transplanted 4000 Cabbages. 8 sashes in Row next Barn are Succession 1 sash in Large Bed in South corner are Premier. 3 sash on S. West side are Copenhagen Market. 4 sash on North East side are C. Wakefield also 4 sash in small frame. March 23rd transplanted Tomatoes. Bruces First & Best. Large Frame and small frame By Ogon {Oregon} plum trees. weather is fine & dry. also sowed Late tomato seed March 24th Transplanted 8 sashes more of Bruces first & Best Tomato. 1 in frame next Tank also 8 sash in second frame are Bonnys Best. Tomatoes. about $56.00 in all March 24th also Transplanted Large frame Peppers. 1 sash in North Corner next Egg Plants are Bull Nose Peppers 3 sashes on North W. Side are Ruby Giant Pepper and 4 sashes on South East Side are Ruby King Pepper. also large frame of Egg Plants next Peppers are Black Beauty Egg Plants. weather cool March 25th showery showery this morning turning colder tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 26th very cold with strong North West winds had a few plants frozen last night. March 27th very cold can't do any transplanting March 28 changable heavy south west winds March 29th very cold this morning heavy north west winds with snow squalls. March 30 Transplanted Large frame Peppers at far end Ruby Giant Peppers also next frame this way of hot Peppers. March 31st transplanted 2nd frame of Egg Plants N. J. Improved planted 16 sash in all 1600 plants. March 31 Transplanted frame next Peppers chalks Jewel Tomato. also small frame by Burbank plum tree. also frame next back door also frame next abundance plum. weather is still very cold & rough April 2nd Good Friday cold & cloudy with north west wind April 6th Smith Clause started work. weather fine & warm April 8 unloading car of manure & making hotbeds April 10 cleaning up brush in the orchards </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 13th & 14th spraying orchard. put in a barrel of mixture in three tanks of water used 10 1/2 tanks of stuff. April 19th Transplanted 8 sashes more of Our Own Peppers East of next Egg Plants. April 20th Transplanted Late Tomatoes about 3000. April 21 Starting transplanting Early Tomatoes 2nd time weather has been fine & very dry. April 24 transplanting Early Tomatoes second time weather fine & very warm April 25 Big Thunder & Rain storm. April 26th Finished transplanting Bruces First & Best. 24 sashes at far end of Long Row also 8 sash on west side and 4 sash on East Side of last Row are B. F. & Best $36 00. all together. then 4 sash Bonny Best and 8 sash by Astrahan {Astrachan} tree and 2 sash right next tank Bonny Best. rest are Chalks Jewel April 28 Plum trees in full blossom. weather very hot about 90 in the shade April 29th Planted Cabbages out 1 Row west side Premier 10 rows 2 peces Wakefield </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> then Copenhagen Market then Success Cabbages. about 4000 alltogether Apri 29th Started planting strawberries. May 1st Finished patch of strawberries in John's field 30 Rows on west side Pocomoke the rest are Gibsons. weather cold & showery. May 4th Finished planting strawberries in my place and also at home on Pocomoke. very cold & showery May 5th planted a few trees filling up dead ones. May 8th Started Planting out Onions. weather has been showery nearly every day May 10th Planting Onions. a very heavy frost last night. May 11th Finished planting Onions Planted 10 bushel of Irish Cobbler Potatoes also sowed Cauliflowers 1st 4 sashes Gilt Edge next 4 sash S.B. Snowball 2 ozs in all also 1 oz Red Cabbages seeds. May 15 Hoeing Strawberries frost again this morning. May 18th very cold again heavy frost this morning froze lots of strawberrie blossoms. May 20th very cold Planted sweet corn & Pumpkins. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 22nd Planted Hubbard squash seed and Pie Pumpkin seeds. May 25th & 26th Planted Tomatoes about 11000. May 27th some frost this morning did not hurt much I guess. Spraying 2nd time today Finished spraying on the 28th. May 29th. Planted Yellow Corn. also planted Cucumbers 3/4 lb seed. also sowed 1 lb. Parsnips Seed and 1 lb. Carrots. sowed Parsnips near the Beet hole. in drill and carrots half way past Onion hole. June 1st Frost again this morning did not hurt any thing here. June 2nd weeding Onions today. June 4th Planted Peppers Egg Plants & Vegetable Marrows up. June 5 finished cleaning up hot beds and planted Potatoes. June 11th Hoeing old Strawberries second time. June 12th Sowed Turnip seeds half way past turnip hole in Drill June 15th Planted Cabbages & Cauliflowers. June 18 Picked 20 crates SBerries sold at 11¢ here also Spraying for last time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 21st Picked 68 crates SBerries sold at 9¢ and 10¢ June 22nd Had a shower at noon quiet a lot of hail but not very large June 28th Largest Picking strawberries 113 crates sold at 7¢ and 8¢ box. July 2nd started Picking Richmond cherries July 5th very heavy thunder storm last night and terrible heavy gales today blowed a lot of the tree fruit off July 9th. Finished Picking Richmond Cherries. July 10 Starting cleaning old Strawberry beds July 13 Finished picking Strawberries and Started Picking Raspberries July 14th Started Picking montmorency cherries July 15 Picked 109 bskt {basket} cherries today sold 50¢ July 19th Busy picking cherries 220 baskets today sold at 50¢ July 23rd Picked 14 bskt {basket} vegetable marrows sold at 35¢ bskt {basket}. July 29th Finished Picking cherries. Aug 2. Picked first Plums 30 bskts {baskets}. shipped north at 60¢ Raining nearly all last week can't get Raspberries picked </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July Aug 3rd Heavy rains nothing doing Aug 4th worst storm last night that we have had for years. rain & wind. lots of damage to fruit & grain. some of our Rasps have not been picked since last Thursday. Aug 5 Picked first Lawtons 8 crates very soft so much rain, rained again today Aug 6th 7th 8th still raining most of the time. Aug 7 Picked 25 bskt {basket} tomatoes sold at 50¢ Aug 9. Picking quite a few Lawtons now. Aug 10. started Picking Abundance plums. a big crop this year. Aug 12 Raining again Aug 15. Biggest rain of the year every thing flooded Aug 13 Picked first Egg Plants 2 baskets sold at 85¢ Aug 17th Pulled first Green Corn 50 doz sold here at 10¢ doz. Aug 18 Picked 10 bskt {basket} Red Peppers sold in Toronto at 50¢ Aug 21 picked first Burbank plums very large this year Aug 22 Big Rain Storm today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 24 Rained Again today. Aug 27th weather cool since Tuesday have picked about 2000 bskts {baskets} these 5 days this week. Aug 29. Big thunder storm in the night heavy rain. Aug 30 Shipped some Cabaret apples to Toronto sold at 40¢ bskt {basket} Sept 4th fine all week no Rain very busy with plums & Tomatoes. Sept 2 shipped 5 doz pumpkins to Toronto sold at 12¢ each cleared about 854 doz Sept 9 Picking 200 bskts {baskets} Bartlett & Howell Pears. sold Bartletts at 45 Howells at 40¢. Sept 13th one of the worst Thunder Storms for years in this section last night Sept 17th weather has been very warm all week. Sept 20th finished picking Tomatoes for this year. Sept 20 & 21st Picked nearly 160 bskts {baskets} Peppers Sept 23 started Picking Cranberry Pippin Apples. Oct 1st finished picking Plums very large crop. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 1st started Picking Greenings & Wagner Apples. Oct 5th Finished picking Peppers over 100 bskts {baskets}. Oct 4th Picked Evergreen Corn 132 doz sold at 8¢ Oct 5th to 8th Picking & Packing Baldwin Apples Oct 9 Loaded Car of apples for Hutchison Bros 185 barrels and 32 bus. {bushels} Onions Oct 9 sold last of Peppers 102 bskts {baskets} to Ross Hart Oct 14th Finished picking apples. shipped 334 barrels. Oct 18 Started to market this morning for the first. Oct 21 Shipped the last of our apples today to Burks Falls. Oct 31st finished market Saturday 30th but took last load in to Hamilton today. Nov 10th weather has been fine for two weeks. working on the farm cleaning up for winter Nov 18th started putting in drain weather fine finished ploughing. Nov 19th Big rain last night flooded our drain will have to quite till it drys up. Nov 20th & 21st weather a little windy & rough but no frost. Nov 26th weather still fine & mild, have our work all done. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 1st weather is still fine & not very cold Dec 7th weather still fine not very cold, no snow. Dec 13th weather has been fine till today turning very cold with a little snow. Dec 17th cold today with rain freezing on every thing Dec 21st weather has been good seasonable weather not very cold Dec 22nd had quite a snow storm today. Dec 29th went to city with sleighs good sleighing and a big East snow storm raging this afternoon Year 1916 Jan 1st Raining again today. saw a Robin this morning. Jan 5th weather has been very changeable one day cold next day mild. and Today it is raining again. Jan 10th Raining again Jan 11th Cold again. Jan 21st very changeable weather the past week. on the 17th it was 10 below zero. on the 20th & 21st was raining again Jan 22. weather very warm Jan 23rd to Jan 28th. very warm with lots of rain. Jan 29th ordered three cars of hot bed manure from SW. Marchment to be shipped Feby 15. March 1st & March 20th. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 30 & 31st warm with heavy rains Feby 4th. Parliament Buildings at Ottawa burned down last night. Feby 10th Fine & moderately cold Feby 13th very cold 12 below zero Feby 17th very mild like spring Feby 18th very cold again 4 below zero. got word car of manure shipped Feby 16th Feby 21 very cold again last night about 10 below zero. Feby 23. started unloading car of manure. 37 tons on it. Feby 25 Finished car of manure have it all up in hot beds but one load. have 54 sashs put up. Feby 26. Put dirt on hot beds very cold again Feby 28th sowed first seeds of the season. 2nd Row from the house are Old Seed Onions. which we had over and thought we would try. 1st Row outside fence at starting at far end - 1 sash Succession Cabbage 1oz 1 sash Charleston Wakefield 1oz 1 sash Glory of Enkhuizen 1oz 1 sash Copen Hagen Market 1/2 oz Rest of Rows 8 sashes are all Hot Peppers 2nd row at far end 2 1/2 sashes B. First & Best Tomatoes 2 oz 1 1/2 sashes SBr Earliest of all 1 oz. March 1st very cold March 3rd & 4th it was 4 below zero lots of snow and good sleighing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 5th fair & very cold yet, hard on hot beds March 6 bad north east snow storm, with thunder & lightning at the same time Marh 7th sowed chalks Jewel Tomatoes 4 sashes. March 8 & 9th Extremely cold with high winds. good sleighing. awful weather on hot-beds. March 9th sowed Pepper and Egg Plant seeds. 4 sash between Tomato beds and 3 sash by crab apple tree are, Ruby Giant and next sash Ruby King Peppers. 2 1/2 sashes next back door are Black Beauty then 1 1/2 sashes N. Y. Imp. Egg Plants. March 10th big snow storm again last night. very cold. sowed 19 sashes Prizetaker Onions 2lbs of seed. March 15th weather very cold yet. sleighing and lots of snow and ice. fierce on hot beds. March 16th and 17th. clear & bright but extremely cold. away below zero this morning. Indian moved into our house this week. started unloading Car of Hay - 11 tons 1700 lbs - @ $13.50 per ton $160.18 and 1680 Freight ordered from {Shi...?} Milling Co. Caledonia. Indian started work helped us unload. March 18. very cold below zero and cloudy March 20th First day of spring cool and very changeable. winds from East to South West. Cloudy and snowing towards night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 25th weather has been cold all week, except today is a little warmer have been trimming trees all week March 28th sowed another ounce of chalks Jewel Tomato seed. and Transplanted 7 sashes of Bruces First and Best Tomatoes about 1400 plants. in row with Onions. March 29 started unloading 2nd car of manure this afternoon about 22 tons on it March 31st. Transplanted Tomatoes 16 sashes next tank Bruces F & B. then 8 sashes Earliest of all. 3 sash in small frame Earliest of all and 1 sash Bruces F & B. makes 35 sashes all together about 7000 plants April 1st Transplanted 16 sashes Cabbages, starting at this end. 4 sashes Copenhagen Market then 4 sashes Story of Enkhuizen then 2 sashes Succession and 6 sashes C. Wakefield. April 3 & 4th Cold & Cloudy Transplanted 24 sashes Hot Peppers April 5th Transplanted 16 sashes Chalks Jewel Tomato 12 sash in row this side grafted tree the other four in second bed other side of tree. April 6th unloading 3rd car of manure for hot beds 32 tons 800 lbs. weather very rough & cold some snow flurries April 7th very heavy frost this morning ground frozen hard </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 9th cold East wind yesterday and snow storm last night. Fine & cool today. April 10th Transplanted 4 sashes more Succession Cabbages makes 20 sashes in all 4000 plants. also 4 sashes Chalks Jewel Tomatoes. makes 55 sashes Tomatoes all together about 11000 plants April 11th Finished planting peppers. 1st 4 sashes in large frames. are Ruby Giant. then 4 sashes Ruby King. then the second frame hot Peppers and the next frame Ruby Giant also the 12 large sashes in last row. Ruby Giant 28 sashes sweet Peppers and 32 sashes Hot peppers all together over 12000 plants. April 11 transplanted 8 sashes Egg Plants. April 12 & 13 & 14th cold & some very heavy rains April 14 Transplanted 8 sashes Egg Plants makes 16 sash - 1600 plants. April 15 Fine & very warm April 16th to 20th Cool & cloudy with lots of showers very Backward spring April 21 Easter or Good Friday North East winds cold and cloudy started raining at night and rained all night. April 22 planted 4 sashes on Far Side & 1 sash East End Vegetable Marrows then 1 sash Boston and 1 large sash Green Hubbard squash. April 23rd Easter Sunday cloudy. East winds with some rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 24. unloading car of slabs. 17 cords. Dry Pine slabs. weight 30 000 lbs. rate 6 cts. $18.00 Freight from Kearney. April 24 & 25 Transplanting Tomatoes 2nd time. April 26 Finished Transplating Tomatoes. Have a few over 10 000 plants. May 1st started Planting out Marlboro Raspberry Patch. May 3rd Heavy north East rain & cold. nothing doing May 4 & 5 Hoeing Raspberries ground very wet. May 8 started digging Strawberry Plants May 9th planting strawberries May 10 showery, planted out Cabbages. May 11 & 12th Finished planting Sberries they are all Pocomoke May 12 shipped first Asparagus 9 bskts {baskets} sold at $2.00 bskt May 13 sowed 1 lb Parsnip & 1 lb Carrot seed. sowed at Carrots at Onion hole and Parsnips a little past Beet hole in seed drill May 13 Got our Car today May 14 North East Rain all day. May 15 & 16th cold & showery May 18th very cold hoeing Black berries May 19. Just started to plant Onions and stopped by heavy rain </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 20. Started Planting Onions again. May 21st. Plum trees in full blossom now. May 20 Planted 4 sash Early Snowball Cauliflowers May 22 Raining again all day. nothing doing every thing flooded. May 23 Planted a few more onions on high ground May 24 Fine & warm started Planting some Tomatoes out. May 23 Sowed 2nd Bed of Cauliflowers. they are S. Gilt Edge May 24th & 25th Planting Tomatoes out. May 26 Planted Early Corn. Pumpkins & Onions May 27. Heavy rain in the morning cleaned up some hot beds rest of the day May 29th Planted Egg. Plants & Sweet Peppers Raining again tonight May 30. Big rain last night & this morning Planted Vegetable Marrows in the afternoon. May 31st Fine. Planted Red & White Cabbage seed. also planting Onions out of hot beds. June 1st Planted Onions & Peppers (Finished both) June 2nd Finished Planting Tomatoes. Heavy showers again. Every thing flooded again June 3rd Finished Cleaning up hot. beds. June 5th Hoed new Strawberry Patch June 6th Started Spraying put in about 10 lbs Lead </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> and two pails a little over 3/4 full. of Lime Sulphur also started Hoeing old Strawberry Patch. very cold. East wind today. June 7. Hoeing strawberries stopped by heavy rain in the afternoon June 9th Hoeing strawberries heavy Thunder storm this afternoon again. every thing is getting flooded worse every week. also very cold June 10th started Rain again about 11 oclock Rained all day. also started work today on new time one hour ahead June 11th Sunday raining again nearly all day. June 13th Finished spraying first time so late on account of Rain. started Cultivating Onions Parsnips & Carrots terrible hard work. ground so hard and wet June 14th showers again tonight June 15 Cultivationg Onions stopped at noon Heavy rain again. June 16 & 17 Hoeing strawberries May {he means June} 18th Heavy showers again June 19th & 20th Planted Corn & Pumpkins & some squash in the corn June 21st Picked one crate of Strawberries sold at 12¢ also planted Potatoes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 22nd & 23rd Planted Cauliflowers & Red Cabbages. Heavy Rain again on 23rd. June 30 Planting out late Cabbages July 5 Big Picking of strawberries 124 crates today July 6 very hot & dry all week strawberries about all burnt up. July 11 Has been very warm and no rain for about 3 weeks now. July 11 Planted Cucumber seed today. July 12 Picked Richmond cherries (a poor crop) July 14th no Rain yet very dry July 17 started Picking a few Montmorency cherries also picked a crate of Rasps sold 16¢ July 20 Picked eleven baskets Green Peppers sold at 75 and 85¢ in Toronto July 18th Sprayed apples today for scab. July 25. still very warm and no rain picking cherries. July 26 had a nice shower tonight but not very much. July 28 Picked first Tomatoes 4 bskt {basket} sold at $1.50 Aug 4 Picked some squash & marrows sold at 40¢ bskt. Aug 5 very warm & dry no rain at all </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 7 Finished Picking Monmorency cherries Aug 8 Picked Morello Cherries also picked Lawton Berries 15 crates sold at 15¢. Aug 11 Picked 50 bskt {basket} Tomatoes sold at 90¢ Aug 12 Picked 88 bskt Tomatoes sold at 60 and 80¢ Aug 18 & 19th Picked over 300 bskt Tomatoes sold at 45 and 50¢ here. Aug 18 Picking Abundance Plums sold at 50¢ not very big crop. Also Astrachan Apples selling at 30¢ to 35¢ here. Aug 21st Picked 175 bskt Tomatoes today sold at 45¢ also picking out door cukes 17 bskt sold at 50¢ bskt Aug 26th The week has been fine with a couple of light showers Have been picking Tomatoes heavy. sold 1000 bskts at from 40¢ to 50¢ also picked quite a few Plums sold at 50¢ Sept 2nd had a very busy week picking Tomatoes and Burbank Plums Sept 9th Picking plums and Tomatoes Sept 18th Started going to market today Sept 30th still going to market frost tonight Tomatoes peppers all done. Oct 6 Picked Cranberry Pippin apples about 40 barrels </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 7 Still going to market. Oct 9. started Picking Greening apples. weather fine but cool nights with frosts. Oct 19th was at market got nearly drowned had 12 Boxs Cauliflowers sold at $2.25 Oct 24th was at market had 13 boxs Cauliflowers sold at $2.50 a box. had a one horse load and made $53.40. was home before noon. also loaded Car of apples for Bracebridge only had 110 bbls {barrels} and bought 40 barrels from Fred Bell. to make 150 in all Oct 31st was to market getting $2.50 a box for Cauliflower $1.00 a box for Cabbages $1.25 a box for Red Cabbages 65¢ box for Turnips. Nov 4th. weather has been fine all week till today. which is rainy. Nov 7th at market again today. had 20 boxs Cauliflowers sold from $2 to $2.50 a box also Cabbages. Nov 13th. snow & sleet storm cut Cauliflowers & Cabbages nearly all day. Nov 14th very cold snow on the ground Nov 16th very cold like winter snow & ice on the ground went to market. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 23rd Finished marketing today. Raining nearly all day. Had 28 boxs Cauliflowers made 60 out of them and 28 boxs Red & White Cabbages averaged $1.00 a box out of them. Nov 24. Turning cold, snowing Finished ploughing. Dec 7th weather has been mild & fine some people ploughing yet. Dec 11th still fine people ploughing yet Dec 12th snowing today. Dec 13. turning very cold. Dec 16th very cold. zero. Dec 20. Milder again ordered 5 cars manure Feby. 15th 20th & 25th. March 10th & March 15th. Dec 25th Xmas Day Fine & cool. Good sleighing. 1917 January 1st weather turning milder Jan 5th Heavy rain today. Jan 10th Turning cold Jan 11th 12 below zero this morning. Jan 18th weather has been cold, and snowing again today. Jan 23rd Weather has been fine & Cold lots of snow and good sleighing. Feby 2. weather still very cold with sleighing Bear saw his shadow today. they say six weeks more winter. Feby 12th weather has been very cold has been as low as 12 below zero and very cold yet away below zero this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 16th Fine & moderately cold. Finished getting in Hay today. Got ten tons from Harry Long at $12 a ton. $120 in all. Feby 17. mild today, snow nearly all gone. Finished putting in baskets have 35000 qt Boxs, 12500 11qt bskts {baskets} and 500 6 qts with covers for all of them. (Recipe for spraying cherries for Cherry Fruit Fly) 39 Gallons Water 1 Gallon Molasses 3 lbs Arsenate of Lead Feby 26th Showery today unloading car of manure for hot beds. Feby 27th. Finished Car. 38 tons and 100 lbs on it. Freight was $15.03 Feby 28. Fine & moderately cold. Putting earth on hot beds. March 2nd sowed Cabbages Egg Plants. Peppers and Onion Seed. March 3rd Sowed Tomato seed. March 5th very cold with north east snow storm raging March 6th unloading car of manure out in the field 24 tons on it. March 9. started to do some pruning. March 14. Cold & Showery. March 15 Cold. sowed 1 lb Prizetaker Onion seed the others did not come up good. March 17th weather still unsettled last night rain, today cold & very windy. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 20th. man started work today started unloading manure for hot - beds. March 21st First day of spring. Cool & clear with north & East winds. March 23rd Showery today from the South. March 24. Transplanting Cabbages & Tomatoes. March 26 Transplanting Tomatoes March 29 Rain in the morning turning very cold in afternoon March 28 & 29 very cold & windy. transplanting Sweet Peppers. March 30 unloading car of manure. March 31 another car of manure arrived with 47 tons on it April 1st. Raining today April 2nd started unloading manure, stopped by rain April 5th Finished unloading manure. Raining again this afternoon. April 6th Good Friday Cold with north & East winds. with Rain & Snow April 7th Clear & very cold north wind Planting Peppers April 8th Easter Sunday Clear & Cold. with north wind. heavy frost last night. got some plants frozen. April 12th very cold heavy frosts every night Transplanted Hot Peppers and Egg plants. April 14th sowed 1 lb Danver Onion seed. a little smaller </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> than Onion hole in the seed drill. Land nice and dry but very cold. April 21st Weather has been fair & cool with a couple of showers planted trees on the 19 & 20th of April. have no men. and dont know were to get any. April 23rd. Started Transplanting Tomatoes 2nd time April 24th. very cold north East winds Sowed 1 lb Parsnip seed (in Beet hole in seed Drill) April 25 Sowed 1 1/2 lbs Carrot seed. (in Onion hole in drill April 26 and 27th Finished Transplanting Tomatoes last time have about 11000 plants. weather very cold with flying showers. April 27th Planting Vegetable marrows in hot - beds April 28 A Little milder today weeding Peppers in hot - beds May 1st. very cold and heavy gales from South west have been nailing down hot bed sashes the men are hoeing Blackberries. May 4th weather has been very cold all week. finished hoeing Blackberries May 5 Rained all day from the East. nothing doing May 6 Cold & cloudy. May 7. Planted Early Cabbages out. had about 4.5000 May 8 Sowed Cauliflowers Late Cabbage & Red Cabbage seeds. Fine & warm today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 10 started Planting strawberries. May 11 Cut first two baskets Asparagus sold @ $2 50 bskt {basket} also started spraying first time, buds pretty well out. putting in nearly a barrel of Lime-sulphur in three tanks strength 1 to 8. May 11 & 12th spraying trees and planting strawberries weather cold & dry. May 17th Planted out Prizetaker Onions. May 18. Sowed some Red and Late Cabbage seed outdoors Weather is dry & warm. May 19 Heavy Thunder storm at six oclock. at night. will do a lot of good. got hot-beds watered. May 21st. Planted Early Corn & Pumpkins. Squash and Pie Pumpkins, cold & cloudy May 25th Planted Raspberry suckers. May 26th Planted Sweet Corn and Citron seed. also Yellow Corn & Pumpkins May 28 Cold & Big East rain started at noon May 30th & 31st. Planted out Tomatoes a few over 10000 plants June 1st. Rained last night cleaned up hot-beds today June 2nd Planted out Sweet Peppers & Part of hot ones weather very cold today. June 4 Planted Peppers & Egg Plants June 5. Planted Marrows & Squash also some marrow seeds Rained all morning. June 6. Filling in new Strawberry Patch. Heavy thunder shower at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 12th & 13th Planted out Cauliflower plants & weeding carrots. June 14th & 15th spraying 2nd time June 19th Planted out Late Cabbages June 20 Planted Red Cabbages and sowed Turnips (sowed half way past Turnip hole in drill) weather warm today have had rain nearly every night lately June 21st Fine & warm {----ing?} in the orchard. June 22nd Sowed Beet Seed at Parsnip Hole in drill June 23. Rained heavy all afternoon & night June 26 Heavy Rain all day. June 28 Raining again this afternoon June 29 Rained hard all night June 29th & 30th Picked 32 crates Strawberries sold 10 crates here at 18¢ Rest in Toronto sold @ from 20¢ to 25¢ a box. July 1st Heavy rains again July 14 Rained every day since July 6th strawberries nearly done. July 18th Sprayed cherries with 3 lbs of soluble sulphur and 11 lbs of arsenic to the tank. July 18 Started picking Richmond cherries sold north at 80¢ bskt {basket}. July 25 picked 1 and a piece of crate of Rasps. sold in Toronto at 25¢ box also 1 bskt {basket} peppers at $150 {he means $1.50} 1 bskt marrows @ 75¢ July 28th Picked 2 bskts Tomatoes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 2. Have been picking cherries 150 bskts {baskets} yesterday sold at 80¢ and 85¢. Aug 6 to 11th have been picking cherries have advanced in price in Toronto from $1.25 to $1.50 also Rasps are 18 and 20¢. Also picked some peppers sold at $100 & $125 {he means $1.25 to $1.50} in Toronto Aug 18th have picked a few Tomatoes about 200 bskts averaged about $1 a bskt. Aug 15 picked first Lawton berries 9 crates shipped some north at $5.00 a crate Aug 25 Picked about 300 bskts Tomatoes this week sold from 60¢ to 90¢ here. also about 140 crates Lawtons sold from 15¢ to 17¢ mostly 17¢. Sept 1st have been picking fruit all week. Abundance Plums at from 50 to 75¢ Tomatoes at 40¢ Berries 15 to 17¢ a box. Corn 17¢ dozen have been very busy. Sept 8th have been picking Tomatoes & Plums Burbanks Tomatoes 35¢ Plums 60 & 65¢ corn 15¢ Hubbard Squash $150 {he means $1.50} doz Sept 15 Have been very busy picking Tomatoes plums etc. Plums selling at 60 to 85 Tomatoes 35¢ Sept 22 week has been fine. very busy picking tomatoes, plums etc. also selling a lot of Pumpkins & squash. Sept 29 Week has been fine very busy all week finished plums but have lots of Tomatoes yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 2 Frost this morning froze part of the Tomatoes Oct 6. picked about 600 bskts {baskets} this week of peppers and lots of Tomatoes started picking apples today Oct 13. Picking apples. digging carrots. drawing Pumpkins to Canning Coy. most of week. the weather was cool, showery & windy. Oct 16th Started market today it was fairly good. Oct 20th finished picking apples. Oct 27th. was to market on Tuesday and to Hamilton every day this week with a load of carrots, Turnips & Parsnips also shipped 65 bbls {barrels} apples this week at $4.50 a barrel and 21 boxs Onions @ $2.25 Oct 29 Rained all day Nov 3. weather has been rough & cold all week till today which is fine have been drawing loads to Hamilton every day nearly. Nov 10 weather has been fine all week. Nov 17 weather has been fine and dry. ploughing all week. Nov 15th weather has been fine till this afternoon. Cold north East Rain starting. Nov 16 very cold unloading first car of manure Dec 1st weather has been cold & frosty. unloading manure Dec 6th Finished another car of manure </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 6 covering strawberries did not get quite done and now covered with snow Dec 7. started drawing Hay got two loads Dec 8th Got another load of Hay. stopped by a heavy north East snow storm. Dec 9th very cold. lots of snow. Good Sleighing Dec 12th finished the last of manure this fall had five cars & also finished getting in Hay & Straw 8 tons hay 4 tons straw. Dec 13. Snowing again Dec 17 Election Day. Dec 20 weather has been very mild. since Dec 17th. roads sloppy and slushy sleighing about done. Dec 21 weather turning colder again. Dec 22 fair and moderately cold Dec 25. Xmas Day. fair & cold. but no Sleighing Dec 28 very cold. coldest day this winter was below zero. Dec 29th 20 below zero this morning. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Two Blank pages} </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/31412ee9c1b7eb02360af1e4f3cc930a.pdf 29158c8196ffa60b4a4014d841e2d010 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2c604e9dd5a74ab399141af1f2ba67ec.pdf 2a0a2041ee3956880af2669846816eb8 PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1918-1919 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. FRANK MCMILLAN'S NOTES 1918 - 1919 Notes for 1918 & 1919 {blank page} Jan 1st. New Years Day was clear and very cold. Jan 11th weather has been clear and very cold. Jan 12 weather very cold, snow drifting badly. Raddial Ry. Blocked. Jan 13th Finished drawing second hand barrels and Orange Boxs from Hamilton. got 225 barrels @ 15¢ 450 boxs @ 4¢ each - was very cold this morning 10 below zero. lots of snow sleighing all month Jan 30 very cold yet below zero nearly every night. ordered our hotbed manure to be shipped Feby 18th March 10th and March 15th they say it will be scarce and hard to get this year. Feby 1 very cold about 15 below zero. Got our Berry Boxs in today 20 000 at $6 per m. also have about 10 000 left over from last year Feby 4 ordered seeds today they are scarce and very high in price. also ordered 4 barrels of Lime Sulphur and 200 lbs Arsenate of Lead Feby 5th. Forgot to mention that the bear saw his shadow on Feby 2nd means six weeks more winter they say. and it feels like it today. from 28 to 30 below zero this morning. Feby 10th. very mild with rain this is only the third day that the thermometer has reached the 32 mark since Nov 15th �Feby 13 weather has been mild the last couple of days. Feby 14 Heavy rain with thunder and Lightning. Feby 15 very cold again. Feby 19 heavy rain with thunder again. every thing flooded. Feby 20 decidedly cold again ran across an old account of Goods sold to Wm Carrol - of Hamilton in years 1902 & 1903. prices very low - Onions 35¢ and 40¢ a bushel. Apples 10¢ bushel Turnips 20¢ bushel. Butter from 13¢ to 17¢ lb. Eggs 12¢ a doz. Feby 21 Every thing getting scarce and high in price. ordered 500 bags up north today. costing 9½ to 10¢ up there. Feby 23rd & 24th. weather very mild just like spring. working. out. doors. making hot bed covers. Feby 25 Fixing hot bed sash and getting in baskets - Heavy rain again to night with Thunder and Lightning again. Feby 26. Blowed a hurricane all last night had to get up and fasten some hot bed sash down. one all smashed up. very cold and blowing yet today. Feby 28.th Snowing today. Have no hot bed manure yet. phoned S. W. Marchment this morning, promised to ship car today March 1st 2nd & 3rd. weather fine & mild. March 4th mild with a little rain. March 5 Started unloading car of manure. for hot-beds. 36 ton 900 lbs. March 7th putting earth on hot-beds. March 6th Mike the Indian started work. Heard a Robin today March 8th Sowed Onion. Cabbage Tomato & Pepper seed - weather fine & moderately cool. March 9th Finished sowing Pepper seed. very cold north East Blizzard started at noon - �March 10th Had some more Thunder and lightning last night. also blowed a gale with Rain and Snow, and today extremely cold. cloudy and blowing from the north. March 12th & 13th. Have been trimming apple trees weather is fine March 13th nothing doing. snowed last night - and raining from N. East today March 15th Fine & Bright but very cold north wind. March 16 still cold, very cold last night March 18th & 19th weather fine and mild trimming trees and looking after hot-beds. March 21st First day of spring, fine and mild. winds South and East. looks showery ~. Trimming appletrees yet. March 23rd. Weather has been fine all week. Trimming trees yet. March 25th started unloading car of manure for hot beds 30 tons on it. weather very cold March 26. very cold finished car of manure and put dirt of hot-beds. March 26 ordered 5000 SB. Plants from Stevensville Mich. $13.00 March 27. still working at hot beds very cold at night freezes hard. March 28 started Transplanting Tomatoes. cold yet. March 29th. Good. Friday. fine and warm. south wind nearly all day. finest day this Spring. transplanting Peppers all day March 30 Fine & warm. transplanting tomatoes and Cabbages. March 31st Easter Sunday Fine and very warm south winds all day. changed to about west in the evening. April 1 Transplanting Peppers and Tomatoes. warm with a few light Showers. April 2nd Finished Transplanting 4000 Cabbages 12 500 Peppers and 13.500 Tomatoes. Fine & warm April 3rd cold and cloudy. �April 4th Heavy frost this morning. very cold with high north wind - but bright. April 6th. weather has been Clear and cold. trimming trees yet. a big job this year so much dead wood, also started the plough today. April 10th very cold since Sunday heavy north East Winds. and heavy frosts at night. cleaning up brush in the orchard. April 11th Snowed last night and nearly all morning. April 12th cold East winds with rain and snow. April 13th turned very warm and fine this morning. started unloading third car of manure for hot beds. also sowed 1 lb. Y. Danvers Onion seed. sowed just a little smaller than onion hole in the drill. Land fine and dry April 15 Fine and very warm making hot-beds. April 16th started uncovering strawberries. April 17 uncovering strawberries started to rain about 3 oclock. ground dry a shower would do good. April 18 very cold and showery in the morning . . started snowing at night. April 19. about one inch of snow this morning. and ground frozen hard. Burning brush in the orchard. April 20th very cold yet. April 22nd and 23rd Transplanting tomatoes second time have 114 sashes. - over 11 500 plants. weather cold. raining tonight April 24th very cold with a few snow flurries April 25th still very cold. got a lot of plants frozen last night April 26th Sowed 3/4 lb. Parsnip seed. (A Little Smaller than Beet hole in drill. 1¾ lbs Carrot Seed., Patch next Raspberries at Onion hole, other side the next larger one. �May 1st. cold yet. hoeing Blackberries & Raspberries. May 2. a little warmer but very high wind from S.West. May 3rd Cold and cloudy planted Vegetable marrows and Squashes in hot-beds. May 6th to 9th. planting strawberries about 4 acres - ground very dry May 10th had a heavy thunder shower. done a lot of good. May 10 planted out Cabbages today. about 4000 plants. May 11th turned very cold last night heavy frost this morning ground frozen. in some spots. planted Herbert Raspberry Suckers. May 10. shipped first Asparagus 4 bskts {baskets} to Toronto. May 13 Sowed Cauliflower, Red Cabbage in hot beds. May 14 and 15th. planting out Onions ground in fine shape May 16th Cultivating seed Onions May 17th Planting Early Corn and Pumpkins also Cultivating carrots with hand cultivator weather FIne, warm & dry May 18th &19th Fine and very warm May 20th & 21st Fine and very warm planted Pie Pumpkins & yellow Pumpkins. squash and citron and Late Red & White Cabbages May 22 Had a fine shower started weeding carrots. May 23rd & 24th weeding carrots and Parsnips. May 25 & 26 cold and showery also heavy thunder storm in the night. May 26th apples in full blossom now Plums have been out about a week. May 27 & 28th. Planted out Tomatos cool today had about 11 500 plants �May 29th Planted Peppers out today about 12 000 started raining about night. May 30 started spraying today put in 10 lbs lead and 3½ gal. lime sulphur - in tank May 31st very hot. spraying yet. June 1st. spraying in morning stopped at noon. wind to high. finished putting out plants. marrows & squash. very hot. they say nearly 100 in the shade. June 6th Planted some yellow Corn & Pumpkins. June 7 & 8th Weeding Onions very showery nearly every day but not very heavy. June 9th heavy shower again tonight. May June 10 Finished planting corn & Pumpkins. heavy thunder storm at night. May June 13 sowed some Turnips today. half way past Turnip hole in drill " Planted Cucumber seed outdoors May June 18th Planted Cauliflowers June 21st Picked 5 crates SBerries would have picked more but it rained. Shipped to Orillia at 26¢ June 22 Picked 12 crates Strawberries shipped to Toronto Sold from 25¢ to 30¢ Planted Red & White Cabbages out and sowed some more Turnips. June 26 Sprayed apples. today put in 10 lbs lead. 3½ Gals Sulphur picking some strawberries but crop will be very light. June 29th Picking strawberries 44 crates yesterday and 44 today sold at $5 00 a crate July 1st largest picking strawberries 65 crates sold at $5.20 to $5.40 a crate. also picked 2 bskts Green Peppers sold in Toronto at $2.00 a bskt. July 2nd picked some Early Richmond cherries sold at $1.00 July 3rd spraying cherries for the fly. 11 lbs lead and 3 lbs Soluble Sulphur per tank. �July 5 Picked 9 boxs Rasps for the first. sold at 30¢ in Toronto. July 9 Cut first bunch of Cabbages 22½ doz sold at $1.00 doz. July 10 Picking SBerries yet picked 41 crates today sold at 5 75 and $6.00 a crate July 11 Picked SBerries and Rasps. heavy shower in the afternoon. July 12 Picked 10 crates Rasps this picking sold at 30 to 33¢ box July 13 started Picking a few montmorency cherries - also cut 33 doz more cabbages sold at $1.00 a dozen. July 15 & 16. Picked 20 crates Rasps sold at 25 and 27¢ box at Station. also finished picking strawberries had nearly 600 crates prices ranged from $5 00 to $6 00 a crate here July 20 Rasps sold from 24 to 27¢ all week. montmorency cherries $1.35 to $1.50. Picked first Vegetable marrows. Weather fine & warm but a little dry. July 24 & 25 Picking cherries over 250 bskts the last two days sold at $1.50 a bskt. weather very warm July 27. Picked 26 bskts Tomatoes today. Sold at $1 00 and $1 10 heavy shower this afternoon. done a lot of good. July 31 Finished picking Marlboro Rasps. started picking Morello cherries. Aug 2 picked 50 bskts tomatoes sold at 75¢ Aug 3 Finished picking the last cherries 30 bskts also picked 97 baskets Peppers. Aug 7 Picked first Lawtons 5 crates sold at $7.00 crate the weather is extremely hot and dry. about 98 in the shade the last few days. Aug 9 & 10th Picked 150 bskt Tomatoes sold on the 9th at 75¢ on the 10th at $1.00 bskt �Aug 10th. This is one of our berry pickers address Mr Louie Armstrong Caughnawaga. P.O. Quebec Mr Louie Armstrong 516½ Church St. W. Toronto. Ont. ________________________ _____________________ Aug 17th Picked about 1000 baskets Tomatoes sold at 60 to 75¢ the past week. Aug 24th very busy picking Tomatoes about 1500 baskets sold at about 40¢ a few plums & Lawtons but both plums & Lawtons a failure. Aug 31 busy picking Tomatoes all week sold at 40¢ sold a few plums at $1.00 also picked peppers and cukes. weather showery Sept 7th. have been very busy picking Tomatoes nearly all the time selling at 40¢. weather showery. Sept 14th weather very showery picking some Tomatoes yet. and plums at 85¢ Bartlett pears at 85¢. today sold 6 team loads of squash marrows Pumpkins Carrots Corn etc. got done at 9 oclock at night. Sept 21st the Past week has been cool and showery nearly every day .. picking some Cranberry Pippin apples, a few Tomatoes. lots of Peppers. finished plums on Sept 20th. started on Howell & Duchess pears. selling at 80¢ bskt. also selling lots of Pumpkins to Ross Hart at $1 00 dozen. had 100 dozen in front patch of corn Sept 28th have been just as busy as ever. Picked 600 to 800 bskts peppers this week also a lot of pears. about 300 bags carrots and 100 bags Turnips, some Tomatoes yet. weather cold. rough and windy but no frost yet Oct 5th had a couple of heavy frost the past week. finished picking peppers & pears got Onions & squash inside picked Cranberry Pippin apples and started on Greening apples. weather showery rains about every day. Oct 12 Have been picking and packing apples all week. this has been finest week for a long time fine and warm and no Rain. �Oct 16 Loaded Car of apples for Bracebridge today 155 barrels apples $3 00 15 bags Onions $1 50 bag weather fine and warm Oct 17 finished picking apples tonight. Oct 18 Fine but a little cool. pulling carrots Oct 26 Finished with apples shipped last 42 bbls to Powassan this morning had about 325 barrels. weather has been fine. sold the last 100 bags carrots to Ross Hart on the 24th. Oct 31 Finished up with white Cabbages Sold to Ross Hart. 9 tons 590 lbs at $16 00 a ton. Nov 2 Trimming out Blackberry bushes. weather cool Nov 7 started going to market. some time of the year to start & it was not very good Nov 9th was to market again verly slow market, rained, in the morning, also saw the Big Victory Bond Parade. Oct Nov 5 started unloading crates got 945 from Wagstaff at 15¢ each Nov 11th. Good news this a.m. War Ended at 6 oclock this morning. Nov 16th have been going to market weather is mild but market is very slow. Nov 21 was at market again it is very slow. Nov 22 Weather turning cooler had a few snow Flurries today for the first this year. Nov 27th weather fine & mild unloading first car of manure this fall & cut the last of the Cauliflowers about 10 boxs worth about $1 50 a box. Nov 28 went to market with the car today. was home early. started to rain at noon. Nov 29. Unloading Car of Hay 23590 lbs. at $23- per ton and $27.10 Freight, nearly $300 for the car. Nov 30 Turning very cold high wind and some snow flurries. �Dec 2nd started covering strawberries and going to market yet.. not very cold as yet Dec 5th started unloading second car of manure 48 tons 500 lbs. roads slippery quite a lot of Snow. Dec 9th started unloading third car of manure getting very cold Dec 12 & 13 & 14 mild and showery Dec 19th Fine and mild, people ploughing yet. finished another car of manure yesterday Dec 21st weather mild and cloudy as warm as spring no frost. Dec 24th. unloading manure but stopped at noon by. big north east snow Storm Dec 25 Xmas Day lots of snow on the ground and the storm not over yet. Dec 27 Finished 2 cars of manure today. roads very bad neigther sleighing nor good waggoningDec 30th. Drawing Turnips to Biggs Evaporator Dec 31 Finished drawing turnips had between 14 and 15 tons. and in the afternoon had three cars of manure come in together. some way to finish the old year. year 1919 Jan 1st Motored to the city and brought Mr & Mrs and Lillie B. out for the day. drove them home again at night. Roads very bad. raining nearly all day. Jan 2nd Unloading manure, have three cars in at once Jan 3rd Unloading manure. W. Cuttriss wanted me to go to Lodge. as it was Installation night, but was tired and did not go. Jan 4th Finished unloading manure at noon. had nine cars and they cost us $620.22. Was down town at night, things very hot over the coming Election on Monday next. This was the coldest night this winter about 6 {froz} zero. �Jan 5th Had Jake Brant over to see us would think he owned Nicholson's Mill. but guess he will be around here in berry picking time. Motored to Hamilton in the evening met Lillie after church and spent a very pleasant evening. Jan 6. a.m. sent Marchment cheque for last five cars of manure also to Cannon for feed in full to date and ordered our three cars of hot-bed manure to be shipped Feby 18th. March 5th & March 15th. Motored to Freeman and Aldershott to Vote. P.M. went down town to hear Election returns. Dr Peart was elected Mayor and Hughes Cleaver for Reeve - Nelson Township same as last year. but Reeve Emery was defeated in Flamboro by Pete Ray. Jan 7th Having a few holidays now was up to Johns for dinner, was down town at night. Weather milder raining a little Jan 8th Got a letter from L. B. saying she was sick with a touch of the Flu. Burlington Hockey Team went to Ham {Hamilton}. tonight for first O H A Game, sure to get beaten. Jan 9th Hockey Team trimmed score 17 to 3 at last nights game. p.m. went down to the P. Office. coldest night this winter. Jan 10th Very high west wind today p.m. went around to the Rink watched them skating for a while Jan 11th Very cold today must be nearly zero. was down town at night quite a turn out in {Bush's} store Jan 12th Motored up to the city. L. M. B. was better. was pretty cold driving Jan 13 Feel rotten today. have a cold in my head. wonder if I am getting the Flu. p.m. was down to Lodge first time since July. small crowd out (only. nine) Paid my Lodge Dues $4.50 up till July 1st. Jan 14th Mild and Cloudy. like rain Burlington plays 1st O.H.A. Hockey Game at home with McMasters College of Toronto. tonight if the ice is not to soft. wont be able to go have a bad cold. �Jan 15th Burlington won Hockey Match last night score 4 to 3. Had J. A. Simmers Seed Agent around already seeds higher in price than ever Jan 16th Weather fine and very mild. have a peach of a cold Jan 17th Had Mr & Mrs Bell and Mrs Hicks to spend the Day. Got a letter from L. all well in Ham. Jan 18th. Fine and mild. Just like spring big doings in Burlington the new mayor. Deputy Reeve and four councillors resigned this a.m. Jan 19th. Very fine weather. snow all gone. Jan 20th Motored down town. feeling tough. yet. some way to spend your birthday. but the day was just like spring. Nine (9) years ago I spent it in Havana Jan 21st. Feeling tough. went down to get some medicine from Dr. Peart. was an awful fog. Jan 22 Very mild and warm. some people ploughing. if it keeps warm and then turns cold it will be very hard on fruit crops for this year. Jan 23rd Mild and raining all day. Jan 24th Turning a little colder Burlington won H. G. at McM. Toronto score 4 to 2 Jan 25th Went down town this afternoon, feeling a little better. Jan 26th Motored to the city for tea was home at 7.30. weather fine no snow at all. Jan 27th Walked down town this afternoon big doings tonight in Burl. nominations for mayor and councillors. Jan 28th. Cloudy today like rain. Jan 29th. Cloudy and a little cooler today. Had Jack Ellis over all ready to borrow $23. (nothing doing} and wants to work for us. Jan 30th Motored to the city. for Motor License. the no. is (41783) also seeing about Empty Bags. can buy at 10¢ each. went to the Grand at night to �see (my Honolulu Girl) was very poor. more like a Burlesque show. Jan 31st Motored down town. went to the bank and had the B. Books checked up and send a letter to Condor Bros for seeds $10.04 Feby 1st Fair and cold. Received a Certificate of Protection from the Military to carry as a protection against arrest as a deserter. {ink blot} Saw John Blair he got home from the war on last Tuesday. Feby 2nd Clear & cool. Bear saw his shadow. six weeks more winter they say. Motored to the city for tea. went to church after Feby 3rd Election Day in Burlington M. C. Smith elected Mayor. and Jarvis. Hobson. Allan and Tufgar were the councillors elected. Went to Lodge had a pretty snappy meeting. had a few good games cards. and a debate after that got home at 1.15 a.m Feby 4th Very mild with a little rain. Was down town at night saw one of our old pals. Elliott Anderson got home from the war today. after being gone about three years. guess he has had some experiences. Feby 5th Radial Cars started running again today. Burlington lost Hockey Match with Hamilton tonight in overtime play score 5 to 4 but it was a good game. {Radial cars were cars with radial engines, which are internal combustion engines with cylinders arranged around a central crankshaft.} Feby 6th. Weather cold and cloudy Had an offer from Mr Hall to buy his place. he wants to much for it. asks $10.000 for five acres Motored to the city in the after tea and spent a very pleasant evening. Feby 7th Had Orme. Bush over wanting me to take over a mortgage for a party who wanted to buy a car but did not think I could handle it. Feby 8th was down town afternoon and evening, nothing doing weather fair and cool Feby 9 Motored to Hamilton for tea went to church. weather cold. radiator of car froze up coming home. but no damage done. �Feby 10th Have a Sore thumb, tried to stop motor fan with it. but not on purpose. John and I motored to the city. got some Seeds at S.B. also bought 500 Empty Bags at 10¢ each. and tried to buy some Orange boxs but they seem hard to get this year. was down to Lodge at night a pretty good crowd out had a few games Pedro after. Feby 11th was down town had a few games cards with the boys started to snow a little. Feby 12th. mild and cloudy. snow all gone already. Feby 13th Motored to Hamilton for the evening. was a peach coming home. raining and an east gale blowing Feby 14th. Mild and rainy. nothing doing walked down town at night. Feby 15th nothing doing was down town at night every thing quiet Feby 16th. Fine & cool. had John & family Dean B. & family & Lillie out for tea. Feby 17th Was down to Lodge tonight. had a few good games cards. Sir Wilfred Laurier died tonight at Ottawa. Feby 18th. Had quiet a snow storm in the night. Got 300 bags and 20 apple barrels from Gravenhurst Feby 19th Had Mrs & Miss B. for dinner sorry I had to work. putting in 11 quart. baskets. Feby 20th Getting in Berry crates bought a bunch from Furnival New in Hamilton. looks like a big north east storm coming. Feby 21st Mild with a little rain. finished getting in Berry crates got 728 from Hamilton at 15 cts. also have 7500 11 qt baskets in. went up to the city tonight on the Radial. (first time since last winter) went to a concert at I.O.O.F. Hall. there was a dance afterwards. but we did not stay for dance Feby 22. Motored up to the station. roads. fierce with mud. had more rain at night with some thunder and lightning Feby 23rd Motored to Hamilton for tea and went to church after �Feby 24th Fine and mild. like spring. ice nearly all gone out of the bay. icemen have none in yet. went to Lodge tonight was Installed as Outside Guard. had a little lunch and cards after sure had a good time. have wrote twice now about car of hotbed manure was to shipped Feby 18th but have not heard of it yet. Feby 25th. Received word our car of manure shipped on the 24th. went up to the city at night. Feby 26th Very cold with heavy north west winds. Feby 27th Last night coldest of the winter so far. Hamilton won Hockey Match from Dentals score 5 to 3 win there group by one goal. played last night. Feby 28th Mild again today. just like spring. making out Income Tax Papers today. and took them up to the city. as this was the last day for them. car of manure arrived this p.m. have to start in the morning. Dust flying on the roads. people burning grass along there fences. between here and the city. March 1st. Came in like a lion alright. very cold with north west gales blowing started unloading manure. but stopped as the manure was not very warm. and the day so cold. Mch. 2nd Motored up to Hamilton after supper and had a nice drive. as it was a fine evening March 3rd Unloading car of manure and making hotbeds. fine & warm just like spring. heard some Robins. went to Lodge had a big time. lunch and cider. Mch 4th. Putting earth on hotbeds. Will Mac came down for a few days holidays Mch 5th nothing doing. snowing a little all day. Mch 6th Fair & Cold. Motored up to the city and got Ear Drums for the governor. Planted Tomatoes and Cabbage seeds. The Maccassa made first trip to Toronto very early this year. went to city tonight. L. B. has bad cold Mch 7th. Planted Onion and Peppers seeds. Mch 8th. Finished sowing seeds - wrote to Barrie & Gravenhurst trying to get some Orange boxs. Mch 9th East blow with snow and rain. Went to the city to church �Mch 10th nothing much doing. only looking after hot-beds. seeds seem to be coming up good. especially Cabbage and Tomatoes. Mch 11th went up to the Junction for some more apple barrels. motored to the city in the evening Mch 12th. Fine and mild. was down town. roads bad. Mch 13th Went up to the city to Wagstaffe and got 252 orange boxs at 8¢ each. very cold drive. strong north east winds. Mch 14th About the coldest and roughest day this winter heavy north east wind. tough on hotbeds Mch 15th Raining all day. went up to the city saw (Bringing Up Father) at the Grand. we thought it was pretty good it was fine driving home raining so hard you could hardly see March 16th Raining yet (at noon). today. hard on plants in hot-beds. no sun since last Wednesday. motored to Hamilton. after church Hydro Bylaw was passed yesterday in Hamilton and Nelson Township. Mar 17th. nothing doing raining all day. Went to Lodge at night. small crowd there on account of rain I guess March 18th Drove car to city to get it overhauled, went to Dr MacKay and got my teeth fixed. done some shopping and went to {Loews} at night. March 19th Fine and mild. walked down town at night. nothing doing March 20th North East winds. fixing up hotbeds frames. have a car of manure in to start tomorrow. Mch 21st Unloading car of manure. This is first day of spring, and is cold and cloudy with north & north east winds blowing. they say that will be prevailing winds all spring Mch 22nd Clear and cold, ground frozen hard. putting earth on hot-beds. Went up to the city after the car. Cost $45.92 to get it over hauled went to the picture show with L.M.B. it was pretty good. Mch 23rd Went up to the city at night and went for a nice drive. �Mch 24. Clear and cool. North East winds yet. Trimming trees today. was down to Lodge at night. had a game of Pedro after Mch 25th. Transplanting. Cabbages and Tomatoes plants today. Mch 26th Cloudy and cool with north east wind yet. Transplanted Tomatoes. Mch 27th Cold west winds. cloudy and showery. Turning very cold tonight Mch 28. North winds. very cold ground frozen hard. very bad for plants just planted Went up to the city on the Radial to cold to drive. and spent the evening with L.M.B. Mch 29 Very cold yet and very high north west winds was down town at night nothing doing. Saw Melvin Bush. first time for a long while. Mch 30. Very Cold yet. The Government defeated the Daylight Saving Bill by 54 Majority. but the railroads are putting it in to force tonight at 2 oclock went up to Hamilton in the evening. Mch 31 Went to Lodge tonight Bros (G.M.) Luke spoke on Centennial Fund for a Odd Fellows Home at Toronto. April 1st Very cold today. and last night one of the coldest this winter. April 2nd Getting milder. digging out dead trees. Have been trying for two weeks to get a car of manure to transplant peppers but have none yet April 3rd Trimming trees, looks like rain went up to the city in the evening pouring rain coming home. April 4th Transplanting some more Tomatoes. April 5th Had Jake Brant over to borrow $25. he promises to get our berry pickers again this year. Clipped Onions today for first time. weather is a little milder and cloudy. was down town at night. there was quite a crowd of people out. April 6th Rain in the morning Cleared up fine and warm motored up to Hamilton and went for a drive. �April 7 Trimming trees and working around hot beds. April 8th Trimming trees in the morning heavy rain all the afternoon. went up to the city at night. April 9th Unloaded car of manure today. making hot beds weather very cold and cloudy. April 10th Cloudy and showery working at hot beds. went up to the city. and went with L.M.B. to see Cinderalla at the Grand it was very good show. April 11th Very cold with high winds started to transplant peppers but had to stop. too cold. Got an account for Income Tax for (1917) $28.67. April 12 Transplanting a few Peppers. stopped by rain again. Motored up to the city with Stan Blair for a shoe shine. April 15th Cold north east wind and started to rain heavy at 5 oclock. motored up to Hamilton to spend the evening rained hard all the way home April 16th Blowing and raining hard yet this morning. April 13th was omitted also the 14th. was fine & Cool. motored up to Hamilton in the evening. April 14th Fine and warm transplanting sweet Peppers did not go out to Lodge thought I had better sleep as I want to go out tomorrow night April 17th. Transplanting Peppers was down town at night nothing doing. April 18th. Good Friday. Fine & bright with cool west and north west wind. had L. M. B. and Mrs & Mr. B out for dinner and supper. drove them home at night. April 19th I guess every thing is getting dearer. Got 10 panes of 8" x 10" Glass charged me 10¢ a pane wanted $13.50 by the box. Finished transplanting 14000 peppers. very late getting them done. Started to uncover Strawberries. and ploughing away from Raspberry Bushes April 20th Easter Sunday. a.m. southerly winds and showery afternoon fine and warm turned cold at night with north west winds. motored to the city in the evening. �April 21st. Drove car to Oakville to get painted. and started transplanting tomatoes second time, men uncovering strawberries April 22nd. Sowed Danver Onion Seed today. (1 lb).. Ground a little wet yet. Uncovering strawberries yet. April 23rd Transplanting Tomatoes showery at night. April 24th Very cold. cloudy, with very hight North West wind with snow flurries covered hot beds with manure. L. M. B. visiting at Johns. I went up for supper and went home with her. April 25th. Very cold. froze nearly an inch of ice in the water tub. Got about 25 plants frozen Ground covered with snow tonight and freezing hard. April 26th Cold yet but moderating a little. covered hot beds again April 27th Mild today. but looks like rain. Went up to the city on the 7 o'clock car. came home at 10 oclock. April 28th. Raining this morning got up early and opened the hot beds. cleared up about noon. Got 50 plum trees for John and 30 for myself. From C H. Davidsons April 29th Transplanting Tomatoes and hoeing Raspberry Bushes went up to city on the Radial I sure miss the car. April 30th Cool and cloudy looks like rain again. Transplanting tomatoes yet. May 1st nothing doing. Raining again this morning. Went up to the city and Paid Income Tax for 1917. Got some Seeds at Steele Biggs and spent the evening at 71 Aikman Avenue. May 2nd Very cold and cloudy heavy west wind. Planted squash and Vegetable marrow seeds in hotbeds. Charles King was buried today. he died on April 30th. May 3rd Cool and cloudy started raining again at noon. rained all afternoon and night. was down town nothing doing. �May 4th. Showery in the morning Heavy thunder shower started at noon. still raining at midnight. Ground flooded the worst yet this spring. May 5th. Fair and cool. Weeding Peppers in Hotbeds. Had the bride-elect and her mother Mrs Homewood for supper went to Lodge. Brother Logan came in on a transfer card from Meaford Lodge and Minnie Nesbitt was initiated May 6th Cold with very heavy East winds Got car back from Oakville it looks fine. May 7th Weeding peppers, men hoeing. fine and warm. May 8th Cool again started planting strawberries ground very wet. and started to rain again tonight. went up to the city on the Radial and spent the evening at Mr & Mrs Barlows. had a good time. Closed hotbeds up after midnight when I came home thought it was to cold. May 9th Planted strawberries very cold with East wind. May 10th nothing doing. started raining in the night and rained and blowed all day from the north east. Very cold too. every thing flooded. water laying all over the ground in the low spots. Melvine Bush got married today to Miss Scott of Milton. May 11th. Mothers Day. held in the church. The Odd Fellows held their church service in the Prespbterian church tonight. It has been raining all day. went up to the city to church. and still raining when I got off the last car. May 12th Very wet nothing doing cleared up fine this afternoon. May 13 Fine and warm planted some trees - was up to Hamilton at night. May 14th. Planted strawberries Had the Willshers out for tea May 15th Finished planting strawberries. planted Cabbages and started planting Raspberry suckers. Cool east wind again. Cut first Asparagus yesterday sold to Ross Hart 4 baskets at $2.25 was up to Hamilton at night. �May 16th Planted three sashes Citrons. Vegetable marrows were a failure and replanted Citrons in same boxs. Men planting Raspberries - Transplanting some more Tomato plants into the empty Cabbage frames. stopped by rain at 2.30 p.m. May 17th Rained all last night every thing flooded again have only had two warm days this spring so far today is cold with west winds and flying showers of rain. Finished transplanting tomatoes. very late don't know how they will do. May 18th Cool west winds but fine. Early plum trees in full blossom now. was up to the city for a drive in the evening. May 19th Cool and cloudy. shipped 10 bskts Asparagus to Toronto sold at {blank space}. went up to Hamilton with John to see some crates at Wagstaffes spoke for a load. Went to the Circus, at night with L. B. it was pretty good May 20. nothing doing. started raining again in the night. rained nearly all day. and looks like more rain tonight. Every thing flooded water in the cellar, also in the barn first time for some years. May 21 went to Wagstaffes for a load of Orange Boxs and crates got 245 cost $19.25. To wet to do any thing on the land Heavy rain again in the afternoon. Planted 2 ozs of Cauliflower seed in hotbeds was going to plant out doors but cannot get on the ground. May 22nd Rained nearly all last night. and some again this morning. May 23rd Cut 7 baskets Grass rained again this morning Hoeing strawberries in the afternoon. had another shower. May 24th. Hoeing strawberries in the morning, took a holiday in the afternoon. Went to the city to the Savoy in the afternoon with L.M.B. had a good time all day. May 25th Fine and warm. went to Hamilton in the evening May 26th Fine and very warm Hoeing strawberries May 27th Fine and warm. planted. Early Corn and Pumpkins �in the cherry orchard. Planted 4500 Tomato plants out today. May 28th Cultivated seed Onions very wet and hard Sowed Parsnips.. Hoed Strawberries. Fine & Warm Sowed Parsnips seed. May 29th Sowed Carrott seed at just a little larger hole than Onion hole in drill started planting out Prizetaker Onions. May 30th Finished planting Onions. very warm. May 31st. Planted Patch Tomatos in Johns Field. also started planting Peppers. very warm yet. June 1st Went to Oddfellows service in Hamilton this afternoon had tea in Ham. and drove out to the beach after church June 2nd Planted marrows & some squash out of hot beds and finished planting sweet peppers, very warm. June 3rd. Cultivated Onions and got ground ready for Tomatoes. June 4th Finished planting Tomatoes very warm June 5 Finished planting peppers. getting very dry now. June 6th started spraying seems to be lots of Pears and cherries but not many plums. put in about 10 lbs Lead and 3½ Ga Lime Sulphur per tank. June 7th Spraying yet weather very warm and dry. Cutting Asparagus yet price very low this year only 75¢ basket last shipment to Toronto. June 8th Fine & warm had LB & Mrs B for tea went to church at night. June 9th Had a nice shower in the night the first since the 24th of May. Finished spraying. and hoed new strawberries June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner �June 11th Finished weeding Onions 1st time cost about $25.00 have five men working now. June 12th Very warm, cultivating Carrots. Contracted part of our strawberry crop to 500 crates to Upton Jam Co Hamilton at 20 cts a quart.. have about seven acres to pick. June 13th. Plowing up half of our carrots and all the Parsnips. got so weedy can't clean them will plant Turnips. Planted Corn and Pumpkins in Pear Orchard. June 14 Motored to Hamilton. to buy stoves and beds for berry pickers and got 1400 {Ono} Covers from F. new at 1¢ each Got tenders on building a Indian house 12 x 24 ft. Coates price $425. Alton & Metcalf $325. but think we will get a big tent. Very warm & dry 94 in Hamilton. strawberries getting ripe. June 15th Very warm, went for a drive after Church as far as Winona. June 16th Picked first strawberries only got part picked and got 26 crates shipped to Toronto and sold at 30¢ to 35¢ very warm and dry no rain. Berries will be done for if it don't rain right away as the vines are falling over today. June 17. Very warm yet went to Hamilton for a tent for Berry pickers. Paid $150.00 also got a stove and beds - picked 33 crates Strawberries June 18 very warm picked 50 crates strawberries. June 19th Had a nice shower this afternoon picked 97 crates strawberries at 20¢ June 20 Picked 111 crates SBerries sold at average 20½ cents June 21 Picked 107 crates SBerries sold to Canada Fruit Co of Grimsby at 21¢, and Planted out Cauliflowers. June 22nd Very warm had L. M. B. up for tea. drove her up to church and had a drive after - June 23rd. Strawberries ripening very fast. picked 205 cra{off page} today. June 24th Biggest picking of strawberries 213 crates. �June 25th Had 53 crates picked before 9 oclock, and stopped by rain. picked 36 more in the afternoon and stoped by rain again. {Our?} man was planting some more Cauliflow{off page} out. June 26th showers and thunder storms again. Berries getting very soft. June 27 Biggest picking of strawberries 260 crates June 28. Very cool today. payed berry pickers $530 at noon and more yet to pay. payed $600 up to night Peace was signed by the Allies & Germans this morning at 10.30. Just five years today. since the start of the war. June 29 Cool and fine today " 30th Started picking some Early Richmond cherries. 63 bskt shipped to Muskoka at $1.25 a bskt. July 1st very warm picking strawberries. " 2nd Finished picking strawberries. season for them was very short only 16 days since we picked first crate. had a little over 1600 crates. sprayed Montmorency cherries also apples. July 3rd Very warm. weeding and cultivating onions some reports say 98 in the shade July 4th. Big fight between Williard & Demsey today in Toledo. very warm & dry. Picked two crates of Raspberries. sold at 40¢ July 5th Very warm about 100 in the shade had an awful Thunder Storm. and heavy wind and rain, but the rain would do a lot of good. July 6th Cool today. had a nice shower about noon. Had Will Bell and family over for dinner. July 7th Fine and cool. picked 17 crates Rasps. sold from 27¢ to 38¢ in Toronto July 8th started picking Montmorency cherries. also picked 10 bskts Green Peppers sold at $1.75 a bskt in Toronto. July 9 Hoeing out old strawberries beds and picking cherries July 10 Picking Rasps & cherries very high wind blowing some cherries off - �July 11. Cool and dry. with heavy west winds. picking Rasps & cherries July 12 Orangemans Day. nearly all the men and berry pickers gone to Hamilton looked like rain but did not rain. July 13th Fine & Cool was down to the beach for tea and went to church July 14th Picking cherries 162 bskts today sold @ $125 {$1.25} to $1.50 pickers scarce had to turn all the men on picking. July 15 A Few showers in the morning. Just enough to delay picking. July 16 Picking cherries and Rasps - Pickers scarce weather fine and cool July 17 Went to the Garden Party at Waterdown with L. M. B. 17th. Cut first Cabbages 8 crates shipped North at $1.75 a crate. July 18th. Picking cherries & Rasps. July 19. Holiday today. (Peace Day) did not get much done. Sold Ross Hart a small load. went down to the beach at night. July 20. Motored to Campbellville and Rockwood with L. M. B. nearly got stalled in Rockwood. with Battery Terminal eat up with the Acid but got it soddered. had a little shower up there. but a big rain here in Burlington. July 21st. Did not get very much done today. showery July 22 Picking Rasps also 120 baskets cherries Picked first shipment of Tomatoes 27 bskts at $1.50 bskt July 23 Picking Rasps 25¢ box & cherries ($135 to $150 {$1.35 to $1.50} Peppers at $1.00 Cabbage at $1.00 a doz. very warm July 24 Picking the last of the montmorency cherries. Rasps nearly done to. very warm July 25. Finished picking cherries for the year July 26. Picked Blackcurrants 21 bskts sold at $3.00 July 27 Very warm motored to Brantford. had three blow-outs on the road - �July 28. shipped three crates of Lawtons on last Friday July 25. to Toronto sold at 28¢ box. Picked about 50 bskts Tomatoes today sold at $1.00 to $1.50. July 29 Finished Picking Raspberries sold at about 25¢ all season. July 30 Unloaded second car of crates from Wagstaffes started picking Early apples - very dry. Blackberries all dried up July 31 Showery today not very heavy but will do good. Aug 1st Picked 60 bskt tomatoes worth $1 00 bskt now. fine and cool. Aug 2nd Picked apples and Cabbages for Ross Hart 60 apples at 60¢ bskt. 8 Crates Cabbages $1.25 crate Aug 3. Sunday. Moderately warm and cloudy. Had Bells called in also visitors from the beach for supper Aug 4 Warm & cloudy very busy picking Tomatoes apples and Lawtons. Aug 5th Picked first plums. 11 Baskets Red June at $125 {$1.25} bskt Aug 6th Finished Picking Red Astrachan Apples. very warm and dry. Johnny Bell. died tonight did not live long after leaving the farm. Aug 7 Burlington Civic Holiday and Reception for returned soldiers. started last night with a Garden party at Pine Cove. a parade and Ball Games and sports this afternoon. Band Concert and Dance on highway in front of Go{v} park managed to get to the Band Concert at night. with L.M.B. Aug 8th Picked last of Red June plums only had 20 bskts. picked Tomatoes again - only had 46 bskts no 1's and 11 bskts no 2's off about 5½ acres. awful poor crop Aug 9th Picked Abundance plums for Ross Hart also 50 bskts Burbanks (107 in all) sold at $1.25 Contracted the Balance of our plum crop at $1.25 basket also Bartlett pears at $1.00 at orchard and baskets returned. To the Harvest Canning Co of Hamilton. was down town at night heard that Abe Alton Harry's father had died at Burford today. �Aug 10th Cool and smoky today but very dry Aug 11. Picking a few Tomatoes sold in Muskoka at 75¢. crop very poor. Aug 12 Picking a few Lawton berries. men hoeing old Strawberry patch. very dry - Started Picking a few Clapps Favorite pears. selling at $1.00 up North Aug 13 Picking Berries and hoeing Strawberries Aug 14th Picking tomatoes And Lawton Berries. Aug 15 Picked 21 crates berries today and 200 bskts Burbank Plums for the Harvest Co. - first time this week that we had supper at 6 oclock went to the city for a drive with L.M.B. after. Aug 16th Had a fine rain this afternoon about 4.30 the first good rain in about 4 weeks. Saw Harry Simmons tonight he got back from the war a few days ago. was away about three years Aug 17th Motored up to Ted Irelands back of Dundas. with Stan. and Harry. he seems to have a nice farm. but it needs fixing up a lot - Aug 18th. Did not get very much done. only Tomatoes picked very heavy rain in the morning and again in the afternoon Aug 20 Showery again picked tomatoes & plums Aug 21 Another big shower at noon. picked 157 bskts plums. they are rotting very badly. Aug 22 Picked Plums & Tomato had biggest picking of Tomatos 121 baskets sold at 50¢ Aug 23 Picked Plums in the morning 131 baskets and got Cabbages & Peppers in the afternoon for Ross Hart. Motored up to the city with my W. {blank space} and bot a suit of clothes nearly broke now Aug 24 Had tea down at the Beach. motored up to church went to the Hospital to see Mr. Barlow. Aug 25 Picked tomatoes and plums, showery & cool Aug 25 Very cool picking plums. tomatoe and Lawton Berries �Aug 26 Picking tomatoes & plums very cool. Aug 27 Finished Picking all the plums except a few Reine Claude had about 1300 baskets Aug 28 Started picking Bartlett pears 111 bskts and drawing Onions into the barn. Aug 29 Picked pears. had tea at Johns. with Mrs & L.M. B. Aug 30. Showery this morning picking pears - wrote S W Marchment price on 12 cars manure. Aug 31st (Sunday). Sons of England held there Decoration Day. motored down to the beach and too church in Hamilton Sept 1st Labor Day. Picked pears and Tomatoes. Tomatoes cheap and hard to get orders up north Sept 2. Picked Bartlett pears and a few Tomatoes. Sept 3 Warm today. picking pears. will be done Bartletts in about another day. Sept 4 Went to Toronto Ex. with L.M.B. had a good time men picked Bartlett Pears for the Harvest Co. Had 906 baskets. and about 100 baskets small ones. Sept 5 Picked 9 barrels of Colvert & Holland Pippin apples sold at $5.50 a barrel Sept 6 Fine and warm. picked 125 bskts tomatoe for Ross Hart. only 25¢ bskt. Sept 7 Had Connie Bell & family over for dinner, very warm today. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening Aug Sept 8. Very warm. Picked Tomatoes and starting on Howell pears selling a few up north at 90¢ Aug Sept 9th Picked quite a few Peppers reds at $100 {$1.00} Green at 75¢. Aug Sept 10th Showery today picked Pears & Peppers went to the city at night �Aug Sept 11th. Got a big order from Ross Hart for Sweet Peppe{rs} 30 bskts. Reds 5. Tomatoes 15{off page} Green Toms. 75 bskt. for tomorro{w} started picking today. cool and cloudy today. Aug Sept 12th Picked Tomatoes & some Duchess Pears - also 13 bbls Cranberry Pippin Apple{s} Aug Sept 13th. Picked Tomatoes for Ross Hart 144 bskt Green and Ripe at 25¢ bskt. also 5 doz squash and 9 doz Pumpkins at $1.25 doz. also picked 22 bskts Grapes worth 40¢ Aug Sept 14. Fine and warm had Mrs & Mr Will Bell & Family Mr & Mrs F. Bell. over for supper I motored up to Hamilton after. Aug Sept 15. Cloudy & showery very busy today picking pears. tomatoes. and Cranberry Pippin apples for our north orders Aug Sept 16th Fine and warm picking Green and ripe tomatoes for Ross Hart for to load tomorrow. Aug Sept 17th Busy today took two big loads up to Ross Hart. Tomatoes 25¢ pumkins $1 25 doz. also started Carrots 15 bags at $1.50 a bag. Aug Sept 18th There was a white frost this morning but did not do any damage Aug Sept 19th. Picked 125. Green toms and at 25¢ 50 Ripe for Ross Hart. also 10 doz pumpkins also all the Onions we had left 20 bags at $4.50 a bag. also shipped 100 bskt pears at 75¢ and 75 bskt tomatoes at 25 up north. yesterday and today. did not get in tonight til nearly 7 oclock. and it was raining hard. Aug Sept 20th Had a good shower last night and today is as warm as summer Picking Peppers all day {Se}pt 21st. Had a heavy thunder storm last night. and is raining again today. Rained heavy nearly all day and all night. {S}ept 22 Fine and cool. picking pears and Tomatoes. {S}ept 23rd Showery started Picking Wagner Apples {S}ept 24th Picking apples Wagners Baldwins & Greenings. also pears. Sept 25 Packed 25 blls apples shipped to T. S. Trenouth Powassan at $6.00 per bbl. Sept 26th. Finished picking Baldwin apples - cool and windy. �Sept 27 Packed 39 blls apples for Geo. Kemp. Sundridge also picked 65 bskt Pears weather fine and warm Motored up to Hamilton with Harry S. Stan & John. Sept 28 Fine and warm went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. shot the bearings and Cone too pie{ces} in one front wheel. of the car coming home at ni{ght} got home pretty late. stopp{ed} at the heights to help get a Car out of the ditch Sept 29th Pulled the last swee{t} corn 90 doz for Ross Har{t} also picked 64 bskts tomatoes etc. Sept 30th started unloading car of Hay. from W. E. Tod{off page} Hagersville. $25 a ton the{off page} 9 ton 1950 lbs. Total $244.93 and $18.00 freight charges only got part unloaded raining part of the time this was the first day of Burlington fair. Oct1st Very Cold. Burllngton fair day. they all went but myself Oct 2nd Very warm just like Summer. Picking Spy Apples Oct 3rd Warm had a thunder shower in the night. Packed 57 bbls apples. got done at eight oclock. Oct 4th Fine and warm started at 4.30 this morning with a load of apples for the station. finished Picking Pears also finished Onions sold to Ross Hart today $107.55. Motored up to Hamilton with Stan B & Harry S. to the Grand to See. (In Mabels Room) it sure was some mix up. Oct 5th. Awful tired last night, came to life at a quarter to one today, so they saved breakfast on me. had a few heavy showers today. Had Mrs & Mr Roy Bell over for tea. Lizzie Bell died last night in Burlington. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening. Oct 6th Picking Spy apples weather fine �Oct 7th. Finished picking and Packing apples 200 barrels alltogether sold at $5 50 and $6.00 per bbl total {blank} Oct 8th. First heavy frost of the season this morning picked about 150 bskts Peppers. they were not frozen very much. Oct 9th Showery all day mending crates in the barn all day. my car refused to go tonight first time since we got it in May 1916 Oct 10th car still refused to go this morning had to get Maxwell up from garage found the Carburator choke{d} with dirt. Very warm Cutting out Raspberry bushes. Oct 11th Trimming out Blackberry bushes. some rotten job Oct 12th. L. and I was at B.S.H. for tea. had a good time also motored up to church Rev Wilson preached a Prohibiton sermon Oct 13th Thanksgiving day worked in the morning had L. & Mr & Mrs B. for dinner & tea drove to H. afterwards. it was a fine day. Oct 14th Cutting out bushes yet. fine and warm as summer Oct 15. Fine and very warm at the berry bushes yet. Oct 16. showery in the morning and again at night. Oct 17. Fine and warm again Oct 18th. Fine and warm went to Hamilton at night saw the Prince of Wales at corner King and James. Oct 19th. Cool and cloudy motored to Hamilton for tea. went to church with L.M.B. Oct 20 Big time today. Election day for the Ontario House also on Prohibition Voted for Ford. U.F.O. {United Farmers of Ontario} candidate also for Prohibition. Oct 21st. Prohibition carried by big maj. and the Conservative Government defeated �W.F.O. lead the list with 41 members Tory's 27 Grits 29. {Grits was nickname for the Liberal Party} Labor 12 2 Independents. Ford was elected in Halto{n} Cleaver and Nixon defeated Oct 23 Two cars of manure arrive{d} this afternoon nearly 62 tons freight. $49 24. manure 83 09 Oct 24th Went to market first time this season. it was very good. carrots $1.00 bus. and every thing a good price got up at 1 oclock to go to market. got to bed at 12 oclock. just 23 hours L.M.B. was out and I drove her home which made it late Oct 25 Fine and warm finished the two cars manure Oct 25 started getting a load of carrots ready to go to Hamilton Monday sold 50 bus to McDougall at 90¢ a bus. stopped by rain. did not get load all ready. Oct 26. Heavy rains this morning with some thunder. Oct 27th Rained all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon Oct 28 went to market rained all the way in and till about 7 oclock got good and wet. but sold out early. Oct 29th John went in with aload to Hamilton which was sold all to McDougall. got another load ready for market. Oct 30th. started raining just as I was putting the horses in at market and it rained hard all day. made the market slow got home after three oclock nearly drowned. Oct 31st Fine this morning sent another load of carrots in to Hamilton, tied up Cauliflowers, rained again at 5 oclock. Nov 1st Spreading manure on Tomato patch and plowing. Nov 2nd Fair & Cool. Nov 3rd Cool and cloudy like rain Nov 4th Had another wet day at market. guess this finishes all the big loads. have nothing left only some Cauliflowers. �Nov 5th Fair & cool unloaded 3rd car of manure Nov 6th cool and cloudy shipped 30 bskt Peppers to Toronto. Shipped some Sweet Green Peppers on Monday last to Toronto sold at 85 and one Dollar a bskt. Nov 7th Spreading manure and plowing Nov 8th. Carrying out berry bushes. Had heart failure nearly when I read tonights paper. got some reception in Burlington. guess everybody reads the papers alright. Nov 9th Motored to Hamilton for tea and went over to church but did not go in Nov 10th. Getting a small load ready to take to market in the car. Nov 11th went to market with car with Cauliflowers. sold good, at $1.75 and $2.00 a box car went on the bad had to get Radiator mended. door fixed new fan belt and spark plug cost $5.00 in all Nov 12th Fine & warm John & Mike unloading 4th car of manure Dad and I cleaning up hotbeds Nov 13th Feels like first day of winter ground frozen and some snow flurries. Plowing and cleaning up hotbeds. went up to Ham. and managed to get money for a cheque from McDougalls which was returned to the bank unpaid was down to 71 Aikman Ave after tea expect to leave with L.M.B. - or L. Mc on Dec 9th for Cal Nov 14th Cold again today ground frozen hard this a.m. Nov 15th Finished cleaning up hotbeds also plowing orchard. weather cool. ground frozen a little - was down town got lots of sympathy and congratulations Nov 16th Fine and cool motored up to Hamilton after supper Nov 17th Fine and warm cutting Cauliflowers for market and cleaning out bushes - plowing etc. Nov 18th Went to market with the car had 10 boxs small Cauliflowers sold at $2 00 box. Had some squalls of snow and rain in the afternoon. and getting colder. Nov 19th Snowing this morning from the North East. looks like winter sure �Nov 20th Very cold this morning was at market for the last time this season Nov 21st Fine and mild started covering strawberries Nov 22 Fine & mild. was down town at night everything quiet Nov 23rd Was out for a ride with L.M.B. and had supper at home. went to church as was L.M.s last Sunday to play the organ - Charlie Klinka's wife was buried today. and Muriel Willshire was buried yesterday. Nov 24 Cold today working in the barn. did not go to Lodge. Nov 25th Showery today went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. Bot an overcoat. Paid $38 00, also got a Ring and M. L. some Job Nov 26th Unloading the fifth car of manure. very cold and cloudy. The news in last nights paper is rotten. Lillie and I have to be vaccinated for Smallpox before we can cross the border. am going to tackle it tomorrow Nov 27th. Cloudy & cold. Got Vaccinated tonight suppose it will be in good shape by Dec 9th Nov 28th Mrs Hicks held her 25th Anniversary of married life. was down with Lillie had a big crowd and a fair time. Nov 29th Heavy rain all day. starting blowing hard in the evening. was down town came home about 9 oclock blowing a hurricane. trees blown across the streets, lights all out. worst wind in years. Nov 30th Cold this morning, still blowing a gale. several trees in the orchard smashed. motored up to Hamilton this afternoon. pretty cold and rough yet Dec 1st. Had some of the Bells, Hicks, Mrs Will Mac and Jim Davidson over for dinner. motored up to Hamilton and got our tickets for San Diego Cal. $147.25 each without berths. Dec 2nd. Snowing a little this a.m. finishing fixing crates in the barn. Dec 3rd Cold today was down town in the afternoon doing some business at the bank. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening. Robbie Kennedy blew in this morning from Detroit to see Miss B. �Dec 4th Fair & cold. getting busy. getting ready to go South was at Johns for supper Dec 5th. was up to Hamilton Dec 6th was up to Hamilton in the morning. started snowing at noon Dec 7th snowing this morning not enough for sleighing motered up to Hamilton this afternoon. will be last time to drive to H. for a while. I guess. cleared up fine in the afternoon. Dec 8th. Fixed up the car for the winter. going to Hamilton by Radial this afternoon it will be awful after driving a car so long. Dec 9th. Going to get married today. so guess this will end this diary. and lots of other things. {Right side page is blank} For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.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 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> FRANK MCMILLAN'S NOTES 1918 - 1919 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Notes for 1918 & 1919 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 1st. New Years Day was clear and very cold. Jan 11th weather has been clear and very cold. Jan 12 weather very cold, snow drifting badly. Radial Ry. Blocked. Jan 13th Finished drawing second hand barrels and Orange Boxs from Hamilton. got 225 barrels @ 15¢ 450 boxs @ 4¢ each. was very cold this morning 10 below zero. lots of snow sleighing all month. Jan 30 very cold yet below zero nearly every night. ordered our hotbed manure to be shipped Feby 18th March 10th and March 15th they say it will be scarce and hard to get this year. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 1 very cold about 15 below zero. Got our Berry Boxs in today 20 000 at $6 per m. also have about 10 000 left over from last year Feby 4 ordered seeds today they are scarce and very high in price. also ordered 4 barrels of Lime Sulphur and 200 lbs Arsenate of Lead Feby 5th. Forgot to mention that the bear saw his shadow on Feby 2nd means six weeks more winter they say. and it feels like it today. from 28 to 30 below zero this morning. Feby 10th. very mild with rain this is only the third day that the thermometer has reached the 32 mark since Nov 15th Feby 13 weather has been mild the last couple of days. Feby 14 Heavy rain with thunder and Lightning. Feby 15 very cold again. Feby 19 heavy rain with thunder again. every thing flooded. Feby 20 decidely cold again ran across an old account of Goods sold to {??M} Carrol of Hamilton in years 1902 & 1903. prices very low - Onions 35¢ and 40¢ a bushel. Apples 10¢ bushel. Turnips 20¢ bushel. Butter from 13¢ to 17¢ lb. Eggs 12¢ a doz. Feby 21 Every thing getting scarce and high in price. ordered 500 bags up north today. costing 9 1/2 to 10¢ up there. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 23rd & 24th. weather vey mild just like spring. working. out. doors. making hot bed covers. Feby 25 Fixing hot bed sash and getting in baskets. Heavy rain again to night with Thunder and Lightning again. Feby 26. Blowed a hurricane all last night had to get up and fasten some hot bed sash down. one all smashed up. very cold and blowing yet today. Feby 28.th Snowing today. Have no hot bed manure yet. phoned S. W. Marchment this morning, promised to ship car today March 1st 2nd & 3rd. weather fine & mild. March 4th mild with a little rain. March 5 Started unloading car of manure. for hot-beds. 36 ton 900 lbs. March 7th putting earth on hot-beds. March 6th Mike the Indian started work. Heard a Robin today March 8th Sowed Onion. Cabbage Tomato & Pepper seed. weather fine & moderately cool. March 9th Finished sowing Pepper seed, very cold north East Blizzard started at noon. March 10th Had some more Thunder and lightning last night. also blowed a gale with Rain and Snow, and today extremely cold. cloudy and blowing from the north. March 12th & 13th. Have been trimming apple trees weather is fine March 13th nothing doing. snowed last night. and raining from N. East today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 15th Fine & Bright but very cold north wind. March 16 still cold, very cold last night March 18th & 19th weather fine and mild trimming trees and looking after hot-beds. March 21st First day of spring, fine and mild, winds South and East. looks showery. Trimming apple trees yet. March 23rd. Weather has been fine all week. Trimming trees yet. March 25th started unloading car of manure for hot beds 30 tons on it. weather very cold March 26. very cold finished car of manure and put dirt of hot-beds. March 26 ordered 5000 SB. {strawberry} Plants from Stevensville Mich. $13.00 March 27. still working at hot beds very cold at night freezes hard. March 28 started Transplanting Tomatoes, cold yet. March 29th. Good. Friday. fine and warm. south wind nearly all day. finest day this Spring. transplanting Peppers all day March 30 Fine & warm. transplanting tomatoes and Cabbages. March 31st Easter Sunday Fine and very warm south winds all day. changed to about west in the evening. April 1 Transplanting Peppers and Tomatoes, warm with a few light Showers. April 2nd Finished Transplanting 4000 Cabbages 12 500 Peppers and 13.500 Tomatoes. Fine & warm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 3rd cold and cloudy. April 4th Heavy frost this morning. very cold with high north wind. but bright. April 6th. weather has been Clear and cold. trimming trees yet. a big job this year as much dead wood, also started the plough today. April 10th very cold since Sunday heavy north East Winds. and heavy frost at night. cleaning up brush in the orchard. April 11th Snowed last night and nearly all morning. April 12th cold East wind with rain and snow. April 13th turned very warm and fine this morning. started unloading third car of manure for hot beds. also sowed 1 lb. Y. Danvers Onion seed. sowed just a little smaller than onion hole in the drill. Land fine and dry. April 15 Fine and very warm making hot-beds. April 16th started uncovering strawberries. April 17 uncovering strawberries started to rain about 3 oclock. ground dry a shower would do good. April 18 very cold and showery in the morning. started snowing at night. April 19. about one inch of snow this morning and ground frozen hard. Burning brush in the orchard. April 20th very cold yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 22nd and 23rd Transplanting tomatoes second time have 114 sashes. over 11 500 plants. weather cold. raining tonight April 24th very cold with a few snow flurries April 25th still very cold. got a lot of plants frozen last night April 26th Sowed 3/4 lb. Parsnip seed. (A Little Smaller than Beet hole in drill. 1 3/4 lbs Carrot Seed, Patch next Raspberries at Onion hole, other side the next larger one. May 1st. cold yet. hoeing Blackberries & Raspberries. May 2. a little warmer but very high wind from S.West. May 3rd Cold and cloudy planted Vegetable marrows and Squashes in hot-beds. May 6th to 9th. planting strawberries about 4 acres. ground very dry. May 10th had a heavy thunder shower, done a lot of good. May 10 planted out Cabbages today. about 4000 plants. May 11th turned very cold last night heavy frost this morning ground frozen. in some spots. planted Herbert Raspberry Suckers. May 10. shipped first Asparagus 4 bskts {baskets} to Toronto. May 13 Sowed Cauliflower, Red Cabbage in hot beds. May 14 and 15th. planting out Onions ground in fine shape </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 16th Cultivating seed Onions May 17th Planting Early Corn and Pumpkins also Cultivating carrots with hand cultivator weather FIne, warm & dry. May 18th &19th Fine and very warm May 20th & 21st Fine and very warm planted Pie Pumpkin & yellow Pumpkin. squash and citron and Late Red & White Cabbage May 22 Had a fine shower started weeding carrots. May 23rd & 24th weeding carrots and Parsnips. May 25 & 26 cold and showery also heavy thunder storm in the night. May 26th apples in full blossom now Plums have been out about a week. May 27 & 28th. Planted out Tomatoes cool today had about 11 500 plants May 29th Planted Peppers out today about 12000 started raining about night. May 30 started spraying today put in 10 lbs lead and 3 1/2 gal. lime sulphur. in tank. May 31st very hot, spraying yet. June 1st. spraying in morning stopped at noon. wind to high. finished putting out plants. marrows & squash. very hot. they say nearly 100 in the shade. June 6th Planted some yellow Corn & Pumpkins. June 7 & 8th Weeding Onions very showery nearly every day but not very heavy. June 9th heavy shower again tonight. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May June 10 Finished planting corn & Pumpkins. heavy thunder storm at night. May June 13 sowed some Turnips today. half way past Turnip hole in drill May June 13 Planted Cucumber seed outdoors May June 18th Planted Cauliflowers June 21st Picked 5 crates SBerries would have picked more but it rained. Shipped to Orillia at 26¢ June 22 Picked 12 crates Strawberries shipped to Toronto Sold from 25¢ to 30¢ Planted Red & White Cabbages out and sowed some more Turnips. June 26 Sprayed apples. today put in 10 lbs lead. 3 1/2 Gals Sulphur picking some strawberries but crop will be very light. June 29th Picking strawberries 44 crates yesterday and 44 today sold at $5 00 a crate. July 1st largest picking strawberries 65 crates sold at $5.20 to $5.40 a crate. also picked 2 bskts Green Peppers sold in Toronto at $2.00 a bskt. July 2nd picked some Early Richmond cherries sold at $1.00 July 3rd spraying cherries for the fly. 11 lbs lead and 3 lbs Soluble Sulphur per tank. July 5 Picked 9 boxs Rasps for the first. sold at 30¢ in Toronto. July 9 Cut first bunch of Cabbages 22 1/2 doz sold at $1.00 dozen July 10 Picking SBerries yet picked 41 crates today sold at 575 {$5.75} and $6.00 a crate </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 11 Picked SBerries and Rasps. heavy shower in the afternoon. July 12 Picked 10 crates Rasps this picking sold at 30 to 33¢ box July 13 started Picking a few montmorency cherries. also cut 33 doz more cabbages sold at $1.00 a dozen. July 15 & 16. Picked 20 crates Rasps sold at 25 and 27¢ box at Station. also finished picking strawberries had nearly 600 crates prices ranged from $5 00 to $6 00 a crate here July 20 Rasps sold from 24 to 27¢ all week. montmorency cherries $1.35 to $1.50. Picked first Vehetable marrows. Weather fine & warm but a little dry. July 24 & 25 Picking cherries over 250 bskts the last two days sold at $1.50 a bskt. weather very warm July 27. Picked 26 bskts Tomatoes today. Sold at $1 00 and $1 10 heavy shower this afternoon. done a lot of good. July 31 Finished picking Marlboro Rasps. started picking Morello cherries. Aug 2 picked 50 bskts tomatoes sold at 75¢ Aug 3 Finished picking the last cherries 30 bskts also picked 97 baskets Peppers. Aug 7 Picked first Lawtons 5 crates sold at $7.00 crate the weather is extremely hot and dry. about 98 in the shade the last few days. Aug 9 & 10th Picked 150 bskt Tomatoes sold on the 9th at 75¢ on the 10th at $1.00 bskt </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 10th. This is one of our berry pickers address Mr Louie Armstrong Caughnawaga. P.O. Quebec Mr Louie Armstrong 516 1/2 Church St. W. Toronto. Cent. Aug 17th Picked about 1000 baskets Tomatoes sold at 60 to 75¢ the past week. Aug 24th very busy picking Tomatoes about 1500 baskets sold at about 40¢ a few plums & Lawtons but both plums & Lawtons a failure. Aug 31 busy picking Tomatoes all week sold at 40¢ sold a few plums at $1.00 also picked peppers and cukes. weather showery Sept 7th. have been very busy picking Tomatoes nearly all the time selling at 40¢. weather showery. Sept 14th weather very showery picking some Tomatoes yet. and plums at 85¢ Bartlett pears at 85¢. today sold 6 team loads of squash marrows Pumpkins Carrots Corn etc. got done at 9 oclock at night. Sept 21st the Past week has been cool and showery nearly every day.. picking some Cranberry Pippin apples, a few Tomatoes. lots of Peppers. finished plums on Sept 20th. started on Howell & Duchess pears. selling at 80¢ bskt. also selling lots of Pumpkins to Ross Hart at $100 {$1.00} dozen. had 100 dozen in front patch of corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 28th have been just as busy as ever. Picked 600 to 800 bskts peppers this week also a lot of pears. about 300 bags carrots and 100 bags Turnips, some Tomatoes yet. weather cold. rough and windy but no frost yet Oct 5th had a couple of heavy frost the past week. finished picking peppers & pears got Onions & squash inside picked Cranberry Pippin apples and started on Greening apples. weather showery rains about every day. Oct 12 Have been picking and packing apples all week. this has been finest week for a long time fine and warm and no Rain. Oct 16 Loaded Car of apples for Bracebridge today 155 barrels apples $3 00 15 bags Onions $1 50 bag weather fine and warm Oct 17 finished picking apples tonight. Oct 18 Fine but a little cool. pulling carrots. Oct 26 Finished with apples shipped last 42 bbls to Powassan this morning had about 325 barrels. weather has been fine. sold the last 100 bags carrots to Ross Hart on the 24th. Oct 31 Finished up with white Cabbage Sold to Ross Hart. 9 tons 590 lbs at $16 00 a ton. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 2 Trimming out Blackberry bushes, weather cool. Nov 7 started going to market. some time of the year to start. it was not very good. Nov 9th was to market again very slow market, rained, in the morning, also saw the Big Victory Bond Parade. Nov 5 started unloading crates got 945 from Wagstaff at 15¢ each Nov 11th. Good news this a.m. War Ended at 6 oclock this morning. Nov 16th have been going to market weather is mild but market is very slow. Nov 21 was at market again it is very slow. Nov 22 Weather turning cooler had a few snow Flurries today for the first this year. Nov 27th weather fine & mild unloading first car of manure this fall & cut the last of the Cauliflowers about 10 boxs worth about $150 {$1.50} a box. Nov 28 went to market with the car today, was home early. started to rain at noon. Nov 29. Unloading Car of Hay 23590 lbs. at $23 per ton and $27.10 Freight, nearly $300 for the car. Nov 30 Turning very cold high wind and some snow flurries. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 2nd started covering strawberries and going to market yet.. not very cold as yet Dec 5th started unloading second car of manure 48 tons 500 lbs. roads slippery quite a lot of Snow. Dec 9th started unloading third car of manure getting very cold Dec 12 & 13 & 14 mild and showery. Dec 19th Fine and mild, people ploughing yet. finished another car of manure yesterday Dec 21st weather mild and cloudy as warm as spring no frost. Dec 24th. unloading manure but stopped at noon by. big north east snow Storm Dec 25 Xmas Day lots of snow on the ground and the storm not over yet. Dec 27 Finished 2 cars of manure today. roads very bad neither sleighing nor good waggoning. Dec 30th. Drawing Turnips to Biggs Evaporator Dec 31 Finished drawing turnips had between 14 and 15 tons. and in the afternoon had three cars of manure come in together. some way to finish the old year. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> year 1919 Jan 1st Motored to the city and brought Mr & Mrs and Lillie B. out for the day. drove them home again at night. Roads very bad. raining nearly all day. Jan 2nd Unloading manure, have three cars in at once. Jan 3rd Unloading manure. W. Cuttriss wanted me to go to Lodge. as it was Installation night, but was tired and did not go. Jan 4th Finished unloading manure at noon. had nine cars and they cost us $620.22. Was down town at night, things very hot over the coming Election on Monday next. This was the coldest night this winter about 6 {from?} zero. Jan 5th Had Jake Brant over to see us would think he owned Nicholson's Mill. but guess he will be around here in berry picking time. Motored to Hamilton in the evening met Lillie after church and spent a very pleasant evening. Jan 6. a.m. sent Marchment cheque for last five cars of manure also to Cannon for feed in full to date and ordered our three cars of hot-bed manure to be shipped Feby 18th. March 5th & March 15th. Motored to Freeman and Aldershott to Vote. p.m. went down town to hear Election returns. Dr Peart was elected Mayor and Hugh Cleaver for Reeve. Nelson Township same as last year. but Reeve Emery was defeated in Flamboro by Peter Ray. Jan 7th Having a few holidays now </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> was up to Johns for dinner, was down town at night. Weather milder raining a little Jan 8th Got a letter from L. B. saying she was sick with a touch of the Flu. Burlington Hockey Team went to Ham {Hamilton}. tonight for first O H A Game, sure to get beaten. Jan 9th Hockey Team trimmed score 17 to 3 at last nights game. p.m. went down to the P. Office. coldest night this winter. Jan 10th Very high west wind today p.m. went around to the Rink watched them skating for a while Jan 11th Very cold today must be nearly zero. was down town at night quite a turn out in {Bush's?} store Jan 12th Motored up to the city. L. M. B. was better. was pretty cold driving Jan 13 Feel rotten today. have a cold in my head. wonder if I am gertting the Flu. p.m. was down to Lodge first time since July. small crowd out (only. nine) Paid my Lodge Dues $4.50 up till July 1st. Jan 14th Mild and Cloudy. like rain Burlington plays 1st O.H.A. Hockey Game at home with McMasters College of Toronto. tonight if the ice is not to soft. wont be able to go have a bad cold. Jan 15th Burlington won Hockey Match last night score 4 to 3. Had J. A. Simmers Seed Agent around already seeds higher in price than ever Jan 16th Weather fine and very mild. have a peach of a cold. Jan 17th Had Mr & Mrs Bell and Mrs Hicks to spend the Day. Got a letter from L. all well in Ham. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 18th. Fine and mild. Just like spring big doings in Burlington the new mayor. Deputy Reeve and four councillors resigned this a.m. Jan 19th. Very fine weather. snow all gone. Jan 20th Motored down town. feeling tough. yet. some way to spend your birthday. but the day was just like spring. Nine (9) years ago I spent it in Havana Jan 21st. Feeling tough. went down to get some medicine from Dr. Peart. was an awful fog. Jan 22 Very mild and warm. some people ploughing. if it keeps warm and then turns cold it will be very hard on fruit crops for this year. Jan 23rd Mild and raining all day. Jan 24th Turning a little colder Burlington won H. G. at {M. M.?} Toronto score 4 to 2. Jan 25th Went down town this afternoon, feeling a little better. Jan 26th Motored to the city for tea was home at 7.30. weather fine no snow at all. Jan 27th Walked down town this afternoon big doings tonight in Burl. nominations for mayor and councillors. Jan 28th. Cloudy today like rain. Jan 29th. Cloudy and a little cooler today. Had Jack Ellis over all ready to borrow $23. (nothing doing} and wants to work for us. Jan 30th Motored to the city. for Motor License. the no. is (41783) also seeing about Empty Bags. can buy at 10¢ each. went to the Grand at night to </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> see (my Honolulu Girl) was very poor. more like a Burlesque show. Jan 31st Motored down town. went to the bank and had the A. Books checked up and send a letter to Condor Bros for seeds $10.04 Feby 1st Fair and cold. Received a Certificate of Protection from the Military to carry as a protection against arrest as a deserter. Saw John Blair he got home from the war on last Tuesday. Feby 2nd Clear & cool. Bear saw his shadow. six weeks more winter they say. Motored to the city for tea. went to church after Feby 3rd Election Day in Burlington M. C. Smith elected Mayor. and Jarvis. Hobson. Allan and Tufgar were the councillors elected. Went to Lodge had a pretty snappy meeting. had a few good games cards. and a debate after that got home at 1.15 a.m Feby 4th Very mild with a little rain. Was down town at night saw one of our old pals. Elliott Anderson got home from the war today. after being gone about three years. guess he has had some experiences. Feby 5th Radial Cars started running again today. Burlington lost Hockey Match with Hamilton tonight in overtime play score 5 to 4 but it was a good game. Feby 6th. Weather cold and cloudy Had an offer from Mr Hall to buy his place. he wants to much for it. asks $10.000 for five acres </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Motored to the city in the after tea and spent a very pleasant evening. Feby 7th Had Orme. Bush over wanting me to take over a mortgage for a party who wanted to buy a car but did not think I could handle it. Feby 8th was down town afternoon and evening, nothing doing weather fair and cool. Feby 9 Motored to Hamilton for tea went to church. weather cold. radiator of car froze up coming home. but no damage done. Feby 10th Have a Sore thumb, tried to stop motor fan with it. but not on purpose. John and I motored to the city. got some Seeds at S.B. also bought 500 Empty Bags at 10¢ each. and tried to buy some Orange boxs but they seem hard to get this year. was down to Lodge at night a pretty good crowd out had a few games Pedro after. Feby 11th was down town had a few games cards with the boys started to snow a little. Feby 12th. mild and cloudy. snow all gone already. Feby 13th Motored to Hamilton for the evening. was a peach coming home. raining and an east gale blowing Feby 14th. Mild and rainy. nothing doing walked down town at night. Feby 15th nothing doing was down town at night every thing quiet Feby 16th. Fine & cool. had John & family Dean B. & family & Lillie out for tea. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 17th Was down to Lodge tonight. had a few good games cards. Sir Wilfred Laurier died tonight at Ottawa. Feby 18th. Had quiet a snow storm in the night. Got 300 bags and 20 apple barrels from Gravenhurst Feby 19th Had Mrs & Miss B. for dinner sorry I had to work. putting in 11 quart. baskets. Feby 20th Getting in Berry crates bought a bunch from Furnival New in Hamilton. looks like a big north east storm coming. Feby 21st Mild with a little rain. finished getting in Berry crates got 728 from Hamilton at 15 cts. also have 7500 11 qt baskets in. went up to the city tonight on the Radial. (first time since last winter) went to a concert at I.O.O.F. Hall. there was a dance afterwards. but we did not stay for dance Feby 22. Motored up to the station. roads. fierce with mud. had more rain at night with some thunder and lightning Feby 23rd Motored to Hamilton for tea and went to church after Feby 24th Fine and mild. like spring. ice nearly all gone out of the bay. icemen have none in yet. went to Lodge tonight was Installed as Outside Guard. had a little lunch and cards after sure had a good time. have wrote twice now about car of hotbed manure was to shipped Feby 18th but have not heard of it yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 25th. Received word our car of manure shipped on the 24th. went up to the city at night. Feby 26th Very cold with heavy north west winds. Feby 27th Last night coldest of the winter so far. Hamilton won Hockey Match from Dentals score 5 to 3 win there group by one goal. played last night. Feby 28th Mild again today. just like spring. making out Income Tax Papers today. and took them up to the city. as this was the last day for them. car of manure arrived this p.m. have to start in the morning. Dust flying on the roads. people burning grass along there fences. between here and the city. March 1st. Came in like a lion alright. very cold with north west gales blowing started unloading manure. but stopped as thermometer was not very warm. and the day so cold. Mch. 2nd Motored up to Hamilton after supper and had a nice drive. as it was a fine evening March 3rd Unloading car of manure and making hotbeds. fine & warm just like spring. heard some Robins. went to Lodge had a big time. lunch and cider. Mch 4th. Putting earth on hotbeds. Will Mac came down for a few days holidays </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mch 5th nothing doing. snowing a little all day. Mch 6th Fair & Cold. Motored up to the city and got Ear Drums for the governor. Planted Tomatoes and Cabbage seeds. The Maccassa made first trip to Toronto very early this year. went to city tonight. L. B. has bad cold Mch 7th. Planted Onion and Peppers seeds. Mch 8th. Finished sowing seeds - wrote to Barrie & Gravenhurst trying to get some Orange boxs. Mch 9th East blow with snow and rain. Went to the city to church Mch 10th nothing much doing. only looking after hot-beds. seeds seem to be coming up good. especially Cabbage and Tomatoes. Mch 11th went up to the Junction for some more apple barrels. motored to the city in the evening Mch 12th. Fine and mild. was down town. roads bad. Mch 13th Went up to the city to Wagstaffe and got 252 orange boxs at 8¢ each. very cold drive. strong north east winds. Mch 14th About the coldest and roughest day this winter heavy north east wind. tough on hot-beds Mch 15th Raining all day. went up to the city saw (Bringing Up Father) at the Grand. we thought it was pretty good it was fine driving home raining so hard you could hardly see </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 16th Raining yet (at noon). today. hard on plants in hot-beds. no sun since last Wednesday. motored to Hamilton. after church Hydro Bylaw was passed yesterday in Hamilton and Nelson Township. Mar 17th. nothing doing raining all day. Went to Lodge at night. small crowd there on account of rain I guess March 18th Drove car to city to get it overhauled, went to Dr MacKay and got my teeth fixed. done some shopping and went to {Lorcus?} at night. March 19th Fine and mild. walked down town at night. nothing doing March 20th North East winds. fixing up hotbeds frames. have a car of manure in to start tomorrow. Mch 21st Unloading car of manure. This is first day of spring, and is cold and cloudy with north & north east winds blowing. they say that will be prevailing winds all spring Mch 22nd Clear and cold, ground frozen hard. putting earth on hot-beds. Went up to the city after the car. Cost $45.92 to get it over hauled went to the picture show with L.M.B. it was pretty good. Mch 23rd Went up to the city at night and went for a nice drive. Mch 24. Clear and cool. North East winds yet. Trimming trees today. was down to Lodge at night. had a game of Pedro after </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mch 25th. Transplanting. Cabbages and Tomatoes plants today. Mch 26th Cloudy and cool with north east wind yet. Transplanted Tomatoes. Mch 27th Cold west winds. cloudy and showery. Turning very cold tonight Mch 28. North winds. very cold ground frozen hard. very bad for plants just planted Went up to the city on the Radial to cold to drive. and spent the evening with L.M.B. Mch 29 Very cold yet and very high north west winds was down town at night nothing doing. Saw Melvin Bush. first time for a long while. Mch 30. Very Cold yet. The Government defeated the Daylight Saving Bill by 54 Majority. but the railroads are putting it in to force tonight at 2 oclock went up to Hamilton in the evening. Mch 31 Went to Lodge tonight Bros (G.M.) Luke spoke on Centennial Fund for a Odd Fellows Home at Toronto. April 1st Very cold today. and last night one of the coldest this winter. April 2nd Getting milder. digging out dead trees. Have been trying for two weeks to get a car of manure to transplant peppers but have none yet </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 3rd Trimming trees, looks like rain went up to the city in the evening pouring rain coming home. April 4th Transplanting some more Tomatoes. April 5th Had Jake Brant over to borrow $25. he promises to get our berry pickers again this year. Clipped Onions today for first time. weather is a little milder and cloudy. was down town at night. there was quite a crowd of people out. April 6th Rain in the morning cleared up fine and warm motored up to Hamilton and went for a drive. April 7 Trimming trees and working around hot beds. April 8th Trimming trees in the morning heavy rain all the afternoon. went up to the city at night. April 9th Unloaded car of manure today. making hot beds weather very cold and cloudy. April 10th Cloudy and showery working at hot beds. went up to the city. and went with L.M.B. to see Cinderella at the Grand it was very good show. April 11th Very cold with high winds started to transplant peppers but had to stop. too cold. Got an account for Income Tax for (1917) $28.67. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 12 Transplanting a few Peppers. stopped by rain again. Motored up to the city with Stan Blair for a shoe shine. April 15th Cold north east wind and started to rain heavy at 5 oclock. motored up to Hamilton to spend the evening rained hard all the way home April 16th Blowing and raining hard yet this morning. April 13th was omitted also the 14th. was fine & Cool. motored up to Hamilton in the evening. April 14th Fine and warm transplanting sweet Peppers did not go out to Lodge thought I had better sleep as I want to go out tomorrow night April 17th. Transplanting Peppers was down town last night nothing doing. April 18th. Good Friday. Fine & bright with cool west and north west wind. had L. M. B. and Mrs & Mr. B out for dinner and supper. drove them home at night. April 19th I guess every thing is getting dearer. Got 10 panes of 8" x 10" Glass charged me 10¢ a pane wanted $13.50 by the box. Finished transplanting 14000 peppers. very late getting them done. Started to uncover Strawberries. and ploughing away from Raspberry Bushes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 20th Easter Sunday. a.m. southerly winds and showery afternoon fine and warm turned cold at night with north west winds. motored to the city in the evening. April 21st. Drove car to Oakville to get painted. and started transplanting tomatoes second time, men uncovering strawberries April 22nd. Sowed Danver Onion Seed today. (1 lb). Ground a little wet yet. Uncovering strawberries yet. April 23rd Transplanting Tomatoes showery at night. April 24th Very cold. cloudy, with very high North West wind with snow flurries covered hot beds with manure. L. M. B. visiting at Johns. I went up for supper and went home with her. April 25th. Very cold. froze nearly an inch of ice in the water tub. Got about 25 plants frozen Ground covered with snow tonight and freezing hard. April 26th Cold yet but moderating a little. covered hot beds again April 27th Mild today. but looks like rain. Went up to the city on the 7 o'clock car. came home at 10 oclock. April 28th. Raining this morning got up early and opened the hot beds. cleared up about noon. Got 50 plum </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> trees for John and 30 for myself. From C H. Davidson April 29th Transplanting Tomatoes and hoeing Raspberry Bushes went up to city on the Radial I sure miss the car. April 30th Cool and cloudy looks like rain again. Transplanting tomatoes yet. May 1st nothing doing. Raining again this morning. Went up to the city and Paid Income Tax for 1917. Got some Seeds at Steele Briggs and spent the evening at 71 Aikman Avenue. May 2nd Very cold and cloudy heavy west wind. Planted squash and Vegetable marrow seeds in hotbeds. Charles King was buried today. he died on April 30th. May 3rd Cool and cloudy started raining again at noon. rained all afternoon and night. was down town nothing doing. May 4th. Showery in the morning Heavy thunder shower started at noon. still raining at midnight. Ground flooded the worst yet this spring. May 5th. Fair and cool. Weeding Peppers in Hotbeds. Had the bride-elect and her mother Mrs Homewood for supper went to Lodge. Brother Logan came in on a transfer card from Meaford Lodge and Minnie Nesbitt was initiated </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 6th Cold with very heavy East winds Got car back from Oakville it looks fine. May 7th Weeding peppers, men hoeing. fine and warm. May 8th Cool again started planting strawberries ground very wet. and started to rain again tonight. went up to the city on the Radial and spent the evening at Mr & Mrs Barlows. had a good time. closed hotbeds up after midnight when I came home thought it was to cold. May 9th Planted strawberries very cold with East wind. May 10th nothing doing. started raining in the night and rained and blowed all day from the north east. Very cold too. every thing flooded. water laying all over the ground in the low spots. Melvin Bush got married today to Miss Scott of Milton. May 11th. Mothers Day. held in the church. The Odd Fellows held there church service in the Presbyterian church tonight. It has been raining all day. went up to the city to church. and still raining when I got off the last car. May 12th Very wet nothing doing cleared up fine this afternoon. May 13 Fine and warm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> planted some trees - was up to Hamilton at night. May 14th. Planted strawberries Had the Willshers out for tea May 15th Finished planting strawberries. planted Cabbages and started planting Raspberry suckers. Cool east wind again. Cut first Asparagus yesterday sold to Ross Hart 4 baskets at $2.25 was up to Hamilton at night. May 16th Planted three sashes Citrons. Vegetable marrows were a failure and replanted Citrons in same boxs. Men planting Raspberries. Transplanting some more Tomato plants into the empty Cabbage frames. stopped by rain at 2.30 p.m. May 17th Rained all last night every thing flooded again have only had two warm days this spring so far today is cold with west wind and flying showers of rain. Finished transplanting tomatoes. very late don't know how they will do. May 18th Cool west winds but fine. Early plum trees in full blossom now. was up to the city for a drive in the evening. May 19th Cool and cloudy. shipped 10 bskts {Baskets} Asparagus to Toronto sold at {blank}. went up to Hamilton with John to see </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> some crates at Wagstaffes spoke for a load. Went to the Circus, at night with L. B. it was pretty good May 20. nothing doing. started raining again in the night. rained nearly all day. and looks like more rain tonight. Every thing flooded water in the cellar, also in the barn first time for some years. May 21 went to Wagstaffes for a load of Orange Boxs and crates got 245 cost $19.25. To wet to do any thing on the land Heavy rain again in the afternoon. Planted 2 ozs of Cauliflower seed in hotbeds was going to plant out doors but cannot get on the ground. May 22nd Rained nearly all last night. and some again this morning. May 23rd Cut 7 baskets Grass rained again this morning Hoeing strawberries in the afternoon. had another shower. May 24th. Hoeing strawberries in the morning, took a holiday in the afternoon. Went to the city to the Savoy in the afternoon with L.M.B. had a good time all day. May 25th Fine and warm. went to Hamilton in the evening May 26th Fine and very warm Hoeing strawberries May 27th Fine and warm. planted. Early Corn and Pumpkins </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> in the cherry orchard. Planted 4500 Tomato plants out today. May 28th Cultivated seed Onions very wet and hard Sowed Parsnips. Hoed Strawberries. Fine & Warm Sowed Parsnips seed. May 29th Sowed Carrott seed at just a little larger hole than Onion hole in drill started planting out Prizetaker Onions. May 30th Finished planting Onions. very warm. May 31st. Planted Patch Tomatoes in Johns Field. also started planting Peppers. very warm yet. June 1st Went to Oddfellows service in Hamilton this afternoon had tea in Ham. and drove out to the beach after church. June 2nd Planted marrows & some squash out of hot beds and finished planting sweet peppers, very warm. June 3rd. Cultivated Onions and got ground ready for Tomatoes. June 4th Finished planting Tomatoes very warm June 5 Finished planting peppers. getting very dry now. June 6th started spraying seems to be lots of Pears and cherries but </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> not many plums. put in about 10 lbs Lead and 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur per tank. June 7th Spraying yet weather very warm and dry. Cutting Asparagus yet price very low this year only 75¢ basket last shipment to Toronto. June 8th Fine & warm had LB & Mrs B for tea went to church at night. June 9th Had a nice shower in the night the first since the 24th of May. Finished spraying. and hoed new strawberries June 10th Fine & warm, weeding and cultivating onions had LMB & Mrs B for dinner June 11th Finished weeding Onions 1st time cost about $25.00 have five men working now. June 12th Very warm, cultivating Carrots. Contracted part of our strawberry crop to 500 crates to Upton Jam Co Hamilton at 20 cts a quart. have about seven acres to pick. June 13th. Plowing up half of our carrots and all the Parsnips. got so weedy can't clean them will plant Turnips. Planted Corn and Pumpkins in Pear Orchard. June 14 Motored to Hamilton. to buy stoves and beds for berry pickers and got 1400 {---?} Covers from F. new at 1¢ each </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Got tenders on building a Indian house 12 x 24 ft. Coates price $425. Alton & Metcalf $325. but think we will get a big tent. Very warm & dry 94 in Hamilton. strawberries getting ripe. June 15th Very warm, went for a drive after church as far as Winona. June 16th Picked first strawberries only got part picked and got 26 crates shipped to Toronto and sold at 30¢ to 35¢ very warm and dry no rain. Berries will be done for if it don't rain right away as the vines are falling over today. June 17. Very warm yet went to Hamilton for a tent for Berry pickers. Paid $150.00 also got a stove and beds. picked 33 crates Strawberries June 18 very warm picked 50 crates strawberries. June 19th Had a nice shower this afternoon picked 97 crates strawberries at 20¢ June 20 Picked 111 crates SBerries sold at average 20 1/2 cents June 21 Picked 107 crates SBerries sold to Canada Fruit Co of Grimsby at 21¢, and Planted out Cauliflowers. June 22nd Very warm had L. M. B. up for tea. drove her up to church and had a drive after. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 23rd. Strawberries ripening very fast. picked 205 crates today. June 24th Biggest picking of strawberries 213 crates. June 25th Had 53 crates picked before 9 oclock, and stopped by rain. picked 36 more in the afternoon and stopped by rain again. {Our?} man was planting some more Cauliflowers out. June 26th showers and thunder storms again. Berries getting very soft. June 27 Biggest picking of strawberries 260 crates. June 28. Very cool today. payed berry pickers $530 at noon and more yet to pay. payed $600 up to night Peace was signed by the Allies & Germans this morning at 10.30. Just five years today. since the start of the war. June 29 Cool and fine today " 30th Started picking some Early Richmond cherries. 63 bskt shipped to Muskoka at $1.25 a bskt. July 1st very warm picking strawberries. " 2nd Finished picking strawberries. season for them was very short only 16 days since we picked first crate. had a little over 1600 crates. sprayed Montmorency cherries also apples. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 3rd Very warm. weeding and cultivating onions some reports say 98 in the shade July 4th. Big fight between Williard & Demsey today in Toledo. very warm & dry. Picked two crates of Raspberries. sold at 40¢ July 5th Very warm about 100 in the shade had an awful Thunder Storm. and heavy wind and rain, but the rain would do a lot of good. July 6th Cool today. had a nice shower about noon. Had Will Bell and family over for dinner. July 7th Fine and cool. picked 17 crates Rasps. sold from 27¢ to 38¢ in Toronto July 8th started picking Montmorency cherries. also picked 10 bskts Green Peppers sold at $1.75 a bskt in Toronto. July 9 Hoeing out old strawberries beds and picking cherries July 10 Picking Rasps & cherries very high wind blowing some cherries off. July 11. Cool and dry. with heavy west winds. picking Rasps & cherries July 12 Orangemans Day. nearly all the men and berry pickers gone to Hamilton looked like rain but did not rain. July 13th Fine & Cool was down to the beach for tea and went to church </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 14th Picking cherries 162 bskts today sold @ $125 {$1.25} to $1.50 pickers scarce had to turn all the men on picking. July 15 A Few showers in the morning. Just enough to delay picking. July 16 Picking cherries and Rasps - Pickers scarce weather fine and cool. July 17 Went to the Garden Party at Waterdown with L. M. B. 17th. Cut first Cabbages 8 crates shipped North at $1.75 a crate. July 18th. Picking cherries & Rasps. july 19. Holiday today. (Peace Day) did not get much done. Sold Ross Hart a small load. went down to the beach at night. July 20. Motored to Campbellville and Rockwood with L. M. B. nearly got stalled in Rockwood. with Battery Terminal eat up with the Acid but got it soldered. had a little shower up there. but a big rain here in Burlington. July 21st. Did not get very much done today. showery. July 22 Picking Rasps also 120 baskets cherries Picked first shipment of Tomatoes 27 bskts at $1.50 bskt July 23 Picking Rasps 25¢ box & cherries ($135 to $150 {$1.35 to $1.50} Peppers at $1.00 Cabbage at $1.00 a doz. very warm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 24 Picking the last of the montmorency cherries. Rasps nearly done to. very warm July 25. Finished picking cherries for the year July 26. Picked Blackcurrants 21 bskts sold at $3.00 July 27 Very warm motored to Brantford. had three blow-outs on the road. July 28. shipped three crates of Lawtons on last Friday July 25. to Toronto sold at 28¢ box. Picked about 50 bskts Tomatoes today sold at $1.00 to $1.50. July 29 Finished Picking Raspberries sold at about 25¢ all season. July 30 Unloaded second car of crates from Wagstaffes started picking Early apples. very dry. Blackberries all dried up. July 31 Showery today not very heavy but will do good. Aug 1st Picked 60 bskt tomatoes worth $1 00 bskt now, fine and cool. Aug 2nd Picked apples and Cabbages for Ross Hart 60 apples at 60¢ bskt. 8 Crates Cabbages $1.25 crate Aug 3. Sunday. Moderately warm and cloudy. Had Bells called in also visitors from the beach for supper </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 4 Warm & cloudy very busy picking Tomatoes apples and Lawtons. Aug 5th Picked first plums. 11 Baskets Red June at $125 {$1.25} bskt Aug 6th Finished Picking Red Astrachan Apples. very warm and dry. Johnny Bell. died tonight did not live long after leaving the farm. Aug 7 Burlington Civic Holiday and Reception for returned soldiers. started last night with a Garden party at Pine Cove. a parade and Ball Games and sports this afternoon. Band Concert and Dance on highway in front of Gore park managed to get to the Band Concert at night. with L.M.B. Aug 8th Picked last of Red June plums only had 20 bskts. picked Tomatoes again only had 46 bskts no 1's and 11 bskts no 2's off about 5 1/2 acres. awful poor crop. Aug 9th Picked Abundance plums for Ross Hart also 50 bskts Burbanks (107 in all) sold at $1.25 Contracted the Balance of our plum crop at $1.25 basket also Bartlett pears at $1.00 at orchard and baskets returned. To the Harvest Canning Co of Hamilton. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> was down town at night heard that Abe Alton Harry's father had died at Burford today. Aug 10th Cool and smoky today but very dry. Aug 11. Picking a few Tomatoes sold in Muskoka at 75¢. crop very poor. Aug 12 Picking a few Lawton berries. men hoeing old Strawberry patch. very dry. Started Picking a few Clapps Favorite pears. selling at $1.00 up North Aug 13 Picking Berries and hoeing Strawberries Aug 14th Picking tomatoes And Lawton Berries. Aug 15 Picked 21 crates berries today and 200 bskts Burbank Plums for the Harvest Co. first time this week that we had supper at 6 oclock went to the city for a drive with L.M.B. after. Aug 16th Had a fine rain this afternoon about 4.30 the first good rain in about 4 weeks. Saw Harry Simmons tonight he got back from the war a few days ago. was away about three years Aug 17th Motored up to Ted Irelands back of Dundas. with Stan. and Harry. he seems to have a nice farm. but it needs fixing up a lot. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 18th. Did not get very much done. only Tomatoes picked very heavy rain in the morning and again in the afternoon Aug 20 Showery again picked tomatoes & plums. Aug 21 Another big shower at noon. picked 157 bskts plums. they are rotting very badly. Aug 22 Picked Plums & Tomatoes had biggest picking of Tomatoes 121 baskets sold at 50¢ Aug 23 Picked Plums in the morning 131 baskets and got Cabbages & Peppers in the afternoon for Ross Hart. Motored up to the city with my w. and bot a suit of clothes nearly broke now Aug 24 Had tea down at the Beach. motored up to church went to the Hospital to see Mr. Barlow. Aug 25 Picked tomatoes and plums, showery & cool. Aug 25 Very cool picking plums. tomatoes and Lawton Berries Aug 26 Picking tomatoes & plums very cool. Aug 27 Finished Picking all the plums except a few Reine Claude had about 1300 baskets Aug 28 Started picking Bartlett pears 111 bskts and drawing Onions into the barn. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 29 Picked pears. had tea at Johns. with Mrs & L.M. B. Aug 30. Showery this morning picking pears. wrote SW Marchment price on 12 cars manure. Aug 31st (Sunday). Sons of England held there Decoration Day. motored down to the beach and too church in Hamilton Sept 1st Labor Day. Picked pears and Tomatoes. Tomatoes cheap and hard to get orders up north. Sept 2. Picked Bartlett pears and a few Tomatoes. Sept 3 Warm today. picking pears. will be done Bartletts in about another day. Sept 4 Went to Toronto Ex. with L.M.B. had a good time men picked Bartlett Pears for the Harvest Co. Had 906 baskets. and about 100 baskets small ones. Sept 5 Picked 9 barrels of Colvert & Holland Pippin apples sold at $5.50 a barrel. Sept 6 Fine and warm. picked 125 bskts tomatoes for Ross Hart. only 25¢ bskt. Sept 7 Had Cammie Bell & family over for dinner, very warm today. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening Aug Sept 8. Very warm. Picked Tomatoes and starting our Howell pears selling a few up north at 90¢ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug Sept 9th Picked quite a few Peppers reds at $100 {$1.00} Greens at 75¢. Aug Sept 10th Showery today picked Pears & Peppers went to the city at night Aug Sept 11th. Got a big order from Ross Hart for Sweet Peppers 30 bskts. Reds 5. Tomatoes 15 Green Toms. 75 bskt. for tomorrow started picking today. cool and cloudy today. Aug Sept 12th Picked Tomatoes & some Duchess Pears. also 13 blls {barrels} Cranberry Pippin Apples Aug Sept 13th. Picked Tomatoes for Ross Hart 144 bskt Green and Ripe at 25¢ bskt. also 5 doz squash and 9 doz Pumpkins at $1.25 doz. also picked 22 bskts Grapes wprth 40¢ Aug Sept 14. Fine and warm had Mrs & Mr Will Bell & Family Mr & Mrs F. Bell. over for supper I motored up to Hamilton after. Aug Sept 15. Cloudy & showery very busy today picking pears. tomatoes. and Cranberry Pippin apples for our north orders Aug Sept 16th Fine and warm picking Green and ripe tomatoes for Ross Hart for to load tomorrow. Aug Sept 17th Busy today took two big loads up to Ross Hart. Tomatoes 25¢ pumkins $125 {$1.25} doz. also started Carrots 15 bags at $1.50 a bag. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug Sept 18th There was a white frost this morning but did not do any damage Aug Sept 19th. Picked 125. Green toms and at 25¢ 50 Ripe for Ross Hart. also 10 doz pumpkins also all the Onions we had left 20 bags at $4.50 a bag. also shipped 100 bskt pears at 75¢ and 75 bskt tomatoes at 25 up north. yesterday and today. did not get in tonight til nearly 7 oclock. and it was raining hard. Aug Sept 20th Had a good shower last night and today is as warm as summer Picking Peppers all day Sept 21st. Had a heavy thunder storm last night. and is raining again today. Rained heavy nearly all day and all night. Sept 22 Fine and cool. picking pears and Tomatoes. Sept 23rd Showery started Picking Wagner Apples Sept 24th Picking apples Wagners Baldwins & Greenings. also pears. Sept 25 Packed 25 blls apples shipped to T. S. Tremouth Powassan at $6.00 per bll. Sept 26th. Finished picking Baldwin apples cool and windy. Sept 27 Packed 39 blls apples for Geo. Kemp. Sundridge </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> also picked 65 bskt Pears weather fine and warm Motored up to Hamilton with Harry S. Stan & John. Sept 28 Fine and warm went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. shot the bearings and Cone too pre{?} in one front wheel. of the car coming home at night got home pretty late. stopped at the heights to help get a Car out of the ditch Sept 29th Pulled the last sweet corn 90 doz for Ross Hart aso picked 64 bskts tomatoes etc. Sept 30th started unloading car of Hay. from W. E. {Todd?} Hagersville. $25 a ton there 9 ton 1950 lbs. Total $244.93 and $18.00 freight charges only got part unloaded raining part of the time this was the first day of Burlington fair. Oct1st Very Cold. Burllngton fair day. they all went but myself. Oct 2nd Very warm just like Summer. Picking Spy Apples Oct 3rd Warm had a thunder shower in the night. Packed 57 blls {barrels} apples. got done at eight oclock. Oct 4th Fine and warm started at 4.30 this morning with a load of </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> apples for the station. finished Picking Pears also finished Onions sold to Ross Hart today $107.55. Motored up to Hamilton with Stan B & Harry S. to the Grand to See. (In Mabels Room) it sure was some mix up. Oct 5th. Awful tired last night, came to life at a quarter to one today, so they saved breakfast on me. had a few heavy showers today. Had Mrs & Mr Roy Bell over for tea. Lizzie Bell died last night in Burlington. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening. Oct 6th Picking Spy apples weather fine Oct 7th. Finished picking and Packing apples 200 barrels alltogether sold at $5 50 and $6.00 per bll total {blank} Oct 8th. First heavy frost of the season this morning picked about 150 bskts Peppers. they were not frozen very much. Oct 9th Showery all day mending crates in the barn all day. my car refused to go tonight first time since we got it in May 1916 Oct 10th car still refused to go this morning had to </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> get Maxwell up from garage found the Carburator choked with dirt. Very warm Cutting out Raspberry bushes. Oct 11th Trimming out Blackberry bushes. some rotten job. Oct 12th. L. and I was at B.S.H. for tea. had a good time also motored up to church Rev Wilson preached a Prohibition sermon. Oct 13th Thanksgiving day worked in the morning had L. & Mr & Mrs B. for dinner & tea drove to H. afterwards. it was a fine day. Oct 14th Cutting out bushes yet. fine and warm as summer Oct 15. Fine and very warm at the berry bushes yet. Oct 16. showery in the morning and again at night. Oct 17. Fine and warm again Oct 18th. Fine and warm went to Hamilton at night saw the Prince of Wales at corner King and James. Oct 19th. Cool and cloudy motored to Hamilton for tea. went to church with L.M.B. Oct 20 Big time today. Election day for the Ontario House also on Prohibition Voted for Ford. W.F.O. {United Farmers of Ontario} candidate also for Prohibition. Oct 21st. Prohibition carried by big maj{ority} and the Conservative Government defeated </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> W.F.O. lead the list with 41 members Tory's 27 {---?} 29. Labor 12 2 Independents. Ford was elected in {Hamilton?} Cleaver and Nixon defeated Oct 23 Two cars of manure arrived this afternoon nearly 62 tons freight. $4924 {$49.24}. manure 8309 {$83.09} Oct 24th Went to market first time this season. it was very good. carrots $1.00 bus. {bushel} and every thing a good price got up at 1 oclock to go to market. got to bed at 12 oclock. just 23 hours L.M.B. was out and I drove her home which made it late Oct 25 Fine and warm finished the two cars manure Oct 25 started getting a load of carrots ready to go to Hamilton Monday sold 50 bus {bushel} to McDougall at 90¢ a bus. stopped by rain. did not get load all ready. Oct 26. Heavy rains this morning with some thunder. Oct 27th Rained all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon Oct 28 went to market rained all the way in and till about 7 oclock got good and wet. but sold out early. Oct 29th John went in with a load to Hamilton which was sold all to McDougall. got another load ready for market. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 30th. started raining just as I was putting the horses in at market and it rained hard all day. made the market slow got home after three oclock nearly drowned. Oct 31st Fine this morning sent another load of carrots in to Hamilton, tied up Cauliflowers, rained again at 5 oclock. Nov 1st Spreading manure on Tomato patch and plowing. Nov 2nd Fair & Cool. Nov 3rd Cool and cloudy like rain Nov 4th Had another wet day at market. guess this finishes all the big loads. have nothing left only some Cauliflowers. Nov 5th Fair & cool unloaded 3rd car of manure Nov 6th cool and cloudy shipped 30 bskt Peppers to Toronto. Shipped some Sweet Green Peppers on Monday last to Toronto sold at 85 and one Dollar a bskt. Nov 7th Spreading manure and plowing. Nov 8th. Carrying out berry bushes. Had heart failure nearly when I read tonights paper. got some reception in Burlington. guess everybody reads the papers alright. Nov 9th Motored to Hamilton for tea and went over to church but did not go in </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 10th. Getting a small load ready to take to market in the car. Nov 11th went to market with car with Cauliflowers. sold good, at $1.75 and $200 {$2.00} a box car went on the bad had to get Radiator mended. door fixed new fan belt and spark plug cost $5.00 in all Nov 12th Fine & warm John & Mike unloading 4th car of manure Dad and I cleaning up hotbeds Nov 13th Feels like first day of winter ground frozen and some snow flurries. Plowing and cleaning up hotbeds. went up to Ham. and managed to get money for a cheque from McDougall which was returned to the bank unpaid was down to 71 Aikman Ave after tea expect to leave with L.M.B. or L.Mc on Dec 9th for Cal {California}. Nov 14th Cold again today ground frozen hard this a.m. Nov 15th Finished cleaning up hotbeds also plowing orchard. weather cool. ground frozen a little. was down town got lots of sympathy and congratulations Nov 16th Fine and cool motored up to Hamilton after supper Nov 17th Fine and warm cutting Cauliflowers for market and cleaning out bushes - plowing etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 18th Went to market with the car had 10 boxs small Cauliflowers sold at $2 00 box. Had some squalls of snow and rain in the afternoon. and getting colder. Nov 19th Snowing this morning from the North East. looks like winter sure Nov 20th Very cold this morning was at market for the last time this season Nov 21st Fine and mild started covering strawberries Nov 22 Fine & mild. was down town at night everything quiet Nov 23rd Was out for a ride with L.M.B. and had supper at home. went to church as was L.M.s last Sunday to play the organ - Charlie Klinka's wife was buried today. and Muriel Willshire was buried yesterday. Nov 24 Cold today working in the barn. did not go to Lodge. Nov 25th Showery today went up to Hamilton in the afternoon. Bot an overcoat. Paid $38 00, also got a Ring and M. L. some Job. Nov 26th Unloading the fifth car of manure. very cold and cloudy. The news in last nights paper is rotten. Lillie and I have to be vaccinated for Smallpox before we can cross the border. am going to tackle it tomorrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 27th. Cloudy & cold. Got Vaccinated tonight suppose it will be in good shape by Dec 9th Nov 28th Mrs Hicks held her 25th Anniversary of married life. was down with Lillie had a big crowd and a fair time. Nov 29th Heavy rain all day. starting blowing hard in the evening. was down town came home about 9 oclock blowing a hurricane. trees blown across the streets, lights all out. worst wind in years. Nov 30th Cold this morning, still blowing a gale. several trees in the orchard smashed. motored up to Hamilton this afternoon. pretty cold and rough yet Dec 1st. Had some of the Bells, Hicks, Mrs Will Mac and Jim Davidson over for dinner. motored up to Hamilton and got our tickets for San Diego Cal. $147.25 each without berths. Dec 2nd. Snowing a little this a.m. finishing fixing crates in the barn. Dec 3rd Cold today was down town in the afternoon doing some business at the bank. Motored up to Hamilton in the evening. Robbie Kennedy blew in this morning from Detroit to see Miss B. Dec 4th Fair & cold. getting busy. getting ready to go South was at Johns for supper Dec 5th. was up to Hamilton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 6th was up to Hamilton in the morning. started snowing at noon. Dec 7th snowing this morning not enough for sleighing motored up to Hamilton this afternoon. will be last time to drive to H. for a while. I guess. cleared up fine in the afternoon. Dec 8th. Fixed up the car for the winter. going to Hamilton by Radial this afternoon it will be awful - after driving a car so long. Dec 9th. Going to get married today. so guess this will end this diary. and lots of other things. [Right side page is blank] </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/08432ede70fd656fd36feeb7f268e615.pdf 36b19b412888210cdae426808f419685 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11718ba58fc5bc8251ff8b932da52c39.pdf be09ee0cca26dc959fa51a037b2d63dc PDF Text Text Franklin McMillan (1885-1966) 1922 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Front Cover} 1922 Diary 1922. Frank McMillan Burlington Jan 1st Sunday, new Years Day, very cold this morning. zero. Jan 2nd still cold below zero yet, no electric lights. no Radial cars till noon. Election Day: we voted in both townships. Jan 3rd milder this morning and snowing a little. Yesterdays Election returns are in East Flamboro Peter Rae Reeve, and alt. Easterbrook. Deputy Reeve in Nelson Irving. Reeve By accl. H.T. Foster one of the councillors , in Burlington Hobson again for mayor & Harris for Reeve. Burlington won first of their O.H.A games with Ham. Tigers in overtime play score 4-2 Jan 4th Raining all day roads very icy Jan 5th Rainting Raining yet this am ice all gone. turning cold again tonight Jan 6th went to Burlington to Dr Pearts. have sore eyes, inflammation he says. Jan 7th moderately cold fine winter weather. no snow. Jan 8th Weather fine eyes very sore Lillies getting sore now. Dr says it is. Pink eye Jan 18th Eyes have been to sore to write anything since Jan 8th. they have been very bad. Dr here 4 or 5 times also a nurse for 6 days Lillies did not get as sore as mine. Charlotte just had a touch of it the weather has been fine and moderately cold Jan 20th My Birthday eyes improving some but unable to go out yet. Jan 21st Fine & Bright nice winter weather. �Jan 22nd Sunday coldest & roughest day of the winter. Strong gales & snow flurries from the west. up all last night. nurse & Dr arrived this morning nothing doing yet tonight. Jan 23rd Bright and very cold Jan 24th. very cold nurse here yet but nothing doing Jan 25th Still very cold eyes not better yet. Jan 26th. Doris Lillie McMillan arrived about 6.20 this morning weather fine & moderately cold. Jan 27th Fine & moderately cold have not been able to do anything for a month nearly. Jan 28th Fine & no snow. Burl. won last O Ha Game with Beaver of Ham. score 6-2. They won 6 out of 8 games. and win district Honors they lost one game to Grimsby and one to Ham. Tigers. Jan 29th Sunday fine & warm had Lillies folks out to see the baby Jan 30th Fine & mild no snow Jan 31st Fine & mild. was out for the first took a walk down to Johns. have to wear goggles Feby 1 cool & cloudy looks like rain Phoned for a couple of cars manure promised one next week Feby 2nd Rained all night heavy wind today & turning cold again Feby 3rd moderately cold had Chevrolet agent around trying too sell us a truck. they are to dear $1950. Feby 4th Fine & cold Feby 5th snowing and raining a little had Stanley Long & wife & children in to see us Feby 6th Fine & mild, wrote some letters ordering seeds, manure and fruit baskets & crates. Feby 7th Fine & mild thawing again am afraid this winter will be hard on Strawberries no snow all winter leaves all frozen brown now Feby 8th Very cold again, had Ford agent around about a truck worth around $900. �Feby 9th mild again Burlington lost Hockey game last night with Brantford score 4 to 2. Lehman. Burlington goaler hit on nose badly cut. Received card car of manure shipped Feby 6th. Feby 10th nurse left today charged $108 for 18 days some pay Eh. Feby 11th Burl lost H. Game at Brantford 6 to 0 Ice soft. Game very rough Summers of Burl. Knocked out and Wilson was drunk no wonder they lost. was down town this morning first since Jan 7 Feby 12th Sunday cold with strong west winds & some snow Feby 13th cold. car of manure car of manure arrived this P.M. Feby 14th John had Mr Jordan helping unload car of manure Feby 15th went to Hamilton got license for car. no 58892. also got. Tomato, Cabbages & Pepper seeds. turning cold again Feby 16th very cold. clear & frosty. Feby 17th very cold coldest this winter about 6 below zero. Feby 18th mild again today raining tonight. Feby 19th mild had a thunder and lightning storm in the evening Feby 20th Fine & mild like spring heard some crows. cleaning up barns getting ready to put baskets in. Feby 21st Fine, trimming trees, started getting in 1000 crates from Applefords. at 25¢ also berry boxs at $7 00 per 1000. Feby 22nd Rained & sleeted all night, and all day today. (applefords driver says the hill is very icey Feby 23rd every thing all covered with ice yet, never saw so much on the trees. lots of limbs broken also lots of wires down, no electric lights last night nor tonight rained today at noon and warm this afternoon ice nearly all gone by night and every thing flooded. by bed time ground frozen again and blowing heavy gales from the west. took 3 snapshots of the orchard with ice on trees hope they are good. (note. turned out good) �Feby 24th very cold this morning about zero, one of the Packing Houses all blown to pieces some time last night. Feby 25th Cutting down 40 more Clapps pear trees. now only about 15 left out of 200. all blighted was down town at night first night since Jan 3rd. Feby 26th mild & cloudy Sunday had Mr & Mrs B. Mr & Mrs Penn and Mr & Mrs Stan Long out. Feby 27th Snowed a little this morning we all motored to Hamilton to see about a hired girl also Electric Washer. went to Loews at night with Mr B. did not get home till after 11 oclock. Feby 28 Turned very cold again last night getting in baskets. 11 qts crates $68 00 for 1000 slat covers $20 + Leno's $22. Mch 1st cold & cloudy. got two more loads baskets in. Mch 2nd Fine & moderately cold trimming trees. Mch 3rd. Fine & clear trimming apple trees. some job. a lot of dead in them. Mch 4th Fine. started unloading car of manure this afternoon & making hotbeds. the car was 8 days on the road. Mch 5th Fine & mild was down home for tea. Mch 6th Fine & warm. like spring heard a robin. unloading manure and making hot beds Mch 7th Rained all night showery this morning sowed part of our seeds some Peppers, Cabbages & Tomatoes. Mch 8th. Sowed balance of Tomato pepper & Cabbage Seeds. sowed 4 ozs. Ruby Giant pepper 2 ozs Pimento Pepper about 8 ozs our own hot pepper 4 ozs First & Best tomato 6 ozs John Baer " 6 ozs Copenhagen Cabbages in forty four sashes. cold last night but clear & frosty today. Mch 9th milder today East wind bright & clear fine hotbed weather Mch 10th East winds & mild Cabbages up already sowed on Mch 7th, Trimming old orchard. �Mch 11th. cold east wind fixing sash in the barn Mch 12th Sunday. motored to Ham. had dinner at Mrs Barlows & tea at Lillie's Mother's weather fine just like April. Mch 13th Fine, trimming trees. Mch 14th. Fine & warm, ordered 40 new hotbed sashes at $1.65 each from Nicholsons and 3 boxs glass from Mains at $6 00 per box ordered Ford Truck today. complete with License $9.25, delivery May 1st Mch 15th Fair & mild trimming trees Mch 16th. Colder with very cold north west wind, finished trimming trees. Mch 17th Very cold & frosty, north wind, fixing hot bed sashes in the barn. Mch 18th Making more hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages Mch 19th Sunday cold & cloudy heavy east wind, looks like a storm Mch 20th. Rained all night and some showers this morning have a car of manure in but John and I both have colds we are getting Geo H. & Mr Jordan to unload it tomorrow Mch 21st First day of spring ground all covered with snow this morning, and had snow flurries all morning, winds north west & colder - unloading manure Mch 22nd Very cold with strong north west winds. finished car of manure and put Earth on hotbeds. Mch 23rd Sowed 4 sash of Chalks Jewel Tomatoes and started transplanting Cabbages Mch 24th Finished transplanting Early Cabbages 40 sashes 200 to the sash... total about 8000 Mch 25th Have a bad cold did not go out all day. Mch 26th Sunday cool and showery Mch 27th. Cloudy & very mild transplanting tomatoes. �Mch 28th Very cold again this morning, planted some more Tomatoes in the afternoon Mch 27th Raining all day went to Hamilton and got Electric Washer. Blue Bird cost $114 00 wholesale retail price was $155 00 Mch 30th One of the worst storms of the winter snowed all morning raining & sleeting this afternoon man started work this morning at $14.00 per week. Mch 31st Rained & snowed all night looks like real winter this morning ice & snow over everything and cold north wind blowing hotbeds all covered with ice & snow frozen on them can't open them at all. April 1st. Very cold ground covered with snow, Transplanted one frame of Tomatoes too cold had to stop April 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy was down home for tea. April 3rd Cool & East winds transplanting tomatoes. April 4th made hotbeds for peppers & Transplanted Tomatoes about one half of what we done before the ice storm have droped over April 5th The man that started last week only worked one day never came back. hired another one today. Very cold & cloudy with strong East wind April 6th. working at hotbeds cool & cloudy. April 7th. Strong south west winds & very mild. fixing doors on barn and just finished transplanting tomatoes 90 sashes. April 8th started transplanting Peppers Harrowed Asparagus & men drawing brush out of the orchard April 9th Sunday. turned very warm this afternoon. went over to Roy Bells for tea. �April 10th Very warm transplanting some more peppers went to Hamilton for some Clover seed, Corn etc. Paid $31.25 sash April 11th Rained all night and till noon today. every thing flooded, turning cold tonight. April 12th Very cold with high west winds. unloading car of manure. April 13th Cool. Cleaned weeds off old strawberry patch April 14th. Good Friday cold north east & East wind cloudy started raining in the evening finished transplanting pepper & started uncovering strawberries they look good seem to have come through winter alright, hired Geo Chapman to look after our berry pickers at $25 per week for 10 weeks April 15 cool with north East wind. uncovering strawberries April 16th Sunday Fine home all day. Doris has been sick for about a week. April 17th Heavy thunder storms this morning every thing flooded made hot-beds in the afternoon April 18th Cold with high winds uncovering strawberries started man plowing for the first it is pretty wet yet. April 19th Cold with high south west wind started raining again in the evening finished uncovering Strawberries started filling up Blackberries April 20th. Very cold and windy with some snow Flurries April 21st. Sick in bed today with the Flu. & Bronchitis May 2nd out of bed today first time since April 21st. have had some house with sickness myself Lillie and both children also the first nurse took it and now Lillies mother in bed John & men transplanted Tomatoes 2nd time on April 24th 25th 26th 27th. also put in Oats & Clover seed in the orchards on April 27th & April 28th.. Sowed 3/4 lb Carrot seed on April 29th. on May 1st. started planting some Strawberries, and May 2nd started putting out Cabbages down home: 6000 there. May 2nd 3rd & 4th. Planted Strawberries back of cemetery. the weather has been fine. no rain. �May 5th Cloudy. planted trees finished planting Cabbages May 6th Rows - 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, are Grand Duke Rows 3, 5, 9, are Reine Claude Rows 2, 7, 11 are Bradshaw. starting next road.. Some plums Burbanks & Abundance out in blossom. May 7th Sunday cool & windy had a light shower last night May 8th Planting strawberries yet. also cut first asparagus 5 doz sold in Toronto at ______ $1.60 a doz May 9th Planted Golden Bantam sweet corn & pumpkins also planting strawberries - weather, cold & cloudy East winds May 10th Finished planting SBerries filled up young Rasberry patch. poor prospects for Rasps. this year, every thing frozen. only young patch left. May 11th Very warm today sowed Late Cabbages 2 ozs Copenhagen. and Cauliflower 2 ozs. Erfurts. shipped 8 baskets Grass. sold at $2 50 May 12th FIxing up sprayer men hoeing bushes May 13th Planted Potatoes. Got new Ford Truck cost $925 bright & sunshiny today but very cold wind. feels like frost tonight. some strawberries in blossom and all the plums pears & cherries in full bloom. Have to catch the early train tomorrow morning it starts on daylight time at 550 May 14th. Sunday cool, with strong East winds. May 15th Fine & warm hoeing old strawberries patch. May 16th. Hoeing strawberries fine & warm May 17th: Hoeing strawberries weather showery. May 18th Dug Blackberries out which had Orange Rust also hoeing strawberries stopped at 4 oclock by rain. May 19th. Hoeing strawberries showery again. Had Ida over to spend the day. May 20th.. Rained again about 11 oclock and for the rest of the day, ground getting too wet now. Asparagus $2 75 today. �May 21st Sunday Fine & warm was down to see Uncle Archie he is pretty low. guess he will not last much longer. May 22nd Fine & warm. went to Hamilton to get some seeds. basket fasteners etc. men hoeing Cabbages cut 12 bskts {baskets} asparagus sold at $3.25 bskt {basket} in Toronto May 23rd Planted yellow corn & pumpkins, & marked ground for Tomatoes. May 24th Planted cukes. also sowed carrots again too thin last time. sowed first 12 rows next orchard and last part half way past Radish hole in drill. 1 lb seed. started planting Tomatoes in the afternoon got about 4600 out. May 25th Showery. planting Tomatoes May 26th Fair & warm finished planting Tomatoes 17 500 plants May 27th. Planting Peppers heavy & cold north wind blowing about 5000 Hot. 1500 Pimento 3500 Sweet Ruby Giant. May 28th. Sunday Fine & warm was down to the Beach and over to see Will Bell. May 29th. Started Spraying at noon. a little over 3½ gals Lime Sulphur & 5¼ lbs Lead (Powdered) per tank. Men hoeing new strawberries May 30th Spraying all day weather fine May 31st Spraying yet Good Prospects for fruit Lots of plums & apples. half crop pears & cherries. June 1st. Finished spraying today 22 tanks - 2 lbls Lime sulphur 125 lbs Lead June 2nd. Weeding & Hoeing started rain about 4 oclock. June 3rd Fine & warm. all the crowd cleaning up hotbeds June 4th Sunday Fine & warm was down at Hicks for tea �June 5th. Hoeing & cultivating and finished cleaning up hot-beds. Dealt Ford Truck off for a Reo got what we paid for ford $925 Reo cost $2100. June 6 Fine & warm. hoeing Junr 7th Hoeing Cabbage second time ought to have Cabbages in a couple of weeks June 8th Picked first strawberries 3 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27¢ box June 9th. Three men cultivating others hoeing. very warm over 90 in the shade June 10th. Had a very heavy rain in the night. lightning and thunder. very bad. Sowed Turnip seed. sowed half way past Turnip hole in the drill. June 9th (cont) Uncle Archie died this afternoon funeral on Sunday. June 11th Sunday. every thing flooded in the night. Thunder storm started about 10 oclock last night and kept up one after another all night till after 4 this morning. it is now about 10 oclock and Thundering again went to Uncle Archies funeral weather turned out fine. June 12th Picked 30 crates strawberries off the old patch. they were awful sandy. shipped to Toronto sold at 28¢ and 30¢ June 13th. Picked strawberries guess they dropped in price sold in Toronto at 20 and 22¢ June 14. Picked 41 crates. sold some north at $5.00 crate and some to Ross Hart at 15¢, Sold in Toronto at 16¢ June 15 Picked 49 crates SB. today. only shipped 13 crates north Balance to Toronto. sold at 18¢ there June 16th. Picked 66 crates but stopped by rain, did not get nearly over them sold 29 crates to Smith at 14¢. 19 crates north at 15¢ and 18 crates to Toronto at 18¢ June 17th Had very heavy thunderstorms again in the night every thing flooded today nothing doing �June 18 Cold & cloudy looks like rain. Sunday June 19th. Drove to Toronto with 80 crates Berries sold 40 at 10¢ here. Shipped balance north at 12¢ and to Toronto had a big day 254 crates in all. June 20th. Fine & Cool picked 234 crates SB. Today getting very cheap. sold 83 crates north at 10¢ some here at $2 40 shipped balance to Toronto. sold at 9 & 10¢ {Side note} Reo Truck delivered today it looks fine June 21st Picked 125 crates shipped north at 10 cents box June 22nd Picked 124 crates shipped north at 10¢ Crop a failure nearly done. could have sold 500 crates today June 23 only picked 77 crates today sold at 12¢ north. have picked 1028 all told up till tonight (Friday). June 24 No picking today. was weeding carrots also planted out Cabbages very warm had to put old berry boxs over them. also sowed turnip seed over again, last never came up. ground got all hard & crusty after the big storms. sowed about half way past turnip hole in drill I drove to Wabasso Park. with {Marocle?} crowd arrived from St Thomas, The Reo truck goes fine. June 25 Sunday. clear & very cold. June 26 Clear & cold picked 124 crates berries sold mostly at 15 cents. also 14 Richmond cherries at $1.00 and 7 crates Cabbages for the first at $2 00. June 27th Showery only picked 69 crates, planted out Cauliflower June 28th. Picked 107 crates not very many orders had to ship 100 54 crates to Toronto sold at 14¢ 50 crates nth {north} at 15¢ June 29th Picked 66 crates straw-berries. shipped mostly to Toronto. shipped 56 bskts Richmond cherries & some Cabbages up north. June 30th Very warm today. only picked 34 crates strawberries they are nearly done July 1st Saturday showery in the morning nothing doing all day �July 2nd Fine & warm July 3rd Picked 22 crates SBerries and a few cherries 29 bskts July 4th Still picking Berries and Richmond cherries July 5th Picked the last of the strawberries had 1484 crates: only a light crop. July 6th Picked first Raspberries 2 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27½¢ also finished picking Richmond cherries averaged about 90¢ bskt. Started picking Montmorency 68 bskts at $1 00 per bskt . July 7th Cherry market all shut selling as low as 50 cts in Toronto only picked 58 bskts to ship north. Blowing heavy gales from south west. blew alot of cherries off and bruised them on the trees badly. July 8th Fine & moderately warm Hoeing old strawberry Patch. July 9th Sunday Fine & cool 10th Picking cherries selling north at 80 cents cut 28 crates Cabbages 80 & 90¢ July 11 Very warm, cherries badly bruised. picked 21 bskts Green Peppers also 1 bskt tomatoes peppers sold at 90¢ tomatoes sold at $15.0 {$1.50} tomatoes very poor crop this year. July 12th Orangemans day pickers scarce. only picked 100 bskts Cherries. heavy rain at five oclock. July 13 Fine & warm picking cherries & cutting cabbages July 14th Picking cherries Have picked 978 bskts up till today Friday night. July 15 Cut 25 doz Cabbage for Hart at 50¢ doz. Picked 12 crates Rasps. went to market with 9 crates sold at 20¢ July 16th Fine & warm, home all day. �July 17th Cut 25 crates cabbages & 6 sacks picked 130 cherries & 27 bskts tomatoes. shipped all north. had a couple of light showers. July 18th Picked cherries at 80¢ 14 Rasps at 21 cents 23¢ & 24¢ July 19. Picked cherries 80¢ 18 Rasps shipped Toronto sold at 23 & 24¢ 17 tomatoes at $1 50. 34 peppers @ $ 60 to $100 { $0.60 to $1.00} weather fine & warm. July 20. Fine picking Cherries & Raspberries. July 21 Picking cherries & Rasps fine & warm. July 22 Sat picked Black Currants 9 baskets in all. July 23rd Sunday. Showery. Lillie played organ at Meth. Church. July 24th Picked last of Red Cherries. picked first apples 75 bskts sold @ 50¢. July 25th Picked Rasps all day 28 crates, also picked first plums 6 bskts Willards shipped north at 75¢ July 26th Picked Rasps all day 29 crates. July 27 Picked Morello Cherries & Raspberries July 28th. Very warm. finished picking Morello cherries total cherries picked this year 1605. 350 less than last year. Picked first Lawtons 5½ crates shipped north at 20¢, also picked Rasps at 25¢ & 54 tomatoes at 60¢ July 29th Sowed some buckwheat on old strawberry bed, also planted some Cucumber seed am afraid it is too late (it was no good) Have 1625 Berry crates & quart Boxs in now bot from Dalton for 15¢ each delivered here. July 30 Fine & very warm had dinner & supper at the beach. July 31 Showery nearly all day. picked between Showers. Aug 1st. Rained very hard in the early morning. picked rasps tomatos & plums. Red June & Shiro. �Aug 2 Picked plums at 50¢ & 60¢ Rasps & Lawtons apples tomatoes Cukes & Peppers but every thing cheap - raining again at 5 oclock. Aug 3 Nothing doing today no orders only for Tomatoes. and we had none. Aug 4 Picked tomatoes only about 90 bskts at 50¢ 75 plums at 40¢ & 50¢ A few Lawtons & Rasps. Aug 5 Sold Ross Hart 50 plums 12 Cukes & 15 doz Cabbages - Cutting oats rest of day - Aug 6 Sunday Raining all afternoon & evening Lillie played organ at Church. Aug 7. Picked 153 toms {tomatoes} sold 50¢ 70 plums 40¢ a few Cukes 25¢ Berries & Cabbages. a shower at noon. and a big storm at 4.30 every thing flooded. Aug 8th Picked the last of our Raspberries today only had 225 - crates this year. Aug 9 Only 70 bskts tomatoes today at 50¢ Plums 30¢ apples 40, very cool nights. Aug 10th Light to day no Tomatoes only a few plums & apples Aug 11th. Busy today 190 toms {tomatoes} at 50¢. 90 plums 30¢ 15 appls 40¢ 70 doz corn 18¢ 10 doz Cabb 50 Aug 12 Picked 300 bskts plums sold Smith 200 at 25¢ Hart 25 at 30¢ shipped Balance Aug 13 Sunday fine & warm Aug 14. Very warm & very busy. sold Smith 50 plums @ 25 N.P.G. 88 toms @ 40 Picked 276 bskts toms and 275 plums, also 20 apples 80 doz corn and 10 pears & peppers Aug 15 Another hot and busy day. picked 365 plums all together 595 bskts fruit besides 80 doz corn 2 crates berries Aug 16. Busy again today. John sick. very hot heavy thunder storms at Aldershot and Oakville. had light storm here Aug 17th only shipped 300 bskts today and 90 doz corn more showers went around very hot here �Aug 18. Warm yet picked plums at 25 apples 40¢ Tomatoes 40. Cukes 22½ 100 doz corn 15¢ Aug 19. Picked 205 plums at 23¢, also some cukes corn etc. Aug 20 Sunday fair & cold Lillie played organ at church had Dad. Effie Hattie & Lillies folks for the day. Aug 21 Fine & cool picked 519 bskts today tomatoes at 30¢ plums 25. Gages 40¢ Corn 12½. Cabb 40 doz. pears 50¢ apples 35¢ Aug 22nd not so busy today orders dropping off Aug 23rd Picking plums and Tomatoes prices no good 25¢ up north. Toronto no good at all, prices noted on the papers. say, Tomatoes as low as 15¢. plums 20¢ Cukes 10¢. Corn as low as 3¢ Aug 24 Started picking Tomatoes for Canning factory at 45¢ a bushel. Aug 25. Shipped 200 bskts fruit north. also 3 loads toms {tomatoes} to Canning factory. Aug 26th Sold Ross Hart 2 loads today, 160 plums at 20¢, 40 cukes 18¢, 19 crab apples at 30¢ 25 sweet Peppers 35¢ 100 doz corn 12¢ 5 doz Pumpkins 1 00 {$1} Aug 27 Sunday fair & cold Aug 28th not very busy for monday. picking Tomatoes for factory and a few plums & Tomatoes for orders. Aug 29th Raining all morning picked a few Pears & plums for orders. Aug 30 Orders scarce and everything cheap Aug 31 orders a little better today about 250 bskt in all. Sept 1 no orders at all hardly, raining in the afternoon. Sept 2 Sold Hart 140 bskts fruit - and a few Pumpkins and some corn Sept 3rd Sunday fine & warm. �Sept 4th. Had quite a lot of orders today about 300 bskts but every thing cheap. Sept 5th only orders for about 30 bskts, sold all the Bartlett pears down to 2¼ in at 2½ cts lb to Harvest Co'y {Company}. Sept 6th Picking tomatoes for cannery, and Pears for Harvest Co'y. hardly any orders. Sept 7th. Finished Bartlett pears 145 bus. avereaged $1 45 per bushel, while we had only been getting 35¢ per basket up north. Had more orders today. 178 bskts in all Sept 8th Picked Howell pears only had 41 bskts this year no orders today total only 50 bskts Sept 9th Saturday nothing doing at all. Sept 10th Sunday. very warm for this time of year thunder shower in the night Sept 11th. Rained all night and up till noon today picked tomatoes for canning factory in the afternoon Sept 12th. Picked 180 bskts fruit for our orders. also tomatoes for factory, they close tonight put 283 bus in yesterday and today, all told 11 00 bus. Sept 13th. shipped nearly 200 bskts on orders also 100 bskts plums to Toronto to try them and 50 peppers. also took a load Tomatoes to Aylmer Canning Co. Geo Chapman stopped work tonight. Sept 14 Raining again all day took 35 bus tomatoes to Hamilton factory nothing else doing Sept 15. Picking quite a few orders also 5 blls {barrels} Colvert apples. Sept 16th Picked a couple loads for Ross Hart. 15 bags Carrots at 55¢ bag 25 doz Cabb at 35¢ Tomatoes @ 22¢. Peppers 30¢ Sept 17. Went up to Hamilton on the truck. had dinner & tea. Sept 18th. Picked about 250 bskts & 5 more blls {barrels} apples. weather cool & cloudy. Sept 19th. Rained all night and raining yet till noon fixed barrels in the barn and shipped a few orders in the afternoon. �Sept 20. Fine & warm. picked 50 bskts and 4 crates Cauliflower for Ross Hart @ $1 25 crate Burlington Fair was today John and all the rest gone. Sept 21 Fine & warm. not very many orders today moved McGrath back to Hamilton. brought 20 bus Rye out $1 25 bushel. started ploughing yesterday. Sept 22nd First day for a long time that we have had no orders, very warm cutting out Blackberry canes. Sept 23 Fine & warm sold Ross Hart one load Cabbages 50 doz at 35¢ and one load mixed Grapes 33¢ peaches 35 Tomatoes 23¢ Reine Claude plums 25 Cauliflower 1 25 crate Carrots 55¢ a bag Sept 24 Sunday. cool & cloudy. home alone all day Sept 25 Ploughing tomato patch. picked some peppers & pears. and started picking apples. had a light frost this morning but did not do any damage Sept 26th Frost again this morn- but no damage done. picking Cranberry pippin apples no orders at all today Sept 27th. Finished picking Duchess & Sheldon pears also last 10 bskt tomatoes Sept 28th. Sowing rye on tomato patch also picking apples. Fine & very warm Sept 29th Picking Greening apples picked three trees 80 bushels Mrs Smythe buried today very warm weather Sept 30th Fine & very warm picking Greening apples Oct 1 warm as summer went to Hamilton for tea. Oct 2nd Very warm packing apples. picked two barrels Kieffer pears. Oct 3 warm like Summer picking & packing Greening apples. Oct 4. Picked 161 bskt peaches @ 30¢ 52 bskt Grapes 27¢ for Ross Hart. Shipped some Hot Red peppers to Toronto we picked them all green and put in berry shanty, and the weather so warm, they are nearly all red now. �Oct 5 Warm & fine picked & packed 46 barrels Spy apples today. (four of us) Oct 6. Fine & warm picked last of peaches & 24 bbls {barrels} Baldwin apples. Charlotte very sick with summer complaint since Tuesday Oct 3rd has eaten nothing only water Oct 7th Picking apples in the morning. packed in barn in the afternoon as it was raining very hard. Oct 8 Sunday cool & cloudy Charlotte still very sick have a nurse now. had Dr Clark Specialist tonight ordered Charlotte to Hospital Oct 9. Lillie & Doris went to Hamilton to stay Charlotte very bad. Oct 10th. Weather fine packing apples. Charlotte no better. Ot 11th Loaded Car of apples for Hutchison Bros 174 blls {barrels} winter apples @ $3 25 30 Cranberry Pippins $2 50 6 pears at 325 {$3.25} - Raining in the afternoon Oct 12th Picking apples Charlotte worse went to Hamilton before noon Dr only gives her 24 hrs. Oct 13. stayed nearly all last night in Hospital Charlotte very low. Doris has it but not very bad. Charlotte a little stronger tonight. Oct 14th Charlotte about same John fell out of apple tree yesterday. has very bad ankle Oct 15th. Charlotte seems a little stronger today. Oct 16th Monday fine & warm packed apples (C just same Oct 17th. Turned very cold in the night. packing apples Oct 18th Weather fine & cool still packing apples. Oct 19th. Loaded car of apples 83 bbls {barrels} for A E Johnston Sundridge @ $3 00 66 " " P J Mann Bracebridge @ $3 25 22 " W J Troyer Magnetawan @ 3 25 �Oct 20 picking Kieffer pears for Harvest Canning Co Sold them at 1¢ per lb for {2 inchs} pears & upwards. Oct 21st Sold Ross Hart 176 bags Turnips at 30¢ 25 bags Carrots 50¢ and 4980 lbs Cabbages at 9 00 per ton. Charlotte improving. Oct 22nd Spent all day in the city did not see Charlotte she now crys after leaving her. weather fine took a walk up the mountain. Oct 23rd Drawing pears to Hamilton & sending out a few orders showery in the morning cleared up at noon. Oct 24th Finished drawing pears got had 180 bushel to the Harvest Co. got Charlotte out of Hospital went to Lillies mothers. Oct 25. picking & packing apples yet. weather frosty. Oct 26 Finished picking apples have some to pack yet weather cool. Oct 27. Sold Ross Hart 87 bags Turnips & 52 bags Carrots 5230 lbs Cabbage worked till nearly ten oclock tonight loading them. Oct 28 star packing apples and started loading the last of the apples Oct 29. Sunday fine & cool. staying in Hamilton yet Charlotte improving but very thin & week yet expect to come home on Tuesday. Oct 30th. Finished packing apples. 53 bbls {barrels} to Hanna at $3.00 54 bbls to E B Farwell at $300 {$3.00} and a few small orders Oct 31st Brought Charlotte home from Hamilton this morning it sure is good to all be home again still have a nurse. Drawing in corn stalks all day. looks like rain. Nov 1st. Getting ready for market for the first time. looks like rain. Nov 2 Went to market today had a few light showers got home at half past three every thing cheap and hard to sell Turnips 30 & 35¢ Carrots 40¢. Peppers 30 & 35¢ Cauliflowers 50 to $1.50 box Cabbages about 35¢ doz. �Nov 3rd Drawing in corn had over 150 bushel getting ready for market again Nov 4th went to market again looked like rain but did not. got home at noon. Nov 5 Sunday. Fine & warm was home all day. Thanksgiving Day. Nov 6th Raining all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon. Had Mr & Mrs B. out. Nov 7th Went to market was home at noon. vegetables very cheap. Cabbages 30 to 40¢ dozen Carrots 35 & 40¢ Turnips 25 & 30¢ Cauliflower 75 to $1.50 Peppers 30 to 40¢. We are going to getting our mail R R Route in a few days Nov 8th Took two loads today to Hamilton 1 load Turnips 20¢ bus {bushel}. 1 load Carrots 35¢ and got load ready for Market Nov 9th Went to market finished with Cauliflower & Peppers today March 10th Took two loads to Hamilton today. heavy frost this morning. Jerry Fishcarrier left Thursday noon - only Jack left and Geo Hammond ploughing part of the time. Nov 11th Was at market sold out at half past six. had nearly all Cabbages Nov 12th Sunday. Had visitors Dean B. & Roy & Will Bell. Nov 13th Heavy frost this morning cut load of Cabbages for market and started unloading m 2nd car of manure. putting in Raspberries Nov 14th went to market with last load of the year about 60 doz Cabbages made about $20.00 did not get home till 5 oclock, mild. rained at night Nov 15. Started unloading 3rd car of manure with the truck, weather cool & cloudy Nov 16th Finished car of manure and started spreading on the ground Nov 17th. warm & very heavy south west wind drawing manure & cutting out Raspberry bushes. �Nov 18 Rough & showery man ploughing. Nov 19 Sunday. cloudy and a little cooler Nov 20th Cool & cloudy turnning out Raspberry bushes. Nov 21st Same job trimming berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing. Nov 22nd Looks like winter this morning ground covered with snow for the first time at Berry bushes till afternoon started another car of manure. Went up to City, Lillie & Myself to the Grand. saw. Chu Chin Chow. it was very good but to high in price cost $550 {$5.50} for two seats but was the first show in 2 years for us. Nov 23rd finished car of manure at noon. started on another we are getting from Alex Bell from Hagersville. drawing from Freeman, as they never told the agent to send it down till way freight had gone. Nov 24th Cold and cloudy with snow flurries finished car of manure. Nov 25th. Finished cutting out berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing, ground frozen some moved Jack Stevenson in to Hamilton. Nov 26th. Cold & cloudy. snowing a little at night Nov 27. Some snow on ground this morning unloaded another car of manure. Had Geo. H. & Mr Jordan helping. Nov 28th Unloaded another car today quite a lot of snow. and getting cold tonight. Nov 29th Windy & milder unloaded another car of manure - Nov 30 Milder, mowed down old blackberry patches another car of manure in for tomorrow. Dec 1st Unloaded car of manure was bad day for the job very windy. turning very cold tonight. Dec 2nd Burning & cleaning up Blackberry patch & Raspberries. Dec 3rd Fine & mild. Had Grandpa up for dinner. �Dec 4th Unloaded last car of manure this fall had 10 cars in fall 4 cars in Spring cost $960.03. weather very fine in the morning but cloudy with east winds at night looks like rain. Dec 5th. Rained a little in the night, but very cold all day with heavy north west wind. Finished cleaning out berry bushes. also finished team ploughing and put in fence posts around hotbed grounds. looks like freezing up now. Dec 6th Ground frozen this morning. Covering strawberries have G. Hammond & F. Jordan Dec 7th. Covering strawberries cold this morning ground frozen solid, a few snow flurries. and rained & freezing all after noon Dec 8th. Raining & freezing all morning. Cleared up at noon. Had Lavene Kerns helping to put on & fit storm sashes. Dec 9th. Cold & cloudy finished putting on Storm sashes. cost $40.50 for sash $1.50 for paint $6.00 for carpenter $48.00 in all for the 10 sash. three years married today. Dec 10th. Cool & Bright ground frozen solid. Just like winter. Had Mr & Mrs B. out for the day. Dec 11th. Covering strawberries finished tonight. covered about 6 acres and about 6 acres old bed not covered beginning to look like a storm. Dec 12th. Windy & cold this morning drawing manure into Raspberries stopped about 11 oclock too windy John Chrissie Ida & Hattie and our family all down home for Chicken dinner. Very cold tonight. Dec 13th Very cold today nearly zero last night. Dec 14th. not quite so cold today. but snowing all day. Dec 15. Very cold again all day. with a couple of inches of snow on ground. Dec 16. Cool & frosty. started fixing some of the crates in the barn. but Keeps me busy going twice a day to Johns to do chores as he is not able to put his foot down to the ground yet. �Dec 17th snowing this morning (Sunday), turning cold tonight quiet a lot of snow arrived in Los Angeles 3 years ago today. Dec 18th Fair & very cold some sleighs out Dec 19th. Fair and not quite so cold. went up to the city for a few presents. also hunting up some barrels & Orange boxs, have some promised. Dec 20th Cloudy and a little milder trying to deal old car off but nothing doing yet. Dec 21st Cleaning up the truck after drawing manure. weather milder. Dec 22nd Went in to Hamilton to Carrolls and got 121 Orange Crates at 10¢ each. Got a load of coal two tons from Fred Thomas Waterdown had to pay $20.00 per ton it seems an awful price. weather milder tonight. looks like snow or rain. Dec 23rd A little milder but cloudy drove around delivering some Xmas presents. Dec 24th Sunday was home all day. had Bells drop in with a Xmas present Dec 25th Xmas Day went up to Hamilton for the day all had a good time I guess. Weather was mild thawing off the snow. got home about 8 oclock. Dec 26th went up to the city for some barrels got 135 from McDougall at 25¢ he owes me some money for carrots, looks like rain. Dec 27th. Cloudy and getting colder. Dec 28. Cold north East snow storm all day. looks like real winter Dec 29th. Cold & clear real winter weather Dec 30th. Have a bad cold inbed all day. Dec 31st Sunday. Raining all day, and very icey. Total Amounts of fruit And Vegetables sold during this season �strawberries 1484 crates Raspberries 225 " Lawtons 50 " cherries 1605 Apples 450 " apples 516 barrels Plums 4475 baskets pears (all varieties) 910 Baskets " " Bartletts 145 bushels " Kieffers. 180 bushels pears Kieffers. 11 barrels peaches 313 baskets Blk currants 9 baskets Grapes 87 x 6 qt bskts �Cabbages 175 orange crates 115 bags " sold loose 118 doz " sold loose 5 tons 120 lbs. Asparagus 164 bskts Tomatoes 3040 bskts 1194 bus. Cucumbers 386 bskts Cauliflowers 88 crates Peppers 1068 bskts 1000 dozen Turnips 263 bags Carrots 102 " Pumpkins loose 8. " " Burlington Cannery Corn 100 bags cont. doz �10 tons 1250 lbs 27 quart crates. 17 59 quart boxs 475 00 11 qt baskets with covers 12.5 00 apple barrels 5 27 orange crates 2 63 cabbage sacks 1 15 Sugar bags for corn & vegetables 4 65 " Canning Co. besides 9 truck loads of Turnips Carrots Cabbages Cauliflowers & peppers taken to Hamilton Market. Packages used Total Gross Sales for year Sales Muskoka Sales 8.749.57 Sales Commission House 3212.01 Sales Local Dealers 1466.21 Sales Canning Factories 894.94 �{Sales} Hamilton Market 175.00 Total $14,497.73 Net Sales 6900.00 Total Expenses 7597.73 some of the heavy expenses Total Daily wages were 1540.85 Total Estimate Berry pickers SB {strawberries} 742.42 " Estimate berry pickers Rasps 250.00 " Estimate Plum " 133.25 Pear " 48.00 Total Total Total $1173.67 Estimate cherry pickers Total 320.00 $1493.67 Packages acct. as follows. 1759 crates 25¢ $450.00 �47.500 berry Boxs $7.00 $336.00 12.500 11 qt crates bskts $1080.00 Brot from last page 1860.00 516 apple barrels 67¢ 353.09 263 Cabbage crates 15¢ 39.43 580 Sacks & bags 10 58.00 Total all packages 2310.52 14 cars manure $960.03 Trees from Davidsons 276.50 Nelson Taxes 265.70 Flamboro Taxes 393.75 Hot Bed Sash & Lumber 77.00 Glass & Cotton 27.75 Spray Material 113.25 �Small seeds 20.36 Clover 36.25 " Rye " 25.00 Oat " 20.00 Some Totals of expenses Year 1922 Manure total 960.03 all Fruit packages 2310.52 Total fruit picking piece work 1493.67 " Daily wages 1540.85 " trees 276.50 " Taxes 659.45 " Hotbeds fixtures 104.75 " spraying expense 113.25 " seeds 101.61 For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.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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Title A name given to the resource Franklin McMillan Diary & Transcription, 1922 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin McMillan 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 1922 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 20th Century, Halton County, Nelson Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1922 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1922 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Diary 1922. Frank McMillan Burlington Jan 1st Sunday, new Years Day, very cold this morning. zero. Jan 2nd and still cold below zero yet, no electric lights. no Radial cars till noon. Election Day: we voted in both townships. Jan 3rd milder this morning and snowing a little. Yesterdays Election returns are in East Flamboro Peter Rae Reeve, and ult. Easterbrook. Deputy Reeve in Nelson Irving. Reeve {Ry aid,?} H.T. Foster one of the councillors , in Burlington Hobson again for mayor & Harris for Reeve. Burlington won first of their O.H.a game with Ham. Tigers in overtime play score 4-2 Jan 4th Raining all day roads very icy Jan 5th Rainting Raining yet this am ice all gone. turning cold again tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 6th went to Burlington to Dr Pearts. have sore eyes, inflammation he says. Jan 7th moderalety cold fine winter weather. no snow. Jan 8th Weather fine eyes very sore Lillies getting sore now. Dr says it is. Pink eye. Jan 18th Eyes have been to sore to write anything since Jan 8th. yhey have been very bad. Dr here 4 or 5 times also a nurse for 6 days Lillies did not get as sore as mine. Charlotte just had a touch of it the weather has been fine and moderately cold Jan 20th My Birthday eyes improving some but unable to go out yet. Jan 21st Fine & Bright nice winter weather. Jan 22nd Sunday coldest & roughest day of the winter. Strong gales & snow flurries from the west. up all last night. nurse & Dr arrived this morning nothing doing yet tonight. Jan 23rd Bright and very cold Jan 24th. very cold nurse here yet but nothing doing Jan 25th Still very cold eyes not better yet. Jan 26th. Doris Lillie McMillan arrived about 6.20 this morning weather fine & moderately cold. Jan 27th Fine & moderately cold have not been able to do anything for a month nearly. Jan 28th Fine & no snow. Burl. won last 6 Ha Game with Beaver of Ham. score 6-2. They won 6 out of 8 games. and win district Honors they lost one game to Grimsby and one to Ham. Tigers. Jan 29th sunday fine & warm had Lillies folks out to see the baby Jan 30th Fine & mild no snow Jan 31st Fine & mild. was out for the first took a walk down to Johns. have to wear goggles </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 1 cool & cloudy looks like rain Phoned for a couple of cars manure promised one next week Feby 2nd Rained all night heavy wind today & turning cold again Feby 3rd moderately cold had chevrolet agent around trying too sell us a truck. they are to dear $1950. Feby 4th Fine & cold Feby 5th snowing and raining a little had Stanley Long & wife & children in to see us Feby 6th Fine & mild, wrote some letters ordering seeds, manure and fruit baskets & crates. Feby 7th Fine & mild thawing again am afraid this winter will be hard on Strawberries no snow all winter leaves all frozen brown now Feby 8th Very cold again, had Ford agent around about a truck worth around $900. Feby 9th mild again Burlington lost Hockey game last night with Brantford score 4 to 2. Lehman. Burlington goaler hit on nose badly cut. Received card car of manure shipped Feby 6th. Feby 10th nurse left today charged $108 for 18 days some pay Eh. Feby 11th Burl lost H. Game at Brantford 6 to 0 Ice soft. Game very rough Summers of Burl. Knocked out and Wilson was drunk no wonder they lost. was down town this morning first since Jan 7 Feby 12th Sunday cold with strong west winds & some snow Feby 13th cold. car of manure car of manure arrived this P.M. Feby 14th John had Mr Jordan helping unload car of manure Feby 15th went to Hamilton got license for car. no 58892 . also got. Tomato, Cabbage & Pepper seeds. turning cold again </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 16th very cold. clear & frosty. Feby 17th very cold coldest this winter about 6 below zero. Feby 18th mild again today raining tonight. Feby 19th mild had a thunder and lightning storm in the evening Feby 20th Fine & mild like spring heard some crows. cleaning up barns getting ready to put baskets in. Feby 21st Fine, trimming trees, started getting in 1000 crates from applefords. at 25¢ also berry boxs at $7 00 per 1000. Feby 22nd Rained & sleeted all night, and all day today. (applefords driver says the hill is very icey Feby 23rd every thing all covered with ice yet, never saw so much on the trees. lots of limbs broken also lots of wires down, no electric lights last night nor tonight rained today at noon and warm this afternoon ice nearly all gone by night and every thing flooded. by bed time ground frozen again and blowing heavy gale from the west. took 3 snapshots of the orchard with ice on trees hope they are good. (note. turned out good) Feby 24th very cold this morning about zero, one of the Packing Houses all blown to pieces some time last night. Feby 25th Cutting down 40 more Clapps pear trees. now only about 15 left out of 200. all blighted was down town at night first night since Jan 3rd. Feby 26th mild & cloudy Sunday had Mr & Mrs B. Mr & Mrs Penn and Mr & Mrs Stan Long out. Feby 27th Snowed a little this morning we all motored to Hamilton to see about a hired girl also Electric Washer. went to {Locus?} at night with Mr B. did not get home till after 11 oclock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 28 Turned very cold again last night getting in baskets. 11 qts crates $68 00 for 1000 slat covers $20 + {Leno's?} $22. Mch 1st cold & cloudy. got two more loads baskets in. Mch 2nd Fine & moderately cold trimming trees. Mch 3rd. Fine & clear trimming apple trees. some job. a lot of dead in them. Mch 4th Fine. started unloading car of manure this afternoon & making hotbeds. the car was 8 days on the road. Mch 5th Fine & mild was down home for tea. Mch 6th Fine & warm. like spring heard a robin. unloading manure and making hot beds Mch 7th Rained all night showery this morning sowed part of our seeds some Pepper, Cabbage & Tomatoes. Mch 8th. Sowed balance of Tomato pepper & Cabbage Seeds. sowed 4 ozs. Ruby Giant pepper 2 ozs Pimento Pepper about 8 ozs our own hot pepper 4 ozs First & Best tomato 6 ozs John Baer tomato 6 ozs Copenhagen Cabbage in forty four sashes. cold last night but clear & frosty today. Mch 9th milder today East wind bright & clear fine hotbed weather Mch 10th East winds & mild Cabbages up already sowed on Mch 7th, Trimming old orchard. Mch 11th. cold east wind fixing sash in the barn. Mch 12th Sunday. motored to Ham. had dinner at Mrs Barlows & tea at Lillie's Mother's weather fine just like April. Mch 13th Fine, trimming trees. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mch 14th. Fine & warm, ordered 40 new hotbed sashes at $165 {he means $1.65} each from Nicholsons and 3 boxs glass from Mains at $6 00 per box ordered Ford Truck today. complete with License $9.25, delivery May 1st Mch 15th Fair & mild trimming trees Mch 16th. Colder with very cold north west wind, finished trimming trees. Mch 17th Very cold & frosty, north wind, fixing hot bed sashes in the barn. Mch 18th Making more hotbeds for transplanting Cabbages Mch 19th Sunday cold & cloudy heavy east wind, looks like a storm Mch 20th. Rained all night and some showers this morning have a car of manure in but John and I both have colds we are getting Geo H. & Mr Jordan to unload it tomorrow Mch 21st First day of spring ground all covered with snow this morning, and had snow flurries all morning, winds north west & colder. unloading manure Mch 22nd Very cold with strong north west winds. finished car of manure and put Earth on hotbeds. Mch 23rd Sowed 4 sash of Chalks Jewel Tomatoes and started transplanting Cabbages Mch 24th Finished transplanting Early Cabbages 40 sashes 200 to the sash... total about 8000 Mch 25th Have a bad cold did not go out all day. Mch 26th Sunday cool and showery Mch 27th. Cloudy & very mild transplanting tomatoes. Mch 28th Very cold again this morning, planted some </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> more Tomatoes in the afternoon Mch 27th Raining all day went to Hamilton and got Electric Washer. Blue Bird cost $114 00 wholesale retail price was $155 00 Mch 30th One of the worst storms of the winter snowed all morning raining & sleeting this afternoon man started work this morning at $14.00 per week. Mch 31st Rained & snowed all night looks like real winter this morning ice & snow over everything and cold north wind blowing hotbeds all covered with ice & snow frozen on them can't open them at all. April 1st. Very cold ground covered with snow, Transplanted one frame of Tomatoes too cold had to stop April 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy was down home for tea. April 3rd Cool & East winds transplanting tomatoes. April 4th made hotbeds for peppers & Transplanted Tomatoes about one half of what we done before the ice storm have droped over April 5th The man that started last week only worked one day never came back, hired another one today. Very cold & cloudy with strong east wind April 6th. working at hotbeds cool & cloudy. April 7th. Strong south west winds & very mild. fixing doors on barn and just finished transplanting tomatoes 90 sashes. April 8th started transplanting Peppers Harrowed Asparagus & men drawing brush out of the orchard April 9th Sunday, turned very warm this afternoon. went over to Roy Bells for tea. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 10th Very warm transplanting some more peppers went to Hamilton for some Clover seed, Corn etc. Paid $31.25 each April 11th Rained all night and till noon today. every thing flooded, turning cold tonight. April 12th Very cold with high west winds. unloading car of manure. April 13th Cool. Cleaned weeds off old strawberry patch April 14th. Good Friday cold north east & East wind cloudy started raining in the evening finished transplanting pepper & started uncovering strawberries they look good seem to have come through winter alright, hired Geo Chapman to look after our berry pickers at $25 per week for 10 weeks April 15 cool with north East wind. uncovering strawberries April 16th Sunday Fine home all day. Doris has been sick for about a week. April 17th Heavy thunder storms this morning every thing flooded made hot-beds in the afternoon April 18th Cold with high winds uncovering strawberries started man plowing for the first it is pretty wet yet. April 19th Cold with high south west wind started raining again in the evening finished uncovering Strawberries started filling up Blackberries April 20th. Very cold and windy with some snow Flurries April 21st. Sick in bed today with the Flu. & Bronchitis May 2nd out of bed today first time since April 21st. have had some house with sickness </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> myself Lillie and both children also the first nurse took it and now Lillies mother in bed John & men transplanted Tomatoes 2nd time on April 24th 25th 26th 27th. also put in Oats & Clover seed in the orchards on April 27th & April 28th.. Sowed 3/4 lb Carrot seed on April 29th. on May 1st. started planting some Strawberries, and May 2nd started putting out Cabbages down home: 6000 there. May 2nd 3rd & 4th. Planted Strawberries back of cemetery. the weather has been fine. no rain. May 5th Cloudy. planted trees finished planting Cabbages May 6th Rows - 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, are Grand Duke Rows 3, 5, 9, are Reine Claude Rows 2, 7, 11 are Bradshaw. starting next road.. Some plums Burbanks & Abundance out in blossom. May 7th Sunday cool & windy had a light shower last night May 8th Planting strawberries yet. also cut first asparagus 5 doz sold in Toronto at ______ $1.60 a doz May 9th Planted Golden Bantam sweet corn & pumpkins also planting strawberries. weather, cold & cloudy East winds May 10th Finished planting SBerries filled up young Rasberry patch. poor prospects for Rasps. this year, every thing frozen. only young patch left. May 11th Very warm today sowed Late Cabbages 2 ozs Copenhagen. and Cauliflower 2 ozs. Erfurt. shipped 8 baskets Grass. sold at $2 50 May 12th FIxing up sprayer men hoeing bushes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 13th Planted Potatoes, Got new Ford Truck cost $925 bright & sunshiny today but very cold wind. feels like frost tonight. some strawberries in blossom and all the plums pears & cherries in full bloom. Have to catch the early train tomorrow morning it starts on daylight time at 550 May 14th. Sunday cool, with strong East winds. May 15th Fine & warm hoeing old strawberries patch. May 16th. Hoeing strawberries fine & warm May 17th: Hoeing strawberries weather showery. May 18th Dug Blackberries out which had Orange Rust also hoeing strawberries stopped at 4 oclock by rain. May 19th. Hoeing strawberries showery again. Had Ida over to spend the day. May 20th.. Rained again about 11 oclock and for the rest of the day, ground getting too wet now. Asparagus $1 75 today. May 21st Sunday Fine & warm was down to see Uncle Archie he is pretty low. guess he will not last much longer. May 22nd Fine & warm. went to Hamilton to get some seeds. basket fasteners etc. men hoeing Cabbages cut 12 bskts {baskets} asparagus sold at $3.25 bskt {basket} in Toronto May 23rd Planted yellow corn & pumpkins, & marked ground for Tomatoes. May 24th Planted cukes. also sowed carrots again too thin last time. sowed first 12 rows next orchard and last part half way </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> past Radish hole in drill. 1 lb seed. started planting Tomatoes in the afternoon got about 4600 out. May 25th Showery. planting Tomatoes May 26th Fair & warm finished planting Tomatoes 17 500 plants May 27th. Planting Peppers heavy & cold north wind blowing about 5000 Hot. 1500 Pimento 3500 Sweet Ruby Giant. May 28th. Sunday Fine & warm was down to the Beach and over to see Will Bell. May 29th. Started Spraying at noon. a little over 3 1/2 gals Lime Sulphur & 5 1/4 lbs Lead (Powdered) per tank. Men hoeing new strawberries May 30th Spraying all day weather fine May 31st Spraying yet Good Prospects for fruit Lots of plums & apples. half crop pears & cherries. June 1st. Finished spraying today 22 tanks - 2 lbs Lime sulphur 125 lbs Lead June 2nd. Weeding & Hoeing started rain about 4 oclock. June 3rd Fine & warm. all the crowd cleaning up hotbeds June 4th Sunday Fine & warm was down at Hicks for tea June 5th. Hoeing & cultivating and finished cleaning up hot-beds. Dealt Ford Truck off for a Reo - got what we paid for ford $925 Reo cost $21 00 {$2100}. June 6 Fine & warm. hoeing Junr 7th Hoeing Cabbage second time ought to have Cabbages in a couple of weeks </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 8th Picked first strawberries 3 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27¢ box June 9th. Three men cultivating others hoeing. very warm over 90 in the shade June 10th. Had a very heavy rain in the night. lightning and thunder. very bad. Sowed Turnip seed. sowed half way past Turnip hole in the drill. June 9th (con) {continued} Uncle Archie died this afternoon funeral on Sunday. June 11th Sunday. every thing flooded in the night. Thunder storm started about 10 oclock last night and kept up one after another all night till after 4 this morning. it is now about 10 oclock and Thundering again went to Uncle Archies funeral weather turned out fine. June 12th Picked 30 crates strawberries off the old patch. they were awful sandy. shipped to Toronto sold at 28¢ and 30¢ June 13th. Picked strawberries guess they dropped in price sold in Toronto at 20 and 22¢ June 14. Picked 41 crates. sold some north at $5.00 crate and some to Ross Hart at 15¢, Sold in Toronto at 16¢ June 15 Picked 49 crates SB. today. only shipped 13 crates north Balance to Toronto. sold at 18¢ there June 16th. Picked 66 crates but stopped by rain, did not get nearly over them sold 29 crates to Smith at 14¢. 19 crates north at 15¢ and 18 crates to Toronto at 18¢ June 17th Had very heavy thunderstorms again in the night every thing flooded today nothing doing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 18 Cold & cloudy looks like rain. Sunday June 19th. Drove to Toronto with 80 crates Berries sold 40 at 10¢ here. Shipped balance north at 12¢ and to Toronto had a big day 254 crates in all. June 20th. Fine & Cool picked 234 crates SB. Today getting very cheap. sold 83 crates north at 10¢ some here at $240 {he means $2.40} shipped balance to Toronto. sold at 9 & 10¢ {Side note} Red Truck delivered today it looks fine June 21st Picked 125 crates shipped north at 10 cents box June 22nd Picked 124 crates shipped north at 10¢ Crop a failure nearly done. could have sold 500 crates today June 23 only picked 77 crates today sold at 12¢ north. have picked 1028 all told up till tonight (Friday). June 24 No picking today. was weeding carrots also planted out Cabbages very warm had to put old berry boxs over them. also sowed turnip seed over again, last never came up. ground got all hard & crusty after the big storms. sowed about half way pars turnip hole in drill I drove to Wabasso Park. with {Marocle?} crowd arrived from St Thomas, The Reo truck goes fine. June 25 Sunday. clear & very cold. June 26 Clear & cold picked 124 crates berries sold mostly at 15 cents. also 14 Richmond cherries at $1.00 and 7 crates Cabbages for the first at $200 {he means $2.00}. June 27th Showery only picked 69 crates, planted out Cauliflowers June 28th. Picked 107 crates not very many orders </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> had to ship 100 54 crates to Toronto sold at 14¢ 50 crates nth {north} at 15¢ June 29th Picked 66 crates straw-berries. shipped mostly to Toronto. shipped 56 bskts {baskets} Richmond cherries & some Cabbages up north. June 30th Very warm today. only picked 34 crates strawberries they are nearly done. July 1st Saturday showery in the morning nothing doing all day July 2nd Fine & warm July 3rd Picked 22 crates SBerries and a few cherries 29 bskts {baskets} July 4th Still picking Berries and Richmond cherries July 5th Picked the last of the strawberries had 1484 crates, only a light crop. July 6th Picked first Raspberries 2 crates shipped to Toronto sold at 27 1/2¢ also finished picking Richmond cherries averaged about 90¢ {basket}. Started picking Montmorency 68 bskts {baskets} at $1 00 per bskt {basket}. July 7th Cherry market all shut selling as low as 50 cts in Toronto only picked 58 bskts {baskets} to ship north. Blowing heavy gales from south west. blew alot of cherries off and bruised them on the trees badly. July 8th Fine & moderately warm Hoeing old strawberry Patch. July 9th Sunday Fine & cool 10th Picking cherries selling north at 80 cents cut 28 crates Cabbages 80 & 90¢ July 11 Very warm, cherries badly bruised. picked 21 bskts {baskets} Green Peppers </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> also 1 bskt {basket} tomatoes peppers sold at 90¢ tomatoes sold at $15.0 {$1.50} tomatoes very poor crop this year. July 12th Orangemans day pickers scarce. only picked 100 bskts {baskets} Cherries. heavy rain at five oclock. July 13 Fine & warm picking cherries & cutting cabbages July 14th Picking cherries Have picked 978 bskts {baskets} up till today Friday night. July 15 Cut 25 doz Cabbage for Hart at 50¢ doz. Picked 12 crates Rasps. went to market with 9 crates sold at 20¢ July 16th Fine & warm, home all day. July 17th Cut 25 crates cabbages & 27 bskts {baskets} tomatoes. shipped all north. had a couple of light showers. July 18th Picked cherries at 80¢ 14 Rasps at 21 cents 23¢ & 24¢ July 19. Picked cherries 80¢ 18 Rasps shipped Toronto sold at 23 & 24¢ 17 tomatoes at $1 50. 34 peppers @ $60 to $100 { $0.60 to $1.00?} weather fine & warm. July 20. Fine picking Cherries & Raspberries. July 21 Picking cherries & Rasps fine & warm. July 22 Sat picked Black Currants 9 baskets in all. July 23rd Sunday. Showery. Lillie played organ at Meth. Church. July 24th Picked last of Red Cherries. picked first apples 75 bskts {baskets} sold @ 50¢. July 25th Picked Rasps all day 28 crates, also picked first plums 6 bskts {baskets} Willards shipped north at 75¢ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 26th Picked Rasps all day 29 crates. July 27 Picked Morello Cherries & Raspberries July 28th. Very warm. finished picking Morello cherries total cherries picked this year / 1605. 350 less than last year. Picked first Lawtons 5 1/2 crates shipped north at 20¢, also picked Rasps at 25¢ & 54 tomatoes at 60¢ July 29th Sowed some buckwheat on old strawberry bed, also planted some Cucumber seed am afraid it is too late (it was no good) Have 1625 Berrry crates quart & Boxs in now bot from Dalton for 15¢ each delivered here. July 30 Fine & very warm had dinner & supper at the beach. July 31 Showery nearly all day. picked between Showers. Aug 1st. Rained very hard in the early mornning. picked rasps tomatoes & plums. Red June & Shiro. Aug 2 Picked plums at 50¢ & 60¢ Rasps & Lawtons apples tomatoes Cukes & Peppers but every thing cheap. raining again at 5 oclock. Aug 3 Nothing doing today no orders only for Tomatoes. and we had none. Aug 4 Picked tomatoes only about 90 bskts {baskets} at 50¢ 75 plums at 40¢ & Rasps. Aug 5 Sold Ross Hart 50 plums 12 Cukes & 15 doz Cabbages. Cutting oats rest of day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 6 Sunday Raining all afternoon & evening Lillie played organ at Church. Aug 7. Picked 153 toms {tomatoes} sold 50¢ 70 plums 40¢ a few Cukes 25¢ Berries & Cabbages. a shower at noon. and a big storm at 4.30 every thing flooded. Aug 8th Picked the last of our Raspberries today only had 225 crates this year. Aug 9 Only 70 bskts {baskets} tomatoes today at 50¢ Plums 30¢ apples 40, very cool nights. Aug 10th Light to day no Tomatoes only a few plums & apples Aug 11th. Busy today 190 toms {tomatoes} at 50¢. 90 plums 30¢ 15 apples 40¢ 70 doz corn 18¢ 10 doz Cabb 50{¢} Aug 12 Picked 300 bskts {baskets} plums sold Smith 200 at 25¢ Hart 25 at 30¢ shipped Balance. Aug 13 Sunday fine & warm Aug 14. Very warm & very busy. sold Smith 50 plums @ 25 {N.P.G?}. 88 toms @ 40 Picked 276 bskts {baskets} toms {tomatoes} and 275 plums, also 20 apples 80 doz corn and 10 pears & peppers Aug 15 Another hot and busy day. picked 365 plums all together 595 bskts {baskets} fruit besides 80 doz corn 2 crates berries Aug 16. Busy again today. John sick. very hot heavy thunder storms at Aldershot and Oakville. had light storm here Aug 17th only shipped 300 bskts {baskets} today and 90 doz corn more showers went around very hot here Aug 18. Warm yet picked plums at 25 apples 40¢ Tomatoes 40. Cukes 22 1/2 100 doz corn 15¢ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 19. Picked 205 plums at 23¢, also some cukes corn etc. Aug 20 Sunday fair & cold Lillie played organ at church had Dad. Effie Hattie & Lillies folks for the day. Aug 21 Fine & cool picked 519 bskts {baskets} today tomatoes at 30¢ plums 25. Gages 40¢ Corn 12 1/2. Cabb 40 doz. pears 50¢ apples 35¢ Aug 23rd not so busy today orders dropping off. Aug 23rd Picking plums and Tomatoes prices no good 25¢ up north. Toronto no good at all, prices noted on the papers. say, Tomatoes as low as 15¢. plums 20¢ Cukes 10¢. Corn as low as 3¢ Aug 24 Started picking Tomatoes for Canning factory at 45¢ a bushel. Aug 25. Shipped 200 bskts {baskets} fruit north. also 3 loads toms {tomatoes} to Canning factory. Aug 26th Sold Ross Hart 2 loads today, 160 plums at 20¢, 40 cukes 18¢, 19 crab apples at 30¢ 25 sweet Peppers 35¢ 100 doz corn 12¢ 5 doz Pumpkins 100 {$1?} Aug 27 Sunday fair & cold. Aug 28th not very busy for monday. picking Tomatoes for factory and a few plums & Tomatoes for orders. Aug 29th Raining all morning picked a few Pears & plums for orders. Aug 30 Orders scarce and everything cheap. Aug 31 orders a little better today about 250 bskt {basket} in all. Sept 1 no orders at all hardly, raining in the afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 2 Sold Hart 140 bskts {baskets} fruit - and a few Pumpkins and some corn Sept 3rd Sunday fine & warm. Sept 4th. Had quite a lot of orders today about 300 bskts {baskets} but every thing cheap. Sept 5th only orders for about 30 bskts {baskets}, sold all the Bartlett pears down to 2 1/4 in at 2 1/2 cts lb {pound} to Harvest Coy {Company}. Sept 6th Picking tomatoes for cannery, and Pears for Harvest Coy. hardly any orders. Sept 7th. Finished Bartlett pears 145 bus {bushel}. averaged $145 {$1.45?} per bushel, while we had only bein getting 35¢ per basket up north. Had more orders today. 178 bskts {baskets} in all Sept 8th Picked Howell pears only had 41 bskts {baskets} this year no orders today total only 50 bskts {baskets} Sept 9th Saturday nothing doing at all. Sept 10th Sunday, very warm for this time of year thunder shower in the night Sept 11th. Rained all night and up till noon today picked tomatoes for canning factory in the afternoon. Sept 12th. Picked 180 bskts {baskets} fruit for our orders. also tomatoes for factory, they close tonight put 283 bus {bushel} in yesterday and today, all told 11 00 bus {bushels}. Sept 13th. shipped nearly 200 bskts {baskets} on orders also 100 bskts {baskets} plums to Toronto to try them and 50 peppers. also took a load Tomatoes to Aylmer Canning Co. {Company} Geo Chapman stopped work tonight. Sept 14 Raining again all day took 35 bus {bushels} tomatoes to Hamilton factory nothing else doing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 15. Picking quite a few orders also 5 blls {barrels} Colvert apples. Sept 16th Picked a couple loads for Ross Hart. 15 bags Carrots at 55¢ bag 25 doz Cabb at 35¢ Tomatoes @ 22¢. Peppers 30¢ Sept 17. Went up to Hamilton on the truck. had dinner & tea. Sept 18th. Picked about 250 bskts {baskets} & 5 more blls {barrels} apples. weather cool & cloudy. Sept 19th. Rained all night and raining yet till noon fixed barrels in the barn and shipped a few orders in the afternoon. Sept 20. Fine & warm. picked 50 bskts {baskets} and 4 crates Cauliflower for Ross Hart @ $125 {$1.25?} crate Burlington Fair was today John and all the rest gone. Sept 21 Fine & warm. not very many orders today moved McGrath back to Hamilton. bought 20 bus {bushel} Rye at $125 {$1.25?} bushel. started ploughing yesterday. Sept 22nd First day for a long time that we have had no orders, very warm cutting out Blackberry canes. Sept 23 Fine & warm sold Ross Hart one load Cabbages 50 doz at 35¢ and one load. mixed Grapes 33¢ peaches 35 Tomatoes 23¢ Reine Claude plums 25 Cauliflowers 125{$1.25?} crate Carrots 55¢ a bag Sept 24 Sunday. cool & cloudy. home alone all day. Sept 25 Ploughing tomato patch. picked some peppers & pears. and started picking apples. had a light frost this morning but did not do any damage </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 26th Frost again this morning but no damage done. picking Cranberry pippin apples no orders at all today Sept 27th. Finished picking Duchess & Sheldon pears also last 10 bskt {baskets} tomatoes Sept 28th. Sowing rye on tomato patch also picking apples. Fine & very warm Sept 29th Picking Greening apples picked three trees 80 bushels Mrs Smythe buried today very warm weather Sept 30th Fine & very warm picking Greening apples Oct 1 warm as summer went to Hamilton for tea. Oct 2nd Very warm packing apples. picked two barrels Kieffer pears. Oct 3 warm like Summer picking & packing Greening apples. Oct 4. Picked 161 bskt {baskets} peaches @ 30¢ 52 bskt {baskets} Grapes 27¢ for Ross Hart. Shipped some Hot Red peppers to Toronto we picked them all green and put in berry shanty, and the weather so warm, they are nearly all red now. Oct 5 Warm & fine picked & packed 46 barrels Spy apples today. (four of us) Oct 6. Fine & warm picked last of peaches & 24 blls {barrels} Baldwin apples. Charlotte very sick with {summer or stomach?} complaint since Tuesday Oct 3rd has eaten nothing only water Oct 7th Picking apples in the morning. packed in barn in the afternoon as it was raining very hard. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 8 Sunday cool & cloudy Charlotte still very sick have a nurse now. had Dr Clark Specialist tonight ordered Charlotte to Hospital Oct 9. Lillie & Doris went to Hamilton to stay Charlotte very bad. Oct 10th. Weather fine packing apples. Charlotte no better. Ot 11th Loaded Car of apples for Hutchison Bros {Brothers} 174 blls {barrels} winter apples @ $3 25 30 Cranberry Pippins $2 50 6 pears at 325 {$3.25}. Raining in the afternoon Oct 12th Picking apples Charlotte worse went to Hamilton before noon Dr only gives her 24 brs {hours}, Oct 13. stayed nearly all last night in Hospital Charlotte very low. Doris has it but not very bad. Charlotte a little stronger tonight. Oct 14th Charlotte about same John fell out of apple tree yesterday. has very bad ankle Oct 15th. Charlotte seems a little stronger today. Oct 16th Monday fine & warm packed apples (C {Charlotte} just same Oct 17th. Turned very cold in the night. packing apples Oct 18th Weather fine & cool still packing apples. Oct 19th. Loaded car of apples 83 blls {barrels} for A E Johnston Sundridge @ $3 00 66 blls {barrels} for P J Mann Bracebridge @ $3 25 22 blls {barrels} W J {Troyer?} Magnetawan @ 3 25 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 20 picking Kieffer pears for Harvest Canning Co {Company} Sold them at 1¢ per lb for {---ichs?} pears & upwards. Oct 21st Sold Ross Hart 176 bags Turnips at 30¢ 25 bags Carrots 50¢ and 4980 lls {barrels} Cabbages at 9 00 per ton. Charlotte improving. Oct 22nd Spent all day in the city did not see Charlotte she now crys after leaving her. weather fine took a walk up the mountain. Oct 23rd Drawing pears to Hamilton & sending out a few orders showery in the morning cleared up at noon. Oct 24th Finished drawing pears got had 180 bushel to the Harvest Co. {Company} got Charlotte out of hospital went to Lillies mothers. Oct 25. picking & packing apples yet. weather frosty. Oct 26 Finished picking apples have some to pack yet weather cool. Oct 27. Sold Ross Hart 87 bags Turnips & 52 bags Carrots 5230 blls {barrels} Cabbage worked till nearly ten oclock tonight loading them. Oct 28 star packing apples and started loading the last of the apples. Oct 29. Sunday fine & cool. staying in Hamilton yet Charlotte improving but very thin & week yet expect to come home on Tuesday. Oct 30th. Finished packing apples. 53 blls {barrels} to Hanna at $3.00 54 blls {barrels} to E B Farnell at $300 {$3.00} and a few small orders </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 31st Brought Charlotte home from Hamilton this morning it sure is good to all be home again still have a nurse. Drawing in corn stalks all day. looks like rain. Nov 1st. Getting ready for market for the first time. looks like rain. Nov 2 Went to market today had a few light showers got home at half past three every thing cheap and hard to sell Turnips 30 & 35¢ Carrots 40¢. Peppers 30 & 35¢ Cauliflowers 50 to $1.50 box Cabbages about 35¢ doz. Nov 3rd Drawing in corn had over 150 bushel getting ready for market again Nov 4th went to market again looked like rain but did not. got home at noon. Nov 5 Sunday. Fine & warm was home all day. Thanksgiving Day. Nov 6th Raining all morning got load ready for market in the afternoon. Had Mr & Mrs B. out. Nov 7th Went to market was home at noon. vegetables very cheap. Cabbages 30 to 40¢ dozen Carrots 35 & 40¢ Turnips 25 & 30¢ Cauliflower 75 to $1.50 Peppers 30 to 40¢. We are going to getting our mail R R Route in a few days. Nov 8th Took two loads today to Hamilton 1 load Turnips 20¢ bus {bushel}. 1 load Carrots 35¢ and got load ready for Market Nov 9th Went to market finished with Cauliflower & Peppers today March 10th Took two loads to Hamilton today. heavy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> first this morning. Jerry Fishcarrier left Thursday noon - only Jack left and Geo Hammond ploughing part of the time. Nov 11th Was at market sold out at half past six. had nearly all Cabbages Nov 12th Sunday. Had visitors Dean B. & Roy & Will Bell. Nov 13th Heavy frost this morning cut load of Cabbages for market and started unloading m 2nd car of manure. putting in Raspberries Nov 14th went to market with last load of the year about 60 doz Cabbages made about $20.00 did not get home till 5 oclock, mild. rained at night Nov 15. Started unloading 3rd car of manure with the truck, weather cool & cloudy. Nov 16th Finished car of manure and started spreading on the ground. Nov 17th. warm & very heavy south west wind drawing manure & cutting out Raspberry bushes. Nov 18 Rough & showery man ploughing. Nov 19 Sunday. cloudy and a little cooler Nov 20th Cool & cloudy turning out Raspberry bushes. Nov 21st Same job trimming berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing. Nov 22nd Looks like winter this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> ground covered with snow for the first time at Berry bushes till afternoon started another car of manure. Went up to City, Lillie & Myself to the Grand. saw. Chu Chin Chow. it was very good but to high in price cost $550 {$5.50} for two seats but was the first show in 2 years for us. Nov 23rd finished car of manure at noon. started on another we are getting from Alex Bell from Hagersville. drawing from Freeman, as they never told the agent to send it down till way freight had gone. Nov 24th Cold and cloudy with snow flurries finished car of manure. Nov 25th. Finished cutting out berry bushes. Geo. H. ploughing, ground frozen som.e moved Jack Stevenson in to Hamilton. Nov 26th. Cold & cloudy. snowing a little at night Nov 27. Some snow on ground this morning unloaded another car of manure. Had Geo. H. & Mr Jordan helping. Nov 28th Unloaded another car today quite a lot of snow. and getting cold tonight. Nov 29th Windy & milder unloaded another car of manure. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 30 Milder, mowed down old blackberry patches another car of manure in for tomorrow. Dec 1st Unloaded car of manure was bad day for the job very windy. turning very cold tonight. Dec 2nd Burning & cleaning up Blackberry patch & Raspberries. Dec 3rd Fine & mild. Had Grandpa up for dinner. Dec 4th Unloaded last car of manure this fall had 10 cars in fall 4 cars in Spring cost $960.03. weather very fine in the morning but cloudy with east winds at night looks like rain. Dec 5th. Rained a little in the night, but very cold all day with heavy north west wind. Finished cleaning out berry bushes. also finished team ploughing and put in fence posts around hotbed grounds. looks like freezing up now. Dec 6th Ground frozen this morning. Covering strawberries have G. Hammond & F. Jordan Dec 7th. Covering strawberries cold this morning ground frozen solid, a few snow flurries. and rained & freezing all after noon. Dec 8th. Raining & freezing all morning. Cleared </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> up at noon. Had Lavene Kerns helping to put on & fit storm sashes. Dec 9th. Cold & cloudy finished putting on Storm sashes. cost $40.50 for sash $1.50 for paint $6.00 for carpenter $48.00 in all for the 10 sash. three years married today. Dec 10th. Cool & Bright ground frozen solid. Just like winter. Had Mr & Mrs B. out for the day. Dec 11th. Covering strawberries finished tonight. covered about 6 acres and about 6 acres old bed not covered beginning to look like a storm. Dec 12th. Windy & cold this morning drawing manure with Raspberries stopped about 11 oclock too windy John Chrissie Ida & Hattie and our family all down home for Chicken dinner. very cold tonight. Dec 13th Very cold today nearly zero last night. Dec 14th. not quite so cold today. but snowing all day. Dec 15. Very cold again all day. with a couple of inches of snow on ground. Dec 16. Cool & frosty. started fixing some of the crates in the barn. but Keeps me busy going twice a day to Johns to do chores </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> as he is not able to put his foot down to the ground yet. Dec 17th snowing this morning (sunday), turning cold tonight quiet a lot of snow arrived in Los Angeles 3 years ago today. Dec 18th Fair & very cold some sleighs out. Dec 19th. Fair and not quite so cold. went up to the city for a few presents. also hunting up some barrels & Orange boxs, have some promised. Dec 20th Cloudy and a little milder trying to deal old car off but nothing doing yet. Dec 21st Cleaning up the truck after drawing manure. weather milder. Dec 22nd Went in to Hamilton to Carrolls and got 121 Orange Crates at 10¢ each. Got a load of coal two tons from Fred Thomas Waterdown had to pay $20.00 per ton it seems an awful price. weather milder tonight. looks like snow or rain. Dec 23rd A little milder but cloudy drove around delivering some Xmas presents. Dec 24th Sunday was home all day. had Bells drop in with a Xmas present Dec 25th Xmas Day went up to Hamilton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> for the day all had a good time I guess. Weather was mild thawing off the snow. got home about 8 oclock. Dec 26th went up to the city for some barrels got 135 from McDougall at 25¢ he owes me some money for carrots, looks like rain. Dec 27th. Cloudy and getting colder. Dec 28. Cold north East snow storm all day. looks like real winter Dec 29th. Cold & clear real winter weather Dec 30th. Have a bad cold inbed all day. Dec 31st Sunday. Raining all day, and very icey. Total Amounts of fruit And Vegetables sold during this season <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>strawberries</td> <td>1484</td> <td>crates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Raspberries</td> <td>225</td> <td>crates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lawtons</td> <td>50</td> <td>crates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cherries</td> <td>1605</td> <td>Baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apples</td> <td>450</td> <td>Baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>apples</td> <td>516</td> <td>barrels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plums</td> <td>4475</td> <td>baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>pears (all varieties)</td> <td>910</td> <td>baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>pears Bartletts</td> <td>145</td> <td>bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>pears Kieffers.</td> <td>180</td> <td>bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>pears Kieffers.</td> <td>11</td> <td>barrels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>peaches</td> <td>313</td> <td>baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blk currants</td> <td>9</td> <td>baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Grapes</td> <td>87</td> <td>x 6 qt bskts {baskets}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cabbages</td> <td>175</td> <td>orange crates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cabbages</td> <td>115</td> <td>bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cabbages sold loose</td> <td>118</td> <td>doz</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cabbages sold loose</td> <td>5 tons</td> <td>120 lbs.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Asparagus</td> <td>164</td> <td>bskts {baskets}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tomatoes</td> <td>3040</td> <td>bskts {baskets}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tomatoes Burlington Cannery</td> <td>1194</td> <td>bus. {bushels}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cucumbers</td> <td>386</td> <td>bskts {baskets}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Cauliflowers</td> <td>88</td> <td>crates</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Peppers</td> <td>1068</td> <td>bskts {baskets}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Corn 100 bags cont.</td> <td>1000</td> <td>dozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Turnips</td> <td>263</td> <td>bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Carrots</td> <td>102</td> <td>bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Pumpkins loose</td> <td>8.</td> <td>doz</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Pumpkins Canning Co. {Company}</td> <td>10 tons</td> <td>1250 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>besides 9 truck loads of Turnips Carrots Cabbages Cauliflowers & peppers taken to Hamilton Market.</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Packages used</td> <td>27 quart crates.</td> <td>17</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>quart boxs</td> <td>475</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11 qt baskets with covers</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>apple barrels</td> <td>5</td> <td>27</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>orange crates</td> <td>2</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>cabbage sacks</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sugar bags for corn & vegetables</td> <td>4</td> <td>65</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Total Gross Sales for year <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sales</td> <td>Muskoka Sales</td> <td>8.749.57</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sales</td> <td>Commission House</td> <td>3212.01</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sales</td> <td>Local Dealers</td> <td>1466.21</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sales</td> <td>Canning Factories</td> <td>894.94</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{Sales}</td> <td>Hamilton Market</td> <td>175.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total</td> <td>$14,497.73</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Net Sales</td> <td>6900.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Total Expenses</td> <td>7597.73</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>some of the heavy expenses</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>Daily wages were</td> <td>1540.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>Estimate Berry pickers SB {strawberries}</td> <td>742.42</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>Estimate berry pickers Rasps</td> <td>250.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>Estimate Plum pickers</td> <td>133.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>Estimate Pear pickers</td> <td>48.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td></td> <td>$1173.67</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>Estimate cherry pickers</td> <td>320.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td></td> <td>$1493.67</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Packages acct. as follows.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1759 crates 25¢ $450.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>47.500 berry Boxs $7.00 $336.00</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12.500 11 qt crates bskts {baskets} 1080.00</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Brot from last page</td> <td>1860.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>516 apple barrels 67¢</td> <td>353.09</td> </tr> <tr> <td>263 Cabbage crates 15¢</td> <td>39.43</td> </tr> <tr> <td>580 Sacks & bags 10</td> <td>58.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total all packages</td> <td>2310.52</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 cars manure</td> <td>$960.03</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Trees from Davidsons</td> <td>276.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nelson Taxes</td> <td>265.70</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Flamboro Taxes</td> <td>393.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hot Bed Sash & Lumber</td> <td>77.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Glass & Cotton</td> <td>27.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Spray Material</td> <td>113.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Small seeds</td> <td>20.36</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Clover seeds</td> <td>36.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rye seeds</td> <td>25.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oat seeds</td> <td>20.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Some Totals of expenses Year 1922 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Manure total</td> <td>960.03</td> </tr> <tr> <td>all Fruit packages</td> <td>2310.52</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Total fruit picking {work?} piece</td> <td>1493.67</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals Daily wages</td> <td>1540.85</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals trees</td> <td>276.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals Taxes</td> <td>659.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals Hotbeds fixtures</td> <td>104.75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals spraying expense</td> <td>113.25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Totals seeds</td> <td>101.61</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed 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During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. Front cover with yellow sticker "1923" {Inside front cover} Frank McMillan Burlington Ont Diary 1923. {pencil scribbles on the page} Jan. 1st. Weather is mild & cloudy. Thawing snow nearly all gone. Had Grandpa, John & Donlald also Mr & Mrs Boniface out from Hamilton for New Year dinner Jan 2nd A Little cooler but bright and clear. Have another load of orange crates ready at Carrols, but have a bad cold and can not go for them now. Election day returns for yesterday Hydro Radial Bylaw, defeated in Hamilton, Toronto, East Flamboro & Barton. Carried in St Catherines : Burlington & Nelson. Pete Rae & W.H. Easterbrook. for Reeve & Deputy by acclamation Nelson all council acclamation Burlington. E. A Harris Mayor F D. Ghent. Reeve. Councillors all by acclamation they are F. Sheppherd. Busby, Gray, Williams, Van Scriber. Hamilton Coppley defeated for Mayor by Jutten. Jan 3rd snowing all day and last night. looks like real winter Jan 4th. Fine & moderately cold went out to do the chores tonight but cold is not better yet. Jan 5th Cold and looks like another storm coming. done the chores today. all used up again with cold tonight Jan 6th Another real north East snow storm this morning cleared up at noon but very cold. Mr E W Lewis was buried today. Grimsby Hockey team defeated Burlington last night the score was 8 to 0 1 �Jan 7 Sunday. very cold must be around zero. Jan 8th A Little milder with light snow. Jan 9th. milder with more snow roads bad, some cars running yet. but sleighs go the best. Jan 10th. Clear & fine but cool. Got a summons tonight for speeding but it was for Mr Bruce who got our Ford Truck the Reo people did not Transfer License as they promised. Burlington Hockey Team defeated Oakville 6 to 1 last night. Jan 11th One of the worst snowstorm of the season. Have bad cold yet. Dr Peart advises me to go to N. Carolina. Had a Real Estate Agent in Hamilton phone me wanting to go to Texas on an excursion to Rio Grande Valley. to see some land there selling at from $200 to $600 per acre. cost of trip $96.50 for ticket & meals. Rev. Amy died today. Jan 12th Cloudy and cold a few snow flurries Jan 13th Bright & cold roads badly blocked now. The busses are nearly all quite running Jan 14th Sunday. another real snow storm today. only two days this month so far that it has not snowed. Jan 15th. mild this morning, a few snow flurries and colder at night Jan 16th Colder again & more snow more snow now than at any time for several years Jan 17th Very cold. 18 beloz zero here. and 22 below in Waterdown not many cars out to much snow now. Jan 18th. mild today. cloudy but thawing fast. quite a change about 60 degrees in 24 hours. Burlington lost Hockey Match with Ham. Beavers. 8 to 4. Looks like Beavers to win Group Jan 19th. Fine today. Harry Boniface had another daughter born this morning. also Lillies Grandmother died this morning Jan 20th milder with rain in the evening. My Birthday today guess I must be 38 years old Jan 21st. Lillie gone to Welland this morning to her Grandmother's 2 �funeral. the service is Mond. morning at {illegible} o’clock. The weather was fine & bright Jan 22nd. Fine & bright and not very cold. Had Allan Davidson in to try & sell trees. They are same price as last year Plum trees $100 {$1.00} Cherry & pears 80¢ apples 70¢. Do not Know whether to plant or not as price seems very high {Side note} James Wagstaffe of Wagstaffe Jam Factory Killed by elevator this morning. Jan 23rd Fair & Cold. lots of snow yet and roads very icey. Jan 23rd. Fair & Cold. zero this morning. wrote Greens nursery's Rochester and Stark Bros. Louisiana Mo. {Missouri} for price of trees. Jan 24th Milder and snowing again this morning. Burlington lost Hockey game 5 to 3 with Beamsville last night. Received a load of chestnut coal from Cannom. 2200 at $16 00 per ton – $17.60. Raining this afternoon. Had an agent here from Star Nurseries Ridgeville selling trees. cherry trees 70¢ there Jan 25. Fine. thawing some this afternoon. We hear F. Syers has another son last Sat - Jan 20th. Jan 26th. Doris - first Birthday. had Grandpa. Ida & Olive up for dinner. played Parcheesi after dinner. Jan 27 Strong north east winds cold & cloudy. Hockey Game last night Ham - 12 Burl - 6 Jan 28 Cold - with north east winds and some light snow. Jan 29th Fine & Cool. good sleighing Jan 30th. Clear & Cold. Burlington Hockey Club team trimmed again in Oakville - 3 to 1 last night Jan 31st. Cloudy & milder today. one month of the year gone. it has been a real one at that, never saw bare ground all month. Feb 1st. Mild & cloudy with a few sprinkles of rain Feby 2 Cool and partly cloudy. guess there was enough sunshine for the bear to see his shadow. so for six weeks more winter. 3 �Feby 3rd Cold again with some snow. Got prices on trees from Stark Bros for cherry trees 75¢ Got our last Dr's Account for last year from Dr. Peart. Total for last year 1922 Hospital & nurses 506.50. Doctors 275.50 Maids Wages & board 200 00 982 00 Drugs at drug store would make it easy up to $1000 some bill for sickness in one year Feby 4th Sunday very cold Lillie went to church with Mr & Mrs. W King. Feby 5th. Very cold. below. zero. Our maid leaves today. hope we will not need her again for awhile. Feby 6th. Very cold. strong north wind and snowing again all day and still at it tonight. Oakville & Ham. Beavers played another tie game. score 4 to 4 after half an hour overtime that makes the 2nd tie game this winter. will likely have to play again. Feby 7th ordered four cars hotbed manure. for Feby 20 March 1st 10th & 15th also a few Seeds in states from Condon Bros. Rockford. Ill. 1 oz N. Victory Peppers 1 lb Big Tom Pumpkin 1 oz Cannon Ball Cabb{age}. Stokes Seed Farms Co. Moorestown NJ. 4 oz Ruby Giant 1 oz neapolitan pepper 1 oz Copenhagen Mkt. cabbages {Side note} Cost {price marked out} $4.20 duty & all 4 �Feby 8th Mild today. heavy south west winds & thawing Ham. Hockey Team Beat Oakville in the third game to break tie score. score 5 to 2, last night. Feby 9th. Colder again and very icey. went to Ham. on buss and got a pair of Truck Chains. Feby 10th. Bright & cool. but thawing in the sun - went to Hamilton to Carrolls for two loads Orange Crates got 287. at 10¢ – $28.70 also got 3000 –11qts in from Glovers - Got truck License today cost $25.00 No. 11438 Feby 11th Sunday. Fair & cold. Feby 12th Received 50 Apple bbls {barrels} from Hutchison Bros & 71 from Geo Kemp at 25¢. total cost with Freight $39.29. started storming again from the east tonight. Grimsby won from Ham. Beavers. on Sat. night which Gives Grimsby Group honors in the Int. O.H.a. Feby 13th Cloudy & cool. Had Alderson of the Gray Dort {Gray-Dort Automobile Company} out. trying to sell a car. Feby 14th. Very cold. heavy west wind & snow squalls. no Mail man today. wonder what the trouble can be (too cold) Feby 15. Very cold yet but nice and clear wind getting up again. worst Blizzard of the winter in the West (yesterday) the papers say. Feby 16th Cold. around zero lots of snow yet & good sleighing. Feby 17th. Fair & cold yet. Feby 18 Sunday. cold. had Will Bell & family for supper also Mr & Mrs Allen. after supper Feby 19th Fair & cold yet. sure are having some winter. Feby 20th. Cold yet had Alderson out about a car. he is also trying to rent Woodruffs old place to Koenig to raise foxs on it. Feby 21st Cloudy & cold. had Prescott out trying to deal 5 �a Used Reo Car. Got seeds from the states. Duty 25% on trees duty is 3¢ each & plants (berry) etc 20%. Feby 22nd Drove down to Hicks had dinner & supper. and played a few games. Feby 23rd Very cold again. Biggest fire in Hamiltons history at 230 this morning. one million dollars loss. whole block between James & Hughson & King Wm & Rebecca burned. Had Harry Simmons & Stan & John Blair over at night for a few games cards. February 24th Cold & cloudy. have not heard of any Hotbed manure yet. was ordered for Feby 20th Sunday, Feby 25th Fine & mild thawing about the first since Xmas was down home for supper Feby 26th. Received answer from Maloney Bros. Nursery Dansville N.Y. can get 250 Montmorency cherries 2 year old 6 to 7 feet for 70¢. Freight & duty paid. weather cloudy. Feby 27th A little colder. but thawed some. got another load of baskets Feby 28th Fine & clear & thawing. shovelled snow out of hot bed grounds March 1st Fine & mild. March came in like a lion lamb alright. March 2nd Very mild, wanted to get a few trees by mail from U.S. but cannot on account of quarantine & inspection went to the city got some seeds. 1/2 lb Copenhagen Market Cabbages, 2oz John Baer tomato and 4 ozs First & Best tomato cost $5.35 made a deal this afternoon for a chevrolet car. allowed $150.00 on Gray Dort & $645.00 balance Cash. March 3rd. Fine & mild. Snow nearly all gone. Heard some Robins & crows. Toronto Granites won O.H.A. Senior Hockey last night from Hamilton and Stratford won Intermediate from Guelph. Have no hotbeds yet. but two cars manure on the way. Big fire tonight about 9 oclock. Ed Sherwoods big barns burned. dont know whether they got stock out or not. Fire truck could not get up past Freeman to much snow. (Later part of Live Stock burned.) March 4th Sunday. Raining. turning very cold at night. was down home for tea. 6 �March 5 Cold today. no manure yet. Ordered 255 Mont. cherry trees from Maloney Bros Dansville N.Y. at 67¢ landed here Freight & duty Paid also some pears apples & plums to fill in March 6th. Got new Chev. car today. allowed $150 on old Dort. balance $645.00 and License $14.00 car manure arrived this afternoon. Big snow storm started at noon from the north east. March 7th. Real winter again from 6 to 8 inches snow. Unloading manure. March 8th Finished putting up seed beds also got the earth on. Car made 44 sashes for $90.00 cost price. March 9th. Sowed seeds today 8 sashes Sweet pepper 8 sashes Hot pepper 8 sashes Cabbages 20 sashes John Baer & First & Best tomatoes. weather fine but cool at night nearly zero last night. March 10th Cool & windy real March weather, Kitchener won Junior O.H.A. from Varsity and Ottawa won the Pro N.H.L. from Montreal last night. March 11th. Sunday had Mr & Mrs B. out for dinner & tea. March 12th. Have another car of manure in raining & snowing in the morning. started unloading at noon. and quite again at 3 oclock. too high wind. March 14th 13. Finished unloading car of manure. Weather getting cold tonight March 14th Very cold must have been nearly zero. too cold to work. March 15th Strong East wind, cold & cloudy. seeds in Hotbeds not coming very good. Mch 16th Raining all night. turning colder again with strong west winds. Toronto Granites won Senior O.H.A. semi final from Ottawa last night. they play finals in Winnipeg next week. Mch 17th. Cool & cloudy. Lillie played at St Patricks concert at M. Sunday School March 18th Sunday Fine & mild. drove new Car to Hamilton had dinner & tea. March 19th. Strong west winds. very cold as bad as Feb'y. was about zero. Mch 20th Very cold yet. were all down to Grandpa's for 7 �supper. it is his Birthday there were 17 there. Macs & Bells Mch 21st. First day of spring strong. southwest & west winds. fine & mild. getting cloudy at night. Started trimming trees. March 22nd. Showery last night and this morning. making hotbeds this afternoon. March 23rd Toronto Granites Senior O.H.A. win Allan Cup from the West. Sask. Varsity score 11 to 2 on the two Games gives them Champions of Canada. weather cloudy & colder. March 24th. High west winds & cold with snow flurries. got in a load of basket covers 10 000 in all. ordered some shrubs also 1lb. Pumpkin seed 75¢ 1 oz G. Ede{?} Caul. 300 {$3.00} 15 lbs Corn G. Giant $4.50. seeds total $8.25 from J. A Simmers, Toronto. March 25th Sunday. Cloudy & cold in the morning. & started snowing a real blizzard from the north East in the afternoon. March 26th. Zero this morning and lots of snow. Car of manure in this afternoon March 27th. Unloading manure and making hotbeds. very cold will be zero or lower tonight. Kitchener Junior Hockey Team lost in the finals against Manitoba Varsity after winning the O.H.A. and defeating Montreal & Iroquois Falls. March 28th Very high north west winds with snow squalls. nearly zero. this morning froze Truck Radiator going to Burlington. hotbeds will be frozen out. I guess. March 29th. Very cold. finished unloading car of manure got some Tomatos & Cabbages frozen last night. March 30th. Good Friday. very cold ground covered with snow. strong north west winds with snow squalls in the afternoon and getting colder March 31st. Very cold must be below zero. am afraid more plants in hotbeds will be frozen March came in but like a lamb but it is sure going out like a lion dont think there has been a week all winter as cold and rough as this week. April 1st Easter Sunday was down home for dinner & supper weather is a little milder. 8 �April 2nd Transplanted about 6000 Cabbage plants. Fine & mild but very high wind. Ottawa won Professional Hockey Championship in the finals last night with Edmonton. April 3rd Cloudy in the morning transplanted 4000 tomatoes & 2000 Hot peppers. started raining about 3 oclock. Indian started work at $14.00 per week. April 4th Cool & cloudy transplanted 6000 more Tomatoes & 2000 peppers. Forgot to mention that there was skating at Burlington Rink on Good Friday March 30th. April 5th nothing doing cold and raining from the East. April 6th Have a bad cold. did not go out till noon. transplanted some more Cabbages after dinner. April 7th. Finished transplanting Cabbages this morning about 10 000 in all. in 40 sashes. also done 12 sashes of Ruby Giant Peppers after noon sent draft to Maloney Bros Dansville N Y. balance on tree order. $145.46. Looks like rain again April 8th Sunday. cold. cloudy & windy have a cold did not go out. April 9th. Cold ground frozen. 3/4 in. ice on water pail got a few tomatoes frozen. Cut Blight out of Bartlett pears. pretty bad on the high ground. transplanted tomatoes in the afternoon. April 10th Fine in the morning went to the Dominion Tile Co and got 500 - {illegible} in tile cost $14.37. had a snow squall in the afternoon. April 11th. Transplanted a few more Tomatoes. stopped by rain cleared up and turning cold again in the afternoon. Very cold and stormy at the Soo. had a foot of snow on the 9th. total 105 inches this winter Ice all gone here out of Bay. Macasse started Monday. April 12th Very cold ground frozen solid had from 3000 to 5000 tomato plants frozen last night. transplanting more all day to make up the loss. April 13th. Cold and cloudy. transplanted more Tomatoes, went to Hamilton to get Truck. Gas Tank fixed was leaking. also took Income Tax papers in for Grandpa. 9 76¢ Myself. nothing. 9 �April 14th Very cold ground frozen hard in the morning. Went to Geo. Thomas' at Mt Nemo to get some stumps. his lane so bad could not get any. got some pine limbs instead April 15th. Sunday. Ground covered with snow this morning. but it seems milder. Had Harry B. and family for tea. raining this evening. April 16th Cold again with a few snow flurries. started putting in tile. April 17th Still at drain, some job mud. and some places a foot of frost yet in the ground. April 18th. Cool, yet. ground frozen this morning. finished putting in drain 500 tile for strawberry patch. Stanley Longs Baby died today was four weeks old tomorrow April 19th Milder, gathered up brush. and drew some manure into Raspberries. April 20th. Very warm. started team working on farm discing & harrowing Asparagus April 21st Very warm. started man ploughing for strawberries & trees. Sowed one ounce Cauliflower seed today (as experiment) in hot-bed to try and get them earlier. also uncovered one Strawberry patch. looks like rain tonight the strawberries that are covered are nice & green. the others very brown. {Side note} Cauliflower turned out very good. April 22nd Sunday. cooler and cloudy. April 23rd Uncovering strawberries. April 24th. same job weather clear and cool. April 25th Uncovering strawberries weather bright & clear all week. but cool with high. cold winds April 26th. making hotbeds for transplanting tomatoes last time. Trees arrived this afternoon from Maloney Bros. Dansville N Y. arrived in good shape and look like good trees. weather very warm. April 27th Planting trees. three of us planted 200 cherry trees today. April 28th Had a light shower this a.m. finished planting trees. the apple trees are. by Hedge next road. 1st Greening. 2nd Snow. 3rd R. Astrachan 4th Snow. 5th Spy. in the 10 �Row down the field 1st is McIntosh 2nd Delicious 3rd Duchess 4th McIntosh 5th Delicious 6th Rome Beauty 7th Yellow Transparent 8th McIntosh 9th Delicious 10th Wagner April 29th Sunday. cold. Tom Bamford buried today, had a very large funeral. went down home for tea. Frank & Geo McMillan Called in April 30th. Cloudy and very cold, west winds. too cold to transplant tomatoes which are ready. May 1st Fine & warm transplanting Tomatoes second time. May 2nd Transplanting Tomatoes Wm Best buried today there was three funerals today. six in all since Sunday. May 3rd. Transplanting Tomatoes & put 2000 Cabbages out. are up against it for men, only have one and cannot get any more it seems. it has been fine & warm and very dry. May 4th At Tomatoes yet also put out some more Cabbages May 5. Finished Transplanting Tomatoes today about 18 000 May 6th. Motored to Caledonia Six Nation & Oshweken to try & get men. have some promised to come. May 7th. Fine & warm. dry. no rain. finished putting out Cabbages. started digging Strawberry plants. one man arrived at noon. May 8th. Started planting strawberries. Showery in the afternoon. May 9th. Cold and showery also some snow. digging strawberry plants between showers. May 10th Ground covered with snow this morning. too cold to plant strawberries. got a load of Hay at $15 per ton total $27.90. May 11th. Planting strawberries but very cold yet and also cloudy. has been a very cold late spring so far. May 12th nothing doing. raining from the east. May 13th. Clear but very cold. have furnace going today. also have a bad cold. 11 �May 14th Bright but cool. finished planting one patch of strawberries about 3 acres. May 15th Raining heavy again this morning. Planting SBerries in the afternoon. May 16th Raining all night again more showers in the day getting pretty wet now Planted strawberries between the showers Colder this evening May 17th Cold and showery nothing doing. went to Hamilton for Seed Potatoes 4 bags paid $4.60 10 bus Oats $8.50 40 lbs Clover $12.75 Lillie is also getting her eyes tested did not get home till 9 oclock May 18th. Fine, today planting strawberries. May 19th. Still planting strawberries have about half an acre yet to do. King's Plate Race run today. won by - Seagram. Horses. names Flowerfull, 1st. Chedokee. 2nd. Trail Blazer 3rd. May 20 Sunday. First thunder shower of the season this morning. another shower after noon. May 21st Shipped First Asparagus 3 bskts {baskets} to Toronto sold at $375 {$3.75} and $4.00 Very cold today & ground very wet May 22nd. Finished planting strawberries about 8 acres. also sowed Johns Pear orchards with oats & clover. started hoeing Blackberries. May 23rd. Sowed Cauliflower & Late Cabbage Seed. also planted Potatoes and finished hoeing Blackberry patch. weather clear but very cold east wind. May 24 Received 130 apple barrels From McJannett Gravenhurst Paid 25¢ - $32.50 and $21.45 freight. Sowed Carrots sowed at Onion hole in drill all but last few rows which are a little thicker. also put nitrate on Cabbages. and shipped 6 bskts asparagus Sold at $2.75 May 25th Fine & warmest day this year. hoeing & Cultivating old strawberrey patch May 26 Fine & warm still at strawberry patch May 27th Sunday Fair with cool east winds. . cherry & pear & plum blossom out now also a few strawberry blossoms. 12 �May 28th Fine & warm hoeing & Cultivating strawberries got 200 bls {barrels} Arsenate of Lead also a bag Blight. special for Tomato plants. May 29 Hoeing strawberries. went for a load of stumps May 30th. Hoeing strawberries fixing up sprayer etc. May 31st. Started putting out Tomatoes about 9000 today weather cool & cloudy. Plants not very good. small. not enough water in hot beds. June 1st. Finished planting Tomatoes about 18 000 in all. weather very warm. Strawberries getting white with Blossoms. June 2nd Planting out Peppers 24 sashes Hot peppers {25?} to the sash & 14 Sash Large Sweets about 9 000 in all. Two men cultivating tomatoes weather warm & dry no rain for two weeks. June 3rd Sunday. Light thunder shower in the night and a few light showers today. June 4th. Three or four heavy thunder showers today. finished planting peppers also planted {blank space} Cauliflowers out of hotbed. June 5th. Put about half a ton nitrate of soda on Cabbages Tomatoes & a few peppers started spraying got one tank on. June 6th Spraying again today weather cloudy. looks like a light crop of fruit. June 7th Raining all morning hoeing new Strawberries afternoon June 8th Very strong west winds & Cold could not spray. hoeing SBerries June 9th Spraying all day very windy & cool June 10 Sunday Fine & not very warm sat on Verandah. counted cars for half an hour. 334 cars passed the corner. between 4 30 & 5 oclock. June 11th. Spraying yet. 13 �June 12th. Finished spraying at noon took 22 tanks 3½ Gals Lime Sulphur to the tank. and 5½ lbs Lead Powder Cultivating Tomatoes this afternoon first I have done for years. June 13th. Cultivating carrots hand Cultivator & 3 horses cultivating tomatoes & strawberries June 14th. Finished carrots arms nearly broken. men hoeing & cultivating only have two men this week one left last Saturday. June 15th Hoeing Cabbages sowed Oats & Clover in orchard June 16th. Hoed Cauiflower & Cabbages. and put 500 lbs 5-10-5 Fertilizer on Tomatoes. June 17 Sunday Fine & warm had Mr & Mrs B & Dean out. June 18th Planted Cucumbers and a few Pumpkins & squash. started weeding Carrots June 19th Weeding carrots - and mowed some Clover Hay. had a light shower will do the strawberries a lot of good. they are getting pretty dry. June 20. Very warm fixing up houses for berry pickers June 21 Motored to Munsey Reservation the other side of London - about 105 there got lost coming home drove 235 in all. got about 15 pickers very warm up there had alight shower here June 22nd Picked first strawberries 48 crates sold 11 @ 25¢ shipped 25 north at 23¢ shipped 12 to Toronto sold at 30¢ June 23rd shipped 26 crates to Toronto on noon train Sold @ 25¢ and have 28 in cellar for monday morning to try. not very good sold at {blank} June 24 Sunday. Very warm & dry 100 in shade went to Bronte with Hicks for picnic June 25th. Motored to Toronto with 46 crates Berries left at 11.30. Picked 107 today. very warm had a wind & Sand storm about 6 clock. Provincial Election today went and voted for Biggs. June 26th. Clean Sweep in Elections for Conservatives, Biggs was elected. Drury O F.W. Leader defeated. went to city for berry pickers got 14 �all I could draw. picked 245 crates. sold 50 crates Harvest Canning Co at 8¢ Crates & boxs returned berries very soft. very hot & windy. crop nearly cooked. June 27th. Picked about 235 crates today selling to Canning Co 8¢. June 28th. Picked 113 crates in the morning raining all afternoon. shipped 100 crates north at 12¢ Jne 29 Biggest day of picking 273 crates. sold all to Canner at 8¢ Crates & boxs back. weather cool. June 20 Picked 33 crates to make load for Hamilton planting late Cabbages & Cauliflowers out July 1 Sunday Fine & warm. July 2. Fine & Cool. about 80 Berry pickers picked 287 crates sold at 8¢ to canners. July 3. Canners filled with berries and every body else not many orders only picked 106 crates had a heavy thunder shower at 4 pm. also some hail. July 4. Picked 119 crates sent 40 to Toronto sold at 8 & 8½ cents. also some north at 9¢ July 5th Picked 184 crates today. sold one load 92. to canners 48 north Balance to Toronto. sold at 6½ & 7¢ July 7 6th. Heavy rain last night berries soft today sold 44 crates to Harvest Co at 5¢ Shipped 60 to Toronto. Sold at 7¢ cut first Cabbages sold 10 crates north at $125 {$1.25} shipped 10 to Toronto sold at $1.50 July 7. Saturday only picked four crates. July 8th Sunday. feeling sick home all day. July 9th. Picked about 120 crates sold 65 crates up north at $2.00 balance to Toronto at 7¢ Cut 6 crates Cabbages for North at $1.25 July 10th Warm with light showers only picked about 90 crates shipped 22 crates north & 18 crates Cabbages balance of S.B. to Toronto. Sold 5¢ 15 �July 11th Berries flat. shipped some north at $2.00 some Toronto sold 4¢ July 11 Picked 14 bskts {baskets} Richmond cherries shipped north at 50¢ very cheap in Toronto as low as, 15¢ to 50¢ for 6 qts. July 12. only picked 15 crates SB, for orders. north. picked 10 bskts Green peppers sold in Toronto at. $1.50 July 13 Shipped 22 crates SB $1.25 north. & 11 bskts cherries 50¢ July 14. Only picked 13 crates SBerries sold at $1.75 crate nearly done now. was down town. at night. every body talking of not picking any cherries. price so low. Canners have bot a few at 50¢ and baskets returned but will not buy any more July 15th Sunday. cloudy and showery. Heavy rain in the evening was down to the beach for tea. July 16th. Picked 41 Richmond cherries sold at 50¢ and 35 crates Cabbages $100 {$1.00} and $1.25 July 17. Finished Richmond cherries and started Montmorency cherries July 18th. Only 3 or 4 pickers Indians quite picking Mont. cherries, because we would not pay 25¢ July 19th. Went to Hamilton this morning for cherry pickers. picked 118 bskts sold at 60¢ also picked 20 bskts peppers sold at in Toronto, 85 & $100 {$1.00} very warm today. July 20. Picking cherries and cutting Cabbages Picked 3 crates Rasps sold at 35¢ in Toronto. July 21 Spraying apples today very light crop and also look scabby. weather very warm July 22. Sunday Fair & cool. Dalton Ghent. drowned in the lake near. Brant Hospital July 23rd. Picked 190 bskts cherries 70 crates Cabbages at $1.00 crate July 24. Showery this morning picked 135 cherries sold at 65¢ north also sold 70 crates Cabbages. 6 crates Rasps sold at 15¢ 16 �July 25th. Fine & cool. picked130 cherries sold north at 65¢ had orders today for about 400 bskts. also picked a few peppers and Cabbages 65¢ July 26. Still picking cherries and picked 12 bskts tomatoes sold at $150 {$1.50} north and 9 crates Rasps sold in Toronto at 20¢ & 21¢ July 27th. Picked 208 bskts Cheries sold north at 65¢ also 10 crates Cabbages. but are nearly all done. July 28 Only picked 9 crates Rasps shipped to Toronto sold at 23¢ & 25¢ and 10 crates Cabb. at $1.00 July 29 Sunday Fine was home all day. July 30th Wet this morning picked 7 crates Rasps sold at 23¢ & 25¢ Cherries at 65¢ July 31. Picked 20 crates Rasps also cherries. Rasps sold 18¢ & 20¢. Aug 1 Finished picking cherries only had {blank space} bskts this year. Tomatoes very slow only picked 9 bskts at $100 {$1.00} today. Aug 2nd. nothing much doing today. Picked one crate Blackberries sold at 20¢ Aug 3rd Picked 16 crates Rasps and 7 bskts tomatoes off 7 acres. Sold at $1.50 United States President died suddenly last night at San Francisco. Paid Fire Insurance Aug 4th Aug 4th. Weather warm & very dry. had rain in Hamilton and Toronto but none here. Aug 5th Sunday warm, no rain here since three weeks today. drove up to Wabasso Park and had lunch on the road up near Waterdown. Aug 6th Picked Rasps & 16 bskts tomatoes at $1.50. also picked 30 bskts apples at 50¢ also Williard plum crop only 7 bskts at $1.00 Aug 7th. Picked a few Apples & cut a few Cabbages. Aug 8th. Picked 29 bskts toms {tomatoes} worth $1.00. also picked Shiro plum crop 14 bskts at $100 {$1.00}. had a nice Shower last night but too late to do the Blackberries any good. 17 �Aug 9th. Picked a few apples Cabbages, and 2 crates Cauliflowers. for first fine and cool. Jack Clarke who has been working for us left for Oregon today. Picked 4 crates Rasps today was down town to the Ontario Firemans Celebration last night. which has been here for three days Aug 6th 7th & 8th they sure had some crowds and a wild time Aug 10 Picked 100 bskts tomatoes sold at 75¢ north Finished Rasps had 2 crates picked a few plums & apples Aug 11 nothing doing only working Hoeing etc. put horses out to pasture. Aug 12 Sunday Fine had Stan Blair over for tea Aug 13. Picked about 140 bskts tomatoes sold at 60¢ north Aug 14th. Tomatoes 40¢ today sold as low as 25 in Toronto plums 75¢ for Abundance Cutting a few Cauliflowers at $1.50 a dozen. picking from 5 to 7 crates Lawtons each day selling north at 20¢ very small, dried up Aug 15 Tomatoes 35¢ north today. picked only about 80 bskts. sold as low as 12 cents in Toronto. Aug 16 Tomatoes 30¢ today picked only 50 bskts. Aug 17 Picked 132 tomatoes shipped north 30¢ 25 Abundance plums 60¢ 4 cauliflowers in orange crate $200 {$2.00} crate. cool but very dry. Aug 18th. Picked 33 peppers for Ross Hart at 50¢ and 60 Abundance plums at 55¢. very warm & dry starting raining in the evening. Aug 19 Sunday Rained nearly all last night fine & cool today. Dave McC arrived last night Aug 20 Fine & warm, busy today picked 262 tomatoes shipped at 30¢ 51 plums at 60¢ a few Cabb, Caul, & peppers. Aug 21 Only picked 32 plums for Ross Hart at 55¢ Rained nearly all day and very heavy wind blew a lot of fruit off. Aug 22 Very cold this morning light frost they say shipped 329 bskts fruit & 4 crates berries 18 �Aug 23rd. Very cold. only picked 44 bskts tomatoes today very cold. 28 Blue plums at 75¢ 7 crates Cauliflowers at $200 {$2.00}. Picked 3 bskts Red peppers on Aug 20 Sold at $125 {$1.25}, and 2 bskts today sold at $1.50 shipped 13 bskts Clapps pears at 65¢. picked up 100 bskts Bartletts which blew off. put in Barn to try & ripen. Aug 24 Picked 140 toms 35¢ 54 Burbank plums @ 70¢ 8 crates Cauliflowers $2.00 also cut 10 crates Cabbages at $125 {$1.25} a crate. cut out of patch that was planted June 30th, 54 days after planting. Aug 25. Got two loads of orange & lemon boxs. in Hamilton about 250 in all. Aug 26. Sunday. Fine. had Mr & Mrs B. and C. McKay from Welland. Aug 27. Had a big day picked 284 tomatoes at 35¢ 100 plums at 60¢ and 70¢ 5 peppers Green at 50¢ Red 125 {$1.25} 14 bags Cabb 2 doz in each $100 {$1.00} doz 10 crates Cabb $125 {$1.25} 4 crates Cauiflowers $200 {$2.00} 3 crates Lawtons at 20¢ box. done at 9.30 p.m. Aug 28th Raining this morning shipped 66 toms 23 pears Clapps at 60¢ 27 plums some Cabb. Caul & Peppers. Aug 29th Fine & cool. only picked 152 toms, 40 plums, 24 peppers at 45¢. & Cabbages $1.00 doz. Aug 30. Very cool tomatoes not ripening. finished picking Clapps Favorite pears only had 50 bskts. Aug 31st Warmer tomatoes better picked 258 bskts. at 35¢ 100 bskts plums at 50¢ & 60¢ mostly 60¢. Cabbages 125 {$1.25} crate Cauliflower 8 crates $2.00 4 Red peppers $1.25. Finished Burbank plums & started Cabot. Sept 1 Fine & warm picked 50 plums at 50¢ 15 doz Cabbages 90¢ for Hart. Sept 2 Sunday Fine. Charlotte & Doris both sick again. Sept 3. Busy today. raining but worked all day. 312 bskts tomatoes 35¢ 13 sacks Cabb 1.00 doz. 12 crates Cauliflowers Sept 4th. picked all day again sold some toms at 30¢ 19 �Sept 5th. Very busy 460 toms 20 peppers 60 plums 10 dz Cabb. Sold mostly at Barrie 325 toms 14 peppers 17 plums to {Saso} & {Coneilla}. Sept 6th. not much doing 100 toms 50 plums some Cabb & Cauliflowers Sept 7. only 120 toms 50 plums today - picked 25 Red peppers 10 north at $100 {$1.00}. 14 Sold in Toronto at $1.25 Sept 8th Sold Bartlett pears to Harvest Canning Co 1 7/8 in {inch} & upwards 4½ ct lb took in 85 bushel today not very good this year. Sept 9th Sunday cool Had Mr & Mrs B. & Dean & family in Sept 10th. Had quite a few orders today 225 toms and over 100 plums some Cabb & Caul & peppers Sept 11 Hardly any orders today only 21 toms & 61 plums. guess will have to sell to Canners. Picking pears Sept 12 Finished Bartlett Pears only had 139 bushels No 1 Sold at 4½¢ lb. also Sold our Tomatoes today to the Harvest Co'y at 45¢ a bushel. at farm. shipped one good load north also sold Ross Hart a load 30 doz Cabb 75¢ 61 Green peppers 35¢ 2 crates Cauliflowers $2.00 {Side note} Shipped 15 bskts Red peppers to Toronto sold at $150 {$1.50} and $2.00 abskt. Sept 13th Picking plums and few Tomatoes & Howell pears also picking Tomatoes for Canners. weather very cold. am afraid of frost tonight Sept 14 Very heavy white frost but did no damage here. picking Tomatoes for Canners Sept 15th Cool yet. picking tomatoes 350 bus since Thursday morning. Sold Hart aload of cabbages 60 doz Large at 75¢ 25 doz second growth @ 50¢ also picked 7 barrels Colvert apples sold at $3.00 Sept 16. Sunday Had Carman Bell & family for dinner and went to Ham. for tea very cold coming home afraid it will freeze Sept 17th. Heavy frost this morning. froze all the tomato vines and touched some of the tomatoes. Picking all day for the factory 250 bus. and shipped 46 bskts. 20 �Sept 18. warmer & showery very busy picked about 125 bus tomatoes 61 bskts toms 63 bskt pears 25 plums 50¢ 10 peppers 36½ doz. Cabb 75¢ doz 10 crates Cauliflowers $200 {$2.00} Sept 19th. Finished picking plums Reini Claude - had {blank space} bskts. also finished cukes. vines frozen still picking tomatoes & pears and 25 Red peppers shipped to Toronto sold at $1.75 bskt Sept 20 Picked 50 bus Tomatoes for Canners. shipped 80 bskts to Toronto to try. Sold at 25¢ & 30¢ and 77 bskts north. picked in the rain cold and showery nearly all day. Sept 21 Showery picking tomatoes & peppers cut 12 crates Cauliflowers at $2.00 Sept 22. Saturday very busy Sold Ross Hart 2 tons Cabbages at $35.00 ton. avereaged 88 cts a dozen they were extra large. also 40 bags Carrots at $1.00 bag and 34 bskts pears 55¢ and picked 4 barrels Cranberry pippin apples at $3 00 per barrels. the canners drew 150 bus tomatoes picked yesterday Sept 23rd. Fine & warm. Sunday, was down home for tea. Sept 24th. Picking pears and 100 bskts tomatoes, 12 crates Cauliflowers 30 x 11 Red peppers sold at $100 {$1.00} 30 x 6 Red peppers sold at 50¢ Sept 25. Picking Sheldon pears 40 bskts at 60¢ also Tomatoes for canners. Sept 26th. not very many orders today. picked 7 barrels Cranberry pippin apples $3.00 per barrels. Fine & mild. Sept 27th. more orders today 50 bskts pears 51 Tomatoes 5 caul. 2 bags Cabb. also shipped some peppers and got 150 bus toms ready for canners. Very warm. Sept 28. Warm & Showery picking 150 bus tomatoes some bskts pears toms. & peppers Sept 29th. Called Harvester Canning Co'y on phone to enquire why they did not come for Tomatoes and they refused them. say they are filled up. Have 161 bus picked. got up at 430 this morning put 27 bus. into baskets. sent to Toronto other 134 bus in field yet tonight, also packed 5 bbls Cranberry apples. picked 25 bskts tomatoes & 50 bskts pears and drew two loads stumps from Thomas's got home at 745 pm for supper. P.S. Sold in Toronto at 20¢ 21 �Sept 30th. Sunday. Fine & cool home all day. The Sept 30th. Baseball winners for the season were. Bay city in the M. O. League. Hamilton in last place Baltimore won for the 5 year in succession in the International. Both New York Teams in the National & American win again this year. Hamilton won Intermediate Lacrosse Championship Saturday beat. Ottawa in finals. Oct 1st. Shipped some peppers to Toronto also a few Toms & pears north. also a few Cauliflowers. price of them way down got $110 {$1.10} a crate today. Sold 134 bus Tomatoes to Hislops Canning Factory at Freeman for 30¢ bus the ones the Harvest Coy turned us down with. Oct 2nd Picked Cranberry pippin apples till noon had a few orders north. started team on fall ploughing yesterday. weather fine & warm Oct 3rd only two small orders today. but picked 100 bus Tomatoes for Hislop Canning Factory only getting 30¢ a bus. put in boxs for Canners total. 1767 bus toms. Oct 4th. Had a few orders Caul. etc .. picked 100 bskts peppers put in Shed. Oct 5th. Very cold had quite a few orders 68 pears Caul. & Cabbages. Oct 6 Heavy frost this morning, Finished picking Toms on Oct 3 also picked peppers. Oct 7 Sunday. Away all day had dinner in Ham. and supper at Frank McMillan's upon the mountain Oct 8 Heavy frost this morning picking Baldwin apples. and cut Cabb. Caul. and a few pears for north. Oct 9th Picked 2 bbls {barrels} Kieffer and 45 bskts today. finished picking Baldwin apples. warmer today. Oct 10th. Shipped 40 Kieffer pears north at 45¢ and 30 Sheldon pears to Toronto Sold. at. 60¢ started picking Spy apples. Oct 11 Picked 30 bskts Kieffers at 40¢. fine & warm picking Spy apples crop very light Oct 12. no orders at all today picked Spy Apples all day very foggy most of day Bot 500 berry crates at 20¢ & 15000 boxs at 5 85 from Dalton for Cash on delivery next week. 22 �Oct 13th.Picking & packing apples. fine & warm was down town looks like rain tonight. Harry Glover & Vern Kerns & wife leave in the morning for St. Petersburg Florida. Oct 14th. Raining today. (Sunday) Shipped Ord 30 bbls apples (20 Spys $4 00 10 others $3 00) Oct 15th. Shipped 65 pears 8 crates Caul. 9 sacks Cabbages up north. and some peppers to Toronto. Oct 16th. Picking apples all day no orders. have 75 bbls to sell yet dont seem to be any sale for them. New York Americans win the World's Series winning 4 games out of 6 Oct 17 Finished picking apples this morning. getting a load ready for market first time Oct 18th. Market for first time Cauliflowers $1.00 doz Cabbages 60¢ & 75¢ doz Peppers 50¢ bskt small pumpkins $1 00 doz Carrots 75¢ bushel. got home early & shipped 60 bskts Kieffer pears 14 crates Cauiflowers. Oct 19. Finished picking Kieffer pears. have a big crop - have about 500 bskts in barn yet. getting cool tonight Oct 20th. Packing apples 58 bbls for T. S Tremouth Sold at $2 50 per bbl. seems to be hard to sell this year Oct 21st Sunday cool & cloudy Charlottes 3rd Birthday Had Ormie Bush & wife over for a few minutes Oct 22nd Getting a load ready for market and packing apples Oct 23rd. Got home from market at noon. finished packing apples. 54 bbls for Geo Kemp Sundridge at $2 50 bbl. had 170 barrels apples all together. started getting load of carrots ready for Hamilton Sold Stevens & Solomon 200 bus at 60¢ bushel. Oct 24th. Went to Hamilton with 60 bus carrots raining nearly all day Oct 25 cold & cloudy. digging potatoes in the morning started unloading car of 1st manure after noon. Oct 26th Started unloading 2nd Car manure. weather Fine & cool. 23 �Oct 27th. Finished 2nd car of manure. spreading on ground for strawberries next Spring. Oct 28th. Cool & cloudy a few light showers. motored into Hamilton to see Dean Boniface & family who left this am. at nine oclock for Calif. Oct 29th. Shipped a few orders north. got a load ready for market. and pulled carrots rest of time Oct 30th went to market. rained all morning. got home at noon. Carrots 75¢ bushel Cabbages 50 to 75¢ doz Cauliflowers 75 to $1 00 doz Peppers 50¢ Kieffer pears 40¢ Oct 31st Went to Hamilton with 50 doz Cabbages for Solomon & Stevens at 60¢ doz. weather getting cold. Nov 1st. Very cold this a.m. went to market. ground frozen and covered white with snow. have some carrots out yet. Nov 2 Frosty this morning went to Hamilton with 55 bus Carrots 60¢ bushel. Fine & milder this afternoon. Oct 3rd Fine & milder today went to market again it was very slow got home at 4.30 Finished getting carrots in had almost 500 bushels have 250 bus in barn yet. Nov 4th Sunday. mild. with a drizzling rain all day was home all day & had no visitors. Nov 5 warm & showery all day took a load of Cabbages Cauliflowers & Carrots to Stevens & Solomon got another load ready for market. Nov 6. Showery yet went to market home at noon. Bot 250 - 11 qt bskts, at 3¢ Carrots selling at 75 bush {bushel} Small Cabbages 50¢ bush Cauiflowers 75¢ bush Peppers 40 and 50¢ Kieffer pears 30¢ to 40¢ started unloading third Car of manure afternoon. Nov 7th Unloading manure showery yet. got another load ready for market. Cauliflowers & Cabbages all cut now. turning very cold tonight & showery Nov 8th at Market today cold with snow squalls all day. got 75 orange crates at 7¢ to 10¢ each. 24 �Nov 9th unloading 4th car of manure. weather cold & cloudy Nov 10th Finished Car of manure we 34 tons 400 lbs. Fine & milder have a bad cold. Nov 11th Sunday. Armistice Day war ended 5 years ago today. cool & cloudy. have a bad cold stayed in bed all day. Nov 12th. Thanksgiving Day had Grandpa Mac & Grandpa & Grandma Bonniface for dinner. weather was fine. Hamilton Road Race run this morning. Won by Frank Zuna. who was winner last year too. also the Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Argos. Saturday at Rugby. & won the championship Nov 13th. started unloading 5th car manure 36½ tons. broke spring on truck. Nov 14th Finished car of manure and got load ready for market. Nov 15th. Went to market with a few peppers and Kieffer pears sold at 30¢ bskt & 75 & 100 bushel. got new Spring on truck spring & time cost $18.43. mild damp & cloudy. Got another load of crates & berry boxs in. Nov 16th. Shipped 40 bskts more Kieffers to Toronto last sold at 40¢ & 45¢. Drew two loads of Stumps for Smith. weather Damp & cloudy a few light showers. Nov 17th Drew three more stumps. weather cooler Nov 18th Sunday. Cool & cloudy went up to city & Saw Lillie's sister in the hospital and went down to mothers for tea. Nov 19th. Drew 240 bus carrots into Stevens & Solomon today last load had 90 bushels on. made a big load. Nov 20. at market today weather fine & mild. had Kieffer pears. were very slow sold some as low as 20¢ bskt. and 50¢ to $1.00 bushel. gathered up 92 orange crates cost about $1 00 doz on average. must have about 400 now on hand Nov 21 Unloaded car of manure and covered Johns strawberry patch. weather mild. Nov 22 shipped 66 bskt pears to Toronto. men cleaning up hotbeds. 25 �Nov 23rd Started unloading another car of manure got four loads off stopped by rain and rained all the rest of the day Nov 24 Finished car of manure it was not weighed and had us billed at 40 tons could not have had 20 tons on it. Nov 25th. Sunday fine. was at Hamilton for tea. Nov 26. showery all morning went to Hamilton got 128 orange crates. Nov 27th two cars manure on the road since last Thursday & Friday. getting ready to go to Calif. only delayed waiting for the manure. Nov 28. went to Hamilton in the morning got 4 teeeth filled two cars manure in started after dinner have word another one shipped Nov 29 Fine & mild fininshed the 2 cars manure. makes 9 in now this fall and one more coming yet. Nov 30th. made arrangements about tickets for Calif. we leave monday evening have $300 in American money and $750 in Travellers Cheques. the last car of manure in (10th). Raining all morning. started after noon to unload it. Dec 1st. Finished unloading manure & getting truck laid up. for winter. Dec 2nd. Sunday. last day home expect to leave tomorrow for California for the winter For more information on Franklin McMillan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 26 � 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 Franklin McMillan Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Franklin McMillan Language A language of the resource English 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"> Front cover with yellow sticker "1923" </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> [Inside front cover] Frank McMillan Burlington Ont {Ontario} Diary 1923. {scribbles on the page} Jan. 1st. Weather is mild & cloudy. Thawing snow nearly all gone. Had Grandpa, John & Donald also Mr & Mrs Boniface out from Hamilton for New Year dinner Jan 2nd A Little cooler but bright and clear. Have another load of orange crates ready at Carrols. but have a bad cold and can not go for them now. Election day returns for yesterday Hydro Radial Bylaw, defeated in Hamilton, Toronto, East Flamboro & Barton. Carried in St Catherines : Burlington & Nelson. Pete Rae & W.H. Easterbrook. for Reeve & Deputy by acclamation Nelson all council acclamation Burlington. E. A Harris Mayor F D. Ghent. Reeve. Councillors all by acclamation they are </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> F. Sheppherd. Busby, Gray, Williams, Van Seilier. Hamilton Coppley defeated for Mayor by Jutten. Jan 3rd snowing all day and last night. looks like real winter Jan 4th. Fine & moderately cold went out to do the chores tonight but cold is not better yet. Jan 5th Cold and looks like another storm coming. done the chores today. all used up again with cold tonight Jan 6th Another real north East snow storm this morning cleared up at noon but very cold. Mr E W Lewis was buried today. Grimsby Hockey team defeated Burlington last night the score was 8 to 0 Jan 7 Sunday. very cold must be around zero. Jan 8th A Little milder with light snow. Jan 9th. milder with more snow roads bad, some cars running yet. but sleighs go the best. Jan 10th. Clear & fine but cool. Got a summons tonight for speeding but it was for Mr Bruce who got our Ford Truck the Reo people did not Transfer License as they promised. Burlington Hockey Team defeated Oakville 6 to 1 last night. Jan 11th One of the worst snowstorm of the season. Have bad cold yet. Dr Peart advises me to go to N. Carolina. Had a Real Estate Agent in Hamilton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> phone me wanting to go to Texas on an excursion to Rio Grande Valley. to see some land there selling at from $200 to $600 per acre. cost of trip $96.50 for ticket & meals. Rev. Amy died today. Jan 12th Cloudy and cold a few snow flurries Jan 13th Bright & cold roads badly blocked now. The busses are nearly all quite running Jan 14th Sunday. another real snow storm today. only two days this month so far that it has not snowed. Jan 15th. mild this morning. a few snow flurries and colder at night Jan 16th Colder again & more snow more snow now than at any time for several years Jan 17th Very cold. 18 below zero here. and 22 below in Waterdown not many cars out to much snow now. Jan 18th. mild today. cloudy but thawing fast. quite a change about 60 degrees in 24 hours. Burlington lost Hockey Match with Ham. Beavers. 8 to 4. Looks like Beavers to win Group. Jan 19th. Fine today. Harry Boniface had another daughter born this morning. also Lilies Grandmother died this morning Jan 20th milder with rain in the evening. My Birthday today guess I must be 38 years old Jan 21st. Lillie gone to Welland this morning to her Grandmother's </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> funeral. the service is Mond. morning at {6?} o’clock. The weather was fine & bright Jan 22nd. Fine & bright and not very cold. Had Allan Davidson in to buy & sell trees. They are same price as last year Plum trees $100 {$1.00} Cherry & pears 80¢ apples 70¢. Do not know whether to plant or not as price seems very high {Side note} James Wagstaff of Wagstaff Jam Factory killed by elevator this morning. Jan 23rd Fair & Cold. lots of snow yet and roads very icey. Jan 23rd. Fair & Cold. zero this morning. wrote Greens nursery's Rochester and Stark Bros. Louisiana Mo. {Missouri} for price of trees. Jan 24th Milder and snowing again this morning. Burlington lost Hockey game 5 to 3 with Beamsville last night. Received a load of chestnut coal from Cannon. 22 00 at $16 00 per ton – $17.60. Raining this afternoon. Had an agent here from Star Nurseries Ridgeville selling trees. cherry trees 70¢ {there?} Jan 25. Fine. thawing some this afternoon. We hear F. Syers has another son last Sat - Jan 20th. Jan 26th. Doris - first Birthday. had Grandpa. Ida & Olive up for dinner. played Parcheesi after dinner. Jan 27 Strong north east winds cold & cloudy. Hockey Game last night Ham - 12 Burl - 6 Jan 28 Cold with north east winds and some light snow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 29th Fine & Cool. good sleighing Jan 30th. Clear & Cold. Burlington Hockey Club team turned again in Oakville - 3 to 1 last night Jan 31st. Cloudy & milder today. one month of the year gone. it has been a real one at that, never saw bare ground all month. Feb 1st. Mild & cloudy with a few sprinkles of rain Feby 2 Cool and partly cloudy. guess there was enough sunshine for the bear to see his shadow. so for six weeks more winter. Feby 3rd Cold again with some snow. Got prices on trees from Stark Bros for cherry trees 75¢ Got our last Dr's Account for last year from Dr. Peart. Total for last year <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1922</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hospital & nurses</td> <td>506.50.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Doctors</td> <td>275.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maids Wages & board</td> <td>200 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>982 00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Drugs at drug store would make it easy up to $1000 {$1000.00} some bill for sickness in one year Feby 4th Sunday very cold Lillie went to church with Mr & Mrs. W King. Feby 5th. Very cold. below. zero. Our maid leaves today. hope we will not need her again for awhile. Feby 6th. Very cold. strong north wind and snowing again all day and still at it tonight. Oakville & Ham. Beavers played another tie game. score 4 to 4 after half an hour overtime</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> that makes the 2nd tie game this winter, will likely have to play again. Feby 7th ordered four cars hotbed manure. for Feby 20 March 1st 10th & 15th also a few Seeds in states from Condor Bros. Rockford. Ill {Illinois}. 1 oz N. Victory Peppers 1 lb Big Tom Pumpkin 1 oz Cannon Ball Cabb{age}. Stokes Seed Farms Co. moosetown NJ. 4 oz Ruby Giant 1 oz neapolitan pepper 1 oz Copenhagen mkt. cabbages {Side note} Cost $4.20 duty & all Feby 8th Mild today. heavy south west winds & thawing Ham. {Hamilton} Hockey Team Beat Oakville in the third game to break tie score. score 5 to 2, last night. Feby 9th. Colder again and very icy. went to Ham. on bus and got a pair of Truck Chains. Feby 10th. Bright & cool. but thawing in the sun. went to Hamilton to Carrolls for two loads Orange Crates got 287. at 10¢ – $28.70 also got 3000 –11qts in from Glovers. Got truck License today cost $25.00 No. 11438 Feby 11th Sunday. Fair & cold. Feby 12th Received 50 Apple bbls {barrels} from Hutchison Bros & 71 from Geo Kemp at 25¢. total cost with Freight $39.29. started storming again from the east tonight. Grimsby won from Ham. Beavers. on Sat. night which Gives Grimsby Group honors in the Int. O.H.a. Feby 13th Cloudy & cool. Had Alderson of the Gray Dort {Gray-Dort Automobile Company} out. trying to sell a car. Feby 14th. Very cold. heavy west wind & snow squalls. no Mail man today. wonder what the trouble can be (too cold) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 15. Very cold yet but nice and clear wind getting up again. worst Blizzard of the winter in the West the papers say. (yesterday) Feby 16th Cold. around zero lots of snow yet & good sleighing. Feby 17th. Fair & cold yet. Feby 18 Sunday. cold. had Will Bell & family for supper also Mr & Mrs Allen. after supper Feby 19th Fair & cold yet. sure are having some winter. Feby 20th. Cold yet had Alderson out about a car. he is also trying to rent Woodruffs place to Koenig to raise foxs on it. Feby 21st Cloudy & cold. had Prescott out trying to deal a Used Reo Car. Got seeds from the states. Duty 25% on trees duty is 3¢ each & plants (berry) etc 20%. Feby 22nd Drove down to Hicks had dinner & supper. and played a few games. Feby 23rd Very cold again. Biggest fire in Hamiltons history at 230 this morning. one million dollars loss. whole block between James & Hughson & King Wm & Rebecca burned. Had Harry Simmons & Stan & John Blair over at night for a few games cards. February 24th Cold & cloudy. have not heard of any Hotbed manure yet. was ordered for Feby 20th Sunday, Feby 25th Fine & mild thawing about the first since Xmas was down home for supper </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feby 26th. Received answer from Maloney Bros. Nursery Dansville N.Y. can get 250 Montmorency cherries 2 year old 6 to 7 feet for 70¢. Freight & duty paid. weather cloudy. Feby 27th A little colder. but thawed some. got another load of baskets Feby 28th Fine & clear & thawing. shovelled snow out of hot bed grounds March 1st Fine & mild. March came in like a lion lamb alright. March 2nd Very mild, wanted to get a few trees by mail from W.S. but cannot on account of quarantine & inspection went to the city got some seeds. 1/2 lb Copenhagen Market Cabbages, 2oz John Baer tomato and 4 ozs First & Best tomato cost $5.35 made a deal this afternoon for a chevrolet car. allowed $150.00 on Gray Dort & $645.00 balance Cash. March 3rd. Fine & mild. Snow nearly all gone. Heard some Robins & crows. Toronto Granites won O.H.A. Senior Hockey last night from Hamilton and Stratford won Intermediate from Guelph. Have no hotbeds yet. but two cars manure on the way. Big fire tonight about 9 oclock. Ed Sherwoods big barns burned. dont know whether they got stock out or not. Fire truck could not get up past Freeman to much snow. (Later part of Live Stock burned.) March 4th Sunday. Raining. turning very cold at night. was down home for tea. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 5 Cold today. no manure yet. Ordered 255 Mont. cherry trees from Maloney Bros Dansville N.Y. at 67¢ landed here Freight & duty Paid also some pears apples & plums to fill in March 6th. Got new Chev. car today. allowed $150 on old Dort. balance $645.00 and License $14.00 car manure arrived this afternoon. Big snow storm started at noon from the north east. March 7th. Real winter again from 6 to 8 inches snow. Unloading manure. March 8th Finished putting up seed beds also got the earth on. Car made 44 sashes for $90.00 cost price. March 9th. Sowed seeds today 8 sashes Sweet pepper 8 sashes Hot pepper 8 sashes Cabbages 20 sashes John Baer & First & Best tomatoes. weather fine but cool at night nearly zero last night. March 10th Cool & windy real March weather, Kitchener won Junior O.H.A. from Varsity and Ottawa won the Pro N.H.L. from Montreal last night. March 11th. Sunday had Mr & Mrs B. out for dinner & tea. March 12th. Have another car of manure in raining & snowing in the morning. started unloading at noon. and quite again at 3 oclock. too high wind. March 14th 13. Finished unloading car of manure. Weather getting cold tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 14th Very cold must have been nearly zero. too cold to work. March 15th Strong East wind, cold & cloudy. seeds in Hotbeds not coming very good. Mch 16th Raining all night. turning colder again with strong west winds. Toronto Granites won Senior O.H.A. semi final from Ottawa last night. they play finals in Winnipeg next week. Mch 17th. Cool & cloudy. Lillie played at St Patricks concert at M. Sunday School March 18th Sunday Fine & mild. drove new Car to Hamilton had dinner & tea. March 19th. Strong west winds. very cold as bad as Feby. was about zero. Mch 20th Very cold yet. were all down to Grandpa's for supper. it is his Birthday there were 17 there. Macs & Bells Mch 21st. First day of spring strong. southwest & west winds. fine & mild. getting cloudy at night. Started trimming trees. March 22nd. Showery last night and this morning. making hotbeds this afternoon. March 23rd Toronto Granites Senior O.H.A. win Allan Cup from the West. Sask. Varsity score 11 to 2 on the two Games gives them Champions of Canada. weather cloudy & colder. March 24th. High west winds & cold with snow flurries. got in a load of basket covers 10 000 in all. ordered some shrubs also 1lb. Pumpkin seed 75¢ 1 oz G. {Eden?} Caul. 300 {$3.00} 15 lbs Corn G. Giant $4.50. seeds total $8.25 from J. A Simmers, Toronto. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 25th Sunday. Cloudy & cold in the morning. & started snowing a real blizzard from the north East in the afternoon. March 26th. Zero this morning and lots of snow. Car of manure in this afternoon March 27th. Unloading manure and making hotbeds. very cold will be zero or lower tonight. Kitchener Junior Hockey Team lost in the finals against Manitoba Varsity after winning the O.H.A. and defeating Montreal & Iroquoisth Falls. March 28th Very high north west winds with snow squalls. nearly zero. this morning froze Truck Radiator going to Burlington. hotbeds will be frozen out. I guess. March 29th. Very cold. finished unloading car of manure got some Tomatoes & Cabbages frozen last night. March 30th. Good Friday. very cold ground covered with snow. strong north west winds with snow squalls in the afternoon and getting colder March 31st. Very cold must be below zero. am afraid more plants in hotbeds will be frozen March came in but like a lamb but it is going out like a lion dont think there has been a week all winter as cold and rough as this week. April 1st Easter Sunday was down home for dinner & supper weather is a little milder. April 2nd Transplanted about </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 6000 Cabbage plants. Fine & mild but very high wind. Ottawa won Professional Hockey Championship in the finals last night with Edmonton. April 3rd Cloudy in the morning transplanted 4000 tomatoes & 2000 Hot peppers. started raining about 3 oclock. Indian started work at $14.00 per week. April 4th Cool & cloudy transplanted 6000 more Tomatoes & 2000 peppers. Forgot to mention that there was skating at Burlington Rink on Good Friday March 30th. April 5th nothing doing cold and raining from the East. April 6th Have a bad cold. did not go out till noon. transplanted some more Cabbages after dinner. April 7th. Finished transplanting Cabbages this morning about 10 000 in all. in 40 sashes. also done 12 sashes of Ruby Giant Peppers after noon sent draft to Maloney Bros Dansville N Y. balance on tree order. $145.46. Looks like rain again April 8th Sunday. cold. cloudy & windy have a cold did not go out. April 9th.Cold ground frozen. 3/4 in. {inch} ice on water pail got a few tomatoes frozen. Cut Blight out of Bartlett pears. pretty bad on the high ground. transplanted tomatoes in the afternoon. April 10th Fine in the morning went to the Dominion Tile Co and got 500 - {?} in {inch} tile cost $14.37. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> had a snow squall in the afternoon. April 11th. Transplanted a few more Tomatoes. stopped by rain cleared up and turning cold again in the afternoon. Very cold and stormy at the Soo. had a foot of snow on the 9th. Total 105 inches this winter Ice all gone here out of Bay. Macasse started Monday. April 12th Very cold ground frozen solid had from 3000 to 5000 tomato plants frozen last night. transplanting more all day to make up the loss. April 13th. Cold and cloudy. transplanted more Tomatoes, went to Hamilton to get Truck. Gas Tank fixed was leaking. also took Income Tax papers in for Grandpa. 976¢ Myself. nothing. April 14th Very cold ground frozen hard in the morning. Went to Geo. Thomas' at Mt Nemo to get some stumps. his lane so bad could not get any. got some pine limbs instead April 15th. Sunday. Ground covered with snow this morning. but it seems milder. Had Harry B. and family for tea. raining this evening. April 16th Cold again with a few snow flurries. started putting in tile. April 17th Still at drain, some job mud. and some places a foot of frost yet in the ground. April 18th. Cool, yet. ground frozen this morning. finished putting in drain 500 tile for strawberry patch. Stanley Longs Baby died today was four weeks old tomorrow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 19th Milder, gathered up brush. and drew some manure into Raspberries. April 20th. Very warm. started team working on farm discing & harrowing Asparagus April 21st Very warm. started man ploughing for strawberries & trees. Sowed one ounce Cauliflower seed today (as experiment) in hot-bed to try and get them earlier. also uncovered one Strawberry patch. looks like rain tonight the strawberries that are covered are nice & green. the others very brown. {Side note} Cauliflowers turned out very good. April 22nd Sunday. cooler and cloudy. April 23rd Uncovering strawberries. April 24th. same job weather clear and cool. April 25th Uncovering strawberries weather bright & clear all week. but cool with high. cold winds April 26th. making hotbeds for transplanting tomatoes last time. Trees arrived this afternoon from Maloney Bros. Dansville N Y. arrived in good shape and look like good trees. weather very warm. April 27th Planting trees. three of us planted 200 cherry trees today. April 28th Had a light shower this a.m. finished planting trees. the apple trees are. by Hedge next road. 1st Greening. 2nd Snow. 3rd R. Astrachan 4th Snow. 5th Spy. in the Row down the field 1st is McIntosh 2nd Delicious 3rd Duchess 4th McIntosh 5th Delicious 6th Rome Beauty 7th Yellow Transparent 8th McIntosh 9th Delicious, 10th Wagener </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 29th Sunday. cold. Tom Bamford buried today, had a very large funeral. went down home for tea. Frank & Geo McMillan Called in April 30th. Cloudy and very cold, west winds. too cold to transplant tomatoes which are ready. May 1st Fine & warm transplanting Tomatoes second time. May 2nd Transplanting Tomatoes Wm Best buried today there was three funerals today. - six in all since Sunday. May 3rd. Transplanting Tomatoes & put 2000 Cabbages out. are up against it for men, only have one and cannot get any more it seems. it has been fine & warm and very dry. May 4th At Tomatoes yet also put out some more Cabbages May 5. Finished Transplanting Tomatoes today about 18 000 May 6th. Motored to Caledonia Six Nation & Oshweken to try & get men. have some promised to come. May 7th. Fine & warm. dry. no rain. finished putting out Cabbages. started digging Strawberry plants. one man arrived at noon. May 8th. Started planting strawberries. Showery in the afternoon. May 9th. Cold and showery also some snow. digging strawberry plants between showers. May 10th Ground covered with snow this morning. too cold to plant strawberries. got a load of Hay at $15 per ton total $27.90. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 11th. Planting strawberries but very cold yet and also cloudy. has been a very cold late spring so far. May 12th nothing doing. raining from the east. My 13th. Clear but very cold. have furnace going today. also have a bad cold. May 14th Bright but cool. finished planting one patch of strawberries about 3 acres. May 15th Raining heavy again this morning. Planting SBerries in the afternoon. May 16th Raining all night again more showers in the day getting pretty wet now Planted strawberries between the showers colder this evening May 17th Cold and showery nothing doing. went to Hamilton for Seed Potatoes 4 bags paid $4.60 10 bus {bushels} Oats $8.50 40 lbs Clover $12.75 Lillie is also getting her eyes tested did not get home till 9 oclock May 18th. Fine, today planting strawberries. May 19th. Still planting strawberries have about half an acre yet to do. King's Plate Race run today. won by - Seagram. Horses. names Flowerfull, 1st. Chedokee. 2nd. Trail Blazer 3rd. May 20 Sunday. First thunder shower of the season this morning. another shower after noon. May 21st Shipped First Asparagus 3 bskts {baskets} to Toronto sold at $375 {$3.75} and $4.00 Very cold today & ground very wet </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 22nd. Finished planting strawberries about 8 acres. also sowed Johns Pear orchards with oats & clover. started hoeing Blackberries. May 23rd. Sowed Cauliflower & Late Cabbage Seed, also planted Potatoes and finished hoeing Blackberry patch. weather clear but very cold east wind. May 24 Received 130 apple barrels From McJannett Gravenhurst Paid 25¢ - $32.50 and $21.45 freight. Sowed Carrots sowed at Onion hole in drill all but last few rows which are a little thicker. also put nitrate on Cabbages. and shipped 6 bskts asparagus Sold at $2.75 May 25th Fine & warmest day this year, hoeing & Cultivating old strawberry patch. May 26 Fine & warm still at strawberry patch. May 27th Sunday Fair with cool east winds. cherry & pear & plum blossom out now also a few strawberry blossoms. May 28th Fine & warm hoeing & cultivating strawberries got 200 bls {barrels} Arsenate of Lead also a bag Blight. special for Tomatis plants. May 29 Hoeing strawberries. went for a load of stumps May 30th. Hoeing strawberries fixing up sprayer etc. May 31st. Started putting out Tomatoes about 9000 today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> weather cool & cloudy. Plants not very good. small. not enough water in hot beds. June 1st. Finished planting Tomatoes about 18 000 in all. weather very warm. Strawberries getting white with Blossoms. June 2nd Planting out Peppers 24 sashes Hot peppers {25?} to the sash & 14 Sash Large Sweets about 9 000 in all. Two men cultivating tomatoes weather warm & dry no rain for two weeks. June 3rd Sunday. Light thunder shower in the night and a few light showers today. June 4th. Three or four heavy thunder showers today. finished planting peppers also planted {blank space} Cauliflowers out of hotbed. June 5th. Put about half a ton nitrate of soda on Cabbages Tomatoes & a few peppers started spraying got one tank on. June 6th Spraying again today weather cloudy. looks like a light crop of fruit. JUne 7th Raining all morning hoeing new Strawberries afternoon June 8th Very strong west winds & Cold could not spray. hoeing SBerries June 9th Spraying all day very windy & cool June 10 Sunday Fine & not very warm sat on Virandah. counted cars for half an hour. 334 cars passed the corner. between 430 & 5 oclock. June 11th. Spraying yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 12th. Finished spraying at noon took 22 tanks 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur to the tank. and 5 1/2 lbs Lead Powder Cultivating Tomatoes this afternoon first I have done for years. June 13th. Cultivating carrots hand Cultivator & 3 horses cultivating tomatoes & strawberries June 14th. Finished carrots arms nearly broken. men hoeing & cultivating only have two men this week one left last Saturday. June 15th Hoeing Cabbages sowed Oats & Clover in orchard June 16th. Hoed Cauiflower & Cabbages. and put on 500 lbs 5-10-5 Fertilizer on Tomatoes. June 17 Sunday Fine & warm had Mr & Mrs B & Dean out. June 18th Planted Cucumbers and a few Pumpkins & squash. started weeding Carrots June 19th Weeding carrots - and mowed some Clover Hay. had a light shower will do the strawberries a lot of good. they are getting pretty dry. June 20. Very warm fixing up houses for berry pickers June 21 Motored to Munsey Reservation the other side of London - about 105 there got lost coming home drove 235 in all. got about 15 pickers very warm up there had alight shower here June 22nd Picked first strawberries 48 crates sold 11 @ 25¢ shipped 25 north at 23¢ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> shipped 12 to Toronto sold at 30¢ June 23rd shipped 26 crates to Toronto on noon train Sold @ 25¢ and have 28 in cellar for monday morning to try. not very good sold at {blank} June 24 Sunday. Very warm & dry 100 in shade went to Bronte with Hicks for picnic June 25th. Motored to Toronto with 46 crates Berries left at 11.30. Picked 107 today. very warm had a wind & sand storm about 6 clock. Provincial Election today went and voted for Biggs. June 26th. Clean Sweep in Elections for Conservatives, Biggs was elected. Drury {OF. W.?} Leader defeated. went to city for berry pickers got all I could draw. picked 245 crates. sold 50 crates Harvest Canning Co at 8¢ Crates & boxs returned berries very soft. very hot & windy. crop nearly cooked. June 27th. Picked about 235 crates today selling to Canning Co 8¢. June 28th. Picked 113 crates in the morning raining all afternoon. shipped 100 crates north at 12¢ Jne 29 Biggest day of picking 273 crates. sold all to canner at 8¢ crates & boxs back. weather cool. June 20 Picked 33 crates to make load for Hamilton planting late Cabbages & Cauliflowers out </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 1 Sunday Fine & warm. July 2. Fine & Cool. about 80 Berry pickers picked 287 crates sold at 8¢ to canners. July 3. Canners filled with berries and every body else not many orders only picked 106 crates had a heavy thunder shower at 4 pm. also some hail. July 4. Picked 119 crates sent 40 to Toronto sold at 8 & 8 1/2 cents. also some north at 9¢ July 5th Picked 184 crates today. sold one load 92. to canners 48 north Balance to Toronto. sold at 6 1/2 & 7¢ July 7 6th. Heavy rain last night berries soft today sold 44 crates to Harvest Co at 5¢ Shipped 60 to Toronto. Sold at 7¢ cut first Cabbages sold 10 crates north at $125 {$1.25} shipped 10 to Toronto sold at $1.50 July 7. Saturday only picked four crates. July 8th Sunday. feeling sick home all day. July 9th. Picked about 120 crates sold 65 crates up north at $2.00 balance to Toronto at 7¢ Cut 6 crates Cabbages for North at $1.25 July 10th Warm with light showers only picked about 90 crates shipped 22 crates north & 18 crates Cabbages balance of S.B. to Toronto. Sold 5¢ July 11th Berries flat. shipped some north at $2.00 some Toronto sold 4¢ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 11 Picked 14 bskts {baskets} Richmond cherries shipped north at 50¢ very cheap in Toronto as low as, 15¢ to 50¢ for 6 qts. July 12. only picked 15 crates SB, for orders. north. picked 10 bskts Green peppers sold in Toronto at. $1.50 July 13 Shipped 22 crates SB $1.25 north. & 11 bskts cherries 50¢ July 14. Only picked 13 crates SBerries sold at $1.75 crate nearly done now. was down town. at night. every body talking of not picking ay cherries. price so low. Canners have bot a few at 50¢ and baskets returned but will not buy any more July 15th Sunday. cloudy and showery. heavy rain in the evening was down to the beach for tea. July 16th. Picked 41 Richmond cherries sold at 50¢ and 35 crates Cabbages $100 {$1.00} and $1.25 July 17. Finished Richmond cherries and started Montmorency cherries July 18th. Only 3 or 4 pickers Indians quit picking Mont. cherries, because we would not pay 25¢ July 19th. Went to Hamilton this morning for cherry pickers. picked 118 bskts sold at 60¢ also picked 20 bskts peppers sold at in Toronto, 85 & $100 {$1.00} very warm today. July 20. Picking cherries and cutting Cabbages </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Picked 3 crates Rasps sold at 35¢ in Toronto. July 21 Spraying apples today very light crop and also look scabby. weather very warm July 22. Sunday Fair & cool. Dalton Ghent. drowned in the lake near. Brant Hospital July 23rd. Picked 190 bskts cherries 70 crates Cabbages at $1.00 crate July 24. Showery this morning picked 135 cherries sold at 65¢ north also sold 70 crates Cabbages 6 crates Rasps sold at 15¢ July 25th. Fine & cool. picked130 cherries sold north at 65¢ had orders today for about 400 bskts. also picked a few peppers and Cabbages July 26. Still picking cherries 65¢ and picked 12 bskts tomatoes sold at $150 {$1.50} north and 9 crates Rasps sold in Toronto at 20¢ & 21¢ July 27th. Picked 208 bskts Cherries sold north at 65¢ also 10 crates Cabbages. but are nearly all done. July 28 Only picked 9 crates Rasps shipped to Toronto sold at 23¢ & 25¢ and 10 crates Cabb. at $1.00 July 29 Sunday Fine was home all day. July 30th Wet this morning picked 7 crates Rasps sold at 23¢ & 25¢ Cherries at 65¢ July 31. Picked 20 crates Rasps also cherries. Rasps sold 18¢ & 20¢. Aug 1 Finished picking cherries only had {blank} bskts this year. Tomatoes very slow only picked 9 bskts at $100 {$1.00} today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 2nd. nothing much doing today. Picked one crate Blackberries sold at 20¢ Aug 3rd Picked 16 crates Rasps and 7 bskts tomatoes off 7 acres. Sold at $1.50 United States President died suddenly last night at San Francisco. Paid Fire Insurance Aug 4th Aug 4th. Weather warm & very dry. had rain in Hamilton and Toronto but none here. Aug 5th Sunday warm, no rain here since three weeks today. drove up to Wabasso Park and had lunch on the road up near Waterdown. Aug 6th Picked Rasps & 16 bskts tomatoes at $1.50. also picked 30 bskts apples at 50¢ also Williard plum crop only 7 bskts at $1.00 Aug 7th. Picked a few Apples & cut a few Cabbages. Aug 8th. Picked 29 bskts toms {tomatoes} worth $1.00. also picked Shiro plum crop 14 bskts at $100 {$1.00}. had a nice Shower last night but too late to do the Blackberries any good. Aug 9th. Picked a few apples Cabbages, and 2 crates Cauliflowers. for first fine and cool. Jack Clarke who has been working for us left for Oregon today. Picked 4 crates Rasps today was down town to the Ontario Firemans Celebration last night. which has been here for three days Aug 6th 7th & 8th </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> they sure had some crowds and a wild time Aug 10 Picked 100 bskts tomatoes sold at 75¢ north Finished Rasps had 2 crates picked a few plums & apples Aug 11 nothing doing only working Hoeing etc. put horses out to pasture. Aug 12 Sunday Fine had Stan Blair over for tea Aug 13. Picked about 140 bskts tomatoes sold at 60¢ north Aug 14th. Tomatoes 40¢ today sold as low as 25 in Toronto plums 75¢ for Abundance Cutting a few Cauliflowers at $1.50 a dozen. picking from 5 to 7 crates Lawtons each day selling north at 20¢ very small, dried up Aug 15 Tomatoes 35¢ north today. picked only about 80 bskts. sold as low as 12 cents in Toronto. Aug 16 Tomatoes 30¢ today picked only 50 bskts. Aug 17 Picked 132 tomatoes shipped north 30¢ 25 Abundance plums 60¢ 4 cauliflowers in orange crate $200 {$2.00} crate. cool but very dry. Aug 18th. Picked 33 peppers for Ross Hart at 50¢ and 60 Abundance plums at 55¢, very warm & dry starting raining in the evening. Aug 19 Sunday Rained nearly all last night fine & cool today. Dave McC arrived last night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 20 Fine & warm, busy today picked 262 tomatoes shipped at 30¢ 5 plums at 60¢ a few Cabb, Caul, & peppers. Aug 21 Only picked 32 plums for Ross Hart at 55¢ Rained nearly all day and very heavy wind blew a lot of fruit off. Aug 22 Very cold this morning light frost they say shipped 329 bskts fruit & 4 crates berries Aug 23rd. Very cold. only picked 44 bskts tomatoes today very cold. 28 Blue plums at 75¢ 7 crates Cauiflowers at $200 {$2.00}. Picked 3 bskts Red peppers & on Aug 20 Sold at $125 {$1.25}, and 2 bskts today sold at $1.50 shipped 13 bskts Clapps pears at 65¢. picked up 100 bskts Bartletts which blew off. put in Barn to try & ripen. Aug 24 Picked 140 toms 35¢ 54 Burbank plums @ 70¢ 8 crates Cauliflowers $2.00 also cut 10 crates Cabbages at $125 {$1.25} a crate. cut out of patch that was planted June 30th, 54 days after planting. Aug 25. Got two loads of orange & lemon boxs. in Hamilton about 200 in all. Aug 26. Sunday. Fine. had Mr & Mrs B. and C. McKay from Welland. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Aug 27. Had a big day picked 284 tomatoes at 35¢ 100 plums at 60¢ and 70¢ 5 peppers Green at 50¢ Red 125 {$1.25} 14 bags Cabb 2 doz in each $100 {$1.00} doz 10 crates Cabb $125 {$1.25} 4 crates Cauiflowers $200 {$2.00} 3 crates Lawtons at 20¢ box, done at 9.30 p.m. Aug 28th Raining this morning shipped 66 toms 23 pears Clapps at 60¢ 27 plums some Cabb. Caul & Peppers. Aug 29th Fine & cool. only picked 152 toms, 40 plums, 24 peppers at 45¢. Cabbages $1.00 dozen Aug 30. Very cool tomatoes not ripening. finished picking Clapps Favorite pears only had 50 bskts. Aug 31st Warmer tomatoes better picked 258 bskts. at 35¢ 100 bskts plums at 50¢ & 60¢ mostly 60¢. Cabbages 125 {$1.25} crate Cauliflower 8 crates $2.00 4 Red peppers $1.25. Finished Burbank plums & started Cabot. Sept 1 Fine & warm picked 50 plums at 50¢ 15 doz Cabbages 90¢ for Hart. Sept 2 Sunday Fine. Charlotte & Doris both sick again. Sept 3. Busy today. raining but worked all day. 312 bskts tomatoes 35¢ 13 sacks Cabb 1.00 doz. 12 crates Cauliflowers Sept 4th. picked all day again sold some toms at 30¢ Sept 5th. Very busy 460 toms 20 peppers 60 plums 10 doz cabb. Sold mostly at Barrie </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 325 toms 14 peppers 17 plums to {----?} & Cancilla. Sept 6th. not much doing 100 toms 50 plums some Cabb & Cauliflowers Sept 7. only 120 toms 50 plums today - picked 25 Red peppers 10 north at $100 {$1.00}. 14 Sold in Toronto at $1.25 Sept 8th Sold Bartlett pears to Harvest Canning Co 1 7/8 in {inch} & upwards 4 1/2 ct lb took in 85 bushel today not very good this year. Sept 9th Sunday cool Had Mr & Mrs B. & Dean & family in Sept 10th. Had quite a few orders today 225 toms and over 100 plums some Cabb & Caul & peppers Sept 11 Hardly any orders today only 21 toms & 61 plums. guess will have to sell to Canners. Picking pears Sept 12 Finished Bartlett Pears only had 139 bushels No 1 Sold at 4 1/2¢ lb. also Sold our Tomatoes today to the Harvest Coy at 45¢ a bushel. at farm. shipped one good load north also sold Ross Hart a load 30 doz Cabb 75¢ 61 Green peppers 35¢ 2 crates Cauliflowers $2.00 {Side note} Shipped 15 bskts Red peppers to Toronto sold at $150 {$1.50} and $2.00 a bskt. Sept 13th Picking plums and few Tomatoes & Howell pears also picking Tomatoes for Canners. weather very cold. am afraid of frost tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 14 Very heavy white frost but did no damage here. picking Tomatoes for Canners Sept 15th Cool yet. picking tomatoes 350 bus {bushel} since Thursday morning. Sold Hart a load of cabbages 60 doz Large at 75¢ 25 doz second growth @ 50¢ also picked 7 barrels Colvert apples sold at $3.00 Sept 16. Sunday Had Carman Bell & family for dinner and went to Ham. for tea very cold coming home afraid it will freeze Sept 17th. Heavy frost this morning. froze all the tomato vines and touched some of the tomatoes. Picking all day for the factory 250 bus. and shipped 46 bskts. Sept 18. warmer & showery very busy picked about 125 bus {bushels} tomatoes 61 bskts {baskets} toms 63 bskt pears 25 plums 50¢ 10 peppers 36 1/2 doz. Cabb 75¢ doz 10 crates Cauliflowers $200 {$2.00} Sept 19th. Finished picking plums Reine Claude - had {blank} bskts. also finished cukes. vines frozen still picking tomatoes & pears and 25 Red peppers shipped to Toronrto sold at $1.75 bskt Sept 20 Picked 50 bus Tomatoes for Canners. shipped 80 bskts to Toronto to try. Sold at 25¢ & 30¢ and 77 bskts north. picked in the rain cold and showery nearly all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 21 Showery picking tomatoes & peppers cut 12 crates Cauliflowers at $2.00 Sept 22. Saturday very busy Sold Ross Hart 2 tons Cabbages at $35.00 ton. averaged 88 cts a dozen they were extra large. also 40 bags Carrots at $1.00 bag and 34 bskts pears 55¢ and picked 4 barrels Cranberry pippin apples at $3 00 per barrel. the canners drew 150 bus tomatoes picked yesterday Sept 23rd. Fine & warm. Sunday, was down home for tea. Sept 24th. Picking pears and 100 bskts tomatoes, 12 crates Cauliflowers 30 x 11 Red peppers sold at $100 {$1.00} 30 x 6 Red peppers sold at 50¢ Sept 25. Picking Sheldon pears 40 bskts at 60¢ also Tomatoes for canners. Sept 26th. not very many orders today. picked 7 barrels Cranberry pippin apples $3.00 per barrel. Fine & mild. Sept 27th. more orders today 50 bskts pears 51 Tomatoes 5 caul. 2 bags Cabb. also shipped some peppers and got 150 bus toms ready for canners. Very warm. Sept 28. Warm & Showery picking 150 bus tomatoes some bskts pears toms. & peppers. Sept 29th. Called Harvester Canning Coy on phone to </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> enquire why they did not come for Tomatoes and they refused them. say they are filled up. Have 161 bus {bushel} picked. got up at 430 this morning put 27 bus. into baskets. sent to Toronto other 134 bus in field yet tonight, also packed 5 bbls Cranberry apples. picked 25 bskts tomatoes & 50 bskts pears and drew two loads stumps from Thomas's got home at 745 pm for supper. P.S. Sold in Toronto at 20¢ Sept 30th. Sunday. Fine & cool home all day. The Sept 31st. Baseball winners for the season were. Bay city in the M. O. League. Hamilton in last place Baltimore won for the 5 year in succession in the International. Both New York Teams in the National & American win again this year. Hamilton won Intermediate Lacrosse Championship Saturday beat. Ottawa in finals. Oct 1st. Shipped some peppers to Toronto also a few Toms & pears north. also a few Cauliflowers. price of them way down got $110 {$1.10} a crate today. Sold 134 bus Tomatoes to Hislops Canning Factory at Freeman for 30¢ bus the ones the Harvest Coy turned us down with. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 2nd Picked Cranberry pippin apples till noon had a few orders north. started team on fall ploughing yesterday. weather fine & warm Oct 3rd only two small orders today. but picked 100 bus Tomatoes for Hislop Canning Factory only getting 30¢ a bus. put in boxs for Canners total. 1767 bus toms. Oct 4th. Had a few orders Caul. etc. picked 100 bskts peppers put in Shed. Oct 5th. Very cold had quite a few orders 68 pears Caul. & Cabbages. Oct 6 Heavy frost this morning, Finished picking Toms on Oct 3 also picked peppers. Oct 7 Sunday. Away all day had dinner in Ham. and supper at Frank McMillan's upon the mountain Oct 8 Heavy frost this morning picking Baldwin apples. and cut Cabb. Caul. and a few pears for north. Oct 9th Picked 2 bbls {barrels} Kieffer and 45 bskts today. finished picking Baldwin apples. warmer today. Oct 10th. Shipped 40 Kieffer pears north at 45¢ and 30 Sheldon pears to Toronto Sold. at. 60¢ started picking Spry apples. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 11 Picked 30 bskts Kieffers at 40¢. fine & warm picking Spy apples crop very light Oct 12. no orders at all today picked Spy apples all day very foggy most of day Bot 500 berry crates at 20¢ & 15000 boxs at 585 from Dalton for Cash on delivery next week. Oct 13th.Picking & packing apples. fine & warm was down town looks like rain tonight. Harry Glover & Vern Kerns & wife leave in the morning for St. Petersburg Florida. Oct 14th. Raining today. (Sunday) Shipped {---?} 30 bbls apples (20 Spys $4 00 10 others $3 00) Oct 15th. Shipped 65 pears 8 crates Caul. 9 sacks Cabbages up north. and some peppers to Toronto. Oct 16th. Picking apples all day no orders. have 75 bbls to sell yet dont seem to be any sale for them. New York Americans win the World's Series winning 4 games out of 6. Oct 17 Finished picking apples this morning. getting a load ready for market first time Oct 18th. Market for first time Cauliflowers $1.00 doz Cabbages 60¢ & 75¢ doz Peppers 50¢ bskt </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> small pumpkins $100 {$1.00} doz Carrots 75¢ bushel. got home early & shipped 60 bskts Kieffer pears 14 crates Cauiflowers. Oct 19. Finished picking Kieffer pears. have a big crop - have about 500 bskts in barn yet. getting cool tonight Oct 20th. Packing apples 58 blls for T. S Tremouth Sold at $2 50 per bbl. seems to be hard to sell this year Oct 21st Sunday cool & cloudy Charlottes 3rd Birthday Had {O---?} Bush & wife over for a few minutes Oct 22nd Getting a load ready for market and packing apples. Oct 23rd. Got home from market at noon. finished packing apples. 54 blls for Geo Kemp Sundridge at $250 {$2.50} bll. had 170 barrels apples all together. started getting load of carrots ready for Hamilton Sold Stevens & Solomon 200 bus at 60¢ bushel. Oct 24th. Went to Hamilton with 60 bus carrots raining nearly all day Oct 25 cold & cloudy. digging potatoes in the morning started unloading car of 1st manure after noon. Oct 26th Started unloading 2nd Car manure. weather Fine & cool. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 27th. Finished 2nd car of manure. spreading on ground for strawberries next Spring. Oct 28th. Cool & cloudy a few light showers. motored into Hamilton to see Dean Boniface & family who left this am. at nine oclock for Calif. Oct 29th. Shipped a few orders north. got a load ready for market. and pulled carrots rest of time Oct 30th went to market. rained all morning. got home at noon. Carrots 75¢ bushel Cabbages 50 to 75¢ doz Cauliflowers 75 to $100 {$1.00} doz Peppers 50¢ Kieffer pears 40¢ Oct 31st Went to Hamilton with 50 doz Cabbages for Solomon & Stevens at 60¢ doz. weather getting cold. Nov 1st. Very cold this a.m. went to market. ground frozen and covered white with snow. have some carrots out yet. Nov 2 Frosty this morning went to Hamilton with 55 bus Carrots 60¢ bushel. Fine & milder this afternoon. Oct 3rd Fine & milder today went to market again it was very slow got home at 4.30 Finished getting carrots in had almost 500 bushels have 250 bus in barn yet. Nov 4th Sunday. mild. with a drizzling rain all day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> was home all day & had no visitors. Nov 5 warm & showery all day took a load of Cabbages Cauliflowers & Carrots to Stevens & Solomon got another load ready for market. Nov 6. Showery yet went to market home at noon. Bot 250 - 11 qt bskts, at 3¢ Carrots selling at 75 bush {bushel} Small Cabbages 50¢ bush Cauiflowers 75¢ bush Peppers 40 and 50¢ Kieffer pears 30¢ to 40¢ started unloading third Car of manure afternoon. Nov 7th Unloading manure showery yet. got another load ready for market. Cauliflowers & Cabbages all cut now. turning very cold tonight & showery. Nov 8th at Market today cold with snow squalls all day. got 75 orange crates at 7¢ to 10¢ each. Nov 9th unloading 4th car of manure. weather cold & cloudy Nov 10th Finished Car of manure 34 tons 400 lbs. Fine & milder have a bad cold. Nov 11th Sunday. Armistice Day war ended 5 years ago today. cool & cloudy. have a bad cold stayed in bed all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 12th. Thanksgiving Day had Grandpa Mac & Grandpa & Grandma Boniface for dinner. weather was fine. Hamilton Road Race run this morning. Won by Frank Zuna. who was winner last year too. also the Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Argos. Saturday at Rugby. & won the championship. Nov 13th. started unloading 5th car manure 36 1/2 tons. broke spring on truck. Nov 14th Finished car of manure and got load ready for market. Nov 15th. Went to market with a few peppers and Kieffer pears sold at 30¢ bskt & 75 & 100 bushel. got new Spring on truck spring & time cost $18.43. mild damp & cloudy. Got another load of crates & berry boxs in. Nov 16th. Shipped 40 bskts more Kieffers to Toronto last sold at 40¢ & 45¢. Drew two loads of Stumps for Smith. weather Damp & cloudy a few light showers. Nov 17th Drew three more stumps. weather cooler Nov 18th Sunday. Cool & cloudy went up to city & Saw Lillie's sister in the hospital and went down to mothers for tea. Nov 19th. Drew 240 bus carrots into Stevens & Solomon today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> last load had 90 bushels on. made a big load. Nov 20. at market today weather fine & mild. had Kieffer pears. were very slow sold some as low as 20¢ bskt {basket}. and 50¢ to $1.00 bushel. gathered up 92 orange crates cost about $100 {$1.00} doz on average. must have about 400 now on hand Nov 21 Unloaded car of manure and covered Johns strawberry patch. weather mild. Nov 22 shipped 66 bskt pears to Toronto. men cleaning up hotbeds. Nov 23rd Started unloading another car of manure got four loads off stopped by rain and rained all the rest of the day Nov 24 Finished car of manure it was not weighed and had us billed at 40 tons could not have had 20 tons on it. Nov 25th. Sunday fine. was at Hamilton for tea. Nov 26. showery all morning went to Hamilton got 128 orange crates. Nov 27th two cars manure on the road since last Thursday & Friday. getting ready to go to Calif. only delayed waiting for the manure. Nov 28. went to Hamilton in the morning got 4 teeth filled two cars manure in started after dinner have word another one shipped </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 29 Fine & mild finished the 2 cars manure. makes 9 in now this fall and one more coming yet. Nov 30th. made arrangements about tickets for Calif. we leave monday evening have $300 in American money and $750 in Travellers Cheques. the last car of manure in (10th). Raining all morning. started after noon to unload it. Dec 1st. Finished unloading manure & getting truck laid up. for winter. Dec 2nd. Sunday. last day home expect to leave tomorrow for California for the winter </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Blank Page} </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed