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It rained nearly all day. Jan. 5th Thursday. Worked all day with Mr. Worden at Mr. Hudsons new horse stable. 2. Jan 6th Friday. Worked at stable. Jan 7th Saturday. Ordinary chores and preparing for Sunday. Jan. 8th Sunday. Got up at 7.20 took lunch immediately then chored until 11.30, had dinner then did some writing until 3.15 then talked with Miss Foster about Mr. Hudson's peculiar method of treating Ernest and also of how he was acting regarding Mr. Drummond until 3.45. Went out then and helped E. with the evening chores. Jan 9th Monday. Had quite a confidental chat with E. regarding a matter which lies near his heart. Jan 10th Tuesday. Posted letter to Miss Alexander which I wrote on Sunday. In the evening drove to Brooklin for Dr. Staff for Mrs. W. Hudson. 3. �Jan 11th Wednesday. Got up at 6.15 chored until 10.30 then had breakfast. Lunch at 4.15 and supper at 6.15. Jan 16.th Monday. Were busy yesterday and had not time to go to Church. Got up at 6 a.m. had breakfast at 10.15 and then chored again until 12.45 had lunch at 1.15 and again started evening chores at 3.15. finished at 6.30. To-day Mr. Hudson came down and I had quite a chat with him about E. and also about getting me into agricultural newspaper work. Mr. H. made some very flattering remarks about about that humble individual yet I hope that what we were talking about will come true. I was exceedingly well pleased at receiving a splendid letter from Miss A. was sorry to see by it though that she 4. had been sick so for such a long time, must answer it soon. Jan. 25. Wednesday. Received a letter from Dan on the 19th telling me of Mother's accident which happened on the 11th. Write Miss E. McA. on the 22 and posted it the next morning. Was speaking with Mr. Hudson a few days ago about trying to get me a position in one of the agricultural papers and he said he hopes to manage it soon. Went to Oshawa today for a load of bran but came back empty as there was not any for us. Jan 27. Friday. Was extremely cold. Cut hay yesterday and to-day. Jan 28. Saturday. Had a very sore thumb for about 5. a week but I am glad to say it is better by this time. We expected Miss Mary Foster to-day as her sister "Millie" has not been well but we were disappointed. E. under difficulties drove to the G.T.R. but she did not arrive. Mr. H. was here today and I gave him the letter I wrote about the lamb Mr. Honey sent us. I was also very pleased to receive another (the second) letter from Miss E. M. A. it was very good and she wrote it the day after receiving mine. �Wrote a part of a letter to-night to J.D. Wildfong and will finish it soon. Have been wondering how Mother's ankle is progressing. Jan 29 Sunday. Got up late and did not get through in time to go to morning service. 6. Went in the evening with Leonard to E.S. at Myrtle. Finished Joe's letter and will post it to-morrow. This afternoon while E.S.R, Miss F. and I were writing Miss F. suddenly stopped and said I do not think I will write any more then E. said he would finish it if she would let him, she said "alright" and he said "its a go" so the upshot was that he finished the letter which was to her sister Miss Annie. Then I suggested that he also finish another which Miss F. has started sometime previous but she said that it was left expressly for me So of course I said I would be delighted. to write it and would do so soon. Jan. 30 Monday. Wrote the letter I promised Miss F. It is to a Miss Kate Palmer of Grimsby. Will post it to-morrow. Wonder if I 7. shall receive an answer. Miss F. says she is a very nice and jolly girl. Had a look at her photo and like the appearance. Read the letter she wrote Miss F. and thought it good yet short. Received a letter from Father to-day and was glad to see by it that Mother is improving as well as could be expected. Jan 31. Tuesday. Was cutting hay all day. We expected Miss Mary Foster again to-day but were disappointed. Forgot to mention the other day that Miss K. P.s birthday is on the 3rd. Feb. 1st. Wednesday. Cutting hay all day. Miss Laura Foster came walking in quite unexpected as it was her sister that we expected. No one went to meet her as we scarce though she would be until the next day. 8. �Miss L. Foster accompanied me to the "Ball" event at Myrtle. the The singing, gramophone and Lime light views were all good. I enjoyed the evening very much. Received a card from Father telling me that Dr. Campbell was again down attending Mother's ankle and that he removed the splints which gave her ease. (Forgot to mention that on the evening of the 31 I wrote father, Katie and Mrs. M. Park.) Ernest did not help any to-day except morning chores. Feb. 2nd. Thursday. E. did not feel like getting up in the morning so I advised him to remain in bed which he did. He helped a very little in the morning and he also helped with the evening chores. Tom Biggs went for load of saw-dust from near Wier. He took the wagon but broke the tongue in a heavy drift near Manchester. Feb. 23. Thursday. Went with Tom after load. Met Mr. Hudson and he told us of Mr. Drummond's coming. Feb. 24 Friday. Mr. Drummond's herdsman came with 6 cows and balance of car filled with household furniture. Mr. Hudson asked me if I would manage the farm for a short time until Mr. D. came. Mr. H. and I have been drawing Mr. D.'s stuff from Myrtle station all day. Feb.25. Saturday. Mr. H. & I finished drawing Mr. D.'s furniture today. Feb 5th Sunday. Got up at 5 a.m. got chores done in good time. Then the two Miss F's E & I went to church at Columbus. Sermon was about Queen Ester. Feb. 6th Monday. Started Ice this afternoon. Posted letter to Miss E.M.A. this morning. Received letter from Ben today, it was very good. Feb. 12th Sunday. E. and both Miss Fosters went to Whitby today Miss Foster and E. Got back about 12. Miss Laura stayed over night. Feb 14th. 14 Tuesday. Miss Laura came back from Whitby today. Feb. 16th Thursday. Miss Laura and I went to Whitby today She to do some shopping and I to get a tooth filled. I posted a letter to Miss E.M.A. Did not get back from Whitby until 10.10 p.m. Feb 17th Finished the ice to-day. On Wednesday the 15th Feb the creek was froze so thick that the end of the water pipe was froze solid and so far we have not had any water since through it. We have to require draw what we require. �Feb. 19th Sunday. Both Miss Foster's and I went to Church at Columbus. Met Miss Purvis at the door and spoke for a few moments. Went alone to endeavor in the evening was a few minutes late. Spoke to Mr. McLaren about joining with them and to Mr. Ratcliffe about Sunday School & endeavor. Overtook Miss Sadler on my way home. She apparently was willing to have company so we went to-gether. Feb 20. Monday. E.L.R. both Miss F's and my self went out for an evening stroll. The moon shone clear and the evening was mild. E. wore a straw hat. We came very near making a cla call but though it better not to do so as we were dressed. (illegible word) Very picturesque. Feb 21 Tuesday. Miss Foster drove her sister Laura to the G.T.R. station at Myrtle. She left for home on the 8.20 a.m. train. Just before dinner Mr. Cassidy, the man who came from Toronto to fix the wind-mill arrived. He did not finish to-night. Feb 22. Wednesday. Finished wind mill repairs today. Feb 26th Sunday Did not get chores through in time to go to Church in the morning. It rained in the forenoon. Went to C.E. at night. Leonard went with me, subject was Palm tree Christians. Mr. (illegible name) led the meeting. After meeting Miss Purvis came over and shook hands and chatted for a few moments. While driving home overtook the two Miss Sadlers they came with us. Gave Leonard an introduction to both Miss P. & Miss S. Feb 27. Monday Miss Foster & Harry both laid up with the grippe. E. worked indoors and helped with milking. Leonard & I did balance of chores and cut hay. Feb. 28 Tuesday. Harry some better was out helping today. Moss Foster slightly better, was able to get up. I went to Cairn's for a load of sawdust. March 1st Wed. Went for load of sawdust to Boyer's with wagon. F.W. was down but I did not see him. Went with Miss Foster and E.L.R. to "Whyte Bro's" concert at Brooklin. Enjoyed it very much. March 2.nd Thur. Another load of sawdust from Boyer's Received card from Katie telling me she was sick and would not be able to come. March 3rd Friday Drove little Chief (the Ayrshire calf to the G.T.R. at Myrtle to catch the 7.30 a.m. train, then along with E. took the 5 pig in the sleigh (mainly by ditch, snow being scarce) to catch the 1.5 p.m. at Myrtle came back had dinner and then took a load of corn over to �Plowrights. It started to rain about 5 p.m. Miss F. and E. have gone over to spend the evening with Spencer's It is raining steadily. March 4th Saturday. Went to Boyer's for load of sawdust. Left for Toronto by 5.50 train Arrived at Aunties about 7.45 Spent evening there Miss Smith and Miss Lily (last name illegible) were with them. Miss J. sang some fine songs. I saw her home and promised to call sometime when in the city. 'Twas a stormy night snow & sleet. March 5th, Sunday. Talked with Katie in the morning. At 5 p.m. went to Dr. Harringtons and had one half of a troublesome tooth filled. Went from there to Prof (name illegible), stayed and chatted until 4:30 and went from there to Mr. R.G. (last name illegible) for tea. Met Walt and Katie while on the street and promised them to do so. Met Jack Nasmith there and promised to call on him next time. Went from there to my aunts and spent the evening chatting. March 6th Monday. Left Toronto at 9. a.m. got back to Myrtle and to drudgery before dinner. March 7 Tuesday. Mr. H. came from Toronto and E. & him left by the 1. p.m. train at Brooklin, leaving me in charge until Mr. D. comes. March 9. Thursday. Miss F. Jane & I went out with Frank intending to visit Mrs. Wil(rest of last name illegible). Frank acted so ugly that he scared the girls so I took him back and fetched up Tom. March 10 Friday. Mr. H. came late to-night He and I went out to have a look around. He said he never saw things looking better and wished I had been with him earlier then he would never have required to engage Mr. D. or rather let the place or shares to Mr. D. Mar. 13. Monday Mr. and Mrs. D. came this evening I met them at the C.P.R. station . Mar.19. Miss F. Miss (name illegible) and myself went to Church (morning service) Miss F. stayed and with Mrs. (name illegible) I went to Endeavors at night and took her home. March 21. Miss F. left this morning with Mr. Hudson Mr. Hudson rode down from Toronto yesterday with a grey mare he bought for us. He told me I could have the use of the bicycle which belongs to him here for the Summer. �Mar. 26 Sunday. Miss D. and I went to morning service. I also went to the C.E. at night I led the meeting. The turnout was good. J. Ratcliffe drove me part of the way home. Mar.24. Monday. Leonard broke rig in snow drift this morning so was late this morning with the cream. Mr. & Mrs. D. went to Whitby this afternoon. For more information on Malcolm Geddes, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Malcolm D. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ������������������ Malcolm Geddes (1866-1927) 1899 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Thoughts and doings along with items of interest to the writer, M.D. Geddes during the year 1899. Myrtle Ontario. Jan 1st. Sunday. Went to morning service at Columbus with Miss Foster and Miss Jessie Hudson. Mr. McLaren gave us a splendid new year sermon. Jan 2nd Monday. Mr. J. Spencer from London, Miss M. Spencer and Miss L. Vernon from Toronto had dinner with us. Worked as usual that day. Jan 3rd Tuesday. E. Richardson came back from his holidays. I drove to Oshawa for a load of bran with the wagon. Roads very good. Jan 4th Wednesday. The Hudson family left for the city. It rained nearly all day. Jan. 5th Thursday. Worked all day with Mr. Worden at Mr. Hudsons new horse stable. 2. Jan 6th Friday. Worked at stable. Jan 7th Saturday. Ordinary chores and preparing for Sunday. Jan. 8th Sunday. Got up at 7.20 took lunch immediately then chored until 11.30, had dinner then did some writing until 3.15 then talked with Miss Foster about Mr. Hudson's peculiar method of treating Ernest and also of how he was acting regarding Mr. Drummond until 3.45. Went out then and helped E. with the evening chores. Jan 9th Monday. Had quite a confidental chat with E. regarding a matter which lies near his heart. Jan 10th Tuesday. Posted letter to Miss Alexander which I wrote on Sunday. In the evening drove to Brooklin for Dr. Staff for Mrs. W. Hudson. 3. �Jan 11th Wednesday. Got up at 6.15 chored until 10.30 then had breakfast. Lunch at 4.15 and supper at 6.15. Jan 16.th Monday. Were busy yesterday and had not time to go to Church. Got up at 6 a.m. had breakfast at 10.15 and then chored again until 12.45 had lunch at 1.15 and again started evening chores at 3.15. finished at 6.30. To-day Mr. Hudson came down and I had quite a chat with him about E. and also about getting me into agricultural newspaper work. Mr. H. made some very flattering remarks about about that humble individual yet I hope that what we were talking about will come true. I was exceedingly well pleased at receiving a splendid letter from Miss A. was sorry to see by it though that she 4. had been sick so for such a long time, must answer it soon. Jan. 25. Wednesday. Received a letter from Dan on the 19th telling me of Mother's accident which happened on the 11th. Write Miss E. McA. on the 22 and posted it the next morning. Was speaking with Mr. Hudson a few days ago about trying to get me a position in one of the agricultural papers and he said he hopes to manage it soon. Went to Oshawa today for a load of bran but came back empty as there was not any for us. Jan 27. Friday. Was extremely cold. Cut hay yesterday and to-day. Jan 28. Saturday. Had a very sore thumb for about 5. a week but I am glad to say it is better by this time. We expected Miss Mary Foster to-day as her sister "Millie" has not been well but we were disappointed. E. under difficulties drove to the G.T.R. but she did not arrive. Mr. H. was here today and I gave him the letter I wrote about the lamb Mr. Honey sent us. I was also very pleased to receive another (the second) letter from Miss E. M. A. it was very good and she wrote it the day after receiving mine. �Wrote a part of a letter to-night to J.D. Wildfong and will finish it soon. Have been wondering how Mother's ankle is progressing. Jan 29 Sunday. Got up late and did not get through in time to go to morning service. 6. Went in the evening with Leonard to E.S. at Myrtle. Finished Joe's letter and will post it to-morrow. This afternoon while E.S.R, Miss F. and I were writing Miss F. suddenly stopped and said I do not think I will write any more then E. said he would finish it if she would let him, she said "alright" and he said "its a go" so the upshot was that he finished the letter which was to her sister Miss Annie. Then I suggested that he also finish another which Miss F. has started sometime previous but she said that it was left expressly for me So of course I said I would be delighted. to write it and would do so soon. Jan. 30 Monday. Wrote the letter I promised Miss F. It is to a Miss Kate Palmer of Grimsby. Will post it to-morrow. Wonder if I 7. shall receive an answer. Miss F. says she is a very nice and jolly girl. Had a look at her photo and like the appearance. Read the letter she wrote Miss F. and thought it good yet short. Received a letter from Father to-day and was glad to see by it that Mother is improving as well as could be expected. Jan 31. Tuesday. Was cutting hay all day. We expected Miss Mary Foster again to-day but were disappointed. Forgot to mention the other day that Miss K. P.s birthday is on the 3rd. Feb. 1st. Wednesday. Cutting hay all day. Miss Laura Foster came walking in quite unexpected as it was her sister that we expected. No one went to meet her as we scarce though she would be until the next day. 8. �Miss L. Foster accompanied me to the "Ball" event at Myrtle. the The singing, gramophone and Lime light views were all good. I enjoyed the evening very much. Received a card from Father telling me that Dr. Campbell was again down attending Mother's ankle and that he removed the splints which gave her ease. (Forgot to mention that on the evening of the 31 I wrote father, Katie and Mrs. M. Park.) Ernest did not help any to-day except morning chores. Feb. 2nd. Thursday. E. did not feel like getting up in the morning so I advised him to remain in bed which he did. He helped a very little in the morning and he also helped with the evening chores. Tom Biggs went for load of saw-dust from near Wier. He took the wagon but broke the tongue in a heavy drift near Manchester. Feb. 23. Thursday. Went with Tom after load. Met Mr. Hudson and he told us of Mr. Drummond's coming. Feb. 24 Friday. Mr. Drummond's herdsman came with 6 cows and balance of car filled with household furniture. Mr. Hudson asked me if I would manage the farm for a short time until Mr. D. came. Mr. H. and I have been drawing Mr. D.'s stuff from Myrtle station all day. Feb.25. Saturday. Mr. H. & I finished drawing Mr. D.'s furniture today. Feb 5th Sunday. Got up at 5 a.m. got chores done in good time. Then the two Miss F's E & I went to church at Columbus. Sermon was about Queen Ester. Feb. 6th Monday. Started Ice this afternoon. Posted letter to Miss E.M.A. this morning. Received letter from Ben today, it was very good. Feb. 12th Sunday. E. and both Miss Fosters went to Whitby today Miss Foster and E. Got back about 12. Miss Laura stayed over night. Feb 14th. 14 Tuesday. Miss Laura came back from Whitby today. Feb. 16th Thursday. Miss Laura and I went to Whitby today She to do some shopping and I to get a tooth filled. I posted a letter to Miss E.M.A. Did not get back from Whitby until 10.10 p.m. Feb 17th Finished the ice to-day. On Wednesday the 15th Feb the creek was froze so thick that the end of the water pipe was froze solid and so far we have not had any water since through it. We have to require draw what we require. �Feb. 19th Sunday. Both Miss Foster's and I went to Church at Columbus. Met Miss Purvis at the door and spoke for a few moments. Went alone to endeavor in the evening was a few minutes late. Spoke to Mr. McLaren about joining with them and to Mr. Ratcliffe about Sunday School & endeavor. Overtook Miss Sadler on my way home. She apparently was willing to have company so we went to-gether. Feb 20. Monday. E.L.R. both Miss F's and my self went out for an evening stroll. The moon shone clear and the evening was mild. E. wore a straw hat. We came very near making a cla call but though it better not to do so as we were dressed. (illegible word) Very picturesque. Feb 21 Tuesday. Miss Foster drove her sister Laura to the G.T.R. station at Myrtle. She left for home on the 8.20 a.m. train. Just before dinner Mr. Cassidy, the man who came from Toronto to fix the wind-mill arrived. He did not finish to-night. Feb 22. Wednesday. Finished wind mill repairs today. Feb 26th Sunday Did not get chores through in time to go to Church in the morning. It rained in the forenoon. Went to C.E. at night. Leonard went with me, subject was Palm tree Christians. Mr. (illegible name) led the meeting. After meeting Miss Purvis came over and shook hands and chatted for a few moments. While driving home overtook the two Miss Sadlers they came with us. Gave Leonard an introduction to both Miss P. & Miss S. Feb 27. Monday Miss Foster & Harry both laid up with the grippe. E. worked indoors and helped with milking. Leonard & I did balance of chores and cut hay. Feb. 28 Tuesday. Harry some better was out helping today. Moss Foster slightly better, was able to get up. I went to Cairn's for a load of sawdust. March 1st Wed. Went for load of sawdust to Boyer's with wagon. F.W. was down but I did not see him. Went with Miss Foster and E.L.R. to "Whyte Bro's" concert at Brooklin. Enjoyed it very much. March 2.nd Thur. Another load of sawdust from Boyer's Received card from Katie telling me she was sick and would not be able to come. March 3rd Friday Drove little Chief (the Ayrshire calf to the G.T.R. at Myrtle to catch the 7.30 a.m. train, then along with E. took the 5 pig in the sleigh (mainly by ditch, snow being scarce) to catch the 1.5 p.m. at Myrtle came back had dinner and then took a load of corn over to �Plowrights. It started to rain about 5 p.m. Miss F. and E. have gone over to spend the evening with Spencer's It is raining steadily. March 4th Saturday. Went to Boyer's for load of sawdust. Left for Toronto by 5.50 train Arrived at Aunties about 7.45 Spent evening there Miss Smith and Miss Lily (last name illegible) were with them. Miss J. sang some fine songs. I saw her home and promised to call sometime when in the city. 'Twas a stormy night snow & sleet. March 5th, Sunday. Talked with Katie in the morning. At 5 p.m. went to Dr. Harringtons and had one half of a troublesome tooth filled. Went from there to Prof (name illegible), stayed and chatted until 4:30 and went from there to Mr. R.G. (last name illegible) for tea. Met Walt and Katie while on the street and promised them to do so. Met Jack Nasmith there and promised to call on him next time. Went from there to my aunts and spent the evening chatting. March 6th Monday. Left Toronto at 9. a.m. got back to Myrtle and to drudgery before dinner. March 7 Tuesday. Mr. H. came from Toronto and E. & him left by the 1. p.m. train at Brooklin, leaving me in charge until Mr. D. comes. March 9. Thursday. Miss F. Jane & I went out with Frank intending to visit Mrs. Wil(rest of last name illegible). Frank acted so ugly that he scared the girls so I took him back and fetched up Tom. March 10 Friday. Mr. H. came late to-night He and I went out to have a look around. He said he never saw things looking better and wished I had been with him earlier then he would never have required to engage Mr. D. or rather let the place or shares to Mr. D. Mar. 13. Monday Mr. and Mrs. D. came this evening I met them at the C.P.R. station . Mar.19. Miss F. Miss (name illegible) and myself went to Church (morning service) Miss F. stayed and with Mrs. (name illegible) I went to Endeavors at night and took her home. March 21. Miss F. left this morning with Mr. Hudson Mr. Hudson rode down from Toronto yesterday with a grey mare he bought for us. He told me I could have the use of the bicycle which belongs to him here for the Summer. �Mar. 26 Sunday. Miss D. and I went to morning service. I also went to the C.E. at night I led the meeting. The turnout was good. J. Ratcliffe drove me part of the way home. Mar.24. Monday. Leonard broke rig in snow drift this morning so was late this morning with the cream. Mr. & Mrs. D. went to Whitby this afternoon. For more information on Malcolm Geddes, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/588e1256ef5a67e642f39472ca149d7f.pdf 515946e5c0f1af181673b0774a023d72 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5edff16f456752f1cca05fadd7eb4832.pdf f7546c2f7585af640f870d4aea83484c PDF Text Text Margaret Rutherford (1894 – 1984) 1917 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers MEMORANDUM FROM 1916 The year 1916 is drawing to a close. Three more hours and it will be gone with all its sad and gay times and in its place little new 1917 with its pages still unturned. One can but wonder what it will bring and how it will end. The year 1915 was a year of war as has been 1916. On Dec. 15 1915 Tom left home to join MEMORANDUM FROM 1916 the 147 Batt. The Batt spent the winter in O.S. and the summer in Niagara and Camp Borden. In June Nellie S and I spent from Saturday until Monday in Niagara. Tuesday June 6 we spent in Toronto with Kate. At the end of June I stopped my music lessons. The holidays were very quiet very little company. I spent a few days at Chatsworth in July. Janet Pringle MEMORANDUM FROM 1916 spent a day or so here while Anne was with us. Kate took the home school in September and Jess went back to O. S. C. I. Tom was home for last leave at beginning of Oct. leaving on Oct. 3. Bert left the same day Ken two days after Dr. Fraser's presentation was on Oct 3. On Oct 4 Mother fell and broke her thigh. Everyone has been so kind to her and to us all. MEMORANDUM FROM 1916 We have been having a succession of ministers preaching for a call or merely filling in. Mr Graeme and Mr Jones spent two weeks each in the charges and were then voted on. Mr G. received a call but did not accept Mr. Telford was here two weeks but did not wish to be called. Dr. Fraser and Mr Cummings filled in. Mr. Robson next then Mr McConnel. MEMORANDUM FROM 1916 838754. K. R. McCay. No. 3 Co. No 10 Platoon 8th Reserve Bn Shoreham no 475 W. D. Armstrong 6 Field Co. Div. Eng. �C. E.F. Army Post. Off. 838753 B. P. Davis. 838708 J. Reilly May 1917 - S{tarted} church at night. Mon 1 -- JANUARY, 1917 Election day. We had dinner at Uncle Tom's. Just we girls going and our sleigh ride after. Sibbalds in the evening JANUARY 1917 Tues. 2 Mr. Hutton began work. Jess left for town in the evening. Anne & Morry taking her in. Wed. 3 Kate back to school to-day. A January thaw setting in. Thur. 4 Dad and I took Anne into town in the after noon. Nice sunny day. Roads getting bare. JANUARY, 1917 Fri. 5 A letter from Tom to-night from Military School. We spent the after noon at Mrs Alexander's where we had our cups read. Sat. 6 The thaw is over. A very nice day. Dad in town. Aunty over the way Jessie gone out to Chatsworth. Sun. 7 A stormy day not cold tho. Mr. Gardiner preaching for a call. Mon. 8 Rather windy in morning afternoon softer. Went up to Miss Hogg's. Mr. H. & Dad put wood in woodshed. Tues. 9 Hail in afternoon. Bee at church shed. Aunt M. and Miss Hogg here. A letter from Faye. Wed. 10 Very cold and stormy. Aunt Kate over in afternoon. A letter from Teana. Two from Tom. �JANUARY, 1917 Wed. 17 A cold stormy day. Dad up to Annan to committee meeting in the evening. Thur. 18 Still stormy. Went to Mrs. Frizzel's. Letter from Mayme. Sold a dozen eggs at forty five four lbs. butter. forty Fri. 19 Cold but very bright until evening when it began to snow. Calf sold. Aunt Minnie and Uncle T. here. {PAGE MISSING} Fri. 26 Snow quite deep. Snowing but not blowing all day. Clear at night. Letters from Tom and Aunt Minnie. Sat. 27 Dad and I went to Owen Sound. Weather fairly nice in morning. Stormy in afternoon. Roads heavy. Sun. 28 A beautiful mild day. Mr. Walker preaching for a call. JANUARY, 1917 Mon. 29 A thaw setting in. Dad and I went up 8 Annan to Congreg. meeting. Mr Jones accepts call. Tues. 30 Thaw over. Went to Miss H's with Morry. Mack Jean and baby here. We went over to Uncle T's in evening Mrs Gillchrist Lacky{n} J. McKeen there Wed. 31 Mack & Jean over for supper Stormy at evening. Got the Aladdin lamp. FEBRUARY, 1917 Thur. 1 A cold stormy day Mack over. Went to Mrs Rosses to meeting in after noon. going down with Buzza's. Fri. 2 A very cold stormy day. Dad up with call to Lang's & Spences. Nell S. Here in the afternoon. Sat. 3 cold and a severe storm. Dad in O.S. at presbytry. I spent the day over at Uncle T.'s FEBRUARY, 1917 Sun. 4 A nice bright day. Roads very heavy Mr. Dobbin preached. Mon. 5 Rather nice out. Aunty over the way all day Aunt Kit here. Went to Leith with eggs. �Tues. 6 Stormy in early morning cold. Jean & Mack went home. Uncle Tom & Aunt M. here. FEBRUARY 1917 Wed. 7 Milder sold five pounds butter. eggs. Dad over at Scotte. Got shade for lamp. Letter from Margaret D. Thur. 8 Still more snow. Quite cold. Fri. 9 Clear and cold. Thawing with heat of sun out of wind. Snowshoed over the way. Started to haul wood home. FEBRUARY 1917 Sat. 10 Nice bright morning but severe storm in after noon. Dad & Kit in town. Went over to Ada's. Froze my face. Trains very late. Sun. 11 Still very cold. Mr Crowth preaching. Got the Church reports. Mon. 12 Another very cold day. Mrs Veitch & Mrs Reed here all day. Aunt Kate over. Kit & I went over to Mrs J. H. McKeens in evening on our snowshoes. FEBRUARY 1917 Tues. 13 Milder with snow at night. Letter from Mayme. Broke mantle. Kit & I snowshoed over the way. Wed. 14 Milder. Kate went to Annan for my dress. Marion Frank and Robin snow-shoed over. Thur. 15 A nice day. Aunt M. & Uncle T. here. Two letters from Boy. Kit snowshoed to Annan. FEBRUARY 1917 Fri. 16 Stormy in morning. Lovely evening. Jess home. Mr. Jones induction & ordination. Sat. 17 Very high wind. Aunties woodshed moved by it & weight of snow. Jess went back to O.S. with Dad in afternoon. Sun. 18 A nice bright day quite cold. Mr Jones preached first sermon as our minister. FEBRUARY 1917 Mon. 19 A sleet storm in the evening. Kate and I went up to the ten cent social at Annan with the Buzzas. splended time. Tues. 20 A rather nice morning. Stormy and bright by turns in afternoon. not very cold. Wed. 21 On Thursday Dad took Aunt Kit out to her Aunts funeral. �FEBRUARY 1917 Thur. 22 A nice day. Men took a load of logs in and got them cut. (This was Wednesday. Fri. 23 Very mild all day colder at night. Went down to Sibbalds. Wes & Ida McKay over. Sat. 24 Sharp day. Dad and I went to O.S. Jess and I went up to Thompson's. Letter from Ken. FEBRUARY 1917 Sun. 25 Mild with heavy rain during night. Choir practice at 2. Mr Jones sermon. Mat. 2. 1 & 2. Mon. 26. Quite mild churned. Tues. 27 Very sharp wind with a little snow in afternoon. washed. FEBRUARY 1917 Weds. 28 Nice day. Kate and I over the way in evening Mr & Mrs. J.H. McKeen there. Jessie & Will Ross also. Thur. 1 - MARCH Miss Gilchrist and Mrs Camaron here. Kate to Sibbald's for all night. I went up to Buzzas & snowshoed. Fri. 2 Rutherford & Nellie here. nice day. Kate and I back to Hogg's back in early evening. MARCH 1917 Sat. 3 Dad to town. Aunty over the way. Mr. Shephardson here for dinner. Kate skating in afternoon. Kate & I back to the creek in evening. Sun. 4 A nice bright day. cold wind. Mon. 5 A stormy cold day. Dad and I went up to Miss Alexander's funeral. MARCH 1917 Tues. 6 A nice mild day. {?} men in the bush. Washed. Went to Leith with butter and eggs. Egg 40¢ butter 37¢ Wed. 7 Quite mild. men in bush. Aunty over at Mrs McKeens Thur. 8 Stormy but not cold. Went to Mrs. Buzza's to W. M. S. meeting in afternoon. Prayer meeting in church at night. MARCH 1917 Fri. 9 Dad went to Sullivan a nice day. �Sat. 10 Went out to Sulli{van} {ink blot} with Uncle T. stormy spent night at Aunt Mary Annes. Sun. 11 Went to Church in Chatsworth from Uncle Tom's. MARCH 1917 Mon. 12 Agnes McKeen here for tea. Two letters from Tom. Aunty & Kit over the way at night Tues. 13 Kate and I went to Leith in the evening. Letter from Dun. A wet windy night. Wed. 14 A blustery sort of day. Nell and I over at Ada's for afternoon. Chain letter came. MARCH 1917 Thur. 15 Kate and I went to Prayermeeting in evening. Dad hurt his leg. Fri. 16 Nell and I went up to Fould's in afternoon Kate and I went up to concert with McKeen's. Fine crowd. Sat. 17 A very windy day. Went to Leith in afternoon and up to Buzza's for a few minutes after tea. MARCH 1917 Sun. 18 A fine bright winter day. Mr. Jones & Nell came up after church. We girls went to Baptist Meeting. Mon. 19 A beautiful day. Aunty over to see Mrs. Day. washed. Tues. 20 Mrs. Day and Mrs Cameron here. Letter & card from Tom. Letter from Mary C. MARCH 1917 Wed. 21 Snow getting soft. Went to Mrs C. W. Camerons for afternoon. Mr & Mrs Buzza here at night. Letter from Tom. Thur. 22 Went to Prayer meeting at night. Dad and Uncle Tom went to town. sleighing getting bad. Fri. 23 A windy wet day. Mr. Rob. Harkness here for dinner. Kate Morry and I went to Mr C. Scots in evening. water high MARCH 1917 Sat. 24 Buggies out again. Mrs McKay & Wes. here in afternoon Went to Leith. Sun. 25 A nice day. A good number at church. Mon. 26 A beautiful day. Washed. �MARCH 1917 Tues. 27 Quite a snow storm Vera Riddell improving. Wed. 28 Mrs J. W. McKeen here. A stormy day. Kit and I went to Uncle Tom's at night. Thur. 29 Went to Prayer meeting. A windy day. Kate at McKay's for tea. MARCH 1917 Fri. 30 A beauitiful mild spring day. We had tea at C.T. Day's. Sat. 31 Kate and Dad went to town. Sun. 1 - APRIL A nice mild spring day. MARCH 1917 Mon. 2 A wet windy day. Tues. 3 A lovely bright day. Washed. Wed. 4 Kate and I over to J. H. McKeens in evening. APRIL, 1917 Thurs. 5 A very wet day. Ladies meeting at Mrs. G. W. Camerons Kate & Jess home for holidays. Fri. 6 A very stormy day but not cold. Sat. 7 Roads bad. Went to Aunt Minnie's and to Leith. Aunt Kate over. APRIL 1917 Sun. 8 Easter Sunday. A bright cold day. W. McDonald called here. Daffodils in church. Mon. 9 Mrs. Sibbald here in afternoon. Mr. S. at night. Mr. McInnis & Mr. Wilson here. Sold Frank. Cold day. Tues. 10 Spent the day down at Sibbald's. APRIL, 1917 Wed. 11 Went to town with Dad. Spent afternoon with Frances. �Thur. 12 Snow storm in evening. Nell here in afternoon & to spend night. Went to choir practice at Uncle T's. Fri. 13 A nice day. APRIL 1917 Sat. 14 Went to town in morning with Uncle Tom. Got a new suit. Sun. 15 Communion Sunday. Jess went back to town with Uncle Tom on way to Sullivan. Mr. Abram of Toronto took service. Mon. 16 Grandma died. APRIL, 1917 Tues. 17 Dad went to town. Wed. 18 Had pancakes in honour of the day. A fine spring day. Thur. 19 Dad went out to Grandma's funeral taking Dr. Fraser with him. APRIL 1917 Fri. 20 A very warm day. Thunder storm at night. Ice went out of bay. Sat. 21 Colder. Aunt Grace and Henry here. Kate & Dad in town Ada over for afternoon. Sun. 22 Henry Kate & I went back to the bush for flowers. APRIL, 1917 Mon. 21 A lovely day. Letter from Tom. Pancakes. Kate & I went to Buzzas & Mc Keen's in the evening. Tues. 21 A cool wind blowing. Mrs. Veitch and Aunt Minnie here. Letter from Tom telling that he had gone to France. Wed. 25 A windy day. Spent the afternoon at McKays. Cable from Tom. �APRIL 1917 Thur. 26 A wet morning Kate & I went to prayermeeting. Fri. 27 Windy & rather cold. Henry & I went to Annan. Jess came home. Two letters from Tom from France. Sat. 28 Aunt Grace & Henry went to Uncle Tom's. Wood all piled. APRIL, 1917 Sun. 29 Warmer. Mr. & Mrs. Jones & Bessie up after church. Morry took Jess back to school. Mon. 30 Aunt Grace & Aunt Minnie over in morning. New harrow came. Wilson over. Dad took Aunt G & H. to town. Tues. 1-MAY Ground white in morning a cold bleak wind blowing. MAY 1917 Wed. 2 Cold and quite windy. Thur. 3 Had a bad cold but went to the meeting at Mrs. McKay's. Cold. Fri. 45 Warmer. Washed. MAY 1917 Sat. 5 Jess walked home from school in morning. Aunt Grace, H., Aunt Minnie C., & C. Aunt Nell & Anne came in Mr. Finlay's car. Aunt Nell going back again. Sun. 6 A nice day. First day of Sunday School. All went to church but Colin Henry & I. Mon. 7. Aunt Grace & Henry here for Supper. Went to the lake at night. MAY 1917 Tues. 8 Aunt Grace left on early train. Six letters from Tom. Wed. 9 Fine and warm. Went to meeting in school to organize Red Cross Society. Thur. 10 Sent off boas to Tom Chisholm and our Tom. Went to prayer meeting. Nice bright day. �MAY 1917 Fri. 11 Nice bright day. Sat. 12 Dad took fat cattle to town. Aunty went to Ross's. Bright. Sun. 13 Church at night for first time. We girls Colin & James went to Hogg's back in afternoon. MAY 1917 Mon. 14 Letters from Boy. He's back in hospital in England. Tues. 15 Anne Dad & I went to Town. Anne stayed in on way to Aunt Nell's. Wed. 16 A very cloudy smoky day. Colin & I went to lake at night. MAY 1917 Thur. 17 Took my dress to Mrs. Alexander's and called on Flemings. Men finished seeding Fri. 18 Spent the day at Sibbald's Lally was down. Marion came up with Laura after school. Sat. 19 Aunt Minnie & Colin left. A terrific wind storm at noon. Tom's pictures came. MAY 1917 Sun. 20 A nice day. Nell came up in afternoon. went to church and Sunday School. Mon. 21 A nice day washed. Tues. 22 A wet day. MAY 1917 Wed. 23 Snowed. damp and cold. Cable from Tom. Thur. 24 Not much like a holiday. Went to Mrs. Alexander's. Prayer meeting at night. cold & damp. Fri. 25 Nell and I went up to see Vera. warmer. MAY 1917 Sat. 26 Threatening rain. warmer. Sun. 27 A cool wind. Uncle Tom and I went out to Weavers. Church and prayer meeting sunday School at night. Mon. 28 Mrs Kettles and Miss Gilchrist here in afternoon �MAY 1917 Tues. 29 A fine warm day went up to Miss Hogg's. Wed. 30 Nell and Jim up in evening fine and warm. Thur. 31 Rained went to prayer meeting. JUNE, 1917 Fri. 1 I went to Leith in evening with to Mrs Alexander's Sat. 2 Aunty went to town with Uncle Tom. Sun. 3 Cool. All went to church but myself and Mother. JUNE, 1917 Mon. 4 A fine day. Mr. Brookes still away. Morry here. Tues. 5 Cool and fair. Kate & I went to McKeen's at night. Wed. 6 Morry and I were to have gone to S.S. convention but we had thunderstorm in afternoon & evening. JUNE 1917 Thur. 7 A wet day. Went to Agnes McKeen's to the meeting and to prayer meeting at night. Fri. 8 Another wet day. Went up to Jim Harknesses at night with Nell and Jim. Sat. 9 Dad Kate and Jess went to town. JUNE 1917 Sun. 10 A fine cool day. Mother up in wheeled chair. Went to church & Sunday School. Mon. 11 Fine and warm. Went up to Miss Hogg's. Tues. 12 Wet. Ironed & churned here. JUNE 1917 Wed. 13 Wet. "Forget what did". Thur. 14 Still cool. Went up to prayer meeting at night. Fri. 15 Preparatory service at Annan Dad & I up. Aunty over at McKeens for tea. �JUNE 1917 Sat. 16 Went to town and got a new hat. Sun. 17 Communion at Annan. We girls & Dad went up. Sunday S. and church at night. Mon. 18 A big rain storm JUNE 1917 Tues. 19 More rain. Aunt Minnie over for all ni{ink blot} Wed. 20 Entrance exams begin. Thur. 21 A fine cool day. Jess and Kit at Sibbald's for tea. Went to prayer meeting. JUNE 1917 Fri. 22 Institute meeting at Annan at night. Wa{ink blot} and Jess went up. Mr Buzza & James here corn planting. Sat. 23 Spent the day in town. It rained all afternoon. Went to dentists. finished corn and Dad put in turnips. Sun. 24 Mr. Scott preaching. Ada away at Hunter's. JUNE 1917 Mon. 25 Mack & Bob McGregor and Christin and little Mack here in the afternoon. Tues. 26 Sultry all day. Thunder at night. Went to R.C. meeting in school in p.m. Mrs McKeen's operation. Wed. 27 A fine cool day. Went up to Miss Hogg's. JUNE 1917 Thur. 28 Went to prayer meeting at night. Got flowers for Aunt Minnie. Fri. 29 A wet night but nice day. Was at Aunt Minnie's in p.m. Aunty Dad and the girls over at silver wedding. Sat. 30 Dad in town all day. A fine day. JULY, 1917 Sun. 1 Biggest rain of the season. Great floods around. Mon. 2 Red Cross sale of homemade baking in hall. Big time. �Tues. 3 Letter from Tom. telling of his visit to Scotland. Went to Uncle Tom's at night. JULY 1917 Wed. 4 We washed and the girls went back for berries in the afternoon. Thur. 5 Meeting at Mrs. Jones but was not able to go nor to prayer meeting at night Fri. 6 Straw berry picking the order of the day. JULY 1917 Sat. 7 Uncle T. & Aunt M. went to Chatsworth. Thunder storm in afternoon. Rained all night. Sun. 8 A misty cool day. Several of the campers out at church. Mon. 9 A wet day Water over the bridge at the barn. Aunt Minnie & Uncle T. here in p.m. Hail storm in O.S. JULY 1917 Tues. 10 Rained most of the day. Wed. 11 Dad in town a rather wet day. Thur. 12 Dad in town all day. Was up at Thompson's. Went to Leith in p.m. Nell up Went to prayer meeting. JULY 1917 Fri. 13 Kate & I went back for berries in afternoon. Fine lot. Sat. 14 Mr. Duncan here for dinner. Colin & Aunt M. came down. Went to Uncle Tom's for all night. Sun. 15 A cool day. Went to S.S. and came home to stay with Mother. JULY 1917 Mon. 16 Spent the day back at the berries. Tues. 17 Took our lunch and went for berries Claire and & Bink up. Colin & I at Leith at night. Wed. 18 Dad in town Aunt M. & Colin left in the morning for Belle Weaver's. JULY 1917 Thur. 19 Fine warm day Mr Fraser here in afternoon. Dad started the hay. Prayer meeting at night. �Fri. 20 A little shower in afternoon. Hannah up in evening. cool. Sat. 21 Tom Thompson's funeral. Mr Telford here working at hay. Very warm. JULY 1917 Sun. 22 Another warm day. First day we could wear light dresses to church. Mon. 23 A warm day. Messrs. Telford, Cochrane, Gibson & Emslie here working at hay. Tues. 24 Cooler. fine Mr. Elmslie & Cochrane up in afternoon. Kate & Jess up at Riddell's. JULY 1917 {several pages missing. jumps from July 24 to Aug 18} AUGUST, 1917 Sat. 18 Morry Anne and I went to Jim Lynn's for dinner Nellie's for tea up to Uncle J.'s & McAlchearns. Jim T. met us there and we spent the evening in Chatsworth. Sun. 19 Went to Chatsworth church in morning. Got word of Dad's illness after church so Morey and I started home calling at Gambles & Uncle T{om} on our way. Mon. 20 Severe electric storm in early morning Eloise Telford came up to churn. Mrs Armstrong here in afternoon. AUGUST 1917 Tues. 21 Mr & Mrs Neil McDonald, M{?} A. G & H. McKay here in evening. Wed. 22 Washed in morning. The girls out at the corn all day. Thur. 23 Prayer meeting at night Morry & Jess in town in afternoon. wet. AUGUST 1917 Fri. 24 Jim & Lydia down. a very wet night. Sat. 25 A wet cold day. Spent the after noon over at Ada's. Sun. 26 All at church but Dad. cool and fair. AUGUST 1917 Mon. 27 A heavy rain at night. Aunt Minnie over all night. Tues. 28 Mr. Buzza and Ross started the binder to-day. Mr Jones Mrs McKay Ida, Annie and Godfrey here. First letter from Tom from France. Wed. 29 A fine harvest day. Mr Telford and Mr Gibson here. �AUGUST 1917 Thur. 30 Mrs. Armstrong up in the morning. A fine harvest day. Fri. 31 Ladies meeting at Mr. Scotts. A fine cool day. {written on left side} Happy Birthday! Sat. 1 - SEPTEMBER The men finished cutting at noon. Rain at night. SEPTEMBER 1917 Sun. 2 Dr. Fraser preaching. A cool day. Mon. 3 Dad took Jess into town in late afternoon. Tues. 4 Kate started back to school. The men began to draw in. SEPTEMBER 1917 Wed. 5 Drawing in all day. High wind in evening. Thur. 6 Still drawing in. Fri. 7 Went over to C.W. Scott's at night. SEPTEMBER 1917 Sat. 8 A great harvest day. Mr. J. Buckley her helping. Sun. 9 Mr. McKenzie preaching. W Quite cool. Little shower at night. Mon. 10 Finished harvest. J. Buckly, J. Cunningham J. McKeen, B. Buzza, Mr McNeil Mr Gibson here. SEPTEMBER 1917 Tues. 11 Finished harvest at Uncle Tom's. Dad went to town in afternoon. Wed. 12 Dad and I went to town. Dad went up to the fair. warmer. Thur. 13 Took in some rakings. Threatened rain. SEPTEMBER 1917 Fri. 14 A very little shower in afternoon Sat. 15 Dad went to town. Spent afternoon at Sibbalds. Three letters from Tom. Sun. 16 Mr. McKenzie preached. Fine and warm. �SEPTEMBER 1917 Mon. 17 Washed. Fine cool day. Tues. 18 Aunty spent the day at Uncle Tom's. --- Ironed and baked. Wed. 19 Kate and I went up to the school fair. Splendid time. SEPTEMBER 1917 Thur. 20 Cloudy but no rain. Took butter to Leith. Fri. 21 Kate and I went to Bothwells fair with Mrs McKeen. We girls went to Ada's for apples at night. Sat. 22 Went to Sibbald's raising. Dad and Kate went to town at night. SEPTEMBER 1917 Sun. 23 A fine cool day Nell came up and we went to Hoggs back. Morry & Wes in for tea. Stayed home from church with Mother. Mon. 24 Made jelly. Tues. 25 Forget what did. SEPTEMBER 1917 Wed. 26 Mrs Ferguson Mrs Hogg Mr. McDonald Mack Jean and Jim here. Went to McKeen's at night. Thur. 27 Went to Leith with butter at night. Fri. 28 Kate had her corn roast in afternoon Preparatory service at night. Mr. Vanwyck all from Annan. SEPTEMBER 1917 Sat. 29 Aunt Minnie & Colin here in morning. Dad & Uncle Tom brot out cattle. Nell here in afternoon. Thunder storm at night Sun. 30 Communion a rather cold wet day. Sunday School at 1.30 Mon. 1 - OCTOBER Rained OCTOBER 1917 Tues. 2 Rained quite heavily. �Wed. 3 Rained. cold. Wed.4 W.M. S Thank offering meeting in church. Afternoon fine. OCTOBER 1917 Fri. 5 Very high wind in afternoon & at night. Kate went to O.S. on way to Chatsworth Sat. 6 Spent the afternoon at Rosses. Jess came home. Sun. 7 Jess & I went to S.S. Jess went down with Nell. Dad stayed home with Mother. Dr. J.B. Fraser preached OCTOBER 1917 Mon. 8 Thanksgiving Dad went in for Kate. Kate & I went to Thanksgiving service at Annan in the evening. Tues. 9 Made pickles. Went to Leith in afternoon. Wed. 10 Heavy frost at night. Kate went in with Mail man to convention Thurs. 11 Washed. Mr, Jones here in afternoon went to prayer meeting. Fri. 12 A wet day. Ironed. Sat. 13 Dad went into town for Kate in morning. They started to cut corn at Buzza's in after noon OCTOBER, 1917 Sun. 14 Went to church and Sunday school. windy. Mon. 15 Went to Leith in afternoon. Started to cut corn with sickle. Tues. 16 Red cross meeting in B. church. Fine. Made jelly. OCTOBER 1917 Wed. 17 Churned. Rained a little. Two letters from Tom. Thurs. 18 Milder with some rain. Went to prayer meeting at night. �Fri. 19 Dad in town in the morning. Rain. Cold. A few flakes of snow. OCTOBER 1917 Sat. 20 Dad and Uncle Tom at the corn all day. Went to pick beechnuts for a short time. Sun. 21 A fine lot at Sunday School. Cold. Mon. 22 Nice in morning but it commenced to rain a little. OCTOBER 1917 Tue. 23 Mr. C.W. Cameron's sale. Packed boys boxes in church. Wed. 24 Corn cutters at Uncle Tom's. Went to Scott's in afternoon. Thurs. 25 Corn men here for tea. Went to prayer meeting. High wind. OCTOBER 1917 Fri. 26 Men here for dinner. Went for beechnuts in afternoon. Windy night. lovely day. Sat. 27 Dad and Kate in O S. Went for beechnuts in afternoon. Sun. 28 Last day of S.S. Congregational meeting after church. Kate Nell and I went for a walk. OCTOBER 1917 Mon. 29 Raining. Tues. 30 Washed. Mrs. R Harkness died. Snow storm. Wed. 31 Halloween. more snow. went ever to Mr. Scotts. NOVEMBER 1917 Thurs. 1 Went to Mrs. Harkness funeral. Prayer meeting at night. Walter Harrison came. Fri. 2 W.M.S. meeting at Miss Gilchrists. Snow all gone by night. Kate & I over at McKeen's at night. Sat. 3 Went to town in afternoon. A beautiful Indian Summer day. �NOVEMBER 1917 Sun. 4 Kate & James went to O.S. to church. Aunty over the way for dinner Went to Sibbald's for tea. lovely day. Mon.5 Another fine day. Went picking beechnuts Nell had a cable from Tom. Tues. 6 Dull but no rain. Washed. NOVEMBER , 1917 Wed. 7 colder. Thurs. 8 Still quite cold. Prayer meeting at night. Fri. 9 Went for beechnuts in afternoon. NOVEMBER 1917 Sat. 10 Kate & I at beechnuts all afternoon. Went to McKeen's at night. Misty. Sun.11 Very dark night and still misty. Kate & I over the way in morning. W. Ferguson's funeral. Mon. 12 A beautiful day. Washed Uncle Will C. and Colin here. NOVEMBER , 1917 Tues. 13 Colin & Uncle W. left after dinner. Aunt Mary Ann. Mick and Jack G. here. Wed. 14 Kate and I went over to Scott's at night. Thur. 15 Kate went to prayer meeting. Threshing machine came. NOVEMBER 1917 Fri. 16 Nell up all day Mr & Mrs Jones here in afternoon. Sat. 17 Dad went to town Jess came home. Threshers left here about three o'clock. Sun. 18 Dark at night Jess went to town in afternoon with McKeens 8 �NOVEMBER , 1917 Mon. 19 Washed. A beautiful day. Tues. 20 Snow at night. Nell and I went to town. Wed. 21 Aunt Minnie over at in after noon. NOVEMBER 1917 Thur. 22 Snowing and very cold. Fri. 23 Very cold. Jess came home. Walter put wood in wood shed. Sat. 24 {no entry} NOVEMBER, 1917 Sun. 25 All at church but Dad Aunt M. and I. Mon. 26 Mother died. Tues. 27 {no entry} NOVEMBER 1917 Wed. 28 Mother's funeral day. Thur. 29 A beautiful day. Fri. 30 Wet. DECEMBER, 1917 Sat. 1 Dad in town Sun. 2 All out to church but Dad and Walter. Jess back to school. Mon. 3 to Thur. 6 {no entries} DECEMBER, 1917 Fri. 7 Dad took calf to town. Went to W. M S. annual meeting in church. �Sat.8 Very cold and stormy Sun. 9 A very stormy day. No service here at all. DECEMBER 1917 Mon. 10 Went over to McKeens in afternoon. cold. Dad sent off Tom's slicker. Tues. 11 Spent afternoon at Scotts. Aunt Kate over. Wed. 12 Dad & I went to town. Aunt Minnie over. DECEMBER, 1917 Thur. 13 A stormy day. Did not go to prayer meeting. Men took in hay stack. Fri. 14 {no entry} Sat. 15 Dad & Walter in town. Aunt Kate over in after noon. lovely day. DECEMBER, 1917 Sun 16 Communion service at Annan. fine day. Spent afternoon and evening at Sibbald's. Mon. 17 Went to Annan to vote. A lovely day. Tues. 18 Went to Leith in afternoon. Roads getting soft. DECEMBER, 1917 Wed. 19 Roads breaking up. Thur. 20 Sleighing done. Fri. 21 Dad went in for Jess in afternoon with the buggy. DECEMBER 1917 Sat. 22 A lovely day. Dad in town. Kate & Jess down at hall in after noon. Concert at night lovely moonlight. Sun.23 A fine day. soft Nell up after church. went to Baptist Meeting �Mon. 24 Cold and clear Walter went home. Was at Ross's for tea. Dad down to audit school books. Mr Buzza & Mr. Fawcett over, DECEMBER, 1917 Tues. 25 A stormy cold day. The folks over as usual. Wed. 26 Went out to Chatsworth by {train} to Rutherford's. cold. Spent evening at Mr. Black's. Thur. 27 Colder. Went over to Uncle T's in after noon and on to Francis Bairds. {Last page missing} For more information on Margaret Rutherford, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Margaret Rutherford Diary & Transcription, 1917 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1917 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Margaret Rutherford Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Margaret Rutherford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Grey Roots Museum and Archives Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Grey County, Sydenham Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>MEMORANDUM FROM 1916</p> <p>The year 1916 is drawing to a close. Three more hours and it will be gone with all its sad and gay times and in its place little new 1917 with its pages still unturned. One can but wonder what it will bring and how it will end. The year 1915 was a year of war as has been 1916. On Dec. 15 1915 Tom left home to join</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">MEMORANDUM FROM 1916</span></h2> <p>the 147 Batt. The Batt spent the winter in O.S. and the summer in Niagara and Camp Borden. In June Nellie S and I spent from Saturday until Monday in Niagara. Tuesday June 6 we spent in Toronto with Kate. At the end of June I stopped my music lessons. The holidays were very quiet very little company. I spent a few days at Chatsworth in July. Janet Pringle spent a day or so here while Anne was with us. Kate took the home school in September and Jess went back to O. S. C. I. Tom was home for last leave at beginning of Oct. leaving on Oct. 3. Bert left the same day Ken two days after Dr. Fraser's presentation was on Oct 3. On Oct 4 Mother fell and broke her thigh. Everyone has been so kind to her and to us all.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>MEMORANDUM FROM 1916</p> <p>We have been having a succession of ministers preaching for a call or merely filling in. Mr Graeme and Mr Jones spent two weeks each in the {charger?} and were then voted on. Mr G. received a call but did not accept Mr. Telford was here two weeks but did not wish to be called. Dr. Fraser and Mr Cummings filled in. Mr. Robson next then Mr McConnel.</p> <p>838754. K. R. McCay.</p> <p>No. 3 Co. No 10 Platton</p> <p>8th Reserve B{?} SHoreham</p> <p>no 475 W. D. Armstrong</p> <p>6 Field Co. Div. Eng.</p> <p>C. E.F. Army Post Off.</p> <p>838753 B. P. Davis.</p> <p>838708 J. Reilly</p> <p>May 1917 - S{illegible} church at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon 1 -- JANUARY, 1917</p> <p>Election day. We had dinner at Uncle Tom's. Just we girls going and our sleigh ride after Sibbalds in the evening</p> <p>Tues. 2 Mr. Hutton began work. Jess left for town in the evening. Anne &amp; Morry taking her in.</p> <p>Wed. 3 Kate back to school to-day. A January thaw setting in.</p> <p>Thur. 4 Dad and I took Anne into town in the afternoon. Nice sunny day. Roads getting bare.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, 1917</span></h2> <p>Fri. 5 A letter from Tom to-night from Military School. We spent the after noon at Mrs Alexander's where we had our cups read.</p> <p>Sat. 6 The thaw is over. A very nice day. Dad in town. Aunty over the way Jessie gone out to Chatsworth.</p> <p>Sun. 7 A stormy day not cold tho. Mr. Lardiner preaching for a call.</p> <p>Mon. 8 Rather windy in morning afternoon softer. Went up to Miss Hogg's. Mr. H. &amp; Dad put wood in woodshed.</p> <p>Tues. 9 Hail in afternoon. Bee at church shed. Aunt M. and Miss Hogg here. A letter from Faye.</p> <p>Wed. 10 Very cold and stormy. Aunt Kate over in afternoon. A letter from {Teana?}. Two from Tom.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>JANUARY, 1917</p> <p>Wed. 17 A cold stormy day. Dad up to Annan to committee meeting in the evening.</p> <p>Thur. 18 Still stormy. Went to Mrs. Frizzel's. Letter from May {me?}. Sold a dozen eggs at forty five four lbs. butter forty</p> <p>Fri. 19 Cold but very bright until evening when it began to snow. Calf sold. Aunt Minnie and Uncle {T.?} here.</p> <p>[PAGE APPARENTLY MISSING}</p> <p>Fri. 26 Snow quite deep. Snowing but not blowing all day. Clear at night. Letters from Tom and Aunt Minnie.</p> <p>Sat. 27 Dad and I went to Owen Sound. Weather fairly nice in morning. Stormy in afternoon. Roads {heavy?}</p> <p>Sun. 28 A beautiful mild day. Mr. Walker preaching for a call.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JANUARY.2C_1917_Mon._29"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">JANUARY, 1917 Mon. 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._30"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEBRUARY.2C_1917_Thur._1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">FEBRUARY, 1917 Thur. 1</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._3"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 3</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JANUARY, 1917 Mon. 29</span></h2> <p>A thaw setting in. Dad and I went up 8 Annan to Congrg. meeting. Mr Jones accepts call.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 30</span></h2> <p>Thaw over. Went to Miss H's with {Mossy?}. Mack Jean and baliy here. We went over to Uncle Tso in evening Mrs Gellehsist Lacky J. McHeen there</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 31</span></h2> <p>Mack &amp; Jean over for supper Stormy at evening. Got the Aladdin lamp.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, 1917 Thur. 1</span></h2> <p>A cold stormy day Mack over. Went to Mrs Rosses to meeting in after noon. going down with Bugza's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 2</span></h2> <p>A very cold stormy day. Dad up with call to Lang's &amp; Spences. Will S. Here in the afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 3</span></h2> <p>cold and a severe storm. Dad in O.S. at presbytry. I spent the day over at Uncle F.'s</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FEBRUARY.2C_1917_Sun._4"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">FEBRUARY, 1917 Sun. 4</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 5</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 6</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._7"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 7</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._8"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._9"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 9</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FEBRUARY, 1917 Sun. 4</span></h2> <p>A nice bright day. Roads very heavy Mr. Dobdrin {wreashed?}.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 5</span></h2> <p>Rather nice out. Aunty over the way all day Aunt Kit here. Went to Leith with eggs.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 6</span></h2> <p>Stormy in early morning cold. Jean &amp; Mack went home Uncle Tom &amp; Aunt M. here.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 7</span></h2> <p>Milder sold five pounds butter. eggs. Dad over at Scotte. Got shade for lamp. Letter from Margaret D.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 8</span></h2> <p>Still more snow. Quite cold.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 9</span></h2> <p>Clear and cold. Thawing with heat of sun out of wind. Snowshoed over the way. Started to haul wood home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._10"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._13"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._14"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._15"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 15</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 10</span></h2> <p>Nice bright morning but severe storm in after noon. Dad &amp; Kit in town. Went over to Ada's. Froze my face. Trains very late.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 11</span></h2> <p>Still very cold. Mr Crowth preaching. Got the church reports.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 12</span></h2> <p>Another very cold day. Mrs Veith &amp; Mrs Rud here all day. Aunt Hate over. Kit &amp; I went over to Mrs J. McKeens in evening on our snowshoes.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 13</span></h2> <p>Milder with snow at night. Letter from Mayme. Broke mantle. Kit &amp; I show-shoed over the way.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 14</span></h2> <p>Milder. Kate went to Annan for my dress. Marion Frank and Robin snow-shoed over.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 15</span></h2> <p>A nice day. Aunt M. &amp; Uncle T. here. Two letters from Boy. Kit snowshoed to Annan.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._16"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 16</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._19"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._20"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._21"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 21</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 16</span></h2> <p>Stormy in morning. Lovely evening Jess home. Mr. Jones induction &amp; ordination.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 17</span></h2> <p>Very high wind. Aunties woodshed moved by it &amp; weight of snow. Jess went back to O.S. with Dad in afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 18</span></h2> <p>A nice bright day quite cold. Mr Jones preached first sermon as our minister.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 19</span></h2> <p>A sleet storm in the evening. Kate and I went up to the ten cent social at Annan with the Buzzas. splended time.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 20</span></h2> <p>A rather nice morning. Stormy and bright by turns in afternoon. not very cold.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 21</span></h2> <p>On Thursday Dad took Aunt Kit out to her Aunts funeral.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._22"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._25"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._26."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 26.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._27"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 27</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 22</span></h2> <p>A nice day. Men took a load of logs in and got them cut. This was Wednesday.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 23</span></h2> <p>Very mild all day colder at night. Went down to Sibbalds. Weo &amp; Ida McKay over.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 24</span></h2> <p>Sharp day. Dad and I went to O.S. Jess and I went up to Thompson's. Letter from Ken.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 25</span></h2> <p>Mild with heavy rain during night. Choir practice at 2. Mr Jones sermon. Mat. 2. 1 &amp; 2.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 26.</span></h2> <p>Quite mild churned.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 27</span></h2> <p>Very sharp wind with a little snow in afternoon. washed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._28"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 28</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._1_-_MARCH"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 1 - MARCH</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._2"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._3"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 3</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._4"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 4</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._5"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 5</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 28</span></h2> <p>Nice day. Kate and I over the way in evening Mr &amp; Mrs. J.H. McKeen there. Jessie &amp; Will Ross also.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 1 - MARCH</span></h2> <p>Miss Gelchrist and Mrs Cameron here. Kate to Sibbald's for all night. I went up to Buzzas &amp; snowshoed.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 2</span></h2> <p>Rutherford &amp; Wellie here. nice day. Kate and I back to Kogg's back in early evening.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 3</span></h2> <p>Dad to town. Aunty over the way. Mr. Shephardon here for dinner. Kate &amp; I back to the creek in evening.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 4</span></h2> <p>A nice bright day. cold wind.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 5</span></h2> <p>A stormy cold day. Dad and I went up to Miss Alexander's funeral.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._6"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 6</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._7"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 7</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._8"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._9"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._10"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._11"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 11</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 6</span></h2> <p>A nice mild day. men in the bush. Washed. Went to Luth with butter and eggs. Egg 40 ¢ butter 37 ¢</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 7</span></h2> <p>Quite mild. men in bush. Aunty over at Mrs McKeens</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 8</span></h2> <p>Stormy but not cold. Went to Mrs. Buzza's to W. M. S. meeting in afternoon. Prayer meeting in church at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 9</span></h2> <p>Dad went to Sullwan a nice day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 10</span></h2> <p>Went out to {Sulb- page molded} with Uncle T. stormy spent night at Aunt Mary Annes.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 11</span></h2> <p>Went to church in chatsworth from Uncle Tom's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._12"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._13"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._14"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._15"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 15</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._16"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 16</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._17"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 17</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 12</span></h2> <p>Agnes McKeen here for tea. Two letters from Tom. Aunty &amp; Kit over the way at night</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 13</span></h2> <p>Kate and I went to Leith in the evening. Letter from Dun. A wet windy night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 14</span></h2> <p>A blustery sort of day. Nell and I over at Ada's for afternoon. Chain letter came.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 15</span></h2> <p>Kate and I went to prayermeeting in evening. Dad hurt his leg.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 16</span></h2> <p>Nell and I went up to Fould's in afternoon Kate and I went up to concert with McKeen's. Fine crowd.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 17</span></h2> <p>A very windy day. Went to Leith in afternoon and up to Buzza's for a few minutes after tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._18"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._19"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._20"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._21"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 21</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._22"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._23"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 23</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 18</span></h2> <p>A fine bright winter day. Mr. Jance Nell came up after church. We girls went to Baptist Meeting.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 19</span></h2> <p>A beautiful day. Aunty over to see Mrs. Day. washed.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 20</span></h2> <p>Mrs. Day and Mrs Cameron here. Letter {eard?} from Tom. Letter from Mary C.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 21</span></h2> <p>Snow getting soft. Went to Mrs C.W. Camerons for afternoon. Mr &amp; Mrs Buzza here at night. Letter from Tom.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 22</span></h2> <p>Went to Prayer meeting at night. Dad and Uncle Tom went to town. sleighing getting bad.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 23</span></h2> <p>A windy wet day. Mr. Rob. Harkness here for dinner. Kate Morry and I went to Mr C. Scots in evening. waters high</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._24"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._25"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._26"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._27"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 27</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._28"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 28</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._29"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 29</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 24</span></h2> <p>Buggies out again. Mrs McKay &amp; Wes here in afternoon Went to Leith.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 25</span></h2> <p>A nice day. A good number at church.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 26</span></h2> <p>A beautiful day. Washed.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 27</span></h2> <p>Quite a snow storm Vera Riddell improving.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 28</span></h2> <p>Mrs J. W. McKeen ere. A stormy day. Kit and I went to Uncle Tom's at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 29</span></h2> <p>Went to Prayer meeting. A windy day. Kate at McKays for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._30"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._31"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._1_-_APRIL"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 1 - APRIL</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._2"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._3"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 3</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._4"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 4</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 30</span></h2> <p>A beautiful mild spring day. We had tea at C.T. Day's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 31</span></h2> <p>Kate and Dad went to town.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 1 - APRIL</span></h2> <p>A nice mild spring day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 2</span></h2> <p>A wet windy day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 3</span></h2> <p>A lovely bright day. Washed.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 4</span></h2> <p>Kate and I over to J.H. McKeens in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April, 1917</p> <p>Thurs. 5 A very wet day. Ladies meeting at Mrs. G. W. Camerons Kate &amp; Jess home for holidays.</p> <p>Fri. 6 A very stormy day but not cold.</p> <p>Sat. 7 Roads bad. Went to Aunt Minnie's and to Leith. Aunt Kate over.</p> <p>Sun. 8 Easter Sunday. A bright cold day. W. McDonald called here. Daffodils in church.</p> <p>Mon. 9 Mrs. Sibbald here in afternoon. Mr. S. at night. Mr. McInnis &amp; Mr. Wilson here. Sold Frank. Cold day.</p> <p>Tues. 10 Spent the day down at Sibbald's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>APRIL, 1917</p> <p>Wed. 11 Went to town with Dad. Spent afternoon with Frances.</p> <p>Thur. 12 Snow storm in evening. Nell here in afternoon &amp; to spend night. Went to choir practice at Uncle T's.</p> <p>Fri. 13 A nice day.</p> <p>Sat. 14 Went to town in morning with Uncle Tom Got a new suit.</p> <p>Sun. 15 Communion Sunday. Jess went back to town with Uncle Tom on way to Sullivan. Mr. Abram of Toronto took service.</p> <p>Mon. 15 Grandma died.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>APRIL, 1917</p> <p>Tues. 17 Dad went to town.</p> <p>Wed. 18 Had pancakes in {illegible} of the day. A fine spring day.</p> <p>Thur. 19 Dad went out to Grandma's funeral taking Dr. Fraser with him.</p> <p>Fri. 20 A very warm day. Thunder storm at night. Ice went out of bay.</p> <p>Sat. 21 Colder. Aunt Grace and Henry here. Kate &amp; Dad in town Ada over for afternoon.</p> <p>Sun. 22 Henry Kate &amp; I went back to the bush for flowers.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>APRIL, 1917</p> <p>Mon. 21 A lovely day. Letter from Tom. Pancakes. Kate &amp; I went to {Buzzas?} &amp; Mr. Kenn's in the evening.</p> <p>Tues. 21 A cool wind blowing. Mrs. Veitch and Aunt Minnie here. Letter from Tom telling that he had gone to France.</p> <p>Wed. 25 A windy day. Spent the afternoon at McKays. Cable from Tom.</p> <p>Thur. 26 A wet morning Kate &amp; I went to prayermeeting.</p> <p>Fri. 27 Windy &amp; rather cold. Henry &amp; I went to Annan. Jess came home. Two letters from Tom from France.</p> <p>Sat. 28 Aunt Grace &amp; Henry went to Uncle Tom's. Wood all piled.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>APRIL, 1917</p> <p>Sun. 29 Warmer. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Jones &amp; Bessie up after church. {Morry?} took Jess back to school.</p> <p>Mon. 30 Aunt Grace &amp; Aunt Minnie over in morning. New harrow came. Wilson over. Dad took Aunt {G?} &amp; H. to town.</p> <p>Tues. 1-MAY Ground white in morning a cold bleak wind blowing.</p> <p>Wed. 2 Cold and quite windy.</p> <p>Thur. 3 Had a bad cold but went to the meeting at Mrs. McKay's. Cold.</p> <p>Fri. 45 Warmer. Washed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat. 5 Jess walked home from school in morning. Aunt Grace, H., Aunt Minnie C., &amp; C. Aunt Nell &amp; Anne came in Mr. Finlay's car. Aunt Nell going back again.</p> <p>Sun. 6 A nice day. First day of Sunday School. All went to church but Colin Henry &amp; I.</p> <p>Mon. 7. Aunt Grace &amp; Henry here for Supper. Went to the lake at night.</p> <p>Tues. 8 Aunt Grace left on early train. Six letters from Tom.</p> <p>Wed. 9 Fine and warm. Went to meeting in school to organize Red Cross Society.</p> <p>Thur. 10 Sent off {boas?} to Tom Chisholm and our Tom. Went to prayer meeting. Nice bright day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._11"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._12"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._13"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._14"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._15"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 15</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._16"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 16</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 11</span></h2> <p>Nice bright day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 12</span></h2> <p>Dad took dat cattle to town Aunty went to Ross's. Bright.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 13</span></h2> <p>Chuch at night for first time. We girls Colin &amp; James went to Hogg's back in afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 14</span></h2> <p>Letters from Boy. He's back in hospital in England.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 15</span></h2> <p>Anne Dad &amp; I went to Town. Anne stayed in row way to Aunt Nell's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 16</span></h2> <p>A very cloudy smoky day. Colin &amp; I went to lake at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._17"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._18"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._19"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._20"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._21"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 21</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._22"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 22</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 17</span></h2> <p>Took my dress to Mrs. Alexander's and called on Flemings Men finished seeding</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 18</span></h2> <p>Spent the day at Sibbald's Lally was down. Marion came up with Laura after school.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 19</span></h2> <p>Aunt Minnie &amp; Colin left. A terrific wind storm at noon. Tom's pictures came.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 20</span></h2> <p>A nice day. Nell came up in afternoon. wet to church and Sunday School.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 21</span></h2> <p>A nice day washed.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 22</span></h2> <p>A wet day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._23"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._24"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._25"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._26"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._27"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 27</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._28"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 28</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 23</span></h2> <p>Snowed damp and cold. Cable from Tom.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 24</span></h2> <p>Not much like a holiday. Went to Mrs. Alexander's. Prayer meeting at night. cold &amp; damp.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 25</span></h2> <p>Nell and I went up to see Verce. warmer.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 26</span></h2> <p>Threatening rain. warmer.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 27</span></h2> <p>A cool wind. Uncle Tom and I went out and I went to Weavers. church and prayer meeting sunday school at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 28</span></h2> <p>Mrs Kettles and Miss Gelchrist here in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._29"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._30"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JUNE.2C_1917_Fri._1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JUNE, 1917 Fri. 1</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._3"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 3</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 29</span></h2> <p>A fine warm day went up to Miss Hagg's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 30</span></h2> <p>Nell and Jim up in evening fine and warm.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 31</span></h2> <p>Rained I went to prayer meeting.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JUNE, 1917 Fri. 1</span></h2> <p>I went to Leith in evening with to Mrs Alexander's</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 2</span></h2> <p>Aunty went to town with Uncle Tom.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 3</span></h2> <p>Cool. All wento to church but myself and mother.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._4"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 4</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 5</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 6</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._7"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 7</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._8"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._9"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 9</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 4</span></h2> <p>A fine day. Mr. Brookes still away. Morry here.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 5</span></h2> <p>Cool and fair. Kate &amp; I went to McKeen's at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 6</span></h2> <p>Morry and I were to have gone to S.S. convention but we had thunderstorm in afternoon &amp; evening.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 7</span></h2> <p>A wet day. Went to Agnes McKeen's to the meeting and to prayer meeting at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 8</span></h2> <p>Another wet day. Went up to Harknesses at night with Nell and Jim.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 9</span></h2> <p>Dad Kate and Jen went to town.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._10"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._13"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._14"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._15"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 15</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 10</span></h2> <p>A fine cool day. Mother up in wheeled chair. Went to chuch &amp; Sunday School.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 11</span></h2> <p>Fine and warm. Went up to Miss Hogg's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 12</span></h2> <p>Wet. {?} &amp; churned here.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 13</span></h2> <p>Wet. "Forget what did".</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 14</span></h2> <p>Still cool. Went up to prayer meeting at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 15</span></h2> <p>Preparatory service at Annan Dad &amp; I up. Aunty over at McKeens for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._16"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 16</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._19"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._20"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._21"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 21</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 16</span></h2> <p>Went to town and got a new hat.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 17</span></h2> <p>Communion at Annan. We girls &amp; Dad went up. Sunday S. and church at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 18</span></h2> <p>A big rain storm</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 19</span></h2> <p>More rain. Aunt Minnie over all ni{ink on page}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 20</span></h2> <p>Entrance exams begin.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 21</span></h2> <p>A fine cool day. Jess and Kit at Sibbald's for tea. Went to prayer meeting.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._22"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._25"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._26"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._27"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 27</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 22</span></h2> <p>Institure meeting at Annan at night. Wa{ink on page} and Jess went up. Mr Buzza James here corn planting.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 23</span></h2> <p>Spent the day in town. It rained all afternoon. Went to detists. finished corn and dad {?} in turnips.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 24</span></h2> <p>Mr. Scott preaching. Ada away at Hunters.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 25</span></h2> <p>Mack &amp; Bob McGregor and Christin and little Mack here in the afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 26</span></h2> <p>Sultry all day. Thunder at night. Went to R.C. meeting in school in p.m. Mrs McKeen's operation.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 27</span></h2> <p>A fine cool day. Went up to Miss Hogg's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._28"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 28</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._30"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#JULY.2C_1917_Sun._1"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">JULY, 1917 Sun. 1</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._2"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._3"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 3</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 28</span></h2> <p>Went to prayer meeting at night. Got flowers for Aunt Minnie</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 29</span></h2> <p>A wet night but nice day. Was at Aunt Minnie's in p.m. Aunty Dad and the girls over at silver wedding.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 30</span></h2> <p>Dad in town all day. A fine day.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">JULY, 1917 Sun. 1</span></h2> <p>Biggest rain of the season. Great floods around.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 2</span></h2> <p>Red Cross sale of homemade baking in hall. Big time.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 3</span></h2> <p>Letter from Tom. telling of his visit to Scotland. Went to Uncle Tom's at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._4"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 4</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._5"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 5</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._6"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 6</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._7"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 7</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._8"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._9"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 9</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 4</span></h2> <p>We washed and the girls went back for berries in the afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 5</span></h2> <p>Meeting at Mrs. Jones but was not able to go nor to prayer meeting at night</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 6</span></h2> <p>Straw berry picking the order of the day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 7</span></h2> <p>Uncle T. &amp; Aunt M. went to Chatsworth. Thunder storm in afternoon. Rained all night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 8</span></h2> <p>A misty cool day. Several of the campers out at chuch.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 9</span></h2> <p>A wet day Water over the bridge at the barn. Aunt Minnie &amp; Uncle T. here in p.m. Hail storm in O.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._10"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._11"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._12"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._13"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 13</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._14"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._15"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 15</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 10</span></h2> <p>Rained most of the day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 11</span></h2> <p>Dad in town a rather wet day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 12</span></h2> <p>Dad in town all day. Was up at Thompson's. Went to Leith in p.m. Nell up Went to prayer meeting.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 13</span></h2> <p>Kate &amp; I went back for berries in afternoon. Fine lot.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 14</span></h2> <p>Mr. Duncan here for dinner. Colin &amp; Aunt M. came down. Went to Uncle Tom's for all night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 15</span></h2> <p>A cool day. Went to S.S. and came home to stay with mother.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._16"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 16</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._17"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._18"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._19"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._20"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._21"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 21</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 16</span></h2> <p>Spent the day back at the berries.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 17</span></h2> <p>Took our lunch and went for berries Claire and &amp; Bink up. Colin &amp; I at Leith at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 18</span></h2> <p>Dad in town Aunt M. &amp; Colin left in the morning for Belle Weaver's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 19</span></h2> <p>Fine warm day Mr Fraser here in after noon. Dad started the hat. Prayer meeting at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 20</span></h2> <p>A little shower in afternoon. Hannah up in evening. cool.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 21</span></h2> <p>Tom Thompson's funeral. Mr Telperd here working at hay. Very warm.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 22</span></h2> <p>Another warm day not day we could wear dudders to church.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 23</span></h2> <p>A warm day. Ms. Telford, Cochrane, Gibson &amp; Emslie here working at hay.</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 24</span></h2> <p>Cooler. fine Mr. Cochrane in afternoon. Kate &amp; Jess up at Piddell's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._22"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._23"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._24"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#AUGUST.2C_1917_Sat._18"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">AUGUST, 1917 Sat. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._19"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 19</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._20"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 20</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 22</span></h2> <p>Another warm day. we could wear light {dussers?} to church.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 23</span></h2> <p>A warm day. Ms. Filford, Chochrane, Gibson &amp; Emslie here working at hay.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 24</span></h2> <p>Coolwer. fine Mr. Chochrane up in afternoon. Kate &amp; Jess up at Piddell's.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">AUGUST, 1917 Sat. 18</span></h2> <p>Morry Anne and I went to Jim Lynn's for dinner Nellie for tea up to Uncle J. &amp; McAlahearns. Jim T. met up there and we spent the evening in Chatsworth.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 19</span></h2> <p>Went to Chatsworth church in morning. Got word of Dad's illness after chuch so Morry and I started home calling at Lambles &amp; Uncle Tom on our way.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 20</span></h2> <p>Severe electric storm in early morning Eloise Telfnd came up to churn. Ms Armstrong here in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._21"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 21</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._22"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._23"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._24"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._25"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 25</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._26"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 26</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 21</span></h2> <p>Mr &amp; Mrs Neil McDonald, Mr A. G &amp; McKay here in evening.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 22</span></h2> <p>Washed in morning. The girls our at the corn all day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 23</span></h2> <p>Prayer meeting at night Morry &amp; Jess in town in afternoon. wet.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 24</span></h2> <p>Jim &amp; Lydia down. a very wet night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 25</span></h2> <p>A wet cold day. Spent the after noon over at Ada's.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 26</span></h2> <p>All at church but Dad. cool and fair.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._27"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 27</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._28"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 28</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._29"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._30"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._31"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._1_-_SEPTEMBER"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 1 - SEPTEMBER</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 27</span></h2> <p>A heavy rain at night. Aunt Minnie over all night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 28</span></h2> <p>Mr. Buzza and Ross started the {binder?} to day. Mr Jones Mrs McKay Ida, Annie and Godfrey here. First letter from Tom from France.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 29</span></h2> <p>A fine harvest day. Mr Telfnd and Mr Libson here.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 30</span></h2> <p>Ms. Armstrong up in the morning. A fine harvest day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 31</span></h2> <p>Ladies meeting happy at Mr. Scotts. A Birthday! fine cool day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 1 - SEPTEMBER</span></h2> <p>The men finished cutting at noon. Rain at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._2"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 2</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._3"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 3</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._4"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 4</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._5"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 5</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._6"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 6</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._7"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 7</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 2</span></h2> <p>Dr. Fraser preaching. A cool day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 3</span></h2> <p>Dad took Jess into town in late afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 4</span></h2> <p>Kate started back to school. The men began to draw in.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 5</span></h2> <p>Drawing in all day. High wind in evening.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 6</span></h2> <p>Still drawing in.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 7</span></h2> <p>Went over to C.W. Scott's at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._8"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 8</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._9"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 9</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._10"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 10</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._11"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 11</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._12"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 12</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._13"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 13</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 8</span></h2> <p>A great harvest day. Mr. J. Buckley here helping.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 9</span></h2> <p>Mr. McKenzie preaching. Quite cool. Little shower at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 10</span></h2> <p>Finished harvest. J. Buckly J. Cunningham J. McKeen, B. Buzza, Mr McNeil Mr Johnson here.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 11</span></h2> <p>Finished harvest at Uncle Tom's Dad went to town in afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 12</span></h2> <p>Dad and I went to town. Dad went up to the fair. warmer.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 13</span></h2> <p>Took in some rakings. Threatened rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._14"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 14</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._15"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 15</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._16"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 16</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._17"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 17</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._18"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 18</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._19"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 19</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 14</span></h2> <p>A very little shower in afternoon</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 15</span></h2> <p>Dad went to town. Spent afternoon at Sibbalds. Three letters from Tom.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 16</span></h2> <p>Mr. McKenzie preached. Fine and warm.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 17</span></h2> <p>Washed. Fine cool day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 18</span></h2> <p>Aunty spent the day at Uncle Tom's {?} and baked.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 19</span></h2> <p>Kate and I went up to the school fair. Splendid time.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._20"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 20</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._21"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 21</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._22"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 22</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._23"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 23</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._24"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 24</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tues._25"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Tues. 25</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 20</span></h2> <p>Cloudy but no rain. Took butter to Leith.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 21</span></h2> <p>Kate and I went to Dothwells fair with Mr McKeen. We girls went to Ada's for apples at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 22</span></h2> <p>Went to Sibbald's raising. Dad and Kate went to town at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 23</span></h2> <p>A fine cool day Nell came up and we went to Hoggs back. Morry &amp; Wes in for tea. Stayed home from chuch with mother.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 24</span></h2> <p>Made jelly.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tues. 25</span></h2> <p>Forget what did.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wed._26"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wed. 26</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thur._27"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thur. 27</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fri._28"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Fri. 28</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat._29"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sat. 29</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sun._30"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sun. 30</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Mon._1_-_OCTOBER"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Mon. 1 - OCTOBER</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wed. 26</span></h2> <p>Mrs Ferguson Mrs Hogg Mr. McDonald Mack Jean and Jim here. Went to McKeens at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thur. 27</span></h2> <p>Went to Leith with butter at night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Fri. 28</span></h2> <p>Kate had her corn roast in afternoon Preparatory service at night. Mr. Vanuyok all from Annan.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat. 29</span></h2> <p>Aunt Minnie &amp; Colin here in morning. Dad &amp; Uncle Tom brot out cattle. Nell here in afternoon. Thunder storm at night</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sun. 30</span></h2> <p>Communion a rather cold wet day. Sunday School at 1.30</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mon. 1 - OCTOBER</span></h2> <p>Rained</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October, 1917</p> <p>Tues. 2 Rained quite heavily.</p> <p>Wed. 3 Rained cold</p> <p>Wed.4 W.M. S Thank offering meeting in church afternoon. fine.</p> <p>Fri. 5 Very high wind in afternoon &amp; at night. Kate west to O.R on way to Chatsworth</p> <p>Sat. 6 Spent the afternoon at Rosses. Jess came home.</p> <p>Sun. 7 Jess &amp; I went to S.S. Jess went down with Nell, Dad stayed home with mother. Dr. J.D. Fraser preached</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>OCTOBER 1917</p> <p>Mon. 8 Thanksgiving Dad went in for Kate. Kate &amp; I went to Thanksgiving service at Annan in the evening.</p> <p>Tues. 9 Made pickles. went to Leith in afternoon.</p> <p>Wed. 10 Heavy frost at night. Kate went in with Mail man to convention</p> <p>Thurs. 11 Washed. Mr, Jones here in afternoon went to prayer meeting.</p> <p>Fri. 12 A wet day. Ironed.</p> <p>Sat. 13 Dad went into town for Kate in morning. They started to cut corn at Buzza's in after noon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>OCTOBER, 1917</p> <p>Sun. 14 Went to church and Sunday school, windy.</p> <p>Mon. 15 Went to Leith in afternoon. Started to cut corn with sickle</p> <p>Tues. 16 Red cross meeting in B. church. Fine &amp; Made jelly</p> <p>Wed. 17 Churned. Rained a little. Two letters from Tom</p> <p>Thurs. 18 Milder with some rain. Went to prayer meeting at night.</p> <p>Fri. 19 Dad in town in the morning. Rain. Cold. A few flakes of snow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>OCTOBER 1917</p> <p>Sat. 20 Dad and Uncle Tom at the corn all day. Went to pick beechnuts for a short time.</p> <p>Sun. 21 A fine lot at Sunday School. Cold.</p> <p>Mon. 22 Nice in morning but it commenced to rain a little.</p> <p>Tue. 23 Mr. C.W. Cameron's sale Packed boys boxes in church.</p> <p>Wed. 24 Corn cutters at Uncle TOm's. Went to Scott's in afternoon.</p> <p>Thurs. 25 Corn men here for tea. Went to prayer meeting. High wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>OCTOBER 1917</p> <p>Fri. 26 Men here for dinner, Went for beechnuts in afternoon. Windy night. lovely day.</p> <p>Sat. 27 Dad and Kate in O S. went for beechnuts in afternoon.</p> <p>Sun. 28 Last day of S.S. Congregational meeting after church. Kate Nell and I went for a walk.</p> <p>Mon. 29 Raining.</p> <p>Tues. 30 Washed. Mrs. R Harkness died. Snow storm.</p> <p>Wed. 31 Halloween. more snow. went ever to Mr. Scotts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>NOVEMBER 1917</p> <p>Thurs. 1 Went to Mrs. Harkens funeral. Prayer meeting at night. Walter Harrison came.</p> <p>Fri. 2 W.M.S. meeting at Miss Gilchrists. Snow all gone by night. Kate &amp; I over at McKern's at night.</p> <p>Sat. 3 Went to town in afternoon. A beautiful Indian summer day.</p> <p>Sun. 4 Kate &amp; James went to O.S. to church. Aunty over the way for dinner Went to Sibbald's for tea. lovely day.</p> <p>Mon.5 Another fine day. Went picking beechnuts Nell had a cable from Tom.</p> <p>Tues. 6 Dull but no rain. Washed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>NOVEMBER , 1917</p> <p>Wed. 7 colder.</p> <p>Thurs. 8 Still quite cold. Prayer meeting at night.</p> <p>Fri. 9 Went for beechnuts in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat. 10 Kate &amp; I at beechnuts all afternoon. Went to McKeen's at night. Misty.</p> <p>Sun.11 Very dark night and still misty. Kate &amp; I over the way in morning. W. Ferguson's funeral.</p> <p>Mon. 12 A beautiful day. Washed Uncle Will G. and Colin here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>NOVEMBER , 1917</p> <p>Tues. 13 Colin &amp; Uncle W. left after dinner. Aunt Mary Ann. Mick and Jack G. here.</p> <p>Wed. 14 Kate and I went over to Scott's at night.</p> <p>Thur. 15 Kate went to prayer meeting. Threshing machine came.</p> <p>Fri. 16 Nell up all day Mr &amp; Mrs Jones here in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat. 17 Dad went to town Jess came home. Threshers left here about three o'clock.</p> <p>Sun. 18 Dark at night Jess went to town in afternoon with MS Keens</p> <p>8</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>NOVEMBER , 1917</p> <p>Mon. 19 Washed A beautiful day.</p> <p>Tues. 20 Snow at night Nell and I went to town</p> <p>Wed. 21 Aunt Minnie over in after noon.</p> <p>Thur. 22 Snowing and very cold.</p> <p>Fri. 23 Very cold Jess came home. Walter put wood in wood shed.</p> <p>Sat. 24{ unable to make out words to faint}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>NOVEMBER, 1917</p> <p>Sun. 25 All at church but Dad Aunt M and I.</p> <p>Mon. 26 Mother died.</p> <p>Tues. 27</p> <p>Wed. 28 Mother's funeral day.</p> <p>Thur. 29 A beautiful day.</p> <p>Fri. 30 Wet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, 1917</p> <p>Sat. 1 Dad in town</p> <p>Sun. 2 All out to church but Dad and Walter. Jess back to school.</p> <p>Mon. 3</p> <p>Tues. 4</p> <p>Wed. 5</p> <p>Thur. 6</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, 1917</p> <p>Fri. 7 Dad took calf to town. Went to W. MS. annual meeting in church.</p> <p>Sat.8 Very cold and stormy</p> <p>Sun. 9 A very stormy day. No service here at all.</p> <p>Mon. 10 Went over to McKeens in afternoon cold. Dad sent off Tom's slicker</p> <p>Tues. 11 Spent afternoon at Scotts. Aunt Kate over.</p> <p>Wed. 12 Dad &amp; I went to town. Aunt Minnie over.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, 1917</p> <p>Thur. 13 A stormy day. Did not go to prayer meeting. Men took in hay stack.</p> <p>Fri. 14</p> <p>Sat. 15 Dad &amp; Walter in town, Aunt Kate over in after noon. lovely day.</p> <p>Sun1 16 Communion service at Annan fine day. Spent afternoon and evening at Sibbald's.</p> <p>Mon. 17 Went to Annan to vote. A lovely day.</p> <p>Tues. 18 Went to Leith in afternoon. Roads getting soft.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, 1917</p> <p>Wed. 19 ROads breaking up.</p> <p>Thur. 20 Sleighing done.</p> <p>Fri. 21 Dad went in for Jess in afternoon with the buggy.</p> <p>Sat. 22 A lovely day. Dad in town, Kate &amp; Jess down at hall in after noon. Concert at night lovely moonlight.</p> <p>Sun.23 A fine day soft Nell up after church. went to Baptist meeting</p> <p>Mon. 24 Cold and clear Walter went home. Was at Rosses for tea. Dad down to audit school books. Mr Buzza &amp; Mr. Fawcett over,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, 1917</p> <p>Tues. 25 A stormy cold day. The folks over as usual.</p> <p>Wed. 26 Went out to Chatswich by barn to Rutherford's. cold. Spent evening at Mr. Black's.</p> <p>Thur. 27 Colder. Went over to Uncle T'S in after noon and on to Francis Bairds.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/48c3957385eca2459bda95e965a97b50.pdf 2b94e438d44e37b76c5d6bd2e05111a0 PDF Text Text �CHRIST CHURCH, PORT SYDNEY. ONT. �Eliza Butcher (Sister of HenryCharles Butcher) (Aunt George Butcher) About of 1880? ���William Butcher, br Emigrated to Tasman �Kate Butcher, sister of George Charles Butcher Photographed - Mrs. Erby Photographic Cottage, Greenside, Richmond �Kate Butcher, sister of George Charles Butcher ���Louisa Caroline Butcher Paxon Older sister ofPaxon, George Charles Married Arthur lived in Butcher England �Weddin George About Parent ��The diary of Mary (Minnie) Coldwell Butcher (Mrs. George C.) Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada 1) Nov. this afternoon to stay a few days till Mr. Jones getsusedtocooking.[DavidJones(alsoLorne 18 19 Tuesday. We received barrels of apples Willie[WillGibson,Newcastle] Dec. 1 The 2 snow is going fast from this uncle fine weather. George went to Utterson. 2 Lovely day, but sloppy. today. 3 George is at Frank. Ladells' I washed.[OwnedstoreatlocationoflaterHothstore] Lovely morning but turned gloomy. George working at F. Ladells again 4 A very wet day but warm. 5 Fine, high warm wind. G. & I went up to Ladells. Snow gone. 6 Sunday. Hard frozen ground. Snow fell in the night - to the depth of 3 inches (This blot made by Eva) Mr. Allmans last Sunday. 7 Plenty of sleighs out today - George went to Clearwater Lake for a hunt but got nothing. this evening. Gone to Vestry. meeting I suppose Mr. Allman will be going this week. 8 I washed. George went on a bear hunt but did not find it. 9 Snow going again this fine weather. I went to a quilting- bee at Clarkes and they had a little dance in the evening. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Dec. 10 Still 11 Mr. mild. 1892 2) I called at Hays and was invited to tea tomo Chester arrived to see about starting a business at Hay's store. George & I took tea with the Hays. and passed a pleasant evening.[Haysstorenextdoor-movedbackin1830stobecomelodge] 12 Saturday. Charlie & I went to Ladells to see the toys & I got Eva a doll & C. got her a cart. Lodge tonight. The Allman's are here yet & there is service tomorrow. 13 A fine Sunday. George & I took baby over to Thomses in the canoe and stayed to tea. Mr. Allman preached a good sermon in the evening. l4 G. got some wood from Mr. Hay. 15 Snow this morning & a stormy day. the children. 16 Posted a letter to Dressing a doll for Eva. Cold W N. wind. blown about. Some girls came to tea. I washed & the clothes got frozen & Commenced on the 7 cords of wood G. bought from Mr. Hay. Cold night. 17 Sharp day. Made Xmas cake. 18 Father came & brought beef & turkey. . . Mr. & Mrs. A. Hay came for tea. 19 Nice mild day but I am afraid the snow will go. girls & I went to Ladells to get Xmas things. Charlie a pr of boots. 20 Sunday but no church. The Got ^ We called at Forrests. (?)[livedinhouseacrossfromoldschool-Pi �GRANDMOTHER' S DIARY 1891 3) Dec. 22 Turned soft & the snow is going. 23 Xmas. 24 Mr. E. Hay, Buddy & Harriet came to tea. & we Xmas eve. Nice day but no sleighing. Nelly went home with Ethel. 25 Christmas day & a gloomy damp one. I went to Church in the morn & we spent a quiet day at home. 26 Charlie and Eva playing with Nelly was to come home today but has not appeared. Began to snow this afternoon & is snowing yet. 27 A fine day. 28 I washed. The two Nelly's came this afternoon & A little sleighing & cold wind. George went to Utterson. 29 Mild & slushy. sleighing. 30 Some soft snow fell making a little A party at Aspdin tonight.[AspoinothersideofMartin'ssiding] George & I went to Hays after tea to spend the evening. There was quite a party there. 31 Cold stormy evening. play games. Some of the Hays came in to The last day of the Year 1891. G. got cheque from �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 14 1892 More snow today, keeps rather cold. 5) Herbert came today & brought Eva's chair & straw mattress. 15 Fine day. The Vincents came to tea and Mr. V. & George drew the wood from Allman's. 16 A School meeting today. The children went skating & I went to Ladell's. 17 Sunday, milder. I went & taught in S.S. George is sick today with a bad cold. Mr. Whitmore went to Brymers to tea. 18 Cold & stormy. George went to Utterson to help unload flour & he put in his tender for the Assessorship. 19 The coldest yet 32° below zero. the assessorship. 20 Much milder. poorly. 22 George did not get He went to play chess with Mr. Hay. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came to tea, George Mr. Whitmore is here yet. George's back rather bad. 23 Charlie went skating. Plenty of snow these days. 24 Sunday, mild. I went to S.S. 25 Nice day but turned very stormy and cold. I went with Katy Lever to collect for a present for Mr. & Mrs. Allman. 26 Got §1.60. Last night was a terribly windy & cold night & today very sharp. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Jan.27More moderate. Forrests. 1892 6) George & I 6c Mr. W. went to tea at Mr. E. Hay up and moved some of Alfred Hay's things to Uttersons. 28 Much milder with a drizzle. George is at Utterson first lesson at telegraphy. 29 George at Utterson again, home by 4 o'clock. We went to a party at Brymers' quite a lot there. 30 Up late & tired. Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Hay moved away. Lovely mild day. 31 Feb. 1 Pleasant day. I went for a walk with Eva & met Mrs. Clarke. The Miss tea. Nelly is Hays in bedcame withtoLa Grippe. I dyed my dress. Ethel & I went into Hays for a while in the evening. It is very comfortless over there with the furniture all gone. 2 Turned colder & stormy. bed. Not so cold. 4 Nelly is up today. 6 Nelly is still in Mr. Brymer came to see her. 3 5 I washed. Sharp Mrs. Jones called to see Nelly. last night. Eva has a bad cold & is cross. Mrs. Gall called & I invited them for next Wednesday. G. & I went to the store. home with cold. Nelly is nearly well. Saturday. there. cold. Charlie at The Hays have gone away & Mr. Chester is Mrs. Jones took her baby to the Dr. about an abcess on its neck. helping to unload �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb. 7 Sunday a nasty stormy day. 1892 7) Charlie & I went to S.S. 8 9 Fine with snow flurries at times. 10 Mr. Vincent came to draw wood. 11 Milder. I washed. Nelly The Galls came to tea. Mr. Chamberlain called for George to go to Brunel (?) but he was not well ...could not go. 12. Very cold wind. bad cold. 13 Mr. Fine & sharp. George in bed all the evening with a Chamberlain called on his way home. I went to the store. Lodge tonight. Nelly C's birthday. 14 Sunday. Valentine's day. Stormy. I stayed in all day. These Sundays are very dull. 15 Cold & the roads heavy. 16 George went to P.O. and sot a letter from Annie. cold and horribly dull. More snow last night. Still We finished a bag of flour which lasted more than a month. 17 I washed today. A little milder today, Ethel stayed home from school. 18 Lovely day. I took Eva to Clarke's and stayed to tea. 19 Mild but snowy - too stormy to go to the Debate. Mr. Whitmore is sick. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb. 20 Mild. 1892 8) I went to Ladells & saw Ada & Louie (?) Thoms. Also Mr. Chamberlain who said that Mrs. W. Gall has a daughter. Mrs. Chester arrived. 21 Snowy & fine. I went to SS & called to see Mrs. A. Ladell. 22 Mild, I washed. 23 Thaw continues. My clothes dried nicely. opened a potato pit. George Charlie is sickening for La Grippe, I am afraid. 24 Beautiful day. Finished ironing. Mr. and Mrs. Thoms came to tea. 25 I went to Ladells & bought a wrapper we came home with Mrs. Forrest. 26 Fine but cold N. wind. Lucy came and took Ethel, Eva & me home to stay till 27 Cold day. Monday. Eva troublesome. Mother & Ethel went to Huntsville. 28 Sunday. lovely day. girls went to SS. I took Eva out for a walk while the George & Mr. W did not come. In the evening we went to church and heard Mr. Lowe preach. Eva was good 29 ____ Ethel. Mild with a little snow. Father drove us home, we called at Johnsons' & left Nellie there. The girls went skating in the evening. March1Tuesday. A cold blustering wind, but sunshiny. on Mrs. Chester. I called �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1892 9) March 3 to Gall's (Geall's?) over tho taken with George Nice day. I ironed and baked. (?) The girls & Charlie went skating. took baby and went to call at Thomses but were persuaded to stay to tea. Eva and me. They all went to the Debate except Mr. W's birthday. 5 Colder with wind. G & I went to Ladell's 6 A fine Sunday. 7 George I think I will stop teaching in SS. walked to Falkenburg. G. The fine weather continues and the snow is going fast. 8 I washed and George came home from F. Old Mr. Chester came up. 9 George is sawing wood with A. McInnis. with a cold coming on. I feel poorly The four Thoms girls came here to tea and the boys drove them home. 10 Note: A little fresh snow. top of page G. has a bad toothache. J.H. Colawell Esq. 11 A cold wind. The Thomses called & went with us to the Debate. 12 A cold day with snow. We got 45 1/2 of beef from Theobald. G. cutting wood 13 Sunday. Bright but cold & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY March 14 Cold snap continues. N. wind. 1892 10) George is cutting wood with A. McInnes. Mrs. A. Ladell has a baby. 15 More moderate. G. cutting wood today. Mr. Brymer got hurt in the same bush cutting wood. 16 Pleasant. George went to Father's place. drew our wood up. Ted McInnes Choir practice here tonight, quite a few came to it. 17 A nice day. much milder. George went to a Bee for cutting Mr. Brymer some wood. Little Eva is poorly. 18 Ada & Laura Thoms came to tea & then went to the Debate. 19 George went to Utterson but did not see Steele (?) Mrs. A. Ladell worse & had to have the Dr. 20 George and I went to Church. cold wind. 21 W. Lloyd preached. Mrs. Ladell very bad. Very Eva is not well yet. Mrs. Ladell died this morning leaving a little baby a week old. The funeral is to be on Wednesday. Lovely day. 22 A snowy windy day marked by another remarkable event. Mr. Gendron shot a moose as it was running through the village and gave us a quarter of venison. George's birthday. 23 Father & mother came to attend Mrs. Ladell's funeral. There was quite a crowd there & the little baby was baptized afterwards. fell. Mild today but some fresh snow I got a letter from Meaford. thick and fast just now. The letters come �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY March 24 Mild day. 1892 11) The assessor came & G. was away. Ladells & Brown's dogs were poisoned. 25 Thawy. The Constables came to P.S. and summoned Mr. Another dog poisoned in our garden. Gendron It is the talk of the place and is getting quite exciting. George went to Utterson & seeing Jim Theobald in the P.O. on his return accused him of informing & lying aboutit.[TheobaldslivedinGreenhousebesid 26 Thawy day. Jim T. went to Bracebridge and got a summons Lodge night & a great row before the lodge opened as the other members would not sit down with Jim the informer. 27 Great Mrs. & Mr. Vincent called. talk about the impending trial. No service. Fine day. 28 - We got up at 3.30 and George & Mr. Whitmore went off in Esson's sleigh for Bracebridge. fined §10 and costs. indignation 29 They were each George's expenses amounted to against Jim Theobald. Beautiful day - snow thawing fast. We all feel the loss & he was about starting for Thornbury to see about buying another farm. Mr. & Mrs. Chester came to tea. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1892 12) March 30 Nice warm day. I washed. George took Chester's changed to the "Sun Insurance Co. Waggons out now instead of sleighs. 31 April 1 March went out like a lamb. Jokes are flying today. Two dances tonight. George walked to Father's place to borrow some money. Roads very bad. Old Brown's were burnt out. 2 Warm day. Ground nearly all bare. to stay till Easter. meet a note. ear. Mr. W. is going George sent off $132.50 to Eva is poorly again today. We went to church in the evening and heard Mr. Lowe - a good congregation. 4 A mild rainy day. yet. 5 George has not gone to Falkenburg Mr. Brymer & Mr. Esson were here. Wind, sunshine & showers - a true April day. George went to see Mr. Dodd. 6 Much colder today. George went to Vincents. choir practice here. We had Mr. Whitmore has gone to a party at Kerr's. 7 A nice day. Spring has come early if it does not change to winter again. 8 Colder & cloudy. George cleaned the wood-shed. Charlie & the girls have gone to the debate. are drying up in Port Sydney. Whitmore, The roads Insuran �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 9 Wet day. came. 1892 13) Mr. Whitmore painted the canoe. (note side of page; Mr. Chamberlain Our hens laid 20 eggs up to the ninth) 10 11 Mr. Allman's preached twice & came here to tea. Cold & cloudy. no word from Mr. Hay yet. came & stayed to tea. 12 Cold wind. Mr. Vincent (5 eggs) (4 eggs) Fine but high N. wind. Georgie's birthday. Magic Lantern at school-house tonight. Charlie at home with bad cough. 13 (5 eggs) George went to see Steele & was engaged as night-watchman at the mill. just now. 14 Coughs are very prevalent Cold wind but fine. (4 eggs) Warmer with E. wind. Mr. Vincent was here. Had a message from Mr. Hay through Mr. Chester. 15 Good Friday. holidays. 16 Mr. Whitmore went to Jones'es. (7 eggs) Still cold. in the canoe. 17 Nelly and Ethel walked home to spend the (4 eggs) Georgre & Mr. W. went on the river Hubert & his father-in-law were here to tea. Easter Sunday. no service here. Warmer but cold wind still: Eva has a cold caught from sleeping w * 13 (4 eggs) High N wind. Eva's ear sets no better. afraid we shall have to take her to the Dr. came home. I am The girls �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1892 14) April19(5eggs)Much warmer. Mr. Forrest. Chesters. George tended the mill for I washed & Nelly and I sot N a dress at I head at Ladells that a Mr. Scott is coming to this mission. 20 (5 eggs) Lovely warm day. with the stop-logs. George helped Mr. Forrest He & Mr. W. went out in the canoe after tea. 21 (4 eggs) Wet afternoon. morning. George tended the mill this Mr. Jarvis called this evening. We received ear medicine from Dr. 22 (8 eggs) Cloudy and turned wet. post-holes. 23 George was digging I went to see Mrs. Jones about the milk. (5 eggs) A fine morning but turned very cold & snowed at night. - G. & Mr. W. went up the lake. 24 (8 eggs) A cold Sunday. Mr. Scott preached in the worse. 25 (6 eggs) Nelly's birthday. through to Vincents. 26 (9 Fine. George & I walked Mill not open yet. eggs) Fine pleasant day. Washed & baked. was minding the mill for Mr. Forrest. George Mr. Holliday came here to wait for Mr. Smith. 27 (6 eggs) We commenced housecleaning. the mill this afternoon. George tended Old Mrs. Ladell is ill & Mrs. Baker(?)came up. evening. High S. Wind blew up rain. Thunder storm in the morning �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARYbut 1892 15) Mr. April 28 (10Colder eggs) Warm high wind. George tended millto in the Jessie morning. We are busydied housec 29 (6 eggs) fine. Scott called andthe stayed Farquaharson th 30 Kept cool clouded up for rain. May 1eggs) (6 eggs) Cloudy drizzly rain in the&afternoon. G & Itea. wentTurned to Church & heard Scot 2 (4 (5 Cleaned thea dining room. Cloudy cold. 3 Mr. H. Chamberlain called. George went toplace. Falkenburg. rainy and myMr. washing 4. (7 eggs) Cold & drizzly but cleared out fine. George came home on afternoon train. We mus 5 (5 eggs) George & I went in the canoe to Fathers' Cool & cloudy. 6 (2 eggs) Pleasant Cold but & gloomy, mostwind. unspringlike weather. The concert came off tonight &Mrs. Laura Th 7 (7 eggs) Fine cold cool high Laura & I walked the store. Imorning called to see Ches 8 with The girls went toto church in the and Ethel stayed �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY May 9 (5 eggs) 1892 Beautiful day much warmer. 16) Laura, Eva & I evening. 10 Warm & cloudy. washing. Ethel stayed to help me with the I was very tired after finishing. went out for a 11 Wet 12 Beautiful day. G & I troll. day. We caught a lot of water. The children had a little party. and I went to Theobald's & got some milk. Laura Laura went home with her sisters after the practice. 13 (3 eggs) Very warm. Mother and Nelly & Clara came to make us a farewell visit. the afternoon. 14 (4 eggs) George has commenced night watching at the mill at last. A nice day. Thoms came. The girls stayed home in Louisa Gall & Connie & Mr. Hendron came for his trees. Thom came to stay a few days. Lodge tonight. Ruth Ada George only stayed at the mill till midnight. 15 (8 eggs) Wet miserable Sunday. George & Ethel & Nelly went to church this evening. 16 (4 eggs) A cool fine day. I washed. tonight. George went to it as he does not have to watch at the mill for a few nights. him and stayed over night. Vestry meeting Mr. Lloyd came home with He took �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1892 17) May 17 (6 eggs) Warm & Spring-like. George took measurements for shingle-mill. I got a letter from cousin Janey (?) and George one from Alfred Hay. 18 (9 eggs) Very warm. George, Ada & I went to tea at Forrests. 19 (5 eggs) Blowing a gale from the S. turned wet. Mrs. Vincent called & Ada went back with them. Mrs. & George heard from Mr. Hay. 20 (5 eggs) Wet day turned quite cold. visitors came. 21 (8 None of our expected I received letter from Connie. eggs) Still gloomy and cold. George went to Falkenburg and decided to go to Meaford next Tuesday week. He had to come home in the afternoon to go on at the shingle mill tonight. 22 (5 eggs) tea. Showery & cold. Louie Thoms came after I stayed home & the rest went to church. decided to have a pic-nic on the 23 (6 eggs) Still gloomy. morning They 24th. Lucy came and we began packing. Feel pretty tired tonight. 24 (4 eggs) Queen's birthday rose bright & fine but as usual clouded up & rained in the afternoon. pic-nic seeing We went to the but had to go in the hall. however we all our friends. we shall be at here. enjoyed As it is probably the last pic-nic George is at the mill tonight. service. Ethe �Grandmother's Diary May 25 (5 eggs) Turned cloudy. 1892 18) George walked to Bracebridge early this morning Nelly & Charlie at Forrests. We are getting on well with packing. 25 Heavy shower this morning but cleared out (5 eggs). and I went to church this evening. 27 (5 eggs) Gloomy & cold. Lucy went home as we have finished about all the packing that we can do without George. G. came home in the afternoon train and has gone to the mill again tonight. spring all through. 28 This has been a miserable cold We expect to move next Wednesday. (10 eggs) Lovely day. George sold the canoe to Mr. Marsh & rented the house to G. McEntyre. I called at Chester's are all very kind and seem sorry to lose us. evening & I went to church alone. 30 (7 eggs) Father & Lucy came & G drew two loads to Utterson. Nellie & I called at Laddells. Warm day. Miss Hay & Nelly came to P.S. George went to get Mr. Thoms to draw the furniture. 31 Hot. Mr. Thoms & G. busy all day & also Nelly & I doing the last packing. sultry weather. The children staid the night at Chesters' & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June 1st Very sultry. 1892 19) We took leave of Port Sydney & all our friends there and are this evening at Falkenburg where it is very hot & uncomfortable. 2 A wet day but turned cold in evening. We finished arranging with Mr. Hay and started for Barrie where we stayed the night. 3 Cool & cloudy. We came on to Thornbury but found no Mr. Hay so George went to fetch him. as Mr. Hay had no accommodation. G. came back We all slept in one room and had no very clean room at that. 4 was brought to the house which (though a good one) is in a terrible mess which we could not do much to remedy 5 today. A warm showery day. George walked to Uncle Willies. We are staying with the Hays till Monday. 6 We moved over here & commenced to bring order out of chaos. We cleaned the upstairs & put beds up. We got some baker's bread & Mrs. Tucker gave us milk. We got Hay's bill. 7 A fine day. Cool & rather dull. The mud is nearly all dried up. Nelly & I cleaned the kitchen. the evening. Like rain. George pruned some trees �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June 8 1892 A fine morning but a thunder storm came on in afternoon which has made everything muddy again. washed. 9 20) Nelly & I George went to see about a cow but it was sold Fine day but foggy morn. Nelly & I arranged the sitting room & George walked to Meaford and posted the Lodge book. He bought a cow from Mr. Carnahan near Uncle Willie's. I wrote to Mr. Hay for George. 10 Fine & hot. Charlie went to Thornbury with Mr. Noble who brought our goods from Mr. Hay. & ironed. We cleaned the cellar George planted some potatoes & went to see Mr. Lamb. 11 Hot again. We cleaned the dining-room which is the last room & now there are only odds & ends to do. unpacked without a breakage. The crockery George put in some garden seeds & cut some black knot. 12 Sunday. Very hot & a tremendous wind. We were at home all day but none of Uncle Willie's people came. It is nice to have a rest-day. 13 Still hot 4 windy but it is cooler after the thunder storm this evening. I planted some flower-seeds in boxes & George put in some seeds. 14 Much cooler & high wind. George went to Bell's after tea Nelly & I washed. Uncle & Aunt came this afternoon & we were very glad to see them. George went to see Bell's team. tonight & got cheque for cow. He heard from Mr. Hay �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June 15 (Note across entry: 1892 21) House at Port Sydney let to G. McEntyre from this date) A nice day George went to Meaford & brought home a cow, but we have to keep her in the stable at first. & 15 We finished washing ironed. Beautiful weather now. work: did11/4days. George began Mr. Hay's road We are not troubled with mosquitoes here. 17 Heavy rain last night, foggy morning but fine afternoon. Cousin's Frank, Mary & Kate came & stayed to tea. George started road-work but left off for the 18 Saturday foggy & wet. road-work. 19 George put in1/2day at Mr. White brought a churn for us to try. A wet Sunday, muddy & very dull staying in all day. Mr. E. Hay came. Our cow is a good deal of bother as she is not contented alone. 20 rain Fine breezy day. Foggy even. Nelly & I washed blankets. George saw Mr. Hay on business and drove to Clarksburg with Mr. White. has gone. He is over at A. Hay's this even. Cloudy & foggy again. E. Hay This is a terrible place for fog. 21 Hotmorning, turned wet. G. went to see A. Hay before he went away & then went to Meaford & got cheque from A. Paxon and st �GRANDMOTHER'5 DIARY June 22 1892 Fine breezy day but turned wet at night. 22) George went to see Mr. White & Mr. Noble & commenced hoeing corn. Mrs. Bell & Mrs. J. Noble called. I went to see Mrs. Hay who thinks she will not go away with her husband. 23 Cloudy noon but nice afternoon. G. doing roadwork. 24 Beautiful day. We washed & churned. George bought 2 pigs from Bells. Mr. White is here harrowing. went to Meaford with Mrs. Hay. Nelly G. did some mowing for Mrs. Hay. 25 Fine cold day. breaking in. We begin to be troubled with cattle Mr. White was here harrowing this morning. George went to Meaford & posted Jones's & Mr. Varney's (?) Insurance papers. Mr. Blanchard brought our goods from Thornbury. 26 Fine Sunday but none of us got to Church. Mrs. Hay called. It turned wet at night. 27 High E. wind & rain stopped work. 28 High W. wind & cool. morning. George was at road work this Mr. White came to cultivate corn this afternoon. I went to Hay's & borrowed butter-bowl & pan. again & so much wind. 29 Like rain Georae wrote to Arthur Paxon. Fine morn but turned showery. I washed. Nelly went to Meaford with Mrs. Hay & went into Uncle Willie's & had dinner. Mr. White here cultivating all day. Mr. Clarke came to set work. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 30 Cool high wind. 1892 Mr. A. Hay is back. Mr. White here today cultivating and his son harrowing. here hoeing all day. hoed corn. July 1 23) Mr. Hares was George planted some peas and Last day of school. Nelly & Charlie went to Meaford. Mr. White was cultivatin all day. 2 Fine morning but wet evening. Mr. White cultivating with A. Hay and got letters from Mother & A. Thom. George fenced in part of the gully for the cow. 3. A wet Sunday as usual & a very dull 4. Nice day. Mr. White here harrowing. to board tomorrow. one. Hired man is coming George went to Thornbury with A. Hay. I called at Bell's. 5 Mr. Clark came here to hire & was harrowing all day. G & I went over to Mrs. Hay's & filled a straw tick. A. Hay has gone again. Mr. White mowed this afternoon It has been a beautiful day & his son was hoeing all day. for the pic-nic. 6 Hot day. Mr. Clarke was cultivating & harrowing. Went home this evening. 9 o'clock. Mr. White was mowing since George went to Meaford after tea. Nelly got some strawberries 7. Another hot day. Mr. Clarke's nephew came to board here while he is hoeing A. Hays corn. Clarke mowed in the orchard & this even George & he went to Thornbury to get a horse-rake. They did not get back till after 12. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July 8 Hot. 1892 George raked some hay up with the horse-rake & Clarke mowed after the machine over at Hay's. was weeding. 9 24) Adam White scuffling. Still hot & good hay weather. George sent off a letter to Mr. Hay. He & Clarke were putting up hay & boy raking. Clarke went home tonight - Blanchard brought home a cultivator. 10 A hot day. None of us at Church. George & I went to Mrs. Hays. 11 Mr. Tucker called. Hay's cow calved. Clarke came back & he & George and W. Blanchard drewin hay & in the afternoon old Blanchard helped. went home at night. 12 Clarke Very hot & like a thunder storm. Still hot but like thunder in even. George & the Blanchards drew in the rest of the hay this evening & after dinner G. went to Meaford. I got letter from Constance & Nelly from Ethel. 13 Cooler but no rain & no water to wash. back & scuffled corn. hay. Mr. Clarke came G. & Blanchard got in one load of George was at road work this afternoon. Aunt Annie & Mrs. Albert came & spent the afternoon & Mrs. & Miss McVetie called. 14 Hot & fine. Mr. White was here mowing. Mr Clarke raked over by Hay's house & after dinner he & George hoed beans. Mr. & Mrs. Fairlie called. George went to see Mr. & McVitie. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July 15 George is poorly today. 1892 25) He & Clark put wire on the line fence this morn & this afternoon. Clarke hoed tilla thunder storm came on & after tea cleaned the barn floors. Cool & windy tonight. 16 We picked a few black currants. G. went to see Dr. Kent for the 1st time. Bright & cool. Mr. Clarke cleaned the cistern & hoed after tea. George sent to Thornbury with Mr. Blanchard . A. Hay came home again. 17 Beautiful day. Stayed at home as usual. dullnot going to church. 18 A. Hay & Mr. Tucker called. Like rain but cleared off & Blanchard & Clarke drew in 4 loads of hay while George raked. in morn. money. 19 It is very Clarke hoed corn Nelly walked to Meaford & posted Insurance She got letter from E. Hay. Like rain tonight. Drizzly in the morn but high wind blew clouds away. The children got11/2qts. raspberries. mowed for Hay today. G. was hoeing. Cooler. Mr. Clarke I went over to Hay's & Tucker's after tea & took Eva. 20 Hot & windy. George poorly with bad headache. Clarke took cow to Bolesey. He & Clarke mowed & raked for S. Hay. 21 Very hot. George not well, unable to work. came this afternoon to mow across the gully. Byres Clarke raked at Hay's this morn & this afternoon Blanchard & Clarke drew it in. We picked some black currants & I preserved 2 jars cherries. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July 22 1892 26) Hot. Clarke was working for A. Hay & young Byres mowed this morning. George went to Thornbury this afternoon to get Lucy's money but was unable to do so. 23 Hot. Clarke left us to work at Hays corn. Byres mowed the orchard & helped with the drawing in after dinner but they did not get all the hay in and we had a heavy thunder storm at night. letters from Mother. 24 25 Still hot. Nelly went to Meaford & got Louie & Mr. Kay & Ethel. No one at church. A. Hay called. Very hot but cooler after the violent storm this evening. They got in 2 loads of hay. Byres here all day and Clarke & 2 boys boarding here. 26 Hot & like thunder. Clarke & 2 boys are working for A. Kay & boarding here. G. went to Thornbury and got money for cheque. 27 Hot, but it came up a severe thunder storm in evening. Clarke & boys are not boarding here now. orchard. G. mowing in Mrs. Tucker called & Nelly went to Mrs. Hay's. A terrific storm of wind rain & thunder came up in the evening. 28 Fine. Blowing most the fences down. George busy all day putting up fences. Very hot still 29 A wet day turned much cooler. George very poorly. He paid Mr. White. 30 Fine & cooler. to Meaford. George Charlie went in Clarke's buggy I went over to Hays after tea. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July 31 Aug. 1 27) A nice day. But it is so dull never going to church. Fine morn but wet afternoon. The Blanchards mowed till the rain & then went to Meaford. 2 1892 Fine. Clarke & 2 boys hoeing. George walked to Meaford & got letter from Lucy & posted letters with her money. Blanchards were mowing in stump field & Clarke & his boy hoed for us after dinner. 3 Hot with high wind & rain threatening. to work. George not able Blanchard & the Clarke's drew in 2 loads of hay. 4 with his legs. He went over to Mrs. Hay's & got some potatoes. 5 Fine morn, but turned wet. A. Hay came home. Nelly & Charlie walked to Meaford & Frank drove them home in the rain. 6 7 I got a letter from Mother. Cool & windy. But her. George went to Thornbury with Blanchard she was not. They drove out to see us & did not bring Keeps hot. 8 Miss Byres called and while they were here Frank & mother came from Meaford. at night. 9 Sultry and violent thunder storms George got up & came down stairs. Not much cooler but fine. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1892 28) Aug. 10 Rain last night & today. Meaford & got letters & saw creamery. We washed. He took cow to Boles' again. 11 Wet day, turned cooler. 12 Bright & cool. G. Turned over a bit of hay. 13 George walked to Meaford and came home tired out. Blanchard drew in the last hay for us. 14 Sunday, pleasant. G. went to Tucker's & mother & Nelly called at Hays. 15 We washed. Hotter. Blanchards plowing (?) again. George hoed turnips. 16 Hot. Nelly went to Meaford with Mrs. mowing 17 Charlie started to school. Hay. G. (?) - wrote to Mr. Kay about money. cultivating "all day. Mr. Clarke was We got about J- bus. potatoes- fromAug A. 18 Kay. hot. by Grandma's mother] [Next entries - SepStill 5 written 18 Sultry. Churned soft butter. G. walked to Thornbury. Windy evening & warm. 19 Much cooler happily for Minnie was sick all day, Dr. came at 3 p.m. baby born at 5 p.m., a fine rosy girl, had a tolerable good night, both doing well. 20 Cool, Nellie & I did Saturdays 21 Sunday at home, M & baby progressing satisfactorily. M has sore breasts, work. baby good & Mrs. Hay called, nice cool day, none of the Gibson's came, baby sleeps well. George went to �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY August 22 1892 29) M. improving which we are thankful for, I wrote to Lizzie, Mr. & Mrs. Thos Gibson, George helping Mr. Hay with the pease. 23 Cool & fine. G. went to Meaford with Mr. Blanchard. Got peck potatoes from A. Hay. evening. 24 G. got home in the Brought me two letters. Got letter from Mr. Hay. Hot again. Mr. Clark here to dinner & tea, sultry evening, little rain. 25 Wet morning, churned & ironed. M & I wrote to Mrs. D. Coldwell, wet afternoon, baby sleeps well. 25 Fine, Mr. Clark here dinner and tea. showery afternoon. G. went to Thornbury 27 Fine, Mr. Clark here dinner & tea, Nellie went to Meaford, got letters from Port Sydney. 29 Fine. George helping Mr. Hay all day. baby wakeful and cross, windy evening. afternoon G. working for Mr. Hay till four p.m., cooler. 31 Cold and showery day, washed clothes, charlie got peck potatoes from Mr. Hay. Sept. 1 Fine & cool. George working at Mr. Hays all day. Mr. Clark here two meals, preserved two jars crabs 2 Very warm, G. at home picked harvest apples, Mr. Hay brought baskets for plums. 3 Fine, hot, G. helping Mr. Hay all day. Nellie walked to Meaford got letter from Mrs. Forrest, four for me and papers, baby good, Eva had night croup. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 4 Sunday. hot like rain. G and 5 5 Wet 1892 30) M had a walk, baby restless. morning and cool, mopped bedroom. M made marmalade. Cold & damp (Minnie resumes writing) George & Charlie picked plums for Mr. Hay. sleeps well today. Mother & N. washed. She has good nights. Baby A. Kay took plums & apples to Thornbury. 7 George working all day for A. Hay. Fine. Ironed & churned Creamery man called. 3 Beautiful day. George working for A. Kay 7 hours. Aunt Annie came & took mother away; Eva shall miss her. 9 Fine G. at Hay's half a day. plums. 10 Bagman came I picked 2 baskets of... (?) George working at A. Hays. Got no mail this week. G. went to Thornbury & sold 2 baskets of plums 11 Fine Sunday George walked to Uncle Willies & took mother her money. 12 Nelly & I called at Tuckers. George picked 2 baskets of plums. Wet day. I preserved We washed but I don't know when the clothes plums. 13 Still wet. will dry. 14 Turned cold & still miserably wet. over. G. picked up 2 baskets of plums & there are lots of apples down. 15 Clothes blown all Blanchard came. Picked a lot of plums they are getting too ripe. and cool. Fine �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 16 George walked to Meaford. plums to ship. 1892 31 A. Hay took 6 baskets of G. stooked up some oats. We are busy preserving plums. 17 Lovely day. Picking plums. Sent 5 baskets to sell with Mr. Blanchard. $1.35 a bus. (bushell) 13 Fine cool Sunday. George, Charlie & I took a walk past Hays. 19 Cold wind but fine. Finished picking plums & sent off 6 baskets for Hays besides 5 more to divide. 20 Fine but cold wind. of Hay's plums. 21 Warm & still. We washed. Sent off the rest George working at Hays in the afternoon. George picked some apples. It is very dull here; we seldom see anybody or go anywhere. 22 George poorly with sick headache. 23 Still sultry. Fair at Meaford. of plums to Uncle Willie. Like rain. Sultry like thunder. We sent in a basket I went to McVeties and stayed to tea. 24 George walked to Meaford but did not get much mail. Posted letter to E. Hay. 25 Fine morning but thunder storm in afternoon cooled the air. Ferguson's barn was struck by lightning and burn to the ground. 26 High cold wind. 27 I had a bad toothache. Very high wind but warmer. Tooth still bad all day. We washed the white clothes. George walked to Thornbury to post letter to A. Ladell. He has gone to Tuckers tonight. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 28 & 29 1892 George is digging Mr. Hays potatoes. 32 Fine & for a wonder not much wind. 30 George & Charlie cutting sunflowers. High warm wind, like rain tonight. Oct. 1st Got letters from Mother & money from Mr Hay. Nelly went to Meaford. 2 Sunday cool & like rain at night. walk towards Thornbury. 3 G. & I took a A. Hay called in evening. High wind, rain at night - George is helping A. Hay Measure the summer fallow. 4 Cold & wet. A. Hay went to Allan Park. G. cut a little corn. 5 The first snow of the season came indashes all day with a bitter cold wind. 6 A high wind but warmer. We washed. George & C. were cutting corn all day. 7 G. & C. cutting corn. After noon W. Elanchard drew it in to the stoop. 8 Wet day. Mild. George went with W. Tucker in the morn to have a hunt & after noon to Meaford & got letter from Ethel & cheque from Relief for $7 9 Sunday. Fine & cool. & stayed to tea. Uncle Willie & his cousin came Frost. 10 Warmer & like rain. G. husking corn. 11 Charlie's birthday. Fine. G. husking corn. Willie Tucker was here. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 12 Nice day. George cutting corn. 1892 33 Nelly got some tomatoes from Mrs. Hay. 13 Indian summer weather. G. finished cutting corn. I went to call on Mrs. Byres but found her away. 14 Still fine. G. walked to Meaford and got a letter and book for Charlie. 15 Got in rest of corn. oatmeal. 16 17- W. Blanchard drew in some corn. Got a bag of flour & some Rain. Sunday. Cold & gloomy. A. Hay back. I washed white clothes. 13 Warm day. Eva got cold. 19 Colder with high wind. 20 Cold & fine. 21 Cold wind. 22 High wind but mild. rain. 23 A dull wet Sunday. 24 Wet and miserable. 25 Ditto 26 Still ditto G. & C. are busy picking apples. They finished picking fall apples. I took up carpet. No one went for mail today. G. Helping measure summer fallow I washed Blanchards did not go but Willie went to Thornbury & got stove piping. 27 Blanchards started for home. Fine. George went to Meaford and got mail & zinc. 28 High wind wet night. We got the stove up. 29 A horrible wet, windy day. we could not go to Meaford. most detestible weather, �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1892 34 Boxes No. 12 Crocks, 3 Books 1 Clothing 8 Bedding, baking & washing utensils etc. blankets 2 31 Books, b o l s t e r s , 4 Winter clothes 5 Clothese not needed. 9 Sheets, p . Nov. 4 cases, Hat-box Quilts flat, irons, S t i l l wet & d r i v i n g snow, came today. 5 Desk, colder. Edward Hay and Buddy He has nothing satisfactory to arrange. George & the Hays picked the winter apples . Hays in the even. 6 Sunday. 7 Mr. Turned Milder & xxxx muddy. E . Hay went away. White took 4 bbs of applies to Thornbury and George High wind & f r o z e n up. flour. G. walked to Meaford and got letter from McEntyre enclosing r e n t . 9 I washed. & me 10 G. went to cold. went with him & got 2 bags of 8 blankets . He got some b e e f . Aunt Annie came & took the two l i t t l e home. very Thanksgiving day. ones muddy. A fall of snow last n i g h t . I went to church with Mary & Nelly & enjoyed the s e r v i c e. Came back to dinner of roast goose which George came Just in time f o r . The l i t t l e music in the evening. ones are very good. We had some �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nove. 11 Cold wind. I892 35 Mary drove me into Meaford in the morn and Aunt brought us home after dinner. The roads are abominable & the ride was unpleasant. 12 Saturday. Snowy. George unroofed the log shed. 13 Another dull Sunday. Rain last night took away snow & made it very muddy again. I white-washed the dining-room. 15 Finished room. 16 We washed & the sun shone out for an hour or two and set fair. Warm & damp. George walked to Thornbury & got Charlie a pair of boots. came home very tired. 17 More rain last night & high warm wind this even. We have had cloudy skies, rain & snow & wind almost without intermission for a month. I hope a change will come soon. 18 & 19 Colder with snow. No mail this week. 20 Sunday. About 4 inches of snow. 21 Cold high wind. 22 Sharp frost & snowy. 1 to Louie for him. 23 George is building a hen-house. G. working at hen-house. I wrote These days are terribly monotonous. We moved stove into the dining-room. Washed & George walked to Meaford in the snow. Letters from Mother, Mrs. Clarke & Lizzie Coldwell. 24 Snow enough for sleighing. died. Baked & churned. Mr. Dodd �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nov. 25 Got a bag of peas from Bell. 26 Keeps cloudy & dull every day. 27 Advent Sunday. 28 Charlie got some peas from A. 36 Snow is staying. Chilly & dull. come from Falkenburg. Dec. 1892 Hay. Goods did not Pleasant mild day. 29 Willie Tucker came to see George. Charlie got oatmeal. 1 Nelly & Charlie walked to Meaford. Got bill from Hay. 2 I took baby to Hays. 3,4 5 Sunday. Cold & Snowy. He brought me a letter from Annie & one from Walter Brymer. Nice day. G. went again for cow & found her. Uncle Willie's. 7 The cow strayed away. George went to Meaford to look for cow but did not get her. 6 Thawing. Rainy day. He had dinner at I washed. Fine morn but stormy afternoon driving rain. came and killed the 9 Snow nearly 10 Sunny afternoon. McVettie pigs. gone. but cold howling wind blowing George went to Meaford & Mr. Byres brought box & bag of salt for the pork. G. got letters from Mr. Hay and Louie Paxon. 11 A cold miserable Sunday. Indoors all day. 12 There is a little snow for sleighing again. started to school. 15 George went to Ferguson's & Tuckers. 16 Hays killed their pigs. Weather pleasant. Charlie �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Dec. 17 Saturday. 1982 37 George went to Meaford & got letters from Cousin Jane & Ada Thoms & Cheque from A. Paxon. Nellie got a volume of Sunshine from Eng. 18 Another stormy Sunday indoors all day. 19 Baby is 4 months old. 20 We washed. 21 Spelling match at the school. I made Xmas cake & pudding. Very cold & windy Charlie is there this evening. 22 & 23 24 George & I went. Mr. Whitfield came today. Very stormy & lots of snow Cleared up a little in afternoon & George went to Meaford & got two Christmas papers & budgett of letters (I got a pound from Connie) and cards. 25 Piercing cold. The stormiest, coldest Xmas I remember. The snow is very deep and drifted. We have to den up this weather. 26 A little improvement in the weather. G. sawing wood 27 A nice day. 28 We are having a few nice days & good roads. Nelly walked to Meaford Mr White came & drew some wood from the barn & Mrs. W. came in for a while. 29 & 30 George sawed some wood at the woods. He has hurt himself lifting blocks and is afraid of rupture. 31 Charlie took the saw to Fergusson's. George went to Meaford & got letter from Mr. Thoms & parcel from Lucy in Toronto. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY January 1, 1893 Sunday. 1893 38 Stormy again & shut in as usual. 2 Storming & drifted deep snow. 6 Snows every day. 7 George went to Meaford with Mr. Hay & got Nelly letters George Election day. cutting wood at the woods. from England. March 8 Cold & snowy. 9 A regular blizzard this afternoon 4 10 It has been a terribly stormy & dull winter and there This has been a very fine week and the snow is about half gone. George has Been busy looking for a team. Charlie has a bad cough & cold. 15 Very cold again. Eva & baby poorly with colds. 16 Connie's birthday. 17 Nice day. Rev. Mr. Caswell called to see us. a bad cold. Mr. Latornell called. G. has 22 George's 40th birthday. He went to Dinsmore's sale. 23 Mild high wind which is thawing rapidly. April 2 3 Easter Sunday. G. went to Tuckers. Very warm, thawing fast. Mr. Hay is expected today. Snow nearly gone. Mrs. Fergusson & children came. Ada Thoms' wedding day. 4 E. Hay & George went and bought a team. Very high wind. 5 G. went to bring Taylor & arranged with L has �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 6 1893 39 G. went to see Mr. Vickars & he came late at night 7 George walked to Meaford. Icy and cold wind. 8 High soft wind but turned cold, fine. 10 Lovely mild day drying up n i c e l y . 11 Nice d a y . I washed. George went to Meaford & I went as far as Uncle W's 12 High S . wind. not come. buggy 13 G. walked to Thornbury but the harness had Roads getting nice and d r y . offered him for Blowing bard, $10 turned c o l d . G. had a I wish we could get it. I cleaned a room, the t h i r d . W i l l i e Tucker helped G to weigh some hay. 14 A . Hay went to Thornbury. No harness 17 Gloomy raw day . yet. White here sawing. Nothing can be done yet with horses for want of h a r n e s s . G. is going to Thornbury to see i f Draft of letter on following sheet: Since w r i t i n g to you Mr. Arthur L a d e l l who holds the mortgage on my house in P t . the I n t e r e s t paid Sydney has c a l l e d h i s money i n . this summer to get in arrears & expected to have it xx at Christmas not coming to hand, As it is simply time but owing to some money I expected I have not been able to do so. impossible for me at the present time to pay the Principle & I n t e r e s t : Principle & Intst for amount to I had allowed I s h a l l have to lose the place. The on the 14th of March when the money is called Princ. worth more than t h i s . $250 x s I think the place is certainly I f you think the place is worth any more than this to you and you l i k e to make xxx me an offer for i t . I should �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1893 40 Draft of letter: Mr. Dodd held a note of mine for $100 which I think falls due about the 15th of the month. Would you kindly let me renew the note till the 1st of July as I am sorry to say Icannotpaytheprincipletillthen.Iwillpostyouthe$8interest next week. and wish to assure you of our kind sympathy. I should like to have seen Mr. Dodd before leaving Port Sydney but we left rather hurriedly at the last & I was night-watching at the mill at the time. May 7 Commenced seeding. Rodgers came. 8 G. & I went to Meaford and sent off deed of house. 9 Uncle & Aunt came & had tea. 10 They are getting on well with seeding - like rain. Hot weather. We were very �GRANDFATHER'S DIARY 4l) The diary of Mary (Minnie) Coldwell Butcher July 20, 1893. Mrs. Ed. Hay & girls went home today. Splendid hay weather. July 21. George, Eva and I drove to Meaford & I brought various things. July 22. shower. Hot. Excursion to Orillia to see boat-race. Thunder George went to Thornbury and got 2 bags of flour & one of oatmeal. 24 Warm. I washed. Willie Byers commenced cutting hay here, picked first green pear. 25 Very hot and windy, busy making and mowing hay. 26 Byers here in forenoon. Freddie home. Afternoon G. & I went to I went ... 27 for butter. Byers H stacking Nice & cool. Mary && Kate Gibsonhere walked here &hay. took Fred home in the evening. 28 Men here drawing in today, rain came before they quite finished. 29 Fine & windy. Byers here & they finished up the hay. does hot, not stand the all workday. well. 30 G. Sunday. at home Meaford �Grandmother's July 31 Cobler, Diary 1893 42) George & Charlie went to Meaford and got letters from Surbiton. We are afraid Miss Terry is not coming. Aug 1 Lovely day. G. put p. green He went to see Mr. 2 (Paris green?) on potatoes. in evening. Nice day but too dry. ... G. went to Tom Lat went to Thornbury and got chop ... went to tea at Jamieson's. Dry & smoky. W. Byers sawing wood. 5 George went to Thornbury and got wagon fixed. to Meaford, no mail. Heavy thunder shower did much good. 6 Sunday turned quite cold & 7 Beautiful clear day. house. 8 Hot. Nelly walked windy. G. went to G. put the cow in the bush behind I feel poorly today. Nelly went to Byers & found Mrs. B. very ill. went to see La about cutting the grain. George The two Bobs girls called. 9 Hot. We washed. G. drew some hay for A. Hay. Meaford & I rode as far as Laturnels with him. G. went to Heard from Miss Terry. 10 Hot & dry, grass all parched • up. 11 Nelly and Charlie went to spend the day at Gibsons. Hot & smoky but nice shower in the evening. 12 They stayed all night and came home in the morning. drove to Meaford but got nothing. G. �Aug 13 14 Cool sunday again. Lovely clear day. At home all day. George & I drove to Meaford and he met Miss Terry starting to walk out here. I stayed at Uncles till they came past. 15 Miss Terry tired with her long journey. (G. Latornell pulling peas. 16 Sultry & like rain. Miss T. helped me to wash. Latornell pulling peas and Nobles cutting peas & oats1/2day. 17 Unsettled weather. George drove Miss Terry to Meaford. She & Nelly went for walk in evening. 18 Like rain. Miss Terry & I called at Tuckers. came here in the 19 Cool day. Ed. Hay evening. George went to Thornbury and bought binder twine. In afternoon he & Ed. Hay drew in the peas. 19 Nice cool day. Miss Terry & Nelly went for a walk. & Mrs. Tucker came to tea. 20 Fine. Hay bros. were over for a while. G. drove his sister-in-law to Meaford to get her ticket as she starts tomorrow for Slayton working here this afternoon. 21 Mr. (3 Latornells Got book from Connie for Eva. We got up early & George saw Miss Terry off on the stage I washed. 23 Hot. Nelly has bad headache. Eva's birthday she got a book and a fan 24th Very hot & like rain. men. Busy harvesting & cooking for I went over to Hays in the evening. 25th NoGood rain but blew a little cooler. harvest weather. Mother's birthday. 3 Lat �Aug 26 Saturday. drawing grain. Cloudy but hot men still here cutting & I walked to Meaford and had tea at Uncles, Saw an excursion from Parry Sound. I got a letter from Laura Thoms & 2 from Miss Terry. for George & me. expect we shall hear again soon from her. I She is very kind and would like to help us. Aug 27 Cloudy. Another Sunday at home. How long before we are able to go to Church again I wonder. Aug 28 A wet day men had to go home. G. poorly George glad of the rest. 29 Quite cold but turned bright - busy harvesting. 30 Cool & fine. Busy carrying in, in afternoon & finished cutting. 31 Lovely clear day, carrying grain all day. 2 men here. We are not troubled with near so many house flies this year as usual. Sept. 1 2 Drawing In. Turned cold & wet. Cold, day high wind, George went to Clarksburg & Nelly went to Meaford but got no letters. 3 Cool. Mr. & Mrs. Allman 4 Sultry again. came & stayed tea. Drawing in all day. Nelly & Eva went to Allmans. 5 Like rain but turned cool. Finished harvest. G. went to Meaford & unloaded car of lumber, got back late. 6 George drew lumber to Hay and went to M. for another load 7. Muddy. G. went for load of lumber in forenoon. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept 8 9 George got load of lumber. came in morn. Lovely day. 1893 ...45 Aunt Annie & Lizzie & Roy G. brought 2 loads lumber. Bells. No letter. I went to Meaford ft rode with 10 Sunday. G. & I went to Bob Latornalls. 11 I wrote to Lucy. 12 I washed. Nice weather but so dry. G. brought 1 load lumber. A. Hay got a few apples. G. had letter from Mrs. Lefroy. 13 GeorgewenttoLamb'sthreshing.Hot. G. got 2 loads lumber. 14 very tired. 15 George went for rest of lumber. 16 Equinoxial gales begun. cold night. 17 Bright but cold wind. 18 Warm & smoky again. A. Hay. Cold Mrs. Hay called. Warm rain & high wind, miserable Sunday G. got peas from Bell & drew beans for 19 I washed. Mrs. Byres came. George went to Meaford and got letters from Miss Terry, Janey & Lucy. 20 (nothing) 21 Nelly & Charlie put cow in back pasture & had a bother with her. George went to see Mr. Allman ft to Meaford posted letters to Mr. Lefroy, W. Hay, Mrs. Paxon. 22 Last night was wet but it came out bright. G. got some flour at Nobles & heard that the machine will not be here for about a fortnight, G. cutting wood. Clarksburg fair. 23 Turned colder. 24 Harvest Festival Sunday. Nice day, turned like rain. Meaford for lumber. 26 Kept cold. G. drew 2 loads of posts. 25 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 27 28 29 30 Oct. 1 2 1893 ...46 George drew the last of the lumber & heard from Ed. Hay. we leave here at the end of Oct. I walked to Meaford & posted letters to Grandpa mother & had tea at Uncle's. Georere brought a load from Thornbury for Hays. Stormy night. We get very little rain ft the roads are good. up horses. He worked at Hays with Noble. Like rain. Nice day. Slick G. gave G. going to Meaford. We stayed at home. Noble ft G. moving straw stack. 3 Fine but rain at night. They are still at the straw. Nelly went to Meaford ft got something for threshing. 4 Wet morning. 5 Lovely warm day. The trees are all in autumn foliage now. W. Byers ft George are moving straw. Old Mrs. Noble died last night. Meaford fair. Nelly went with Byers. 5 Windy & came up stormy. Mrs. Noble's funeral. went to Meaford & got me a letter from Lizzie. 7 Wet morning & colder. G. went to Meaford ft got a letter from Clarke containing a draft for $100. Hope to goto P.S. before next month. 8 Sunday, nice day. 9 & Not working today. S. Hay took pigs home. George Busy. Cooking for threshing but we head they would not come till Wednesday. Got book ft letters for Charllie. 10 I washed. Beautiful day. Jamieson girls called. Machine came tonight. 11 Charlie's birthday. A busy day threshing. got done at 5 Ada Byers helped us. Warm & summerlike. 12 Rather like rain. G. at Nobles threshing. Turned hot. I walked to Meaford & got Lucy's money & bought some clothes for Nelly. 13 Commenced dress-making. Rain at night. G. at Tuckers. Windy but cooler. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 14 Wet 1893 ...47 cold & windy rain all day. 15 Cold wind & the first snow fell. 16 Busy dressmaking. Fine & cool. G. went to Meaford got letters from Mrs. Thoms & Mr. Lefroy with Nelly's money. 17 Washed. 13 Mrs. Roble & Miss Lindsay came to tea. Warm & pleasant. G. went to Meaford. Heard from Petmen. (?) 19 Nice day. Mrs. Hay called. G. went to Thornbury. (Sewing for Nelly and packing) 20 Busy packing. 21 Lovely cool day. Packing. George went to Meaford and got cloth but no letter from Petm. 22 Sunday. Fine. I went to Hays & Tuckers. moonlight night. 23 Nice day. Staid in all day. & Uncle & Aunt and Ethel came to tea. Like a storm but it passed off. Weather keeps beautiful & warm. Meaford. Turned cloudy. Lovely G. & I walked to 24 Busy finishing up packing 3 loads went to the station. Weather changed to cold with dashes of rain. Cannot get Petman's house. 25 Cold & cloudy but cleared out. Mr. Bell took last load and Frank fetched us here to stay all night. 26 We started off in the morning and duly arrived. George & C. at F.S. and the children and I at Father's. Cold & gloomy with a dash of snow. 27 Still raw but milder. Charlie came out to tell me that there is some difficulty about getting Paton's (?) house & I do not know where we will live. 23 Father went to P.S. to see about drawing some of the things. He brought a barrel of apples. Furniture stored at Utterson till the house is ready. Mr. Smith away. 29 Gloomy & cold,1/2inch of snow. went to S.S. G. did not come. 30 31 Some of the girls Bright fine day. Lucy is going to Huntsville. Good day for still hunt. G. came in evening. He stayed over-night George went to Huntsville intending to go by train to P.S. and see Mr. Smith in evening. Gloomy. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1893 ...48 Nov. 1st Mild & cloudy. Mr. Smith went past but I got no message from George. I hope he has got the house. This long delay is a nuisance. 2 Nice day. at Hares. Father is drawing turnips. Evan and I called Rain at night. No word of George. 3 Baby was poorly with cough last night. Cooler since rain. I have been here over a week & I hope we can get into a house soon. 4 Nice cool day. Charlie went to Pt. Sydney. Herbert came. Charlie came back. House not commenced yet. 5 Sunday mild. We went to church. in afternoon and heard Mr. Lower. George came after church. 6 home some clothes. House to be commenced tomorrow. It seemed nice to see Pt. Sydney again. 7 Fine & warm. I did some washing and cut out my dress. I must do what sewing I can here for I will be busy enough when we move to the house at Pt. Sydney. Herbert went away. 3 Still fine. 9 Fine. Charlie went to P.S. Washing day. Ethel Mr. & Mrs. Bray came even. 10 Nice morning. did not come. I expect George to come for us today. 11 Still fine. to Hville. 12 Cool & Cloudy. Father's horse is sick. Herbert went home yesterday & took Ethel. G. came today and took me and the children to Jonese's in the boat. 13 We stayed at Jones again tonight. in afternoon & Nelly came. Herbert came but G. did not. He Lucy went We worked at the houses 14CommmencedtogetmilkfromJonese's.Wemovedinhere today & were busy & unpack sick. G. P. H 15 Snow 8got in letter deep cleaning & from stillLouie coming. G hunt. Got nothing. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nov. 16 Fine & sharp. Nelly & I washed. Man still at work at the house. 1893 ...49 Sleighs out today. 17 Lovely day. Nelly home. Nellie. Snow is going fast. Father came & took I shall be busy. I got a letter from 18 I had a busy day. Several of the Brymers came in afternoon. G. went hunting but got nothing. Thom's girls called in evening. 19 Sunday in Port Sydney again. I went to church in morning & George in the evening. I like the new clergyman very well. The little Brymers came after SS and took Eva there in her sleigh. Stormy. 20 Lovely day sleighing. boarding the kitchen. 21 Finished the kitchen & we got the things in place. Thawing. I went to the store and saw the Thomses. 22 Stormy & m i l d . I washed. 23 Thanksgiving day. Storming still ft clothes wet. George took A. Ladells Insurance. There is nothing being done to- the upstairs and we are all in a jumble below. 24 A nice day but cold. Mr. Ladell died early this morning. Ray Brymer & the boys were here. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. Charlie & I went to the concert. lovely moonlight night. everything sparkling with frost. Bently & McEntyre were busy 25 Lovely day. Charlie & Eva went to Brymers & stayed to tea. Annie B. brought them home. George at Lodge tonight. Mr. Smith called. 26 Fine & good sleighing. Charlie went to S.S. & he & I went to Church in the evening. 27 Mr. Ladell was buried today. Mr. Lowe officiated. Wet night. 28 I washed. 29 Mild with snow in afternoon. George went to Aspdin with Vincent. I went to the sewing circle at Parsonage and left Charlie at home with Wallis Brymer. Soft snow falling. 30 Mr. Vincent brought potatoes. Jack B. painting kitchen. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1893 ...50 Dec. 1 Vincent brought rest of potatoes. I went to Ladell's. 2 3 Nice day. Sunday. Miss Smith called. stormy all at home sick with la Grippe. 4 Cold & bright. 5 Masons finished lathing & went away as the plastering will not be done till spring. George no better 6 I went to see A da 7 Snow continues to fall. Cold clear night. 8 Again 9 Snow, snowy. snow. Jack finished painting. Ladell. Heavy snowfall. George, baby We are feeling rather better. pretty well shut in soft & sloppy 10 Blustering. no one went to church from here. 11 Cold night & fine day. some boxes up stairs. 12 Very cold. 13 35 below zero last night. Eva & I went to Ladell's to see the toys. Mr. Thoms drove us home. Keen 14 Jack Brymer & George were papering upstairs in afternoon. 15 Finished papering. I feel poorly. I sewed at Charlie's coat. Very stormy ft drifting over 2 ft of snow. milder. 16 I dont feel very strong & it seems hard work to get through my work. 17 Bright & cold. 18 I made Christmas cake. stormy. 19 Made 20 Washing. 30 below zero lastnight.snowabout21/2ft deep. Sam Nickason was married. I cleaned one room & we moved I washed. I went to church in the morning & George mincemeat & dressed adoll.Stormynearlyeveryday. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Dec. 21 1893 ...51 George started to go to Falkenburg but did not get there. He got money for chain from Lizzie. Will Gall came home. Charlie & I went to the store and I got some Xmas gifts. 22 G. & A. Brymer papered upstairs. turned wet. 23 Thawing. G. went to Utterson. He got a letter from Nelly & a parcel from Laura Thoms for me. 24 Foggy & wet. 25 Still thawing. A quiet Xmas at home. I called at Brymer's. Turned cold & froze all up but the snow has gone down considerably. 26 Willie Gall brought nice things over from England. Bright & sharp. Charlie got an Illustrated Xmas No. from Miss Terry. 27 Snowing again. George & Charlie have gone to Pres Christmas tree. I got letter from L. Paxon. Washed. 23 I was disaopointed about going to Thomses but George 29 I ironed & made plum pudding. 30 George went to Falkenburg. 31 Sunday. George came home in the afternoon ft I went to Church. I went to Church in even. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...52 January 1 letters from Georgie & Nellie. A nice mild day with good sleighing but Father & mother did not come as the horse was away. Mrs. Clarke & Flossie called. 2 Mild. George auditing lodge books. 3 4 Lucy & Clara came. 5 Lucy went home. I went down to Ladell's. going to stay and help me. 6 Saturday. 7 Fresh snow has fallen. a few inches. went to Church. Nita 3. was here. 8 Sharp & clear. I must try to get some sewing done while Clara is here. 9 Washed. Fine. The Thomses came to tea. Clara is George cutting wood. George, C. & I mild. 10 Clara, the children went to Thomses. I went to practice. Lovely day. 11 12 Burned cold. Sharp night. to live. 13 Milder. Mr. Kay is not expected I went to Ladell's. & Foggy. G. is at Lodge. 14 Damp I went to church in the morning 15 Thawing & wet. 16 Lovely moonlight night. at Utterson. 17 Ada Ladell & Laura & Louie Thoms came to tea. 18 Windy & wet. 19 Bright day. The Vincents came and spent the day and we went to Xmas tree in the evening. 20 Good skating but turned wet. Clara & I & the children went up to Ladell's. Old Mrs. Ladell came in to P.S. George went to concert We ironed. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...53 Jan 21 The weather keeps moderate. in even. George & I went to church 22 Cold wind. Busy tailoring. Forrest's for Wednesday. Clara went to invite 23 Washed. Clara & I took children into Chesters & Invited them for tomorrow. G. & I went to Ladell's & saw quite a party on the ice skating around a bon-fire. 24 We spent a pleasant evening with Forrests & Chesters and are invited to Forrests. Stormy & snow deep. 25 Ironed & sewed at Gs coat. 26 Cold. We went to Forrests & enjoyed the evening. Home at 11.30 27 Not so cold. Clara & I went to Ladell's & saw Mrs. Dodd who invited us to go to spend the day next Thursday. Charlie skating at Brymer's. came home with some toffee. George is at Lodge m e e t i n g . 28 Sunday. Fine G & I went to Church in even & Clara in the morning. 29 Milder. George is helping Vincent saw wood. from Mr. Lefroy. 30 George, Eva & I went to tea at Chesters and spent a pleasant evening. 6 inches of fresh snow. 31 Feb. 1 Got letter George went to Vincents again. to saw. Lovely day; letter from Mrs Hay. Mrs. Forrest & I went to Dodds & took our babies. while I was away Father & Mother came and took Clara home and Henry Gall & Louise came.[GrenwallHotelupthelake-burneddownlater] 2 I am busy without Clara. G. unloading flour. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. 3 I went to Ladell's. nice day. 4 5 Last night it was 36° below zero. Concert at Aspdin tonight. 6 Lovely day. Nellie came to stay a couple of weeks. walked up to the store. G & I 7 Sent payment for Martin's bill, mild day. I went to church to clean lamps & Nelly went in the evening. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb 1894 ...54 8 Mild day. Charlie & I walked out to Johnson's ft Herbert drove us back.[Johnson'swholivedatBeatrice] 9 Stormy & cold. 10 Horrible day. cold wind. Fair" in the evenings. 11 Sunday. Cold & clear. I went to SS and G.C. & I went to church in the even. Mr. Lowe preached. 12 Cold wind and Stormy night, worst storm this winter so far. G. bought some beef. 13 Nelly's birthday. eve washed and I went up to see old Mrs. Ladell but she was away, walked back with Mrs. Forrest & S N 14 Mrs. Gall & Louise called. I am reading "Vanity Bad day. Mrs. Gall & Will came to tea and we played whist in the evening. 15 Not so cold - dashes of snow. G. sawing wood. 16 Very cold but fine. Nelly went home. Eva went to school. Lizzie & Mabel did not come as Johnsons were nearly burnt out. 17 Milder with more snow at night. 18 Sunday. nice day. I went to SS and stayed at home in the evening. 19 Mild & snowy. I went to Ladells and invited Ruth & Connie Thom 20 I washed. turned milder 21 Nice day. Ruth & Connie came & I went with them to evening service. 22 Disagreeable more snow falling it is very deep snow. George heard that he cannotgetthejob of night-watchman at the mill which opens next week. 23 Cold nasty day. 24 45 below zero last night coldest yet clear day. 25 More moderate. I went to church in morn & G in the evening. George went to Utterson �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb 25 Mar 4 More moderate. the evening 1894 ...55 I went to church in morn & G in 26 Lovely spring-like day. Ethel came and I went to Ladell's. G. sent Caesar off to Clarksburg. I went out in the evening sleighriding. G. went to Jenner's. 27 G. went to Utterson & got the hound. 28 Laura Thoms & I swept the Church. evening service. Thawing. nice mild day Ethel went to 1 Warm & thawing. 3 Fine crust this morning but warm day. Mr. Vincent came & drew wood. Warm day. Ethel went home with G. Howard I went to S.S. & G. to church 5 Snow has gone down much and it is still warm. sent off advt ( 6 Turned wet 7 Colder. 8 Ruth Thoms came & invited us to tea tomorrow 9 We all went and had a very pleasant evening. frosty night. 10 Still warm & fine. Roads very soft. I had a letter from Connie. Will Gall came & had tea. 11 Sunday. Very high wind but mild. I went to Church in evening and played the organ. 12 I washed. Herbert called as he was drawing lumber. I got baby some boots. Mr. Brymer called. 13 Mr. Johnson brought mother and Mabel and they stayed all day. West. 14 About 3 inches of fresh anow. Falkenburg. 15 Colder. I washed. G. Herbert's son born. Eva and I called at Smith's George went to �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARYEva went 1894to school. I tooke Mar. 16 Connie's birthday. 17 Thawing. Mr. Vincent drew us some wood 18 Thunderstorm this morn. It is thawing fast and the roads will soon be bare. Mr. Brymer & Annie & some of the children called. 19 Wagons have taken the place of sleighs. 20 I washed. 21 Gloomy & Soggy. 22 George's birthday 41. He went sawing wood with Jones. Cold wind. Wrote to Georgie. 23 Good Friday. I went to Church. Turned out bright. 24 George got birthday letter from Nelly. hard in afternoon I went to store. 25 Easter Sunday ground covered with snow. I went to church in the morning & George in even. G. & I called at Forrest's. Cold wind. This is a cold Easter. 26 5 below zero last night. George got money from Mr. Lefroy and letter from Connie in which she said her aunt was not coming out. 27 Bright & cold. I took the little ones to Clarke's George got birthday letters from George. 28 I washed. 10 below zero last night. Wind keeps cold. 29 George 30 Eva went to school andgotcoldandbadcroupat night. I went to store. snow going. nice sunny day. 1 snow going. Tea meeting in Hall. Mrs. Jones called Snowed Fine day. sawing wood. went to Utterson. Apr Cold wind. Sunday. Cold wind. evening. Rain & wind. I went toSS&churchin 31 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Apr 2 14 1894 ...57 George went tohelpwithpumpattheparsonageand 3 Raw wind. I washed. The children have colds and I am keeping them in. 4 I ironed & baked. 5 G. sawing. The children & I spent the afternoon at Forrest's. dull day. 6 Bright and cold wind 7 Pleasant day. Eva & I went to Ladell's. came to Joneses. 8 Cold wind. evening. 9 Nice warm day. Mrs. Clarke came to tea and Mrs. Forrest & Miss Smith called. Ruth Thoms & Flossie came to meet Mrs. Clarke. visitors on Monday. 10 High wind. 11 I washed. nice day. 12 Warm nice weather with no cold wind. 13 I went up to Ladells G. sawing wood. Mr. Jackson I went to church in morn & G in the Turned wet. I had letter from Louie. I went to Church. Very dry roads dusty 15 Hot day. Service in even. G. & C. went Annie Brymer & Aggie Ladell & the children with some of Clarke's called in the morning. 16 I took Elsie & Eva to Ladells and saw Arthur Ladell & Ada arrive. I washed. G. is tidying around the house. 17 Hot & dry. The plasterers came and will begin to plaster tomorrow. 18 Hot day. Plastering going forward. Terribly destructive fire in Huntsville. I went to Ladells & bought some hats etc. like rain but only a slightshower.Icegoneoutoflake. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1894...58 April 19 Sultry. rain at night. finished 1st coat of plaster. May 21 George walked to Aspdin & insured Joe Clarke's store. Showery. cooler. 22 Charlie went to Church in the morn & I in the evening. Cool. George went to Thomses in afternoon. 23 Weir back again to plaster. 24 Charlie is helping Weir with the mortar. G. went to Falkenburg & settled with Hay. Cool & fine. 25 Lovely day. George started out buying Tan Bark. Men here fixing mortar around stove-pipes. 26 George went up the lake with Arthur Ladell. fine Whitman called to borrow some books. 27 Friday. hot again. George went up the river again & took Charlie to Lawrences & he went through to father's place. I cleaned a room. 28 Showery day but cleared without much dusty. G. stayed at home. 29 Hot in afternoon. Herbert & Lizzie came with 2 children. The baby is a nice little thing. George & C went to church in the evening. 30 Hot & dry. Georae went up the river buying bark. I cleaned the other two bedrooms & put Charlie's bed up, but his room is not dry yet. rain. roads 1 Very hot. George went down to Jim Nickason's to see about bark. I went to Ladells & the children to Forrests after tea. 2 George went up to Becketts & bought some bark. Turned cool with but little rain 3 Busysewing.G didsomedig inginthegarden.Children havebadcolds.turnedcooler. �May 4 5 George is donebuyingbarkforthepresent.He was going to Hville withMr.Chesterbutoverslept.Baby&I went to Smith'stotea. Georgeplantedsomepotatoes&wenttoFalkenburg. Wetnight.[FalkenburgoffhighwayonwaytoBracebridge] 6 7 Sunday. Fine butWet hi 8 Arthur Clarke here plowing. bark 9 A. Clarke finished the garden. George plantsd some seeds. I washed. felt poorly in evening. Cool weather not much growth. 10 Pleasantly warm. to Ladell's. Mr. Beckett called about G. planted some potatoes. I went 11 High wind. Lucy came and took the children & me to Father's. Mr. & Miss Lowe were there to tea. 12 My birthday. I drove to Huntsville with Lucy, we expected Annie & her husband but they did not come. cool. 13 Sunday. There was no church to go to, so I stayed at home and read. Fine. Freddie Gibson died. 14 Ethel drove baby & me home & Nelly came to help for a few days. We washed blankets. 15 Nelly & I cleaned the sitting room. called about bark 16 We washed. Mr. Jim Lewis nice day. 17 Got 2 quarts ofmilkfromJonesforthelittlepig.Wecleanedkitchen&cellar.Mr.Smithmov 18 Wet mornin 19 1 qt Cold �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY May 20 21 22 1894 ...60 2 qts. Warm & still wet. no service as Mr. Mitchell has gone to Huntsville to be ordained. I went to S.S. I varnished furniture in Connie's room and moved our bed to the big room. Gloomy & showery. 2 2 qts Showery. in the evening. I washed. qts Baby & I went to Brymer's 23 Nice day. Mosquitos are coming in full force tonight like rain. I went to Ladells & saw Thoms girls. 2 qts 24 Mother brought Eva home. I went up as far as Clarke's with her as she was going back. Showery. 2 qts 25 Warm with a slight thunder shower. George drove the stage. the Brymer girls called. No milk 26 Hot day. George busy gardening. I cleaned the wood shed. Lodge. mosquitos bad. G. went to Utterson in the afternoon. 2 qts 27 Hot morning but rain at night. I went to early Communion and SS and G. & I went to evening service. Mr. Lowe preached. The children were at Brymers with Annie. 2 qts 2b Cold & showery. George heard that Connie is coming tomorrow. 2 qts 29 Nasty cold damp day. Connie arrived. safely with her things. George went to Utterson to meet her. 2 qts. 30 Finer today. I ironed. Connie finished putting away her things. She & I and the children went to Forrests in the evening. 2 qts 31 Cool. Consecration of Church yard. George Connie & Eva went and Mrs. Vincent came back to dinner. George went to Falkenburg with Mr. Chester. Minnie Forrest was here to tea. 2 qts June 1Coldandwet.GcamebackandwenttoUtterson to insure Hotel 2 qts 2 Sunshine and showers. Connie went to Brymers & had her gum lanced and George walked up to Brunel I went to Ladell's. 2 g ts 3Connie&Charliewenttochurchinmorning&she&AnnieB.wentovertoThomsesinafternoon.likera �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...61 June4.Colder. We stayed insewing.Bookagentcalledand also H. Laddell. 2 qts! 5 Wet but cleared out in even. 6 7 We washed, good clear day. I was very tired. 2 qts Connie went to tea at Forrest's We ironed most of the clothes. H. Gale called. 2 qts. 8 G. went up to (Becketts') The Locks. Mini (?) Forrest 9 George went to Utterson with Mr. Chester, Connie & Gall called. 10 Fine day. 2qts.ConniehasdonewithMrs.ForresttoDodd's.[Doddslivedu a 2 qts. Hot Sunday Connie went to S.S. and I to church. G. went to Vincents. Arthur Ladell & his wife came back with me from Church 2 qts. 11 Monday very hot. We washed. Smoke overhead. Connie frightened us very much by fainting out on the verandah. I went to Ladells in evening. 2 qts 12 Connie much better, headache gone. very hot. Annie Brymer came G. Drove the stage yesterday & today. 2 qts 13 Very hot. We ironed & walked down to Brymers in evening. George went to Ball's raising. 2 qts. 14 The four Thoms girls came to tea and Mrs. Forrest. Miss Smith and Mr. Smith called.911/2in the shade flies bad. 2 qts 15 Hot again. George had a bad headache. Louie Thoms came in the evening to stay for a time. 2 qts. 16 Still hot. Connie & Louie walked over to Brymers in the evening. Political lecture. 17 Sultry but turned cooler. Connie & louie went to church in the morning and G.C. & I in the even. Connie had a 18 Thunder storm last night but still sultry. G. hoeing in the garden. [Laura, Ada, Louie, Conni 19 We washed. came out bright and then rain again. 20 Fine, we got the clothes dry and most of them ironed.LouieandIwenttopracticeandthenca 21Warmday.busybaking.Miss �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June 22 1894 Very hot & clear. ...62 Too hot forConnietogouptoGall's. 23 Evan & I went to bathe. 25 Bright day. Hot. G. went to Utterson. Edward Hay went up the lake with George 27 Nice day cloudy morn. I went picking strawberries with Forrests. Connie and the children down at Brymer's.stayedlate practise tonight at church. 28 G. hoeing garden. evening. July Mr. Steward called. Thunder storm in 29 Mr. Enty called. I baked for the pic-nic. Thomses. Jack Brymer came home. Nice,clear, 30 Hot day. We all went. The picnic passed off very well. 1 Hot with thunder around. Connie & Louie went to Church in the morn and in the evening Louie & I wnt. We went down with the Brymers to have some ice cream and they came back with us and by the time we got to bed it was 12 o'clock. 2 Still hot. Connie had a fit this morning before breakfast and narrowly escaped falling down stairs. 3 High wind and rain turned cooler. 3 Cool. Mother & Ethel came. Connie went out rowing with Annie & Jack. Connie & Louie went to Forrests. 4 5 Cool wind. Finished washing. I went in to Utterson to meet Nellie. Louie went home tonight. Connie & Nellie have gone to see Brymers. We ironed. I went to pick goose berries with Forrests. Clear 6 Showery and cold. We had our pic-nic in the Hall. 7 Gloomy & cold. 8 Cool Sunday came outbright.Connie&Nellietochruchineven.G.C.&Iwentto Thomses in afternoon. typed 23 March 1976. day. Mr. Brymer & Annie came. Connie & NellywentuptoLadellsandthenwent in for a bathe at Br Carol Aellen �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...63 July 9 Lovely day. Connie &NellierowedovertoGallsand stayed all day. 10 We washed. Warmer. IintendD.W.takingthechildren over home for a few days tomorrow. 11 Hot. G. took us over intheboatandafterteahewent to Pugsley's. 12 Rain at night and showery day 13. Friday/ Father is busy drawinginwood.Bright&cool.GirlswenttoVincentsandGeorgetoFalke & broght some mutton. He was on his way to the Locks. 14Niceday.Lucywen 15 Sunday, cool & fine. Lucy walked to Allansville. Mr. Lowe & Mr. Stewart came to tea and then we went to evening service. Cool night. 16 Hot day. George went to Mr. Cammuses (?) 17 Very hot. Father & girls busy haying. Nellie & I went to Madills. We picked some gooseberries. 18 94 in the shade. Nelly home. Nellie drove us home and took Connie & 19 95 in the shade. We picked a few berries. for mail & saw Mrs. Roper. I went down 20 Hot morning but we had a nice rain at noon. Mr. Mitchell called to see G. about the concert next Friday. G. sent bill to Aspdin with Mr. Lowe. 21 The girls still away. Nice day. 22 I went to S.S. in morn & Church in evening. 23 Hot day. I picked a few berries. dales (?) & rowed Mr. Leslie. Hot day. G. went up to Cotters 24 25 We did a big washing andIpickedsomeberries.George&IwenttoSmithstotea.Brymergirlscameinevening. 27 Very hot. 97° in the shade. G went to Utterson. in the hall in aid of the organ fund. 26 Hot day. We ir Concert �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July 28 1894 ...63 There was over $30 made at theconcert.Girlswentin for a bathe & G & I went inafterdinner. 29 V 30 Charlie & I picked some berries in morn & G & I called at Mitchells in evening. Cool this evening. 31 Lovely day. George and Mr. Leslie and I rowed up to Galls. there was a crowd of the Digtmans. (?) 2 3 George went with Mr. Forrest to see Mr. Anthony Sufferen. G. & I went to tea at Forrests home at 11 p.m. Cool & showery. Leslies left today. drove the stage. Girls had a bathe. 5 A hot day. George went to Mr. Sufferin's funeral.:. I went to church in even. 6 Girls went to pick berries. 7 We washed. 8 Sultry & like thunder storm but it turned cool without rain. Very dry. We all went to the cricket match at Vincents where Connie distinguished herself by fainting. 9 Bright & cool. George brought Connie home from Vincents by boat. We picked a few blackberries. 10 Aug Cool and showery. 4 G. drove the stage. Girls had tea at Forrests. George took the children and me home where we stayed 3 weeks. 12 I went to church & heard Mr. Davidson. 14 16 17 18 Mother drove us to Herberts place. Robbie is a fine little fellow. Mother, Eva & Ito had tea at Hares. The girls went Huntsville andheardfromClarkethat grandpa is ill. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...64 Aug. 20 George went home.IwrotetoMrs.Jarvis. 21 Annie came for a weeks visit. 23 Annie & Nellie went toHerbert'splace.MissProudfoot[SchoolteacherinAllansville] came but was called homeagain.Eva'sbirthday.Picnic in Pt. Sydney which Imissed.Churchorganarrived. 25 Lucy went to Huntsville. 26 George came and went to church in the morning with us. Mr. Lowe took service. G. stayed the night. 30 Father drove Mother to Utterson to go to Clarke and Nellie and Clara helped me through to Lawrence's when we met George. He told us that Connie and Nellie were going to tomorrow. Ruth & Connie Thoms called & Emily & Maud goodbye. 31 The girls went off on the stage & Annie Brymer came to say goodbye. Ethel walked home & the children & I went as far as Ladell's with her & came home on the stage. G & I went to try the new organ this evening. Sept. 1 Smoky & very dry. I have been busy scrubbing & baking. G. went to Utterson with Mr. Forrest - Dave Hillyard came for some money. G. & Mr. Foorest went duck shooting. G. 2 Sunday very smoky & hot. G. has a bad headache. Annie Brymer look us out on the river. G & I went to church & 5 I washed white clothes & went forthemailintheafternoon. Meaford. We Brym �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...65 Sept.7Feel weaktoday. Imust becareful and notovertire myself. Clara & I ironed, we went in to bid M goodbye. Like rain. G &Mr. Forrest wentafter ducksbut hotnone. 8 Nice day. G.C. & I went to Church in the evening. Ernest Chamberlain called to say good bye before going to camp. 9 10 Nice rain last night - turned cold & like frost this evening. The Vincents came this afternoon. Mr. V. skidded logs for us. Picked Tomatoes.[WhereMr.Kirknessplantedtrees] 11 Clara & I washed. George walked up into Brunel. Mr. Price came in today and spent the evening here. C. & the children 12 Finished washing & ironed. G is getting some wood. Price called. Clara & I walked to Ladell's in the moonlight. 13 Turned wet. Mr. G. is driving the stage. 14 & Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. F 15 Hot with violent rain storm in the afternoon. I went up to the store. G & Mr. Price went partridge shooting but got none. 16 Lovely day. George went out in a boat with Mr. Price. The Forrest children came for a while. Father came & stayed to tea. George, Clara & I went to Church, Lovely moonlight. 17 Gloomy. I wrote for G. to two men who want to buy farms in Muskoka. 18 C & I washed. Cold. 19 Like rain but mild. G & I went to Ladell's to tea. was quite a nice party there. 20 We went to the Church to decorate. 21 Mr. Thoms & Mr. Price went shootingwithG&wereheretodinner and tea. Go 22 George, Charlie & Mr. Pricewentupthelakeandwerecaught in a storm. We went tothechurchandfinisheddecorating.Heavy rain. 23 Cool &cloudy.Harvestfestival.G&IwenttoseeMrs.Ladell. We went tochurchintheevening. There Mrs. Ladell came. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 24 1894 ...66 Cold & wet. We washed. G went to Utterson & helped unload a car and commenced night watching at night. Arthur Ladell and family & Aggie went away from Pt. Sydney. 26 Eva & I went to Ladell's, Mr. Thoms & Mr. Price called fine cold winter. 27 Lovely mild day. Clara & I and the children took a walk to the pic-nic ground. Mr. & Miss Smith came to tea & spent the evening. 28 Fine day. I had a letter from Connie. before dinner. 29 Hot day. Charlie is digging the potatoes which are very poor. I wrote to Herbert. 30 Clara & I went to church in even. Wet morning. Oct. 1 The McEntyres vacated the house. Went to the P.O. & G. went to bed. G is night watching. 2 Set in wet. We washed. 2 I called at Smiths to see Miss S. as she is going away soon. 1st. Mr. Hay came & G went with him to measure bark. High wind. 3 Clara & I were doing some cleaning at the home. 5 Ethel came and brought Nellie & took Clara home. gloomy wet weather. Mrs. Forrest & Miss Smith called. 6 Cold & gloomy. Herbert came to move us and I took the children to Forrests. We got most of the things over & Herbert stayed all night. G went to the mill and came cold. Wet. 7 Sunday. Herbert & Nellie went away and Connie Thoms came came home with me from Church. Fine morning. 3 I cleaned stove & mopped D. room. Nellie came back got a ride with Mr. Lowe. busy putting things in order. 9 Nellie scrubbed bedrooms & we moved over some things. & sharp. Laura & Louie Thoms came in the evening Connie. Fine for back �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...67 Oct. 10 We washed. Wet day. Mrs. Clarke called. 11 Gloomy & showery.Mr.Thomscame&stayedtea.MissH.Haycalled 12 Fine but turned wet at night. I went to Clarke's to a quilting bee and they had a dance at night. 13 Still very wet, it rains nearly all the time these last few weeks. Nellie, G & I went to church in even 15 Fine with hard frost. Mrs. Gall & Henry & Louise came to tea and Louise stayed. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. 16 We washed. Nellie & Louise went for a walk. I went to the 17 A little rain. George has finished night watching. getting subscribers for a Daily paper. He is 18 Charlie had his birthday party. Lovely day. 19 George went to Utterson to get his money from Stule (?) but did not get it. Louise & Nellie visited the school. Eva 20 First day of hunting. George was out all day but got nothing. Nellie and louise went home. I went to help sweep the Church. 21 Warm & pleasant. G & I went to Church in the evening. Brymers came in the afternoon. 22 Lovely day but turned wet at night. Utterson but got nothing. 23 Gloomy day. G went hunting & Nellie cameback.Motherisathome.G.wenthuntingandthedogbroughtadeertothelandingbutnoonegot it. 24 25 Nice morning. George has gone to 26 George did not hunt but tookmeasurementsforinsurance.He went to Maccabes meeting.[Ma �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...68 Oct. 27 Lodge here tonight. George & Charlie and party hunted at home to see whether they would take Connie there to board. 29 Lovely day. 30 Wet day but we washed. 31 Still wet. Nov. George & Charlie went to Clearwater Lake and George at home and Charlie at school. Clothes down in the wind. Ironed some. cleared out. 1 Wet morning. Mr. Brown came. 2 Fine & cold. piling wood. to meet her. George went hunting but got nothing. Charlie Had telegram from Connie at Huntsville, no one 3 Wet cold day. Charlie walked out to Father's and they fetched Connie from Huntsville. went home. 5 Laura Thoms came. Cold wind & frost. George went to Clearwater Lake but got nothing. He went to the Parsonage in the even. Laura here over night - cold. 6 Mr. C. King called George and Mr. Forrest went off to hunt north of Huntsville. Lucy & Ethel and Connie came and Herbert was here to dinner. Lucy & Connie went back. Cold wind 7 Fine & sharp. We washed and I went to Ladell's. Laura Thoms went home last night - with Willie & Arthur Clarke who shot 8 Fine & frosty. Ethel & I called at Forrests to ask Mrs. F. to come tomorrow. 9 10 Gloomy. Mrs. Forrest could not come. Snow on the ground. I went up to Ladells and met George who came in on the stage having lost Barney and got nothing. 11 Sunday. cold wind. George & I walked to Vincents and I got a bad toothache. Ethel went to church. 12 George went out still hunting.Ihadbadtoothache.LouClarke shot a big deer. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894...69 Nov. 13 George stayed at home. Mr. Brymer came to pull to my tooth but not. G. got m 14 Tooth better this morning. I went with Mrs. Forrest atcould the 15 went still hunting Clearwater. Mr. Forrest came home with noParsonage. deer. 16 George cutting wood. Ethelat papered passage upstairs. I meeting walked to Ladell's it Sleighi is pret 17 Colder & frozen. 18 Ethel & Charlie walked home. 19 Fresh snow and cold. 20 George went to saw wood with B. Brown. 21 Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. George went out to look for a deer with B. Brown and Mrs. & Mrs. Forrest spent the evening here. 22 Nice mild day. Mr. Clarke came and killed our pig which weighed 172 lbs. I went to meeting at the Parsonage - quite a number present. Received letter & will from lawyer at Newcastle. 23 Rain at night. George went to Browns again to saw. to mother and Connie. 24 Herb Ladell called to see George. salted it. Lodge tonight again. 25 Sunday. cold. Ethel and the children went to S.S. Ethel & I went to church in the evening. 26 Sharp & snowy. We washed and the clothes blew down. George went to Utterson to the Court of Revision. I madesomesausagemeat&meltedthelarddown.Herbert came to dinner. 27 Cold. I went to Ladells. affidavits. 29 Nice evening. George and I went to Ladells party. There were quite a number there. Wecamehomeabout1.30. 30 Friday. George at home. Ethel did not go home G. & I called at the Forrests. Ethel & Charlie came home very cold. We washed. I wrote G. cut up the pig and George Mr. Rumball came and took the Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called.WillandLouiseGallcal ed&broughtGladys.EthelwenthomewithMadills. �GRANDM Dec. 1 Sat. Maccabes meeting tonight. 2 Charlie went to church in the morning and G & I intheevening.HarrietHaycalled.Aslight fal 3 Fath kitchen. 4 mild. 5 We washed. Clara & I took the children up to Ladells. 6 I went to meeting at the parsonage. Lovely day. 7 Nice day. George is getting ready for shooting match. We went to Forrests to tea & met the Thomses & Miss Munroe. 8 Shooting match went off very well. George won a goose. Lodge night. 9 Damp, trees all coated with ice. S.S. we went to church at night. 10 Mrs. Mitchell called after Clara & I washed & scrubbed the sitting room & cleaned the stove. 11 We scrubbed the dining room & I made the Xmas cake & Mr. Brymer came. 12 Clara ironed and we made the mince-meat & puddings. 13 Wet day. Frozen but pleasant. George went to shooting match at Utterson. We washed a little bedding and took the 14 15 Saturday. Lodge again. 16 Rain, roads icy. Soft. G went to Church 17 18 19 George & I washed. 20 Mild & thawing. Nice weather children to see �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...71 Dec. 19 George & I washed. Nice weather 20 Mild and thawing 21 22 Frozen up & icy. 23 Wet day. Schoolconcert.Itookthechildrenitwasverygood. Nellie came home and looks well. Cold gllomy day. George is lighting the Church fires this month.G& Nell & I went to church in the evening. 24 Milder turned snowy. & stayed with me. Nellie & Charlie walked to Fathers. Geor 25 Xmas day. Cold & stormy. G went to Church. We had a quiet day.[FatherofChilton(Chily)&Jack][LivedwhereWatson'sStore-latermovedtoCochrane] 26 Mr. Rumball died. George went to Utterson for half a day to unload a car. Louie Thoms came to stay a few days & Laura & Willie came with her. Charlie walked home. Very cold night. Lake frozen over. 27 Bitterly cold & stormy. Mr. Rumball's funeral. 28 Bright & very cold. George took Mrs. Forrests insurance. Charlie went to Thomses & skated all day. Louie Thoms is here still cold night. 29 Sent Mrs. Jones $5.00 on the milk. Good skating on the lake. 30 About 6 inches of fresh snow. evening service. 31 Dance in the hall tonight - Mr. Norfolk and Mr. Holly came in in the evening. Clarke brought a load of wood. Much milder. Cold snap over. Louie Thoms went home after JANUARY 1895 Jan. 1 Snowy morn but came out fine. Father and Connie & Nellie came to dinne 2 Nice mild day. 3 Nellie & Charlie went skating. Mrs. Dodd & 4 Bright sharp night - Nellie, Eva & Charlie went to the Xmas tree and did not get hom 5 Nellie mopped the Kitchen. Nellie & I washedandbaked.IcalledatJoneses. Tom Maccabes meeting here. & Laura came Nellie has turned stormy �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1894 ...72 Jan. 6 Soft & snowy. Nellie walked toThomsesandsheandGeorgewentto church in theevening.Mrs.Jone 9Nicemorni g.BobBrowncametosaw.Mr.Richardsoncal edtoget his furniture insured.Thegirlsdidnotcomeback. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms came to tea. 11 Heavy roads. very stormy. They went home late Mr. Vincent & Mr. Norfolk came to tea but Mrs. 12 Lodge at the Hall instead of here. good bye. 13 Cold & stormy. Nellie went to Church in morning & she & george went in the even. 14 Not so cold. Miss Hay called to say Mrs. Gall & Louise called. 15 Milder & sunny. We washed. Nellie went to Ladells. & Charlie have gone to the Pres. Xmas tree. 17 Nellie I got a letter from Ada Ladell. 19 Roads good. I took the children for a short walk. 20 Sunday. Nice day. George went to Thomses. He hurt his finger with wood at the Church. I called at Joneses. 21 Mrs. Forrest called an I was taken sick at 12 lastnightandbabywasbornatabout1.30 before either Mrs. Brown or 22 Mother & Nellie did the washing.Babyisverygood&sleepsmostofthetime.Iamfe lingprettystrong.Mrs. Chester 23 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 ...73 Jan. 24 Laura & Louie Thoms & theMitchellscalledatthesametime.Bright & cold. 29 below zero. 25 Good roads. Nellie walked home. Gall & Evahis & had some in t 26 lot of nice freshday snow storming still. 27 A Sunday. but& snowy roads. HadWill no visitors. went wife to S.S. called & George to church 28 More fresh snow & no one came from home. though we need Ethel. Mother's cold is much better. 29 pretty heavy. 30 Father and Ethel came but the roads are very bad and the snow still comes it is very deep now. 31 I had a letter from Lizzie & Lucy. George went to a meeting about opening a reading room at the Hall. Feb. 1 Snowing again. Mr. Lowe came to administer the Sacrament this morning only George went from here. Forrest girls came in. 2 Nice day. 3 Snowing. Mrs. Forrest called. George went to Vincents for dinner. Ethel and Charlie 4 Utterson to unload flour. Flossie Clarke called. 5 Bright & cold George went to meeting at the Hall to form Reading Room. Mrs. Chester called in the evening. 6 Cold snap continues. 33belowzerolastnight.Washingday.Supper at the parsonage forChurch-wardens.Mr.Lloydw 7 A little milder. Baby did not sleep so well. 8. Horribly stormy and cold. 9. Bright and sharp. The danceattheHallwaspostponed. Ethel walked home.Lodgetonight. 10. �GRANDMOTHER'S Feb. 12 Ethel & I washed. 13 Nice day. Dance at the Hall. Mr. Gall & Vincent came in for a chat & G went with them to see the dance. 14 Martha Burton & Ruth came. Lovely day. I wish I could get out. George went Henry Gall brought a 15 Nice day. 16 Bright. I went out for the first time. in the evening. 17 Mild but dull. George went to Mrs. Harris' funeral. & Charlie went to church & Mr. Lowe preached. 13 Stormy. Ethel & Charlie went to concert in Utterson with Forrests. 19 Still snowing. 20 Began to get a pint of milk daily from Joneses & a pint from 21 Roads bad so we did not go to Dodds. G. went to club. bag Mabel & Roy Forrest Ethel Mrs. Dodd called to ask me there. 22 Mrs. Forrest called & brought bottle 23 Nice day. 24 Sunday. Ethel went to church w George and I walked up to Ladell's & I went to Clarke's. 25 Snowy and roads heavy. came in evening. 26 Shrove Tuesday. nice day. 27 Eva & I went to the store and I went to church in the evening. warm. 28 Thawing snow has gone Stormy night. Mr. Brymer & Annie Mrs. Ladell gave a party. down. to George went Louie is sick. Mar. 1 Turned cold & stormy. M_____ and Maud Brymer came & brought lime-water. Louie is improving. Watsons. �GRANDMOTHER'SDIARYPortSydney,Muskoka,Ontario1895...75 Marc 2 Connie came home. 3 4 Cold wind. Began togetaquartofmilkdaily'fromWatsons.Connie&EthelcalledatForre Connie &EthelwenttoteaatForrests.G&C.& I went to church in the evening. Terribly stormy. 7 Snowy. No sign of Spring yet. 9 Lodge meeting. the 22nd. They decided to have an oyster supper on 10 George & I & baby went to Thomses to dinner. Eclipse of the moon. Nice day. 11 Laura & Louie Thoms came and helped us to quilt. 12 We washed mild & damp. 13 Scrubbed and ironed. Lucy came. Lucy & I went to church. Connie & Ethel walked to Galls and Lucy went home. Mr. Mitchell & Mrs. Bert called. Baby slept well. 15 Baby was wakeful so I could not do much work. I called at Chesters. and took baby & Louie. Mr. McInus called to see about oyster supper. Lionel Rumball called. 16 Connie's birthday. Harry Gall brought the girls home. I walked to Ladells. 17 Nice day but turned windy. G., C., C & I went to church. 18 19 Lovely 20 21 22 George �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 ...76 Mar. 23 Connie got her medicine and took it to Brymers to be 24 Warm & slushy. G. has a sick headache. 25 Rain last night - warm & snow going. 26 27 We went to church. G wrote to Judge Mahaffy. Soft. Frozen up. We washed. Lionel Rumball came in to dinner. Mr.skating. Boydell preached in the evening. Connie & Charlie went Father & Clara came. fresh snow. 28 Eva Cold &wind. went skating & got poorly. home about 10. I wentThe to girls the store. Aggie Ladell Apr. 29 Nice day. George is going down to Falkenburg. /I went with him and we drove home with Herb Ladell. The girls went skating. 31 Lovely day. I went to Sunday School 1 April fool's day 2 We washed. Raw wind. 3 Connie & I went to church in the evening. 4 The snow& is notForrest going much this Mr. week. I went meeting Mrs. & I took Smiths mat to to C.W.A.S. him 5 6 Connie went A. Brymer to the school & the children and I called at with Forrests. Thawing fast. Gloomy with rain. 7 8 2 services. I went in morning & the girls in the evening. Charlie has a bad cold 9 We washed. Cold wind froze up 10 Lionel Rumball called to see but Connie. Mr. was Brymer Annie 11 Annie Brymer came to go skating the ice too &soft and they walked to called Ladell's. 12 Good Priday. George, Connie 4 I went to Church. Nellie came hone forbad good. Connie Charlie went meet &her & got wet. 13 very & of&to snow. Connie & Nellie called at Forrests. & I called a 14 Roads Easter Sunday. Wepatches all went Church but to Nellie Louie and had VioletNellie Christened. Connie �April14EASTER SUNDAY. 20 Fine day. 21 Fine but turned wet. to tea. 22. Cooler. We all wenttoChurchbutNelliwandLouieandhadVioletChristened.Conni Connie & Nellie went to help Mrs. Vincent. I went to Church & S.S. Vincents here We commenced house cleaning. turned wet. 23 Colder. We washed. Mrs. Forrest and I went up to Ladell's. 24 I cleaned a room ready for papering. the Brymer's. Keeps dry. 25 NELLIE'S BIRTHDAY I cleaned pantry. Connie & Annie Brymer went to Bracebridge. George went to the Locks and came home with Vincent in his boat - Paper samples came. 26 We do not get on fast with the cleaning as we have not the paper. Mrs. V. & I went to see the boat. G & I went over to Mr. Williams (?) for potatoes. 27 G & I went over to Thomses. 28 I went to S.S. & Church 29 Sultry & like rain. 30 Cooler & no rain. very dusty. Nellie & Connie went to I went toForrestsformilk.dry&hot. I cleaned hall. I went to store &gotConniealetter. May 1s �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario 1895 ....78 May 2 Finished dining room & I went with Mrs. Forrest to C.W.A. meeting. 3 Very hot, we cleaned kitchen. Wall paper arrived from Toronto. 5 Hotter than ever 93° but no rain. G & I went to Church in the morning & Nellie in the evening. Connie went to Vincents. W. Gall called. 6 Hot. I papered Nellies room & moved the girls into the small rooms. Connie poorly. Thunder shower in evening 7 Still warm. I cleaned room over Kitchen. bought a cow from H. Brown. 8 Nice day. We washed. Trees are out in leaf & blossom. Stopped getting milk from Watsons. Watson's milk We owe $3.30 Connie 1.20 Total $4.50 9 Hot and dry. Vincents & we 10 Hot & sultry. Connie has neuralgia. Lucy came and took the children and me home we called to see Johnson's. Thunderstorm at night. 11 Father & Ethel went to Huntsville. Another storm cooled the air. Cold night. Tramp called. 12 Very cold wind & frost. MY BIRTHDAY (born 1863 therefore aged 32 this year) (note aca) Mr. Lloyd came to tea and we went to church. 13 Bright & cold. I called at Hare's. 14 15 Bright with cold wind. Ethel drove to Herberts. 16 Cold wind I bought a Recipe for making Maple Syrup. 17 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 ...79 May18Iwashed a few things and we made carpet. Wet afternoon. 19 cold. Nellie & Connie went to churchbutNelliewaspoorly,and had to 20 Gloomy and cold. 21 We washed & I scrubbed upstairs. 22 Connie went to help Mrs. Vincent. 23 Lovely day. The girls andIpaperedtwofront-roomsupstairs. George & Charlie & I saile over to Thomses. Mrs. Les She fainted out on a We all feel pretty seedy. rock Several people called. 24 Louise Galle & Nelly came and baby & I went to the pic-nic with them. 25 Hot. 26 27 Connie feels weak and is lying down most of the day. Sunday. Heavy rain while at S.S. Connie. Mrs. Forrest & Mr. Vincent called. Dr. Eridgland came to see Connie. him. 28 George went over to Galls. George & I stayed with Mrs. Forrest came to see damp & cool. Fine day. Henry Gall called. much with toothache. Connie still weak troubled Children came home. 29 N. & I washed. Louise Gall came 30 We ironed. hot weather. Connie quite ill in bed all day. George & Charlie planted potatoes. 31 June 1 Hot. George went to take Mulvaney's Insurance. I had headache. Hot but cool wind. George has sick headache. Connie seems better. Laura & Louie Thoms called. Cool evening. 2 Hot day. evening. two services only 3 Heavy rain last night, warm. George went to church in the Sultry. Nellie & I washed. Herbert came & stayed tea. went up to Ladell's with children 5 I Quite cool again, ironing. 6 Lovely bright day. I went toC.W.A.S.meetinginevening. There was a meeting to arrange for sports. 7 Lovely & cool night. Children & IcalledatForrest&Mrs.F.andIwenttothewoodstogetferns. �GRANDMOTHER'S Port 1895 ...80No lodge. Mr. Vincent came & had June 8 Warmer,DIARY George hasSydney, gone toMuskoka, see Mr. Ontario Hay at Utterson. June 9 Hot day. 10 Hot. Louie isill.EvaClarkandIwenttoS.S.NoserviceConnie & Nellie went to Forrests Louie a little better but Eva has a bad cold. $9 due to Jones for milk 11 No rain yet. 12 Hot. Nellie&IwashedandjustaswehadfinishedAnnie & Sam drove up & they stayedtille Eva ironed 13 to unload flour. 15 Nice day. Baby is poorly. 17 Hot again. Took baby over to Vincents. Brunel Hall. George went up to 16 Hot day. George Eva & I went to church Connie & Nellie went to Brymers. 18 Nice day we washed with Mrs. Vincents machine. Rain tonight. 19 Cooler but not much rain. I went up to Ladells with children. 20 George went to Bullins. Strawberries are ripe. Louise Gall came & stayed tea. 21 Rain passed off leaving it hotter than ever. 22 Baby poorly. Baby still very ______. George troubled with toothache. 23 Cool wind nice day. G & IinvitedtoThomsesbutbabywasnot well enough to go.CalledatForres to church. �GRANDM June26Heavy thunder storm &rain.Wewashed.Connienotverywell. I went for walk with children. 27 George got up early and wentuptoHuntsvilleinMr.Smith's pretty steamer but couldno the parsonage to price fancy work. 28 Excursion of S.O.E. 29 Busy baking for picnic. 30 Cool & dry. G & I went to morningservice.Ethelcameinafternoon. July 1 Lovely day cool wind. The picnic & bazaar went off very well. There were a lot there and the Aid society took over $50. 2 No rain but cool. Nellie went with Vincent for huckleberries only a few. Ethel went home. 3 We washed. dry & smoky. 4 5 Like rain but passed off. very dry. 6 Cooler. I went to bathe with the Forrests. none came. 7 Sunday. intinsely hot. the evening. Like rain but George Eva & I went to church in 8 Thunder shower but not enough. George received cheque from England. Mr. Brymer came & made a hammock. George is getting signatures for a petition. 9 Cool we washed. 10 I took the children & got a few berries. up. They are drying 11 12 14 15Gloomy.The girls & Charlie went togetHuckleberriesbutcouldhardly get any. I took the �GRANDMOTHER'S June 15 DIARY 1895 ...82 Gloomy. The girls & Charlie went to get Huckleberries but could hardly get any. I took the children to Clarkes & stayed to tea. Mrs. Ladell gave us an old baby carriage. Mr. Vincent heard of the death of a brother. 16 Nice rain last night. We washed very sultry, went up to Lewises in Mr, Smith's steamer. 17 Hot but turned cool. Eva & I got 2 quarts of berries, the first I have preserved. 18 Bright. 19 Finished hoeing potatoes. but got very few. 20 Hot. George & Charlie took the cow away and exchanged her for a little one. School Meeting. 21 Nice rainy day. went to church. 22 Cool, cloudy. Thomses. 23 We washed. After dinner, George & I went to Galls & took Eva & baby . Found Mrs. Gall very well and getting strong. Saw E. Chamberlain. G & I got a few berries. George I sent Lucy her Interest. G & I went to look for berries cleared up before evening. G & Connie & I Good congreation with the tourists. Cleared out fine. Connie & Nellie went to 24 Turned wet. 26 Mrs. Thoms & daughters came to tea. George was helping put furnace in the Church. showery turned cool, baby poorly with teeth. 27 Cool 7 cloudy. Girls & Charlie went over to Rumball's and got 10 qts of berries. I took baby up to Ladell's. 28 Girls went to Church in morn and G & I in the even. 29 Cool turned wet but did not amount to much. went & got 4 qts of berries. 30 Showery but did not catch much water. with Mr. Chester. Charlie & I G went up to Brunel 31 Wet, we washed. Mr. Mitchell called, birthday. I went to parsonage & took baby. A �GRANDMOTHER's Aug. 2 3 4 DIARY 1895 ...83 Fine and cool. Cousins Mav and Phoebe came on the evening stage.Iwould scarcely have known them. ' Damp but not much rain. Sunday. May,Phoebe,Connie&Iwentoutinthe boat after tea. George Cool the four girls went to Church. 5 Nice day. We got about 7 qts of berries. Forrest came to tea. Mr. & Mrs. 6 Like rain but it passed off. G is doing road work. The girls and I went out for nuts ( ? ) and berries. We went up to Ladells in the evening. 7 Showery turned wet. May & Phoebe were so poorly last night that they decided to go to Gravehurst where they can see a Doctor. I went with them to Utterson. Picnic at the Hall. Nellie & Charlie went. 8 Fine day. 9 Nice cool day. Mother drove over & brought Mrs. Cooper to see us. Laura & Louie Thoms & Min Forrest came to tea. School meeting. Charlie & I went and got about 4 qts of berries. 10 Extremely hot. 11 Two services. Mr. Nockridge officiated. we like him. Mr. Brymer & Minnie came in the evening. 12 Turned cooler. The three Thoms boys came to play with Charlie I took baby up to Ladells. I had a letter from Phoebe. 13 Bright cool day. 14 Hot & clear. George rode on horseback up to Lewises. Nellie brought Mrs. Cooper to make us a visit. 15 Nellie went bathing & stayed tea at Forrests. & I went to Ladell's 16 Hot. 17 Connie went down to Falkenburg.WewentbethingwithForrests and the c hot. we washed. Mrs. C Mrs. Gall & baby, LouiseandMr.Chamberlaincametotea. Mrs. Vincent ca �18 Showery. Mr. Cooper & Mr. came on bycicles and weto all went 19 Louie`s birthday. She got Cliff a doll and had some children tea. M 20 washed andhelped Nellie walked home with Laura Dodd after school. 21 We Cool. George Hugh Brown with his lumber. Mrs. Cooper & to IT 22 Baking for picnic. Connie went to Falkenburg for2 aand month. 23 Eva's birthday. Heavy rain but cleared up about we went 24 Warm. Thunder storm. Nellie came home; sow got away. Cooler. G h 25 George George,went Eva to & Imeasure went Church & Mr. Nellie &and G went in the evening. 26 on at theto mill nighwatching. Fine. 27 bark with Hay got home & went to 28 Wet day. George slept till noon and got up. Nellie is poorly, ly 29 Nellie is better, we ironed. Several cases of TYPHOID at the boa 30 Lovely day. We did not get over home asin G even. could not take us. 31 We scrubbed. Shower came up but it cleared off. Sept. 1 Cooler. G & Nellie Went to church N went to Forres 2 Bright day. Ethel & Cousin Will surprised us and stayed all day. �GRANDMOHER'S DIARY I895 ...85 Sept. 3 Warmer. 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hot day but cold night. Children about the same fever high 10 Restless night but I was not disturbed as I have baby in Nellie's room. hot again. Lucy came & mother went home. The Dr. came & had dinner here. Lucy sat up all night. Hot. Thunder storm. 11 Very sultry & trying for the children. evening. 12 Still warm but turned cold in the afternoon. Children rather better. The Dr. came at 1 this morning. Nellie sat up till 1 and then Lucy. Baby was sick all night & I did not sleep much. Jones & Vincent are digging us a well. Dr. Hart came at 1 o'clock in the night. Nellie was sitting up. 13 Children keep about the same but the cold weather is easier on them. Frost tonight. 14 Thunder storm in Baby seems no better of dia 15 Severe frost cut offgarden.Fine&cold.Dr.cameagain&Miss Thomson & had tea.Evaismuchbetteroffever. 16 George at home lastnight. Eva rambledmostofthenight&didnotsleep.Charliesleepsquietly.Lovelyday. �Sept. 17is The Dr. came today & brought Mrs. Hart child. thi 18 washed damp day. 19 We Lucy poorly. The children are home. improving & & baby too.He Dr. H 20 Hot day. Father & took Lucy Louie 21 Very & trying for the children. Ethel walked here. Dr. h 22 &hot bright. I came went to church the morn & is Gtimes &well. Ethel th 23 Hot Wiggins stormed arrived but in in a modified form it at is in much 24 Cool again. Eva has diarrhoea. Up a good many night 25 Eva passed a little blood so I telegraphed for the Doctor. The Doctor says they are both doing very well. Mrs. Hart and the little girl came. 26 Lovely day after the rain. fever. The children had very little 27 Colder & cloudy. The children are doing well and drink quantities of milk. I went up to Ladell's. 28 The Dr. did not come but the children are doing all right Very high wind at night - turned wet. 29 Cold wind, showery. Dr. Hart's assistant came & found them in a slight fever. Nellie & Esther went to Church & G went to bed & slept till 3 o'clock a.m. 30 Showery. George up all day. Mr. Leith went away. came to Laddell's. First snow. Oct.1Showery.we washed. Mrs. Jones is ill.KatyCookwenttothe 2 The Dr. came & allows the children to have 3 Bright day. Utterson Show Mr. Price Mrs a little Joneshasthefever&isgoingto corn starch. He went t �GRANDMOTHER'SDIARY1895 CHARLIE'S BIRTHDAY Oct. 4 Dr. Hart's assistant came, the children are doing well. Babyand I went to the meeting at the parsonage. 5 Bright weather. G. went to Reed's 6 Harvest Festival today. Nice day. George came home last night & will not go on till tomorrow morn. Children doing well. G & W. Price went to Thomses. 7 Heavy rain. George went to Utterson. baby's cradle. 8 Cold with a little snow. 9 I went to Ladells & bought Charlie an overcoat. Thomses. Mr. Clarke brought Children eat heartily. Saw the 10 Fine but wold wind. Children dressed up in their room for the first - Lucy drove over Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. I went for mail. 11 Charlie's birthday, wet day. but not downstairs yet. The children are up & dresed 12 13 Sunday nice & warm. Charlie & Eva came down stairs for the first. Nellie & Ethel went for a walk & G Ethel & I went to Church in even. 14 mill at night though there was no fire. 15 Warmer. The children went out for a little while. G. has gone shooting with Mr. Price. He did not go to the mill tonight. Wet. 16 Wet day. 17 Cold wind. G. went shooting. Children went out for a little while. I went to Forrests. 18 Nice day. Father came & brought Louie. & said that Lucy has the fever, caught here. Where is it going to stop. 19 Wet again but milder. Heavy lashes of snow in afternoon & severe frost at night. 20 Ground covered with snow. Louie & I went to Church in morn & George & Nellie in the evining. Ruth Thoms has the fever. ...87 �1 GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 TYPHOID FEVER ...88 (Mrs. Jones dies) Oct. 21 I fum 22 Nice mild day but turned wet. 23 Cold wind. George's last night at the mill. 24 25 26 27 Cleaned 2 front chimneys. Mrs. Jones died last night at about 9 o'clock. I went to help make Elsie a dress. Louie was sick last night. Lodge tonight. Lovely morning but turned wet for Mrs. Jone's funeral. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came & went with us to the funeral. Mr. Vincent was here to tea. Nellie went to church 28 Heavy snow fall. George went to the woods with his gun but was driven home by the storm. 29 George put in posts at the well & then went into Utterson & got his money $53.80 from the Company. 30 Bright day. There are about 3 inches of snow & some sleighs are out. Mr. Clarke is coming to kill our pig. Mrs. Mitchell called. 31 George went hunting with Bob Brown & they got a fawn. John Nickason is here banking up the well. Nov.1Geo. got up early and went hunting. We cleaned the dining room - snow still lies. Julia Watson called. 2 G. fetched a hind quarter of the Fawn. went to Ladell's. Snow melting. The children & I 3 George & I went to Church & I took the little girls to S.S. Warm day. 4 5 6 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario1895...89 Nov. 7 Turned wet.9 with Forrest the parsonage. 8I went Gloomy & Mrs. turned cold. Minnie & Mabel Forrest & Julia Watson came here to Cold day. I went to meeting S.S. & at Church in even. 10 I went to S.S. & Church in even. 11 George went to Mainhood's and they got a deer, he came home late & tired & was sick in the night. 12 Charlie got up early and went to tell C. Mainhood that his father could not go up. Charlie had a party hut only the Thomses came. Soft. George went to Mainoods in the evening to hunt next day. 13 I went to the church to see Milly Cock's wedding and George & Nellie went to the party at night. 14 Gloomy & mild. George went up to hunt at Mainhood's but got only a partridge. Charlie & I went up to the store in the evening. 15 Showery. 16 Clear & cold. I went to see Mrs. Watson's baby. Y. Howard $5.00 George at home. Nellie went up to Ladells. Paid 17Iwent to church in the morning but none of us went to S.S. Mr. & Mrs. Herb McClure & Herb & Sadie Humphrey's called. 18 Nice bright afternoon. & Minnie called. I cut Eva'shair.Julia&Dimeau(?) 19 We washed. Turned snowy & I did not go up to Jenners. Minnie & Mabel Forrest called. 20 Stormy cold night plenty snow. to practice dancing. 21 3 below zero last night.Clear&cold.Georgewenttoshooting match at Utterson. 22 Fine. 23 George went to Jenners & sold them an organ. Julia&Miriam&Mabelcame Mrs. Forrest & I went to Jenners. Nell �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1895 ...90to S.D. Minnie Forrest was here to tea and went to Church w Nov. 24 Pleasant day. I went 25 Stormy turned to rain & thawed Mr. Mitchel & Bertie called. 26 Warm but blew cold we washed. Free concert at the Hall tonight. was a great success. 27 Nice day. 23 Laura. & Louie Thoms came to tea also Henry Gall brought Turkey & stayed tea. Nellie went to Foressts but we sent for her to come home, heard that Lucy is worse. Moonlight. 29 George went over to see how Lucy is & found her not so very bad. 30 Turned very cold but fine. made $2.70. Nellie spent the even at Chesters. Shooting passed off successfully, Dec. 1st I went o Church & S.S. Nellie went to Forrests to tea. 2 Stormy & cold. Julia & Mr. Harrison called. 3 Cold 14 below but turned mild. attended & passed off well. The wedding & party were well 4 5 6 A terrible thing happened today while we were at the meeting at the parsonage. Bertie Mitchell broke through the ice skating and was drowned before he could be got out. We stayed with Mrs. Mitchell until dark. Nice, bright day. Mr. Vincent & Mr. Somerset were here to dinner. G. called at Mitchells. Nellie went with Mrs. Forrest & Minnie to Mitchells in the evening. 7 Mild, inclined to turn stormy. Ironed late this week I went to Ladells with George in the eveing. Charley spent the day at Thomses. George payed T. Howard $17 for hay. 8 Nellie, Charlie & I went to Church and Mr. Ulbricht preached. Nellie took a wreath up to Mitchels for Berties coffin, she 9 Gloomy. I took the children to Forrests and we all went to Bertie's funeral. Mr. Lloyd buried him. 10 11 Gloomy. I made the Christmas cake. Cold night. stayed to tea. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1895...91 Dec. 12 13 Very cold day we are havingitverysevereforsoearlyinthe winter. Eva & I went up toLadell's.Nellie&MinnieForrestwentto the Minnie Forrest calle store. 14 Milder. 15 Lovely day. Mr. Ulbricht came and assisted at both services 16 Mild. 17 Wet but turned out fine. 18 We are having a good thaw. Father drove over and brought a quarter of beef but Nellie did not go back with him. 19 Raining hard. Meeting of C.W.A.S. at Ladell's today. Only Emily & I were there. 20 Singer machine agents came and stayed over night in the village. 21 Snow about gone nice morn but turned wet at night. Nellie & Minnie Forrest went to Huntsville & Nellie stayed at Fathers. 22 Gloomy & a little cooler I went to S.D. & G. to Church in the even. 23 We are likely to have a green Xmas. George & Charlie are piling wood at the mill. Connie came home in the rain. I went up to Ladells and got some presents. We washed. 24 stuffed the Turkey & made some mince pies. We put up a tree & some decorations. Laura & Louie Thoms called and Mr. & Percy Mitchell called & left some presents for the children. 25 A green Xmas. I went to church. The children got a nice lot of presents. Forrest's cow died. 26 Snowy day. 27 Connie went to Graham's. Mr. Forrest drew some wood. Connie fainted in the evening. 28 I ironed. 29 A nice day. G & I went to Churchintheevening.Annie Brymer came to stay with Conniee, Charlie went Typed we washed. Connie is better. 27 March 1976 Carol Aellen to t �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario 1895 ...92 Dec. Herbert came in for a while & had tea. Snow falling. 31 We washed a few things. blizzard. 30 Heavy snow fall in fact a regular 1896 Jan. 1 Snow deep & more coming. We finished washing & had the Forrest family to tea & spend the evening. 2 Connie fainted again this morn. George, baby & I went to Forrests to tea it was too snowy to take the children 3 Still snowing. Charlie went to the S.O.S. concert and Nellie stayed the night. with Minnie Forrest. & 4 5 30 below zero today but fine. The children & I went to S.S. Mrs. Chester came in in the evening. 6 42 below last night but moderated. 7 Meeting at the hall & debate. Henry & Louise Gall came & stayed till after the meeting. 8 Began to get a quart of milk daily from Watsons. Nellie went to Forrests' party and did not get home till 2 a.m. 9 We ironed and prepared for Thomses coming to tea. & 2 of the girls came. Mr. & Mrs, 10 Still rather cold. We all went to the Sunday School entertainment 11 Milder. An apple tree pedlar came. The Thomses_found Lestrange half frozen in the snow in Vincent's field. Lodge tonight. 12 Snowing I went to S.S. & church. 13 Still snowing. George went to meeting at Parsonage. 14 but G �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario I896 ...93 Jan.15Nice day. 16 Mild day. George stayed in bed with sick headache till the afternoon. We saw Dr. Bridgland there I he pronounced 17 We have bad colds. & C_____ 13 We scrubbed. Lestrange mu Nellie went to drill (for concert, aca) Brymers. I took the children over to Forrests George was away all day sawing with Bob Brown. 19 Pleasant weather now. I went to S.S. & the girls went to church 20 Tommy Caswell called. The Mitchells called. 21 I called at Brymer's with the children and invited the girls 22 Fine. Connie & I & the children called at Mitchells. spent the evening at Clarkes. 23 Connie rather poorly. George went to Utterson to unload flour for1/2a day. Emily * Minnie Brymer came to tea. 24 Mile & snowy. Broom drill at the hall. Some of us went to the Pres. (Presbyterian, aca) Xmas boat at the hall. Nellie 25 Keeps mild. George went to see McEchney about an organ. The children & I called at Clarkes. 26 Eva & I went to Church in the morn & the girls in the evening, 27 Lovely day. Mrs. Forrest & I were going to walk to Dodds but Father & Clara came. 28 George went up to Brunei with Herb Laddell. The girls & Charlie went skating in the evening and Connie fainted on the ice and Arthur Clarke drove her home. 29 Mild. George went up to Newton's but came back to tea. The children called at Michells & met Laura & Connie Thoms 30 to see him. Connie & Nellie went to see Minniee Forrest who is poorly. Nellie went to a dance at the hall with the 31 George took insurance of new school in the evening. Snowing. I went up to Laddell's George went �GRANDMOT Feb. 2 2Cold. I went to S.S. & Church. 3 Nice day. Connie & Nellie called to see Minnie Forrest. 4 5 Connie & George received letters from Mrs. Paxon asking Connie to go back so we thought Nellie &Conniecouldgo.Iwenttomeetingattheparsonage&Laura 6 Mild & snowy. 7 Snowy. G. walked up to Brunel. Nellie came with Galls cutter & the children rode up to Lad 8 9 10 George & I went to church in the morn. called. I went to see McInnis baby. Louisa Gall called. W & Annie Brymer G. went to see Girvin & Thomses (Girou?) 11 Windy. blocked up the roads 12 Fir.e but roads too bad to go to Dodds. I called at Forrests. 13 Mrs. Forrest & I & Louie went to Dodds; it was rather snowy. 14 Cold but not so stormy. George went to Aspdin with Wall Thoms. Miss Reid's concert, Connie, Nellie, Charlie & 15 George & I went up into Brunel with Wall Thoms. 16 Bitter cold wind, we did not go out to S.S. went to ten at Forests. 39 below zero. 17 Cold & Bright. Eva Snowy. Connie & Nellie I went to Ladells in the evening. 18 Cold wind. Father did not come. to attend the Grand Lodge George started for Toronto 19 Mild with a little fresh snow. I expect father & Ethel today. They came & I went home wi 20 Cold. 21 I am amusing myself reading Girls' Own papers. Mr. & Mrs. Hares came and stayed to tea. 22 Sat. I we �23 Cold No service. I staye 24 wind. Herbert 25 26 George & Wall Thoms cameforus.Quitemild. 27 Henry Gall came & tookNelliehomewithwith him. 28 Warm and thawing, a littlerain.ConniewenttoaconcertwiththeBrymers. got after 12. &aM 29 Nice day. Ethel Mar. 1 home Came in like 2 The girls went to Thomses to tea &Nelliecameback.Bittercoldwind. 3 High cold wind. 4 5 Windy but turned out 6 Ethel walked home. Snowed, turned to rain. & Eva went to Brymers to a party. few days. Connie, Charlie 7 Mr. Thoms was here to tea. to S.S. & George to church. 9 Nice day. Herbert called in. Nellie & Connie came home 10 11 Connie went down to Falkenburge to get h 12 Cold W i n d .Mrs.Forrest called & decided to have a sewing machine. Mrs. Clarke also called. Connie came home on Typed28March1976 Carol Aellen the stage near midnight �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY March 1896 ...96 Mar. 13 20 below this morning but came out nice 15 Nice day. The children & I went to S.S. & the Girls to church. Minnie Forrest came to tea. 16 Lovely day. with cold. 17 Lovely warm day. I washed. Lizzie C. came with her little boys & Minnie Brown. Rec'd card from Connie. 18 Warm. 19 Snowing & blowing. 20 Cold, tracks snowed up. even. 21 No mail in yet, soft wind. 22 Sunday. church. 23 Sharp cold wind. 24 Fine but cold wind. 25 Finished washing. 26 It seems very quiet now the girls are not here and nobody comes. I mopped Kitchen. 27 Warm the snow is going. 28 Warm. 29 Soft. I did not go to Church nor did any of us. went to Thomses. 30 We caught some water so I washed. nice day. 31 Mr. The girls started to England. Baby poorly Finished washing & I went for a walk. I ironed. Annie & Emily Brymer came in in the Mrs. Dodd & Mable Forrest called. George's birthday, fine but cold wind. I went to 17 below at night. I washed. Mr. Somerset was here to tea. Nice weather, the snow is going. The children & I went to Ladells & I called at Clarkes. came in. Charlie I ironed. Apr. 1 I called at Forrests but did not go to meeting at parsonage as baby is sick & I dont feel well myself. 2 Louie is poorly too, baby a little better. 3 Good Friday. fresh snow. Eva went to Church.Idontfeelstrongbuthope to be better aft �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 1896 ...97 Apr. 4 Mabel Forrest came & stayed with the children & I went to Ladells. 5 Lovely warm day, thawing fast. Easter Sunday. I took 6 Easter at Monday. Thewith three boys spent called Forrests theThoms children. Baby the has day beenhere. weanedI 7 I washed, cold wind. 8 Mr. Vincent & Torrie (?) called and Louie & Ruth Thoms came to tea. Lovely day snow is melting but it is very late about it. 9 Warm. Henry Gall drove his mother over the lake to see us. George went to Utterson. 10 Windy. wagons are taking the place of sleighs. the Hall. Dance at 11 I took the children to see the new school, mild. 12 Cold wind but it is drying up the roads. church in even. 13 Very warm. 75 above, snow going fast, rain at night. I called at Forrests. 3 weeks ago it was 17 below zero. Geo. & I went o 14 drying. 15 Very warm. Hannah Nickason was married. I went to Brymers. The children & 16 Hot. 80° in the shade. Charlie & the Brymer boys played truant all day. I went to Ladells with the children. 17 This is more like summer weather than April. Rain last night has made the grass green. The frogs are singing away. I called at the school. George is tidying the garden. 18 Like rain but it passed off. George & Charlie were busy tidying up the garden. I mopped a room upstairs. 19 The children & I went to church in the morn 20 I cleaned a bedroom & moved the children into it. cooler. & we Much had a walk in the aft �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 21 1896 ...98 Heavy rain in afternoon, I washed. 22 George went toUtterson.Mr.Ballscame&tookthecalf away. 23 We cleaned a bedroom & ironed. colds. Joe Marshall called. I cleanedmyroom.Claracametostayafew weeks The children have had I went to Forrests & took some milk. May 24 Finished cleaning upstairs. Baby & Louie had the croup at nignt and we have to keep them in. Baby is very troublesome. 25 I went to Ladells. George went to Falkenburg. Minnie Forrest came in with Clara. Charlie & I walked to Laddells in the even. cold night. 26 Lovely warm day. I went to SS & then went up with Mrs. Forrest to see Mrs. Mitchell. Clara went to church in even. G. went over to the Thomses in a boat. 27 Mr. Hudson plowed the garden. Clara & I cleaned the sitting room, very warm again. 28 Rain last night. We cleaned the dining room. Mr. Vincent brought his cow. G. up in Brunel buying bark. 29 Mr. V's cow calved. he & Mr. Gall were here to dinner. we washed & churned. 30 George went up to Seeley's buying bark. The two Lewises called to see him. We cleaned the Kitchen. nice day. 1 Rain again at night. We ironed. Mrs. Vincent & baby Chilton Rumball & Louie were here to dinner. Showery 2 Cleaned the pantry which finishes up the house cleaning. 3 Rain at night, cloudy morn. 4 & I went to SS & we went to Church at night. Heavy rain last night butlovelytoday.George&thechildren & I went toThomses&stayedtote 5 We washed, nice day. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY May 6 Port Sydney, Muskoka, Ontario ...99 Lovely day, I went toForreststogetmybookreadyforthe meeting but Mrs. F. did notgo.I Forrest came to t e a . 9 1896 G. Mainhood called. Hot, G e o r g e went up the river about bark. Will Geall took the bark canoe away in exchange for a revolver. Tom Esson called. 10 I went to SS & Clara to Church in the evening. hot. Annie Brymer came in the evening. 11 Like rain but it passed off. 12 Cool & like rain but it cleared out. Laura & Connie & Cyril Thoms came to tea. Henry Lewis was here for dinner. 13 Lovely day but so dry & dusty. Mother came & took Clara & Eva & Louie home. It will be dull without them. cooler. Louise Gall & Dorothy came to wait for Henry. are bad this year. Mosquitoes 15 A sprinkle of rain but cleared out, a lovely day, cooler. Mr. Brymer brought some ointment for my hands. Received a letter from Nellie & Connie. 16 George went to Vincents & Caswells. 17 Nice rain this morning. went to Church twice. 18 George went to meet Mr. Hayatthetownline.Nicebrightday. 19 Bright & cool. 20 I ironed & churned &sold5lbsofbutter.George&I and baby went up toLadells&weheardthat Mrs. H. Johnson called. SS begins in the morn now. I Iwashed&Georgegardened.WereceivedanexpressparcelfromConniecontaini typed April 4, Carol Aellen (1976) �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY UNCIVIL LETTER 1896 May ...100 21 George went up into Brunel to see Reid. 22Imoppedthediningroom.Myhandsdonotgetanybetter. I took baby up to Ladells & called at Mitchells but they organ. 23 Cooler & bright. Forrests in the evening with Mrs. Lutty ( ?I) .went G.to went to Utterson. 24 Whit Sunday. I went to Church. The service was a special one for the S.O.E. & the Church was full. Hot day. The Brymers & Forrests were here in the evening. 25 Wet evening. June 2 I washed. we get plenty of rain now. 26 I finished washing & evening. 27 Alfred Kay brought Charlie a rabbit & me a very uncivil letter from Mr. Taylor. I went to Forrests to see Minnie. George went to Mr. Lances & expects to sell an organ there. Lovely day. 28 Wet again. George is ferreting out this affair of Taylors. He called in the evening & had a talk with George. Mr. Leith left word that his Utterson congregation will take 29 Wet day. 30 Cleared out & I went up to Ladells. 31 George & Charlie went to Church in the morn & G & I in the evening. Like rain. 1 Lovely churned. went to Ladells in the we are getting plenty of rain. Nice day but cool. Father & Ethel came & brought the G. went to Utterson. Minnie Forrest came to see Ethel. day. George & Mr. V. went to the Camp to take 3 I went to the meeting at the Parsonage & Mabel F. stayed with the children. 4 Hot. 5 Heavy rain at night - but it is no oooler. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1986 ...101 June 7 6Veryhot.GeorgewenttoUttersontogetth Intensely hot. turned wet. G. & I went to Church. cooler, rain. 10 I went up with Mrs.ForresttoPrivateCommunionwithAggieLadellassheisgoingaway. 11Cool&bright.GeorgewenttoFalkenburg. 12 Nice day. Nellie & Louise Gall came in the evening&NelliestayedtillSunday. 13 Nellie mopped the Kitchen & dining room & I helped her make a white blouse. We went to ladells in the evening. There was a political meeting & George & Charlie wereooutlate. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Hot day. Nellie & I an Nice day not too hot b I washed. Minnie Forre Very hot & dry. George Hot. Mrs. Gall called. Cooler & like rain. Hot. I went to Huntsvi No rain but it turned Too cool & windy to co �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June 23 TOOTHACHE 1896 ...102 I swept & churned. 24Iwashed,GeorgewentuptoBrunel. with toothache. July I am 6suffering 25 finished washing, very dry. 26 George went to Brunel. Mr. Thoms called. to Ladells with the children. 27 Lodge night. 28 A wet Sunday. George & I went to Church in the evening. & I played (the organ). 29 I washed & baked. Mr. Brymer came & lanced my tooth which is badly swelled. 30 George went to Gall's, after dinner he piled wood at the mill. Last day of school. My face is no better. I baked for pic-nic. The weather looks rather doubtful for tomorrow. 1 Fine hot day. The pic-nic passed off successfully, there was an excursion from Huntsville. George made $8 from the booth. Lucy & Nellie & Clara came & went with us. got home about 8 o'clock. 2 My face is badly swelled & painful. George went to see Mr. Hay & got home with a sick headache. like rain. Mrs. Johnson called. 3 Hot. I took the children & went bathing with Forrests. Thunder storm in the evening, the berries are getting ripe. i went up Too wet to pick any berries. 5 The children went to SS & George to Vincents after dinner but it turned showery. 6 George went to Porter's & sold a mower. in the evening. 7 Still showery. Bob Brown came I washed & picked a few berries. George went to Caswells Mahood's (?) after dinner. 8 Lovelv dav for the excursion which was a success. Forrests & we had alittlepic-nicatthelanding. George went to Lamelot (?) on horseback. The �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARYCharlie WASHING& MACHINE 1896 July 9 High wind. I went to the...103 Rocky island & got some huckleberries. 10 George at oh Shower 11 Hot & fine. Mr. Porter came for his mower. to bathe. warm might. 13 Charlie got some berries. I wentwithMrs.Forresttopickberries&then took the childr 12 The chil Mrs. Thoms & boys came to tea. 14 Hot, we did not get many berries. Our washer & wringer arrived ready for tomorrow. like rain. 15 Much cooler. I washed & found the washer satisfactory. Ethel came in the evening with Mr. Smith. Charlie went to stay at Vincents. 16 Cool. Ethel did the ironing & picked some berries in the afternoon. Got wood drawn mill. 17 Ethel went to the swamp with the Forrests and got about 8 qts of berries. George went up the river. Baby & 18 Ethel scrubbed the Kitchen & went bathing in afternoon. The children & I got some berries. C. came home from V's. 19 Showery & warm. 20 Charlie went to Vincentsagain.Wegotsomeraspberries. Wet morning. G. &E.&Iwenttochurch&tookthechildren. I Ethel at Forrests to tea. 21Hot.Wewas throwing out wood again. 22 G. & I went to theswamp&gotcaughtinathunderstorm.afterdin erwewent&pickedraspberries & Mr. Lowecalled,hestayedtotea. 23 George & I went &got9qtsofhuckleberries.Laura&LouieThoms&MinnieForrestcametotea. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July 24 Watson boy scalded 1896 ...104 Ethel went to the swamp and got 6 qts of berries. We heard that Adam Watson's little boy died from scalding. 25 Jack Watson is to be buried today. George had a day at Uttersons unloading cars. Miss Smith called. 26 Like rain. I went to Church twice & played the organ. Mr. Lowe preached at night. 27 We washed, baked & churned. 28 Like rain, but it passed off. I went to Gravehurst & had two teeth out. In the evening there was a little party at Mrs. Bailies. The best part of it was the ice cream. 29 May, Phoebe, Miss Shaffer & I went for a row on Gull Lake. It came on wet after dinner. May saw me off at the station & I got home from Utterson dry. 30 Ironed. Eva & I went to pick blackberries but did not find many. Turned cool. Ethel went with Minni F. to Thomses & is not back yet. 31 Very hot weather. August 1 2 We went bathing. Typhoid has broken out. Duncan Forrest came home Ethel & George went to Church. 3 to Forrests to tea & George came later, very hot. 5 I went to meeting at Parsonage & we had a heavy thunderstorm while there which lasted till night. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Forrest came to tea. Gloomy evening. G. up to Brunel. 6 We went bathing and found father here when we returned. Ethel went home with him. Baby Clarke got bitten. 7 George went to Porter's & B. Henry's. beef from Bob Jenner. 8 Rain again but no cooler. 9 Intensely hot. 10 Hot. We got 9 lbs. IwenttoChurchwiththechildreninthemorning&G.intheevening.Icalled at Clarke's. Sam Martin died ofTyphoidlastnight.Specialmeeting at Parsonage.Isentupmilkfor �25 Charlie turned the washing machine for me. Violet is poorly today. 26 Babv no better. 27 I ironed. Nice day. Father & Mother came & stayed all Cool nights. evening. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1896...106 Aug. 28 Fine. George went to see Bob Brown. crab jelly. 29 Nice cay. 30 Very wet day. 31 Cool & showery. Charlie & I washed today. I went to Ladell's. Toronto (Exhibition) Ex. opened today. Sept. I made some Baby is poorly. G. & C. went to Church at night. 1 Baby is not well yet. about bark. 2 George was helping load bark at Mainhood's. C.W.A.S. meeting but I could not go. Mrs. Forrest called. Laura Thoms came & had tea & the ....(illegible) 3 Cool & fine. G. & Mr. Forrest went duck shooting. The children & I went to Forrests after tea. Mrs. F. came back with us & G. & C. came back directly after. to Thomses. 5 Keeps cool. I 10 George up in Brunel I got a letter from Nellie. Like rain which came at night. I went to Ladells & got me a pair of boots. G. bought a pk. of pears of Forrest. on wet in the afternoon. 9 stayed at home G. went to church at night. Hot but turned cool at night & like rain but it passed off. Turned cool & like rain at night. George went to see people out Allensville way. came to tea & play with the children. 11 Cool. I preserved some plums which we got from Mr. Hay. I made baby a new coat. 12 Cold wind but no rain. George went to Utterson. the afternoon at Clarke's. 13 Warm. George walked toVincent's&camebacktoChurch. I also went. Mr. Smith came �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY TASMANIA 1896 ...107 Sept. 14 I went to Ladellstopostsomemoney.Georgehadtogo up toMainhood'stohelpMr.Hayload____. 15 George & C. hunting partridges, got one in afternoon. Eva has a bad cold. I A party at Dodds. 18 I ironed. 19 Wet day turned very cold. cutter. 20 Fine & cool. 21 We caught plenty of water. 22 Cold N. wind. 23 We washed. it was warmer after a very hard frost last night. 15° of frost. I took Louie & Baby up to Laddells 24 Lovely day. I took the children for a walk. Mr. Smith came in the evening. George wrote to Nellie etc. 25 Nice day but turned wet. Cyril Thoms came & stayed to tea. nice day. Lodge meeting. 27 Cool & cloudy, heavy rain last night. I took the little girls to the Pres. church to hear Mr. Leith's farewell sermon. 28 Lovely day we are having frosty nights. 29 I took the children over to Forrests. which lasted all night & next morn. 30 Cooler but turned wet again. a plow. Bob Brown brought the straw Harvets Festival. I went to Church twice. I mopped the Kitchen & c Most of us have colds. Came on rain Bob Jenner came about Note a few blank pages later: Wm. Butcher Stanley Circular Head Tasmania Days (list) Nov 17 Dec. 31, Jan.31,Feb.28,Mar.31,Ap.30 May 31, June 30, Aug.31,Sept.30,Oct.22Total343x5c=17.15minus10=17.05page$10=$7.05 GCB END OF BOOK 2 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1896 CHARLIE'S START OF BOOK THREE ...108BIRTHDAY Oct. 1Finebutcold2 brought his wife and baby. They went inat theafternoon. I went toIthe meet Lovely day. George &home. Charlie went to the home fair Utterson. Eva start 3wind. WarmHerbert George at made an apron for the sale of&work at Ha 4 Nice day. The &to Iiunload went to in the morning G. && C.the in th 5 George went tochildren Utterson aChurch car, he brought me letters from Conn 6 Gloomy & mild. G. went over to get Mr. Smith's team to draw pine but could not get it. We washed. I took Louie & Violet up to Ladells. Mr. & Mrs. Percy Mitchell called. It came on wet at night & we caught quite a lot of water. 7 Very cold this morning with flurries of snow, the first of the season. I went to the C.W.A.S. meeting & we arranged to have a tea meeting on the 22nd. 8 cold & damp. I ironed. 9 Lovely day. George went to Beatrice but did not sell an organ. Aggie Ladell came & spent the day. 10 Windy & fine. I borrowed someG.O.P.(Girl'sOwnPapers)from Forrests & to Charlie had the 3 Thoms boys hereinhonourofhisbirthday. 11 Lovely warm day. C's birthday. He is 13. I wentforawalkwiththeForrestchildren.G.&I 12 Nice day. 13 George stayed all night at Mainhood's and got homeintime for dinner. Louie&IwentuptoLadells&Igot50 cts. worth of su 14 Nice day. we washed.GeorgewentuptoBrunel.TheMitchell's called. Fathercame&broughtEtheltostay.MinnieForrest called afternoon. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 1896 ...109 15 We are having lovely mild weather. Ethel & I cleaned Charlie's room. I went to seeMrs.Forrest.George&C.went trolling with Herb Lad Uttersonrobbers have been arrested. 17 Ethel finished scrubbing the Kitchen. 18 About an inch of snow this morning. We went to church in the morn & Geo. & C. went at night. Stayed. in the rest of the day. 19 Mr. Hay & Charlie called & Charlie went to Falkenburg withC. Hay & came back on the train. George went to Brunel & then to G. McEntyre's funeral. E. & I cleaned the two front bedrooms. 20 We cleaned Ethel's room, miserable day. to sell at tea meeting. 21 We washed but it snowed & we did not get the clothes dried. 22 Wet & snowy. Mr. Mithcell called. I made a pinafore for the sale. We ironed some of the clothes. 23 Nice day, thawed the snow away. We finished baking for Tea & Ethel & I went to the hall to help prepare for evening. The tea & concert passed off very well & over $20 was made. 24 Nice day. Ethel mopped Kitchen & room above she & the children went to the hall to have tea & finish the provisions. Charlie went to Thomses. 25 Gloomy day. Mr. Thoms came. Church at night. 26 Nice sunny day. We washed & churned. I went Ladells. George iswatchingatthemilltonight. 27 G. at the mill again. 28 G. at the mill, did the dining room 29. We cleaned pantry. I Ethel and Charlie went to Cleanedsittingroom. M. Newton called. to went �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY HALLOWE'EN PRANK 1896 ...110 Oct.30CleanedtheKitchenwhichcompletesthehousecleaning.George went to Utterson halfadaytounload 31 George went to Falkenburge & settled with Mr Hay, came home in the Nov.1Somerset found his boat on top of Watson's stables as he went to Church Ethel & I wen 2 Nice day. George & Charlie went deer hunting with Mr. Forrest out got nothing. We washed blankets. Ethel called at Forrests. Eva & I went to Ladell's. The Mitchell's called. 3 We washed. Herbert came & took Charlie home with him. G. & C. went out with Mr. Brymer but got nothing. Minnie & Mabel Forrest came to tea. Receipt for pickels 6 lbs. salt house. a hunt. 2 oz. saltpetre, 1 qt. molasses. Mrs. V & children were here to dinner & tea. Ethel had tea at Forrests. 7 Nice morning but wet evening Herbert came & had dinner. We cut up the pig & I took a piece overtoForrests. 8 Cold but no snow. 10 Mr.Vincentcamein.IwentforawalkwithMrs.Vincentandthechildren.George. E. & George went out withMr.ForrestnearClearwater.Mr.F.calledinevening.Nicedaybutwetatni 11Wetmorning.blewoutfine&wegotsomeoftheclothesdried.George&C.wenthuntingafterschool.Nod Type April 11, 1976 Carol Aellen �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY DEER SHOT 1896 ...111 VANCOUVER Nov. 13 George, Charlie, Kr. Brymer & Lou Clarke got a deer a nice large one. We got a hind quarter. Connie & Jessie Thoms were heretotea.Wallcalledforthematnight.Turnedcold. 15 Sunday. I went twice to church. Forrest's & saw Eva O'Connor. 16 Lovely day so mild. We washed. I commenced to make a wrapper & had a walk with the children. G. went hunting with Tom Dodd. 18 Mild & wet. Miss O'Connor went off on her way to Vancouver. Busy making my wrapper. Ethel is making a blouse for the party. 19 G. & I called at 20 Busy sewing, frozen ground makes hunting useless. 21 Bee to scrub the Church, which we forgot all about. Ethel & I went to Ladells in the evening, moonlight. 22 Crisp day, dry walking. 23 We washed but it turned wet. G. went up to Mainhoods but came home again as C.M. could not go out. 24 Nice day. Louie & I went to Ladells. Ethel ironed. 25 Snow & sleet. George went out hunting. coat for school. Taxman came. 26 Very mild, snow melted. arrived from Mr. Hay. 27 I went to the Church but there was no meeting as the carpet had not come so I went for a walk with the Mitchells & Mrs. Forrest instead. It was a lovely day & pleasant to be out. Ethel & George went to Herb Laddell's party & did not get back till nearly 3 o'clock. Herbert came & had his dinner. I went to Church at night. I churned & I finished Eva's I called at Chesters. Tea �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY ETHEL'S BIRTHDAY1896...112 Father's Nov. 28 Cold with flurries of Birthday. snow. G at the mill piling Dec. 1 G. unloading a car half a day. cold night. we washed. Mr. Lee called. very 2 Milder. G. & Mr. Vincent drew pine from the mill. Father came. Mrs. Forrest & I called to see Mrs. Kennedy. good sleighing. Charlie brought a pup for Mr. Kerr. 3 Snowing & blowing. machines away. 4 Mr. Wollinstow came & took 2 Soft but it began to snow. & got G.O. papers. I called at Forrest's 6 No service. The Forrests came in the evening and we sang hymns. George went over to Vincents 7 Mild. We washed, churned & mopped the dining room. 8 Mild & thawing a little. Henry Gall brought 94 lbs. of beef at 5c. There was not meeting again as the carpet had not arrived. Ethel's birthday. she went to tea at Forrests. 9 Soft with dashes of snow. George went to Beatrice with Mackie Kinton. We expect Father to take us home to spend his birthday. He came & we went in the snow storm. 10 Father's birthday. Nice mild day. Herbert & family came. George went to Ufford but did not take the Insurance. 11 Friday. 12 Ethel, Nellie & Eva went to Huntsville. After dinner Louie went with the girls to Hares to practice. 13 Sunday. no service, turned wet. George & Charlie had dinner at Vincent's and tea at Forrests. Nice day. a load of hay. I spent most of it in reading. �GRANDMOTHER'S Dec. 15 DIARY LAKE FREEZES We washed & baked. to tea. 1896 ...113 Laura & Jessie Thoms were here 16 Ethel ironed & I made Xmas cake & mince meat. 17 Louie & I went to Ladell's. There was a cheap concert at night most of the program was made up by Harry Bridgland and another gentleman from Bracebridge. Something over 4 dollars was realized. 18 I picked the Xmas turkey & iced the cake. making herself a skirt. 19 Windy last night & pretty cold today, Ethel called at the Mitchell's. She brought me a letter from Connie. 20 Cold. 21 Very sharp. We washed, baked, churned & mopped the Kitchen. Ethel went to a teacher's meeting & brought letters from Nellie & Alfred Paxon also a Graphic. 22 Snowed a little. The Mitchells came to tea but Mr. Smith did not come. Cold. 23 Snapping cold & clear. Cyril Thoms came & brought us cards & books. Lake frozen over. Letters from J. Coldwell & Miss Terry & A. Paxon with cheque. 24 Christmas Eve. Very cold still busy with preparations for Christmas. Ethel walked home. Louie Thoms called. I called at Vincents. 25 Christmas day. Good skating. G. went to Church. Children had bad colds & we had a quiet day. 26 Milder but turned sharp again. 27 Clear & cold. 28 Lovely day. Charlie skating. Got back tonight. 31 Frozen up. Ethel is G. Ethel & I went to Church at night. C. & I went to Church at night. G. went to see Mr. Hay. Goodskating.Busyasusual.Danceat the Hall tonight to dance the old year ou �GRANDMOTHER'S Jan. DIARY 1897 ...114 1 Good skating but came on wet. Ethel & Clara walked here. I asked the Vincents to tea but the baby was i l l and they did not come. 2 Wet day. Ethel & Clara called at the parsonage. Mrs. Forrest called here. 3 Icy but fine & mild. Clara went home, baby poorly. George went to Utterson to vote. School opened. 5 Lovely spring like morning. Snow storm in afternoon. We washed & took the children up to Ladells & Clarkes in the afternoon. 6 A l i t t l e sleighing again. Ethel went to Ladells to sew & was there a l l day. Nellie walked over & is to stay over Sunday. 7 Ethel & Nellie called at Forrests'. 8 Nice day but barely sleighing. Nellie took the children to Kenneday's. Mrs. Zavitz came to tea but McClue could not come. 9 Raw wind. Cyril Thoms was here. Ethel was not at Ladells in the afternoon but she & Nellie went to a meeting at the parsonage. George went to Utterson. Turned wet. 10 Sunday. Fresh snow. The two girls & 3 children went to church in the morning & a l l of us but the children at night, George spent the afternoon at Thomses. 11 Nellie & Ethel washed & Father came & took Nellie home. Ethel was at Ladells in afternoon. Geall & McInnis were here late auditing Lodge books 12 Very cold & clear. dinner. 13 Cold. 14 Lovely day. Ethel stayed at home in the afternoon & we took the children for a walk. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms came to tea. 15 Bright frosty morning & nice day. 16 Ethel went to SS meeting at the parsonage. went to school meeting. E. at Ladells. McInnis was here to I got McInnis to make a sleigh for baby. George �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1897...115 Jan. 17 Very wet & sloppy. None of us at Church. The not in the go evenin to SS. 18children Turned cold.did Nellie came 19 Ethel & Nellie went in the afternoon to dress the Xmas tree. We all went but G. & baby in the evening & had a fairly good tree & entertainment. Cold night. 20 Raw E. wind. called atNellie Vincent's. of apples from ILadells. walked George home. got a bl. 21 George went to Hay's with Mr. Thoms & snowy. 22 More George went to Huntsville with Herb Ladell. Ethelsnow. & Charlie went to Thomses to tea. 23 Baby withtocroup. was any at home afternoon & is poorly not going work atEthel Ladells more.this Cold. got a lot of thi 24 25 Cold continues. went with to see Mrs. Zavitz. Baby snap is very feverish Ethel & troubled earache. 26 A little milder. Eva at home with cold. from Meaford at last. Very col I got letter 27 We Mr.washed. Smith. George softer.went to see Mr. Gervin & rode with Feb 28 Stormy. Children have bad coughs. in for a while. 29 I have caught the cold now. 30 Lovely day. 31 Another I did not go out much but the others went to nice SS & day. Church. 1 Lovely day. Mrs. Vincent came Nice day we took a walk. We washed & scrubbed and had a walk. 2 Nice day.atFather came and Ethel & baby with ahim & called Kennedays. Laura Thoms camerode to stay few 3 Lovely day. Ethel & Laura had a walk. Mrs.Dodd called & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY1897...116 Feb. 4 Mrs. Forrest & I went to Dodds & spent the day. are having frosty mornings & sunny days. We 5 Fine Presbyterian concert. Laura, Ethel, Charlie & Eva went. Louie & Connie Thoms called for them. 6 Mild & snowy turned wet. Charlie shot the cat. 7 Thaw. Ethel & Laura went to Church in the morn to the Pres. Church in the afternoon & to Forrests for tea. They called in on their way to evening service with Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & Laura said goodbye as she is going home tonight. 8 A little shaper. I called at Vincents & found Mrs. Vincent poorly with cold. We commenced to get 1 qt of milk a day from the Vincents. 9 Nice day. we washed. straw. G. paid him at the hall tonight. Jim Snell brought a load of for it. G. was at the meeting 10 Fine day. there. I called at Forrests & met the Thomses 11 Called to see Mrs. Vincent who is no better. 12 Stormy all day. George started to go to Aspdin but got no further than Ladells. E. & I wrote to Nellie for her birthday. 13 Clear & sharp. The Mitchells called. piece of Cousin Frank's wedding cake. 14 Sunday. 15 Nice day. George went up to Aspdin with Ladell's horse & took Joe Clarke's insurance. 16 Fine day. George went to Utterson. Beautiful moonlight tonight. Mrs. Forrest went to a concert in Huntsville with Mr. Smith. 17 Nice day. Began to get a pint of milk daily from Mrs. Watson. 18 Fine. Laura & Louie Thoms called & invited G & me there for tomorrow. Tom Howard brought a load of hay. 19 Sharp & clear. George Thoms came for us but the Forrests could not go on account of colds. Mr. Thoms brought us back at night. St. Valentine's day. I received a Ethel called at Mild & snowy. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb. 20 March Violet scalded. 1897 ...117 Raw wind. came on a terrible storm in the evening Charlie went over to Thomses & is not back yet. He stayed all night. 21 Charlie came home. Fine again. Ethel went to Church 22 I took a fit of trembling at night & we sent for Mrs. Brown but I was better before morning & she went home. 23 Snowy. Ethel scrubbed our room. The cheese factory meeting was very successful & Mr. Thoms came back to tea with George. Service at night in aid of the India famine. Ethel only went from here. 25 Concert at Utterson but very slimly attended. 26 Very cold 35 below at night. Ethel went home with Mr. Smith & got back in good time. 27 Stormy all day. 28 Cold wind. Ethel and Charlie went to Church in evening, very cold night 31 below. 1 Cold & blustering. I wrote to Connie & Nellie. Mr. Vincent called in the evening. 2 Fine day. Ethel washed in the afternoon & baby got scalded but thanks to some oil of Mr. Brymer's she is nearly all right. George went to the club. 3 Ash Wednesday. Ethel went to the meeting at parsonage in the afternoon & to church in the evening. George went to a special lodge meeting at the Hall. Snow is getting deep a fresh fall this morning. 4 Roads keep too bad for Lucy to come this week. 5 Soft cheese factory meeting. 6 Cold. 7 Sunday, lovely day. The children went to SS & Ethel only went to church twice. 8 Soft. we baked & washed. Baby has a billious attack & has to be nursed. Brymer girls called. 9 Wet day. Old Mrs. Mainhood's funeral. I finished the George went to Lancelot with Mr. Smith baby not much Better. I sent a letter to Nellie. t �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY GRANDFATHER'S BIRTHDAY 1897 ...118 16 Father & mother came. 17 Lovely day. Fine & sharp. The children can play out of doors. Ethel 18 Gloomy. 19 Thaw & rain. 21 Sunday. two services. nice day. Mrs. Forrest & Minnie called on their way to church. 22 George's birthday. potatoes. 23 Gloomy but mild. to unload flour. 24 Snow storm. Mrs. Chester called also Mr. Goring. Mrs. Forrest came in on the way to church. Father came & brought 6 bags of George went to Utterson after dinner 25 Fine but cold wind. G. went to see Bob Brown. La Grippe at Forrests. 26 Lovely mild day. Ethel took the children to Kennedav's but found them away. I had a walk. 27 Lovely day. Cheese factory meeting at the Hall again. Lodge tonight. went to church at �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Kathleen born 1897 ...119 March 28 Sunday. Fine. Mother, Ethel & Charlie went to church in the evening. April 29 Began to get a quart of milk from Watsons. Fine & warm again. Thawing fast. 30 Lovely day. Ethel washed. Lucy drove over here. The Mithcells called. I did not feel very well. Watson's for milk $1.15. 31 The cow calved. We got milk from Watsons & Vincents for the last time today. 1 We are having a number of lovely days & the snow is going fast. Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Forrest called. 2 Old Mr. Kay was buried & George was a bearer. 3 Nice day. The cow is giving a nice lot of milk. we did not keep the calf. Minnie Forrest called 4 Mother, Ethel & the children went to Church in the morning & G & E in the evening. Mrs. Vincent called. 5 Minnie & Mabel Forrest came & got some milk. 6 I was taken sick in the night & about 1 o'clock in the day baby was born, another little girl, she cries a bood bit. Ethel washed. 7 Baby did not let us have much sleep last night. Mrs. Chester called. Ethel went to the meeting at the parsonage & Mrs. Forrest came up for a moment to see me on her way home. They talk of having 8 Baby continues cross. Mrs. Vincent came up to see her She has less hair than any of my other babies had. 9 Cold & windy. George has a sick headache. Baby is sleeping much better which is a comfort. Laura & Louie Thoms came to see me. snowy night. 10 Fine morning. baby slept very well all night. 12 Baby sleeps most of the time. Fine day. & a p �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 13 TAFFY PULL 1897 ...120 Very wet. Ethel washed. Mrs. Chester called in the evening but had to go home again almost at once. 14 Drizzly again. Mrs. Forrest came to see me. went to Utterson & took Creaser's insurance. George 15 Cold night but fine day. George went to see Bullin about hay. Mrs. Vincent came to see me. I got up today for the first. 16 Gloomy turned wet. Good Friday. to Church. Mrs. Chester called. Mother & George went yesterday. Baby sleeps fairly well & does not cry much. Mrs. Mitchell & Minnie Forrest came to see me. I did not feel so well. 18 Easter Sunday, fine with high soft wind. The Brymer twins came to see baby also Mrs. Clarke & Bertha.. I came downstairs for the first time. 19 Blew cold with rain & snow. Miserable day. Ethel washed. George went to Utterson to unload flour. 20 Cold wind but fine. 21 Nice day. Baby sleeps badly these nights. George went to Falkenburg. Got some hay from Hugh Brown. 22 Warm high wind. came to see me. 23 Very sultry, wet afternoon. pull at Hudson's. 24 Wet. Lucy came and took mother home. I went out for the first. Mrs. Dodd Min Forrest called for butter. Charlie v/ent to a Taffy Children all sick with colds. Lodge night. 25 Wet Sunday. children stayed in all day. birthday. Baby sleeps very well. Nellie's 26 Wet and cold. 27 Fine but cold wind. 28 Nice warm day. Eva went to school again. I went up to Ladells & took Louie & Violet. & got myself a hat. 29 Windy turned cold. George went up to Brunel to buy bark. I called at Vincents. 30 Nice mild day. G. went to Brunei. I had a walk. Baby poorly with the thrush. Lucy sent some onions with Mr. Forrest. Typed April 18, 1976 children had to stay in. Ethel & Charlie washed. Carol Aellen �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY May MY BIRTHDAY 1897 ...121 1 Gloomy but no rain. 2 Fine & cool. G & I & the children went to Church in the morning. SS is in the morning now. 3 Lovely day. evening. 5 George walked to Falkenburg. 6 George went to Huntsville as a witness (?) Ethel and the children went to a Taffy party at Jones'es. G. walked home & got here late. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest were here in the evening. 7 Cool & fine. baby is not better of the thrush and is very cross today. George & C. went trolling & caught 1 fish. Ethel went to Lancelot for a few days. 9 Warm. I went for a walk with the children. wet at night. I called at Vincents. Ethel & I took baby for a walk in the in the afternoon. I called at Chesters. Turned G. got back very tired. 11 G. gardening. E. washed, fine & dry. 12 My birthday was not celebrated at all. Heavy rain after dinner. The Thoms girls called in the evening. Ladells, G went to see Jim Brown and Mr. Thoms. Forrest & Mrs. Brown called. Minnie 15 George & C. went over the lake to see some people but G. did no business. C. & Cyril Thoms went to fathers & had dinner. Cool & bright - the children Keep catching colds, the weather is so changeable. 16 Nice day. We had baby christened and Mr. & Mrs. Forrest & Laura Thoms were tea. Herbert came in the morning&stayedtillaftertea. 17 Lovely day - we washed. baby takes a good deal of nursing. Mr. Mitchell called. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY GEORGE'S MOTHER DIES 1897 May18Ironed & cleaned the pantry. We cleaned the sitting room. ...122 Colder, 19 Fine but cool. the evening. rain in 20 Wet day cleaned the dining room. 21 Nice day. 22 George's & Charlies eyes are sore still, Mabel Forrest came & nursed baby. (POLLEN ALLERGY???)(Query aca) 23 Sunday, Wet cool. I went to Church in the evening. Terry Hord (?) stayed with Ethel. 24 Cloudy & cool. to the picnic. 25 Clara went home. garden. cleaned the kitchen which finished up the housecleaning. Clara came & went with Ethel & the children George heard of his mother's death. .We washed d- Mr. Hughes came ± plowed the and cold. 28 Wet & cold. Ethel went to meeting of SS teachers. George's eyes are getting better but Charlie's don't seem to mend. in the morning and Ethel at night. June 1 Cold last night but nice day. the garden & charged $1.50. 2 3 Like rain. Mr. Hughs came & sowed grass seed. Mrs. Forrest called & went to C.W.A.S. meeting with Ethel. Mrs. Vincent came in a while. G. went to Huntsville and bought a Andrew Hood brought us a tiny little pig which got out. had a son also Mrs. Alex Kerr. 5 George Hughes finished Like rain. horse. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June 6 Sunday. I went to SS wet afternoon. this rainy weather is going to ruin the crops if it continues. I went to Church at night. Ethel has the mumps. 8 We washed. 9 11 12 MUMPS 1897 ...123 JUBILEE Mrs. Forrest & Mrs. Marshall called. Ethel ironed. Ton Howard & S. Proudfoot called. Damp day. George went to Huntsville but did not get back. Took the cow away. Nice day. George got back with the pony. it is named Jessie. 13 Hot. I went to Church in the morn & G. & E in the evening. We went to see the steamer (?) Crat (?) 14 George went to Raymond & bought some hay get back at 10 at night. 15 Father did not come. George & baby & I went to tea at Forrests. G went up to the Henry's in the afternoon. Harmil (?) brought Lucy home. 16 Laura Thoms came to make me a skirt and brought Aggie Ladell. Father came and took Eva & Louie home. 17 Warm day. George was away all day in Brunel. Laura went home & I walked up to Ladells with her. Mrs. Dodd & Tom came to tea but did not stay late. Charlie went to a concert in Utterson. 18 Lovely day. George at home. I saw Dr. Howland in the boat about my hands, he is going to send me some medicine. Ethel went to a party at Galls with the Forrests & did not get home till 4.30. to the Council meeting. One of the N.L. Companys teams is drawing wood for us from the mill. 20 Cool & fine. Ethel & Charlie went to jubilee service at Utterson I went to Church at night. Mrs. Clarke & Elie came. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY June July DIAMOND JUBILEE (Queen Victoria) 1897 21 Father brought the children Fine and cool. 22 Diamond Jubilee. Ethel went to a picnic at Bullen's & the rest of us went to one here. an excursion from Huntsville came, we had a lovely day. There was a great show of bunting. 23 Ethel did not get back till evening. very hot & like rain. G. rode up to Howards after tea and just got home before a heavy thunderstorm came up. 24 Very hot but turned cooler in the evening. & Will Gall were here to tea. 25 Fine & cool. George went to Brunel. School closed. Charlie went on an errand for Mr. Vincent. George has got the booth for Dominion Day. 26 George & C, have gone to Brunel by boat. after dinner & Cyril Thoms with them. 27 Bright with cool wind. G. & I went to Church in the evening, I am taking the 2nd bottle of medicine from Dr. Rowland. 28 Hot day. We washed I went over to Forrests & paid my arrears to C.W.A.S. George went to Ufford on horseback, got home to tea. 29 Ironed. 30 Busy baking for picnic & for Galls who came to tea. 1 Hot. 2 Very hot. went up to Minnie Forrest home. ...124 called. we washed & baked. Herbert got back wet day. we all went to the picnic which went off well. Churned. Charlie hoeing potatoes. Lynch's. Laura Thoms called. George 3 Ethel walked home. Mrs. A. Ladell came to Thomses from Texas. Very hot. 4 Very hot. 104 in the shade. Ethel'& Nellie came 5 Still hot. Thunder storm threatened but passed over. Nellie & I & the children went to bathe. 6 A little cooler. I went up to Ladells. went to Jenners in the evening. 7 Very hot. Nellie ironed & Ethel baked for picnic. Nellie & I �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July THE "GEM" LAUNCHED 1897 ...125 8 Presbyterian excursion. Ethel & Nellie & Charlie went & Nellie got off at Huntsville and went home. Very hot and dusty. I wish it would rain. 9 Hot alittle like rain in the even. after tea. Got back late. 10 Hot day. George went to Brunel I took the children for a bathe. 11 Much cooler with light showers. The children & I went to Church in the morn & G. & E. at night. 12 Fine & cool. no rain. George went to Utterson half a day to unload salt. The children & I went to Thomses to see Ada. 13 We washed. Cloudy & cool. showery in the went to Forrests. 15 Hot. The children & I got some gooseberries. We went to see Mr. Smiths boat launched. Louie Forrest christened it & it was named the "Gem". 16 Hot. George & I went over the lake to Galls. was there. 17 Hot day & so dry. We all except G. went for a trip around the lake in Mr. Smith's boat in the evening. 18 Fine & hot. evening. evening. I Nellie G & the children & I went to Church in the anything. 20 A storm came up but passed away without rain. Went to pick raspberries but they are late & scarce. Mabel Forrest & Maud B. called in the evening. George went up to the locks in the steam boat. up from toothache. 22 Lucy brought Mrs. Harmion & children. We had heavy storms but they got home pretty dry I think. 23 Ethel & Charlie went to a party at Forrests. got sick and had to come home. Charlie �I GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July ...126 25 Showery. I went to church in the morning and Ethel at night. George had a bad sick headache. 26 Fine & cool. Charlie & I went to the swamp & got 10 qts of huckleberies. G & I went to Forrests in the evening. 27 Wet day 28 Very wet. we washed. 29 Fine & cool. George went to Ufford. Duncan, Minnie & Mabel Forrest came to tea. Mcclure & the Clarke boys came in the evening to take some affidavits. 30 Mrs. Forrest was taken ill. I went to see her in the evening. Part at Dodds. Mrs. Hood called in the evening. Rain at night. 31 Fine day. August 1897 Herbert came & Ethel went back with him. 1 Sunday. I could not go to Church. 2 Charlie & the Thoms boys went to the swamp but got very few berries. 3 Cloudy. Charlie & I washed. Eva & Louie went to Clarkses. I went to see Mrs. Forrest. Flossie Clarke & Ethel Allman called. G. went up the lake. huckleberries. Ethel came back. 5 Hot. Charlie went berry picking with the Vincents. Flossie Clarke & Ethel Allman came to tea and went to a lecture at the Pres. church afterwards. 6 Charlie, Eva & I went to the island to pick berries. 7 Hot. 8 Hot. G. & I went to Church inthe morn. George went to Thomses. Mrs. Vincent came. I called to see Mrs. Forrest in the evening. 9 George went up the lake in the steamboat. went to the swamp. I went up to Ladells. Ethel & Charlie 10 They washed. a thoroughly wet day. brought Jessie. Tom Young came and 11 We had our S.S. picnic. It rained a little. we went in the boat around the lake. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY August 12 1897 ...127 Cool. 13 G. went to Lynch's. Ada Ladell & Jessie Thoms & Ada's children came to spend the afternoon. G. is up late. 14 Ethel went home she rode with the Hares. Rain at night. 15 Sunday. I did not get to Church as Ethel did not come back on account of the storm & heavy rain. 15 Cool & gloomy. Ethel came back. to the swamp & got some berries. I went with Mrs. Vincent 1 7 Cloudy & cool, Ethel & Charlie went to get rasp berries but got none, George is doing road work. I went with Mrs. Forrest to call on Mrs. Johnson at Smith's. 18 Showery all day. G. finished road work. come. 19 Lucy came & took us home with her. she got some berries in the swamp. 20 Nice day. her. Lucy did not Violet got lost & we had quite a search for 21 Violet & I went to Huntsville with Mother. new boiler. I got a 22 Cool. 23 Father drove me to Herberts place. 25 Mother went to Fearens to get the children but their grandma would not let them go. 26 Lucy drove us home & got some berries. went to a party at the Thomses. 27 Ethel & I & baby went to Mr. Smith's & had a trip in the boat. A cold cloudy evening. I went to Church & heard Mr. French. George & I 28 Mrs. Forrest is ill again & had Dr. Bridgland. Mrs. Gall & children called. Will & Henry Gall were here to tea. 29 Fine morning but wet evening. G. & I went to Church. 30 Fine. Ethel washed. G. went to Lancelot. 31 George went to see Dodds etc. I called to see Mrs. Forrest. Charlie & I went to pick blackberries. I called to see Mrs. Forrest. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 1897 1 George & Charlie went duck shooting. ...128 I went to Ladells. 2 Warmer & dryer. 3 George & Charlie went up to the lake about bark. 5 A Sunday with no service. walk. Hot. I took the children for a 6 Hot & like rain. 7 George, Louie & I went to Falkenburg on the train. Cool. Ethel washed. children to bathe. 9 Hotter. Tommy Caswell was here to dinner. to Forrests. Violet & I went 10 We got a basket of plums from Forrests. Ada Ladell & Laura called. Ada is going home soon. Sultry turned wet. 11 We had a nice rain which cooled the air. home yesterday. 12 Ethel came home before tea & G, & I & the children went to Church. We had a clergyman from Hamilton. 13 G. & C. went up to Mainhood's. Ladell off but was too late. Ethel went I went to see Mrs. A. 15 Warmer. I had a letter from Nellie Gibson telling of Lizzie's death. (Elizabeth, daughter of William & Annie Gibson at Meaford?) 16 Damp & Hay. 17 Cold wind. but of the season. sultry. blew cold at night. Got the goods from sunny. Charlie shot the first partridge Herbert was here to tea. 18 Mr. Hay came to measure bark. Eva & I went to Ladells. 19 Sunday cool. I went to Church in the morn. Mr. Geaghan preached. 20 Cold north wind. We are constantly missing the cow. �GRANDMOTHER'S Sept. DIARY 1897 21 Cold. Ethel washed. Charlie went tup to Seeley's George insured Nickason's school. 22 Warmer. Mr. Hay & George went up the lake in the steamer & to Huntsville. Mother came & brought Robbie 23 G. went up the lake to see Byron Seeley. days & cool nights. 24 School holiday. G. & the children dug the potatoes. about 12 bags. warm. 25 Hot day & so dry & dusty. G. sold a plow to Mr. Brennan. Mabel Forrest came & nursed baby for me. 26 G & I & the children went to church. with baby. 27 Ethel came home. 28 She washed. Charlie is staying from school with a sore foot. 29 Ethel went to Church to decorate for a little while & I went after dinner. I brought Laura & Louie Thoms back to tea. 30 Very fine & dry. October 1 Lovely day, ...129 Lovely warm & Charlie stayed George, Ethel & Charlie went to Utterson Fair. 2 Cooler. George went to Utterson & saw Mr. Hay. Thoms was here to tea & to shoot with Charlie. Cyril 3 Fine day. Harvest festival. Father & Uncle Thos. came to church & to spend the afternoon. I was very pleased to see him. I stayed home in the evening. 5 Washed. Mr. H. Petman came to dinner. Geo. went to insure Somerset barn. Turned wet at last & we had a good rain. 6 Colder. Laura Thoms came to sew for a few days. went to Ladells in the evening. 7 Cold Wind. 8 Laura is still here. 9 Mr. Hay was here to dinner. Laura left in the evening. McClure called to show her how to do the tent. She & I Mr. Hay called. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 10 1897 Ethel went to Church & S.. I did not go. walk in the afternoon. ...130 We had a 11 Charlie had Cyril Thoms to spend the day but it was rather showery. The Mitchells called. Charlie got a book from Connie.(Age14,Birthday) 12 We washed. 13 Louie has a bad cough. 14 Warm & summer like. Forrests. 15 Quite hot. to Thomses. 16 Warm wet day. 17 I went to Church in the morning. Pres. Church has come. Colder. 18 G. sold a sewing machine to Joe Marshall. Washed & baked. 19 Nice mild day. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms & Connie & Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came to tea & we spent a pleasant evening. 20 G. & C. went hunting. 21 Very wet day. baby is poorly with cold. 22 Nellie came & Ethel walked home with her. 23 Fine. Charlie went to the Thomses. to Brunei by boat from Gealls. 24 Fine but foggy even. at night. 25 E. washed. Mr. Goring & Vincent were boarding the dining room ceiling. 26 They finished the ceiling. Lovely weather. 27 Mrs. Vincent called. 28 Mr. Goring came & fixed the wood shed. 29 Cold again we have had no snow yet but a few flakes. 30 31 Ethel spent the even Terry. Warm. The children & I called at George oiled his tent. Ethel & Eva went A new student for the I went to Ladells in the evening. nice day. George went up Ethel came home & I went to Church Ethel cleaned her room. Sunday. Louie & I went to church in the morn & G. & E. at night. Cold & gloomy. Mr. Forrest came. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY DROWNING 1897 ...131 NOVEMBER 1 Hunting season began disastrously, two of the Parkers were drowned trying to pull a deer out of the water. Wet 2 Cold & damp. George went down the river with Mr. Vincent to try to recover the body of G. Parker. 3 Mr. Forrest & Mr. Vincent got all ready & came over to start on their hunt but Bob Brown did not come. They had a hunt but were unsuccessful. this morning. There were 6 in all not counting the dogs. Cleaned our room. 5 Fine but wet night. E. cleaned passage upstairs. The two Parkers were buried today. Laura & Connie Thoms called & Lucy Hares. Baby was cross. 6 Baby is sick with diaharreah. First snow of any consequence but it did not lie on the ground. 7 Baby poorly I stayed at home. gave me some powders for her. 8 Snowy all day the ground is white tonight. We expected to hear from the campers but were disappointed. They came back bag & baggage. for camping. 9 Mr. Brymer called & It was too wet & cold They went out hunting but got nothing. G. has a bad cold. Cleaned the sitting room. 10 They were out all day but Ada Watson shot their deer. I went to Ladells in the morning. A little snow on the ground. 11 Wet, we cleaned & papered the dining room. Charlie was out but got 0. Mr. Thoms came here & stayed tea. 12 We finished the dining room & cleaned pantry. G & C went out but got nothing. 13 Messrs Forrest & Vincent came back with some venison & G & C got nothing. Colder, 14 15 They (the party) had a run but did not get the deer. & the children have bad colds. I went to Ladells. 16 E. washed. I felt very poorly in the evening. G �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nov. Dec. 1897 ...132 17 Better in the morning. I called at Forrest. the lake to Cotterells. 18 Cold & gloomy. Mrs. Chester, Miss McNaughton & Minnie Forrest came to tea but Mrs. Chester's evening was spoiled by having to run home after the children every little while. Allan Mclnnis killed the pig it weighed 150 lbs. 19 Snow on the ground & snow falling all day. We cleaned the kitchen & papered it. G & I went for a tramp in the wood, & came back exhausted. We cut up the pig. 20 Turning soft. Finished the Kitchen. Joe Marshall sent his machine back. 21 Sunday. Thawy but turned cold. church in even. 22 We heard of the death of Lawrence's baby. 23 Washed. Mrs. Forrest & Minnie called on their way to the funeral. Cold wind. 24 I went down to Falkenburg & did some shopping had to walk from Utterson as the stage left me. G came & met me. 25 Roads are icy & a little snow makes slipping for Jumpers (?). Thanksgiving Day Ethel walked home. Charlie has gone to a concert at the Hall. 26 It rained all day & melted the snow then froze at night. 27 Fine but cold. The S.S children met at the hall. Ethel came back in the evening. A strange man was here to dinner. He holds an entertainment at Utterson tonight. G. & Charlie gone. 28 The children & I went to Church in the morning & G. & E. & C. at night. 29 Snowy day G & C went out after a deer in the afternoon but did not see it. Mr. Newson was here to dinner. 30 E. 1 2 washed. G went up G. & C. & I went to we are getting plenty of snow now. More snow. Mrs. Forrest called & went with me to meeting at the parsonage. G went to Allenville & sold a sleigh to Morrison. Snowy. George went to see Bob Brown. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Dec. 1897 ...133 3 A school holiday. The children & I went up to Ladells It was a nice day. There was a shooting match at Ladells. 4 G & I went for a ramble. the hall to practice. 5 Nice day. 6 Father came, he is coming for the children before Xmas. turned windy. 7 Mild day, good sleighing. to practice on the organ. 8 Ethel's birthday. Laura & Louie & Cyrial Thoms came to spend the evening & Louie stayed for a few days.. Nice day & good sleighing. The children, Louie & I went up to Ladells in the evening. We cleaned stove pipes. 9 The S.S. children met at I did not go to Church or S.S. C. washed. Maud Brymer came Ethel made her birthday cake. 10 Raining fast & the snow is going. 11 Snow nearly gone turned cold at night. children went to practice. 12 Sunday. Louie & I went to Church in the morning & had a walk after noon. She & Ethel went to Church at night & she went home. 13 I went up to Ladells & the Mitchells came back with me for a call we found Mr. Thoms here. He did not see George so he came in the evening & bought a sleigh. Snow almost gone. 14 Wet soft weather. Ethel & the I called at Forrests. 15 A little more soft snow. 16 Soft still I went up to Ladell's & got some Xmas presents. 17 Snowy. Xmas. 18 Cold N wind, sleighing again. Herbert came to dinner. I went to practice with the children. cold night. 19 G. & I & Eva went to Church at night very cold night about 20 below zero. 20 E. washed & I made Xmas puddings. George went to Utterson at 10.30 at night to see Mr. Stevens. he stayed the night in Utterson & got back next morning. 21 Good sleighing again. Geo. had a shooting match & got a turkey for �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Dec. 1897 ...134 22 Last day of school I went to the school. got prizes. Eva & Louie 23 Lucy came & took Ethel & the two little girls home, turned very cold. 24 Busy preparing for Christmas very cold day. cross. 25 Much milder & snowing. C & I went to Church & George cooked the Xmas dinner. I took Violet out for a sleigh ride after dinner & called at Chesters. Mrs. Chester asked us all to spend the evening there which we did & had quite an enjoyable evening. 26 Sunday. 27 Sharp & Fine. Ethel & Clara came back. to practice at McEntyres. 28 Mr. McInnis was here making some doors in the evening. Teeny (?) Hood, Mr. Cranston & McEntyres came to practice. We got 3 nice Xmas Nos. from England also a letter from Connie. 29 Mild & snowy. E & C washed & I baked. Charlie went to spend the day at Thomses. Ethel went to a Concert in Brunel with the Hoods. 30 The weather is alternately cold & stormy. Baby G. & I went to church at night. E. went 31 Jessie Thoms & the 3 boys & Mable & Louie Forrest spent the evening here. Laura & Louie came for them. There was a dinner at the Hall. Duncan Forrest came home. 1898 Jan. 1 New Years day was very cold. Father did not bring the children. Ethel & I went to the practice at the Hall. Mrs. Forrest & Duncan called in the evening & brought baby a cap and gaiters. 2 Sunday very cold & stormy. 3 Cold. Father brought the little girls home. new school teacher arrived & went to Jones'. here to see George. 4 Raw. Clara went to Galls, The children started school. George 8c Charlie are at the club meeting. 5 E. washed. 6 George got his money from England. concert at Utterson. S.O.S. I did not go to church. The He called I called to see Mrs. Vincent. Ethel went to a �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY January 7 1898 ... 135 George went to Bracebridge & Falkenburg and got his money. 8 We had quite a bustle. It was Cheese Meeting day & Mrs. Hares called & Mr. Johnson brought Mabel, they were here to ten also Allan McInnis who was putting up a new closet. We bought a quarter of beef from Jim Nickason. 9 The children & I went to Church in the morn & G. E. & C. at night. I called at Forrests, 10 There is skating on the lake by Ladells. 11 George went to Falkenburg. The children and I went to the Pres. Xmas tree & had a pleasant time. G. did not come. We got 6 bags of flour. 12 Turned wet rained all day. George came back having gone to Huntsville. Mr. Smith called about the S.S. treat. 13 Frozen up this morning. a baby. 14 Mrs. Hood called & Mrs. Gall & Gladys & Dorothy came at the same time. Mr. Smith called in the morning. Mrs. Forrest came to see me about the S.S. treat on Saturday. 15 Practise at the Hall. 16 A lovely day. George & I went to Church in the evening Mr. Price came after Church and stayed till 12 p.m. 17 Cold wind. (Milder) I went to Laddells in the evening. E. washed. 18 Lovely day. Charlie got hurt on the head at school sleighriding. We had the children here for practicing for the Xmas tree. Mr. Corm's (?) bought a sleigh from George. Mr. Smith came to see how the practice went off. Ethel went skating. I sent off a checque to the Children's Hospital. 19 Beautiful morning, trees covered with hoar frost. We had practice here again. Mr. H. Somerset came to practice. 20 Stormy but mild. We heard that Mrs. Wm. Gall has �GRANDMOTHER'S Diary VIOLET'S BIRTHDAY 1898 ...136 January 21 Violet's birthday. She had Willie Chester, Elsie Jones & Louie & Theo Vincent here. Practise at the hall in preparation for tomorrow. Feb. 22 Mild day. I went to the hall to help get it ready. There were several men there & the hall looked quite nice decorated with flags & evergreens & the tree was also pretty, I went home at 4.30 & Laura Thoms Came with me & Ethel & she & the children went to the hall to get tea while Geo. baby & I did not go till after tea. The Lodge was held here at night. The performance went off very well & the Bishop came after a time with the Mitchells. he is rather small & clean shaven & he seems a very earnest man. They did not get home till 11.30. 23 About a foot of snow fell in the night & Mr. Smith had to get the snow plow out & make roads through the village. There was a confirmation in the morning. Ethel went. G & C & I went at night. Mr. Price was here to tea. 24 Mr. Cousins came & signed notes for sleigh. 25 George went to Toronto today. I went up to Ladells. 26 I wrote to George. 27 Snowed hard. Mr. Thoms brought Connie to stay a few days. very cold night. 28 Cold. Connie & I went to Ladells. a day sooner than we expected him. 29 Cold day and plenty of snow. The children all got new dolls. 30 Sunday. Mr. Price & Mr. Vincent came in for a while. Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Forrest came to tea. 31 Very cold. mild. E. washed & George came home Cold night. Duncan F. went away. 1 Very cold N. wind. Mr. Price called. 2 I went to Ladells & called at Mitchells. 3 E. washed had to dry clothes indoors. Mr. Price came to tea. cold. Mr. Vincent & 4 Much milder after the long cold snap. to Forrests to tea. George & I went 5 Soft snow. George went to Aspdin to attend Mrs. Wm. Crompton's funeral. Mr. Thoms �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb. 6 WAX WORKS SHOW 1898 ...137 A nice sharp morning with white frost. Ethel went to Church in the morning & G & I at night. Mr. Price came after Church. 7 A nice mild day. Father came & took Ethel back. Mrs. Dodd called & asked me to go there on Thurs. 8 Lovely day. soft. to Utterson. 9 Thawing & damp. Geo went to Hville with Herb Ladell & Mr. Price. Ethel did not come back. G. got the children some school hoods & some baking tins. Mrs. Vincent called. Geo. went 10 Tom Dodd came and took Mrs. Forrest & me, Eva & Rog to spend the day. Ethel came. 13 Ethel, Charlie & I went to church at night. came after church as usual. 14 We washed. 16 Cold N. wind. Mrs. Bob Brown came to see George, he lent her $7.00. 18 A lovely day. Mrs. Wm. Gall called to show me her baby. We all but Ethel & the 2 babies went to a concert at the hall & wax works show. 19 Nice day. 20 Stormy. I went to church in the morning and Ethel & Charlie at night. 21 Very stormy. We expect the Thomses to come for us a pleasant evening & got home about 12. V/e commenced to get milk from them. Mr. Price Fine. I went out with the children. 22 We washed, snowy these days. went to the club after. Mr. Price was here to tea 23 The children & I went up to Ladells & rode home with the Thomses. Mr. Price went away. 24 Snows a little every day. 25 Mr. & Mrs. Gall & baby & Mrs. Dodd & Tom were here to tea. today. Laura �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Feb. ELECTION DAY 1898 26 Lovely morning but turned stormy. a dress. 27 G & I went to Church in the evening. 28 Nice day. March ...138 I am making Louie 1 Lovely day I went to Clarkes & stayed tea. Election day causes considerable excitement. The Grist got in again. Mabel Clarke came back with me & Mr. Brymer pulled a tooth for her. 2 Mrs. Forrest called & Ethel went to the C.W.A.S. meeting. Mrs. Thoms came & stayed till after the service at Church. I received a letter from Annie asking to borrow $25. G. went to Utterson to meet Hay. 3 Sent Annie Cheque for the amount. 4 Lovely days. 5 I took the children for a walk to Jenners. better. 6 Lovely day. G & I went to Church twice. Ethel went to Thomses & home with them as they went to the swamp church. 7 Ethel walked back in the afternoon. 8 Washed - George & Charlie went on a lynx hunt but saw a deer instead. Ethel went to church in the evening. 9 Thawing fast the roads are going. at night & played the organ. I went to Ladells. Charlie has sore eyes. Bob is no I went to Church 10 Turned wet. Geo went to a sale at Aspdin. 11 The snow is going fast. 12 Mr. Thoms called in the morning. 13 Sunday. 14 Lovely day Ethel washed. 15 Mrs. McKechnie called she was staying at Chesters. It thundered & lightened quite heavily. 16 Connie's birthday. heavy rain turned cold & windy. Ethel & Herbert came to see George. fine weather. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY March RIVER VERY HIGH 1898 ...139 17 George went to Johnsons & sold them a harrow. Lucy came & brought us some potatoes, we did not go back with her. Herbert came & brought Sweezy to see Geo. 18 Cloudy. 19 Wet day. evening. 20 Nice day. The roads aredrying up. in the morning & G & E at night. 21 E washed George went to Dodds & sold them a buggy. Mrs. Forrest & Miss Leyman called in the I went to Church 22 Turned wet. Mr. Johnson brought our potatoes. The children & I went to Ladells. George's birthday. rain at night turned cold. April 23 In the morning we expected the Thoms girls to tea but they did not come. I went to church at night & practice, sharp frost. 24 Nice day & frosty night. & we did not get her. 25 Charlie & Geo hunted the cow all day & C. found her in the evening & brought them both home. 26 Like rain. Jessie & Cyril Thoms called. The practice at the Hall fell through. Lodge tonight. 27 Sunday. 28 Dark wet morning. 29 Ethel & Charlie went to Utterson to see Herbert off but he had gone. Fine & cool. 30 Nice day. Laura & Louie Thoms came to tea & went to Church after. 31 Fine & Wet day. cold. G & I went to Church at night. Geo went to political meeting. 1 Fine & cold, river very high. I called at Forrests. Mrs. Clarke came & stayed to tea. Ethel went to Toffee party at Jones'es. 2 Fine & cold with fresh snow. 3 Sunday. I went to Church in the morning. windy & cold. 5 typed The cow calved in the woods 20 April 1976 Carol Aellen �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 1893 ...140 6 Ethel went to Ladies Aid & brought Mrs. Leonard back to tea & then went to Church in the evening. George went to Bullen's & sold him a harrow. 7 Cold wind but fine. farm. 8 Lovely warm day. G & I & the children went to Church it is Good Friday. Mrs. Geall brought some eggs. George went to see John Nickason's 10 Easter day fine & warm. I went to early Communion. The others went to Church at night. 11 Ethel went to Hoods with Mary McEntyre. weather. Minnie Forrest came home. 12 I went to a meeting at the parsonage there were quite a number present. 14 E. cleaned Charlies room 15 Cleaned Ethel's room, warm & dry. 16 Cheese factory meeting Ethel went home with J.H. Madill. there was quite a fire at the point above the falls. 17 Like rain. at night. 18 Very dry & windy. E came back. 19 High E. wind brought snow. 20 Washed. 21 I called in at Forrests. 22 I cleaned the two front bedrooms, r a i n . 23 Baked & churned. 24 Sunday. 25 Nice day. we got two little pigs. E & I papered two bedrooms. G went up to Dodds. G & C went to Thoms' for the horse. Ethel went to WA meeting at the Hall. 26 Washed & papered Charlie's room. Mrs. Forrest called & E went with her to see the Mitchells. 27 I Ironed & E. cleaned the passage & stairs. Lovely warm Louie & I went to Church in the morn & G G went to Aspdin & sold a seed drill. I cleaned room over Kitchen. I went to see Mrs. Vincent. G & I went to Church at night. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April 28 May 1898 ...141 I was busy baking for the Pink tea. Some of the members meet at the hall at night to decorate. Like rain. I baked some more. Mrs. Forrest & Mr. Smith called to buy tickets for the SS children & performers. 29 Looks like rain. E. went to get tea ready in the afternoon & at 6 we all but Geo & baby went to the Tea which with the program went off very successfully. 30 The rain has passed off. I churned etc. 1 The children & I went to Church & got caught in the rain which continued all the afternoon. 2 Fine. Ethel washed & I baked & cut some paper for the sitting room. Mrs. Forrest called. Rain at night. 3 Wet day. Geall's. 4 We finished the sitting room and went to the W.A. E & I papered the sitting room G went to the pink cheesecloth. 5 Fine day. Clara came & took me & the 2 youngest home. 7 I went to Huntsville with Lucy and got some things & met George there. he came to fathers in the evening & stayed all night. 8 G went home after dinner & I went to Church. 9 Mother & I went to Herberts place to see Lizzie. Got back about 9 p.m. 11 Severe thunder & wind storm. 12 My birthday. George & Charlie came & took us home so here we are back again. 13 Ethel cleaned the pantry. 15 16 Sunday I went to Church in the morn. Hot day. took baby out in her carriage. We cleaned the kitchen which finishes the housecleaning. 17 E. washed. I churned. Minnie Forrest called. meeting' �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY April June CIRCLES AROUND SUN CHARLIE'S photo 1898 ...142 18 G & C went to Father's to get a bag Ethel went to Hood's. 19 Hot day. back. 20 G & I went to Thoms' in the canoe caught a fish I came back with the girls. 21 Fine day. very hot. 22 Sulty thunder storm in afteroon with copious rain. & I went to church at night. 23 Washed. Showery morn but got out fine. 24 A very wet showery holiday. A boat load of excursionists came from Huntsville. We expected the Thoms girls to tea but it was too wet. 26 Laura & Jessie Thoms came in the even. 28 Very hot. Peculiar circles were visible around the sun. Charlie & I went to Bracebridge & got C's photo taken. like rain. 29 Sunday. 30 George & Charlie went with a party to Skeleten lake got 3 fish. 31 Laura, Louie & Connie Thoms came to tea & Laura stayed to do some sewing. The cow went a w a y . G left there. Rain at night. E. came G Gloomy & damp all day. 1 Hot. I went to W.A. meeting at the Forrests. had a walk. 2 Hotter but cool nights. Mr. Leach has gone away & the school is closed till they get a teacher. 3 Very Hot. G & I went to Wm. Galls by lake to Thomses. Laura went home this evening. 4 Hot & dusty. Applications are coming in for the school. C. went to Thomses. Ethel & Louie went to Essens with Byron Hood for a drive. Hot night. 5 Sunday. church. Cooler but dry & dusty. Laura & I Ethel G. & C went to �GRANDMO June7Hotbutwehadagoodraintowardseveningwhichwasmuchneeded.I called at Whitbeys with baby could not go to Galls. G & I went to Ladelles in even. 8 applications More 9 on the milkwagon to Galls to spend the day. Turned cold at night. 10 Wet again. came. She called here. afterwards. very well. 13 11 Gloomy & drizzly. Miss Willoughby the new 12 She is English Church. We like her Cloudy. Miss W. came Heavy rain. 14Fine.Wewashed.Itookthechildren&MissWilloughbyoutfor a walk after tea. 15 Lovely day. Charlie, Violet & I went to Galls to tea. we saw the farm family too. 16 Lovely day. Mother came & took Ethel home. Miss W. had a little walk with us. George went to Hville on the boat. 17 Bright & fine. I churned. Mr. Goring came to brick around the stove pipe in our room. George went to Brunel about bark. Herb Ladell came at night to get Miss W's agreement signed. 18MissWilloughbycalled & signed the agreemen pretty busy all day. W. Gall left Gladys & Clarence here while he went to the piggery. showery. 19 in the morn. Vincent's baby was christened. We went for a walk with Miss W. in the afternoon after Mrs. Clarke had left. Fine day but co 20 Quite cold & wet. 21 Charlie & I washed. Lovely day. The children went topickstrawber iesafterschool&gotover3qts.MissWil oughbycalled in the evening. 22 Lovely day. Geo. went up to Lynches about bark. The children went after straw �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1898 ...144 June 23 Hot day. I took Violet & Baby to visit the school then we went with the Forrests to the bathing place. Very sultry. The Presbyterians had an excursion up the lakes. Charlie went, no school. George went to Falkenburg. Miss Willoughby came in after they got back & told us about the excursion. very hot night. wehad a good rain before morning. 24 July 25 Morning fine but wet afternoon. we did not get any strawberries. 26 Wet morn but no service. It cleared up beautifully after dinner & we all went for a walk to the cave. Miss W. went with us. Louie & I went to Church at night. 27 Fine. Clara drove Ethel back. with Clara. 28 We washed. 30 I went Brymers with the even. The Forrests & Miss to Willoughby were baby therein playing croquet. I went up to Ladells 1 Fine day. we all went to the picnic. I had to bring the younger children home early they were so troublesome. George & Mr. Cusson (?) ran a booth. 2 Very hot. A young ladv called to see about getting hot night. 3 Sunday. hot day. in the morn. G & I took the children to church home to stay till Friday. came in tonight. We saw Miss Smith who 5 6 Very hot. The children & Ethel & Nellie went for a row with Ladells boat. I went to Forrests with baby. 7 Louise Gall came in the morning. music in the evening. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest also came. 9 hot. had some had a pleasant time. Very cool. The raspberries are beginning to ripen. Ethel went to Hoods. & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY July FROST in July 1893 ...145 10 Bright & cold. The children & I went to Church in the morn. Mr. Davidson preached morning & evening. Ethel did not get back till after Church. 11 Quite a heavy frost last night. Nice bright day. I went with the children to get some raspberries, got about 2 qts. Geo was busy till late putting a rake together. 12 Hot day. I called on Mrs. Matthews. & son arrived & will stay all night. 13 Geo drove them to Lancelot today, they did not come back here. I called on Miss Smith who is staying at Smiths now. 16 Very hot & dry. I took the children bathing. raspberries keep us busy now. 17 I went to Church in the morn with Louie. 20 I went up to Ladells in the even. 21 Geo. Charlie & I went to Bracebridge. I had teeth pulled while under chloroform/ Geo had 3 out & Charlie 1 out. I had a bad headache when I got home. 22 Felt all right after a night's rest, very hot & dry. 23 Ethel & Charlie rowed Eva & Louie over the lake to stay a week at Grandpas. Mr. Dunkley The hot. 25 G carried water from the river & Ethel washed. 26 Very hot dry weather the ground is getting very parched up. Mr. Smith called to see George. 27 G & I went to Bracebridge. I had the impression taken for my teeth. We went & had dinner and in the afternoon we went for a trip on the boat around Muskoka Lake I got back about 10 p.m. We went to Topps (?) & got my teeth fitted in and we came to Utterson on the 12.40 train & then walked home, where we arrived at 3 oclock. Smith called, very hot day. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY MRS. VINCENT 1898 ...146 July Aug. 29 Party at the Thomses. Geo & Ethel went & did not get home till 5 o'clock. I called to see Mrs. Vincent. Cooler evening. 30 Nice day. 31 Hot & dusty. 1 Washed. Tried to get some berries but a little shower drove us in. Turned cooler. 2 Hot. now. 3 We had a lovely rain in the morn & then a thunder storm in the afternoon. Clara drove the children home & they got wet. I went up to Ladells in the evening & saw several tourists arrive. 4 Cool & showery. 5 A fine morn but a little shower came. The afternoon was fine for the pic-nic which was quite a success & well attended. Cool 6 Nice day. we went bathing with Forrests. Sullivan & Aggie Ladell called. 7 Fine morn & wet afternoon I went to the Church yard with the children & got stopped at the Church. The children & I went to Church in the evening. 8 Fine. We got a few berries. Mrs. Thoms & Laura & Jack came to tea. Mrs. Thoms went to see Mrs. Vincent who is poorly. 9 Fine & cool. 10 I went up to Ladells & Clarkes. I went to Church at night. There are plenty of tourists in the village George is very unwell with dysentery. George is a little better. E. washed. Mrs. I called upon Mrs. Lowdon. The W.A. had a meeting at the parsonage when Miss Montizamba addressed both the Juniors & Seniors & wehad tea on the lawn. 11 Nellie brought Ed. Fearon & Daisy over in the boat. They took Ethel back & she went over to Hoods. 12 Mr. Vincent took his wife to see the Dr. she seems to be going out of her mind I am afraid. Mrs. Forrest h came back to open school next week. Poor Mrs. Vincentismuchworse&attemp & two of the girls are going to stay with them. The children are with the neighbours. �GRANDMOTHER'S Aug. DIARY TYPHOID 1898 ...147 CHICKEN POX 14 I was going to Church but Laura Thoms came to have a sleep so I stayed. Afternoon I went over & sat with Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Vincent who is in bed. Miss Smith & Mrs. Mitchell are going to sit up at night. Toronto. Laura & Louie Thoms stayed & straightened the house up & then came here to dinner. G got home at noon. 16 Nice day. Mr. Vincent came back & will stay here for a few days. I called at Smiths & saw Mrs. Duck there. 17 G & Mr. V. went to sort the pigs. After tea G & I went to Thoms' to see if they could take the Vincent children. 18 Laura & Louie Thoms came to wash at Vincents they had dinner here. baby home from Forrests. bridge. E. went home. called. Mr. V. was working at the Tvphoid at Jones'. 21 Eva & Louie & I went to a service at Ladells in the morning. G & C went to Church at night. hot. Mr. V. went to Somersets.. 22 Ethel & Nellie walked here. E is going to make Nell a dress. M & I went to Ladells & walked back with the Mitchells & Louie & Jessie Thoms who came to take Theo. V. to their house. 23 Eva & Louie had a birthday party. called to say good bye. Mrs. Sullivan 24 We did a big ironing. Mr. Vincent & Roley Junior (Jenner?) took Bob away. Nellie went home. Annie Poyner is to stay with us. Rain at night. 25 Wet morn. Baby is sick. I called at Brymers. 26 I scrubbed the dining room. Mr. Brymer called 27 Baby very cross & has come out in spots. Willoughbycalled.E. came back. 28 The children & I went to Church in the morn Miss also �GRANDMOTHER'S Aug. Sept. DIARY BERTHA CLARKE'S1898...148 WEDDING 29 Violet poorly at night - but baby better. for a walk. I 30 Fine - sultry night. Ethel walked home in the afternoon. I went up to Ladells for the nail, our tomatoes have arrived. The children seem better. 31 Ethel came back, Nellie drove her. George & I went to Bertha Clarke's wedding. It was a lovely moonlight night and very hot. we stayed till nearly 1 a.m. called upon 1 2 Very hot. Ethel called at Forrest's. Mr. & Miss Smith & Mrs. Tye & the two Miss Puddiecomb's cane verandah all the evening. 3 Ethel and Annie scrubbed the Kitchen. After noon E. went to Thomse's. It came up very stormy at night. Thunder & Lightning but very little rain. Miss Willoughby came to tea & we went to Church with them. 5 Mr. Vincent stayed here last night & went off to Toronto in the morn but Ethel did not go as it was wet. 6 George & I went to Smith's to tea. 7 Ethel started to Toronto. Eva & I went as far as Falkenburg & got some goods. I went to a party 8 Cool. 9 Goods arrived from Hay's. Mr. Vincent came back & is staying here. 10 Cool with frostv night. 11 Sunday. G & C went to Church at night. awayinBrunel. 12 I made crab jelly. Fine day. 13 Warm. Mr. V. is at Smiths mill. Thomse's. Forrests with Vi & Baby. Annie is G & I went to the at Chesters in �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Sept. 16 1898 ...149 More rain, but fine evening. after tea. I went to Ladell's 17 Fine & cool. by the road. evening. Eva & Louie & Annie went to the Thomses Miss Smith & her friends called in the 18 Sunday. Fine & windy. G & I & the children went to Church at night. Mr. Vincent went to board at McInnis' as he is to be at the mill. 19 G & C went to Thomses for a hunt. 20 Cold night. bright day. after tea with baby. 21 Annie scrubbed dining room. 22 G & I went over the lake to Father's and brought Clara back. Warm but turned wet. Annie stayed with the children. Annie & I washed I ironed went up to Ladell's Mice day but cool. 23 Wet day. Clara went to decorate the church. had a walk after tea. 24 25 C Nice day. Clara & I went to decorate for the Harvest festival. Geo & Charlie having been Nice day. Thanksgiving service. Mr. Mitchell came here to dinner. Clara & the children & I had a walk with Miss Willoughby who stayed to tea. I did not go to Church at night. 26 Wet after dinner so Clara stayed. Mr. Hay was here to measure bark. Clara & I called on Miss Smith who has been ill. Wrote to Nellie B. & Lizzie. 27 We washed. Clara walked home. 29 G & C. went to Thomses. G. came home and went to vote on the Plebecite. C. stayed and shot a fawn. 30 G. gave a piece to Forrests. Adam Watson's. 2 Fine hot day. preached. G & I went to Church. Mr. French & hunting several times b �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 3 Wet morning. MRS. CLARKE Geo. 1898 ...150 went up the lake about bark. 5 Utterson show day wet morn but cleared out in the afternoon & was cooler. Charlie & Annie were the only ones from this house. 6 Miss Smith called and I invited them to tea tomorrow. Laura Thoms was here in the morning also Cyril who was moving Mr. Vincent's furniture. 7 Fine & cool. Mr. & Miss Smith came to tea. is going away tomorrow. 8 Miss Willoughby came in & I had a walk with her. frosty night. 9 Violet & I went to Church in the morn, saw Mrs. Sullivan. Geo & I walked to Mainood's wharf after dinner. Mr. V. came in to write letters in the evening. Miss S. 10 Nice day. G. & I went to Ladell's in the evening, heard that Mrs. Clarke is wrong in her head. Mrs. Taylor is a little better. 11 Heavy rain last night we washed. Charlie's (Age birthday. wet all day. Mr. Herbert Petman came 12 I was very sorry to hear of Mrs. Taylor's death this afternoon. 13 Cold and gloomy. Charlie & I went with the Thomses to Huntsville we called at Father's. I got a new dress etc. We came home in the dark over the lake. out with Mr. Vincent this afternoon & has not yet returned. 15 16 Sunday. night. Nice warm day. G & I went to Church at 17 Katy Lever came & is making my dress. Factory closes today. 19 The last pigs went today The Cheese Katy Lever went home. 20 We are busy house cleaning. 21 We papered the children's roon & hall. 15) �GRANDMOTHER'S Oct. DIARY 1898 ...151 22 Wet again. Annie cleaned Charlie's room & finished the upstairs. 23 Cool & showery. We had the Bishop to consecrate the font & confirm. The new furnace was used for the first. Geo & I & baby called at Forrests after dinner. 24 We cleaned the sitting room. Mr. Gillespie came toseeGeorge. 25 We washed. nice warm day. Katy Lever came again to sew. Beautiful light evening. Katy stayed all night. 26 Wet day. I ironed. Katy went home after making 3 dresses for the children. 27 Mr. Vincent came & went hunting with Geo & Charlie he was here to dinner & tea. We cleaning the dining room & hall. There was about an inch of snow this morning & it was cold all day. 28 Cold with hard frost; we cleaned the pantry. 29 Nice day. Geo went to a Church meeting. Mr. Vincent & Wall Thoms came in the evening and brought Mr. V's clothese Nov. 1 30 Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Forrest came. church at night. 31 Hallow'en. Mrs. Forrest, Minni & I called on Mrs. McClure & Mrs. Clarke. Hunting season began. G & I went to The three hunters went out 2 The thomses partv joined ours and got nothing. Nice fine weather. The children & I went up to Ladells Got Eva & Louie new boots. Lost Peter. 3 Hunters came back tired, no venison. & Geo & I went to Forrest's to tea 5 Wet day. got wet. 6 Snowy day. I went to Church & played the organ stayed at home at night. 7 Forrest went out with our partv & got nothing. venison. Geo got the hound at Flemmings. Charlie V. did not come back. Mr. Forrest called. Our men got none. & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1898 ...152 Nov. 8 (Con't) Mr. Stevens of the Massey-Harris came to see George & caught him in. 9 Mr. Forrest went with Geo & Chas to Dodds to hunt. C & Mr. F. stayed all night but G came home. lost Peter wounded one but lost it. snow fell. 11 10 They had dinner here. The men rested today cold wind. & snow. called. Mr. Ross 12 Nice day. Geo & Charlie were out all day got nothing. Mr. Vincent went with Thomses & got 3 deer. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell called. not go to Church. 13 Mr. Vincent went to Beatrice. 14 15 G & C joined the Thoms party but got nothing. In the evening Mr. Vincent & Mr. Gall came to see Geo. l6 Finished washing & ironed. 17 fine & still. I went to Forrests & got Mrs. F. to go with me to there. them. tea. 18 Mr. & Mrs. McClure & Miss Willoughby came to 19 called In the even. 20 The children & I went to Church in the morning. had a walk after dinner. 21 Annie came back. We 22 23 in the even. 24 We Thanksgivi 25 We cleaned the Kitchen. cold snap came for the day. 26 Still �GRANMOTHER'S Nov.27G. went to Thomses. Church at night. 28 Eva & Charlie & I went to Mr. Crompton took the service. Mr. Clarke was here to kill the pigs. weight. 220 lbs. & 187 lbs. we sent one to Falkenburg. Trustees meeting. 29 Miss Willoughby called to see Geo about the notice she got to leave. 30 Two services at the Church I went in the evening. Dec. 1 Mr. Brymer & Mr. Smith both called to see Geo about stay. Geo & C went to Dodds to hunt. Miss Ladell came with Mabel Clarke. Snowy all day. 2 Cut up and salted the pig. Mr. Brymer called in the evening with a Petition to the Trustees.\ 5 Roads blocked with snow. 6 Fine morning. we washed and. got all the clothes out when it began to snow and covered all the clothes level. 7 Snowing. meeting. 8 10 Mr. Gardiner came & the Trustees had a quite shut in with snow. Could not get to the W.A. meeting. Alice Jenner called about the school. Mr. Smith also called. Mr. Taylor was here helping Geo with the books.Mrs.McNicolcameintheafternoon.Che about going to Huntsville. Very cold night. 12 Cold day. I went to the W.A. meeting & we arranged about the Xmas tree. 15 Snowy morning. The Thomses drove down for me & I went with them to Huntsville & got the Xmas presents. �Dec. 16 I made puddings & mince meat. 18 Sunday. The children & I went to Church turned cold at night. school bags. The Forrest girls & Miss Willoughby Thoms & Cyril also came to tea on their way from Falkenburg. soft. 20 Miss W. & her girls were here practising club s e w i n g . wet. 21 Thawing still. 22 Warm & Spring like rain at night. Baby & I went to school to see the prizes given out. practise at the hall for Xmas tree. Miss Willoughby & Minnie F. called at tea time. 23 Mild with snow. Mr. Vincent came back. We all went to the Xmas tree except George & baby. Miss Willoughby came to say goodbye. 24 A lot of fresh snow. Busy with Xmas preparations. Had the children's tree in the evening. 25 Sunday 26 We washed. Kerb Ladell & Gardiner came to decide on a teacher. George went to Utterson after dinner & brought Mr. Vincent back with him. 27 Stormy. George had a shooting match. meeting at the Hall but Father did not get out as the roads are too heavy. 29 Fine mild day. I & Eva called on Mrs. McClure who is going away tomorrow. We also called at the Parsonage. 31 Very Christmas cold day. I went up to Ladells after tea. day. No morning service. Fine Cheese factory meeting. Mr. V. day. came G ba �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary "Minnie" Butcher Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary "Minnie" Butcher Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891-1918 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Muskoka, Port Sydney, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ae894f24ba89211c63e61024c5e078d9.pdf 23b07037034cbd52f403ed6351df96a5 PDF Text Text ���GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1898 ...155 Jan. 1 A cold Sunday.IwenttoChurchinthemorning.Nelliecameintheafternoon.Mr.Vincen drove here with father's horse. we had our New Year's Turkey for dinner. they stayed all night & we had a pleasant evening. Nellie has a school at the locks if she gets her certificate. dinner taking Eva & Louie hack with them. Trustees met here today. School will not open till next week. 5 Rather snowey. George, Charlie & I went to tea at Mitchell's. Geo came home early we had a pleasant evening. 7 Horrid stormy day. Mr. Vincent c a m e back from Falkenburg. School teacher arrived. to church at night & I played Mr. Mitchell's farewell service. 9 Mr. V. went back to Hays. turned cold. 10 Very cold snap. 40° below. Denned up. (dened up) 11 Moderated after noon. Lucy drove the children home. Party at the Hall. Geo & I went for an hour. Charlie stayed all night. Mr. V. came & stayed the night. 12 Nice bright day. Mr. V. went to Thomses. I called at the Parsonage. Mr. Lloyd & his son were there. the Mitchell's leave tomorrow & stay the night at Mr. Sm 13 Rain & snow. Miss Loveday came to see Annie had tea here. Children went to Pres. Xmas tree in the evening. 1 to S.S. to take Mr. Smith's place. 1 17 Ironed. Lizzie drove up they stayed till after tea. Mr.VincentwenttoThomses. 1 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1899 ...156 Jar. 19 We had Miss Botterill to tea. Mr. Mitchell called he came up to find his cat. Mr. V. came back & we had a good game of cards. 20 George had a sick headache. He & Mr. V. sat up till past 12 finishing the books for the meeting tomorrow. 21 Violet's birthday. She had 6 children here. Torry & Mr. Vincent stayed over night. Geo & Mr. V went to Cheese meeting. 22 Wall Thoms came & took the Vincents home. to Church in the even. G & I went 23 I have a bad cold & can scarcely speak. 24 We washed. Mr. V came back at night. 25 Mr. V. went to Utterson & stayed to Oyster Supper. Our colds are a little better. 26 Snow, snow more coming every day. Mr. Vincent came back in the afternoon staved till Sunday morning. 27 28 Very stormy. 29 Cold day no service. I wonder when we will have 30 Cold again at night snow in the dav. from Mother & from Nellie B. a clergyman I got a letter 31 Washed. very cold day. Feb. 1 More snow. I went up to Ladells. 2 There was a party at Galls & a S.O.S. concert, pleasant day. I took the children for a walk, called at Forrests. 3 Nice day. We have not got over our colds. night and are very feverish. Mr. Brymer is attending them. 5 Sunday. We devoted our selves to the sick children, no service. 6 Violet is better but not Louie. 7 Baby took sick last night & was like a coal of fire all night and keeps starting in terror at an imaginary Herbert came in the afternoon, Louie & Violet better. Sent for Mrs. Brown. bear. Geo & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1899 ...157 Feb. 8 Finished washing, baby no better. V/e sent for Dr. Hart as baby is having slight convulsions. She has La Grippe. We got Mr. Brymer to come & take her temperature. Mrs. Forrest came & stayed the afternoon. 9 Baby still feverish. Mrs. Forrest came again & did the ironing & baking. Turned cold. 10 Very cold morn. Sam & Annie & Clara came & Sam went back after dinner. 11 Very cold. baby still bad. 12 Coldest night yet. 44 below. No service. Mrs. Forrest called. moderated a little. Sent for Mr. Brymer in the evening. 13 Baby much better. George & Clara went off this morn. G. to bbridge & Clara to Toronto. Nice sharp day. Annie & I walked up to Ladells. 14 We washed. Baby is very hoarse but is better of the fever. still very cross. cold. 15 Much milder. warm night. 16 Lovely day. Louie & Violet went out for the first time. Mr. Christie came. Commenced to get milk from Mrs. J. Watson. 17 Nice mild day, I took the children out went in to Forrests & saw the Mitchells. Mr. M. had evening service. of our doors & shovelling snow off the roofs. Baby seems nearlv all right but still looks pale. 19 We had a walk after dinner. No service. 20 We started for Toronto on the morning train and arrived about 3 o'clock. 21 Commenced to get11/2qts of milk from Watsons 22 No snow in Toronto. 27 We got back from Toronto bag & baggage. 28 Very snowy. Busy putting things away.Christie went homeafter cutting carpet into Mar. 1 We got the nearly finished when Mr. Christie came withthe the horse & len to 2. Lovely day. wecarpet washed. Mr. Mitchell called. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY EYE Mar. 3 CAT SCRATCHES 1899 ...158 Busy ironing. Warm fine weather. Mr. Mitchell was here to tea. George went to Church. Williams machine. Mr. Vincent came. 5 LOUIE'S Mild turned stormv at night. Horrible stormy day, we all stayed in but Charlie. Sunday. 6 Fine. children have bad coughs. washed. Cold wind. 8 Nice dav. 9 Pleasant day. Charlie went to spend the day at Thomse's. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms & two of the girls came to tea. Laura stayed all night. 10 Violet had earache. Laura & I took the other children up to Ladells. Laura & I went to Church at night. Baby was very feverish and restless and I did not get much sleep. Due for milk $1.98. 11 Thawing. Baby poorly all day with feverish cold. 12 Mr. Vincent was here till afternoon. Babv poorly. Thawing. Louie got her eye scratched by a cat. Cow calved. 13 Colder. with a load of hay had dinner. 15 Very wet day. Thomses. Mr. Vincent called. George went to Huntsville with the 16 Cold again high wind. Louie's eye much better, also baby. Herbert came he is going West next Tuesday. I went to store. 20 21 Cold wind. Herbert, Geo & Eva & I went to Utterson to see he & the familv would not leave tillaboutmidnight. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1899 ...159 Mar/22About6inchesoffreshsnowthismorningbutit 23 Stormy day. I called at Forrests withsomecream ill. 24 Mr. Mitchell came to tea but was called awav after the Children's Hospital but Mr. Brymer saw her and did not think it necessary. 25 Lovely day, Mr. Price called. 26 Nice 27 Lovely mild day. Mr. Porter was to Bracebridge & bought a horse. 28 Charlie went to Bracebridge and rode the horse home. Came on stormy & snowed all night. day. to see M Forrests commencedtogetmilkf Geo walked over to Thomses & brought Mr. Price back to tea. Mr. & buried. Geo went 29 Stormy all day about a foot of fresh snow. 30 31 Good Friday. Fine & pleasant we had a walk. Mr. Vincent came in the even. Apr. 1 Fine day. I took Louie to Bracebridge to see the Dr. & had two teeth filled. Got home late. 2 Easter Sunday had no service. I went to S.S. nice day but more snow than I have ever seen on Easter. 3 Lovely day. Geo & Mr. Vincent went to Bracebridge. Eva & Violet & I went to Thomses. 5 Nellie came, walked from home. The three Thoms boys came to spend the day & they & George & Mr. 6 Nellie 7 Nellie walked home. Ted Hares brought a load of hay. I expected Mrs. Gall to tea but they could not come, turned wet. Vincent went �GRANDMOTHER'S Apr. 9 10 1899 ...160 Nice day cold wind. Mr. Lloyd came & held service at the church & he & Humphrey were here to dinner. WallThoms was here to tea & Minnie & Mabel Forrest came in in the evening. Snow is going fast but still deep. 11 We washed. 12 DIARY Mr. V. went to Bracebridge. Dance at the hall. couple of hours. Charlie went. & I went for a 13 Wet day. Men came here to audit the Cheese Factory books. were here late. 14 Heavy rain with thunder this morning. Tom Howard was here to tea. G & Mr. V. went to Utterson tonight 15 16 Lovely day, the snow is melting fast. I went to S.S. with all the children. Mr. V. came back at night. 17 Warm day. I went up to Ladell's & called at Clarkes. 18 Very warm. We washed. Mr. Vincent went to Thomses. 19 Rain last night warm dav. snow nearly gone. Mrs. Forrest is ill. Dr. Bridgland came to see her. he called to look at Louie's eye & advised us to take her to Children's Hospital. I went over to enquire for Mrs. Forrest. 20 Cleaned the pantry. 21 Cleaned Annie's room. is nearly gone. 22 Cheese meeting at the Hall. 23 Sunday. I took all the children to S.S. see Mrs. Forrest in evening. 24 Very warm. We washed. 25 Warm. River verv high washed away some of the mill fixtures. Mr. Whitmore was here putting up a shed. Louie & I intend going to Toronto tomorrow. I washed some bed clothes. Very nice warm weather. snow Mr. V. came. Called to I & children went to Ladells. 26 We went & Ethel came here. We went to Lizzies then to Cooper's that night. Typed 17 June 1976 C. Aellen & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Apr. 27 1899 ...161 I took Louie to Hospital & then went back with Clara to Sully St. returning to Cooper's at night. 28 I went shopping & then to Lizzies. 29 30 I called at Hospital but did not see Louie. I went to Church with Mrs. Cooper to Mr. Body's Church. After dinner I went to Hospital where Clara met me. was very hoarse. We good bye she cried very much because I could not stay to take her home. Lizzie met me there and we went down to the busy streets. 2 Very hot. I rested in the morn & then Mrs. Cooper went down to the station with me & I got on the train 3 Ethel went to Hoods. Violet pretty feverish. cleaned Charlie's room. Charlie rowed her home. & Annie V. no better feverish afternoon. 5 Nice day. Father came & took Ethel's trunk. Violet was in a very high fever this afternoon. We reduced 6 Violet seems brighter, ear ache came on in afternoon King's birthday party. 7 Sunday warm day. Eva was feverish & had headache. Violet felt better. 8 Warm. Churned & baked. I went with Geo & baby to Balls in the new cart. Mr. Schwoob called in even. 9 Cooler. We washed & cleaned dining room. at Forrests. 10 Ironed. baby was taken sick with 11 Baby poorly again at noon. Nice rain at night. grippe. Called I gave her a powder better in evening but Geo & Charlie drove to Father's & Huntsville. student arrived. G gave me a pr of gloves. I �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1899 ...162 May 13 Wet day. We cleaned Kitchen yesterday which winds up the housecleaning. Baby much better but she went out in the afternoon which gave her a relapse. 12 We had 2 services. Geo. drove Mr. Spencer to Brunel 15 Hard frost but fine day. G. went up the lake to Seymours & sold them an organ. Eva & I called at Forrests & saw Mr. F who is up. baby is feverish for a while every afternoon. 16 Wet and cold. Churned baked & ironed & finished Eva's dress. baby a little better. 17 A very cold wet week. 18 Baby had ear ache. 19 George went to Aspdin. Baby very feverish, better in evening. I called at Mrs. Clarke's. 20 Cold & gloomy. a drive. 21 Sunday. Fine but cold. Geo walked over to Mr. Vincent's. He & I went to Church in the evening. 22 Nice day cool wind. He washed & churned. Baby had ear ache a little. Mrs. Whitby (Whittey?) & Miss Botterill called. Mr. Spencer called in the evening. 23 Lovely day. G & I & Violet drove to father's left Annie in charge. Wet day. Baby much better. Geo & I went for 24 I took the children to pic nic. came back with them to choir practice. came for sugar.. day. Mr. Brymer 27 Wet Annie has an ulcerated throat. 28 Mr. Allman hold services twice. he & Mr. S. Smith came to dinner & George drove him up to Brunel. 29 Hot. thunder storm & wet evening. G. drove Hugh Brown to Hoods. Clara & Louie came home in the rain. 30 Damp morning but came out nice & fine. in afternoon. Clara & I washed & went up to Ladells & met Ethel coming for Clara. 25 �GRANDMOTHER'S May 31 We June 1 2 DIARY ironed. 1899 ...163 I felt poorly and went to bed early. Lovely day. Laura & Ruth Thoms & Mr. Somerset and Mr. Spencer & Miss Botterill were here to tea. Arthur Clarke brought load hay. I went to choir practice. fine day. 3 Cloudy. George went to Huntsville on the boat. Charlie has sore throat. Annie went to old Mclnnis' in Brunel. 4 storm came up when we were in Church. 5 Very Hot & thundry but no rain. The children all went over to Jack Chester's birthday party. hot night. 6 I drove in to Utterson. After tea George drove Mr. Forrest to Utterson. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell came in this evening. 7 Thundry. I went to the Church in the evening and saw Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell. Rain at night. 8 Lovely cool day. I took the children to the pic-nic could not come to tea as Mrs. M. was ill in bed so 9 Fine. I went to see Mrs. M in the afternoon, they are staying at Smith's. Went to choir practice in the evening. Mr. Mitchell was there. 10 Fine & cool. George went to Seymours by boat & walked to Hville & came back by boat. Annie had a birthday party. 11 12 13 Lovely hot day. We had two services. We washed. showry day & hot. Very sultry. We ironed & I made Annie a skirt. Heavy rain in evening. 15 Gloomy & cold. Mother. 16 Cool. 17 Lovely Mr. Carps from 14 George took Ethel home and brought Mother went with me to choir practice. day. G. Mother, Violet & I went to Deerhurst Hot. Ethel �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY FOOT-BALL MATCH 1899 ...164 June 18 Sunday. Wet afternoon. We went to Church at night. 20 Ethel came and stayed while Mother & the 2 children was there. 21 22 Mother & I & baby went to Hares to tea. 23 Hot, but cool wind. Father drove us to Huntsville excursion party. 24 Hot. Mr. Vincent had dinner here. We took the children to bathe in the boat. Ethel & I went to choir practice in the evening & then to see the Foot-ball match between Pt. S. & Utterson, a "tie". 25 Fine. 26 Hot, we washed. Charlie & his dad rowed Ethel over to Lawrence's and after tea drove up past Dodd's in the new cart. I went twice to Church. 27 28 Wet night & day until about 3 when I went to W.A. meeting at Mrs. Forrests but there was no meeting. Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & I rowed over to their island in the evening which was lovely. 29 George & Eva & Louie & I rowed out after tea, went to Ladell's. 30 Nice fine days & cool nights. I went to a part at the hall but did not stay late. July 1 2 Hot day, we all went to the annual pic-nic. Children all seem upset by too many sweets yesterday. 3 Came on wet in afternoon. 5 I went to meeting at Mrs. Forrests, a thunder storm came on. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1899 July Mrs. Brown & Mrs. Addison. 6 7 We went with some of the Forrest girls to the rocky island & got some huckle-berries, I went to choir 8 Wet miserable day. pr Eva & I went to sweep the Church. 9 Duncan Forrest is at home. 10 Hot. Charlie took cow away. Thomses. Charlie rowed over to 11 We washed. Charlie working at Ladell's. children to Ladells. I took the 12 Fine. We were busy ironing & baking & churning. 3 of the Forrests were here to tea & afterwards we went out for a row. Wall Thoms joining us. Mr. & Mrs. Percy Mitchell came to Mrs. Smith's. 13 Fine I was very busy baking for picnic. Forrests had a dance but Geo & I did not go. I called at Forrests to see Mrs. Mitchell. 14 trip to the Locks in the "Gem" in the morning. The SS had the annual 15 Sultry, wet at Charlie, Eva, Annie & I went to Stewart's island & got 7 qts of berries. I took the children for a row in the evening. 16 Sunday. Church. Fine after the rain. G. was poorly. to a birthday party. again. rain in evening. Mr. Vi G & I did not go to 17 Wet morning but cleared out. 18 Mrs. Kay called. 19 Too windy to go to Fathers in the boat. 20 night. Cloudy & showery. G & I drove to Fathers & G. went on to Huntsville. Excursion from Huntsville to Pt. Sydney. Fire day. we wash busy baking �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY THOMS-SOMERSETWEDDING1899...166 July 21 Gloomy & cool fine evening 22 Hot. Charlie took Eva Louie over the lake & brought Lizzie & Ethel & Eddie back. Rough on the lake. 23 Hot. 24 Very hot. got a lot of berries. We went for a row in the evening. We got an invitation to Laura Thomse's Lizzie & Ethel & I went to Church & 25 Wet morning. E., C., & we washed in spite of it. 26 I churned & Lizzie ironed. berries. Annie & Charlie got some 27 Fine & cloudy. Lucy came to pick huckleberries & brought Winnie & left her here. They got about 30 qts. Ethel went back with Lucy. G & I drove to Tom Howards. 28 Hot. I called at Forrest's and went to choir practice 29 Nice day. Lizzie & I picked some berries and went to Ladell's in the evening. Aug. 30 A cold wind. Old Mrs. Brown was buried. L & C & I went to her funeral also to Church at night. 31 Fine day. We washed. Lizzie is making a skirt. Geo rowed us over to Thomses in the evening to take Laura's 2 Heavy rain this morn but cleared out hot. Ethel Clara came & we all went to see the wedding at the church. Then Geo. Ethel, Clara, Charlie & I rowed over to the party at Thomses. I hope Laura will be happy. we got home at 4 a.m. 3 The bridal party & the Mitchells went away. Father came & took lizzie & her children home & brought Eva after tea. 3 Hot. Mrs. Forrest & I went to see Mrs. Ball. Robbie Brown & Mrs. Addison. I nearly forgot the choir practice. Geo & Charlie drove to Lancelot - cow 5 Lovely day. We went bathing. I made some Raspberry vinegar. Mr. & Mrs. Somerset have returned. END OF THIRD BOOK Typed 17 Juns 1976 Carol Aellen & A. & I at n �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY KERR DROWNING 1899 ...167 BEGINNING OF FOURTH BOOK Aug. 6 Sunday. Fine G & I went to Church in the morning. 7 The children went to the swamp and got huckleberries. I went to Ladells. 8 Getting quite dusty. We washed and churned & baked for the pic-nic. 9 Nice day. Our W.A. had an excursion and picnic at Deerhurst. The boat was full and we had a pleasant 10 Rain did not amount to much. Geo and I rowed over to Somersets. Louie is staying with Laura who is not strong enough to do the work. 11 Very hot. Eva & Louie had a party and a noisy party it was. Jessie Thoms brought Torrie & T. Vincent. Church organ was tuned. 12 Hot. Busy as usual. Took the children to bathe. Cheese Factory meeting tonight G is there. 13 Fine and cool. G & I went to Church at night. children to show them where maiden-hair ferns grow. We washed. Eva I went to see Mrs. Gillespie at Addisons. 15 d Another terrible thing has happened today. 14 Polly drowned. Johnnie's body is not receovered yet. the first thing we heard on our return was this terrible news. Very hot sun today. 16 Hot. I called at the Forrests. 17 Very hot & dusty. Mrs. Thoms came & she & Wall were here to tea. The Somersets could not come. Polly followed the bodies to the grave. 18 Hot & dry still. Party at Dodds. Charlie 19 About 95 in the shade. Hiss Gibbs from the home came to see Annie. Took children to bathe. I went to choir practice. Lovely moon1ight night. 20 A very hot Sunday. again in evening. G & I went to Church. only I went went. not home �GRANDMOTHER'S Aug. 21 DIARY 1899 ...168 Thunder this morning & a little rain. Children 22 More rain this morning & cooler. We washed. George is getting the well cleaned out. Mr. Bacon came for his wagon & G & he went to Utterson for it. Ethel was at Utterson starting for Manitoba. 23 Busy ironing & churning. 24 Hot day. Our Church choir had an excursion in the Gem to Deerhurst and had an enjoyable day. Geo 25 Hot. I went out with George to set a line and got back late to practise. Cow went away. 26 Dry & dusty. Annie & Maggie McInnis scrubbed the school. Geo got 2 trout on his line. 27 Hot & dry. Geo & C & I went to Church at night. Saw Mrs. Somerset. Got some cool. a row after tea and we picked up Miss Bottril at Ladells. they went with us to bathe. Mrs. F. & I went to see Mrs. Clarke who is very 1ow. 30 Busy ironing & baking. 31 Very hot. choir practice in evening. Sep. 1 A little shower this morning, turned much cooler. I went to see Mrs. Clarke & called at Brymer's today. G & I went to Mud Lake duck shooting this evening. Party at Wm. Gall's. We did not go. 2 Cooler. Took the children for a bathe in the boat. Charlie got a fish & a duck. 3 Sunday. warm morning. but blew cold at night no rain. Mr. Brown from Deerhurst took the services, Geo Charlie went to Thomses in afternoon. & �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Mrs. Clarke dies 1899 ...169 Sep. 5 Had a beautiful rain last night, turned out fine and pleasant, we washed. I went out on the lake to run the fish line with Geo. got two fish. 6 Nice day, cool. I went to W.A. meeting at Mrs. Forrests&took baby. Went out to the line again in boat. 7 Showery so we did not go to Beatrice. we had a pleasant time & brought home somelovelyflowers. Ladells. Mrs. Clarke is pretty low. Cheese Factorymeetingtonight. 10 Fine & cool. G & Eva & I went to Church. quite a lot there. after tea. Called to see Mrs. Clarke, she is very low & could not speak. Bertha came home tonight. Annie is back. 11 12 13 Cool cloudy. G & I drove to father's & G went to Seymours. cold night. 14 15 decorate the church for the Harvest Festival, and we brought Connie & George Thoms home to tea. Geo. got home about 6 & brought Nellie to stay till Sunday. 16 17 evening. I went to Ladells. 19 We washed. cold & windy. Miss Bottrill came to see George & had tea & I walked up to Ladells with her. 18 Sul �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1899 ...170 Sept. 20 Busy churning & baking for visitors. We had Mr. Spencer & Minnie & Mabel Forrest. Wall George evening, played euchre. 21 Showery morning. Minnie Forrest & Ruth Thoms were collecting for the Bishop of Algoma. Went to choir practice. Cold. I went to see Bertha McClure. 22 Rain & cold. I went out to run fish line with Geo after tea, got none. 23 Fine & frosty at night. 24 Showery morning no one from here went to S.S. warm afternoon we went to the bathing place. Went to Church at night it poured with rain coming home. 25 Wet 26 High cold wind. Ladells. 27 Cloudy 29 Showerv & cool. Baked for tea meeting. letter from Mrs. Arthur Ladell. 30 Showery & cold. First snow this morning. We had a tea meeting to welcome the new clergyman, Mr. Atkinson. We all went. Oct. 1 dismal day, busy sewing. We washed. Went for a walk to but cleared out nice and fine afterdinner.George, Received Sunday, cold wind. Mr. Spencer's last Sunday and Mr. Atkinson's first. I went twice to Church. 2 Fine cool day. We went for a drive to Dodd's but found them away. I called at Chester's. Miss Rice is going tomorrow. 3 Fine day, we washed. Show. Massey-Harris agent called. Charlie & Annie went too. Annie went tohelpMrs.Atkinson �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 6 1899 ...171 Fine. We invited the Doss & Forrest to tea but onlv the Forrests came. The four children went to Willie Chester's party. 7 Lovely day. I rowed the children over to Thomses we only made a short call. Ruth has the whooping cough, Mr. Clarke fell and sprained his leg. 8 Fine. I went to S.S. in the afternoon & took all the children. George & Charlie & Eva & I went to Church at night and I played. Rain at night. 9 Wet day. Annie & I cleaned A's room. Thomses to tea, had a pleasant evening. Mabel Coldwell came & stayed a while with her cousins. Charlie is working at the mil1. today. pretty well attended. Charlie'sbirthday.(Age16)I to choir practice & played. 13 12 Finished cleaning upstairs. Lovely day. Father & Mother came. Mother & Louie & I went out for a row. busv baking. 14 15 SS & Church this morning. Showery. Mr. Wm. Johnson & Edie came to dinner and went to Church at night with us and stayed till after 10 o'clock, moonlight night. 16 came on his way to the mill. Charlie went to Brymer's for the evening. 17 Wet day. ironed. Annie, May & Nita Brymer came in the evening. Moonlight night. 19 Thanksgiving day. Cold cloudy. Three Thoms boys spent the day with Charlie shooting. Geo went to Ufford with sewing machine & did not get home till past 11 o'clock. Cleaned sitting room. Service 18 �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Oct. 20 1899 ...172 Cold wind but fine. washed bedding. Miss Botterill called. Minnie & Louie Forrest & Wall Thoms spent the evening. 21 George & I drove to Huntsille & stopped at Fathers for tea. Cold. 22 Gold & gloomy. Sunday School. G went to Vincents. We all went to 23 Wet, we washed. George & I spent the evening at Forrest's. Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell were there. Thunder Storm this evening. 24 We cleaned & papered dining room. called to say goodbye. Fine. Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called. I went to Watson's. Minnie Forrest Cheese Factorv meeting. 26 Too wet to go to Ufford. to choir practice. 27 Gloomy day. Geo went to Utterson & got Permits. Mr. Vincent was here to dinner & tea. I was busy sewing. 28 Rained hard all day. 29 Sunday. Fine & cool. cleaned pantry. I went I went to Church in the morn went for a walk, went in to the parsonage for a little while. I staved home in evening. 30 lovely warm day Geo & I drove to Ufford to Bogart's. Charlie went to Bracebridge. 31 Mild & cloudy. we washed. Mr. Vincent came to stay Nov.1Hunting season begins. Nasty cold wind. Nothing was done today but to lose the dogs. We went to the W.A. Meeting at the Parsonage. I took Louie & baby. Mr. Atkinson fell down his well after dark & sprained his wrist badly. 2 Our 4 hunters hunted dogs, no success. Nice day. Eva & I went to Choir Practice. Mr .A. is in considerable pain. 3 Hunyinh fohd Hunting dogs again not found. down river in canoe but found nothing. Charlie rode to Avery's & heard of the dogs & got very wet. The Atkinson children spent the afternnon. Mrs. A drove down for them. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nov. 1899 ...173 5 Snowy & bad walking. Geo & Charlie drove to Avery's for the dogs. Geo came back at night, without them & left Charlie. Geo stayed with the childrenwhile I and the girls went to church. 6 Gloomy & mild. G. went up to meet Charlie & get Peter. I called at Atkinson's, he is better. 7 The hunters went out with Peter this morning but did not get a start. Baby and I went to Forrests. nice day. 8 Snow almost gone. 9 Gloomy & mild. Thunder. to choir practice. I went to the parsonage 10 Cleared out fine & cold. Hunter's went up to Mainhoods but had no success. Laura Somerset & Louie Thoms came to tea & spent the evening. Mr. V. & Cyril were also here to tea. Annie & Minnie Brymer came in & we played cards. Wall came in to tow his sisters part of their way home. 11 Flurries of snow. very cold wind at night. Annie & Emma King went to Bracebridge to get photographed. 12 Sundy. sharp wind. Eva & I went to church in the morning. Baby has bad cold. 13 Pleasant & sharp. dry roads. we washed. to Ladells. Baby's cold seems worse. I went Geo drove to Bracebridge. sleety. charlie got two mink. Hugh Somerset stayed to tea. 15 Geo & Charlie & Hugh Somerset went out hunting but had their usual luck & the rain drove them home. 16 Fine & sharp. Mr. Vincent was here to dinner. George and Charlie drove to Somersets'. Annie & I cleaned & papered the kitchen. 17 We papered the hall & stairway. 18 Mild & misty. Geo drove me to see Mrs. Marshall. Lucy walked over from home. 19 I went to SS & to church at night with Lucy. We went up to see Mrs. Atkinson who was kicked by their horse, first. 20 Geo drove Lucy as far as Johnson's. Showery turned mild. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nov. 21 Turned wet. WAR NEWS we washed. I899 ...174 I called at the school to see Miss Botterill. 22 23 24 Fine day. clothes got dry. busy sewing Gloomy & cold. George drove me to see Mrs. Henri(?) Johnson who is ill. 25 26 Gloomy & mild. I went twice to Church. All the children went in the morning. Geo. went to Vincents. 27 Cloudy but pleasant. Geo sold 2 cutters. a short drive with Geo. 28 Cloudy with a slight drizzle. We washed. In the evening I went to see Miss Ladell. Took Louie & Violet. 29 Cloudy & raw dry roads. George drove to Huntsville & took Eva as far as Father's place. We are taking a daily paper and get the war news every evening. 30 Lovely & mild. George & I rowed over to Thomses & had tea & came back with them to choir practice. Dec. I went for 1 No snow at all yet, but it turned very wet so Mr. & Mrs. Thoms could not come but the Atkinsons were here to tea. 2 Cooler with rain & snow mixed. to dinner. 3 Sunday cold. a little snow. went to church at night. Mr. Vincent was here G & I & the children 5 Cold. Cyril Thoms came to hunt with Charlie. 6 Made Xmas mince meat. Mrs. Gibbs from the Home called. I went to meeting at Parsonage. 7 More snow coming tonight. Made the Xmas cake today. I did not go to choir practise. There was none. 8 9 10 Rather cold, sleighs are out but there is not enough snow for sleighing. We had a drive in cart. Sunday. Sleety. I played in Church & went to stayed at home at night. Cyril Thoms came. SS �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Dec. 11 WHOOPING COUGH1899...175 Very wet day, snow disappeared. Mr. Thoms came here to have an affidavit taken & had breakfast here. 12 Fine morning. we washed. Stormy snowy afternoon, Allan McInnis did not come to kill pigs till past & only did one. G. went to shooting match. 13 Mild & snowing all day. the other pig. I helped 14 Stormy evening. Went to choir practise. Mr. Vincent was here helping with cheese factory books. 15 More snow. We had our first cutter drive. 16 Mr. V. was here helping with books. Mrs. Gall came to take an affidavit, more snow fell. More bad news from the war. 17 Played the organ at church in the evening. 18 Began to rain & took all the snow away. Charlie & I rowed over to Thomse's to see Laura who is ill at her father's. 19 Bare ground but cold. I went to the parsonage to make clothes for the Mother Goose play. McInnis came early & killed Geo with Cheese books. 20 21 George & I drove to Huntsville in the cart, day, we got the Xmas presents. 22 Lovely day. We decorated the church and hav choir practise in the evening, Connie & Jessie Thoms were here to tea. 23 Busy baking for Xmas & Sunday. 24 Snowed all day, turned cold at night. two services. I went in the evening. Fine Xmas day, just enough snow for sleighing. G. drove Mrs. Atkinson to a wedding before church. G & I went to church. After dinner we went for a drive, it began to snow. 25 nice 26 Cold. We washed. Wall Thoms was here to dinner & tea. Girls came to practise in the evening. 27 Snow falling all day and all night. School meeting today. Baby has whooping cough & Eva seems to be getting it. Girls came to practise. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary "Minnie" Butcher Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary "Minnie" Butcher Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891-1918 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Muskoka, Port Sydney, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/855894af12cf66eb86cc10b45f1b52c1.pdf 08c577dba4ad146980b20821681e9b3e PDF Text Text GRANDMOTHER * S DI AR Y Dec. 28 1899-1900 . ..17E More snow, about 2 feet deep. Mainhood took his cutter away. Mr. Thoms called and brought me a letter from Laura, Mrs. Montgomery was buried today in the churchyard. 29 Cold snap. Our Christmas tree passed off very well quite a number of people were out. The Thomses & Somersets were there, JO Very cold, down to 30° below last night. it will be colder tonight, Charlie went to Utterson to Hugh Somerset’s shooting match, George drove in & brought him home. 31 Sunday. Cold wind. G & C & I went to Church at night. Minni Forrest is at home for a holiday. 1900 dan. 1 New Year’s day. Fine & good sleighing, G. drove Eva & ne in to Utterson. Charlie was skating on the lake. Children have all troublesome coughs. Violet is getting whooping-cough now. Baby is no better. 2 We washed, Mr. & Mrs. & Ruth Thoms came to tea, Mrs,. Forrest & Minni came in during the evening. 3 Woman’s Auxiliary in the afternoon I went but there were not enough for a meeting. Good skating on the lake. G drove me & baby to Ball’s. Eva & Charlie went skating, I went to choir practise at night Nice mild day splendid sleighing. G & Louie & Violet & I drove to father’s, got back to tea vrrote to cousin Muriel. 6 Mild. George drove Annie part of the way to Brunel where she is going to stay till Monday. I went to the ice with thechildren. & C. 8 I > I went to Church in the morning at night. Gold day. School opened but our children are not going owing to whooping cough ^y we washed & G Meeting . Busy ironing �WlN&iSTHa Jan, 11 DIARY Pine but cold wind. called at Father’s. 1900 ...17? GAI drove to Huntsville, 12 Bright moonlight nights. Geo Drove to Utterson to see Robertson, Dance at Hall at night’. Johnson cane in. I went to the Hall for an hour. 13 Milder. Geo, drove to Howard’s & I went as far as Thomses with him. Cheese factory meeting here in even. 14 Mild day. Went to Church at night. called at Forrests in afternoon, 15 Mild A a little damp. 'We washed « baked. Hrs. Atkinson asked me to go with her to call on the Thomses, we went there & to Somerset’s. 16 Mild. . Geo & Eva & I drove to Johnson’s after dinner, came home by moonlight, Charlie went with a sleighload to a Xmas tree in Brunel. The two Mrs, Gall’s called. G & I & baby 17Eva & Charlie drove to Huntsville.' Father came, cooler. 18 ■ Mild & damp. George drove Nr. Allen of A»0. Ellis(?) around Brunel. Ted McInnis took his sewing machine away. I went to choir practise. 19 Thawing. Geo drove Mr. Allen to Utterson. I went to W.A* meeting and brought Ruth Thoms back to tea, 20 Violet had a birthday party. T. Vincent & the little Chester boys were here, T. stayed over night. Turned very cold, 21 At night high wind. Eva & Louie & I went to church in the morn &G&I&C&E went at night* quite a number there. 22 Mild & thawing again. Geo Thons took away his cutter Eva started school again.. , blew' cold 24 Cold windy day. Farmer’s Institute meeting. Cyril to tea. Louie is poorly. The roads Thomas was here are icy & there is not much snow. & baby but they did not go in. we got home & did;not go 26 I was poorly after Cold windy day* Charlie & I went to tea at the Hall a later. our organ was there A we had w»ii* �GRANDMOTHER * S DIARY Jan. 2?: Feb 1900 ...178 Saturday, mild with light snowfall. I took children to Ladell’s, George sold our cutter to Dick Clarke so we will have to get another. 23 Stormy, I went to church at night and played the organ stormy night & 29 Children are sick. Nasty weather, Cyril Thoras brought us an invitation to spend the evening there on Wednesday. 30 Eva poorly still, we washed. Storming all day very heavily at night, snow will be deep in the morning. 31 Gold day. I ironed. G. & I went with a sleigh load of others to Thomses in their sleigh & got home about 1 o’clock^ we had a pleasant evening 1 Got up late I got cold last night & did not go to choir practise as it was very cold. 2 Nice day. we did not go to Somerset’s. G drove the new cutter which came today into Utterson Nice day. Geo drove Charlie & W. Brymer to Falkenburg, thence they went on to Bracebridge & sold some tickets. I saw Laura & Louie at Ladells & arranged to go on Monday. 4 I went to Church & played in the morning & stayed in at night. G also stayed in with headache. Fine & Bright & not too cold, Geo drove me & Louie to Somersets to tea. we called at Galls, Got home before ten. '6 So Nice fine day & moonlight night. Baby &I drove to Utterson with Geo & we waited at Will Brown/s till he was ready. Baby seems poorly tonight. George, Kathleen & I are all poorly today. Fine & mild G. stayed in bed till tea time. Wet night. 8 ■ Wet all day. Connie Thoms is ill with slight inflammation of the lungs. Geo somewhat better. I have neuralgia in my face. No choir practise. Miss Hutton called to see if she could give up this school & go to Normal. Frozen up but not cold. Trustees had a meeting to see about Miss Hutton’s leaving. Concert in I could not tonight in aid of Children’s Hospital go as Kathleen was sick with earache etc. G stayed. Nice moonlight nights. Concert, as Typedr by Carol Aellen 20 June 1??6 �CRAN'D? OTHER’S DIARY Feb. 10 1900 ...179 Nice day. Mr. Thoms was here to dinner. Connie rather better. Children went skating. I walked up to ladells, I went to S.S. & Church. 11 Lovely mild day. 12 We washed. Wet night. 13 Wet day. Turned snowy & windy, so that the Somersets could not come. 14 Fine with a little snow. There is no school as the teacher has left. Choir practise C & I went. 15 Will Gall & his mother called. The Will Gall’s are going to move to Bala. Practise again at the Church 16 Nice day. The Bishop held confirmation. Charlie was confirmed. Louie Thoms came home with us & stayed the afternoon. The Somersets did not come as they were not at Church & did not get my invitation, George T. came for Louie in the evening. 17 Nice day. G & I drove to Aspdin after dinner & got back to tea. splendid sleighing. 18 Cold wind. Annie & thechildren went to morning service & G & I went at night. 19 Fine but cold wind. Geo & Eva & I went to Father’s after dinner. Barely enough snow for sleighing, 20 Lovely day* George went to Toronto. Clara walked over to stay a few days, V/e went to Laddells after d inner. 21 Ironed & baked. Mild. Good roads, Clara & I & two children went to Ladells & found Laura Somerset there she drove us home. 22 Snowing hard most of the day. The somersets came about half past 5 and spent the evening. Cyril & T. Vincent were here too. George did not come but sent a letter. * 23 ' CHARLIE CONFIRMED Moonlight G. drove to Raymond, sold sewing machine. Roads heavy* Clara did not go home# Charlie went up to KowhoIne wxth a load to a concert# George came. back from Toronto. ' �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY 'LADYSMITH Boor War A heavy soft snow fell all day. drove to Utterson. 1900 180 George & Charlie A cold stormy day. Clara & I ventured out to Church at night there were only a few there. Very cold with wind, Clara could not get home. & I went to Ladell’s after tea. She Coldest night 40° below, came out nice in the afternoon. G & C went to Gall’s sale & Clara walked home. I took the children out for a walk. Ash Wednesday, mild & snowy. G & I went to Hugh Patterson ’s with sewing machine, we had service & choir practise in evening. Good news from the war. Ladysmith is relieved and 4000 Boors under Bronjie taken prisoners. Great celebration throughout the British Empire. Blustery, but not very cold. The Galls did not come Bright pleasant day. We went for a walk & I rode up as far as Ladells in cutter. Mrs. Ladells’s ill at Orillia, Geo drove Mr Brymer as far ©3 Bains Stormy & cold. I did not go to Church at all as' there was no track & my cough was too bad. Nice day after cold night. Mrs. Boyd was buried. Geo read the funeral service as Mr. Atkinson has gone to Toronto, X went up to Ladells, Mr. Thoms was here to tea. Commenced to get 1J qts milk at Watsons Stormy again turned to rain school is closed. There is quite a 7 Cold wind but fine & warm sun. crust, Connie 8 Lovely day. Everybody turned out to enjoy the fine afternoon. Got some beef from Jenner’s. ■9 Mild turned to showy Charlie began to cut wood for Herb Mell, I walked up to see Aggie who ill. 10 ■ Fine but cold. G & I went for a drive up Utte, road. Mr. Thorns called. 11 Sunday, no service as Mr. Atkinson is away. I gpe: : ome of the Thoms over for some music in the evening �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY 1900 . .131 Mar, 12 Bright fine day cool wind. for Herb Lade11. 13 Keeps very cold we washed. 14 Cold, went down to 30 at night. teacher came. 15 Fine & nice in afternoon. Mabel & Louie Forrest & Jessie & Cyril & Jack Thoms came to tea. Eaby & I drove up to Ladells cold at night. 16 Sharp but turned cloudy & milder I went to Church & choir practise, I called at Chester’s. We did Charlie is cutting wood 0 Miss Dennis the new not go to Huntsville as Geo had sick headache Cheese factory meeting 1? Raw day with snow flurries. in afternoon. 18 Gold wind, " Children want to S.S. Chare at night 19 Lovely, mild morning but turned wet G&I drove to Huntsville we went over the lake but came back around by Utterson in the rain. 20 Cooler with a little snow. George drove Mr. Stephenson out & brought him here to tea. Wall & Cyril Thoms called in evening. G & I ’went to Snows a little every day fine nights, 22 Mild with snow, George’s birthday. I went up & stayed the afternoon with Aggie Ladell & read to her soft. 23 Nice day but cold wind. Eva & I started to walk to Somersets but stayed at Thomses as Laura & Louie were coming there. We all drove down to Church. Geo went to Raymond, 24 ■ 1 I Fine with cold wind, Geo drove in to Utterson and stayed all day. Lucy came & brought Mabel but had to leave at 2 p.m. Miss Dennis came in during the . evening to see George. Cyril also came in to play cards. Lovely day no cold wind. I went to SS with a' children and to Church in the evening.' Wm. J< fess came in after Church for a while . Geo went to Is, saw the si 4. I tv? & the is on children went up . �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY We washed Mar. 27 GRIPPE 1900 182 Snow morning but cleared 26 Nice day, roads getting soft. Geo went to Parry Sound Road. I went to LadeUs. 29 I called at Forrests with children go Nice weather. Mr C. Lawrence came to dinner up to Ladell’s. I went to Church at night: JI ■Fine, roads soft G spent most of the day at Utterson Cyril Thoms was here to tea. The A little girls vast Own A ison*s birthday party quite a bit of snow Fine I went' to fb y?t. lovely day snow melting Sunday, I went to Church Ladell in afternoon. G & C went to see Bob Brown 2 ' *’ ’ turned wet - we invited the Forrests & Atkinsons to tea but the former could not come. The Atkinsons ■ stayed late. 3 Pooler with dashes of snow & wind. night, |yoi^.||uaS:^ 4 Nice day. snow going. I went to W.A. meeting, not t<> went up I. yds: J ■ i or r ■ nw-' o,oo< own they 0 ro o or ■ s taj t feao tea ds ■ . 5 • At er . n o 0, 0 Kathleen’s birthday she had a party. Connie Thoms brought T, Vincent. I went to choir practise with Conni®. 1113^ lac ■ f irs ; go • > ; o •So - to eff3.'" -‘ ; e rr ■ ^ . - tortor ■ r 3^ * . ., . > ■' 3 '! ’ ; , : • vlk-' s ■ ■ t . . 1 - >. . ■ 3eer 33 : " r f wf 3 1 wr , as .; f ■ f. ■•-.■■ 1 Vo o o 3 1 g. 2 ' " ys ■ at is . 3 '3 n . 3 o A .- .0 ; - ■ .no, -‘ wall ■ a 3 3 'hi3 3 3 / '•• ' t ven - -.- o 0-0 o- : • ... 3 s 1 : v > near we - -o e w avery ftcawee * 1 vert for o ^ ■ "t ■• • • 3 Cha : ■ er, vs a < If, . 3 W; ' ’■ < v , . ^ ' ,: | 0 3 3 : J aoovc; -: ■ ",; 'I ''^'Af ito' . • I i 3 3 I II a many there. 6 Ml 'washed, windy " 33 '3 3 - .: o.^. : �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Apr. 12 Lake Opens 1900 ..183 Damp & warm, Violet & Kathie worse. G. no better Tommy Howard came to get the cart to drive Mr~ Brvmer to see Nr. Somerset who has cut himself, I went un to Ladell’s. } 13 Good Friday. I went to Church with Eva very few there Gloomy with snow. George Keeps weak & poorly. 14 About an inch of fresh snow, but melted & cleared out, fine in evening. I went to see Mrs. & Miss Ladell. Wnt to church for choir practise at night. Easter Sunday, Lovely fine day. The children & I went to Church in the morning. George was not well enough to go I stayed in at night with him. 15 Warmest day yet snow disappearing fast. We commenced house cleaning by doing the pantry. Wall Thoms was here to tea. Gloomy but rain. Kept off tile night. We washed. the children & I went to Laddells. I saw Mrs. Roper, Ie cleaned a room. 18 Nice rain last night. Hot today with thunder showers. I papered room above Kitchen, it'is to be Annie’s room Krs. Chester & Mrs, Smith called. 19 Cooler with drizzle. Finished papering A’s room. I went to store Lake is not open yet. 20 Lovely warm day at parsonage. 21 Cloudy & warm, tidied garden. Baby & I went to Ladell’s Our new cart came. G & I drove to Bob Brown’s in it. after tea. 22 Damp & warm. We cleaned 2 bedrooms. G & I went to Church at night, Lake is open at last, planted some onions. ’ we washed & I We cleaned two ffont bedrooms. Fine with cool wind I took children out for first row in Xhe boat. 25 Papered our room & ironed, Geo. Lovely evening. 26 Cleaned passage & hall - finishing theupstairs. S ■ Nice day. 24 4 I 3 I called I went in to Utterson with • 27 Geo & I drove to Huntsville & called at -Father’s, - ' Roads- very rough. Got back just in time-for. choir practise. - 7 ■ .... A - �* GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Apr.' 28 1900 ..,184 Still fine & warmer. We cleaned sitting room. Geo drove to Utterson. Charlie went up to Mud Lake to shoot musk rats, got home late, 29 Sunday, hot. I went to Church morning and evening. After dinner George & I and 2 youngest children went to Thomses in the boat. 30 Turned cold & showery, we washed. Charlie went on horseback to see J. Hall. Mr. Wm. Johnson called to see George. Minnie Forrest came home. Cyril called in the evening to get collar. 1 Fine with cold wind. Billy Kureshaw (?) plowed garden. Geo went to see J. Ha,, 2 War®, blew up rain. I went to W.A. meeting at Parsonage, not many there. 3 Gloomy cold day. 4 g Bright with cold wind & a few snow flurries. We drove to Johnsons and had dinner & returned in the evening. I was too late for choir practise. 5 Fine but cold wind. Annie & Emma King went to Bracebridge Mrs. Atkinson called in the evening. 6 A little warmer K 7 Warmer day. We washed & after dinner we started to drive to Bullins but did not get further than Ladells as we met Bullen there. I was going to see Mrs, Somerset but will have to wait for another time. We went for a row after tea. May we cleaned Kitchen. G & I went to evening service, f!#®flillM 9 1 call rd at Ladells & Atkinson. Fine. Geo and Charlie went to Aspdin. .1 0 11 George drove me & baby home to stay a few days. lilllil?9ll99iiM 12 19111? My birthday. I went to Huntsville with Lucy J Kellie. tiiccclfisio^ 13 He t A thundery no service to go to. we walked part c. the- -.-ay back with Nellie to far school. 14 Hot ,1 windy, Kalli]':cn is very good here. �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY **ay, 15 Turned cooler in the afternoon after rain, George came for us after tea and we got home about dark.’' 16 Cloudy & warmer. I went to parsonage but there was no meeting. I brought Ruth Thoms home with me, 17 We ironed. Very wet day, Geo went to Aspdin with Mr. Robinson & stayed all night. 18 Geo brought Mr. Robinson back to dinner & he stayed all night. I went to practise and went to Forrests afterwards with the Thoms girls. 19 Mr, R. went away this morning and Charlie went to Huntsville on the "Gem". Fine. 20 Fine morn but turned showery Mr. & Mrs. B. Johnson came to dinner & went to Church with us in the evening. 21 Fine & warm & high wind. I painted dining room floor. After tea G & I drove to Bullens, when we returned Connie Thoms & Nita B, were here. 22 Hot & smoky We washed. Charlie & I and two Bremer Girls rowed over to a part'; at Somerset’s, we stayed all night & got home about 6 a.m We went to bed & slept till noon. I went to Ladell’s 23 24 Hot. a thunder storm came up towards evening. We had a pic-nic which was quite a success though the rain drove us home early, I went to Church at night,as It was Ascension Day. 25 I went to Hot & fine, Geo went to see Chas Sewell , help Mrs. Atkinson drape the pulpit etc for next Sunday. Lovely evening. 26 Hot, 27 The Showery & hot but cleared out, 3 services Johnson’s came here before afternoon.S.O.S (SAS?) service and went with us & then went over to the Thomses They came back with us after eveing service and then drove home from here. £ HE! .29 < : 1900 We went for a row in the evening Fine & breezy. Charlie went with Cyril to Johnsons. Mrs. Gall & Louise called. G & I & Louie rowed over to Thomses after tea. Mr, & Mrs , Mitchel came yesterday & went back today. We washed 2 I went to see Miss Ladell. ' 2 ■ �GFAMDMCTHEiVS DIARY •May 1900 ...186 30 Busy ironing, wet. G & C went to Three Mile Lake to fish. I took the children to Ladells in the boat & Minnie F» came back with us. JI Nice day. After dinner Geo & I drove to Falkenburg & enjoyed the drive. June. 1 Hot turned damp at night. Charlie, Eva & I took Mrs. & M. Forrest up in the boat to call unon Mrs. Gall & Laura S. The "Gem" picked us up coming home, I went to choir practise. 2 Showery. 3 Hot bright day, Church. 4 Fine. We washed, Charlie was sawing wood with Alf Goring. 5 Hot day. Busy ironing. Geo drove to Aspdin to go fishing. Charlie went to Social at Whitteys. I went for a row in evening, & Aggie Ladell want out for a while, 6 Quite a good turn out at W,A» meeting, Laura Somerset came back with me & stayed till evening. Father was here today also. Turned cooler & we had a cold night. G & I & some of the children went to cow calved. Charlie got her & the calf in the ds. Geo & I & Charlie drove to a Garden Party 4 at Johnsons & did not get home till 3.30 next morning after a dark drive S Fine & cool McInnises. 3 10 I felt very tired Annie went up to Nice day. I & some of the children went to Church in the morn. We stayed at home in the evening. Cyril Thoms was here to tea. Stopped getting milk at Watsons . Owe $7,25 Clara & Lucy came to get the calf and Lucy stayed to give her eyes a rest. 12 Annie came back last night so we washed today. I ^^ ohildren for a bathe *we had a row in en 22 June 1976 �■• • .• • . ' R? ' • ■ ' ' ' ■ "" ^' : ^ R R. • Rfe : Jh • '' • v ^ c jRR ■ * • ■ <RR R^ • R ' - ' ■ iP 0 K. ■ R R c. ■■ < ' • 1 R < S >y cl h $- y y ■ ' : • •■ ' ' ‘.. ~ • ■ m- RR R '■■ ' ■ ' '■ ’ ■.'■'■■'...' o-t -R ■ J■ ■ • A \ ?v '■ — ~ "; ' ^ ■ ■ e■ - ^ ; < 0 - J. • ■' _ - R - zn w S K* y Ar ^i } RRR'H ■' < -; A: '£ C h’^TH ^ f 0 �C R AIANOTHER ’ S DIARY Jun. 13 PHOTOGRAPH -4 GIRLS 1900 .187 Hot. Nellie came to see us on an excursion from the Locks & I took the children to see the picnic. Father came and got a load of lumber. After tea we rowed all the children over to Thomses & Lucy*went home and we got caught in the rain coming home, 14 Fine after a good rain. Father came again for lumber. Charlie works at the mill now. we finished ironing^ Geo went to Oswald Montgomery’s. 15 Fine day. busy baking etc. I went to Choir practise, 16 Hot day, Laura Somerset & Torrie came down & want to Huntsville with us. I had the children photographed and we met Mother and brought her home with us. We had a nice trip. 17 Mother went to Church with us in the evening, IS': Lovely day. Geo. drove to Huntsville. ’We took mother for a row in the evening, 19 We washed & churned, Geo drove mother home after tea. Mrs. Thoms & Louie came first before tea & stayed the evening. 20 Busy ironing. 21 Nice day. I took the children for a bathe & had one myself and then we had a row, Ladells had a garden .party. 22 Violet & I went to Ladells to see the Burtins and then to practice. 23 Hot & so dry. 24 Sunday, I went to church in the morning* and played. All the family went in the evening, Geo went over to Thomses for tea. 25 Cooler & dry. Baked & churned. I went to W.A. meeting we arranged about a sale for Dominion day. I called at Forrests in the evening. 26 Tunder shower followed by intense heat. George went to Huntsville on the boat. Geo drove to �^ I A:- : ?:c??-ER * s DI AR X June 28 July 1900 Hot morning but turned cool. bathe but it was too cool, ...188 Took the children to 29 Rain in the morn & showery during the evening & turned very cold & windy. Percy Johnson came to go with Charlie to Lawrence’s party, G & I drove to Jim Hughes & we found it pretty cold. 30 Cold & cloudy. Charlie went to Huntsville on the Gem & got some of the children’s photos. Mr. Thoms was here to tea. Ruth came back from Orillia. I called at Atkinson’s. Minnie & Louie Forrest called. We went to Church in the 1 Dominion Day feel on Sunday. evening. Fine & cool. 2 Sultry but not very sunny. We had the annual picnic and our W.A. had a sale & the Booth at which we did very well. . 3: Wet day which did good, Kason’s. we washed. Geo drove to Cloudy & hot. G & I rowed the children over to Father’s & got back late for W.A. meeting. There were quite a number at the raeeting. Finished ironing. ■ Fine & hot. We had some young people here to spend the evening, had ice cream. Fine. Geo drove to Utterson to see Taylor We went bathing & got some huckleberries on the Rocky Island. 8 Hi AH S I went to Church in the morning and played. and took baby in even, turned cold. We went Wet morning. The forrests & we went berry picking on the island & got 6 qts, Nellie walked over & got here for tea. Showery again. N. & baby & I called at Clarkes & Atkinsons. 10 Geo drove to Fine morning but came on wet after tea Murray’s & sold him a mower but did not go to Huntsville. Nellie & I went to Rocky Island & got a few berries. 11 Hot with occasional heavy thunder showers. Nellie & Annie & I went to the Church to a scrubbin to Huntsville on the & H. & I called at F s A/ �GRANDMOTHER *S DIARY HUCKLEBERRIES 1900 189 July 12 Drizzling most of the day. Charlie & Annie went on the Gem to Hville to see: the Orangemen. N & I went to choir practise. Came' out fine. 13 Lovely fine day. Nellie^ & Charlie & Kathleen & I rowed over to Somersets, Had a pleasant row back by moonlight. Geo went to Ufford to set up a mower for Mr. Smalley. 14 Nellie & Charlie & I got up early and went F ine up the lake on the milk boat and got off at Lawr ence * s & went home. After dinner we brought the children homealso Mabel & Nellie stayed. We stopped at Stewart’s Island and got berries. Sunday. Rain last night but fine today, church in the evening. Cow went away. 16 I went to Very heavy rain last night, drizzly through the day & it poured again in evening. We went to island & got 8 qts of huckleberries. We washed. Came out fine in afternoon & dried clothes The children got some raspberries. Turned windy & cooler in the evening. 18 Fine & more settled. We ironed & the children got some more berries. Lovely evening. Geo & Charlie & I rowed over to the party at Thomses We left before 2. It was a nice party & quite a number present Geo drove over to Fathers & took Mabel back & brought Nellie to make her blouse. The children & I rowed over to the island and picked 8 qts of berries. Hot. 20 Very hot, Presbyterian excursion on Empress. only went* Cloudy at night. Charlie Turned cool but a nice fine day. Nellie walked home, Charlie, Eva & I went berry picking in the swamp. Geo drove out to Young’s with a sewing machine. I I We had a new clergyman Mr. Davidson. rhurch to hear him. I went twice to 23 Keeps fine, we are getting plenty of berries. 24 Mother drove Nirs. Coooper over to spend the day. I. took her to see Cheese Factory. Clouded up like rain before they went. back. . 25 Busy ironing & berry picking rain .passed off the day was lovely. �GRANDVOTHSB*S DIARY July 26 1900 Baking for picnic. .,.190 choir practice 27 G & I & the children went on the Gera with the SS to Deerhurst and had a very pleasant trip & afterwards had tea on the ground. 28 Hot Murray was here to dinner betries, went in the boat to bathe 29 Sunday. 30 Busy as usual. Annie went out with the children to pick berries. We-went-bathing-iH~aftegn&6H-&-waghed~eut-he»t^~ 31 We washed. The children are picking berries to sell to Mrs. Chester. Aug I did not go to Church we got some more hot Still dry but cooler Laura Somerset & Lorrie came down and went with me to Huntsville on the Gem returning in time for W,A. meeting. Laura & Torry stayed to tea & went back with Jessie Thoms. George drove to Bracebridge to settle some business of Vincent’s 2 Busy ironing & baking very dusty Churned. After diner I took Eva & V & Annie to Stewart’s island to get berries, very dry. Very hot. G & I went to Church twice, Louie Thoms came home with us after morning service , We had a new clergyman Hotter & no rain. 98° in the shade. Mr. Kerr came to draw wood We had a bathe, Hot but we had a nice little shower this morning to la:y the dust, Geo & I drove to Father’s after dinner 8 Still hot, to Aspdin. 9 George did not get home last night. Nellie L-Louise "came in the morning & went back after tea* Geo . got back to tea, he had driven the agent to Huntsville. Very hot over 90°• 10 Sultry. we washed, We had a bathe Geo had to drive Massey-H. man Charlie went to Dodd’s party. 11 It has been a very hot week but it changed today & is blowing cool & raining. Eva & Annie.went on the Gem a• , �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Aug, 12 1900 ..,191 Cool & turned cloudy. Felt poorly with diahorrea. I went to Church in evening. Mr. Rich preached. Louie is poorly. 13 Cooler this week. 14 Making Violet a Dress. 15 We washed. 16 Cyril Thoms was here drawing wood, Eva & I went for a row. we took Firs. Atkinson out in the boat. The children & I rowed over to Thomses. 17 Fine, 18 Nice day. I went to Deerhurst & took Louie & Violet, we trough Ruth & Jessie Thoms back to tea. dusty & no rain. Aggie Laddell has a paralytic stroke. 19 Louie’s birthday. Mr, Rich preached twice. The children & I went at night, quite a crowd. Geo went over to Thomses in the afternoon. I went up to see Aggie. 20 Gloomy, it rained a little this morning. No school as the new teacher has gone back home, Geo went to Crompton’s to start binder, Aggie Laddel died this morning. 21 Very dry. I made a wreath & took it up to Ladells & saw Aggie. 22 New Williams agent called. We managed to get water enough to wash. G & I went to Miss Ladell’s funeral & brought Mr. & Mrs. Thoms back to tea Eva had a birthday party at the landing Cloudy Connie Thoms came with thechildren. 24 Hot & dry. Baby and I drove to Johnson’s with Mrs. Atkinson. Got home about 8. Hot. children bathin; .It was a nice ; last long enough to do much good. Geo and I went to Chesters in the evening. They had quite a number there. There are several of the Tye’s ith’s & Forrests Puddicowns staying at Hot Sunday. G & I & to ch �GRANDMOTHER*s DIARY Aug. 27 1900 ,..192 Hot. Eva & I called at Smiths & Forrests this evening* 28 Miss Johnson & Mrs. Atkinson came to get us to go black berry picking we got about 10 qts. After ’tea I took them out for a row. 29 Busy morning. The children and I went bathing & then rowed up for the mail. 30 Eva & Louie & I went to the swamp with the Forrests to get berries. I had a little drive after tea. 31 We had Mr. Smith & his friends & Minnie Forrest & some of their guests & Miss( Mr. & Mrs. Vincentcame home) Rice & Mr. Chester to spend the evening. Sept. 1 It keeps very dusty. Geo & I went over to spend the evening at Smith’s, We went bathing & when we got ■ back we found Mr. Vincent here. C. went duck shooting got 2. 2 Sunday, very hot. I went to Church in the morning & stayed home at night. Charlie went up to Galls & got the boat. 3 Lovely rain this morning but cleared out nice to go mith’s excursion to Deerhurst, We had a time. 4 Bright day, we washed. Mrs. & Miss Rice. 5 Went to W.A. meeting & brought Ruth & Cyril Thoms home to tea, Gracie & Walter Webster were also here playing with the children they made plenty of noise. I went in to Chesters in the evening with Miss Tye etc. and then went over to Forrests to see Mr. & Mrs, Mitchell who were up. 6 Nice, rain last night turned cool after dinner. Mabel Forrest went home with Miss Tye today. G & I drove to Fathers & got some crabs & on the way back called on Mrs. Vincent who is herself again. 7 Geo went up to Mud Lake to shoot duck & Violet & I went to Somersets to see Laura, Jessie is staying there, Nice moonlight night but c~’1/’ Hard a row after tea Mook Fine & warmer. Eva & Loui** Annie Vincent. I went to Ladells & saw �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Sept. 9 DIPTHERIA Warm but turned cool at night. The Johnsons did not come. 1900 ...193 Went to Church, 10 I went to meeting at parsonage only 3 there. Louie Thoms came at night & asked us over on Wednesday. 11 Heavy rain last night. got plenty of rain to wash with. Turned hot after dinner.& we went bathing with Kiss Rice. G. drove to Porter’s. After tea we^took Mrs. & Miss Rice for a row. 12 Rain again at night turned cold & windy in the morning but we went over with all the children to Thomses, Mr. Vincent called. 13 Fine but cool at night, I called at Ladell’s & Atkinsons & went to choir practice. lb Finished baby’s dress & made Qharlie a pair of pants, 15 Pleasantly warm. Annie went on the Gem to Huntsville, The Atkinsons called also Ruth Thoms. I called on the new teacher , in the evening, got no partridges, 16 Wet day but I went twice to Church not many there. G got 2 bags of flour 17th. 17 Wet morning but cleared out in afternoon & was cold at night, we washed, 18 Fine & bright but cool I went to Ladells & saw Laura & Jessie Thoms. They drove down to Chesters and I persuaded them to come in to tea. Had a little drive after tea. Annie Brymer came in, in the evening. 19 Mice mild day, rain at night, for buggy. 20 Cleared up & we decorated Church for Harvest Service, Heard that the Watsons & McInnises have diptheria & decided to send the children to their grandfathers. Louie Thoms came to tea, Mrs Chester, Mrs. & Miss Rice called. 21 Heavy storm last night & showery all day. Church to help sweep. George was app Wait upon the Isolated families. Sandy Proudfoot paid I went to �GRANDNCTKR’S DIARY Sept,22 ETHEL’S MARRIAGE 1900 194 Nice day. The 4 children & Charlie & I went up the lake in the Gem and then landed at Lawrence’s and walked through to father’s to leave the children there till the danger of diptheria is over. They told us of Ethel’s marriage. Got home to tea. 23 Cloudy but pleasant. Harvest thanksgiving service in the evening, Charlie & I walked through th Vincent’s, I walked back with Nita Brymer. C; Thoms here to tea. 24 lovely day, we washed, 25 Wet morning, but fine afternoon. Ironed, I went up to Ladells & came home and made part of a hhirt. 26 Hot day, Charlie & I went to Huntsville & saw the fair. Huntsville was crowded, I saw Father, mother & Nelly, Children are all right. Mrs. Forrest & Minnie went up. 27 Katy Lever came & made Annie a waist was here to dinner. 28 Katy made me a wrapper. Cold night but wet next mom. Charlie went to the Presby tea meeting. 29 Rain all the morning. Geo shipped Straw-cutter, Lovely afternoon. I have a bad cold. 30 Sunday, Nice day. a walk. 1 2 I had a row after tea^ Mr, Robinson I went to church twice. Had Fine. Geo & Charlie went for cow. We cleaned two rooms & finished upstairs. Mr. & Mrs, Huggins & Mr, & Mrs, Stevenson came to see Geo & had to wait till about 7 before he came, SB they had tea here. Miss O’Brian & Louie Forrest called. We heard that Vincent’s have diptheria & possibly Mabel Clarke. G. drove me to Father’s where I will stay for a wh with thechildren. Mother is no better. Hares gir were there. i ■ ■'pm I ironed the children’s clothes. I took the children, to Armstrongs & Fanny made us stay to tea. Clara went to- Huntsville. . . ■ 4 ~ This is a. very hot fine week, over 80°every day. ' �GRANDMOTHER *s DIARY Oct. 1900 195 5 I washed for the children. Geo drove over & baby & I went to Huntsville with him. I got some medicine for Mother, 6 8?° in the shade, we sat under the trees. is not better. 7 Heavy rain & thunder storm made it quite cold. Took the children to Church in the evening. I played the organ* 8 Cold but fine. The children & I went to Hares & had tea. Willie Bray & family were at father’s when we got back. 9 Nice day. 10 Mother Eva & I drove to Hville to see Dr, Evans Lovely day. Geo came & took Kathleen & me home Lucy & Mother drove to Hville, Minnie Forrest called to see me about going to Dodds Cyril Thoms came in the evening. F°ggy mornings & fine days, Charlie’s birthday Geo rowed Mrs. & Minnie Forrest & me to Dollar’s" Wharf & we walked to Dodds where we spent the day & Tom drove us home, M, Forrest & I went to meeting in vestry, Geo brought the children home /7 12 Lovely day - making Louie a dress. Geo went to Longhurst’s, he & I went to Forrests to tea, home late. 13 Beautiful day after the fog. & finished L’s dress. 14 Still fine & mild. 15 The Dodds & Forrests came to tea Warm & fine. The Chesters & Mr S, Smith came in the evening & The Somersets could not come we had music 16 Rain & high wind turned very cold. 17 Washed, fine & pleasant, 18 Went up to the Hall to prepare for the Supper tonight as it is Thanksgiving day. Will Johnson came to tea. We went to Church & then to the hall where quite a crowd gathered & enjoyed turkey etc. Cold windy night it E t ft I went to Ladell’s I went to Church twice Busy sewing hard frost at night. Nice day. The Forrests & I went to th up. I drove to Ladell’s in afternoon. St It 0 if/ 3 / Beautiful weather. Went for a short drive, Johnson came & took his horse away. ; ite^ van �GRANDMOTHER'S DIART Oct. 21 1900 Lovely day. Took thechildren for a walk. not go to church. ...196 I did 22 Like rain but it & Mr, Somerset & tea & Henry Gall on Friday and he 23 Heavy rain in the morning, we washed & caught a lot of water, G & Louie & I went trolling after dinner but caught nothing. Keeps mild. 24 Cloudy but cleared off in afternoon. Geo went to a sale near Raymond. Children did not go to school. 25 We cleaned sitting room. 26 kept off till night' We had Laura Jessie, Louie 7 Jessie & Cyril Thoms to came with invitations to a dance stayed the evening Washed bedding, Geo went to Dodds by lake. warm. Heavy rain & thunder in the afternoon & again in the evening. Henry Gall was here to tea tea. His dance name off in the Hall. I did not go on account of the rain. 2? Sunday* Cloudy & mild, Minnie Forrest & I rowed over to Thomses with the children & were prevailed upon to stay to tea, G & I & 2 children went to church at night .Came on rain which continued till night so we did not go to Galls. blowing at night. Cleaned dining room. Gloomy & Cold. The children walked to Bob Brown’s Geo & I drove to Gall’s. The Somersets were there a dark drive home. u 01 Hallow eve. Charlie finished at the mill. spend the evening at Chester’s. I went to Nov ■ 1st Our hunterswere out early. They ara hunting with Mr, Vincent & Cyril, no luck. 2 V 1 ) 4 0 ■ SV' Hunting again, got nothing They went up to C, Mainhoods hunting no success Cyril usually comes here to tea. Henry & Louise Gall came & washed the dishes here that were left from the party 4 Lovely morning. I went to SS in the afternoon and took all the children. I took Louie to let Mr. Brymer M see her eye which is. no better. G & E & C to Church - Charlie went to Thomses in 5 Fine morn, we washed. We had the f today. Hunters got nothing. Got 2 ' H �1905 GRANDMOTHER’S DIABY ,..197 7 Ethel and Mabel came before dinner, I rode up to Ladell’s with them. No W.A. meeting. Our hunters came back to dinner, 8 The men want to hunt at Bob Brown’s and got a deer which they left there, We expected Mrs. & Louise Gall but they did not come. 9 High cold wind, Nov, G did not go out. 10 Cloudy cl raw, G & C & Mr. Vincent went up to Brown’s but got nothing. D, Stevenson came & I sold him a sewing machine. Mr. Allman is up to attend Lodge meeting. 11 Gloomy. G & I & children went to church. Mr, & Miss Johnson came while we were at dinner. Went to Church at night. 12 Began to snow. We washed, hunters came back early with nothing. Cold night. Snow all day. 14 6 below zero at night. Charlie went hunting, G did not, Nice morning but stormed all afternoon & all night. Cyril Thoms drove us and a sewing machine to D. Stevenson’s. E. Johnson & the two girls & G & I went and had an awful trip. Nearly 2 feet of snow this morning. Fine & cold, Louie & Connie Thoms & May & Cyril called. E. Johnson & I drove to Forrests in the cutter & had tea. The roads are not bad in the village. Nice fine day. Miss Johnson & I & the little ones went to Ladell’s & called at the parsonage. Killed the pigs. Mild & gloomy, Geo drove to Huntsville. & the Children called at Brymers. 18 Wet roads very sloppy. We ventured out to Church in the evening. Very few there. Miss J. BSP 8 i 1? 3 19 Bfei Bi Wet day & freezing as it rained. from Connie & Muriel, I had letters 20 ^bg©r &mild, Geo went to Bracebridge on the Ju: Hiss Johnson & I rowed over to Thomses and Wall Cyril brought us back. Charlie is working at a 21 Had a thunder storm in the morn and very heavy rain. , Chen a high wind and a sprinkle of snow at night. George came home, wo washed. HISS!® �QRA^aWTHR’S DIARY lev, 22 1900 ,.,198 We had to dry all the clothes indoors, Connie & Ruth Thoms & Minnie & Louie Forrest & Miss O’Brien cane to tea it turned wet and we kept Connie & Ruth all night, 23 Dick came over for his sisters in the mom & Connie went home & Ruth stayed and went with Edie to Brymers to tea & then went home with Wall who was there. 24 The snow has almost disappeared and ths roads are frozen hard, Geo drove in to Utterson. Miss Johnson Violet and I walked to Ladell’s & got some things. 25 Miss J, & Violet & Annie went to Church in the morn and She & I and Geo & the children went at night, cold and dark. We had a walk in the afternoon and called at Forrests, 26■ Cold wind but good dry roads. George drove E. Johnson home after dinner* ' Children went to school. G. went to Trustee’s meeting this evening, windy. 2^ Fine day. out doors 28 Ironed, Charlie Gardiner was thrown off a wagon by a runaway team into the river and drowned. We washed and dried most of the clothes Men were searching for little boy’s body in the river and found it this morning. Nita Brymer & Mable Clarke called to collect for a subscription to pay for Charlie Gardiner’s coffin* jo Still mild, Eva is poorly with billions headache. Jack & Dick Thoms came to go hunting with Charlie. ■Charlie Gardiner was buried. G. went to funeral. ■Dec ♦ 2 Sunday. Cloudy but mild. Eva not much better* C* & I went to evening service* 3 Eva is a good deal better* Gloomy but not cold. Mr. Patterson brought a load of hay. Maud Brymer called in evening. : ‘ 4 ■a- Ground is still almost bare & frozen. Charlie and I v/ent to service and practice. Annie went up to McInnis’ to stay till Sunday. V/e washed. It came on wet ■some lamb from Alfred Kay G & ■ �GRANDMOTHER *S DIARY Dec 6 : 1900 .199 Brought the clothes into dry. Fine, sloppy roads I went to W.A. meeting & brought Louie & Ruth Thoms to tea. They and the children went to practice in evening. G & C went to hunt saw nothing. 7 Lovely moonlight night, I made Xmas cake. 8 Dice day. Geo drove to Council meeting, Charlie spent the day at Thomses, hardly enough snow for sleighing. 9 ■Very cold wind, G & I drove to Utterson G & C & I went to Church at night 10 ■Hot so cold a little snow fell 11 Fine day. We washed & baked, Mr, Somerset came for sewing machine and George drove ne to Somersets to show Laura how to run the machine. We found all the Vincents there, we stayed to tea dnd got home about 10. 12 Snowy all day, choir practice at night. not go to Falkenburg. 13 I made mincemeat 14 good sleighing now. 15 Violet & I went to Ladells & called at the parsonage 16 Bright & sharp, I had a walk in the morning. Mrs, Johnson and Will drove over in the afternoon & stayed to tea G & I went to Church in the evening 17 Raw but not so cold, Lucy & Ethel drove over & ‘bought Chesters cutter from us. The Atkinsons came to tea. 18 Mild & snowing at intervals, George & Charlie drove to Bracebridge & got somethings at Hays on the way. We washed. 19 Made the Xmas puddings. 20 There wore decorations made for Church was here to tea, I went to the Church time after tea. School closed today. & Ida Jenner called, also Sophia Kersh; 21. George went to Ufford' to see Mr, Oldham ' vfhr :'9yA^ 22 Al A^A._.;:^^ Lovely mild day. i-A*; A ptAA..^ A.-^'f^A I went for a driv Geo did Cyril Thoms >r a short �Deo. 23 1900 DIARY GRANDMOTHER Sunday, came on wet. ,. 200 G & I went to Church at night. 24 A little snow fell. George went to Raymond and sold Miss Sufferin a sewing machine. Charlie helped Mr. Vincent at his shooting match at Utterson. They finished decorating church, I went up to Ladeins English letters. 25 Christmas day. Some of the children & I went to Church, quite stormy afternoon and dull enough, Willie & ’Walter Brymer here to tea, 26 ’We washed, Nellie & Clara came before dinner. Bright & cold. We all but George went to our Xmas tree in the evening, 27 Milder with a little snow. Geo drove Nellie & Clara part of the way home. Expected the Vincents but they dud not come. 23 Nice day. The Children & I went to Pres, Xmas tree which was very good, quite a crowd, 29 Softer again, Mr. Lawrence came & paid a note for $15. Cheese factory meeting here. Mrs. Hares came & had tea here and also some of the directors as the meeting was prolonged late, Charlie cutting wood at Nickasons. Sunday. Flurries of snow. George went to Thomses & came back with them to Church, Duncan, Minnie & Mabel Forrest came to tea. I went to church with • them afterwards, 30 A little snow fell. We washed. Geo went to Utterson to Nomination. Charlie went to a dance at Ladell’s. 31 . ’ " ■ ' ' . ■ ' ft- ■ - ' - ' . ft ■ ft" ' p I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/448fe515c33a0b81ee15edfb031ac217.pdf 38cd01a9113b73ccfaae91d5df3a4b80 PDF Text Text aKm,S DIARY 1901 Beginning of a new century ”1901” ’'All' January 1 . ■ p \ p ...m ' ' I A New Year’s Day. Fine & sharp but came on snowv G & I drove to Utterson, 2 A regular blizzard, we could not go to father’s place. Fine afternoon X went to Parsonage but no meeting. Sent $2 to Mrs. Robinson 3 Very cold 32° last night, Mr. Hamil was here to see about buying an organ & had dinner. 4 Mild with snow but cleared out in afternoon, G ■•_ Kathleen & I drove to father’s. G & father went on to Huntsville. we had a nice drive bore by moonlight,, 5 lory cold last night but pleasant today, Annie walked : Lucents /ith Maud ..:. er Mr , , home, ■ • 6 , Mr, Wm, Johnson & H. Laddell called Snowy day. 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I did not go to Church. birthday, she had a little party. Mrs, & Connie drove May over, Geo went to and sold them an. organ. Warm morning at night, 21 Violet*s Somerset McCamus* tout cold 22 We heard of the death of Queen Victoria, drove over to Shafers* sharp & fine, 23 Raw wind, Geo went to Ufford to canvas, Mr, Clarke was here boarding stable. Mrs. Dodd calbd to invite me up there next Monday. I went to Chesters in the evening to see Miss Rice who is up. 24 Mild & damp. G & I drove to Aspdin after dinner, good roads,’got home for tea. 25 Cold wind. Miss Rice called. Charlie went to spend the evening at Chester*s. 26 Sharp & fine. George & C. went to Huntsville had tea at father’s. Mrs, Gall & Henry were here to tea: 27 Mild day. 28 Cold wind, G* stayed at home. Tom Dod called for me to go there but I did not care to go, Geo sold sleighs to E, Porter. Percy Daniels was buried. Miss Rice called. 29 Fine but sharp. Geo drove me over the lake to Thomses where I had tea, he came over for me in the evening, rrggr ■ • 30 G, drove to Ufford to sell a binder to Kay but did not do ;o. Charlie went to Forrests to a card party F :. ■ H had a daughter this morning. Geo went to UL lemon to leave a cutter for Mr. Taylor, he went again to a Farmer’s Institute meeting. R,>dM . 1 Geo Geo & children went to Church at night. Annie went with Maud B. to help Mrs. Vincent. Noy cold at night. After tea Goo & I Grove to Howards to leave a new cutter ^ bring home his old 2 Cold, fh , vice in the morning in honor of the Q^o-o’:: funeral, Somerset paid Geo his money. 3 J ', e’ly d i.y, Ho one went to Church in the morn but they al] v/ ni it night Hut thcchildren a me. Bright �CMANDMOTHER’s DIARY Feb. CHARLIE GOES TO COLIEGE 1901 ...203 4 Stormy & drifting. B We washed, 6 Fine & cold Mrs, McCamus & Belle Johnson came |to see about an organ and had tea. Geo went to Raymond after dinner. Cold nights but the afternoon was niqe & Geo & I drove to Utterson. Mabel Osborne was buried today 8 Bright & cold, 9 Snowing & blowing Geo drove over to young Lance’s G. stayed at home Cyril Thorns came to spend the day with Charlie. 10 Fine pleasant day, Geo went to Thomses ^& had tea there. The children & I stayed at home in the evening. 11 Mild with snow. Father came to dinner. Mrs, D. Stephenson came to pay note & brought her’ baby. G & I drove to Utterson in afternoon. Bright but windy & cold called. Allan McInnis & C, Mainhood 13 . Cold wind all day, we washed & dried clothes in the: house. Mrs, Atkinson called. Nellie’s birthday, cold night. 14 Still cold wind drifted roads, headache. 15 Mr. Hamil came for Pleasant bright day Geo & I went for a drive to Thomses h th Cyril, stay, C. went to Supper at Utterson 16 Lovely mild day. 1? Beautiful day, Geo was not very well. The three Forrest girls called, Charlie went to Thomses, George & the children went to Church &*Louie Thoms e back with them to stay while Geo is away Geo was poorly with Wall Thoms was here to tea went do & frosty, George and G go to a c ege. Louie & ronto. Charlie to . Minnie Forrest called. a ride with Cyril 19 Mild & snowy. Ted Porter & Charlie Snell called. Concert in aid of Children’s Hospital. bu t me All went �DIARY CLR^^ l901 ,_210 19 Sunday. cloudy & cool, Annie walked, to Vincents The children & Geo & I went to evening service. * Mr. Burt preached, ° ~ 20 Still cloudy & cool & inclined to rain, 21 Fine & much warmer. Geo drove to Raymond and got his money from Jim Gott, Also heard from Charlie. 22 Wet day. 23 Lovely fine day. Geo went to Mill near Beatrice. Me cleaned Kitchen which finished house-cleaning. I went to choir practice - wet even. 24 A thoroughly wet cold day. 25 Hace <2 bright, Kate Lever was here sewing. Children & I walked to Vincents. Got milk from Chester. 26 Whit Sunday, fine. Children & I went to church in the morning. The Johnsons did not come. - Cyril had tea here. 27 Fine morning. Ethel & baby & Clara came & C went (with us for a row. Geo drove Mr. Robinson to 2.8 Fine but cool wind. Ray We cleaned sitting room. All stayed in. The children & Annie planted potatoes, 29 • 30 We washed, thorough wet day. Geo went to Utterson in even about bicycles. I went up for mail. 3 hrs (Heavy rain all day. Cleared up at night for Somerset party, we did not go. Mr. Robinson came & stayed Wt morning. Geo drove Mr, Robinson to Utterson & sold Balls a binder. I called upon Miss Smith & wept to practice. VW Ju w Weather better today only a shower or two. & I went to Huntsville on K rather cold. jWe stayed in but went to id organ. ; Geo �v . . U- - ' ; 2- lower. 5 Oval • 2 ' . El' .' Robinson Gso went to meet showery. 1 Jessie J baby cavmfirnt beiora • '1-'. i v firs. Gall c-me and nil stayed La I . it up to Ladells & then to practice. a ■ ' I 3 Garson^e & took baby. " ...vXin. 6 we X & Evo & Lanie rowed io 9 to Goll’s n staved tea, r G -o -' • ; • 2- ,,.2 a 1901 .<3 io .1 inner. • . day. • ' CW X •■••.■ ■ cloudy weather. Keens very unsettled. C is h at. Got hors if tv-w S Wet again, busy baking. S Fing less 1 " turned cold. •. to We took 1 ind, church & she & baby Somerset S Eva Gall ware ail christened. The Somerset.; came back J had dinner & tea here and Mr. & Will Johnson also came, Laura walk dth : he hildrei g| / . : - I |||i ill Ublls I It ■1 • - ' (2 ; ■ • -1. , - ! < ..,->. 1 ,. is -. < up on Smith’s hill after tea to look for straw­ berries. Chesters came home. Gee 1 i afteerwoel v vw Il. ; J.Il ■ 1; & t «| • • ■ 2 , 2 2.2 . in. * hl hpl blew 2—V to t <2X1 2 2 2VV'2,X hgwi ■ ■ : 23 .p | ,, <a< || J । a V <_ • . , . xi • • < a as m| 2 ■ www > . we V '/ ^’ i -w ■ “-222 ,.- . • < ,- L ; • , she - ■ • ' .., mb - ; . 1 v: ,, t.t,.'. 2 Ge ■ 2 W2 .- ■ 2 ' f > v 2 vx in ia 21 ft 2 X: • 2 22 a V, 2 p , I , i “ I tx V , - * ; . . . 2gh+g aw pa io staying st. ring 2^ X ar 2'22 - 2g2 I . -,,- a ' . ill at hero to tea. X 02 G® •. get pl.2 - ■ Father t gwey were | ~ • 2 girls went to church at night and brought Ruth|j back with us for another day’s sewing#, . �GRANDMOTHER * S DIARY June*17 18 1901 ...212 Fine & hot* Ruth made Annie a dress and the children <8- I rowed her home in the evening. George drove to Raymond. Bright & hot after a nice rain which laid dust* We washed, Cyril T. was here drawing slabs from ■ the mill. 19 Bright & not too hot, evening. 20 Geo drove to Breysville but did no business. called at Chesters to see Mrs. Rice. 21 Very hot. George went to see Mr. Arthur. He and I rowed to Galls where we had tea and spent a pleasant afternoon. 22 Annie went to Brunel. It came up a fearful storm. of rain & thunder etc but still Clara came on the I went up to Ladells in I Gera 23 Fine after rain. Clara & I went to Church in the morn & C & Eva & Louie at night - Nellie and E. Winter drove over in time for dinner & stayed till evening. 24 Annie came home Geo drove to Ufford and sold Hay fork, Clara & I & children went for a row & a bathe* had another row after tea, Rained a little but turned out hot, we washed & after dinner Clara & the girls went to a picnic at Allansville A Geo & I & baby stayed at Thomses for tea* we all got home at dark Hot 92° Ironed & baked Hotter 9? . Eva & I rowed up to Ladells and brought Mrs. Vincent & family to Mill wharf. I then went to choir practice. Still very hot, thunder storm in afternoon but still close, Eva & baby & I called at Brymers & had some ice cream Emily came home. G..went to Seymours & sold 2 Hay forks children to 1 breeze I took the H �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY 1901 I went in the Smiths with Kathleen Geo had a sore eye Children & I went to Church ■Rain in morn but very hot afternoon, to picnic ground & had tea & then had Gem in the evening. Geo was sick last night with severe diahoea very weak today, we washed some of the clothes. Mr, Somerset called.’ Finished washing. Fine. Henry Gall asked us to go on the Gem with a party tomorrow. het morning so we did not go th ough the boat did. G» went to Oswald Montgomerys after dinner Mr. & Mrs. Thoms called also Mr, Billings by. Wet day again & much cooler thunder storm at night Geo just got home from Raymond in time. Nice fine day Rain at night Annie went on the Gem to Huntsville Thomses did not come, No service. fine windy evening The Nice day we washed. I painted dinging room floor We went to Rocky I, & got some berries. Hine looked like rain in the evening & churned. Ironed, baked Hot. Pres, pic-nic. Children & I went in afternoon and brought Laura & Jessie & baby home to tea. Children & Annie went again in evening. Children & I went to Stewart’s Island to dinner Gladys & Dorothy Gall came to get huckleberries to stay a few days* Fine & hot, Geo drove to Fraser’s. I took all the children bathing & then to Ladells. After tea we went to Rocky I. with Mabel Forrest but got very few berries • ■Hi �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Duly 15 : I90I .,,214 Hatter every day, George drove to Utterson & Allansville. Afternoon he went to D. Hughes to put up mower, I took children & Lily Bently to Island for berries, nearly gone or dried up. 16 92° in shade before dinner, to see hay fork put up. 17 Heat went up to 99°. There was a thunder storm but no rain here. Geo drove to Frasers to put up mower. 18 A cool wind today. 19 Nice cool day. Lucy came to go to Lecture which we all attended but Geo, Eva & Louie came home. 20 Hot again, we had a little sprinkle of rain. Lucy took Violet & Kathleen on the Gem to Huntsville & then home. 21 No rain. I went to Church in the morning with children saw Laura & baby there. 22 Very.dry & dusty but not quite so hot. I went to meeting at Parsonage. The Smith’s, Forrests & Somersets & Maud Brymer were there, 23 Clouded up but no rain, very sultry. I drove with Geo to Hushems (?), Miss Smith & Miss Herman called after tea. . ' - Geo has gone to Ufford 24 25 Went to Choir Practice. Clara brought V & K« home & took Eva & Louie back, also some huckleberries. It rained a few drops. 26 I went to another meeting to arrange about excursion but not much was done. 2? Geo went fishing with Forrest in the evening, Robson bros, called. We had a heavy rain last night & it is still damp. We went to church, Mackie Kinton read service. did not go to �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY MANITOBA 1901 ,,.215 July 30 Cleared out fine, Annie got some berries, Cyril T. was here to tea. I took children for a row.Eva & Louie walked home from Thomses & brought Mabel. 31 Cool & showery. We went for raspberries but they are very scarce, Aug. 1 Fine afternoon. Geo met expert and brought him home, he slept at Joneses, I went to choir practice with Louie & Connie Thoms who called, 2 I went to P.O* to send letter to Charlie. Geo started early to Ufford with expert to put pu binders, got home at night, wet. 3 Fine & cool. Children went bathing. Eva & I went to fill Church lamps & rowed up to the P.O. Crowds of tourists there. 4 Sunday. Church. Fine cool day. I played. Children & I & Geo went to Lovely day. we washed. Geo went to Utterson to see Charlie & go on the train to Hville, Charlie is going to Manitoba with the Thoms boys* . I went to Wharf to see the Empress start with excursion „ party* Geo came home from Huntsville on Empress ■ about 2 a.m. 5 6 Warn turned like rain* Violet & I rowed to Thomses & then Mrs, Thoms walked with us to Somerset’s, We called at Galls,' Got home at dark, we have no boat house now, 7 Wild beast show at Huntsville. Annie went on the Gem. Geo -brought Charlie Carr here, again. 8 - Like rain but cleared off. Geo drove Carr to Ufford. to put up binder. Got back to tea A they then rowed up to Somerset’s. I went to practice. When they got back Mr. Robinson was here & took Carr to Utterson. 9 - Geo.got up early and drove to Utterson for Mr. Robinson who is coining to fix Nickasons Binder. he had dinner here & then Geo drove him to the station.Wet after. I spent the evening at Smiths. �Geo drove to Huntsville and drove Louie’s birthday, Louie had a party with rain & caught give them all a. ch at the lan of clothes, Fine we washed.. ove to Uffo: G �CHAIRS HAHWWHEH’S DIARY 1901 21? 26 Sultry like rain but it did not come here, we washed & I went up to Ladells, Geo drove to Windermere & took young Barber’s bicycle away 27 Nice day: 28 We had Louie & Ruth Thoms & Mr. Hunt to Warm day tea & the Forrest girls & Mr. Waller to spend the evening, lovely moonlight night. 29 Sultry & like rain. I called to see Miss Smith & went to choir practice. Thunder storm & heavy rain at night. 30 Fine after rain. Geo & I drove to Fathers place: it turned cool in the evening. 31 Cool cloudy day We ironed. Sunday, damp the morn & A 2 Mrs. Stephenson called G & I & children went to Church in at night. Fine & hot. We washed. Children had a holiday G. drove me to Barris(?> Hot. Busy ironing. from Charlie. 9 5 I v/ent up to Ladells no word Hot day G & I & the four girls went on the Gem’ to Huntsville & bought some chairs Hot. I commenced my jacket, the evening. 6 went to practice in Hot day Geo drove to Suell’s & I went as far as Galls & stayed till he came back. Hot but blew up cold at night, I went up for mail. Geo drove to Ufford Cheese factory in the morn. 8 Sunday. Bright & cool. We had a walk and G & I & 2 of the children went to church. 9 Fine & cool. I went to Ladells. Montgomery^ not home yet 10-A.We^ afternoon, Geo went to Raymond Mr. & Mrs, Som Cleared out fine after rain crabs. I went up for mail. 12 .; Geo drove to Oswald Busy ironing & preserve Poured in the morning. Lnere ’ There was no decorat However the afternoon ■ cleared & Mr Dawson came & just as we were at tea Johnson The rain, came on in the �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY isept.l? 1901 Johnsons stayed all night. Fine & warm. I went to help decorate in the afternoon. The Johnsons had not~gone, but were at Atkinsons. I brought Connie & Ruth home to tea. warm & fine. 14 Saturday, 15 Wet morn but got fine afternoon. & he went again at night. 16 Rain & high wind, Showery. 17 ...218 G & I went' in morn we washed some of the clothes. B Fine morning. finished washing, Mother & Clara came to spend the day, Laura Somerset called for spring (?) in the morn. There is a surprise party at her house tonight. Wet cold evening, 18 Cool & fine, . Geo went to Ufford to see about Mrs.* Lloyds binder. Mr, & Mrs, Mitchell came to Pt. S. 19 Fine day. Mr. Mitchel called. Mrs. Somerset & Jessie & baby came to tea* The Forrests could not come as they had the mitchells. Jessie went to practice & brought louie & Connie & Hunt back. They did not stay late. 20 Gloomy turned wet after dinner. G & I drove to Johnsons & came away after tea. The rain came on again after we started & we had a horrid drive home ■Fine after frost Heard from Charlie, 22 Nice warm day. Had a walk with children. & children went to Church in evening 23 Lovely day, Geo drove to Ufford for rennett(?) After dinner Eva & Louie & I rowed up to Galls & Somersets where we had tea & came back by moonlight We saw Clara Fine with cold w par t of the pota' to Leslie Nickas- | G & I Annie & the ch: .dren dug G. sold Barbel s bicycle. 2$ They finished potatoes. vely day. 2 little,’ I went & then went to choir practice. G. went on Gem to Huntsville as �POLIO??? GRANDMOTHERS DIARY Sept,2? Fine & warm, up for mail, INFANTILE PARALYSIS??? 1901 Annie went to Bracebridge. ...219 I went 28 Nice day. Eva, Louie & Violet went to a party at Galls. George stayed at Thomes and rowed them home. Moonlight night. 29 Wet day so Mr, & Mrs. Thoms could not come. Children poorly. We went to Church at night and were surprised to see Geo. & Cyril Thoms who came home today. 30 Fine & cool, Louie is poorly today. Geo went to Cheese factory meeting, Cyril Thoms came to tell us all the news & stayed, to tea, Ruth came home from Orillia, 1 Cool. Miss Smith & Miss Hurdman called also Mrs. Sullivan. 2 Gold & showery, Geo & Eva & Violet & I went to Utterson show, quite acrowd, 3 Cold & showery. Forrest called. 4 Mr. Robinson came and took stock. First snow fell, Eva poorly. Concert at Allensville. Mr. Smith came in. 5 Wet & cold & stormy, Hurdman called, Oct. We did not go to Galls, Mabel Eva & Louie are sick. Miss ■ ' ' 6 Fine & pleasant. Children no better. SS is in afternoon. Annie took Violet & Kathleen. I did not go to church. 7 Fine & warmer but hard frost last night. Children no better. We washed. Violet & Kathleen went to school. . . ■ • 8 Louie very poorly. Dr. Bridgland came in to see her. Louie very ill but fever better. We Fine day & warm. Eva has to stay in are so bad. Annie went to confirmat Wet again. Louie is much better but Eva is no of the pain. b �GRANDYOTHER* S DIARY 220: 1901 CHARLIE BACK Oct. 13 14 Fine, we washed. Eva is very restless & does not sleep much. Louie is improving but weak, I took baby up to Ladell’s. 15 Gloomy & cold. We were surprised by the arrival of Wm. Hill. I dont know how long he will stay. He sleeps at Chesters, Louie came downstairs. Eva very restless, wet night. 16 Fine & cool. Eva is somewhat better. Father came with potatoes. Geo & Hill went to Thomses. 1? Eva does not improve much. Fine day, Geo & Hill went to see Chas Mainhood & little snow this morning. Baby was poorly last night. Eva also but better in the day. Geo & Mr. Hill went to Huntsville. Charlie surprised us by coming home. Mr, Brymer came to dose the children. Snow storm this afternoon. 18 The men went out for a turn in the bush 19 Soft again. 20 Sunday, nice day. I went to Church in the evening with Charlie & Mr. Hill, C, went to Thomses, 21 Fine day, we washed. Eva comes down stairs (but cannot walk yet. I went up to Ladells, Annie went to tea at Mclnness. Men got some partridges. 22 Fine, v/e cleaned Eva’s room. & room over Kitchen, Mrs, Wm. Gall called. 23 .Churned & ironed. Geo & Mr. Hill went for a troll & I went with baby to the Thomses* S we had tea there. 24 Cold wind. We papered Charl ie*s room & Charlie drove her home. 25 Fine, 26 Fine 'day, Louie & I went on the Gem to Huntsville it rained coming home. 27 Lovely day, I took children to Church. Mr, Winter came & stayed till evening. 23 Fine 29 Fin e. we washed. I went to Ladells. Hil 1 drove to'Utterson. Lucy came ■ Nelly & We cleaned a room, Mr< & Mrs, Thoms 1 tea. Fine moonlight night. Gao. & Mr : �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY 1901 ...221 Oct. 30 Geo had a very sore eye this morning & has not been able to see all day. Mr. Brymer came to see him, very warm, 31 Herb Ladell came & brought batting for Eva (?$ Mr. Thoms came to see Geo. Mr. Hill & Charlie went to Mainhood’s, Minnie & Mabel Forrest & Geo Thoms called in the evening. Rain at night. 1 Lovely morning for the hunting. Geo could not go but his eye was a little better. No deer, wet afternoon/ 2 Fine again. Mr. Hill & Charlie went out again but got nothing. Geo’s eye better he went up to Ladells with me, 3 Sunday. Fine, Eva went out for the first. Geo’s eye continues to improve. I did. not go to Church. 4 Wet morning,. Geo started for Toronto to see occulist. Charlie went hunting. Mr. Hill did not go. We cleaned pantry. 5 Gloomy with a little snow, Cyril shot a deer. & Mabel called. I went up to Ladells, 6 We cleaned sitting room, Charlie & Mr. Hill went t> Forrests to spend the evening. 7 Wet day. Charlie went hunting, Mr, Hill and I went to Forrests to tea & George came home while we were there. Geo Thoms came & Charlie drove in & fetched their deer out. 8 Fine but raw. Nov. S 13TH WEDDING ANNIVER. Minnie We cleaned dining room Gloomy, Nellie and E, Winters came in the afternoon for a while. Cyril was here to tea. IB 10 Fine and cold. I went to Church in the morn, very few there. Annie went up to Brunel with Mr. Atkinson, to stay at McInnises. Eva went to SS for the first. 11 Wet day 12 Woo &Mr. Hill & Charlie went hunting. Charlie shot a doer. Annie got back before dark, Mr. H. went to Utterson. • ‘ / ' £ H 13 Geo & Mr. Hill stayed in. #ine , we washed: Went hunting again but no deer. & so finished the cleaning. ......... MrT Gall called. �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Nov. 15 Friday, Last day of Hunting. Atkinsons with Eva & baby. ...222 I called at 16 There is a little snow. 17 Sunday. Cold. I went to Church at night and played. Eva went for the first time, 18 Fine* Geo & Chas & Mr, Hill went to Somersets and brought the cow. Miss Smith called to say good bye. Mrs. Somerset & Jessie came and brought some butter. Cyril came in. the evening. 19 We washed. Geo & Mr. Hill went to Bracebridge. Charlie took our old cow to Somersets. Fine. 20 Mr. Prebble & J. Johnson came to see George. to see Miss Smith. Lovely day. 21 Mild & fine* Ironed. Men out hunting: Louie & I went to Ladell’s. 22 Nice morning but turned cold at night & snowed & Mr* H. & Charlie & Cyril Went for a hunt. C came to tea. 23 Fine & cold. argan. 24 Just a powder of snow, came on stormy at night Charlie went over to Thomses, ^ “Xi- did J-J not ---^ come — Ruth Mr. & Mrs; McClure were here to tea* 25 Plenty of snow forsleighing. Ruth Thoms came to sew. Cyril drover her. quite a lot of sleighs out made the road good, cold wind. 26 Blowing very cold but nice night, to store. Geo sold 2 cutters. 27 Stillcold but good sleighing. 28 Shooting match at Ladell’s dinner. Ruth & the girls, to Oyster supper at Hall. 29 Roads good, 30 Nice morning* I went to Utterson for a drive. went home with Louie & Cyril, pl 13 1901 I went Eva & Geo Organ tuner called, he tuned Churhc Ruth & I went Vincent was here to not quite so cold it Ruth �HEW BRIDGE' dfiANDWTHER’S DIARY 1901 ...223 1 Very mild snow went away fast, we expected the Johnsons but they went to Thomses. 2 Blew cold again# 3 Very cold. 4 Cold wind. Geo. & Mr. Hill went to Oyster Supper at Utterson. 5 Fine & sharp. Geo & Mr. Hill did not get home till after 2 arm. & Mr, Hill got the worse for drink. He went in to Utterson to get some more, I suppose & is not back yet. I had a short drive. 6 Cold. home, deal. 7 Gloomy* 3 Sunday, soft, snowed. The Galls were there, 9 Icy, gloomy day. Mr. Hill & Charlie went Hunting. Mabel Forrest called & I went to Ladell’s with her. Pec, we washed. The Atkinson’s came to tea* Geo drove in to Utterson & brought Mr. Hill he was the worse for drink & talked a good Hr. Hunt brought a pig. Mr. Hill better, he & Geo cut up the pig. We went to Church at night. 10 About 6 inches of fresh snow, 11 Finished washing ^churned. 12 Roads are getting good, Charlie went down to Falkenburg. Geo & Mr. Hill put up the Church windows, Louie Forrest called. 13 Mild. 14 Turned to snow and froze up at night. 15 Cold day. Children went to SS and some of us went to Church at night. New bridge is finished so it can be used. 1■ we washed. Rained all day & took away most of the snow, 16 Cold ,& Clear, we washed with Mr. Hill's help. I went to SS meeting at the parsonage, got home late. Miss O’Brien came to tea. Got Xmas cards. 12 Nice day after cold night, to father’s place. . 18 Geo & I & Louie drove ' ' Good roads 'but not much snow," Geo & Mr. Hill & I w to Galls to tea and had a nice drive home by noo^ �GRAHBMOTHER’S DIARY Dec. 19 20 CHEESE FACTORY 1901 ...224 Snowed a little. Maud Brymer did not come to go with me to Vincent’s. Last day of school. Me all but Annie & baby went to Hall to school Concert. Fine & cold. Cold wind. I went for a drive to Utterson, Stormy. I went to SS but not to church. 22 Sunday* 23 Mr. Hill helped Annie to wash. I went to decorate ■church & brought Ruth & Connie: Thoms home to tea. We went to practice at the Church in the evening. 24 Mine & mild. Busy preparing for Xmas. Geo & Mr, Hill went to shooting match at Utterson and Mr, H. came home drunk. Such a nuisance at Christmas Mild gloomy day. Mr. Hill & children and I went to Church. After dinner I had a drive. Charlie •went skating. Geo & Charlie busy with accounts. 2? Mr. Vincent came to help Geo with books. fine & mild. 28 Windy. Final Cheese Factory meeting. at Forrests, 29 Good roads no fresh snow. I took baby to SS & we went to Church in the evening 30 Mild, a little fresh snow in the evening. The came to practice & Mr. Thoms came to walk home with them. 31 Graham came & drew some wood. Cold wind with flurries of snow, fine & cold at night for dance at Hall Mr, Lawrence came in the evening from- the Hall. Still I called 1902 I 1 New Year’s day. Lucy & Mabel came & helped us to eat the Goose. Mr. Gall brought his little girls to stay a couple of days. The children all went to the Christmas tree at Hall 2- Milder with a little snow. The children had ^. little party as the Galls are here. The Thoms & Louie F, came to practice. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0b745e361c976e3494170cb24c960d56.pdf 0daaeab21d41fe988dbcc80b50853ef7 PDF Text Text CRANDVOMiER’S DIARY Deo» 19 CHEESE FACTORY 1901 ...224 Snored a little. Maud Brymer did not come to go with ne to Vincent’s. Last day of school. 20 We all but Annie & baby went to Hall to school Concert. Fine & cold. 21 Cold wind. 22 Sunday, 23 Mr. Hill helped Annie to wash. I went to decorate church & brought Ruth & Connie Thoms home to tea. We vent to practice at the Church in the evening. 24 Fine & mild. Busy preparing for Xmas. Geo & Mr. Hill went to shooting match at Utterson and Mr, H. came home drunk. Such a nuisance at Christmas* I went for a drive to Utterson. Stormy. I went to SS but not to church, .2 5 Mild gloomy day. Mr. Hill & children and I went to Church, After dinner I had a drive. Charlie went skating. 26 Geo & Charlie busy with accounts. 27 Mr. Vincent came to help Geo with books. fine & mild. 23 Windy. Final Cheese Factory meeting. at Forrests. 29 Good roads no fresh snow. I took baby to SS & we went to Church in the evening. Still I called Mild, a little fresh snow in the evening. The girls: came to practice & Mr, Thoms came to walk home with g them. 30 31 Graham came & drew some wood. Cold wind with flurries of snow, fine & cold at night for dance at Hall. Mr. Lawrence came in the evening from- the Hall. 1902 Jan* 1 Hew Year’s day, Lucy & Mabel came & helped us to eat the Goose. Mr, Gall brought his little girls to stay a couple of days. The children all went to the Christmas tree at Hall. 2 Milder with a little snow. The children had a little party as the Galls are here. The Thoms girls & Louie F, came to practice. 3 ' s �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY 1902 ...225 3 Cold again. I took all the children to our SS Xmas tree & left baby with Geo/ Nellie Came. Mr, Thoms & Mr. Vincent came here for the evening. The little Galls went home. 4 Turned a little milder. George drove Nelly part of the way home, I went up to Ladell’s. 5 Mild. Edith and Will Johnson came in the afternoon and went to Church with us, Mr. Hill & Mr. Johnson went in to Brymers after Church. 6 Mild, Geo went to Utterson to vote. Mabel F. called. Allan McInnis came to settle up the Lodge accounts. Mr. Vincent called. 7 Geo & I drove to Huntsville & I got a fur collar etc. Mr. Thoms came to take an affidavit. 8 George & Mr. Hill drove to Remington*s. 9 Still mild. Jan. I went up to Ladells with baby, 10 George took Robson’s cutter to Huntsville. Mr. Hill & Violet & I & baby went to Thomses and Cyril drove us home. Mr, Remington came & took his cutter while we sere away. 11 Stormy, turned colder, we stayed in. fell off a lumber pile and got hurt. to Brymer’s. 12 Cold day. Louie Forrest called. & I went to Church. 13 Cold wind but fine. Mr. H. walked to Geall’s. G & I were going to drive but we saw Mr. Geall pass so did not go. 14 Washed. to tea, 15 Gloomy & mild, Geo drove to Bullen*s & I & Kathleen went as far as Galls. 1 16 Cold again. Nice mild day. Mr. Smith Mr. Hill want Mr. Hill & Eva Maud Brymer came & stayed Geo & Mr. H. have gone to Johnson’s. Geo & Mr. Hill & I went to Somersets to tea, Nice moonlight night to come home. Mild but turned colder. Charlie came home, I went to choir practi. 4 _ / ? / �SUN DOGS GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY 'Jan. 19 1902 .226 Annie was confirmed. We went to Fine & frosty, hear the Bishop: in the evening, moonlight. 20 Fine day. 21 Violet had a little party. I drove to Utterson with Hill walked & did not get back till after Geo. tea. 22 High wind but not cold, to tea. 23 Klee sharp day. to tea also Mrs 24 Fine lovely day Mr. Hill went to Brymer’s Mr. & Mrs. Gall & Beattie J, came Forrest & Mabel. baby poorly with cold, George 1 & Eva drove to Beatrice but got back to tea. 25 Baby has bronchitis Soft £ wet at night. I went to Church, baby better. 27 Snowy & drifting, 28 A heFrible-ste^my-dayr I went to Ladells & Mr Thoms drove me home. Fine & sharp. 29 Nice day. 30 Cold morning but lovely afternoon. Maud Brymer called in the evening. 31 Gloomy & mild. Geo & Eva drove to father’s for potatoes and Geo & Mr. Hill and I went to Forrests to tea. The Thomses were there. very stormy. we washed. I went for a drive with Geo. 1 Snowy Geo drove to Raymond & sold sewing machine. 2 stormy day roads heavy, v/e all stayed in. no service. Cold & stormy in afternoon. 4 a '; I went to Ladell’s. Fine morn. Hugh Somerset drove the McLaughlan traveller to see Geo. Annie walked to Utterson with Maud B. and it came on very stormy, they came back on the stage. 5- Cold night but moderated. a little snow.fell. went to Forrests and bought a dress' that Mrs^ F got ready made. ~ ' 6 ^ Ted McInnis came. Nice day. G & I went for a dogs very bright. 1 C r■ �■ -^^t^www aw 1 '°'l,/t P * e-v s\z d h <. -"i A o^ A tSaVwie. ^ ^e-vT- TaKcv .p / ^-^ w t,. 21 ^^ e; ^ ^ ^ ^ v. Ln �GRANDMOTHER‘S DIARY Feb. OLIVE’S PHOTO 1902 7 A little snow fell. Geo & Mr* Hill & I went to a party at ladell’s and enjoyed it very much. Charlie came home to go. 8 Got up at the usual time and saw Charlie off to Falkenburg again. Felt tired and sleepy. 9' Sunday. Cold wind, I went to S.S. with the children Mr, Smith was there, went to Church in evening Mr, Kinton read service. Geo went to see Mr. Thoms who has Grippe, they sent for Dr. 10 Cold & clear. Mr. Thoms is better. Ladell’s. Maud Brymer called. I went to UNice morn, but it came on stormy in evening, a little drive after tea. FT ...227 we had 12 Ash Wednesday 13 Cold wind. 19 Cold morn but lovely afternoon. Mr, Hamill was here to dinner, Geo & I ALouie drove to Utterson and saw Lizzie and her children at Mrs. Harbor’s. 15 Lovely day* with me. 16 Sunday. Mild & Gloomy. I took baby out & did not go to Church. Geo Thoms was here to tea 1? Nice day. Geo drove me to Raymond to Mrs. Ryan’s good roads. 18 Washed, fine with cold wind. 19 Cold & clear. Geo & Mr. Hill walked to Thomses. Children & I went up for the Mail. 20 Lovely day. Father & Ethel & baby came but went away about 3. Eva went home with Father. Laura A her, baby & Ruth Thoms came to tea, Mrs. Forres & girls came in for a minute. 21 Very^warm bright days & frosty nights. Geo & I & Olive drove to Vincents, baby was photographed Annie walked to Galls with L. Bently, aS Children & I walked up to Ladell’s in even. Maud Brymer called & went to Ladell’s Geo & Mr. Hill went to Huntsville. , 23 Fine but chilly wind. Went to Church. , >- ’ �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Feb, 24 I .228 It keeps very fine & warm & the snow is going, washed clothes. Geo, went to meet Hr. Robinson^ but he did not come so he drove to Beatrice', 25 Lovely day, I went to Ladells with children. Geo drove to Utterson after tea to see Mr. Robinson/ 26 Fine, roads going. Geo drove to Ufford. I went to LadelVs & met the Thoms girls. Louie is coming tormoorow. ‘ 2? Fine again not much sleighing left. Louie Thoms came at night to stay for a few days. 23 Wet & windy. Louie & I went to see Mrs. Chester Baby is poorly. Mr. Gardiner here to dinner. 1 Came in like a lamb, showry &warm, Louie & I went to Ladells & called on the Atkinsons who have returned, wagon out today. Baby no better, a feverish cold I think. 2 Fine. Louie & I & Violet went to Church in the morn & stayed at home at night with baby, we had some music. 3 Frozen up again, but no sleighing. Ruth and Connie came for Louie. Baby no better Mr. Brymer -thinks it influenza, Kathleen has a bad cold. 4 Fine, good skating. 1f 1902 Ruth & Cyril called for valise. ,5 Baby has a bad cough & has to be nursed most of the Thoms calledc I took the children on ice. 6 Mice day. children Maud B» called. came to tea. Mr, & Mrs. Vincent & Baby getting better but cough still bad. Children going to school again. Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called. I took children on the ice after tea & then went to Church but there was no service as the Church was full of smoke. 9 r >1 Cold wind. Sunday. We went to Church at night - nice 4 foosty ' &■fine. ’ 7 ’ j 10 Foggy and damp Very wet day. Children went to Walter Brymers kparty & had a. good time. i . '99 : ' 12 Wbt again. Mr. Vincent & Mr. McClure & came & audited Cheese Factory books, w St: �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Mar. 13 CLARA’S DEATH 19 Lovely day, Louie & I walked the lake to Galls but did not find Eva there. I left Louie ^walked to the hotel A home from there. 15 Fine but cold wind. Cheese Factory meetino* Mr. Johnson brought Lizzie & 2 children Geo & Mr. H got their canoe 16 Nice day at night 17 Cold high wind. Mr, Hill walked to Lawrence’s We got telegram to say that Clara is dead, we must drive over tomorrow morning. 18 Fine & sharp. George & I drove to father’s & had dinner & then on to Huntsville where the funeral service was held. Annie & Sam were there. Then we all came with the hearse to the cemetry near home where Clara’s remains were buried, Mother is very poorly and was not able to go out, Annie & Sam weregoing to stay till Thursday, We came back that evening & brought Eva home. 20 mild, I took baby out. Connie’s birthday. I commenced to make- a black Milder with wind. Mrs. Atkinson called. went up to Ladell’s in 6he even. Eva & I 21 Lovely day. baby was out with Annie nearly all the afternoon. Geo went to see Ben Boyart. Eva & I went to Church but there were fery few there. 22 Frosty morning but fine. to Ladells with me. 23 Warm, Charlie came home last night and walked back this evening. We went to Church at night not many there, - 24 Annie washed & she & Maud B. went Lucy’s birthday very warm I took baby out. to Vincent’s after dinner. Ml ■ We went to Church '4 J r' kJ ...229 Cold wind but fine, a sprinkle of snow this morning. Fine even, I went to Ladells. 19 The washing was done, waist. Frosty. MM 1902 Maud Brymer called & went Fine & warm Baby was poorly with cold & earache. Annie Ironed, Omi Typed June 24, 1976 Carol Aellen 4V< i �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Mar. 26 Apr, MEASLES 1902 ...230 Fine Nellie came, she had come from Gall’s. I called at the school in afternoon. She & 27 Wet but cleared out fine in the afternoon* & I went to Ladells. 23 Good Friday. Nellie walked home. Fine afternoon but heavy rain at night. Eva & I went to Church. 29 Gloomy day 30 Easter Sunday, fine but cool wind. G & Mr. Hill & I went to Church in the morning & I went again at night. not many out for Easter as the lake is impassable 31 Snow flurries all day. tomorrow. Nellie we washed. Annie is leaving 1 A little snow fell. 2 Still cold with snow flurries. The children are at home this week & are helping me. 3 Finer today, Eva, Louie & Violet are poorly today possibly measles coming on. I went up to Ladells with Annie Brymer, I called on old Mrs. Theobald in her new house. k 1- Ted McInnis came for Annie Eva has the measles & the other two are getting them, Eva stayed in bed. The measles are in nearly every house in Port Sydney. Fine. Lovely day. Children pretty poorly hands more than full with baby too. home. I have my Charlie came 6 Kathleen’s birthday. This is the worst day with the children. They are all in bed. I took baby out in the afternoon, Charlie went to Thomses. 7 Like rain but cleared, Mr$. Theobald came and washed & scrubbed. Children better. Cyril Thoms was here to tea. hi r 8 Fine with high wind. Eva & Violet got up but stayed upstairs. Ice in the lake broke up. 9 I managed to finished ironing & went out in the canoe" , , for a short time high wind. * �GRANDMOTHER * S DIARY A;r. Children are up but stay upstairs. 11 Children came down stairs. I went to Ladells. 12 Fine afternoon. 13 Sunday cold wind. Children went out for a little while. Baby has a little rash out & has to be nursed most of the time, Maud Brymer came & stayed with the children while I went to Church. I played the organ. lb Nice day but cold wind. 15 Lovely day. 16 Maud Brymer was so ill that they telegraphed for her sisters and brothers. They did not expect her to live. Kathleen is sickening for measles. Baby is getting better. Keeps fine. 17 Kathleen has the rash on her & feels pretty poorly Cow went away. fine. 18 Like rain but it passed off. Geo & Charlie went to Utterson & brought buggies jhoae. Kathleen had earache, she is in bed. Maud B, is better she has measles. 6 v6 Baby’s birthday Baby begins to be noorl Baby is poorly, Baby pretty sick, Geo drove to Ufford. Warm morning but windy afternoon, G. & C & Mr. Hill went:trolling & caught 3 fish. Mabel Forrest called in the even. 20 "I- .*.231 10 as 2 1902 We took baby out but Kathleen had to stay Nice day in. Geo paddled over to Thomses. Cyril came in to tea, I Went to Church & played the organ. 21 Showery, Mrs, Theobald came to wash and scrub. turned cold, I went up to Ladells. 22 Thunder last night but hot today 80°, Geo went to put up a disc harrow for Wingfield’s, and after tea he & I went up to Somersets in the canoe. We called at Galls, Mr, Hill & Charlie started the boat house. 23 Colder again. Eva'& Violet wene are going to school & L</uio stayes to mind baby. I Ironed. 24 Nice day but windy. Ruth & Connie Thoms called. I went to see Mrs»•Atkinson & Mrs, Forrest & Maud Brymer. �GFA"DV0TH3R*S Apr* 25 May DIARY 1902 ,,,232 nice day & warmer, burned wet at night, Geo rode to Huntsville. He had tea at Father’s & brought" me some letters, 26 We. had a good rain, at last. Cow lost again she .will be dry I am afraid, Geo & Mr, Hill went up to the Locks on the Gem & case back by canoe very wet, 27 Sunday* Nice day. Mr. Thoms came here and he and Geo went to Mr, Morgan’s funeral. I went to Church at night and played, 28 Lovely day, Mrs. Theobald washed & scrubbed. Our cart came,, Geo. took me & baby to Thomses and I stayed tea and came back in Thomses boat. 29 Fine. 30 Gloomy day wet afternoon.' .Jimmy Hughes plowed the garden. Charlie ’went on at the mill. I~went to W.A, meeting at the parsonage. I ironed, baby has a cold, wet at night, 1 Gloomy morning but cleared out. 2 Fine but turned wet. We washed bedding. Minnie Brymer called. 3 Nice day. Charlie is not working but went trolling. Geo A I drove into Utterson. 4 Gloomy, turned wet in afternoon church. 5 Fine day. Mrs. Theobald did not come to wash. & I drove to Balls for beef. 6 Geo drove to Windermere. Mr, Hill helped me with the washing, came on showery but clothes got dry. 7 Cloudy but did not rain cold wind. Geo got home tonight. Emily & Maud Brymer came in the evening* Eva took her first music lesson, 8 HIoh’morning but turned showery and stopped Geo from going to Somersets. Thunder storm in the even, cold wind at night, " ' 9 Very cold high wind.but fine. days* I went up to LadeHs. 10 Cold wind, Geo. went to Parker’s, Annie & I did not go to Geo I am very busy these ~ ~ very hard frost. 14°. �GRANDMOTHER ’ S DIARY May 1902 11 Sunday, a lovely fine day the morning. 12 My birthday, gloomy. We drove over home in the afternoon but did not take baby, Ruth Thoms was here when we got back. I went to Church in Fine but cool wind. Ruth is sewing, Geo & Mr Hill did the washing I churned Geo & Mr. Hill went to Bullen’s. 14 Mr. Hill went to Huntsville, evening. 15 Warm day but the nights are cold with frost. G & I & baby went to tea at Atkinson’s got home at 12. 16 Busy baking Rdth went home in I washed dining room. rhe Fine Hot_day I went to Huntsville on the Gem and took Violet & Kathleen I spent about $10. Hot day. Eva & I went to Church at night. Very hot. 84° Geo & Mr. Hill washed & baby went up to Ladells in evening. 19 Eva & I END OF BOOK FOUR I went out in the canoe after tea, 20 Cool wind, 21 #arm & smoky. Mother & Ethel & baby came and Ethel stayed. Mr. Hill was out all day trolling, got one fish. 22 Thunder & a Hot day, Geo & I went to Johnsons little rain in the afternoon. Got home late. 23 Sultry & cloudy, Ethel & I papered dining room Mr, Hill went to Huntsville and came back tipsy Charlie went camping & fishing. Children went to entertainment at the Hall. I ■•J ’ 24 Heavy rain & thunder in the morning. A little better after dinner, Mr. Smith’s boat took the children to Grenwald, Ethel & I & babies called at McEntyres. In the even we went to the hall wh some of the people had tea. 25 Fine morning. Ethel & I went, to Chur W. & Mrs. Somerset & baby came back t left before tea, We did not go to Ch ■ �GR/JNW'WKER’S May 26 DIARY OLIVE WALKS 1902 Geo drove Ethel home We washed white clothes Got 2 bags of flour wet afternoon. June 27 Wretched day. 23 Over an inch of snow this morning. Flurries all day, cleared up in the evening, ’Emily & Maud Brymer called, Eaby can take a few steps but does not walk much alone. 29 Busy ironing, wet evening. & I did not go to choir practice. 30 Very unsettled weather, 31 Lovely bright day. I went out in canoe in the evening with George, flurries of snow fell cloudy & cool. 1 ■Rain again very sultry & showery. Maud Bryraer came & took baby out in the afternoon & geo & Louie & I went over to Thomses but came back to tea. 2 Heavy rain in morn but came out fine Geo & Mr a wonder Hill washed. The clothes got dry for wet again at night. 4 Cloudy but came out fine. I went up to Grenwald with George. Mrs. Gall was not at the Hotel but is very ill indeed and may not live. Maud Brymer came in in the evening. 5 Geo & I went to Somersets & he went on to see Joe Bradley, we came home after 9 o’clock. Beautiful day. 6 Very busy today. Clouding up like rain. called at Forrests, rain at night. Cloudy & damp, Mrs. Gall is worse again. Hill is quite poorly with his back. Mr 8 We had a walk. Cold wind but came out fine, thechildren went to Church in even. ■9 Fine A windy. Geo & I washed. I went up to Ladells & Ruth to see Edith Johnson. In the evening she * & Herb Ladell drove down to see us. 10 4 Baby & I Fine with cold wind. I was busy as usual. tea Geo & I started to Gibsons but there much of a headwind so we camb back. I & «if ter 3 . ■ Fine & warmer. I finished ironing. ■ George drove ; Huntsville after dinner. S - �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY June 12 ...235 Cool & F^ rain. Ruth Thoms & Edith Johnson a Herb uadell came to tea. 13 Fine & warm. done, 14 Nice day. Geo went to Utterson. Maud Brymer & Louie Forrest each brought us some lettuce. 15 Sunday very sultry. Eva & Violet & I went to Church also Mr, Hill, 16 Rained a little in the morn but turned fine & cooler. Mr, W» Johnson called. I went up to Ladells after dinner & saw Edie J. who is going home tonight. 1? Lovely bright day, we washed. Mrs, McClure in the evening. 13 Kot day, wet at night. Mr, Parker came. to a Cheese Factory meeting in evening 19 Fine but windy. Geo & I & K went to see Mrs & in the evening I went to practice. Gall 20 Fine & cool. Geo went to Lucky’s & sold a S Party at Somersets tonight. Charlie went machine 21 Very wet morning. 22 Cold & showery. We went to Church at night. Had a walk in afternoon & brought Ruth Thoms & the Forrests in for a while. Geo went to Thomses, 23 Wet & drizzly. ’We washed, summer weather yet. ' 24 ^5 1902 I managed to get a little sewin I went up to call on Geo went "Joe” & ”Gemw are both running we have had almost no Thunder storm but came out fine in the evening. I walked up to Ladells. 25 Geo went to Aspdin & got caught in rain. operted hotel. Geo went up high wind. 26 Cold & cloudy I went to practice and the Thoms girls came down here with me 2? Geo went up to Somersets & Nattages. was at Father’s place. Fine day, < 28 Geo went to Jim Gotts and sold him a mower,. Children We went out on the lake in .eveningsgot some berries : -'ft Mrs Ahl Galls -A '; J �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARI June 29 30 July | 1902 .,.236 Cloudy & cool, A party of the Galls came down to go to Church but found there was no service so Mrs, Gall & nurse came in to rest, Wet day but fine evening I was busy baking for picnic. 1 A beautiful bright morning & a warm fine day. went to picnic which passed off very well/ 2 Sultry turned oet at night. the Gibson’s in afternoon, 3 Heavy rain last night but it turned out a fine warm afternoon. We all went to Strawberry Festival at Ropers and Louie & Violet went home with Ethel. Eva went to Grenwald with the Galls & I did not get home till after 10 p.m. 4 Hot. busy ironing Eva did not get home till evening & Dorothy came with her in the rain. There was a heavy storm this evening,■ 5 Hot and sultry with severe thunder storm and heavy rain at night. Dorothy went home on the **Joe” Henry Seymour came for his buggy, 6 Fine & hot. I went to Church in the morn. Thoms came to tea. 7 Thunder storm in the morning & fine afterwards but hot. Baby & I went up to Ladells. 8 Fine but not so hot. Charlie was off work today. After tea Geo & I went for a troll and called in at the Thomses. 9 Cloudy with a little rain. We washed, Thoms came to tea & went home about 9, We all We washed & called on Geo Mrs. & Louie 10 Geo & Mr. Hill went to Utterson, practice, busy as usual. I went to choir 11 Fine day. I went up to Ladells. Lever called in the evening. Ruth Thoms & Katy 12 Fine & hot. Mother came on the Gem & brought Louie & Violet home. Eva went to Huntsville on the Gem. Arthur Lade11 & 3 boys arrived at Ladell’s. 13 Sunday, hot. Mother went to Church with us. �; x'ey a Is . ' Ge f ax x Im xx It. w - . a Xx ,„II • : y ■ ircn . / oxa . . I at Mrs, Sullivans but found them out. 16 Mother & Geo & I went up to Cenwald & had tea. We found old Mrs. Gall there. 17 I went to choir practice, we heard of old Mrs. Johnson’s death. 18 Geo drove Mother to the funeral & then home & brought Mabel back, 19 Showery day. Children went bathing after tea. Nelly & Winters drove over and stayed all night. put up a buggy for Winters & were up late. They 20 Nice day, Nelly & Ernest & the children went to church, I went at night. 21 Se went to Stewarts island & got a few berries. Fine, 22 We washed, hot. Lovely evening. We had a nice trip to Grenwald. The moonlight was lovely. Mr. Longhurst came & bought a mower & stayed to tea. 2J Busy ironing* Mr. Dawson came & bought a cream separator* he stayed to tea, Mr, Sherwood came & bought a mower. 24 Hot. Connie & Jessie Thoms came to tea. Mr, & Mrs. Shea also were here to tea & bought a mower, Geo x - ■ - XXX XXX X xs X > alia to S'X X. x ox. xx -a is ; <X .; cxsxe xXXWxx'X WIT & Katy Lever. ■ 25 C s cI - Doi ’« ’ Geo <1 I went on the lake & to store* 0< I xsx s shl 31 Det Is .. on Goa.SsbWWtW^ ^%?^W^ w,/ - -at" J ' a /'w ' a. ■. s S 0 Xasmss I s s ’ s > a I..; x -ay ■ ; This x a .; /,■' XIW I x awi : xx ; . xs^- DsW - a- , _ : • . Xxs ■ h| 3 . xxhsxx Wx»n IT xaC cyst ' ■ X . ■ xx x xs 3 : »ha'ir Ws xxxxsxsx, I aw - ftxws Xa.W , J 'sji^ . wi: : for a mower• ; . । 6 s' ■ Ta Sx 3 . S Sx . W ,xx ; S . X . , , - < X .OS . : , w S X . , a . lb w . . ., S X , �GRANDMOTHER * S DIAR Y 30 1902 ...238 Busy ironing. Lovely evening, after hot day. & I went to Grenwald in the evening. G Wet afternoon. Eva & I went to choir practice. went over to Thomses. G Nice day & cooler, The little Gall girls came on the Joe this mornin ;. We went and picked the first Lovely evening. I went up to Ladells with baby Aug 2 vine & warm Eva & Louie & Gladys & Dorothy went TO a party at Atkinsons, Children got very few berries 3 Showy but mostly fine. Cyril T. was here to tea Ruth went for a walk with us. Iwent to Church in the morning & stayed in evening. Annie Brymer was here. Fine nice day. Geo went to Ufford. in the evening. Nellie came Wet morning we washed. Cloudy evening but we went on the "Gem" to Grenwald & took all . the children. Eva & Louie stayed. 6 Cloudy & cold. Geo has sick headache. Excursion came down from Huntsville. Nelly went to Galls on "Joe", Pine but cool evening The Gem went up to Grenwald to a concert & Eva & Louie came home on her late. Mr. Hill went to Utterson & did not get back. Fine morning but showery afternoon, we started Geo & I to get berries but -had to turn back went trolling in evening. Mr. IL, Hill came home on the Stage. Keeps cool. 3 9 We went out berry picking. Mr. Hill went to Utterson again and then out on the lake till tea time. 10 Sunday, a wet day. Cleared in the even so we could go to Church. I played. ..A ■I 11 . Fine & cool. We were busy preserving black cum all day, I went to Ladells with baby. Fine & cool. Geo & I went on the Gem to Grenwald. . & got home late. MM �:GR ANDMOTHER ’ s DIARY Aug. 13 BAND CONCERT 1902 ...239 Busy ironing & preserving, cold nights. A party at Chesters with the Band in attendance. 14 Nice day for the Excursion, Geo drove to Raymond I went to Choir Practice but we had none. Ruth Thorns & Katy L. came back with me. 15 Fine, Geo & Violet & I went over to Thomses. 16 Fine, Gem in George we had our S.S, pic-nic and a trip on the the evening accompanied by the "Band”, drove Expert C. Carr to Aspdin. 17 Horrid wet evening. Church Fine morning. V/e went to Fine but wet evening for Band concert which we attended. The Grahams came & began digging cellar 19 Fine after wet night, we washed & baked to move clothesline. Lovely evening. Had 20 Busy ironing so we did not go- to Regatta & I went up to Grenwald in evening. Geo 21 Clearedout fine, I was very busy as usual. did not run today. Got butter from Dodd’s, 22 Gloomy & showery. I was cooking for Eva’s party Ruth Thoms called in evening. 23 Eva’s birthday was a lovely day. 24 Fine & hot in the sun. We went to Church Mr, Baldwin who was very good. 25 "Joe” I went to Huntsville on the Fine again and took Violet & Kathleen. George drove to Huntsville & rode home with Hugh Brown. 26 Fine day. Geo went to meet Expert who did not come, He & Eva & Mr. Hill'went on Gem to Grenwald * I called to see Mrs, McClure. Had a little shower. 27 Lovely day Geo & Expert went & put up the Baadley’s Binder up. We did the washing with Mr. Hill’s help. Expert will stay over night. 1 3 3g ' ■J Mill She had a party 28 Busy ironing. Geo drove expert to Ufford. to choir practice. 29 Busy all day. & heard Sis OS �GRANDMOTHER ’S DIARY Aug. 30 1902 It still keeps fine. .,,2Uo I went bathing with the children. 31 Showery* Mr. Johnson & his son came over to dinner & brought some nice flowers. We went to church in the evening & heard Mr. Baldwin again. It rained hard while we were in Church, Sept. 1 Fine day but a storm came up in the evening when we were out in the canoe. Charlie went shooting, I went up to LadeH's 2 Fine after rain, with baby. 3 Fine Geo drove me & Kathleen & baby to Father’s place, we stayed and he drove Nellie home to keep house. Mrs. Fearon & came* 4 Cold & showery. Cold night. 5 Bright day* Mother drove the children & me to nares in the afternoon. Gall’s had a party at Grenwald. Geo. went. 6 High cold wind. Mother & Father went to Huntsville* Kathleen & I went to see Clara’s grave. 7 Warmer but high wind, I went to Church in the morning & left baby & Kathleen with mother, S.S. in the afternoon. Nelly came home late with Ernest Winter. 8 Fine & warm. Ethel droveus home. Georgehad to drive Mr. Robinson past Aspdin to fix a binder, Geo only went to Beatrice to Hamiltons. 9 A thoroughly wet day, we washed. we' washed. Mr. & Mrs. Hares & Ada came to tea. 10 Fine, got the clothese dry, George drove Arthur Clarke to Aspdin to fix binder. 11 Finished ironing, Forrest played. I went to practice* Minnie . . 12 Avery wet day. 13 Showery cleared up in the evening. Forrest & Miss Rivet came to tea. 14 A fine Sunday. I went to Church at' night* Louie ' & Ruth Thoms came in from having a walk and stayed a while* • Forrests party was a failure, Minnie & Mable �GRANDMOTHERS DIARY Sept,15 1902 .,,241 Fine. We washed in the morning & G & I went in the canoe to Somersets, Came back by moonlight. 16 Still fine but hazy, I ironed, Ladells in the evening, 17 Fine again. Geo & I went to Johnsons to tea & had a pleasant drive back by moonlight. 18 Cloudy & warm, the wood shed. 19 Cloudy, 20 Nice warm day, Geo & Louie & I went on the "Gem* to Huntsville, we saw Nelly at the Locks and she went to Huntsville with us. 21 A hot Sunday. I went for a walk with the children & went in to see LadeH's garden, Geo & 0. went to Grenwald & then had tea at Thomses. Eva & I went to church, 22 Sultry, The Grahams were at work again but Robson was not here, Geo went with Arthur Clark to get his Sulky plow. we went to Robson came & started pulling down The 4 girls went to Vincents7 Robson was sick & did not work. 23 Grahams & Robson at work. Geo went to Galls to get washing machine. Arthur Clarke came & had tea here. I called at Ladells to see Edie Johnson. 24 Colder, Robson pulled the pantry down, washing & I did some ironing. 25 Geo Thoms was helping Mr. Robson jack up the house which went up about a foot. No decoration, done at the Church, I went to Choir practice. Cold & gloomy* 25 The men sere busy jacking up the house. I went up to Ladells and to the Church in the evening to decorate. Warmer & cloudy, " we finished s : 2? Farm & a little clearer, Geo & Dick. Thoms were grading the ground for the house, Grahams finished mason work, ■ - ; j J I 28 Sultry with rain in the morning. I went, to Church in the morning & stayed at home at night. Harvest Festival. v 1 a j �GRWOTHEH’S Diary Sept. 29 30 HOUSE MOVED BACK 1902 242 Warm & fine. Robson & George G. iackin^ house still, Charlie & Eva went to Fathis *5® and brought some crabs. BAby & I went to Ladell’s, Like rain, it settled in wet in the evening, Geo drove Charlie to a wood camp but he came back at night & did not get work. Maud Brymer called & brought Eva home. Men busy at the house. Plaster is coming down. & there is a general mess. 1 Cold cleared out after rain. We washed & had to hang clothes on Chester’s line. The house was moved back. 2 Lovely day, Geo & Charlie & Mr. Hill & Eva & Louie went to Utterson Show. I stayed & ironed. Eva & I went to Choir practice. 3 Fine again. Herbert & Edie called, ready to move the house tomorrow. 4 Fine. The house is above the stone work but the sills are not finished. I went to Ladells with baby. 5 Sunday, wet evening after cool day. Church not many out, 6 Rain, this morning but fine afternoon. Robson finished house & began to move stable. I was busy cleaning up the litter indoors. 7 A nice day. we washed, rain at night. 8 Geo drove Charlie to a camp near Skeleton Lake. The first snow fell. 9 Finished ironing & worked at my waist. I went up to Ladells & to choir practice in the evening, cold. Get. men getting We went to Mr. Hill went to Thomses, 10 Fine after hard frost. 11 Warm & nice. Robson finished here. A. McInnis was working here at the cellar. Mr. Hill went to Somersets. CU^KLCS w<.~mu <Ӏ„ y _ *^e ^ 12 ’Warm & fine morning. After dinner George & Eva & baby & I went to Thomses and it came on wet so we did not go to Church. Eva stayed all night. •Wet and windy. I finished my velvet waist. A. McInnis finished cellar stairs. , �GF A:’SMOTHER * S DIAR Y Oct. 1902 ...243 14 Colder & fine but showery again at night. we washed G & Mr, Hill paddled up toSomersets in the morning, I went to Ladells in the afternoon. I hop e we will have a find day tomorrow for the wedding. 15 Gloomy day for the wedding. Geo & I went & it passed off well. There were 23 all told to sit down to dinner, we got home about 8. 16 Fine & sharp, 1? Fine & bright. 18 Wet day. The Grahams started grading but were stopped by the wet. A. McInnis worked at the stable. 19 Mild & fine most of the day. Cyril Thoms was here to tea* Eva & I went to church . I played. 20 Fine & showery by fits and starts. The Grahams filled in the cellar & plastered undered the house & Allan McInnis let the stable down.- Colder. Mr. Hill went to Thomses & had tea there. We cleaned a room. 21 Allan McInnis commenced pantry. Grahams finished, they were here to dinner. We washed. Mice bright day, Maud Brymer called and went to Ladells with us. 22 A wet grey day, I ironed most of the clothes. A. McInnis is getting on well with pantry and wood-shed. 23 Fine. 24 I cleaned Charlie’s room, wet morning, thunder. A. McInnis is working here, 25 Fine & windy. 26 Sunday. Heavy rain but cleared in the afternoon, wet again at night. G & I & Mr. Hill went to Church at night. 27 Showery. McInnis finished pantry. I sent off an order to Eaton’s. I went up to Ladell’s. 28 busy ironing. I went to Choir practice. I went to Ladells. Busy sewing. Eva & I went to practice. I finished Violet’s dress. McInnis commenced verandah. Cold. We washed. . Mr. Hill went on lake. I whitewashed panW. �-ALDMOTHER * s Oct. 29 30 DI ARY^ 1902 244 Cold with a little snow on ground. came out bright I ironed. Mr. Vincent called & brought the childr<3 We got the things into the pantry at last. McInnis was not here. Wet windy day. This has been a dreadfully wet month, Eva & I cleaned a room. Fine & nice. George drove to Huntsville and brought Ethel & Marjorie back. We papered Violet’s room. 1 Fine & mild. The men all went out hunting. & I took the babies to Ladell’s store. 2 Fine Sunday Ethel & I called on the Forrests Geo & Eva & I went to Church. Mr. Hill had tea at Ladell’s. Ethel Rain in the morning but it came out fine. The hunters went out early with their usual luck, We finished cleaning upstairs & have only the 3 rooms downstairs to do. 4 Gloomy day, we washed* nothing. Hunters went out but got Mild & gloomy, ’We cleaned dining room & Geo & < I went up to Galls for Porter. The men did not hunt. Mr, H, went to Thomses, a 3 6 Gloomy & colder. We are having a great job to get the clothes dry, Eva & I went to choir practice Fine night. 7 nice day but cool. The men went hunting but got gack to dinner. Allan Me, has been working since Tuesday morn. Laying the floor today. 8 The floor was finished & oiled usual. Fine* Men got nothing as Mild f& like rain but it did not come. Geo & I went up to Somersets to see Laura and her baby, Ethel < I went to Church in the morning & I stayed at night 10 Fine & cold. The men went hunting again, but got nothing. Ethel & I cleaned sitting room. ll Fine & sharp. Our hunter*s got a McInnis was not here this morning, si­ �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY THE FORRESTS MOVE AWAY 1902 Mild morning but it turned cold Hunters got nothing. Ethel & I cleaned Kitchen which is the last room Ethel ironed & I sewed a little McInnis here Hunters got a deer Bob Brown is here to tea most evenings. Hunters got a fawn had time. sewed Louie’s dress when I Last day of season got nothing. Ethel went home on the Gem, it rained. McInnis has about finished Finer today, Charlie went to Thomses & I went to Church, Charlie helped me to wash went to Thomses A wet drizzly day. The children Hill Our visitors could not come Fine. I went to see Forrests who are in the thick of moving. Geo & Charlie went to Falkenburg by train. Mr. Hill was at Thomses for tea. The Forrests moved away with all their goods & chattels this morning I called at the Atkinsons with Louie & baby, Eva & I went to choir practice. Charlie went to Box Social Turned cold with flurries of snow Fine & cold. Children & I went to Church and Mr, & Mrs. Thoms came back to dinner with us. Stayed Lovely morning but turned stormy, cold, Charlie had tea at Thomses Tuesday. Charlie helped to wash to Thomses. Hill went 'Wind and snow Connie & Ruth &^ Forrest came to tea. cold night Cold & frosty. Charlie got up early & went hu Too cold to go to choir practice. The children are practicing for school concert hold night, Nice day �* ^GRANDMOTHER *S DIARY 29 Nov, 1902 nigh soft wind. Eva & Louie went to Clarke’s ■this evening to practice. Sunday slippery walking* Violet & I went to Church Nice day with a little more snow Charlie went to work at Hays, George bought a pig from Jenner which he & Mr. hill cut up at night. ■Dec. 2 Lovely dine day. we washed Fitter came and brought potatoes. I took Louie & baby;■ to Ladells to see the toys. 3 About 5 inches of fresh snow & it stormed all day. I brought clothes in and dried them in the house. 4 Fine & cold with N. wind. I took the children to Ladell’s to see the toys & we got a ride home in ■Thomses sleigh. I did not go to practice. Cold night, bitter wind today. sleighing good* 6' Fine & sharp, I made the Xmas cake, Charlie came home. Milder with more snow. Eva & I and Mr. Hill went: to Church in the morning* 8 Beastly cold wind. Charlie went back to Hays, 9 Very cold weather. called. Edie Johnson and Mrs 10 H McClure Milder, We washed. George had to go to Utterson to see Robinson. I went up to Ladells in the evening to see Edie Johnson. Cold. I called at Chesters with: baby & payed her for Eva’s music lessons, I went to practice very few out, Nice moonlight night. 12 Continues very cold. Cold wind, lh Sunday. Fine 1 bright but cold George Thoms was here to tea. We went to Church at night bright 15 M1 Id er w i th w 1 nd SB ■A: 1 I made Xmas pudding. ■ - ■ �DR AIIDM 0 T HER * S DIARY Dec. 16 1902/1903 Rain & much warmer. for sewing machine, ...24? We washed. Willoughby came Alice Jenner called. 17 13 We had choir practice but few came 19 20 A little fresh snow fell 21 I took the children to church, very few there Geo Thoms came in the afternoon. 22 Geo & I drove to Huntsville and we found Connie & Ruth Thoms here when we got home. We all but George went to the School concert, mild. 23 nice day. we washed Ruth and.Louie Thoms came to tea after decorating. We went to practice. 24 Charlie came home. George went to Utterson and bought a turkey. The children spent their money at Ladell’s. 25 Christmas Day. Mild & snowy. Geo & I & baby went over to Father’s but got home to tea. 26 Turned colder with Geo, We had our Xmas tree I left baby Cold wind Jan. ; < 28 Sunday, Mild. Geo & Mr. Hill walked to Thomses. Mr, & Mrs, Somerset & Ken (?) came for a while in the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in evening 29 Mild & snowy, Geo went to Utterson. came in the afternoon.. 30 Annie & her husband drove back to Father’s Heavy soft snow. Annie could stay longer 31 Continues mild. 1 Annie & Sam I wish Lovely day. Charlie had a shotting match. George & I & baby drove to Johnsons for dinner but for tea.’ we enjoyed the drive. Bradleys jyesu .2 sr old one � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/603d0bc533dec263ab75b4af9ee74184.pdf bdff7d2309ab110c6a0d5ffbb884ded4 PDF Text Text TRiTT^c- :EH «s MAW 1^2/1903 16 ^ib e^£h farmer, Splashed* Willoughby came for.,,s^-ife machine. Alite Jenner called. IS ¥e h&i o-holr -practice but few case IB a little fresh snow fell. 21 x tbok'Bhe children to church, very few there Geo thorns- case in the afternoon. 22 Geo & I drose to Huntsville and we found Connie & Both- Sheas - fere when we got home, . We all hut George went to the School concert, mild. 23 flics day. we washed, Ruth and louie Thoms came to tea after decorating. We went to practice*- Charlie came heme, George went to Otterson and bought a turkey, The children spent their money at Ladell’s, 25 Christmas Bay. Mild & snowy, Geo & I & Baby went - v-r ~" Father’s but got home to tea. a6 Turned colder, with Geo. We had our Isas tree. I left baby Sela wind Geo & Mr, Hill walked to Thomses, Mr* & Mrs, Somerset & Ken (?) same for a whila^in the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in evening* Mild & snowy, Geo went to Utterson* Annie & Saia saw* in the afternoon, • ' 28 ■ Sunday. HIM, 30 Ar nie A. bur husband drove back to Father’s. Annie could stay longer. Heavy soft snow I wish 0 act tases mi la* Lovely <i.ay. Charlie had a shotting match. George < ! •? Raby drove to Johnsons for dinner but got home for U-a. 5; " we anlcyed ths dii-e, ■ ■’.jib. Tho children ri I went to Ladells, a hew cutter to Sam Bradleys, and brough" Old on ; |SQ tSOi ack his -.IE �PING PONG GHA''Z'-OTHER’S DIARY 1903 •. .248 3 Soft * wet. 4 Sunday, Lovely day. Sva & I went to Church in the Worn & the little girls & I went in the evening. Mr, Hill went to Thomses for dinner, 5 Polling day. fine, Geo went to Utterson and drove Mr. Gibs an home drunk. 6 Fine & sharp. 7 Nice day. 3 Turned cold. 9 Cold day, Jan. Miss Maquire came to board at Chesters, Ml*. Thoms came, we washed, Mrs, Chester called. Choir practice here tonight. Mr, Hill walked over the lake. 10 Pleasant day. George went to Utterson, I went to Ladells & paid bill, Mr; McClure gave me a set of Ping-Pong. 11 Snowy day. I stayed in & did not go to Church. Mr, Hill & Geo went in the evening & brought Ruth Thoms back to stay. 12 Gold day, I called on Miss McGuire. Ladells with Mr. Hill. 13 Busy washing. Ruth went up to Ladells twice with Mr. Hill, nice afternoon cold night. lh Nine morning. Geo & baby & I drove to Utterson came on stormy. 15 Baked & ironed. this evening. 16 Mild, Geo drove to Utterson but did not M.H. man. 1? Saturday. Geo took the M.H. man to Hares and brought him here in the afternoon. Snowy & mild. 13 Turned cold & bright. Mr. Hill & Ruth went to Church in the morning and Geo & 1 at night» very cold. 19 Cold day* 20 Milder. 21 Mild. Violet’s birthday. She had a party. Mrs. Chester A Miss McGuire oaled in the evening. Ruth finished I'ewing for me. Stormy. Ruth went to Very few came to practice meet the Ruth is doing some sewing for me. We washed & the clothes dried. �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Jan. 22 Feb* ...249 1903 Fine. Choir practice here. George drove to Falkenburg. Toronto in. the evening, Ruth -went home, Lucy arrived fro® 23 Turned colder. Geo got home by noon. We went to church in the evening to hear the Bishop & Archdeacon Lloyd. Very cold night. 2D Sharp. 25 Fine morn & not so cold, we found Charlie here when we got up in the morning. I went to S.S. and to Church at night, 26 Mild with wind. We washed. Charlie went off to Toronto to see an Occulist. 27 Mild day. Foggy & damp, in the evening, 28 Mild, this is our Jan, thaw, Geo & I & baby drove to Somersets but found them away ao we came home to tea. Maud Brymer stayed with the children. Mr. H, went to Thomses. 29 Wet day. I ironed. Maud B, came again. choir practice, Charlie came home. 30 Storming & snowing, Charlie came home, so we did not go to Bracebrdige. 31 Nice day but windy, the lake, Charlie went to Thomses across Geo drove Lucy home. I went up to Ladells No 1 Sunday, I went to Church with 2 of the children, Mrs, Somerset had her baby christened & then came here to dinner, afterwards, they went home before tea, 2 Mild. & foggy, It came up a thunder storm with snow inthe afternoon. Geo & I went to Bracebridge & I had my teeth mended, 3 Golder this morning. Geo & I washed. called about Lodge money, D Blew & drifted last night, milder again. Louie 4 I walked to Thomses, rather heavy on the lake. Dick drove us home. 5 Colder & clear, nice night, I went up to Ladells & the Thoms girls came to practice. Annie Brymer �GRANDMOTHER * S DIABY 1903 Laura Somerset caDed to ask us to go to see them next ’Wednesday. 6 lovely morning snow in afternoon. 7 Sharp bright day. Feb. ...250 I went to Ladells, George & Eva drove to Huntsville. Mr. Smith came home. 8 Stormy all day* none of us went out anywhere, 9 Over a foot of fresh snow. to Thomses. Mr. Hill walked the lake 10 Very mild, we washed, Utterson with Thomses. 11 Too snowy & wet to go to Somerset’s, 12 Mild still & finer. Geo & I drove over the lake to Somerset’s & called on Mrs. Rumball. Mr. Hill went to Bracebridge & Maud B, stayed with thechildren. 13 nice day. turned cold at night. 14 Fine and sharp* 15 Gloomy mild day. I went to Church twice, came here to tea. 16 Cold wind. 17 Cold wind stillcontinues but clearer at night. I went up to Ladells & called at Watsons. 18 Snowy& cold, we washed & had to dry clothes in the house. Began to get a quart of milk daily from Hugh Brown’s. 19 Cold & clear, Ho practice. 20 Frosty morning but turned warmer. I went for a drive as far as Ladell’s, A box social at Arthur Clarke’s tonight. 21 Milder but snowy. throughout. 22 Mill with a little snow. I took baby for a ride. went to church at night. 23 I went to Concert at Lovely evening. Very busy day. Mr. Smith This is another cold snap. Eva & Violet went to school again* This week has been cold & disagreeable Mild with light snow. Mr. Forrest called. We did some of the washing. We �□RANDyCIHER’S DIABT 1903 24 Shrove Tuesday. Finished the washing. drive in afternoon. 25 Sice day, 26 Another lovely mild day. 27 Mild, turned wet. 28 Wet & very sloppy underfoot. dinner, "eb. I went to church at night. ...251 Had a short only 5 people there, Louie & Connie T. came to tea. I went to Ladells in evening. A. Murray came in & had 1 Fine Sunday, We did not go to Church, as Geo & Mr, Hill were over at Thomses, I went to see Julia McInnis (?). 2 Snowy hut cleared out fine. here to tea, 3 Nice day turned mild, 4 Very mild, Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson called. 11 qts of milk daily from Watson’s. 5 Soft day. George & Mr. Hill drove to Huntsville. Mr, Vincent called. Mr, Hamell brought hay, A cream Separator agent came to see George. I went to church at night. 6 Lovely day, Eva & I went to see Mrs. Jack Rumball & had a nice walk home by moonlight. 7 Nice morning turned wet. 8 Fine after the rain. George went to Beatrice with Herbert Ladall to see Mr. Johnson. Louie & Violet & I went to Church. 9 Lovely day. The snow melted fast today, Father and Mother came to see us & found us washing. The girls & I went to Ladells in the evening. Mar. We washed, Alfred Hay was Geo went-to Raymond, Began .to get 10 Cloudy wet at night, Mrs. Chester and Miss McGuire came to tea but left early, 11 Fine & thawing, very sloppy, 12 Cloudy, A man called selling Zither’s. do a little sewing, 13 Cloudy & mild. I had a drive as far as Ladells, Maud B. called. Type June 30, 1976 by C. Aellen lake is I am trying to �Missing page 252. �A\DVOTHER’S DIABY , 1^ 1903 DEATH OF MINNIE FORREST ...253 Seo-.drove to Utterson, sleighing bad, as roads are ’^getting tare. 15 Sunday. A little frost this morning. I took two of the children to Church. none of us went at night. 16 Fine warm day. It is a year today since Clara died. Mr. Hill went to Huntsville with the Thoms boys. I saw the first wagon out today, 17 Cloudy with a little rain. We washed. Cheese Factory meeting. Mr. Hill was away most o f the day. 18 Wet day. Clothes out still, Mr. H. went up the lake to his house again, Geo, Thors was here to*dinner, Mr. Vincent was here for a little while. Lightning this evening. 19 Fine and warn, Parsonage. 20 Very warm about 70°. 21 Cooler, Charlie came home tonight. 22 Nice day. George’s birthday. Cyril looms came in the afternoon. Charlie walked back to Hays by the track. Geo went to Church & 1 stayed with the children, 23 Gloomy & windy with showers. 2h Fine morning tut got colder with high wind & flurries of snow towards night. We heard today the sad news of Minnie Forrest’s death at Toronto. About an inch of snow fell, . 25 I called at the snow going fast. Roads drying here in the village.. Fine, Mrs, Chester, Mrs. Geall & Annie Brymer went to Huntsville to attend Minnie’s funeral tomorrow. 26 Nice mild day. Snow went off. Quite ? number went from Pt, Sydney to attend the funeral at Huntsville we could not go. I called at Brymars in the afternoon. 27 Fine, cool wind, 28 Cold high wind. 29 Fine hard frost last night. The children and I went to Church and I brought Mr. Thoms & Connie home to dinner. 30 Nice mild day. 31 Nice day but turned cold in afternoon. ground bare. Busy as usual. Geo busy splitting wood. , We washed. Eve & 1 & baby went to Ladells & bought the children >ome hats. . - ■ ■ �; - .COMOTHSR’S DIARY 1903 ...25k 1 Frosty night & cool fine day, George went to Utters™ & brought Mr, Hill's canoe, I ironed & we cleaned un" a bit of the garden in the evening. * 2 Mild& wet. We had a heavy thunder storm at night & he*w rain. Lake opened. ~ v 3 Horth wind blew all day & it got very cold with snow flurries Cold windy night, it froze in the house. u Cold windy day but bright; nige evening. Ladell’s. lake very rough, 5 Sice day but cool. Geo went to Thomses in canoe with Mr. Hill. I went to S.S. with children & to church in the evening. 6 Cloudy & windy. We washed. Kathleen’s birthday she onlv had Willie 4 Jack , ’ J 7 Fine & mild after the rain. 8 Cloudy morning but fine afternoon. X went with Violet i Kathleen to Bracebridge and had some teeth filled & 2 out. 9 Gloomy, rained a little, Eva & I cleaned her room & I party oiled Kitchen floor. I went to ironed. 10 Good Friday. Gloomy morning but lovely-evening. Geo & I drove to Johnsons, we found the roads bad so had not very long to stay. 11 Fine a fter frost. I went to Ladell’s. The children, went to Chester’s to Tea. Geo went to Utterson. Mr. Hill got Ids metal sheeting for bishouse, 12 Easter Gunday was fine & warm. it was lovely on the water. 13 Fine but east wind, Eva & I cleaned our rooms. I went to tea at Smith’s with the SundaySchool teachers. Geo went to Hares to put up a machine. There was a Vestry meeting of three. 1U We washed & I finished oiling Kitchen floor., 15 We finished cleaning upstairs. 16 It Keeps fine with cold winds. Ethel & Mabel drove over. Ethel helped me to iron the clothes. 1? Eva & I cleaned the sitting room. Typ*d July 1, 1076 G. Aellen We went out in the canoe, �GODMOTHER’S DIARY k May 1903 ...255 13 Cold wind. "Gem” started to run trips to Huntsville, Geo drove Jim Nickason to Hares to put up a drill. Charlie came home tonight, 19 Cold wind as usual but fine, George & I had a short paddle in afternoon. Charlie spent most of the day at Thomses, & walked back to Hay’s in the evening. Eva & I & Kathleen went to Church. 20 Fine & cold wind still. The children & I went to an entertainment inthe evening but there was none tonight, Eva & I cleaned dining room, 21 A little flurry of snow, cloudy & cold. cleaned pantry. 22 Gloomy & cold but warmer in the evening. I took the children to Concert at the Hall. George went to C. Mainhood's. Finished cleaning. 23 Fine & warmer but some wind still. & sold Hamilton a Sewing machine, 24 Wind in the west but cool, I went over to Thomses for a little while in the canoe, we prepared to go to Huntsville tomorrow. 25 Fine nice day but there was a cold N, wind in the morning so we did not go to Huntsville. I sowed some flower seeds. 26 A nice warm day. I went to Church in the morning & Ruth Thoms came back to dinner. She went on the lake with Mr. Hill in the afternoon & we went to S.S, George & some of the children went to Church at night. 27 Geo went to Utterson to meet Mr. Robertson. to Vestry meeting at night, 28 George drove Mr. Robertson to Ufford. Eva & I washed. It has turned warm & windy without rain. 29 Calm & hot & smoky. Geo drove Mr, Robertson to Huntsville & got home late, he had tea at Forrests. Painted dining room floor,’ 30 Geo had sick head ache* Very high wind blowing clouds of dust. Hot too nearly 80°. It blew up a heavy rain which was most welcome, cooler tonight, 1 I washed & we Geo went to Beatrice He went Turned very cold with a little snow but it was a bright day. Geo drove Mr. Purden. �1903 "3AM" CHER’S DIARX ?-56 2 Nice fir.e day out cool. Eva & Louie went on Gem to Huntsville, but it was too cold to take Olive. Geo drove Purden down to Deer Lake, Charlie came home & brought his bicycle. 3 Sunday a thoroughly wet day. Charlie went to Thomses & came back with Cyril, We did not get the cow at night, 4 Nice day but cool. Cnarlie went back early on his bicycle. Could not find cow. 5 Lovely day. We washed & I painted verandah. George drove to Windermere, Roy Brown could not find cow. ZiM at Watsons $4.35 6 Bice day came on a good rain at night. I went out tea to look for the cow & found here a we got her in the stable. George came home, 7 Cool & fine* 8 Lovely day. 1 went to see Mrs.*-- Watson. 9 Fine & warm, I went to Huntsville on the boat & took Violet &Kathleen» We went to Forrests & had dinner, were quite a number on the boat. IC Quite hot today. Louie & I went to Church in the morning & Mrs, Thoms asked us to tea in the afternoon. Charlie came home on his bicycle. 11 Hot again, Adam Watson & Cyril Thoras were here making a wire fence in front of the house. . 12 Hot. Adam finished the fence. We celebrated ray b by washing, Charlie went to Huntsville & brought me a nice pair of toots, I planted some sweat peas & gladiolus. 13 Hot but turned cool without rain. drove to Father’s. Geo & I & Kathleen Mr. Hill went to Huntsville, IL Fine & cool. Geo drove to Utterson &then tn Stephenson s & sold a machine. Mr. Hill went to Huntsville to bring down hie furniture. I was busy ironing. 15 The cow has a sore tit & is very troublesome. 16 Hot & dry. Mr. Kerr plowed garden <1 the c he potatoes. We were ail very busy, Nellie & drove over after tea to stay all night­ 17 Sunday, very hot 86°. Nellie after dinner to go to church. went to church at night. Geo & Eva & Violet & I �1903 -.^"VCTHHF’S DIARY way 15 June Hot & dusty. the co*. ...257 a little like rain at night, did not get 19 Vary hot, withered up like rain in the evening, Geo & I went to Somerset’s, Daisy Geall was here sewing. 2C Daisy is here again sewing. rain. 21 Daisy here sewing. 22 Keeps very fine & dry. Turned quite cold, Geo went trolling, Mrs. Somerset & Torrie & the children came to "tea. 23 Fine, we have not had a good rain, for weeks & there is little growth, I went up to Ladell's, 24 Sunday cool a cloudy but no rain to speak of, Charlie same home. SS in morning. I went to Church with children. 25 Fine & warm. Daisy Geall was-here this afternoon. - In the evening I took the children for a trip in the Gem which went around the lake. 26 Daisy was here again, Geo & I drove to Howards. A welcome rain came at last & there is more coming. Ers. Nicol came to take an affidavit & had tea here. Geo drove her to Jenners. 27 Sultry. Came on a thunder storm in the afternoon. sowed some grass seed. 28 Cool, cold rain in afternoon. Frost .at night. 29 Fine & cool. 30 Fine & bright but cool wind. 31 Fine but cool. The children & I walked to the cave. Geo & I & the children went to Church, I ironed, cooler hut no I was busy mending, I Geo drove to Raymond. Kathleen & I went to Vincents. 1 Keeps very -dry & warmer. ear. Charlie came home. 2 Hot - we washed. Gall 3 Hot. Charlie & I went to Bracebriige but I did not see Topp, 4 Busy ironing. wedding. Eva is at home with a gathered After dinner Geo & I went to see Mrs. Mrs. Thoms & May came & asked us to the �3 W?DWTHEB ’ s DIARY June THOMS-KILL WEDDING 1903 ...258 George & Charlie went to Lawrence's. 5 6 . 7 George sold Bradley’s old reaper to Hemming. Keeps very dry & grass all burnt up here. Smoky & muggy. I went to Church in the morning, saw Jessie Thoms who rams home yesterday,. Geo want to Beatrice with Herb. 5 Hsx S smoky, we had a nice little shower last night '-_c. laid the dust. I went to Bracebridge & had^the impression Taken for my teeth. Had a touch of pluracy at night, 9 I did not get up till nearly dinner time but felt better and went to Mr. Hill’s wedding though I did not go over to Thomses afterwards, Geo & C went, Fine afternoon & evening, we washed & I baked for the IC Fine & a little cooler, excursion. 11 I~. was so cold and gloomy that we did not go an the boat. ~ ironed instead, the children got seme strawberries, 12 Cold IL wind, it came on raining at last & rained all afternoon, but not hard. Mr, Hill came in about noon* 13 Mrs, Ihester came home, 19 Cloudy, rain in the afternoon. night. 15 Lovely day. Eva & I washed quilts. went in the canoe at night. ]4 ' »shsd, 17 I was busy ironing. IB Louie & I went to Bracebrdige & I got my teeth. like yesterday but no rain, to speak of. 19 Fine. Got 100 lbs. of bran. Father & Ethel & baby came ■- foW di.nnlr., 0 a leva & I went over to thouses in The evening, 20 Fine « warm, X took .he; Children bathing. Geo took us in the canoe. Mr. Taylor came & took Nellie away. 21 A li. h^ rain in the corning but cleaned out fine. ^Eva fc I went to Church, Eva went to Brunel with Mr. Atkinson. George & Charlie called at Mr, Hills. We went to Church again at night, 72 Fine, George went to Somerset’a raiding. Gathered ftp for rain in the evening & rained all night. G & I went to Church at First bathe. We like rain but passed o^f, Geo went to Farkersville. Gloomy �iDMCTHZB’S DIARX 1903 ...259 23 Cleared up a little & we washed. another downpour* 24 Heavy showers all day. The Thomses could not come. George went to Bullens & got a pig at Bullen’s. 25 Showery but cleared in the evening. Louie & Jessie Thoms came & brought the children & Willie & Jack were here to tea* We went to choir practice. 26 Lovely day. Ethel came & brought some strawberries to sell & took Eva & Kathleen home, Geo & I & Violet called at the Hills. 2? Geo spent the day in Utterson. 23 Sunday, louie & Violet & Olive went to Sunday School & Geo & I & V, went to Church at night. Geo & Charlie went to Thomses, We went out in a boat Elsie Jones-had borrowed, 29 Hot, a little rain at night.. 30 Sultry. I baked for pic-nic & ironed* In the evening Geo & I went up to Hills to tell them that their machine was at Ladells, 1 There were some showers through the day and a heavy thunderstorm in the evening. We all went to the picnic & took shelter in LadeIl’s boat house in the storm, 2 A lovely day after the rain. I went topractice but we did not have it as there was no one there but Louie & Connie Thoms, 3 Fine. Geo & I went to Fathers and brought home some strawberries. We enjoyed the paddle on the lake. Ethel took some berries to Somersets. 4 Hot day. Louie & Violet went ton the Ge® to Huntsville & then to Fathers & Eva & Kathleen came home the same way, 5 Sunday, Cloudy & a little rain after dinner but it cleared out beautifully & Geo took me out on the lake. Geo & I went to Church in the morning & Eva at night. 6 Fine & warm, Edward Fearon & Eddie called but could not stay to dinner. The children went bathing* 7 Hot day, Lucy came with some more strawberries, we washed* In the evening I took the children on the moonlight excursion to GrenwaM & found it very pleasant. In the evening we had Fine* We washed. . �I ^TM * S DIABY >1^ KR,GAEL’S LAUNCH 1903 «..260 8 Very hot. M®- Gall came to spend the afternoon and " stayed to tea, she went back on the ’’Joe”. o .These'last 2 days have been very hot over 90°. George went to Jack Rumball’s to put up a mower & Kathleen 2 I went with him to Thomses & then went through to see firs. Vincent, We came back to Thomses & waited till dark before George came back from Rumballs. 10 Turned a little cooler. Geo & I started for Dodds by lake but it was so windy that we could not land so we came back but shipped quite a lot of water. Went up to Ladells. 11 Like rain this morning but cleared out fine and the children case home with Mabel. We went for a bathe. ■ 12 Fine but cool out of the sun. The children & I walked' to the swan®, Eva & Mabel & Kathleen went with us to Church in the evening. Charlie walked to Hays. 13 Fine & windy, we expected Mr. £ Mrs, Hill to tea but they did not come. Nellie & Louise Gall did & also Gladys & Dorothy & went back on the "Joe", Charlie spent the holiday at Thomses. I called upon Mrs, Chester’s boarders. Got first raspberries. 1A Cool 1 showery. We went & got a few berries & got caught in the rain. Geo went to Ches Mulveyuay’s (?), 1. 5 We caught enough water to wash. In the evening there was a thunder shower. I called at Atkinson’s, 1^ Fine pleasant day. I did most of the ironing. After tea George took Louie A me to the island - we got 1 at of berries. 17 Hot, Ironed & baked & churned & in the afternoon George 4 Ollie S I went to Grenwald. Mr. Gall brought us back Ln his launch, Mabel was ill. 18 gultry, Eva went with Mabel on the Gem as far as Huntsville. George spent the day at Utterson. A little rain at night. 19 Light showers but cleared out, I went to Church in the morning & brought Mr, A Mrs, Vincent & baby homa to dinner, George & I a children went to Church at night, 21 : B»jan to send Mrs. Johnson 2 qts of milk daily. We caught water, last night & washed. We had a very heavy raxn for about 2 huur& today. ■ �Gr^DXCTSEF’S DIAJ?Y jvlv 1903 ...261 21 airs. Johnson gets J pint of cream daily. We picked nearly 10 qts of harries at Kerrshaw’s patch, George g lislet went on the “Gem" tonight, 22 Sain, but fine evening. Edie Johnson. 23 fine & hot. 1 went with Kathleen & Olive in the "Joe” to Nellie’s place & case heme in the evening, 24 Heavy rain last night. Violet went to Dodd’s. 25 Sultry, rain in the evening. look children to bathe. 26 Sunday. Children went to S.S. Eva $ I went to Church in the evening. George & Charlie went over to Thomses. Cold night. 27 Bright & cool. 11 qts. 28 Be washed, came on rain but I got some of the clothes dry. Thunder storm at night. We did net go in the "Gem". 29 let in the morning but-fine afternoon & evening* at Urs, Johnsons with Eva & Olive. I went up to Ladells & saw Fine today. George & I & We got 6 qts of berries, We took a day at picking berries & got I called JO Fine & Warm. Eva went to stay with Nellie for a week. Sr, & Mrs. Hill came to tea, twined cold in the evening. 31 Aug, 1 2 Cool & fine, Boule & I picked about 6 qts of berries. Warm & like rain. Ges went to Frank Bradley’s and sold . . him a buggy, I took the children to bathe. Harm & nice on the lake. I went to church in the morning. A*ter dinner George paddled Olive & me up to Somerset’s where we had tea. like rain but it did nob come Jenner’s patch and got 6 qts on Johnson today. Keeps gl I took the children up on the Gam to Grenwald 5 Mrs. Johnson had no milk today. Gloomy & cold with some light showers. Ethel drove mother over to stay loi a few days. Charley Carr came & Geo went with him to Mad ley ’ c Jr Gladys & Dorothy came in the evening to stay till Friday. �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Aug. 1903 ...262 6 Fine & cool. I baked for picnic. After dinner the children & I went for berries & had a bathe. 7 Charlie went to Grenwald to make up books & the little Galls went home on the Joe, I went ^ith the children to Deerhurst on the "Gem" & we had dinner in the woods. I brought Eva home & left Louie & Violet at Aunt Nellie’s, There was a Ball at Grenwald at night but we did not go. 8 Fine morning & windy. Mother went home on the boat. It turned wen in the evening. 9 Fine & pleasant. Jack Thoms was here to tea, & I went to Church at night. Geo 10 Nice day. We picked about 8 qts of berries. Sent no cream today. 11 Busy washing & baking. Fine after the rain. went to see Jack Rumball but he was away. 12 Thunder & rain last night. Geo & I & Kathleen went to the Regatta at Deerhurst today it was quite a gay scene & quite a number of the prizes were carried off by Pt. Sydney people, we brought Louie & Violet home with us, 13 Fine nice day. The children walked to Vincent’s but did not get many berries. 14 Fine. The children got 5 qts of berries at Jenner’s patch, I made part of a dress for Violet. Charlie went to a dance at Kurrshaws. 15 Fine, busy as usual. Children went to Church in the morning and Geo & I in the evening. George went to see Mr, Hill & had tea there. 16 Fine afternoon. Children went to Church in the morning and Geo & I in the evening. George went to see Mr. Hill & had tea there. 1? We were going berry-picking with the Thomses but it was too wet. In the evening Geo & Eva & I went to Thomses and Eva walked over to Vincents to see get some eggs. George 18 .Showery. We washed. Mrs. Sullivan and Mrs. Johnson called in the evening. Typed July 5, 1976 C. Aellen �GKANr'QWS DIARY Aug* Sept. 1903 263 19 Louie’s birthday. She had a party in the afternoon Jessie Thoms came with Wallie. Mrs, Richardson called, also Miss Rice and Miss Robertson. Charlie & they are busy decorating the hall. 20 Fine day, We all went to the concert, it was quite a success & $3# was realized. 21 Fine, The children & I went picking black-berries & Geo went to Utterson. I went in to Chester’s to say good-bye fer to Mrs. Shaw, Charlie went to Huntsville. 22 Fine nice day. George went to: Huntsville and we went bathing with Miss Rice, 23 Sunday. Fine but cool. Cyril Thoms came. I called at Atkinson’s in the afternoon. Eva & I went to Church in the evening, & I played. Mrs. Body was at Church. 24 Fine & hot. Geo & the children & I went berry picking behind Schwaoob’s (?) but-did not have time to get very many. School started. 25 Cold and wet. 26 Fine, we washed & I went to Ladells in the canoe. Violet & I got a few blackberries-; ' • 27 I was busy ironing, did not go to practice. went up the Lake to Bradley’s. 28 East wind & like rain. Charlie intends going on the midnight train to Toronto. Mr. & Mrs, Atkinson called, 29 Gloomy & cold. 30 Showery. I went twice to Church and played the organ not many at Church, 31 Brighter but we had heavy rain in the afternoon, which.' stopped us from getting to the blackberry patch. I went on the lake in the evening. Geo went to Utterson. Geo I went to Ladells. 1 Fine, I washed. Geo went to Utterson, tea at the parsonage. 2 George poorly, Charlie came home. Mr. Fox,& Miss Seargant & Mr. Atkinson called in the evening. He & I had �GRANDMOTHER * S DI AR Y PHONOGRAPH 3 Charlie went on the 5 o’clock train this mornin-’ to Rainy Lake. Olive has a bad cough & is restiass at night. I ironed. 4 Gloomy. hot morning but turned cool. Geo & I went over the lake to Fathers to get crabs. 5 Fine & cool. Geo went to Utter-son this evening the Shaws are up again* Like frost. 6 7 Fine & cool, Geo took Louie & me over to Thomses & we walked through to see Mrs* Rumcall, came home to tea. We had a very good sermon from the Bishop in the evening. Labor Day. children at home. Fine witn cold nights- H 8 Like rain but blew off. 9 Sultry* rain at night. Busy ironing, to Ladells in the canoe. Sept. I washed. I went up 10 Man called wanting us to buy a stove, hot morning but turned cooler; children had a bathe, 11 Lovely aright day. Busy all day. Miss Rice & Miss Maguire came to tea but Mr, Fellowes did not come. Miss Rice & Miss gaguire & I had a paddle af betea. Miss Rice brought her Phonograph ever here, 12 Fine morning, We went on Gem to Huntsville. It rained hard for a little while. Father came back with us. We had a nice trip both ways, 13 Fine. I went to Church with Father & Louie & Kathleen in the morn. Lucs came and drove Father home in the afternoon. I played in the even. lh 15 Gloomy with a little rain, I made Eva a skirt, damp morn but it cleared out and then came up a big thunder storm with heavy rain after I hung out the wash. I called upon Mrs. Pope(7), Sultry. 16 I managed to get clothes dry enough to iron. Ernest Winter came just in time for tea, Rain came on & continued all night so he stayed. She 3 girls went to Galls, 17 Wet again today. The children came home in the' afternoon, Much cooler, We have missed tue cow two days. 18 Got cow at last. Finer but a few showers with a little dash of snow, 1> Lovely day but cool. Eva & I called to see Mrs# McClure & baby. Geo went to Utterson. �GRANDMOTHER’S Sept* 20 DIARY 1903 »•»2S3 lovely day. I drove to Johnson’s with Herbert Ladell, got home late, 21 Beautiful warm day. The Gall’s did not come but Mrs. Thoms & Louie did. 22 Beautiful day. I washed & after dinner Geo & I took Miss Rice up to Hill’s in the Canoe & had a very pleasant paddle. 23 Fine morning but turned cold & wet in afternoon, Geo went to Huntsville Fair. 2b Cold wind but fine. 25 Men working at the chimneys this morning. again, I took Olive to Ladells. 26 Geo digging potatoes. Eva & Violet & Kathleen went to Vincents for the day.. Mrs. Porter & 2 men came in the evening to see Geo on business. 27 A cold showery day. I went to Church in the morn & only Eva went at night. 28 Cool & showery, 29 Fine but cool". I washed & we had a paddle afterwards, dug some potatoes. 30 Lovely warm day. ironed & then we took Miss Rice on the lake & called at Stewart’s island. Heard fro® Charlie. Masons came to fix chimneys. Geo went- Cool canned Tomatoes, - 1 Wet day. I finished ironing & churned. Cyril came to dinner & then to Sandy Mitchell’s in the canoe with George, 2 Fine lovely day. We all but Louie & Olive went to Utterson show. We walked both ways saw Mother & Lucy there. 3 Slows like rain again. Miss Rice & Elsie Jones went away, also Mr. Fallows, 4 Rain last night but fine & warm today. I went to S3, with the'children. Geo went to Thomses. 5 Beautiful day, Geo & Louie took some pears.over to Hills. Kathleen & I called at the Parsonage. Cleaned room over Kitchen, �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Oct. NORTHERN LIGHTS 1903 ...266 6 Lovely day* We washed in the afternoon. George & I & Sva went to Somerset’s, Laura looks very" well & so do the children. 7 Wet day & high wind. Winnie & Jack Roper came in for shelter from the rain on their way from Brenner’s in the evening. 8 Still unsettled & wet at night. 9 Cleared out fine towards evening. George & I went to a farewell party at Ladells for the Ropers. 10 Fine. Eva & I cleaned her room. Mrs. Atkinson called. Geo went up to see the Ropers off, 11 Nice day. I went twice to Church. We expected Chas home for his birthday but he could not come. Cyril Thoms called. 12 Lovely day. I washed bedding. Daisy Geall called to get Eva’s dress to make. Northern Lights were very bright tonight. 13 Lovely day. we washed. 14 Fine again. stay. Lucy drove Ethel & Marjorie over to 15 Thanksgiving day. Fine day but wet at night. We had a Fowl supper in the evening which passed off well & $28 was realized. Mrs. O’Hara called before going to the hall. 16 Showry. The children are having holidays. I cleaned the pantry, Mrs, Realty called. Geo went to Beatrice with Will Johnson. 17 Showery & mild, Geo Thoms was here to tea. surprised us by walking in about 10 p.m. 18 Cold & gloomy, George & Charlie went to Thomses & stayed for dinner. They brought Cyril back.to tea. A little snow, Sthel & Eva & I & Charlie went to Church. 19 Charlie went off by an early train this morning. Gloomy day. I cleaned dining room. 20 Fine but cool. Ethel & I washed. Charlie �1903 GRANDMOTHER ’ S DIARY Oct. Nov. ». .26? 21 Lovely Say. Huntsville, George & I went on the "Gem" to I went to Forrest's. 22 High wind. Busy ironing. Chester’s in the evening. 2J Ethel & I cleaned sitting room, wall paper, very cold. 24 Fine & sharp. 25 Fine nice day. but there was a big windstorm at night, Mabel Forrest is staying at Brymer’s, 26 High wind with flurries of snow. Ethel & I papered sitting room & put furniture back in it, Geo walked to Sandy Mitchell’s. 2? Snowed all day. I went to Ladells. Geo went to vote. Mahaffy got in. Geo -Thoms was here to tea, Mabel Forrest & Annie B, called in the"evening. 28 Lovely day, George & I went over the lake to Father’s & got home to tea. we expected the Miss Thomses but they did not come, Mrs. J, Rumball called, 30 Another nice warm day. 31 Rain this morning but cleared & Ethel & Marjorie went home by the "Gem”, Wallie L. came to play with the children & they were out in the evening playing by moonlight, 1 Sunday. Mr. Atkinson had his house painted last night, G & I & Louie & Olive went over to Thomses & had tea, 2 Fine nice day. I was busy all day. Geo went hunting, Eva & I went to see McClure’s baby who has been ill, 3 The Atkinsons are making a great fuss about their house & have a constable over to find out the culprits. Lovely weather. 4 Warm day, hunters got no deer. Thoms came to tea. 5 Weather changed last night & it is blowing very cold from the North. G, did not hunt. Ethel & I called at Rain at night. I went & got some Busy all day asusual. Connie & Louie �1903 GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY ...268 6 They hunted but got nothing. Kitchen, 7 Geo went hunting with Brown & they got a deer. Got Kathleen a pr of boots how long will they last. Eva & Louie are at Chesters for tea, 8 Sunday. A fine day I went with the children to SS but none of us went to Church. Cyril called in the morn. 9 A lovely day, I cleaned hall. After dinner Louie & I walked to Vincents. Windy at night. Charlie came home after we were in bed, pov. Louie & I cleaned 10 Windy & cool, Charlie went hunting with his father but got nothing. The Chester boys were here for tea. 11 Fine but high wind, I washed & baked. Charlie went back this morning early. Eva commenced music lessons again* 12 G. went hunting again, I ironed, 13 Cold with flurries of snow & wind. G. went hunting with the Thomses. Mr. Hill came & took his apples away, 1L Snow this morning which has continued all day, Will Geall was here grading ground. George went hunting H his party got 2 deer which winds up the season. 15 Sunday, fine. The children & I went to SS, Eva & I went to Church at night. I played, very few there, 16 Cold. 17 Geo went to Utterson & sold 2 cutters. I went to Ladells, 18 About a foot of fresh snow & it snowed all day. I finished washing. Geo went to Utterson & sold another cutter. He stayed for oyster supper & got home early next morning, cold. 19 Fine day. I ironed, Geo went to Bracebridge & Met Mr, Robinson, Allan McInnis Killed pig, cold snap. Kathleen is home poorly, Louie also, has Milder �GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY Nov. 20 Dec, "Gem" Burna TELEGRAPH ..,269 1903 Thermometer at zero this morning. 21 Milder. Geo spent the day at Utterson. "Sen" was burnt at Huntsville. 22 Mild & cloudy. The children & I went to SS. & G & E & I to Church, very few there, 23 Soft snow fell, 24 Colder. Geo went to Utterson* The remains of the poor Gem were brought home. The Chesters are packing up to move to Huntsville, 25 Very cold morn. I finished washing. Eva & I called at Chesters. 26 Geo went to see Mr. Hay. 27 Nice day but sharp. George went to Utterson to sell a cutter. I went to Ladell’s. - Mr. Atkinson called. 28 Geo went to Utterson after dinner. The children came to practice & the Quigley’s stayed to tea. I paid Mrs. Chester for Eva’s music lessons. 29 Milder. church. 30 Snowy, George pulled the plaster off our bedroom ceiling. Mr. Smith called in the evening, The Str. turned cold at night. In the evening Willie & Jack came to tea. I went to SS, but only George went to Geo Thoms was here for tea. 1 The children are all at home as the teacher is sick. We washed. The sleighing is very good & the snow seems to be staying. 2 Allan McInnis put the paper on our room ceiling. 2 I cleaned out the room & put up the bed. 3 Geo walked to Falkenburg & stayed all night, weather. ^ A little fresh snow fell. The children went to tea at Mr. Smith’s, George went to Bracebridge & got home tonight. I went to see Mrs. Chester about the telegraph, 5 Mild & stormy, 6 George went to Utterson. Roads wereheavy. I did not go to SS. but went to Church at night. 7 I went to Chesters to do Telegraph Report. nice �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY CHESTERS MOVE TO HUNTSVILLE 1903 2?O ’' f 8 Henry Gall was here to dinner. Snow keeps coming. 9 The Chesters moved to Huntsville today. night. Stormy 10 Mrs, Gall & Henry & Louise came to tea. turned snowy. Cold but 11 Very stormy roads heavy, Geo had Mrs, Theobald scrubbing the store ready for goods to go in. 12 One load of Groceries arrived. Stormed all day. George sold cutter to C. Jenner. 13 We went to S.S. as the snow plow had been through but it stormed again at night, 14 About a foot more snow & cold & clear, some of the goods in store. 15 20° below zero last night it is frightful weather for so early in winter about 3 ft snow. 16 Got 2 bags flour, 17 Cold & fine. 18 Nice day, Mr. Hill was down to the store. went to Pres Xmas tree it was very good, 19 Mr, Thoms was here to tea, I had to stay at the store while Geo went to Ladells to help audit Cheese books, 20 Stormy again about a foot of fresh snow. Sun. The snow plow made a track so we went to S.S, Geo only went to Church but there was no service. 21 Mild, more snow, Allan Mcl. began to make partition in the store. The children had their last practice here for tree, 22 More snow. The children & I went to Xmas tree at Mr, Smith’s, had a job getting Olive home in the snow. Edna Addison stayed all night, 23 I washed & was busy generally. 24 I ironed & iced Christmas cake. Charlie did not get home till about 3 in the morning. 25 A dull Christmas no service & too much snow to go out, turned cold at night. Dec. we put away Girls came to practice songs. We �GRANDMOTHER'S DIABT Dec. 26 1903-190^ VERY COED ...271 Very cold 25° below this morning. Geo went to Utterson. Cyril Thoms came to tea with Charlie Wall & Nita Thoms called in the evening. 27 Sunday, The children & I went to Sunday S. afternoon. We did not go to Church. 28 37° below zero last night, 29 Charlie went back to Rain£ Lake. Noon.day.■ 29 Milder. The children spent some of their Xmas money at Ladell's. Eva & I went up in the evening. 30 Fine & cold, we washed and dried the clothes in the house.as usual. 31 Not so cold. Annie Lawrence came before dinner-while John took a grist to the mill. Stormy cold again tonight. Geo went to Utterson. 1904 Jan. 1 The New Year came in with a blustering N. wind & it turned very cold. nothing going on but work there is plenty of that. There is too much snow & cold to go anywhere. 2 Cold & gloomy. Geo. sold our cow to Mr. Balls and took her away. Eva tried skating a little while, cold night. 3 Sharp day I did not go out as I did not feel very well. h Very cold, weather. 5 37 below zero the last 2 nights & atill-very-eeld but it is moderating. I went to Ladells in the after­ noon. 6 Mild,-I washed, baked & scrubbed. Mr. Oldham was here to dinner. Getting milk at Joneses. 7 Got clothes dry in the house. room pipe. 8 A few more inches of snow this morning. George cleaned the snow off the roofs. There was no school this afternoon. Edna Addison came for a while. one can only try to keep warm this Geo cleaned dining � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/99d841976eb3697359324436b8ed4528.pdf a689573ba6f7c028a8e40d574349a613 PDF Text Text :GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY Decu 26 VERY COLD 19 03-1904. .,,271 Very cold 25° below this morning, Geo went to Utterson. Cyril Thoms came to tea with Charlie Wall & Nita Thoms called in the evening, 27 Sunday, The children & I went to Sunday S. afternoon. We did not go to Church, 28 37° below zero last night, 29 Charlie went back to Rain$ Lake. Soon.day* 29 Milder, The children spent some of their Xmas money at LadeH* s, Eva & I went up in the evening, 30 Fine & cold, we washed and dried the clothes in the house*as usual, 31 Not so cold* Annie Lawrence came-before dinner-while. John took.. a grist to the mill. Stormy cold again tonight. Geo went to Utterson, 1904 Jan, 1 The New Year came in with a blustering N* wind & it turned very cold, nothing going on but work there is plenty of that. There is too much snow & cold to go anywhere., 2 Cold & gloomy, Geo. sold our cow to Mr. Balls and took her away. Eva tried skating a little while* cold night. 4 Very cold: weather. but it is moderating* noon* ■ I wen ' ts & sSill-vej to Ladells in was Getting milk at Joneses Lot clothes dry in the house. room pipe* Geo cleaned d �1904 A little colder, I was in th Geo went t© Utterson, Jan lay; .2 ?2 store this afternoon Geo went over I went to S3 & Church, to Theuse Fine, Marshall was hare to dinner Mr Cg:|der Hill Called I.washed some how took a chill & got Grippe t up for a while but my temperature rose to so I went to bed again I was rather better but The fever seems to have to plurosy. 1? Cold windy day. tc stay with me. Very cold called. 20 • I felt stayed in bed 'Of called t c■ ■ & , ; VO V / a ps| G- also □<■ ; tow-on- - :-TU:''. In th & : fair g ■ 0<^ Itt . a ^ ^ for Louie 1 she went home. ' -•- . • • . . . .. ■ , •■ ■ u. o? w. went to Church or SS. Cold winer Mrs. Theobald : . Violet & Edna 1 ain on c aim 1 ; ■ ■ washed. 2 . r »: ^ ^$ ^ ^s^^. * little �GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY ...273 1904 Stormy again Geo only went to church. Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Cold wind all day, children not at school.- 2 Raw & snowy Lionel Rumball was buried in the Churchyard. 3 20° below but moderated & snowed. washed & scrubbed. 4 Horrid snowy day alter cold night. for a while. 5 Geo went to Utterson so I & the children minded the store, nice day but came on to snow. 6 Mild, a little rain. ? Sleeting but not very cold. I did not go out* 8 Very cold again. 9 39° below last night & still cold. frightfull winter. Mrs. Theobald I went in store I felt so poorly nice afternoon. This is a 10 Very sharp, 11 Very cold turned beastly raw with wind, Geo went to see Mr. Bunn (?) beyond Raymond. Did not get back. 12 Milder, 13 George got home about 9 p.m. Ironed & baked, Hasty wind but milder. llllill Mrs. Theo came to wash. | Illi ■■JiJ.||.| III III • ■ lilll.Bill I ■■■ ■IREI - : ? - • a II 14 Mild, snowed all day so we stayed in & had another I ‘ • • ' 1® : - first time in weeks. isa® wild again. Wil’S w; days, • i : Moderated. 19 'Nice day. I ■ a : 1 Cwzz i Jia. Sai«w^^ ■ i io a S fox’ - • ■ |J|J Cola srn : Win 18 : x low sown o , Wa s * laid up Jones’ for *^i ^l*-<***^^» ^ I called at Briers. The children er concert. Cox ed & J® / w z • a Cl Is . at s| g- WW i i way - s an Saw • z: <sa tw waz #aw«o z • �—— ''^'^~^^~~'~'m''’”’''”*l‘s,>s,’*'^ ■ ww XIOTHER’S DIARY - Nelly’s son 1904 ,.,274 21 Kild. cane on snow in afternoon. Geo went to Thomses for dinner & brought Mr. Thoms back to tea. The children & I went to SS & Eva & I went to Church with Mr. Thoms. The Bishop preached & confirmed one woman. 22 Mild but snowed & blew all day. went to see the Bishop. 23 Snowed some more but cleared off at night. I called at Theobalds. 2b Fine & colder 25 Cold wind but nice & fine at night. The children 1 I went up to Ladells & called at Atkinsons. 26 Fine day, Charlie Snell was here for dinner, cold night. 2? Nice day but wind got up in afternoon. Utterson. Gwennie A. came to play. 28 Mild turned lovely in the afternoon & we had a beautiful moonlight evening. The' children & I went to Church in the morning & George & Eva at night. 29 High E. wind all day,~came on a snow storm.at night & drifted badly, 1 Geo & Mr.. Smith Mrs, Theobald washed. Cold at night Geo went to March was ushered in with a high wind but it is ' mild 5 calmer today. 2 Beautiful mild day, it thawed considerably. Mrs. Theobald washed. I went up & saw Mrs. Ladell. 3 Thawing at first, but it suddenly turned Cold & blew from the N & snowed. 4 Fine but sharp. Geo went up the ice to Lawrence’s & had tea at Hills, I heard today that Nelly has - a son. , 5 A nasty cold- wind blew all day. 6 Sunday, mild & snowy. The children and I went to Sunday School but no one to Church. 7 It rained all day & was very mild. is going in earnest now. 8 Turned cooler & snowed a bit. • I hope the snow Cyril T» was here to �RA^TMOTHER’Ѕ DIARY TELEPHONE 1904 Mrs, Theo washed Got the clothes in & mostly dry Gloomy & milder 1 took Violet & Kathleen over the lake to Thomses There is a good crust on the lake A beastly E, wind all day & gloomy skies Clear but a cold N. wind Nice day but wind rather cold thawed in the The Somersets had their baby christened but did not come here . The children & I went to SS & Eva & I to Church at night. Gloomy & milder, shall get a thaw Snow instead of rain but it turned cold.& clear. George started off to Toronto to get Spring goods Mrs Theobald washed cold night 9 below turned mild, Connie & Jessie Thoms came & stayed till evening. I went up to Ladells with them George did not oome. & gloomy^ George came home in the evening law morning, it came on a snow storm not much like Spring coming. • 21 Milder with high S. wind. had to mind the store. Geo went to Ufford so wi Wet day, a decided thaw but there is a lot of snow to go yet. Louie & Kathleen & I called at McClures. Nita Thoms is staying there. George’s birthday. lovely day, snow melted Louie & I started to walk the lake to Somersets but there was so much water on it that we got as far as Thomses•. ; Warm & thawing, Roads are getting nearly imp: for horses. The telephone was put in the sto evening. Nita Thoms �BW?W GH A;WMCTHER • s DIAR Y bar. Apr. 1904 ...276 25 Turned colder with snow flurries. Geo started to Utterson but found roads so bad he did not go. 27 PalmSunday, The lake is all icy and there is skating. I went to Church in the morning & Eva & Violet & I went to Hills in the afternoon. Cyril Thons & Wall & Nita called. 2S Cold with snow flurries* Geo went to Utterson and brought home some boots on the hand sleigh. A. Brymer drew our ice. 29 It Keeps snowing a little. Geo brought some more boots home on a hand sleigh, 30 Turned warmer & thawed the fresh snow. Mrs. Theobald washed. Geo brought another box of boots from Utterson. 31 Windy with a little rain. Geo helped in the afternoon-to make a road to Utterson* - Paid Mrs. Watson $2.10 for milk. 1 Good Friday, a thoroughly wet day, & I went to Church in aft ernoon. 2 We got the rest of the dry goods in* This is the lS£l ^ April & there-±s '2'ft -of snow-yet,& a cold N, wind blowing tonight. 3 Bright but cold wind. We went to SS. & I went to see Mrs. Ladell after. Eva & I went to Church in the evening, • . 4 Lovely day, snow thawed but it is still deep* McInnis called, 5 Lovely warm day snow melted fast. come yet. 6 Warm & cloudy, Kathleen had a birthday party, Mrs. Theobald washed. ” Eva & Olive Bella Charlie has not ] ? Gloomy & mild, Eva & I ironed, Yesterday Mr, Somerset < drowned his horses in the lake. 8 Thawing fast today. We washed the store windows. Rain tonight. Geo Thoms had tea here 9 Ground is getting bare. I went up to Ladells. Cheese Factory meeting. • �GRANDMOTHER’S Apr. 10 DIARY . :,7 7 1904 Olive’s birthday. Charlie came home last night, went TO S3 & church. Cyril T. came to see ~ flurries Chai lie -^ t to ZrneeorBge A Geo to Utters.cn, C. did not get home. ’ ■ ' 7 7 t rc. came back this morning having spent the night at Hays, he went North B IBB fWeft erne on. . . - Cyril ij Cold but cleared out. Mrs, Theobald washed. JU was here to dinner. It Sunshine 1 snow flurries, not thawing much, lie re a are all at school. 15 The middle of the month & plenty of snow yet. 7®lag up like rain, Cheese Factory meeting in the s ight. ' • .: ' - " ' - ~ kep stere. Cw ‘ ■ : I7| I ;. - l | . , 7| Business improvs. ^ . . r I 111'7 . ; . * , 7 ■ - ^ dinner, We went to SS. & afterwards Maud 3’ went to see Mrs. Ladell. IB ' I ' ; i - 7n I- -: day' Ge©' w & then to Huntsville. & we kept Barns blizzard. Geo came tack by train. ' ' ■ ! .• ■ : . 7in;i ..--■• 7 . ■ 3 . i g . ; , -i" ry , । ,' ■ g, r i ' .■ ,i । Got some more : • • • ■ ■ : Geo has inflammation Froze quite hard in the house. I e. ■ • inn • r " - a af ter t. ■ n <' ' & I v .. . Ill*111^1' m-r inI7i|yy^■ «F^fg•stiyyiiiiiii » 77 'B 7 7 7 7 ^ ■ 1.' . . ... ., . . .1,1 V., i..©, .' 7 ’ ' ’ • 7 t BII , . B|,G " ■ I t : ' ■ . »77 t | yt , ' ^ '. - . , , ,■■ ... . . 7 !' ' . - .. : . a 'I I'll |7d ,|B f t 17 ;. I na 77. 7 '7 . , l: — 7 I : . . . I .: 7 ■ I 7 7 7 - - ,' ' 1 ■ allll �1904 278 Lovely day Geo went to Utterson, Mrs, Theo could mot come so Eva & I washed & I baked & scrubbed Kitchen. Like rain but it only blew floating down. Gloomy all day, rain last capered the dining room. .Warm £ showry. George & Louie were poorly factory meeting. Cheese A lovely warm May day. The lake■is all open at last We all went to SS. no service. ”arn & fine, George went to Ufford. Violet's room Mr. Hill called. I cleaned I did sone cleanin: garden. Hot day. Mrs. Theo washed & cleaned the pantry Got tinware in. Hot day. We had the garden plowed. Graham’s. Geo. went to Arbor Kot 83 in shade Hot Sunday. blew up a little rain. Charlie came home, also Kathleen with Jack Chester. Mr. & Mrs. Chester drove from Huntsville in the evening & took Jack back. G & C. went to Thons in canoe. �IGEA'CHOTHEE 19 ot ”S DIARY Bet day & cooler. crab trees. Annie went to abridge. • 2?9 Planted A showery day cold at night, Eva & K & I went to Ichurch. G & I went ton the lake for a little while 16 Cool but sunny. We cleaned the Kitchen. Edith Johnson & Herbert L, came in in the evening, cold. 1? I went with E, Johnson to Mrs, Rumball’s in the afternoon Inice evening. 13 Warm. I went to Huntsville on the ’’Joe” with Edie Johnson .& took Violet & Kathleen. Violet went to Chesters to stay till Saturday. 19 harm & wet. I dried some of the clothes in the house, cleaned the cellar. 20 Blew' out fine after the rain. nail in the evening 21 Fine & warm. G. went to Utterson. Mr. & Mrs, Shaw camel Violet came home on the ”Joe”. 22 Fine morning, Geo & I went over the lake to Father’s place & rain came on at night & kept us there. I ironed & went up for the It cleared up this morning so we got home, but rained again in the afternoon. Ji 24 II Si SB 26 Fine & warm. I washed bedding. Eva & Louie went away with some friends for a little picnic. In the afternoon a party ofthe Chesters came to their house & had tea at uniths. Miss rice was with them. Heavy rain & thunder this morning but it was a lovely afternoon & even George & I paddled up to see Mrs. Hill & baby in the evening. Hot, came up a thunder' storm in the afternoon Jc rained • at night Bad storm last night 1 : a “J 2? Cooler cleared out Shipped 46 lbs went to see r. NOttawa George butter. 28 ■Lovely clear day. is. IS SB. 29 Fine morn but cloudy-& mild afternoon. _ „ _ canoe to Somerset’s & had it nice & calm to come home. 30 Cool wind but no rain. - J ? •■ �; ' I J ■ I ill I B a "a a ;sf -,' t • S'' . ■ ’<; 8 ■ • I- ’ .1R................. ISISSllSlIlli RRBBill.I............ ' । a.Rsfa , B a , ■.^aR^ B . I B I I fill R aii| Il ia: B a-?y * a Ba R Bl i| ‘ il "8 . ■ a R in aga . ■ | (Ha ^erR up to Ba-'■r^iita : a B R B B a8 s i BI in in s. a inI a II fill!’ 1 a l • B. la . 8888 ii a a i B as a a8.... i:< a aa < RE ; ilia * ■ R aiRR 888 a88a|l^BBB a . ail i1 iinIlli a « , a aaaas aa ....... . ' ' :" ’ • a i as ||f.fifs ai iffl a iaia|jiaa ": : R Ri iiiiii B . B a ' a a ■ : i|sBlipI !a tjf.'fd s? little cool* '■ '* ■ s,. a. a .■ aaa • a as Baiay in f*; aRI aa “8 8 as i .a BIS ■ �He at last on ’em. 19 Shne & isOv. There was no service. After tea Geo & Kathleen & I went on the Lake & called at Thomses.' 20 Very hot. Geo & I have colds.. Clive was knoorly but is better. The children had a bathe, strawberries are getting ripe. 21 Kot, we want rain. their house, Old Mrs. Chester & her son came to Gladys vent Ths ShaW*did cold without rain, nice fine day. . co Irenwald 1 took Louie & Violet. not come. Mrs. Theo washed, Lovely day* Two women, came up to keen boarding house at Chester*s. Geo went to Newlove’s.* ' :- ”"-y «ot, but we had a thunder storm & nice rain after tea. Mrs. Shaw & friend & Ctway came in, Mrs. Gall & childrencalled. . 25 Louie & Violet came home. 26 Turned Hot, X' ocl & bright. The girls 1 I went to church at night. I went to see Mrs. Shaw at her cottage in the afternoon. : 27 LoveLy day. : . 0 .c. . Geo went to Somersets to see shout a cow, _. - , .<■■, ~ ”■ . . ■ - ■- y . ^' •; - ^ canoe to Charlie. ,..r:, -.ar up- •■ ...__.- _... "'- little cow, but she wont let rae go near her. 30 I milked the cow 3 times, she is in the stable. t r • he 1 E * ha. & E a go E ■ oil . • , ^ • • ■ ; hone • E O va ■ . a ■ J ’ : c , • . g : E ■ >■ . a - s 1 1 or y :, VV ’< ■ a. h OJ--' ; hey . ^ he h ^ ‘ h a 0 1 a to rahth . lov On, . Cry yy Uh an E I rCt h h . r . . , r y r ’ - ■r ’ r- E r ut go 1” f ? ooh E - or ■■ ^ a o .Thunder • ■ Eh C. ■ • • ........... < rE ■ • MWiA/,<■ 'h/EC"1 a-a ,v~x �Olive and Kathleen Butcher Port Sydney 7 /?, aibeM* 1904 �DIARY ' y.y¥ - 5 . 6 t^W PHOTOGRAPH OF . KATHIEEN A-OLIVE' ‘ yrs, Theo washed, Ethel came with berries & took y—y. A Violet home. Fine .day.. The Shaws came in* Warr/day.store. Eva A I ironed. ' Mrs. Somerset called at the 7 Het day. & Hotter, Geo went to Cromptons, to put up a mower. The Christie’s cane about noon on their way. to Fathers. ? Very hot morning. Then it came up a thunder storm & it rained nearly 'all'day* Sam & Anttie- drove to Fathers. Louie 4 Violet came home on the Gem. Mrs. Vincent called. rovtly fine any. Ollie was not very well. Eva & I & atMeen went to Church at night. Fine day, Hrs* & Will Gall called in the evenin Thoms was here to tea. : morning but fine afternoon, Theo washed. . ■ turned cold at night, Mrs ?o went to Ba^ to put up mower. Ke & I went to pa at Hiss McMillans, Violet & Kathleen went to rawebridge. Hot, close day. J Geo went <6 Jim Browns .to- put Ip a mower. I had my first bathe. In the evening Eva & I called at ^ta-worth’s & Mrs. A. Clarke’s* 15' Heavy rain last night but fine today. V- Cloudy Morning but turned fine. to the Christie’s. f 1? ■ Olive & I went to Very hot'Sunday I took the children to Church in the morning & we went’for a walk in.'the evening* eu the this 19 Hot day. Mrs. Thou washed, Geo was awa A T of the girls went to Grenwald on evening, Mrs. Richardson called. v-0 Cooler, I ironed, *1 Cool but fine, Eva A 1 called at Shaws. �ca so its a '-e TO rirls i da a 4. i ', _ we. w Fid ds o Bent. A VT n-rmne so- we :: dw 1 I «en~ ~ : so a' t '0 1 Fine iv. vetoed r rae eves or O Fire dy. Masses A revet tar to Lils:ns in the verier Lire - - I 5 Hot* I rv< rhe vLLtrv v lathe* .: saw « Lizzie & the children wnt cn rhe seat Eva 1 3 1 tool tea dearer os Sit v 1 ‘ �GRAMECTHER ’S DIARV STONE FOR THE STORE 1904 284 Fine. The children & I washed. Daisy fell in the river but was no worse, Geo rowed up to Grehwald in the evening. Thunderstorm about noon. for the Regatta to which the 8 children & I went George went to Gotts sale. Cool with N, wind. George & Eva took the girls over the lake to Grandpa’s, Lovely warm cxy. I took the children on the SS excursion to Vernon Lake. There is a dance at the Hall tonight. Geo went to Grenwald. Fine & IT arm. & Violet got Sunday, The children & I went to Church in the morning After dinner Geo & K & 0 & I went up to Somersets, to Nickason & got the cow. In the evening’ Louie & Connie Thoms called also Mrs, Sullivan. :va & I ’washed 18 Turned much cooler but nice & fine. Eva & Kathleen & Clive & I rowed ever to Thomses, we found the girls away Louie’s birthday care to tea. VI The Vincent children & the Stewart’s him 1 e t morning. Charl e went away in the afternoo; Louie & -I went to Brymers in the evening, there. ’ • » Lovely day. :Evas Birthday She had to tea, Hrs. ^Grahams Richardson called fir the store Fine day. Krs, Richardson went away. Geo too’ to Somersets & Louie & I met him at Hills with Oe had two thunder storms with heavy rain. to Grunwald in the evening. Windy night. Ge' �190U almost none. but found Geo was porly at night We could not go to Huntsville as Geo was ■not well enough to mind the store. Mrs. Sullivan & Mrs, Johnson called in the evening. ■Fine warm day, We went to Church in the morning, & hill’s baby was christened. After dinner the children & I rowed to Thomses, Only Eva went to church at night Cool N. wind Lovely day, Huntsville. Louie & Violet & I went on the Joe to The Thoms girls went too. Gloomy today, Geo.went in the evening to try for ducks got back late ■in the dark. A Soaking wet day,. In the evening the Shaws & Miss Moodie & Miss Church came. to bathe Shaw & the boys went away looming but went to Mrs, Shaw paid up for milk. Lovely day. Cold & fine Geo went to see Murison(?). Eva & I washed Utterson. GIOOTIV with light rain Mrs Gall & children called children row Lovely day. I attended the store while Geo wrote! checques.- -The ■children Fine & warmer at night. Went to church the morn night. �TORONTO (BUYING TRIP) 1904 on of ctor Shaw & Mi washed called o s ne rid Susy pre pari: Toronto Alban’s to service. Afternoon we walked t I spent the day ordering goods, & called office. I went to Front/St. again to finish buying, g> rained about noon. After the rain I called < Dill I took Kathleen & went to Eaton’s & in the afternoon Palled at Stewarts, In the evening Lizzie called at Predams Thursday. After dinner Lizzie & baby A K & I went to Riverdale Park & took the Stewart boys we called at Cooper’s but found them out, we Y;ent home ,o tea & then to see Mrs. Dill. to Coopers where we saw ^rama & then we went ewartst when we got back we found Rosa & m there. Met morning. We started for Muskoka from Parkdale got home about 4.• ; .Pine. Eva & I went to Church in even eEva & I wa d, hr, Chester i .Edna Addiso staying over might. �ATKINSON’S LEAVE GRANDLCrHER’S DIARY Get. 1 190^ George went on the Gem to Hansville. 2 Windy but fine. I went to SS with the children & to Church at night & we heard that Mr. Atkinson is to leave. & 1 Cold & gloomy. Goods came from. Gordon & Mackay Eva & I washed. Sloan’s traveller was here to Cold night after wet morning, only Geo went to Utterson show. Fine & cold with occasional flurries of snow Lucy drove Mother over to stay and took Eva back with her Fine day but cool winds but found them out. Warmer with light rain Clarke with the store. We went to call at Atkinsons Sydney Jones is helping Nr et evening. Mother & I went tv/ice to Church tkinson’s last Sunday Warm & showery. Ed Hares was here to tea harlia’s birthday. Cola hut fine Father came & took mother home I ironed iron ’icme 7e missed the cow, Eva & I cleaned Eva & Olive & I went on the Gem 'saw Mrs, Chester & the Galls, We went to Somersets Warm Mr. Dill & G got 3 birds, at Thomses, Dill came �■STORE ADDITION FINISMED GRANDMOTHER'S DIARY: 21 1904 Cooler & showery Dill went to Proudfoots» yrs Konkle’s baby was buried today. Cool & showry. Geo went to Utterson. Pine but cold. at Thomses. 24 2 1 Ethel went home by boat. iTe went to SS, Showry, heavy rain at night, hay & took his sewing machine, upstairs. Wet day. 1 ...288 Cleaned pantry. Geo had tea man brought a load of We finished cleaning First snow to lay Keeps cold with snow flurries 26 We washed. 27 Cold. 28 Cloudy & milder, 29 Gloomy but cleared out & turned colder. at work the store. JO Fine & frosty, 31 the store, Cloudy & milder, 2 men ’working at . & Connie Thoms came to see us & stayed to tea The Store fronts have come at las Three men Geo & I had tea. at Ladells Louie 2 Nov; 2 : 1 2 Nice day, we 'washed Fine day. . I went up to Stamworths with Eva. called to see Mrs. Ladell. I also Election day. Conservative got in for Muskoka. Stamworth d nisi Brunt came to practice. Mrs. Cloudy d mild, Geo went hunting & they got a fawn. Mr. Oincent & Mr. Brown had tea. 1 A.l Golder. George went hunting again & the party got a deer. Ethel & Marjorie came on the Gem. Mr. Vesey came to Port to preach tomorrow. 6 Fine but cold wind, here next Sunday, 7 Cold again. 8 Fine nice day, 9 Fine & toM, 10 Fine d Cold eg Mr. Vesey preached twice & will be; We were busy moving into the new store. Geo. went hunting. Keeps dry 4 frosty. Goo went hunting I went up to Mel ■ft �S'WAD <n r-A * o>Hw&U fi^o bvO" C«ld-JtAl l ILJCA W ft v^t Cit- „*^;^!S£*^ E « ©J An A : <■..'"■ ^u»t9ns4 5s»«i-« RoVt^V . CvU^-eM r*\ ArKu ^~Ve_» 4 rn^A^ fc^U^T-H^S*^ zn . . WM^^..^ r-- A •. ; :< <./ : a Ss^^ "S^n HaJjAw**^ Otea «Co^wO i^^k^^ ^380 \Aftn»s^ m,-^ fA * M fV> wV*^.^* 5 J 3 ^ - ofc $> -J • - - /, K-V.^ \ ‘ - ;—: -^ - •-- ; ' - fi.^ <M X ^d*.^ SUSA MVW<»S«T '" c**»-fb»f> : < C^ Kw & w*»‘J UMKeK V H««««tS) c 0 i w »> H M>»y c ft"” ' 4<M*i*. l^obS*^ M^ C.-V C^*?*4 ^-'^ *•4 5j£/ '"“SW ^ �^- ��.GRANDMOTHER’S DIARY BEGINNING BOOK FIVE 1904 .... 289 ^ov. 20 Sunday. Very warm. Nelly & I && some of the girls went to Church in the morning. Nellie & Ernest went home in the afternoon, & Eva & I went to SS. Charlie spent the day at Thomses. & he & Geo went to Church in. the evening. It blew cold at night after the rain, 21 Pleasant sharp day. Geo & Charlie walked to Utterson. Cyril casse back with them. Mr. & Mrs. Thoms called, 22 Showery. 23 Charlie went to Utterson & brought the rest of the cutters. Mr. Clarke was working at the store. 24 Cold with snow flurries. We washed. Nice any. - - _:.g, Geo went on the Gem to There was a party at lad ell’s in the Charlie went. 2 or 3 inches of snow fell. r / afternoon. ■ Geo went to Utterson & got 2 cutters. Cold windbut .fine.The services are bady attended. ’ Jr Seicy zero. Most of us went to Church at night. 28 ■ ■ Cold Charlie went to Bracebridge. Vesey cameiO^ Mr. Smith & Mr. ® or 3 i -c hes of s 1 iow 7fe 11 in the night, s le ighs■ 2 ■■today < • t'atnad coo 11® • soft Cha oil. can a he*2iss A, Cockburn Wai here for^atea ; 29. .. 30 We washed. More snow at night. ' ■• ' •2 2 tow: 2 ■ 2 4 1c to Too :• ' wi • '<■ toro.g—. Cold & fine. •• S|»day • ■' ,. J.Y. Nickason brought, more wood, ' . '• ’ >• 2 •• -*• ' ' .0 ®; ® •••..•."••. . Nice looming but snow fell in afternoon. a - C 1 • 2 tat , ■ , , , ,^ -. ®2 ' < I went ■ /< ; • • jHIIIllIiiSilllililiiililllllllll^^ - :■ n, ; 0 ,.-.’- a •_ 1 •■ about £ inches' deep, '’sleighing is good. I went with Maud Brymer to collect for C.M.S. in the evening. Tyged 30 July 1976 hy C. Aellen ■ ■■ �PIIIPPX PR-* s * 9 ...|| # ■■ went * 2 <4th collecting. 1 '/ring day. J. ;: J ■ baud Brymer & - 1 Too cold to go • MU gaoC : ; Utterson : I# P ;' ■ ' • ; < - :M t . a y:u . •■ ' . ... . .•-••|gf^ inues. . 16° be 1 ow last night, z—;lOiforson^ PPP ' ’ today. 5 tor ray & cold. I went to S3 & G & I & 2 .--iris went to Church at night. Mr. Vesey is well ; 1 I1'-- 'ey-. Milder but cold N, wind at ni wind. Yury II 1 .5 15 Mr. Robin. Charlie is not home yet. Geo went .to Bullen’s & Thomses. Jilil hut pleasant day. Father came & had dinner here. Another nice day. Fine & milder with snow in afternoon. <^ : : ■ : I made Xmas / ‘ ^ - £ " Annie Brymer called in the evening. to Utterson. 18 Nice day but raw. We wont to Church in the morning & father was there & came back to dinner, he went home in the afternoon, Mrs. Somerset & Nellie called t could . . My )u yi 20 Snowy day. place. rnuwy. had?i 1 ;.■ ttc-r f rum Connie. Louie & 1 went to Bracebridge to Annie’s but fine. 2-2: M U . . gluey u r^ Mr. Clarke was working here. 23 Thawing all day. 8 1|P|PP ' gP# 1/ - m |8 J##- • night, cold all day. Geo^ent to Utterson after dinner. Christmas eve. Charlie not come home. : ;^ I I " a I #0 Ia'- a t h ' s; c ; . If Fine sharp afternoon, ai|&i| Will| |fo <^ �- IttlJO : ‘ - 26 . .. Geo. w nt to Nomination. . 6 ;. a 6 . . ... . mor came in, ■ - ' ‘We call hut Geo went to the We decorated the Church & the 3 Io tea, George & Jack came —+. b-r & - Ilil ": ■■■'" . 29 ||| III. |l| : I went to see the girls . ; •■ ’ 30 .•■. • ■ ■ ! ' ;‘d • Christmas & no services, i -Ma. *Kf • A little ' now but quite soft, 3r a - ebr i d ge t o st a y w i th Ann ie» Eva & Louie want to “*;• a . Gel „ ia e t-o tea but did not stay late as Geo, went to I why. i JANUARY 1905 ' ■;. 1 We had two services. Mild day. • . . - 6 ®t‘: Cold morning. the Thomses. Cloudy & cold, MlJ 7 ., ■ 7' & wen snow at night. | • ajy re® 3 all Geo & Charlie went to Huntsville with < „ ■ aa • .. . • ■ • r y Lashed 5 ne afte । i j. this -..r iw :■ . Mr. Vesey’s last : al , y .1 -zoo y :t ■ :■•. * •a - - Sunday School. ■ 10 , .. • y - ay i ' 1 - 7- M a ^ ■ About li ft of fresh snow in the morning turned cold at night. Mr. Smith called. 7 7 y 7 7 • . 71 ya My ®. 1 .7n.- . sruay® in y,u v . - J ■ - y. 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Mary Agnes "Aggie" Cooper Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1897 84 Page Diary Exercise Book Name M.A. Cooper Concord General {picture of store} General Viedw of Store Facing on Four Streets The T. Eaton Co. Limited Yong st. 190,192,194,196,198,200, Queen Street est, 10,12,14,16,18 James St, 11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29 Albert Street, 15,17 and 19 All Under One Roof BUYING OFFICES: 7 Warwick Land and Warwick Square, London, Eng. Main Entrance - 190 Yonge St. Toronto, Ont.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Blank Inside of Front Cover}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Diary 1897 </span></h2> <p>Fri Jan 1. At home all day. Pa's family also aunt Jennie David and Aunt Lizzy Tom and Sara Farr here to spend day. rained in evening.</p> <p>Sat. Fine warm day but very muddy Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr. George Clarks in evening.</p> <p>Sun. I went to church and S.S. {Sunday School} very muddy road but warm day, Uncle and Aunt M at Pa's in evening.</p> <p>Mon Jan 4. Pa and Aunt Mattie went to Brownmanville rained all day it is election day Uncle went out with Mr. C.</p> <p>Tues Jan 5. Pa and Aunt Mattie came home from Brownmanville frozen up clean</p> <p>Wed Jan 6. Fine day we had a small gathering of married people.</p> <p>Thur Jan 7. Fine day Uncle went to Richmond-hill in afternoon he and Aunt Mattie went out to Mr.Farrs in evening.</p> <p>Fri Jan 8. I went to the pond in the afternoon with Maud and Edith Troyer to skate.</p> <p>Sat Jan 9. the Electric cars up as far as Thornhill. Maud Troyer also Annie and Lizzie Cooper here for tea. I went down to the pond it is lovely skating.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Jan 10. Aunt Mattie and I walked down to church beautiful day we were at home in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Jan 11. Fine day Turning very cold Amie and I went to skate at Mr. Teadales Creek. Uncle and Aunt Mattie went to call at Thomas Cooks and at Willies for tea.</p> <p>Tue Jan 12. Very cold day I went up to Mr. Passmores for tea Miss Alice and Bessie Duncan here in evening</p> <p>Wed Jan 13. Uncle and Aunt Mattie up at Mr. Smellies for tea, I stayed with Willie and the girls, Aunt Nellie went to Toronto to the Dentists.</p> <p>Thur{re-written in darker/fresh ink} Jan 14. Auntie and Uncle went to Mr. W. Keffers funeral. I went to Mr. Teasdales Creek to skate.</p> <p>Fri Jan 15. Uncle in Toronto Aunt Mattie is very hoarse, Willie and I at Mr. Smellies at a small gathering. {Part of the sentence beginning at in and ending at Aunt is re written in darker/fresh ink}</p> <p>Sat Jan 16. I was at Pa's in afternoon for a while, Willie and I went to the pond lovely skating but rather damp, Aunt M and Uncle at Mr. Farrs.</p> <p>Sun Jan 17. Rained heavy all day, we were at Mr. Farrs for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon Jan 18. Freezing, very cold and windy Uncle at Mr. Farrs, butchering. I went to the Carnival in the {sleigh} load. Uncle and Aunt M. drove out Willie drove Ma and the girls down to Toronto</p> <p>Tue Jan 19. Uncle and Mr Clarke at Weston there is a party at Mr. Baxters but W and I did not go.</p> <p>Wed Jan 20. Aunt M went to Pa's to straighten up. we were at home. Snowed at night.</p> <p>Thur Jan 21. Very good sleighing Willie went to Toronto, Pa here for dinner S and T Farr called.</p> <p>Fria Jan 22. We went to Uncle Toms Cabin at Richmond Hill. Cold but good sleighing.</p> <p>Sat Jan 23. Willie brought Ma and the girls home from Toronto. Aunt Nellie came by train Aunt Mattie and Uncle went to Mr. Teasdales in evening. W and I went to Edgely Rink and Mr. Dalziels in the sleigh load. very cold.</p> <p>Sun June 24. Very cold. Pa's all here for dinner S and T Farr here for tea Willie drove Annie and I down to church.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon Jan 25. Very cold. glass down to 14 below zero. All at home.</p> <p>Tue Jan 26. Stormy day drifted the lane a little but not much digging.</p> <p>Wed 27. Uncle was at Mrs. Seagers funeral. he and Mr. Clarke went for a drive in the afternoon.</p> <p>Thur 28. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr. Walterhouses. Mr C. Keffer and son called</p> <p>Fri Jan 29. Sara Farr came out to visit. Pa and Ma called Mr. and Mrs George Charlton here for tea. Willie and I down at the Carnival and Oyster Supper. Uncle was out at the Shooting Match at Thornhill. Lovely day and good sleighing. Aunties went up to call at Miss Keffers in the afternoon.</p> <p>Sat Jan 30. Fine day we were at home all day.</p> <p>Sun Jan 31. I was at S.S. and church. T Farr here for dinner. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I were at church in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Feb 1^st. I called at Pa's in the afternoon I went down to church in evening with Maud and Miss Thompson. It is a fine day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tue. Feb. 2^nd Aunt Nellie went to the W. A.{Women's Auxiliary} at Mrs. Troyers. I went down to the meeting in the evening, fine day. but the sleighing getting poor.</p> <p>Wed. Feb 3. The St. Stevens W.A. met at new place. collection $# 3. fine day.</p> <p>Thur Feb 4. We quilted my quilt. Aunt Mattie and I went down to the meeting in the evening.</p> <p>Fri Feb. 5 Aunt Nellie went to Miss Edeys Uncle went out for her in the evening. Our school went out for a sleigh drive to the Rink.</p> <p>Sat Feb 6. Very wet day, snowed and then rained all day. Willie here in the afternoon.</p> <p>Sun Feb 7. Very slushy for walking I did not go to church. There was church in the evening. We were all at Pa's to spend the day.</p> <p>Mon Feb 8. Frozen up but not very cold. Tom Farr called and took Aunt Mattie for a drive. Uncle Aunt Nellie and all went down to church.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tue Feb 9^th . Aunt Mattie and I called at Miss Duncans and Mrs. G Clarkes in the afternoon fine day.</p> <p>Wed Feb 10. Aunties went over to help Ma to quilt. We were at home in the evening. Uncle has a boil on his face.</p> <p>Thur Feb 11. Aunt Mattie and I went and helped Ma to finish the quilt. Pa's and we people went out to Mr. Farrs for tea. Cold day but fine.</p> <p>Fri Feb 12. Very stormy day. We were alone all day.</p> <p>Sat Feb 13 {the 1 has a large drop of ink} Aunt Mattie went down to town. I was down at Mrs Troy-ers for a while in the afternoon. T and S Farr came out for Aunt Nellie in the afternoon</p> <p>Sun Feb 14 I was at church, fine day. Willie here in the afternoon. Aunt Lizzie, Charlie Emma and Miss Jacobi here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Feb 15 T brought Aunt Nellie home. I called at Pa's in the afternoon. Sleighing getting thin</p> <p>Tue Feb 16. We had a gathering of young people here in the evening. 25 here. Fine day and evening.</p> <p>Wed Feb 17 J. Edey {Jennie Edey} was here. Our 1/2 quarter of beef came. Uncle took Jennie home in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur Feb 18. Fine day but sleighing nearly gone. Uncle was at Richmond Hill and the Mill. I called at Pa's, he and Ma were in Toronto.</p> <p>Fri Feb 19 Uncle went for a drive with Mrs. C and T.F. we were at Mrs. Clarkes for tea I called at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Sat Feb 20 Aunt Mattie wnt to Toronto and home on noon train. She and I went to Lydia Deans for tea and then to Rink. Uncle came for us. Sleeting and very stormy in afternoon and evening.</p> <p>Sun Feb 21. Pa's all here for dinner also George and Lydia Dean Fine day but sleighing very tough.</p> <p>Mon Feb 22 Very stormy day. blowing but did not improve the sleighing. We were at home all day. Annie and Lizzie have the mumps</p> <p>Tue Feb 23 I was at Pa's in the afternoon. Uncle and Aunt Nellie went up to see Mrs. Smelser she is very sick. T and S Farr here for tea Willie and I went to a party at J. Deans.</p> <p>Wed Feb 24 Aunt Nellie at Mrs. Clarks cutting for the W.A. We went to Pa's for tea had Oysters, Uncle was at Richmond Hill in the morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur Feb 25 Uncle and Aunt Mattie went to Mr. Farrs for tea, they all went up on the cars to Richmond Hill in the evening and called at Mrs. McElroys</p> <p>Fri Feb 26 Aunt Jennie, William and his wife here all day. Mrs. McElroy and Tom and Sara Farr here for tea</p> <p>Sat Feb 27 Very cold day and windy. We were at home all day. no person here.</p> <p>Sun Feb 28 Fine day but cold I was at SS and church. Dr. was out to see Annie, Uncle and Aunt Mattie over at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Mar 1 Feb 29 Turning milder snowed in the afternoon, We were over at Pa's for tea, and Willie &amp; I went out to the social at Mr. Langstaffs</p> <p>Tue Mar 2 Aunties were at the W.A. meeting down at Mrs. Clarkes. We were at home in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Mar 3 We were quilting Aunt Mattie's Endless Chain quilt. Mr. and Miss Passmore were here for tea.</p> <p>Thur Mar 4 Wed finished the quilt Uncle was at a sale. I went out to Carnival with Mr. Passmores.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri Mar 5 - Rained a little all day. Fred and Tom Farr called in the afternoon, sleighing nearly all gone, we all went down to the Concert at Fisherville in the evening.</p> <p>Sat Mar 6 - A little colder. I went down to call at Mr. Teasdales. Pa's all here for tea the first time the girls had been out.</p> <p>Sun Mar 7 - I was at S.S. and church, Uncle and Aunt Nellie {A bit smudged} went to Mr. Farrs for tea. Aunt Mattie and I walked out to Thornhill Methodist church.</p> <p>Mon Mar 8 - Sleighing all gone. commenced to rain in the evening. Ma had her gathering of friends for tea Uncle at Richmondhill for sleighs.</p> <p>Tues Mar 9 - Rained steadily all day. Uncle brought a cow. We were at home. Very slushy walking.</p> <p>Wed Mar 10 - T Farr called he and Uncle went to a sale at Edgeley. we were at home. snow settling but no sleighing since Sunday.</p> <p>Thur Mar 11 - Uncle and Aunt Mattie went out at Mr. Farrs for Tea. Willie and Ma have the mumps .</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri Mar 12 - Aunt Nellie went over to help Ma. we intended to go to a Concert at Elia but was to windy. T &amp; S Farr and Mr. Wilmot here in the evening.</p> <p>Sat Mar 13 - Mr. G Clarke {George Clarke} and Mr. Robert here for tea. S was at Ma's for tea. C. Teasdale there.</p> <p>Sun Mar 14 - Stormed very hard last night a very high wind to-day. Our lane pretty well filled with snow. We were at Pa's for dinner. could scarcely get in the lane for snow, but none on the road. {in between the lines for this days entry is another line :} last time the cutten was out{?}</p> <p>Mon Mar 15 - Uncle was breaking the lane we drove over and called at Pa's. Aunt Mattie went to Toronto.</p> <p>Tue Mar 16 - Uncle was over at Pa's in the afternoon we went out to Thornhill to a Lecture in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Mar 17 - Pa's were all here to spend the^day {day was added above} Ma and Wille just{?} there first outing. Roads not bad beginning to-day in the centre.</p> <p>Thur Mar 18 - We were at home, Uncle was out at Thornhill in the afternoon.</p> <p>Fri Mar 19 - Very muddy. I was at Pa's and down to the store in the evening. Uncle was at a meeting at Thornhill in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Mar 20 - Rained last night. Uncle was over at Pa's in the afternoon. Our hens started to lay. The Robins and other spring Birds have been around the last few days. Mrs. Smelser died to-day.</p> <p>Sun Mar 21 - The roads are dread fully Muddy we drove down to church. Annie and Lizzie here for tea. We were at home in the evening</p> <p>Mon Mar 22 - We were at home, Uncle at Thorn hill in the afternoon. fine warm day but muddy.</p> <p>Tue Mar 23 - Uncle and Aunt Nellie went to Mrs. Smelsers funeral, I was at pa's in the afternoon. fine Morning but snowed and rained in afternoon</p> <p>Wed Mar 24 - Snowed nearly all day. We had a letter from Bowmanville, Louis McMurtry had a son on Mar 15th but dead. (1.C.).</p> <p>Thur Mar 25 - Willie here in the afternoon, - quiet a debth of snow and slush the roads are dreadfully muddy.</p> <p>Fri Mar 26 - We drove down to Miss Allans, last time the sleigh was out Aunt Mattie came home from Toronto. We called on Mrs. Baldwin.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Mar 27 - I was at Ma's in the afternoon, Fine warm day, roads in a dreadful condition we heard last evening that B. Smellie married on March 21. and left home the Tuesday before.</p> <p>Sun Mar 28 - I was at church very muddy walking. We were at Mr. Clarkes for tea.</p> <p>Mon Mar 29 - Fine warm day Aunties went up to call on Miss James.</p> <p>Tue Mar 30 - Roads getting dry. We went out to Mr. Farrs for tea, Annie and Lizzie here for tea.</p> <p>Wed Mar 31 - We started to quilt my chain quilt. Annie Leasdale here for tea, Miss Duncan call Aunt Nellie went up to see G. Charltons boy. {Written on the side } Willie here for dinner</p> <p>Thur Apr 1 - Aunt Nellie down at Mr. C. cutting for W.A. Miss James called in the afternoon.</p> <p>Fri Apr 2 - We finished the quilt. We went over to Pa's in the evening. started our five gallons of coal oil - Uncle brough two barrells of flour roads are beautiful and dry, our lande Muddy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat APr 3 - We went up to Mr. Keamans for our Syrup. Aunties drove down to Miss Allans in the afternoon.</p> <p>Sun Apr 4 - I was at SS. and church Aunt Nellie was at church. Pa's also T. and S. Farr here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Apr 5 - We found our first Turkey Egg. We cleaned our cellar. Thundered and lightened but no rain</p> <p>Tue Apr 6 - Uncle and Aunt Mattie went to Mr. Michael Osters funeral. Aunt Nellie and I went to the W.A. Meeting at Miss Duncans. Aunt M. and Uncle at Mr. Farrs in evening.</p> <p>Wed. Apr 7 - Dull day but not raining I spent the afternoon with Martha Oster. James Ellis is married to-day. Uncle and Aunt M. At Pa's</p> <p>Thur Apr 8 - We went to helped Ma to clean up stairs. fine day, the frogs croaking at night.</p> <p>Fri Apr 9 - We helped Ma to clean the parlors. Snowed all day. ground quiet covered.</p> <p>Sat Apr 10 - Snow all melted making it a little muddy. Mr. and Mrs. Teasdale here for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Apr 11 - Roads are drying. Aunt Mattie and Uncle. went to Mr. Farrs for dinner I went to S. Sand church</p> <p>Mon Apr 12 - Mr. James and A. Oster called. Mr. Johnson was here for tea. We did our first gardening put a little Lettuce and Onions in.</p> <p>Tue Apr 13 - We went down to Toronto. It rained most of the day. roads muddy.</p> <p>Wed Apr 14 - Uncle went over to Mr. Osters, Aunt Nellie went down to Miss Allan's, T. Farr called.</p> <p>Thur Apr 15 - Miss James here for tea. fine day the roads are getting dry.</p> <p>Fri Apr 16 - Good Friday. I walked down to Miss Allans with the girls. Willie here in the afternoon he and Uncle went to the Concert at Thorn-hill. Aunt Mattie over at Pa's in evening. Rained in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat Apr 17 - Annie and Lizzie here for tea, Tom Farr called in the morning. Uncle and Aunt Mellie went to Mr. Farrs in the afternoon. I went over with the girls in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Apr 18 - Easter Sunday. I went to S.S. and church Uncle and Aunties went to Thorn hill Presbyptarian Church. Aunt Mattie and I went to Mr. Farrelss in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Apr 19 - Very cold windy day. Mick commenced work. we were at home alone.</p> <p>Tue Apr 20 - We commenced house cleaning, cold.</p> <p>Wed Apr 21 - Getting a little warmer I went out to Thorn hill in the afternoon to see about Duck eggs.</p> <p>Thur Apr 22 - Mr. Johnson came for the Cold. We papered the Spare Bed Room. Getting very warm.</p> <p>Fri Apr 23 - Very hot all day, came a dreadful thunder storm. and dreadful hail and wind.</p> <p>Sat Apr 24 - Rained a little in the morning. a very warm we were at home.</p> <p>Sun Apr 25 - Rained very hard I started to go to Church but I had to turn back.</p> <p>Mon Apr 26 - Rained in the morning very high wind I went to H. FIshers for Duck eggs. Uncle and Aunt Nellie went to Richomond hill cold night - guiet a frost.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tues Apr 27 - Pa was here in the morning. fine day but too wet to seed.</p> <p>Wed Apr 28 - Fine day we started to paper our kitchen. Men did a little seeding.</p> <p>Thur Apr 29 - Finished house cleaning. Sara and Hilda Farr called in the afternoon.</p> <p>Fri Apr 30 - Fine day Mrs. Clarke and the children were here for a while in the afternoon.</p> <p>May 1st - Rained steadily all day. Mr. White called in the afternoon</p> <p>Sun May 2 - Rained all day. I was at Pa's in afternoon. Tom, Sara and Hilda Farr here for tea</p> <p>Mon May 3 - Rained a little, Miss James called in the evening. Lizzie and Annie here for tea.</p> <p>Tue May 4 - Rained in the afternoon and evening. We were down at W.A. Meeting at Mrs. Cherrys.</p> <p>Wed May 5 - Gine day Aunt Mattie and I went to Toronto, went to Aunt Elizabeths in afternoon.</p> <p>Thur May 6 - We went to Aunt Lizzie for dinner and at W. Morses for tea. Rained in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri May 7 - We were at Aunt Jennies to spend the day - went to Junction in afternoon it was a fine day. Leata Passon are buried</p> <p>Sat May 8 - We came home from Toronto in the evening, fine day.</p> <p>Sun May 9 - I was at S.S. and Church. Aunt Nellie was at Church. Uncle and Aunt Mattie out at Mr. Farrs. for tea Hilda came home with them.</p> <p>Mon May 10 - I went to Miss Allans in the afternoon Aunt Mattie went to ask for Mrs. Passmore. Aunt Mattie and Hilda at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Tue May 11 - Warm day. I went to call at Mrs. James Ellis - Hennie Clarke and Lissie Cooper here.</p> <p>Wed May 12 - Aunt Mattie walked out to Thornhill and called at Miss Edays. I went dfown to Mrs. Clarkes to spend afternoon with Laura {Written on side}Thunder Storm.</p> <p>Thur May 13 - Rained a little in the morning we were at home all day.</p> <p>Fri May 14 - I went to Miss Allan's rained in the afternoon, we were home in the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat May 15 - Fine day we were at home. Uncle at Thorn-hill in the evening.</p> <p>Sun May 16 - Pa's family also Taud S. Farr here for dinner. Annie and I at church in the afternoon. We walked over to Pa's in evening</p> <p>Mon May 17 - We let our Coal stove go out. Maud Troyer and Laura here in the evening.</p> <p>Tue May 18 - Fine day we cleaned our Dining Room.</p> <p>Wed May 19 - Aunties went to the WQ.A. meeting at Mrs. Alf. Keffers, our men finished sowing their peas this morning.</p> <p>Thur May 20 - Put our Pork in the granary it rained very heavy all afternoon.</p> <p>Fri May 21 - I walked to Thorn hill for picture frame Aunt Millie went to Mrs. Leasdales for tea we went to meet her in evening</p> <p>Sat May 22 - Fine day. Men planted their roots I was over at Pa's in morning I went to call at Miss Duncans and Mrs. Teasdales in evening. Aunt Mattie called at Miss James.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun May 23 - Rained all day cold. Uncle and I were at Pa's for tea, rest at home.</p> <p>Mon May 24 - Fine day. but cold, Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at Mr. Farrs to spend the day. Aunt Jennie and Lizzie here to spend day.</p> <p>Tue May 25 - Miss Duncans and Annie Leasdale here for tea. G. And M. Chapman here in the evening cold day.</p> <p>Wed May 26 - Aunt Mattie went out to Mr. Farrs, fine but rather cold. A. and Lizzie here for tea.</p> <p>Thur May 27 - Uncle was at Thomas Rowes raising We went up to G. Chapmans for tea.</p> <p>Fri May 28 - Uncle in Toronto, It rained in the afternoon. we were at home.</p> <p>Sat May 29 - Fine day, Aunt Mattie came home in the evening.</p> <p>Sun May 30 - We went out to Markham Villiage. rained in the evening Annie here for tea with Aunt Nellie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon May 31 - {Written in the margin} We had Lettuce first for dinner. Fine but very cold I was down at Miss Allans, in the afternoon, Mrs. Farrell and Edith Loyer were here to tea. Aunt Nellie and Uncle went to see Mr. Dean. W. here in evening</p> <p>Tue June 1 - Aunt Nellie went down to the W.A. Meeting at church. rest at home.</p> <p>Wed June 2 - Fine day a little warmer. Mrs. Troyer and Mrs. Baldwin here for dinner and tea. I was down at Mrs. Teasdales for tea.</p> <p>Thur June 3 - Came on a dreadful heavy rain in the evening. we had no person here</p> <p>Fri June 4 - The girls were here for tea. We went to the Fireman's Concert at Thornhill and called at Miss Edys.</p> <p>Sat June 5 - We had our grass cut in the morning. fine day. Uncle and Aunt Nellie were at Mr. Farrs for tea.</p> <p>Sun June 6 - Wit Sunday just sprinkled a little in the afternoon I was at S.S. Uncleand Aunt Mattie at Church we went to Mr. Farrells for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon June 7 - Rained very heavy all afternoon. Sara Farr and Tom here for tea. Tom and Uncle. went out to Wood bridge in the afternoon.</p> <p>Tue June 8 - Aunt Kate and Irene Chapman here for dinner, and Pursie &amp; Jessie Farrell also. Elsie Troyer from tea rained a little in the evening.</p> <p>Wed June 9 - Rained a little in the Morning. We picked our Sage. I took some Sage over to Ma's, in the afternoon. Mr. Dean died.</p> <p>Thur June 10 - Cut the grass with the Lawn Mower. Uncle and Aunt Nellie went out to Mrs. Deans in evening I was at Pa's.</p> <p>Fri June 11 - Very warm, we went out to Mr. Deans funeral and down to Mr. Farrs for tea.</p> <p>Sat June 12 - Fine day. T Farr here in the morning. Eddie Hannagan and Mr. MItchell called in the afternoon. We went to Camp Meeting in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun June 13 - Lily and Harold Farr here to spend the day. Uncle and Aunt Matie were at Mr. Bothams for tea.</p> <p>Mon Jun 14 - Mr. Luesby here trimming trees. Mr. J. and G. Clarke here in afternoon. Aunt M. and N. called to see Mrs. Dean. Uncle and Aunt Nellie went to Lecture at Fisherville, Willie here in the evening.</p> <p>Tue June 15 - Aunt Nellie called at Miss Duncans Pa was here for tea men working on the roads.</p> <p>Wed Jun 16 - We were at home. Annie and Lizzie here in the eveing fine day.</p> <p>Thur Jun 17 - I was at Mrs. W.J. Clark's for tea, it rained a little in the evening.</p> <p>Fri Jun 18 - May Thompson and Annie Leasdale were here for tea. Uncle at Thorn hill in evening.</p> <p>Sat Jun 19 - We were at Mr. Teasdales for ten, John Bowas got his leg broke playing football</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun June 20 - Fine day and cool, I was at S.S. we were all at church also Tom &amp; Sara at church and here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Jun 21 - I was at Miss Duncans in afternoon we were over at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Tue June 22 - We went to Mr. Fred Farrs to spend Jubilee day. fine day. and cool, we went down to see the Procession.</p> <p>Wed June 23 - Aunt Rosetta, came. Aunt Mattie and Uncle went to Mr. Farrs sale. it rained a little in the afternoon</p> <p>Thur June 24 - Very hot day we went out to see Mrs Dean in the evening Lydia Dean is sick.</p> <p>Fri June 25 - Mary Charlton here for tea, Ma and the girls here in the evening it is a cooler day.</p> <p>Sat Jun 26 - We went out for Robson Farr in the afternoon, Aunt Rosetta &amp; Nellie went to Pa's. Uncle went to see John Bowes, I was at Mrs. Clark's in the eveing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun June 27 - I was at S.S. and church, fine day Aunt Rosetta Cook and Robison Farr here. Sara and Tom Farr here for tea.</p> <p>Mon June 28 - Aunt Rosetta, and Aunties went out to see Lydia Dean. Robson and I went to Pa's bush to hunt for strawberries, Aunt N. called on Miss James and I went down to Miss Duncans in the evening.</p> <p>Tue Jun 29 - Rained all day Aunt went home on the evening train I went to the station with her.</p> <p>Wed Jun 30 - Rained a little in the morning. T. Farr came out for Aunt Mattie in evening. it is very warm, we got out Strawberries</p> <p>Thur July 1 - Very hot day. Mr. Macdonald called in the afternoon</p> <p>Fri July 2 - Very hot. Alice Shanklin came in the evening. Aunt Mattie came home and Robson left. Uncle took me to see Lydia Dean.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat July 3 - Hot-day. Uncle was away at a Raising.</p> <p>Sun July 4 - Dreadful hot day I went to S.S. and Church. Uncle and Alice went for a drive in the evening.</p> <p>Mon July 5 - The glass up to 100 Blood heat. Uncle and T. Farr drove down to the Wild West Show. it s a little cooler in the evening.Ma and the girls here in the evening.</p> <p>Tue July 6 - A little cooler. We went out to a Social at Mrs. Dalziels. lovely evening.</p> <p>Wed July 7 - Fine day. Aunt Lizzie, Maud and the children here. Ma and the girls here for tea also Mrs. RIchardson.</p> <p>Thur July 8 - Very warm. We went out to S.S. Picnic at Mr. Farrells flats, Aunt Mattie went out to Lydia Dean's.</p> <p>Fri July 9 - Dreadful hot day. Aunt Mattie came home in the morning. We went over to Pa's for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat July 10 - Very warm day. We were at home all day. Annie was here for a while in the evening</p> <p>Sun July 11 - Mr. and Mrs. Reive and Kathleen here to spend the day. came a little shower at noon and turned very coll. I was at church. T. Farr called in the evening.</p> <p>Mon July 11 - Fine day. Men commenced haying Aunties and Alice went to Mr. Sniders to see about cherried. Alice went home in the evening.</p> <p>Tue July 12 - I went to see Lydia Dean we were at home in the evening.</p> <p>Wed July 13 - Getting pretty warm again I went picking Berries.</p> <p>Thur July 14 - Aunt Nellie and I went picking berries at home the rest of day.</p> <p>Fri July 15 - Very warm day. picking berries in the morning and cherries in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat July 17 - Sara Farr here for tea I went home with her and Uncle called for me in the evening.</p> <p>Sun July 18 - David Smellie here for dinner Pa and the girls here for a while in the afternoon, Uncle and Aunt N out at Mr Farrs. I was at church and S.S. came a thunder storm eve.</p> <p>Mon July 19 - Aunt Nellie and I went picking berries picked our Currants in the afternoon</p> <p>Tue July 20 - I went to pick berries picked black currants in afternoon. Men finished haying.</p> <p>Wed July 21 - I was very sick in morning I went to Mrs. Clarkes for tea.</p> <p>Thur. July 22 - Very hot we all went to pick berries in the afternoon Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Richmond hill in the evening. Rained very heavy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri July 23 - Rained most of the day girls were over to pick peas.</p> <p>Sat July 24 - Warm day. Aunt Nellie. and I went up to Mrs. Charltons in the evening.</p> <p>Sun July 25 - Uncle Aunt Mattie and I were at church. Mrs. and Mr. Farrell here for tea.</p> <p>Mon July 26 - Five day but came very heavy rain at night. W. Cooper here in the evening. Aunties were away berry picking. Pa's commenced Harvest,</p> <p>Tue July 27 - Rained very heavy all day, Annie and Lissie here for tea</p> <p>WQed July 28 - It rained nearly all day - The grain badly layed with storm and wheat is beginning to sprout.</p> <p>Thur July 29 - Fine day. we went down to Miss Allans in the evening.</p> <p>Frid July 30 - Fine day. cool. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Mr. Farrs in evening.</p> <p>Sat July 31 - Aunties are in Toronto, Uncle conmenced Harvest</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Aug 1 - Uncle Aunt Mattie and I were down at Mr. Albert Farrs. Willie was here for dinner</p> <p>Mon Aug 2 - Warm day. Aunt Nellie walked out to Thorn hill in the evening. John Stevenson called in the afternoon. The horse buyers here for dinner (Civic Holiday).</p> <p>Tue Aug 3 - Sara Farr and the children here for tea, Aunt Nellie down at the W.A. Meeting Miss James here in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Aug 4 - Uncle took Mag away. it rained in the afternoon and evening.</p> <p>Thur Aug 5 - Fine day. Mrs. Teasdale here for tea, Mr Keys called in the eveing.</p> <p>Fri Aug 6 - Warm day. we got an old man for harvasting - We went to the Concert att Thorn hill (Eckardt.)</p> <p>Sat Aug 7 - fine day. we were at home</p> <p>Sun Aug 8 - Pa's were all here for dinner. our people were over there in the evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon Aug 9 - Annie &amp; Clara Teasdale here for tea. also Maud Clark and Ella Eckardt fine day the men hauling barley.</p> <p>Tue Aug 10 - Rained in the afternoon. Sara and Tom Farr here in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Aug 11 - Fine day Uncle and Aunt Nellie went for a drive to Bonds Lake. cool.</p> <p>Thur Aug 12 - I was over at Pa's. the girls had a gathering. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Richmond Hill and Mrs. Mangers.</p> <p>Fri Aug 13 - We were at Miss Allans in the afternoon. I went to the station to meet Orr's girls.</p> <p>Sat Aug 14 - The girls were here also. Annie and Lizzie. and Annie Mason day of Mr. Rolands trial</p> <p>Sun Aug 15 - We went to church in the morning it came a dreadful rain &amp; thunder in the afternoon. Uncle and Willie went for a drive in eveing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon Aug 16 - The girls went home. I was down at Mr. Teasdales. rained in the afternoon. Uncle and Auntie down at Mr. Farrelss in evening</p> <p>Tue Aug 17 - Fine day. cool. Annie and Lizzie here in the eveing. Men commenced cutting Oats</p> <p>Wed Aug 18 - Sara Farr and Mrs. Charlton here, stayed all night in consequence of heavy rain. I walked to Miss Allario in the morning.</p> <p>Thur Aug 18 - Rained in morning then came out fineAunt Mattie and I went to Miss James in the evening</p> <p>Fri Aug 20 - Old John left. we were at home all day.</p> <p>Sat Aug 21 - Charlie Foley here. Machine came to Pa's I was at Store and at Mrs. Clarks in eve.</p> <p>Sun Aug 22 - Lovely cool day Aunt Mattie and I walked to church. Ms Brown preached.</p> <p>Mon Aug 23 - Pa's had the Thrashing Machine. Aunt Mattie was there.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tue Aug 24 - We had the Machine. fine cool day.</p> <p>Wed. Aug 25 - Fine day. we were at home all day</p> <p>Thur Aug 26 - Mrs. Keffer and Miss Keffer here for tea Aunties. Jamie and Lizzie came on train</p> <p>Fri Aug 27 - Aunt Jennie and Aunt Mattie went up to call at Miss Jame's in the afternoon.</p> <p>Sat Aug 28 - Aunties went home on the morning train Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I went to the Band Concert in the evening.</p> <p>Sun Aug 29 - Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr. Farrs for tea Aunt Nellie and I were at church Rain in evening</p> <p>Mon Aug 30 - Aunties went to Toronto fine day a little warmer. Pa. here in the morning.</p> <p>Tue Aug 21 Aunt Nellie went to W.A. at Fisherville. fine day. men busy harvesting.</p> <p>Wed Aug 3Sept 1 Very cool weather. we were home all day</p> <p>Thur Aug 42 Aunties went to the W.A. Meeting at Mrs. C.H. Keffers. cool day</p> <p>Fri Aug 5 4 3 Sept willie is over helping with the Harvest. Pa is at Exhibition. I called at Mrs. G. Clarke's in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Aug 6 Sept. 4 - Willie here in the morning, finished harvest with the exception of Hungarian Grass. cool day, we made our catsup.</p> <p>Sun Aug 7 Sept 5. Uncle and I went for a drive to Weston. and Downview in the morning. I was at S.S. and church Uncle &amp; Aunt Nellie also we went to Mr. Farrell's for tea. very warm</p> <p>Mon Aug 8 Sept 6 Very hot day. Mrs McElroy here in the evening. also T. and S. Farr. brought plumbs</p> <p>Tue Aug 9 Sept 7. Uncle and I were at Thorn hill in the morning. Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Farrell. were here for tea. T. Farr and uncle went to the exhibition in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Aug10Sept 8 - We went to the exhibition. fine day.</p> <p>Thur Aug 11Sept 9 Warm day. we went out to Mr. Farrs in the evening for basket plumbs</p> <p>Fri Aug 12 - Sept 10. Dreadful day the glass up to 100. we were at home all day.</p> <p>Sat Aug 13 Sept 11. A little cooler. I was out at Lydia Deans for tea, Willie here in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Aug 14 Sept 12 David here for dinner and tea. Mr. and Mrs. Botham here for tea also Sara and Tom Farr. fine day I was at Church.</p> <p>Om Sept 13 - Warm day. Aunties went out to Mr. Farrs for plumbs. I was at Pa's, for a while in afternoon</p> <p>Tue. Sept. 14 = Miss Edey called in afternoon, Annie and Lizzie here for tea, fine day.</p> <p>Wed Sept 15 - Fine day. we were at home all day.</p> <p>Thur. Sept 16 - We drove down to Toronto Aunt Nellie stayed in Toronto. very hot day.</p> <p>Fri Sept 17 - Turned cooler, a little frost at night, Aunt Marrie and I at Pa's in afternoon for plants</p> <p>Sat Sept 18 - Uncle is away. I took Lizzies Bantam over cool day.</p> <p>Sun Sept 19 - Willie here for dinner. Uncle, Auntie and myself out at Mr. Farrs for tea very cold.</p> <p>Mon Sept 20 - Very cold Pa here in the morning - our people sowed their wheat {A square around number 4}</p> <p>Tue Sept 21 - Very heavy frost this morning (ice) We were at home all day. Mrs. Robinson died.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Sept 22 - Warmer day. I called in at Pa's in the afternoon. we were at home in the evening.</p> <p>Thur Sept 23 - Mrs. Robinson was buried. Annie and Lizzie spent the day here.</p> <p>Fri Sept. 24 - Fine day. we were at home.</p> <p>Sat Sept 25 - Very warm. Sara and Tom Farr. here for tea. we were at home in the evening.</p> <p>Sun Sept 26 - Rained a little in the morning we went to a Maple Church in the afternoon.</p> <p>Mon Sept 27 - Cold-day. were at Mrs. W. Clarks in evening</p> <p>Tue Sept 28 = Very hard frost last night. Annie Leasdale was here for tea. Uncle was at Mr. Farrells thrushing Machine.</p> <p>Wed Sept 29 Warm day. we were at home all day.</p> <p>Thur Sep 30 - Very warm, Aunt Mattie walked out to Mrs. Cox funeral. Aunt Nellie came home, I was at Mrs. Clark's guilting, Uncle and Aunt Mattie were at Mr. Farrs in evening.</p> <p>Fri Oct 3 1 - Fine day were at home all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Oct 2 - A little colder, we were at home.</p> <p>Sun Oct 3 - Tom and Sara Farr here for dinner. I went to Church. Sara remained for a few days</p> <p>Mon Oct 4 - Aunt Mattie, Sara and I took a drive up to Maple Cemetry in afternoon.</p> <p>Tue Oct 5 - Fine Day. Uncle Aunt Mattie and Sara spent the evening at Mr. Charltons.</p> <p>Wed Oct 6 - Sara, went home in the evening. Willie was here in the evening.</p> <p>Thurs Oct 7 - Day of Markham Fair we are out of soft water and have been since Oct 2nd</p> <p>Fri Oct 8 - Mrs. Clarke here for tea, it sprinkled rain in the afternoon.</p> <p>Sat Oct 9 - I was down at Mrs. Teasdales for tea fine day. Our people pulling roots,</p> <p>Sun Oct 10 - We were all at church. I was at S.S. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell and byron here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Oct 11 = Fine day. Pursie and Jessie Farrell here and stayed all night.</p> <p>Tue Oct 12 = Rained a little in the morning. we were at home all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Oct 13 = Fine day, Aunt Mattie and I called at Miss Edey's in the afternoon...</p> <p>Thur Oct 14 = Warm day. We drove down to Toronto with Pa, and came home on Electric Cars,</p> <p>Fri Oct 15 = Very hot the warmest - October day ever known. (86° in the shade, Sara and Tom Farr here in the evening (killed a pig)</p> <p>Sat Oct 16 = Turning cool. towards evening. Aunt Nellie and I called at Miss James' but she was not at home. Men finished roots</p> <p>Sun Oct 17 - I was at the Methodist Church in the morning Pa's were all here for dinner and tea. Mr. Abrams and Miss Edey called in the afternoon, Sara &amp; Tom Farr here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Oct 18 = We commenced cleaning upstairs flies have been dreadful but a little better now, Mrs McElroy and John here for a call.</p> <p>Tue Oct 19 = Fine day. we were at home all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Oct 20 - We went to Woodbridge Fair. It came on a very heavy rain in the evening.</p> <p>Thur Oct 21 = Dull day. Uncle, and Aunt Mattie drove down to see Aunt Elizabeth.</p> <p>Fri Oct 22 = Dull day and warm we went up to a lecture at Richmond hill in evening</p> <p>Sat Oct 23 = Fine day and warm, we were at home all day,</p> <p>Sun Oct 24 = Aunt Nellie and I were at church Mr. Eakin preached. Uncle and Aunt Mattie were at Mr. Farrs.</p> <p>Mon Oct 25 = Fine day. picked our apples we were at Pa's in the even.</p> <p>Tue Oct 26 = Fine day we were at Mrs. McElroys for tea,</p> <p>Wed Oct 27 = Very damp and foggy. at Mr. Tesdales here at home for tea</p> <p>Thur " 28 = Fine day. Annie Cooper here in the afternoon also Eddie Clarke.</p> <p>Fri Oct 29 = Fine day and cold. Aunties walked out of make calls at Thornhill. Mr Farrell here in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Oct 30th = Fine day. Mrs. Nelles called in evening, We went up to Richmond hill to the dress makers</p> <p>Sun Nov 1st Oct 31. Aunt Nellie and I at church and at Mrs. G. Clarks for tea, Mr. Sloans here for tea, fine day.</p> <p>Tue Oct Nov. 2 = Poured rain all day and night. We went up to Miss. Cliffords the dress makers</p> <p>Wed Oct Nov 3= Martha Oster, Mabel Reaman and Laura Eckardl also Annie Cooper here for tea. lovely-day - I had a letter from Estella Oster also Lily Farr.</p> <p>Thur Oct Nov 4= Fine day. Aunt Jennie and Uncle Smellie came, on morning train.</p> <p>Fri Oct Nov 5 = Rained in the evening, I was down at Mrs. Clarke's at Laura's guilting</p> <p>Sat Oct Nov 6 = Auntie Jennie and Uncle went home dull windy day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Oct Nov 7th = We were at Pa's for dinner and tea. the girls and I were at church.</p> <p>Mon Oct Nov 8 = Rained all day we cleaned our out kitchen at home all day.</p> <p>Tue Oct Nov 9 = Snowed all day. Pa and Ma called in the morning they killed a pig in the afternoon Uncle took me up to the Dress Makers in evening</p> <p>Wed Oct Nov 10 = Uncle and Aunties also Ma and LIzzie were in Toronto very slushy.</p> <p>Thur Oct Nov 11 = Rained nearly all day we were at home all day.</p> <p>Fri Oct Nov 12 = Dull cold day. T. Farr and Mr Botham here for tea. Mrs. G. Baker died</p> <p>Sat Oct Nov 13 = Annie called in the morning. frozen guiet dry but can plough</p> <p>Sun Oct Nov 14 = Uncle and I were at Mrs. G, Bakers funeral (18 yrs 11 months) Uncle and Aunt-Nellie out at Mr. Farrs for tea. I was at church and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon Oct Nov 15 = Rained a little I was at Ma's for a little while in afternoon We brought in our Coal Stove. T. Farr called and brought us a little cider sapiers</p> <p>Tue Oct Nov 16 = Rained a little Uncle and Aunt Nellie drove to Toronto, Uncle and I went to Mr Farrs and to the Conservation Concert in evening</p> <p>Wed Oct Nov 18 = We went down to Town on the first Car, fine cold day. Alice Shanklin and I went to Dr. Eatons in afternoon.</p> <p>Fri Oct Nov 19 = Rained a little all day. We were down Town in the morning and I went with Aunt Mattie to Dr. Husbands in the afternoon.</p> <p>Sat Oct Nov 20 = Fine day. I took a walk and in the afternoon Alice Auntie and myself called at Willie Cooks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Nov 21 = We were at St. Phillips church in the morn John Willie and six children were at Aunts for tea. Aunt Mattie and I at the Bloor Street Presbypterian church in eve</p> <p>Mon Nov 22 = I went out to Yonge Street in the morning in the afternoon we went to Aunt LIzzies and remained over night, called at Charles</p> <p>Tue. Nov 23 = We were down Town in the morning I went to Dr. Eatons in the afternoon and then to Aunt Jennies we all went up to call at Mrs. Milne's in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Nov 24 = Fine day and cold. We were down Town in the morning also in the afternoon {written in pencil, same handwriting} Sight our Coal stove at home ; and commenced working in house.</p> <p>Thur Nov 25 - Rained all day. Aunties Jennie and Mattie and myself went up to Walmer Road in the evening "Thanks giving Day"</p> <p>Fri Nov 26 = Rained very heavy most of the day. I was at Dr. Eatons and down Town. we came home in the afternoon" Mr. George Charlton very sick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Nov 27 = Froze all up clean, Aunt Nellie at Pa's Ma is down in Toronto. at Mr. Charltons</p> <p>Sun Nov 28 = Pa's family here for dinner and tea the girls and at S.S. and Church, I went home with the girls to stay all night...</p> <p>Mon Nov 29 = Rained a little then turned very cold, I came home and AUnt Nellie, went over. Mr and Mrs Welsh called in afternoon</p> <p>Tue Nov 30th = Very cold. we were at home all day.</p> <p>Wed Dec 1st = Uncle in Town. Aunt Nellie came home in the morning it snowed a little Tom and Sara Farr also, Florence here for tea</p> <p>Thur Dec 2nd = Fine day but cold - We were at Mrs Welsh's and spent the evening. Willie was here in the evening.</p> <p>Fri Dec 3rd = Snowed a little on Friday Morning We went to Miss Duncans in the evening Aunt Mathie and I ---</p> <p>Sat Dec 4th =It rained most of the day (Pair) Aunt Mattie and Uncle went for a in the cart in the eve (Thomas here all week</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Dec 5th = A little damp and muddy. I was at S.S. and Church, (Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Church</p> <p>Mon Dec 6th = Cold and came a little sheet. Uncle and Aunt Nellie in Toronto. Sara Farr here all day. Tom and Mr. Botham at a sale and here for tea.</p> <p>Tue Dec 7th = A little damp and muddy. Aunt Nellie went to the Auxiliary at Mrs. Troyers. Willie was here in the evening Aunt Mattie called at Mrs. Charltons,</p> <p>Wed Dec 8th = Thawed, I went to Miss Duncans but they were not at home, Uncle Aunt Mattie and I were at the Medicine Concert at Thornhill in the evening.</p> <p>Thur Dec 9th = Tom Farr called here in the morning, Uncle and Aunt Nellie were at Ms. Farrs for tea and at a Concert at Richmondhill in the evening, I was at the Miss Duncans. it rained a little in the evening.</p> <p>Fri Dec 10th = Very muddy the frost all out of the ground. Mr. Charltons and Watsons here for tea.</p> <p>Sat Dec 11th Muddy roads, Mick here for dinner and got the horses to plough his garden.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Dec 12th = I was at Methodist Church in the morning. Aunt Nellie and I at Church in the afternoon Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr. Farrs for dinner</p> <p>Mon Dec 13 - The frost all out. Some people are phoughing Pa's butchered . fine day.</p> <p>Tued Dec 14 = It rained very heavy all day, we were at home.</p> <p>Wed Dec 15th = It rained a little in the morning We butchered it was muddy but turned out fine.</p> <p>Thur Dec 16th = Fine day but very muddy. I called at Miss Duncans in the afternoon to learn a pattern of netting</p> <p>Fri Dec 17th = Froze up last night and snowed most of the day. the Sleigh bells - are out this evening.</p> <p>Sat. Dec 18th = Fine day. Sleighing not bad I called at Mrs. Teasdales in the afternoon, UNcle and I went out to Mr. Farrs in the evening.</p> <p>Sun Dec 19th = Very cold day. Uncle, Aunt Mattie and I were at Church, Uncle was away driving in eve</p> <p>Mon Dec 20th = Fine day. it snowed a little, we were at home all day.</p> <p>Tue Dec 21st = Uncle was in Toronto with a load, we were at home all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Dec 22nd = It snowed a little in the morning. Uncle and Aunt Mattie drove down to Toronto in the evening</p> <p>Thur Dec 23 = Uncle was in Toronto with a load, Dreadful cold night. We were down at the Xmas Tree at Fisherville, Annie and I walked.</p> <p>Fri Dec 24th - Fine day but cold. Aunt Mattie and I were at the Methodist Social and Xmas Tree</p> <p>Sat Dec 25 = Xmas Day. not quiet so cold, we were all over at Pa's David was there and over at our place at night.</p> <p>Sun Dec 26th = I was a S.S. and Auntie and I were at Church. good walking but the sleighing getting thin, Uncle dfrove David down.</p> <p>Mon Dec 27th = Fine day. Annie Teasdale was here for tea &amp; Charlie here in the evening. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at G. Bowe's babys. funeral and Mr. Farrs for tea</p> <p>Tue Dec 28 = Fine day. I was down at the pond in the evening Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Mr Farrells. Willie here in the evening. Aunt Mattie at Thorn hill in the afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Dec 29 ^th - Very stormy day Snowed all afternoon. Mr. Farills and Mrs Layer here for tea.</p> <p>Thur Dec 30 = W. Dalziel called collecting for misionary's. Uncle was in Toronto, I was at Mr. Teasdale's for tea and skating. Miled day. Thawing all day.</p> <p>Fri Dec 31 ^st = Turning colder, we were at home all day. Sleighing moderately good.</p> <p>End of Year 1897</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Diary 1898</span></h2> <p>Jan 1 ^st "New Years Day." Pa's family all here to spend the day. Very cold day. Tom and Sara Farr here for the day. Aunt Mattie went home with Mr. Farr.</p> <p>Jan 2 ^nd - Cold day. Uncle and Aunt Nellie and I were at Church. Uncle went out for Aunt Mattie in the evening.</p> <p>Jan 3 ^rd = S Farr here for dinner. Unlce and Aunt Mattie out for a drive with the new horse in the afternoon. T and Sara here for tea. I was down skating at the Creek.</p> <p>Jan 4 ^th Fine day. Miss Edey called in the afternoon. Miss Duncans here for tea. I was at the Creek skating in the evening.</p> <p>Wed Jan 5 ^th - Sara Farr here all day. She bays{?} went to Brampton, Mr. Farrell called for a turkey. I was out skating in the evening.</p> <p>Thur Jan 6 ^th It snowed a little and rained in the afternoon. Aunties went out to Miss Edey's. Uncle and I went out for them in the eve</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri Jan 7 = Very mild the sleighing nearly all gone. Uncle and I were out for a short drive in the afternoon, Annie and I were out skating in the evening.</p> <p>Sat Jan 8 = Mild day. I went down to Mr. Teasdales to skate but ice was too soft. Uncle up at Richmondhill, we were at home in the evening.</p> <p>Sun Jan 9 = Willie was here for dinner. Uncle and Aunt Nellie went to Mrs. Rivers {Raives ?} {something written above this name, could be in baggy?} in the afternoon. I was at Church. T and S Farr called. Aunt Mattie and I walked out to Thornhill Methodist Church.</p> <p>Mon Jan 10 = Fine day very mild sleighing nearly all gone. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke here to tea.</p> <p>Tue Jan 11 ^th Mild day. Uncle and Aunt Mattie drove out to Thornhill. Rained in the evening. Uncle Annie and I went to skate but did not stay long as it rained and was dark.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Jan 12 ^th Rained all day and in the evening the thunder and lightning was very heavy.</p> <p>Thur Jan 13 ^th = Fine day, frozen a little but no skating. We had Mr. and Mrs. Teasdale, Mr. and Mrs. Welsh, Mr. and Miss. Farr also Nelson Smellie and Willie Cooper for tea. Mrs. Mr. Elroy and John.</p> <p>Fri. Jan 14^th - Wille was here helping Uncle in the afternoon. I walked out to Lydia Deans in the afternoon and home in the evening.</p> <p>Sat Jan 15^th - It snowed and made the sleighing go very well. Uncle and Aunt Mattie took a drive to Thornhill. Mr. Willie Bowes died.</p> <p>Sun Jan 16^th = Fine day. Uncle and Aunt Nellie drove out to Mr. Bowes in the afternoon. I was at Church. Sara and Tom Farr here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Jan 17 = Fine day. The Thrashing Machine{?} came in the afternoon. We were at home.</p> <p>Tue Jan 18 - We were Thrashing all day. No one here!</p> <p>Wed Jan 19 - We finished Thrashing at noon. Very foggy day. All hoar frost. Uncle and I took a drive. Aunt Mattie went to Toronto to Annies.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur Jan 20 - Rained all day. I went over to Pa's but they could not Thrask {?}. We were at home, the sleighing all gone.</p> <p>Fri Jan 21 - I was over helping Ma at the Thrashing. We were out at Mr. Farr's in the evening to a gathering of young people.</p> <p>Sat Jan 22 - Pa's finished Thrashing, Uncle drove Mick home. It rained rained an snow through the night.</p> <p>Sun Jan 23 - Very rough and windy, but no snow. Mr. and Mrs. Wright here for dinner, it froze in eve.</p> <p>Mon Jan 24 - Uncle went down for Coral, we washed at home all day. Pa here in the evening.</p> <p>Tue Han 25 - Fine in the morning Uncle and I went for a drive {an ink smudge between these words} in the afternoon. S Farr and Violet called. Aunt Nellie out at Mrs. Nelle's for tea. Uncle and I went over for her it was a dreadful night snowing &amp; blowing. "had sleighing" {this seems as if it was added as an after thought}</p> <p>Wed Jan 26 - Fine day the sleighing a little improved. Mrs. Dean, Lydia and Major here for tea. Willie here in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur Jan 27 ^th It snowed a little in the morning. Uncle and I went for a drive up above Richmond Hill. Sleighing not bad. We were out at Mr. Farr's to spend the evening. Turning colder.</p> <p>Fri Jan 28 ^th - Cold day very stormy in the afternoon, Willie was here for tea, Mick had the horses hauling wood.</p> <p>Sat Jan 29 ^th - Very cold, Uncle and Auntie drove up to Maple in the afternoon, it was a little stormy ^eve</p> <p>Sun Jan 30 - Dreadful cold day about 15 degrees below zero. I walked to Church. S and T Farr here for tea. Willie was here in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Jan 31 - Turning milder. Snowed a little all day, rather soft. Pa was here for tea. Uncle was at Store in the evening. - Turning colder</p> <p>Tue Feb 1 {the Feb is written over a faint Jan} - Turning very cold and dreadfully stormy a dreadful day blocked some of the roads. Willie was here for tea.</p> <p>Wed Feb 2 - Very cold but no stormy. Willie was here in the evening. Uncle and I were at George Fishers Party. cold night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur Feb 3 ^rd - Stormed a little. Auntie and Uncle called ar Ma's to invite her to the Auxiliary Mr. J M St. golme{?} called. Willie was here in the evening, cold day.</p> <p>Fri Feb 4 - Fine day a little milder. Pa and Uncle went to the Cattle Market. Willie was here to do the feeding.</p> <p>Sat Feb 5 - Very mild. Snowed a little in the morning, very soft. Maud and Edith Troyer here for tea. Uncle was at the store in the evening. It turned a little colder in the evening.</p> <p>Sun Feb 6 - Fine day. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at Church. Uncle and I at Methodist Church in the evening. Willie was here after Church.</p> <p>Mon Feb 7 ^th - I went to Toronto on the Car {train}. Aunt Mattie and I were down town in afternoon and called at Aunt Jennies and Lizzies.</p> <p>Tues Feb 8 - I was at the Dentist in the morning. Aunt MAttie and I came home in the evening Car {train}. It rained a little in the afternoon {this was written above the first sentence, probably an after thought.}</p> <p>Wed Feb 9 ^th - Foggy and damp day. we had W. A. meeting 22 for tea collection $ 2.90 - Willie &amp; Mr. White here. Mabel Reaman called to invite me to go to Buttonville.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur Feb 10^th - Dull day the sleighing getting bad. Willie here for dinner. Pa's in Toronto.</p> <p>Fri Feb 11 ^th - Sleighing nearly all gone. Uncle and Aunt M. at a gathering at Mr. Farr's. Annie &amp; S here to stay all night. I went to party at Buttonville. dreadful roads got home 6-30 AM - Rained heavy.</p> <p>Sat Feb 12 - Uncle went to Thornshill and got mattresses.. I was at the store in the eve very muddy mo &amp; a bit of sleighing.</p> <p>Sun Feb 13 - Very muddy I walked to Church. Uncle and Aunt Mattie down at Mrs. Troyers in the eve.</p> <p>Mon Feb 14 ^th - Turning colder. The roads a little frozen. Uncle drove Aunt Nellie out to meet the Can.</p> <p>Tue Feb 15 ^th - Snowed and blew pretty windy we were at home all day.</p> <p>Wed Feb 16 ^th - Very high winds, blowing &amp; drifting all day. Uncle and T. Farr out Posting Bills/</p> <p>Thur Feb 17 - Fine day a little cold. Uncle away. Mecey and Willie Cooke here for tea. Sesor{?} and Fred Farr and Mr. Deans called home roads not very good sleighing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri. Feb 18 = Rained a little all day. Uncle at Pa's in the afternoon and Lizzie came over to stay all night.</p> <p>Sat Feb 19 = Cold East winds. Gipsy woman called Ne{?} were all at Pa's for tea from Cystero.</p> <p>Sun Feb 20 ^th - Sleeted and froze all day. T and S Farr here for tea. Aunt Mattie went home with them. I was at Church.</p> <p>Mon Feb 21 ^st Snowed very hard all day. Uncle drove me to the store and over to Pa's, and Annie came over to stay all night with me.</p> <p>Tue Feb 22 ^nd - Snowing steadily all day. Uncle was in town. Willie called in the morning and drove Annie and I to the Store. Uncle and I drove to Mr. Farr's in the evening. Uncle brought us home then went to ^{a meeting} {the words that are underlined is to separate them from the words "a meeting", which belong to the sentence below}</p> <p>Wed Feb 23 ^rd - Snowed a little, I was at the Store in the afternoon and evening. Uncle went out to help Tom Farr, Mr. Keys called in the afternoon.</p> <p>Thur Feb 24 ^th - Mr. Farr's sale. Fine day. we were there all day. Thomas Poole stayed all night.</p> <p>Fri Feb 25 ^th - Fine day we were at home all day. Mr. Huff here and fixed the pump.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Feb 26th - Fine day. Uncle and I drove out to Thornhill to get the clock and the kettle mended. called down at Mr. Farrs, I was out at the Rink in the evening, good sleighing.</p> <p>Sun Feb 27th - I went to church in the morning we were out at Mr. Farrs for tea.</p> <p>Mon. Feb 28 - Warm day and fine Pa. and Ma called. T. and Sara Farr called, S. remained and T. came out in the evening, Annie and Frank Teasdale here for tea, I called at Mr. Forbas</p> <p>Tue Mar 1 - Fine Day Election, Aunt Mattie &amp; I at Ma's in the evening, Uncle was down in Toronto</p> <p>Wed Mar 2th - I was at Prayer Meeting in the evening and Uncle and Auntie at Thorn hill.</p> <p>Thur Mar 3nd - Fine warm day the sleighing getting poor. Uncle and Aunt Mattie went to Maple to see Willie Cook, We were at Mr. Teasdales for tea, fine evening.</p> <p>Fr Mar 4rd - Sleighing getting poor fine day. Pa's all here to spend the day. the girls stayed all night,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sat Mar 5th - Fine day, Uncle up to Richmondhill in the evening, Auntie and I walked down to enquire for John Troyer, I went out to the Rink, Mr Abrams and Miss Edey here in the eve.</p> <p>Sun Mar 6th - Fine morning, I was at church it is getting very sloppy walking. We drove to church in the afternoon.</p> <p>Mon Mar 7th - Fine day Miss James here for tea Uncle and I also Mr. Farrs at Pa's for tea.</p> <p>Tues Mar 8th - Annie Teasdale here for tea, Uncle want to meet Aunt Nellie at the car, Uncle took Annie Teasdale and I out to the Rink. {written between the lines} the lst time the cutter was out.</p> <p>Wed Mar 9th - Fine day Uncle drove us up to Mrs. Alf Keffers the last time the sleigh was out. Meeting in the sleigh, but very little snow.</p> <p>Thur Mar 10th - Ma in Toronto all this week., Pa and Willie here in the evening. Willie Cook, here and remained over night.</p> <p>Fri Mar 11th - Water getting very high, all over the road. I went over to Pa's at noon, Uncle drove Aunties up to Miss Cliffords, Willie and I at Mr. Sniders, Robins at Thornhill.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page upsidedown}</p> <p>Sat Mar 12th - Uncle and Auntie over at Pas for dinner. it rained a little the roads very bad, Ma came home.</p> <p>Sun Mar 13th - We were all at home, Willie here for tea. it rained a little, roads very bad.</p> <p>Mon Mar 14 - Received a card that Alice is sick, fine warm day roads getting a little dry on centre.</p> <p>Tue Mar 15 - A little colder, Aunt Mattie went to Toronto, we were at home all day.</p> <p>Wed Mar 16th - Fine warm day. I was at Ma's in the afternoon roads are drying but bad in places. Willie and Uncle at Thorn hill, W. here for tea.</p> <p>Thur Mar 17 - There was black birds around, Annie here in the afternoon. T. Farr here for tea, I went home with him and we were all at the Band Concert. A went -</p> <p>Fri Mar 18 - Fine day roads getting dry. We were at home alone all day.</p> <p>Sat Mar 19th - Rained last night and made the roads very sloppy T. and S. Farr came out. Uncle and Tom went to Richmond hill 4 was at store in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun Mar 20th - T. and L. remained all night fine day, roads getting dry. Annie and Lizzie here for tea.</p> <p>Mon Mar 21 - Cold. and raining a little. Tom went home but came back in the evening</p> <p>Tue Mar 22 = Raining a little. Tom and Uncle went to Toronto, Mr. Farrell here in the afternoon.</p> <p>Wed Mar 23 = Fine day a little cold, Tom and Sara went home in the morning. Annie and Lizzie were here for tea, Aunt Nellie up at dressmakers. Annie and Clara Teasdale called in the evening. very cold guiet a hard frost.</p> <p>Thur Mar 24 - A little warmer. Mr. and Mrs. Passmore and the little girl called in the Morning. T. Farr called in the afternoon. Roads are drying.</p> <p>Fri Mar 25th - Fine day we were home, I was over at Pa's in the afternoon. Pa and Ma in Toronto.</p> <p>Sat Mar 26th - Fine day and warm, Annie and I walked out to Thornhill in the afternoon. I was at the store in the eve.</p> <p>San Mar 27th I was at Church in the morning it came on rain, Willie here for dinner, We spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Farrs, it rained. Our Turkey commenced laying</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon Mar 28th - It rained went to Miss Cliffords in the C1 C2 afternoon. Roads muddy. I called at Mrs. Clarkes</p> <p>Tue Mar 29th - Fine day. Uncle and I drove out to Mr. Farrs in the afternoon on the cart, at home in eve. Mr. Farrell called</p> <p>Wed Mar 30th - Fine day but cold. Mr Farrs moved I was out in the morning</p> <p>Thur Mar 31st - Fine day but cold. Mr Farrs took their last load. Uncle was out in the morning.</p> <p>Fr Apr 1st - April Fool Day. Fine day Uncle went with Pa and Willie out to Mr. Bells to get trees. Mr. Johnson here for dinner</p> <p>Sat Apr 2nd - Very cold. coming little squawls of snow the roads are getting dry and very good wheeling Uncle took Aunt Nellie to Miss Cliffords, I went out to Lydia Deans. Uncle out exercising Bird in eve.</p> <p>Sun Apr 3rd - I was at Church in the Morning. We all drove to Church in the afternoon. the New Minister Mr. Wilson preached. Uncle and I at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Apr 4th - Very cold day. We were at home all day.</p> <p>Tue Apr 5th - Very cold, Uncle drove me down to Eglinton to meet the Car, we called at Mr. Farrs. I went down to Alice's - I went to Dentists=</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed Apr 6th - Fine day but cold, We were down Town in the Morning. SHopping, I came home on the Six O'clock car,</p> <p>Thur. Apr 7th = Fine day. We were at home all day but in the evening I was over at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Fri Apr 8th - Good Friday. Willie and the girls here to spend the day. The girls and I went up to Mr. Smellies bush, to see them Syrup making. Willie and Uncle away for a drive. fine warm day, Frogs out first time we heard them but were not before</p> <p>Sat Apr 9th - Fine warm day, we had our Yard raked and rolled.we sat our first hen. Planted Onions, Lettuce, Radish.</p> <p>Sun Apr 10th - Very hot and dusty Easter Sunday we were down at Mr. Tom Farrs for tea, People out in their dress waists</p> <p>Mon Apr 11th - Easter Monday Aunt Mattie came home, Mick commenced work. Uncle started seeding.</p> <p>Tue Apr 12 = Fine day, we began to amke our Soap. I was at Pa's in the evening for Duck Eggs. Commenced to use our Green Onions</p> <p>Wed Apr 13 = Fine day and warm, I went up to Mr. SMellies to see about Syrup. Moved out Stove out, and made hard soap.</p> <p>Thur Apr 14 = Tom, and Sara Farr also Helen Wallbridge here to spend the day. We made soft Soap.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri Apr 15th - Fine day, and warm. we were at home. men busy seeding, Uncle &amp; Aunt Mattie went for a drive</p> <p>Sat Apr 16 - Fine day. roads dreadfully dusty. Aunt Mattie called at Ma's in the morning, Lizzie and Annie here for tea, Uncle and I went for a long drive in the evening.</p> <p>Sun Apr 17th - Very warm in the morning, I went over to Church, Willie here for dinner. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and I at church in the afternoon,</p> <p>Mon Apr 18th - Fine day. We cleaned our three rooms up stairs. Pa and Ma in Toronto, Annie over here. turning colder in the evening.</p> <p>Tue Apr 19 - Very cold and rained heavily all day. we finished hall and stairs also cleaned pantry Men are nearly through seeding.</p> <p>Wed Apr 20th - Rained and haled very heavy in the afternoon, cleaned our kitchen in the morning</p> <p>Thurs Apr 21st - Fine day but cold, cleaned our parlor, &amp; spare bed room, I helped Uncle to take roots out Uncle &amp; Aunt Mattie took a drive and called at Aunt Elizabeths.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fri Apr 22nd - Rained all day. we finished the cleaning with the exception of Dining Room.</p> <p>Sat Apr 23rd - Dull day but a little warmer. Tom and Sara Farr came in the afternoon. Pa here for a while.</p> <p>Sun Apr 24th - Aunt Nellies and I went to Church, Tom and Uncle went for a drive in the evening.</p> <p>Mon Apr 25th - Uncle and I went to Uncle Fishers furneral Mattie called at Mrs. Charltons and Mrs. Passmores it was a fine warm day. Annie was here Aunt</p> <p>Tue Apr 26th - Uncle and Willie went to Uncle Phillips funeral, it was a fine day. Annie was here.</p> <p>Wed Apr 27th - Fine warm day. Uncle planted our potatoes I was down at Mrs. Teasdales for tea.</p> <p>Thur Apr 28th - Fine day. Aunt Mattie over at Pa's in the evening. we were at home.</p> <p>Fri Apr 29th - Fine day Auntie and Uncle went for a drive in the evening. I called at Mr. C to see Laura</p> <p>Sat Apr 30th - Fine day. Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Miss Bakers funeral in the Morning, and Uncle and Aunti Nallie went for a drive in the eveing.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun May 1st - Willie was here for dinner, Uncle, Aunt Mattie Uncle and Aunt Mattie at Pa's in the evening and I at Church in the afternoon. It rained in the evening, and just sprinkled in the morn</p> <p>Mon May 2nd - Fine day. I was at Pa's for tea, Aunt Nellie at Mrs. Farrells for tea, Uncle &amp; I there in the evening it rained in the evening. Uncle got C. from Pas</p> <p>Tue May 3rd - Fine day we were at home all except Aunt Nellie who as at W.A. Meeting. Bird went away. {written between the lines} set our first turkey hen on 24 eggs</p> <p>Wed May 4 - Fine day. I called at Mrs. Clarkes in afternoon Mr. G. Clarke shot Shep.</p> <p>Thur May 5th - The weather has been a little cold the last few days. We were at home</p> <p>Fri May 6th - Aunt Mattie and I went to Toronto on Electric Cars, fine day and much warmer</p> <p>Sat May 7 - Fine and warm J. McElroy here for dinner. we were home, Mr &amp; Mrs Botham called in the evening.</p> <p>Sun May 8 - Fine day and warm Pa's were here for dinner, The girls and I went to Church.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon May 9th - Fine day Mr. Golland, and Uncle commenced painting the house. Mr. Wilson the Minister called in the morning.</p> <p>Tue May 10th - Fine day we went to take Aunt Matties Uncles boot to Thornhill to get mended.</p> <p>Wed May 11 - Fine day untill the evening it came a thunder Storm.</p> <p>Thur May 12th - Painter here, Aunt Nellie and I went down to Miss Duncans in evening.</p> <p>Fri May 13th - Aunt Mattie and Uncle went up to Richmondhill to dress makers, Uncle brought the lawn Mower home and cut the grass, in the evening.</p> <p>Sat May 14th - Tom Farr was here in the afternoon Aunt Mattie and I went down to Mrs. Charltons in the evening.</p> <p>Sun May 15th - I went to church in the morn Aunt Mattie and I went to church in the afternoon. Uncles and Aunt Nellie went to Mr. Bothams, About the warmest day we had. W. Here in eve.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon May 16th - fine day, we were at home all day. Painter here</p> <p>Tue. May 17th - Fine and a little cooler. Uncle went down to Toronto and I went to Mr. Farrs to make a visit,</p> <p>Wed May 18th - Fine day. we went for a drive in the afternoon and were home in the evening.</p> <p>Thur May 19th - A very heavy thunder storm last night. dull warm day we were down town in the afternoon and went for a walk in the eve.</p> <p>Fri May 20th - Sprinkled a little in the morning. I went for a drive, and in the evening down at the Theatre.{written between the lines in pencil} Our coal stove went out.</p> <p>Sat May 21st - Fine day and warm I cam home in the afternoon. Aunties up at the dress makers.</p> <p>Sun May 22nd - Very warm we were at Pa's all day and they were over here in the evening</p> <p>Mon May 23rd - Rained a little in the afternoon, we were at home.</p> <p>Tue May 24th - Fine day. Mr. Fred Farrs family also Tom and Sara here to spend the day.</p> <p>Wed May 20th - Tom and Sara left this morning. I called at Ma's. Aunt Matti and I went to see Aunt Nancy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur May 26th - Mr Golland finished painting to-day. We took our Coal stove out and cleaned the dining Room.</p> <p>Fri May 27th - We started to use our Lettuce and Radishes. I called at Ma's in the Morning</p> <p>Sat May 28th - Aunties and Annie went down to Toronto on the car. fine day. Aunt Mattie remained down, Ma, Pa, and the girls here for a while in the eve.</p> <p>Sun May 29th - Fine cool day, "Whit Sunday", I was at Methodist Church in the morning and Presbypterian afternoon and evening. and old Mr. and Mrs. Clarke also Mrs G. called.</p> <p>Mon May 30th - Fine cool day. we were burning Caterpillars out of the trees in the evening. Mr. Botham brought a horse out here.</p> <p>Tue May 31st - Fine day. I called at Ma's in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Gaby here for tea.</p> <p>Wed June 1st - Fine and very warm I went to the Social at the church.</p> <p>Thur June 2nd - Our Cattle went away. Aunt Mattie and Alice came up on the 6:30 Car. Tom Farr and Mr. Morgan called in the evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Fr May June 3 ^rd - Very warm day, Minnie Appelbr came on the evening train. Annie Teasdale here for tea. Annie and Lizzie here in the evening. Rae Houghtre started work</p> <p>Sat May June 4 ^th - Warm day. We were at home all day. Alice and Minnie here staying.</p> <p>Sun May June 5 ^th - Dreadfully warm. Pa's family here for dinner. Lizzie and I went to Church. Mr. and Mrs. Farrell here in the evening. Roads dreadfully dusty.</p> <p>Mon May June 6 ^th Fine day and a little cooler. Aunt Nellie Minnie and Alice went to Pa's to spend the day.</p> <p>Tue May June 7 ^th Warm day. Aunt Nellie and I at Mrs. Clarkes Auxiliary Meeting. Minnie left.</p> <p>Wed May June 8 - Rained heavily in the afternoon. Uncle was at Mr. Sniders raising.</p> <p>Thur May June 9 ^th - Fine day. Annie and Lizzie here in the evening. Uncle, Aunt Mattie</p> <p>Fri May June 10 ^th - Very cool all day. Uncle Aunt Mattie and Alice at Pine View.</p> <p>Sat May June 11 ^th Rained heavily this A.M. also this afternoon. They went for a drive but had 25 turn{?} back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sun May June 12 - Dull day and very close. rained a little in the evening. Uncle, Alice and I at Church.</p> <p>Mon May June 13^th - Very warm it rained a little all day. The men are working on the roads</p> <p>Tue May June 14^th - Fine day and cooler. Mrs. Teasdale and Mrs. Clarke here for tea. Uncle, Aunt Nellie and Alice went for a drive to Wilcox Lake and Bonds Lake</p> <p>Wed May June 15^th - Fine day we went to Pa's bush for a walk. Willie here in the evening. {This sentence added in between the other two} I called at Mrs. Clarkes in the evening.</p> <p>Thu May June 16^th - Fine day we were over at Ma's in the afternoon for a while. Annie and Lizzie here in the evening. fine and very cool.</p> <p>Fri May June 17^th - Uncle Aunt Mattie and Alice drove down to Toronto. A went home.</p> <p>Sat May June 18^th - A little warmer but turned cooler in the evening. Doctor, Minnie and Douglas came in eve.</p> <p>Sun May June 19^th - Very cool day. Mr. and Mrs. A. Farr also Mr. and Mrs. Reive &amp; Kathlene here to spend the day. Pa and Ma came for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon May June 20^th - Dr. and Minnie and Douglas aloso Uncle and Aunt Mattie spent the day at Pa's. Very cold day rained a little in the afternoon.</p> <p>Tue May June 21^st - Fine cool day. Uncle and I drove down to Toronto in the afternoon. Mr. Wilson here for tea. Mrs. McElnoy and John called in the eve.</p> <p>Wed May June 22^nd - Fine day I called in at Pa's in the morning. I was at Store in the evening. Aunt Nellie at Mrs.Teasdales for tea.</p> <p>Thur May June 23^rd - Fine day Taura Eckant and Jannie Clark here for tea. Jannie Taley called in afternoon.</p> <p>Fri May June 24^th - Very warm I went over and called at Mr. Thomas Bowes. Aunt Mattie and Uncle went to Mr. Farrell's in the eve.</p> <p>Sat May June 25^th - Warm day it rained a little. John and Felicia called in the evening.</p> <p>Sun May June 26^th - Fine cool day. I was at Church in the morning, afternoon and evening. Uncle and Aunt Nellie at Mr. Farrell's for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mon May June 27^th - Fine day, we were at home. we cut the Sage. Aunt Mattie called at Ma's.</p> <p>Tue May June 28^th - Fine cool day. Aunt Mattie and I were out at Lydia Deans for tea. Men commenced haying {this was written in between two lines}</p> <p>Wed May June 29^th - Aunties went down to Mt. Pleasant. Uncle in Toronto getting fixing for the mower. we got our Strawberries.</p> <p>Thur May June 30^th - Very warm it rained a little we were at home all day.</p> <p>Fri July 1^st - Very warm day. Aunties Lizzie and jammie came out. we were at Pa's in the evening.</p> <p>Sat July 2^nd - Dreadfully warm glass up to 100⁰. Unlce Smellie and Aunties went home. Uncle S. and Aunt M. went for a drive in eve</p> <p>Sun July 3^rd - Dreadful warm day. Uncle Aunt Nellie and I went to Church. had light shower.</p> <p>Mon July 4^th - Turned cool this A.M. I went to Mr. Teasdales for tea {Smudged} The rest at home. cold in eve.</p> <p>Tue July 5^th - Cold day. Aunt Mattie and I called at Ma's in afternoon. Aunt Nellie at Mr. A. Meeting. Annie, Lizzie and I went to see Mary Charlton.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wed July 6^th - Fine cool day. I went to Prayer Meeting with Annie and Lizzie. Aunt Mattie at Ma's in eve</p> <p>Thur July 7^th - Fine and a little warmer. We were at home all day. {in what looks like pencil: Bot, 2 Kanrelh Howr $ 4.15 ?}</p> <p>Fri July 8^th - Mrs. Dr. Deller{?} here for tea also Ma here. A little warmer to day.</p> <p>Sat July 9^th Fine day our men continued finished haying. Annie &amp; Lizzie here in evening.</p> <p>Sun July 10^th = Very cool day. I was at Church in the morning. Pa's here for the day. A, L, and I at Church in the afternoon. we were at Pa's in evening. A frost at night. Froze corn &amp; grain in some places but no damage here. {added in the left margin: had first new potatoes for tea }</p> <p>Mon July 11 - Aunt Nellie and I went to the bush but only got a few berries. Mrs. Reive and children here for dinner and tea. Sarah Farr came on 6.30.</p> <p>Tue July 12^th - Cool day Mr. and Mrs. Batham here in the evening, also had to pick peas.</p> <p>Wed July 13^th - Aunt Kate, Mary &amp; children here we went to Ma's in the afternoon I was at Prayer Meeting and Lizzie came home with me.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thur July 14^th Very warm day, Uncle ^{&amp; men} over helping Pa to finish haying. Annie here in evening. it was last evening Mr. Stong and daughter were killed.</p> <p>Fri July 15^th - Very warm. Sarah still here Uncle, Sarah and I went for a drive &amp; afterwords Uncle and Aunties went to Downsview for a drive.</p> <p>Sat July 16^th - Dreadfully warm we were at home.</p> <p>Sun July 17^th - Mr. and Mrs. Botham and children here for tea. I was down at Mr. Heslops with John and Jammie Bowes. Very warm day</p> <p>Mon July 18^th - It is still very warm. Sara Farr went home on the 4.30 Car. Uncle &amp; I out for a drive in the evening. {written in between lines: commenced new potatoes regularly}</p> <p>Tue July 19 Dreadfully warm the glass up to about 100⁰. Uncle and Aunt M were out at Thornhill and Richmond Hill in eve. We were at home all day, at Ma's in evening.</p> <p>Wed July 20^th - Very warm I was at Prayer Meeting with the girls. Our people commenced harvest</p> <p>Thur July 21^th - Uncle and Aunt Nellie out for a drive. very warm again but a little cooler than Wednesday.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== Jan 1898 - Sold 12 Tbs Butter at 18 = ^$ 2.16</p> <p>Jan ,, ,, = Sold 10 ,, ,, ,, 17 = 1.70</p> <p>Jan 31^st ,, 13 ,, ,, ,, 17 = 2.21</p> <p>Feb. 11 13 ,, ,, ,, 17 = 2.08</p> <p>Feb Febe 23 ,, = 7 ,, ,, ,, 17 = 1.12</p> <p>Mar 12^th = 10 ,, ,, 16 = 1.60</p> <p>Mar 24^th = 9 ,, ,, = 16 = 1.44</p> <p>Sold - 415 Tbs butter</p> <p>Consumed = 105 ,, ,, = 520 Tbs made in year</p> <p>415 sold and cash $61.08 ==</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Butter 1897</span></h2> <p>Aug 18 - 6 Tbs butter at 14 cents = $ 84</p> <p>Jue Aug 25 - 11 ,, , ,, 14 ,, = $1.54</p> <p>Tue Aug 31 = 12 ,, , ,, 15 = 1.80</p> <p>Tue Sept {written over Aug} 9 - 12 ,, ,, ,, 14 15 = 1. 80 (1.80) {the 0 of 80 was written over another 8, resulting in Mary to re-write the total in brackets}</p> <p>Mon Sept 15 - 7 ,, ,, 15 = 1.05</p> <p>Sat Sept 19 - 9 ,, ,, 15 = 1.35 {A line separates these sentences} Fri Sept 25 - Packed.</p> <p>Sept 30 - Packing</p> <p>Oct 7 = ,, ,,</p> <p>Oct 13 = ,, ,,</p> <p>Oct 19^th = 10 Tbs at 15 = $ 1.50</p> <p>Oct 26 ,, = 10 ,, , 16 = 1.60</p> <p>Nov 2 = Packed about 9 Lbs</p> <p>Nov 9 ^th = Kept at home.</p> <p>Nov = 15 = 9 Lbs Butter at 18$=$1.62</p> <p>Sold 10 Lbs at 18 = $1.80</p> <p>,, 10 ,, ,, 17 = 1.70</p> <p>Sold 11 ,, ,, 17 = $1.87</p> <p>Sold= 9 ,, ,, 18 = $1.62</p> <p>Sold= 12 ,, ,, 17 = $2.04</p> <p>Sold= 9 ,, ,, 18 = 1.62</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Eggs - 4 -6 - 4 - 4 - 3</span></h2> <h3><span></span><span class="mw-headline">2 1/2 doz. 15</span></h3> <p>Tue Apr 13^th - 10 Lbs Butter at 14 cts - $ 1.40</p> <p>Mon Apr 19^th - 9 ,, ,, ,, 15 ,, = $ 1.35</p> <p>Mon Apr 26 - 9 ,, ,, ,, 15 ,, = $1.35</p> <p>Mon May 3 - 11 ,, ,, ,, 15 ,, = $1.65</p> <p>Mon May 10 - 14 ,, ,, ,, 15 ,, = $2.10-</p> <p>Sat May 15 - 11 ,, ,, ,, 14 = $1.54</p> <p>Fri May 21 - 15 ,, ,, ,, 13 = $1.95</p> <p>Thur May 27 - 14 ,, ,, ,, 13 = $1.82</p> <p>Thur Jun 4 - 17 ,, ,, ,, 12 = $2.04</p> <p>Wed Jun 9 - 13 ,, ,, ,, 12 = $1.56</p> <p>Tue June 15 - 3 ,, ,, , 12 = .36 - Packaged Crock 10</p> <p>Mon Jun 21 - 13 ,, ,, 12 = $1.56</p> <p>Sat Jun 26 - 9 ,, ,, 12 = $1.08</p> <p>Fri July 2 - 8 ,, ,, 12 = 0.96 - 4</p> <p>Thur July 8 - 9 ,, ,, 12 = $1.08 - 2</p> <p>Thur 15 - 10 ,, ,, 12 = 1.20 - 2</p> <p>Wed July 21 = 5 ,, ,, 12 = .60 - 3</p> <p>Wed July 28 - 6 ,, ,, 12 = 72 - 2</p> <p>Tue Aug 3 = 8 ,, ,, 12 = 96. - 2</p> <p>Sat Aug 7 = - about 5 Lbs kept at home</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed