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Franklin McMillan (1915-1932)
1933
Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers
1933
year 1933
Jan 1st Sunday a big change in the weather this morning nearly zero all last week very mild.
Christmas day was very mild. like spring home alone all day as we are holding our new years Dinner
tomorrow
Jan 2nd. A bright clear day and getting milder again. Had Grandma B & Harry & John. Donald &
Edgar & Mrs {Braett?} for dinner none ov them would stay for supper
Jan 3rd Fine & mild again thawing some. called on Hicks Ida has been sick with a cold
Jan 4th Very mild, no snow at all and every thing dry. burnt the grass in the ditch along the road,
very unusual at this time of the year.
Jan 5th. Mild yet . froze a little last night, cloudy and looks like snow flurries Geo Filman elected
Reeve & Len. Scott deputy by acclamation in East Flamboro, in Burlington. J. O. Ryckman elected
mayor. Geo Harris Reeve. Jos Brecken Deputy & Councillors Craig. John Blair Will Bell. McGrath.
John {Grimson?}. Dan Barrett. nearly a new Council from last years
Jan 6th. Mild again today thawing all day.
Jan 7th. Very windy again blowing the straw off the strawberries again turning cold tonight froze up
solid.
Jan 8th. Cold & cloudy looks like snow. home all day.
Jan 9th Some rain in the night. cloudy all day and some cooler tonight
Jan 10th. Fine & mild got Car License $7.00 Drivers Permit $1.00 Car License no P. 7253
Jan 11th. Fine today but turning cold tonight freezing hard
Jan 12th. Real cold this morning must be down to about 10 above
Jan 13th. not quite so cold this morning but cloudy and looks like snow the ground has been bare
since before Xmas.
Jan 23rd. Mother. Doris and I have all been in bed for a week with the flu just getting around now but
all feeling shaky. the weather has been very mild the whole last ten days no snow at all. quite a lot of
rain and terrible high winds blew barn door off last week & blew down lattice fence and also Radio
�aerial last night. am not able to go out yet to fix any thing. The paper says the Thermometer was up
to 50 degrees last Saturday.
Jan 24th & 27th Weather fine & mild certainly a fine January. mother back to bed more cold & flu.
Jan 28th to 30th. A little cooler, frosty at nights but clear days and no snow. mother still in bed. Doris
went to school today was away 11 school days this month. Mrs Wilcox of Hamilton died about a
week ago
Jan 31st Mild. very warm some rain, the mildest January that I can remember ever having
Feby 1st. still mild & cloudy. ordered some seeds from Stokes also from John Allen
Feby 2nd Cloudy, some colder, with strong west wind: dont think the ground hog will see his shadow
today.
Feby 3rd. Colder & Cloudy ground frozen up again
Feby 4th Colder again a few Snow Flurries and getting real cold tonight
Feby 5th. Very cold down to 10 this am. cold west wind mother still in bed.
Feby 6th. Cold this morning but getting milder, tonight will likely be cold in a day or two as it is 40
below zero in Winnipeg
Feby 7th Milder & cloudy snowed a couple of inches in the night.
Feby 8th. Very cold. down to about zero tonight
Fey 9th Coldest day this winter 2 to 4 below zero this morning with strong north wind blowing.
Feby 10th. Extreme cold this morning & last night heavy north west winds and about 10 below zero
Hamilton reported 6 below the coldest for some years Winnipeg 46 below near Kenmore 56 below
Feby 11th. not quite so cold today. about 20 above zero. but paper says cold again tomorrow
Feby 12th. Sunday, some colder again nearly zero.
Feby 13th Warmer again thawed some in the afternoon.
Feby 14th. Still mild & cloudy, turning colder tonight.
Feby 15th Cold & windy car of manure arrived for hotbeds.
Feby 16th Fair & cold have another peach of a cold. some milder this afternoon but windy from
South West
Feby 17th. Fair & milder men unloading car of hotbed manure.
�Feby 18th. Still fine & mild. men finished unloading car of manure
Feby 19th Got rid of the nurse again. cost $40 this time still fine & mild
Feby 20th Rained in the night. mild & windy today.
Feby 21st. Turned cold in the night. very cold today north west gales with snow flurries
Feby 22nd The men have the hotbeds up ready for Pepper & Cabbage Seed moderating again
today
Feby 23rd. Fine & mild again now no snow at all since christmas.
Feby 24th. Fine & mild just like spring. John & Brown sowed Pepper & Cabbage Seeds. 10 ozs
Worldbeater Peppers 2 ozs Harris' Early Giant & 1 oz California Wonder 2 ozs Copenhagen
Cabbage
Feby 25th. Snowed some in the night & rain today very soft & sloppy now In the Senior 6 H a. 1st
place won by Hamilton marlboro's of Toronto 2nd Port Colborne 3rd. Niagara Falls 4th
Feby 26 Fine but colder frozen up again.
Feb 27th. Fine & milder again. the snow going again.
Feb 28th Fine & mild the snow all gone now muddy. but will likely freeze up again tonight
March 1st. went down to the Dr Weavers. both feeling no good. Blood test down to 60. Madges 75
Mar 2nd Cloudy and a little cooler
Mar 3rd not much change in temperature and cloudy. In Senior 6. H. a Semi Finals Port Colborne
beat Hamilton in the two games. 3 to 1 Niagara Falls beat Toronto Marboros 4 to 3
Mar 4th. Cloudy & not very cold Sowed 6 ozs Tomato Seed. Cabbages are up now & Peppers
Starting to come up
Mar 5th. Sunday Fine. had lots of visitors Mr & Mrs {Cuttress?} & Bill and Stan & Harry.
Mar 6th. Cloudy and not very cold. NewMarket won from Toronto nationals in Junior 6. H.A. Semi
Finals 3 to 2. on the round. game last Saturday
Mar 7th. cooler & cloudy raining & snowing tonight.
Mar 8th. Looks like winter today. a couple
of inches of snow. but mild & thawing this afternoon. Ordered 5000 x 11 qts bskts at $34.20 per
1000 4000 covers at $15.20 per 1000 2000 x 6 qts at $28.25 1000 x 6 qts covers $14.25 5000 qts at
$475 (he means $4.75} 5000 pints at $4 38 cash price Paid by cheque today $346.50
�Mar 9th. Very cold today strong west winds & snow flurries
Mar 10th A very cold night nearly zero.
Mar 11th not quite so cold but still wintry
Mar 12th. Sunday. milder thawing again today & Cloudy this afternoon.
Mar 13th. A little bit of soft snow fell in the night but is mild today
Mar 14th. very mild lots of water on the ground both snow & rain
Mar 15th. Colder again very cold wind John says peppers damping off in hot beds no sun for days
Mar 16 Milder but windy from South West. Started unloading car of manure have to draw from
Freeman now. Burlington people don't like the smell. Big Earthquake in Cal on Mar 9th & 10th. Long
Beach hit the worst. also Los Angelas damaged about 150 killed 3000 hurt.
Mar 17th Mild & cloudy. men unloading manure & making hotbeds. Newmarket Juniors won the 6. h.
a championship from Stratford. which took four games to decide. Stratford won the 1st. 3 goals to 1.
the 2nd game tied (30 minutes overtime) 2 to 2. 3rd Game newmarket 4 stratford 3 4th & final game
last night newmarket 3 stratford 1 Got a load of 11 qt bskts in yesterday.
Mar 18th. Cloudy & very cold East wind & frozen up again. Niagara Falls won Senior 6 H a last night
from Pt. Colborne 2 games out of three last nights final game N.F.1 P.C. 0
Mar 19th Sunday. Weather awful today. Snow. rain. ice over every thing and cold besides.
Mar 20th. Cloudy & rainy all day. great weather for hotbeds
Mar 21st. mild but cloudy lots of water around got two loads empty berry crates at Uptons (236).
Spring started officially early this a.m. cloudy & strong west wind turning cooler tonight
Mar 22 Cloudy & cold with strong winds.
Mar 23rd still cloudy & cool Newmarkets Jun. 6 H. a. champions won from Sudbury (last years
Canadian champions). last night 2 games out of 3.
1st game score Sudbury 1 - Newmarket 1- 20 over time
2nd game Sud Newm. 2 Sud -1
3rd game Newm. 1 Sud -0
transplanted cabbage about 3000. not growing many.
Mar 24th. Niagara Falls (SN Q.H.A. won from Ham. Pats in play downs 4-2 on the round weather
fine this afternoon first sunny day for along time
�Mar 25. Back to clouds again today with strong West East Wind. Starting to snow this afternoon, still
snowing at bed time
Mar 26th Sunday. a few inches of snow. looks like winter again cool tonight.
Mar 27th unloading 3rd car of manure snow all gone already cloudy this afternoon looks like more
rain or snow.
Mar 28th Some milder but a cold wind unloading manure & making hotbeds Niagara Falls Sen. 6 H.a
won both Games from Ottawa in the play downs. 1st Game in Toronto 2 to 0. second in Ottawa 6 to
1.
Mar 29th. Fine & mild today have another cold. Newmarket Junior 6Ha. won both games from
Ottawa in playdowns scores 1 to 0 & 3 to 0 the last game in Ottawa last night
Mar 30th Niagara Falls Sen. Lost to Moncton. In Eastern Senior Finals 1st game N. F. 1. M. 0
Second Game N.F. 1. Mon 4.
Mar 31st Fine & mild inbed with a cold
April 1st. new market won Eastern Jun Finals From Montreal score 3-2 on the round but they are all
crippled and battered up. And now play the Can Finals with Regina
April 2nd Fine & mild got out of bed this afternoon. Radio on the bunk since yesterday Rectifier tube
dead.
April 3rd Have a cold yet. Weather mild men still transplanting Tomatoes & peppers. waiting for
another car of manure.
told our men we would have to cut their wages from $12.00 a week down to $9.00. they dont seem
to like it but nobody else paying any more. We paid $12.00 & lots only Paid $9.00 & $10.00 last year
April 4th Toronto Professional Hockey team won the National League Championship this morning.
from Boston. in Toronto. they played 5 Games. scores. Ist. Game Chicago 1 Tor 0. 15 minutes
overtime
Second Game Tor 1. Chic 0. 15 minutes overtime
3rd Game Chic 2 - Tor 1. 5 minutes overtime
4th Game Tor. 5 Chic 3
5th Game Tor 1. Chic 0. started last night at 830pm. finished a quarter to two this morning. they
played
60 minutes full time and then 104 minutes 46 seconds overtime total 164m. 46 seconds Ken
{Doraty?} scored the only Goal of the Game.
April 5th men unloading 4th car of manure
�April 5th unloading manure and making hotbeds weather mild
April 6th. cloudy & mild & raining all afternoon.
April 7th Newmarket Junior 6 H.a champions won the Dominion Championship last night won the
finals from Regina in Toronto in two straight games. scores 2 to 1 in each game the last one 30 min
overtime at the End of the game some of the Regina players mobbed the referee.
{Side note} Had two of there star players injured were out of the last game.
April 8th. Colder & cloudy today. still have a cold. John has one also. men working at hotbeds.
April 9th. Sunday Fine & mild Had Laura May for the weekend.
April 10th. Fine & warm men transplanting peppers yet. expect to finish tomorrow they say
April 11th. First thunder storm of the year here about 430 this morning cloudy & some showers most
of the day. Moncton beat Saskatoon Western Senior Hockey Champions in two straight games.
Scores 3-0 - 2-0 The first time the Alan cup was ever won by the {maritimes?}
April 12th Fine & mild. Finished transplanting today. 3000 cabbages Hot peppers sweet peppers
and tomatoes
April 13th. men topping Raspberry bushes and Hoeing out sod out of them
April 14th. Good Friday mild & cloudy looks like rain. N York Rangers won the final game of Pro
Hockey last night in Toronto. 1 to 0 in overtime. and wins the Stanley cup. 3 games out of four. Now
Baseball has started. Toronto lost first 2 games at Baltimore they started on Apr. 12th.
Men putting Fertilizer on berry bushes ( 1 ton of. 2 – 8 – 10. Cost $25.80
April 15th started spraying Pear trees this afternoon. with oil. 4 gals Oil to 100 of water. other trees
they use 3 gals oil to 100 of water. Got a 42 Gal bll. oil cost 659 {he means $6.59} gal. Got 3 half
tanks on this afternoon.
April 16th. Easter Sunday. cool & cloudy. In the morning very little wind. east what their is of it.
Raining all afternoon from the East.
April 17th. Cloudy & cool East winds. foggy and some light rain at times.
April 18th. Fooling with spray machine all afternoon. pump got frozen last fall. Virtue welded it but no
good. sent it to Hamilton tonight to try again a new part would cost $23.50
April 19th Spray machine. no good. worked all afternoon on it.
April 20th Started uncovering strawberries. cool & windy from North East.
April 21 Spray machine no good. men uncovering strawberries they look pretty good so far coming
nice and green.
�April 22 Cold again today after a warm day.
Yesterday. Spraying again today.
April 23rd Sunday. Fair but a cold wind have another peach of a cold
April 24. men still spraying pears. seems to be to late but spray machine won’t go half the time.
finished spraying pears tonight used one large bll & 1 small barrel cost.
April 25th. Finished drawing straw off strawberries & started to transplant tomatoes 2nd time. &
sowed some Cabbage seed out doors. for second early ones
April 26th cold & wintry with some snow flurries froze ice & ground frozen also
April 27th. Still very cold with strong north west winds a few Snow flurries
April 28th. Cloudy & some milder & some rain finished transplanting tomatoes. about 8000 half of
them in 4 ½ boxs started digging strawberry plants.
April 29th. Fair but not very warm. Cleaning strawberry plants a worse job than digging them
April 30 Sunday. Partly cloudy and milder home all day. but the children went to Sunday school.
May 1st. Real summer up to 78. digging & cleaning strawberry plants.
May 2nd not so warm today partly cloudy and a few showers also a thunder shower in the night but
not very much rain.
May 3rd. Digging. planting strawberries. a big job getting plants ready
May 4th. still cool today but clear & bright. East wind.
May 5th Still at planting strawberries. cloudy strong East winds & very cold. expect to finish planting
tomorrow. About a week earlier than last year.
May 6th Finished planting strawberries. about 5 acres 20 Rows Glen Mary next Cemetery 39 Rows
Gibson 20 Rows Premier on far side a few Rows in the orchard for plants. Weather very cold. East
winds & cloudy a few sprinkle rain
May 7th. Sunday. clear & bright & mild. had Geo Hammond & family for supper
May 8th. A change in the weather real cold. party cloudy and strong East wind. Getting ready to
plant beans & corn.
May 9th. still cloudy and very cold. A few sprinkles of rain. planted some Early Corn (20 lbs seed)
May 10th Planted about 10 rows Beans our own seed weather fine John. Don & Edgar at Kingston
Don graduated as an . Engineer
�May 11 not so warm and cloudy planted more Beans 10 lbs Davis Wax and 10 lbs. Black Seed,
Pencil Pod. About 15rows:
May 12. Planted 10 lbs more corn. also cut first Asparagus. 4 x 11’s & 1 x 6. Sent to Toronto sold at
175 per 11 qts 125 for the 6 qt.
May 13th A light shower last night and a change of wind and weather today warmer
May 14th Sunday fine & warm Had Hicks & Stan & Harry in the evening.
May 15th Fine & warm had 7 x 11. 1 x 6 Grass. shipped to Toronto. a big ring around the sun all
morning. guess it is going to storm. Sold at £100 {he means $1.00} per bskt
May 16th Cold east wind again and cloudy likely rain tonight hoeing strawberries
May 17th Cleaning up and getting warmer hoeing strawberries
May 18 Fine & very warm hoeing strawberries
May 19th Still Fine & warm cleaning manure from around hotbeds
May 20th A little cooler and a few showers got 3 bags certified P. E. I Cobbler Potatoes. Paid $1.25
bag
May 21 Sunday. Fine but a little cooler.
May 22nd Hoeing strawberries this year. a lot dead again.
May 23rd still hoeing new strawberries
May 24th. Fine & warm started planting Tomatoes out. was up to Hammonds for supper.
May 25th. Finished planting tomatoes about 75000 fine & very warm warmest this year
May 26th. started planting peppers. Warm. with a shower starting about 6 p.m.
May 27. Planting Peppers cloudy a few showers
May 28th Sunday started yesterday to paint the house. of course it rained. I went to see the Rock
Gardens at Ham.
May 29th. Planting peppers. another good shower in the afternoon.
May 30th Still planting peppers. will have about 38 000 when we get them all in. warm & windy today
May 31st Finished planting peppers & got started 2 30 to spray got 4 tanks on. about 6 lbs Lead and
3 ½ Gals. L. Sulphur.
�June 1st. Weather fine spraying got 10 tanks on. looks like very few Bartlett Pears no Burbank or
Red June plums. but looks like lots of Shiro. Bradshaws Monarchs. Reine Claude & monarchs.
June 2 still spraying weather fine. 9 tanks
June 3 spraying cherries today. Crop fair some trees very light in the big, or old orchard others look
loaded. 10 tanks
June 4th. Went to Dundas Park. also saw McMasters University & Sunken Gardens some showers
in the afternoon
June 5th Got the last load of bskts in from Dalton he charged us to much. $39 for 11 qts 30 for 6 qts
Glovers was £34.25 & $ 28.75
June 6th. Very warm today still spraying. machine working fine got about 10 tanks on each day.
June 7th Finished spraying about 9 oclock. about 54 tanks. it took 4 bll & 10 gals Lime Sulphur 330
lbs lead. A Bad Thunder. rain & wind storm just at noon rain came in Torrents a few trees blown
down, in the orchard. Poles. trees. silos & Barns blown down.
all over South western Ontario. and Niagara district. another big thunder & rain storm in the evening
but no wind. but every thing flooded now
June 8th Very warm today. hottest of the year.
June 9th. another hurricane and thunder storm around Ingersoll district blew over more barns
yesterday. Very hot 94 in the shade in Hamilton. Picked first strawberries 2 x 36 pints & 2 x 24 pints.
Sent to Toronto they sold at. 10¢ only
June 10th Very warm hoeing beans some job. awful weedy.
June 11th Sunday extra hot. went to La Salle Park. Just got home ahead of a big thunder shower
June 12th Picked 25 x 27 Sberries. sold 17 crates at $4.00 per crate shipped 8 to Toronto. sold at
$3.00 per crate
June 13th. Turned very cold down to 46 from 96 on Sunday. planted cauliflowers
June 14th. Picked 40 crates strawberries sold here at 12¢ qt.
June 15. Fair & cold no picking today hoeing & cultivating.
June 16. Picked 87 crates SBerries sold at 12¢ The Gibsons are a very poor sample this year
June 17. Fair & cool men working cleaning Earth off hotbeds.
June 18th. Cloudy & still cool. looks like rain. Went to Gage Park.
June 19th Warmer today a big day at picking 244 crates sold 85 crates at $200 {he means $2.00}
112 at $185 {he means $1.85} & shipped 47 to Toronto. sold at 59 & 5 ½ a quart.
�June 20th no picking and extremely hot about 95 in the shade
June 21st. Picking again but berries nearly burnt up. and very small Picked 86 x 32 & 64 x 27. Sold
Upton them at 4¢ a quart some price.
June 22nd no picking today. Hoeing.
June 23rd Picked again today very poor sample sent to Uptons 92 x 32 38 x 27
June 24th Saturday. no picking weather warm. was at Hamilton berries plentiful on the market from 5
to 15¢
June 25 Fine & warm home all day having a rest.
June 26th. Picked until about 4 oclock had a shower pickers wanted more money to pick but we are
still only paying a cent a box, as we are only getting 4¢ box
June 27th Extremely hot done picking about 2.30 PM.
June 28th Hottest day this year about about 100. in the shade. very dry. two or three thunder
showers went around but none here yet. 102 in Hamilton
June 29th Still hot & dry picked 59 x 32 SBerries
Also first peppers of the year. 27 x 6. Hots. shipped to Toronto. sold at Mauser Welb McBride 17 at
50 9 at 75 1 at 65¢ Have picked (987 x 27. S total) strawberries and I guess they are done.
June 30th. started spraying cherries this afternoon got 4 tanks on.
July 1st spraying cherries men run over the gun with the sprayer only got 6 tanks on. has been pretty
windy
July 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy went up to Carman Bells his barn was burned Friday morning with 18
young Cattle 2 bulls and 20 pigs
July 3rd Fine & cool finished spraying. Picked 7 crates SBerries for the last. also 50 x 6 qts Green
peppers they sold at. SBerries $150 {he means $1.50} a crate. Peppers 50¢
July 4th Very warm & dry picked 24 x 6 Richmond cherries shipped to Toronto sold at
July 5 Sold Scott 20 large crates Cabbages at 75¢ & 34 x 6 qts white cherries at 25¢
July 6th Picked 40 x 6 Black cherries sold in Toronto at 40¢
July 7th Very warm & dry every thing burning up sold 39 bskts Beans at 43¢ shipped 72 x 6 peppers
sold 25¢ to 40¢
July 8th. a few light showers. Hoeing peppers & cultivating
�July 9th. Sunday not so warm took a drive over the beach up the mountain at Stoney Creek and
down to Grimsby and home.
July 10th Warmer again sold 6 crates Rasps at 10¢ 16 Beans at 40 26 sweet cherries 45¢ 37 x 6
Monts at 22¢ & 5 x 11 Monts at 37¢
July 11th. Picking cherries sold 200 x 11 at 35¢ & 50¢ 6 sweets 40¢ & 65 x 6's at 22¢ & 65 at 20¢
July 12th. Sold 200 x 11's at 37 32 at 35¢ 10 x 6's at 22¢ and 255 at 20¢
picked first toms 2 x 6 qts sold at 75¢
July 13 Picked Rasps 12 crates only last year we picked 40 and 50 crates at a picking no rain yet.
Sold 60 Black cherries at 43¢ and 10 toms at $125 & 2 no's Dom at 75
July 14th. Not picking any thing today. no orders at all for sour cherries.
July 15th. St Swithin's day. a few sprinkle of rain every thing burning up. weather has been warm &
no rain picked 27 crates Rasps for Uptons & 95 cherries 32¢ 4 toms $125. 10 Pepp 45¢
July 16th Sunday went with Hicks to Dundas Park on a picnic had a good big shower there also
here.
July 17th. Picking cherries 553 x 11 qts 33¢ 6 Sweets Sold at 30 & 32 cts.
July 18. Picked 45 crates Rasps and 340 x 6 qt cherries & 133 x 11 qts.
July 19th our biggest day on cherries 636 x 11 qts. Sold 35¢ & 37¢ cherries picked so far to date.
289 x 6 sweet cherries 807 x 6 Mont cherries 1858 x 11 Mont cherries
July 20. warm again today. picked 619 x 11 cherries today. they say 96 in the shade
July 21 Sold 125 cherries today at 42¢ balance at 37¢. 288 bskts total today & 34 crates Rasps. had
a big rain at just quiting time tonight 5.30
July 22nd Very hot again today picked 325 x 11 cherries 5 toms
July 23rd still very warm Had Stan & Harry over for supper
July 24. nice & cool today Picked 417 x 11 cherries until 3 PM. then started Raspberries Picked first
corn 17 toms 65¢ 60 doz 20¢
July 25. Picked Rasps last night & this a.m had 40 crates. Picked 207 x 6. cherries 22¢ 351 x 11’s at
37¢ & 38¢ 40 doz corn at 20¢ 100 doz at 15¢
July 26 Picked 2 x 7 x 11 cherries today & 42 bskts tomatoes 45¢
July 27th Getting very warm again. Picked 187 x 11 cherries sold @ 35¢ & 38¢. 40 tomatoes took
them to Scott. he set no price on them says price is shot.
�July 28th. Finished picking Raspberries & cherries today Picked 194 x 6 cherries 21¢
which made a total for the season of 1500 x 6 qts & 4500 x 11 qts cherries. picked 57 x 11 tomatoes
very low in price Scott making nothing on ticket will have to take what he likes I suppose about 30¢
Picked first Black Berries 1 x 24 & 1 x 36 at 7¢ 9 Hampers. Transparent apples 80¢ also sold 30 cwt
green peppers at 50¢
July 28. Very hot about 99 or 100 in the shade yesterday & today picked 60 toms sold to Scott at
25¢
July 29th. Very hot yet & dry. went to Ham. Thermometer about 100.
July 30th Sunday Very warm reports in Ham 102. in Burlington 106.
July 31st Picked 26 bskts shiro plums for the first at 40¢ Tomatoes 25 & 26¢ peppers 50¢ still very
hot & no rain.
Aug 1st still hot & dry about 98 yesterday and this morning. but had a shower this evening will
freshen things up.
Aug 2. Cooler this morning the family that picks cherries for us. (Freddy). have moved to 72 Keith St
near Wentworth
picked 9 x 36 Lawtons sold at $225 {he means $2.25} a crate - 125 toms at 30 to 35¢ 86 shiro plums
at 37¢ & 40¢
Aug 3rd Raining all day started in the night nothing doing at all
Aug 4th Picked 100 toms at 35 to 50¢ 105 shiro plums at 40¢ 11 crates Berries $225 {he means
$2.25}
Aug 5th. Fine & not very hot. nothing much doing only picked 21 bskts toms at 40 72 doz corn 8¢
Aug 6 Sunday Fine and not very warm Had Stan. Simm & Bell over in the afternoon
Aug 7 Only picked 87 toms sold at 33 & 35¢ 25 x 6 Shiro plums 25 10 x 11 at 35¢. 24 x11's 45¢ 40
doz corn 8¢ 12 crates Lawtons $2.00 a crate. Jim Davison died yesterday in Hamilton.
Aug 8th. Picked 130 bskts Shiro plums 72 x 11 cukes at 20¢ & 25¢. 22 x 11 Sweet peppers at 57¢
35 x 6 Red peppers at 35¢ Fine & cool.
Aug 9th. Picked 94 tomatoes today 35 to 38¢ 34 plums 40 - 15 Red peppers 35 - 15 x 11 Sweet
greens 55 - 8 crates Lawtons $200 & $225. 19 cukes 25¢
Aug 10th not much picking today only 90 doz corn @ 10¢
Aug 11th. Picked Americas plums. 57 x 11 at 38¢ had bskts before a total of 63 bskts Red Junes we
had 5 bskts all together
�Aug 12 Sat picked 112 toms and cut first 5 doz cabbage from late patch @ 50¢ doz.
Aug 13th. Had two or three terrific thunder & lightning storms in the night but fine and a little cooler
this morning.
Aug 14th Picked 200 bskts tomatoes @25¢ 26 Brad plums 35¢ 27 x 11 Red peppers 75¢ 4 crates
Berries $2.00
Aug 15th. Picked 100 tomatoes 10 Red peppers at 75¢ - and picked our Clapps Pears had 225
bskts sold at 40¢ also 5 crates cabb 75¢ Weather fine & not too warm
Aug 16 Fine & warm but very heavy dews in the mornings makes it bad for picking picked 125 Gage,
40 Brad. 183 toms at 15¢ to 25¢ 40 crates Cabb @ 55¢
Aug 17 Not so much doing picked 36 Burbank plums at 50¢ 8 blues at 30¢ 95 x 11 Green toms - 22¢
38 x 11 Ripe toms 15¢ 4 x 36 Berries $200 10 x 6 Red peppers 35
Aug 18th. Thunder showers in the night. wet again this morning. Picked 158 toms price away down
15¢ to 20¢
Aug 19 Sat. a busy day sold Scott 368 bskts plums. 102 bskts toms 27 x 6 Red peppers & 6 doz
cabbages
Aug 20 Sunday fine & cool. went to La Salle Park.
Aug 21st. A busy day about 200 toms & 200 plums 35 crates cabbages 40 x 11 Red peppers.
Aug 22nd 100 toms 100 plums 25 doz cabb at 50¢ 10 doz Large cabb at 65¢ Raining this evening
from the East.
Aug 23 Wet this morning got 129 plums & 106 toms 59 cukes for Bullock & 10 crates cabbages. Big
rain & wind storms along the U.S. Coast in New Jersey & Virginia
Aug 24th a few light showers today but not many orders any way. only 100 Bradshaw plums for
Scott at 19¢ (not covered) and 10 crates cabbages
Aug 25th about 200 toms & 150 plums today & some cabbages
Aug 26th 150 toms. 10 plums 73 x 6 Red peppers at 30 & 37¢
Aug 27 Sunday Fine & warm. Had Hicks in the afternoon
Aug 28 Childrens Day at the Ex. left at 8:30 am. home at 11 30 PM. they had a big day picking I
guess 106 toms. 70 plums 50 cukes and alot of Cabb about 60 doz
Aug 29. Still busy at plums & peppers just about finished up cabbages one truck got 74 doz at 45¢
also 15 crates small ones at 50 a crate.
�Aug 30 Picked 150 toms at 16¢ & 17¢ 50 plums 32 Green peppers 30 68 Red peppers 50 20 Cukes
25
Aug 31 started to pick Bartlett pears. got over 100 bus {bushel} picked
Sept 1 Picking Bartlett pears all day. about 200 bus. {bushel} they are very sticky an outbreak Pear
Sylis.
Sept 2nd. Sold Bullock 100 bskts Bartletts at 45¢ and have picked to date. 487 bushels. sold one
load to Scott at 3¢ for no 1's 2¢ for no 2's & 40¢ bus {bushel} for culls. the rest to Davidson at 2 1/4¢
lb down to 2 {illegible}.
Sept 4th Finished Bartlett pears. totaled 497 bus. and {illegible} & {illegible} qt. bskts.
Sept 3. went on a picnic to Brantford at Mohawk Park also saw the Bell Home were the Telephone
was invented.
Sept 5 Busy all day picking peppers and plums for Uptons. Lombards 126 bskts at 1¢ a lb.
Sept 6th. Picked 115 Green peppers at 25¢ 20 x 6 qts Reds 20¢ 10 x 11 qts sweet reds 45¢ plums
20 8 Mon at 18¢ 60 Reine Claude 21¢ 10 Grand Dukes - 23¢ a few showers in the evening.
Sept 7. Picked 157 bus {bushel} tomatoes for the canners at 25¢ bushel. 25 sweet peppers 3 crates
Cauliflowers 32 Gage plums & started for Davidson on Reine Claudes got 62 bskts tonight
Sept 8 Very heavy fog all night. soaking wet this morning could not pick plums until noon. Charlie
Davison died last night.
Sept 9th a shower early this am. not much doing sold Scott 70 bskts & the Canners got a load of
pumpkins $4 per ton. Went to the funeral of C. Davison.
Sept 10th cool & windy went to Riverdale Park in Toronto to see the Zoo it was pretty good
Sept 11th Very cool this morning. Picked 25 x 11 Cukes & 20 peppers for Bullock and picking Reine
Claude plums for Davison. 569 bskts Have used 4112 x 11 qts this year beside what we stored last
winter
Sept 12 Still cool picking Reine Clauds 572 bshls today. 50 bskts Duchess Pears at 30¢
Sept 13th Finished Reine Claude plums had Had 1877 bskts this year
Picked 60 no 1 Howells at 40¢ 10 Dom at 30¢ 45 x 11 peppers 15 cukes for Bullock. 201 6 qts
Monarchs at 11¢ and 6 plums 50¢ & 4 crates Caul. $125 for Scott (a busy day)
Sept 14. not much doing rained early this am. picked 6 plums & 10 Sweet peppers.
Sept 15. Picked Scott 127 x 6 Mon plums 11¢ 30 x 11 Mon at 17¢ - 17 Red S Peppers 25¢. 12
quince 30¢ & 279 x 11 G. Dukes at for Davidson
�Sept 16. a little warmer it has been cool for
the last few days. Picked some peppers for Scott. 10 Red Hots 25 25 Green Sweets 15¢ & 25 Green
Hots 17¢. 15 Duke plums 20¢ & 5 crates Cauliflowers $1 25. some prices.
Sunday Sept 17 back on Standard time this morning. Fine & warm Had Hicks over in the afternoon.
& stayed for supper
Sept 18th Had a big day. picked 624 bskts of Grand Dukes. 30 x 11 Red Peppers at 30¢ 5 bus
Greens at 50¢ 25 cukes at 15¢ 10 Red Sweets P. 40¢ 102 Howell pears @35¢ windy & cooler.
Sept 19th Finished Grand Duke plums. had 1040 bskts this year picked our peach crop had 24
baskets. picked 62 prunes at 50¢ & 44 G S Peppers 20¢ light rain started about 3 30 PM
Sept 20th - orders slowing up picked a few peppers & Cauliflowers.
Sept 21. 50 pears. 25 prunes 25 peppers & a few cauliflower.
Sept 22 100 x 11 Prunes at 50¢ and a few Cauliflowers
Sept 23rd 25 Prunes only.
Sept 24. Went in to Chapams for supper a fine warm day.
Sept 25. showery this am Bullock got 35 bskts Pears Scott 50 G. Peppers 2 Caul Benior 2 Caul
shipped 15 Red Sweet Peppers & 5 cauliflowers
Sept 26 Rain again this morning & picked 125 Peppers 15 to 20¢ 15 Prune 50¢ & 13 crates Caul $1
25 after dinner
Sept 27 no orders shipped 20 prunes to Toronto sold at 65¢ net 51¢
Sept 28 Raining again this am - shipped a few peppers. Caul & Pears to Toronto to try them.
Sept 29th. Picked some more punes for Toronto a big order sold 65¢ to 75¢ from Scott 1 crate Caul.
the gang have been a week cleaning out Rasps havent one patch done yet.
Sept 30. Nothing doing no orders at all ordered 10 bus. Rye at 70¢ bushel.
Oct 1st Sunday Fine & mild home all day
Oct 2nd no orders started shipping to Toronto 50 prunes 75 30 pears 25 to 35¢
Oct 3rd shipped some more Pears. Peppers & Caul. to Toronto
Oct 4th Fine cool this a m. but warmer tonight & looks like rain shipped some more Pears at 20 & 25
Cauliflower 30¢ crate & peppers & 5 bskts Crab apples sold 4 at 15¢ 1 at 20¢
�Oct 5th nothing doing picked peppers most of the day. John has turned the farm over to Donald &
Edgar for next season I hear.
Oct 6 Finished Picking some peppers, in bushels. no sale for them now. intend to plow down the
rest.
Oct 7th Finished picking apples. men gone to Caledonia Fair this afternoon
Oct 8th cool & cloudy a few showers.
Oct 9th. Brown ploughing & sowing Rye
Oct 10th to 12th weather fair & not very cold no frost yet. sold our Greening apples to Hyslop
canners at 25¢ per bushel.
Oct 14 to 20th Regular weather. a couple of heavy frosts some rain. some warm days. starting
trimming dead branches out of cherry trees. Have some pears peppers & apples in the barn & no
sale for them
Oct 21 Charlotte's 13th Birthday mild & showery (thunder showers) went to Hamilton to try & sell
some pumpkins & apples no results
Oct 22 Sunday Fair & cool
Oct 23rd. Fair & cool pruning a few plum trees taking out dead branches.
Oct 24 Raining all day first heavy all days rain this fall. Soft snow with rain tonight
Oct 25 to 28th. dug out about 75 Monarch plum trees. no money in them at 17 & 18¢ a bskt and only
a crop every other year
Oct 29th Sunday. not very cold but cloudy the heavy frost last Wed morning froze a lot of apples.
Mae Smith they say lost 3 carloads & Attridge at Waterdown 1800 barrels Spys.
Oct 30 Fine & milder.
Oct 31st. Fine & very warm Indian Summer I guess. Sold 13 1/2 tea chests apples at $1.00 a chest.
snows Spys & Delicious (some Juice) Marchments address in Toronto now is 26 Queen St E.
Toronto No 2
Nov 1st 2nd & 3rd & 4th weather fine & mild. work all done but covering strawberries
Nov 5th. Colder & cloudy freezing hard.
Nov 6th. Ground covered with snow this a.m. but all gone before noon.
Nov 6th to 10th moderate cold weather. but colder today & snow on the ground.
Nov 11 Armistice Day a real snow storm from the east all day
�Nov 12th. Sunday cloudy & milder. must be 4 or 5 inches snow this morning looks like more snow or
rain coming.
Nov 13th. cold & cloudy afew snow flurries
Nov 14th. snowing all morning. thawed it nearly all off about noon and turned very cold in the
afternoon.
Nov 15th. Very cold down to 14 in Hamilton this am. & not above 30. Colder than that here I guess.
down to 7 in Toronto coldest Nov 15th in 50 years
Nov 16th. Still colder last night B must have been near zero.
Nov 17th. a little milder this morning but another snow storm this afternoon
Nov 18th. not so cold thawing & freezing in turns all day cooler & some snow flurries tonight
Nov 19th. not very cold but snowing nearly all day. 2 or 3 inches on the ground tonight
Nov 20th. Fair & cold started unloading two cars of manure both arrived at same time.
Nov 21st milder today started raining about middle of afternoon. heavy rain from 5 oclock during the
evening
Nov 22nd snow all gone again. mild
Nov 23 cold again men finished unloading the two cars manure nearly 71 tons on the two Freight is
down to 70¢ a ton if car weighs 30 ton or over & 90¢ under that. the manure was $1.75 a ton. the
two cars cost $170.70
Nov 24 Frozen this morning some light snow turned to Rain John & men planting Raspberry bushes.
Nov 25th Covering strawberries with manure here (old beds)
Nov 26 Sunday milder a little rain but turned very cold tonight
Nov 27 A Real cold winter day. men covering strawberries
Nov 28 Covering new strawberries with straw $9 00 per ton. got $5 ton 600 lbs some milder again
Nov 29th mild. cloudy with light rain big thunder storm in the evening & high winds from the South
West all night.
Nov 30th. High west winds cloudy & some cooler.
Dec 1st. Cold again this morning but fine & clear.
Dec 2nd. Getting milder looks like rain tonight
�Dec 3rd Sunday. raining all day. had Blair & Simmons afternoon & night till 1 oclock
Dec 4th to Dec 8th. mostly fair & not very cold but turning cold tonight.
Dec 9th Very cold this morning with strong north winds. frost all over the windows
Dec 10th not quite so cold but cloudy & looks like snow
Dec 11th snowed a few inches in the night & very cold today with high north west winds drifting the
snow.
Dec 12th Very cold again today. not much wind but cloudy.
Dec 13th still very cold men trying to cover strawberries with straw
Dec 14th Extremely cold today with a few inches of snow nearly zero.
Dec 15th Rained & sleeted in the night every thing icey this morning. thawing this afternoon.
Dec 16th. Very icey this a.m. (on the roads) but thawed all day and the highway is clear tonight
Dec 17th Sunday Cloudy & mild the snow nearly all gone & it looks like rain
Dec 18th & 19th. Fine & mild finished covering strawberries with straw paid $29 00 more besides
last lot total about 9 tons. Had the Gang over also Mrs Cuttress played card until 1.30 am.
Dec 20th a peach of a day rain & sleet & snows trees all frozen with ice
Dec 21st trees all covered with ice went to Hamilton for more presents and a Xmas tree.
Dec 22nd. cloudy & cool
Dec 23rd. Moderately cold. north east wind looks like more snow fixed up Christmas tree.
Dec 24th Sunday. Rain snow & sleet. every thing covered with ice roads nearly impassable
Dec 25th. Turned colder roads all ice Down to Johns for the day.
Dec 26th. About another 6 inches of snow on top of the ice and very cold.
Dec 27th. down to zero this morning reports from North & West say as low as 58 below zero.
Dec 28th. not quite so cold this morning but turning cold this afternoon Went to Hamilton & got a
goose 16 lbs 2 ozs. 18¢ a lb. $2.90.
Dec 29th - coldest night for years this mornings Globe says 17 below in Toronto and the west from
40 to 64 below The 64 below was near Sudbury. The Papers say Toronto 22 below Hamilton 15 &
24 on the mountains Burlington 26 below coldest in 19 years they say. at 10 oclock this morning 12
below in Ham. and stayed below zero all day. at noon in Toronto 16 below zero moderating a little at
�night at 11 oclock it was 8 below. The average for Toronto for the 24 hours was 15 below zero. 39
degrees colder than the average for Dec 27th. The fruit growers of Stoney Creek are afraid of their
Burbank plums & peaches they say they will only stand 15 below while it was 17 below there. what
about them here. 26 below also Rasps & Blackberries
Dec 30th Cloudy this morning and a little milder. quite mild tonight & looks like rain.
Dec 31st. Raining & thawing all last night & today snow mostly gone but lots of ice yet.
1934
Note Hundreds of Pear & plum trees were winter killed. we lost nearly all our Bartlett pears all the
Duchess. pears & peaches. Red June plums and alot of Reine Claude and other plums. Rasps.
frozen badly. one patch done for. Blackberries frozen to the ground
1933 Total
Sales of fruit.
Mansen Welb Toronto
McBride Toronto
Sold at Farm
Alan Davidson Ben.
Carpenter, Winona
Uptons Hamilton
Ontario Canner Burl.
Ontario Canner Burl.
Weiner Grimsby
Galloway Burlington
Scott Aldershot
Muskoka sales
{TOTAL}
226 21
154 59
2631 27
1482 84
216 61
951 58
11 25
78 12
78 75
250 50
2582 71
50 00
$8,714.43
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<p>Jan 1st Sunday a big change in the weather this morning nearly zero all last week very mild. Christmas day was very mild. like spring home alone all day as we are holding our new years Dinner Tomorrow</p>
<p>Jan 2nd. A bright clear day and getting milder again. Had Grandma B & Harry & John .Donald & Edgar & Mrs Braett for dinner none ov them would stay for supper</p>
<p>Jan 3rd Fine & mild again thawing some. called on Hicks Ida has been sick with a cold</p>
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<p>Jan 4th Very mild, no snow at all and every thing dry. burnt the grass in the ditch along the road, very unusual at this time of the year.</p>
<p>Jan 5th. Mild yet . froze a little last night, cloudy and looks like snow flurries Geo Filman elected Reeve & Len Scott deputy by acclamation in East Flamboro, in Burlington. J. O. Ryckman elected mayor. Geo Harris Reeve. Jos Brecken Deputy & Councillors Craig John Blair Will Bell. McGrath. John {Grimson}. Dan Barrett. nearly a new Council from last years</p>
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<p>Jan 6th. Mild again today thawing all day.</p>
<p>Jan 7th. Very windy again blowing the straw off the strawberries again turning cold tonight froze up solid.</p>
<p>Jan 8th. Cold & cloudy looks like snow. home all day.</p>
<p>Jan 9th Some rain in the night. cloudy all day and some cooler tonight</p>
<p>Jan 10th. Fine & mild got Car License $7.00 Drivers Permit '100 Car License no P. 7253</p>
<p>Jan 11th. Fine today but turning cold tonight freezing hard</p>
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<p>Jan 12th. Real cold this morning must be down to about 10 above</p>
<p>Jan 13th. not quite so cold this morning but cloudy and looks like snow the ground has been bare since before Xmas.</p>
<p>Jan 23rd. Mother. Doris and I have all been in bed for a week with the flu just getting around now but all feeling shaky. the weather has been very mild the whole last ten days no snow at all. quite a lot of rain and terrible high winds blew barn door off last week & blew down lattice fence and also Radio</p>
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<p>aerial last night. am not able to go out yet to fix any thing. The paper says the Thermometer was up to 50 degrees last Saturday.</p>
<p>Jan 24th & 27th Weather fine & mild certainly a fine January. mother back to bed more cold & flu.</p>
<p>Jan 28th to 30th. A little cooler, frosty at nights but clear days and no snow. mother still in bed. Doris went to school today was away 11 school days this month. Mrs Wilcox of Hamilton died about a week ago</p>
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<p>Jan 31st Mild. very warm some rain, the mildest January that I can remember ever having</p>
<p>Feby 1st. still mild & cloudy. ordered some seeds from Stokes also from John Allen</p>
<p>Feby 2nd Cloudy, some colder, with strong west wind: dont think the ground hog will see his shadow today.</p>
<p>Feby 3rd. Colder & Cloudy ground frozen up again</p>
<p>Feby 4th Colder again a few Snow Flurries and getting real cold tonight</p>
<p>Feby 5th. Very cold down to 10 this am. cold west wind mother still in bed.</p>
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<p>Feby 6th. Cold this morning but getting milder, tonight will likely be cold in a day or two as it is 40 below zero in Winnipeg</p>
<p>Feby 7th Milder & cloudy snowed a couple of inches in the night.</p>
<p>Feby 8th. Very cold. down to about zero tonight</p>
<p>Fey 9th Coldest day this winter 2 to 4 below zero this morning with strong north wind blowing.</p>
<p>Feby 10th. Extreme cold this morning & last night heavy north west winds and about 10 below zero Hamilton reported 6 below the coldest for some years Winnipeg 46 below near Kenmore 56 below</p>
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<p>Feby 11th. not quite so cold today. about 20 above zero. but paper says cold again tomorrow</p>
<p>Feby 12th. Sunday, some colder again nearly zero.</p>
<p>Feby 13th Warmer again thawed some in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Feby 14th. Still mild & cloudy, turning colder tonight.</p>
<p>Feby 15th Cold & windy car of manure arrived for hotbeds.</p>
<p>Feby 16th Fair & cold have another peach of a cold. some milder this afternoon but windy from South West</p>
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<p>Feby 17th. Fair & milder men unloading car of hotbed manure.</p>
<p>Feby 18th. Still fine & mild. men finished unloading car of manure</p>
<p>Feby 19th Got rid of the nurse again. cost $40 this time still fine & mild</p>
<p>Feby 20th Rained in the night. mild & windy today.</p>
<p>Feby 21st. Turned cold in the night. very cold today north west gales with snow flurries</p>
<p>Feby 22nd the men have the hotbeds up ready for Pepper & Cabbage Seed moderating again today</p>
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<p>Feby 23rd. Fine & mild again now no snow at all since christmas.</p>
<p>Feby 24th. Fine & mild just like spring. John & Brown sowed Pepper & Cabbage Seeds. 10 ozs Worldbeater Peppers 2 ozs Harris' Early Giant & 1 oz California Wonder 2 ozs Copenhagen Cabbage</p>
<p>Feby 25th. Snowed some in the night & rain today very soft & sloppy now In the Senior 6 Ha . 1st place won by Hamilton marlboro's of Toronto 2nd Port Colborne 3rd. Niagara Falls 4th</p>
<p>Feby 26 Fine but colder frozen up again.</p>
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<p>Feb 27th. Fine & milder again. the snow going again.</p>
<p>Feb 28th Fine & mild the snow all gone now muddy. but will likely freeze up again tonight</p>
<p>March 1st. went down to the Dr Weavers. both feeling no good. Blood test down to 60. Madges 75</p>
<p>Mar 2nd Cloudy and a little cooler</p>
<p>Mar 3rd not much change in temperature and cloudy. In Senior 6. H .a Semi Finals Port Colborne Beat Hamilton in the two games. 3 to 1 Niagara Falls beat Toronto Marboros 4 to 3</p>
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<p>Mar 4th. Cloudy & not very cold Sowed 6 ozs Tomato Seed. Cabbages are up now & Peppers Starting to come up</p>
<p>Mar 5th. Sunday Fine. had lots of visitors Mr & Mrs {illegible} & Bill and Stan & Harry.</p>
<p>Mar 6th. Cloudy and not very cold. NewMarket won from Toronto nationals in Junior 6. H.A. Semi Finals 3 to 2. on the round. game last Saturday</p>
<p>Mar 7th. cooler & cloudy raining & snowing tonight.</p>
<p>Mar 8th. Looks like winter today. a couple</p>
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<p>of inches of snow. but mild & thawing this afternoon. Ordered 5000 x 11 qts bshls at $34.20 per 1000 4000 covers at $15.20 per 1000 2000 x 6 qts at 28.25 1000 x 6 qts covers $14.25 5000 qts at $4 75 5000 pints at 438 cash price Paid by cheque today $346.50</p>
<p>Mar 9th. Very cold today strong west winds & snow flurries</p>
<p>Mar 10th A very cold night nearly zero.</p>
<p>Mar 11th not quite so cold but still wintry</p>
<p>Mar 12th. Sunday milder thawing again today & Cloudy this afternoon.</p>
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<p>Mar 13th. A little bit of soft snow fell in the night but is mild today</p>
<p>Mar 14th. very mild lots of water on the ground both snow & rain</p>
<p>Mar 15th. Colder again very cold wind John says peppers damping off in hot beds no sun for days</p>
<p>Mar 16 Milder but windy from South West. Started unloading car of manure have to draw from Freeman now. Burlington people don't like the smell. Big Earthquake in cal on Mar 9th & 10th. Long Beach hit the worst. also Los Angeles damaged about 150 killed 3000 hurt.</p>
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<p>Mar 17th Mild & cloudy. men unloading manure & making hotbeds. Newmarket Juniors won the 6. h. a championship from Stratford. which took four games to decide. Stratford won the 1st. 3 goals to 1. the 2nd game tied (30 minutes overtime) 2 to 2. 3rd Game newmarket 4 stratford 3 4th & final game last night newmarket 3 stratford 1 Got a load of 11 qt bshls in yesterday.</p>
<p>Mar 18th. Cloudy & very cold East wind & frozen up again. Niagara Falls won Senior 6 H a last night from Pt. Colborne 2 games out of three last nights final game N.F.1 P.C. 0</p>
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<p>Mar 19th Sunday. Weather awful today. Snow. rain. ice over every thing and cold besides.</p>
<p>Mar 20th. Cloudy & rainy all day. great weather for hotbeds</p>
<p>Mar 21st. mild but cloudy lots of water around got two loads empty berry crates at Uptons (236). Spring started officially early this a.m. cloudy & strong west wind turning cooler tonight</p>
<p>Mar 22 Cloudy & cold with strong winds.</p>
<p>Mar 23rd still cloudy & cool Newmarkets Jun. 6 H. a. champions won from Sudbury (last years Canadian champions). last night 2 games out of 3.</p>
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<p>1st game score Sudbury 1 - Newmarket 1- 20 over time</p>
<p>2nd game Sud Newm. 2 Sud -1</p>
<p>3rd game Newm. 1 Sud -0</p>
<p>transplanted cabbage about 3000. not growing many.</p>
<p>Mar 24th. Niagara Falls (SN Q.H.A. won from Ham. Pats in play downs 4-2 on the round weather fine this afternoon first sunny day for along time</p>
<p>Mar 25. Back to clouds again today with strong West East Wind. Starting to snow this afternoon, still snowing at bed time</p>
<p>Mar 26th Sunday. a few inches of snow. looks like winter again cool tonight.</p>
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<p>Mar 27th unloading 3rd car of manure snow all gone already cloudy this afternoon looks like more rain or snow.</p>
<p>Mar 28th Some milder but a cold wind unloading manure & making hotbeds Niagara Falls Sen. 6 H.a won both games from Ottawa in the play downs. 1st Game in Toronto 2 to 0. second in Ottawa 6 to 1.</p>
<p>Mar 29th. Fine & mild today have another cold. Newmarket Junior 6Ha. won both games from Ottawa in playdowns scores 1 to 0 & 3 to 0 the last game in Ottawa last night</p>
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<p>told our men we would have to cut their wages from $1200 a week down to $900. they dont seem to like it but nobody else paying any more. We paid $1200 & lots only Paid $9.00 & $10.00 last year</p>
<p>April 4th Toronto Professionals Hockey team won the National League Championship this morning. from Boston. in Toronto.they played 5 Games. scores. Ist. Game Chicago 1 Tor 0. 15 minutes overtime</p>
<p>Second Game Tor 1. Chic 0. 15 minutes overtime</p>
<p>3rd Game Chic 2 - Tor 1. 5 minutes overtime</p>
<p>4th Game Tor 5 Chic 3</p>
<p>5th Game Tor 1. Chic 0 started last night at 830pm. finished a quarter to two this morning. they played</p>
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<p>60 minutes full time and then 104 minutes 46 seconds overtme total 164m. 46 seconds Ken Doraty scored the only Goal of the Game.</p>
<p>April 5th men unloading 4th car of manure</p>
<p>April 5th unloading manure and making hotbeds weather mild</p>
<p>April 6th. cloudy & mild & raining all afternoon.</p>
<p>April 7th Newmarket Junior 6H.a champions won the Dominion Championship last night won the finals from Regina in Toronto in two straight games. scores 2 to 1 in each game the last one 30 min overtime at the End of the game some of the Regina players mobbed the referee.</p>
<p>{Side note} Had two of these star players injured were out of the last game.</p>
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<p>April 8th. Colder & cloudy today. still have a cold. John has one also. men working at hotbeds.</p>
<p>April 9th. Sunday Fine & mild Had Laura May for the weekend.</p>
<p>April 10th. Fine & warm men Transplanting peppers yet. expect to finish tomorrow they say</p>
<p>April 11th. First thunder storm of the year here about 430 this morning cloudy & some showers most of the day. Moncton beat Saskatoon Western Senior Hockey Champions in two straight games. Scores 3-0 2-0 The first time the Alan cup was ever won by the {illegible}</p>
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<p>April 12th Fine & mild. Finished transplanting today. 3000 cabbages Hot peppers sweet peppers and tomatoes</p>
<p>April 13th. men topping Raspberry bushes and Hoeing out sod out of them</p>
<p>April 14th. Good Friday mild & cloudy looks like rain. N[ew] York Rangers won the final game of Pro Hockey last night in Toronto. 1 to 0 in overtime. and wins the Stanley cup. 3 games out of four. Now Baseball has started. Toronto lost first 2 games at Baltimore they started on Apr. 12th.</p>
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<p>Men putting Fertilizer on berry bushes ( 1 ton of. 2 – 8 – 10. Cost $25.80</p>
<p>April 15th started spraying Pear trees this afternoon. with oil. 4 gals Oil to 100 of water. other trees they use 3 gals oil to 100 of water. Got a 42 Gal bll. oil cost 659 gal. Got 3 half tanks on this afternoon.</p>
<p>April 16th. Easter Sunday. cool & cloudy. In the morning very little wind. east what their is of it. Raining all afternoon from the East.</p>
<p>April 17th. Cloudy & cool East winds. foggy and some light rain at times.</p>
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<p>April 18th. Fooling with spray machine all afternoon. pump got frozen last fall. Virtue welded it but no good. sent it to Hamilton tonight to try again a new part would cost $23.50</p>
<p>April 19th Spray machine. no good. worked all afternoon on it.</p>
<p>April 20th Started uncovering strawberries. cool & windy from North East.</p>
<p>April 21 Spray machine no good. men uncovering strawberries they look pretty good so far coming nice and green.</p>
<p>April 22 Cold again today after a warm day.</p>
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<p>Yesterday. Spraying again today.</p>
<p>April 23rd Sunday. Fair but a cold wind have another peach of a cold</p>
<p>April 24. men still spraying pears. seems to be to late but spray machine won’t go half the time. finished spraying pears tonight used one large bll & 1 small barrel cost.</p>
<p>April 25th. Finished drawing straw off strawberries & started to transplant tomatoes 2nd time. & sowed some Cabbage seed out doors. for second early ones</p>
<p>April 26th cold & wintry with some snow flurries froze ice & ground frozen also</p>
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<p>April 27th. Still very cold with strong north west winds a few Snow flurries</p>
<p>April 28th. Cloudy & some milder & some rain finished transplanting tomatoes. about 8000 half of them in 4 ½ boxs started digging strawberry plants.</p>
<p>April 29th. Fair but not very warm. Cleaning strawberry plants a worse job than digging them</p>
<p>April 30 Sunday. Partly cloudy and milder home all day. but the children went to Sunday school.</p>
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<p>May 1st. Real summer up to 78. digging & cleaning strawberry plants.</p>
<p>May 2nd not so warm today partly cloudy and a few showers also a thunder shower in the night but not very much rain.</p>
<p>May 3rd. Digging. planting strawberries. a big job getting plants ready</p>
<p>May 4th. still cool today but clear & bright. East wind.</p>
<p>May 5th Still at planting strawberries. cloudy strong East winds & very cold. expect to finish planting tomorrow. About a week earlier than last year.</p>
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<p>May 6th Finished planting strawberries. about 5 acres 20 Rows Glen Mary next Cemetery 39 Rows Gibson 20 Rows Premier on far side a few Rows in the orchard for plants. Weather very cold. East winds & cloudy a few sprinkle rain</p>
<p>May 7th. Sunday. clear & bright & mild. had Geo Hammond & family for supper</p>
<p>May 8th. A change in the weather real cold. party cloudy and strong East wind. Getting ready to plant beans & corn.</p>
<p>May 9th. still cloudy and very cold. A few sprinkles of rain. planted some Early Corn (20 lbs seed)</p>
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<p>May 10th Planted about 10 rows Beans our own seed weather fine John. Don & Edgar at Kingston Don graduated as an . Engineer</p>
<p>May 11 not so warm and cloudy planted more Beans 10 lbs Davis Wax and 10 lbs. Black Seed, Pencil Pod. About 15 rows:</p>
<p>May 12. Planted 10 lbs more corn. also cut first Asparagus. 4 x 11’s & 1 x 6. Sent to Toronto sold at 175 per 11 qts 125 for the 6 qt.</p>
<p>May 13th A light shower last night and a change of wind and weather today warmer</p>
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<p>May 14th Sunday fine & warm Had Hicks & Stan & Harry in the evening.</p>
<p>May 15th Fine & warm had 7 x 11. 1 x 6 Grass. shipped to Toronto. a big ring around the sun all morning. guess it is going to storm. Sold at £100 per bshl</p>
<p>May 16th Cold east wind again and cloudy likely rain tonight hoeing strawberries</p>
<p>May 17th Cleaning up and getting warmer hoeing strawberries</p>
<p>May 18 Fine & very warm hoeing strawberries</p>
<p>May 19th Still Fine & warm cleaning manure from around hotbeds</p>
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<p>May 20th A little cooler and a few showers got 3 bags certified P. E. I Cobbler Potatoes. Paid $1.25 bag</p>
<p>May 21 Sunday. Fine but a little cooler.</p>
<p>May 22nd Hoeing strawberries this year. a lot dead again.</p>
<p>May 23rd still hoeing new strawberries</p>
<p>May 24th. Fine & warm started planting Tomatoes out. was up to Hammonds for supper.</p>
<p>May 25th. Finished planting tomatoes about 75000 fine & very warm warmest this year</p>
<p>May 26th. started planting peppers. Warm. with a shower starting about 6 p.m.</p>
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<p>May 27. Planting Peppers cloudy a few showers</p>
<p>May 28th Sunday started yesterday to paint the house. of course it rained. I went to see the Rock Gardens at Ham.</p>
<p>May 29th. Planting peppers. another good shower in the afternoon.</p>
<p>May 30th Still planting peppers. will have about 38 000 when we get them all in. warm & windy today</p>
<p>May 31st Finished planting peppers & got started 2 30 to spray got 4 tanks on. about 6 lbs Lead and 3 ½ Gals. L. Sulphur.</p>
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<p>June 1st. Weather fine spraying got 10 tanks on. looks like very few Bartlett Pears no Burbank or Red June plums. but looks like lots of Shiro. Bradshaws Monarchs. Reine Claude & monarchs.</p>
<p>June 2 still spraying weather fine. 9 tanks</p>
<p>June 3 spraying cherries today. Crop fair some trees very light in the big, or old orchard others look loaded. 10 tanks</p>
<p>June 4th. Went to Dundas Park. also saw McMasters University & Sunken Gardens some showers in the afternoon</p>
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<p>June 5th Got the last load of bshls in from Dalton he charged us to much. $39 for 11 qts 30 for 6 qts Glovers was £34.25 & $ 28.75</p>
<p>June 6th. Very warm today still spraying. machine working fine got about 10 tanks on each day.</p>
<p>June 7th Finished spraying about 9 oclock. about 54 tanks. it took 4 bll & 10 gals Lime Sulphur 330 lbs lead. A Bad Thunder, rain & wind storm just at noon rain came in Torrents a few trees blown down in the orchard. Poles. trees. silos & Barns blown down.</p>
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<p>all over South western Ontario. and Niagara district. another big thunder & rain storm in the evening but no wind. but every thing flooded now</p>
<p>June 8th Very warm today. hottest of the year.</p>
<p>June 9th. another hurricane and thunder storm around Ingersoll district blew over more barns yesterday. Very hot 94 in the shade in Hamilton. Picked first strawberries 2 x 36 pints & 2 x 24 pints. Sent to Toronto they sold at 10¢ only</p>
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<p>June 10th Very warm hoeing beans some job. awful weedy.</p>
<p>June 11th Sunday extra hot. went to La Salle Park. Just got home ahead of a big thunder shower</p>
<p>June 12th Picked 25 x 27 Sberries. sold 17 crates at $4.00 per crate shipped 8 to Toronto. sold at $3.00 per crate</p>
<p>June 13th. Turned very cold down to 46 from 96 on Sunday. planted cauliflowers</p>
<p>June 14th. Picked 40 crates strawberries sold here at 12¢ qt</p>
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<p>June 15. Fair & cold no picking today hoeing & cultivating.</p>
<p>June 16. Picked 87 crates SBerries sold at 12¢ The Gibsons are a very poor sample this year</p>
<p>June 17. Fair & cool men working cleaning Earth off hotbeds.</p>
<p>June 18th. Cloudy & still cool. looks like rain. Went to Gage Park.</p>
<p>June 19th Warmer today a big day at picking 244 crates sold 85 crates at $200 112 at $185 & shipped 47 to Toronto. sold at 59 & 5 ½ a quart.</p>
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<p>June 20th no picking and extremely hot about 95 in the shade</p>
<p>June 21st. Picking again but berries nearly burnt up. and very small Picked 86 x 32 & 64 x 27. Sold Upton them at 4¢ a quart some price.</p>
<p>June 22nd no picking today. Hoeing.</p>
<p>June 23rd Picked again today very poor sample sent to Uptons 92 x 32 38 x 27</p>
<p>June 24th Saturday. no picking weather warm. was at Hamilton berries plentiful on the market from 5 to 15¢</p>
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<p>June 25 Fine & warm home all day having a rest.</p>
<p>June 26th. Picked until about 4 oclock had a shower pickers wanted more money to pick but we are still only paying a cent a box, as we are only getting 4¢ box</p>
<p>June 27th Extremely hot done picking about 2.30 PM.</p>
<p>June 28th Hottest day this year about about 100. in the shade. very dry. two or three thunder showers went around but none here yet. 102 in Hamilton</p>
<p>June 29th Still hot & dry picked 59 x 32 SBerries</p>
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<p>Also first peppers of the year. 27 x 6. Hots. shipped to Toronto. sold at Mauser Welb McBride 17 at 50 9 at 75 1 at 65¢ Have picked (987 x 27. S total) strawberries and I guess they are done.</p>
<p>June 30th. started spraying cherries this afternoon got 4 tanks on.</p>
<p>July 1st spraying cherries men run over the gun with the sprayer only got 6 tanks on. has been pretty windy</p>
<p>July 2nd Sunday cool & cloudy went up to Carman Bells his barn was burned Friday morning with 18 young Cattle 2 bulls and 20 pigs</p>
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<p>July 3rd Fine & cool finished spraying. Picked 7 crates SBerries for the last. also 50 x 6 qts Green peppers they sold at. SBerries $150 a crate. Peppers 50¢</p>
<p>July 4th Very warm & dry picked 24 x 6 Richmond cherries shipped to Toronto sold at {left blank}</p>
<p>July 5 Sold Scott 20 large crates Cabbages at 75¢ & 34 x 6 qts white cherries at 25¢</p>
<p>July 6th Picked 40 x 6 Black cherries sold in Toronto at 40¢</p>
<p>July 7th Very warm & dry every thing burning up sold 39 bshls Beans at 43¢ shipped 72 x 6 peppers sold 25¢ to 40¢</p>
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<p>July 8th. a few light showers. Hoeing peppers & cultivating</p>
<p>July 9th. Sunday not so warm took a drive over the beach up the mountain at Stoney Creek and down to Grimsby and home.</p>
<p>July 10th Warmer again sold 6 crates Rasps at 10¢ 16 Beans at 40 26 sweet cherries 45¢ 37 x 6 Monts at 22¢ & 5 x 11 Monts at 37¢</p>
<p>July 11th. Picking cherries sold 200 x 11 at 35¢ & 50¢ sweets 40¢ & 65 x 6's at 22¢ & 65 at 20¢</p>
<p>July 12th. sold 200 x 11's at 37 32 at 35¢ 10 x 6's at 22¢ and 255 at 20¢</p>
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<p>picked first toms 2 x 6 qts sold at 75¢</p>
<p>July 13 Picke dRasps 12 crates only last year we picked 40 and 50 crates at a picking no rain yet. Sold 60 Black cherries at 43¢ and 10 toms at $125 & 2 no's at 75 {Dom written under no's}</p>
<p>July 14th. Not picking any thing today. no orders at all for sour cherries.</p>
<p>July 15th. St Swithin's day. a few sprinkle of rain every thing burning up. weather has been warm & no rain picked 27 crates Rasps for Walons & 95 cherries 32¢ 4 toms $125. 10 Pepp 45¢</p>
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<p>July 16th Sundays went with Hicks to Dundas Park on a picnic had a good big shower there also here.</p>
<p>July 17th. Picking cherries 553 x 11 qts 33¢ 6 Sweets Sold at 30 & 32 cts.</p>
<p>July 18. Picked 45 crates Rasps and 340 x 6 qt cherries & 133 x 11 qts.</p>
<p>July 19th our biggest day on cherries 636 x 11 qts. Sold 35¢ & 37¢ cherries picked so far to date. 289 x 6 sweet cherries 807 x 6 Mont " {was ditto mark under the word cherries, Mont are Montmorency cherries} 1858 x 11 " " {was ditto marks under the words Mont and cherries}</p>
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<p>July 20. warm again today. picked 619 x 11 cherries today. they say 96 in the shade</p>
<p>July 21 sold 125 cherries today at 42¢ balance at 37¢. 288 bskt total today & 34 crates Rasps. had a big rain at just quiting time tonight 530</p>
<p>July 22nd Very hot again today picked 325 x 11 cherries 5 toms</p>
<p>July 23rd still very warm Had Stan & Harry over for supper</p>
<p>July 24. nice & cool today Picked 417 x 11 cherries until 3 PM. then started Raspberries Picked first corn 17 toms 65¢ 60 doz 20¢</p>
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<p>July 25. Picked Rasps last night & this am had 40 crates. Picked 207 x 6. cherries 22¢ 351 x 11x at 37¢ & 38¢ 40 doz corn at 20¢ 100 doz at 15¢</p>
<p>July 26 Picked 2 x 7 x 11 cherries today & 42 bsks tomatoes 45¢</p>
<p>July 27th Getting very warm again. Picked 187 x 11 cherries sold @ 35¢ & 38¢ 40 tomatoes took them to Scott. he set no price on them says price is shot.</p>
<p>July 28th. Finished picking Raspberries & cherries today Picked 194 x 6 cherries 21 4</p>
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<p>which made a total for the season of 1500 x 6 qts & 4500 x 11 cherries picked 57 x 11 tomatoes very low in price Scott making nothing on teket will have to take what he likes I suppose about 30¢ Picked first Black Berries 1 x 24 & 1 x 36 at 7¢ 9 Hampers. Transparent apples 80¢ aslo sold 30 Swt green peppers at 50¢</p>
<p>July 28. Very hot about 99 or 100 in the shade yesterday & today picked 60 toms sold to Scott at 25¢</p>
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<p>July 29th. Very hot yet & dry. went to Ham. Thermometer about 100.</p>
<p>July 30th Sunday Very warm reorts in Ham 102. in Burlington 106</p>
<p>July 31st Picked 26 bskts shiro plums for the first at 40¢ Tomatoes 25 & 26¢ peppers 50¢ still very hot & no rain.</p>
<p>Aug 1st still hot & dry about 98 yesterday and this morning. but had a shower this evening will freshen things up.</p>
<p>Aug 2. Cooler this morning the family that picks cherries for us. (Freddy). have moved to 72 Keith St near Wentworth</p>
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<p>picked 9 x 36 Lawtons sold at $225 a crate - 125 toms at 30 to 35¢ 86 shiro plums at 37¢ & 40¢</p>
<p>Aug 3rd Raining all day started in the night nothing doing at all</p>
<p>Aug 4th Picked 100 toms at 35 to 50¢ 105 shiro plums at 40¢ 11 crates Berries $225</p>
<p>Aug 5th. Fine & not very hot. nothing much doing only picked 21 bskts toms at 40 72 doz corn 84</p>
<p>Aug 6 Sunday Fine and not very warm Had Stan. Simm & Bell over in the afternoon</p>
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<p>Aug 7 Only picked 87 toms sold at 33 & 35¢ 25 x 6 Shiro plums 25 10 x 11 at 35¢. 24 x11's 45¢ 40 doz corn 8¢ / 2 crates Lawlons - $2.00 a crate. Jim Davison died yesterday in Hamilton.</p>
<p>Aug 8th. Picked 130 bskt Shiro plums 72 x 11 cukes at 20¢ & 25¢. 22 x 11 Sweet peppers at 57¢ 35 x 6 Red peppers at 35¢ Fine & cool--</p>
<p>Aug 9th. Picked 94 tomatoes today 35 to 38¢ 34 plums 40 - 1s Red peppers 35 - 15 x 11 Sweet greens 55 - 8 crates Lawlers $200 & $225. 19 cukes 25¢</p>
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<p>Aug 10th not much picking today only 90 doz corn @ 10¢</p>
<p>Aug 11th. Picked Americas plums. 57 x 11 at 38¢ had bskts before at a total of 63 bskts Red Junes we had 5 bskts all together</p>
<p>Aug 12 Sat picked 112 toms adn cut first 5 doz cabbage from late patch @ 50¢ doz</p>
<p>Aug 13th. Had two or three terrific thunder & lighning storms in the night but fine and a little cooler this morning.</p>
<p>Aug 14th - Picked 200 bskts tomatoes @25¢ 26 Brad plums 35¢ 27 x 11 Red peppers 75¢ 4 crates Berries $2.00</p>
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<p>Aug 15th. Picked 100 tomatoes 10 Red peppers at 75¢ - and picked our Clapps Pears had 225 bskts sold at 40¢ also 5 crates cabb 75¢ Weather fine & not too warm</p>
<p>Aug 16 Fine & warm but very heavy dews in the mornings makes it bad for picking picked 125 Gage, 40 Brad. 183 toms at 15¢ to 25¢ 40 crates Cabb @ 55¢</p>
<p>Aug 17 Not so much doing picked 36 Burbank plums at 50¢ 8 blues at 30¢ 95 x 11 Green toms - 22¢ 38 x 11 Ripe 15¢ 4 x 36 Berries $200 10 x 6 Red peppers 35</p>
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<p>Aug 18th. Thunder showers in the night. wet again this morning. Picked 158 toms price away down 15¢ to 20¢</p>
<p>Aug 19 Sat. a busy day sold Scott 368 bskts plums. 102 bskts toms 27 x 6 Red peppers & 6 doz cabbages</p>
<p>Aug 20 Sunday fine & cool. went to La Salle Park.</p>
<p>Aug 21st. A busy day about 200 toms & 200 plums 35 crates cabbages 40 x 11 Red peppers.</p>
<p>Aug 22nd 100 toms 100 plums 25 doz cabb at 50¢ 10 doz Large " " {ditto marks under cabb at} 65¢ Raining this evening from the East.</p>
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<p>Aug 23 Wet this morning got 129 plums & 106 tons 59 cukes for Bullock & 10 crates cabbages. Big rain & wind storms along the U.S. Coast in New Jersey & Virginia</p>
<p>Aug 24th - a few light showers today but not many orders any way. only 100 Bradshaw plums for Scott at 19¢ (not covered) and 10 crates cabbages</p>
<p>Aug 25th about 200 toms & 150 plums today & some cabbages</p>
<p>Aug 26th 150 toms. 10 plums 73 x 6 Red peppers at 30¢ T 37¢</p>
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<p>Aug 27 Sunday Fine & warm. Had Heiks in the afternoon</p>
<p>Aug 28 Childrens Day at the Ex. left at 8:30 am. home at 11 30 PM. they had a big day picking S greens 106 tons. 70 plums 50 cukes and alot of Cabb about 60 doz</p>
<p>Aug 29. Still busy at plums& peppers just about finished up cabbages one truck got 74 doz at 45¢ also 15 crates small ones at 50 a crate.</p>
<p>Aug 30 Picked 150 toms at 16¢ & 17¢ 50 plums 32 Green peppers 30 68 Red " 50 20 Cuke 25</p>
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<p>Aug 31 started to pick Bartlett pears. got over 100 bus picked</p>
<p>Sept 1 Picking Bartlett pears all day. about 200 bush. they are very sticky an outbreak Pear Sylis.</p>
<p>Sept 2nd. Sold Bullock 100 bskts Barletts at 45¢ and have picked to date 487 bushels. sold one load to Scott at 3¢ for no 1's 2¢ for no 2's & 40¢ bus for culls. the rest to Davidson at 2 1/4¢ lb down to 2 inches.</p>
<p>Sept 4th Finished Bartlett pears. totaled 497 bus. and 100111 qt. bskts.</p>
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<p>Sept 3. went on a picnic to Brantford at Mohawk Park also saw the Bell Home were the Telephone was invented.</p>
<p>Sept 5 Busy all day picking peppers and plums for Uptons. Lombards 126 bskts at 1¢ a lb.</p>
<p>Sept 6th. Picked 115 Green peppers at 25¢ 20 x 6 qts Reds 20¢ 10 x 11 qts sweet reds 45¢ plums 20 8 Mon at 18¢ 60 Reine Claude 21¢ 10 Grand Dukes - 23¢ a few showers in the evening.</p>
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<p>Sept 7. Picked 157 bus tomatoes for the canners at 25¢ bushel. 25 sweet peppers 3 crates Cauliflowers 32 Gage plums & started for Davidson on Reine Claudes got 62 bskts tonight</p>
<p>Sept 8 Very heavy fog all night. soaking wet this morning could not pick plums until noon. Charlie Davison died last night.</p>
<p>Sept 9th a shower early this am. not much doing sold Scoll 70 bskt & the canners got a load of pumpkins $4 per ton. Went to teh funerale of C. Davison.</p>
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<p>Sept 10th cool & windy went to Riverdale Park in Torongot to see the zoo it was pretty good</p>
<p>Sept 11th Very cool this morning. Picked 25 x 11 cukes & 20 peppers for Bullock and picking Reine Claude plums for Davison. 56¢ bskts Have used 4112 x 11 qts this year beside what we stored last winter</p>
<p>Sept 12 Still cool picking Reine Clauds 572 bskts today. 50 baskts Duchess Pears at 30¢</p>
<p>Sept 13th Finished Reine Claude plums had had 1877 bskts this year</p>
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<p>Picked 60 no 1 Howells at 40¢ 10 Dom at 30¢ 45x11 peppes 15 cukes for Bullock. 201 6 qts Monarchs at 11¢ and 6 prunes 50¢ & 4 crates Caul. $125 for Scott ( a busy day)</p>
<p>Sept 14. not much doing rained early this am. picked 6 prunes & 10 Sweet peppers.</p>
<p>Sept 15. Picked Scott 127 x 6 Mon plums 11¢ 30 x 11 Mon at 17¢ - 17 Red S Peppers 25¢. 12 quince 30¢ & 27¢ x 11 G. Dukes at for Davidson</p>
<p>Sept 16. a little warmer it has been cool for</p>
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<p>the last few days. Picked some peppers for Scott. 10 Red Hots 25 25 Green Sweets 15¢ & 25 Green Hots 17¢. 15 Duke plums 20¢ & 5 crates Cauliflowers #125. some prices.</p>
<p>Sunday Sept 17 back on Standard time this morning. Fine & warm Had Hicks over in the afternoon & stayed for supper</p>
<p>Sept 18th Had a big day. picked 624 bshls of Grand Dukes. 30 x 11 Red Peppers at 30¢ 5 bus Greens at 50¢ 25 cukes at 15¢ 10 Red Sweets P. 40¢ 102 Howell pears @35¢ windy & cooler.</p>
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<p>Sept 19th Finished Grand Duke plums. had 1040 bshls this year picked our peach crop had 24 baskets. picked 62 prunes at 50¢ & 44 G S Peppers 20¢ light rain started about 330 PM</p>
<p>Sept 20th - orders slowing up picked a few peppers & Cauliflowers</p>
<p>Sept 21. 50 pears. 25 prunes 25 peppers & a few cauliflower.</p>
<p>Sept 22 100 x 11 Prunes at 50¢ and a few Cauliflowers</p>
<p>Sept 23rd 25 Prunes only.</p>
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<p>Sept 24. Went in to Chapams for supper a fine warm day.</p>
<p>Sept 25. showery this am Bullock got 35 bshls Pears Scott 50 G. Peppers 2 Caul Benior 2 Caul shipped 15 Red Sweet Peppers & 5 cauliflowers</p>
<p>Sept 26 Rain again this morning & picked 125 Peppers 15 to 20¢ 15 Prune 50¢ & 13 crates Caul $1 25 after dinner</p>
<p>Sept 27 no orders shipped 20 prunes to Toronto sold at 65¢ net 51¢</p>
<p>Sept 28 Raining again this am - shipped a few peppers. Caul</p>
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<p>& Pears to Toronto to try them.</p>
<p>Sept 29th. Picked some more punes for Toronto a big order sold 65¢ to 75¢ from Scott 1 crate Caul. the gang have been a week cleaning out Rasps havent on patch done yet.</p>
<p>Sept 30. Nothing doiong no orders at all ordered 10 bus. Rye at 70¢ bushel.</p>
<p>Oct 1st Sunday Fine & mild home all day</p>
<p>Oct 2nd no orders started shipping to Toronto 50 prunes 75 30 pears 25¢ to 35¢</p>
<p>Oct 3rd shipped some more Pears Peppers & Caul. to Toronto</p>
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<p>Oct 4th Fine cool this am. but warmer tonight & looks like rain shipped some more pears 20 & 25 qt Cauliflower 30 ¢ crate & peppers & 5 bskts Crab apples sold 4 at 15 ¢ 1 at 20 ¢</p>
<p>Oct 5th nothing doing picked peppers most of the day. John has turned the farm over to Donald & Edgar for next season I hear.</p>
<p>Oct 6 Finished Picking some peppers in bushels. no sale for them now. intend to plow down the rest.</p>
<p>Oct 7th Finished picking apples. men gone to Caledonia Fair this afternoon</p>
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<p>Oct 8th cool & cloudy a few showers.</p>
<p>Oct 9th. Brown ploughing & sowing Rye</p>
<p>Oct 10th to 12th weather fair & not very cold no frost yet. sold our Greening apples to Hyslof canners at 25 ¢ per bushel.</p>
<p>Oct 14 to 20th Regular weather. a couple of heavy frosts some rain. some warm days. starting trimming dead branches out of cherry trees. Have some pears peppers & apples in the barn & no sale for them</p>
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<p>Oct 21 Charlotte's 13th Birthday mild & showery (thunder showers) went to Hamilton to try & sell some pumpkins & apples no results</p>
<p>Oct 22 Sunday Fair & cool</p>
<p>Oct 23rd. Fair & cool pruning a few plum trees taking out dead branches</p>
<p>Oct 24 Raining all day first heaving all days rain this fall. Soft snow with rain tonight</p>
<p>Oct 25 to 28th. dug out about 75 Monarch plum trees. no money in them at 17 & 18 ¢ a bshls and only a crop every other year</p>
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<p>Oct 29th Sunday. not very cold but cloudy the heavy frost last Wed morning froze a lot of apples. Mae Smith they say lost 3 carloads & Altridge at Waterdown 1800 barrels Spys.</p>
<p>Oct 30 Fine & milder.</p>
<p>Oct 31st. Fine & very warm Indian Summer I guess. Sold 13 1/2 tea chests apples at $1.00 a chest. snows Spys & Delicious (some Juice) Marchments address in Toronto now is 26 Queen St E. Toronto No 2</p>
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<p>Nov 1st 2nd & 3rd & 4th weather fine & mild. work all done but covering strawberries</p>
<p>Nov 5th. Colder & cloudy freezing hard.</p>
<p>Nov 6th. Ground covered with snow this a.m. but all gone before noon.</p>
<p>Nov 6th to 10th moderate cold weather but colder today & snow on the ground.</p>
<p>Nov 11 Armistice Day a real snow storm from the east all day</p>
<p>Nov 12th. Sunday cloudy & milder. must be 4 or 5 inches snow this morning looks like more snow or rain coming.</p>
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<p>Nov 13th. cold & cloudy afew snow flurries</p>
<p>Nov 14th. snowing all morning. thawed it nearly all off about noon and turned very cold in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Nov 15th. Very cold down to 14 in Hamilton this am. & not above 30. Colder than that here I guess. down to 7 in Toronto coldest Nov 15th in 50 years</p>
<p>Nov 16th. Still colder last night B must have been near zero.</p>
<p>Nov 17th. a little milder this morning but another snow storm this afternoon</p>
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<p>Nov 18th. not so cold thawing & freezing in turns all day cooler & some snow flurries tonight</p>
<p>Nov 19th. not very cold but snowing nearly all day. 2 or 3 inches on the ground tonight</p>
<p>Nov 20th. Fair & cold started unloading two cars of manure both arrived at same time.</p>
<p>Nov 21st milder today started raining about middle of afternoon. heavy rain from 5 oclock during the evening</p>
<p>Nov 22nd snow all gone again. mild</p>
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<p>Nov 23 cold again men finished unloading the two cars manure nearly 71 tons on the two Freight is down to 704 a ton if car weighs 30 ton or over & 90 ¢ under that. the manure was $1.75 a ton. the two cars cost $170.70</p>
<p>Nov 24 Frozen this morning some light snow turned to Rain John & men planting Raspberry bushes.</p>
<p>Nov 25th covering straw berries with manure here (old beds)</p>
<p>Nov 26 Sunday milder a little rain but turned very cold tonight</p>
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<p>Nov 27 A Real cold winter day. men covering strawberries</p>
<p>Nov 28 Covering new strawberries with straw $900 per ton got 5 ton 600 lbs some milder again</p>
<p>Nov 29th mild. cloudy with light rain big thunder storm in the evening & high winds from the south west all night.</p>
<p>Nov 30th. High west winds cloudy & some cooler.</p>
<p>Dec 1st. Cold again this morning but fine & clear.</p>
<p>Dec 2nd. Getting milder looks like rain tonight</p>
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<p>Dec 3rd Sunday. raining all day. had Blair & Simmons afternoon & night till 1 oclock</p>
<p>Dec 4th to Dec 8th. mostly fair & not very cold but turning cold tonight</p>
<p>Dec 9th Very cold this morning with strong north winds. frost all over the windows</p>
<p>Dec 10th not quite so cold but cloudy & looks like snow</p>
<p>Dec 11th snowed a few inches in the night & very cold today with high north west winds drifting the snow.</p>
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<p>Dec 12th Very cold again today. not much wind but cloudy.</p>
<p>Dec 13th still very cold men trying to cover strawberries with straw</p>
<p>Dec 14th Extremely cold today with a few inches of snow nearly zero.</p>
<p>Dec 15th Rained & sleeted in the night every thing icey this morning. thawing this afternoon.</p>
<p>Dec 16th. Very icey this a.m. (on the roads) but thawed all day and the highway is clear tonight</p>
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<p>Dec 17th Sunday Cloudy & mild the snow nearly all gone & it looks like rain</p>
<p>Dec 18th & 19th. fine & mild finished covering strawberries with straw paid $2900 more besides last load total about 9 tons. Had the Gang over also Mrs Cultress played card until 1.30 am.</p>
<p>Dec 20th a peach of a day rain & sleet & snows trees all frozen with ice</p>
<p>Dec 21st trees all covered with ice went to Hamilton for more presents and a Xmas tree.</p>
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<p>Dec 22nd. cloudy & cool</p>
<p>Dec 23rd. Moderately cold. north east wind looks like more snow picked up Christmas tree.</p>
<p>Dec 24th Sunday. Rain snow & sleet. every thing covered with ice roads nearly impassable</p>
<p>Dec 25th. Turned colder roads all ice Down to Johns for the day.</p>
<p>Dec 26th. About another 6 inches of snow on top of the ice and very cold.</p>
<p>Dec 27th. down to zero this morning reports from north & West say</p>
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<p>as low as 58 below zero.</p>
<p>Dec 28th. not quite so cold this morning but turning cold this afternoon Went to Hamilton & got a goose 16 lbs 2 ozs. 18 ¢ a lb. $2.90.</p>
<p>Dec 29th - coldest night for years this mornings Globe says 17 below in Toronto and the west from 40 to 64 below the 64 below was near Sudbury. The Papers say Toronto 22 below Hamilton 15 & 24 on the mountain Burlington 26 below coldest in 19 years they say. at 10 oclock this morning 12 below in Ham.</p>
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<p>and stayed below zero all day. at noon in Toronto 16 below zero moderating a little at night at 11 oclock it was 8 below. The average for Toronto for the 24 hours was 15 below zero. 39 degrees colder than the average for Dec 27th. The fruit growers of Stoney Creek are afraid of their Burbank plums & peaches they say they will only stand 15 below while it was 17 below there. what about them here. 26 below also rasps & Blackberries</p>
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<p>Dec 30th Cloudy this morning and a little milder. quite mild tonight & looks like rain.</p>
<p>Dec 31st. Raining & thawing all last night & today snow mostly gone but lots of ice yet.</p>
<p>1934 Note Hundreds of Pear & plum trees were winter killed. we lost nearly all our Bartlett pears all the Duchess. pears & peaches. Red June plums and alot of Remi Claude and other plums. Rasps. frozen badly. one patch done for. Blackberries frozen to the ground</p>
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<p>1933 Total</p>
<p>Sales of fruit.</p>
<p>Mauser Welb Toronto 226 21</p>
<p>McBride Toronto 154 59</p>
<p>Sold at Farm 2631 27</p>
<p>Alan Davidson Ben. 1482 84</p>
<p>Carpenter, Winona 216 61</p>
<p>Uptons Hamilton 951 58</p>
<p>Ontario Canner Burl. 11 25</p>
<p>Ontario Canner Burl. 78 12</p>
<p>Weiner Grimsby 78 75</p>
<p>Galloway Burlington 250 50</p>
<p>Scott Aldershot 2582 71</p>
<p>Muskoka sales 50 00</p>
<p>{TOTAL} $8,714.43</p>
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Franklin McMillan (1915-1932)
1932
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{Front cover with yellow sticker} 1932
year 1932
Jan 1st. A change in the weather from the fine weather we have been having today it rained. snowed
sleeted. trees covered with ice this morning. but thawed off with more rain this afternoon. Had John
and family up for dinner had a Goose. Paid 20¢ lb. for it. they were cheaper than usual.
Jan 2nd reports say yesterdays ice storm the worst in years. Western Ontario hit the worst. Electric
lights telephone & telegraph poles done from Brantford to Windsor reports the
worst. no damage done here but some poles down on Dundas street.
Jan 3rd. Sunday. mild and cloudy. a few inches of snow this morning.
Jan 4th. Election day in East Flamboro went up to Aldershot to vote. mild & cloudy snow about all
gone.
Jan 5th mild & cloudy all day. looks like rain Russell Emery. elected Reeve by ({all}) and Len Scott
elected Deputy Reeve for East Flamboro raining tonight.
Jan 6th. A big rain in the night. mild like spring a few showers. also a Rainbow. Drains running more
water now than any time in the past couple of years
Jan 7th A little cooler this morning. ground frozen. but milder again tonight.
Jan 8th. mild. like spring. went to Ham. for Car License. no is P.4680 cost $8 this year. $6 last year
our Truck License up $12.00 now $36.00. seems every thing up.
Jan 9th. A little frost but thawing again all day. Brown pruning nearly done.
Jan 10th. Sunday. Very mild. ground very soft. so much rain.
Jan 11th. weather still like spring. reports say peach buds also strawberries will be damaged by the
mild weather.
Jan 12th Doris sick since the new year with Bronchitis Alan home this week getting whooping cough
we think. suppose they will be home for a few weeks
Jan 13th mild. but strong south west gales blowing. Brown finished work Saturday. every thing done
only a little brush to draw but ground too soft to do it.
�Jan 14th went to Kitchener for a load of Orange crates got 207 at 5¢ each. a Real summer day. The
warmest Jan 14th in 50 years the papers say.
Jan 15th Charlotte now home from school too. Rained heavy in the night some thunder & lightning.
a barn burnt. hit by lightning near St Thomas.
Jan 16th. Cloudy and a little cooler ordered some 10000 baskets from {illegible} Glovers & Hewsons.
the price some what lower 11 qts are $48 covers $18 per 1000 and 10% off for Cash if paid now.
Jan 17th Sun Raining again today, cleared up late tonight.
Jan 18th. Cloudy and a little cooler, strong west winds.
Jan 19th. A cool damp west wind blowing but thawing nearly all day.
Jan 20th. Cloudy & mild thawing all day
Jan 21st Raining again nearly all day
Jan 22nd Fine & mild got a load of 11 qt baskets in and went to Hamilton to Uptons to see about our
strawberry crates they put them in cold storage with the berries last summer they say none empty
yet.
Jan 23rd. Still mild started raining about 11 this morning and rained all day.
Jan 24th Sunday. cloudy & a little cooler home alone all day
Jan 25th Cloudy and a little cooler. Just below freezing point
Jan 26th. Mild and cloudy got another load of baskets in from Hewsons they are far better baskets
than Glovers. Heavy rain again this afternoon and evening.
Jan 27th. Cloudy with some light rain. some cooler tonight
Jan 28th Fine and a little cooler but thawing in the day time got another load of bskts {baskets} in
from Glovers
Jan 29th Another load of bskts {baskets} from Hewsons all in now except some covers. 10200 x 11
qts & 400 x 6 qts. finished stamping them this afternoon cloudy & very mild.
Jan 30th It has been getting colder all day heavy west gales and very cold tonight. Temperatures as
low as 40 and 45 below zero out west.
Jan 31st. Cold with strong west gales today. Thermometer down to 12 at 10 oclock this am.
Feby 1. Cold & frosty this morning about 10 from zero. getting milder tonight & cloudy
�Feby 2nd Snowed a couple of inches last night milder this a.m winter supposed to be over as the
Ground hog did not see his shadow as it has been cloudy all morning and sprinkling rain at noon.
Feby 3rd mild & cloudy getting colder tonight
Feby 4th Colder. strong east wind snowing this afternoon a regular old fashioned blizzard
Feby 5th quite a lot of snow in spots today as it drifted badly Canada won their first Game (Hockey)
at Lake Placid Olympics yesterday. Winnipeg beating United States 2 to 1 in 10 min. overtime Can.
got 3rd place in the 500 meters & 5000 meters speed skating. ordering some seeds from Stokes at
St Catherines.
1/2 lb World Beater Pepper
1 oz Harris Early
1/4 lb Green Pack Cucumber
1 oz John Baueer Tomato
1 oz Bonny Best Tomato
1/4 lb Copenhagen Cabbage
Total cost $5.25
Feby 6th. Fine & milder again. Canada Hockey won again today at Lake Placid against Germany.
score 4 to 0
Feby 7th. some milder through the day. cloudy and cool at night. Drove around the bay for a drive.
Feby 8th. Blowing a gale today. went to Hamilton shopping. turning cold tonight with some snow
flurries. Canada Beat Poland at Lake Placid 9 to 0 in Hockey game yesterday.
Feby 9th. Fine & cool this morning but milder tonight again.
Feby 10th. mild again thawing all day raining in the evening saw a flash of lightning.
Feby 11th. Rained nearly all night a real downpour about 1 am this morning. a real thunderstorm
with thunder & lightning. cloudy & mild most of the day. Alan's Birthday 7 today he is having a party
Feby 12th. Fine & mild but turning colder tonight strong west winds
Feby 13th. Colder today temperature not very low but a strong cold west wind and a few snow
flurries. The 6 Ha. Senior Hockey ended last night. the first four teams now play off. 1st place
Marlboro's 2nd Port Colborne. 3rd Nationals 4th Niagara Falls. Winnipeg tied the Game with United
States in overtime score 2 to 2. and wins the Olympic Championship 4 to 3
Feby 14th Sunday cloudy & cold home all day
�Feby 15th Cloudy & cold no snow on the ground guess it will be hard on fruit.
Feby 16th. Real cold this morning down to 6 at 7.45 am.
Feby 17th. Another change again Rained in the night and this morning the fellows were over to play
cards. snowing when they left at 1230
Feby 18th. Cold again down to about 12 or 15
Feby 19th Cool but bright & clear. Thawing in the sun. but freezing hard in the shade.
Feby 20th. not quite so cold. Port Colborne and Nationals of Toronto win 6 Ha. Semi finals.
Feby 21st Sunday. some snow flurries in the morning but milder & thawing in the afternoon
Feby 22nd. cold again about 10 from zero.
Feby 23rd. Cold this morning but getting milder.
Feby 24th milder this morning about 1 inch snow. Started unloading first car of manure and making
hotbeds.
Feby 25th. some milder again thawing. John and Brown making hot beds.
Feby 26th Fine & warm like spring. heard a crow for the first but there has been a blackbird or two all
winter. has been in our maple tree nearly every day. it has been fine weather.
Feby 27th. Cloudy and cool a little light rain at times. sowed 8 ozs Worldbeater pepper 1 oz Harris
Giant & our own hot pepper. also 4 sashes Copenhagen Cabbages 20 sashes in all of peppers.
Feby 28. Sunday Fine just like spring. went for a drive after getting the girls at Sunday School
Feby 29th. Rain in the night. mild this am and windy and cooler at night.
Mar 1st. Cloudy this a.m. but mild and sunny all afternoon Got an ounce of seed of a new Tomato
from Scott. Called murrays Early Wonder it ought to be good cost $2.40 for an ounce.
Mar 2nd Cloudy & cool all day John & Brown made hot beds for Tomato Seed. Toronto Nationals 6
H A Senior Champions now won two games from Port Colbourne in the finals one game 2-0 & 2-1
Toronto Marlboros put Hamilton Juniors out in the third round. Scores. 1st game 5-0 - 2nd game - 30.
Mar 3rd. Cool and cloudy with strong east wind. Alan has been home all week with a cold
Mar 4th Still cool and cloudy. Brown & John digging a well etc. at his house on the highway
Just cut a piece out of a farm paper saying Potatoes 20c and 25c a bag in Toronto dealers paying 6c
and 7c a bag at country points loaded loose in cars.
�Mar 5th Sowed Tomato seed. 5 ozs John Bauer 3 ozs First & Best 1 oz Murrays Early Wonder
Mar 6th. mild & cloudy some light snow & rain this morning and a real blizzard this afternoon.
Mar 7th. About the worst day we have had this winter. westerly gales with snow and very cold.
{Note - four leaved clover attached on this page}
Mar 8th Very cold with strong westerly gales down to about 6 or 8 this morning. In the Junior 6 H a
Semi Finals Toronto Marlboro's defeated Stratford 6-2 and Newmarket defeated St Michaels 6-2 on
the 2 games round Charlotte & Doris home again with colds or flu.
Mar 9th. Coldest night of the winter down to about 5. strong west wind.
Mar 10th. Still cold. windy and a few snow flurries. Got a load of Hay from smoke at $12 per ton total
$18.48
Mar 11th still cool with a few snow flurries
Mar 12th. a little milder and mostly cloudy. a few snow flurries. In the Junior 6.H.a. finals Toronto
Marlboro's beat Newmarket 4 to 1. on the round.
Mar 13th. Colder again cloudy and a few snow flurries. last week was the coldest this winter Had
Hicks for supper.
Mar 14th. Very cold again about 5 or 6 from zero strong west wind about the coldest day this winter
Mar 15. Another day just as cold as yesterday or worse. down near zero this morning. Have a car of
manure arrived today. for hotbeds. in Senior 6.H.a play downs Toronto Nationals beat Timmins
Northern Cent. 14 to 1 on the round.
Mar 16th. not so cold today but mostly cloudy unloading manure. Sudbury Juniors Beat Toronto
Marlboros. Junior 6 H.a champions 5 to 4 on the round 1st game Sudbury 3. for 0. 2nd game
Sudbury 2 for 4. last game went 10 minutes overtime.
Mar 17th. mild & cloudy about 1/2 in snow on the ground this a.m.
Mar 18. Mild with snow flurries most of the day
Mar 19th. Ground covered with snow again this morning. cold and strong westerly winds Toronto
Pro's trummed Chicago good tonight 11 to 3
Mar 20. Clear & bright but a real cool day with north west wind drove as far as La Salle park but did
not stay long Spring supposed to start this afternoon.
Mar 21st. Cloudy & cold freezing hard and a cold north east wind. a real snow storm on this evening
and tonight Sudbury Juniors beat Ottawa Juniors 5-2 on the round in the play downs.
�Mar 22nd. A real blizzard still going strong. more snow than at any time this winter. could not get out
with the car.
Mar 23rd Cold again about 15 this a.m. the worst storm this winter all over Ontario roads blocked
every place looks like real winter Toronto lost to Canadians in final game & get 2nd place in group
Mar 24th In the Sen. play offs Toronto beat Ottawa 7-1 Montreal beat Dalhousie 4-2 on the round.
and the winners meet in the Eastern Finals. Milder today thawing fast in the sun but cool in the
shade Transplanted 12 sashes Cabbages 3000 plants.
Mar 25th Easter on early this year. Good Friday today. Cloudy & mild in the morning East wind lots
of snow yet. from last storm. and another inch of it. since last night.
Mar 26th. Cloudy & mild a few sprinkles of rain. Heard the first Robin this morning. Windsor Beat
Oakville 4 to 2 in the Int 6.H.a Semi Finals
Mar 27th. Easter Sunday fair & mild in the morning. Cloudy with East wind in the evening
Mar 28th. Unloaded car of manure nearly 32 tons transplanting a few peppers fair, not very cold but
a strong west wind. Had Briggie around from Upton Jam Co. says strawberries will be about
6 cents a quart this year. and that he does not need many. Sudbury Juniors beat Montreal 4 to 1 on
the Round & Winnipeg Beat Saskatoon 3 to 1 so Sudbury & Winnipeg meet in the finals
Mar 29th. Burlington Canning Co around offering contracts for Tomatoes at 25. cts a bus. {bushel}
did not take any that price no good.
Mar 30 mild but heavy gale from the South west transplanting peppers but some job in the wind.
Toronto Pro Hockey team beat Chicago last night 6 to 2 in the play offs. & New York Rangers beat
Mont Canadians 3 games out of 4 for the League championship.
Mar 31st. Cool and cloudy Toronto Beat Montreal in Senior Semi Final 5 to 3. on the 2 games. 2 to 2
on last nights game.
April 1st. Cloudy & cold nothing doing at hot beds not 1/4 transplanting done yet.
April 3rd in bed all day yesterday have a cold. it snowed all day. anyway. until
about 8 PM when a big thunder shower went around by Hamilton about two inches snow on the
ground this Sunday morning. and not thawing very much.
April 12th. Have been sick in bed with the flu. The weather from the 5th to the 10th was mostly fine &
mild but colder yesterday April 11th. while today is still colder the ground covered with snow has
been snowing all the afternoon. All the Hockey championships were decided the past week. Toronto
National won the Senior (Alan Cup) finals from Fort William 2 games 7 to 4 and 1 to 0 both overtime.
Windsor won the Int 6 H.a. from Toronto. Sudbury Juniors won the memorial cup from Winnipeg in
the finals 2 games out of 3. scores. Sudbury 4 3. 2 & 1 Winnipeg 4.1-0 and Toronto Profs. finished
up by winning the Stanley Cup & world championship from N.Y. Rangers 3 straight games. scores 64 - 6-2 - 6-4
�The men have been transplanting but not done yet. Edgar told me Brown moved down to Johns &
Woods moved in here. Had Smith out wanting a job again
April 13th. Cold and cloudy about 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ground
April 14th. Fair a little milder most of the snow gone now.
April 15th milder & bright highest about 50 was down town for the first time this month. but every
thing looks the same.
April 16th Partly cloudy and a cold wind today. not as warm as yesterday.
April 17 Sunday fair but cool. with cold north wind freezing hard every night.
April 18th Fair and not much milder started spraying pears am afraid it is getting nearly too late.
ground wet & soft can only draw half a tank got 1 1/2 tanks on today quiet a job to get things started.
spraying with 6 gallons
oil to the tank.
April 19th. only two half tanks this morning Hose blowed out had to get a new one and couplings. cut
off etc about $20 I guess. worked fine after dinner weather fine & warm
April 20th. Finished pears at noon had some oil left used it on sweet cherries, apples & plums.
April 21st Finished spraying am afraid we did not put it on strong enough we thought the barrels held
30 Can. Gallons and find out now they are American gallons. Started ploughing and cleaning off
strawberries.
April 22nd Finished cleaning manure off strawberries Very warm about 75 in the shade
April 23rd Colder again about 50. Drew manure off the new strawberry bed left it in the path of the
old one.
April 24th Sunday fair & cool. ice on the water tub at 9 oclock this morning went for a ride after
Sunday school back of Dundas Highway & got some May flowers.
April 25th Got 30 lbs {Dan's?} Wax beans and 20 lbs Sunshine corn on Saturday at 21¢ lb with 10%
off for cash. $9 45-2 50 & 1/2 lb Cabbage Started transplanting tomatoes. ordered 4000 5 in plant
boxs at $4.50 per thousand. showery in the afternoon.
April 26 Cold & cloudy Brown is ploughing down Rye. the rest transplanting tomatoes.
April 27th Cloudy, windy, and very cold. froze ice this morning and only 38 at 10 am
April 28th. Getting land ready for Corn. Beans & Cabbages. Finished transplanting Tomatoes only
about 8000 this year.
�April 29th. Topping & ploughing up to Raspberry bushes. warm about 70.
April 29 30th cool again showery. stopped work about 10 oclock. ploughing & getting land ready for
Cabbages & Beans.
May 1st Sunday. Fair but not quiet so warm Colder at night
May 2nd. Planted Beans 30lbs. 18 long rows 5 short. also planted Corn & pumpkins Very cold and
cloudy this morning clear & cool tonight
May 3rd White frost this morning but warmer today. Put 1 ton fertilizer on Rasps & Black beans.
planted out Cabbages 3000. and started digging strawberry plants.
May 4th. Digging strawberry plants and cleaning them.
May 5th. Very cold again started planting strawberries. was into Hamilton yesterday got a tooth filled
also a pair of Glasses to read with cost $10.00
May 6th still very cold cloudy with east wind Bot 10000 Premier plants from J. Tuck's for {$50.00?}
May 7th. Two heavy thunder showers in the night &
still showery today and still very cold with strong East wind. cleaning strawberry plants all morning
May 8th Sunday had supper at Hicks and had Harry & Stan at the house after we got home.
Showery all day.
May 9th Cloudy and some milder. men transplanting Cabbage we are trying some second Early
ones to try & get them ready between the Early and late ones. Rain tonight.
May 10th More Rain. cold East wind yet. nothing much doing. fixed sprayer and got a few more
crates at Uptons.
May 11th Rained again all night I guess and still raining this morning. Guess our corn & beans we
planted will never come up. planted. some more strawberries. (short rows behind hedge (24) & 5
long rows next chicken house and 15 rows all but one on far side. of small patch are Premier.
May 12th. still cold and cloudy. men hoeing strawberries cleared up after dinner nice and warm.
sowed 2 ozs Cauliflower seed in hot beds
May 13th. fine & warm, 72 in the shade at noon. Men ploughing & hoeing strawberries
May 14th. fine & warm about 75. Hoed cabbages men hoeing strawberries planted 20 lbs more
beans & 10 lbs corn was afraid the others would not come up so cold & rainy
May 15 Sunday. Fine & warm. drove to Hamilton stopped at the Rock Garden and then went on to
see Wilcox's
May 16th Very warm a gale of wind & sand about 4 PM. cut first asparagus. 2 x 11's & 1.6 qt
�May 17th Sold $175 - $100 for 6 qt Uncle Dave on a visit Very cold change again men hoeing & etc.
May 18th. still clear & cold white frost this morning. Hoeing strawberries, cultivating
May 19th clear & some warmer finished hoeing strawberries Hoed Cabbages 2nd time
May 20th Fine & warm hoeing & cultivating
May 21st Cooler today men hoeing Raspberries planted Cucumber seeds. Very cold tonight.
May 23rd. Cool again today. Hoeing etc. yesterday Sunday was cool. was home all day.
May 24th. Warm again hoeing new strawberries. Went over to La Salle Park. after supper. a big
crowd there
May 25th Very warm started planting tomatoes. went to Hamilton about 4 oclock caught in a big
thunder shower. lots of rain & hail. had another big storm about 5 oclock in Hamilton and another at
6 pm just as we got home got 9 bus {bushels} Oats to sow at 50¢ bushel
May 26th. another big storm in the night. cloudy & wet today. planted a few tomatoes after dinner
raining again tonight.
May 27th cool & cloudy rained nearly all night again. planting tomatoes between showers ground
terrible wet
May 28th Finished planting tomatoes have about 3 acres. started planting peppers. very cold. looks
like frost tonight.
May 29th Sunday cold turned onto Daylight time today. drove down to the beach in the afternoon &
saw them fishing, were catching a lot of very small perch
May 30 Some warmer planting peppers all day.
May 31st. Planted peppers in the morning started spraying at noon. got 3 tanks on.
June 1st. Spraying till 4 pm. when it started to rain. got 9 tanks on. by drawing water by truck in
barrels right out to the orchard. finished planting peppers. spray mixture about 6 lbs lead & 3 1/2
Gals Lime Sulphur
June 2nd. not much doing rained all night & nearly all morning hoed & cultivated & ploughed in
afternoon
June 3th. Spraying all day a few delay screens blocked up only 9 tanks on. weather getting warmer
went fishing to the beach. no good only 3 small perch
June 4th. Spraying got engine this morning. only 4 tanks on. 3 tanks this afternoon stopped by rain
June 5th. Sunday very warm drove to Niagara Falls & Queenstown Heights another big thunder
storm in the night.
�June 6th. Trees still wet this a.m. started to spray about 9.30 5 tanks on and stopped at 3 o clock
another big storm. Planted some cukes seed. So much rain & wet see we have a lot of pear trees
burnt by spraying wet trees.
June 7th Cooler today finished spraying 10 tanks today total 43 tanks
June 8th. Very cold with strong west wind Hoed Bean & got cabbage ground ploughed again. in the
morning. started to plant Cabbage after dinner.
June 9th. Planted out Cabbages. hoeing etc. still cool.
June 10th. Fine & milder went to Hamilton saw {Bigger} about strawberries says price at Simcoe 4¢
and at St Williams 3¢ quart.
June 11th. Hoeing ploughing & cultivating weather fine.
June 12. went to Toronto to see the sights at High Park. Alan Garden and Riverdale Parks. Saw a lot
of the city. hunting for the parks. weather fine & moderately warm.
June 13th. cool east wind an odd strawberry getting ripe but guess they will be worth nothing
asparagus a poor crop and cheap too. $1 00 & 1 25 a bskt {basket} last week.
June 14th Fair & warm hoeing tomatoes Cabbages peppers etc.
June 15th Very warm hoeing one year strawberry bed again.
June 16th Picked first Strawberries 28 crates (quarts) sold at 14¢
June 17th no picking today. working on farm
June 18th getting very warm looks like berries a poor crop.
June 19th Sunday fine and warm had Hicks in the afternoon and Miss May at night
June 20th. Picked 210 crates SBerries today. sold 125 crates at from 11 to start in the morning down
to 8 1/2 in the afternoon for quarts. was only going to pay the pickers 1¢ for picking but they struck
for more so gave 1 1/4cts. shipped the other 85 crates to Toronto. sold at 36 on first load sold at 10¢
49 on noon load sold at 6¢ to 8¢ quart
June 21st Picked old strawberry first picking you might say only picked 16 crates of it
last week and it look if it was the last picking sold 123 crates today at $1.75 a crate Uptons Jam Coy
only offered me 3cts a quart for them.
June 22nd. Picked 229 crates strawberries sold at 5¢ a quart getting dry and with a strong west wind
the plants going down fast.
�June 23. Still dry with a regular hurricane blowing from the south west. strawberries nearly shot.
picked old beds today. 105 x 32 qt crates & 45 x 27 qt crates will not last long if no rain comes soon
they were very small took one load to Uptons at 4¢ box
June 24th still no rain and blowing a gale yet. blowing off a lot of fruit especially Shiro plums. picked
153 x 27 qt crates & 63 x 32 qt crates. sold 100 crates Scott at 6 1/2¢ 57 to Davidson at 7¢ shipped
5 north at $200 Balance to Uptons 4¢
June 25th Saturday. a light shower this am. planted out Cauliflowers ground dry on top.
June 26th Fair & moderately warm. home all day. charlotte has Poison Ivy. mostly on her legs
June 27th. a light shower this morning picked strawberries took 67 x 32 & 3 x 27 to Uptons & sold
120 crates at 5 1/2cts.
June 28th Picked 176 crates strawberries sold 75 crates at 5¢ quart Balance at $1.00 per crate think
we will stop picking as there is nothing in it at that price. weather dry and moderately warm.
June 29th no picking today. still dry & hot they say berries only $1.00 a crate in Toronto. {Side note}
Jam Factory in Toronto at 25 York St.
June 30th Finished picking only about 8 days picking had 1457 crates. Picked 69 x 32 & 8 x 27's
today & took them in to Uptons. This is the first time we ever remember done picking in June.
July 1 A big thunder shower about 4 this morning. continued with a few light showers until noon.
Hoeing old strawberry patch turning cool tonight strong north west wind.
July 2nd cool & windy hoeing strawberries.
July 3rd Sunday Fair & cool. went down to the beach for a drive McIlwains Barn (used to be Nelson
Lambsheads) barn burnt down about 10 tonight. made an awful blaze hundreds of people there. and
a regular traffic jam on the road
July 4th. started raining in the night. and looks like an all day rain this morning. stopped rain before
noon topped Blackberry bushes.
July 5th. started picking Richmond cherries 17 x 11 at 45¢ also started spraying Mont cherries.
sprayer working fine nearly 250 lbs pressure. 5 tanks on in the afternoon
July 6th. Finished spraying about 230 pm, 6 tanks total 11 tanks. picked 50 x 6 Richmonds cherries
25¢. 28 x 11 Richmond cherries 40¢
July 7th Picked 44 x 6 Black sweets at 45¢
25 x 11 Richmond at 40¢
25 x 6 Richmond cherries 22¢
�shipped 31 x 6 Green peppers on July 5th. for the first of the season sold in Toronto at 60¢ more
showers today & tonight.
July 8th. Very cool again & strong west wind. only picked a few sweet Black cherries at 15 x 6 qt and
3 bsks {baskets} Beans for the first sold at 75¢
July 9th. Picked 20 x 11 Richmond cherries at 40¢. men finished cleaning out old strawberry patch.
getting warmer today
July 10th a few showers today & warm. Madge sick with quinsy.
July 11th Fair & not very warm. but strong west wind. Picked 50 x 4 Richmond cherries 40¢
165 x 11 Mont cherries at 47 1/2¢ & 50¢ for 11 qt.
7 x 6 Black sweets
30 x 11 Beans @ 50¢
32 x 6 Gr Pepper 35¢. prices pretty low especially on Mont cherries.
July 12th Fine & warm prices getting worse picked 48 x 11 Richmond at 30¢ & 35¢.
144 x 11 Mont cherries at 45¢.
40 x 6 Blacks 50¢
17 x 6 white sweets 25¢
15 x 6 peppers 40¢ looks like showers tonight.
July 13th. Picked cherries 159 x 11 Mont & 76 Blacks.
July 14th Picked cherries part of the day not many orders 109 x 11 Mont & about 100 x 6 sweets.
July 15th not many orders 30 x 11 Mont & 25 x 6 S. 50 x 6 Blacks 4 crates Rasps the first sold at
10¢ pint
July 16th. Fine & not very warm. picked 341 x 6 qt Monts at 25¢ & 45 x 11 at 40¢
July 17th Sunday fine had Wilcox's from Hamilton for the day.
July 18th A busy day picking cherries 414 x 11's Mont cherries at 4¢ per bskt {basket} 30 beans at
25¢ 40 x 6 Black cherries 50¢ to 70¢ some prices only paid 10¢ a bskt {basket} today for picking
cherries.
July 19th. Picked 304 x 6 Mont cherries & 120 x 11 qts - 12 crates Rasps at 8¢ pint. 33 Beans at
25¢. Some prices getting rich quick
�July 20th Thunder showers in the night. had cherry pickers here at 7 this morning. but more
showers, did not start picking till 1 pm got 191 bskts {baskets} off. also 10 large crates cabbages at
90¢ and 10 bskts {baskets} tomatoes the first. sold at $115 per bskt. {basket} looks like more rain
tonight
July 21 more rain again this morning. noon again when we got started picking got 182 x 11 Mont. &
123 x 6 cherries 11 x 6 Blacks. also picked 760 10 x 11 sweet peppers at 75¢
July 22nd. Had 250 x 11 cherries picked before 10 oclock. got 8 crates Rasps picked and then a big
thunder shower everybody soaked. sold the 8 crates at 6¢. started to pick again at 4 oclock. got 26
crates more. & had to ship to Toronto. sold at 21 x 36 at $200. 5 at $225 some big prices
{Side note} Paid 1 1/2¢ pint for picking
July 23rd Sat. Picked 206 x 6 cherries at 23¢ & 52 x 11 cherries at 40¢ Fine & cool.
July 24th. Sunday. Fine & cool home all day.
July 25 A busy day picked 432 x 11 cherries at 35¢ (some price) 33 x 11 toms at 45¢ & 50¢. 29
beans at 25¢. 6 large crates Cabbages (90 lb) at 90¢ crate.
July 26th. Picked 49 crates Pints Rasps sold to Upton at 5¢ crate & boxs back. paid one cent for
picking (pints) starting raining about noon. only got 34 cherries picked Davidson Paid 35¢ Scott only
32¢ Picked 20 sweet peppers sold at 75¢ 5 Hots sold at 65¢ 6 Beans still at 25¢
July 27. 229 x 11 cherries Davidson only paid 30¢ for 11 qts Montmorency's 81 x 6's to Scott at 21¢.
11 x 6 sweet peppers at 40¢
July 28. Started picking cherries without stems for canners. supposed
to get 2 1/2¢ lb bskts {baskets} weigh about 18 lb each - pretty particular have to sort them all and
take out the wind bruised ones. also picked 27 crates Rasps 39 bskts {baskets} tomatoes at 45¢
July 29th Got 145 bskts {baskets} more cherries into the canners 354 in all before Davidson stopped
us says his contract full sold 72 bskts {baskets} at 30¢
July 30th. Sat. picked 60 tomatoes at 40¢. 50 x 11 cherries 35¢ and 26 x 11 sweet peppers.
July 31st Sunday Fine and cool. went to La Salle Park for a little while. had Hicks in the evening.
Aug 1 Fair & cool picked Rasps 51 x 36's at 17 x 24's - our biggest picking. 23 beans at 25¢. only
sold 39 cherries at 30¢ have 700 or 800 bskts {baskets} yet guess we will never sell them now.
demand is over for them.
Aug 2. Picked 100 shiro plums at 40¢ and 200 cherries at 30¢ and the first Blackberries 1 x 24 pints
at 10¢
Aug 3rd Big rain all night & up till near noon today. picked 77 x 11 tomatoes at 40¢
�Aug 4. Warm. picked 29 x 36 Rasps for Upton at 5¢ and 223 cherries at 30¢
Aug 5. Warm again today picked 75 toms at 40¢ and 307 cherries at 30¢ cherries nearly done only
about 100 bskts {baskets} left now
Aug 6th Pulled first corn 200 doz at 15¢ 43 toms 40¢ 53 x 11 sweet green peppers at 50¢. Big rain
again last night
Aug 7th, Sunday a few more showers went to Dundas Park.
Aug 8th. pretty busy today.
picked 90 bskts {baskets} tomatoes 35¢ & 40¢
82 plums 25¢ 30¢
25 cukes at 25¢
28 x 11 G. Peppers 50¢
35 x 11 cherries 30¢
33 crates Rasps
3 crates blackberries
had a few showers in the afternoon
Aug 9th. 81 plums today at 25 & 30¢ 3 Lawtons 6¢ 64 Peppers 40 & 45¢ for 51 bskts {baskets} 31
cukes 20¢. Prices going down every day
Aug 10th. Picked 41 toms & 35 Hampers Duchess apples. (Domestics) 60¢ picked 200 Red Junes
for Upton's jam.
Aug 11th. A few showers every day. finished Rasps 13 crates also picked 6 crates Blackberries at
5¢. and 431 x 11 plum Red Junes for Uptons. and 99 Shiros, 13 cukes 189 - 50 doz corn 14¢ 27 x
11 Clapp Pears at 40¢.
{Side note} Paid 2¢ a bskts {basket} for picking plums
Aug 12. no rain today first day this week. 58 x 11 toms 30 - 34 cukes 15¢ & 18¢ - 2 x 24 Black
Berries 5¢ 20 shiro plums 30¢
Aug 13th Finished cherries on aug 5th. had about 50 bskts {baskets} left that we could not sell. Had
a big crop but price no good. a few started at 50¢ a 11 qt. quite a lot at 40¢ 11 qt and 23¢ & 25¢ a qt.
and a lot at 38¢ also 30¢. Had 188 x 11 Richmonds & 75 x 6's Richmonds 430 x 6 qts
sweets 3866 3918 11qts montmorencys 1091 x 6qts montmorencys. Finished Raspberries on aug
11th Had 295 crates 15 more than last year. but price about
�half sold 4 crates at 10¢ 12 at 8¢ 8 at 6¢ & 26 crates sent to Toronto only brought $1.65 a crate sold
balance to Uptons at 5¢. Beans was done aug 1st had 210 bskts {baskets} bought $64.10. highest
price 6 bskts {baskets} at 75¢ - 27 at 50¢ down to 25¢. Finished corn. aug 13th 834 brought $89.66
High price 15¢ low 8¢ a doz.
{Side note} 1 cent for picking Rasps
Aug 14th Sunday. a grand day. but I have a cold. Had Harry Simms & Stan Blair over for supper.
Aug 15th. Fine & warm picked 200 x 6 qt plums Shiro at 16¢. 50 x 11 Burbanks 28¢ 50 clapp pears
30¢ for Scott. 53 toms for D. at 20¢ 75 Shiro plums for truckers at 30¢.
Aug 16th. Finished Shiro & Abundance plums 135 bskts {baskets}. started on Burbanks.
Aug 17th. Sold Davidson 300 x 6 Burbanks at 15¢ 56 pears at 30 and 6 Domestic at 25¢. Picked first
Red peppers sold scott 15 bskts {baskets} at $1.00 took 500 bskts {baskets} Burbanks to canners.
have about 650 more picked to go in tomorrow.
Aug 18. Rain again in the night. drew two load plums to Uptons 609 bskts {baskets}. had tire trouble
& had to get a new tire on the road near Bayview. picked 116 tomatoes at 20¢ & 23¢ 26 x 11 Red
peppers at $100 sold balance of our Clapp Pears to a trucker at $225 for a tea chest. have about 16
of them.
Aug 19th. cold this morning not so many orders today picked 44 cukes @ 18¢ and a load of plums
for Uptons.
Aug 20. Fine and warm picked 105 Burbanks 20¢ 53 Bradshaws at 25¢ 100 Gages at 27¢ for Scott.
Aug 21st Sunday Fine & warm. went up past Waterdown to Carlisle for a drive.
Aug 22nd A busy day. picked about 1216 bskts {baskets} plums. got one load in to Uptons and they
kick about price 3/4¢ to high and will only pay 1/2¢ a lb. more rain tonight & 760 bskts {baskets}
plums in the orchard wet again
{Side note} Got rid of 1525 plums in two days.
Aug 23rd Took 500 plums in to Uptons. sold Galloway 160 & Scott 100 of what was left & picked
Scott 310 more.
Aug 24th. Heavy dew this a m. like rain did not start picking until 10 oclock. picked 100 x 6's {Leno's}
gages at 17¢ Finished Burbanks 64 x 11 at 20¢. also 25 Bradshaws & 85 Gages & 76 cukes at 15¢
worked until eight at night.
Aug 25 not many orders tomatoes are done for can't sell any. picked 122 x 6's Gages for Davidson
Very warm looks like more thunder showers
Aug 26. Picked 87 plums 21 x 11 Red peppers at 90¢ 16 x 11 sweet G. at 30¢
�Aug 27th. Saturday not much doing. picked 70 bskts{ baskets} Gages. 25¢ 54 cukes 15¢. 35 x 11
Red peppers & 13 Red sweets Very warm with strong winds.
Aug 28 Sunday fine had Hicks over.
Aug 29 childrens day at the Toronto Ex there were some crowd cool a few light showers.
Aug 30th Showery this a.m. started picking Bartlett pears
sold to Davidson at 75¢.
Aug 31th. Eclipse of the sun this afternoon about 3 30. nearly 90% of the sun covered by the
shadow of the moon. have 189 bus {bushels} Bartletts picked. Hottest day of the year 93 in the
shade.
Sept 1 A little cooler but not much. picked 92 bskts {baskets} Lombard plums 18¢ and some more
pears
Sept 2. picked peppers most of the day. 62 x 4 Red sweets at 70¢ 5 x 11 Greens 25¢ 73 x 11 6's
Red Hots 27¢ sent 17 x 11's is sold at 65 & 35¢ 12 x 6 Reds to Toronto
Sept 3rd. no orders today hoeing strawberries showery tonight.
Sept 4th Sunday big rain & wind in the night. & some more showers this afternoon had Hicks for
supper.
Sept 5th Picking pears again also 37 x 11 Red Sweet peppers 50¢ & 15 x 6 Hot Reds 40¢
Sept 6th still picking Bartlett Pears. cooler again.
Sept 7th. Picking pears yet and some peppers.
Sept 8th still cool this morning. Picked 76 bskts {baskets} peppers and about 200 bushels of
Bartletts
Sept 9 Drew pears all day. 383 bus {bushels} Bartletts. 37 x 6's Red peppers at 25¢
Sept 10th Fine. Went to Arthur Mays fun Wedding in Toronto. Finished picking Bartlett Pears had a
big crop 13.75 bushels.
Sept 11th Sunday fine had chapmans for the day.
Sept 12. Picked 104 bskts {baskets} Red peppers at 45 & 50¢ drew 2 loads crates & bskts {baskets}
back from Uptons.
Sept 13th. Started on plums. Reine Claude for Davidson 347 bskts {baskets} 54 Mon for Scott.
Sept 14. 412 bskts {baskets} Reine Claude today also picking Howell pears had a thunder shower
last night. warm today
�Sept 15 413 Reine Claude 20 Damsons. 55 bus pears. Fine & warm
Sept 16th 25 x 11 Red peppers. Finished Howell pears 211 bus. Anjous 109 bus {bushels} Duchess
102 bus. {Bushels} also picked 424 bskts {baskets} Reine Claude & 25 Red peppers
Sept 17th Saturday 122 Reine Claude & 17 Damsons to Davidson Scott 32 Monarch 7 Plums 14
peppers turned cold at noon with cold flying showers finished Reine Claude across the road was
1720 bskts {baskets} paid 2¢ a bskt {basket} for picking
Sept 18th Sunday Fair but cold back on Standard time today. in to Chapmans for Supper
Sept 19th. Thunder shower in the night & early this am. finished picking Reine Claude. & picked 94
bskts {baskets} Peppers had 2060 bskts {baskets} Reine Claude.
Sept 20 Started on Grand Dukes not very ripe yet picked 109.
Sept 21. Picked 103 Grand Dukes 40 Mon. plums. sold Scott 85 peppers & shipped 40 to Toronto.
Sept 22. Picked some pears & peppers - fair & warm
Sept 23rd Fair & warm sold Scott 77 peppers & 40 Grand Duke plums. men hoeing old strawberry
patch
Sept 24th Saturday cold cloudy & showery picked 88 bskts {baskets} plums for Davidson
Sept 25 Sunday Fine & moderately warm Ted Ireland call for a few minutes went for a drive in the
afternoon.
Sept 26. Picked G.Duke plums and a few Red peppers.
Sept 27. Rain in the night & showery this morning. picked plums - more rain this evening a thunder
shower about 730 p.m
Sept 28. Cooler picked Grand Duke plums all day.
Sept 29 Finished Grand Duke Plums had 1157 bskts {baskets} weather cold
Sept 30th. weather cool picked some peppers & dug our potatoes had 29 bushels.
Oct 1st. Sold Scott a load 211 bskts {baskets}. peppers, plums, pears. peaches & Quinces.
Oct 2nd Sunday Fine & mild. Listened to the Final Ball game in the World Series. 13 to 6 in favor of
N.Y. N.York won the world series in 4 straight games from chicago.
Oct 3rd Started to picked peppers. fine & mild
Oct 4th Finished peaches had 90 bskts {baskets} @ 40¢
Oct 5th & 6th picking peppers & 58 bskts {baskets} prunes at 40¢
�Oct 7th. Picking peppers yet. will have about 250 bushels. selling them to truckers 33 1/3cts a
bushel
Oct 8th. Cutting out old Raspberry canes. also dead limbs out of Burbank Plums. Fine & warm
Oct 9th Sunday Fine & warm Had Frank McMillan & wife for supper
Oct 10th Thanksgiving Day finished picking prunes 87 bskts. {baskets} Had John Edgar & Mrs Bradt
for dinner and Hicks for supper.
Oct 11th. Very cold & strong west wind shipped our Kieffer pear crop to Hutchison 40 x 11's at 20¢
had to light our furnace.
Oct 12th Picked apples about 30 bushels. very poor all scabs. Very windy & cold.
Oct 13 Clear & cold. paper says snow in many places in Ontario. yesterday started Pruning dead
branches out of plums
{Side note} Prunes sold at 65 & 70¢ in Toronto.
Oct 14th Sold Scott 15 Hampers GPeppers 55¢ and shipped 100 bskts {baskets} to Toronto
Oct 15. Leaving for Cookstown for the week end.
Oct 17th. arrived back tonight had a good trip and fine weather but cloudy tonight
Oct 18th Raining this morning but mild.
Oct 19th 20th. mild & cloudy men pruning out dead limbs.
Oct 21 Got cheque from Davidson for $1780.05 for Bartletts Howells & Anjou pears. also Reine
Claude & Grand Duke plums. men trimming trees sold 14 tea chests Hot peppers at $100 each.
Hots all gone but have about 100 bskts {baskets} Sweets yet. Cooler today
Oct 22nd to Oct 27th Weather not so bad. had a big rain yesterday. put in 475 - 5in & 4in tile.
cost $25.71. they charged 6 1/2cts for the 5 inch & wanted $4.00 per hundred for the 4in I said it was
too much & they made it $280 per hundred.
Oct 28th Sowed Rye on Cabbages & Cauliflower patches made no money out of either. sold $25
worth of Cabbages & not one head of Cauliflower. had 8000 Cabbages 6000 Cauliflowers
Oct 29th more rain today about through work finished pruning & drawing brush. shipped the last 100
bskts {baskets} of peppers to Toronto last night. Gordon Wood our man stopping work tonight Brown
has a few days ploughing yet. no frost yet a couple of Tomato & pepper plants behind the barn not
frozen yet. also all the flowers in bloom yet.
Oct 29th to Nov 3rd. Cool & cloudy a few showers. white frost on morning Nov 3rd.
�Nov 4th Fine & mild went to Old Mrs. Bush's Funeral
Nov 5th Rain in the night mild today.
Nov 6th to 9th. Cloudy. mild & showery. U.S Presidential elections yesterday. Roosevelt won over
Hoover. Roosevelt is a Democrat. The children innoculated today for dypheria.
Nov 10th + 11th Showery. car of manure in this afternoon
Nov 12th cooler frost last night a few snow flurries.
Nov 13th Sunday Fine & cool had Irelands for dinner.
Nov 14th Fine.
Nov 15th Raining turned to snow in the evening
Nov 16th snowing all day must be 4 or 5 inches tonight.
Nov 17th Fine but cold frost on the windows this morning. ordered 2000 x 11 qt bskts {baskets} at
$39.00 & 1000 x 6 qts at $30.00 from Dalton.
Nov 18th. Cold & cloudy the snow still on the barn roof that came Wed. has not thawed any since
was down to 16 yesterday a.m.
Nov 19th Bot & set up 20 Books of Knowledge, second hand for $20.00 on Nov 16th still cold &
wintery.
Nov 20th to 22nd. Snow is still on the ground yet and cold. Very cold last night.
Nov 23rd Still cold. some boy skating on the pond our kids skating on the road.
Nov 24 & 25th. milder most of the snow gone but the weather report says cold again tomorrow.
Nov 26th. Cold again ground frozen hard
Nov 27th Cold down to 8 in Toronto reports here a low as zero
Nov 28th Covering strawberries with straw took 2 tons for patch by the house $8.00 $7.50 per ton for
wheat straw.
Nov 29th & 30th. Fine & not very cold. frosts at night. covering strawberries
Dec 1st Fine not very cold good for covering has been absolutely no wind since we started Finished
covering SBs.
Dec 2nd & 3rd. mild but windy blowing some of the straw off strawberries
�Dec 3rd. Had Sun. Bill & Harry over played cards to midnight tried for long distance on the radio. not
much good noisy. Hollywood was about the only unusual one.
Dec 4th to 7th - weather has been mild some light rain
Dec 8th. Frozen up again. good and cold tonight
Dec 9th Decidely cold today.
Dec 10th. Cold down to about 6 or 8 this am. snowing all day real heavy storm tonight went to
Hamilton buying Xmas presents.
Dec 11th Sunday snowed & blowed all night and still at it today it is drifting badly.
Dec 12th & 13th. Lots of snow on the ground and very cold. real winter weather.
Dec 14th. Still very cold hasn't thawed for a week. Had skating at the Burlington Rink last night.
Dec 15th About the coldest day this winter can't see out of the kitchen window for the frost on it.
Dec 16th Clear & cold reports in Burlington say 2 to 4 below zero White River Ont reports 40 below
Dec 17th. Cloudy & cold went to Hamilton shopping
Dec 18 - 19 Still clear & cold. real winter
Dec 20th some milder thawing in the sno sun went to Hamilton shopping
Dec 21st. Cloudy & mild but very strong cold west wind.
Dec 22nd milder & thawing
Dec 23rd Raining nearly all day. (real heavy)
Dec 24th cloudy & mild a few more showers
Dec 25th. Sunday fine clear & very warm had our doors open most of the day strong south west
wind a real spring day.
Dec 26th. Celebrated Xmas day at Uncle John's today. a little cooler but bright thawing all day.
Dec 27th. another spring day. but froze hard in the night Brown was working in our orchard
yesterday with the spring tooth cultivator.
Dec 28th - 30th. Fair & mild up till this afternoon when it started to rain.
Dec 31 Turning colder freezing again. a few snow flurries also.
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<p>{Front cover with yellow sticker} 1932</p>
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<p>year 1932</p>
<p><br />Jan 1st. A change in the weather from the fine weather we have been having today it rained. snowed sleeted. trees covered with ice this morning. but thawed off with more rain this afternoon. Had John and family up for dinner had a Goose. Paid 20¢ lb. for it. they were cheaper than usual.</p>
<p>Jan 2nd reports say yesterdays ice storm the worst in years. Western Ontario hit the worst. Electric lights telephone & telegraph poles done from Brantford to Windsor reports the</p>
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<p>worst. no damage done here but some poles down on Dundas street.</p>
<p>Jan 3rd. Sunday. mild and cloudy. a few inches of snow this morning.</p>
<p>Jan 4th. Election day in East Flamboro went up to Aldershot to vote. mild & cloudy snow about all gone.</p>
<p>Jan 5th mild & cloudy all day. looks like rain Russell Emery. elected Reeve by ({all}) and Len Scott elected Deputy Reeve for East Flamboro raining tonight.</p>
<p>Jan 6th. A big rain in the night. mild like spring a few showers. also a Rainbow. Drains running more water now than any time in the past couple of years</p>
<p>Jan 7th A little cooler this morning. ground frozen. but milder again tonight.</p>
<p>Jan 8th. mild. like spring. went to Ham. for Car License. no is P.4680 cost $8 this year. $6 last year our Truck License up $12.00 now $36.00. seems every thing up.</p>
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<p>Jan 9th. A little frost but thawing again all day. Brown pruning nearly done.</p>
<p>Jan 10th. Sunday. Very mild. ground very soft. so much rain.</p>
<p>Jan 11th. weather still like spring. reports say peach buds also strawberries will be damaged by the mild weather.</p>
<p>Jan 12th Doris sick since the new year with Bronchitis Alan home this week getting whooping cough we think. suppose they will be home for a few weeks</p>
<p>Jan 13th mild. but strong south west gales blowing. Brown finished work Saturday. every thing done only a little brush to draw but ground too soft to do it.</p>
<p>Jan 14th went to Kitchener for a load of Orange crates got 207 at 5¢ each. a Real summer day. The warmest Jan 14th in 50 years the papers say.</p>
<p>Jan 15th Charlotte now home from school too. Rained heavy in the night some thunder & lightning.</p>
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<p>a barn burnt. hit by lightning near St Thomas.</p>
<p>Jan 16th. Cloudy and a little cooler ordered some 10000 baskets from {illegible} Glovers & Hewsons. the price some what lower 11 qts are $48 covers $18 per 1000 and 10% off for Cash if paid now.</p>
<p>Jan 17th Sun Raining again today, cleared up late tonight.</p>
<p>Jan 18th. Cloudy and a little cooler, strong west winds.</p>
<p>Jan 19th. A cool damp west wind blowing but thawing nearly all day.</p>
<p>Jan 20th. Cloudy & mild thawing all day</p>
<p>Jan 21st Raining again nearly all day</p>
<p>Jan 22nd Fine & mild got a load of 11 qt baskets in and went to Hamilton to Uptons to see about our strawberry crates they put them in cold storage with the berries last summer they say none empty yet.</p>
<p>Jan 23rd. Still mild started raining about 11 this morning and rained all day.</p>
<p>Jan 24th Sunday. cloudy & a little cooler home alone all day</p>
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<p>Jan 25th Cloudy and a little cooler. Just below freezing point</p>
<p>Jan 26th. Mild and cloudy got another load of baskets in from Hewsons they are far better baskets than Glovers. Heavy rain again this afternoon and evening.</p>
<p>Jan 27th. Cloudy with some light rain. some cooler tonight</p>
<p>Jan 28th Fine and a little cooler but thawing in the day time got another load of bskts in from Glovers</p>
<p>Jan 29th Another load of bskts from Hewsons all in now except some covers. 10200 x 11 qts & 400 x 6 qts. finished stamping them this afternoon cloudy & very mild.</p>
<p>Jan 30th It has been getting colder all day heavy west gales and very cold tonight. Temperatures as low as 40 and 45 below zero out west.</p>
<p>Jan 31st. Cold with strong west gales today. Thermometer down to 12 at 10 oclock this am.</p>
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<p>Feby 1. Cold & frosty this morning about 10 from zero. getting milder tonight & cloudy</p>
<p>Feby 2nd Snowed a couple of inches last night milder this a.m winter supposed to be over as the Ground hog did not see his shadow as it has been cloudy all morning and sprinkling rain at noon.</p>
<p>Feby 3rd mild & cloudy getting colder tonight</p>
<p>Feby 4th Colder. strong east wind snowing this afternoon a regular old fashioned blizzard</p>
<p>Feby 5th quite a lot of snow in spots today as it drifted badly Canada won their first Game (Hockey) at Lake Placid Olympics yesterday. Winnipeg beating United States 2 to 1 in 10 min. overtime Can. got 3rd place in the 500 meters & 5000 meters speed skating. ordering some seeds from Stokes at St Catherines.</p>
<p>1/2 lb World Beater Pepper</p>
<p>1 oz Harris Early</p>
<p>1/4 lb Green Pack Cucumber</p>
<p>1 oz John Baueer Tomato</p>
<p>1 oz Bonny Best Tomato</p>
<p>1/4 lb Copenhagen Cabbage</p>
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<p>Feby 6th. Fine & milder again. Canada Hockey won again today at Lake Placid against Germany. score 4 to 0</p>
<p>Feby 7th. some milder through the day. cloudy and cool at night. Drove around the bay for a drive.</p>
<p>Feby 8th. Blowing a gale today. went to Hamilton shopping. turning cold tonight with some snow flurries. Canada Beat Poland at Lake Placid 9 to 0 in Hockey game yesterday.</p>
<p>Feby 9th. Fine & cool this morning but milder tonight again.</p>
<p>Feby 10th. mild again thawing all day raining in the evening saw a flash of lightning.</p>
<p>Feby 11th. Rained nearly all night a real downpour about 1 am this morning. a real thunderstorm with thunder & lightning. cloudy & mild most of the day. Alan's Birthday 7 today he is having a party</p>
<p>Feby 12th. Fine & mild but turning colder tonight strong west winds</p>
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<p>Feby 13th. Colder today temperature not very low but a strong cold west wind and a few snow flurries. The 6 Ha. Senior Hockey ended last night. the first four teams now play off. 1st place Marlboro's 2nd Port Colborne. 3rd Nationals 4th Niagara Falls. Winnipeg tied the Game with United States in overtime score 2 to 2. and wins the Olympic Championship 4 to 3</p>
<p>Feby 14th Sunday cloudy & cold home all day</p>
<p>Feby 15th Cloudy & cold no snow on the ground guess it will be hard on fruit.</p>
<p>Feby 16th. Real cold this morning down to 6 at 7.45 am.</p>
<p>Feby 17th. Another change again Rained in the night and this morning the fellows were over to play cards. snowing when they left at 1230</p>
<p>Feby 18th. Cold again down to about 12 or 15</p>
<p>Feby 19th Cool but bright & clear. Thawing in the sun. but freezing hard in the shade.</p>
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<p>Feby 20th. not quite so cold. Port Colborne and Nationals of Toronto win 6 Ha. Semi finals.</p>
<p>Feby 21st Sunday. some snow flurries in the morning but milder & thawing in the afternoon</p>
<p>Feby 22nd. cold again about 10 from zero.</p>
<p>Feby 23rd. Cold this morning but getting milder.</p>
<p>Feby 24th milder this morning about 1 inch snow. Started unloading first car of manure and making hotbeds.</p>
<p>Feby 25th. some milder again thawing. John and Brown making hot beds.</p>
<p>Feby 26th Fine & warm like spring. heard a crow for the first but there has been a blackbird or two all winter. has been in our maple tree nearly every day. it has been fine weather.</p>
<p>Feby 27th. Cloudy and cool a little light rain at times. sowed 8 ozs Worldbeater pepper 1 oz Harris Giant & our own hot pepper. also 4 sashes Copenhagen Cabbages 20 sashes in all of peppers.</p>
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<p>Feby 28. Sunday Fine just like spring. went for a drive after getting the girls at Sunday School</p>
<p>Feby 29th. Rain in the night. mild this am and windy and cooler at night.</p>
<p>Mar 1st. Cloudy this a.m. but mild and sunny all afternoon Got an ounce of seed of a new Tomato from Scott. Called murrays Early Wonder it ought to be good cost $2.40 for an ounce.</p>
<p>Mar 2nd Cloudy & cool all day John & Brown made hot beds for Tomato Seed. Toronto Nationals 6 H A Senior Champions now won two games from Port Colbourne in the finals one game 2-0 & 2-1 Toronto Marlboros put Hamilton Juniors out in the third round. Scores. 1st game 5-0 - 2nd game - 3-0.</p>
<p>Mar 3rd. Cool and cloudy with strong east wind. Alan has been home all week with a cold</p>
<p>Mar 4th Still cool and cloudy. Brown & John digging a well etc. at his house on the highway</p>
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<p>Just cut a piece out of a farm paper saying Potatoes 20c and 25c a bag in Toronto dealers paying 6c and 7c a bag at country points loaded loose in cars.</p>
<p>Mar 5th Sowed Tomato seed. 5 ozs John Bauer 3 ozs First & Best 1 oz Murrays Early Wonder</p>
<p>Mar 6th. mild & cloudy some light snow & rain this morning and a real blizzard this afternoon.</p>
<p>Mar 7th. About the worst day we have had this winter. westerly gales with snow and very cold.</p>
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<p>Mar 8th Very cold with strong westerly gales down to about 6 or 8 this morning. In the Junior 6 H a Semi Finals Toronto Marlboro's defeated Stratford 6-2 and Newmarket defeated St Michaels 6-2 on the 2 games round Charlotte & Doris home again with colds or flu.</p>
<p>Mar 9th. Coldest night of the winter down to about 5. strong west wind.</p>
<p>Mar 10th. Still cold. windy and a few snow flurries. Got a load of Hay from smoke at $12 per ton total $18.48</p>
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<p>Mar 11th still cool with a few snow flurries</p>
<p>Mar 12th. a little milder and mostly cloudy. a few snow flurries. In the Junior 6.H.a. finals Toronto Marlboro's beat Newmarket 4 to 1. on the round.</p>
<p>Mar 13th. Colder again cloudy and a few snow flurries. last week was the coldest this winter Had Hicks for supper.</p>
<p>Mar 14th. Very cold again about 5 or 6 from zero strong west wind about the coldest day this winter</p>
<p>Mar 15. Another day just as cold as yesterday or worse. down near zero this morning. Have a car of manure arrived today. for hotbeds. in Senior 6.H.a play downs Toronto Nationals beat Timmins Northern Cent. 14 to 1 on the round.</p>
<p>Mar 16th. not so cold today but mostly cloudy unloading manure. Sudbury Juniors Beat Toronto Marlboros. Junior 6 H.a champions 5 to 4 on the round 1st game Sudbury 3. for 0. 2nd game Sudbury 2 for 4. last game went 10 minutes overtime.</p>
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<p>Mar 17th. mild & cloudy about 1/2 in snow on the ground this a.m.</p>
<p>Mar 18. Mild with snow flurries most of the day</p>
<p>Mar 19th. Ground covered with snow again this morning. cold and strong westerly winds Toronto Pro's trummed Chicago good tonight 11 to 3</p>
<p>Mar 20. Clear & bright but a real cool day with north west wind drove as far as La Salle park but did not stay long Spring supposed to start this afternoon.</p>
<p>Mar 21st. Cloudy & cold freezing hard and a cold north east wind. a real snow storm on this evening and tonight Sudbury Juniors beat Ottawa Juniors 5-2 on the round in the play downs.</p>
<p>Mar 22nd. A real blizzard still going strong. more snow than at any time this winter. could not get out with the car.</p>
<p>Mar 23rd Cold again about 15 this a.m. the worst storm this winter all over Ontario roads blocked every place looks like real winter Toronto lost to Canadians in final game & get 2nd place in group</p>
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<p>Mar 24th In the Sen. play offs Toronto beat Ottawa 7-1 Montreal beat Dalhousie 4-2 on the round. and the winners meet in the Eastern Finals. Milder today thawing fast in the sun but cool in the shade Transplanted 12 sashes Cabbages 3000 plants.</p>
<p>Mar 25th Easter on early this year. Good Friday today. Cloudy & mild in the morning East wind lots of snow yet. from last storm. and another inch of it. since last night.</p>
<p>Mar 26th. Cloudy & mild a few sprinkles of rain. Heard the first Robin this morning. Windsor Beat Oakville 4 to 2 in the Int 6.H.a Semi Finals</p>
<p>Mar 27th. Easter Sunday fair & mild in the morning. Cloudy with East wind in the evening</p>
<p>Mar 28th. Unloaded car of manure nearly 32 tons transplanting a few peppers fair, not very cold but a strong west wind. Had {Bigger?} around from Upton Jam Co. says strawberries will be about</p>
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<p>6 cents a quart this year. and that he does not need many. Sudbury Juniors beat Montreal 4 to 1 on the Round & Winnipeg Beat Saskatoon 3 to 1 so Sudbury & Winnipeg meet in the finals</p>
<p>Mar 29th. Burlington Canning Co around offering contracts for Tomatoes at 25. cts a bus.{bushel} did not take any that price no good.</p>
<p>Mar 30 mild but heavy gale from the South west transplanting peppers but some job in the wind. Toronto Pro Hockey team beat Chicago last night 6 to 2 in the play offs. & New York Rangers beat Mont Canadians 3 games out of 4 for the League championship.</p>
<p>Mar 31st. Cool and cloudy Toronto Beat Montreal in Senior Semi Final 5 to 3. on the 2 games. 2 to 2 on last nights game.</p>
<p>April 1st. Cloudy & cold nothing doing at hot beds not 1/4 transplanting done yet.</p>
<p>April 3rd in bed all day yesterday have a cold. it snowed all day. anyway. until</p>
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<p>about 8 PM when a big thunder shower went around by Hamilton about two inches snow on the ground this Sunday morning. and not thawing very much.</p>
<p>April 12th. Have been sick in bed with the flu. The weather from the 5th to the 10th was mostly fine & mild but colder yesterday April 11th. while today is still colder the ground covered with snow has been snowing all the afternoon. All the Hockey championships were decided the past week. Toronto National won the Senior (Alan Cup) finals from Fort William 2 games 7 to 4 and 1 to 0 both overtime. Windsor won the Int 6 H.a. from Toronto. Sudbury Juniors won the memorial cup from Winnipeg in the finals 2 games out of 3. scores. Sudbury 4 3. 2 & 1 Winnipeg 4.1-0 and Toronto Profs. finished up by winning the Stanley Cup & world championship from N.Y. Rangers 3 straight games. scores 6-4 - 6-2 - 6-4</p>
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<p>The men have been transplanting but not done yet. Edgar told me Brown moved down to Johns & Woods moved in here. Had Smith out wanting a job again</p>
<p><br />April 13th. Cold and cloudy about 2 or 3 inches of snow on the ground</p>
<p>April 14th. Fair a little milder most of the snow gone now.</p>
<p>April 15th milder & bright highest about 50 was down town for the first time this month. but every thing looks the same.</p>
<p>April 16th Partly cloudy and a cold wind today. not as warm as yesterday.</p>
<p>April 17 Sunday fair but cool. with cold north wind freezing hard every night.</p>
<p>April 18th Fair and not much milder started spraying pears am afraid it is getting nearly too late. ground wet & soft can only draw half a tank got 1 1/2 tanks on today quiet a job to get things started. spraying with 6 gallons</p>
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<p>April 19th. only two half tanks this morning Hose blowed out had to get a new one and couplings. cut off etc about $20 I guess. worked fine after dinner weather fine & warm</p>
<p>April 20th. Finished pears at noon had some oil left used it on sweet cherries, apples & plums.</p>
<p>April 21st Finished spraying am afraid we did not put it on strong enough we thought the barrels held 30 Can. Gallons and find out now they are American gallons. Started ploughing and cleaning off strawberries.</p>
<p>April 22nd Finished cleaning manure off strawberries Very warm about 75 in the shade</p>
<p>April 23rd Colder again about 50. Drew manure off the new strawberry bed left it in the path of the old one.</p>
<p>April 24th Sunday fair & cool. ice on the water tub at 9 oclock this morning went for a ride after</p>
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<p>Sunday school back of Dundas Highway & got some May flowers.</p>
<p>April 25th Got 30 lbs {Dan's?} Wax beans and 20 lbs Sunshine corn on Saturday at 21¢ lb with 10% off for cash. $9 45-2 50 & 1/2 lb Cabbage Started transplanting tomatoes. ordered 4000 5 in plant boxs at $4.50 per thousand. showery in the afternoon.</p>
<p>April 26 Cold & cloudy Brown is ploughing down Rye. the rest transplanting tomatoes.</p>
<p>April 27th Cloudy, windy, and very cold. froze ice this morning and only 38 at 10 am</p>
<p>April 28th. Getting land ready for Corn. Beans & Cabbages. Finished transplanting Tomatoes only about 8000 this year.</p>
<p>April 29th. Topping & ploughing up to Raspberry bushes. warm about 70.</p>
<p>April 29 30th cool again showery. stopped work about 10 oclock. ploughing & getting land ready for Cabbages & Beans.</p>
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<p>May 1st Sunday. Fair but not quiet so warm Colder at night</p>
<p>May 2nd. Planted Beans 30lbs. 18 long rows 5 short. also planted Corn & pumpkins Very cold and cloudy this morning clear & cool tonight</p>
<p>May 3rd White frost this morning but warmer today. Put 1 ton fertilizer on Rasps & Black beans. planted out Cabbages 3000. and started digging strawberry plants.</p>
<p>May 4th. Digging strawberry plants and cleaning them.</p>
<p>May 5th. Very cold again started planting strawberries. was into Hamilton yesterday got a tooth filled also a pair of Glasses to read with cost $10.00</p>
<p>May 6th still very cold cloudy with east wind Bot 10000 Premier plants from J. Tuck's for {$50.00?}</p>
<p>May 7th. Two heavy thunder showers in the night &</p>
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<p>still showery today and still very cold with strong East wind. cleaning strawberry plants all morning</p>
<p>May 8th Sunday had supper at Hicks and had Harry & Stan at the house after we got home. Showery all day.</p>
<p>May 9th Cloudy and some milder. men transplanting Cabbage we are trying some second Early ones to try & get them ready between the Early and late ones. Rain tonight.</p>
<p>May 10th More Rain. cold East wind yet. nothing much doing. fixed sprayer and got a few more crates at Uptons.</p>
<p>May 11th Rained again all night I guess and still raining this morning. Guess our corn & beans we planted will never come up. planted. some more strawberries. (short rows behind hedge (24) & 5 long rows next chicken house and 15 rows all but one on far side. of small patch are Premier.</p>
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<p>May 12th. still cold and cloudy. men hoeing strawberries cleared up after dinner nice and warm. sowed 2 ozs Cauliflower seed in hot beds</p>
<p>May 13th. fine & warm, 72 in the shade at noon. Men ploughing & hoeing strawberries</p>
<p>May 14th. fine & warm about 75. Hoed cabbages men hoeing strawberries planted 20 lbs more beans & 10 lbs corn was afraid the others would not come up so cold & rainy</p>
<p>May 15 Sunday. Fine & warm. drove to Hamilton stopped at the Rock Garden and then went on to see Wilcox's</p>
<p>May 16th Very warm a gale of wind & sand about 4 PM. cut first asparagus. 2 x 11's & 1.6 qt</p>
<p>May 17th Sold $175 - $100 for 6 qt Uncle Dave on a visit Very cold change again men hoeing & etc.</p>
<p>May 18th. still clear & cold white frost this morning. Hoeing strawberries, cultivating</p>
<p>May 19th clear & some warmer finished hoeing strawberries Hoed Cabbages 2nd time</p>
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<p>May 20th Fine & warm hoeing & cultivating</p>
<p>May 21st Cooler today men hoeing Raspberries planted Cucumber seeds. Very cold tonight.</p>
<p>May 23rd. Cool again today. Hoeing etc. yesterday Sunday was cool. was home all day.</p>
<p>May 24th. Warm again hoeing new strawberries. Went over to La Salle Park. after supper. a big crowd there</p>
<p>May 25th Very warm started planting tomatoes. went to Hamilton about 4 oclock caught in a big thunder shower. lots of rain & hail. had another big storm about 5 oclock in Hamilton and another at 6 pm just as we got home got 9 bus Oats to sow at 50¢ bushel</p>
<p>May 26th. another big storm in the night. cloudy & wet today. planted a few tomatoes after dinner raining again tonight.</p>
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<p>May 27th cool & cloudy rained nearly all night again. planting tomatoes between showers ground terrible wet</p>
<p>May 28th Finished planting tomatoes have about 3 acres. started planting peppers. very cold. looks like frost tonight.</p>
<p>May 29th Sunday cold turned onto Daylight time today. drove down to the beach in the afternoon & saw them fishing, were catching a lot of very small perch</p>
<p>May 30 Some warmer planting peppers all day.</p>
<p>May 31st. Planted peppers in the morning started spraying at noon. got 3 tanks on.</p>
<p>June 1st. Spraying till 4 pm. when it started to rain. got 9 tanks on. by drawing water by truck in barrels right out to the orchard. finished planting peppers. spray mixture about 6 lbs lead & 3 1/2 Gals Lime Sulphur</p>
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<p>June 2nd. not much doing rained all night & nearly all morning hoed & cultivated & ploughed in afternoon</p>
<p>June 3th. Spraying all day a few delay screens blocked up only 9 tanks on. weather getting warmer went fishing to the beach. no good only 3 small perch</p>
<p>June 4th. Spraying got engine this morning. only 4 tanks on. 3 tanks this afternoon stopped by rain</p>
<p>June 5th. Sunday very warm drove to Niagara Falls & Queenstown Heights another big thunder storm in the night.</p>
<p>June 6th. Trees still wet this a.m. started to spray about 9.30 5 tanks on and stopped at 3 o clock another big storm. Planted some cukes seed. So much rain & wet see we have a lot of pear trees burnt by spraying wet trees.</p>
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<p>June 7th Cooler today finished spraying 10 tanks today total 43 tanks</p>
<p>June 8th. Very cold with strong west wind Hoed Bean & got cabbage ground ploughed again. in the morning. started to plant Cabbage after dinner.</p>
<p>June 9th. Planted out Cabbages. hoeing etc. still cool.</p>
<p>June 10th. Fine & milder went to Hamilton saw {Bigger} about strawberries says price at Simcoe 4¢ and at St Williams 3¢ quart.</p>
<p>June 11th. Hoeing ploughing & cultivating weather fine.</p>
<p>June 12. went to Toronto to see the sights at High Park. Alan Garden and Riverdale Parks. Saw a lot of the city. hunting for the parks. weather fine & moderately warm.</p>
<p>June 13th. cool east wind an odd strawberry getting ripe but guess they will be worth nothing asparagus a poor crop and cheap too. $100 + 125 a bskt {basket} last week.</p>
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<p>June 14th Fair & warm hoeing tomatoes Cabbages peppers etc.</p>
<p>June 15th Very warm hoeing one year strawberry bed again.</p>
<p>June 16th Picked first Strawberries 28 crates (quarts) sold at 14¢</p>
<p>June 17th no picking today. working on farm</p>
<p>June 18th getting very warm looks like berries a poor crop.</p>
<p>June 19th Sunday fine and warm had Hicks in the afternoon and Miss May at night</p>
<p>June 20th. Picked 210 crates SBerries today. sold 125 crates at from 11 to start in the morning down to 8 1/2 in the afternoon for quarts. was only going to pay the pickers 1¢ for picking but they struck for more so gave 1 1/4cts. shipped the other 85 crates to Toronto. sold at 36 on first load sold at 10¢ 49 on noon load sold at 6¢ to 8¢ quart</p>
<p>June 21st Picked old strawberry first picking you might say only picked 16 crates of it</p>
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<p>last week and it look if it was the last picking sold 123 crates today at $1.75 a crate Uptons Jam Coy only offered me 3cts a quart for them.</p>
<p>June 22nd. Picked 229 crates strawberries sold at 5¢ a quart getting dry and with a strong west wind the plants going down fast.</p>
<p>June 23. Still dry with a regular hurricane blowing from the south west. strawberries nearly shot. picked old beds today. 105 x 32 qt crates & 45 x 27 qt crates will not last long if no rain comes soon they were very small took one load to Uptons at 4¢ box</p>
<p>June 24th still no rain and blowing a gale yet. blowing off a lot of fruit especially Shiro plums. picked 153 x 27 qt crates & 63 x 32 qt crates. sold 100 crates Scott at 6 1/2¢ 57 to Davidson at 7¢ shipped 5 north at $200 Balance to Uptons 4¢</p>
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<p>June 25th Saturday. a light shower this am. planted out Cauliflowers ground dry on top.</p>
<p>June 26th Fair & moderately warm. home all day. charlotte has Poison Ivy. mostly on her legs</p>
<p>June 27th. a light shower this morning picked strawberries took 67 x 32 & 3 x 27 to Uptons & sold 120 crates at 5 1/2cts.</p>
<p>June 28th Picked 176 crates strawberries sold 75 crates at 5¢ quart Balance at $1.00 per crate think we will stop picking as there is nothing in it at that price. weather dry and moderately warm.</p>
<p>June 29th no picking today. still dry & hot they say berries only $1.00 a crate in Toronto. {Side note} Jam Factory in Toronto at 25 York St.</p>
<p>June 30th Finished picking only about 8 days picking had 1457 crates. Picked 69 x 32 & 8 x 27's today & took them in to Uptons. This is the first time we ever remember done picking in June.</p>
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<p>July 1 A big thunder shower about 4 this morning. continued with a few light showers until noon. Hoeing old strawberry patch turning cool tonight strong north west wind.</p>
<p>July 2nd cool & windy hoeing strawberries.</p>
<p>July 3rd Sunday Fair & cool. went down to the beach for a drive McIlwains Barn (used to be Nelson Lambsheads) barn burnt down about 10 tonight. made an awful blaze hundreds of people there. and a regular traffic jam on the road</p>
<p>July 4th. started raining in the night. and looks like an all day rain this morning. stopped rain before noon topped Blackberry bushes.</p>
<p>July 5th. started picking Richmond cherries 17 x 11 at 45¢ also started spraying Mont cherries. sprayer working fine nearly 250 lbs pressure. 5 tanks on in the afternoon</p>
<p>July 6th. Finished spraying about 230 pm, 6 tanks total 11 tanks. picked 50 x 6 Richmonds cherries 25¢. 28 x 11 Richmond cherries 40¢</p>
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<p>July 7th Picked 44 x 6 Black sweets at 45¢</p>
<p>25 x 11 Richmond at 40¢</p>
<p>25 x 6 Richmond cherries 22¢</p>
<p>shipped 31 x 6 Green peppers on July 5th. for the first of the season sold in Toronto at 60¢ more showers today & tonight.</p>
<p>July 8th. Very cool again & strong west wind. only picked a few sweet Black cherries at 15 x 6 qt and 3 bskts {baskets} Beans for the first sold at 75¢</p>
<p>July 9th. Picked 20 x 11 Richmond cherries at 40¢. men finished cleaning out old strawberry patch. getting warmer today</p>
<p>July 10th a few showers today & warm. Madge sick with quinsy.</p>
<p>July 11th Fair & not very warm. but strong west wind. Picked 50 x 4 Richmond cherries 40¢</p>
<p>165 x 11 Mont cherries at 47 1/2¢ & 50¢ for 11 qt.</p>
<p>7 x 6 Black sweets</p>
<p>30 x 11 Beans @ 50¢</p>
<p>32 x 6 Gr Pepper 35¢. prices pretty low especially on Mont cherries.</p>
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<p>July 12th Fine & warm prices getting worse picked 48 x 11 Richmond at 30¢ & 35¢.</p>
<p>144 x 11 Mont cherries at 45¢.</p>
<p>40 x 6 Blacks 50¢</p>
<p>17 x 6 white sweets 25¢</p>
<p>15 x 6 peppers 40¢ looks like showers tonight.</p>
<p>July 13th. Picked cherries 159 x 11 Mont & 76 Blacks.</p>
<p>July 14th Picked cherries part of the day not many orders 109 x 11 Mont & about 100 x 6 sweets.</p>
<p>July 15th not many orders 30 x 11 Mont & 25 x 6 S. 50 x 6 Blacks 4 crates Rasps the first sold at 10¢ pint</p>
<p>July 16th. Fine & not very warm. picked 341 x 6 qt Monts at 25¢ & 45 x 11 at 40¢</p>
<p>July 17th Sunday fine had Wilcox's from Hamilton for the day.</p>
<p>July 18th A busy day picking cherries 414 x 11's Mont cherries at 4¢ per bshl. 30 beans at 25¢ 40 x 6 Black cherries 50¢ to 70¢ some prices only paid 10¢ a bshl today for picking cherries.</p>
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<p>July 19th. Picked 304 x 6 Mont cherries & 120 x 11 qts - 12 crates Rasps at 8¢ pint. 33 Beans at 25¢. Some prices getting rich quick</p>
<p>July 20th Thunder showers in the night. had cherry pickers here at 7 this morning. but more showers, did not start picking till 1 pm got 191 bskts {baskets} off. also 10 large crates cabbages at 90¢ and 10 bskts {baskets} tomatoes the first. sold at $115 per bskt.{basket} looks like more rain tonight</p>
<p>July 21 more rain again this morning. noon again when we got started picking got 182 x 11 Mont. & 123 x 6 cherries 11 x 6 Blacks. also picked 760 10 x 11 sweet peppers at 75¢</p>
<p>July 22nd. Had 250 x 11 cherries picked before 10 oclock. got 8 crates Rasps picked and then a big thunder shower everybody soaked. sold the 8 crates at 6¢. started to pick again at 4 oclock. got 26 crates more. & had to ship to Toronto. sold at 21 x 36 at $200. 5 at $225 some big prices</p>
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<p>July 23rd Sat. Picked 206 x 6 cherries at 23¢ & 52 x 11 cherries at 40¢ Fine & cool.</p>
<p>July 24th. Sunday. Fine & cool home all day.</p>
<p>July 25 A busy day picked 432 x 11 cherries at 35¢ (some price) 33 x 11 toms at 45¢ & 50¢. 29 beans at 25¢. 6 large crates Cabbages (90 lb) at 90¢ crate.</p>
<p>July 26th. Picked 49 crates Pints Rasps sold to Upton at 5¢ crate & boxs back. paid one cent for picking (pints) starting raining about noon. only got 34 cherries picked Davidson Paid 35¢ Scott only 32¢ Picked 20 sweet peppers sold at 75¢ 5 Hots sold at 65¢ 6 Beans still at 25¢</p>
<p>July 27. 229 x 11 cherries Davidson only paid 30¢ for 11 qts Montmorency's 81 x 6's to Scott at 21¢. 11 x 6 sweet peppers at 40¢</p>
<p>July 28. Started picking cherries without stems for canners. supposed</p>
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<p>to get 2 1/2¢ lb bskts {baskets} weigh about 18 lb each - pretty particular have to sort them all and take out the wind bruised ones. also picked 27 crates Rasps 39 bskts {baskets} tomatoes at 45¢</p>
<p>July 29th Got 145 bskts {baskets} more cherries into the canners 354 in all before Davidson stopped us says his contract full sold 72 bskts {baskets} at 30¢</p>
<p>July 30th. Sat. picked 60 tomatoes at 40¢. 50 x 11 cherries 35¢ and 26 x 11 sweet peppers.</p>
<p>July 31st Sunday Fine and cool. went to La Salle Park for a little while. had Hicks in the evening.</p>
<p>Aug 1 Fair & cool picked Rasps 51 x 36's at 17 x 24's - our biggest picking. 23 beans at 25¢. only sold 39 cherries at 30¢ have 700 or 800 bskts {baskets} yet guess we will never sell them now. demand is over for them.</p>
<p>Aug 2. Picked 100 shiro plums at 40¢ and 200 cherries at 30¢ and the first Blackberries 1 x 24 pints at 10¢</p>
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<p>Aug 3rd Big rain all night & up till near noon today. picked 77 x 11 tomatoes at 40¢</p>
<p>Aug 4. Warm. picked 29 x 36 Rasps for Upton at 5¢ and 223 cherries at 30¢</p>
<p>Aug 5. Warm again today picked 75 toms at 40¢ and 307 cherries at 30¢ cherries nearly done only about 100 bskts {baskets} left now</p>
<p>Aug 6th Pulled first corn 200 doz at 15¢ 43 toms 40¢ 53 x 11 sweet green peppers at 50¢. Big rain again last night</p>
<p>Aug 7th, Sunday a few more showers went to Dundas Park.</p>
<p>Aug 8th. pretty busy today.</p>
<p>picked 90 bskts {baskets} tomatoes 35¢ & 40¢</p>
<p>82 plums 25¢ 30¢</p>
<p>25 cukes at 25¢</p>
<p>28 x 11 G. Peppers 50¢</p>
<p>35 x 11 cherries 30¢</p>
<p>33 crates Rasps</p>
<p>3 crates blackberries</p>
<p>had a few showers in the afternoon</p>
<p>Aug 9th. 81 plums today at 25 & 30¢ 3 Lawtons 6¢ 64 Peppers 40 & 45¢ for 51 bskts. {baskets} 31 cukes 20¢. Prices going down every day</p>
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<p>Aug 10th. Picked 41 toms & 35 Hampers Duchess apples. (Domestics) 60¢ picked 200 Red Junes for Upton's jam.</p>
<p>Aug 11th. A few showers every day. finished Rasps 13 crates also picked 6 crates Blackberries at 5¢. and 431 x 11 plum Red Junes for Uptons. and 99 Shiros, 13 cukes 189 - 50 doz corn 14¢ 27 x 11 Clapp Pears at 40¢.</p>
<p>{Side note} Paid 2¢ a bshl for picking plums</p>
<p>Aug 12. no rain today first day this week. 58 x 11 toms 30 - 34 cukes 15¢ & 18¢ - 2 x 24 Black Berries 5¢ 20 shiro plums 30¢</p>
<p>Aug 13th Finished cherries on aug 5th. had about 50 bshls left that we could not sell. Had a big crop but price no good. a few started at 50¢ a 11 qt. quite a lot at 40¢ 11 qt and 23¢ & 25¢ a qt. and a lot at 38¢ also 30¢. Had 188 x 11 Richmonds & 75 x 6's Richmonds 430 x 6 qts sweets 3866 3918 11qts montmorencys 1091 x 6qts montmorencys. Finished Raspberries on aug 11th Had 295 crates 15 more than last year. but price about</p>
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<p>half sold 4 crates at 10¢ 12 at 8¢ 8 at 6¢ & 26 crates sent to Toronto only brought $1.65 a crate sold balance to Uptons at 5¢. Beans was done aug 1st had 210 bskts {baskets} bought $64.10. highest price 6 bskts {baskets} at 75¢ - 27 at 50¢ down to 25¢. Finished corn. aug 13th 834 brought $89.66 High price 15¢ low 8¢ a doz.</p>
<p>{Side note} 1 cent for picking Rasps</p>
<p>Aug 14th Sunday. a grand day. but I have a cold. Had Harry Simms & Stan Blair over for supper.</p>
<p>Aug 15th. Fine & warm picked 200 x 6 qt plums Shiro at 16¢. 50 x 11 Burbanks 28¢ 50 clapp pears 30¢ for Scott. 53 toms for D. at 20¢ 75 Shiro plums for truckers at 30¢.</p>
<p>Aug 16th. Finished Shiro & Abundance plums 135 bskts. {baskets} started on Burbanks.</p>
<p>Aug 17th. Sold Davidson 300 x 6 Burbanks at 15¢ 56 pears at 30 and 6 Domestic at 25¢. Picked first Red peppers sold scott 15 bskts {baskets} at $1.00 took 500 bskts {baskets} Burbanks to canners. have about 650 more picked to go in tomorrow.</p>
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<p>Aug 18. Rain again in the night. drew two load plums to Uptons 609 bskts. {baskets} had tire trouble & had to get a new tire on the road near Bayview. picked 116 tomatoes at 20¢ & 23¢ 26 x 11 Red peppers at $100 sold balance of our Clapp Pears to a trucker at $225 for a tea chest. have about 16 of them.</p>
<p>Aug 19th. cold this morning not so many orders today picked 44 cukes @ 18¢ and a load of plums for Uptons.</p>
<p>Aug 20. Fine and warm picked 105 Burbanks 20¢ 53 Bradshaws at 25¢ 100 Gages at 27¢ for Scott.</p>
<p>Aug 21st Sunday Fine & warm. went up past Waterdown to Carlisle for a drive.</p>
<p>Aug 22nd A busy day. picked about 1216 bskts {baskets} plums. got one load in to Uptons and they kick about price 3/4¢ to high and will only pay 1/2¢ a lb. more rain tonight & 760 bskts {baskets} plums in the orchard wet again</p>
<p>{Side note} Got rid of 1525 plums in two days.</p>
<p>Aug 23rd Took 500 plums in to Uptons. sold Galloway 160 & Scott 100 of what was left & picked Scott 310 more.</p>
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<p>Aug 24th. Heavy dew this a m. like rain did not start picking until 10 oclock. picked 100 x 6's {Leno's} gages at 17¢ Finished Burbanks 64 x 11 at 20¢. also 25 Bradshaws & 85 Gages & 76 cukes at 15¢ worked until eight at night.</p>
<p>Aug 25 not many orders tomatoes are done for can't sell any. picked 122 x 6's Gages for Davidson Very warm looks like more thunder showers</p>
<p>Aug 26. Picked 87 plums 21 x 11 Red peppers at 90¢ 16 x 11 sweet G. at 30¢</p>
<p>Aug 27th. Saturday not much doing. picked 70 bskts {baskets} Gages. 25¢ 54 cukes 15¢. 35 x 11 Red peppers & 13 Red sweets Very warm with strong winds.</p>
<p>Aug 28 Sunday fine had Hicks over.</p>
<p>Aug 29 childrens day at the Toronto Ex there were some crowd cool a few light showers.</p>
<p>Aug 30th Showery this a.m. started picking Bartlett pears</p>
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<p>sold to Davidson at 75¢.</p>
<p>Aug 31th. Eclipse of the sun this afternoon about 3 30. nearly 90% of the sun covered by the shadow of the moon. have 189 bus Bartletts picked. Hottest day of the year 93 in the shade.</p>
<p>Sept 1 A little cooler but not much. picked 92 bshl Lombard plums 18¢ and some more pears</p>
<p>Sept 2. picked peppers most of the day. 62 x 4 Red sweets at 70¢ 5 x 11 Greens 25¢ 73 x 11 6's Red Hots 27¢ sent 17 x 11's is sold at 65 & 35¢ 12 x 6 Reds to Toronto</p>
<p>Sept 3rd. no orders today hoeing strawberries showery tonight.</p>
<p>Sept 4th Sunday big rain & wind in the night. & some more showers this afternoon had Hicks for supper.</p>
<p>Sept 5th Picking pears again also 37 x 11 Red Sweet peppers 50¢ & 15 x 6 Hot Reds 40¢</p>
<p>Sept 6th still picking Bartlett Pears. cooler again.</p>
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<p>Sept 7th. Picking pears yet and some peppers.</p>
<p>Sept 8th still cool this morning. Picked 76 bskts {baskets} peppers and about 200 bushels of Bartletts</p>
<p>Spet 9 Drew pears all day. 383 bus {bushels} Bartletts. 37 x 6's Red peppers at 25¢</p>
<p>Sept 10th Fine. Went to Arthur Mays fun Wedding in Toronto. Finished picking Bartlett Pears had a big crop 13.75 bushels.</p>
<p>Sept 11th Sunday fine had chapmans for the day.</p>
<p>Sept 12. Picked 104 bskts {baskets} Red peppers at 45 & 50¢ drew 2 loads crates & bskts {baskets} back from Uptons.</p>
<p>Sept 13th. Started on plums. Reine Claude for Davidson 347 bskts {baskets} 54 Mon for Scott.</p>
<p>Sept 14. 412 bskts {baskets} Reine Claude today also picking Howell pears had a thunder shower last night. warm today</p>
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<p>Sept 15 413 Reine Claude 20 Damsons. 55 bus pears. Fine & warm</p>
<p>Sept 16th 25 x 11 Red peppers. Finished Howell pears 211 bus. {bushels} Anjous 109 bus {bushels} Duchess 102 bus.{bushels} also picked 424 bskts {baskets} Reine Claude & 25 Red peppers</p>
<p>Sept 17th Saturday 122 Reine Claude & 17 Damsons to Davidson Scott 32 Monarch 7 Plums 14 peppers turned cold at noon with cold flying showers finished Reine Claude across the road was 1720 bskts {baskets} paid 2¢ a bskt {basket} for picking</p>
<p>Sept 18th Sunday Fair but cold back on Standard time today. in to Chapmans for Supper</p>
<p>Sept 19th. Thunder shower in the night & early this am. finished picking Reine Claude. & picked 94 bskts {baskets} Peppers had 2060 bskts {baskets} Reine Claude.</p>
<p>Sept 20 Started on Grand Dukes not very ripe yet picked 109.</p>
<p>Sept 21. Picked 103 Grand Dukes 40 Mon. plums. sold Scott 85 peppers & shipped 40 to Toronto.</p>
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<p>Sept 22. Picked some pears & peppers - fair & warm</p>
<p>Sept 23rd Fair & warm sold Scott 77 peppers & 40 Grand Duke plums. men hoeing old strawberry patch</p>
<p>Sept 24th Saturday cold cloudy & showery picked 88 bskts {baskets} plums for Davidson</p>
<p>Sept 25 Sunday Fine & moderately warm Ted Ireland call for a few minutes went for a drive in the afternoon.</p>
<p>Sept 26. Picked G.Duke plums and a few Red peppers.</p>
<p>Sept 27. Rain in the night & showery this morning. picked plums - more rain this evening a thunder shower about 730 p.m</p>
<p>Sept 28. Cooler picked Grand Duke plums all day.</p>
<p>Sept 29 Finished Grand Duke Plums had 1157 bskts. {baskets} weather cold</p>
<p>Sept 30th. weather cool picked some peppers & dug our potatoes had 29 bushels.</p>
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<p>Oct 1st. Sold Scott a load 211 bskts. {baskets} peppers, plums, pears. peaches & Quinces.</p>
<p>Oct 2nd Sunday Fine & mild. Listened to the Final Ball game in the World Series. 13 to 6 in favor of N.Y. N.York won the world series in 4 straight games from chicago.</p>
<p>Oct 3rd Started to picked peppers. fine & mild</p>
<p>Oct 4th Finished peaches had 90 bskts {baskets} @ 40¢</p>
<p>Oct 5th & 6th picking peppers & 58 bskts {baskets} prunes at 40¢</p>
<p>Oct 7th. Picking peppers yet. will have about 250 bushels. selling them to truckers 33 1/3cts a bushel</p>
<p>Oct 8th. Cutting out old Raspberry canes. also dead limbs out of Burbank Plums. Fine & warm</p>
<p>Oct 9th Sunday Fine & warm Had Frank McMillan & wife for supper</p>
<p>Oct 10th Thanksgiving Day finished picking prunes 87 bskts. {baskets} Had John Edgar & Mrs Bradt for dinner and Hicks for supper.</p>
<p>Oct 11th. Very cold & strong west wind shipped our Kieffer pear crop to Hutchison 40 x 11's at 20¢ had to light our furnace.</p>
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<p>Oct 12th Picked apples about 30 bushels. very poor all scabs. Very windy & cold.</p>
<p>Oct 13 Clear & cold. paper says snow in many places in Ontario. yesterday started Pruning dead branches out of plums</p>
<p>{Side note} Prunes sold at 65 & 70¢ in Toronto.</p>
<p>Oct 14th Sold Scott 15 Hampers GPeppers 55¢ and shipped 100 bskts {baskets} to Toronto</p>
<p>Oct 15. Leaving for Cookstown for the week end.</p>
<p>Oct 17th. arrived back tonight had a good trip and fine weather but cloudy tonight</p>
<p>Oct 18th Raining this morning but mild.</p>
<p>Oct 19th 20th. mild & cloudy men pruning out dead limbs.</p>
<p>Oct 21 Got cheque from Davidson for $1780.05 for Bartletts Howells & Anjou pears. also Reine Claude & Grand Duke plums. men trimming trees sold 14 tea chests Hot peppers at $100 each. Hots all gone but have about 100 bskts {baskets} Sweets yet. Cooler today</p>
<p>Oct 22nd to Oct 27th Weather not so bad. had a big rain yesterday. put in 475 - 5in & 4in tile.</p>
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<p>cost $25.71. they charged 6 1/2cts for the 5 inch & wanted $4.00 per hundred for the 4in I said it was too much & they made it $280 per hundred.</p>
<p>Oct 28th Sowed Rye on Cabbages & Cauliflower patches made no money out of either. sold $25 worth of Cabbages & not one head of Cauliflower. had 8000 Cabbages 6000 Cauliflowers</p>
<p>Oct 29th more rain today about through work finished pruning & drawing brush. shipped the last 100 bskts {baskets} of peppers to Toronto last night. Gordon Wood our man stopping work tonight Brown has a few days ploughing yet. no frost yet a couple of Tomato & pepper plants behind the barn not frozen yet. also all the flowers in bloom yet.</p>
<p>Oct 29th to Nov 3rd. Cool & cloudy a few showers. white frost on morning Nov 3rd.</p>
<p>Nov 4th Fine & mild went to Old Mrs. Bush's Funeral</p>
<p>Nov 5th Rain in the night mild today.</p>
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<p>Nov 6th to 9th. Cloudy. mild & showery. U.S Presidential elections yesterday. Roosevelt won over Hoover. Roosevelt is a Democrat. The children innoculated today for dypheria.</p>
<p>Nov 10th + 11th Showery. car of manure in this afternoon</p>
<p>Nov 12th cooler frost last night a few snow flurries.</p>
<p>Nov 13th Sunday Fine & cool had Irelands for dinner.</p>
<p>Nov 14th Fine.</p>
<p>Nov 15th Raining turned to snow in the evening</p>
<p>Nov 16th snowing all day must be 4 or 5 inches tonight.</p>
<p>Nov 17th Fine but cold frost on the windows this morning. ordered 2000 x 11 qt bskts {baskets} at $39.00 & 1000 x 6 qts at $30.00 from Dalton.</p>
<p>Nov 18th. Cold & cloudy the snow still on the barn roof that came Wed. has not thawed any since was down to 16 yesterday a.m.</p>
<p>Nov 19th Bot & set up 20 Books of Knowledge, second hand for $20.00 on Nov 16th still cold & wintery.</p>
<p>Nov 20th to 22nd. Snow is still on the ground yet and cold. Very cold last night.</p>
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<p>Nov 23rd Still cold. some boy skating on the pond our kids skating on the road.</p>
<p>Nov 24 & 25th. milder most of the snow gone but the weather report says cold again tomorrow.</p>
<p>Nov 26th. Cold again ground frozen hard</p>
<p>Nov 27th Cold down to 8 in Toronto reports here a low as zero</p>
<p>Nov 28th Covering strawberries with straw took 2 tons for patch by the house $8.00 $7.50 per ton for wheat straw.</p>
<p>Nov 29th & 30th. Fine & not very cold. frosts at night. covering strawberries</p>
<p>Dec 1st Fine not very cold good for covering has been absolutely no wind since we started Finished covering SBs.</p>
<p>Dec 2nd & 3rd. mild but windy blowing some of the straw off strawberries</p>
<p>Dec 3rd. Had Sun. Bill & Harry over played cards to midnight tried for long distance on the radio. not much good noisy. Hollywood was about the only unusual one.</p>
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<p>Dec 4th to 7th - weather has been mild some light rain</p>
<p>Dec 8th. Frozen up again. good and cold tonight</p>
<p>Dec 9th Decidely cold today.</p>
<p>Dec 10th. Cold down to about 6 or 8 this am. snowing all day real heavy storm tonight went to Hamilton buying Xmas presents.</p>
<p>Dec 11th Sunday snowed & blowed all night and still at it today it is drifting badly.</p>
<p>Dec 12th & 13th. Lots of snow on the ground and very cold. real winter weather.</p>
<p>Dec 14th. Still very cold hasn't thawed for a week. Had skating at the Burlington Rink last night.</p>
<p>Dec 15th About the coldest day this winter can't see out of the kitchen window for the frost on it.</p>
<p>Dec 16th Clear & cold reports in Burlington say 2 to 4 below zero White River Ont reports 40 below</p>
<p>Dec 17th. Cloudy & cold went to Hamilton shopping</p>
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<p>Dec 18 - 19 Still clear & cold. real winter</p>
<p>Dec 20th some milder thawing in the sno sun went to Hamilton shopping</p>
<p>Dec 21st. Cloudy & mild but very strong cold west wind.</p>
<p>Dec 22nd milder & thawing</p>
<p>Dec 23rd Raining nearly all day. (real heavy)</p>
<p>Dec 24th cloudy & mild a few more showers</p>
<p>Dec 25th. Sunday fine clear & very warm had our doors open most of the day strong south west wind a real spring day.</p>
<p>Dec 26th. Celebrated Xmas day at Uncle John's today. a little cooler but bright thawing all day.</p>
<p>Dec 27th. another spring day. but froze hard in the night Brown was working in our orchard yesterday with the spring tooth cultivator.</p>
<p>Dec 28th - 30th. Fair & mild up till this afternoon when it started to rain.</p>
<p>Dec 31 Turning colder freezing again. a few snow flurries also.</p>
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<p>Receipts for season 1932</p>
<p>May 24 Manse Welb Toronto. $9.97</p>
<p>May 31 Manse Welb Toronto. 3 44</p>
<p>June 8 Manse Welb Toronto. 14 37</p>
<p>June 15 Manse Welb Toronto. 17 97</p>
<p>June 21 Manse Welb Toronto. 9 28</p>
<p>June 28 Manse Welb Toronto. 152 09</p>
<p>July 11 Manse Welb Toronto. 15 19</p>
<p>July 25 Manse Welb Toronto. 43 21</p>
<p>Sept 15 Manse Welb Toronto. 11 90</p>
<p>Oct 4 Manse Welb Toronto. 9 68</p>
<p>Oct 12 Manse Welb Toronto. 9 08</p>
<p>Oct 17 Manse Welb Toronto. 46 01</p>
<p>Oct 24 Manse Welb Toronto. 17 23</p>
<p>Nov -- Manse Welb Toronto. 8 00</p>
<p>Nov 28 Manse Welb Toronto. 11 11</p>
<p>Aug 4 CP Carpenter Winona 9 20</p>
<p>Aug 16 CP Carpenter Winona 64 20</p>
<p>Sept 1 CP Carpenter Winona 15 06</p>
<p>Sept 25 CP Carpenter Winona 12 50</p>
<p>Total $478.49</p>
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<p>July 8th WA Baisley & Co 9 00</p>
<p>Sept 1st WA Baisley & Co 94 61</p>
<p>Aug 1st WA Baisley & Co 60 30</p>
<p>Sept 1st WA Baisley & Co 51 23</p>
<p>Oct 18. WA Baisley & Co 59 40</p>
<p>July 19. Alan Davidson Burl. 566 72</p>
<p>July 28 Alan Davidson Burl. 313.50</p>
<p>Aug 16 Alan Davidson Burl. 402 22</p>
<p>Sept 16 Alan Davidson Burl. 139 39</p>
<p>Sept. Alan Davidson Burl. 544 73</p>
<p>Sept 15 Alan Davidson Burl. 162 49</p>
<p>Oct 20 Alan Davidson Burl. 1780 00</p>
<p>July 1 R L Scott Aldershot. 797.70</p>
<p>Aug 1 R L Scott Aldershot. 188 95</p>
<p>Aug 10 R L Scott Aldershot. 457 44</p>
<p>Sept 1st R L Scott Aldershot. 149 92</p>
<p>Sept 24th R L Scott Aldershot. 416 68</p>
<p>Sept 24 R L Scott Aldershot. 264 81</p>
<p>Oct 21 R L Scott Aldershot. 52 60</p>
<p>Oct 21 R L Scott Aldershot. 230 61</p>
<p>Nov 7. R L Scott Aldershot. 125 60</p>
<p>June sold at farm 373 50</p>
<p>July sold at farm 302 30</p>
<p>Aug. sold at farm 104 66</p>
<p>Sept sold at farm 17 50</p>
<p>Oct sold at farm 75 20</p>
<p>Aug 15 T. Upton Coy Ham 347 64</p>
<p>Nov 24 T. Upton Coy Ham 725 15</p>
<p>Sales North 171 35</p>
<p>Total $8984.80</p>
<p>Total from previous page 478 49</p>
<p>$9463.29</p>
<p>Total Sales</p>
<p>for year 1932 $9463.29</p>
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Year 1934
Jan 1st. Monday. Rained nearly all last night but turning colder this a.m. Had a goose for dinner John, Edgar Jean, & Baby was up for dinner. Donald had a big head. was out all night so had to sleep all day Grandma did not come to stormy Agnes and we asked Aunt Ida but she has a cold; went out to Vote for Filman and Scott. Very cold tonight will be zero
Jan 2 Very cold again Geo Filman was elected Reeve but Len Scott was defeated by Alderson by 29 votes
Jan 3rd. Cold and snowing all day from the North East
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Jan 4th Cloudy and getting milder looks like rain was down to see about my battery. they say it is not worth charging only had it a little over a year
Jan 5th Rained last night and cloudy and mild all day. little snow about all gone again.
Jan 6th Mild and cloudy all day the snow all gone and most of the ice gone off the road our road was very bad the children were skating on it. Charlotte skated down to Uncle Johns on Wednesday
Jan 7th Sunday still mild and cloudy raining in the afternoon had Stan and Harry for supper
Jan 8th Mild and cloudy havent had any sun shine for some time
Jan 9th Still mild and cloudy
Jan 10th still cloudy a little cooler just below freezing
Jan 11th cloudy again the Globe says there has only been a little over 5 hours of sunshin since the New Year went to Hamilton Jan 9th. got motor License for car No L 5034 cost $7.00 and $100 for driver's permit
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Jan 12th still mild and cloudy looks very much like rain. Wood has borrowed $6.00 and Brown $10.00 up to now.
Jan 13th mild and cloudy snowed nearly all day but thawing tonight
Jan 14th Sunday not very cold. froze at nigh tbut thawing during the day and still cloudy
Jan 15th Thawing some again today a few snow flurrries. cloudy and a little cooler tonight
Jan 16th nearly zero this morning a few minutes suntime today very cloudy
Jan 17th, cold tonight and all today drove the girls to a party at Bushes
Jan 18th must have been below zero this a.m. cloudy and a little milder tonight
Jan 19th clear and bright most of the day and not very cold
Jan 20th. cloudy and cold some light snow. my 49th birthday
Jan 21st cold and cloudy like every Sunday nearly so far this year
Jan 22 cool and cloudy Alan has a cold
Jan 23rd mild South west wind turning westernly tonight and frozen up solid again
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Jan 24th cold this am but mild this after-noon. and bright sunshine for a change
Jan 25th cloudy and mild rained in the night wind changing to north west this after-noon. and atarting to freeze hard
Jan 26th cloudy and moderately cold. Dois had a party for her 12th Birthday 10 was asked 7 came 3 sick
Jan 27 milder and cloudy a little soft snow. Toronto globe says only 5.3. hours sun this year until Jan 17th and 24 hours to Jan 27th total 29 hours while the avrage is 79 hours.
Jan 28 Rained last night and this morning. turned very cold this afternoon. will be below zero tonight
Jan 29th very cold 10 below zero with strong north-west wind.
Jan 30th about zero again this morning
Jan 31st nearly zero again this morning with a little west gale blowwing. getting milder all day but blowwing hard
Feby 1st rain and moderately colder tonight
Feby 2nd Very cold again 4 below zero. Bright sunshine and guess the ground hog saw his shadow O.K.
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Feby 3rd Very cold night 6 to 10 below zero they say clear this afternoon but cloudy this afternoon snowing hard tonight showed Kens car to aldershop would not start
Feby 4th must be about 6 inches snowthis morning. weather clear and bright not so cold got a nail in my toe at Filmans {Cumne?} the children had to walk to sunday school.
Feby 5th cold again this morning about zero
feb 6 decidely cold this morning the baker said it was 14 below zero. having a real winter this year.
Feby 8th extremly cold today. some where between 25 and 30 below zero. coldest day in Hamilton in 20 years. Toronto reports 21 below officially and outside of the city as low as 30 and 34 below at Now Marked and 35 at Dundas and they say 14 below this afternoon the average for Toronto for the 24 hours was 17 below zero the coldest in the hhistory and guess
Feby 9th some time starting the car this am too drive them to scholl colder than ever this morning the fellow at
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the corner gas station said it was 31 below zero Burlington reports 25 below Port nelson 32, and up on Dundas street 35 below some places in northern Ontario as low as 52 one place in New York state 55 below 15 below in New York City the coldest ever recorded.they say Lake Ontario is frozen solid for the first time in 60 years yesterday average in Toronto was 17 below for the 24 hours. the same as yesterday.
Late reports say the lake was not frozen solid. frozen out {four?} miles from Toronto.
Feby 10th not so cold only 10 or 15 below zero this morning. went down town the ice was gone from the lake shore. you could see it way out in the lake. {illegible} some tonight.
Feby 11th Alans Birthday not so cold. but still freezing hard. alas cloudy most of the day. The paper says there is three feet of frost on the found at Hamilton Cemetery.
Feby 12th mild today just around freezing point. some soft snow turning cold again tonight north winds
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Feby 13th. Cold again. {illegible, below} zero car of hotbed manure arrived today.
Feby 14th Cold yet 10 below zero this morening. now unloading manure.
Feby 15th. Thawed some in the sun this after noon but cold again tonight
Feby 16th. Cloudy & cold with some snow flurries below zero this am. The Exhibition Pro Hockey game for Ace Bailey Benefit last Wed. nightt made $20 900.00 for Bailey.
Feby 17th. a litte milder {illegible} about zero this am. car on the the bum again took it down to Maxwells he says the block is cracked. cost $18.75
Feby 18th Sunday, uncle Byron had a stroke last Friday night. hardly know how bad he is {felt?}. weather milder today but cloudy & looks like a storm (not thawing any)
Feby 19th snowed some last night. very cold again this morning nearly zero.
Feby 20th Extremely cold again this morning reports here say all the way from 12 to 20 below zero again. officially it was ten below in Toronto & Hamilton and 17 at the Beach. Paper States the coldest Feb day in New York for 31 years. and the coldest night this winter in Canada at Doucet, Quebec 60 below zero
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Feby 21st. not quite so cold but below zero yet hot bed manure has been in over a week and cant make a bed it is so cold uncle johns water works {pipe?} frozen up and cant get any water at all.
Feby 22nd a little milder about zero this am but getting milder.
Febt 23rd. getting cold again very cold by tonight
Feby 24th very cold about 5 to 10 below zero this morning.
Feby 25th Sunday about zero this morning had Hammonds for supper
feby 26 Still cold about zero. cloudy & some snow. cold North East wind. ordered 5000 x 11 qt bskts at $40. and 1000 x 6 qt at $33 per 1000 5000 x 11 qt covers $1700 300 x 6 " Blue " 1450 700 x 6 Reds <u>1400</u> Total $332 15 with a discount of 7% if paid by March 10th. Cash price <u>$308.90</u>
Feby 27th. Zero or below again this morning In the senior O.H.a Semi finals. Ham. Tigers beat Toronto 5 to 1 - to win the 2 game round 8 to 4 and Niagara Falls beat out West Toronto 4 to 3 in the round Hamilton won the group.
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Ordered another car of manure last one froze & heated all out had to hold so long on account of the extreme cold
Have no hotbeds up yet.
Feby 28. not so cold today a change of wind too the south west.
March 1st Came in like a lamb. The first mild day we have had for five or six weeks thawed a little. but mostly cloudy
Mar 2 mild & cloudy some light rain towards night. this is the first rain for weeks men trying to make a few hotbeds
Mar 3. Heavy rain in the night. thawing fast snow nearly all gone water every where - went to Hamilton in the afternoon.
Mar 4th mild and partly cloudy. Doris has a cold
Mar 5th Mild & cloudy sowed some pepper seed in the morning unloading car of manure in the afternoon. some light rain.
Mar 6th - Colder this am ground frozen & covered with snow - but thawed off during the day. men unloading car of manure {yet?}
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Mar 7th cooler & cloudy Hamilton won the Senior 6Ha championship last night beating Niagara Falls in towo straight games. in the finals.
Mar 8th Colder & cloudy strong west winds.
Mar 9th colder this am frost on the windows all day.
Mar 10th still cold & cloudy frozen up solid only a few degrees from zero. Alan & Charlotte went skating & came home nearly frozen.
Mar 11 still cold and cloudy. Doris was home all last week with a cold. Charlotte & Alan went to Sunday school
Mar 12 Still cool & cloudy making hotbeds sowed Tomoato & Egg Plant seed.
Mar 13th. mild today. Charlotte came homer with a sprained ankle. rainning tonight.
Mar 14th Turned cold in the night frozen up this morning. but milder this afternoon. Toronto St Michaels wins both Junior a & Junior B 6Ha series and playoff for the juniors 6Ha. Hamilton - Srs won from Windsor winners of sen. B. 6.Ha. Champions 1st game 3 to 3. second 5 to 2 Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit are winners of the two Professional Groups
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March 15th. Toronto St Mikes win 6 H.a. Junior champion weather fair & mild
Mar 16th. Fair & mild but windy. looks like rain tonight
Mar 17th. Mild first thunder & lightning of the year. quite a storm. and a lot of rain Will Bells barn brunt last night
Mar 18th Sunday. turned cold in the night. ground covered with an inch or two of snow this morning. bright and sunny all day thawed some in the afternoon.
Mar 19th cold & clear thermomerter down to about 8 this morning
Mar 20th. Clear & bright milder today. men working at hotbeds. Hamilton Tigers won from Falconbridge both games scores 3 to 1. in the senior play downs. & Toronto St Michaels won from New Liskeard in the Junior class scores 13 to 3 & 16 to 3.
Mar 21st. Fine & mild lots of mud & water
Mar 22nd a big drop in the temperature in the night down to zero this morning highest all day about 14 above
Mar 23rd Just as cold this morning strong North East wind snow flurries
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Mar 24 Cloudy & cool with a few snow flurries. went to Hamilton. Hamilton survived the next round in the Senior 6.H.a. play downs. won from Ottawa scores 2 to 1 & {illegible} 3 to 3. Moncton last years champions beat Mc Gill of Montreal 3 to 1 in both games
Mar 25. Fair and not quite so cold thawed some. Had Stan Blair & {illegible} up in the evening.
Mar 26th Cold & cloudy this morning. snowing this afternoon 3 or 4 inches snow tonight & now raining at bedtime
Mar 27th Cold again real winter down to about 8 or 10 from zero.
Mar 28th. cold this am but thawing this afternoon. floods going down the field. drains in bad shape washed into hole.
Mar 29th Frozen again this am but floods again this afternoon saw a couple of robins for the first Oakville won the Intermediate championship last night in the finals with Oshawa won both games 5 to 3 - Monkcton beat Hamilton in the Eastern Finals Sr. 6.Ha. 3 to 2 on the round
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May 23. Cold this am but no frost.
May 24. Very cold yet planted another (?) of tomatoes and quite again.
May 25. It nearly frost again and very cold wind. Hoeing corn, beans, and raspberries. Mordew was around looking for work on (?) is at Rep garage again and does jobs at home his address is Mordew 125 Market Street Hamilton.
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<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>1934
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Year 1934
</p><p>Jan 1st. Monday. Rained nearly all last night but turning colder this a.m. Had a goose for dinner John, Edgar Jean, & Baby was up for dinner. Donald had a big head. was out all night so had to sleep all day Grandma did not come to stormy Agnes and we asked Aunt Ida but she has a cold; went out to Vote for Filman and Scott. Very cold tonight will be zero
</p><p>Jan 2 Very cold again Geo Filman was elected Reeve but Len Scott was defeated by Alderson by 29 votes
</p><p>Jan 3rd. Cold and snowing all day from the North East
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan 4th Cloudy and getting milder looks like rain was down to see about my battery. they say it is not worth charging only had it a little over a year
</p><p>Jan 5th Rained last night and cloudy and mild all day. little snow about all gone again.
</p><p>Jan 6th Mild and cloudy all day the snow all gone and most of the ice gone off the road our road was very bad the children were skating on it. Charlotte skated down to Uncle Johns on Wednesday
</p><p>Jan 7th Sunday still mild and cloudy raining in the afternoon had Stan and Harry for supper
</p><p>Jan 8th Mild and cloudy havent had any sun shine for some time
</p><p>Jan 9th Still mild and cloudy
</p><p>Jan 10th still cloudy a little cooler just below freezing
</p><p>Jan 11th cloudy again the Globe says there has only been a little over 5 hours of sunshin since the New Year went to Hamilton Jan 9th. got motor License for car No L 5034 cost $7.00 and $100 for driver's permit
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan 12th still mild and cloudy looks very much like rain. Wood has borrowed $6.00 and Brown $10.00 up to now.
</p><p>Jan 13th mild and cloudy snowed nearly all day but thawing tonight
</p><p>Jan 14th Sunday not very cold. froze at nigh tbut thawing during the day and still cloudy
</p><p>Jan 15th Thawing some again today a few snow flurrries. cloudy and a little cooler tonight
</p><p>Jan 16th nearly zero this morning a few minutes suntime today very cloudy
</p><p>Jan 17th, cold tonight and all today drove the girls to a party at Bushes
</p><p>Jan 18th must have been below zero this a.m. cloudy and a little milder tonight
</p><p>Jan 19th clear and bright most of the day and not very cold
</p><p>Jan 20th. cloudy and cold some light snow. my 49th birthday
</p><p>Jan 21st cold and cloudy like every Sunday nearly so far this year
</p><p>Jan 22 cool and cloudy Alan has a cold
</p><p>Jan 23rd mild South west wind turning westernly tonight and frozen up solid again
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Jan 24th cold this am but mild this after-noon. and bright sunshine for a change
</p><p>Jan 25th cloudy and mild rained in the night wind changing to north west this after-noon. and atarting to freeze hard
</p><p>Jan 26th cloudy and moderately cold. Dois had a party for her 12th Birthday 10 was asked 7 came 3 sick
</p><p>Jan 27 milder and cloudy a little soft snow. Toronto globe says only 5.3. hours sun this year until Jan 17th and 24 hours to Jan 27th total 29 hours while the avrage is 79 hours.
</p><p>Jan 28 Rained last night and this morning. turned very cold this afternoon. will be below zero tonight
</p><p>Jan 29th very cold 10 below zero with strong north-west wind.
</p><p>Jan 30th about zero again this morning
</p><p>Jan 31st nearly zero again this morning with a little west gale blowwing. getting milder all day but blowwing hard
</p><p>Feby 1st rain and moderately colder tonight
</p><p>Feby 2nd Very cold again 4 below zero. Bright sunshine and guess the ground hog saw his shadow O.K.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feby 3rd Very cold night 6 to 10 below zero they say clear this afternoon but cloudy this afternoon snowing hard tonight showed Kens car to aldershop would not start
</p><p>Feby 4th must be about 6 inches snowthis morning. weather clear and bright not so cold got a nail in my toe at Filmans {Cumne?} the children had to walk to sunday school.
</p><p>Feby 5th cold again this morning about zero
</p><p>feb 6 decidely cold this morning the baker said it was 14 below zero. having a real winter this year.
</p><p>Feby 8th extremly cold today. some where between 25 and 30 below zero. coldest day in Hamilton in 20 years. Toronto reports 21 below officially and outside of the city as low as 30 and 34 below at Now Marked and 35 at Dundas and they say 14 below this afternoon the average for Toronto for the 24 hours was 17 below zero the coldest in the hhistory and guess
</p><p>Feby 9th some time starting the car this am too drive them to scholl colder than ever this morning the fellow at
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>the corner gas station said it was 31 below zero Burlington reports 25 below Port nelson 32, and up on Dundas street 35 below some places in northern Ontario as low as 52 one place in New York state 55 below 15 below in New York City the coldest ever recorded.they say Lake Ontario is frozen solid for the first time in 60 years yesterday average in Toronto was 17 below for the 24 hours. the same as yesterday.
</p><p>Late reports say the lake was not frozen solid. frozen out {four?} miles from Toronto.
</p><p>Feby 10th not so cold only 10 or 15 below zero this morning. went down town the ice was gone from the lake shore. you could see it way out in the lake. {illegible} some tonight.
</p><p>Feby 11th Alans Birthday not so cold. but still freezing hard. alas cloudy most of the day. The paper says there is three feet of frost on the found at Hamilton Cemetery.
</p><p>Feby 12th mild today just around freezing point. some soft snow turning cold again tonight north winds
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feby 13th. Cold again. {illegible, below} zero car of hotbed manure arrived today.
</p><p>Feby 14th Cold yet 10 below zero this morening. now unloading manure.
</p><p>Feby 15th. Thawed some in the sun this after noon but cold again tonight
</p><p>Feby 16th. Cloudy & cold with some snow flurries below zero this am. The Exhibition Pro Hockey game for Ace Bailey Benefit last Wed. nightt made $20 900.00 for Bailey.
</p><p>Feby 17th. a litte milder {illegible} about zero this am. car on the the bum again took it down to Maxwells he says the block is cracked. cost $18.75
</p><p>Feby 18th Sunday, uncle Byron had a stroke last Friday night. hardly know how bad he is {felt?}. weather milder today but cloudy & looks like a storm (not thawing any)
</p><p>Feby 19th snowed some last night. very cold again this morning nearly zero.
</p><p>Feby 20th Extremely cold again this morning reports here say all the way from 12 to 20 below zero again. officially it was ten below in Toronto & Hamilton and 17 at the Beach. Paper States the coldest Feb day in New York for 31 years. and the coldest night this winter in Canada at Doucet, Quebec 60 below zero
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Feby 21st. not quite so cold but below zero yet hot bed manure has been in over a week and cant make a bed it is so cold uncle johns water works {pipe?} frozen up and cant get any water at all.
</p><p>Feby 22nd a little milder about zero this am but getting milder.
</p><p>Febt 23rd. getting cold again very cold by tonight
</p><p>Feby 24th very cold about 5 to 10 below zero this morning.
</p><p>Feby 25th Sunday about zero this morning had Hammonds for supper
</p><p>feby 26 Still cold about zero. cloudy & some snow. cold North East wind. ordered 5000 x 11 qt bskts at $40. and 1000 x 6 qt at $33 per 1000 5000 x 11 qt covers $1700 300 x 6 " Blue " 1450 700 x 6 Reds <u>1400</u> Total $332 15 with a discount of 7% if paid by March 10th. Cash price <u>$308.90</u>
</p><p>Feby 27th. Zero or below again this morning In the senior O.H.a Semi finals. Ham. Tigers beat Toronto 5 to 1 - to win the 2 game round 8 to 4 and Niagara Falls beat out West Toronto 4 to 3 in the round Hamilton won the group.
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Ordered another car of manure last one froze & heated all out had to hold so long on account of the extreme cold
</p><p>Have no hotbeds up yet.
</p><p>Feby 28. not so cold today a change of wind too the south west.
</p><p>March 1st Came in like a lamb. The first mild day we have had for five or six weeks thawed a little. but mostly cloudy
</p><p>Mar 2 mild & cloudy some light rain towards night. this is the first rain for weeks men trying to make a few hotbeds
</p><p>Mar 3. Heavy rain in the night. thawing fast snow nearly all gone water every where - went to Hamilton in the afternoon.
</p><p><br />
Mar 4th mild and partly cloudy. Doris has a cold
</p><p>Mar 5th Mild & cloudy sowed some pepper seed in the morning unloading car of manure in the afternoon. some light rain.
</p><p>Mar 6th - Colder this am ground frozen & covered with snow - but thawed off during the day. men unloading car of manure {yet?}
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mar 7th cooler & cloudy Hamilton won the Senior 6Ha championship last night beating Niagara Falls in towo straight games. in the finals.
</p><p>Mar 8th Colder & cloudy strong west winds.
</p><p>Mar 9th colder this am frost on the windows all day.
</p><p>Mar 10th still cold & cloudy frozen up solid only a few degrees from zero. Alan & Charlotte went skating & came home nearly frozen.
</p><p>Mar 11 still cold and cloudy. Doris was home all last week with a cold. Charlotte & Alan went to Sunday school
Mar 12 Still cool & cloudy making hotbeds sowed Tomoato & Egg Plant seed.
</p><p>Mar 13th. mild today. Charlotte came homer with a sprained ankle. rainning tonight.
</p><p>Mar 14th Turned cold in the night frozen up this morning. but milder this afternoon. Toronto St Michaels wins both Junior a & Junior B 6Ha series and playoff for the juniors 6Ha. Hamilton - Srs won from Windsor winners of sen. B. 6.Ha. Champions 1st game 3 to 3. second 5 to 2 Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit are winners of the two Professional Groups
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>March 15th. Toronto St Mikes win 6 H.a. Junior champion weather fair & mild
</p><p>Mar 16th. Fair & mild but windy. looks like rain tonight
</p><p>Mar 17th. Mild first thunder & lightning of the year. quite a storm. and a lot of rain Will Bells barn brunt last night
</p><p>Mar 18th Sunday. turned cold in the night. ground covered with an inch or two of snow this morning. bright and sunny all day thawed some in the afternoon.
</p><p>Mar 19th cold & clear thermomerter down to about 8 this morning
</p><p>Mar 20th. Clear & bright milder today. men working at hotbeds. Hamilton Tigers won from Falconbridge both games scores 3 to 1. in the senior play downs. & Toronto St Michaels won from New Liskeard in the Junior class scores 13 to 3 & 16 to 3.
</p><p>Mar 21st. Fine & mild lots of mud & water
</p><p>Mar 22nd a big drop in the temperature in the night down to zero this morning highest all day about 14 above
</p><p>Mar 23rd Just as cold this morning strong North East wind snow flurries
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>Mar 24 Cloudy & cool with a few snow flurries. went to Hamilton. Hamilton survived the next round in the Senior 6.H.a. play downs. won from Ottawa scores 2 to 1 & {illegible} 3 to 3. Moncton last years champions beat Mc Gill of Montreal 3 to 1 in both games
</p><p>Mar 25. Fair and not quite so cold thawed some. Had Stan Blair & {illegible} up in the evening.
</p><p>Mar 26th Cold & cloudy this morning. snowing this afternoon 3 or 4 inches snow tonight & now raining at bedtime
</p><p>Mar 27th Cold again real winter down to about 8 or 10 from zero.
</p><p>Mar 28th. cold this am but thawing this afternoon. floods going down the field. drains in bad shape washed into hole.
</p><p>Mar 29th Frozen again this am but floods again this afternoon saw a couple of robins for the first Oakville won the Intermediate championship last night in the finals with Oshawa won both games 5 to 3 - Monkcton beat Hamilton in the Eastern Finals Sr. 6.Ha. 3 to 2 on the round
</p></div>
<div class="mw-parser-output"><p>May 23. Cold this am but no frost.
</p><p>May 24. Very cold yet planted another (?) of tomatoes and quite again.
</p><p>May 25. It nearly frost again and very cold wind. Hoeing corn, beans, and raspberries. Mordew was around looking for work on (?) is at Rep garage again and does jobs at home his address is Mordew 125 Market Street Hamilton.
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Foreword p.2
Poverty in Great Britain the first fifty years of the 19th century was so great as to be almost unbelievable today. And terrible as it
was in England and Scotland, conditions in Ireland were far worse.
Great Britain had fought France for colonial and maritime supremacy,
struggled to retain the rebelling American, colonies, faced Napoleon
in battle and was struggling to hold posts in British America. The
weight of taxation for these wars fell like a plague upon the people.
The depressions following the Napoleonic wars dropped wages of Glasgow
weavers to
shillings per week. In 1803 their wages had been
twenty-five
shilli
In 1820 in Paisley and Lanark, Scotland, 12,000 out of 30,000 families were on the Poor Laws, relief. In England people were suffering.
In Ireland, where 90% were in agriculture, over-population became a problem. Continuous wars had kept the population down in the British Isles.
Births and deaths were equal, but better food and improved medical care
caused births to exceed deaths so that England and Wales grew from 7M
in 1763 to 13 3/4 M in 1 8 3 1 .
In Scotland the warring of the Highland
lords, which had kept their numbers down, was outlawed. Tenants on their
farms had been counted wealth but with the outlawing of the warring the
lords turned to sheep Raising and potato farming and people were in excess.
At one time during a riot they tried to chase the sheep into the sea.
At the close of the war of 1812-14, the British government attempted
to solve the major problems of unemployment and industrial depression
at home and an uncertain peace with Americans abroad by an emigration
scheme to settle the great wilderness north and west of the Rideau River.
This would be a second line of defense-against Americans beyond the more
settled area near the St. Lawrence River.
The reasons for George Easton emigrating to Canada were tied to
economic conditions of that time. Weaving until the last half of the
18th century was a "cottage" industry. Weavers worked on looms in their
own homes. Power machinery and labor-saving devices developed during the
last half of the 18th century started a movement that swept him into
factories, crowded him into segregated communities and lowered his wages
until the whole family had to work to make a living.
The weavers formed societies to urge the government to action.
Lord Hamilton, their House of Commons representative presented their
signed petition showing that their wages could not support their families. 1200 hundred persons were located who wished to emigrate. Lord
Bathurst wrote to Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-governor of Upper
Canada stating that 1200 settlers would emigrate from Scotland to locate
near Perth and the Rideau. The British government would assist them with
Lesmahagow Society and on Sabbath June 1 9 , 1820 his charge of "170 souls"
set forth on the sailing ship "Prompt". Together the ship "Prompt"
and the ship "Commerce" carried the 1200 passengers. George Easton was
351/2years old; his wife, Janet, affectionately called Jenny, perhaps a
Emigrant ships of the time were mainly Timber vessels, a shell of a
sides of the ship and if there were sufficient room down
the
center.
Other
a berth, or 2 adults and 3 or 4 children. Belongings were placed in the aisles.
berths were 6'
�Foreword p.3
There were no port holes. Three hatch covers were
opened
in
good
bodies,andnocoolingexcept when the hatches were open. In the dark and
cholera or dysentery. When sea-sickness struck the crowding
became
narrow sleeping spaces, surely sick in mind and body in thedarknessof
the night and the rolling of the ship. In some cases passengers
might
not have a space until another died and death provided a space.
Wooden chests or trunks carried their provisions, clothing and
very few extras. According to government terms provisions, for each
emigrant were to be: 18 lbs. beef; 42 lbs. biscuits, 132 lbs. oatmeal,
6 lbs. butter and 3 lbs. molasses which was to last about 84 days to
Quebec. Perhaps twice a day the steward provided a few coals of charcoal in a container over which each family cooked their food. Some
brought vinegar to break the taste of the brackish water. The
Scottish
the long davs at sea, and also woolen cloth to fashion coats
and vests. The Scots brought a few precious books which later formed
the beginning of the Dalhousie library at Watson's Corners, books such
andothers.RobertOgilvie carried from Scotland the tiny diary used
on board to record notes, a scroll roller, a book by Robert Burns, and
a vest, all of which remain today.
weather. The
foul
mor
women
b
as:
Toilet facilities consisted of a shrouded shoot at the rear of the
weather conscientious captains ;had the passengers bring their bedding
on deck to air it. Surely they had to take turns as many ships were
dangerously over-loaded. Some passengers might not even be listed as
the ship was already over the too generous limit of persons per ton of
ship. Ninety-percent of emigrants came by steerage although somepersonsofrankcameincabinsforab
by 1847 had risen to 65 shillings or about $15. Emigration was a
choice
for
12
harbormaster could tell an emigrant ship at gunshot distance by
its
odor.
After
land
with pine and oak for the return trip, a lucrative business for shippers.
Scots with the least to spend left the highlands for the lowlands,
those next, in price went to Newfoundland
then the Maritime colonies,
then Quebec and beyond. The cost was by no means complete when they
arrived in Quebec as passage by the new steamships up the St. Lawrence
was expensive and they still had to go by bateau,aflat-bo medtaper driverboat,byfo torotherwiseuntiltheyreached, the land assigned
trying and expensive. 800 miles could cost 15 pounds not counting
provisions and baggage.
Thosewhohadtochoosetheir land had additional problems. Sharpers
abounded to remove any monies carried. At the docks in the old country
some were "conned" into paying for passage, for. preferred berths, forfavours,onlytohavethes
When they landed in the new country "land sharks" andagreatvarietyof"flee
vagabond I befriended aboard theRosina".LandalongtheplainoftheSt.Lawrence was fertile, but this was alread
�soon ran into the "Canadian Shield", and underlying formation of rock
covered with scanty soil.
Lord Dalhousie, the new governor-general, arranged that the
newly surveyed, land which had been obtained from Indian tribes in
1819 by payment of an annuity. A few settlers had arrived in the
when
They set out for Lanark village over an almost impassable road and
crossed the Mississippi River on scows.
1820
Perth
the government paid an
Surveys had been carlessly done. A chain was used to measure the
land. At times links would break and the chain mended without the links,
or a stretchy willow link added. Townships were generally ten miles
square, subdivided into twelve concessions and those subdivided into
twenty-seven lots each 200 acres except the last. Two families were
generally assigned to a lot, thus each having 100 acres. A post was
placed in the ground to mark the corner front and rear. Guides had to
be hired to find the posts, several families going together to pay the
fee of 5 or 6 shillings per day.
Lanark was a dense forest with trees so tall that even when a
clearing was made the light would not get in to dry the clearing.
Bears, wolves, wolverines, wild cats, deer and partridge abounded. The
British government retained rights to gold and silver and white
Pine.
At Dalhousie a group from the "Prompt" drew lots and settled a
short distance from what was later called Watson's Corners. They were:
James Martin, William Miller, Charles Bailey, James Watson, George Brown,
Thomas Easton, George Easton, Peter Shields, James Donald, John Duncan,
Andrew Park, James Park, John Todd, William Jack, Thomas Scott and
Robert Forest. George Richmond, the teacher sent out with the society
was killed during the winter by a falling tree. James Watson built a
kind of storehouse to hold supplies for the incoming settlers.
The government possibly supplied some of the stores the first winter.
They were settled in a few days, twenty on the .first line or road
between the 2nd and 3rd concession. By December there were twenty farm
lots divided into town and park lots. Park lots were 25 acres each and
lots of 10 acres each were reserved for mechanics. They erected a log
schoolhouse. Under the leadership of Thomas Scott, who had emigrated with
his wife and seven children, the St. Andrew's Society was formed and in
1829 St. Andrew's Hall, a log building covered with shingles, was built
at Watson's Corners. A library was established by collections from
settlers and a donation of L 100 from Lord Dalhousie. By 1832 there
were 500 volumes including the Encyclopedia Britannica. While the Scots
were not wealthy in worldly goods they were by no means impoverished
mentally.
To solve the loss by death of the teacher, George Richmond, George
Easton, Lot 16, 3rd concession (Merle Bates says error here-4th concession)
built a schoolhouse near his own dwelling and taught the boys and girls,
his only pay being student work on Saturdays or after school.
He
taught for ten years.#1
The government had issued to each group of four families a grindstone
and a cross-cut saw and whip saw. To each family was given an
adze,
a
hinges, a scythe and swath, a reaping hook, a hay fork and 2 hoes, askilletandacampkettleandablanketfo
#1However,ateacherwasprovidedforsomeyearsasGeorgeEastonbega
�Foreword p.5
the tools were of poor quality, the axe unsuitable for cutting trees
and fit only for "cutting pumpkins". The Yankees had the good tools,
guns and axes, and at times an axe was available from an itinerant
Yankee. The United Empire Loyalists taught the settlers how to fell
trees so that the tops would be broken as little as possible and a hunter
brought in a good American rifle and shot deer for the settlers. Girls
were taught to spin wool and linen yarn for family use. Boys were
taught to make fishing nets and tackle for use in the lakes and rivers.
By 1829 none of the cash advances to the settlers had been paid and
the government was withholding titles to the land. 300 settlers drew
up a petition claiming remission of the payments, saying that Lanark
was disadvantaged as it was cut off from navigable rivers, had
barely
land was not usable for agriculture. In 1835 the government sent a
surveyor who said that because of the rocky nature the land was unfit for
farming. In 1836 the settlers' debts of some L 22,000 were cancelled.
Still, their situation was greatly improved from the homeland; larders
were full of Indian corn, peas, wheat, oats and ham. They were well
They were able to contribute for relief to the homeland. By oxen and cart
they hauled wheat, corn, oats and rye which they had "threshed" to the
mill where it was ground for family or animal use. They grew a large
variety of vegetables with large supplies of turnips and
potatoes
milk and butter, but also tallow for candles, leather for clothing and
shoes. Sheep provided wool, lamb and mutton. An occasional bear, wolf,
or raccoon added articles of warmth and beauty; goose down gave softness
for pillows or comforters. Logs and rocks were there in abundance to
build their home and "lum" or chimney. The logs provided fence material
which was zig-zagged along the edge of their property. Thus when
weaver's wives were asked if they were glad or sad to be in the new
country, most were enthusiastic to praise their new circumstances and
their joy to be "getting quat o' the prin wheel". Weaving must have
been a noisy, dusty business.
the
Cutting grain with the sickle and scythe was slow and difficult in
the stump dotted land. There were no horses in the early days and few
cows or oxen, and no sheep, but the settlers added these as soon as
they could. Their plows were hard to pull and hard to guide. The
V-shaped harrow was unwieldy. Hand made rakes were heavy and brought
blisters, and the gnarled flails for grain brought bumps on the head.
Women's work was never done. They rose early to prepare food, then
worked in the fields. Washing, darning and cooking was done before
dawn or after dark as the men slept. In winter they carded wool, spun
yarn, wove linen and wool cloth. The day of blessing was the Sabbath,
a day of rest.
Mosquitoes were fierce. Cranberry marshes were snake-infested.
Fevers and ague were common. The woods provided wild plums, gooseberries,
currants, raspberries, strawberries, cherry and walnut trees and maple trees.
Beautiful birds and flowers abounded. Roads were a continuing problem.
Trees were felled and the logs rolled together to make a bone-jarring
Settlers were responsible for the road past their place and also to serve
"Statute Labour".
"cordur
Early fairs were well-attended and provided a place to sell cattle
oxen and horses. Prizes were given for the best livestock, ploughing,
fruits and vegetables, hemp, honey, maple syrup, the best "20 yds. offlannel"andbest"100ydsoflinen".
�Foreword p.6
During "Training Day" the men gathered to be put through their
exercises by a retired officer, none in uniform, with the exception
of the officer, but in a great variety of bizarre outfits. Some
were bare-footed, some with shoe-packs some with rope belts made of
straw, and an assortment of strange hats. But the men were in earnest,
and willing to defend flag and country.
Pastimes for young people were swimming, quoit playing, wrestling,
racing, games, a Scottish game called "shinny" that was similar to
ice hockey, skating, snow-shoeing, sleighing and dancing.
Trees were burned for wood ashes which were put into a "leach" with
lime and water. The lye produced was boiled until thick. It was then
poured into kettle drum shaped half-coolers. When cooled it looked like
brown stone and was very hard. The potash cakes of 2 half-coolers
could be fitted into a standard oak barrel and shipped that way. The
barrel weighed 700 pounds and sold for about $40.
Politically speaking settlers from the Highlands and Lowlands of
Scotland, the villages of England, and the farms of Ireland came to
the New World influenced by the conditions that had driven them from their
homeland. They brought with them agitators for a more democratic form
of government. Some Americans moved to Canada seeking land, or because
of loyalty to the Crown. From the British Isles came those with love
for the mother country, but with newer ideas, a desire for an improved
Religiously speaking, Protestants came to the new country seeking to
worship in accustomed ways, although in the new country Methodist
ministers were an influence upon them. The Reformation was close within
the memories of their ancestors, as with George Easton, whose ancestors
had fled for their lives from Ireland. They were serious about their
religion, fasted a day before partaking of communion. The Bible was
interpreted quite literally. George Easton often quotes the Sunday
text, or adds a verse from the Bible. He has definite ideas about his
religion. Robert Ogilvie, while religious, is more tolerant. Yet,
Robert Adam Ogilvie tells that when he cut his lip falling on a wheelbarrow he was using one Sunday, his father John, son of Robert, told him
the wrath of God struck him down for breaking the S a b b a t h .
Socially, these British, with dignity, decency and courage
established civilized communities among the stumps north of the St.
Lawrence, quickly organized community governments, church, school
and library facilities and helped each other establish themselves in the
wilderness.
"Raising" bees for home and barn, "quilting" bees, and
bees for many other uses made cooperation among them a necessity. They
took up clearing the land, building log houses for family or stock use,
and plowed the land. From the beginning of a few pounds of wheat they were
soon planting bushels of grains.
Taverns were common. Robert Louis Stevenson explains the cold damp
of Scotland creating a tendency to stop at a cozy tavern for a warming
drink. The same might be true of the chill damp wind north of the
St. Lawrence. Robert Ogilvie would be annoyed if Anne did not bring
home a bottle when she went to town. Later a "stopping place" as the
settlers called it, was built near the Ogilvie place and Robert would
stop for a drink, and might even bring friends home. He was from a social
environment in Scotland and carried a part of that convivality with him.
Anne was not always approving.
�Foreword P.7
Janet Stevenson Easton and her girls must have had an artistic
flare as they made and sold hats in addition to the butter and farm
produce. Also, they sewed complicated garments, such as a "Phila
bors. George might be called to pray for a child.
The Ogilvie diary is mostly confined to farm matters. It must have
been in an available place as the children write their names in it at
times. After Robert's last entry the diary is carried on by his son,
John. A bit of humor is shown between Robert and Anne when she leaves
with the recipe and the comment "it is then fit for EATING". He must
have put his thoughts in pencil before preparing a will for his wife,
leaving what he has to her. George Easton seems to write in his account
after meals, so that additional notes are added within a day. While
Robert must have confined his views regarding world affairs to his wife
and friends, George at times notes them in his diary. Affairs dealing
with the Rebellion of 1837, a writing by the fiery Louis Joseph Papineau him, as is the crowning of Princess Victoria.
Americans and Canadians today take pride in their unarmed frontier,
and their joint waterways, an achievement not of disarmament but of
diplomacy and statesmanship. Many situations have arisen to create
antagonism among hot-heads but statesmen such as Lord Durham, Daniel
Webster and Lord Asburton and General Winfield Scott have helped create
a common community of nations each seeking its own destiny. The final
passing of the Webster-Ashburton treaty finally settled border disputes
and brought peace. (Aug. 9, 1842)
The War of 1812 emphasized neutrality but did not settle serious
problems. In the Rebellion of 1837 the conflict of self-government
came to a head. Canada was divided into Upper and Lower portions with
differing ideas and customs. Lower Canada consisted of the Eastern
portion near Quebec and also south of the St. Larwence. It was peopled
by the French, less literate and under a large landowner-tenant
segneurial system. The French portion felt dominated by the English
portion of the government. Upper Canada consisted of land below the
Ottawa River and of the western portion north of the St. Lawrence and
was peopled by persons from the British Isles. The Rebellion began in
the Lower portion and later spread to the Upper portion. Reformers
such as Louis Joseph Papineau and William Lyon Mackenzie encouraged
rebellion against the British system and favoring the American system
of government. A "patriot" army was recruited in the United States and
Canada and funds raised. Buffalo, N.Y. and Detroit, Mi. were centers of
recruitment.
Feelings in the United States were mixed. The government, press,
and most people felt that what Canada did was their business and that
the peace following the War of 1812 should not be broken. However,
a general feeling existed of close ties toward Upper Canada, even though
it was Lower Canada which was more rebellious. Americans tended to think
that Englishmen anywhere were capable of governing themselves without
outside help, and were naive concerning the development of the idea to
come of Commonwealth.
The Upper Canadian reform movement was a reaction against the attempt
to establish a privileged class and church. The Lower Canadian movement
was an expression of the French Canadian will to survive. William Lyon
Mackenzie in his paper the Advocate called for reform in 1822. L.J.
�Foreword p.8
Papineau was against Lord Dalhousie who was governor of Canada in 1819
and for rights of French Canada and opposed the government on money
church and customs were to prevail in the French portion. After the
forming of the Patriot army various small skirmishes took place but the
British government strengthened the military and put down the rebellion.
In the main, however, it was solved by diplomacy, aided by the opinions
of the majority of Americans and Canadians. The hanging of two generals
of the Patriot army is mentioned. Peter Matthews, father of 15 children,
and with a wife; and Sam Lount, father of 7 children, and his wife,
Elizabeth, who kneeled in court to beg and pray for the release of her
husband, were hanged Apr. 12, 1838 outside the Toronto jail. A military
leader of the Patriot array mentioned was Rensselaer Van Rensslaer of
Albany, N.Y., appointed by Mackenzie to head the Patriot army, a dissipate
27 year old genius who knew nothing of military tactics and would not
take advice.
The log house built by George and Janet Easton has since been
buried on their land, Lot 16 of the 4th concession of Dalhousie.
Robert and Anne Ogilvie are buried in unmarked graves in the St. Andrew's
churchyard of Watson's Corners, Ontario, Canada. A memorial plaque tells
of the early settlers.
The Bible does not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus.
The holidays of Christmas and Easter had pagan origins and are not
mentioned in the Bible. Therefore they were not observed in the Calvinist churches. Even music was not used. Influences of the Roman
church were avoided. It was not until the settlers had been exposed
to German and Mennonite factions that these holidays were observed.
Note that George Easton makes no mention of the two holidays, nor does
he speak of church music. It is possible that Psalms may have been
sung but there is no mention of it. A change in church membership is
indicated by the little "Methodist Hymn Book" dated 1902 left by
Janet Horn Ogilvie, wife of John Ogilvie, son of Robert Setton Ogilvie.
Descendants of the families have been and are successful, law-abiding
persons. Teaching has been the choice of a number; various professions,
business and farming are other occupations. Some have moved to the
United States. Emigration appears to have been the right decision.
matters.
��Exerpt from George Easton's Diary
April 22, 1844
To give a true account of my father's family and to let my
sons know their origin, is what I cannot well do. All I know is
in 1641, two hundred years ago, our forefathers resided in the
County of Antrim, in swate little Ireland and were compelled to flee
for their lives, the Papists under that bloodthirsty Popish ruffian
Sir Phelim O'Neal having commenced to massacre the Protestants and
were sparing neither sex nor age.
Our family consisting of an old man and his wife and only son,
having found means to escape the swords of their enemies, left their
native country and all that was dear to them and came to Scotland,
Crossford, being weavers to trade, they lived there enjoying that
peace they could not find in their own country. There the old man
and his wife breathed their last and were buried in the churchyard
of Lanark, County town, Upper ward of Clydesdale.
But the first of our ancestors that I have any knowledge of,
is David Easton, the grandson of that young man who fled with his
Parish of Lanark, in or about the year 1759. George Easton, his
son, lived in or about the year 1785.
Matthew Easton, his son, lived at Harperfield, a weaver to trade.
He resided likewise in Kirkfieldbank and died in Crossford, all in
the parish of Lesmahagow, August 7th, 1837. The above Matthew Easton
and Janet Wilson were married Feb. 27, 1784.
Their family is as follows:
George Easton born Nov, 21st, 1784 (writer of the diary)
David Easton, born July 15th, 1787
Anna Easton, born July 17th 1790
Thomas Easton,born March 2nd, 1793*
Agnes Easton, born Aug. 9th 1796
Margaret Easton, born Jan. 12th 1802
Janet Easton, born Feb. 21st, 1805
George Easton was brought up and spent his youth at Harperfield
and was married 7th of July 1809 to Janet Stevenson, resided some
time in Harelbank, spent his life in the parish of Lesmahagow, till
the year 1820, when he emigrated to Dalhousie, in the County of Lanark
in the District of Bathurst and Province of Upper Canada, British
America, where he now resides, has two sons, David Easton and Matthew
George Easton, and my desire is that every succeeding generation
transmit their names and continue the geneology of their sons, and
hand down a written account to every succeeding generation.
Witness my hand.
George Easton
*Thomas Easton-lived near George and in the diary is also called
Thos., Tom or Tam.
�Exerpt from George Easton's Diary
�GEORGE EASTON'S DIARY
1830 Mon. June 7th- A very warm day, some rain.
Tues. 8th- Wind and a clear day, Isabella & Jess at Rob't Wallace's
planting potatoes. Tom. A. saw my lamb that was cut, can hardly
walk this night. J.B. opened the wound.
Wed. 9th. A clear warm day. Isobella planting potatoes with Cooper
Rob. My potatoes all planted b y the first of June. 20 bus.
Thurs. 10- Gloom in the morning, a fine warm day. Last night heavy rain.
11- A very warm day this day. We were at the mill.
Sat. 12th- Working at the roads, first day StatuteLabours.*1A warm day,
my heifer would have taken the bull. Got a pig from Joseph
Hetherington on Thurs, 10th of June.
Sabbath 13th- A dull warm morning, some rain, a warm day, Monday
morning some rain, warm & dull.
Tues. 15th- Clear with wind, I have a sore finger, cannot work. An
excessive hot day. Corn looking backwards, at least a fortnight.
Jennie at Cooper Rob's for a cheese vat. Got a milking Cozie *2
from John Thomson on Thursday last being June 10th, 1 8 3 0 .
Wed. 16th.-A warm morning, some drops of rain.
letter for R. Rae. Dated 10th June, 1830.
John Stevenson June-14. A very warm day.
Hoeing corn. Wrote a
Received one from
June 17th- An exceeding warm d a y . Hoeing corn. Hoeing once over
done this
night.
G.
Easton
Saw constellation above the trees*3on Tues. June 15th 1 8 3 0 .
Fri. 18th. -High wind. Burning and cleaning for turnips.*4 A fine day
all over.
Sat. 19th- Worked upon the roads. Second Statute Labour. Brought
in ashes.
Sabbath
20th June 1830. A cold dull day.
Mon. 21-.High wind and rain. Planted cabbage. Averywetday.
Tues.22-; Got a pig from Thos. Scott, a very wet
d a y .
Wed. 23-. A dull morning, threatening rain, at 10 o'clock A.M. Heavy
rain. G. Brown at the wool carding at Watson's Mill.
Thurs. 24- A very warm day. Got the log out of my finger this
morning, length
Fri. Dull & warm.
Saturday, Dull, threatening rain. Received a letter from Michael
Templeton
last night, dated 23 March 1830.
Sabbath
27- rain.
Mon. 28- terrible rain this morning. Bill & Tom went to the Wool Mill.
Tues. 29- went to Perth, Some rain.
Wed. 30th appeared before Board of Education. Left Perth, came to
Armstrongs', no rain.
Thurs. 1- Came home, rain, heavy rain.
Fri.2- A very warm day this day. Commenced school keeping a second year.
Cleaning land for turnips. Joseph in this day with a barrel of
potash. George Easton. Sent away a letter to Robt. Rae, Dated
10th June on Thursday July 13t, 1830.
Sat. 3. Some rain. Library issue.
*1
*2
*3
*4 Turnips, also called Swedish turnips - rutebega for animal feed
Statute
Lab
�Sabbath July 4th- High wind. Robert Wallace, Son to Andrew Wallace,
departed this life on Saturday, July 3, 1830.
The heifer took the bull Friday July 2.
Geo.
Easton
Monday- 5th- very warm. Jas. & Betty Shields hoeing corn, a thunderstorm about 2 o'clock. David Millar departed this life Sabbath
July 4th, funeral Tuesday July. 6.
Tues. 6th- very warm this day. Libby at the Carding machine, Jess
at the Mill. Cherry took the bull this day.
Wed. 7th. Sowed turnips.*1 Dull, threatening rain,
G.
Thurs, 8th- A fine day. Kept the school till midday, went to Lanark
with Jess & purchased necessaries for the Celebration of the
Lord's Supper.
Easton.
Saw
Fri.9th- Kept as a fast.
Sat. 10th- a fine day.
Sabbath 11th- the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed in
Dalhousie by Dr. Gemmill being the seventh time in this township. On Nov. 14th 1824; Nov, 6th 1825; Oct, 29th 1826; Oct.
25th 1827; July 13th 1828; Aug. l6th 1829; and on July 11th 183O;
by the Rev, Dr. Gemmill of Lanark.
Sabbath July 11th.- 1830. A fine day, no rain,
Mon. 12th- very warm.
Some rain.
Tues. 13th. At the mill. Some rain.
Wed. 14th. Very wet during the night.
Thurs. 15th.
G. Easton.
Showery during the day.
Very
Bell at Lanark, the rest hoeing corn, very warm.
Fri. 16th.- Very warm this day. John Callender was married to
Janet Millar and took her up beyond Mrs. Angus' place, but I
think they won't stop
long.
George Easton
Sat. 17th- An excessive hot day, hoeing corn these days hath been
very warm, a burning sun. G.E.
Sabbath 18th. Excellent weather, a very-hot day. George Easton.
Monday 19th July- Saw a good deal of damage done to my grain by
cattle. Some rain last night, this day very hot. 5 days
excessive hot weather, burning hot. Could hardly work.
Tues. 20th July- hot, hot weather, burning hot. Saw my corn silk
this day.
Wed. 21st. Commenced cutting hay this day. Excessive hot. Wm.
Steele came to John Thompsons last night being 20th July.
Corn looking very well.
Thurs. 22nd. A noble day, cutting hay.
Fri. 23rd- cutting hay, a fine day. Geo. Easton.
Commenced
shearing, cut 2 stooks or rye.*2
Saturday 24th- warm with some rain.
G.
Easton.
But turned out a noble day till about 5 o'clock P.M. when
one of the heaviest showers fell I have witnessed and a very
wet night. My hay mostly cut and all exposed.
Sabbath 25th- A dull, damp morning, some rain, a wet day.
Monday 26th- Incessant rain all day. Wind easterly. No Sermon
yesterday, rain so heavy the Minister could not come. A
mistake, he came. Geo. Easton. Sermon in the afternoon by Dr. G.
Tues. 27th- rain all night and a dull damp day, some rain, a fine
afternoon, was obliged to shake out my hay again, being sore
wasted and spoiled with rain.
and
Thisbowelhive
day Jas. being
Hood had
theameans.
child taken away by *1
*2
death,
turnips
the
-possibly
chincough
rutabegas, "Swedish stooksturnips",
a shf
�Wed. 28th-Not a very promising day. Threateneing rain. My coat in
Lanark. G. Easton.
William Steel left Dalhousie for Kingston July 27th, 1830.
Working in Perth.
Thurs. 29th. Got my coat and Bible. Ricked#1 hay.
Tues. 27th- cut barley. 9 stooks after 13 cuts.
Friday 30th- A clear, warm day, people busy with their hay. Gaven Baillie
married this day to Mary Munro. Wedding in the St. Andrews Hall.
"Faichney is no more#2 Well he was a free-hearted fellow." Bell
and Jess at Mr. Parks working. George Easton.
Saturday 31st- Dull, threatening rain. A good deal of rain, ready for
harvest. Hay no all secured. George Easton.
Myself chopping. Lassies shearing rye. A fine afternoon.
Sabbath, August 1st. 1830.
A noble day. 16,000 Emigrants arrived at Quebec at thisdate(June2[?])
Monday 2- Last night a loud thunderstorm and some rain, this day a
clear, warm day. Shearing rye and cutting rye, and cutting hay.
Thomas helping me in the morning to cut hay. George Easton.
My rye all cut this day. 20 stooks. Commenced shearing wheat
Tuesday 3rd. Arrived at Quebec of settlers, July 2,- 840.
Finished hay cutting this day, a very warm day.
Wednesday 4th- Looking dull, a fine harvest day till about 10 o'clock A.M.
Came on a heavy shower. This day Rickd the last of my hay. Done
before the rain. A thunderstorm in the afternoon. George Easton.
Thursday 5th- A fine morning, shearing wheat, a noble day.
Friday 6th- Chopping to Robert Sherriff. My young cow at the bull. A fine day.
Saturday 7th- Library issue, a thunderstorm and heavy rain in the afternoon.
Sabbath 8th- A very wet morning. "Numquam Arescire",#3 the Clyde Motto-G.E.
Monday 9th- A good day, a fine harvest day.
Tuesday 10th- A very warm day, this day put in all my rye.
Saw fireflies last night.
Shearing oats.
Wednesday August 11th, 1830- a very wet day, Saw fireflies last night. G.E.
Thursday 12th- Bell hearing with Mr. Mclntyre Esq. Jenny with
Thomas, No Esq., a better day. Mr. Cochrane from Kirkfield in
Dalhousie, Wednesday, July 11th being St. James fair day in old
Lanark, Scotland. G.E.
Received 10 bushels of lime from Mr. Jas. Muir and delivered him
21/2bushels of corn. Thursday 12th August 1 8 3 0 .
Friday Aug. 13th- Bell with Mr. George Brown, driving up wheat, a fine
Saturday August 14th 1830. Shearing spring wheat, a very warm day.
This day quit keeping school for two weeks. Until August, that is
to commence again on the 30th of August, 1830.
Sabbath 15th- A good day.
Monday l6th-Bell and Jess at James Parks. Jenny at Thomas'. A thunderstorm about midday, chopping myself. Thunder very close and loud.
1# Ricked- placed in stacks
Tuesday 17th-Bell and Jess at James Park, a fine day.
2# Faichney is no more- Faith and it is no more.
Wednesday
and Thursday
19th, putting
3# Numquam 18th
ArescireNever stop(flowing
as in
a wheat.
river) Friday 20th at
the Mill.
home on
Saturdayfor
21st,
shearing
our Council
crop,
Richard
Dell, Came
principal
archivist
the finished
Strathclyde
Regional
fine that
weather.
states
he cannot find this motto anywhere in the records of the
city of Clyde or in the Clyde Port Authority, which began the
improvement of the navigation in 1758.
�</
an exceeding warm day. Harvest is nearly concluded and got in,
in good order and considered a fair crop. Numbers, however,
had. their wheat injured by a violent storm which fell on 24th
of July in the afternoon and continued heavy rain until Tuesday
27th. Cleared again in the afternoon.
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25th- very warm. Wednesday 25th, Logging
Thursday 26th- Helping Ned to put in his grain, very fine weather.
Thursday 26th my young cow at the Bull.
Friday 27th- Sent away a letter to John Stevenson. On Thursday 26th
of August 1830, chopping at home. Sat. 28th finished chopping.
Put in all my grain. Fine, warm weather.
Sabbath 29th- A very warm day.
Monday 30th- Commenced School-keeping after being a fortnight vacant.
Warm and dull. Threatening rain.
Tuesday 31st- Logging with James Watson.
Wednesday Sept. 1st- Logging with Robert Rodger. Thursday 2- with
Jas. Brown. Friday 3rd, with Ned. Saturday finished George
Browns logging.
Sabbath Sept. 5th- fine weather. No rain these two weeks except a
small shower on Friday of Sept. but nothing hurt here about. G.E.
Monday 6th- a very wet day. Tuesday 7th logging at home, 3 yoke
Rodgers, Watson and G. Brown.
Wednesday 8th, log with Thos. Thursday, 9th, burning ray logs, a fine
Friday 10th- Thompson sowing wheat, a fine day. Great drought. Geo. Easton.
This day cut corn, Sherriff logging. Sowed a bushed of rye on
2nd. of Sept.
Bless 0 my soul the Lord thy God and not forgetful be of all His
gracious benefits, He hath bestowed onthee—#1Saturday 11th Sept. 1830.
A fine
ashes.
Last a
night
rainat
but
blew over.
Sabbath
12th-day.
very Driving
dull, some
thunder,
heavythreatened
thunderstorm
night
and rain most incessant. Jas. Watson began to sow wheat on
on Saturday Sept. 11th. on Saturday evening broke my cart.
Monday 13th- a dull day. Jas. Brown, Junr began to sow wheat. Mrs.
Nairn at Thomas.
George Easton.
Tuesday 14th Sept 1830
His most gracious Majesty King George Fourth departed this life
June 26th, 1830 amd was succeeded by his brother, William, Duke of
Clarence by the name and title of William Fourth. By the grace
of God, of Great Britain and Ireland. King, Vive le Roi.#2 George
third succeeded his Grandfather 1760 and died 1820 and was succeeded
by His Eldest Son George, Prince of Wales, a Title which is now lost
for there is none to heir the Principality of the Blood Royal,--The French government having fitted out an Armament against
Algiers in order to chastise that nest of pirates, effected a
landing and took possession of their city, made theDey a prisoner
and compelled the vagabond to yield and surrender at Discretion.
Tuesday Sept. 15th Heavy rain last night. The day dull and heavy,
very wet weather. No work can go on.
George Easton.
Wednesday 15th- busy fencing. Some rain.
Thursday 16th- Fencing, considerable frost.
the 15th.
1#
#
Saw ice on the morning of
Psalms 103-2. 2# Vive le Roi- long live the king
shearing- to reap or cut with a sickle or hook.
�5
Friday 17th- finished fencing, considerable frost, a warm day. Rain
last night. Curious weather.
G. Easton.
Saturday 18th- this day sowed one bushel and a half of wheat on new
land.
Sabbath 19th- frosty and a fine day.
Monday 20th at Perth, a wet day, roads very bad.
Tuesday 21st- a better day- Wednesday, a heavy rain all day.
Thursday 23- Wm Hay brings his papers this day. Dull and very warm,
Finished dragging on Monday 20. Fear terror and grief. Geo. Easton.
Friday 24th- Dull and warm. Threatening rain.
Geo. Easton.
Saturday 25th James Rodger with barrel of potash, at Lanark yesterday,
rain this morning and a dull day.
George Easton. A wet afternoon.
Monday 27th A very wet morning and a dull wet day.
Tuesday 28th- High wind and rain, commenced taking in corn yesterday.
Wednesday 29th- Strong frost in the morning, a very warm day. Commenced
lifting potatoes this day and sowed some rye. Geo. Easton.
Thursday 30th- Jenny and Jess at Lanark, bought a carpet 5 yds at 4/4*
per y d . , a fine day. Some rain. This month hath been a very cold
Friday Oct. 1st. Dalhousie fair, a very warm day. Digging praties
this day. Paid my taxes 3/6/2 being the amount of my taxes for
1830.
George Easton.
Saturday 2nd. A good day. Library issue. G.E. (note: 3/6/2- 3pounds,6shillings,2pence)
Sabbath 3rd October, very hard frost.
Monday Oct. 4th. frost and a good day.
Cold with high
wind.
We
Tuesday 5th a clear day.
Wednesday 6th a fine day, began to plaster my house.
Thursday 7th, very frosty, Digging potatoes. Lifted 100 bushels.
weather this week past but pretty frosty, Geo. Easton.
Friday Oct. 8th
fine day.
have
lifted 40 bushels
Good
this day took in corn straw. Pulld all my corn. A
Saturday 9th- a right good day,
Sunday 10th No rain, very warm.
Monday 11th- This day Brown killd a cow. Dull and lowering. No frost.
Tuesday 12th- at the Mill. J.McDonald
find
cart.
Wednesday 13th- Dull threatning rain, working at my potatoes. Geo.Easton.
This day a small shower in the afternoon.
Thursday 14th -Very heavy rain all night.
Dull and wet this day.
Hays
Friday 15th- yesterday wet all day, this day rather inclined to drought.
Saturday 16th Dull and damp. Mary and the lassies digging potatoes.
Kept17th
the Dull
school
at Wm. Hays raising.
Sabbath
and and
cold.
Monday 18th- Lifted all my potatoes on Saturday 16, 200 bus. A good
deal of frost, a fine day. Isobella at J. Thompson picking corn.G.E.
Tuesday 19th- a wet night and a dull wet day. This day a meeting in
St. Amdrew's Hall for the purpose of Petitioning government for
land to Settler's Sons.
The French Government hath undergone another revolution, Charles
Crowned in his Stead. The reasons given are his tyrannic conduct
* 4/4-4 shillings, 4 pence. a shilling at that time about 20.2c
but later about 24 c. 12 pence= 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound.
X
�and his anxiety to establish absolute power, putting a stop to
the freedom of the press and violating the Charter of the Constitution. The Ex-king is arrived in England with a numerous
retinue, attended by his spiritual guides, Priests and Jesuits,
a considerable number. The New King is crowned by the Title of
Louis Phillippe First, King of France and Navarre. A dangerous
Seat, a fickle, unsteady people, a people who would cheer their
Wednesday 20th Oct.- Yesterday Jenny took her yarn to A. Nairn. G. Easton.
An awful daddling#1 match this morning and a dull, damp day.
The women making hats for Jacob Scott's wedding which is expected
to take place this week. She is to be married to John Duncan
(June....Lakeside)??
Thursday 21st Oct. A fine clear day. Isobel with J. Thompson pulling
Friday 22 Oct. A wet, dull, damp day, a bad day for Beenie's wedding.
I believe the Black Ewe got the tup this morning. This day, Oct.
10th, Some word of a revolution in the Netherlands. I have as
yet heard no particulars.
George Easton.
Oct. 22 Jess with J. Thompson. Isobella keeping Robt Rodgers house,
they being still at the wedding.
Oct. 23rd Saturday- A cold clear day. George Easton.
Sabbath 24th- a fine day but cold.
Monday 25th J. Thompson husk> all his corn on Sat. 23rd at night.
fine day, putting in corn straw.
A
Tuesday 26th Octr- Yesterday a meeting was held in St. Andrews
Land to the Sons of Settlers who may have come of age in the
Settlement.
Sabbath 24th- A. Climie shot a bear and Jack Shields a deer. Tuesday 26tha very cold day, very wet, at Mr. Joseph Hetheringtons barn.
Thos. Easton finished his husking of corn. Peter Shields at
Lanark in quest of a lot belonging to the Canada Company, meaning
to purchase it, if he can get a chance. William Laverty's
friends arrived in Dalhousie on Sat. Oct. 23.
Wednesday 27th A fine day, there hath been no snow at all this fall.
Not a single flake and very little frost. G. Easton.
Thurs. 28th at Robt Angus helping
the morning, and a fine day.
Friday 29th very frosty and a fine
the first market ever held in
30th- Jenny took the remainder of
him to raise a barn. Some rain in
G. Easton.
warm day this day. Lanark fair,
Lanark, Upper Canada. G. Easton.
her yarn to A. Nairn this day.
Sat. October 30th- A very severe frost and a clear warm day. Helping
Thos. to raise a sheep house. Open mine eyes that of thy law the
Wonders I may
see.#2
Geo. Easton.
Sabbath 31st. I this day received a letter from Robert Rae dated August
14th and a very wet day. How great the goodness thou for them
that fear thee keepst in store.#3
Monday, November 1st 1830. A very wet night. Thunder and rain, killd
my sow this morning. A quiet fresh day and some rain. G. Easton.
Tuesday 2nd. A fine, fresh day,
Wednesday 3rd. A dull wet day
Thursday 4th- a dull day, helping Geo. Brown to roof his barn this day.
Friday
5th.
A Afine
warm
day. Thos. roofed his sheep house this morning.
Saturday
6th.
dull
day.
#1 daddling- arguing
perhaps
#2 Psalms
119-18 #3 Psalms 31-19
Hall
�7
Sabbath 7th and Monday 8th- both dull, damp days.
Tuesday 9th. Bell and Jess at A. Nairn's quilting, a dull day, the
ewes taking the ram.
Geo. Easton.
Wednesday Nov. 10th Dull and some rain. Driving out dung upon the
grass. On Monday 8th, H. Todd, R. Millar, and a number of young
men left Dalhousie expecting to take land in the Home district. G.E.
Thursday 11th- Dull and small rain. Mrs. Brown and M. Allan quilting
Maggots#1 for Coverlids. James Brown brings the papers this day. G.E.
Friday 12th at Lanark, a soft day. Saturday 13th came home, an awful
wet day. Sabbath 14th and Monday 15th both dull and damp weather.
Saturday 13th we were to work on the roads but could not on account
of rain. Sabbath 14th dull and damp. Monday 15th Dull and wet.
Commenced keeping school at night. Tuesday 16th Clear and Sunshine.
Thursday Nov. 18th l830- A very, wet night, a clear day.
Friday 19th A fine day, a good deal of.frost. G. Easton.
Saturday 20th finished driving ashes. Work at the roads 3 days. Statute
Labour.
Sabbath 21st A dull day, frost.
Monday 22- Rain all day. Last night snow fell. Ground white. First
snow, not a flake seen before the 22 N o v r .
G. Easton.
Tuesday- Some snow. Roads very bad. Got a chest from Jas Park this
day. Wednesday Novr 24, a very frosty day. Jenny at Lanark. G.E.
Thursday 25th. A dull day, not much f r o s t . J. Wallace and James Brown
at their lots, building commenced this day.
George Easton.
Friday Nov. 26th. Snow last night, about an inch, a dull day,
Jenny at Wm. Hoods making me a Phila #2 Coatee. Ned commenced
boiling my ashes #4 Thurs Novr 25th 1830.
Saturday 27th Jess at Lanark for a yd of more cloth for my coat. A
fine day, almost no frost.
Sabbath 28th. A dull day. Monday 29th. a clear frosty day. Melted
my first potash on Saturday night. Good. Jenny and Jess at
Wm Hoods working at ray coat and likely to spoil it. Tuesday 30th
a little snow during the night and Lo! Behold! this is the
great important day. Big with the fate of Dalhousie and St.
Andrew. Paid Mr. Hugh Campbell 5/6 for tallow. G. Easton.
Wednesday December 1st 1 8 3 0 . A very frosty night, this day Conroy
melts the last of my ashes, Jess at Lanark for one qt. of
Aquavitae. St. Andrew's festival is past and alas, it will
not return for a complete year. Such opportunities of Good
Fellowship Seldom Occur.
Isiah 22:12. In that day did the Lord God of Hosts call to
weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with
sackcloth... And behold, joy and gladness, slaying of Oxen
and killing sheep. Eating flesh and drinking wine. Let us
eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die. Such are my sentiments
at present. For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of
God.#3
G. Easton.
Thursday Decr 2nd. Conroy melted last night, 4 inches too much.
Arch. Nairn brought home our cloth this day. 30 yds. A dull
day threatning snow or rain. P. and YLC at N. Sherbroke.
Friday 3rd A dull wet day, a most tremendous wet night. Saturday 4th
Some Drought this day. Got home my barrel. My son, Matthew,
not well. Library issue.
G. Easton.
#1 possibly a faniful part of a bed cover.
#2
Phila coatee- Phila means love? A 3/4 length coat?
#3
Romans 3-23
4#
boiling wood ashes in an iron pot to make potash
�Sabbath 5th. No frost, a fine day. Monday 6th a very cold day,
ground.
G.Easton.
Tuesday 7th December 1830. a very frosty day. Bell at Poland.
Wednesday 8th. very frosty. Got firewood cut yesterday. No snow at
all, ground quite bare. Hardly any snow this season.
Thursday 9th. Snow fell this morning. 5 inches.
Friday 10th A cold day. Jess in a woman fuddle.#1 Mind that. Jenny
making my coatee. G. Easton.
Saturday 11th. Jess at Lanark. Libb at Parker's getting her shoes
mended, a frosty day. Snow 5 inches deep. J.W. quilting.
Sabbath 12th and Monday 13th- both very cold and frosty.
Tuesday 14th rather inclining to freshness. Very wet all night.
Wednesday 15th thawing and some snow. Thursday 10th a very frosty day.
Friday 17th a frosty d a y . This morning about 9 o'clock
son departed this life.
Saturday 18th, at Lanark for a requisition for the town
Sabbath 19th Some snow all day. George Brown's son was
day.
Monday 20th. Snow all day, pretty heavy. Snow 7 inches
21st very frosty. Wednesday 22 excessive frosty.
Conroy at the mill.
George Brown's
meeting. G.E.
buried this
deep. Tuesday
Laverty and
Thursday 23rd Jess at Lanark; a frosty day. Jenny at Joseph's. J o s .
at the mill.
Friday 24th and Saturday 25th- not well, unable to keep school.
Sabbath 26th heard of the arrival of McAllister, our New Minister.
Saturday25 and Sabbath incessant thaw. Monday Snow fell 5 inches,
not much frost. Tuesday at Wm Penman's wedding. Snow.
Wednesday 29th Came home from Penman's.
Thursday 30th Snow all day. Friday Dec 31, 1830, rain all day and
freezing at the same time.
Saturday Jan. 1st, 1831, very cold snow all day. A complete riot
about Joseph's and Rogers, all to the westward of this assembled
there. Pretty quiet on this side. George Easton.
Sabbath 2. Cold and frosty. A dull day.
Monday 3- this day the town meeting was held in St. Andrew's Hall,
when Mr. John Thompson was chosen Town Clerk and Young Brown
collector. Cold and frosty. Jan 4. Rain all day. Wednesday 5th
kept school and at the Mill, frosty all night. Cut a road through
that concession below Brown on Thursday 6th of Januy 1831.
This day cold and frosty.
Friday 7th- Cold threatning snow, snow 9 inches. G. Easton.
Saturday 8th pretty frosty. Charged with cruelty to children, false
as the inventor. Don't wish to shine in the same sphere with
Brown and his Comrades.
G. Easton.
(note as side of page-kept school all day)
Sabbath 9th Great frosty. Monday 10th 1831-very frosty- Mr. Shields
gone to Perth with 3 loads of wheat. Sent away my school papers.
R. Climie gone to Perth with
note.
Tuesday l1 January 1831. John Smith with us last night. This day
threatning snow, pretty frosty.
G. Easton.
Wednesday 12. Most awful frosty. Thursday 13th hard frost.
Friday 14th at Lanark with my barrel, frosty.
15th
very
cold.,
kept
the
school
a full day.
Sabbath 16th an
#1Saturday
woman fuddleconfused,
in love?
Crying?
#2
concession
inOntario
[?]landmaybe
constituting
asubdivision
of a township.
thre
�excessive cold day. Thomas had a son born after dark and Mr.
McAllister preached his first sermon in Lanark. Monday, 17th
Peter Shields at Perth with three loads of grain. George Easton.
Tuesday 18th- more mild, some snow.
Wednesday 19th Brown, Watson & Co. at Lanark with their barrels.
Gay and Cold.
Thursday 20th- at Lanark. Thos. and I with wheat, an excessive
cold day. Friday 21st awful frosty. Saturday 22nd Some snow,
very frosty, kept school. A full day.
Sabbath 23rd very frosty. Monday excessive cold. G. Easton.
Tuesday 25th very frosty. Wednesday 26th more mild, the first mild
day these two weeks.
George Easton.
Thursday 27 at Lanark. Delivered Mr. Hall 9 3/4 corn, 2 bushels rye
and of wheat 75 lbs. A moderate day. George Easton.
Friday 28th Moderate weather. Saturday 29th frosty. Robt Twaddle
down from Sherbrook. Brown shining in his proper sphere
Sabbath 30th this day Mr. McAllister preached his first sermon in
Dalhousie and as far as I heard gave general satisfaction. A
frosty day.
George Easton.
Monday 31st a f r o s t y day.
Tuesday Feb. 1st a f i n e day.
Wednesday 2nd very warm. Thursday 3 at Lanark.
Friday 4th and Saturday 5th both frosty. Sabbath 6th frosty, on
Thursday3 Snow fell 7 inches. Monday 7th Mr. J. Paul at Lanark
with his potash barrel, a fine frosty day. Tuesday took one
bushel of corn to Mr. Hugh Campbell. Cold frosty weather.
Wednesday 9th at the mill, did not get my load, frosty.
Thursday 10th Isobella at the mill getting my load ground this
day, got firewood, frosty with some snow. Friday 11th Heavy
snow in the morning. Kept school, at the mill for my load.
Snow all day.
Saturday 12th. The sun eclipsed. Snow all day. Snow is about 14
inches deep. Geo. Easton.
Sabbath 13th Very frosty. Monday excessive frosty.
Tuesday 15th at Lanark for the last time with the steers. A mild
day. Bright hurt his leg.
Wednesday- Snow during the night. Soft, some rain. Snow 18 inches
deep.
Thursday 17th Feby 1831. Frosty with some snow. Took my sow to
Joseph's boar on Monday Feb 14th. Sorrow and a f f l i c t i o n man's
Friday 18th A very frosty day, excessive cold.
Saturday 19th Got my pig home from Joseph's on Thurs. night being
Feb. 16th. Saturday 19th frosty with 3 inches of snow. G.Easton.
Sabbath 20th A frosty day. Mr. Wilson from Lesmahagow preached in
Dalhousie this day 20th Feb. 1831. G.E.
Monday 21st A very cold day, a quarrel at night between J.H. and E.L.
in the school.
,
Tuesday 22nd Like a change, it is likely to be fresh.
Wednesday 23 A most terrible deep snow. Received a letter from my
father dated 26 May, on Sabbath Feby 20, 1831. Thursday a
most awful cold day. Thos. at Lanark for salt. Got it from
John Hall 19/
Friday 25th Don't know what to do respecting seats for I am determined
no to enter in the measures of the committee respecting Mr. Mc
Allister or no other paper minister. George Easton.
yesterday.
John Wa
�Saturday 26th February 1831 ..at Currie's mill, got my load home
when I was not expecting it, a warm day. Sabbath 27th very warm.
Monday 28th Thawing. G. Easton.
Tuesday March 1st 1831 thawing, a fine day. Joseph at Lanark for
salt.
Thos. at the M i l l .
George Easton.
Wednesday March 2nd 1831, This day got an axe helve#1from Mr. John
Thompson. Still thawing, was assessed last night by George Brown.
Thursday 3rd some rain during night. Jenny at Lanark for the papers.
Dull and thawing.
Friday 4th a soft day...this day was the annual General meeting of
the Dalhousie Library, wherein a multitude of topics were discussed and new Managers chosen. Libby at young Brown's quilting.
Saturday 5th thawing. Sabbath 6th inclining to cold.
Monday 7th rather frosty this day. Archd Provan second son was buried.
he died on Saturday 5th March in about 4 days illness. Tuesday
March 8th 1 8 3 1 a very frosty day.
George Easton.
March 9th. Snow this morning and frosty yesterday. David turnd very
sick, is not in my opinion any better. Thursday 10th this day
Jas.Wallace left the lot he was on and went to his own lot.
John Shields and Climie chopping. David rather better. a
frosty morning. Thos. at the Mill. Friday 11th David very sick,
could not go away in the morning to Perth, went away about nine
12th. David rather better. Matthew George very sick.
Sabbath 13th A good deal of snow during the night.
Monday 14th Matthew still excessive sick. On Friday 11th Wm Beatson
got his leg crushed by a tree, indeed crushd all to atoms.
Tuesday 15th Snow all morning. Snow 6 inches deep. Matthew
George still very sick, no symptoms of abatement and but faint
hope for recovery. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th My night scholars chopping both days,
no abatement of Matthew George's trouble. He is exceeding sick
and has been since Saturday 12th. He turned badly on Thursday
March 10th but since Saturday has been constantly very sick,
Thursday an uncommon frosty day. Friday 18th very frosty. My
boy no better. Saturday 19th this morning a great deal of snow.
My boy still very sick. Little hopes of recovery, we know not
Sabbath 20th. a very frosty day. Little alteration in my boy's
trouble. Monday 21st a cold day. J. & J. Hetherington and.
R. Bain chopping.. Cannot tell how my boy is. A cold day.
Tuesday 22nd a mild day, Matthew George rather better, this day
appears to run sugar.
Wednesday 23rd this day there appeared to be some sugar. Matthew
George I think no worse. George Easton. rather a fresh day.
Thursday 24th on Tuesday morning got a black lamb. Wednesday
23rd one lambd dead a white one. Last night rain all night and
a wet day. This winter there hath been almost no rain but
enough of snow, the snow this winter about two feet deep and
good sleighing more than two months. George Easton.
Friday 25th very wet during the night and a very wet day. Matthew
George considerably better. Dalhousie, Upper Canada, County of
Lanark and District of Bathurst.
This is now running the Eleventh year since we left our native
country and great changes are taking, and have taken place
among the European nations, the people appears to be tired and
weary of despotic government and are choosing more representative
and more free governments, at all events, the time is fast
approaching
#1axe handle when the great Battle of Armageddon sill be fought
o'clock.
�when the Popery and Mahometanism will perish from off the face
and shall be found no more forever to which I heartily subscribe.
Amen. G. Easton.
Saturday 26th a dull day, no sugar, set all my sugar troughs. G. Easton.
This day a Society meeting in Lanark about taking off the
Debt due to the British government by the Society Settlers.
March 26th 1831.
March 26th my family is now considerably better and how thankful I
am to the Great physician of value for bringing them back as it
were from the gates of Death, and restoring them to health. Oh
that I were wise, that I understood these things, that I would
consider my latter end.
G. Easton.
Sabbath 27th Considerable snow in the morning. Monday 28th a fine clear
day. Snow almost all:gone. On Saturday 26th and Sabbath 27th the
geese were seen going northwards. Robins and other birds are
coming in. People are busy chopping but no sugar as yet. G. Easton.
Tuesday 29th a dull fresh day, after midday heavy rain- very wet
weather.
George Easton.
Wednesday 30th a dull wet day. Joseph Lorimer's chopping bee this
day. Thursday 31st a dull day..threatning rain. J. & J. Shields
chopping..yesterday J. Johnston. Bought Hugh Todds Lot N. 19,
sixth concession of Dalhousie.
Friday April 1st 1831, a gay, cold, blue day. No sugar, we have as
yet made none.
Saturday 2nd Some snow and a gay touch of frost. Library issue.
My third ewe lamd this morning. Sabbath 3rd some frost. Monday
4th a foggy fresh day, some sugar. Tuesday 5th rather inclining
to cold. Some little snow. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 6th April 1831- Yesterday Cherry calved and two Ewes
lamd, a gay cauld day, threatning snow. Yesterday helped W m
Todd home with a few potatoes. Thursday 7th a little cold, but
a fine day. George Easton.
Friday 8th went to Lanark, snow in the morning, bought glasses, and
a complete wet day.
Saturday April 9th pretty frosty and a heavy snowstorm, an exceeding
stormy day, Jess at Lanark.
G. Easton.
Sabbath 10th. Considerable snow. Monday 11th Deep snow, and a very
stormy day. Snow 5 inches deep. Got a sook
#2
out of
A. Climie's boat. Tuesday 12th Very frosty and a clear day.
Wednesday 13th Last night Cherry cleand. Some frost, a fine
day. George Easton.
Thursday 14th a fine day, snow all gone. Jess at Lanark, quite a
fresh day.
George Easton.
Friday 15th heard first frogs on Wednesday night being 13th of April
1831.
George Easton.
Every concurrent event among the nations assures me that some
glorious Manifestation of Divine providence is about to be
accomplished, the fulness of the Gentile nations and the
Salvation of Israel being nigh at hand, makes them who observe
the signs of the times attentive to every movement among the
Delusions of Mahomet, the time, is fast approaching when the
Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign forever
and ever. Come my people, enter Thou into thy chambers, shut
thy door about thee, hide thyself as it were for a little moment
until the indignation be Overpast...
#1 sook
Mary,- Queen
Scots.
#2
sake -ofsoak
See Extra Notes.
�Friday 15th- a fine day, very warm. Jess at Lanark yesterday. Got
a pair of shoes for herself and a pair for Jenny 9/ per pair. G.E.
Saturday April 16th My young heifer calved last night. A fine fresh
day...."But ye O mountains of Israel. Ye shall shoot forth your
branches and yield your fruit to my people of Israel for they
are at hand to come. Chap6:8 Ezek. Mr. McAllister being indisposed we will have no sermon to-morrow being Sabbath April 17th
may we value our High privileges.
Sabbath April 17th 1831
A fine fresh day, my young boy Matthew George
is rather indisposed, he is not very well. This day no sermon,
Mr. McAllister not being able to come out. Some among us will
consider it a benefit and some will lament it as a loss. G. Easton.
Monday 18th Saw first wild pigeons on Friday 15th of April, a fine
fresh day, preparing rails for fencing. Geo. Easton.
Tuesday 19th A fine day this day. Tommy killd my calf. Mary Chalmers
not well, rather indisposed. This day planted seed onions, turnips,
carrots and kail. G. Easton.
Yesterday A. Climie Libbet twatup#1lambs which is all the tup
lambs we have got this season as yet.
Wednesday April 20th working with Joseph Lorimer, a fine day. Thursday
21st rather cold, a clear frosty day. Friday 22nd at Conroy's Barn
at the raising, a fine day. Saturday 23rd Snow and rain, a dirty
day. George Easton.
Sabbath 24th April 1 8 3 1 a fine day...
Monday 25th a little frost in the morning and very warm. Tuesday 26th
at Robert Rodger's house. The first New Montreal Gazette we got
was dated May 27th 1 8 3 0 .
Wednesday 27th a fine day. Great
Drought. Thursday 28th Mary Easton rather better last night.
Thos., I believe, away for Dr. Canning this day. Did not get
him, he is about Lanark, Drunk! !
This day threatens rain. Bell and Jess burning brush, fencing
in the morning. G.E.
Friday 29th April 1 8 3 1 , this day Joseph Lorimer builds his house. A
dull wet morning. Bell at Lanark, Jess at J. McIntyre's at a
quilting. Mary Chalmers not very well.
George Easton.
Watson's family at the Mill this day with back loads, this day
making a gate.
Saturday May 1st, a fine day. Agnes Jamison here this day. Mary
still a little better.
Upon Feby 14th and some days following, alarming disturbances broke
out in France, Churches demolished, Priests insulted and the
ancient National Emblems destroyed--And upon Feby 17th 1831 the
Belgians offered their Crown to Louis Charles Philip D'Orleans, Duke
Ireland is discontented and Scotia, my native country is suffering
severely. Russia & Poland are at Open War, and multitudes have
been slain and multitudes more are preparing for the slaughter,
the Battle of Armageddon is at hand and then # Voe Victus. G. Easton.
Monday May 2nd l831 George Easton Dalhousie..this day sowd onions, a
fine day. Commotion and disturbance through the whole Roman Earth.
I feel persuaded a party shall rise up whose Sign shall be blood
- and their word no quarter and I earnestly wish they may begin
#1 Libbet twa tup-
possibly gelded(Castrated)twinlambs#4VoeVictus-Victoryoverdeath#3Coven
�Spread through the nations, Go thro' the world destroying
the enemies of the cause of our Redeemer. Burn the gates of
Rome with fire and put an end to that Sytem of Blasphemy and
Idolworship which the Lord in his own good time certainly will
accomplish.
Tuesday May 3rd a fine day...0 thou Beautiful St. Lawrence, again
are thy bright waves glistening in the sun. Soon shall the
Majestic Steamers rush thro' thy mighty waters bearing their
frieghts of busy mortals. Thy quiet banks shall soon be bordered
with flowers and the ears of they Darkeyed Daughters glad with
the Music of their own wild Birds. Soon shall thy crystal
mirror be divided by the broad prows of numberless merchantmen
and the busy fins of a thousand little fishes...Now spring is
approaching with its warm hopes and bright skies; with its
dewy mornings, merry, with awakening music; with its crimson
evenings, fragrant with the sighs of frisking Zephyrs and
amorous misses. Kind souls I would say to them "Honi soit
qui mal y pense." #1 Immortal Gods! in what times do we live
what fatuity has got hold of us, what charm has benumbed our
faculties and paralyzed our energies, that we the citizens of
Montreal should allow to be sent as our representative to Parliament a man from whose grim Countenance the smile of benevolence
or compassion never beams..whose visage scowling and dark as
Erebus#3indicatedthe inward man who judging from his reported
speeches would sacrifice the Constitution, the altar, the bench,
commerce, security, religion, humanity, all, all at the shrine of his
envy, vanity and ambition. Let no such man be trusted.
L. J. Papineau
Wednesday May 4th- Last night a thunderstorm with rain, this day cold..
threatning snow and pretty high wind.
Thursday 5th. A very frosty morning with considerable snow. William
Laverty logging this day and Hugh Campbell also logs this day.
Friday 6th a noble day. Dragging oats. Watson logging. Yesterday
Robt Grimshaw left Laverty's, he says forever.
G. Easton.
Saturday 7th May 1831, on Thursday 5th a family of Emigrants arrived
in Lanark from Glasgow—a fine day. Dragging oats. Library
issue.
Sabbath 8th May 1831- a very cold day, and a wet afternoon. Monday
May9th 1831. snow all day, an excessive stormy day. Snow 3
and 4 inches deep. Tuesday 10th A dismal looking morning, the
ground covered with snow, not a blade of grass to be seen. A
clear day snow dissolving rapidly.
Tuesday 10th- this spring hath been rather cold, this day hath a very
dismal appearance, there hath been no warm weather as yet.
Vegetation is far back. Last season was 3 weeks earlier. There
hath been no growth as yet. Cattle can hardly subsist... This
day I heard Upper Canada #2 for the first time this season.
Wednesday 11th a fine fresh day. Finished dragging oats this morning.
Last night sowd barley, flax and hemp. This day commenced
planting a few potatoes. Thursday 12th with Mr. Wm Hay logging,
a fine warm day. Friday 13th a wet day. Saturday 14th a very
warm day. George Easton.
Sabbath 15th May l831...a warm day, a read sermon. Monday 16 on
Saturday 14th Mr. Jas. Watson was logging for corn, a very warm
3#
Erebus-Gr. Mythology, a son of Chaos-dwelt in Hades-fat
1# The motto of the Order of the Garter means- "Shame on he who thinks
evil of it."
#2
Upper Canada - Canadian
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day, fencing in morning, clipping sheep. Planting pease—and
heard swallows for the first time this season. G. Easton.
corn—
Tuesday 17th a warm day...planting corn, Wednesday i8th dragging
corn land, planted beans. Dull threatening rain...
Thursday 19th at St. Andrew's, heard sermon read by McAlister. Dragging
for corn. Some rain.
Friday 20th Dull, planted beans, planting corn. George Easton.
Saturday May 21st 1831 Some rain, finished planting corn this day.
Sabbath 22nd a very wet day.
Monday 23nd a dull day. Mary Easton still not very well. On midsummer
day June 24th 1830 the snow was falling in the north of Scotland the
whole day, at that season what melted in the daytime was replaced
in the night. On the 20th 21st and 22nd of June 1830 the snow
was lying on the tops of Ben-y-gloe and the Mountains of Braemar,
and on midsummer day it was snowing hard in Glenlyon and the
hills of Appin Lochober and Badenochen were white as in December. Perth Courier
Tuesday 24th a fine day, Logging with my brother Thos. Wednesday 25th
a fine day. Thursday 26th Logging at home, rain considerable.
Friday 27th logging with Mr. Conroy, a fine day. Saturday 28th
warm, saw fireflies this night. Sabbath 29th a very hot day.
Monday 30th Logging with Mr. Conroy, very warm.
Tuesday 31st logging with my brother. Most excessive hot.
Wednesday June 1st 1831, a very hot day. Thursday 2nd, the moment I
am writing the thunder is rolling and a heavy shower. Robt
Rodger is logging. Yesterday ray school meeting when I took it
for another year. George Easton.
Friday 3rd June 1831- Logging at home, Saturday 4th Riggy took the bull,
an awful wet night.
Sabbath 5th a wet day. Monday 6th a good day, planting potatoes.
A.H. helping the girls.
Tuesday 7th Jenny at Lanark with letter. Sent one to Tam Stinson.
Thomas sent one to my father dated 5th June 1831 and a very hot
day. Agnes Hetherington helping ray girls to plant potatoes.
Expect we will get them all in today. George Easton.
Wednesday June 8th Jess planting with Mr. Wm Hood. Hoeing corn,
a very warm day.
George Easton,
Thursday 9th at 10 o'clock, threatning rain. Jess with Mr. Hood
planting potatoes. Sorrow...sorrow...I am not worthy, not worthy.
Friday 10th a very warm day.
Saturday 11th a heavy shower in the morning. Very warm. Jenny at
Lanark On Thurs. June 9th we received the first paper of the
year. Sabbath 12th a thunderstorm.
Monday 13th wet, was at the sawmill, planted the last of our potatoes.
Tuesday 14th hoeing corn, a warm day. George Easton. Excellent
warm weather. Saw my wheat in ear Thursday 9th June.
Wednesday 15th an excessive warm day. Hoeing corn. Saw constellation #1
above the trees at bedtime June 14th, 1831. Awful hot weather.
of June. There has been some thunder every day these several
days. Last night J. Johnson shot a buck. G. Easton.
Thursday 16th at the sawmill. Broke my cart and hurt my leg...the
wheel went over it with the load. The Girls hoeing beans, a very
warm day.
George Easton.
Friday 17th My leg very sore. Could not walk. Libb at Poland.
Saturday 18th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. A thunderstorm.
Some rain, very warm # June 9th at this date arrived of Settlers
#1 Constellation- possibly.
�at Quebec 19....874
Sabbath 19th very warm. Some rain, a heavy thunderstorm in the morning
with a heavy shower.
Sabbath June 12th My sow ferried 7 pigs and a dead one. Sabbath
June 19th this day eleven years we left our native home and commenced
our journey for the wilds of Dalhousie and arrived at Perth,
September 20th in the year 1820.
Monday 20th a f i n e warm day. I am contented and tolerable happy, I am.
George Easton.
Tuesday 21st. Jenny at Lanark. Jess with her Uncle hoeing corn. Some
wind and rain. Signed Cabby Can. #1
Wednesday 22nd. warm and drought...My girls Hoeing corn the second time...
Agnes Hay down for hats. I know not if she will get them. Thursday
June 23rd. a fine day. E. Collender and H. Wallace up to the
continent...
Conroy hoeing corn. "Turn ye, turn ye. Why will ye die. As I live,
saith the Lord. I have no pleasure in the Death of the Wicked, where
fore turn yourselves and live ye." #2 By George Easton. This day
day Robt. Rodger, I expect, brings the papers. Peter Shields has
sold his lot in Sherbbrook, they say he gets for it 150, for crop,
kittle and a cow. George Easton.
Saturday 25th June 1831- Arrived of Emigrants at Quebec on June 13th
brush. My knee pretty sore...Wherefore doth a living man complain,
burnt brushwood. G. Easton.
Sabbath 26th. a fine day. Monday 27th a wet day. Joseph at Lanark with
potash, and brought me a potash barrel.
G. Easton.
Tuesday 28th Dull and damp. This day is Callender's chopping Bee, he
being disappointed yesterday with rain.. Wednesday 29th a wet day.
Went so far upon the road to Perth, went to Will Duncan's. Thursday
30th went to Perth, passed the Board of Educations. Came back to
Armstrong's. A fine day. Friday warm. Dragging for turnips, this
morning cut thistles. This morning Tom began to cut hay. G. Easton.
Tuesday 5th July 1831. Last night sowd turnips, a fine warm day. G. E.
Wednesday 6th. Began to cut hay. Some rain, very wet.
Thursday 7th a very warm day, Cutting hay.
Friday 8th July 1831...arrived at Quebec at noon on June. 24th 30...674
Emigrants. This day rickd hay. Saturday July 9th, a very stormy
day.
Sabbath a fine day. But Great Disagreement among Church members. Lord
send light and direction that all may be for thy glory.
Monday 11th a very warm day. Cutting hay. Cut a stook of Rye. G. E.
Tuesday 12th a fine day...this day put in a rick of hay; looks like
rain. George Easton.
Wednesday 13th Yesterday J. Brown and Ned Laberdywere cutting hay in
Todd's Clearing with Thomas, people all busy with their hay. G. E.
Tom's people working hay. My Jenny shearing rye. Thursday 14th July
1831..Yesterday morning broke my scythe to pieces, Just as my hay
was nearly finished. George Easton.
#1Cabby can- Scottish dialect- dirty or sticky
#2 See Ezekiel 18-23 and 32.
#3 Kittle- to puzzle or please(oddsandEnds?)
this
day
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Thursday 14th base ingratitude. "the Dirk of Glencoe...shall reeking
glance gory in blood of the foe. Reform..reform..reform.
Thursday 14 July 1831. Rickd the last of the hay and had it
just done when Lo! a thunderstorm and an excessive heavy rain
with some hail. G. Easton.
Friday 1 5 t h some drought. Jessie shearing rye...Saturday 16th dull,
not a good day for haymaking.....
"Prophecy" In the year 1831, "there will be great troubles.
The nation will be on the Brink of Destruction, when some men of
Talent, and virtue shall arise and restore the people. What of
their privileges they have been deprived of, and restore the
constitution to its Original Purity..... " Holland and Belgium
at war at this instant.
Very wet threatning wet weather.
Sabbath 17th a fine day. Monday 18th a most awful Wet Day. Saw my
potatoes in bloom July 17th 1 8 3 1 .
This day at St. Andrew's
Hall at the formation of a temperance Society, when a number
joined. Terms. Total Abstinence. Allowed wine and beer. G. Easton.
Wet day, this week very wet weather.
Thursday July 21st threatning rain, but a f i n e morning.
Jessie at
Lanark for the papers. Libb away to Mr. Paul this morning to
stop for a short time, his people being unwell. Cut some wheat
last night. G. Easton.
Friday 22nd. a fine day. Ned Conroy and Tom & Betty and Jack helping
us to shear our wheat. My wheat not good. Don't deserve good
grain or would get it. G. Easton.
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Saturday 23rd July l831..0n the 9th of July 32- 874
Emigrants had
arrived in the Port of Quebec. This day dull and lowering. This
day Thos. Easton getting his floor put on by Jas. McDonald. G.E.
Mary Easton complaining, harvest getting pretty general.
Sabbath July 24th 1 8 3 1 .
Great changes are taking place in the world,
reform with gigantic strides is making rapid progress in the
political world and in the conduct of the human race, the loud
Trumpets of reform has sounded in Europe and the sonorous blast
is echoing in the Backwoods of America. U. Canada hath caught
(or heard) the passing sound and Now nothing is talked of but
moralizing the Curly maples and knotty hemlocks. Or rather
the drunken blackguards in the wilds of Dalhousie, the love of
whiskey it seems is our besetting sin and when the Disease is
found out the remedy is comparatively easy. Our Spiritual
Guides hath taken it in hand--and who knows but they may Effect
our Reformation. This day some rain, Monday 25th a fine dry
morning. On Friday July 22nd Charles Baillie coming home from
quence of the cart being overturned and is not expected to live.
I hear just now he is no better. Man's Life is short and very
Uncertain. Charles Baillie went away to Lanark in health and
had no thought of the fatal accident that will in all probability
end his days. George Easton.
Tuesday 26th July 1831... Some rain yesterday, about midday a thunderstorm. There have not been a day this week but hath been some
rain. George Easton, Dalhousie.
Last night Charles Bailie departed this life in the house of
Charles Brown N. 7th 2nd Con. of Dalhousie, he was hurt on Friday
night July 22nd and died on Monday July 25th only three days
after receiving the fatal Stroke.. Some rain this day. G. Easton.
The Dirk of Glencoe- See extra notes. (a dirk is a short sword-like blade
Glencoe- a place where a
massacre occurred)
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This day Jess came home from the Wool mill with Gavin and
Margaret Allen. Price 6/8. Tommy Scottwarned#1me to Charles
Baillie's funeral.
Wednesday 27th July 1831. Last night warned by J.L. Scott to attend
Charles Baillie's funeral, this day at the funeral. Interred
at Lanark. Upwards of 100 people, a dry day.
Thursday 28th Some rain and a bad looking day. .this Day paid my
taxes for 1831, 4/5 1/2 to Mr. J. Brown, collector. Friday 29th
Last night an awful shower, this day Jess at Joseph Hetherington's
shearing... a fine looking day shearing Wheat. Saturday 30th
Vanity of vanities...All is vanity. Dul1 threatning rain. Wheat
harvest is almost over. Little to do. Jess at Joseph's.
My wheat all shorn. 60 stooks.
Sabbath July 31st George Easton. A very warm day.
Monday 1st of August 1 8 3 1 - Jennie and Jess shearing with Ned's, a
fine day. Looking like rain.
Tuesday 2nd Report says Andrew Climie's family purchased 200 acres
Two hundred more, the price is said to be Two dollars and three
quarters or Thirteen Shillings and Nine Pence per acre, which
amounts to L 275 per 400 acres. Vive le Roi. Some rain last
night. A curious looking morning. Last night I lost my spectacles.
Wednesday 3rd August 1831. Yeaterday put in some wheat But was stopped
withrain.MegandNancyhathbeentalking.KindsoulsIwouldsaytothemHonisoitquimalypense.George Easton.
Yesterday about midday a tremendous shower. George Easton.
This day some drought, some wind. Shearing barley. Jas. with
Ned yesterday. Monday and To-day shearing wheat. George Easton.
Saturday 6th August 1 8 3 1 .
I am afraid of rain. Library issue...
Jenny and Jess at Lanark selling butter. George Easton.
Sabbath 7th a fine day. G. Easton.
Monday 8th August 1831
a fine day, this morning Peter Shields had a
heifer died. This day looks like rain. G. Easton.
Tuesday 9th August 1 8 3 1
a very wet day.... James Paul has a cow dead
this morning. Yesterday my Brother Thos. killd my Tup (ram). G.E.
Thursday 11th A fine day. Pulling lint. Friday 12th August 1831
(not)Gone to Perth. Last night saw fireflies. Jess at Lanark,
a fine day.
Saturday 13th a fine Day. Sabbath 14th a good day.
Monday 15th went to Perth, the hottest day I ever travelled on. The
thunderstorm. Stopped all night at McLellan's. Came home on
Wednesday morning. Wednesday 17th Still very warm. Margret
Climie and Jess shearing oats. Thursday 18th an excessive
hot day. Thomas at Lanark for Ned's Cart. Shearing Oats. Neardone,thisdayfinishdallourshear
Friday 19th August 1831...Logging with John Thompson. This night two young bears shot
Sabbath 21st a very warm
#1 Warned- told or reminded
day
�Monday 22nd- Lowering. Logging with George Brown. Isobella came
home from Paul's on Saturday 21st of August 1831... Tuesday 23rd
logging with J. Rodger. Wednesday 24th Do E. Conroy.
Thursday 25th Do with R. Rodgers, Friday 26th a wet day. Yesterday
got in all my oats.
G. Easton.
Saturday 27th Logging with James Watson.
Sabbath 28th no sermon, the Dr. not well.
Could not come.
Monday 29th Logging with Mr. John Bain.
Tuesday 30th Logging with Lorimera.
3 yokes.
Wednesday. 31st. Logging with Laverty.
Thursday September 1st. 1831, a wet day.
Friday 2nd. no looking well, this day logd with Mt. Jas. Watson, a good
deal of rain at night. Saturday September 3rd a dull, fine day.
Employed cutting corn. Library issue. Sabbath 4th September
1 8 3 1 . . . . a fine day, heard a sermon read and Robt Affleck
ordained Elder. G. Easton.
Monday 5th Logging with Jas. McDonald. Tuesday logging with Mr.
Jas. Rodger in Mouse. Both fine days.
Wednesday 7th Commenced school keeping after two weeks vacation from
Monday 22nd of August till Wed 7th of September, 2 weeks and
2 days. Geo. Easton.
A dull day, threatning rain. George Brown dragging yesterday
and Thos. Easton ditto. Geo. Easton.
James Brown Junr finished his logging this day. I was not there.
Thursday 8th a most awfu' wet night, thunder and lightning tremendous. Lost 3 log piles of ashes complete in the afternoon.
rain most tremendous. Awful hot weather.
Friday 9th the two weeks ending August 30th 1252 Emigrants arrived in
Quebec from Greenoch. A dull day, threatning rain, a fine
afternoon. Saturday 10th Drizzling rain. This day. sowd a bushel
of wheat upon Corn Land.
George Easton.
Saturday 10th September 1831. a fine afternoon, kept school a full
day. On July 11th the Belgian Congress chose Prince Leopold
of Saxe Cobourg their King, for him 124, against him 70, Majority
56, present 196, crowned July 20th.
Sabbath 11th Showery, no sermon. The Dr. not well. This day Cherry
took the bull.
Monday l2th finished dragging one bushel of wheat this morning. Not
a good day.
George Easton.
Tuesday 13th Septr 1831, a good day, clear and sunshine. Driving in
in thy s i g h t and am no more worthy to be c a l l e d thy s e r v a n t , much
l e s s thy Son. Fatherf o r g i v e .#1Dull and l o w e r i n g .
Thursday 15th a wet kind of a day
Jess a t Lanark.
Friday 16th Septr 1831- Dull in the morning, some frost. Saturday
Septr 17th 1831- a fine day, pulling corn. Sabbath l8th Septr a
fine day. John Hamilton renowned his former Ordination Vows,
was ordained again. Solemn mockery.
Monday 19th this morning sowd a bushel of wheat. Dragging, like rain.
Tuesday 20th an awful Hurricane in Barbados, 5000 lives lost and the
Island destroyed, it took place oh Wednesday Augst 10th, 1831.
Jess digging potatoes yesterday, this day made a barrow, like
rain, a real wet day. Wednesday 21st- this day driving ashes
to Conroy's leecher. A dull wet day. on Thursday 2 2 n d , driving
ashes, Friday 23rd Septr 1831. Yesterday and last night, a
very #1
great
day19.
dull and warm, arrived in Quebec
Lukerain,
15 - this
18 and
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Saturday 24th Dragging w h e a t . On Thursday last Jenny at Lanark. A
dull day The Poles are nearly vanquished, the Russians are
besieging Warsaw. Received a letter from my father on
Thursday 22nd dated June 7th. Sabbath 25th no sermon, a wet day.
Monday 26th a dull day. Jess at James Parks digging potatoes.
Pulling corn.
Tuesday. 27th Septr 1831 a dull damp day.
Wednesday 28th a better day. Clear and sunshine. poaching corn.
Got it all done this night. Got my first melt of potash.
Thursday 29th a wet day. G. Easton. Friday 30th Septr 1831 a
better day. Jenny at Lanark for the Papers.
November 21st is my birth Day. Having lived in this world of care
and sorrow, Seventeen thousand, one hundred and Sixty-six days,
Eighteen hours or Four hundred and twelve Thousand and Two
Eighty-three Millions, Two hundred and Seven Thousand Seconds,
a long useless life.
A life spent in sin or immorality. Turn
thou me 0 Lord and I shall be turned for thou art the Lord
my God.
G. Easton.
Tuesday 4th Octr- A wet day, at night most terrible wet.
Wednesday 5th- a dry day. Thursday 6th October 1 8 3 1 , at the roads,
first day. Friday, Dalhousie Fair, a fine day. Saturday 8th
at the roads Second d a y , rain.
Sabbath 9th wet. Monday lOth a wet day. Tuesday 11th a fine day. Jess
at Parks working. Bell with J. Brown working with an Oat Stack.
Wednesday 12th Jess at Wm Hoods digging potatoes.
Thursday 13th a fine day. Jenny at Lanark! And thou even thyself
shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee and I will
cause thee to serve thine Enemies in a Land which you knowest
not for ye have kindled a fire, in mine anger which shall burn
forever. Jer. 17...4... George Easton.
Friday 0ctr 14th a real good day. Lanark fair. Thos. Climie and E.
Conroy to Lanark, Each with a barrel of potash. Digging
potatoes. George Easton.
Saturday 15th working at the roads, 3 days Statute Labour.
Sabbath 16th a fine day. Monday 17th a fine day, shot a raccoon. G.E.
Tuesday 18th. Some rain in the morning. A tolerable good day. Some
log piles burning. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is
mighty, he will save, he will rest in his Love, he will rejoice
over thee with joy, he will Joy over thee with singing. #1
Wednesday 19th a fine day. The Lassies over to see Meg Todd, she
being about to go Home.
Thursday 20th Octr 1831. Woe is me, my mother thou hast born me. A
have neither Lent on Usury nor have men Lent to me on Usury yet
every one of them Doth curse me.#2Sent a letter to my Father
and one to Andrew dated Octr 8th 1831 on Thursday Octr 13th 1 8 3 1 .
This day Willm Hood carried my barrel of potash into Lanark and
one to Mr. Coleman. A noble day. Friday 21st an excellent
day. Jenny on a visit to Meg Todd.
Saturday 22nd a fine day. 4th Day Statute Labour.
1# Zephaniah
2# Jeremiah
3-17
15-10
�Monday 24th Lately Mr. Wm Gordon, Teacher Lanark Township...being at
a Bee, got Drunk and was burnt so Dreadfully, one of his arms
hath been twice amputated...his back very sore burnt and is
in Extreme Danger. An awful lesson to us all to beware of indulging in rioting and drunkenness, in Chambering and Wantonness.
But to strive to live as becometh the people of God. Mr Drysdale,
(had a child lately) carpenter, also destroyed by whiskey.
A lamentable Occurrence indeed. 0 my soul enter thou not into
their Secret. Neither unto their Assembly, mine honour be thou
united. #2
Monday 24th Octr l83l.
A very wet night and morning.
The Lord is
Tuesday 25th Octr 1831. Last night was at the saw mill. Laid
out 144 feet of 3/4 inch boards at 3/4 per 100 ft. Them I got
formerly was 300 feet inch Boards at 3/6
per 100 ft.
fine
weather. Ned and Watson drawing logs for Thomson's and Brown's
Distillery this Day. Wednesday 26th a wet morning.
Thursday 27th
This is a day set apart for solemn thanksgiving for
the mercies we daily receive at the hand of our Lord God and
Redeemer and for the ourpouring of the Spirit of the Lord upon
the Sons of man. May the Love of God which passeth Knowledge
be shed abroad in our hearts and influence our lives. A very
stormy morning. Our minr did not come. Mem.... we returned
thanks in a public manner as well as we could.
Friday 28th Thos and us driving ashes for a conjunct barrel of
Brown's. At night George Brown got a specimen of tavern keeping.
I was not there.... a fine frosty day..Saturday 29 a fine day.
Planted a number of seed plums and some apples on shares with
Mr. J. Thompson. Had a visit from Hugh Todd and his wife,
Maggie, last night. G. Easton.
Sabbath Octr 30th 1831 A fine day, McAllister preached and I declare
read both Lecture....and sermon.. a very weak memory, indeed.
Monday 31st like a change, a wet day.
Tuesday Nov. 1st 1831. This morning kllld Meg. a dull day, this night
Conroy melts the first of our conjunct barrel. Thursday Novr 3rd
1831 the lassies with Mr. W. Hood. Hoeing in rye. Last night
Ned melted.... this day a fine day.
Friday Novr 4th 1831. It appears James Nairn is a bridegroom since
last Sabbath. This morning snow. Ground white and a heavy
snow shower. Snow falling fast. Saturday 5th. Library issue.
Frosty and cold, rather a good day. Sabbath 6th Novr 1831 a
fine day. Monday 7th Dull, cutting a road to the Distillery.
Jenny has a sore leg. Tuesday 8th Frosty. Jess at Lanark. G.E.
Got the last of our ashes melted last night.
Wednesday 9th Dull, threatning snow.
Thursday 10th finished building one house this morning. A fine day.
Friday llth Last night with Thos. looking a shingle tree. A very
wet night and morning. Put the troughs upon my house this
morning. Saturday 12th Novr 1831, a fine day. Cutting logs for
a Sheephouse. 3 day statute Labour to the 5th line. G. Easton.
The pleasures of a Holy Life have the particular advantage of
1# Stubble- the bottom of the stalk of grain left after shearing,onceclearedbyburning
2# Genesis 49-6
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cannot be cloyed with the frequent repetition of them nor by the
long Enjoyment of them. Sabbath 13th Dull, at night a heavy
shower of snow.
Monday l4th Dull and cold. 4th day Statute Labour to the 5th line.
Tuesday 15th Very frosty, Dull, threatning snow. Yesterday
James Nairn was married to his cousin Margret Nairn, this Day
was observed as a day of public fasting and Humiliation,
Preparatory to the dispensing the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper. Thursday 17th. Cold and frosty. Friday 18th Laverty's
barrel was melted November 16th 1831 at night. This day I was
at Lanark. Saturday 19th Sermon by Mr. Bell from Perth. Sabbath
20th The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed the Eighth
time in the Township of Dalhousie by the Revd Dr. Gemmill.
Monday 21st. Sermon by Mr. Bell when the solemn work was closed.
the weather very good. Tuesday 22nd A cold day.....at Midday
snowing pretty hard. Pretty cold in the school.
Wednesday 23rd Snow 3 inches deep, not much frost. Thursday 24th
Watson at the Mill since Monday 21st. Inst. Came home on Tues.
night.
Thursday 24th this day at Wm Laverty's Barn raising.
Friday 25th Bell at Lanark. Both good days. Mary also at Lanark.
Saturday 26th a dull Day. Sabbath 27th...Snow all day. Only a
long lecture by McAllister.
Monday 28th Clear, some frost... This day a Habitant #1 killd a pig.
very frosty day, but clear. Thursday December 1st 1831 a severe
frost, very cold.
Friday Decr 2nd Awful frosty. Jess at Lanark.
Saturday 3rd Library Issue. Sabbath Decr 4th no sermon, a heavy snow.
Monday 5th Strong frost. Tuesday 6th 1 8 3 1 .
Began keeping School
at night. Last night being Decr 5th 1 8 3 1 .
Tuesday 6th a cold frosty day. Wednesday 7th a very frosty, frosty day
this day Mrs. Barrie's funeral. Thursday 8th a cold day.
Friday 9th Jess at Lanark. I am sick of the cold, a frosty day.
Jenny lame with Rose in her ankle.. bad the second time.. this
morning James Allen departed this Life, a young man and full of
the hope of Enjoying Long Life but Alas disappointed. Saturday
Decr 10th a fine winter Day. Sabbath 11th this Day. J. Allen 's
burial Day. A very cold day. Monday 12th frosty. Tuesday 13th
a frosty day. This day got firewood... I do not this [?] thing
for thou art the Lord myGod.#2
Wednesday 14th very frosty. Thursday 15th Hard frost. Last night my
night scholars cut firewood....
Friday 16th at the mill with 5 bushels.
Saturday 1 7 t h Dec. 1 8 3 1 , an excessive stormy day.
Sabbath 18th very frosty. Monday 19th Snowed all day.
Tuesday 20th Heavy snow in the forenoon. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 21st A stormy day. Thursday 22nd a very frosty day.
Friday 23rd more moderate.
Saturday 24th. I intend to go to Lanark this day. At Lanark. Sabbath
25th Some snow. Monday 26th Considerable snow. Tuesday 27th
Jess at Lanark. A good Winter Day. G. Easton
G. Easton.
Wednesday 28th Some snow. Thursday 29th a good winter day. Friday
30th December 1 8 3 1 .
Snow 14 inches deep.
Saturday 31st frosty, very cold.
1#
2#
Habitant- a settler of French descent of the farming class.
Lamentations 5-21
which
I hate.
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�Sabbath Jan 1st 1832 Somesnow.Townme tingwhereJ.Thompsonwaschosenclk.,J. Brown Junr and John Donald assessors and J. Hood,
Collector.
Tuesday 3rd Very Cold.
Wednesday 4th Excessive cold.
Thursday-5th Jany 1832. a fine day, little frost. G. Easton. Friday
6th Snow during the night. Saturday 7th Library issue. Sabbath
_8th. On Fri. Dec. 30th about 3 in the morning James Cuthbertson
Left Robt. Twaddle's distillery and was found on the Lake in the
afternoon frozen to death. G. Easton.
Sabbath 8th January 1832. rain at night.
Monday 9th not much frost. Snow 14 inches deep. Tuesday 10th Inclining
fresh this day. Thomas, Joseph and E. Laverty at Lanark. Each
with a barrel of potash. Paul at the Mill.
G. Easton.
Wednesday 11th. January 1832..... a frosty day.
Thursday 12th; Very frosty. Friday 13th at Currie's Mill, 8 bushels,
a fine warm day.
Saturday 14th a good Winter Day. Yesterday Thomson and Brown brought
home all the Machinery belonging to the Distillery. Sabbath 15th
Soft since Thursday last.
Monday 16th a soft day this morning. Sent away my school papers to
Perth with William Hood. this day took in a pit of potatoes. G.E.
Tuesday 17th January 1832. Still not much frost. G. Easton.
Wednesday 18th rain last night all night. Still, fresh and thawing.
Thursday 19th rather cold.. some snow, Wednesday 18th my pig
went to Hugh Campbell's to the Boar. Came home on Thurs. 19th
this day Jess at Lanark. Saturday 21st Mr. Wilson from Perth
preached in St. Andrew's Hall. Sabbath 22nd. the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper was dispensed in Dalhousie by Mr. McAllister...
Mr. Wilson helping him.
Monday 23rd Robt Penman at our house, frosty weather. Tuesday 24th
a cold day.
Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th. the most severe frost we have had
this Season. Severe, indeed.
Friday 27th January 1832. Very frosty. no abatement of cold. Last
night the Distillery was set in operation, last night being
Jan. 26th 1832. G. Easton.
Saturday 28th Still very cold. Exceeding frosty weather. G. Easton.
Sabbath 29th Exceeding frosty. Monday 30th a heavy fall of snow all
day...Snow 10 inches deep. Tuesday 31st Frosty and some snow.
Wednesday Feby 1 at 1852. This winter hath been very cold, a
good deal of Severe frost and Heavy Snows. Extremely cold.
February 1st 1832... a cold frosty day. Ned at Lanark. Very cold
weather. Exceeding frosty, Thursday 2nd soft. Friday not
much frost. Saturday 4th Library issue. George Easton.
Sabbath 5th Cold and frosty. Monday 6th frosty.
Tuesday 7th a good deal of snow last night. this day Very frosty.
Wednesday 8th February 1832,, was at Lanark.
Thursday 9th a very cold day. Saturday 11th Cold and frosty.
Sabbath 12th February 1832 frosty.. this morning old Mrs. Paul
departed this life about six inv the morning. Last night excessive rain, this day frost with snow.
Monday 13th very cold this day. I had a Lamb died, and took a sow
to Brown's to the boar. Last Wednesday bought an axe @ 11/3.
Wednesday Febr 18th Moderate, at Lanark with corn. Sabbath 19th
frosty.
Monday 20th Some snow. Jenny and Jess away this morning to Penman's.
Thomas and Mary at Lanark.
�"My bowels, my bowels. I am pained at my very heart, my
heart maketh a noise in me. I cannot hold my peace, because
thou hast heard, 0 my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the
Alarm of War." Tuesday 21st We have sinned, 0 may we do so
no more. George Easton, Dalhouaie. U.C. A fine day, not very
frosty. G. Easton. Jenny and Jess at Penman's.
Wednesday 22nd 1832- A fine winter day, considerable snow in the
morning, now fair.
Thursday 23rd was at Clyde Mills with a load. Snow all day. Friday
a frosty day. Saturday 25th. Last night wrote J. Paul and
Mrs. McLays bargain. This day getting firewood, a cold day.
Sabbath 26th frosty. Monday 27th Looking like freshness.
Tuesday 28th at Clyde Mills with a load. Snow and soft. Wednesday
29th Rather frosty with some snow. George Easton. Fear timely
comes before a faults begun. He fears too late who fears not
till its done. Thursday March 1st. This day brought home
some hay from Todd's. A very cold frosty day. Exceeding cold.
Friday 2nd 1832 Library General meeting. Saturday-3rd rather
soft.
Sabbath 4th inclining to freshness. Saturday 3rd. Got home my hay. G.E.
Monday 5th Snow all day very heavy.
Tuesday 6th I have sinned, what shall I do unto thee, 0 Thou Preserver
of men! Why hast Thou set me as a mark against Thee so that I
am a burden to myself. Job 7..20
This morning went to Perth.
Got my money. $10. All in a bustle electing a member for the
Provincial parliament. Came home same night, a fine day.
Wednesday. 7th very frosty, this day paid John Todd for the hay
£1..3s..9p...Thursday 8th a mild day. Friday 9th like freshness
Last night had a dispute with my night scholars..they do not
behave and I am determined not to be insulted in the school.
Honi Soit qui mal y Pence. This night quit the night school. G.E.
Saturday 10th at Lanark. Got a cooler. Riggy calved this day. weight
69 lbs. Price 5 2 per lb. Sabbath 11th Soft and fresh.
This day Andrew Wallace is rouped. #1 This night the Committee
of the Library met and put things in Order and delivered it over
to McIntyre for one year.
Tuesday 14th a desperate cold day. Wednesday 13th as cold a day as
we had this season.
Thursday 16th very frosty. Janet at Lanark. I have sinned, What
shall I do, 0 Thou preserver of men. Library issue, a cold
Saturday 17th as cold a day as we have had this season.
G. Easton.
Sabbath -18th very frosty weather. Snow all Saturday and all night.
Exceeding stormy.
Monday 19th rather more moderate.
Tuesday 20th March 1832. Last night James McDonald got home six
sleigh load of boards from Wallace's sawmill. This day moderate.
This winter hath been particularly severe. Last night was at the
sawmill. Paid 440 feet of Boards, brought home 320 feet.
Moderate weather. Jenny and Jess at Willm Allan's for a load of
straw. George Easton. Dominies. #2
Wednesday 21st March- 1832, my night scholars chopping, 11 men and
boys. They commenced upon Thursday March 22nd and on Friday
23rd 12 men and boys cut down I think rather better than two
acres. Both fine days.
1#
rouped- sale by
2#Lord, master, a title of respect
�Saturday 24th a fine day, some sugar, Our troughs not yet set, but trees runni
Tuesday 27th Wm Campbell and John Baillie and Stephen Campbell chopping, being
March 27th not quite so cold, not so frosty. I have cut no trees yet for sugar
Wednesday 28th this winter hath been uncommonly severe. Since November the gro
Friday, 23rd this day James Watson and James MacDonald was at the sawmill and
Wednesday 28th this morning out some trees for sugar. A mild day. Deliver me,
Thursday March 28th a fine day, some sugar. Bell and Jess this morning boiling
Saturday 31st. Saw Robins two days ago. Ned drawing logs to John Bain yesterda
SabbathApril1st1832.Astormyday,veryfrosty.Monday2nd.Frosty,nosugartill Midday..thi
Wednesday4ththisdaythetemperancesocietymeetsinSt.Andrew'sHall.WarnedbyMr.McAllister..M
Last night got two lambs from one ewe. This morning David not
well, not able to come to sohool.
Wednesday April 5th 1832- A severe frost, very oold for
the
season.
David at s
Friday 6th This day appointed for making the road below McArthur's
lot. This day Alex Hill and Agnes Hood bindeth themselves to
one another by marriage, taking each other for better
for
worse all the days of their life. A fine day. G. Easton.
Saturday 7th.Dull,notquitesofrosty.Anotherewelamdlastnight.G.E.
Sabbath April 8th OldUmphertson'shousewasburnedtotheground.
A very severe frost, Never saw suchacoldthisseason,awfulfrost.
Monday 9th Like a change, still frosty.
Tuesday 10th Still frosty. Like a change, no sugarthisweekgone.
Wednesday1 thApril1832Thisdayfirstpigeons e nbymethisseason. Last night a lamb died, A real mild day, snowdisappearingrapi
* Psalms 51-14,*2IIcorinthians7-13*SeeIsiah54-17
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great creator. 0 my soul it ill becomes thee to be silent.
John Thomson builds his house this day...upon George Brown's
lot near the distillery. Honi soit qui mal y pense..
Thursday 12th April 1832. A warm day. Tom's chopping ball. Last
night Angus and Grimshaw in their glory. Sorrow, sorrow,
pity me. This day sugar. Friday 13th Library issue and
meeting of committee, this night heard frogs and saw mosquitoes,
very warm.
Saturday 14th A very fine day, this morning saw ducks. All my ewes
lambed, 8 in whole, one died, 7 remaining.
Sabbath April 15th 1832 A fine day. Mr. McAllister in discoursing
maintained strange notions concerning original sin...that the
guilt of Adam's first sin is not...or rather will not be imputed
to man it being done away by the Glorious Redeemer for all mankind that none of the seed of Adam will have that sin charged
to them but must stand or fall on his own accord, in my opinion
not according to the Word of God.
Monday 16th Snow all day.
Tuesday April 17th Constant heavy snow since yesterday morning.
Snow very deep. John Thompson's youngest child not expected
to live. Wed 18th rain since yesterday. J. Thompson's child
no better. Thursday 19th April 1832 J. Thompson's child a little
better. A fresh day. G. Easton.
Friday 20th 1832 G. Easton. was at St. Andrew's Hall delivering the
Library on to J. McIntyre. Did not finish. It was on Thursday
April 19th.
Friday 20th Not a bad day. I have sinned, I have sinned.
Saturday 21st. Threatning. Bell begun to delve* the yard. Sabbath
April 22nd 1832 very hard frost. Some snow. Monday 23rd Cold
like a change. This day some snow. The winter hath been a most
terrible cold one.
Note: The diary now skips to 1837. It looks as though there was
another part at one time that is now missing.
1837 Dalhousie Wednesday April 19th at this moment snowing and Mrs.
Margaret Brown fixing sugar spouts. On Tuesday got my first lamb.
Thursday 20th April, a cold frosty day. Sugar making commenced about
the first of April and no appearance of it being over. A cold
and very late spring. G. Easton. This day James,Brown had a son
born. Friday 21st snowing hard. Saturday 22nd. a cold frosty
day. This spring is particularly backward. No growth at all.
On the first day January 1837 Syria and the Holy Lands was almost
destroyed by an earthquake. The city of Joppa contained a
population of 19,000 souls of whom 15,000 were killed.
Sabbath 23rd a cold day. Monday 24th Joseph H. readies a barn 50
ft. long.
Dalhousie 25th April 1837. A cold day, like snow. G. Easton.
Tuesday 26th Alex. Park sowd wheat on Friday April 21st 1837...a frosty
day. Wednesday 26th Jenny at Lanark for her boots. Not so
very cold but still frosty. Thursday 27th a warm day. Friday
*delve - to dig
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Saturday 29th April 1837...Commenced ploughing yesterday.
went to Perth, came home at night. A fine day.
This day
Sabbath 30 April, rather cold,
Monday May 1st 1837..as cold a. frosty day as I ever saw at this season
of the year. Tuesday 2nd a very cold day, still frosty. Ploughing.
Exceeding cold in the school, awful cold weather. Wednesday 3rd
May 1837 Fresh and a dull day.
Dalhousie May 4th 1837
A new sect of religionists who call themselves Mormons have
appeared in Canada this winter, who pretend they are the only
Church of Christ on earth. That they have the power of
working Miracles. That the Indians, the natives of North America,
are the lost tribes of Israel. That a fellow of the name of
Joseph Smith found a lost portion of the word of God, Engraved
on plates of Gold. That this same J. Smith had a visit of the
Apostle Peter who was accompanied by a retinue of blessed Spirits
who ordained him and gave him power to ordain ministers to
preach, teach and baptize in the name of the Lord Jesus, or in
his own name. I do not know which...as report says. They baptize
in the name o f the Father, Son and Joseph Smith. That Mount Zion
will be built and established in Missouri. That the Lord Jesus
is about to appear on Earth when the Lord will reign with all
his saints. During a thousand years..that a mighty Angel is
about to proclaim the coming of the Lord.... and call upon the
saints to assemble in Missouri. That they have the Urim and
Thummim#1and they have to rear and build the Temple of the Lord
in Missouri and that Joseph Smith is ordained High Priest during
the Millenium..or the thousand years reign of the Saints and
that famine was..and every evil will fall on the Surrounding
nations and like the famine in the Days of Jacob. All people
will have to go to the blessed land to buy there..and that those
who died in former ages... who as they say had not the True
Light will be received into the Lower Mansions of bliss but that
they alone will inherit the Kingdom of God. I have fabricated
nothing. George Easton. And so adieu False Mormons!
Thursday May 4th 1837 .. Heard Upper Canada#2last week of April
and the Puddocks* got out their heads about the same time.
Notice.... There will be held on the Government Grounds in the
Village of Lanark, a public market for the sale of Horses, Cattle
and sheep on the 2nd Tuesday of May 1837 and upon the 2nd Tuesday
of October 1837 and will be held upon the same days every succeeding year. By Order of the Magistrates.... This day sowed my
pease and gave Patrick Fife1/2bushel of wheat for1/2bushel of
pease. G. Easton
Dalhousie 5th May 1837. Thunder and rain this morning, a warm quiet
day. Saturday 6th a wet day. Sabbath 7th a very frosty day..
some snow. Machin's clearing well fenced. Cattle put in and a
good of Labour put in upon it this day. George Easton.
Monday 8th This morning sowd 5 bushels oats...On Saturday 6th of
May my brother Thomas lost one of his oxen. Dropt down in the
yoke...apparently in good health..and died almost instantaneous.
1# Urim and Thummim - Sacred instruments alleged to have been found by
Joseph Smith with the engraved plates containing the Book of Mormon
record and to have been used by him in the work of translation. In
the Book of Mormon they are described as "two stones in silver bows"
and called interpreters.
2#UpperCanada- possibly Canadian geese- Puddocksfrogs
�A severe loss, particularly at this Season of the year... 0
misery...but I embrace it...my soul shall brood and will
dwell upon it, it is the portion the only portion my soul chooseth
on this side Eternity. G. Easton. Severe frost. G. Easton.
Dalhousie May 9th 1837. This day is Lanark Fair. May 10th sowd
wheat and barley..Thursday 11th and Friday 12th chopping in the
windfall.#1 Saturday 12th Library issue, planting potatoes. Sowd
onions, cabbage, etc on Wednesday May 10th 1837. George Easton.
Sabbath May 14th whose hath this worlds goods and seeth his brother have
need and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how
dwelleth the Love of God in him..Rev. Dr. Gemmill
Monday 15th a warm day. Tuesday 16th Driving dung for corn, a wet
day & night...Wednesday 17th a dull damp day, Vacated my school
on Tuesday 9th and commenced again keeping school this day..
Thursday 18th May 1837. This morning Brocky calved a heifer.
Thomas has my cattle, rain. Friday 19, on Wednesday and yesterday planted my corn.
Dalhousie May 18th 1837. This day planted my corn. Friday 19th sowd
the last of my oats, these days bygone hath been heavy rain in
the night time and Dry during the day...this day damp and dull.
I have heard one of James Rodger's oxen is weak and unable to
last..I went over to Brown's and got a deal of abusive language
about a road..I had offered a public road thru' my lot for the
paltry sum o f L 7..10s but now I will allow a road to go through on no
now is...I will submit to no insults and be obliged to keep open
a road to serve the public at the same time. G. Easton.
Saturday 20th an awful wet day.
Dalhousie 21st May 1837. not much drought, no rain. Monday 22 some
frost this morning..a most threatening spring. But the most
high..hath condescended to tell the children of men that while
earth remaineth..seedtime and harvest...summer and winter..Day &
night shall not cease. Amen. G. Easton.
Tuesday 23rd I was logging for potatoes. I have cleared no new land
since 1833...Wednesday 24th some frost this morning, this day
James Reid took home his cow and calf. This day went to Lanark
with the money I had collected in aid of our distressed countrymen in Scotland.
2..l..10. G. Easton
Thursday 25th a fine day...this day Matthew put out one of Bucks
eyes with a stone. On Sabbath 21st Mary McNicol alias Mrs.
McDougall got a daughter.. exactly 9 months wanting 5 days
since she was married.
Dalhousie May 26th this is an exceeding warm day. Jess & Ann at
Poland. High wind. Saturday 27th not so warm...chopping
for turnips. Sabbath May 28th Hard frost... This night saw
constellatio
above the horizon at 10 p.m. Monday
1#windfall- a tract where the trees have been blown down by the wind.
2#7..10about $31.
3#2..1..10about §8.44
The shilling of Great Britain equal to 12 pence and to 1/20 of a
pound.
* Constellation- Cassiopeia- the "lady in the chair" -opposite
the Big Dipper from the North Star
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no appearance of better weather. This morning began to plant
potatoes. G. Easton. Tuesday 30th not so cold, dull like rain.
Planting taties. Last night a meeting in the schoolhouse about
the crossroad. G. Easton. Yesterday John McIntyre surveyed
3 roads through the 3rd concession, one by my house, one on the
north side of the meadow and one thro' the late G. Brown's lot
which he took.
Dalhousie June 1st June has commenced very warm. I have just heard
my daughter, Isobella, took badly in premature labour last night.
We have 15 bushels of potatoes, that is of sets, planted.
Jenny is gone to Poland, Jess is gone to Lanark. Very warm. G.E.
Friday 2nd June 1837. Heard this morning my daughter Isobella was
delivered of a son yesterday being June 1st 1837. A very warm
day..Heavy rain yesterday.... Saturday June 3rd an exceeding wet
night and a rantin', tauntln', tearin' whistlin' showery day.
Planting potatoes. Jack & Jenny helping Jess. Sabbath June 4th
At Poland, a fine day. Monday 5th at General Training. 200
present, a warm day. Tuesday 6th a warm day.
Dalhousie June 7th 1837 a wet day. saw fire flies for the first
time this season June 5th. G. Easton. Thunder almost every day
since the first of Day of June. Thursday 8th June 1837. Gathering
stones from off land preparatory to ploughing. Black flies very
bad. Jenny came down from Poland last night and goes up to-day. G.E.
Friday 9th June 1837. Ploughing for fallow, a very warm day- Saturday
10 th June 1837- a fine Day.... Library issue.... Sabbath 11th for
I determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ
him crucified. Revd Dr. Gemmill.
very warm. This morning Jenny
came down from Poland. Isobella weak and her child not expected
to live. Monday 12th Anne and David begun to hoe corn. Jess at
Poland.
Dalhousie June 13th 1837. Jenny gone to Poland..we having got no word
about them since Sabbath, a real good day. Gay an Silly.
Wednesday 14th very warm. Anne and David finished hoeing the corn
the first time.
Thursday 15th a fine day. Anne & David at Lanark. Friday 16th June
1837 report says Jas. Rodger hath lost the Plea he had with Will
Muir but no certain word. G. Easton. Jas. Rodger himself says
he gained the plea and has only one penny of costs to pay.
Saturday 17th June 1837 Last night a heavy hail storm. Ned
at Lake Machin went away on Thursday 15th not home Friday 7
to live.
Dalhousie June 17th 1837
To-morrow being Sabbath is the Day on which the Battle of Waterloo
was fought and won 22 years ago..a long time since the Bonaparte
Dynasty was destroyed and the nations of Europe enjoyed partial
peace. Great hardships have been suffered by the nations since
the time and in a mercantile point of view both Europe and
America are hard bestead at the present time. Banks will not
pay specie on discount bills and Trade is at a stand...work
is not to be got... and provisions is high. Such is a sketch
of the moral world at present.
G. Easton.
Sabbath 18th was at Poland and Robt Mcintosh's child is not expected
to live...very ill. (note: Robt husband of Isobelle)
Dalhousie June 19th 1837, a fine day, hoeing beans & cleaning potatoes.
Tuesday 20th a very wet day. Wednesday 21, Kept as a fast day
Preparatory to the celebration of the Lord's Supper..a fine day.
Thine arrows shall be sharp in the Heart of the Kings enemies
o'clock.
�whereby the people fall under thee. Rev. Dr. Gemmill.
Thursday June 22nd yesterday Robert Mcintosh's second son died
and is buried today. Impute not the father's iniquity upon
their children. Domine.Deo. G. Easton.
A fine day...Left Poland about 6 o'clock P.M. a fine day...
flies intolerable. Friday 23rd south wind and pretty high, a
fine day.
Saturday 24th June 1 8 3 7 .
This day James Brown built a barn..damp day.
Sabbath 25th this day the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was
dispensed in Dalhousie by the Rev. Dr. Gemmill. By whose stripes
you were healed.* A fine day.
Monday 26th Logging for turnips. Tuesday 27th this morning James
Paul's wife died, working at the roads. Sowd my turnips a fine
day. Thursday 29th This day I went to Perth, a wet afternoon.
Friday30th again stood before the Board of Education and came
home at night, an excessive warm day. Saturday July 1st working
at the roads. Sabbath 2nd, a good day.
Monday 3rd an exceeding wet day. Tuesday 4th- this is the anniversary
of Yankie slavery. a fair day. Wednesday 5th a dull day,
hoeing corn. Thursday 6th thunder with heavy showers. Ned at
Perth, Cherry at the Bull July 5th 1837 G. Easton.
Dalhousie 7th July 1837
and beans
this day finished corn, hoeing 2 times
usual.
Bull
2 time. Day more clear than
Some blooms
J. Lorimer's corn flourishing.
Cherry 5th
July
upon my pease.
A backward looking year,
July 5th
more like famine than a plentiful
This year
crop
only one
Geo. Easton
1837
Saturday July 8th Library issue. Worked at the roads 4th day.
Sabbath 9th Dr. Gemmill not well...forced to stop...a fine day.
Monday 10th a warm day. Robt Mcintosh at Perth with my cattle.
Jenny going to Poland to stop with Bell till Robin comes back.
G. Easton. Tuesday July 11th some rain but warm. Wednesday
12th July a very warm day.. G. Easton. Thursday 13th High south
wind, ploughing my fallow 2 times.
Dalhousie 13th July 1837. the 5th line people working at the roads
at Brown's dam back at the Bridge. George Easton.
July 14th A fine dull day. Jess ploughing.
Saturday 15th July, at Lanark, a storm of wind.
Sabbath 16th was over and saw William Anderson who is in all probability
dying....Monday 17th cut my clover. Tuesday 18th both yesterday
and today very warm.
Wednesday 19th hilld my corn on Monday last. James Crosbie at the
bull on Tuesday. I am G. Easton. JackJon Wednesday... this morning some rain, cannot put in ray clover. This morning saw silk
among my corn. Corn late. Thursday 20th a droughty Day. G. Easton.
Dalhousie July 20th 1837.
this day rickd my clover. Friday 21st July...I am at the Bull
with Rosie, a fine day. Saturday 22nd July this morning very near
* See Isaiah 53-5
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frost. A warm day..this last week hath been excellent hay
weather. I have received no letters from Scotland this season.
G. Easton. 0 Lord truly I am thy servant, I am thy servant and
the son of thy handmaid, Thou hast loosed mybonds..#1a fine day.
Monday rain all day, snowing hail Tuesday 25th a Good day.
Wednesday 26th Reid's tibby#2at the bull...6 of July l837
Pietyuch at the bull July 25th. July 26th like rain.
Dalhousie July 26th 1837. this season is at least one fortnight
later than usual. Ned says the crops are earlier about Pike Falls
and to Carleton place they are more early. G. Easton.
Friday 28th July 1837...Some rain last night but a fine day. Some draught
Saturday 29th a fine day, cutting hay.
Sabbath 30th a wet day, excessive heavy rain. Monday 31 at a fine
draughty day. Jess at Lanark, which concludes the month of
July, we have often been shearing before this time.
Dalhousie Tuesday August 1st 1837-—-a dull day, like rain. Tom mowing with Jas. Brown son. Watson
ricking at the dam..back. Wednesday August 2nd 1837 Bet Conroy
came home upon Tueaday July 25th...says she has been badly for
six months. Looks tolerable. takes a ride generally every day
and visits every Sabbath Day. G. Easton.
Wednesday 2nd. a wet day.. Let this day be marked in the Logbook of my
memory and may I remember it to my sorrow and from this day be a
better man, a Christian and a better member of Society...more
wise...and to all intent a better husband and parent.
Dalhousie Thursday "August 3rd l837...a fine day. 0 love the Lord all
ye his saints.#3 Put all my hay this Day, that is all I had at
home. Friday August 4th high wind and very cold, a clear day.
Saturday August 5th 1837... Yesterday morning and to-day very like
frost and I believe in many places it was frost, but did no
damage in this part of Dalhousie. A fine clear day. G. Easton.
E. Conroy cutting hay with James Brown.
Sabbath 6th a fine clear Day, wind south and fresh.
Dalhousie August 6th 0 Lord truly I am thy Servant...I am thy servt
and the son of thy handmaid, thou hast loosed my bonds. Rev. Dr.
Gemmill.
Monday 7th a warm day. cutting hay in Conroy's. Tueaday 8th not well,
came on rain in the afternoon and continued heavy rain all night.
Wednesday 9th a wet day, saw Wm Anderson this morning
very low. Just
in Life...cannot speak much, will not be long in the land of the
living. 0 to be prepared for that event for come it will,
whether I be prepared or not. G. Easton.
Dalhousie Aug. 9th On Tuesday June 20th our beloved monarch William
Fourth departed this life. Lamented by hi3 people, reigned 7
years. Aged 72. Succeeded in the throne by Queen Alexandria
Victoria by the Grace of God Regina Brittaniarum. Born 1819
Daughter of the Duke of Kent and grand-daughter to his Late
Majesty King George third of Gracious memory who died 1820.
Thursday 10 of August was cutting hay at Conroy's. J.B. and Tom helping
me. Rosie at the bull, this day, Friday 11th Dull, raking hay.
Saturday 12th of August, this day moor fowl shooting begins. G.E.
1#
2#
3#
Psalms
116-16
tibby- the head - Old Slang - perhaps "bossy"
Psalms
31-23
�perisheth and no man layeth it to heart and merciful men are
from the evil to come.....sabbath 13th. yesterday an excessive
wet day..this day the body of William Anderson consigned to the
cold and silent grave. So remember time is short..G. Easton.
Saw the remains of Wm Anderson to meet no more till the Last
trumpet Sound, then shall we meet again.
Dalhousie August 14th yesterday heavy rain, This day more drought..
shaking out my hay. Tuesday 15th an excessive wet day.
Eliza not very well. G. Easton
Wednesday 16th a dull day, a dark misty morning. Thursday 17th August
1837.
This day began to shear wheat. James Brown cut his
yesterday. A dull misty morning. G. Easton. 18th shearing
wheat. Jess and Anne at Currie's mill this day being August
18th 1837. G. Easton.
Saturday 19th August 1837. Shearing wheat and barley. This day
finished ray fall wheat, 29 stooks. A fine drought and a fine
clear day. George Easton.
Dalhousie August 20th 1837...O Lord, Truly I am thy servant. I am
thy servant and the son of thine handmaid.... thou hast loosed
my bonds* Dr. G.
fine day. Monday 21st a fine clear harvest
day. Shearing barley..in whole 19 wee stooks. G. Easton.
At night a thunderstorm and heavy rain. Tuesday 22nd. Excessive
high west wind. Overturning stooks in all directions. G. Easton.
Wednesday 23rd August 1837. This is a dull day. Shearing spring
wheat, it was sown 11th of May. Thursday 24th if the weather
is favorable next week will be the throng of harvest. Betimes
dull and sometimes dour. I would like to inn wheat*, this day
stacked my fall wheat.
Dalhousie August 25th 1837 a fine harvest day. Eliza not well. Jess
is with Andrew Park now this 3rd day. Saturday 26th was at
Lanark, saw Mr. McAllister, a fine day. bought & paid l6lb.
of nails 7/6. Sabbath 27th Peccavi. * Mond. 28th. Behold we
return unto Thee for Thou art the Lord our God. Tuesday
29th.
wheat this day, 19 stooks..Jess with Andrew Park on Saturday
and Monday...She was with J. Brown. Wednesday August 30th
Mr. McAllister arrived in Lanark afternoon absence of nearly
14 months in his native land where he experienced nothing but
disappointments in every way. A fine day. At least a very wet day.
August 31st a fine day, wind north.
Dalhousie September 1st 1837. On Tuesday evening August 29 James Paul's
daughter was taken from this world of sorrow 2 months and 2
days after her mother. The funeral took place on Thursday, August
31st 1837. some frost this morning 1st. our pease all cut
this day and cut a few oats. Saturday 2nd. Jas. Brown, Junior
ploughing & Robert Rodger sowing wheat. A dull damp day. G. E.
Sabbath 3rd a fine day. Monday 4th very hard frost. Corn and
potatoes generally damaged by frost. My corn not frosted. was
at J. Gallinger's smithy. Got my drag teeth laid. paid 6 / 9 .
Tuesday 5th put in my spring wheat. Wednesday 6th put in my
pease. Thursday 7. a wet day. G. Easton. Saturday 9th Ditto.
* Peccavi- I have sinned, an acknowledgement or confession of sin
*Psa 116-16
*to inn wheat- to put it up in a shelter or with some type of grain
elevator owned by another
Yesterday an
�Sabbath 10th Mr. McAllister preached in St. Andrew's. Josh. 24..24*
Monday Septr 11th a wet day. Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th
shearing oats & threshing seed wheat. Thursday 14th plowed in
a bushel of wheat. Friday 15th Shearing oats. I ploughed in
mywheat on Wednesday Septr 13th and on Saturday 16th of Septr
1837 and I was shearing oats on Thurs. & Friday Sept. 14th &l5th.G.E.
Sabbath Septr 17th a fine harvest day. Took physic, could not go
to hear sermon. G. Easton....
Monday Sepr 18th Like rain. Dragged ray wheat this morning. Shearing
oats. Dr. Gemmill's text yesterday was...behold the Lamb of God.*
Dalhousie September 19th 1837. Saw fireflies on the evening of Septr
18th a thing unprecedented. Tuesday 19th Last night helped
Wm Hood to build some oats. This day put in a stack of oats. G.E.
Wednesday 20th a frosty morning, a complete nailer..Thos begins to
sow wheat.
Thursday 21st a frosty morning, Robt Macintosh gone to Perth with
barley..a fine day. Wind south and blowing. Friday 22nd Wind
south..blowing.. Finished our harvest this day. Jenny at Poland.
Like rain.
Saturday 23rd I received a letter from my brother David containing the
mournful Tidings of my father's death who departed this Life
upon Monday the 7th of August, i837, aged 76 years and 7 months.*
And he said unto me, write blessed are the Dead who Die in the
Lord, from henceforth...yea saith the spirit..that they may rest
from their Labours, and their works do follow them.*
Sabbath 24th Mr. McAllister dispensed the sacrament of the Lord's
Supper in Lanark.
25th a fine day, wind south... put in All My Grain, All My Oats this day.
Tuesday 26th a wet day. This day Agnes Thomson wife of James Brown
was taken away out of the land of the living very suddenly, she
took badly about 3 A.M. and was a corpse before 3 o'clock
afternoon. James came for me but I never saw her in life, nor
any of her family, only my Jenny was with her, and Jess Watson. G.E.
Wednesday 27th Jess at Lanark, a fine day.
Thursday 28th a wet day..this day the Body of Mrs. Brown was committed
to the grave, there to lie till the great day of the Lord.
Dalhousie 29th of September 1837
A fine day. Saturday September 30th a wet day. Sabbath October lst
a fine day. Monday 2nd. a wet day. took the roof off ray house.
3rd Andrew park and Robert Macintosh working at the roof, we
have got real bad weather. G. Easton.
Wednesday 4th very hard frost
the most severe we had this season.
George Easton. This day got a load of shingles from John
Thomson. paid him 2 dollar.. Thursday October 5th Threatning
snow..rain and hail. Keep me from all presumptuous sirs, 0 Lord*
Friday October 6th 1837..This day is Dalhousie Fair a cold dull
day...George Easton...no whiskey.
Saturday 7th Octr 1837 a cold day. Sabbath 8th an excessive frosty
morning. This day Mr. McAllister preached from Rom. 7th & 12th
wherefore the Law is holy and the commandment holy and just and
good. Monday 9th Excessive hard frost.
Tuesday 10th this day is Lanark fair. The weather is changed, wind
*Psalms 19-13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;
Josh 24...24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will
Matthew Easton born Feb. 1761
Blessed are the Dead...Rev. 14.13
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south.. took in 3 loads of corn last night and 2 carts of potatoes.
Wednesday 11th October 1837... a noble day, digging Potatoes and
and pucklngs corn. Thursday Octr 12th 1837..Last night a thunderstorm. with rain..a dull day. Dalhousie.
October 13th 1837 Friday 13th a most terrible cold day, Saturday
14th Last night the moon was eclipsed, a total eclipse, and
we killed two Bears... a cold day...
Lifted all our potatoes..
180 bushels and husked the last of our corn..we think near
20 bushels. Sabbath 15th Behold the Lamb of God who taketh away
the sin of the world.#1 Revd Dr. Gemmill Monday 16th a fine day,
Tuesday 1 7 t h Driving stones for my chimney,...a fine day. G. Easton.
Wednesday Oct 18th 1837 a wet like day..
Thursday 19th a dull day Threatning snow. George Easton.
Friday 20th a wet morning. G. Easton.
Saturday Octr 21st went to go to Bredin's for lime. My cart broke
down by the way, had to come back empty. A fine day... a court
of commissioners for the Township.
Sabbath 22nd a fine day. Monday 23rd was at Bredin's & bought 16
bushels of lime. John Smith came to build my chimney.
Tuesday 24th took down my old chimney and began to build..a fine day.
Wednesday October 25th This morning ground covered with snow
and is 3 inches deep and still snowing at 12 o'clock Thursday
26th an uncommon wet day. Friday 27th a good d a y . Saturday
28th a good day.
Dalhousie October 29th 1837. Both Dr. Gemmill & Mr. McAllister
preached in St. Andrew's.
Monday 30th busy building. Tuesday 31st my cattle went to Lanark
with a barrel of potash and brought home 16 bushels lime,
busy building my chimney. Wednesday Nov. 1st my cattle at
Poland with a load of ashes. G. Easton.
Thursday 2nd. a cold frosty day. G. Easton.
Friday November 3rd this day John Smith went home my building being
nearly finished, all done to the Lumhead#2,had no help except
James Brown 3 days and Watson part of one day. G. Easton. a
fine day, wind south.
Saturday Novr 4th a fine fresh day, planted my plums, cherries, etc.
Sabbath 5th awful wet.
Monday 6th frosty like snow. Tuesday 7th some heavy snow showers.
Jess at Poland helping Macintosh to build his chimney. I this
morning plastered the house. Wednesday 8th November 1837...
Had a visit of Johnnie Stuart this day...a fine frosty day..
Thursday Novr 9th 1 8 3 7 .
This morning the ground was covered with
snow and a very cold day. Winter seems to set in and we need
not expect anything but snow for six months to come. G. Easton.
Friday 10th Ground still white. Robt Rodger cutting firewood for
the school.
Dalhousie Novr 1Oth 1837
Saturday Novr 11th a cold day. Wind south, received a letter from Mr.
Murray on Thursday Nov. 8th 1 8 3 7 .
Sabbath 12th and holiness
without which no man shall see the Lord..Rev. Dr. Gemmill
Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. #3 Rev. Mr. McAllister.
1# Behold the Lamb.. John 1 .. 29
Lumhead..
top of 2#
the
chimneya lum is a chimney which comes to a point, a lumhead the
3#
No other Gods before me- Exodus 20..3
�a fine day.
Monday 13th a fine frosty day. Tuesday 14th a fine frosty day,
Robt Macintosh took away Brawny yesterday. Wednesday 15th
Nov. 1837 was at the raising of John Waddle's barn, a real
good day. Thursday 16th This day snow began to fall in the
morning and at one o'clock is still snowing..very heavy snow.
Friday 17th wind south. Gay cold, the country is assembled at
Bell Mulr's at a Quilting. Tommy Conroy...the workshop.. the stove
and the shavings. Saturday Nov. 18th 1837 was at Robt Rodger's
raising a parlour. Snow fell on Thursday 3 inches but today is
clean gone. Sabbath 19th rain all day, a fine day. Monday 20th
a dull, soft day, put up my stove this day. Tuesday 21st a most
incessant day of rain.
Wednesday 22nd in the night time thunder & rain. Thursday 23rd a wetnight but lo! in the morning Snow, an exceeding stormy day,
snowing very hard, heavy snow. Friday 24th a frosty day, snow
still lying on the ground.
Dalhousie November 24th 1837
This day Charles Thom and Eliza Bain and Thomas Scott and
Margaret Bain are married in St. Andrew's hall by the Revd Mr.
Macalister,a rousing wedding. At least the people are assembling. They say there are 140 guests Bidden, more than 100
present and 10 fiddlers, same day McLauchlan's Daughter and old
Jamison's daughter and A. W. Playfairs daughter. Saturday
25th was at Lanark, bought 20 lb. o iron for a crane. Sabbath
26th be ye followers of God as Dear Children.* Revd Dr. Gemmill.
Monday 27th a frosty day, snow still lying.
Tuesday 28th still frosty with snow. Wednesday 29th fresh snow,
almost clean gone.no snow on the ground. Thursday Nov. 30th
This morning Matthew George sick, very sick, no snow, ground
quite bare. No snow to be seen.
Saturday 2nd. a dull fresh day. Got my crane on Wednesday Novr 9th
1837. Sabbath 3rd Decr fine day, Monday a little frost.
Tuesday 5th No snow, this day J. Brown at the Oat mill with 2 bushels
oats for me. G. Easton. Dalhousie.
Dalhousie Decr 6th 1837, this day at James Fair's when the Left wing
of the 1st Reg't of Lanark Militia paraded and got a volunteer
offer to go to Lower Canada and five men went.
Thursday 7th a cold day. Friday 8th This day stormy, ground again
covered with snow, we have had a good deal of agreeable weather,
the ground bare this long time, no snow but now likely to lie.
My girls at Currie's mill yesterday.
Saturday Dec.9th killd
my 3 pigs, 500 lbs.
Sabbath 10th Snow all day. Monday 11th Dull and snowing, snow
5 inches deep. G. Easton.
Wednesday 13th very frosty. Thursday Decr 14th 1837 cold and frosty.
Friday 15th a cold frosty day. Saturday 16th Exceeding cold &
frosty.
Sabbath 17th a very frosty Day. Monday 18th rain all night, began to
snow and continued heavy snow till 12 o'clock. G. Easton.
Dalhousie December 19th 1 8 3 7
*Ephesians 5..1
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Tuesday 19th On Sabbath Decr 17th Mary Reid was safely delivered
of a son and heir. George Easton
Like snow. snow 9 inches
deep. Wednesday Dec. 20,1837 an exceeding hard frost. Thursday
21st Dec. a very frosty day. Friday December 22d frosty.
Saturday 23rd an exceeding frosty day
Sabbath 24th And Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.
Revd Dr. Gemmill.... soft
Monday 25th Wm Hay cut firewood. soft. Tuesday 26th was at James
Fair's at Parade. Wednesday 27th very frosty. James Shields
cutting firewood for me for John Conroy. Thursday 28th Decr
s
nowing a little all day. Friday 29th soft wind south.
Saturday 30th Was the Day of the Meeting of my Trustees. They
Signed my school paper. a frosty day. George Easton.
Sabbath 31st Decr
Soft inclining to freshness.
Monday January 1st 1 8 3 8 , a fine soft day. Was at James Nairn's and
J. Hetherington's at night. Tuesday 2nd. a fresh day, snow
dissolving rapidly. Wednesday 3rd was at Lanark, got my leather
from Smith the tanner. Thursday 4th Was at James Barr's funeral.
Snow almost gone..
Friday 5th was at James Reid's child's funeral, a very wet day.
Snow almost gone. Ground quite bare.
Saturday 6th again frosty, no snow.
Sabbath 7th a very wet day. Snow all gone. Monday 8th this morning
again frosty .and a very little snow. Wind north... Tuesday 9th
some heavy snow showers. Wednesday 10th very frosty, fulling *
our cloth.
Thursday Jany 11th 1838 a cold frosty Day. Friday 12th snow one inch
deep. Saturday 13th a pleasant day.
Sabbath 14th fresh. Monday 15 a stormy day, snow 2 inches deep. Tuesday 16th Fresh, wind south.
Wednesday 17th January 1 8 3 8 . . . O u r Militiamen marched from Dalhousie
on Friday 12th of Jan.
Thursday 18th Frosty, Friday heavy snow, snow 6 inches deep.
Winter seems now begun.
Saturday 20th the strongest frost we have had this season. G. Easton.
Sabbath 21st a fine day, cold.
Monday 22nd frosty Wednesday 24th wind south. Thursday 25th Frosty.
Friday 26th Mild, heavy rain. Roads horrible. Was at Poland.
Saturday 27th Hard frost, no travelling. Sabbath 28th heavy snow,
snow 5 inches deep. Monday 29. High wind. Drifting. Tuesday
30th severe frost. Wednesday 31st Excessive frost, not much snow.
Thursday February 1st 1 8 3 8 . a frosty day Wm Hay's child badly. 2nd
very frosty. 3rd more mild.
Dalhousie 4th Feby 1838 a frosty day. Monday 5th this day Wm
Hay's child died after being a considerable time badly. Tuesday
a day of Public Thanksgiving for the Mercies received and for
putting down rebellion in the province.
Wednesday 7th at the funeral of Wm Hay's child. Stormy, heavy snow.
*Fulling. to thicken by moistening, heating and pressing, as cloth;
to mill; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.
�Thursday 8th Snow 8 inches deep
Friday 9th frosty. Saturday 10th the ink is freezing.
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Sabbath 11th a frosty day. Am I a God at hand and not a God afar
off. Revd Mr. Macalister. Monday 12th frosty. Tuesday 13th
hard frost. Wednesday very frosty. Thursday excessive frosty.
Jess and David at Lanark with oats.
Friday 16th Feby 1 8 3 8 . . . w e n t to Perth, came home same night. awfu
frosty. Saturday 1 7 t h some of our volunteers came home,
frosty, Sabbath frosty. Monday frosty, Tuesday 20th very frosty.
Wednesday 21st frosty.
Dalhousie Feby 22;1838...Last night John McIntyre came home from the
War. This day brought the last of my hay from Conroy's, a fine
mild day.
Friday 23rd a fine winter day. Saturday 24th Excessive frosty. Jess
at the Mill yesterday.
Sabbath 25th a very frosty day. Monday 26th very frosty, fulling
my coat. Tuesday 27th Wedneaday 28th frosty.
Thursday March 1st a fine day. Friday 2nd a fine frosty day. Saturday
3rd snow 7 inches deep and has not been over 9 inches this
winter, a fine day. G. Easton.
Sabbath 4th March 1838 a fine soft day. I will be as the dew unto
Israel etc.#1 Revd Dr. Gemmill
Monday 5th Heavy snow all day, snow 15 inches deep. Tuesday 6thSaturday 10th This week hath been one continued snow shower and
all the time soft. 0 Miserere Mei. G. Eaaton
Dalhousie March 12th 1 8 3 8 - Sabbath 11th a fine day.
Monday 12th Wind north..very warm..snow decreasing. 0 miserere mei. G.E.
Tuesday 13th March 1838 Jess & Rob Macintosh at the oat mill wt. 21
bushels of oats, thawing fast. 0 Miserere Mihi. George Easton.
Wednesday 14th a soft fresh day. Thursday 15 Jenny went to Poland
and is not come back. Some people are making sugar. 0 miserere
Mihi. George Easton.
Friday 16th frosty. Saturday 17th a frosty day, this is the Commr
Court Day. Sabbath 18th Lecture Eph 5th Husbands love your wives
Revd Dr. Gemmill. Monday Soft and fresh. whether there be
sugar or not, I know not. I received my patent#2for my land on
Sat. night being March 17th 1 8 3 8 .
G. Easton.
Dalhousie Tuesday 20th March.
Last night Tam Conroy at his old trade of lying but I'll mind
it..a fine day. Wednesday 21st a noble day. Thursday 22nd
frosty. Friday 23rd a fresh day. Sabbath 24th Last night,
thunder, lightning & rain..a complete fresh day.
Sabbath March 25th a fine day. Monday 26th this day Mrs. James Park
was consigned to the silent grave. a fresh day. Tuesday 27th
Heavy snow. Gone to Hanna's oat mill for my:load. Macintosh
is gone for it Wednesday. Got it home 504 lb..soft..
(note at side of page: Sugar begun 23rd March 1 8 3 8 )
Thursday 29th March, ground again white.
Friday 30th Snow all gone. Saturday 31st frosty, a good sugar day..
*Hosea 14—5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the
lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
*An instrument making a conveyance or grant of public lands; also,
the land or territory 30 conveyed.
�this is John Thomson's meeting. Called by Maclellan...
Macmanigle, Macmillan and Co.,,, a little allied to McKenzie
Van Kensaeller & Co.* Sabbath April 1st 1838 in whom we have
redemption thro' his blood, even the forgiveness of our sins*
Dalhousie April 2nd 1838. a frosty day.
Tuesday 3rd Cold and frosty. Wednesday 4th still cold, busy threshing
oats. Jess at Poland making sugar. Thursday 3th Like a change,
wind south & blowing very strong. Yesterday got some hay from
James Brown Senr...This day finished threshing oats. I intend
to go to Perth to-morrow, health and weather permitting.
Friday 6th April 1838. G. Easton..went to Perth, roads horrible.
Saturday Came home, roads very bad. Sabbath 8th a fine day.
Maunanday 9th Cherry calved a Star.. Jack Storie making me a
coat. Tuesday 10th a cauld snow day. Wednesday 11th 0 misserere
mihi..G.E. Some snow, Taursday 12th April, a considerable
comparatively cold day. Jenny, David and Matthew George at
Poland. 0 miserere mihi. Geo. Easton. This day the rebel
ruffians, Gen'ls Lount & Matthews (according their sentence)
are to be hung at Toronto for High Treason.
Friday 13th an excessive frosty day.
Dalhousie Saturday April 14th 1838.
This day at Janes Rodger's barn. James Scott & Joan Conroy
were severly hurt..a log came down rolled over Convoy and lay
upon Scott. Sabbath 15th Children obey your parents etc.*
Rev Dr. Gemmill.
Monday 16th Excessive frosty. Tuesday April 17 frosty..Dull like a
change. Wednesday 16th Hard frost..built a house. Thursday
selling hats, snow decreasing, a cold frosty day. I have got
2 lambs. Saturday 21st a cold day. Wind south with snow. 0
Miserere Mihl.. Sabbath April 22nd Arch. Provan worse...still
frosty...Andrew Park fixing my house. Tuesday 24th a gay bonny
day but frosty. Wednesday 25th April. Lount and Matthews are
hung, so perish all enemies of peace and Good Order. George
Easton. a fine day, rather warm.
Dalhousie April 26th 1838. Jess came home yesterday & brought my
plough from W. Muir's. March 20th was married by the Rev Wm
McKillican... John Rose of West Gvillimsbury to Margret Climie
of Insifil. U.C....Gave Thos. Thompson some plum trees..some
frost..like a change. Friday 27th This day commenced ploughing
...a soft day..Saturday 28th some frost but a fine day. Sabbath
29th The Dr. did not come...rain and snow.
Monday April 30th a very cold day..Hard frost, ground white. Tuesday
May 1st 1838. G. Easton. a frosty morning ..a warm day. Wednesday 2nd a fine day. Some rain. Thursday 3rd a fine fresh day.
Tom begins ploughing. Friday 4th May 1838. we began to plough.
April 27th...Robt Macintosh chopping to me, a fine day, this day
sowd pease & spring wheat, this day vacated my school for one
week. Saturday 5th an exceeding wet day. Sabbath 6th a fine day.
Monday 7th digging my garden. Tuesday 8th Delving... Wednesday
9th still delving. Thursday 10th sow3 onions.
Friday 11th sowd barley. Saturday 12th Sowd oats. This day
*William Lyon Mackenzie, Rebel, and Van Rensaeller, heavy drinker tried tobePatriotChief.
Colossians 1-14
Colossian3 3-20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this
is well pleasing unto the Lord.
* Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews, leaders in Rebel Cause, hanged outside
Toronto jail, April 12, 1838
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Isobella Paul alias Mrs. Arch. Provan was consigned to the cold
grave. She died on Thursday May 10th being in trouble since the
beginning of Febr 1 8 3 8 . Hora Fugit.
Sabbath 13th Behold I have given him for Witness of the people, a
leader etc. #1 Isa. 55-4
Monday 14th commenced school- sowd oats.
Tuesday 15th a noble day. Wednesday 16th May a fine day. Thursday
17th Planted corn. Friday 18th finished my corn..a fine day,
Saturday 19th May 1 8 3 8 , was going to log, stop by rain. Sabbath
20th a fine day. Monday 21st was at Nairn's Dam with my cattle.
Tuesday 22nd Dull like rain. Robt Mcintosh logging to me
Wednesday
23rd on Monday 21st a girl was burnt to death but I have not yet
heard the particulars, a brother's daughter to R. Boyle in Darling.
a very dull day. Thursday 24th a wet day. Since the 19th Jas.
Brown hath been badly with rheumatism, Friday 25th a dull, damp
day. G. Easton.
Saturday May 26th 1838
an excessive wet night, a wet dull, damp day. Tell me ye sons of
God, Tell me ye seraphs who stand in the Presence of the Eternal
and 0 ye redeemed where harps loudly sing the Praises of
redeeming Love. Tell me how to celebrate the Praises of my
Exalted Love of God to Sinful m e n — - G. Easton.
Sabbath 27thPut ye on the whole Armor of God#2 the R e v d Dr. Gemmill.
a fine day.
Monday 28th Rain all night- and a wet day. Wednesday 30th May 1838
not so wet. Macintosh with me chopping and logging. Thursday
31st- a noble day- Logging for potatoes.
Friday June 1st a fine day. Saw
constellation.#5
on May 28th,
early in the evening. Cleaning land for potatoes. G.Easton.
June 1st. My plum trees full blown, a great break. G. Easton.
June 2nd cleaning land for potatoes. Dull like rain. Sabbath
3rd. a fine day. Examine yourselves whether ye be In the Faith.#3
Revd Mr. Macalister.
Monday 4th was at James Fair's at General Training. A very warm day.
Tuesday 5th a good day..planting potatoes.
Wednesday 6th June 1833- a noble day, this day planted the last of
our potatoes- 18 bushels of seed- Jess at Lanark.
Since Monday May 21st. Thomas has not been able to do any work;
he catched a severe cold and is not yet better. G. Easton.
Thursday 7th June, a fine summer day.
Friday 8th Wrought #4 at the roads, first day Statute Labour. Saturday
9th a very warm day. Sabbath 10th Behold, I have given him for
a witness. Isa. 55-4 This night saw fireflies first time, very warm.
Monday 11th This day got a pig from John Thomson. Tuesday 12th
yesterday about 2 o'clock a severe thunderstorm, heavy rain and
hail, accompanied by loud thunder & high wind, and what is
remarkable, on this Day thirteen years, and about the same time
of Day, a tornado took place, very severe in its effects and this
same was pretty severe.
3# II Corinthians 13-5
1#
Isiah
a. leader and a commander to the people.
2# Ephesians 6-11
4#
Wrought
-
Arch.
word for work
5
55-4 Behold, I have given him for a wit
(Constellation..Hercules?)
�12th A dull warm day.
Wednesday 13th a noble day.
Thursday 14th June 1838.. Tam's Cherry at the bull 12th of June. a
fine summer day. 0 happy ones that have made choice of the
Lord Jesus, who have lived holy lives in the world, who have
overcome by the blood of the Lamb & by the word of your testimony
and are now singing the praises of redeeming love among the
ransomed Millions beforer the throne.
(Note at side of page: Mrs. Edward Laverty got a son June 1838)
Friday June 15th 1 8 3 8 - a fine day. Jenny at Lanark. Saturday 16th
at the roads 2nd day, stopd by rain at 3 o'clock.
Sabbath 17th a warm. day. Monday 18th 23 years ago a bloody battle
was fought on the plains of Waterloo which put an end to Bonaparte.
Tuesday 19th June 1 8 3 8 , a fine summer day-still gathering stones.
Wednesday 20th my garden pease begun to bloom. Ploughing fallowa noble day- hoeing corn.
Thursday 21st a good summer day, Jess ploughing, hoeing corn. Friday
22nd Peccavi.#1 George Easton. Dominie, Dalhousie. A fine day.
Saturday 23rd June Wrought at the roads. Sabbath 24th Phil.
3rd and 3rd#2RevdDr. Gemmill
Monday 25th heavy rain. Tuesday 26th a fine day. Robt. Macintosh
chopping.
Dalhousie June 27th I have again taken the school for another
year. George Easton. This is the last day of my ninth year.
I commence schoolkeeping for the tenth year on Monday July 2nd.
1 8 3 8 . — 27th this morning gay cold, a fine day. Thursday 28th
this.day went to Perth. Friday 29th. Passed the Board of
Education as usual but after I came away was struck off the
list- came home same night.
Saturday 30th finished my time at the roads, 4 days labour. Sabbath
July 1st a fine day. Brocky at John Storie's bull. Monday 2nd
July 1 8 3 8 , this day I believe will terminate my labours in the
School, there is to be a meeting to-night but I do not expect
any good in consequence. I cannot stand a Sham and the people
are not able to comply with the letter of the law, a very.
hot day, G. Easton.
Monday 9 July yesterday the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was
dispensed in St. Andrew's Hall by the Revd Dr. Gemmill. I
have again taken the school. Most excessive hot weather. Tuesday
10th July, Dull like rain, a wet afternoon. Wednesday 11th This
day Isobella Macintosh not well. A fine day, dragging fallow.
Thursday July 12thThis day commenced cutting clover. Jenny and
Jess both at Poland. I this day saw my corn silkd. Last year
none till 19th July. --this season is 7 days earlier. G. Easton.
Friday 13th Yesterday my daughter Isobella Macintosh was delivered
of a son. This day Robt. at Perth with a barrel of potash.
Last night Cherry at the bull. --a fine day.
Dalhousie July 14th 1 8 3 8 , mowing cloven & meadow hay. Heavy rain in
the afternoon. 0 Misereri mihi-#4a dull day. G. Easton
Monday 16 July- very dull, people busy cutting hay. George Easton.
Tuesday 17th July 1 8 3 8 , a noble day.
1#
1#
Peccavi- I have sinned, hence an acknowledgement or confession of sin.
Philippians 3-3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God
in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
growing season, to render it mellow or destroy weeds, to allow
the land to rest.
#4 Miserere mihi-
Psalm 51. Have mercy upon me 0 God. etc.
3#
�Wednesday18thJuly attempted to rick hay, was stopped in
morning by rainA.M. Like Drought.
Thursday 19th July- a noble day. Rickd my clover. Friday 25th
heavy rain. a very wet day. Eliza not well. Jess at Lanark.
G. Easton. Saturday 21st on Thursday 19th Mrs. Brown began
to nurse Edward Laverty's child- his wife being no in health.
A showery day. George Easton. Sabbath 22nd On Thursday July
5th William Cuthbertson was ordained Elder in Room of William
Anderson, deceased.. These are they who have washed their robes
& made them white in the blood of the Lamb.* Revd Dr. Gemmill
Monday July 23rd 1838 a fine day. Tuesday 24th a dull, dark, damp
day. Wednesday 25th last night heavy rain, this day warm &
a good hay day.
Thursday 26th July 1838 0 miserere mihi, 0 wretched man that I am.
G. Easton. 0 miserere mihi, a dull day like rain.
Friday 27th July 1838 a noble day. Saturday 28th July 1838, 0 miserere
mihi. an excessive warm day- as hot a day I think as ever I saw.
rickd hay. Sabbath 29th still very warm, exceeding hot. G. Easton.
Monday 30th heavy rain with thunder in the morning, a fine day. This
day began to shear wheat. George Easton.
Tuesday 31st July. last night coldish, no frost- a warm day. Wednesday Augst 1st a fine day. still cutting hay. G. Easton. 0 miserere
mihi.
Thursday A u g t 2nd- a fine summer day. Wheat harvest is just beginning.
Friday Augt 3rd 0 miserere mihi. Tam finished his hay yesterday
being Augt 2nd 1838- a noble day & harvest day. Robt Macintosh
at Perth with his second barrel of potash. Jenny at Poland.
Saturday Aug.4th 0 miserere mihi. George Easton.
At Lanarkbought 2 shearing hooks 1/8 each. Paid1/71/2bought from J. Muir
a vest and treasures, bought 12 bushels of lime from Bredin,
gave him a note for 5/.
Dalhousie August 5th 1838.-Sabbath 5th an exceeding wet day... these
are they who have washed their robes and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb. Revd Dr. Gemmill. Monday 6th fair tho not
much drought. James Brown Junr shearing wheat, Anne with James
Brown Senr. Tuesday 7th Augt 1838 a fine day, airy. Wednesday
8th
miserere mihi, my wheat, pease, and barley ripe—cutting
in the meadow—attempted to put together the last of my hay but
was disappointed by ill nature, 0 miserere mihi. George Easton.
-a fine harvest day. Thursday 9th Augt Disappointment! Disappointment!! Disappointment!! G. Easton—a fine day. Friday 10th
August 1838- a noble day. This morning commenced cutting hay
in James Brown's on shares, George Easton.
Saturday 11th August. Last night saw fire flies. Mrs. Edward Laverty
has been badly this considerable time, she has not been able to
nurse her child. She has been at her father's these 2 weeks.
Mrs. Brown has the child
about 4 P.M. a tremendous shower.
Sabbath 12th a fine day, Monday 13th this is the first day of
moor fowl shooting. Dull, like rain mowing hay. Tuesday 13th
August 1838. 0 miserere mihi.
Dalhousie August 14th 1838.
Last night considerable frost..a clear day, finished cutting
*Rev. 7-14
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hay this day. G. Easton.
Wednesday 15th on Sabbath morning the wolves killd and ate Tam's Tup-*
a little frost and a fine day. Thursday l6th Aug. a complete
wet day- no work can be done. Friday 17th August, Jenny shearing
with James Brown Sr..a fine day. G. Easton. Dominie. Saturday
August 18th a fine day, put in my pease. Sabbath 19th a fine day
Monday 20th Shearing barley and oats, a noble harvest day. G. Easton.
Tuesday 21st of August 1838- Edward Laverty's Son was baptized.
Sabbath Aug. 19th I838. G. Easton, a fine day. 22nd, 23rd, 24th,
25th all warm weather- shearing oats- Sabbath 26th a fine dayCanning from Ramsey visiting sick- a daft man.
Monday 27th was at Perth. Led by a fool. Rain.
Tuesday 28th a fine day. Wednesday 29th August, a little frost yesterday morning. E. Conroy trapd and killd a large bear.
Thursday August 30th Droughty. Friday 31st, Putting out dunga fine day.
Dalhousie 1st September, Saturday 1838—-a fine day—-finished my dung.
Sabbath 2nd a fine clear day. high wind. This day Tam conroy
killd anotther bear. His kingdom ruleth over all. Revd Dr.
Gemmill. Monday 3rd all corn and potatoes frosted, very hard
frost- this day cut my corn. Tuesday 4th this day sow my fall
wheat, plowing it in, a fine day yesterday. Got all my crop
into the barnyard.
Wednesday 5th Sept. 1838. a noble day, finished my wheat today.
0 miserere Mihi. George Easton. Jenny at Lanark getting
Macintyre's Grape mended. Thursday 6th Septr. Ned finished
his wheat on 5th Septr., and exceeding hot day. Jess helping
Macintosh to clean land. this day threshd beans. Friday 7th
Sept. 1 8 3 8 - 0 mihi, 0 me, G. Easton. a fine day. 0 miserere Mihi.
Geo. Easton. Saturday 8th Septr 1 8 3 8 , yesterday & today
Jas. Brown putting out dung for wheat- a fine day.
Sabbath 9th this day the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed
at John Crawford's, 12 con.* of Dalhousie. 54 Communicants,
60 in all. Monday 10th dull, like rain. Tuesday Septr 11th
no rain, a fine day. Wed. Septr 12th a noble day- this day
Lucky McTodd's Quilting bee.
Dalhousie. September 12th 1 8 3 8 .
0 miserere Mihi. Tell me ye Sons
of happiness, 0 tell me, ye who are redeemed by the blood of
our Exalted Lord, ye who were once in the vale of miserytempted like myself- who have overcome by the Blood of the Lamb
and by the word of your testimony- tell me how to escape the
wrath to come!! harken to the Voice of Eternal Wisdom. G. Easton.
Thursday 13th a fine day. G. Easton.
Friday 14th This day got all my corn in and in good order- anobleday.
Saturday 15th Septr - Was at Lanark.
Sabbath 16th a fine day. Monday 17th Again a noble day, Tuesday 18th
Jess & David at Currie's Mill. Dull, I am afraid we will not
see the.Eclipse of the Sun which takes place to-day- we all saw
it. Wednesday 19th A clear day. John Conroy this day got my
*1Tam's Tup— possibly his brother Tom's ram.
*2 con.- concession
�ashes. Thursday a most noble day.
they rose at 9. #1
Dalhousie September 21st 1 8 3 8 -
Last night saw the 7 stars
Friday 21st- a noble day. ploughing.
Saturday 22nd. Septr. kept school, a small shower last night- a fine
day. Monday 24th Brot 2 loads of stones & broke my cart. Cold,
no frost, Tuesday 25th Septr A. Park fixing ray house- a fine day.
Wednesday 26th Septr 1838- a fine day, Macintosh taking the Magistrate's advice. Thursday 27th Macintosh gone to Perth, a soft
day. Friday 28th yesterday driving dung- to-day ploughing, a
dull soft day. Saturday 29th was at Lanark. Got David's boots.
a fine day. Neil Campbell funkit* by fall wheat after
fall.
us. Revd Dr. Gemmill 1 Peter 1st-17th.* Mr. Macalister.
Monday Oct. 1st a noble day, ploughing and commenced digging
ray potatoes. George Easton.
Tuesday Octr 2nd. a noble day, digging potatoes.
Dalhousie 3rd October 1 8 3 8
Wednesday Octr 3rd Was at Archie's Dam.
Thursday 4th high, south wind. Digging potatoes. Friday 5th finished
my potatoes, 187 buahels.- this day was Dalhousie fair, plenty
of Grog and beer. I sold my oxen to James Beveridge, price
12-15 payable 5th 0ctr 1839--a fine day. Saturday 6th Thunder
pretty close. Dull and dark with high wind. Like a stormno storm. Sabbath 7th first frost- cold.
Monday 8th cold- a frost morning, Macintosh & Jess at Perth. Tuesday
this day in Lanark- Fair. Heard Upper Canada Friday 5th Octr
1 8 3 8 , a soft wet day.- was at Lanark Fair.
Wedneaday 10th a dull day. Thursday n t h a soft day. John Smith
building my Lumhead- rain.
Friday 12th my Lumhead finished*
John away home. Snow, rain and
hail--heavy snow.
Saturday 13th October 1 8 3 8 .
Yesterday Nairn's Bee. Hard frost.
Ground covered with Snow. Sabbath 14th a cold day- Wind North.
Dalhousie Oct 18th 1838. Thursday 18th this day shot at a dog belonging to Jas. Brown and wounded it but it ran away- a fine day,
Friday i9th October 1 8 3 8 an exceeding wet day. Macintosh at
the Mill and Lanark. Saturday 20th SoftSabbath 21st he shall choose our inheritance for us, Revd Dr. Gemmilla fine day.
Monday 22nd a fine day, Tuesday 23rd a soft day.
Wednesday 24th Soft all day. Thursday 25th Covered my barn- a wet
morning- c o l d .
Friday 26th This day Allan Stewart and Jane Ellis Gray is married
at St. Andrew's by the Revd Dr. Gemmill. Dull, no rain. Saturday
27th a fine day. Sabbath 28th this day cold, snow. Sermon by
Mr. Macalister.
Monday 29th Ground white, heavy snow. Tues. Hard frost. Wednesday
Sabbath
30th a fine d
Note: Allan Stewart and Jane Ellis Gray grandparents of Mrs. Merle Betes.
#1
the Pleides- the seven daughte
whose names were Alycone,Celaeno, Electra, Mala, Merope, Sterope
or Asterope, and Taygeta. They were transformed into the group
of stars, the invisible seventh, or lost one, Merope, concealingherself out of shame for having loved a mortal.
�31st very hard frost.
Thursday November 1st, 1 8 38 very frosty with heavy snow. Friday
Soft- Saturday 3rd a fine day, wet at night. Sabbath 4th God
is my portion.* Revd Dr. Gemmill. Monday 5th a fine day - this
day Robt Macintosh kills his pigs.
Dalhousie Tuesday Nov 6th 1 8 3 8 a wet day- anow all night. Wednesday
7th Deep anow, anow and rain all day- rain at night
Thursday 8th an exceeding wet day. Friday 9th Snow. James
Brown's
(Senr)
firewood Bee.
Saturday 10th November 1 8 3 8 a fine day.
Sabbath 11th Cold. Monday 12th Soft.
Tuesday 13th a wet day. Last night James Shields & Barny came up from
Montague.
Wednesday 14th a little frost. Thursday 15th fresh.
Friday & Saturday Laying my barn floor.
Sabbath i8th Snow. God is my position for and ever. Monday 19th frosty
Tuesday 20th snow all day. Wednesday 21st Still snow blasts,
Thursday 22nd. a cold day.
Friday 23rd a fine Winter day. Friday30th Last week frosty, 3 inches
snow. my steers at the Mill. Saturday December 1st a cold day.
Sabbath 2nd. Soft no sermon.
Monday moderate. Tuesday 3rd heavy anow all day. Wednesday 4th
yesterday no snow, this day snow all day. Thursday 5th from
this to Wednesday 12th December very cold weather, this is an
exceeding cold day, drifting hard. Jess and my steers at Perth.
Thursday 13th Cold, high wind. Tuesday 18th heavy snow this
morning, threshd out my fall wheat.
Wednesday 19th kept as a Day of fasting.
December 31st 1838- from 19th to this day hath been hard frost and
almost constant snow. Snow 2 feet deep. This day my school
visited by my Trustees. G. Easton.
January 1st 1839 Jany 2nd Since Monday night to the end of Wednesday
a conatant fuddle* ^Thursday 3rd rather soft. Friday 4th frosty.
Saturday 5th carried a bushel of wheat to Bredin. Sabbath 6th
was at the funeral of E. Laverty child. Friday January 4th 1639.
Monday 7th Dalhousie. Town meeting, heavy rain.
Tuesday 8th frosty put a rick of hay into the barn. Wednesday 9th
a frosty Day. Thursday Jan. 10th soft. Friday 11th Excessive
rain, went to Perth, got wet, came home Saturday 12th.
Sabbath 13th frosty and continued till Thursday 17th- Moderate
frost, Friday 18th 1839. Tuesday 22nd. since the 18th very hard
frost. Excessive frosty. Wed. 23rd Excessive stormy & frost
intolerable, as great frost I think as I ever saw.
Thursday 24th very frosty. Friday 25th was at Lanark. sold 4 bushels
of oats @ 2/ per bus.
Saturday 26th Heavy snow. Sabbath 27th Snow excessive.
Dalhousie January 31st 1839. Saturday 26th snow began to fall and
fell and blew without intermission till Monday morning 28th
when roads were all blocked up and we have wrought on the roads
shoveling & breaking them up these 3 days; this day is more
1*Lamentations 3-24
2*
fuddle-
confusion
�moderate but frosty. Friday February 1st 1839, an excessive
frosty day.- from this until Friday Feby 8th hath been as Severe
weather as I ever saw, high winds & drifting constantly. This
day Feby 8 more mild. Saturday 9th Library issue, a stormy
day. Sabbath 10th very frosty. Monday, Still frosty. Tuesday
12th very cold. Wednesday 13th rather soft.
Thursday 14th Snow but soft. Friday 13th a soft day. Feby 17th we
have heard this day of the death of Janet Stevenson.*1
Wednesday 20th this morning Wm Todd left Dalhousie probably foreverSic transit Gloria *2 heavy snow.
Thursday 21st moderate. Friday 22nd was at Arch. Nairn's at a meeting
of Lession.
Saturday 23rd Soft; thawing. Sabbath 24th from 23rd of Feby till the
27th thawing every Day. Feby 27th was at Dr. Gemmill's at
night and got receipts from James Mair & Go. & John Mair,Sutor.*3
Lanark. Thursday Feby 28th more cold; Excessive cold.
Friday March 1st 1839 The Library General Meeting, G. Easton, Librarian.
Thursday 7th this week hath been soft, this day wind south. Friday
March 8th soft, R. Mcintosh and Jess at Currie's Mill with his
oxen and my steers, 27 bushels. Saturday 9 at St. Andrew's fixing
books. Sabbath 10th and Monday 11th both very fresh.
Dalhousie March 12th 1839.
Tuesday 12th like a change. Wednesday 13th Jenny has a sore beeling
ear, Mrs. Brown's Quilting Bee. Thursday 14th Last night rain,
this morning frost. Friday 15th 0 miserere mihi, a fine day.
Saturday 16th at St. Andrew's fixing books; frosty. Sabbath,
frosty & this day took in my last hay into the barn. Tuesday
19th Still frost. Wednesday 20th frosty, like a change. Thursday
21st rain this night, went to Lanark on my way to Perth. Friday
Jess and I in Perth. Saturday 23rd Came home. Sabbath 24th frosty.
Monday 25th frosty. Tuesday 26 thawing, Wednesday 27th this day 2
of my geese died, soft.
Dalhousie March 28th 1839
Dull, like a change. Yesterday Jas. Rodger had a cow died.
Friday 29th rain and freezing, the earth Altogether one sheet of
ice. We cannot go to Sherrif's this day. G. Easton.
Saturday, March 30th this day Mrs. Cumming, Robt and John's mother
was buried, she was a very old woman. Sabbath 31st frosty.
Monday 1st April 1839. a good sugar day. Yesterday Jane Crosbie
absconded from her house and put the neighborhood in a sad fright.
Tuesday 2nd was at Lanark, brought the Colonist, warm, roads bad, sugar.
Wednesday 3rd a fresh day. Thursday 4th Jane Gold raging mad,
a fine day, almost no frost, not frosty enough for good sugar.
Friday 5th not a good sugar day, too warm.
Dalhousie April 6th 1839
Snow almost gone, weather very hot, this day Brocky calved a
bull, a fine warm day.
Sabbath 7th 1839 - Wind north, like frost, heard Puddocks, and
mosquitoes plenty. Monday 8th High north wind. Stiff frost.
G. Easton. Tuesday 9th April 1839 a fine day. Wednesday 10th
a fine fresh day.
1* Possibly his wife's mother in Scotland
*2- Sic transit Gloria - So be it with Glory
*3- Sutor, shoemaker, cobbler
�Thursday 11th Still fresh & good weather. Friday 12th April some
frost, cold. Saturday 13th Library issue, first day I served
out the books. George Easton, a fine day. Sabbath 14th was
at Poland. Monday 15th This morning Robt. Rodger Libbet*1James
Brown's foal, frosty. Tuesday 16th This day Wm Hay builds
his house- Got it done- a cold day. Wednesday 17th very frostylike snow. Thursday a fine day. James Paul drawing stones to
young Jamie Machin's Lum. This day we began to plow. Friday
19th this day Riggy & Cherry each calved an heifer, a fine day.
This week got the first of our Lambs. We have got three, April
19, 1839. George Easton.
Dalhousie April 20th 1839.
a cold frosty day. Sabbath 21st more mild. Monday 22nd this
morning sowd a bushel of pease, Matthew Easton ploughing them
in, busy ploughing. Tuesday 23rd a real good day. Wednesday
24th This day heard Upper Canada. rain this day, this is the
first rain this spring.
Thursday 25th on Tuesday 23rd Mr. Morris store in Perth was burnt
to the ground. a severe loss to the country. It is reported
among the heathen and Gashmir saith it, one of our most enlightened neighbors went to James McLaren and after he knew he had
sold his oxen unto J. Lorimer offered him more- and to pay cash
down for them but McLaren was more of an honest ran than break
his promise. I would say to such a man. Honi soit Qui Mal-y-[sense].
a cold wet day.
Friday 26th a fine day. Saturday 27th frosty- fencing.
Sabbath 28th a fine day. Monday- dull. Tuesday 30th yesterday &
today Matthew Easton chopping, heavy rain last night. Last
night Jane Gold ran off. she said she was bound for Perth jail.
Dalhousie May 1st 1839
Last night Jane Gold came from Lanark with Conroy and R. Macintosh,
this day sowd my spring wheat. G. Easton.
Thursday 2nd. a fine day, sowd oats. Friday 3rd snowing, busy delving.
Saturday May 4th sowd pease, excessive frosty. Sabbath 5th May,
1839, 0 miserere mi, an exceeding wet morning.
Monday 6th some snow. This morning sowd oats. Tuesday 7th was at Lanark.
Wednesday 8th Cold with rain. Thursday 9th sowd the last of my
oats,
Library issue- Sabbath 12th Mr. Fairbairn preached at St. Andrew's.
Monday 13th a wet day- Tuesday 14th Logging for potatoes in the
windfall. Wednesday 15th Ditto both days frosty mornings.
Thursday 16th a fine day, ploughing in the windfall for potatoes. George Eaaton.
Friday 17th Last night and this morning planted my corn, six quarts
and a wee pickle, a fine day. Saturday 18th May 1839 Still
some frost in the morning but a fine day.
Dalhousie May 19th 1839.- Sabbath 19th- come from the 4 winds 0
breath & breathe upon these slain that they may live. Rev Dr.
Gemmill.
Monday 20th a fine day- this day J. Brown sowd barley. Tuesday 21st
May 1839, rain, fine shower, planted a few taties.
Wednesday 22nd was logging- Thursday 23rd, this morning had a sheep
1* Libbet- geld- castrate.
sowd
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died. Dull, like rain.
Friday 24th, yesterday planted common beans- heavy rain- this day
a fine clear day. Saturday 25th was working at A. Nairn's dama fine day.
Sabbath 26th a fire day. Saw fire flies this nightMonday 27th a wet day- Tuesday 28th busy sowing turnips. Wednesday
29th a wet morning- a dull day. Thursday 30th a fine day, plowing
in the windfall for potatoes. Friday 31st May 1839- a fine day,
plowing still for potatoes.
Saturday June 1st 1839 G. Easton, a dull wet day, planting potatoes.
and shot a crow. George Easton.
Sabbath 2nd. wherein was offered a crucified Savior.
Monday 3rd. a fine day, planting potatoes, 0 miserere mihi.
Dalhousie June 4th 1839. I have not had no school meeting and I hope
I will have none. George Easton. At Mr. James Fair's at
General Training- a fine day. Wednesday 5th a dull, damp day,
about Margaret Rodger, 0 tempera, 0 mores*1Thursday 6th June a
dull wet Damp Day. Friday 7th June 1839. Excessive warm. Saturday 8th awful' wet.
sowd
Sabbath 9th a wet day. Monday 10th a fine day, hoeing corn, Tuesday
June 11th a fine day.
Wednesday 12th this morning E. Conroy killd a wolf, this morning, some
frost.
Thursday 13th cold & wet. Friday 14th a vary warm day. Saturday 15th
June 1839 workd at the roads, first Day.
Dalhousie June 16th 1839 a fine day, cold
Monday 17th a good day. J. Thomson going to look for land. Tuesday
18th This morning Jane Crosbie is away to Perth, a wet day.
Last night we had a School Meeting when I declined keeping school
any longer. I have kept school ten years. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 19th cold, just now have a shower. Geo. Easton.
Thursday 20th June 1839. Hard frost.
Friday 21st chopping, 0 miserere mihi, G. Easton. - a fine summer day.
They have lodged Jane Crosbie in Perth jail on Tuesday 18th, she
is out. Saturday 22nd working at the roads. Sabbath 23rd a fine
day.
Monday 24th this day Riggy at the Bull, Brocky on Saturday 22nd. Tuesday 25th a fine day. James Reid with a barrel of potash.
*10 time, 0 death
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�Foreword
The diaries of George Easton and Robert Setton Ogilvie are
and other farm occupations. Included are personal notes which make
the men and their families "come alive" for the reader and give an
insight into 19th century life in the backwoods of British America.
Neither man farmed before emigrating to Canada. They came from
differing segments of Scottish society. George Easton was a weaver
and a descendant of weavers. Robert Setton Ogilvie's family were
descendants of Scottish lords and owned a glassworks in Glasgow.
He came to Canada as a "remittance" man, a man with a lifetime income
from Scotland.
The men were alike in that they were Christian, educated, decent,
perceptive, honest and law-abiding Scotsmen. In the old country they
might not have met but in Canada they lived near each other and
Robert married George's daughter, Anne.
It was not an early marriage for Robert as he was 41 years old
in May of the year 1847 when he came to Canada aboard the sailing
ship "Rosina". His grandson, Robert Adam Ogilvie, DDS, stated to
Marjorie Ogilvie Haugner that the reason for his emigration to Canada
was to go ahead and make a place for his sister, Eleanor Dixon Ogilvie,
31 and unmarried. Eleanor had taken to "hipping" a bit too much
liquor at Glasgow parties and had become an embarrassment to her
family in Scotland. Since Robert was not married he was chosen to be
the one to solve the problem. Within two years Robert married Anne
Easton, 25 years old, Eleanor married a Penman and had two girls, but
both died of diphtheria at an early age. Eleanor left a tea set which,
according to her wishes, is passed on to succeeding Eleanors.
It
is now owned by Verna Eleanor, Mrs. Ray Donaldson, nee Percy, of
Lanark, Ontario. Robert and Anne had three sons and a daughter.
George and Robert came to an area of fellow Scotsmen, land
assigned to the Lesmahagow weavers but
chosen by Robert. It was
thin, rocky land, much like Scotland itself. Later Robert regretted
coming to poor land when better land was available elsewhere.
Yet both seemed to be reasonably happy and contented. Robert,
who must have had a life of comparative ease in Scotland, wrote after
twenty years as a humble farmer:
"The additional experience of twenty, years has not shown me
that there is any necessary connection between a life of toll
and a life of wretchedness; and when I have found good men
anticipating a better and happier time than either the present
or the past, the conviction that in every period of the World
History the great bulk of mankind must pass their days in
labour has not in the least inclined me to skeptcism
making
me to husband out Life's tasks at the close, and keep the
flame from working by repose."
George Easton, after eleven years in Canada writes on a fine
warm June day, " I am contented and tolerable happy, I am."
Foreword and footnotes by Marjorie Ogilvie Haugner as well as typing
for printing.
Hand copy made from the Easton diary by Merle Percy Bates.
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Poverty in Great Britain the first fifty years of the 19th century -
was so great as to be almost unbelievable today. And terrible as it
was in England and Scotland, conditions in Ireland were far worse.
Great Britain had fought France for colonial and maritime supremacy,
struggled to retain the rebelling American, colonies, faced Napoleon
in battle and was struggling to hold posts in British America. The
weight of taxation for these wars fell like a plague upon the people.
The depressions following the Napoleonic wars dropped wages of Glasgow
weavers to shillings per week. In 1803 their wages had been twenty-five shilli
In 1820 in Paisley and Lanark, Scotland, 12,000 out of 30,000 fam-
ilies were on the Poor Laws, relief. In England people were suffering.
In Ireland, where 90% were in agriculture, over-population became a pro-
blem. Continuous wars had kept the population down in the British Isles.
Births and deaths were equal, but better food and improved medical care
caused births to exceed deaths so that England and Wales grew from 7M
in 1763 to 13 3/4 M in 1 8 3 1 . In Scotland the warring of the Highland
lords, which had kept their numbers down, was outlawed. Tenants on their
farms had been counted wealth but with the outlawing of the warring the
lords turned to sheep Raising and potato farming and people were in excess.
At one time during a riot they tried to chase the sheep into the sea.
At the close of the war of 1812-14, the British government attempted
to solve the major problems of unemployment and industrial depression
at home and an uncertain peace with Americans abroad by an emigration
scheme to settle the great wilderness north and west of the Rideau River.
This would be a second line of defense-against Americans beyond the more
settled area near the St. Lawrence River.
The reasons for George Easton emigrating to Canada were tied to
economic conditions of that time. Weaving until the last half of the
18th century was a "cottage" industry. Weavers worked on looms in their
own homes. Power machinery and labor-saving devices developed during the
last half of the 18th century started a movement that swept him into
factories, crowded him into segregated communities and lowered his wages
until the whole family had to work to make a living.
The weavers formed societies to urge the government to action.
Lord Hamilton, their House of Commons representative presented their
signed petition showing that their wages could not support their fam-
ilies. 1200 hundred persons were located who wished to emigrate. Lord
Bathurst wrote to Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-governor of Upper
Canada stating that 1200 settlers would emigrate from Scotland to locate
near Perth and the Rideau. The British government would assist them with
Lesmahagow Society and on Sabbath June 19, 1820 his charge of "170 souls"
set forth on the sailing ship "Prompt". Together the ship "Prompt"
and the ship "Commerce" carried the 1200 passengers. George Easton was
351/2years old; his wife, Janet, affectionately called Jenny, perhaps a
Emigrant ships of the time were mainly Timber vessels, a shell of a
sides of the ship and if there were sufficient room down the center. Other berths were 6'
a berth, or 2 adults and 3 or 4 children. Belongings were placed in the aisles.
Foreword p.2
�There were no port holes. Three hatch covers were opened in good weather. The
bodies,andnocoolingexcept when the hatches were open. In the dark and foul
cholera or dysentery. When sea-sickness struck the crowding became mor
narrow sleeping spaces, surely sick in mind and body in thedarknessof
the night and the rolling of the ship. In some cases passengers might
not have a space until another died and death provided a space.
Wooden chests or trunks carried their provisions, clothing and
very few extras. According to government terms provisions, for each
emigrant were to be: 18 lbs. beef; 42 lbs. biscuits, 132 lbs. oatmeal,
6 lbs. butter and 3 lbs. molasses which was to last about 84 days to
Quebec. Perhaps twice a day the steward provided a few coals of char-
coal in a container over which each family cooked their food. Some
brought vinegar to break the taste of the brackish water. The Scottish women b
the long davs at sea, and also woolen cloth to fashion coats
and vests. The Scots brought a few precious books which later formed
the beginning of the Dalhousie library at Watson's Corners, books such as:
andothers.RobertOgilvie carried from Scotland the tiny diary used
on board to record notes, a scroll roller, a book by Robert Burns, and
a vest, all of which remain today.
Toilet facilities consisted of a shrouded shoot at the rear of the
weather conscientious captains ;had the passengers bring their bedding
on deck to air it. Surely they had to take turns as many ships were
dangerously over-loaded. Some passengers might not even be listed as
the ship was already over the too generous limit of persons per ton of
ship. Ninety-percent of emigrants came by steerage although somepersonsofrankcameincabinsforab
by 1847 had risen to 65 shillings or about $15. Emigration was a choice for 12
harbormaster could tell an emigrant ship at gunshot distance by its odor. After land
with pine and oak for the return trip, a lucrative business for shippers.
Scots with the least to spend left the highlands for the lowlands,
those next, in price went to Newfoundland then the Maritime colonies,
then Quebec and beyond. The cost was by no means complete when they
arrived in Quebec as passage by the new steamships up the St. Lawrence
was expensive and they still had to go by bateau,aflat-bottomedtaperedriverboat,byfootorotherwiseuntiltheyreached,the land assigned
trying and expensive. 800 miles could cost 15 pounds not counting
provisions and baggage.
Thosewhohadtochoosetheir land had additional problems. Sharpers
abounded to remove any monies carried. At the docks in the old country
some were "conned" into paying for passage, for. preferred berths, forfavours,onlytohavethes
When they landed in the new country "land sharks" andagreatvarietyof"flee
vagabond I befriended aboard theRosina".LandalongtheplainoftheSt.Lawrence was fertile, but this was alread
Foreword p.3
�soon ran into the "Canadian Shield", and underlying formation of rock
covered with scanty soil.
Lord Dalhousie, the new governor-general, arranged that the 1820
newly surveyed, land which had been obtained from Indian tribes in
1819 by payment of an annuity. A few settlers had arrived in the Perth
when the government paid an
They set out for Lanark village over an almost impassable road and
crossed the Mississippi River on scows.
Surveys had been carlessly done. A chain was used to measure the
land. At times links would break and the chain mended without the links,
or a stretchy willow link added. Townships were generally ten miles
square, subdivided into twelve concessions and those subdivided into
twenty-seven lots each 200 acres except the last. Two families were
generally assigned to a lot, thus each having 100 acres. A post was
placed in the ground to mark the corner front and rear. Guides had to
be hired to find the posts, several families going together to pay the
fee of 5 or 6 shillings per day.
Lanark was a dense forest with trees so tall that even when a
clearing was made the light would not get in to dry the clearing.
Bears, wolves, wolverines, wild cats, deer and partridge abounded. The
British government retained rights to gold and silver and white Pine.
At Dalhousie a group from the "Prompt" drew lots and settled a
short distance from what was later called Watson's Corners. They were:
James Martin, William Miller, Charles Bailey, James Watson, George Brown,
Thomas Easton, George Easton, Peter Shields, James Donald, John Duncan,
Andrew Park, James Park, John Todd, William Jack, Thomas Scott and
Robert Forest. George Richmond, the teacher sent out with the society
was killed during the winter by a falling tree. James Watson built a
kind of storehouse to hold supplies for the incoming settlers. The govern-
ment possibly supplied some of the stores the first winter.
They were settled in a few days, twenty on the .first line or road
between the 2nd and 3rd concession. By December there were twenty farm
lots divided into town and park lots. Park lots were 25 acres each and
lots of 10 acres each were reserved for mechanics. They erected a log
schoolhouse. Under the leadership of Thomas Scott, who had emigrated with
his wife and seven children, the St. Andrew's Society was formed and in
1829 St. Andrew's Hall, a log building covered with shingles, was built
at Watson's Corners. A library was established by collections from
settlers and a donation of L 100 from Lord Dalhousie. By 1832 there
were 500 volumes including the Encyclopedia Britannica. While the Scots
were not wealthy in worldly goods they were by no means impoverished
mentally.
To solve the loss by death of the teacher, George Richmond, George
Easton, Lot 16, 3rd concession (Merle Bates says error here-4th concession)
built a schoolhouse near his own dwelling and taught the boys and girls,
his only pay being student work on Saturdays or after school. He
taught for ten years.#1
The government had issued to each group of four families a grindstone
and a cross-cut saw and whip saw. To each family was given an adze, a
hinges, a scythe and swath, a reaping hook, a hay fork and 2 hoes, askilletandacampkettleandablanketfo
#1However,ateacherwasprovidedforsomeyearsasGeorgeEastonbega
�Foreword p.5
the tools were of poor quality, the axe unsuitable for cutting trees
and fit only for "cutting pumpkins". The Yankees had the good tools,
guns and axes, and at times an axe was available from an itinerant
Yankee. The United Empire Loyalists taught the settlers how to fell
trees so that the tops would be broken as little as possible and a hunter
brought in a good American rifle and shot deer for the settlers. Girls
were taught to spin wool and linen yarn for family use. Boys were
taught to make fishing nets and tackle for use in the lakes and rivers.
By 1829 none of the cash advances to the settlers had been paid and
the government was withholding titles to the land. 300 settlers drew
up a petition claiming remission of the payments, saying that Lanark
was disadvantaged as it was cut off from navigable rivers, had barely
land was not usable for agriculture. In 1835 the government sent a
surveyor who said that because of the rocky nature the land was unfit for
farming. In 1836 the settlers' debts of some L 22,000 were cancelled.
Still, their situation was greatly improved from the homeland; larders
were full of Indian corn, peas, wheat, oats and ham. They were well
They were able to contribute for relief to the homeland. By oxen and cart
they hauled wheat, corn, oats and rye which they had "threshed" to the
mill where it was ground for family or animal use. They grew a large
variety of vegetables with large supplies of turnips and potatoes the
milk and butter, but also tallow for candles, leather for clothing and
shoes. Sheep provided wool, lamb and mutton. An occasional bear, wolf,
or raccoon added articles of warmth and beauty; goose down gave softness
for pillows or comforters. Logs and rocks were there in abundance to
build their home and "lum" or chimney. The logs provided fence material
which was zig-zagged along the edge of their property. Thus when
weaver's wives were asked if they were glad or sad to be in the new
country, most were enthusiastic to praise their new circumstances and
their joy to be "getting quat o' the prin wheel". Weaving must have
been a noisy, dusty business.
Cutting grain with the sickle and scythe was slow and difficult in
the stump dotted land. There were no horses in the early days and few
cows or oxen, and no sheep, but the settlers added these as soon as
they could. Their plows were hard to pull and hard to guide. The
V-shaped harrow was unwieldy. Hand made rakes were heavy and brought
blisters, and the gnarled flails for grain brought bumps on the head.
Women's work was never done. They rose early to prepare food, then
worked in the fields. Washing, darning and cooking was done before
dawn or after dark as the men slept. In winter they carded wool, spun
yarn, wove linen and wool cloth. The day of blessing was the Sabbath,
a day of rest.
Mosquitoes were fierce. Cranberry marshes were snake-infested.
Fevers and ague were common. The woods provided wild plums, gooseberries,
currants, raspberries, strawberries, cherry and walnut trees and maple trees.
Beautiful birds and flowers abounded. Roads were a continuing problem.
Trees were felled and the logs rolled together to make a bone-jarring "cordur
Settlers were responsible for the road past their place and also to serve
"Statute Labour".
Early fairs were well-attended and provided a place to sell cattle
oxen and horses. Prizes were given for the best livestock, ploughing,
fruits and vegetables, hemp, honey, maple syrup, the best "20 yds. offlannel"andbest"100ydsoflinen".
�During "Training Day" the men gathered to be put through their
exercises by a retired officer, none in uniform, with the exception
of the officer, but in a great variety of bizarre outfits. Some
were bare-footed, some with shoe-packs some with rope belts made of
straw, and an assortment of strange hats. But the men were in earnest,
and willing to defend flag and country.
Pastimes for young people were swimming, quoit playing, wrestling,
racing, games, a Scottish game called "shinny" that was similar to
ice hockey, skating, snow-shoeing, sleighing and dancing.
Trees were burned for wood ashes which were put into a "leach" with
lime and water. The lye produced was boiled until thick. It was then
poured into kettle drum shaped half-coolers. When cooled it looked like
brown stone and was very hard. The potash cakes of 2 half-coolers
could be fitted into a standard oak barrel and shipped that way. The
barrel weighed 700 pounds and sold for about $40.
Politically speaking settlers from the Highlands and Lowlands of
Scotland, the villages of England, and the farms of Ireland came to
the New World influenced by the conditions that had driven them from their
homeland. They brought with them agitators for a more democratic form
of government. Some Americans moved to Canada seeking land, or because
of loyalty to the Crown. From the British Isles came those with love
for the mother country, but with newer ideas, a desire for an improved
Religiously speaking, Protestants came to the new country seeking to
worship in accustomed ways, although in the new country Methodist
ministers were an influence upon them. The Reformation was close within
the memories of their ancestors, as with George Easton, whose ancestors
had fled for their lives from Ireland. They were serious about their
religion, fasted a day before partaking of communion. The Bible was
interpreted quite literally. George Easton often quotes the Sunday
text, or adds a verse from the Bible. He has definite ideas about his
religion. Robert Ogilvie, while religious, is more tolerant. Yet,
Robert Adam Ogilvie tells that when he cut his lip falling on a wheel-
barrow he was using one Sunday, his father John, son of Robert, told him
the wrath of God struck him down for breaking the Sabbath.
Socially, these British, with dignity, decency and courage
established civilized communities among the stumps north of the St.
Lawrence, quickly organized community governments, church, school
and library facilities and helped each other establish themselves in the
wilderness. "Raising" bees for home and barn, "quilting" bees, and
bees for many other uses made cooperation among them a necessity. They
took up clearing the land, building log houses for family or stock use,
and plowed the land. From the beginning of a few pounds of wheat they were
soon planting bushels of grains.
Taverns were common. Robert Louis Stevenson explains the cold damp
of Scotland creating a tendency to stop at a cozy tavern for a warming
drink. The same might be true of the chill damp wind north of the
St. Lawrence. Robert Ogilvie would be annoyed if Anne did not bring
home a bottle when she went to town. Later a "stopping place" as the
settlers called it, was built near the Ogilvie place and Robert would
stop for a drink, and might even bring friends home. He was from a social
environment in Scotland and carried a part of that convivality with him.
Anne was not always approving.
Foreword p.6
�Foreword P.7
Janet Stevenson Easton and her girls must have had an artistic
flare as they made and sold hats in addition to the butter and farm
produce. Also, they sewed complicated garments, such as a "Phila
bors. George might be called to pray for a child.
The Ogilvie diary is mostly confined to farm matters. It must have
been in an available place as the children write their names in it at
times. After Robert's last entry the diary is carried on by his son,
John. A bit of humor is shown between Robert and Anne when she leaves
with the recipe and the comment "it is then fit for EATING". He must
have put his thoughts in pencil before preparing a will for his wife,
leaving what he has to her. George Easton seems to write in his account
after meals, so that additional notes are added within a day. While
Robert must have confined his views regarding world affairs to his wife
and friends, George at times notes them in his diary. Affairs dealing
with the Rebellion of 1837, a writing by the fiery Louis Joseph Papineau -
him, as is the crowning of Princess Victoria.
Americans and Canadians today take pride in their unarmed frontier,
and their joint waterways, an achievement not of disarmament but of
diplomacy and statesmanship. Many situations have arisen to create
antagonism among hot-heads but statesmen such as Lord Durham, Daniel
Webster and Lord Asburton and General Winfield Scott have helped create
a common community of nations each seeking its own destiny. The final
passing of the Webster-Ashburton treaty finally settled border disputes
and brought peace. (Aug. 9, 1842)
The War of 1812 emphasized neutrality but did not settle serious
problems. In the Rebellion of 1837 the conflict of self-government
came to a head. Canada was divided into Upper and Lower portions with
differing ideas and customs. Lower Canada consisted of the Eastern
portion near Quebec and also south of the St. Larwence. It was peopled
by the French, less literate and under a large landowner-tenant
segneurial system. The French portion felt dominated by the English
portion of the government. Upper Canada consisted of land below the
Ottawa River and of the western portion north of the St. Lawrence and
was peopled by persons from the British Isles. The Rebellion began in
the Lower portion and later spread to the Upper portion. Reformers
such as Louis Joseph Papineau and William Lyon Mackenzie encouraged
rebellion against the British system and favoring the American system
of government. A "patriot" army was recruited in the United States and
Canada and funds raised. Buffalo, N.Y. and Detroit, Mi. were centers of
recruitment.
Feelings in the United States were mixed. The government, press,
and most people felt that what Canada did was their business and that
the peace following the War of 1812 should not be broken. However,
a general feeling existed of close ties toward Upper Canada, even though
it was Lower Canada which was more rebellious. Americans tended to think
that Englishmen anywhere were capable of governing themselves without
outside help, and were naive concerning the development of the idea to
come of Commonwealth.
The Upper Canadian reform movement was a reaction against the attempt
to establish a privileged class and church. The Lower Canadian movement
was an expression of the French Canadian will to survive. William Lyon
Mackenzie in his paper the Advocate called for reform in 1822. L.J.
�Foreword p.8
Papineau was against Lord Dalhousie who was governor of Canada in 1819
and for rights of French Canada and opposed the government on money matters.
church and customs were to prevail in the French portion. After the
forming of the Patriot army various small skirmishes took place but the
British government strengthened the military and put down the rebellion.
In the main, however, it was solved by diplomacy, aided by the opinions
of the majority of Americans and Canadians. The hanging of two generals
of the Patriot army is mentioned. Peter Matthews, father of 15 children,
and with a wife; and Sam Lount, father of 7 children, and his wife,
Elizabeth, who kneeled in court to beg and pray for the release of her
husband, were hanged Apr. 12, 1838 outside the Toronto jail. A military
leader of the Patriot array mentioned was Rensselaer Van Rensslaer of
Albany, N.Y., appointed by Mackenzie to head the Patriot army, a dissipate
27 year old genius who knew nothing of military tactics and would not
take advice.
The log house built by George and Janet Easton has since been
buried on their land, Lot 16 of the 4th concession of Dalhousie.
Robert and Anne Ogilvie are buried in unmarked graves in the St. Andrew's
churchyard of Watson's Corners, Ontario, Canada. A memorial plaque tells
of the early settlers.
The Bible does not give a specific date for the birth of Jesus.
The holidays of Christmas and Easter had pagan origins and are not
mentioned in the Bible. Therefore they were not observed in the Cal-
vinist churches. Even music was not used. Influences of the Roman
church were avoided. It was not until the settlers had been exposed
to German and Mennonite factions that these holidays were observed.
Note that George Easton makes no mention of the two holidays, nor does
he speak of church music. It is possible that Psalms may have been
sung but there is no mention of it. A change in church membership is
indicated by the little "Methodist Hymn Book" dated 1902 left by
Janet Horn Ogilvie, wife of John Ogilvie, son of Robert Setton Ogilvie.
Descendants of the families have been and are successful, law-abiding
persons. Teaching has been the choice of a number; various professions,
business and farming are other occupations. Some have moved to the
United States. Emigration appears to have been the right decision.
��Exerpt from George Easton's Diary
April 22, 1844
To give a true account of my father's family and to let my
sons know their origin, is what I cannot well do. All I know is
in 1641, two hundred years ago, our forefathers resided in the
County of Antrim, in swate little Ireland and were compelled to flee
for their lives, the Papists under that bloodthirsty Popish ruffian
Sir Phelim O'Neal having commenced to massacre the Protestants and
were sparing neither sex nor age.
Our family consisting of an old man and his wife and only son,
having found means to escape the swords of their enemies, left their
native country and all that was dear to them and came to Scotland,
Crossford, being weavers to trade, they lived there enjoying that
peace they could not find in their own country. There the old man
and his wife breathed their last and were buried in the churchyard
of Lanark, County town, Upper ward of Clydesdale.
But the first of our ancestors that I have any knowledge of,
is David Easton, the grandson of that young man who fled with his
Parish of Lanark, in or about the year 1759. George Easton, his
son, lived in or about the year 1785.
Matthew Easton, his son, lived at Harperfield, a weaver to trade.
He resided likewise in Kirkfieldbank and died in Crossford, all in
the parish of Lesmahagow, August 7th, 1837. The above Matthew Easton
and Janet Wilson were married Feb. 27, 1784.
Their family is as follows:
George Easton born Nov, 21st, 1784 (writer of the diary)
David Easton, born July 15th, 1787
Anna Easton, born July 17th 1790
Thomas Easton,born March 2nd, 1793*
Agnes Easton, born Aug. 9th 1796
Margaret Easton, born Jan. 12th 1802
Janet Easton, born Feb. 21st, 1805
George Easton was brought up and spent his youth at Harperfield
and was married 7th of July 1809 to Janet Stevenson, resided some
time in Harelbank, spent his life in the parish of Lesmahagow, till
the year 1820, when he emigrated to Dalhousie, in the County of Lanark
in the District of Bathurst and Province of Upper Canada, British
America, where he now resides, has two sons, David Easton and Matthew
George Easton, and my desire is that every succeeding generation
transmit their names and continue the geneology of their sons, and
hand down a written account to every succeeding generation.
Witness my hand.
George Easton
*ThomasEaston-lived near George and in the diary is also called
Thos., Tom or Tam.
�Exerpt from George Easton's Diary
�GEORGE EASTON'S DIARY
1830 Mon. June 7th- A very warm day, some rain.
Tues. 8th- Wind and a clear day, Isabella & Jess at Rob't Wallace's
planting potatoes. Tom. A. saw my lamb that was cut, can hardly
walk this night. J.B. opened the wound.
Wed. 9th. A clear warm day. Isobella planting potatoes with Cooper
Rob. My potatoes all planted by the first of June. 20 bus.
Thurs. 10- Gloom in the morning, a fine warm day. Last night heavy rain.
11- A very warm day this day. We were at the mill.
Sat. 12th- Working at the roads, first day StatuteLabours.*1A warm day,
my heifer would have taken the bull. Got a pig from Joseph
Hetherington on Thurs, 10th of June.
Sabbath 13th- A dull warm morning, some rain, a warm day, Monday
morning some rain, warm & dull.
Tues. 15th- Clear with wind, I have a sore finger, cannot work. An
excessive hot day. Corn looking backwards, at least a fortnight.
Jennie at Cooper Rob's for a cheese vat. Got a milking Cozie *2
from John Thomson on Thursdaylast being June 10th, 1830.
Wed. 16th.-A warm morning, some drops of rain. Hoeing corn. Wrote a
letter for R. Rae. Dated 10th June, 1830. Received one from
John Stevenson June-14. A very warm day.
June 17th- An exceeding warm d a y . Hoeing corn. Hoeing once over
done this night. G. Easton
Saw constellation above the trees*3on Tues. June 15th 1830.
Fri. 18th. -High wind. Burning and cleaning for turnips.*4 A fine day
all over.
Sat. 19th- Worked upon the roads. Second Statute Labour. Brought
in ashes.
Sabbath 20th June 1830. A cold dull day.
Mon. 21-.High wind and rain. Planted cabbage. Averywetday.
Tues.22-; Got a pig from Thos. Scott, a very wet d a y .
Wed. 23-. A dull morning, threatening rain, at 10 o'clock A.M. Heavy
rain. G. Brown at the wool carding at Watson's Mill.
Thurs. 24- A very warm day. Got the log out of my finger this
morning, length
Fri. Dull & warm.
Saturday, Dull, threatening rain. Received a letter from Michael
Templeton last night, dated 23 March 1830.
Sabbath 27- rain.
Mon. 28- terrible rain this morning. Bill & Tom went to the Wool Mill.
Tues. 29- went to Perth, Some rain.
Wed. 30th appeared before Board of Education. Left Perth, came to
Armstrongs', no rain.
Thurs. 1- Came home, rain, heavy rain.
Fri.2- A very warm day this day. Commenced school keeping a second year.
Cleaning land for turnips. Joseph in this day with a barrel of
potash. George Easton. Sent away a letter to Robt. Rae, Dated
10th June on Thursday July 13t, 1830.
Sat. 3. Some rain. Library issue.
*1 Statute Lab
*2
*3
*4 Turnips, also called Swedish turnips - rutebega for animal feed
�Sabbath July 4th- High wind. Robert Wallace, Son to Andrew Wallace,
departed this life on Saturday, July 3, 1830.
The heifer took the bull Friday July 2. Geo. Easton
Monday- 5th- very warm. Jas. & Betty Shields hoeing corn, a thunder-
storm about 2 o'clock. David Millar departed this life Sabbath
July 4th, funeral Tuesday July. 6.
Tues. 6th- very warm this day. Libby at the Carding machine, Jess
at the Mill. Cherry took the bull this day.
Wed. 7th. Sowed turnips.*1 Dull, threatening rain, G. Easton. Saw
Thurs, 8th- A fine day. Kept the school till midday, went to Lanark
with Jess & purchased necessaries for the Celebration of the
Lord's Supper.
Fri.9th- Kept as a fast.
Sat. 10th- a fine day.
Sabbath 11th- the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed in
Dalhousie by Dr. Gemmill being the seventh time in this town-
ship. On Nov. 14th 1824; Nov, 6th 1825; Oct, 29th 1826; Oct.
25th 1827; July 13th 1828; Aug. l6th 1829; and on July 11th 183O;
by the Rev, Dr. Gemmill of Lanark.
Sabbath July 11th.- 1830. A fine day, no rain, G. Easton.
Mon. 12th- very warm. Some rain.
Tues. 13th. At the mill. Some rain.
Wed. 14th. Very wet during the night. Showery during the day. Very
Thurs. 15th. Bell at Lanark, the rest hoeing corn, very warm.
Fri. 16th.- Very warm this day. John Callender was married to
Janet Millar and took her up beyond Mrs. Angus' place, but I
think they won't stop long. George Easton
Sat. 17th- An excessive hot day, hoeing corn these days hath been
very warm, a burning sun. G.E.
Sabbath 18th. Excellent weather, a very-hot day. George Easton.
Monday 19th July- Saw a good deal of damage done to my grain by
cattle. Some rain last night, this day very hot. 5 days
excessive hot weather, burning hot. Could hardly work.
Tues. 20th July- hot, hot weather, burning hot. Saw my corn silk
this day.
Wed. 21st. Commenced cutting hay this day. Excessive hot. Wm.
Steele came to John Thompsons last night being 20th July.
Corn looking very well.
Thurs. 22nd. A noble day, cutting hay.
Fri. 23rd- cutting hay, a fine day. Geo. Easton. Commenced
shearing, cut 2 stooks or rye.*2
Saturday 24th- warm with some rain. G. Easton.
But turned out a noble day till about 5 o'clock P.M. when
one of the heaviest showers fell I have witnessed and a very
wet night. My hay mostly cut and all exposed.
Sabbath 25th- A dull, damp morning, some rain, a wet day.
Monday 26th- Incessant rain all day. Wind easterly. No Sermon
yesterday, rain so heavy the Minister could not come. A
mistake, he came. Geo. Easton. Sermon in the afternoon by Dr. G.
Tues. 27th- rain all night and a dull damp day, some rain, a fine
afternoon, was obliged to shake out my hay again, being sore
wasted and spoiled with rain.
This day Jas. Hood had a child taken away by death, the chincough
and bowelhive being the means. *2 stooks- a sh
*1turnips-possiblyrutabegas, "Swedish turnips", f
�Wed. 28th-Not a very promising day. Threateneing rain. My coat in
Lanark. G. Easton.
William Steel left Dalhousie for Kingston July 27th, 1830.
Working in Perth.
Thurs. 29th. Got my coat and Bible. Ricked#1 hay.
Tues. 27th- cut barley. 9 stooks after 13 cuts.
Friday 30th- A clear, warm day, people busy with their hay. Gaven Baillie
married this day to Mary Munro. Wedding in the St. Andrews Hall.
"Faichney is no more#2 Well he was a free-hearted fellow." Bell
and Jess at Mr. Parks working. George Easton.
Saturday 31st- Dull, threatening rain. A good deal of rain, ready for
harvest. Hay no all secured. George Easton.
Myself chopping. Lassies shearing rye. A fine afternoon.
Sabbath, August 1st. 1830.
A noble day. 16,000 Emigrants arrived at Quebec at thisdate(June2[?])
Monday 2- Last night a loud thunderstorm and some rain, this day a
clear, warm day. Shearing rye and cutting rye, and cutting hay.
Thomas helping me in the morning to cut hay. George Easton.
My rye all cut this day. 20 stooks. Commenced shearing wheat
Tuesday 3rd. Arrived at Quebec of settlers, July 2,- 840.
Finished hay cutting this day, a very warm day.
Wednesday 4th- Looking dull, a fine harvest day till about 10 o'clock A.M.
Came on a heavy shower. This day Rickd the last of my hay. Done
before the rain. A thunderstorm in the afternoon. George Easton.
Thursday 5th- A fine morning, shearing wheat, a noble day.
Friday 6th- Chopping to Robert Sherriff. My young cow at the bull. A fine day.
Saturday 7th- Library issue, a thunderstorm and heavy rain in the afternoon.
Sabbath 8th- A very wet morning. "Numquam Arescire",#3 the Clyde Motto-G.E.
Monday 9th- A good day, a fine harvest day.
Tuesday 10th- A very warm day, this day put in all my rye. Shearing oats.
Saw fireflies last night.
Wednesday August 11th, 1830- a very wet day, Saw fireflies last night. G.E.
Thursday 12th- Bell hearing with Mr. Mclntyre Esq. Jenny with
Thomas, No Esq., a better day. Mr. Cochrane from Kirkfield in
Dalhousie, Wednesday, July 11th being St. James fair day in old
Lanark, Scotland. G.E.
Received 10 bushels of lime from Mr. Jas. Muir and delivered him
21/2bushels of corn. Thursday 12th August 1830.
Friday Aug. 13th- Bell with Mr. George Brown, driving up wheat, a fine
Saturday August 14th 1830. Shearing spring wheat, a very warm day.
This day quit keeping school for two weeks. Until August, that is
to commence again on the 30th of August, 1830.
Sabbath 15th- A good day.
Monday l6th-Bell and Jess at James Parks. Jenny at Thomas'. A thunder-
storm about midday, chopping myself. Thunder very close and loud.
Tuesday 17th-Bell and Jess at James Park, a fine day.
Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th, putting in wheat. Friday 20th at
the Mill. Came home on Saturday 21st, finished shearing our crop,
fine weather.
1# Ricked- placed in stacks
2#Faichney is no more- Faith and it is no more.
3# Numquam Arescire- Never stop(flowing as a river)
Richard Dell, principal archivist for the Strathclyde Regional Council
states that he cannot find this motto anywhere in the records of the
city of Clyde or in the Clyde Port Authority, which began the
improvement of the navigation in 1758.
�</
an exceeding warm day. Harvest is nearly concluded and got in,
in good order and considered a fair crop. Numbers, however,
had. their wheat injured by a violent storm which fell on 24th
of July in the afternoon and continued heavy rain until Tuesday
27th. Cleared again in the afternoon.
Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25th- very warm. Wednesday 25th, Logging
Thursday 26th- Helping Ned to put in his grain, very fine weather.
Thursday 26th my young cow at the Bull.
Friday 27th- Sent away a letter to John Stevenson. On Thursday 26th
of August 1830, chopping at home. Sat. 28th finished chopping.
Put in all my grain. Fine, warm weather.
Sabbath 29th- A very warm day.
Monday 30th- Commenced School-keeping after being a fortnight vacant.
Warm and dull. Threatening rain.
Tuesday 31st- Logging with James Watson.
Wednesday Sept. 1st- Logging with Robert Rodger. Thursday 2- with
Jas. Brown. Friday 3rd, with Ned. Saturday finished George
Browns logging.
Sabbath Sept. 5th- fine weather. No rain these two weeks except a
small shower on Friday of Sept. but nothing hurt here about. G.E.
Monday 6th- a very wet day. Tuesday 7th logging at home, 3 yoke
Rodgers, Watson and G. Brown.
Wednesday 8th, log with Thos. Thursday, 9th, burning ray logs, a fine
Friday 10th- Thompson sowing wheat, a fine day. Great drought. Geo. Easton.
This day cut corn, Sherriff logging. Sowed a bushed of rye on
2nd. of Sept.
Bless 0 my soul the Lord thy God and not forgetful be of all His
gracious benefits, He hath bestowed onthee—#1Saturday 11th Sept. 1830.
A fine day. Driving ashes. Last night threatened rain but blew over.
Sabbath 12th- very dull, some thunder, a heavy thunderstorm at night
and rain most incessant. Jas. Watson began to sow wheat on
on Saturday Sept. 11th. on Saturday evening broke my cart.
Monday 13th- a dull day. Jas. Brown, Junr began to sow wheat. Mrs.
Nairn at Thomas. George Easton.
Tuesday 14th Sept 1830
His most gracious Majesty King George Fourth departed this life
June 26th, 1830 amd was succeeded by his brother, William, Duke of
Clarence by the name and title of William Fourth. By the grace
of God, of Great Britain and Ireland. King, Vive le Roi.#2 George
third succeeded his Grandfather 1760 and died 1820 and was succeeded
by His Eldest Son George, Prince of Wales, a Title which is now lost
for there is none to heir the Principality of the Blood Royal,---
The French government having fitted out an Armament against
Algiers in order to chastise that nest of pirates, effected a
landing and took possession of their city, made theDey a prisoner
and compelled the vagabond to yield and surrender at Discretion.
Tuesday Sept. 15th Heavy rain last night. The day dull and heavy,
very wet weather. No work can go on. George Easton.
Wednesday 15th- busy fencing. Some rain.
Thursday 16th- Fencing, considerable frost. Saw ice on the morning of
the 15th.
1# Psalms 103-2. 2# Vive le Roi- long live the king
# shearing- to reap or cut with a sickle or hook.
�5
Friday 17th- finished fencing, considerable frost, a warm day. Rain
last night. Curious weather. G. Easton.
Saturday 18th- this day sowed one bushel and a half of wheat on new land.
Sabbath 19th- frosty and a fine day.
Monday 20th at Perth, a wet day, roads very bad.
Tuesday 21st- a better day- Wednesday, a heavy rain all day.
Thursday 23- Wm Hay brings his papers this day. Dull and very warm,
Finished dragging on Monday 20. Fear terror and grief. Geo. Easton.
Friday 24th- Dull and warm. Threatening rain. Geo. Easton.
Saturday 25th James Rodger with barrel of potash, at Lanark yesterday,
rain this morning and a dull day. George Easton. A wet afternoon.
Monday 27th A very wet morning and a dull wet day.
Tuesday 28th- High wind and rain, commenced taking in corn yesterday.
Wednesday 29th- Strong frost in the morning, a very warm day. Commenced
lifting potatoes this day and sowed some rye. Geo. Easton.
Thursday 30th- Jenny and Jess at Lanark, bought a carpet 5 yds at 4/4*
per yd., a fine day. Some rain. This month hath been a very cold
Friday Oct. 1st. Dalhousie fair, a very warm day. Digging praties
this day. Paid my taxes 3/6/2 being the amount of my taxes for
1830. George Easton.
Saturday 2nd. A good day. Library issue. G.E. (note: 3/6/2- 3pounds,6shillings,2pence)
Sabbath 3rd October, very hard frost. Cold with high wind. We have lifted 40 bushels
Monday Oct. 4th. frost and a good day.
Tuesday 5th a clear day.
Wednesday 6th a fine day, began to plaster my house.
Thursday 7th, very frosty, Digging potatoes. Lifted 100 bushels. Good
weather this week past but pretty frosty, Geo. Easton.
Friday Oct. 8th this day took in corn straw. Pulld all my corn. A
fine day.
Saturday 9th- a right good day,
Sunday 10th No rain, very warm.
Monday 11th- This day Brown killd a cow. Dull and lowering. No frost.
Tuesday 12th- at the Mill. J.McDonald find cart.
Wednesday 13th- Dull threatning rain, working at my potatoes. Geo.Easton.
This day a small shower in the afternoon.
Thursday 14th -Very heavy rain all night. Dull and wet this day. Hays
Friday 15th- yesterday wet all day, this day rather inclined to drought.
Saturday 16th Dull and damp. Mary and the lassies digging potatoes.
Kept the school and at Wm. Hays raising.
Sabbath 17th Dull and cold.
Monday 18th- Lifted all my potatoes on Saturday 16, 200 bus. A good
deal of frost, a fine day. Isobella at J. Thompson picking corn.G.E.
Tuesday 19th- a wet night and a dull wet day. This day a meeting in
St. Amdrew's Hall for the purpose of Petitioning government for
land to Settler's Sons.
The French Government hath undergone another revolution, Charles X
Crowned in his Stead. The reasons given are his tyrannic conduct
* 4/4-4 shillings, 4 pence. a shilling at that time about 20.2c
but later about 24 c. 12 pence= 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound.
�and his anxiety to establish absolute power, putting a stop to
the freedom of the press and violating the Charter of the Con-
stitution. The Ex-king is arrived in England with a numerous
retinue, attended by his spiritual guides, Priests and Jesuits,
a considerable number. The New King is crowned by the Title of
Louis Phillippe First, King of France and Navarre. A dangerous
Seat, a fickle, unsteady people, a people who would cheer their
Wednesday 20th Oct.- Yesterday Jenny took her yarn to A. Nairn. G. Easton.
An awful daddling#1 match this morning and a dull, damp day.
The women making hats for Jacob Scott's wedding which is expected
to take place this week. She is to be married to John Duncan
(June....Lakeside)??
Thursday 21st Oct. A fine clear day. Isobel with J. Thompson pulling
Friday 22 Oct. A wet, dull, damp day, a bad day for Beenie's wedding.
I believe the Black Ewe got the tup this morning. This day, Oct.
10th, Some word of a revolution in the Netherlands. I have as
yet heard no particulars. George Easton.
Oct. 22 Jess with J. Thompson. Isobella keeping Robt Rodgers house,
they being still at the wedding.
Oct. 23rd Saturday- A cold clear day. George Easton.
Sabbath 24th- a fine day but cold.
Monday 25th J. Thompson husk> all his corn on Sat. 23rd at night. A
fine day, putting in corn straw.
Tuesday 26th Octr- Yesterday a meeting was held in St. Andrews Hall
Land to the Sons of Settlers who may have come of age in the
Settlement.
Sabbath 24th- A. Climie shot a bear and Jack Shields a deer. Tuesday 26th-
a very cold day, very wet, at Mr. Joseph Hetheringtons barn.
Thos. Easton finished his husking of corn. Peter Shields at
Lanark in quest of a lot belonging to the Canada Company, meaning
to purchase it, if he can get a chance. William Laverty's
friends arrived in Dalhousie on Sat. Oct. 23.
Wednesday 27th A fine day, there hath been no snow at all this fall.
Not a single flake and very little frost. G. Easton.
Thurs. 28th at Robt Angus helping him to raise a barn. Some rain in
the morning, and a fine day. G. Easton.
Friday 29th very frosty and a fine warm day this day. Lanark fair,
the first market ever held in Lanark, Upper Canada. G. Easton.
30th- Jenny took the remainder of her yarn to A. Nairn this day.
Sat. October 30th- A very severe frost and a clear warm day. Helping
Thos. to raise a sheep house. Open mine eyes that of thy law the
Wonders I may see.#2 Geo. Easton.
Sabbath 31st. I this day received a letter from Robert Rae dated August
14th and a very wet day. How great the goodness thou for them
that fear thee keepst in store.#3
Monday, November 1st 1830. A very wet night. Thunder and rain, killd
my sow this morning. A quiet fresh day and some rain. G. Easton.
Tuesday 2nd. A fine, fresh day,
Wednesday 3rd. A dull wet day
Thursday 4th- a dull day, helping Geo. Brown to roof his barn this day.
Friday 5th. A fine warm day. Thos. roofed his sheep house this morning.
Saturday 6th. A dull day.
#1daddling- arguing perhaps
#2 Psalms 119-18 #3 Psalms 31-19
�7
Sabbath 7th and Monday 8th- both dull, damp days.
Tuesday 9th. Bell and Jess at A. Nairn's quilting, a dull day, the
ewes taking the ram. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday Nov. 10th Dull and some rain. Driving out dung upon the
grass. On Monday 8th, H. Todd, R. Millar, and a number of young
men left Dalhousie expecting to take land in the Home district. G.E.
Thursday 11th- Dull and small rain. Mrs. Brown and M. Allan quilting
Maggots#1 for Coverlids. James Brown brings the papers this day. G.E.
Friday 12th at Lanark, a soft day. Saturday 13th came home, an awful
wet day. Sabbath 14th and Monday 15th both dull and damp weather.
Saturday 13th we were to work on the roads but could not on account
of rain. Sabbath 14th dull and damp. Monday 15th Dull and wet.
Commenced keeping school at night. Tuesday 16th Clear and Sunshine.
Thursday Nov. 18th l830- A very, wet night, a clear day.
Friday 19th A fine day, a good deal of.frost. G. Easton.
Saturday 20th finished driving ashes. Work at the roads 3 days. Statute
Labour.
Sabbath 21st A dull day, frost.
Monday 22- Rain all day. Last night snow fell. Ground white. First
snow, not a flake seen before the 22 Novr. G. Easton.
Tuesday- Some snow. Roads very bad. Got a chest from Jas Park this
day. Wednesday Novr 24, a very frosty day. Jenny at Lanark. G.E.
Thursday 25th. A dull day, not much frost. J. Wallace and James Brown
at their lots, building commenced this day. George Easton.
Friday Nov. 26th. Snow last night, about an inch, a dull day,
Jenny at Wm. Hoods making me a Phila #2 Coatee. Ned commenced
boiling my ashes #4 Thurs Novr 25th 1830.
Saturday 27th Jess at Lanark for a yd of more cloth for my coat. A
fine day, almost no frost.
Sabbath 28th. A dull day. Monday 29th. a clear frosty day. Melted
my first potash on Saturday night. Good. Jenny and Jess at
Wm Hoods working at ray coat and likely to spoil it. Tuesday 30th
a little snow during the night and Lo! Behold! this is the
great important day. Big with the fate of Dalhousie and St.
Andrew. Paid Mr. Hugh Campbell 5/6 for tallow. G. Easton.
Wednesday December 1st 1830. A very frosty night, this day Conroy
melts the last of my ashes, Jess at Lanark for one qt. of
Aquavitae. St. Andrew's festival is past and alas, it will
not return for a complete year. Such opportunities of Good
Fellowship Seldom Occur.
Isiah 22:12. In that day did the Lord God of Hosts call to
weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with
sackcloth... And behold, joy and gladness, slaying of Oxen
and killing sheep. Eating flesh and drinking wine. Let us
eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die. Such are my sentiments
at present. For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of
G o d . # 3 G. Easton.
Thursday Decr 2nd. Conroy melted last night, 4 inches too much.
Arch. Nairn brought home our cloth this day. 30 yds. A dull
day threatning snow or rain. P. and YLC at N. Sherbroke.
Friday 3rd A dull wet day, a most tremendous wet night. Saturday 4th
Some Drought this day. Got home my barrel. My son, Matthew,
not well. Library issue. G. Easton.
#1 possibly a faniful part of a bed cover.
#2 Phila coatee- Phila means love? A 3/4 length coat?
#3 Romans 3-23 4# boiling wood ashes in an iron pot to make potash
�Sabbath 5th. No frost, a fine day. Monday 6th a very cold day, thre
ground. G.Easton.
Tuesday 7th December 1830. a very frosty day. Bell at Poland.
Wednesday 8th. very frosty. Got firewood cut yesterday. No snow at
all, ground quite bare. Hardly any snow this season.
Thursday 9th. Snow fell this morning. 5 inches.
Friday 10th A cold day. Jess in a woman fuddle.#1 Mind that. Jenny
making my coatee. G. Easton.
Saturday 11th. Jess at Lanark. Libb at Parker's getting her shoes
mended, a frosty day. Snow 5 inches deep. J.W. quilting.
Sabbath 12th and Monday 13th- both very cold and frosty.
Tuesday 14th rather inclining to freshness. Very wet all night.
Wednesday 15th thawing and some snow. Thursday 10th a very frosty day.
Friday 17th a frosty day. This morning about 9 o'clock George Brown's
son departed this life.
Saturday 18th, at Lanark for a requisition for the town meeting. G.E.
Sabbath 19th Some snow all day. George Brown's son was buried this
day.
Monday 20th. Snow all day, pretty heavy. Snow 7 inches deep. Tuesday
21st very frosty. Wednesday 22 excessive frosty. Laverty and
Conroy at the mill.
Thursday 23rd Jess at Lanark; a frosty day. Jenny at Joseph's. Jos.
at the mill. -
Friday 24th and Saturday 25th- not well, unable to keep school.
Sabbath 26th heard of the arrival of McAllister, our New Minister.
Saturday25 and Sabbath incessant thaw. Monday Snow fell 5 inches,
not much frost. Tuesday at Wm Penman's wedding. Snow.
Wednesday 29th Came home from Penman's.
Thursday 30th Snow all day. Friday Dec 31, 1830, rain all day and
freezing at the same time.
Saturday Jan. 1st, 1831, very cold snow all day. A complete riot
about Joseph's and Rogers, all to the westward of this assembled
there. Pretty quiet on this side. George Easton.
Sabbath 2. Cold and frosty. A dull day.
Monday 3- this day the town meeting was held in St. Andrew's Hall,
when Mr. John Thompson was chosen Town Clerk and Young Brown
collector. Cold and frosty. Jan 4. Rain all day. Wednesday 5th
kept school and at the Mill, frosty all night. Cut a road through
that concession below Brown on Thursday 6th of Januy 1831.
This day cold and frosty.
Friday 7th- Cold threatning snow, snow 9 inches. G. Easton.
Saturday 8th pretty frosty. Charged with cruelty to children, false
as the inventor. Don't wish to shine in the same sphere with
Brown and his Comrades. G. Easton.
(note as side of page-kept school all day)
Sabbath 9th Great frosty. Monday 10th 1831-very frosty- Mr. Shields
gone to Perth with 3 loads of wheat. Sent away my school papers.
R. Climie gone to Perth with note.
Tuesday l1 January 1831. John Smith with us last night. This day
threatning snow, pretty frosty. G. Easton.
Wednesday 12. Most awful frosty. Thursday 13th hard frost.
Friday 14th at Lanark with my barrel, frosty.
Saturday 15th very cold., kept the school a full day. Sabbath 16th an
#1 woman fuddle- confused, maybe in love? Crying?
#2concessioninOntario[?]landconstitutingasubdivisionof a township.
�excessive cold day. Thomas had a son born after dark and Mr.
McAllister preached his first sermon in Lanark. Monday, 17th
Peter Shields at Perth with three loads of grain. George Easton.
Tuesday 18th- more mild, some snow.
Wednesday 19th Brown, Watson & Co. at Lanark with their barrels.
Gay and Cold.
Thursday 20th- at Lanark. Thos. and I with wheat, an excessive
cold day. Friday 21st awful frosty. Saturday 22nd Some snow,
very frosty, kept school. A full day.
Sabbath 23rd very frosty. Monday excessive cold. G. Easton.
Tuesday 25th very frosty. Wednesday 26th more mild, the first mild
day these two weeks. George Easton.
Thursday 27 at Lanark. Delivered Mr. Hall 9 3/4 corn, 2 bushels rye
and of wheat 75 lbs. A moderate day. George Easton.
Friday 28th Moderate weather. Saturday 29th frosty. Robt Twaddle
down from Sherbrook. Brown shining in his proper sphere yesterday. John Wa
Sabbath 30th this day Mr. McAllister preached his first sermon in
Dalhousie and as far as I heard gave general satisfaction. A
frosty day. George Easton.
Monday 31st a frosty day. Tuesday Feb. 1st a fine day.
Wednesday 2nd very warm. Thursday 3 at Lanark.
Friday 4th and Saturday 5th both frosty. Sabbath 6th frosty, on
Thursday3 Snow fell 7 inches. Monday 7th Mr. J. Paul at Lanark
with his potash barrel, a fine frosty day. Tuesday took one
bushel of corn to Mr. Hugh Campbell. Cold frosty weather.
Wednesday 9th at the mill, did not get my load, frosty.
Thursday 10th Isobella at the mill getting my load ground this
day, got firewood, frosty with some snow. Friday 11th Heavy
snow in the morning. Kept school, at the mill for my load.
Snow all day.
Saturday 12th. The sun eclipsed. Snow all day. Snow is about 14
inches deep. Geo. Easton.
Sabbath 13th Very frosty. Monday excessive frosty.
Tuesday 15th at Lanark for the last time with the steers. A mild
day. Bright hurt his leg.
Wednesday- Snow during the night. Soft, some rain. Snow 18 inches
deep.
Thursday 17th Feby 1831. Frosty with some snow. Took my sow to
Joseph's boar on Monday Feb 14th. Sorrow and a f f l i c t i o n man's
Friday 18th A very frosty day, excessive cold.
Saturday 19th Got my pig home from Joseph's on Thurs. night being
Feb. 16th. Saturday 19th frosty with 3 inches of snow. G.Easton.
Sabbath 20th A frosty day. Mr. Wilson from Lesmahagow preached in
Dalhousie this day 20th Feb. 1831. G.E.
Monday 21st A very cold day, a quarrel at night between J.H. and E.L.
in the school. ,
Tuesday 22nd Like a change, it is likely to be fresh.
Wednesday 23 A most terrible deep snow. Received a letter from my
father dated 26 May, on Sabbath Feby 20, 1831. Thursday a
most awful cold day. Thos. at Lanark for salt. Got it from
John Hall 19/
Friday 25th Don't know what to do respecting seats for I am determined
no to enter in the measures of the committee respecting Mr. Mc
Allister or no other paper minister. George Easton.
�Saturday 26th February 1831 ..at Currie's mill, got my load home
when I was not expecting it, a warm day. Sabbath 27th very warm.
Monday 28th Thawing. G. Easton.
Tuesday March 1st 1831 thawing, a fine day. Joseph at Lanark for
salt. Thos. at the Mill. George Easton.
Wednesday March 2nd 1831, This day got an axe helve#1from Mr. John
Thompson. Still thawing, was assessed last night by George Brown.
Thursday 3rd some rain during night. Jenny at Lanark for the papers.
Dull and thawing.
Friday 4th a soft day...this day was the annual General meeting of
the Dalhousie Library, wherein a multitude of topics were dis-
cussed and new Managers chosen. Libby at young Brown's quilting.
Saturday 5th thawing. Sabbath 6th inclining to cold.
Monday 7th rather frosty this day. Archd Provan second son was buried.
he died on Saturday 5th March in about 4 days illness. Tuesday
March 8th 1831 a very frosty day. George Easton.
March 9th. Snow this morning and frosty yesterday. David turnd very
sick, is not in my opinion any better. Thursday 10th this day
Jas.Wallace left the lot he was on and went to his own lot.
John Shields and Climie chopping. David rather better. a
frosty morning. Thos. at the Mill. Friday 11th David very sick,
could not go away in the morning to Perth, went away about nine o'clock.
12th. David rather better. Matthew George very sick.
Sabbath 13th A good deal of snow during the night.
Monday 14th Matthew still excessive sick. On Friday 11th Wm Beatson
got his leg crushed by a tree, indeed crushd all to atoms.
Tuesday 15th Snow all morning. Snow 6 inches deep. Matthew
George still very sick, no symptoms of abatement and but faint
hope for recovery. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th My night scholars chopping both days,
no abatement of Matthew George's trouble. He is exceeding sick
and has been since Saturday 12th. He turned badly on Thursday
March 10th but since Saturday has been constantly very sick,
Thursday an uncommon frosty day. Friday 18th very frosty. My
boy no better. Saturday 19th this morning a great deal of snow.
My boy still very sick. Little hopes of recovery, we know not
Sabbath 20th. a very frosty day. Little alteration in my boy's
trouble. Monday 21st a cold day. J. & J. Hetherington and.
R. Bain chopping.. Cannot tell how my boy is. A cold day.
Tuesday 22nd a mild day, Matthew George rather better, this day
appears to run sugar.
Wednesday 23rd this day there appeared to be some sugar. Matthew
George I think no worse. George Easton. rather a fresh day.
Thursday 24th on Tuesday morning got a black lamb. Wednesday
23rd one lambd dead a white one. Last night rain all night and
a wet day. This winter there hath been almost no rain but
enough of snow, the snow this winter about two feet deep and
good sleighing more than two months. George Easton.
Friday 25th very wet during the night and a very wet day. Matthew
George considerably better. Dalhousie, Upper Canada, County of
Lanark and District of Bathurst.
This is now running the Eleventh year since we left our native
country and great changes are taking, and have taken place
among the European nations, the people appears to be tired and
weary of despotic government and are choosing more representative
and more free governments, at all events, the time is fast
approaching when the great Battle of Armageddon sill be fought
#1axe handle
�when the Popery and Mahometanism will perish from off the face
and shall be found no more forever to which I heartily subscribe.
Amen. G. Easton.
Saturday 26th a dull day, no sugar, set all my sugar troughs. G. Easton.
This day a Society meeting in Lanark about taking off the
Debt due to the British government by the Society Settlers.
March 26th 1831.
March 26th my family is now considerably better and how thankful I
am to the Great physician of value for bringing them back as it
were from the gates of Death, and restoring them to health. Oh
that I were wise, that I understood these things, that I would
consider my latter end. G. Easton.
Sabbath 27th Considerable snow in the morning. Monday 28th a fine clear
day. Snow almost all:gone. On Saturday26th and Sabbath 27th the
geese were seen going northwards. Robins and other birds are
coming in. People are busy chopping but no sugar as yet. G. Easton.
Tuesday 29th a dull fresh day, after midday heavy rain- very wet
weather. George Easton.
Wednesday 30th a dull wet day. Joseph Lorimer's chopping bee this
day. Thursday 31st a dull day..threatning rain. J. & J. Shields
chopping..yesterday J. Johnston. Bought Hugh Todds Lot N. 19,
sixth concession of Dalhousie.
Friday April 1st 1831, a gay, cold, blue day. No sugar, we have as
yet made none.
Saturday 2nd Some snow and a gay touch of frost. Library issue.
My third ewe lamd this morning. Sabbath 3rd some frost. Monday
4th a foggy fresh day, some sugar. Tuesday 5th rather inclining
to cold. Some little snow. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 6th April 1831- Yesterday Cherry calved and two Ewes
lamd, a gay cauld day, threatning snow. Yesterday helped W m
Todd home with a few potatoes. Thursday 7th a little cold, but
a fine day. George Easton.
Friday 8th went to Lanark, snow in the morning, bought glasses, and
a complete wet day.
Saturday April 9th pretty frosty and a heavy snowstorm, an exceeding
stormy day, Jess at Lanark. G. Easton.
Sabbath 10th. Considerable snow. Monday 11th Deep snow, and a very
stormy day. Snow 5 inches deep. Got a sook #2 out of
A. Climie's boat. Tuesday 12th Very frosty and a clear day.
Wednesday 13th Last night Cherry cleand. Some frost, a fine
day. George Easton.
Thursday 14th a fine day, snow all gone. Jess at Lanark, quite a
fresh day. George Easton.
Friday 15th heard first frogs on Wednesday night being 13th of April
1831. George Easton.
Every concurrent event among the nations assures me that some
glorious Manifestation of Divine providence is about to be
accomplished, the fulness of the Gentile nations and the
Salvation of Israel being nigh at hand, makes them who observe
the signs of the times attentive to every movement among the
Delusions of Mahomet, the time, is fast approaching when the
Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign forever
and ever. Come my people, enter Thou into thy chambers, shut
thy door about thee, hide thyself as it were for a little moment
until the indignation be Overpast...
#1 Mary, Queen of Scots. See Extra Notes.
#2 sook - sake - soak
�Friday 15th- a fine day, very warm. Jess at Lanark yesterday. Got
a pair of shoes for herself and a pair for Jenny 9/ per pair. G.E.
Saturday April 16th My young heifer calved last night. A fine fresh
day...."But ye O mountains of Israel. Ye shall shoot forth your
branches and yield your fruit to my people of Israel for they
are at hand to come. Chap6:8 Ezek. Mr. McAllister being indis-
posed we will have no sermon to-morrow being Sabbath April 17th
may we value our High privileges.
Sabbath April 17th 1831 A fine fresh day, my young boy Matthew George
is rather indisposed, he is not very well. This day no sermon,
Mr. McAllister not being able to come out. Some among us will
consider it a benefit and some will lament it as a loss. G. Easton.
Monday 18th Saw first wild pigeons on Friday 15th of April, a fine
fresh day, preparing rails for fencing. Geo. Easton.
Tuesday 19th A fine day this day. Tommy killd my calf. Mary Chalmers
not well, rather indisposed. This day planted seed onions, turnips,
carrots and kail. G. Easton.
Yesterday A. Climie Libbet twatup#1lambs which is all the tup
lambs we have got this season as yet.
Wednesday April 20th working with Joseph Lorimer, a fine day. Thursday
21st rather cold, a clear frosty day. Friday 22nd at Conroy's Barn
at the raising, a fine day. Saturday 23rd Snow and rain, a dirty
day. George Easton.
Sabbath 24th April 1831 a fine day...
Monday 25th a little frost in the morning and very warm. Tuesday 26th
at Robert Rodger's house. The first New Montreal Gazette we got
was dated May 27th 1830. Wednesday 27th a fine day. Great
Drought. Thursday 28th Mary Easton rather better last night.
Thos., I believe, away for Dr. Canning this day. Did not get
him, he is about Lanark, Drunk! !
This day threatens rain. Bell and Jess burning brush, fencing
in the morning. G.E.
Friday 29th April 1831, this day Joseph Lorimer builds his house. A
dull wet morning. Bell at Lanark, Jess at J. McIntyre's at a
quilting. Mary Chalmers not very well. George Easton.
Watson's family at the Mill this day with back loads, this day
making a gate.
Saturday May 1st, a fine day. Agnes Jamison here this day. Mary
still a little better.
Upon Feby 14th and some days following, alarming disturbances broke
out in France, Churches demolished, Priests insulted and the
ancient National Emblems destroyed--And upon Feby 17th 1831 the
Belgians offered their Crown to Louis Charles Philip D'Orleans, Duke
Ireland is discontented and Scotia, my native country is suffering
severely. Russia & Poland are at Open War, and multitudes have
been slain and multitudes more are preparing for the slaughter,
the Battle of Armageddon is at hand and then # Voe Victus. G. Easton.
Monday May 2nd l831 George Easton Dalhousie..this day sowd onions, a
fine day. Commotion and disturbance through the whole Roman Earth.
I feel persuaded a party shall rise up whose Sign shall be blood
- and their word no quarter and I earnestly wish they may begin
#1 Libbet twa tup- possibly gelded(Castrated)twinlambs#4VoeVictus-Victoryoverdeath#3Coven
�Spread through the nations, Go thro' the world destroying
the enemies of the cause of our Redeemer. Burn the gates of
Rome with fire and put an end to that Sytem of Blasphemy and
Idolworship which the Lord in his own good time certainly will
accomplish.
Tuesday May 3rd a fine day...0 thou Beautiful St. Lawrence, again
are thy bright waves glistening in the sun. Soon shall the
Majestic Steamers rush thro' thy mighty waters bearing their
frieghts of busy mortals. Thy quiet banks shall soon be bordered
with flowers and the ears of they Darkeyed Daughters glad with
the Music of their own wild Birds. Soon shall thy crystal
mirror be divided by the broad prows of numberless merchantmen
and the busy fins of a thousand little fishes...Now spring is
approaching with its warm hopes and bright skies; with its
dewy mornings, merry, with awakening music; with its crimson
evenings, fragrant with the sighs of frisking Zephyrs and
amorous misses. Kind souls I would say to them "Honi soit
qui mal y pense." #1 Immortal Gods! in what times do we live
what fatuity has got hold of us, what charm has benumbed our
faculties and paralyzed our energies, that we the citizens of
Montreal should allow to be sent as our representative to Parlia-
ment a man from whose grim Countenance the smile of benevolence
or compassion never beams..whose visage scowling and dark as
Erebus#3indicatedthe inward man who judging from his reported
speeches would sacrifice the Constitution, the altar, the bench,
commerce, security, religion, humanity, all, all at the shrine of his
envy, vanity and ambition. Let no such man be trusted.
L. J. Papineau
Wednesday May 4th- Last night a thunderstorm with rain, this day cold..
threatning snow and pretty high wind.
Thursday 5th. A very frosty morning with considerable snow. William
Laverty logging this day and Hugh Campbell also logs this day.
Friday 6th a noble day. Dragging oats. Watson logging. Yesterday
Robt Grimshaw left Laverty's, he says forever. G. Easton.
Saturday 7th May 1831, on Thursday 5th a family of Emigrants arrived
in Lanark from Glasgow—a fine day. Dragging oats. Library
issue.
Sabbath 8th May 1831- a very cold day, and a wet afternoon. Monday
May9th 1831. snow all day, an excessive stormy day. Snow 3
and 4 inches deep. Tuesday 10th A dismal looking morning, the
ground covered with snow, not a blade of grass to be seen. A
clear day snow dissolving rapidly.
Tuesday 10th- this spring hath been rather cold, this day hath a very
dismal appearance, there hath been no warm weather as yet.
Vegetation is far back. Last season was 3 weeks earlier. There
hath been no growth as yet. Cattle can hardly subsist... This
day I heard Upper Canada #2 for the first time this season.
Wednesday 11th a fine fresh day. Finished dragging oats this morning.
Last night sowd barley, flax and hemp. This day commenced
planting a few potatoes. Thursday 12th with Mr. Wm Hay logging,
a fine warm day. Friday 13th a wet day. Saturday 14th a very
warm day. George Easton.
Sabbath 15th May l831...a warm day, a read sermon. Monday 16 on
Saturday 14th Mr. Jas. Watson was logging for corn, a very warm
3# Erebus-Gr. Mythology, a son of Chaos-dwelt in Hades-fat
1#The motto of the Order of the Garter means- "Shame on he who thinks
evil of it."
#2 Upper Canada - Canadian
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day, fencing in morning, clipping sheep. Planting pease—and corn—
heard swallows for the first time this season. G. Easton.
Tuesday 17th a warm day...planting corn, Wednesday i8th dragging
corn land, planted beans. Dull threatening rain...
Thursday 19th at St. Andrew's, heard sermon read by McAlister. Dragging
for corn. Some rain.
Friday 20th Dull, planted beans, planting corn. George Easton.
Saturday May 21st 1831 Some rain, finished planting corn this day.
Sabbath 22nd a very wet day.
Monday 23nd a dull day. Mary Easton still not very well. On midsummer
day June 24th 1830 the snow was falling in the north of Scotland the
whole day, at that season what melted in the daytime was replaced
in the night. On the 20th 21st and 22nd of June 1830 the snow
was lying on the tops of Ben-y-gloe and the Mountains of Braemar,
and on midsummer day it was snowing hard in Glenlyon and the
hills of Appin Lochober and Badenochen were white as in Dec-
ember. Perth Courier
Tuesday 24th a fine day, Logging with my brother Thos. Wednesday 25th
a fine day. Thursday 26th Logging at home, rain considerable.
Friday 27th logging with Mr. Conroy, a fine day. Saturday 28th
warm, saw fireflies this night. Sabbath 29th a very hot day.
Monday 30th Logging with Mr. Conroy, very warm.
Tuesday 31st logging with my brother. Most excessive hot.
Wednesday June 1st 1831, a very hot day. Thursday 2nd, the moment I
am writing the thunder is rolling and a heavy shower. Robt
Rodger is logging. Yesterday ray school meeting when I took it
for another year. George Easton.
Friday 3rd June 1831- Logging at home, Saturday 4th Riggy took the bull,
an awful wet night.
Sabbath 5th a wet day. Monday 6th a good day, planting potatoes.
A.H. helping the girls.
Tuesday 7th Jenny at Lanark with letter. Sent one to Tam Stinson.
Thomas sent one to my father dated 5th June 1831 and a very hot
day. Agnes Hetherington helping ray girls to plant potatoes.
Expect we will get them all in today. George Easton.
Wednesday June 8th Jess planting with Mr. Wm Hood. Hoeing corn,
a very warm day. George Easton,
Thursday 9th at 10 o'clock, threatning rain. Jess with Mr. Hood
planting potatoes. Sorrow...sorrow...I am not worthy, not worthy.
Friday 10th a very warm day.
Saturday 11th a heavy shower in the morning. Very warm. Jenny at
Lanark On Thurs. June 9th we received the first paper of the
year. Sabbath 12th a thunderstorm.
Monday 13th wet, was at the sawmill, planted the last of our potatoes.
Tuesday 14th hoeing corn, a warm day. George Easton. Excellent
warm weather. Saw my wheat in ear Thursday 9th June.
Wednesday 15th an excessive warm day. Hoeing corn. Saw constellation #1
above the trees at bedtime June 14th, 1831. Awful hot weather.
of June. There has been some thunder every day these several
days. Last night J. Johnson shot a buck. G. Easton.
Thursday 16th at the sawmill. Broke my cart and hurt my leg...the
wheel went over it with the load. The Girls hoeing beans, a very
warm day. George Easton.
Friday 17th My leg very sore. Could not walk. Libb at Poland.
Saturday 18th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. A thunderstorm.
Some rain, very warm # June 9th at this date arrived of Settlers
#1 Constellation- possibly.
�at Quebec 19....874
Sabbath 19th very warm. Some rain, a heavy thunderstorm in the morning
with a heavy shower.
Sabbath June 12th My sow ferried 7 pigs and a dead one. Sabbath
June 19th this day eleven years we left our native home and commenced
our journey for the wilds of Dalhousie and arrived at Perth,
September 20th in the year 1820.
Monday 20th a f i n e warm day. I am contented and tolerable happy, I am.
George Easton.
Tuesday 21st. Jenny at Lanark. Jess with her Uncle hoeing corn. Some
wind and rain. Signed Cabby Can. #1
Wednesday 22nd. warm and drought...My girls Hoeing corn the second time...
Agnes Hay down for hats. I know not if she will get them. Thursday
June 23rd. a fine day. E. Collender and H. Wallace up to the continent... this day gav
Conroy hoeing corn. "Turn ye, turn ye. Why will ye die. As I live,
saith the Lord. I have no pleasure in the Death of the Wicked, where
fore turn yourselves and live ye." #2 By George Easton. This day
day Robt. Rodger, I expect, brings the papers. Peter Shields has
sold his lot in Sherbbrook, they say he gets for it 150, for crop,
kittle and a cow. George Easton.
Saturday 25th June 1831- Arrived of Emigrants at Quebec on June 13th 25...
brush. My knee pretty sore...Wherefore doth a living man complain,
burnt brushwood. G. Easton.
Sabbath 26th. a fine day. Monday 27th a wet day. Joseph at Lanark with
potash, and brought me a potash barrel. G. Easton.
Tuesday 28th Dull and damp. This day is Callender's chopping Bee, he
being disappointed yesterday with rain.. Wednesday 29th a wet day.
Went so far upon the road to Perth, went to Will Duncan's. Thursday
30th went to Perth, passed the Board of Educations. Came back to
Armstrong's. A fine day. Friday warm. Dragging for turnips, this
morning cut thistles. This morning Tom began to cut hay. G. Easton.
Tuesday 5th July 1831. Last night sowd turnips, a fine warm day. G. E.
Wednesday 6th. Began to cut hay. Some rain, very wet.
Thursday 7th a very warm day, Cutting hay.
Friday 8th July 1831...arrived at Quebec at noon on June. 24th 30...674
Emigrants. This day rickd hay. Saturday July 9th, a very stormy
day.
Sabbath a fine day. But Great Disagreement among Church members. Lord
send light and direction that all may be for thy glory.
Monday 11th a very warm day. Cutting hay. Cut a stook of Rye. G. E.
Tuesday 12th a fine day...this day put in a rick of hay; looks like
rain. George Easton.
Wednesday 13th Yesterday J. Brown and Ned Laberdywere cutting hay in
Todd's Clearing with Thomas, people all busy with their hay. G. E.
Tom's people working hay. My Jenny shearing rye. Thursday 14th July
1831..Yesterday morning broke my scythe to pieces, Just as my hay
was nearly finished. George Easton.
#1Cabby can- Scottish dialect- dirty or sticky
#2See Ezekiel 18-23 and 32.
#3Kittle- to puzzle or please(oddsandEnds?)
�Thursday 14th base ingratitude. "the Dirk of Glencoe...shall reeking
glance gory in blood of the foe. Reform..reform..reform.
Thursday 14 July 1831. Rickd the last of the hay and had it
just done when Lo! a thunderstorm and an excessive heavy rain
with some hail. G. Easton.
Friday 15th some drought. Jessie shearing rye...Saturday 16th dull,
not a good day for haymaking.....
"Prophecy" In the year 1831, "there will be great troubles.
The nation will be on the Brink of Destruction, when some men of
Talent, and virtue shall arise and restore the people. What of
their privileges they have been deprived of, and restore the
constitution to its Original Purity..... " Holland and Belgium
at war at this instant.
Very wet threatning wet weather.
Sabbath 17th a fine day. Monday 18th a most awful Wet Day. Saw my
potatoes in bloom July 17th 1 8 3 1 . This day at St. Andrew's
Hall at the formation of a temperance Society, when a number
joined. Terms. Total Abstinence. Allowed wine and beer. G. Easton.
Wet day, this week very wet weather.
Thursday July 21st threatning rain, but a f i n e morning. Jessie at
Lanark for the papers. Libb away to Mr. Paul this morning to
stop for a short time, his people being unwell. Cut some wheat
last night. G. Easton.
Friday 22nd. a fine day. Ned Conroy and Tom & Betty and Jack helping
us to shear our wheat. My wheat not good. Don't deserve good
grain or would get it. G. Easton. 788
Saturday 23rd July l831..0n the 9th of July 32- 874 Emigrants had
arrived in the Port of Quebec. This day dull and lowering. This
day Thos. Easton getting his floor put on by Jas. McDonald. G.E.
Mary Easton complaining, harvest getting pretty general.
Sabbath July 24th 1 8 3 1 . Great changes are taking place in the world,
reform with gigantic strides is making rapid progress in the
political world and in the conduct of the human race, the loud
Trumpets of reform has sounded in Europe and the sonorous blast
is echoing in the Backwoods of America. U. Canada hath caught
(or heard) the passing sound and Now nothing is talked of but
moralizing the Curly maples and knotty hemlocks. Or rather
the drunken blackguards in the wilds of Dalhousie, the love of
whiskey it seems is our besetting sin and when the Disease is
found out the remedy is comparatively easy. Our Spiritual
Guides hath taken it in hand--and who knows but they may Effect
our Reformation. This day some rain, Monday 25th a fine dry
morning. On Friday July 22nd Charles Baillie coming home from
quence of the cart being overturned and is not expected to live.
I hear just now he is no better. Man's Life is short and very
Uncertain. Charles Baillie went away to Lanark in health and
had no thought of the fatal accident that will in all probability
end his days. George Easton.
Tuesday 26th July 1831... Some rain yesterday, about midday a thunder-
storm. There have not been a day this week but hath been some
rain. George Easton, Dalhousie.
Last night Charles Bailie departed this life in the house of
Charles Brown N. 7th 2nd Con. of Dalhousie, he was hurt on Friday
night July 22nd and died on Monday July 25th only three days
after receiving the fatal Stroke.. Some rain this day. G. Easton.
#1 The Dirk of Glencoe- See extra notes. (a dirk is a short sword-like blade
Glencoe- a place where a massacre occurred)
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This day Jess came home from the Wool mill with Gavin and
Margaret Allen. Price 6/8. Tommy Scottwarned#1me to Charles
Baillie's funeral.
Wednesday 27th July 1831. Last night warned by J.L. Scott to attend
Charles Baillie's funeral, this day at the funeral. Interred
at Lanark. Upwards of 100 people, a dry day.
Thursday 28th Some rain and a bad looking day. .this Day paid my
taxes for 1831, 4/5 1/2 to Mr. J. Brown, collector. Friday 29th
Last night an awful shower, this day Jess at Joseph Hetherington's
shearing... a fine looking day shearing Wheat. Saturday 30th
Vanity of vanities...All is vanity. Dul1 threatning rain. Wheat
harvest is almost over. Little to do. Jess at Joseph's.
My wheat all shorn. 60 stooks.
Sabbath July 31st George Easton. A verywarm day.
Monday 1st of August 1 8 3 1 - Jennie and Jess shearing with Ned's, a
fine day. Looking like rain.
Tuesday 2nd Report says Andrew Climie's family purchased 200 acres
Two hundred more, the price is said to be Two dollars and three
quarters or Thirteen Shillings and Nine Pence per acre, which
amounts to L 275 per 400 acres. Vive le Roi. Some rain last
night. A curious looking morning. Last night I lost my spectacles.
Wednesday 3rd August 1831. Yeaterday put in some wheat But was stopped
withrain.MegandNancyhathbeentalking.KindsoulsIwouldsaytothemHonisoitquimalypense.George Easton.
Yesterday about midday a tremendous shower. George Easton.
This day some drought, some wind. Shearing barley. Jas. with
Ned yesterday. Monday and To-day shearing wheat. George Easton.
Saturday 6th August 1 8 3 1 . I am afraid of rain. Library issue...
Jenny and Jess at Lanark selling butter. George Easton.
Sabbath7th a fine day. G. Easton.
Monday 8th August 1831 a fine day, this morning Peter Shields had a
heifer died. This day looks like rain. G. Easton.
Tuesday 9th August 1831 a very wet day.... James Paul has a cow dead
this morning. Yesterday my Brother Thos. killd my Tup (ram). G.E.
Thursday 11th A fine day. Pulling lint. Friday 12th August 1831
(not)Gone to Perth. Last night saw fireflies. Jess at Lanark,
a fine day. -
Saturday 13th a fine Day. Sabbath 14th a good day.
Monday 15th went to Perth, the hottest day I ever travelled on. The
thunderstorm. Stopped all night at McLellan's. Came home on
Wednesday morning. Wednesday 17th Still very warm. Margret
Climie and Jess shearing oats. Thursday 18th an excessive
hot day. Thomas at Lanark for Ned's Cart. Shearing Oats. Neardone,thisdayfinishdallourshear
Friday 19th August 1831...Logging with John Thompson. This night two young bears shot
Sabbath 21st a very warm day
#1 Warned- told or reminded
�Monday 22nd- Lowering. Logging with George Brown. Isobella came
home from Paul's on Saturday 21st of August 1831... Tuesday 23rd
logging with J. Rodger. Wednesday 24th Do E. Conroy.
Thursday 25th Do with R. Rodgers, Friday 26th a wet day. Yesterday
got in all my oats. G. Easton.
Saturday 27th Logging with James Watson.
Sabbath 28th no sermon, the Dr. not well. Could not come.
Monday 29th Logging with Mr. John Bain.
Tuesday 30th Logging with Lorimera. 3 yokes.
Wednesday. 31st. Logging with Laverty.
Thursday September 1st. 1831, a wet day.
Friday 2nd. no looking well, this day logd with Mt. Jas. Watson, a good
deal of rain at night. Saturday September 3rd a dull, fine day.
Employed cutting corn. Library issue. Sabbath 4th September
1831....a fine day, heard a sermon read and Robt Affleck
ordained Elder. G. Easton.
Monday 5th Logging with Jas. McDonald. Tuesday logging with Mr.
Jas. Rodger in Mouse. Both fine days.
Wednesday 7th Commenced school keeping after two weeks vacation from
Monday 22nd of August till Wed 7th of September, 2 weeks and
2 days. Geo. Easton.
A dull day, threatning rain. George Brown dragging yesterday
and Thos. Easton ditto. Geo. Easton.
James Brown Junr finished his logging this day. I was not there.
Thursday 8th a most awfu' wet night, thunder and lightning tre-
mendous. Lost 3 log piles of ashes complete in the afternoon.
rain most tremendous. Awful hot weather.
Friday 9th the two weeks ending August 30th 1252 Emigrants arrived in
Quebec from Greenoch. A dull day, threatning rain, a fine
afternoon. Saturday 10th Drizzling rain. This day. sowd a bushel
of wheat upon Corn Land. George Easton.
Saturday 10th September 1831. a fine afternoon, kept school a full
day. On July 11th the Belgian Congress chose Prince Leopold
of Saxe Cobourg their King, for him 124, against him 70, Majority
56, present 196, crowned July 20th.
Sabbath 11th Showery, no sermon. The Dr. not well. This day Cherry
took the bull.
Monday l2th finished dragging one bushel of wheat this morning. Not
a good day. George Easton.
Tuesday 13th Septr 1831, a good day, clear and sunshine. Driving in
in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy servant, much
less thy Son. Fatherf o r g i v e .#1Dull and lowering. Thursday 15th a wet kind of a day
Jess at Lanark.
Friday 16th Septr 1831- Dull in the morning, some frost. Saturday
Septr 17th 1831- a fine day, pulling corn. Sabbath l8th Septr a
fine day. John Hamilton renowned his former Ordination Vows,
was ordained again. Solemn mockery.
Monday 19th this morning sowd a bushel of wheat. Dragging, like rain.
Tuesday 20th an awful Hurricane in Barbados, 5000 lives lost and the
Island destroyed, it took place oh Wednesday Augst 10th, 1831.
Jess digging potatoes yesterday, this day made a barrow, like
rain, a real wet day. Wednesday 21st- this day driving ashes
to Conroy's leecher. A dull wet day. on Thursday 22nd, driving
ashes, Friday 23rd Septr 1831. Yesterday and last night, a
very great rain, this day dull and warm, arrived in Quebec
#1 Luke 15 - 18 and 19.
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Saturday 24th Dragging w h e a t . On Thursday last Jenny at Lanark. A
dull day The Poles are nearly vanquished, the Russians are
besieging Warsaw. Received a letter from my father on
Thursday 22nd dated June 7th. Sabbath 25th no sermon, a wet day.
Monday 26th a dull day. Jess at James Parks digging potatoes.
Pulling corn.
Tuesday.27th Septr 1831 a dull damp day.
Wednesday 28th a better day. Clear and sunshine. poaching corn.
Got it all done this night. Got my first melt of potash.
Thursday 29th a wet day. G. Easton. Friday 30th Septr 1831 a
better day. Jenny at Lanark for the Papers.
November 21st is my birth Day. Having lived in this world of care
and sorrow, Seventeen thousand, one hundred and Sixty-six days,
Eighteen hours or Four hundred and twelve Thousand and Two
Eighty-three Millions, Two hundred and Seven Thousand Seconds,
a long useless life. A life spent in sin or immorality. Turn
thou me 0 Lord and I shall be turned for thou art the Lord
myGod. G. Easton.
Tuesday 4th Octr- A wet day, at night most terrible wet.
Wednesday 5th- a dry day. Thursday 6th October 1 8 3 1 , at the roads,
first day. Friday, Dalhousie Fair, a fine day. Saturday 8th
at the roads Second d a y , rain.
Sabbath 9th wet. Monday lOth a wet day. Tuesday 11th a fine day. Jess
at Parks working. Bell with J. Brown working with an Oat Stack.
Wednesday 12th Jess at Wm Hoods digging potatoes.
Thursday 13th a fine day. Jenny at Lanark! And thou even thyself
shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee and I will
cause thee to serve thine Enemies in a Land which you knowest
not for ye have kindled a fire, in mine anger which shall burn
forever. Jer. 17...4... George Easton.
Friday 0ctr 14th a real good day. Lanark fair. Thos. Climie and E.
Conroy to Lanark, Each with a barrel of potash. Digging
potatoes. George Easton.
Saturday 15th working at the roads, 3 days Statute Labour.
Sabbath 16th a fine day. Monday 17th a fine day, shot a raccoon. G.E.
Tuesday 18th. Some rain in the morning. A tolerable good day. Some
log piles burning. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is
mighty, he will save, he will rest in his Love, he will rejoice
over thee with joy, he will Joy over thee with singing. #1
Wednesday 19th a fine day. The Lassies over to see Meg Todd, she
being about to go Home.
Thursday 20th Octr 1831. Woe is me, my mother thou hast born me. A
have neither Lent on Usury nor have men Lent to me on Usury yet
every one of them Doth curse me.#2Sent a letter to my Father
and one to Andrew dated Octr 8th 1831 on Thursday Octr 13th 1 8 3 1 .
This day Willm Hood carried my barrel of potash into Lanark and
one to Mr. Coleman. A noble day. Friday 21st an excellent
day. Jenny on a visit to Meg Todd.
Saturday 22nd a fine day. 4th Day Statute Labour.
1# Zephaniah 3 - 1 7
2# Jeremiah 15-10
�Monday 24th Lately Mr. Wm Gordon, Teacher Lanark Township...being at
a Bee, got Drunk and was burnt so Dreadfully, one of his arms
hath been twice amputated...his back very sore burnt and is
in Extreme Danger. An awful lesson to us all to beware of in-
dulging in rioting and drunkenness, in Chambering and Wantonness.
But to strive to live as becometh the people of God. Mr Drysdale,
(had a child lately) carpenter, also destroyed by whiskey.
A lamentable Occurrence indeed. 0 my soul enter thou not into
their Secret. Neither unto their Assembly, mine honour be thou
united. #2
Monday 24th Octr l83l. A very wet night and morning. The Lord is
Tuesday 25th Octr 1831. Last night was at the saw mill. Laid
out 144 feet of 3/4 inch boards at 3/4 per 100 ft. Them I got
formerly was 300 feet inch Boards at 3/6 per 100 ft. fine
weather. Ned and Watson drawing logs for Thomson's and Brown's
Distillery this Day. Wednesday 26th a wet morning.
Thursday 27th This is a day set apart for solemn thanksgiving for
the mercies we daily receive at the hand of our Lord God and
Redeemer and for the ourpouring of the Spirit of the Lord upon
the Sons of man. May the Love of God which passeth Knowledge
be shed abroad in our hearts and influence our lives. A very
stormy morning. Our minr did not come. Mem.... we returned
thanks in a public manner as well as we could.
Friday 28th Thos and us driving ashes for a conjunct barrel of
Brown's. At night George Brown got a specimen of tavern keeping.
I was not there.... a fine frosty day..Saturday 29 a fine day.
Planted a number of seed plums and some apples on shares with
Mr. J. Thompson. Had a visit from Hugh Todd and his wife,
Maggie, last night. G. Easton.
Sabbath Octr 30th 1831 A fine day, McAllister preached and I declare
read both Lecture....and sermon.. a very weak memory, indeed.
Monday 31st like a change, a wet day.
Tuesday Nov. 1st 1831. This morning kllld Meg. a dull day, this night
Conroy melts the first of our conjunct barrel. Thursday Novr 3rd
1831 the lassies with Mr. W. Hood. Hoeing in rye. Last night
Ned melted.... this day a fine day.
Friday Novr 4th 1831. It appears James Nairn is a bridegroom since
last Sabbath. This morning snow. Ground white and a heavy
snow shower. Snow falling fast. Saturday 5th. Library issue.
Frosty and cold, rather a good day. Sabbath 6th Novr 1831 a
fine day. Monday 7th Dull, cutting a road to the Distillery.
Jenny has a sore leg. Tuesday 8th Frosty. Jess at Lanark. G.E.
Got the last of our ashes melted last night.
Wednesday 9th Dull, threatning snow.
Thursday 10th finished building one house this morning. A fine day.
Friday llth Last night with Thos. looking a shingle tree. A very
wet night and morning. Put the troughs upon my house this
morning. Saturday 12th Novr 1831, a fine day. Cutting logs for
a Sheephouse. 3 day statute Labour to the 5th line. G. Easton.
The pleasures of a Holy Life have the particular advantage of
1# Stubble- the bottom of the stalk of grain left after shearing,onceclearedbyburning
2# Genesis 49-6
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cannot be cloyed with the frequent repetition of them nor by the
long Enjoyment of them. Sabbath 13th Dull, at night a heavy
shower of snow.
Monday l4th Dull and cold. 4th day Statute Labour to the 5th line.
Tuesday 15th Very frosty, Dull, threatning snow. Yesterday
James Nairn was married to his cousin Margret Nairn, this Day
was observed as a day of public fasting and Humiliation,
Preparatory to the dispensing the Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper. Thursday 17th. Cold and frosty. Friday 18th Laverty's
barrel was melted November 16th 1831 at night. This day I was
at Lanark. Saturday 19th Sermon by Mr. Bell from Perth. Sabbath
20th The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed the Eighth
time in the Township of Dalhousie by the Revd Dr. Gemmill.
Monday 21st. Sermon by Mr. Bell when the solemn work was closed.
the weather very good. Tuesday 22nd A cold day.....at Midday
snowing pretty hard. Pretty cold in the school.
Wednesday 23rd Snow 3 inches deep, not much frost. Thursday 24th
Watson at the Mill since Monday 21st. Inst. Came home on Tues.
night.
Thursday 24th this day at Wm Laverty's Barn raising.
Friday 25th Bell at Lanark. Both good days. Mary also at Lanark.
Saturday 26th a dull Day. Sabbath 27th...Snow all day. Only a
long lecture by McAllister.
Monday 28th Clear, some frost... This day a Habitant #1 killd a pig.
very frosty day, but clear. Thursday December 1st 1831 a severe
frost, very cold.
Friday Decr 2nd Awful frosty. Jess at Lanark.
Saturday 3rd Library Issue. Sabbath Decr 4th no sermon, a heavy snow.
Monday5th Strong frost. Tuesday 6th 1 8 3 1 . Began keeping School
at night. Last night being Decr 5th 1 8 3 1 .
Tuesday 6th a cold frosty day. Wednesday 7th a very frosty, frosty day
this day Mrs. Barrie's funeral. Thursday 8th a cold day.
Friday 9th Jess at Lanark. I am sick of the cold, a frosty day.
Jenny lame with Rose in her ankle.. bad the second time.. this
morning James Allen departed this Life, a young man and full of
the hope of Enjoying Long Life but Alas disappointed. Saturday
Decr 10th a fine winter Day. Sabbath 11th this Day. J. Allen 's
burial Day. A very cold day. Monday 12th frosty. Tuesday 13th
a frosty day. This day got firewood... I do not this [?] thing which I hate. Turn tho
for thou art the Lord myGod.#2
Wednesday 14th very frosty. Thursday 15th Hard frost. Last night my
night scholars cut firewood....
Friday 16th at the mill with 5 bushels.
Saturday 17th Dec. 1 8 3 1 , an excessive stormy day.
Sabbath 18th very frosty. Monday 19th Snowed all day.
Tuesday 20th Heavy snow in the forenoon. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 21st A stormy day. Thursday 22nd a very frosty day.
Friday 23rd more moderate.
Saturday 24th. I intend to go to Lanark this day. At Lanark. Sabbath
25th Some snow. Monday 26th Considerable snow. Tuesday 27th
Jess at Lanark. A good Winter Day. G. Easton G. Easton.
Wednesday 28th Some snow. Thursday 29th a good winter day. Friday
30th December 1 8 3 1 . Snow 14 inches deep.
Saturday 31st frosty, very cold.
1# Habitant- a settler of French descent of the farming class.
2# Lamentations 5-21
�Sabbath Jan 1st 1832 Somesnow.TownmeetingwhereJ.Thompsonwaschosenclk.,J. Brown Junr and John Donald assessors and J. Hood,
Collector.
Tuesday 3rd Very Cold.
Wednesday 4th Excessive cold.
Thursday-5th Jany 1832. a fine day, little frost. G. Easton. Friday
6thSnow during the night. Saturday 7th Library issue. Sabbath
_8th. On Fri. Dec. 30th about 3 in the morning James Cuthbertson
Left Robt. Twaddle's distillery and was found on the Lake in the
afternoon frozen to death. G. Easton.
Sabbath 8th January 1832. rain at night.
Monday 9th not much frost. Snow 14 inches deep. Tuesday 10th Inclining
fresh this day. Thomas, Joseph and E. Laverty at Lanark. Each
with a barrel of potash. Paul at the Mill. G. Easton.
Wednesday 11th. January 1832..... a frosty day.
Thursday 12th; Very frosty. Friday 13th at Currie's Mill, 8 bushels,
a fine warm day. -
Saturday 14th a good Winter Day. Yesterday Thomson and Brown brought
home all the Machinery belonging to the Distillery. Sabbath 15th
Soft since Thursday last.
Monday 16th a soft day this morning. Sent away my school papers to
Perth with William Hood. this day took in a pit of potatoes. G.E.
Tuesday 17th January 1832. Still not much frost. G. Easton.
Wednesday 18th rain last night all night. Still, fresh and thawing.
Thursday 19th rather cold.. some snow, Wednesday 18th my pig
went to Hugh Campbell's to the Boar. Came home on Thurs. 19th
this day Jess at Lanark. Saturday 21st Mr. Wilson from Perth
preached in St. Andrew's Hall. Sabbath 22nd. the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper was dispensed in Dalhousie by Mr. McAllister...
Mr. Wilson helping him.
Monday 23rd Robt Penman at our house, frosty weather. Tuesday 24th
a cold day.
Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th. the most severe frost we have had
this Season. Severe, indeed.
Friday 27th January 1832. Very frosty. no abatement of cold. Last
night the Distillery was set in operation, last night being
Jan. 26th 1832. G. Easton.
Saturday 28th Still very cold. Exceeding frosty weather. G. Easton.
Sabbath 29th Exceeding frosty. Monday 30th a heavy fall of snow all
day...Snow 10 inches deep. Tuesday 31st Frosty and some snow.
Wednesday Feby 1 at 1852. This winter hath been very cold, a
good deal of Severe frost and Heavy Snows. Extremely cold.
February 1st 1832... a cold frosty day. Ned at Lanark. Very cold
weather. Exceeding frosty, Thursday 2nd soft. Friday not
much frost. Saturday 4th Library issue. George Easton.
Sabbath 5th Cold and frosty. Monday 6th frosty.
Tuesday 7th a good deal of snow last night. this day Very frosty.
Wednesday 8th February 1832,, was at Lanark.
Thursday 9th a very cold day. Saturday 11th Cold and frosty.
Sabbath 12th February 1832 frosty.. this morning old Mrs. Paul
departed this life about six inv the morning. Last night ex-
cessive rain, this day frost with snow.
Monday 13th very cold this day. I had a Lamb died, and took a sow
to Brown's to the boar. Last Wednesday bought an axe @ 11/3.
Wednesday Febr 18th Moderate, at Lanark with corn. Sabbath 19th
frosty.
Monday 20th Some snow. Jenny and Jess away this morning to Penman's.
Thomas and Mary at Lanark.
�"My bowels, my bowels. I am pained at my very heart, my
heart maketh a noise in me. I cannot hold my peace, because
thou hast heard, 0 my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the
Alarm of War." Tuesday 21st We have sinned, 0 may we do so
no more. George Easton, Dalhouaie. U.C. A fine day, not very
frosty. G. Easton. Jenny and Jess at Penman's.
Wednesday 22nd 1832- A fine winter day, considerable snow in the
morning, now fair.
Thursday 23rd was at Clyde Mills with a load. Snow all day. Friday
a frosty day. Saturday 25th. Last night wrote J. Paul and
Mrs. McLays bargain. This day getting firewood, a cold day.
Sabbath 26th frosty. Monday 27th Looking like freshness.
Tuesday 28th at Clyde Mills with a load. Snow and soft. Wednesday
29th Rather frosty with some snow. George Easton. Fear timely
comes before a faults begun. He fears too late who fears not
till its done. Thursday March 1st. This day brought home
some hay from Todd's. A very cold frosty day. Exceeding cold.
Friday 2nd 1832 Library General meeting. Saturday-3rd rather
soft.
Sabbath 4th inclining to freshness. Saturday 3rd. Got home my hay. G.E.
Monday 5th Snow all day very heavy.
Tuesday 6th I have sinned, what shall I do unto thee, 0 Thou Preserver
of men! Why hast Thou set me as a mark against Thee so that I
am a burden to myself. Job 7..20 This morning went to Perth.
Got my money. $10. All in a bustle electing a member for the
Provincial parliament. Came home same night, a fine day.
Wednesday. 7th very frosty, this day paid John Todd for the hay
£1..3s..9p...Thursday 8th a mild day. Friday 9th like freshness
Last night had a dispute with my night scholars..they do not
behave and I am determined not to be insulted in the school.
Honi Soit qui mal y Pence. This night quit the night school. G.E.
Saturday 10th at Lanark. Got a cooler. Riggy calved this day. weight
69 lbs. Price 5 2 per lb. Sabbath 11th Soft and fresh.
This day Andrew Wallace is rouped. #1 This night the Committee
of the Librarymet and put things in Order and delivered it over
to McIntyre for one year.
Tuesday 14th a desperate cold day. Wednesday 13th as cold a day as
we had this season.
Thursday 16th very frosty. Janet at Lanark. I have sinned, What
shall I do, 0 Thou preserver of men. Library issue, a cold
Saturday 17th as cold a day as we have had this season. G. Easton.
Sabbath -18th very frosty weather. Snow all Saturday and all night.
Exceeding stormy.
Monday 19th rather more moderate.
Tuesday 20th March 1832. Last night James McDonald got home six
sleigh load of boards from Wallace's sawmill. This day moderate.
This winter hath been particularly severe. Last night was at the
sawmill. Paid 440 feet of Boards, brought home 320 feet.
Moderate weather. Jenny and Jess at Willm Allan's for a load of
straw. George Easton. Dominies. #2
Wednesday 21st March- 1832, my night scholars chopping, 1
1 men and
boys. They commenced upon Thursday March 22nd and on Friday
23rd 12 men and boys cut down I think rather better than two
acres. Both fine days.
1# rouped- sale by
2#Lord,master, a title of respect
�Saturday 24th a fine day, some sugar, Our troughs not yet set, but trees runni
Tuesday 27th Wm Campbell and John Baillie and Stephen Campbell chopping, being
March 27th not quite so cold, not so frosty. I have cut no trees yet for sugar
Wednesday 28th this winter hath been uncommonly severe. Since November the gro
Friday, 23rd this day James Watson and James MacDonald was at the sawmill and
Wednesday 28th this morning out some trees for sugar. A mild day. Deliver me,
Thursday March 28th a fine day, some sugar. Bell and Jess this morning boiling
Saturday 31st. Saw Robins two days ago. Ned drawing logs to John Bain yesterda
SabbathApril1st1832.Astormyday,veryfrosty.Monday2nd.Frosty,nosugartill Midday..thi
Wednesday4ththisdaythetemperancesocietymeetsinSt.Andrew'sHall.WarnedbyMr.McAllister..M
Last night got two lambs from one ewe. This morning David not
well, not able to come to sohool.
WednesdayApril 5th 1832- A severe frost, very oold for the season. David at s
Friday 6th This day appointed for making the road below McArthur's
lot. This day Alex Hill and Agnes Hood bindeth themselves to
one another by marriage, taking each other for better for
worse all the days of their life. A fine day. G. Easton.
Saturday 7th.Dull,notquitesofrosty.Anotherewelamdlastnight.G.E.
Sabbath April 8th OldUmphertson'shousewasburnedtotheground.
A very severe frost, Never saw suchacoldthisseason,awfulfrost.
Monday 9th Like a change, still frosty.
Tuesday 10th Still frosty. Like a change, no sugarthisweekgone.
Wednesday11thApril1832Thisdayfirstpigeonsseenbymethisseason. Last night a lamb died, A real mild day, snowdisappearingr
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* Psalms 51-14,*2IIcorinthians7-13*SeeIsiah54-17
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great creator. 0 my soul it ill becomes thee to be silent.
John Thomson builds his house this day...upon George Brown's
lot near the distillery. Honi soit qui mal y pense..
Thursday 12th April 1832. A warm day. Tom's chopping ball. Last
night Angus and Grimshaw in their glory. Sorrow, sorrow,
pity me. This day sugar. Friday 13th Library issue and
meeting of committee, this night heard frogs and saw mosquitoes,
very warm.
Saturday 14th A very fine day, this morning saw ducks. All my ewes
lambed, 8 in whole, one died, 7 remaining.
Sabbath April 15th 1832 A fine day. Mr. McAllister in discoursing
maintained strange notions concerning original sin...that the
guilt of Adam's first sin is not...or rather will not be imputed
to man it being done away by the Glorious Redeemer for all man-
kind that none of the seed of Adam will have that sin charged
to them but must stand or fall on his own accord, in my opinion
not according to the Word of God.
Monday 16th Snow all day.
Tuesday April 17th Constant heavy snow since yesterday morning.
Snow very deep. John Thompson's youngest child not expected
to live. Wed 18th rain since yesterday. J. Thompson's child
no better. Thursday 19th April 1832 J. Thompson's child a little
better. A fresh day. G. Easton.
Friday 20th 1832 G. Easton. was at St. Andrew's Hall delivering the
Library on to J. McIntyre. Did not finish. It was on Thursday
April 19th.
Friday 20th Not a bad day. I have sinned, I have sinned.
Saturday 21st. Threatning. Bell begun to delve* the yard. Sabbath
April 22nd 1832 very hard frost. Some snow. Monday 23rd Cold
like a change. This day some snow. The winter hath been a most
terrible cold one.
Note: The diary now skips to 1837. It looks as though there was
another part at one time that is now missing.
1837 Dalhousie Wednesday April 19th at this moment snowing and Mrs.
Margaret Brown fixing sugar spouts. On Tuesday got my first lamb.
Thursday 20th April, a cold frosty day. Sugar making commenced about
the first of April and no appearance of it being over. A cold
and very late spring. G. Easton. This day James,Brown had a son
born. Friday 21st snowing hard. Saturday 22nd. a cold frosty
day. This spring is particularly backward. No growth at all.
On the first day January 1837 Syria and the Holy Lands was almost
destroyed by an earthquake. The city of Joppa contained a
population of 19,000 souls of whom 15,000 were killed.
Sabbath 23rd a cold day. Monday 24th Joseph H. readies a barn 50
ft. long.
Dalhousie 25th April 1837. A cold day, like snow. G. Easton.
Tuesday 26th Alex. Park sowd wheat on Friday April 21st 1837...a frosty
day. Wednesday 26th Jenny at Lanark for her boots. Not so
very cold but still frosty. Thursday 27th a warm day. Friday
*delve - to dig
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Saturday 29th April 1837...Commenced ploughing yesterday. This day
went to Perth, came home at night. A fine day.
Sabbath 30 April, rather cold,
Monday May 1st 1837..as cold a. frosty day as I ever saw at this season
of the year. Tuesday 2nd a very cold day, still frosty. Ploughing.
Exceeding cold in the school, awful cold weather. Wednesday 3rd
May 1837 Fresh and a dull day.
Dalhousie May 4th 1837
A new sect of religionists who call themselves Mormons have
appeared in Canada this winter, who pretend they are the only
Church of Christ on earth. That they have the power of
working Miracles. That the Indians, the natives of North America,
are the lost tribes of Israel. That a fellow of the name of
Joseph Smith found a lost portion of the word of God, Engraved
on plates of Gold. That this same J. Smith had a visit of the
Apostle Peter who was accompanied by a retinue of blessed Spirits
who ordained him and gave him power to ordain ministers to
preach, teach and baptize in the name of the Lord Jesus, or in
his own name. I do not know which...as report says. They baptize
in the name of the Father, Son and Joseph Smith. That Mount Zion
will be built and established in Missouri. That the Lord Jesus
is about to appear on Earth when the Lord will reign with all
his saints. During a thousand years..that a mighty Angel is
about to proclaim the coming of the Lord.... and call upon the
saints to assemble in Missouri. That they have the Urim and
Thummim#1and they have to rear and build the Temple of the Lord
in Missouri and that Joseph Smith is ordained High Priest during
the Millenium..or the thousand years reign of the Saints and
that famine was..and every evil will fall on the Surrounding
nations and like the famine in the Days of Jacob. All people
will have to go to the blessed land to buy there..and that those
who died in former ages... who as they say had not the True
Light will be received into the Lower Mansions of bliss but that
they alone will inherit the Kingdom of God. I have fabricated
nothing. George Easton. And so adieu False Mormons!
Thursday May 4th 1837 .. Heard Upper Canada#2last week of April
and the Puddocks* got out their heads about the same time.
Notice.... There will be held on the Government Grounds in the
Village of Lanark, a public market for the sale of Horses, Cattle
and sheep on the 2nd Tuesday of May 1837 and upon the 2nd Tuesday
of October 1837 and will be heldupon the same days every succeed-
ing year. By Order of the Magistrates.... This day sowed my
pease and gave Patrick Fife1/2bushel of wheat for1/2bushel of
pease. G. Easton
Dalhousie 5th May 1837. Thunder and rain this morning, a warm quiet
day. Saturday 6th a wet day. Sabbath 7th a very frosty day..
some snow. Machin's clearing well fenced. Cattle put in and a
good of Labour put in upon it this day. George Easton.
Monday 8th This morning sowd 5 bushels oats...On Saturday 6th of
May my brother Thomas lost one of his oxen. Dropt down in the
yoke...apparently in good health..and died almost instantaneous.
1# Urim and Thummim - Sacred instruments alleged to have been found by
Joseph Smith with the engraved plates containing the Book of Mormon
record and to have been used by him in the work of translation. In
the Book of Mormonthey are described as "two stones in silver bows"
and called interpreters.
2#UpperCanada- possibly Canadian geese- Puddocks- frogs
�A severe loss, particularly at this Season of the year... 0
misery...but I embrace it...my soul shall brood and will
dwell upon it, it is the portion the only portion my soul chooseth
on this side Eternity. G. Easton. Severe frost. G. Easton.
Dalhousie May 9th 1837. This day is Lanark Fair. May 10th sowd
wheat and barley..Thursday 11th and Friday 12th chopping in the
windfall.#1 Saturday 12th Library issue, planting potatoes. Sowd
onions, cabbage, etc on Wednesday May 10th 1837. George Easton.
Sabbath May 14th whose hath this worlds goods and seeth his brother have
need and shutteth his bowels of compassion against him, how
dwelleth the Love of God in him..Rev. Dr. Gemmill
Monday 15th a warm day. Tuesday 16th Driving dung for corn, a wet
day & night...Wednesday 17th a dull damp day, Vacated my school
on Tuesday 9th and commenced again keeping school this day..
Thursday 18th May 1837. This morning Brocky calved a heifer.
Thomas has my cattle, rain. Friday 19, on Wednesday and yes-
terday planted my corn.
Dalhousie May 18th 1837. This day planted my corn. Friday 19th sowd
the last of my oats, these days bygone hath been heavy rain in
the night time and Dry during the day...this day damp and dull.
I have heard one of James Rodger's oxen is weak and unable to
last..I went over to Brown's and got a deal of abusive language
about a road..I had offered a public road thru' my lot for the
paltry sum o f L 7..10s but now I will allow a road to go through on no
now is...I will submit to no insults and be obliged to keep open
a road to serve the public at the same time. G. Easton.
Saturday 20th an awful wet day.
Dalhousie 21st May 1837. not much drought, no rain. Monday 22 some
frost this morning..a most threatening spring. But the most
high..hath condescended to tell the children of men that while
earth remaineth..seedtime and harvest...summer and winter..Day &
night shall not cease. Amen. G. Easton.
Tuesday 23rd I was logging for potatoes. I have cleared no new land
since 1833...Wednesday 24th some frost this morning, this day
James Reid took home his cow and calf. This day went to Lanark
with the money I had collected in aid of our distressed country-
men in Scotland. 2..l..10. G. Easton
Thursday 25th a fine day...this day Matthew put out one of Bucks
eyes with a stone. On Sabbath 21st Mary McNicol alias Mrs.
McDougall got a daughter.. exactly 9 months wanting 5 days
since she was married.
Dalhousie May 26th this is an exceeding warm day. Jess & Ann at
Poland. High wind. Saturday 27th not so warm...chopping
for turnips. Sabbath May 28th Hard frost... This night saw
constellatio above the horizon at 10 p.m. Monday
1#windfall- a tract where the trees have been blown down by the wind.
2#7..10about $31.
3#2..1..10about §8.44
The shilling of Great Britain equal to 12 pence and to 1/20 of a
pound.
* Constellation- Cassiopeia- the "lady in the chair" -opposite
the Big Dipper from the North Star
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no appearance of better weather. This morning began to plant
potatoes. G. Easton. Tuesday 30th not so cold, dull like rain.
Planting taties. Last night a meeting in the schoolhouse about
the crossroad. G. Easton. Yesterday John McIntyre surveyed
3 roads through the 3rd concession, one by my house, one on the
north side of the meadow and one thro' the late G. Brown's lot
which he took.
Dalhousie June 1st June has commenced very warm. I have just heard
my daughter, Isobella, took badly in premature labour last night.
We have 15 bushels of potatoes, that is of sets, planted.
Jenny is gone to Poland, Jess is gone to Lanark. Very warm. G.E.
Friday 2nd June 1837. Heard this morning my daughter Isobella was
delivered of a son yesterday being June 1st 1837. A very warm
day..Heavy rain yesterday.... Saturday June 3rd an exceeding wet
night and a rantin', tauntln', tearin' whistlin' showery day.
Planting potatoes. Jack & Jenny helping Jess. Sabbath June 4th
At Poland, a fine day. Monday 5th at General Training. 200
present, a warm day. Tuesday6th a warm day.
Dalhousie June 7th 1837 a wet day. saw fire flies for the first
time this season June 5th. G. Easton. Thunder almost every day
since the first of Day of June. Thursday8th June 1837. Gathering
stones from off land preparatory to ploughing. Black flies very
bad. Jenny came down from Poland last night and goes up to-day.G.E.
Friday 9th June 1837. Ploughing for fallow, a very warm day- Saturday
10 th June 1837- a fine Day.... Library issue.... Sabbath 11th for
I determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ
him crucified. Revd Dr. Gemmill. very warm. This morning Jenny
came down from Poland. Isobella weak and her child not expected
to live. Monday 12th Anne and David begun to hoe corn. Jess at
Poland.
Dalhousie June 13th 1837. Jenny gone to Poland..we having got no word
about them since Sabbath, a real good day. Gay an Silly.
Wednesday 14th very warm. Anne and David finished hoeing the corn
the first time.
Thursday 15th a fine day. Anne & David at Lanark. Friday 16th June
1837 report says Jas. Rodger hath lost the Plea he had with Will
Muir but no certain word. G. Easton. Jas. Rodger himself says
he gained the plea and has only one penny of costs to pay.
Saturday 17th June 1837 Last night a heavy hail storm. Ned
at Lake Machin went away on Thursday 15th not home Friday 7 o'clock.
to live.
Dalhousie June 17th 1837
To-morrow being Sabbath is the Day on which the Battle of Waterloo
was fought and won 22 years ago..a long time since the Bonaparte
Dynasty was destroyed and the nations of Europe enjoyed partial
peace. Great hardships have been suffered by the nations since
the time and in a mercantile point of view both Europe and
America are hard bestead at the present time. Banks will not
pay specie on discount bills and Trade is at a stand...work
is not to be got... and provisions is high. Such is a sketch
of the moral world at present. G. Easton.
Sabbath 18th was at Poland and Robt Mcintosh's child is not expected
to live...very ill. (note: Robt husband of Isobelle)
Dalhousie June 19th 1837, a fine day, hoeing beans & cleaning potatoes.
Tuesday 20th a very wet day. Wednesday 21, Kept as a fast day
Preparatory to the celebration of the Lord's Supper..a fine day.
Thine arrows shall be sharp in the Heart of the Kings enemies
�whereby the people fall under thee. Rev. Dr. Gemmill.
Thursday June 22nd yesterday Robert Mcintosh's second son died
and is buried today. Impute not the father's iniquity upon
their children. Domine.Deo. G. Easton.
A fine day...Left Poland about 6 o'clock P.M. a fine day...
flies intolerable. Friday 23rd south wind and pretty high, a
fine day.
Saturday 24th June 1837. This day James Brown built a barn..damp day.
Sabbath 25th this day the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was
dispensed in Dalhousie by the Rev. Dr. Gemmill. By whose stripes
you were healed.* A fine day.
Monday 26th Logging for turnips. Tuesday 27th this morning James
Paul's wife died, working at the roads. Sowd my turnips a fine
day. Thursday 29th This day I went to Perth, a wet afternoon.
Friday30th again stood before the Board of Education and came
home at night, an excessive warm day. Saturday July 1st working
at the roads. Sabbath 2nd, a good day.
Monday 3rd an exceeding wet day. Tuesday 4th- this is the anniversary
of Yankie slavery. a fair day. Wednesday 5th a dull day,
hoeing corn. Thursday 6th thunder with heavy showers. Ned at
Perth, Cherry at the Bull July 5th 1837 G. Easton.
Dalhousie 7th July 1837
this day finished corn, hoeing 2 times
2 time. Day more clear than
J. Lorimer's corn flourishing.
upon my pease.
A backward looking year,
more like famine than a plentiful
crop
and beans
usual.
Some blooms
Bull
Cherry 5th July
July 5th
This year
only one
Geo. Easton 1837
Saturday July 8th Library issue. Worked at the roads 4th day.
Sabbath 9thDr. Gemmill not well...forced to stop...a fine day.
Monday 10th a warm day. Robt Mcintosh at Perth with my cattle.
Jenny going to Poland to stop with Bell till Robin comes back.
G. Easton. Tuesday July 11th some rain but warm. Wednesday
12th July a very warm day.. G. Easton. Thursday 13th High south
wind, ploughing my fallow 2 times.
Dalhousie 13th July 1837. the 5th line people working at the roads
at Brown's dam back at the Bridge. George Easton.
July 14th A fine dull day. Jess ploughing.
Saturday 15th July, at Lanark, a storm of wind.
Sabbath 16th was over and saw William Anderson who is in all probability
dying....Monday 17th cut my clover. Tuesday 18th both yesterday
and today very warm.
Wednesday 19th hilld my corn on Monday last. James Crosbie at the
bull on Tuesday. I am G. Easton. JackJon Wednesday... this morn-
ing some rain, cannot put in ray clover. This morning saw silk
among my corn. Corn late. Thursday 20th a droughty Day. G. Easton.
Dalhousie July 20th 1837.
this day rickd my clover. Friday 21st July...I am at the Bull
with Rosie, a fine day. Saturday 22nd Julythis morning very near
* See Isaiah 53-5
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frost. A warm day..this last week hath been excellent hay
weather. I have received no letters from Scotland this season.
G. Easton. 0 Lord truly I am thy servant, I am thy servant and
the son of thy handmaid, Thou hast loosed mybonds..#1a fine day.
Monday rain all day, snowing hail Tuesday 25th a Good day.
Wednesday 26th Reid's tibby#2at the bull...6 of July l837
Pietyuch at the bull July 25th. July 26th like rain.
Dalhousie July 26th 1837. this season is at least one fortnight
later than usual. Ned says the crops are earlier about Pike Falls
and to Carleton place they are more early. G. Easton.
Friday 28th July 1837...Some rain last night but a fine day. Some draught
Saturday 29th a fine day, cutting hay.
Sabbath 30th a wet day, excessive heavy rain. Monday 31 at a fine
draughtyday. Jess at Lanark, which concludes the month of
July, we have often been shearing before this time.
Dalhousie Tuesday August 1st 1837-—--
a dull day, like rain. Tom mowing with Jas. Brown son. Watson
ricking at the dam..back. Wednesday August 2nd 1837 Bet Conroy
came home upon Tueaday July 25th...says she has been badly for
sixmonths. Looks tolerable. takes a ride generally every day
and visits every Sabbath Day. G. Easton.
Wednesday 2nd. a wet day.. Let this day be marked in the Logbook of my
memory and may I remember it to my sorrow and from this day be a
better man, a Christian and a better member of Society...more
wise...and to all intent a better husband and parent.
Dalhousie Thursday "August 3rd l837...a fine day. 0 love the Lord all
ye his saints.#3 Put all my hay this Day, that is all I had at
home. Friday August 4th high wind and very cold, a clear day.
Saturday August 5th 1837...Yesterday morning and to-day very like
frost and I believe in many places it was frost, but did no
damage in this part of Dalhousie. A fine clear day. G. Easton.
E. Conroy cutting hay with James Brown.
Sabbath 6th a fine clear Day, wind south and fresh.
Dalhousie August 6th 0 Lord truly I am thy Servant...I am thy servt
and the son of thy handmaid, thou hast loosed my bonds. Rev. Dr.
Gemmill.
Monday 7th a warm day. cutting hay in Conroy's. Tueaday 8th not well,
came on rain in the afternoon and continued heavy rain all night.
Wednesday 9th a wet day, saw Wm Anderson this morning very low. Just
in Life...cannot speak much, will not be long in the land of the
living. 0 to be prepared for that event for come it will,
whether I be prepared or not. G. Easton.
Dalhousie Aug. 9th On Tuesday June 20th our beloved monarch William
Fourth departed this life. Lamented by hi3 people, reigned 7
years. Aged 72. Succeeded in the throne by Queen Alexandria
Victoria by the Grace of GodRegina Brittaniarum. Born 1819
Daughter of the Duke of Kent and grand-daughter to his Late
Majesty King George third of Gracious memory who died 1820.
Thursday 10 of August was cutting hay at Conroy's. J.B. and Tom helping
me. Rosie at the bull, this day, Friday 11th Dull, raking hay.
Saturday 12th of August, this day moor fowl shooting begins. G.E.
1# Psalms 116-16
2# tibby- the head - Old Slang - perhaps "bossy"
3# Psalms 31-23
�perisheth and no man layeth it to heart and merciful men are
from the evil to come.....sabbath 13th. yesterday an excessive
wet day..this day the body of William Anderson consigned to the
cold and silent grave. So remember time is short..G. Easton.
Saw the remains of Wm Anderson to meet no more till the Last
trumpet Sound, then shall we meet again.
Dalhousie August 14th yesterday heavy rain, This day more drought..
shaking out my hay. Tuesday 15th an excessive wet day.
Eliza not very well. G. Easton
Wednesday 16th a dull day, a dark misty morning. Thursday 17th August
1837. This day began to shear wheat. James Brown cut his
yesterday. A dull misty morning. G. Easton. 18th shearing
wheat. Jess and Anne at Currie's mill this day being August
18th 1837. G. Easton.
Saturday 19th August 1837. Shearing wheat and barley. This day
finished ray fall wheat, 29 stooks. A fine drought and a fine
clear day. George Easton.
Dalhousie August 20th 1837...O Lord, Truly I am thy servant. I am
thy servant and the son of thine handmaid.... thou hast loosed
my bonds* Dr. G. fine day. Monday 21st a fine clear harvest
day. Shearing barley..in whole 19 wee stooks. G. Easton.
At night a thunderstorm and heavy rain. Tuesday 22nd. Excessive
high west wind. Overturning stooks in all directions. G. Easton.
Wednesday 23rd August 1837. This is a dull day. Shearing spring
wheat, it was sown 11th of May. Thursday 24th if the weather
is favorable next week will be the throng of harvest. Betimes
dull and sometimes dour. I would like to inn wheat*, this day
stacked my fall wheat.
Dalhousie August 25th 1837 a fine harvest day. Eliza not well. Jess
is with Andrew Park now this 3rd day. Saturday 26th was at
Lanark, saw Mr. McAllister, a fine day. bought & paid l6lb.
of nails 7/6. Sabbath 27th Peccavi. * Mond. 28th. Behold we
return unto Thee for Thou art the Lord our God. Tuesday 29th. Yesterday an
wheat this day, 19 stooks..Jess with Andrew Park on Saturday
and Monday...She was with J. Brown. Wednesday August 30th
Mr. McAllister arrived in Lanark afternoon absence of nearly
14 months in his native land where he experienced nothing but
disappointments in every way. A fine day. At least a very wet day.
August 31st a fine day, wind north.
Dalhousie September 1st 1837. On Tuesday evening August 29 James Paul's
daughter was taken from this world of sorrow 2 months and 2
days after her mother. The funeral took place on Thursday, August
31st 1837. some frost this morning 1st. our pease all cut
this day and cut a few oats. Saturday 2nd. Jas. Brown, Junior
ploughing & Robert Rodger sowing wheat. A dull damp day. G. E.
Sabbath 3rd a fine day. Monday 4th very hard frost. Corn and
potatoes generally damaged by frost. My corn not frosted. was
at J. Gallinger's smithy. Got my drag teeth laid. paid 6/9.
Tuesday 5th put in my spring wheat. Wednesday 6th put in my
pease. Thursday 7. a wet day. G. Easton. Saturday 9th Ditto.
* Peccavi- I have sinned, an acknowledgement or confession of sin
*Psa 116-16
*to inn wheat- to put it up in a shelter or with some type of grain
elevator owned by another
�Sabbath 10th Mr. McAllister preached in St. Andrew's. Josh. 24..24*
Monday Septr 11th a wet day. Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th
shearing oats & threshing seed wheat. Thursday 14th plowed in
a bushel of wheat. Friday 15th Shearing oats. I ploughed in
mywheat on Wednesday Septr 13th and on Saturday 16th of Septr
1837 and I was shearing oats on Thurs. & Friday Sept. 14th &l5th.G.E.
Sabbath Septr 17th a fine harvest day. Took physic, could not go
to hear sermon. G. Easton....
Monday Sepr 18th Like rain. Dragged ray wheat this morning. Shearing
oats. Dr. Gemmill's text yesterday was...behold the Lamb of God.*
Dalhousie September 19th 1837. Saw fireflies on the evening of Septr
18th a thing unprecedented. Tuesday 19th Last night helped
Wm Hood to build some oats. This day put in a stack of oats. G.E.
Wednesday 20th a frosty morning, a complete nailer..Thos begins to
sow wheat.
Thursday 21st a frosty morning, Robt Macintosh gone to Perth with
barley..a fine day. Wind south and blowing. Friday 22nd Wind
south..blowing.. Finished our harvest this day. Jenny at Poland.
Like rain.
Saturday 23rd I received a letter from my brother David containing the
mournful Tidings of my father's death who departed this Life
upon Monday the 7th of August, i837, aged 76 years and 7 months.*
And he said unto me, write blessed are the Dead who Die in the
Lord, from henceforth...yea saith the spirit..that they may rest
from their Labours, and their works do follow them.*
Sabbath 24th Mr. McAllister dispensed the sacrament of the Lord's
Supper in Lanark.
25th a fine day, wind south... put in All My Grain, All My Oats this day.
Tuesday 26th a wet day. This day Agnes Thomson wife of James Brown
was taken away out of the land of the living very suddenly, she
took badly about 3 A.M. and was a corpse before 3 o'clock
afternoon. James came for me but I never saw her in life, nor
any of her family, only my Jenny was with her, and Jess Watson. G.E.
Wednesday 27th Jess at Lanark, a fine day.
Thursday 28th a wet day..this day the Body of Mrs. Brown was committed
to the grave, there to lie till the great day of the Lord.
Dalhousie 29th of September 1837
A fine day. Saturday September 30th a wet day. Sabbath October lst
a fine day. Monday 2nd. a wet day. took the roof off ray house.
3rd Andrew park and Robert Macintosh working at the roof, we
have got real bad weather. G. Easton.
Wednesday 4th very hard frost the most severe we had this season.
George Easton. This day got a load of shingles from John
Thomson. paid him 2 dollar.. Thursday October 5th Threatning
snow..rain and hail. Keep me from all presumptuous sirs, 0 Lord*
Friday October 6th 1837..This day is Dalhousie Fair a cold dull
day...George Easton...no whiskey.
Saturday 7th Octr 1837 a cold day. Sabbath 8th an excessive frosty
morning. This day Mr. McAllister preached from Rom. 7th & 12th
wherefore the Law is holy and the commandment holy and just and
good. Monday 9th Excessive hard frost.
Tuesday 10th this day is Lanark fair. The weather is changed, wind
*Psalms19-13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;
Josh 24...24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will
Matthew Easton born Feb. 1761
Blessed are the Dead...Rev. 14.13
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south.. took in 3 loads of corn last night and 2 carts of potatoes.
Wednesday 11th October 1837... a noble day, digging Potatoes and
and pucklngs corn. Thursday Octr 12th 1837..Last night a thunder-
storm. with rain..a dull day. Dalhousie.
October 13th 1837 Friday 13th a most terrible cold day, Saturday
14th Last night the moon was eclipsed, a total eclipse, and
we killed two Bears... a cold day... Lifted all our potatoes..
180 bushels andhusked the last of our corn..we think near
20 bushels. Sabbath 15th Behold the Lamb of God who taketh away
the sin of the world.#1 Revd Dr. Gemmill Monday 16th a fine day,
Tuesday 17th Driving stones for my chimney,...a fine day. G. Easton.
Wednesday Oct 18th 1837 a wet like day..
Thursday 19th a dull day Threatning snow. George Easton.
Friday 20th a wet morning. G. Easton.
Saturday Octr 21st went to go to Bredin's for lime. My cart broke
down by the way, had to come back empty. A fine day... a court
of commissioners for the Township.
Sabbath 22nd a fine day. Monday 23rd was at Bredin's & bought 16
bushels of lime. John Smith came to build my chimney.
Tuesday 24th took down my old chimney and began to build..a fine day.
Wednesday October 25th This morning ground covered with snow
and is 3 inches deep and still snowing at 12 o'clock Thursday
26th an uncommon wet day. Friday 27th a good d a y . Saturday
28th a good day.
Dalhousie October 29th 1837. Both Dr. Gemmill & Mr. McAllister
preached in St. Andrew's.
Monday 30th busy building. Tuesday 31st my cattle went to Lanark
with a barrel of potash and brought home 16 bushels lime,
busy building my chimney. Wednesday Nov. 1st my cattle at
Poland with a load of ashes. G. Easton.
Thursday 2nd. a cold frosty day. G. Easton.
Friday November 3rd this day John Smith went home my building being
nearly finished, all done to the Lumhead#2,had no help except
James Brown 3 days and Watson part of one day. G. Easton. a
fine day, wind south.
Saturday Novr 4th a fine fresh day, planted my plums, cherries, etc.
Sabbath 5th awful wet.
Monday 6th frosty like snow. Tuesday 7th some heavy snow showers.
Jess at Poland helping Macintosh to build his chimney. I this
morning plastered the house. Wednesday 8th November 1837...
Had a visit of Johnnie Stuart this day...a fine frosty day..
Thursday Novr 9th 1837. This morning the ground was covered with
snow and a very cold day. Winter seems to set in and we need
not expect anything but snow for six months to come. G. Easton.
Friday 10th Ground still white. Robt Rodger cutting firewood for
the school. Dalhousie Novr 1Oth 1837
Saturday Novr 11th a cold day. Wind south, received a letter from Mr.
Murray on Thursday Nov. 8th 1837. Sabbath 12th and holiness
without which no man shall see the Lord..Rev. Dr. Gemmill
Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. #3 Rev. Mr. McAllister.
1# Behold the Lamb.. John 1 .. 29
2#Lumhead..a lum is a chimney which comes to a point, a lumhead the
top of the chimney
3# No other Gods before me- Exodus 20..3
�a fine day.
Monday 13th a fine frosty day. Tuesday 14th a fine frosty day,
Robt Macintosh took away Brawny yesterday. Wednesday 15th
Nov. 1837 was at the raising of John Waddle's barn, a real
good day. Thursday 16th This day snow began to fall in the
morning and at one o'clock is still snowing..very heavy snow.
Friday 17th wind south. Gay cold, the country is assembled at
Bell Mulr's at a Quilting. Tommy Conroy...the workshop.. the stove
and the shavings. Saturday Nov. 18th 1837 was at Robt Rodger's
raising a parlour. Snow fell on Thursday 3 inches but today is
clean gone. Sabbath 19th rain all day, a fine day. Monday 20th
a dull, soft day, put up my stove this day. Tuesday 21st a most
incessant day of rain.
Wednesday 22nd in the night time thunder & rain. Thursday 23rd a wet-
night but lo! in the morning Snow, an exceeding stormy day,
snowing very hard, heavy snow. Friday 24th a frosty day, snow
still lying on the ground.
Dalhousie November 24th 1837
This day Charles Thom and Eliza Bain and Thomas Scott and
Margaret Bain are married in St. Andrew's hall by the Revd Mr.
Macalister,a rousing wedding. At least the people are assem-
bling. They say there are 140 guests Bidden, more than 100
present and 10 fiddlers, same day McLauchlan's Daughter and old
Jamison's daughter and A. W. Playfairs daughter. Saturday
25th was at Lanark, bought 20 lb. o iron for a crane. Sabbath
26th be ye followers of God as Dear Children.* Revd Dr. Gemmill.
Monday 27th a frosty day, snow still lying.
Tuesday 28th still frosty with snow. Wednesday 29th fresh snow,
almost clean gone.no snow on the ground. Thursday Nov. 30th
This morning Matthew George sick, very sick, no snow, ground
quite bare. No snow to be seen.
Saturday 2nd. a dull fresh day. Got my crane on Wednesday Novr 9th
1837. Sabbath 3rd Decr fine day, Monday a little frost.
Tuesday 5th No snow, this day J. Brown at the Oat mill with 2 bushels
oats for me. G. Easton. Dalhousie.
Dalhousie Decr 6th 1837, this day at James Fair's when the Left wing
of the 1st Reg't of Lanark Militia paraded and got a volunteer
offer to go to Lower Canada and five men went.
Thursday 7th a cold day. Friday 8th This day stormy, ground again
covered with snow, we have had a good deal of agreeable weather,
the ground bare this long time, no snow but now likely to lie.
My girls at Currie's mill yesterday. Saturday Dec.9th killd
my3 pigs, 500 lbs.
Sabbath 10th Snow all day. Monday 11th Dull and snowing, snow
5 inches deep. G. Easton.
Wednesday 13th very frosty. Thursday Decr 14th 1837 cold and frosty.
Friday 15th a cold frosty day. Saturday 16th Exceeding cold &
frosty.
Sabbath 17th a very frosty Day. Monday 18th rain all night, began to
snow and continued heavy snow till 12 o'clock. G. Easton.
Dalhousie December 19th 1837
*Ephesians5..1
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Tuesday 19th On Sabbath Decr 17th Mary Reid was safely delivered
of a son and heir. George Easton Like snow. snow 9 inches
deep. Wednesday Dec. 20,1837 an exceeding hard frost. Thursday
21st Dec. a very frosty day. Friday December 22d frosty.
Saturday 23rd an exceeding frosty day
Sabbath 24th And Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.
Revd Dr. Gemmill.... soft
Monday 25th W
m Hay cut firewood. soft. Tuesday 26th was at James
Fair's at Parade. Wednesday 27th very frosty. James Shields
cutting firewood for me for John Conroy. Thursday 28th Decr
s
nowing a little all day. Friday 29th soft wind south.
Saturday 30th Was the Day of the Meeting of my Trustees. They
Signed my school paper. a frosty day. George Easton.
Sabbath 31st Decr
Soft inclining to freshness.
Monday January 1st 1838, a fine soft day. Was at James Nairn's and
J. Hetherington's at night. Tuesday 2nd. a fresh day, snow
dissolving rapidly. Wednesday 3rd was at Lanark, got my leather
from Smith the tanner. Thursday 4th Was at James Barr's funeral.
Snow almost gone..
Friday 5th was at James Reid's child's funeral, a very wet day.
Snow almost gone. Ground quite bare.
Saturday 6th again frosty, no snow.
Sabbath 7th a very wet day. Snow all gone. Monday 8th this morning
again frosty .and a very little snow. Wind north... Tuesday 9th
some heavy snow showers. Wednesday 10th very frosty, fulling *
our cloth.
Thursday Jany 11th 1838 a cold frosty Day. Friday 12th snow one inch
deep. Saturday 13th a pleasant day.
Sabbath 14th fresh. Monday 15 a stormy day, snow 2 inches deep. Tues-
day 16th Fresh, wind south.
Wednesday 17th January 1838...Our Militiamen marched from Dalhousie
on Friday 12th of Jan.
Thursday 18th Frosty, Friday heavy snow, snow 6 inches deep.
Winter seems now begun.
Saturday 20th the strongest frost we have had this season. G. Easton.
Sabbath 21st a fine day, cold.
Monday 22nd frosty Wednesday 24th wind south. Thursday 25th Frosty.
Friday 26th Mild, heavy rain. Roads horrible. Was at Poland.
Saturday 27th Hard frost, no travelling. Sabbath 28th heavy snow,
snow 5 inches deep. Monday 29. High wind. Drifting. Tuesday
30th severe frost. Wednesday 31st Excessive frost, not much snow.
Thursday February 1st 1838. a frosty day Wm Hay's child badly. 2nd
very frosty. 3rd more mild.
Dalhousie 4th Feby 1838 a frosty day. Monday 5th this day Wm
Hay's child died after being a considerable time badly. Tuesday
a day of Public Thanksgiving for the Mercies received and for
putting down rebellion in the province.
Wednesday 7th at the funeral of Wm Hay's child. Stormy, heavy snow.
*Fulling.to thicken by moistening, heating and pressing, as cloth;
to mill; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thick-
en in a mill.
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Thursday 8th Snow 8 inches deep
Friday 9th frosty. Saturday 10th the ink is freezing.
Sabbath 11th a frosty day. Am I a God at hand and not a God afar
off. Revd Mr. Macalister. Monday 12th frosty. Tuesday 13th
hard frost. Wednesday very frosty. Thursday excessive frosty.
Jess and David at Lanark with oats.
Friday 16th Feby 1838...went to Perth, came home same night. awfu
frosty. Saturday 17th some of our volunteers came home,
frosty, Sabbath frosty. Monday frosty, Tuesday 20th very frosty.
Wednesday 21st frosty.
Dalhousie Feby 22;1838...Last night John McIntyre came home from the
War. This day brought the last of my hay from Conroy's, a fine
mild day.
Friday 23rd a fine winter day. Saturday 24th Excessive frosty. Jess
at the Mill yesterday.
Sabbath 25th a very frosty day. Monday 26th very frosty, fulling
my coat. Tuesday 27th Wedneaday 28th frosty.
Thursday March 1st a fine day. Friday 2nd a fine frosty day. Saturday
3rd snow 7 inches deep and has not been over 9 inches this
winter, a fine day. G. Easton.
Sabbath 4th March 1838 a fine soft day. I will be as the dew unto
Israel etc.#1 Revd Dr. Gemmill
Monday 5th Heavy snow all day, snow 15 inches deep. Tuesday 6th-
Saturday 10th This week hath been one continued snow shower and
all the time soft. 0 Miserere Mei. G. Eaaton
Dalhousie March 12th 1838- Sabbath 11th a fine day.
Monday 12th Wind north..very warm..snow decreasing. 0 miserere mei. G.E.
Tuesday 13th March 1838 Jess & Rob Macintosh at the oat mill wt. 21
bushels of oats, thawing fast. 0 Miserere Mihi. George Easton.
Wednesday 14th a soft fresh day. Thursday 15 Jenny went to Poland
and is not come back. Some people are making sugar. 0 miserere
Mihi. George Easton.
Friday 16th frosty. Saturday 17th a frosty day, this is the Commr
Court Day. Sabbath 18th Lecture Eph 5th Husbands love your wives
Revd Dr. Gemmill. Monday Soft and fresh. whether there be
sugar or not, I know not. I received my patent#2for my land on
Sat. night being March 17th 1838. G. Easton.
Dalhousie Tuesday 20th March.
Last night Tam Conroy at his old trade of lying but I'll mind
it..a fine day. Wednesday 21st a noble day. Thursday 22nd
frosty. Friday 23rd a fresh day. Sabbath 24th Last night,
thunder, lightning & rain..a complete fresh day.
Sabbath March 25th a fine day. Monday 26th this day Mrs. James Park
was consigned to the silent grave. a fresh day. Tuesday 27th
Heavy snow. Gone to Hanna's oat mill for my:
load. Macintosh
is gone for it Wednesday. Got it home 504 lb..soft..
(note at side of page: Sugar begun 23rd March 1838)
Thursday 29th March, ground again white.
Friday 30th Snow all gone. Saturday 31st frosty, a good sugar day..
*Hosea 14—5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the
lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
*An instrument making a conveyance or grant of public lands; also,
the land or territory 30 conveyed.
�this is John Thomson's meeting. Called by Maclellan...
Macmanigle, Macmillan and Co.,,, a little allied to McKenzie
Van Kensaeller & Co.* Sabbath April 1st 1838 in whom we have
redemption thro' his blood, even the forgiveness of our sins*
Dalhousie April 2nd 1838. a frosty day.
Tuesday 3rd Cold and frosty. Wednesday 4th still cold, busy threshing
oats. Jess at Poland making sugar. Thursday 3th Like a change,
wind south & blowing very strong. Yesterday got some hay from
James Brown Senr...This day finished threshing oats. I intend
to go to Perth to-morrow, health and weather permitting.
Friday 6th April 1838. G. Easton..went to Perth, roads horrible.
Saturday Came home, roads very bad. Sabbath 8th a fine day.
Maunanday 9th Cherry calved a Star.. Jack Storie making me a
coat. Tuesday 10th a cauld snow day. Wednesday 11th 0 misserere
mihi..G.E. Some snow, Taursday 12th April, a considerable
comparatively cold day. Jenny, David and Matthew George at
Poland. 0 miserere mihi. Geo. Easton. This day the rebel
ruffians, Gen'ls Lount & Matthews (according their sentence)
are to be hung at Toronto for High Treason.
Friday 13th an excessive frosty day.
Dalhousie Saturday April 14th 1838.
This day at Janes Rodger's barn. James Scott & Joan Conroy
were severly hurt..a log came down rolled over Convoy and lay
upon Scott. Sabbath 15th Children obey your parents etc.*
Rev Dr. Gemmill.
Monday 16th Excessive frosty. Tuesday April 17 frosty..Dull like a
change. Wednesday 16th Hard frost..built a house. Thursday
selling hats, snow decreasing, a cold frosty day. I have got
2 lambs. Saturday 21st a cold day. Wind south with snow. 0
Miserere Mihl.. Sabbath April 22nd Arch. Provan worse...still
frosty...Andrew Park fixing my house. Tuesday 24th a gay bonny
day but frosty. Wednesday 25th April. Lount and Matthews are
hung, so perish all enemies of peace and Good Order. George
Easton. a fine day, rather warm.
Dalhousie April 26th 1838. Jess came home yesterday & brought my
plough from W. Muir's. March 20th was married by the Rev Wm
McKillican... John Rose of West Gvillimsbury to Margret Climie
of Insifil. U.C....Gave Thos. Thompson some plum trees..some
frost..like a change. Friday 27th This day commenced ploughing
...a soft day..Saturday 28th some frost but a fine day. Sabbath
29th The Dr. did not come...rain and snow.
Monday April 30th a very cold day..Hard frost, ground white. Tuesday
May 1st 1838. G. Easton. a frosty morning ..a warm day. Wednes-
day 2nd a fine day. Some rain. Thursday 3rd a fine fresh day.
Tom begins ploughing. Friday 4th May 1838. we began to plough.
April 27th...Robt Macintosh chopping to me, a fine day, this day
sowd
pease & spring wheat, this day vacated my school for one
week. Saturday 5th an exceeding wet day. Sabbath 6th a fine day.
Monday 7th digging my garden. Tuesday 8th Delving... Wednesday
9th still delving. Thursday 10th sow3
onions.
Friday 11th sowd barley. Saturday 12th Sowd oats. This day
*William Lyon Mackenzie, Rebel, and Van Rensaeller, heavy drinker tried tobePatriotChief.
Colossians 1-14
Colossian3 3-20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this
is well pleasing unto the Lord.
* Samuel Lount and Peter Matthews, leaders in Rebel Cause, hanged outside
Toronto jail, April 12, 1838
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Isobella Paul alias Mrs. Arch. Provan was consigned to the cold
grave. She died on Thursday May 10th being in trouble since the
beginning of Febr 1838. Hora Fugit.
Sabbath 13th Behold I have given him for Witness of the people, a
leader etc. #1 Isa. 55-4
Monday 14th commenced school- sowd oats.
Tuesday 15th a noble day. Wednesday 16th May a fine day. Thursday
17th Planted corn. Friday 18th finished my corn..a fine day,
Saturday 19th May 1838, was going to log, stop by rain. Sabbath
20th a fine day. Monday 21st was at Nairn's Dam with my cattle.
Tuesday 22nd Dull like rain. Robt Mcintosh logging to me Wednesday
23rd on Monday 21st a girl was burnt to death but I have not yet
heard the particulars, a brother's daughter to R. Boyle in Darling.
a very dull day. Thursday 24th a wet day. Since the 19th Jas.
Brown hath been badly with rheumatism, Friday 25th a dull, damp
day. G. Easton.
Saturday May 26th 1838
an excessive wet night, a wet dull, damp day. Tell me ye sons of
God, Tell me ye seraphs who stand in the Presence of the Eternal
and 0 ye redeemed where harps loudly sing the Praises of
redeeming Love. Tell me how to celebrate the Praises of my
Exalted Love of God to Sinful men—- G. Easton.
Sabbath 27thPut ye on the whole Armor of God#2 the R e v d Dr. Gemmill.
a fine day.
Monday 28th Rain all night- and a wet day. Wednesday 30th May 1838
not so wet. Macintosh with me chopping and logging. Thursday
31st- a noble day- Logging for potatoes.
Friday June 1st a fine day. Saw constellation.#5 on May 28th,
early in the evening. Cleaning land for potatoes. G.Easton.
June 1st. My plum trees full blown, a great break. G. Easton.
June 2nd cleaning land for potatoes. Dull like rain. Sabbath
3rd. a fine day. Examine yourselves whether ye be In the Faith.#3
Revd Mr. Macalister.
Monday 4th was at James Fair's at General Training. A very warm day.
Tuesday 5th a good day..planting potatoes.
Wednesday 6th June 1833- a noble day, this day planted the last of
our potatoes- 18 bushels of seed- Jess at Lanark.
Since Monday May 21st. Thomas has not been able to do any work;
he catched a severe cold and is not yet better. G. Easton.
Thursday 7th June, a fine summer day.
Friday 8th Wrought #4 at the roads, first day Statute Labour. Saturday
9th a very warm day. Sabbath 10th Behold, I have given him for
a witness. Isa. 55-4 This night saw fireflies first time, very warm.
Monday 11th This day got a pig from John Thomson. Tuesday 12th
yesterday about 2 o'clock a severe thunderstorm, heavy rain and
hail, accompanied by loud thunder & high wind, and what is
remarkable, on this Day thirteen years, and about the same time
of Day, a tornado took place, very severe in its effects and this
same was pretty severe.
1# Isiah 55-4 Behold, I have given him for a wit
a
. leader and a commander to the people.
2# Ephesians 6-11
3# II Corinthians 13-5
4# Wrought - Arch. word for work 5 (Constellation..Hercules?)
�12th A dull warm day.
Wednesday 13th a noble day.
Thursday 14th June 1838..Tam's Cherry at the bull 12th of June. a
fine summer day. 0 happy ones that have made choice of the
Lord Jesus, who have lived holy lives in the world, who have
overcome by the blood of the Lamb & by the word of your testimony
and are now singing the praises of redeeming love among the
ransomed Millions beforer the throne.
(Note at side of page: Mrs. Edward Laverty got a son June 1838)
Friday June 15th 1838- a fine day. Jenny at Lanark. Saturday 16th
at the roads 2nd day, stopd by rain at 3 o'clock.
Sabbath 17th a warm. day. Monday 18th 23 years ago a bloody battle
was fought on the plains of Waterloo which put an end to Bonaparte.
Tuesday 19th June 1838, a fine summer day-still gathering stones.
Wednesday 20th my garden pease begun to bloom. Ploughing fallow-
a noble day- hoeing corn.
Thursday 21st a good summer day, Jess ploughing, hoeing corn. Friday
22nd Peccavi.#1 George Easton. Dominie, Dalhousie. A fine day.
Saturday 23rd June Wrought at the roads. Sabbath 24th Phil.
3rd and 3rd#2RevdDr. Gemmill
Monday 25th heavy rain. Tuesday 26th a fine day. Robt. Macintosh
chopping.
Dalhousie June 27th I have again taken the school for another
year. George Easton. This is the last day of my ninth year.
I commence schoolkeeping for the tenth year on Monday July 2nd.
1838. — 27th this morning gay cold, a fine day. Thursday 28th
this.day went to Perth. Friday 29th. Passed the Board of
Education as usual but after I came away was struck off the
list- came home same night.
Saturday 30th finished my time at the roads, 4 days labour. Sabbath
July 1st a fine day. Brocky at John Storie's bull. Monday 2nd
July 1838, this day I believe will terminate my labours in the
School, there is to be a meeting to-night but I do not expect
any good in consequence. I cannot stand a Sham and the people
are not able to comply with the letter of the law, a very.
hot day, G. Easton.
Monday 9 July yesterday the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was
dispensed in St. Andrew's Hall by the Revd Dr. Gemmill. I
have again taken the school. Most excessive hot weather. Tuesday
10th July, Dull like rain, a wet afternoon. Wednesday 11th This
day Isobella Macintosh not well. A fine day, dragging fallow.
Thursday July 12thThis day commenced cutting clover. Jenny and
Jess both at Poland. I this day saw my corn silkd. Last year
none till 19th July. --this season is 7 days earlier. G. Easton.
Friday 13th Yesterday my daughter Isobella Macintosh was delivered
of a son. This day Robt. at Perth with a barrel of potash.
Last night Cherry at the bull. --a fine day.
Dalhousie July 14th 1838, mowing cloven & meadow hay. Heavy rain in
the afternoon. 0 Misereri mihi-#4a dull day. G. Easton
Monday 16 July- very dull, people busy cutting hay. George Easton.
Tuesday 17th July 1838, a noble day.
1# Peccavi- I have sinned, hence an acknowledgement or confession of sin.
1# Philippians 3-3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God
in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confid-
ence in the flesh.
3#
growing season, to render it mellow or destroy weeds, to allow
the land to rest.
#4 Miserere mihi- Psalm 51. Have mercy upon me 0 God. etc.
�Wednesday18thJuly attempted to rick hay, was stopped in
morning by rain- A.M. Like Drought.
Thursday 19th July- a noble day. Rickd my clover. Friday 25th
heavy rain. a very wet day. Eliza not well. Jess at Lanark.
G. Easton. Saturday 21st on Thursday 19th Mrs. Brown began
to nurse Edward Laverty's child- his wife being no in health.
A showery day. George Easton. Sabbath 22nd On Thursday July
5th William Cuthbertson was ordained Elder in Room of William
Anderson, deceased.. These are they who have washed their robes
& made them white in the blood of the Lamb.* Revd Dr. Gemmill
Monday July 23rd 1838 a fine day. Tuesday 24th a dull, dark, damp
day. Wednesday 25th last night heavy rain, this day warm &
a good hay day.
Thursday 26th July 1838 0 miserere mihi, 0 wretched man that I am.
G. Easton. 0 miserere mihi, a dull day like rain.
Friday 27th July 1838 a noble day. Saturday 28th July 1838, 0 miserere
mihi. an excessive warm day- as hot a day I think as ever I saw.
rickd hay. Sabbath 29th still very warm, exceeding hot. G. Easton.
Monday 30th heavy rain with thunder in the morning, a fine day. This
day began to shear wheat. George Easton.
Tuesday 31st July. last night coldish, no frost- a warm day. Wednes-
day Augst 1st a fine day. still cutting hay. G. Easton. 0 miserere
mihi.
Thursday A u g t 2nd- a fine summer day. Wheat harvest is just beginning.
Friday Augt 3rd 0 miserere mihi. Tam finished his hay yesterday
being Augt 2nd 1838- a noble day & harvest day. Robt Macintosh
at Perth with his second barrel of potash. Jenny at Poland.
Saturday Aug.4th 0 miserere mihi. George Easton. At Lanark-
bought 2 shearing hooks 1/8 each. Paid1/71/2bought from J. Muir
a vest and treasures, bought 12 bushels of lime from Bredin,
gave him a note for 5/.
Dalhousie August 5th 1838.-Sabbath 5th an exceeding wet day... these
are they who have washed their robes and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb. Revd Dr. Gemmill. Monday 6th fair tho not
much drought. James Brown Junr shearing wheat, Anne with James
Brown Senr. Tuesday 7th Augt 1838 a fine day, airy. Wednesday
8th miserere mihi, my wheat, pease, and barley ripe—cutting
in the meadow—attempted to put together the last of my hay but
was disappointed by ill nature, 0 miserere mihi. George Easton.
-a fine harvest day. Thursday 9th Augt Disappointment! Disappoin-
tment!! Disappointment!! G. Easton—a fine day. Friday 10th
August 1838- a noble day. This morning commenced cutting hay
in James Brown's on shares, George Easton.
Saturday 11th August. Last night saw fire flies. Mrs. Edward Laverty
has been badly this considerable time, she has not been able to
nurse her child. She has been at her father's these 2 weeks.
Mrs. Brown has the child about 4 P.M. a tremendous shower.
Sabbath 12th a fine day, Monday 13th this is the first day of
moor fowl shooting. Dull, like rain mowing hay. Tuesday 13th
August 1838. 0 miserere mihi.
Dalhousie August 14th 1838.
Last night considerable frost..a clear day, finished cutting
*Rev. 7-14
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hay this day. G. Easton.
Wednesday 15th on Sabbath morning the wolves killd and ate Tam's Tup-*
a little frost and a fine day. Thursday l6thAug. a complete
wet day- no work can be done. Friday 17th August, Jenny shearing
with James Brown Sr..a fine day. G. Easton. Dominie. Saturday
August 18th a fine day, put in my pease. Sabbath 19th a fine day
Monday 20th Shearing barley and oats, a noble harvest day. G. Easton.
Tuesday 21st of August 1838- Edward Laverty's Son was baptized.
Sabbath Aug. 19th I838. G. Easton, a fine day. 22nd, 23rd, 24th,
25th all warm weather- shearing oats- Sabbath 26th a fine day-
Canning from Ramsey visiting sick- a daft man.
Monday 27th was at Perth. Led by a fool. Rain.
Tuesday 28th a fine day. Wednesday 29th August, a little frost yes-
terday morning. E. Conroy trapd and killd a large bear.
Thursday August 30th Droughty. Friday 31st, Putting out dung-
a fine day.
Dalhousie 1st September, Saturday 1838—-a fine day—-finished my dung.
Sabbath 2nd a fine clear day. high wind. This day Tam conroy
killd anotther bear. His kingdom ruleth over all. Revd Dr.
Gemmill. Monday 3rd all corn and potatoes frosted, very hard
frost- this day cut my corn. Tuesday 4th this day sow my fall
wheat, plowing it in, a fine day yesterday. Got all my crop
into the barnyard.
Wednesday 5th Sept. 1838. a noble day, finished my wheat today.
0 miserere Mihi. George Easton. Jenny at Lanark getting
Macintyre's Grape mended. Thursday 6th Septr. Ned finished
his wheat on 5th Septr., and exceeding hot day. Jess helping
Macintosh to clean land. this day threshd beans. Friday 7th
Sept. 1838- 0 mihi, 0 me, G. Easton. a fine day. 0 miserere Mihi.
Geo. Easton. Saturday 8th Septr 1838, yesterday & today
Jas. Brown putting out dung for wheat- a fine day.
Sabbath 9th this day the sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed
at John Crawford's, 12 con.* of Dalhousie. 54 Communicants,
60 in all. Monday 10th dull, like rain. Tuesday Septr 11th
no rain, a fine day. Wed. Septr 12th a noble day- this day
Lucky McTodd's Quilting bee.
Dalhousie. September 12th 1838. 0 miserere Mihi. Tell me ye Sons
of happiness, 0 tell me, ye who are redeemed by the blood of
our Exalted Lord, ye who were once in the vale of misery-
tempted like myself- who have overcome by the Blood of the Lamb
and by the word of your testimony- tell me how to escape the
wrath to come!! harken to the Voice of Eternal Wisdom. G. Easton.
Thursday 13th a fine day. G. Easton.
Friday 14th This day got all my corn in and in good order- anobleday.
Saturday 15th Septr - Was at Lanark.
Sabbath 16th a fine day. Monday 17th Again a noble day, Tuesday 18th
Jess & David at Currie's Mill. Dull, I am afraid we will not
see the.Eclipse of the Sun which takes place to-day- we all saw
it. Wednesday 19th A clear day. John Conroy this day got my
*1Tam's Tup— possibly his brother Tom's ram.
*2con.- concession
�ashes. Thursday a most noble day. Last night saw the 7 stars
they rose at 9. #1
Dalhousie September 21st 1838-
Friday 21st- a noble day. ploughing.
Saturday 22nd. Septr. kept school, a small shower last night- a fine
day. Monday 24th Brot 2 loads of stones & broke my cart. Cold,
no frost, Tuesday 25th Septr A. Park fixing ray house- a fine day.
Wednesday 26th Septr 1838- a fine day, Macintosh taking the Magis-
trate's advice. Thursday 27th Macintosh gone to Perth, a soft
day. Friday 28th yesterday driving dung- to-day ploughing, a
dull soft day. Saturday 29th was at Lanark. Got David's boots.
a fine day. Neil Campbell funkit* by fall wheat after fall. Sabbath 30th a fine d
us. Revd Dr. Gemmill 1 Peter 1st-17th.* Mr. Macalister.
Monday Oct. 1st a noble day, ploughing and commenced digging
ray potatoes. George Easton.
Tuesday Octr 2nd. a noble day, digging potatoes.
Dalhousie 3rd October 1838
Wednesday Octr 3rd Was at Archie's Dam.
Thursday 4th high, south wind. Digging potatoes. Friday 5th finished
my potatoes, 187 buahels.- this day was Dalhousie fair, plenty
ofGrog and beer. I sold my oxen to James Beveridge, price
12-15 payable 5th 0ctr 1839--a fine day. Saturday 6th Thunder
pretty close. Dull and dark with high wind. Like a storm-
no storm. Sabbath 7th first frost- cold.
Monday 8th cold- a frost morning, Macintosh & Jess at Perth. Tuesday
this day in Lanark- Fair. Heard Upper Canada Friday 5th Octr
1838, a soft wet day.- was at Lanark Fair.
Wedneaday 10th a dull day. Thursday n t h a soft day. John Smith
building my Lumhead- rain.
Friday 12th my Lumhead finished* John away home. Snow, rain and
hail--heavy snow.
Saturday 13th October 1838. Yesterday Nairn's Bee. Hard frost.
Ground covered with Snow. Sabbath 14th a cold day- Wind North.
Dalhousie Oct 18th 1838. Thursday 18th this day shot at a dog belong-
ing to Jas. Brown and wounded it but it ran away- a fine day,
Friday i9th October 1838 an exceeding wet day. Macintosh at
the Mill and Lanark. Saturday 20th Soft-
Sabbath 21st he shall choose our inheritance for us, Revd Dr. Gemmill-
a fine day.
Monday 22nd a fine day, Tuesday 23rd a soft day.
Wednesday 24th Soft all day. Thursday 25th Covered my barn- a wet
morning- cold.
Friday 26th This day Allan Stewart and Jane Ellis Gray is married
at St. Andrew's by the Revd Dr. Gemmill. Dull, no rain. Saturday
27th a fine day. Sabbath 28th this day cold, snow. Sermon by
Mr. Macalister.
Monday 29th Ground white, heavy snow. Tues. Hard frost. Wednesday
Note: Allan Stewart and Jane Ellis Gray grandparents of Mrs. Merle Betes.
#1 the Pleides- the seven daughte
whose names were Alycone,Celaeno, Electra, Mala, Merope, Sterope
or Asterope, and Taygeta. They were transformed into the group
of stars, the invisible seventh, or lost one, Merope, con-
cealingherself out of shame for having loved a mortal.
�31st very hard frost.
Thursday November 1st, 1838 very frosty with heavy snow. Friday
Soft- Saturday 3rd a fine day, wet at night. Sabbath 4th God
is my portion.* Revd Dr. Gemmill. Monday 5th a fine day - this
day Robt Macintosh kills his pigs.
Dalhousie Tuesday Nov 6th 1838 a wet day- anow all night. Wednesday
7th Deep anow, anow and rain all day- rain at night
Thursday 8th an exceeding wet day. Friday 9th Snow. James Brown's (Senr) firewood Bee.
Saturday 10th November 1838 a fine day.
Sabbath 11th Cold. Monday 12th Soft.
Tuesday 13th a wet day. Last night James Shields & Barny came up from
Montague.
Wednesday 14th a little frost. Thursday 15th fresh.
Friday & Saturday Laying my barn floor.
Sabbath i8th Snow. God is my position for and ever. Monday 19th frosty
Tuesday 20th snow all day. Wednesday 21st Still snow blasts,
Thursday 22nd. a cold day.
Friday 23rd a fine Winter day. Friday30th Last week frosty, 3 inches
snow. my steers at the Mill. Saturday December 1st a cold day.
Sabbath 2nd. Soft no sermon.
Monday moderate. Tuesday 3rd heavy anow all day. Wednesday 4th
yesterday no snow, this day snow all day. Thursday 5th from
this to Wednesday 12th December very cold weather, this is an
exceeding cold day, drifting hard. Jess and my steers at Perth.
Thursday 13th Cold, high wind. Tuesday 18th heavy snow this
morning, threshd out my fall wheat.
Wednesday 19th kept as a Day of fasting.
December 31st 1838- from 19th to this day hath been hard frost and
almost constant snow. Snow 2 feet deep. This day my school
visited by my Trustees. G. Easton.
January 1st 1839 Jany
2nd Since Monday night to the end of Wednesday
a conatant fuddle* ^Thursday 3rd rather soft. Friday 4th frosty.
Saturday 5th carried a bushel of wheat to Bredin. Sabbath 6th
was at the funeral of E. Laverty child. Friday January 4th 1639.
Monday 7th Dalhousie. Town meeting, heavy rain.
Tuesday 8th frosty put a rick of hay into the barn. Wednesday 9th
a frosty Day. Thursday Jan. 10th soft. Friday 11th Excessive
rain, went to Perth, got wet, came home Saturday 12th.
Sabbath 13th frosty and continued till Thursday 17th- Moderate
frost, Friday 18th 1839. Tuesday 22nd. since the 18th very hard
frost. Excessive frosty. Wed. 23rd Excessive stormy & frost
intolerable, as great frost I think as I ever saw.
Thursday 24th very frosty. Friday 25th was at Lanark. sold 4 bushels
of oats @ 2/ per bus.
Saturday 26th Heavy snow. Sabbath 27th Snow excessive.
Dalhousie January 31st 1839. Saturday 26th snow began to fall and
fell and blew without intermission till Monday morning 28th
when roads were all blocked up and we have wrought on the roads
shoveling & breaking them up these 3 days; this day is more
1*Lamentations 3-24
2* fuddle- confusion
�moderate but frosty. Friday February 1st 1839, an excessive
frosty day.- from this until Friday Feby 8th hath been as Severe
weather as I ever saw, high winds & drifting constantly. This
day Feby 8 more mild. Saturday 9th Library issue, a stormy
day. Sabbath 10th very frosty. Monday, Still frosty. Tuesday
12th very cold. Wednesday 13th rather soft.
Thursday 14th Snow but soft. Friday 13th a soft day. Feby 17th we
have heard this day of the death of Janet Stevenson.*1
Wednesday 20th this morning Wm Todd left Dalhousie probably forever-
Sic transit Gloria *2 heavy snow.
Thursday 21st moderate. Friday 22nd was at Arch. Nairn's at a meeting
of Lession.
Saturday 23rd Soft; thawing. Sabbath 24th from 23rd of Feby till the
27th thawing every Day. Feby 27th was at Dr. Gemmill's at
night and got receipts from James Mair & Go. & John Mair,Sutor.*3
Lanark. Thursday Feby 28th more cold; Excessive cold.
Friday March 1st 1839 The Library General Meeting, G. Easton, Librarian.
Thursday 7th this week hath been soft, this day wind south. Friday
March 8th soft, R. Mcintosh and Jess at Currie's Mill with his
oxen and my steers, 27 bushels. Saturday 9 at St. Andrew's fixing
books. Sabbath 10th and Monday 11th both very fresh.
Dalhousie March 12th 1839.
Tuesday 12th like a change. Wednesday 13th Jenny has a sore beeling
ear, Mrs. Brown's Quilting Bee. Thursday 14th Last night rain,
this morning frost. Friday 15th 0 miserere mihi, a fine day.
Saturday 16th at St. Andrew's fixing books; frosty. Sabbath,
frosty & this day took in my last hay into the barn. Tuesday
19th Still frost. Wednesday 20th frosty, like a change. Thursday
21st rain this night, went to Lanark on my way to Perth. Friday
Jess and I in Perth. Saturday 23rd Came home. Sabbath 24th frosty.
Monday 25th frosty. Tuesday 26 thawing, Wednesday 27th this day 2
of my geese died, soft.
Dalhousie March 28th 1839
Dull, like a change. Yesterday Jas. Rodger had a cow died.
Friday 29th rain and freezing, the earth Altogether one sheet of
ice. We cannot go to Sherrif's this day. G. Easton.
Saturday, March 30th this day Mrs. Cumming, Robt and John's mother
was buried, she was a very old woman. Sabbath 31st frosty.
Monday 1st April 1839. a good sugar day. Yesterday Jane Crosbie
absconded from her house and put the neighborhood in a sad fright.
Tuesday 2nd was at Lanark, brought the Colonist, warm, roads bad, sugar.
Wednesday 3rd a fresh day. Thursday 4th Jane Gold raging mad,
a fine day, almost no frost, not frosty enough for good sugar.
Friday 5th not a good sugar day, too warm.
Dalhousie April 6th 1839
Snow almost gone, weather very hot, this day Brocky calved a
bull, a fine warm day.
Sabbath 7th 1839 - Wind north, like frost, heard Puddocks, and
mosquitoes plenty. Monday 8th High north wind. Stiff frost.
G. Easton. Tuesday 9th April 1839 a fine day. Wednesday 10th
a fine fresh day.
1* Possibly his wife's mother in Scotland
*2- Sic transit Gloria - So be it with Glory
*3- Sutor, shoemaker, cobbler
�Thursday 11th Still fresh & good weather. Friday 12thApril some
frost, cold. Saturday 13th Library issue, first day I served
out the books. George Easton, a fine day. Sabbath 14th was
at Poland. Monday 15th This morning Robt. Rodger Libbet*1James
Brown's foal, frosty. Tuesday 16th This day Wm Hay builds
his house- Got it done- a cold day. Wednesday 17th very frosty-
like snow. Thursday a fine day. James Paul drawing stones to
young Jamie Machin's Lum. This day we began to plow. Friday
19th this day Riggy & Cherry each calved an heifer, a fine day.
This week got the first of our Lambs. We have got three, April
19, 1839. George Easton.
Dalhousie April 20th 1839.
a cold frosty day. Sabbath 21st more mild. Monday 22nd this
morning sowd a bushel of pease, Matthew Easton ploughing them
in, busy ploughing. Tuesday 23rd a real good day. Wednesday
24th This day heard Upper Canada. rain this day, this is the
first rain this spring.
Thursday 25th on Tuesday 23rd Mr. Morris store in Perth was burnt
to the ground. a severe loss to the country. It is reported
among the heathen and Gashmir saith it, one of our most enlight-
ened neighbors went to James McLaren and after he knew he had
sold his oxen unto J. Lorimeroffered him more- and to pay cash
down for them but McLaren was more of an honest ran than break
his promise. I would say to such a man. Honi soit Qui Mal-y-[sense].
a cold wet day.
Friday 26th a fine day. Saturday 27th frosty- fencing.
Sabbath 28th a fine day. Monday- dull. Tuesday 30th yesterday &
today Matthew Easton chopping, heavy rain last night. Last
night Jane Gold ran off. she said she was bound for Perth jail.
Dalhousie May 1st 1839
Last night Jane Gold came from Lanark with Conroy and R. Macintosh,
this day sowd
my spring wheat. G. Easton.
Thursday 2nd. a fine day, sowd oats. Friday 3rd snowing, busy delving.
Saturday May 4th sowd pease, excessive frosty. Sabbath 5th May,
1839, 0 miserere mi, an exceeding wet morning.
Monday 6th some snow. This morning sowd oats. Tuesday 7th was at Lanark.
Wednesday 8th Cold with rain. Thursday 9th sowd the last of my oats, sowd o
Library issue- Sabbath 12th Mr. Fairbairn preached at St. Andrew's.
Monday 13th a wet day- Tuesday 14th Logging for potatoes in the
windfall. Wednesday 15th Ditto both days frosty mornings.
Thursday 16th a fine day, ploughing in the windfall for pot-
atoes. George Eaaton.
Friday 17th Last night and this morning planted my corn, six quarts
and a wee pickle, a fine day. Saturday 18th May 1839 Still
some frost in the morning but a fine day.
Dalhousie May 19th 1839.- Sabbath 19th- come from the 4 winds 0
breath & breathe upon these slain that they may live. Rev Dr.
Gemmill.
Monday 20th a fine day- this day J. Brown sowd barley. Tuesday 21st
May 1839, rain, fine shower, planted a few taties.
Wednesday 22nd was logging- Thursday 23rd, this morning had a sheep
1* Libbet- geld- castrate.
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died. Dull, like rain.
Friday 24th, yesterday planted common beans- heavy rain- this day
a fine clear day. Saturday 25th was working at A. Nairn's dam-
a fine day.
Sabbath 26th a fire day. Saw fire flies this night-
Monday 27th a wet day- Tuesday 28th busy sowing turnips. Wednesday
29th a wet morning- a dull day. Thursday 30th a fine day, plowing
in the windfall for potatoes. Friday 31st May 1839- a fine day,
plowing still for potatoes.
Saturday June 1st 1839 G. Easton, a dull wet day, planting potatoes.
and shot a crow. George Easton.
Sabbath 2nd. wherein was offered a crucified Savior.
Monday 3rd. a fine day, planting potatoes, 0 miserere mihi.
Dalhousie June 4th 1839. I have not had no school meeting and I hope
I will have none. George Easton. At Mr. James Fair's at
General Training- a fine day. Wednesday 5th a dull, damp day, sowd cress
about Margaret Rodger, 0 tempera, 0 mores*1Thursday 6th June a
dullwet Damp Day. Friday 7th June 1839. Excessive warm. Sat-
urday 8th awful' wet.
Sabbath 9th a wet day. Monday 10th a fine day, hoeing corn, Tuesday
June 11th a fine day.
Wednesday 12th this morning E. Conroy killd a wolf, this morning, some
frost.
Thursday 13th cold & wet. Friday 14th a vary warm day. Saturday 15th
June 1839 workd at the roads, first Day.
Dalhousie June 16th 1839 a fine day, cold
Monday 17th a good day. J. Thomson going to look for land. Tuesday
18th This morning Jane Crosbie is away to Perth, a wet day.
Last night we had a School Meeting when I declined keeping school
any longer. I have kept school ten years. Geo. Easton.
Wednesday 19th cold, just now have a shower. Geo. Easton.
Thursday 20th June 1839. Hard frost.
Friday 21st chopping, 0 miserere mihi, G. Easton. - a fine summer day.
They have lodged Jane Crosbie in Perth jail on Tuesday 18th, she
is out. Saturday 22nd working at the roads. Sabbath 23rd a fine
day.
Monday 24th this day Riggy at the Bull, Brocky onSaturday 22nd. Tues-
day 25th a fine day. James Reid with a barrel of potash.
*10 time, 0 death
�Foreword
The diaries of George Easton and Robert Setton Ogilvie are
and other farm occupations. Included are personal notes which make
the men and their families "come alive" for the reader and give an
insight into 19th century life in the backwoods of British America.
Neither man farmed before emigrating to Canada. They came from
differing segments of Scottish society. George Easton was a weaver
and a descendant of weavers. Robert Setton Ogilvie's family were
descendants of Scottish lords and owned a glassworks in Glasgow.
He came to Canada as a "remittance" man, a man with a lifetime income
from Scotland.
The men were alike in that they were Christian, educated, decent,
perceptive, honest and law-abiding Scotsmen. In the old country they
might not have met but in Canada they lived near each other and
Robert married George's daughter, Anne.
It was not an early marriage for Robert as he was 41 years old
in May of the year 1847 when he came to Canada aboard the sailing
ship "Rosina". His grandson, Robert Adam Ogilvie, DDS, stated to
Marjorie Ogilvie Haugner that the reason for his emigration to Canada
was to go ahead and make a place for his sister, Eleanor Dixon Ogilvie,
31 and unmarried. Eleanor had taken to "hipping" a bit too much
liquor at Glasgow parties and had become an embarrassment to her
family in Scotland. Since Robert was not married he was chosen to be
the one to solve the problem. Within two years Robert married Anne
Easton, 25 years old, Eleanor married a Penman and had two girls, but
both died of diphtheria at an early age. Eleanor left a tea set which,
according to her wishes, is passed on to succeeding Eleanors. It
is now owned by Verna Eleanor, Mrs. Ray Donaldson, nee Percy, of
Lanark, Ontario. Robert and Anne had three sons and a daughter.
George and Robert came to an area of fellow Scotsmen, land
assigned to the Lesmahagow weavers but chosen by Robert. It was
thin, rocky land, much like Scotland itself. Later Robert regretted
coming to poor land when better land was available elsewhere.
Yet both seemed to be reasonably happy and contented. Robert,
who must have had a life of comparative ease in Scotland, wrote after
twenty years as a humble farmer:
"The additional experience of twenty, years has not shown me
that there is any necessary connection between a life of toll
and a life of wretchedness; and when I have found good men
anticipating a better and happier time than either the present
or the past, the conviction that in every period of the World
History the great bulk of mankind must pass their days in
labour has not in the least inclined me to skeptcism making
me to husband out Life's tasks at the close, and keep the
flame from working by repose."
George Easton, after eleven years in Canada writes on a fine
warm June day, " I am contented and tolerable happy, I am."
Foreword and footnotes by Marjorie Ogilvie Haugner as well as typing
for printing.
Hand copy made from the Easton diary by Merle Percy Bates.
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<p>Medicine - Calcined Sponge, dandelion or Stramonium, for turbuckes on the Lung and Myrrh and bark in more advanced stages - reduced to an inpalpable powder and set a float by the whe{cut off} taking put into a black tin can there is a cylindrical having bristles inserted in its side and turned by a crank on the ouside on the top is a mouth piece which conveys the preparation to the lungs when the air of the box is suffic</p>
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<p>1822</p>
<p>May 29 B. Anderson die & I was call'd upon to afsist in laying out - half day plough for comstock</p>
<p>30 Ploughed until 10 O'clock and Anthony planted corn Mr McDavid preached An funeral sermon the this evening Ann Dulmage here Johny Lockwood very sick with high fever taken a few days ago Jerusha geting better Fr George quite unwell {illegible scribble}</p>
<p>June 1 went to Q Meeting took Ann Fanny & Ann Dulmage & Uncle Mr Metcalf preached the end of all things is at hand &c</p>
<p>2 M Love feast formed the old resolution of living more near to GOD Mr Willson preached from Acts 20 ch.28 to 1" down 31 verse took a plough to Casey to get Shears cast and agreed to pay 10p for Pattern for the same - Breakfasted at</p>
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<p>June 3 Carnahans, returned home in company with Mr Ryan who left us at Hane's corner found John still sick & Fr George son with a bile on his back - Mr Portt & John Suttons set up - N.B. borrowed the Life of Dr Coke of W. Moore</p>
<p>4 This morning uncle Samuel calls before I am out of bed to get our waggon & horses for the purpose of going to Mill and I am to use his to plough with Jacob Smith takes wool at 2/o D Dunham warns me to work on road Friday & Saturday next some rain this morning</p>
<p>5th Frost last night severe enough to Stiffen grafs - Anthony finish in planting corn - commence sowing Oats, sowed 3 1/2 Bs today</p>
<p>6 Huyak here with his Horse - a cloudy morning A George geting better --</p>
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<p>Jun 6th sowed 3 Bs Oats today & some grap seed --</p>
<p>7 worked on road with Team</p>
<p>8 began to draw stone & Logs off the summer fallow went to Forshus barn raising in afternoon - on return found Mrs Moore & Mrs R here - M returned from Smith's creek after selling his land on thursday last --</p>
<p>9 Maria taken very ill</p>
<p>10 D Dunham set for given M medicine an emetic & physic Saml plants early corn this morning commenced summer fallow</p>
<p>11 plough this morning untill rain falls about 9 O'clock Wm returns home - takes Mary & Mr Moore - lent our waggon to Joshua Long to go to Kingston</p>
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<p>Maria continues very ill supposed Typhus Fever</p>
<p>13 & 14 ploughing but Mr McCoy waggon Maria Still ill</p>
<p>15 ploughing for Saml</p>
<p>16 Mr Flint preached last sermon 'my hearts desire & prayer to God is &c"</p>
<p>17 went to 4th Town little waggon get plough shares - hail & rain --</p>
<p>18 returned - served with writ from German writes Dr Baldwin a subject</p>
<p>19 paid my postage account Prindle & Man came to work</p>
<p>20 Fell trees for Timber ploughed 3 furrows</p>
<p>21 Prindle & Dunn board in Mothers room</p>
<p>22 they go home this evening</p>
<p>23 open a Sunday School Marie is much better</p>
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<p>23 Jacob & Ann Peterson here</p>
<p>24 Hugh & John come this morning John works half the day and goes home rest for Anthony Wm M R. come for Jane K{illegible} a calf</p>
<p>25 John works for Anthony - commence raking hay Hugh to work this week & next for a Pistol & 3 a Shot - Maria some better Mrs Miller sat up last night</p>
<p>26 nothing extraordinary</p>
<p>27 go to Kingston put in a plea by M.S Bidwice agh German's suit --</p>
<p>28 return home in company with preacher --</p>
<p>29 John goes home this morning</p>
<p>30 Sunday school opened</p>
<p>July 1 drawing rails agreed with</p>
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<p>Anthony to clear up the back field take stone off and split rails half basswood and rest hard - to fence it - I am to draw stone two days for him and to pay hom $14 in trade and $10 in trade for what he has done to the other field</p>
<p>July 2 drawing rails this morning Mother agrees to keep Fanny's young cow to return her in four years from the 1h Oct 1821 with heifer calf that will be three years & three months old or pay the difference if 2 yr old she calved yesterday which is a heifer brought in one load of Hay today this evening Prindle, Dunn & Denions come to work</p>
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<p>July 3 Abe Dimond Scores half a day says the debating Society is means of p{illegible}ting the morals of its members scored & hewed timber of Shed</p>
<p>4 Do -- Do -- Ann & Fanny got to 4" Town - Saml to I Frazers. Loging bee returns tomorrow noon -</p>
<p>5 Drawing Timber - Dunn goes home after breakfast draws timber</p>
<p>6 finished Carpenters go home soon after dinner Samuel turns his Mare & colt out</p>
<p>7 I am confined with the cholera Morbus - scold Fanny after going to hear McDowell</p>
<p>8 I go to mill with 9 bs what & 1 1/4 corn -- Prindle & Dimone come about noon</p>
<p>9 Dunn came before noon finish ploughing summer fallow</p>
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<p>July 10 raised the Shed</p>
<p>11 Carpenters work up Barn Smith brings Shingles - Hugh finishes summer fallow Harrowing</p>
<p>12 The water in the creek run over the mill dam --- Anthony (tipsey) settle with Mr McCoy, put Calf in Drs Field</p>
<p>13 Prindle goes home after Breakfast Dunn & Dimond after dinner - Anton {illegible}</p>
<p>S 14 Join Sunday School Bradshaw exhorts</p>
<p>15 Prindle, D & D come just before noon --</p>
<p>16 Saml goes to M. Millers Mowing Bee -- I am confined with a Bile under the arm</p>
<p>17 This morning Anthony goes off not worked any since Wednesday last</p>
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<p>July 18 agreed with Hugh & John Allen to Hoe, all the corn & Potatoes to commence on Monday next for an order on McPherson for 20 P and 1 Gall Whiskey I am to plough the same & board them I borrow Nails six pounds cut Shingle Nails of U Saml, {illegible} 29th Aug</p>
<p>19 Carpenters finish Shed and go home at Noon Prindle not worked at Shed this week himself except today - I began to X plough follow - another Bile coming on my arm Maria has her picking Bee</p>
<p>20 Hive a swarm Bees - ploughed with U.S. Horses. Dr gives me some bitters Scotch {drawing, possibly a violin}</p>
<p>S 21 Sunday School -- A. Davis here</p>
<p>22 Hugh & {illegible} com to Ho{?} - Mr Lockwood com to cut the thistles & Timothy for 2/3 --</p>
<p>23 go to Drs Mowing Bee</p>
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<p>24 rained a little in the night Do -- al fore noon Saml goes to Bee with oxen (Butterfields)</p>
<p>25 mr McBride & myself begin tthe wheat - killed a calf 3 1/2 weeks one of Fanny's Sheep dies -- says the cows increase in their milk</p>
<p>26 B. Chamberlain cradles one day for Josh a Long, for 50 Slabs Mc Bride works 1/4 of the day - Hugh & John carry Sheaves about 2 Hours I shocked 659 this afternoon</p>
<p>27 Comstocks man works today Wm returns from Philips with waggon - Shocked 591 Sheaves</p>
<p>S 28 Griffes Preached V Rom. I ver Maria quite out of humour with me for saying I would wish to withdraw from the American connexion</p>
<p>29 began to draw in our Wheat {illegible} to Don McCoys Bee Saml engaged to help this week began after Breakfast cut our front Wheat Do-- D.D. -- & Draw in all back -- Old Land 1250</p>
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<p>July 30 Saml going to D McCoys mowing Bee - Mothers had a picking Bee I draw in three load Hay (4 cocks of Thistles)</p>
<p>31 a Man came to {illegible} draw in 710 Sheaves Wheat from front field - Comstock Boy takes 8 Bs Wheat to Mill this morning for us</p>
<p>Aug 1 cut the rye this morning and mow a little, Lucas comes to grind Scythe to cradle the fist of Anderson's wheat 350 Sheaves engaged an Irishman for five Months 3 at 7 Dolls & 2 CAsh at {illegible} month to be paid in Stock at a fair valuation - commences working this morning Kill a Sheep this morning Little with Prindle - give him 3. Dafoes Note and my due Bill for L5.2.0 for plank 1 1/2 hr @ {illegible} & 3/4 boards for 3/6-- Saml goes to a Bee to cut Andersons Wheat</p>
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<p>Aug 3 clean out the Spring, mow grap - cut Wheat {illegible} (Saml done)</p>
<p>S 4 rain last night continues this morning lent 12 Yeoman Life of Dr Buchanan</p>
<p>5 Hugh & John {illegible} I go to I Longs Bee to Mow - Saml also</p>
<p>6 John & Hugh commence this morning to work eight days each for two {illegible} Bibles - Hugh Ploughs</p>
<p>7 Danl & myself mow this morning for Saml - we draw in 5 Loads Hay & 1 Wheat -- 400 Sheaves Yesterday & today back fallow Hugh Plough</p>
<p>8 4 Loads back follow 120 and 2 Do Hay - Mow for Saml</p>
<p>9 Mow this morning (Saml for me) draw in one Load Hay cut Pease</p>
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<p>Aug 10 Saml mows with us untill Breakfast -- John Allan not here today -- this forenoon Wm Hare cut Hay in follow and draw in three loads Hy and earley Pease (1/2 load)</p>
<p>S 11 rain this morning Mr Poole preached "Behold we have left all, what Shall we have therefore</p>
<p>12 John comes to work & Hugh -- sold Bay colt to D Lucas for cutter & harnefs & five Dollars, he promises to help Log the swamp in a fortnight hence lent Mr Poole Bensons Sermons cut all back Hay</p>
<p>13th bring cutter & harnefs finish cuting Hay and got to U. Dunham's mowing Bee</p>
<p>14 John gos to D Dunhams & Hugh to work for him, draw in 3 Loads Hay New Land -- rains this evening</p>
<p>15 Hugh goes home this morning</p>
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<p>Aug 15 rains this morning -- commence threshing with flail 120 sheaves produced 5 Bushels for seed Comstock with me apprised the damages done to U.S. Pease, by H.A. Hogs & Cattle at 5 1/2 Bs no rain since about 9 O'Clock.</p>
<p>16 got Jack & Kate Shod - ploughed a little this morning -- turn hay &c brought in two Loads Hay from back follow & 2 from corn & oats field Hugh goes home</p>
<p>17 draw in 1 Load Hay the last go to Adolphustown - Danl Clarke goes to Kingston this evening & returns Monday evening</p>
<p>Rain S 18 Mr Shorts Preach & Peale</p>
<p>Do 19 go to D Ruttans</p>
<p>Do 20 return home Sold 4 chaires to trade out at Quaking</p>
<p>Do 21 began ploughing 3rd time</p>
<p>Do 22 ploughed & went to Dallers & Van Koughnetts -- P Ruttanham</p>
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<p>Aug 22 let Saml have calf Skin for Boots on acct of the 5 day work done by him in Harvest</p>
<p>rain 23 Kill Sheep this morning Danl & Saml got to Andersons Pea & Oat Bee afternoon</p>
<p>do 24 cut Pease afternoon (Danl Saml go for Johns shoes -- got a letter from H.C.T. today I must be in Kingston as Webster is there Aunt Mary Embury calls this evening to see if I will take her with me</p>
<p>25 go to Kingston take Aunt Embury, Stay at Purdys to night --</p>
<p>26 go to Town this morning see Webster {illegible} I Lockwood came up with James</p>
<p>27 see Do - return to Purdys with Mother and Irinda rains -- stay all night</p>
<p>rain 28 return home -- Saml goes to Mill 27th -- 5 Bs -- takes Wool</p>
<p>29 plough & cut Pease Cut Mrs Anderson 34 Flour</p>
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<p>Aug 30 Chamberlain, Peale & U.T. take Dinner -- Saml Maria, Ann & Anulin go to shoemaking --</p>
<p>31 {illegible} Chamberlain -- Waggon & Oxen - promised to cut at Armstrongs for Peale's & Chamberlain 1/2 Tea -- draw in 6 Loads Pease Saml gets his Boots -- Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>Sep S 1 rain this morning -- all day</p>
<p>rain 2 Daniel Clarke leaves us takes two Sheep for his pay -- Saml goes to Bellville at Noon -- I work on road half a day oxen & self --</p>
<p>3 rain clear up Barn & Thresh with Horses -- 200 Bald</p>
<p>4 plough & cave up wheat Mrs McMullen & George here</p>
<p>5 plough & Sow 1 Bs & Harrow it in Saml returns from Belleville</p>
<p>6 Sow 1 Bs & plough it in -- finish ploughing 3rd time - draw in 3 loads Pease & all ) got to McCoys</p>
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<p>1822</p>
<p>Sep 7 rain last night & today Sow 3 Bs</p>
<p>S 8 got to Philps & return to meeting at 4 -- D.D. preached</p>
<p>9 lent D McCoy waggon sow 1 1/2 Bs Do 2 1/2 Bs rec'd a letter from Thomson today that Webster accepts our proposals</p>
<p>(10th) Fanny begins spining sow 4 Bs finish sowing & harrowing back field</p>
<p>11 commenced ploughing Pea ground Do toping corn charlotte Maria got to McCoys</p>
<p>12 ploughing &c</p>
<p>13 finish Pea ground & Sowed 4 1/2 PP 4 1/4 Bs harrow Irinda here</p>
<p>14 finish harrowing & plough furrows go to 4th Towns, Sleep at S. D{illegible}</p>
<p>S 15 hear McPeale Preach</p>
<p>16 Breakfasted at Mr Moores got the stove of John Clapp, change with G. Embury for Franklin Stove & a Reel -- engage a small wheel of him</p>
<p>17 got to Kingston See Webster</p>
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<p>Sep 18 In Kingston</p>
<p>19 arrange businefs with Webster Wm T & myself to pay him as follows 19" spc 1823 -- 50 19 D 24 -- 50 19 " 25 -- 75 19 " 26 75 } L250 with Interest from this Day See A. Shorts, purchased his Land in Pittsburgh return home this evening {in left margin} rain</p>
<p>20 agreed with Saml to take my right in the Still House & Shorts Land and one hundred Dollars at the end of five years -- commence ploughing back field - cut Oats Kill Sheep {in left margin} rain</p>
<p>21 cut Oats & pick up corn Stalks Frost</p>
<p>Sunday S 22 a very severe frost last night</p>
<p>23 D D Do -- Settle with Saml & Mr Lockwood Samuel is to learn me to Distill</p>
<p>24 finish cutting oats & draw in 3 load - lent V Embury Horse</p>
<p>25 draw in all oats but half a load --</p>
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<p>1822</p>
<p>Sep 26 take the Bull to McMillen and he is to send the cow home in a fortnight Irish Preacher</p>
<p>27 Disputing all round -- commence threshing Flax a lamb died last night School meeting egage P{illegible} if he pr{illegible}re 16 scholars to give him $10 pr Month {in left margin} rain</p>
<p>rain 28 Shear the lamb & take out fat</p>
<p>rain 29 nothing except Fanny & John go to Philips</p>
<p>Do 30 Mend plough bring in 1 load corn & spread flax</p>
<p>Oct 1 draw wood for Butterfield draw in corn, began to feed old cow Pumpkins</p>
<p>2 finish our Corn & Stalks - turn cattle in corn field</p>
<p>3 sold Joseph H Prefson the Land in Sophiasburgh for L25 to be paid in Cash or merchantable flour -- 1st June next also gave him my acct for L1.10 in payable some day draw one Load Potatoes 13 1/2 Bs Apple Box U.S.</p>
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<p>Oct 4 2nd Load Potatoes 13 1/2 Bs Root House</p>
<p>5 Anderson returns flour to to 4th Town with Maria horse back --</p>
<p>Sunday 6 Hear A Shorts Preach 2nd John 9th V</p>
<p>7 call on Van Shriver -- I. Garrison, D Ruth dine at I. Peterson's leave Bay Mare at A Shorts to wean the colt came home, rains this evening {in left margin} rain</p>
<p>8 drew in all Potatoes 9 1/2 Bs</p>
<p>9 go for Kingston --</p>
<p>10 arrive in Town --</p>
<p>11 Do our businefs and lave with Maclean Certificate Marriage Certificate to be registered --</p>
<p>12 return Home by Col Clark</p>
<p>S 13 do nothing</p>
<p>14 work on Road commence boiling Pumpkins</p>
<p>15 boil Pumpkins --</p>
<p>16 Threshing. Wm here Rye</p>
<p>17 go to Mill 10 1/2 BS</p>
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<p>1822</p>
<p>Oct 18 rain Husk Corn -- Wm goes home takes Jerusha & Mary - John goes with him on Jack - Wm {illegible}cked {illegible} this morning</p>
<p>19 rain Maria & Young my go with me to McCoys - get Barrel salt</p>
<p>S 20 Philip over & Jacob Peterson no preaching in consequence of rain</p>
<p>21 Fanny & her Mother came over</p>
<p>22 Kill Pig, Snow afternoon Snow began to Plough corn field</p>
<p>Do 23 Mend ploughs Hen & 8 Chickens</p>
<p>24 Ploughing --</p>
<p>25 Maria goes to Philips/McCoy apple Bee draw in 5 Load corn about 100 Bs ears</p>
<p>26 go to Training</p>
<p>S 27 about 2 o clock this morning Uncle Dunham came for Maria to go to D MacCoys</p>
<p>28 rain & Snow</p>
<p>rain 29 Draw Wood</p>
<p>30 go to Frasers Barn Bee</p>
<p>31 Snow -- Hariett Embury married</p>
<p>Nov 1 Draw wood</p>
<p>P A 2 got to Milll& John Embury {illegible}</p>
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<p>1822 Snow</p>
<p>Nov 3 Sunday T J Quarterly Meeting - Snow</p>
<p>4 made a firm agreement with Mother respecting Team &c fee Killed 1 Partridge & went with a Load of B.W. Straw for Comstock Mother goes to Drs on horse back Put hogs in pen</p>
<p>5 Pile Pumpkins</p>
<p>6 help Comstock cover coal pit</p>
<p>7 up D McCoy house plank</p>
<p>8 Draw in Pumpkins</p>
<p>8 Saml goes to J. Empeys for cow I draw wood for self & Mr Charmin</p>
<p>9 Fanny & Mrs Clapp goes home</p>
<p>10 Fanny & John return - I got to Sunday School - discontinued</p>
<p>S 11 Kill a Pig, John goes to Philips & Ropes bring foal Leather</p>
<p>Rain 12 draw in all corn take Comstock 11 Bs Corn , get 100 Bricks - of Butterfield</p>
<p>Rain 13 Finishe front field - 12 1/2 Bs Ws B. Wheat turn cattle in</p>
<p>Rain 14 go to Bradshaws Maria & Fanny go to MCoy cut Brush</p>
<p>15 Lay Hearth, drew wood take {illegible}</p>
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<p>1822</p>
<p>Nov 15 Lockwood old Sow to fat upon Sha{illegible}</p>
<p>16 Two Sheep killed this morning one dead & other hurt by dogs ash hands to Bee</p>
<p>S 17 Mr Peele preached</p>
<p>18 ask hands to Bee & ploughing</p>
<p>19 go to P.D. Bee Kill 2 Hog</p>
<p>Snow 20 have Barn Bee about 30 hands</p>
<p>Snow 21 Snow Shell corn</p>
<p>22 Kill 3 Hogs, John Johnson return</p>
<p>Snow 23 Hunting {illegible} 1 Partridge</p>
<p>S 24 John leaves here McCoys</p>
<p>25 Cut Pork & draw wood to to 26 Leh McBrides have three of Fannys Sheep 1 White ew -- 79 -- 1 Black Do -- 90 -- 1 White Do Lamb 58 to return double in 3 years --</p>
<p>26 Matthew help me cut pine Trees</p>
<p>27 Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>28 Kill Hogs for S.D. & DD</p>
<p>29 get Horses Shod Tr{illegbile} Philo</p>
<p>S 30 go hunting with Saml I J & FB</p>
<p>DW 1 Stay Home 1 Snow</p>
<p>2 go to Mr Chamberlains</p>
<p>3 put Stove up 1 {illegible}</p>
<p>4 Snow Thresh Wheat</p>
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<p>1822 & drew Load wood for School</p>
<p>Dec 5 Go to McCoys Bee half day Aunt Betsy here talk about reports or Falsehoods told by McCoys or Maria</p>
<p>Snow 6 nothing extrordinary</p>
<p>7 go to D McCoys explain reports Debating Society opened - William here came last night</p>
<p>S8 go no where</p>
<p>9 go to Mill & Comstocks 6 Bs Wheat 2 1/2 B.W -- get fulled cloth</p>
<p>mild 10 Mrs Chamberlain stayed here last night</p>
<p>11 go to Millers Bee Mr Peal Preached</p>
<p>12 Mr Peal Stayed with us lastnight went to Mill went to Mill for St{illegible}ing raised Stove House</p>
<p>13 drew wood & thresh Pease</p>
<p>14 ------ Do -------</p>
<p>S 15 remained Home (cold)</p>
<p>Cold 16 Cut Wood - (very cold)</p>
<p>17 go to Mill, Mr & Mrs Chamberlain & Uncle Dunham here (Stay)</p>
<p>18 Kill old Sow - and cows</p>
<p>19 go to McCoys to help raise stable</p>
<p>20 Mason at work at Mothers go to Dallers & Bradshaws</p>
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<p>Dec 21 go to Mill but no grist, make door frame for Mother - hear Mr Peale very ill --</p>
<p>S 22 very cold this evening, P. McBride ill</p>
<p>cold 23 go to Mill - Wm here -- very cold</p>
<p>24 draw wood, Mason finish John goes home with Wm</p>
<p>C 25 Snow this morning A. Shorts Preach</p>
<p>26 Ann & Matthew McCoy call here Grand Mother & Aunt Kitty pay Mother a visit & call in on us -- Aunt Betsy see Mother Fanny to give me one Dollar for every C -- d. within six years</p>
<p>27 Mr Peale died Wednesday night & buried today at 2nd Town M H Uncle Dunham Preach - draw all board & Slabs home --</p>
<p>28 fixing House & {illegible}</p>
<p>S 29 Mr Chamberlain preached Rev 3 20 V</p>
<p>30 cut wood help US kill cow Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>31 draw wood, kill Sheep</p>
<p>1823 Jany 1 go to library meeting (go to mill) Snow all day</p>
<p>2 let Bradshaw have Stove - draw wood</p>
<p>3 go for Heifer to I Empeys Maria & Anne go with me to McCoys --</p>
<p>4 go to 2nd Meeting 4th Town Maria {illegible, cut off}</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>Jany S 5 Mr Ryan Preach G. Clapp take sacrament</p>
<p>6 go to 4th Town Meeting and to A Shorts get Deed and gives my note payable in 10 years for L22.3.2 with 3 per Cent Interest - hear D. Wright preach stay at S. Dorlands</p>
<p>7 conclude bargain with Mr Moore for John Roblin to Stay with me -- bring him over & come home</p>
<p>8 agreed to Kepp Mr Lockwoods cows for the Hay in Stack and Still Slops as much as I want he has not difstilled since 28th Also he brought his geese here yesterday to day I take Mother to Judge Fishers - John Ham preached this evening</p>
<p>9 Snow Mother & Maria go to McPhersons -- I thresh</p>
<p>10 Mr Lockwood lets the Horse break cutter I go with him to fetch it home Mrs Smith here, {illegible} Storms & very cold</p>
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<p>1823 Jany 11 Grand M & K Dulmage at Mo{illegible} very cold this morning threshing</p>
<p>S 12 Cold & Storm - K.D. take Dinner here & I .Chamberlain Do A George Sick</p>
<p>13 Cold - threshing &c Fanny go to Drs Aunt Embury. Dr & Nancy at Mothers</p>
<p>14 clean up 13 1/2 Bs Pease. ingage 4 or 5 flour Barrel of Mr Dixons</p>
<p>15 went to mill with wheat & 6 Bs Pease for Horses</p>
<p>16 settle with Butterfield, draw wood</p>
<p>17 get Hay of D Lucas, Mr & Mrs Moore came this evening Mr Lockwood returned last night without his liscence</p>
<p>18 go up to Philips with Mr & Mrs Moore Maria & Amelia - grandmother come up to see Mother go up to Mr Levitzs with them to hear Philip - Dine at Mr C. Clark. M. & A McCoy here</p>
<p>20 Mr Portt commence school</p>
<p>21 Mr Moore goes home, I cut wood</p>
<p>22 Cut & draw wood 7 loads</p>
<p>23 go with Mr Lockwood for money Mr Keeler preached M Chamberlain returns from below in cold</p>
<p>24 & 25 Threshing wheat {illegible}</p>
<p>S 26 go to 2nd Town Meeting {illegible}</p>
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<p>Jan 27 & 28 Threshing - go to McPhersons I & P Fraser tonight</p>
<p>29 go to Weaving Mill, Tanners &c</p>
<p>30 John goes to School today I go to 4th Town - Fanny & Amelia</p>
<p>31 return home today</p>
<p>Feby 1 clean up 38 1/2 Bs Wheat - Saml takes team to JS Frasers Bee</p>
<p>S 2 Mr Levitz exhorts 11 o Clock</p>
<p>3 clean up 8 1/2 Bs Wheat</p>
<p>4 go to Mill. got to T Peters hear Mr Chamberlain rec'd Christ Jess as you have Mrs McCoy here - broke handfull flax</p>
<p>5 cut Wood, Mr Moore came & ret'd - Mr & Mrs Chamberlain 9 oclock come & return - a boy born</p>
<p>6 settle with Daller George Chamberlain goes to Kingston with oxen & cow May</p>
<p>7 Saml & Jane Dorland here</p>
<p>8 go to Belleville, Mother Maria Anne</p>
<p>S 9 Mr Ryan Preached</p>
<p>10 11 & 12 go to Ben Clapps, Ketchisons, Fosters & John Canniffs & D Roblins</p>
<p>13 come home I. Thomson A.F. {last line cut off and illegible}</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>Feb 14 take Wheat to Mill</p>
<p>15 Do flour from Do</p>
<p>S 16 no Preaching --</p>
<p>17 go to Kingston with flour</p>
<p>18 return J go to Judge Fishers with</p>
<p>19 Aunt McNabb & Mr Moores.</p>
<p>20 return - got to Hear Mr Chamberlain</p>
<p>21 Belleville friends return this morning</p>
<p>5 days rec'd of Hugh Fletcher 25% Hay go to Meeting -- the Stack of Hay Stands 5 days foddering but about</p>
<p>22 threshing oats</p>
<p>S 23 go no where 4 Pigs</p>
<p>24 clean up oats 8 Bs 10 {illegible Straw wa{illegible}</p>
<p>25 threshing Pease -- 7 Bs Seed & 5 for Horses</p>
<p>26 go to Library with the Chamberlains sold old Mare</p>
<p>Pigs 28 27 thresh {illegible} wheat - 4 Pigs</p>
<p>Mch 1 Clean up 15 Bs Wheat</p>
<p>S 2 very cold & blowing</p>
<p>3 H Andrews brings his wheat to thresh</p>
<p>4 go to Bible Society meeting</p>
<p>rain 5 take 14 Bs ashes to Bath, See Dr Chambers</p>
<p>rain 6 7 Cut wood stake 1 Load to School</p>
<p>8 get 1 Horse shod, Mrs T & Mrs D up</p>
<p>Sn 9 go to McCoys see S Purdy</p>
<p>10 go to Longs & fulling Mill</p>
<p>rain 11 visitors all here</p>
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<p>Mch 12 lent uncle Saml Horses for Hay</p>
<p>13 went to 4th Town - offered Canniff 10 ct per bushel for Potatoes</p>
<p>14 Wm here - a Pedlar to whom we gave all our Brock Copper Wm & Lamb goes to Kingston --</p>
<p>15 Pedlar leaves here -- get measure for boots</p>
<p>S16 at Home lend Saml cutter</p>
<p>17 go for Kingston -- take Mother & BL North bring C. Da{illegible}</p>
<p>18 & 19 return & stop at Is. Frasers at night got with I Johnson to look for money</p>
<p>20 wrote to Mother not {illegible}</p>
<p>21 borrow of Mr Chamberlain $14 L20 of Mr Lockwood -- 16 sent an order to Larker - 16 paid I Johnson for His Horse $46 NB $4 allwed on old balance due Johnson</p>
<p>22 Mr Carnahan here sick with her</p>
<p>S 23 go no where</p>
<p>24 Mr & Mrs C. go home got to Election</p>
<p>25 draw wood Hardware 17</p>
<p>26 go to Flax mill Bidow 20 Fanny came home</p>
<p>27 Mr Clapp go home</p>
<p>28 & 29 cut wood & go to Richmond with Hi{illegible}</p>
<p>S 30 go to 4th Town with Maria & S Roger</p>
<p>31 return, go to Election Ham 13 head</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>April 1 get flour of 20 Bs Home from Mill & Start Saw Mill</p>
<p>2 & 3 Saw & fix Mill - rain-</p>
<p>4 pay Mr Ryan by giving uncle Saml 10</p>
<p>5 go to gr Meeting with Fanny</p>
<p>S 6</p>
<p>7 get Boots home begin to boil sap</p>
<p>8 mow last night draw rail cut</p>
<p>9 & 10 sawing - 15 Logs</p>
<p>Write Mr Scarlet 11 get wheel home cold</p>
<p>12 draw ox yokes & Post timber</p>
<p>S 13 Stay at home</p>
<p>14 & 15 saw & make skiff {illegible} fishing</p>
<p>16 Mr & Mrs Chamberlain here - go fishing Skin Fannys cow</p>
<p>17 Do Do Do get Pork</p>
<p>18 go fishing this night & saw</p>
<p>19 Do & finish sawing</p>
<p>S 20 Mr Chamberlain girl sick</p>
<p>21 Mothers Heifer died</p>
<p>22 Saw 3 pr Sleigh runners</p>
<p>23 go to Training rain J Lockwood taken ill</p>
<p>24 & 25 saw & make Harrow</p>
<p>S 26 Stay at home</p>
<p>27 go for {illegible} Trees - got Fishing</p>
<p>28 John D Lockwood died 5 M: before 12 oclock AM</p>
<p>29 & 30 plant 50 apple Trees {illegible} &c</p>
<p>May 1 sow spring wheat J Lockwood buried</p>
<p>2 Illegible 2 1/2 Bs E Pease & Hay {illegible}</p>
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<p>May 3 Kill two shoats - to help Palmatin</p>
<p>S 4 stay at home</p>
<p>snow 5 Make a Roller Snow</p>
<p>6 Roll Hay seed - plough garden</p>
<p>7 Split stakes for garden fence</p>
<p>rain 8 Raining all day Uncle Samuel settle bill with F. $1 before 12 MS 1 C</p>
<p>D 9 got to Edgars to get Hand mendd</p>
<p>10 split rails</p>
<p>S 11 go to Mr Chamberlains</p>
<p>Cold 12 split rails with R. Allen</p>
<p>13 & 14 repair Kitchen split rails &c</p>
<p>15 & 16 lay up fence commence stone fence</p>
<p>17 Flax Bee (Anderson's Barn raised)</p>
<p>18 thunder & lightning this evening</p>
<p>19 make fence stone</p>
<p>20 go to Bath and fish Red F Suckers</p>
<p>21 finish garden fence. Mrs Caseys here U. Saml - goes to Kingston to see G. Mother</p>
<p>22 Sow 3 1/2 Bs Oats for U Saml & plant 1 Bs Potates for self, finish ploughing for {illegible}</p>
<p>23 Sowed 2 1/2 Bs Flax & 1 1/2 Bs Oats & 1 Bs Pease</p>
<p>24 plough for Pease sent Mare to Horse</p>
<p>S 25 {illegible} J. here, very cold</p>
<p>26 lent 2 Chains to P Detlor, plough sowed 3 1/2 Bs Oats & 3 Bs Pease</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>May 26th Invite neighbours to the wedding --</p>
<p>27 commence furrowing corn ground Allen's Bee Harrow & plough John Detlor's calf Dead taken from cow</p>
<p>28 furrow & plant Corn</p>
<p>29 -- D D. with Mother (paid postage)</p>
<p>30 finish corn & go to McPherson</p>
<p>31 go to Adolphustown & fetch Sam</p>
<p>S June 1 great disputed C Charlook</p>
<p>2 warm men to work - road finish ploughing in Potatoes</p>
<p>3 Fanny Married</p>
<p>4 go to Frasers & shear sheep</p>
<p>5 plant Potatoes</p>
<p>6 finish - Do work Road</p>
<p>7 sow 4 1/2 Bs Oats -- John goes to 4th Town</p>
<p>S 8 stay Home John ask consent D.D. Bee</p>
<p>9 Sam & John ret'd - finish Melons take 2'd time not take</p>
<p>10 hard frost this morning work on Road alter Lambs</p>
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<p>June 11 work Road Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>12 Turnpike road in McDo{cut off}</p>
<p>13 work on road - Bro's Wright</p>
<p>14 Bro Wright here & lent him concordance lent Bro: Miller Log{cut off} finish Road work</p>
<p>S 15 Isaac, Fanny& Jane go to hear Jeffers</p>
<p>16 go to Mills & trade Jack away for a pair St{cut off}</p>
<p>17 go to 4th Town get plo{cut off}</p>
<p>18 return</p>
<p>19 cut Brush</p>
<p>20 Kill a sheep --</p>
<p>rain 21 go to Arbitration & bring {cut off}</p>
<p>S 22 stay Home</p>
<p>23 go for plough & Irons {cut off}</p>
<p>24 go to Mills & commence ploughing summer follow</p>
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<p>{up left side} 24 {illegible} took Kate to Horse</p>
<p>25 go to edgars for Coulter</p>
<p>26 commence mowing</p>
<p>{top of page} 27 {missing} the rails for D. Dunham</p>
<p>{missing} up Hay rain tonight</p>
<p>{missing} Mr Chamberlain</p>
<p>{missing} fill for L1-6-0</p>
<p>{missing} Training</p>
<p>{missing} from Isaac V Fanny here</p>
<p>{missing} ush Hoe corn</p>
<p>{missing} w in 5 Loads Hay</p>
<p>{missing} Jas Fraser waggon</p>
<p>{missing} in 2 load Hay</p>
<p>{missing} Mill</p>
<p>{missing} 4 1/2 Bs Buckwheat finish Corn hoeing</p>
<p>{missing} d Mother returned</p>
<p>{missing} ish summer follow</p>
<p>{missing} young people go to {illegible} meeting</p>
<p>{missing} Boy born 1/2 past 4</p>
<p>{missing} rainy a little this morning Mow & go to D McCoy Bee</p>
<p>{missing} wing Kitty Dunham ill</p>
<p>{missing} Mill sent {cut off}</p>
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<p>10 Cut & make Hay</p>
<p>rain</p>
<p>11 draw in 4 small loads</p>
<p>12 Kill sheep this morning draw in 2 Loads</p>
<p>13 Fanny & Isaac here</p>
<p>14 finish falling trees & commence ploughing potatoes mowing</p>
<p>15 exchange Cows with McBride Aunt Dulmage here</p>
<p>16 Mother & Saml & Aunt D go to Kingston Mow & Hoe set out Turnips</p>
<p>18 Mother & Saml return - draw in 8 Loads Hay lent I.F. oxen</p>
<p>19 Hoe Potatoes & go to Frasers raising - Wm Here --</p>
<p>S 20 nothing extraordinary</p>
<p>21 cut back Hay & Hoe corn</p>
<p>22 finish Do this morning rake it</p>
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<p>July 23 draw in 2 Loads Hay New Land</p>
<p>24 Hoe corn</p>
<p>25 go to 4th Town borrow 6 Dolls Mr Moore in 4 wa{illegible} pay D Hawley --</p>
<p>26 go to mills for Rolls pay postage acct</p>
<p>S 27 Isaac here, rain</p>
<p>28 drive Bus, Amelia go to School, commence a plough rain night</p>
<p>School 29 finish plough & go to Blacksmiths, take Tea at Smiths</p>
<p>30 Saml drive his Bus, I pull the first cucumber, cut Rye for U Saml -- got to McCoys</p>
<p>31 & finishe today, commence our Wheat</p>
<p>Aug 1 cuting our Wheat</p>
<p>2 help D McCoy 3/4 day John go to 4th Town</p>
<p>3 Stay home rain I {illegible}</p>
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<p>Sept 4 Raining Mow grafs back of Barn</p>
<p>5 cut Wheat for Ma & U S</p>
<p>6 draw in 6 Loads Wheat</p>
<p>7 finish all wheat</p>
<p>8 draw put up hay</p>
<p>9 draw in 2 large loads Hay back of Barn get Horses shod</p>
<p>S 10 Mr Shorey exhort 10 oclock Isaac & Fanny here</p>
<p>11 set fire in Orchard & commence ploughing for {cut off}</p>
<p>12 ploughing & Threshing 2 1/4</p>
<p>13 get plough mended and go to D Dunhams Tea</p>
<p>14 threshing with Horses</p>
<p>15 go to Mill take 9 Bs Irinda Embury here & Philip</p>
<p>16 Fire running, Isaac & go</p>
<p>S 17 watch Fire, Wm & David</p>
<p>18 finish crop ploughing & har{cut off}</p>
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<p>19 cut Spring Wheat</p>
<p>20 finish Do (in all 330 Sheaves cut oats & finish grafs</p>
<p>21 thresh 7 Bs Rye 2 D D Boys ploughing for Rye Samuel went to James Frasers Bee yesterday</p>
<p>22 cut Flax & ploughing</p>
<p>23 finish Do & Do</p>
<p>S 24 go to S Peters with Mrs Chamberlain hear Powley go to Frasers & return in evening</p>
<p>25 Sow 3 Bs Rye, go Gordanior Mrs Fraser &c here --</p>
<p>26 measure boards for Mr Lour</p>
<p>27 finish corn stalks & trade oxen with S. Gordanior go to Frasers for Maria Mother &c</p>
<p>28 return go to ploughing {illegible} am to let Isaac Fraser horse my share of saw mill for one year from this date, he to do the necesfary repairs & pay my $15 {cut off}</p>
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<p>Aug 29 go to M. Millers Log Bee</p>
<p>30 ploughing & go to Philips</p>
<p>S 31 rain return home</p>
<p>Sept 1 finish Sowing Rye - 3 1/4 Bs in allsike threshing seed wheat</p>
<p>2 ploughing mend Bridge Maria make soap at Mrs C</p>
<p>rain 3 plough thresh & kill pig</p>
<p>12 T{illegible} pack up Hog, lent 12 Pork</p>
<p>4 ploughing go to meeting</p>
<p>5 commence sowing - Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>6 lent D D my Gun let Palmatier have a Sheep for Damages cone his grain finish old land follows 5 1/2 Barley go to 4th Town Mrs Moon ill</p>
<p>{in left margin - "wheat 5 1/4}</p>
<p>S 7 go to meeting stay at Mr Cl{illegible}</p>
<p>8 come home & commence threshing</p>
<p>9 Wm goes home & I plough</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>Sept 10 ploughing - Maria returns</p>
<p>11 Ditto --</p>
<p>12 Ditto --</p>
<p>rain 13 finish Do & commence sowing</p>
<p>S 14 stay home McDowell {illegible}</p>
<p>15 finish old Land sowing 3/4 Rye 6 Wheat & commence choping let Mr McCoy have oxen</p>
<p>16 go to Village left an order in B.C. -- Boys finish seed wheat</p>
<p>rain 17 thresh with Horses</p>
<p>18 go to Mill wh 8 Bs</p>
<p>19 spread flax go to McCoys 4</p>
<p>Wind 20 go to Mill</p>
<p>Frost S 21 go to Clafs. U.L. Leader Fanny here man call Janie & John go to Phillips frost</p>
<p>frost 22 everything killed by frost go to D. McCoys Bee</p>
<p>frost 23 go to Philips all Kill Hog, cut B. Wh{cut off}</p>
<p>24 Loging & burning. Mr Moore</p>
<p>25 Do Do settle with Presson</p>
<p>26 Do Mr Moore return</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>Sept 27 sowing 1 Bs draw in B Wheat loging &c</p>
<p>S 28 go to Meeting Mr Shorey exhort</p>
<p>frost 29 sow 1/4 Bs - Hail & Snow</p>
<p>2 Bs 30 Do 3/4 frost 29 Three {illegible} US</p>
<p>Oct 1 commence clearing meadows Allan Mrs.</p>
<p>2 dig Potatoes</p>
<p>3 Do -- do --</p>
<p>4 finish go 4 Town Maria ({illegible} & Wm)</p>
<p>S 5 go to Meeting from Caseys</p>
<p>6 return home Wm Maria</p>
<p>7 plough</p>
<p>8 Do --</p>
<p>9 Do --</p>
<p>10 go to Training & 4th Town</p>
<p>S 11 return home & take down {cut off}</p>
<p>S 12 go to Joshua Longs Funeral</p>
<p>13 go to Mill & Kill 2 Hogs Aunt Dulmage</p>
<p>14 ploughing Wm come to Mill</p>
<p>15 commence front meadow</p>
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<p>Mr b. preached</p>
<p>Oct 16 plough 7 cut Brush Mr Chamberlain moves</p>
<p>17 plough & kill 4 Hogs</p>
<p>18 got to Gr meeting 2nd Town</p>
<p>S 19 Do -- Do -- Maria</p>
<p>20 draw sand & lime --</p>
<p>rain 21 got to Kingston with Cattle</p>
<p>22 in Kingston</p>
<p>23 return home & plough</p>
<p>24 ploughing --</p>
<p>25 repair chimney & plough</p>
<p>S 26 clafs meeting & take Tea Sam & Ann got to Philips</p>
<p>27 plough & go to Blacksmiths Isaac commence repairing Mill</p>
<p>28 Mothers Dung Bee</p>
<p>29 ploughing Saml commence School</p>
<p>30 Do Mr C Preached</p>
<p>31 Do U.S. apple Bee</p>
<p>Nov 1 rain -- Margaret Detlor {illegible}</p>
<p>S 2 Margaret died this morning</p>
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<p>1823 children chicken Pox</p>
<p>Nov 3 get Smith to make coffin snow and plough</p>
<p>4 go to Funeral</p>
<p>5 plough Mr & Mrs McCoy have goose ploughs</p>
<p>6 help J.D. kill cow</p>
<p>7 ploughing Uncle Dunham here</p>
<p>8 Do --</p>
<p>S 9 go to clafs Meeting</p>
<p>10 plough & plaster</p>
<p>Snow 11 borrow 22 lb Flour of D D</p>
<p>12 go to I Detlor's Dung Bee</p>
<p>Snow 13 plough & help D D kill Beef Mr Breakenridge Preach Mr Millers apple Bee</p>
<p>14 Plough send 2 Bs to {illegible}</p>
<p>15 finish front field go to Mill. David here</p>
<p>S 16 go to clafs meeting</p>
<p>17 help D D kill 4 hogs</p>
<p>18 go to Adolphustown</p>
<p>19 return with Salmon</p>
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<p>20 sent to Mill 2 1/2 Bs Mr German here</p>
<p>rain 21 mend Waggon</p>
<p>22 go to S. S. Barn Bee</p>
<p>S 23 go to clafs Meeting Polly Fraser</p>
<p>24 go to Village - Mr Clark & McCoy here -- & U.S & Kitty & c</p>
<p>25 Snow, and thresh with horses an Indian boy making Brooms</p>
<p>26 go to Mill get 8 1/2 Bs ground</p>
<p>27 help U.S. make oven Mr Chamberlain preached</p>
<p>28 go to U. D. dung Bee</p>
<p>29 get out sleigh crook go to Drs</p>
<p>S 30 go to clafs Meeting Isaac & F. here</p>
<p>Dec 1 making sleigh go to McCoy</p>
<p>2 Do -- finish U S oven Wm here</p>
<p>3 bring home colt & go to Isaac</p>
<p>4 raise stone for road Fanny here</p>
<p>5 help Isaac U D here</p>
<p>6 go to J A Smiths Bee brushing</p>
<p>S 7 to clafs Meeting</p>
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<p>Decr 8 finish sleigh</p>
<p>snow 9 help Philip with Lumber</p>
<p>10 D D D return Ben Clapp here</p>
<p>11 Do go to Kingston - I draw wood stove</p>
<p>12 cut wood for Mr Breakeningo put up stove</p>
<p>13 thresh 6 1/2 Bs Wheat go to McCoys with B & I Lockwood agree with I.L to furnish wood at 3 1/2 p {illegible}</p>
<p>S 14 stay home, U.S. went to Kingston yesterday I lent him cutter</p>
<p>15 commence furnishing wood</p>
<p>16 do nothing</p>
<p>17 Kill cow & go to Belleville</p>
<p>18 go to Iron works sell Beef & Wheat</p>
<p>19 return to Belleville, buy Saddle D Lucas</p>
<p>20 return home Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>S 21 go to clafs meeting --</p>
<p>22 go to Mill Wm here with David</p>
<p>23 go to Kingston get salt {illegible} & return home in night</p>
<p>24 storming go to Philips</p>
<p>25 Philip & family & Isaac & Fanny here get Wm V christianed by Mr Ch{illegible}</p>
<p>26 draw wood</p>
<p>27 Do Do</p>
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<p>1823</p>
<p>Kitty & Anna Dulmage up</p>
<p>Dec 28 S Mr Switzer exhorts</p>
<p>29 got to Mill with 9 Bs</p>
<p>rain 30 go to Mrs Long's wood Bee</p>
<p>31 go to Mill and get wheat ground</p>
<p>1824</p>
<p>Jany 1 Maria, Jane, John and boys go</p>
<p>snow to 4th Town in cutter I go to D D in evening</p>
<p>Snow in night 2 cut roads to fence Logs U.S. Kill 2 Hogs</p>
<p>3 George Cham'n cut Sams Hair got to Waters with Cowhide & Calf skin M. Garrison & Wife here --</p>
<p>S 4 Do go home -- before breakfast I go to Clafs meeting --</p>
<p>5 Do Town Meeting with I A. Smith snow stop at Jacob Detlors & Drs --</p>
<p>Do 6 draw 1 Load wood -- David comes for Sam -- Maria, Jane & young ones go to Philips -- John & David go to I. Frasers</p>
<p>7 Jane & David go home I draw a load wood to school House</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Jany 8 take wheat to Mill for U. Saml go to Rofses, P. Perry's & Mr Chamberlains -- Mr Heeley preached McMadden up</p>
<p>rain 9 draw wood -- Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- rain this evening -- lent 3 Hams & 2 Lambs to be smoked</p>
<p>rain 10 sold John vest Pattern & Boots 5/{cut off} Thos Flagler & Nancy here --</p>
<p>S 11 go to Frasers, Maria stay with them -- rain</p>
<p>12 L & N. go home & we return thresh</p>
<p>rain 13 clean up wheat D. D. here Isaac Saws</p>
<p>cold 14 go to Mill -- paid postage up &c a/c -- Grandmother A. K. & K.D here write to Corn & Farmers Store</p>
<p>15 cut wood for DD</p>
<p>16 go to Mill for Mother</p>
<p>17 go to Kingston with U.D.D and Cath'n Dulmage</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Jany 17 stay at Mr Thomsons dine at Mr Armstrongs</p>
<p>S 18 go to Love Feast JM Madden preached -- Mr Ch'n preached 6 o'clock Whitehead Mr Whitehead goes home</p>
<p>19 return as far as Mr Tilly</p>
<p>20 arrive at home this morning Maria unwell -- Dr & Nancy call this evening</p>
<p>21 cold morning I A Smith returns some borrowed Tools clean up flax see cut wood Mr Lockwood Moves family</p>
<p>22 go to Blacksmith get Min{illegible} shod Mrs Smith here Mrs McUmber washes Mr Richardson preached Mr Chamberlain stays here</p>
<p>23 D McCoy helps me cut & draw wood Mrs McCoy here, Isaac & Fanny here Polly Frasers & J S Chamberlain</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Jany 24th get Hams & Jowels from Mr McCoy, go to Mills get 6 lbs Sugar for Mother Keep 3 lbs myself of Turnips from Davis Maria goes to Bradshaws</p>
<p>S 25 Mr Levitz exhorts, Jas & Polly Fraser stay at Mothers, last night Maria & myself go to McCoys Ann & Amelia go to Belseys --</p>
<p>26 go to Election G. Ham elected gave Lasker note of Hand per 13.11.3 and trade 1.7.6 Mrs McCoy goes to Belleville</p>
<p>27 go to Napanee get Cloth and new lines made by Philip Mr & Mrs Breakenridge at Mothers</p>
<p>28 go to 4th Town, Maria & boys</p>
<p>29 go to Court House Isaac takes his cow</p>
<p>30 return home get Coat cut Mr I Thomas Aunt. John and Aunt Macham come down</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Jany 31 Dr Spencer & Mrs Here call & return Belleville friends here Mrs R. and girls come over</p>
<p>Feby 1 stay home very cold</p>
<p>2 storming and blowing</p>
<p>3 snowing, William go to Napanee and then Home, I draw 1 Load of wood Belleville friends go to Mr McCoys with Maria & self</p>
<p>4 write Mr Thomson for Pork by D McCoy -- Maria new Boots</p>
<p>5 Make Block sleigh, very cold go to Meeting Mr Walden preached</p>
<p>6 snowing - draw wood go to D.D. Maria & myself George Cham'n comes & stays all night</p>
<p>7 fine morning -- boys thresh Mr & Mrs Moore here I went to Philips for George {cut off}</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>S Feby 8 Maria & self go Philips to Breakfast, Mr McCoys to Dinner -- hear D.D. preach in evening</p>
<p>J Mr Moore goes & returns from Kingston, Myself go to Mr McDowall & get Bbl Pork Mr Moore says Pork is 13 Dolls: in Kingston Maria & Mrs Moore go to Isaac's in afternoon. D.D. comes over this evening</p>
<p>Thunder Rain {vertical in margin}</p>
<p>10 Mr & Mrs Moore go home Maria & self go to McKenzies with ashes I drew 4 Loads wood. Mr & Mrs McCoy here all go to Mr Breakinridge</p>
<p>11 Raining, all day Isaac Saws thresh G. Cham here</p>
<p>12 Cold, thresh all spring Wheat 4 1/2 Bs</p>
<p>13 Cut wood, Aunt Betsy at Mothers get my fine Boots footed & home we have to crofs on Ice above the House --</p>
<p>14 draw 100 Rails out of Woods J Embry & L Detlor</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Feby 15 S. snow, go to clafs</p>
<p>16 snow -- draw 223 Rails and 2 loads wood -- 1 Lamb last night</p>
<p>17 drew 52 Rails & 1 L wood go to 4th Town, Mother & Amelia</p>
<p>18 go to Judge Fishers & return home 1 Lamb</p>
<p>19 very cold, cut & draw 3 L. woods Mr Lockwood comes over Temporary Quarter Meeting 4th T</p>
<p>20 fine Morning - paid Gordanich 10p on note, get stove G&G Thoes and 1/2 Bs Pease of D McC. Mr & Mrs Chamberlain here & Mrs McCoy Mr Breakenridge Bee Poor collector here get 5 p Tea -- paint Floor</p>
<p>21 Thresh with oxen 225 Sheaves get all leather from Rofs grand Mother up at Mothers</p>
<p>S 22 go to Clafs,</p>
<p>23 thresh 205 Sheaves, all</p>
<p>24 clean up wheat 23 Bs Maria go to Mr McCoy quilting I go for her</p>
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<p>go to Philips with Mr & Mrs McC Sam R. very ill -- 2 Lambs</p>
<p>1824</p>
<p>Feby 25 draw wood, go to hear Mr Poole -- Jeffers here Snow</p>
<p>26 go with a load of board for Mr Lowe -- Storming</p>
<p>27 Stormy snow 1 foot I go to Mill for Mother with 11 1/2 Bs all her wheat</p>
<p>28 fine morning, cut Bee Tree got 20 lbs Honey, gave Mother 5</p>
<p>S 29 go to Clafs -- too late</p>
<p>Mch 1 very cold, draw wood</p>
<p>2 go to 4th Town with board</p>
<p>3 go to Sodom with flax seed get oil pay P. Roblin 1 Keg Pl 15p 1 G. oil 5p see all his boys &c</p>
<p>4 return home with Jane go for Hay for Mr Lockwood Mr Lockwoods Hogs kill two lambs Mr & Mrs McPherson here go to Meeting Mr Bre'n preach</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Mch 5 - send Mr Lockwoods Hogs Home draw 4 loads fence logs go to Frasers, with Maria Jane and George. go to Court return by Frasers and by D. Dunhams. Rain</p>
<p>S 7 go to clafs Isaac, Fanny & Sam here -- snow</p>
<p>8 fine morning, I draw 304 Rails to front field Is F. brin 6 Chai{illegible} Maria & Sam & George & Ann go to McCoys. Philips & Lockwoods</p>
<p>9 draw out 170 Rails and 45 of them to front field Mary Detlor here -- S.D. & D.D. & Aunt B. I settle with them --</p>
<p>10 draw out 130 Rails, 21 to field goet Barrel Pork of M. Miller Isaac take G.George over.</p>
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<p>Mch 11 help G. Chamberlain frame his house. Maria, Jane & John got to 4th Town -- Amelia goes with me</p>
<p>12 draw out 40 Rails & 280 to front field.. Maria & John return -- Snow</p>
<p>13 go to Election Meeting</p>
<p>S 14 go to clafs stop at U.S.</p>
<p>15 Meet Dayton at Edgen give him until 1st May to pay $18.41p by paying costs. Mother, Maria return to to Chapmans, & village return I cut wood, D McCoy, draw & Load</p>
<p>16 draw 7 loads fence Logs 1 L wood Mrs & Mr McCoy here. Snowing</p>
<p>17 Snow, cut wood & draw 3 Loads fence Logs --</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Mch 18 fine morning, draw 6 L W and 5 L.Logs -- Mr Chamberlain preached</p>
<p>19 go to look for Hay to I Detlors & Bradshaw (none-- meet Mr Chamberlain at D.D. draw 4 L.Logs. Mother, Maria and Ann go to McPhersons -- storm</p>
<p>20 rain wind blow {in margin} Let McCormack have Kettle for 12 {illegible} Sugar - John got flour from Mill -- I draw rails and plank from Mill -- got Henry</p>
<p>21 go to clafs -- stop at U.S.</p>
<p>22 send Philip's Pork home Mother & Maria go to Millers & Lockwoods -- W. Lockwood cow dies, I go to P. Detlor -- cut Sap trough</p>
<p>23 Snow -- kill Mother's calf Mr & Mrs Breakenridge here -- Aunt Betsey & Granmother in Mothers room</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Mch 24 go to Jacob Detlors & borrow 6 Dollars. pay Mrs Chamberlain call at D Dunhams -- U Samuel there</p>
<p>25 Sow hay seed, Grandmother go home draw 2 loads wood M. Carnahan & Mifs O'Neal call this afternoon - U Saml here this evening --</p>
<p>26 make sap trough lent I Chamberlain 1 Yoke oxen</p>
<p>27 old Cherry calved I help I Cham'n draw out timber 2 yoke oxen --</p>
<p>28 rain -- stay home gave I Ch'n Collectors Bond to give Markland</p>
<p>29 Isaac Sowing. Mr McCoy take breakfast</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Mch 30 foggy morning, Asahel McCoy here before we were all up -- sold by C. Chamberlain 1/3 M Brick -- 10p No 8644-D Bank Canada to E Cates 2 Lambs -- I make sap trough Saml kills Calf -- G. Ch'n take supper -- I cut large pine acrofs the Creek --</p>
<p>31 mend fence, cut rails & stakes Isaac takes supper --</p>
<p>Apr 1 Tap trees -- cut rails go to meeting M B. Preached snow Dolly Dunham stays all night</p>
<p>2 draw sap, 7 pails, cut & split Stakes --</p>
<p>3 fine morning, draw stakes split stakes -- Mr Porth here</p>
<p>S 4 stay home - I. Embury take dinner</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Apr 5 1 Lamb, Make rails & stakes D.D. leaves Mr Chamberlains papers for me</p>
<p>6 go to Adolphustown to attend Mr C. trial -- stay at S. Dorlands with Mr Breakenridge</p>
<p>7 no Trial - return pay Jacob Detlor 20p all on Mrs Chamberlain -- settle with D. Ruttan, go to D Dunhams,</p>
<p>8 D Dunham here, he writes to Abm Paul, Mrs & Mr McCoy here -- I am very ill with a cold</p>
<p>9 " fine day, I do nothing Mr Lockwood, stay all night</p>
<p>10 go to Dr Meeting, attend Mr Chamberlain Trial at S Dorland --</p>
<p>S 11 go to love feast, Mr Metcalf preached</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Apr 12 1 Lamb return home, crofs Bay with Powers & Kernel</p>
<p>13 raining. I gave S. D -- copy of Reg'd orders</p>
<p>14 send flax seed to Philips and write for corn get 6 qts -- make lane fence -- Mother Maria & George go to D.D. myself go for them --</p>
<p>15 Snow & rain, cut oak stakes</p>
<p>16 A Fraser take Breakfast old Mary Detlor, here to Dinner Grandmother came to supper in Mothers room. A friend to Angus stuck up at School House, split stakes & rails</p>
<p>17 split Rails, make fence -- John goes to 4th Town -- Saml with him</p>
<p>S 18 go to Clafs. D.D. there, comes and draws a Tooth for Maria</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>Apr 19 Saml comes home with R. Jeff{cut off} John returns -- I caught a fish -- go fishing with D. Dunham - repair front fence {in left margin} Sett Goose</p>
<p>20 set the Boys to work today Philip here, make fence</p>
<p>21 draw dung on garden Stake front fence -- go fishing tonight -- get 17. fine day</p>
<p>22 fine morning, draw dung on Garden & plough it, go fishing 30</p>
<p>23 get Horse of H. Anderson to go to training, return in rain to go for Arms 15th May and to train last Saturday in June go to McCoys with Maria & S.G. Mr Lockwood & family come</p>
<p>24th Cold morning, go fishing, go to School meeting & D Dunham,</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>S Apl 25 go to S Peter's, hear D.D. rain, John goes to Frasers</p>
<p>26 John returns with Butter Fanny here -- make fence &c &c lent S.D. plough</p>
<p>27 make fence plough garden make spear --</p>
<p>28 cold morning. cut Rails go down fishing to Bay, return without any - Maria goes to Mrs Smiths</p>
<p>29 rain - old Mrs Anderson buried -- split 133 Rails, go to D Dunhams, Rain</p>
<p>30 cold morning - split 224 go fishing -- got 1 fish</p>
<p>May 1 old Cow Brock calved 1 split rails - drill</p>
<p>S 2 Meeting 10 Oclock Mr B. Sunday School 3 Oclock</p>
<p>3 split & draw rails and lay fence, rain this evening</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>May 4 Isaac stays here all night snows this morning, finish back fence commence ploughing John Detlor very ill, go fishing catch 4</p>
<p>5 hard frost -- ploughing, take out Potatoes 4 Bs</p>
<p>6 alter Lam cut off tails plough - lent D McC clevis</p>
<p>7 Rain, cut Log, send John to Philips, hear the Grand father Simons dead Mr & Mrs here</p>
<p>8 Mother ill, John Better I go to Philips - get sugar &c at John Clark</p>
<p>S 9 Mr Lockwood here -- we go to Fanny's. return</p>
<p>10 plough -- Star Calfs make fence D.D. fows 4 1/2 Bs Pease</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>May 11 ploughing for Corn &c put up fence between Andersons on Creek -- I go for medicine for Mother</p>
<p>12 Furrough for corn & Potatoes lent D.D. 1 yoke oxen, gave William and emetic for whooping cough rain</p>
<p>13 Rain fast, split Logs for rails --</p>
<p>14 Snow {illegible} Mch -- split rails John Harrows for D.D. Mothers 2 cows calve --</p>
<p>15 cold morning - I go to Col Craigs get guns, shop at P. Ruttans for Book go to N. Harris stay at Mr Moores,</p>
<p>S 16 go to Breakfast to G. Clapps rain go to Meeting A. Shorts, preach go to G. Clapps to breakfast, return home bring Mrs Clapp with me -- Ann & John go to Napanee.</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>May 18 Plant potatoes & Corn I Dun{cut off} afsist us, John Detlor able to Do -- finish large piece about 50 {cut off} Mrs Clapp goes to Fanny's with Ann</p>
<p>19 plough for corn</p>
<p>20 Do -- Do -- 12 Goslins</p>
<p>21 sow Pick Oats & 1/3 Bs Flax furrow for corn 1 Lamb Commence burning summer follow</p>
<p>22 plant corn (finish) Do Boys go to Philips -- P & I here</p>
<p>S 23 Philip & Jane call ( from Fanny's, Maria go to Mrs McCoy</p>
<p>24 finish planting corn go to see Mr McCoy --</p>
<p>25 commence ploughing follow Frost go to Edgars get Coulter altered Maria & Mrs Clapp go to McCoys</p>
<p>26 Frost very hard -- ploughing Fishing at Big Creeks</p>
<p>27 fine morning, ploughing, Mr Lockwood over, Maria & her Mother go to Fannys</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>May 28 rain last night, plough Mother receives her money</p>
<p>29 Mr & Mrs Moore here, plough Kill Sheep</p>
<p>S 30 Frost -- go to Mrs Lockwoods Mr Moore to Philips Is & Fanny here -- --</p>
<p>31 Mr & Mrs Moore return lent D McCoy waggon, go to Edgar Shear Sheep, plough go fishing catch Eels -- 17</p>
<p>June 1 plough (rain) go to Freds -- Allan shear sheep --- {in left margin} Colt {illegible}</p>
<p>2 Saml returns from Kingston ploughing, Sent 2 1/2 Bs Spring Wheat to Mill</p>
<p>3 Ann goes to Bath to get married, plough raining</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>June 4 Rain, ploughing</p>
<p>5 ploughing -- Road Labour commenced today</p>
<p>S 6 Polly Haight & C. Dunkin here-- I go to Sunday School go to clafs - all of us take Tea at U.S.</p>
<p>7 rain a little, plough -- go to Blacksmiths, borrow a Harrow Tooth of D.D. commence Hoeing corn</p>
<p>8 fine morning, Maria Pluck 3 Geese -- Ploughing Mrs & Mr McCoy here --</p>
<p>9 ploughing -- shoot pigeon Put Polly to Andersons Horse go to Meeting , Mr Walden preach 5 o'clock -- call at U.S.</p>
<p>10 plough, kill pigeons, finish field on Hill in front of House</p>
<p>11 rec'd of Mr Dayton six Dollars Can{illegible} C.N 3725.1207.7152.D8822 A 6420</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>June 11 commence ploughing front field -- Isaac & Fanny here</p>
<p>12 go to Crawford for Jury take Maria to Mrs Chamberlain rain, paid S. Detlor 10p York B{illegible}</p>
<p>S 13 go to Sunday School dine at U.S.</p>
<p>14 very cold all day, plough John & Saml go to Mr Lockwood with Hiefer. Isaac Frasers borros S. plane, plough guage Brace Bitt, & compafs -- Davis McCoy cut my hair --</p>
<p>15 go to Kingston take Mother stop at Purdy's stop at Dulmages</p>
<p>16 trade at Armstrongs stop at Thomsons --</p>
<p>17 return home</p>
<p>18 hoe corn, burn old fence on calf</p>
<p>19 go to 4th Town Maria & Mrs {illegible}</p>
<p>S 20 Quarter Meeting. Independence</p>
<p>21 return home --</p>
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<p>1824</p>
<p>June 22 Rain, making cradle</p>
<p>23 Do -- ploughing, lent the waggon to John Cham'n settle with Allen --</p>
<p>24 plough, Rain go to D.D. --</p>
<p>25 ploughing, finish front field</p>
<p>26 go to Training - give out Muskets, appoint training last Saturday in September - --</p>
<p>S 27 go Philips with Wm</p>
<p>28 fine morning. U.S. got to Kingston Plough & commence hoeing Potatoes get Share & Coulter Sharped John returns from 4th Town Maria & Ann go to see Betsey</p>
<p>29 ploughing in Pea ground Mother goes to Betsey, Mr & Mrs Breakenridge here</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>May 28 Shear Sheep</p>
<p>29 mashing at Stills House Mr Belton preach</p>
<p>30 do - do got to Bastels with a. B. and to McPhersons</p>
<p>31 Distill --</p>
<p>June 1 Do</p>
<p>2 do</p>
<p>S 3 Philip preach & Jam here</p>
<p>4 got to Training -- stay for Tea to Mr McCoys</p>
<p>5 distilling &c</p>
<p>6 a a & warm min in was on thursday next week 3 days</p>
<p>7 do --</p>
<p>8 do --</p>
<p>9 do -- rain Peter D died today</p>
<p>S 10 Mr Sells preach / Prayer Meeting A B</p>
<p>11 grind work at Still House</p>
<p>12 go for Pumps &aw P D funeral Mr Kirby preach</p>
<p>13 work at do -- do --</p>
<p>14 work on road rain</p>
<p>15 do -- do --</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>June 16 go this morning to see J. Dunham - he dies about half past 7 AM work on road --</p>
<p>S 17 got to A.B. & Mothers</p>
<p>18 go to J D. funeral Mr Healey preach " let me die 1 h{illegible} of the {illegible}</p>
<p>19 rain. hoe Potatoes & pick wool</p>
<p>20 do - go to G. Scriver pay him $4 for balance of rates & cost - go to Mill - to Isaac's & aunt Betseys</p>
<p>21 about home & set out cabbages</p>
<p>22 wind high hoe Potatoes &c --</p>
<p>23 mash & go to Mr McCoy with Maria & Titus -- Mare Fold {sic}</p>
<p>S 24 John & David here - Mr Booth preach</p>
<p>25 boys here & go home - work at Still house -- Maria D spinning</p>
<p>26 go for Reel to Mr McCoys Mr Poole preach</p>
<p>27 Still -- Ames Picking B{illegible}</p>
<p>28 go to Kingston Stay at Mr Thomas</p>
<p>29 return home with I {illegible} Fraser</p>
<p>30 quarterly meeting at Forshus Mrs Moore & Mr here</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>July S 1 gr meeting -- Andrew & James here</p>
<p>2 rain --</p>
<p>3 au -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>4 McBain calls - take at A B</p>
<p>5 Mr Poole & Davidson take breakfast here -- Maria go to Mr McPhersons &c I go to Ias Frasers Barn Bee</p>
<p>6 I go to look at McBeans land</p>
<p>7 Mr Hitchison here to breakfast Shooting &c -- S 8 prayer meeting Ann & John here</p>
<p>9 hoe in garden - & U S Barn Bee very warm</p>
<p>10 work in garden rain Mr Belton preach</p>
<p>11 do -- do ----</p>
<p>12 - Manor's loging Bee</p>
<p>13 cut som thistles - Joe's mowing Bee</p>
<p>14 take Mrs Moore to Fannys I have ague this afternoon, Kitty Dunham here</p>
<p>S 15 I stay home - Mr Booth preach</p>
<p>16 have ague and take medicine</p>
<p>17 Mr Moore & fanny here</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>July 18 have ague - kill fowl</p>
<p>19 Charles & Tilly married I go to Dr take tea there</p>
<p>20 take an emetic - have ague weddinus call - I take breakfast at Mr McCoys</p>
<p>21 take breakfast at AB got to 4th Town - take Mrs Moore & A Petterson home - Mother & Maria go stay at A Davis.</p>
<p>S 22 at Andrews - go to Wm McR--</p>
<p>23 at Wm go to Carnahans</p>
<p>24 return, take dinner at V Embery Maria has ague on road & stop at Dimonds --</p>
<p>25 rain, at Mothers</p>
<p>26 Maria take Emetic - rain --</p>
<p>27 draw 2 load wood from Mr McCoy's - Mrs McUmber here</p>
<p>28 Maria have ague - I pick berries</p>
<p>S 29 Mr Booth {illegible} preach - aunt Betsey & Mr & Mrs McCoy take tea</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>July 30 Cradle wheat for A B 3/4</p>
<p>31 do -- do ------ 3/4</p>
<p>Aug 1 rake do -- -- 1/2</p>
<p>2 rain last night - cradle at U.S. part afternoon - 17 hands about</p>
<p>3 cradle at Drs rain tonight</p>
<p>4 dig Potatoes - take tea at Mothers</p>
<p>S 5 Mr Switzer at 4 o'clock</p>
<p>6 cradle for US</p>
<p>7 repair barn door for Dr Mr Poole preach</p>
<p>8 mow for Dr & AB here</p>
<p>9 do -- do Mrs Bradshaw & Mr McCoy here</p>
<p>10 do -- do and do Aunt Anna came up at Fletcher</p>
<p>11 rain last night, work at AB trade horses wt I Paterson</p>
<p>S 12 Mr Booth preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>13 Work at AB, at harrow & make hay</p>
<p>14 rain mend harrow for WBl</p>
<p>15 cradle oats for U.S. I.C agrees to give charles 6 Bs oats for damage go to Mr McC. Maria {illegible}</p>
<p>16 Threshing for Johseph</p>
<p>17 cut wheat & {illegible} up</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Aug 18 work for Charly - Aunt Anna & Kitty here to dinner and go to L Maria to Drs to tea</p>
<p>S 19 take dinner at John C --</p>
<p>20 mow at Chs - put up what</p>
<p>21 Kill calf for Mr Healey Anne has ague Mr Healey preach</p>
<p>22 mowing at Mothers</p>
<p>23 do --- do</p>
<p>24 do -- & go to Chs Pea Bee</p>
<p>25 do -- and draw in hay</p>
<p>S 26 go to Dinner to Mother Robt. Allen returns Kitty & Chs here to tea</p>
<p>27 got to Dr for medicine for Aunt and to Philips & McPhersons</p>
<p>28 mow and help to cut pease</p>
<p>29 {scibble} for s{illegible} mow & cut Pease</p>
<p>30 mow, rain go to Napanee hear of Dd. Nevills death AB & Mrs McCoy go to I Peters at Anderson Bee</p>
<p>31 put up Hay</p>
<p>Sept 1 Sow rye for John -- draw in Hay</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Sept 2 S.G.Fisher preach - John Ann & Betsey take dinner - Mr & Mrs McC. AB. K & Chs take tea -- Fannys girl born 1st</p>
<p>3 help to draw in pease</p>
<p>4 go to Philips wt Maria -- call at McP. Shop -- Mr Booh preach</p>
<p>5 got to Isaac's -- Maria to Ias Frasers</p>
<p>6 get out timber for Saw Mill/ raining</p>
<p>7 go to Abbey's help John thresh</p>
<p>8 do house work --</p>
<p>S 9 I. Chs here &c + Il . to dinner Maria go to See Mrs Burley & takes tea at Mothers</p>
<p>10 help John Plough - Maria go to Drs rain -- in night also</p>
<p>11 rain -- go to McCoys {illegible} but don't work help John thresh & kill hog at Charles' -</p>
<p>12 plough for John -</p>
<p>13 rain - threshing, clean up wheat</p>
<p>14 do -- cleaning wheat</p>
<p>15 plough &c turn wheat --</p>
<p>S 16 go to Isaac's -- Mr Healey preach</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Sept 17 Sow 9 Bs wheat for Mother finish cuting & drawing pease Maria & children at Mothers</p>
<p>18 geting out timber - rain, take tea at Mr McCoys -</p>
<p>19 do do -- go for grapes, take tea at Drs</p>
<p>20 rain -- go to Abbeys & R Eagan</p>
<p>21 Sow 13 for Chs rain -- a man here to get Still house</p>
<p>22 Sow 1 Bs for Chs - get out some timber - rain lent T Wild - Clarkes Magazine and Life of Buchanan 2 weeks ago</p>
<p>S 23 Mr Booth preach -- Ann & John & A. Allen take tea --</p>
<p>24 got to Forsher's wt board get Scraper for C. Bradshaw draw one load wood kill pig</p>
<p>25 get timber. Henry & Sally Davis here -- rain</p>
<p>26 get do -- Mr Allen go for York</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Sep 27 write to A Mercer - enclose an order from W Allen and Scarlet</p>
<p>28 Mrs Healey move - I work 1/2 day at floom</p>
<p>29 get Drs Oxen & Allens cart draw 30 Bs lime --</p>
<p>S 30 Breckenridge here & preach 4 oclock G Fisher do at 10 oclock -- A.B. Mr & Mrs McC all take dinner</p>
<p>Oct 1 work at Mill dam - Mr Wild's brothers come</p>
<p>2 do -- do --- do- rain tonight</p>
<p>3 Commence pulling down house Ias & Polly here this evening</p>
<p>4 at do -- take tea AB kill lamb, for Chs Ias & Polly Fraser here this evening</p>
<p>5 pulling down & drawing house rain, go to Ias F. husking afternoon</p>
<p>6 cold -- pulling down house Matilda & Mary Nich. & H & S. Breacken down</p>
<p>S 7 - stay at home they dine here</p>
<p>8 work at house &c rain</p>
<p>9 do -- do ---- bear in Anderson's orchard</p>
<p>10 rain -- work at house</p>
<p>11 Bellville friends go home work at house</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Oct 12 work at house - warn hands to work</p>
<p>13 work on Road -- Mrs Clapp here</p>
<p>S 14 go to A. Betseys to Tea - rain this evening</p>
<p>15 raining - training, but I don't go</p>
<p>16 help John Kill Hog & have Bee to raise house over</p>
<p>17 commence building chimney. Blanchard - John & Chs Chamberlain help</p>
<p>18 working at Do -- John helps McGill go to Blackmsiths for crampons</p>
<p>19 work at do -- John & Fletcher help 1/2 u</p>
<p>20 do rain, half day work --</p>
<p>S21 go to Dinner to John C --</p>
<p>22 rain -- wrote H. Ruttan in fa{illegible} Ias Chamberlain take up Mill Stones - Widow Switzer to be maried</p>
<p>23 rain - work at Mill got {illegible} 24 go to McPhersons for muslin</p>
<p>24 mend Bolt rain</p>
<p>25 go to Booths call at Chapman at Edgars & Abbeys Snow</p>
<p>26 work at house go to Mr McCoys to Tea, Apple Bee Snow</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Oct 27 grind -- work at House -- Fanny & her Mother here</p>
<p>S 28 G. Fisher preach -- Mr & Mrs McCoy here -- rain --</p>
<p>29 work at house rain</p>
<p>30 Snow draw wood for John & Self</p>
<p>31 work 1/2 day at Mill, {illegible}</p>
<p>Nov 1 do -- Maria pluck geese</p>
<p>2 do -- plastering I.G. to to Kingston</p>
<p>3 do --- do and work at roof -- John draw bricks</p>
<p>S 4 Anne & John here A Hawley buried today</p>
<p>5 cold work at house</p>
<p>6 do -- do - do Maria quilting - grind all night</p>
<p>7 work at house --</p>
<p>8 white wash do --</p>
<p>9 move -- with horses & Sleigh</p>
<p>10 Sarah washes -- I work at house</p>
<p>S 11 stay at Mothers --</p>
<p>12 Top off Chimney & begin oven</p>
<p>13 finish oven dig potatoes &c Mrs Clapps return from fannys</p>
<p>14 bank up house bring Turnips Kill hog for Mother wt Joseph</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Nov 15 lay hearth - help Is thresh</p>
<p>16 Help Is & he help me plaister</p>
<p>17 put up Kitchen - cold</p>
<p>S 18 hear Mr Dunn at 4 oclock</p>
<p>19 cut & draw wood - Mother agrees to let me have from cra{illegible} line to road - for three years John Sick --</p>
<p>20 work at Saw Mill & help Is</p>
<p>21 go to Napanee get flannel & help Is. go to Meeting Mr Smith preach</p>
<p>22 work at Saw Mill help Mother kill</p>
<p>23 get 4 hens home. U.S. Kill hogs to to Eagans & Waters - buy 3/4 bgs apples of Fralicks</p>
<p>24 drew wood, got the Pork due me by U.S. old a/c</p>
<p>S 25 go to prayer meeting Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner Mrs Clapp go wt them to big creek</p>
<p>26 Blanchard at mothers chimney</p>
<p>27 do -- I work at Saw Mill Prize cattle for Millers & Embury - draw wood</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>{down left edge} 2d Owen Robbins 2 boys & I Wood son drowned this evening</p>
<p>Nov 28 work at Saw Mill let Mahon have horse</p>
<p>29 put up Partition Mrs Tupp got to Philips --</p>
<p>30 work at Saw Mill</p>
<p>Dec 1 go to Kingston with Mahon</p>
<p>S 2 stay to 2nd Meeting --</p>
<p>3 remain at Town Mrs Thomson very ill --</p>
<p>4 return home -- Snow</p>
<p>5 draw wood go to meeting Mr Belton preach</p>
<p>6 make stairs - |rain/.</p>
<p>7 go to McPhersons & Deirs dine at McP -- Mr & Mrs McC at Mothers to Tea</p>
<p>8 go to Edgars -- Fralicks & Millers</p>
<p>S 9 go to AB. to tea Snow in Cutter</p>
<p>10 draw wood - got to Millers to prize cattle rec'd of Jas Mink</p>
<p>11 get out a Sleigh crook -- Sarah washes here & Ann Miles take tea</p>
<p>12 go to 4th Town, Stay at Andrews</p>
<p>13 take Dinner at Carnahan's and stay at Wms - prayer meeting</p>
<p>14 return home - rain tonight Mrs Moore</p>
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<p>1827</p>
<p>Dec 15 grind axes - & work at Sleigh got to debating School --</p>
<p>S 16 Stay home & at Mothers</p>
<p>17 very cold work at Sleigh</p>
<p>18 moderate do -- do --</p>
<p>19 do -- do do go to Drs evening</p>
<p>20 lent Broadaxe to I Miller work at Sleigh --</p>
<p>21 finish & draw wood --</p>
<p>22 draw 2 loads do --</p>
<p>S 23 A.B. here all day Dr call evening</p>
<p>24 Kill 3 Small Hogs & help kill Mothers Beef -- grind knives at A.B's</p>
<p>25 Stay home --</p>
<p>26 cut Pork &c --</p>
<p>27 draw wood --</p>
<p>28 do -- do ---</p>
<p>29 grind axes -- Quarterly Meeting</p>
<p>S 30 Stay home --</p>
<p>31 A Boy born 5 O clock P.M.</p>
<p>Jany 1 breakfast I, Chas {illegible} draw wood 2 loads -- Dr & harry here</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Jany 2 go to McCoys -- & borrow flour of I Chamberlain rain -- draw wood for John</p>
<p>3 grind, Betsey C here all night Mr Belton preached --</p>
<p>4 Andrew & Sam come over & go to Philips</p>
<p>5 rain - got to Meeting at Fralicks</p>
<p>S 6 Mr Shorey exhort at 11 oclock Andrew & Sam here</p>
<p>7 go to Town meeting got colder prayer meeting</p>
<p>8 Freeze hard, go to Mr McPhersons</p>
<p>9 go to meeting of Committee at Yellow Church, Mr & Mrs Belton here --</p>
<p>10 go to Crs & Allens - sold Allen 3 sheep at 12/6 pr head</p>
<p>11 Shoe Sleigh & go to debating scool --</p>
<p>12 draw wood & work at Saw Mill Mrs Clapp here --</p>
<p>S 13 Mr Booth's quarterly meeting Napanee</p>
<p>14 go to U.S. take dinner there & grind</p>
<p>15 draw wood & helpd kill Mothers hogs</p>
<p>16 do do Snow - write Mr Lockwood & Dr Baldwin, {illegible} to Mr Thomson</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Jany 17 go up Napanee with Petition Called Mill's - Shoreys - & P Noble's McPherson's - Mr Smith preach</p>
<p>18 go to M. Miller's - & G. Smith {illegible} work at Saw Mill</p>
<p>19 draw wood work at Saw Mill 1/2 Mr & Mrs McCoy here Fanny here</p>
<p>S 20 C.C. & AB & Chs & Fanny & Isaac here</p>
<p>21 work in wood - very cold</p>
<p>22 do & draw wood - prayer meeting here</p>
<p>23 Snow go to McPhersons wt Asher</p>
<p>24 go to 4th Town on ice John C & Ann & Mr Moore - Stay at Wm --</p>
<p>25 Storm return home</p>
<p>26 work in woods</p>
<p>S 27 Snow</p>
<p>28 Wind blow -</p>
<p>29 T. Flagler & Nancy here Isaac & Fanny I & F go home T & N go to Philips prayer meeting here</p>
<p>30 Maria go to Mothers - draw wood</p>
<p>31 I go to Kingston wt Mothers hog</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Feby 1 Snow, I return from Kingston</p>
<p>2 Mr Smith here to Dinner</p>
<p>S 3 go to A.B. wt Maria Wyatt chs - died last night Jacob & Nancy there</p>
<p>4 go to 4th Town wt Mrs Clapp</p>
<p>5 go to Hallowell See I Smyth return home Shep{illegible} Mothers --</p>
<p>6 work at S. Mill & go to Drs in evening rain</p>
<p>7 rain, raise floom</p>
<p>8 work at Saw Mill</p>
<p>9 rain -- do -- do</p>
<p>S 10 go to Mothers (all)</p>
<p>11 very cold, get wood Settle with I.V.D.</p>
<p>12 Smith land jobber here</p>
<p>13 got wood & Mr P Smith preach</p>
<p>14 hew timber for Dr take tea at Johns</p>
<p>15 do -- do do take tea at ChS Mother Maria</p>
<p>16 draw wood and work at Mill B & Nancy & John D here</p>
<p>S 17 John & Ann here & go to Mothers</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Feby 18 go to Huffs to Perrys & Wheelers</p>
<p>19 return home wt 3 horses, {illegible} take dinner U.S. G. Car{illegible} there</p>
<p>20 go to Allens - grind 2 Bs</p>
<p>21 work at Saw Mill - rain & snow</p>
<p>22 draw wood - & au</p>
<p>23 work at Mill &c</p>
<p>S 24 Maria go to A.B. Ias Chs & G Detlor take dinner here Snow</p>
<p>25 Maria & Bea go to 4th Town I draw wood -- take tea at A.B. borrow $30 of her</p>
<p>26 go to Kingston take Nancy D Stay at N. Duburges</p>
<p>27 return breakfast at Purdys go to Perrys, rain Sleep at A {illegible}</p>
<p>28 go to do & get Mill Stones</p>
<p>29 work in Grist Mill cold Mother go to Bellville</p>
<p>Mch 1 do -- do -- do --</p>
<p>S 2 go to Philips Stay all night</p>
<p>Sophia down 3 return to Blacksmith - and work at Mill - C Mink chop</p>
<p>4 draw wood Mink chop prayer meeting</p>
<p>5 work at Mill Snow</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Mch 6 Mary Purdy just & Ann C call I take Sophia & Bell to Mr McCoys - lend U S cutter to go to Huffs - get my axe</p>
<p>7 take Maria to Mr McCoys She with Mrs McC go to McPhersons I settle with D. Hefs for expense of copies of Deed -- I Hefs owes 1 of grind for Mr McCoy & I Chamberlain</p>
<p>8 work at Mill & grind. Mother return from Bellville with I. Chamberlain & Matilda Mc rain Mr Switzer very ill</p>
<p>S 9 go to hear Mr Booth wt Mother & Matilda take Maria to A.B. & go to Mr Switzers wt Anna C.</p>
<p>10 work at Saw Mill, Mr Switzer dies</p>
<p>11 do -- rain -- get Drs Crank</p>
<p>12 do -- grind -- Mr Switzer buried</p>
<p>13 do -- -- Mr Smith preach</p>
<p>14 grind & work at Grist Mill Snow all day</p>
<p>15 Quarterly meeting at Switzers</p>
<p>S 16 do -- Maria & Self</p>
<p>17 C & A Dulmage & Benson here go to Mothers prayer meeting</p>
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<p>1828 Mch 18 work at Mill Mary Purdy here go to prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>19 work at mill Settle wt Manor go to Mr Beltons to Tea</p>
<p>20 work at Mill go to Mr Smiths</p>
<p>21 do -- Start Saw Mill</p>
<p>22 go to Col Crawfords & I Peters</p>
<p>S23 prayer meeting School House</p>
<p>24 rain -- Sawing -- go to Mr McCoys evening --</p>
<p>25 Sawing -- prayer meeting Mr B</p>
<p>26 Saw for I.U D to make all mill work & drawing Pork from I. Peterson's even --</p>
<p>27 go to Perrys Mill wt Pork - Mr Belton preach</p>
<p>28 worked Saw & Grist Mill Today ( Set a hen)</p>
<p>29 do -- get letter from Lear{illegible}</p>
<p>Sn 30 take dinner at Mothers (rain)</p>
<p>31 work at Saw Mill & Grist Mr McCoy eat Dinner here</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Apr 1 work at grist Mill take Maria to Mr McCoys prayer meeting here</p>
<p>2 Sowing - {illegible}</p>
<p>3 do Maria go to U.S --</p>
<p>4 do -- & making head block</p>
<p>5 do -- & finish av</p>
<p>S 6 Ester day Now Mr Booth preach</p>
<p>7 work at Mills (cold)</p>
<p>8 grind - Mothers fox mare fold {sic} prayer meeting US</p>
<p>9 sawing & worked Mill Maria go to Ann's to Tea</p>
<p>10 Saw Mr Smith preached Mother's colt dead</p>
<p>11 Saw & go to Tea to AB Maria there</p>
<p>12 work at Drs Cart</p>
<p>S 13 prayer meeting U.S and go to Big creek wt Mr McCoy W.L. preach Cherry calves</p>
<p>14 put up bars for Sue oak plank</p>
<p>15 got medicine for grind</p>
<p>16 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>17 go to Philips & Mr Millers at ABs dine at MacPhersons</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Apl 18 go to Philips for Potatoes Jacob Peterson eat breakfast here</p>
<p>19 work at Grist Mill P. Roblin here with James</p>
<p>S 20 rain meeting here</p>
<p>21 Sow (Cherry calves)</p>
<p>22 {illegible} prayer meeting U.S</p>
<p>23 Do Star Calves</p>
<p>24 repair fence (grind) Mr Norris preach</p>
<p>25 plough garden, repair fence get cherry trees</p>
<p>26 make Sett out currant & cabbage &c</p>
<p>S 27 prayer meeting U.S. I eat dinner there</p>
<p>28 go fishing, make bars &c</p>
<p>29 hewing timber for WBC prayer meeting here Mr Smith Stay</p>
<p>30 Sawing timber WBC We have ague</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>May 1 grind & saw -- Maria go to A.B</p>
<p>2 Maria very sick - rain plant a few potatoes</p>
<p>3 do -- Sick --</p>
<p>S 4 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>5 Anna Chamberlain here all day I go to Philips for honey rain --</p>
<p>6 go to Drs for medicine &c</p>
<p>7 go to Kingston, Stay at U D</p>
<p>8 breakfast Mr Thomsons return home --</p>
<p>9 go to Philips & george Chamberlain</p>
<p>10 plant Beets & onions - get Scholars</p>
<p>S11 prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>12 rain commence School C Dalmage married</p>
<p>13 at do -- do do Sch</p>
<p>14 Do - do ob Child sick</p>
<pre>15 Grind 2 Bs do -- do --
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<p>16 keep School</p>
<p>17 do -- do</p>
<p>S 18 rain Luke Carycullin here</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>May 19 keep School, rain Perry here to dinner</p>
<p>20 do go to Peter Millers</p>
<p>20 do rain all day (great flood)</p>
<p>22 do rain U S go to Kingston</p>
<p>23 do Maria go to AB</p>
<p>24 Kill calf go to Mr McCoys Make a milk room</p>
<p>S 25 prayer Meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy here to dinner (rain)</p>
<p>26 go to School -- cold --</p>
<p>27 do -- cold prayer meeting</p>
<p>28 rain School</p>
<p>29 do --</p>
<p>30 do -- AB Spring Bee</p>
<p>31 do --</p>
<p>June S 1 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>cow 2 School -- U S to tea Mr & Mrs McCoy</p>
<p>3 do -- rain last night</p>
<p>4 go to Training . Maria go to McCoys & Philips Andrew & Jane here rain</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>June 5 Eve Mink came ab 10 p pr Month -- take tea IC Mr Smith preach</p>
<p>{in margin} Mrs Moore very ill</p>
<p>6 at the lambs & calves school for chs take tea there wt Mr McC</p>
<p>7 School, go to Andrews with Maria</p>
<p>Sn 8 at Andrews go to meeting at Parks -- Mr German exhort return home a man stay here</p>
<p>9 keep School - Settle with T Herns for mother</p>
<p>10 do - prayer meeting here, Sarah Smith jw drink tea here</p>
<p>11 rain - School Shaw W here</p>
<p>12 do Po{illegible} Fraser picking Bee</p>
<p>13 do plant corn planting corn</p>
<p>14 go to 4th Town, Stop at {illegible}</p>
<p>S 15 here Presbyterian preach return to Andrews, with Mr McCoy kill hog 353 bls</p>
<p>16 do {illegible} keep School help Mr McCoy</p>
<p>17 (grind) School rain -- (prayer meeting U S</p>
<p>18 picking Bee at Drs</p>
<p>19 School Mr Smith preach take tea Mr McCoys</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>June 20 take dinner I.C -- Perry here to tea -- cu</p>
<p>21 keep School Catharine C here</p>
<p>S 22 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>23 School C. Chamberlain here</p>
<p>24 prayer meeting here -- Mr Smith Stay</p>
<p>25 School</p>
<p>26 do -- go Mr Belton return</p>
<p>27 do -- Sow Buckwheat for Chs at AB to tea</p>
<p>28 drew board &c & go to Mifsionary meeting</p>
<p>S29 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Radcliff preach Schl House</p>
<p>30 Mr R Ryerson & Smith at U.S.</p>
<p>July 1 School prayer meeting U S</p>
<p>2 do rain Smith preach</p>
<p>3 do Mr McB{illegible} a {illegible}</p>
<p>4 do -- go to Philips (hoe corn {illegible}</p>
<p>5 do (return from do y</p>
<p>6 go to Philips</p>
<p>S 6 prayer meeting here</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>July 7 Maria go to 4th Town with Ann & John C</p>
<p>8 rain -- Mr Belton take tea</p>
<p>9 do -- Sett out cabbage</p>
<p>10 School --</p>
<p>11 work at rakes --</p>
<p>12 go to 4th Town to Quarterly meeting -- Stay at Mr Roblins</p>
<p>S 13 qr meeting & return</p>
<p>14 rain last night & today Charles very sick</p>
<p>15 Grind a little corn (rain cut rye -- pick berries</p>
<p>16 rain, mow in garden & cut rye</p>
<p>17 Mr Belton preach, I go to Mr Hawleys & Edgars</p>
<p>18 cut Mothers rye &c</p>
<p>19 have corn hilled - Stay with Charles --</p>
<p>S 20 prayer meeting here</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>July 21 Go to Election</p>
<p>22 Cut rye & rain prayer meeting here, Andrew stay all night</p>
<p>23 Go to Bath Settle with Dr Forward & Powers</p>
<p>24 go to Bath Election close</p>
<p>25 Mothers mowing Bee</p>
<p>26 rake up hay & rye</p>
<p>S 27 prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>28 Bee at A.B. cuting wheat</p>
<p>29 put up hay at mothers, Mrs Belton come home</p>
<p>30 put up hay & draw in Rye</p>
<p>31 threshing rye</p>
<p>Aug 1 finish & send to Mill 6 Bs put up hay</p>
<p>2 put up hay -- cut wheat</p>
<p>S 3 go to Andrews Sam Sick</p>
<p>4 cut wheat & draw in hay rain</p>
<p>5 draw in hay</p>
<p>6 cut Wheat & go to Andrews</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Aug 7 return home dine at Mr Belton go to Blacksmith & Taylors</p>
<p>8 draw in wheat & rye rain & thresh</p>
<p>9 go to Taylors -- & help A.B. half a day -- Mrs Belton here Mr Booth take tea there</p>
<p>S 10 prayer meeting U.S. & Mr Booth preach 5 oclock Mr Bel</p>
<p>11 rain - go to Mr McCoys settle wt U.S. & John</p>
<p>12 take breakfast at I Cham go to U.S. {illegible} Bee</p>
<p>13 mowing --</p>
<p>14 do -- Amelia sick, Mr Belton preach</p>
<p>15 do -- Dr here - go to Philips Sick to Andrews & Caseys</p>
<p>16 return by Philips - C. C. here</p>
<p>S 17 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>18 mow & keep School Maria & I go to Philips Stay all night</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Aug 19 return from Philips Stop at Mr McCoys - Robt & his wife up draw in wheat & put up hay</p>
<p>20 help Chs draw rye - go to Chapmans trade horses</p>
<p>21 mowing -- John Carscullen dies yesterday</p>
<p>22 do - go to Philips Stay all night</p>
<p>23 mow & put up hay Aunt Dulmage up</p>
<p>S 24 do go home - Maria & me go to Philips - Stop for meeting Mr Dunn preach</p>
<p>25 return leave wool at carding machine -- keep School</p>
<p>26 School & go to C.C. Bee</p>
<p>27 Stook hay, & go to Andrews</p>
<p>28 go to 4th Town</p>
<p>29 go to Isaac's & back to Wms Fanny sick --</p>
<p>30 return to Andrews</p>
<p>Sn 31 return home take tea at I.C. Daid here wt us</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Sep 1 School, Maria unwell</p>
<p>2 do -- Send by Abbey go to McNeal's & Bastels</p>
<p>rain 3 Maria take Emetic</p>
<p>rain 4 Titus take emetic go to I Frasers & take tea 5 mow at A.B. She here</p>
<p>5 mow School - go to Andrews for apples</p>
<p>6 return --</p>
<p>S 7 prayer meeting U.S. B Ann & I Chamberlain here rain tonight</p>
<p>8 School - go to Drs</p>
<p>9 do - Mr McCoy's Log Bee</p>
<p>10 do -- mowing morning Samuel have ague</p>
<p>11 do -- threshing morning Mr Belton preach</p>
<p>12 do do -- av</p>
<p>13 draw in all hay & peas rain evning --</p>
<p>S 14 prayer meeting here, Andrew & Jane here</p>
<p>15 go to waters with board (School</p>
<p>16 School visit Dr harrow</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Sep 17 School Chs C. go to Kingston</p>
<p>18 take emetic School Maria at AB</p>
<p>19 Pill, School -- Wilders family come up A Prundle take breakfast</p>
<p>20 go to court - pay 3/6 to Bastels for Abbey Stop at Andrew Porters</p>
<p>S 21 go to U.S. & Mr McCoys Mother at W. Dettons</p>
<p>22 write Mr Lockwood -- School</p>
<p>23 go to John Embury, to Mr Roblin's & Isaac all sick rain Stay at Wms</p>
<p>24 breakfast G. Emburys, return dine at Drs --</p>
<p>25 School -- take tea at Drs Maria Mother & Ann there</p>
<p>26 School finish</p>
<p>27 Quarterly Meeting Big Creek</p>
<p>S 28 rain -- do -- ac</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Sep 29 Cradle Buckwheat & go to Mrs Andersons/ wt Henry/</p>
<p>30 cut buckwheat (grind axe</p>
<p>Oct 1 Kill Hog - rain --</p>
<p>2 grind corn -- put up Hog to fat</p>
<p>3 got wood &c &c</p>
<p>4 go to Conference Mifsionary society meeting</p>
<p>S 5 Andrew & Jane come last night go to meeting hear Bishop &un rain - U Dulmage up</p>
<p>6 ant. I return -- got to Kingston to Mr Pardys wt Mother take 7 mos of Clarkes notes to him, he owes A.B L 3.1.3</p>
<p>7 to Town - Stay at U Daling</p>
<p>8 return -- bring a woman for AB</p>
<p>9 go to Fannys funeral</p>
<p>10 Return take dinner at Mr Emburys</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Oct 11 go to G Carscallens wt Mother take dinner</p>
<p>S 12 go to AB's & Mothers</p>
<p>13 cold & windy, McCoy lose an ox --</p>
<p>14 cold -- go to Is Fraser & Mr Beltons --</p>
<p>15 cold - get wood, help Mr Belton pack up -- he stay here</p>
<p>16 go to Bath wt Mr Belton, got Mothers waggon --</p>
<p>17 pick corn</p>
<p>18 do & draw in all</p>
<p>S 19 go to Andrews & return</p>
<p>20 go to Smiths & Kellers for oak plank dig Potatoes</p>
<p>21 finish Potatoes --</p>
<p>22 work at Mill, go to U.S. to tea</p>
<p>23 do do go to I.C. do do do &</p>
<p>24 go to Mr Millers, for apples draw slabs</p>
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<p>1898 Grandmother Moore dided</p>
<p>Oct 25 rain, put up fence</p>
<p>S 26 Mr McCoy take dinner here</p>
<p>27 go to Mrs Moore's funeral</p>
<p>28 divide property (rain) I go to I do to Dr Wak's for medicine for John, Stay at Ias Frasers</p>
<p>29 return to Mr Emburys</p>
<p>30 return home</p>
<p>32 grind & work at Mill</p>
<p>Nov 1 do -- take trummel head to Keslers / & sing addrefs</p>
<p>S 2 go to Mothers (rain)</p>
<p>3 work at Mill (do)</p>
<p>4 do -- do -- (do)</p>
<p>5 do -- do --- do</p>
<p>6 do -- do go meeting Mr McC & IUD, Clap {illegible}den</p>
<p>7 Grind all day/rain/ McGill go to Kingston wt Cart</p>
<p>8 rain/grind / draw wood wt Blair's oxen --</p>
<p>S 9 prayer & Clap meeting here go to hear Mr Booth</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Nov 10 grind & go to Abbeys & Waters take tea at Mr Wilds Andrew & Jane here</p>
<p>11 go to Bath with Andrew</p>
<p>12 A & I go home, cold take tea Mr Hilands</p>
<p>13 grind / go to Drs to be sworn to apprize damages between Cooper & Miller spend evening wt I Chn --</p>
<p>14 grind {illegible}ster I at Chs -- here get New Shoes --</p>
<p>15 do -- plaister NP. & AB here</p>
<p>S 16 prayer meeting U.S. C Goodr{cut off}</p>
<p>17 spend evening Mr McCoys A & J</p>
<p>18 Snow work at Mill</p>
<p>18 draw logs for house</p>
<p>19 Snow work at Mill</p>
<p>20 work at Mills draw logs</p>
<p>21 raise house --</p>
<p>22 draw stone, Snow</p>
<p>S 23 prayer meeting here Mr McCoy stay</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Nov 24 draw wood, Andrew here</p>
<p>25 do do -- do --- go home go to Waters</p>
<p>26 work at house / snow night</p>
<p>27 do do --</p>
<p>28 do -- Shoe Sleigh &c</p>
<p>29 go to Quarterly meeting 4 Town</p>
<p>S 30 at meeting & return home</p>
<p>Dec 1 Mary Purdy died 2 o'clock go as far as Mr McCoys</p>
<p>2 draw lime. rain</p>
<p>3 rain husk corn &c Mr McCoy take dinner</p>
<p>'AD & T W{illegible} married</p>
<p>4 cold Mr Waldron preach</p>
<p>5 work at Chimney</p>
<p>6 do do --</p>
<p>S 7 prayer meeting here - go to tea to Mothers</p>
<p>8 go to Burleys -- go to A.B.'s to tea</p>
<p>9 help I Ditton kill hogs</p>
<p>10 prayer meeting at Chimny go to Mr McCoys wt Maria prayer meeting U S</p>
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<p>Dec 11 work at Chimney</p>
<p>12 grind & saw</p>
<p>13 draw wood, grind & saw</p>
<p>S 14 prayer meeting US</p>
<p>15 keep School Dr O Nancy, John & Ann, Mother here</p>
<p>16 do do -- prayer meeting AB</p>
<pre>17 do -- do --
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<p>18 do __ Mr Highland preach takes dinner Spencers</p>
<p>19 do -- take dinner McCoy help Mother kill hog</p>
<p>20 no School - get wood &c</p>
<p>S 21 prayer meeting here, Mr McCoy stay, go to A.B. & Mr Radcliff preach --</p>
<p>22 School -- A. B. kill Beef</p>
<p>23 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>24 draw wood &c -- take tea mother</p>
<p>25 go to A.B. in cutter</p>
<p>we 26 School, go to I.C. to tea</p>
<p>27 do go to Mr McCoys all night</p>
<p>S 28 prayer meeting U S</p>
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<p>1828</p>
<p>Dec 29 School -- mother here to tea</p>
<p>30 cold, Mr & Mrs Highland here to Dinner & Tea</p>
<p>31 snow, prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>1829 Jany 1 draw wood Mr Hyland & Waldren preach</p>
<p>2 very cold School Maria spend day at A.B.</p>
<p>3 cold get wood with C</p>
<p>S 4 go to Philips meeting twice</p>
<p>5 return home go to Town Meeting - & grind axe</p>
<p>6 get wood with Charles Philip & Jane here</p>
<p>Edward Thomas here { 7 draw wood for Charles Ann & John Betsey & James here</p>
<p>8 Snow work at Stable</p>
<p>9 Snow cold go to Allens &c</p>
<p>10 cold -- go to Dr's & Allens</p>
<p>S 11 prayer meeting here -- Andrew Sam & David here</p>
<p>12 they go home School go to {illegible} to tea</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Jany 13 chop, prayer meeting Mr Highland --</p>
<p>14 Jacob Shaney , George & Polly over -- Storm, draw wood</p>
<p>15 mend cutter. Mr Hyland preach go to Philips, & take tea at Spencers</p>
<p>16 help Charles, go to I.C. to tea</p>
<p>17 go to Haye's --</p>
<p>S 18 Sacramental meeting at P{cut off} I don't go, but take tea at Mothers, Children & Eve go to Philips --</p>
<p>19 cut wood &c--</p>
<p>20 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>21 go to Blacksmiths 4/6</p>
<p>22 go to Bellville, Stay at Mr Lockwoods</p>
<p>23 go to A Meachums</p>
<p>24 go to Grape Island</p>
<p>S 25 go to Meeting &a {illegible}</p>
<p>26 Stay at NW Lockwood</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Jany 27 return home Stop at Mrs Carscallens go to prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>28 get wood. Shoe Sleigh J & Nancy here</p>
<p>29 go to Andrews with them Maria go to 4th Town</p>
<p>Feby 30 go to choping Bee Mr Highland, Mother return from Kingston --</p>
<p>31 get wood go to here Mr Booth</p>
<p>Feby S 1 go to Napanee wt Mother & to Andrews & 4th Town</p>
<p>2 return to I Petersons Storm --</p>
<p>3 return home prayer meeting here</p>
<p>4 cut wood, go to Mr McPhersons & take tea at Mr McCoys</p>
<p>5 chop wood &c</p>
<p>6 make broom, go to A.B's</p>
<p>7 go to Bellville, with Mother Ann & Annelle</p>
<p>S 8 at meeting & prayer meeting</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Feby 9 return home - cold</p>
<p>10 snow go to Mr Deirs, Maria go to A.B's</p>
<p>11 go to Hay's Snow</p>
<p>12 Hayes here -- go to cut wood 1/2 day for Chs spend evening at I Chambs</p>
<p>13 cold --</p>
<p>14 do -- Quarterly meeting</p>
<p>S 15 go to do --</p>
<p>16 get wood with John</p>
<p>17 go to Andrews --</p>
<p>18 at do return, Spend eving at I. Chams</p>
<p>19 Snow chop wood</p>
<p>20 Snow -- at A.B's</p>
<p>21 draw wood -- take eve to Philips</p>
<p>S 22 Mr Shorey at School {illegible}</p>
<p>23 Chop -- Blanchard here to dinnner --</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Feby 24 go to Mr McCoys with Maria & Ann to dinner & tea</p>
<p>25 draw wood with Chs</p>
<p>26 Storm go to A.B.'s Hubbard Meachum here</p>
<p>27 go to A. B's wt Maria & Chop some wood for self</p>
<p>28 go to Andrews for Pork & help Chs get wood Mother return, Hubbard & Anne M. Alex {illegible} Marg & Lockwood</p>
<p>Mch S 1 go to Mr Booths, meeting Mrs Bradshaw buried</p>
<p>2 help Chs -- Andrew here</p>
<p>3 Andrew draw wood chs half day</p>
<p>4 rain, clean clock</p>
<p>5 Jane Davis & Mary here I help Chs get Baswood log</p>
<p>6 chop in woods there</p>
<p>7 go to Mr Purdys with Mother</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Feby S 8 go to Kingston & meeting</p>
<p>9 stay at Mr Thomsons</p>
<p>10 return, call at Mr Chapmans no prayer meeting</p>
<p>11 cold - Mr Allen moves Ann & John & Mother here</p>
<p>old U.S.{illegible} dies</p>
<p>12 go to Forshus, Hayes & Jacksons - rain</p>
<p>13 cold Stay in house Saml Detlor take tea here</p>
<p>14 cold - Maria unwell</p>
<p>S 15 Mr Hyland preach</p>
<p>16 Snow Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>7 go up to Mother's, Maria & Mrs McCoy s I go to Drs</p>
<p>18 go to Bath for A.B.</p>
<p>19 go to G. Smiths & Waters</p>
<p>20 Maria Sick. Mothers wood Bee</p>
<p>Girl 21 go to A.B.s & U.S. hire Elizabeth</p>
<p>S 22 prayer meeting U.S Mr & Mrs McCoy & Ann C to dinner</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Mch 23 Settle wt Mr Miller in presence of Fletcher</p>
<p>24 prayer meeting here</p>
<p>25 make sap troughs</p>
<p>26 do -- do -- 61</p>
<p>27 work at Still House make Spiles &c</p>
<p>28 Tap 96 trees</p>
<p>S 29 Mr Waldron preach take tea at AB's</p>
<p>30 gather 23 pails sap go to Haye get my Shoes</p>
<p>31 work abt Saw & GRist</p>
<p>Apl 1 go to J Andersons & Drs rain work at Mills rain</p>
<p>2 work at Saw Mill</p>
<p>3 Av -- do, Sawing rain</p>
<p>4 do -- Saw make Sugar rain</p>
<p>S 5 prayer meeting here Snow</p>
<p>6 grind & Saw</p>
<p>7 Saw take tea Mr McC</p>
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<p>1829 Elizabeth commence</p>
<p>Apl 8 Saw, Maria go to A B's</p>
<p>9 Collector here, rain sawing</p>
<p>10 Sawing rain --</p>
<p>11 do take breakfast at Mr McCoys</p>
<p>S 12 Mr Hyland preach take dinner at Mothers</p>
<p>13 Saw & grind --</p>
<p>14 do -- prayer meeting here</p>
<p>15 grind & saw</p>
<p>16 write mortgage for Mr Anderson go to An Davis fish</p>
<p>7 return home --</p>
<p>18 boil Sap -- rain</p>
<p>S 19 prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>20 drefs stones & grind, rain</p>
<p>21 go to Drs {illegible} Letter gather Sap burn lime pray U.S.</p>
<p>22 grind -- go fishing</p>
<p>23 boiled Sap --</p>
<p>24 finish du --</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Apl 25 go to Philips</p>
<p>s 26 prayer meeting here &c Mr Waldron preach at Millers Mr McC. & myself take tea CC</p>
<p>27 rain - Sandy Hanna help a cow at A.B. grind</p>
<p>28 go to Tanners & to A.D. to fish</p>
<p>29 return - make fence go to tea to Mr McC -- (house raising</p>
<p>30 grind, go to Tanners & to P Millers</p>
<p>May 1 do -- Andrew & Jane & M. in law here & go to Philips --</p>
<p>2 make harrow & go to Philips for Maria/ rain Mother sick</p>
<p>S 3 prayer meeting U.S --</p>
<p>4 plough garden, rain/ Sow cabbages onions & Lettuce</p>
<p>5 plant a few potatoes, go to Tanners & blacksmiths, pay postage yesterday</p>
<p>Set Goose 6 make garden, go to Andrews</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>May 7 return go to Mothers to tea</p>
<p>8 make garden -- grind prayer meeting U.S.</p>
<p>9 Qu Meeting Switzers Stay at Mrs Nevilles</p>
<p>S 10 do -- do -- take dinner R Shorey</p>
<p>11 Cold, talk with Mother --</p>
<p>12 do -- change Pease wt Mr McCoy prayer meeting here</p>
<p>13 Sow 1/2 Bs Pease -- visit GG</p>
<p>14 furrow corn ground & plant 2 {illegible}</p>
<p>15 plant corn --</p>
<p>16 rain -- do -- Jas C. stay here</p>
<p>S 17 prayer meeting U.S. Andrew & J & Mr Roblin here --</p>
<p>18 plant corn. Maria take tea Mothers</p>
<p>19 do -- do -- meeting U.S. grind</p>
<p>20 grind, do -- ---</p>
<p>21 plant corn Ml go to {illegible}</p>
<p>Cut up Pig</p>
<p>22 do Mrs Grant take tea</p>
<p>23 do -- Maria take her mother to Andrews --</p>
<p>Sn - 4 Mr Waldren preach</p>
<p>25 go to Haye's finish corn rain</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>May 26 bark corn, prayer meeting {illegible}</p>
<p>27 go to Drs & hayes -- & c</p>
<p>28 go to Kingston, Maria, Mother Mr Grant & his wife {illegible}</p>
<p>29 in Kingston at U Dulmages</p>
<p>30 stay at Mr Wrights -- Jeffers there</p>
<p>S 31 Mr Davidson preach take tea at Powers</p>
<p>June 1 return home</p>
<p>2 work in Garden -- prayer meeting U.S.--</p>
<p>3 plant corn in Garden Aunt Anna & Kitty up</p>
<p>4 go to training --</p>
<p>5 visitors, I go to Kingston</p>
<p>6 See Mr Armstrong & return by Mr Purdy's</p>
<p>S 7 prayer meeting School house rain</p>
<p>8 rain, go to Blacksmiths</p>
<p>9 work on roads</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>June 10 Work on roads</p>
<p>11 go to Kingston</p>
<p>12 return See Mr Armstrong</p>
<p>13 rest, to to I. Chamberlains</p>
<p>S 14 go to Camp Meeting --</p>
<p>15 return.</p>
<p>16 work on road</p>
<p>17 make Scraper</p>
<p>18 do & gate, Maria go to McPherson & I take tea at Mr McCoy</p>
<p>19 go to Spencers & I. Chamberlain</p>
<p>20 rain, finish Scraper</p>
<p>S 21 Go to meeting Big Creek 5 {illegible} with Mr Grant & McCoy</p>
<p>22 hoe garden -- Sow B. Wheat for Mr Grant</p>
<p>23 do -- rain, go to Meeting Mr Hyland preach Maria & mother to Mr McCoys</p>
<p>24 Sow B. Wheat for Charles Maria set up with Kitty</p>
<p>25 -- AM picking Bee</p>
<p>26 W. Casey here for Kettle -- Mr Grant & A George go to Mill</p>
<p>27 training breakfast at McPhers</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Jun 28 meeting at School House</p>
<p>29 rain, go no where</p>
<p>30 do --</p>
<p>July 1 go to Kingston with Mother</p>
<p>2 in Kingston</p>
<p>3 do -- & stay at Mr Purdys</p>
<p>4 return home -- Thos & Nancy here, and they go to Andrews -- John Roblin come --</p>
<p>S 5 meeting school house</p>
<p>6 John go home, Examine Corn destroyed by CC oxen -- 200 hillls</p>
<p>7 Catharine Chamberlain dies about 3 oclock PM</p>
<p>8 go to Switzers Chapel to get grave dug and to Mr Shorey's --</p>
<p>9 Mr Walden preach funeral Chas stay here -- Mother & Mrs Chapman trade cattle & waggon --</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>July 10 Go to Bellville with I. Chamberlain take dinner at P Ruttans Stay at Mr Lockwoods</p>
<p>11 See all friends & return</p>
<p>S 12 meeting School House</p>
<p>13 go to Hayes -- Mrs Chamberlain & Ann & Ias take tea here</p>
<p>14 go to Wildes & Jacksons</p>
<p>15 go to Court take dinner at U. Embury's, return</p>
<p>16 Maria & Ann C. & Betsey go to A. Davis, they hot home</p>
<p>17 helpd Mr Grant make rack go to Kingston wt Chs to night --</p>
<p>18 at U.D. & Mr Thomsons -- return rain</p>
<p>S 19 Maria, Bell & Ann go to Field meeting -- Richmond</p>
<p>20 go to Philips, Mrs Clapp here</p>
<p>21 go to meeting Mr Hyland here Mr Phers</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>July 22 work at ch{illegible}ts for Mr Hyland take tea at Anns (rain</p>
<p>23 Go to F. D mowing Bee 1/2 day</p>
<p>24 Maria take her Mother to Philips, I help AB 1/2 day give John halter</p>
<p>25 Make hay part of day at A.B.</p>
<p>S 26 go to Field meeting L.Dow preach --</p>
<p>27 rain -- this night/ help A.B. draw hay</p>
<p>28 prayer meeting --</p>
<p>29 rain -- go to the mill wt P Miller</p>
<p>30 rain Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>31 looking for cow - John Strike boys Mr Hyland stay here tonight</p>
<p>Augt 1 Go to Qr meeting 4th Town stay at H Davis'</p>
<p>S 2 Mr Ryerson, preach in Orchard return home --</p>
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<p>1829 Aug 3 I & Maria go to A Davis, I am {illegible} sick -- return</p>
<p>4 helpd Mr Grant Mow Mr Waldron preach & John Detlor licenced to exhort</p>
<p>5 Go to Andrews help him</p>
<p>6 at Do -- Dr C. there</p>
<p>7 do -- Do -- Do -- Do</p>
<p>8 do & return tonight</p>
<p>S 9 rain, chs take dinner here</p>
<p>10 do very hard wt thunder last night Mow for Mr Grant</p>
<p>11 work for Chs C. Andrew & Jane here</p>
<p>12 go with them to & back from Kingston Mr G. Pea Bee</p>
<p>13 they go home -- Mrs McCoy & Maria go to tea to Mr Grant Mr Dillon Preach</p>
<p>14 work at Pease for Chs</p>
<p>15 do 1/2 day Mr Grant</p>
<p>S 16 David here meeting at School House</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Augt 17 Commence haying rain hard this evening</p>
<p>18 raining, with Mr Armstrong mowing</p>
<p>19 rake mow hay, Maria go to Andrews, with Ann C & Ann Spencer</p>
<p>Uncle T.G.S died { 20 rake hay Maria return Uncle Titus died</p>
<p>21 finish do --</p>
<p>22 go to Mill & help GG half day cut pease</p>
<p>S 23 meeting School house Mr & Mrs McCoy take dinner</p>
<p>24 go to help Andrew move Maria go to Mr McC</p>
<p>25 cradle oats for U S prayer meeting School House</p>
<p>26 go to Philips, work half day</p>
<p>27 work for ditto --</p>
<p>28 do -- do -- do --</p>
<p>29 do -- do -- & return, get {illegible} from Mr Armstrong John come with me Trim die tonight</p>
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<p>1829 I.C. change my Mare</p>
<p>Aug 30 S meeting School house Tea at Mothers --</p>
<p>31 Go to Napanee & back to Kingston</p>
<p>Sept 1 in Kingston & return to Mr Chapmans - trade horses</p>
<p>2 return home, Maria S & G & Wm Sick. give them Pills</p>
<p>3 remain Sick, cold --</p>
<p>4 do -- Cold, at Is Fraser's N. S dung Bee. write to H Wilde -- Dr here</p>
<p>5 Dr here, Mother stay here</p>
<p>S 6 do -- Mr & Mrs Grant take dinner</p>
<p>7 Mrs McCoy afternoon Mary McUmber here</p>
<p>8 rain, go to Drs</p>
<p>9 go to Drs, he go to Kingston</p>
<p>10 go to A Davis' for apples Sow for F.D. A B here</p>
<p>11 at home --</p>
<p>12 go to Kingston wt I. Ch -- return</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Sept 13 meeting School house, rain</p>
<p>14 Go to McPherson's & Philips Mr McCoy to dinner --</p>
<p>15 cuting Buckwheat, prayer meeting</p>
<p>16 finish do - Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>17 Sow wheat for Drs, rain Mr Hyland {illegible}</p>
<p>18 go to Napanee -- se McPherson go to Whitehouse, dine with Mr Dier, settle wt do -- he was to pay Keller 20p for John &hn, we owe S. Lewis 13/0</p>
<p>19 get Lease for Saw Mill --</p>
<p>S 20 Mr Hyland preach, Mr Chamberlain exhort, rain</p>
<p>21 rain, Settle wt JVD. E. Chamberlain married --</p>
<p>22 go to Kingston, get Deed for house & return -- C. & John</p>
<p>23 Sold cow -- Kill veal</p>
<p>24 go to Kingston with Mother Stay at U.Dulmages --</p>
<p>25 go to Mr Thomsons See Mr Armstrong</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Sep 26 return home -- cold</p>
<p>S 27 prayer meeting School house</p>
<p>28 A.B. & mother take breakfast Matthew Clark & Mr McCoy & wifes take tea. B. Lockwood come down wt John & Ann</p>
<p>29 rain - Milton here</p>
<p>30 Maria go to Mothers & stay</p>
<p>Octb 1 Make door in Mothers bed room --</p>
<p>2 go to Jacob Detlor, ask Dr for Settlement</p>
<p>3 go to Andrews for Apples Simon & Ann Meachum down</p>
<p>S 4 meeting Schoolhouse</p>
<p>5 visiting with Bellville friends</p>
<p>6 go to Napanee</p>
<p>7 Friends go up to Bellville Maria then spend day at Mr McCoys --</p>
<p>8 go to 4th Town, A B & Maria Stay at Jacobs & myself A D</p>
<p>9 return by Mr Emburys</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Octr 10 Kill hog for Mother, Chs & Mr McCoy take tea hear</p>
<p>S 11 rain, go to Meeting School house</p>
<p>12 Move to Napanee</p>
<p>13 go to Philips & Chapmans John draw 1 load Mr Grant 3 yester & today</p>
<p>14 go to Mr McUmbers get Measure for Shoes --</p>
<p>15 Mrs McUmber wash, I go to Mothers, Stay at I. Chamberlains</p>
<p>16 return put Glop in windows</p>
<p>17 Mr & Mrs Kitcheson take breakfast</p>
<p>S 18 meeting at Prindles, I Roblin here</p>
<p>19 rain & blow, take down Pot Ash house / Mr & Mrs Huff take tea</p>
<p>20 go to Philips & Mothers trade with John</p>
<p>21 get Potatoes, draw board do &c</p>
<p>22 drawing boards & rails Billy here</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Octr 23 Bell & S George go to Mothers I make fence</p>
<p>24 go to Qr Meeting</p>
<p>S 25 at do. Maria at Philips (a daughter</p>
<p>26 go to Philips -- & to Mill</p>
<p>27 do for Waggon get apples David here tonight</p>
<p>28 go home wt waggon & to Mothers Settle wt H Anderson --</p>
<p>29 go to Kingston See Webster /rain )</p>
<p>30 return home (rain,</p>
<p>31 rain, Chs & Ann Peterson Stay all night --</p>
<p>Novr S 1 Stay home, rain Mrs Huff take tea</p>
<p>2 rain, take Shoes back -- go to Philips, Mothers &c</p>
<p>3 fix counter, go to Storehouse Stay all night</p>
<p>4 Send McGill & Fletcher for apples --</p>
<p>5 rain good</p>
<p>6 opening do --</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Nov 7 opening goods &c</p>
<p>S 8 Meeting do John Roblin here Mr Bipel take dinner here</p>
<p>9 in Shop Mr & Mrs Barriger here</p>
<p>10 rain -- have apple Bee</p>
<p>11 Mother & John here --</p>
<p>12 Mother go home</p>
<p>13 Amelia & Me go over 3rd Town</p>
<p>14 return, Mr McCoy here</p>
<p>S 15 go to Clafs meeting</p>
<p>16 John & Ann & Bell & John here rain --</p>
<p>17 go to Hester McCoys wedding - stay at John C</p>
<p>18 return home --</p>
<p>19 go to Kingston --</p>
<p>20 Settle with KirkPatrick</p>
<p>21 return home</p>
<p>S 22 Mr Heyland preach I appointed Clafs Steward</p>
<p>23 go to the Mill for flour Spend evening Mr Huffmans</p>
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<p>1829</p>
<p>Novr 24 to 27 } nothing particular</p>
<p>28 move Store house</p>
<p>S 29 meeting & go to Mr Barrigers</p>
<p>30 Mifs Twigg commence School -- Sent to Indian Store</p>
<p>Dec 1 procure a waggon</p>
<p>2 Send corn to Bath for Salt</p>
<p>3 cold.</p>
<p>4 do --</p>
<p>5 ---</p>
<p>S 6 rain go to meeting Mr Bifsel preach</p>
<p>7 to 11 home</p>
<p>12 go to Mr Sells --</p>
<p>S 13 at Mothers & Aunt B</p>
<p>14 return home /Mifs Twigg</p>
<p>S 20 Mr Heyland preach I go to Mothers --</p>
<p>21 home David here</p>
<p>to 26 home</p>
<p>S 27 meeting Mr Shorts exhort</p>
<p>28 go to Kingston</p>
<p>to 30 at Kingston</p>
<p>31 return home (watch night)</p>
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<p>1830</p>
<p>Jany 1 Mr McCoy & Mr Bifsel here Mr & Mrs Huff Mr & Mrs Barriger dine here</p>
<p>2 home -- John & Anne come</p>
<p>S 3 John & Ann here & Chs</p>
<p>4 go to Town Meeting</p>
<p>5 go to D Herrinerlys this evening</p>
<p>6 go to Mothers, get Clock Snow</p>
<p>7 Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>8 Maria & David go over to Mothers & Sill's -- Snow</p>
<p>9 at Lecke & Isaac Carscullens, go to Mothers</p>
<p>S 10 go to 4th Town wt Maria Bell & Mrs Grant -- Stay at Andrews</p>
<p>11 return from Mothers --</p>
<p>12 do home</p>
<p>16 & 17 S Quarterly meeting --</p>
<p>PH. married 19 go to Meeting Mr Ryerson preach U S School house</p>
<p>20 go up to Falls McR. preach</p>
<p>21 do up to do -- Philip Huffman wedding</p>
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<p>27 go to T. Chapmans, call at Mothers & Ann</p>
<p>28 Philip & Jane Mr & Mrs McCoy here</p>
<p>30 Settle with Robt Edgar</p>
<p>Feby 3 No School /Mifs T. Sick)</p>
<p>11 & 12 School --</p>
<p>15 15 School</p>
<p>26 Edwd Carscullen married</p>
<p>Mch 3 Go to Kingston wt Mc{illegible}</p>
<p>6 return this morning John go to 4th Town</p>
<p>S 7 Hester Carscullen die (Isaac's wife ) 2 oclock AM</p>
<p>9 buried Mr Bifsel preach</p>
<p>20 Mifs Twigg quit School</p>
<p>Apl 1 Sent S G & Wm to Mr Wilde</p>
<p>11 John Clark died</p>
<p>12 Do buried Maria & myself take tea A.M.B</p>
<p>13 Asabel McCoy married --</p>
<p>14 gave McPherson. Ias Minks note for L11. payable in Lumber in 1st Feby last -- to be endorsed on my note from McPherson & McGregor</p>
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<p>1830</p>
<p>May 13 Asabel McCoy married about this time Su 13th April</p>
<p>June 19 Fletcher Dunham, Married</p>
<p>July 30 Elizabeth Wright, a Daug child died 20th)</p>
<p>Aug 10 Aunt McNabb died</p>
<p>Aunt Mary McNab 12 Heard of King's death 26th June 1830</p>
<p>25 Wrote E. Ryerson, enclosing 20 p for Guardian & 30 p for Mifsionary Society -- wrote L Reynolds about Palmer's note & amt --</p>
<p>Sep 6 Kain hung in Kingston, rainy day Agreed with Amelia to teach the boys</p>
<p>14th at 1/2 past 11 O'clock PM a girl born proved to be Mary Matilda</p>
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<p>1830</p>
<p>Nov 29 Snow fall about 1 inch this evening -- Mr W. Ryerson here</p>
<p>30 this morning Snow mild</p>
<p>Dec 3 paid Wm Ryerson 16/6 for 2nd Vol C. Guardian</p>
<p>7 very cold first Ice on river</p>
<p>8 snow this evening & night</p>
<p>9 Sleighs running</p>
<p>14 Sold Axe to Mr McBenson, warrant 2 weeks rain, snow all go off</p>
<p>S 19 George Detlor died last night</p>
<p>20 Boys commence School</p>
<p>21 G. Detlor buried</p>
<p>25 Mr Ferguson preach / Bible Sou{cut off}</p>
<p>S 26 Mr Johnson preach</p>
<p>1831</p>
<p>Jany 8 & 9 Quarterly meeting Maria & myself go</p>
<p>Sister Bell 13 tonight half past 11 oclock Sister Bell died --</p>
<p>S 16 Bell buried -- Mr Ferguson preach</p>
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<p>1831</p>
<p>Feby 26 Wednesday, Mary Matilda Baptized by Geo Ferguson</p>
<p>Mch 4 Philips Boy died</p>
<p>S 6 buried</p>
<p>11 Ann Wilder died 2 oclock at M</p>
<p>13 buried</p>
<p>24 thunder</p>
<p>25 crofs on the Ice with a Canoe</p>
<p>28 Channel open --</p>
<p>29 rain</p>
<p>Apl 2 & 3 Quarterly Meeting very muddy</p>
<p>9 Snow Storm/ high wind --</p>
<p>S 10 Snow all afternoon</p>
<p>11 Snow go off</p>
<p>12 Pringle commence M{illegible} teaches</p>
<p>28 Pigs</p>
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<p>1831</p>
<p>Apl 29 Mr E. Huffman dies 1/2 pt 10 AM --</p>
<p>May S 1 buried Mr Ferguson preach "I know that my Redeemer liveth &c</p>
<p>13 Ann Fraser died</p>
<p>16 Thos Wilde abuse me</p>
<p>1832</p>
<p>Jany Mr Wilde died Mr Givens Preach Funeral</p>
<p>Feby 1 John Detlor & Jane Wilde married</p>
<p>2 Andrew Wilde & C Carscullen married --</p>
<p>3 Ben Clarke & Harriett McNabb married</p>
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<p>1832</p>
<p>Feby 6 John P Roblin his wife Mother & Sister here to Dinner</p>
<p>May 21 paid McNeille for 500 feet rough edge board got at his Mill by Huff in winter -- 13/6 in presence of his Clerk P & W Windover _________________________________</p>
<p>Matilda have ague</p>
<p>_________________________________</p>
<p>July 3th {two lines scribbled out}</p>
<p>19 engaged Crokery board among subscribers</p>
<p>Hugh 9 engaged Searls at $120 p year or he to take the School in his acct by the end of the 1st yr - to give him 3/0 for each 8 hours writing</p>
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<p>24 hard frost</p>
<p>{crossed-out} 27 agrees with Calum Wood - to give him 400. acres of Land of 800. which he is to do the Settlement duty upon -- I am only to do the writing The expenses of agency &c to be born by him -- I take my choice but not to divide lots -- {end crossed-out}</p>
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<p>1833</p>
<p>Feby 17th This morning Mrs McCoy Died --</p>
<p>19 Mr Poole preached & Mrs McCoy buried --</p>
<p>23 go to Mr Lockwoods with Amelia --</p>
<p>S 24 hear Mr L. preach the first time --</p>
<p>25 I return & bring Betsey leave Amelias</p>
<p>28 Mother moves to her Barragar farm --</p>
<p>Mch 2 the Coldest day I think by 20 degrees - of any day this winter --</p>
<p>S 3 Mr Poole Preach at Mills</p>
<p>4 go up with A. Davis to Mohawk land --</p>
<p>6 Philip take tea here on his return from 4th Town</p>
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<p>April</p>
<p>6 -- Chs Chamberlain married on about this time</p>
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<p>May 9 to 11 Mr Irvine here</p>
<p>27th Mr Armstrong Stay here tonight</p>
<p>28 he leaves here this morning to Wm Sills -- gave Me 5/0</p>
<p>29th Saml Detlor & his Mother here today</p>
<p>29 rain hard</p>
<p>June 3 6 oclock PM a Girl Jane Jerusha</p>
<p>8th Agreed with OBrian to Pack & Hoop Potash Barrels at 6c each</p>
<p>24 Agreed with John Pringle to Pasture my horses & {illegible} for 20p this Season</p>
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<p>1833</p>
<p>July 23 Send 3 Boys to School to H ay L</p>
<p>Augt Sun 9 go to head of Lake</p>
<p>Aug 20 Send Samuel about this time</p>
<p>Oct 12 No School from this day to</p>
<p>Nov 7 recommence today</p>
<p>1834 May 10 Last night & this morning Snowing 2 {illegible} all go off by night</p>
<p>14 Snowing again</p>
<p>15 Snow and frost Icicles 1 foot long</p>
<p>April 23 -- Today HC Thomson died at 1/2 past 2 PM</p>
<p>25 -- buried at 5__ PM I was at the funeral</p>
<p>May 19 This morning 1/2 past 12 Samuel Detlor Died</p>
<p>20 buried today 3 oclock</p>
<p>21 go to Mohawk W{illegible} dunning and take Maria to A Darch's -- rain</p>
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<p>1834</p>
<p>May 22 Mr Heyland stay here last night -- take breakfast a Dinner -- and return</p>
<p>S 25 Field Meeting --</p>
<p>26 A Shorts call again for his pay -- I agreed to leave it to arbitration -- or he might proceed in Law -- Sent a notice to forbid all persons purchasing the Same note -- to heralds</p>
<p>28 D. Roblin Start for Toronto Philip & myself go up to Taylors auction --</p>
<p>Uncle Walter died July 23</p>
<p>29 rain today --</p>
<p>July 23 Walter W Simons died</p>
<p>Augt 15 paid Nickol Nickolson 25/0 being acct of Schooling D Roblin Sick -- Commence Cholera</p>
<p>Oct 25 returned from Montreal</p>
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<p>1835</p>
<p>Mch 5th Ann Maria Chamberlain died</p>
<p>Ann Chamberlain Sister) died</p>
<p>S 8 -- burried today -- Mr Heyland preach</p>
<p>May 28 - Old Mrs Shorey buried today</p>
<p>29 Martha West that was buried</p>
<p>June 10 Eligh Wright died -- about 1/2 past 2 - P.M. this Day</p>
<p>8 Thos Empey Esq. died 4 o'clock A.M</p>
<p>1836</p>
<p>Jany 5 Elizabeth Sophia born 10 Oclock AM</p>
<p>June Elected a member of Parliament</p>
<p>1838</p>
<p>May remove to Brighton</p>
<p>1842</p>
<p>Jany return to Napanee</p>
<p>1843</p>
<p>Oct move into rough easthouse</p>
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19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries
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George Hill Detlor Diary & Transcription, 1822-1824
George Hill Detlor Diary, 1824-1827
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George Hill Detlor Diary, 1834-1849
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