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Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer & Margaret Templer came in afternoon staid all night Fri 3 Very nice & mild looks some like a thaw foggy like John & I went to Brantford with the Sleigh in afternoon now Sleighing John went to get an Overcoat & some flanel for Shirts John H. Kitchen came home with us he was pretty well on Uncle Wm Behimer went from here to Aunt Sarah Smiths & then home George Kitchen brought my democrat waggon home in forenoon Sat 4 Snowed some last night & in afternoon Snowed pretty hard but very soft & damp stayed at home all day John F. Powers went away before day light said he was going to Woodstock on a visit Charles Buck came to do the chores for John at night Staid all night Sunday Jany Sund 5 Very calm but cloudy all day Staid at home John Powers came home again before dinnertime Charles Buck went home in afternoon Mond 6 Not quite as warm blows up Cold again John Powers began to take saw logs to G. Smiths mill and I went with Henry to town meeting and Elizabeth & Margaret Kitchen & Jimmy Papples & Wife & Aunt Jinny Leemons here for dinner it will be a very close run for Wm Campbell for Councillor I think Tues 7 Very mild & nice & warm John drew Saw logs went with two loads 4 logs. I went to Brantford found Mr Osbourne their brought him home he is in trouble with Mr Christie about settling for his rent looks some like a thaw to night Wed 8 Some cooler again this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to School Meeting was appointed Sec of Meeting Abram Drake was appointed Trustee for the year in place of Henry H �Kitchen whose time is out has been in for the last three years everything went of agreeable + quiet School to be Kept up by rate bill & {Yard?} 1868 Jany Thur 9 Very cold & blowing very hard, snow drifting in all directions John Powers was sick all day & all night with the bowel complaint I staid at home all day to cold for me to go their a man named Houston here begging for a family above Paris the man got hurt very bad. Fri 10 Very cold this morning, John went to Saw mill in forenoon with logs I staid at home all day George Kitchen brought home the brass kettle in forenoon very rough & stormy in afternoon Sat 11 Not quite so cold to day John Powers drew Saw logs I went to Brantford after a bill of lumber from Hext, Sleighing middling Sun 12 Colder again this morning Staid at home all day mother went over to Henry's John Powers went away some where to Clarke Vanevery's he said Mon 13 Quite cold & clear to day John Powers drew Saw logs little Harvey & I went to James Waughs to see about his making a meal & flour chest for us he is going to make it right away looks some like a snow Storm coming Tue 14 Quite cold to-day again looks some like a storm a-coming to-night John Powers drew logs again to-day went two loads George Agnew & his mother & Rachel Griffin came here & George Agnew & I went to look for a girl to hire up to Wm Howell's in forenoon did not get one James Waugh & wife Wm Waugh & wife & his wifes sister came at dusk & staid the evening & went home Wed 15 Not so very cold this forenoon John Powers drews logs took one load & brought home a load of edging I went to Westwood in forenoon they was killing hogs & from their to St George a looking for a girl to hire Could not get one yet they seem if they would rather do any thing else than work Thurs 16 Very cold all day again John Powers drew logs all day I went to Daniel Bonhams for dinner to look for a girl & then went to Harkness' & from there Frasers on my way home looking for a girl did not get one yet Frid 17 Not quite so cold John drew logs in forenoon I staid at home there was some men came to buy my Stallion they went to Galt to look at another horse I asked them $400.00 for him they said they would be back again if they could not rest themselves any better �1868 Jany Sat 18 Not so very cold this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to Brantford came home at noon Sund 19 Not very cold heavy white frost last night I think their is a thaw coming Staid at home all day Almas the blacksmith came to get my cutter he did not get it let him have the saddle Mon 20 Very nice and mild all day John took one load of logs to mill & brought home a load of edging I staid at home all day Mr Osborne was over in forenoon Nathan Ellis & Dorothy & John & Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came at noon & staid untill evening Mr Evans called in a peddling Tue 21 Pretty cold to day again but looks some like a thaw John Powers finished drawing saw logs I staid at home all day thawed some about noon Wed 22 Quite cold very heavy white frost in morning looks like a thaw John drew wood all day their was an agent here to sell wooden window curtains I bargained for 8 for 6.25 I went to Brantford & then came around by Paris Road to look for a girl to hire did not get one She had just hired 1868 Jany Thur 23 Quite mild & thawing some rain John Powers split wood in forenoon drew wood in afternoon I staid at home all day not very well. Fri 24 Very blustering & quite cold I went to Brantford with Henry H. he took some Sheep out to deliver to one Jones he had sold to him a rather hard lot I think 33 head for $70.00. Henry's wife came over with him & staid while John Powers went over & helped to dress a steer they had feeding that got to much chop stuff & they had to kill him. Sat 25 Not so very cold quite mild towards evening I staid home all day John Powers split some wood in forenoon & drew wood in afternoon looks some like a storm to night. F. G. Ashbaugh called in to get one of my patent Bee Hives for a model but did not take it Sun 26 Snowed some last night very cold all day froze very hard I staid at home all day John Powers went up to Mr. Hawley's in forenoon middling kind of sleighing again after the snow 1868 Jany �Mon 27 Not quite so cold this A.M. John Powers drew wood all day I was at home in forenoon I went to Lynden in afternoon after a girl to hire did not get one heard of one at James Herrimans they thought I could get named Margery VanSickle Tue 28 Very cold & clear all day heavy white frost in morning. John drew wood all day, I went to Herrimans to see about a girl she was gone to Mr. Watsons to work a couple of weeks. I bargained with her to come in about a month I got my dinner at Morris Anders & come home overtook Wm Turnbull on the road & hired him for a half a month at $5.00 Wed 29 Very cold & clear all day Wm Turnbull began to work for half a month John Powers & him drew hay in driving barn I went to Brantford Called to see a girl at Mr Betson to get her to work she agreed to come as soon she could get her clothes from Rockton Nathan Ellis came to get the old clover huller from here to take up to Goderich with him he is to start home in Morning February Thurs 30 Colder than ever to day the men drew straw from other barn all day I staid at home all day & cleaned & oiled my single Harness cleaned them up first rate they look well John Kinney came in morning to trade me his grey Horse for a pair of my colts & pay me the odds did not trade Fri 31 Very cold to day again John Powers drew up wood all day Bill Turnbull sawed wood on wood pile I filed wood saw in forenoon staid at home all day. Febry Sat 1 Very cold & clear all day Bill sawed wood all day Powers & I went to Brantford Sun 2 Very cold today yet John Powers went to Hawleys Jane & I went to Henrys for dinner Mon 3 Colder than ever this morning Henry came over & helped kill a beef and I filed two Saws in forenoon Men cut up Beef in afternoon Tues 4 Quite mild & pleasant all day started down the river to collect for Horse went to Hon George Browns in forenoon & back to Cainsville for dinner & from their to John Reids & staid all night very clever folks had very good luck considering several mares dead. Wm Turnbull sawed wood 1868 Febry �Wed 5 Very nice morning fine all day & clear thawed considerable went from John Reids around by Onandaga & back to Mr Richard Harris for dinner from their to John J. Giles near Cainsville all night {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Thur 6 Snowed some last night turns up very rough & cold Snow blew a hurricane all day about the roughest day this winter got our dinners at Morris Anders came around by John Coles & James Cameson & so home like to froze my face {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Fri 7 Not quite so cold this Morning quite calm wind fell John Powers went to see his Mother which was very sick Wm Turnbull Sawed wood I staid at home all day filed & set wood Saws Sat 8 Not quite so cold to day John Powers & Mother & I went to Brantford to meet some parties that was to pay me some money for the Horse & bought three bunches of double & twisted Carpet warp very coarse & strong Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day looks like a storm it began to Snow about 8 O'clock Snowed very hard & blew hard 1868 Febry Sun 9 Quite mild this morning & all day thawed some in forenoon turned cold towards night had quite a Snow last night I staid at home all day John Powers went to David Vansickles about noon Mon 10 Very cold this morning & all day. Men sawed wood & split all day. I went to Brantford with a grist of Wheat got the flour home with me turned out flour well. James Waugh brought his Kicked Mare down for me to see she is doing well I signed a note with him to get money for him from John Elliot David Ellis was here & a fellow called George McKnight was here when I got home & staid all night Tue 11 Not quite as cold to day Men sawed & split wood. David Ellis went to St George in the morning. George McKnight went to Harrisburg to take the Cars to Galt I went to School Meeting in afternoon called to take into consideration buying a Site & building a house thereon & did not come to any conclusion at all about it cant get a Site very handy for it they ask to much for a Site 1868 Febry Wed 12 Not so very cold today Snowed some in forenoon John Powers and I went up around by Paris road and in the bend of the river a collecting and went into Brantford had very good luck. Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day �Thurs 13 Very cold most of the day Powers and I went to Paris and from their up Galt road to the Ayr road to Robert Wilsons and staid all night did not do very well very few in foal only got $3.00 all day Turnbull sawed wood all day Fri 14 Very cold all day about as cold as any day yet I believe John and I came around by Glen Morris' to Mr Robson's for dinner and so home at night got very little money very few mares in foal Turnbull sawed wood all day Sat 15 Quite mild this morning and Snowing pretty hard Wm Hall and Robert Hall came in morning to buy a colt I sold them 20 Sheep for $57.50 for the lot Mother and I went to Brantford in afternoon after some carpet warp got half a bunch to make out the pieces Feby Sun 16 Quite mild all day Jane & Harvey & Willy & Eliza went to Westwood for a ride in forenoon Mon 17 Quite warm & snowing most of forenoon I went to Brantford in morning to let them know where Jack Cowtherd was stopping and brought out the constables & went with them to Mr Nichola Lees after him they think he was connected with the murder of McIntyer and then went to Jim Herrimans to see about the girl to come to & work & then came back to School Meeting The two Mr Lampkins was here to buy colts did not see them Tue 18 Pretty cold this Morning and cold all day John Powers and I went to Paris Station with some sheep for Wm Hall I sold to him last Saturday Grand Mother went with me to James Waugh they are digging out their old well & going to dig it deeper & wall it up again Wed 19 Quite cold again to day I went to Paris & took the cars for Woodstock to pay Kinney for my Harrow right & left my horse at Capsons found everything allright came back & stayed at Issac Howells all night thawed a considerable today order 8 sets of castings for the new harrows {Left Margin: Paul Shipman helped John Powers saw up some logs for harrow stuff & drew straw from the other barn} 1868 Feby Thur 20 Very nice & warm all day thawed a good deal Came home from Isaac Howells in forenoon & Mother & I went to take carpet stuff to the weavers & from there to Henry Howells & staid all night sleighing gone a good deal, got Horses shod {Left Margin: John Powers drew oak saw logs to the mill} �Fri 21 Not so warm to day John Powers drew a log to saw mill in forenoon & got Paul Shipman to help clean up a load of wheat in afternoon I came home from Henry Howells in the afternoon stopped in St George to see Sandy about ironing some harrows Sat 22 Very cold again to day Mr Osborne come over & went with me to Brantford John Powers took out a load of wheat I got $2.63 in silver had 31 Bush 15 lb got some more carpet warp it was most all gone at McLeans Sun 23 Very cold looks & feels like a snowstorm I went after Mother to Henry Howell in afternoon got very cold old Mr Evans came last night & staid here all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon dd not get home till night cattle got no drink to day 1868 Febry Mon 24 Very stormy this morning snowed hard all day & blew a perfect hurricane everything is drifting full of snow. Mr Evans is here yet I staid at home all day John had a great time to get water for the cattle have to take them to Jones creek for water Tues 25 Storming yet this morning Snow piled as high as the fences & higher some places the hardest storm this winter so far Evans here yet A C Gile & Jonathon Craig came after some seed wheat got $1.75 Bushel every road & place blocked up with snow storming yet to night at dark Wed 26 Mostly quit storming this morning Kind of mists a little old Evans left in forenoon. John & I went to Saw mill in morning to draw on saw logs give George Forges the job for a dollar John brought home a load of edging from Bens Mill, I went to Jim Herrimans after Margery Vansickle to work for us she began to work in afternoon I went to James Waughs to see to get him to make a harrow for a model the roads drifted very bad 1868 February Thur 27 Not so very cold to day Snowed some most all day very disagreeable being out doors John Powers drew the lumber from the Saw mill & brought a load home I went & staid at the mill all day they made a very bad job a sawing the Cherry logs got it all thicknesses almost Fri 28 Pretty cold to day and blustering Snow a drifting John Powers went Saw mill to draw away the lumber as it was sawed I went to Brantford to see about selling my hardwood lumber & came back & went to James Waughs to see the well digger about sinking my well deeper he is coming tomorrow �Sat 29 Quite cold again to day John and I went to Smiths mill to get some lumber sawed to make a curb in the well Mr John Reed was here to buy a horse while we was gone to the mill the well digger came in afternoon March Sun 1 Very cold again to day staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David came for dinner Grandmother went home with them the well digger was here all day 1868 March Mon 2 Very cold & very stormy Snow is flying in all directions the coldest & roughest day yet the well digger John Easton could not do any thing at the well untill near night. Pat Kennedy came in forenoon to help at the well but had to go home again took out a few brick just at night Tues 3 Very cold yet but not so stormy the men began to work at the well in good earnest got out near all the bricks & dirt to the bottom & curbed it up as far as we went. Pat tended to the buckets alone nearly all day pretty hard work. John P. went to Paris after a load of gravel in afternoon George Rowland called to see about my mare being in foal she is dead got some medicine from old Keeler at night. Wed 4 Not so cold this morning James Waugh called in morning going to St George Mr Osborne came over & staid the forenoon I am not very well to day The men worked at the well Easton came about eleven O'clock & went home about 4 O'clock worked about half a day at the well John drew a load of gravel from Paris got the well down as we can go without a tight curb the digger is going to make one tonight. 1868 March Thur 5 {Left Margin: Easton worked at the well} Very nice & pleasant this morning sharp frost last night John drew two loads of gravel Men finished digging well & put in tight curb & began to put in the brick again. I think their is a good show of water now in the well. I went to St George in the morning & came back by 9 o clock & went to Paris to see about some casting for Harrows in forenoon. James Waugh went a long did not get the Irons got some bills about the Harrows in express office looks like a rain to night Fri 6 Raining nice this morning rained most of the night very bad working at the well Easton came sent for Pat to come worked at the well in afternoon rained hard Sat 7 Very rainy all forenoon Men worked near all day at well very nasty job Pat came in the morning & worked at well Easton did not come to work. John Powers helped at the well finished the well in �afternoon about 5 o clock I & George went with the well digger home at night the worst going I ever seen the water over road half way to Brantford and over Sleigh box in some places. George & I staid at John Powers all night got there about half past nine o clock 1868 March Sun 8 Very warm & thawing today snow most gone in the roads water very high in the roads & river the river nearly all broke up ice about gone in the river at Brantford George & I came home from John Powers in afternoon water very high in the roads up to top of sleigh box in some places Harvey & Eliza came last night from Goderich staid all night and went over to Henry's Grandmother went with them Mon 9 Froze some last night Harvey went down to see the big creek bridges in morning found them standing yet but water very high Harvey & Eliza & Jane & Mother & I went to George Jones' to attend Grandmothers birth day dinner had a very good one all their except Thomas Ellis & David Ellis & wife & Thomas Westwood & wife had a good time of it I was not very well Tue 10 Very warm this morning mud getting very deep came home from Georges in afternoon road very bad Harvey & Eliza came at night from Jerseyville I sold big Tan mare to a Yankee for $120 in silver to be delivered on Thursday the 12th inst in Paris 1868 March Wed 11 George came last night again I staid at home all day sick in bed John Powers split wood Harvey started home in morning with the cutter Eliza staid here all day John rode old Matchless out for exercise in afternoon. George Kitchen came to get a draft of a harrow to send out to Michigan & Nelson Kitchen took most all the afternoon to get up one Thur 12 Froze some last night but quite warm through the day, rained again most all day very hard. I staid at home sick in bed most all day, John Powers hung up meat in afternoon & emptied some oats that Henry brought back Eliza went with Henry's to Brantford, Sammy Proper came for dinner. Fri 13 Very nice morning & warm looks like spring coming. John thrashed some Peas I went to take the mare I sold & Eliza to the Cars at Paris in forenoon not very well got some of my harrow Irons at �the station at Paris Called at Jim Waughs to open the box the Irons was in was not there have to send for some more roads very muddy getting very bad 1868 March Sat 14 Very nice and mild thawing yet snow a going John Powers & George broke the Colts in forenoon to lead & one of them to drive round a little I was sick in bed part of the day roads very muddy heard the first little grey bird this morning Sun 15 Beautiful morning the nicest day I most ever seen for the time of year roads are drying off very fast John Powers went to Mr Hawleys I was in bed sick & the baby was sick & so is most of the other children Mon 16 Very mild but rained near all day hard John Powers thrashed some Peas the children & me are near all sick with colds Tue 17 Very windy & some rain John Powers chopped wood in the woods. Mr Deans came to buy a yoke of Oxen Roads are drying up a good deal Wed 18 Some cooler froze some last night John Powers cut wood in woods the children sick with colds Willy kept us awake near all night with the croup last night 1868 March Thur 19 Froze some last night Powers & Paul Shipman drew straw from the other barn I cut some {type?} to mark Harrows with in forenoon. Elizabeth Bonham has came & stopped for dinner while Daniel went to Brantford Easton came to see me I am some better than I was in health Willy I think is some better Fri 20 Froze & snowed some last night very nice morning & nice day, staid at home all day John Powers sowed some clover seed this morning & set the Bees on their stand & boarded up the Barn to Keep the hens out in forenoon & cut some wood in afternoon. Bart Lang came over to see if I had any money for him Sat 21 Very cold & windy thawed some in moddle of the day in the Sun went to Brantford John took Matchless to get shod & I got some Iron for Harrows at Mortons. Margery Vansickle went along & went home to Hermans roads not so bad a coming Hiram Hawley rode home with me to the corners got some money for the Horse in Brantford �1868 March Sun 22 Very nice not so cold as yesterday Samuel Westwood & David was over John Powers went after Margery Vansickle in afternoon Wm McEwin & wife & boy & Susan Wilson came before dinner & staid until dark. Henry came over a while in afternoon Mon 23 Beautiful morning very warm John Powers & I went down to Saw Mill in forenoon to see about the lumber George Fonger came to see about trading me his Oxen for a horse, rained a little in afternoon Tue 24 Very nice weather but not so warm to day John Powers made a reach for the waggon I went to St. George with my Irons for some new kind of Harrows got my John Horse shod at Sandys & got some teeth & other Irons made for Harrows at Sandys & got some lumber dressed at Bells old Johnny Wilkison was here all night him & his Horse Wed 25 Quite cold to day John took me & some timber to Jim Waugh for Harrows we got a pair near done John brought a load of lumber from the mill & came after me night to Jims Mr McAllister was here for dinner he was at Jims when I went there in morning {Left Margin: Mr Wilkison started for home in morning from here about 8 O Clock} 1868 March Thur 26 Some frost again last night folks are beginning to plow all over. I went to James Waugh to finish the Harrow got it done middle of afternoon John Powers brought a load of lumber from mill & took & brought me from Jim Waughs. Getting very dry afraid of a drought coming on again. Rowland Waugh & wife & one of Cassideys girls came to James Waugh in afternoon Fri 27 Froze some last night again. John sowed some clover seed in morning & went to Saw mill after lumber. I painted over a pair of Harrows in forenoon. Mr Tench called into see about some Harrows. Could not sell to him sick in bed near all day. Mrs Greenfield & Michael Griffin was here a while in afternoon Mrs Evans was here all night {smudged ‘Sat” above} Sat 28 Some frost again last night John finished sowing Clover Seed in morning & went to Saw Mill in afternoon after lumber I was sick in bed near all day. Mr Osborne was over a while in afternoon. George Fonger came to trade me his Oxen for a colt & to hire me his brother David I hired him for 6 months at 12 dollars per month {Left Margin: did not trade with Fonger yet Mr Gim came in afternoon & staid all night} 1868 March �Sun 29 Frost last night again staid at home all day Margery & our two girls went to Tranquility meeting in forenoon. John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon came home & rode Matchless out for exercise in afternoon I feel some better to day Mr Gim is here all day Mon 30 Some frost again last night very nice all day & warm. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill after lumber. Bart Lang was over & I Settled of with him in full of all Ape to date by cash. I was sick in bed near all day very bad. David Fonger came at night to begin to work for me for Six Months at twelve dollars per month Tues 31 Not quite as much frost last night nice warm day. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill to day, I sold a colt to Mr E Palmer a coming 3 years old for $100.00 to pay in seven months at interest & I bought a yoke of Oxen from George Fonger for ninety five dollars to pay half in a month or two & the balance $47.00 in seven months without interest David Fonger began to work for 6 months {Left Margin: My health is some better to day} 1868 April Wed 1 Not much frost last night John Powers brought the last of the lumber from the mill in forenoon Dave Fonger & George took two cows to Mr Osbornes to the Bull & Dave piled up some lumber in forenoon & John & Dave drew Hay from Barn to Driving house & I went to Paris after some Harrow Irons & took Mother as far as Mr Hawleys & she came back to Jim Waughs & I got back their for dinner & then came home, Elizabeth Kitchen was home when we got home in evening Thur 2 Not so warm this morning, snowed some in forenoon. I staid at home all day. Joe Weaver came in morning to buy a colt I let him have a Lovel colt for $90.00 to pay half for her in a month or two & the rest in Seven Months quite cold tonight Men fixed up bridge behind the barn and drew hay in afternoon in driving house Fri 3 Quite cool to day I went to Brantford after a load of Plaster roads very nice & smooth & dry Men drew straw & fixed up some fence down at Jones Creek meadow that the water washed away I settled off with Charles Buck in evening 1868 April Sat 4 Very rough & cold some Snow I staid at home all day The men fixed some fence & split some rails in woods Very squally with some Snow Sun 5 Very rough & cold again I staid at home all day Dave went down home very rough & cold with some Snow showers all day �Mon 6 Very cold & windy all day frost pretty hard & deep Men cleaned up some seed Oats & Peas & Spring wheat. I was mending old bags all day Men killed a Skunk in the evening raised a fine smell about here Tue 7 Very cold to day again Men sowed Plaster & I went to Paris after some more Plaster got some more subscribers to Canadian Messenger at the corners coming home Wed 8 Very cold & stormy all day Snowed some very heavy showers John Powers & David Fonger & myself went to Brantford to the spring fair of Bulls Stallions & seed grain a very poor affair plenty of Horses & Bulls but scarce any seed grain. I took out some Oats to change made a bargain to change with Mr Luck tomorow Took out my stallion but got no prize this year 1868 April Thur 9 Not quite so Cold & rough this morning think the weather is going to change again warmer froze so hard that we cant plow at all Powers went to Ancaster to get some money for himself David Fonger drew some rails to fence on the side road & I went to exchange some Oats with Mr Luck on Paris road in afternoon. David Fonger dug a hole to bury a cow that got her feet froze in the afternoon Fri 10 Froze pretty hard last night quite mild in the day time John Powers was sick in the morning but got some better & went to trimming apple trees trimmed all the young orchard Dave Killed & buried the sick cow & drew some rails to the fence in forenoon I mixed some horse medicine & staid at home all day. Dave & George picked stones & things of from the Meadow & drew brush from Orchard in afternoon Sat 11 Pretty nice morning but turned out very stormy in afternoon with Snow & rain I went to Brantford after some Whiskey & other things to mix medicine in John trimmed apple trees & Dave sowed some Plaster got my pay from Hon George Brown for services of Horse in 1867 1868 April Sun 12 Quite cold again all day I staid at home John F.P. went to Mr Hawleys & Dr Treneverys Dave Fonger went away somewhere in afternoon Henry H was over for dinner Dave did not get back to do the chores Mon 13 Not quite so cold to day Men finished sowing plaster in forenoon & began to plow some in afternoon a good deal of frost in the ground yet goes very bad to plow ground very dry & hard �Tues 14 Froze some last night again warmer to day with some rain in afternoon I cleaned & oiled old Matchless Harness in forenoon & sewed carpet rags in afternoon John P took old Match to Paris to Doctor Conworth to see what ailed him David drew straw in forenoon & the men cleaned up some seed wheat & a grist to take to mill Wed 15 Very nice morning no frost last night for the first for some time some small showers through the day Men Plowed all day only when it rained I sewed carpet rags all day very tired To night all hands sewed rags to get them ready for the weaver Paid Edgar Kitchen $3.00 on Pea thrashing 1868 April Thur 16 A small Shower last night Very heavy wind all day long I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day George took some more carpet warp to Mrs Holcombes to finish the carpet with a showers just at dark Henrys girls was here in afternoon Fri 17 No frost last night at all very heavy wind again to day with some small showers Peggy VanSickle & Sarah Ellis came & John Wilkinson in forenoon I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day Peggy went to Henrys at night Sat 18 Not quite so windy to day Some hard Snow showers I went to Brantford with a grist to grind & got the Democrat Spring set up at Hexts David plowed all day John went to Paris in afternoon with old Matchless to see the Horse Dr Sarah Ellis went with Peggy Vans to John Vansickles & then to Henrys at night Sun 19 Quite pleasant to day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in afternoon David Fonger went home last night Margery Vansickle went to Baptist meeting in the forenoon looks some like a Storm 1868 April Mon 20 Very nice morning & all day nice & warm Men killed a hog in the forenoon & cleaned up some Barley Dave plowed in afternoon John Powers & I went to Brantford to get old Matchless shod & I took a hog & some Barley to Fosters got $5.1/2 per cwt & got $2.20 per Bushel for the Barley I settled of with Foster in full Tue 21 Very nice Morning nice all day I took Kate to shop to get two shoes put on her in forenoon Men plowed all day Seth Charlton called in afternoon to pay me some money for services of Horse in 1867 �Wed 22 Nice & warm this morning Isaac H Anderson came last night at dark & was very sick all night with some thing like the ague was bad yet in the morning John & I went to Paris & then to Robert Wilsons for dinner to see if we could get a stand for the Horse Wm McEwin wants to buy him offered five hundred dollars for him take him now or three hundred after the season is out agreed to let him have him Charles Buck came to work in the morning J. H. Andersen got as far as Paris in forenoon was very sick. 1868 April Thur 23 Quite a Snow last night Men cleaned up some Peas in the morning & David & John tried the Oxen & a horse on the plow to plow some sod it went very bad sod very dry & stiff Charley plowed & finished the sod field for Peas. Dave & John drew straw in afternoon Beal was here sold him some Bucks for Mutton & three young calves for veal Fri 24 Some frost again last night Charles & Dave plowed at the sod all day John went to George Fongers to get a horse did not get one Mr Chatterson came to get a horse to work I & Harvey went to Westwood to get a Horse in afternoon did not get one yet Sat 25 Very nice all day some rain last night & showers Dave plowed in the young orchard Charley Buck plowed in the sod all day John & I went to Brantford to get Bills printed & get a route for the Horse Margery went home in afternoon 1868 April Sun 26 Nice and warm morning I staid at home all day Dave & George went to Meeting to Bethel John went to Osbornes in afternoon Margery came home in afternoon Mon 27 Very nice morning & warm about half of the day Dave finished plowing the Orchard & Charley Buck plowed in forenoon I went to St. George & to the weavers after some carpet in afternoon & home again, John Powers started with the Horse to travel Beal was here after some Sheep in afternoon did not get any I was from home {Left Margin: Charles Buck went home in afternoon} Tue 28 Nice morning but windy Dave plowed all day I went to Brantford in forenoon after Horse Bills got a hundred printed of large size John Powers got home at night Charles Buck did not come to work { Left Margin: Sam Westwood brought Sarah Ellis over here in afternoon} Wed 29 Very nice morning a nice shower or two in the forenoon John started with the Horse came back again sowed some Peas in afternoon for the first tried the new harrow went very well Dave �finished plowing the sod for Oats in afternoon Charles Buck worked in afternoon {Left Margin: worked Beals Horse 1/2 day} 1868 April & May Thur 30 A nice growing morning a heavy shower last night quite wet part of forenoon John started with the Horse in the morning for Newport Dave Sowed some Peas in morning had to quit on account of the rain untill noon boys fixed fence & split wood and Harrowed some in forenoon worked Beals Horse 1/2 day ground rather wet to Harrow good George Harrowed some for the first in his life {Left Margin: Grandmother & Sarah & Harvey went to Henry's I & Willy went over too after them awhile & staid for tea Sarah staid their all night} May Fri 1 Fine growing morning but cloudy most of forenoon Sowed some Peas in morning & finished them of after dinner Isaac Gard came to get some Hay had some for him he promised to come & sow Spring Wheat tomorrow if it did not rain Jane went to Jimmy Papples in afternoon Come on rain just at sundown Sat 2 Nice Morning after the rain but quite Cold & Cloudy most of the day I went to Brantford Charles Buck went away Dave Fonger went away home in afternoon John Powers came home at night roads very muddy John Westwood & Edward Ellis was very drunk along the road 1868 May Sun 3 Very nice morning cleared off in afternoon I staid at home all day John went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Henry's went to Edgar Kitchen' & stopped here when they came back Mon 4 Very nice growing morning the best this spring yet John Powers went with the Horse Isaac Gard came & Sowed a field of Spring Wheat. Charley Buck worked all day George picked stones of off the Meadow in forenoon & Harrowed a little in afternoon one of the Oxen got sick near sundown could not get him up at all for sometime he got up after Sundown {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Tue 5 Very nice growing morning Dave went to cultivating on the sod for to sow Spring Wheat on fall plowing very hard & tough cultivated it over twice Charles Buck Harrowed all day Dave Fonger left at tea time a very heavy shower just at tea time {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Wed 6 Ground rather wet this morning Charles cultivated all day George H harrowed in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Margery went over to Henrys in forenoon I went down road to get a hand to Sow grain Joe Weaver promised to come in Morning John went of with the Horse in Morning Beals Horse �worked 1/2 day {Left Margin: I got a bag of Oats from Nichols Tree White Mane Oats Dave & George Fonger called in afternoon} 1868 May Thur 7 Nice dry morning but very cool and windy looked some like a storm all day got Joe Weaver to Sow some Spring Wheat & some Oats sowed ten Acres by eleven O.Clock in forenoon Charles Buck cultivated a little & Harrowed all day ground worked very nice George Harrowed all day Beal sent for his Horse in the morning & took him away home weather looks better to night Fri 8 Very nice but quite cool Charles & George finished the Oats field Harrowing & began to gang plow the flats behind the barn for to Sow Oats in forenoon I went to Brantford & Charley finished ganging the flats in afternoon Sat 9 Some front last night again Charley Sowed some Oats in the Morning Pat Kennedy came to get work Dave Fonger called to get some money & Charles dug around some apple trees & harrowed some & cultivated some in the orchard in forenoon. George Harrowed the flats works up very nice rather wet in some places I sowed some Marrowfat Peas in orchard & Charley Harrowed the Orchard & Charley & I sowed some Clover & Timothy seed on the flats behind the Barn after tea. {Left Margin: John Powers came home with the Horse at or near sundown} 1868 May Sun 10 Very nice some frost last night quite warm & pleasant day Jane & I went to James Waughs in forenoon Harvey Westwood came over & him & George went to Henrys in afternoon Henry & Elizabeth was over for dinner when we was away Mon 11 Nice weather all day I sowed some grass seed on wheat & Charles Buck Harrowed the wheat field & George rolled the Peas & Spring wheat in forenoon & Charles took the Potatoes out of cellar in afternoon & split some wood, Bill Taylor came in evening to see if I would rent my farm to them Tue 12 Very nice & clear & warm George rolled the Oats & Charles & I furrowed out some ground in Orchard to plant some potatoes & corn & etc etc on in forenoon. George Fonger & Mrs Hawley called in to get some cucumber seed & Charles planted some potatoes in forenoon & planted some corn & George Howell finished rolling the Oats behind the barn in afternoon John came home in evening looks some like a storm to night 1868 May �Wed 13 Very rainy & stormy all day the greatest wind & rain this spring yet I staid at home all day an old fellow came last night & staid all night & all day today Charles and George sorted & cut Potatoes for seed wind blew down a great deal of fence rained hard all day Thur 14 Raining yet this morning rained untill middle of afternoon most of the time very hard Charles & George fixed up some fence the wind blew down in forenoon the boys cleaned & oiled a set of Harness in afternoon the old man Wm O Bambering went away the middle of forenoon the ground very wet now grass a growing Fri 15 Rather wet & rainy yet this morning ground a getting very wet & soft rained a considerable through the day Mr Osborne came over a while in the afternoon & had a long talk about matters & things George went to Westwoods to see if they wanted Potatoes Charley cut fence blocks in afternoon & fixed some fence & oiled harness in forenoon 1868 May Sat 16 Kind of wet & rainy yet this morning wet a good part of the day I went to Brantford with some Butter & Eggs the roads very muddy the worst they have been this spring Charley cut fence blocks all day Sun 17 Very nice morning & nice & warm all day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon John Vansickle came here very mad about the colts a getting into his field took & shut them in the barn yard Mon 18 Very nice morning but quite cool all day Mother & I went to Isaac B.Howells & I went to see the dutch Doctor he did not come untill middle of afternoon he gave me some medicine a great many to see him Charley piled up Manure at the driving house Tues 19 Quite nice but cool things growing very fast I went to Brantford to get some Gin to put medicine in & to sell some Wheat sold it to Calders for $1.65 Per Bushel in Silver to take it in this week Charley drew fence blocks & rails for the fences about the farm 1868 May Wed 20 Nice morning but looks like a storm a coming soon I & the men cleaned up some wheat in the forenoon & put up about 70 Bushel in bags Charles & I went to Brantford with a load in afternoon Keton helped us clean & dug in the garden in afternoon �Thur 21 Very nice morning some Showers in afternoon every thing a growing very fast. Charley took two loads of Wheat to Brantford sold to Wm Calder I went to Brantford & staid all day to get the pay for the wheat got it all night George went along with me in the morning Fri 22 Fine growing morning with several small Showers I staid at home all day Charley Cultivated Potatoes & Turnip ground in forenoon & he went to draw Stones for School House & him & I furrowed Potatoe ground after Tea in afternoon Sat 23 Nice growing morning with some showers. Mother & I & Mr Osborne went to Brantford got a poke for the colts Boys planted Potatoes & Mr Osborne cut the Lambs in afternoon 1868 May Sun 24 Very nice growing morning with some small Showers in afternoon Bart & Wife & his children was over Henry H.K was over for tea the little girls & Margery went to meeting to Germans school House Katy Madison came & staid all night Mon 25 Beautiful growing morning and very warm & pleasant Dave Fonger came for some money & Butter for Frank Sickle he got $25.00 & three lb of butter staid at home all day George took the water all out of the well & cleaned it out it smelt very bad {Left Margin: Began to cure the John Horses Spavin this morning} Tue 26 Very nice & warm morning every thing a growing fast staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary came over to get Potatoes got seven bags some for seed & some to eat Wed 27 Very nice growing morning very warm Nelson Behimer & Hannah Templer came Nelson went to after plaster to Paris & stopped for tea Charley cut fence blocks all day I went to Bart Langs to hire a hand in forenoon & went to see Joe Weaver & Peter Weavers after tea to get some money did not get any 1868 May Thur 28 Some showers last night things a growing very fast Charles & George drew fence blocks & rails in forenoon looks like rain George & I set some stakes on the sideline to make fence on & Charley drew rails untill tea time & then George & him tagged some of the sheep & I white washed some Plum trees had a nice shower about sundown �Fri 29 Nice growing morning but some wet Bill Sanders came from Barts to help wash the Sheep to Germans in forenoon Charles drew rails & I & George lined the side road fence through & George Jones & Rachel & Johnny came at Tea time & staid all night they brought Margaret up to go to Goderich in morning {Left Margin: Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in the forenoon} Sat 30 Nice weather but cool I went to Brantford to take Margaret Jones out to take the Cars for Goderich got home at noon I had a chance to sell old Matchles to a man named Clarke for six hundred dollars pay in three months George Jones went home after dinner 1868 May & June Sun 31 Nice day but cool and clear I took Grandmother & Aunt Mary Howell up to James Waughs in forenoon came home before sundown June Mon 1 Very nice morning but cool looks like a rain some I went to St George with Henry H this forenoon Henry came over after Grandmother & Aunt Mary in morning to take them over to his place I staid their all day the afternoon Hiram Hawley came down to get my red ox to work or to trade me another for one of mine Ed Pepper came to buy one of my Oxen in afternoon Aunt Mary Howell went home June 2 Very pleasant but very cool Men fixed fence along the road I hired a man & boy to help to day at the fence Henry Kitchen went to wash his sheep wanted to get Charley Buck to help him would not go to cold for him I went to Brantford in afternoon after a Horse poke & to see about selling old Matchless to a man named Clarke & found him in Jail for forging a note that he wanted to trade one for my Horse against me Joe Wallace big creek he is just out of Penetentiary a short time 1868 June Wed 3 Nice morning but cool Men fixed fence until noon Henry H.K. got his leg broke last night in Brantford he slipped of the waggon wheel on a stone & broke it by the ankle I turned of the man & boy I had at noon old John Emery came at dinner time began to rain at noon Jane & I are going to Wilmot if it dont rain J. H. Anderson gelded my yearling colt in morning sent of the old man & boy at noon Thur 4 Very nice morning looks some like rain again I & George went to Brantford in forenoon to get a coat for George Charles fixed fence Jane & I started for Wilmot in afternoon went as far as Susan Wilsons & staid all night there �Fri 5 Some rain last night again rained part of forenoon started after dinner for Wilmot from Susans rained part of the way up very hard began to rain when we was this side of Washington & kept on till we got near there roads very muddy Sam Fertny was a way from home to Platsville 1868 June Sat 6 Very wet this morning the heaviest rain I think I ever seen this time of year staid at Burtneys all the forenoon him & I went to dutch doctor in afternoon found the Culverts & bridges near all tore away with the water the water done a great amount of damage all over tore down fences & trees & houses I heard in some places up country Jane & I went & staid all night with John Kitchen Sun 7 Beautiful morning some slight frost nice & clear we staid all day with John Kitchens Mon 8 Very nice morning but quite cool some frost last night Jane & I started for home came as far as Donald McDonalds for dinner staid their all night rained some in afternoon Tue 9 Quite cool all day Jane & I came home in forenoon Mary Westwood was here when we got home Grandmother Mary & I went over to Henrys a while I went to St. George after the road orders after tea time roads very dry & nice 1868 June Wed 10 Very nice morning dry all day & clear I took Grandmother to Lynden in the morning Charles Buck worked on the roads all day with team I came home in evening their was a soldier come to hire in afternoon Thur 11 Nice morning some frost Charles worked on roads in forenoon I began to work out the labor under my Charge in morning George & Soldier planted some Corn & Potatoes in morning Charles cultivated turnip & Buckwheat ground Ben Vansickle came & I traded him my Oxen for a pair of Steers George went with him to help him & to bring the steers home from there Soldier hoed corn & Potatoes in afternoon Bart finished shearing Sheep at noon Fri 12 Very warm all day long I worked on the roads all day finished working Charley hauled up old rails & hoed in garden George brought home the steers from Lynden in forenoon Soldier hoed Potatoes all day 1868 June �Sat 13 Very warm & dry all day I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went with me I fell in Hatches Stable & came near breaking my leg Charley piled Manure in forenoon soldier finished hoeing potatoes in morning & piled manure all day after their was a man named Wilson, came to hire at tea time & I hired him for a few months if we can agree Charles Buck went to Brantford Sun 14 Very hot & dry but looks some like showers I went to Henrys before noon he is getting some better Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came there at tea time Walter Osborne came about middle of afternoon Mon 15 Very warm but had a shower in afternoon I went to Paris to see dutch dotor & went with Westwoods to Isaac Howells for our dinner The men piled Manure all day their was a great many people to Paris to see the dutch doctor David McKay brought his roan mare to the Horse in the morning 1868 June Tue 16 Beautiful morning after the shower last evening the men & I made fence all day a long the side road made it a cross two fields next the Gov road young Danskin came to buy my steers Wed 17 Nice morning but very warm I took the wool to Brantford sold it to Cockshutt for 28 cts per lb had 265 1/4 lb Charles Buck went to Brantford the other man piled Manure all day I paid of George & David Fonger after I came home Thur 18 Very warm all day not quite as hot as yesterday Men piled manure in forenoon I staid in the house we all fixed fence in afternoon on the side road Mrs Cole was a picking wool all day Wm Waugh & Tommy came after tea after his pay for his share of wool I sold Fri 19 Very hot all day & dry I & the men fixed fence all day on the side road Came on a great wind & some rain at tea time John Betsner came & staid all night he got his new Buggy from Hesets in Brantford 1868 June Sat 20 Very hot and dry to day Men piled manure in afternoon & fixed some fence in forenoon I & Margery VanSickle went to Brantford in morning got back at noon Daniel Bonham & wife came & staid all night Sun 21 Not quite so warm Daniel Bonham & I went to Henrys in forenoon & came back after dinner & he went home some showers through the day but not much rain �Mon 22 Quite heavy rain last night I filed a saw & the men one of them piled dung & the other laid around all the forenoon & I went to the wool factory with the wool & Mike piled dung & John Wilson went of & got drunk afternoon we are to get our yarn in three weeks Tue 23 Not so very warm to day we all fixed fence in the forenoon I sent of one of my men at noon the others fixed fence in afternoon George & I plowed potatoes in afternoon & ridged up & sowed the turnips after tea time 1868 June Wed 24 Very nice & warm all day every thing a growing fast Charley sowed the buckwheat & plowed some corn & potatoes in forenoon I went over to Henry to set his man a ridging turnip ground in forenoon & Mike hoed potatoes all day I sowed Henrys turnips in afternoon Charley hoed corn & potatoes in afternoon Thur 25 Nice & cool this morning uncle Silas Smith called in a few minutes in the morning on his way home to the forty Charley & Mike hoed potatoes in forenoon finished hoeing potatoes & went to woods to fix fence & ground the Axes after tea & cut some wood after tea Fri 26 Very nice all day & warm but cool after sunrise awhile we cut fence blocks & fixed the fence along the woods all day James Taylor & his cousin John began to work after dinner fixing fence laid it all over along the woods Sat 27 Very warm and dry yet I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went along The men fixed the fence along the road behind the driving house & piled manure Mother came home from her visit 1868 June Sun 28 Very warm & dry yet Mother & I went over to Henry's in afternoon Mon 29 Very warm yet today The men & I finished the sideroad fence in forenoon & piled manure & plowed & hoed the Potatoes & corn in afternoon Tue 30 Very warm all day I took a grist to mill & the old waggon to get the tires set & the men piled Manure & ground up some scythes in afternoon 1868 July Wed 1 The very hottest day yet for dominion day John Powers took old Match to Cainsville the men piled dung & mowed around part of a field of grass �Thur 2 Uncommon hot yet John began to cut grass & the men cut fence corners & cut Canada thistles Fri 3 Very hot again all day I went after grist & waggon in forenoon & to Brantford in afternoon Sat 4 Very warm again to day the men began to draw hay & I cut a piece of grass did not get done till ten o clock 1868 July Sun 5 As hot again as ever Mother & I went over to Henry's awhile after dinner he is getting better Mon 6 Very hot again Men drew hay John went to Paris & I set Henry mower going forenoon & I cut a piece of grass in afternoon Tue 7 Looks some like a thunder shower but did not come very hot & dry I went with old Quick around to buy some lambs sold him all mine for 1.75 per head John cut a piece of grass the other men drew in hay all day Wed 8 Very warm to day again George & I took the lambs to Brantford in forenoon John cut some grass the others drew in hay & raked & put up some in afternoon Thur 9 As warm as ever this morning John Powers & George plowed some potatoes & they all turned hay & raked it up in forenoon & worked in hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I drove Henry out to Brantford for the first since his leg was broken} Fri 10 Very hot again to day men worked in hay all day drew in with two teams in forenoon I went to Brantford with Henrys John began to cut the last field of grass 1868 July Sat 11 Hotter than ever to day John cut grass & Charley raked hay stubble the others mowed fence corners in forenoon John & I went to Brantford & the men raked & cocked hay in afternoon Sun 12 Very hot again to day I took Mother over to Westwoods in forenoon Mon 13 Very hot yet again John cut grass all day the men spread & raked hay Mike ONeil came home at tea time from Hamilton a seeing after his discharge from the 100th regiment {Left Margin: I began to make Waggon rack} �Tues 14 As hot as ever to day John finished cutting the last field of grass & the other ones spread out grass in forenoon & raked & cocked up hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I worked at rack again today} Wed 15 I don't think it is quite as hot today but very near we got Cole & one of Osbornes men to help draw got in twenty six large loads today {Left Margin: I worked at rack again} Thur 16 Not quite as hot as has been some days we have had lately got Cole & John Vansickle to help draw got done at tea time had 55 large loads of off less then twelve Acres it was the heaviest crop that ever grew about here so every body that seen it or worked in it, it made very fine hay Clover & Timothy well mixed 1868 July Fri 17 Nearly as hot as ever again John & George raked the grass stubble in forenoon the other men went to make the line fence between Ben & me for to pay back for Cole & John VanSickle for helping us with the hay a drawing in John & George cultivated the turnips I worked at waggon rack what I could do at it got it about done it is a good one when finished Sat 18 As hot as ever again I think George & I went to Brantford & the men cut some grass & hoed turnips & potatoes got home after dinner Sun 19 Very hot to day again Wm Simpler & wife was here for dinner on their way to see old Mr Snyder buried I went over to Henrys a while in afternoon Mon 20 Hot yet today & dry the men cut around the wheat field & Jane & I went to Isaac Howells & to see the dutch doctor Tue 21 Very hot yet again to day I filed a saw & set up reaper & began to reap wheat in forenoon cut some wheat & bound it up in afternoon 1868 July Wed 22 Hot again as usual to day Cut wheat broke reaper knife I went to St. George got it mended came back & cut wheat until noon cut some wheat again in afternoon & went to Brantford after some men got one home with me two others promised to come in morning our wheat field got a fire in forenoon from James Taylors pipe we supposed �Thur 23 Not quite so hot today cut wheat in forenoon & finished cutting the one field at tea time the worst cutting I ever have seen I think Fri 24 Not so hot this morning very smoky looking & dry Men finished binding field of wheat & shocked it up & began to cut other field in forenoon Michael ONeil went of to get a job at the railroad bridge cut & bound wheat in afternoon Sat 25 Not quite so hot to day cut and bound up wheat finished up cutting fall wheat got done at dark all shocked up it got very dry and brittle 1868 July Sun 26 Quite cool this morning to what it has been John Powers went to Brantford I went to Henrys awhile after dinner Mon 27 Not near as warm as it has been all day Henry & I went to Branchton after the ram got it all right the men drew in wheat all day drew all day on ten acres had two other men from Brantford to help us Tue 28 A great deal cooler to day the men drew in wheat all day finished the fall wheat in afternoon I finished waggon rack Mother went to Barts in forenoon Wed 29 Pretty warm again to day tried the Peas with horse rake in the morning & it would not go give the job to Jim Taylor & John Christie John Powers raked wheat stubble & cultivated turnips in forenoon & I went to Brantford & John fixed some fence in afternoon Mother came home Thur 30 Not so very hot today John raked stubble in morning I took Mother over to Henry Howells in forenoon & got the tire put on reaper wheel & came home in the evening 1868 July & August Fri 31 Not so very hot to day John & some of the men drew in some raking & some Peas had a small shower in afternoon & in the evening again I was in bed most all day sick one of the men cut round spring wheat field & bound it up Saturday Augt 1 Quite cool with some small showers in morning men done nothing in forenoon John hoed cabbage patch some of them went home to Brantford men done nothing much all day cut some Peas after tea �Sun 2 Not so very warm to day I staid at home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon John Powers went to Hawleys Margery VanSickle went home did not come back Mon 3 Very nice & cool all day looked some like rain in forenoon I went to Wm Waughs after some money for some lambs he had sold to Beal & home & the men some drew Peas & some cut Peas & one of them cut around Spring wheat field & Oats in forenoon I went after Mother in afternoon & the men drew Peas & cut Peas 1868 Augt Tue 4 Very nice & not so warm I drove the reaper in afternoon to cut Spring wheat the men drew in Peas in forenoon & a while afternoon & then cut spring wheat till night Wed 5 Pretty warm today again Edward Martin & wife was here for dinner I drove the reaper to cut Spring wheat all day Thur 6 Not so warm to day again I went to Brantford the men cut Oats some of them & the rest set up wheat & bound Oats Fri 7 Not so very hot today George & I went to Rachel Cains to see some stray hogs there was there to get them for Quick that lost some in Brantford did not find them men bound Oats in forenoon & drew spring wheat in afternoon Sat 8 Nice & cool but the hardest wind I must ever have seen had to quit drawing wheat most of afternoon drew & stacked Spring wheat & one man bound Oats Sun 9 Quite cool to day again Henry H. K. came over for the first time since he had his leg broke James Taylor went away to Crandells in morning 1868 Augt Mon 10 Very nice morning & cool Cynthia Kitchen & I went to Brantford to meet John Kitchens wife & children a coming on the cars they did not come at all dont see what is the matter Tue 11 Some small showers last night & today some more we marked the Sheep in forenoon & John Powers & John Christie went to Brantford George & I went to Wm Waugh, after some Sheep & lambs he had on shares he took twenty one ewes on shares again for another year to give half the wool & half the lambs & the old sheep back again �Wed 12 Nice morning cleared of I settled of with Jim Taylor & John Christie in forenoon James Waugh brought back some Oats he had since last summer & I killed a lamb & Mr Quick came & paid me for some lambs he had bought I went to Henrys after tea a while Thur 13 Very nice day & cool John cut Oats all day Jane & I & the children went to Westwoods I got a sow & pigs from them they was cutting their Peas 1868 Augt Fri 14 Not so very warm to day John bound up Oats & I went to Westwoods in forenoon after a Sow and five pigs & then went to Dunhams to get him to come & work in afternoon Sat 15 Very nice & cool today John bound Oats all day I took covered Buggy to Brantford to get a coat of Varnish on it Sun 16 Nice & cool had a nice Shower last night which makes things look nice I took the girls & George to Daniel Bonhams in morning & home again in the evening Mon 17 Very nice day & warm Henry & I went to Paris to see dutch Doctor Margaret Kitchen came to sew for Jane {Left Margin: John began to plow to sand stubble grass} Tue 18 Very nice day looks some like showers Mr Bart came to buy my farm in forenoon I mended harness & Beal came to buy Sheep at tea time did not take any away coming again after some some day soon wants to get all their is fit to Kill John plowed all day 1868 Augt Wed 19 A little shower last night John plowed in forenoon I went to hire George Agnew could not get him went to Paris afternoon hired a man come as far as Giles & stopped would not come any farther got home at dark Thur 20 Looks like showers again very warm Mother & I took the yarn to Colemans to get wove in forenoon Mrs Lemon & Mrs Papple & Mrs VanSickle came in afternoon had a nice shower in afternoon Fri 21 Nice after the shower I hired a man to plow for one month at $14.00 per month men plowed Beal got some sheep I went to Brantford after the Covered Buggy Sat 22 Very nice weather warm the men plowed all day I oiled the Buggy top & got ready to start for Goderich �Sun 23 Very warm to day again Charles Turner came over for dinner Jane & I started for Goderich in afternoon & went as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night 1868 Augt Mon 24 Very warm to day again the men got in the last of the Oats. we drove as far as Henry Chrysler for dinner & then went on as far as Seabachs tavern five mile this side Mitchell & staid all night very good accommodations with light charges only $1.25 for suppers & bed & breakfast & horse to Hay Tue 25 Quite warm again today the men plowed all day we started & drove into Goderich got in before five O'Clock found Harvey started down to my place after seed wheat Wed 26 Very nice & warm men plowed Eliza & Jane & I went to see Andrew Green for dinner Thur 27 Nice & pleasant to day we went out to see Sandy Reid for dinner came back by Joe Morris they was not at home Fri 28 Nice & warm all day the men helped Henry thrash we went to Mr Hortons for tea & staid the evening with Mr Clifford Eliza & Lydia went to the social Harvey got home in evening 1868 Augt Sat 29 Very nice to day again men helped Henry thrash we staid at Harveys & went out to Morris' in evening staid all night Harvey & Eliza came after dark too Sun 30 Some cooler this morning staid at Mr Morris' till after dinner & then went to David Ellis in afternoon found there little boy quite sick staid all night Mon 31 Had some rain last night and several showers through the day staid at Davids all day & night the men helped Henry thrash 1/2 a day Sept Tue 1 Very nice after the rain men plowed David & I went to see some farms went to Mr Hamlens for dinner & tea partly agreed for his farm for thirty five hundred dollars Wed 2 Nice morning but cooler we come back to Goderich in forenoon to Harveys Thur 3 Nice morning & warm staid at Harveys Sarah Behimer & Hannah Templer came in afternoon had a very nice shower at tea time wet things up good �1868 Sept Fri 4 Very nice after the rain I made some plum boxes in forenoon was not very well all day spent the evening at Mr Cliffords all off us from Harveys Sat 5 Very nice some cooler the men sowed some wheat Jane & I started for home in forenoon came as far as Seabachs tavern & staid all night was not well Sun 6 Cooler this morning took some like rain started & came as far as John Kitchens for dinner began to rain rained very hard staid there all night Mon 7 Cleared off again had a very wet night ground a swimming, started & came as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night I had a shake of Ague Tue 8 Quite cool again came home in forenoon men drew Manure in forenoon & sowed some wheat afternoon & drew Manure with one team I laid to bed all the afternoon 1868 Sept Wed 9 Had some more rain the ground very wet cant do anything on it I staid at home all day John drew Manure the Englishman I hired left this morning sick worked fifteen days {Left Margin: sold Beal the sheep 53 head for $90.00} Thur 10 Cooler but ground wet I staid at home all day John finished sowing wheat Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Fri 11 Very wet yet to day staid at home all day John drew Manure Sat 12 Ground very wet yet John & I went to Brantford John got measured for a suit of clothes at Cockshutts Sun 13 Quite cold and wet I staid at home all day Mrs Osborne & girls come over a while in afternoon Mon 14 Nice day but cool John went to help Osborne in seeding I went to see Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver about some notes I held Thos Westwood & Mary & Dorothy was over for dinner & tea Tue 15 Very nice day & dry all day Mother & I went to Lynden I hired a man for a month for $12.00 began in afternoon Sam Burtney was here when we got home �1868 Sept Wed 16 Had some rain last night cleared off cool again men drew Manure all day sold a horse to Sam Burtney for $110.00 to pay in four months Joe VanSickle brought his lumber apc in forenoon I went to John VanSickles to see him about the Sheep I let him have on shares Thur 17 Nice morning men drew Manure I staid at home all day Jane & I went to Mr Burts in afternoon Fri 18 Very nice morning men drew Manure I went to see thrashers & let George Kitchen have four Bushel Oats forenoon Jane & I went to Mr Burts to see about selling my farm in afternoon Sat 19 Very nice morning again Wm Gorman threw manure out of Sheep stable John F & I went to Brantford to get some clothes for John F Sun 20 Had some rain last night again I went to Henrys a while Margery & her Sister went James Waughs in forenoon 1868 Sept Mon 21 Very nice morning Mr Burt & Son came to see if I would sell my farm in forenoon men drew Manure I went to Paris to see the doctor he did not come at all Tue 22 Very nice morning Mr Burt & I went to Brantford to do the writing about my farm sold it to him for $50 per acre Wed 23 Nice morning I took John to go to Hamilton Show I got Horse shod & Mother & I went Puslinch in afternoon Thur 24 Very nice morning Thos Ellis & I went to look at a farm near Guelph it began to rain at dusk Fri 25 A little rainy this forenoon Mother & I started for home after dinner came as far as Henry Howells staid all night Sat 26 Nice morning again came home afternoon found Nelson Behimer & wife here when we got home Sun 27 Some rain again today I was sick Nelson & Sarah went home afternoon 1868 Sept �Mon 28 Cleared of again I am not very well yet James Waugh & George Howell came in morning to see and get my democrat to go after their tools to Copetown Mr & Mrs Burt came & we went with them to Brantford to sign the writings for the farm men threw down old straw stack & fixed house roof & split wood George Medley staid all night & I settled with him for his work he done Tue 29 Cleared of & cool men cleaned up some Oats & Spring wheat in forenoon & I took it to Brantford in afternoon George Ellis came & him & I went to John Betzner's to see Mr. Haines farm staid all night did not buy it Wed 30 Looks some like rain had some in afternoon George & I came as far as George Jones & staid all day & night the machine came to thrash & did not do anything machine would not go at all had to quit 1868 Oct Thur 1 Had some rain last night George & I came home in forenoon George went to Henrys & I went to see after the thrashers in afternoon could not get them for ten days or so Fri 2 Very nice morning & clear again John & I went to Brantford with a load of ash lumber in forenoon I went to Henrys a while afternoon Mr Osborne was over Sat 3 Nice morning some frost last night again John drew lumber & Jane & I went to Brantford after the Mortgage & some dry goods & Mr Burt came & paid two thousand dollars on the Mortgage Sun 4 Heavy frost last night but nice and clear John Vansickle & me went to Lynden in forenoon Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David was over a while afternoon Mon 5 Nice & warm all day Mother & John Proper & I went to Goderich Tues 6 Nice day but some cooler Harvey & I drove out to see a farm that belonged to one Jessup out of town a little 1868 Oct Wed 7 Very warm all day some rain at evening & in the night got Harveys Horse & drove out to David Ellis’m in forenoon Thurs 8 Some rain last night quite wet & cold all day went to Dungamron to the show was appointed one of the lodges in the House had a very good show for a township show �Fri 9 Very nice day not cold went back to Manchester & round through {Wawamouth?} & back again to see some farms seen some good one Sat 10 Nice & dry all day went in afternoon to see Mr Carezo farm out on the Maitland river & home Sun 11 Nice & warm all day staid at David’s all day Mon 12 Nice day & warm went to look over Mr Bailies farm in forenoon staid at David’s in afternoon Tues 13 Nice day & very warm mother & I went to see Bailies farm again could not buy it wanted to much for it I thought Wed 14 Nice & warm all day Mother & I came to Morris’s in forenoon they was gone to show to Lucknow I went to town & back there in afternoon 1868 Oct Thur 15 Very nice morning again Mr Morris & I went to see two or three farms that {Ghos?} Martin used to own out at Smiths Hill Fri 16 Nice day but cool some rain in afternoon staid at Mr Morris’s to get word about Martins farm did not come till night telegram came for me to come to Brantfors as a witness against a forger could not go David Ellis called at Morris’s to tell about some other farms he had heard of in town Sat 17 Some snow last night very cold all day went with Mr Morris to Smiths Hill to see about getting a field for a plowing match & then went into Goderich to Harveys for the night Sun 18 Quite cold all gay again went to church with Harveys in forenoon was sick at noon staid with Mr Clifford the evening Mon 19 Quite cold again to day had the writings made out for the Loot no 2 in the 8th Concession Western division of Colborne from John Hickingbottom price $5000.00 100 acres more or less 1868 Oct Tue 20 Some rain in the morning quite soft all day Grandmother Eliza & Mrs Clifford & I went out to the farm I bought & to Mr Morris for dinner & back to town at night bought a lot of Hay from Hickingbottom for $47.00 cash had Mr Cliffords team & waggon got full possession of farm �Wed 21 Quite wet all day Mother & I came home let Harvey have twelve hundred dollars for one year at ten percent Thur 22 Some snow last night again staid home in forenoon went after flannel in afternoon John went to see the thrashers in afternoon Fri 23 Not quite so cold to day our Harvey & I went to Westwoods to get a horse to thrash John got ready for to thrash Sat 24 Nice weather al day John killed a sheep to & I went to Brantford Mr Burt was over here Sun 25 Some rain all day by spells staid at home all day Henry was over for dinner 1868 Oct Mon 26 Very nice day all day began to thrash in forenoon some Oats thrashed all day Tue 27 Nice day but windy thrashed some S. wheat stacks they was very wet grain nearly spoiled Wed 28 Nice day but windy finished the stacks in forenoon & set at the old barn & thrashed 180 Bushel in afternoon Thur 29 Very nice day but Cool finished thrashing before night David Ellis & old John Emery came in forenoon David & I went to Lynden & back in afternoon Fri 30 Very nice again to day John & George pulled some turnips Mother & I went to Mr. Burt on a visit I called to get Wrung to come & thrash Peas coming Monday Sat 31 Very wet all day staid at home all day November Sun 1 Very cold & disagreeable Mother & I went to Henrys for dinner Samuel & Harvey Westwood was there Mon 2 Quite cool all day John & George finished the turnips, Mr Wrung began to thrash Peas in morning I staid home all day for Mr Palmer to come did not come Mother went to Westwoods in forenoon 1868 Nov �Tue 3 Heavy white frost last night John Powers went to plow for George McLaughlin Wrung thrashed Peas I went to Henrys in afternoon {Left Margin: Sold Beale some Sheep & a pair of Steers} Wed 4 Very nice day some rain in evening John took a load of Hay to Hatch I went to get Auction Bills printed got a hundred printed Thur 5 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home Some rain last night I staid at home all day Fri 6 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home in evening Eliza Howell & Isaac Howell & wife came here Sat 7 Very cool & looks like rain I took Eliza to Vanderlip & came home in evening Sun 8 Very rainy to day again staid at home all day Mon 9 Very wet all day John threw S. wheat out of Bins I went to Henrys & staid all day Abram Drake came after School Tax it is very high this year a very rainy day 1868 Nov Tue 10 Very bad damp dirty day staid at home all day John sorted out old irons in forenoon & went to Paris to put up bills in afternoon Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Wed 11 Cleared of some today Mr Burts boys began to Plow in morning George Day came after some seed, John & I went to Brantford after some things for the sale Thur 12 Kind of cold all day and cloudy James Waugh was here all forenoon came to buy some cows before the sale Burts boys plowed Fri 13 Very nice all day & clear John & Charles Buck drew straw & I went to St George to sell my right for Harrow sold the right to Wm Behiny for a horse Sat 14 Beautiful & warm day staid at home forenoon & got out some stuff for waggon rack from Jim Waugh same & fixed Mothers old Bureau let him have some Oak for Harrow & waggon rack I went to Brantford after some cheese in afternoon 1868 Nov �Sun 15 Some cooler & cloudy all day looks like a storm John P went to George Fongers I went to Henrys a while in forenoon they came over with me for dinner George Howell went to Westwoods found a Leicester Buck with our ewes in forenoon Mon 16 Very cold disagreeable day I went to St. George to settle up with Fleming for the Harrow right give him my note for $47.00 for two months without interest Henry Howell & wife came down in afternoon & staid all night {Left Margin: I got a three year old colt from Wm Fleming for my Harrow right}. Tues 17 Very heavy rain all day the wettest day this fall a good many camy to the Sale but we had to put it of on account of the rain it wil come of on Thursday the 26th if all is well Henry Howell went home Wed 18 It has quit raining this morning but is cloudy John F Powers & I went to Brantford I went to get some notices printed about the sale got a 100 for $125. went to see John Lakes colt did not buy it yet John Burt went home sick in the morning 1868 Nov Thur 19 Nice morning heavy white frost last night sent John F. with some bills to put up out towards Smokey Hollow I went to Paris with some bills posted a lot by mail to different parties around the county got dinner at I.L.Howells & came home Fri 20 Snowed some last night John went to Help Henrys Bill Hags I went to Harrisburg & around by St. George to put up bills Mr Burt went with me from his place to St. George got home by noon {Left Margin: George & the girls went to Henry Howells afternoon} Sat 21 Quite cool this morning & windy all day got quite muddy I went to Colemans after some flannel did not get it paid my School tax in morning to Mr A Drake $30.99 got home at noon and cleaned up a grist after dinner Mr Gim came in forenoon & staid all night Sun 22 Quite cold froze hard Jane & I went to Henrys in forenoon found George Kitchen & all his family moved in there Mr Gim staid here all day & all night 1868 Nov Mon 23 Hard frost last night but a very nice warm day & very clear roads very rough in morning I took a grist to Brantford to get ground got it home with me John F went to help Osborne thrash in afternoon they moved into the new School house �Tue 24 Nice morning some frost John F & I cleaned up some wheat for Henry Mr Burt & Dan came to plow in forenoon John helped Osborne to thrash & I staid at home in afternoon Wed 25 Cloudy not so cold Mr Burt finished plowing in forenoon young Mr Reagie came to buy a colt did not get one from me John went to John Kinneys & I went to Henrys to see him he was gone to Paris with wheat looks like rain to night Thur 26 Rained hard last night cleared of this morning again had our sale to day had a large turn out things went of pretty well a good day George Jones & Rachel came & staid all night 1868 Nov Fri 27 Nice morning but cloudy Dennis Sager came to buy a bay colt three year old past that I had he got him for $152.00 to pay in eleven months for him George & Rachel went to Henrys in forenoon Mr. Simpson came after the reaper he bought at the sale paid cash Sat 28 Looks like a storm it did rain before night John & I went to Brantford I went to settle of with Postman for the sale roads very muddy {Left Margin: Some one stole two of our best turkeys last night} Sun 29 Cloudy kind of weather I staid at home all day the girls came home from Westwoods afternoon Mon 30 Some snow last night colder this morning John took me to Paris to go to Goderich on Cars I went & staid at Cliffords all night found them all well there December Tue 1 Quite cold & blustering all day with some snow Harvey took me out to Mr Morris in afternoon roads very bad & rough Wed 2 Snowed some last night & in forenoon about six inches Mr Morris took me to the farm & to David Ellis in afternoon with the sleigh went very good in the gravel road 1868 Dec Thur 3 Very nice morning some more Snow last night again David & I went with the cutter back in Wawanosh to see George Henry about his buying Matchles Horse he is coming down to see him soon roads very bad mud in some places knee deep to Horse got back about dark to Davids had one upset in the mud & snow �Fri 4 Quite cold but clear David thrashed in forenoon & George Ellis brought me out to Goderich came on a great snow & blow in evening about dark I staid at Harveys all night George went home again after dark Sat 5 Quite calm again after the storm last night I came home from Goderich John brought me from Paris in afternoon brought home half a barrel of W fish no sleighing when I got home Sun 6 Looks like a storm all day I staid at home John Powers went away to Mr Hawleys or some where up the road 1868 Dec Mon 7 Storming this morning very stormy in afternoon John fixed to Kill Hogs I went to Brantford in afternoon after Salt to salt the pork in Tue 8 Very stormy all day snow & blowed very hard we Killed Hogs Daniel H Bonham & Isiah came to buy the straw carriers did not get them Wm Templer came after the straw cutter he bought at the sale staid all night a terrible storm Killed Hogs & cut them all up & salted them got done before night Wed 9 Quit snowing but very cold I went to St. George to get the Horses shod at A Brockbank all around had some of these rubber cushions put under one of their shoes in front John put straw round yard Thur 10 Getting colder all the time John & I went to Brantford to get my cutter that was there to paint James Waugh brought his wife here and left her while he went to Isaac Sands sale & called in evening for her sleighing not very good at all blowed of the road in places 1868 Dec Fri 11 Very nice morning but pretty cold all day Jane & I went to Westwoods on a visit with the cutter & one Horse John split wood James Waugh came to borrow some money Sat 12 Nice & clear but some windy & pretty cold day day John went to Brantford I went to Jerseyville to take some coverlets to get wove at William VanSickles cant get them before April or Mary Came back by Lynden & staid all night at B. VanSickle left a set of whiffletrees at Petitts to get ironed Sun 13 Quite cold all day again I staid at Bens in forenoon came home in afternoon Henry H Kitchen was here �Mon 14 Some milder this morning Snowed some all day long but did not amount to much after all I think about an inch or two Wal Baker came to buy some Oak lumber Owen Judge came after fanning Mill he bought at the sale Joseph Weaver came and bought my old long tug Harness for twenty dollars they was a very good set 1868 Dec Tue 15 Very nice all day but cold I went to Paris to order a set of new harness from Flanagan to be silver mounted all through Wed 16 Nice day thawed some in the Sun I went to Brantford to see about selling my wheat did not do it going to Keep it a while longer yet Thur 17 Very nice day thawed some I staid at home all day not very well Fri 18 Nice day but some colder I staid at home all day Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer came before noon I strung a couple of strings of Bells Sat 19 Very cold all day long I staid at home all day Wm Behimer & Helen went home in the morning Henry Howell came after the fanning mill he bought at my sale Beal took the steers away in afternoon I sold him for $100.00 Sun 20 Very nice & warm thawed of all the sleighing I staid at home Grandmother went to Henrys Mon 21 Some colder this morning I made some shawl pins in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon to see dutch doctor John began to dig out the snow in lane 1868 Dec Tue 22 Not very cold again to day John dug out the lane & began to draw up some wood I staid at home all day Henry Howell & Wm Tanner came after some Sheep for Henry got a dozen at $3.50 each to pay for them in the six months from date Wed 23 A pretty cold day again I staid at home all day & fixed up the old table & give the top of it a coat of paint sold Beal 13 sheep for $32.50 to take them away next week Jarome Hawley came after the pay for the thrashing paid him ten dollars $17.70 coming yet Thur 24 Nice day but very cold John & I went to Brantford took the iron plow out to George Fowler to get it fixed up some very poor Sleighing the coldest day this winter �Fri 25 Not near so cold today we all went over to Westwoods for to take over Christmas dinner Sat 26 Very nice day not very cold John drew up wood & I painted the table again & mended Harveys little Sleigh 1868 Dce Sun 27 Some snow last night but not enough to make good sleighing Jane & I & John Powers & Willy & Eliza went to Henry Hawleys in forenoon & Home in the afternoon Sleighing very poor Mon 28 Not very cold very nice winter weather though John drew up wood I painted over the table again Samuel Buckborough came to buy some oak lumber from me sold it to him Beale came & took away the Sheep I sold him last week Nelson Kitchen & Edgars wife & children is to start for Michigan to night Tue 29 Some Snow last night very warm & mild all day I took Grandmother & the girls down to Lynden left Grandmother down there to get her cloak made & we came home Wed 30 Quite mild all day I painted the table over again in forenoon & got out some stuff for a waggon rack & Samuel Buckborough sent after some oak lumber I sold him John Powers drew wood Mr Galloway called to get subscriptions for the Bible Society St. George 1868 Dec Thur 31 A heavy white frost last night very sharp & cold in the morning I went after Dr. Kitchen for Mrs Cole before daylight to St. George got him to come & painted the table over again & James Papple called to get his pay for helping thrash John & George drew Pea Straw in forenoon I went to St. George with some Peas & Oats to get chopped for the beef cow and took some oak lumber to Bells to get dressed for a waggon rack got it home with one & got the chop stuff with me too a very warm nice day thawed some the wind got around to the northeast and seems as if there was a storm a coming on John & George cleaned up some Spring wheat for a grist afternoon I got home from St. George about half past six in the evening Diary January 1869 Fri 1 The greatest Snow storm and hardest blowing we have had this winter yet Jane and I and two of the children went over to Henrys for dinner {Thos?} Westwood & Mary was there in the terriblest Snow storm we have had in a long time �Sat 2 Quite mild all day but rained & Snowed nearly all day I put handles on some knives in forenoon then fixed a place & turned old Matchles in to it in afternoon John and George cut down straw stack & threw it round the yard Sun 3 Very warm & thawing some I went after Mother to Lynden in afternoon Marjory VanSickle came back in afternoon Sleighing going Mon 4 Very nice and mild this morning John took a grist of S.wheat to Brantford to get floured to sell I went along to the municipal election at Betsons School House the children started to school again this morning old Doctor Stinson and old Mrs. Leemington & Mr. Storr is to be buried to day went to Germans School House to the election & then home & hitched up the brown colt & drove him to St. George for first time 1869 January Tue 5 Very mild & some Snow showers through the day I went to Brantford after a grist sold 500 lbs to Hexts at 2.50 per cwt John split wood Mr Rung began to thrash Peas I settled up with G. Foster & Hatch in full of all demands Wed 6 Very nice day & warm thawed a good deal Jane & I went to Isaac J. Howells & James & Lydia went along went after my new harness to Paris staid all night at Isaac's Joseph Steel & wife was there all day {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Thur 7 Nice day very warm the Snow all gone in the roads nearly came as far as James Waughs for dinner & home in afternoon Sleighing nearly all gone {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Fri 8 Quite soft this morning looks like a thaw again I put some hoops on churn & some barrels in forenoon John split wood Rung thrashed Peas all day Sat 9 Heavy rain last night rains yet this morning John turned the meat over in the box Mr. Rung thrashed Peas I staid home all day 1869 January Sun 10 Very nice day quite warm I staid home all day Grandmother went to Henry's in morning Susan Wilsons young folks came here from Westwoods in afternoon & went home in evening �Mon 11 Very nice day and quite warm & Spring looking I staid at home all day the clock spring broke down Tues 12 John & I went to Brantford in forenoon called to get Noles to come & butcher a Beef for me got the clock mended and cleaned at Griffiths Wed 13 Very nice day & thawed some in the sun John and Noles killed the Beef in forenoon I went to School Meeting & come back to Mr. Greenfields for dinner & staid till evening Henry girls was over John greased the new waggon in afternoon I bought a whip from John VanSickle for one dollar Thurs 14 Beautiful weather all day John and I cut up the Beef & fixed waggon rack in forenoon & put on & took a load of Hay to Mr. Nisbet School Teacher at Germans School House 1869 January Fri 15 Very nice weather all day I went to Brantford & took the two girls & George out with me took a quarter of Beef to sell got five dollers per cwt for it from John Booze bought some chocs for girls & a pair of Boots for George from Adams Sat 16 Beautiful day & sunshine I went to St. George to pay Fleming a note he held against me & got a pair of Harrows from Sam Buckborough & got two shoes set on the John Horse Rung finished thrashing & cleaning Peas in afternoon had 107 Bush Sun 17 Nice day again all day I staid at home all day Grandmother went with Henry to see Nelson Kitchen baby that is sick at the corner at Mrs Shipmans {Left Margin: Samuel Fristney & wife came at dark & staid all night} Mon 18 Looks like a storm quite cold & cloudy all day Samuel Fristney paid for the grey mare he bought from me in the fall for $105.00 John and I went to Paris with a load of Hay to Wm. Epron for P.O. Connor the roads are very nice for the waggon Samuel Fristney & wife went home in forenoon 1869 January Tue 19 Quite cold all day and cloudy but no snow yet I staid at home all day John took away a load of Hay to Paris Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in forenoon I mended a sursingle {surcingle} & breaststrap Elizabeth Kitchen and Dorothy came over in forenoon & staid till evening �Wed 20 Beautiful day clear and cold John & I took a load of Hay over to Mr. Kitchen in forenoon got Wm. Fleming to shoe the team all round new shoes in front Grandmother & Aunt Mary went over to Henrys I sent for the Globe by H.G. McPherson $1.30 Thurs 21 Very nice all forenoon clouded up in afternoon I staid home all day mended some halters in forenoon John took a load of Hay to tavern keeper in St. George he is to pay for it in six weeks Fri 22 Very nice day but quite cold John & I went to Brantford with a load of Hay to A Bradley Henry Howell came after Aunt Mary & cow I sold to him for twenty one dollars to pay in a short time 1869 January Sat 23 Very nice day quite cold John took a load of Hay to D Kitchen in forenoon I went along got two shoes reset on the Horses that lamed them getting warmer Sun 24 Very nice day warmer Looks like a storm of some kind John went away somewhere & Marjory went over to Westwoods in afternoon I staid home all day Mon 25 Very cold & clear all day John & I took a load of Hay to Paris G.P. Grey Hotel Keeper got a new set of Harness from Flanagan & traded a set of half tug Harness for a new set of long tug gave him a load of Hay & a load of Straw to boot got two good set of long tug Harness now one set Silver mounted Tues 26 Very nice day not quite as cold very clear though John took a load of Hay to Flanagan Paris. I staid home all day & set a picture in the frame Wed 27 Nice and pleasant clouds up in afternoon John took a load of Hay to Paris Henry was over for dinner I staid at home all day waiting for some men to come & buy Matchless 1869 Jany Thur 28 Very nice day and warm thawed considerable in sun John & I took a half ton of Hay to Sidney E Thomas in the forenoon put on another load of Hay & took it to St. George to Dr. Kitchen in afternoon Mr & Mrs VanSickel came over for an evening visit Fri 29 Quite foggy in morning Come on rain in evening about 4 O'Clock John B. took a load of Hay to Mr. Cepson I went to Brantford with Henry H Kitchen & Nelson Kitchen to see a lawyer for advice on Henry's scrape with Mr. Ley & Bolton rained near all night �Sat 30 Quite cloudy & some rain in Morning I went to Brantford in morning took some chickens to sell got three shilling a pair for them John Powers went along I bought a Horse from P.B. Hatch for sixty dollars cash & a note against Mark & George Armstrong for thirty seven dollars eighty cents due next fall John Templer & wife & children come & staid all night 1869 Jany Sun 31 Quite cold this morning froze up hard again roads will be rough for a while I staid at home all day John Templer & wife went to Westwoods in afternoon Nathan VanSickel & wife & his two sisters came for dinner & went home before night had roast turkey & roast beef & plum pudding for dinner February Mon 1 Quite cold and cloudy all day John took a load of Straw to Paris for Flanagan I went to settle with F.O. Connor for the Hay I sold him gave Flanagan an order on him to settle an {ape?} with him drove my new horse for first time I got from Hatch Tue 2 Very cold again to day I went to St. George with some stuff to make a Harrow with John took some flour & peas over to Rung David Ellis came in evening Snow storm a beginning Wed 3 A hard snow storm all night & most of the day Some six inches of Snow fell I think sleighing not very good yet I took David Ellis over to his brother Wms & to St. George & home again {Left Margin: Paid David Ellis $109.00 on a yoke of oxen} 1869 Febry Thur 4 Very rough stormy day I took David out to Brantford in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford Contracted all the wheat I have to Mr. Plewes for one dollar per bushel all round Westwoods boys brought a cheese over for David Ellis in the evening Fri 5 Beautiful and clear all day thawed some in the Sun I took David Ellis out to the cars in Brantford in the morning John took a load of Wheat to Brantford George Cones' young folks came & went to Brantford to get there Photographs taken I bought a recipe for making hard soap Sat 6 Nice morning but cloudy George Cones' young folks went to Westwoods & we cleaned up some wheat in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford & I went to St. George in afternoon to see Chris Bottings about a stove traded him some Hay for one �Sun 7 Very nice day thawed some I staid home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon George Cones' folks went home & Grandmother went home with them 1869 Febry Mon 8 Nice day but thawed some I took two loads of wheat to Brantford John & George cleaned wheat all day Harvey Howell was here when I got home he staid all night Tue 9 Nice morning but cloudy thawed considerable John took a load of wheat to Brantford in forenoon Harvey went to Henrys in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon I sent a telegram to to Watson Ayr to meet Harvey in Paris George Campbell bought a lot of Pea straw of me for $7.00 Wed 10 Very nice but warm Snow nearly gone I went with two loads of wheat to day Men cleaned up wheat George Campbell drew his Pea straw away to day Thur 11 Very nice day but warm snow nearly gone to day Chris Batty came after Hay in forenoon got two loads to day we cleaned wheat & I went to Brantford to sell Keachie some Hay let him have it for $95.00 sold Foster my Peas for 75 cts Bush. Fri 12 Nice day sleighing all gone I took a load of wheat away on the waggon Westwoods was over here when I got home Men cleaned wheat 1869 Febry Sat 13 Nice day thawing very fast we cleaned up wheat in forenoon John took a load away in afternoon George & I cleaned some tailings in the afternoon Sun 14 A terrible rain & sleet storm all day very bad on the stock Nelson Kitchen was over awhile in the afternoon I staid home all day Mon 15 Cleared of this morning but warm & foggy & soft I took one load wheat away Men cleaned up wheat all day Tues 16 Nice day some colder I took two loads wheat away Men cleaned Peas Mr & Mrs Kelly came on a visit in forenoon Donald McDonald came towards night & staid all night Wed 17 A very stormy day snow & rain John took two loads of Peas out to Bonter I went to Brantford with Donald to see about some farms he seen advertised for sale & he went home Thur 18 A very nice day clear thawed a good deal took a load of Hay to Bredt St. George in forenoon & took a load to D Thomas St. George in afternoon �1869 Febry Fri 19 Very stormy this morning snowing & blowing John & George put straw around barn yard & cleaned Oats in forenoon I set in the house all day not well Sat 20 Nice Morning not cold John took a load of Hay to Workman George & I went to Brantford & came home before night Sun 21 A heavy Snow storm today I staid home all day not very well Mon 22 Very nice day & clear Mother & I went to Westwoods in forenoon John took a load of Hay to Workman Mr Keashie began to draw some Hay I sold him to day Tue 23 A very hard Snow storm going on the heaviest yet this winter John & I went to St. George after a harrow & got Horse shod I settled with Dr. Kitchen Wed 24 Storming again this morning I copied of the Horse book from Johns Book in forenoon Very stormy all afternoon Thur 25 Very rough & stormy in forenoon John & I went to Brantford and down to Onondaga to see the Mares that went to our Horse staid all night to Edward Giles found most of the Mares in foal that we seen 1869 Febry Fri 26 A Snowing hard all night & yet this morning held up towards night. John & I came to Brantford for dinner & then home in afternoon thawed some Sat 27 A very cold stormy day I went to Paris after a pair of Horse collars. John & George loaded the Sleighs to go to Goderich on Monday Sun 28 A pretty cold day again I staid home all day John Betsner & wife and Henry & Elizabeth came over for dinner John and Dorothy staid all night March Mon 1 A pretty cold day John & I started in morning for Coleborne with two loads went as far as Haysville for the night Tues 2 Not so cold to day Snowed & thawed all the afternoon got dinner at Stratford got to Mitchell for the night put up at Hick's Hotel the best Hotel we found on the road �Wed 3 Pretty cold in morning thawed some about noon went as far as Clinton to Coopers tavern for dinner went on to Goderich got to Harveys before night staid there all night 1869 March Thur 4 Very cold again today a terrible storm in forenoon drifted very bad at times John & I started out to our new farm in Morning unloaded & went on to David Ellis's & staid all night a very cold night Fri 5 Very cold all day again I hired Duncan McNee to work for me for a year for $147.00 we started for home came as far as Harveys for dinner and then drove to Mitchell for the night got very cold on the road Sat 6 Nice Morning but came on one of the greatest drifts I must ever see got dinner at Shakespeare & then come home the heaviest roads I ever drove eleven Oclock when we got home found everything right Sun 7 A very cold day but not much wind I staid at home all day Henry was over a while in afternoon Mon 8 Nice day but quite cold I went to Brantford in forenoon and came home & went to Paris after David Ellis & Lavinia from Goderich they did not come on the first train Duncan McNee began to work 1869 March Tue 9 Beautiful all day & warm went to Westwoods to attend Grandmothers birthday dinner a good turn out all the children there but Harvey & Eliza George Jones & Rachel & Nelson Behimer & Sarah came home with us staid all night Wed 10 A great Snow storm all day about the hardest this winter we had quite a few here for dinner Nelson Rehimer & Sarah went home with Henrys Sarah was quite sick all day Thur 11 Cleared of this morning a lot of Snow on the on the ground I took John Powers to Doctor in afternoon to St. George Fri 12 Snowed some again to day Peggy & Grandmother and the little girls went to Brantford to get their Photographs taken David & Lavinia went Westwoods took them to the cars to Paris Wm. Templer & wife came & staid all night Sat 13 Quite cold to day again Wm Templer & I went to Brantford with a grist almost to much Snow for good Sleighing �1869 March Sun 14 A good deal warmer again thawed a good deal George Templer & wife & Henry Kitchen & wife came & got there dinner & went home Wm Templer & wife went to Henrys in morning Mon 15 Very nice day thawed some I took John Powers to Doctors in forenoon & got a pair of new harrows from Sam Buckboroughs & got Fanny shod on fore feet Tue 16 Very nice day but cold I took Mother up to James Waughs in forenoon Rollin Waugh & wife & Mary Pritchard came & staid all night Wed 17 Nice day but cold I sold Rollin Waugh some pigs he went to Henrys in forenoon John Clinton & wife & Dorothy came over Thomas went to Paris after Hester Duncan McNee went along after his satchel he left at Mitchell Thur 18 Very nice day thawed some Grandmother & I went to Lynden to the fair in Morning she went home with Westwoods I came home in evening not very well 1869 March Fri 19 Not very cold a heavy white frost last night I went to Mr Burts to settle of with him traded & got a Devon bull & heifer full bred Snowed all afternoon the Doctor lanced little Elizas neck which was swelled so very bad a good deal of matter came from when lanced Sat 20 Very nice warm day thawed a good deal snow very soft Mr Burt sent a Devon bull & Heifer here in forenoon George & Dorothy & Elizabeth & I went after the coverlets & then went to Uncle Wm Rehimers at night I settled of with him paid him $252.00 & gave him a note for $100 due in one year with interest Sun 21 Nice day a good deal colder staid at Rehimers untill towards night & then we went to Wm Templers all night Mon 22 A very cold chilly day staid at Wm Templers until after noon & then went to George Jones all night Tue 23 Some Snow last night again staid at Georges till after dinner & then came home stopped at Lynden a little while thawing very fast roads getting rough 1869 March �Wed 24 Very nice warm day Snow a going very fast at last I took fanning Mill home to Henry Howells in forenoon got my dinner at Aunt Mary Howells & came back to St. George & got a new stove from Batty Peggy VanSickel & Sarah Ellis was here when I got home Thur 25 Nice day but to warm for the Snow to last long John Powers & I went to Brantford in forenoon & then down Cockshutts road as far as Burtchs Corners & a cross by Mount Pleasant & back to Brantford & staid all night at Hatches a collecting for the Horse found our Mares most of them in foal but did not get much money Fri 26 Rained some last night & all the forenoon John & I staid in Brantford untill afternoon & then came home the back road a collecting got home before dark {Left Margin: Good Friday} Sat 27 Very warm Snow going fast Mother & I went to St. George to see old Mrs Batty & took a lot of old cast iron to let Batty have on a stove the roads getting very bad. 1869 March Sun 28 Very warm Sleighing gone on this road I staid at home Henry H brought Grandmother home in forenoon she stopped there on her way home from St. George Nelson Kitchen had a daughter yesterday evening a very dull day for Easter Sunday Mon 29 Rained all day again Duncan McNee put up some Oats in bags & I painted new cupboard over give it a primary coat of white lead Tue 30 A thawing away yet we put a ring in Bulls nose & took flour chest downstairs & put Oats up in bags & Mrs Paul Shipman came in forenoon & staid for dinner I wrote for the Canadian Messenger for her Charles Buck came to hire he is a coming on Monday next Men drew grain from the new barn I got out stuff for pine boxes to pack things in Wed 31 Very nice day thawed some I went to Paris to see about getting some cars to move my stuff to Goderich and give Wm McEwin an order to collect some money for the Horse for me up about there place I took John P.s trunk to Paris & traded it to Flanagan for a larger one 1869 April 1st Thur 1 Very nice day but froze up very rough this morning I went with John Powers to Toronto to get his eyes doctored at Dr. Roseboughs I came back as far as Harrisburg & staid all night at Troomans a terrible snow & sleet storm all night �Fri 2 Quite cold again to day roads very rough I came home in morning from Harrisburg Thomas Westwood & Mary & Mrs Cameron was here for dinner Duncan & I made some boxes in afternoon I put some handles on big chests in forenoon Sat 3 Very rough cold day I took Sarah Ellis down to Lynden in forenoon roads very rough I got my Buggy Axels set up at Petitts & came home Sun 4 Quite cold & rough all day I staid at home all day Sam Westwood & Harvey & David & Henry & Kitchen & Albert was here for dinner. George and the two girls went home with Sam Westwood & the boys to stay all night 1869 April Mon 5 Very nice day getting warmer Duncan McNee & I went to Brantford Charles Buck was here when we got home to work for me Tue 6 Nice & warm to day again Duncan went to Brantford with a load of Oats to sell to Foster got 30 cts per Bushel Mr Palmer came to settle his old note & give a new one Henrys girls came on a visit sent Charley Buck to St. George with some paper bags & to get a new tea Kettle & some new pails & I made some boxes to pack things in to move Wed 7 Nice day thawed a good deal we took two load to Paris to store before we move roads very rough & muddy Thur 8 Nice day froze some last night the men went with two load to Paris in forenoon Susan Wilson & Ellot & Wm McEwin & wife came here in forenoon they all went home but McEwin he is going to stay & help me pack things to move to morrow we put up all the Pork and Beef in boxes & loaded up a couple of load to go in the morning with again 1869 April Fri 9 Beautiful morning again A shock of an earthquake felt in some places Wm McEwen & I packed up all day Mr & Mrs Burt came over in the afternoon a while I was almost tired out The men took two loads to the station Sat 10 Very nice day but very backward & cold I got some teams to bring loads for me to Paris settled all up with Henry M. Kitchen when we got back from Paris �Sun 11 Nice day but cold I staid at home all day John Westwood brought Grandmother home in afternoon James Waugh & wife & Stephen Vivians came down in evening & staid awhile Mon 12 Nice morning but cold got some teams & brought the most of the things to the cars The men loaded two cars up before we went to bed Wm McEwen helped us to load & the rest of them helped as long as they could before they went home 1869 April Tues 13 Beautiful morning again we staid at James Battys all night & had to get up early I put the Horses & cattle on the cars before the train started got them on all right & came to Goderich & staid at Harveys all night Wed 14 Some white frost last night again Duncan & Charley Buck & my George brought a load out to the farm & the twin colts I staid in Goderich all day Mother and the children came up on the cars & staid at Harveys all night Thur 15 Nice day but cool got Mr. Morris & some other teams to take out some loads for me I brought Marjory & Dorothy out to the place in afternoon & I went back to town again Fri 16 Very nice morning again & warm Duncan brought Jane & the children out to the farm in the forenoon I brought the Buggies out found some a ploughing on the road between here & town 1869 April Sat 17 A kind of a dull day set up things about the House I went to the Post Office in afternoon after the papers Sun 18 A very Cold dull day staid at home all day George Morris came over a while afternoon Mon 19 Had a very heavy rain last night took away a great many bridges all over the country I went to Goderich in morning found some of the bridges gone on the road went for some Oats got a few at 55 cts. Tue 20 A very wet cold day Some hard showers in the day George & I went to David Ellis' after a yoke of Oxen I bought from him last fall The men fixed up around the House Wed 21 Cleared of some this morning but Snowed some in forenoon Duncan went to town after Plaster Charles & George drew some rails from pens away in forenoon I staid in the house & fixed up some things �Thur 22 Looks some like Spring Duncan went to town after some Salt & a new Cultivator from Mr Dodds I was not very well went in to see Dr & I brought Mother out from Harveys {Left Margin: Charley piled up some manure} 1869 April Fri 23 Very nice morning again I was sick in bed all day almost. The men done some small jobs in forenoon & began to Plow some in orchard ground rather wet yet Sat 24 Very nice day but cool looks like rain in evening Duncan went to town in morning after some Oats & a new seed drill I had there I went out to town in afternoon to see Dr & take some Butter to Clifford & got two bunches shingles from Harvey Howell & John B. Powers came up from Toronto & came home with me his eyes almost well again Chales plowed all day Sun 25 Nice clear day but cool I staid home all day some of the girls & boys went to the Nile to meeting in afternoon Mon 26 Beautiful Morning & all day the nearest like Spring of anything we have had yet Things a growing very fast John Powers & I went to town to get old Matchless shod and get the Sulkey tire set The boys plowed all day David Ellis & Lavinia came a while in afternoon did not get the wheels home with us 1869 April Tue 27 A very nice day & warm The men plowed in forenoon I rigged up the grain drill in forenoon John dug in the garden Charles Buck & I went to the Saw Mill & to Shop in afternoon after some lumber & to get two Shoes set on little Fanny at the Nile John cleaned Matchless Harness in afternoon Mr Robert Campbell came over Wed 28 Very nice warm day Come on a shower in the evening John & I went with Matchless to the Dungannon Show got the first prize The other men plowed George went to town after the Doctor for Willy Thur 29 Very clear and cold again Men plowed all day John Powers & I drove Matchless to Lucknow to the Show got no prize all one sided affair Come home at night got quite cold coming home Fri 30 Some frost last night again but got warmer in day time Men plowed all day I went to town in forenoon after the Doctor & home again got some flour from Mr Clifford & got the Sulkey wheels �home with me got the Tire set on them John went with the Horse down by Ben Miller & round by Goderich home 1869 May Sat 1 Nice day but cool some rain Sowed some Oats in morning The men Harrowed them in & Harrowed down Potatoe and Turnip ground I put up some curtains & John & I went Port Albert & around home at night quite chilly Sun 2 Nice day but quite cool I staid home all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting Mr Campbell & Mr Ward the School teacher give us a call in afternoon Mon 3 Nice day but cool & dry John started to travel the Horse the men began to cultivate the fall plowing for to Sow Barley I trimmed some Apple trees Tue 4 Some warmer this Morning The men gang plowed and Harrowed Barley ground I & George began to Sow Barley & finished in afternoon Wed 5 Very Nice day some warmer men Harrowed Pea ground I went to town after Oats did not get any Came home & drilled in Peas in afternoon Thur 6 Very nice day but cool I finished sowing Peas in forenoon the men fixed some ground for Spring Wheat I began to Sow Spring wheat afternoon John came home with the Horse 1869 May Fri 7 Nice day looks like Showers Charles rolled the Peas & front of Spring wheat Duncan began to fix some more land for Spring Wheat I finished Sowing a piece of S Wheat & Mother & Harvey & I went to David Ellis' in forenoon David & I went to Curries to get some Cedar Posts he is going to get me a 100 for $7.00 Sat 8 Nice day some warmer Men fixed some land for Spring Wheat I went to town to get Oats & get Horse bills printed met John there with the Horse at Martins Hotel Harvey & Eliza & the children came out in the afternoon a while went home Sun 9 Quite a deal warmer to day Duncan & Marjory went to Nile to church Charles & I went to B. Campbells a while in afternoon Johns eyes are as bad as ever again to day �Mon 10 A great deal warmer today George & I sowed some more Spring Wheat the men got some land ready for Oats looks some like rain want some very bad Mr Morris came over awhile in forenoon Tue 1 Nice day & warm & windy looks some like rain. I sowed Oats in forenoon & went to town in afternoon after some flour got a man to come & put in some drain 1869 May Wed 12 A very hot day the warmest this spring things growing fast The man & I looked out the place for the drain & he went to town after a spade & his clothes The men plowed the orchard & rolled Oats ground & in forenoon Willy & I went to Mr. Morris & around by the Nile to get some wheat & some lumber for the drain & home again in afternoon {Left Margin: The men sowed some Peas & Oats in orchard in afternoon and harrowed them in} Thur 13 Nice Morning but cool The men planted a few potatoes & picked stone of the Meadow The man began the drain I went to Harris' Mill with a grist in forenoon had 25 Bushel got near eleven hundred flour home with me Come on a nice rain in afternoon got wet coming home in evening Fri 14 Nice Morning after the rain everything looked fresh The men to draw lumber for the drain I got the Colt shod in forenoon Mr Cones came to help me put up privy & Sat 15 Nice day had some rain last night & in the forenoon men drew Slabs & lumber for a Cook House. finished the privy & George & I scraped the fruit trees & washed them with ashes & began the Cook House 1869 May Sun 16 Quite cool to day again looks like a storm to night I staid home all day Mr Morris & George Morris came over for dinner & went home The men went to the Nile to Meeting in evening Johns eyes are very bad Mr. Ward & Rob Campbell came over to tea Mon 17 A very wet Morning and cold The men cut potatoes for seed & Duncan went to get Mr Kerr to come & take the Horse for Johns eyes are so bad he cant go Duncan went with the Horse & I went to town in afternoon after some shingles Charles went for lumber getting very cold {Left Margin: Cones worked at shanty afternoon} Tues 18 Cleared of but quite cold Charles Buck drew lumber for ditch Cones worked at shanty I trimmed fruit trees all day �Wed 19 Nice day but Cold & Cloudy Charles drew lumber for ditch I went to Mr. Biffins to pay him for some wheat & then went to see Harris' swamp lot in forenoon Came back to David Ellis' for dinner & then came home & went to get a man to travel the Horse in the evening got one that promised me by the name of Walters. Cones finished the shanty 1869 May Thur 20 Very nice day but cool I went back to Hullet after some Oats got a few from Mr Cunningham & some wheat for feed for Horses Charles drew lumber for the ditch Duncan went with the Horse & came home Fri 21 Very nice warm morning The men went to work on Potatoe ground in the morning Charles & I went after some more lumber after dinner came back & went to planting Potatoes after tea Wm Walters came & went with the Horse Sat 22 Nice morning but heavy frost last night John Powers & the ditcher & I went to see Thos Hamiltons timber lot in afternoon & then home Sun 23 Nice morning but cool I staid home all day Marjory & the men & George went to Nile church in evening Campbells man & George Ellis & George McNee was here for tea Mon 26 Very Nice Morning & warm had a shower last night Charles & George & I went to town in forenoon to see the sights Duncan went to the Nile to the lecture in the evening Henry Morris came home with us from town 1869 May Tues 25 Nice Morning but want a good rain The men went to fixing fence in Morning Geo Harris came to see about there timber lot I am not going to take it Can do better I trimmed some trees & went to Bob Youngs to see Mr Hamilton about his lot agreed to take it from him {Left Margin: Our cows ran away Charley went to look for them they came home themselves in Morning} Wed 26 Some showers last night some are heavy ones The men fixed fence & I fixed a stall in Horse stable rained a good deal through the day Thur 27 Kind of cloudy & wet & cold The men fixed fence all day along the lane I was sick in bed in afternoon Clifford & Harvey called for there tea The ditcher got another man to take the job of his hands & he left in afternoon Paid of Walters for taking the Horse {Left Margin: Wm Smith began to ditch in the afternoon} �Fri 28 looks like a storm to day I took Mother to town to go down below to see Sarah Cones Married & to get the deed from Hamilton for 50 acres of timber it rained all day almost I came home in evening I dont think it ever rained harder than it did coming home 1869 May Sat 29 A very nice growing day everything looks very green I staid at home all day I put down some carpet in afternoon The men made fence all day I went after the papers after tea {Left Margin: Smith worked at ditch} Sun 30 A fine growing day with some showers. staid home in forenoon Jane & some of the children went to the Nile for Meeting afternoon had a very good turn out Mon 31 A very heavy Moist-looking Morning I sent a letter to New York about having my rural changed to Carlow Men fixed fence John P. went with the Horse I was quite unwell all day {Left Margin: Wm Smith worked at the ditch all day} June Tues 1st A beautiful growing day and very warm Mr Leales staid here all night taking orders for fruit trees I did not buy any from him they was to dear Duncan & I made a stone boat & Charles drew up old rail for firewood in forenoon The men washed the sheep in afternoon I went to the Nile & got old Matchless shod on fore feet Old Smith worked at ditch Wed 2 A very nice growing day Marjory Van went to town & I laid to bed The men pulled & piled stumps all day on the fallow field old Smith worked at the ditch all day 1869 June Thur 3 Very nice growing morning The men pulled and piled stumps & fixed some stump holes in the afternoon Jane & Willy & Eliza went to David Ellis afternoon after some ashes for Soap Making Fri 4 Looks like rain this morning I took two Horses to get shod & the men got up the Sheep & began to shear in the forenoon Came on a heavy rain about & rained hard all the afternoon & most of the night everything growing very fast Sat 5 A very damp kind of morning The men cleaned out Cow Stable under the Barn in forenoon we began to pick wool The Sheep averaged four pound of wool a head good weight 54 lb from 13 Sheep all Ewes most of them have lambs some two I wrote a letter to Mr Arnold Paris about fruit trees & one to Henry Howell St. George about some money he owes me Jane & the girls went to �town in afternoon to get some Hats {&c?} for them & the little boys My eyes very bad or one of them {Left Margin: John Powers came home with his eyes very bad} Sun 6 Quite a damp day & cool I laid in bed with my eye Johns eyes & head very bad all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting in the evening Marjory went to Prayer Meeting in forenoon 1869 June Mon 7 Nice Morning but looks like Showers got some in afternoon I staid in the House all day with my eyes Johns eyes very bad yet Duncan went with the Horse Charles & George planted the corn over in the morning & drew stones till noon Charles began to Plow fallow afternoon a very rough place to plow Tues 8 A very dull Morning Charles plowed Johns eyes very bad yet I fixed some whips Mr Robertson Called to see my grain drill in forenoon I looked over John Powers account in forenoon Marjory picked wool I settle of with John Powers in the evening my eyes one of them very bad Wed 9 Quite a nice Morning Charles plowed fallow all day I took John Powers to the Cars to go to Brantford in forenoon A man came & began to help Mr Smith with the drains I came home before dinner my eye very bad yet Thur 10 Some heavy rain last night I staid in the house all day Charles plowed in forenoon went after some more slabs afternoon the men worked at drain by Campbells farm all day 1869 June Fri 11 A very wet kind of Morning Duncan went with Horse Charles drew some Slabs for drain all day I staid in the house all day with my eye very bad yet but somne better I think a getting Sat 12 Very wet nasty weather looks like rain this morning did rain some in afternoon Charles plowed & filled in a big ditch Martin cut a cross corner of field Men began the new drain in morning I took wool away to factory in forenoon to get Carded & traded some wool for flannel & came home at noon rained some heavy showers in afternoon Sun 13 Quite a nice Morning but had some heavy rain through the day time I staid at home all day in bed most of the time my eye a good deal better to night I think Marjory went over to see Bob Campbell in afternoon she went to Nile for Meeting in the forenoon �Mon 14 Rather dull damp day some rain Showers in the day Charles filled in an old ditch Peter Hogan began to work for 1/2 a month for $7.50 in Morning he & George drew of Stones I went to Nile to see about some Lumber for drains & went to David Ellis & home Cones finished shingling the stoop {Left Margin: Men worked at drain Wm Campbell came to sell me some fruit trees at dinner time} 1869 June Tue 15 A very damp chilly day some showers through the day & night Charles drew lumber for drain Peter drew stones & dry stumps I staid in bed until after tea my eyes getting some better Men worked at the drain {Left Margin: George took the Sow to Mr. Carrolls in afternoon} Wed 16 A very nice day & dry but cool some rain last night The men & I piled up stumps Willy & I went to factory after some rolls in afternoon Jane & boys went to Mr Gallagers & Mr Campbell came over a while after tea time Thur 17 A very nice day but cool Harvey Howell called in on his way to Wawanosh to sell reapers George McNee came over to buy a Horse Charles and Peter began to draw dung on turnip ground The men finished ditching in evening I staid in house all day nearly not very well George drew of old rails & of off fallow Fri 18 Some rain last night again The men finished drawing dung and plowed turnip ground I bought a new fanning Mill in evening the ditchers & I measured the ditch I paid them of Sat 19 A very nice warm all day Men plowed fallow I went to town after turnip seed David & Lavinia came for dinner he came in to town & back with me for tea Some more rain tonight 1869 June 20 Sun 20 Quite a damp morning I was in bed near all day not very well Charles & Duncan & Marjory went to Nile for Meeting in evening Mon 21 Very damp dull weather yet Charles plowed fallow Peter went on the road to work with Owen I was in bed most of the day sick Tue 22 A warm growing day Peter & George went on the roads Charles drilled turnip ground got the drill and sowed the turnips after tea time I was not well Charles plowed potatoes for first time �Wed 23 Quite damp growing weather Charles plowed fallow Peter worked on road with Owen I was sick in bed all day Thur 24 A nice Morning looks like rain got a shower in evening Jane & I went to town The men plowed fallow I got some medicine from Dr. McLean Fri 25 A very nice growing day The men plowed fallow I staid in house all day Isaac Martin came to sell me a horse in afternoon Sat 26 A wet forenoon very wet in afternoon I paid of Peter Hogan at noon Sun 27 A very wet day some of the hardest rain I ever seen everything swimming 1869 June Mon 28 A very heavy rain & hail storm in some places done a great deal of damage George took me to Cars to go to Brantford got to Brantford about 5 O'clock staid all night at Hatches Cleared of warm & dry looking Tue 29 A very nice morning but looks like rain again it did come on Showers about noon I got a ride out with David Thomas to St. George & then he took me up to Henry Howells a heavy rain came on in evening & rained very hard all night Wed 30 Quite Showery all forenoon and very warm I staid to Henry Howells till afternoon & he paid me some money & brought me down to St. George & then I rode to Westwoods with there boys and staid all night July Thur 1 Quite a nice dry day Thomas Westwood took Dorothy & I to Brantford & I went to see Walter Kerr & some others that owed me but got nothing Come back to Westwoods again Fri 2 A very hot day & dry Westwoods took me to Lynden to Ben VanSickles & brought me back to Henry Kitchen & staid all night there 1869 July Sat 3 A very heavy rain last night again everything floating Henry H.R. took Mother & I to Brantford I left a lot of account with Charles Biggar to collect Come back to James Waughs & staid there all night �Sun 4 Quite cool & dry to day staid to Waughs till afternoon & he brought us down to Henry's again to stay all night Mon 5 A very nice warm dry day Henry brought me to Paris to come home & he took Mother to see Susan I got home at night Dorothy Westwood come with me home Tue 6 A very nice warm day The men plowed fallow I was sick in bed all day Wed 7 A very nice day & dry Men plowed I went to town in forenoon Came home very sick very sick all night Thur 8 A heavy rain last night & some in forenoon Charles & George plowed Duncan went to do his road work to day I was in bed sick near all day Fri 9 Nice day again but cool Men finished plowing & began to drag down fallow I was sick in bed all day 1869 July Sat 10 A very nice day again Men Harrowed fallow I was in bed but am some better Harvey brought Mother home afternoon after being away 6 weeks from home on a visit never so long from home before in her life Sun 11 A very heavy rain last night & high winds in morning I was in bed most of day George Ellis was here all night & George & Charles took our Dorothy & Dorothy Westwood over to David Ellis in afternoon Mon 12 A very nice day again I staid in the House R. Campbell brought a cow over here & an other man Men Harrowed fallow ground in forenoon & Cultivated & hoed turnips & George Harrowed in afternoon Mon 13 A very nice day but cool I staid in bed near all day The men finished hoeing the turnips the first time Wed 14 Some Showers through the day Charles hoed some in garden & cut a round a piece of Meadow in afternoon Duncan & I went to town after a new reaper from Mr Bells St. George & the old Storie from below Harvey & Elize came out for tea 1869 July �Thur 15 A damp foggy day Morning very poor Hay weather The men drew some wood & split up some in forenoon we started the Mower in the afternoon Charles hoed Cabbage & things in garden Fri 16 A very heavy shower last night again the the Men dug turnips all day Nearly shook out the grass in afternoon Mr. Martin call a while after tea the first time he has been out here since he moved away last fall Sat 17 More rain to day here but very poor Hay weather Men shook out Hay & began to rake and cock it up Duncan cut some more in afternoon got all that was dry Cocked up safe Sun 18 A very nice day the best Hay day we have had yet since we began to cut The women & children all went to the Nile to church Mon 19 A beautiful day for Haying The men began to draw in some in forenoon raked & put up some more & cot some in afternoon Mr. Smith came & helped us in Hay by the day at 75 cts per day George ran near all day to look for the Bull found him at dark up by Sheppards the white Heifer had a calf Bob Campbell had to come help her calve {Left Margin: I walked up to the Post Office after tea for the first time in about 4 weeks getting better} 1869 July Tues 20 Had a nice Shower in the morning The men got up & got in a load of Hay before the rain came on got some Breakfast & another load in before it got wet bad George took Fanny to shop to get shod in front The men ground their new Scythes & I made Muzzle for red Heifer while it was drying of got in some more Hay before noon again Dorothy Ellis brought Dorothy Westwood over here in the forenoon Charles went to town after tea more rain in the night very heavy Wed 21 A very wet forenoon & very cold all day The men dug stumps in afternoon I copied of the Horse Bills from Duncans Book in forenoon a very heavy rain Thur 22 Cleared of this morning The men turned out the Hay in forenoon not as wet in the Cocks as you would think it would be The drew in five loads in afternoon Fri 23 A very cloudy & dull day looks like a rain Men cut some grass & turned out some in forenoon drew some afternoon had a shower after tea I fixed gate at road & got painter to come & paint Cupboard over {Left Margin: George went after his Mother & Mr Morris afternoon} 1869 July �Sat 24 Damp morning but cleard of before noon The men began to mow new ground Meadow in Morning Mowed all day I went to see Mr Hamilton about some plank for the Barn Bridge in afternoon Sun 25 A very nice warm day looks like rain to night I staid at home all day Mr. Morris' young folks brought Dorothy Westwood over here in afternoon Mon 26 Looks like rain again did come on & rained untill noon Men got in a load or two before rain came on hard Cultivated & hoed turnips in afternoon & got in a load of Hay after tea which finished the one field Tue 27 A beautiful day all through & warm & drying for Hay men Hoed turnips a while & then spread out grass Duncan went after some plank to Cunninghams in Morning Men raked & drew Hay in afternoon {Left Margin: Marjory VanSickle went to town to get her finger doctored up} Wed 28 A very wet morning & near all the day through at times Duncan & Charles & George got up at 3 O'Clock & went & cocked up some Hay & got one load in Barn before Breakfast They mowed all afternoon in the new ground field 1869 July Thur 29 Is quite a cold damp day Sun shone some in afternoon The men mowed in forenoon & Hoed Turnips in afternoon Harvey called for dinner the painter came & grained the Cupboard after dinner very poor Hay weather indeed {Left Margin: Harvey took Dorothy Westwood home with him in afternoon} Fri 30 A very Nice warm day a very good Hay day indeed The men spread grass & raked up & drew some in in afternoon I went to town with Butter got dinner at Harveys had green Cucumbers cut up the first this season Harveys wife not well got home about sundown Sat 31 A nice day for Haying The men got in all the Hay we had cut down I took Mother to town to stay with Harveys wife she had another dead baby this Morning I brought Dorothy Westwood home with me again August Sun 1 A nice warm dry day we all went to church at the Hill in afternoon Mon 2 Nice forenoon got a shower before tea time Men finished cutting grass in afternoon George Harrowed fallow I was not very well today �1869 August Tues 3 Had a heavy rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks all forenoon & turned grass in afternoon The other boys went after Huckleberries I got 21 3/4 lbs Beef from Mr Judge Wed 4 Had more rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks & dug stumps The other men worked on the fallow Thur 5 A very nice day but cold The men worked on the fallow a while then went at the Hay to dry and get it in Fri 6 A very nice cool day Mr Smith dug stumps & the other men worked in fallow till tea time & then got in the last of our Hay George went after berries with Marjory got a good lot of Berries Sat 7 A Beautiful Harvest day warm & dry had a total eclipse about 4 or 5 o'clock in afternoon The men cut Barley all day got done I went to town Sun 8 Very nice dry warm day again I staid at home all day Harvey brought Mother home in afternoon Mon 9 A nice dry warm day Just up Men drew in the Barley I went to see Mr Scott about buying old Matchless & to see the tile maker below Manchester I got very sick before I got home 1869 August Tues 10 A very nice warm day I staid at home all day sick The men drew in the Barley got done at dark began to rain just as they got the last load in the Barn had 14 good loads of Barley Wed 11 Had a nice rain again last night but cleared of this morning again The men worked on the fallow all day & got in a load of Hay after tea Jane & I went to town in afternoon to take the Roan Horse out to Mr Clifford sold him to him for $75.00 $25.00 cash six months for the ballance $50.00 Thur 12 A very nice Morning Marjory went after some Berries The men worked on the fallow George cut some wood I staid at home all day Fri 13 Very fine all day but cool Duncan & Charles went to help David Ellis in his harvest I staid at home all day sick �Sat 14 Very nice warm day had a shower in evening George, Charles & I went to town after a waggon from Brantford from Hest it did not come {Left Margin: Duncan helped David in harvest to day again} 1869 August Sun 15 A very nice day again I staid at home all day Mother & some of Children went to Church on Hill in afternoon Mon 16 Some rain last night but dry all day again Men worked in fallow George went after Dr. McDougall for in forenoon Tue 17 Nice day & dry all day Duncan went with team to help Mr Morris draw in fall Wheat Charles worked on fallow George went to town after Medicine for me Wed 18 A nice worm dry day Men worked on fallow in forenoon Charles got up some wood in the afternoon Dr. McLean called in Thur 19 A very nice warm day The men drew Manure on fallow Marjory went to swamp after Huckleberries I staid at home all day sick Fri 20 Nice warm dry day again The men drew manure on fallow Harvey & Eliza & Mrs Clifford & Cynthia Kitchen & Dorothy Westwood & David Ellis & Lavinia all came here after dinner & staid for tea I lent David Ellis $27.00 to pay his harvest hands with 1869 August Sat 21 Had quite a heavy rain last night quite damp all forenoon George went to town after some Ale for me & the men ground there scythes & Axes & cut some wood Marjory came from swamp with some Huckleberries Sun 22 A Nice Cool dry day I staid at home all day Mr & Mrs Nichols came over a little while after tea for the first time since we moved here Mon 23 A very nice warm day The men began to cut Peas in morning Marjory went after some berries Tues 24 Beautiful warm dry day The men finished pulling the Peas at tea time Mr Whitely came & took away Matchless after dinner he gave me $100.00 down his note in Six Month for $100.00 & his note first February 1871 for $62.00 with interest 7 per cent �Wed 25 A small shower last night but a nice day after it again The men helped David Ellis with his Peas cutting Thur 26 A very nice warm day The men helped David Ellis untill noon & came home to draw in Peas 1869 August Fri 27 Nice morning came on rain before noon The men drew Peas till the rain & then spread Manure I went to town after new waggon & brought it to Harveys and left it there Sat 28 Quite damp this morning Duncan & George went to town after the Waggon & barrel water lime and some sand for Cistern Charles cut Peas & Oats in the Orchard Sun 29 A very nice cool day & dry Jane & I went to town to hear Mr Punshon preach at the dedication of the Church opening Mon 30 A nice dry day again The men drew in Peas I staid home all day Sept Wed 1 A nice dry day The men cut around Spring Wheat in forenoon & drew in Peas & Oats afternoon Mother & I went to David Ellis in afternoon Thur 2 A nice dry day again The men came at noon & they cut wheat in afternoon 1869 September Fri 3 A nice dry day The Men cut wheat got done at tea time Davids men went home Sat 4 A Nice dry day I went to town & Dorothy The men bound oats Sun 5 A nice warm day I went after Mother over to Davids forenoon had to send for doctor for Marjory VanSickel in Middle of last night she had Histeric fits & Mon 6 Nice Harvest day The men drew wheat & cut oats Harvey Howell brought Cynthia Kitchen out here after tea time Tues 7 Had a wet forenoon Davids boys went home The men began to cross plow fallow afternoon Mr Smith went to Campbells to thrash afternoon Wed 8 Clearing of again The men plowed & Smith helped Campbell thrash in forenoon worked in Oats in afternoon �Thur 9 Very nice dry Morning The men worked in Oats Fri 10 A very nice dry day The men drew in S. Wheat & Oats Mr Smith left here Jane & I took Cynthia Kitchen up to David Ellis's in afternoon 1869 Sept Sat 11 A very nice day again The men drew in Oats David Ellis, Man Sun 12 A beautiful dry day all the folks most went to Sunday School & Church in afternoon to the Hill Mon 13 A nice dry day The men finished the Harvest in afternoon Tues 14 A very nice dry day The men plowed all day Mother & I went to Mr Morris' to see about some seed wheat I got sick Wed 15 A nice dry forenoon some rain in afternoon The men plowed what they could George went to town after some things for me & Thur 16 Nice day a shower in afternoon we want rain very bad now The men plowed fallow {Left Margin: got 1 1/4 bushel plums from David Ellis} Fri 17 Very nice day warm The men plowed all day I settled of with Mr Smith in morning & with Marjory at night Sat 18 Nice Morning & warm George took Marjory to the cars in Morning The men plowed fallow Sun 19 Very nice warm day we all staid at home all day 1869 Sept Mon 20 Very dry & warm The men plowed all day I staid at home sick all day Tue 21 Nice warm day The men plowed George went after some medicine for me in forenoon Mr Morris brought my Seed Wheat over here which come very good Harvey & Cynthia came out at tea time after his Cow Came back & we put her in the field & he left her here Wed 22 Very nice warm day The men plowed & Harrowed fallow all day I was in bed {Left Margin: Got letter & ape? from Thos Gorman} �Thur 23 A very nice dry day George went to Davids after a horse early in the morning got one The men finished plowing fallow & began to drill in afternoon {Left Margin: Answered Mr Gormans letter about some boots} Fri 24 Nice dry warm day The men sowed wheat I staid home sick Sat 25 Had some showers to day The men sowed wheat got nearly all done I was at home all day got some Seed wheat from Mr Gallaghers 7 Bushel 14 lbs at 8 & 2 1/2 1869 Sept Sun 26 Some Showers all through the day I staid at home Mr Reid & wife came for dinner & then went to Church in afternoon Mon 27 Rather wet this morning The men finished sowing the wheat & got some wood in forenoon and made some fence & put away the Reaper in the Barn in afternoon Tue 28 Nice day but cool The men drew Manure in the Orchard I was at home all day sick Wed 29 Very nice warm dry day I was at home all day The men began to dig Potatoes they turn out well & no rotten ones Thur 30 A Nice warm dry day I was at home all day Charles & George dug potatoes Duncan helped Nichols to thrash Oats & Peas Harvey & wife Cynthia Kitchen & Lydia & Kizzy Morris Called in about tea time awhile October Fri 1 Very nice warm day The men dug Potatoes Duncan helped Nichols thrash in forenoon I was at home all day answered another letter from Mr Gorman about some Boots I never got 1869 Oct Sat 2 A very wet day very heavy rains all day The men finished digging the Potatoes Sent to Mr Nichols for some Oats to feed Sun 3 A cold damp day I staid at home all day Duncan went home Mon 4 A very nice warm day for time of year Jane & I went to town found Mr & Mrs Biggar at Harveys The men drew some wood & then drew Manure Tues 5 A Nice dry day The men drew dung I staid at home all day �Wed 6 A very nice warm day Mother & I went to David Ellis staid all day The men drew Manure Thur 7 A nice day and dry I staid at home The men & George went to Dungannon show took Potatoes & Turnips got no prize at all Fri 8 A nice warm day The men drew Manure I staid at home Sat 9 Nice forenoon some rain towards night Billy & I went to town could not get home at night for rain staid at Harveys 1869 Oct Sun 10 A damp cool day but not much rain a heavy rain last night the roads are getting bad & sloppy Billy & I came home from town George Ellis was here for dinner our folks went to church Nathan Ellis came home with them got tea Mr Philips & John Gallagher came over a while in afternoon Mon 11 Cool & damp all day The men drew Manure I staid at home sent George to town with a bill of stuff to get for to fix the House Tue 12 A cool dry day The men drew Manure I staid at home all day sent George to the Nile Mill with bill of lumber to get sawed he got me some Prickly Ash bark Wed 13 Not a very bad day dry I took Mother out to Harveys Eliza is very sick with inflamation on the lungs Duncan came out after some stuff for the House I got a new stove for room left Mother out there road getting bad finished drawing dung Charles got wood 1869 Oct Thur 14 A very wet forenoon wet all day at times Charles began to dig a cistern & set up stove & Duncan & George went to get in Cedar logs to Make cover for Cistern got logs from David Ellis & they brought home some lumber to fix House Fri 15 A very nasty wet time & cold I staid at home The men dug Cistern & went after lumber to cover it in forenoon The both went to Tea Meeting in afternoon Port Albert Sat 16 dirty kind of weather The men finished digging & covered cistern forenoon put on a coat of plaster in afternoon Sun 17 Very disagreeable weather I staid at home all day the children went to Sunday School afternoon �Mon 18 Very rough day showery I was at home all day The men finished cistern David Ellis came & paid me the drill note and got him two little pigs Mr Morris got two for himself & Harvey he brought us a bag of flour Tues 19 A very rough day looks like winter Men cut wood I wrote a letter to Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver & sent $75.00 in letter to Luisner Brantford for a drill {Left Margin: Tuesday 19 Harvey come out and the men began to tear down old chimney after dinner very dirty Job & cold} 1869 October Wed 20 Quite rough & cold & Stormy The men finished tearing out the chimney in forenoon Harvey & Duncan went to fixing the floor & Charles went to lathing up Stairs I was Sick in bed near all day Thur 21 A very rough Stormy time Snow Squalls & rain at times Charles lathed Harvey and Duncan fixed the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Mr Philips thrash 1/2 a day} Fri 22 Very disagreeable weather The men & Harvey fixed up the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Philips thrash all day} Sat 23 A very rough Stormy day The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick {Left Margin: George helped Gallagher thrash all day} Sun 24 Very rough dirty weather all staid at home I was sick Mon 25 Nice forenoon rain in evening The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick Tues 26 A very Stormy forenoon Duncan went to Law Mill after lumber Harvey came out & brought Mason and A Southdown Buck from Mr Edmundson from the cars at Goderich he came up on Saturday night had nothing to eat from that until Tuesday morning Wed 27 A rough cold morning The men tended plaster all day he did not get over the House quite 1869 October Thur 28 Very Stormy weather The men tended plasterer he got over it at noon I sent George to town with the Mason & to get something for me from town I was very Sick Wallace Chrisler came home with George David Ellis called in here on his way to town to take the Cars in Morning for below �Fri 29 A very Stormy day Snow & rain & wind quite like winter but not to say very cold Men cut wood George went with Wall Crysler over to David Ellis' after some notes he was to take with him of mine but he forgot them I was sick all day in bed Mr Judge Came in evening to see about taking the lambs Sat 30 Quite like winter looking Mr Judge brought 144 lb of Beef here in Morning & took the lambs away Charles drew wood with Sleigh & then Duncan went to Saw Mill after lumber in forenoon I sent George to town after Mr Burt he is coming on the Cars to bring me some money he got here about dusk 1869 October Sun 31 Not quite so Stormy to day I staid at home Mr Burt went with our children to church on the Hill afternoon November Mon 1 Quite nice Morning looks like clearing of again George took Mr Burt to the Cars in morning The Men picked apples Charles went to Morris' raising in afternoon Mr Burt says there was more frost down below all the apples spoiled Tues 2 A very Nice warm day I was home sick all day The men picked apples & began to pull turnips in afternoon George took up the Beets & radishes Wed 3 Very Nice warm day The men finished pulling turnips afternoon I was sick at home all day Thur 4 Not quite as nice looking to day I think it will storm The men made a place to put turnips under Barn in forenoon They drew turnips afternoon Harvey Howell & Edward Ellis came out before dinner Harvey fixed House in afternoon I paid Mr. Thos Hamilton $820 for the Swamp I bought from him in Summer he went to town & got Mortgage released 1869 November Fri 5 A very heavy rain last night & Snow & rain Squalls all day a very dirty day The men finished drawing in turnips in afternoon I sent George to town after plasterer in afternoon very bad afternoon to be out he haint back yet at 7.Oclock John Horse got sick took cold Sat 6 A very disagreeable day some Snow & some rain roads getting very bad Duncan went to hunt up some thrashers did not get any Charles & George got up some wood I was sick at home Sun 7 Very rough dirty weather I was home sick all day some of the children went to Sunday School & church in afternoon on the Hill �Mon 8 Quite stormy but not cold Charles & George got wood Duncan went to Nile to see thrashers in forenoon did not get them I sent $7.50 to pay Mr Trotter for lumber Duncan went to see Strachan about coming to thrash in afternoon They are coming on Thursday next if they can 1869 Nov Tues 9 Very dirty weather some Snow every day or night The men went to Goderich to get some Boots & George got up some wood I was at home sick all day Wed 10 Just the same kind of weather yet some Snow but not cold every day no frost in the ground yet The men put apples away in the cellar in forenoon & made a larger door into the old log House so we can get top Buggy into it & got ready to thrash tomorrow Thrashers come at 9.O.Clock at night Thur 11 Quite mild looks some like a rain some Snow showers through the day The thrashers got to work about 9.O.Clock The hands did not get on very early I laid in bed till eleven O.c Mr Philips, Mr Gallagher, 1 hand two Mr Nicols. George & Nathan Ellis & 3 Horses came to help us thrash only got Oats done today had 345 Bush Fri 12 Nicer day then for some time no storm of any account The men thrashed the Spring Wheat & part of the Barley David Ellis came over before dinner & staid till 4 O.clock 1869 Novermber Sat 13 Very Nice Morning finished thrashing in afternoon thrashers got away about 4.O.Clock The plasterer got done & was away about the same time. They left a few Peas & Peas & Oats to thrash Sun 14 Very Nice day & clear part of the time The children & Jane went to S.School afternoon Mr Varcoe our new neighbor came home with them & staid awhile in the evening Mon 15 Quite a dull cloudy day Duncan took grist to Goderich to get ground he did not get home untill 9.0.clock at night Mr Morris came & made cider Mr Leveright called in afternoon {Left Margin: Charles & Duncan went to D Ellis afternoon after a Steer I bought from him for Beef} Tues 16 A very disagreeable day came on storm in the evening rained & Snowed all night Mr Morris made cider & David Ellis made cider in afternoon Harvey & Eliza & Mary came at dinner time went home in evening The men chopped wood in the bush to get ready to drag down 1869 November �Wed 17 A very stormy day Snow & thaw all the time The men gathered Cabbage in forenoon & made Sour Kraut in afternoon They got up a load of wood & dug some radishes from under Snow was not froze at all in forenoon Thur 18 Stormed all night again but is cleared of some this morning The men cut wood all day I was in house sick not so well again for two or three day break Fri 19 Very Stormy weather but not cold thaws more or less every day The men cut wood in the forenoon & fixed House floor & worked about the Barn in afternoon Sat 20 Quite a stormy day rain & Snow but so very cold Charles cut wood & Duncan went to town after some chop stuff in forenoon They butchered a pig in afternoon I was at home Sun 27 Very squally all day but not very cold The children went to Sunday School and church after dinner I staid at home all day Mr Varcoe called & left a Book for me to read 1869 November Mon 22 Some colder to day had the worst storm yet this fall looks really like winter The men cut wood & drew up some George had to come from School to help Mr Garvin to make cider David Ellis called in evening on his way from town & got his supper & went home {Left Margin: The tax gatherer was here my tax School Tax & all was $18.70 not as high as I expected it would be} Tues 23 Cleared of some this morning but clouds up & looks like a storm The men cut wood did not get much Storm today for a wonder Wed 24 Very nice clear day The men cut wood in forenoon Charles drew wood in afternoon and Duncan went up to the Nile on his own business Thur 25 A very beautiful forenoon Clouds up in afternoon but no storm The men cut wood & Harvey came out to finish up the House and fix up Horse stable in forenoon Charles drew wood & Harvey & Duncan worked at the Stable in afternoon I staid in the house not well yet but some better I think 1869 November Fri 26 Some cloudy this morning The men and Harvey fixed Stable in forenoon got it done Harvey went home at night quite warm and thawing some Sat 27 Very nice dry day some Snow The men cut wood all day �Sun 28 Very nice day no storm we all staid at home all day Mrs Martin & her sister came over a while in afternoon Mon 29 Nice mild day some showers of rain & snow The men cut wood Mr Griffin made cider came on rain in evening {Left Margin: Harvey is getting the measles this morning} Tues 30 A very heavy rain last night taken of a great part of the snow The men cut wood December Wed 1 Some colder this morning The men got Mr Campbells Oxen & our own and skidded up logs for sawing all day Thur 2 Some storm again to day The men skidded up logs all day took Mr Campbells Oxen home in evening Fri 3 A rough kind of day again The men made ready to butcher the Hogs in forenoon Sat 4 Looks like a storm again Charles & George & I went to town Came on rain & I staid in town The boys brought home the grist of chop & stuff 1869 Dec Sun 5 Some colder this morning I staid at Harveys all day no storm all day Mon 6 A very nice clear day The men killed the Hogs James Gallagher helped them Harvey brought me home in the afternoon seen the Gallows they are to hang Mellady to morrow morning early for murdering his Father & Mother near Seaforth Tues 7 A very nice day some snow in afternoon again The men cleaned up their butchering in afternoon Wed 8 A nice day no storm and not cold thawed some The men went & made a road to get into swamp Mr B. Hamilton helped them Thur 9 Some cloudy this morning The men went to swamp to cut pine for Sawlogs Fri 10 Cloudy again to day The men cut Saw logs all day I staid at home Sat 11 A rather stormy day rain & Snow getting soft The men cut Saw logs George took the Sows to Mr Pete Carrols to the Boar in the afternoon I staid at home all day �1869 Dec Sun 12 Quite cold & rough to day I staid at Home all day The children went to S.School & Church afternoon Mon 13 Quite cold all day The men cut Saw logs Mr Strachen sent his boys to let us know he was a coming to Saw wood on Friday & Saturday next Tues 14 Nice warm dry day The men cut Saw logs George brought the Sows Home from Mr Carrols & the Master sent the the children home from School because some of them was afraid of the Measels Wed 15 Quite a soft rainy day Charles went to help David Ellis to get in a Pea Stack Duncan & James Gallagher Killed our Beef steer in the forenoon he was very good Beef Thur 16 A very Stormy day rain & Snow all forenoon and part of afternoon Duncan & George & I cut up Beef in forenoon Charles came home from Davids he went to the swamp after the Axes they left there the last day They began a Sheep rack in afternoon Mr Strachen came after dark to Saw wood to morrow 1869 Dec Fri 17 Some colder this morning but cloudy but no storm in forenoon they went to Sawing wood in the morning hard job to get hands to help they cant get here untill noon very near some how they had very good luck had only one small break just at night Willy and Elizabeth is broke out with the Measels Jane & Dorothy is getting them Sat 18 Nice day cloudy & warm but no storm all day The men sawed wood all day got it all done in good time have a fine lot of wood sawed up ready for the Stove Jane & Dorothy is down with Measels this morning the rest are some better Sun 19 Nice day but cloudy They are all getting on with the Measels very well Libbie & Willie are very bad with ear ache Mon 20 Quite cold all day George drew up wood Charles split wood Duncan helped Gallaghers Kill Hogs & then he went to pay his tax to Dungannon They seem to be getting better with the Measels all but sore ears 1869 Dec �Tue 21 Quite cold looks like a storm coming on The men split wood George drew up wood They are all better with measels except Dorothy she is very bad in her breast hard to get her breath dont eat any mush Wed 22 A very stormy night Snow & then rain before morning but not cold They are all better but Dorothy she dont seem to get much better yet The men split stove wood at house in forenoon George went to Goderich to get some things and to see Doctor got very cold & windy The men went to Mr Nichols to a chopping Bee in afternoon & then they went to a debating School just starting at the School House in the evening let Mr Helps have a waggon to go to town with a load of Barley the Sleighing all gone Thur 23 Quite a cold day freezing hard The men split wood at House in forenoon & split wood in bush in afternoon They all seem to be getting some better slowly all but Dorothy Matilda & John Gallagher came over a while in the evening 1869 Dec Fri 24 Snowed some last night but cleared of in the morning Mr Judge called in morning to get a hand to thrash he did not get one from me George took Fran & John to get shoes set in forenoon The men split wood George & Harvey & Myself went to Goderich with the Sleigh after some Fish & other things a new Bedstead & very poor Sleighing most of the way Sat 25 A nice Mild day but not a very Merry Christmas for us all the children sick with the Measels George has begun to break out with them the rest are some better but Dorothy she is very bad with her ears & some of the others the same we all staid at home no body came but Sister Lavinia & her son Nathan came a while in evening Sun 26 Nice mild day calm we all staid at home but Duncan & Charley went to Church at Hill our girl came back at evening Mon 27 Quite soft all day The men split wood at House & cleaned up grist & got some stuff out for gates Snow near all gone again 1869 December Tues 28 A nice mild warm day thawed a good deal The men split wood at the House & got Jim shod on the front fee & got ready to go back to Swamp to work again tomorrow I took a grist to Goderich to Mill got dinner at Harveys & come home before dark got the grist home with me very nice wheeling on the road but is getting quite soft �Wed 29 Nice mild day with a little Snow last night The men went to the Swamp to work in the Morning I went along with them as far as David Ellis' they was getting out some turnips & drawing home to grit up They are not froze now but have been They wont keep long they are all pithey inside I staid at Davids all day & all night a tea meeting at the Smiths Hill Council House at night had a large turn out They had to get the Hall at the tavern(Symingtons) for could not all get in some of our men & hired girl went to it some boys behaved very bad 1869 December Thur 30 A very mild warm day thawed a good deal in some places some more Snow last night but not much Sleighing only on the North & South roads the road from here to Goderich all blowed of but very good wheeling The men went to Swamp to cut posts & rail cuts I came home with them & David Ellis came with us & staid all night he is on his way down to Dumfries in the morning he is going to walk to Station in Morning at Goderich Fri 31 A very nice calm warm morning but cloudy looks some like a storm coming The men went to the Swamp again to work this morning I staid at home all day am getting some better health again David Ellis started early in the morning to walk to Goderich to take the Cars for below The children seem to be all getting better of Measels A very nice day for the last day of 1869 & Samson W. Howell 1871 sowd early peas 8 of April finished sowen the field peas on 18 of april May 2nd AD 1871 Finished seading to Day 22 finished potatoes October 22 nd 1872 finished Digging potatoes 1872 sent markets notes a way to colect on 22 the day of october the two Gray Mares went to the horse Black Prince the 20 day of June 1853 just at my {continued on next page: {lot?}} Pink & Fanny went to the Horse Argyles Stables the 1 day of July 1856 �Samuel Howell February 6 1857 For more information on Samuel Howell, 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/. 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Samson Howell Diary Collection, Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. 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 Samson Howell Diary & Transcription, 1868-1869 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel Howell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph 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, Brant County, South Dumfries Township and Huron County, Carlow Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1868 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Samson Howell Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Samson Howell (1832-1870) 1868-1869 Diary Transcribed by RDA Volunteers Diary 1868 Wed Jany 1 Snowed some last night & a little all day had a new-years dinner Thomas & Mary Westwood was here for dinner very nice & mild all day Thur 2 Nice & mild all day Stephen helped John F. Powers to draw Straw from other barn F. G. Ashbaugh called to get pay for a Skip of Bees I got from him, had no money. Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer & Margaret Templer came in afternoon staid all night Fri 3 Very nice & mild looks some like a thaw foggy like John & I went to Brantford with the Sleigh in afternoon now Sleighing John went to get an Overcoat & some flanel for Shirts John H. Kitchen came home with us he was pretty well on Uncle Wm Behimer went from here to Aunt Sarah Smiths & then home George Kitchen brought my democrat waggon home in forenoon Sat 4 Snowed some last night & in afternoon Snowed pretty hard but very soft & damp stayed at home all day John F. Powers went away before day light said he was going to Woodstock on a visit Charles Buck came to do the chores for John at night Staid all night Sunday Jany Sund 5 Very calm but cloudy all day Staid at home John Powers came home again before dinnertime Charles Buck went home in afternoon Mond 6 Not quite as warm blows up Cold again John Powers began to take saw logs to G. Smiths mill and I went with Henry to town meeting and Elizabeth & Margaret Kitchen & Jimmy Papples & Wife & Aunt Jinny Leemons here for dinner it will be a very close run for Wm Campbell for Councillor I think Tues 7 Very mild & nice & warm John drew Saw logs went with two loads 4 logs. I went to Brantford found Mr Osbourne their brought him home he is in trouble with Mr Christie about settling for his rent looks some like a thaw to night Wed 8 Some cooler again this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to School Meeting was appointed Sec of Meeting Abram Drake was appointed Trustee for the year in place of Henry H �Kitchen whose time is out has been in for the last three years everything went of agreeable + quiet School to be Kept up by rate bill & {Yard?} 1868 Jany Thur 9 Very cold & blowing very hard, snow drifting in all directions John Powers was sick all day & all night with the bowel complaint I staid at home all day to cold for me to go their a man named Houston here begging for a family above Paris the man got hurt very bad. Fri 10 Very cold this morning, John went to Saw mill in forenoon with logs I staid at home all day George Kitchen brought home the brass kettle in forenoon very rough & stormy in afternoon Sat 11 Not quite so cold to day John Powers drew Saw logs I went to Brantford after a bill of lumber from Hext, Sleighing middling Sun 12 Colder again this morning Staid at home all day mother went over to Henry's John Powers went away some where to Clarke Vanevery's he said Mon 13 Quite cold & clear to day John Powers drew Saw logs little Harvey & I went to James Waughs to see about his making a meal & flour chest for us he is going to make it right away looks some like a snow Storm coming Tue 14 Quite cold to-day again looks some like a storm a-coming to-night John Powers drew logs again to-day went two loads George Agnew & his mother & Rachel Griffin came here & George Agnew & I went to look for a girl to hire up to Wm Howell's in forenoon did not get one James Waugh & wife Wm Waugh & wife & his wifes sister came at dusk & staid the evening & went home Wed 15 Not so very cold this forenoon John Powers drews logs took one load & brought home a load of edging I went to Westwood in forenoon they was killing hogs & from their to St George a looking for a girl to hire Could not get one yet they seem if they would rather do any thing else than work Thurs 16 Very cold all day again John Powers drew logs all day I went to Daniel Bonhams for dinner to look for a girl & then went to Harkness' & from there Frasers on my way home looking for a girl did not get one yet Frid 17 Not quite so cold John drew logs in forenoon I staid at home there was some men came to buy my Stallion they went to Galt to look at another horse I asked them $400.00 for him they said they would be back again if they could not rest themselves any better �1868 Jany Sat 18 Not so very cold this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to Brantford came home at noon Sund 19 Not very cold heavy white frost last night I think their is a thaw coming Staid at home all day Almas the blacksmith came to get my cutter he did not get it let him have the saddle Mon 20 Very nice and mild all day John took one load of logs to mill & brought home a load of edging I staid at home all day Mr Osborne was over in forenoon Nathan Ellis & Dorothy & John & Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came at noon & staid untill evening Mr Evans called in a peddling Tue 21 Pretty cold to day again but looks some like a thaw John Powers finished drawing saw logs I staid at home all day thawed some about noon Wed 22 Quite cold very heavy white frost in morning looks like a thaw John drew wood all day their was an agent here to sell wooden window curtains I bargained for 8 for 6.25 I went to Brantford & then came around by Paris Road to look for a girl to hire did not get one She had just hired 1868 Jany Thur 23 Quite mild & thawing some rain John Powers split wood in forenoon drew wood in afternoon I staid at home all day not very well. Fri 24 Very blustering & quite cold I went to Brantford with Henry H. he took some Sheep out to deliver to one Jones he had sold to him a rather hard lot I think 33 head for $70.00. Henry's wife came over with him & staid while John Powers went over & helped to dress a steer they had feeding that got to much chop stuff & they had to kill him. Sat 25 Not so very cold quite mild towards evening I staid home all day John Powers split some wood in forenoon & drew wood in afternoon looks some like a storm to night. F. G. Ashbaugh called in to get one of my patent Bee Hives for a model but did not take it Sun 26 Snowed some last night very cold all day froze very hard I staid at home all day John Powers went up to Mr. Hawley's in forenoon middling kind of sleighing again after the snow 1868 Jany �Mon 27 Not quite so cold this A.M. John Powers drew wood all day I was at home in forenoon I went to Lynden in afternoon after a girl to hire did not get one heard of one at James Herrimans they thought I could get named Margery VanSickle Tue 28 Very cold & clear all day heavy white frost in morning. John drew wood all day, I went to Herrimans to see about a girl she was gone to Mr. Watsons to work a couple of weeks. I bargained with her to come in about a month I got my dinner at Morris Anders & come home overtook Wm Turnbull on the road & hired him for a half a month at $5.00 Wed 29 Very cold & clear all day Wm Turnbull began to work for half a month John Powers & him drew hay in driving barn I went to Brantford Called to see a girl at Mr Betson to get her to work she agreed to come as soon she could get her clothes from Rockton Nathan Ellis came to get the old clover huller from here to take up to Goderich with him he is to start home in Morning February Thurs 30 Colder than ever to day the men drew straw from other barn all day I staid at home all day & cleaned & oiled my single Harness cleaned them up first rate they look well John Kinney came in morning to trade me his grey Horse for a pair of my colts & pay me the odds did not trade Fri 31 Very cold to day again John Powers drew up wood all day Bill Turnbull sawed wood on wood pile I filed wood saw in forenoon staid at home all day. Febry Sat 1 Very cold & clear all day Bill sawed wood all day Powers & I went to Brantford Sun 2 Very cold today yet John Powers went to Hawleys Jane & I went to Henrys for dinner Mon 3 Colder than ever this morning Henry came over & helped kill a beef and I filed two Saws in forenoon Men cut up Beef in afternoon Tues 4 Quite mild & pleasant all day started down the river to collect for Horse went to Hon George Browns in forenoon & back to Cainsville for dinner & from their to John Reids & staid all night very clever folks had very good luck considering several mares dead. Wm Turnbull sawed wood 1868 Febry �Wed 5 Very nice morning fine all day & clear thawed considerable went from John Reids around by Onandaga & back to Mr Richard Harris for dinner from their to John J. Giles near Cainsville all night {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Thur 6 Snowed some last night turns up very rough & cold Snow blew a hurricane all day about the roughest day this winter got our dinners at Morris Anders came around by John Coles & James Cameson & so home like to froze my face {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Fri 7 Not quite so cold this Morning quite calm wind fell John Powers went to see his Mother which was very sick Wm Turnbull Sawed wood I staid at home all day filed & set wood Saws Sat 8 Not quite so cold to day John Powers & Mother & I went to Brantford to meet some parties that was to pay me some money for the Horse & bought three bunches of double & twisted Carpet warp very coarse & strong Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day looks like a storm it began to Snow about 8 O'clock Snowed very hard & blew hard 1868 Febry Sun 9 Quite mild this morning & all day thawed some in forenoon turned cold towards night had quite a Snow last night I staid at home all day John Powers went to David Vansickles about noon Mon 10 Very cold this morning & all day. Men sawed wood & split all day. I went to Brantford with a grist of Wheat got the flour home with me turned out flour well. James Waugh brought his Kicked Mare down for me to see she is doing well I signed a note with him to get money for him from John Elliot David Ellis was here & a fellow called George McKnight was here when I got home & staid all night Tue 11 Not quite as cold to day Men sawed & split wood. David Ellis went to St George in the morning. George McKnight went to Harrisburg to take the Cars to Galt I went to School Meeting in afternoon called to take into consideration buying a Site & building a house thereon & did not come to any conclusion at all about it cant get a Site very handy for it they ask to much for a Site 1868 Febry Wed 12 Not so very cold today Snowed some in forenoon John Powers and I went up around by Paris road and in the bend of the river a collecting and went into Brantford had very good luck. Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day �Thurs 13 Very cold most of the day Powers and I went to Paris and from their up Galt road to the Ayr road to Robert Wilsons and staid all night did not do very well very few in foal only got $3.00 all day Turnbull sawed wood all day Fri 14 Very cold all day about as cold as any day yet I believe John and I came around by Glen Morris' to Mr Robson's for dinner and so home at night got very little money very few mares in foal Turnbull sawed wood all day Sat 15 Quite mild this morning and Snowing pretty hard Wm Hall and Robert Hall came in morning to buy a colt I sold them 20 Sheep for $57.50 for the lot Mother and I went to Brantford in afternoon after some carpet warp got half a bunch to make out the pieces Feby Sun 16 Quite mild all day Jane & Harvey & Willy & Eliza went to Westwood for a ride in forenoon Mon 17 Quite warm & snowing most of forenoon I went to Brantford in morning to let them know where Jack Cowtherd was stopping and brought out the constables & went with them to Mr Nichola Lees after him they think he was connected with the murder of McIntyer and then went to Jim Herrimans to see about the girl to come to & work & then came back to School Meeting The two Mr Lampkins was here to buy colts did not see them Tue 18 Pretty cold this Morning and cold all day John Powers and I went to Paris Station with some sheep for Wm Hall I sold to him last Saturday Grand Mother went with me to James Waugh they are digging out their old well & going to dig it deeper & wall it up again Wed 19 Quite cold again to day I went to Paris & took the cars for Woodstock to pay Kinney for my Harrow right & left my horse at Capsons found everything allright came back & stayed at Issac Howells all night thawed a considerable today order 8 sets of castings for the new harrows {Left Margin: Paul Shipman helped John Powers saw up some logs for harrow stuff & drew straw from the other barn} 1868 Feby Thur 20 Very nice & warm all day thawed a good deal Came home from Isaac Howells in forenoon & Mother & I went to take carpet stuff to the weavers & from there to Henry Howells & staid all night sleighing gone a good deal, got Horses shod {Left Margin: John Powers drew oak saw logs to the mill} �Fri 21 Not so warm to day John Powers drew a log to saw mill in forenoon & got Paul Shipman to help clean up a load of wheat in afternoon I came home from Henry Howells in the afternoon stopped in St George to see Sandy about ironing some harrows Sat 22 Very cold again to day Mr Osborne come over & went with me to Brantford John Powers took out a load of wheat I got $2.63 in silver had 31 Bush 15 lb got some more carpet warp it was most all gone at McLeans Sun 23 Very cold looks & feels like a snowstorm I went after Mother to Henry Howell in afternoon got very cold old Mr Evans came last night & staid here all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon dd not get home till night cattle got no drink to day 1868 Febry Mon 24 Very stormy this morning snowed hard all day & blew a perfect hurricane everything is drifting full of snow. Mr Evans is here yet I staid at home all day John had a great time to get water for the cattle have to take them to Jones creek for water Tues 25 Storming yet this morning Snow piled as high as the fences & higher some places the hardest storm this winter so far Evans here yet A C Gile & Jonathon Craig came after some seed wheat got $1.75 Bushel every road & place blocked up with snow storming yet to night at dark Wed 26 Mostly quit storming this morning Kind of mists a little old Evans left in forenoon. John & I went to Saw mill in morning to draw on saw logs give George Forges the job for a dollar John brought home a load of edging from Bens Mill, I went to Jim Herrimans after Margery Vansickle to work for us she began to work in afternoon I went to James Waughs to see to get him to make a harrow for a model the roads drifted very bad 1868 February Thur 27 Not so very cold to day Snowed some most all day very disagreeable being out doors John Powers drew the lumber from the Saw mill & brought a load home I went & staid at the mill all day they made a very bad job a sawing the Cherry logs got it all thicknesses almost Fri 28 Pretty cold to day and blustering Snow a drifting John Powers went Saw mill to draw away the lumber as it was sawed I went to Brantford to see about selling my hardwood lumber & came back & went to James Waughs to see the well digger about sinking my well deeper he is coming tomorrow �Sat 29 Quite cold again to day John and I went to Smiths mill to get some lumber sawed to make a curb in the well Mr John Reed was here to buy a horse while we was gone to the mill the well digger came in afternoon March Sun 1 Very cold again to day staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David came for dinner Grandmother went home with them the well digger was here all day 1868 March Mon 2 Very cold & very stormy Snow is flying in all directions the coldest & roughest day yet the well digger John Easton could not do any thing at the well untill near night. Pat Kennedy came in forenoon to help at the well but had to go home again took out a few brick just at night Tues 3 Very cold yet but not so stormy the men began to work at the well in good earnest got out near all the bricks & dirt to the bottom & curbed it up as far as we went. Pat tended to the buckets alone nearly all day pretty hard work. John P. went to Paris after a load of gravel in afternoon George Rowland called to see about my mare being in foal she is dead got some medicine from old Keeler at night. Wed 4 Not so cold this morning James Waugh called in morning going to St George Mr Osborne came over & staid the forenoon I am not very well to day The men worked at the well Easton came about eleven O'clock & went home about 4 O'clock worked about half a day at the well John drew a load of gravel from Paris got the well down as we can go without a tight curb the digger is going to make one tonight. 1868 March Thur 5 {Left Margin: Easton worked at the well} Very nice & pleasant this morning sharp frost last night John drew two loads of gravel Men finished digging well & put in tight curb & began to put in the brick again. I think their is a good show of water now in the well. I went to St George in the morning & came back by 9 o clock & went to Paris to see about some casting for Harrows in forenoon. James Waugh went a long did not get the Irons got some bills about the Harrows in express office looks like a rain to night Fri 6 Raining nice this morning rained most of the night very bad working at the well Easton came sent for Pat to come worked at the well in afternoon rained hard Sat 7 Very rainy all forenoon Men worked near all day at well very nasty job Pat came in the morning & worked at well Easton did not come to work. John Powers helped at the well finished the well in �afternoon about 5 o clock I & George went with the well digger home at night the worst going I ever seen the water over road half way to Brantford and over Sleigh box in some places. George & I staid at John Powers all night got there about half past nine o clock 1868 March Sun 8 Very warm & thawing today snow most gone in the roads water very high in the roads & river the river nearly all broke up ice about gone in the river at Brantford George & I came home from John Powers in afternoon water very high in the roads up to top of sleigh box in some places Harvey & Eliza came last night from Goderich staid all night and went over to Henry's Grandmother went with them Mon 9 Froze some last night Harvey went down to see the big creek bridges in morning found them standing yet but water very high Harvey & Eliza & Jane & Mother & I went to George Jones' to attend Grandmothers birth day dinner had a very good one all their except Thomas Ellis & David Ellis & wife & Thomas Westwood & wife had a good time of it I was not very well Tue 10 Very warm this morning mud getting very deep came home from Georges in afternoon road very bad Harvey & Eliza came at night from Jerseyville I sold big Tan mare to a Yankee for $120 in silver to be delivered on Thursday the 12th inst in Paris 1868 March Wed 11 George came last night again I staid at home all day sick in bed John Powers split wood Harvey started home in morning with the cutter Eliza staid here all day John rode old Matchless out for exercise in afternoon. George Kitchen came to get a draft of a harrow to send out to Michigan & Nelson Kitchen took most all the afternoon to get up one Thur 12 Froze some last night but quite warm through the day, rained again most all day very hard. I staid at home sick in bed most all day, John Powers hung up meat in afternoon & emptied some oats that Henry brought back Eliza went with Henry's to Brantford, Sammy Proper came for dinner. Fri 13 Very nice morning & warm looks like spring coming. John thrashed some Peas I went to take the mare I sold & Eliza to the Cars at Paris in forenoon not very well got some of my harrow Irons at �the station at Paris Called at Jim Waughs to open the box the Irons was in was not there have to send for some more roads very muddy getting very bad 1868 March Sat 14 Very nice and mild thawing yet snow a going John Powers & George broke the Colts in forenoon to lead & one of them to drive round a little I was sick in bed part of the day roads very muddy heard the first little grey bird this morning Sun 15 Beautiful morning the nicest day I most ever seen for the time of year roads are drying off very fast John Powers went to Mr Hawleys I was in bed sick & the baby was sick & so is most of the other children Mon 16 Very mild but rained near all day hard John Powers thrashed some Peas the children & me are near all sick with colds Tue 17 Very windy & some rain John Powers chopped wood in the woods. Mr Deans came to buy a yoke of Oxen Roads are drying up a good deal Wed 18 Some cooler froze some last night John Powers cut wood in woods the children sick with colds Willy kept us awake near all night with the croup last night 1868 March Thur 19 Froze some last night Powers & Paul Shipman drew straw from the other barn I cut some {type?} to mark Harrows with in forenoon. Elizabeth Bonham has came & stopped for dinner while Daniel went to Brantford Easton came to see me I am some better than I was in health Willy I think is some better Fri 20 Froze & snowed some last night very nice morning & nice day, staid at home all day John Powers sowed some clover seed this morning & set the Bees on their stand & boarded up the Barn to Keep the hens out in forenoon & cut some wood in afternoon. Bart Lang came over to see if I had any money for him Sat 21 Very cold & windy thawed some in moddle of the day in the Sun went to Brantford John took Matchless to get shod & I got some Iron for Harrows at Mortons. Margery Vansickle went along & went home to Hermans roads not so bad a coming Hiram Hawley rode home with me to the corners got some money for the Horse in Brantford �1868 March Sun 22 Very nice not so cold as yesterday Samuel Westwood & David was over John Powers went after Margery Vansickle in afternoon Wm McEwin & wife & boy & Susan Wilson came before dinner & staid until dark. Henry came over a while in afternoon Mon 23 Beautiful morning very warm John Powers & I went down to Saw Mill in forenoon to see about the lumber George Fonger came to see about trading me his Oxen for a horse, rained a little in afternoon Tue 24 Very nice weather but not so warm to day John Powers made a reach for the waggon I went to St. George with my Irons for some new kind of Harrows got my John Horse shod at Sandys & got some teeth & other Irons made for Harrows at Sandys & got some lumber dressed at Bells old Johnny Wilkison was here all night him & his Horse Wed 25 Quite cold to day John took me & some timber to Jim Waugh for Harrows we got a pair near done John brought a load of lumber from the mill & came after me night to Jims Mr McAllister was here for dinner he was at Jims when I went there in morning {Left Margin: Mr Wilkison started for home in morning from here about 8 O Clock} 1868 March Thur 26 Some frost again last night folks are beginning to plow all over. I went to James Waugh to finish the Harrow got it done middle of afternoon John Powers brought a load of lumber from mill & took & brought me from Jim Waughs. Getting very dry afraid of a drought coming on again. Rowland Waugh & wife & one of Cassideys girls came to James Waugh in afternoon Fri 27 Froze some last night again. John sowed some clover seed in morning & went to Saw mill after lumber. I painted over a pair of Harrows in forenoon. Mr Tench called into see about some Harrows. Could not sell to him sick in bed near all day. Mrs Greenfield & Michael Griffin was here a while in afternoon Mrs Evans was here all night {smudged ‘Sat” above} Sat 28 Some frost again last night John finished sowing Clover Seed in morning & went to Saw Mill in afternoon after lumber I was sick in bed near all day. Mr Osborne was over a while in afternoon. George Fonger came to trade me his Oxen for a colt & to hire me his brother David I hired him for 6 months at 12 dollars per month {Left Margin: did not trade with Fonger yet Mr Gim came in afternoon & staid all night} 1868 March �Sun 29 Frost last night again staid at home all day Margery & our two girls went to Tranquility meeting in forenoon. John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon came home & rode Matchless out for exercise in afternoon I feel some better to day Mr Gim is here all day Mon 30 Some frost again last night very nice all day & warm. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill after lumber. Bart Lang was over & I Settled of with him in full of all Ape to date by cash. I was sick in bed near all day very bad. David Fonger came at night to begin to work for me for Six Months at twelve dollars per month Tues 31 Not quite as much frost last night nice warm day. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill to day, I sold a colt to Mr E Palmer a coming 3 years old for $100.00 to pay in seven months at interest & I bought a yoke of Oxen from George Fonger for ninety five dollars to pay half in a month or two & the balance $47.00 in seven months without interest David Fonger began to work for 6 months {Left Margin: My health is some better to day} 1868 April Wed 1 Not much frost last night John Powers brought the last of the lumber from the mill in forenoon Dave Fonger & George took two cows to Mr Osbornes to the Bull & Dave piled up some lumber in forenoon & John & Dave drew Hay from Barn to Driving house & I went to Paris after some Harrow Irons & took Mother as far as Mr Hawleys & she came back to Jim Waughs & I got back their for dinner & then came home, Elizabeth Kitchen was home when we got home in evening Thur 2 Not so warm this morning, snowed some in forenoon. I staid at home all day. Joe Weaver came in morning to buy a colt I let him have a Lovel colt for $90.00 to pay half for her in a month or two & the rest in Seven Months quite cold tonight Men fixed up bridge behind the barn and drew hay in afternoon in driving house Fri 3 Quite cool to day I went to Brantford after a load of Plaster roads very nice & smooth & dry Men drew straw & fixed up some fence down at Jones Creek meadow that the water washed away I settled off with Charles Buck in evening 1868 April Sat 4 Very rough & cold some Snow I staid at home all day The men fixed some fence & split some rails in woods Very squally with some Snow Sun 5 Very rough & cold again I staid at home all day Dave went down home very rough & cold with some Snow showers all day �Mon 6 Very cold & windy all day frost pretty hard & deep Men cleaned up some seed Oats & Peas & Spring wheat. I was mending old bags all day Men killed a Skunk in the evening raised a fine smell about here Tue 7 Very cold to day again Men sowed Plaster & I went to Paris after some more Plaster got some more subscribers to Canadian Messenger at the corners coming home Wed 8 Very cold & stormy all day Snowed some very heavy showers John Powers & David Fonger & myself went to Brantford to the spring fair of Bulls Stallions & seed grain a very poor affair plenty of Horses & Bulls but scarce any seed grain. I took out some Oats to change made a bargain to change with Mr Luck tomorow Took out my stallion but got no prize this year 1868 April Thur 9 Not quite so Cold & rough this morning think the weather is going to change again warmer froze so hard that we cant plow at all Powers went to Ancaster to get some money for himself David Fonger drew some rails to fence on the side road & I went to exchange some Oats with Mr Luck on Paris road in afternoon. David Fonger dug a hole to bury a cow that got her feet froze in the afternoon Fri 10 Froze pretty hard last night quite mild in the day time John Powers was sick in the morning but got some better & went to trimming apple trees trimmed all the young orchard Dave Killed & buried the sick cow & drew some rails to the fence in forenoon I mixed some horse medicine & staid at home all day. Dave & George picked stones & things of from the Meadow & drew brush from Orchard in afternoon Sat 11 Pretty nice morning but turned out very stormy in afternoon with Snow & rain I went to Brantford after some Whiskey & other things to mix medicine in John trimmed apple trees & Dave sowed some Plaster got my pay from Hon George Brown for services of Horse in 1867 1868 April Sun 12 Quite cold again all day I staid at home John F.P. went to Mr Hawleys & Dr Treneverys Dave Fonger went away somewhere in afternoon Henry H was over for dinner Dave did not get back to do the chores Mon 13 Not quite so cold to day Men finished sowing plaster in forenoon & began to plow some in afternoon a good deal of frost in the ground yet goes very bad to plow ground very dry & hard �Tues 14 Froze some last night again warmer to day with some rain in afternoon I cleaned & oiled old Matchless Harness in forenoon & sewed carpet rags in afternoon John P took old Match to Paris to Doctor Conworth to see what ailed him David drew straw in forenoon & the men cleaned up some seed wheat & a grist to take to mill Wed 15 Very nice morning no frost last night for the first for some time some small showers through the day Men Plowed all day only when it rained I sewed carpet rags all day very tired To night all hands sewed rags to get them ready for the weaver Paid Edgar Kitchen $3.00 on Pea thrashing 1868 April Thur 16 A small Shower last night Very heavy wind all day long I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day George took some more carpet warp to Mrs Holcombes to finish the carpet with a showers just at dark Henrys girls was here in afternoon Fri 17 No frost last night at all very heavy wind again to day with some small showers Peggy VanSickle & Sarah Ellis came & John Wilkinson in forenoon I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day Peggy went to Henrys at night Sat 18 Not quite so windy to day Some hard Snow showers I went to Brantford with a grist to grind & got the Democrat Spring set up at Hexts David plowed all day John went to Paris in afternoon with old Matchless to see the Horse Dr Sarah Ellis went with Peggy Vans to John Vansickles & then to Henrys at night Sun 19 Quite pleasant to day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in afternoon David Fonger went home last night Margery Vansickle went to Baptist meeting in the forenoon looks some like a Storm 1868 April Mon 20 Very nice morning & all day nice & warm Men killed a hog in the forenoon & cleaned up some Barley Dave plowed in afternoon John Powers & I went to Brantford to get old Matchless shod & I took a hog & some Barley to Fosters got $5.1/2 per cwt & got $2.20 per Bushel for the Barley I settled of with Foster in full Tue 21 Very nice Morning nice all day I took Kate to shop to get two shoes put on her in forenoon Men plowed all day Seth Charlton called in afternoon to pay me some money for services of Horse in 1867 �Wed 22 Nice & warm this morning Isaac H Anderson came last night at dark & was very sick all night with some thing like the ague was bad yet in the morning John & I went to Paris & then to Robert Wilsons for dinner to see if we could get a stand for the Horse Wm McEwin wants to buy him offered five hundred dollars for him take him now or three hundred after the season is out agreed to let him have him Charles Buck came to work in the morning J. H. Andersen got as far as Paris in forenoon was very sick. 1868 April Thur 23 Quite a Snow last night Men cleaned up some Peas in the morning & David & John tried the Oxen & a horse on the plow to plow some sod it went very bad sod very dry & stiff Charley plowed & finished the sod field for Peas. Dave & John drew straw in afternoon Beal was here sold him some Bucks for Mutton & three young calves for veal Fri 24 Some frost again last night Charles & Dave plowed at the sod all day John went to George Fongers to get a horse did not get one Mr Chatterson came to get a horse to work I & Harvey went to Westwood to get a Horse in afternoon did not get one yet Sat 25 Very nice all day some rain last night & showers Dave plowed in the young orchard Charley Buck plowed in the sod all day John & I went to Brantford to get Bills printed & get a route for the Horse Margery went home in afternoon 1868 April Sun 26 Nice and warm morning I staid at home all day Dave & George went to Meeting to Bethel John went to Osbornes in afternoon Margery came home in afternoon Mon 27 Very nice morning & warm about half of the day Dave finished plowing the Orchard & Charley Buck plowed in forenoon I went to St. George & to the weavers after some carpet in afternoon & home again, John Powers started with the Horse to travel Beal was here after some Sheep in afternoon did not get any I was from home {Left Margin: Charles Buck went home in afternoon} Tue 28 Nice morning but windy Dave plowed all day I went to Brantford in forenoon after Horse Bills got a hundred printed of large size John Powers got home at night Charles Buck did not come to work { Left Margin: Sam Westwood brought Sarah Ellis over here in afternoon} Wed 29 Very nice morning a nice shower or two in the forenoon John started with the Horse came back again sowed some Peas in afternoon for the first tried the new harrow went very well Dave �finished plowing the sod for Oats in afternoon Charles Buck worked in afternoon {Left Margin: worked Beals Horse 1/2 day} 1868 April & May Thur 30 A nice growing morning a heavy shower last night quite wet part of forenoon John started with the Horse in the morning for Newport Dave Sowed some Peas in morning had to quit on account of the rain untill noon boys fixed fence & split wood and Harrowed some in forenoon worked Beals Horse 1/2 day ground rather wet to Harrow good George Harrowed some for the first in his life {Left Margin: Grandmother & Sarah & Harvey went to Henry's I & Willy went over too after them awhile & staid for tea Sarah staid their all night} May Fri 1 Fine growing morning but cloudy most of forenoon Sowed some Peas in morning & finished them of after dinner Isaac Gard came to get some Hay had some for him he promised to come & sow Spring Wheat tomorrow if it did not rain Jane went to Jimmy Papples in afternoon Come on rain just at sundown Sat 2 Nice Morning after the rain but quite Cold & Cloudy most of the day I went to Brantford Charles Buck went away Dave Fonger went away home in afternoon John Powers came home at night roads very muddy John Westwood & Edward Ellis was very drunk along the road 1868 May Sun 3 Very nice morning cleared off in afternoon I staid at home all day John went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Henry's went to Edgar Kitchen' & stopped here when they came back Mon 4 Very nice growing morning the best this spring yet John Powers went with the Horse Isaac Gard came & Sowed a field of Spring Wheat. Charley Buck worked all day George picked stones of off the Meadow in forenoon & Harrowed a little in afternoon one of the Oxen got sick near sundown could not get him up at all for sometime he got up after Sundown {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Tue 5 Very nice growing morning Dave went to cultivating on the sod for to sow Spring Wheat on fall plowing very hard & tough cultivated it over twice Charles Buck Harrowed all day Dave Fonger left at tea time a very heavy shower just at tea time {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Wed 6 Ground rather wet this morning Charles cultivated all day George H harrowed in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Margery went over to Henrys in forenoon I went down road to get a hand to Sow grain Joe Weaver promised to come in Morning John went of with the Horse in Morning Beals Horse �worked 1/2 day {Left Margin: I got a bag of Oats from Nichols Tree White Mane Oats Dave & George Fonger called in afternoon} 1868 May Thur 7 Nice dry morning but very cool and windy looked some like a storm all day got Joe Weaver to Sow some Spring Wheat & some Oats sowed ten Acres by eleven O.Clock in forenoon Charles Buck cultivated a little & Harrowed all day ground worked very nice George Harrowed all day Beal sent for his Horse in the morning & took him away home weather looks better to night Fri 8 Very nice but quite cool Charles & George finished the Oats field Harrowing & began to gang plow the flats behind the barn for to Sow Oats in forenoon I went to Brantford & Charley finished ganging the flats in afternoon Sat 9 Some front last night again Charley Sowed some Oats in the Morning Pat Kennedy came to get work Dave Fonger called to get some money & Charles dug around some apple trees & harrowed some & cultivated some in the orchard in forenoon. George Harrowed the flats works up very nice rather wet in some places I sowed some Marrowfat Peas in orchard & Charley Harrowed the Orchard & Charley & I sowed some Clover & Timothy seed on the flats behind the Barn after tea. {Left Margin: John Powers came home with the Horse at or near sundown} 1868 May Sun 10 Very nice some frost last night quite warm & pleasant day Jane & I went to James Waughs in forenoon Harvey Westwood came over & him & George went to Henrys in afternoon Henry & Elizabeth was over for dinner when we was away Mon 11 Nice weather all day I sowed some grass seed on wheat & Charles Buck Harrowed the wheat field & George rolled the Peas & Spring wheat in forenoon & Charles took the Potatoes out of cellar in afternoon & split some wood, Bill Taylor came in evening to see if I would rent my farm to them Tue 12 Very nice & clear & warm George rolled the Oats & Charles & I furrowed out some ground in Orchard to plant some potatoes & corn & etc etc on in forenoon. George Fonger & Mrs Hawley called in to get some cucumber seed & Charles planted some potatoes in forenoon & planted some corn & George Howell finished rolling the Oats behind the barn in afternoon John came home in evening looks some like a storm to night 1868 May �Wed 13 Very rainy & stormy all day the greatest wind & rain this spring yet I staid at home all day an old fellow came last night & staid all night & all day today Charles and George sorted & cut Potatoes for seed wind blew down a great deal of fence rained hard all day Thur 14 Raining yet this morning rained untill middle of afternoon most of the time very hard Charles & George fixed up some fence the wind blew down in forenoon the boys cleaned & oiled a set of Harness in afternoon the old man Wm O Bambering went away the middle of forenoon the ground very wet now grass a growing Fri 15 Rather wet & rainy yet this morning ground a getting very wet & soft rained a considerable through the day Mr Osborne came over a while in the afternoon & had a long talk about matters & things George went to Westwoods to see if they wanted Potatoes Charley cut fence blocks in afternoon & fixed some fence & oiled harness in forenoon 1868 May Sat 16 Kind of wet & rainy yet this morning wet a good part of the day I went to Brantford with some Butter & Eggs the roads very muddy the worst they have been this spring Charley cut fence blocks all day Sun 17 Very nice morning & nice & warm all day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon John Vansickle came here very mad about the colts a getting into his field took & shut them in the barn yard Mon 18 Very nice morning but quite cool all day Mother & I went to Isaac B.Howells & I went to see the dutch Doctor he did not come untill middle of afternoon he gave me some medicine a great many to see him Charley piled up Manure at the driving house Tues 19 Quite nice but cool things growing very fast I went to Brantford to get some Gin to put medicine in & to sell some Wheat sold it to Calders for $1.65 Per Bushel in Silver to take it in this week Charley drew fence blocks & rails for the fences about the farm 1868 May Wed 20 Nice morning but looks like a storm a coming soon I & the men cleaned up some wheat in the forenoon & put up about 70 Bushel in bags Charles & I went to Brantford with a load in afternoon Keton helped us clean & dug in the garden in afternoon �Thur 21 Very nice morning some Showers in afternoon every thing a growing very fast. Charley took two loads of Wheat to Brantford sold to Wm Calder I went to Brantford & staid all day to get the pay for the wheat got it all night George went along with me in the morning Fri 22 Fine growing morning with several small Showers I staid at home all day Charley Cultivated Potatoes & Turnip ground in forenoon & he went to draw Stones for School House & him & I furrowed Potatoe ground after Tea in afternoon Sat 23 Nice growing morning with some showers. Mother & I & Mr Osborne went to Brantford got a poke for the colts Boys planted Potatoes & Mr Osborne cut the Lambs in afternoon 1868 May Sun 24 Very nice growing morning with some small Showers in afternoon Bart & Wife & his children was over Henry H.K was over for tea the little girls & Margery went to meeting to Germans school House Katy Madison came & staid all night Mon 25 Beautiful growing morning and very warm & pleasant Dave Fonger came for some money & Butter for Frank Sickle he got $25.00 & three lb of butter staid at home all day George took the water all out of the well & cleaned it out it smelt very bad {Left Margin: Began to cure the John Horses Spavin this morning} Tue 26 Very nice & warm morning every thing a growing fast staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary came over to get Potatoes got seven bags some for seed & some to eat Wed 27 Very nice growing morning very warm Nelson Behimer & Hannah Templer came Nelson went to after plaster to Paris & stopped for tea Charley cut fence blocks all day I went to Bart Langs to hire a hand in forenoon & went to see Joe Weaver & Peter Weavers after tea to get some money did not get any 1868 May Thur 28 Some showers last night things a growing very fast Charles & George drew fence blocks & rails in forenoon looks like rain George & I set some stakes on the sideline to make fence on & Charley drew rails untill tea time & then George & him tagged some of the sheep & I white washed some Plum trees had a nice shower about sundown �Fri 29 Nice growing morning but some wet Bill Sanders came from Barts to help wash the Sheep to Germans in forenoon Charles drew rails & I & George lined the side road fence through & George Jones & Rachel & Johnny came at Tea time & staid all night they brought Margaret up to go to Goderich in morning {Left Margin: Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in the forenoon} Sat 30 Nice weather but cool I went to Brantford to take Margaret Jones out to take the Cars for Goderich got home at noon I had a chance to sell old Matchles to a man named Clarke for six hundred dollars pay in three months George Jones went home after dinner 1868 May & June Sun 31 Nice day but cool and clear I took Grandmother & Aunt Mary Howell up to James Waughs in forenoon came home before sundown June Mon 1 Very nice morning but cool looks like a rain some I went to St George with Henry H this forenoon Henry came over after Grandmother & Aunt Mary in morning to take them over to his place I staid their all day the afternoon Hiram Hawley came down to get my red ox to work or to trade me another for one of mine Ed Pepper came to buy one of my Oxen in afternoon Aunt Mary Howell went home June 2 Very pleasant but very cool Men fixed fence along the road I hired a man & boy to help to day at the fence Henry Kitchen went to wash his sheep wanted to get Charley Buck to help him would not go to cold for him I went to Brantford in afternoon after a Horse poke & to see about selling old Matchless to a man named Clarke & found him in Jail for forging a note that he wanted to trade one for my Horse against me Joe Wallace big creek he is just out of Penetentiary a short time 1868 June Wed 3 Nice morning but cool Men fixed fence until noon Henry H.K. got his leg broke last night in Brantford he slipped of the waggon wheel on a stone & broke it by the ankle I turned of the man & boy I had at noon old John Emery came at dinner time began to rain at noon Jane & I are going to Wilmot if it dont rain J. H. Anderson gelded my yearling colt in morning sent of the old man & boy at noon Thur 4 Very nice morning looks some like rain again I & George went to Brantford in forenoon to get a coat for George Charles fixed fence Jane & I started for Wilmot in afternoon went as far as Susan Wilsons & staid all night there �Fri 5 Some rain last night again rained part of forenoon started after dinner for Wilmot from Susans rained part of the way up very hard began to rain when we was this side of Washington & kept on till we got near there roads very muddy Sam Fertny was a way from home to Platsville 1868 June Sat 6 Very wet this morning the heaviest rain I think I ever seen this time of year staid at Burtneys all the forenoon him & I went to dutch doctor in afternoon found the Culverts & bridges near all tore away with the water the water done a great amount of damage all over tore down fences & trees & houses I heard in some places up country Jane & I went & staid all night with John Kitchen Sun 7 Beautiful morning some slight frost nice & clear we staid all day with John Kitchens Mon 8 Very nice morning but quite cool some frost last night Jane & I started for home came as far as Donald McDonalds for dinner staid their all night rained some in afternoon Tue 9 Quite cool all day Jane & I came home in forenoon Mary Westwood was here when we got home Grandmother Mary & I went over to Henrys a while I went to St. George after the road orders after tea time roads very dry & nice 1868 June Wed 10 Very nice morning dry all day & clear I took Grandmother to Lynden in the morning Charles Buck worked on the roads all day with team I came home in evening their was a soldier come to hire in afternoon Thur 11 Nice morning some frost Charles worked on roads in forenoon I began to work out the labor under my Charge in morning George & Soldier planted some Corn & Potatoes in morning Charles cultivated turnip & Buckwheat ground Ben Vansickle came & I traded him my Oxen for a pair of Steers George went with him to help him & to bring the steers home from there Soldier hoed corn & Potatoes in afternoon Bart finished shearing Sheep at noon Fri 12 Very warm all day long I worked on the roads all day finished working Charley hauled up old rails & hoed in garden George brought home the steers from Lynden in forenoon Soldier hoed Potatoes all day 1868 June �Sat 13 Very warm & dry all day I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went with me I fell in Hatches Stable & came near breaking my leg Charley piled Manure in forenoon soldier finished hoeing potatoes in morning & piled manure all day after their was a man named Wilson, came to hire at tea time & I hired him for a few months if we can agree Charles Buck went to Brantford Sun 14 Very hot & dry but looks some like showers I went to Henrys before noon he is getting some better Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came there at tea time Walter Osborne came about middle of afternoon Mon 15 Very warm but had a shower in afternoon I went to Paris to see dutch dotor & went with Westwoods to Isaac Howells for our dinner The men piled Manure all day their was a great many people to Paris to see the dutch doctor David McKay brought his roan mare to the Horse in the morning 1868 June Tue 16 Beautiful morning after the shower last evening the men & I made fence all day a long the side road made it a cross two fields next the Gov road young Danskin came to buy my steers Wed 17 Nice morning but very warm I took the wool to Brantford sold it to Cockshutt for 28 cts per lb had 265 1/4 lb Charles Buck went to Brantford the other man piled Manure all day I paid of George & David Fonger after I came home Thur 18 Very warm all day not quite as hot as yesterday Men piled manure in forenoon I staid in the house we all fixed fence in afternoon on the side road Mrs Cole was a picking wool all day Wm Waugh & Tommy came after tea after his pay for his share of wool I sold Fri 19 Very hot all day & dry I & the men fixed fence all day on the side road Came on a great wind & some rain at tea time John Betsner came & staid all night he got his new Buggy from Hesets in Brantford 1868 June Sat 20 Very hot and dry to day Men piled manure in afternoon & fixed some fence in forenoon I & Margery VanSickle went to Brantford in morning got back at noon Daniel Bonham & wife came & staid all night Sun 21 Not quite so warm Daniel Bonham & I went to Henrys in forenoon & came back after dinner & he went home some showers through the day but not much rain �Mon 22 Quite heavy rain last night I filed a saw & the men one of them piled dung & the other laid around all the forenoon & I went to the wool factory with the wool & Mike piled dung & John Wilson went of & got drunk afternoon we are to get our yarn in three weeks Tue 23 Not so very warm to day we all fixed fence in the forenoon I sent of one of my men at noon the others fixed fence in afternoon George & I plowed potatoes in afternoon & ridged up & sowed the turnips after tea time 1868 June Wed 24 Very nice & warm all day every thing a growing fast Charley sowed the buckwheat & plowed some corn & potatoes in forenoon I went over to Henry to set his man a ridging turnip ground in forenoon & Mike hoed potatoes all day I sowed Henrys turnips in afternoon Charley hoed corn & potatoes in afternoon Thur 25 Nice & cool this morning uncle Silas Smith called in a few minutes in the morning on his way home to the forty Charley & Mike hoed potatoes in forenoon finished hoeing potatoes & went to woods to fix fence & ground the Axes after tea & cut some wood after tea Fri 26 Very nice all day & warm but cool after sunrise awhile we cut fence blocks & fixed the fence along the woods all day James Taylor & his cousin John began to work after dinner fixing fence laid it all over along the woods Sat 27 Very warm and dry yet I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went along The men fixed the fence along the road behind the driving house & piled manure Mother came home from her visit 1868 June Sun 28 Very warm & dry yet Mother & I went over to Henry's in afternoon Mon 29 Very warm yet today The men & I finished the sideroad fence in forenoon & piled manure & plowed & hoed the Potatoes & corn in afternoon Tue 30 Very warm all day I took a grist to mill & the old waggon to get the tires set & the men piled Manure & ground up some scythes in afternoon 1868 July Wed 1 The very hottest day yet for dominion day John Powers took old Match to Cainsville the men piled dung & mowed around part of a field of grass �Thur 2 Uncommon hot yet John began to cut grass & the men cut fence corners & cut Canada thistles Fri 3 Very hot again all day I went after grist & waggon in forenoon & to Brantford in afternoon Sat 4 Very warm again to day the men began to draw hay & I cut a piece of grass did not get done till ten o clock 1868 July Sun 5 As hot again as ever Mother & I went over to Henry's awhile after dinner he is getting better Mon 6 Very hot again Men drew hay John went to Paris & I set Henry mower going forenoon & I cut a piece of grass in afternoon Tue 7 Looks some like a thunder shower but did not come very hot & dry I went with old Quick around to buy some lambs sold him all mine for 1.75 per head John cut a piece of grass the other men drew in hay all day Wed 8 Very warm to day again George & I took the lambs to Brantford in forenoon John cut some grass the others drew in hay & raked & put up some in afternoon Thur 9 As warm as ever this morning John Powers & George plowed some potatoes & they all turned hay & raked it up in forenoon & worked in hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I drove Henry out to Brantford for the first since his leg was broken} Fri 10 Very hot again to day men worked in hay all day drew in with two teams in forenoon I went to Brantford with Henrys John began to cut the last field of grass 1868 July Sat 11 Hotter than ever to day John cut grass & Charley raked hay stubble the others mowed fence corners in forenoon John & I went to Brantford & the men raked & cocked hay in afternoon Sun 12 Very hot again to day I took Mother over to Westwoods in forenoon Mon 13 Very hot yet again John cut grass all day the men spread & raked hay Mike ONeil came home at tea time from Hamilton a seeing after his discharge from the 100th regiment {Left Margin: I began to make Waggon rack} �Tues 14 As hot as ever to day John finished cutting the last field of grass & the other ones spread out grass in forenoon & raked & cocked up hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I worked at rack again today} Wed 15 I don't think it is quite as hot today but very near we got Cole & one of Osbornes men to help draw got in twenty six large loads today {Left Margin: I worked at rack again} Thur 16 Not quite as hot as has been some days we have had lately got Cole & John Vansickle to help draw got done at tea time had 55 large loads of off less then twelve Acres it was the heaviest crop that ever grew about here so every body that seen it or worked in it, it made very fine hay Clover & Timothy well mixed 1868 July Fri 17 Nearly as hot as ever again John & George raked the grass stubble in forenoon the other men went to make the line fence between Ben & me for to pay back for Cole & John VanSickle for helping us with the hay a drawing in John & George cultivated the turnips I worked at waggon rack what I could do at it got it about done it is a good one when finished Sat 18 As hot as ever again I think George & I went to Brantford & the men cut some grass & hoed turnips & potatoes got home after dinner Sun 19 Very hot to day again Wm Simpler & wife was here for dinner on their way to see old Mr Snyder buried I went over to Henrys a while in afternoon Mon 20 Hot yet today & dry the men cut around the wheat field & Jane & I went to Isaac Howells & to see the dutch doctor Tue 21 Very hot yet again to day I filed a saw & set up reaper & began to reap wheat in forenoon cut some wheat & bound it up in afternoon 1868 July Wed 22 Hot again as usual to day Cut wheat broke reaper knife I went to St. George got it mended came back & cut wheat until noon cut some wheat again in afternoon & went to Brantford after some men got one home with me two others promised to come in morning our wheat field got a fire in forenoon from James Taylors pipe we supposed �Thur 23 Not quite so hot today cut wheat in forenoon & finished cutting the one field at tea time the worst cutting I ever have seen I think Fri 24 Not so hot this morning very smoky looking & dry Men finished binding field of wheat & shocked it up & began to cut other field in forenoon Michael ONeil went of to get a job at the railroad bridge cut & bound wheat in afternoon Sat 25 Not quite so hot to day cut and bound up wheat finished up cutting fall wheat got done at dark all shocked up it got very dry and brittle 1868 July Sun 26 Quite cool this morning to what it has been John Powers went to Brantford I went to Henrys awhile after dinner Mon 27 Not near as warm as it has been all day Henry & I went to Branchton after the ram got it all right the men drew in wheat all day drew all day on ten acres had two other men from Brantford to help us Tue 28 A great deal cooler to day the men drew in wheat all day finished the fall wheat in afternoon I finished waggon rack Mother went to Barts in forenoon Wed 29 Pretty warm again to day tried the Peas with horse rake in the morning & it would not go give the job to Jim Taylor & John Christie John Powers raked wheat stubble & cultivated turnips in forenoon & I went to Brantford & John fixed some fence in afternoon Mother came home Thur 30 Not so very hot today John raked stubble in morning I took Mother over to Henry Howells in forenoon & got the tire put on reaper wheel & came home in the evening 1868 July & August Fri 31 Not so very hot to day John & some of the men drew in some raking & some Peas had a small shower in afternoon & in the evening again I was in bed most all day sick one of the men cut round spring wheat field & bound it up Saturday Augt 1 Quite cool with some small showers in morning men done nothing in forenoon John hoed cabbage patch some of them went home to Brantford men done nothing much all day cut some Peas after tea �Sun 2 Not so very warm to day I staid at home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon John Powers went to Hawleys Margery VanSickle went home did not come back Mon 3 Very nice & cool all day looked some like rain in forenoon I went to Wm Waughs after some money for some lambs he had sold to Beal & home & the men some drew Peas & some cut Peas & one of them cut around Spring wheat field & Oats in forenoon I went after Mother in afternoon & the men drew Peas & cut Peas 1868 Augt Tue 4 Very nice & not so warm I drove the reaper in afternoon to cut Spring wheat the men drew in Peas in forenoon & a while afternoon & then cut spring wheat till night Wed 5 Pretty warm today again Edward Martin & wife was here for dinner I drove the reaper to cut Spring wheat all day Thur 6 Not so warm to day again I went to Brantford the men cut Oats some of them & the rest set up wheat & bound Oats Fri 7 Not so very hot today George & I went to Rachel Cains to see some stray hogs there was there to get them for Quick that lost some in Brantford did not find them men bound Oats in forenoon & drew spring wheat in afternoon Sat 8 Nice & cool but the hardest wind I must ever have seen had to quit drawing wheat most of afternoon drew & stacked Spring wheat & one man bound Oats Sun 9 Quite cool to day again Henry H. K. came over for the first time since he had his leg broke James Taylor went away to Crandells in morning 1868 Augt Mon 10 Very nice morning & cool Cynthia Kitchen & I went to Brantford to meet John Kitchens wife & children a coming on the cars they did not come at all dont see what is the matter Tue 11 Some small showers last night & today some more we marked the Sheep in forenoon & John Powers & John Christie went to Brantford George & I went to Wm Waugh, after some Sheep & lambs he had on shares he took twenty one ewes on shares again for another year to give half the wool & half the lambs & the old sheep back again �Wed 12 Nice morning cleared of I settled of with Jim Taylor & John Christie in forenoon James Waugh brought back some Oats he had since last summer & I killed a lamb & Mr Quick came & paid me for some lambs he had bought I went to Henrys after tea a while Thur 13 Very nice day & cool John cut Oats all day Jane & I & the children went to Westwoods I got a sow & pigs from them they was cutting their Peas 1868 Augt Fri 14 Not so very warm to day John bound up Oats & I went to Westwoods in forenoon after a Sow and five pigs & then went to Dunhams to get him to come & work in afternoon Sat 15 Very nice & cool today John bound Oats all day I took covered Buggy to Brantford to get a coat of Varnish on it Sun 16 Nice & cool had a nice Shower last night which makes things look nice I took the girls & George to Daniel Bonhams in morning & home again in the evening Mon 17 Very nice day & warm Henry & I went to Paris to see dutch Doctor Margaret Kitchen came to sew for Jane {Left Margin: John began to plow to sand stubble grass} Tue 18 Very nice day looks some like showers Mr Bart came to buy my farm in forenoon I mended harness & Beal came to buy Sheep at tea time did not take any away coming again after some some day soon wants to get all their is fit to Kill John plowed all day 1868 Augt Wed 19 A little shower last night John plowed in forenoon I went to hire George Agnew could not get him went to Paris afternoon hired a man come as far as Giles & stopped would not come any farther got home at dark Thur 20 Looks like showers again very warm Mother & I took the yarn to Colemans to get wove in forenoon Mrs Lemon & Mrs Papple & Mrs VanSickle came in afternoon had a nice shower in afternoon Fri 21 Nice after the shower I hired a man to plow for one month at $14.00 per month men plowed Beal got some sheep I went to Brantford after the Covered Buggy Sat 22 Very nice weather warm the men plowed all day I oiled the Buggy top & got ready to start for Goderich �Sun 23 Very warm to day again Charles Turner came over for dinner Jane & I started for Goderich in afternoon & went as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night 1868 Augt Mon 24 Very warm to day again the men got in the last of the Oats. we drove as far as Henry Chrysler for dinner & then went on as far as Seabachs tavern five mile this side Mitchell & staid all night very good accommodations with light charges only $1.25 for suppers & bed & breakfast & horse to Hay Tue 25 Quite warm again today the men plowed all day we started & drove into Goderich got in before five O'Clock found Harvey started down to my place after seed wheat Wed 26 Very nice & warm men plowed Eliza & Jane & I went to see Andrew Green for dinner Thur 27 Nice & pleasant to day we went out to see Sandy Reid for dinner came back by Joe Morris they was not at home Fri 28 Nice & warm all day the men helped Henry thrash we went to Mr Hortons for tea & staid the evening with Mr Clifford Eliza & Lydia went to the social Harvey got home in evening 1868 Augt Sat 29 Very nice to day again men helped Henry thrash we staid at Harveys & went out to Morris' in evening staid all night Harvey & Eliza came after dark too Sun 30 Some cooler this morning staid at Mr Morris' till after dinner & then went to David Ellis in afternoon found there little boy quite sick staid all night Mon 31 Had some rain last night and several showers through the day staid at Davids all day & night the men helped Henry thrash 1/2 a day Sept Tue 1 Very nice after the rain men plowed David & I went to see some farms went to Mr Hamlens for dinner & tea partly agreed for his farm for thirty five hundred dollars Wed 2 Nice morning but cooler we come back to Goderich in forenoon to Harveys Thur 3 Nice morning & warm staid at Harveys Sarah Behimer & Hannah Templer came in afternoon had a very nice shower at tea time wet things up good �1868 Sept Fri 4 Very nice after the rain I made some plum boxes in forenoon was not very well all day spent the evening at Mr Cliffords all off us from Harveys Sat 5 Very nice some cooler the men sowed some wheat Jane & I started for home in forenoon came as far as Seabachs tavern & staid all night was not well Sun 6 Cooler this morning took some like rain started & came as far as John Kitchens for dinner began to rain rained very hard staid there all night Mon 7 Cleared off again had a very wet night ground a swimming, started & came as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night I had a shake of Ague Tue 8 Quite cool again came home in forenoon men drew Manure in forenoon & sowed some wheat afternoon & drew Manure with one team I laid to bed all the afternoon 1868 Sept Wed 9 Had some more rain the ground very wet cant do anything on it I staid at home all day John drew Manure the Englishman I hired left this morning sick worked fifteen days {Left Margin: sold Beal the sheep 53 head for $90.00} Thur 10 Cooler but ground wet I staid at home all day John finished sowing wheat Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Fri 11 Very wet yet to day staid at home all day John drew Manure Sat 12 Ground very wet yet John & I went to Brantford John got measured for a suit of clothes at Cockshutts Sun 13 Quite cold and wet I staid at home all day Mrs Osborne & girls come over a while in afternoon Mon 14 Nice day but cool John went to help Osborne in seeding I went to see Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver about some notes I held Thos Westwood & Mary & Dorothy was over for dinner & tea Tue 15 Very nice day & dry all day Mother & I went to Lynden I hired a man for a month for $12.00 began in afternoon Sam Burtney was here when we got home �1868 Sept Wed 16 Had some rain last night cleared off cool again men drew Manure all day sold a horse to Sam Burtney for $110.00 to pay in four months Joe VanSickle brought his lumber apc in forenoon I went to John VanSickles to see him about the Sheep I let him have on shares Thur 17 Nice morning men drew Manure I staid at home all day Jane & I went to Mr Burts in afternoon Fri 18 Very nice morning men drew Manure I went to see thrashers & let George Kitchen have four Bushel Oats forenoon Jane & I went to Mr Burts to see about selling my farm in afternoon Sat 19 Very nice morning again Wm Gorman threw manure out of Sheep stable John F & I went to Brantford to get some clothes for John F Sun 20 Had some rain last night again I went to Henrys a while Margery & her Sister went James Waughs in forenoon 1868 Sept Mon 21 Very nice morning Mr Burt & Son came to see if I would sell my farm in forenoon men drew Manure I went to Paris to see the doctor he did not come at all Tue 22 Very nice morning Mr Burt & I went to Brantford to do the writing about my farm sold it to him for $50 per acre Wed 23 Nice morning I took John to go to Hamilton Show I got Horse shod & Mother & I went Puslinch in afternoon Thur 24 Very nice morning Thos Ellis & I went to look at a farm near Guelph it began to rain at dusk Fri 25 A little rainy this forenoon Mother & I started for home after dinner came as far as Henry Howells staid all night Sat 26 Nice morning again came home afternoon found Nelson Behimer & wife here when we got home Sun 27 Some rain again today I was sick Nelson & Sarah went home afternoon 1868 Sept �Mon 28 Cleared of again I am not very well yet James Waugh & George Howell came in morning to see and get my democrat to go after their tools to Copetown Mr & Mrs Burt came & we went with them to Brantford to sign the writings for the farm men threw down old straw stack & fixed house roof & split wood George Medley staid all night & I settled with him for his work he done Tue 29 Cleared of & cool men cleaned up some Oats & Spring wheat in forenoon & I took it to Brantford in afternoon George Ellis came & him & I went to John Betzner's to see Mr. Haines farm staid all night did not buy it Wed 30 Looks some like rain had some in afternoon George & I came as far as George Jones & staid all day & night the machine came to thrash & did not do anything machine would not go at all had to quit 1868 Oct Thur 1 Had some rain last night George & I came home in forenoon George went to Henrys & I went to see after the thrashers in afternoon could not get them for ten days or so Fri 2 Very nice morning & clear again John & I went to Brantford with a load of ash lumber in forenoon I went to Henrys a while afternoon Mr Osborne was over Sat 3 Nice morning some frost last night again John drew lumber & Jane & I went to Brantford after the Mortgage & some dry goods & Mr Burt came & paid two thousand dollars on the Mortgage Sun 4 Heavy frost last night but nice and clear John Vansickle & me went to Lynden in forenoon Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David was over a while afternoon Mon 5 Nice & warm all day Mother & John Proper & I went to Goderich Tues 6 Nice day but some cooler Harvey & I drove out to see a farm that belonged to one Jessup out of town a little 1868 Oct Wed 7 Very warm all day some rain at evening & in the night got Harveys Horse & drove out to David Ellis’m in forenoon Thurs 8 Some rain last night quite wet & cold all day went to Dungamron to the show was appointed one of the lodges in the House had a very good show for a township show �Fri 9 Very nice day not cold went back to Manchester & round through {Wawamouth?} & back again to see some farms seen some good one Sat 10 Nice & dry all day went in afternoon to see Mr Carezo farm out on the Maitland river & home Sun 11 Nice & warm all day staid at David’s all day Mon 12 Nice day & warm went to look over Mr Bailies farm in forenoon staid at David’s in afternoon Tues 13 Nice day & very warm mother & I went to see Bailies farm again could not buy it wanted to much for it I thought Wed 14 Nice & warm all day Mother & I came to Morris’s in forenoon they was gone to show to Lucknow I went to town & back there in afternoon 1868 Oct Thur 15 Very nice morning again Mr Morris & I went to see two or three farms that {Ghos?} Martin used to own out at Smiths Hill Fri 16 Nice day but cool some rain in afternoon staid at Mr Morris’s to get word about Martins farm did not come till night telegram came for me to come to Brantfors as a witness against a forger could not go David Ellis called at Morris’s to tell about some other farms he had heard of in town Sat 17 Some snow last night very cold all day went with Mr Morris to Smiths Hill to see about getting a field for a plowing match & then went into Goderich to Harveys for the night Sun 18 Quite cold all gay again went to church with Harveys in forenoon was sick at noon staid with Mr Clifford the evening Mon 19 Quite cold again to day had the writings made out for the Loot no 2 in the 8th Concession Western division of Colborne from John Hickingbottom price $5000.00 100 acres more or less 1868 Oct Tue 20 Some rain in the morning quite soft all day Grandmother Eliza & Mrs Clifford & I went out to the farm I bought & to Mr Morris for dinner & back to town at night bought a lot of Hay from Hickingbottom for $47.00 cash had Mr Cliffords team & waggon got full possession of farm �Wed 21 Quite wet all day Mother & I came home let Harvey have twelve hundred dollars for one year at ten percent Thur 22 Some snow last night again staid home in forenoon went after flannel in afternoon John went to see the thrashers in afternoon Fri 23 Not quite so cold to day our Harvey & I went to Westwoods to get a horse to thrash John got ready for to thrash Sat 24 Nice weather al day John killed a sheep to & I went to Brantford Mr Burt was over here Sun 25 Some rain all day by spells staid at home all day Henry was over for dinner 1868 Oct Mon 26 Very nice day all day began to thrash in forenoon some Oats thrashed all day Tue 27 Nice day but windy thrashed some S. wheat stacks they was very wet grain nearly spoiled Wed 28 Nice day but windy finished the stacks in forenoon & set at the old barn & thrashed 180 Bushel in afternoon Thur 29 Very nice day but Cool finished thrashing before night David Ellis & old John Emery came in forenoon David & I went to Lynden & back in afternoon Fri 30 Very nice again to day John & George pulled some turnips Mother & I went to Mr. Burt on a visit I called to get Wrung to come & thrash Peas coming Monday Sat 31 Very wet all day staid at home all day November Sun 1 Very cold & disagreeable Mother & I went to Henrys for dinner Samuel & Harvey Westwood was there Mon 2 Quite cool all day John & George finished the turnips, Mr Wrung began to thrash Peas in morning I staid home all day for Mr Palmer to come did not come Mother went to Westwoods in forenoon 1868 Nov �Tue 3 Heavy white frost last night John Powers went to plow for George McLaughlin Wrung thrashed Peas I went to Henrys in afternoon {Left Margin: Sold Beale some Sheep & a pair of Steers} Wed 4 Very nice day some rain in evening John took a load of Hay to Hatch I went to get Auction Bills printed got a hundred printed Thur 5 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home Some rain last night I staid at home all day Fri 6 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home in evening Eliza Howell & Isaac Howell & wife came here Sat 7 Very cool & looks like rain I took Eliza to Vanderlip & came home in evening Sun 8 Very rainy to day again staid at home all day Mon 9 Very wet all day John threw S. wheat out of Bins I went to Henrys & staid all day Abram Drake came after School Tax it is very high this year a very rainy day 1868 Nov Tue 10 Very bad damp dirty day staid at home all day John sorted out old irons in forenoon & went to Paris to put up bills in afternoon Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Wed 11 Cleared of some today Mr Burts boys began to Plow in morning George Day came after some seed, John & I went to Brantford after some things for the sale Thur 12 Kind of cold all day and cloudy James Waugh was here all forenoon came to buy some cows before the sale Burts boys plowed Fri 13 Very nice all day & clear John & Charles Buck drew straw & I went to St George to sell my right for Harrow sold the right to Wm Behiny for a horse Sat 14 Beautiful & warm day staid at home forenoon & got out some stuff for waggon rack from Jim Waugh same & fixed Mothers old Bureau let him have some Oak for Harrow & waggon rack I went to Brantford after some cheese in afternoon 1868 Nov �Sun 15 Some cooler & cloudy all day looks like a storm John P went to George Fongers I went to Henrys a while in forenoon they came over with me for dinner George Howell went to Westwoods found a Leicester Buck with our ewes in forenoon Mon 16 Very cold disagreeable day I went to St. George to settle up with Fleming for the Harrow right give him my note for $47.00 for two months without interest Henry Howell & wife came down in afternoon & staid all night {Left Margin: I got a three year old colt from Wm Fleming for my Harrow right}. Tues 17 Very heavy rain all day the wettest day this fall a good many camy to the Sale but we had to put it of on account of the rain it wil come of on Thursday the 26th if all is well Henry Howell went home Wed 18 It has quit raining this morning but is cloudy John F Powers & I went to Brantford I went to get some notices printed about the sale got a 100 for $125. went to see John Lakes colt did not buy it yet John Burt went home sick in the morning 1868 Nov Thur 19 Nice morning heavy white frost last night sent John F. with some bills to put up out towards Smokey Hollow I went to Paris with some bills posted a lot by mail to different parties around the county got dinner at I.L.Howells & came home Fri 20 Snowed some last night John went to Help Henrys Bill Hags I went to Harrisburg & around by St. George to put up bills Mr Burt went with me from his place to St. George got home by noon {Left Margin: George & the girls went to Henry Howells afternoon} Sat 21 Quite cool this morning & windy all day got quite muddy I went to Colemans after some flannel did not get it paid my School tax in morning to Mr A Drake $30.99 got home at noon and cleaned up a grist after dinner Mr Gim came in forenoon & staid all night Sun 22 Quite cold froze hard Jane & I went to Henrys in forenoon found George Kitchen & all his family moved in there Mr Gim staid here all day & all night 1868 Nov Mon 23 Hard frost last night but a very nice warm day & very clear roads very rough in morning I took a grist to Brantford to get ground got it home with me John F went to help Osborne thrash in afternoon they moved into the new School house �Tue 24 Nice morning some frost John F & I cleaned up some wheat for Henry Mr Burt & Dan came to plow in forenoon John helped Osborne to thrash & I staid at home in afternoon Wed 25 Cloudy not so cold Mr Burt finished plowing in forenoon young Mr Reagie came to buy a colt did not get one from me John went to John Kinneys & I went to Henrys to see him he was gone to Paris with wheat looks like rain to night Thur 26 Rained hard last night cleared of this morning again had our sale to day had a large turn out things went of pretty well a good day George Jones & Rachel came & staid all night 1868 Nov Fri 27 Nice morning but cloudy Dennis Sager came to buy a bay colt three year old past that I had he got him for $152.00 to pay in eleven months for him George & Rachel went to Henrys in forenoon Mr. Simpson came after the reaper he bought at the sale paid cash Sat 28 Looks like a storm it did rain before night John & I went to Brantford I went to settle of with Postman for the sale roads very muddy {Left Margin: Some one stole two of our best turkeys last night} Sun 29 Cloudy kind of weather I staid at home all day the girls came home from Westwoods afternoon Mon 30 Some snow last night colder this morning John took me to Paris to go to Goderich on Cars I went & staid at Cliffords all night found them all well there December Tue 1 Quite cold & blustering all day with some snow Harvey took me out to Mr Morris in afternoon roads very bad & rough Wed 2 Snowed some last night & in forenoon about six inches Mr Morris took me to the farm & to David Ellis in afternoon with the sleigh went very good in the gravel road 1868 Dec Thur 3 Very nice morning some more Snow last night again David & I went with the cutter back in Wawanosh to see George Henry about his buying Matchles Horse he is coming down to see him soon roads very bad mud in some places knee deep to Horse got back about dark to Davids had one upset in the mud & snow �Fri 4 Quite cold but clear David thrashed in forenoon & George Ellis brought me out to Goderich came on a great snow & blow in evening about dark I staid at Harveys all night George went home again after dark Sat 5 Quite calm again after the storm last night I came home from Goderich John brought me from Paris in afternoon brought home half a barrel of W fish no sleighing when I got home Sun 6 Looks like a storm all day I staid at home John Powers went away to Mr Hawleys or some where up the road 1868 Dec Mon 7 Storming this morning very stormy in afternoon John fixed to Kill Hogs I went to Brantford in afternoon after Salt to salt the pork in Tue 8 Very stormy all day snow & blowed very hard we Killed Hogs Daniel H Bonham & Isiah came to buy the straw carriers did not get them Wm Templer came after the straw cutter he bought at the sale staid all night a terrible storm Killed Hogs & cut them all up & salted them got done before night Wed 9 Quit snowing but very cold I went to St. George to get the Horses shod at A Brockbank all around had some of these rubber cushions put under one of their shoes in front John put straw round yard Thur 10 Getting colder all the time John & I went to Brantford to get my cutter that was there to paint James Waugh brought his wife here and left her while he went to Isaac Sands sale & called in evening for her sleighing not very good at all blowed of the road in places 1868 Dec Fri 11 Very nice morning but pretty cold all day Jane & I went to Westwoods on a visit with the cutter & one Horse John split wood James Waugh came to borrow some money Sat 12 Nice & clear but some windy & pretty cold day day John went to Brantford I went to Jerseyville to take some coverlets to get wove at William VanSickles cant get them before April or Mary Came back by Lynden & staid all night at B. VanSickle left a set of whiffletrees at Petitts to get ironed Sun 13 Quite cold all day again I staid at Bens in forenoon came home in afternoon Henry H Kitchen was here �Mon 14 Some milder this morning Snowed some all day long but did not amount to much after all I think about an inch or two Wal Baker came to buy some Oak lumber Owen Judge came after fanning Mill he bought at the sale Joseph Weaver came and bought my old long tug Harness for twenty dollars they was a very good set 1868 Dec Tue 15 Very nice all day but cold I went to Paris to order a set of new harness from Flanagan to be silver mounted all through Wed 16 Nice day thawed some in the Sun I went to Brantford to see about selling my wheat did not do it going to Keep it a while longer yet Thur 17 Very nice day thawed some I staid at home all day not very well Fri 18 Nice day but some colder I staid at home all day Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer came before noon I strung a couple of strings of Bells Sat 19 Very cold all day long I staid at home all day Wm Behimer & Helen went home in the morning Henry Howell came after the fanning mill he bought at my sale Beal took the steers away in afternoon I sold him for $100.00 Sun 20 Very nice & warm thawed of all the sleighing I staid at home Grandmother went to Henrys Mon 21 Some colder this morning I made some shawl pins in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon to see dutch doctor John began to dig out the snow in lane 1868 Dec Tue 22 Not very cold again to day John dug out the lane & began to draw up some wood I staid at home all day Henry Howell & Wm Tanner came after some Sheep for Henry got a dozen at $3.50 each to pay for them in the six months from date Wed 23 A pretty cold day again I staid at home all day & fixed up the old table & give the top of it a coat of paint sold Beal 13 sheep for $32.50 to take them away next week Jarome Hawley came after the pay for the thrashing paid him ten dollars $17.70 coming yet Thur 24 Nice day but very cold John & I went to Brantford took the iron plow out to George Fowler to get it fixed up some very poor Sleighing the coldest day this winter �Fri 25 Not near so cold today we all went over to Westwoods for to take over Christmas dinner Sat 26 Very nice day not very cold John drew up wood & I painted the table again & mended Harveys little Sleigh 1868 Dce Sun 27 Some snow last night but not enough to make good sleighing Jane & I & John Powers & Willy & Eliza went to Henry Hawleys in forenoon & Home in the afternoon Sleighing very poor Mon 28 Not very cold very nice winter weather though John drew up wood I painted over the table again Samuel Buckborough came to buy some oak lumber from me sold it to him Beale came & took away the Sheep I sold him last week Nelson Kitchen & Edgars wife & children is to start for Michigan to night Tue 29 Some Snow last night very warm & mild all day I took Grandmother & the girls down to Lynden left Grandmother down there to get her cloak made & we came home Wed 30 Quite mild all day I painted the table over again in forenoon & got out some stuff for a waggon rack & Samuel Buckborough sent after some oak lumber I sold him John Powers drew wood Mr Galloway called to get subscriptions for the Bible Society St. George 1868 Dec Thur 31 A heavy white frost last night very sharp & cold in the morning I went after Dr. Kitchen for Mrs Cole before daylight to St. George got him to come & painted the table over again & James Papple called to get his pay for helping thrash John & George drew Pea Straw in forenoon I went to St. George with some Peas & Oats to get chopped for the beef cow and took some oak lumber to Bells to get dressed for a waggon rack got it home with one & got the chop stuff with me too a very warm nice day thawed some the wind got around to the northeast and seems as if there was a storm a coming on John & George cleaned up some Spring wheat for a grist afternoon I got home from St. George about half past six in the evening Diary January 1869 Fri 1 The greatest Snow storm and hardest blowing we have had this winter yet Jane and I and two of the children went over to Henrys for dinner {Thos?} Westwood & Mary was there in the terriblest Snow storm we have had in a long time �Sat 2 Quite mild all day but rained & Snowed nearly all day I put handles on some knives in forenoon then fixed a place & turned old Matchles in to it in afternoon John and George cut down straw stack & threw it round the yard Sun 3 Very warm & thawing some I went after Mother to Lynden in afternoon Marjory VanSickle came back in afternoon Sleighing going Mon 4 Very nice and mild this morning John took a grist of S.wheat to Brantford to get floured to sell I went along to the municipal election at Betsons School House the children started to school again this morning old Doctor Stinson and old Mrs. Leemington & Mr. Storr is to be buried to day went to Germans School House to the election & then home & hitched up the brown colt & drove him to St. George for first time 1869 January Tue 5 Very mild & some Snow showers through the day I went to Brantford after a grist sold 500 lbs to Hexts at 2.50 per cwt John split wood Mr Rung began to thrash Peas I settled up with G. Foster & Hatch in full of all demands Wed 6 Very nice day & warm thawed a good deal Jane & I went to Isaac J. Howells & James & Lydia went along went after my new harness to Paris staid all night at Isaac's Joseph Steel & wife was there all day {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Thur 7 Nice day very warm the Snow all gone in the roads nearly came as far as James Waughs for dinner & home in afternoon Sleighing nearly all gone {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Fri 8 Quite soft this morning looks like a thaw again I put some hoops on churn & some barrels in forenoon John split wood Rung thrashed Peas all day Sat 9 Heavy rain last night rains yet this morning John turned the meat over in the box Mr. Rung thrashed Peas I staid home all day 1869 January Sun 10 Very nice day quite warm I staid home all day Grandmother went to Henry's in morning Susan Wilsons young folks came here from Westwoods in afternoon & went home in evening �Mon 11 Very nice day and quite warm & Spring looking I staid at home all day the clock spring broke down Tues 12 John & I went to Brantford in forenoon called to get Noles to come & butcher a Beef for me got the clock mended and cleaned at Griffiths Wed 13 Very nice day & thawed some in the sun John and Noles killed the Beef in forenoon I went to School Meeting & come back to Mr. Greenfields for dinner & staid till evening Henry girls was over John greased the new waggon in afternoon I bought a whip from John VanSickle for one dollar Thurs 14 Beautiful weather all day John and I cut up the Beef & fixed waggon rack in forenoon & put on & took a load of Hay to Mr. Nisbet School Teacher at Germans School House 1869 January Fri 15 Very nice weather all day I went to Brantford & took the two girls & George out with me took a quarter of Beef to sell got five dollers per cwt for it from John Booze bought some chocs for girls & a pair of Boots for George from Adams Sat 16 Beautiful day & sunshine I went to St. George to pay Fleming a note he held against me & got a pair of Harrows from Sam Buckborough & got two shoes set on the John Horse Rung finished thrashing & cleaning Peas in afternoon had 107 Bush Sun 17 Nice day again all day I staid at home all day Grandmother went with Henry to see Nelson Kitchen baby that is sick at the corner at Mrs Shipmans {Left Margin: Samuel Fristney & wife came at dark & staid all night} Mon 18 Looks like a storm quite cold & cloudy all day Samuel Fristney paid for the grey mare he bought from me in the fall for $105.00 John and I went to Paris with a load of Hay to Wm. Epron for P.O. Connor the roads are very nice for the waggon Samuel Fristney & wife went home in forenoon 1869 January Tue 19 Quite cold all day and cloudy but no snow yet I staid at home all day John took away a load of Hay to Paris Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in forenoon I mended a sursingle {surcingle} & breaststrap Elizabeth Kitchen and Dorothy came over in forenoon & staid till evening �Wed 20 Beautiful day clear and cold John & I took a load of Hay over to Mr. Kitchen in forenoon got Wm. Fleming to shoe the team all round new shoes in front Grandmother & Aunt Mary went over to Henrys I sent for the Globe by H.G. McPherson $1.30 Thurs 21 Very nice all forenoon clouded up in afternoon I staid home all day mended some halters in forenoon John took a load of Hay to tavern keeper in St. George he is to pay for it in six weeks Fri 22 Very nice day but quite cold John & I went to Brantford with a load of Hay to A Bradley Henry Howell came after Aunt Mary & cow I sold to him for twenty one dollars to pay in a short time 1869 January Sat 23 Very nice day quite cold John took a load of Hay to D Kitchen in forenoon I went along got two shoes reset on the Horses that lamed them getting warmer Sun 24 Very nice day warmer Looks like a storm of some kind John went away somewhere & Marjory went over to Westwoods in afternoon I staid home all day Mon 25 Very cold & clear all day John & I took a load of Hay to Paris G.P. Grey Hotel Keeper got a new set of Harness from Flanagan & traded a set of half tug Harness for a new set of long tug gave him a load of Hay & a load of Straw to boot got two good set of long tug Harness now one set Silver mounted Tues 26 Very nice day not quite as cold very clear though John took a load of Hay to Flanagan Paris. I staid home all day & set a picture in the frame Wed 27 Nice and pleasant clouds up in afternoon John took a load of Hay to Paris Henry was over for dinner I staid at home all day waiting for some men to come & buy Matchless 1869 Jany Thur 28 Very nice day and warm thawed considerable in sun John & I took a half ton of Hay to Sidney E Thomas in the forenoon put on another load of Hay & took it to St. George to Dr. Kitchen in afternoon Mr & Mrs VanSickel came over for an evening visit Fri 29 Quite foggy in morning Come on rain in evening about 4 O'Clock John B. took a load of Hay to Mr. Cepson I went to Brantford with Henry H Kitchen & Nelson Kitchen to see a lawyer for advice on Henry's scrape with Mr. Ley & Bolton rained near all night �Sat 30 Quite cloudy & some rain in Morning I went to Brantford in morning took some chickens to sell got three shilling a pair for them John Powers went along I bought a Horse from P.B. Hatch for sixty dollars cash & a note against Mark & George Armstrong for thirty seven dollars eighty cents due next fall John Templer & wife & children come & staid all night 1869 Jany Sun 31 Quite cold this morning froze up hard again roads will be rough for a while I staid at home all day John Templer & wife went to Westwoods in afternoon Nathan VanSickel & wife & his two sisters came for dinner & went home before night had roast turkey & roast beef & plum pudding for dinner February Mon 1 Quite cold and cloudy all day John took a load of Straw to Paris for Flanagan I went to settle with F.O. Connor for the Hay I sold him gave Flanagan an order on him to settle an {ape?} with him drove my new horse for first time I got from Hatch Tue 2 Very cold again to day I went to St. George with some stuff to make a Harrow with John took some flour & peas over to Rung David Ellis came in evening Snow storm a beginning Wed 3 A hard snow storm all night & most of the day Some six inches of Snow fell I think sleighing not very good yet I took David Ellis over to his brother Wms & to St. George & home again {Left Margin: Paid David Ellis $109.00 on a yoke of oxen} 1869 Febry Thur 4 Very rough stormy day I took David out to Brantford in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford Contracted all the wheat I have to Mr. Plewes for one dollar per bushel all round Westwoods boys brought a cheese over for David Ellis in the evening Fri 5 Beautiful and clear all day thawed some in the Sun I took David Ellis out to the cars in Brantford in the morning John took a load of Wheat to Brantford George Cones' young folks came & went to Brantford to get there Photographs taken I bought a recipe for making hard soap Sat 6 Nice morning but cloudy George Cones' young folks went to Westwoods & we cleaned up some wheat in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford & I went to St. George in afternoon to see Chris Bottings about a stove traded him some Hay for one �Sun 7 Very nice day thawed some I staid home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon George Cones' folks went home & Grandmother went home with them 1869 Febry Mon 8 Nice day but thawed some I took two loads of wheat to Brantford John & George cleaned wheat all day Harvey Howell was here when I got home he staid all night Tue 9 Nice morning but cloudy thawed considerable John took a load of wheat to Brantford in forenoon Harvey went to Henrys in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon I sent a telegram to to Watson Ayr to meet Harvey in Paris George Campbell bought a lot of Pea straw of me for $7.00 Wed 10 Very nice but warm Snow nearly gone I went with two loads of wheat to day Men cleaned up wheat George Campbell drew his Pea straw away to day Thur 11 Very nice day but warm snow nearly gone to day Chris Batty came after Hay in forenoon got two loads to day we cleaned wheat & I went to Brantford to sell Keachie some Hay let him have it for $95.00 sold Foster my Peas for 75 cts Bush. Fri 12 Nice day sleighing all gone I took a load of wheat away on the waggon Westwoods was over here when I got home Men cleaned wheat 1869 Febry Sat 13 Nice day thawing very fast we cleaned up wheat in forenoon John took a load away in afternoon George & I cleaned some tailings in the afternoon Sun 14 A terrible rain & sleet storm all day very bad on the stock Nelson Kitchen was over awhile in the afternoon I staid home all day Mon 15 Cleared of this morning but warm & foggy & soft I took one load wheat away Men cleaned up wheat all day Tues 16 Nice day some colder I took two loads wheat away Men cleaned Peas Mr & Mrs Kelly came on a visit in forenoon Donald McDonald came towards night & staid all night Wed 17 A very stormy day snow & rain John took two loads of Peas out to Bonter I went to Brantford with Donald to see about some farms he seen advertised for sale & he went home Thur 18 A very nice day clear thawed a good deal took a load of Hay to Bredt St. George in forenoon & took a load to D Thomas St. George in afternoon �1869 Febry Fri 19 Very stormy this morning snowing & blowing John & George put straw around barn yard & cleaned Oats in forenoon I set in the house all day not well Sat 20 Nice Morning not cold John took a load of Hay to Workman George & I went to Brantford & came home before night Sun 21 A heavy Snow storm today I staid home all day not very well Mon 22 Very nice day & clear Mother & I went to Westwoods in forenoon John took a load of Hay to Workman Mr Keashie began to draw some Hay I sold him to day Tue 23 A very hard Snow storm going on the heaviest yet this winter John & I went to St. George after a harrow & got Horse shod I settled with Dr. Kitchen Wed 24 Storming again this morning I copied of the Horse book from Johns Book in forenoon Very stormy all afternoon Thur 25 Very rough & stormy in forenoon John & I went to Brantford and down to Onondaga to see the Mares that went to our Horse staid all night to Edward Giles found most of the Mares in foal that we seen 1869 Febry Fri 26 A Snowing hard all night & yet this morning held up towards night. John & I came to Brantford for dinner & then home in afternoon thawed some Sat 27 A very cold stormy day I went to Paris after a pair of Horse collars. John & George loaded the Sleighs to go to Goderich on Monday Sun 28 A pretty cold day again I staid home all day John Betsner & wife and Henry & Elizabeth came over for dinner John and Dorothy staid all night March Mon 1 A pretty cold day John & I started in morning for Coleborne with two loads went as far as Haysville for the night Tues 2 Not so cold to day Snowed & thawed all the afternoon got dinner at Stratford got to Mitchell for the night put up at Hick's Hotel the best Hotel we found on the road �Wed 3 Pretty cold in morning thawed some about noon went as far as Clinton to Coopers tavern for dinner went on to Goderich got to Harveys before night staid there all night 1869 March Thur 4 Very cold again today a terrible storm in forenoon drifted very bad at times John & I started out to our new farm in Morning unloaded & went on to David Ellis's & staid all night a very cold night Fri 5 Very cold all day again I hired Duncan McNee to work for me for a year for $147.00 we started for home came as far as Harveys for dinner and then drove to Mitchell for the night got very cold on the road Sat 6 Nice Morning but came on one of the greatest drifts I must ever see got dinner at Shakespeare & then come home the heaviest roads I ever drove eleven Oclock when we got home found everything right Sun 7 A very cold day but not much wind I staid at home all day Henry was over a while in afternoon Mon 8 Nice day but quite cold I went to Brantford in forenoon and came home & went to Paris after David Ellis & Lavinia from Goderich they did not come on the first train Duncan McNee began to work 1869 March Tue 9 Beautiful all day & warm went to Westwoods to attend Grandmothers birthday dinner a good turn out all the children there but Harvey & Eliza George Jones & Rachel & Nelson Behimer & Sarah came home with us staid all night Wed 10 A great Snow storm all day about the hardest this winter we had quite a few here for dinner Nelson Rehimer & Sarah went home with Henrys Sarah was quite sick all day Thur 11 Cleared of this morning a lot of Snow on the on the ground I took John Powers to Doctor in afternoon to St. George Fri 12 Snowed some again to day Peggy & Grandmother and the little girls went to Brantford to get their Photographs taken David & Lavinia went Westwoods took them to the cars to Paris Wm. Templer & wife came & staid all night Sat 13 Quite cold to day again Wm Templer & I went to Brantford with a grist almost to much Snow for good Sleighing �1869 March Sun 14 A good deal warmer again thawed a good deal George Templer & wife & Henry Kitchen & wife came & got there dinner & went home Wm Templer & wife went to Henrys in morning Mon 15 Very nice day thawed some I took John Powers to Doctors in forenoon & got a pair of new harrows from Sam Buckboroughs & got Fanny shod on fore feet Tue 16 Very nice day but cold I took Mother up to James Waughs in forenoon Rollin Waugh & wife & Mary Pritchard came & staid all night Wed 17 Nice day but cold I sold Rollin Waugh some pigs he went to Henrys in forenoon John Clinton & wife & Dorothy came over Thomas went to Paris after Hester Duncan McNee went along after his satchel he left at Mitchell Thur 18 Very nice day thawed some Grandmother & I went to Lynden to the fair in Morning she went home with Westwoods I came home in evening not very well 1869 March Fri 19 Not very cold a heavy white frost last night I went to Mr Burts to settle of with him traded & got a Devon bull & heifer full bred Snowed all afternoon the Doctor lanced little Elizas neck which was swelled so very bad a good deal of matter came from when lanced Sat 20 Very nice warm day thawed a good deal snow very soft Mr Burt sent a Devon bull & Heifer here in forenoon George & Dorothy & Elizabeth & I went after the coverlets & then went to Uncle Wm Rehimers at night I settled of with him paid him $252.00 & gave him a note for $100 due in one year with interest Sun 21 Nice day a good deal colder staid at Rehimers untill towards night & then we went to Wm Templers all night Mon 22 A very cold chilly day staid at Wm Templers until after noon & then went to George Jones all night Tue 23 Some Snow last night again staid at Georges till after dinner & then came home stopped at Lynden a little while thawing very fast roads getting rough 1869 March �Wed 24 Very nice warm day Snow a going very fast at last I took fanning Mill home to Henry Howells in forenoon got my dinner at Aunt Mary Howells & came back to St. George & got a new stove from Batty Peggy VanSickel & Sarah Ellis was here when I got home Thur 25 Nice day but to warm for the Snow to last long John Powers & I went to Brantford in forenoon & then down Cockshutts road as far as Burtchs Corners & a cross by Mount Pleasant & back to Brantford & staid all night at Hatches a collecting for the Horse found our Mares most of them in foal but did not get much money Fri 26 Rained some last night & all the forenoon John & I staid in Brantford untill afternoon & then came home the back road a collecting got home before dark {Left Margin: Good Friday} Sat 27 Very warm Snow going fast Mother & I went to St. George to see old Mrs Batty & took a lot of old cast iron to let Batty have on a stove the roads getting very bad. 1869 March Sun 28 Very warm Sleighing gone on this road I staid at home Henry H brought Grandmother home in forenoon she stopped there on her way home from St. George Nelson Kitchen had a daughter yesterday evening a very dull day for Easter Sunday Mon 29 Rained all day again Duncan McNee put up some Oats in bags & I painted new cupboard over give it a primary coat of white lead Tue 30 A thawing away yet we put a ring in Bulls nose & took flour chest downstairs & put Oats up in bags & Mrs Paul Shipman came in forenoon & staid for dinner I wrote for the Canadian Messenger for her Charles Buck came to hire he is a coming on Monday next Men drew grain from the new barn I got out stuff for pine boxes to pack things in Wed 31 Very nice day thawed some I went to Paris to see about getting some cars to move my stuff to Goderich and give Wm McEwin an order to collect some money for the Horse for me up about there place I took John P.s trunk to Paris & traded it to Flanagan for a larger one 1869 April 1st Thur 1 Very nice day but froze up very rough this morning I went with John Powers to Toronto to get his eyes doctored at Dr. Roseboughs I came back as far as Harrisburg & staid all night at Troomans a terrible snow & sleet storm all night �Fri 2 Quite cold again to day roads very rough I came home in morning from Harrisburg Thomas Westwood & Mary & Mrs Cameron was here for dinner Duncan & I made some boxes in afternoon I put some handles on big chests in forenoon Sat 3 Very rough cold day I took Sarah Ellis down to Lynden in forenoon roads very rough I got my Buggy Axels set up at Petitts & came home Sun 4 Quite cold & rough all day I staid at home all day Sam Westwood & Harvey & David & Henry & Kitchen & Albert was here for dinner. George and the two girls went home with Sam Westwood & the boys to stay all night 1869 April Mon 5 Very nice day getting warmer Duncan McNee & I went to Brantford Charles Buck was here when we got home to work for me Tue 6 Nice & warm to day again Duncan went to Brantford with a load of Oats to sell to Foster got 30 cts per Bushel Mr Palmer came to settle his old note & give a new one Henrys girls came on a visit sent Charley Buck to St. George with some paper bags & to get a new tea Kettle & some new pails & I made some boxes to pack things in to move Wed 7 Nice day thawed a good deal we took two load to Paris to store before we move roads very rough & muddy Thur 8 Nice day froze some last night the men went with two load to Paris in forenoon Susan Wilson & Ellot & Wm McEwin & wife came here in forenoon they all went home but McEwin he is going to stay & help me pack things to move to morrow we put up all the Pork and Beef in boxes & loaded up a couple of load to go in the morning with again 1869 April Fri 9 Beautiful morning again A shock of an earthquake felt in some places Wm McEwen & I packed up all day Mr & Mrs Burt came over in the afternoon a while I was almost tired out The men took two loads to the station Sat 10 Very nice day but very backward & cold I got some teams to bring loads for me to Paris settled all up with Henry M. Kitchen when we got back from Paris �Sun 11 Nice day but cold I staid at home all day John Westwood brought Grandmother home in afternoon James Waugh & wife & Stephen Vivians came down in evening & staid awhile Mon 12 Nice morning but cold got some teams & brought the most of the things to the cars The men loaded two cars up before we went to bed Wm McEwen helped us to load & the rest of them helped as long as they could before they went home 1869 April Tues 13 Beautiful morning again we staid at James Battys all night & had to get up early I put the Horses & cattle on the cars before the train started got them on all right & came to Goderich & staid at Harveys all night Wed 14 Some white frost last night again Duncan & Charley Buck & my George brought a load out to the farm & the twin colts I staid in Goderich all day Mother and the children came up on the cars & staid at Harveys all night Thur 15 Nice day but cool got Mr. Morris & some other teams to take out some loads for me I brought Marjory & Dorothy out to the place in afternoon & I went back to town again Fri 16 Very nice morning again & warm Duncan brought Jane & the children out to the farm in the forenoon I brought the Buggies out found some a ploughing on the road between here & town 1869 April Sat 17 A kind of a dull day set up things about the House I went to the Post Office in afternoon after the papers Sun 18 A very Cold dull day staid at home all day George Morris came over a while afternoon Mon 19 Had a very heavy rain last night took away a great many bridges all over the country I went to Goderich in morning found some of the bridges gone on the road went for some Oats got a few at 55 cts. Tue 20 A very wet cold day Some hard showers in the day George & I went to David Ellis' after a yoke of Oxen I bought from him last fall The men fixed up around the House Wed 21 Cleared of some this morning but Snowed some in forenoon Duncan went to town after Plaster Charles & George drew some rails from pens away in forenoon I staid in the house & fixed up some things �Thur 22 Looks some like Spring Duncan went to town after some Salt & a new Cultivator from Mr Dodds I was not very well went in to see Dr & I brought Mother out from Harveys {Left Margin: Charley piled up some manure} 1869 April Fri 23 Very nice morning again I was sick in bed all day almost. The men done some small jobs in forenoon & began to Plow some in orchard ground rather wet yet Sat 24 Very nice day but cool looks like rain in evening Duncan went to town in morning after some Oats & a new seed drill I had there I went out to town in afternoon to see Dr & take some Butter to Clifford & got two bunches shingles from Harvey Howell & John B. Powers came up from Toronto & came home with me his eyes almost well again Chales plowed all day Sun 25 Nice clear day but cool I staid home all day some of the girls & boys went to the Nile to meeting in afternoon Mon 26 Beautiful Morning & all day the nearest like Spring of anything we have had yet Things a growing very fast John Powers & I went to town to get old Matchless shod and get the Sulkey tire set The boys plowed all day David Ellis & Lavinia came a while in afternoon did not get the wheels home with us 1869 April Tue 27 A very nice day & warm The men plowed in forenoon I rigged up the grain drill in forenoon John dug in the garden Charles Buck & I went to the Saw Mill & to Shop in afternoon after some lumber & to get two Shoes set on little Fanny at the Nile John cleaned Matchless Harness in afternoon Mr Robert Campbell came over Wed 28 Very nice warm day Come on a shower in the evening John & I went with Matchless to the Dungannon Show got the first prize The other men plowed George went to town after the Doctor for Willy Thur 29 Very clear and cold again Men plowed all day John Powers & I drove Matchless to Lucknow to the Show got no prize all one sided affair Come home at night got quite cold coming home Fri 30 Some frost last night again but got warmer in day time Men plowed all day I went to town in forenoon after the Doctor & home again got some flour from Mr Clifford & got the Sulkey wheels �home with me got the Tire set on them John went with the Horse down by Ben Miller & round by Goderich home 1869 May Sat 1 Nice day but cool some rain Sowed some Oats in morning The men Harrowed them in & Harrowed down Potatoe and Turnip ground I put up some curtains & John & I went Port Albert & around home at night quite chilly Sun 2 Nice day but quite cool I staid home all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting Mr Campbell & Mr Ward the School teacher give us a call in afternoon Mon 3 Nice day but cool & dry John started to travel the Horse the men began to cultivate the fall plowing for to Sow Barley I trimmed some Apple trees Tue 4 Some warmer this Morning The men gang plowed and Harrowed Barley ground I & George began to Sow Barley & finished in afternoon Wed 5 Very Nice day some warmer men Harrowed Pea ground I went to town after Oats did not get any Came home & drilled in Peas in afternoon Thur 6 Very nice day but cool I finished sowing Peas in forenoon the men fixed some ground for Spring Wheat I began to Sow Spring wheat afternoon John came home with the Horse 1869 May Fri 7 Nice day looks like Showers Charles rolled the Peas & front of Spring wheat Duncan began to fix some more land for Spring Wheat I finished Sowing a piece of S Wheat & Mother & Harvey & I went to David Ellis' in forenoon David & I went to Curries to get some Cedar Posts he is going to get me a 100 for $7.00 Sat 8 Nice day some warmer Men fixed some land for Spring Wheat I went to town to get Oats & get Horse bills printed met John there with the Horse at Martins Hotel Harvey & Eliza & the children came out in the afternoon a while went home Sun 9 Quite a deal warmer to day Duncan & Marjory went to Nile to church Charles & I went to B. Campbells a while in afternoon Johns eyes are as bad as ever again to day �Mon 10 A great deal warmer today George & I sowed some more Spring Wheat the men got some land ready for Oats looks some like rain want some very bad Mr Morris came over awhile in forenoon Tue 1 Nice day & warm & windy looks some like rain. I sowed Oats in forenoon & went to town in afternoon after some flour got a man to come & put in some drain 1869 May Wed 12 A very hot day the warmest this spring things growing fast The man & I looked out the place for the drain & he went to town after a spade & his clothes The men plowed the orchard & rolled Oats ground & in forenoon Willy & I went to Mr. Morris & around by the Nile to get some wheat & some lumber for the drain & home again in afternoon {Left Margin: The men sowed some Peas & Oats in orchard in afternoon and harrowed them in} Thur 13 Nice Morning but cool The men planted a few potatoes & picked stone of the Meadow The man began the drain I went to Harris' Mill with a grist in forenoon had 25 Bushel got near eleven hundred flour home with me Come on a nice rain in afternoon got wet coming home in evening Fri 14 Nice Morning after the rain everything looked fresh The men to draw lumber for the drain I got the Colt shod in forenoon Mr Cones came to help me put up privy & Sat 15 Nice day had some rain last night & in the forenoon men drew Slabs & lumber for a Cook House. finished the privy & George & I scraped the fruit trees & washed them with ashes & began the Cook House 1869 May Sun 16 Quite cool to day again looks like a storm to night I staid home all day Mr Morris & George Morris came over for dinner & went home The men went to the Nile to Meeting in evening Johns eyes are very bad Mr. Ward & Rob Campbell came over to tea Mon 17 A very wet Morning and cold The men cut potatoes for seed & Duncan went to get Mr Kerr to come & take the Horse for Johns eyes are so bad he cant go Duncan went with the Horse & I went to town in afternoon after some shingles Charles went for lumber getting very cold {Left Margin: Cones worked at shanty afternoon} Tues 18 Cleared of but quite cold Charles Buck drew lumber for ditch Cones worked at shanty I trimmed fruit trees all day �Wed 19 Nice day but Cold & Cloudy Charles drew lumber for ditch I went to Mr. Biffins to pay him for some wheat & then went to see Harris' swamp lot in forenoon Came back to David Ellis' for dinner & then came home & went to get a man to travel the Horse in the evening got one that promised me by the name of Walters. Cones finished the shanty 1869 May Thur 20 Very nice day but cool I went back to Hullet after some Oats got a few from Mr Cunningham & some wheat for feed for Horses Charles drew lumber for the ditch Duncan went with the Horse & came home Fri 21 Very nice warm morning The men went to work on Potatoe ground in the morning Charles & I went after some more lumber after dinner came back & went to planting Potatoes after tea Wm Walters came & went with the Horse Sat 22 Nice morning but heavy frost last night John Powers & the ditcher & I went to see Thos Hamiltons timber lot in afternoon & then home Sun 23 Nice morning but cool I staid home all day Marjory & the men & George went to Nile church in evening Campbells man & George Ellis & George McNee was here for tea Mon 26 Very Nice Morning & warm had a shower last night Charles & George & I went to town in forenoon to see the sights Duncan went to the Nile to the lecture in the evening Henry Morris came home with us from town 1869 May Tues 25 Nice Morning but want a good rain The men went to fixing fence in Morning Geo Harris came to see about there timber lot I am not going to take it Can do better I trimmed some trees & went to Bob Youngs to see Mr Hamilton about his lot agreed to take it from him {Left Margin: Our cows ran away Charley went to look for them they came home themselves in Morning} Wed 26 Some showers last night some are heavy ones The men fixed fence & I fixed a stall in Horse stable rained a good deal through the day Thur 27 Kind of cloudy & wet & cold The men fixed fence all day along the lane I was sick in bed in afternoon Clifford & Harvey called for there tea The ditcher got another man to take the job of his hands & he left in afternoon Paid of Walters for taking the Horse {Left Margin: Wm Smith began to ditch in the afternoon} �Fri 28 looks like a storm to day I took Mother to town to go down below to see Sarah Cones Married & to get the deed from Hamilton for 50 acres of timber it rained all day almost I came home in evening I dont think it ever rained harder than it did coming home 1869 May Sat 29 A very nice growing day everything looks very green I staid at home all day I put down some carpet in afternoon The men made fence all day I went after the papers after tea {Left Margin: Smith worked at ditch} Sun 30 A fine growing day with some showers. staid home in forenoon Jane & some of the children went to the Nile for Meeting afternoon had a very good turn out Mon 31 A very heavy Moist-looking Morning I sent a letter to New York about having my rural changed to Carlow Men fixed fence John P. went with the Horse I was quite unwell all day {Left Margin: Wm Smith worked at the ditch all day} June Tues 1st A beautiful growing day and very warm Mr Leales staid here all night taking orders for fruit trees I did not buy any from him they was to dear Duncan & I made a stone boat & Charles drew up old rail for firewood in forenoon The men washed the sheep in afternoon I went to the Nile & got old Matchless shod on fore feet Old Smith worked at ditch Wed 2 A very nice growing day Marjory Van went to town & I laid to bed The men pulled & piled stumps all day on the fallow field old Smith worked at the ditch all day 1869 June Thur 3 Very nice growing morning The men pulled and piled stumps & fixed some stump holes in the afternoon Jane & Willy & Eliza went to David Ellis afternoon after some ashes for Soap Making Fri 4 Looks like rain this morning I took two Horses to get shod & the men got up the Sheep & began to shear in the forenoon Came on a heavy rain about & rained hard all the afternoon & most of the night everything growing very fast Sat 5 A very damp kind of morning The men cleaned out Cow Stable under the Barn in forenoon we began to pick wool The Sheep averaged four pound of wool a head good weight 54 lb from 13 Sheep all Ewes most of them have lambs some two I wrote a letter to Mr Arnold Paris about fruit trees & one to Henry Howell St. George about some money he owes me Jane & the girls went to �town in afternoon to get some Hats {&c?} for them & the little boys My eyes very bad or one of them {Left Margin: John Powers came home with his eyes very bad} Sun 6 Quite a damp day & cool I laid in bed with my eye Johns eyes & head very bad all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting in the evening Marjory went to Prayer Meeting in forenoon 1869 June Mon 7 Nice Morning but looks like Showers got some in afternoon I staid in the House all day with my eyes Johns eyes very bad yet Duncan went with the Horse Charles & George planted the corn over in the morning & drew stones till noon Charles began to Plow fallow afternoon a very rough place to plow Tues 8 A very dull Morning Charles plowed Johns eyes very bad yet I fixed some whips Mr Robertson Called to see my grain drill in forenoon I looked over John Powers account in forenoon Marjory picked wool I settle of with John Powers in the evening my eyes one of them very bad Wed 9 Quite a nice Morning Charles plowed fallow all day I took John Powers to the Cars to go to Brantford in forenoon A man came & began to help Mr Smith with the drains I came home before dinner my eye very bad yet Thur 10 Some heavy rain last night I staid in the house all day Charles plowed in forenoon went after some more slabs afternoon the men worked at drain by Campbells farm all day 1869 June Fri 11 A very wet kind of Morning Duncan went with Horse Charles drew some Slabs for drain all day I staid in the house all day with my eye very bad yet but somne better I think a getting Sat 12 Very wet nasty weather looks like rain this morning did rain some in afternoon Charles plowed & filled in a big ditch Martin cut a cross corner of field Men began the new drain in morning I took wool away to factory in forenoon to get Carded & traded some wool for flannel & came home at noon rained some heavy showers in afternoon Sun 13 Quite a nice Morning but had some heavy rain through the day time I staid at home all day in bed most of the time my eye a good deal better to night I think Marjory went over to see Bob Campbell in afternoon she went to Nile for Meeting in the forenoon �Mon 14 Rather dull damp day some rain Showers in the day Charles filled in an old ditch Peter Hogan began to work for 1/2 a month for $7.50 in Morning he & George drew of Stones I went to Nile to see about some Lumber for drains & went to David Ellis & home Cones finished shingling the stoop {Left Margin: Men worked at drain Wm Campbell came to sell me some fruit trees at dinner time} 1869 June Tue 15 A very damp chilly day some showers through the day & night Charles drew lumber for drain Peter drew stones & dry stumps I staid in bed until after tea my eyes getting some better Men worked at the drain {Left Margin: George took the Sow to Mr. Carrolls in afternoon} Wed 16 A very nice day & dry but cool some rain last night The men & I piled up stumps Willy & I went to factory after some rolls in afternoon Jane & boys went to Mr Gallagers & Mr Campbell came over a while after tea time Thur 17 A very nice day but cool Harvey Howell called in on his way to Wawanosh to sell reapers George McNee came over to buy a Horse Charles and Peter began to draw dung on turnip ground The men finished ditching in evening I staid in house all day nearly not very well George drew of old rails & of off fallow Fri 18 Some rain last night again The men finished drawing dung and plowed turnip ground I bought a new fanning Mill in evening the ditchers & I measured the ditch I paid them of Sat 19 A very nice warm all day Men plowed fallow I went to town after turnip seed David & Lavinia came for dinner he came in to town & back with me for tea Some more rain tonight 1869 June 20 Sun 20 Quite a damp morning I was in bed near all day not very well Charles & Duncan & Marjory went to Nile for Meeting in evening Mon 21 Very damp dull weather yet Charles plowed fallow Peter went on the road to work with Owen I was in bed most of the day sick Tue 22 A warm growing day Peter & George went on the roads Charles drilled turnip ground got the drill and sowed the turnips after tea time I was not well Charles plowed potatoes for first time �Wed 23 Quite damp growing weather Charles plowed fallow Peter worked on road with Owen I was sick in bed all day Thur 24 A nice Morning looks like rain got a shower in evening Jane & I went to town The men plowed fallow I got some medicine from Dr. McLean Fri 25 A very nice growing day The men plowed fallow I staid in house all day Isaac Martin came to sell me a horse in afternoon Sat 26 A wet forenoon very wet in afternoon I paid of Peter Hogan at noon Sun 27 A very wet day some of the hardest rain I ever seen everything swimming 1869 June Mon 28 A very heavy rain & hail storm in some places done a great deal of damage George took me to Cars to go to Brantford got to Brantford about 5 O'clock staid all night at Hatches Cleared of warm & dry looking Tue 29 A very nice morning but looks like rain again it did come on Showers about noon I got a ride out with David Thomas to St. George & then he took me up to Henry Howells a heavy rain came on in evening & rained very hard all night Wed 30 Quite Showery all forenoon and very warm I staid to Henry Howells till afternoon & he paid me some money & brought me down to St. George & then I rode to Westwoods with there boys and staid all night July Thur 1 Quite a nice dry day Thomas Westwood took Dorothy & I to Brantford & I went to see Walter Kerr & some others that owed me but got nothing Come back to Westwoods again Fri 2 A very hot day & dry Westwoods took me to Lynden to Ben VanSickles & brought me back to Henry Kitchen & staid all night there 1869 July Sat 3 A very heavy rain last night again everything floating Henry H.R. took Mother & I to Brantford I left a lot of account with Charles Biggar to collect Come back to James Waughs & staid there all night �Sun 4 Quite cool & dry to day staid to Waughs till afternoon & he brought us down to Henry's again to stay all night Mon 5 A very nice warm dry day Henry brought me to Paris to come home & he took Mother to see Susan I got home at night Dorothy Westwood come with me home Tue 6 A very nice warm day The men plowed fallow I was sick in bed all day Wed 7 A very nice day & dry Men plowed I went to town in forenoon Came home very sick very sick all night Thur 8 A heavy rain last night & some in forenoon Charles & George plowed Duncan went to do his road work to day I was in bed sick near all day Fri 9 Nice day again but cool Men finished plowing & began to drag down fallow I was sick in bed all day 1869 July Sat 10 A very nice day again Men Harrowed fallow I was in bed but am some better Harvey brought Mother home afternoon after being away 6 weeks from home on a visit never so long from home before in her life Sun 11 A very heavy rain last night & high winds in morning I was in bed most of day George Ellis was here all night & George & Charles took our Dorothy & Dorothy Westwood over to David Ellis in afternoon Mon 12 A very nice day again I staid in the House R. Campbell brought a cow over here & an other man Men Harrowed fallow ground in forenoon & Cultivated & hoed turnips & George Harrowed in afternoon Mon 13 A very nice day but cool I staid in bed near all day The men finished hoeing the turnips the first time Wed 14 Some Showers through the day Charles hoed some in garden & cut a round a piece of Meadow in afternoon Duncan & I went to town after a new reaper from Mr Bells St. George & the old Storie from below Harvey & Elize came out for tea 1869 July �Thur 15 A damp foggy day Morning very poor Hay weather The men drew some wood & split up some in forenoon we started the Mower in the afternoon Charles hoed Cabbage & things in garden Fri 16 A very heavy shower last night again the the Men dug turnips all day Nearly shook out the grass in afternoon Mr. Martin call a while after tea the first time he has been out here since he moved away last fall Sat 17 More rain to day here but very poor Hay weather Men shook out Hay & began to rake and cock it up Duncan cut some more in afternoon got all that was dry Cocked up safe Sun 18 A very nice day the best Hay day we have had yet since we began to cut The women & children all went to the Nile to church Mon 19 A beautiful day for Haying The men began to draw in some in forenoon raked & put up some more & cot some in afternoon Mr. Smith came & helped us in Hay by the day at 75 cts per day George ran near all day to look for the Bull found him at dark up by Sheppards the white Heifer had a calf Bob Campbell had to come help her calve {Left Margin: I walked up to the Post Office after tea for the first time in about 4 weeks getting better} 1869 July Tues 20 Had a nice Shower in the morning The men got up & got in a load of Hay before the rain came on got some Breakfast & another load in before it got wet bad George took Fanny to shop to get shod in front The men ground their new Scythes & I made Muzzle for red Heifer while it was drying of got in some more Hay before noon again Dorothy Ellis brought Dorothy Westwood over here in the forenoon Charles went to town after tea more rain in the night very heavy Wed 21 A very wet forenoon & very cold all day The men dug stumps in afternoon I copied of the Horse Bills from Duncans Book in forenoon a very heavy rain Thur 22 Cleared of this morning The men turned out the Hay in forenoon not as wet in the Cocks as you would think it would be The drew in five loads in afternoon Fri 23 A very cloudy & dull day looks like a rain Men cut some grass & turned out some in forenoon drew some afternoon had a shower after tea I fixed gate at road & got painter to come & paint Cupboard over {Left Margin: George went after his Mother & Mr Morris afternoon} 1869 July �Sat 24 Damp morning but cleard of before noon The men began to mow new ground Meadow in Morning Mowed all day I went to see Mr Hamilton about some plank for the Barn Bridge in afternoon Sun 25 A very nice warm day looks like rain to night I staid at home all day Mr. Morris' young folks brought Dorothy Westwood over here in afternoon Mon 26 Looks like rain again did come on & rained untill noon Men got in a load or two before rain came on hard Cultivated & hoed turnips in afternoon & got in a load of Hay after tea which finished the one field Tue 27 A beautiful day all through & warm & drying for Hay men Hoed turnips a while & then spread out grass Duncan went after some plank to Cunninghams in Morning Men raked & drew Hay in afternoon {Left Margin: Marjory VanSickle went to town to get her finger doctored up} Wed 28 A very wet morning & near all the day through at times Duncan & Charles & George got up at 3 O'Clock & went & cocked up some Hay & got one load in Barn before Breakfast They mowed all afternoon in the new ground field 1869 July Thur 29 Is quite a cold damp day Sun shone some in afternoon The men mowed in forenoon & Hoed Turnips in afternoon Harvey called for dinner the painter came & grained the Cupboard after dinner very poor Hay weather indeed {Left Margin: Harvey took Dorothy Westwood home with him in afternoon} Fri 30 A very Nice warm day a very good Hay day indeed The men spread grass & raked up & drew some in in afternoon I went to town with Butter got dinner at Harveys had green Cucumbers cut up the first this season Harveys wife not well got home about sundown Sat 31 A nice day for Haying The men got in all the Hay we had cut down I took Mother to town to stay with Harveys wife she had another dead baby this Morning I brought Dorothy Westwood home with me again August Sun 1 A nice warm dry day we all went to church at the Hill in afternoon Mon 2 Nice forenoon got a shower before tea time Men finished cutting grass in afternoon George Harrowed fallow I was not very well today �1869 August Tues 3 Had a heavy rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks all forenoon & turned grass in afternoon The other boys went after Huckleberries I got 21 3/4 lbs Beef from Mr Judge Wed 4 Had more rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks & dug stumps The other men worked on the fallow Thur 5 A very nice day but cold The men worked on the fallow a while then went at the Hay to dry and get it in Fri 6 A very nice cool day Mr Smith dug stumps & the other men worked in fallow till tea time & then got in the last of our Hay George went after berries with Marjory got a good lot of Berries Sat 7 A Beautiful Harvest day warm & dry had a total eclipse about 4 or 5 o'clock in afternoon The men cut Barley all day got done I went to town Sun 8 Very nice dry warm day again I staid at home all day Harvey brought Mother home in afternoon Mon 9 A nice dry warm day Just up Men drew in the Barley I went to see Mr Scott about buying old Matchless & to see the tile maker below Manchester I got very sick before I got home 1869 August Tues 10 A very nice warm day I staid at home all day sick The men drew in the Barley got done at dark began to rain just as they got the last load in the Barn had 14 good loads of Barley Wed 11 Had a nice rain again last night but cleared of this morning again The men worked on the fallow all day & got in a load of Hay after tea Jane & I went to town in afternoon to take the Roan Horse out to Mr Clifford sold him to him for $75.00 $25.00 cash six months for the ballance $50.00 Thur 12 A very nice Morning Marjory went after some Berries The men worked on the fallow George cut some wood I staid at home all day Fri 13 Very fine all day but cool Duncan & Charles went to help David Ellis in his harvest I staid at home all day sick �Sat 14 Very nice warm day had a shower in evening George, Charles & I went to town after a waggon from Brantford from Hest it did not come {Left Margin: Duncan helped David in harvest to day again} 1869 August Sun 15 A very nice day again I staid at home all day Mother & some of Children went to Church on Hill in afternoon Mon 16 Some rain last night but dry all day again Men worked in fallow George went after Dr. McDougall for in forenoon Tue 17 Nice day & dry all day Duncan went with team to help Mr Morris draw in fall Wheat Charles worked on fallow George went to town after Medicine for me Wed 18 A nice worm dry day Men worked on fallow in forenoon Charles got up some wood in the afternoon Dr. McLean called in Thur 19 A very nice warm day The men drew Manure on fallow Marjory went to swamp after Huckleberries I staid at home all day sick Fri 20 Nice warm dry day again The men drew manure on fallow Harvey & Eliza & Mrs Clifford & Cynthia Kitchen & Dorothy Westwood & David Ellis & Lavinia all came here after dinner & staid for tea I lent David Ellis $27.00 to pay his harvest hands with 1869 August Sat 21 Had quite a heavy rain last night quite damp all forenoon George went to town after some Ale for me & the men ground there scythes & Axes & cut some wood Marjory came from swamp with some Huckleberries Sun 22 A Nice Cool dry day I staid at home all day Mr & Mrs Nichols came over a little while after tea for the first time since we moved here Mon 23 A very nice warm day The men began to cut Peas in morning Marjory went after some berries Tues 24 Beautiful warm dry day The men finished pulling the Peas at tea time Mr Whitely came & took away Matchless after dinner he gave me $100.00 down his note in Six Month for $100.00 & his note first February 1871 for $62.00 with interest 7 per cent �Wed 25 A small shower last night but a nice day after it again The men helped David Ellis with his Peas cutting Thur 26 A very nice warm day The men helped David Ellis untill noon & came home to draw in Peas 1869 August Fri 27 Nice morning came on rain before noon The men drew Peas till the rain & then spread Manure I went to town after new waggon & brought it to Harveys and left it there Sat 28 Quite damp this morning Duncan & George went to town after the Waggon & barrel water lime and some sand for Cistern Charles cut Peas & Oats in the Orchard Sun 29 A very nice cool day & dry Jane & I went to town to hear Mr Punshon preach at the dedication of the Church opening Mon 30 A nice dry day again The men drew in Peas I staid home all day Sept Wed 1 A nice dry day The men cut around Spring Wheat in forenoon & drew in Peas & Oats afternoon Mother & I went to David Ellis in afternoon Thur 2 A nice dry day again The men came at noon & they cut wheat in afternoon 1869 September Fri 3 A nice dry day The Men cut wheat got done at tea time Davids men went home Sat 4 A Nice dry day I went to town & Dorothy The men bound oats Sun 5 A nice warm day I went after Mother over to Davids forenoon had to send for doctor for Marjory VanSickel in Middle of last night she had Histeric fits & Mon 6 Nice Harvest day The men drew wheat & cut oats Harvey Howell brought Cynthia Kitchen out here after tea time Tues 7 Had a wet forenoon Davids boys went home The men began to cross plow fallow afternoon Mr Smith went to Campbells to thrash afternoon Wed 8 Clearing of again The men plowed & Smith helped Campbell thrash in forenoon worked in Oats in afternoon �Thur 9 Very nice dry Morning The men worked in Oats Fri 10 A very nice dry day The men drew in S. Wheat & Oats Mr Smith left here Jane & I took Cynthia Kitchen up to David Ellis's in afternoon 1869 Sept Sat 11 A very nice day again The men drew in Oats David Ellis, Man Sun 12 A beautiful dry day all the folks most went to Sunday School & Church in afternoon to the Hill Mon 13 A nice dry day The men finished the Harvest in afternoon Tues 14 A very nice dry day The men plowed all day Mother & I went to Mr Morris' to see about some seed wheat I got sick Wed 15 A nice dry forenoon some rain in afternoon The men plowed what they could George went to town after some things for me & Thur 16 Nice day a shower in afternoon we want rain very bad now The men plowed fallow {Left Margin: got 1 1/4 bushel plums from David Ellis} Fri 17 Very nice day warm The men plowed all day I settled of with Mr Smith in morning & with Marjory at night Sat 18 Nice Morning & warm George took Marjory to the cars in Morning The men plowed fallow Sun 19 Very nice warm day we all staid at home all day 1869 Sept Mon 20 Very dry & warm The men plowed all day I staid at home sick all day Tue 21 Nice warm day The men plowed George went after some medicine for me in forenoon Mr Morris brought my Seed Wheat over here which come very good Harvey & Cynthia came out at tea time after his Cow Came back & we put her in the field & he left her here Wed 22 Very nice warm day The men plowed & Harrowed fallow all day I was in bed {Left Margin: Got letter & ape? from Thos Gorman} �Thur 23 A very nice dry day George went to Davids after a horse early in the morning got one The men finished plowing fallow & began to drill in afternoon {Left Margin: Answered Mr Gormans letter about some boots} Fri 24 Nice dry warm day The men sowed wheat I staid home sick Sat 25 Had some showers to day The men sowed wheat got nearly all done I was at home all day got some Seed wheat from Mr Gallaghers 7 Bushel 14 lbs at 8 & 2 1/2 1869 Sept Sun 26 Some Showers all through the day I staid at home Mr Reid & wife came for dinner & then went to Church in afternoon Mon 27 Rather wet this morning The men finished sowing the wheat & got some wood in forenoon and made some fence & put away the Reaper in the Barn in afternoon Tue 28 Nice day but cool The men drew Manure in the Orchard I was at home all day sick Wed 29 Very nice warm dry day I was at home all day The men began to dig Potatoes they turn out well & no rotten ones Thur 30 A Nice warm dry day I was at home all day Charles & George dug potatoes Duncan helped Nichols to thrash Oats & Peas Harvey & wife Cynthia Kitchen & Lydia & Kizzy Morris Called in about tea time awhile October Fri 1 Very nice warm day The men dug Potatoes Duncan helped Nichols thrash in forenoon I was at home all day answered another letter from Mr Gorman about some Boots I never got 1869 Oct Sat 2 A very wet day very heavy rains all day The men finished digging the Potatoes Sent to Mr Nichols for some Oats to feed Sun 3 A cold damp day I staid at home all day Duncan went home Mon 4 A very nice warm day for time of year Jane & I went to town found Mr & Mrs Biggar at Harveys The men drew some wood & then drew Manure Tues 5 A Nice dry day The men drew dung I staid at home all day �Wed 6 A very nice warm day Mother & I went to David Ellis staid all day The men drew Manure Thur 7 A nice day and dry I staid at home The men & George went to Dungannon show took Potatoes & Turnips got no prize at all Fri 8 A nice warm day The men drew Manure I staid at home Sat 9 Nice forenoon some rain towards night Billy & I went to town could not get home at night for rain staid at Harveys 1869 Oct Sun 10 A damp cool day but not much rain a heavy rain last night the roads are getting bad & sloppy Billy & I came home from town George Ellis was here for dinner our folks went to church Nathan Ellis came home with them got tea Mr Philips & John Gallagher came over a while in afternoon Mon 11 Cool & damp all day The men drew Manure I staid at home sent George to town with a bill of stuff to get for to fix the House Tue 12 A cool dry day The men drew Manure I staid at home all day sent George to the Nile Mill with bill of lumber to get sawed he got me some Prickly Ash bark Wed 13 Not a very bad day dry I took Mother out to Harveys Eliza is very sick with inflamation on the lungs Duncan came out after some stuff for the House I got a new stove for room left Mother out there road getting bad finished drawing dung Charles got wood 1869 Oct Thur 14 A very wet forenoon wet all day at times Charles began to dig a cistern & set up stove & Duncan & George went to get in Cedar logs to Make cover for Cistern got logs from David Ellis & they brought home some lumber to fix House Fri 15 A very nasty wet time & cold I staid at home The men dug Cistern & went after lumber to cover it in forenoon The both went to Tea Meeting in afternoon Port Albert Sat 16 dirty kind of weather The men finished digging & covered cistern forenoon put on a coat of plaster in afternoon Sun 17 Very disagreeable weather I staid at home all day the children went to Sunday School afternoon �Mon 18 Very rough day showery I was at home all day The men finished cistern David Ellis came & paid me the drill note and got him two little pigs Mr Morris got two for himself & Harvey he brought us a bag of flour Tues 19 A very rough day looks like winter Men cut wood I wrote a letter to Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver & sent $75.00 in letter to Luisner Brantford for a drill {Left Margin: Tuesday 19 Harvey come out and the men began to tear down old chimney after dinner very dirty Job & cold} 1869 October Wed 20 Quite rough & cold & Stormy The men finished tearing out the chimney in forenoon Harvey & Duncan went to fixing the floor & Charles went to lathing up Stairs I was Sick in bed near all day Thur 21 A very rough Stormy time Snow Squalls & rain at times Charles lathed Harvey and Duncan fixed the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Mr Philips thrash 1/2 a day} Fri 22 Very disagreeable weather The men & Harvey fixed up the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Philips thrash all day} Sat 23 A very rough Stormy day The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick {Left Margin: George helped Gallagher thrash all day} Sun 24 Very rough dirty weather all staid at home I was sick Mon 25 Nice forenoon rain in evening The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick Tues 26 A very Stormy forenoon Duncan went to Law Mill after lumber Harvey came out & brought Mason and A Southdown Buck from Mr Edmundson from the cars at Goderich he came up on Saturday night had nothing to eat from that until Tuesday morning Wed 27 A rough cold morning The men tended plaster all day he did not get over the House quite 1869 October Thur 28 Very Stormy weather The men tended plasterer he got over it at noon I sent George to town with the Mason & to get something for me from town I was very Sick Wallace Chrisler came home with George David Ellis called in here on his way to town to take the Cars in Morning for below �Fri 29 A very Stormy day Snow & rain & wind quite like winter but not to say very cold Men cut wood George went with Wall Crysler over to David Ellis' after some notes he was to take with him of mine but he forgot them I was sick all day in bed Mr Judge Came in evening to see about taking the lambs Sat 30 Quite like winter looking Mr Judge brought 144 lb of Beef here in Morning & took the lambs away Charles drew wood with Sleigh & then Duncan went to Saw Mill after lumber in forenoon I sent George to town after Mr Burt he is coming on the Cars to bring me some money he got here about dusk 1869 October Sun 31 Not quite so Stormy to day I staid at home Mr Burt went with our children to church on the Hill afternoon November Mon 1 Quite nice Morning looks like clearing of again George took Mr Burt to the Cars in morning The Men picked apples Charles went to Morris' raising in afternoon Mr Burt says there was more frost down below all the apples spoiled Tues 2 A very Nice warm day I was home sick all day The men picked apples & began to pull turnips in afternoon George took up the Beets & radishes Wed 3 Very Nice warm day The men finished pulling turnips afternoon I was sick at home all day Thur 4 Not quite as nice looking to day I think it will storm The men made a place to put turnips under Barn in forenoon They drew turnips afternoon Harvey Howell & Edward Ellis came out before dinner Harvey fixed House in afternoon I paid Mr. Thos Hamilton $820 for the Swamp I bought from him in Summer he went to town & got Mortgage released 1869 November Fri 5 A very heavy rain last night & Snow & rain Squalls all day a very dirty day The men finished drawing in turnips in afternoon I sent George to town after plasterer in afternoon very bad afternoon to be out he haint back yet at 7.Oclock John Horse got sick took cold Sat 6 A very disagreeable day some Snow & some rain roads getting very bad Duncan went to hunt up some thrashers did not get any Charles & George got up some wood I was sick at home Sun 7 Very rough dirty weather I was home sick all day some of the children went to Sunday School & church in afternoon on the Hill �Mon 8 Quite stormy but not cold Charles & George got wood Duncan went to Nile to see thrashers in forenoon did not get them I sent $7.50 to pay Mr Trotter for lumber Duncan went to see Strachan about coming to thrash in afternoon They are coming on Thursday next if they can 1869 Nov Tues 9 Very dirty weather some Snow every day or night The men went to Goderich to get some Boots & George got up some wood I was at home sick all day Wed 10 Just the same kind of weather yet some Snow but not cold every day no frost in the ground yet The men put apples away in the cellar in forenoon & made a larger door into the old log House so we can get top Buggy into it & got ready to thrash tomorrow Thrashers come at 9.O.Clock at night Thur 11 Quite mild looks some like a rain some Snow showers through the day The thrashers got to work about 9.O.Clock The hands did not get on very early I laid in bed till eleven O.c Mr Philips, Mr Gallagher, 1 hand two Mr Nicols. George & Nathan Ellis & 3 Horses came to help us thrash only got Oats done today had 345 Bush Fri 12 Nicer day then for some time no storm of any account The men thrashed the Spring Wheat & part of the Barley David Ellis came over before dinner & staid till 4 O.clock 1869 Novermber Sat 13 Very Nice Morning finished thrashing in afternoon thrashers got away about 4.O.Clock The plasterer got done & was away about the same time. They left a few Peas & Peas & Oats to thrash Sun 14 Very Nice day & clear part of the time The children & Jane went to S.School afternoon Mr Varcoe our new neighbor came home with them & staid awhile in the evening Mon 15 Quite a dull cloudy day Duncan took grist to Goderich to get ground he did not get home untill 9.0.clock at night Mr Morris came & made cider Mr Leveright called in afternoon {Left Margin: Charles & Duncan went to D Ellis afternoon after a Steer I bought from him for Beef} Tues 16 A very disagreeable day came on storm in the evening rained & Snowed all night Mr Morris made cider & David Ellis made cider in afternoon Harvey & Eliza & Mary came at dinner time went home in evening The men chopped wood in the bush to get ready to drag down 1869 November �Wed 17 A very stormy day Snow & thaw all the time The men gathered Cabbage in forenoon & made Sour Kraut in afternoon They got up a load of wood & dug some radishes from under Snow was not froze at all in forenoon Thur 18 Stormed all night again but is cleared of some this morning The men cut wood all day I was in house sick not so well again for two or three day break Fri 19 Very Stormy weather but not cold thaws more or less every day The men cut wood in the forenoon & fixed House floor & worked about the Barn in afternoon Sat 20 Quite a stormy day rain & Snow but so very cold Charles cut wood & Duncan went to town after some chop stuff in forenoon They butchered a pig in afternoon I was at home Sun 27 Very squally all day but not very cold The children went to Sunday School and church after dinner I staid at home all day Mr Varcoe called & left a Book for me to read 1869 November Mon 22 Some colder to day had the worst storm yet this fall looks really like winter The men cut wood & drew up some George had to come from School to help Mr Garvin to make cider David Ellis called in evening on his way from town & got his supper & went home {Left Margin: The tax gatherer was here my tax School Tax & all was $18.70 not as high as I expected it would be} Tues 23 Cleared of some this morning but clouds up & looks like a storm The men cut wood did not get much Storm today for a wonder Wed 24 Very nice clear day The men cut wood in forenoon Charles drew wood in afternoon and Duncan went up to the Nile on his own business Thur 25 A very beautiful forenoon Clouds up in afternoon but no storm The men cut wood & Harvey came out to finish up the House and fix up Horse stable in forenoon Charles drew wood & Harvey & Duncan worked at the Stable in afternoon I staid in the house not well yet but some better I think 1869 November Fri 26 Some cloudy this morning The men and Harvey fixed Stable in forenoon got it done Harvey went home at night quite warm and thawing some Sat 27 Very nice dry day some Snow The men cut wood all day �Sun 28 Very nice day no storm we all staid at home all day Mrs Martin & her sister came over a while in afternoon Mon 29 Nice mild day some showers of rain & snow The men cut wood Mr Griffin made cider came on rain in evening {Left Margin: Harvey is getting the measles this morning} Tues 30 A very heavy rain last night taken of a great part of the snow The men cut wood December Wed 1 Some colder this morning The men got Mr Campbells Oxen & our own and skidded up logs for sawing all day Thur 2 Some storm again to day The men skidded up logs all day took Mr Campbells Oxen home in evening Fri 3 A rough kind of day again The men made ready to butcher the Hogs in forenoon Sat 4 Looks like a storm again Charles & George & I went to town Came on rain & I staid in town The boys brought home the grist of chop & stuff 1869 Dec Sun 5 Some colder this morning I staid at Harveys all day no storm all day Mon 6 A very nice clear day The men killed the Hogs James Gallagher helped them Harvey brought me home in the afternoon seen the Gallows they are to hang Mellady to morrow morning early for murdering his Father & Mother near Seaforth Tues 7 A very nice day some snow in afternoon again The men cleaned up their butchering in afternoon Wed 8 A nice day no storm and not cold thawed some The men went & made a road to get into swamp Mr B. Hamilton helped them Thur 9 Some cloudy this morning The men went to swamp to cut pine for Sawlogs Fri 10 Cloudy again to day The men cut Saw logs all day I staid at home Sat 11 A rather stormy day rain & Snow getting soft The men cut Saw logs George took the Sows to Mr Pete Carrols to the Boar in the afternoon I staid at home all day �1869 Dec Sun 12 Quite cold & rough to day I staid at Home all day The children went to S.School & Church afternoon Mon 13 Quite cold all day The men cut Saw logs Mr Strachen sent his boys to let us know he was a coming to Saw wood on Friday & Saturday next Tues 14 Nice warm dry day The men cut Saw logs George brought the Sows Home from Mr Carrols & the Master sent the the children home from School because some of them was afraid of the Measels Wed 15 Quite a soft rainy day Charles went to help David Ellis to get in a Pea Stack Duncan & James Gallagher Killed our Beef steer in the forenoon he was very good Beef Thur 16 A very Stormy day rain & Snow all forenoon and part of afternoon Duncan & George & I cut up Beef in forenoon Charles came home from Davids he went to the swamp after the Axes they left there the last day They began a Sheep rack in afternoon Mr Strachen came after dark to Saw wood to morrow 1869 Dec Fri 17 Some colder this morning but cloudy but no storm in forenoon they went to Sawing wood in the morning hard job to get hands to help they cant get here untill noon very near some how they had very good luck had only one small break just at night Willy and Elizabeth is broke out with the Measels Jane & Dorothy is getting them Sat 18 Nice day cloudy & warm but no storm all day The men sawed wood all day got it all done in good time have a fine lot of wood sawed up ready for the Stove Jane & Dorothy is down with Measels this morning the rest are some better Sun 19 Nice day but cloudy They are all getting on with the Measels very well Libbie & Willie are very bad with ear ache Mon 20 Quite cold all day George drew up wood Charles split wood Duncan helped Gallaghers Kill Hogs & then he went to pay his tax to Dungannon They seem to be getting better with the Measels all but sore ears 1869 Dec �Tue 21 Quite cold looks like a storm coming on The men split wood George drew up wood They are all better with measels except Dorothy she is very bad in her breast hard to get her breath dont eat any mush Wed 22 A very stormy night Snow & then rain before morning but not cold They are all better but Dorothy she dont seem to get much better yet The men split stove wood at house in forenoon George went to Goderich to get some things and to see Doctor got very cold & windy The men went to Mr Nichols to a chopping Bee in afternoon & then they went to a debating School just starting at the School House in the evening let Mr Helps have a waggon to go to town with a load of Barley the Sleighing all gone Thur 23 Quite a cold day freezing hard The men split wood at House in forenoon & split wood in bush in afternoon They all seem to be getting some better slowly all but Dorothy Matilda & John Gallagher came over a while in the evening 1869 Dec Fri 24 Snowed some last night but cleared of in the morning Mr Judge called in morning to get a hand to thrash he did not get one from me George took Fran & John to get shoes set in forenoon The men split wood George & Harvey & Myself went to Goderich with the Sleigh after some Fish & other things a new Bedstead & very poor Sleighing most of the way Sat 25 A nice Mild day but not a very Merry Christmas for us all the children sick with the Measels George has begun to break out with them the rest are some better but Dorothy she is very bad with her ears & some of the others the same we all staid at home no body came but Sister Lavinia & her son Nathan came a while in evening Sun 26 Nice mild day calm we all staid at home but Duncan & Charley went to Church at Hill our girl came back at evening Mon 27 Quite soft all day The men split wood at House & cleaned up grist & got some stuff out for gates Snow near all gone again 1869 December Tues 28 A nice mild warm day thawed a good deal The men split wood at the House & got Jim shod on the front fee & got ready to go back to Swamp to work again tomorrow I took a grist to Goderich to Mill got dinner at Harveys & come home before dark got the grist home with me very nice wheeling on the road but is getting quite soft �Wed 29 Nice mild day with a little Snow last night The men went to the Swamp to work in the Morning I went along with them as far as David Ellis' they was getting out some turnips & drawing home to grit up They are not froze now but have been They wont keep long they are all pithey inside I staid at Davids all day & all night a tea meeting at the Smiths Hill Council House at night had a large turn out They had to get the Hall at the tavern(Symingtons) for could not all get in some of our men & hired girl went to it some boys behaved very bad 1869 December Thur 30 A very mild warm day thawed a good deal in some places some more Snow last night but not much Sleighing only on the North & South roads the road from here to Goderich all blowed of but very good wheeling The men went to Swamp to cut posts & rail cuts I came home with them & David Ellis came with us & staid all night he is on his way down to Dumfries in the morning he is going to walk to Station in Morning at Goderich Fri 31 A very nice calm warm morning but cloudy looks some like a storm coming The men went to the Swamp again to work this morning I staid at home all day am getting some better health again David Ellis started early in the morning to walk to Goderich to take the Cars for below The children seem to be all getting better of Measels A very nice day for the last day of 1869 & Samson W. Howell 1871 sowd early peas 8 of April finished sowen the field peas on 18 of april May 2nd AD 1871 Finished seading to Day 22 finished potatoes October 22 nd 1872 finished Digging potatoes 1872 sent markets notes a way to colect on 22 the day of october the two Gray Mares went to the horse Black Prince the 20 day of June 1853 just at my {continued on next page: {lot?}} Pink & Fanny went to the Horse Argyles Stables the 1 day of July 1856 �Samuel Howell February 6 1857 For more information on Samuel Howell, 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/e2b04879cb9ed858b7095df3660d9062.pdf a610189ffb8df2923ced87638b6cd7d1 PDF Text Text ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73a270f6bf020cadb996ce74e7074566.pdf 8fd31cd68b5b31f575a9bb2c7ef79320 PDF Text Text Samuel Johnson (1848-1884) 1873 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers The Dominion Quarto Diary for 1873 [Published Title} Samuel Johnson's Diary April 29th 1873 Goodwood Ont Toronto: Adam, Stevenson, & Co., Publishers {printed} Monday evening February 16th 1874. My Soul Praises God, for I am a Sinner saved by Grace. The Lord is my Shepherd He leadeth me in green pastures, beside living waters. May my Soul ever praise him, who so loveth us, that he gave his Son, our Saviour, a ransom for us. Amen. S. J. "Trust in the Lord alone He aids thee from above In every strait surround his throne And rest upon His Love" Thy way not mine O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by thy own Hand. Choose out the path for me. Extracts from the "Morton Family" or "Trust in God" Copied from Goodwood Union Sabbath School Minute or Secretary's book by Saml Johnson Nov 1st 1877 MEMORANDA {page is blank} JANUARY, 1873. Dr James' Recipe for cure of Consumption, Asthma Bronchitis & General Debility. on receipt of two Stamps to pay expenses Address Craddick & Co 1032 Race Street Philadelphica Pd giving name of Toronto Globe. Fishburn's Cough Mixture 2 q tincture of Zolu {?} 1 oz tincture of Bark, 1 q spirits of Sweet Nitre, 2oz tincture of Columbia 2 oz tincture of Gentian 4 drams tincture of Foxglove 60 drams of Antimonial Wine. Mix all together . Dose half a teaspoonful at first 1873 Decr 27th Subscribers for Canadian Messenger for 1874 {a Methodist publication} �1 John Whittleton paid 28c 2 James Collins Pd 38 3 John Morgason Pd 38 4 John Wagg Pd 38 5 Geo Lewis Pd 38 6 Wm Wagg Pd 38 7 Thos Storry 8 Wm Watson Pd 38 9 Geo Stafford Pd 38 10 Mrs S Burr 11 Saml Johnson 12 Wm Johnson Pd 38 13 Ben Milliken 14 Frank Wagg Pd. 38c 15 John Lee Pd . 38 16 C Wagg Pd 38 17 E Baker Pd 38 18 Jas McCullough Pd 38 19 A Gregg Pd 38 20 John Lmon Pd 38 Remitted these to J Dougall & Son Jan 5th 1874 �{Written between rows, vertically down middle of page the following} Sent $5 to J. Dougall & Son Montreal for the 13 Subscriptions on Sat Decr 27th 1873 (Regstr) Remitted to J Dougall & Son Jan 21st 1874 22 G Robinson 23 E Vanhorn Pd 38 24 Wm Ball Pd 38 25 Wm Morgason Pd 38 26 Wm White Pd 38 27 Geo Dowswell Pd 38 28 Chrisr Scott Pd 38 29 Wm Hilts 30 Geo Vanhorn Pd 38 31 Wm Bloman Pd 38 32 J. W {Faun or Tann} Pd 38 March 7th 1874 J W Tann Pd 38 January, 1873 4 Thursday, 2. January 1874 List of Lumber from Charles Goulds Loads No 1 = 470 Feet No 2 = 585 No 3 + 4 = 1267 No 5 + 6 = 722 Jan 24th Nos 7 + 8 =725 " 22 Nos 9 + 10 1518 ' 23rd { No 11 764 No 12 1041 24th { No 13 714 �No 14~ 704 26 { No 15 395 No 16 400 Feet 9306 2 1/2 18610 6652 $23.267 January 26th Paid Chase Gould $28.27c being in full or 9,305 feet sawed lumber Friday, 3. Healey turife [sp?] came here to Bourd. 1874 List of Subscriptions permitted to John Dougall + Sons. Montreal for 1876 For Weekly Witness $ c Subscriptions to be Messenger for 1875 1 Richard Davey Pd 1 00 1 Wm Wagg 2 Christ Scott Pd 1 00 2 Jas Percy 3 Robt Dowling Pd 1 00 3 Ino Whitteton 4 John Marr Pd 1 00 4 Ed Baker (1) Do Do Dom Monthly Pd 1 00 5 Peter Findley Pd 6 Wm Robinson 7 Mrs J Barkey Pd 8 Wm Ball 9 Frank Wagg Pd �10 Eliakim Vauhorn 11 James Collins 12 Jno May 13 Elias Vauzant Pd 14 Wm White 15 Christ Hilts Pd 16 Christ Scott Pd 17 Jon D. Brocks Stouffville Pd 18 J W Tann 19 G Stafford 20 Wm Watson 21 Wm J Davis Pd 22 Job Forsyth Pd 23 Isaac Wagg Pd JANUARY, 1873. {On top of page} Mr S Burkholder to be sent for �Monday, 6. Subscribers for C Messenger for 1876 P1 P. Pewrock{sp?} P Stouffville 38 P2 D Morrison P " " 38 P3 L. J. Low P " " 38 P4 Wm Pickering P " " 38 P5 Wm Scott " " 38 P6 Jos Lee Goodwood P P7 E. S. Shaw " " P. P8 F Wagg P9 E Vanhorn P10. Jos Kellington Pd P11 Wm Watson P12 J. W. Whittleton P P13 J McCullough P14 W Ball P15 G Robinson P16 Margt J Todd �P17 A Rolston P18 H Cooper P19 J. Mackney P20 E Baker P21 J Douglas P22 Isaac Wagg P23 Wm Wagg P24 G Stafford P25 J Barkey P26 Miss J A Todd P27 Ges Todd P28 J W Toune{sp?} "P29 C Scott P30 J Smith Goodwood P31 R. Hauselton " " P32 Thos Hope " " �P33 Jos Grice{sp? " "} P34 G Dowswell " " P35 F. B. Wick " " P36 W. Vauhorn " " P37 W. J Davis " " P38 C Wagg " " P39 Thos Wagg " " P40 R. Wagg " " P41 H Degeer " " P42 Mrs T. Storry " " P S. Burkholder @ the P.O 38 P43 Mrs J Hunter Uxbridge PO. 38 P44 Miss Cordela Hall " " 38 P45 S Stover " " 38 P46 H. Chapman Glasgow 38 P47 H Stover " " 38 Your text here... �P48 H McDormot " " 38 P49 Mrs J Connee Ballautrae 38 P50 Mrs Joel Kester Glasgow 35 Sent subscriptions for above 48 names to Jno Dougall + Sons, on Thursday Dec 9th 75 2nd Lot P51 J. B. Forsyth 30 52 Jos Forsyth ----------- P53 Sam Dunsheath 30 54 Abbt Wagg --------------- 55 H Lewis 30 56 G Vauhorn ------------ 57 Wm White ------------ 58 F Smith ------------ P59 L. G. Wagg 30 60 V Wagg ------------ 61 C Hunt 30 62 Mrs Emma Forsyth 30 �63 Mr Aba Eliis 30 64 Mr. Peter Finlay ------------ 65 Mr Ges Lewis 30 66 Jos Collins ------------ 3rd Lot sent Jan 7th 1876 67 Wm Morganson P 68 Mrs N Miller P 69 G Hamilton P 70 R. Forsyth ------------ Subs for Weekly Writing P A Rolston 1.10 P H Cooper 1.10 P E Baker 1.10 P J McGuckin 1.10 P C Scott 1.10 JANUARY, 1873. Thursday, 9. 3rd Lot �71 D. Nighswander Mongolia ------------ 72 Sen Johnson Oakwood ------------ 73 Josiah Millikon Moray ------------ 74 Jno Cook Siloam ------------ 75 Martin Johnson Fenlon Falls ------------ 2nd Lot Messengers 76 S. Sangster Stouffville 30 77 T Chester Glasgow 30 78 E Vaizaut{sp?} " " 30 79 Wm Kellington P Stouffville 30 80 Jos Steele " " 30 81 S Burkholder At the P 30 2nd Lot Witness H Lewis ------------ Jos Marr 1.10 G Vauhorn 1.10 F Pickering 1.10 3rd Lot Witness Jan 7. 1876 Stephen March Pd $1.10 Friday, 10. Saturday, 11. �JANUARY, 1873. Goodwood About April 9th 1874. I was induced to to lead our Thursday evening Prayermeeting. only Bros Jno Kellington & Ed Whittleton were present. And again on Thursday Evg April 23rd 1874 when Several of our Class were present. I felt a restraint upon me. Yet I was impressed, it was my duty. May the Lord enable me to do his blessed will. & love the with an undivided heart I went to Uxbridge to day on Railway & met Bro E. S. Hoyl our Minister on the Train. I got some teeth filled by Mr Waid Dentist. Written Monday Evg April 27th 1874 Tuesday, 14. Wednesday, 15. JANUARY, 1873. Thurdsay, 16. Friday, 17. Saturday, 18. JANUARY, 1873. MONDAY, 20 Henderson &Bostwick $118.70 Merelets Bk. Wednesday May 17 Morning. Joseph Stridholme 3 1/2 days May 2 H McGuckin 7 yd Shirting 17 = $1.19, 1 1/2 factory,13 & Spool 5 Total $1.37 at W B Saunders Tuesday Wednesday 21st Jan 1874 Drawing Saw Logs to Chas Gould's Mill Bro Sliter Stayed with us last night. also Misses H Robinson Catharine McCullough, & Miss E McCullough & Miss Anna McGill & Messrs Jas McCullough, Vrooman, & Dr White (switchman) visited us last evening Mild to day rained some about daylight O Lord help me to look unto thee with all my heart Wednesday Thursday 22 January 1874 Lot No 17 2nd con Uxbridge It is just 5 years this Evening Since I was Born again The Lord be praised for his goodness & tender mercy. I desire this evening to praise him with all my heart for the way He has led me. I have been �very unfaithful and disobedient, often yielded an easy prey to besetting Sins May the Lord quicken my Soul & enable me to love him more than all the World beside & May it be my meat and drink to do my Master's will in all things, "Create in me a Clean Heart & renew a right spirit within me O God" that I may glorify our Heavenly Father, & take up the Cross with a thankful Heart. For Jesus sak Amen Samuel Johnson Jan 22nd 1874 JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 30. Friday, 31. Saturday, February 1. FEBRUARY, 1873. Monday, 3. Tuesday, 4. Wednesday, 5. FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 6. Friday, 7. Saturday, 8. Sunday 9. (This is the first I have written in this Book) Clear & very cold O walked to sabbath school this morning. {Mr C Magg?} the superintendant asked me to close the school by giving out the Hymn & leading in Prayer. To my shame & sorrowful regret I yielded to my old besetting sin. Man fearing, I begged him to excuse me I felt as though I could not utter a word. I feel conscience smitten all day Lord enable me to come & be strong in the Lord. I went to Mr Geo Stafford’s to dinner. Bro N Robinson preached from 119th Psalm 68 thou art good & doest good. FEBRUARY, 1873. �Monday, 10. Very cold. Not quite so cold towards the evening. Storming some in the evening. Owen Lewis & I threshed Peas. Temperance Meeting. I took a load of the Goodwood folk to an open temple of the Mineahaha. Stouffville lodge of Good templars. They gave a good entertainment. (Monday Evening) Mr Thomas Douglas came here to board at $8 per month He is going to to our School to his his brother Mr James Douglas. Tuesday, 11. Moderated considerably. Mild all day Mr Joshua Miller was buried to day in the Garveyard North of GoodWood. Revd Mr Moores Prearhed. Father + Mother went to the Funeral & Mr Lapp & wife came home to Dinner. Owen Lewis helped Ms White Saw wood this AM. PM. We finished threshing the Peas which we had in the stack. Wednesday, 12. Fine We cleaned the Peas (about 5 Bushels) & brought 50 bush of three over to the Driving house Father & Mother went down to Revd Jacob Marzolf's on Lot No 4. 7th con Markham & came up to Mr Henry Wismer's North of Markham Village & stayed all night. 196 Fulton St Brooklyn N.Y. FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 13. Clear & Bright. quite sharp all day. Sun warm. Owen Lewis. Elizabeth and I went to prayer meeting at Goodwood. {evg in?} Bro Wm B Watson read the 12th chap Hebrews. though qury meeting was small the Lord was with us. The Love of Jesus in the Soul is worth more than any earthly pleasure. Owen & I commenced drawing Peas from the Barn apposite the Schoool House. Father & Mother came home this Evening they visisted cousin John Smiths on 9th con Markham & came by Uncle Martins for Tea. The congregational S.S. Stouffville had a sleigh rides this PM & "Tea after". letter from Cousin Tillie 10th A Stokes. Brooklyn N.Y. 196 Fulton Street Friday, 14. Dull. No NE wind snowed a little S tair this Gag, Owen Lewis & I finished drawing Peas home from Barn next School House. This Evg Mr Ino Garman of Pickering stayed all night. He is Peddling corn Brooms, he gets them from near Niagara. Mr Robert Welsh (of Lot No21 9th con Markham) was found dead on Wednesday 12th inst. a Corner's Inquest was held. Saturday, 15. Clear & sharp this morning South wind. Bright all day. but did not thaw. Somewhat cloudy this [?] AM. I went to Dr Win Pagan near Stouffville & got some med.ce PM. Owen & I threshed & cleaned 12 Bushels of short straw peas. Father &Mother Sister Lizzie went to Altorio home by Mr S Burkholder's & ordered a stand & lounge. I did not go the �Division this evn the subject for debate is "which has caused the most misery war or independence"! The verse in thy little Year Book for to day is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity & purify unto himself a peculiar people, jealous of good looks. Dear Jesus may I be moulded according to thy will. FEBRUARY, 1873. Monday, 17th A beautiful day Slight W wind Owen Lewis + I commenced to draw the Hay Stack home, from the Nighswauder farm This Evening. Johnny Welsh + his sister Lizzie came up on a visit Tuesday, 18. Morning chilly SE wind became warmer + was a fine day. Owen + I finished drawing Hay stack home this A.M. P.M. drew roof Boards of stack home + also the nails around it. Noon. Bless this Lord I have just had a season of sweet communion with my Saviour I felt the shortness of time + the greatness of the importance of living wholly for Jesus. O Lord enable me to consecrate my all to thee + enable me to do thy will in all things. I also prayed that Dear Father might connect to jesus. I felt something like a presentiment as though I might have to pass out of times before Father should seek the Saviour. I then felt as though I say thy will be done. Be thou my strength O Lord. Amen. Wednesday, 19. A pretty fine day A.M. Father took our Eight day clock to McAllen's Stouffville to get it fixed. Owen also went to Stouffville to look after his Photographs. I drew stove wood. P.M. Owen Drew wood from woods to wood pile I went to Goodwood + brought two Pitchforks at Hewitts + James McCullough Measured the wood we have drawn them 22 1/2 cords + 20 1/2 cords in the two rows on road East of Goodwood + 14 cords on lot South of the Station Uncle Martin + Aunt Margaret were here to Tea FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 20. A sharp N wind this morning. Pleasant day Evg Cloudy, chilly SE wind Owen Lewis + I went up to John Cooks Lot N 34, 2nd Con Uxbridge + got some cedar for sleepers for Driving House over Turnip Cellar the original sleepers are mostly rotten Friday, 21. Snowed some last night. Stormy A.M. from SE P.M. Fair wind turned to the North, Drifting some Evg, bright + Cold Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas in A.M. P.M. we bagged a brist of 45 Bushels for Chopping (Oats + Peas) Father went to Goodwood + got some Glass jars at Hewitts Uncle Martin + cousin Emma were here a few minutes. �Saturday, 22. Clear + cold NW Wind Evg Colder Owen + I sawed some Pine cord wood in Chopping South of House. A.M. Father took a load of Chop to Altona Mills. Cousins Margaret Shoults + family came home with Father P.M. Father + {Thos?} Douglas went to Stouffville + got Our Eight day Clock which Mr Allen had Cleaned for us. Evg I went to Division S of Temperance. Sunday 23rd 1873. We went to S School in A.M. P.M. We went to church Bro N Robinson Preached from Revelation of St John 2nd Chap 10th verso, "Be thou faithful'...Lord be my strength + guido. Very cold FEBRUARY, 1873. Monday, 24. Very cold this morning NW Wind all day. Snow drifting some most of the day PM considerably moderated. Owen Lewis + I threshed + cleaned 12 bushels seed Peas PM Rev Mr John H Shoults Christian Minister came to Tea + took his family with him to a Prayer meeting at Mr Elijah Pattersons Glasgow Tuesday, 25. NW Wind not ectremely cold. Evg Starry. Owen + I went up to Mr John Cook's Lot N33 in 2nd Con. Ux + gM two loads of Cedar posts 9 feet long for fencing the S East corner of Orchard E + S of Wood House Wednesday, 26. A fine clear day. Wind S.W though quite pleasant to be out. AM I took a cord + a half piece wood to Dr Pagan near Stouffville + came home via Attonew Mills + got a Grist of Chop, Owen took the Board roof off the last part of the Straw Stack. PM I took the large Colt "Nelly" to the Black Smith Shop + had his shoes taken off + made arrangement to go to Lecture in Stouffville by Revd Hugh Johnson M Around trip across the Continent. One of our Horses took sick + we could not go. Father + Mother visited Mr Christian Nightswauder's Pickering. Six years ago Today we moved to this farm from Pickering. I recieved a letter from Bro S Knopp. PE of Hamilton district of Ev Association. FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1873. Thursday, 27. A Severe Snow Storm Set in Early this morning + continued from the S East until Noon today PM pretty fiar wind changed to West AM We cleaned some Oats for Feed PM We sawed some pine wood in South chopping Father + Mother Visited Mr Stephen Burr's Evening, we went to PrayerMeeting but there was no Meeting May we meet Jesus at our home + have him in our Hearts We called in at Mr Gregg's with some Butter (6 lbs) -- �Friday, 28. A Fine day Owen + I sawed Pine cord wood in the S Bush Saturday March 1. A fine day Father got the Horses shod at Barkey's Shop Goodwood Owen Lewis + I sawed Pine wood Evening I went to Goodwood Div S of T Sunday March 2nd AM Mother, Elisabeth + I went up to S School + TunRer Meeting Mr Snider Preached a feeling Sermon Uncle FredericK's came up + went home after tea Mother is ill with sick headache. T. Douglass, Jaro McCulloch, Owen Lewis, Lizzie & I went to Goodwood Meeting Bro as Collins preached from Hebrews 12th Chap + 2nd verse a very ernest address on the love of Christ for Us Praise the Lord O My Soul for his dealings unto me MARCH, 1873. Monday, 3. Turned very cold, some time during, last night Very cold today, Drifting fiercely from the North. Blocking the East + West roads badly. A.M. I went to Pilkey's Saw Mill + got some 1506 feet of lumber which we bought from Elijah Miller @84.50c per thousand I left Most of the lumber on this 5th con opposite Mr Rusnell's gate + brought only about 300 feet home on account of the Snow P.M. I brought Lizzie home from School Evg. Owen Lewis + I bagged up to 12 bags Potatoes intending to take them to Toronto some time this week. Evg Very cold, strong N wind. Heavenly Father May thy presence + thy grace be with me. Tuesday, 4. Extremely cold very high N Wind. Roads 6 + west badly drifted Evening Moderated somewhat Owen + I threshed Peas Elizabeth did not go to school on account of the cold + drift. Tho S Douglas walked to school Wednesday, 5. March, 1873 Thursday, 6. A clear bright day. Very sharp SW Wind thawed scarecely any ice in the Sun Elizabeth + I went to Toronto this A.M. took a load of Potatoes, Butter Turkeys + Chickens, Sold Potatoes for 45c per Bag + Butter pound Rolls for 21c + Turkeys 9 1/2c per lb + 33c for Chickens (a piece) Bought 250 lbs Sugar + some cloves + Timothy seed + Stayed at Roache's Hotel on Front Street East, all night Uncle {Cannot understand word} Jamisson Stayed there also, in the Evening Uncle John + I went up to House of Assembly, it was the first time I was ever at the Parliament Buildings. Lizzie was ill the Evening �Friday, 7. Satruday, 8. Sunday 9th March 1873. A.M. Owen Lewis, Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School 2nd Chap of 2nd Thess, lesson today Colman Wagg our SS Superintendant wished me to read the hymm after the Opening Prayer. I did so for the first time in my life. I had often shrunk from that dutyy before. May God strenthen Me. Noon. This Morning when I arose I feft a vacancy in my soul, but bless the Lord I looked unto him I have just had sweet communion with Him. P.M. Father Mother Lizzie + I went to Church Bro N Robinson Preached MARCH, 1873. Monday, 10. Tuesday, 11. Wednesday, 12. MARCH, 1873. Thursday, 13. A bright day, thawing considerably Evening bright AM I done the chores + went to John McCulloch's to get my hair Shingled, but did not + got dinner there Uncle Joseph Walker's + Cousin Thos Walker's of Whitchurch came on a visit + stayed until after Tea time. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkin's on the 7th con Pickering + got her shod + went to Uncle Jno Boyle's for Dinner + came home in PM Uncle Joseph, cousin Thos + I went to Goodwood to see the Town Evening Owen Lewis Mother + I went to Prayer Meeting Friday, 14. A very fine day. quite thawy I opened the Turnip cave S of {Drwing?} House + found the Turnips to be rotting considerably so Ive assorted the turnips in the cellar + fitted it + got things handy to draw turnips from cave to cellar tomorrow. P.M. Owen took a load of wood (Pine) to McCullough's there are 9 cords in the last pile of we have drawed S of Sideroad + there are 14 cords on lot North of Sideroad + 20 1/2 cords in North row on the Uxbridge road + 22 1/2 cords of Seasoned wood in South row one the same road. Father went to see Mr Eli Cormer to buy some cedar, but did not succeed. Saturday, 15. Snowed about an such before daylight + was raining at daylight + continued more or less all day. Evening it had about ceased raining + turned foggy. Warm S E Wind �most of the day. A.M. Owen Lewis + I helped John McCulloch to carry a straw stack into his barn which had upset in his Barnyard. P.M. We cleaned 10 Bushels Oats for Seed for Uncle Joseph Walker + Bagged 22 Bags Potatoes. Sunday March 16th 1873. A.M. Exceedingly windy + Stormy from North P.M. Still windy but not cold or stormy. Did not go to S School Went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullough did not come to Preach, I suppose on account of the Snow Drifts. Bro E Whittleton read 19th Psalm O Jesus May I lay all upon the Alter for Jesus + Increase my faith MARCH, 1873. Monday, 17. A pretty sharp N Wind continued rather cold all day Owen Lewis + I sawed Pine Cord wood in S Bush. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkins on 7th con Pickering + got her shod Evening Mother Lizzie + I visited Mr Les Dawswell to bid farewell to their Daughter Jane, who with her husband + his folk's Mr Brethours of Georgina intend starting tomorrow to British Columbia via San Francisco Tuesday, 18. A dull + Chilly day S E Wind Commenced snowing about 3 PM + Snowed about half an Inch during the night Lizzie + I started on a short visiting tour this morning we called first on Mrs Donald Mac Rae (formally Miss Emma Colvie) + went to Revd Jacob Marizolf's on 7th con Markham lot No 4 + took dinner + stayed until about 3 PM. Mr Marizolf was not at home I suppose it was our farewell visit for they will remove to another circuit in the spring. We came up to Mr Drew Mason's Markham Village + stayed over night I am 25 years old today + only 4 years on the Lords side. Help me Jesus {The following was written on the side on the page on this date} Todays notes were written on Monday Evg March 23rd 1873 + Bro Jacob Marizolf is here this Evg. Wednesday, 19. Fine + bright this morning. Stayed a Mr Drew Mason over night AM. Lizzie + Rachel Ann Mason + I went to Mr Adamson's Photograph rooms + had each of us a Lettergraph taken. Lizzie + I went to Ms Donald MacRae's to dinner. P.M. we went back to MrMasons + started shortly after to Leonard Boyle's, and just called a few Minutes + went up to Mr Henry Barkey's (Junior) + had tea + We all went to Revival Meeting. Mongolia Bro Newton Robinson Preached. We went home with Leonard Boyle's + stayed over night. MARCH, 1873. �Thursday, 20. Stormy. Snowing from S East, Snow soft We purposed going home this AM. but owing to the Storm, which became worse in PM. Ive concluded to stay another night with Mr Boyles Evening We Leonard, Malcom + I + Edwin went up to Meeting at Mongolia but there was no meeting on account of the Storm Friday, 21. Colder, Snowing slightly from the North this Morn Snowed about 10 Inches yesterday + last night Lizzie + I started for Home this morning from L Boyle's Cousin Hannah Lindsay came home with us We found the roads considerably drifted from S East PM I took a load of Potatoes to Stouffville, at 30c per Bush Hulbert Proffessor Rockwell gave a lecture + Performance on Horse training at Goodwood this PM Quite Snowy this PM West wind Saturday, 22.Quite windy from the North this AM PM Not quite so windy AM I bagged some Potatoes + Owen threshed Peas PM We drew the last of Straw Stack to Driving House for Horse bedding , Evening I went to Division S of T PM Father + Mother + Hannah Lindsay visited Mr Thos Robinsons Sunday 23rd March 1873 AM We went to Sabbath School. Colman Wagg the Superintendant was absent + I conducted the opening of the Sabbath School for the first time. May the strengthen me for duty PM We all went to Goodwood Bro W.S. McCullough Preached from 4th Hebrews 1st Verse (Snow Storm) x (see bottom) MARCH, 1873. Monday, 24. AM Somewhat stormy Evg pretty fine Owen & I threshed Peas all day Father Mother Mrs Hannah Lindsey vsited {Mr Ges?} Fields in AM. + Mr Ges Staffords in PM Revd Jacod Marzolf Evangelical Minister from 7th con Markham came here this evg + will stay al night Tuesday, 25.Storym all day. SE Wind Evening a very impleasant sleet is coming from the S East Owen Lewis & I finished threshing our peas & {winnowed?} them we have about a hundred & ten bushels peas Mrs Hannah Lindsey, Father, Mother, & Lizzie visited mrs Burr's to day & Hannah came home again with them Wednesday, 26. Quite stormy yet this morning NE wind Quite rough & stormy all day Strong NE N Wind. 8 o'clock PM storm is still raging it is the worst storm we have had for drifting this winter. Owen & I winnowed about 35 Bushels of New Sealand Oats for seed & threshed our small crop of field beans. about 6 quartz. Three years ago to day at the Heaviest snow storm �of 1870 began & snowed fearfully in the 27th March 1870 so that the snow was about 10 feet on the level, road N4 south were worse drifted ^than I have ever seen them MARCH, 1873. Thursday, 27. A pretty fine day after this Storm of Last night. The roads arifled more yesterday + last night than we have had yet this winter. AM we shovelled some between the House + road. + I went to 2nd con + got Mr Burr's + John McGullock's to open this snow drifts there PM I assisted to shovel snow on 2nd con + come home + visit to Goodwood + recieved a letter from Grand Scribe S of I Brantford. Friday, 28. A fair day. though somewhat chilly SE wind all day aid not thaw so very lunch. Hannah Lindsey left this morning Father, Mother + elizabeth took Cousin Hannah Lindsey to Hiram Johnsons, at Stouffville + took dinner. We do not expect to see her again for a long time. May the Lord enable us to meet in Heaven, if not again on Earth. Mrs. Abraham Reesor of Altona Died last night. She had been married to Mr Reesor about a year ago She wil be married buried at Dixon's Hill tomorrow. Saturday, 29. Began to rain during the night + contiued moderatily most of the day. Evg turned cold + began to snow. Wind turned from SE to North- Owen spilt stovewood. PM I drew up an agreement between Maker Degeer + LW Peterson. mr Degeer agrees to build a house 20x26 feet + 14 feet high for Mr Peterson for ($50) fifty doll Did not get to division S of I to night on acct of {inclerwency?} of the weather (written vertical up the page next to saturday, 29th entry: Lord Assistance) Sunday March 30th 18/3 AM We attended SSchol with Much weakned I opened the School. Mr C Waff being about on accdient of his wife's illnes, Lizzie + I went to Mr C Staffords to dinner + to meeting in PM Mr Bro. N Robinson Preacher Hoseal 12 c + 10th [?] MARCH-APRIL, 1873. Monday, 31. Quite snowy until about 10 AM + pretty fair the remainder of the day. thawy. AM I took 8 sheep to C Yalte's Hotel Stouffville we had sold to mr Priee for $7 a piece PM I took Lizzie to see Mrs Cohnon Wazz who is quite ill + I went on over to Mr Jon Kellington's auction sale of farm + stock Lot No 21 East half 1st con Uxbridge. I recieved $6.40c of S.S. funds from Mr H Kellington I wrote a letter this Evening to Mr J Young to send $10 worth of SS Prizes for Goodwood USS (130 Books in all) �Tuesday, April 1. AM Fine. quite thawy all day PM somewhat cloud + hailed finely in the evening. AM i took 7 bags potatoes to Stouffville @ 30c per bush Mr Trancisoo is in due us $1.10c + Mr Rob Cole is in due $1.35c + Mr John Bruell's[sp?] 85C Went to Uncle Smuel Toellar's [sp?] to dinner + home again in PM Wednesday, 2. Snow + rain to day from S West AM I took two loads turnips from cave into stone cellar + dug snow from off turnip pit in field west of Old House. & Evenings Lizzie & went to see Colman Waff's his wife is quite ill. Issac Wegg + I went to Uxbridge Village to get Dr Bascom. We stayed until 5 AM on Thursday APRIL, 1873. Thursday, 3. A fine day. Thawed considerably. W Wind. AM Owen + I drew turnips from cave S of Driving House, into cellar. PM Hank Cooper helped us at turnips finished the larger cave expect a few there are about 100 Bushels rotten in it. PM Mr Seneca [sp?] Baker brought cousin Esther Milliken here + both stayed over night Evening. I did not go to Prayer Meeting. "Heavenly Father. Keep me thy Humble follower Friday, 4. A fair day. Frank Cooper, Owen + I drew turnips from Pit into cellor. PM I took Mr Pazan M.D. Near Stouffville, a load, of a cord + a quarter @ $2 per cord, Paid me $1.50 Owen + Frank finished drawing turnips into cellar, Mr + Mrs Robinson came on a visit this evg. Saturday, 5. Rainy this morning + continued at intervals during the day, A heavy Shower just after dinner. AM I took ploughs + Harrows to Jacob Barkey's shop Goodwood to get repaired + went up to {Chas?} Gould's Saw Mill + got 22 Pieces of Picketing @$10 per thousand feet I took dinner at Mr Goulds, PM. I went to Goodwood + We hired Ed Leet to work 7 months for $45. I went to Division S of S in Evening Sunday. Rainy + Foggy all day. AM We went to S School. Mr Saml Stover assisted in conducting the School. I took dinner at Mr Stover's. PM I went to Church at Goodwood. Bro McCullough who was at our place to Dinner, Preached from Acts II Chap 16 verses The Disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. {written on the side} I was Stregthend in Jesus April, 1873. �Monday, 7. Dull foggy rainy at Intervals. SE Wind A.M. I took, Uncle Martin Johnson's tub + Barrell home which we had borrowed to Draw water in the Winter. PM I came home by L Thos Wagg's + got the Spring board. I boirght{unsure of this word} grow Mr Gregg, also came by Mr Jonas Lewis's + got a Bob sleigh for Dragging logs upon, Mr Seucca Baker came here this Morning + in PM. took Cousin Esther Milliken to his Father + DV. they will be married at our Place tomorrow AM. Tuesday, 8. Rainy all day Mostly SE wind Mr Seucca Baker was married there to day to cousin Esther Milliken, by Revd Mr More Babtist Minister, Cousins Alice Milliken + Alice Walker {Mauuel?} + Jacob Baker + Mr + Mrs Joel Baker were also here. Mr + Mrs Baker went home in the evening by rail to Stouffville + would go from there with Buggy. May the blessing of God rest upon the Marriage Union. Mifs Amma Scott's School examination at Goodwood corner off this PM. Wednesday, 9. Rained until nearly Midnight + then abated till Morning, Rained steadily all day S E wind this now the 5th day it has rained in Succession + seems likely to continue. AM I took Mr + Mrs Seucca Baker + the rest of the wedding party to Goodwood Station. I got the Rod Schod + came home. PM I wrote a letter to Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes, N Jersey + one for Mother to Uncle Jarriah Milliken's. Owen Lewis finished Splitting Stove wood in wood house APRIL, 1873. Thursday, 10. Froze considerably last night Somewhat raw & cold wind this AM But thawed considirbly Owen + I sawed Pine Wood again in North side of South Bush. Mr A. Gregg gave Father two Sunday School Prize Book which he had exchange for Me. Evening I went to Prayer Meeting at Goodwood. Roads Much Hooded about Goodwood. Snow about 2 + 3 feet deep most Part of Road from Here to Goodwood. Friday, 11. Dull + Cloudy. SE Wind. Sprinkling Some times this AM. Somewhat fairer this PM. Owen + I Sawed + Split pine Wood. Evening I went to Goodwood + got the Papers came home immediately. There is talk of a musical Band Organized at James Todd Hotel Goodwood. Father went to John McCullougeh's to see a sick cow + went over to Mr Stephen Burr's + got some pieces of teeth pulled Raining a little this evening Saturday, 12. A fine Day. Owen went away to day I drew Some Wood Pine to Pile on Nigh wander farm near Goodwood. There are 25 cords + 48 of a cord in the two rows, Evening I �went to Goodwood Dic S of T. The Officers were installed for this quarter. Bro Hugh McDermolt as WP + I was Installed Chaplain. Sunday April 13th 1873 AM I + Sister Lizzie went to S School I took the SS Prize Books but did not distribute them. the Lord blessed me much this morning. Praise his name PM we went to Goodwood Church. Bro N Robinson preached (For our Sake he became poor that we might be made rich) April, 1873. Monday, 14. A fine day AM. Father brought Ploughs from Blacksmith Shop + also Harrows which we had got repaired I shut some Fence gaps on Nighswander farm PM I drew some wood to yard South of the House from Bush South. Owen helped John MColloch to split some Pine on his 20 acre lot. Evening Edward Leet went up to get John Smyth to come + saw Pine wood for us at 77c Per day Edward Leet commenced to work for us 7Mo for $75. Tuesday, 15. A Fine day John Smyth + E Leet sawed Pine in S Bush Owen Lewis chopped Poplar + cherry wood + in Morning I went to Mr Pagan's + got Some Medicine I have now got Medicine + Liniment 4 times + once liniment alone. + took him a Cord + a half of wood @ $2 per. + 11/4 Cords @ $2 $2.50, need $1.50 Part Payment , Balance {Written on the side is an addition of $3.00 + $1.00 = $4.00} Took Dr Pagan 1 1/4 Cord Pine @ $2per = $2.50 + 1 1/2 cords @ $2 = $3 + Cash $1. {The following is boxed in : July 9th cash Balance 35c} = 6.50 In PM I drew some Pale wood to wood Pile in Corner Commenced to rain at 7 PM Wednesday, 16. Storm SE wind x See today I work for Thursday's the rain turned to snow + snowed all day from S East I John Smyth + I made tur large Sates One for Barn Yard Owen + Ed. cleared some seed wheat + sore{unsure of this word} Oats for feed. PM Father took Mother to Goodwoods O Lord be thou My strength + My Porphon {Prophet?} {The following is written on the side of the page} S E wind threatening storm 7 PM began to rain April, 1873. Thursday, 17. Stormy All day Snowing SE . _ Melting fast Evening Snow An Inch deep Yesterday John Smyth + Ed Leet sawed Pine Owen + I chopped hardwood on SE corner of Chopping To day J Smyth + I made two Gates, One for Barn yard Gate. Owen + Ed cleaned �Seed Wheat I did not Go to Prayer meeting on account of Storm + muddy roads O Lord enable me to love thee with all my Heart Friday, 18. A cloudy day East wind drizzling very Slightly at times worse I went to Steam Mill at Stapletons with John McCullochs Boy (Frank Cooper) to draw Mr Peterson's lumber from the Mill + pile it close by after we came home I helped draw some rails for John, along N Side of S E Field Thos Douglas + Miss Elisabeth McGuckin assisted Mother to make a somewhat new Kind of a Summer Quilt Evening, I have been very busy Setting Division Books. Bless the Lord. In the midst of all may I have Jesus Saturday, 19. Snowy from S West W not very cold Snow melted immediately. P.M. Fairer Evening freezing hard. We cut hard wood in SE corner of chopping in S Bush + P.M I drew + piled it in the lane. John Smith went home on account of the Storm. Evening I went to Division S of T. at Goodwood as Chaplain I read the 3rd chap of James Sunday 20th AM. We went to S School Mr S Stover opened + closed the School. Mr C Wagg was absent on account of his wifes illness. we went to Mr Thos Wagg's (Sr) for dinner PM. We went to Goodwood meeting Bro McCullough Preached (from Acts 2nd chap + 32 verse) May God enable me to be a faithful witness APRIL, 1873. Monday, 21. Froze quite hard again last night. Thawed again to day. Father tapped most of the Maple Trees. AM Edward, Owen + I sawed logs of the Old House in Field @ of Stable into cordwood PM. Split the wood of Old House + burned some of the rubbish, (+ John Smith came again + he + Ed sawed this.) Tuesday, 22. Froze pretty hard again last night cool midst of the day. Sap ran freely to day. Owen + I drew the wood of Old House up to the Cane [sp?] + also the stones of the old Fireplaces + took Sugar Kettles to Sap bresh + gathered 50 pails of sap. PM J Smith + Edward Feet sawed some Maple + beechwood in S West corner of Sugar Bush, Mr L.W. Peterson sold his 340 acre farm near Park Hill to Mr Artemas Boiee to day for $6,200. (Ploughing) Wednesday, 23. Froze pretty hard again last night AM Owen + I drew some poor wood to Boiling lace in sap bush. John + Ed chopped corwood in S W corner of Sapbush. PM Owen comminad Ploughing began just S of House, South of Come John Smyth, E. Leet + I raked + burned Rubbish on South side of Segar Bush. Evg I took a calf to Goodwood. �APRIL, 1873. Thursday, 24. Froze a little again last night Owen + Edward ploughed to day in centre of 2nd field West on S side of lane. AM John + I finished turning chips on S side of sugar bush. PM John + I sawed some pine logs on NW feld on Nighswander farm + gathered 30 pails sap Evening Edward + I went to Prayer meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted Friday, 25. Froze quite hard again last night AM I drew 14 Barrels Plaster from Mr Greggs at Goodwood @ $1.25/00 of bl + also 7 Bags from Mr James MCulloghs at $1.30 + John Smyh, Owen, + Edward loggia softgax in N West corner of Nighswander farm. PM. Owen + Edward Ploughed Ploughed in turnip field Saturday, 26. Fair + cool N Wind. John Smith + I split some rails on N West field on Nighswander farm, + finished drawing stones off it. Owen + Edward began ploughing in same field. Evening I went to Division Sons of Temperance. Sunday April 24th 1873 Thos Douglas went with Lizzie + I to Sunday School. Lizzie + I went to Robb Waggs to dinner PM We went to Goodwood church Bro N Robinson Preached We read one of Wesley's sermons on Evil speaking. Evening Lizzie + I went to Mr Days preaching at Goodwood (ext was 2nd Samuel 19th c + 10 verse latter clause) I had sweet communion with Jesus this morning. God be praised APRIL, 1873. Monday, 28. A beautiful day SE wind warmest day for some time signs of rain This morning I took Mr Thos Douglas to Douglas Station He started this morning for Rochester Indiana US. He has been boarding with us since February 10th May the Lord Grant he may be truly converted + become a follower of Jesus. Owen + Edward Ploughed in field S of large pond on the Nighswander farm. John Smith + I drew stones of NE field of Nighr farm, with Owen Settled with James McCullogh for Wood got a due bill for $5/.50c total 134 cords @ $1.60 Tuesday, 29. Middling fair S + SW wind Commenced Seeding I sowed spring wheat (6 Bushels) + also grass seed on North half on field just south of House. John Smyth+ E Leet harrowed it Owen ploughed sod on Nighswander farm NW field. Father went to Stouffville + got a Backwall our stove took dinner at uncle Martins, went to Martin Nighswanders auction sale Jesus cleanse my heart + keep me thine. �Wednesday, 30. A fine day cool N wind AM John Smith + I cleared stones + Pinechips off S End of New Meadow in 2nd field East of McCulloghs Pond + PM We sowed Oats on North side of same field (4 acres) + we then went over to 2nd concession + burned Briars + other Rubbish of Old fence row on South side of Mr Petersons Bush. MAY, 1873. Thursday, 1. A Pretty fair day S Wind PM somewhat cloudy AM John Smith + I sowed Grass seed on North 4 acres of second field East of McCulloghs Pond, which I sowed to Oats yesterday. + we also sowed Peas on sod fielld on N West part of Nighw far, PM Fire broke out into Mr LW. Petersons Bush S side from the old fence row we went + carried water + kept the fire under + John Smyth + I wrought + finished cleaning it for Ploughing. Owen Lewis finished Ploughing sod field NW Part of Nighswander farm. Did not go to prayer meeting Friday, 2. AM Rainy NE by East wind John Smith + I repaired wood sleigh. Owen + Edward cleaned some Oats PM Owen + Edward finished Harrowing Peas on N West field on Nighswander farm John Smith + I split some wood off S West part of sap Bush. PM Very Cold Saturday, 3. Cloudy N West East wind, cool Wind turned to N West in Evening + warmer. We sowed Oats + Grass seed on field opposite School House. Owen Ploughed fence row South of LW Peterson's Bush PM I sowed spring wheat South of Old House. Sunday May 4th 1873. AM Mother Lizzie + I attended Quarterly meeting at Stouffville Revd Alexander Chambers Preached from III Peter 7th + latter part 11th verse a good sermon I did not feel so happy as I have at some other Quarterly meetings. Evenings we attended Bro Robinson's Sermon at Goodwood MAY, 1873. Monday, 5. Fine + bright Cool N Wind. I borrowed Mr T Robinson's Roller + rolled field of Peas N West part of Nighswander farm + also spring wheat on South side of House. Owen began Ploughing in S East field on our 25 acres North of Mr L Long's. John Smith + Edward Dug out some Hemlock stumps off same field. Father went to Mr Christian Nighswander's Pickering + got some apple trees Mother is to Mr S Burrs �Tuesday, 6. Fair AM I went to Dr Pagan's + got some medicine for myself. John Smyth Rolled the field opposite Schol House. PM I finished rolling Oat field S West of Barn, + took Mr Thos Robinson's roller home + got balance of wood money from James McCullough's $57.50c + settled with Mr Greggs for Plaster $14.50c paid Jacob Barkey $1.80c for sowing Whiffletrees + Tongue. Owen Lewis Ploughed in field N of Mr Longs. Sod Wednesday, 7. Windy S Wind. Signs of Rain I helped Mr Leonard Long make line fence just North of His house. Edward + Owen began to plough in sod field SW corner of Nighswander farm. PM John Smyth cleared fence rows of Briar on line North of Mr Longs Buildings MAY, 1873. Tuesday, 8. Rainy S W East Very cold all rain all day Evg Raining yet A.M. Owen Lewis went for S Otiwell to Doctor Nelly (Mare) She has at a Bronchial Affection + will be not be able to work for Sometime. We assorted Some Turnips in Turnip Cellar P.M. The Boys the last of the Oats. John Smyth made a Stone Boat + Rake Friday, 9. Rainy still this morning. SE Wind This morning John Smyth + I started to Make a Gate, but it faired off about 9 oclock A.M. When we went to the fields to work P.M. I sowed Peas on 4 acres just North of Mr L Long's house + Edward Harrowed it with Oxen. John finsihed digging Hemlock Stumps out of same field. Samuel Ottiwell came again to See our Young "Nel" mare, she is pretty low. Saturday, 10. Strong S E Wind. a little drizzly yet this morning. The oxen's shoulders are so {lauce?} I could not Harrow with them. So I came home + took apples + Potatoes out of small Pits by woodyard. PM I ploughed the S.E corner of Orchard just East of wood house John + Ed dug Stumps out of Potatoo ground S N East field next W McGuellen's Pond. Father took the Subscription money for Thos Wagg to the Subscribers again - Evg clear Sunday May 11th 1873 AM. we went to S School the Prize Books were Destributed to day. A large School PM. Lizzie + I attended Goodwood church Bro W.S McCullough preached MAY, 1873. Monday, 12. Rained considerably last night. Fair & cool this AM,. PM cool + cloudy. West wind, Evening raining again. AM. I set out lands in Field S east of House next Mr Robinson's Pond. PM. I sowed 10 Bushels Oats on S West corner of {Nighsevanider?} farm. Edward �Horrdwed it. Owen began to plough N Side of N East corner of Nijhr farm, Andrew Miller dug some stumps out of lane leading to Second Concession. Tuesday, 13. Pained considerably last night. Squally. Very cold, al day, Almost freezing NW wind. I sowed carrots in Orchard about Wood Shed. Edward finished Harrowing Oats next Maleu Depeer's. Owen finished Ploughing N side of NE field on Nighsevanider farm. John Smith dug Hemlock Stumps on N East corner of our farm. Father went to Sci Uncle Cornelius’ but did not see him. Wednesday, 14. Froze very cold hard last night Cold N wind AM John Smith + I sowed Oats + grass seeds in N Side of NE field on Nighsevander farm the Ground was frozen Hard enough to carry us PM I burned chunks on Potato Patch. N 10 Sugar Bush, Owen Ploughed in field next {Prinsons?} Pond. Edward Rolled the field owen sowed this AM. This Evening we went up to the Tea Party Meeting but no decision was come to, as to whether there should be a party. MAY, 1873. Thursday, 15. Froze solid again last night North wind to day AM I helped John McCullock sow Oats on Centre field of Nighswander farm, his 20 acres. Father helped Mr Price take out 3 B [unknown word] to Altona the weighed 3,560 lbs sold them for $157. PM Father + I dug a Skunk out of a Pine root Borth of our Pond + shot it. John Smith stumped N E Part of Farm. Evening I went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullongh made up salary was Friday, 16. Quite cool yet to day N Wind Owen + Ed. Finished Ploughing for seed in field S East of House. John Smith + I drew + piled Hemlock Stumps of N Side of NE field. Father went to Wm Forsyth's + bought a 4 year old white steer to mate our Buck Ox paid $56. Andrew Miller dug turned out roots from field just east of orchard. May Jesus be My Guide. Amen! Saturday, 17. Cool N Wind John Smith + I sowed Oats 8 Bushels oats on S Side of field East of lane, west of Robinson's Pond. We have how finished seeding. The remainder of the day John Smyth + I logged some taps of Pine on turnip ground. East of House + John Spilt Some rails on Same field. Evening I went to Decision S of T. at Goodwood Sunday May 18th. Lizzie is ill. I went to PSchool + we went to Meeting in Pill. Evening we went to Stouffville for Miss Reynolds. �[written up the left spine in the margin, crosses over all four sections of log] 1876 May 17th Wednesday. The Lord is merciful. I am still travelling Lionwards may the Lord help me to be more faithful + serve him with all my heart, I am anxious about the New church we are building in Goodwood. May we be directed by the Lord. A MAY, 1873. Monday, 19 I sowed Carrots with Mr T Robinson's Drill on N West corner of field SE of House. Next Robinson's Pond. PM. John Smyth + Edward Leet sowed Plaster on Meadows on Nighswander farm. Evening I went to see Joseph Henferson, Caleb March + Drew Drury but did not Succeed in getting them to work for us. Tuesday, 20. Windy N Wind AM. John Smith + Edward Leet sowed Plaster. PM they Split wood (Pine) on Somerfallow S of Sugar Bush. Father + I Planted Some Potatoes on West side of Sugar bush, about 5 Bushels E Rose This Evening I went to Tea party Meeting in upper Church a committe of over 20 were appointed Wednesday, 21. Signs of rain S E wind. AM I took Miss Reynolds to Mr Eckardts Stouffville. I came {around?} By Mr Pagan's + got some mroe medicine. John Smith E Leet + Owen Lewis finished Sowing our Plaster to day this Evening We commenced to manure turnip ground East of House next Mr Robinsons line Jesus Keep me mindful of thee Amen. MAY, 1873. Thursday, 22. Some dew last night, SE Wind the threataned rain seems to have passed off. although it sprinkled a little today John Smith Helped us finish manuring turnip ground, East of Orchard + some on East Side of Lane. Andrew Miller is Stumping on Hill side NE of McCulloch's Pond. We were working until late to night + did not go to prayer meeting. May I still be expecting from Jesus. Friday, 23. Pretty warm, thunder Clouds Passing round S W. Wind . Somewhat cloudy this Evening. We Planted potatoes to day on N Side of of our N E field on our farm, about 11/2 acres I did not go to Teaparty committee Meeting to night. This Evening I read a lecture on Must have. of in Canadian Messenger. May I give it up must haves + desire the Spiritual Blessings above temporal ones I also read a piece on "led by a Child Saturday, 24. Warm, to day This morning I went to Dr E Pagan's to get some medicine for my Sore throat, I came home + went on the Railway to Uxbridge Village to a Temperance �Tea Party. Revd Mr Manning Grand Division Lecturer gave a good address in the Ontario Hall. I came home on the 7 ocock PM. train. there was a pretty large excussion to Uxbridge. Sunday. AM. We went to S School + we went to Mr C Wagg's (in Mrs Cossey's House) to Dinner. PM. We went to Meeting at Goodwood Bro WS. McCullough Preached + has administered Sacrament O Lord help me to live in thy favour Mr P McLellan + Mr TH Smyth were here last night MAY, 1873. Monday, 26. Very warm to day Slight S E by S wind We rolled some Stumps off Turnip Ground East of Orchard + spread some manure + Edward ploughed in same field I did not go to the SS Teaparty committee meeting to be held at Mr Colinder Waggs to night May Jesus help me to be happy in his love, desire more of his love in my heart May I be his Humble disciple Tuesday, 27. Foggy this Morning, Brisk S wind + warm at intervals Evg S wind very dry though signs of rain John McCulloch helped me to finish spread-ing manure on Turnip ground, + We then rolled out some Stumps out of their holes in N West corner of our field next McCullochs Pond, Ed + Owen Ploughed Turnip ground Wednesday, 28. Pretty fair, Mostly N Wind AM Owen Lewis + I washed our Sheep 9 in number in Mr Thos Robinson's Pond. PM. We drew Some Pine + Harwood cord wood off N West corner of Somerfallow, into the Sap bush. Father took some Chop Stuff to Altona Mills + took it to dinner at Uncle Freds MAY, 1873. Thursday, 29. Cloudy Early, turned fairer Cloudy towards evening + rainy SW Wind We bagged Some Potatoes in House Cellar to sell mr C gregg, @ 25c per Bush. May Jesus be my all My Souls chief delight Friday, 30. Heavy Frost last night. Quite fair this morning though cold. AM. He took 44.50/60 Bushels Potatoes to Goodwood + loaded them on the car for Mr A Gregg for 25c per Bushels PM John McCullock + Ed Spilt Pine wood in S Bush, Owen Lewis + I cleared our cellar of small Potatoes Father + Mother went visit Cousin Seueca Baker's �Saturday, 31. A Pretty fair day. N West wind. AM Owen + I drew some rails along south side of Sugar Bush, Just north of the Big HIll a little west of the Barn John Mc Split Pine wood Edward leet went to the Tinker's LoveHear, at Christ, Heisey's on 4th con Markham. PM Andrew Miller dug Post holes all day just East of woodhouse, John McCullock + O Lewis dug a stump out of the way of New board fence West of Woodhouse. Sunday I went to S School, Lizzie is not very well, PM I walked to meeting at Goodwood, Bro N Robinson preached almost thou {Perswadch?} JUNE, 1873. Monday, 2. Fair to day. Father stayed at Uncle John Boyle's Markham last night + brought Uncle Cornelius Johnson home here with him this AM. AM Edward + I sawed some Posts for East side orchard by Garden, Owen Harrowed 'farm' ground {in tiny font between this sentence and below} This evg I attended a TS tea party {council?} meeting at Greggs PM Father sheared our sheep (19) John McCullogh sheared four of them after suppr. ed, Owen, + I helped Uncle Cornelius to let ing the POsts on East Side of Strawberry + Raspberry Garden for a Blose upright board fence. Tuesday, 3. Fair + Dry AM David Scott helped Owen Lewis + I to Pull our Pidgeon weed + cockle out of large wheat field on 'wright' farm East of Barn Father took sister Lizzie, to Dr Pagan's PM We drew stones off Newground hill west of Barn, Wednesday, 4. Signs of rain Very cloudy to N West this AM Commenced to rain about 11 AM. but Scarcely laid the dust PM I worked at a "Stump Boat" today Edward + Owen drew stones off S Part of Somerfallow + Also Rails from where the Oca Stack JUNE, 1873. Thursday, 5. Some Signs of rain, Still very Dry AM Uncle Cornelius + I finished making our Stump boat, PM Owen + I drew Some Small Stones off old Sod on S E Corner of New round Sod 10 Rods west of Barn. Edward dry Post holes from Door yard Gate to woodhouse. Evening Ed + I went to Prayer meeting I did not feel lively in Grace, did not take up the cross -Friday, 6. Very dry N Wind Owen + I repaired fence around Orchard on Nighswander farm + Also S part of line fence between Mr McCuckins + Nighs farm, today Ed, Father + Uncle �Cornelius set some Poets Adjoining wood house this PM. Mrs McCuckin + Ester Matilda came over this PM on a visit Saturday, 7. Cool NW Wind. Very dry We have had no rain of any account since the Evening of May 12th. John Wagg (Jr) came with his Oxen + helped us to draw stumps into a fence in line fence North of McCulochs Pond. I did not go to Temperance Division tonight Sunday 8th {twice?} AM Lizzie + I went to S School a large school about 130 were present Mr Ed Shaw was present for the first time + Closed the school. PM We went to church Bro N Robinson, Pred My Son if sinners entice the consent you not" text "Dear Saviour help me to heed my Admonition Help me to live a life to thee JUNE, 1873. Monday, 9. Fair, warm + very dry, S wind Road work began to day Father is Pathmaster Ed Leet worked on new road for himself to day. I 'chunked' the Stump fence on Sine N of McCoullock's Pond + burned roots on Somerfollow East of McCoullock's pond, Owen Harrowed turnip ground East of House Uncle Cornelius made Picket fence just east of Door yard Gate Tuesday, 10. Pretty warm this AM S Wind PM a shower came up about 3 clock + a Heavy shower of about 15 minutes came about half past six oclock. It is the first shower we have had since 12th May. I drilled turnip ground (1 1/2 acres) on East side of the Lane + after supper Owen Lewis drilled some for turnips NE of orchardAM I picked + burned on Somerfallow + assisted Owen Lewis to draw stones off large Hallow on S Side of our Lane, North of McCoullough;s Pond. PM I went to Mr Thos Storry's raising of Shed. Owen commenced to plough the Hallow on N Side of McCullock's Pond. Father, Bossed load work. Wedneday, 11. Cool + cloudy after the Rain PM FAir Evening Cool N Wind I drilled some ground for Turnips just East of the Lane + got Mr T Robinsons turnip drill Ed Leet filled stump 'holes' in Orchard. Owen Ploughed in New ground sod about the hole N of McCulloch's Pond. Father "bossed" on the load work. {following is written up left side of page, across and over the top of the page- written in a very faded purple/blue ink} Sabbath Jesus 11th 1876 We attended SS this AM at Union SS. North of Goodwood PM Brother Watson led prayer meeting in Hill Church Goodwood {????} in the evening Bro J Collins led the prayer meeting, may the Lord to live to him with all our hearts, Amen. (Bro Royl was absent) (June 11th 1846) �JUNE, 1873. Thursday, 12. AM I sowed turnips just East of the lane + some in the centre of the NE field. Owen Lewis Drilled + Ploughed in NE Field Owen Father+ Edward worked on road. Lizzie Edward, Owen, Barbary Pifer + I went to Prayer Meeting, the Lord was with us praise be to his name Friday, 13. Father is ill with pain in his hand. Edward worked on the Road opposite George Wagg's. AM Owen + I ploughed South part of NE field PM (Owen finished Digging post holes on S Side of Strawberry Garden just along lane leading East from Door yard to SE Corner of Orchard. I went to a corner to Meeting for the SS Tea Party. Saturday, 14. Somewhat cool NW Wind. I than I luck Rainy this evening. Did not wet much mores- Edward + I built the line fences (about 30 rods long). over the Hill N of our House. Owen Ploughed the lane on New Ground hill 50 rods west of barn. I took Jacob Barkey 24 1/2 lbs {real?} @ 06c per lbs. Sunday June 15th 1843 AM We went to S School PM Went to Meeting goodwood Bro Newton Robinson Preached from Isaiah "Look unto him all the ends of the earth + be ye saved" JUNE, 1873. Monday, 16. AM We drew some stumps off the orchard + filled old turnip cave in the S West corner of Orchard PM I cut some Pine + Hemlock bushes in our S Bush + Several other teams drew them around to Mr Robinson's Bush to but around the tables for the Tea Party on Wednesday next 18th June Tuesday, 17. Cloudy this A Morning faired off was fine all day. Owen finished ploughing the Orchard + I sowed the West End of it to Buckwheat. Evening Edward leet + I cleaned up the Chips + from the New Picket fence, South of the wood house on Morth Side of lane, which Uncle Cornelius hay just completed this Evening. May the Lord keep me from Setting My heart on temporal things May I Ever remember I am but the Lord's Steward. O Heavenly Father Keep one honourable looking into thee We Expect to have a Sabbath School Party at Goodwood tomorrow. Wednesday, 18. Fair all day Pretty warm, S West wind at times. The Goodwood Union S School Tea Meeting Came off to day in Mr T Tobinson's Bush lot. N 18 East of Recitations, �Dialogues + singing by the SS Children + Speeches by Several Clergymen There was a good atten dance, about $155. have been taken by all the means, begging, Meals + Tent. Expenscs will have to be deducted, May God help us to thank Him + mable us to spend it wisely + to him Glory, Amen. JUNE, 1873. Thursday, 19. Friday, 20. Saturday, 21. Sunday June 22nd 1873 AM Ive attended S.S. PM Mother Elisabeth + I attended church Cro Newton Robinson Preached from 2nd Timothy 4th C.7th verse May we O Lord also be able to say likewise at lifes close JUNE, 1873. Monday, 23. Rain PM. Clouded over + commenced to rain about 5 Oclock + rained almost steadily until. It is the first good rain there has been here since May 8 + 9th Tuesday, 24. Rained about all last night Warm + somewhat close + cloudy Wednesday, 25. Bright + Pretty warm I took our new Wilkinson Plough to Mr Wilkinson's Shop aurora + got a new Head for it costing $3.00 came home by Cousin Seneca Bakers for Tea. John McCulloch helped us plough S Side of Somerfallow East Side of McCulloch's Pond Jesus Keep me looking until then. JUNE, 1873. Thursday 26 Fair Ed Leet + I finsihed hauling manure on Somerfallow just East of McCullochs Pond, John M Culloch helped. Owen Plough row Somerfallow Eveing Miss Curtis + miss Wood came with Miss McCullough to tea Evg Lizzie + I went to Prayer Meeting Friday 27 Warm. Slight S Wind A thunder Shower Passed around to the North this Eve. I took our Oxen to help Mr John Wagg (Jr) to drain logs for sawing machine Mr. Simon Allcock Saved for him. Jesus Redeemer Keep me thine midst the toil of life, Amen �Saturday 28 Somewhat cloudy this A Morning Turned fair + very warm, evening Cool SW wind AM. Owen Leaves finished ploughing Somerfallow first time. Ed Seek thank Cooper + I made a road to wood in Slash Just South of House 40 rods, PM We all Drew pine wood off Pine chopping in NE corner of S Bush. My right Eye has been sore about 10 days + did not go to Division tonight JUNE-JULY, 1873. Monday, 30. Tuesday, July 1. Wednesday, 2. JULY, 1873. Thursday, 3. Friday, 4. Saturday, 5. JULY, 1873. Monday, 7. Tuesday, 8. Wednesday, 9. JULY, 1873. Thursday, 10. Friday, 11. Saturday, 12. Sunday July 13th 1873 AM Sister + I attended Sabbath School + P.M, We + Cousin Michael Johnsons who were at our place Went to Goodwood church Our New W Methodist Minister �Bro Koyle Preached his lect was fear on at little flock it is your father's Good pleasure to give you tho Kingdom. May God bless Bro Koyle's coming among us. We had him to tea JULY, 1873. Monday, 14. Tuesday, 15. Wednesday, 16. Rain JULY, 1873. Thursday, 17. There was a nice shower about daylight Dull all day, except a while about two oclock P.M. it was was very warm + a Very heavy shower came up from the North which was the Heaviest rain there has been all summer. It will do the Crops an immense good. So that crops may yet yield a good Harvest. May God grant us grateful hearts. We finished Mowing our crop of Hay Except Some in the fence Corners, + Owen Lewis + W A Deeper finished Hoing the first sowing of Turnips. A little Boy named Joseph Richman is here. Friday, 18. Saturday, 19. Cool + cloudy. W Wind Joseph Richman A.M. We spread Hay was taken home by one of his friends today P.M. John McCulloch helped us to draw hay from S Part of field just West of old House my tho Lord prepare my mind for the Sabbath. Sunday July 20th 1873. Lizzie + I attended S. School. We went to Mr G Stafford's for dinner. P.M. We attended church Goodwood Bro Richardson preached from John 16 + 33. I felt Benefitted + blesses praise the Lord this evening I had a Spiritual conversation with Mr C Scott May God lead him to the Saviour. Amen JULY, 1873. Monday, 21 Finished our Haying, except a few fence corners After Supper I went to Stouffville + Sold 16 Qts of Black berries @ 6c per Qart, came by Mr Pagans but did not See him Tuesday, 22 A fine day Father + Mother went to Uncle Martin's Ed, W A Depeer + I hoed turnips East of Orchard This P.M Uncle John Jamesons came on a visit Noon. I have just �had a refreshing Spiritual {season?} from the Lord, praise the Lord, He is precious to my Soul though it is just 4 years + 6 Months since I first experienced the love of God. I feel to bless him He is still my Saviour, though I have been an unprofitable Servant & twice though God had forsaken me entirely + I now praise him for those dark Seasons. His mercy is great, Lord help Watch + pray that I may be found waiting for Jesus {On the side of the page:} Father + Mother did not come from Uncle Martins until after tea Wednesday, 23 Signs of rain S + S West Wind Fair + pretty warm most of the day This morning I went to Dr Pagans up of some medicine for myself + came home + we finished Hoeing our turnips East of Orchard 1st time + PM, W A Depeer, E Leet + I drew Stones off Somerfallow field East of McCulloch's Pond, Owen Lewis commenced to Gross Plough Sommerfallow Father got a Queen Bee from J. T. Drougall yesterday + today he endeavoured to start a hive with her. JULY, 1873. Thursday, 24. Friday, 25. Saturday, 26. JULY, 1873. Monday, 28. Signs of Rain. Wind various but S of SW mostly. We commenced cutting our tall wheat it is in large field on East end of West 20 Acres (Wrightfarm) it is an uneven crop owing to the spring frosts + the Drouth , though the Heads are plump. Owen cradled + Geo Simerson + I bound. Edward Leet is unable to work on account of a lame foot. A Shower came up from the South about 5 PM Tuesday, 29. Pretty warm + about two PM, a Pretty heavy Shower came up from the West lasted about 30 minutes. Owen Lewis + I were helping W S Burr at Wheat we came home after the rain + Owen dug up a Strawberry patch just East of Garden + Edward + I sowed some Turnip seed + Radish Seed on it. W A Depeer Harrowed on Somerfallow this PM. Wednesday, 30. Warm Ed Leet + I cradled + bound wheat in centre of west 20 Acres + Owen Lewis helped Mr S Burr finish to cut his wheat + after TEa they came + assisted us + we cut 35 shock's. �JULY-AUGUST, 1873. Thursday, 31. Warm + signs of rain from the West commenced to rain about Dark + rained a pretty Good shower. Mr S Burr + I hired Boy (Les Dayton) + Les Simerson assisted us to cut wheat on Wright farm, (West 20 acres) Friday, August 1. Dull cloudy until about 10 AM. fair + warm in PM some NW Breezes Mr S Burr helped us from about 10 AM until a little after Tea time at our Wheat. We have our fall wheat all cut + bound After Tea Mr Burr + I assisted John McCulloch's to finish their fall wheat it is just south of the new hosues on the Peterson farm PM. Owen + Edward helped Mr G Dowwell, at wheat whilst I am engaged in the temporal harvest. May I not need the spiritual Saturday, 2. AM Warm + cloudy looking very much like rain, Sprinkled a little about 9 AM it gradually faired off + was pretty fair this PM. Ed. Leet, Owen Lewis + I assisted Mr G Dowswell to finish cutting his fall Wheat, all day came home about half Past 6 PM The Quarterly Official Meeting of the WM of Stouffville Circuit was held in Stouffville this PM + the Religious Services will be held in Bloomington Church tomorrow AM. May the Lord be present + bless us. Amen AUGUST, 1873. Monday, 4. Sunday August 3rd 1843. A M. Mother, Lizzie + I went to Quarterly Meeting, @t Bloomington. Brother Royle Preacher from Matthew 6th (Blessed are they poor in who hunger + thirst after Righteousness) a good sermon, the fellowship meeting was not so earnest + well improved as generally it is, may the Lord help one to truly hunger after + to do the will of God Went to Mr Wm Stomy's to Dinner came home to Tea Monday Aug 4th 1873 Mother + Father Visited Uncle Fred's I made a new Bridge N Side of Barn. Tuesday, 5. S W. Wind AM. We hoed Turnips East of Orchard PM. Ed + I started to draw in Fallwheat Mr Geo Dowswell's Burned their Pine Brush to the East S.E of the marsh South of the McCullock's Pond The fire Burned some Pinewood of Mr Dawswell + about 300 rails of the line fence between [?] them + us. Owen Lewis is unwell + unable to work Wednesday, 6. Signs of Rain S EW wind James Dowswell Man (Ged Simerson) assisted us to finish drawing in our Fall wheat this PM. AM Lizzie took Cousins Mary Alice, Tillie Ann Jamieson + Mary Elisabeth baker of Whitchurch, part of the way home they have been visiting us since Monday evening last. �AUGUST, 1873. Tuesday, 7. A fine day shower passed over early this morning. Cloudy + close this AM. PM. Mostly Bright + any warm at intervals. I Horse raked wheat Stubble + drew it to barn. Owen hoed Turnips East of Orchard. Ed ploughed New ground HIll West of Barn. Evg Ed + I went to prayer meting, The Lord was present. Friday, 8. Bright + fair. PM Owen + I assisted Mr Ged Dowsswells to draw their Fall wheat to barn, Saturday, 9. A fair day. N Wind Mostly. A.M. Wm A Degeer + I mowed some Second crop Clover on SE corner of Highswander farms + after Tea the "Boys" drew it to barn. Ed Leet + I drew stones off Somerfallow after Noon- I sold my "bess" Cow to thos Monkhouse. Altona for ($40) Jesus is precious to me to sight. I may the humble + trusting + loving him with all my Heart AUGUST, 1873. Monday, 11. Tuesday, 12. Wednesday, 13. AUGUST, 1873. Thursday,21. Friday, 22. Saturday, 23. AUGUST, 1873. Monday, 25. Tuesday, 26. Wednesday, 27. �AUGUST, 1873. Thursday, 28. AM We drew Oats from N side of NE field of Nighswander farm Barbara Pifers Child Luther age 16 Mr took sick with Fits, I went + got Dr Farewell from Stouffville to come + see him at noon but the dear child died at 6 oclock this Evening we will miss him but God has taken him to Heaven to be Happy forever Mrs T Robinson "laid him out" May I so live as to be also ready. Amen.... Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes came on a visit. Friday, 29. A Fine day. The Child Luther was buried this PM in the Graveyard North of Goodwood Mr James Collins preached from Numbers "Let me die the death of this Righteous + let my last end be like his.." Father + Cousin Willie Stokes brought the Coffin for little Luther from S Burkholders. Saturday, 30. Sunday Augt 31st 1973 We took Cousins Wm + Lillie Stokes to Uncle Martin Johnsons + also to M Walter Millers. I got Tea at Mrs Hodgins on 10th Markham. Mr jas Collins preached in Goodwood. this PM I did not get to church to day. did not Spend it as much to the glory of God as I ought. Written Sept 5th 1873. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Monday, 1. Tuesday, 2. Wednesday, 3. We finished "Harvesting" about 4 PM in S the last we took in was the Oats off S West of Nighswander farm. May God help me to prepare for the Eternal Harvest, may not the cares of life estrange my soul from the lord. Written Sept 16th )) SEPTEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 4. We sowed Fall Wheat to day in field just east of McCulloch's Pond on our South line. Got the seed from Daniel Hoover on 10th Con Markham. Friday, 5. Saturday, 6. �SEPTEMBER, 1873. Monday, 8. Tuesday, 9. Wednesday, 10. A fine warm day About 1 Oclock this morning I started for Toronto, Drew A Degeer accompained me. I had a load of mixed, of Wool got 35c per lb, Potatoes @ 50c per Bag Butter lb rolls @ 25c Eggs @16 per Dozen Stayed at Black Gorden Hotel. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Tuesday, 11. Very Warm to day I came home from Toronto to day came B by majorville Grist Mills + got 850 lbs Bran @ $12 p ton. Friday, 12. Saturday, 13. Sunday 14th Sept 1873 Went to SS in AM. PM. We went to Goodwood Church. a 'Local" Brother from Ringwood, preached. Text was "Let us come bodly to the throne of Grace that we mayfind attain Mercy + find grace to help in time of need" may God grant it. The Lord has blessed me to day. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Goodwood Monday, 15. A Commenced to rain about 10 AM continued rainy all day. Father + Uncle Frederick, started for Mariposa to visit cousins Martin + Wm Johnson + also Uncle george Johnson's in Verulon Township. A heavy frost last night, Potatoestops quite frozen down Tuesday, 16. Wednesday, 17. Heavy frost last night Somewhat drizzly Las this PM. Mr Henry Barkey (Sr) + Wife came on a Visit + got some plums Mr Enoch Kestin came + got 2 Pails of Plums @ 50c per pail. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 18. �Friday, 19. Saturday, 20. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Monday, 22. We finished threshing Peas in West linter of Barn. Tuesday, 23. Owen Lewis went ti thresh for Hugh McDermitt, came home sick. This Evening Ed Leet + I went to Goodwood there was a meeting of the Wesleyan Members to see aboutgetting carpeting for the Aisle of the W. N1 Church at Goodwood. the carpet will be got. Wednesday, 24. Fair + Cool. Owen is Ill. John Smyth commenced to work again for us at 75c per day. We Hauled Manure to S field just North of L Longs John Waggs came + Set down their threshing Machine this Evening SEPTEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 25. Rainy until nearly noon the heaviest rain there has been for some time John Wagg commenced to thresh for us we filled most of the Fall Wheat in Baggs________ Friday, 26. Fair day wind rather S W by West John Wagg finished threshing for us this PM. We had about 250 Bushels Fall Wheat, 50 Bushels Spring Wheat + about 500 Bushels Oats. The threshing hands drew in the Buck wheat from Orchard, to barn + also to cover the stack with Boards May the Lord help me to use every blessing as the Lords Steward Saturday, 27. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 29. Friday Nov 28th Ree d from A Gregg $7 on a Wood Acct of $35. 00 Sat Nov 29 R e d from Jacob Bailey $4 on Wood account of $3.50 " " " " " M Chapmack $2.70 for 1 1/2 Cord Pine Wood Then Dec 4th Ree d from A Greg, $28.80 gave Father $28, Kept 80 c $... "1.00... �1.00... 2.70... 0.80... {This table is on the right side of page} Tuesday, 30. Wednesday, October 1. OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 2. Sat Nov 29 Paid J McCullough $4.85c for Peas $4.85 Friday, 3. Saturday, 4. Summary of Accts See below OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 6. Cold raw wind from North. A little Snow came down this PM. or just about Noon. I assisted Jno McCulloch to kill a Hog. + made a New road around mud hole in S Bush this AM. PM We drew Manure to field S of Bush. John Smyth split rails 50 or 60 rods S of House. This Evening I called in to see Mr Lewis Brown + humbly endeavoured to encourage him to continue seeking the Saviour, until Jesus Speaks peace to my His soul May the Lord bless him Amen. Freezing hard to night. Paid A Gregg $30 on Owen Lewis' Act., he has now got in money $83.60. Lost days 13 1/2 Tuesday, 7. I think the ground was frozen harder last night than any night this Fall AM We finished to S field for Potatoes next year. John Smyth split rails. PM Father took 6 turkeys to JR Brown's Hotel + sold for 60c each. The Boys + John Smyth + I dug Potatoes, Chilis in N part of N E field, the poorest Potato Crop we have had in Uxbridge. We settled with John Smyth this Evening $30, being Amtim full for 40 days work, before Oct 6th 1843. O Lord guide me, in thee will I trust. Wednesday, 8. Ed Leet is now Dr to $22.18 1/2 c. Has lost 4 1/2 days �OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 9. Fair + Very Pleasant John Smyth helped us to finish digging our Potatoes to day This evening Miss Hannah Robinson + Miss C McCullough came to were here to Tea + we went to prayer meeting We had a good time. The Lord be praised Friday, 10. Fair + pleasant Slight S Wind. We went to Stouffville Fall Fair Father took Bull "Duke Red" to fair, Ed Leet took our oxen, got 1st prize for each. I took a Bag Chili Potatoes, got 1st prize, also a 30 lbs Jar Butter got 2nd prize. (first) 1ed prize for a Jar of Lombard Plums as they came off the tree got no prize for Fall apples + Pumpkins + none for the 2 year old filly for Saddle or Carriage, We got Tea at Uncle Martins. Where Father Stayed over Night with the Bull I think the Fair passed off quite pleasantly. {written vertically an left side of page} (fisrt) Olg Mrs {Borkins?} was buried to day at upper Chapel. Saturday, 11. OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 13. Tuesday, 14. Wednesday, 15. OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 16. Friday, 17. Saturday, 18. x Turnip Pulling OCTOBER, Monday, 20. Tuesday, 21. x Wednesday, 22. 1873. �PM John Smyth Ed Leet + O Lewis + I commenced pulling Turnips a fair crop OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 23. Rainy. AM John Smyth completed making a Gate for the lane just west of Horse Stable Friday, 24. Saturday, 25. Fine + S West Wind A.M. Ed + Owen finished ploughing the N West field on Nighswander farm just S of Pond John Smyth, W A Depeer + I topped carrots + put some in the Cellars. PM. John Smyth pulled turnips. Edward Leet, O Lewis W.A Degeer + I drew 17 loads to the Cellar. Sunday. Oct 26th 1843 PM. Bro Slyter. Bro Koyle's colleague in the ministry on Our Circuit. preached from 1st Kings 18th chap + middle of 21st verse. Now long halt ye between two opinions if the Lord be God follow Him but if Bad then follow him OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 27. Rained last night A little showery at times to day fair at Noon Lizzie + I assisted some of the Friends to Paint the Wesleyan Chapel inside at Goodwood. O Lord keep me in life that at last I may glorify thee in the upper Sanctuary Tuesday, 28. Snowly, Wet Unfit to work out doors We threshed Peas Wednesday, 29. Cold John Smyth came again he has been here 16 days before OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 30. Froze some last night Too hard to Pull Turnips I went to Mr Elijah Patterson's Dentist Glasgow I had 3 teeth filled with Platina Amagam Edward Leet + John Smyth Split rails on fallow, just south of lane Friday, 31. Saturday, November 1. We pulled Turnips Set in Quite Stormy towards night �Sunday Nov 2nd 1873. We went to Sabbath School + went to Robs Waggs to dinner + to Church at Goodwood in PM. Brother Koyle preached from "Quench not the Spirit" a Cutting Sermon may the Lord enable me to follow the Spirit. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 6. Thanks giving day. AM. Andrew Miller assisted us to draw earth to cover Turnip cave deeper PM Ed Leet + I began Ploughing Orchard Owen went up to New Market road. Andrew Miller has been here 2 days of the 4 days, he is to help instead of splitting Rails Friday, 7. Chilly S. E wind this Morning froze the Earth over an Inch deep last night But turned warm + fair Frost thawed so that Owen ploughed in Orchard in PM. + I drew some Lime + Sand to School House to repair the Plastering in the Ante room. AM We logged some stumps mostly Hemlock in sod field North of Barn Near the line fence O. Lewis is Dr to $84.60c + 16 1/2 lost days, began to work Jan 3rd E Leet is Dr to $84.60c + 161/2 lost days, began to work Jan 3rd. E Leet is Dr to $ 21.93c + 51/2 lost days began to work April 14th Tuesday 13th Nov. E Leet to $1.06c at Stouffville Fair... Nov 13 Cash to O Lewis $1. Saturday, 8. Rained some last night Cloudy + turned cold towards night. Owen Lewis, Ed Leet + I assisted Mr. Stephen Burr from 9 AM to 4 PM to get in the last of his turnips. NOVEMBER, 1873. Monday, 10. Sunday Nov 9th 1873. Snowed some last night Cool to day Blustery in PM AM Ed Leet + I went to Quarterly Meeting Bloomington Bro Koyle preached from the Song of Soloman Who is she that cometh as the Morning! Fair as the moon, clear as the Sun, Terrible as any army with Banners. The Lord was present, the Lord was praised May we in come forth in the Heavenly journey like to the Sun Tuesday, 11. Wednesday, 12. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 13. �Friday, 14. Saturday, 15. Sunday, 16 Nov 1873 Jesus is precious to my soul this Evening blessed be his name NOVEMBER, 1873. Monday, 17. Tuesday, 18. Pretty fair. N Wind Sunny at Noon PM Colder. John McCulloch + Mr Thos Robinson assisted us to butcher 5 Hogs. 3 of which are for Market Ed Leet + O Lewis assisted Mr White to thresh. Wednesday, 19. Father did not talk Pork Toronto on account of low prices comporatisly. concluded to keep it until next week. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 20 Saturday Nov 20th 1875. I went to Stouffville + got "Gia" mare shod + went to Uncle Samuel Barkeys in pickering + informed them of Aunt Sarah A Walkers death yesterday + funeral tomorrow at Dixons Hill 8th Con Markham. I came back via Stouffville + stayed to the {Wesleryan?} Quarterly Official Meeting as an onlooker. Bros E S Koyl + M A W Ross present. Lord grant grace to thy servants to be faithful stewards in thy cause. This evening Mr J W Shoults + family came here. are going to Aunt S. A. Walker's funeral tomorrow Friday, 21. Saturday, 22. Ed Leet's time of 7 months is now up this Evg Sunday, Nov 23rd 1873 AM we went to S School PM. We took dinner at Mr McGackins + PM, we went to Church at Goodwood Bro Slyter preached from 'One thing yet thou lackest" O Lord help me to love the best NOVEMBER, 1873. Monday, 24. Snowed about 6 Inches last night Owen + I drew some Pine rails + built fence just west of Sheep pen North of Barn + got things ready for going to Toronto with the Pork tomorrow. �Tuesday, 25. Pretty cold N W Wind most of the day Slieghing good here Father started for Toronto with the Sleigh, took 3 heavy Hogs, a few Turkeys, butter + Eggs. Ed leet went with him to See the City Owen lewis + I drew some manure around Turnip cave + celar windows + also around cow stable. PM> we made some roads to rails in Chopping South of House. about 40 rods Wednesday, 26. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 27. Father came home from Toronto, sold Pork for $5.30c per hundred lbs, Butter 20c per lb Friday, 28. Pretty fair to day We took Mr A Gregg a car load Hardwood 5 cords at $4.50c on the cars + 7 cords pine at $1.90c per cord on the cars Saturday, 29. A somewhat dull day Wind in Evening S W Sold Jacob Barkey, Blacksmith Goodwood 3 1/2 cords culled Pine wood at $1. per cord + 1 load to Mr Chapman at $1.88c of Good Shipping Wood. + 1 1/2 Cord of Seasoned smalled Pine at $1.75c per cord + bought 25 37/60 bushels Peas off J McCullough at 8c per Bush Owen Lewis is now Dr to $94.10c + 17 lost days Edward Leet is now Dr to $ $31.581/2 c + has 7 months put in + 2 days more DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 1. Very Cold Wind S E by N. E. a little Snow flying Evening some appearance of a thaw Malen Degeer Hewed some Timber for us Mr S Burr helped us scoore score hack for heaving. Edward Leet will quit working for us this evening We allow him $80 for 7 months + paid him $40 leaving a balanace of ($40.) Snow about a foot deep Tuesday, 2. Rainy SE. Wind Foggy + Showery all dya. Father helped Mr S Bur Butcher some Pigs I went to see Mr James Collins to get him to come to paint our sitting room, could not get him Wednesday, 3. Rain continues Snow going fast. Mr S Burr helped us to grind Mr M Cucking's Sausage machine knives DECEMBER, 1873. �Thursday, 4. 5 oclock AM. rained ceased a very Mild + warm SE wind. at 6 AM rained a little + immediately blew almost a Hurricane from the S West lasting scarcely a minute though the wind continued very high nearly all day. During the first blast it blew down many trees unroofed several Barns + Sheds + levelled many fences, blew down some board fence for us + settled the posts to the North, some of which were nearly 4 feet in the Earth, nearly two suches {fluroofed?} straw stack. tore Shed roof down S of Lea Stable. Lorenzo Vanhorn was Killed this AM by a tree in Mr Truman Beutleys Bush on 4th con Uxbridge Friday, 5. Freezing hard snow about all gone. Cousin Wm Johnson who came yesterday started for home (Mariposa) this morning. he is taking 5 cattle + 4 sheep home. Wm Connor + Byron Peurose of Mariposa assisted him Yesterday + this AM we were repairing fences. this PM Malen Degeer assisteed us to repair Shed at East end of Barn O Lord help me to watch + pray, love the above all Saturday, 6. A fine day. Snow about all gone roads frozen, though pretty smooth. There was a Special School Meeting in the School Section House of our Section (No9 Uxbridge) Mr Geoloage resigned office as trustee + Mr Christopher Scott elected Trustee instead. Mr James A Douglas is the present Teacher Lorenzo Vanhorne was buried at the Upper Churchyard 1 mile North of Goodwood this PM Revd Mr Koyle Wesleyan Minister of Stouffville Preached foorn Samuel There is but a step between me + death DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 8. Sunday 7th A fine day AM. Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School It was the most solemn School I think we have ever had owing to the sudden death of one of our Scholars a young man Lorenzo Vanhorn May the Lord lead many to seek his grace + may I watch + pray. PM. Bro Slyter Preached to a large + solemn Congregation "Ho every one that thirsteth" Haigh 55th I 1st 92nd verses a very impressive sermon may God add his blessing Tuesday, 9. A soft day somewhat squally this AM. PM fine mild evening freezing some Mr Stephen Burr assisted us to butcher the last 3 of our fattening hogs, one weighed 376 lbs PM we made sausage of these part of them Wednesday, 10. Pretty fair Evening Very Calm + Cloudy AM We drew wood into wood house PM assisted John McCulloch to cut oat Sheaves with Horse Power Cutting Box (Mr John Wagg's) Father + Mr Stephen Burr went to Scott to see Father to See for a School Teacher �DECEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 11. Snowed about 3 Inches last night rainy this AM PM Damp. AM We threshed PEas. PM. assisted John McCulloch to finish cutting Oat Sheaves. Evening Lizzie + I went to Prayer Meeting I failed to take up the Cross. how easily overcome, Lord Strengthen me. Amen Friday, 12. Mild to day thawy Owen Lewis + I drew some Hewed timber from South Bush for a Pig pen + addition to Barn + drew some rails also This Evening We hired Edward Leet for the Sum of ($130) one hundred + thirty dollars for the year 1874 + will pay him at the rate of Ten dollars per month from this until Janry 1st 1874. Saturday, 13. Snow Storm Snowed most of the day from the NE nearly a foot deep. faired about 3 PM. Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas This Evening Lizzie + I went to Cousin Seneca Baker's Whitchurch + stayed all night DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 15. Sunday 14th Lizzie + I went with Cousin Seucca Baker's to Babtist Church on 6th con Markham Whitchurch townline. Revd Mr More Preached from the great love of God. O Lord help me to appreciate thy love amen. 1873 Thursday, 16. Copied from Acct Book from S.S.No 9 Uxb $ c Balance on hand from 1872 48 74 Feb 15 County Asst grant $28.08 28 08 July overment grant $24.45 24 45 390 00 Dec 18th Recd from Mr Frank Wagg Township Treasurer the Sum of $390, being school asst on S.S. No9 Uxb for 18/3 �Wednesday, 17. Expenditure for S.S. No9 Uxbridge $ c 21/4 cords dry hardwood 11 20 4 cords Green wood H McDermatt 18 00 1 Blach board $2, 2 Brooms boc + 1 Cord Pine $2.25 4 85 Feb 15th County Asst School grant to Teacher 28 08 July Government School grant to Teacher 24 45 Dec 19th Paid Teacher, James A Douglas Balance of Salary 347 14 Paid Mrs Miller for Making fires $2 DECEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 18. A Mild Day Edward Leet + I assisted Mr C Scott to Chop cord wood in Bush on NE corner Lot No 16 1st con. Uxb Evening I went to Prayer meeting we had a good meeting Lizzie + Mr McCullough's of Goodwood went to a Social Sabbath School Party at Bloomington Friday, 19. Stormy Snow from NE. Evg SW wind Father + I attended Mr James A Douglass School examination in our S.Section No 9_ Several visitors present Mr John Scott + Miss Anna Scott, Teachers were present. The Scholars did well though they cheered somewhat Boisterously, As sectetary of SS No 9 {Mr spaid?} Mr A Gregg James A Douglass teachr balance of Salary $347.14cts + Father + Mr Scott + Mr McDernistt hired Mr Douglass for next year (1874) for the Sum of $360 Saturday, 20. A Fine day Strong N Wind AM Edward + I asisted John Wagg Jr to cut oat Sheared with Horse power Father Bought me a pair of Shoe Packs at Hiram Johnson's �Stouffville for $2.75c Ed Leet has worked for us 3 Days this week at the rate of Ten dollar per month till Jan 1st 1874 DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 22. Sunday Dec 21st We attended S School + the Tunker Brethren Preached after S School Text was Hebrews 1st Ch 1st + 2nd verses. Mr Saml Baker preached. PM Bro Slighter Preached from "And he arose and came to his father" Evening Lizzie + I attended Prayer Meeting Brother Watson exhorted We had a good meeting the Lord be praised. Monday 22nd PM Miss Mary Ellen Welsh + Thos came on a visiit Tuesday, 23. A fine day thawed Slightly Cosuin Wm Johnson of Mariposa brought our waggin home yesterday + stayed with us last night to day we took 3 steers 2ys old to Michael Welsh's on E part Lot No 23. 4th con markham to be pd Straw this winter, we also took a load Turnips for them, came home by Dr Pagan's + I got some medicine Wednesday, 24. Mild Cloudy. Snowed a little after dark. N Wind. We "Skidded" Saw logs in South bush, with oxen. Cousin Wm Johnson of Mariposa went home with his new Bob Sleighs this PM. I went to Goodwood this evening for some cheese DECEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 25. Mild and Cloudy Snowed nearly an Inch last night Father and Mother went to Uncle Martin JOhnson's last Elizabeth + I stayed home This evening, Lizzie, Barbara PIfer + I went to Prayer Meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted, read Matthew 2nd Chapter Showing the love of God toward us + his certain providence over those who love him. Lord help me to be thankful for the Gift of thy Son our saviour Help us to love Thee. Amen. Friday, 26. Cloudy. PM Fine Snow from S.E. AM I took some Plaster trough from School to John McCullough's. PM I sawed some wood in wood house Father + Mother went to Uncle Saml Focklars, Rigwood + came home by Joseph Barkeys Stouffville + got somePictures in Frames Viz Lato Hon Stephen A Douglas, rom shore to shore, the Mother + Child. Christ among the Doctors, First Am Congress. The Lord be my Guide + bless us all. Saturday, 27. Cloudy Snowy Somewhat all day New Snow about two Inches, Father went to Geo Focklar's Blacksmith Ringwood + got Gin Mare Shod. took Ino Bruells a Turkey + settled accts with him Evening Elijah James Smith of Ringwood came up + got a Turkey for his �Grandmothers I went $5 of subscriptions for 13 Subscribers for Canadian Messengers, to Ino Dougall Son Montreal. (See Jany 1st) DECEMBER, 1873. {This is very faint, with writting almost on top of it} Recipe for the last change in Women Take internally sulphate of Magnesia 1 oz solution of {Strychmine?} 1 {drachm?} Juncture of Iron 1 {drachm?} Water 6 oz dose 1 tablespoonful 3 times a day For Running ear, syringe out with a solution of acetate of lead 2 grains to the ounce of water 3 times a day For Cramp. rub the affected parts with Camphor Liniment Gord Stable liniment. Mix 1 ounce of lincture of amica with 1 pint of alcohol + 1 pint of water. John Smith days Aug 1876 By Working at Oats 1 1/2 Sep 1 to oct 21st 33 Oct 21st to 28th 5 Oct 30th1/2 + 31st 1 1/2 Ed Crittenden March 20th to Oct 4 to $26.14 Oct 6th Took 11 Days Settled Sept 26th Mr Crittenden worked on Edwards time 12 days Oct 28th Dr 4.90 + Oct 29th Dr Lo $8.00 in all {unknown} 1 N Leech $42.00 Paid 2 C Wagg $55.35 Pd 3 Geo Wagg $9.60 4 G Davis H Stapleton $17.40 5 H Stapleton G Davis $11.50 6 Jas Dowswell $7.50 7 Wm White $11.05 8 Ambrose Lewis C Scott $20.25 9 Henry Widdifield Mordicai Widdifield $31.25 Pd Pd �10 Julius Forsyth + Emma Forsyth $32.00 Paid $28 11 O Cosgrove $17.30 Pd 12 Hiram Alsop Julius Forsyth $12.00 13 J Crick $26.26 14 Thos Howard Ms Price $25.75 15 Ben Palmer E Vauzant $23.05 16 Hugh McDermot $20.00 17 Jos Noudriek Ges Williams $43.05 18 Emma Forsyth $17.25 Pd Pd Pd {Written to the side} 529.31 21.75 307.56 {The following is a newspaper clipping} Another Attack on Ontario Persistent attempt to increase facilities for sale and drinking of beer and wine in Ontario is being made at the present time. The agitation comes from those interested in the manufacture and sale of liquor or from their agents who are pretending to speak for the citizens of the province. It is felt to be another attack upon the moral and physical life of our Canadian youth. The Premier of Ontario and many of the strongest men in his Cabinet are against any further flooding of the province with intoxicating drink. They are aware of the fact that it is not the general public of Ontario that is calling for beer and wine. But in order to reassure them, and to counteract this false and pernicious propaganda of the liquor interests under cover of the name, Moderation League, the people of Ontario are now being asked to �sign the petition printed below. We would call the attention of all out Ontario readers to this matter and urge that the strongest protest should be made against the arrogance of a group whose boasted interest in the people is so evidently based only upon selfishness and shameless greed. Copies of the memorial will be found in your locality. To the Hon. G. S. Henry, Premier of the Province of Ontario, and to the members of the Legislative Assembly: We, the undersigned citizens of Ontario, desire to express to the Honorable George S. Henry, Premier of the Province, to the members of the Government, and to the members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, our emphatic opposition to any increase in the facilities for the sale of Beer and Wine, whether in Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs, or other places, and to any extension of their use in places providing public convenience or entertainment. {the following is a newspaper clipping} What About Our Penitentiaries? THERE is every reason to believe that the public mind still remains deeply concerned in regard to our penal institutions under federal control. The tragic incidents at Portsmouth and St. Vincent de Paul, and the announcement that soldiers have been hurried to Stony Mountain and Prince Albert, in view of possible serious disturbances there, have directed earnest attention to these institutions in our midst to which most of us give, rather purposely, all too little thought when matters are quiet and peaceful. It is regrettable that it seems to take such unusual incidents to direct public attention to those institutions that should be more or less on the minds of the people all the time. But once the thought of the people has thus forcibly been directed toward them, and a conscience in regard to them has suddenly been quickened, the fact that they have had so little thought in normal times makes the newlyawakened interest all the keener. Just now the people are very greatly concerned about our penitentiaries and what goes on inside them, and are in a mood to ask some searching questions in regard to them and to demand honest and straightforward answers. As these sentiments have found expression in the public press and otherwise, there have been those ready to deprecate very strongly and stirring up of this matter at the present time. One of our leading senators expressed the opinion that a time like this, when tendencies toward lawlessness were so prevalent, was a poor time to criticize those charges in any way with the duty of maintaining law and order. Such a putting of the case merits some attention, of course. but it will not take us very far against the reasonable demand that our whole penal system, just {clipping ends there} �{John written around the boarders of the page} THE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, CHICAGO {typed clipping} The Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago. TUITION AND ROOM RENT FREE. BOARD AT COST, OR STUDENTS CAN BOARD THEMSELVES. THE BUILDING is of brick, 214 feet long, 48 feet wide and four stories high, and will cost about $60,000. It will contain four residences for families, and thirty-six suits of rooms for students, each suit having a study room and two lodging rooms - beside rooms for boarding, recitations, &c. The rent of the four dwellings will pay the salary of one teacher. The Building thus ENDOWS A PROFESSORSHIP and furnishes rooms for students. The corner stone was laid August 18, 1868, and the building is rapidly going up. THIS BUILDING will be the place where hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of God's ministers will pursue their studies for the great work of preaching Christ. Here they will pray and weep and rejoice. Here they will gain many spiritual victories; and years after they leave its walls, they will look back to it with tender interest and hallowed associations. From it there will go forth much of gospel light, and many earnest laborers to benefit and bless the world. Would you like to put some bricks into it, or pay for some that are in it? Send your contributions to G.S BAILY, 32 Wahpanseh Ave., Chigaco, Ill. {typed clipping} WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA. Quarterly Ticket for February, 1873. For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. -2 Cor. iv. 18. W {printed} Samuel Johnson {plmb?} �March 16th 1873 PM. Ashamed to take up my cross in Prayer Meeting. Heavenly Father may I overcome this besetting sin. Amen {the following is a newspaper clipping or pamphlet} "IS IT NOT A LITTLE THING" Do you deem sin, any sin, a little thing? Fools sometimes make a mock at sin. But the saints who have had a glimpse of its exceeding sinfulness, the damned who feel its awful consequences, the glorified spirits who view, unveiled, that God against whom it is committed, and Jehovah himself, who from his throne surveys its nature, malignity, and tendency, all look upon sin, upon the least sin, with very different views. They see in it that selfish disposition which, right or wrong, seeks its own gratification, however small. They see in it a rebellion against the highest authority in the universe, and a violation of the most powerful and endearing obligations- obligations which an eternity of praise cannot repay. They see in it a disregard of the most important interests. Right or wrong, the sinner will have his way, though he sacrifice his immortal well-being. Right or wrong, he will indulge a spirit which, were it universal, would fill all worlds with insubordination, guilt, and wretchedness. They see in it an impious trifling with the most solemn concerns. What lifted the floodgates through which the tide of human misery has been pouring for 5,000 years and more? Sin. The whole earth has become one vast graveyard; and "who slew all these?" Sin. Sin kills beyond the tomb. Sin kindled the fires of hell, and sin feeds the unquenchable flame. Before the smallest sin could be pardoned, Christ must die; and sin it was that slew the Lord of life and glory - and is sin a little thing? If one sin is so sinful, what must be the guilt of the sins of your whole life? If one drop contains such venom, what does an ocean contain? If sin be such an evil, how can you trifle with it as you do; dallying with a scorpion which is stinging you to death? Do you not daily allow yourself in what you know to be wrong, under the impression that it is a little thing? The floating weed may indicate the current of a stream, and apparently small offences show whether you regard the whole law. He that is faithful in that which is little, is faithful also in much. He that despiseth little things, shall fall by little and litte. No. 35. American Tract Society. {This is written on the top of the page, inverted} Band Corn Cheese Date Speakers Water {fringe the?} + Tea Bills Dishes �Moved + see that we have a {pantry?} carried Moved + see that a come to be appointed to ascertain how much can be done for the Party Carried Moved Wm Todd + J G Hutcherson Moved J {Marr?} W Robinson. Goodwood C Stafford + R Hanniton South Wm Todd + R Campbell North Comissions B Todd + Jno Stover 2nd A Wood + S Todd 4th Men Sat May 26 Goodwood North 110 $20 W Todd 104 " $50 " East R Todd 30 $20 S Todd " " West {This is continued from the previous page} Goodwood South 25 W Robin Moved + see that {words are too faint} on the 25 June Services on Sabbath Carried Moved + see that J {faint letters} + W Todd act as {unclear, very faint} Moved + see that we have {Barn?} Moved + see their A woods {faint name} + R Todd Carried Moved + see that we by {faint} for the point, 20 Doz Cup + Savors plates + of not too dear spoons + {faint} Moved + see that J Mc + C Wagg buy the dishes cd W Robinson L {Wallare?} + S Johnson secures speakers for Sabbath services + party, also + Bills mitted Carried Moved + see that J Wason, J Whittlton + C Stafford see to furnish Water, {fuing?} or Tea Makers Carried Moved + said that the above can furnish Tea + Sugar. Carried Moved + said that our next Com Meeting be on 7 May Goodwood USS May 17 1877 Mr James McCullough in the chair Moved by J Watson sic by R Wagg that Mr Jos Badgeran be appointed to be Asst Sup of Goodwood U S.S Carried �Moved by Mr Wallace said by R Wagg that S Johnsonbe teacher of {yoching?} {faint} class Carried Moved by Wm Robinson read by C Stafford that Jos Wallace be appointed asst teacher of Yorry Ness Bible Class Carried Moved by J Wagg read by Johnson that Badgeran teacher class No 2 Carried {Continued from previous page} Moved by J Stover see by J Wallace that R Wagg teat teach Class No 3 Carried Moved + see that C Stafford teach No 4 Cass Moved + seod that Jn + L Wagg teach No 6 carried Moved + sed Miss D Milleker teach class 6 Carried Moved + sead that Jos G Hutcherson of Class No 2 Carried Moved + See that Miss M Stafford teach Class 3 Carried Moved + sed that Miss R M McCull teach Class 4 Carried Moved + see that Miss C Strafford " " 5 Carried " " Wm Robinson " " 6 Carried Treasurer J Turner Carried Subianions R Campbell + R Todd be Librarians Carried Moved + see that S Johnson be elected to act as secretary Carried MOved She by Jos Badgersan sed by R Wagg that we elect offices once a year say 1st May Carried A Stokes 196 Fulton St Brooklyn NY Cure for Founder. Tie clean sassafras bark (taken from the root) around the bridle bit, leaving it on all night Another cure. Take a large grear Gourd, cut it up, put it into a gallon of water + boil it down to a quart. Strain the liquid and give as a drench. Dec 25th 1873 �Revd J Marzolf Derchan De 13th 1873 Otterville or Merville P.O out (D Armitage acc Aug 15th) Dominion Chain Works 146 East Front St East Whittfield + medley" sole Maufactorers of the farnsworth stump + stone lifter No. 5004 E Farnsworth Stump + Stone lifter Pat No 5004 1877Govt Grant Jan is $15.68 Toronto Amadon P.O. Samila + Les Michigan Writing luk Oct 18th 1875 2 oz Ext Logwood 1/2 oz Bichromate of Potash (chrom) Dissolve in 1 Gallon of boiling oft water National Pain Remover Dr Fourters Extract Wild Strawberry Dr. A Fifes Woorn Lozenges {This is a chart on the lower left hand side of the page} Whittleton 38 J Collins 38 W Wagg 38 J Wagg 38 J Morcadon 38 Johnson Oakwood X Lewis 38 Stooy Watson S Burr Milliken Moray �Johnson 38 E Staff 38 G Robinson E Vauhorn Wm Ball Wm Morganson 38 Wm White 38 {Some of the names on the list, near the bottom, cannot be read} BACK COVER For more information on Samuel Johnson 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/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Samuel Johnson (1848-1884) 1873 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers The Dominion Quarto Diary for 1873 [Published Title} Samuel Johnson's Diary April 29th 1873 Goodwood Ont Toronto: Adam, Stevenson, & Co., Publishers {printed} Monday evening February 16th 1874. My Soul Praises God, for I am a Sinner saved by Grace. The Lord is my Shepherd He leadeth me in green pastures, beside living waters. May my Soul ever praise him, who so loveth us, that he gave his Son, our Saviour, a ransom for us. Amen. S. J. "Trust in the Lord alone He aids thee from above In every strait surround his throne And rest upon His Love" Thy way not mine O Lord, However dark it be! Lead me by thy own Hand. Choose out the path for me. Extracts from the "Morton Family" or "Trust in God" Copied from Goodwood Union Sabbath School Minute or Secretary's book by Saml Johnson Nov 1st 1877 MEMORANDA {page is blank} JANUARY, 1873. Dr James' Recipe for cure of Consumption, Asthma Bronchitis & General Debility. on receipt of two Stamps to pay expenses Address Craddick & Co 1032 Race Street Philadelphica Pd giving name of Toronto Globe. Fishburn's Cough Mixture 2 q tincture of Zolu {?} 1 oz tincture of Bark, 1 q spirits of Sweet Nitre, 2oz tincture of Columbia 2 oz tincture of Gentian 4 drams tincture of Foxglove 60 drams of Antimonial Wine. Mix all together . Dose half a teaspoonful at first 1873 Decr 27th Subscribers for Canadian Messenger for 1874 {a Methodist publication} �1 John Whittleton paid 28c 2 James Collins Pd 38 3 John Morgason Pd 38 4 John Wagg Pd 38 5 Geo Lewis Pd 38 6 Wm Wagg Pd 38 7 Thos Storry 8 Wm Watson Pd 38 9 Geo Stafford Pd 38 10 Mrs S Burr 11 Saml Johnson 12 Wm Johnson Pd 38 13 Ben Milliken 14 Frank Wagg Pd. 38c 15 John Lee Pd . 38 16 C Wagg Pd 38 17 E Baker Pd 38 18 Jas McCullough Pd 38 19 A Gregg Pd 38 20 John Lmon Pd 38 Remitted these to J Dougall & Son Jan 5th 1874 �{Written between rows, vertically down middle of page the following} Sent $5 to J. Dougall & Son Montreal for the 13 Subscriptions on Sat Decr 27th 1873 (Regstr) Remitted to J Dougall & Son Jan 21st 1874 22 G Robinson 23 E Vanhorn Pd 38 24 Wm Ball Pd 38 25 Wm Morgason Pd 38 26 Wm White Pd 38 27 Geo Dowswell Pd 38 28 Chrisr Scott Pd 38 29 Wm Hilts 30 Geo Vanhorn Pd 38 31 Wm Bloman Pd 38 32 J. W {Faun or Tann} Pd 38 March 7th 1874 J W Tann Pd 38 January, 1873 4 Thursday, 2. January 1874 List of Lumber from Charles Goulds Loads No 1 = 470 Feet No 2 = 585 No 3 + 4 = 1267 No 5 + 6 = 722 Jan 24th Nos 7 + 8 =725 " 22 Nos 9 + 10 1518 ' 23rd { No 11 764 No 12 1041 24th { No 13 714 �No 14~ 704 26 { No 15 395 No 16 400 Feet 9306 2 1/2 18610 6652 $23.267 January 26th Paid Chase Gould $28.27c being in full or 9,305 feet sawed lumber Friday, 3. Healey turife [sp?] came here to Bourd. 1874 List of Subscriptions permitted to John Dougall + Sons. Montreal for 1876 For Weekly Witness $ c Subscriptions to be Messenger for 1875 1 Richard Davey Pd 1 00 1 Wm Wagg 2 Christ Scott Pd 1 00 2 Jas Percy 3 Robt Dowling Pd 1 00 3 Ino Whitteton 4 John Marr Pd 1 00 4 Ed Baker (1) Do Do Dom Monthly Pd 1 00 5 Peter Findley Pd 6 Wm Robinson 7 Mrs J Barkey Pd 8 Wm Ball 9 Frank Wagg Pd �10 Eliakim Vauhorn 11 James Collins 12 Jno May 13 Elias Vauzant Pd 14 Wm White 15 Christ Hilts Pd 16 Christ Scott Pd 17 Jon D. Brocks Stouffville Pd 18 J W Tann 19 G Stafford 20 Wm Watson 21 Wm J Davis Pd 22 Job Forsyth Pd 23 Isaac Wagg Pd JANUARY, 1873. {On top of page} Mr S Burkholder to be sent for �Monday, 6. Subscribers for C Messenger for 1876 P1 P. Pewrock{sp?} P Stouffville 38 P2 D Morrison P " " 38 P3 L. J. Low P " " 38 P4 Wm Pickering P " " 38 P5 Wm Scott " " 38 P6 Jos Lee Goodwood P P7 E. S. Shaw " " P. P8 F Wagg P9 E Vanhorn P10. Jos Kellington Pd P11 Wm Watson P12 J. W. Whittleton P P13 J McCullough P14 W Ball P15 G Robinson P16 Margt J Todd �P17 A Rolston P18 H Cooper P19 J. Mackney P20 E Baker P21 J Douglas P22 Isaac Wagg P23 Wm Wagg P24 G Stafford P25 J Barkey P26 Miss J A Todd P27 Ges Todd P28 J W Toune{sp?} "P29 C Scott P30 J Smith Goodwood P31 R. Hauselton " " P32 Thos Hope " " �P33 Jos Grice{sp? " "} P34 G Dowswell " " P35 F. B. Wick " " P36 W. Vauhorn " " P37 W. J Davis " " P38 C Wagg " " P39 Thos Wagg " " P40 R. Wagg " " Your text here... P41 H Degeer " " P42 Mrs T. Storry " " P S. Burkholder @ the P.O 38 P43 Mrs J Hunter Uxbridge PO. 38 P44 Miss Cordela Hall " " 38 P45 S Stover " " 38 P46 H. Chapman Glasgow 38 P47 H Stover " " 38 �P48 H McDormot " " 38 P49 Mrs J Connee Ballautrae 38 P50 Mrs Joel Kester Glasgow 35 Sent subscriptions for above 48 names to Jno Dougall + Sons, on Thursday Dec 9th 75 2nd Lot P51 J. B. Forsyth 30 52 Jos Forsyth ----------- P53 Sam Dunsheath 30 54 Abbt Wagg --------------- 55 H Lewis 30 56 G Vauhorn ------------ 57 Wm White ------------ 58 F Smith ------------ P59 L. G. Wagg 30 60 V Wagg ------------ 61 C Hunt 30 62 Mrs Emma Forsyth 30 �63 Mr Aba Eliis 30 64 Mr. Peter Finlay ------------ 65 Mr Ges Lewis 30 66 Jos Collins ------------ 3rd Lot sent Jan 7th 1876 67 Wm Morganson P 68 Mrs N Miller P 69 G Hamilton P 70 R. Forsyth ------------ Subs for Weekly Writing P A Rolston 1.10 P H Cooper 1.10 P E Baker 1.10 P J McGuckin 1.10 P C Scott 1.10 JANUARY, 1873. Thursday, 9. 3rd Lot �71 D. Nighswander Mongolia ------------ 72 Sen Johnson Oakwood ------------ 73 Josiah Millikon Moray ------------ 74 Jno Cook Siloam ------------ 75 Martin Johnson Fenlon Falls ------------ 2nd Lot Messengers 76 S. Sangster Stouffville 30 77 T Chester Glasgow 30 78 E Vaizaut{sp?} " " 30 79 Wm Kellington P Stouffville 30 80 Jos Steele " " 30 81 S Burkholder At the P 30 2nd Lot Witness H Lewis ------------ Jos Marr 1.10 G Vauhorn 1.10 F Pickering 1.10 3rd Lot Witness Jan 7. 1876 Stephen March Pd $1.10 Friday, 10. Saturday, 11. �JANUARY, 1873. Goodwood About April 9th 1874. I was induced to to lead our Thursday evening Prayermeeting. only Bros Jno Kellington & Ed Whittleton were present. And again on Thursday Evg April 23rd 1874 when Several of our Class were present. I felt a restraint upon me. Yet I was impressed, it was my duty. May the Lord enable me to do his blessed will. & love the with an undivided heart I went to Uxbridge to day on Railway & met Bro E. S. Hoyl our Minister on the Train. I got some teeth filled by Mr Waid Dentist. Written Monday Evg April 27th 1874 Tuesday, 14. Wednesday, 15. JANUARY, 1873. Thurdsay, 16. Friday, 17. Saturday, 18. JANUARY, 1873. MONDAY, 20 Henderson &Bostwick $118.70 Merelets Bk. Wednesday May 17 Morning. Joseph Stridholme 3 1/2 days May 2 H McGuckin 7 yd Shirting 17 = $1.19, 1 1/2 factory,13 & Spool 5 Total $1.37 at W B Saunders Tuesday Wednesday 21st Jan 1874 Drawing Saw Logs to Chas Gould's Mill Bro Sliter Stayed with us last night. also Misses H Robinson Catharine McCullough, & Miss E McCullough & Miss Anna McGill & Messrs Jas McCullough, Vrooman, & Dr White (switchman) visited us last evening Mild to day rained some about daylight O Lord help me to look unto thee with all my heart Wednesday Thursday 22 January 1874 Lot No 17 2nd con Uxbridge It is just 5 years this Evening Since I was Born again The Lord be praised for his goodness & tender mercy. I desire this evening to praise him with all my heart for the way He has led me. I have been �very unfaithful and disobedient, often yielded an easy prey to besetting Sins May the Lord quicken my Soul & enable me to love him more than all the World beside & May it be my meat and drink to do my Master's will in all things, "Create in me a Clean Heart & renew a right spirit within me O God" that I may glorify our Heavenly Father, & take up the Cross with a thankful Heart. For Jesus sak Amen Samuel Johnson Jan 22nd 1874 JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 30. Friday, 31. Saturday, February 1. FEBRUARY, 1873. Monday, 3. Tuesday, 4. Wednesday, 5. FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 6. Friday, 7. Saturday, 8. Sunday 9. (This is the first I have written in this Book) Clear & very cold O walked to sabbath school this morning. {Mr C Magg?} the superintendant asked me to close the school by giving out the Hymn & leading in Prayer. To my shame & sorrowful regret I yielded to my old besetting sin. Man fearing, I begged him to excuse me I felt as though I could not utter a word. I feel conscience smitten all day Lord enable me to come & be strong in the Lord. I went to Mr Geo Stafford’s to dinner. Bro N Robinson preached from 119th Psalm 68 thou art good & doest good. FEBRUARY, 1873. �Monday, 10. Very cold. Not quite so cold towards the evening. Storming some in the evening. Owen Lewis & I threshed Peas. Temperance Meeting. I took a load of the Goodwood folk to an open temple of the Mineahaha. Stouffville lodge of Good templars. They gave a good entertainment. (Monday Evening) Mr Thomas Douglas came here to board at $8 per month He is going to to our School to his his brother Mr James Douglas. Tuesday, 11. Moderated considerably. Mild all day Mr Joshua Miller was buried to day in the Garveyard North of GoodWood. Revd Mr Moores Prearhed. Father + Mother went to the Funeral & Mr Lapp & wife came home to Dinner. Owen Lewis helped Ms White Saw wood this AM. PM. We finished threshing the Peas which we had in the stack. Wednesday, 12. Fine We cleaned the Peas (about 5 Bushels) & brought 50 bush of three over to the Driving house Father & Mother went down to Revd Jacob Marzolf's on Lot No 4. 7th con Markham & came up to Mr Henry Wismer's North of Markham Village & stayed all night. 196 Fulton St Brooklyn N.Y. FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 13. Clear & Bright. quite sharp all day. Sun warm. Owen Lewis. Elizabeth and I went to prayer meeting at Goodwood. {evg in?} Bro Wm B Watson read the 12th chap Hebrews. though qury meeting was small the Lord was with us. The Love of Jesus in the Soul is worth more than any earthly pleasure. Owen & I commenced drawing Peas from the Barn apposite the Schoool House. Father & Mother came home this Evening they visisted cousin John Smiths on 9th con Markham & came by Uncle Martins for Tea. The congregational S.S. Stouffville had a sleigh rides this PM & "Tea after". letter from Cousin Tillie 10th A Stokes. Brooklyn N.Y. 196 Fulton Street Friday, 14. Dull. No NE wind snowed a little S tair this Gag, Owen Lewis & I finished drawing Peas home from Barn next School House. This Evg Mr Ino Garman of Pickering stayed all night. He is Peddling corn Brooms, he gets them from near Niagara. Mr Robert Welsh (of Lot No21 9th con Markham) was found dead on Wednesday 12th inst. a Corner's Inquest was held. Saturday, 15. Clear & sharp this morning South wind. Bright all day. but did not thaw. Somewhat cloudy this [?] AM. I went to Dr Win Pagan near Stouffville & got some med.ce PM. Owen & I threshed & cleaned 12 Bushels of short straw peas. Father &Mother Sister Lizzie went to Altorio home by Mr S Burkholder's & ordered a stand & lounge. I did not go the �Division this evn the subject for debate is "which has caused the most misery war or independence"! The verse in thy little Year Book for to day is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity & purify unto himself a peculiar people, jealous of good looks. Dear Jesus may I be moulded according to thy will. FEBRUARY, 1873. Monday, 17th A beautiful day Slight W wind Owen Lewis + I commenced to draw the Hay Stack home, from the Nighswauder farm This Evening. Johnny Welsh + his sister Lizzie came up on a visit Tuesday, 18. Morning chilly SE wind became warmer + was a fine day. Owen + I finished drawing Hay stack home this A.M. P.M. drew roof Boards of stack home + also the nails around it. Noon. Bless this Lord I have just had a season of sweet communion with my Saviour I felt the shortness of time + the greatness of the importance of living wholly for Jesus. O Lord enable me to consecrate my all to thee + enable me to do thy will in all things. I also prayed that Dear Father might connect to jesus. I felt something like a presentiment as though I might have to pass out of times before Father should seek the Saviour. I then felt as though I say thy will be done. Be thou my strength O Lord. Amen. Wednesday, 19. A pretty fine day A.M. Father took our Eight day clock to McAllen's Stouffville to get it fixed. Owen also went to Stouffville to look after his Photographs. I drew stove wood. P.M. Owen Drew wood from woods to wood pile I went to Goodwood + brought two Pitchforks at Hewitts + James McCullough Measured the wood we have drawn them 22 1/2 cords + 20 1/2 cords in the two rows on road East of Goodwood + 14 cords on lot South of the Station Uncle Martin + Aunt Margaret were here to Tea FEBRUARY, 1873. Thursday, 20. A sharp N wind this morning. Pleasant day Evg Cloudy, chilly SE wind Owen Lewis + I went up to John Cooks Lot N 34, 2nd Con Uxbridge + got some cedar for sleepers for Driving House over Turnip Cellar the original sleepers are mostly rotten Friday, 21. Snowed some last night. Stormy A.M. from SE P.M. Fair wind turned to the North, Drifting some Evg, bright + Cold Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas in A.M. P.M. we bagged a brist of 45 Bushels for Chopping (Oats + Peas) Father went to Goodwood + got some Glass jars at Hewitts Uncle Martin + cousin Emma were here a few minutes. �Saturday, 22. Clear + cold NW Wind Evg Colder Owen + I sawed some Pine cord wood in Chopping South of House. A.M. Father took a load of Chop to Altona Mills. Cousins Margaret Shoults + family came home with Father P.M. Father + {Thos?} Douglas went to Stouffville + got Our Eight day Clock which Mr Allen had Cleaned for us. Evg I went to Division S of Temperance. Sunday 23rd 1873. We went to S School in A.M. P.M. We went to church Bro N Robinson Preached from Revelation of St John 2nd Chap 10th verso, "Be thou faithful'...Lord be my strength + guido. Very cold FEBRUARY, 1873. Monday, 24. Very cold this morning NW Wind all day. Snow drifting some most of the day PM considerably moderated. Owen Lewis + I threshed + cleaned 12 bushels seed Peas PM Rev Mr John H Shoults Christian Minister came to Tea + took his family with him to a Prayer meeting at Mr Elijah Pattersons Glasgow Tuesday, 25. NW Wind not ectremely cold. Evg Starry. Owen + I went up to Mr John Cook's Lot N33 in 2nd Con. Ux + gM two loads of Cedar posts 9 feet long for fencing the S East corner of Orchard E + S of Wood House Wednesday, 26. A fine clear day. Wind S.W though quite pleasant to be out. AM I took a cord + a half piece wood to Dr Pagan near Stouffville + came home via Attonew Mills + got a Grist of Chop, Owen took the Board roof off the last part of the Straw Stack. PM I took the large Colt "Nelly" to the Black Smith Shop + had his shoes taken off + made arrangement to go to Lecture in Stouffville by Revd Hugh Johnson M Around trip across the Continent. One of our Horses took sick + we could not go. Father + Mother visited Mr Christian Nightswauder's Pickering. Six years ago Today we moved to this farm from Pickering. I recieved a letter from Bro S Knopp. PE of Hamilton district of Ev Association. FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1873. Thursday, 27. A Severe Snow Storm Set in Early this morning + continued from the S East until Noon today PM pretty fiar wind changed to West AM We cleaned some Oats for Feed PM We sawed some pine wood in South chopping Father + Mother Visited Mr Stephen Burr's Evening, we went to PrayerMeeting but there was no Meeting May we meet Jesus at our home + have him in our Hearts We called in at Mr Gregg's with some Butter (6 lbs) -- �Friday, 28. A Fine day Owen + I sawed Pine cord wood in the S Bush Saturday March 1. A fine day Father got the Horses shod at Barkey's Shop Goodwood Owen Lewis + I sawed Pine wood Evening I went to Goodwood Div S of T Sunday March 2nd AM Mother, Elisabeth + I went up to S School + TunRer Meeting Mr Snider Preached a feeling Sermon Uncle FredericK's came up + went home after tea Mother is ill with sick headache. T. Douglass, Jaro McCulloch, Owen Lewis, Lizzie & I went to Goodwood Meeting Bro as Collins preached from Hebrews 12th Chap + 2nd verse a very ernest address on the love of Christ for Us Praise the Lord O My Soul for his dealings unto me MARCH, 1873. Monday, 3. Turned very cold, some time during, last night Very cold today, Drifting fiercely from the North. Blocking the East + West roads badly. A.M. I went to Pilkey's Saw Mill + got some 1506 feet of lumber which we bought from Elijah Miller @84.50c per thousand I left Most of the lumber on this 5th con opposite Mr Rusnell's gate + brought only about 300 feet home on account of the Snow P.M. I brought Lizzie home from School Evg. Owen Lewis + I bagged up to 12 bags Potatoes intending to take them to Toronto some time this week. Evg Very cold, strong N wind. Heavenly Father May thy presence + thy grace be with me. Tuesday, 4. Extremely cold very high N Wind. Roads 6 + west badly drifted Evening Moderated somewhat Owen + I threshed Peas Elizabeth did not go to school on account of the cold + drift. Tho S Douglas walked to school Wednesday, 5. March, 1873 Thursday, 6. A clear bright day. Very sharp SW Wind thawed scarecely any ice in the Sun Elizabeth + I went to Toronto this A.M. took a load of Potatoes, Butter Turkeys + Chickens, Sold Potatoes for 45c per Bag + Butter pound Rolls for 21c + Turkeys 9 1/2c per lb + 33c for Chickens (a piece) Bought 250 lbs Sugar + some cloves + Timothy seed + Stayed at Roache's Hotel on Front Street East, all night Uncle {Cannot understand word} Jamisson Stayed there also, in the Evening Uncle John + I went up to House of Assembly, it was the first time I was ever at the Parliament Buildings. Lizzie was ill the Evening �Friday, 7. Satruday, 8. Sunday 9th March 1873. A.M. Owen Lewis, Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School 2nd Chap of 2nd Thess, lesson today Colman Wagg our SS Superintendant wished me to read the hymm after the Opening Prayer. I did so for the first time in my life. I had often shrunk from that dutyy before. May God strenthen Me. Noon. This Morning when I arose I feft a vacancy in my soul, but bless the Lord I looked unto him I have just had sweet communion with Him. P.M. Father Mother Lizzie + I went to Church Bro N Robinson Preached MARCH, 1873. Monday, 10. Tuesday, 11. Wednesday, 12. MARCH, 1873. Thursday, 13. A bright day, thawing considerably Evening bright AM I done the chores + went to John McCulloch's to get my hair Shingled, but did not + got dinner there Uncle Joseph Walker's + Cousin Thos Walker's of Whitchurch came on a visit + stayed until after Tea time. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkin's on the 7th con Pickering + got her shod + went to Uncle Jno Boyle's for Dinner + came home in PM Uncle Joseph, cousin Thos + I went to Goodwood to see the Town Evening Owen Lewis Mother + I went to Prayer Meeting Friday, 14. A very fine day. quite thawy I opened the Turnip cave S of {Drwing?} House + found the Turnips to be rotting considerably so Ive assorted the turnips in the cellar + fitted it + got things handy to draw turnips from cave to cellar tomorrow. P.M. Owen took a load of wood (Pine) to McCullough's there are 9 cords in the last pile of we have drawed S of Sideroad + there are 14 cords on lot North of Sideroad + 20 1/2 cords in North row on the Uxbridge road + 22 1/2 cords of Seasoned wood in South row one the same road. Father went to see Mr Eli Cormer to buy some cedar, but did not succeed. Saturday, 15. Snowed about an such before daylight + was raining at daylight + continued more or less all day. Evening it had about ceased raining + turned foggy. Warm S E Wind �most of the day. A.M. Owen Lewis + I helped John McCulloch to carry a straw stack into his barn which had upset in his Barnyard. P.M. We cleaned 10 Bushels Oats for Seed for Uncle Joseph Walker + Bagged 22 Bags Potatoes. Sunday March 16th 1873. A.M. Exceedingly windy + Stormy from North P.M. Still windy but not cold or stormy. Did not go to S School Went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullough did not come to Preach, I suppose on account of the Snow Drifts. Bro E Whittleton read 19th Psalm O Jesus May I lay all upon the Alter for Jesus + Increase my faith MARCH, 1873. Monday, 17. A pretty sharp N Wind continued rather cold all day Owen Lewis + I sawed Pine Cord wood in S Bush. Father took his mare to Mr Hopkins on 7th con Pickering + got her shod Evening Mother Lizzie + I visited Mr Les Dawswell to bid farewell to their Daughter Jane, who with her husband + his folk's Mr Brethours of Georgina intend starting tomorrow to British Columbia via San Francisco Tuesday, 18. A dull + Chilly day S E Wind Commenced snowing about 3 PM + Snowed about half an Inch during the night Lizzie + I started on a short visiting tour this morning we called first on Mrs Donald Mac Rae (formally Miss Emma Colvie) + went to Revd Jacob Marizolf's on 7th con Markham lot No 4 + took dinner + stayed until about 3 PM. Mr Marizolf was not at home I suppose it was our farewell visit for they will remove to another circuit in the spring. We came up to Mr Drew Mason's Markham Village + stayed over night I am 25 years old today + only 4 years on the Lords side. Help me Jesus {The following was written on the side on the page on this date} Todays notes were written on Monday Evg March 23rd 1873 + Bro Jacob Marizolf is here this Evg. Wednesday, 19. Fine + bright this morning. Stayed a Mr Drew Mason over night AM. Lizzie + Rachel Ann Mason + I went to Mr Adamson's Photograph rooms + had each of us a Letter- graph taken. Lizzie + I went to Ms Donald MacRae's to dinner. P.M. we went back to MrMasons + started shortly after to Leonard Boyle's, and just called a few Minutes + went up to Mr Henry Barkey's (Junior) + had tea + We all went to Revival Meeting. Mongolia Bro Newton Robinson Preached. We went home with Leonard Boyle's + stayed over night. MARCH, 1873. �Thursday, 20. Stormy. Snowing from S East, Snow soft We purposed going home this AM. but owing to the Storm, which became worse in PM. Ive concluded to stay another night with Mr Boyles Evening We Leonard, Malcom + I + Edwin went up to Meeting at Mongolia but there was no meeting on account of the Storm Friday, 21. Colder, Snowing slightly from the North this Morn Snowed about 10 Inches yesterday + last night Lizzie + I started for Home this morning from L Boyle's Cousin Hannah Lindsay came home with us We found the roads considerably drifted from S East PM I took a load of Potatoes to Stouffville, at 30c per Bush Hulbert Proffessor Rockwell gave a lecture + Performance on Horse training at Goodwood this PM Quite Snowy this PM West wind Saturday, 22.Quite windy from the North this AM PM Not quite so windy AM I bagged some Potatoes + Owen threshed Peas PM We drew the last of Straw Stack to Driving House for Horse bedding , Evening I went to Division S of T PM Father + Mother + Hannah Lindsay visited Mr Thos Robinsons Sunday 23rd March 1873 AM We went to Sabbath School. Colman Wagg the Superintendant was absent + I conducted the opening of the Sabbath School for the first time. May the strengthen me for duty PM We all went to Goodwood Bro W.S. McCullough Preached from 4th Hebrews 1st Verse (Snow Storm) x (see bottom) MARCH, 1873. Monday, 24. AM Somewhat stormy Evg pretty fine Owen & I threshed Peas all day Father Mother Mrs Hannah Lindsey vsited {Mr Ges?} Fields in AM. + Mr Ges Staffords in PM Revd Jacod Marzolf Evangelical Minister from 7th con Markham came here this evg + will stay al night Tuesday, 25.Storym all day. SE Wind Evening a very impleasant sleet is coming from the S East Owen Lewis & I finished threshing our peas & {winnowed?} them we have about a hundred & ten bushels peas Mrs Hannah Lindsey, Father, Mother, & Lizzie visited mrs Burr's to day & Hannah came home again with them Wednesday, 26. Quite stormy yet this morning NE wind Quite rough & stormy all day Strong NE N Wind. 8 o'clock PM storm is still raging it is the worst storm we have had for drifting this winter. Owen & I winnowed about 35 Bushels of New Sealand Oats for seed & threshed our small crop of field beans. about 6 quartz. Three years ago to day at the Heaviest snow storm �of 1870 began & snowed fearfully in the 27th March 1870 so that the snow was about 10 feet on the level, road N4 south were worse drifted ^than I have ever seen them MARCH, 1873. Thursday, 27. A pretty fine day after this Storm of Last night. The roads arifled more yesterday + last night than we have had yet this winter. AM we shovelled some between the House + road. + I went to 2nd con + got Mr Burr's + John McGullock's to open this snow drifts there PM I assisted to shovel snow on 2nd con + come home + visit to Goodwood + recieved a letter from Grand Scribe S of I Brantford. Friday, 28. A fair day. though somewhat chilly SE wind all day aid not thaw so very lunch. Hannah Lindsey left this morning Father, Mother + elizabeth took Cousin Hannah Lindsey to Hiram Johnsons, at Stouffville + took dinner. We do not expect to see her again for a long time. May the Lord enable us to meet in Heaven, if not again on Earth. Mrs. Abraham Reesor of Altona Died last night. She had been married to Mr Reesor about a year ago She wil be married buried at Dixon's Hill tomorrow. Saturday, 29. Began to rain during the night + contiued moderatily most of the day. Evg turned cold + began to snow. Wind turned from SE to North- Owen spilt stovewood. PM I drew up an agreement between Maker Degeer + LW Peterson. mr Degeer agrees to build a house 20x26 feet + 14 feet high for Mr Peterson for ($50) fifty doll Did not get to division S of I to night on acct of {inclerwency?} of the weather (written vertical up the page next to saturday, 29th entry: Lord Assistance) Sunday March 30th 18/3 AM We attended SSchol with Much weakned I opened the School. Mr C Waff being about on accdient of his wife's illnes, Lizzie + I went to Mr C Staffords to dinner + to meeting in PM Mr Bro. N Robinson Preacher Hoseal 12 c + 10th [?] MARCH-APRIL, 1873. Monday, 31. Quite snowy until about 10 AM + pretty fair the remainder of the day. thawy. AM I took 8 sheep to C Yalte's Hotel Stouffville we had sold to mr Priee for $7 a piece PM I took Lizzie to see Mrs Cohnon Wazz who is quite ill + I went on over to Mr Jon Kellington's auction sale of farm + stock Lot No 21 East half 1st con Uxbridge. I recieved $6.40c of S.S. funds from Mr H Kellington I wrote a letter this Evening to Mr J Young to send $10 worth of SS Prizes for Goodwood USS (130 Books in all) �Tuesday, April 1. AM Fine. quite thawy all day PM somewhat cloud + hailed finely in the evening. AM i took 7 bags potatoes to Stouffville @ 30c per bush Mr Trancisoo is in due us $1.10c + Mr Rob Cole is in due $1.35c + Mr John Bruell's[sp?] 85C Went to Uncle Smuel Toellar's [sp?] to dinner + home again in PM Wednesday, 2. Snow + rain to day from S West AM I took two loads turnips from cave into stone cellar + dug snow from off turnip pit in field west of Old House. & Evenings Lizzie & went to see Colman Waff's his wife is quite ill. Issac Wegg + I went to Uxbridge Village to get Dr Bascom. We stayed until 5 AM on Thursday APRIL, 1873. Thursday, 3. A fine day. Thawed considerably. W Wind. AM Owen + I drew turnips from cave S of Driving House, into cellar. PM Hank Cooper helped us at turnips finished the larger cave expect a few there are about 100 Bushels rotten in it. PM Mr Seneca [sp?] Baker brought cousin Esther Milliken here + both stayed over night Evening. I did not go to Prayer Meeting. "Heavenly Father. Keep me thy Humble follower Friday, 4. A fair day. Frank Cooper, Owen + I drew turnips from Pit into cellor. PM I took Mr Pazan M.D. Near Stouffville, a load, of a cord + a quarter @ $2 per cord, Paid me $1.50 Owen + Frank finished drawing turnips into cellar, Mr + Mrs Robinson came on a visit this evg. Saturday, 5. Rainy this morning + continued at intervals during the day, A heavy Shower just after dinner. AM I took ploughs + Harrows to Jacob Barkey's shop Goodwood to get repaired + went up to {Chas?} Gould's Saw Mill + got 22 Pieces of Picketing @$10 per thousand feet I took dinner at Mr Goulds, PM. I went to Goodwood + We hired Ed Leet to work 7 months for $45. I went to Division S of S in Evening Sunday. Rainy + Foggy all day. AM We went to S School. Mr Saml Stover assisted in conducting the School. I took dinner at Mr Stover's. PM I went to Church at Goodwood. Bro McCullough who was at our place to Dinner, Preached from Acts II Chap 16 verses The Disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. {written on the side} I was Stregthend in Jesus April, 1873. �Monday, 7. Dull foggy rainy at Intervals. SE Wind A.M. I took, Uncle Martin Johnson's tub + Barrell home which we had borrowed to Draw water in the Winter. PM I came home by L Thos Wagg's + got the Spring board. I boirght{unsure of this word} grow Mr Gregg, also came by Mr Jonas Lewis's + got a Bob sleigh for Dragging logs upon, Mr Seucca Baker came here this Morning + in PM. took Cousin Esther Milliken to his Father + DV. they will be married at our Place tomorrow AM. Tuesday, 8. Rainy all day Mostly SE wind Mr Seucca Baker was married there to day to cousin Esther Milliken, by Revd Mr More Babtist Minister, Cousins Alice Milliken + Alice Walker {Mauuel?} + Jacob Baker + Mr + Mrs Joel Baker were also here. Mr + Mrs Baker went home in the evening by rail to Stouffville + would go from there with Buggy. May the blessing of God rest upon the Marriage Union. Mifs Amma Scott's School examination at Goodwood corner off this PM. Wednesday, 9. Rained until nearly Midnight + then abated till Morning, Rained steadily all day S E wind this now the 5th day it has rained in Succession + seems likely to continue. AM I took Mr + Mrs Seucca Baker + the rest of the wedding party to Goodwood Station. I got the Rod Schod + came home. PM I wrote a letter to Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes, N Jersey + one for Mother to Uncle Jarriah Milliken's. Owen Lewis finished Splitting Stove wood in wood house APRIL, 1873. Thursday, 10. Froze considerably last night Somewhat raw & cold wind this AM But thawed considirbly Owen + I sawed Pine Wood again in North side of South Bush. Mr A. Gregg gave Father two Sunday School Prize Book which he had exchange for Me. Evening I went to Prayer Meeting at Goodwood. Roads Much Hooded about Goodwood. Snow about 2 + 3 feet deep most Part of Road from Here to Goodwood. Friday, 11. Dull + Cloudy. SE Wind. Sprinkling Some times this AM. Somewhat fairer this PM. Owen + I Sawed + Split pine Wood. Evening I went to Goodwood + got the Papers came home immediately. There is talk of a musical Band Organized at James Todd Hotel Goodwood. Father went to John McCullougeh's to see a sick cow + went over to Mr Stephen Burr's + got some pieces of teeth pulled Raining a little this evening Saturday, 12. A fine Day. Owen went away to day I drew Some Wood Pine to Pile on Nigh wander farm near Goodwood. There are 25 cords + 48 of a cord in the two rows, Evening I �went to Goodwood Dic S of T. The Officers were installed for this quarter. Bro Hugh McDermolt as WP + I was Installed Chaplain. Sunday April 13th 1873 AM I + Sister Lizzie went to S School I took the SS Prize Books but did not distribute them. the Lord blessed me much this morning. Praise his name PM we went to Goodwood Church. Bro N Robinson preached (For our Sake he became poor that we might be made rich) April, 1873. Monday, 14. A fine day AM. Father brought Ploughs from Blacksmith Shop + also Harrows which we had got repaired I shut some Fence gaps on Nighswander farm PM I drew some wood to yard South of the House from Bush South. Owen helped John MColloch to split some Pine on his 20 acre lot. Evening Edward Leet went up to get John Smyth to come + saw Pine wood for us at 77c Per day Edward Leet commenced to work for us 7Mo for $75. Tuesday, 15. A Fine day John Smyth + E Leet sawed Pine in S Bush Owen Lewis chopped Poplar + cherry wood + in Morning I went to Mr Pagan's + got Some Medicine I have now got Medicine + Liniment 4 times + once liniment alone. + took him a Cord + a half of wood @ $2 per. + 11/4 Cords @ $2 $2.50, need $1.50 Part Payment , Balance {Written on the side is an addition of $3.00 + $1.00 = $4.00} Took Dr Pagan 1 1/4 Cord Pine @ $2per = $2.50 + 1 1/2 cords @ $2 = $3 + Cash $1. {The following is boxed in : July 9th cash Balance 35c} = 6.50 In PM I drew some Pale wood to wood Pile in Corner Commenced to rain at 7 PM Wednesday, 16. Storm SE wind x See today I work for Thursday's the rain turned to snow + snowed all day from S East I John Smyth + I made tur large Sates One for Barn Yard Owen + Ed. cleared some seed wheat + sore{unsure of this word} Oats for feed. PM Father took Mother to Goodwoods O Lord be thou My strength + My Porphon {Prophet?} {The following is written on the side of the page} S E wind threatening storm 7 PM began to rain April, 1873. Thursday, 17. Stormy All day Snowing SE . _ Melting fast Evening Snow An Inch deep Yesterday John Smyth + Ed Leet sawed Pine Owen + I chopped hardwood on SE corner of Chopping To day J Smyth + I made two Gates, One for Barn yard Gate. Owen + Ed cleaned �Seed Wheat I did not Go to Prayer meeting on account of Storm + muddy roads O Lord enable me to love thee with all my Heart Friday, 18. A cloudy day East wind drizzling very Slightly at times worse I went to Steam Mill at Stapletons with John McCullochs Boy (Frank Cooper) to draw Mr Peterson's lumber from the Mill + pile it close by after we came home I helped draw some rails for John, along N Side of S E Field Thos Douglas + Miss Elisabeth McGuckin assisted Mother to make a somewhat new Kind of a Summer Quilt Evening, I have been very busy Setting Division Books. Bless the Lord. In the midst of all may I have Jesus Saturday, 19. Snowy from S West W not very cold Snow melted immediately. P.M. Fairer Evening freezing hard. We cut hard wood in SE corner of chopping in S Bush + P.M I drew + piled it in the lane. John Smith went home on account of the Storm. Evening I went to Division S of T. at Goodwood as Chaplain I read the 3rd chap of James Sunday 20th AM. We went to S School Mr S Stover opened + closed the School. Mr C Wagg was absent on account of his wifes illness. we went to Mr Thos Wagg's (Sr) for dinner PM. We went to Goodwood meeting Bro McCullough Preached (from Acts 2nd chap + 32 verse) May God enable me to be a faithful witness APRIL, 1873. Monday, 21. Froze quite hard again last night. Thawed again to day. Father tapped most of the Maple Trees. AM Edward, Owen + I sawed logs of the Old House in Field @ of Stable into cordwood PM. Split the wood of Old House + burned some of the rubbish, (+ John Smith came again + he + Ed sawed this.) Tuesday, 22. Froze pretty hard again last night cool midst of the day. Sap ran freely to day. Owen + I drew the wood of Old House up to the Cane [sp?] + also the stones of the old Fireplaces + took Sugar Kettles to Sap bresh + gathered 50 pails of sap. PM J Smith + Edward Feet sawed some Maple + beechwood in S West corner of Sugar Bush, Mr L.W. Peterson sold his 340 acre farm near Park Hill to Mr Artemas Boiee to day for $6,200. (Ploughing) Wednesday, 23. Froze pretty hard again last night AM Owen + I drew some poor wood to Boiling lace in sap bush. John + Ed chopped corwood in S W corner of Sapbush. PM Owen comminad Ploughing began just S of House, South of Come John Smyth, E. Leet + I raked + burned Rubbish on South side of Segar Bush. Evg I took a calf to Goodwood. �APRIL, 1873. Thursday, 24. Froze a little again last night Owen + Edward ploughed to day in centre of 2nd field West on S side of lane. AM John + I finished turning chips on S side of sugar bush. PM John + I sawed some pine logs on NW feld on Nighswander farm + gathered 30 pails sap Evening Edward + I went to Prayer meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted Friday, 25. Froze quite hard again last night AM I drew 14 Barrels Plaster from Mr Greggs at Goodwood @ $1.25/00 of bl + also 7 Bags from Mr James MCulloghs at $1.30 + John Smyh, Owen, + Edward loggia softgax in N West corner of Nighswander farm. PM. Owen + Edward Ploughed Ploughed in turnip field Saturday, 26. Fair + cool N Wind. John Smith + I split some rails on N West field on Nighswander farm, + finished drawing stones off it. Owen + Edward began ploughing in same field. Evening I went to Division Sons of Temperance. Sunday April 24th 1873 Thos Douglas went with Lizzie + I to Sunday School. Lizzie + I went to Robb Waggs to dinner PM We went to Goodwood church Bro N Robinson Preached We read one of Wesley's sermons on Evil speaking. Evening Lizzie + I went to Mr Days preaching at Goodwood (ext was 2nd Samuel 19th c + 10 verse latter clause) I had sweet communion with Jesus this morning. God be praised APRIL, 1873. Monday, 28. A beautiful day SE wind warmest day for some time signs of rain This morning I took Mr Thos Douglas to Douglas Station He started this morning for Rochester Indiana US. He has been boarding with us since February 10th May the Lord Grant he may be truly converted + become a follower of Jesus. Owen + Edward Ploughed in field S of large pond on the Nighswander farm. John Smith + I drew stones of NE field of Nighr farm, with Owen Settled with James McCullogh for Wood got a due bill for $5/.50c total 134 cords @ $1.60 Tuesday, 29. Middling fair S + SW wind Commenced Seeding I sowed spring wheat (6 Bushels) + also grass seed on North half on field just south of House. John Smyth+ E Leet harrowed it Owen ploughed sod on Nighswander farm NW field. Father went to Stouffville + got a Backwall our stove took dinner at uncle Martins, went to Martin Nighswanders auction sale Jesus cleanse my heart + keep me thine. �Wednesday, 30. A fine day cool N wind AM John Smith + I cleared stones + Pinechips off S End of New Meadow in 2nd field East of McCulloghs Pond + PM We sowed Oats on North side of same field (4 acres) + we then went over to 2nd concession + burned Briars + other Rubbish of Old fence row on South side of Mr Petersons Bush. MAY, 1873. Thursday, 1. A Pretty fair day S Wind PM somewhat cloudy AM John Smith + I sowed Grass seed on North 4 acres of second field East of McCulloghs Pond, which I sowed to Oats yesterday. + we also sowed Peas on sod fielld on N West part of Nighw far, PM Fire broke out into Mr LW. Petersons Bush S side from the old fence row we went + carried water + kept the fire under + John Smyth + I wrought + finished cleaning it for Ploughing. Owen Lewis finished Ploughing sod field NW Part of Nighswander farm. Did not go to prayer meeting Friday, 2. AM Rainy NE by East wind John Smith + I repaired wood sleigh. Owen + Edward cleaned some Oats PM Owen + Edward finished Harrowing Peas on N West field on Nighswander farm John Smith + I split some wood off S West part of sap Bush. PM Very Cold Saturday, 3. Cloudy N West East wind, cool Wind turned to N West in Evening + warmer. We sowed Oats + Grass seed on field opposite School House. Owen Ploughed fence row South of LW Peterson's Bush PM I sowed spring wheat South of Old House. Sunday May 4th 1873. AM Mother Lizzie + I attended Quarterly meeting at Stouffville Revd Alexander Chambers Preached from III Peter 7th + latter part 11th verse a good sermon I did not feel so happy as I have at some other Quarterly meetings. Evenings we attended Bro Robinson's Sermon at Goodwood MAY, 1873. Monday, 5. Fine + bright Cool N Wind. I borrowed Mr T Robinson's Roller + rolled field of Peas N West part of Nighswander farm + also spring wheat on South side of House. Owen began Ploughing in S East field on our 25 acres North of Mr L Long's. John Smith + Edward Dug out some Hemlock stumps off same field. Father went to Mr Christian Nighswander's Pickering + got some apple trees Mother is to Mr S Burrs �Tuesday, 6. Fair AM I went to Dr Pagan's + got some medicine for myself. John Smyth Rolled the field opposite Schol House. PM I finished rolling Oat field S West of Barn, + took Mr Thos Robinson's roller home + got balance of wood money from James McCullough's $57.50c + settled with Mr Greggs for Plaster $14.50c paid Jacob Barkey $1.80c for sowing Whiffletrees + Tongue. Owen Lewis Ploughed in field N of Mr Longs. Sod Wednesday, 7. Windy S Wind. Signs of Rain I helped Mr Leonard Long make line fence just North of His house. Edward + Owen began to plough in sod field SW corner of Nighswander farm. PM John Smyth cleared fence rows of Briar on line North of Mr Longs Buildings MAY, 1873. Tuesday, 8. Rainy S W East Very cold all rain all day Evg Raining yet A.M. Owen Lewis went for S Otiwell to Doctor Nelly (Mare) She has at a Bronchial Affection + will be not be able to work for Sometime. We assorted Some Turnips in Turnip Cellar P.M. The Boys the last of the Oats. John Smyth made a Stone Boat + Rake Friday, 9. Rainy still this morning. SE Wind This morning John Smyth + I started to Make a Gate, but it faired off about 9 oclock A.M. When we went to the fields to work P.M. I sowed Peas on 4 acres just North of Mr L Long's house + Edward Harrowed it with Oxen. John finsihed digging Hemlock Stumps out of same field. Samuel Ottiwell came again to See our Young "Nel" mare, she is pretty low. Saturday, 10. Strong S E Wind. a little drizzly yet this morning. The oxen's shoulders are so {lauce?} I could not Harrow with them. So I came home + took apples + Potatoes out of small Pits by woodyard. PM I ploughed the S.E corner of Orchard just East of wood house John + Ed dug Stumps out of Potatoo ground S N East field next W McGuellen's Pond. Father took the Subscription money for Thos Wagg to the Subscribers again - Evg clear Sunday May 11th 1873 AM. we went to S School the Prize Books were Destributed to day. A large School PM. Lizzie + I attended Goodwood church Bro W.S McCullough preached MAY, 1873. Monday, 12. Rained considerably last night. Fair & cool this AM,. PM cool + cloudy. West wind, Evening raining again. AM. I set out lands in Field S east of House next Mr Robinson's Pond. PM. I sowed 10 Bushels Oats on S West corner of {Nighsevanider?} farm. Edward �Horrdwed it. Owen began to plough N Side of N East corner of Nijhr farm, Andrew Miller dug some stumps out of lane leading to Second Concession. Tuesday, 13. Pained considerably last night. Squally. Very cold, al day, Almost freezing NW wind. I sowed carrots in Orchard about Wood Shed. Edward finished Harrowing Oats next Maleu Depeer's. Owen finished Ploughing N side of NE field on Nighsevanider farm. John Smith dug Hemlock Stumps on N East corner of our farm. Father went to Sci Uncle Cornelius’ but did not see him. Wednesday, 14. Froze very cold hard last night Cold N wind AM John Smith + I sowed Oats + grass seeds in N Side of NE field on Nighsevander farm the Ground was frozen Hard enough to carry us PM I burned chunks on Potato Patch. N 10 Sugar Bush, Owen Ploughed in field next {Prinsons?} Pond. Edward Rolled the field owen sowed this AM. This Evening we went up to the Tea Party Meeting but no decision was come to, as to whether there should be a party. MAY, 1873. Thursday, 15. Froze solid again last night North wind to day AM I helped John McCullock sow Oats on Centre field of Nighswander farm, his 20 acres. Father helped Mr Price take out 3 B [unknown word] to Altona the weighed 3,560 lbs sold them for $157. PM Father + I dug a Skunk out of a Pine root Borth of our Pond + shot it. John Smith stumped N E Part of Farm. Evening I went to Prayer meeting. Bro McCullongh made up salary was Friday, 16. Quite cool yet to day N Wind Owen + Ed. Finished Ploughing for seed in field S East of House. John Smith + I drew + piled Hemlock Stumps of N Side of NE field. Father went to Wm Forsyth's + bought a 4 year old white steer to mate our Buck Ox paid $56. Andrew Miller dug turned out roots from field just east of orchard. May Jesus be My Guide. Amen! Saturday, 17. Cool N Wind John Smith + I sowed Oats 8 Bushels oats on S Side of field East of lane, west of Robinson's Pond. We have how finished seeding. The remainder of the day John Smyth + I logged some taps of Pine on turnip ground. East of House + John Spilt Some rails on Same field. Evening I went to Decision S of T. at Goodwood Sunday May 18th. Lizzie is ill. I went to PSchool + we went to Meeting in Pill. Evening we went to Stouffville for Miss Reynolds. �[written up the left spine in the margin, crosses over all four sections of log] 1876 May 17th Wednesday. The Lord is merciful. I am still travelling Lionwards may the Lord help me to be more faithful + serve him with all my heart, I am anxious about the New church we are building in Goodwood. May we be directed by the Lord. A MAY, 1873. Monday, 19 I sowed Carrots with Mr T Robinson's Drill on N West corner of field SE of House. Next Robinson's Pond. PM. John Smyth + Edward Leet sowed Plaster on Meadows on Nighswander farm. Evening I went to see Joseph Henferson, Caleb March + Drew Drury but did not Succeed in getting them to work for us. Tuesday, 20. Windy N Wind AM. John Smith + Edward Leet sowed Plaster. PM they Split wood (Pine) on Somerfallow S of Sugar Bush. Father + I Planted Some Potatoes on West side of Sugar bush, about 5 Bushels E Rose This Evening I went to Tea party Meeting in upper Church a committe of over 20 were appointed Wednesday, 21. Signs of rain S E wind. AM I took Miss Reynolds to Mr Eckardts Stouffville. I came {around?} By Mr Pagan's + got some mroe medicine. John Smith E Leet + Owen Lewis finished Sowing our Plaster to day this Evening We commenced to manure turnip ground East of House next Mr Robinsons line Jesus Keep me mindful of thee Amen. MAY, 1873. Thursday, 22. Some dew last night, SE Wind the threataned rain seems to have passed off. although it sprinkled a little today John Smith Helped us finish manuring turnip ground, East of Orchard + some on East Side of Lane. Andrew Miller is Stumping on Hill side NE of McCulloch's Pond. We were working until late to night + did not go to prayer meeting. May I still be expecting from Jesus. Friday, 23. Pretty warm, thunder Clouds Passing round S W. Wind . Somewhat cloudy this Evening. We Planted potatoes to day on N Side of of our N E field on our farm, about 11/2 acres I did not go to Teaparty committee Meeting to night. This Evening I read a lecture on Must have. of in Canadian Messenger. May I give it up must haves + desire the Spiritual Blessings above temporal ones I also read a piece on "led by a Child Saturday, 24. Warm, to day This morning I went to Dr E Pagan's to get some medicine for my Sore throat, I came home + went on the Railway to Uxbridge Village to a Temperance �Tea Party. Revd Mr Manning Grand Division Lecturer gave a good address in the Ontario Hall. I came home on the 7 ocock PM. train. there was a pretty large excussion to Uxbridge. Sunday. AM. We went to S School + we went to Mr C Wagg's (in Mrs Cossey's House) to Dinner. PM. We went to Meeting at Goodwood Bro WS. McCullough Preached + has administered Sacrament O Lord help me to live in thy favour Mr P McLellan + Mr TH Smyth were here last night MAY, 1873. Monday, 26. Very warm to day Slight S E by S wind We rolled some Stumps off Turnip Ground East of Orchard + spread some manure + Edward ploughed in same field I did not go to the SS Teaparty committee meeting to be held at Mr Colinder Waggs to night May Jesus help me to be happy in his love, desire more of his love in my heart May I be his Humble disciple Tuesday, 27. Foggy this Morning, Brisk S wind + warm at intervals Evg S wind very dry though signs of rain John McCulloch helped me to finish spread-ing manure on Turnip ground, + We then rolled out some Stumps out of their holes in N West corner of our field next McCullochs Pond, Ed + Owen Ploughed Turnip ground Wednesday, 28. Pretty fair, Mostly N Wind AM Owen Lewis + I washed our Sheep 9 in number in Mr Thos Robinson's Pond. PM. We drew Some Pine + Harwood cord wood off N West corner of Somerfallow, into the Sap bush. Father took some Chop Stuff to Altona Mills + took it to dinner at Uncle Freds MAY, 1873. Thursday, 29. Cloudy Early, turned fairer Cloudy towards evening + rainy SW Wind We bagged Some Potatoes in House Cellar to sell mr C gregg, @ 25c per Bush. May Jesus be my all My Souls chief delight Friday, 30. Heavy Frost last night. Quite fair this morning though cold. AM. He took 44.50/60 Bushels Potatoes to Goodwood + loaded them on the car for Mr A Gregg for 25c per Bushels PM John McCullock + Ed Spilt Pine wood in S Bush, Owen Lewis + I cleared our cellar of small Potatoes Father + Mother went visit Cousin Seueca Baker's �Saturday, 31. A Pretty fair day. N West wind. AM Owen + I drew some rails along south side of Sugar Bush, Just north of the Big HIll a little west of the Barn John Mc Split Pine wood Edward leet went to the Tinker's LoveHear, at Christ, Heisey's on 4th con Markham. PM Andrew Miller dug Post holes all day just East of woodhouse, John McCullock + O Lewis dug a stump out of the way of New board fence West of Woodhouse. Sunday I went to S School, Lizzie is not very well, PM I walked to meeting at Goodwood, Bro N Robinson preached almost thou {Perswadch?} JUNE, 1873. Monday, 2. Fair to day. Father stayed at Uncle John Boyle's Markham last night + brought Uncle Cornelius Johnson home here with him this AM. AM Edward + I sawed some Posts for East side orchard by Garden, Owen Harrowed 'farm' ground {in tiny font between this sentence and below} This evg I attended a TS tea party {council?} meeting at Greggs PM Father sheared our sheep (19) John McCullogh sheared four of them after suppr. ed, Owen, + I helped Uncle Cornelius to let ing the POsts on East Side of Strawberry + Raspberry Garden for a Blose upright board fence. Tuesday, 3. Fair + Dry AM David Scott helped Owen Lewis + I to Pull our Pidgeon weed + cockle out of large wheat field on 'wright' farm East of Barn Father took sister Lizzie, to Dr Pagan's PM We drew stones off Newground hill west of Barn, Wednesday, 4. Signs of rain Very cloudy to N West this AM Commenced to rain about 11 AM. but Scarcely laid the dust PM I worked at a "Stump Boat" today Edward + Owen drew stones off S Part of Somerfallow + Also Rails from where the Oca Stack JUNE, 1873. Thursday, 5. Some Signs of rain, Still very Dry AM Uncle Cornelius + I finished making our Stump boat, PM Owen + I drew Some Small Stones off old Sod on S E Corner of New round Sod 10 Rods west of Barn. Edward dry Post holes from Door yard Gate to woodhouse. Evening Ed + I went to Prayer meeting I did not feel lively in Grace, did not take up the cross -- Friday, 6. Very dry N Wind Owen + I repaired fence around Orchard on Nighswander farm + Also S part of line fence between Mr McCuckins + Nighs farm, today Ed, Father + Uncle �Cornelius set some Poets Adjoining wood house this PM. Mrs McCuckin + Ester Matilda came over this PM on a visit Saturday, 7. Cool NW Wind. Very dry We have had no rain of any account since the Evening of May 12th. John Wagg (Jr) came with his Oxen + helped us to draw stumps into a fence in line fence North of McCulochs Pond. I did not go to Temperance Division tonight Sunday 8th {twice?} AM Lizzie + I went to S School a large school about 130 were present Mr Ed Shaw was present for the first time + Closed the school. PM We went to church Bro N Robinson, Pred My Son if sinners entice the consent you not" text "Dear Saviour help me to heed my Admonition Help me to live a life to thee JUNE, 1873. Monday, 9. Fair, warm + very dry, S wind Road work began to day Father is Pathmaster Ed Leet worked on new road for himself to day. I 'chunked' the Stump fence on Sine N of McCoullock's Pond + burned roots on Somerfollow East of McCoullock's pond, Owen Harrowed turnip ground East of House Uncle Cornelius made Picket fence just east of Door yard Gate Tuesday, 10. Pretty warm this AM S Wind PM a shower came up about 3 clock + a Heavy shower of about 15 minutes came about half past six oclock. It is the first shower we have had since 12th May. I drilled turnip ground (1 1/2 acres) on East side of the Lane + after supper Owen Lewis drilled some for turnips NE of orchardAM I picked + burned on Somerfallow + assisted Owen Lewis to draw stones off large Hallow on S Side of our Lane, North of McCoullough;s Pond. PM I went to Mr Thos Storry's raising of Shed. Owen commenced to plough the Hallow on N Side of McCullock's Pond. Father, Bossed load work. Wedneday, 11. Cool + cloudy after the Rain PM FAir Evening Cool N Wind I drilled some ground for Turnips just East of the Lane + got Mr T Robinsons turnip drill Ed Leet filled stump 'holes' in Orchard. Owen Ploughed in New ground sod about the hole N of McCulloch's Pond. Father "bossed" on the load work. {following is written up left side of page, across and over the top of the page- written in a very faded purple/blue ink} Sabbath Jesus 11th 1876 We attended SS this AM at Union SS. North of Goodwood PM Brother Watson led prayer meeting in Hill Church Goodwood {????} in the evening Bro J Collins led the prayer meeting, may the Lord to live to him with all our hearts, Amen. (Bro Royl was absent) (June 11th 1846) �JUNE, 1873. Thursday, 12. AM I sowed turnips just East of the lane + some in the centre of the NE field. Owen Lewis Drilled + Ploughed in NE Field Owen Father+ Edward worked on road. Lizzie Edward, Owen, Barbary Pifer + I went to Prayer Meeting, the Lord was with us praise be to his name Friday, 13. Father is ill with pain in his hand. Edward worked on the Road opposite George Wagg's. AM Owen + I ploughed South part of NE field PM (Owen finished Digging post holes on S Side of Strawberry Garden just along lane leading East from Door yard to SE Corner of Orchard. I went to a corner to Meeting for the SS Tea Party. Saturday, 14. Somewhat cool NW Wind. I than I luck Rainy this evening. Did not wet much mores- Edward + I built the line fences (about 30 rods long). over the Hill N of our House. Owen Ploughed the lane on New Ground hill 50 rods west of barn. I took Jacob Barkey 24 1/2 lbs {real?} @ 06c per lbs. Sunday June 15th 1843 AM We went to S School PM Went to Meeting goodwood Bro Newton Robinson Preached from Isaiah "Look unto him all the ends of the earth + be ye saved" JUNE, 1873. Monday, 16. AM We drew some stumps off the orchard + filled old turnip cave in the S West corner of Orchard PM I cut some Pine + Hemlock bushes in our S Bush + Several other teams drew them around to Mr Robinson's Bush to but around the tables for the Tea Party on Wednesday next 18th June Tuesday, 17. Cloudy this A Morning faired off was fine all day. Owen finished ploughing the Orchard + I sowed the West End of it to Buckwheat. Evening Edward leet + I cleaned up the Chips + from the New Picket fence, South of the wood house on Morth Side of lane, which Uncle Cornelius hay just completed this Evening. May the Lord keep me from Setting My heart on temporal things May I Ever remember I am but the Lord's Steward. O Heavenly Father Keep one honourable looking into thee We Expect to have a Sabbath School Party at Goodwood tomorrow. Wednesday, 18. Fair all day Pretty warm, S West wind at times. The Goodwood Union S School Tea Meeting Came off to day in Mr T Tobinson's Bush lot. N 18 East of Recitations, �Dialogues + singing by the SS Children + Speeches by Several Clergymen There was a good atten dance, about $155. have been taken by all the means, begging, Meals + Tent. Expenscs will have to be deducted, May God help us to thank Him + mable us to spend it wisely + to him Glory, Amen. JUNE, 1873. Thursday, 19. Friday, 20. Saturday, 21. Sunday June 22nd 1873 AM Ive attended S.S. PM Mother Elisabeth + I attended church Cro Newton Robinson Preached from 2nd Timothy 4th C.7th verse May we O Lord also be able to say likewise at lifes close JUNE, 1873. Monday, 23. Rain PM. Clouded over + commenced to rain about 5 Oclock + rained almost steadily until. It is the first good rain there has been here since May 8 + 9th Tuesday, 24. Rained about all last night Warm + somewhat close + cloudy Wednesday, 25. Bright + Pretty warm I took our new Wilkinson Plough to Mr Wilkinson's Shop aurora + got a new Head for it costing $3.00 came home by Cousin Seneca Bakers for Tea. John McCulloch helped us plough S Side of Somerfallow East Side of McCulloch's Pond Jesus Keep me looking until then. JUNE, 1873. Thursday 26 Fair Ed Leet + I finsihed hauling manure on Somerfallow just East of McCullochs Pond, John M Culloch helped. Owen Plough row Somerfallow Eveing Miss Curtis + miss Wood came with Miss McCullough to tea Evg Lizzie + I went to Prayer Meeting Friday 27 Warm. Slight S Wind A thunder Shower Passed around to the North this Eve. I took our Oxen to help Mr John Wagg (Jr) to drain logs for sawing machine Mr. Simon Allcock Saved for him. Jesus Redeemer Keep me thine midst the toil of life, Amen �Saturday 28 Somewhat cloudy this A Morning Turned fair + very warm, evening Cool SW wind AM. Owen Leaves finished ploughing Somerfallow first time. Ed Seek thank Cooper + I made a road to wood in Slash Just South of House 40 rods, PM We all Drew pine wood off Pine chopping in NE corner of S Bush. My right Eye has been sore about 10 days + did not go to Division tonight JUNE-JULY, 1873. Monday, 30. Tuesday, July 1. Wednesday, 2. JULY, 1873. Thursday, 3. Friday, 4. Saturday, 5. JULY, 1873. Monday, 7. Tuesday, 8. Wednesday, 9. JULY, 1873. Thursday, 10. Friday, 11. Saturday, 12. Sunday July 13th 1873 AM Sister + I attended Sabbath School + P.M, We + Cousin Michael Johnsons who were at our place Went to Goodwood church Our New W Methodist Minister �Bro Koyle Preached his lect was fear on at little flock it is your father's Good pleasure to give you tho Kingdom. May God bless Bro Koyle's coming among us. We had him to tea JULY, 1873. Monday, 14. Tuesday, 15. Wednesday, 16. Rain JULY, 1873. Thursday, 17. There was a nice shower about daylight Dull all day, except a while about two oclock P.M. it was was very warm + a Very heavy shower came up from the North which was the Heaviest rain there has been all summer. It will do the Crops an immense good. So that crops may yet yield a good Harvest. May God grant us grateful hearts. We finished Mowing our crop of Hay Except Some in the fence Corners, + Owen Lewis + W A Deeper finished Hoing the first sowing of Turnips. A little Boy named Joseph Richman is here. Friday, 18. Saturday, 19. Cool + cloudy. W Wind Joseph Richman A.M. We spread Hay was taken home by one of his friends today P.M. John McCulloch helped us to draw hay from S Part of field just West of old House my tho Lord prepare my mind for the Sabbath. Sunday July 20th 1873. Lizzie + I attended S. School. We went to Mr G Stafford's for dinner. P.M. We attended church Goodwood Bro Richardson preached from John 16 + 33. I felt Benefitted + blesses praise the Lord this evening I had a Spiritual conversation with Mr C Scott May God lead him to the Saviour. Amen JULY, 1873. Monday, 21 Finished our Haying, except a few fence corners After Supper I went to Stouffville + Sold 16 Qts of Black berries @ 6c per Qart, came by Mr Pagans but did not See him Tuesday, 22 A fine day Father + Mother went to Uncle Martin's Ed, W A Depeer + I hoed turnips East of Orchard This P.M Uncle John Jamesons came on a visit Noon. I have just �had a refreshing Spiritual {season?} from the Lord, praise the Lord, He is precious to my Soul though it is just 4 years + 6 Months since I first experienced the love of God. I feel to bless him He is still my Saviour, though I have been an unprofitable Servant & twice though God had forsaken me entirely + I now praise him for those dark Seasons. His mercy is great, Lord help Watch + pray that I may be found waiting for Jesus {On the side of the page:} Father + Mother did not come from Uncle Martins until after tea Wednesday, 23 Signs of rain S + S West Wind Fair + pretty warm most of the day This morning I went to Dr Pagans up of some medicine for myself + came home + we finished Hoeing our turnips East of Orchard 1st time + PM, W A Depeer, E Leet + I drew Stones off Somerfallow field East of McCulloch's Pond, Owen Lewis commenced to Gross Plough Sommerfallow Father got a Queen Bee from J. T. Drougall yesterday + today he endeavoured to start a hive with her. JULY, 1873. Thursday, 24. Friday, 25. Saturday, 26. JULY, 1873. Monday, 28. Signs of Rain. Wind various but S of SW mostly. We commenced cutting our tall wheat it is in large field on East end of West 20 Acres (Wrightfarm) it is an uneven crop owing to the spring frosts + the Drouth , though the Heads are plump. Owen cradled + Geo Simerson + I bound. Edward Leet is unable to work on account of a lame foot. A Shower came up from the South about 5 PM Tuesday, 29. Pretty warm + about two PM, a Pretty heavy Shower came up from the West lasted about 30 minutes. Owen Lewis + I were helping W S Burr at Wheat we came home after the rain + Owen dug up a Strawberry patch just East of Garden + Edward + I sowed some Turnip seed + Radish Seed on it. W A Depeer Harrowed on Somerfallow this PM. Wednesday, 30. Warm Ed Leet + I cradled + bound wheat in centre of west 20 Acres + Owen Lewis helped Mr S Burr finish to cut his wheat + after TEa they came + assisted us + we cut 35 shock's. �JULY-AUGUST, 1873. Thursday, 31. Warm + signs of rain from the West commenced to rain about Dark + rained a pretty Good shower. Mr S Burr + I hired Boy (Les Dayton) + Les Simerson assisted us to cut wheat on Wright farm, (West 20 acres) Friday, August 1. Dull cloudy until about 10 AM. fair + warm in PM some NW Breezes Mr S Burr helped us from about 10 AM until a little after Tea time at our Wheat. We have our fall wheat all cut + bound After Tea Mr Burr + I assisted John McCulloch's to finish their fall wheat it is just south of the new hosues on the Peterson farm PM. Owen + Edward helped Mr G Dowwell, at wheat whilst I am engaged in the temporal harvest. May I not need the spiritual Saturday, 2. AM Warm + cloudy looking very much like rain, Sprinkled a little about 9 AM it gradually faired off + was pretty fair this PM. Ed. Leet, Owen Lewis + I assisted Mr G Dowswell to finish cutting his fall Wheat, all day came home about half Past 6 PM The Quarterly Official Meeting of the WM of Stouffville Circuit was held in Stouffville this PM + the Religious Services will be held in Bloomington Church tomorrow AM. May the Lord be present + bless us. Amen AUGUST, 1873. Monday, 4. Sunday August 3rd 1843. A M. Mother, Lizzie + I went to Quarterly Meeting, @t Bloomington. Brother Royle Preacher from Matthew 6th (Blessed are they poor in who hunger + thirst after Righteousness) a good sermon, the fellowship meeting was not so earnest + well improved as generally it is, may the Lord help one to truly hunger after + to do the will of God Went to Mr Wm Stomy's to Dinner came home to Tea Monday Aug 4th 1873 Mother + Father Visited Uncle Fred's I made a new Bridge N Side of Barn. Tuesday, 5. S W. Wind AM. We hoed Turnips East of Orchard PM. Ed + I started to draw in Fallwheat Mr Geo Dowswell's Burned their Pine Brush to the East S.E of the marsh South of the McCullock's Pond The fire Burned some Pinewood of Mr Dawswell + about 300 rails of the line fence between [?] them + us. Owen Lewis is unwell + unable to work Wednesday, 6. Signs of Rain S EW wind James Dowswell Man (Ged Simerson) assisted us to finish drawing in our Fall wheat this PM. AM Lizzie took Cousins Mary Alice, Tillie Ann Jamieson + Mary Elisabeth baker of Whitchurch, part of the way home they have been visiting us since Monday evening last. �AUGUST, 1873. Tuesday, 7. A fine day shower passed over early this morning. Cloudy + close this AM. PM. Mostly Bright + any warm at intervals. I Horse raked wheat Stubble + drew it to barn. Owen hoed Turnips East of Orchard. Ed ploughed New ground HIll West of Barn. Evg Ed + I went to prayer meting, The Lord was present. Friday, 8. Bright + fair. PM Owen + I assisted Mr Ged Dowsswells to draw their Fall wheat to barn, Saturday, 9. A fair day. N Wind Mostly. A.M. Wm A Degeer + I mowed some Second crop Clover on SE corner of Highswander farms + after Tea the "Boys" drew it to barn. Ed Leet + I drew stones off Somerfallow after Noon- I sold my "bess" Cow to thos Monkhouse. Altona for ($40) Jesus is precious to me to sight. I may the humble + trusting + loving him with all my Heart AUGUST, 1873. Monday, 11. Tuesday, 12. Wednesday, 13. AUGUST, 1873. Thursday,21. Friday, 22. Saturday, 23. AUGUST, 1873. Monday, 25. Tuesday, 26. Wednesday, 27. �AUGUST, 1873. Thursday, 28. AM We drew Oats from N side of NE field of Nighswander farm Barbara Pifers Child Luther age 16 Mr took sick with Fits, I went + got Dr Farewell from Stouffville to come + see him at noon but the dear child died at 6 oclock this Evening we will miss him but God has taken him to Heaven to be Happy forever Mrs T Robinson "laid him out" May I so live as to be also ready. Amen.... Cousins Willie + Lillie Stokes came on a visit. Friday, 29. A Fine day. The Child Luther was buried this PM in the Graveyard North of Goodwood Mr James Collins preached from Numbers "Let me die the death of this Righteous + let my last end be like his.." Father + Cousin Willie Stokes brought the Coffin for little Luther from S Burkholders. Saturday, 30. Sunday Augt 31st 1973 We took Cousins Wm + Lillie Stokes to Uncle Martin Johnsons + also to M Walter Millers. I got Tea at Mrs Hodgins on 10th Markham. Mr jas Collins preached in Goodwood. this PM I did not get to church to day. did not Spend it as much to the glory of God as I ought. Written Sept 5th 1873. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Monday, 1. Tuesday, 2. Wednesday, 3. We finished "Harvesting" about 4 PM in S the last we took in was the Oats off S West of Nighswander farm. May God help me to prepare for the Eternal Harvest, may not the cares of life estrange my soul from the lord. Written Sept 16th )) SEPTEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 4. We sowed Fall Wheat to day in field just east of McCulloch's Pond on our South line. Got the seed from Daniel Hoover on 10th Con Markham. Friday, 5. Saturday, 6. �SEPTEMBER, 1873. Monday, 8. Tuesday, 9. Wednesday, 10. A fine warm day About 1 Oclock this morning I started for Toronto, Drew A Degeer accompained me. I had a load of mixed, of Wool got 35c per lb, Potatoes @ 50c per Bag Butter lb rolls @ 25c Eggs @16 per Dozen Stayed at Black Gorden Hotel. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Tuesday, 11. Very Warm to day I came home from Toronto to day came B by majorville Grist Mills + got 850 lbs Bran @ $12 p ton. Friday, 12. Saturday, 13. Sunday 14th Sept 1873 Went to SS in AM. PM. We went to Goodwood Church. a 'Local" Brother from Ringwood, preached. Text was "Let us come bodly to the throne of Grace that we mayfind attain Mercy + find grace to help in time of need" may God grant it. The Lord has blessed me to day. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Goodwood Monday, 15. A Commenced to rain about 10 AM continued rainy all day. Father + Uncle Frederick, started for Mariposa to visit cousins Martin + Wm Johnson + also Uncle george Johnson's in Verulon Township. A heavy frost last night, Potatoestops quite frozen down Tuesday, 16. Wednesday, 17. Heavy frost last night Somewhat drizzly Las this PM. Mr Henry Barkey (Sr) + Wife came on a Visit + got some plums Mr Enoch Kestin came + got 2 Pails of Plums @ 50c per pail. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 18. �Friday, 19. Saturday, 20. SEPTEMBER, 1873. Monday, 22. We finished threshing Peas in West linter of Barn. Tuesday, 23. Owen Lewis went ti thresh for Hugh McDermitt, came home sick. This Evening Ed Leet + I went to Goodwood there was a meeting of the Wesleyan Members to see aboutgetting carpeting for the Aisle of the W. N1 Church at Goodwood. the carpet will be got. Wednesday, 24. Fair + Cool. Owen is Ill. John Smyth commenced to work again for us at 75c per day. We Hauled Manure to S field just North of L Longs John Waggs came + Set down their threshing Machine this Evening SEPTEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 25. Rainy until nearly noon the heaviest rain there has been for some time John Wagg commenced to thresh for us we filled most of the Fall Wheat in Baggs________ Friday, 26. Fair day wind rather S W by West John Wagg finished threshing for us this PM. We had about 250 Bushels Fall Wheat, 50 Bushels Spring Wheat + about 500 Bushels Oats. The threshing hands drew in the Buck wheat from Orchard, to barn + also to cover the stack with Boards May the Lord help me to use every blessing as the Lords Steward Saturday, 27. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 29. Friday Nov 28th Ree d from A Gregg $7 on a Wood Acct of $35. 00 Sat Nov 29 R e d from Jacob Bailey $4 on Wood account of $3.50 " " " " " M Chapmack $2.70 for 1 1/2 Cord Pine Wood Then Dec 4th Ree d from A Greg, $28.80 gave Father $28, Kept 80 c $... "1.00... �1.00... 2.70... 0.80... {This table is on the right side of page} Tuesday, 30. Wednesday, October 1. OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 2. Sat Nov 29 Paid J McCullough $4.85c for Peas $4.85 Friday, 3. Saturday, 4. Summary of Accts See below OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 6. Cold raw wind from North. A little Snow came down this PM. or just about Noon. I assisted Jno McCulloch to kill a Hog. + made a New road around mud hole in S Bush this AM. PM We drew Manure to field S of Bush. John Smyth split rails 50 or 60 rods S of House. This Evening I called in to see Mr Lewis Brown + humbly endeavoured to encourage him to continue seeking the Saviour, until Jesus Speaks peace to my His soul May the Lord bless him Amen. Freezing hard to night. Paid A Gregg $30 on Owen Lewis' Act., he has now got in money $83.60. Lost days 13 1/2 Tuesday, 7. I think the ground was frozen harder last night than any night this Fall AM We finished to S field for Potatoes next year. John Smyth split rails. PM Father took 6 turkeys to JR Brown's Hotel + sold for 60c each. The Boys + John Smyth + I dug Potatoes, Chilis in N part of N E field, the poorest Potato Crop we have had in Uxbridge. We settled with John Smyth this Evening $30, being Amtim full for 40 days work, before Oct 6th 1843. O Lord guide me, in thee will I trust. Wednesday, 8. Ed Leet is now Dr to $22.18 1/2 c. Has lost 4 1/2 days �OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 9. Fair + Very Pleasant John Smyth helped us to finish digging our Potatoes to day This evening Miss Hannah Robinson + Miss C McCullough came to were here to Tea + we went to prayer meeting We had a good time. The Lord be praised Friday, 10. Fair + pleasant Slight S Wind. We went to Stouffville Fall Fair Father took Bull "Duke Red" to fair, Ed Leet took our oxen, got 1st prize for each. I took a Bag Chili Potatoes, got 1st prize, also a 30 lbs Jar Butter got 2nd prize. (first) 1ed prize for a Jar of Lombard Plums as they came off the tree got no prize for Fall apples + Pumpkins + none for the 2 year old filly for Saddle or Carriage, We got Tea at Uncle Martins. Where Father Stayed over Night with the Bull I think the Fair passed off quite pleasantly. {written vertically an left side of page} (fisrt) Olg Mrs {Borkins?} was buried to day at upper Chapel. Saturday, 11. OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 13. Tuesday, 14. Wednesday, 15. OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 16. Friday, 17. Saturday, 18. x Turnip Pulling OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 20. Tuesday, 21. x Wednesday, 22. �PM John Smyth Ed Leet + O Lewis + I commenced pulling Turnips a fair crop OCTOBER, 1873. Thursday, 23. Rainy. AM John Smyth completed making a Gate for the lane just west of Horse Stable Friday, 24. Saturday, 25. Fine + S West Wind A.M. Ed + Owen finished ploughing the N West field on Nighswander farm just S of Pond John Smyth, W A Depeer + I topped carrots + put some in the Cellars. PM. John Smyth pulled turnips. Edward Leet, O Lewis W.A Degeer + I drew 17 loads to the Cellar. Sunday. Oct 26th 1843 PM. Bro Slyter. Bro Koyle's colleague in the ministry on Our Circuit. preached from 1st Kings 18th chap + middle of 21st verse. Now long halt ye between two opinions if the Lord be God follow Him but if Bad then follow him OCTOBER, 1873. Monday, 27. Rained last night A little showery at times to day fair at Noon Lizzie + I assisted some of the Friends to Paint the Wesleyan Chapel inside at Goodwood. O Lord keep me in life that at last I may glorify thee in the upper Sanctuary Tuesday, 28. Snowly, Wet Unfit to work out doors We threshed Peas Wednesday, 29. Cold John Smyth came again he has been here 16 days before OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 30. Froze some last night Too hard to Pull Turnips I went to Mr Elijah Patterson's Dentist Glasgow I had 3 teeth filled with Platina Amagam Edward Leet + John Smyth Split rails on fallow, just south of lane Friday, 31. Saturday, November 1. We pulled Turnips Set in Quite Stormy towards night �Sunday Nov 2nd 1873. We went to Sabbath School + went to Robs Waggs to dinner + to Church at Goodwood in PM. Brother Koyle preached from "Quench not the Spirit" a Cutting Sermon may the Lord enable me to follow the Spirit. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 6. Thanks giving day. AM. Andrew Miller assisted us to draw earth to cover Turnip cave deeper PM Ed Leet + I began Ploughing Orchard Owen went up to New Market road. Andrew Miller has been here 2 days of the 4 days, he is to help instead of splitting Rails Friday, 7. Chilly S. E wind this Morning froze the Earth over an Inch deep last night But turned warm + fair Frost thawed so that Owen ploughed in Orchard in PM. + I drew some Lime + Sand to School House to repair the Plastering in the Ante room. AM We logged some stumps mostly Hemlock in sod field North of Barn Near the line fence O. Lewis is Dr to $84.60c + 16 1/2 lost days, began to work Jan 3rd E Leet is Dr to $84.60c + 161/2 lost days, began to work Jan 3rd. E Leet is Dr to $ 21.93c + 51/2 lost days began to work April 14th Tuesday 13th Nov. E Leet to $1.06c at Stouffville Fair... Nov 13 Cash to O Lewis $1. Saturday, 8. Rained some last night Cloudy + turned cold towards night. Owen Lewis, Ed Leet + I assisted Mr. Stephen Burr from 9 AM to 4 PM to get in the last of his turnips. NOVEMBER, 1873. Monday, 10. Sunday Nov 9th 1873. Snowed some last night Cool to day Blustery in PM AM Ed Leet + I went to Quarterly Meeting Bloomington Bro Koyle preached from the Song of Soloman Who is she that cometh as the Morning! Fair as the moon, clear as the Sun, Terrible as any army with Banners. The Lord was present, the Lord was praised May we in come forth in the Heavenly journey like to the Sun Tuesday, 11. Wednesday, 12. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 13. �Friday, 14. Saturday, 15. Sunday, 16 Nov 1873 Jesus is precious to my soul this Evening blessed be his name NOVEMBER, 1873. Monday, 17. Tuesday, 18. Pretty fair. N Wind Sunny at Noon PM Colder. John McCulloch + Mr Thos Robinson assisted us to butcher 5 Hogs. 3 of which are for Market Ed Leet + O Lewis assisted Mr White to thresh. Wednesday, 19. Father did not talk Pork Toronto on account of low prices comporatisly. concluded to keep it until next week. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 20 Saturday Nov 20th 1875. I went to Stouffville + got "Gia" mare shod + went to Uncle Samuel Barkeys in pickering + informed them of Aunt Sarah A Walkers death yesterday + funeral tomorrow at Dixons Hill 8th Con Markham. I came back via Stouffville + stayed to the {Wesleryan?} Quarterly Official Meeting as an onlooker. Bros E S Koyl + M A W Ross present. Lord grant grace to thy servants to be faithful stewards in thy cause. This evening Mr J W Shoults + family came here. are going to Aunt S. A. Walker's funeral tomorrow Friday, 21. Saturday, 22. Ed Leet's time of 7 months is now up this Evg Sunday, Nov 23rd 1873 AM we went to S School PM. We took dinner at Mr McGackins + PM, we went to Church at Goodwood Bro Slyter preached from 'One thing yet thou lackest" O Lord help me to love the best NOVEMBER, 1873. Monday, 24. Snowed about 6 Inches last night Owen + I drew some Pine rails + built fence just west of Sheep pen North of Barn + got things ready for going to Toronto with the Pork tomorrow. �Tuesday, 25. Pretty cold N W Wind most of the day Slieghing good here Father started for Toronto with the Sleigh, took 3 heavy Hogs, a few Turkeys, butter + Eggs. Ed leet went with him to See the City Owen lewis + I drew some manure around Turnip cave + celar windows + also around cow stable. PM> we made some roads to rails in Chopping South of House. about 40 rods Wednesday, 26. NOVEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 27. Father came home from Toronto, sold Pork for $5.30c per hundred lbs, Butter 20c per lb Friday, 28. Pretty fair to day We took Mr A Gregg a car load Hardwood 5 cords at $4.50c on the cars + 7 cords pine at $1.90c per cord on the cars Saturday, 29. A somewhat dull day Wind in Evening S W Sold Jacob Barkey, Blacksmith Goodwood 3 1/2 cords culled Pine wood at $1. per cord + 1 load to Mr Chapman at $1.88c of Good Shipping Wood. + 1 1/2 Cord of Seasoned smalled Pine at $1.75c per cord + bought 25 37/60 bushels Peas off J McCullough at 8c per Bush Owen Lewis is now Dr to $94.10c + 17 lost days Edward Leet is now Dr to $ $31.581/2 c + has 7 months put in + 2 days more DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 1. Very Cold Wind S E by N. E. a little Snow flying Evening some appearance of a thaw Malen Degeer Hewed some Timber for us Mr S Burr helped us scoore score hack for heaving. Edward Leet will quit working for us this evening We allow him $80 for 7 months + paid him $40 leaving a balanace of ($40.) Snow about a foot deep Tuesday, 2. Rainy SE. Wind Foggy + Showery all dya. Father helped Mr S Bur Butcher some Pigs I went to see Mr James Collins to get him to come to paint our sitting room, could not get him Wednesday, 3. Rain continues Snow going fast. Mr S Burr helped us to grind Mr M Cucking's Sausage machine knives DECEMBER, 1873. �Thursday, 4. 5 oclock AM. rained ceased a very Mild + warm SE wind. at 6 AM rained a little + immediately blew almost a Hurricane from the S West lasting scarcely a minute though the wind continued very high nearly all day. During the first blast it blew down many trees unroofed several Barns + Sheds + levelled many fences, blew down some board fence for us + settled the posts to the North, some of which were nearly 4 feet in the Earth, nearly two suches {fluroofed?} straw stack. tore Shed roof down S of Lea Stable. Lorenzo Vanhorn was Killed this AM by a tree in Mr Truman Beutleys Bush on 4th con Uxbridge Friday, 5. Freezing hard snow about all gone. Cousin Wm Johnson who came yesterday started for home (Mariposa) this morning. he is taking 5 cattle + 4 sheep home. Wm Connor + Byron Peurose of Mariposa assisted him Yesterday + this AM we were repairing fences. this PM Malen Degeer assisteed us to repair Shed at East end of Barn O Lord help me to watch + pray, love the above all Saturday, 6. A fine day. Snow about all gone roads frozen, though pretty smooth. There was a Special School Meeting in the School Section House of our Section (No9 Uxbridge) Mr Geoloage resigned office as trustee + Mr Christopher Scott elected Trustee instead. Mr James A Douglas is the present Teacher Lorenzo Vanhorne was buried at the Upper Churchyard 1 mile North of Goodwood this PM Revd Mr Koyle Wesleyan Minister of Stouffville Preached foorn Samuel There is but a step between me + death DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 8. Sunday 7th A fine day AM. Lizzie + I went to Sabbath School It was the most solemn School I think we have ever had owing to the sudden death of one of our Scholars a young man Lorenzo Vanhorn May the Lord lead many to seek his grace + may I watch + pray. PM. Bro Slyter Preached to a large + solemn Congregation "Ho every one that thirsteth" Haigh 55th I 1st 92nd verses a very impressive sermon may God add his blessing Tuesday, 9. A soft day somewhat squally this AM. PM fine mild evening freezing some Mr Stephen Burr assisted us to butcher the last 3 of our fattening hogs, one weighed 376 lbs PM we made sausage of these part of them Wednesday, 10. Pretty fair Evening Very Calm + Cloudy AM We drew wood into wood house PM assisted John McCulloch to cut oat Sheaves with Horse Power Cutting Box (Mr John Wagg's) Father + Mr Stephen Burr went to Scott to see Father to See for a School Teacher �DECEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 11. Snowed about 3 Inches last night rainy this AM PM Damp. AM We threshed PEas. PM. assisted John McCulloch to finish cutting Oat Sheaves. Evening Lizzie + I went to Prayer Meeting I failed to take up the Cross. how easily overcome, Lord Strengthen me. Amen Friday, 12. Mild to day thawy Owen Lewis + I drew some Hewed timber from South Bush for a Pig pen + addition to Barn + drew some rails also This Evening We hired Edward Leet for the Sum of ($130) one hundred + thirty dollars for the year 1874 + will pay him at the rate of Ten dollars per month from this until Janry 1st 1874. Saturday, 13. Snow Storm Snowed most of the day from the NE nearly a foot deep. faired about 3 PM. Owen Lewis + I threshed Peas This Evening Lizzie + I went to Cousin Seneca Baker's Whitchurch + stayed all night DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 15. Sunday 14th Lizzie + I went with Cousin Seucca Baker's to Babtist Church on 6th con Markham Whitchurch townline. Revd Mr More Preached from the great love of God. O Lord help me to appreciate thy love amen. 1873 Thursday, 16. Copied from Acct Book from S.S.No 9 Uxb $ c Balance on hand from 1872 48 74 Feb 15 County Asst grant $28.08 28 08 July overment grant $24.45 24 45 Dec 18th Recd from Mr Frank Wagg Township Treasurer the Sum of $390, being school asst on S.S. No9 Uxb for 18/3 390 00 �Wednesday, 17. Expenditure for S.S. No9 Uxbridge $ c 21/4 cords dry hardwood 11 20 4 cords Green wood H McDermatt 18 00 1 Blach board $2, 2 Brooms boc + 1 Cord Pine $2.25 4 85 Paid Mrs Miller for Making fires $2 Feb 15th County Asst School grant to Teacher 28 08 July Government School grant to Teacher 24 45 Dec 19th Paid Teacher, James A Douglas Balance of Salary 347 14 DECEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 18. A Mild Day Edward Leet + I assisted Mr C Scott to Chop cord wood in Bush on NE corner Lot No 16 1st con. Uxb Evening I went to Prayer meeting we had a good meeting Lizzie + Mr McCullough's of Goodwood went to a Social Sabbath School Party at Bloomington Friday, 19. Stormy Snow from NE. Evg SW wind Father + I attended Mr James A Douglass School examination in our S.Section No 9_ Several visitors present Mr John Scott + Miss Anna Scott, Teachers were present. The Scholars did well though they cheered somewhat Boisterously, As sectetary of SS No 9 {Mr spaid?} Mr A Gregg James A Douglass teachr balance of Salary $347.14cts + Father + Mr Scott + Mr McDernistt hired Mr Douglass for next year (1874) for the Sum of $360 Saturday, 20. A Fine day Strong N Wind AM Edward + I asisted John Wagg Jr to cut oat Sheared with Horse power Father Bought me a pair of Shoe Packs at Hiram Johnson's �Stouffville for $2.75c Ed Leet has worked for us 3 Days this week at the rate of Ten dollar per month till Jan 1st 1874 DECEMBER, 1873. Monday, 22. Sunday Dec 21st We attended S School + the Tunker Brethren Preached after S School Text was Hebrews 1st Ch 1st + 2nd verses. Mr Saml Baker preached. PM Bro Slighter Preached from "And he arose and came to his father" Evening Lizzie + I attended Prayer Meeting Brother Watson exhorted We had a good meeting the Lord be praised. Monday 22nd PM Miss Mary Ellen Welsh + Thos came on a visiit Tuesday, 23. A fine day thawed Slightly Cosuin Wm Johnson of Mariposa brought our waggin home yesterday + stayed with us last night to day we took 3 steers 2ys old to Michael Welsh's on E part Lot No 23. 4th con markham to be pd Straw this winter, we also took a load Turnips for them, came home by Dr Pagan's + I got some medicine Wednesday, 24. Mild Cloudy. Snowed a little after dark. N Wind. We "Skidded" Saw logs in South bush, with oxen. Cousin Wm Johnson of Mariposa went home with his new Bob Sleighs this PM. I went to Goodwood this evening for some cheese DECEMBER, 1873. Thursday, 25. Mild and Cloudy Snowed nearly an Inch last night Father and Mother went to Uncle Martin JOhnson's last Elizabeth + I stayed home This evening, Lizzie, Barbara PIfer + I went to Prayer Meeting Bro Wm Watson exhorted, read Matthew 2nd Chapter Showing the love of God toward us + his certain providence over those who love him. Lord help me to be thankful for the Gift of thy Son our saviour Help us to love Thee. Amen. Friday, 26. Cloudy. PM Fine Snow from S.E. AM I took some Plaster trough from School to John McCullough's. PM I sawed some wood in wood house Father + Mother went to Uncle Saml Focklars, Rigwood + came home by Joseph Barkeys Stouffville + got somePictures in Frames Viz Lato Hon Stephen A Douglas, rom shore to shore, the Mother + Child. Christ among the Doctors, First Am Congress. The Lord be my Guide + bless us all. Saturday, 27. Cloudy Snowy Somewhat all day New Snow about two Inches, Father went to Geo Focklar's Blacksmith Ringwood + got Gin Mare Shod. took Ino Bruells a Turkey + settled accts with him Evening Elijah James Smith of Ringwood came up + got a Turkey for his �Grandmothers I went $5 of subscriptions for 13 Subscribers for Canadian Messengers, to Ino Dougall Son Montreal. (See Jany 1st) DECEMBER, 1873. {This is very faint, with writting almost on top of it} Recipe for the last change in Women Take internally sulphate of Magnesia 1 oz solution of {Strychmine?} 1 {drachm?} Juncture of Iron 1 {drachm?} Water 6 oz dose 1 tablespoonful 3 times a day For Running ear, syringe out with a solution of acetate of lead 2 grains to the ounce of water 3 times a day For Cramp. rub the affected parts with Camphor Liniment Gord Stable liniment. Mix 1 ounce of lincture of amica with 1 pint of alcohol + 1 pint of water. John Smith days Aug 1876 By Working at Oats 1 1/2 Sep 1 to oct 21st 33 Oct 21st to 28th 5 Oct 30th1/2 + 31st 1 1/2 Ed Crittenden March 20th to Oct 4 to $26.14 Oct 6th Took 11 Days Settled Sept 26th Mr Crittenden worked on Edwards time 12 days Oct 28th Dr 4.90 + Oct 29th Dr Lo $8.00 in all {unknown} 1 N Leech $42.00 Paid 2 C Wagg $55.35 Pd 3 Geo Wagg $9.60 4 G Davis H Stapleton $17.40 Pd 5 H Stapleton G Davis $11.50 6 Jas Dowswell $7.50 7 Wm White $11.05 8 Ambrose Lewis C Scott $20.25 Pd 9 Henry Widdifield Mordicai Widdifield $31.25 �10 Julius Forsyth + Emma Forsyth $32.00 Paid $28 11 O Cosgrove $17.30 Pd 12 Hiram Alsop Julius Forsyth $12.00 13 J Crick $26.26 Pd 14 Thos Howard Ms Price $25.75 15 Ben Palmer E Vauzant $23.05 Pd 16 Hugh McDermot $20.00 17 Jos Noudriek Ges Williams $43.05 Pd 18 Emma Forsyth $17.25 {Written to the side} 529.31 21.75 307.56 {The following is a newspaper clipping} Another Attack on Ontario Persistent attempt to increase facilities for sale and drinking of beer and wine in Ontario is being made at the present time. The agitation comes from those interested in the manufacture and sale of liquor or from their agents who are pretending to speak for the citizens of the province. It is felt to be another attack upon the moral and physical life of our Canadian youth. The Premier of Ontario and many of the strongest men in his Cabinet are against any further flooding of the province with intoxicating drink. They are aware of the fact that it is not the general public of Ontario that is calling for beer and wine. But in order to reassure them, and to counteract this false and pernicious propaganda of the liquor interests under cover of the name, Moderation League, the people of Ontario are now being asked to �sign the petition printed below. We would call the attention of all out Ontario readers to this matter and urge that the strongest protest should be made against the arrogance of a group whose boasted interest in the people is so evidently based only upon selfishness and shameless greed. Copies of the memorial will be found in your locality. To the Hon. G. S. Henry, Premier of the Province of Ontario, and to the members of the Legislative Assembly: We, the undersigned citizens of Ontario, desire to express to the Honorable George S. Henry, Premier of the Province, to the members of the Government, and to the members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, our emphatic opposition to any increase in the facilities for the sale of Beer and Wine, whether in Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs, or other places, and to any extension of their use in places providing public convenience or entertainment. {the following is a newspaper clipping} What About Our Penitentiaries? THERE is every reason to believe that the public mind still remains deeply concerned in regard to our penal institutions under federal control. The tragic incidents at Portsmouth and St. Vincent de Paul, and the announcement that soldiers have been hurried to Stony Mountain and Prince Albert, in view of possible serious disturbances there, have directed earnest attention to these institutions in our midst to which most of us give, rather purposely, all too little thought when matters are quiet and peaceful. It is regrettable that it seems to take such unusual incidents to direct public attention to those institutions that should be more or less on the minds of the people all the time. But once the thought of the people has thus forcibly been directed toward them, and a conscience in regard to them has suddenly been quickened, the fact that they have had so little thought in normal times makes the newly- awakened interest all the keener. Just now the people are very greatly concerned about our penitentiaries and what goes on inside them, and are in a mood to ask some searching questions in regard to them and to demand honest and straightforward answers. As these sentiments have found expression in the public press and otherwise, there have been those ready to deprecate very strongly and stirring up of this matter at the present time. One of our leading senators expressed the opinion that a time like this, when tendencies toward lawlessness were so prevalent, was a poor time to criticize those charges in any way with the duty of maintaining law and order. Such a putting of the case merits some attention, of course. but it will not take us very far against the reasonable demand that our whole penal system, just {clipping ends there} �{John written around the boarders of the page} THE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, CHICAGO {typed clipping} The Baptist Theological Seminary at Chicago. TUITION AND ROOM RENT FREE. BOARD AT COST, OR STUDENTS CAN BOARD THEMSELVES. THE BUILDING is of brick, 214 feet long, 48 feet wide and four stories high, and will cost about $60,000. It will contain four residences for families, and thirty-six suits of rooms for students, each suit having a study room and two lodging rooms - beside rooms for boarding, recitations, &c. The rent of the four dwellings will pay the salary of one teacher. The Building thus ENDOWS A PROFESSORSHIP and furnishes rooms for students. The corner stone was laid August 18, 1868, and the building is rapidly going up. THIS BUILDING will be the place where hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of God's ministers will pursue their studies for the great work of preaching Christ. Here they will pray and weep and rejoice. Here they will gain many spiritual victories; and years after they leave its walls, they will look back to it with tender interest and hallowed associations. From it there will go forth much of gospel light, and many earnest laborers to benefit and bless the world. Would you like to put some bricks into it, or pay for some that are in it? Send your contributions to G.S BAILY, 32 Wahpanseh Ave., Chigaco, Ill. {typed clipping} WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA. Quarterly Ticket for February, 1873. For the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. -2 Cor. iv. 18. W {printed} Samuel Johnson {plmb?} �March 16th 1873 PM. Ashamed to take up my cross in Prayer Meeting. Heavenly Father may I overcome this besetting sin. Amen {the following is a newspaper clipping or pamphlet} "IS IT NOT A LITTLE THING" Do you deem sin, any sin, a little thing? Fools sometimes make a mock at sin. But the saints who have had a glimpse of its exceeding sinfulness, the damned who feel its awful consequences, the glorified spirits who view, unveiled, that God against whom it is committed, and Jehovah himself, who from his throne surveys its nature, malignity, and tendency, all look upon sin, upon the least sin, with very different views. They see in it that selfish disposition which, right or wrong, seeks its own gratification, however small. They see in it a rebellion against the highest authority in the universe, and a violation of the most powerful and endearing obligations- obligations which an eternity of praise cannot repay. They see in it a disregard of the most important interests. Right or wrong, the sinner will have his way, though he sacrifice his immortal well-being. Right or wrong, he will indulge a spirit which, were it universal, would fill all worlds with insubordination, guilt, and wretchedness. They see in it an impious trifling with the most solemn concerns. What lifted the floodgates through which the tide of human misery has been pouring for 5,000 years and more? Sin. The whole earth has become one vast graveyard; and "who slew all these?" Sin. Sin kills beyond the tomb. Sin kindled the fires of hell, and sin feeds the unquenchable flame. Before the smallest sin could be pardoned, Christ must die; and sin it was that slew the Lord of life and glory - and is sin a little thing? If one sin is so sinful, what must be the guilt of the sins of your whole life? If one drop contains such venom, what does an ocean contain? If sin be such an evil, how can you trifle with it as you do; dallying with a scorpion which is stinging you to death? Do you not daily allow yourself in what you know to be wrong, under the impression that it is a little thing? The floating weed may indicate the current of a stream, and apparently small offences show whether you regard the whole law. He that is faithful in that which is little, is faithful also in much. He that despiseth little things, shall fall by little and litte. No. 35. American Tract Society. {This is written on the top of the page, inverted} Band Corn Cheese Date Speakers Water {fringe the?} + Tea Bills Dishes �Moved + see that we have a {pantry?} carried Moved + see that a come to be appointed to ascertain how much can be done for the Party Carried Moved Wm Todd + J G Hutcherson Moved J {Marr?} W Robinson. Goodwood C Stafford + R Hanniton South Wm Todd + R Campbell North Comissions B Todd + Jno Stover 2nd A Wood + S Todd 4th Men Sat May 26 Goodwood North 110 $20 W Todd " " East 30 $20 S Todd " " West 104 $50 R Todd {This is continued from the previous page} Goodwood South 25 W Robin Moved + see that {words are too faint} on the 25 June Services on Sabbath Carried Moved + see that J {faint letters} + W Todd act as {unclear, very faint} Moved + see that we have {Barn?} Moved + see their A woods {faint name} + R Todd Carried Moved + see that we by {faint} for the point, 20 Doz Cup + Savors plates + of not too dear spoons + {faint} Moved + see that J Mc + C Wagg buy the dishes cd W Robinson L {Wallare?} + S Johnson secures speakers for Sabbath services + party, also + Bills mitted Carried Moved + see that J Wason, J Whittlton + C Stafford see to furnish Water, {fuing?} or Tea Makers Carried Moved + said that the above can furnish Tea + Sugar. Carried Moved + said that our next Com Meeting be on 7 May Goodwood USS May 17 1877 Mr James McCullough in the chair Moved by J Watson sic by R Wagg that Mr Jos Badgeran be appointed to be Asst Sup of Goodwood U S.S Carried �Moved by Mr Wallace said by R Wagg that S Johnsonbe teacher of {yoching?} {faint} class Carried Moved by Wm Robinson read by C Stafford that Jos Wallace be appointed asst teacher of Yorry Ness Bible Class Carried Moved by J Wagg read by Johnson that Badgeran teacher class No 2 Carried {Continued from previous page} Moved by J Stover see by J Wallace that R Wagg teat teach Class No 3 Carried Moved + see that C Stafford teach No 4 Cass Moved + seod that Jn + L Wagg teach No 6 carried Moved + sed Miss D Milleker teach class 6 Carried Moved + sead that Jos G Hutcherson of Class No 2 Carried Moved + See that Miss M Stafford teach Class 3 Carried Moved + sed that Miss R M McCull teach Class 4 Carried Moved + see that Miss C Strafford " " 5 Carried " " Wm Robinson " " 6 Carried Treasurer J Turner Carried Subianions R Campbell + R Todd be Librarians Carried Moved + see that S Johnson be elected to act as secretary Carried MOved She by Jos Badgersan sed by R Wagg that we elect offices once a year say 1st May Carried A Stokes 196 Fulton St Brooklyn NY Cure for Founder. Tie clean sassafras bark (taken from the root) around the bridle bit, leaving it on all night Another cure. Take a large grear Gourd, cut it up, put it into a gallon of water + boil it down to a quart. Strain the liquid and give as a drench. Dec 25th 1873 �Revd J Marzolf Derchan De 13th 1873 Otterville or Merville P.O out (D Armitage acc Aug 15th) Dominion Chain Works 146 East Front St East Whittfield + medley" sole Maufactorers of the farnsworth stump + stone lifter No. 5004 E Farnsworth Stump + Stone lifter Pat No 5004 1877Govt Grant Jan is $15.68 Toronto Amadon P.O. Samila + Les Michigan Writing luk Oct 18th 1875 2 oz Ext Logwood 1/2 oz Bichromate of Potash (chrom) Dissolve in 1 Gallon of boiling oft water National Pain Remover Dr Fourters Extract Wild Strawberry Dr. A Fifes Woorn Lozenges {This is a chart on the lower left hand side of the page} Whittleton 38 J Collins 38 W Wagg 38 J Wagg 38 J Morcadon 38 Johnson Oakwood X Lewis 38 Stooy Watson S Burr Milliken Moray �Johnson 38 E Staff 38 G Robinson E Vauhorn Wm Ball Wm Morganson 38 Wm White 38 {Some of the names on the list, near the bottom, cannot be read} BACK COVER For more information on Samuel Johnson 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/7ac24794ad4a813aa54d11036984494d.pdf 93b5507af39b296c5c8667a6174deb89 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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I may also grow in grace and in the knowledge of my Savior Jesus Christ. Sun. Apr. 1st. All went to S.S. Mr. Ferguson preached. Edie Eng. not home. We were alone in evening. Ap 2nd. Went to school. Ap. 3rd. Went to school. Came home at 3 o’clock. quilted. Ma went to Engledews & Williams. Net & Annie are writing this evening. Ap. 4th. Ma went home with Emma and Gordon. I went to school. (Tues got following note: “I thought you would not like to talk to such common people as us some Friday night. I heard that you had all the nobility at your place such as (A. E.). I see Sarah has got quite refined lately. Yours Truly. N.A.B.” Ap. 5th. Went to school. Wrote a letter to D.E.M.L. 1 �Ap. 6th. Pa went to Oakville in morning. E. E. home from college & met him on sidewalk. He would not raise his eyes to speak, shall never forget his looks. Ap. 7th. Snowstorm. Drove Wallace to station in big sleigh box. too early. so went over R. bridge coming back saw train Wallace had to run to catch it. We drove to Bronte with papers. Ap. 8th. Went to S.S. Mr. Young preached. All went to Baptist church in evening. Mr. Harris sick could not finish sermon. Ap. 9th. Went to school, cleaned yard. Got music lesson at night. Ap. 10th. Mr. Little at school so came home in morning. He here for dinner went in afternoon, wrote com. and writing in his book. Annie and Nettie went to darky concert in evening. I wrote letter to Annie C. W. Ap. 11th. At school. Ma came home at noon as did Eddie and Ella Mc and her ma. Ma got cabinets taken. Ap. 12. At school. Edie & Will came to School in morning. M. E. C. drove through S. yard on horse back. Grant down to Bronte on horseback gave Annie ride home from school. Net {sister Minetta} & I had one too when he got home. Mrs. Foster here in evening. Ap. 13. At school. Grant and E. E. W. came in evening. Willie Jones here too, stayed all night. Went to Palermo in morning. Ap. 14. Sat. Went to Oakville in afternoon and S. E. & E. E. W. came to ride on hor.back when we were gone. Ida and Net went to woods. {Wa?} got ours and Ma’s pictures framed. M. E. W. came hor.back in evening. Ap. 15. Went to S.S. and church. Mr. Ferguson preached. I gave my name after church. {Willie} Jones came home with E. M., after tea E. E. and E. M. came down. Ap. 16th. I went to Brays in afternoon came back and Annie and I went home with Edith from Bronte. they got tea paper so we wrote 35 letters and stayed all night, for the social. (Oakville burned) Ap. 17th. Came home in morning. E. E. W. took Net in evening to Mrs Wilson social all went but ma, had post office. Went to tea with {line} came home with {line} 2 �Ap. 18. Got letter from A. C. W. another social tonight at Mrs. Wilson’s. A and I went to social got letter, came home with {line}. Ap. 19th. home all day. Alf drove girls home from school, did not speak to him. Ap. 20th. Girls went to Oak. got music lesson. Ap. 21. Raked yard all day. Went To Brodericks for B. in evening. Ap. 22. Went to S.S. Mr. Y. last sermon. Ma Annie and I went to Williams after church. Ida, Net and Alf came over for us after tea. E. E. came over with us. A went home horseback. Mr. Ingledew came home from church with girls. Ap. 23. Gordon came down with Watson on noon train. I went to Bray’s afternoon for B. Emma Belyea walked over with me. Fosters over in evening. Ap. 24. Home, we wrote letter to Miss Oughtred. Ap. 25. In afternoon drove horse & buggy down to boat, Ida & Gordon went before on {phil} Watson drove across creek, came home and then drove over to Joyces. Ap. 26. Grant and Mack came in evening. Ap. 27. Miss Speers came in afternoon. {Arch?} came in evening. A ship builder from Buffalo to dinner and tea and went on even. train with Watson. Ap. 28. Edith Thom and Olive here in afternoon for tea we went to grave yard corner with them Ap. 29. Went to S.S. had no church. E. E. W. came home with us from S. S. E. W. and Will Lucas came in evening. Ap. 30. Home all day. Mrs. Hixon and Joshua called in evening. Ida went up to Douglasses. May 1st. Cleaned upstairs. Girls went to Oakville Annie & I run over to Ing. Edith wasn’t home. Mrs. Ing. came a ways with us all the way to Fertiles. Edith there we stayed a while then came home. May 2nd. cleaned kitchen. Ida and I went to Bronte got biscuits. I upset them on street. Got music lesson. 3 �May 3rd. Cleaned parlor. Mrs. Foster here. Pa sick in bed. Got letter from D.E.M.L. with photo. Had a dance at night of our own with Wallace. May 4th. Cleaned hall. Mr. Rice here for tea. Watson took Gordon home at night. May 5th. Annie went to Fosters and Bray’s. Wallace drove home in morning. Ma and Maria went to {McCays?}. May 6th. Went to S.S. Mr. Ferguson preached – circuit divided. We have “ “ {ditto - Mr. Ferguson} all alone lower end Mr. Leek – Delia Ms come home. Mr. Davidson came up from church. Went to Baptist at night. E. E. W. came and never came in house up around bee house & on ladder came back to verandah and a buggy came and E. E. W. "out" around the cor. of house and never seen after, that night. buggy contained E. W. C. and G. E. stayed awhile. Annie got picture of Mack's. May 7th. I out planting straw_ plants in after noon. Ida over to Bray’s Jane came back to Bronte with her and up to gate we met her and went to fence with her come back and went to bed. May 8th – Out planting. Ida sick & pa. Jane and Ada Bray over in evening. Annie & I down to gate with her met E. M. at gate & he went home with her. May 9th. Planting awhile in morning Dr. Wild called in afternoon. I in bed sleep. Miss Eng. came we went up to station with her (very cold) got a ride back with Arch. Spears. Mrs. Bray and Charlotte here. M. L. went to Fosters. M. E. C. called while we were out. Old {temp came?} May 10 All nearly sick. I in bed all afternoon. E.E.W. came in evening brought picture of house. May 11 - better. Emma & Gordon came on noon train. Mrs. Foster over for plants. I went with her and on to Brays for butter. Jessie Doug. called Mrs. Hixson called. Mr. Ferguson called. Ella McKay called. Annie & Nettie went Bronte. May 12. I drove Emma, Watson & Gor. up to 2'clk train with colt. Dr. J. {Z} Wild called gave prescription. Annie & I went to Bronte in even. came home with Ada & Mrs. Bray. May 13. Miss English came in morning for dinner. We went S.S. She came to church. A.A. at church drove away after meeting. all alone in evening. Got letter from A. C. W. 4 �May 14. Got letter from Miss Oughtred. music lesson. May 15. Went to Bronte in morning. wrote a letter to D.E.M.L. posted it at night and went to prayer meeting. rode with Ferguson. {next page is a duplicate of previous page with hair in film?} May 16. Mrs. Bray and Emma here in evening. Grant and Mack here in evening with buggy. May 17. I went to Bray's in morning. Mrs. Hixson and Manda called. Mrs McKay called. trimming strawberries. Girls went to teachers meeting. Will Speers came in even for plants May 18 All out planting straws. Girls and Ida went to Oakville. Edith Ing. E.E.W. and we three went fishing in evening caught bass apiece. it rained while fishing. May 19. Out planting moved stones. Mabel came down on noon train went home at night with her pa. Two M's and Ma & I went down to see the boat at Bronte, went in Johnson's, came home Ida trimmed my new black hat May 20 Went to S.S. and church & class meeting. We went down to go to Baptist church but changed our minds and came home. Mack, Mrs Curtis Murry were here. E.E.W. here too talking with Mack when we came up. E.E. and I stayed outside. Annie & Mack went in kitchen. I Got his cane, lent him umbrella to give to girls who were at church, he met them and came back with them, he got my handkerchief. May 21. Rained all day. E.E. brought back umbrella. Watson and Wallace came on noon train. Ida painted croquet. I read in "bad boy's" at night. May 22 - Rained. I went to Bray's for B. I got music lesson. May 23 Old Mr. Richard's funeral. Ma Pa two Ms went, Mack called on horseback, Annie and Willie came up in evening. Manda and Joshua called. wore wrapper. May 24 G. S. and family came in morning. Mabel came too. All drove down to see boat, came home had dinner. Emma & Gordon came on noon train. Mack came in afternoon took our Annie and Emma for a drive. Annie Y, and I went down to Bronte bot candies came home drove her pa and ma to station - Willie went home with Mack - folks went to fish we shot firecrackers Watson set off German candles. Mack came back with Will, drove him to 9 ock train - we went to bed. 5 �May 25 Annie Y. Mabel and I went to Hixson's flats to get violets ground covered got roots for Emma Y. I drove them to noon train with Mabel. Katie Douglas & Ada Johnson came up after dinner to tell us her ma could not come up to see us. Annie Lovekin walked down from station. Freda Morse showing her the way - came unexpected off 2 oclk, left her Grandma at Morses. Maria W. drove up for her. Two M's & Annie L. went to Bronte. Ida & Nettie drove up to station with Watson's family. Annie and I went to Bray's for Butter in our new print blue dresses - met Mrs. McK & Ella Jane away - Emma & Ada came piece we sat on fence. Jennie Wild & Manda called. Jennie stayed all night and all next day for it rained - Watson went hon May 26 - raining - Watson went home - we had sing at night. Joshua took Jennie home May 27 - Went to S.S. and service - came home Katie, Doug. Ada John. were here for tea. Annie and I went down home with them to see Mrs. Douglas. it rained coming home. E.E.W. here give him cane & got my handk. Annie L. & E.M. dressed up. May 28 - planting blackcaps. Will's wife came on noon train. Mrs. Bray called. Ma went with Sarah to Mrs Joyce - We had sing at night. May 29th - Englishman came {written vertically down the valley alongside the entry for the 29th} had sleep in afternoon - Annie & I was going down to prayer meeting in evening. Will Speers overtook us with wagon & drove us to church nobody there so drove over after Edith Ing and brought her to meeting - Mrs Ferguson with baby there. Edith disappeared very quick after we could not see her any place. Annie L. and M.L. went to McK. Wall. & Sarah all night at Ings May 30 - Wrote note to Edith by Willie. Annie L. with M.L. went to visit school. Wrote in her album at night. May 31 - Sarah came back from Ing with Mrs. Ing in morning. I got note from Edith, Sarah went to Toronto in evening, girls with A.L. went to station they called in Douglases then went Hixson's. E.E.W. came on horseback. (Frid) 6 �June 1st. A.L. and her Grandma went home on noon train M.L. went with them to Toronto. Ma went to station. We were cutting potatoes in afternoon wanted to go to Ing. M.W. wouldn't let me. Net & I carried sod. Mr. Giller and Emily called. June 2nd - planting potatoes all day. Annie and I went to Bronte in evening for papers bot candies. June 3rd - Went to S.S. and church & class. 1st bible class commenced. Edith Ing. came home with us. Ella McC - with girls for tea - E.W.C. and G. E. came with buggy. I wento Baptist with Edith went in choir. Davidson called here June 4th - washed - helped ma in garden - practised in afternoon Ida went to Bray's Annie and Edith Ing. went to Johnson's after school to see about singing for our sermon the next Sunday. Edith came to gate with Annie - Nettie painting - Annie went back to hill with her after tea W.S. came along with Edith in new buggy took Annie for drive. M.W. and I went down to McKays to get some {eggs?} - Arch S. there, Ella at pages came back before we left. Got letter from D.E.M.L. (Tues) June 5th - put cows across road let colt out had to go {for} down up past Bunston's down to big tree, up past Belyeas, into Bray's bush got {flowers?} came home without it. E.M. had to go with buggy to get it. I and girls planted potatoes - practising with little scholars in church. rained hard did not go to prayer meeting June 6th - cleaned upstairs all day. Miss Eng. here Katie D. & Ada J. came up to play - J.Mc Mack came down went home same night - Got music lesson. June 7th - cleaned ma's bedroom - planted corn in afternoon. a Mr and Mrs Alton came for bee box. Little Arthur Pickard drowned while fishing fell off pier. ma went to Bronte June 8th - planting corn in morning - all went down to festival sermon after dinner we sang an anthem - Annie and I went to Wilson's after that - stayed for tea and then went to practise for S.S. at Johnsons got in new boat went for a pretended excursion got out and went in Johnsons again. we concluded to got up to church to practice so all went up then 9 oclk. E.E.W. came home with Net. June 9th - Mabel, Emma & Gordon came on noon train - M.L. came home on 2 oclk brought Mercy & baby with her. E.M. took Annie & I with 3 Brays and Miss Borelomb. We had icecream and biscuit at Miss {Bain?} Delia being there. I got pair boots also Annie & Nettie. 7 �June 10th - Went to S.S. had our S.S. sermon and just our choir had anthem & collection singing - Mrs. J. Horning at church. Alf. at church - I stayed for class. he came home with girls and E.E.W. also - had tea. Then he drove me down below Oakville had covered buggy went lakeshore - came back. E.E.W. home June 11th - washed when we came home. Edith with Mrs. Horning's niece drove on with Will Speers new buggy while I was out also Manda & Josh drove in - our big girls with Mercy & Emma took a walk down to our lot. June 11th - Mabel went home on 1st train. washed - after dinner Mrs. Williams with Mrs Horning drove in had tea Don Bray with Jane drove through he going to station. June 12th - Mr &Mrs Ferguson with baby came in after noon. I minded it till after tea we had prayer then Annie & I walked down to prayer meeting after them in their buggy. M.L. came after us - Edith had her cousin there - Mr. {Cloinaworth} baptist preacher there M.L. & Emma went down to McKays that afternoon. June 13 - Emma with Gordon went home on morning train Merry & M's and Ma went over to Hixsons in afternoon, Net & I was going to Churchhills when we met E.W. coming from Hixson's with buggy and he drove us around home again. went down had a sing. June 14 - Net's birthday - She & I cleaned milk room. she got birthday card from E.E.W. {collar?} from Annie. She & I went to Bronte at night she got diary book. Mercy with baby went home morning train. E.E.W. wrote N. letter too with card - he wanted to know for one thing if N & I would go up to A.A's on Sun. if he drove us. I said I would not go but have not seen him to tell him so. June 15 - Ironing - I went to Bray's in afternoon for but. called in Mrs. Fosters with dried apples. Bray's putting down new carpet - when I came back Annie not home from school so after tea I went over to Ing - and found her there - we stayed till after 9. Mrs. Ing & Edith came to corner with us. June 16 - N & I out picking S.B. blossoms M.W. went home with Watson on 2 oclk to get our dresses. Geo Night came up on same train did not expect him. Ada Bray called. we all dirty only Ida to talk to she did not stay June 17 - Went to S.S. Geo did not go took up subscription at last for quarters salary Ferguson gave out about voting {for union? session} pa spoke up - "Women vote too" folks 8 �all laughed. Stayed for class - E.E.W. came for N. to go for drive Annie went too. No one else came. M.L. & Geo. had long talk in parlor. June 18 - Cleaning big cellar. Stormed evening M.W. walked down from station coming from Hamilton Mag. McCaul. & Miss Bouncell called for a while - went home - we singing Geo sitting beside N. said "The Spirit moves me. I'm going to kiss you" whereupon did so at the expense of a laugh from us all. talked a while - to bed. June 19 - Manda called while we were washing - Geo. and E.M. went shooting at Bray's for dinner, they came back. Geo. & M.L. went to Manda's got caught in storm - came back M.L drove Geo. up to station for him to go home - before going he kissed us all - saying to Nettie as he did so "No harm in kissing your brother" M.L. got drenched coming back. I got music lesson. June 20 - churned for first. Found some ripe straw b. I went to Bronte at 4 got Annie and went to McKays with pickles, went then down to boat came back got tea & Annie & I went to Bray's for delineators. 2 M's went to Fosters June 21 - Ironing - a very strange woman dressed all in black came, wanted to pick berries we said she could & then she went away. In afternoon Ella Mc. called for M.L. to go to Smiths, walked. M.W. & Ida went Jackson's in evening. June 22 - tearing off plaster. In evening all 4 went to Williams' after tea, Edith & Lizzia there, had a supper at 10 oclk. good time, E.E.W. came far as bridge with us then we told him to go back in fun, but he turned & went, I think he was vexed. got home 12 clk. June 23 - Sat's work, Jackson plastered Annie & I went to Bray's for butter, called Fosters (Sun) June 24 - Went to S.S. quarterly meeting in Palermo. ma & pa went up to it at Sheridans for dinner. got home about 5. no church at Bronte. 2 M's went to Ing. after S.S. Arthur B. took Ida & Net out for a drive. E.E.W. & Mack drove down, E.E. had group of school boy's picture. Mr. Bray here for tea had straw berries. June 25 - raining June 26 - M.W. & E.M. & I went to Oakville in morning, pa also. I went to get my {mom's?}veiling dress fitted at Mrs. Best. coming back wheel came off waggon below Bray's gate, Maria & I got in with Mrs. Patterson who was driving along then, got out at Joyce corner, left some parcels at Joyces & walked home, papering when we had sent Ida & Net 9 �to joyces for it. I took Flossie Best's music book home which her mother gave me to send her. Mrs. Foster came after tea. Annie & I, M.L. went to prayer meeting. June 27 - First picking of berries - 4 crates in all. I run to Bronte for paint brushes in rain. got a broom. raining all night. June 28 - not much of any thing in morning. In afternoon girls went to Hixson's party, a lot from Toronto, the event of Joe's birthday & departure for Brooklyn, had supper out doors. I drove up to 2 o'clk train to meet Watson. I saw the crowd coming to party. I picked berries for supper, saw Edith coming with Annie from school so I run to meet them, then we went back piece with her. In evening Mack drove down on horseback with {Wim}. Emma, Mabel, Gordon came down that night. June 29 - cleaned big room - picked berries after dinner. Manda &Mrs {Hixson} called Davidson called. June 30 - picking S.B. I. McMichael & Jennie came on noon train to see the boat launched, all went down at 4 saw it launched. Mabel broke the bottle which was tied on the bow end. When in the water we all got in it stayed a while then jumped off on to a scow & rode around around to other end of boat. All came home had tea, Adriene came on noon train, on 7 o'clk Annie & I went home with Jennie & Mc. Wall. wife came off and was here over Sunday. July 1st - Sunday. on Sat night walking around town with Jennie buying things called at Kate's, had a good time. Sunday we went to mass with her in morning called at dairy Kate drank 3 glasses buttermilk. laid around in after noon had tea, went to John St. church. July 2nd - went down town again got tintypes taken, 8 together. A. got some gems taken. called at Kate's she was out. Jennie came down to Station with us had to run, lots time after all. for 5 oclk train to come home. walked from station. Eliza. Smith, Aunt Eliza & Henry here came in morning went home on 9.45. Alf. drove down with E.E.W. & his cousin Mr. Lucas stayed a long time. July 3rd - picking all day. too tired to go to prayer meeting July 4th - Emma & children went home first thing - picking all day - rained twice, C.C., E.M. went to Toronto in morning with C. came back at night. 10 �July 5th - picking in morning. Dr. Wild called. rained. In afternoon July 6th I went over to Hixson's to see about baskets, Manda & Mrs. H away for berries. Lizzie Nichols there, came up rain, I had to stay till over, Mr Ferguson & Fred called stayed for tea. I helped to clean some berries I took over then came home. July 6th - picking. Annie's school quit for holidays. I.Y. Wild called to bid "goodbye" July 7th - picking - Davidson came up, out in the patch, rained in after noon. Sarah went home in morning Watson's boat went on 1st trip to Oakville & back & then to Hamilton for good. July 8th - Sunday - went to S.S. & church & class. had talk with Mrs. W. {Mr. F.} &M's went to Mrs. W. for tea. Mrs. Speirs here for tea. We all got ready to go to Broderick's got to barn gate & met E.E.W. & his cousin. came in had dulcet & mouth organ had splendid music combined. got M. Lucas's photo. he got our 3 gems we got each a card. July 9 - picking - whole lot called for berries - Old Mrs Gilliam died. Mrs. G. picking in our patch when heard it & run all way down. Annie & I went a piece with pickers down to McKay's orchard, came back packed berries in house. July 10 - picking. A & I got ready to go to prayer meeting at night when Mack & Grant came on horseback she could not go but I went & called {Villa} she had gone for McC. & down to Gilliams came back went to meeting with them awful late Mrs. F & baby there. 4 girls came up to gate with me. boys here when I got back. I went to bed. July 11 - Sarah Jarvis & her ma came down in morning. picking in forenoon. After dinner A & I went to funeral sermon sat in choir, had good talk with Edith I. looking at Jumbo on fence. came back. Jarvises went home about 5. Ida & Net went to station to meet Laura coming down did not come. July 12 - picking all day. July 13 - picking. J. Jarvis & family came for berries, 3 more strangers for berries. Mrs Ing. & Will came in afternoon did not stay. Mag Mc finishing our dresses. Annie went to Bronte with her. E.M.C. called for baskets stayed awhile. Mrs. Bray here waiting for Jane who was practising for church. come to bed. July 14 - picking in forenoon. {Sp}.M. E.M. extracting honey. Mrs. Ing & Edith, Mrs. Bray & Ada came to pick for them selfves. Mrs. Hixson & Jennie called Jennie wanted Ida & Net to go 11 �home with her so went. finishing up dresses in evening. Ella McK. came home with M.L. who was down. to bed very late. July 15 - Went S.S. Mr. Leek preached very good. At class. he went to Williams for tea. W.S drove him up at night. E.E.W. called for A & N to go to Appleby church they went passed A.A. on road afterchurch went to W. Lucas had good time. M Lucas there. Ida & I went to Brodericks got bouquets met Davidson when going. Mr & Mrs {Foster} here. July 16 - picking. J. Ing. came home July 17 - picking in morning had sleep picking goose berries after. A & I went to prayer meeting too early went to meet Edith together with Charlotte Bray, met them at logs. Mrs. Gibson at meeting. July 18 - we picked a crate among us money for us as it is about last. Ma went to Hamilton on 2 oclk. Mrs. Joyce here. M started muslin dresses Annie & I went to Bronte to tell pickers. Mr Hollim at their place & D. Lucas had lots of stories came back all girls came with us to gate. July 19 - picking in A.M. P.M. Jane Bray came over to help with girls' dresses. Ada came over in evening A, she & I went down to P.O. without telling folks. Saw E.E.W. &E. Mc. came back. Man went home with them. July 20 - cleaning upstairs in A.M. after tea Jane & Ada brought over the dresses Jane going to practise with M.L. Ada A & I went to Johnsons bot a lot of things. Ma{m?} went home with them again. July 21 - working, ironing. Ma came home on noon train. picked S.B. for Watson in P.M. A. N. & I went to Hamilton on 7 o'clk with them. Wallace & Sarah met us near station we went home with them had a rest & all went up to Watson's All out but Jenie Isaac came home so we went down town bot things & run all way back again looking & lightning for rain just got in house fore started went to bed. 22nd In morning A & I went to John St church with W & Emma. Net too sick. came back had dinner then went down with Jenie Mack M Mabel to see boat on emigrant wharf very dangerous. came back stood on bridge looking & waiting for Jumbo car did not see it went home had tea. us 4 went to Centennary at night came back & then went to {Sarah's} all night. Miss {Willimem} there I slept with her got up at 6. 12 �23rd afte B we went to see procession with our good dresses on started to rain went to turn back & met 4 Brays, Mama & Ida & Man Emma {could be Esmee?} & children all went back together saw procession saw Alf & brother on street lost track again we all went down to grounds went in a side show saw 11 different little things in there came out went up street had our dinner out of a grocer store splendid {then} went to circus. saw all animals dead elephant then got a seat beside Maria & rest awful hot & crowded saw jumping, lifting table with teeth, ladies riding all sorts of races, girls performing on swings and Jumbo with lot of children on back. A.A. and D.S. with Bumby girls sat together. We stayed for concert after for nothing splendid. Alf walked up with Net & I to Watson's. he bot candies on our way up there he went back & drove home with his brother. Annie & I went down to Wallace's for valise & stayed for tea. Sarah came up with us again Brays & rest went home again in waggon us 3 went down to station with {McW} and Jennie. Jane Bumby sat with us on train. A row broke out in next car with drunken men got home. E.E.W. at station walked down with Net & I. W.S. came with Annie all way home. we just got upstairs when wagon folks came. tired. July 24 - picked black caps A.M. black currents in P.M. We went to prayer meeting. Mr. Fer. overtook us going gave us ride. had our hoops on could hardly sit in buggy flew up. Mr. Fer. drove us up again. July 25 - picking black currants all day. Mrs. Ferguson drove Mr. to morning train & then came down here for currants stayed for dinner {W?} came down with E.W. July 26 - picking - P.M. Mrs. Lucas & children came. Walter Sheridan drove Laura down. After tea at 8 o'clk A & I went over to Ing. to tell her to come to pick. Mrs. Buck up. Edie & her were out soon came back. John out to Oakville sick to see doctor. W.S. drove him down did not see him Mrs Ing. Mrs Buck & Edie came to garden {ad??} & went back & met John & Will going home got ride. When we came passed pinetrees we heard a noise like throwing a kiss so hurried on got home all right. July 27- {washing?}, picked few black caps raining. pickers came after dinner till suppertime & started to rain so went home all but Edith & Mrs. Buck who stayed for tea and we had a sing at night. A & I went to corner with them looking like rain so hurried. July 28 - picking in morning. P.M. working. Ella McKay run up. E.M. went to Toronto that day got back at night. Laura & Ida drove to Bronte. Manda & mother called at night. 13 �July 29 - Went to S.S. & service all through evening Mack & E.E. came in buggy. Mack took Annie for drive. E.E. & Net walked around. Ma & Maria went to Fosters. E.M. took M.L. & Ella Mc to Mount Pleasant church newman preached. July 30 - picking Mrs. Buck & Edith here picking till near tea time then went home to get ready for temperance meeting. Laura & us 4 went down got to sidewalk going across commons met John Ing & B.J. Ida & Net & Laura went on to meeting but they turned around with us again & we walked over together but it was not in so walked around again came back & they were singing but no organist so we knew Edith was not there so did not go in but walked around long time & came home just before girls did. July 31 - picking all day. Annie Sheridan & Walter came down for Laura stayed for tea and Laura went back with them. That morning Laura went to open con. gate for E.M. going to station but thought we would go to corner so went & I went to jump off & hurt myself & E.M. was bound to take Laura to station & she did not want to and he held her for a while & then let her her off and we did laugh so. Aug 1st - churning Mrs. Ing. & Edith come to pick black currants so A & I went out too & picked with them till dinner & Mrs. Ing. went home & Edith stayed and we had a good time talking with all day. she stayed for tea we went to bridge with her. two Mrs. Joyces there talking on bridge Edith had company with Mrs Tom J. & we came back with old Mr. J. before we went Sarah Jarvis & brother Jim came just {as well} went away when we did two M's over to Fosters so did not see her. In afternoon Emily & her father called. Aug 2nd - washed Mrs. Ing &Mrs Buck came again to pick black caps but we were not picking so they stayed a few min Mrs I. turned into washing for fun and they went home. After dinner I had a sleep and then picked black caps till dark, went to milk eat my supper dumped clothes & came to bed. Ella & mother walked up again. E.E.W. came for I don't know what Net & I did not see him at all Annie went to gate with him. When we came to {well} we saw a fire down near Oakville we don't know where got up on house to see it. Fire was Cordingly barn. JAug 3rd - Two M's went to Toronto on boat from Oakville Annie drove them down. All girls of Curtis's went too, Our girls came up with them at night from Oakville. Net & I run down to Bronte with S bonnets on that night. Ironing all day Aug 5th - Went to S.S. & church did not stay for fellowship. Alf at church. After tea Alf & E.E.W. drove up stayed awhile then Annie and I went for a drive with him down to Longs & 14 �back before 9 o'clk & big girls went to Hixsons. Mrs. Foster called. E.E.W. said he was going in 3 weeks. Aug 6th - Washing, not much of anything some picking. Mrs. Wild & Maud called. A & I had to go to Bronte saw E.C.W at McCraneys talked awhile. John Ing - and Dan Bray came along. Will Lucas too Ella & mother were talking to us also. Katie Dorland came had talk too. Edith in Wilsons John went in and told her we were there she came out walked down to Johnsons with us played with baby walked back again deciding when to go to Copetown we think Wednesday morning this Mon. night. Ag. & Arthur walking up and down. Ida & Net down too E.E.W. came to gate with them we came after while soon as could came to bed. Aug 7th - Ironing white skirts preparing to go to Copetown the rest picking. Afternoon Emily Griller & Miss Harvey came, extracting honey when came. Annie & I mending our things. M.L. and Emily & rest went down to prayer meeting & a meeting afterward about getting up something for church. Katie Dorland came stayed evening Annie & I went to Joyces with her came back met Brays going home E.M. behind with Jane. Jennie Wild here waiting till her folks came back they came stayed awhile talked. Coming back from Joyce's gate Annie told me about what E.M. & Maria had been talking & that I could not go to Copetown. I was vexed but give in & determined not to go. went to bed very sad. Aug 8th - Got up at 5. Pa & ma drove to Hamilton in buggy. I helped to get Annie ready went to corner with her to get in J Mac's waggon met him & Edith was in looked cross when she saw I was not going. I turned around and cried & came home. picked berries rest of day. Ida & Nettie went to Hixson's at night came back with E.M. I walked down to gate for awhile till ma & pa came home. They got pictures taken in Ham. Aug 9th- Mrs W picking. At night Maria & I went to Hixson's in buggy took Mrs. Wild's berries over Dr. Wild up. Jennie came home with us went to Bronte to Johnsons & around to McCauleys for {cake tins} came up back road. M.L. & E.M. invited down to Ella's for evening Davidson, Jane & Charlotte & {Mount} were there. In afternoon I got a card from Edith from Copetown & answered it the same day. Aug 10th - cleaned stovepipe picking berries some afternoon. At night Net & I went to Ingledews for a while, went out to cow stable with Mrs. I came back & got to church hill saw all folks going to practise Manda & Jennie there too. Maria & Ida went down to McCauleys 15 �eating tea forgot to light church so Ida went with Maggie to light it saw her we came on home & to bed. Aug 11th - picked {sent} one half crate. basket. Pa went to Oakville to meet Lizzie Frofar& Edith off boat. I got cleaned up early & went to office & got a letter from Edith Ing. & Annie met Arvilla Wilson at McC. she walked up road aways with me. Aug 12th - Went to S.S. taught Edith's class J.B. took Annies stayed for church omitted class on account of a subscription for something Davidson came up to tea with us Ida went home with Jennie stayed all night for we could not go for her as Mr & Mrs Johnson & baby came up after tea then E.E.W. Mack & Grant came I was nursing the baby give her to her mother went in room talked awhile I brought out the album showed Grant Zula's picture and Mack took his out & we could not get it again Net & E.E.W. walking out came in after awhile & I gave them all some honey E.E.W. got sick & could not vomit. I took him camphor & Radway all to no avail so the other boys had to take him home. Aug 13 picking some Mrs Washing {wrapper} I cleaned up after & went drove up to station for Annie & Edith. Bray's drove up for Nettie I drove Edith across home Miss Pervis & intended there we turned around & came home for dinner Annie & I went to take McCauley's pans home & to mill with bags came back to bed Aug 14 - picked black caps a strange man came around the end of the row & says "good morning" & he scared me so I said "Oh" and he says "don't be frightened" he wanted to see E.M. Mrs. Wild came just as were eating dinner & she had some tea. After that MW went over with her to help & EM & ML drove around for cakes Ida made a wreath for our 3 story cake. Ida & Nettie walked over & Annie & I rode with EM in buggy. ML & JB at gate we went right upstairs Mrs Johnson & Brays up there came down in the yard came across E.E.W we walked & talked a while he bot me a bouquet took me to tea and bot glass of lemonade & too cold to drink it all. After while sit dow & he left me & went off with Net then I walked with Jennie awhile came across E.B.Y. & Jennie left me & I walked with her till we met Mack and {Melville} so Edith went with Mack &Ml with me I was with him all the rest of evening Mack made an excuse to get horses so {left} her. Jessie & Aleck Williams were up. Jarvises down. Will & Laura Jarvis there. Reciting Reading & singing. E.E.W. came off home with Net when I bid Mel good-bye and went to put my things so I walked home with Mack & Annie rest rode stayed awhile on stoop 12 oclk 1 when to sleep we went. 16 �Aug 15 - picking got a basket Lizzie & E.M drove to Hamilton aft Edie. Afternoon I got cleaned up and wrote a letter to D.E.M.L. at last. girls at Fosters Ma & Brays. Annie & I run down at night to post our letters came back saw to fellows lying on side of road did not move, got home allright& to bed. Aug 16th - washed - sleept in P.M. Jennie came down from Curtises that evening with Mack in buggy he was taking her home from a visit up there & called here. I was not dressed only in my wrapper. they did not stay long. Aug 17th - preparing to go to Oakville. We went in afternoon. A & I & Maria to the dentists I 1 1/2 teeth pulled, {Anillia & Ag} there fixing teeth. Annie could not get hers filled so she went the next morning herself. Aug 18 - Annie drove to Oakville herself. I got {work} done up In P.M, went out to help ma to pick berries for tea. raining. Lizzie came back from Hamilton on 5 train. We had a sing. Aug 19 - Went to S.S. Jennie Wild came over in morning went with us stayed for church Mr Coates preached. Annie went home with Edith after S.S. Jennie & Ida sat alone up in Manda's seat. they had no hymn book so Mrs Coates handed them one Ida got it tremblingly. did not stay for class meeting. Jennie here for tea. After tea Net & I went to milk had one c done and Mack and Grant drove up in buggy they looked towards barn & saw us N had M's wrapper on. after awhile Mack came to barn fore we got done. I got milk away, going upstairs to change my dress saw E.E.W. & his two cousins M & C. Lucas. I came down out on stoop stumbled, sat down by M.C. after while went in parlor Clarence a musician had a good play & sining "Waiting for me" "Precious Name" & Near the Cross". all singing but Net & Grant who were walking around. we sat down I showing Clarence photos. & cards. went out on stoop all went for stroll Melville & I for one up lane back up grapery down to straw berr. & in flower garden I picked a bouquet for him he said he would have when he came again as he would press it. we spent the rest of evening on verandah. Clar playing & Annie both in parlor. Mel & I sitting together, Grant in front of us. Mack, Jennie & Ida together, & E.E.W. with Net away at {water} side very close talking. About 10 or 11 they went Grant & Annie in buggy up lane all rest walking M & I, C alone, M.,J, & I, together going to gate. Mel said he was going home tomorrow & he did not want to much as he had had a splendid time up here especially at garden party he said I forgot to say they wrote their cards and left them I gave him mine. E.E.W. said he was going to London tomorrow & he would come to bid us "goodbye" in morning. We got to gate & Mack asked Clarence if he would open the gate for the buggy & he said "With the greatest of {animosity}" & just 17 �stepped to one side for fun. so we bid them all good night & came to house went down cellar for cakes Jennie too & came to bed after a very long talk of the events of day. Aug 20 - washed. Annie started to school. Baptist picnic in afternoon school 1/2 holiday {down in grove?} We all got ready and went down although we expected Brays & Hettie that afternoon but we thought we would go for a while and be back in time. Edith I & Lizzie & Mr. Ing. came down there in boat having had a row up river. we talked awhile with Edith saw some racing & Arvillia Wilson & {Mcleod} then we came home and was somewhat taken down to find Ada Bray & Hettie here & for a long time too. We had a play then I helped get tea. After tea milked then Ida & Net went to Temperance meeting the girls did not want to go so we stayed home played cards & organ with violin Ada waltzing some. Marias & Lizzie went to Ing. in buggy. Edith at Tem. meeting when they came back girls just going home, so E.M drove them home. Aug 21 - picking apples & sorting about all day. Marias & Lizzie went to Brays for afternoon, we did not go to prayer meeting. Mr. Ferguson away. Annie gave me a music lesson. Aug 22 - E.M. took apples to Oak. M.W. & Lizzie went too got back 11. I started to read "Stepping Heavenward" again. Ironing. M.L's birthday. Making ma's muslin dress. Lizzie making Edie a muslin. A very hot day I upstairs writing this without out a dress on to get cool. Ida came running up to tell me Aggie & Villa Curtis were coming unexpecdedly as we did not expect them till the next day. so I had to hurry & dress & sundown pretty soon Annie came home from school, we went in parlor had tea, I milked & Lizzie Carpenter came up on an errand so they all went home together A & I went to {McC's} corner with them it was lightning very fast so we came home. Ma was at Williams in afternoon. When we got home 2 McCauleys were here on errand. Ma came home soon after. Aug 23 - Extracting honey - Net & I went to Williams Mrs & Mr away had talk & play with boys took them honey & told George to come over & see extracting We went on to Ing. had tea went out for row with Mr. & Edith J. away up to Curtis pier Net whistled then we turned around & home again singing both ways. Mag Mc sewing here that day so we met A & I with her on street turned around & home. Aug 24 - Lizzie went to Toronto on boat M.L. went with her. Pa drove them to Oakville. Annie came home for dinner & brought Net a letter from E.E.W. & me one from {M.F.L.} we run to B.C. to read them Annie did too & we read them. Maria came before we got through so we run to hall door. She came around too & we had such a time but very much delighted 18 �indeed. Maggie here that day. Jane Bray & Ada called for Maria to go to practise that night but did not go M.L. away. Aug 25 - Got work done up, Net went to P.O, & got a card from Watson saying boat would be down that afternoon at 6. Annie & I got ready to go to Thompson's & went got there about 3. Mr & Mrs & young ones away had a very good time had a swing I wiped dishes & milked cow & Edith & Olive came down to {Chapman} with us then went back. We met Thompsons on 2nd bridge. I forgot to say we saw boat on coming down where we got our tea. So we went down there before coming home. Our folks had all been down but had gone home they had had a ride out on the lake which we missed and we were tired & everything looked as comfortable we felt like staying so stayed all night had not a very good sleep. Jennie stayed at our place all night. Aug 26 - we had our breakfast and washed up & then came home brought Gordon about 9 o'clk studied our S.S. lessons & went to S.S. & Mr. Jeffery preached. I stayed but too long a sermon did not like it much no class meeting. all went down to boat after church a whole crowd in there we played & sang some & then they all went out Ida & I came home got tea & milked, Mack & Will Lucas came had honey while eating Jennie, Manda and Josh came all of us went down to boat left me alone I had pitcher milk Mack carried it all way his arm ached he said. We walked around deck I told Jennie what {M.F.L.?} said & gave her card. Net & Mack walked up to corner, Mack & Jennie had a little spat rather cool, he went back home, we got home, Jennie (Watson's girl) came up for night gown so Annie Net & I went back with her sat awhile in calm E.M. & {Dan?} there came home Aug 27 - I went to Brays first thing for butter for boat came back we all went down to see them off but Net. Maria went down with them. pretty rough very sick. After dinner I wrote a letter to M.F.L. & Ida & Net went to Hixson's. Mrs Williams called with Herbert for apples, honey. I went down & talked till they went. I came back to finish when Maria Rilhy an old school mate of M. W came but did not stay. I got it finished wrote all our cards to send & Annie posted it next morning Jennie would not send hers. Aug 28 - Net & I washing all ourselves got home 3 o'clock. I practised. Annie gave me part a lesson. Aug 29 - churning - After dinner Edith Thompson called for me to go to Brays with her I was not a bit ready so hurried. We were there at 3 oclk played. Annie came after school played croquet A & A beat E & I. We had tea playing then came home. Ada & Emma came down to 19 �Bronte with us. Edith's folks at McKays so she went there, we went to P.O. came up front way. girls got apples in lane. we came home no one home but pa. A gave me a lesson the rest of it. the rest folks came pretty soon. E.M. getting ready to go to Toronto in morning to go on boat. Aug 30 - Net & I washing again. E.M. went to Toronto morning train to go on boat. M.L. came home on 7 oclk evening train & said they would not start till next morning. Maggie & Delia & Miss {Bounsel?} came up with Annie as she went to give Ada her lesson. They sayed {stayed} a good while we had a good time talking, playing cards and singing, we gave them honey. They went home about 1 a. Aug 31 - I had to go to blacksmith shop so run to office in morning got card from E.M. & one from Wes F. I answered it. Joe had to take bbl apples to train that were left in warehouse from Dor. boat. after dinner Jennie Wild came for afternoon we played cards in parlor. Mrs. Caugan came in morning stayed for dinner & tea Ma & Maria went to Johnsons with her. Ida & I went to log with Jennie she told us Mack & sisters were there the night before, we did not like to part as Jennie was going home next day to start to school but we kissed and parted. I read some in "Stepping Heavenward" and came to bed. Sept 1 - I was doing my cleaning &Mrs Speers &Mrs McNab a lady friend of hers who used to lived here called, stayed awhile. After dinner picked some apples got cleaned up, mended muslin dress got tea & Annie & I went to Bronte to Nelson's & P.O. I got a letter from D.E.M.L. he thinks he will be down before next spring, he is going on a short visit out west in Oct so wants me to write before he goes. We played at Wilson's for a while, they were not in when we first went but soon came. Arvilla came to cor. with us met Ida & Net in stockfeet. I blackened my boot read awhile & came to bed to write this, feeling kind of lonesome as it is raining quite hard. Sept 2nd - Ma & pa went to Palermo to hear Bishop Carman preach as it was the reopening after the repairing. Mrs. Foster came to tell me she could not go. We got ready for S.S. Annie & Nettie went first for I could not get my neck fixed & Ida was helping at last she was going and went down steps and heel came off her boot so she could not go & it was so late & I got vexed I am sorry to say so I gave up of going {till?} church time. I got my dinner & then M.L. & I over to church S.S. being just out when we got there. Mr. Ferguson came late had no class meeting. A & I got home as far as gate & we looked back as far as cor. & we saw Laura & Ida coming 20 �she had come down with ma &pa so we run back to see her, came home played & singing had tea, sat around & talked nobody came for a wonder on Sun night. we all slept upstairs together. Sept 3rd - A. Wilson came up for her plums, I got her a bouquet & walked down to P.O. with her in my wrapper there was nothing after all. I came back & tramped {oats?} down in barn all till 6 o'ck at night. Laura, Ida, Net went to Brays {in morning?} came home about 4. They said Dan would take us {and them up to concert} so A & I & Laura got ready but they did not come till after 7 & they only had the buggy then with Charlotte & Ada some thought best to take one buggy with {Bess} & Char. would not ride with Dan for he had the colt so Ada & I rode with him & A, Char & Laura drove our buggy. It was 8.30 when we got there & we had to wait so long for Dan to put away both horses so we missed about half but the remaining part was grand. we saw such a lot of folks we knew we sat with Edith who had went up on Sunday & stayed till after Mon night. also Delia Mag & Mrs. C. there. Dr. Wild's speech was splendid on "Music". I just wished C. & M.L.'s had been there to hear it. The hall was jammed could hardly get a seat. After it was over we intended to bring Laura back with us, but there was a letter waiting her there from her ma saying she was to be home next day so we had to say "Good bye" in a hurry. in Sheridan's store she grabed handfuls candies for girls & we parted. we got home precisely at 12 o'clk. The girls came in while Dan put out our horse and we gave them all some honey. it was awful cold. I got a letter from M.F.L. that day too. It being the 2nd one. he sent 3 of his cards all different & 1 blank one for J.W. but she had gone to Toronto to school again so I could not see her. I had to grab this one when she got done writing it he said. good, bad, indiff. So we came to bed very cold. Sept 4th - Mrs. McCraney's baby girl born 3 in morning. I was very sleepy & sore but we washed. After dinner we hurried & got dishes washed so as to go to 2 o'ck train to meet Laura going home on it. We took a bouquet, can of honey & her gloves she left. But she did no go that day for when we had got home a while Minnie & her drove down it raining they only stayed till A came home from school. we left the honey at station she was to call for it going home to Palermo & she was going to London in morning. It rained too hard for prayer meeting but Mr Ferguson was down. Sept. 5 - Ironing. Ma went to Bronte. I fixed my old dress. Mrs. McKay & Ella came in afternoon. footing stockings. Ada Johnson Edna & {baby?} came up too here for tea. Miss English here for tea. Ella McC. came on errand. I practising after tea. Mr. Johnson here a long time talking till nearly 10. 21 �Sept 6th - Washing fannels {flannels}. Girls picking plums. I went to help them Net broke down on 2 limbs & went to the ground did not get hurt. We had corn for dinner & I was eating away when all at once some got in my tooth & made it jump with toothache, it was terrible I went to bed to cure it, but it did not stop that day. Annie wanted me to go to Ing. for all night that night but my tooth was too bad. Sept 7th - Net washed lane gate. Annie came home at noon and said she saw Edith I. & Jennie & Viola Cunn. they wanted A & I to go over at night if it did not rain. So I got ready & went about 4 but it was raining a little then & we stood on Stuart commons thinking if we would go or not & then it stopped raining so we went right on. E.I. came to meet us. We had our tea & were sitting in front room in dark telling made up stories, all in a bunch by the sofa & we heard the gate hook so we looked out & we could see the form of a man but not that of Will. S. as we had expected but Bob J. he could not see anybody in front room so started to go around to kitchen door when Viola gave a little laugh out so he came bounding in & tried to distinguish us but could not very well he thought Jennie was I & he could not get me for quite a while & at last he got a hold of me & I fell on the floor & he tried to pick me up and k- me but I pulled & jerked like everything to get away from him for I can not bear him so at last freed myself without any signs of a mark on my face. We played question & answer cards Bob asked the questions & we all answered in turn it was splendid fun. We also played "Ship's arrived" and paid forfeits. Viola redeemed the forfeits as E.I. held them over her head & she would tell the owner of the forfeits what they were to do. Jennie & Bob had to walk the "Cedar swamp" together &to "pick cherries" together and O he kissed her lots of times & she did not care. We had "Jacob's ladder" too & shooting the cannon off in which we all went on the floor. We had popped corn & lozengers to throw, and we all sang then A & I some comic pieces. And it poured and rained & very dark so they said we would stay all night so we did rather than let B.J. come home with us for we know he would if we attempted to come. So he went home after a while. When we were playing Q & A cards B.J. asked Jennie the question "What was she going to do after she got married" & she said "Put my children to bed" & right after it she said "Counting chickens before they are hatched" & we all had such another laugh & shame as never was. After he had gone Wwe got ready for bed took all our boots off & threw them all in the very middle of the floor & they were there all night. When we got our night dresses on we had a prance around the rooms from one to other bedroom at last I got in with Edith in the back bedroom & 3 in the front one. E & I talked a long time before going to sleep. I told her about M.F.L. {& c.?} 22 �Sept 8th - We woke up at 6. & we run in to their bed room the first thing & pulled A & Viola out, then we got dressed. I played awhile & breakfast was ready. After breakf. we played awhile & then came on home about 9. E & V came to logs with us, it was very cold. We met Grant coming across the creek in buggy he was talking to {Page?}. Mrs. I. gave A a pair of chickens so we had them to carry we went to P.O. got nothing. I got my work all done before dinner, got cleaned up & done some little jobs. I went to milk & before got in E. V & J. came over here for the evening. We went in garden first & got flowers & plums came in played looking at photos & cards, played {I. Hayseeds}. A brought in honey & buns. & then we were dancing. The girls taught how to dance "I put my little foot in" and "Old Dan Tucker" it was just splendid, we danced the handkerchief dance for them we just as hot as could be. we sit down awhile & then they went it being 10.30 o'Oclk. A & I went to pine trees with them, came back & to bed. Rover followed them home. Pa & ma getting ready to go to Scarboro on Mon. Sept 9th - Got my verses, reading, eating plums & roast corn. Went to S.S. all the children down to see Mrs Church baptised so it was very late when we started S.S. & so a very short one. Mr Fer gave the lesson Stayed for church a very large crowd out for Bronte church. Alf was there & a lot more of the Middle road boys there. Mr Fer. gave a splendid sermon had a sort of prayer meeting after all the congreg. stayed. he announced there would be protracted meeting this week. A & I were about the last coming up road. Alf & his buggy came behind us with another fellow in he yelled out would we have a ride & I said are you coming in & he said all right so they drove on ahead of us we stopped to talk to Arch S. on corner & Manda. he wanted us to walk home with him & he would drive us back again, he said it just because he knew we wouldn't for he saw the buggy turn in. The fellow turned out to be Joe Tracy, we had a sing in parlor. we had a fire on, sat & talked awhile & they went home before 9 o'clk. Alf said he did not write any letter to E.E.W. before he left Bronte but that it was some pilgrim of girls on M.R. Sept 10 - Ma & pa got ready & started about 9.30 for Toronto. Mrs Wright came. Mrs. Bray came for corn. Ada McC came. Etta Hub. came. After dinner I came up stairs & sit down to write to D.E.M.L. got it nearly finished when Annie came home & wanted me to walk up to station with her to see the Cunn. girls off. so I had to stop & get ready we took 2 bouquets up for them, Edith, Lizzie, & Maggie there too. had to wait quite a while for train. Lizzie Bray got off train being just a bride. We was coming down the road again back home when a buggy passed us with one young man on it & I says "Oh what a dear little pony," & he turned around and saw all us girls & he threw a kiss at us & Edith threw one back which I thought 23 �she would never do & they kept on throwing as far as he could see he came straight on down to Bronte. Delia overtook us when we got to Brigg's corner we hurried home got our supper, M.L. & I went down to meeting, lot of B church folks were there but not many of our own had a good meeting though. Ada Bray asked me if I would not go to Toronto with Emma on Wed. as she wanted me too but I said I was going on Sat with Annie & Miss Oughtred as Annie had heard from her that day & she wanted her to go, so I do not want to go with Emma. I came home finished my letter & to bed. Sept. 11 - I went over to road to post my letter before Breakf. & was gone 1/2 hour but had my book to read. We washed in morning, I cleaned floor & came up to write in this now & it is after 3 o'clock. Net got a book sent to her from E.E.W. today some of the scenes in London. Practising till Annie came home she then gave me a lesson. Got chores done & A & I went down to church quite a number was out had good meeting. Sept 12 - Jennie Bray over in morning for squash. I ironed in morning. got cleaned up after dinner & sewing at my waist. Emily Triller came about 4. Here for tea, Jennie came in while we were at tea, they stayed awhile then Maria & A went down to practise in church there being no meeting that night. After they had gone Mack & Ida drove in to see where the girls were, there being no light in church. they had gone so Mack drove Ida down again & then came back, stayed in parlor till A & M came home They brought Jane with them to stay all night, Arch drove Ida & Emily home. We fooled around in yard awhile then Ida & I came to bed & Mack stayed a really long time. Sept 13 - Ironed some, practised a little read a little helped get dinner. After dinner got cleaned up before 2 o'clk, down in Parlor with Jane awhile, came up stairs and wrote a letter to M.F.L. did not get it finished before milking time so stopped got tea then A & I went to church it raining & not many out Mrs. Ferguson out. We came & all in bed though not 9 o'clk. I finished my letter & it was after 10. It being the 2nd one. Sept 14 - Maria walked up to station to see Miss Jarvis going on train to New York but she did not go. we got a card that day that she could not go. Jane & Maria went to Bronte, and Jane was going home. I cleaned upstairs before dinner. Washed the dishes then came up for a sleep, slept till 4 got up & wrote in this. A & I are going to exhibition in morning, all well, it is the children's day. Miss Oughtred is going so we want to go. ML. Net & Ida went down 24 �to meeting, A & I home all alone getting washed & ready for morning. Jane B came back again with them to stay all night. Sept 15 - Up at 5 min. to 5. back to bed again called at 1/4 to 6. got up. {Annie or A mild bread?} I blackened boots. pretty near ready when Mr Thompson & Edith drove in so we took a bite of breakf. & M.L. drove us up to station, there in lots of time. lot from Palermo had to wait awhile on train Mr {Rymal?} got on at Oak. came to our seat to talk saw Miss Rodgers. Came to Clark. we watched out for Miss L. S.O saw her & got her in our seat with us all day. We went right down to city before getting off. Went to Phot. but did not like them so we went to the other Dixson's I sat for 1/2 doz. cards ($1.25). A would not. I saw A.J.C. cabinets there. Bot Net's corsets some gloves went to GA's office ate our lunch there with Adriene to talk to. G.A. came in did not appear to know us, very cool he was just {spok?} & all. Then we went down to Mowat's Wharf took Hastings steamer up to fair ground it was just lovely on boat very calm not a bit crowded. I forgot to say I counted horses all the time too in town, I got "100" when I got to fair ground. Edith Y would not count all she saw for fear of getting 100 that day. We went through Hort. hall just then E & I parted from rest & we went to Palace in there a long time, saw invalid's bed, lovely wax fancy things. We got to fancy work at last a long time at that, lots of things made of cord. We A & L.S.O. there & Edith I & And Carpenter at fancy work too. kept with them awhile till we saw the big balloon go up then we got parted. When we were in art gallery we saw A.J.C.s cabinet there, lovely oil paintings &water colors. We came downstairs to see balloon one man went up in it very near out of sight we did not see it come down. Then E & I got at horse ring fence. an awful crowd there, could not see without standing on tip toes & peering through shoulders, so we stood that way until our toes very near cracked they were so tired standing that way. after awhile some moved then we got a little better place for seeing but not much better for a great deal worse for smelling, for right in front of me there was a great big man who let his pop gun go off & it being filled with air of a very different perfume then than that of my handkerchief, my nose did not agree with it all & it was some time before I could get it to depart from me. Edith was a little way from me so did not have the displeasure of such a puff. But for all we saw lots of hurdling races, only one lady dare venture over & I guess for the 1st time so fell off by the jerk, the horse jumped over her, she did not get hurt much but was soon on again to try & did succeed. We then went to see the whirligig riders. Then we went to machinery hall at one end of which they were selling cider & peaches. I bot peaches & E bot cider then I came across a stand selling books. I bot 10c dialogue book. We went up to station gate & there saw A & L.S.O. E & I went through Apiary. Then we all went with L.S.O. down to boat out of ground then she changed her mind & 25 �thought she would go on train so we started through gate again but the man said "No not through this gate" so we had to go up to {tack?illegible} we got through off by showing tickets but we were only on R.R. platform then & needed to show tickets again to get in grounds. We went to candy factory bot creams & mixed L.S.O. had to go on boat after all & went back. We then came to station talking to Mr. Rhymal again, &Mr Coates with May. Our train came at last so crowded we had to get in 2nd class car Mrs Garneaux not with us. We were talking to Petch {on train? illegible} go down but did not see him till we got off at Bronte. Dilla Wilson & Lib Henderson were there & Ida & Net we all came down together. talked awhile had some supper then to bed. E & I slept in Mas bed & A slept in pas. A went to sleep. E & I talked till 12 about old times with D.E.M.L. We were awfully tired our legs ached. Sept 16 - Arose about 9. Edith helped me wash dishes. We went to S.S. but Edith did not go in she went right on home. I taught Edith I's class. Stayed for church, had prayer meeting after church. Getting our tea when Mack drove in. he had had his tea, he put his horse & buggy in when I was milking & stayed till I got done. It rained very hard so he could not go till it was 1/2 past 9. Shook hands with me going away which was the 1st one after counting 100 grey horses. Just M.L. & us here, went to bed. Sept 17 - slept late - churned - getting crates & plums ready for G.A. I had a letter from Annie {illegible} on Sat. We missed the mail to send fruit so had to wait till next day. P.M. sewing. Miss English came stayed for tea then A.M.L. her & I went down to meeting. Mack there, walked home with A &I . Miss Eng. came with M.L. stayed all night. She teasing me about Alf & Mack. She said she would tell Alf a "little boy" came home with me from church. Put lemon on my face that night. Sept 18 - Washed, just got done before dinner then we heard the Blandina whistle wasn't sure either, had our dinner. A did not come home for hers So in a short time E.M. came walking up with Gordon & Mabel, they had dinner here A took hers on the boat was late. I washed up dishes then I went down to boat stayed awhile talked with Jennie, Maria W came up with Emma. Jennie & I went to P.S. house about 1/4 to 4, stayed till out came home with A I climbed over wire fence at Adams to get green peas filled our pockets. came home read Emma's diary on the Journey on boat. A went back with Jennie, Net went after while. we had tea then Ida & I took milk to boat. Met Will Speers. Jennie & all us girls came up to church. had a good meeting. We all went back to boat W.S. there we had a sing. engineer sang, we talked then W.S. went home & we went to bed. I had a good sleep. 26 �Sept 19 - Got up in good time, got breakf. washed dishes made up beds on boat. Then our folks came down with Emma & Wat & children, bid good-bye & they were off for Hamilton. I bot some note paper at McCa Sat down to sew after dinner &Mrs J. P Lovekin came up on 2 train walked from station got here 3. About 4 I went down to met A & McC. bot birdseed went in to see baby stayed awhile came home got tea, A & I went down to church, had a splendid meeting indeed, Mach & Grant were there with each of their buggies. E.M. went home with J.B. Grant drove Annie & Mack drove me home we went down to Bray's gate for no 1 {written in a different ink at top} Remember me Mabel Walton Ended.{There is a decorative design of lines and dots below the word Ended.}(Look in Book No 2.) {back cover} For more information on Sarah Walton, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Walton Family Diary Collection Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Front Cover]{No text}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>[Inside front cover]</p> <p><br />{written sideways} S. L. Walton Mar. 31, 1883 Bronte</p> <p>St. Patricks Day 1883, 17 March (got them on St. Pat.) We got our cabinets taken in Ham. went up in Bray’s load.</p> <p>Sand-peat moss 25c 40 50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 31, 1883 Sat. Sweet Seventeen</p> <p>Mar. 30 I had a party in evening to commemorate the day after. Guests as follows: - A A. GE. MC. E.E.W. E &amp; A Bray. A &amp; A Curtis. Emma and Gordon down had “Selfish” charade. Our school exam same day. Mr. Peacock there. Went to Bronte on my birthday. We were singing at night. I went to Davidson’s school this winter. I must not retire and I pray God as I grow in years. I may also grow in grace and in the knowledge of my Savior Jesus Christ.</p> <p>Sun. Apr. 1st. All went to S.S. Mr. Ferguson preached. Edie Eng. not home. We were alone in evening.</p> <p>Ap 2nd. Went to school.</p> <p>Ap. 3rd. Went to school. Came home at 3 o’clock. quilted. Ma went to Engledews &amp; Williams. Net &amp; Annie are writing this evening.</p> <p>Ap. 4th. Ma went home with Emma and Gordon. I went to school. (Tues got following note:</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>“I thought you would not like to talk to such common people as us some Friday night. I heard that you had all the nobility at your place such as (A. E.). I see Sarah has got quite refined lately. Yours Truly. N.A.B.”</p> <p>Ap. 5th. Went to school. Wrote a letter to D.E.M.L.</p> <p>Ap. 6th. Pa went to Oakville in morning. E. E. home from college &amp; met him on sidewalk. He would not raise his eyes to speak, shall never forget his looks.</p> <p>Ap. 7th. Snowstorm. Drove Wallace to station in big sleigh box. too early. so went over R. bridge coming back saw train Wallace had to run to catch it. We drove to Bronte with papers.</p> <p>Ap. 8th. Went to S.S. Mr. Young preached. All went to Baptist church in evening. Mr. Harris sick could not finish sermon.</p> <p>Ap. 9th. Went to school, cleaned yard. Got music lesson at night.</p> <p>Ap. 10th. Mr. Little at school so came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in morning. He here for dinner went in afternoon, wrote com. and writing in his book. Annie and Nettie went to darky concert in evening. I wrote letter to Annie C. W.</p> <p>Ap. 11th. At school. Ma came home at noon as did Eddie and Ella Mc and her ma. Ma got cabinets taken.</p> <p>Ap. 12. At school. Edie &amp; Will came to School in morning. M. E. C. drove through S. yard on horse back. Grant down to Bronte on horseback gave Annie ride home from school. Net {sister Minetta} &amp; I had one too when he got home. Mrs. Foster here in evening.</p> <p>Ap. 13. At school. Grant and E. E. W. came in evening. Willie Jones here too, stayed all night. Went to Palermo in morning.</p> <p>Ap. 14. Sat. Went to Oakville in afternoon and S. E. &amp; E. E. W. came to ride on hor.back when we were gone. Ida and Net went to woods. {Wa?} got ours and Ma’s pictures framed. M. E. W. came hor.back in evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Ap. 15. Went to S.S. and church. Mr. Ferguson preached. I gave my name after church. {Willie} Jones came home with E. M., after tea E. E. and E. M. came down.</p> <p>Ap. 16th. I went to Brays in afternoon came back and Annie and I went home with Edith from Bronte. they got tea paper so we wrote 35 letters and stayed all night, for the social. (Oakville burned)</p> <p>Ap. 17th. Came home in morning. E. E. W. took Net in evening to Mrs Wilson social all went but ma, had post office. Went to tea with {line} came home with {line}</p> <p>Ap. 18. Got letter from A. C. W. another social tonight at Mrs. Wilson’s. A and I went to social got letter, came home with {line}.</p> <p>Ap. 19th. home all day. Alf drove girls home from school, did not speak to him.</p> <p>Ap. 20th. Girls went to Oak. got music lesson.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Ap. 21. Raked yard all day. Went To Brodericks for B. in evening.</p> <p>Ap. 22. Went to S.S. Mr. Y. last sermon. Ma Annie and I went to Williams after church. Ida, Net and Alf came over for us after tea. E. E. came over with us. A went home horseback. Mr. Ingledew came home from church with girls.</p> <p>Ap. 23. Gordon came down with Watson on noon train. I went to Bray’s afternoon for B. Emma Belyea walked over with me. Fosters over in evening.</p> <p>Ap. 24. Home, we wrote letter to Miss Oughtred.</p> <p>Ap. 25. In afternoon drove horse &amp; buggy down to boat, Ida &amp; Gordon went before on {phil} Watson drove across creek, came home and then drove over to Joyces.</p> <p>Ap. 26. Grant and Mack came in evening.</p> <p>Ap. 27. Miss Speers came in afternoon. {illegible} came in evening. A ship builder from Buffalo to dinner and tea and went on even. train with Watson.</p> <p>Ap. 28. Edith Thom and Olive here in afternoon for tea we went to grave yard corner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with them Ap. 29. Went to S.S. had no church. E. E. W. came home with us from S. S. E. W. and Will Lucas came in evening.</p> <p>Ap. 30. Home all day. Mrs. Hixon and Joshua called in evening. Ida went up to Douglasses.</p> <p>May 1st. Cleaned upstairs. Girls went to Oakville Annie &amp; I run over to Ing. Edith wasn’t home. Mrs. Ing came a ways with us all the way to Fertiles. Edith there we stayed a while then came home.</p> <p>May 2nd. cleaned kitchen. Ida and I went to Bronte got biscuits. I upset them on street. Got music lesson.</p> <p>May 3rd. Cleaned parlor. Mrs. Foster here. Pa sick in bed. Got letter from D.E.M.L. with photo. Had a dance at night of our own with Wallace.</p> <p>May 4th. Cleaned hall. Mr. Rice here for tea. Watson took Gordon home at night.</p> <p>May 5th. Annie went to Fosters and Bray’s. Wallace drove home in morning. Ma and Maria went to {McCays?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 6th. Went to S.S. Mr. Ferguson preached – circuit divided. We have “ “ {ditto - Mr. Ferguson} all alone lower end Mr. Leek – Delia Ms come home. Mr. Davidson came up from church. Went to Baptist at night. E. E. W. came and never came in house up around bee house &amp; on ladder came back to verandah and a buggy came and E. E. W. "out" around the cor. of house and never seen after, that night. buggy contained E. W. C. and G. E. stayed awhile. Annie got picture of Mack's.</p> <p>May 7th. I out planting straw-plants in after noon. Ida over to Bray’s Jane came back to Bronte with her and up to gate we met her and went to fence with her come back and went to bed.</p> <p>May 8th – Out planting. Ida sick &amp; pa. Jane and Ada Bray over in evening. Annie &amp; I down to gate with her met E. M. at gate &amp; he went home with her.</p> <p>May 9th. Planting while in morning Dr. Wild called in afternoon. I in bed sleep. Miss Eng.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came we went up to station with her (very cold) got a ride back with Arch. Spears. Mrs. Bray and Charlotte here. M. L. went to Fosters. M. E. C. called while we were out. Old {temp came?}</p> <p>May 10 All nearly sick. I in bed all afternoon. E.E.W. came in evening brought picture of house.</p> <p>May 11 - better. Emma &amp; Gordon came on noon train. Mrs. Foster over for plants. I went with her and on to Brays for butter. Jessie Doug. called Mrs. Hixson called. Mr. Ferguson called. Ella McKay called. Annie &amp; Nettie went Bronte.</p> <p>May 12. I drove Emma, Watson &amp; Gor. up to 2'clk train with colt. Dr. J. {Z} Wild called gave prescription. Annie &amp; I went to Bronte in even. came home with Ada &amp; Mrs. Bray.</p> <p>May 13. Miss English came in morning for dinner. We went S.S. She came to church. A.A. at church drove away after meeting. all alone in evening. Got letter from A. C. W.</p> <p>May 14. Got letter from Miss Oughtred. music lesson.</p> <p>May 15. Went to Bronte in morning. write</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{duplicate of previous page with hair in film?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a letter to D.E.M.L. posted it at night and went to prayer meeting. rode with Ferguson.</p> <p>May 16. Mrs. Bray and Emma here in evening. Grant and Mack here in evening with buggy.</p> <p>May 17. I went to Bray's in morning. Mrs. Hixson and Manda called. Mrs McKay called. trimming strawberries. Girls went to teachers meeting. Will Speers came in even for plants.</p> <p>May 18 All out planting straws. Girls and Ida went to Oakville. Edith Ing. E.E.W. and we three went fishing in evening caught bass apiece. it rained while fishing.</p> <p>May 19. Out planting moved stones. Mabel came down on noon train went home at night with her pa. Two M's and Ma &amp; I went down to see the boat at Bronte, went in Johnson's, came home Ida trimmed my new black hat</p> <p>May 20 Went to S.S. and church &amp; class meeting. We went down to go to Baptist church but changed our minds and came home. Mack, Mrs Curtis Murry were here. E.E.W. here too talking with</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mack when we came up. E.E. and I stayed outside. Annie &amp; Mack went in kitchen. Got his cane, lent him umbrella to give to girls who were at church, he met them and came back with them, he got my handkerchief.</p> <p>May 21. Rained all day. E.E. brought back umbrella. Watson and Wallace came on noon train. Ida painted croquet. I read in "bad boy's" at night.</p> <p>May 22 - Rained. I went to Bray's for B. I got music lesson.</p> <p>May 23 Old Mr. Richard's funeral. Ma Pa two Ms went, Mack called on horseback, Annie and Willie came up in evening. Manda and Joshua called. wore wrapper.</p> <p>May 24 G. S. and family came in morning. Mabel came too. All drove down to see boat, came home had dinner. Emma &amp; Gordon came on noon train. Mack came in afternoon took our Annie and Emma for a drive. Annie Y, and I went down to Bronte bot candies came home drove her pa and ma to station - Willie went home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>with Mack - folks went to fish - we shot firecrackers Watson set off German candles. Mack came back with Will, drove him to 9 ock train - we went to bed.</p> <p>May 25 Annie Y. Mabel and I went to Hixson's flats to get violets ground covered got roots for Emma Y. I drove them to noon train with Mabel. Katie Douglas &amp; Ada Johnson came up after dinner to tell us her ma could not come up to see us. Annie Lovekin walked down from station. Freda Morse showing her the way - came unexpected off 2 oclk, left her Grandma at Morses. Maria W. drove up for her. Two M's &amp; Annie L. went to Bronte. Ida &amp; Nettie drove up to station with Watson's family. Annie and I went to Bray's for Butter in our new print blue dresses - met Mrs. McK &amp; Ella Jane away - Emma &amp; Ada came piece we sat on fence. Jennie Wild &amp; Manda called. Jennie stayed all night and all next day for it rained - Watson went hon</p> <p>May 26 - raining - Watson went home - we had sing at night. Joshua took Jennie home</p> <p>May 27 - Went to S.S. and service - came home -</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Katie Doug. Ada John. were here for tea. Annie and I went down home with them to see Mrs. Douglas. it rained coming home. E.E.W. here give him cane &amp; got my handk. Annie L. &amp; E.M. dressed up.</p> <p>May 28 - planting blackcaps. Will's wife came on noon train. Mrs. Bray called. Ma went with Sarah to Mrs Joyce - We had sing at night.</p> <p>May 29th - Englishman came {written vertically down the valley alongside the entry for the 29th} had sleep in afternoon - Annie &amp; I was going down to prayer meeting in evening. Will Speers overtook us with wagon &amp; drove us to church nobody there so drove over after Edith Ing and brought her to meeting - Mrs Ferguson with baby there. Edith disappeared very quick after we could not see her any place. Annie L. and M.L. went to McK. Wall. &amp; Sarah all night at Ings</p> <p>May 30 - Wrote note to Edith by Willie. Annie L. with M.L. went to visit school. Wrote in her album at night.</p> <p>May 31 - Sarah came back from Ing with Mrs. Ing in morning. I got note from Edith, Sarah went to Toronto in evening, girls with A.L. went to station they called in Douglases then went Hixson's. E.E.W. came on horseback.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Frid)</p> <p>June 1st. A.L. and her Grandma went home on noon train M.L. went with them to Toronto. Ma wento to station. We were cutting potatoes in afternoon wanted to go to Ing. M.W. wouldn't let me. Net &amp; I carried sod. Mr. Giller and Emily called.</p> <p>June 2nd - planting potatoes all day. Annie and I went to Bronte in evening for papers bot candies.</p> <p>June 3rd - Went to S.S. and church &amp; class. 1st bible class commenced. Edith Ing. came home with us. Ella McC - with girls for tea - E.W.C. and G. E. came with buggy. I wento Baptist with Edith went in choir. Davidson called here</p> <p>June 4th - washed - helped ma in garden - practised in afternoon Ida went to Bray's - Annie and Edith Ing. went to Johnson's after school to see about singing for our sermon the next Sunday. Edith came to gate with Annie - Nettie painting - Annie went back to hill with her after tea W.S. came along with Edith in new buggy took Annie for drive. M.W. and I went down to McKays to get some {illegible} - Arch S. there, Ella at pages came back before we left. Got letter from D.E.M.L.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Tues) June 5th - put cows across road let colt out had to go {for} down up past Bunston's down to big tree, up past Belyeas, into Bray's bush got {illegible} came home without it. E.M. had to go with buggy to get it. I and girls planted potatoes - practising with little scholars in church. rained hard did not go to prayer meeting</p> <p>June 6th - cleaned upstairs all day. Miss Eng. here Katie D. &amp; Ada J. came up to play - J.Mc Mack came down went home same night - Got music lesson.</p> <p>June 7th - cleaned mas's bedroom - planted corn in afternoon. a Mr and Mrs Alton came for bee box. Little Arthur Pickard drowned while fishing fell off pier. ma went to Bronte</p> <p>June 8th - planting corn in morning - all went down to festival sermon after dinner we sang an anthem - Annie and I went to Wilson's after that - stayed for tea and then went to practise for S.S. at Johnsons got in new boat went for a pretended excursion got out and went in Johnsons again. we concluded to got up to church to practice so all went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>up then 9 oclk. E.E.W. came home with Net.</p> <p>June 9th - Mabel, Emma &amp; Gordon came on noon train - M.L. came home on 2 oclk brought Mercy &amp; baby with her. E.M. took Annie &amp; I with 3 Brays and Miss Borelomb. We had icecream and biscuit at Miss {Bim} Delia being there I got pair boots also Annie &amp; Nettie.</p> <p>June 10th - Went to S.S. had our S.S. sermon and just our choir had anthem &amp; collection singing - Mrs. J. Horning at church. Alf. at church - I stayed for class. he came home with girls and E.E.W. also - had tea. Then he drove me down below Oakville had covered buggy - went lakeshore - came back. E.E.W. home June 11th - washed when we came home. Edith with Mrs. Horning's niece drove on with Will Speers new buggy while I was out also Manda &amp; Josh drove in - our big girls with Mercy &amp; Emma took a walk down to our lot.</p> <p>June 11th - Mabel went home on 1st train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>washed - after dinner Mrs. Williams with Mrs Horning drove in had tea Don Bray with Jane drove through he going to station.</p> <p>June 12th - Mr &amp; Mrs Ferguson with baby came in after noon. I minded it till after tea we had prayer then Annie &amp; I walked down to prayer meeting after them in their buggy. M.L. came after us - Edith had her cousin there - Mr. {Cloinaworth} baptist preacher there M.L. &amp; Emma went down to McKays that afternoon.</p> <p>June 13 - Emma with Gordon went home on morning train Merry &amp; M's and Ma went over to Hixsons in afternoon, Net &amp; I was going to Churchhills when we met E.W. coming from Hixson's with buggy and he drove us around home again. went down had a sing.</p> <p>June 14 - Net's birthday - She &amp; I cleaned milk room. she got birthday card from E.E.W. {collar?} from Annie. She &amp; I went to Bronte at night she got diary book. Mercy with baby went home morning train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>E.E.W. wrote N. letter too with card - he wanted to know for one thing if N &amp; I would go up to A.A's on Sun. if he drove us. I said I would not go but have not seen him to tell him so.</p> <p>June 15 - Ironing - I went to Bray's in afternoon for but. called in Mrs. Fosters with dried apples. Bray's putting down new carpet - when I came back Annie not home from school so after tea I went over to Ing - and found her there - we stayed till after 9. Mrs. Ing &amp; Edith came to corner with us.</p> <p>June 16 - N &amp; I out picking S.B. blossoms M.W. went home with Watson on 2 oclk to get our dresses. Geo Night came up on same train did not expect him. Ada Bray called. we all dirty only Ida to talk to she did not stay</p> <p>June 17 - Went to S.S. Geo did not go took up subscription at last for quarters salary Ferguson gave out about voting {for session} pa spoke up - "Women vote too" folks all</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>laughed. Stayed for class - E.E.W. came for N. to go for drive Annie went too. No one else came. M.L. &amp; Geo. had long talk in parlor.</p> <p>June 18 - Cleaning Big cellar. Stormed evening M.W. walked down from station coming from Hamilton Mag. McCaul. &amp; Miss Bouncell called for a while - went home - we singing Geo sitting beside N. said "The Spirit moves me. I'm going to kiss you" whereupon did so at the expense of a laugh from us all. talked a while - to bed.</p> <p>June 19 - Manda called while we were washing - Geo. and E.M. went shooting at Bray's for dinner, they came back. Geo. &amp; M.L. went to Manda's got caught in storm - came back M.L drove Geo. up to station for him to go home - before going he kissed us all - saying to Nettie as he did so "No harm in kissing your brother" M.L. got drenched coming back. I got music lesson.</p> <p>June 20 - churned for first. Found</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>some ripe straw b. I went to Bronte at 4 got Annie and went to McKays with pickles, went then down to boat came back got tea &amp; Annie &amp; I went to Bray's for delineators. 2 M's went to Fosters</p> <p>June 21 - Ironing - a very strange woman dressed all in black came, wanted to pick berries we said she could &amp; then she went away. In afternoon Ella Mc. called for M.L. to go to Smiths, walked. M.W. &amp; Ida went Jacksons in evening.</p> <p>June 22 - tearing off plaster. In evening all 4 went to Williams' after tea, Edith &amp; Lizzia there, had a supper at 10 oclk. good time, E.E.W. came far as bridge with us then we told him to go back in fun, but he turned &amp; went, I think he was vexed. got home 12 clk.</p> <p>June 23 - Sat's work, Jackson plastered Annie &amp; I went to Bray's for butter, called Fosters</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>(Sun) June 24 - Went to S.S. quarterly meeting in Palermo. ma &amp; pa went up to it at Sheridans for dinner. got home about 5. no church at Bronte. 2 M's went to Ing. after S.S. Arthur B. took Ida &amp; Net out for a drive. E.E.W. &amp; Mack drove down, E.E. had group of school boy's picture. Mr. Bray here for tea had straw berries.</p> <p>June 25 - raining</p> <p>June 26 - M.W. &amp; E.M. &amp; I went to Oakville in morning, pa also. I went to get my {onm's riding} dress fitted at Mrs. Best. coming back wheel came off waggon below Bray's gate, Maria &amp; I got in with Mrs. Patterson who was driving along then, got out at Joyce corner, left some parcels at Joyces &amp; walked hom, papering when we had sent Ida &amp; Net to joyces for it. I took Flossie's Best's music book home which her mother gave me to send her. Mrs. Foster came after tea. Annie &amp;</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I, M.L. went to prayer meeting.</p> <p>June 27 - First picking of berries - 4 crates in all. I run to Bronte for paint brushes in rain. got a broom. raining all night.</p> <p>June 28 - not much of any thing in morning. In afternoon girls went to Hixson's party, a lot from Toronto, the event of Joe's birthday &amp; departure for Brooklyn, had supper out doors. I drove up to 2 o'clk train to meet Watson. I saw the crowd coming to party. I picked berries for supper, saw Edith coming with Annie from school so I run to meet them, then we went back piece with her. In evening Mack drove down on horseback with {Wm}. Emma, Mabel, Gordon came down that night.</p> <p>June 29 - cleaned big room - picked berries after dinner. Manda &amp; Mrs {Kickson} called Davidson called.</p> <p>June 30 - picking S.B. I.McMichael &amp; Jennie came on noon train to see the</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>boat launched, all went down at 4 saw it launched. Mabel broke the bottle which was tied on the bow end. When in the water we all got in it stayed a while then jumped off on to a scow &amp; rode around around to other end of boat. All came home had tea, Adriene came on noon train, on 7 o'clk Annie &amp; I went home with Jennie &amp; Mc. Wall. wife came off and was here over Sunday.</p> <p>July 1st - Sunday. on Sat night walking around town with Jennie buying things called at Kate's, had a good time. Sunday we went to mass with her in morning called at dairy Kate drank 3 glasses buttermilk. laid around in after noon had tea, went to John St. church.</p> <p>July 2nd - went down town again got tintypes taken, 8 together. A. got some gems taken. called Kate's she was out. Jennie came down to Station with us</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had to run, lots time after all. for 5 oclk train to come home. walked from station. Eliza. Smith, Aunt Eliza &amp; Henry here came in morning went home on 9.45. Alf. drove down with E.E.W. &amp; his cousin Mr. Lucas stayed a long time.</p> <p>July 3rd - picking all day. too tired to go to prayer meeting</p> <p>July 4th - Emma &amp; children went home first thing - picking all day - rained twice, C.C., E.M. went to Toronto in morning with C. came back at night.</p> <p>July 5th - picking in morning. Dr. Wild called. rained. In afternoon July 6th I went over to Hixson's to see about baskets, Manda &amp; Mrs. H away for berries. Lizzie Nichols there, came up rain, I had to stay till over, Mc Ferguson &amp; Fred called stayed for tea. I helped to clean some berries I took over then came home.</p> <p>July 6th - picking. Annie's school</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>quit for holidays. I.Y. Wild called to bid "goodbye"</p> <p>July 7th - picking - Davidson came up, out in the patch, rained in after noon. Sarah went home in morning Watson's boat went on 1st trip to Oakville &amp; back &amp; then to Hamilton for good.</p> <p>July 8th - Sunday - went to S.S. &amp; church &amp; class. had talk with Mrs. W. {Me F.} &amp; M's went to Mrs. W. for tea. Mrs. Speirs here for tea. We all got ready to go to Broderick's got to barn gate &amp; met E.E.W. &amp; his cousin. came in had dulcet &amp; mouth organ had splendid music combined. got M. Lucas's photo. he got our 3 gems we got each a card.</p> <p>July 9 - picking - whole lot called for berries - Old Mrs Gilliam died. Mrs. G. picking in our patch when heard it &amp; run all way down. Annie &amp; I went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>a piece with pickers down to McKays orchard, came back packed berries in house.</p> <p>July 10 - picking. A &amp; I got ready to go to prayer meeting at night when Mack &amp; Grant came on horseback she could not go but I went &amp; called {Villa} she had gone for McC &amp; down to Gilliams came back went to meeting with them awful late Mrs. F &amp; baby there. 4 girls came up to gate with me. boys here when I got back. I went to bed.</p> <p>July 11 - Sarah Jarvis &amp; her ma came down in morning. picking in fore noon. After dinner A &amp; I went to funeral sermon sat in choir, had good talk with Edith I. looking at Jumbo on fence. came back. Jarvises went home about 5. Ida &amp; Net went to station to meet Laura coming down did not come.</p> <p>July 12 - picking all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 13 - picking. J. Jarvis &amp; family came for berries, 3 more strangers for berries. Mrs Ing. &amp; Will came in afternoon did not stay. Mag Mc finishing our dresses. Annie went to Bronte with her. E.M.C. called for baskets stayed awhile. Mrs. Bray here waiting for Jane who was practising for church. come to bed.</p> <p>July 14 - picking in forenoon. {Sp}.M. E.M. extracting honey. Mrs. Ing &amp; Edith, Mrs. Bray &amp; Ada came to pick for them selfves. Mrs. Hixson &amp; Jennie called Jennie wanted Ida &amp; Net to go home with her so went. finishing up dresses in evening. Ella McK. came home with M.L. who was down. to bed very late.</p> <p>July 15 - Went S.S. Mr. Leek preached very good. At class. he went to Williams for tea. W.S drove him up at night. E.E.W. called for A &amp; N to go to Appleby church they went passesd A.A. on road after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>church went to W. Lucas had good time. M Lucas there. Ida &amp; I went to Brodericks got bouquets met Davidson when going. Mr &amp; Mrs {Faster} here.</p> <p>July 16 - picking. J. Ing. came home</p> <p>July 17 - picking in morning had sleep picking goose berries after. A &amp; I went to prayer meeting too early went to meet Edith together with Charlotte Bray, met them at logs. Mrs. Gibson at meeting.</p> <p>July 18 - we picked a crate among us money for us as it is about last. Ma went to Hamilton on 2 oclk. Mrs. Joyce here. M started muslin dresses Annie &amp; I went to Bronte to tell pickers. Mr Hollim at their place &amp; D. Lucas had lots of stories came back all girls came with us to gate.</p> <p>July 19 - picking in A.M. P.M. Jane Bray came over to help with girls' dresses.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Ada came over in evening A, she &amp; I went down to P.O. without telling folks. Saw E.E.W. &amp; E.Mc. came back. Man went home with them.</p> <p>July 20 - cleaning upstairs in A.M. after tea Jane &amp; Ada brought over the dresses Jane going to practise with M.L. Ada A &amp; I went to Johnsons bot a lot of things. Man went home with them again.</p> <p>July 21 - working {maybe smocking?}, ironing. Ma came home on noon train. picked S.B. for Watson in P.M. A N &amp; I went to Hamilton on 7 o'clk with them. Wallace &amp; Sarah met us near station we went home with them had a rest &amp; all went up to Watson's All out but Jamie Isaac came home so we went down town bot things &amp; run all way back again looking &amp; lightning for rain just got in house fore started went to bed.</p> <pre>22nd In morning A &amp; I went </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to John St church with W &amp; Emma. Net too sick. came back had dinner then went down with Jenie Mack M Mabel to see boat on migrant wharf very dangerous. came back stood on bridge looking &amp; waiting for Jumbo car did not see it went home had tea. us 4 went to Centennary at night came back &amp; then went to {Sarah's} all night. Miss {Willimem} there I slept with her got up at 6.</p> <p>23rd afte B we went to see procession with our good dresses on started to rain went to turn back &amp; met 4 Brays, Mama &amp; Ida &amp; Man Emma {could be Esmee?} &amp; children all went back together saw procession saw Alf &amp; brother on street lost track again we all went down to grounds went in a side show saw 11 different little things in there came out</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>went up street had our dinner out of a grocer store splendid {then} went to circus. saw all animals dead elephant then got a seat beside Maria &amp; rest awful hot &amp; crowded saw jumping, lifting table with teeth, ladies riding all sorts of races, girls performing on swings and Jumbo with lot of children on back. A.A. and D.S. with Bumby girls sat together. We stayed for concert after for nothing splendid. Alf walked up with Net &amp; I to Watson's. he bot candies on our way up there he went back &amp; drove home with his brother. Annie &amp; I went down to Wallace's for valise &amp; stayed for tea. Sarah came up with us again Brays &amp; rest went home again in waggon us 3 went down to station with {McW} and Jennie. Jane</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bumby sat with us on train. A row broke out in next car with drunken men got home. E.E.W. at station walked down with Net &amp; I. W.S. came with Annie all way home. we just got upstairs when wagon folks came. tired.</p> <p>July 24 - picked black caps A.M. black currents in P.M. We went to prayer meeting. Mr. Fer. overtook us going gave us ride. had our hoops on could hardly sit in buggy flew up. Mr. Fer. drove us up again.</p> <p>July 25 - picking black currants all day. Mrs. Ferguson drove Mr. to morning train &amp; then came down here for currants stayed for dinner {W?} came down with E.W.</p> <p>July 26 - picking - P.M. Mrs. Lucas &amp; children came. Walter Sheridan drove Laura down. After tea at 8 o'clk A &amp; I went over to Ing. to tell her to come to pick. Mrs. Buck up. Edie &amp; her were</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>out soon came back. John out to Oakville sick to see doctor. W.S. drov him down did not see him Mrs Ing. Mrs Buck &amp; Edie came to {yard ... ...??} &amp; went back &amp; met John &amp; Will going home got ride. When we came passed pinetrees we heard a noise like throwing a kiss so hurried on got home all right.</p> <p>July 27- {washing?}, picked few black caps raining. pickers came after dinner till suppertime &amp; started to rain so went home all but Edith &amp; Mrs. Buck who stayed for tea and we had a sing at night. A &amp; I went to corner with them looking like rain so hurried.</p> <p>July 28 - picking in morning. P.M. working. Ella McKay run up. E.M. went to Toronto that day got back at night. Laura &amp; Ida drove to Bronte. Manda &amp; mother called at night.</p> <p>July 29 - Went to S.S. {illegible} all through</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>evening Mack &amp; E.E. came in buggy. Mack took Annie for drive. E.E. &amp; Net walked around. Ma &amp; Maria went to Fosters. E.M. took M.L. &amp; Ella Mc to Mount Pleasant church newman preached.</p> <p>July 30 - picking Mrs. Buck &amp; Edith here picking till near tea time then went home to get ready for temperance meeting. Laura &amp; us 4 went down got to sidewalk going across commons met John Ing &amp; B.J. Ida &amp; Net &amp; Laura went on to meeting but they turned around with us again &amp; we walked over together but it was not in so walked around again came back &amp; they were singing but no organist so we knew Edith was not there so did not go in but walked around long time &amp; came home just before girls did.</p> <p>July 31 - picking all day. Annie Sheridan &amp; Walter came down for Laura</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>stayed for tea and Laura went back with them. That morning Laura went to open con. gate for E.M. going to station but thought we would go to corner so went &amp; I went to jump off &amp; hurt myself &amp; E.M. was bound to take Laura to station &amp; she did not want to and he held her for a while &amp; then leter her off and we did laugh so.</p> <p>Aug 1st - churning Mrs. Ing. &amp; Edith come to pick black currants so A &amp; I went out too &amp; picked with them till dinner &amp; Mrs. Ing. went home &amp; Edith stayed and we had a good time talking with all day. she stayed for tea we went to bridge with her. two Mrs. Joyces there talking on bridge Edith had company with Mrs Tom J. &amp; we came back with old Mr. J. before we went Sarah Jarvis &amp; brother Jim came just {as well} went away when we did two M's over to Fosters so</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>did not see her. In afternoon Emily &amp; her father called.</p> <p>Aug 2nd - washed Mrs. Ing &amp; Mrs Buck came again to pick black caps but we were not picking so they stayed a few min Mrs I. turned into washing for fun and they went home. After dinner I had a sleep and then picked black caps till dark, went to milk eat my supper dumped clothes &amp; came to bed. Ella &amp; mother walked up again. E.E.W. came for I don't know what Net &amp; I did not see him at all Annie went to gate with him. When we came to {well} we saw a fire down near Oakville we don't know where got up on house to see it. Fire was Cordingly barn.</p> <p>JAug 3rd - Two M's went to Toronto on boat from Oakville Annie drove them down. All girls of Curtis's went too,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Our girls came up with them at night from Oakville. Net &amp; I run down to Bronte with S bonnets on that night. Ironing all day</p> <p>Aug 5th - Went to S.S. &amp; church did not stay for fellowship. Alf at church. After tea Alf &amp; E.E.W. drove up stayed awhile then Annie and I went for a drive with him down to Longs &amp; back before 9 o'clk &amp; big girls went to Hixsons. Mrs. Foster called. E.E.W. said he was going in 3 weeks.</p> <p>Aug 6th - Washing, not much of anything some picking. Mrs. Wild &amp; Maud called. A &amp; I had to go to Bronte saw E.C.W at McCraneys talked awhile. John Ing - and Dan Bray came along. Will Lucas too Ella &amp; mother were talking to us also. Katie Dorland came had talk too. Edith in Wilsons John went in and told her we were there she came out walked down to Johnsons with us played with baby walked back again</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>deciding when to go to Copetown we think Wednesday morning this Mon. night. Ag. &amp; Arthur walking up and down. Ida &amp; Net down too E.E.W. came to gate with them we came after {mule soon} as could came to bed.</p> <p>Aug 7th - Ironing white skirts preparing to go to Copetown the rest picking. Afternoon Emily Griller &amp; Miss Harvey came, extracting honey when came. Annie &amp; I mending our things. M.L. and Emily &amp; rest went down to prayer meeting &amp; a meeting afterward about getting up something for church. Katie Dorland came stayed evening Annie &amp; I went to Joyces with her came back met Brays going home E.M. behind with Jane. Jennie Wild here waiting till her folks came back they came stayed awhile talked. Coming back from Joyce's gate Annie told me about what E.W. &amp; Maria</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had been talking &amp; that I could not go to Copetown. I was vexed but give in &amp; determined not to go. went to bed very sad.</p> <p>Aug 8th - Got up at 5. Pa &amp; ma drove to Hamilton in buggy. I helped to get Annie ready went to corner with her to get in J Mac's waggon met him &amp; Edith was in looked cross when she saw I was not going. I turned around and cried &amp; came home. picked berries rest of day. Ida &amp; Nettie went to Hixson's at night came back with E.M. I walked down to gate for awhile till ma &amp; pa came home. They got pictures taken in Ham.</p> <p>Aug 9th- Mrs W picking. At night Maria &amp; I went to Hixson's in buggy took Mrs. Wild's berries over Dr. Wild up. Jennie came home with us went to Bronte to Johnsons &amp; around to McCauleys for {cake tins} came up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>back road. M.L. &amp; E.M. invited down to Ella's for evening Davidson, Jane &amp; Charlotte &amp; {Mount} were there. In afternoon I got a card from Edith from Copetown &amp; answered it the same day.</p> <p>Aug 10th - cleaned stovepipe picking berries some afternoon. At night Net &amp; I went to Ingledews for a while, went out to con stable with Mrs. I came back &amp; got to church hill saw all folks going to practise Manda &amp; Jennie there too. Maria &amp; Ida went down to McCauleys eating tea forgot to light church so Ida went with Maggie to light it saw her we came on home &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Aug 11th - picked {sent} one half crate. basket. Pa went to Oakville to meet Lizzie Frofar &amp; Edith off boat. I got cleaned up early &amp; went to office &amp; got a letter from Edith Ing. &amp; Annie met Arvilla Wilson</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>at McC. she walked up road aways with me.</p> <p>Aug 12th - Went to S.S. taught Edith's class J.B. took Annies stayed for church omitted class on account of a subscription for something Davidson came up to tea with us Ida went home with Jennie stayed all night for we could not go for her as Mr &amp; Mrs Johnson &amp; baby came up after tea then E.E.W. Mack &amp; Grant came I was nursing the baby give her to her mother went in room talked awhile I brought out the album showed Grant Zula's picture and Mack took his out &amp; we could not get it again Net &amp; E.E.W. walking out came in after awhile &amp; I gave them all some honey E.E.W. got sick &amp; could not vomit. I took him camphor &amp; Radway all to no avail so the other boys had to take him home.</p> <p>Aug 13 picking some Mrs Washing {wrapper} I cleaned up after &amp; went drove up to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>station for Annie &amp; Edith. Bray's drove up for Nettie I drove Edith across home Miss Pervis &amp; intended there we turned around &amp; came home for dinner Annie &amp; I went to take McCauley's pans home &amp; to mill with bags came back to bed</p> <p>Aug 14 - picked black caps a strange man came around the end of the row &amp; says "good morning" &amp; he scared me so I said "Oh" and he says "don't be frightened" he wanted to see E.M. Mrs. Wild came just as were eating dinner &amp; she had some tea. After that MW went over with her to help &amp; EM &amp; ML drove around for cakes Ida made a wreath for our 3 story cake. Ida &amp; Nettie walked over &amp; Annie &amp; I rode with EM in buggy. ML &amp; JB at gate we went right upstairs Mrs Johnson &amp; Brays up there came down in the yard came across E.E.W we walked &amp; talked a</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>while he bot me a bouquet took me to tea and bot glass of lemonade &amp; too cold to drink it all. After while sit dow &amp; he left me &amp; went off with Net then I walked with Jennie awhile came across E.B.Y. &amp; Jennie left me &amp; I walked with her till we met Mack and {Melville} so Edith went with Mack &amp; Ml with me I was with him all the rest of evening Mack made an excuse to get horses so {left} her. Jessie &amp; Aleck Williams were up. Jarvises down. Will &amp; Laura Jarvis there. Reciting Reading &amp; singing. E.E.W. came off home with Net when I bid Mel good-bye and went to put my things so I walked home with Mack &amp; Annie rest rode stayed awhile on stoop 12 oclk 1 when to sleep we went.</p> <p>Aug 15 - picking got a basket Lizzie &amp; E.M drove to Hamilton aft Edie. Afternoon I got cleaned up and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>wrote a letter to D.E.M.L. at last. girls at Fosters Ma &amp; Brays. Annie &amp; I run down at night to post our letters came back saw to fellows lying on side of road did not move, got home allright &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Aug 16th - washed - sleept in P.M. Jennie came down from Curtises that evening with Mack in buggy he was taking her home from a visit up there &amp; called here. I was not dressed only in my wrapper. they did not stay long.</p> <p>Aug 17th - preparing to go to Oakville. We went in afternoon. A &amp; I &amp; Maria to the dentists I 1 1/2 teeth pulled, {Anillia &amp; Ag} there fixing teeth. Annie could not get hers filled so she went the next morning herself.</p> <p>Aug 18 - Annie drove to Oakville herself. I got {work} done up In P.M, went out to help ma to pick berries for tea. raining. Lizzie came back from</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Hamilton on 5 train. We had a sing.</p> <p>Aug 19 - Went to S.S. Jennie Wild came over in morning went with us stayed for church Mr Coates preached. Annie went home with Edith after S.S. Jennie &amp; Ida sat alone up in Manda's seat. they had no hymn book so Mrs Coates handed them one Ida got it tremblingly. did not stay for class meeting. Jennie here for tea. After tea Net &amp; I went to milk had one c done and Mack and Grant drove up in buggy they looked towards barn &amp; saw us N had M's wrapper on. after awhile Mack came to barn fore we got done. I got milk away, going upstairs to change my dress saw E.E.W. &amp; his two cousins M &amp; C. Lucas. I came down out on stoop stumbled, sat down by M.C. after while went in parlor Clarence a musician had a good play &amp; sining "Waiting for me" "Precious Name" &amp; Near the Cross" all</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>singing but Net &amp; Grant who were walking around. we sat down I showing Clarence photos. &amp; cards. went out on stoop all went for stroll Melville &amp; I for one up lane back up grapery down to sraw berr. &amp; in flower garden I picked a bouquet for him he said he would have when he came again as he would press it. we spent the rest of evening on verandah. Clar playing &amp; Annie both in parlor. Mel &amp; I sitting together, Grant in front of us. Mack, Jennie &amp; Ida together, &amp; E.E.W. with Net away at {water} side very close talking. About 10 or 11 they went Grant &amp; Annie in buggy up lane all rest walking M &amp; I, C alone, M.,J, &amp; I, together going to gate. Mel said he was going home tomorrow &amp; he did not want to much as he had had a splendid time up here especially at garden party he said I forgot to say they wrote their cards</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and left them I gave him mine. E.E.W. said he was going to London tomorrow &amp; he would come to bid us "goodbye" in morning. We got to gate &amp; Mack asked Clarence if he would open the gate for the buggy &amp; he said "With the greatest of {animosity}" &amp; just stepped to one side for fun. so we bid them all good night &amp; came to house went down cellar for cakes Jennie too &amp; came to bed after a very long talk of the events of day.</p> <p>Aug 20 - washed. Annie started to school. Baptist picnic in afternoon school 1/2 holiday {down in June?} We all got ready and went down although we expected Brays &amp; Hettie that afternoon but we thought we would go for a while and be back in time. Edith I &amp; Lizzie &amp; Mr. Ing. came down there in boat having had a row up river. we talked awhile with Edith</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>saw some racing &amp; Arvillia Wilson &amp; {Mcleod} then we came home and was somewhat taken down to find Ada Bray &amp; Hettie here &amp; for a long time too. We had a play then I helped get tea. After tea milked then Ida &amp; Net went to Temperance meeting the girls did not want to go so we stayed home played cards &amp; organ with violin Ada waltzing some. Marias &amp; Lizzie went to Ing. in buggy. Edith at Tem. meeting when they came back girls just going home, so E.M drove them home.</p> <p>Aug 21 - picking apples &amp; sorting about all day. Marias &amp; Lizzie went to Brays for afternoon, we did not go to prayer meeting. Mr. Ferguson away. Annie gave me a music lesson.</p> <p>Aug 22 - E.M. took apples to Oak. M.W. &amp; Lizzie went too got back 11. I started to read "Stepping Heavenward" again. Ironing. M.L's birthday. Making ma's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>muslin dress. Lizzie making Edie a muslin. A very hot day I upstairs writing this without out a dress on to get cool. Ida came running up to tell me Aggie &amp; Villa Curtis were coming unexpecdedly as we did not expect them till the next day. so I had to hurry &amp; dress &amp; sundown pretty soon Annie came home from school, we went in parlor had tea, I milked &amp; Lizzie Carpenter came up on an errand so they all went home together A &amp; I went to {Mde's} corner with them it was lightning very faster we came home. Ma was at Williams in afternoon. When we got home 2 McCauleys were here on errand. Ma came home soon after.</p> <p>Aug 23 - Extracting honey - Net &amp; I went to Williams Mrs &amp; Mr away had talk &amp; play with boys took them honey &amp; told George to come over &amp; see extracting We went on to Ing. had tea went out for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>row with Mr. &amp; Edith J. away up to Curtis pier Net whistled then we turned around &amp; home again singing both ways. Mag Mc sewing here that day so we met A &amp; I with her on street turned around &amp; home.</p> <p>Aug 24 - Lizzie went to toronto on boat M.L. went with her. Pa drove them to Oakville. Annie came home for dinner &amp; brought Net a letter from E.E.W. &amp; me one from {M.F.L.} we run to B.C. to read them Annie did too &amp; we read them. Maria came before we got through so we run to hall door. She came around too &amp; we had such a time but very much delighted indeed. Maggie here that day. Jane Bray &amp; Ada called for Maria to go to practise that night but did not go M.L. away.</p> <p>Aug 25 - Got work done up, Net went</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to P.O, &amp; got a card from Watson saying boat would be down that afternoon at 6. Annie &amp; I got ready to go to Thompson's &amp; went got there about 3. Mr &amp; Mrs &amp; young ones away had a very good time had a swing I wiped dishes &amp; milked cow &amp; Edith &amp; Olive came down to {Chapman} with us then went back. We met Thompsons on 2nd bridge. I forgot to say we saw boat on coming down where we got our tea. So we went down there before coming home. Our folks had all been down but had gone home they had had a ride out on the lake which we missed and we were tired &amp; everything looked as comfortable we felt like staying so stayed all night had not a very good sleep. Jennie stayed at our place all night.</p> <p>Aug 26 - we had our breakfast and washed up &amp; then came home brought</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Gordon about 9 o'clk studied our S.S. lessons &amp; went to S.S. &amp; Mr. Jeffery preached. I stayed but too long a sermon did not like it much no class meeting. all went down to boat after church a whole crowd in there we played &amp; sang some &amp; then they all went out Ida &amp; I came home got tea &amp; milked, Mack &amp; Will Lucas came had honey while eating Jennie, Manda and Josh came all of us went down to boat left ma alone I had pitcher milk Mack carried it all way his arm ached he said. We walked around deck I told Jennie what {M.F.L.?} said &amp; gave her card. Net &amp; Mack walked up to corner, Mack &amp; Jennie had a little spat rather cool, he went back home, we got home, Jennie (Watson's girl) came up for night gown so Annie Net &amp; I went back with her sat awhile in calm E.M. &amp; {Dan?} there came home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 27 - I went to Brays first thing for butter for boat came back we all went down to see them off but Net. Maria went down with them. Pretty rough very sick. After dinner I wrote a letter to M.F.L. &amp; Ida &amp; Net went to Hixson's. Mrs Williams called with Herbert for apples, honey. I went down &amp; talked till they went. I came back to finish when Maria Rilhy an old school mate of M. W came but did not stay. I got it finished wrote all our cards to send &amp; Annie posted it next morning Jennie would not send hers.</p> <p>Aug 28 - Net &amp; I washing all ourselves got home 3 o'clock. I practised. Annie gave one part a lesson.</p> <p>Aug 29 - churning - After dinner Edith Thompson called for me to go to Brays with her I was not a bit ready so hurried. We were there at 8 oclk played. Annie came after school</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>played croquet A &amp; A beat E &amp; I. We had tea playing then came home. Ada &amp; Emma came down to Bronte with us. Edith's folks at McKays so she went there, we went to P.O. came up front way. girls got apples in lane. we came home no one home but pa. A gave me a lesson the rest of it. the rest folks came pretty soon. E.M. getting ready to go to Toronto in morning to go on boat.</p> <p>Aug 30 - Net &amp; I washing again. E.M. went to Toronto morning train to go on boat. M.L. came home on 7 oclk evening train &amp; said they would not start till next morning. Maggie &amp; Delia &amp; Miss {Borinsel?} came up with Annie as she went to give Ada her lesson. They sayed a good while we had a good time talking, playing cards and singing, we gave them honey.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>They went home about 1 a.</p> <p>Aug 31 - I had to go to blacksmith shop so run to office in morning got card from E.M. &amp; one from Wes F. I answered it. Joe had to take bhl apples to train that were left in warehouse from Dor. boat. after dinner Jennie Wild came for afternoon we played cards in parlor. Mrs. Caugan came in morning stayed for dinner &amp; tea Ma &amp; Maria went to Johnsons with her. Ida &amp; I went to log with Jennie she told us Mack &amp; sisters were there the night before, we did not like to part as Jennie was going home next day to start to school but we kissed and parted. I read some in "Stepping Heavenward" and came to bed.</p> <p>Sept 1 - I was doing my cleaning &amp; Mrs Speers &amp; Mrs McNab a lady friend of hers who used to lived here called, stayed awhile. After dinner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>picked some apples got cleaned up, mended muslin dress got tea &amp; Annie &amp; I went to Bronte to Nelson's &amp; P.O. I got a letter from D.E.M.L. he thinks he will be down before next spring, he is going on a short visit out west in Oct so wants me to write before he goes. We played at Wilson's for a while, they were not in when we first went but soon came. Arvilla came to cor. with us met Ida &amp; Net in stock feet. I blackened my boot read awhile &amp; came to bed to write this, feeling kind of lonesome as it is raining quite hard.</p> <p>Sept 2nd - Ma &amp; pa went to Palermo to hear Bishop Carman preach as it was the re-opening after the repairing. Mrs. Foster came to tell me she could not go. We got ready for S.S. Annie &amp; Nettie went first for I could not get my neck fixed &amp; Ida was helping at last seh was going and went down</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>steps and heel came off her boot so she could not go &amp; it was so late &amp; I got vexed I am sorry to say so I gave up of going {till?} church time. I got my dinner &amp; then M.L. &amp; I over to church S.S. being just out when we got there. Mr. Ferguson came late had no class meeting. A &amp; I got home as far as gate &amp; we looked back as far as cor. &amp; we saw Laura &amp; Ida coming she had come down with ma &amp; pa so we run back to see her, came home played &amp; singing had tea, sat around &amp; talked nobody came for a wonder on Sun night. we all slept upstairs together.</p> <p>Sept 3rd - A. Wilson came up for her plums, I got her a bouquet &amp; walked down to P.O. with her in my wrapper there was nothing after all. I came back &amp; tramped {corn?} down in barn all till 6 o'ck at night. Laura, Ida, Net went to Brays {in morning?} came home about 4. They said Dan would</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>take us {and them up to concert} so A &amp; I &amp; Laura got ready but they did not come till after 7 &amp; they only had the buggy then with Charlotte &amp; {Ada some thought illegible} to take one buggy with {Bess} &amp; Char. would not ride with Dan for he had the colt so Ada &amp; I rode with him &amp; A, Char &amp; Laura drove our buggy. It was 8.30 when we got there &amp; we had to wait so long for Dan to put away both horses so we missed about half but the remaining part was grand. we saw such a lot of folks we knew we sat with Edith who had went up on Sunday &amp; stayed till after Mon night. also Delia McKay McCa?} there. Dr. Wild's speech was splendid on "Music". I just wished C. &amp; M.L.'s had been there to hear it. The hall was jammed could hardly get a seat. After it was over we intended to bring Laura back with us, but there was a letter waiting her there from her ma saying she was to be home next day so we had to say "Good bye" {in? a? illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>in Sheridan's store she grabed handfuls candies for girls &amp; we parted. we got home precisely at 12 o'clk. The girls came in while Dan put out our horse and we gave them all some honey. it was awful cold. I got a letter from M.F.L. that day too. It being the 2nd one. he sent 3 of his cards all different &amp; 1 blank one for J.W. but she had gone to Toronto to school again so I could not see her. I had to grab this one when she got done writing it he said. good, bad, indiff. So we came to bed very cold.</p> <p>Sept 4th - Mrs. McCraney's baby girl born 3 in morning. I was very sleepy &amp; sore but we washed. After dinner we hurried &amp; got dishes washed so as to go to 2 o'ck train to meet Laura going home on it. We took a bouquet, can of honey &amp; her gloves she left. But she did no go that day for when we had got home a while Minnie &amp; her drove down it raining they only stayed till A came home from school. we left the honey at station she was to call</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for it going home to Palermo &amp; she was going to London in morning. It rained too hard for prayer meeting but Mr Ferguson was down.</p> <p>Sept. 5 - Ironing. Ma went to Bronte. I fixed my old dress. Mrs. McKay &amp; Ella came in afternoon. footing stockings. Ada Johnson Edna &amp; {baby?} came up too here for tea. Miss English here for tea. Ella McC. came on errand. I practising after tea. Mr. Johnson here a long time talking till nearly 10.</p> <p>Sept 6th - Washing fannels. Girls picking plums. I went to help them Net broke down on 2 limbs &amp; went to the ground did not get hurt. We had corn for dinner &amp; I was eating away when all at once some got in my toooth &amp; made it jump with tooth ache, it was terrible I went to bed to cure it, but it did not stop that day. Annie wanted me to go to Ing. for all night that night but my tooth was too bad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 7th - Net washed lane gate. Annie came home at noon and said she saw Edith I. &amp; Jennie &amp; Viola Cunn. they wanted A &amp; I to go over at night if it did not rain. So I got ready &amp; went about 4 but it was raining a little then &amp; we stood on Stuart commons thinking if we would go or not &amp; then it stopped raining so we went right on. E.I. came to meet us. We had our tea &amp; were sitting in front room in dark telling made up stories, all in a bunch by the sofa &amp; we heard the gate hook so we looked out &amp; we could see the form of a man but not that of Will. S. as we had expected but Bob J. he could not see anybody in front room so started to go around to kitchen door when Viola gave a little laugh out so he came bounding in &amp; tried to distinguish us but could not very well he thought Jennie was I &amp; he could not get me for quite a while &amp; at last he got a hold</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>of me &amp; I fell on the floor &amp; he tried to pick me up and k- me but I pulled &amp; jerked like everything to get away from him for I can not bear him so at last freed myself without any signs of a mark on my face. We played question &amp; answer cards Bob asked the questions &amp; we all answered in turn it was splendid fun. We also played "Ship's arrived" and paid forfeits. Viola redeemed the forfeits as E.I. held them over her head &amp; she would tell the owner of the forfeits what they were to do. Jennie &amp; Bob had to walk the "Cedar swamp" together &amp; to "pick cherries" together and O he kissed her lots of times &amp; she did not care. We had "Jacob's ladder" too &amp; shooting the cannon off in which we all went on the floor. We had popped corn &amp; lozengers to throw, and we all sang then A &amp; I some comic pieces. And it poured</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and rained &amp; very dark so they said we would stay all night so we did rather then let B.J. come home with us for we know he would if we attempted to come. So he went home after a while. When we were playing Q &amp; A cards B.J. asked Jennie the question "What was she going to do after she got married" &amp; she said "Put my children to bed" &amp; right after it she said "Counting chickens before they are hatched" &amp; we all had such a nother laugh &amp; shame as never was. After he had gone Wwe got ready for bed took all our boots off &amp; threw them all in the very middle of the floor &amp; they were there all night. When we got our night dresses on we had a prance around the rooms from one to other bedroom at last I got in with Edith in the back bedroom &amp; 3 in the front one. E &amp; I talked a long time before going to sleep. I told her</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>about M.F.L. {&amp; c.?}</p> <p>Sept 8th - We woke up at 6. &amp; we run in to their bed room the first thing &amp; pulled A &amp; Viola out, then we got dressed. I played awhile &amp; breakfast was ready. After breakf. we played awhile &amp; then came on home about 9. E &amp; V came to logs with us, it was very cold. We met Grant coming across the creek in buggy he was talking to {Pape?}. Mrs. I. gave A a pair of chickens so we had them to carry we went to P.O. got nothing. I got my work all done before dinner, got cleaned up &amp; done some little jobs. I went to milk &amp; before got in E. V &amp; J. came over here for the evening. We went in garden first &amp; got flowers &amp; plums came in played looking at photos &amp; cards, played {I. Hayseeds}. A brought in honey &amp; buns. &amp; then we were dancing. The girls taught how to dance "I put</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>my little foot in" and "Old Dan Tucker" it was just splendid, we danced the handkerchief dance for them we just as hot as could be. we sit down awhile &amp; then they went it being 10.30 o'Oclk. A &amp; I went to pine trees with them, came back &amp; to bed. Rover followed them home. Pa &amp; ma getting ready to go to Scarbro on Mon.</p> <p>Sept 9th - Got my verses, reading, eating plums &amp; roast corn. Went to S.S. all the children down to see Mrs Church baptised so it was very late when we started S.S. &amp; so a very short one. Mr Fer gave the lesson Stayed for church a very large crowd out for Bronte church. Alf was there &amp; a lot more of the middle road boys there. Mr Fer. gave a splendid sermon had a sort of prayer meeting after all the congreg. stayed. he announced there would be protracted meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>this week. A &amp; I were about the last coming up road. Alf &amp; his buggy came behind us with another fellow in he yelled out would we have a ride &amp; I said are you coming in &amp; he said all right so they drove on ahead of us we stopped to talk to Arch S. on corner &amp; Manda. he wanted us to walk home with him &amp; he would drive us back again, he said it just because he knew we wouldn't for he saw the buggy turn in. The fellow turned out to be Joe Tracy, we had a sing in parlor. we had a fire on, sat &amp; talked awhile &amp; they went home before 9 o'clk. Alf said he did not write any letter to E.E.W. before he left Bronte but that it was some pilgrim of girls on M.R.</p> <p>Sept 10 - Ma &amp; pa got ready &amp; started about 9.30 for Toronto. Mrs Wright</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came. Mrs. Bray came for corn. Ada McC came. Etta Nub. came. After dinner I came up stairs &amp; sit down to write to D.E.M.L. got it nearly finished when Annie came home &amp; wanted me to walk up to station with her to see the Cunn. girls off. so I had to stop &amp; get ready we took 2 bouquets up for them, Edith, Lizzie, &amp; Maggie there too. had to wait quite a while for train. Lizzie Bray got off train being just a bride. We was coming down the road again back home when a buggy passed us with one young man on it &amp; I says "Oh what a dear little pony," &amp; he turned around and saw all us girls &amp; he threw a kiss at us &amp; Edith threw one back which I thought she would never do &amp; they kept on throwing as far as he could see</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he came straight on down to Bronte. Delia overtook us when we got to Brigg's corner we hurried home got our supper, M.L. &amp; I went down to meeting, lot of B church folks were there but not many of our own had a good meeting though. Ada Bray asked me if I would not go to Toronto with Emma on Wed. as she wanted me too but I said I was going on Sat with Annie &amp; Miss Oughtred as Annie had heard from her that day &amp; she wanted her to go, so I do not want to go with Emma. I came home finished my letter &amp; to bed.</p> <p>Sept. 11 - I went over to road to post my letter before Breakf. &amp; was gone 1/2 hour but had my book to read. We washed in morning, I cleaned floor &amp; came up to write in this now &amp; it is after 3 o'clock. Net got a book</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sent to her from E.E.W. today some of the scenes in London. Practising till Annie came home she then gave me a lesson. Got chores done &amp; A &amp; I went down to church quite a number was out had good meeting.</p> <p>Sept 12 - Jennie Bray over in morning for squash. I ironed in morning. got cleaned up after dinner &amp; sewing at my waist. Emily Triller came about 4. Here for tea, Jennie came in while we were at tea, they stayed awhile then Maria &amp; A went down to practise in church there being no meeting that night. After they had gone Mack &amp; Ida drove in to see where the girls were, there being no light in church. they had gone so Mack drove Ida down again &amp; then came back, stayed in parlor till A &amp; M came home They brought Jane with them to stay all night, Arch drove Ida &amp; Emily home. We fooled around in yard awhile then Ida &amp; I came to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>bed &amp; Mack stayed a really long time.</p> <p>Sept 13 - Ironed some, practised a little read a little helped get dinner. After dinner got cleaned up before 2 o'clk, down in Parlor with Jane awhile, came up stairs and wrote a letter to M.F.L. did not get it finished before milking time so stopped got tea then A &amp; I went to church it raining &amp; not many out Mrs. Ferguson out. We came &amp; all in bed though not 9 o'clk. I finished my letter &amp; it was after 10. It being the 2nd one.</p> <p>Sept 14 - Maria walked up to station to see Miss Jarvis going on train to New York but she did not go. we got a card that day that she could not go. Jane &amp; Maria went to Bronte, and Jane was going home. I cleaned upstairs before dinner. Washed the dishes then came up for a sleep, slept till 4 got up &amp; wrote in this. A &amp; I are going to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>exhibition in morning, all well, it is the children's day. Miss Oughtred is going so we want to go. ML. Net &amp; Ida went down to meeting, A &amp; I home all alone getting washed &amp; ready for morning. Jane B came back again with them to stay all night.</p> <p>Sept 15 - Up at 5 min. to 5. back to bed again called at 1/4 to 6. got up. {Annie illegible?} I blackened boots. pretty near ready when Mr Thompson &amp; Edith drove in so we took a bite of breakf. &amp; M.L. drove us up to station, there in lots of time. lot from Palermo had to wait awhile on train Mr {Rymal?} got on at Oak. came to our seat to talk saw Miss Rodgers. Came to Clark. we watched out for Miss L.S.O saw her &amp; got her in our seat with us all day. We went right down to city before getting off. Went to Phot. but did not like them so we went to the other</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dixson's I sat for 1/2 doz. cards ($1.25). A would not. I saw A.J.C. cabinets there. Bot Net's corsets some gloves went to GA's office ate our lunch there with Adriene to talk to. G.A. came in did not appear to know us, very cool he was just {spok?} &amp; all. Then we went down to Mowat's Wharf took Hastings steamer up to fair ground it was just lovely on boat very calm not a bit crowded. I forgot to say I counted horses all the time too in town, I got "100" when I got to fair ground. Edith Y would not count all she saw for fear of getting 100 that day. We went through Hort. hall just then E &amp; I parted from rest &amp; we went to Palace in there a long time, saw invalid's bed, lovely wax fancy things. We got to fancy work at last a long time at that, lots of things made of cord. We A &amp; L.S.O. there &amp; Edith I &amp; And Carpenter at fancy work too. kept with them awhile</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>till we saw the big balloon go up then we got parted. When we were in art gallery we saw A.J.C.s cabinet there, lovely oil paintings &amp; water colors. We came downstairs to see balloon one man went up in it very near out of sight we did not see it come down. Then E &amp; I got at horse ring fence. an awful crowd there, could not see without standing on tip toes &amp; peering through shoulders, so we stood that way until our toes very near cracked they were so tired standing that way. after awhile some moved then we got a little better place for seeing but not much better for a great deal worse for smelling, for right in front of me there was a great big man who let his pop gun go off &amp; it being filled with air of a very different perfume then than that of my handkerchief, my nose did not agree with it all &amp; it was some time before I could get it to depart from me. Edith was a little way from me so did not have the displeasure of such a puff. But for all we saw lots of hurdling</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>races, only one lady dare venture over &amp; I guess for the 1st time so fell off by the jerk, the horse jumped over her, she did not get hurt much but was soon on again to try &amp; did succeed. We then went to see the whirligig riders. Then we went to machinery hall at one end of which they were selling cider &amp; peaches. I bot peaches &amp; E bot cider then I came across a stand selling books. I bot 10c dialogue book. We went up to station gate &amp; there saw A &amp; L.S.O. E &amp; I went through Apiary. Then we all went with L.S.O. down to boat out of ground then she changed her mind &amp; thought she would go on train so we started through gate again but the man said "No not through this gate" so we had to go up to {illegible} we got through off by showing tickets but we were only on R.R. platform then &amp; needed to show tickets again to get in grounds. We went to candy factory bot creams &amp; mixed L.S.O. had to go on boat after all &amp; went back. We then came to station</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>talking to Mr. Rhymal again, &amp; Mr Coates with May. Our train came at last so crowded we had to get in 2nd class car Mrs Garneaux not with us. We were talking to Petch {illegible} go down but did not see him till we got off at Bronte. Dilla Wilson &amp; Lib Henderson were there &amp; Ida &amp; Net we all came down together. talked awhile had some supper then to bed. E &amp; I slept in Mas bed &amp; A slept in pas. A went to sleep. E &amp; I talked till 12 about old times with D.E.M.L. We were awfully tired our legs ached.</p> <p>Sept 16 - Arose about 9. Edith helped me wash dishes. We went to S.S. but Edith did not go in she went right on home. I taught Edith I's class. Stayed for church, had prayer meeting after church. Getting our tea when Mack drove in. he had had his tea, he put his horse &amp; buggy in when I was milking &amp; stayed till I got done. It rained very hard so he could not go till it was 1/2 past 9. Shook hands with me going away which was the 1st one after counting 100 grey horses. Just M.L. &amp; us here, went to bed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 17 - slept late - churned - getting crates &amp; plums ready for G.A. I had a letter from Annie {illegible} on Sat. We missed the {mark?} to send fruit so had to wait till next day. P.M. sewing. Mrs. English came stayed for tea then A.M.L. her &amp; I went down to meeting. Mack there, walked home with A &amp; I . Miss Eng. came with M.L. styaed all night. She teasing me about Alf &amp; Mack. She said she would tell Alf a "little boy" came home with me from church. Put lemon on my face that night.</p> <p>Sept 18 - washed, just got done before dinner then we heard the Blandina whistle wasn't sure {wither?}, had our dinner. A did not come home for hers So in a short time E.M. came walking up with Gordon &amp; Mabel, they had dinner here A took hers on the boat was late. I washed up dishes then I went down to boat stayed awhile talked with Jennie, Maria W came up with Emma. Jennie &amp; I went to P.S. house about 1/4 to 4, stayed till out came home with A I climbed over wire fence at Adams to get green peas filled our pockets.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>came home read Emma's diary on the Journey on boat. A went back with Jennie, Net went after while. we had tea then Ida &amp; I took milk to boat. Met Will Speers. Jennie &amp; all us girls came up to church. had a good meeting. We all went back to boat W.S. there we had a sing. engineer sang, we talked then W.S. went home &amp; we went to bed. I had a good sleep.</p> <p>Sept 19 - Got up in good time, got breakf. washed dishes made up beds on boat. Then our folks came down with Emma &amp; Wat &amp; children, bid good-bye &amp; they were off for Hamilton. I bot some note paper at McCa Sat down to sew after dinner &amp; Mrs J. P Lovekin came up on 2 train walked from station got here 3. About 4 I went down to met A &amp; McC. bot birdseed went in to see baby stayed awhile came home got tea, A &amp; I went down to church, had a splendid meeting indeed, Mach &amp; Grant were there with each of their buggies. E.M. went home with J.B. Grant drove Annie &amp; Mack drove me home we went down to Bray's gate for</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>no 1 {written in a different ink at top}</p> <p>Remember me Mabel Walton Ended.{There is a decorative design of lines and dots below the word Ended.}(Look in Book No 2.)</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{back cover}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e9818f50c2bd93d49018671b173718d.pdf 63a8ab08ffcb2e33222868c230df59e3 PDF Text Text �������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/74eca879f179d552232f39266bbf1323.pdf 0e5e460a38c305357a4b7010025d4873 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/65f114753c6b8e6c32604586d9acf320.pdf f81a511bae6ebd50ff54c2293721cd7f PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bca1d36d6752cea4c6283c07b234df3e.pdf 0ae13a3f3a50127bd31fa10559e540c8 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/837c99b054da3326b04e6955186e027a.pdf 10971368150a43dd654aa19ef1d7712d PDF Text Text ��������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c90341d67773e293bdda91fd2311be43.pdf 5257e71970457483d1f5ab03bb8750cb PDF Text Text Sidney Clarence Van Sickle (1873-1947) 1909-1913 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Trigger warning: page 10 contains details of the death of a minor by suicide. 1909. Day Book. 1909. April 1 Thursday. Doing chores. I went to James Hunts & got belt. & getting ready to cut feed in afternoon. very nice day. sold 2 veal calves. to Dyment. for $10.00. recd {received} payment. April 2 Friday. doing chores. I went to H.W. Ross' & bot {bought} gallon. coal oil. & 50¢. package stock food. not very nice day. I posted letter to H.E.P. {Harriet Eliza Plastow initials of diarist's future wife} Frank away with team. to Wier. & trimming apple trees. I had head ache all day. April 3 Saturday. snow from east. most all day. doing chores. & I making belt tightener. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. divided 30 eggs. my share 15. eggs. Paid B.V $5000 on last half of years' rent. April 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. very nice day but very mudy {muddy} on roads. gave 30¢ towards the different collecting church {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank Wilson fell through hole in barn floor at Austin Mulhollands. barn on april 3-09 {1909}. April 5 Monday. doing choes {chores}. moving Stoves at house & brought GEVs stove over here. also took James Hunt 1890 lbs hay. Ed Roung here to see about pigs. April 6 Tuesday. doing chores. sold 7 Jugs to Amos Dyment. 1390 lbs. at 7¢ per lbs. with $1.00 over. total amount RecvD {received} {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} had settlement with F.W.M. {Frank Wesley Mulholland - diarist's brother-in-law} to date. {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Paid Father balance of years rent bck {back?} I not very well. bad pain in Back. AEV {initials of a relative of diarist - possibly Albert?} & Mrs Vanderdip here for brkf {word faded breakfast} & dinner. Mother washing to do cloudy with some rain. 1909. Day Book. 1909. April 7 Wednesday. in bed all day. with lame back. very strong west wind. which done a lot of damage. Frank doing chores. 1 �April 8 Thursday. at house. with lame back not able to go about. wrote letter to H.E.P. Will & Cora came up at night. April 9 Friday. in house with lame back. will & cora here. A.E.V. took Mrs Vanderdip home west wind with snow nasty day. April 10 Saturday. in house most of day. but feeling a little better. butter made 12. lbs. recd mine 6 lbs. also divided eggs. 60. = 30. Frank went to Brantford. I went out to help him a little with chores. AE.V to Hamilton: Recd letter from H.E.P. west wind & colder. I seen Sara P. & was talking a few minutes. April 11 Easter Sunday. very nice day. but cool wind. Cora & Will & A.E.V. here for dinner. W.&C. went to Frank Barlows for tea. I at home all day. not feeling very well. but helping to do chores. April 12 Monday. be very nice day. doing chores & cutting feed. Will Bates went home on morning train. Washing to day. Will Tourstor called to see me today. Recd letter from H.E.P. this a.m. Mrs Vester Vansickle of Galt here for tea. but Went home on evening Train. {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Geo {George} H. Mulholland had stroke at Sheffield. {Apr}il 13 Tuesday. helping to do chores. had head ache in afternoon. raining in P.M. Cora went home on 5 train. Mr Geo H. Mulholland died at 5 P.M. Sheffield. funeral on Friday at 2 P.M. April 16=09 {1909} 1909 Day Book. 1909. April 14 Wednesday. doing chores. & Father & I drawing wood. from sawing machine to wood shed. & piling some. filing circular woodsaw. & getting ready to cut wood. very nice day. A. Wing here this evening after hay. April 15 Thursday. doing chores. took Able Wing 1730 lbs hay. @ 1200 Per ton. Went to Chas Bayles' with 2 heffers {heifers} to Bull. charlie away to Dunday Dundas. cutting hard wood. with horsepower. & circular wood saw. very nice day. Harry Mulholland. came home this morning. & 7-10 train. April 16 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood. went to Geo H. Mulholland's funeral in afternoon. putting shingles on drive Barn roof. & finished up chores. Set hen in orchard on hen eggs. April 17 Saturday. doing chores drawing wood from machine & pilling some. Took cow No 8. star to C. Boyles Bull. & putting a few singles {shingles} on Barn roof. divided eggs & butter. to day. 70 eggs. & 20 lbs Butter this week. Read letter from H.E.P. April 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. {Rockton} & had dinner & tea. & stayed all night at H.E.Ps. & had breakfast on Monday morning. mudy {muddy} driving home. 2 �April 19. Monday. came home from H.E.Ps. & doing chores. took No. 5 cow. J Black to Chas Boyles' Bull. washing buggy. & cutting up apple trees. for wood. April 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cut up apple tree. shingling barn roof. Frank drawing wood out orchard cool wind. all day 1909. Day Book. {Continued from previous page} Apr 20 Jean came down & stayed for tea. Frank Paid me my share on hay A. Wing got. $5.19. Went to office & posted card to H.E.P. & to H.W. Rous's to get trace mendid. Apr 21 Wednesday. doing chores fixing & cleaning disc-harrow. put reel on spreader & cleaned {wals?} on buggy & oiled same. took farm cart apart. Sam Plastow put horse in drive Barn. rainy & very mudy. A.E.V. had Mr Wallard Willard of Sheffield here for dinner. Apr 22 Thursday. doing chores. put fence part around where fence was down. took grain to Mill for chop. took sow away to carson Weallers. Paid for chopping 47¢ & gallon machine oil 35¢ Frand. cleaning up seed oats. I got my arm hurt by door pole falling on it. April 23 {In the margin, written vertically below the date is: 'Mother's Birth Day'} - Friday. doing chores. cutting wood with horse power. Frank splitting wood. I fixing disc-harrow & cultivator. down st at night & posted letter to H.E.P. got trace at H.W. Rous's & Paid 15¢ for same. bot {bought} whip. 40¢ & bread 10¢ Mother away to Jean's to day being her birth day. xxx April 24 - Saturday. doing chores. fixing lame fence. Frank away for sow at C. Weaver's. cutting feed in P.M. & fixing fence. Rec. letter from H.E.P. Rec. {received} $1.00 for butter sold. divided butter 10 lbs. & eggs. 74 = 37 my share. April 25 = Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night. very nice day. April 26 - Monday. doing chores. fixing fence. nice day down st at night. & sent Laundry away. 1 shirt - 3 collars - 3 hair cuffs. H.S.J.C. 1909. Day Book. April 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating on back field. in a.m. rainy in P.M. fixing up farm cart. cool wind to-night. April. 28 Wednesday. doing chores & fixing fence along east lane. divided eggs to-night. 58 eggs. 29 eggs each. churned to-day. 9 lbs. Recd mine 4 lbs. I sending 12 lbs. butter & 4 doz eggs to market with carrie. on Thursday 29-09 {1909}. S.U.V. April 29 Thursday. Doing chores. carrie did not go to market. Strong east wind & snow storm. Posted letter to H.E.P. at night. 3 �April 30 Friday. doing chores. shingling on Pig pen roof. gathered 34 18 eggs to-day. May 1 Saturday. doing chores. Carrie went to market Frank away to Brantford. Cora came up from Toronto. I finished some work on pig pen roof & fixing doors at barn down st at night & recd card from H.E.P. got Laundry. Bread. cheese. Bananas. salmon. gathered 11 eggs. Recd Payment from carrie from Eggs & Butter & chicken May 2 Sunday. doing chores. windy & stormy all day. snow. quarterly meeting sunday. at C. I went to church at night. home all day. May 3 Monday. doing chores. getting cutting box ready to cut feed. went to woods & fixed up gaps. & patching farm roof. Frank slept in barn Sunday night & monday fore-noon. churning to-day. May 4 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning seed oats & barley. took jersey cow & heffer {heifer} to Bull. cutting feed & tore up rigging & put away. Recd card from H.E.P. she at city. 1909 Daily Record. May 5 Wednesday. doing chores. started to sow oats in back field & barley on east field as Potatoe ground. very nice day & drying. Frank cultivating in lower field. snow in lane. {In the left margin it reads: 'sowing oats & barley'} May 6 Thursday. doing chores. sowing barley & oats & pease in lower field. & oats in back field. Frank cultivating & harrowing rain about 6 P.M. & night. Mrs Tom Jones called here to see A.E.V. about seeder box. May 7 Friday. doing chores. fixed up fence back on sand hill in A.M. cleaned up tree that fell across fence back of wood & fixed fence. cultivated garden. & {choring?} around. set hen to-day off on 28 May. recd butter 5 lbs & eggs. 40. May 8 Saturday. doing chores. fixing fence in lower field. cultivating in garden. & picking up rail-wood. Recd letter from H.E.P. she being at Hamilton. May 9 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. had head-ache. rainy all day. & night. May 10 Monday. doing chores. rainy all day. My Birthday. Recd letter from H.E.P. & tie from Mrs A.A.P. at Present. doing chores. & white washing celing {ceiling} of my room & painting wood work of same Cora & Mother papering room. Recd Balance on hay from James Hunt. Recd card from Jean to-day. May 11 Tuesday. doing chores. helping to house clean. painting May 12 Wednesday. doing chores. taking down old board fence along evergreen trees. 1909. Daily Record. 4 �May 12 {Continued from previous page.} went to Hamilton on noon train. & got some things. called on H.E.P. & spent the after noon looking around in stores. came home on 7.05 train. Jean down for the day. May 13 Thursday. doing chores. making garden & planting potatoes in south orchard. 36 rows. 18 to the west side is mine. very nice day ground very wet. May 14 Friday. doing chores. cultivating. sowing oats in back field. rainy. May 15 15 Saturday. doing. fixing fence. harrowing in back field. & fixing up around. Painting in dining room. Cora & Jean here papering & house cleaning. F.W.M. took cu grain to mill to get chopped. & {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} broke Wagon tounge {tongue}. rainy again at night. Recd Butter 5 lbs & eggs. 10. Recd Letter from Mrs. Watskins Raimtoul May 16 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. at home all day. Cora & Jean here. May 17 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out water diches {ditches} & making same. fixing fence. Frank fixing wagon tounge {tongue}. Recd card from Will Bate. Cora went some on mor-ning train. Jean here helping mother. I painting bedroom to night. May 18 Tuesday. nice day, doing chores. fixing bars in lane. & road fence at gate. Frank cultivating. Jean went home this evening. Recd Butter 5 lbs. & eggs. 30. Geo. Horse has sore leg. Started to Write letter to H.E.P. Mr. Willard. of Sheffield here for dinner. 1909. Daily Record. May 19. Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence between us & John Ritchie. F.W.M. cultivating. Posted letter to H.E.P. May 20 Thursday. doing chores. setting post & fixing fence. Sowing oats this after noon. F.W.M. away to Raising at John Archers. Father came home from Harrisburg & went to barn Raising. May. 21 Friday. doing chores. harrowing & drawing water furrows. on oat ground. sowing oats this afternoon. cloudy & look like rain. divided eggs. 52. down st at night & bot British Army Liniment at J cornells. 26¢ May 22 Saturday. doing chores. harrowing oat ground. got bushel seed corn at mill & sowed peice behind barn. fixing fence & cleaning out water furrows in back field. down street at night & recd letter from H.E.P. & bot Bread & buiscuit. very nice day. May 23 Sunday. doing chores. very nice morning but turned clowdy & cool with a little rain. May 24 Monday. not feeling very well cold. doing chores. Father & Mother went to Harrisburg. I wrote letter to Aunt Luiasa {Louisa?} & cousin Bessie & H.E.P. & posted same 5 �to night. bot loaf bread. Recd card from H.E.P. Frank want to Burg at night Set hen on duck eggs in horse stable. May 25 Tuesday. doing chores. sowing oats in forenoon. sick & not doing anything in P.M. Father & Mother came home from harrisburg. 1909 Daily Record. May 26 Wednesday. not very well. sick with cold. helped milk at night. went to Dr. Gibsons & got bottle of cough medicine & tablets for cold & paid for same & paid for bottle of medicine got in April 9=09 $1.00 Paid Mrs Gibson. May 27 Thursday. doing chores. very heavy rain in morning. went to store with 8 lbs butter & got groceries & sprouting Potatoes to {too} wet to work on land. S. Bishop paid me S.C.V. $1.00 for service of Bull 1908. May 28 Friday. doing chores. fixing fence at garden & started to draw out manuer {manure}. May 29. Saturday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day. I not feeling very well. down street at night. May 30 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day Troy opening there church to day. I at home all day. went to church at Troy with A.E.V. & Banker. {Philshee?} drove my buggy. May 31 Monday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day. 19 loads. Started to send milk to cheese factory. very nice day. June 1 Tuesday. doing chores. drawed out 9 loads manure & plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. getting ready to sow some pease next to Barn yard east. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. cooler & some rain June 2 Wednesday. doing chores. pllwing plowing on hoe crop ground. very nice day. divided eggs to-day. 62 eggs. 1909. Daily Record. June 3 Thursday. doing chores. plowing. rolling disc-harrowing & draging on hoe crop ground. very nice day. I had word with F.W.M. in horse stable about things in general. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry. There is a double line above and below this marking.} Rent. taxes. house. butter making. repairing wagon & work down on farm. June 4 Friday. doing chores. harrowing. disk Harrowing drilling up mangel ground. took load of rails {buck?} on fence between us & Ricchie Ritchie. down st at night & bot 7 lbs mangel seed loaf Bread & got hair cut. 6 �June 5 Saturday. doing chores. sowed mangles. lowered wire on fence. turned young cattle in sparling ground field. took Geo to shop & got new shoes put on. started to hoe potatoes in orchard. Mother went to Toronto. I down st at night. June 6 Sunday. doing chores. drove to Rockton & had dinner at H.E.P.s. & came home before 6 P.M. & help do chores. June 7. Monday. doing chores. drawed out 10 loads manure in A.M. plowing in afternoon F.W.M. went to C. {Cyrus} Knoxs with spreader for the after-noon. nice cool day. cloudy. June 8 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day 21 loads. I cutting seed potatoes in forenoon. between loads. June 9 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing out 10 loads manure. Plowing Potatoe grou nd. in afternoon. cloudy. cool air. I sprouting potatoes between loads in a.m. June 10 Thursday. doing chores. sprouting Potatoes. took letter & train to H.E.P. plowing & cultivating on potatoe ground. 1909 Daily Record. June 10 {Continued from previous page.} Planting potatoes & plowing this afternoon. Cyrus Knox here with planter. Ed. Vansickle & baggageman here shooting ground-hogs. planted 10 bushel on 27 rows. June 11 Friday. doing chores. plowing fodder corn ground. harrowing & discing. {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} took No 6 Black cow to C. Bayles Bull. June 12 Saturday. doing chores. discing. draging sowing & rolling fodder corn ground & fixing fence along lane. Father at Joe Plastows barn raising. nice day. got 48 lbs. seed corn at mill. Paid. June 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. walked home from church in morning with Sara. A. Patterson. rainy in A.M. June 14. Monday. doing chores & hoeing potatoes in orchard. all day. A.E.V. had team to draw stuff from station. June 15 Tuesday. drawing out manure. 19 loads. Bot harness mending out-fit $1.50 June 16 Wednesday. doing chores & plowing all day. very nice day. Frank & Carrie went to Hamilton. to {'xx' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Fred Mulhollands wedding. Jean & Baby & Eva here to-day. June 17. Thursday. doing chores. mending harness rainy all forenoon. cleaning out calf pen & choreing around in afternoon. Frank Plowing & harrowing. turnip G. Recd card from Charlie. H.E.P. from Waterdown. 7 �June 16 Guy Smith & miss Weaver married. 1909. Daily Record. June 18 Friday. doing chores. drawing out manure finished had 129 loads manure. Posted letter to H.E.P. & sent Laundry away. bot buiscuit. vaseline & Postage stamps. Will Farston in town this Eve. Recd milk check to day = $1.34 = June 19 Saturday. doing chores. Plowing turnip ground. F.W.M. working on turnip ground. June 20 Sunday done chores. got Alberts horese & drove to Rockton & had dinner with hep came home early & helped do chores. Frank away to Harrisburg & had dinner at F.C. Braithwaites. June 21 Monday. doing chores. I working on road this forenoon very warm. Plowing this afternoon. F.W.M. sowed part of turnips & working on turnip ground. June 22 Tuesday. doing chores. mending harness. Plowing buck-wheat ground. Frank working on turnip ground. June 33 23 Wednesday. Plowed head land in hoe crop field. took sow to C. Weavers Boar. & went to Rockton in afternoon to see foot Ball sport & stayed for concert at night. Frank & Jean there also. rainy most of after noon. June 24 Thursday. fine & warm. fixing fence along wheat field. cleaning up orchard & moving Lumber piles. June 25 Friday. doing chores. cutting weeds & thistles harrowing disc harrowing buckwheat G. June 26 Saturday. doing chores. took Geo Horse to shop & had two shoes set. hilling up Potatoes & started to hoe corn. Fred Mulholland & wife came here 1909. Daily Record. June 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to Church in morning. very nice day. warm. went to R.O. to League with H.E.P. & spent the evening at H.E.P. home. June 28 Monday. doing chores. hoeing corn all day.. very warm. cooler at night. June. 29 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. fixing fence. cut grass in orchard & along road. cultivating buckwheat ground. set post at road gate. Frank hoeing & cultivating corn. Cora came up to-day. Father away to Sam Kivels barn raiseing. Barn 48 x 77 = 10 ft out side post. 34 per-live post. nice day & moonlight night. June 30 Wednesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. went to Cheese factory & got 31/4 lbs cheese then went to Rockton & got H.E.P. 8 �July 1 Thursday. doing chores. helping to get yard ready for social in am. went to starting field in after noon. & helped in Booth. Proceeds of day $314.00 Proceeds of evening $210.00. July 2 Friday. doing chores cleaning up yard. & cultivating corn & mangles. took H.E.P. home at night. Recd milk check July 3 Saturday cooler. doing chores. picking potatoes bugs. sowed buckwheat & harrowed ground. July 4 Sunday. very nice day. doing chores. went to church morning & evening wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Charlie Morman's corpse came here on express in after noon 4.30 Killed by train. 1909. Daily Record. July 5 Monday.doing chores. hoeing potatoes. grinding scythes & mowe, knives. cut piece of grass in afternoon. Recd money on checks from Bank & had settlement With Frank to date. July 6 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing potatoes drawing in 33 loads hay. very nice day. Father sold some old I iron to sheeny. mother & carrie away to Ladies Aid meeting July 7 Wednesday. doing chores. tedding hay. in forenoon & cut piece in after noon started to draw in hay. 2 loads. Tom Jones came here. & left 50 lbs. binder twine @ 10.9 per lbs. Payable in October. July 8 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in hay 2 loads. & tedding. & rakeing hay. cultivating corn & Potatoes. washed buggy at night. July 9 Friday. doing chores. hoeing mangles rakeing hay & drawing in hay. 4 loads wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Bot stamps & Bananas. July 10 Saturday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day. clowdy cloudy & rain at night. Frank Barlaw Paid me 25¢ on account down street at night & bot bread 109. July 11 Sunday. done chores. drove to R. there to Tom Jones's. for dinner & tea. back to to R. then home showery at night. July 12 Monday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day cloudy & nice breeze. rain at night. July 13 Tuesday. doing chores. thinning turnip light Culling up potatoes. F.W.M cultivating turnips & Potatoes. 1909 Daily Record. {J}uly 14 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence at East side. getting ready to & spraying potatoes. & hoeing turnips. 9 �July 15 Thursday. doing chores. cut piece of grass north of house. & thinning turnips. went down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. & was talking to S.A.P. July 16 Friday. doing chores. tedding hay. & hoeing turnips. July 17 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing turnips drawing in 3 loads hay. paris greening Potatoes. Carrie kicked about cooling {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} milk & had a few words. Father & Mother drove over to Langford to see Albert Ramsay. they drove F.C. Braithwaites Horse. July 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening I at home the rest of day. July 19 Monday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes thinning turnips finished same. to day F.W.M. cut piece of grass. A.E.V. set up buggy for minister. I Payed carrie her half of milk check $10.47 July 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating mangles drawed in 4 loads hay this afternoon. F.W.M finished cutting grass. & rakeing mother went to Jean's to night. I had headache this afternoon. July 21 Wednesday.doing chores. went down street & seen about supplies for picnic booth. drawed post along far fence. setting post this P.M. Mother away to Jeans. 1909 Daily Record July 22nd Thursday. doing chores. setting fence poel. rain this after noon. I wrote letter to H.E.P. also received one from H.E.P. sold Ed {Raung?} 2 years old heffer for beef. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} at $29.00 Paid. settled with F W.M. for same. mother came home from Jeans' but went up again to night. July 23 Friday. doing chores. picking potatoe bags. went to picnic this after non {noon}. which was held in Presbyterian church & yard. cost of supplies $15.71. July 24 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating corn. drawing in hay all after noon. cool wind & cloudy. Father & Albert to Hamilton down street at night. & got suit from C. Fillers'. bot Bread & buns. July 25 Sunday. doing chores. & at home all day. very fine day. went to R. in evening. R & E & Mrs Heathe there. July 26 Monday. doing chores. cutting weeds & thistles {mullins?}. fixing up binder. F.W.M cultivating turnips. July 27 Tuesday. doing chores. put braces on post for wire fence. grinding binder knives. cutting wheat this after noon. very nice day. Paid Sam Doherty for shoeing horse 2 shoes. 10 �July 28 Wednesday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes finished cutting wheat. started to plow fall wheat ground. warm & dry. put new comb shear on my Plow. July 29 Thursday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground. very warm. ground dry & hard in places. look like rain to-night. 1909 Daily Record {Trigger warning: this page contains details of the death of a minor by suicide.} July 30 Friday. doing chores. grinding scythe & cutting weeds & thistles on Road. & picking Potatoes bugs. plowing on Fall Wheat ground. in P.M. down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. July 31 Saturday. doing chores. paris greened my half of potatoes in field. started to draw in wheat. 53 loads. F.W.M. got chop from mill & plowing on fall wheat ground. in forenoon. I recd letter from H.E.P. very nice day. Aug 1 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. went to church at night. Rev Mr and Mrs Kern spoke. large congregation Mr Kern & wife are going to china. Aug 2 Monday. doing chores. fixed fence. finished drawing in wheat. I cut barley this after noon. Aug 3 Tuesday. doing chores. went down st {street} in forenoon. I met Geo {George} Longman. or Lemon. Plowing on Fall wheat g. {ground} Aug 4 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing. fall wheat ground. & plowed up to fence post. Mother went to Harrisburg. to ice jean. George Braithwaite girl {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} 10 year old hung herself to tree by rope. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} John Crow's wife died this afternoon. went down street at night & bot Bread. Aug 5 Thursday. doing chores. disking harrowing on fall wheat ground & drawing in barley. very nice day. Mother came home from Jean's on noon train & brought Muriel. 1909 Daily Record Aug 6 Friday. doing chores. got geo {george} howe shod 2 shoes. got 40 rod roll wire fence at station to put on fence. solled {sold} wire out & tacked up on fence posts. had bath & shave & went to funeral this after noon. of John Crouss wife. very warm & dry. Recd milk check $1951 = with 30¢ cheese charged. bot bread 10¢. Aug 7 Saturday. doing chores. picked bugs off of potatoes in orchard. went to Woodworths & got fence stretcher. & stretched fence north of house. & fastened same to posts. also 11 �went to station & got 3 plows. & others repairs. For A.E.V. Mother & Albert & Muriel went to Toronto on 10 train. very warm day. Aug 8 Sunday. doing chores, drove to R. & had dinne {dinner} & tea with H.E.P. her cousin & Gentleman friend galt came there. Recd 75¢ from {Tarston?}. Let H.E.P Have a V. to go to Hamilton & Toronto. Frank left my {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} 4 cows in stable all night not milloed. Aug 9 Monday. doing chores. a little rain. cultivating on fall wheat ground. this P.M. S.C.U. & F.W.M. had settlement to date. for all back accounts. & had quite a talk about going away Sundays. Milk & butter {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} making. eggs & cream seperator. Aug 10 Tuesday. doing disc harrowing on fall wheat ground in a.m. cutting oats on hill in back field in afternoon. Frank got 3 bags shirts at mill. 1909. Daily Record Aug 11 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. cutting weeds & thistles. Frank hoeing mangles in P.M. sent letter & boat ticket to moether. bot bread & corn flakes & bakery 20¢. Aug 12 Thursday. Cutting weeds & thistles in forenoon. grinding binder knives & hoeing in afternoon. doing chores. Aug 13 Friday. doing chores & getting ready to thresh. drawed in 2 loads of oats in afternoon. & getting ready to thresh. went down street at night & posted letter to H.E.P. & card to Jean. Aug 14 Saturday. doing chores. Threshing wheat 43 bags. Barley 104 bushel & oats 54 bushel. Nelson Raung threshes. Recd letter from H.E.P. down st at night. Cora went up to Jeans. over Sunday. Aug 15 Sunday. doing chores. drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Jean's & brought Cora home. & done milking. rainy and mist. Aug 16 Monday. doing chores. rolling & harrowing fall wheat ground in a.m. cutting weeds this P.M. rain this after noon. Aug 17 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting weeds, mullens & thistles. Jean Braithwaite. Jean & dot weir came here for dinner & tea. went to Station to see them off to night. Recd milk check from Henry Howard. $17.90 M. Young took picture at A.E.V. shop Aug 18 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground till 10 A.M. started to cut mixed grain & oats. Mother sick with cold. wrote letter to Jean & sent ticket for Jean wier. 1909. Daily Record 12 �Aug 19 Thursday. doing chores. morning & night. had sick head-ache all day. Frank finished cut oats & shocked same in back field & started to cut big field next to Rail road. very nice day. Aug 20 Friday. doing chores. went down to Geo {Prices?} of got leather mits 20¢ & gallon oil 15. & 2 balls binder twine at mill 90¢. cutting & shocking oats. had settlement with Frank to date in full. Aug 21 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing & getting in feed for cows. Albert went to Niagara falls on Picnic. H. George Harrisburg, Lynden & Copetown. Aug 22 Sunday. doing chores. not feeling very well. very nice day. had invitation to go to Harrisburg & Rockton. Aug 23 Monday doing chores. disc harrowing on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. Plowing in south field for wheat. drawing in mixed grain 3 loads & 1 load of oats. Subscribed for Hamilton Daily Herald & got Bible with same. Paid $3.50 to E. James agent. Aug 24 Tuesday doing chores. finished cutting oats & mixed grain. drawing in oats from back field. F.W.M. chopping at mill. A.E.V. to {Bog?} oats. Aug 25 Wednesday. doing chores. drawed in 4 loads oats. I had sick head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P. also recd one from H.E.P. Aug 26 Thursday. doing chores. plowing in lower south field for fall wheat in A.M. drawed in 3 loads oats & finished field 1909. Daily Record. Aug 27 Friday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground A.E.V. had Geo Horse away. F.W.M. at Austin Mulhollands. Threshing this forenoon. Mother out for tea. very nice day & warm. Recd letter from H.E.P. Aug 28 Saturday. doing chores. started to roll fall wheat ground. some rain. rolling again this after noon. F.W.M. cultivating down street st night. got hair cut & shave & bot Bread & buns. rain at night. Aug 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home at 6. done chores. had tea and went to church. Frank and Jean here. drove A.E.Vs horse. Aug 30 Monday. doing chores. working on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. took 7 bus 25 lbs. wheat to mill. =H 8.90 & bot barel {barrel} salt {'40' written above line} & & Paid for chopping 44 ¢ Paid. had settlement to date for back accounts Aug 31 Tuesday. Toronto show opened. doing chores. harrowing & drawing in mixed grain F.W.M gang plowing oat stubble. nice day cool. looks like rain at N. 13 �Sept 1 Wednesday. Fine & cool. doing chores. gang plowing oat field stubble. Sept 2 Thursday. doing chores. finished plow-ing oat stubble. F.W.M. cut grass on hill opposit school house. Father & Jean went to Toronto. Posted letter to H.E.P. & took shears back to J.W. Kelleys. frost last night. 1909. Daily Record. Sept 3 Friday. dong chores. harrowing oat stubble & drawed in two small loads Lucern clover. Della Ross of Hamilton came here. to day. Sept 4 Saturday. cloudy & rainy. Frank away to Brantford. I tinkering around. fixing fence. washing buggy and is on. got in feed for cattle. went to office & got mail & to meat shop & bot 37¢ worth stake {steak}. Recd letter from H.E.P at night. Sept 5 Sunday. At Home all day. went to R. for H.E.P at night. She came home with me. Sept 6 Monday. doing chores. went to Jersey ville in P.M. Frank done milking at Night. Father came home from Toronto. Sept 7 Tuesday. done chores in morning got ready & H.E.P & I went to Toronto Fair. came home at night arrived at 1 o'clock A.M. Sept 8 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing fall Wheat ground. & took H.E.P home at night. Sept 9 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing fall wheat. & harrowing F.W.M. away to Toronto Fair. cool wind wind. & rain at night. Sept 10 Friday. doing chores. finished harrowing wheat ground. & drawed water furrows cleaned some out. F Barlow borrowed 10 bushel boxes. I sold apples to A.E. Caldwell of Dundas. Greenings at $1.35 & Spryes. Baldwins & Manns at $1.50 also. Calverts at $1.00 per Barrel. Recd $5.00 on account. Balance to are paid when apples are delivered at car. 1909 Daily Record. Sept 11 Saturday. doing chores. Fixed sucker on barn yard pump. Fixinong {fixing} some fence on east side of place. & started to dig well. at new wire fence. east of school house. Recd letter from H.E.P. Albert had my ticket & layed for same. Sept 12 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. & wrote letter to H.E.P. I went to church at night. Father & Mother went to visit Tom Jones. Albert away to Branchton with F.W.M.s buggy. Sept 13 Monday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles. & threshing all day. F.W.M cutting corn. Sept 14 Tuesday: doing chores. finished threshing at C. Boyles. this AM. cutting corn & took in load of mixed grain out of orchard. got pictures from M. Young. 14 �Sept 15 Wednesday. doing chores. started to pick fall apples. calverts. some rain to day. & last night. Recd card from H. E. P. London 144 Mill st. Sept 16 Thursday. doing chores. I picking apples all day. F.W.M. cutting fodder. corn. very nice day. & warm. Sept 17 Friday. doing chores. Tieing {tying} up fodder corn in sheaves. rather wet job. Sept 18 Saturday. finished tieing {tying} up corn. & started to set some up in shocks. cut pease. down st at night. Sept 19 Sunday. doing chores in morning. drove over to H.E.P.s. & had dinner & tea. went to Harvest. Home services at night in church. Mrs. S.J. Plastow not very well. 1909 Daily Record. Sept 20 Monday. doing chores. tieing fodder corn up in shocks. drawed in pease. nice day. dry & warm. bot 1 ball binder twine at mill 40¢ paid. Sept 21 Tuesday. doing chores. pickd {picked} 1 tree fall apples. & took some ties back to spring in woods. & cleaned same out & fixed it up. F.W.M. digging potatoes in orchard. Kids here for tea. Sept 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to wood & filled trough with water. also went to barrell factory & got 17. barrels. Then started & dug & picked up potatoes in orchard. F.W.M. to mill with grain to chop. a little rain. windy. Sept 23 Thursday. doing chores. started to cut ear corn. rain came on & we quit the job. I piling wood in shed. Sept 24 Friday doing chores. cutting corn. Packers here packing apples. Recv {received} $9.00 for same rain at night. Sept 25 Saturday. doing chores. cutting corn. took 9 barrels apples to station. down street at night. bot meat & Bread. Sept 26 Sunday. doing chores cloudy & cool. went to Church morning & evening. sunday school rally & Harvest Home Rote {wrote} letter to Hep. & posted same. Sept 27 Monday. finished cutting ear corn & started to pick greening apples. Sept 28 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples & drawed some in drive barn. Father & Mother at Grape social I had head ache & stayed home. Sept 29 Wednesday. doing chores picking apples this fore noon. rain. 1909. Daily Record. 15 �Sept 29 Mother went up to F. C. Braithwaite's Recv letter from Hep. settled with F.W.M. to date for chopping. fixing plow. 1 ball twine. & milk check.. Sept 30 Thursday. doing chores. picking apples in back orchard. raining part of day. got horses up & drawed apples in drive barn. F.W.M. not working. tooth ache {'tooth ache' written in pencil} Sept Oct 1 Friday. doing chores. picking apples. in back orchard. F.W.M. helping to-day. Mother came home from Jean's. Oct 2 Saturday. doing chores. picking apples. down st at night bot Bread & Buns. Oct 3 Sunday. doing chores in morning. went to R & had dinner & tea at Hep's. Oct 4 Monday doing chores. picking apples. F.W.M. went to Jersey ville {the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railroad runs through Jerseyville} to see about selling pigs. recv letter from Hep. Oct 5 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. had head ache. in after noon. Oct 6 Wednesday. doing chores. I working at spring in woods. & fixing dam. F.W.M. away to Jersey ville with 9 pigs 2260 lbs. I took 2 pigs to Lynden 430 lbs. total weight 2690 lbs. value $212.50 Recv payment. S.C.V {Sidney Clarence Van Sickle - diarist} & F.W.M. started to pull turnips to ship. Had settlement with F.W.M. to date. Oct 7 Thursday. doing chores. drawing turnips to car {railroad car}. 4 loads nearly 60 bushels to load. also pulling turnips this day. fine day. Oct 8 Friday. doing chores. pulling turnips drawed 3 loads to car. about 184 bushel. 1909 Daily Record. Oct 9 Saturday. doing chores. pulling turnips & took some to car. sold to R. A. Thompson. F.W.M. away to Brantford & bot 8 young pig & got cider made. Father away to city Hamilton. Recv letter from Hep. Oct 10 Sunday doing chores. F.W.M. away. I home all day. Father and Mother to church at night. Oct 11 Monday. doing chores. pulling & drawed to car 2 loads cloudy with a little rain rain at night. Mrs McIntyre died at noon. Oct 12 Tuesday. doing chores. went to cheese factory & got 4 1/2 lbs cheese. cleaning out cellars. rainy day. cold wind. 16 �Oct 13 Wednesday. show day at R. doing chores. & picking apples. I went to show & had dinner at Hep's also tea & spent the eve. Oct 14 Thursday. picking apples all day. Oct 15 Friday. picking apples. & went to C Boyles. & helped to dig potatoes.. Oct 16 Saturday. doing chores. & digging potatoes with R Kitchen's digger. Geo Howe & John Kivell. also C. Boyle's man here picking up potatoes. payed for same down st at night. & recv letter from Hep. & bot buns at Bakery. 10¢ Oct 17 Sunday. doing chores. damp, & cool. cloudy. at home all day. Father & Mother to church at night Albert away to Tom Jones's. Oct 18 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out hen house. & putting up furnace pipes in forenoon. went to Copetown with A.E.V. in afternoon. & started to put up litter carries in barn. {1}909 Daily Record Oct 19 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples F.W.M. away to Austin Mulhollands threshing. cold & frosty at night. Oct 20 Wednesday. doing chores. picking apples in a. m. pulling mangels {mangelwurzels} in after-noon. F.W.M. at Austin Mulhollands this forenoon. to finish threshing. Oct 21 Thursday. doing chores. wet & mudy. Sol wood buried this afternoon. Father & Frank to Funeral. I picking apples. rain. hail & windy. about 67 Oct 22 Friday. doing chores. finished picking apples. pulling mangels & drawed in two loads. rainy. F.W.M. plowing in lower east field. Oct 23 Saturday. doing chores. pulling mangels & drawed in two loads. FWM plowing in the fore noon. AEV. away to John Smith's south of Jerseyville. had my horse & waggon. Will & Cora came up this after noon. I had head-ache. Oct 24 Sunday. doing chores in morning went to R. & had dinner & tea at Hep's. & spent the evening. very cool & frosty at night. The folks of F.W.M. to H {Hamilton}. Oct 25 Monday. Thanksgiven day. Father, Mother & Will & Cora went to Jeans & had dinner. Will went home. I down street in a.m. & got mail. also Bread & Butter. pulling mangles. & drawed in two loads. F.W.M. sold duck to Mrs Robins. Oct 26 Tuesday. doing chores. pulling & taking in mangles. finished pulling. got nuts Bread & buns. & milk check. 1909. Daily Record 17 �Oct 27 Wednesday. doing chores. finished drawing in mangels. & plowing in fore noon. Threshing in afternoon. rain at night. F.W.M. boarded 2 men for dinner & 6 men for supper. total 8 meals. Oct 20 {28} Thursday. finished threshing. Frank had 2 men for breakfast. got in load of corn & started to work at turnips. Oct 29 Friday. doing chores. drawing in turnips. F.W.M. pulling turnips. Oct 30 Saturday. Plowing in a.m. working at turnips in afternoon. Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to see Hep. & had dinner. come home & done chores & had tea. Drove F. Braithwaites horse. & she got scared of Auto & ran down side road. Nov 1 Monday. doing chores. plowing in a.m. pulling turnips in afternoon. Nov 2 Tuesday. doing chores. went to barrell factory & got 22 barrels. apples packers here. Frank boarding men dinner 3 meals. supper 3 meals. Father & Mother away with F.Bs. {Braithwaite’s} horse. Nov 3 Tuesday Wednesday. doing chores. I helping apple packers. finished packing apples 25 barrels. F.W.M. drawing in turnips Mr A. Arnold here for dinner. Nov 4 Thursday. doing chores. & plowing Nov 5 Friday doing chores. & plowing. in lower fields. I took 2 barrels of apples to station & shipped to Mr W. J. Bate. Nov 6 Saturday. doing chores. finished plowing in lower fields. & started 1909. Daily Record. Nov 6 {continuation of entry from previous page} to plow in small field next to barn. Father & Mother went to Ancaster I sold pair ducks to apple packer. down st. at night & got mail. Bread & can of fish. I had some words with F.W.M. about plowing in {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} lower field. Nov 7 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. drove over to Rockton at night. I came home in rain. & very dark. Nov 8 Monday. doing chores. went to Hamilton on 10 train returned on 4-15. train. Father & Mother came home from Ancaster. rain this forenoon. Nov 9 Tuesday. doing chores. I plowing all day. F.W.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. down street at night & posted letter to Hep. & bot 7 lbs meat. @ 10¢ = 70¢ 18 �Nov 10 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing. & drawing water furrows. & got in some corn for cattle. F.W.M. pulling turnips & drawed in load. I sold 2 bushel apples. to Dundas man. $1.00 Nov 11 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. plowing Hoe crop ground. F.W.M. at F Barlows. This afternoon. helping to pull turnips. I sold 6 pair ducks. @ 1.00 per pair total $6.00 Recv payment. Nov 12 Friday. doing chores. plowing hoe crops ground. I took 5 empty barrels to R.A. Thompsons. Mother settled with Carrie for 7 1/2 pair of ducks. Sidney. 1909. Daily Record. Nov 13 Saturday. doing chores. plowing {hoe?} crop ground. east wind. Father came home from Jean's Nov 14 Sunday. doing chores. very fair day. went to church morning & evening. F.W.M. & family away with rig. Nov 15 Monday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. I drawed in two loads fodder corn. & clening {cleaning} out water ditches. Nov 16 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. sorting over cull apples. & took 25 barrels apples to car. for A.C. Caldwell. recv payment $36.30. I bot leather mits & gallon coal oil at Piries. Nov 17 Wednesday. doing chores. posted letter to Hep. rather stormy. went down to see John Jones's house. this P.M. F.W.M. away to sale. Lees. Nov 18 Thursday. doing chores. taking wood in cellar to furnace. took 8 bags grain to mill & got it chopped. payed 37¢ got in load corn. went to woods & got water trough. & got load of dirt to put around well in yard. F.W.M. away to Sale. coles. sale. Nov 19 Friday. doing chores. went to office & got mail & Bread at Bakery. drawing dirt. to fill in around. barn & yard. F.W.M. drawing manure in garden. Nov 20 Saturday. doing chores. drawing dirt to fill in barn yard. F.W.M. drawing out manure. on orchard & plowing same. 1909 Daily Record. Nov 21 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. & had Dinner & tea at H.E.Ps. Nov 22 Monday. doing chores. strong east wind & rain. all day. wrote letter to Hep. &. Nov 23 Tuesday. doing chores. went down street & posted letter to H.E.P. got mail & large loaf Bread. helping Frank Barlow pull turnips this P.M. 19 �Nov 24 Wednesday. doing chores. getting wood in cellar for furnace. & in shed for cook stove. Jean came down to day cold wind. & freezing. Nov 25 Thursday. doing chores. I taking wood in cellar to furnace. Killed 2 ducks & helped Mother pick them. cleaning up in pig pen. Father away to St. George. with horse & buggy. Nov 26 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder. & ear corn. Father & A.E.V. away to St. George & putting in foundat-ion & bace for monument {word partially illegible}. at grave plot. Recv letter from H.E.P. Nov 27 Saturday. doing chores. I husking corn. F.W.M. drawing out manure. in orchard. very nice. day. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & card to Minnie Hunt. & posted same. sold 3 pair ducks. = $3.00. Nov 28 Sunday. doing chores. in forenoon went to H.E.Ps & had dinner. then HEP. & I drove to Geo Hunts. & had tea. & went to christie church at night moon light night. 1909 Daily Record. Nov 29 Monday. doing chores. & helping Mother wash. I running machine. court day in Lynden. Mrs Solomon Woods Sale. farm sold for $5200 = 80 acres. Nov 30 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn Frank plowing in orchard.. Dec 1 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn drawing in ear corn. in afternoon. very fine day. Mother came home from Jean's. I wrote letter to H.E.P. Dec 2 Thursday. doing chores. & working at Dam in woods. husking corn in P.M. Posted letter to H.E.P. = F.W.M. plowing in orchard. Dec 3 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. & husking corn. Mother picking ducks 1 pair for market. east wind. & looks like storm from east. Dec 4 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn & washed buggy. Mother away to Market with ducks & butter. F.W.M. cutting up wood. fine day. Dec 5 Sunday. doing chores. to church morning. and evening. came home with S.A. Patterson to R.A. Thompson rain at night. Dec 6 Monday. doing chores. husking corn Dec 7 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn & taking wood in shed. & cellar. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night. Dec 8 Wednesday. doing chores. & took wood in shed. & splitting wood. went to office & posted letter to H.E.P. very cold. 20 �{1}909 Daily Record. Dec 9 Thursday. doing chores. took Geo horse to shop & had 2 front shoes set & two new shoes put on behind. paid 95¢. S. Doherty shoer. blacksmith. bot Bread. at Robins Bakery 15¢. cold west wind. I putting wood in shed & cellar. Dec 10 Friday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. splitting wood. & fix ing around barn. took some corn from barn floor. to Hog pen. milder to night. Joe Plastow called. & wanted to get some straw. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped. Dec 11 Saturday. doing chores. I drawing in fodder corn. down st at Night & went for walk to South Lynden with Miss S.A. Patterson. Recv letter from H.E.P. Dec 12 Sunday. doing chores in A.M. went to Rockton & had dinner & tea at H.E.Ps. Mis S.A.P. {Patterson} went home with me. & returned at night. snow. & rain. at night. Dec 13 Monday. doing chores. rainy and very wet. F.W.M. husking corn. Dec 14 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. in shed. C. Boyle came after chopper. F.W.M. husking corn snow on ground. cutters & sleighs {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} on {thurnover?}. very good sleighing. Dec 15 Wednesday. doing chores. Father to Harrisburg. I went to H.W. Rowes. to get oil & boots mended. {1}909. Daily Record. Dec 16 Thursday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. clothes. & I put storm door on house. snow at night. Dec 17 Friday. doing chores. sorting over some apples. went down to mill & had a talk with Charlie Rowing. colder with some snow. very good sleighing Dec 18 Saturday. doing chores. went to train & posted letters. & got some groceries from Backery {Bakery}. & mail from office. also went to C. Boyles. to chop grain. nasty day. & did not chop. F.W.M. away to city. I received milk check. $17.71. cheese. 20 1/4 lbs $2.33 Dec 19 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. but went to church at night. cold west wind. Dec 20 Monday. doing chores. I went to C. Boyles. & done some chopping. came home about 2 o clock. took some Laundry. down to Barber shop. Recv letter from H.E.P. Dec 21 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. went to Bank & got check cashed. & to station. Mrs Arthur Misner put horse in here. while she went to town. milder to day. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped. & sold wheat at mill. 21 �Dec 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to office & poster letter to H.E.P. got Bread. at Bakery. drawing in corn. finished same. Jean here to day {1}909. Daily Record. Dec 23 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. helping Mother to pick 3 ducks A.E.V. away to Hamilton. sent card to Beat. & Harriett. Dec 24 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. Father & Mother went to Tom Knors funeral. Mrs & Mr Vansickle of Galt here for tea. Tom. Eliza. & Vera Plastow. over to funeral & called in here. Dec 25 Xmas. Saturday. doing chores. at home all day. stromy {stormy}. Dec 26 Sunday. doing chores. went to Plastows. & had Xmas dinner & tea. Miss S.A. Patterson & Farston there. Mother had Xmas dinner here Frank & Jean & baby down. Dec 27. Monday. doing chores. went to station & expressed a parcel to Beat Plastow. 144 Mill st. London. paid 30¢. very nice day. Dec 28 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up horse power. settled up balance of wheat. fill also settled. all back accoun- nts. to date. except. leather on pump {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} sucker. had some words with F.W.M. about milk check & cheese. & soon. Dec 29 Wednesday. doing chores. I had headache. F.W.M. away with team. Recv Payment. in settlement for last 3 pair ducks. $1.87. Dec 30 Thursday. doing chores. & fixing up cutting box. & horse power. Dec 31 Friday. doing chores. getting things ready to cut feed. cutting this P.M. fine & cool. 1910 Daily Record. 1910 Jan 1 Saturday. doing chores. FW.M. & I went to 6th consession for gravel got two loads. Father & Mother went to Jean's for dinner. A.E.V. away to Hamilton. Recv letter from H.E.P. Jan 2 Sunday. doing chores. weather milder. at home all day. I went to church at Night. Moyer preached on the commandment. Thou shalt not commit adultry. Jan 3 Monday. doing chores. F.W.M. away for fence post. windy & cold. Polling day. in township. also voting on By Law. about Liabary {Library}. 50 for. 25 against. By law. Jan 4 Tuesday. doing. very cold. splitting wood. Jan 5 Wednesday. doing chores. not a very nice day. Recv letter from H.E.P. Jan 6 Wednesday Thursday doing chores. drawing gravel. 2 loads. 22 �Jan 7 Friday. doing chores. drawed 1 load gravel Jean down for the day. west wind & stormey. Jan 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawed one load gravell. from Rumples. pit. cold west wind. Recv letter from H.E.P. went to store & got groceries for mother. 61¢ Paid. Father away to Brantford. good sleighing. Jan 9 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton. & had dinner & tea at H.E.P. home. cold wind. good sleighing 19{1 written over 0} Daily Record. 1910 Jan 10 Monday. very nice day. doing chores. & fixing up horse power. Father loaned $5.00 from me. S.C. Vansickle. Jan 11 Tuesday. doing chores. we went to Rumples gravel pit & got 2 loads. Jan 12 Wednesday. doing chores. away to gravel pit & got 2 loads gravel. Recv letter from H.E.P. & card from Tom. Jones. very nice day. milder. Jan 13 Thursday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. & cutting feed. this afternoon. F.W.M. getting up some wood. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & card to Jean Jan 14 Friday. very stormy from east. doing chores. & shoveling snow. Jan 15 Saturday. doing chores. shoveling snow. got ready & went to city & bot some goods. Miss H.E.P. came up on evening train. very nice day after storm. Jan 16 Sunday. doing chores. H.E.P. went to church in a.m. with Mother & Albert. H.E.P. & I went to Presbyterian church. after noon & Mother did at night. Jan 17 Monday. doing chores. helping to collect provisions for tea meeting Jean came down. & went to Tea meeting with H.E.P. & I. sleet & rain at night. Jan 18 Tuesday. doing chores. very soft & raining. drawed some furnace wood. from woods. Jan 19 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill. 1910 Daily Record Jan {19 written over 20} Wednesday. H.E.P. went home. from here. Jan 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill. & got up. load of wood. Paid Nelson my half. of threshing $7.20. Jan 21 Friday. doing chores. sorting over apples & brot {brought} some to house. wet rain & sleet. 23 �Jan 22 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood. & tinkering around barn. tightened up shoes on Geo horse. went to Robins & got Bread & Biscuit. snow storm all day. drifting Jan 23 Sunday. doing chores. stormy all day. at home all day. & wrote letter to H.E.P. Jan 24 Monday. doing chores. drawing up wood. this afternoon. F.W.M. away to weir drawing logs. fi very nice day. mild. Jan 25 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up cutting box. & sharpening knives. {B?}V. & I went to wood & cut some pine logs. I hired Geo. Horse to. Hydro Electric man. Recv Payment for some. $1.50 {written above previous word} Jan 26 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting feed. drawing logs. from woods. to Rouses. Mill. Recv letter from H.E.P. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} NO {number} 9. cow red. calved. after 6. P.M. Jan 27 Thursday. doing chores. drawed load logs to Rouses Mill. Hydro man got horse. I drove to Rockton in {car?} & went to Mens social with H.E.P. NO 8 cow calved. in morning. Jan 28 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day. 1910. Daily Record Jan 29 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & posted letter & card to H.E.P. Recv car letter from H.E.P. I fixing up rack to draw post on. Father & Mother went away to Hamilton also to Ancaster. A.E.V. away to city. I down street at night. & bot. sausage. Bread. buns. & corn flakes. Jan 30 Sunday. doing chores. snowing I drove to Troy Church. at night. then drove H.E.P home. after church snowing. Anniversary services. Rev Mr Archer preached. Jan 31 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down street & got mail. coal oil. & lantern globe. Father & Mother. & Albert all came home to day. Tea meeting at Troy to night. very good sleighing. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} HEP. has cold. & not feeling very well. Feb 1 Tuesday. doing chores. sorting apples. in afternoon. wrote letter to Bessie. Feb 2 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton & got 100 post. at Pete Newtons. @ 13¢ each. called at H.E.P.s. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night & posted same. NO 5 cow young Black calved. Feb 3 Thursday. doing chores. very stormy all day. shoveling snow. sorting A. Feb 4 Friday. doing chores. doing chores. went to Rouses mill & put logs on. scids. & drawed home two loads pine lumber. 24 �1910 Daily Record. Feb 5 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber from A. Rouses Mill. cold west wind. Geo. Egglestone. came here. F.W.M. away. to Brantford. Recv letter from H.E.P. Feb 6 Sunday. doing chores. very cold. west wind. A.E.V. Geo. Egglestone & I went to church at night. Feb 7 Monday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. Father & Mother away to Mrs Howards funeral. Died Feb 4-10 Feb 8 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting feed. in forenoon. cutting wood for furnace in afternoon. sold 4 calves to John Hanley. for Amos Dyment. for $40.00. received payment. of $32.00. balance of $8.00 due me. Feb 9 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood. & took same in cellar. sent letter to HEP. Payed Henry Howard. for cheese factory $1.27. which was an over paid amount. snow storm this afternoon. Feb 10 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood in shed. help load 2 sticks timber. & to get Frank Barlows sleigh & box. Dad getting ready to go to city. Feb 11 Friday. doing chores. down street & got mail Geo Eggleston here. Father away to Hamilton with team & got chimney pile. wrote letter to H.E.P. cold & frosty. Feb 12 (7 written above date) Saturday. doing chores. went to Rouses Mill & got timber. recv letter from H.E.P. down street at night. & got mail & corn flakes. Mother went to Jeans. 1910 Daily Record. Feb 13 Sunday. doing chores. nice day but cool west wind. quarterly. meeting in Methodist church. at home all day. Wrote letter to H.E.P. Feb 14 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood down street this AM & posted letter. Mother came home. from Jeans. Feb 15 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. fixing harness. stormy snow & sleet. Feb 16 Wednesday. doing chores. & working around in general. Feb 17 Thursday. doing chores. sorting apples splitting wood. wrote letter to H.E.P Feb 18 Friday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down to store & got groceries for Mother. 91¢. Paid for same. posted letter to H.E.P. at night. Recv Payment in full for calves. from Amos Dyment. $8.00. 25 �Feb 19 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. settled with F.W.M. to date for all back accounts. Feb 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to M.E. {Methodist Episcopal} church in morning. & to Presbyterian at night. Mr James Vansickle & daughter came here & went to church at night. Presbyterian anniversary. Feb 21 Monday. doing chores. grinding cutting box knives. & getting ready to cut feed. Mother away to tea meeting. Feb 22 Tuesday. doing chores. went down for mail. helping to clean house this afternoon. Mrs Rumple. called. 1910 Daily Record. Feb 22 for hay. for 10 loads. gravel at 25¢ a load. $2.50. went down street at night & got mail. Bread. & oat Meal. Feb 23 Wednesday. doing chores. cold west wind. I had head-ache. Recv card from Jennine. Stewart. fine moon light night Feb 24 Thursday. doing chores. went to office & got mail in fore noon. also went to see John. A. Jones's house. in village nice day. but cold west wind. Carrie went to Burg. & left kids here. wrote & posted letter to H.E.P. Feb 25 Friday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. cutting feed this afternoon. {Cope Doddy. wier corner?}. had team killed yesterday by G.T.R. {Grand Trunk Railroad} Toronto Exp. on crossing at wier. Feb 26 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. Father & Jean went to Toronto. Milder to day softer at night. Recv letter from H.E.P. down street at night & bought Bread & sausage Feb 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. soft. & rainy all day & through the night. Feb 28 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash. soft & thawing all day. Rev Mr Moyer called here. Mar 1 Tuesday. doing chores. had sick head-ache. F.W.M. done milking at night. sold 4 pigs to Lory Dyment. 630 lbs. at 8.65 per 100 = $54.40 1910 Daily Record Mar 2 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash bed clothes. I went to church at night. Rev Mr Danels preached & helped Mr Moyer. 26 �Mar 3 Thursday. doing chores. Jean came down. very nice day. thawing. Mar 4 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day. thawing. Mar 5 Saturday. doing chores. went to office & got mail. & posted letter to H.E.P. helping Father move stone for doors & windows also lumber. from farm to village lot. John Rous here fixing barn yard pump. new valve {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} & sucker Mar 6 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well. Mar 7 Monday. doing chores. went to A. Rouses Mill & moved pile of joice {joist} to get sized. 9 in brought 2 loads ruff stuff home. R. Knoles. & Amos Dyment here to buy calves. Mar 8 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood went to store with butter 3 lbs. & eggs 1 dozen. 25¢ a lb. & 30¢ a dozen. bot sugar. 25¢ biscuit 10¢ oil. 15¢ due me 55¢ Mar 9 Wednesday. doing chores. filed saw got Geo Horse shod all round. 1 new shoe on behind. down st {street} at night & got mail. went to library show. Mar 10 Thursday. doing chores. started to trim apple trees. Father went out to Mill with team. F.W.M. away. very nice day. 1910 Daily Record. Mar 11 Friday. doing chores. helping Father draw some joice {joist} from A. Rouses Mill. & trimming trees. Mother away to Jeans & to St George. Mar 12 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees. Jean came down to stay over Sunday. down st at night & got mail. also bread & sausage. recv letter from H.E.P. 53 years ago. year 1857. train went {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} through bridge at Hamilton. Desjardins Canal. 59 killed & 19 injured. Mar 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. Jean here. the folks all over to Carreis {Carries} for tea. Mar 14 Monday. doing chores. & working around in general. Mar 15 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up some brush in orchard. Mar 16 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning up brush in orchard. & cleaning up cellar wrote letter to H.E.P. at night. very nice day. Mother house cleaning Maurice staying here at present. Jean went home last night. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Live hogs selling at 9.25 per 100 Mar 17 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood. & fixing around in general. down street this A.M. & got mail & groceries. posted letter to H.E.P. 27 �Mar 18 Friday. doing chores. went to Dick Vansickle's sale this after-noon. very nice day. but cool wind. Mar 19 Saturday. doing chores. helping Father to move some lumber. & started to tear down old house on village lot. 1910 Daily Record. Mar 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. very nice day. Mar 21 Monday. doing chores. helping to wash. clothes. & also helping to tear down old houses on village lot. Mar 22 Tuesday. doing chores. taking down & cleaning up around old house. & burning brush. very nice day. Mar 23 Wednesday. doing chores. went to station to see Electric weld wire fence helping Dad to move brick out of old kiln. Marshel Nisbet called to see about house. cool east wind. Mar 24 Thursday. doing chores. helping Father move brick. very nice day Will & Cora. came up this P.M. wrote letter to H.E.P. & sent some Easter cards away. Mar 25 Friday. doing chores. helping to dig out apple tree on lot. & trimming up same. Will Bate here. Mother away to Jean's. west wind. Mar 26 Saturday. doing chores. helping Father to move brick. & staking out ground for house. & plowed same. got chop from mill. & paid for same. 57¢. S.C.V. Recv letter from H.E.P. Mar 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to C. morning and evening. Cora & Will here. also Frank & Carrie for dinner Mar 28 Monday. doing chores. in A.M. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. on village lot. Frank Paulton. & F.W.M. helping also 1910 Daily Record. Mar 29 Tuesday. doing chores. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. very nice day. Had some words with F.W.M. XX {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} about selling calves & pigs. he also {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} called me a liar. & many other things Mar 30 Wednesday. doing chores. I helping Father finish digging out cellar. F.W.M. plowing last years corn grow Mother & I went to Lecture. at church Rev Mr Patterson. Brantford. Lectured on Jean Val Jean. 28 �Mar 31 Thursday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. started to {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} cultivate in lower field. near bridge. west wind. cooler. Frank Barlow lost cow. chocked. 1910 = Daily Record. = 1910 April. {double underlined} April 1 Friday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. F.W.M. cultivating & sowing mixed grain. very nice day. April 2 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing & dragging. F.W.M. sowing mixed grain. very nice day. April 3 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. a little rain at night. April 4 Monday. doing chores. went to woods & got some poles to put on fence. harrowing. cleaned out water furrows. & disc-harrowing in lower north field. nice day warm. F.W.M. took grain to mill for chop. April 5 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. & in next field west. F.W.M. cultivating & sowing barley. April 6 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing in lower field. cultivating for oats. cool west wind. a little rain. April 7 Thursday. doing chores. & harrowing on oat field. F.W.M. sowing oats. down street at night. & sold Butter & eggs. F. Clement & wife came home. got Bread tickets 14. April 8 Friday. doing chores. cultivating & harrowing. oat field. finished field very nice day. F.W.M. sowing & cultivating. April 9 Saturday. doing chores. furrowed out oat field. & helping Father to put stone in house cellar. far wall. 1910. Daily Record. April 10 Sunday. doing chores. were at home all day. not feeling very well. very nice day. April 11 Monday. doing chores. cleaned out water furrows. in oat field. Sold 3 pigs to Nisbet. & Rowing. 540 lbs. @ 9.35 = $50.49 = also sold 2 steers to Ed Rowing. for $72.00 Killed 1 pig. sold my half to F.W.M. for {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Mrs Merriet Hunt buried to-day. A.E V. Father & Mother were there. April 12 Tuesday. doing chores. disc Harrowing gang plowed small piece near back orchard. drawed load brick for dad. went to Mill & got 55 lbs. Timothy seed. paid $4.00 for same. H.C. Morrison. went to field & set up stakes. to sow grass seed. 29 �April 13 Wednesday. doing chores. sowing grass seed. finished. sowing grain. harrowing rolling plowed garden. I wrote letter to H.E.P. & posted same. Very nice day. Jean down today with baby. April 14 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing field with grass seed. drawed water furrows in field next to barn. & started to tear down fence near railroad. dad using team this P.M. F.W.M. sold potatoes. & rolling in lower field. very nice day. Russell Jones here to-night. talking furnace. Ed. Rowing killed steer here to-day. & payed me balance on same $22.00. April 15 Friday. doing chores. rolling spring grain started to Rain this after-noon. 1910 Daily Record. April 15 Father started. masons to lay foundation of house. Tom Hull & gang. Johnston & Dunkan. F.W.M. not feeling well. April 16 Saturday. doing chores. not feeling very well. F.W.M. sick. not working H.E.P. went to Hamilton. on visit. April 17 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. & had dinner at Plastows. Father & Mother went to Mr. Geo Hunt's. for dinner. cloudy & rainy most of day April 18 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. & fixing around. washed buggy. Father had team all day drawing stone. to cellar. Joe came.. & A.E.V. helping. I had some words with {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} F.W.M. about settling up. accounts. & things in general around the farm. April 19 Tuesday. doing chores. went to office with letter. for H.EP. Hamilton man here from Brantford. to see about slating roof of new house. $2.10 he ask for the job. to find material & do work of putting it on. wet & rainy most of day. I splitting some wood. April 20 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning gravel out of ditch on road. helping over at house. & fixing wire fence. some rain. cool east wind. April 21 Thursday. doing chores. helping at new house. cleaned up some old fence. down st at night & got shaved. 10¢. April 22 Friday. doing chores. helping at new house in morning then went to city & had dinner & tea at R. Stewarts. 1910 Daily Record. Date Apr 22 at Hamilton met H.E.P. at Stewarts. & wa {was - page cut off} out to Park. & called on H.E.Ps aunt. H.E.P. not feeling very well. & rather out of sorts about things general. 30 �Apr 23 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating garden & helping father to level up gravel around new house. very nice day. A.E.V. & Carrie away to city. Apr 24 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well. headache. cloudy & rainy. AE.V. away. over Sunday. Apr 25 Monday. doing chores. cleaning up pig yard. harrowing garden. & planted 3 rows potatoes on North side of garden. Apr 26 Tuesday. doing chores. setting out maple trees. & cleaning up around. sold 6 pigs to Amos Dyment. 1030 lbs @ 9.00 $92.70 FWM. away to St George. for load of plank. Mother away to Jeans. rainy to-day. settled with F.W.M. to.date. for all back accounts. Apr 27 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence around woods. went to Austin Mul-hollands & got his wire clamps. fixing wire fence in P.M. went out to church at night. Miss Anna. Snider. gave an intertainment. cool at night. Apr 28 Thursday. doing chores. helped Father put timbers on wall. & moved joice.{joist} on wagon. we started to draw out manure 18 loads. Apr 29 Friday. doing chores. cutting a little wood in shed. went to Bakery for bread. & settle with Mrs Robins. $1.00 cash & bread tickets. 50¢. rainy day. 1910 Daily Record. Date April 30 Saturday doing chores. fixing wire fence sowing small piece of ground near orchard with oat & pease. for cattle F.W.M. away with horse & cart. Will & Cora here. will went to Paris & Brantford to inspect some wireing. May 1 Sunday. doing chores. Turned 5 young cattle in woods. showery. Will & Cora here. quartely {quarterly} meeting day. Wrote letter to H.E.P. Hamilton. 107 McNab. May 2 Monday. doing chores. started to draw out manure 2 loads. very wet & rainy. helped Father put in bridge at side walk. cut young pigs. Will & Cora went home. She bot 2 lbs butter & 1 1/2 dozen eggs & paid one 80% for same recv $1.00 = 20¢ due Mrs W.J. Bate. May 3 Tuesday. doing chores. not feeling very well. & in house most of day ground to {too} wet to work. Father unloading brick. May 4 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mother wash greasing harness. Taking down old picket fence. east of B. yard {backyard} F.W.M. & Father away to Brantford. May 5 Thursday. doing chores. drawing out manure 18 loads. very nice day. 31 �May 6 Friday. doing chores drawing out manure 19 loads very nice day Father unloading brick. King Edward VII died. May 7 Saturday. doing chores. Plowing hoe crop ground & cultivated garden. very nice day. warmer. 1910. Daily Record. May 8 Sunday. doing chores. some rain. I drove over to Rockton & had dinner & tea at Mrs Plastows. H.E.P feeling rather out at me. I had talk with her. She gave me umbrela {umbrella} as present. Frank Braithwaite & wife here. May 9. Monday doing chores. plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. plowing & Rolling. May 10 Tuesday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. F.W.M. working in orchard & garden. Mother sold butter & eggs at Prices. May 11 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. May 12 Thursday. doing chores. Had a talk with A.E.V. about H.E.P. disc Harrowing the rest of day. cool wind fine. May 13 Friday doing chores. plowing for foder {fodder} corn. sprouting potatoes in cellar. in P.M. Sam J Plastow called here. May 14 Saturday doing chores. took Lorne Horse to shop & had shoes taken off & feet trimmed no change. I taking down old picket fence near yard drawing out manure this P.M. F.W.M away with team in A.M. Father & A.E.V away to city. Recv letter from H.E.P. I took butter to Geo Archers and got groceries & due bill for $ 1.39. May 15 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. went for walk up to Junction cut on {S.J.R?} {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} set hen in east end of Hall in stable. 1910 Daily Record. May 16 Monday. doing chores. drawing out 19 loads manure. finished same. May 17 Tuesday doing chores. Father had Team to Rouses mill I sprouting potatoes. also plowing hoe crop ground rest of day. west wind. Sold 4 pigs to Amos Dyment 775 lbs @ 9.35 = $72.46. Recv Payment. went out to church at night. heavy rain. come home. May 18 Wednesday. doing chores. sprouting potatoes in cellar. windy & damp after the rain. wrote letter to H.E.P. Recv balance on pigs $4.22 & settled with F.W.M. for chopping 44 ¢. May 19 Thursday. doing chores went to mill & got 2 1/2 bushel seed corn. F.W.M. took oats to get chopped. cultivating on hoe crop ground. 32 �May 20 Friday. King Edward VII buried rain this after-noon. Working on hoe crop ground in fore noon. F.W.M. sowed ear corn on east side of field. Father had team away to Rouses mill. To get frames for house. May 21 Saturday. doing chores. took down old picket fence & took out post F.W.M. working in garden & orchard. Sent letter to H.E.P. very warm. May 22 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning with Mother cloudy & east wind. went up to Junction in P.M. & took picture. also went to church at night. Rev Mr. Fisher preached memoral sermon. 1910. Daily Record. May 23 Monday. doing chores started to draw milk to factory 182 lbs. drilling up mangle & Turnip ground. F.W.M drawing sand for father in A.M. Working in orchard this P.M. showery & cloudy west wind. May 24 Tuesday. doing chores. Took milk to factory 181 lbs. sowed mangle. seed & some early turnips & feed fodder corn. Jean came down & stayed over night. May 25 Wednesday. doing chores. I took milk to factory 188 lbs. Cultivating & harrowing drilling up potatoe ground. F.W.M sowing corn. Jean away to city but went home to-night. May 26 Thursday. doing chores. went to factory with milk 177 lbs. cutting & planting potatoes. Masons started brick work on new house. House on Effert Durhams farm. burned this afternoon. May 27 Friday. doing chores took milk to {factory - page cut off} 178 lbs. Posted letter to H.E.P Finished planting potatoes 24 rows. helping over at home. very nice day. May 28 Saturday. doing chores. went to Factory with 191 lbs milk & helping at house Father away to city. very nice day. Down st at night. Recv letter from H.E.P. May 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening rain about 6 P.M. & after church at night. 1910 Daily Record. May 30 Monday. doing chores fixing fence helped mother wash. cut some wood. Wrote letter to H.E.P. went down for mail at night. rainy. May 31 Tuesday. doing chores. cut some wood in shed not doing much. This P.M. posted letter to H.E.P. had head ache. showery this afternoon. une {June - page cut off} 1 Wednesday doing chores cutting some wood in shed. & helping some at house. Masons finished first story of new house to day. rainy this A.M. sold 1 veal calf $13.50. & bot 1 calf $1.50 Ed.Raung. F.W.M. 33 �une {June - page cut off} 2 Thursday doing chores. helping father at house. putting up studding & joice. rain at night. June 3 Friday. doing chores took 2 cows to Bull. NO 6 Black & No 9 Red. fixing fence along evergreens & helping at new house in after noon. {'XX' written in left column and circled to indicate continuation of this entry} Roy G. Vansickle & wife called here & had tea & took some pictures. une {June - page cut off} 4 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing in garden. took Geo Horse to shop & got shod. down street at night & got mail & met miss S.A. Patterson. une {June - page cut off} 5 Sunday. doing chores. rainy day I went to Rockton in evening & called at H.E.P. & spent the eve. rain & showery. une {June - page cut off} 6 Monday doing chores. & tinkering around. Helped father to get out logs. 1910 Daily Record. Date June 6 Monday. rainy this afternoon. We took cows No 1 & 3 to C Boyles bull. June 7 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk 260 lbs to Factory. got wagon ready & started to draw logs to Rouses mill for Father. Paid Sam Doherty for shoeing Geo Horse all round. 50¢. very nice day. June 8 Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory 188 lbs. drawed two loads of logs to mill & me load of lumber home. sent letter to H.E.P. at night. masons finished second story of house to-day. & started cornell's house June 9 Thursday. Took milk to Factory. Then went to Rouses Mill & got load of lumber. cultivating & sowed fodder corn. next to barn. cultivating in hoe crop ground. June 10 Friday doing chores. took milk to factory. cultivating & harrowing Recv letter from H.E.P. June 11 Saturday. Took milk to factory. got ready & went to Hamillon on 9-50 train & got good. $14.10 met H.E.P. very wet day called at mr Stewarts S.J. Plastow also down with rig. June 12 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. home all day. met S.A.P at night & went for walk. June 13 Monday. doing chores. working at new house . Father away with Team to Troy for line & to Copetown with horse to see carpenters. 34 �June 14 Tuesday. doing chores. doing road work. & drawed 1 load stone from {continued on next page} 1910 Daily Record. Date June 14 {continuation of entry on last page} Wm. Irelands. Rockton. very warm. Recv letter from H.E.P. June 15 Wednesday doing chores cultivating corn & potatoes & hoeing turnips. very warm day. June 16 Thursday doing chores. and thining early turnips in orchard. very nice day. had little head ache. June 17 Friday doing chores & thining turnips in orchard. very warm, cloudy. June 18 Saturday doing chores. hoeing turnips in orchard & cutting grass around trees. Recv letter from H.E.P. June 19 Sunday doing chores. drove to R. {Rockton} & had D {dinner} with H.E.P. Mr. & Mrs. Stewart there also. Miss S.A.P went over with me. I over at Frank Barlows talking with S.A.P. & Mrs Barlow. also went for walk with S.A.P very warm. June 20 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 270 lbs. cultivating turnips & mangles very warm. got first milk check from F.W.M. $14.01 = cheese 29¢. June 21 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 235 lbs. started to thin mangles very warm. settled with F.W.M. for barley. chopping. milk check & balance due me on Turnipseed. $8.31 = Paid him $7.00 each $1.31 due him. June 22 Wednesday doing chores. took milk to factory & thinning turnips all day. had words with F.W.M. about settle ment & things in general. very warm. une {June - page cut off} 23 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory & hoeing mangles & potatoes. 1910 Daily Record. Date June 24 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory & hoeing potatoes & corn. cultivating. got hair cut. bot Bread. June 25 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory & hoeing corn. new letter from H.E.P. very nice day. warm. H.E.P. to Guelph. 35 �June 26 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. Frank & Jean came down & Mr. Young took Picture of family. nice day. June 27 Monday. doing chores. hoeing corn & put barb wire on fence in lane. Recv card from Bessie. June 28 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. June 29 Wednesday finished hoeing corn & started to cultivate mangels. June 30 Thursday. doing chores. cultivating mangels & potatoes went to Hamilton at noon train & to Rockton at night & set up with H.E.P she being sick. July 1 Friday. doing chores. helping to get ready for social. went to Park in after noon & helped in booth. July 2 Saturday. doing chores. thining turnips down st at night & got Laundry. 12¢. July 3 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to R. to see H.E.P. at night. she being in bed sick. July 4 Monday doing chores. thining turnips cutting weeds & thisltes {thistles} sharpening mower knife. cultivating corn. settled up with F.W.M. to date. for milk check. $13.73. {written in lighter ink: = over due 29¢} 1910 Daily Record. July 5 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to factory cutting weeds & thistles & cultivating corn. very nice day & warm. cut piece of hay yesterday & F.W.M. tedding it to-day. July 6 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory cultivating corn. hoeing turnips cocking hay This P.M. Black clouds in west to night. windy Posted letter to H.E.P. Sterling able & miss Jessie Raus were married. July 7 Thursday. doing chores. Took milk to Factory hoeing potatoes cutting Thistle & took No. 4 cow Lilly to C. Boyles Bull. July 8 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory turned out some hay cocks. had head ache & done nothing in P.M. July 9 Saturday. took milk to factory. Turned out hay cocks. paris greened potatoes & hoeing turnips cut some wood in shed. July 10 Sunday. doing chores F.W.M. took cow No 5 Black to C Boyles bull. July 11 Monday. doing chores. hoeing turnips cut piece of grass. 36 �July 12 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing turnips cutting wood in shed rain. Recv $10.00 from Ed. Raung on cattle & calf. July 13 Wednesday. doing chores. Tedding hay hoeing mangels. very nice day. cleaned up barn floor. July 14 Thursday. doing chores. hoeing mangels rakeing hay. & drawed in 4 loads Jean down for the day. fine day. Had some words with F.W.M. about {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} hoe crops & Hay. getting wet. 1910 Daily Record. July 15 Friday. doing chores cultivating potatoe paris greening potatoes. rakeing hay. & drawing in same. 5 loads. very warm took 5 dozen eggs. to Mr. Robins 20¢ doz {dozen} Ed Roung got calf & payed $10.00 $50.00 due me on cattle. July 16 Saturday. doing chores. pulled up potatoe hoeing mangels. Cool east wind some rain in P.M. F.W.M. bot 4 bus barley $2.60 & chopping 40¢ at mill. Settled all Back accounts & third milk check. $21.96. cheese 2¢ = 24¢ S.W. July 17 Sunday. doing chores. Albert Ramsey & wife & son Geo were here. I drove to R. at Night. nice day & moon light. July 18 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. Raung bros. took 2 caws away no 1 & 7 & paid balance. $ 50.00. hoeing mangels & powing. F.W.M. cut piece of grass & hoeing mangels. July 19 Tuesday. doing chores took milk to factory. plowing & hoeing mangels. Drawed in {2?} loads hay. had words {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} with F.W.M. about hay. Frank Breathwaite come here with home & left same & he took 5 train. July 20 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory 180 lbs. hoeing mangels. drawing in hay 6 loads. nice day Grocers picnic to falls to-day. They went on F.H & B as there was a strik {strike} on G.T.R. July 21 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory 160 lbs. rain showery through the day. cutting weeds in lane. 1910 Daily Record July 21 cutting some wood in shed. Father and mother away to Jerseyville with FC.Bs {Frank Braithwaite's?} horse. July 22 Friday. doing chores. Took milk to factory. 174 lbs drawed in two loads hay. Miss H.E.P. here for dinner. Recv letter from H.E.P. 37 �July 23 Saturday doing chores. helping father to unload load of flooring for new house. hoeing mangels. paris green-ing potatoes. drawed in 2 loads hay & finished same. down st at night. July 24 Sunday. doing chores. west wind but very warm air. F.W.M. away to Harrisburg very heavy rain & wind between 4 & 6 oclock. The corn & oats knocked down very bad. & some trees turned over. I had to do all the milking at N. July 25 Monday. doing chores fixing binder & getting ready to cut grain. Mother away to Jean's this P.M. John Bishop here looking at young cattle. F.W.M. drawing milk. uly {July} 26 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wheat all day. with my team. F.W.M took milk to factory & shocking up wheat. very nice day. wheat very good. uly {July} 27 Wednesday. doing chores. finished cutting wheat in fore noon. sharpen ed binder knife. & started to cut barley. rain came on fixing binder canvases. uly {July} 28 Thursday. doing chores fixing binder. cutting barley. nice day. 1910 Daily Record July 29 Friday. doing chores. cutting weeds & thistles around oat field fence. & drawing in 5 loads wheat. started to rain in afternoon settled with F.W.M. on 4th milk check. $21.56 & 7 1/4 lbs. cheese 77¢ July 30 Saturday. doing chores. fixing binder canvasas. cutting weed & Thistles along fence in east field. Father & I drawed in 1 load of wheat F.W.M. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} away to city. he took milk to Factory. July 31 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton & had dinner at H.E.Ps & came home in afternoon. H.E.P. came with me. done chores at night. Aug. 1 Monday. doing chores. got ready & went to Falls. & spend the day H.E.P. was with me. 23 years since I were there before. Aug. 2 Tuesday. doing chores. helped F. Barlow thresh barley. hoing. cutting weeds. & drawed in 2 loads wheat drove H.E.P. home at night & had {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} few words about a few things, Aug. 3 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. fixing fence back at woods. drawing in wheat & barley. rain at night. Aug. 4 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory got in corn & got plow ready. & plowing this P.M. cool wind. 1910 Daily Record 38 �Aug 5 Friday. doing chores took milk to factory cutting wood & thistles along fence plowing & started to draw in barley & wheat. Finished same. cool west wind all day. R Jones here for dinner. Aug 6 Saturday. doing chores took milk to factory & got in corn for cows. Started to cut oats. I shocking oats. Recv letter from H.E.P. Father away to city & had my ticket. I bought 40 3/4 lbs cheese from factory for Geo Pirce. Aug 7 Sunday. doing chores drove up to Jean's then Frank & I went to St. George & to Cemetary. to see monument & the place in general. called at {saras?} & Frank got Bread. Aug 8 Monday. doing chores. plowing for fall wheat in lower north field. cutting & shocking oats in P.M. down st at night & posted letter card to H.E.P. & got paper. Aug 9 Tuesday. doing chores. plowing cutting & shocking oats in P.M. started to rain & little after 6 P.M. Aug 10 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing in A.M. cutting & shocking oats. rain in P.M. cutting wood in shed F.W.M. started to plow. Aug 11 Thursday. doing chores plowing in a.m. Finished cutting oats in big field drawed in 1 1/2 loads oats & threshing. part of P.M. oats & wheat. 4 men here for tea. 1910 Daily Record. Aug 12 Friday. doing chores. Threshing wheat & barley in forenoon cutting & shocking oats in afternoon. 400 bushel grain threshed. Aug 13 Saturday doing chores cutting & shocking oats finished lower field. Father away to city he had my ticket. Aug 14 Sunday doing chores drove to R & had dinner & tea at H.E.P. place. home at night and done chores. Frank & Jean drove down at N. Aug 15 Monday doing chores took milk to Factory. 293 lbs finished cutting oats. Mrs Wm J Bate came here. rain early in evening. Aug 16 Tuesday. doing chores. Took milk to Factory 132 lbs we took wheat off of barn floor to upper granery. Then plowing the rest of day. Sold 3 young cattle to Alf Hanley for $150 recv $ 10.00 on same. balance when cattle go away Thursday. Aug 17 Wednesday. doing chores I took milk to factory 151 lbs brought 1/2 cheese to Geo Pirie. plowing for fall wheat. Jean & baby came down for dinner & tea & stayed over night. Cora went home & mother went with her got check from Factory. $20.30 & 4 1/2 lbs cheese. 50¢ got 2 1/2 lbs cheese for my self. 39 �Aug 18 Thursday. doing chores. got young cattle up from woods & plowing fall wheat ground. cattle went away Recv Payment in fall. 1910 Daily Record. Aug 19 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 1{62 or 172} lbs. finished plowing field. got some groceries at store. & mail. Aug 20 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. harrowing fall wheat ground. F.W.M. working at Lucers clover. Recv L. from H.E.P. Aug 21 Sunday. doing chores. Mother & I to church in morning. I out at night wrote letter to H.E.P. Aug 22 Monday. doing chores. started to draw in oats. 1 load. raining. cut some wood in shed. went to Rouss mill & got wagon with rack on. helping father put top on cispool {cesspool}. Posted letter to H.E.P. Aug 23 Tuesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground. also cultivating F.W.M. to Austin Mulhollands. threshing. very warm. Aug 24 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating fall wheat ground. turning out oats in field. drawed in 3 load hay. & 1 load oats. Aug 25 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in oats & turning out shocks. Ed. Robinson helping us. all day. AEV. helping in afternoon. Aug 26 Friday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. turning out oats. & drawing in same. Ed. Robinson here in afternoon. Aug 27 Saturday. doing chores. drawing in oats & finished same. Ed. Robinson here all day. 1910 Daily Record. Aug 28 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton & had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home & done chores in evening. Aug 29 Monday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. & getting in corn for cows. Aug 30 Tuesday. doing chores. disc harrowing all day. took milk to factory. went to station & got catalogue & sent same to S. G. McCormick. Rockton. postage 9¢. also posted letter to H.E.P. Aug 31 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. raining in forenoon. cut some wood in shed. disc harrowing in p.m. wrote letter to Roy Vansickle. 40 �Sept 1 Thursday. took milk 152 lbs to factory. fixed disc harrow toungue. & cultivating on fall wheat ground. also dragging. Sept 2 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. rolling and harrowing on fall wheat ground. got in load of corn for cows. sold 149 bushels turnip. @ 13¢ $2533. Recv payment. & settled with F.W.M. for all back accounts. Sunday school picnic at Park. Sept 3 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory dressed & went to Hamilton Will & Cora came up on 2-30 train Sept 4 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. rain in evening so did not go to R {Rockton}. Daily Record Sept 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. helping Mrs Young to crate good. got in corn for cows. & picked up load of old fence rails for wood. Labor day. sports at Rockton. rain at night so did not go. to R {Rockton}.. Sept 6 Tuesday. doing chores. F.W.M. & I put Mrs. M. Youngs house hold good on car. Moving to Red Deer. Alberta. pulling turnips & put load on car. Sept 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. had headache Sept 8 Thursday. doing chores. & cultivating on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. put turnips on car. & plowing. Sept 9 Friday. doing chores. finished cultivating field. cleaning up seed wheat. & sowing same. Settled with F.W.M. for sow to boar. $1.00 & turnips {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} 146 bushel. $21.95. Sept 10 Saturday. doing chores. sowing wheat Finished field of 12 acres. sowed about 10 1/2 bags. got in load corn for cows. the folks had corn roast in woods. {written in left margin: sowed wheat} Sept 11 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. & had dinner & tea at Plastow's. very nice day. Will and Cora drove to Jean's & had dinner. also Mother went with them. Sept 12 Sunday Monday. doing chores. I took milk to Factory 314. lbs. drawed water furrows in wheat field & cleaned out same. got in load corn for cows. F.W.M. started to cut corn. 1910 Daily Record. Sept 13 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to F {factory}. plowing. the rest of day. had cold in head. & not feeling well. Sept 14 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. finished plowing field. & got in load corn for cows. & cutting corn in field. Baby girl arrived. {'XXX' written in left column to 41 �indicate continuation of this entry} to Mr & Mrs F. W. Mulholland {diarist's sister and brother-in-law}. Sept 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting corn & took milk to Factory. Father had team away to Harrisburg for brick. Sept 16 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cutting corn. & helping Frank Barlow finish threshing. Father away to Langford. to see Ramsey's & to get Honey. bought 1/2 cheese from Factory for Geo Archer. very nice day. Sept 17 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. got in load corn for cows. cutting corn. the rest of day. Sept 18 Sunday. doing chores. Harvest Home services in church. damp & cloudy. I to church morning & evening Rev Mr Shepperd preached at both services. Sept 19 Monday. doing chores. cutting fodder corn. & tieing up same. Sept 20 Tuesday. doing chores. tieing up corn in forenoon. not very well in P.M. Jean & baby down. & had dinner & tea went home at night. Sept 21 Wednesday. doing chores. & cutting corn Sept 22 Thursday. doing chores. & working at co{rn} 1910 Daily chores Record. Sept 23 Friday. doing chores. tieing up corn. in A.M. F.W.M. away with team. rain. got Geo horse shod. & had a look through. Cornells. & Morrisons houses. F.W.M. cleaning up wheat. 15 {and a half or a ninth?}. bags. Sept 24 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning wheat. cutting wood in shed. rainy most of day. FWM away to Hamilton. Sept 25 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. {Rockton} & had dinner & tea at H.E.P.s. Sept 26 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. cleaning out potatoe cellar & sweeping dirt out of stables. tieing up corn this P.M. F.W.M. away. drawing wood. this A.M. Sept 27 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cleaning out root cellar. took 54 bus {bushels?} 15 lbs. wheat to mill. cutting some wood in shed. plowing corn ground next to yard. F.W.M. away putting wood on car. Sept 28 Wednesday. doing chores. & cutting ear corn finished same. down st at night. wrote letter to H.E.P. 42 �Sept 29 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory. then went to office & posted letters. & got mail. setting up & tieing fodder corn finished same. Recv letter from H.E.P. Sept 30 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. & started to dig potatoes. 1910. Daily Record. Oct 1 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. & digging potatoes. 28 bushel. Oct 2 Sunday. doing chores. I drove to Langford. & had dinner & tea at Albert Ramseys. very nice day. Oct 3 Monday. doing chores. & digging Potatoe all day. very nice day. 26 bushel. Oct 4 Tuesday. doing chores. finished digging potatoes. pulled beans. & cut ever-green corn. plowing bean ground. rain at night. Mother away to Jeans. I wrote letter to H.E. {H.E.P. text cut off in scan} Oct 5 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. rainy day. Father away to City. Mother came home from Harrisburg. Oct 6 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to store & got oil & mail at office. rainy all day. Oct 7 Friday. doing chores. fall plowing all day. very nice day. Father away to Brantford. Oct 8 Saturday. doing chores. plowing fall ground. in lower field. had head ache. Miss H.E.P. called here. nice day Settled with Frank on milk check 42 & 3 lots chopping 149. $1.76 Oct 9 Sunday. doing chores. at Home all day wrote letter to H.E.P. very cool day. Oct 10 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 272 lbs. plowing in lower field. Frank away drawing wood. Oct 11 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 131 lbs. plowing. F.W.M. pulling turnips. & took away 1 load. Daily Record. Oct 12 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton Show. & had dinner & tea at Plastows. Mr & Mrs Stewart there also Miss Pettit. cool wind. fine day. Oct 13 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. sold 13 pigs to Amos Dyment. F.W.M. away drawing wood in A.M. Oct 14 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. & pulling mangles. 43 �Oct 15 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling mangles. Oct 16 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. home at 6-30 & done chores. Oct 17 Monday. doing chores. pulling mangles. drawed in 3 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day. warm. Oct 18 Tuesday. doing chores. picking sweet apples. in forenoon. pulling mangles in P.M. very nice day. Oct 19 Wednesday. doing chores. pulling mangles. & drawed in 2 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day. Oct 20 Thursday. doing chores. pickings snow apples. pulling mangles. & drawed in 3 loads. finished mangles. east wind. looks like storm. Oct 21 Friday. doing chores. Picking apples in A.M. went to C. Boyles to thresh in P.M. Oct 22 Saturday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles & helped to finish threshing Father to Hamilton. Mother to Jeans. F.W.M. away to Brantford. 1910 Daily Record. Oct 23 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went out to church at Night. Oct 24 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 236 lbs. picked up 4 bags potatoes for Bates. & picking apples. Wm Smith left tax bill here $68.32 Oct 25 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. & finished same to day. sent 4 bags potatoes to W.I. Bate. Toronto. sold 1 barrel apples to Alex Misner. also 3 barrels to Jim Hodgins. Oct 26 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips. Oct 27 Thursday. doing chores. went to Harrisburg. & bot goods. & brought Frank's horse. home. pulling turnips. took apples to station. & took cow to Bull. Oct 28 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. & pulling turnips in A.M. took load of turnips to car in P.M. Father & Mother went to Toronto. Oct 29 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips. in A.M. & took load to car in P.M. recv pay-ment for turnips. 148 bushel. @ 11¢. $16.28. Frank away all day. Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to R {Rockton}. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. Oct 31 Monday. doing chores & working around barn & house in A.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. Albert came home & had tea here. 44 �Daily Record. Nov 1 Tuesday. doing chores. put load turnips on wagon. & plowing in A.M. took load turnips to car. & pulling turnips in P.M. Frank had words to say about turnips {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} & potatoes. & forbid me taking turnips from field. Father & Mother came home from Toronto. Nov 2 Wednesday. doing chores. & plowing. Nov 3 Thursday. doing chores. & plowing Nov 4 Friday. doing chores. took barrel of apples to Able Wing. & got some furniture at station for Father. & plowing the rest of day. Nov 5 Saturday. doing chores. sorting apples. & took 2 barrels to Jim H. bot 5 lengths. of stove pipe. & 1 Elbow at Geo Archers. Paid 80¢. Nov 6 Sunday. snow in forenoon. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. & had dinner at H.E.Ps. Mother away to Harrisburg. Nov 7 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. & sorting apples. Had words with {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank about apples, Turnips & many other things on farm. Nov 8 Tuesday. doing chores. took 2 bags apples to station for brakeman cutting cabbage. to make crout. {sauerkraut} & threshing beans. F.W.M. away all the forenoon. Nov 9 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. & finished plowing in hoe crop field. 1910 Daily Record. Date Nov 10 Thursday. doing chores. rainy wet day went to Hamilton on. 10 train H.E.P. came up with me. & stayed for tea. & I drove her home at night. Nov 11 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. & tinkering around. down street at night & bot good at Pirie’s sale. took milk to Factory. Nov 12 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. put storm doors on house. & fixing around. barn. & shed. got Bread. & gal {gallon} coal oil. Nov 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & evening. Nov 14 Monday. doing chores. 45 �Nov 15 Tuesday. doing chores. barreled up 5 barrels apples for Tom Hull. & took same to shop. drawing in corn. Nov 16 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. getting up wood in A.M. & away in P.M. Wm Vansickle & wife here. Nov 17 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up garden. cutting wood. went over to village lot. & set up W.C. {water closet} & cleaned away old trees from front yard. husking corn. F.W.M. away. Nov 18 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out Hen House & put some on garden. went to Harrisburg. & took F.B. horse home. recv. 2 letters. from H.E.P. Jean. Parry. Nov 19 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn. F.W.M. away to city all day. 1910 Daily Record. Date Nov 20 Sunday. doing chores. at Barlows to see S.A.P. {Patterson} drove to R {Rockton}. at night. & went to League meeting in church. Miss S.A.P. went home with me to R {Rockton}. Mr Wm Vansickle & wife left here. Nov 21 Monday. doing chores. & husking corn. went to station & helped S.J. Plastow. get stove. & bran at mill. also at Piries Store & bot groceries. Nov 22 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn. " 23 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn & went to woods & got 2 loads threshing wood. F.W.M. away with team. Nov 24 Thursday. doing chores. husking corn. " 25 Friday. doing chores. husking corn. cutting wood in shed. cleaning up drive barn floor. Jean & children here to-day. north wind to night. sent letter to H.E.P. Nov 26 Saturday. doing chores. getting ready to thresh in AM. threshing in P.M. 386 bushel. mixed grain. Nov 27 Sunday. doing chores. had head ache. & home all day. Jean. here. Albert. & girl here for dinner. Nov 28. Monday. doing chores. & finished threshing. 549 bushel. total 935.B {bushel}. Nov 29. Tuesday. doing chores. took oats 4.80 lbs to Frank Barlow's. then to Firman Clements. 12 1/2 bushel. working around. barn. & cutting some wood in shed. went to Frank. Barlow's sale. cold west wind. Things did not sell very well. except cattle which sold good. 46 �1910 Daily Record. Date. Nov 30 Wednesday. doing chores. took 8 bags grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 40¢. cutting wood in shed. & fixing around hen house. F.W.M. away all forenoon. Recv Last Milk check. $42.19 cheese $4.77 Dec 1 Thursday. doing chores. tieing up seed corn & hung some in oat granuary {granary}. down street this P.M. & got milk check cashed. & bot lantern globe at Archer's. filed saw. & cut some wood in shed Frank Barlow got load of Tanning mill F.W.M. away all A.M. colder. N.W. Dec 2 Friday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles & helped to cut feed. Recv letter fr {from} H.E.P. she being into city. Dec 3 Saturday. doing chores. cutting som {some - cut off} wood in shed. took grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 27¢ Dec 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to R- {Rockton} & had dinner at H.E.P. home in evening & done chores. Dec 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. & fixing around stable. Dec 6 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to office & got mail & coal oil. Dec 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. down street to office. took No 2 cow. to C Boyles. bull. Dec 8 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood. helping a little over at house. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank & I had talk about several things on farm. Turnips, apples, eggs. & work in general. 1910 Daily Record. Date Dec 9 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. had head-ache. & cold. Dec 10 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood. fixing around granery {granary}. Mrs Bates came here. & A.E.V also returned. Dec 11 Sunday. doing chores. north west wind. with snow. went out to church at night. Dec 12 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood & took same in cellar. 47 �Dec 13 Tuesday. doing chores. went to woods & cut wood in afternoon. F.W.M. away with team. Father away to Brantford. & Harrisburg Dec 14 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing up wood for Father. 5 loads. cold west wind. Dec 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. stormy day. Dec 16 Friday. doing chores. got Horses shod. & Paid for same $1.00 drawing up wood from woods. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Frank & I had words about settling up milk check. threshing. chopping & taxes. also apples & turnips. Dec 17 Saturday. doing chores. ho went to office & got mail & 1 gal coal oil. had head ache. Paid F.W.M. $19.53 on {?} milk check. threshing & chopping. we had {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} word about taxes & settlement of account. Dec 18 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton} & had dinner & tea at Plastow's. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} F.W.M. shot off his mouth about Plastow's & other things. 1910 Daily Record. Date Dec 19 20 Monday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. helped to take tank to atic {attic}. Dec 20 Tuesday. doing chores. went to Hamilton Mrs Jane Heath & Miss H.E.P. also went along. came home on. 4-20 train Dec 21 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. & cutting feed. 2 1/2 hours. Dec 22 Thursday. doing chores. drawing up wood from woods. & cutting some furnace wood. Dec 23 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to Robins & sold basket onions & bot 3 loves bread. & candy. W.I. Bate come here to-day. Dec 24 Saturday. doing chores. stormy. cutting wood in shed. F.W.M. away to city. Dec 25 Sunday. Xmas day. doing chores. Frank & Jean. & children here. also Will & Cora. also Albert & Carrie & family. & F.W.M. I drove to R {Rockton}. in evening & went to League with H.E.P. Dec 26 Monday. doing chores. cutting som {some - scan cut off} wood in shed. more snow! Dec 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood & Jean & I putting up blinds in new house. R. Jones. leading tank {'D' written in left column} Will & Cora went home on early train 7-15 AM. 48 �Dec 28 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. snow storm. Dec 29 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. Dec 30 Friday. doing chores. & working around in general. 1910 Daily Record. Dec 31 Saturday. doing chores. got load of coal 2200 lbs for Father. & drawing up some wood. for him & cutting wood. for furnace. 1911 Jan 1 Sunday. doing chores. Albert's horse to Rockton & had dinner & tea at Plastow's. milder with rain. Jan 2 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. bot cards & sent same to H.E.P. Polling day Voting on Local Option. 654 for 218 against also Reeve & Deputy Reeve. X Jones. & Burgess. X Humphery & Sparks. Jan 3 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood & took same into cellar. Jan 4 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood & taking same in cellar. Jan 5 Thursday. doing chores. had head ache. & not doing much. Jan 6 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. & working around in general. Jan 7 Saturday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. & also recv one. drawed load stone for F. Clement in afternoon. down st at night. Jan 8 Sunday. doing chores. soft & mild went to church in A.M. Albert away. over Sunday. Jan 9 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. cleaned out furnace pipes 1911 Daily Record. Date Jan 10 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood & taking same in cellar. helped Father move wardrobe over to new house. Jan 11 Wednesday. doing chores. went to woods & cut some dead pine for summer wood in forenoon. rainy & soft under foot cutting wood in shed in afternoon. Jan 12 Thursday. doing chores took 5 bags grain to mill to get chopped S.F.V. for pigs. also drawed up 2 loads pine wood for summer. 49 �Jan 13 Friday. doing chores. sold 2 young cattle to Alf Hanley. ancaster. for $100.00 recv $10.00 as part payment. Jan 14 Saturday. doing chores. oiling harness went to Dr Gibsons in evening & got bottle medicine & payed 50¢ for some Father & albert away to city very icy & slippery. Jan 15 Sunday. doing chores home all day went to church at night. cold west wind. Jan 16 Monday. doing chores oiling harness drove mother out to church in afternoon. cold. Tea meeting. Jan 17 Tuesday. doing chores oiling harness Alf Hanley took away 2 young cattle Recv check for $90.00 on Molson Bank Hamilton. Jan 18 Wednesday. doing chores helping mother wash clothes. splitting wood in shed & oiling harness. F.W.M. drawing in fodder corn. 1911 Daily Record. Jan 19 Thursday. doing chores. went to Hamilton & bot goods & got check cashed. missed 3.50 train & came up on 7-05 in evening. Jan 20 Friday. doing chores oiling & fixing harness F.W.M. shot off his mouth about apples, Turnips {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} taxes & many other thing about the family. Paid him $50.00 his share on cattle sold. Jan 21 Saturday. doing chores cutting wood in shed & oiling harness. mother went to Jeans in evening. Jan 22 Sunday. doing chores drove over to H.E.P.s & had dinner & Tea & spent the evening there. Father & mother at Jeans over I. Jan 23 Monday. doing chores & laying around house. not feeling well. Jan 24 Tuesday. doing chores went up to Junction & see new tower office. cutting wood in shed. Jan 25 Wednesday. doing chores cutting wood in shed fixing harness & drawing out manure in afternoon 4 loads down to lower south field. F.W.M. got chop for pigs 5 bags. Jan 26 Thursday. doing chores cutting wood in shed & helping father cut some limbs off of apple trees. Jan 27 Friday. doing chores very mild & fogy. Posted letter to H.E.P & one to M. Young Red deer Alta. Miller Rouse came home this afternoon. 1911 Daily Record. 50 �Date Jan 28 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood in shed. went up to see things at Junction cut in afternoon. Jan 29 Sunday. doing chores. cloudy & looks like storm drove over to Plastows & went to C.E & had tea after. turned colder. & strong west wind. Jan 30 Monday. doing chores cold west wind. Jan 31 Tuesday. doing chores & talking to A.E.V in P.M. mother fell in lane & broke her left arm above rist {wrist}. Feb 1 Wednesday. doing chores & working around in general baged up 5 bags oats & 1 bag potatoes. Feb 2 Thursday. doing chores. took potatoes to Robins & chop to mill & cutting wood chop for horses & pigs. Dr here this morning & changed bandage on mothers arm. At Amos Dyments at night & gave him Present of 2 chairs & clock. Feb 3 Friday. doing chores cutting stove & furnace wood sold 2 bags potatoes to Aunt Bell & recv payment in full. also payment from Mrs Robins. Feb 4 Saturday. doing chores cutting some wood in shed went up to shack to see things around. Feb 5 Sunday. doing chores went to R{ockton}. & had dinner & Tea at Plastows nice day. but frosty. got home soon after 7 p.m. & done up chores 1911 Daily Record. Feb 6 Monday. doing chores. very stormy all day. strong wind & snow drift{ing?}. Feb 7 Tuesday. doing chores had head ache. & not feeling well. Feb 8 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. sent letter to H.E.P. Had talk to Father about Renting farm. Feb 9 Thursday. doing chores helping father to move into new house. very nice day. Feb 10 Friday. doing chores. had headache Miss H.E.P. called today & had short talk. colder. with west wind. Feb 11 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood & fixing & cleaning around house. Feb 12 Sunday. doing chores. went to R{ockton}. & had dinner and Tea at H.E.P.s & went to Church at night. 51 �Feb 13 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood got load of coal for B Van mother very sick. Plurcy drove to R. at night & went to Tea meeting East wind & stormy all night. Feb 14 Tuesday. doing chores. very stormy east wind. had dinner at new house Cora & Jean there. mother sick. Feb 15 Wednesday. doing chores & warking around. shoveling snow & so on. Feb 16 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed went to store & bot goods. Bought Binder. Frost & wood make also cultivator 16 tooth with grain box. attached gave notes for $160.00 1911 Daily Record. Feb 17 Friday. doing chores & housework took 3 bags potatoes to Mrs Bell Vansickle also load of machining to John Thompson for A.E.V. Recv Payment for Potatoes Father got some eggs & butter & some sausage. Feb 18 Saturday. doing chores Father & I fixing pig pen roof. Frank & A.E.V away to city H. sent letter to H.E.P. also received one at night. Feb 19 Sunday. doing chores colder Presby-terian anniversary to-day. went to church at night. Feb 20 Monday doing chores went to Tea M. at night & had good supper. P{ronda?} $160.00 Feb 21 Tuesday. doing chores splitting wood & took furniture over to new house. had dinner there. Mr Woodworth Feb & bro here talking about renting farm. Feb 22 Wednesday. doing chores was over to new house for dinner & talking about renting farm. Feb 23 Thursday doing chores cutting some wood. & working around. Feb 24 Friday. doing chores. shoveling snow & drawing in corn. mild day. Feb 25 Saturday. doing chores cutting wood & cleaning up house in afternoon. Feb 26 Sunday. doing chores - rainy Bates & I went up to see new switches had dinner at new house. Feb 27 Monday. doing chores - cutting wood in shed. 1911 Daily Record. Date 52 �Feb 28 Tuesday. doing chores. Austin Mulholland & I went to Victor Hunters sale. cold west wind. Feb 2 Mar 1 Wednesday. doing chores. had head ache. cold west wind. Mrs Henry Murray buried this P.M. Mar 2 Thursday. doing chores cutting wood drove to R. at night & spent evening at H.E.P.s she not very well. Mar 3 Friday. doing chores cutting wood in shed took bag potatoes to Mrs Robins & got 100 Granulated sugar at $4.76 per Hundred. got grain Box from station. was taking to woodworths about renting farm. Mar 4 Saturday doing chores. fixing up cutting box to cut feed. Mar 5 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. & had dinner at Plastows. Mar 6 Monday. doing chores cutting wood. Mar 7 Tuesday. doing chores drove over to C. Boyles in am. Mar 8 Wednesday. doing chores. moving over to new house. Mar 9 Thursday. doing chores. moving & cleaning out garret. Mar 10 Friday doing chores. moving. Mar 11 Saturday. doing chores moving wood over to new house. & sold Mrs Robins 10 bus {bushels} oats at 35¢. $3.50 Mar 12 Sunday. doing chores rainy & cloudy 1911 Daily Record. Mar 13 Monday. doing chores moving & cleaning out house. Mar 14 Tuesday. doing chores cleaning out woodshed & cellar. Mar 15 Wednesday. doing chores Father & I tore up house flower & Frank brought same over here with team. Frank took 35 bags or 75 bus {bushels} 50 lb {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} wheat to mill @ 76¢ per bus. Mar 16 Thursday doing chores. find pipe hole in floor & cleaning up wheat. 53 �Mar 17 Friday doing chores. cleaning up wheat & took 53-05 lbs to mill @ 76¢ per bus $ 40.34. Paid for chopping 25¢ Picked up 7 bags potatoes in cellar. Also took 135 lbs old wheat to mill @ 76¢ per bus $1.71 Mar 18 Saturday. doing chores fixing cistern pump at Brick house on farm. cleaning out tool house. F.W.M away to city with oats & potatoes & got sale bill. No 1 cow calved. Mar 19 Sunday. doing chores. went for walk up the railway damp wind. Mar 20 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out tool house & pig pen. Mar 21 Tuesday. doing chores cleaning out pig pen & sold 10 fat pigs weight 2050 lbs @ 6.75 = $130.40 had settlement for apples, turnips wheat, pigs & meals. Paid him $66.25. 1911 Daily Record. Mar 22 Wednesday doing chores cleaning out pig pen west wind & colder to-night. Mar 23 Thursday doing chores fixing up hen house & cleaning up small wood from pig pen & got wire from field near pond. very cold west wind. Mar 24 Friday doing chores went to city on 10 train & bot goods $5.45 returned on 2:30 train & done chores & fixing around hen house. Mar 25 Saturday doing chores delivered 5 bags potatoes & 55 bushel oats had head-ache & sick at stomach Father & Mother went to Harrisburg on evening train. Mar 26 Sunday doing chores drove to rockton & had dinner at H.E.Ps rain at night Father & Mother away over sunday at Jeans. Mar 27 Monday doing chores baging up some grain & potatoes. Mar 28 Tuesday doing chores got A.E.V.s horse shod. took grain to mill & got chopper delivered bag potatoes to & bag grain to Chas Gilles. Recv $1.50 = 35¢ due paid me. Mr Geo Eggleston here. & helping me. We caught 22 hens & 1 rooster at night & brought same away from farm. Mar 29 Wednesday doing chores getting things ready to sell at sale. Mar 30 Thursday doing chores getting ready for sale & had sale in after-noon good crowd here. 1911 Daily Record. Date 54 �Mar 31 Friday. doing chores. & helping to get things away. after sale. Mr Geo Eggleston went home to city. M {written in left column} April 1 Saturday. doing chores. & helping. Purdy get out load of mangles. also Ray Humphrey. to get corn stalks. Pursey Rouse paid me $2.75 for F.W.Ms cutter. F.W.M. away to Brantford. Recv $1.75 from Jim Hodgins for 5 bus {bushel}. oats. also $3.40 from Mrs Robins for 4 bags potatoes. Apr 2 Sunday. cold wind. at home all day. & wrote letter to H.E.P. Apr 3 Monday doing chores. drawing timber to mill. & helping to get hay, roots. & grain away. Joe Archer to 1/2 ton mixed grain. Paid cash $10.62. Geo Barlow to 1/2 ton mixed grain. gave note for $11.00. Apr 4 Tuesday. doing chores. Father & I cleaning out Drive barn. F.W.M. away to Hamilton with team. sold. Ray Humphrey here for corn & settled acc {account}. Mr Geo Hendry & Mr Max from Sheffield here for 100 bus {bushel} oats & 10 bus {bushel} potatoes. also John Riddle here for oats. Recv $2.77 from Humphrey rainy all afternoon. April 5 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. fixing up stable to put horses in. down st at night & Recv $7.25 from Wm Cornell. 1911 Daily Record. April 6 Thursday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. & getting things moved to stable. at new house. put horses in stable. for the night. first time. April 7 Friday doing chores. brought 16 bags mixed grain from farm barn. sold 2 bags potatoes to Bell Vansickle $1.60 Paid. Woodworth here cutting wood. 4 1/2 hours {written above 'wood'}. Father using team drawing logs & timber. C. Boyle settled his account. John Archer got hay & paid $11.30 for same. April 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawing logs from woods to Rouses mill. 5 trips. Recv letter from H.E.P. with a V. enclosed. April 9 Sunday. attended to horses & chickens went up to junction to see new. switch house. also went to church at night. April 10 Monday. doing chores. drawing logs & cut down pine tree. helped mother wash clothes. very nice day. April 11 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing timber from Rouses mill. put load of hay in wagon. helped John Riddle get balance of oats. 55 �April 12 Wednesday. doing chores. got hay weighed 2310 lbs at 9.50. rainy most of day. tinkering around. sold Geo Archer 38 bushel oats at 36¢. Recv Payment $13.65. Father away to Carson Weavers sale. April 13 Thursday doing chores & fixing up around barn. got straw from hay. F.W.M. & Father got out load hay for Mrs Robins. 8.50 1911 Daily Record. Date April 14 Friday. doing chores. at F.W.M. after noon & evening settling up sale acc. {account} & Recv {received} cash or check for $208.47 due me amount on Notes. $187.88 due me " not settled. 16.05 due me on Harness. 6.35 due me on milk can & mangles .87. April 15 Saturday. doing chores went to Bank & got check cashed. & left 200.00 in bank on deposit. fixing up granery {granary}. & cleaning out barn. on farm. billed chicken. for mother. down street at night. April 16 Sunday. cold north-west wind. Easter Sunday. home all day. but went to church at night. Apr 17 Monday. doing chores. fixing hen pen. helping to wash clothes. sold load hay to John Mulholland. Recv $5.00 on same. $2.00 due. us. April 18 Tuesday. drawing logs to mill & lumber & timber home. F.W.M. left for the west. Recv from F.W.M. $19.00 on sale account due me. April 19 Wednesday. doing chores. went to bank. to see about notes. & put on deposit $50.00. cleaning up yard around house. had head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P. Apr 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing lumber. & cleaning up yard. trimming apple trees in orchard posted letter to H.E.P. Apr 21 Friday. doing chores. trimming trees washing buggy. down street at 1911. Daily Record. April 21 night & bot loaf Bread. & Recv Payment for 50 bushel oats. from Mrs Robins. $17.50. to date. S.C. Vansickle. April 22 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees cleaning up brush. drawing out manure. fixing side of barn. Recv letter from H.E.P. down st at night. & settled with A.E. Vansickle for oats & Peter Vansickles account. $15.00 " 23 Sunday. doing chores. went for walk with cashier at Bank. in forenoon. at home after noon. 56 �" 24 Monday. doing chores. took line house over to farm. got home new wagon from station. started to take down barn's in afternoon. Set two hens on hen eggs. 14 each. " 25 Tuesday. doing chores. plowed John Manx's garden. & had team on scraper. moving dirt at barn. Rev Mr {?} here for dinner also he was selling stock in {'X' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Marconi wireless. telegraph at $5.00 X {written in left margin} per share. Mother took 3 shares. & paid cash $15.00 for same. April 26 Wednesday. doing chores. digging out cellar. under-barn. drawing out dirt with team. Ruben Quinley helping. finished writing letter to H.E.P. April 27. Thursday. cultivating & harrowing ground for day. go. cleaning up. yard. sold 4 bags potatoes. & one bag mixed grain. also 8 doz {dozen} eggs to Mrs Robins. 1911 Daily Record. Date May Apr 28 Friday. not very well. doing chores. & draw ing sand. cleaning up yard at new house Apr 29 Saturday. doing chores.. cleaning yard moved snow poles from barn. trimming trees. Recv letter from H.E.P. Apr 30 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. showery. went to church at Night. & walked up to Lindy Rouses after church. with the 2 miss Boyles. Mia & Ida. also Mrs L. Rous. Apr May 1 Monday. doing chores. cleaning beans. helping mother to wash. Father working at barn & away with horse. showery all day. rain at night. Agent for Galt Metal Roofing here this P.M. & had tea. May 2 Tuesday. doing chores. helping around barn & not very well. May 3 Wednesday. done chores. not very well. " 4 Thursday. helping at barn. " 5 Friday. plowing in orchard. & digging around trees. " 6 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn. Carpenters took barn down. " 7 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. Frank & Jean came down. & spent the afternoon. very nice day. " 8 Monday. doing chores working at barn takeing down store walls. 57 �" 9 Tuesday. doing chores. burning brush. & helping around barn cleaning up. 1911 Daily Record. May 9. Drove to Rockton in evening. & called at Plastow's. Mrs Plastow. sick. Mrs Stewart. & son there. May 9 Frank Braithwaite & daughter here in evening & got bag potatoes. May 10 Wednesday. doing chores.. drawing stone for barn. got metal roofing from station. rain in P.M. cleaning up yard. & spaded up plot for garden along north fence. masons started work on foundation. May 11 Thursday. doing chores. drawing stone for barn. & helping around. started to write letter to H.E.P. May 12 Friday. working in orchard with team cultivating & drawing water for masons. May 13 Saturday. working in orchard all forenoon. with team. got ready & went to city on noon train. Mother went to Jean. at night. May 14 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. went out to church at night. May 15 Monday. doing chores. working at barn helping masons. in A.M. started to dig out trench for cement walk at new house. May 16 Tuesday. doing chores. putting broken brick in trench. for walk. rainy in P.M. moving straw. in barn. & makeing pattern for step on cement walk. May 17 Wednesday. doing chores. got load water for masons. filling up trench with broken brick. & digging trench. 1911 Daily Record. Date. May 17 Jan Plastow. at Lynden for metal shingles for Wm. Wood. Jr. I helped him get same. Carpenters here putting joice {joist} on barn. May 18 Thursday. doing chores. & helping to put down cement walks at new house. May 19 Friday. doing chores. helping to put down cement walk. drawing stone. & work in orchard cultivating. sent letter to H.E.P. shipped wire fence stretcher to Banwell Hoxie Company. Hamilton. & payed. the freight 50¢. May 20 Saturday. doing chores. planting potatoes. had head ache. in after. noon. 58 �May 21 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg. & had dinner & tea at Jean's. also drove to St George Presbyterian Church. at N {night}. May 22 Monday. doing chores. plowing & cultivating hoe crop. ground. wrote L {letter}. May {written in left margin} to H.E.P. May 23 Tuesday. drilling up ground for. corn potatoes. & mangles. sowed corn & planting Potatoes. Bot 1/2 bus {bushel} corn at mill. Paid 50¢. to H.C. Morrison. Posted Letter to H.E.P. May 24 Wednesday. doing chores. borrowed W.M. Cornells turnip drill. & sowed mangels. marking out potatoe ground. & planting potatoes. drove to Rockton at night. & spent the evening at H.E.Ps. returned H.E.P.s watch. May 25 Thursday. doing chores. helping carpenters to raise barn with horse. very nice day. 1911 Daily Record. Date May 26 Friday. doing chores. went to mill for lumber. & took 3 piece of joice {joist}. to Woodworths. women's missionary m- {meeting} at Lynden Methodist Church. May 27 Saturday. harrowing hoe crop ground. Dad drawing lumber & cleaning up yard. down st at night. May 28 Sunday. doing chores. very warm went to church in A.M. & also to J.O.O.F. meeting held in Meth odist church. home in evening. cooler at night. May 29 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash in A.M. & fixing screen doors around house. plowing & scraping around house. fixing up yard. May 30 Tuesday. doing chores. working in yard. at new house. also took load of lumber to mill & got some riped. May 31 Wednesday. drove down below Copetown. to see binder. & called on Mr Ralph. & Mr Hope. I found binder in very poor shape. rain about noon got setting eggs. from Joe Archer. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} & set hen. posted letter to H.E.P. 1911. Daily Record. Date June 1 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out grainery. & helping carpenters to hoist rafters on barn. & cleaning up yard in front of. barn. June 2 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up at barn. rainy this afternoon. 59 �June 3 Saturday. doing chores. making box for oat-bin. got up team. & harrowed lawn & Father sowed grass seed. Recv letter from H.E.P. June 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church. in A.M. Rev Mr Bell preached. no service at night. rainy. at night. home all day. June 5 Monday. brought some oats from granery {granary} on farm. got some grain chopped. at mill. Paid 36¢. also got some starter plates. for roofing on new barn. plowing & scraping & filling in new barn. June 6 Tuesday. doing chores. filling in drive way. at barn. wrote letter to H.E.P. June 7 Wednesday. doing chores. filling in drive way at barn. June 8 Thursday. doing chores. hoeing mangels. drove to R {Rockton}. & had talk with H.E.P. June 9 Friday. doing chores. drawing lumber. from Rouses mill. rainy in P.M. June 10 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber to Rouses mill. & home again. cultivating. in orchard. down St. at night. June 11 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning Miss S.A.P {Patterson} in town. went to church at night. & for walk with S. A. Patterson. after church. 1911. Daily Record. June 12 Monday. doing chores. & drawing lumber from mill. cleaning up stone from yard. took 2 bags mixed grain to mill. & got 75¢. worth corn. & chopped some. paid 90¢. Mr Lovegrove of Troy. died. at 10 A.M. also Mr Charlie Raung. governors road. died at 11 A.M. Monday June 12.-1911. June 13 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. & working around barn. June 14 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Funeral of Charles Raung. & hoeing in orchard drove to R{ockton} after tea & had talk with H.E.P. June 15 Thursday. doing chores. fixing up wire & setting post. to protect lawn & piling wood. hoeing in P.M. mangles & corn. June 16 Friday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. thinning mangels. & cultiv{ating}. June 17 Saturday. done chores. & went to Brantford & to picnic at Park. Father away to Greensville for lumber. mother at Toronto. June 18 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night. 60 �June 19 Monday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. very warm. in forenoon. sent letter to H.E.P. Recv Payment for 1 bag potatoes. from F.C. Braithwaite. June 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn & moving flooring. took 2 sticks timber to mill. & seen S.A.P{atterson}. cultivating in orchard. 1911 Daily Record. Date June 21 Wednesday doing chores cultivating in orchard & Mrs James potatoes fixing screens at house & piling lumber lumber also took setting of eggs to H.E.P from London. June 22 Thursday went to Harrisburg & St George Old Boys Re-Union. June 23 Friday doing chores plowing in village lot & took 38 pieces of boards to Rouses mill for Mrs James. " 24 Saturday doing chores fixing bridge at gate & handling store at barn in a.m. got ready & went to hamilton at noon. " 25 Sunday doing chores home all day drove to Wm Barids & had tea then to Rockton miss S.A Paterson went with me we all went to league spent the evening at H.E.Ps. " 26 Monday doing chores cleaning up ground floor of barn & leveling same " 27 Tuesday doing chores harrowing & plowing at village lot got lumber for Mrs James at Rouses mill. Cleaning up load of old lumber at barn cultivating & making window screens for cellar of new house rain part of afternoon. " 28 Wednesday working at barn leveling ground floor & drawing gravel. " 29 Thursday hoeing mangels & berries drawing gravel & sand. " 30 Friday doing chores harrowing lot in village & sowed buckwheat on ground. drawing gravel paris greening potatoes all afternoon. helped put up Tents at night on sporting grounds. 1911 Daily Record Date July 1 Saturday doing chores collecting provisions in a.m. went to park in afternoon. & to social at night. July 2 Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night with Jean. 61 �July 3 Monday cleaning up yard after social. paris greening potatoes. cleaning lumber of off barn floor. Mr fred Mullholand called 171 Queen South Hamilton. July 4 Tuesday posted letter to H.E.P cutting grass in orchard & cleaned up the same. paris greened carries potatoes. & cleaning up around barn. bot 1 lb paris green. July 5 Wednesday fitting in driveway at barn & working around in general. July 6 Thursday working in garden cultivating also drove to R. & called at H.E.Ps dry & dusty moonlight. July 7 Friday cultivating in garden & paris greening potatoes. July 8 Saturday paris greening potatoes in forenoon hoeing in afternoon mending grain bags doing chores. July 9 Sunday warm & dry at church in forenoon home the rest of day. July 10 Monday baging up oats took grain to mill to get chopped. July 11 Tuesday went away for Binder down near station got home after 1 P.M rain in afternoon. 1911 Daily Record July 12 Wednesday doing chores bag took binder of off wagon got load of water frozen pond father went to Tory for line but did not get any but bot hay from Nichol we turned some out. I also paris greening potatoes. July 13 Thursday dressed & took 7-10 train for Hamilton then took Radial car for Beach then boat for Toronto. returned to beach at night. July 14 Friday left Beach for Hamilton then came home on 8-40 train. helped got load of water & helping around barn masons putting in bace ment {basement} floor. July 15 Saturday working at barn in a.m drawing gravel. July 16 Sunday at home all day. July 17 Monday working at barn July 18 Tuesday drawing gravel went to Rouses mill for lumber got load of Hay from David Woodworth. July 19 Wednesday mowing back hay Father bot load Hay cultivating potatoes 62 �July 20 Thursday paris greening potatoes picking berries drawed 3 loads wood for Jim Hodgins & brought load groceries from station for Pirie also went to mill Fixing pump at day-go lot. July 21 Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn painting barn doors in afternoon. July 22 Saturday painting barn doors in A.M. doing odd jobs in P.M. mother went to Jeans on 4 -15 train. 1911. Daily Record. July 22 Paid David Woodworth for 1 load hay $5.00 at Geo Archers Store. July 23 Sunday. went to church in morning and drove to Rockton in evening Mr & Mrs Stewart there & all went to League July 24 Monday. doing chores drawing lumber plowing lawn. picking berries bot 10 boxes black currants for H.E.P. & took berries & curants to H.E.P at night. July 25 Tuesday. doing chores not very well so not working much mother away to Jeans. July 26 Wednesday. doing chores & working around barn mother came home at night. July 27 Thursday. working around in general. took wagon to Tom Hulls & loaded same with lumber. July 28 Friday. doing chores took load of lumber to St George for Tom H. also digging out ditch & put in tile drain from horse stable. July 29 Saturday. doing chores. piling wood & building roof over same. July 30 Sunday. drove to Rockton & had tea at H.E.P.s July 31 Monday. doing chores. helping mother wash picking berries cultivating & hilled up potatoes for Mrs James. also cultivating potatoes in orchard. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 1 Tuesday doing chores & helping at barn putting down cement floors. Aug 2 Wednesday helping at barn. Aug 3 Thursday working at barn. Aug 4 Friday cleaning up around barn & doing odd jobs. 63 �Aug 5 Saturday fixing gate & wheelbarrow getting in corn. Went out to see drill-ing machine & Rouses mill. Recv letter from H.E.P. Aug 6 Sunday doing chores very nice day warm & dry at home all day. Aug 7 Monday working around in general. Aug 8 Tuesday took load lumber to St George for Tom Hull. also drove to Harrisburg & called on Jean. Aug 9 Wednesday helping wash in A.M. drawing dirt in p.m. Aug 10 Thursday. doing chores cultivating on south side of lawn took out 2 posts in yard. sold Geo Archer 25 bus {bushels} & 30 lbs oats @ 40¢ $10.35. drawed out load & manure & got in corn for horses sent letters to H.E.P. and Fred Mulholland 171 Queen St S. Hamilton. Aug 11 Friday. doing chores & getting things in shape to go away to city. Aug 12 Saturday. doing chores fixing fence. & working on lawn reseeding same. got dressed & took noon train for city & went to Fred Mulhollands 171 Queen S. Fred & I around the city in afternoon & to Mountain theater at night. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 13 Sunday. went to methodist church in morning to beach in P.M & called on Chas Jones & wife came home & had tea & went to Central Presbyterian church at night. Aug 14 Monday. doing chopping & looking around the city sent present to Mr & Mrs Fred Mulholland Aug 15 Tuesday. wet in a.m. went down town about 10 A.M. & done some shopping had dinner & went to temple Theater in after noon came home at night on mail train. Aug 16 Wednesday. doing chores & fixing up around father away to city. rainy most of day. got mail & small loaf bread. Aug 17 Thursday. doing chores to do queen to mill and got same chopped and sold Mrs Geller 1 bag grain & 50 lbs chop getting ready to go after ceder. Aug 18 Friday. doing chores went to 8th consession for ceder plants got same & sat row up on South side of house. sold John mangle 75 lbs chop 95¢. Aug 19 Saturday. doing chores plowing & working up ground in lot & doing odd jobs around. 64 �Aug 20 Sunday. doing chores home all day. but drove to R. at night & met Mrs Henry Plastow & daughter. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 21 Monday doing chores drawing wood for Jim Hodgins & groceries Pirce. sold Mrs Jim Hodgins 1/2 bus potatoes. Aug 22 Tuesday. doing chores working at barn getting lumber for carpenters. Aug 23 Wednesday. doing chores working at barn Sunday School picnic at Mohawk Park Brantford nice day. Aug 24 Thursday. doing chores & working at barn Miss H.E.P & Beat. P called & had a short talk. Aug 25 Friday. doing chores painting window sash & barn doors. F.W.M. went to North West. Aug 26 Saturday. doing chores & working at barn. Carpenters finished up job & took tools away. Recv letter from H.E.P Mother went to Harrisburg. Aug 27 Sunday. doing chores went to church on in A.M. home the rest of day. father drove to Jeans & brought mother home. very nice day. Aug 28 Monday. doing chores cleaning up at barn dug some potatoes & fixed door in root cellar under steps. Father painting window sash. Aug 29 Tuesday. doing chores drawed out load manure got in corn & mangels went to Tom Hulls & got screen & trowel. screening gravel & took same to barn. fixing cement bottoms in mangels. Pirce payed me 25¢ for drawing goods from station. Aug 30 Wednesday. doing chores painting barn doors picking Pears. & fixing windows. 1911 Daily Record Date Aug 31 Thursday. doing chores fixing horse stable. putting glass in sash put window in barn stable & fixing around barn. Sept 1 Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn David Woodworth objected {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} to BV takeing plank & {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} lumber away from farm. Sept 2 Saturday. doing chores & doing odd jobs around rain a little. recv letter from H.E.P. 65 �Sept 3 Sunday. doing chores drove to R. in afternoon & had tea at H.E.Ps. Sept 4 Monday. doing chores helping to wash & doing odd jobs around. Recv letter from S.A. Patterson. Sept 5 Tuesday. took grain to mill & got same chopped. sold Mrs Hodgins 1 bushel potatoes $1.00 helping R.A. Thompson to bag up Turnips 1/2 day. Sept 6 Wednesday. went to Toronto & at fair. Miss H.E.P went with me & met S.A.P at Eatons store. Sept 7 Thursday. doing chores helped R.A. Thompson to bag up turnip. Recv cash $ 2.25. Sept 8 Friday. doing chores drawing up wood from woods. Sept 9 Saturday. doing chores while washing stable & hen house. started to help R.A. Thompson to bag Turnips. 11 o clock A.M. & worked till six. 6 hours at 15¢-90¢. 1911 Daily Record Date Sept 10 Sunday doing chores drove to R. at night & called at Plastows. Sept 11 Monday doing chores helping R.A Thompson baging turnips at car all day. 199 bags. Sept 12 Tuesday doing chores helping R.A.T. load turnips 142 bags. Sept 13 Wednesday doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson to bag up turnips 243 Sept 14 Thursday doing chores & helping R.A.T load Turnips 1/2 day. cutting corn & working around rainy all night. went to Harrisburg at night & stayed at Jeans & got Franks suit case. Sept 15 Friday doing chores fixing at barn. digging post holes in P.M. down street at night & bot groceries. Sept 16 Saturday took 8-40 train & went to Port Huron & visited at Stewarts. went down town at & to moveing picture show Will & Babe along. Sept 17 Sunday am Will Stewart & I out for walk along river to water works. & through river side park in P.M. Babe Stewart. Elmer Parent. Mr Pirie & I went for walk through cemetery to canal & Lake side Beach. Sept 18 Monday called at Alex Stewarts drug store & took a look around town also called on David Stewart & saw Tom Stewart. Sept 19 Tuesday wrote cards & letter done some fixing at house went for walk past Block-J. shops & to Light H {lighthouse?}. 66 �1911 Daily Record Sept 19 went to Alex Stewarts store & had talk & smoke. after Tea Will & I went out for walk & went to see auto factory. Sept 20 Wednesday went for walk down to freight sheds. & seen Elmer Parent at office at Alex Stewarts drug S. {store} down town & to moveing picture S {show}. Sept 21 Thursday rainy day. fixing at house & to Alex Stewarts drug store Will & I went down town at night & to Majestic Theater & saw checkers play. Sept 22 Friday getting ready to go to Detroit sent Laundry away. went to D. {Detroit} in P.M. on Electric car. & had tea at Uncle Tom Vansickles. Harry & I went to see Roy G. Vansickle & wife at 240 Helen Ave. I stayed there over night. Sept 23 Saturday took Breakfast at R.G Vansickles & dinner at Uncle Toms. Mr Topic & wife R.G Vansickle & wife & I took Pontiac car. & went to see Matthew Vansickle at Orchard Lake got off at Edge water road. Sept 24 Sunday at Matthew Vansickles all day & looking around fruit farm also had an auto Rid with Mr & Mrs. Egglestone of Orchard lake. Sept 25 Monday at Matthew Vansickles & helping to pick peaches took 6 car & come into Detroit & stayed at Uncle Tom's over night. 1911 Daily Record Sept 26 Tuesday. had breakfast at Aunt Marys. went to Roy's and had dinner. Roy & wife went to Belle Isle Park in P.M. at Roys for tea. we all went to 10¢ Theater at night I at Roy's over night. Sept 27 Wednesday. raining very hard in morn-ing had breakfast at Roy's & dinner at Uncle Toms Aunt Mary & I went to see cousin Will & wife & had tea at mrs {Rudens?} come back & stayed at Uncle Tom's all night. Sept 28 Thursday. Cousin Tom & I out for walk down to river on woodward & took in moving picture show & home for dinner I down street in p.M. & went to Roy's for Tea & we all went to Temple Theater at night then I returned to Uncle Tom's for N. heavey rain. Sept 29 Friday. Harry Tom & I went to East side market wrote letter to H.E.P. Will Vansickle called with Auto & took me for ride. I at Will Vansickle for dinner in P.M. Will took me around city & to points on wood-ward ave. To State fair grounds & log cabin park. also seen Packard Auto works & Ford Auto works & Boulevard went to Roy's at tea time & spent the evening. Harry called & I went home with him. Sept 30 Saturday. left Uncle Tom's & took limited car at 9-15 for Port Huron & had dinner at Stewarts 2701 {Gratiot?} Ave. down town in P.M. 67 �1911 Daily Record Sunday Oct 1. Wet day & cloudy at Stewarts had head-ache wrote letter to H.E.P. Monday 2 Left Port Huron on 9 A.M. train arrived in London at 12 noon. Met Beat Plastow & had dinner also walked around city. met Floss P. & she showed us through Advocate printing company's building also met Miss Evans a friend of Beats. left London at 2:05 P.M. & arrived home at 5 o'clock all safe. October 2 nd 1911. S.C.V Oct 3 Tuesday doing chores fixing doors at house & helping father over at lot in village also took grain to mill & got same chopped. Paid 30¢ drawed out manure & got in corn. Oct 4 Wednesday doing chores & help-ing R.A. Thompson bag up turnips very windy all day. Lem Wilson was helping at car. Oct 5 Thursday posted letter & cards started to dig potatoes & sold Jim Hodgins one bushel potatoes {"12" written in left column} also put 12 bushel potatoes in cellar. Oct 6 Friday doing chores digging Potatoes in A.M. Rain all the afternoon picked up potatoes in evening. Oct 7 Saturday doing chores banking up around house at Day-go & picking up apples & potatoes in A.M. after noon digging potatoes & picking up same. brought 15 1/2 bushels into cellar. 1911 Daily Record Date Oct 8 Sunday. doing chores home in A.M drove to Rockton and had tea at H.E.P. Mr Heath of Hamilton. wife and daug-hter there also & spent the day. Mrs Jane Heath there visiting. Oct 9 Monday doing chores digging potatoes 17 bushel & picking apples 5 bushel {spies?}. Went to Traders bank Lynden & payed First note of $34 00 on Binder Oct 10 Tuesday doing chores setting fence posts. patching roof rain at night. Renewed my subscription to Hearld Paper. Hamilton sent postal note for $2.00. Mother went to Toronto on 7-15 train Via Boat. Oct 11 Wednesday doing chores in A.M. got ready & went to Rockton show in afternoon & had tea at Plastows took over 1 bushel potatoes. Oct 12 Thursday doing chores. picking apples & pulling mangels. drawed 3 loads ties for Julia Manzie. Oct 13 Friday doing chores. making pit for mangels & pulling mangels. finished same. 68 �Oct 14 Saturday. doing chores. drawed load man ties for Julia Manzie. went to Rouses mill & got door frame & Veranda letters work. harrowing orchard. sold manzie 1 log chop. Oct 15 Sunday. doing chores. went to Harrisburg & had dinner at Jeans. 1911 Daily Record Date Oct 16 Monday. doing chores. helping R.A. Thompson to bag car turnips W. Jones & Jim Ross also there. Oct 17 Tuesday doing chores. started to draw out manuer rainy nearly all day. at car bagging on up turnips 3 1/2 hours in after-noon Walter Jones. Frank Vansickle & I were at the job. Oct 18 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing manure & spreading same in orchard. fixing fence in P.M. Oct 19 Thursday. doing chores. Plowing in orchard helping to put barb wire on fence. very nice day. mother came home from Toronto. {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} John manzie paid me 4.40 cash {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} on account in full to date. Oct 20 Friday. doing chores & plowing in forenoon. working for R.A. Thompson in afternoon. Oct 21 Saturday. doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson loading turnips & sold Jim Hodgins 1 bushel potatoes. Oct 22 Sunday. doing chores. home all day had head-ache cloudy & rainy. Oct 23 Monday. doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson to bag & load turnips. cloudy some rain & heavy wind at night. Oct 24 Tuesday. at R.A. Thompsons baging & loading turnips also went to Branchton to load turnips. Oct 25 Wednesday. working for R.A. Thom pson loading turnips. 1911. Daily Record. Oct 26 Thursday doing chores baged up 5 bags grain & took to mill & got chop. Plowing in orchard in forenoon Working for R.A. Thompson all afternoon loading turnips. Oct 27 Friday. doing chores & working for R.A. Thompson. loading turnip & bagging turnips. Oct 28 Saturday. doing chores & working for R.A. Thompson. loading turnips. 69 �Oct 29 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went to church at night. Oct 30 Monday. Thanks Given day. doing chores fixing around Veranda. cut some wood got galon oil sold Geo Pirie 1 bag snow apples. also 1 bushel mangels to John Manzie. Received payment from R.A. Thompson for 133 days work $20.25. Mr Vester Van-sickle & wife here for dinner. Berlin Twin city Fred Mulhollan & wife 22 Tucket Ave. Hamilton were in village & took 4-50 train home. Oct 31 Tuesday. doing chores working for R.A. Thompson building platform. for new chop shed. rainy. Nov 1 Wednesday. doing chores working for R.A. Thompson. Nov 2 Thursday. doing chores. working for R.A Thompson. Nov 3 Friday helping to build chop shed for R A Thompson. 1911. Daily Record Nov 4 Saturday. doing chores. drawed out 2 loads manure on garden & plowed {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Geo Piries lot x Stewart Cornell was shot x Nov 5 Sunday. doing chores went to chu-rch in morning drove to Rockton in afternoon & had tea at Plastows & went to League at night. Nov 6 Monday. doing chores helping R.E. Jones fix furnace at R.A Thompsons house in forenoon went to funeral of Stewart Cornell in afternoon. Rain all day. Nov 7. Tuesday doing chores home working fixing up old shed & putting away machinery. Nov 8 Wednesday. doing chores. went over to Village lot & took away old fence. also fixing roof at brick house on farm. Nov 9 Thursday. doing chores. & fixing stable door at house barn. very nice day. Nov 10 Friday. doing chores. fixing & clean ing out chicken pen & cut some wood. had headache. Nov 11 Saturday. doing chores. got load of wood from woods in a.m. open ed mangel pit & brought some mangels to barn. also working for R.A Thompson 3 hours baging turnips. Nov 12 Sunday doing chores. very stormy rain & sleet from west. turning cold & freezing at night. Nov 13 Monday doing chores working for R.A.T. very cold all day west wind. 70 �Date 1911 Daily Record. Nov 14 Tuesday. doing chores & fixing barn in forenoon. working at Chas Zillers in afternoon tearing down barn. Jim Ross also helping with barn. Nov 15 Wednesday. doing chores fixing chicken house & fileing saws & cut some wood. also grinding plaine blades. sold Mrs Robins 2 1/2 dozen eggs at 30¢ = 75¢ bot butter 27 & bread 10. cash 37¢ Nov 16 Thursday. doing chores cutting wood & cleaning up cellar in furnace room. Presentment party at Dr. Gibsons. Nov 17 Friday. doing chores cleaning up cellar in fruit room & sorting apples. stormy & east wind. Nov 18 Saturday. doing chores sorting apples & fixing around. Recv payment from R.A. Thompson $7.50 for 5 day word. also $ 2.00 from H.E.P for 2 bags potatoes & 90¢ from John Manzie for apples & mangels. west wind & turning colder. Nov 19 Sunday. doing chores home all day. went to church at night. Nov 20 Monday. doing chores fixing new door on North side of house. & working at hen house. Nov 21 Tuesday. doing chores fixing up roost in hen house. getting ready to raise up shed at old store & working at same. Nov 22 Wednesday. doing chores drawed out two loads manure & put around house on lawn. also helping to move old shed from village lot. Recv from pale notes $ 154.88 & paid 75¢ for collection. Dep. in B. {deposit in bank?] $100.00. 1911 Daily Record. Date Nov 23 Thursday. doing chores drawing wood shed in off of road & Turned same around. rain in afternoon. Nov 24 Friday. doing chores. working at shed & started to fix roof. Nov 25 Saturday. doing chores shingling roof on shed. cold west wind. Jean came down & stayed for dinner. went to carries for tea. Nov 26 Sunday. at home all had head ache. milder weather. Nov 27 Monday. doing chores. shingling wood shed roof & put doors on, very nice day. 71 �Nov 28 Tuesday. doing chores cutting wood in cellar & fixing up coal bins went to Rockton at night & called at H.E.P. rainy most of day colder at night. Nov 29 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing coal bins in cellar. hooked up team & went to village lot & got load of old lumber. Nov 30 Thursday. doing chores. drawing coal 2 loads. 1150 wagon. 4270 first load 4220 second load. also drawed 2 loads wood for A.E.V. bot 1 bushel wheat at mill $1.00 Paid. Splitting wood & took same into cellar. cold west wind. 1911 Daily Record Date Dec 1 Friday. doing chores. dressed & went to City on 10 train & seen Duke & Duchess of Connaught large cowed {crowd?} in city. went to Fred Mulhollands & stayed over night. Dec 2 Saturday. at Hamilton & done some buying & came home on 4.15 train. Dec 3 Sunday. doing chores. east wind & storm went to Church at night frosty air & moon light. Dec 4 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash. baged up some grain & got some chopped also got Geo horse shod new shoes all around & drawed load ties for Julia Manzie. cold wind. Dec 5 Tuesday. doing chores & helping R.A.T to bag car of turnips. Dec 6 Wednesday. doing chores helping R.A. Thompson at turnips in forenoon very nice day. {handwriting appears to be thinner after this entry but same author - new writing utensil?} Dec 7 Thursday. doing chores had sick head-ache Father & mother away to funeral of Geo Wood age 70 years. Dec 8 Friday doing chores. not feeling very well. very nice day. Dec 9 Saturday. doing chores. cleaned out hen house & got in gravel for winter also cutting wood in afternoon Mother went to Harrisburg at night. very mild & cloudy. Recv L. {letter} from H.E. {H.E.P. - cut off} Dec 10 Sunday. doing chores & getting the meals. went to church in forenoon. Dec 11 Monday. doing chores & getting meals. Polling day Dr. James Mcqueen & Wm. Lawson candidates. wet day. Daily Record 72 �Date Dec 12 Tuesday. doing chores. getting meals Father & I over barn measuring stone walls. took some lumber over to fix barn & went to Rameys for to see about buckwheat. brought pole up from woods & doing some plowing in lot. very nice day. Dec 13 Wednesday doing chores Casper Ram-ey brought 2 1/2 bushel buckwheat. Paid $1.75 S.E.V. went to office & posted letter to H.E.P. killed a chicken in a.m not feeling very well. Dec 14 Thursday. doing chores. killed 3 chickens & helped pick same. drawing out 2 loads manure into orchard & got some mangels from pit. East wind quite mild & farmers plowing. no frost. Dec 15 Friday doing chores & fixing around in general. made 1 axe handle in a. m. Father went to Seth Vansickles' sale in P.M I took my shoes to H.W. Rouses. Dec 16 Saturday. doing chores very nasty day stormy from the east. went to rouses & got shoes. paid 50¢ for same. Dec 17 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning & Evening. Dec 18 Monday. doing chores & helping mother to wash in forenoon. went up to H.W. Rouses in P.M. & got shoes healed paid 25¢. Dec 19 Tuesday. doing chores & making clothes reel in a.m. went to Howards in P.M. to see about hay. Father & Mother were married 44 years. 1911 Date. Daily Record. Dec. 20 Wednesday. doing chores & picking & chick-ens in a.m. cutting wood & fixing around in general. Paid C. Boyle for 2 bushel wheat. also C. Filler for fixing Pants. F.W.M. home from West. Dec. 21 Thursday. doing chores. getting wood into cellar & wrote some cards. cutting wood & doing other odd jobs. went to Xmas Tree intertainment at Night. Mother away to market with 4 pair chickens chickens selling from 80¢ to $1.25 a pair. Turkeys sold @ 26¢ per lb. Dec 22 Friday. doing chores. took some wood into cellar & doing odd jobs. rain about noon. Dec 23 Saturday. doing chores. & fixing up around the house. Will & Cora came up for over Xmas. Dec 24 Sunday.. doing chores. drove to Rockton & called at H.E.P.s & spent the afternoon come home at 7 P.M. & had supper. Will & Cora here. also Mrs & Mr Hull. 73 �Dec 25 Monday. Xmas. we all went to Jean's for Xmas dinner. very nice day with no snow. come home on 4-18 train. Dec 26 Tuesday frosty in morning. Will & Cora went home on morning train. Albert also went home with them. doing chores & fixing the doors. & locks at new house east wind. Dec 27 Wednesday. doing chores. & fixing around house. change in weather. colder. Dec 28 Thursday. doing chores & fixing wash machine. cold west wind. 1911 Daily Record Date Dec 29 Friday. doing chores. went to office & posted letter to H.E.P. & spoke to Mr Henry Howard about hay. Drove up to A Mc.Adams in P.M. & seen about hay. A. Mc. Adams. brought me load of hay 1890 lbs @ $ 15.00 a ton. Paid $14.15 to N.H. Howard. {written vertically in left column} 3550 {over} 1660 / 1890 lbs. -HayDec 30 Saturday. doing chores & fixing around house. Will & Cora came up in P.M. also Fred Mulholland & wife & son came here & stayed over night. snow storm from east. Dec 31 Sunday. doing chores. milder with East wind at home all day except driving Mr & Mrs Fred Mulholland to {weir?}. sleet & rain. {rest of page left blank} Daily Record =1912= Date Jan 1 Monday. New Years day. cold west wind doing chores. Mr and Mrs Bate of Toronto here also Mr and Mrs F.W Mulhol {Mulholland - cut off}} and & family & Jean & family. also Albert and Miss Warden of Paris. Polling day at Lynden for Townships officers. Reeve Dupety {Deputy} Reeve & councilors. Reeve - Chas Sparks. D.Reeve - James Thompson council Frank Biggs. E. Mc.Pherson. S . Moffatt. 464 359 464 Aec. 464 417 417 533 417 533 464 Jan 2 Tuesday. doing chores. had headache & sick all day. Jean and Family here. Jan 3 Wednesday. doing chores. got over some mangels from pit not doing much in afternoon. wrote letter at night. 74 �Jan 4 Thursday. doing chores & cutting wood and took some wood into cellar. Cold west wind. posted letter. Jan 5 Friday. doing chores. & fixing around very cold with west wind Recv letter from H.E.P. city. also wrote one. Recv another at night. Jan 6 Saturday. doing chores fixing up stable in forenoon. cutting wood in afternoon. cold west wind. Had settlement with R.A. Thompson to date for 1 1/2 days work $2.25. Jan 7 Sunday. doing chores. home all day went to church at night. cold. Daily Record =1912= Date Jan 8 Monday. doing chores in forenoon and and helping to collect provisions in after. Lloyd. Jones. H.W. Rous & I. did not go to tea meeting at night. Jan 9 Tuesday. doing chores & working around house. very cold. Jan 10 Wednesday. doing chores and fixing around. Jan 11 Thursday doing chores. & getting some mangles from pit. also bot 12 bushel oats from D.A. Woodworth @ 47¢ per bus. got some chopping done. Jan 12 Friday. doing chores. splitting wood & getting some in cellar. Father away to city. wrote letter to H.E.P. Jan 13 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood got out cutter & working around. Jan 14 Sunday. doing chores & drove over to Rockton in P.M. with cutter. H.E.P. gave me Xmas present. a watch. also received present from Mrs S.J.P. Jan 15 Monday. doing chores & fixing around the house. snow & west wind. Jan 16 Tuesday. doing chores. killed 2 chickens painting chairs & table. Jan 17 Wednesday. doing chores splitting wood & tinkering around wrote L. Jan 18 Thursday. doing chores . Posted Letter to H.E.P. fixing pump in cellar soft & rainy all day. also went to mill a short time in afternoon. Daily Record Date =1912= Jan 19 Friday. doing chores & painting chairs got some oil & fixed up lamps cold wind from west. very good sleighing. Mr & Mrs SJ Atkins here for tea. Jan 20 Saturday. doing chores & tinkering around. 75 �Jan 21 Sunday. doing chores at home all day not feeling very well. Jan 22 Monday. doing chores helping mother to wash in a.m. drove up to Geo Woods sale in P.M. very nice day. Jan 23 Tuesday. stormy doing chores & cleaning up harness. shoveling snow. Jan 24 Wednesday. doing chores. went out to R Jones & got pipe & couplings also got funnel made. Jan 25 Thursday. doing chores. went of office & posted letter. also took pipe wrenches to mill. splitting wood in P.M. Jan 26 Friday doing chores. getting wood in cellar & helped mother pick 9 chickens Morley Baker & Charlie James called to see Father about buying lot. Jan 27 Saturday. doing chores. Mother & I took morning train & went to city & market with chickens and eggs. came home on 2-30 train. Jan 28 Sunday. doing chores. Frank & Jean came down & had dinner. home all day. Jan 29. Monday. doing chores. had sick head ache & cold all day Father & Mother went to Atkin's for tea. east wind & sleet storm. very slippery. Daily Record Date 1912 Jan 30 Tuesday. doing chores. not feeling very well. colder with west wind. Jan 31 Wednesday. not very well. wrote letter to H.E.P. Feb 1 Thursday. done chores & tinkering around house not feeling very well Feb 2 Friday doing chores & around house not doing much Feb 3 Saturday doing chores. went to office & got mail. Feb 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning. home the rest of day reading & wrote letter. Feb 5 Monday. doing chores had bad head ache & sick at stomach wrote letter to H.E.P. Feb 6 Tuesday. doing chores. & got mangels from pit. took all out of pit & put same in cellar. Rudy Paulton buried to-day. Feb 7 Wednesday. wrote note to H.E.P. & Posted same went out to Rouses mill for window frame. also took sleigh out. 76 �Feb 8 Thursday. doing chores & working around in a.m drove to Rockton in afternoon & called at H.E.P. & had tea H.E.P. not very well. Mrs Plastow sick with cold & S.J.P used up with broken ribs. very cold & drifting. Date Daily Record =1912= Feb 9 Friday. doing chores. very cold wind from North west. 22 below zero. Feb 10 Saturday. doing chores in forenoon. Dressed & went to Hamilton in P.M. train late arrived here about 2 P.M. Feb 11 Sunday. doing chores. & drove to R in P.M. & had Tea at H.E.P.s & not very well. Mrs P. sick in bed. Sam used up with broken ribs. Father & Mother away to Harrisburg. over Sunday. milder. Feb 12 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood & taking same in cellar. drove down to Joe Plastows in after noon. Joe not very well. Father & Mother came home on 4-30 train. Feb 13 Tuesday. doing chores helping Mother to wash. very nice day. mild & bright sun. Feb 14 Wednesday. doing chores & varnishing chairs in A.M. went out to buy some hay & oats. but did not get any. very nice day. Feb 15 Thursday. doing chores. varnishing chairs & table. Mrs Rev Shepherd called this P.M. Revival services in Church went out to church at night. Feb 16 Friday. doing chores & working around in general Recv letter from H.E.P. Feb 17 Saturday. doing chores. Father & I cutting wood in forenoon. I away to Tom Thompsons looking for hay. Date Daily Record =1912= Feb 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning. home the rest of day & had headache. Feb 19 Monday. doing chores. went over to Milton Stenaballs {Stenaboughs}. & bot some hay. also went up to Junction for a while & to bank. Feb 20 Tuesday. doing chores. sold Julia Manzie 1 bag potatoes 1.50. sorting apples. Mr Blastel of Sarnia here for dinner. I cleaning out hen pen this P.M. also pumping water for tank. also drove to R. & had tea at H.E.P.s & spent the evening. Mrs P sick. Feb 21 Wednesday. doing chores. very bad storm from east. home all day & not doing much. Feb 22 Thursday. doing chores. very stormy from west. nothing doing. 77 �Feb 23 Friday. doing chores. shoveling snow cleaning side walks. Feb 24 Saturday. doing chores. drove over to Milton Stenabough to see about hay. Milton brought 1/2 ton in afternoon. Paid cash $5.00. Feb 25 Sunday. doing chores. went to Methodist Church in A.M. Mr. Jim Vansickle & daughter Laura were here for dinner & tea & I went to church with them at night. Presbyterian anniversary. Feb 26 Monday. very stormy from east. Posted letter to H.E.P. & shoveling snow in afternoon. Date Daily Record =1912= Feb 27 Tuesday. doing chores went to mill & got some oats & corn & got same chopped cold west wind. Feb 28 Wednesday. doing chores & working around in general & getting ready to go to Presbyterian tea meeting. Jean came down & went to tea meeting. Feb 29 Thursday. doing chores splitting wood & took same in cellar. pumping water to fill tank Mr & Mrs Brown here looking at house. very nice day. but cold. F Mar 1 Friday. very cold. doing chores went to office & got mail also got load of coal at mill in P.M. Moon light nights. Mar 2 Saturday doing chores went down to office and got mail. Dad & I over to village lot trimming trees in afternoon also pumping water & filling tank Mar 3 Sunday. went to church in morning cold air. but nice day Uncle Sam & Aunt Dorthy came in afternoon & stayed for tea. Mar 4 Monday. doing chores in A.M. went to John Altmans for load of sand in afternoon & to meeting at church at night. Mar 5 Tuesday. very nice day away for load of sand in forenoon. & doing chores. Trimming apple trees in P.M. over at village lot. Date Daily Record =1912= Mar 6 Wednesday. doing chores trimming apple trees & burning brush. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Wm. Purdy's Barn burned. Mar 7 Thursday. doing chores & to office in forenoon. also starting potatoes . Dad & I over at lot cutting down maple tree. & burning brush. very nice day. Thawing. 78 �Mar 8 Friday. doing chores & doing odd jobs around. down at mill in afternoon. Mar 9 Saturday doing chores took Henry Murray two bags potatoes also drawing wood from village lot. & got some coal at R.A.T. Recv letter from H.E.P. Mar 10 Sunday. doing chores went to church in morning drove to Rockton in P.M. & had tea at H.E.Ps. also met Miss Armstrong from Manitoba. Mar 11 Monday. doing chores. trimming apple trees also drove to Mr Joe Archers & got 9 1/2 bushel mangels & paid for same & went to meeting in church at night. Mar 12 Tuesday. doing chores. not very well. but went to Harrisburg at night & to Lecture & Social. stayed at Jean's over night. Mar 13 Wednesday. at Harrisburg & went out for drive with Frank. came home & had dinner. Then took 4-30 train for Lynden & done chores. Date Daily Record =1912= Mar 14 Thursday. doing chores. sold 2 bag potatoes got barrel of water & trimming Trees in orchard. Jean & children came down & went home on evening train. Mar 15 Friday doing chores. went of office & posted letter. watching hens. shoveling snow off of walks. stormy all day from east. Mar 16 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood & trimming trees. Recv letter from H.E.P. Mar 17 Sunday. doing chores. Drove to Langford of had dinner & tea at Albert E. Ramsays & also called at Artie Ramsays. fine & thawing very fast. Amos Kitchen died early A.M. Mar 18 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood. & making trap hen nest. Recv card from S.A. Patterson. Mar 19 Tuesday. doing chores. Trimming Trees finished making trap nest. went to funeral of Amos Kitchen. buried at Jersey ville very nice day. Mar 20 Wednesday doing chores. cutting wood. Mar 21 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up bush in orchard. Mar 22 Friday. doing chores. bot meals at Piries & making trap nest in P.M & went to church at night. Mar 23 Saturday. doing chores. bot some nails at mill. not very well. had head ache. Mar 24 Sunday. doing chores went to church in morning & evening. Mar 25 Monday. doing chores. delivered 3 bags potatoes & Recv balance from Bell Van. 79 �Daily Record 1912 Mar 25 Monday. took lumber & shingles over to farm to fix pig pen roof & work ing at same. Mrs James Rous was buried to-day at Hamilton. Mar 26 Tuesday. doing chores & making trap nest in shop. stormy. Mar 27 Wednesday. doing chores. working at pig pen roof in forenoon. not very well in afternoon. Mar 28 Thursday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. & working at Pig pen roof finished fixing same. rain at night. Firman Clement called & wanted money on Ministers Salary. Mar 29 Friday. doing chores. Mrs Chamberland of Strathmore come here. also Jean & children came down & carrie and children came over. I took addie to see her aunt Mrs. Geo Kitchen. Mar 30 Saturday. doing chores. went to morning train with Mrs Tom Chamberland. also with Jean. not doing much all day. sick with cold. Mar 31 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. not doing much at home all day. April 1 Monday. doing chores sick with cold " 2 Tuesday doing chores. not very well " 3 Wednesday doing chores & tinkering around. Ladies aid held meeting here. " 4 Thursday. doing chores & fixing up around. " 5 Friday doing chores fixing disc harrow tongue. & got 4 new bolts & fixed cistern top over at village. Daily Record 1912 April 6 Saturday. doing chores. took oats to mill & bot 2 bushel corn. & had oats and corn chopped. Paid $1.68. S.C.V. Recv letter from H.E.P. " 7 Sunday. Easter. at home all day. went to church at night. rain in morning & snow at night. Della Ross here. " 8 Monday. cool west wind. Cleaning up brush & cleaning out berry bushes. wrote letter to H.E.P. " 9 Tuesday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. helping mother wash & carrying water in A.M. cutting wood in afternoon. 80 �" 10 Wednesday. doing chores & fixing around barn. working on roof. shingeling at house in village. " 11 Thursday. doing chores working at house in village on roof. " 12 Friday doing chores in AM. working on roof in P.M. " 13 Saturday. done chores in morning. took early train & went to city. Hamilton done some shoping & went around market. went to Mr R. Stewarts & had dinner & tea & stayed over night. " 14 Sunday. doing ch at Hamilton visiting at Russell Stewarts, Miss H.E.P. " 15 Monday. had breakfast & dinner at Stewarts Hamilton & came home on 2 30 train. very nice day. was around city with H.E.P in morning. {written vertically in far left column} April 14 1912 Titanic struck Iceberg & sank. 1601 lost 745 saved. Date Daily Record =1912= April 16 Tuesday. doing chores & tinkering around helping to House clean & wrote letter to H.E.P. 107 Mc.Nab St Apr 17 Wednesday. doing chores. helping mother to house clean. went to Joe Archers son & got mangels. & started to more tool box. Father burning brush in orchard. wrote card to H.E.P. Apr 18 Thursday. doing chores & making tool box. rain through the night. Father away to Harrisburg & stayed over night. got Geo Horse shod. Apr 19 Friday doing chores. & working around. Apr 20 Saturday. doing chores. & cutting wood in A.M. had head ache in afternoon. Apr 21 Sunday. At the funeral of Hugh Taylor in forenoon. also went to church at night & met S.A.P after church & went for walk. wrote to H.E.P. Apr 22 Monday. doing chores. helping to wash and tinkering around. Apr 23 Tuesday. Mothers Birthday. Jean and children came down. cutting wood. Recv letter from H.E.P. city. Apr 24 Wednesday. doing chores & cutting wood. very windy all day. Apr 25 Thursday doing chores & cutting wood & getting ready to ground of build hen house. & helping Ward Kelly at woods. 81 �Apr 26 Friday. doing chores. drawing out manure & plowing lot for day. of. Paid Lem Wilson for bag of oats $1.50. Date Daily Record. April 27 Saturday. doing chores. plowing garden in orchard & helping Father to build henhouse. cool wind. Apr 28 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at morning. Geo Vansickle's wife died this A.M. cool wind. Apr 29 Monday. doing chores.. & working around in general. Apr 30 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating & harrowing in garden went to Funeral in P.M. Geo Vansickle's wife was buried. Lynden Cemetery. May 1 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing in garden. & cutting & planting potatoes. sent letter to H.E.P. containing 20.00 May 2 Thursday. doing chores. went over to see Milton Stenabaugh & bot some hay came home & set up a culltivator for Ward Kelly in A.M. spreading manure in garden. & drawed up some wood for A.E.V. also drew out a load of ashes. very fine day. May 3 Friday doing chores. doing chores. Plowing in orchard working around. May 4 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in orchard & helping on hen house & makeing garden. got ready & went to Hamilton on 5 train & stayed at Stewarts. May 5 Sunday at R Stewarts & called on Fred Mulholland. Date Daily Record. May 6 Monday. at Stewarts for breakfast & dinner. came home on 2-30 train & fixing fence. Milton Stenabaugh brought hay 1140 lbs. Paid for same. $9.50. May 7 Tuesday. doing chores & helping to put roof on Hen house & working around in general. May 8 Wednesday. doing chores & doing some plowing for Andrew Black. had head-ache drove H.E.P. home from Station. rain at night. May 9 Thursday. doing chores went to mill & bot 10 bushel oats @ 53. & got a bus chopped also bot 1 bushel frozen wheat for chicken feed. Disc harrowing in orchard. also plowing for Geo Jackson 2 hours. May 10 Friday doing chores. plowing harrowing & Planting potatoes for Mrs Geo Jackson. 82 �May 11 Saturday. doing chores. plowing & harrowed lot for Wm. Robins. rain in after noon. recv card for Jean. Mother went to Burg. May 12 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning. wrote letter to H.E.P in afternoon & went to church at night. May 13 Monday. doing chores & tinkering around plowed will p rainy and cold wind. May 14. Tuesday. doing chores. harrowing & marking out potatoe ground. planting potatoes in afternoon. Date Daily Record. May 15 Wednesday. doing chores. working for R.A. Thompson in mill & unloading car of wheat. May 16 Thursday. doing chores. helping R.A.T. in mill & unloading wheat. rainy all day. May 17 Friday doing chores. & working around in general. May 18 Saturday. doing chores. moveing wood & cleaning up for hen yard. cutting grass & leveling barn & getting ready to go away. rain at night. May 19 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R. & had dinner at H.E.Ps also tea. Took mrs P. 1 bag potatoes. rain at night May 20 Monday. doing chores. cultivating in lot back of house & putting up fence around hen house. rain afternoon & evening. sent for Family Herald Paper. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} for H.E.P. & payed R.A. Thompson for coal that Sam Plastow got. $2.60. May 21 Tuesday. doing chores. & working around in general. May 22 Wednesday. doing chores & working at hen house & making trap nest. wrote to H.E.P. May 23 Thursday doing chores & working at hen house. fixing doors & {Latching?}. May 24 Friday doing chores drove Mr and Mrs Fred Mulholland up to Wier in A.M. heavy rain early in morning very windy. had head ache. Date Daily Record. May 25 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in orchard & garden. went to base ball. May 26 Sunday. doing chores. & went to church morning & evening. 83 �May 27 Monday. doing chores cultivating for Wm. Robins in A.M. & working around in general. May 28 Tuesday doing chores & working at hen house. plowing in orchard. May 29 Wednesday. doing chores & working at hen house putting up wire fence & drove to R. & fixed side boards for H.E.P. May 30 Thursday. doing chores & working at hen house. plastering. I also bought 4 shares of Wireless Marconi Telegraph Company stock at $12.50 a share & paid cash in full for same to Dr J.J. Turner. 86 Cowan Ave. Toronto. Long distance Phone, Park 3975. {large x written in left column with small x's inside each corner} May 31 Friday. doing chores cultivating plastering hen house & house were day-go lines. fixing fence. June 1 Saturday doing chores. cultivating in orchard. & marking out corn ground. had headache in P.M. Recv letter from H.E.P. also card from F.C. Braithwaite. June 2 Sunday. doing chores & drove to Harrisburg mother & I. rainy all day. 1912 Date Daily Record June 3 Monday. doing chores. & helping mother to wash. nice day. June 4 Tuesday. doing chores. & working up ground for Mrs Geo Jackson. & plowing in orchard. June 5 Wednesday. plowing & harrowing in orchard. June 6 Thursday. doing chores. cultivating & working up ground for mangels & corn. sowed mangels had head ache in P.M. June 7 Friday doing chores. bot 18 lbs corn & planted same in orchard. {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Took Lame Horse away to pasture on {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} Sid Lees farm. hired pasture from Tom Lawerson at $1.50 per month & 10¢ extra for salting. also drove to R. & had tea at Plastows & done some fixing around June 8 Saturday doing chores. & hoeing potatoes in orchard. very nice day. also helping to fill trench for veranda. June 9 Sunday. doing chores. & looking around. Frank & Jean & children down. also had tea at Carrie's. very nice day. June 10 Monday. doing chores. cultivating potatoes in orchard. hoeing. 84 �June 11 Tuesday doing chores. making out potatoe ground for Mr. Jackson. June 12 Wednesday. painting harrowing & " 13 Thursday. helping Geo Archer to plant potatoes down on farm. had dinner at Mr Joe Archers {sons?}. 1912 Date Daily Record. June 14 Friday. varnishing buggy wheels. harrowing & hoeing & got in grass June 15 Saturday. doing chores. varnishing buggy wheels. had sick headache. in P.M out canvassing in evening with Jemul Wilson. June 16 Sunday at home all day. wrote letters & cards. mother not very well. went out to church at night. June 17 Monday. doing chores. also mixing cement mortar for back veranda. June 18 Tuesday. done chores & went of city. came home on 8 P.M. train. June 19 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting grass. hoeing & cultivating potatoes in orchard. Recv Payment for 1 days work. from Geo Archer. $1.50 Miss H.E.P & Miss Thompson also Gilbert Plastow here to village & called. nice day. June 20 Thursday. doing chores. & working around at odd jobs. changed hens into new house. down street at night. June 21 Friday. doing chores. fixing up hens nests also got Frank Vansickles rig & drove to Rockton & got 6 bags sand. also drawed up 2 loads wood for H.E.P. & had dinner at Plastows. Mr Atkins rode home with me. Ladies Aid having straw berry social at Tom Kivels old home south end. June 22 Saturday doing chores. got 2 front shoes set on Geo horse & working around in general. went to see Bace ball game between Lynden & Rockton. also drove H.E.P. & Mary P. home at night. Date Daily Record June 23 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went to church at night. Mr Sam Drake went called & wanted me to go. & work for him. June 24 Monday. doing chores. went away up near Brantford with with Sam Drake to shingle a house for Mr Mc.Intosh Mr Geo Wilson is living on place. June 25 Tuesday. shingling on roof. 85 �" 26 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "shingling on roof"?} " 27 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "shingling on roof"?} " 28 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "shingling on roof"?} & went up to G.F.R station at Brantford & came out to Harrisburg & stayed at Jean's overnight. June 29 Saturday came home on morning Train from Harrisburg. doing chores. cutting grass & helping to get ready for Old Boys reunion. June 30 Sunday. doing chores. drove over to Rockton & had Dinner & Tea at Plastows. Mr & Mrs Steward there Miss H.E.P. came home with me also Mr & Mrs Stewart drove over & went to church in tent at Park ground. July 1 Monday. doing chores. & getting ready for Old Boys reunion. collection {provisions?} working at booth on Park grounds. Proceeds for day amounted to about $1500 or 1600 in all. very fine weather. dry & dusty. Miss H.E.P. & Mr & Mrs Stewart here. also Frank & Jean. Date Daily Record. July 2 Tuesday. helping to clean up Park grounds & take down tents in A.M. cultivating & gathering potatoe bugs & cut some grass July 3 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting grass. trimming mangles. helped SJ Atkins take school flag down. July 4 Thursday. doing chores. picking potatoe bugs in A.M. warm wind & dry. went to see Torne horse. July 5 Friday doing chores & working around in general. July 6 Saturday. cultivating in orchard. & cutting weeds & paris greening potatoes. warm & dry. July 7 Sunday. doing chores. drove over to pay church & went to Jim Vansickles for dinner & tea. July 8 Monday. paris greening potatoes in A.M. & helping R.A. Thompson to put roof on building 6 hours. July 9 Tuesday. doing chores & helping R.A. Thompson to put metal siding on building. Able Wing also helping on the job. very warm & dry. bot sack of bug killer from carson weaver price 75¢ 86 �July 10 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mr Able Wing at building for R.A. Thompson. July 11 Thursday working for R.A.T. putting metal sideing on building. July 12 Friday got Geo Horse shod & cultivating turnips for Tom Hull. also had dinner there. Date Daily Record. July 13 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in garden & hoeing. windy to-day. July 14 Sunday. doing chores. home all day called on Geo Archer in evening July 15 Monday. doing chores & started to {'XXX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} work for Geo Archer at store. July 16 Tuesday. at Geo Archers store. & had dinner & tea there. July 17 Wednesday. done chores. at home & at Geo Archers store clerking. July 18 Thursday. at the store. July 19 Friday. at the store & to Hamilton for goods for Geo.H. Archer. July 20 Saturday. at the store. July 21 Sunday. cloudy rainy at home July 22 Monday. at Archers store. " 23 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} " 24 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} " 25 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} " 26 Friday. went to city for Geo Archer & brought home load of goods. " 27 Saturday at the store. working around in general. recv letter H.E.P " 28 Sunday. home all day. " 29 Monday at Archers store " 20 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"?} & to R at night 87 �" 31 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} Aug 1 Thursday at Archers store " 2 Friday away to Hamilton for goods " 3 Saturday. at the store busy all day. " 4 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Braith waits. Frank & I drove to St-George & called at Dr. Robinsons had tea at Jean's. Date Daily Record Aug 5 Monday at Geo Archers store " 6 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 7 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 8 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 9 Friday away to city for goods. " 10 Saturday at the store as usual. " 11 Sunday. at home all day " 12 Monday at the store working " 13 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store working"} " 14 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store working"} " 15 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store working"} & getting ready for market. Recv check from " 16 G.H.Archer. " 16 Friday went to city for goods. " 17 Saturday. at the store as usual. Rain at night very heavy. recv letter from H.E.P. " 18 Sunday. doing chores & home all day had head-ache cool damp wind. 88 �" 19 Monday at Archers store. " 20 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 21 Wednesday at {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store"} " 22 Thursday at the store. getting ready for market. Miss H.E.P. & cousins were over. funnel from A. Blacks. " 23 Friday drove to city & got goods for store. carrie went down with me. Carrie and Della Ross came home with me. H.E.P. away to waterloo picnic. " 24 Saturday. at the store very nice day. " 25 Sunday. went to church in A.M. mother away to toronto. Father away to Harrisburg over Sunday. nice day. 1912 Daily Record. Date Aug 26 Monday. feeling rather blue. & at store all day. " 27 Tuesday. at the store all day. " 28 Wednesday at the store. " 29 Thursday. at the store & on the farm drawing in oats 1 load rainy. " 30 Friday doing chores. & drawing in oats at Geo Archers farm. & getting ready to go to market. " 31 Saturday. away to city for goods for store. rain not very well at night. Father & Mother away to Toronto. Sept 1 Sunday. cloudy & wet. at home. & doing chores. " 2 To 7. working at Archers store & to city for good. " 8 Carrie & I drove to Langford & had dinner & tea at Ramseys. " 9 To 14 at the store. & to city for goods " 15 Drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Braithwaites. also drove to R. & called to see H.E.P. " 16 Monday at the store & recv pay to date. check for months Pay. 89 �" 17 Tuesday at the store as usual. " 18 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 19 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Friday getting ready for market. " 21 Saturday away to city for goods. Geo & wife & baby away to city. " 22 Sunday. Mother & I away to church in morning. Frank & Jean & children down. rainy in afternoon. 1912 Date Daily Record Sept. 23 Monday. at the store as usual. " 24 Tuesday. {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 25 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 26 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 27 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 28 Saturday away to city for goods. " 29 Sunday. fair & cool. at Home. " 30 Monday. at the store as usual. Oct 1 Tuesday working at the store . " 2 Wednesday at Geo Archers store " 3 Thursday at the store & getting ready for market. " 4 Friday away to market. for G.H Archer & brought home load of goods. " 5 Saturday at the store as usual. 90 �" 6 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg & to St. George at night to the opening of New Baptist Church. " 7 Monday at G.H Archers store & quite busy all day. " 8 Tuesday. at Archers store " 9 Wednesday at the store till 10 A.M. then got ready & drove to Rockton fair & had dinner with H.E.P. also tea & spent the evening. " 10 Thursday. at the store as usual. " 11 Friday got ready & went to city for goods & in the store at eve. " 12 Saturday at Geo Archers store. " 13 Sunday at home. cool & fair day sat church in A.M. & evening. Date Daily Record. Oct 14 Monday at G.H Archers store. " 15 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at G.H. Archers store"} Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at G.H. Archers store"} Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at G.H. Archers store"} " 18 Friday. away to city for goods. Geo not very well rain at night. " 19 Saturday. at the store very busy. " 20 Sunday at home in forenoon very nice day. mother away over Sunday. Drove over to R. & had tea at H.E.P mrs & mr Steward there also. " 21 Monday. at the store as usual. " 22 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store. as usual."} " 23 Wednesday at the store & getting ready for market. " 24 Thursday away to city for goods wet most of the day. " 25 Friday at the store busy. 91 �" 26 Saturday at the store .digging out drain from sink. " 27 Sunday at home very nice day jean & children down. Della Ross here also. " 28 Monday. at archers store as usual " 29 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at Archers store as usual."} " 30 Wednesday at the store " 31 Thursday. & picking apples. Nov 1 Friday at the store & getting ready to go to city. " 2 Saturday away to city for goods. " 3 Sunday. at home in A.M. drove to R in P.M & had tea at H.E.Ps & went to League. Date Daily Record. Nov 4 Monday at the store " 5 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 6 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 7 Thursday at the store & getting ready for market " 8 Friday away to city for goods Geo Archer did not go along. " 9 Saturday at the store and very busy put tile in drain in P.M. Geo went to city. " 10 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day at home all day. " 11 Monday. went to store in morning came home at 11 o clock and got in mangles & corn and also some apples. " 12 Tuesday. at the store. H.E.P. came over to train in P.M. " 13 Wednesday. at the store. " 14 Thursday at the store. " 15 Friday away to city for goods. 92 �" 16 Saturday. at the store and unloaded goods also laid some tile and filled in drain. very nice day. Recv check from Geo Archer. " 17 Sunday. at home not very well. " 18 Monday went to store as usual " 19 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} " 20 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} "21 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} " 22 Friday {written over Thursday} {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page indicates repetition of "went to store as usual"} " 23 Saturday and working at ditch " 24 Sunday at home in A.M. drove to Rockton in P.M. & had tea at H.E.P & went to League at night. 1912 Daily Record. Nov 25 Monday. at the store as usual. colder in morning with snow. " 26 Tuesday at the store. colder with snow " 27 Wednesday. at the store as usual. " 28 Thursday. away to city & got goods for store. also got calf at Jones' & took same to Miller Roung's. " 29 Friday at the store & working at chimney for new furnace. " 30 Saturday. at the store & working in inside and out. started furnace. Dec 1 Sunday. at home not very well. cold in head & head ache. mother away to church. " 2 Monday at the store as usual. " 3 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 4 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} 93 �" 5 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 6 Friday away to city for goods. " 7 Saturday at the store. & very busy " 8 Sunday drove to R & had tea at H.E.P. & spent the evening cold west wind & freezing. " 9 Monday at the store. as usual cold west wind. Sadie & Clara away to city. " 10 Tuesday. doing chores & at the store as usual. cold west wind. " 11 Wednesday. cold wind. at the store " 12 Thursday. at the store. and putting up decorations for Xmas. " 13 Friday. away to city for goods. " 14 Saturday. at the store. G.A. {Geo Archer} to Toronto 1912 Daily Record. Dec 15 Sunday. milder. Mother & I to church. in A.M. & home the rest of day " 16 Monday away to store as usual " 17 Tuesday at the store Sterling & Sadie away. " 18 Wednesday at the store. " 19 Thursday. at the store. " 20 Friday. away to city for goods. " 21 Saturday. at the store & very busy " 22 Sunday. at home writing cards and letters. but not feeling very well. " 23 Monday. away to store as usual. " 24 Tuesday. at the store. " 25 Xmas Wednesday at the store in A.M. then got ready & drove to R & had tea with H.E.P. " 26 Thursday at the store " 27 Friday at the store 94 �" 28 Saturday at the store Geo away to city & brought home some goods goods also arrived from Toronto. " 29 Sunday at home. Jean & family here over Sunday. at church at N. " 30 Monday at the store as usual. " 31 Tuesday at the store as usual. 1913 Daily Record. Jan 1 Wednesday. very nice day. I at home not very well. Fred Mulholland called & I drove him up to Wier. Jean & Family here. also Della Ross & all over to Carrie's for dinner. Jan 2 Thursday. at store as usual. " 3 Friday as usual at the store " 4 Saturday at the store. intended going to city but did not. " 5 Sunday. Miss Della Ross & I drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Braithwaites cold east wind and storm at night. Jan 6 Monday. very slippery in morning at the store as usual. Jan 7 Tuesday. away to city for goods east wind & storm. Jan 8 Wednesday. at the store as usual not feeling very well Jan 9 Thursday at the store came home at night sick. Jan 10 Friday at the store as usual Jan 11 Saturday at the store. very mild & rain at night. Jan 12 Sunday. at home in A.M. Matthew Vansickle & wife came here & we drove to John Ritchies home in P.M. I to church in evening. Jan 13 Monday at the store Matthew & wife & boy left for home. Miss H.E.P. came here in P.M. also Jean & family & we went to {Tea?} meeting at night. very nice night. Daily Record Jan 14 Tuesday. at the store got some groceries for H.E.P. she went home in A.M. Jan 15 Wednesday. at the store as usual " 16 Thursday at the store 95 �" 17 Friday away to city for goods " 18 Saturday at the store " 19 Sunday at home in A.M. drove to Rockton in P.M. had tea in at H.E.P. then drove to Christie Church at night. Jan 20 Monday. at the store. raining very hard through the day. Snow & west wind at night. Jan 21 Tuesday at the store " 22 Wednesday at the store. " 23 Thursday Sterling & I went to Wm. Laws & brought home cow. rainy also fixing up stall in barn. & working in store & made sausage Jan 24 Friday. away to city for goods " 25 Saturday at the store " 26 Sunday at church in the morning drove to R. in the P.M. & had tea at H.E.P.s & spent the eve. Mon 27 Monday at the store. cold wind. good wheeling. Jan 28 Tuesday. at the store. " 29 Wednesday. at the store " 30 Thursday at the store " 31 Friday at the store. Geo Archer went to city & took sick on train coming home. Date Daily Record Feb 1 Saturday. at the store. Geo Archer worse & died at 11-30 A.M. cold wind. " 2 Sunday. went to store in forenoon. had head-ache & at home in afternoon wrote letter to H.E.P. in evening cold west wind all day. Feb 3 Monday. at the store as usual. " 4 Tuesday at the store. Funeral of Geo H Archer. at 2 P.M. store closed {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} very large crowd. H.E.P. here. Feb 5 Wednesday. at the store as usual. " 6 Thursday. at the store. 96 �" 7 Friday at the store. Sterling away to city. & got oysters, salted peanuts & Laundry. " 8 Saturday at the store & busy. cold & windy all week. Sterling Archer Paid me wages for month up till Feb 15th in full $25.00. cash sales for day $51.90. Jean came down to stay over S. " 9 Sunday. cold west wind. went to Rockton in PM. & had tea at H.EPs. " 10 Monday at the store as usual " 11 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 12 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 13 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 14 Friday away to city for good for store & took down eggs 24 1/2 doz. " 15 Saturday at the store. Recv Payment for Work to date. S" Sunday at home not to cold. Went and to Church at night. " 17 Monday went to store as usual. Date Daily Record. Feb 18 Tuesday. at the store " 19 Wednesday. at the store & man from Trust Co. was there looking over things & also took book accounts & debts. " 20 Thursday at the store & started to take stock Mr Alex Hanes & I. " 21 Friday at the store. Sterling away to city & bot some goods. " 22 Saturday at the store also taking stock. " 23 Sunday at home fair & cold. went to Presbyterian C {Church} at Night. " 24 Monday. at the store as usual. " 25 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} 97 �" 26 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 27 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 28 Friday away to city for good. Paid for goods $98.95. Mrs Geo Archen and myself were sworn in {P.Q?} Mar 1 Saturday at the store as usual. unpacking goods and marking same. " 2 Sunday at home west wind & stormy. " 3 Monday at the store as usual. Clara Mulholland great work at the {'XX' written in left column to indicate continuation of this entry} store Monday night. Mar 4 Tuesday. at the store. " 5 Wednesday at the store as usual. " 6 Thursday at the store cold weather. " 7 Friday at the store. Bell Telephone men fixing up centeral phone office. " 8 Saturday at the store. as usual Mrs G.H. Archer away to city & got Laundry. Mr H.L Knox paid me check of $33.00 in payment for 16 Tooth cultivator. 1913 Daily Record. Mar 9 Sunday. milder at home all day " 10 Monday at the store as usual " 11 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 12 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 13 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 14 Friday at the store & away to city for goods " 15 Saturday at the store Mrs Geo Archer paid me S.C.V. for month in full. " 16 Sunday colder with west wind 98 �" 17 Monday at the store as usual " 18 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 19 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Thursday. Sterling away to city. " 21 Friday at the store Sterling away to city Forgot parcel very strong wind " 22 Saturday. at the store. Will and Cora here also Jean & children also Della Ross " 23 Sunday at home all day. The girls were here from Toronto and Harrisburg also Frank & Carrie & Della. " 24 Monday at the store as usual. " 25 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 26 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 27 Thursday away to city & bot goods " 28 Friday at the store as usual. " 29 Saturday at the store Mrs A. & Sadie away to city. " 30 Sunday very nice day. at home went to church at night. " 31 Monday at the store as usual. 1913 Daily Record April 1 Tuesday at the store as usual. " 2 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 3 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 4 Friday away to city & bot goods. " 5 Saturday at the store Alex Homer & wife come up in evening. 99 �" 6 Sunday at home not very well cold. " 7 Monday. at the store as usual " 8 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 9 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 10 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 11 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 12 Saturday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 13 Sunday at home very nice day. " 14 Monday at the store as usual. " 15 Tuesday away to city for goods with team. very nice day. " 16 Wednesday at the store. " 17 Thursday at the store. " 18 Friday at the store as usual. " 19 Saturday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Sunday at home cool west wind. " 21 Monday at the store as usual. " 22 Tuesday at the store not very well. " 23 Wednesday at home in A.M. but went to store at noon & for the P.M. " 24 Thursday at the store. as usual " 25 Friday away to city for goods. " 26 Saturday at the store. as usual. 100 �" 27 Sunday cloudy & wet day rainy " 28 Monday at the store as usual " 29 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 30 Wednesday busy at the store. Daily Record. Date May 1 Thursday at the store " 2 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 3 Saturday. away to city. Mrs Archer also away to city. " 4 Sunday at home. " 5 Monday. at the store as usual " 6 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 7 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 8 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 9 Friday away to city for goods. " 10 Saturday at the store " 11 Sunday. at home in A.M. drove to R in P.M & had tea at Plastow's. " 12 Monday at the store. " 13 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 14 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store"} " 15 Thursday at the store & went to Harrisburg & got oil stove. 101 �" 16 Friday at the store. " 17 Saturday. at the store & got Geo Horse shod. " 18 Sunday. went to church in a.m home the rest of day. " 19 Monday. at the store at a.m also went to Rockton with stove. " 20 Tuesday at the store. as usual. " 21 Wednesday away to city for goods. " 22 Thursday at the store. " 23 Friday at the store. " 24 Saturday at the store as usual. Mrs Archer away to city & Serling away in P.M. 1913 Daily Record. Date May 25 Sunday. at home in forenoon. walked to Harrisburg in P.M. rode back on train. Lem Wilson & Dee Tottridge. " 26 Monday. at the store as usual. " 27 Tuesday away to city for goods. " 28 Wednesday at the store. " 29 Thursday at the store " 30 Friday at the store as usual. " 31 Saturday at the store but not feeling very well received Parcel from London for H.E.P. June 1 Sunday. very nice day at home not feeling very well cold in head. " 2 Monday at the store as usual. H.E.P. here " 3 Tuesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 4 Wednesday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} 102 �" 5 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 6 Friday away to city for good. " 7 Saturday at the store. " 8 Sunday. cool west wind. drove to R & had tea at H.E.P. " 9 Monday at the store as usual. " 10 Tuesday at the store. " 11 Wednesday at the store. " 12 Thursday at the store. " 13 Friday away to city for goods. " 14 Saturday at the store as usual " 15 Sunday at home in A.M. drove to R in P.M. & had tea at S.J.P. " 16 Monday at the store as usual. " 17 Tuesday at the store. 1913 Daily Record Date June 18 Wednesday at the store as usual. " 19 Thursday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 20 Friday {line drawn horizontally across rest of the line on page - indicates repetition of "at the store as usual"} " 21 Saturday busy at the store. " 22 Sunday drove to Harrisburg & had dinner at Franks. Mother & I. I also paid Frank $34.00 for oil stoves & received Payment of 3.60 for Potatoes. " 23 Monday. at the store as usual. " 24 Tuesday at the store 103 �" 25 Wednesday away to city for goods " 26 Thursday at the store as usual. " 27 Friday at the store. " 28 Saturday at the store. " 29 Sunday at church in morning drove to R & Had tea at H.E.P. " 30 Monday at store. July 1 Tuesday at the store Mr Alex Haines & I started to take stock. " 2 Wednesday at the store & taking stock. " 3 Thursday at the store & finished taking stock. Mr Haines left for home in evening. " 4 Friday at the store cleaning up & working at books. rain in P.M. " 5 Saturday. at the store. as usual " 6 Sunday at home went to church in A.M. cool west wind. all day. Drove to R & went to League with H.E.P. " 7 Monday at the store as usual. " 8 Tuesday at the store " 9 Wednesday at the store in A.M. Daily Record July 9 Wednesday. Went to city on noon train to buy goods for store. " 10 Thursday at the store. " 11 Friday at the store. " 12 Saturday as usual at the store. " 13 Sunday at home. strong west wind. Mother away to Toronto. " 27 Sunday went to Church in A.M. & at home the rest of day. very nice day. " 28 Monday at the store as usual. 104 �" 29 Tuesday at the store in A.M. went to R and attended the funeral of the late David Bell. also had tea at Plastows. and spent the evening. " 30 Wednesday at the store. " 31 Thursday at the store. Aug 1 Friday at the store. & away to city. " 2 Saturday at the store & Busy. Sterling away to city " 3 Sunday {written in pencil at bottom of page} November 1st 1915 last day at Archers store At Archers Store from July 15 - 1912 - to Nov 1st 1915 Total 3 years 3 months SC Vansickle {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} 105 �{Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Blank Page} {Inside of Back Cover} {Back Cover has a green sticker displaying a white flower. Text reads: "Canada 1971 Help Crippled Children" {small emblem} "Aidez les enfants infirmes"} For more information on Sidney Clarence Van Sickle, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 106 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book. 1909.</span></h2> <p>April 1 Thursday. Doing chores. I went to James Hunts &amp; got belt. &amp; getting ready to cut feed in afternoon. very nice day. sold 2 veal calves. to Dyment. for $10.00. recd {received} payment.</p> <p>April 2 Friday. doing chores. I went to H.W. Ros's &amp; bot {bought} gallon. coal oil. &amp; 50^e/. package stock food. not very nice day. I posted letter to H.E.P. {diarist's girlfriend and future wife's initials} Frank away with team. to Wier. &amp; trimming apple trees. I had head ache all day.</p> <p>April 3 Saturday. snow from east. most all day. doing chores. &amp; I making belt tighteners. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. divided 30 eggs. my share 15. eggs. Paid B.V $50⁰⁰ on last half of years' rent.</p> <p>April 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. very {mild?} day but very mudy {muddy} on roads. gave 30^e/ towards the different collecting church</p> <p>xx Frank Wilson fell through hole in barn floor at Austin Mulhollands. barn on april 3-09.</p> <p>April 5 Monday. doing chores. moving Stoves at house &amp; brought GEVs stove over here. also took James Hunt 1890 lbs hay. Ed Roung here to see about pigs.</p> <p>April 6 Tuesday. doing chores. sold 7 Jugs to Amos Dyment. 1390 lbs. at 7 per lbs. with $1.00 over. total amount {Paid?}</p> <p>xx had settlement with F.W.M. to date.</p> <p>xx Paid Father balance of years rent {E ck?} I not very well. bad pain in Back. AEV &amp; Mrs Vanderliy here for {word faded?} &amp; dinner. Mother working to {A?} cloudy with some rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book. 1909.</span></h2> <p>April 7 Wednesday. in bed all day. with lame back. very strong west wind. which done a lot of damage. Frank doing chores.</p> <p>April 8 Thursday. at home. with lame back not able to go about. wrote letter to H.E.P. Will &amp; cara came up at night.</p> <p>April 9 Friday. in house with lame back. will &amp; cara here. A.E.V. took Mrs Vanderliy home west wind with snow nesty day</p> <p>April 10 Saturday. in house most of day. But feeling a little better. butter made 12. lbs. recd mine 6 lbs. also divided eggs. 60. = 30. Frank went to Brantford. I went out to help him a little with chores. AE.V to Hamilton: Recd letter from H.E.P. west wind &amp; colder. I seen Sara P. &amp; was talking a few minutes.</p> <p>April 11 Easter Sunday. very nice day. but cool wind. cara &amp; will &amp; A.EV here for dinner. W.&amp;E. went to Frank Barlows for tea. I at home all day. not feeling very well. but helping to do chores.</p> <p>April 12 Monday. be very nice day. doing chores &amp; cutting feed. Will Bates went home on morning train. washing to day. Will Tourstor called to see me today. Recd letter from H.E.P. this a.m. Mrs Vester Vansickle of Galt here for tea. but Went home on evening train.</p> <p>xx Geo H. Mulholland had stroke at Sheffield</p> <p>{Apr}il 13 Tuesday. helping to do chores. had head ache in afternoon. raining in P.M. cara went home on 5 train. Mr Geo H. Mulholland died at 5 P.M. Sheffield. funeral on Friday at 2 P.M. April 16=09</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Day Book. 1909.</span></h2> <p>April 14 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; Father &amp; I drawing wood. from sawing machine to wood shed. &amp; piling some. filing circular woodsaw. &amp; getting ready to cut wood. very nice day. A. Wing here this evening after hay.</p> <p>April 15 Thursday. doing chores. took Able Wing 1730 lbs hay. @ 12⁰⁰ Per ton. Went to Chas Bayles' with 2 heffers to Bull. charlie away to Dunday Dundas. cutting hard wood. with horsepower. &amp; circular woodsaw. very nice day. Harry Mulholland. came home this morning. &amp; 0-7-10 train.</p> <p>April 16 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood. went to Geo H. Mulhollands funeral in afternoon. putting shingles on drive Barn roof. &amp; finished up chores. Set hen in oarshard orchard on hen eggs.</p> <p>April 17 Saturday. doing chores drawing wood from machine &amp; piling some. took cow No 8. stas to C. Bayles Bull. &amp; putting a few shingles on Barn roof. divided eggs &amp; butter. to day. 70 eggs. &amp; 20 lbs Butter this week. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>April 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea. &amp; stayed all night at H.E.Ps. &amp; had breakfast on Monday morning. mudy driving home.</p> <p>April 19. Monday. came home from H.E.Ps. &amp; doing chores. took No. 5 cow. J Black to Chas Bayles' Bull. washing buggy. &amp; cutting up apple trees. for wood.</p> <p>April 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cut up apple tree. shingling barn roof. Frank drawing wood out orchard cool wind. all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book.</span></h2> <p>{Continued from previous page} Apr 20 Jean came down. &amp; stayed for tea. Frank Paid me my share on hay A. Wing got. $5.19. Went to office &amp; posted card to H.E.P. &amp; to H.W. Rous's to get trace mendid.</p> <p>Apr 21 Wednesday. doing chores fixing &amp; cleaning disc-harrow. put reel on spreader. &amp; cleaned {ovals?} on buggy &amp; oiled some. took farm cart apart. Sam Plastow put horse in drive Barn. rainy &amp; very mudy. A.E.V. had Mr Wallard Willard of Sheffield here for dinner.</p> <p>Apr 22 Thursday. doing chores. put fence part arrived. where fence was down. took grain to Mill for chop. took sow away to carson Weallers. Paid for chopping 47^e/. &amp; gallon machine oil 35 Frand. cleaning up. seed oats. I got my arm hurt. by door pole falling on it.</p> <p>April 23 {In the margin, written horizontally below the date is: 'Mother's Birth Day'} - Friday. doing chores. cutting wood with horse power. Frank splitting wood. I fixing disc-harrow. &amp; cultivator. down st at night. &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. got trace at H.W. Rous's. &amp; Paid 15^e/. for some. bot whip. 40^e/. &amp; bread 10^e/. Mother away to Jean's to day. being her birth day. x x x</p> <p>April 24 - Saturday. doing chores. fixing lame fence. Frank away for sow. at C. Weaver's. cutting feed in P.M. &amp; fixing fence. Read letter from H.E.P. Recd $1.00 for butter sold. divided butter 10 lbs. {&amp; or 0?} eggs. 74. = 37 my share.</p> <p>April 25 = Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night. very nice day.</p> <p>April 26 - Monday. doing chores. fixing fence. nice day down st at night. &amp; sent Laundry away. 1 shirt - 3 collars - 3 hair cuffs. H.S.J.C.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Day Book.</span></h2> <p>April 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating. on back field. in a.m. raining in P.M. fixing up farm cart. cool wind to-night.</p> <p>April. 28 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; fixing fence along east lane. divided eggs to-night. 58. eggs. 29 eggs each. churned to-day. 9 lbs. Recd mine 4. lbs. I sending 12 lbs. butter &amp; 4 doz eggs to market. with carrie. on Thursday 29.-09. S.U.V.</p> <p>April 29 Thursday. Doing chores. carrie did not go to market. Strong east wind &amp; snow storm. Posted letter to H.E.P. at night.</p> <p>April 30 Friday. doing chores. shingling on Pig pen roof. gathered 34 18 eggs to-day.</p> <p>May 1 Saturday. doing chores. Carrie went to market Frank away to Brantford. cara came up from Toronto. I finished some work on pig pen roof. &amp; fixing doors. at barn down st at night. &amp; recd card from H.E.P. got Laundry. Bread. cheese. Bananas. salmon. gathered 11 eggs. Recd Payment from carrie from Eggs. &amp; Butter. &amp; chicken</p> <p>May 2 Sunday. doing chores. windy &amp; stormy all day. snow. quarterly meeting sunday. at C. I went to church at night. home all day.</p> <p>May 3 Monday. doing chores. getting cutting box ready to cut feed. went to woods &amp; fixed up gaps. &amp; patching farm roof. {Frany?} slept in barn Sunday night. &amp; monday fore-noon. churning to-day.</p> <p>May 4 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning seed oats &amp; barley. took jersey cow &amp; heffers to Bull. cutting feed. &amp; tore up rigging. &amp; put away. Recd card from H.E.P. she at city.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 5 Wednesday. doing chores. started to sow oats in back field &amp; barley on east field as Potatoe ground. very nice day. &amp; drying. Frank cultivating in lower field. snow in lane. {In the left margin it reads: 'sowing oats &amp; barley'}</p> <p>May 6 Thursday. doing chores. sowing barley &amp; oats &amp; pease in lower field. &amp; oats in back field. Frank cultivating &amp; harrowing rain about 6 P.M. &amp; night. Mrs Tom Jones called here to see A.E.V. about seeder box.</p> <p>May 7 Friday. doing chores. fixed up {funel?} back on sand hill. in A.M. cleaned up tree that fell across fence back of wood. &amp; fixed fence. cultivated garden. &amp; clearing around. set hen to-day off on 28 May. recd butter 5 lbs &amp; eggs. 40.</p> <p>May 8 Saturday. doing chores. fixing fence in lower field. cultivating in garden. &amp; picking up rail-wood. Recd letter from H.E.P. she being at Hamilton.</p> <p>May 9 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. had head-ache. rainy all day. &amp; night.</p> <p>May 10 Monday. doing chores. rainy all day. My Birthday. Recd letter from H.E.P. &amp; tie from Mrs A.A.P. at Present. doing chores. &amp; While washing celing of my room &amp; painting wood work of same Cara &amp; Mother papering room. Recd Balance on hay from James Hunt. Recd card from Jean to-day.</p> <p>May 11 Tuesday. doing chores. helping to house clean. painting</p> <p>May 12 Wednesday. doing chores. taking down old board {fescce? or fence?} along evergreen trees.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 12 {Continued from previous page.} went to Hamilton on noon train. &amp; got some things. called on H.E.P. &amp; spent the after noon looking around {m?} stares. came home on 7.05 train. Jean down. for the day.</p> <p>May 13 Thursday. doing chores. making garden &amp; planting potatoes in south orchard. 36 rows. 18 to the west side is mine. very nice day ground very wet.</p> <p>May 14 Friday. doing chores. cultivating. sowing oats. in back field. rainy.</p> <p>May 15 15 Saturday. doing. fixing fence. harrowing in back field. &amp; fixing up around. Painting in dining room. Cara &amp; Jean here papering &amp; house cleaning. F.W.M. took clu grain to mill to get chopped. &amp;</p> <p>xx broke Wagon tounge. rainy again at night. Recd Butter 5 lbs. &amp; eggs. 10. Recd Letter from Mrs. Watskins Raimtoul</p> <p>May 16 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. at home all day. cara &amp; Jean. here.</p> <p>May 17 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out water diches {ditches} &amp; making some. fixing fence. Frank fixing wagon tounge. Recd card from Will Bate. cara went some on morning train. Jean here helping mother. I painting bedroom to night.</p> <p>May 18 Tuesday. nice day, doing chores. fixing bars in lane. &amp; road fence at gate. Frank cultivating. Jean went home. this evening. Recd Butter 5 lbs. &amp; eggs. 30. Geo Horse has sore leg. Started to Write letter to H.E.P. Mr. Willard. of Sheffield here for dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 19. Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence between us &amp; John Ritchie. F.W.M. cultivating. Posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 20 Thursday. doing chores. setting post &amp; fixing fence. Sowing oats this afternoon. F.W.M. away to Raising at John Archers. Father came home from Harrisburg. &amp; went to barn Raising.</p> <p>May. 21 Friday. doing chores. harrowing. &amp; drawing water furrows. on oat ground. sowing oats this afternoon. cloudey &amp; look like rain. divided eggs. 52. down st at night. &amp; bot British Army Liniment. at J carnells. 26^e/.</p> <p>May 22 Saturday. doing chores. harrowing oat ground. got bushel seed corn at mill &amp; sowed peice behind farm. fixing fence. &amp; cleaning out water furrows. in back field. down street at night &amp; recd letter from H.E.P. &amp; bot Bread &amp; buiscuit. very nice day.</p> <p>May 23 Sunday. doing chores. very nice morning but turned clowdy &amp; cool with a little rain.</p> <p>May 24 Monday. not feeling very well cold. doing chores. Father &amp; Mother went to Harrisburg. I wrote letter to Aunt Luiasa {Louisa?} &amp; cousin Bessie. &amp; H.E.P. &amp; posted some to night. bot loaf bread. Recd card from H.E.P. Frank want to Burg at night Set hen on duck eggs. in horse stable.</p> <p>May 25 Tuesday. doing chores. sowing oats in forenoon. sick &amp; not doing anything in P.M. Father &amp; Mother came home from harrisburg.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>May 26 Wednesday. not very well. sick with cold. helped milk at night. went to Dr. Gibsons &amp; got bottle of cough medicine &amp; tablets for cold. &amp; paid for some &amp; paid for bottle of medicine got in April 9.=09 $1.00 Paid Mrs Gibson.</p> <p>May 27 Thursday. doing chores. very heavy rain in morning. went to store with 8 lbs butter &amp; got groceries. &amp; sprouting Potatoes to wet to work on land. S. Bishop paid me S.C.V. $1.00 for service of Bull 1908.</p> <p>May 28 Friday.doing chores. fixing fence at garden. &amp; started to draw out manuer {manure}.</p> <p>May 29. Saturday. doing chores. drawing out manure. all day. I not feeling very well. down street at night.</p> <p>May 30 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day Troy {-ening?} there church to day. I at home all day. went to church at Troy. with A.E.V. &amp; Baukes. {Philshee?} drove my buggy.</p> <p>May 31 Monday. doing chores. drawing out manure. all day. 19 loads. Started to send milk to cheese factory. very nice day.</p> <p>June 1 Tuesday. doing chores. drawed out 9. loads manure. &amp; plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M. getting ready to sow some pease. next to Barn yard east. Frank took grain to mill to get chopped. cooler &amp; some rain</p> <p>June 2 Wednesday. doing chores. pllwing plowing on hoe crop ground. very nice day. divided eggs to-day. 62 eggs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 3 Thursday. doing chores. plowing. rolling disc-harrowing. &amp; draging. on hoe crop ground. very nice day. I had word with F.W.M. in horse stable. about things in general.</p> <p>XXX {There is a double line above and below this marking.} Rent. taxes. house. butter making. repairing wagon. &amp; work down on farm.</p> <p>June 4 Friday. doing chores. harrowing. disk Harrowing drilling up mangel ground. took load of rails {buck? or luck?} on fence. between us &amp; Ricchie Ritchie. down st at night. &amp; bot 7 lbs mangel. seed. loaf Bread. &amp; got hair cut.</p> <p>June 5 Saturday. doing chores. sowed mangles. lowered wire on fence. turned young cattle in sparling ground field. took Geo to shop &amp; got new shoes put on. started to hoe potatoes in orchard. Mother went to Toronto. I down st at night.</p> <p>June 6 Sunday. doing chores. drove to Rockton &amp; had dinner at H.E.P.s. &amp; came home before 6 P.M. &amp; help do chores.</p> <p>june June 7. Monday. doing chores. drawed out 10 loads manure. in A.M. plowing in afternoon F.W.M. went to C. {Cyrus} Knoxs with spreader for the after-noon. nice cool day. cloudy.</p> <p>June 8 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing out manure all day 21 loads. I cutting seed potatoes in forenoon. between loads.</p> <p>June 9 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing out 10 loads manure. Plowing Potatos ground. in afternoon. cloudy. cool air. I sprouting potatoes. between loads in a.m.</p> <p>June 10 Thursday. doing chores. sprouting Potatoes. took letter {illegible?} train to H.E.P. plowing &amp; cultivating on potatoe ground.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 10 {Continued from previous page.} Planting potatoes. &amp; plowing this afternoon. Cyrus Knox here with planter. Ed. Vansickle &amp; baggageman here shooting ground-hogs. planted 10 bushel. on 27 rows.</p> <p>June 11 Friday. doing chores. plowing fodder corn ground. harrowing &amp; discing.</p> <p>= xx took No 6 Black cow to C. Bayles Bull.</p> <p>June 12 Saturday. doing chores. discing. draging sowing. &amp; rolling fodder corn. ground. &amp; fixing fence. along lane. Father at Joe Plastows barn raising. nice day. got 48 lbs. seed corn at mill. Paid.</p> <p>June 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. walked home from church in morning. with Sara. A. Patterson. rainy in A.M.</p> <p>June 14. Monday. doing chores. &amp; hoeing potatoes in orchard. all day. A.E.V. had team to draw stuff from station.</p> <p>June 15 Tuesday. drawing out manure. 19 loads. Bot harness mending out-fit $1.50</p> <p>June 16 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; plowing all day. very nice day. Frank &amp; Carrie went to Hamilton. to</p> <p>XX Fred. Mulhollands wedding. Jean &amp; Baby, &amp; Eva here to-day.</p> <p>June 17. Thursday. doing chores. mending harness rainy all forenoon. cleaning out calf pen &amp; choreing around in afternoon. Frank Plowing &amp; harrowing. turnip G. Recd card from Charlie. H.E.P. from Waterdown.</p> <p>June 16 Guy Smith &amp; miss Weaver. married.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 18 Friday. doing chores. drawing out manure finished had 129 loads. manure. Posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; sent Laundry away. bot. buiscuit. vaseline. &amp; Postage stamps. Will Farston in town this Eve. Recd milk check to. day = $1.34 =</p> <p>June 19 Saturday. doing chores. Plowing turnip ground. F.W.M. working on turnip ground.</p> <p>June 20 Sunday done chores. got Alberts horese &amp; drove to Rockton. &amp; had dinner with hep {H.E.P.} came home early &amp; helped do chores. Frank away to Harrisburg. &amp; had dinner at F.C. Braithwaites.</p> <p>{J}une 21 Monday. doing chores. I working on road this forenoon. very warm. Plowing this afternoon. F.W.M. sowed part of turnips. &amp; working on turnip ground.</p> <p>June 22 Tuesday. doing chores. mending harness. Plowing buck-wheat ground. Frank working on turnip ground.</p> <p>June 33 23 Wednesday. Plowed head land in hoe crop field. took sow to C. Weavers Boar. &amp; went to Rockton in afternoon to see foot Ball sport. &amp; stayed for {coneert?} at night. Frank &amp; Jean there also. rainy most of afternoon.</p> <p>June 24 Thursday. fine &amp; warm. fixing fence along wheat field. cleaning up orchard. &amp; moving Lumber. field.</p> <p>June 25 Friday. doing chores. cutting weeds &amp; thistles harrowing disc harrowing buckwheat G.</p> <p>June 26 Saturday. doing chores. took Geo Horse top shop &amp; had two shoes set. hilling up Potatoes. &amp; started to hoe corn. Fred Mulholland &amp; Wife came here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>June 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to Church in morning. very nice day. warm. went to R.O. to League with H.E.P. &amp; spent the evening at H.E.P. home.</p> <p>June 28 Monday. doing chores. hoeing corn. all day.. very warm. cooler at night.</p> <p>June. 29 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. fixing fence. cut grass in orchard. &amp; along road. cultivating buckwheat ground. set part at road fate.. Frank hoeing &amp; cultivating corn. cara came up to-day. Father away tp Sam Kivels barn raising. Barn 48 x 77. = 10 ft out side past. 34 per-live past. nice day. &amp; moonlight night.</p> <p>June 30 Wednesday. doing chores. hoeing corn. went to Cheese factory &amp; got 3^1/4 lbs cheese then went to Rockton &amp; got H.E.P.</p> <p>July 1 Thursday. doing chores. helping to get yard ready for social. in am. went to starting field in afternoon. &amp; helped in Booth. Proceeds of day $3.14.⁰⁰ Proceeds. of evening $2.10.⁰⁰.</p> <p>July 2 Friday. doing chores cleaning up yard. &amp; cultivating corn &amp; mangles. took H.E.P. home at night. Recd milk check</p> <p>July 3 Saturday cooler. doing chores. picking potatoes bugs. sowed buckwheat. &amp; harrowed ground.</p> <p>July 4 Sunday. very nice day. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; posted some. CharlieMorman's corpse came here on express in afternoon 4.30 Killed by train</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909. Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>July 5 Monday.doing chores. hoeing potatoes. grinding scythes. &amp; mowe, knives. cut piece of grass. in afternoon Recd money on checks from Bank. &amp; had settlement. With Frank to date.</p> <p>July 6 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing potatoes drawing in 33 loads hay. very nice day. Father sold some old I iron to {sheeiry?}. mother &amp; carrie away to Ladies Aid meeting</p> <p>July 7 Wednesday. doing chores. tedding hay. in forenoon. &amp; cut piece in afternoon started to draw in hay. 2 loads. Tom Jones came here. &amp; left 50 lbs. bindes truine @ 10.9 per lbs. Payable in October.</p> <p>July 8 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in hay 2 loads. &amp; tedding. &amp; rakeing hay. cultivating corn. &amp; Potatoes. washed buggy at night.</p> <p>July 9 Friday. doing chores. hoeing mangles rakeing hay &amp; drawing in hay. 4 loads wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; posted some. Bot stamps &amp; Bananas.</p> <p>July 10 Saturday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day. clowdy cloudy &amp; rain at night. Frank Barlaw Paid me 25^e/. on account down street at night &amp; bot bread 109.</p> <p>July 11 Sunday. done chores. drove to R. there to Tom Jones's. for dinner &amp; tea. back to to R. then home showery at night.</p> <p>July 12 Monday. doing chores. thinning mangles all day cloudy &amp; nice breeze. rain at night.</p> <p>July 13 Tuesday. doing chores. thinning turnip Light Culling up potatoes. F.W.M cultivating turnips &amp; Potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909 Daily Record.</span></h2> <p>{J}uly 14 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence at East side. getting ready to &amp; spraying potatoes. &amp; hoeing turnips.</p> <p>July 15 Thursday. doing chores. cut piece of grass north of house. &amp; thinning turnips. went down street at night &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; was talking to S.A.P.</p> <p>July 16 Friday. doing chores. tedding hay. &amp; hoeing turnips.</p> <p>July 17 Saturday. doing chores. hoeing turnips drawing in 3 loads hay. paris greening Potatoes. Carrie kicked about cooling</p> <p>xxx milk &amp; had a few words. Father &amp; Mother drove over to Langford to see Albert Ramsay. they drove F.C. Braithwaites Horse.</p> <p>July 18 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening I at home the rest of day.</p> <p>July 19 Monday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes thinning turnips finished some. to day. F.W.M. cut piece of grass. A.E.V. set up buggy. or minister. I Payed carrie her half of milk check $10.47</p> <p>July 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating mangles drawed in 4 loads hay this afternoon. F.W.M finished cutting grass. &amp; rakeing mother went to Jean's to night. I had headache this afternoon.</p> <p>July 21 Wednesday.doing chores. went down street &amp; seen abowt about supplies for {picme?} booth. drawed post along for fence. setting post this P.M. Mother away to Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1909: Daily Record</span></h2> <p>July 22nd: Thursday. doing chores. selling {illegible} food. rain this afternoon. I wrote letter to H.E.P also recieved me. from H.E.P sold Ed {illegible} 2 years old heffer for beef.</p> <p>XXX: at $59.00 Paid. settled with F W.H for same. mother came home from James' but went {illegible} again to night.</p> <p>July 23: Friday. doing chores {illegible}. with to {illegible} this afternoon. which was held in PresbyTerian church {orchard?}. cost of suppies $15.71.</p> <p>July 24: Saturday. doing chores. {illegible}. drawing in hay all after noon. cool wind o cloudy. Father o Albert in Hamilton down street at night o got seed from C. Fillers'. got Bread o buns.</p> <p>July 25: Sunday. doing chores. O at home all day. very fine day. went to R. in evening. R o E o mrs Heathe there.</p> <p>July 26: monday. doing chores, gathering weeds o thistles {illegible}. fiscing up garden. F W.M {illegible} Township.</p> <p>July 27: Tuesday. doing chores. put brace on post for wine barrel. grinding binder {illegible}. cutting wheat This after noon. very nice sSam Doherty for shoeing horse 2 shoes.</p> <p>July 28: Wednesday. doing chores. sprayed Potatoes finished cutting wheat. started to plow fall wheat around. warm o dry. put new comb shear on {illegible} Plain.</p> <p>July 29: Thursday. doing chores, plowing fall wheat ground. very warm. ground dry o hard in places. look like rain to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 30: Friday. doing chores. grinding sythe &amp; cutting weeds &amp; thistles on Road. &amp; picking Potatoe bugs. plowing on Fall Wheel ground. in P.M. down street at night &amp; posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>July 31: Saturday. doing chores. {illegible}. my half of potatoes in field. started to draw in wheet. 53 loads. 7 a.m. got {illegible} from mill &amp; plowing on fall wheat ground. in afternoon. 1 new letter from H.E.P. very nice day.</p> <p><br />aug 1: Sunday. doing chores. Juiced juice. finished drawing in wheat. I {illegible} lovely this afternoon.</p> <p>aug 3: Tuesday. doing chores, went down st in Forenaun. I met Leo Longman. as Lemon. Plowing on Fall wheaty.</p> <p>aug 4 Wednesday. doing chores. blowing fall wheat ground. I blowed up to bruce boat mother went to Harrisburg. To ice jean. George Braithwaite girl</p> <p>xxx : 10 year old hung herself to tree by {illegible}.</p> <p>xxx :john Brow's wife died this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Aug 6 Friday. doing chores. got gee have shud 2 shoes. got 40 red soll wire fwd at station to fwd on fwd. solled wire aut &amp; tacked up on fence posts. had bath &amp; shave &amp; went to funeral this after noon. of John Crouss. wife. very warm &amp; dry. Real milk chech $1951 = with 37% cheese charged. for bread 104.</p> <p>Aug 7 Saturday. doing chores. picked bugs off of {lword looks like "polaroid"} in orchard. went to Woodwarths &amp; got fence stretcher. &amp; stretched fence. north of house. &amp; fastened some to posts. also went to station &amp; got 3 plows. &amp; other repairs. For A-E-V. Mother&amp; Albert &amp; Muriel went to Toronto on {Illegible text, lookt like "so bam" or "so barn"}. very warm day.</p> <p>Aug 8 Sunday. doing chores, drove to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea with H.E.P her cousin &amp; Gentleman friend golt came there. Real 759 from marster. Let H.E.P Have a V. to go to Hamilton &amp; Toronto. Frank left any 4 cows in stable all night not milloed.</p> <p>{"XXX" written above the date} Aug 9 Monday. doing chores. a little rain. cultivating on fall wheat ground. this P.M. S.C.U. &amp; F.W.M. had settlement to take. for all back accounts. &amp; had quite a talk about going away Sundays. Milk &amp; butter making. eggs &amp; cream uperator</p> <p>{"XXX" written above the date} Aug 10 Tuesday. Doing disc harrowing on fall wheat ground in A.M. culling rats on hill in back field in afternoon. Frank got 3 bags sharb of mill.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Aug 11 Wednedsday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. culling weeds&amp; Thistles. Frank hoeing {illegible text possibly "roughes"} in P.M. sent letter &amp; boat tucked to moether. bat bread &amp; corn flakes a bakery 20!</p> <p>Aug 12 Thursday. Cutherp weeds &amp; thistles in forenoon. grinding brides knives &amp; hoeing in afternoon. doing chores</p> <p>Aug 13 Friday. doing chores &amp; getting realy to thresh, drawed in 2 loads of oats in afternoon. &amp; getting ready to thresh went down street at night &amp;ported tellr to H.E.P. &amp; card to jean.</p> <p>Aug 14 Saturday. doing chores. threshing wheat 43 bags. Barlet 104 bushel &amp; oats 54 bushel. Nebor Roung threshes Real letter from H.E.P. downst at night. Cara went up to Jeans. over Sunday</p> <p>Aug 15 Sunday. Doing chores. drove to Harrisburg &amp; had dinner at Jean's &amp; brought Cara home. &amp; done milking. rainy and mist</p> <p>Aug 16 Monday. doing chores. culling weeds, mullcup &amp; thistles. Jean Braithwade. Jean &amp; dot win came here for dinner &amp; tia went to Station to see them off to night Real milk check from Henry Howard. $17.90 M. Young took picture at A.E.D. shop</p> <p>Aug 18 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground till 10 A.M. startet to cut miced grain &amp; oats. Mother sick with cold. Wrote letter to Jean &amp; sent ticket for Jean wien.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 19 Thursday. doing chores. morning and night had sick head-ache all day. Frank finished cut oats &amp; shucked some in back field &amp; started to cut big field next to Rail road. very nice day.</p> <p>Aug 20 Friday. doing chores went down to Geo Phries of got leather mils 20% &amp; gallon oil 15. &amp; 2 balls buider Turne at mill 909. cutting &amp; shucking oats had settlement with Frank to date in full.</p> <p>Aug 21 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing* getting in field for cours. Albert went to Niagra falls on Picnic. H. George Harrisburg, Lynda &amp; Copetour.</p> <p>Aug 22 Sunday. doing chores. not feeling very well. very nice day. hadinvitation to go to Harrisburg &amp; Rocklir</p> <p>Aug 23 Monday. doing chores. disc harrowing in fall wheat ground. F.W.M. Ploaing in south field for wheat. drawing in miced grain 3 loads &amp; 1 load of oats. Subscribed for Hamilton Daily Herald &amp; got Bible with some. Paid$3.50 to E. James agent.</p> <p>Aug 24 Tuesday. doing chores. finished cutting oats &amp; miced grain drawing in oats from backfield. F.W.M. Chopping at mill. A.E.V. to buy oats.</p> <p>Aug 25 Wednesday. doing chores. drawed in 4 load oats. I had sick head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P. also read one from H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 26 Thursday. doing chores. Plowing inlower south field for fall wheat in A.M. drawed in 3 loads oats &amp; finished field.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Aug 27 Friday. doing chores. plowing fall wheat ground A.E.V. had Gee Horse away F.W.M. at AustinMulhollands. Threshing this forenoon. Mother out for tea. very nice day &amp; warm. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 28 Saturday. doing chores. starteed to roll fall wheat ground. some rain. rolling again this after noon. F.W.M. cultivating down street st night got hair cell &amp; shane &amp;bat Bread&amp; benes rain.</p> <p>Aug 29 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home at 6 done chores. had tea and went to church. Frank and Jean here. Drove A.U.Vs horse</p> <p>Aug 30 Monday. doing chores. working on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. took 7 bus 2b lly wheat is mill. =H 8.90 &amp; lot barel salt &amp; paid for chopping 44.4 paid. had settlement to date for back accounts</p> <p>Aug 31 Tuesday. Toronto show opened. doing chores. harrowing &amp; drawing in miced grain F.W.M gang plowing oat stubble. nice day today. looks like rain at N</p> <p>Sept 1 Wednesday. Fine &amp; cool. doing chores.gang plowing oat field stubble.</p> <p>Sept 2 Thursday. doing chores. finished plowing oat stubble. F.W.M. cut grass on hills opposit school house. Father &amp; Jean went to Toronto. Posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; took shears back to J.W. Kelleys. frost last night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909.</p> <p>Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 3 Friday, dong chores, harrowing oat slubble &amp; darwed in 2 small loads {fuern?} clover. Della Ross &amp; Hamilton today. Sept 4 Saturday. Cloudy &amp; rainy. Frank away to Brantford, &amp; tinkering around fixing fence washing buggy and is on. got in feed for cattle. went to office &amp; got mail &amp; to meat shop a bot 37.9 worth stake. Ria letter from H.E.P at night.</p> <p>Sept 5 Sunday. At Home all day went to R. for H.E.P at night. She came home with me.</p> <p>Sept 6 Monday. Doing chores. Went to Jersey Ville in P.M. Frank done milking at Night. Father came home from 7 o'clock.</p> <p>Sept 7 Tuesday. Done chores in morning got ready &amp; H.E.P &amp; I went to Toronto Fair. came home at night arrived at 1 o'clock A.M.</p> <p>Sept 8 Wednesday. doing chores. Harrowing Fall Wheat ground, &amp; took H.E.P home at night.</p> <p>Sept 9 Thursday. Doing chores finished sowing fall wheat &amp; harrowing F.W.M. away to Toronto Fair. Cool wind wind. &amp; rained at night.</p> <p>Sept 10 Friday. Doing chores, finished harrowing wheat ground and draw water furrows cleaned some out. 7 Barlou borrowed 10 bushel forces. I sold apples to Q.E Caldwell of Dundas. Freeing at $35 and {afyes?}. Baldwins &amp; Manns at $1.52 also.{Calvorts?} at $1.00 per Barrel. Reel $5.00 on account. Balance to are pair asher apples one delivered at car.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record {written at the top middle of the page}</p> <p>Sept 11 Saturday. Doing chores. Fixed sucker on ram yard pump. Fixed some fence on east side of place &amp; started to dig well. at new wire fence, east of school house. Real letter from H. E. P. Albert had my ticket &amp; layed for same.</p> <p>Sept 12 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. &amp; wrote letter to H. E P. I went to church at night. Father &amp; mother went to visit Tom Jones. Albert away to Branchton with F.W.M buggy.</p> <p>Sept 13 Monday. Doing chores. went to C. Bayles. &amp; Threshing all day. F.W.M cutting {corn?}.</p> <p>Sept 14 Tuesday: Doing chores. Finished Threshing at C. Bayles. This 9M. Cutting corn &amp; took in load of disced grain out of orchard. Got {fixtures?} from M. Young.</p> <p>Sept 15 Wednesday, doing chores. started to pick fall apples. Some rain today &amp; last night. Real card from H. E. P. Fordon 144 Mill st.</p> <p>Sept 16 Thursday. Doing chores. Picking apples all day. F. W. M. cutting poddes, corn. Very nice day &amp; warm.</p> <p>Sept 17 Friday. Doing chores. Living off poddes, corn in heaves. rather neat job.</p> <p>Sept 18 Saturday. Finished drying up corn &amp; started to set some up in shocks. down at night.</p> <p>Sept 19 Sunday. Doing chores in morning. Drove to H. E. P.s. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea. went to Harvest. Home services at night in church. S.J Plastow not very well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 20 Monday. doing chores. tieing fodder corn up in shocks. drawed in pease. nice day. dry &amp; warm. bot 1 ball binder twine at mill 40 {cents} paid.</p> <p>Sept 21 Tuesday. doing chores. pickd 1 tree fall apples. &amp; took some ties back to spring in woods. &amp; cleaned some out &amp; fixed it up. F.W.M. digging potatoes in orchard. Kids here for tea.</p> <p>Sept 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to wood &amp; filled trough with water. also went to barrell factory &amp; got 17. barrels. then started &amp; dug &amp; picked up potatoes in orchard. F.W.M. to mill with grain to chop. &amp; little rain. windy.</p> <p>Sept 23 Thursday. doing chores. started to cut ear corn. rain came on. &amp; we quit the job. I piling wood in shed.</p> <p>Sept 24 Friday. doing chores. cutting corn. Packers here packing apples. Recv (Received) $9.00 for same rain at night.</p> <p>Sept 25 Saturday. doing chores. cutting corn. took 9 barrels apples to station down street at night. bot meat &amp; Bread.</p> <p>Sept 26 Sunday. doing chores cloudy &amp; cool. went to Church morning and evening. sunday school rally &amp; Harvest Home Rote letter to Hep. &amp; posted same.</p> <p>Sept 27 Monday. finished cutting ear corn &amp; started to pick greening apples.</p> <p>Sept 28 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples &amp; drawed some in drive barn. Father &amp; Mother at grape social I had head. aches. &amp; stayed home.</p> <p>Sept 29 Wednesday. doing chores picking apples fore noon. rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 29 Mother went up to F. C. Braithwaite's Recv {received} letter from Hep. settled with F.W.M. {brother-in-law Frank Mulholland} to date. for chopping. fixing plow. 1 ball twine. &amp; milk check..</p> <p>Sept 30 Thursday. doing chores. picking apples in back orchard. raining part of day. got horses up &amp; drawed apples in drive barn. F.W.M. not working. tooth ache {written in pencil}</p> <p>Sept</p> <p>Oct 1 Friday. doing chores. picking apples. in back orchard. F.W.M. helping today. Mother came home from Jean's.</p> <p>Oct 2 Saturday. doing chores. picking apples. down st at night bot Bread &amp; Buns.</p> <p>Oct 3 Sunday. doing chores in morning. went to R{Rockton} &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Hep's {Harriet Eliza Plastow}.</p> <p>Oct 4 Monday. doing chores. picking apples. F.W.M. went to Jersey {the Toronto, Hamilton &amp; Buffalo Railroad runs through Jerseyville} bills to see about selling pigs.. recv letter from Hep.</p> <p>Oct 5 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. had headache. in after noon.</p> <p>Oct 6 Wednesday. doing chores. I working at spring in woods. &amp; fixing dam. F.W.M. away to Jersey milk with 9 jugs 2260 lbs. I took 2 jugs to Lynden 430 lbs. total weight 2690 lbs. value $212.50 Recv payment. S.C.V {Sidney Clarence Van Sickle} &amp; F.W.M. started to pull turnips to ship. Had settlement. with F.W.M. to date.</p> <p>Oct 7 Thursday. doing chores. drawing turnips to car {railroad car}. 4 loads nearly 60 bushels to load. also pulling turnips this day. fine day.</p> <p>Oct 8 Friday. doing chores. pulling turnips drawed 3 loads to car. about 184. bushel.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 9 Saturday. doing chores. pulling turnips &amp; took some to car. sold to Ray Thompson F.W.M. away to Brantford &amp; bot 8 young pig &amp; got cider made. Father away to city Hamilton. Recv letter from Hep.</p> <p>Oct 10 Sunday doing chores. F.W.M. away. I home all day. Father and Mother to church at night.</p> <p>Oct 11 Monday. doing chores. pulling &amp; drawed to car 2 loads cloudy with a little rain rain at night. Mrs McIntyre died at noon.</p> <p>Oct 12 Tuesday. doing chores. went to cheese factory &amp; got 4 1/2 lbs cheese. cleaning out cellars. rainy day. cold wind.</p> <p>Oct 13 Wednesday. show day at R. doing chores. &amp; picking apples. &amp; went to show &amp; had dinner at Hep's also tea &amp; spent the eve.</p> <p>Oct 14 Thursday. picking apples all day.</p> <p>Oct 15 Friday. picking apples. &amp; went to C Boyles. &amp; helped to dig potatoes..</p> <p>Oct 16 Saturday. doing chores. &amp; digging potatoes with R Kitchen's digger. Geo Howe &amp; John Kivell. also C. Boyle's man here picking up potatoes. payed for some down st at night. &amp; recv letter from Hep. &amp; bot buns at Bakery. 10 {cents?}</p> <p>Oct 17 Sunday. doing chores. damp, &amp; cool. cloudy. at home all day. Father &amp; Mother to church at night Albert away to Jones's.</p> <p>Oct 18 Monday. doing chores. cleaning out hen house. &amp; putting up furnace pipes in forenoon. went to Copetown with A.E.V. {Albert VanSickle} in afternoon. &amp; started to put up litter carriers in barn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{1}909 Daily Record</p> <p>Oct 19 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples F.W.M. away to Austin Mulhollands threshing. cold &amp; frosty at night.</p> <p>Oct 20 Wednesday. doing chores. picking apples in a. m. pulling mangels {mangelwurzels} in after-noon. F.W.M. at Austin Mulhollands this forenoon. to finish threshing.</p> <p>Oct 21 Thursday. doing chores. wet &amp; mudy. bot wood buried this afternoon. Father &amp; Frank to funeral. I picking apples. rain. hail &amp; windy. about 67</p> <p>Oct 22 Friday. doing chores. finished picking apples. pulling mangels &amp; drawed in two loads. rainy. FWM. plowing in lower east field.</p> <p>Oct 23 Saturday. doing chores. pulling mangels &amp; drawed in two loads. FWM plowing in the fore noon. AEW. away to John Smith's south of Jerseyville. had my horse &amp; waggon. Will &amp; Cara came up this after noon. I had head ache.</p> <p>Oct 24 Sunday. doing chores in morning went to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Heps. &amp; spent the evening. very cool &amp; frosty at night. The folks of F.W.M. to H {Hamilton}.</p> <p>Oct 25 Monday. Thanksgiving day. Father, Mother &amp; Will &amp; Clara went to Jeans &amp; had dinner. Will went home. I down shed in a.m. &amp; got mail. also Bread &amp; Butter. pulling mangles. &amp; drawed in two loads. F.W.M. sold duck to Mrs Robins.</p> <p>Oct 26 Tuesday. doing chores. pulling &amp; taking in mangles. finished pulling. got beets Bread &amp; buns. &amp; milk check.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record</p> <p>Oct 27 Wednesday. doing chores. finished drawing in mangels. &amp; plowing in fore noon. threshing in afternoon. rain at night. F.W.M. boarded 2 men for dinner &amp; 6 men for supper. total 8 meals.</p> <p>Oct 28 Thursday. finished threshing. Frank had 2 men for breakfast. got in load of corn &amp; started to work at turnips.</p> <p>Oct 29 Friday. doing chores. drawing in turnips. F.W.M. pulling turnips.</p> <p>Oct 30 Saturday. plowing in a.m. working at turnips in afternoon.</p> <p>Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to see Hep. &amp; had dinner. come home &amp; done chores &amp; had tea. Drove F. Braithwaites horse. &amp; she got scared of auto &amp; ran down side road.</p> <p>Nov 1 Monday. doing chores. plowing in a.m. pulling turnips in afternoon.</p> <p>Nov 2 Tuesday. doing chores. went to barrell factory &amp; got 22 barrels. apples packers here. Frank boarding men dinner 3 meals. supper 3 meals. Father &amp; Mother away with F.Bs. {Braithwaite’s} horse.</p> <p>Nov 3 Tuesday Wednesday. doing chores. I helping apple packers. finished packing apples 25 barrels. F.W.M. drawing in turnips Mr A. Arnold here for dinner.</p> <p>Nov 4 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; plowing</p> <p>Nov 5 Friday doing chores. &amp; plowing. in lower fields. I took 2 barrels of apples to station &amp; shipped to Mr W. J. Bate.</p> <p>Nov 6 Saturday. doing chores. finished plowing in lower fields. &amp; started</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 6 to plow in small field next to barn. Father &amp; Mother went to Ancaster I sold pair ducks to apple packers. down st. at night &amp; got mail. Bread &amp; can of fish. I had some words with F.W.M. about plowing in {XXX marked in margin} lower field.</p> <p>Nov 7 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. drove over to Rockton at night. I came home in rain. &amp; very dark.</p> <p>Nov 8 Monday. doing chores. went to Hamilton on to train returned on 4-15. train Father &amp; Mother came home from Ancaster. rain this forenoon.</p> <p>Nov 9 Tuesday. doing chores. I plowing all day. F.W.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. down street at night &amp; posted letter to Hep. &amp; bot 7 lbs meat. @ 10 {cents} = 70 (cents)</p> <p>Nov 10 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing &amp; drawing water furrows. &amp; got in some corn &amp; cattle. F.W.M. pulling turnips &amp; drawed in load. I sold 2 bushel apples. to Heindas men. $1.00</p> <p>Nov 11 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. plowing {word scribbled out} crop ground. F.W.M. at F Barlows. This afternoon. helping to pull turnips. I sold 6 pair ducks. @ 1.00 per pair total $6.00 Recv payment.</p> <p>Nov 12 Friday. doing chores. plowing hoe crops ground. I took 5 empty barrels to R.A. Thompsons. Mother settled with Carrie for 7 1/2 pair of ducks. Sidney.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 13 Saturday. doing chores. plowing {hoe?} crop ground. east wind. Father came home from Jeans</p> <p>Nov 14 Sunday. doing chores. very fair day. went to church morning &amp; evening. F.W.M. &amp; family away with rig.</p> <p>Nov 15 Monday. doing chores. plowing hoe crop ground. I drawed in two loads fodder corn. &amp; cleaning out water ditches.</p> <p>Nov 16 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. sorting over cull apples. &amp; took 25 barrels apples to car. as A.C. Caldwell recd payment $36.30. I bot leather mits &amp; gallon coal oil at Piries.</p> <p>Nov 17 Wednesday. doing chores. posted letter to Hep. rather stormy. went down to see John Jone's house. this P.M. F.W.M. away to sale. Lees.</p> <p>Nov 18 Thursday. doing chores. taking wood in cellar to furnace. took 8 bags grain to mill &amp; got it chopped. payed 37 {cents} got in load corn. went to woods &amp; got water trough. &amp; got load of dirt to put around well in yard. F.W.M. away to Sale. coles. sale.</p> <p>Nov 19 Friday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail &amp; Bread at Bakery. drawing dirt. to fill in around. barn &amp; yard. F.W.M. drawing manure in garden.</p> <p>Nov 20 Saturday. doing chores. drawing dirt to fill in barn yard. F.W.M. drawing out manure. on orchard &amp; plowing same.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909 Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 21 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. &amp; had Dinner &amp; tea at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>Nov 22 Monday. doing chores. strong east wind &amp; rain. all day. wrote letter to Hep. &amp;.</p> <p>Nov 23 Tuesday. doing chores. went down street &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. got mail &amp; large loaf Bread. helping Frank Barlow pull turnips this P.M.</p> <p>Nov 24 Wednesday. doing chores. getting wood in cellar for furnace. &amp; in shed for cook stove. Jean came down today cold wind. &amp; freezing.</p> <p>Nov 25 Thursday. doing chores. I taking wood in cellar to furnace. Killed 2 ducks &amp; helped Mother pick them. cleaning up in pig pen. Father away to St. George. with horse &amp; buggy.</p> <p>Nov 26 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder. &amp; ear corn. Father &amp; A.E.V. away to St. George &amp; putting in foundat-ion &amp; bace for monument {word partially illegible}. at grave plot. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Nov 27 Saturday. doing chores. I husking corn. F.W.M. drawing out manure. in orchard. very nice. day. I wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; card to Minnie Hunt. &amp; posted same. sold 3 pair ducks. = $3.00.</p> <p>Nov 28 Sunday. doing chores. in forenoon went to H.E.Ps &amp; had dinner. then HEP. &amp; I drove to Geo Hunts. &amp; had tea. &amp; went to christie church at night moon light night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909 Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 29 Monday. doing chores. &amp; helping Mother wash. I running machine. court day in Lynden. Mrs Solomon Woods sale. farm sold for $5200 = 80 acres.</p> <p>Nov 30 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn Frank plowing in orchard..</p> <p>Dec 1 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn drawing in ear corn. in afternoon. very fine day. Mother came home from Jean's. I wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 2 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; working at {Dam?} in woods. husking corn in P.M. posted letter to H.E.P. F.W.M. plowing in orchard.</p> <p>Dec 3 Friday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. &amp; husking corn. Mother picking ducks 1 pair for market. east wind. &amp; looks like storm from east.</p> <p>Dec 4 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn &amp; washed buggy. Mother away to Market with ducks &amp; butter. F.W.M. cutting up wood. fine day.</p> <p>Dec 5 Sunday. doing chores. to church morning. and evening. came home with S.A. Patterson to R.A. Thompson rain at night.</p> <p>Dec 6 Monday. doing chores. husking corn</p> <p>Dec 7 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn &amp; taking wood in shed. &amp; cellar. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night.</p> <p>Dec 8 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; took wood in shed. &amp; splitting wood. went to office &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. very cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909 Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 9 Thursday. doing chores. took Geo horse to shop &amp; had 2 front shoes set &amp; two new shoes put on behind. paid 95 {cents}. S. Doherty shoes. blacksmith. bot Bread. at Robins Bakery 15 {cents}. cold west wind. I putting wood in shed &amp; cellar.</p> <p>Dec 10 Friday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. splitting wood. &amp; fixing around barn. took some corn from barn floor. to Hog pen. milder to night. Joe Plastow called. &amp; wanted to get some straw. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped.</p> <p>Dec 11 Saturday. doing chores. I drawing in fodder corn. down st at Night &amp; went for walk to South Lynden with Miss S.A. Patterson. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 12 Sunday. doing chores in A.M. went to Rockton &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.Ps. Mis S.A.P. {Patterson} went home with me. &amp; returned at night. snow. &amp; rain. at night.</p> <p>Dec 13 Monday. doing chores. rainy and very wet. F.W.M. husking corn.</p> <p>Dec 14 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. in shed. C. Boyle came after chopper. F.W.M. husking corn snow on ground. cutters &amp; sleighs {written in margin: XXX } {there on?}. very good sleighing.</p> <p>Dec 15 Wednesday. doing chores. Father to Harrisburg. I went to H.W. Rowes to get oil &amp; boots mended.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 16 Thursday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. clothes. &amp; I put storm door on house. snow at night.</p> <p>Dec 17 Friday. doing chores. sorting over some apples. went down to mill &amp; had a talk with Charlie Rowing. colder with some snow. very good sleighing</p> <p>Dec 18 Saturday. doing chores. went to train &amp; posted letters. &amp; got some groceries from Backery. &amp; mail from office. also went to C. Boyles. to chop grain. nasty day. &amp; did not chop. F.W.M. away to city. I received milk check. $17.71. cheese. 20 1/4 lbs $2.33</p> <p>Dec 19 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. but went to church at night. cold west wind.</p> <p>Dec 20 Monday. doing chores. I went to C. Boyles. &amp; done some chopping. came home about 2 o clock. took some Laundry. down to Barber shop. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 21 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. went to Bank &amp; got check cashed. &amp; to station. Mrs Arthur Misner put horse in here. while she went to town. milder to day. F.W.M. took grain to mill to get chopped. &amp; sold wheat at mill.</p> <p>Dec 22 Wednesday. doing chores. went to office &amp; poster letter to H.E.P. got Bread. at Bakery. drawing in corn. finished same. Jean here to day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{1}909. Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 23 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. helping Mother to pick 3 ducks A.E.V. away to Hamilton. sent card to Beat. &amp; Harriet.</p> <p>Dec 24 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up wheat. Father &amp; Mother went to Tom Knors funeral. Mrs &amp; Mr Vansickle of Galt here for tea. Tam. Eliza. &amp; Vera Plastow. over to funeral &amp; called in here.</p> <p>Dec 25 Xmas. Saturday. doing chores. at home all day. stormy.</p> <p>Dec 26 Sunday. doing chores. went to Plastows. &amp; had Xmas dinner &amp; tea. Miss S.A. Patterson &amp; Farston there Mother had Xmas dinner here Frank &amp; Jean &amp; baby down.</p> <p>Dec 27. Monday. doing chores. went to station &amp; expressed a parcel to Beat Plastow. 144 Mill st. Lynden. paid 30 {cents}. very nice day.</p> <p>Dec 28 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up horse power. settled up balance of wheat. {fill} also settled. all back accounts. to date. except. leather on pump {written in margin: XXX} sucker. had some words with F.W.M. about milk chick &amp; cheese. &amp; soon.</p> <p>Dec 29 Wednesday. doing chores. I had headache. F.W.M. away with team. Recv payment. in settlement for last 3 pair ducks. $1.87.</p> <p>Dec 30 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; fixing up . cutting box. &amp; horse.</p> <p>Dec 31 Friday. doing chores. getting things ready to cut feed. cutting this P.M. fine &amp; cool.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record. 1910</p> <p>Jan 1 Saturday. doing chores. FWM. &amp; I went to 6th consession for gravel got two loads. Father &amp; Mother went to Jean's for dinner. A.E.V. away to Hamilton. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Jan 2 Sunday. doing chores. weather milder. at home all day. I went to church at Night. Moyer preached on the commandment. Thou shalt not commit adultry.</p> <p>Jan 3 Monday. doing chores. F.W.M. away for fence post. windy &amp; cold. polling day. in township. also voting on By law. about Library. 50 for. 25 against. By law.</p> <p>Jan 4 Tuesday. doing. very cold. splitting wood.</p> <p>Jan 5 Wednesday. doing chores. not a very nice day. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Jan 6 Wednesday Thursday. doing chores. drawing gravel. 2 loads.</p> <p>Jan 7 Friday. doing chores. drawed 1 load gravel, Jean down for the day. west wind &amp; stormey.</p> <p>Jan 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawed one load gravell. from Rumples. pit. cold west wind. Recv letter from H.E.P. went to store &amp; got groceries for mother. 61 {cents} Paid. Father away to Brantford. good sleighing</p> <p>Jan 9 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.P. home. cold wind. good sleighing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>19 {1 written over 0} 0 Daily Record. 1910</p> <p>Jan 10 Monday. very nice day. doing chores. &amp; fixing up horse power. Father loaned $15.00 from me. S.C. Vansickle.</p> <p>Jan 11 Tuesday. doing chores. we went to Rumples gravel pit &amp; got 2 loads.</p> <p>Jan 12 Wednesday. doing chores. away to gravel pit and got 2 loads gravel. Recv letter from H.E.P. &amp; card from Tom. Jones. very nice day. milder.</p> <p>Jan 13 Thursday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. &amp; cutting feed. this afternoon. F.W.M. getting up some wood. I wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; card to Jean</p> <p>Jan 14 Friday. very stormy from east. doing chores. &amp; shoveling snow.</p> <p>Jan 15 Saturday. doing chores. shoveling snow. got ready &amp; went to city &amp; bot some goods. Miss H.E.P. came up on evening train. very nice day after storm.</p> <p>Jan 16 Sunday. doing chores. H.E.P. went to church in a.m. with Mother &amp; Albert. H.E.P. &amp; I went to Presbyterian church. after noon &amp; Mother did at night.</p> <p>Jan 17 Monday. doing chores. helping to collect provisions for tea meeting Jean came down. &amp; went to tea meeting with H.E.P. &amp; I. sleet &amp; rain at night.</p> <p>Jan 18 Tuesday. doing chores. very soft &amp; raining. drawed some furnace wood. from woods.</p> <p>Jan 19 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Jan {19 written over 20} Wednesday. H.E.P. went home. from here.</p> <p>Jan 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing logs to Rouses Mill. &amp; got up. load of wood. Paid Nelson my half. of threshing $7.20.</p> <p>Jan 21 Friday. doing chores. sorting over apples &amp; brot some to house. wet rain &amp; sleet.</p> <p>Jan 22 Saturday. doing chores. splitting wood. &amp; tinkering around barn. tightened up shoes on Geo horse. went to Robins &amp; got Bread &amp; Biscuit. snow storm all day. drilling</p> <p>Jan 23 Sunday. doing chores. stormy all day. at home all day. &amp; wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Jan 24 Monday. doing chores. drawing up wood. this afternoon. F.W.M. away to weir drawing logs. fi very nice day. mild.</p> <p>Jan 25 Tuesday. doing chores. fixing up cutting box. &amp; sharpening knives. {B?}V. &amp; I went to wood &amp; cut some pine logs. I hired Geo. Horse to. Hydro Electric man. Recv Payment for some. $1.50 {written above previous word}</p> <p>Jan 26 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting feed. drawing logs. from woods. to Rouses. Mill. Recv letter from H.E.P. {written in margin: XXX} NO 9. cow red. calved. after 6. P. M.</p> <p>Jan 27 Thursday. doing chores. drawed load logs to Rouses Mill. .Hydro man got horse. I drove to Rockton in car &amp; went to Mens social with H.E.P. NO 8 cow calved. in morning.</p> <p>Jan 28 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910. Daily Record.</p> <p>Jan 29 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; posted letter &amp; card to H.E.P. Recv car letter from H.E.P. I fixing up rack to draw post on. Father &amp; Mother went away to Hamilton also to Ancaster. A.E.V away to city. I down street at night. &amp; bot. sausage. Bread. buns. &amp; corn cakes.</p> <p>Jan 30 Sunday. doing chores. snowing I drove to Troy Church. at night. then drove HE.P home. after church snowing. Anniversary services. Rev Mr Archer preached.</p> <p>Jan 31 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down street &amp; got mail. coal oil. &amp; lantern globe. Father &amp; Mother. &amp; Albert all came home to day. Tea meeting at Troy to night. very good sleighing. {written in margin: XXX} HEP. has cold. &amp; not feeling very well.</p> <p>Feb 1 Tuesday. doing chores. sorting apples. in afternoon. wrote letter to Bessie.</p> <p>Feb 2 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton &amp; got 100 post. at Pete Newtons. @ 13 {cents} each. called at H.E.P.s. wrote letter to H.E.P. at night &amp; posted same.</p> <p>Feb 3 Thursday. doing chores. very stormy all day. shoveling snow. sorting A.</p> <p>Feb 4 Friday. doing chores. doing chores. went to Rouses mill &amp; put logs on. scids. &amp; drawed home two loads pine lumber.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Feb 5 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber from A. Rouses Mill. cold west wind. Geo. Egglestone. came here. F.W.M. away. to Brantford. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Feb 6 Sunday. doing chores. very cold. west wind. A.E.V. Geo. Egglestone &amp; I went to church at night.</p> <p>Feb 7 Monday. doing chores. getting ready to cut field. Father &amp; Mother away to Jim Howards funeral. Died Feb 4.10</p> <p>Feb 8 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting feed. in forenoon. cutting wood for furnace in afternoon. sold 4 calves to John Hanley. for Amos Dyment. for $40.00. received payment. of $32.00. balance of $8.00 due me.</p> <p>Feb 9 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood. &amp; took some in cellar. sent letter to HEP. .Payed Henry Howard. for cheese factory $1.27. which was an over paid amount. snow storm this afternoon.</p> <p>Feb 10 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood in shed. help load 2 sticks timber. &amp; to get Frank Barlows sleigh &amp; box. Dad getting ready to go to city.</p> <p>Feb 11 Friday. doing chores. down street &amp; got mail Geo Eggleston here. Father away to Hamilton with team &amp; got chimney pole. wrote letter to H.E.P. cold &amp; frosty.</p> <p>Feb 12 (7 written above date) Saturday. doing chores. went to Rouses Mill &amp; got timber. recv letter from H.E.P. down street at night. &amp; got mail &amp; corn flakes. Mother went to Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Feb 13 Sunday. doing chores. nice day but cool west wind. quarterly. meeting in Methodist church. at home all day. Wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Feb 14 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood down street this AM &amp; posted letter. Mother came home. from Jeans.</p> <p>Feb 15 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood. fixing harness. stormy snow &amp; sleet.</p> <p>Feb 16 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Feb 17 Thursday. doing chores. sorting apples splitting wood. wrote letter to H.E.P</p> <p>Feb 18 Friday. doing chores. splitting wood. went down to store &amp; got groceries for Mother. 91 {cents}. Paid for same. posted letter to H.E.P. at night. Recv Payment in full for calves. from Amos Dyment. $8.00.</p> <p>Feb 19 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. settled with F.W.M. to date for all back payments.</p> <p>Feb 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to M.E. {Methodist Episcopal} church in morning. &amp; to Presbyterian at night. Mr James Vansickle &amp; daughter came here &amp; went to church at night. Presbyterian anniversary.</p> <p>Feb 21 Monday. doing chores. grinding cutting box knives. &amp; getting ready to cut feed. Mother away to tea meeting.</p> <p>Feb 22 Tuesday. doing chores. went down for mail. helping to clean house this afternoon. Mrs Rumple. called.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Feb 22 for hay. for 10 loads. gravel at 25 {cents} a load. $2.50. went down street at night &amp; got mail. Bread. &amp; oat Meal.</p> <p>Feb 23 Wednesday. doing chores. cold west wind. I had head-ache. Recv card from Jennine. Stewart. fine moon light night</p> <p>Feb 24 Thursday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail in fore noon. also went to see John. A. Jones's house. in village nice day. but cold west wind. Carrie went to Burg. &amp; left kids here. wrote &amp; posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Feb 25 Friday. doing chores. getting ready to cut feed. cutting feed this afternoon. {Cope Doddy. wier corner?}. had team billed yesterday by G.T.R. {Grand Trunk Railroad} Toronto Exp. on crossing at wier.</p> <p>Feb 26 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. Father &amp; I an went to Toronto. Milder to day softer at night. Recv letter from H.E.P/ down street at night &amp; bought Bread &amp; sausage</p> <p>Feb 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to church at night. soft. &amp; rainy all &amp; through the night.</p> <p>Feb 28 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash. soft &amp; thawing all day. Rev Mr Moyer called here.</p> <p>Mar 1 Tuesday. doing chores. had sick head.ache. F.W.M. done milking at night. sold 4 pigs to Lory Dyment. 630 lbs. at 8.65 per 100 = $54.40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 2 Wednesday. doing chores. helping Mother to wash her clothes. I went to church at night. Rev Mr Danels preached &amp; helped Mr Moyer.</p> <p>Mar 3 Thursday. doing chores. Jean came down. very nice day. thawing.</p> <p>Mar 4 Friday. doing chores. drawing up wood. very nice day. thawing.</p> <p>Mar 5 Saturday. doing chores. went to office &amp; got mail. &amp; posted letter to H.E.P. helping Father move stone for doors &amp; windows also lumber. from farm to village lot. John Rous here fixing barn yard pump. new valve {written in margin: XXX} &amp; sucker</p> <p>Mar 6 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well.</p> <p>Mar 7 Monday. doing chores. went to A. Rouses Mill &amp; moved pile of joice {joist} to get sized. 9 in brought 2 loads ruff stuff home. R. Knoles. &amp; Amos Dyment here to buy calves.</p> <p>Mar 8 Tuesday. doing chores. splitting wood went to store with butter 3 lbs. &amp; eggs 1 dozen. 25 {cents}. a lb. &amp; 30 {cents}. a dozen. bot sugar. 25 {cents}. biscuit 10 {cents}. oil. 15 {cents}. due me 55 {cents}.</p> <p>Mar 9 Wednesday. doing chores. filed saw got Geo Horse shoe all sound. 1 new shoe on behind. down st at night &amp; got mail. went to library show.</p> <p>Mar 10 Thursday. doing chores. started to trim apple trees. Father went out to Mill with team. F.W.M. away. very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 11 Friday. doing chores. helping Father draw some joice {joist} from A. Rouses Mill. &amp; trimming trees. Mother away to Jeans &amp; to St George.</p> <p>Mar 12 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees. Jean came down to stay over Sunday. down st at night &amp; got mail. also bread &amp; sausage. recv letter from H.E.P. 53 years ago. year 1857. train went {written in margin: XX} through bridge at Hamilton. Desjardins Canal. 59 killed &amp; 19 injured.</p> <p>Mar 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. Jean here. the folks all over to Carries for tea.</p> <p>Mar 14 Monday. doing chores. &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Mar 15 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up some brush in orchard.</p> <p>Mar 16 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning up brush in orchard. &amp; cleaning up cellar wrote letter to H.E.P. at night. very nice day. Mother house cleaning Maurice staying here at present. Jean went home last night. {written in margin: XXX} Live hogs selling at 9.25 per 100</p> <p>Mar 17 Thursday. doing chores. splitting wood. &amp; fixing around in general. down street this A.M. &amp; got mail &amp; groceries. posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Mar 18 Friday. doing chores. went to Dick Vansickle's sale this afternoon. very nice day. but cool wind.</p> <p>Mar 19 Saturday. doing chores. helping Father to move some lumber. &amp; started to tear down old house on village lot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 20 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening. very nice day.</p> <p>Mar 21 Monday. doing chores. helping to wash. clothes. &amp; also helping to tear down old houses on village lot.</p> <p>Mar 22 Tuesday. doing chores. taking down and cleaning up around old house. &amp; burning brush. very nice day.</p> <p>Mar 23 Wednesday. doing chores. went to station to see Electric weld wire fence helping Dad to move brick out of old kiln. Marshel Nisbet called to see about house. cool east wind.</p> <p>Mar 24 Thursday. doing chores. helping Father move brick. very nice day Will &amp; Cara. came up this P.M. wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; sent some Easter cards away.</p> <p>Mar 25 Friday. doing chores. helping to dig out apple tree on lot. &amp; trimming up some. Will Bate here. Mother away to Jean's. west wind.</p> <p>Mar 26 Saturday. doing chores. helping father to move brick. &amp; staking out ground for house. &amp; plowed some. got chop from mill. &amp; paid for same. 57 {cents}. S.C.V. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Mar 27 Sunday. doing chores. went to C. morning and evening. Cara &amp; Will here. also Frank &amp; Carrie for dinner</p> <p>Mar 28 Monday. doing chores. in A.M. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. on village lot. Frank Paulton. &amp; F.W.M. helping also</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Mar 29 Tuesday. doing chores. helping Father to dig out cellar for house. very nice day. Had some words with F.W.M. {written in left margin XX} about selling calves. &amp; pigs. he also {written in margin: XX} called me a liar. &amp; many other things</p> <p>Mar 30 Wednesday. doing chores. I helping Father finish digging out cellar. F.W.M. plowing last years corn grow Mother &amp; I went to Lecture. at church Rev Mr Patterson. Brantford. Lectured on Jean Val Jean.</p> <p>Mar 31 Thursday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. started to {written in margin: XXX} cultivate in lower field. near bridge. west wind. cooler. Frank Barlow lost cow. chocked.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 = Daily Record. = 1910</p> <p>April</p> <p>April 1 Friday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. F.W.M. cultivating &amp; sowing mixed grain. very nice day.</p> <p>April 2 Saturday. doing chores. disc harrowing &amp; dragging. F.W.M. sowing mixed grain. very nice day.</p> <p>April 3 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. a little rain at night.</p> <p>April 4 Monday. doing chores. went to woods &amp; got some poles to put on fence. harrowing. cleaned out water furrows. &amp; disc-harrowing in lower north field. nice day warm. F.W.M. took grain to mill for chop.</p> <p>April 5 Tuesday. doing chores. cultivating in lower field. &amp; in next field west. F.W.M. cultivating &amp; sowing barley.</p> <p>April 6 Wednesday. doing chores. harrowing in lower field. cultivating for oats. cool west wind. a little rain.</p> <p>April 7 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; harrowing on oat field. F.W.M. sowing oats. down street at night. &amp; sold Butter &amp; eggs. F. Clement &amp; wife came here. got Bread tickets 14.</p> <p>April 8 Friday. doing chores. cultivating &amp; harrowing. oat field. finished field very nice day. F.W.M. sowing &amp; cultivating.</p> <p>April 9 Saturday. doing chores. furrowed out oat field. &amp; helping Father to put stone in house cellar. for wall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910. Daily Record.</p> <p>April 10 Sunday. doing chores. were at home all day. not feeling very well. very nice day.</p> <p>April 11 Monday. doing chores. cleaned out water furrows. in oat field. Sold 3 pigs to Nisbet. &amp; Rowing. 540 lbs. @ 9.35 = $50.49 also sold 2 steers to Ed Rowing. for $72.00 Killed 1 pig. sold my half to F.W.M. for {written in margin: XXX} Mrs Merriet Hunt buried to day. A.E V. Father &amp; Mother were there.</p> <p>April 12 Tuesday. doing chores. disc Harrowing gang plowed small piece near back orchard. drawed load brick for dad. went to Mill &amp; got 55 lbs. Timothy seed. paid $4.00 for same. H.C. Morrison. went to field &amp; set up stakes. to sow grass seed.</p> <p>April 13 Wednesday. doing chores. sowing grass seed. finished. sowing grain. harrowing rolling plowed garden. I wrote letter to H.E.P. &amp; posted same. Very nice day. Jean down to-day with baby.</p> <p>April 14 Thursday. doing chores. finished sowing field with grass seed. drawed water furrows in field next to barn. &amp; started to tear down fence near railroad. dad using team this P.M. F.W.M. sold potatoes. &amp; rolling in lower field. very nice day. Russell Jones here to-night. talking furnace. Ed. Rowing killed steer here to-day. &amp; payed me balance on same $22.00.</p> <p>April 15 Friday. doing chores. rolling spring grain started to Rain this after-noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>April 15 Father started. masons to lay foundation of house. Tom Hull &amp; gang. Johnston &amp; Dunkan. F.W.M. not feeling well.</p> <p>April 16 Saturday. doing chores. not feeling very well. F.W.M. sick. not working H.E.P. went to Hamilton. on visit.</p> <p>April 17 Sunday. doing chores. I went to R. &amp; had dinner at Plastows. Father &amp; Mother went to Mr. Geo Hunt's. for dinner. cloudy &amp; rainy most of day</p> <p>April 18 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. &amp; fixing around. washed buggy. Father had team all day drawing stone. to cellar. Joe came.. &amp; A.E.V. helping. I had some words with {written in margin: XXX} F.W.M. about settling up. accounts. &amp; things in general around the farm.</p> <p>April 19 Tuesday. doing chores. went to office with letter. for H.EP. Hamilton man from Brantford. to see about slating roof of new house. $2.10 he ask for the job. to find material &amp; do work of putting it on. wet &amp; rainy most of day. I splitting some wood.</p> <p>April 20 Wednesday. doing chores. cleaning gravel out of ditch on road. helping over at house. &amp; fixing wire fence. some rain. cool east wind.</p> <p>April 21 Thursday. doing chores. helping at new house. cleaned up some old fence. down st at night &amp; got shaved. 10 {cents}.</p> <p>April 22 Friday. doing chores. helping at new house in morning then went to city &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at R. Stewarts.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Apr 22 at Hamilton met H.E.P. at Stewarts. &amp; was out to Park. &amp; called on H.E.Ps aunt. H.E.P. not feeling very well. &amp; rather out of sorts about things general.</p> <p>Apr 23 Saturday. doing chores. cultivating garden &amp; helping father to level up gravel around new house. very nice day. A.E.V. &amp; Carrie away to city.</p> <p>Apr 24 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. not feeling very well. headache. cloudy &amp; rainy. AE.V. away. over Sunday.</p> <p>Apr 25 Monday. doing chores. cleaning up pig yard. harrowing garden. &amp; planted 3 rows potatoes on North side of garden.</p> <p>Apr 26 Tuesday. doing chores. setting out apple trees. &amp; cleaning up around. sold 6 pigs to Amos Dyment. 1030 lbs @ 9.00 $92.70 FWM. away to St George. for load of planks. Mother away to Jeans. rainy to-day. settled with F.W.M. to.date. for all back accounts.</p> <p>Apr 27 Wednesday. doing chores. fixing fence around woods. went to Austin Mul-hollands &amp; got his wire clamps. fixing wire fence in P.M. went out to church at night. Miss Anna. Snider. gave an intertainment. cool at night.</p> <p>Apr 28 Thursday. doing chores. helped Father put timbers on wall. &amp; moved joice.{joist} on wagon. we started to draw out manure 18 loads.</p> <p>Apr 29 Friday. doing chores. cutting a little wood in shed. went to Bakery for bread. &amp; settle with Mrs Robins. $1.00 cash &amp; bread tickets. 50 {cents}. rainy day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p><br />Date</p> <p>April 30 Saturday doing chores. fixing wire fence sowing small piece of ground near orchard with oat &amp; pease. for cattle F.W.M. away with horse &amp; cart. Will &amp; Cara here will went to Paris &amp; Brantford to inspect some wiring,</p> <p>Sunday doing chores. Turned 5 young cattle in woods showery. Will &amp; Cara here. quartely meeting day. Wrote letter to H.E.P Hamilton. 107 mc 1 vab .</p> <p>monday doing chores started to draw out manure 2 loads very wet &amp; rainy. helped Father put in bridge at side walk. cut young pigs. Will &amp; Cara went home. She bot 2 lbs butter &amp; 1 1/2 dozen eggs &amp; paid one 80% for some new $ 1.00 = 20% due mrs W.I. Bate.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores not feeling very well. &amp; in house most of day ground to wet to work. Father unloading brick.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores helping mother wash greasing harness. Taking down old picket fence. east of B. Yard F.W.M &amp; Father away to Brantford.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores drawing out manure 18 loads very nice day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores drawing out manure 19 loads very nice day Father unloading brick. King Edward VII died.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Plowing hoe crop ground &amp; cultivated garden. very nice day. warmer.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores some rain. I drove over to Rocktor &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at mrs Plastows. H.E.P feeling rather out at me. I had talk with her. She gave me umbrela as present. Frank Broithwait &amp; wife here.</p> <p>monday doing chores plowing in hoe crop ground. F.W.M plowing &amp; rolling.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores plowing hoe crop ground F.W.M working in orchard &amp; garden mother sold butter and eggs at Pircis.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores plowing hoe crop ground.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores had a talk with A.E.V about H.E.P disc Harrowing the rest of day cool wind fine.</p> <p>Friday doing chores plowing for foder corn sprouting potatoes in cellar in P.M. Sam I Plastow called here.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took Jorne Horse to shop &amp; had shoes taken off &amp; feet trimmed no change I taking down old picket fence near yard drawing out manure this P.M. F.W.M away with team in A.M. father &amp; A.E.P away to city. Read letter from H.E.P. I took butter to Geo Archers and got groceries &amp; due bill for $ 1.39.</p> <p>sunday doing chores went to church morning &amp; evening went for walk up to function cut on {S.J.R?} set hen in east end of Hall in stable.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores drawing out 19 loads manure finished same.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores . Father had Team to Roues mill &amp; sprouting potatoes. also plowing hoe crop ground rest of day. west wind sold 4 pigs to amos dyment 775 lb @ 9.35 = $72.46. Read Payment. went out to church at night. heavy rain come home.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores sprouting potatoes in cellar windy &amp; damp after the rain wrote letter to H.E.P. Read balance on pigs $4.22 &amp; settled with F.W.M for chopping 44c.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went to mill &amp; got 2 1/2 bushel seed corn. F.W.M took oats to get chopped. Cultivating on hoe crop ground.</p> <p>Friday King Edward VII buried rain this afternoon, Working on hoe crop ground in forenoon. F.W.M. sowed ear corn on east side of field. Father had team away to Roues mill. To get frames for house.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took down old picket fence &amp; took out post F.W.M working in garden &amp; orchard sent letter to H.E.P. very warm.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning with mother cloudy &amp; east wind went up to Function in a.m. &amp; took picture. also went to church at night. Rev mr. Fisher preached memoral sermon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores started to draw milk to factory 182 lbs. drilling up mangle &amp; Turnip ground. F.W.M drewing o and for father in a.m. Working in orchard this P.M. showing &amp; cloudy west wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores. Took milk to factory 181 lbs sowed mangle seed &amp; some early turnips &amp; feed Fodder corn. Jean came down &amp; stayed over night.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. I took milk to factory 188 lbs. Cultivating &amp; harrowing drilling up potatoe ground. F.W.M sowing corn. Jean away to city but went home at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went to factory with milk 177 lbs. cutting &amp; planting potatoes. Masons started brick work on new house. House on Effert Durhams farm. burned this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory 178 lbs. Posted letter to H.E.P Finished planting potatoes 24 rows. helping over at home. very nice day.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to Factory with 191 lbs milk &amp; helping at house father away to city. very nice day. Down st at night. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church morning &amp; evening rain about 6 P.M. &amp; after church at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores fixing fence helped mother wash cut some wood. Wrote letter to H.E.P. went down for mail at night. rainy.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cut some wood in shed not doing much. This P.M. posted letter to H.E.P. had head ache. showery this afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting some wood in shed. &amp; helping some at house. masons finished first story of new house to day. rainy this A.M. sold 1 weal caff $13.50. &amp; bot 1 calf $1.50 Ed.Raing. F.W.M.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores helping father at house putting up studding &amp; {foice?}. rain at night.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took 2 cows to Bull. NO 6 Black &amp; No 9 Red. Fixing fence along evergreen &amp; helping at new house in afternoon. Roy G. Vansickle &amp; wife called here &amp; had tea &amp; took some pictures.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores hoeing in garden took Geo Horse to shop &amp; got {shud?} down street at night &amp; got mail &amp; met miss S.A. Patterson.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores rainy day I went to Rocktor in evening &amp; called at H.E.Ps &amp; spent the eve. rain &amp; showery.</p> <p>monday doing chores. &amp; tinkering around. Helped father to get out logs.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday rainy this afternoon. We took cows No 1 &amp; 3 to C Bayles bull.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk 2 60 lbs to factory got wagon ready &amp; started to draw logs to rouses mill for Father Paid Sam Doherty for shoeing Geo Horse all round. 50 c. very nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory 188 lbs. drawed two loads of logs to mill &amp; me load of lumber home. sent letter to H.e.P at night. masons finished second story of house to-day. &amp; started carmells house</p> <p>Thursday took milk to Factory. Then went to Rouses Mill &amp; got load of lumber cultivating &amp; sowed Fodder corn next to barn cultivating in hoe crop ground.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory cultivating &amp; harrowing Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Saturday took milk to factory. got ready &amp; went to Hamillon on 9-50 train &amp; got good. $14.10 met H.E.P. very wet day called at mr Stewarts S.A. Plastow also down with rig.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to Church at night. home all day met S.A.P at night &amp; went for walk.</p> <p>monday doing chores working at new house . Father away with Team to Froy for line &amp; to {Bapetowne?} with house to see carpenters.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores doing was work. &amp; drawed 1 load stone from</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wm. Irelands Roctor very warm. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cultivating corn &amp; potatoes &amp; hoeing turnips very warm day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores and thining early turnips in orchard. very nice day had little head ache.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; thining turnips in orchard very warm, cloudy.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores hoeing Turnips in orchard &amp; cutting grass around trees. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R. &amp; had D with H.E.P. mr &amp; mrs Stewat there also. miss S.A.P went over with me. I over at Frank Barlow Talking with S.A.P &amp; mrs Barlow also went for walk with S.A.P very warm,</p> <p>monday doing chores took milk to factory. 240 lbs. cultivating Turnips &amp; mangles very warm got first milk check from F.W.M. $14.01 = cheese 29c.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk to factory 235 lbs. started to thin mangles very warm. settled with F.W.M. for barley chopping. milk check &amp; balance due me on Turnipseed. $8.31 = paid him $7.00 each $ 1.31 due him.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; thining Turnips all day. Had words with F.W.M. about settle ment &amp; Things in general. very warm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; hoeing mangles &amp; potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; hoeing potatoes &amp; corn. cultivating got hair cut. Bot bread.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; hoeing corn. new letter from H.E.P. very nice day warm. H.E.P. to Guelph.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores at home all day. Frank &amp; Jean came down &amp; mr. Young took Picture of family. nice day.</p> <p>monday doing chores hoeing corn &amp; put barb wire on fence in lane. Read card from Bersie.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores hoeing corn.</p> <p>Wednesday finished hoeing corn &amp; started to cultivate mangels.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cultivating mangels &amp; potatoes went to Hamilton at noon Train &amp; to Rockton at night &amp; set up with H.E.P she being sick.</p> <p>Friday doing chores helping to get ready for social went to Park in afternoon &amp; helped in Booth.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Thining Turnips down st at night &amp; got laundry. 12c.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores. Home all day but went to R. to see H.E.P. at night she being in bed sick.</p> <p>monday doing chores Thining Turnips cutting weeds &amp; Thisltes sharpening mover? knife cultivating corn. settled up with F.W.M. to date for milk check. $13.73.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk to Factory cutting weeds &amp; Thistles &amp; cultivating corn. very nice day &amp; warm cut piece of hay yesterday &amp; F.W.M. tedding it To-Day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory cultivating corn. hoeing turnips cocking hay This P.M. Black clouds in west to night. windy Posted letter to H.E.P. Sterling able &amp; miss Jessie Ruas were married.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores. Took milk to Factory hoeing potatoes cutting Thistle &amp; took No. 4 cow Lilly to C. Bayles Bull.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to Factory turned out some hay cocks . had head ache &amp; done nothing in P.M.</p> <p>Saturday took milk to factory. Turned out Hay Cocks. Paris Greened Potatoes &amp; hoeing turnips cut some wood in shed.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores F.W.M. took cow NO 5 Black to C. Bayles Bull.</p> <p>monday doing chores hoeing turnips cut piece of grass.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores hoeing turnips cutting wood in shed rain. Read $10.00 from ed. rawig on cattle &amp; calf.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. Tedding hay hoeing mangels. very nice day. cleaned up barn floor.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores hoeing mangels nakeing hay. &amp; drawed in 4 loads jean drove for the day fine day. Had some wards with F.W.M. about hoe crops 7 Hay getting wet.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores cultivating potatoes paris greening potatoes. rakeing hay. &amp; drawing in some 5 loads very warm took 5 dozen eggs to Mr. Robins 20c dry ED Rowng got calf &amp; payed $ 10.00 $5.00 due me on cattle.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores helled up potatoes hoeing mangels. Cool east wind some rain in P.M. F.W.M bot 4 bus Barley $ 2.60 &amp; chopping 40% at mill. Settled all Back accounts &amp; Third milk check $ 21.96 cheese 2 = 24% .S.W.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores albert Ramsey &amp; wife &amp; son Geo were here. I drove to R. at night nice day &amp; moon light.</p> <p>monday doiing chores took milk to factory. Rowing bus. Took 2 caus away no 1 &amp; 7 &amp; paid balance. $ 50.00. hoeing mangels &amp; powing. F.W.M. cut piece of grass &amp; hoeing mangels.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores took milk to factory. Plowing &amp; hoeing mangels. Drewed in &amp; load hay had words with F.W.M about hay. Frank Breathwaite come here with home &amp; left some &amp; he took 5 train.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. took milk to factory 180 lbs. hoeing mangels. drawing in hay 6 loads nice day Grocers picnic to falls to day. They went on F.H &amp; B as there was a strik on J.T.R.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took milk to factory160 lbs rain showery through the day. cutting weeds in lane.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>cutting some wood in shed. Father and mother away to Jerryville with FC.Bs home.</p> <p>Friday doing chores. Took milk to factory. 174 lbs drawed in two loads hay. miss H.E.P. here for dinner. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores helping father to unload load of flooring for new house. hoeing mangels paris greeining potatoes drawed in 2 loads hay &amp; finished some down st at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores west wind but very warm air. F.W.M. away to harrisburg very heavy rain &amp; wind between 4 &amp; 6 oclock. The corn &amp; oats knocked down very bad. &amp; some trees turned over. I had to do all the milking at N.</p> <p>monday doing chores fixing binder &amp; getting ready to cut grrain. mother away to Jeans this P.M. John Bishop here looking at young cattle. F.W.M. drawing milk.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cutting wheat all day. milk amy team. F.W.M took milk to factory &amp; shocking up wheat very nice day wheat very good.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores finished cutting wheat in forenoon. sharpen ed binder knife. &amp; started to cut barley. rain came on fixing binder canwases.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores fixing binder cutting barley nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores cutting weeds &amp; thistles around oat field fence. &amp; drawing in 5 loads wheat. started to rain in afternoon settled with F.W.M. on 4 th milk check. $ 21.56 &amp; 7 1/4 lbs. cheese 77c.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing binder canvasas. cutting weed &amp; Thistles along fence in east field. Father &amp; I drawed in 1 load of wheat F.W.M. away to city he took milk to factory.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to Rockton &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps &amp; came home in afternoon. H.E.P. came with me. done chores at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores got ready &amp; went to falls. &amp; spend the day H.E.P. was with me 23 years since I were there before.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores helped F. Barlow Thresh Barley. hoing . cutting weeds. &amp; drawed in 2 loads wheat drove H.E.P. home at night &amp; had few words about a few things,</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores took milk to factory. fixing fence back at woods. drawing in wheat &amp; barley. rain at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took milk to factory got in corn &amp; got plow ready. &amp; plowing this P.M. cool wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores took milk to factory cutting wood &amp; thistle along fence plowing &amp; started to draw in barley &amp; wheat finished some cool west wind all day r Jones here for dinner.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores took milk to factory &amp; got in corn for cows started to cut oats. I shocking oats. read letter from H.E.P. father away to city &amp; had my ticket. I bought 40 3/4 lbs cheese from factory for Geo Pirce.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove up to jeans then Frank &amp; I went to St. George &amp; to cementary to see monument &amp; the place in ground called at {saras?} &amp; frank got bread.</p> <p>monday doing chores plowing for fall wheat in lower north field. cutting &amp; shocking oats in P.M. down st at night &amp; posted letter card to H.E.P. &amp; got paper.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores plowing cutting &amp; shocking oats in P.M. started to rain &amp; little after 6 P.M.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores plowing in a.m. cutting &amp; shocking oats rain in P.M. cutting wood in shed F.W.M. started to plow.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores plowing in a.m. Finished cutting oats in big field drawed in 1 1/2 loads oats &amp; threshing part of P.M. oats &amp; wheat. 4 men here for tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores Threshing wheat &amp; barley in forenoon cutting &amp; shocking oats in afternoon. 400 bushel grain threshed.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting &amp; shocking oats finished lower field. Father away to city he had my ticket.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.P. place. home at night and done chores. Frank &amp; Jean drove down at N.</p> <p>mmday doing chores took milk to factory 293 lbs finished cutting oats. {mrs wm j?} Bate came here. rain early in evening.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores. Took milk to factory 132 lbs we took wheat off of barn floor to upper granery Then plowing the rest of day. Sold 3 young cattle to alf Harley for $ 150 new $ 10.00 an some balance when cattle go away Thursday.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores I took milk to factory 151 lbs brought 1/2 cheese to Geo pirie plowing for fall wheat. Jean &amp; baby came down for dinner &amp; tea &amp; stayed over at night. Cara went home &amp; mother went with her got check from factory. $20.30 &amp; 4 1/2 lbs cheese 50%. got 2 1/2 lbs cheese for myself.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores got young cattle up from woods &amp; plowing fall wheat ground. cattle went away read payment in fall.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Aug 19 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. 1{62 or 192} lbs. finished plowing field. got some groceries at store. &amp; mail.</p> <p>Aug 20 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. harrowing fall wheat ground. F.W.M. working at Lucers clover. Recv L. from H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 21 Sunday. doing chores. Mother &amp; I to church in morning. I out at night wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 22 Monday. doing chores. started to draw in oats. 1 load. raining. cut some wood in shed. went to Rouss mill &amp; got wagon with rack on. helping father put top on cispool {cesspool}. Posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 23 Tuesday. doing chores. harrowing on fall wheat ground. also cultivating F.W.M. to Austin Mulhollands. threshing. very warm.</p> <p>Aug 24 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating fall wheat ground. turning out oats in field. drawed in 3 load hay. &amp; 1 load oats.</p> <p>Aug 25 Thursday. doing chores. drawing in oats &amp; turning out shocks. Ed. Robinson helping us. all day. AEV. helping in afternoon.</p> <p>Aug 26 Friday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. turning out oats. &amp; drawing in same. Ed. Robinson here in afternoon.</p> <p>Aug 27 Saturday. doing chores. drawing in oats &amp; finished same. Ed. Robinson here all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record</p> <p>Aug 28 Sunday. doing chores. went to Rockton &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. came home &amp; done chores in evening.</p> <p>Aug 29 Monday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. &amp; getting in corn for cows.</p> <p>Aug 30 Tuesday. doing chores. disc harrowing all day. took milk to factory. went to station &amp; got catalogue &amp; sent same to S. G. McCormick. Rockton. postage 9 {cents}. also posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Aug 31 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. raining in forenoon. cut some wood in shed. disc harrowing in p.m. wrote letter to Roy Vansickle.</p> <p>Sept 1 Thursday. took milk 152 lbs to factory. fixed disc harrow tongue. &amp; cultivating on fall wheat ground. also dragging.</p> <p>Sept 2 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. rolling and harrowing on fall wheat ground. got in load of corn for cows. sold 149 bushels turnip. @ 13 {cents} $2533. Recv payment. &amp; settled with F.W.M. for all back accounts. Sunday school picnic at Park.</p> <p>Sept 3 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory dressed &amp; went to Hamilton Will &amp; Cara came up on 2-30 train</p> <p>Sept 4 Sunday. doing chores. at home all day. rain in evening so did not go to R{Rockton}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record</p> <p>Sept 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. helping Mrs Young to crate good. got in corn for cows. &amp; picked up load of old finer rails. for wood. Labor day. sports at Rockton. rain at night so did not go. to R{ockton}..</p> <p>Sept 6 Tuesday. doing chores. F.W.M. &amp; I put Mrs. M. Youngs house hold good on car. Moving to Red Deer. Alberta. pulling turnips &amp; put load on car.</p> <p>Sept 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cultivating on fall wheat ground. had headache</p> <p>Sept 8 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; cultivating on fall wheat ground. F.W.M. put turnips on car. &amp; plowing.</p> <p>Sept 9 Friday. doing chores. finished cultivating field. cleaning up seed wheat. &amp; sowing same. Settled with F.W.M. far sow to boar. $1.00 &amp; turnips {written in margin: XXX} 146 bushel. $ 21.95.</p> <p>Sept 10 Saturday. doing chores. sowing wheat Finished field of 12 acres. sowed about 10 1/2 bags. got in load corn {written in margin: sowed wheat} for cows. the folks had corn roast in woods.</p> <p>Sept 11 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R{Rockton}. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastow's. very nice day. Will and Cara drove to Jean's &amp; had dinner. also Mother went with them.</p> <p>Sept 12 Sunday Monday. doing chores. I took milk to Factory 314. lbs. drawed water furrows in wheat field &amp; cleaned out same. got in load corn for cows. F.W.M. started to cut corn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Sept 13 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to F{factory}. plowing. the rest of day. had cold in head. &amp; not feeling well.</p> <p>Sept 14 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. finished plowing field. &amp; got in load corn for cows. &amp; cutting corn in field. Baby girl arrived. {written in margin: XXX} to Mr &amp; Mrs F. W. Mulholland.</p> <p>Sept 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting corn &amp; took milk to Factory. Father had team away to Harrisburg for brick.</p> <p>Sept 16 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cutting corn. &amp; helping Frank Barlow finish threshing. Father away to Longford. to see Ramsey's &amp; to get Honey. bought 1/2 cheese from Factory for Geo Archer. very nice day.</p> <p>Sept 17 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. got in load corn for cows. cutting corn. the rest of day.</p> <p>Sept 18 Sunday. doing chores. Harvest Home services in church. damp &amp; cloudy. I to church morning &amp; evening Rev Mr Shepperd preached at both services.</p> <p>Sept 19 Monday. doing chores. cutting fodder corn. &amp; tieing up same.</p> <p>Sept 20 Tuesday. doing chores. tieing up corn in forenoon. not very well in P.M. Jean &amp; baby down. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea went home at night.</p> <p>Sept 21 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; cutting corn</p> <p>Sept 22 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; working at co{rn}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily chores Record</p> <p>Sept 23 Friday. doing chores. tieing up corn. in A.M. F.W.M. away with team. rain. got Geo horse shod. &amp; had a look through. Cornells. &amp; Morrisons houses. F.W.M. cleaning up wheat. 15 {and a half or a ninth}. bags.</p> <p>Sept 24 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning wheat. cutting wood in shed. rainy most of day. FWM away to Hamilton.</p> <p>Sept 25 Sunday. doing chores. went to R. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at H.E.P.s.</p> <p>Sept 26 Monday. doing chores. took milk to factory. cleaning out potatoe cellar &amp; sweeping dirt out of stables. tieing up corn this P.M. F.W.M. away. drawing wood. the A.M.</p> <p>Sept 27 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. cleaning out root cellar. took 54 bus 15 lbs. wheat to mill. cutting some wood in shed. plowing corn ground next to yard. F.W.M. away putting wood on car.</p> <p>Sept 28 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; cutting ear corn finished same. down st at night. wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Sept 29 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to factory. then went to office &amp; posted letters. &amp; got mail. setting up &amp; tieing fodder corn finished same. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sept 30 Friday. doing chores. took milk to factory. &amp; started to dig potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910. Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 1 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to factory. &amp; digging potatoes. 28 bushel.</p> <p>Oct 2 Sunday. doing chores. I drove to Longford. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Albert Ramseys. very nice day.</p> <p>Oct 3 Monday. doing chores. &amp; digging Potatoes all day. very nice day. 26 bushel.</p> <p>Oct 4 Tuesday. doing chores. finished digging potatoes. pulled beans. &amp; cut ever-green corn. plowing beans ground. rain at night. Mother away to Jeans. I wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Oct 5 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. rainy day. Father away to City. Mother came home from Harrisburg.</p> <p>Oct 6 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to store &amp; got oil &amp; mail at office. rainy all day.</p> <p>Oct 7 Friday. doing chores. fall plowing all day. very nice day. Father away to Brantford.</p> <p>Oct 8 Saturday. doing chores. plowing fall ground. in lower field. had head ache. Miss H.E.P. called here. nice day Settled with Frank on mill check 42 &amp; 3 lots chopping 149. $1.76</p> <p>Oct 9 Sunday. doing chores. at Home all day wrote letter to H.E.P. very cool day.</p> <p>Oct 10 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 272 lbs. plowing in lower field. Frank away drawing wood.</p> <p>Oct 11 Tuesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 131 lbs. plowing. F.W.M. pulling turnips. &amp; took away 1 load.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 12 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Rockton Show. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastows. Mr &amp; Mrs Stewart there also Miss Pettit. cool wind. fine day.</p> <p>Oct 13 Thursday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. sold 13 pigs to Amos Dyment. F.W.M. away drawing wood in A.M.</p> <p>Oct 14 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. &amp; pulling mangles.</p> <p>Oct 15 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling mangles.</p> <p>Oct 16 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R{Rockton}. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. home at 6-30 &amp; done chores.</p> <p>Oct 17 Monday. doing chores. pulling mangles. drawed in 3 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day. warm.</p> <p>Oct 18 Tuesday. doing chores. picking sweet apples. in forenoon. pulling mangles in P.M. very nice day.</p> <p>Oct 19 Wednesday. doing chores. pulling mangles. &amp; drawed in 2 loads. {word scribbled out} very nice day.</p> <p>Oct 20 Thursday. doing chores. pickings snow apples. pulling mangles. &amp; drawed in 3 loads. finished mangles. east wind. looks like storm.</p> <p>Oct 21 Friday. doing chores. Picking apples in A.M. went to C. Boyles to thresh in P.M.</p> <p>Oct 22 Saturday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles &amp; helped to finish threshing Father to Hamilton. Mother to Jeans. F.W.M. away to Brantford.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Oct 23 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. went out to church at Night.</p> <p>Oct 24 Monday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. 236 lbs. picked up 4 bags potatoes for Bates. &amp; picking apples. WM Smith left tax bill here $68.32</p> <p>Oct 25 Tuesday. doing chores. picking apples. &amp; finished same to day. sent 4 bags potatoes to W.I. Bate. Toronto. sold 1 barrel apples to Alex Misner. also 3 barrels to Jim Hodgins.</p> <p>Oct 26 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips.</p> <p>Oct 27 Thursday. doing chores. went to Harrisburg. &amp; bot goods. &amp; brought Frank's horse. home. pulling turnips. took apples to station. &amp; took cow to Bull.</p> <p>Oct 28 Friday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. &amp; pulling turnips in A.M. took load of turnips to car in P.M. Father &amp; Mother went to Toronto.</p> <p>Oct 29 Saturday. doing chores. took milk to Factory. pulling turnips. in A.M. &amp; took load to car in P.M. recv payment for turnips. 148 bushel. @ 11 {cents}. $16.28. Frank away all day.</p> <p>Oct 30 Sunday. doing chores. went to R {Rockton}. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>Oct 31 Monday. doing chores &amp; working around barn &amp; house in A.M. pulling turnips in afternoon. Albert came home &amp; had tea here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Daily Record.</p> <p>Nov 1 Tuesday. doing chores. put load turnips on wagon. &amp; plowing in A.M. took load turnips to car. &amp; pulling turnips in P.M. Frank had words to say about turnips {written in margin: XX} &amp; potatoes. &amp; forbid me taking X turnips from field. Father &amp; Mother came home from Toronto.</p> <p>Nov 2 Wednesday. doing chores. &amp; plowing.</p> <p>Nov 3 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; plowing</p> <p>Nov 4 Friday. doing chores. took barrel of apples to Able Wing. &amp; got some furniture at station for Father. &amp; plowing the rest of day.</p> <p>Nov 5 Saturday. doing chores. sorting apples. &amp; took 2 barrels to Jim H. bot 5 lengths. of stove pipe. &amp; 1 Elbow at Geo Archers. Paid 80 {cents}.</p> <p>Nov 6 Sunday. snow in forenoon. doing chores. drove to R {Rockton}. &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps. Mother away to Harrisburg.</p> <p>Nov 7 Monday. doing chores. splitting wood. &amp; sorting apples. Had words with {written in margin: XX} Frank about apples. turnips &amp; many other things on farm.</p> <p>Nov 8 Tuesday. doing chores. took 2 bags apples to station for brakeman cutting cabbage. to make crout.{sauerkraut} &amp; threshing beans. F.W.M. away all the forenoon.</p> <p>Nov 9 Wednesday. doing chores. took milk to factory. &amp; finished plowing in the crop field.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Nov 10 Thursday. doing chores. rainy wet day went to Hamilton on. 10 train H.E.P. came up with me. &amp; stayed for tea. &amp; I drove her home at night.</p> <p>Nov 11 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out water furrows. &amp; tinkering around. down street at night &amp; bot good at Pirie’s sale. took milk to Factory.</p> <p>Nov 12 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. put storm doors on house. &amp; fixing around. barn. &amp; shed. got Bread. &amp; gal coal oil.</p> <p>Nov 13 Sunday. doing chores. went to church morning &amp; evening.</p> <p>Nov 14 Monday. doing chores.</p> <p>Nov 15 Tuesday. doing chores. barreled up 5 barrels apples for Tim Hull. &amp; took same to shop. drawing in corn.</p> <p>Nov 16 Wednesday. doing chores. plowing corn ground. F.W.M. getting up wood in A.M. &amp; away in P.M. Wm Vansickle &amp; wife here.</p> <p>Nov 17 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning up garden. cutting wood. went over to village lot. &amp; set up W.C. {water closet} &amp; cleaned away old trees from front yard.</p> <p>Nov 18 Friday. doing chores. cleaning out Hen House &amp; put some on garden. went to Harrisburg. &amp; took F.B. horse home. recd. 2 letters. from H.E.P. Jean. Parry.</p> <p>Nov 19 Saturday. doing chores. husking corn. F.W.M. away to city all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Nov 20 Sunday. doing chores. at Barlows to see S.A.P. {Patterson} drove to R {Rockton}. at night. &amp; went to League meeting in church. Miss S.A.P. went home with me to R {Rockton}. Mr WM Vansickle &amp; wife left here.</p> <p>Nov 21 Monday. doing chores. &amp; husking corn. went to station &amp; helped S.J. Plastow. get stove. &amp; bran at mill. also at Piries Store &amp; bot groceries.</p> <p>Nov 22 Tuesday. doing chores. husking corn.</p> <p>" 23 Wednesday. doing chores. husking corn &amp; went to woods &amp; got 2 loads threshing wood. F.W.M. away with team.</p> <p>Nov 24 Thursday. doing chores. husking corn.</p> <p>" 25 Friday. doing chores. husking corn. cutting wood in shed. cleaning up drive barn floor. Jean &amp; children here to-day. north wind to night. sent letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Nov 26 Saturday. doing chores. getting ready to thresh in AM. threshing in P.M. 386 bushel. mixed grain.</p> <p>Nov 27 Sunday. doing chores. had head ache. &amp; home all day. Jean. here. Albert. &amp; girl here for dinner.</p> <p>Nov 28. Monday. doing chores. &amp; finished threshing. 549 bushel. total 935.B.</p> <p>Nov 29. Tuesday. doing chores. took oats 4.8 lbs to Frank Barlow's. then to Firman Clements. 12 1/2 bushel. working around. barn. &amp; cutting some wood in shed. went to Frank. Barlow's sale. cold west wind. things did not sell very well. except cattle which sold good.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date.</p> <p>Nov 30 Wednesday. doing chores. took 8 bags grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 40 {cents}. cutting wood in shed. &amp; fixing around hen house. F.W.M. away all forenoon. Recv Last Milk check. $42.19 cheese $4.77</p> <p>Dec 1 Thursday. doing chores. tieing up seed corn &amp; hung some in oat granuary {granary}. down street this P.M. &amp; got milk check cashed. &amp; bot lantern globe at Archer's. filed saw. &amp; cut some wood in shed Frank Barlow got load of Tanning mill F.W.M. away all A.M. colder. N.W.</p> <p>Dec 2 Friday. doing chores. went to C. Boyles &amp; helped to cut feed. Recv letter{fr?}. H.E.P. she being into city.</p> <p>Dec 3 Saturday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. took grain to mill to get chopped. Paid 27 {cents}</p> <p>Dec 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to R- {Rockton} &amp; had dinner at H.E.P. home in evening &amp; done chores.</p> <p>Dec 5 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. &amp; fixing around stable.</p> <p>Dec 6 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to office &amp; got mail &amp; coal oil.</p> <p>Dec 7 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. down street to office. took No 2 cow. to C Boyles. bull.</p> <p>Dec 8 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood. helping a little over at house. {written in margin: XXX} Frank &amp; I had talk about several things on farm. turnips, apples, eggs. &amp; work in general.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Dec 9 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. had head-ache. &amp; cold.</p> <p>Dec 10 Saturday. doing chores. cutting wood. fixing around granery {granary}. Mrs Bates came here. &amp; A.E.V also returned.</p> <p>Dec 11 Sunday. doing chores. north west wind. with snow. went out to church at night.</p> <p>Dec 12 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; took some in cellar.</p> <p>Dec 13 Tuesday. doing chores. went to woods &amp; cut wood in afternoon. F.W.M. away with team. Father away to Brantford. &amp; Harrisburg</p> <p>Dec 14 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing up wood for Father. 5 loads. cold west wind.</p> <p>Dec 15 Thursday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. stormy day.</p> <p>Dec 16 Friday. doing chores. got Horses shod. &amp; Paid for same $1.00 drawing up wood from woods. {written in margin: XXX} Frank &amp; I had words about settling up milk check. threshing. chopping &amp; taxes. also apples &amp; turnips.</p> <p>Dec 17 Saturday. doing chores. he went to office &amp; got mail &amp; 1 gal coal oil. had head ache. Paid F.W.M. $19.53 on {?} milk check. threshing &amp; chopping. we had {written in margin: XXX} word about taxes &amp; settlement of account.</p> <p>Dec 18 Sunday. doing chores. drove to R{Rockton} &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastow's. XXX F.W.M. shot off his mouth about Plastow's &amp; other things.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Dec 19 20 Monday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. helped to take tank to attic.</p> <p>Dec 20 Tuesday. doing chores. went to Hamilton Mrs Jane Heath &amp; Miss H.E.P. also went along. came home on. 4-20 train</p> <p>Dec 21 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing in fodder corn. &amp; cutting feed. 2 1/2 hours.</p> <p>Dec 22 Thursday. doing chores. drawing up wood from woods. &amp; cutting some furnace wood.</p> <p>Dec 23 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. went to Robins &amp; sold basket onions &amp; bot 3 loves bread. &amp; candy. W.I. Bate come here to-day.</p> <p>Dec 24 Saturday. doing chores. stormy. cutting wood in shed. F.W.M. away to city.</p> <p>Dec 25 Sunday. Xmas day. doing chores. Frank &amp; Jean. &amp; children here. also Will &amp; Cora. also Albert &amp; Carrie &amp; family. &amp; F.W.M. I drove to R {Rockton}. in evening &amp; went to League with H.E.P.</p> <p>Dec 26 Monday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed. more snow!</p> <p>Dec 27 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; Jean &amp; I putting up blinds in new house. R. Jones. leading tank D Will &amp; Cora went home on early train 7-15 AM.</p> <p>Dec 28 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. snow storm.</p> <p>Dec 29 Thursday. doing chores. cutting some wood in shed</p> <p>Dec 30 Friday. doing chores. &amp; working around in general.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1910 Daily Record.</p> <p>Dec 31 Saturday. doing chores. got load of coal 2200 lbs for Father. &amp; drawing up some wood. for him &amp; cutting wood. for furnace.</p> <p>1911</p> <p>Jan 1 Sunday. doing chores. Albert's horse to Rockton &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Plastow's. milder with rain.</p> <p>Jan 2 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash. bot cards &amp; sent same to H.E.P. Polling day Voting on Local Options. 654 for 218 against also Reeve &amp; Deputy Reeve. {written in the margin: X} Jones. &amp; Burgess. X Humphery &amp; sparks.</p> <p>Jan 3 Tuesday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; took same into cellar.</p> <p>Jan 4 Wednesday. doing chores. cutting wood &amp; taking same in cellar.</p> <p>Jan 5 Thursday. doing chores. had head ache. &amp; not doing much.</p> <p>Jan 6 Friday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Jan 7 Saturday. doing chores. posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; also recv one. drawed load stone for F. Clement in afternoon. down st at night.</p> <p>Jan 8 Sunday. doing chores. soft &amp; mild went to church in A.M. Albert away. over Sunday.</p> <p>Jan 9 Monday. doing chores. cutting wood in shed. cleaned out furnace pipes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores. cutting wood &amp; taking some in cellar. helped Father move wardrobe over to new house.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. went to woods &amp; cut some dead pine for summer wood in forenoon. rainy &amp; soft under foot cutting wood in shed in afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took 5 bags grain to mill to get chopped S.F.V. for pigs. also drewed up 2 loads pine wood for summer.</p> <p>Friday doing chores sold 2 young cattle to Alf Hanley. ancaster. for $100.00 read $10.00 as { past?} payment.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores oiling harness went to Dr Gibsons in evening &amp; got bottle medicine &amp; payed 50c for some Father &amp; albert away to city very icy &amp; slippery.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night cold west wind.</p> <p>Monday doing chores oiling harness drove mother out to church in afternoon cold. Tea meeting.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores oiling harness Alf Hanley took away 2 young cattle Recv check for $90.00 on molson bank Hamilton.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores helping mother wash clothes. splitting wood in shed &amp; oiling harness. F.W.M. drawing in fodder corn.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores went to Hamilton &amp; bot goods &amp; got check cashed. missed 3.50 train &amp; came up on 7-05 in evening.</p> <p>Friday doing chores oiling &amp; fixing harness F.W.M. shot off his mother afout apples Turnips taxes &amp; many other thing about the family Paid hime $50.00 his share on cattle sold.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting wood in shed&amp; oiling harness. mother went to jeans in evening.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove over to H.E.P.s &amp; had dinner &amp; Tea &amp; spent the evening there.Father &amp; mother at Jeans over I.</p> <p>Monday doing chores &amp; laying around house. not feeling well.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores went up to function &amp; see new tower office cutting wood in shed.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting wood in shed fixing harness &amp; drawing out manure in afternoon 4 loads down to lower south field. F.W.M. got chop for pigs 5 bags.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood in shed &amp; helping father cut some limbs off of apple trees.</p> <p>Friday doing chores very mild &amp; fogy. Posted letter to H.E.P &amp; me to m.young Red deer alta milk Rause came home this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores splitting wood in shed went up to see things at junction cut in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores cloudy &amp; looks like storm drove over to Plastows &amp; went to C.E &amp; had tea after turned colder. &amp; strong west wind.</p> <p>monday doing chores cold west wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; talking to A.E.V in P.M. mother fell in lane &amp; broke her left arm above rist.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working around in general baged up 5 bags oats &amp; 1 bag potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores took potatoes to Robins &amp; chop to mill &amp; cutting wood chop for horses &amp; pigs. Dr here This morning &amp; changed bandage on mothers arm. at amos Dymonds at night &amp; gave him present of 2 chairs &amp; cloth.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cutting stove &amp; furnace wood sold 2 bags potatoes to aunt Bell d. recv payment in full also payment from mrs Robins.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting some wood in shed went up to shack to see things around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to R{ockton}. &amp; had dinner &amp; Tea at Plastows nice day. but frosty. got home soon after 7 p.m. &amp; done up chores</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores very stormy all day. strong wind &amp; snow drift {ing?}.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores had head ache. &amp; not feeling well.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting wood in shed sent letter to H.E.P. Had talk to Father about Renling farm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores helping father to move into new house very nice day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores had headache miss H.E.P. called today &amp; had short talk colder with west wind.</p> <p>Saturday doing chor{es?} splitting wood &amp; fixing &amp; cleaning around house.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to R. &amp; had dinner and Tea at H.E.Ps &amp; went to cough at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores splitting wood got load of coal for B Van mother very sick. Plurcy drove to R. at night &amp; went to Tea meeting East wind &amp; stormy all night.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores very stormy east wind had dinner at new house Cara &amp; Jean there mother sick.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; washing around shoveling snow &amp; so on.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood in shed went to store &amp; bot goods Bought Binder Frost &amp; wood make also cultivator 16 took with grain box. attached gave notes for $ 160.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; housework took 3 bags potatoes to mrs Bell Vansickle also load of machining to John thompson for A.E.V. Read Payment for potatoes father got some eggs &amp; butter &amp; some sausage.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Father &amp; I fixing pig pen roof. Frank &amp; A.E.V away to city H. sent letter to H.E.P. also recieved one at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores colder Presby terian anniversary to-day. went to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores went to tea m. at night &amp; had good supper. P{ronda?} $ 160.00</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores splitting wood &amp; took furniture over to new house had dinner there. mr Woodworth &amp; bro here talking about renting farm.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores was over to new house for dinner &amp; talking about renting farm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting some wood. &amp; working around.</p> <p>Friday doing chores. shoveling snow &amp; drewing in corn. mild day.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting wood &amp; cleaning up house in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores rainy; Bates &amp; I went up to see new swiches had dinner at new house.</p> <p>monday doing chores cutting wood in shed.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores austin mulholland &amp; I went to {vector?} Hunters safe. cold west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores had head ache. cold west wind mrs henry murray buried this P.M.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood drove to R. at night &amp; spent evening at H.E.P.s she not very well.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cutting wood in shed took bag potatoes to mrs Robins &amp; got 100 Granulated sugar at $4.76 per hundred. got grain box from station. was taking to woodworks about hunting farm.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to R. &amp; had dinner at Plastows</p> <p>monday doing chores cutting wood.</p> <p>tuesday doing chores drove to C. bayles in am.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores moving over to new house.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores moving and cleaning out {garred?}.</p> <p>Friday doing chores moving.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores moving wood over to new house. and soed mrs Robins 10 bus oats at 35 c. $3.50</p> <p>Sunday doing chores rainy &amp; cloudy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores moving &amp; cleaning out house.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cleaning out woodwork cellar.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores Father &amp; I tore up hoese flower &amp; Frank brought some over with team. Frank took 35 bags on 75 bus 50 lb wheat to mill @ 78 c hen bus.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores bind {Juke?} hole in floor &amp; cleaning up wheat.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up wheat &amp; took 53 - 05 lbs to mill @ 76 % hen bus. $ 40.34. paid for chopping 25% Picked up 7 bags potatoes in cellar also took 135 lbs old wheat to mill @ 76 c hen bus $1.71</p> <p>saturday doing chores fixing cistern{ summer?} at bricks house on farm cleaning out tool house. F.W.M away to city with oats &amp; potatoes &amp; got sale bill. No 1 cow calved.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went for walk up the railway damp wind.</p> <p>monday doing chores cleaning out tool house o big farm.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cleaning out pig pen &amp; sold 10 fat pigs weight 2050 lbs @ 6.75 =$130.40 had settlement for apples, turnips wheat, pigs &amp; meals. Paid him $66.25.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores cleaning out pig pen west wind &amp; colder to-night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores fixing up hen house &amp; cleaning up small wood from pig pen &amp; got wire from field mean pond. very cold west wind.</p> <p>Friday doing chores went to city on 10 train &amp; bot goods $ 5.45 returned on 2:30 train &amp; done chores &amp; fixing around hen house.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores delivered 5 bags potatoes &amp; 5-6 bushel oats had headache &amp; sick at stomach father &amp; mother went to Harrisburg on evening train.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to rockton &amp; had dinner at h.E.Ps rain at night father &amp; mother away over sunday at jeans.</p> <p>monday doing chores baging up some grain &amp; potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores got A.E.V horse {Shod?} took grain to mill &amp; got chopper delivered bag potatoes to &amp; bag grain to Chas Griller Read $1.50 = 35% due paid me mr geo Egg leston here. &amp; helping me. We caught 22 hens &amp; 1 rooster at night &amp; brought some away from farm.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores getting things ready to sell at sale.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores getting ready for sale &amp; had sale in afternoon good crowd here.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>Mar 31 Friday. doing chores. &amp; helping to get things away. after sale. Mr Geo Eggleston went home to city. M {written in left margin}</p> <p>April 1 Saturday. doing chores. &amp; helping. Purdy get out load of mangles. also Ray Humphrey. to get corn stalks. Pursey Rouse paid me $2.75 for F.W.Ms cutter. F.W.M. away to Brantford. Recv $1.75 from Jim Hodgins for 5 bus {bushel}. oats. also $3.40 from Mrs Robins for 4 bus {bushel} potatoes.</p> <p>Apr 2 Sunday. cold wind. at home all day. &amp; wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 3 Monday doing chores. drawing timber to mill. &amp; helping to get hay. roots. &amp; grain away. Joe Archer to 1/2 ton mixed grain. Paid cash $10.62. Geo Barlow to 1/2 ton mixed grain. gave note for $11.00.</p> <p>Apr 4 Tuesday. doing chores. Father &amp; I cleaning out Drive barn. F.W.M. away to Hamilton with team. sold. Ray Humphrey here for corn &amp; settled acc. Mr Geo Hendry &amp; Mr Max from Sheffield here for 100 bus {bushel} oats &amp; 10 bus {bushel} potatoes. also John Riddle here for oats. Recv $ 2.77 from Humphrey rainy all afternoon.</p> <p>April 5 Wednesday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. fixing up stable to put horses in. down st at night &amp; Recv $7.25 from {Won?} Cornell.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>April 6 Thursday. doing chores. drawing timber to mill. &amp; getting things moved to stable. at new house. put horses in stable. for the night. first time.</p> <p>April 7 Friday doing chores. brought 16 bags mixed grain from farm barn. sold 2 bags potatoes to Bell Vansickle $1.60 Paid. Woodworth here cutting wood. 4 1/2 hours {written above previous "wood"}. Father using team drawing logs &amp; timber. C. Boyle settled his account. John Archer got hay &amp; paid $11.30 for same.</p> <p>April 8 Saturday. doing chores. drawing logs from woods to Rouses mill. 5 trips. Recv letter from H.E.P. with a V. enclosed.</p> <p>April 9 Sunday. attended to horses &amp; chickens went up to junction to see new. switch house. also went to church at night.</p> <p>April 10 Monday. doing chores. drawing logs &amp; cut down pine tree. helped mother wash clothes. very nice day.</p> <p>April 11 Tuesday. doing chores. drawing timber from Rouses mill. put load of hay in wagon. helped John Riddle get balance of oats.</p> <p>April 12 Wednesday. doing chores. got hay weighed 2310 lbs at 9.50. rainy most of day. tinkering around. sold Geo Archer 38 bushel oats at 36 {cents}. Recv Payment $13.65. Father away to Carson Weabers sale.</p> <p>April 13 Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing up around barn. got straw from bay. F.W.M. &amp; Father got out load hay for Mrs Robins. 8.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>April 14 Friday. doing chores. at F.W.M. after noon &amp; evening settling up sale acc.{account} &amp; Recv {received} cash or check for $208.47 due me amount on Notes. $187.88 due me " not settled. 16.05 due me on Harness. 6.35 due me on milk can &amp; mangles .87.</p> <p>April 15 Saturday. doing chores went to Bank &amp; got check cashed. &amp; left 200.00 in bank on deposit. fixing up granery {granary}. &amp; cleaning out barn. on farm. billed chicken. for mother. down street at night.</p> <p>April 16 Sunday. cold north-west wind. Easter Sunday. home all day. but went to church at night.</p> <p>Apr 17 Monday. doing chores. fixing hen pen. helping to wash clothes. sold load hay to John Mulholland. Recv $5.00 on same. $2.00 due. us.</p> <p>April 18 Tuesday. drawing logs to mill &amp; lumber &amp; timber home. F.W.M. left for the west. Recv from F.W.M. $19.00 on sale account, due me.</p> <p>April 19 Wednesday. doing chores. went to bank. to see about notes. &amp; put on deposit $50.00. cleaning up yard around house. had head ache. wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 20 Thursday. doing chores. drawing lumber. &amp; cleaning up yard. trimming apple trees in orchard posted letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 21 Friday. doing chores. trimming trees washing buggy. down street at</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911. Daily Record.</p> <p>April 21 night &amp; bot loaf Bread. &amp; Recv Payment for 50 bushel oats. from Mrs Robins. $17.50. to date. S.C. Vansickle.</p> <p>April 22 Saturday. doing chores. trimming trees cleaning up brush. drawing out manure. fixing side of barn. Recv letter from H.E.P. down st at night. &amp; settled with A.E. Vansickle for oats &amp; Peter Vansickles account. $15.00</p> <p>" 23 Sunday. doing chores. went for walk with cashier at Bank. in forenoon. at home after noon.</p> <p>" 24 Monday. doing chores. took line house over to farm. got home new wagon from station. started to take down barn's in afternoon. Set two hens on hen eggs. 14 each.</p> <p>" 25 Tuesday. doing chores. plowed John Manx's garden. &amp; had team on scraper. moving dirt at barn. Rev Mr {?} here for dinner also he was selling stock in X {written in left margin} Marconi wireless. telegraph at $5.00 X {written in left margin} per share. Mother took 3 shares. &amp; paid cash $15.00 for same.</p> <p>April 26 Wednesday. doing chores. digging out cellar. under-bank. drawing out dirt with team. Ruben {Ginley?} helping. finished writing letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>April 27. Thursday. cultivating &amp; harrowing ground for day. go. cleaning up. yard. sold 4 bags potatoes. &amp; one bag mixed grain. also 8 doz {dozen} eggs to Mrs Robins.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>May</p> <p>Apr 28 Friday. not very well. doing chores. &amp; drawing sand. cleaning up yard at new house</p> <p>Apr 29 Saturday. doing chores.. cleaning yard moved snow poles from barn. trimming trees. Recv letter H.E.P.</p> <p>Apr 30 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. showery. went to church at Night. &amp; walked up to Lindy Rouses after church. with the 2 miss Boyles. Mia &amp; Ida. also Mrs L. Rous.</p> <p>Apr</p> <p>May 1 Monday. doing chores. cleaning beans. helping mother to wash. Father working at barn &amp; away with horse. showery all day. rain at night. Agent for Galt metal Roofing here this P.M. &amp; had tea.</p> <p>May 2 Tuesday. doing chores. helping around barn &amp; not very well.</p> <p>May 3 Wednesday. done chores. not very well.</p> <p>" 4 Thursday. helping at barn.</p> <p>" 5 Friday. plowing in orchard. &amp; digging around trees.</p> <p>" 6 Saturday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn. carpenters took barn down.</p> <p>" 7 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. Frank &amp; Jean came down. &amp; spent the afternoon. very nice day.</p> <p>" 8 Monday. doing chores working at barn takeing down store walks.</p> <p>" 9 Tuesday. doing chores. burning brush. &amp; helping around barn cleaning up.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>May 9. Drove to Rockton in evening. &amp; called Plastow's. Mrs Plastow. sick. Mrs Stewart. &amp; son there.</p> <p>May 9 Frank Braithwaite &amp; daughter here in evening &amp; got bag potatoes.</p> <p>May 10 Wednesday. doing chores.. drawing stone for barn. got metal roofing from station. rain in P.M. cleaning up yard. &amp; spaded up plot for garden along north fence. masons started work on foundation.</p> <p>May 11 Thursday. doing chores. drawing stone for barn. &amp; helping around. started to write letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 12 Friday. working in orchard with team cultivating &amp; drawing water for masons.</p> <p>May 13 Saturday. working in orchard all forenoon. with team. got ready &amp; went to city on noon train. Mother went to Jean. at night.</p> <p>May 14 Sunday. doing chores. very nice day. went out to church at night.</p> <p>May 15 Monday. doing chores. working at barn helping masons. in A.M. started to dig out trench for cement walk at new house.</p> <p>May 16 Tuesday. doing chores. putting broken brick in trench. for walk. rainy in P.M. moving straw. in barn. &amp; makeing pattern for step on cement walk.</p> <p>May 17 Wednesday. doing chores. got load water for masons. filling up trench with broken brick. &amp; digging trench.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911. Daily Record.</p> <p>Date.</p> <p>May 17 Jan Plastow. at Lynden for metal shingles for Wm. wood. Jr. I helped him get same. Carpenters here putting joice {joist} on barn.</p> <p>May 18 Thursday. doing chores. &amp; helping to put down cement walks at new house.</p> <p>May 19 Friday. doing chores. helping to put down cement walk. drawing stone. &amp; work in orchard cultivating. sent letter to H.E.P. shipped wire fence stretcher to Banwell Hoxie Company. Hamilton. &amp; payed. the freight 50 {cents}.</p> <p>May 20 Saturday. doing chores. planting potatoes. had head ache. in after. noon.</p> <p>May 21 Sunday. drove to Harrisburg. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea at Jean's. also drove to St George Presbyterian Church. at N {night}.</p> <p>May 22 Monday. doing chores. plowing &amp; cultivating hoe crop. ground. wrote L {letter}. May {written in left margin} to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 23 Tuesday. drilling up ground for. corn potatoes. &amp; mangles. sowed corn &amp; planting Potatoes. Bot 1/2 bus {bushel} corn at mill. Paid 50 {cents}. to H.C. Morrison. Posted Letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>May 24 Wednesday. doing chores. borrowed W.M. Cornells turnip drill. &amp; sowed mangels. marking out potatoe ground. &amp; planting potatoes. drove to Rockton at night. &amp; spent the evening at H.E.Ps. returned H.E.P.s watch.</p> <p>May 25 Thursday. doing chores. helping carpenters to raise barn with horse. very nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>May 26 Friday. doing chores. went to mill for lumber. &amp; took 3 piece of joice {joist}. W Woodworths. women's missionary he at Lynden Methodist Church.</p> <p>May 27 Saturday. doing chores. harrowing hoe crop ground. Dad drawing lumber &amp; cleaning up yard. down st at night.</p> <p>May 28 Sunday. doing chores. very warm went to church in A.M. &amp; also to J.O.O.F. meeting held in Methodist church. home in evening. cooler at night.</p> <p>May 29 Monday. doing chores. helping Mother wash in A.M. &amp; fixing screen doors around house. plowing &amp; scraping around house. fixing up yard.</p> <p>May 30 Tuesday. doing chores. working in yard. at new house. also took load of lumber to mill &amp; got some riped.</p> <p>May 31 Wednesday. drove down below Copetown. to see binder. &amp; called on Mr Ralph. &amp; Mr Hope. I found binder in very poor shape. rain about noon got selling eggs. from Joe Archer. XXX {written in left margin} &amp; set hen. posted letter to H.E.P.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911. Daily Record.</p> <p>Date</p> <p>June 1 Thursday. doing chores. cleaning out garden. &amp; helping carpenters to hoist rafters on barn. &amp; cleaning up yard in front of. barn.</p> <p>June 2 Friday. doing chores. cleaning up at barn. rainy this afternoon.</p> <p>June 3 Saturday. doing chores. making box for oat-bin. got up team. &amp; harrowed lawn &amp; Father sowed grass seed. Recv letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>June 4 Sunday. doing chores. went to church. in A.M. Rev Mr Bell preached. no service at night. rainy. at night. home all day.</p> <p>June 5 Monday. brought some oats from granery {granary} on farm. got some grain chopped. at mill. Paid 36 {cents}. also got some started plates. for roofing on new barn. plowing &amp; scraping &amp; filling in new barn.</p> <p>June 6 Tuesday. doing chores. filling in drive way. at barn. wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>June 7 Wednesday. doing chores. filling in drive way at barn.</p> <p>June 8 Thursday. doing chores. hoeing mangels. drove to R {Rockton}. &amp; had talk with H.E.P.</p> <p>June 9 Friday. doing chores. drawing lumber. from Rouses mill. rainy in P.M.</p> <p>June 10 Saturday. doing chores. drawing lumber to Rouses mill. &amp; home again. cultivating. in orchard. down St. at night.</p> <p>June 11 Sunday. doing chores. went to church in morning Miss S.A.P {Patterson} in town. went to church at night. &amp; for walk with S. A. Patterson. after church.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1911 Daily Record.</p> <p>June 12 Monday. doing chores. &amp; drawing lumber from mill. cleaning up stone from yard. took 2 bags mixed grain to mill. &amp; got 75 {cents}. worth corn. &amp; chopped some. paid 90{cents}. Mr Lovegrove of Troy. died. at 10 A.M. also Mr Charlie {Rawing?}. governors road. died at 11 A.M. Monday June 12.-1911.</p> <p>June 13 Tuesday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. &amp; working around barn.</p> <p>June 14 Wednesday. doing chores. went to Funeral of Charles {Rawing?}. &amp; hoeing in orchard drove to R{ockton} after tea &amp; had talk with H.E.P.</p> <p>June 15 Thursday. doing chores. fixing up wire &amp; setting post. to protect lawn &amp; piling wood. hoeing in P.M. mangles &amp; corn.</p> <p>June 16 Friday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. thinning mangels. &amp; cultiv{ating}.</p> <p>June 17 Saturday. doing chores. &amp; went to Brantford &amp; to picnic at Park. Father away to Greenville for lumber. mother at Toronto.</p> <p>June 18 Sunday. doing chores. home all day. but went to church at night.</p> <p>June 19 Monday. doing chores. hoeing in orchard. very warm. in forenoon. sent letter to H.E.P. Recv Payment for 1 bag potatoes. from F.C. Braithwaite.</p> <p>June 20 Tuesday. doing chores. cleaning up around barn &amp; moving flooring. took 2 sticks timber to mill. &amp; seen S.A.P{atterson}. cultivating in orchard.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores cultivating on orchard &amp; mrs James potatoes fixing screens at house &amp; piling lumber lumber also took setting of eggs to H.E.P from London.</p> <p>Thursday went to Harrisburg &amp; St George Old Boys Reunion.</p> <p>Friday doing chores plowing in village lot &amp; took 38 pieces of boards to Rouses mill for mrs James.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing bridge at gate &amp; handling store at barn in a.m. got ready &amp; went to hamilton at noon.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day drove to Wm Barids &amp; had tea then to Rockton miss S.A paterson went with me we all went to league spent the evening at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>monday doing chores cleaning up ground floor of barn &amp; leveling some</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores harrowing &amp; plowing at village lot got lumber for mrs James at Rouses mill. Cleaning up load of old lumber at barn cultivating &amp; making window screens for cellar of new house rain part of afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday working at barn leveling ground floor &amp; drawing gravel.</p> <p>Thursday hoeing mangels &amp; berries drawing gravel &amp; sand.</p> <p>Friday doing chores harrowing lot in village &amp; sowed buckwheat on ground. drawing gravel paris greeining potatoes all afternoon. helped put up Tents at night on Sparkling grounds.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores collecting provisions in a.m. went to park in afternoon. &amp; to social at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night with Jean.</p> <p>monday cleaning up yard after social. paris greening potatoes. cleaning lumber of off barn floor. mr fred Mullerland called 171 Queen south Hamilton.</p> <p>Tuesday posted letter to H.E.P cutting grass in orchard &amp; cleaned up the some paris greened carries potatoes. &amp; cleaning up around barn. bot 1 lb paris green.</p> <p>Wednesday fitting in driveway at barn &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Thursday working in garden cultivating also drove to R. &amp; called at H.E.Ps dry &amp; dusty moonlight.</p> <p>Friday cultivating in garden &amp; paris greening potatoes.</p> <p>Saturday paris greening potatoes in forenoon hoeing in afternoon mending grain bags doing chores.</p> <p>Sunday warm &amp; dry at church in forenoon home the rest of day.</p> <p>monday boging up oats took grain to mill to get chopped.</p> <p>Tuesday went away for binder down near station got home after P.M rain in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores bag took binder of off wagon got load of water frozen pond father went to Tory for line but did not get any but bot hay from Nichol we turned some out. I also paris greening potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday dressed &amp; took 7-10 train for Hamilton then took Radial can for Beach then boat for Toronto. returned to beach at night.</p> <p>friday left beach for hamiltion then came home on 8-40 train helped got load of water &amp; helping around barn masons putting in basement floor.</p> <p>saturday working at barn in a.m drawing gravel.</p> <p>Sunday at home all day.</p> <p>monday working at barn</p> <p>Tuesday drawing gravel went to Rauses mill for lumber got load of hay from david woodworth.</p> <p>Wednesday moving back hay Father bot load hay cultivating potatoes</p> <p>thursday paris greening potatoes working berries drawed 3 loads wood for {I inh?} hadgins 7 brought load groceries from station for {Pirei?} also went to mill Fixing pump at day-90 lot.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn painting farm doors in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday painting barn doors in a.m. doing odd jobs in P.M mother went to Jeans on 4 -15 train.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Paid David woodworth for 1 load hay $ 5.00 at Geo Archers Store.</p> <p>Sunday went to church in morning and drove to Rockton in evening mr &amp; mrs Steward there &amp; all went to league</p> <p>monday doing chores drawing timber planning barn picking berries bot 10 boxes black amounts for H.E.P. &amp; toook berries &amp; {curants?} to H.E.P at night.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores not very well so not working much mother away to jeans.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working around barn mother came home at night.</p> <p>Thursday working around in general took wagon to Tom Hulls &amp; loaded same with Lumber.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took load of lumber to St George for tom H. also digging out ditch &amp; put in tile drain from horse stable.</p> <p>saturday doing chores piling wood &amp; building roof over same.</p> <p>Sunday drove to rockton &amp; had tea at H.E.P.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping mother wash picking berries cultivating &amp; hilled up potatoes for mrs James. also cultivating Potatoes in orchard.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; helping at barn putting down cement floors.</p> <p>Wednesday helping at barn.</p> <p>Thursday working at barn.</p> <p>Friday cleaning up around barn &amp; doing odd jobs.</p> <p>Saturday fixing gate &amp; wheelbarrow getting in care Went out to see drilling machine &amp; Rones mill. Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very nice day warm &amp; dry at home all day.</p> <p>monday working around in general.</p> <p>Tuesday took load lumber to St George for Tom Hull also drove to harrisburg &amp; called on Jean.</p> <p>Wednesday helping wash in a.m drowing dirt in p.m.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cultivating on south side of lawn took out 2 posts in yard sold Geo Archer 25 lbs 7 30 Lbs oats @ 40% $10.35. drawed out load &amp; manure &amp; got in corn for horses sent letters to H.E.P and fred mulholland 171 Queen St S. Hamilton.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; getting things in shops to go away to city.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing fence. &amp; working on barn {reseiding?} same got dressed &amp; took noon train for city &amp; went to Fred Mulhollands 171 Queen S. Fred F.F around the city in afternoon &amp; to mountain theater at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday went to methodist church in morning to beach in P.M &amp; called on has Jones 7 wife came home &amp; had tea &amp; went to {caitral ?} presbyterain church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chopping &amp; looking around the city sent present to mr &amp; mrs Fred Mulholland</p> <p>Tuesday wet in a.m. went down town about 10 a.m. &amp; done some shopping had dinner &amp; went to temple Theather in afternoon came home at night on mail train.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; fixing up around father away to city. rainy most of day. got mail &amp; small loaf bread.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores to do queen to mill and got same chopped and sold ms {gfiller?} 1 bag grain &amp; 50 Lbs chop getting ready to go after ceder.</p> <p>Friday doing chores went to 8th consession for ceder plants got some &amp; sat now up on South side of house. sold John mangle 75 lbs chop 95@.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores plowing and working up ground in lot 7 doing odd jobs around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day. but drove to R. at night &amp; met Mrs Henry Plastow &amp; daughter.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores drawing wood for Jim Hodgins &amp; groceries Pirce. Sold mrs Jim hodgins 1/2 bus potatoes.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores working at barn getting lumber for carpenters.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores working at barn Sunday School picnic at mohawk Pavb Brantford nice day.</p> <p>Thusrday doing chores &amp; working at barn miss H.E.P &amp; Beat.P called &amp; had a short talk.</p> <p>Friday doing chores painting window sash &amp; barn door. F.W.M went to North West.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; working at barn. Carpenters finished up job &amp; took tools away. Read letter from H.E.P mother went to Harrisburg.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church on in a.m. home the rest of day. father drove to Jean &amp; brought mother home very nice day.</p> <p>monday doing chores cleaning up at barn dug some potatoes &amp; fixed door in roof cellar inter steps. father painting window sash.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores drawed out load manure got in corn &amp; mangels went to Tom Hulls &amp; got screen &amp; trowel. screening gravel &amp; took some to barn. fixing cement bottoms in {wangess?}. Pirce payed ms 25 P for drawing goods from station.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores painting barn doors picking Pears. &amp; fixing windows.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores fixing horse stable. putting glass in sash but window in barn stable &amp; fixing around barn.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up around barn David Woodworth objected to BV takeing plank &amp; lumber away from farm.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; doing odd jobs around rain a little read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R. in afternoon &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping to wash &amp; doing odd jobs around Read letter from S.A. Patterson</p> <p>Tuesday took grain to mill &amp; got some chopped. sold mrs Hodgins 1 bushel potatoes $1.00 helping R.Q Thompson to bag up Turnip 1/2 day.</p> <p>Wednesday went to Toronto &amp; at fair. miss H.E.P went with me &amp; met S.A.P at {catons?} store.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores helped R.Q Thompson to bag up turnip Read cash $ 2.25.</p> <p>Friday doing chores drawing up wood from woods.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores while washing stable &amp; hen house. started to help R.Q Thompson to bag Turnip. 11 o clock a.m. &amp; worked till six. 6 hours at 15-90.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R. at night &amp; called at Plastows.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping R.A Thompson baging Turnip at car all day. 199 bags.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores helping R.A.T. load turnip 142 bags.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; helping R.A. thompson to bag up turnips 243</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; helping R.A.T load Turnips 1/2 day. cutting corn &amp; working around rainy all night. went to harrisburg at night &amp; stayed at Jeans &amp; got Franks suit case.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing at barn. digging post holes in P.M. down street at night &amp; bot groceries.</p> <p>Saturday took 8-40 Train &amp; went to Port Huron &amp; visited at Stewarts went down town at &amp; To moving picture show Will &amp; Babe along.</p> <p>Sunday am Will Stewart &amp; I out for walk along river to water works 7 through river side park in P.M. Babe stewart.{ Elmer?} Parent . ms Pirce &amp; I went for walk through cementry to canal &amp; take side Beach.</p> <p>monday called at alex stewarts drug store &amp; took a look around town also called on David Stewart &amp; saw Tom Stewart.</p> <p>Tuesday wrote cards &amp; letter done some fixing at house went for walk last block - S. shops &amp; to light H.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>went to alex Stewarts store &amp; had talk &amp; smoke after Tea Will &amp; I went out for walk &amp; went to see auto factory.</p> <p>Wednesday went for walk down to freight sheds. &amp; seen Elnes Pareut at office at alex Stewarts drug S. down town &amp; to moveing {piclore?} S.</p> <p>Thursday rainy day fixing at house &amp; to alex stewarts drug store Will &amp; I went down town at night &amp; to majestic Theater &amp; saw checkers play.</p> <p>Friday getting ready to go to Detroit sent Laundry away went to D. in P.M. on electric car. &amp; had tea at uncle Tom Vansickles.Harry &amp; I went to see ray G. Vansickle &amp; wife at 240 Helen Ave. I stayed there over night.</p> <p>Saturday took Breakfast at R.G vansickles &amp; dinner at uncle Toms. mr Topic &amp; wife R.G vansickle &amp; wife &amp; I took Pontiac car. &amp; went to see Matthew Vansickle at Orchard lake got off at edge water road.</p> <p>Sunday at matthew Vansickle all day &amp; looking around fruit farm also had an auto Rid with mr &amp; mrs Egglestone of orchard lake.</p> <p>monday at matther Vansickles &amp; helping to pick peaches took 6 car &amp; come into Detroit &amp; stayed at uncle Toms over night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday had breakfast at aunt marys. went to Roys and had dinner. Roy &amp; wife went to Belle Jole Park in P.M. at Roys for tea we all went to 10% Theater at night{ sat?} Roys over night.</p> <p>Wednesday raining very hard in morning had breakfast at roys and dinner at uncle toms aunt mary &amp; I went to see cousin Will &amp; wife &amp; had tea at mrs {Brdous?} come back &amp; stayed at lunch Toms all night.</p> <p>Thursday cousin Tom &amp; I out for walk down to river on woodward &amp; took in moving picture show &amp; home for dinner I down street in p.M. &amp; went to Roys for Tea &amp; we all went to Temple Theater at night then I returned to uncle Toms for N. heavy rain.</p> <p>Friday Harry Tom &amp; I went to east side market wrote H.E.P Will Vansickle called with Auto and took me for ride. I at Will Vansickle for dinner in P.M. will took me around city &amp; to Hants on wood-word ave. to state fair grounds &amp; log cabin Park also seen Packard auto works a Ford auto works &amp; Boulvered went to Rays at tea time &amp; spent the evening Harry called &amp; I went to home with him.</p> <p>saturday left uncle toms &amp; took limited car at 9-15 for Port Huron &amp; had dinner at Stewarts 2701 {Gratiot?} ave. down town in P.M.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wed day &amp; cloudy at Stewarts had head ache wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>left Port Huron on P A.M train arrived in London at 12 noon met Beat Plastow &amp; had dinner also walked around city. met Florss P. &amp; she showed us through {adioat?} printing companys building also met miss evaus &amp; friend of Beats. left London at 2:05 P.M &amp; arrived home at 5 oclock all safe. October 2 nd 1911. S.E.V</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores diving doors at hoouse &amp; helping father over at lot in village also took grain to mill &amp; got some chopped paid 10 c drawed out manure &amp; got in corn.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; helping R.A. Thompson bag up turnip very windy all day. lem Wilson was helping at car.</p> <p>Thursday posted letter &amp; cards started to dig potatoes &amp; sold Jim hodgins one bushel potatoes also put 12 bushel potatoes in cellar.</p> <p>Friday doing chores digging potatoes in a.m. Rain all the afternoon picked up potatoes in evening</p> <p>Saturday doing chores banking up around house at Day{ gos?} &amp; picking up apples &amp; potatoes in a.m. afternoon digging potatoes &amp; picking up same through 15 1/2 bushel into cellar.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores home in A.m drove to Roctor and had tea at H.E.P mr.Heath of hamilton wife and daughter there also &amp; spent the day. mrs Jone heath there visiting.</p> <p>monday doing chores digging potatoes 17 bushel &amp; picking apples 5 bushel {spies?}. Went to Traders bank Lynden &amp; paid First note of $34 00 on Binder</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores setting fence posts patching roof rain at night Removed my subscription to Hearld Paper. Hamilton send postal note for $2.00 mother went to Toronto on 7-15 train Via Boat.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores in A.M got ready &amp; went to rocktor show in afternoon &amp; had tea at Plastows took over 1 bushel potatoes.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores picking apples &amp; pulling mangels drawed 3 wads then ties for Julia Mangie.</p> <p>Friday doing chores making {bit?} for mangels &amp; pulling mangels finished some.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores drawed bad man Tie for Julia Mangie went to Rouses mill &amp; got door frame &amp; Veranda letters work harrowing orchard. sold mangie 1 log chop.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to harrisburg &amp; had dinner at Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores helping R.A Thompson to bag car Turnips W. Jones &amp; Jim Ross also there.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores started to draw out manuer rainy nearly all day. at car bagging on up Turnips 3 1/2 hours in afternoon Walter James. Frank Vansickle &amp; I were at the job.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores drawing manure &amp; spreading same in orchard. fixing fence in P.M.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores Plowing in orchard helping to put barb wire on fence. very nice day. mother came home from Toronto. John morjie paid me 4.40 cash on account in full to date.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; plowing in forenoon working for R.A Thompson in afternoon.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; helping R.A Thompson loading turnips &amp; sold Jim Hodgius 1 bushel potatoes.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day had head ache cloudy &amp; Rainy.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; helping R.A. Thompson to bag &amp; load Turnips cloudy some rain &amp; heavy wind at night.</p> <p>Tuesday at R.A Thompsons baging and loading Turnips also went to Branchton to load Turnips.</p> <p>Wednesday working for R.A Thompson loading Turnips.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores baged up 5 bags grain &amp; took to mill &amp; got chop. Plowing in Orchard in forenoon Working for R.A. Thompson all afternoon Loading Turnips.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working for R.A thompson loading Turnips &amp; bagging Turnips.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; working for R.A Thompson loading Turnips.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night.</p> <p>monday Thanksgiven day doing chores fixing around Veranda cut some wood got galon oil sold geo Pirie 1 bag snow apples also 1 bushel mangels to John manzil. Recieved payment from R.A Thompson for 132 days work $ 50.25 mr Vester Van-sickle &amp; wife here for dinner Berlin twin city Fred mulhollan &amp; wife 22 Tucket ave Hamilton were in village &amp; took 4-50 train home.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores working for R.A Thompson building platform for new chop shed. rainy.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores working for R.A Thompson.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores working for R.A thompson</p> <p>Friday helping to build chop shed for R.A Thompson.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores drawed out &amp; loads manure on garden &amp; plowed Geo Piries lot x Stewart carnell was shot x</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning drove to Rocktor in afternoon &amp; had tea at Plastows &amp; went to league at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping R.E. Jones fix furnace at R.A thompson house in forenoon went to funeral of Stewart Carnell in afternoon rain all day.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores home working fixing up old shed &amp; putting away machinery</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores went over to village lot &amp; took away old fence also fixing roof at brick house on farm.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing stable door at house barn. very nice day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing &amp; cleaning out chicken pen &amp; cut some wood had head ache.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores got load of wood from woods in a.m. opened mangel pit &amp; brought some mangels to barn. also working for R.A Thompson 3 hours bagging Turnips.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very stormy rain &amp;{ led?} from west. Turning cold &amp; freezing at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores working for R.A.T very cold all day west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; fixing barn in forenoon. working at Chas Zillers in afternoon leaving down barn. Jim Ross also helping with barn.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores fixing chicken house &amp; fileing saws &amp; cut some wood also grinding plaine blades sold mrs Robins 2 1é2 dozen eggs at 305 = 75% bot butter 27 &amp; bread 10. cash 39%</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cutting wood &amp; cleaning up cellar in furnace room. Presentmont party at Dr. Gibsons.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cleaning up cellar in fruit room &amp; sorting apples. stormy &amp; east wind.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores sorting apples &amp; fixing around Read payment from R.A Thompson $7.50 for 5 day word. also $ 200 from H.E.P for 2 bags potatoes &amp; 90% from John Manzie for apples &amp; mangels west wind &amp; turning colder.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day. went to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores fixing new door on North side of house. 7 working at hen house.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores fixing up roost in hen house getting ready to raise up shed at old store &amp; working at same.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores drawed out two loads manure &amp; put around house on lawn also helping to move old shed from village lot. Read from pale notes $ 154.88 &amp; paid 75% for collection Dep in B. $100.00.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores drawing wood shed in off of road &amp; Turned same around rain in afternoon.</p> <p>Friday doing choresworking at shed &amp; started to fix roof.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores shingling roof on shed cold west wind. Jean came down &amp; stayed for dinner went to carries for tea.</p> <p>Sunday at home all had head ache milder weather.</p> <p>monday doing chores shingling wood shed roof &amp; put doors on, very nice day.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cutting wood in cellar &amp; fixing up coal bins went to Rockton at night &amp; called at H.E.P. rainy most of day colder at night.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores fixing coal bins in cellar. hooked up {team?} &amp; went to village lot &amp; got load of old lumber</p> <p>Thursday doing chores drawing coal 2 loads. 1150 wagon 4270 first load 4220 second load also drawed 2 loads wood for A.E.V bot 1 bushel wheat at mill $1.00 Paid. Splitting wood &amp; took same into cellar cold west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores dressed &amp; went to city on 10 Train &amp; seen Duke &amp; Duchess of connaught larger crowed in city went to Fred Mulhollands &amp; stayed over night.</p> <p>Saturday at Hamilton &amp; done some buying &amp; came home on 4.15 train.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores east wind &amp; storm went to church at night frosty air &amp; moon light.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping mother to wash baged up some grain &amp; got some chopped also got Geo horse shed new shoes all around &amp; drawed load This for Julia Manzie cold wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; helping R.A.T to bag car of turnips.</p> <p>Wednesdsay doing chores helping R.A Thompson at turnips in forenoon very nice day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores had sick head ache Father &amp; mother away to funeral of Geo Wood age 70 years.</p> <p>Friday doing chores not feeling very well very nice day.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cleaned out hen house &amp; got in gravel for winter also cutting wood in afternoon mothyer went to Harrisburg at night very winded &amp; cloudy Read L. from H.E.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; getting the meals went to church in forenoon.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; getting meals Polling day Dr. James mcqueen &amp; Wm. Lawson candidates wet day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores getting meals Father &amp; I over barn measuring stone walls took some lumber over to fix barn &amp; went to Rameys for to see about buckwheat brought pole up from woods &amp; doing some plowing in lot very nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores Casper Ram-ey brought 2 1/2 bushel buckwheat Paid $1.75 S.E.V went to office &amp; posted letter to H.E.P killed a chicken in a.m not feeling very well.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores killed 3 chickens &amp; helped pick same drawing out 2 loads manure into orchard &amp; got some mangels from pit East wind quite mild &amp; farmers plowing no frost.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; fixing around in general made 1 axe handle in a.m. father went to Seth Vansickles sale in P.M I took my shoes to H.W. Rouses.</p> <p>saturday doing chores very nasty day stormy from the east went to rouses &amp; got shoes paid 50% for same .</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church morning &amp; evening</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; helping mother to wash in forenoon. went up to H.W Rouses in P.M. &amp; got shoes healed paid 25%.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; making clothes reel in a.m. went to Howards in P.M. to see about hay. father &amp; mother were married 44 years.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; picking &amp; chickens in barn cutting wood &amp; fixing around in general. Paid C. Bogle for 2 bushel wheat also C. Filler for fixing Pants F.W.M. home from west.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores getting wood into cellar &amp; wrote some cards cutting wood &amp; doing other odd jobs. went Xmas Tree intertainment at night mother away to market with 4 pair chickens chickens selling from 80% to $1.25 a pair Turkeys sold @ 26 % per Lb.</p> <p>Friday doing chores took some wood into cellar &amp; doing odd jobs rain about noon.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; fixing up around the house Will &amp; Cora came up for over Xmas</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to Rockton &amp; called at H.E.Ps &amp; spent the afternoon come home at 7 P.M. &amp; had supper Will &amp; cora here. also mrs &amp; mr hull.</p> <p>monday Xmas we all went to Jeans for Xmas dinner very nice day with no snow come home on 4-18 train.</p> <p>Tuesday frosty in morning Will &amp; cora went home on morning train Albert also went home with them doing chores &amp; fixing the doors &amp; locks at new house east wind.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; fixing around house change in weather colder.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing wash machine cold west wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores went to office &amp; posted letter to H.E.P &amp; spoke to mr Henry Howard about hay Drove up to a m adams in P.M. &amp; seen about hay a. mr. adams. brought me load of hay $ 8 90 lbs @ $ 15.00 a ton. Paid $ 14.15 to N.H Howard.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; fixing around house Will &amp; cora came up in P.M.also Fred Mulholland &amp; wife &amp; son came here &amp; stayed over night. snow storm from east.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores milder with east wind at home all day except driving mr &amp; mrs Fred Mulholland to {wrin?} sleet &amp; rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>monday New years day. cold west wind doing chores. mr and mrs Bate of Toronto here also mr and mrs F.W Muller and &amp; family and Jean and family. also albert and miss Wroden of Paris. Polling day at Lynden for township officers reeve Dupety Reeve and councilers.</p> <pre> Reeve - chas sparks 464 464 D.Reeve - {sames Champian?} 359 aec. council - Frank Biggs 464 464 E. mc.Pherson 417 417 S . moffalt. 533417 533 </pre> <p>Tuesday doing chores. had headache and sick all day.Jean and family here.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores. got over some mangels from pit not doing much in afternoon wrote letter at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores and cutting wood and took some wood into cellar. Cold west wind posted letter.</p> <p>Friday doing chores and fixing around very cold with west wind Rew letter from H.E.P city also work wrote one Rew another at night.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores fixing up stable in foremon cutting wood in afternoon cold west wind. Had Settlement with R.A Thompson to date for 1 1/2 days work $ 2.25.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day went to church at night cold.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores in Foremon and and helping to collect provisions in after lloyd Jones H.W Raw and &amp; did not go to tea meeting at night.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores and working around house very cold.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores and fixing around.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores and getting some Mangles from pit also bot 12 {Budiel?} oats from D.A Woodworth @ 479 per bus got some chopping done.</p> <p>Friday doing chores splitting wood and getting some in cellar. Fatter away to city wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>saturday doing chores splitting wood got out cutter and working around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores and drove over to Rochton in P.M with cutter. H.E.P gave me Xmas present a watch. she recieved present from mrs S.F.P.</p> <p>monday doing chores and fixing around the house snow and west wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores killed 2 chickens family chores and table.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores splitting wood and{ Tinkarrning?} around wrote L.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores . Posted letter to H.E.P fixing {pump?} in cellar soft and rainy all day also went to mill a short time in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; painting chairs got some oil &amp; fixed up lamp cold wind from west very good sleighing. mr &amp; mrs {SF atkins?} here for tea.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; Tinkering around.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores at home all day not feeling very well.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping mother to wash in a.m drove up to Geo Woods sale in P.M very nice day.</p> <p>Tuesday {Starey?} doing chores &amp; cleaning up homes shoveling snow.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores went out to R Jones &amp; got pipe &amp; coupling also got funnel made.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went of office &amp; posted letter also took pipe wrenches to mill. splitting wood in P.M.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cutting wood in cellar &amp; helped mother {web?} 9 chickens marley Bahen &amp; Charlie James called to see father about buying lot.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores mother of took morning train &amp; went to city &amp; market with chickens and eggs. came home on 230 train.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores Frank &amp; Jean come down &amp; had dinner home all day.</p> <p>monday doing chores, had side head ache &amp; cold all day father &amp; mother went to {altsins?} for Tea. West wind &amp; sleet storm very slippery.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores not very well colder with west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday not very well wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday done chores &amp; Tinkering around house not feeling very well</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; around house not doing much</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to office &amp; got mail.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning home the rest of day reading &amp; wrote letter.</p> <p>monday doing chores had bad head ache &amp; sick at stomach wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; got mangels from pit took all out of pit &amp; put some in cellar. Ready Paultor buried to day.</p> <p>Wednesday wrote note to H.E.P &amp; Posted some went out to Rawes mill for window frame also took sleigh out.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working around in a.m drove to Rockton in afternoon &amp; called at H.E.P &amp; had tea H.E.P not very well. mrs Plastaw sick with cold &amp; S.F.P used up with between ribs. very cold &amp; drifting.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Friday doing chores very cold wind from North west. &amp; &amp; below zero.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores in forenoon Dressed &amp; went to Hamilton in P.M train late arrived here about 2 P.M.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; drove to R in P.M &amp; had Tea at H.E.Ps &amp; not very well mrs P. sick in bed Sam used it up with broken ribs. Father &amp; Mother away to Harrisburg. over Sunday milder.</p> <p><br />monday doing chores splitting wood &amp; Taking same in cellar. chores done to for Plastaws in afternoon. for not very well. father &amp; mother came home on 4-30 train.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores helping mother to wash very nice day. mild &amp; bright sun.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; varnishing chair in a.m went out to buy some hay &amp; oats. but did not get any. very nice day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores varnishing chairs &amp; table mrs Bed Shepherd called this P.M Revival Service in Church went to church at night.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around in general Rew letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores Father &amp; I cutting wood in forenoon. I away to town {Thompsons?} looking for hay.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores, went to church in morning home the rest of day &amp; had head-ache.</p> <p>monday doing chores went over to milton stanabough. &amp; bot some hay. also went up to function for a while &amp; to bank.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores sold {fuling?} mangl 1 bag potatoes 1.50 starting offers. Mr Bladel of taming here for diiner I cleaning out hen {fun?} This P.M. also pumping water for tank. also drove to R &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps &amp; spent the evening mrs B sick.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores very bad storm from east home all day &amp; not doing much.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores very stormy from west nothing doing.</p> <p>Friday doing chores shoveling snow cleaning side walks.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores drove over to milton stanbough to see about hay milton brought 1/4 ton in afternoon Paid cash $5.00.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to methodist church in a.m ms {fuin Vansickle?} &amp; daughter Lama were here for dinner &amp; tea &amp; I went to church with them at night. {Preslyleuair?} anniversary.</p> <p>monday very stormy from east Posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; shoveling snow in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily record 1912</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores went to mill &amp; got some oats &amp; earn &amp; got same chopped cold west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores and working around in general &amp; getting ready to go to Preslyterrian tea meeting. Jean came down &amp; went to tea meeting.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores splitting wood &amp; took some in cellar. pumping water to fill tank mr &amp; mrs brown here looking at house very nice day but cold.</p> <p>Friday very cold doing chores went to office &amp; got mail also got load of coal at mill in P.M moon light nights.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went down to office and got mail. Dad and I over to village lot trimming trees in afternoon also pumping water and filling tank</p> <p>Sunday went to church in morning cold air but nice day uncle sam and aunt Dorothy came in afternoon and stayed for tea.</p> <p>monday doing chores in a.m went to john {athers?} for load of sand in afternoon &amp; to meeting at church at night.</p> <p>Tuesday very nice day away for load of sand in forenoon &amp; doing chores. Trimming apple trees in P.M over at village lot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores trimming apple trees &amp; burning bush. {Wn?} Purdyès Barn Burned.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; to office in forenoon also starting potatoes . Dad &amp; I over at lot cutting down maple tree. &amp; burning bush. very nice day. {Thawing?}</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; doing odd jobs around down at mill in afternon</p> <p>saturday doing chores took henry murray two bags potatoes also drawing wood from village lot. &amp; got some coal at R.A.G Read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sundy doing chores went to church in morning drove to Rockton in P.M &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps also met miss armstrong from manitoba.</p> <p>monday doing chores trimming apple trees also drove to ms jae Archeer &amp; got 9 1/2 bushel mangels &amp; paid for same &amp; went to meeting in church at night.</p> <p>Wednesday at Harrisburg &amp; went out for drive with Frank came home &amp; had dinner. Then took 4:30 train for {Lynder?} &amp; doing chores.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Thursday doing chores sold 2 bag potatoes got barrel of water &amp; trimming Trees in orchard Jean &amp; children came down &amp; went home on {waving?} barn.</p> <p>Friday doing chores went to office &amp; posted letter watching {barn?} shoeveling snow off of walks. stormy all day from east.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores cutting wood &amp; trimming trees. Read letter from H,E.P</p> <p>Sunday doing chores Langford of had dinner &amp; tea at albet E. Ramsays &amp; also calles at Artie Ramsays. fine &amp; {tharowing?} very fact. amos Kitcher died early a.m.</p> <p>monday doing chores cutting wood &amp; making trap hen nest. Read card from S.A.Patterson.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores. Trimming Trees finished making trap nest. went to funeral of amos kitcher buried at Jersey ville very nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting wood.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cleaning up bush in orchard.</p> <p>Friday doing chores bot meals at {piriis?} &amp; making trap nest in P.M &amp; went to church at night.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores bot some nails at mall. not very well had head ache.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church in morning &amp; evening.</p> <p>monday doing chores delivered 3 bags potatoes &amp; Read balance from belldan.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>monday took lumber &amp; shingles over to farm to fix pig pen roof &amp; working at same. mrs James Raws was buried to day at Hamilton.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; making trap nest in shop stormy.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores working at pig pen roof in forenoon not very well in afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores posted letter to H.E.P. &amp; working at Pig pen roof finished fixing same rain at night fireman clement called &amp; wanted money on {Munistrs?} salary.</p> <p>Friday doing chores mrs chamberland of Strathmiore come here. also Jean &amp; children came down &amp; caprie and children came over. I took addie to see her aunt mrs. Geo Kitcher.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores went to morning train with Tom chamberland. also with jean not doing much all day. sick with cold.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very nice day. not doing much at home all day.</p> <p>monday doing chores sick with cold</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores not very well</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; tinkering around ladies aid held meeting here.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; fixing up around.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing {drie?} hassow tongue. &amp; got 4 new bolts &amp; fixed {aisterm?} top over at village.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores took oats to mill &amp; bot 1 bushel corn. &amp; had oats and corn chopped paid $1.68. S.F.U New letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday Easter at home all day. went to church at night rain in morning &amp; snow at night. Della Rose here.</p> <p>monday cool west wind cleaning up bush &amp; cleaning out berry bushs wrote letter to H.E.P.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores posted letter to H.E.P. helping mother wash &amp; carrying water in a.m cutting wood in afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; fixing around barn working on roof shingling at house in village.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores working at house in village on roof.</p> <p>Friday doing chores in a.m working on roof in P.M.</p> <p>Saturday done chores in morning took early train &amp; went to city. Hamilton done some chopping and went around market went to ms. R Stewards &amp; had dinner &amp; tea &amp; stayed over night.</p> <p>Sunday drin oh at hamilton visiting at Russell Stewards. mrs H.E.P.</p> <p>monday had breakfast &amp; dinner at Stewards Hamilton &amp; came home on 2 30 train. very nice day. was around city with H.E.P in morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record 1912</span></h2> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; tinkering around helping to House clean &amp; wrote letter to H.E.P 107. {mc.nab st?}</p> <p>Wednesday doing chpres helping mother to house clean went to Jae Archers son &amp; got mangels. &amp; started to more tool box. Father burning brush in orchard. wrote card to H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; making tool box. rain through the night. Father away to Harrisburg &amp; stayed over night got Geohorse sled.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores. &amp; cutting wood in a.m had headache in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday at the funeral of Hugh Taylar in forenoon also went to church at night &amp; met S.A.P after church &amp; went for walk. wrote to H.E.P.</p> <p>monday doing chores helping to wash and tinkering around.</p> <p>Tuesday mothers Birthday . Jean and children came down. cutting wood. New letter from H.E.P city.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; cutting wood very windy all day,</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; cutting wood &amp; getting ready to ground of {braile?} hen house. &amp; helping warll Kelly at woods.</p> <p>Friday doing chores drowing out {mamws?} and plowing lot for day. of Paid from Wilson for bag of oats $1.50.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>some hay came home &amp; {re rqr 4?} &amp; culltivatory for Ward Kelly in a.m. spreading {maiure?} in garden. &amp; drawed up some wood for A.E.U. also drew out a load of ashes. very fine day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores doing chores. Plowing in orchard walking around.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores culltivating in orchard &amp; helping on hen house &amp; making garden got ready &amp; went to Hamilton on 5 train &amp; stayed at Stewards.</p> <p>Sunday at R stewards &amp; called on fred mulholland.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores plowing garden in orchard &amp; helping Father to build hen-house. cool wind.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores went to church at morning. Geo VanSickle wife died this a.m. cool wind.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; working around in {gaural?}.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores cultivating &amp; {Harrawing?} in garden went to Funeral in P.M. geo Vansickles wife was buried Lynden Cemetry.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores plowing in garden. &amp; cutting &amp; planting potatoes sent letter to H.E.P containing 20.00.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went over to see miller Stewabaugh &amp; bot</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at Stewards for breakfast &amp; dinner came home on 2 30 train &amp; fixing fence. Millor Stenabaugh brought hay 1140 lbs. Paid for some $9.50.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; helping to put roof on hen house &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; doing some plowing for andrew Black. had head-ache drove H.E.P home from station rain at night.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores went to mill &amp; bot 10 bushel oat @ 53. &amp; got a bus chopped also bot , bushel frozen wheat for chicken feed. Dine harrowing in orchard also plowing for Geo Jackson 2 hours.</p> <p>Friday doing chores plowing harrowing &amp; planting potatoes for mrs Geo Jackson.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores plowing &amp; harrowed lott for WM Robins. rain in afternoon. read card for Jean. Mother went to Burg.</p> <p>Sunday doig chores went to church in morning. wrote letter to H.E.P in afternoon &amp; went to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; tinkering around plowed will p rainy and cold wind.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores harrowing &amp; making out potatoes ground planting potatoes in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday doing chores working for R.A Thompson in mill &amp; unloading car of wheat.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores. helping R.A.T in mill &amp; unloading wheat rainy all day.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Saturday doing chores moving wood &amp; cleaning up for hen yard. cutting grass &amp; lending barn &amp; getting ready to go away. rain at night.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove to R &amp; had dinner at H.E.Ps also tea. Took mrs P. 1 bag potatoes rain at night</p> <p>monday doing chores cultivating in lot back of house 7 putting up fence around the house. rain afternoon &amp; evening. sent for Family Herald {Rafar?}. for H.E.P &amp; payed R.G Thompson for coal that Sam Plastaw got $2.60.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working at hen house &amp; making trap nest. wrote to H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working at hen house. fixing doors &amp; {Lathering?}.</p> <p>friday doing chores drove mr and mrs Fred Mulholland up to {wier?} in a.m. heavy rain early in morning very windy had head ache.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday doing chores cultivating in orchard &amp; garden went to Baseball.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; went to church morning &amp; evening.</p> <p>Monday doing chores cultivating for Wm. Robins in a.m. &amp; working around in generakl.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; working at hen house plowing in orchard.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores &amp; working at hen house putting up wire fence &amp; drove to R. &amp; fixed side boards for H.E.P.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working at hen house Plastering. I also bought 4 shares of Wireless marconi Telegraph company stock at $12.50 a share &amp; paid cash in full for same to Dr F.F Turner. 86 couen ave. toronto, long distance phone, Park 3975.</p> <p>Friday doing chores cultivating plastering hen house &amp; house were day go lines fixing fence.</p> <p>saturday doing chores cultivating in orchard &amp; making out care ground. had headache in P.M. Read letter from H.E.P also card from F.C. Braithwaiti.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; drove to Harrisburg mother of rainy all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday doing chores &amp; helping mother to work. nice day.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores &amp; working up ground for mrs Geo Jackson. &amp; plowing orchard.</p> <p>Wednesday plowing &amp; harrowing in orchard.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores cultivating &amp; working up ground for mangels &amp; corn. sowed mangels had head ache in P.M.</p> <p>Friday doing chores bot 18 lbs corn &amp; planted same in orchard. Took { jorne?} horse away to pasture on Seil Lees Farm hired pasture from Tom Lawerson at $1.50 per month&amp; 10% extra far salting also drove to R. &amp; had tea at Plastows &amp; done some fixing around</p> <p>Saturday doing chores &amp; having potatoes in orchard. very nice day. also helping to fill trench for {varanda?}.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; looking around Frank &amp; Jean &amp; children down. also had tea at Carries. very nice day.</p> <p>monday doing chores. cultivating potatoes in orchard. having.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores making out potato ground for mr. Jackson.</p> <p>Wednesday panting harrowing &amp;</p> <p>Thursday helping Geo Archer to plant potatoes down on farm. had dinner at mr Joe archer {sern?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Friday varnishing buggy wheels harrowing &amp; hoeing &amp; got in grass</p> <p>Saturday doing chores varnishing buggy wheels had sick headache in P.M out carwassing in evening with Jemul Wilson.</p> <p>Sunday at home all day wrote letters &amp; cards. mother not very well. went out to church at night.</p> <p>monday doing chores also{ mirg?} cement mortar for back veranda.</p> <p>Tuesday done chores &amp; went to city. came home on 8 P.M train.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting grass hoeing &amp; cultivating potatoes in orchard. Read Payment for 1 days work. from Geo Archer. $1.50 miss H.E.P &amp; miss Thompson also Gilbert Plastow here to village &amp; called. nice day.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores &amp; working around at odd jobs. changed hens into new house down street at night.</p> <p>Friday doing chores fixing up hens nests also got Frank Vansickles sig &amp; drove to Rocktor &amp; got 6 bag sand also drawed up 2 loads wood for H.E.P &amp; had dinner at Plastows mr atkins rode home with me. Ladies aid having strawberry social at Tom Kwieds old home south end.</p> <p>saturday doing chores got 2 front shoes at on Geo {harma?} &amp; working around in general. went to see Baceball game between Lynden &amp; Rockton. also drove H.E.P &amp; mary P. home at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday doing chores home all day. went to church at night. mrs Sawn Drake bilt called a wanted me to go. &amp; work for him.</p> <p>monday doing chores went away up near Brandford with with Sam Drake to shingle a house for{ mrmr Intosh?} mrs Geo wilson is living on place.</p> <p>Tuesday shingling on roof.</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday &amp; went up to G.F.R station at Brandford &amp; came out to harrisburg &amp; stayed at Jeans overnight.</p> <p>Saturday came home on morning Train from Harrisburg doing chores cutting grass and helping to get ready for old bays reunion.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove over to Rockton &amp; had Dinner &amp; Tea at Plastows mr &amp; mrs Steward there miss H.E.P came home with me also mr {amrs?} Steward.drove over &amp; went to church in lent at Park ground.</p> <p>monday doing chores &amp; getting ready for old bay reunion collection {profisions?} working at booth on park grounds. Proceeds for day amounted to about $1200 or 1600 in all very fine weather dry &amp; dusty miss H.E.P &amp; mr &amp; mrs Steward here also Frank &amp; Jean.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday helping to clean up Park grounds &amp; take down tents in a.m. cultivatin &amp; gathering potatoe bag &amp; cut some grass.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores cutting grass trimming mangles. helped S.F alkins take school flag down.</p> <p>Thursday doing chores picking potatoe bags in a.m. warm wind and dry. went to see Torxe Horse</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; working around in general.</p> <p>saturday cultivating in orchard &amp; cutting weeds &amp; paris greening potatoes warm &amp; dry.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores drove over to pray church &amp; went to Fin Vansickle for dinner &amp; tea.</p> <p>monday paris greeing potatoes in a.m. &amp; helping R.A. Thompson to put roof on building 6 hours</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores to helping R.A Thompson to put metal siding on building. aob wing also helping on the job very warm and dry. bot sack of bug killer from carson weaber price 75c/.</p> <p>Wednesday doing chores helping ms aob wing at building for R.A Thompson.</p> <p>Thursday working for R.A.T getting metal sideing on bulding.</p> <p>Friday got geo Horse shool &amp; cultivating turnip for Tom Hull also had dinner there.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday. doing chores. cultivating in garden &amp; hoeing. windy today.</p> <p>Sunday. doing chores home all day called on Geo Archer in evening.</p> <p>monday. doing chores &amp; started to work for Geo Archer at store.</p> <p>Tuesday. at Geo Archers store. &amp; had dinner &amp; tea there.</p> <p>Wednesday. done chores at home &amp; at Geo archers store working.</p> <p>Thursday. at the store</p> <p>Friday. at the store &amp; to Hamilton for goods for Geo.H.Archer.</p> <p>Saturday. at the store.</p> <p>Sunday. cloudy rainy at home</p> <p>monday at archers store.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday went to city for Geo Archer &amp; brought home load of goods</p> <p>saturday at the store working around in general read letter H.E.P</p> <p>Sunday home all day.</p> <p>monday at archers store</p> <p>Tuesday &amp; to R at night</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday at archers store</p> <p>Friday away to Hamilton for goods</p> <p>saturday at the store busy all day.</p> <p>Sunday drove to Harrisburg &amp; had dinner at {braidth?} waits Fred &amp; I drove to St-George &amp; called at Dr.Robinsons had tea at Jeans.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at Geo Archers store</p> <p>tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Sunday at home all day</p> <p>monday at the store working</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday &amp; geting ready for market Read check from G.H.Archer.</p> <p>Friday went to city for goods.</p> <p>saturday at the store as usual. Rain at night very heavy. read letter from H.E.P.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores &amp; home all day had head ache cool damp wind.</p> <p>monday at Archers store.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday at</p> <p>Thursday at the store getting ready for market miss H.E.P &amp; cousins were over. funnel from A. Blacks.</p> <p>Friday drove to city &amp; got goods for store carrie went down with me. carrie and Della Ross came home with me. H.E.P away to waterloo picnic</p> <p>saturday at the store very nice day.</p> <p>Sunday went to church in a.m. mother away to toronto Father away to harrisburg over sunday. nice day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday feeling rather blue. &amp; at store all day.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store all day.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store &amp; on the farm drawing in oats load rainy.</p> <p>Friday doing chores &amp; drawing in oats at Geo Archers farm. &amp; getting ready to go to market.</p> <p>Saturday away to city for goods for store. rain not very well at night Father &amp; mother away to toronto.</p> <p>Sunday cloudy and wet at home &amp; doing chores.</p> <p>To 7. working at Archers store 7 to city for good.</p> <p>carrie of drove to lanngford 7 had dinner &amp; tea at Ramseys.</p> <p>To 14 at the store &amp; to city for goods</p> <p>Drove to harrisburg &amp; had dinner at Braithwaiter also drove to R. &amp; called to see H.E.P.</p> <p>monday at the store &amp; new pay to date check for months Pay.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday getting ready for market.</p> <p>saturday away to city for goods. Geo &amp; wife &amp; baby away to city.</p> <p>Sunday mother &amp; I away to church in morning Frank &amp; Jean &amp; children down. rainy in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Sunday fair &amp; cool. at home.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>tuesday working at the store .</p> <p>Wednesday at Geo Archers store</p> <p>Thursday at the store &amp; getting ready for market.</p> <p>Friday away to market for G.H Archer &amp; brought home load of goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday drove to harrisburg &amp; to St. george at night to the opening of new baptist church.</p> <p>monday at G.H archers store &amp; quite busy all day.</p> <p>Tuesday at Archers store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store till 10 am then got ready &amp; drove to Rocktor fair &amp; had dinner with H.E.P. also tea &amp; spent the evening.</p> <p>Thursday st the store as usual.</p> <p>friday got ready &amp; went to city for goods &amp; in the store at eve.</p> <p>Saturday at Geo Archers store.</p> <p>Sunday at home cool &amp; fair day sat church in a.m. &amp; evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at G.H archers store.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Fridayawayto city for goods. Geo not very well rain at night.</p> <p>saturday at the store very busy.</p> <p>Sunday at home in forenoon very nice day. mother away over. Sunday drove over to R. &amp; had tea at H.E.P mrs &amp; mr Steward there also.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday at the store &amp; getting ready for market.</p> <p>Thursday away to city for goods wet most of the day.</p> <p>Friday at the store busy.</p> <p>Saturday at the store digging out drain from sink.</p> <p>Sunday at home very nice day jean &amp; children down. Della Ross here also.</p> <p>monday at archers store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday &amp; picking apples.</p> <p>Friday at the store &amp; getting ready to got to city.</p> <p>Saturday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m. drove to R in P.M &amp; had tea at H.E.Ps &amp; went to League.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Monday at the store</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday at the store and getting ready for market</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods {Geo Droher?} did not go along.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and very busy just like in drain in p.m Geo went to city.</p> <p>Sunday doing chores very nice day at home all day.</p> <p>monday went to store in morning came home at 11 o clock and got in mangoes and corn and also some apples.</p> <p>tuesday at the store H and P came over to train in P.M.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods :</p> <p>Saturday at the store and unloaded goods also laid some tile and filled me drain very nice day Re check from {Geo Archer?}.</p> <p>Sunday at home not very well.</p> <p>monday went to store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday and working at ditch</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m drove to brother in p.m and had tea at N &amp; P and went to league at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>monday at the store as usual colder in morning with wind.</p> <p>Tuesday at the home colder with wind</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual</p> <p>Thursday away to city and got goods for store also got {call?} at Jones and took some to miller {Burungo?}.</p> <p>Friday at the store and working at chimeny for new furnace.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and working in inside and out started furnace.</p> <p>Sunday at home not very well cold in head and headache. mother away to church</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and very busy</p> <p>Sunday drove to R and had tea at H &amp; P and spent the evening cold west wind and freezing.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual cold west wind , Sadie and Clara away to city.</p> <p>Tuesday doing chores and at the store as usual cold west wind.</p> <p>Wednesday Cold wind at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store and {traveling?} up {Dedication?} for Xinao.</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store go to {Zaenti?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday miller brother of to church in and home the rest of day</p> <p>monday away to store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store starting deliveries</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and very busy</p> <p>Sunday at home writing cards and letters but not feeling very well.</p> <p>monday away to store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Xmas Wednesday at the store in a.m then got ready and drove to R and had tea with H &amp; P</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store Geo away to city and brought home some goods also arrived from{ Foronts?}</p> <p>Sunday at home Jean and family here over Sunday at church at N.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday very nice day I at home not very well Fred milllholland called and at drove him up to Win Jean and Family here also Della Rose and all over to carries for dinner.</p> <p>Thursday at store as usual</p> <p>Friday as usual at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store intended going to city but did not.</p> <p>Sunday mis Della Rose and I drove to Harrisburg and had dinner at {Braithwaile?} cold east wind and storm at night.</p> <p>monday very slippery at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday away to city for goods east wind and storm</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual not feeling very well</p> <p>Thursday at the store come from at might sick</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual</p> <p>Saturday at the store very mild rain at night new letter at night</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m matthew {vansible?} and wife come here and we drove to some {Bitcheis?} home in p.m I to church in evening.</p> <p>monday at the store matthew and wife and they left for home. Miss N &amp; P came here in P.m also Jean and family and {car cored?} to{ zeo?} meeting at night. very nice night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday at the store got some groceries for H &amp; R she went home in a.m.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m drove to Brother in p.m had tea in H &amp; P then drove to Christie Church at night.</p> <p>monday at the store raining very hard through the day. Snow and wet aimed at night.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday Sterling and I went to a.m {Zawo?} and through home now. rainy also fishing up stall in barn. And washing me store and made sausage.</p> <p>Friday away to {up?} for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at church in the morning drove to R in the P.m and hadf tea had H &amp; Ps and spent the eve</p> <p>monday at the store cold wind, good {watching?}</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store. {Leo Arden?} went to city and took sick on train coming home.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Saturday at the store Geo Archer worse and died at 11-30 a.m. cold wind.</p> <p>Sunday went to store in forever. had headache and at home in afternoon with letter to H &amp; P in evening cold west wind all day.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store funeral of Geo H Archer at 2 P.M. store closed very large crowd. H &amp; P here.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday at the store Sterling away to city. and got oyster, salted peanuts and Laundry.</p> <p>Saturday at the store and busy cold and windy all week. Sterling {arches?} Paid me wages for month up till 7 d15 in full $ 25.00 cash sales for day $51.90. Leon came down to stay {our?}.</p> <p>Sunday cold west wind went to {Roockter?} in PM and had tea at H &amp; Ps.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for good for store and took down eggs 24 1/2 doz.</p> <p>Saturday at the store. Real Payment for Work to date.</p> <p>Sunday at home {met?} to cold. Went and to church at night.</p> <p>monday went to store as usual.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store and man from Trust Go. was there looking own over things and also took book accounts and debts.</p> <p>Thursday at the store and started to take stock mr alex Hanes and I.</p> <p>Friday at the store. Sterling away to city and bot some goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store also taking stock.</p> <p>Sunday at home fair and cold. went to {Prulylacan?} C at night.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for good. Paid for goods $98.95. Mis Geo Archen and myself were sworn in {P.Q?}</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual. unpacking goods and making {arrange?}.</p> <p>Sunday at home west wind and stormy.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual Clara {Mullerland?} great work at the store monday night.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Thursday at the store cold weather.</p> <p>Friday at the store Bell Telephone men forcing me central phone offer.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual Mrs GH Archer away to city and got Laundry. ms H.J {Ryans?} paid our check of $33.00 in payment from 16 700th {culluralion?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday miller at home all day</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday at the store and away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store {mrs Geo Ardhen?} said me S &amp; v for month in full.</p> <p>Sunday colder with west wind</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday feeling away to city.</p> <p>Friday at the store feeling away to city Market travel very {troxy?} unsaid.</p> <p>Saturday at the store Will and Cara here also Jean and children also Della Rose</p> <p>Sunday at home all day. The girls were here from {Tomato and otasibang?} also Frank and Carrie and Della.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday away to city and got goods</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Saturday at the store mrs a and Sadie away to city.</p> <p>Sunday very nice day at home went to church at night.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city a lot goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store {Alix Hamer?} wife come {with?} in evening.</p> <p>Sunday at home nit very well cold.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday</p> <p>Sunday at home very nice day</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday away to city for goods with team for nice day.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual</p> <p>Saturday</p> <p>Sunday at home cool {over?} wind</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store not very well</p> <p>Wednesday at home in a.m {ate?} went to store at noon and for the p.m.</p> <p>Thursday at the store as usual</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday and wet day rainy</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday busy at the {day?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday away to city {pres gacha?} alow away to city.</p> <p>Sunday at home.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m down to R in P.m and had tea at Plastores.</p> <p>monday at the store</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday at the store and went to {harryrrisbing?} to got at store.</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store and got {Gee horee slid?}.</p> <p>Sunday went to church in a.m home the rest of day.</p> <p>monday at the store at a.m also went to Brendon with store.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Wednesday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual. Mrs {arehn?} away to a.m and sending away in P.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Sunday at home in forman walked to Hamburg in P.M. rode back on train. Jem Wilson and see {Jotbridge}.</p> <p>Monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday away to city for goods.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store</p> <p>Friday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Saturday at the store but not feeling very well received Parcel from London for H &amp; P.</p> <p>Sunday very nice day at home not feeling very well cold in head.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual. H &amp; P here</p> <p>Tuesday</p> <p>Wednesday</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday away to city for good.</p> <p>Saturday at the store.</p> <p>Sunday cool west wind home to R and had tea at H &amp; P.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday away to city for good.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday at home in a.m. drove to R in P.M. and had tea at H &amp; P.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday at the store as usual</p> <p>Thursday</p> <p>Friday</p> <p>Saturday busy at the store.</p> <p>Sunday drove to harrisburg and had dinner at Franks mother and a also paid Frank $34.00 for oil store and recieved Payment of 3.60 for Potatoes.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday away to city for goods</p> <p>Thursday at the store as usual</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday at the store</p> <p>Sunday at church in morning drove to R and had tea at H E P.</p> <p>Monday at store</p> <p>Tuesday at the store ms alex harris and started to take stack.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store and taking stack.</p> <p>Thursday at the store and farwell thing took. ms Harris left for town in evening.</p> <p>Friday at the store cleaning up and washing at books rain in p.m.</p> <p>Saturday at the store as usual</p> <p>Sunday at home went to chuirch in a.m cool west wind all day. Drove to R and went to league with R and P.</p> <p>Monday at the store and usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store</p> <p>Wednesday at the store in a.m.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Daily Record</span></h2> <p>Wednesday went to city in noon train to buy goods for store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday at the store</p> <p>Saturday as usual at the store</p> <p>Sunday at home strong west wind. mother away to Toronto</p> <p>Sunday went to church in a.m. and at home the rest of day. very nice day.</p> <p>monday at the store as usual.</p> <p>Tuesday at the store in a.m went to R and attended the funeral of the late David Bell. also had tea at {Pleslowers?} and spent the evening.</p> <p>Wednesday at the store.</p> <p>Thursday at the store.</p> <p>Friday at the store and away to city</p> <p>Saturday at the store and busy Sterling away to city</p> <p>Sunday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{light scratches and indentation from previous writings}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Blank Page</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Inside of Back Cover</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Back Cover}</p> <p><br />{Flower} Help Crippled Children{emblum of some kind}</p> <p>Aidez les enfants infirmes</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c23bcda53cb9748b65f480852b68074.pdf a32108ca93b416ae6305e1b0b5a3f0e6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/788b46b8c2bb03d48cf40fea36d1fdc6.pdf 145b17cbc3405022f311a7e931be262e 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 Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Rideau Lakes History Center Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869-1871 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, South Crosby Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary & Transcription, 1869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary & Transcription, 1869 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Rideau Lakes History Center Archive Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, South Crosby Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1869 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Stephen "Marsh" Ripley 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>[Black Diary Cover]</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Marsh Ripley Elgin Feb 14 1869</p> <p>Marsh Ripley Elgin</p> <p>Jan 19^th 1869</p> <p>Marsh Ripley Elgin</p> <p>Elgin Leeds County Canada.</p> <p>Marsh Ripley Elgin west County Canada West</p> <p>[pencil scribbles]</p> <p>January 20^th snows verry hard all day</p> <p>[NEW PAGE]</p> <p>Monday January 19th</p> <p>Father and I do the chores. Go to school.</p> <p>Took Lea's Coalt home</p> <p>Wednesday January 21</p> <p>Do the chores. school all day. Go to Alberts return by Elgin.</p> <p>Thursday January 21.</p> <p>Do that chores &amp; Go to F Hallway's after</p> <p>Went to Azle Guile [arrow symbol]</p> <p>Friday January 22</p> <p>Do the chores split wood Go to Henry Ripley By Lynhurst</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>P/11- Saturday January 23^th Thrash to Henry Riples forenoon. Got a log of drywood. Come home by the Whitefish</p> <p>P1- Sunday January 24^th Do the chores go to Grandpas</p> <p>Monday January 23 Do the chores Elisha Rowswell is here split wood make nails for the school house Stove Door Marsh Ripley Elgin January's Yours</p> <p>[NEW PAGE]</p> <p>Tuesday January 26</p> <p>Do the choars go to Grandpa Split wood go to TJ Halladay after cutter. go to school house Lee &amp; Jiles no here stay all night.</p> <p>Wednesday January 27^th</p> <p>Do the choars go to Newboro to get a coat cut [illegible] to Albert Delongs</p> <p>Thursday January 28</p> <p>Do the chores help Henry load kaz. Help Tom Freeman Thrash. Chop wood for Old Robe. Go to Samuel Ripley's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1) Friday January 29 Do the choars split wood to the house</p> <p>Saturday January 30^th Do the choars. Help Lee clean rye go to Elgin stop to Fullers stay to Lee's all night</p> <p>Sunday January 31^st Do the choars Samuel Sherman Superior stays here from Saturday untill Monday morning</p> <p>Monday February 1^the Do the choars go to Freeman with Lonso. Draws wood out to Granpas.</p> <p>[NEW PAGE]</p> <p>Tuesday February 2^th Do the choars. Draw two loads of wood to the laker. Go to Elgin meeting with Lee &amp; load</p> <p>Wednesday February 3^th Do the choars. Go to school &amp; Clarence allso Fuller Sarah Lawn and Calista comes here we all go to Grampas</p> <p>Thursday February 4^th Do the choars. Go to school</p> <p>Friday February 5 Do the choars. Help Lee to load Rye. Go to Elgin meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday February 6^th Do the choars. Help Henry load hay. Lester Allyn Thomas &amp; Lee is here Go to Fullers stay all night</p> <p>Sunday Februaury 7^th Comes home from Ful Go to quarlty meeting]</p> <p>Monday February 8^th Draw two loads of wood to the lake Alba Lee and wife stays here all night</p> <p>February 9^th Tuesday Draw one load of wood and two loads of Ice. Take a load of Grist to Samuel to [illegible] to prayer meeting</p> <p>[NEW PAGE]</p> <p>Wednesday February 10^th Do the choars Granpa and I take three steers to Nate Steavensy. Take Stove dinner to Eli Holmeses. Go to Elder Nicoleses Donation. Come home with Lee by Elgin</p> <p>Thursday February 11^th Do the choars. Draw</p> <p>Feb 11^th Three loads of wheat to lake Henry two. Joes Clark stay's here all night</p> <p>Tuday February 17^th Drew two loads of wood to lake. Henry two,. go to Elgin for male.</p> <p>.</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="#Saturday_Feburary_13th"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday Feburary 13th</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_Feburary_12the"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday Feburary 12the</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_15the"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Feb 15the</span></a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#NEXT_PAGE"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">NEXT PAGE</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_17th"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Feb 17th</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_18th"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Feb 18th</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_19_Delta"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Feb 19 Delta</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_20"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Feb 20</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday Feburary 13th</span></h2> <p>Do the choars {chores}. Go to Delta. Chick and I go to Luther Coons childs funeral.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday Feburary 12the</span></h2> <p>Do the choars. Go to Delta to Baptism.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb 15the</span></h2> <p>Do the choars, Henry, Sam and I drew three loads of wood to {illegible}. of litter from Julia</p> <p>== Feb 16the == Do the choars Henry Clarence Sam {number 3 on top of Clarence and Sam} and I drew ten loads of wood to the lake. Me three load.</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">NEXT PAGE</span></h3> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb 17th</span></h2> <p>Drew wood Sam Clarence and ^ marsh {4 on top of all three names}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb 18th</span></h2> <p>Do the choars Clarence hauls wood {2 above Clarence}. Sam takes a load for Thomas to Leeds</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb 19 Delta</span></h2> <p>{Scribbled out elegible words} Feb 19th Sam and I drew six loads of wood to lake</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb 20</span></h2> <p>Sam and Marsh drew light loads of wood to lake</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 21th Do the choars. Go to J.K. Delongs Matilda comes back to Alberts with us</p> <p>Feb 22 Drew wood out to Granpas forenoon Clarence ^2 Henry ^2 and March ^2 drew wood to lake</p> <p>Feb 23 Clarence and Marsh drew two loads wood to lake. Snows verry hard all Day. Howard's Donation is to come tonight</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Feb 24th</p> <p>Do the choars Go to Grandpas to brake roads. Make a Snow plough</p> <p>Feb 25 D Do the choars Go to Granpas Henry and I brake walk Go to Elgin twice mistake</p> <p>{on side} Do the choars here I brake walk got to {illegible}</p> <p>Feb 26 Do the choars draw two loads of wood to house go to William T {illegible} Howards Donation tonight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Go to Fullers Denvina Tilda and I</p> <p>Feb 28 Do the choars</p> <p>March 1th Do the choars Shovel roads over to Sly's corners. Go to lake to brake roads</p> <p>Mar 2th Do the choars Draw wood out to Grampas</p> <p>Mar 3th Drew nine load of wood out to Grampas</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mar 4th Drew nine loads of wood out to Grampas</p> <p>Mar 5 Drew eight loads of wood out to Grampas</p> <p>Mar 6 Drew four loads of wood out to Grampas. Go to William Topping</p> <p>Mar 7th Do th choars Father &amp; Mother goes to Albert Delongs Lee comes here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 8th Drew light load of wood out to Grampas. Go to Dave Johnstons to a surpise</p> <p>Mar 9 Drew three {illegible} of loads to lake</p> <p>Mar 10 Thomas comes to help draw wood Drew two loads down in Smiths Fields Storns very hard all day. Thomas goes home Lee and one horse here</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mar 11th</p> <p>Do the choars Father &amp; I clean wheat</p> <p>Mar 12th Do the choars Go to Elgin Go to Wm Topping</p> <p>Mar 13th Do the chores Chop wood. Charles Merriman and wife W. Topping and wife is here to make an evening visit -- William Taggart comes here Stays all night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 14th Do the choars Albert Delong Mary Jesse &amp; Matilda is here stays all day</p> <p>Mar 15 Do the choars. Sam Seeds and Truman {illegible{sesses, Loester Alyn took dinner here. Go to Henry pop corn. Comes home on snow shoes. Go to Elgin after male.</p> <p>Mar 16th Do the choars Go to Fullers Go to milk meeting</p> <p>Mar 17th Go to Fringe Falls. Come back to Thomases. Go and See George Newek</p> <p>March 18th Do the choars Mary Taggart here. Elisha Sarah Minie &amp; Herbert Lee &amp; I goes to Elgin</p> <p>Mar 19th Do the chores Go to George Chesnee with Henry.</p> <p>Marsh Ripley</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 20th Do the choars Go to Vowels with Henry after Cow</p> <p>Mar 21th Do the choars. Lee is here</p> <p>Mar 22th Do the choars Father &amp; I clean rye to go to Kingston</p> <p>Mar 23th Do the choars. John Murphy is here. Shovel roads to the lower Farm. McCan got a load of hay here</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Mar 24 Do the choars Go to horse Island after spiles. Go to Elgin</p> <p>Mar 25 Do the choars. Go to Whitefish after Grist. Helps Leech load hay Go to Sam Ripley after girls</p> <p>Mar 26 Do the choars Burn Spiles Hulk load two load of hay. Scald 150 Buckets tap 25 Trees John Taylor</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mar 27 Do the choars Thomas and I tap one hundred and thirty trees. Scald one hundred Buckets</p> <p>Mar 28th B O Neil Died Do the choars Lee &amp; Pat Murphy is here</p> <p>Mar 29th Do the choars Thomas and I brake roads in the Shugar Bush</p> <p>Mar 30 Do the choars. Gather 25 pails of sap</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Tap 75 trees Thomas Goes home. Sarah goes to Kingston</p> <p>Mar 31th Do the choars. sugar Shuger off Clarence and Sam is down to the Shuger Bush Go to Elgin.</p> <p>Feb April 1th Do the choars Uncle Samuel Tod And Mary Camron Mary Taggart Sam is here. JS to Furnace Fall after a load of Lumber for William Topping</p> <p>{in different penmanship - "? Morton Furnace Falls}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 2th Do the choars help load three loads of hay. Scald one hundred and fifty buckets. Go to Fullers {different handwriting - "Fuller Stevens}</p> <p>April 3th Do the choars. Load one load of hay. Thom and I gather sap in Bush sap until eleven O clock</p> <p>April 4th Do the choars. Henry feeds I goes to Thomas Ripley. to see Uncle Joel. Lee stays here to dinner. Albert</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>fetches Jemima homes.</p> <p>April 5the Do the choars. Thomas &amp; I gather sap Joel Ripley Died today</p> <p>April 6the Do the choars. Gather sap. Boil until 11 Oclo</p> <p>April 7th Do the choars tap 25 trees. Go to Joel Ripleys Funeral. Ernest &amp; wife comes here {in different hand in margin "Ernestus Sliter"}</p> <p>April 8 Do the choars. Gather sap. Henry, Sarah Tilda and I goes to William {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 9th Do the choars. Chop wood for the sh{illegible} Bush. Gather sap . Go to Elgin.</p> <p>April 10th Do the choars. Draw two loads of wood out of Smiths Field Change four bushels of barly for six of peas. With Luther Coon. Gather the sap Caroline Taggart to the shugar Bush</p> <p>April 11th Do the choars. Go to Albert D Delongs.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>April 12the Do the choars. Help Henry load a cook stove. Gather sap.</p> <p>April 13th Do the choars. Boil sap. Draw wood to Shugar Bush. Gather sap.</p> <p>April 14th Do the choars. Chop wood for the shugar bush Gather sap. Draw two loads of wood to shugar house.</p> <p>April 15th Do the choars. Boil sap. Draw three of wood to the sugar house Go to Elgin</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 16 Do the choars. Gather sap. Chop wood to house</p> <p>April 17th Do the choars. Strain syrup. Chop wood to the house. Go to Henry Ripleys. Move the stove. Go to sugar Bush after sugar Buy H J Ripleys Buggy</p> <p>April 18th Do the choars. Lee &amp; Caroline Taggart stay here all night. Go to Grampas with Lee. William Taggart &amp; Jessee to Sam Ripleys Go to Truman's</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>April 19th Do the choars. Father &amp; I drew corn. Start to plough froze Go to the sugar bush after sled Draw the stack here from the new barn. Go to HS Ripleys after Buggy</p> <p>April 20 Do the choars. Thomas and I drew two tons of hay Measure ten bushels of corn for James Murphy. Go to Floods rasin {in different hand "barn raising?"}</p> <p>April 21th Do the choars. Boil sap Clean the carriage House. Go to William Toppings {in different hand "Toppings"}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 22th Do the choars. William Topping and I puts up Smiths Fences where we drew wood. Tip up fences round the lower place. Drew a load of straw for bedding. Go to T J Halladays after coalt {in different hand "colt"}</p> <p>April 23rd Go to John Jonses. Do the choars. Pick stone of the meddow before Freeman's. Joe Mane Death</p> <p>April 24th Do the choars.</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Pick Stone. Go to the Marsh. Come home Draw the banker away from the house</p> <p>April 21st Do the choars. Lee and I goes to Elgin Goes to Joe Manse Funeral</p> <p>April 26 Do the choars. Ploughs Thomas Gather the Buckets. Mr Morton is here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 29th Do the choars. Ploughs</p> <p>April 29th Do the choars. Plough</p> <p>April 30th Do the choars. Go to Henry after drag Lee sows. I drag Draw rails for HJ Ripley afternoon</p> <p>May 1the Do the choars. Plough for HJ Ripley Charles drags I come home after dinner and drag.</p> <p>May 2th Do the choars. Got to Sunday School</p> <p>{second page}</p> <p>Clarence &amp; I goes to Sam Ripley's.</p> <p>May 3th Do the choars. Lee &amp; I split rails. Go to Lorenzo Sly and got a buz saw</p> <p>May 4 Do the choars. Help Tom Freeman skin a cow Albert fetches James home. Rool five acres.</p> <p>May 5th Lee and I drew a load of hay from the Lower Barn. Drew two loads of rails from the {illegible}. Ploughs. Lee &amp; James {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 6th Do the choars. Lee and I put up fences. James Toole is here I go to Grampas with him Dr Skiner stays here all night</p> <p>May 7the Do the choars. Brake coalts</p> <p>May 8th Brake coalts. Lee and I go to Cheenes Come home. got to House Help the girls make garden. Drew one load of hay from the lower place. Help Thomas load hay Lee &amp; I goes to Elgin.</p> <p>May 9th Do the choars. Lee and I goes to Elgin Sunday School. Clarence comes home with us. Go to Sunday School to CL Ripley School house.</p> <p>May 10th Do the choars. Granmpa and I make a bush fence. Henry and I go to Newboro with coalts &amp; cans. come home by Elgin. William Morton child is burryed today</p> <p>May 11th</p> <p>Go to Johns Locks after Father {illegible}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5a1383b671eac714b03911990d7b6589.pdf b264b7ef8ce0693f1cacec0af46f8ad6 PDF Text Text ������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f985e62d9f6284133b6a2b6f89f3e6f6.pdf 2d410531bf27b8763ecc22898406d03e PDF Text Text Stephen “Sylvester” Main (1872 – 1937) 1889 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers 1889 Jan 1. Out to Destys all day with D.H. Burleys and Mirah 2. Skating all day with Cary Bond and some others 3. Skating with Ella and Cary Bond and Varley Bond Up to our place at night. 4 Skating with Gary & Ella Bond Shooting with Varley Bond in afternoon. 5 Tend to my chickens and down to Office. 6. To Free Methodist in aft. noon. Up to Methodist at night to hear Voden. 7 Not much. Down to shop 8 Feed my chickens, one of Truman's died. Desty and Cleavy {blank} out here. 9. Made a rat traps. Down to Uncle Daves cleaning oats. 10 Big wind storm shovelled snow out of hen roost fixed place for Trumans. 11. Albert Bond. Put a window in the hen roost got a letter for D.H. Burley 12. Helping Uncle Daves draw straw. Made a slat door for my hen roost. Truman Almira Maggie Steel D H Burley came home from Uncle Alex Wining. 13 D H Burley here. To church at night. 14 Taffy off. D H. Burley here helping Uncle Dave clean up oats. To Free Methodist at night 15 David H Burley went home to-day Down to Free Methodist at night 16 Started to school, rain all afternoon. 17 To school all day. Tea meeting here tonight but not to it. 18 To school all day Social at night but not to it. To Free Methodist. 19 fixing my gun. Shooting and skating in aft. 20 Reading. To Methodist church at night. 21 To school all day. Tacked some pictures up in my hen roost. 22 To school all day. J. Ricker V Bond S Jane Moore here at night. 23 To school all day down to free Methodist at night. 24 To school in the forenoon. Ear ache in afternoon to Free Methodist at night. 25 To school today organize the debate to lecture and free Methodist at night. 26 Maggie Idia and Lorn out here this afternoon. Varley Bond and I shooting sparrows. Hens laid today for the first. 27. Snowing all day to Brethern church at night. 28 To school today 29 To school today 30 To school today. Truman to Hamilton with Albert Bond. 31 To school to day. Fixing my hand sleigh black rooster died. Feb 1 Took two loads of wood to Galt for Albert Bond. 2 Fixing my squirrel cage. Over to Henry's cutting straw. Down to a show at night to the hotel the man had spotted rats wanted to trade me a pair for my flying squirrels. 3 John & Desty. Cleavy & Frank Bond here. To church at night. 4 Took a load of wood to Galt for Bond. Snowing hard. 5 To school today, fixing the carpet holder. Varley and I over to Sarah Moors. Sent some papers to Jacob Burley 6 To school today got a pair of over shoes & felt stockings 7 To school today. Got my Northern Messenger. 8 To school today. Dance in hall tonight but not to it. 9. Fixed my Sunday shoes. Seth Aldredge came down tonight. 10 To Church in morning up to Methodist church at night. Started to shave 11 To school. Bought seven hens from Truman. Got a bag of oats from Henry. Church started in the U B church 12 To School. Down to Varley Bonds all night. All away but Varley & I put some shoes in Ella and Gennies bed. 13 To �school - fixing my hen roost. 14 To school down at Bond's at night. 15 To school. Put a window in my hen roost. Paw sick tonight. 16 Bee today drawing wood. 17 To church morning & afternoon. At night to Brethern Church John & Desty out. 18 To school today. To church Brethern at night. 19 Home this forenoon to school this afternoon. 20 Back to the woods all day. Brought three logs home. 21 Uncle John & Beagle & I over to Henry's. Got him to come & fix sewing machine. no school to day. 22 Back to woods all day snowing & blowing. No school to day. 23 To woods all day sawing. - Cold below Zero. 24 In all day to church at night Mr Manard preached. 25 To school today. sleigh riding at night (dog) beagle two years old 26 Back to the woods all day. Snowing this afternoon. 27 To school - a very nice day. Train run off the track at St. George 28 To school. John Ricker Elroy Kymers and myself back to Kirkwall to a lecture Chiniguy. Elroy Kymers horse & my cutter. MAR. 1 Back to woods all day. Snowing to-night. 2 Very warm - cleaning out my hen roost got a new thought. 3 Very warm. Sun shinning all day. to church at night. 4 Back to the woods. Thawing a lot. 1889 MAR 5 To school to-day. Very nice day thawing a lot 6 To school. traded a brown leg horne rooster for a white leg horn rooster & a plymoth rock hen with John Wedge 7 To school. Very nice day 8 To school thawing a lot to day 9 To the woods all day cold Jirden & I drawing out wood - got my Farm & Home. 10 John Desty and Cleavy out here. Desty gave me her cap for this winter. To church at night. 11 To school. Started to make an incubator. Gave 25 cents - Missionary. 12 Drawing wood, William Coverdale and I from the woods along by the school house. got a catalogue 13 To school. Sent for catalogues and a letter to Hannal Woltzen 14 To school. skating tonight. A new shoemaker came t Sheffield to-day 15 Home this forenoon to school this afternoon. One of my hens died. Got a catalogue. 16 Skating this forenoon put a patch on each side of my boot. Bought a basket with a lid on. 17 Around home. Over to th woods to see how the sap run. To Methodist church at night. 18 To school. fixed my basket. Got a poultry catalogue. 19 To school. Got an incubator catalogue and a letter from some place. 20 Home this forenoon. To a bee at Bond's this aft. Oyster supper at night. Got two poultry catalogues 21 To school. fixed my climbing spurs. 22 Chisling out posts for the barn a very nice day. 23. Varley Bond and I up to Auldon Hammills this afternoon. 24 Varley Bond & I over to Woods for a walk. To church at night. 25. Took two loads of wood to Galt for Bonds. 26 Around home. Started to make an incubator. 27 Took a load of wood to Galt for Bond's. Raising our barn this afternoon. I was helping set a hen to-night. 28 To Hamilton all day with Albert Bond home at night 29 Helping Albert scaffle lumber for barn. snowing and colder. 30 Helping scafling lumber. Made a nest for my hens 31. In all day. To church at night snowing a lot - about a foot deep. Apr. 1 Took a load of wood to Galt for Bond's on sleigh. 2 Help put the roof on the barn - up to loom shop making hen roost. 3 Finished making my incubator. Helping Peter Humphrey clean up oats in �the aft. 4 Over to Henry's cutting wood till three o'clock. To Methodist church. 5 Not much of any thing. snowing 6 Helping draw stones for the barn. Got some of our own hay down to Joseph Ricker. Took horses over to Henry's help Mr Ricker carry his syrup. Got my supper over there. Henry came out to Sheffield at night. Broke two cans - a two quart and a one quart, lost the syrup. 7 Varley Bond and I for a walk over in the woods to church at night 8 Albert & I over to the creek shooting pike. I shot one forteen and a half inches long. First fish I ever shot. 9 Laying floor in the barn all day. 10 Went up to Freeport to lead Mr Mott's cow down. Walked all the way. He moved down to Sheffield. 11 To Mr Laing's all day circle sawing wood. 12 Sawing wood down to cheese factory in the morning down to Mr Mott's 13 Put a nest in my hen roost shingle some on the hen roost. 14 Varley Bond and I up to Auldon Hammills for a walk. To church at night 15 Went out to Destemony's for a selling of duck eggs set them under a hen. Took them under my hens up to the other place. Got a bag of oats from Henry 16 Hired to Peter Humphrey for a month for $13 a month. Started work to day harrowing all day. 17 Harrowing till half past four o'clock, cultivating the rest of the day. 18 Dragging all day. Hen came out with 12 chickens out of 13 eggs. 19 gang ploughing and harrowing all day. rain to night. 20 Fixing fence this forenoon dragging this afternoon. 21. In all day - seven eggs. To church at night. 22 Picking stones till eleven o'clock. Drawed a load of pine roots for thrashing. Dragging till noon. rolling till four o'clock. Ella Bond and Elusci Gerrard ridding with me. gang ploughing the rest of the day. 23 Gang ploughing till 10 o'clock dragging till noon, rolling this afternoon 24 rolling till half past eleven. Dragging till noon. gang ploughing till rain. Went up to Elroy Hyman Till half past four. Went around the outside fence. 25. Digging a drain by the house. Peter Humphrey layed the tile at noon. covered it up in afternoon. 26 Gang ploughing till half past eleven. Dragging till noon. dragging all the afternoon. 1889 April 27 Cleaning out colts stable cleaning out the stalls, over to the house. P. Humphrey got four pigs from Henry. Him & I went over after them. Took two back to McMillins to the bore! 28 Up to organize S.S. to the Medots Church at night 29 P. Humphrey and I building fence all day 30 Drawing dirt this forenoon. Drawing apple limbs this afternoon. Drawed a load of hay on the wagon for Galt. May 1 Carring brush and digging out post holes till ten o clock. dragging till noon. 2 Cleaning up the garden & digging some. Cleaning up oats this afternoon. 3 Digging garden this forenoon, plowing summer fallow this afternoon. 4 Plowing all day Beagle (my dog) and I killed a ground hog. Beagle got it up a fence stake. 5 Sunday School. Went out to Desties. Home at night to church. 6 Cultivating till three gragging till five rolling till night. 7 Rolling till eight, gang plowing till night. Set my hen on seventeen eggs. 8 Dragging this forenoon rolling till half past three dragging till night 9 Plowing all day in the summer fallow 10 Plowing till ten rain till noon. Plowing all afternoon with Peter Humphrey. 11 Peter Humphrey and I finished the summer fallow at five o'clock came up to the barn. Dragging till �night. 12 To S.S. in morning to church at night 13 gang plowing till ten o'clock. dragging and rolling till noon. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Hen had nine ducks. 14 Fixed a fence for the hens. Peter & I drawing out manure. Planting potatoes this afternoon. 15. plowing and dragging till noon, rolling and planting corn this afternoon. Time out to Peter Humphrey. 16 Fixed a pen for my ducks. Down to Elroy Hymers, set two hens for Mr Mott. 17 Went over to Henry's for horses to plow lots. Paw & I plowed them. 18 Dragged the other lot over twice. Took horses over to Henry's. Made a pen for my ducks. Marked out rows up to the other lot. 19 To S.S. in morning To church at night M. Plowman preached. 20 Planting corn and potatoes all day. up to other lot. 21 Down to Smith Willards Albert Mc Cormack and I planted potatoes & covering them. Got a poultry book 22 Cutting some burdocks up to the other lot. One of my little ducks died. 23 Cutting down burdocks. over to Henry's to get the horse but did not. 24 Varley Bond & James Main and I shooting this forenoon. shooting in Bond's lane this aft. 25 Almira and I to Galt Ella and Olive Humphrey up playing crockey 26 To S.S. Desty & John out to Methodist church at night. 27 Out to Desty's all day. Set a hen on light brahma eggs. Mr Mott brought the eggs from Port Colborn. He gave me the hen to set them under. Set another plymouth rock hen on thirteen eggs. 28 Made a nest box. Started to fix my shoes. snowed some to- day. 29 White hen came off this morning with sixteen chicks out of seventeen eggs. Went back to John Wedge after setting hen but did not get any. Heavy frost last night 30 Finished fixing my shoe. Made a chicken catcher. 31. Down to Brice Culhams to see about a pig. Got my Farm and Home paper. June 1 Elroy Hymers & I back to John Wedge. I tried to get a setting hen 2 S.S. in morning to Brethern church at night, 3 up to other place digging - put in some beans. John Wedge fetched me out a setting hen. Set her. 4 Walked out to meet Desty but she came in the buggy. Went over to Henry's got the horse 5. Almira and Maw away. Rosa & I home. Made a cart. 6 Put Dexter on my cart - took two bags of rags up to the other lot. Took Dexter over to Henry's. 7 Uncle Thomas and Aunt Melvina down here. Elroy Hymers and I back to John Wedge. I got some scunk went Elroy got some turnips. We carried them home. 8 Elroy Hymers and I to Galt. Elroy took up some iron and oats. 9 S.S. in the morning to church (Methodist) at night. 10 Bought a pig from Elroy Hymers. Him and I up to Watty Barns for a setting of hen eggs. Got a setting hen from Moffats. 11 Down to Old David Mains got a setting hen. Got a setting of turkey eggs from Kent Sager. 12 Set my turkey eggs under plymouth Rock hen. Got a Post Card. 13. Made a pig pen up to the other place - over to Henry's 14 Almira and I and Cleavy up to Galt - got my eggs. 15 Over to Mr Rickers hoeing corn & potatoes all day. Desty has been out here four days. 16 S.S. in morning Church at night. 17 Elroy Hymers and I back for a swim. Went back to salt two colts in the afternoon. Ram chased us. 18 Took two hens up to other place. On the roads this afternoon on the sixth concession 19 Set a brown leghorn on hoden eggs 20 for a bath down to the mill pond. Albert got his bicycle. 21 My pig died. �Not much of anything. Caught a rat last night. Got two more chickens. 22 Put a screen door on the front on the {bic}. 23 To S.S. in morning To Methodist Church at night. 24 Cultivating both lots of potatoes. Hoeing corn this afternoon. 25 hoeing corn and potatoes till near night Went out to Destys stayed all night 26 Came from Destys this morning found a snapping turtle. To Peter Humphreys pulling building fence. 27 Working on the roads all day. 1889 28 On the roads this forenoon to Peter Humphrey building fence and cocking hay. 29 Cutting thistles this forenoon cocking up hay. Drawed in two loads 30. S.S. in the morning. John & Desty out but no church at night - Mr Mott away. July 1 To Galt all day 2 hoeing corn and potatoes awile this morning. chock up some hay. Drawing in this afternoon. 3 Peter Humphrey and I hoeing potatoes in morning. Shock out some hay. Drawed in this afternoon. 4 Sick all day laying in. Rosy & Elmira & Cleavy went to Galt. 5 Laying around this forenoon. To Peter Humphries - horse raking and cocking up. drawed in one load. 6 Drawing in hay. Paris greened the potatoes at noon. Horse raked till supper time drawed in two loads. 7 S.S. in morning & church at night. 8 gang plowing this forenoon, drawing in hay this afternoon horse raking a little. 9 Gang plowing this forenoon drawing in and horse raking. 10 Gang plowing this forenoon and turning some hay. horse raking & cocking. Drawed in one load. 11. dragging this forenoon. shook out some hay drawing in this afternoon. 12 dragging and drawing in one load this forenoon horse raking and drawing in 13 horse raking fetched in the rakings. horse raking and cocking up. 14. S.S. in the morning S.S. convension to church at night. 15 Gang plowing this forenoon. Simon and I drawing in horse raking a little. 16 Drawing and horse raking. Simon McGanzie helping us started to make a stack. 17 Horse raking M.F. Cochern helping cocking up. 18 Cocking up and horse raking. 19 Picking berries this forenoon - not much of anything. 20 gang plowing and horse raking drawing in and horse raking 21. to S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night 22 Picking berries this forenoon to Humphries drawing in. 23 Horse raking for ourselves in Mr Keachies field cocking it up. 24 Picking berries Destimony out and went with us. Drawing in hay. 25 Picking berries this forenoon. Took Desty and Cleavy home. 26 Drawed in some hay for ourselves. Made a net to put on the horse 27. Almira and I to Galt this forenoon. Down to see them play bassball. 28 To S.S. in morning to quarterly up to the Methodist. To the Brethern church at night 29. Picking berries this forenoon. Took a ride on the Bicycle. 30 Charles Laing and I to Hamilton today Took a load of cheese down brought a small load back. 31 Cleaned out Mr. Mott's sistern. Helped Mr Humphrey load a load of hay. Aug 1 Took a load of cheese to Galt for Mr Laing. Helped Mr Humphrey load a load of hay - pulling peas 2 Fixed the fence up to the other lot. Loaded a load of hay. Pulling peas fr Mr Humphrey. 3 Cleaning out my turkey pen. Loaded a load of hay. Pulling peas 4 S.S. in morning to free Methodist in the afternoon to Methodist church at night 5 Picking berries this forenoon. Pitched on a load of �hay. pulling peas. 6 hoeing weeds out of my potatoes pitched on a load of hay pulling peas 7 Hoeing weeds out of my potatoes. Pitched on a load of hay pulling peas 8 taking the weeds off my potatoes. Drawing in some hay. Cultivating my potatoes. 9 shocking up oats all day. Smith Willard cutting them. 10 To Galt this forenoon. Cultivating father's potatoes billing them up. 11 To S.S. Truman & I out to Desty's on the bicycle. To church at night. 12 Cutting thistles on the sixth concession. Picked up some wood on the road. Washed the buggy. 13 Drawing in peas all day. 14 Drawing in peas this forenoon, riding on the bicycle. 15. drawed in two loads of peas and two of oats this forenoon. Shocking up this afternoon. Smith Willard cutting. 16 shocking up oats all day alone. keep up to the binder Smith Willard cutting. 17 To Galt this forenoon. Took up some chickens and ducks - sold them all. To Branchton this aft. on the bicycle to a picnic. 18 S.S. in morning. Church at night 19 To Peter Humphrey's drawing in oats all day 20. Helped John Steel set four tires. Drawing in oats picked up a load of hay 21. Took hen up to the other place. Drawed in two loads of oats, loaded a load of hay. 22 loaded a load of hay this forenoon and out to Branchton. Drawed in oats. Pitched on a load of hay. 23 gang ploughing till near night. pitched on a load of hay. 24. Went out to the Branchton at daylight Destamona & I went to Galt with ducks. Came home as soon as I got back pitched on a load of hay drawed a barrel of water. 25. S.S. in morning church at night. 26. Took Albert & Almira out near Branchton for the station. Gangplowing till near night. Pitched on a load of hay 27 Gang plowing this forenoon pitched on a load of hay at noon gang plowing this afternoon. 28. Pitched on a load of hay. Helped John Steel set four tires this afternoon forenoon thrashing at Robert Hatricks for Peter Humphrey this aft. 29 Thrashing at Robert Hatricks till near night Thrashing at Henry after supper. 30 Thrashing over at Henry's this forenoon to Peter Humphreys thrashing this afternoon. Aug 31. Thrashing till near noon. drawed a load of hay out of the stack. Drawing in oats this afternoon. Sept. 1. To S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night 2 Drawing in oats till near night. pitched on a load of hay. 3. To Branchton after elderberries got a basketfull. Pitched on a load of hay. 4 George Steel and I out shooting till near night. Pitched on a load of hay. 5. To Mr. Hymers thrashing for Peter Humphrey this forenoon. Dug a bag of potatoes up to the other lot 6 To Mr Hymers thrashing till near noon. Picking chickens Got the lend of a democrat for market day 7 To Galt Market with chickens this forenoon Drawed a barrell of water took the horse to pasture. 8. S.S. To Brethern Church at night 9 Dug a row of potatoes. Help Mr Humphrey pitch on a load of hay. Help butchering pigs to the factory. 10 Dug a row of potatoes up to the other place digging potatoes up to Uncle John's. Went over to Henry to fix my hen roost window. 11. Went over to Henry's to get the match plains for Jirden. To Albert Bond's digging potatoes this afternoon. 12 To Albert Bond's digging potatoes this �forenoon. fixed a place for my Wyandotts 13 Picking chickens for market. Went down for the horse. 14 Almira and I to Galt with chickens Out to Branchton on the bicycle this afternoon Rose brought a pair of banties from London 15 S.S. in morning Downey preached. to the Methodist Church at night. 16 Fixed a place for my chickens up to the other place. Down to the picnic at Aaron Main's 17. Took some chickens up to the other lot. 18 Helped John Steel set tires this forenoon Helped butchering to Laings this aft. 19 Took Alberts Bicycle over to shop, dug a row of potatoes. cut some corn. 20. Not much of anything this forenoon cut the rest of my corn. 21 Digging potatoes this forenoon got a new cooking stove. Drawed down two bags of my potatoes. Shooting till night. 22 S.S. in the morning John & Desty out to Methodist church at night. 23. Went down to Bond's in the middle of the forenoon. Butchering pigs till near night. Went over to Henry's got horse went out to John's got his buggy. 24 Out to Desty's - my birthday today. had duck for dinner. Seventeen years old. My weight 135 pounds 5 feet 8 inches tall. 25 To Hamilton show all day. John & Desty down to ___ Branchton all night 26 In the cheese factory all day in Henry Laing's place. 27 Picking my beans - up to the other lot. Took a little bicycle ride. 28. Out to John's to get Jirdens horse shod and the axle on the buggy fixed 29 S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night. 30 Fixed a box down cellar for my potatoes, fixed the floor in the woodshed. Put new sleepers in. Oct 1. Started to paint doors and windows of the barn, some of them painted - rained. 2 finished painting barn, put up stove. Up to the other place help killing pigs. To the factory 3 Killed a pig for Smith Willard this forenoon digging some potatoes this aft. 4 To Galt this forenoon. Digging potatoes this aft. 5. Not much this forenoon. Albert & I shooting. I shot a Kingfisher on the fly. Jirden & I skinned it. 6 S.S. in morning to Brethern Church at night. 7 Scraping the meat off Kingfisher hide. Over to Henry's took the gun. Killing pigs. to the factory. 8 To Rickers thrashing all day for Mr. Ricker. 9 To Rickers thrashing all day. 10 THRASHING all day at Rickers got done. 11 At Smith Willards thrashing all day. 12 To Smith Willards thrashing till three o'clock. Jirden and I stuffed our bird. 13 S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night. 14 To Galt in the morning with Henry. Over to Henry's after the horse. Got his Black Spanish Rooster. 15 To Rockton Show all day. Took down a pair of Games and Black Spanish. Got first on them. Both pair. Got nine prizes all together four firsts and five seconds. 16 To Smith Willards thrashing all day 17 Almira, Rosa, Maggie Steel and I back to Freelton show all day. Bought me a watch. 18 Down t Smith Willards all day picking up potatoes. 19 To Smith Willards digging potatoes this forenoon digging and picking up this afternoon. 20 S.S. in morning to Methodist S.S. in aft. To Brethern church at night. 21 To Smith Willards digging potatoes this forenoon. to Mr Laing killing pigs. 22 Over to Henry's trying to put a different gun barrel on my stock. 23 Carried some water to clean the church. Over to Henry's got the lend of his gun. 24 Down to Rockton got Jirden's horse. Shooting this aft. 25. Took Hymers cultivator home bought three barrels from Elroy fetched them home. Got a barrell of road dust. 26. Took Jirden's horse to Rockton �walked home. Digging some out from under the wood shed. 27 To SS in aft. To church at night 28. To Mr Rickers pulling turnips this forenoon. To the factory butchering this afternoon. To Church at night. 29 Pulling turnips at Rickers this forenoon. Help on loading this afternoon to church at night. 30 To Henrys plowing all day to church at night. 31 To Aunt Elizies - made a cupboard and lathed some. To church at night Nov 1 to Henry's plowing this forenoon rain this aft. To Church at night. Nov. 2 Painted my cage, brought down my Brahma chickens from the other lot. 3. Dressed up this forenoon. To SS this afternoon to church at night. (Methodist) 4 To Henry's plowing this forenoon to the factory killing pigs. To Church at night 5 Shot a hen hawk this morning. Painted a cane and fixed my boots. To church at night 6 To Smith Willards helping with the turnips all day. To church at night. 7 To Smith Willards drawing in turnips this forenoon. Shooting this afternoon - out to Branchton 8. Butchering at the factory this forenoon. To Hymers Sale this aft. 9 To Galt this forenoon. Shooting down the creek this afternoon. 10. S.S. in afternoon to Methodist church at night. 11 Up to Uncle John blasting out a cellar. Set some traps down the creek. 12 Albert & I killed a pig this morning. Up to Uncle John blasting out the cellar 13 To Ben Hammils thrashing for Smith Willard. All day conference started to-night 14 To Hammills thrashing for Smith Willard got through to conference at night. 15 Took Dr Booth over to Harrisburg Station. Caught two musk rats. To conference at night. 16 Over to see my traps. Down to the blacksmith shop. Help fix Albert's bicycle. To conference at night. 17 Sunday. To conference this morning to S.S. convension. To conference at night 18 Fixed my braces this forenoon. Put a post in under the woodshed for to fix my hen roost. 19 Over to Henry's this forenoon. Put a post in my hen roost. 20 Fixing in my hen roost till near night. Down to see my traps. 21 Made a window frame for a my hen roost. Down to my traps. 22 Tore the wall down for a door made a door frame. Put the window and door frame in. 23 Building the wall up in my hen roost. 24 To S.S. in the aft. To Methodist church at night. 25 Went over to Henry's got the horse took Desty home. killing pigs this afternoon. 26 Up to Uncle Johns helping building wall. Down t see my traps. 27. Went down to Cuerdale to thrash but did not. The factory got on fire. Down there till middle of the afternoon. 28. To William Coverdales thrashing all day. 29. Not much. Jirden & I to Galt this afternoon bought some lumber. 30 Fixing a feed box in my hen roost. Down to Uncle Daves drawing straw. Dec 1. To S.S. in aft. to Brethern church at night 2. Fixing my hen roost. Put the door on. 3. fixing at my hen roost boarding up and belting. To church at night. 4 Tinkering around cleaned out my gun. bought an overcoat. To church at night. 5 Sold my hens and chickens to Sam Hammill. Almira & I making sausage all afternoon. To church at night. 6 Went down to Jerme Cornels to thrash but did not. Came home fixed my braces. Went down at noon but did not. fixing my feed box. To church at �night. 7 Took Jirdens horse out to Branchton to get shod. Made soap for Destamona. Came home at noon. Went down to Mr Mott cutting wood. Went back to Harvies after Jirden 8 To S.S. in afternoon To church at night 9. Put hinges on my feed box and the clasp for a lock. To Mr Motts sawing wood this afternoon. To Church at night. 10 Put boards through my feed box. Put part of my door frame on my hen roost and a clasp. To church at night. 11 Fixing a place for my hens that I bring down from the other place. 12 Drawing straw from Uncle Daves up home. Put a half sole on my boot. Went up to Aunt {Minrums} To church at night. 13 Fetched my chickens down from the other place. To examination this afternoon. 14 Made a window sash put it in not much of anything 15 To S.S. in morning to Free Methodist this aft. To Brethern church at night. 16 fixed some fence up to the other lot where shop was moved. Moved my chickens box for fixing it. 17 Fixing around my chicken coop. Shooting with Jirden's rifle at a target. 18 Went down to Siles Cornells sale. Helped George Johnson drive some pigs part of the way home from the sale. 19 Took my Murket over to George Johnson's to sell. Down in bush with John Steel shooting at a mark this afternoon. 20 Help Albert clean and paint his bicycle. Sold a pair of chickens. Truman and I went out to Branchton to Charley Laing. Took our guns. 22 To S.S. in morning and church. To Methodist Church. Got converted. 23. Wheeled down some stones from Uncle Johns - put in the lane. cleaned out my gun. Albert & I went shooting away down south all the afternoon. 24 Not much of anything this forenoon. Went over to George Johnson to see him. He was away. Started to make a little bureau. 25 Put a bottom in a four quart measure. Working at a bureau. Playing around - had a Christmas tree. John MacDonald and his family. Mr Mott and family. Henry and family was here. 26. Working at bureau all day. 27 Working at a little bureau this forenoon. Fixing a slat potition in my hen roost 28 Made a dust box for my chickens this forenoon. Went over to Johnson's fixed a box for to put mounted birds in. 29 To S.S. in the morning and church. To the W.B church at night. 30. Went back north asking for Mr Motts bee. Went over to Henry's after oats with Jirdins horse 31. Skating with Carry Bond this afternoon forenoon sewing Destimona slipper this afternoon. To prayer meeting at night. For more information on Stephen “Sylvester” Main, 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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Scanned Photocopy of Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen "Sylvester" Main Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wentworth County, Beverly Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889 Jan 1. Out to Destys all day with D.H. Burleys and Mirah 2. Skating all day with Cary Bond and some others 3. Skating with Ella and Cary Bond and Varley Bond Up to our place at night. 4 Skating with Gary &amp; Ella Bond Shooting with Varley Bond in afternoon. 5 Tend to my chickens and down to Office. 6. To Free Methodist in aft. noon. Up to Methodist at night to hear Voden. 7 Not much. Down to shop 8 Feed my chickens, one of Truman's died. Desty and Cleavy {blank} out here. 9. Made a rat traps. Down to Uncle Daves cleaning oats. 10 Big wind storm shovelled snow out of hen roost fixed place for Trumans. 11. Albert Bond. Put a window in the hen roost got a letter for D.H. Burley 12. Helping Uncle Daves draw straw. Made a slat door for my hen roost. Truman Almira Maggie Steel D H Burley came home from Uncle Alex Wining. 13 D H Burley here. To church at night 14 Taffy off. D H. Burley here helping Uncle Dave clean up oats. To Free Methodist at night 15 David H Burley went home to-day Down to Free Methodist at night 16 Started to school, rained all afternoon. 17 To school all day. Tea meeting here tonight but not to it. 18 To school all day Social at night but not to it. To Free Methodist. 19 Fixing my gun. Shooting and skating in aft. 20 Reading. To Methodist church at night. 21 To school all day. Tacked some pictures up in my hen roost. 22 To school all day. J. Ricker V Bond S Jane Moore here at night. 23 To school all day donn to Free Methodist at night. 24 To school in the forenoon. Ear ache in afternoon to Free Methodist at night. 25 To school today organize the debate to lecture and Free Methodist at night. 26 Maggie Idia and Lorn out here this afternoon. Varley Bond and I shooting sparrows. Hens laid today for the first. 27. Snowing all day to Brethern church at night. 28 To school today 29 To school today 30 To school today. Truman to Hamilton with Albert Bond. 31 To school to day. Fixing my hand sleigh black rooster died.</p> <p>Feb 1 Took two loads of wood to Galt for Albert Bond. 2 Fixing my squirrel cage. Over to Henry's cutting straw. Down to a show at night to the hotel the man had spotted rats wanted to trade me a pair for my flying squirrels. 3 John &amp; Desty. Cleavy &amp; Frank Bond here. To church at night. 4 Took a load of wood to Galt for Bond. Snowing hard. 5 To school to day. Fixing the carpet holder. Varley and I over to Sarah Moors. Sent some papers to Jacob Burley 6 To school to day got a pair of over shoes &amp; felt stockings 7 To school today. Got my Morthern Messenger. 8 To school today. Dance in hall to night but not to it. 9. Fixed my Sunday shoes. Seth Aldredge came down to night. 10 To Church in morning Up to Methodist church at night. Started to shave 11 To school. Bought seven hens from Truman. Got a bag of oats from Henry. Church started in the U B church 12 To School. Down to Varley Bonds all night. All away but Varley &amp; I put some shoes in Ella and Gennies bed. 13 To school - fixing my hen roost. 14 To school down at Bond's at night. 15 To school. Put a window in my hen roost. Paw sick tonight. 16 Bee today drawing wood. 17 To church morning &amp; afternoon. At night to Brethern Church John &amp; Desty out. 18 To school today. To church Brethern at night. 19 Home this forenoon to school this afternoon. 20 Back to the woods all day. Brought three logs home. 21 Uncle John &amp; Beagle &amp; I over to Henry's. Got him to come &amp; fix sewing machine. no school to day. 22 Back to woods all day snowing &amp; blowing. No school to day. 23 To woods all day sawing. - Cold below Zero. 24 In all day to church at night Mr Manard preached. 25 To school to day. sleigh riding at night (dog) beagle two years old 26 Back to the woods all day. Snowing this afternoon. 27 To school - a very nice day. Train run off the track at St. George 28 To school. John Ricker Elroy Kymers and myself back to Kirkwall to a lecture Chiniguy. Elroy Kymers horse &amp; my cutter.</p> <p>MAR. 1 Back to woods all day. Snowing to-night. 2 Very warm - cleaning out my hen roost got a new thought. 3 Very warm. Sun shinning all day. to church at night. 4 Back to the woods. Thawing a lot.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889 MAR 5 To school to-day. very nice day thawing a lot 6 To school. traded a brown leg horne rooster for a white leg horn rooster &amp; a plymouth rock hen with John Wedge 7 To school. Very nice day 8 To school &amp; thawing a lot to day 9 To the woods all day cold Jirden &amp; I drawing out wood - got my Farm &amp; Home. 10 John Desty and Cleary out here. Desty gave me her cap for this winter. To church at night. 11 To school. Started to make an incubator. Gave 25 cents - Missionary. 12 Drawing wood, William Coverdale and I from the woods along by the school house. got a catalogue 13 To school. Sent for catalogues and a letter to Hannal Woltzen 14 To school. skating tonight. A new shoemaker came t Sheffield to-day 15 Home this forenoon to school this afternoon. One of my hens died. Got a catalogue. 16 Skating this forenoon put a patch on each side of my boot. Bought a basket with a lid on. 17 Around home. Over to th woods to see how the sap run. To Methodist church at night. 18 To school. fixed my basket. Got a poultry catalogue. 19 To school. Got an incubator catalogue and a letter from some place. 20 Home this forenoon. To a bee at Bond's this aft. Oyster supper at night. Got two poultry catalogues 21 To school. fixed my climbing spurs. 22 Chisling out posts for the barn a very nice day. 23. Varley Bond and I up to Auldon Hammills this afternoon. 24 Varley Bond &amp; I over to woods for a walk. To church at night. 25. Took two loads of wood to Galt for Bonds. 26 Around home. Started to make an incubator. 27 Took a load of wood to Galt for Bond's. Raising our barn this afternoon. I was helping set a hen to-night. 28 To Hamilton all day and colder. 30 Helping scafling lumber. Made a nest for my hens 31. In all day. To church at night snowing a lot - about a foot deep.</p> <p>Apr. 1 Took a load of wood to Galt for Bond's on sleigh. 2 Help put the roof on the barn - up to loom shop making hen roost. 3 Finished cutting wood till three o'clock. To Methodist church. 5 Not much of any thing. snowing 6 Helping draw stones for the barn. Got some of our own hay down to Joseph Ricker. Took horses over to Henry's help Mr Ricker carry his syrup. Got my supper over there. Henry came out to Sheffield at night. Broke two cans - a two quart and a one quart, lost the syrup. over to the creek shooting pike. I shot one forteen and a half inches long. First fish I ever shot. 9 Laying floor in the barn all day. 10 Went up to Freeport to lead Mr Mott's cow down. Walked all the way. He moved down to Sheffield. 11 To Mr Laing's all day circle sawing wood. 12 Sawing wood down to cheese factory in the morning down to Mr Mott's 13 Put a nest in my hen roost shingle some on the hen roost. 14 Varley Bond and I up to Auldon Hammills for a walk. To church at night 15 Went out to Destemony's for a selling of duck eggs set them under a hen. Took them under my hens up to the other place. Got a bag of oats from Henry 16 Hired to Peter Humphrey for a month for $13 a month. Started work to day harrowing all day. 17 Harrowing till half past four o'clock, cultivating the rest of the day. 18 Dragging all day. Hen came out with 12 chickens out of 13 eggs. 19 gang ploughing and harrowing all day. rain to night. 20 Fixing fence this forenoon dragging this afternoon. 21. In all day - seven eggs. To church at night. 22 Picking stones till eleven o'clock. Drawed a load of pine roots for thrashing. Dragging till noon. rolling till four o'clock. Ella Bond and Elusci Gerrard ridding with me gang ploughing the rest of the day. 23 Gang ploughing till 10 o'clock dragging till noon, rolling this afternoon 24 rolling till half past eleven. Dragging till noon. gang ploughing till rain. Went up to Elroy Hyman Till half past four. Went around the outside fence. 25. Digging a drain by the house. Peter Humphrey layed the tile at noon. covered it up in the afternoon. 26 Gang ploughing till half past eleven. Dragging till noon. dragging all the afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889 April 27 Cleaning out colts stable cleaning out the stalls, over to the house. P. Humphrey got four pigs from Henry. Him &amp; I went over after them. Took 1 {we} back to McMillins to the bore! 28 Up to organize S.S. to the Medots Church at night 29 P Humphrey and I building fence all day 30 Drawing dirt this forenoon. Drawing apple limbs this afternoon. Drawed a load of hay on the wagon for Galt. May 1 Carring brush and digging out post holes till ten o clock. dragging till noon. 2 Cleaning up the garden &amp; digging some. Cleaning up oats this afternoon. 3 Digging garden this forenoon, plowing summer fallow this afternoon. 4 Plowing all day Beagle (my dog) and I killed a ground hog. Beagle got it up a fence stake. 5 Sunday School. Went out to Desties. Home at night to church. 6 Cultivating till three dragging till five rolling till night. 7 Rolling till eight, gang plowing till night. Set my hen on seventeen eggs. 8 Dragging this forenoon rolling till half past three dragging till night 9 Plowing all day in the summer fallow 10 Plowing till ten rain till noon. Plowing all afternoon wth Peter Humphrey. 11 Peter Humphrey and I finished the summer fallow at five o'clock came up to the barn. Dragging till night. 12 To S.S. in morning to church at night 13 gang plowing till ten o'clock. dragging and rolling till noon. Drawing out manure in afternoon. Hen had nine ducks. 14 Fixed a fence for the hens. Peter &amp; I drawing out manure. Planting potatoes this afternoon. 15. plowing and dragging till noon, rolling and planting corn this afternoon. Time out to Peter Humphrey. 16 Fixed a pen for my ducks. Down to Elroy Hymers, set two hens for Mr Mott. 17 Went over to Henry's for horses to plow lots. Paw &amp; I plowed them. 18 Dragged the other lot twice. Took horses over to Henry's. Made a pen for my ducks. Marked out rows up to the other lot. 19 To S.S. in morning To church at night M. Plowman preached. 20 Planting corn and potatoes all day. up to other lot. 21 Down to Smith Willards Albert McCormack and I planted potatoes &amp; covering them. Got a poultry book 22 Cutting some burdocks up to the other lot. One of my little ducks died. 23 Cutting down burdocks. over to Henry's to get the horse but did not. 24 Varley Bond &amp; James Main and I shooting this forenoon. shooting in Bond's lane this aft. 25 Almira and I to Galt Ella and Olive Humphrey up playing crockey 26 To S.S. Desty &amp; John out to Methodist church at night. 27 Out to Desty's all day. Set a hen on light brahma eggs. Mr Mott brought the eggs from Port Colborn. He gave me the hen to set them under. Set another plymouth rock hen on thirteen eggs. 28 Made a nest box. Started to fix my shoes. snowed some today. 29 White hen came off this morning with sixteen chicks out of seventeen eggs. Went back to John Wedge after setting hen but did not get any. Heavy frost last night 30 Finished fixing my shoe. Made a chicken catcher. 31. Down to Brice Culhams to see about a pig. Got my Farm and Home paper. June 1 Elroy Nymers &amp; I back to John Wedge. I tried to get a setting hen 2 S.S. in morning to Brethern church at night, 3 up to other place digging - put in some beans. John Wedge fetched me out a setting hen. Set her. 4 Walked out to meet Desty but she came in the buggy. Went over to Henry's got the horse 5. Almira and Maw away. Rosa &amp; I home. Made a cart. 6 Put Dexter on my cart - took two bags of rags up to the other lot. Took Dexter over to Henry's. 7 Uncle Thomas and Aunt Melvina down here. Elroy Hymers and I back to John Wedge. I got some scunk went Elroy got some turnips. We carried them home. 8 Elroy Hymers and I to Galt. Elroy took up some iron and oats. 9 S.S. in the morning to church (Methodist) at night. 10 Bought a pig from Elroy Hymers. Him and I up to Watty Barns for a setting of hen eggs. Got a setting hen from Moffats. 11 Down to Old David Mains got a setting hen. Got a setting of turkey eggs from Kent Sager. 12 Set my turkey eggs under plymouth rock hen. Got a Post Card. 13. Made a pig pen up to the other place - over to Henry's 14 Almira and I and {George} up to Galt - got my eggs. 15 Over to Mr Rickers hoeing corn &amp; potatoes all day. Desty has been out here four days. 16 S.S. in morning Church at night. 17 Elroy Hymers and I back for a swim. Went back to salt two colts in the afternoon. Ram chased us. 18 Took two hens up to other place. On the roads this afternoon on the sixth concession 19 Set a brown leghorn on hoden eggs 20 for a bath down to the mill pond. Albert got his bicycle. 21 My pig died. Not much of anything. Caught a rat last night. Got two more chickens. 22 Put a screen door on the front on the bie. 23 To S.S. in morning To Methodist Church at night. 24 Cultivating both lots of potatoes. Hoeing corn this afternoon. 25 hoeing corn and potatoes till near night Went out to Destys stayed all night 26 Came from Destys this morning found a snapping turtle. To Peter Humphreys pulling building fence. 27 Working on the roads all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889 28 On the roads this forenoon to Peter Humphrey building fence and cocking hay. 29 Cutting thistles this forenoon cocking up hay. Drawed in two loads 30. S.S. in the morning. John &amp; Desty out but no church at night - Mr Mott away. July 1 To Galt all day 2 hoeing corn and potatoes awile this morning. chock up some hay. Drawing in this afternoon. 3 Peter Humphrey and I hoeing potatoes in morning. Shock out some hay. Drawed in this afternoon. 4 Sick all day laying in. Rosy &amp; Elmira &amp; Cleavy went to Galt. 5 Laying around this forenoon. To Peter Humphries - horse raking and cocking up drawed in one load. 6 Drawing in hay. Paris greened the potatoes at noon. Horse raked till supper time drawed in two loads. 7 S.S. in morning &amp; church at night. 8 gang plowing this forenoon, drawing in hay this afternoon horse raking a little. 9 Gang plowing this forenoon drawing in and horse raking. 10 Gang plowing this forenoon and turning some hay. horse raking &amp; cocking. Drawed in one load. 11. dragging this forenoon. shock out some hay drawing in this afternoon. 12 dragging and drawing in one load this forenoon horse raking and drawing in 13 horse raking fetched in the rakings. horse raking and cocking up. 14. S.S. in the morning S.S. convension to church at night. 15 Gang plowing this forenoon. Simon and I drawing in horse raking a little. 16 Drawing and horse raking. Simon McGanzie helping us started to make a stack. 17 Horse raking M.F. Cochern helping cocking up. 18 Cocking up and horse raking. 19 Picking berries this forenoon - not much of anything. 20 gang plowing and horse raking drawing in and horse raking 21. to S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night 22 Picking berries this forenoon to Humphries drawing in. 23 Horse raking for ourselves in Mr Keachies field cocking it up. 24 Picking berries Destimony out Cleavy home. 26 Drawed in some hay for ourselves. Made a net to put on the horse 27. Almira and I to Galt this forenoon. Down to see them play bassball. 28 To S.S. in morning to quarterly up to the Methodist. To the Brethern church at night 29. Picking berries this forenoon. Took a ride on the Bicycle. 20 Charles Laing and I to Hamilton today Took a load of cheese down brought a small load back. 31 Cleaned out Mr. Mott's sistern. Helped Mr Humphrey load a load of hay. Aug 1 Took a load of cheese to Galt for Mr Laing. Helped Mr Humphrey load a load of hay - pulling peas 2 Fixed the fence up to the other lot. Loaded a load of hay. Pulling peas fr Mr Humphrey. 3 Cleaning out my turkey pen. Loaded a load of hay. Pulling peas 4 S.S. in morning to free Methodist in the afternoon to Methodist church at night 5 Picking berries this forenoon. Pitched on a load of hay. pulling peas. 6 hoeing weeds out of my potatoes pitched on a load of hay pulling peas 7 Hoeing weeds out of my potatoes. Pitched on a load of hay pulling peas 8 taking the weeds off my potatoes. Drawing in some hay. Cultivating my potatoes. 9 shocking up oats all day. Smith Willard cutting them. 10 To Galt this forenoon. Cultivating father's potatoes billing them up. 11 To S.S. Truman &amp; I out to Desty's on the bicycle. To church at night. 12 Cutting thistles on the sixth concession. Picked up some wood on the road. Washed the buggy. 13 Drawing in peas all day. 14 Drawing in peas this forenoon, riding on the bicycle. 15. drawed in two loads of peas and two of oats this forenoon. Shocking up this afternoon. Smith Willard cutting. 16 shocking up oats all day alone. keep up to the binder Smith Willard cutting. 17 To Galt this forenoon. Took up some chickens and ducks - sold them all. To Branchton this aft. on the bicycle to a picnic. 18 S.S. in morning. Church at night 19 To Peter Humphrey's drawing in oats all day 20. Helped John Steel set four tires. Drawing in oats picked up a load of hay 21. Took hen up to the other place. Drawed in two loads of oats, loaded a load of hay. 22 loaded a load of hay this forenoon and out to Branchton. Drawed in oats. Pitched on a load of hay. 23 gang ploughing till near night. pitched on a load of hay. 24. Went out to the Branchton at daylight Destamona &amp; I went to Galt with ducks. Came home as soon as I got back pitched one load of hay drawed a barrel of water. 25. S.S. in morning church at night. 26. Took Albert &amp; Almira out near Branchton for the station. Gangplowing till near night. Pitched on a load of hay 27 Gang plowing this forenoon pitched on a load of hay at noon gang plowing this afternoon. 28. Pitched on a load of hay. Helped John Steel set four tires this afternoon forenoon thrashing at Robert Hatricks for Peter Humphrey this aft. 29 Thrashing at Robert Hatricks till near night Thrashing at Henry after supper. 30 Thrashing over at Henry's this forenoon to Peter Humphreys thrashing this afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 31. Thrashing till near noon. drawed a load of hay out of the stack. Drawing in oats this afternoon. Sept. 1. To S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night 2 Drawing in oats till near night. pitched on a load of hay. 3. To Branchton after elderberries got a basket full. Pitched on a load of hay. 4 George Steel and I out shooting till near night. Pitched on a load of hay. 5. To Mr. Hymers thrashing for Peter Humphrey this forenoon. Dug a bag of potatoes up to the other lot 6 To Mr Hymers thrashing till near noon. Picking chickens Got the lend of a democrat for market day 7 To Galt Market with chickens this forenoon Drawed a barrell of water took the horse to pasture. 8. S.S. To Brethern Church at night 9 Dug a row of potatoes. Help Mr Humphrey pitch on a load of hay. Help butchering pigs to the factory. 10 Dug a row of potatoes up to the other place digging potatoes up to Uncle John's. Went over to Henry to fix my hen roost window. 11. Went over to Henry's to get the match plains for Jirden. To Albert Bond's digging potatoes this afternoon. 12 To Albert Bond's digging potatoes this forenoon. fixed a place for my Wyandotts 13 Picking chickens for market. Went down for the horse. 14 Almira and I to Galt with chickens Out to Branchton on the bicycle this afternoon Rose brought a pair of banties from London 15 S.S. in morning Downey preached. to the Methodist Church at night. 16 Fixed a place for my chickens up to the other place. Down to the picnic at Aaron Main's 17. Took some chickens up to the other lot. 18 Helped John Steel set tires this forenoon Helped butchering to Laings this aft. 19 Took Alberts Bicycle over to shop, dug a row of potatoes. cut some corn. 20. Not much of anything this forenoon cut the rest of my corn. 21 Digging potatoes this forenoon got a new cooking stove. Drawed down two bags of my potatoes. Shooting till night. 22 S.S. in the morning John &amp; Desty out to Methodist church at night. 23. Went down to Bond's in the middle of the forenoon. Butchering pigs till near night. Went over to Henry's got horse went out to John's got his buggy. 24 Out to Desty's - my birthday today. had duck for dinner. Seventeen years old. My weight 135 pounds 5 feet 8 inches tall. 25 To Hamilton show all day. John &amp; Desty down to ___ Branchton all night 26 In the cheese factory all day in Henry Laing's place. 27 Picking my beans - up to the other lot. Took a little bicycle ride. 28. Out to John's to get Jirdens horse shod and the axle on the buggy fixed 29 S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night. 30 Fixed a box down cellar for my potatoes, fixed the floor in the woodshed. Put new sleepers in. Oct 1. Started to paint doors and windows of the barn, some of them painted - rained. 2 finished painting barn, put up stove. Up to the other place help killing pigs. To the factory 3 Killed a pig for Smith Willard this forenoon digging some potatoes this aft. 4 To Galt this forenoon. Digging potatoes this aft. 5. Not much this forenoon. Albert &amp; I shooting. I shot a Kingfisher on the fly. Jirden &amp; I skinned it. 6 S.S. in morning to Brethern Church at night. 7 Scraping the meat off Kingfisher hide. Over to Henry's took the gun. Killing pigs. to the factory. 8 To Rickers thrashing all day for Mr. Ricker. 9 To Rickers thrashing all day. 10 THRASHING all day at Rickers got done. 11 At Smith Willards thrashing all day. 12 To Smith Willards thrashing till three o'clock. Jirden and I stuffed our bird. 13 S.S. in morning to Methodist Church at night. 14 To Galt in the morning with Henry. Over to Henry's after the horse. Got his Black Spanish Rooster. 15 To Rockton Show all day. Took down a pair of Games and Black Spanish. Got first on them. Both pair. Got nine prizes all together four firsts and five seconds. 16 To Smith Willards thrashing all day 17 Almira, Rosa, Maggie Steel and I back to Freelton show all day. Bought me a watch. 18 Down t Smith Willards all day picking up potatoes. 19 To Smith Willards digging potatoes this forenoon digging and picking up this afternoon. 20 S.S. in morning to Methodist S.S. in aft. To Brethern church at night. 21 To Smith Willards digging potatoes this forenoon. to Mr laing killing pigs. 22 Over to Henry's trying to put a different gun barrel on my stock. 23 Carried some water to clean the church. Over to Henry's got the lend of his gun. 24 Down to Rockton got Jirden's horse. Shooting this aft. 25. Took Hymers cultivator home bought three barrels from Elroy fetched them home. Got a barrell of road dust. 26. Took Jirden's horse to Rockton waked home. Digging some out from under the wood shed. 27 To SS in aft. To church at night 28. To Mr Rickers pulling turnips this forenoon. To the factory butchering this afternoon. To Church at night. 29 Pulling turnips at Rickers this forenoon. Help on loading this afternoon to church at night. 30 To Henrys plowing all day to church at night. 31 To Aunt Elizies - made a cupboard and lathed some. To church at night Nov 1 to Henry's plowing this forenoon rain this aft. To Church at night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov. 2 Painted my cage. brought down my Brahma chickens from the other lot. 3. Dressed up this forenoon. To SS this afternoon to church at night. (Methodist) 4 To Henry's plowing this forenoon to the factory kiling pigs. To Church at night 5 Shot a hen hawk this morning. Painted a cane and fixed my boots. To church at night 6 To Smith Willards helping with the turnips all day. To church at night. 7 To Smith Willards drawing in turnips this forenoon. Shooting this afternoon - out to Branchton 8. Butchering at the factory this forenoon. To Hymers Sale this aft. 9 To Galt this forenoon. Shooting down the creek this afternoon. 10. S.S. in afternoon to Methodist church at night. 11 Up to Uncle John blasting out a cellar. Set some traps down the creek. 12 Albert &amp; I killed a pig this morning. Up to Uncle John blasting out the cellar 13 To Ben Hammils thrashing for Smith Willard. All day conference started to-night 14 To Hammills thrashing for Smith Willard got through to conference at night. 15 Took Dr Booth over to Harrisburg Station. Caught two musk rats. To conference at night. 16 Over to see my traps. Down to the blacksmith shop. Help fix Albert's bicycle. To conference at night. 17 Sunday. To conference this morning to S.S. convension. To conference at night 18 Fixed my braces this forenoon. Put a post in under the woodshed for to fix my hen roost. 19 Over to Henry's this forenoon. Put a post in my hen roost. 20 Fixing in my hen roost till near night. Down to see my traps. 21 Made a window frame for a my hen roost. Down to my traps. 22 Tore the wall down for a door made a door frame. Put the window and door frame in. 23 Building the wall up in my hen roost. 24 To S.S. in the aft. To Methodist church at night. 25 Went over to Henry's got the horse took Desty home. killing pigs this afternoon. 26 Up to Uncle Johns helping building wall. Down t see my traps. 27. Went down to Cuerdale to thrash but did not. The factory got on fire. Down there till middle of the afternoon. 28. To William Coverdales thrashing all day. 29. Not much. Jirden &amp; I to Galt this afternoon bought some lumber. 30 Fixing a feed box in my hen roost. Down to Uncle Daves drawing straw. Dec 1. To S.S. in aft. to Brethern church at night 2. Fixing my hen roost. Put the door on. 3. fixing at my hen roost boarding up and belting. To church at night. 4 Tinkering around cleaned out my gun. bought an overcoat. To church at night. 5 Sold my hens and chickens to Sam Hammill. Almira &amp; I making sausage all afternoon. To church at night. 6 Went down to Jerme Cornels to thrash but did not. Came home fixed my braces. Went down at noon but did not. fixing my feed box. To church at night. 7 Took Jirdens horse out to Branchton to get shod. Made soap for Destamona. Came home at noon. Went down to Mr Mott cutting wood. Went back to Harvies after Jirden 8 To S.S. in afternoon To church at night 9. Put hinges on my feed box and the clasp for a lock. To Mr Motts sawing wood this afternoon. To Church at night. 10 Put boards through my feed box. Put part of my door frame on my hen roost and a clasp. To church at night. 11 Fixing a place for my hens that I bring down from the other place. 12 Drawing straw from Uncle Daves up home. Put a half sole on my boot. Went up to Aunt Minrums To church at night. 13 Fetched my chickens down from the other place. To examination this afternoon. 14 Made a window sash put it in not much of anything 15 To S.S. in morning to Free Methodist this aft. To Brethern church at night. 16 fixed some fence up to the other lot where shop was moved. Moved my chickens box for fixing it. 17 Fixed around my chicken coop. Shooting with Jirden's rifle at a target. 18 Went down to Siles Cornells sale. Helped George Johnson drive some pigs part of the way home from the sale. 19 Took my Market over to George Johnson's to sell. Down in bush with John Steel shooting at a mark this afternoon. 20 Help Albert clean and paint his bicycle. Sold a pair of chickens. Truman and I went out to Branchton to Charley Laing. Took our guns. 22 To S.S. in morning and church. To Methodist Church. Got converted. 23. Wheeled down some stones from Uncle Johns - put in the lane. cleaned out my gun. Albert &amp; I went shooting away down south all the afternoon. 24 Not much of anything this forenoon. Went over to George Johnson to see him. He was away. Started to make a little bureau. 25 Put a bottom in a four quart measure. Working at a bureau. Playing around - had a Christmas tree. John MacDonald and his family. Mr Mott and family. Henry and family was here. 26. Working at bureau all day. 27 Working at a little bureau this forenoon. Fixing a slat potition in my hen roost 28 Made a dust box for my chickens this forenoon. Went over to Johnson's fixed a box for to put mounted birds in. 29 To S.S. in the morning and church. To the W.B church at night. 30. Went back north asking for Mr Motts bee. Went over to Henry's after oats with Jirdins horse 31. Skating with Carry Bond this afternoon forenoon sewing Destimona slipper this afternoon. 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During the diary’s time period, such racial terms and prejudices were commonplace in Canadian society. They are considered wrong today. Sunday May 28th. Went down to Sunday School this morning with Daddy behind Belle and after church drove home with Enah and Daddy. After dinner I walked into town via the stump but did not go in. I went down to the dock and then around by the Morgan's and sat there an hour or two talking to Murray. We thought there was going to be a big thunder storm but it blew over. I came home about five o'clock and lay out on the lawn till supper time. After tea Enah and I walked it to church and were releived to hear Mr. Johnson announce that owing to the intense heat the service would be shortened. There were only thirty-nine there hardly enough to pay expenses. After church we went over and listened to Mr. Lawrie's graphophone which was fine. We got home about 10 o'clock. It is cooler now and there is a slight breeze. The mosquitos were bad at the Lawries. Monday May 29th Got up about seven this morning.I discked the corn field all morning behind Belle and Harry or Joe for we found out that was his name. Bill turned up just after dinner. He and Quint had walked down from Normandale this morning. They never caught a fish. When he came he set to work to make a corn marker and Daddy, Enah and I drove down in the wagon after another load of stuff. We got the sofa the arm-chair and other things. We got back about six and Bill had the corn marker all made ready to put bolts into. After tea Bill Dick and I went back with the rifle to see if we could find and ground hogs but in vain. When we came back Mrs. MacPherson was here, she stayed till Bruce called for her about half past nine. We let Davie out in the orchard to-day Josie saw him going out and has kicked up a fuss all day. It started out this morning nice and cool but got hot again to the middle of the day but cooled down again at night. Tuesday May 30th 1 �After breakfast I sawed enough wood for the day, and then shelled seed corn. Daddy and Bill were back discking and rolling the ground for it. Then I tried to put the shelves in the pantry but they fit too tight. After dinner I went back and watched Bill go a couple of rounds with his corn marker and then started down town to buy a corn planter. I fell in with Chris Quanbury who was going down after eggs for Jack Martin and he offered to drive me down and back. When I got to Andersons I had to wait about ten minutes for Maud Jameison and then Miss Stamp told me they did have any corn planters except an old one that Mr. Anderson had had on the farm which I could have for 50 cts so I took it. Then I pretty nearly lost Chris but at last found him and came home. When I got home I started to cut potatoes and went to sleep. When I woke up I found I had been lying on my arm and put it fast asleep and took me a long time to wake it up. Then Bruce came after his plow and Daddy went down as far as Fleming's with him to borrow another corn-planter. I went on cutting potatoes which to me till tea-time. After tea Daddy wanted to go back and plant some more corn so Dick and I had to do the chores. It took me about half an hour to milk the cow and then she did not give as much as Dad gets. Then I let her go before I took the calf away from the other cow and it scared the cat. Bill rode Old Harry down town for Harry Ansley sent word over at noon that he wanted him back to haul some sand. Daddy and Dick went over to Bannisters to get some setting hens and I saw a section of an old hollow basswood for a nest. When they came back they told us that Mrs. Liddy had a child and was dead. It has been very much cooler to-day with a wind in the east. We left Davie out in the orchard to-night. He seems to be getting over his lonesomeness a little. Wednesday May 31st Got up at a fair hour this morning about 6 o'clock. Right after breakfast Daddy went over to help Frank Vyse spray, and Bill and I went back he to plant corn and I to plant potatoes. We both got through about 10 o'clock and then we started to hook Belle up to the stone boat to draw the brush out of the orchard when we noticed a horse and rider coming up past Mrs. Aruther Battersby's. We then saw that the horse was Old Harry the same which Bill took back last night. We then tried to figure out who the horseman could be. He was so far away we could not tell and he was coming at a very easy walk. As he got nearer Bill said it was Huby and sure enough it was. He reminded one of the pictures in Don Quixote of the little fat man on the knights horse. We learned from him that Daddy had bought old Harry for $115.00 and that Huby had volunteered to ride him over in the saddle. Bill then took Belle and old Harry and went back to roll the oats. I went down as far as Vyse's with Huby to see how Daddy was coming on and found him working for all he was worth at the pump, which 2 �by right ought to have a horse to pump it. About noon it began to thunder and rained a little during which shower we went into Vyse's house and afterwards home while we were at dinner it got very dark and a strong wind got up, and then began to rain and kept on till about three. Bill went down town after dinner and is not back yet. Daddy white washed the kitchen and pantry ceilings and I read a couple of stories. When Dick came home the to cows were up in the barn yard so I put them in. A little while after wards I went out and Frank Vyse's white cow was up but no sign of Bobby, so I went back and found her licking a big bull calf at the top of the hill. Then Daddy and I went back and he steered it to it's supper. After tea I milked Spotty and then went back with Daddy and he milked Bobby. It was pretty hot this morning but is quite cool now after the rain. David is still in the orchard. Thursday June 1st Bill was sick this morning and said he had felt sick all night. He took a dose of salts and did not eat any breakfast. Then he went and lay down in the stable barn in the hay and put a horse blanket over himself and slept there till noon. He would not come in the house to sleep. At noon he felt better and ate his dinner and then went down to see Doc. Hicks who gave him some medicine. He went and saw Huby and then came home and had his tea and went to bed soon afterwards. This morning Daddy, Dick and I went down town in the wagon to get some potatoes and things for the horse. As we were going out the gate we met Bill Donald who was coming to plow for buck wheat. He had the horse with the sore shoulders with him for Dad. to look at again. We went on and got as far as Vyse's and I stayed there to help him fill up his spray barrel and when Dad came back he was going to help him spray Dick could not ride his wheel to school on account of the mud so he rode down with Daddy in the wagon When Daddy came back he and I went over home and he came back with old Harry to pull the pump around the orchard. When I got home I started to cut potatoes and kept on till noon. Daddy never showed up for dinner and after dinner I buried the old skunk and chicken. Then Dad. came and went back and finished rolling the oats, and I planted the potatoes I had cut and another half pail full. Bill Donald went down town with Bill to get his plow shears sharpened. Daddy harrowed in the potatoes after he had rolled the oats. After tea I mowed a little lawn and Daddy went down to get a setting hen for Huby had a gift of ten turkey eggs It has been much cooler to-day with a wind from the nor'west. Friday June 2nd Milked Bobby this morning before breakfast and afterwards sawed some wood and started to cut lawn. Then I went down town and waited at Huby's till Dick came down and he went 3 �up and got a manure fork, and I took it along with our own over. Then Bill loaded up some manure and I went over and spread it which job I have kept all day Old Felix came over to fix the windmill so she will work all right and he fixed it to pump a lot easier. Bob. Law brought a couple of loads of sand to-day for the foundation of the horse-stable when it is moved. Bill Donald has been plowing for buck wheat all-day. It began to rain heavily about five o'clock and kept up till after tea. The were a couple of light showers before and it has been fairly hot all day but a nice breeze. All the school had a holiday this afternoon on account of Mrs. Liddy's funeral. Bill rode old Harry down town to-night. Saturday June 3rd Bill got back about four o'clock this morning. I went out after breakfast to spread manure and got my feet so soaking wet that I came in, and changed my boots and socks and went out and hoed the tomatoes and planted some potatoes Bill Donald came to plow and has been plowing all day. After dinner Bob. Blakie came over to get some of his property that he had lent to William's and talked here for about an hour. Then Daddy and I went back and planted carrot seed all the after noon. Bill hauled manure all day and got out 18 loads. Allan and Harry Batersby drove out for a short visit. After tea Dick and I walked in and went into the stump for a swim and then on down town and I got a film and a collar. We got home about {10?} o'clock This was His Majesty's birthday but it was not celebrated here but the coronation will be. Sunday June 4th Dick and I walked into Sunday School this morning and were about 10 minutes late. I drove back after church with Daddy and Enah who drove Joe and Ginger into church. This afternoon it looked like rain and I walked in to Huby's. It then cleared off and I walked down to the dock and found Dick talking to Art. Smith, Joe and Greenbury. Then Murray and Roy Dell came along in Dell's row boat and Art. Smith and Greenbury and I got in we went out in the lake. Then we came up and I walked up town and then went down to Aunty Maude's for tea. After tea I went up to church and then went for a little walk with Murray but it looked very stormy (and is thundering now) that I came home. Bill was here when I arrived. Huby and Harry Battersby have gone up to Billington's to-day. They did not say what for Monday June 5th Got up with much discomfort being very sleepy this morning a little after six. I sawed some wood before breakfast and a little afterwards. We hooked Joe and Ginger up to the wagon 4 �and went down town and got all the stuff out of Enah's & Daddy's room which took us all the morning as we had to take up the carpet. Dick drove down with us and took his dinner to school as it was too muddy to ride his wheel. When we got back Bill was working spreading the manure he hauled out Saturday and it was to wet around the manure pile to haul out any more and any way Faulkner had come and taken his wagon. Bill Donald was ploughing and Davie was having a good time in the orchard. After dinner Bill started to fix a solid place in the wood shed to put the Cream separator on, and Daddy and I put the wardrobe to-gether in Dick's room. I lay down on Dick's bed and finding it very comfortable fell asleep. I was soon aroused from my slumbers by Enah who informed me Daddy was trying to catch Davie in the orchard as he was in Bill's road who had old Harry hooked on to the stone-boat hauling brush up to the other end of the orchard. We got Davie stowed away in one of the boxstalls and then prepared for another journey to town. Herb Lawrie was here after the hay he bought from William's. We got back here with another load and Dick about six o'clock. While unloading I noticed one of the young pigeons had got down with the chickens and they were chasing it around and picking at it. I went over and found it dying from a wound in its neck where they had picked it. It died in a few minutes and I hung it up down cellar for Bill to eat as it had been well bled. The chickens had another old fellow who can't fly up in the corner too but he escaped with his life. Dick and Bill went down town to-night after tea, and I think I hear them coming back now (9.30). I went out and milked Bobby to-night and then mowed the lawn. George Slocomb came over to-night to see if he could put his pony colt in the pasture and Dad decided to let him for $1.50 a week month. He will let Davie back with him and he won't be so lonesome. It has been pretty hot to-day threatening rain several times. Tuesday June 6th I was wrong last night when I thought I heard Dick and Bill coming last night for Dick did not get home till 10 o'clock with news of Dover's defeat in base ball Dover vs. Simcoe. Bill got home sometime in the small hours of the morning and slept out in the hay. Enah went to an Auxillary tea-shine in Waterford this morning with a load driven by Johnny Walker and hauled by Faulkner's Arabs. She got back to-night a little after nine earlier than she expected. We could hear Mrs Skey and Miss Wheeler yelling way down at Mrs. Battersby's corner. I hoed the tomatoes all up this morning and cut all the burdocks I could find. I demolished about 100 stocks. Then I sawed the lims off the old willow that obstructed the passage of carriages. Bill hauled manure all day and got 16 or 17 loads out. After Dinner Daddy and I went out and spread all Bill had hauled out. Then we came in with the intention 5 �of going down town after some oats but after ripping down the old wall at the end of the horstall building found it was too late in the day to make the trip. After tea Bill went back down town but got back at 945. I milked Bobby and then came in and started to read "Peck's Bad Boy". The same which Dick is reading now. It was pretty cool this morning but is not so cold now. It has been fine all day. Wednesday June 7th Very sleepy when Dad. called me this morning about six but managed to get up about a quarter of an hour afterwards. I sawed some wood after breakfast and then Daddy and I went in to town with Joe and Ginger on foot to hook on to Faulkner's wagon. I went over to Billy Laing's with Daddy (after we had put the horses in the barn) and held sacks for him to fill with oats for us and then sat there while Daddy went up to get his hair cut. Then we went up and got the wagon and saw Faulkners new bus it is a dandy. We got the oats and some things from the house including Huby who stayed over all day and hauled manure while Bill pitched on the empty wagon. Huby is getting to be a great horse man he was driving Belle and Harry all day to-day. After dinner I chased the cows back the lane as they had come up and not got any farther than the end of the cornfield hill they were back again so I drove them back once more and this time got all the way to the barn and looked and they were half way down the lane so then Bill Donald who has been ploughing went back with me and we put a bar across the lane. Tige is getting pretty good with them. We then went down town in search of Johnny Walker to bring the big bits of furniture over. I nearly went to sleep on the way down. Daddy and Enah came down later and got the things ready. I first went down to the station and had a visit with Joe whom I found fast asleep in the ware house on a pile of salt in sack, while I was there a wedding party drove in to go out on the 3.20 the happy couple being Will McNeily and Olive Long. Then Johnny Walker came along and I delivered my message and he said he would come around about four o'clock. I waited around a while and then went back. on my way went through Mrs. J. S. Allen's new house which is pretty nice. I then went into Mr. Jaques which is nice too but not like Mrs. Allen's. When I got to the house I heard the agent from Simcoe of the International Harvesting Co. try for about half an hour to sell Dad a manure spreader or other implement but he failed. By that time Johnny Walker was there Cruise came around and Daddy paid him for the road work. Daddy and I went over on the load and Enah rode here wheel over. After tea I partly milked Bobby and carried the stuff we brought over from town into the house. It was very misty and damp early this morning but got finer afterwards although cloudy all day. Bill and Huby went down town after tea. Bill said they were going to a ball 6 �that Bill Barlow was giving for a fare well, but I guess they didn't for Bill got home before mid night. Bill Barlow has left Bagley and Miller's and is going to work in Lea's pickle factory in Simcoe. Thursday June 8th I was very sleepy this morning when Dad called me and have been sleepy all day. After break fast I sawed enough wood for the day, and then went out and spread manure. I only got one row spread to-day and had several rests and one or two naps. Daddy pitched on to-day and Bill hauled out Huby has not been over at all to-day. After dinner I lay down on the sofa to read "Peck's Bad Boy" and went to sleep and remaind in that state till two o'clock, when I went out and spread after dumping Enah's wash water out of the machine. I quit about four and went to rest under an elm back in the gulsh. I could hear them yelling over at the school-house where they were playing baseball - Dover vs. Simcoe return game. About five I went up with Bill and cleaned out the horse stable. When Dick came home he informed us that Simcoe had beat by some strange kind of luck the score being 9 - 4. He said that their playing was very bad and Dover's pretty good. - but - After tea I milked Bobby and tried to feed the kittens but they would wallow around in the milk and upset it. Bill and Dick have gone down town to-night. It has been pretty warm all day to-day but not too hot and there has been a nice breeze and a few clouds. It is now nine o'clock and time for me to retire. I'll see if an hour more of slumber will make me feel better on the morrow Friday June 9th Was not so sleepy this morning and have felt better all day. Last night after I went to bed Skinny Ryrsie and Lorne Hasted came over with Faulkner's team to get his wagon to haul some timber out of the bush to-day so as we only had the one wagon Daddy came out and helped spread and Bill hauled out. After breakfast I sawed up all the pieces of wood in the wood shed I could find and then went over to Blakie's to borrow a scoop-shovel for Bill and after lugging it over here he said it was no good and he would not use it but he changed his mind later when he found there was no better. Then I watched Dad try to churn in a two- quart self sealer. He churned to lots of cream but the butter was pretty soft. Enah worked it up this after noon and we had it for tea, and it was pretty good. We went out about ten o'clock and spread manure till noon and after dinner till four when it began to rain. It rained till six, during which time we cleaned up the wood-shed and now it looks as slick as the inside of a wallnut when the meat is all out. After tea I milked Bobby and Mr. Shand came 7 �after Daddy to see a sick lame horse -(Dads has quit the practice)- I then fed the pigs and tried to feed the kittens but they spilt all the milk by trying to get what was in the opposite side of the saucer, consequentley it was neccessary for them to crawl in it. Bill went off with the rifle after tea The corn is coming up nicely and the crows are right on the spot. We have about 100 loads of manure out now. Saturday June 10th After breakfast this morning I went back and hoed the mangles and the corn all morning and most of the after noon. I hoed three rows of corn before dinner and four after. Bill Donald has been harrowing his buckwheat ground to-day and Daddy spreading manure. Bill, Dick and Quint drove old Harry up to Normandale this after-noon they were going to have a trout fish. I quit about four and went over and got enough strawberries for tea then I rode Dick's wheel down and left it in the school house porch while I went down to the stump and had a good swim. After tea we put Ginger and Joe in the orchard and took Davie out. Then we went back to the corn field and put out a few newspapers to scare the crows and then came in and sat around till bedtime. It has been pretty hot and close all day and threatens rain to-night. Our wheat east of the orchard is full of smut and Bill Donald showed us the hessian fly in it. Sunday June 11th Daddy, Enah and I drove Ginger and Joe down this morning, and I went to Sunday School and they went and stayed down at Huby's till church-time. I found a lot of books waiting for me and Miss Battersby was just going to start in on them thinking I had jumped my job. I went to church and drove home with Daddy and Enah after wards. After dinner we drove out to the Shand's and stayed there all the afternoon. Daddy drove Enah and I me down to Huby's for tea and he went home and stayed there all alone for tea. I went up to church with Enah and Ada but din't go in but went up the beach with Murray. I was to have gone right home with Enah but went down to the dock with Murray and saw a bunch down there and did not get home till nearly ten. It has been extremely hot to-day and threatened a thunder-shower but that is as far as it got. It was a lovely sun-set, and rather queer looking. There was a bunch out in the "Cygnet" to-day including Joe, Murray and some others and when they were coming in they accidentally ran into the "Vigilant" and broke the tiller and Mrs. Roy Silver Thorne hurt her hand quite badly. Monday June 12th 8 �Dick and Quint drove old Harry back alone last night. Bill stayed up there and said he thought that Daddy knew he was going to stay although he told him he was coming back last night. This morning Daddy and Enah drove down town in the buggy and stayed all morning. Daddy had to have Joe and Ginger shod and Enah had to do some shopping. I hoed corn till ten o'clock when there came up a terrible thunder storm which started about three quarters of an hour or more. Bill Donald who had been working his buckwheat sat in the old house and told me of all the damage done by lightning around here in the last 10 years. Daddy came back after the storm was over about noon and after dinner he and I drove Joe and Belle and up to Yeagar's. We had a lovely drive and got home about six. We came home around by Lynn Valley. We saw Marshall and Gilbert on our way up and Marshall said he could let us have two sticks of timber the length we wanted for the stable if Bill would come up and cut and hew them. Then we went into Shepard's where Gilbert was raising a barn and he said he could be down here by the end of this week. Just before tea Mr. Miller came up to place the cream separator. He said Bruce told him we wanted him although how he found out is a mystery. He stayed to tea and fixed it up afterwards and skimmed a pail of milk and took the thing all apart and washed it and showed Enah how to put it to-gether again to be ready for the morning. It was very windy this after noon and rained a little in the evening. Yeager just got back from Galt to-day where he took a lot of prizes and sold four horses. He bought as many new ones to bring home with him. Several farmers were cutting hay but some of it looked pretty green. Tuesday June 13th We put our milk through the separator all right this morning as it was all to-gether. There was no sign of Bill here all day to-day but Dick and Bob Law both saw him down town and he said he was coming home to-night After breakfast I drove Belle down to Greenbury's to get her shod and when I came back it was kind of drizzle Daddy and Enah were laying the parlor carpet. After I put Belle away I went back and started to plant corn where the crow's had pulled it up. After dinner Daddy went over to a barn raising at Fleming's and did not get back till dark. I planted corn most of the afternoon, then I watered the horses and gave them hay. I miked after tea and fed the calves and kittens. Then I came in and started to put the milk through the separator and found all kinds of things wrong. First the washer was under the wood bush in stead of over it and that made an awful rattle. Then the rubber on the tube did not go in the hole and we squirted milk all over the floor. After that was remedied the cream started going into the milk vessel and visa versa. But at last we got it all through and are now at peace and hope to be till to-morrow morning. It has been cold 9 �and rather windy all day to-day. Rather cloudy and inclined to rain. Dick got a lot of strawberries over in the garden to-day. Wednesday June 14th This morning I sawed quite a lot of wood and then went back and nearly finished planting the corn that the crows got. Daddy and Bill drove up to Marshall's to get the timber. Daddy came back at noon and left Bill there to hew the stick. After dinner I painted the pantry door and Enah started on the whole kitchen while Daddy went down to Vyse's to borrow a cultivator. Then we went back and he cultivated the corn while I hoed around the hills. About four o'clock we started off to get Bill and the timber, he had one stick nearly done so we waited and after quite a lot of fixing got it fastened to the wagon and started for home. I sat behind and tried to steer the thing and Daddy drove Bill walked most of the way. We reached home about eight, and unloaded our timber and had tea We got the chores finished about a quarter to ten. It has been fairly warm to-day and a little windy Thursday June 15 Bill went up to the bush this morning to hew his other stick of timber and Daddy and I went back to the corn-field. He cultivated with Belle and I hoed. We worked till noon and had got it all cultivated one way. I tried to rig up a scare-crow but did not make a very good one. After dinner Daddy churned and then went up to the woods after Bill about 2 o'clock. I hoed till about half-past five and then I went up to the house and found nobody home so I stayed there till six and then got some more material for my scare-crow including a stuffed sack for a stomach and a couple of sticks for legs and went back and fixed up a fairly good one. While I was back there I saw Daddy and Bill coming home with the timber and as I was coming up to the house I met Dick going to get some strawberries I went over with him and we got enough for tea. After tea I cut a little lawn till it got dark. It would have been hot today If there had not been such a cool breeze. Dick and Bill went down town after tea and Dick got our new strainer pail which Hugh has been making for the last two or three days. Friday June 16th Bill started to plow this morning where we hauled out the manure. I cut up some wood and then went back to hoe corn while Daddy went over to Sol. Smith's to see when Gilbert could come to move the barn. She said he would come to-night and move it to-morrow, so Daddy ran around to see if he could get men to help him and he got four or five. When he came back I cut a lot more wood to cook the meals with and Daddy went back and hoed 10 �corn till noon. After dinner Daddy and I hooked up Ginger and Joe to the wagon and took Vyse's cultivator (which we are not done with) and Fleming's chain back to the owners. Then we came back and hauled posts from the corn and wheat fields which were in the old line fence. We thought the would do to block up the building with. We stayed at this job till half past four. While we were at it Chess. Robinson came after a setting of eggs. We went down town after this to get a supply of provisions. Enah went with us and we got Huby and all the men he can get to come over to-morrow. Daddy and Dick went over to Blakie's to get a setting hen to put on some duck eggs that he gave us this morning. Bill went down town and I cut more lawn till dark. The cows got into the wheat fields to-night There has been a pretty nice breeze all day to-day but fairly hot. Gilbert drove in here with his aparatus about 10 o'clock to-night and is going to stay all night. Saturday June 17th This morning we had quite a hustle. Gilbert got started early to work on the horse-stable and we got a good crowd of Men viz: Huby Alfred Ryersie, Jim Blakie and Frank Vyse besides our selves. All came that had promised except Dad. Haymaker; and Walt. McCall the two that Huby had got. Dick went down early to meet a bunch that were going to drive up to the glen for a picnic. He was gone all day and was pretty tired when he reached home althoug he caught two trout and had a good time. I Rode Enah's wheel down the first time when Dick went down to get some spikes and just got back and found I had to go again after nails. Quint and Eri Brown came over with some cherries - Olivets the first I have tasted this year - and stayed till the middle of the afternoon. He picked the pigeon that the chickens had killed yesterday. We worked away all day at the building with out any adventure or mishap (except the escapes of several getting bogged in the manure) and at six o'clock had her all blocked up and sills put under and moved about 3 feet. After tea all the members of our party dispersed to their respective homes. Bill hired Geordie Lawries horse and rig and drove home and Gilbert took the old buggy and drove his team to Delhi. Then Daddy and I drove Belle down to the station to meet Roy. He had the squab Quint picked for his supper and found the crop in it. Dick got home about 10 o'clock and we all went to bed. Sunday June 18th I walked down to Sunday School this morning and was not late which broke the record for the first time since we have been on the farm. Dick not get up in time to go. He, Enah and Roy came down to church but Daddy whent back to the farm and met us all at Huby's 11 �where we dined. In the after noon I went out in the boat a little way and then went up town and took a few pictures. First I went up to the Smith's to see if I could see Bruce but could not but Mrs. Smith said she would tell him to come over to-morrow if he came up. I went down to the dock and saw the launch "Miriam" of the C.Y.C. come in. Joe was out in the "Pilot" and Mid. in the Cygnet and there was hardly enough wind for them to get in. Joe and I were going up Main street about five o'clock and we saw a big smoke up the street. Joe had his wheel and he rode up. I went up as far as Maneer's corner and did not see much smoke and only a few people so I thought there was nothing in it but found out afterwards that McBains old barn burnt down up by Bob Leitches. I met Roy going over to the Woodsons for tea when I was going home and went over that far with him. After tea I went down to church alone and went behind the organ with Wiser who wanted to get off early. After church I saw Egg Thompson and {Runk?} and went up as far as Old Walkeis straw berry patch with them and then on home. (It was too dark to find the berries well.). Mr. Johnson and Murray went up to Port Ryersie in the farmer's gasoline launch and broke down on the way home. Haymaker towed them home and I guess Mr. Johnson had to preach on an empty stomach. Pretty hot to-day, but nice breeze. {Pen sketch of farming apparatus at the top of the page} Monday June 19th This morning all the men Daddy had asked come and help finish the moving turned up. Bill Donald, Frank Vyse and Charlie Butler all turned up early. Then Gilbert himself came and got every body started to work and the Bruce and his boy Fred George came. Huby could not come to-day as he had promised Mr. Hobbes to go trout fishing. We got the stable all moved and leveled about noon. After dinner we started in at the old house and got it in place behind the wood shed about four or five. Then we moved the pig house back the length of itself into the orchard. There were "Thaiousands and thaiousands of rats" under this building and quite a fraction of them were executed. It was in an awful state underneath. We got all through about six o'clock. After tea we loaded Gilbert's stuff on his wagon and started him for Vyse's where he is going to move another barn to-morrow. {There is a torn scrap of newspaper on this page placed in the margin as a bookmark.} Roy got off this morning and we all hurried for fear he would miss the train, but him and he said our clock was five minutes fast and would not start till the last minute but was in time. Bob. Law brought three loads of sand to-day. It has been pretty hot and sunny. 12 �Tuesday June 20th It is just one month ago to-night that we slept over here for the first time. Things look a lot different than they did then but have to change a lot more before they look at all decent. Before we finished breakfast this morning Bill Donald came to see if Dad wanted a ride over to Vyse's. So Daddy and Bill both went over to give them a hand with the building moving. They got back about three o'clock this after noon. I sawed some wood and hoed the potatoes and corn out in the garden by the barn while they were gone. When they came back we went down town to get our three wire gates and a hay rake that was down in the car. We got back about five and hung one of the gates ant the head of the lane before tea. After tea we milked and separated the cream which we do all righ now and Miss Phipp and Mrs. Martin came and have just gone now (9.15) It has been hot to-day but a stiff breeze. Bob Law brought 3 or 4 more loads today Wednesday June 21st This morning I was aroused from a very peaceful slumber by the sound of many voices mostly dog's. I grew more consious and distinguished Bill's voice informing Daddy that Frank Vyse was here. Then that gentle man declared that Fleming's cow was nearly dead. Daddy gave orders for Belle to be hitched and in a short time he went away with Vyse after first telling me to get up. I said I would and then went back to sleep. In about half an hour Enah came and bothered me till I had to get up. I milked Bobby and Bill milked Spotty. We separated the milk, fed the calves and had breakfast. Then Daddy came and told us he had treated the cow for milk fever but did not know (and aparantly did not care) whether the cow would die or not. He brough home a hoe from Vyse's and Bill and I went back to the corn field to hoe while Dad drove Belle up to Yeager's. He stopped into Flemings on his way back and the cow was up and eating. It was Earne's cow and when he came over this morning he fainted and fell right into the old cow. He has not been very well and jumped right on his wheel out of bed and the consequence was as has been stated above Bill and I got sixteen rows hoed by noon. After dinner Bill plowed with Old Harry and Belle and Daddy and I took Josie to break her in on the cultivator. Talk about stepping high wide and fancy Joe certainly took the cake she stepped all over every hill she could see and got her legs over the traces and every other agravating act She could think of. She could not see the sense of walking up and down the field lugging the old rattly long cultivator behind her. She quieted down after a while and we kept on there till six Daddy driving and I steering the machine. Fred Coleman was raking and cocking hay in the field next us and Mr Prestonic in the field next that was moing About five we heard the train kicking up a racket and Fred 13 �saing that Miss Henderson was married. Some Dr. Frizzle from Owen Sound got her. After tea Dick and I played with the dogs quite a while and scared the pup till he could hardly see several times. Dick milked about a pail full to-night out of Bobby. Enah has the kitchen all fixed up fancy all the wood work painted a decent color over the bright blue and the margins on the floor yellow with a linoleaum in the middle. A cloth on the table. (Fancy looking farm house kitchen). It would have been pretty unpleasantly warm to-day but for a nice breeze. The days begin to get shorter now. Thursday June 22nd His Majesty King George V was crowned to-day and the school and all business places had a holiday, but Dick stayed home and drew all day. Bill plowed all day, Daddy and I went back and cultivated corn till ten o'clock Joe went a good deal better. Then I went over and spread manure till noon as Bill had caught up in the plowing. Vyse came over and he and Daddy put the rake to-gether. I got quite a nice bunch of straw berries over in our patch. After dinner I had a pretty good rest and then went back and hoed potatoes till about 4.30 p.m. I slaughtered a great number of potato bugs. They are chewing The plants all to pieces. I went bare footed with one foot for a while my toe was so sore. Daddy spread manure till Sam Law came after him to see his cow which he thought was sick. Then he came and told me I could go for a swim and then went and rolled what Bill had plowed and Bill spread manure. Dick and I went down to the stump and had a dandy swim. The first I have had for nearly two weeks (Dirt well I guess) Tony Bannister came over in a scow and it sunk before he got over, but he was prepared. Dick churned after tea and got so much butter that the butter bowl would hardly hold it. It has been and is now hot enough to cook eggs to-day in spite of a nice westerly breeze. Friday June 23rd I hoed corn all day to-day and Daddy cultivated till about five when he had to take Vyse's cultivator. He cultivated what potatoes we could see Bill plowed all day. After tea he and Dick went down. Dick was going to see the Jessie James show on the {flat iron?}. A little while after I went down to get my hair cut. While I was waiting Bill came in and then Huby came to get his razor honed. He started to shave himself to-day for the first time in ten years but had to quit when he got to his chin. I think the last time that razor was used Dick and I tried to shave the hair off our legs but did not make a very good job of it. I went down and got the laundry and then went home about half past nine. I was asleep before Dick got 14 �home. It was warm to-day but a fresh breeze There was quite a cool easterly breeze when I came home and it looked like rain a little. Saturday June 24th Daddy went over to borrow Chris. Quanberry's cultivator this morning to finish cultivating the corn length wise and I sawed some wood and sharpened the hoe while he was gone. Then we went back and I hoed and Daddy cultivated all morning. Joe goes fine now. About 10 o'clock Dick came out and told us all about the show. He said he never laughed so much in all his life. Bill plowed all morning but had to go this after noon. He said he was going up with Haymaker in his boat if it was not blowing to hard. Dick went down to meet Ferdie and he came out and stayed to tea. Right after dinner Daddy and I wrote a letter to John Miller of Brougham Ont inquiring about sheep. Then we went over to Blakie's with his cross cut saw and talked to him for an hour. Jim has gone to New Ontario. We walked around the gully and had a look at our alsike and oats the former is a splendid crop and the latter is pretty good considering when they were put in). We got back about four and did a few things around and then Daddy and Enah went over to the McPhersons to see if Emery could come and fix up the Stable. Dick and Ferdie shot all the shells they had away but never got any thing. They saw an owl one that Daddy and I nearly stepped on over in the clover. The also found a hen's nest in the orchard with fourteen eggs in it and an old hen sitting on them. They were all good. I fixed my toe up which was pretty sore and went barefoot till Enah came and gave me a clean pair of socks. After tea Dick and Ferdie went down town and I read a story in the strand. It has been very much cooler to-day with a wind from the east. Some prophesy rain. Sunday June 25th Walked down to Sunday School and church and Dick rode his wheel. Daddy and Enah were coming down but Vyse came after Daddy to see his colt and so neither of them came down. Daddy worked with the colt all day but says there is very little hope for him. It rained a little right after dinner but Dick rode down to see the oddfellow's parade to the cemitary. I wrote a letter to Aunty and then walked down town. I went over to the park and found. Punk. Wiser, Stuffy and others at the gate. They told me it would cost a nickel to get in but I thought they were fooling and walked in with out much trouble. I after wards found when two or three fellows came and paid for admittance that Punk was getting all he could make there to-day. He has got the job of gate keeper for Buck all summer. Wiser and I went up town after a while and he told me I could have the job of ringing the bell and pumping every 15 �Sunday morning through the summer as he has to go down to the boats at that time. I saw Roy Dell up town and talked to him for a while and then he got his father and we went out in their gasoline launch around by the reef and then up the shore to near Hay Creek and back. We saw John Gordon out in the " I T. " We got back about 5.30 and watched Ivey's try to make their engine go for about half an hour. They have one of the boats {Keileg?} built and put the engine Mid. had in the "Cygnet" in her and she won't go. I went over to Huby's for tea and Enah came down soon after. Cousin Loll and Cousin Willie had been over there and had just left. They told Enah that Henry Reeve's had bought the grocery department of Seafield's out. Enah and I went to church, and I pumped for Wiser, as he had to go and see his girl. They had a special sermon and service for the coronation and it took a little longer just before it was over it began to rain and when church was over it was pouring. Enah and I waited in the church porch for a long time with Aunty Maude and Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs. An able-seaman off the "Vigilant" came in for a while. Mr Hobbs and Mr. Morgan got some coats and umberellas and we thought we would wait till it was over but after waiting a long time we decided to skim for home. We went down to Huby's and Enah was going to stay there all night and I was going home to tell Daddy when he came in attired in a rubber coat and sou'wester off Vyse's. He stayed for a while and then went home and Enah and I stayed at Huby's all night. I slept with Quint. Monday June 26th There was another heavy shower this morning. When we got up Enah started to get the books ready for Johnny Walker to get this after noon. Quint and I fooled around till Daddy and Dick came down. Quint was going to mould a lead anchor in a flower pot. Lila was sick this morning. Quint and Dick did not have to go to school this fore noon they are going to start their exams this after noon. Quint is going to quit school if he passes but will have to go another term if he fails. When Daddy came down we went over and saw our rack at the Wide spread it was only about half done. Then Daddy went up to see if he could get Dave Waddle to come and shingle the barn. Then I put on Huby's old oil skin coat which stuck to me so tight I could hardly get it on and went over to Tommy's to get a load of shingles. We got six thousand and started for home. Daddy and I had dinner all alone, after dinner I slept till about four o'clock, and then we hooked up Harry and Belle to get some more shingles and nails. We got as far as Vyse's and Daddy thought he would go and see Stanley the colt that he would not give 10 cts for yesterday but which under his administration is now as good as new. I was waiting on the road for him when Johnny Walker came with the stuff. We then had to go all the way back home to help him unload. We piled the stuff in the wood 16 �shed and then there was not time to go down town. After tea Daddy and I carried in most of the books and set them in the hall. Dick came home supperless about 9 o'clock and said Huby had got the boat house moved at last. He got Dave Waddle and some fishermen and Bill. Bill never showed up at all to-day. It looked to much like rain. Tuesday June 27th This morning Bill and I started to put up the scaffold in case any one did come to lay shingles and pretty soon Clair Dell and Dave Waddle came followed shortly by Frank Vyse and Earne Flemming. They soon had the shingles off and started at the shingling. Bill Donald came to run furrows and disk and was working here all day. I sawed some wood and then went down cellar and found Dick looking very tired and acting more so over the churn which he had been working at for halfanhour. I relieved him as I thought and churned till the butter came I afterwards learned though that he was not a bit tired but thought I wanted to churn. (I won't be so easily fooled next time). Then I went down to the stump for a dip and got back just at dinner time. After dinner Daddy and I went down and got another thousand of shingles and some oil for the mower. {Some numerical calculations written at the top of the page} Then Daddy went down to Vyse's and got that same implemen and cut the lawn in front of the house and started in the plum orchard. The shingler's got done about four o'clock and went to work about the inside of the building Enah could not get the butter to mix up properly this time It has been pretty mucky to-day with one shower this after noon. {Some numerical calculations written at the top of the page} A.D. Sept 9th /11 I, Theobald, Butler, Barrett promise to ps permit, those present at the said date, to read this my diary, ten years from now, no matter at what point of the compass they should be residing, unless I should be dead broke or shovelled off the mortal coil. Signed per {written at the top of a vertical line on the left side of the following signatures} Beatrice Kaias 17 �Dick Barrett Edith Lawrie Hattie M. Barrett The Head of the house being in gentle repose on the sofa (snoring) is not able to put add his disired signature to this list. All persons having in their possession at any time this volume will kindly return to me. {Long arrow pointing to the next sentence which is written in the left margin} - Each person after reading will deliver the said document to the proceeding person on the list and return when finished to the myself. the same not later than six months before Sept 9th. A D 1921 Saturday July 1st 1911 Since I finished the book that I have been recording events in up to June 27th we have got quite a few things done. On Wednesday Bill cut hay and I worked in the mangles. Thursday Bill and Enah went down town in the wagon. They got the hay-rack and just about all that was left of the furniture. Daddy raked hay and I cocked up. When Bill came home about five he went out and finished mowing in the east corner field which took him till seven. Yester day I churned for an hour and a half and then thinking there was nothing coming I left it and went and cocked hay the rest of the day, but Enah got the butter to come. We got all the hay cocked that was ready. Roy came up last night and Dick was at the station to meet him. This morning being Dominion Day Dick went down town to celebrated and did not get back home till about 10 p.m. Bill, Daddy and I went out and cocked all the hay there was cut. Then we hauled in what was in the plum orchard and on the lawn in front of the house. In the after noon Bill and I went down town to see the "doins". Bill was going to see his fatherin-law to see what he could let us have some sheep for. I had a letter from John Miller Esq. and he said he would let have them for $20 a piece, but we thought if we could get some any cheaper it would be better to grade up. I saw Hazen and Mousie Thompson and Skinny Ryersie down town. It was very hot. I went home at six o'clock after seeing the usual races, water sports and steeple chase which Billy Couper won again this year. When I was going down at noon I went in to tell Frank Vyse that his heifer had a calf and found him suffering severly from sciatica but he is better to night. After tea Daddy Enah and I went down to the park and watched the dancers and fire works till about 10 o'clock and the went home to bed. {Sketches of some fireworks and a canoe with paddle on this page} 18 �Sunday July 2nd Walked into sunday school this morning and rang the bells and pumped for church. There were only a few in Sunday school consequently few books and I had a pretty cool time out under the trees. We all went down to Aunty Maude's to dinner. After dinner Roy, Quint, Huby, Lila and I went in for a swim in the creek. When we got through and went up to the house Lorn Milman came and stayed till about five o'clock and then I went home. I did not go down to church but went down after wards and stayed till about nine o'clock. I got to bed about ten p.m.. It has been extremely hot to-day. In Toronto it was the hottest day on record. In 1854 it was 99.2 in the shade but to-day was 101. Monday July 3rd This morning we got up fairly early and Daddy drove Roy down to the train. He came back with Bill Huby and Lila who is going to stay out here a week. We moved away the load of hay we drew in Saturday and then Huby and I pitched out the old clover chaff which Williams had left where we wanted to put the hay while Bill and Daddy and Bill went to get on a load of hay. After that Huby and I went out and Huby loaded, Bill and Daddy pitched on and I drove. We got in six big loads. Huby took of his shirt early in the day and then his under shirt got so wet he took it off to dry it and mowed away one load naked from his waist up in dread all the time lest some lady would pitch thistles against him. It has been very hot today but there has been a nice breeze all the time Tuesday July 4th Daddy had much difficulty in getting me out of bed this morning for he waked me once and I went to sleep and dreampt I got up but at last I did a rouse. After breakfast Dick did not want to churn but said if I would he would go and mow away hay. This bargain was soon settled and I churned for about half an hour and got a nice lot of butter. The cream was good and cool as it had been down the well all night. Huby came over about the time I finished churning and we all went out to the field for a load of hay. We worked the same as yesterday. The first load (40 cocks) we took over to Mrs. Arthur Battersbys where we had a nice warm time. The next forty one cocks went to John Quanbury's loft which was about twice as hot as Mrs. Battersby's. We got home from there about noon. Lila thought she would go home with Huby this after noon to have a swim. She thought she might come back about Thursday. After dinner we went and got another load on for John. We got over all right but as we were going to back up in front of the door we went down a little grade 19 �when Huby yelled to me to look out I looked and saw the load at about 80° from the perpendicular. The next thing I knew I was crawling out of the hay but not a bit hurt. Huby was crawling out beside me and remarking that Bill was killed. Then I heard Bill say "No I haint." and saw him making his way out. We three were the only ones on the load for a wonder were not hurt, for we went right up against a fence. We then pulle the rack out and put it on the wagon and found it was very slightly damaged. We then proceeded to put it (the hay not the rack in the mow John and I got up in the loft to mow away. I had not been up there very long when I began to feel faint and could not breathe very well. I kept on a little longer (I was back in the mow) and then I could not stand it any more so I went to the window but felt no better. Then they told me to come down and I had a wash and Mrs. Quanbury who was just about scared to death at the sight of the upset brought us out some raspberry vinegar and cookies. I went and lay out under the tree while the finished Huby took my place but did not stay there long. I felt quite a lot better when we started for home. We got what was left in the field (22 cocks) and took it into the barn and left it there waiting for the Sam Robinson to bring the fork and slings. He came to night with the sling ropes but the rest has not come yet. When we got through with the hay Bill and Daddy went back over the gulch to mow the clover, and I drove Huby and Lila down home with Joe. I took Huby up to get a setting of Rhode Island Reds eggs "off" Mrs. Mat. Wilson. I got home about six and raced Dick on his wheel from Martin's. He kept a little ahead and made old Joe trot. It has been terribly hot to-day There is a heat wave passing over us they say. The forest fires are raging up around Porcupine. Wednesday July 5th Bill went back and mowed first thing this morning and Enah and I went out and picked all the cherries. We got about ten quarts. of Daddy went out and fixed the wind mill and hoed some of the garden and then went over to Vyse's and got another piece of chain for the well and a pair of double treels. When we got through with the cherries I went out and hoed the rest of the garden which looks fine. Then I went and started to rake up and mow the lawn that Daddy cut the hay off of the other day but it will have to be snipped of with the sythe. After dinner Bill raked up and Daddy and I cocked up and it was awfully hot. I raked for a while when we got on the level. It has been another very hot day, but a nice breeze. Dick went down town to-night and got a fancy pair of shoes. He says that Huby nearly collapsed with the heat and had to get Dick Faulmary to bring him home but after undressing and lying in the grass for a couple of hours and having a swim recovered and is coming over to-morrrow. 20 �Thursday July 6th When I got up this morning I went up to Blakie's to ask him if he would keep his cows in his own pasture so as we could leave the gates open into the hay field. After breakfast I chased the calves all over the orchard to feed them, and then Huby came and we pitched off the load that was in the barn and then went out to the field to get another load. Huby and I bunched up the winrows where they wanted to load. Daddy and Bill took the load over to Mrs. Battersby's and Huby and I went on cocking up what was on the level. They got back about eleven and put on another load. Huby and I went up to the barn and I hauled some water for the horses. The pump is broken and Dick went down to ask "Physicks" to come over. he said he would but never turned up. After dinner I went down to borrow Vyse's icecream freezer while Bill Daddy and Huby went over to get a load. When I came back we started to make some ice-cream. Then they came back with the load and I helped mow it away. It had rained a little and looked like more so they decided to wait and see before they went back for another load. Finally they did and just got back at six. Huby did not go but roamed around the farm and I helped Enah put some of the books away. Then Huby and I went out and tried to mow a little lawn. The ice-cream was fine and we had some of it for tea. After tea Dick Huby and I drove Joe down town and went in for a swim Bill and Lila were in too and Bill thought the water was fine It has not been so hot to-day. There was a cool breeze this morning and the rain moderated the heat as it is quite cool to-night. There have been 33 deaths in Toronto since Sunday from the heat. Friday July 7th This was Daddy's birthday and he celebrated by hauling in hay. He, Bill and I went out and Bill raked up and we hauled in a load and put half a load which was weedy in on top of "Tituse's". Old "Physicks" was here working at the pump when we came in and I stayed to help him and Dick. Huby never turned up to-day. Felix stayed to dinner. After dinner Bill went out and started to mow the timothy Daddy and I Paris greened the spuds and then Daddy whent to relieve Bill while he came up and sharpened the mower knife I peddled the grind stone for him. Daddy stayed out till about eight o'clock Sam Robinson brought the rest of the hay unloading rig to-night. We churned to-day but it was not very good although it was cool and breezy to-day. Saturday July 8th 21 �Huby came over before I was up this morning and had his breakfast here. He brought me over a pair of white pants to work in the hay with. After breakfast we went out in the timothy field and Bill started to rake up and then I raked and Bill, Huby and Daddy cocked up. I got through raking about eleven and then Daddy and I went up with the rake and team and then went back and cocked up till noon when we were half through. After dinner we went out and finished cocking up about three o'clock. I took a picture of the field and Huby & Dad. Bill Huby and Daddy started to fix the hay fork and pulleys in the track. I went down town around by the stump. I had a fine swim the water was very low and warm. I went down to the lake and got home about 6.30. Pretty hot again but fresh breeze. Sunday July 9th Enah and Daddy had intended to go to Port Rowan to-day, but as it looked felt as if was going to be an "old scorcher" decided to stay to home. They did not go away all day and got a lot of little jobs done around the house. Dick and I both went down to church and Sunday-School. We went down to Huby's for dinner. {Orm?} and Ade Millman and Shandy were just out of the creek. After dinner I went up to Miss Battersby's and got some stationery and went over and copied out a list of the books in the library in the Sunday School. I went to Huby's for tea and as Wiser had asked me to ring and pump I started for church but was a little late. I was just at Main street when it struck seven and the church bell began to toll. I didn't know what was going on. Poor old Wiser who was sick was going for all he was worth down past the Dominion Before I got there the bell was ringing all right and I found Fatty Turner with the rope. He said some of the girls started ring and got the wrong rope. I pumped Quint went off with Fatty some where and Wiser left before church was over. I went down to the dock and sat there till about 9.30 talking to Harry Moon Alfy Dell and Murray. When I got home I found Alland and the Millmans who had been here to tea. The went soon after I came home. Very hot to-day. Monday July 10th Bill did not get back to-day till about 2.30 p.m. This morning Daddy and Dick and I got the loft over the horse stable ready to receive the hay. Dick went down town and got the hooks for the hay fork pulleys and Daddy braced the bottom part of the barn. Then we pitched off the load that was in the barn. After dinner as Bill had not showed up, we came to the conclusion he was not going to and Daddy felt rather badly about it as Bill knew what state we were in. However he and I went out and got a small load on thinking we would do the best we could with the fork alone. When we got up to the barn we found Huby. Bill and 22 �Quint there getting ready for us. Huby said Bill had walked down from Normandale and was nearly "all in" when he got to his place. Hence the delay on Bill's part. We soon got that load off Huby and I in the mow Bill on the load and Daddy with the team. We got on fine and Sam. Robinson drove in just as we were going to put up the first forkfull and corrected a few errors in the putting up. This load off all hands went to the field and we got in three loads before tea. After tea I did the chores and Daddy and Bill went and got on another load while Huby mowed away what was left from before tea. I helped after I got through and then we put off the load they brought in for the field but did not mow it away. We all sat out on the grass and talked awhile and heard a very noisome shivaree which we thought was one of the effects of the marriage between Mrs. Jackman and Joe Clark, a turkey point fisherman. Quint and Huby went home and Bill and the rest of us retired. It has been nice to day a strong sou'west wind all day. Tuesday July 11th Huby was over before breakfast this morning. He and I went out right after breakfast and mowed away the load they put in last night. We have to do this as there is not time to do it while they are putting it off. Bill and Daddy went and got another load and when Huby and I got done in the mow we went out in front and worked at the lawn till they brought the load in and then we took about half an hour to mow it away. Then we went out and got a big block of lawn mowed. Huby cut the grass with the syche and lawn mower and I raked. The next load and last that was cut they left in the big barn, and Bill took the horses and went out and mowed till noon. Daddy drove Huby down home and got back at noon with some oats and binder twine. After dinner Bill went out and raked up what he cut this morning and Daddy took Ginger and Joe out and mowed. Bill and I cocked up. About three Huby came out. It looked very stormy and and sprinkled a little so Daddy cocked up some and then thought he would cut it any way and if it rained we could shake it up. We went on cocking up and finished all that was ready about five. Bill mowed with Harry and Belle till after tea and then Daddy went out and is there yet (about dark). Huby and I walked up the fence along the gully and he figured on where to plant some trees next spring. Then we came up and he sat out in front with his feet in the pear tree watching for a rig to take him home but as none passed he stayed to tea and went down with Bill after wards. Dick and I did the chores to-night as Daddy was mowing. I got a letter from Aunty to-day. Bill got one from Jack Paine telling him he wanted him at the Point from Friday till Monday. Of course he will go. It has been cooler to-day souwest wind changing to nor'west. Wednesday July 12th 23 �We expected Huby out early this morning but he did not come till late so Daddy and I went out and cocked up while Bill mowed the rest of the timothy. Huby arrived about 9 o'clock and said he had had trouble with a sitting hen and so could not get here before. He has an awful time with {?} stock). We cocked up all that was ready and then went and pitched off the load in the horse-stable. After dinner Huby and I cocked up till tea time. I raked up all the hay that Bill mowed this morning. After four o'clock Bill and Daddy took a load over to Martin's. To-night Bill had to go up home to get Jack Paine's stuff read for him as it was at his house. and so I went with him. We drove Ginger and Joe and started about 7.30. We took Huby down town, and went straight out and were out of Port Ryersie before sundown. He stopped at his father-in-laws {name?} and got his wife. She went on up to Normandale with him to get the stuff for Bill's mother to give to Paine's man when he called for it. I stayed with his father-in-law till he came back. I saw his sheep and was going to buy some but he did not want to sell them very badly. I went into the house and waited for Bill. He arrived about 10.30 (the time he said he would be home) and we got right in and came home. I drove home from there. It was a beautiful night, moonlight and cold. Bill dozed all the way down. We got home just as the clock struck twelve and put our auto-mobile away and were in bed by 12.30 with out waking any bod except Nig (who would sooner stay here all night than walk home) Tige and the Grey kitten. Windy and cool to-day. Thursday July 13th I slept an hour late this morning on account of being up late last night. {(Stan)?} Just as I got through my breakfast Daddy and Bill came past with a load bound for Martin's, so I went out and helped Huby cock up. We were all through about noon and we came up and did the chores. Daddy saw Wyatt Parsons who is cutting Alfred Ryerse's wheat and he said he would be over to cut ours this after noon. This afternoon Huby and I went out and sat on the lawn for awhile and Daddy and Bill hauled the rest of Martin's hay. I cut some weeds till the sythe got dull and Huby went to sleep and dreampt he was in heaven but Bill came and woke him up fast as he was going in and he thought he had made a mistake and got into the wrong {few?}. We fooled around for awhile and then I went over to Martin's to see how they were getting on with the hay and Huby went and pruned up all the trees he could find along the fences, several wild cherries among them and one elm. I thought I saw Mr Parsons coming with his binder so Daddy told me I had better come over but I did not see any thing of him here but after awhile I saw him out cutting the wheat. I went over and found Huby pruning his trees and then we came back and he trimmed a few peach trees. Then Bill and Daddy came with a load and we mowed it and then it was six but they went back to the 24 �field after another load and put it off before tea. It was nearly eight o'clock when we got through tea and after doing chores we went to bed. Mrs. Perkins came over, to see if she could get any butter. Phelix had highly recommended it and as she was expected boarders she wanted good butter. She must have quit making it. Windy and cool to-day. Rainy looking in spots. Terrible fire raging up north Cochrane and South Porcupine wiped off the map. Three hundred lives reported to be lost. Friday July 14th Huby came over just as we finished breakfast and when Daddy and Bill went out to get another load Huby smoked awhile and then we went up and mowed away the load they put in last night. They just got in with the load as we got through. Enah took a picture of a big fork full going up. We mowed this load away and while they got another {illegible} out and raked up the dry grass on the lawn and Huby started to fix me a rig to burn worm's nests in the apple trees. Mr. Parsons came to cut the wheat. Just as they got the next load off it began to look very black. A souwester came up and blew a lot of smoke into us. Then it begant to sprinkle but they thought they would go out and try to get one of the two remaining loads, but it began to rain so hard they had to come in with only half a load. Mr. Parsons had to come in too. Huby and I finished mowing away an then I came in the house. Pretty soon all the rest of them came in and we had dinner. Then Bill ground the mower knife and Wyatt Parsons ground the binder knife. Then Bill and Huby went down town. Bill is going to the Point to-morrow and aparently feels like a kitten. Daddy and Dick went down town about four to get some shorts and the mail and Enah made some fudge. About five o'clock Daddy Dick and I went out and shocked wheat. We got a row all around the field about 6.30. It began to thunder and lightning at a great rate about half past eight. There were some very vivid flashes of lightning and I went out and tried taking a lightning flashlight of Daddy and Dick. The fellow got all the wheat cut in the one field to-day. Saturday July 15th As every thing out doors was soaking wet Daddy thought it would be a good idea to cut the alsike. He took Joe and Belle. I went over with him and went around the field. I came back by the lane. Young Parsins was in the wheat when I came up. I went around once behind the binder and threw the sheaves out of his road, then I got old Harry for him to put on with his team as one was a colt. Then I cleane off Ginger as she was lonesome and went out and shocked wheat till noon. Daddy did not come up for dinner so I did the chores. When he had his dinner we went out and finished shocking wheat in the east field. Huby was to have 25 �come over but he thought it was too wet. Nearly all the wheat is cut now. After tea Dick and I went down to the stump and it rained a little coming back Except for that the day has been fine. Sunday July 16th It was raining when I got up this morning but cleared off and then began to rain again. So Dick and I went down to Sunday-school. I took a pint of cream to Miss Phipps on my way down, and found Mr. Johnsons dog there where it had spent the night. Daddy and Enah drove Ginger and Joe down to church as Enah had to play the accompanyment for Miss Hunt who sang a solo. After church all Huby's family and we went to Henderson's for dinner (Dad's treat). I knocked around with Hazen and Murray all the after noon and went to Huby's for tea. I went off and and did Wiser's chores at the church for him as he wanted to go to church with his girl. Dick and I walked home in the mud and rain after church. It rained hard all through church. Hot the rest of the day. Huby made me a thing to burn worm's nests with. {The next several sentences are partially obscured by a torn piece of newspaper placed in the margin as a bookmark.} {M}onday July 17th {I} did not get up till half past seven this {m}orning as it was raining. It soon {c}leared off and Daddy and I went out {and} tighened up the track in the big barn. {Th}en Daddy rode old Harry and led Belle {writing clear again} down to the black smith's. The poor horses were nearly drowned last night out in the old stable. I took Ginger and Joe out and put them in the big barn and just as I came out it began to rain. It rained till noon and I wrote a letter to Aunty as I could not do any thing outside. Charlie Martin came over and stayed about an hour. Daddy did not get back till after dinner and he had John McCoy with him to lance a horses jaw. Then I went to cut thistles in the old garden and I started to burn worm's nests. Mr. Johnson and {Murry?} drove out. They were making a tour notifying the agriculturists in the district of the coming Sunday school picnic. Daddy and Enah picked quite a few raspberries over in the old garden. When I ran out of fuel for my worm's nest, I came in the house and ate oat cakes that Enah had made this morning. Daddy and I drove the little team down after some oats and got back a little after six. Huby could not come over today as he was bearer at old Manning's funeral they took him way up above Simcoe to some Catholic cemetary. He could not have done any thing any way as the wheat was to went to 26 �shock up No more was cut to-day but young Lambkins came to see about getting the piece of weedy hay over next the birch. It was fine all the after noon and looks as if the rain was over. Tuesday July 18th Bill did not show up all day to-day. We think he did not come home from the point as nobody had seen him around town although Jack Paine went off this morning. Daddy and I started to shock wheat in the field west of the lane this morning and finished all that was cut, some of it was hardly worth cutting with a binder it was so short. It was too wet to cut any more. We got through about three and came up to the house I had a snooze for the space of 15 minutes. Then we went out and turned over some of the wet hay cocks. We then wed mangles till supper time. Bill Lemons came through and told us all the news there was. After tea Felix came after his butter and then Jim Waddle and his family came in and stayed till dark. (Then milking) Enah churned this morning and this p.m. went down and picked raspberries at Huby's she got a nice lot. Nice and cool to-day probs. say local showers but it does not look like it here Wednesday July 19th Dad woke me at five o'clock this morning and I got up at 5.30. It looked like rain and as Bill was not here we wanted to get started early to get the remains of the hay. Dick went down to get Huby and I went back after the cows. I tramped around in the wet grass in the gully for about half an hour and at last got them started. Huby came over for breakfast and we went right afterwards to pitch of the half load on the rack. Huby mowed it away while Daddy Dick and I went out and got a load. It took us a very long time to put this load off Daddy on the load I driving Dick holding the rope and Huby in the mow. We got the other half load in the field and put it off by one o'clock. In the after noon Dick went down to the Sunday school picnic and Huby Dad and I went out and got on a load of wheat. We took it into the barn and Daddy and Huby put it off and I went down to the picnic. I got there about four o'clock. They had Langdon's Ivey's big launch just at "The Bucket of Blood" on its way to be launched. I had a pretty good time at the picnic. It began to rain about six and raind till about seven or half past. I watched them dance for a while and then lit out for home while it was not raining. It began to rain as I got near Huby's so I went in and got his rubber coat and an umbrella. and started for home. It did not rain all the way home but started soon afterwards. Bill got home to-night and will likely be free in the morning if not 27 �too wet. Huby got home just as I got to his place. They got in three loads and pitched off two. Nice and cool to-day, cloudy Thursday July 20th Bill came back about five o'clock this morning and as it was too wet to draw in wheat he went at the plowing of the wheat ground. I sawed quite a lot of wood and cut some lawn. Then Daddy and I went out and ripped down the fence around the old garden as it was in Bill's road. We got all down but the west side by noon and we left it because there are berry bushes along it that we did not want plowed up. Daddy and I pitched off the load of wheat right after dinner. I mowed away. Then we greased the wagon and Daddy took Joe and Ginger over to borrow Vyse's roller. We shocked up all the wheat that was cut yesterday. Then Enah and I went over to the old garden to pick raspberries and got through at six. Daddy came over and rolled down what Bill had plowed. Bill has nearly a whole land plowed in the old garden now. We are going to plow it all up except the peach trees and berry & currant bushes. After tea I went back to the gully with Daddy and Enah to get the cows. After we milked I went over and planted some radich and lettuce seed by the tomatoes. Dick went down town to see what band was playing he found out it was the Simcoe band and Bob. Rankin playing in it. It sounds very nice from here. It has been pretty fairly warm to-day, with a windy looking sky to-night. Friday July 21st Daddy got up some time during the night and wet out and raked up the alsike "while the dew was on". He got through and came up for his breakfast about eight o'clock leaving the rake back there for Lambkin's. I was not waked till after six and did not get up till half past. Bill had the cows in when I went out and was milking Spotty. I milked Bobby but left the milk to separate after breakfast. Bill changed the car and hay fork from the drive house into the barn. When Daddy got through his breakfast we went out and bunched up the alsike. The ground was covered with husks and the stuff was soaking wet, but we bunched up bunches thick all over the field and were up at the house at 11.15. Then Bill and Daddy went out and got on a load of wheat before dinner. I sawed some wood mowed lawn and watered Joe and Ginger while they were gone. They hauled wheat all the afternoon 9 out of the east field and one out of the west. I just helped them pitch off and hoed corn and read while they were out. I felt a little sick the second load and just lay around till the last when I hoed some corn. I turned the sheaves for Daddy to mow away. When we came out after tea we found Vyse's little sow and all her pigs out in the back yard. Then Dick and I undertook to get them 28 �home. We got them down pretty well as far as Bannisters and there the sow went through a hole in the fence and the two Bannister's Carson Rankin and Paul Lee Woodson helped us chase her out of there Dick and the Bannister's chased her through Vyse's mangle's and corn into the barn yard. Paul Lee and Cars went off to look for corn for a corn-roast and I went over to Vyse's. Then Dick and I went off in search of the little ones. We at last found them in Vyse's hay field and chased them up. Then Vyse and I went back his lane to look for his boar. We found the Banisters back there. We found his boar in his wheat field and headed him off and then came home. I got home about dark. Thus ended that boar hunt. Huby could not come over to-day as he had some insurance to look after but he was represented by Nig. who spent the day, and went home with Bill to-night He comes over every day now. Pretty fairly hot to-day nice wind, may rain before long Sun set clear tonight sure sign it will rain before Monday. Saturday July 22nd We all got up pretty early this morning. First of all we went out and pitched off the load of wheat in the barn. Then we went over to the alsike field. We met Judge Wells taking his morning ride and he grew very excited when he saw Tige and raised his whip and made a great pass but Tige did not pay any attention. I helped pitch on a load and we put it off with the fork. I mowed it away while they were gone an then hoed in the garden. Huby came over about eleven and they got another load in the barn before dinner. We were a long time getting the car fixed on the track. Huby and I did not go out to the field at all this after noon we just mowed away it was very much easier than the timothy, being light and short. While they were gone I cut some weeds with the scythe and helped Huby trim thorn trees over on Coleman's line. We got in five loads altogether to-day and left one in the barn. There is a little over a load out in the field yet. Ferdie was over with Dick most of the after noon. We were very late to-night with the chores as the last load was late coming in It has been pretty fairly warm to-day but cloudy and windy a lot of the time. It looks a little like rain but we do not know when it will come and hope not for awhile. We got a letter from Aunty today. Sunday July 23rd Got up about half past seven this morning and helped Daddy with the chores, then got fixed up and went down to Sunday School and church. Nothing unusual happened. I went home with Daddy and Enah who drove Joe and Ginger down. I read "Pepy's Diary" till about three o'clock, when I went down town with the intention of going in for a swim but as there 29 �was nobody around I did not go in but went up to the park and walked up the beach a little way with Hazen and Stubbon Brock. Then sat in the square a little while with Egg Thompson and Billy Miller. Then I went down to Huby's for tea, thence to church and pumped for Wiser. I came home soon afterwards as it looked rainy. It has all day and is just sprinkling a little. Bill has just come in. He did not go home at all. Monday July 24th All hands wished me a happy birthday this morning, this being the sixteenth anniversary of the day when I first made my appearance in the world. On my plate I found piled at breakfast a nice pair of pants from Enah and just about all the contents of a barber shop from Daddy and Dick. A razor and brush from the former and soap and strop from the latter. All that is required now is a few whiskers to try them on. It was very windy this morning too windy to draw alsike so Bill plowed all morning. I picked up all the broken glass that had been under the old house and Daddy and Dick went down town to get some oats and feed. This after noon Huby and Mr. Winky Smith came over. Mr. Smith took a look at the house and sized it up for painting. We hauled wheat all the afternoon and got it all in but a little more than a load. Huby trimmed trees over by Coleman's while they were putting on a load and I cut some lawn and botherd Enah. Dick went down to the lake for a swim as the waves were so big. When he came back he brought me two nice letters. One from Roy containing all kinds of good wishes and some pictures he had taken when he was up. The other was a good fat one with epistles from Aunty Win and Aunty Alice with a dollar bill from both Aunty and Aunty Alice. I got a ring and a nickel out of the cake to-night. Vyse came up after his cow and calf to-night. Enah, Daddy and Dick have gone over to Martin's to look at a piano to-night so Tige and I are the only ones home. There has been a strong and quite cold sou'west wind since last mid-night and it seems just as strong as ever tonight. Daddy said he was awake most of the night last night shutting doors and windows. Huby said he never saw the water so high in the marsh this time of year. Tuesday July 25th First thing this morning we put off the load that was in the barn and then Bill and Daddy hauled in the rest of the wheat. They brought it in in two jags. They put it over the granary so Huby and I did not have to help them. I tore down the fence in front of the drive shed and cut it up, while Huby and Dick went back the lane to trim the trees we put out last spring after first helping me to mow away the alsike. After the wheat was in they hauled in the remaining two jags of alsike. They got through a little after noon. Mr Smith came over 30 �and started at the house this afternoon alone. Quint came over and stayed all the afternoon. When the alsike was put away we went and cleared up where the old Horse stable was and got enough wood for thashing. We also hauled the big stones away from there and put them up against the big barn. Quint and I fooled around shooting arrows till we broke or lost them all. After tea Bob. Blakie came over and gave Dad some money for the pasture and Emery McPherson came and said he start work on the Drive house in the morning. Then Enah and I printed some pictures we had eleven good prints and only spoilt one. The Martins brought the piano this morning and Enah has been trying it off and on all day We all like it very much. (Huby and Bill very much). Huby and Dick were all through the woods at the back of the place this morning picking out trees and trimming them to plant out next spring. There was the same cold wind to-day as yesterday calming completely tonight. Wednesday July 26th I slept late this morning as Daddy promised me when all the work was done I could sleep in the first morning. Both Mr. Smith and Emery McPherson were here before I got up and before we had breakfast. Mr. Smith brough Art. over with him to-day. Bill plowed all day and is nearly through. We worked around the horse stable all day Daddy and Emery dug the trench for the foundation and got all the lumber straightened around inside. Dick went down town this morning and Byron Johnston came back with him. I foole around with him and watched the painters a lot to-day. All the men and Byron were here to dinner and although the Smiths nor Byron were here to tea Mrs. Lawrie and Miss Low were. It has been pretty cool to-day but not so windy. Bill Donald came in before tea and looked at his buck wheat and gathered up his borrowed implements. Dick has the names of those who passed to-day. Quint passed but he (Dick did not but "got put through". Neither Art Smith nor {Lopsy?} passed. She went past here to-day and Art lost about half an hours work Daddy has just driven Mrs Lawrie and Miss Low home behind Joe & Ginger Half an hours music and to bed. Thursday July 27th Bill was not here this morning when I got up but came soon after wards. Our men were here before we sat down to breakfast. Art did not come this morning, he got tired yesterday. Bill finished the plowing a little after noon to-day. Mr. Smith got the first coat on all over the house and a coat of oil on the west side of the wood shed, that is the only side of it we will have painted. Dick and Daddy took Joe and Ginger and the hay rack down to get the 31 �cement and a few other things They did not get back till noon. They brought Lila back with them who is going to stay until she gets homesick again I worked around the drive shed all the morning. This after noon they started to put the wall in under the building and I kept them supplied with water and had the rest of the time to my self. I spent most of it lying around in their way. The cows were up early to-night so we got through early. I started to make a milk stool whether I will get it done or not remains to be seen. Dick and Bill went down town to-night to hear the band. Bill took Enah's wheel down to be fixed. There was an excursion from Norwich in town to-day. Miss Phipps came over to-night I suppose for some cream. It has been very sunny to-day but quite cool. At noon it was very dark and raine a few drops but soon cleared off. The pigs are having a fine time in the orchard now plagueing the life out of poor Davie who is to polite to say any thing Friday July 28th This morning got up with out waking Lila about 5.40, milked Bobby and shivered around till breakfast. Mr. Smith did not turn up to-day so we surmised he could not get a man to help him. Emery came a little while after with Leon. When Lila got up she showed him all over the farm and. then Dick got up and tried to beat Lila waiting on Leon, who tore all over jabbering a blue streak all the time. Daddy went up to Stan. Thompson's after break fast and I finished making my milk stool. It is not right yet though. About eleven Daddy and I drove Joe down to the mill to get a jack screw to work on the stable. I hoed mangles all the afternoon. Emery and Leon went home to night as he wanted to cut his oats to-morrow. Bill said he could stay next week he thought and help with the stable. Lamkin's came to-night and paid Dad fifteen dollars for the hay on the back field making $100 revenue from the farm so far. Daddy drove Enah and Dick down town to-night. Enah has to play on Sunday for Miss Hunt. Daddy is coming right back and Dick with Enah. Fairly warm to-day. Saturday July 29th I raked up the lawn this morning and Daddy and Bill worked at the foundation of the drive house. I took the old lilac bush that Mr. Smith cut down and cut it up for firewood. I shovelled a little grout got some stone for them and fooled around till dinner. Harry Battersby and Clayton Ansby came over for a while this morning. Bill went home this afternoon, but expected to be back on Monday. This afternoon Dick went down town and stayed all the afternoon. Daddy and I went over the gully with the mower and I mowed the weeds that Lamkins left. It was the first time I ever mowed any thing and it was not so badly done. After that I went down to the stump for a swim and only had two dives. The water 32 �was about 20 above freeze. Daddy brought up the rake which was across the gully too. Dick went down town after tea & stayed till dark. Enah is now playing toe-ticklers on the piano so I will have to quit. Cool and Cloudy. Threatening rain wind seems to be getting up. They had a shooting match and Quint beat all but old Dad Hamaker. He got 19 out of 25 and just missed throug carelessness There were a lot of American crack shots there that only got 13 or 14. Sunday July 30th Did not get up till nearly eight this morning and of course all the chores were done by this time. Went down to Sunday School and pumped in church. I nearly turned the old bell over, I think Wiser must have greased it up. Another Miss Hunt sang a solo to-day. This one is soprano and older than the other one. We went down to Huby's to dinner and saw all the young walnuts he has ready to plant out over here next spring. He intended to go up creek to get some young butternuts. We all came home but Dick right after dinner and I fooled around and wrote a letter to "The Patch" and one to Roy, and read a little. Daddy tinkered around at odd jobs and I guess Enah slept or watched Daddy. To-night we milked and Daddy fixed better legs in my milk stool and Enah found a hen's nest of ten eggs in the orchard. I picked some plaster off the old house and pasted a paper face on a green tomato to see if it will color around it. It has been pretty warm and sultry to-day. Monday July 31st Mr. Smith and his new man (Mr. Collins from Hamilton or someplace) came this morning to put on the second coat and do the glazing. Emery and Bill both turned up too. They worked at the cement wall all day. Dick got up early this morning for a change and also to pick a bushel of harvest apples to sell to Ed. Moon. Daddy went down town with the big team and hay rack and got thirty more bags of cement and also took Dick and his apples down. He got the glass for the windows and Mr. Smith put them in. Dick went down town this afternoon and stayed all the afternoon. He brought a letter from Grand daddy saying he expected to send Frank here about September 1st. I did not do any thing in particular today. This morning I raked up the rest of the front lawn and piled the rakings in a heap to be burned. I cut some lawn and sawed a little wood. Then I cleared up the broken glass and mess that Mr. Smith had made and worked around the horse-stable the rest of the day. Huby and Harry Battersby drove Dave's horse over this after noon and Huby made out some insurance policys Mrs. & Miss Dixon were here to-night. Bill thought to-day he would keep away from town this week, but he is down to-night just the same. We have the west 33 �side wall of the stable finished now and well started on the north end. It has been pretty hot to-day. A thrashing out-fit has just gone past. Parliament dissolved (Saturday). The dates of the new election are set. Nomination Sept 12, and polling Sept 21st. The Globe says this is the most important election campaign in Canadian history as Reciprocity is the issue. Tuesday August 1st Very tired when Daddy woke me this morning at 5.30 and did not get up till six. Emery walked over via the gully and lane before we finished breakfast and Mr. Smith came after wards but his man did not turn up which provoked him. He did not come all day at all and Mr. Smith's plans for work were all changed. Bill did not feel very well to-day but worked with Daddy and Emery all day. They have the walls all up now all but except where the blocking which Gilbert put under the sill is. I fooled around with them till about 9 o'clock and then went out and pulled weeds in the mangles till noon. This after noon I was setting out in their road while they were mixing cement and I saw some yellow specks in the bottom of the water pail. They all had a look at it and we decided there must be a gold mine at the bottom of the old well. We were thinking what we would do with all the money when I saw some of it floating around, so I went out and wed the rest of the mangles, which took me about an hour and then I came up and fooled around in the road till six thinking about building one of the "hell-cracker" barns that Sandy Leitch was telling Huby about. It was very hot to-day till about 3 o'clock when it got awful dark and dirty looking over head and an awful wind came up for a little while and cooled things off. It still looks rainy. Bill for a wonder did not go down town to-night first time he has missed for a month I guess Wednesday July August 2nd This morning the cows got the gate open and ate all the sweet corn and then went into their proper places in the cow stable without doing any more damage excep stepping on some of the radishes and lettuce. I think this was the last blow for the corn. First Joe got at it then Vyse's pigs and the cows have finished it. Mr. Smith and his man both came this morning and they finished the house all but one side about four o'clock. I don't know why he did not do it unless he forgot Bill and Daddy hauled brick bats from the brick yard all fore noon to put on the stable floor to lay the cement on. They got three loads and Emery and I spread most of them around and did other things out there to get ready for putting in the stalls. This afternoon I went down with Bill to get the brick bats and got two loads by four o'clock. Daddy and Emery put the post for the stalls in while we were gone. After we got the last load off we took Mr. Smith, his man and stuff down to Walt Steels where he is going to 34 �paint their house. Bill went up town to get some tar paper for the stable and I went over to Huby's where I found nobody at home and got the bathtub and a couple of planes to bring over here. Then Bill mixed a little cement to fill in some places in the wall and by this time it was tea time. It has been pretty hot all day and rained a little to-night making in very sultry and as the windows are all wet paint we can't open them all fixecated to-night for us. Bill went down town to-night. Hamilton asylum burned yesterday 8 deaths. Thursday August 3rd Got a little wood cut right after break fast and then went out and laid brick bats around in the stable. We were all working out there this morning (even Dick who came out about 9 o'clock), just at odd jobs around. About three or four o'clock we started to lay the cement for the floor. Dick went down town and got some tacks, candy stuff for tea, "Farmer Advocate," and some the Cement books Huby sent fore. I read them from then till tea time. Enah went down to Mrs. Hobbs to a tea party so Dick got tea and did fine. After tea he rode down and Bill went down with Emery to hear the band. Daddy and I after doing chores hooked up Joe and Ginger and went down after Enah. Had quite a time finding her I looked all through the park as Allan (on his way over the hill) told us she was there, and at las found at Cousin Lolls. Daddy encountered to automobillys and had quite a time with the team. I got some postcards at Billy Gordon's and came right home with them. Dover played bowls with {---ville?} to-day and won Score 27-7. They are doing better this year Friday August 4th Bill got home about five o'clock this a.m. Emery came and brought Cecil with him he is as sharp as a steel trap and just about as mischevious as Leon. I went down town right after breakfast on Enah's wheel to get my hair cut. I went over Brant Hill to take Mr. Smith his cheque and went down and stayed a little while with Joe. I also went down to Huby's but none of them were up. I came back, doffed my good clothes and worked around the stable till noon. We started to make some concrete nest eggs for Huby. This afternoon Bill and I hauled three more loads of brick bats for which they tax us $1.00 a load. Cecil went with us for two loads and Dick one. They got all the cement in the stalls. Emery went home to-night and Bill bid us a last fare well he expects to start for the West on the next Harvestr Excursion August 13. The report of the successful candidates trying for entrance into Normal came out to-day with Marj. Clarke (honors) and Edny Sidway. The latter has only been in the third form one year. Mrs. & Miss McPherson were here this p.m. and Miss Phipps is here to-night. Hot all day no sign of rain 35 �Saturday August 5th As none of our men were here we did not do any thing in particular to-day. I went back the gully first thing this morning to see if the cows had any water and found one pool at the extreme end of the pasture. They were all three standing in it. Daddy took Joe and Ginger down this rnorning to get them shod and brought Greenbury back to trim Davy's feet. Davy kicked up quite a row. Daddy is afraid he is getting ring bone. Daddy was gone nearly all fore noon I sawed wood till my saw horse broke and puttered at odd jobs. Dick was down town all day and is down to-night. He brought back at noon a letters from Roy Auny and Granddaddy. The Latter said he expected to have Frank start East from Sycamoose on the 17th of August. I tried my new razor to-day noon and it worked fine, it made my face as smooth as any thing and I never cut myself once. Daddy and I went down town about four o'clock to get some oats. I got off at Allan's corner on the way home and went up to the Stump and had a good swim and got home by six. Daddy and Enah drove Joe down town to-night to meet Roy as he said in his letter he expected to come, so Tige and I are keeping house. It has been very hot to-day, and close. The Allan's were going to have a sale to-day, so said "The Maple Leaf," but we saw no signs of one when we went past this after noon. I was fast asleep on the sofa when Enah and Roy came in about 10.30 and we did not get to bed till late. Sunday August 6th Got up late this morning after all the chores were done and had breakfast alone as the rest were waiting tll Roy got up and I did not want to be late ringing the bell. However I did not go down till they were half throug breakfast and then got down about 9.35. I cleaned the cobwebs I could reach out of the windows. We stayed in to communion and then Daddy Enah and I went up to see Cousin Clare. We went down to Huby's for dinner, Daddy did not want to stay but as dinner was just ready Aunty Maude wanted him to. Harry Battersby was there. Daddy and Enah went home and I stayed at Hubys a little while till Huby took Lila (in her bathing suit) down to jump off the dock, then I went up town and sat in the market square awhile with Fat Turner and then came over to the bottom of Brent's place and eat apples for about a quarter on an hour with Murray. It looked a little thundery so Murray went up to the {Brea..?} and I went home throug Bannister's I found Dad just emerging from the bath tub in the wood shed and Enah in a light dressing-gown. We sat around and read and Enah played a while and then all of us including Tige and the grey kitten went back the gully. Enah and the kitten stayed on the top of the hill while Daddy Tige and I went down and fixed the fence over the creek going into Colemans as Bobby got out there to-day. Tige 36 �and I strolled clear arond John Thomas Watson's and down the McQueen's gully. Daddy went over to see the oats and thinks they will be all right pretty good after all. We brought the cows up with us and milked before tea. The flys were awful. Dick was here when we came up. We had a late tea and Daddy tended to the horses after wards. We have not seen a sign of Roy since church except we saw him with Livy going into the drugstore after films to take {illegible} kid on as it has been taken about a dozen times before by amateurs but none turned out. This was just after we came out of Cousin Clare's. It has been awfully hot to-day but is cooler to-night. Old Nigger dog has been over here all day, Quint went up to Normandale with Bill and Hugh McQueen in the latter's launch about two or three o'clock this a.m. Monday August 7th Daddy had to start off early after breakfast to thrash at Flemming's and was gone all day. I mended my saw horse, cut some wood and started to cut burdocks in the orchard After dinner I finished cutting burdocks in the orchard and walked back to the gully with Roy. Roy went down town about thee o'clock. I cleaned up a little behind the wood shed Then Enah and I drove Joe down to Huby's and we went on down to the station to see Roy off and to take his grip. This being Toronto's civic holiday he stayed all day here. We did not get home till six as Enah had to go a few places (about three) and only stayed a "minute" at each. She also saw Cousin Loll which took a little more time. They were just coming out of Flemming's with the machine when we came past and Tige was just seeing Daddy safley over Bannister's fence when we got home Dick was down town all the after noon. It has been hotter than ...... it was Saturday to-day. Tuesday August 8th Emery came this morning while we were at breakfast and he has got quite a bit done at the stable. Daddy went down soon after break fast and got Vyse's disk but could not find the seat. I disked till noon on the wheat ground and got my foot pretty tired. Daddy and Dick drove Joe down town right after dinner and got a seat for the disc and some cow spray and a sprayer. We sprayed all the horses and other animals that would stand for it around the stable. Then I went and discked till six. We sprayed the cows after tea and it killed all the flies. All the family including Tige except Enah went down to Wyatt Parsons after tea and found he could come and cut the oats tomorrow He was coming any way We got back about ten o clock. It has been cool and windy to-day. Lovely night (full moon The old wind 37 �mill pumped all the vessles around the place that would hold water "chuck a block" to-day and then ran over into the well. Wednesday August 9th Daddy had to go at half past seven this morning to Meet Wyatt Parsons at Blakie's corner to show him over the gulsh to the oats. He stayed shocking up till noon. I sawed some wood, cleaned the horses and helped Emery at the stable this fore noon, besides digging some potatoes for dinner. This afternoon I went back with them and tried to shock up oats but I had no gloves and they were pretty thistly so I did not get much done. I went over to John Wessly McBrides after a pail of water and saw the celebrated barn. The oats are down pretty much and on one side the sheaves are all shapes and have to be piled in heaps instead of shocks. He got through cutting about five and then he and Daddy measured the field. We are a little more than half through shocking We let the cows in the field that Lambkins took the hay off to-day. It has not been hot to-day. The wind mill pumped about as much to-day as yesterday. Dick went down to the station to see if Uncle Ward came tonight. Thursday August 10th Worked around the stable all day with Emery. We got all the side boards up Daddy worked around there too most of the time but Wyatt Parsons came to measure the grain fields. He measured it with a tape line so it took a long time and Daddy had to help him. Cousin Clare came over this morning and stayed all day. About four o'clock Daddy and Dick went over and shocked up the rest of the oats. We all went down to-night to hear the band. Dick rode his wheel and I walked, Daddy and Enah drove Cousin Clare down with Joe. I went over to the park to watch the dance for a while got some post cards talked with Roy Dell a while and then went down to Mrs. Davie Moore's corner and met Daddy and Enah and drove home about half past nine. Hot To-day Daddy and Enah saw old Bill down town he is says he is going to start West tomorrow stay with Jack Pane in Toronto to-morrow and start Saturday. He said it was breaking up home as his wife was so opposed to the trip. She nor the rest of his relations thought he was in earnest till this morning and when they found out he was the kicked up quite a fuss Friday August 11th We all worked at the stable this morning. We sawed the timber sill off in the drive way which took about half an hour with Blakie's cross cut and got quite a bit of cement laid in 38 �the alley-way. I disked all the afternoon on the wheat ground and finished it. They got the rest of the cement laid in the alley way. After the chores were done to-night Daddy saddled Joe and I had a nice ride around Flemming's block. Then Dick got on but could not reach the stirrups so he asked Daddy to get on and he rode down the lane and back for our benifit. Dick knocked the old wooden trough at the wind mill to pieces and we are going to put up the concrete one as soon as possible. It rained early this morning and has been cool and cloudy the rest of the day. Saturday August 12th Emery, Dick and I worked at the stable to-night all day, and got the stalls pretty well boarded up. We had quite a time foraging for boards Daddy took Joe and Ginger and rolled some of the wheat ground and then Vyse came over to ask him to go over to help him bring in his oats this after noon so Daddy came up before noon and put the rack on the wagon. Art. Brown was here with a lame horse and a medicine agent trying to sell us some wonderful compound which would cure any thing in the shape of aches or pain warranted not to rip tear {?} and turn up at the toes etc etc. He was not very persistent though. Dad was gone all the afternoon Vyse had three teams and six men in the field and got all his oats in. Enah went down and stayed till tea Dick and I both went down after tea and saw Uncle Ward conversing with Nicky Luce in front of Taylor's Dick expected Ade Millman but he did not come. Sunday August 13th Got up very late this morning and Daddy did all the chores. Went down to church and Sunday school as usual and stayed to Huby's for dinner Daddy and Enah came down but did not stay. Huby and Dave drove the latter's horse over here and I hung arond up at Waddle's with Hazen all the after noon and had tea at Hubys and Quint and I went to church. After church I hung around the pier about an hour and then came home I saw Dick going home just at Allan's corner. Dick McBain drove me over as far as Woodson's. I picked Tige up at Vyse's. When I got home I found Dick all alone and a note on the table saying the family had gone down to Uncle Ward's for tea. We fooled around a while and then went to bed before the folks got home. Pretty hot to-day. Monday August 14th Emery came this morning and worked awhile at the stable but Daddy asked him to help with the oats so he said he would. Daddy and I went over about half past nine and started 39 �to load up. Vyse and Emery came over and loaded a load before we did I was loading ours. We got three loads off before dinner, two of Vyses and one of ours. After dinner Daddy and Emery went out and I waited for Vyse. I pitched on this time and we got three loads and finished. Then Vyse went home and we got a little hay over for the horses and Emery worked awhile at the stable. When we were taking Harry and Belle through the narrow alley way in the stable the both got out and caused some trouble, then after tea Coleman's colts got into the wheat stable and we chased them about half and hour to shake down our supper. Emery built a duck pen and put our four in it as he thought they ought to have good water. He went home to night and will not be back till Thursday as to morrow he intends to go to Simcoe to hear Sir Wilfred and Wednesday his Sunday School picnic. Pretty hot today. Tuesday August 15th It was very cloudy and thundery when we got up this morning and when we got through milking it began to rain. It poured like cats & dogs for about two hours and just rained after that for half an hour. Daddy and I climbed all over the garret hunting for leaks before breakfast. After breakfast Dick Daddy and I moved all the horses over into the big barn and then begant to clean off the floor off the same building, and found it very poor. I churned this morning and Enah who felt poorly baked. We cleaned up a little around the horse stable and after dinner Daddy Dick and I drove down town in the rack and I got a pair of heavy boots and did some other shopping for the house. Every body was in Simcoe to-day to hear Sir Wilfred Laurier. {K.C.P.M.?} except Andrew Innes. Dick and I went for a swim, he at the rail way bridge and I at the boat house. Lila came and fed the ducks and said Huby and Quint had gone to Simcoe. We got home about six o'clock and got some tomatoes at Mrs. Battersby's on our way back. We got the planks for the stable floor at the Wide spread. I cut some lawn after tea. Wednesday August 16th I chopped up some wood while Daddy went over to see if he could get a roll of wire fence from Mr. Flemming. When he came back we hooked up and he Dick, and I went down to get the wire. Then we went over with it to Coleman's line and ripped down some of the old rail fence and piled it on the rack and Daddy and Dick took it over to the barn to pile it in a convenient place for thrashing wood. It begant to rain as they left and they said they would be back presently with a coat for me as I had to stay and see that Coleman's cattle did not get in. I sought shelter under a tree and waited patiently for about an hour. It was pouring 40 �when they arrived and I was about frozen. It soon cleared off and we started erected the wire and tacked it to a few posts good enough to keep the cattle out. Then it began to rain again and we went up for dinner. We found Edith Lawrie and B. Kanes (or Kains or what you please) up at the house come to spend the day. They had been all over the place inspecting the stock. After dinner I went over to borrow Vyse's post hole auger. When I came back Daddy and I cleaned the stuff off the big barn floor out to the rack and took it over in the field to burn. We also hauled the brush Huby and I cut off the trees and put it in the same heap. Dick did not come over this after noon but stayed and entertained the girls. Daddy and I put up the wire as far as the rails went and ripped a few more rails down. We were soaking wet when we came up at six as it rained most of the afternoon. It is so wet tonight the girls have to stay all night. They are all kicking up a row in the parlor now. Bob. Law hauled a couple more loads of sand to-day. Thursday August 17th Emery did not come to-day so Daddy and I worked around cleaning up all day. This morning we got some lumber out of the old box stall doors to make mangers with and after dinner we hauled out a lot of the old shingles & rubbish in front of the horse stable and piled it out with the brush to burn. We also put in a few more posts for the fence and got another load of rails. The old wind mill came uncoupled some where down in the well last night and Dick went down with Edith & B this morning to get Felix but he could not come to-day as he was going up to hear Mr. Borden spout to-night. Allan and Miss Brent came over this afternoon for awhile. Dick went down to-night to hear the band but it did not play as it was playing for Mr. Borden, it will likely be here to-morrow. Dick said there was a great crowd went up on the the special to hear Borden to-night. Pretty fairly warm but nice breeze. Friday August 18th Emery came this morning and we worked all day with the cement floor in the horse stable and now have it nearly done. Felix came over and it took him till seven o'clock to-night to get the pump fixed. He put in another length of pipe. We had a lot of fun with him. It rained for awhile this morning and he gave us a great speech He is so against Laurier and reciprocity. I nearly burst laughing at him. Ace Williams was here this afternoon as he thought we were thrashing. He is now the father of a week old daughter. I was at the back end of the place to-night after the cows which Tige chased back. When we came in from milking about eight o'clock to-night we found Mrs. James Enah's sister-in-law and her three 41 �children here. Dick went down town to hear the band but I guess it did not play to night again. Windy. Saturday August 19th This is the great Boughner picnic day to-day and rigs of all kinds have been flocking in along the side road all day. Dick went down early this morning and stayed till late to-night only coming back with the mail about 1 or 2 o'clock. I don't know what he did with him-self all day. He was checking parcels to-night and made fifty cents. Emery and I worked around the stable all day Emery was finishing up and flooring the stalls and I was painting window shashes and doing odd jobs for Emery. Daddy was disking the wheat ground all day and found my old knife which I thought was gone for sure this time. Mrs. McPherson Enah's sister came over with Emery this morning and stayed awhile talking to Mrs. James whom she was very surprised to see and came back this after noon and took the whole {ging-lang?} {illegible} except Enah and Jean who walked down to the picnic Enah, Jean and Cecil came back ther to tea and the rest stayed at James's. Dad teased Cecil till he had him as mad as a wet hen and as saucy as as a sparrow. After tea Daddy and I did the chores and Emery took Enah Cecil and Jean down town and Daddy and I drove down about 9 o'clock. We intended going over to the park to watch them dance but seeing a fire in the glue room in the Wide spread the same place it was before we went up and informed Mr. Denly who by the look of things was about to retire but had to jump on his wheel and go down We meet Emery and Doc. Jolley's corner and made plans for going home and executed them in short order. Emery and I walked out and Daddy took half the crowd and Mrs McPherson the other half out home and then Daddy drove her and Cecil down till he met Emery and then he drove her out to his fathers. We saw Mr. Denly coming back on his wheel while we were at Jolley's corner and he said there was no fire there at all when he went down. So we did not get over to the park after awhile all. Cool and pleasant to-day. nice breeze Sunday August 20th Daddy drove me down to Sunday School this morning as he wanted to see if he could take Aunty Maude and Lila back to dinner with him and have Huby and Quint walk out but they could not come I pumped as usual and Quint went up behind the organ with me. I walked home to dinner where was assembled all of Emery's family in addition to the others all trying to squeeze up to the kitchen table. After dinner Emery discovered an oil hole in the old wind mill head which when Dad oiled up the old thing went like a charm. Daddy was bringing Ginger out to water and she jumped away from him into the old {?} beam and 42 �conked herself quite badly besides wrenching off a shoe. Daddy Emery Cecil Tige and the grey kitten and I all went back to the gulch to hunt for the spring Blakey was tilling as about but could not find it. Then we went up to the mound where there was a ground hog's hole and Emery while digging around found an old double spring trap attatched to a {illegible} with a ring in it. He said he had often thought of digging out the mound when he was a boy as he thought there were treasures there. I went up a little wa with Cecil and him and then came home and took the cows up with me. Mrs. McPherson was just starting off with the bunch and two valises. Mr. & Mrs H. Shand where here for awhile before tea. I rode Enah's wheel down to post a couple of letters to-night. Monday August 21st Emery came this morning and He & I worked to-gether all day. We put the door on the boxstall and end door on the horse stable. I painted more window sashes and swept down some of the cobwebs of the ceiling in the stable. We also put a new piece on the {jerk?} rod of the wind mill in place of a rickety old eyesore, which caused the mill to lose half a stroke. Daddy disked the remainder of the wheat ground this morning and went over it with the smoothing harrower this after noon. I had a snooze for about an hour this after noon and then wrote a little to Roy for his birthday to-morrow. Vyse came over this morning to bring us some sweet corn and again this after noon to tell Daddy the thrashers would if all's well be at his place to-morrow. I rode Enah's wheel back after the cows to-night. Prett warm today. Got a card from E. Dewar to-day. Tuesday August 22nd This morning I cleaned up the floor in the other barn and the granaries and also nailed up some rat-holes. I just put the chaff in a big heap on the barn-floor. Daddy and Emery fixed some posts that were rotted off over the cow stable. Dick churned and got a nice mess of good butter. About ten o'clock, Sam Law got his machine at Vyse's so Daddy went over to help thrash. Emery took the big team back with the plow to start work on the oat stubble and alsike ground for wheat. Belle fell down going down the hill at the end of the lane so Emery took two or three furrows off that which made it much better. We plowed till noon. I plowed a couple of furrows in the easy ground and did not do so badly considering I did not have the wheel on. Old Harry fell down once too at the side of a ditch in where the alsike was. After dinner Daddy came over after me to go and help thrash as they were short handed. Paul Lee Woodson Hugh Bannister and I were in the mow all the time and Daddy helped us now and then. Cass Rankin came over and worked for about five minutes. Dick 43 �helped for awhile but found a nest of mice about a day or so old and it took him all his time looking after them he took the home in his hat when he went home for tea. Louis Woodson was running the blower. Mr. Blakie and Old Wells on the stack. Mr. Flemming carraying awaw grain Vyse feeding and Bench all her cutting bands besides the three men with the machine. Vyse had {690?} bushles of grain allto gether. We had tea about five o'clock and the worked till dark and finished. I went home soon after six and did the chores Emery helped me. Not too hot to-day Wednesday August 23rd Got up fairly early this morning and found it pretty cool. Daddy, Tige, Marshalls two kittens, and the old grey cat Williams left and I went way back the gulch after the cows. We found them in the wood and the cats followed us all the way. Daddy went over to Blakie's to thrash and stayed all day there. Dick went over but came back to dinner, but went right back again. He ran the blower this morning. Blakie thrashed 640 barrels all to-gether. I sawed a lot of wood up and threw out the chaff I raked up in the barn yesterday. I got some tomatoes and a potatoes. Emery was plowing all day I took him some water a coupe of times but did not stay. This After noon Enah and I drove Joe down town and got the buggy chuck full of grub for the threshers. Mrs. Flemming gave us about a bushel of vegetables. I We thought we dropped a cabbage and we went all the way back to Bannister's but did not find it. Dick and Paul Lee Woodson came in about six from Blakies and I went down with them to Woodson's for a swim and very nearly froze. We swam out to the island under water. I had my tea after I came home about eight o'clock. Cool to-day. Thursday August 24th Emery plowed all morning and Daddy and Dick thrashed over at Alfred Ryersie's. I worked out in the barn to prepare for the threshers this after noon. Dick and Daddy got home about noon and said they had had their dinner so Enah, Emery and I dined together. The threshing outfit came while we were at dinner. Hannah Flemming came over to help Enah. Huby came over with Earny Skey. It took quite a while for them to get started and we boys, Paul Lee, Cars. Rankin Tony Bannister, Dick and I fooled around, but when the did start they put us at the muzzle of the machine and we stood there chewing dust most of the after noon. We filled the hay the other side of the cow stable wth straw and it took a lot of men to push the straw over. Daddy, Frank Vyse, Tony and I in concecutive order pushing straw to Earny, Huby, Paul Lee, Cars, and Dick who were in the mow, Earny got called away to the telephone Paul Lee went to help in the mow. Cars. got a head ache and Tony skinned out so 44 �there was after awhile only Huby and Dick in the mow and Frank Vyse and I & Daddy shoving straw. I stood in one place for two or three hours with the balmy breath of the blower on my cheek and dust from the same about an inch thick (more or less) down my throat and larynx. When we filled up all over the cow stable we went out and Vyse took the blower and Huby, Daddy, and I stayed in the big bay. I came out of there about five and did not do anything after that but gasp for breath. Huby and Daddy stayed with it to the bitter end and when they came out they looked like niggers. Huby had his hat off all the afternoon and his hair was as he {?} creped it like a wool mat. After tea Emery milked for me as I felt rotten, my head felt like a boiled cabbage. And I was shivering at one time and then would about roast. I had a few swallows of wine and then went to bed. Dick went down town to check parcels at the {bank?}. There has been a drizzle-drazzle rain all day till about five o'clock this afternoon. Friday August 25 I slept late this morning after dreaming I was threshing all night and just before I got up I heard one of the little chickens sqeal and looking out saw a big rat had one by the leg. Dad came to kill it but it got away and the chicken died soon after. I was very late with my breakfast. Daddy, Emery and Dick went down town this morning with the rack and got back about noon with lumber for the stable door and glass for the stable windows and a few other things. Ace Williams came after his wheat and I helped him all day with it He took one load to mill before dinner and three after Dick went the first time and Lila and I the second and the last he went alone. Emery made the door for the drive house this afternoon and hung it. Daddy rolled the wheat ground that Emery plowed with Joe and Belle. Cousin Clare came over this morning and stayed all day. Lila came over with Emery and Daddy and stayed all night and Allan & Kathleen Millman came over and stayed to tea. It has been pretty cool all day to-day. Monday August 28th Emery, Jean and Cecil came this morning about seven o'clock with Joe. Daddy went back to plow but came back before noon on account of the rain, he plowed into a couple of bee's nests and got stung three times on the arm. I started to paint the hay rack but in began to rain so we took it in the barn and I did not get any more than part of the bed piece. Emery got the glass in the windows all put in and most of them hung up. This afternoon as it still rained hard Daddy and I white washed four of the stalls with brooms. It cleared off about three o'clock and Daddy saddled Joe in the new stable (she was the first one in) and I rode 45 �down to post some letters and got the mail. I found when I got home that one of the stirrup straps was broken just from disuse and want of oil. Daddy felt pretty badly about. After I got home we brought all the horse over into the new stable and they looked so nice and comfortable that Daddy almost hated to leave them to come to tea. Cecil has been having a fine time to-day in the mud puddles and scrapping with Dad. Tuesday August 29th This morning Cecil and I drove down town to do a few errands but principally to get Quint to come out and shoot crows in the cornfield. He came out a little while after with George Brown {..?} having jumped on behind the old buggy and ridden over. Of course he did not get any crows as he went over to the woods (when he found none in the cornfield. Emery worked at the stable all day and I helped him and painted at the rack. Lila came over and stayed all day. Daddy plowed all day. About five o'clock Emery and I drove Joe down town to get some stuff for the mail. We did not get back till after six Emery and Cecil walke home by the gully to-night. After the chores were done to-night Jean & Lila went to bed and Enah, Daddy and I went over to Mrs. Battersby's for the evening. The Woodson's, Miss Hudson, Miss Robinson, Miss Brent & Mr. Jack Martin were there and we had a lot of lovely music, most of it furnished my Miss Robinson who is a lovely pianist and Miss Draton. Miss Woodson and Miss Robinson amused Dad. very much by their conversation of which he could understand about half. It has been pretty cool all day to-day and is quite cold tonight. Emery fixed a patent ladder in the stable to-day which runs by pulleys & weights up into the loft when not in use. Wednesday August 30th Daddy plowed all morning and Emery fixed the steps going up over the wood-shed and then ripped down a partition in the floor in the old house where we are going to have the ice house. He sharpened my buck-saw yesterday so I cut wood nearly all morning and got almost all the pile of rails cut I also helped him a little at the old house. This afternoon Mrs. McPherson & Leon came down to get Emery. Daddy helped him awhile and then went and plowed and Enah and Mrs. McPherson drove down town with Emery's horse. Emery made a corn horse and he and I went back to cut corn, it is not ripe but he was just going to show me how to do it. We went up about about five and were going to get Quint's gun which we expected Enah would bring over and shoot crows but Enah would not get it so we painted the rest of the bed of the hay rack. It has been quite cool all day and was cold this morning and to night. Jean went back to St. Williams to-night with Emery. Tonight Daddy and I drove 46 �down town with Joe to see if Quint would come over to-morrow to shoot crows. He said he would and mabee Huby and Earny. Thursday August 31st This morning I started to paint the rack and got part of one of the wings painted when Quint came with his gun. Huby and Earny did not come. I went back with Quint & and then over where Dad was and had a fine plowing lesson. When I came back Quint was wandering around and not a crow showed up nor did they all day. I helped him rob a bees nest but there was no honey. Then I came up and painted. Quint shot a grey squirrel over in the woods. I painted quite a lot this after noon and then Enah Lila and I went down town. Enah stayed at the church practising with Miss Draton till six o'clock We brought Kathleen Millman back home with us to stay a few days. We got the cows up and milked milk before tea. Quint went back with me to get the cows and shot a dove and a hawk. Enah and Lila picked about two bushels of plums to-day & we took a bushel down with us and sold as to Mrs. Brown. Quint went home to-night and left his gun and ammunition here as he expects to be back in the morning. It has been pretty cool to-day, but is not so cold to-night as last night. Friday September 1st This morning Daddy drove Joe down to Walk. Wells to put a blister on his horse. I painted at the rack till he came back and then Kathleen & I drove Joe down to get some meat. We came back by the mill and I went on painting. Daddy went back & plowed. Quint came out and Huby and Earny were out have come while we were down town. They had taken Quints gun and gone all over the farm but not shot any thing. Quint caught one of Huby's white chickens with nice yellow legs and I painted them red which made it look very pretty, but it rubbed most of it off in the grass. Cousin Clare came out this morning and stayed all day. I rode Dick's wheel down and got the mail and took Enah's hit book down to Bessie Lawrie. I gave most of the drive house door a second coat and got the cows about half past five and we milked before tea. About nine o'clock the whole four of us set out for the Shands. Daddy & I saw all over the barn and then went into the house where we found a bunch of young ladies who had been having a card party. We stayed till after eleven and after the others had gone. Daddy got them to fix a night (Tuesday) when he could bring out the Woodson's and Miss Robinson to have some music. Saturday September 2nd 47 �I felt a little sick this morning. I think from some plums I ate last night at the Sh{ands}. I painted the rest of the rack and did a few chores around. In the after noon I gave the rest of the stable door a second coat and started to tidy up around the drive house. It got very dark and lighening vividly Daddy came up with the team. It rained pretty hard but soon stopped. Daddy got ready to go back but it began to sprinkle again so he did not go back all the afternoon. About four o'clock I drove Enah and Kathleen down as Kathleen was going back to-night. We got here suit case at the Tibbets and took her down to the station. After tea Daddy drove down to meet Dick & Roy and I went to sleep about eight o'clock & stayed there till they came. We did not get to bed till midnight and had a great rat hunt just before but did not catch again. Sunday September 3rd Arose late as is the custom on the Sabbath and husstled my self to get down and ring the bells - but Wiser was there so it did not matter. Dick did not get up till after I left so of course did not come down. I came out of Sunday School a little early and found Faulkner beating the starch out of one of his Arabs with a whip because it would not stand still to get its forelock clipped. I went home to dinner as we had a couple of young roosters and Roy stayed down to Huby's. After dinner I started to read " A Houseboat on the Styx".. Huby Roy and Aunty Maude came over about three and we all went back to the gully. Huby took the gun back which Daddy got last night but did not see any thing to shoot at. Daddy shot a couple of times at a crow this morning but missed him. I brought the cows up as it was about five and went into the house for a short time and when I came out they were just disappearing at the end of the lane. So Tige & I went back again and Tige got ahead of me and chased them up to the far end of the gully so I had to go after them. When we did get them milke the separator packed and we had to take it all apart and then only got very little cream. However we got down to church Huby went home to tea and Roy down to Woodsons. After church Enah went by to Cousin Bessie's to {writing off the page} a supper {writing off the page} and is going {writing off the page} to walk. Some we {writing off the page} Roy. Dick came home to tea but went down after ward and got home shortly after we did. Daddy and I drove down to Huby's {writing off the page} got the big picture of "The {Village?} Blacksmith" and hung it in the kitchen. Very cool to-day. Monday September 4th Daddy went back to plow and I started to clean up around the drive-shed Huby and Lila came over about nine o'clock to get their chickens. I helped them catch all we could find 48 �and then drove them down and got back about noon. Dick went back with Daddy and they were going to take Mr. Vyse's roller back Dick rode on Dad's lap and they were just driving under the tree where the roller was when they hit an old stump. The tongue of the roller snapped off. The frame dropped down and they both fell off. Daddy hurt his thigh pretty badly and Dick was scared. We did not have dinner till late and I went back with Dad and had quite a plowing lesson. Roy went down town town at noon but said he would be back again and come over and say goodbye so I thought I would wait over there till he came and then go up with him and drive him down to the station. I went up to the house about 3.30 and got a spade and a drink of water and came out and began to dig up a stone where Dad was plowing. I was thus employed when Roy came back in great haste and informed me it was 20 to five. I hustled out of that and found Dick's wheel at the head of the lane where Roy had left it for me and when I got up I found Dick had the harness on Joe I got Roy to the train in time There was a big {bunch?} at the station I guess they cleared out most of the summer bugs as they had an extra coach or two on. This being {illegible} day had something to do with it. I got the cows up and nearly milked by the time Dad had the horses put away and we sat down to tea by seven o'clock. Hot to-day. Tuesday September 5th Dick got up extra early this morning and struck out for school in good time so as to get a good seat. Daddy went back to plow and I sawed all the wood left in the pile and then went back about nine o'clock to where Dad was with a handspike to get that big stone out Daddy helped me and we rolled it down into the bush. I had a long plowing lesson and came up about eleven and got some potatoes and then went down town and got some meat & groceries. I got home about noon. Dick got home at noon and did not go back. This after noon although it rained all the time Daddy plowed till five o'clock and is now nearly done. I did some cleaning up around the stable and chores. Dick went down for the mail and found out from Mrs Woodson (before it began to rain) that she and the rest would go out to the Shand's to-night, but it rained so hard we could not go, although when it slacked up a little after tea we began to get ready, but it started up again and we gave up the idea and it certainly would have been a rotten drive in a {open?} wagon. We all wrote Bill to-night and Dick gave us a grand con{cert} on his squeaking symplophone. Wednesday September 6th I cleaned up and worked around the stable till ten o'clock this morning and then went back to the field with Dad. The flies were very bad and the horses about crazy. He finished the 49 �plowing soon after I got there and then hooked on the harrows and I harrowed till noon. After dinner Daddy took Joe and Ginger down and got Vyse's disc and I lay around till he got back and then we took both teams out and he disked and I harrowed all the after noon. The soles of my feet got pretty tired and poor Ginger got pretty disgusted but we got a nice lot done. I quit a little after five and went up and gave the horses {feed?} while Dick went and got the cows. We milked before tea. Mrs. Ross and Bob were here for tea and Daddy has just driven them home. They are staying at Jim. McQueen's. Dick went down with them to get some school books from Murray. Daddy and I expect to go to the Toronto exibition to-morrow so will have to get up extra early. Huby said he would come over & do chores close this morning but nice breeze & cool this aft. Thursday September 7th Daddy got me up about five o'clock and we did the chores. Then we hussled for all we were worth throug breakfast and down to the train. We thought we were going to miss it but when we got there we watied about five or ten minutes before she started. We arrived at the Exibition grounds about 10 or 11 and were on the dead run about, all day till 3.30 p.m., and then did not see nearly all the stuff. But what we did see was great. The Widespred had a very fine exhibit of crates chests and wardrobes. There was a very large number of cattle on show. We got home about half past nine and were about frozen. It rained quite hard here about six so they tell us. Huby was to have come over here and milked but he did not get over till after six and Dick had the cows nearly milked. The trains were very crowded but we managed to get seats all {the} way. Every body on the way up was talking reciprocity and there {were} very few that seemed to be for it and they did not seem very shure whether they ought to be or not. Nice cool day. and a little rain about half past three on. Friday September 8th Got up fairly early and I worked around the house chopping wood till noon. Went over a little before to see if we could get Mr. Vyses disk this after noon. Dad wanted to get it this morning but Vyse was not through with it. After dinner I waited around till Dad took Harry & Bill over and got the disk and then went back with him and disked on the oat stubble alsike sod all the after noon He had Joe & Ginger on the harrows, and Lee Woodson came over about six and helped us put the box on the wagon. After tea Daddy & Dick hooked up the little team to the wagon and drove down to the Woodsons while Enah & I got fixed up. He was soon back and the whole bunch of us drove out to the Shand's. We had a great time. Paul Lee Dick, Charlie Shand & I playing games out in another room & outside (full moon) 50 �while Miss Robinson & Mis Drayton entertained the bunch in the other room. We got home about one o'clock. Paul Lee & I walked quite a lot of the way as we were pulling each other out of the wagon all the way home to try and get a roomyer seat. Quite cool to-night & all day. Saturday September 9th We got up very late this morning I disked all morning with the big team and Daddy had the little team on the harrows. It was very hot and I was about half asleep and the blooming thing seemed to go all wrong. Dad went over this morning to see if he could borrow Mr. Vyse's roller but Mr. Flemming had it, so he went over to Mr. McBride's at noon and borrowed his. This afternoon it was cooler with a little breeze and I finished disking and Daddy rolled with the little team till about four o'clock and then we put the big team on the roller and I took the little team up the poor little things were pretty tired and ringing wet. I did the chores up before tea. Edith and B. Kain were here to tea. After tea we fooled around (see inside front of cover of this book). Enah and I went down as far as Martin's hen pens with them & Daddy went to sleep. Lila and Dorothy McCall were over too this after noon but did not stay to tea. Mr. Skey who had a stroke the other day and has been rapidly sinking died this after noon about half past five. Sunday September 10th Had a good sleep this morning and went down to church and Sunday School but do not have to go early now as Mr. Wiser is back on the job, by the way he has not paid me yet, two spot coming from that direction. Stayed at Aunty Maude's to dinner and then went up town and fooled around with Murray who is greatly exercised over the report that Perce Brook & Lena Gilbert are married having been hitched in Simcoe last night. He came over here and we roamed around and he inspected the piano & cream separator and stayed to tea. We walked down to church after tea and Daddy and Enah drove down. Mr. Johnson had to bring his dog out during service as it came up the isle and to the pulpit. It came up this morning near the end of the service. Mr. Davis patted it for awhile and then it went over and lay on the register till church got out. I was helping the organ with Wiser and after church Murray and I walked down to the pier where we found Hazen and Roy & all we sat there for awhile till all the people left and then they walked up to the head of Main St with me and I came home for tea. It has been pretty hot to-day. The population of Dover is increasing. Liz. Jackson {nee Cooper?} had twins lately and Stan {Brock?} I believe has been made father to a day for {illegible}.. Tige was not here to-night when we all came home and has not 51 �turned up yet. Daddy killed a crow to-day he just had the gun at his hip and {happened to pull the trigger as the crow flew away?} Monday September 11th Tige was here this morning when we got about six o'clock. Daddy and I went back this morning and I harrowed with {illegible due to faint ink} he rolled with the little team. I finished harrowing this after noon about half past two and I brought Joe & Ginger up while Dad rolled what I had been working on with the big team till six. I did the chores and milked Bobby before tea. I cleaned up a little around the stable and the barn floor to clean the wheat on. Daddy finished rolling and took back the roller after breaking Mrs. McBride's neck yoke. He thinks that field is now ready to sow if it does not rain. {George?} Holden & his brother were over here to see the apples to-night. Mr. Vyse came over after tea and is talking to Dad now. He was telling us about poor Tom Fawset who is in an very bad shape. Mr. Alex. McCall is I suppose spouting in the hall to-night I would like to hear him but I am too tired to go down. It was very hot this morning but there was a nice breeze this afternoon we never had any water back with us this morning. Dad said he was not thirsty but I just about {flooded?} out my stomach when I came up at noon. I was so dry I could not spit. Had a hot bath and went to bed early. First {illegible} I have had of any kind for about a month. Tuesday September 12th Got up pretty fairly early this morning. After breakfast Daddy and I went down to Blakie's and got some oats and borrowed his fanning mill and cultivator. Mr Vyse was here when we got back and he and I put about fifty bushles throug the mill for seed which took us till nearly noon. Daddy cultivated on the wheat ground this side of the gully. I lay down at noon and went to sleep when I woke up it was about half past two and Bill Barlow was here talking to Enah. He came down to the meeting last night and missed his train this morning. Enah and I were going town this afternoon so we to Bill down to catch the 3.15 after he had had a little talk with Dad on reciprocity but there was no chance for an argue. I had to get Joe shod and I took Enah around to the Greenhouse to get some flowers for the Skey's. We did not get home till after five as Greenbury had to put new shoes on all Joes feet. We met Evan's Johnson who said he had just driven Russ. Skey out home. Russ took the gun out and shot a hawk and fired a couple at a crow but he was too far away. When Dad came up he took Blakie's fanning mill back and I did most of the chores. Russ stayed to tea but went right down afterwards as he expected Douglass on the eight train. It is very cold to-night. 52 �Wednesday September 13th Went and started to cut corn this morning. Daddy kept on cultivating all morning. The drill came up to-day and Vyse sowed his wheat this morning. I went over and he said he would draw it up in the field over the gully after dinner. So this after noon Daddy took weat over in the wagon and I went with him. Vyse got there at the same time. The automobilly belonging to the Norfolk Gas Co. was busted and pulled up in the gate way. They had to {illegible} of the road and shortly afterwards Johnny Walker and Albert Mc{illegible} came along on Johnny's trap and they towed it home. Daddy kept on sowing till after six. I stayed with him for a round and then went on cutting corn till about five when I came up and did the chores. I got about 14 shocks cut. Daddy got about 12 bushels of wheat sowed. It has been very cool all day and is quite cold to-night. The thermometer marked freezing last night but we don't know whether it did freeze or not. Thursday September 14th Got up good and early and then found the blooming cows had gone back and {had made?} their way over in the sod the other side of the wheat ground across the gully. {illegible words due to faint ink} in to the gully. It would take to much time and space and I might swear if I told of my chase But I got them up with the help of Daddy and we got them milked soon after {illegible}. Daddy finished sowing the wheat this morning and I got a line of shocks right through to the fence. This after noon I cut some wood cleaned the {gun?} hunted for a rasp to sharpen my hoe with for about half an hour and then went back to cut corn. Daddy was runing out furrows and ditches all the afternoon till dark. Mr. Blakie came over and helped him most of the after noon. I only got two shocks made this after noon as it was so late when I started. It began to rain about five o'clock so I came up and did the chores. Mr. & Mrs. Laurie were over. {missing word} took the gun back this afternoon but did not get a shot. It has been cool all day their was a white frost last night but it is raining and warm to night. Friday September 15th It rained so hard last night that the ground was too wet to work on all day. I went back for the cows and had a far worse tramp than yesterday morning although they were right in the woods but lying down so I did not see them When I had been back quite a while, Daddy came back and we tramped way over into Watsons and he at last found them in our woods. Tige found a ground hog back there and was afraid to go right up and kill it but held it at 53 �bay till I {battered it?} with a club. About ten o'clock Daddy and I took Belle down to get her front shoes set as their were a lot in the shop he stayed with {Billy?} and talked reciprocity while I went and got my hair cut. I also went into the printing office and had a look at Manager's apparatus. We got home just about noon. Dick took his dinner to-day. this afternoon I read for awhile in "The Millionaire Baby" and then Daddy and I went and socked up the wheat on the barn floor. Daddy killed a couple of roosters and he & Enah drove down town Dad got his hair cut and Enah stayed to tea down town and was going to the flower choir to-night. I was going down to-night to come home with her but did not feel very well so Dick went instead. I spent most of the evening on the sofa and Daddy cleaned the roosters. It has been cool and rather cloudy all day. I have felt kind of rotten all day. We got a letter from Aunty to-day describing their trip to Banff Walter took her and Winnie there for a couple of days and they had a fine time. Auntie evidently thought the mountains were grand. Saturday August September 16th Stayed in bed this morning till about half past eight as I was not very well. I lay around all morning reading "The Millionaire Baby". Dick went down town and made a dollar peddling grit bills, Daddy went back and shovelled ditches. This afternoon Dick, Ferdie and Lissy went back shooting with the shot gun and a rifle but they did not shoot anybody, strange to say. Daddy and Enah went down to Mr. Skey's funeral. One of us ought to {have?} gone over to Bannister's to thrash this afternoon but under the circumstances could not. Mr. Highland was here again to buy the blue grass seed and offered Dad. sixty-five dollar. He said he would come again on Monday. Warm and nice to-day. Sunday September 17th Daddy and Enah lit out for St. Williams this morning and Dick went down to church and Sunday School and stayed all day till five o'clock. I took a dose of salts this morning. The first I have ever taken I think. I stayed home from school once a long time ago to take one but got out of it after nine o'clock. I read and drew pictures most of the day, doing the chores by degrees. Al. Faulkner was over to borrow the double harness, but as Dad had it with him he said it did not matter. It is the first time Dad has used it for a month or two. Charlie Ferris and the two Quanberry's came through from the lane. They had been taking pictures. Tige and I had a very enjoyable day of it. I ate {illegible} dinner or lunch I wanted down cellar as I came to it, and Dick and I had our Tea to-gether upstairs. They came home just as we got through with a good supply of peaches. They had some hicory nuts which 54 �they said were ripening up to eat. Emery fixed up a hoe and sent it to me to cut corn with. They said it was hot to-day. It may have been, but I was not. Monday September 18th Got up very late this morning. Dad worked on the {wheat?} ground all morning but had a few interruptions. Watson's cattle {illegible} the fence with ours but we let this go and they went back again before night. Mr Langdon {surname?} came over this morning wanting to buy some of the manure but Daddy would not listen then he wanted by ten acres of soil without success then he wanted to know if the apples were sold and when Dad told him they were he went. The Mr. Highland and Huby came over. I went out with the team while Daddy came in and sold the blue grass seed to him for seventy-five dollars, Dad's price less the freight to farm. I chored around all morning. After dinner Daddy and I took the blue grass down and Highland gave him cash in full at the Commercial Hotel and of course he had to treat the boys. To-night Daddy and I went down to hear Mr. Charlton spout but we all did not know what he was talking about and I guess he didn't either. There was a big crowd there nevertheless. Jim Law was there having a fine time till Geo. Hammond tried to put him down {stage?} and then he promised to be good. We did not stay long {rest of sentence obscured}. Tuesday September 19th Up good and early this morning but it looked very rainy. Daddy and I took both teams out. I rolled and he harrowed. Mr. Vyse came over and disked. We were at till about nine when it began to rain and we had to come in. It rained like fun for about an hour making the ground un-fit for work to work on for a couple of days. I read till it stopped raining and then Daddy cut wood till noon and I took it in. This afternoon Dad went back and fixed the line fence between us and Watsons where the cows get over and then shovelled ditches. I cut the lawns cleaned out the stables and cut wood. There was somebody shooting over at Bannister's and the shot was rattling around on the barns where I was cutting wood so I thought I would quit as {thought?} it would tickle. After tea I went over and and got a ball of binder twine to bind corn with to-morrow. I tried the stalks but they break to easily and it takes so long to pick good ones out. Nice and warm. Miss McBain, Miss Law and Edith Laurie call to-night and scared us all. I thought it was Dick and yelled at them to come in. Wednesday September 20th 55 �I cut corn all morning and got cut a great deal faster with the binder twine. Daddy finished shovelling out the ditches (on the other side of the gully. Huby came over and brought Bill with him. We were very surprised to see him. He left the West last Friday night and got home last night. He says he had a very fine trip. He could have stayed longer and had work but he wanted to get here in time to vote for McCall. I cut corn all afternoon till six. Dick came back about five and cut while I went up and got a drink. Then he went over to look at the chestnuts but he says they are not much good. We did not get through chores till late to-night because I did not quit soon enough and get the cows up. I made 29 shocks all told to-day. The land was dry enough for Daddy to cultivate and harrow on the summer fallow this afternoon. Pretty cool this morning but got hotter in the day. The was a touch of frost in the gully last night but not on the level. Thursday September 21st Cut corn this morning and Daddy worked on the wheat ground. Mr Vyse came over for a little while He has a boil on his hand and his arm is in a sling. Watson's cattle got into our place this morning and I had to take them out. Spotty got with them as I was not quick enough to head her off. I could not get her separated so she stayed over there and Daddy got her to-night with a lot of trouble. This after noon Daddy Enah and I drove down town. It was sprinkling a little and we could not work. Daddy went up to the school house and voted and Enah got the books out of our pew in church. They are fixing the church all different inside. About half the population of Dover was Drunk to-day. I suppose because the bars are all supposed to be closed. There have been two or three election fights and a lot of money bet. Dick and I went down town to-night to hear the returns of the election. We were surprised on reaching town to hear that Charlton had been elected by {181?} majority and only two places to hear from. We went up a total of {illegible} and heard the encouraging reports for torys. There were three grits on the platform reading out the lists as Dick brought them in from the telegraph office. Their faces grew blacker although they tried to smile every minute as the majority for the torys rose. We came home about ten o'clock as we told Dad we would be home at 9.30 but found he had gone out to look at Webster's cow which had choked on an apple and when they tried to shove it down with a stick broke it off. Dad had a doose of a time. Jim Law was up having a fine time to-night and disgusting poor grits and {illegible} Hooray For Borden {written in larger, bold text} Friday September 22nd 56 �Cut corn all day. Dad worked on the wheat ground all day. He took the little team out this morning as he thought I would be working the big team but he found the ground on this side was too wet where he wanted me to disk so kept on with them till noon. Dick came home at noon with the tidings that Borden was in with 43 majority. He also had the Globe which of all particulars. The liberals were just simply skunked owing to reciprocity. If they had never got it into politics they would more than likely be in power now. Most of the cabinet ministers were defeated including Fielding, Paterson, Graham, Sir Fredrick Borden and Wm. McKenzie King. Manitoba did not send one Liberal candidate but Alberta and Saskatchewan both went Liberal. Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Quebec went Liberal and Ontario and British Columbia were conservative by very large majority and P.E. Island was a tie two of each. There were seventeen nationalists elected in {total?}. It went very different from what we expected as we thought Alex McCall was sure to be returned and and there was no chance for Borden Very nice day. Dick told us tonight that Mrs Joe. Jacques died this morning Daddy does not feel very well to-night. Canada is saved from Yankee dom. {written in larger, bold text} Saturday September 23rd We got up fairly early this morning but did not get started to work very early Daddy and I disked all morning and got the wheat ground all gone over. He got Blakie's cultivator disk with the little team I cut corn from 2.30 till 4.00 this p.m. Mr. Blakie came over and helped Dad run out the cross ditches in the wheat field. About four o'clock Daddy came back and he and I went to separate our cattle from Watson's and fix the fence where they got in but we found they were not to-gether so we did not bother putting Watson's out as it is his fence that has to be fixed any way Coleman's colt was in our side this aft. but we could not find where he got in but we think it was through the barb. wire. Jim Bannister and another fellow were down in Coleman's gully and had quite a lot of mushrooms. Mr. Larry came over this morning with decoy crows and a crow call but only got two. I took the gun back this afternoon. and nearly dislocumbusted my shoulder shooting at a hawk and of course missed him. If I had not it would be about the first time I ever killed with a gun. I shot a kingfisher once but he was sitting still in the corner of the {boat house?}. I am not very blood thirsty. Bill Donald was in to night but says the buck wheat is not quite ready yet to cut. Blakie told us that Lambkins sold after thrashing the blue grass hay he got from us for $50. He also says there is another gas company out leasing land. Pretty hot to-day. Looks like more rain. 57 �Tuesday September 26th Got up good and early this morning and after doing most of the chores drove down with Daddy for him to catch the train. I looked all over town for Bill to come out and run the long furrows in the wheat-field but could not find him. He was at the Dominion Hotel but his name was not on the register, so the English man thought he was not there. {?} corn most of the day. Dick got a basket full of hickory nuts and said there were twice as many down. I came up about half past four and did chores. Dick and I drove down about seven to meet Daddy and Frank. Lila was all reade to go with us. Bill was at Huby's and said he was coming over to morrow. He had toothache to day and was going up to have a tooth pulled. The train did not get in till nearly nine. We got home about eleven ten with Frank bag and baggage.They had supper and it was after eleven when we got to bed. Fine and warm today. The Mr. Taylor that Frank came home with was a presbyterian minister but not the one we supposed. He was Mr. Willie Taylor from here, Dean's brother. Frank went in to get his teeth fixed and Deans was the dentist. He knew Frank was a Barrett and when he found he wanted to come East took him to Sycamous to meet his brother who he knew was coming East to be married. Frank said Deans was pretty homesick and wished he was coming. He assured Frank he would like it better here. Wednesday September 27th It began to rain soon after we got up and there was a terrific gale. Dad. went out to plough some of the furrows in the wheat field but only got six done when it got too wet. It rained most of the morning Dick had to walk to school and took his dinner. I fooled around with Frank and Dad made a scraper for the stable. This after noon it dried out a little and Frank and I picked hickory nuts. We got about a quarter of bushel. Allan and Miss Brent came over for a while with a bunch of kids. Quint came over after school with Dick and they went back shooting with Frank who has a 22 rifle. Quint stayed to tea, Bill came over after tea and got booked for a wh cutting corn. Quint went home with Bill. We played cards and Fox & Geese with marbles to-night The two remaining kittens of the old white cat were dead this morning. The poor little things were probably starved to death.The old brute of a mother did not look after them at all. Daddy forgot and left the gate open into the wheat field and the {blamed?} cows came up and went in. The first time they have come up by themselves for about a month. Dick said {first name?} Varey and Miss Langs were married to-day and went to Simcoe with a big "just married" sign on the back of the automobile. Thursday September 28th 58 �Did not get up very early and it was colder than, I can't think of anything just now. I cut a little wood to get warm and when Bill came I went back and cut corn with him. We got on famously but Frank came back about ten and I went up to take Enah and him down town. Miss Phipps was here then. We got home about noon About a dozen people (most of them related) came while Enah was off some place to inspect Frank and ask him the usual number of questions. We got some cartriges and we drove around a little. I cut corn with Bill all the after noon and we can easily finish the piece tomorrow going at the same rate as today. Frank came back with his rifle and Bill gave him a few hints about shooting. Daddy got all the furrows run and cleaned to-day. He was planning a lot for to-morrow but Mrs. Cruise came and invited him over to thrash - and he accepted the invitation. Cool all day. Cloudy to-night. Dick went down to confirmation class to-night. Friday September 29th It rained hard during the night so I did not get up very early. A lot of plaster fell in the clothes room last night and burst the window. Dad went over to Cruises to thrash when it cleared off a little. Dick had to walk to school this morning and took his dinner. Frank and I fooled around till about eleven when Bill came over to cut corn. I thought it was too wet but was just right. We worked till dinner and till about four o'clock when it began to rain and we had to leave about an hours job. I had the chores all done and the cows nearly milked when Daddy got home. After tea I just about freeze and Dick and Frank played checkers and marbles. Frank got some pretty fair sized potatoes. Bill cannot come back now so Dad and I will have to finish the corn. Cool all day. Saturday September 30th Did not get up early as I did not feel very well. Corby came before breakfast and Dick and Frank went off with him after chest nuts. They did not get back till after dark. They said they had good luck, they went to one place Corby paid the man a quarter for the tree and stayed there all day. It was up near the Glen. They saw old Bill walking home Daddy and I went over and put a post in for the fence between the far wheat field and the gully. Then we went back about half past ten and and started to cut corn We cut till dinner and finished the field this afternoon. Dad let Belle and Old Harry in the lane before noon and after dinner we found her with her leg caught in the wire which she had done by rolling. We had quite a time getting her out and had to cut one of the upright wires, but she was not hurt badly. Dad killed a couple of young Plymouth roosters for {part of the text from September 28 is visible along the top margin} to-morrow. Allan Law came after Dad to go 59 �to Edward England to see a sick mare but Dad told him to go to {illegible} Simcoe and get another man so he went to telephone. Then we all went down town in the lumber wagon with Ginger and Joe. Lila and Dorothy McCall came over and went down with {us?}. We got a stove off Cousin Loll and put it up to-night. Daddy and I walked down to meet Roy tonight and did not get to bed till late. Sunday September October 1st It was raining hard when I woke up this morning and it rained all morning. I did not get up till very late and none of us but Enah and Roy went down to church. Dad drove them down but it was raining too hard to walk. We read and slept till they came home and then we read and starved till about four o'clock when had dinner Huby Lila and Quint came over after and Huby Roy and the four of we boys went back the lane with the gun after mushrooms but did not fin any. Dick, Frank and Quint went back in the woods. (I thought it would be too wet) and got a wood cock, hawk and a big puff ball. Clark Matthews was here for a while. Roy went down with Huby and Lila and is not back yet (10 o'clock). Quint came stayed here till about six o'clock and then went down to church with us boys. It was in the town-hall and they had it decorated for harvest home. Frank and I got reserved seats and Dick went under the gallery with Jim Law. We came home nearly right after Monday October 2nd Dad drove Roy down to the station first thing this morning. I had my breakfast with Roy before going for the cows and then milked them. Frank and I went out after hickory nuts but there were not many down and the wind was cold so we came in and shelled some of the chest nuts they got Saturday as Daddy broug them over this morning. Daddy shovelled some ditches and things and then hitched up the team and He, Frank and I went over to Blakie's and got some oats and the fanning mill. After dinner Enah & Daddy drove down to Mr. Matthew Martin's funeral and I sawed wood. Frank tried to shoot some bird's but failed in the attempt. Daddy left Enah at Woodson's and came back and got Frank and took him down to see Mr. Smith and aranged to have him start to school in his room to-morrow. They got back with Dick about five and Enah walked home. Then Dick and Frank went and rolled wheel down the hill into the gally. After tea we all played a game called "Pit" which is meant to imitate the "Board of Trade" the principal object seems to be for each person to make as much noise as possible in as short a time as possible. Then Frank and I had a bath and Dick his feet. Quite chilly all day. Cloudy. I started reading "The Old Curiosity Shop" where I left off last {spring?}. 60 �Tuesday October 3rd I got up late this morning with a bad cold. Frank started school this morning with Dick. They both took their dinners I sawed quite a litle bit of wood and Daddy fixed up the corn crib temporarily Then he pitched the cornstalks that William's left over the orchard fence and I spread them under the trees. This after noon Daddy, Enah and I went up to the cemetary with the lumberwagon and tools & material, and Daddy fixed things up nicely there. The old man up there who was in there with his kid was giving Dad an account of all his troubles with the society. I guess the kid has a fine time in there. The squirrels are so thick and he has a fine plase to practice jumping and leap-frog. We got home about five and Dick and Frank got home about the same time. It began to rain before we got home and rained quite hard. We got the ferns from Mrs. Battersby about the same time. I read "The Old Curiosity Shop" all evening. Wednesday October 4th It rained hard last night and this morning is blowing to beat (I can't think of anything just now) all day. Daddy and I went out and had a look at the wheat and Dad thought he would run some ditches Then we went back and He dug a basket full of potatoes and we husked a couple of shocks of corn. We got a bit over a bushel. We wanted it for the pigs. Then we cleaned up till noon. We worked all the afternoon back of the old house tidying up the rubbish so Dad can "plow" it. Mr. Vyse was over this after noon trying to persuade Dad to cut the clover of the corner field for seed. Dad went over with him but says he wont bother with it as it is not worth while. He said the Woodson's had a great time getting off this morning. Frank and Dick came home with a cauliflower and some celery from Mr. Smith. After tea Daddy spent in teaching or trying to teach Frank his spelling. As it has been a sou'west wind, it has been quite warm all day, but to-night the wind is veering. Daddy milked Fred to-day (and kept the calf away but she gave so little that he thought it would be better to let her raise the calf which she is making a fine job off. She put up an awful fuss all day. Thursday October 5th Dad. and I loaded up the wagon with the rubbish around this morning and took it down to the marsh. We went around by town and got some meat and a film. We brought Huby over with us as he wanted to go with Dad to Old Mr. McBride's funeral this after noon. They left right after dinner and Dad got back about four having left Huby down town. Then He took 61 �Enah over to the McPhersons to see about getting a barrel of apples I sawed wood and broke and made annother leg on my saw-horse this after noon. Frank and Dick did not get home till late to-night as Frank had to go to the dentist. Dick went down to Confirmation class to-night and Frank is having more fun with his spelling. Daddy has a very lame hip and back to-day. Huby was telling us to-day that Mrs. Gerard's husband has come back and she is troting him around as proud as a peacock. He has been married and had five children since he left her. He also said that Mrs. Ferris had eloped. Friday October 6th Dad's hip has been very lame all day. This morning he ploughed the piece back of the old house which we are going to try to put in garden next year, as it is no good at all where it is and is lovely soil. I cleaned up a little around the yard. Daddy got through about noon. After dinner it began to rain and rained like "cats and dogs" all the after noon. I read "The Old Curiosity Shop" all aft. about and Daddy wrote to Aunty. About half past three he hooked up the little team and got Dick and Frank. He got the cows as he was all wet and I helped milk. He got the lock of the trunk we have worked so much at open to-day. I went to sleep reading to-night but they woke me up to play "Pit". I got even on them by winning two games. Frank found out to-day that he had spent about an hour last night learning the wrong spelling lesson. Just the same as I used too. {Facing page is overexposed. Faint lines and a dotted circle are suggest it had a sketch and possibly text.} Jim Blakie, Frank Wiser, Katie Spain's husband and I were crowded into the back seat. Charlie Martin and Miss McCoy had the seat ahead. We went in and saw the church and it looks pretty fancy. They are painting a high pattern around the wall as high as high wainscotting would be and trimming around the windows and little round pictures all around the walls. After church Frank and I went down to the dock and he stayed down to Huby's for dinner and so did Dick. I went home to dinner. After dinner I went back and took a picture of the mound and after a while Daddy Tige the grey kitten and I went back to John Wess McBrides and Dad took him a neck yoke for the one he broke We had a look all over the new barn. There was no-body around. We came back by our woods and wheat field. Dick got home about half past five and Frank about six Frank went up creek with Quint and walked home from Black Creek Bridge. Daddy, Enah and I walked down to church. Nothing much doing {?} except for Mr. Hobbs who spent most of his time trying to keep the 62 �preacher's dog out. I hung around awhile after wards but soon came home. Frank was greatly taken with the full moon to-night He never saw it so big Monday October 9th I sawed wood most of the morning. Daddy drove Dick and Frank down to school and got a barrel from Old Maneer to pack apples for Uncle Hal. He is going to get them from Mr. Vyse. Lila came over this morning with a fat collie pup which came to them this morning. She thought it would be a fine farm dog but about noon a woman came and got it. This afternoon Daddy and I finished cleaning up the wheat. Then we went out and ran some cross ditches in the corner field where Daddy is going to plow. After tea Daddy and Dick drove Enah down to the A.G.P.A. shine and they got a wheel for the plow and then drove around town. Frank and I kept rough house but went to bed long before they got home. There was a caterpillar a red one with black ends in my boot this morning and I did not discover him till he had shed most of his pretty coat into my foot and it hurts like fun tonight. Froze hard last night and night before. Tuesday October 10th Got up fairly early this morning and went out with Dad and we ran the rest of the cross ditches. Then Dad ploughed the rest of the day. I went over to Blakie's to see when he could husk some corn. Then I went over to Vyse's and helped him sort some of the apples for Uncle Hall. I came home at noon and picked some Tolman Sweets off our own trees for Mr. Campbell to go in Uncle Hal's barrel. After dinner I went back to Vyse's and he packed and leaded the barrel. I came back home and then went down town to get a rig to take the apples down with. I found Huby and Lila down there and he went with me and got Faulkner's dray and I went over and got them and took them down. Huby went down to see about them but Tasker could not find the rates. It began to rain about four but did not rain much. Frank got his wheel to-day and rode home. Lila has not been to school the last two days as Miss Skelby has a {poisoned?} face. Wednesday October 11th Got up early again this morning. Dick and Frank rode their wheels to school this morning. I went out with Dad and pitched some sods out of the ditches that he had to plow across. I got my feet soaking wet and my foot got sore where the caterpillar slept in my boot all night so I came up and changed boot and socks Then I went out and husked a shock of corn before dinner. I picked apples all the afternoon and got all the Northern Spies that I 63 �could reach with the step ladder and climbing off one of the trees. George Holden borrowed our ladder about a month ago and has not brought it back yet and not likely he will. Dad got it from him last spring but did not pay for it as Holden had borrowed it from Old Maneer in the first place. When the boys came home we picked more apples and Frank worked at his wheel and then went to look for potatoes in the jungle but only got a few. Mr. Blakie came over this after noon and husked fifteen shocks of corn. Dad. has 6 lands out of 40 plowed. Enah went down town this after noon to auxillary or some thing but found remembered when she got down that it was not till to-morrow. She heard that Hannah Flemming and Lloyd Crysler were married yesterday, and also that Mrs. Ferris was back with her family again not likely she ever left. Thursday October 12th Went out again this morning and dug mud out of the ditches where Dad is plowing. Then I came up to the house, did a few chores around, and Frank and I opend up some ditches, one out of the buck wheat field which is full of water. Frank did not have to go to school today as it was Teacher's Convention. This after noon I went over to Bannister's and borrowed a ladder to pick the rest of the Northern Spies. I got a little over a bushel off the two trees. Frank wrote letters all the afternoon and about four o'clock went down to the dentist's and got his tooth finished up. We all went down to-night to hear the Polmatics sisters whom the orchestra got to come. They were fine for instrumental music but not much for singers, a fine cornet player and violinist. Another played all sorts of things such as, Tuberphone and Xylophone, which were played with hammers same principle as bells. Fine day to-day. Blakie husked more corn. Friday October 13th Sawed a little wood and cleaned up the stables. Bill Donald came at last this morning to cut the buck wheat, he had a pretty bad time some places for the mud. I went out with him and went around the first time to throw the sheaves out. About eleven his wife and daughter came over with his dinner and they stayed all day and shocked it up for him. There were a couple of places he could not cut wth the binder but will have to take the scythe to them on Monday. I cleaned out the corn crib and Frank and I fixed it a little, and Dad finished it after dinner. This after noon Daddy, Frank and I went out with Harry and Belle and got the corn that Blakie had husked. We got all we could pile on the wagon-box which was over 27 bus. from thirty shocks. Bob Miller came over and invited Dad to go and see a heifer he had at the slaughter house at 7 am. to-morrow. Frank and Dad. went out about five and helped 64 �them shock up a little. Dick has been away all day with Ferdie as this is Civic holiday and school is closed. He was going to Simcoe to see a foot ball match between Dover and Simcoe but he could not get a ride with any one who was coming home by six so did not go. To-night we all went over to Blakie's and played Pit. Had a great time teaching them the game. Saturday October 14th Dad went over to the slaughter-house this morning to see about the heifer that Bob told him about last night. He arranged to take it for a load of hay and the calf they got last spring. Dad only got a little spelling plowing done this morning and none at all this after noon as Bannister came over this morning to get him to go over there to see their pigs. Frank and I cleared up a little around and did chores. I got one foot in up above my shoe tops in a hole of old barn-yard-extract of manure (sweet). This after noon we boys were all going to husk corn but Mr. Vyse came over after the mower and invited Frank and I over to his buckwheat field where we spent a very enjoyable afternoon pitching buckwheat out of the road of the mower. Mr. Vyse mowed part of the time and then Mr. Fawset the rest. The field was very wet and muddy and Mr. Vyse gave Frank a quarter to clean it off. yets When we came home we all went back and got antother load of corn. Edith Lawrie was over here to tea and after tea all the choir came out and spent the evening. We all played Pit most of the evening while ones that did not like it sang and played. Hot time. Sunday October 15th We all got up this morning about 10 oclock except Dad who got up early and did the chores. We had breakfast or dinner I just forget now which we decided to call it about eleven. After that Frank and I went for a drive with Josie down the lake shore to the school house arond by black creek and home via the mill. When we came home we fooled around looking for hickory nuts and one thing and another till tea time. After tea I went down town but did not stay late but came home as far as he came with Art. Quanberry. I stayed around the Methodist Sunday School most of the time. Dad, Dick and Frank went down to Sam. Law's to night to see when he could come to thrash but no-body was home. Dick was down town wth Ferdie all afternoon. None of us were at church to-day. Dick said Aunty Maude told him Mr. Johnson was very disappointed that there were so few kids in church as this was childrens day. Monday October 16th 65 �This morning Dad went down to Sam. Law's again but he was not home but he found out tht Vyse had been down and seen him any way. I did chores around and cleand up all I could find between the horse stable and the big barn. George Holden came about ten o'clock to pick the apples. His gang consisted of Hilt, Moor, Wiser and Billy Loan. They were here all day and got eight bbls {barrels} all together. Six of Canada Red's, 1 1/2 of Seek no furthers, and 1/2 bbl of Spies. I gathered up all their culls I could this after noon. I also took a picture of the bunch. Cousin Loll and Cousin Bessy were out this after noon. Dick went down to Anderson's sale this after noon. Dad. got a good lot plowed to-day. Mr. Blakie husked some more corn this morning. Bagly and Miller's butcher, Mr. Tuck brought the heifer out to-night. Mr. Johnson was out to-night I guess on business. Daddy, Dick and I went out after tea tonight and picked up more apples. Tuesday October 17th Got up at the usual hour this morning with out being called, first time I have done such a thing since we have been on the farm. It looked so much like rain that Daddy and I went back after breakfast and got the corn Blakie husked yesterday. It began to rain while we were back there and has kept it up all day, and is raining yet. We just left the corn in the wagon and put Holden's apples in the barn as he had just left them in the old shed We also took the knife out of the mower which took us quite awhile. Then we started to fix the pig pen floor and finished it after dinner. I spent most of the after noon in watching mud - not a very cheerful occupation but there was nothing else to do. The boys took their dinner to school but got pretty wet. This was the first day of the Simcoe Fair, I hope they had a nice time Beautiful Day - Slush {written in a larger, decorative text} Wednesday October 18th It was too wet for Daddy to plow this morning so he opened some ditches in the wheat field. I fooled around and helped Dad do some little things we had left for a rainy day. Enah went down town to get some things for Frank, as this is his birthday. We celebrated it tonight at supper. I got a nickel out of his cake. This afternoon Dad plowed all the after noon and I got the apples that were on the lawn crated. I also sawed wood and did the chores. I took a picture of the interior of the horse stable but I could not keep the horses from switching their tails so I don't suppose it will be any good. Dick and Frank rode their wheels to-day but took them through Martins. We three boys think we will go to Simcoe Fair to- 66 �morrow. The High School petitioned for a holiday but Mr. Liddy said he would {keep?} school for those who wanted to go come but he did not object to any staying away to go to the fair. Thursday October 19 Frank, Dick and I started out for Simcoe with Joe about 9 o'clock this morning. We left her at Mr. Frank Bawlby's where Mrs. Bawlby said she would be looked after we walked on in to the fairground and got there about eleven. We went through the buildings first and saw the usual collection of fruit, vegetables, grain, fancy work stock implements etc. Then we just wandered along Frank and I spent most of our time watching a fellow who had a cage of bees. The things were crawling all over every body around but would not sting The fellow was right in with them and would scoop them out of the hive by the hand full and rub them over his face without being hurt. We also saw a review of Boy Scouts which was very poor. Doug Henderson was Scout Master, but not the only one. We left the grounds about three and went to Dreamland where they had on a couple of pretty good comedy films. We got home about six. Joe behaving her self pretty well except she shied nearly into the ditch at a cone and she did not go very well. {word off the page - Daddy?} had plowed all day and evidently got on very well Bill Donald cut the rest of the buckwheat. If all is well Aunty will be starting from Fort Saskatchewan for Dover in about three or four hours. Friday October 20th Dick was sick last night. Simcoe was too much for him. He did not go to school all day but is a little better to-night. I sawed a lot of wood and finished up my wood pile. Then I cleaned out the stables and rubbed down Joe & Ginger Then I picked up the good pears under Titus' favorite tree. I picked apples all the afternoon, and got all off one Tollman Sweet tree and all that were on a Spittsonburg but there were only a few. Frank got quite a few hickory nuts this afternoon. Daddy plowed and got quite a lot done. The two Miss Haldings Miss. Morgan and Miss Buckwell drove Isacks pacer over this afternoon. Mr. Barwell was in tonight to see Dad about leasing {for grass?}. Miss Philip was over this morning to get some more butter as she said she liked the last very much. Saturday October 21st Dad went over to Vyse's this morning after some sacks to pack up the wheat and I got some wood and cleaned the stables When he came back we hooked up Harry and Belle to the wagon dumped the corn that was in it and Frank Daddy and I went and got two loads 67 �more before dinner and left one to unload. This after noon we sacked up the rest wheat that we could. I say we but I did very little of it. Frank started to hold the sacks for Dad then he went to gather hickory nuts and I held them for awhile and then Dick came out and finished and I slept I guess in the hay with Tige. They got twenty sacks and there is quite a bit left. Daddy and I went out and got the rest of the corn which was not quite a wagon box full. We did not get through chores till quite late to-night. Lila came over this afternoon and she & Frank went out and got a lot of hickory nuts. Dick is quite a lot better to-day but not well yet. I guess we are in for a bath to-night, may get out of it though Sunday October 22nd All except Dick went down to church this morning. Frank and I went down first to Sunday School or what was meant to be Sunday school but was really just a practice for Children's day which is to be held again in two weeks at the reopening of the church. It was sprinkling whent we got out of church and was raining hard by the time we got home. Frank wanted to go and see Mr. Taylor about his bees but I persuaded him not to, on account of the rain. It rained till about two or three o'clock and began to blow like fun and is yet. I wrote a letter about the first thing after dinner, then went in the parlour where the rest of the family were gathered and enjoyed some music. About four o'clock I went out and fooled around and went back after the cows. Frank and I went down after five to post my letter. The creek was so high that Frank thought he would go down to the dock. The waves were not extra high but he was delighted with them. We got home soon after dark. No body went down to church to night. Dick is still feeling {sore?} but is better. Saturday Monday October 23rd I woke up myself this morning and got up before Dad. Frank also got up early and stubbed his toe which has been very sore all day. Daddy went over to Blakie's first thing this morning and sacked up a lot of oats. I got some wood of different kinds for a collection and also cut a little. Dad got back about 10.30 and we hooked up to the wagon and went over and got the oats. Daddy also helped Blakie with his pigs for quite awhile. We got back quite a bit after noon. Mr. Vyse was over for awhile after dinner. Daddy and I went after dinner down to the mill with the wheat we had sacked up and got some bran. Dad went home and got a wagon load of rails and I took Mr. Vyse's bags back to him. Mr. Holden came over when we came up to the house with the rails and took the apples down and also paid Dad $12 for them. I went back after the cows to-night and just about got drowned with rain going back & it also hailed and was colder than {Toby has drawn a wee sketch here}. Stan was in to- 68 �night before tea and says they are getting on fine down there. He is up on a little excursion buying hay for some big company down there. It has been very windy to-day and dark and cloudy for the bigger part of the day. Tuesday 24th October Beautiful day. Dad plowed all day and I messed around. Frank's toe was so sore he could not go to school to-day but stayed home and wrote letters and ate cookies that Enah was making. I fooled around and did chores and such as that. This afternoon I picked apples. Dick went to school to-day. We all quit early so as to get a good start to the station to meet Aunty & Win. The cows came up of their own {illegible} accord to celebrate the occasion. Frank drove down with Daddy & Enah on account of his sore toe and Dick and I went on foot. We left at the same time but Dick and I beat. We waited till about half past nine for the train. Cousin Clare and Huby were on with Aunty. We went up to Huby's where Aunty is to stay for a day or so and stayed till about eleven ten o'clock. Wednesday October 25th It looked very rainy this mornig and Dad. was going to haul in the corn but he thought he would plow till noon. I cleaned up a little around the {door?} yard. Frank did not go to school to-day either. This afternoon Dad just went out to finish a land that he had struck out very crooked before any one went along the road. I went out with him and opened up a ditch. Then I came back and bummed around with Frank, for Enah had gone down town to see Aunty and get some presents for Lila. She said she would be home at half past four, and did pretty well by being home a little after six and with {neuralgia?} at that. Dad came up about three o'clock and we went back and got a load of corn but did not have time to unload it and had to leave some in the field. I spent most of the evening in writing this thing which I think I have kept about long enough now that Aunty is home. Then Enah got think she was funny and poured about a dipper full of water on me and then on my diary on purpose. {illegible} whats the use Thursday October 26th Did not do any thing much but the usual chores. Aunty & Win came over about ten and I stayed around with them till noon. Dad. plowed all day. Frank went to school to-day although his toe was pretty sore. This afternoon Vyse hauled his buckwheat. He had Jim Blakie helping him I helped them mow it away when they brought it. He put it the hay to thrash here when Bill Donald thrashes his. While they were getting loads I did nothing much 69 �but read & finished "The Old Curiosity Shop". Dick and I went down to Huby's to-night for tea as it is Lila's birthday. Frank went there right after school & stayed all night. We came home about nine or half-past. Russel Shay was down for a little while. He is just been having his holidays. Huby was at a political meeting in St. Williams, nominating for the Provincial elections in December. Old Quint did the carving on a chicken and had it all over the place. It has been a beautiful day to-day. Friday October 27th I spent most of the morning in sawing wood and finished up my pile. It was very cold all day. It snowed a little last night and was drizzling rain this morning. Daddy plowed all morning and finished soon after dinner. Then we got a load of corn and just left it in the wagon by the corn crib. I threw out most of what was in the wagon while Dad finished plowing the field. The boys' both took their dinners. Frank got home about about five but Dick did not get home till six. He was down watching a foot ball game between Dover & Simcoe. The score was 0-0. Blakie has all our corn husked now and there is about a load more in the field. Dad. went down town to see Aunty to-night. I sat around most of the evening and got warm and listened to Enah teaching Frank all sorts of things which he was supposed to think was geography but he did not think any thing about it. I think guess. Saturday October 28th It froze the hardest yet last night ice 1/4 inch thick, but was a beautiful day. We had planned to do all kinds of things to-day but Mr. Flemming came over this morning and gave Dad a bid to his thrashing this afternoon. We spent most of the morning in getting in the rest of the corn, and finished We have about 900 bushels. Frank helped us Dick was down town after some stuff. This afternoon Dad of course put in at the Flemmings and Dick went down and got the mail and then helped Frank get hickory nuts. Enah went down town this after noon. I went over right after dinner to Bill Donald's to see what about the buckwheat as Sam Law said he could thrash it on Monday but Bill was in Brantford and will not be back until Monday any way. I did not do any thing else much but the chores. Dad got home about six. He and Dick have gone down to night to meet Roy and they have not got back yet as the train is just in (9 o'clock). Sunday October 29th Did not get up till late this morning and did not go down to Sunday School, but Dick and Frank went down. They were going to have church in the town hall again but, George Steel 70 �did not light the furnace and the door was locked into the cellar so they got frozen out and had to ajourn to the Sunday School where it was just as hot as the other was cold. I stayed at Huby's for dinner with Dick and Frank and Aunty and Roy went over home. We fooled around with the football for awhile after dinner and then Warren Skey came down and Dick, Frank and I went for a walk with him down the lake shore. When we got back Frank and I went over to Mr. Taylor's where we found Mr. & Mrs. Willie Taylor. When we were coming home we met Daddy and Aunty who had been at the cemetry and Aunty was just coming back to Huby's. I went home with Daddy and helped him do the chores and walked down to church again after tea with Roy. After tea church I went down to Huby's where most of the Mr. J. Skey's family were assembled. He has been up preaching to-day. He, Warren & Jim were arranging for a hunt to-morrow. Monday October 30th This being Thanksgiving Day Roy did not have to catch the train as he usually does on Monday morning but stayed in bed till dinner time then went down town and came back with Aunty about four o'clock to say good-bye. Vyse came over this morning and he and Dad put the rack on the wagon and hauled in the buck wheat. I did not help in the field only for one load when Vyse went home for dinner but after the first load helped in the mow and did chores and fooled around in the mean time. Bill Donald came in about five and Vyse went home and he took his place. They worked till quite a while after dark but got it all in. I milked and had an awful time with the calf as she got loose and pull me all arond at last I tied her up to the fence but she ripped a board off that and then went in. Frank went down to a shine in the Sunday School and I went down with him and stayed at Huby's with Aunty and Quint till he and Dick came home about eleven. Dick went down this after noon. They had a shooting match to-day and Frank caught a wounded pigeon that sought refuge over here. Beautiful day this forenoon but rainy to-night. Tuesday October 31st It rained last night quite a lot and there is nothing this morning but a cold fog and sweet, mushy mud. Bill Donald came over soon after breakfast which we had late and he hooked his team up to the wagon and we unloaded the jag of loose stuff they put on last night in the dark. Then we went back and got a load of rails I cleanded the stables and did chores while they unloade and got another load of rails one they put up near the house the other out at the farm for the thrashers He brought over this morning some squash, potatoes and cabbages for the thrashers but much more that they would eat. After dinner he helped 71 �clear up the yard and then went up to see Sam Law. and Dad sawed some wood and I just fooled around and got warm and in Enah's road, at least tried to. When Bill came back he said Sam Law would not be here to-morrow so we don't know nor don't care much about it. Jim Blake was over with a sick mar. It has been rotten all day and is in that state to-night so we celebrated Hallowe'en by settin' round the stove. Wednesday November 1st It was very cold this morning and pretty chilly all day. We didn't do much this morning. About eleven o'clock we hooked up Joe and Ginger & went down town after a few household requisites. We were going to bring Aunty over with us to stay but she was looking after the place for Aunty Maude who had to be up at the store. Frank & Dick could not ride to-day so had their dinner at Huby's. After dinner Dad & I went over to Cruise's sale and hung around till after four o'clock, without bidding on any thing. They were only about half through when we left, selling the house stuff. When we came home Dad hooked up the team again and went down and got Aunty. I went to water old Harry and the big fool jumped away and kicked and ran out back of the barn where he got his chain twisted around his leg. I tried to get him but could not so left him there. Dick Quint & Frank came over and Dick got him. Quint stayed to tea but as it was raining or snowing or something he went home right after supper. Thursday November 2nd Dad and I were roaming about the house last night. Dad to fasten banging doors as the wind was terrific then and I to see what Tige was barking at. but it was too cold to bother although she kept up off and on for about half an hour. It froze very hard last night and has been cold with a little snow & biting west wind all day. Dad and I cleaned up over in the big barn this morning prepairing for the threshers. This after noon we cut quite a lot of wood and titied up the old house a little and {have blocked?} all the openings to keep any ordinary chicken out but two or three fiends in the shape of black minorca hens got in despite all our pains. Then we worked around doing our chores {illegible}. Sam Law came to-night and said he would be here about ten o'clock to-morrow. It is very cold to night and will unless something very strange happens freeze like frost to-night. More fun with Frank and his lessons after tea. Aunty is after him {next?}. Friday November 3rd 72 �First thing this morning I went over to Bill Donald's to tell them about the thrasher. He had not got back from his sister's funeral yet but Mrs. Donald said she would send word to the men. I came through Cruise's but did not see any thing of him. I also told Louis's. I got home a little before the machine came. I did not do a thing all day except a few chores. I haven't had a better day all summer for although there have been lots of days when I have not done any more but have not had the pleasure of seeing the others work so hard. We got all the buck wheat threshed but it did not turn out very well only 70 bushels and got started on the alsike. We will finish it up to-morrow. Bill Donald got home at noon and helped us till night. Mrs. Donald also came over to help Enah and so did Mrs. Vyse. It was a fine day today cold but not as bad as yesterday and is milder to-night. Aunty went down to Huby's for tea and Huby came over with her after tea. Saturday November 4th Got up before day light this morning and we got started with the machines in good time. Did not have so easy a time this morning. Was in the mow pitching alsike with Billy Louis and Mr. Flemming till we got it nearly all threshed then Bill Donald came. Dad was on the stack and nearly made it fall against the barn as he went by what different ones told him was in the mow he started to top it out two or three times and then had to built it out again. We got over four bushels of alsike and it is now worth $10 a {box?}. We got two loads of oats thrashed before dinner and finished soon after. Dick and I and Mr. Flemming were in the mow before dinner and Mr. Blakie helped us after. Bill Donald ran the blower and we put the straw in the mow so nobody had to be in there with it. we go 120 bushels of oats but they were very late. We did not do anything the rest of the after noon except hang around and watch Sam Law clean out the engine which he left here together with the clover mill till Monday. Dick went down town with Bill Donald who was going to get his horses shod. He came in and got his buckwheat on his way home. I feel rather plugged up with dust to-night but not near so bad as the last time we thrashed. I guess we are all in for a bath to-night. I don't see much chance of getting out of it. Sunday November 5th We got up late this morning and as there was no Sunday School this morning took our time going to church. We three boys walked down first and Aunty, Daddy and Enah came down later. The church was reopened this morning and looked fine. The bishop was to have been there but could not come so sent his man. He dedicated the three memorial pieces that had been put in The pulpit in memoriam of Bishop Baldwin, the brass desk of Mr. Skey and 73 �the prayer desk of {Fa?}. Daddy and Enah went home for dinner and but the rest of us stayed at Huby's. We went up to church at thee o'clock with Aunty to a Children's Day service. After that Frank and I walked up the beach and stayed to Huby's again for tea. Aunty went over to Mrs. Battersby's for tea and Dick came home. I went up to church after tea but was so late that I went behind the organ. I really did not intend to go at all. I found Fatty Turner and Wiser there who said Dad had come down with Enah but had gone off again to kill Holden's old mare. He and Dick came in before church was out. After church I waited quite a while with Aunty for Aunty Maude who was at Miss Battersby's but as She did not come Aunty went down with Daddy and I went down and came home with Frank soon after ward. We went to bed by moonlight as Daddy, Enah and Dick stopped into Mrs. Battersby's on their way home to see Mr. {Gasnon?} who is going away soon. Aunty stayed down to-night as she wants to see about some things to-morrow. It has been a beautiful day and is a beautiful night. Monday November 6th It started to rain soon after we got up this morning and rained all day. It has stopped now and is quite mild. Sam Law came this morning with his man to get his engine he worked around for quite awhile but it was too wet to take it. I went down to Vyse's to borrow his post auger as we intended to fix up the barn yard fence if it cleared off and found him getting ready to come after his buckwheat, so I got a ride. He also brought our cultivator teeth that go on the drill and some {punkins?}. After dinner we cut a little wood and braided corn and sat around reading and watching it rain till it was time to do chores. We also put in the piece that fits in over the doors in the loft of the horse stable and nailed on the boards that the threshers knocked off this morning. I have had a sore throat ever since the thrashing and to night I am getting a cold and my throat is getting better. I spent most of the evening drawing a picture from "Punch" Tuesday November 7th It has been blowing a North West wind good and strong all day. We did not get any thing done at all to-day. Sam and Alan Law and young Philip were here all day working with their engine as something has gone bust on it. The boiler was leaking. We were going to take the wagon down and get our potatoes from Bob Law, but he did not like to leave the men there with the engine for fear of fire. I fooled around in the house most of the morning. This after noon I cut some wood and went down town with Enah. I got my cheque from Ottawa at the Post Office and deposited it in the Crown. I have it all in there now and have $98.98. Then I 74 �got my hair cut and went down to wait at Huby's for Enah who was at Auxillary. I waited with Nig. till Quint and Frank came and fooled around and at last went home with Dick who came soon after and left Frank to wait for Enah. Bill Oaks was over this morning and got booked for a job whenever he was wanted and also some money from Dad as he says he has a chance to buy a home and wants to make a first payment. Aunty hasn't come home yet and says she won't be back till Thursday. Wednesday November 8th The men came this morning and got their engine and out fit and took it away at last. They evidently had some more trouble with it at the top of the hill out here. Guy {Tuple?} came before they were gone to see what was the matter with them I suppose. Dad and I wasted most of the fore noon, trying to raise the rack of the wagon up on the beam after a lot of trouble with the Hay fork ropes and Stan's heel windlass we took the wings off and and got it off in pieces. Then it was about eleven o'clock and too late to go down town so we went and pulled mangles till noon and got the biggest part of them up. This after noon we went down with Harry and Belle and went to get the potatoes but they were not sorted and we didn't have time so we said we would be down Saturday. So we got some groceries and Dad paid his taxes and we got the cider press for Frank. We got John Quanbury and took him home. We also saw Bob Blakie and he said he would meet us but he didn't. We got our mangles when we got home and put them down cellar and then did {illegible}. It has been a beautiful day and looks like Indian Summer coming. Thursday November 9th Dad and I both went back for the plow this morning after cutting enoug wood till noon. We spent a lot of time when we got over in the field while Lambkins took the hay off striking out head land furrows and dead furrows and as old Harry was kittenish and Belle was mean from being in so long. However we got on fairley well. I had a good plowing lesson. We had a great deal of trouble after dinner getting Charlotte back into the orchard as she had broken the fence. Dad. then went back and plowed and I did up chores ready for night and then went back with the shovel and opened up some ditches out of the field Dad was plowing in Then the cows went up so I had to go up and put them in, so I stayed and did the rest of the chores. Enah went down town to a tea meeting or something this afternoon and Aunty came back with her. We did not get through tea till late. Another beautiful day. Friday November 10th 75 �It rained hard last night so we could not plow till this afternoon and then it was pretty mucky. We did the chores up and I cleaned out the pigeon pens. Dad piled a lot of straw in front of the cow stable which made thing's much better as it would "bog a duck" (as Dad say's) before. We piled the potatoes we got from Chris Quanbury down cellar. Enah went down to her sister's Mrs MacPherson's and spent the day. Aunty looked after things here for her. Dad went back to plow right after dinner. I went back after I cut some wood and done up the stables It was too muddy for me to have a satisfactory lesson so I dug ditches. I came up and brougt the cows about five and did chores and helped Frank get a few apples to make cider. Lila and Margaret McCall were over this afternoon impersonating Mrs. Gerard and Rina Turner just got married to Mr. Hamaker, {respectively?} Aunty went down with them as Huby wanted her to go down, and stay all night as he and Aunty Maud were invited to the Harding's. Saturday November 11th Dad hooked the big teams on to the lumber wagon and he, Dick, Frank and I went down town We went to Huby's first and got a wagon load of boxes and other things. Then we went up to Bob Law's to sort out the potatoes. We got about four or five bushels out of them. We got home about noon. We found Edith Lawrie here with Nipper who was sick and shut up in the stable so he would not fight Tige. She brought him over for Dad to look at. Dad plowed all the after noon. I helped Frank make cider most of the after noon we got quite a lot. Ferdie came over about noon and he and Dick went down town. Dick got home about dark ringing the old cow bell which Aunty had found while cleaning out the store room down home. Dad was afraid it was lost as we looked for it last spring and could not find it. He felt badly about it as it has been down home so long, ke knew it as soon as he heard it. Charlie Shand was over to-day to see Dad about a sick dog too. It has been a beautiful day, but there seems to be a wind getting up to-night. There is thunder and ligning also to-night which they say at this season is a token of mild weather we will see if all's {illegible}. Sunday November 12th It was raining "cats and dogs" when we awoke this morning and evedently had been performing in the same manner most of the night. None of us went to Sunday school but all began to prepare for church but me. But as the time drew nigh to start it was snowing so hard and looked so rotten out that Dad and Enah thought better of it and decided to stay "to home". Dick and Frank however bundled up and went down. It began to be very cold 76 �about this time and Dad went out to get the calves out of the orchard and just about fainted from getting his hands so cold, as he had no gloves in. However he got the calves comfortably housed in the old stable. I read all morning "The Dragon and the Raven". It stopped snowing about one o'clock and I went down town soon after. It was freezing but was still muddy. The wind was still very strong as it had been all day but was veering from S.W. to W. The creek was very high all over the marsh. I went into Hubys and then down to the docks accompanied by Quint, Frank and Dick. The wind was enough to blow a fellow off especially as the ice on the pier made it hard to maintain a foothold. Huby came down soon afterwards to see if we were all right. We did not stay there long but went over on the beach where we fooled around till my ears got cold and Quint got ready for home and we went up in the park for a while and then home. Frank went home with me and and Dick went in search of Ferdy and got home not long after we did. We stayed "to home" all evening reading playing the mouth organ and such and listening to the wind which is kicking up a glorious rumpus. Monday November 13th When the house was aroused this morning all were surprised to find any water left in the kitchen was frozen. The water in the bird cage was frozen, and the lillie in the hall was toughed. Although this was the state of things in the house, the water in the horse stable was not frozen. It was very cold outside and was made more intense by as strong wind. I started to saw wood and Daddy and Enah began to get the stoves ready to move. I broke the frame of my saw which was not much account anyway, so I went down to Huby's to get his saw and also to get him to come and help us move the stove. We spent the rest of the morning getting the stove up. We moved the big stove into the inside kitchen and the little stove in the hall. We did not do any thing much but chores and I cut wood. It has been exceedingly cold all day. And it heopes feels as if it would be a cold night. Tuesday November 14th It was a great deal milder to-day than yesterday. Old Bill turned up about seven o'clock as he had stayed down at Huby's all night. We started to work first thing on the winter pen for the chickens {illegible the?} on the big barn. We covered the top with the old hay that Titus had left in the other end of the shed which we intend using for a calf and sheep pen. We were nearly all morning at this and we did the same to the calf pen with the remainder of the hay. This after noon we fixed up a coop for the chickens to roost in one corner of the shed with a couple of big doors of the horse stable before it was fixed up. Dad went down 77 �town about five o'clock after tar paper and poultry netting to enclose the shed. He met the boys on their way home from school and Dick went back with him and helped him bring home his purchases. I did chores and Bill helped me milk. It began to snow quite hard tonight and Bill thought he would be able to follow the track of a fox he had seen signs of yesterday on his way down so Dad said he would spare him tomorrow morning and he went down to Huby's to stay to-night as he had left his gun there and wanted to get an early start. Wednesday November 15 Dad and I worked all morning putting up the wire around the new chicken pen. We also put up more tar paper in the pen and put boards around the top and bottom of the wire. While I was in the barn this morning I saw the old grey cat that Williams left catch a great big rat and eat it. This afternoon we hung the door to the chicken pen and finished it up. About three o'clock Dad. hooked up Joe and Ginger and went down to get Aunty and Lila came back with them. I cleaned out the stable while they were gone and then sawed wood. Dad did the chores and I helped milk. To-night Dad. Lila and Dick are out to catch the chickens and put them in their new pen Lila is holding the light for them and is enjoying herself immensely Aunty said Bill and Quint started off this morning after the fox. They got as far as Wally's and saw the fox with a chicken, so Bill went on after him and Quint came on home. It snowed a good inch last night and there were bob sleighs out this morning. The sun was very bright and it thawed a lot all day, but it is colder to-night. Thursday November 16th Bill came in this morning before any of us were up. He said he shot the fox yesterday and sold the skin to a fellow from Simcoe as soon as he shot it. There were three Simcoe fellows with a hound after it. We put the rack on the wagon and Dad and Bill went after a load of rails to fix the barn yard fence while I sawed some wood. Phil. Shaver came after Dad while they were out there. I helped them unload. Bill started to work at the fence and Dad and I got a load of poor rails to saw up for fire wood. Bill hung some gates this afternoon and Dad helped him and I just fooled around and took about al half an hour to get my feet warm and dry. When they got through with the gates, Dad went down to the mill with Joe and Ginger to get a bag of flour and Bill cut a good pile of wood. I did a few chores. Aunty and Enah went down town this after noon. Lila spent most of her time feeding the chickens and sleigh riding. She went all the way down town after her sleigh and every body around was looking for her. It was a lot warmer to-day but is cold now. Poor Mickey Law had his leg nearly cut 78 �off to-day while he was working down at the fish shanties. We don't know exactly how it happened but the freight car ran over him and they don't expect him to live. November 17th Friday Dad was awakened this morning about four o'clock by the piteous cries of his little pet canary, the wild one. He came out and found a rat, the rat we have all been plotting agains and trying catch for the last two or three weeks chewing the little canary's leg. He scared it into the pantry and blocaded the door and then broke the old wooden spoon that Mr. Moon made killing the rat but he did kill it. He let it, the canary go till noon and then found that its leg was broken right off so he had to kill it. Bill and Lila Dad and I went out and got a hauled corn stalks. We got three loads jags in and unloaded by noon and there is about another jag standing and the rest are all down and too wet to bring in. It began to sleet about noon and soon turned into rain. It rained all the after noon and is yet and much milder to-night. All the snow has vanished and given place to - mud. Bill went down town this afternoon. Dad and I did not do much but chores this after noon. I read "The O' Ruddy" most of the time and find it is an excellent book. Saturday November 18th It was a brute of a day - rain, sleet and wind. and to-night it is blowing and freezing. I spent about an hour this morning greasing up my old boots. Then I went out and helped Frank get in Dad's road while he was trying to put a window in his new chicken coop so the feathered fools could see to go to roost. I went over to Vyse's about noon with a buck-saw blade to get him to set it. Dick and Lila went down town this morning to wish Aunty Maude a happy birthday and Lila of course stayed. Dad, Frank and Dick went back to where Dad. was plowing to open a ditch. When they came back Dick went down town and Frank and I played hide and seek in the old barn all afternoon. I wanted to see how it would work to {illegible} a hole I made yesterday in the straw right on to the {goal?}. Dad. did the work. I read "The O' Ruddy" to-night. I seen no possible chance of getting out of having a bath tonight as Dick is catching it now. Sunday November 19th Snowed first thing this morning till the ground was covered and then stopped and remained cold for the rest of the day. Aunty and we three boys went down to Sunday school and Dad and Enah came down to church. It was hot enough in church to cook eggs and the smell of paint is still strong. Mr. Johnson preached an awfully long sermon. All 79 �stayed to Huby's for dinner except Dad., who went home to do chores. I stayed with Frank there most of the afternoon fooling around with Quint. We came home about half past four and went down to Sam Law's to look for a little hickory nut tree. Dick went off right after dinner with Ferdie but just got home after tea. I read a little out of "The O' Ruddy" and then Enah read the rest of the evening a continued story of the Sunday School magazine which was very interesting but annoying because it came to a stop in an exciting place. Monday November 20th Dad went over to Mr. Vyse's this morning to see if he had the saw sharpened but found he had gone down to see Mickey Law as they had sent for him for because they did not expect Mickey to live. I piled a lot of rails in the wood shed while he was gone. {En.?} Lambert came after him and I told him he was at Vyses, but he missed him. Dad said he didn't care unless the fellow wanted to pay his bill which was unlikely as he had owed it for three or four years. I went over to Vyse's after dinner but he could not sharpen the saw for a day or so so lent me his saw. It was good and sharp so I used it for quite a while after I got back. Dad worked out at the old chicken house. I got the job later in the day preventing cookies from burning which I did but stuffed my self so chuck full I thought I'd burst. I read "The O' Ruddy" all evening and found it was gitting better. It has snowed all day to day but is quite mild. Poor old Tige has sneaked in the last two nights behind the kitchen stove and stayed till Dad takes her out to the stable when he goes. Tuesday November 21st Did the chores all up then I went and soaked my sore toe and finished "The O' Ruddy" which I was very loathe to do. Dad put on a new piece of roofing paper in place of the one that blew off the chicken house the other night. We also let Davy out for a little run this morning. Did not do anything much this after noon but chores and sawed some wood. Enah went down town to see if they had heard how her sister Mrs. Johnson was but I guess they hadn't. When Dick came home he told me that poor Mickey Law died this morning. He also said that Al. Faulkner was hurt badly by falling off the bus and it ran over his chest and broke three ribs. The horses ran way up Main Street and then Bobby Sinclair who was inside the bus but had not noticed that Faulkner was not there got the lines and stopped them. It has been much milder today. Wednesday November 22nd 80 �It froze hard last night but has not been very cold all day although freezing again to-night. Dad and I got the rails out of the barn yard that had been left from threshing and put them in the wood shed. We also threw down a lot of the old straw stack for the cattle to tramp under. Enah went over to the Martin's this morning to telephone down town to inquire after her sister and heard she was doing fine. Charlie Butler was in just before dinner to get some information from Dad about canaries as his wife had a pair given her. We went out this after noon and stood up most of the corn that had blown down and there was quite a lot of it. Dad said he would give Frank a quarter this morning if he had no mistakes in spelling and was greatly surprised to find that he had to cough it up. Ben Walker was ploughing to-day. Dad thinks he may go on to-morrow if he can. I started to read "Ivanhoe" to-night. Thursday November 23rd Dad went back and ploughed this morning as it was quite mild and thawed during the night. I did a few chores and then went back with him. He said it was very bat at first as it was frozen hard along the ploughed ground but as he got into the sod it got easier I cleane the sods out of the ditches and then had a good lesson. It began to rain at noon and kept up till night preventing us from doing anything but chores. Carl Coleman came to get Dad to kill their old horse after dinner but Dad had nothing to do it with told them leave him. I read all the after noon and Dad read James Whitcomb Riley. To night after their lessons, the boys gave an exhibition of their strength and acrobatic feats also vieing with each other in making the biggest noise while I was trying to read and Dad to sleep. Friday November 24th It snowed a little last night and as it did not freeze is very muddy but Dad. went back to plow. He plowed all day and it was easy enough but he was mud "up to his eyes" more or less. I did the chores and spent the rest of the morning cutting fine rails. Mr. Duncan was here to see Dad. He went back to find him but returned soon and said he could not swim the stream in the gully. I went back with Dad this after noon. I took a rail with me to put across the creek as Dad told me he had to jump and got in up to his knees. I shovelled ditches all after noon. It was pretty cold wind and began to freeze about half past four so we came up by five. Tige and the grey kitten went back with me. I thought the kitten went back in the middle of the after noon but when we were coming up we picked it up in the gully. Enah went down town this after noon. It promises to be a very cold night. Saturday November 25th 81 �It froze too hard for Dad to plow this day so we did not do any thing much. Louise came along this morning about half past ten Mr. Bawlby had to come down to a council meeting and he brought her down and said he would call for her to night. About eleven o'clock we three boys went back to the gully to have some fun. We slid on all the ice we could find that would hold us at all and tried to on a lot that would not hold us and consequently got our feet good and wet. Dad had to go over to Vyse's to see a sick hose or rather a horse that got its foot hurt. This after noon Frank and Dick went down town this after noon and got the boxing gloves Enah and Louise also went down. Aunty was over for a few minutes this after noon (Dad and I sawed wood most of the after noon We waited up till all hours to-night as Louise expected Mr. Bawlby We boys went to bed about ten o'clock. He came about midnight and just as Louise got to bed but she did not go with him. Sunday November 26 I got up this morning of my own accord for a change and helped Dad to chores. We three boys went down to Sunday school and Daddy Enah and Louise came to church After church I arranged with Bob Miller to go up to Carpenters with him and get my sheep. Dad and Dick went up to Val. Leary's and fixed old Dandy's teeth We all came home to dinner (a couple of fat roosters dying yesterday had something to do with it), Aunty too. Miss Bawlby came for Louise just before dinner and they went just after. We did not get through dinner till about three o'clock and no chores were done. I did them up and because Dad had to go down and bandage Vyse's horse's foot. The horses were about starved Old Harry especially. Dick and Frank went down with Dad and Dick went on down town. To night Daddy and Enah went down to church to-night and left us here alone We were very good. Aunty went down town town this after noon to have tea at the Lawries. It has been a beautiful day to day. Monday November 27th I went down with the boys this morning and went with Bob. Miller up to Carpenters to get my lambs. We did not get back till about half past ten and as the old horse went so slow. I got four very nice looking Shropshire lambs and Bob. charged me $6 a piece. I wet around the orchard fence as we put them in the orchard and fixed a little arond it to keep them in. Gus. Stringer was here when we got back with a couple of teams getting what hay that was any good at all and he seemed to be having his hans full sorting it. I did the some of the chores up before noon. This after noon I went back with Dad for a little while to throw sods out of the ditches he {illegible} out this morning. He got quite a lot done. Every body was plowing to day it seemed as Robert John Watson was yelling at a great rate just the other 82 �side of the woods. I went over to see what he was doing. He asked me if I was lost and I told him I was just looking for rabbit holes and then I had quite a talk with him. He was plowing with a gang plow and did not seem to be holding it at all. I came up early to do chores. Aunty came over with the boys from school. It has been a beautiful mild day. It seems to be the general opinion that we are going to have Indian Summer now. The sap is running today. Tuesday November 28th We got up before day light this morning so Dad could get a good start at plowing but it got began to rain early and kept up all day so we could do nothing but run around in the mud or stay inside. Dad hooked up Joe and Ginger and drove the boys down to school and then went around to inquire after Miss McPherson and found she was a little better. I cleane out the stables and cut wood while he was gone. I read Ivanhoe most of the afternoon. Bill Donald came after Dad. to go and see his grey mare which was broken out in several places. He had been reading up doctor books and was afraid it was some awful disease. I forget the name of it. Aunty went down town this afternoon and did not get back till dark. I churned for about an hour and a half this afternoon after Enah had been at it for about as long and Dad finished it tonight after churning for about a couple of hours, but there was a big lot of magnificent butter. Aunty read to us all some more Wednesday November 29th It turned much colder during the night and froze and thawed snowed a little. Dad did not go back to plow this morning as it was so disagreeable and he did not get an early start but went over in the corner fild he plowed first and shovelled ditches. I sawed a little wood. Gus. Smith was over this morning to see Dad. Frank Vyse also came over to get Dad to put another bandage on his mare's foot I cleaned out Titus' old chicken hous and knocked a couple of boards of the back of it so the sheep could get in from the orchard on bad nights. I tried to coax them in but did not succeed although they are fairly tame. I went over to the field where Dad was digging mud, for awhile this after noon and then came up and read till the cows (which we sent back in the gully for a drink) came up and then I did chores and Dad came in. Aunty went over to Mrs. Arthur Battersby's this after noon. April to June 83 �15. Life history of the frog 45 - 50 16. How birds obtain their food, utility, etc 44 17. The nesting of birds 18. Life history and habits of any common economic insect as tent-catipillar, cabbage butterfly, the 10 - 11, 25 - 27 lady bird etc. 19 Familiarity with names and general appearance of the common fishes frogs 45 - 50 newts lizards turtles snakes 20 Millipeds 30 84 �21 22 Butterflies 1. Monarch butterfly 9 - 10 2. Cabbage butterfly 10 - 11 Moths 1. Sphinx moth 11 - 12 2. polyphemos moth 13 - 14 3. Coddeling moth 14. Thursday November 30th 1911. from the midrib Dad went back to plow this morning but it was frozen too hard and he had to come back. We cut up the apple branches that were left in the orchard most of the morning. We put wire up around the top of the chicken run this afternoon to keep them from flying over Aunty and Enah went down town to Bible Class or something this afternoon. Enah stayed down at her sister's to tea and went to choir practice. Charlie Shand came home with Dick and got him to go over home with him to stay all night. After tea Dad, went down town to choir practice and did not get back till late. I finished notes "Ivanhoe" to-night and went to sleep reading the notes on it. Cold and windy to-day. December 1st Friday Dad and I went back and set up the corn shocks that had blown down. Tige and two cats went with us. The black one and Tige caught about all the mice in sight but the grey one didn't catch many but took them away from the black. Aunty went down to Mr. Bert's funeral this morning and came back about three o'clock. She thought she forgot to take Roy's letter down and came back after it but when she could not find it she came to the 85 �conclusion she posted it. Dad fixed the cow stable door this after noon and I watched cookies from burning. Dad and I went over to Vyse's with the wheel-barrow and got a lamb from him of Bob Miller's that Bob told us to keep for awhile. To-night Frank and I went down to post a letter Aunty wrote to Roy to make shure he would get one. Killed a couple of roosters this morning. Much milder to-day looks like rain. Saturday NovDecember 2nd Gus. Stringer and his men came and got two more loads of Titus' old hay. One of them a Scotchman and a expert sheep man had a look at our sheep and told us a lot about them. He also clipped the wool around their eyes as he said it was too long. We had a great time catching them. I cut up rails most of the morning but did not cut many. Dick and Frank cracked hickory nuts and I ate all I could get of them. Aunty, Dick and Frank went down to the greenhouse this after noon as Frank had never seen in them I fooled around. Dad fixed a window in the chicken house so they could see to go to roost. I started to read "The White Plumes of Navarre" to-night. Bath to-night sure. Sunday NovDecember 3rd It was very cold all day to-day. Aunty and we boys went down to Sunday school as usual, and Dad and Enah came down to church. The Bishop was there and they had confirmation. It was a very long service. Aunty stayed down to Huby's but the rest of us came home. I read most of the afternoon and evening too. We had dinner about three o'clock and supper about seven. It is freezing very hard to-night. Dad coaxed the sheep into the old chicken house for shelter this afternoon We could not get them in before. Monday December 4th It froze hard last night but has been milder to-day. It froze in the horse stable for the first time. Dad went down town this morning for stove pipe and a few other things. I sawed wood most of the morning and did chores. This afternoon we put up the box stove in the dining room. We also battoned up the cracks in the cow-stables which made things much more comfortable in that quarter. Sam. Law moved his clover mill down to Bob. Blakie's to night so Dad expects an invite. Allan came in to night after his box which he left here when he thrashed here. Dad is thinking of getting a horse that Harry Ansley told him about that Mr. Finkle of Woodstock has and wants to put in good hands as it is an old but good driver. Tuesday NovDecember 5th 86 �It was quite mild to-day and a lovely sunny day. Dad and I went out with the rack this morning and got the rest of the rails which came out of the old garden fence, in to small loads. Then we went out and got a load of corn stalks before dinner, but did not unload them, Bill Duncan was here when we came up and wanted to know more about the same horse he was asking about last time. He talked for a quarter of an hour or so to Dad about his troubles with Stan Lawrie and every other subject. This after noon we unloade the load of cornstalks we hauled this morning and went out and got another - the last and brought them in. We had an awful time loading them it was so windy. We got up about four and spent the rest of the time doing chores. It was a moonlight night to-night and Dick and Frank ran about the house for awhile. Wednesday December 6th Dad and I went over to Blakie's this morning and Dad and he talked around for about an hour. He thrashed yesterday and so was not feeling very skookum. He says he is going to leave in the spring and want to sell Dad several things over there. When we came home we fixed the manger in the cow stable so they could not throw their food out. This after noon Dad and Enah went down town with the fern after dinner. They took it to Cousin Loll's as she is going to keep it for the winter. Aunty came over with Dick to-night. Huby, Quint and the kids went to Simcoe this after noon. It was full moon to-night and so we all three went out and played hide & go seek for about an hour. Thursday December 7th I went over around Art. Ryersie's fields this morning in quest of bitter hickory. I looked at every tree nearly in his gully land tasted the nuts under every hickory I could find and thought I could not find it when I saw a tree that I did not think worth while looking at but went over and found it bitter hickory. This afternoon Dad drove Enah and Aunty down to auxiliary and then to Joe and Ginger to be shod. He had to go to Butler's as Greenbury sold out the other day to Bobby McMillan and Dad did not know what Bobby was like. He did not get back till dark although he left right after dinner. I wrote a letter and did chores. To-night we three boys went down to a Magic Lantern show which was rotten and very late. A beautiful day to-day. Friday December 8th It seemed such a beautiful day to-day that Dad went back and plowed and got a good day in. I was back most of the day with him and had a good lesson. I drove and plowed at the 87 �same time and this after noon did not do so badly. I came up about four o'clock but Huby and Al Faulkner drove in Huby with three geese he got for us some place. I was going down to-night to see Walt. McCall about getting his colts but did not Aunty went down this after noon. It has been very much like Indian summer to-day but not as much as yesterday because it was cloudy a lot and rained a little. Saturday December 9th Dad got up before day light this morning to get a good start at the plowing. I did the chores. The geese dissappeared during the night, but Dick and Frank went out after break fast and found them in Bannisters field. Mr. Vyse was over this morning to get Dad to go over and help him do something with his horses foot. We three boys and Aunty went down town this morning. I saw Walt. McCall and he said I could take the colts when ever it was handy. Aunty and Frank went over and saw the cedar chests at the Widespread. Aunty stayed down. I sawed wood and did chors all afternoon. Dad got a dandy day in plowing and a lot done. Dick and Frank were down town all the afternoon and got their hair cut. We had an interesting game of guessing after tea. Disagreeable day. Not cold but very foggy and awful muddy on account of a rain last night. Sunday December 10th We three boys went to Sunday school and Dad and Enah came down to church. Dad stopped in at Vyse's on his way home. I came home and did some chores. Frank stayed down town to dinner and wrote to Grand daddy. Mr. Jacques came over after dinner and Dick and I went downtown. Dad. wrote a letter to Yeager for more particulars of Miss Baker. Dick went downtown and I went over Brant Hill and met Huby. Aunty, Frank, Win & Lila down the beach. I came home with them and went up town to post Dad's letter met Dick went down to the dock with him to see Harry Ansley's old rig came around by Huby's got Frank and went home. Fooled around most of the evening. Magnificent day, couldn't be beat. Monday December 11th Dad went back early to plow again this morning. It begant to rain during the forenoon, and was pouring by noon. But he kept on till noon and got a good lot done, he said he could finish in another day. It rained hard all the afternoon. I read all the after noon, and Dad worked out side opening ditches around the barn yard and such things. There is mud about up to the eyes more or less around the barns. Aunty came over this after noon I think to tell 88 �Enah that her sister Mrs. McPherson had another boy this morning. She went back again in the rain. Tuesday December 12th Dad went back to plow again this morning. He plowed till one o'clock as he did not hear the whistle blow and although it rained quite a lot rushed back and finished the field by a little after four. I went back with him this morning and put a rail across the creek as it was swollen by yesterday's rain. Then I came back and did chores and went back with the shovell but did not stay long as it began to rain. Enah went down this morning to see her sister's baby and of course he is the biggest, fattest, prettiest, good-naturedest baby ever born. It rained a lot to-day. but not very hard. I slopped around in the mud doing chores part of the time and spent the rest of the time bothering Enah who was making mince meat. Wednesday December 13th Dad and I drove Aunty up to Vittoria this morning to catch the train for Pt. Rowan as she was going to see Aunty Ida. The roads were awful except in a few sandy places. We got home about one. There were a lot of people plowing along the road. Mr. Bawlby drove Louise down this afternoon but she had to meet him at half past four down town. Enah went down town with her and got back about six with the boys. Dad went back and shovelled ditches all the after noon. I hung around not doing anything but chores. It snowed last night a little and was cloudy and cold this morning but turned out a lovely day (above the mud level) and is quite mild to-night. Thursday December 14th Froze a little last night, beautiful morning but got colder towards evening and is snowing tonight and making things sloppier than ever. I sawed wood all morning and Dad did chores. Didn't do any thing much this afternoon, felt rotten, my shoulder hurt me all day and I was cold. Dad did various things around out side. Friday December 15th Did not do any thing much this morning. Dad cleaned chickens all morning. I went back to the gully which is all flooded. The heat is going to beat the cars, as it rained hard last night. Dad. and Enah went down town this afternoon. Dad wanted to get Belle shod. He was going 89 �up to the school house as all the rate payers were asked to go up and inspect the undesirable condition of the school house but Dad did not go up. They got back after five. I did chores and milked. This I have not done since last Sunday morning. Saturday December 16th It began to rain this morning and rained hard nearly all morning. We got some rails in to the wood shed, and I sawed wood and fooled all fore noon. Dad did chores and Frank and Dick were in the house looking at post cards and things. About two o'clock Dad & Dick started off to Vittoria for Aunty. Frank and I did chores. and went back to the gully, for awhile. Dad got home about dark. Sunday December 17th We three boys went down to Sunday school and church. Mr Johnstone is off at Barrie where they have him up for some scrape he got into last summer so I hear but it is with out doubt stretched. They made arrangements with a lay reader from Nanticoke but he never turned up so it is supposed he got stuck in the mud which is likely right for it must be a fright down on the clay, so Cousin Willie do the deed and he cut it very short. Read most of after noon and evening and we all wrote to Aunty Alice. Dick was down town all after noon. Froze a little last night and looks like rain now. Monday December 18th I got in a lot of wood and sawed it up which took me most of the morning and then did chores till noon. Dad. went back to open up some ditches in the field he just finished plowing. We fed the lambs some chopped up mangles and they were very hungry for it. We also gave them a lot of hay to-day. This after noon, Dad and Enah and I drove Joe and Ginger down town. We left Enah down there to do shopping and such and Dad and I came home by the mill and got a bag of flour. We also went up to Old Mr. Muller's and Dad. {dickered?} with Mrs. Muller for a Black Minorca rooster. Sam and Allan Law came over and took a load of the alsike straw and there is not much left now. Enah did not get back till late and we had a boxing contest all arond had knocked me galley west and Dick and I and Dick and Frank had some. We also had some Jiu Jitsu exercises after tea. It froze a little last night and has been chilly to-day. Snowed a little to-night freezing a little also. Tuesday December 19th 90 �Went down town this morning with Dad and got the colts at Walt. McCall's and got them home without any trouble. We put them in the box stall to-gether with Davy. We stopped in at Vyse's and Dad arranged with him to come over in the morning and help kill pigs. We also stopped in at the Wide spred to ask Emery how Mrs McPherson was and in home. This after noon we hooked up Harry and Belle to the rack and went down to Hubys and got one of the rain barrell's to scald the pigs in to-morrow and a box. Dad also got the turkey from Huby this morning Auntie got a letter from Miss Water's telling about the squabs. Wednesday December 20th Frank stayed home this forenoon to help kill pigs. He went down to Vyse's first thing to get some gamble sticks. We were not sure whether Vyse would be home yet as he was going last night to Ed. Moon's banquet in Simcoe, but he was lucky enoug to get a ride with Jack Martin and got back about four a.m. We shot the two pigs and had them all cleaned and every thing {bookmark obscuring words} noon. Blakie and Alfred Ryersie came over {bookmark obscuring words} the morning and the farmer brightened the scene by a few pig sticking anecdotes besides other yarns. This afternoon we had quite a time getting the colts into the orchard we thought they would follow Davy in but they ran down the road instead, and I had to go hot foot through Martin's to head them off. We did ordinary chores and I sawed some wood and just before dark had a great boxing bout with Dick. We also blew up a bladder which we kicked around awhile. To night I went down town with Enah to choir practice, bummed around town, went into the library and then over and pumped the organ till they quit about ten o'clock. Went down to Hubys and got home a little before eleven. Beautiful day. Frozen hard and shunshiny. Thursday December 21st I cut up rails this morning besides doing usual chores. Dad cut up one of the pigs and Enah cut up dough and made cookies. Enah went down town in the after noon and Dad and I worked at getting board from the roof of the old stable and started to fix up the chicken house. Aunty came over to-night with Dick. This evening Frank and I went down to the Presbyterian concert in the hall and had a pretty good time. They had a great bunch of little kids in the thing. We got home about ten. Dad went over to Martin's too this morning to see how they were going to vote on the school question. It has been a rotten day. It sleeted this morning and made every thing slippery and was cloudy and wet and cold and rotten the rest of the day. 91 �Friday December 22nd We killed and plucked the turkey this morning. Louise came and stayed till the middle of the afternoon. Dad cut up the other pig and Aunty went down town to meet Roy but he didn't come so he won't be here all this Christmas as he is going South.Dad took the cleets off the stable roof. Aunty, Enah and Louise went down town this aft. and Aunty & Louise did not come back. I slept most of the after noon. Frank got home early. I was going down to school this afternoon but it was a miserable day, wet and foggy. Saturday December 23rd Sawed wood and did chores all morning. Daddy Dick and Frank went down town and Dick did not come back to dinner. Frank and I went down this afternoon and fell in with Dick and Quint and we all went up to buy Christmas presents. Then we went over to the church and Sunday School where Aunty was making wreaths for decoration. Frank and I hung around all after noon, and came home with Dick at 6. Dad had to go to a School Board meeting tonight and the Lays went with him. Enah and I made chocolate fudge. Another dark damp day freezing a little to-night. Sunday December 24th We boys went down to Sunday School and Dad and Enah came to church. Frank and I went down after church and had a look at the gas well they are boring down at the beach, Aunty came home with us to dinner. We all stayed home this afternoon but Dick who was gone till tea-time downtown. I read most of the afternoon. Aunty got tea and Enah went down about five to go to her sister's to tea. Dad went down after tea to church to come home with Enah. Aunty read to us after supper and we worked at puzzles & things. A very nice mild day but very muddy. Christmas Day Dad did all the chores this morning and cut enoug wood to lost all day. We all went down to church at eleven. After church Aunty and I went up and called for Cousin Clare who came over with us and stayed all day and is going to stay al night. All of Huby's family came over to dinner which we had about three o'clock and where I increased my waist measure nearly to bust measure on the turkey plum pudding, mince pie and home made candy. Then we got the presents. We were all led to believe that there would be no presents this year, but I did not notice any difference. I got a good many things to numerous to mention. We four 92 �boys went down about half past five after the mail and Quint did not come back with us. We met Huby and the rest of his family homeward bond on our way back. We spent the evening he admiring presents and music etc. thus ending the first Christmas on the Farm. Very mild and muddy Xmas. December 26th Tuesday I did not do much this morning except saw wood. Dad fixed the style on {surname?} fence and Aunty and I went down and watched. I put some manure on the rhubarb bed. Frank dug putty out of old window sash and painted others and for the chicken house. Frank and I spent all the afternoon surveing the orchard and staking out the places for the young trees. Dad dug more straw of the old horse stable roof to get boards out for the chicken house. Every body else went down town. Aunty and Cousin Clair did not come back and Enah not till Dad went after about eight o'clock to-night. We spent a very peaceful evening while he was gone. I wrote to Aunty Alice and read Shakespeare while the feathers were settling. Barely freezing to-day. Wednesday December 27th It was very blustery all day to-day. Snowed a little and foze quite hard at night. Frank and I went out first thing and dug the holes for the little trees in the orchard. Then we got in rails for wood before dinner. We had dinner at about eleven as Dad and Enah had to get to a funeral. (Mrs. Thompson). Dick went down and pumped the organ, and Frank & I did Chores. Frank wrote a letter to Aunty {Ruby?}. When Dick came home we went out and played Hide & seek in the barn till supper. Thursday December 28th It froze very hard last night and there was a cold nor'west wind so we did not get up extra early Dick and I went down town about ten o'clock. I wanted to change a pair of jack boots Dad got for me yesterday and {illegible} but Andrew was not there. We called in and got Cecil McPherson who went over home with Dick and I waited for Aunty. The boys went back to the gully after dinner and came back with the report that there was a place big enough to skate on Enah went down soon after dinner and to Cecil with her. We played Hide & seek in the barn all after noon. Dad went down to tea at the McPherson's and is going to a meeting in the town hall to discuss the school question. As Aunty was here to help me I started to draw a picture to-night. 93 �{Some arithmetic figures at top of this page} 34 Modification of plants invironment. 35 Plants {?} and different localities. 36 Identification of plants with regular flowers. 37 (Other experiments. 2526. Friday December 29th I sawed wood most of the morning. Vyse came over and talked to Dad till nearly noon. I think he wanted Dad to go and get votes for him. Murray Dillon & May Perry spent most of the morning walking up and down the road out here for their health I suppose. This afternoon Dad had to go to Mrs. Jim Allen's funeral and got back about five. Dick and Frank helped me a little after dinner and then we all went back the gully to skate. We had a fine time skated way up the south creek and I got my feet soaked two or three times. We also had quite a time chasing a poor old muskrat which was under the ice and would have caught him if he hadn't got away. We came up about four as Frank had to go down and meet Aunty to go to see Mr. Willie Taylor. Dick made chocolate fudge but it didn't get hard. After tea Daddy and Aunty had quite a time convincing Frank that they could make him find {illegible - words caught in page fold} animal magnetism and they did alright. Then he and I drew till bedtime and Aunty read to us. It was a very sunny beautiful day. 1 The structure and functions of: (a) flower 1-14, 16-17, 20, 21-22, 36-58 (b) leaf 1-14, 21, 24-25, 48-56 94 �(c) stem 1-14, 27 (d) root 1-14, 23-24, 32-37 2 Organs of the flower 58-61, 61-62 3 Functions of the organs 4 Pollination 41-43 5 Fertilization 39-41 6 Uses of (a) {hairs?} (b) spines (c) pricles (d) tendrils (e) petioles 7 Simpler fruits 8 Means of dispersion of seeds 9 Formation of tree buds 10 Preparation of buds for winter 11 (a) annuals 43-48 95 �(b) Biennialls (c) Pernialls 12 The fall fruit and leaves of deciduous and evergreen trees Saturday December 30th Did a few chores then Dick and I went down town about eleven. I got my hair cut and a pair of jack boots from Andrew. The pond seemed quite safe but we didn't go out and there were several skating on the creek up by Krell's. Ferdie came over this after-noon and we all went back skating again we went up as far as McPhersons on the north creek but it was not so good as the other. It began to snow and we came up and played hide and seek in the barn the rest of the afternoon. I sawed a little wood before tea. Dick lost his knife in the straw. I drew most of the evening. Dark cloudy Day and snowed a lot and is snowing tonight. Frank found two or three dandelions out to-day which we thought very strange Sunday December 31st Snowed a lot during the night but rained and froze before morning. We boys and Aunty went down to church & Sunday-school, Dad and Enah did not come down. Aunty did not come back. We all stayed home this after noon. I drew a little and started to read "Never too late to Mend," which I read all evening. There was no service at seven to-night but will be at mid-night. It rained a lot to-day and is blowing up a ferocious gale to night. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday May 28th.</p> <p>Went down to Sunday School this morning with Daddy behind Belle and after church drove home with Enah and Daddy. After dinner I walked into town via the stump but did not go in. I went down to the dock and then around by the Morgan's and sat there an hour or two talking to Murray. We thought there was going to be a big thunder storm but it blew over. I came home about five o'clock and lay out on the lawn till supper time. After tea Enah and I walked it to church and were releived to hear Mr. Johnson announce that owing to the intense heat the service would be shortened. There were only thirty-nine there hardly enough to pay expenses.</p> <p>After church we went over and listened to Mr. Lawrie's graphophone which was fine. We got home about 10 o'clock. It is cooler now and there is a slight breeze. The mosquitos were bad at the Lawries.</p> <p>Monday May 29th</p> <p>Got up about seven this morning.I discked the corn field all morning behind Belle and Harry or Joe for we found out that was his name.</p> <p>Bill turned up just after dinner. He and Quint had walked down from Normandale this morning. They never caught a fish.</p> <p>When he came he set to work to make a corn marker and Daddy, Enah and I drove down in the wagon after another load of stuff. We got the sofa the arm-chair and other things. We got back about six and Bill had the corn marker all made ready to put bolts into.</p> <p>After tea Bill Dick and I went back with the rifle to see if we could find and ground hogs but in vain. When we came back Mrs. MacPherson was here, she stayed till Bruce called for her about half past nine.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We let Davie out in the orchard to-day Josie saw him going out and has kicked up a fuss all day. It started out this morning nice and cool but got hot again to the middle of the day but cooled down again at night.</p> <p>Tuesday May 30th</p> <p>After breakfast I sawed enough wood for the day, and then shelled seed corn. Daddy and Bill were back discking and rolling the ground for it.</p> <p>Then I tried to put the shelves in the pantry but they fit too tight. After dinner I went back and watched Bill go a couple of rounds with his corn marker and then started down town to buy a corn planter. I fell in with Chris Owanbury who was going down after eggs for Jack Martin and he offered to drive me down and back. When I got to Andersons I had to wait about ten minutes for Maud Jameison and then Miss Stamp told me they did have any corn planters except an old one that Mr. Anderson had had on the farm which I could have for 50cts so I took it. Then I pretty nearly lost Chris. but at last found him and came home. When I got home I started to cut potatoes and went to sleep. When I woke up I found I had been lying on my arm and put it fast asleep and took me a long time to wake it up. Then Bruce came after his plow and Daddy went down as far as Fleming's with him to borrow another corn-planter. I went on cutting potatoes which to me till tea-time. After tea Daddy wanted to go back and plant some more corn so Dick and I had to do the chores. It took me about half an hour</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to milk the cow and then she did not give as much as Dad gets. Then I let her go before I took the calf away from the other cow and it scared the calf. Bill rode Old Harry down town for Harry Ansley sent word over at noon that he wanted him back to haul some sand.</p> <p>Daddy and Dick went over to Bannisters to get some setting hens and I saw a section of an old hollow basswood for a nest. When they came back they told us that Mrs. Liddy had a child and was dead.</p> <p>It has been very much cooler to-day with a wind in the east.</p> <p>We left Davie out in the orchard to-night. He seems to be getting over his lonesomeness a little.</p> <p>Wednesday May 31st</p> <p>Got up at a fair hour this morning about 6 o'clock.</p> <p>Right after breakfast Daddy went over to help Frank Vyse spray, and Bill and I went back he to plant corn and I to plant potatoes. We both got through about 10 o'clock and then we started to hook Belle up to the stone boat to draw the brush out of the orchard when we noticed a horse and rider coming up past Mrs. Aruther Battersby's. We then saw that the horse was Old Harry the same which Bill took back last night. We then tried to figure out who the horseman could be. He was so far away we could not tell and he was coming at a very easy walk. As he got nearer Bill said it was Huby and sure enough it was. He reminded one of the pictures in Don Quixote of the little fat man on the knights horse.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We learned from him that Daddy had bought old Harry for $115.00 and that Huby had volunteered to ride him over in the saddle. Bill then took Belle and old Harry and went back to roll the oats. I went down as far as Vyse's with Huby to see how Daddy was coming on and found him working for all he was worth at the pump. which by right ought to have a horse to pump it.</p> <p>About noon it began to thunder and rained a little during which shower we went into Vyse's house and afterwards home while we were at dinner it got very dark and a strong wind got up. and then began to rain and kept on till about three.</p> <p>Bill went down town after dinner and is not back yet. Daddy white washed the kitchen and pantry ceilings and I read a couple of stories. When Dick came home the to cows were up in the barn yard so I put them in. A little while after wards I went out and Frank Vyse's white cow was up but no sign of Bobby, so I went back and found her licking a big bull calf at the top of the hill. Then Daddy and I went back and he steered it to it's supper.</p> <p>After tea I milked Spotty and then went back with Daddy and he milked Bobby.</p> <p>It was pretty hot this morning but is quite cool now after the rain. David is still in the orchard.</p> <p>Thursday June 1st</p> <p>Bill was sick this morning and said he had felt sick all night. He took a dose of salts and did not eat any breakfast. Then he went and lay down in the stable barn in the hay and put a horse blanket over himself and slept there till noon. He would not come in the house to sleep. At noon he felt better and ate his dinner and then went down to see Doc. Hicks who gave him some</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>medicine. He went and saw Huby and then came home and had his tea and went to bed soon afterwards.</p> <p>This morning Daddy, Dick and I went down town in the wagon to get some potatoes and things for the horse. As we were going out the gate we met Bill Donald who was coming to plow for buck wheat. He had the horse with the sore shoulders with him for Dad to look at again.</p> <p>We went on and got as far as Vyse's and I stayed there to help him fill up his spray barrel and when Dad came back he was going to help him spray Dick could not ride his wheel to school on account of the mud so he rode down with Daddy in the wagon When Daddy came back he and I went over home and he came back with old Harry to pull the pump around the orchard. When I got home I started to cut potatoes and kept on till noon. Daddy never showed up for dinner and after dinner I buried the old skunk and chicken. Then Dad came and went back and finished rolling the oats and I planted the potatoes I had cut and another half pail full. Bill Donald went down town with Bill to get his plow-shears sharpened. Daddy harrowed in the potatoes after he had rolled the oats. After tea I mowed a little lawn and Daddy went down to get a setting hen for Huby had a gift of ten turkey eggs It has been much cooler to-day with a wind from the nor'west.</p> <p>Friday June 2nd</p> <p>Milked Bobby this morning before breakfast and afterwards sawed some wood and started to cut lawn. Then I went down town and waited at Huby's till Dick came down and he went up and got a manure fork</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and I took it along with our own over. Then Bill loaded up some manure and I went over and spread it which job I have kept all day Old Felix came over to fix the windmill so she will work all right and he fixed it to pump a lot easier. Bob Law brought a couple of loads of sand to-day for the foundation of the horse-stable when it is moved.</p> <p>Bill Donald has been plowing for buck wheat all-day.</p> <p>It began to rain heavily about five o'clock and kept up till after tea. The were a couple of light showers before and it has been fairly hot all day but a nice breeze.</p> <p>All the school had a holiday this afternoon on account of Mrs Liddy's funeral.</p> <p>Bill rode old Harry down town to-night.</p> <p>Saturday June 3rd</p> <p>Bill got back about four o'clock this morning.</p> <p>I went out after breakfast to spread manure and got my feet so soaking wet that I came in, and changed my boots and socks and went out and hoed the tomatoes and planted some potatoes Bill Donald came to plow and has been plowing all day.</p> <p>After dinner Bob Blakie came over to get some of his property that he had lent to William's and talked here for about an hour. Then Daddy and I went back and planted carrot seed all the after noon. Bill hauled manure all day and got out 18 loads. Allan and Harry Batersby drove out for a short visit.</p> <p>After tea Dick and I walked in and went into the stump for a swim and then on down town and I got a film and a collar. We got home about {10?} o'clock This was His Majesty's birthday but it was not celebrated here but the coronation will be.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday June 4th</p> <p>Dick and I walked into Sunday School this morning and were about 10 minutes late. I drove back after church with Daddy and Enah who drove Joe and Ginger into church.</p> <p>This after-noon it looked like rain and I walked in to Huby's. It then cleared off and I walked down to the dock and found Dick talking to Art. Smith, Joe and Greenbury. Then Murray and Roy Dell came along in Dell's row boat and Art. Smith and Greenbury and I got in we went out in the lake. Then we came up and I walked up town and then went down to Aunty Maude's for tea.</p> <p>After tea I went up to church and then went for a little walk with Murray but it looked very stormy (and is thundery now) that I came home. Bill was here when I arrived.</p> <p>Huby and Harry Battersby have gone up to Billington's to-day. They did not say what for</p> <p>Monday June 5th</p> <p>Got up with much discomfort being very sleepy this morning a little after six.</p> <p>I sawed some wood before breakfast and a little afterwards.</p> <p>We hooked Joe and Ginger up to the wagon and went down town and got all the stuff out of Enah's &amp; Daddy's room which took us all the morning as we had to take up the carpet. Dick drove down with us and took his dinner to school as it was too muddy to ride his wheel.</p> <p>When we got back Bill was working spreading the manure he hauled out Saturday and it was to wet around the manure pile to haul out any more and any way Faulkner had come and taken his wagon.</p> <p>Bill Donald was ploughing and Davie was having a good time in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the orchard. After dinner Bill started to fix a solid place in the wood shed to put the Cream separator on, and Daddy and I put the wardrobe to-gether in Dick's room. I lay down on Dick's bed and finding it very comfortable fell asleep. I was soon aroused from my slumbers by Enah who informed me Daddy was trying to catch Davie in the orchard as he was in Bill's road who had old Harry hooked on to the stone-boat hauling brush up to the other end of the orchard. We got Davie stowed away in one of the boxstalls and then prepared for another journey to town. Herb Lawrie was here after the hay he bought from William's.</p> <p>We got back here with another load and Dick about six o'clock.</p> <p>While unloading I noticed one of the young pigeons had got down with the chickens and they were chasing it around and picking at it. I went over and found it dying from a wound in its neck where they had picked it. It died in a few minutes and I hung it up down for Bill to eat as it had been well bled. The chickens had another old fellow who can't fly up in the corner too but he escaped with his life.</p> <p>Dick and Bill went down town to-night after tea, and I think I hear them coming back now (9.30). I went out and milked Bobby to-night and then mowed the lawn.</p> <p>George Slocomb came over to-night to see if he could put his pony colt in the pasture and Dad decided to let him for $1.50 a week month. He will let Davie back with him and he won't be so lonesome.</p> <p>It has been pretty hot to-day threatening rain several times.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday June 6th</p> <p>I was wrong last night when I thought I heard Dick and Bill coming last night for Dick did not get home till 10 o'clock with news of Dover's defeat in baseball Dover vs. Simcoe. Bill got home sometime in the small hours of the morning and slept out in the hay.</p> <p>Enah went to an Auxillary tea-shine in Waterford this morning with a load driven by Johnny Walker and hauled by Faulkner's Arabs. She got back to-night a little after nine earlier than she expected. We could hear Mrs Skey and Miss {Whelan?} yelling way down at Mrs. Battersby's corner.</p> <p>I hoed the tomatoes all up this morning and cut all the burdocks I could find. I demolished about 100 stocks. Then I sawed the lims off the old willow that obstructed the passage of carriages. Bill hauled manure all day and got 16 or 17 loads out. After Dinner Daddy and I went out and spread all Bill had hauled out. Then we came in with the intention of going down town after some oats but after ripping down the old wall at the end of the horstall building found it was too late in the day to make the trip.</p> <p>After tea Bill went back down town but got back at 945.</p> <p>I milked Bobby and then came in and started to read "Peck's Bad Boy". The same which Dick is reading now. It was pretty cool this morning but is not so cold now. It has been fine all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday June 7th</p> <p>Very sleepy when Dad called me this morning about six but managed to get up about a quarter of an hour afterwards.</p> <p>I sawed some wood after breakfast and then Daddy and I went in to town with Joe and Ginger on foot to hook on to Faulkner's wagon. I went over to Billy Laing's with Daddy (after we had put the horses in the barn) and held sacks for him to fill with oats for us and then sat there while Daddy went up to get his hair cut.</p> <p>Then we went up and got the wagon and saw Faulkners new bus it is a dandy.</p> <p>We got the oats and some things from the house including Huby who stayed over all day and hauled manure while Bill pitched on the empty wagon. Huby is getting to be a great horseman he was driving Belle and Harry all day today.</p> <p>After dinner I chased the cows back the lane as they had come up and not got any farther than the end of the cornfield hill they were back again so I drove them back once more and this time got all the way to the barn and looked and they were half way down the lane so then Bill Donald who has been ploughing went back with me and we put a bar across the lane. Tige is getting pretty good with them.</p> <p>We then went down town in search of Johnny Walker to bring the big bits of furniture over. I nearly went to sleep on the way down. Daddy and Enah came down later and got the things ready.</p> <p>I first went down to the station and had a visit with Joe whom I found fast asleep in the ware</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>house on a pile of salt in sack. while I was there a wedding party drove in to go out on the 3.20 the happy couple being Will McNeily and Olive Long.</p> <p>Then Johnny Walker came along and I delivered my message and he said he would come around about four o'clock.</p> <p>I waited around a while and then went back. on my way went through Mrs. J.S. Allen's new house which is pretty nice. Then went into Mr. Jaques which is nice too but not like Mrs. Allen's. When I got to the house I heard the agent from Simcoe of the International Harvesting Co. try for about half an hour to sell Dad a manure spreader or other implement but he failed. By that time Johnny Walker was there Cruise came around and Daddy paid him for the road work.</p> <p>Daddy and I went over on the load and Enah rode her wheel over.</p> <p>After tea I partly milked Bobby and carried the stuff we brought over from town into the house. It was very misty and damp early this morning but got finer afterwards although cloudy all day.</p> <p>Bill and Huby went down town after tea. Bill said they were going to a ball that Bill Barlow was giving for a farewell but I guess they didn't for Bill got home before midnight. Bill Barlow has left Bagley and Miller's and is going to work in Lea's pickle factory in Simcoe.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday June 8th</p> <p>I was very sleepy this morning when Dad called me and have been sleepy all day.</p> <p>After breakfast I sawed enough wood for the day, and then went out and spread manure. I only got one row spread to-day and had several rests and one or two naps. Daddy pitched on to-day and Bill hauled out Huby has not been over at all to-day.</p> <p>After dinner I lay down on the sofa to read "Peck's Bad Boy" and went to sleep and remaind in that state till two o'clock, when I went out and spread after dumping Enah's wash water out of the machine. I quit about four and went to rest under an elm back in the gulsh. I could hear them yelling over at the school-house where they were playing baseball. Dover vs. Simcoe return game.</p> <p>About five I went up with Bill and cleaned out the horse stable. When Dick came home he in formed us that Simcoe had beat by some strange kind of luck the score being 9 - 4 He said that their playing was very bad and Dover's pretty good. - but - After tea I milked Bobby and tried to feed the kittens but they would wallow around in the milk and upset it. Bill and Dick have gone down town to-night.</p> <p>It has been pretty warm all day to-day but not too hot and there has been a nice breeze and a few clouds. It is now nine o'clock and time for me to retire. I'll see if {I c}an have more of slumber will {it} make me feel better on the morrow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 9th</p> <p>Was not so sleepy this morning and have felt better all day. Last night after I went to bed Skinny Ryrsie and Lorne Hasted came over with Faulkner's team to get his wagon to haul some timber out of the bush to-day so as we only had the one wagon Daddy came out and helped spread and Bill hauled out.</p> <p>After breakfast I sawed up all the pieces of wood in the wood shed I could find and then went over to Blakie's to borrow a scoop-shovel for Bill and after lugging it over here he said it was no good and he would not use it but he changed his mind later when he found there was no better. Then I watched Dad try to churn in a two-quart self sealer. He churned to lots of cream but the butter was pretty soft. Enah worked it up this after noon and we had it for tea, and it was pretty good.</p> <p>We went out about ten o'clock and spread manure till noon and after dinner till four when it began to rain.</p> <p>It rained till six, during which time we cleaned up the wood-shed and now it looks as slick as the inside of a wallnut when the meat is all out.</p> <p>After tea I milked Bobby and Mr. Shand came after Daddy to see a sick lame horse -(Daddy has quit the practice)- I then fed the pigs and tried to feed the kittens but they spilt all the milk by trying to get what was in the opposite side of the saucer, consequentley it was neccessary for them to crawl in it. Bill went off with the rifle after tea The corn is coming up nicely and the crows are right on the spot.</p> <p>We have about 100 loads of manure out now.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday June 10th</p> <p>After breakfast this morning I went back and hoed the mangles and the corn all morning and most of the after noon. I hoed three rows of corn before dinner and four after. Bill Donald has been harrowing his buckwheat ground to-day and Daddy spreading manure.</p> <p>Bill, Dick and Quint drove old Harry up to Normandale this after-noon they were going to have a trout fish.</p> <p>I quit about four and went over and got enough strawberries for tea then I rode Dick's wheel down and left it in the school house porch while I went down to the stump and had a good swim.</p> <p>After tea we put Ginger and Joe in the orchard and took Davie out. Then we went back to the corn field and put out a few newspapers to scare the crows and then came in and sat around till bedtime.</p> <p>It has been pretty hot and close all day and threatens rain to-night. Our wheat east of the orchard is full of smut and Bill Donald showed us the hessian fly in it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday June 11th</p> <p>Daddy, Enah and I drove Ginger and Joe down this morning, and I went to Sunday School and they went and stayed down at Huby's till church-time. I found a lot of books waiting for me and Miss Battersby was just going to start in on them thinking I had jumped my job. I went to church and drove home with Daddy and Enah afterwards. After dinner we drove out to the Shand's and stayed there all the afternoon. Daddy drove Enah and I me down to Huby's for tea and he went home and stayed there all alone for tea.</p> <p>I went up to church with Enah and Ada but din't go in but went up the beach with Murray.</p> <p>I was to have gone right home with Enah but went down to the dock with Murray and saw a bunch down there and did not get home till nearly ten. It has been extremely hot to-day and threatened a thunder-shower but that is as far as it got. It was a lovely sun-set, and rather queer looking. There was a bunch out in the "Cygnet" to-day including Joe, Murray and some others and when they were coming in they accidentally ran into the "Vigilant" and broke the tiller and Mrs. Roy Silver Thorne hurt her hand quite badly.</p> <p>Monday June 12th</p> <p>Dick and Quint drove old Harry back alone last night. Bill stayed up there and said he thought that Daddy knew he was going to stay although he told him he was coming back last night.</p> <p>This morning Daddy and Enah drove down town in the buggy and stayed all morning. Daddy had to have Joe and Ginger shod and Enah had to do some shopping. I hoed corn till ten o'clock when there came up a terrible thunder storm which started about</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>three quarters of an hour or more. Bill Donald who had been working his buckwheat sat in the old house and told me of all the damage done by lightning around here in the last 10 years. Daddy came back after the storm was over about noon and after dinner he and I drove Joe and Belle and up to Yeagar's. We had a lovely drive and got home about six. We came home around by Lynn Valley. We saw Marshall and Gilbert on our way up and Marshall said he could let us have two sticks of timber the length we wanted for the stable if Bill would come up and cut and hew them. Then we went into Shepard's where Gilbert was raising a barn and he said he could be down here by the end of this week. Just before tea Mr. Miller came up to place the cream separator. He said Bruce told him we wanted him although how he found out is a mystery. He stayed to tea and fixed it up afterwards and skimmed a pail of milk and took the thing all apart and washed it and showed Enah how to put it to-gether again to be ready for the morning.</p> <p>It was very windy this after noon and rained a little in the evening. Yeager just got back from Galt to-day where he took a lot of prizes and sold four horses. He bought as many new ones to bring home with him. Several farmers were cutting hay but some of it looked pretty green.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday June 13th</p> <p>We put our milk through the separator all right this morning as it was all to-gether.</p> <p>There was no sign of Bill here all day to-day but Dick and Bob Law both saw him down town and he said he was coming home to-night.</p> <p>After breakfast I drove Belle down to Greenbury's to get her shod and when I came back it was kind of drizzle Daddy and Enah were laying the parlor carpet. After I put Belle away I went back and started to plant corn where the crow's had pulled it up. After dinner Daddy went over to a barn raising at Fleming's and did not get back till dark. I planted corn most of the afternoon, then I watered the horses and gave them hay. I miked after tea and fed the calves and kittens.</p> <p>Then I came in and started to put the milk through the separator and found all kinds of things wrong. First the washer was under the wood bush in stead of over it and that made an awful rattle. Then the rubber on the tube did not go in the hole and we squirted milk all over the floor. After that was remedied the cream started going into the milk vessel and visa versa. But at last we got it all through and are now at peace and hope to be till to-morrow morning.</p> <p>It has been cold and rather windy all day to-day. Rather cloudy and inclined to rain.</p> <p>Dick got a lot of straw-berries over in the garden to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday June 14th</p> <p>This morning I sawed quite a lot of wood and then went back and nearly finished planting the corn that the crows got.</p> <p>Daddy and Bill drove up to Marshall's to get the timber. Daddy came back at noon and left Bill there to hew the stick. After dinner I painted the pantry door and Enah started on the whole kitchen while Daddy went down to Vyse's to borrow a cultivator. Then we went back and he cultivated the corn while I hoed around the hills.</p> <p>About four o'clock we started off to get Bill and the timber, he had one stick nearly done so we waited and after quite a lot of fixing got it fastened to the wagon and started for home. I sat behind and tried to steer the thing and Daddy drove Bill walked most of the way. We reached home about eight, and unloaded our timber and had tea We got the chores finished about a quarter to ten.</p> <p>It has been fairly warm to-day and a little windy</p> <p>Thursday June 15th</p> <p>Bill went up to the bush this morning to hew his other stick of timber and Daddy and I went back to the corn-field. He cultivated with Belle and I hoed. We worked till noon and had got it all cultivated one way. I tried to rig up a scare-crow but did not make a very good one.</p> <p>After dinner Daddy churned and then went up to the woods after Bill about 2 o'clock. I hoed till about half past five and then I went up to the house and found nobody home so I stayed there till six and then got some more material for my scare-crow including a stuffed sack for a stomach and a couple of sticks for legs and went back and fixed up a fairly good one. While I was back there I saw Daddy and Bill coming home with the timber and as I was coming up to the house I met Dick going to get some strawberries</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I went over with him and we got enough for tea. After tea I cut a little lawn till it got dark.</p> <p>It would have been hot to-day If there had not been such a cool breeze. Dick and Bill went down town after tea and Dick got our new strainer pail which Hugh has been making for the last two or three days.</p> <p>Friday June 16th</p> <p>Bill started to plow this morning where we hauled out the manure.</p> <p>I cut up some wood and then went back to hoe corn while Daddy went over to Lol. Smith's to see when Gilbert could come to move the barn. She said he would come to-night and move it to-morrow, so Daddy ran around to see if he could get men to help him and he got four or five.</p> <p>When he came back I cut a lot more wood to cook the meals with and Daddy went back and hoed corn till noon.</p> <p>After dinner Daddy and I hooked up Ginger and Joe to the wagon and took Vyse's cultivator (which we are not done with) and Fleming's chain back to the owners. Then we came back and hauled posts from the corn and wheat fields which were in the old line fence. We thought the would do to block up the building with. We stayed at this job till half past four. While we were at it Chess Robinson came after a setting of eggs. We went down town after this to get a supply of provisions. Enah went with us and we got Huby and all the men he can get to come over to-morrow. Daddy and Dick went over to Blakie's to get a setting hen to put on some duck eggs that he gave us this morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bill went down town and I cut more lawn till dark. The cows got into the wheat fields to-night. There has been a pretty nice breeze all day to-day but fairly hot.</p> <p>Gilbert drove in here with his aparatus about 10 o'clock to-night and is going to stay all night.</p> <p>Saturday June 17th</p> <p>This morning we had quite a hustle. Gilbert got started early to work on the horse-stable and we got a good crowd of Men viz: Huby, Alfred Ryersie, Jim Blakie and Frank Vyse besides ourselves. All came that had promised except Dad. Haymaker; and Walt. McCall the two that Huby had got.</p> <p>Dick went down early to meet a bunch that were going to drive up to the glen for a picnic. He was gone all day and was pretty tired when he reached home although he caught two trout and had a good time.</p> <p>I Rode Enah's wheel down the first time when Dick went down to get some spikes and just got back and found I had to go again after nails.</p> <p>Quint and (Evi?} Brown came over with some cherries - Olivets the first I have tasted this year. - and stayed till the middle of the afternoon. He picked the pigeon that the chickens had killed yesterday. We worked away all day at the building with out any adventure or mishap (except the escapes of several getting bogged in the manure) and at six o'clock had her all blocked up and sills put under and moved about 3 feet.</p> <p>After tea all the members of our party dispersed to their respective homes. Bill hired Geordie Lawries horse and rig and drove home and Gilbert took the old buggy and drove his team to Delhi.</p> <p>Then Daddy and I drove Belle down to the station to meet Roy. He had the squab Quint picked for his supper and</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>found the crop in it. Dick got home about 10 o'clock and we all went to bed.</p> <p>Sunday June 18th</p> <p>I walked down to Sunday School this morning and was not late which broke the record for the first time since we have been on the farm. Dick not get up in time to go. He, Enah and Roy came down to church but Daddy whent back to the farm and met us all at Huby's where we dined. In the after noon I went out in the boat a little way and then went up town and took a few pictures. First I went up to the Smith's to see if I could see Bruce but could not but Mrs. Smith said she would tell him to come over to-morrow if he came up. I went down to the dock and saw the launch "Miriam" of the C.Y.C. come in. Joe was out in the "Pilot" and Mid. in the Cygnet and there was hardly enough wind for them to get in.</p> <p>Joe and I were going up Main street about five o'clock and we saw a big smoke up the street. Joe had his wheel and he rode up. I went up as far as Maneer's? corner and did not see much smoke and only a few people so I thought there was nothing in it but found out afterwards that McBains old barn burnt down up by Bob Leitches. I met Roy going over to the Woodsons for tea when I was going home and went over that far with him.</p> <p>After tea I went down to church alone and went behind the organ with Wiser who wanted to get off early. After church I saw Egg Thompson and {Rurk?} and went up as far as Old Walkeis strawberry patch with them and then on home. (It was too dark to find the berries well.).</p> <p>Mr. Johnson and Murray went up to Port Ryersie in the farmer's gasoline launch and broke down on the way home. Haymaker towed them home and I guess Mr. Johnson had to preach on an empty stomach. Pretty hot to-day, but nice breeze.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Pen sketch of farming apparatus at the top of the page}</p> <p>Monday June 19th</p> <p>This morning all the men Daddy had asked come and help finish the moving turned up. Bill Donald, Frank Vyse and Charlie Butler all turned up early. Then Gilbert himself came and got every body started to work and the Bruce and his boy Fred George came. Huby could not come to-day as he had promised Mr. Hobbes to go trout fishing.</p> <p>We got the stable all moved and leveled about noon.</p> <p>After dinner we started in at the old house and got it in place behind the wood shed about four or five. Then we moved the pig house back the length of itself into the orchard. There were "Thaiousands and thaiousands of rats" under this building and quite a fraction of them were executed. It was in an awful state underneath. We got all through about six o'clock. After tea we loaded Gilbert's stuff on his wagon and started him for Vyse's where he is going to move another barn to-morrow.</p> <p>{There is a scrap of a newspaper cutting on this page.}</p> <p>Roy got off this morning and we all hurried for fear he would miss the train, but him and he said our clock was five minutes fast and would not start till the last minute but was in time.</p> <p>Bob. Law brought three loads of sand to-day.</p> <p>It has been pretty hot and sunny.</p> <p>Tuesday June 20th</p> <p>It is just one month ago to-night that we slept over here for the first time. Things look a lot different than they did then but have to change a lot more before they look at all decent.</p> <p>Before we finished breakfast this morning Bill Donald came to see if Dad wanted a ride over to Vyse's. So Daddy and Bill both went over to give them a hand with the building moving.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>They got back about three o'clock this after noon.</p> <p>I sawed some wood and hoed the potatoes and corn out in the garden by the barn while they were gone.</p> <p>When they came back we went down town to get our three wire gates and a hay rake that was down in the car. We got back about five and hung one of the gates ant the head of the lane before tea.</p> <p>After tea we milked and separated the cream which we do all right now and Miss Phipp and Mrs. Martin came and have just gone now (9.15) It has been hot to-day but a stiff breeze.</p> <p>Bob Law brought 3 or 4 more loads today</p> <p>Wednesday June 21st</p> <p>This morning I was aroused from a very peaceful slumber by the sound of many voices mostly dog's. I grew more consious and distinguished Bill's voice informing Daddy that Frank Vyse was here. Then that gentle man declared that Fleming's cow was nearly dead. Daddy gave orders for Belle to be hitched and in a short time he went away with Vyse after first telling me to get up. I said I would and then went back to sleep. In about half an hour Enah came and bothered me till I had to get up. I milked Bobby and Bill milked Spotty. We separated the milk, fed the calves and had breakfast. Then Daddy came and told us he had treated the cow for milk fever but did not know (and aparantly did not care) whether the cow would die or not. He brough home a hoe from Vyse's and Bill and I went back to the corn field to hoe while</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dad drove Belle up to Yeager's. He stopped into Flemings on his way back and the cow was up and eating. It was Earne's cow and when he came over this morning he fainted and fell right into the old cow. He has not been very well and jumped right on his wheel out of bed and the consequence was as has been stated above Bill and I got sixteen rows hoed by noon.</p> <p>After dinner Bill plowed with Old Harry and Belle and Daddy and I took Josie to break her in on the cultivator. Talk about stepping high wide and fancy Joe certainly took the cake she stepped all over every hill she could see and got her legs over the traces and every other agravating act She could think of. She could not see the sense of walking up and down the field lugging the old rattly long cultivator behind her.</p> <p>She quieted down after a while and we kept on there till six Daddy driving and I steering the machine. Fred Coleman was raking and cocking hay in the field next us and Mr Prestonic in the field next that was moing. About five we heard the train kicking up a racket and Fred saing that Miss Henderson was married. Some Dr. Frizzle from Owen Sound got her. After tea Dick and I played with the dogs quite a while and scared the pup till he could hardly see several times. Dick milked about a pail full to-night out of Bobby.</p> <p>Enah has the kitchen all fixed up fancy all the wood work painted a decent color over the bright blue and the margins on the floor yellow with a linoleaum in the middle. A cloth on the table. (Fancy looking farm house kitchen).</p> <p>It would have been pretty unpleasantly warm to-day but for a nice breeze. The days begin to get shorter now.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday June 22nd</p> <p>His Majesty King George V was crowned to-day and the school and all business places had a holiday, but Dick stayed home and drew all day.</p> <p>Bill plowed all day, Daddy and I went back and cultivated corn till ten o'clock Joe went a good deal better.</p> <p>Then I went over and spread manure till noon as Bill had caught up in the plowing. Vyse came over and he and Daddy put the rake to-gether. I got quite a nice bunch of straw berries over in our patch.</p> <p>After dinner I had a pretty good rest and then went back and hoed potatoes till about 4.30 p.m. I slaughtered a great number of potato bugs. They are chewing The plants all to pieces. I went bare footed with one foot for a while my toe was so sore.</p> <p>Daddy spread manure till Sam Law came after him to see his cow which he thought was sick. Then he came and told me I could go for a swim and then went and rolled what Bill had plowed and Bill spread manure.</p> <p>Dick and I went down to the stump and had a dandy swim. The first I have had for nearly two weeks {(Dirt well I guess)?}</p> <p>Tony Bannister came over in a scow and it sunk before he got over, but he was prepared.</p> <p>Dick churned after tea and got so much butter that the butter {holder?} would hardly hold it.</p> <p>It has been and is now hot enough to cook eggs to-day in spite of a nice westerly breeze.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday June 23rd</p> <p>I hoed corn all day to-day and Daddy cultivated till about five when he had to take Vyse's cultivator. He cultivated what potatoes we could see.</p> <p>Bill plowed all day. After tea he and Dick went down. Dick was going to see the Jessie James show on the {flat iron?}. A little while after I went down to get my hair cut. While I was waiting Bill came in and then Huby came to get his razor honed. He started to shave himself to-day for the first time in ten years but had to quit when he got to his chin. I think the last time that razor was used Dick and I tried to shave the hair off our legs but did not make a very good job of it. I went down and got the laundry and then went home about half past nine. I was asleep before Dick got home.</p> <p>It was warm to-day but a fresh breeze There was quite a cool easterly breeze when I came home and it looked like rain a little.</p> <p>Saturday June 24th</p> <p>Daddy went over to borrow Chris. Quanberry's cultivator this morning to finish cultivating the corn length wise and I sawed some wood and sharpened the hoe while he was gone. Then we went back and I hoed and Daddy cultivated all morning. Joe goes fine now. About 10 o'clock Dick came out and told us all about the show. He said he never laughed so much in all his life.</p> <p>Bill plowed all morning but had to go this after noon. He said he was going up with Haymaker in his boat if it was not blowing to hard.</p> <p>Dick went down to meet Ferdie and he came out and stayed to tea.</p> <p>Right after dinner Daddy and I wrote a letter to John Miller of Brougham Ont inquiring about sheep.</p> <p>Then we went over to Blakie's with his cross cut saw and talked to him for an hour. Jim has gone to New Ontario.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We walked around the gully and had a look at our alsike and oats the former is a splendid crop and the latter is pretty good considering when they were put in. We got back about four and did a few things around and then Daddy and Enah went over to the McPhersons to see if Emery could come and fix up the Stable. Dick and Ferdie shot all the shells they had away but never got any thing. They saw an owl one that Daddy and I nearly stepped on over in the clover. The also found a hen's nest in the orchard with fourteen eggs in it and an old hen sitting on them. They were all good. I fixed my toe up which was pretty sore and went barefoot till Enah came and gave me a clean pair of socks.</p> <p>After tea Dick and Ferdie went down town and I read a story in the strand.</p> <p>It has been very much cooler to-day with a wind from the east. Some prophesy rain.</p> <p>Sunday June 25th</p> <p>Walked down to Sunday School and church and Dick rode his wheel. Daddy and Enah were coming down but Vyse came after Daddy to see his colt and so neither of them came down.</p> <p>Daddy worked with the colt all day but says there is very little hope for him.</p> <p>It rained a little right after dinner but Dick rode down to see the odd fellow's parade to the cemitary. I wrote a letter to Aunty and then walked down town. I went over to the park and found. Punk. Wiser, Stuffy and others at the gate. They told me it would cost a nickel to get in but I thought they were fooling and walked in without much trouble. I afterwards found when two or three fellows came and paid for admittance that Punk was getting all he could make there to-day. He has got the job of gate keeper for Buck all summer. Wiser and I went up town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>after a while and he told me I could have the job of ringing the bell and pumping every Sunday morning through the summer as he has to go down to the boats at that time. I saw Roy Dell up town and talked to him for a while and then he got his father and we went out in their gasoline launch around by the reef and then up the shore to near Hay Creek and back. We saw John Gordon out in the " I T ". We got back about 5.30 and watched Ivey's try to make their engine go for about half an hour. They have one of the boats {Kileg?} built and put the engine Mid had in the "Cygnet" in her and she won't go. I went over to Huby's for tea and Enah came down soon after. Cousin Loll and Cousin Willie had been over there and had just left. They told Enah that Henry Reeve's had bought the grocery department of Seafield's out. Enah and I went to church, and I pumped for Wiser, as he had to go and see his girl. They had a special sermon and service for the coronation and it took a little longer just before it was over it began to rain and when church was over it was pouring. Enah and I waited in the church porch for a long time with Aunty Maude and Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs. An able-seaman off the "Vigilant" came in for a while.</p> <p>Mr Hobbs and Mr. Morgan got some coats and umberellas and we thought we would wait till it was over but after waiting a long time we decided to skim for home. We went down to Huby's and Enah was going to stay there all night and I was going home to tell Daddy when he came in attired in a rubber coat and sou'wester off Vyse's. He stayed for a while and then went home and Enah and I stayed at Huby's all night. I slept with Quint.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday June 26th</p> <p>There was another heavy shower this morning. When we got up Enah started to get the hooks ready for Johnny Walker to get this after noon.</p> <p>Quint and I fooled around till Daddy and Dick came down. Quint was going to mould a lead anchor in a flower pot.</p> <p>Lila was sick this morning. Quint and Dick did not have to go to school this fore noon they are going to start their exams this after noon. Quint is going to quit school if he passes but will have to go another term if he fails.</p> <p>When Daddy came down we went over and saw our rack at the Wide spread it was only about half done. Then Daddy went up to see if he could get Dave Waddle to come and shingle the barn. Then I put on Huby's old oil skin coat which stuck to me so tight I could hardly get it on and went over to Tommy's to get a load of shingles. We got six thousand and started for home. Daddy and I had dinner all alone, after dinner I slept till about four o'clock, and then we hooked up Harry and Belle to get some more shingles and nails. We got as far as Vyse's and Daddy thought he would go and see Stanley the colt that he would not give 10 cts for yesterday but which under his administration is now as good as new. I was waiting on the road for him when Johnny Walker came with the stuff. We then had to go all the way back home to help him unload. We piled the stuff in the wood shed and then there was not time to go down town. After tea Daddy and I carried in most of the hooks and set them in the hall.</p> <p>Dick came home supperless about 9 o'clock and said Huby had got the boat house moved at last. He got Dave Waddle and some fishermen and Bill. Bill never showed up at all to-day. It looked to much like rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday June 27th</p> <p>This morning Bill and I started to put up the scaffold in case any one did come to lay shingles and pretty soon Clair Dell and Dave Waddle came followed shortly by Frank Vyse and Earne Flemming.</p> <p>They soon had the shingles off and started at the shingling. Bill Donald came to run furrows and disk and was working here all day. I sawed some wood and then went down cellar and found Dick looking very tired and acting more so over the churn which he had been working at for halfahour. I relieved him as I thought and churned till the butter came I afterwards learned though that he was not a bit tired but thought I wanted to churn. (I won't be so easily fooled next time). Then I went down to the stump for a dip and got back just at dinner time. After dinner Daddy and I went down and got another thousand of shingles and some oil for the mower</p> <p>{Some numbers written at the top of the page}</p> <p>Then Daddy went down to Vyse's and got that same implement and cut the lawn in front of the house and started in the plum orchard.</p> <p>The shingler's got done about four o'clock and went to work about the inside of the building</p> <p>Enah could not get the butter to mix up properly this time</p> <p>It has been pretty mucky to-day with one shower this after noon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Some numbers written at the top of the page}</p> <p>A.D. Sept 9th /11</p> <p>I, Theobald, Butler Barrett promise to permit, those present at the said date, to read this my diary, ten years from now, no matter at what point of the compass they should be residing, unless I should be dead broke or shovelled off the mortal coil.</p> <p>Signed</p> <p>Beatrice Kaias</p> <p>Dick Barrett</p> <p>Edith Lawrie</p> <p>Hattie M. Barrett</p> <p>The Head of the house being in gentle repose on the sofa (snoring) is not able to put add his disired signature to this list. All persons having in their possession at any time this volume will kindly return to me.</p> <p>{Written in the margin} - Each person after reading will deliver the said document to the proceeding person on the list and return when finished to myself. the same not later than six months before Sept 9th. A D 1921</p> <p>Saturday July 1st 1911</p> <p>Since I finished the book that I have been recording events in up to June 27th we have got quite a few things done. On Wednesday Bill cut hay and I worked in the mangles.</p> <p>Thursday Bill and Enah went down town in the wagon. They got the hay-rack and just about all that was left of the furniture. Daddy raked hay and I cocked up. When Bill came home about five he went out and finished mowing in the east corner field which took him till seven. Yesterday I churned for an hour and a half and then thinking there was nothing coming I left it and went and cocked hay the rest of the day, but Enah got the butter to come. We got all the hay cocked that was ready. Roy came up last night and Dick was at the station to meet him.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>This morning being Dominion Day Dick went down town to celebrated and did not get back home till about 10 p.m.</p> <p>Bill, Daddy and I went out and cocked all the hay there was cut. Then we hauled in what was in the plum orchard and on the lawn in front of the house. In the after noon Bill and I went down town to see the "doins". Bill was going to see his father-in-law to see what he could let us have some sheep for. I had a letter from John Miller Esq. and he said he would let have them for $20 a piece. but we thought if we could get some any cheaper it would be better to grade up.</p> <p>I saw Hazen and Mousie Thompson and Skinny Ryersie down town. It was very hot. I went home at six o'clock after seeing the usual races, water sports and steeple chase which Billy Couper won again this year.</p> <p>When I was going down at noon I went in to tell Frank Vyse that his heifer had a calf and found him suffering severly from sciatica but he is better to night.</p> <p>After tea Daddy Enah and I went down to the park and watched the dancers and fire works will about 10 o'clock and the went home to bed.</p> <p>{Sketches of some fireworks on this page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday July 2nd</p> <p>Walked into sunday school this morning and rang the bells and pumped for church. There were only a few in sunday school consequently few books and I had a pretty cool time out under the trees. We all went down to Aunty Maude's to dinner.</p> <p>After dinner Roy, Quint, Huby, Lila and I went in for a swim in the creek. When we got through and went up to the house Lom Milman came and stayed till about five o'clock and then I went home. I did not go down to church but went down after wards and stayed till about nine o'clock. I got to bed about ten p.m.</p> <p>It has been extremely hot to-day. In Toronto it was the hottest day on record. In 1854 it was 99.2 in the shade but to-day was 101.</p> <p>Monday July 3rd</p> <p>This morning we got up fairly early and Daddy drove Roy down to the train. He came back with Bill Huby and Lila who is going to stay out here a week.</p> <p>We moved away the load of hay we drew in Saturday and then Huby and I pitched out the old clover chaff which Williams had left where we wanted to put the hay while Bill and Daddy and Bill went to get on a load of hay. After that Huby and I went out and Huby loaded, Bill and Daddy pitched on and I drove. We got in six big loads.</p> <p>Huby took of his shirt early in the day and then his under shirt got so wet he took it off to dry it and mowed away one load naked from his waist up in dread all the time lest some lady would pitch thistles against him.</p> <p>It has been very hot to-day but there has been a nice breeze all the time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday July 4th</p> <p>Daddy had much difficulty in getting me out of bed this morning for he waked me once and I went to sleep and dreampt I got up but at last I did a rouse.</p> <p>After breakfast Dick did not want to churn but said if I would he would go and mow away hay. This bargain was soon settled and I churned for about half an hour and got a nice lot of butter. The cream was good and cool as it had been down the well all night.</p> <p>Huby came over about the time I finished churning and we all went out to the field for a load of hay. We worked the same as yesterday. The first load (40 cocks) we took over to Mrs. Arthur Battersbys where we had a nice warm time. The next forty one cocks went to John Quanbury's loft which was about twice as hot as Mrs. Battersby's. We got home from there about noon.</p> <p>Lila thought she would go home with Huby this after noon to have a swim. She thought she might come back about Thursday.</p> <p>After dinner we went and got another load on for John. We got over all right but as we were going to back up in front of the door we went down a little grade when Huby yelled to me to look out I looked and saw the load at about 80 from the perpendicular. The next thing I knew I was crawling out of the hay but not a bit hurt. Huby was crawling out beside me and remarking that Bill was killed. Then I heard Bill say "No I haint." and saw him making his way out. We three were the only ones on the load</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for a wonder were not hurt, for we went right up against a fence. We then pulle the rack out and put it on the wagon and found it was very slightly damaged. We then proceeded to put it (the hay not the rack) in the mow John and I got up in the loft to mow away. I had not been up there very long when I began to feel faint and could not breathe very well. I kept on a little longer (I was back in the mow) and then I could not stand it any more so I went to the window but felt no better. Then they told me to come down and I had a wash and Mrs. Quanbury who was just about scared to death at the sight of the upset brought us out some raspberry vinegar and cookie. I went and lay out under the tree while the finished Huby took my place but did not stay there long. I felt quite a lot better when we started for home. We got what was left in the field (22 cocks) and took it into the barn and left it there waiting for the Sam Robinson to bring the fork and slings. He came to night with the sling ropes but the rest has not come yet.</p> <p>When we got through with the hay Bill and Daddy went back over the gulch to mow the clover, and I drove Huby and Lila down home with Joe. I took Huby up to get a setting of Rhode Island Reds eggs off Mrs. Mat. Wilson. I got home about six and raced Dick on his wheel from Martin's. He kept a little ahead and made old Joe trot.</p> <p>It has been terribly hot to-day There is a heat wave passing over us they say. The forest fires are raging up around Porcupine.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday July 5th</p> <p>Bill went back and mowed first thing this morning and Enah and I went out and picked all the cherries. We got about ten quarts. of</p> <p>Daddy went out and fixed the windmill and hoed some of the garden and then went over to Vyse's and got another piece of chain for the well and a pair of double {treds?}. When we got through with the cherries I went out and hoed the rest of the garden which looks fine. Then I went and started to rake up and mow the lawn that Daddy cut the hay off the other day but it will have to be snipped of with the sythe.</p> <p>After dinner Bill raked up and Daddy and I cocked up and it was awfully hot. I raked for a while when we got on the level.</p> <p>It has been another very hot day, but a nice breeze. Dick went down town to-night and got a fancy pair of shoes. He says that Huby nearly collapsed with the heat and had to get Dick Faulmary to bring him home but after undressing and lying in the grass for a couple of hours and having a swim recovered and is coming over to-morrrow.</p> <p>Thursday July 6th</p> <p>When I got up this morning I went up to Blakie's to ask him if he would keep his cows in his own pasture so as we could leave the gates open into the hay field.</p> <p>After breakfast I chased the calves all over the orchard to feed them, and then Huby came and we pitched off the load that was in the barn and then went out to the field to get another load. Huby and I bunched up the winrows where they wanted to load. Daddy and Bill took the load over to Mrs. Battersby's and Huby and I went on cocking up what was on the level. They got back about eleven and put on another load. Huby and I went up to the barn and I hauled some water for the horses. The pump is broken and Dick went down to ask "Physicks" to come over.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>he said he would but never turned up. After dinner I went down to borrow Vyse's ice-cream freezer while Bill Daddy and Huby went over to get a load. When I came back we started to make some ice-cream. Then they came back with the load and I helped mow it away. It had rained a little and looked like more so they decided to wait and see before they went back for another load. Finally they did and just got back at six. Huby did not go but roamed around the farm and I helped Enah put some of the hooks away. Then Huby and I went out and tried to mow a little lawn. The ice-cream was fine and we had some of it for tea.</p> <p>After tea Dick Huby and I drove Joe down town and went in for a swim Bill and Lila were in too and Bill thought the water was fine</p> <p>It has not been so hot to-day. There was a cool breeze this morning and the rain moderated the heat as it is quite cool to-night. There have been 33 deaths in Toronto since Sunday from the heat.</p> <p>Friday July 7th</p> <p>This was Daddy's birthday and he celebrated by hauling in hay. He, Bill and I went out and Bill raked up and we hauled in a load and put half a load which was weedy in on top of "Tituse's". Old "Physicks" was here working at the pump when we came in and I stayed to help him and Dick. Huby never turned up to-day. Felix stayed to dinner. After dinner Bill went out and started to mow the timothy Daddy and I {....?} greened the spuds and then Daddy whent to relieve Bill while he came up and sharpened the mower knife I peddled the grind stone for him. Daddy stayed out till about eight o'clock Sam Robinson brought the rest of the hay unloading rig to-night. We churned to-day but it was not very good although it was cool and breezy to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday July 8th</p> <p>Huby came over before I was up this morning and had his breakfast here. He brought me over a pair of white pants to work in the hay with. After breakfast we went out in the timothy field and Bill started to rake up and then I raked and Bill, Huby and Daddy cocked up. I got through raking about eleven and then Daddy and I went up with the rake and team and then went back and cocked up till noon when we were half through. After dinner we went out and finished cocking up about three o'clock. I took a picture of the field and Huby &amp; Daddy. Bill Huby and Daddy started to fix the hay fork and pulleys in the track. I went down town around by the stump. I had a fine swim the water was very low and warm. I went down to the lake and got home about 6.30. Pretty hot again but fresh breeze.</p> <p>Sunday July 9th</p> <p>Enah and Daddy had intended to go to Port Rowan to-day, but as it looked felt as if was going to be an "old scorcher" decided to stay to home. They did not go away all day and got a lot of little jobs done around the house. Dick and I both went down to church and Sunday School. We went down to Huby's for dinner. {Orm?} and Ade Millman and Shandy were just out of the creek.</p> <p>After dinner I went up to Miss Battersby's and got some stationery and went over and copied out a list of the books in the library in the Sunday School.</p> <p>I went to Huby's for tea and as Wiser had asked me to ring and pump I started for church but was a little late. I was just at Allain street when it struck seven and the church bell began to toll. I didn't know what was going on. Poor old</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wiser who was sick was going for all he was worth down past the Dominion Before I got there the bell was ringing all right and I found Fatty Turner with the rope. He said some of the girls started ring and got the wrong rope. I pumped Quint went off with Fatty somewhere and Wiser left before church was over. I went down to the dock and sat there till about 9.30 talking to Harry Lom Alfy Dell and Murray. When I got home I found Allan and the Millmans who had been here to tea. The went soon after I came home.</p> <p>Very hot to-day.</p> <p>Monday July 10th</p> <p>Bill did not get back to-day till about 2.30 p.m.</p> <p>This morning Daddy and Dick and I got the loft over the horse stable ready to receive the hay. Dick went down town and got the hooks for the hay fork pulleys and Daddy braced the bottom part of the barn. Then we pitched off the load that was in the barn.</p> <p>After dinner as Bill had not showed up, we came to the conclusion he was not going to and Daddy felt rather badly about it as Bill knew what state we were in. However he and I went out and got a small load on thinking we would do the best we could with the fork alone. When we got up to the barn we found Huby. Bill and Quint there getting ready for us.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Huby said Bill had walked down from Normandale and was nearly "all in" when he got to his place. Hence the delay on Bill's part. We soon got that load off Huby and I in the mow Bill on the load and Daddy with the team. We got on fine and Sam. Robinson drove in just as we were going to put up the first forkfull and corrected a fenderross in the putting up. This load off all hands went to the field and we got in three loads before tea. After tea I did the chores and Daddy and Bill went and got on another load while Huby mowed away what was left from before tea. I helped after I got through and then we put off the load they brought in for the field but did not mow it away. We all sat out on the grass and talked awhile and heard a very noisome shivaree which we thought was one of the effects of the marriage between Mrs. Jackman and Joe Clark, a turkey point fisherman. Quint and Huby went home and Bill and the rest of us retired. It has been nice to day a strong sou'west wind all day.</p> <p>Tuesday July 11th</p> <p>Huby was over before breakfast this morning. He and I went out right after breakfast and mowed away the load they put in last night. We have to do this as there is not time to do it while they are putting it off. Bill and Daddy went and got another load and when Huby and I got done in the mow we went out in front and worked at the lawn till they brought the load in and then we took about half an hour to mow it away. Then we went out and got a big block of lawn mowed. Huby cut the grass with the syche and lawn mower and I raked. The next load and last that was cut they left in the big barn, and Bill took the horses and went out and mowed till noon. Daddy drove Huby down home and got back at noon with some oats and binder twine. After dinner Bill went out and raked up what he cut this morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and Daddy took Ginger and Joe out and mowed. Bill and I cocked up. About three Huby came out. It looked very stormy and and sprinkled a little so Daddy cocked up some and then thought he would cut it any way and if it rained we could shake it up. We went on cocking up and finished all that was ready about five. Bill mowed with Harry and Belle till after tea and then Daddy went out and is there yet. (about dark). Huby and I walked up the fence along the gully and he figured on where to plant some trees next spring. Then we came up and he sat out in front with his feet in the pear tree watching for a rig to take him home but as none passed he stayed to tea and went down with Bill after wards.</p> <p>Dick and I did the chores to-night as Daddy was mowing. I got a letter from Aunty to-day. Bill got one from Jack Paine telling him he wanted him at the Point from. Friday till Monday. Of course he will go.</p> <p>It has been cooler to-day souwest wind changing to nor'west.</p> <p>Wednesday July 12th</p> <p>We expected Huby out early this morning but he did not come till late so Daddy and I went out and cocked up while Bill mowed the rest of the timothy. Huby arrived about 9 o'clock and said he had had trouble with a sitting hen and so could not get here before. He has an awful time with his stock. We cocked up all that was ready and then went and pitched off the load in the horse-stable. After dinner Huby and I cocked up till tea time. I raked up all the hay that Bill mowed this morning. After four o'clock Bill and Daddy took a load over to Martin's.</p> <p>To-night Bill had to go up home to get Jack Paine's stuff read for him as it was at his house. and so I went with him. We drove Ginger and Joe and started about 7.30. We took Huby down town, and went straight out and were out of Port Ryersie before sundown. He stopped at his father-in-laws {Abl Quigley?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and got his wife. She went on up to Normandale with him to get the stuff for Bill's mother to give to Paine's man when he called for it. I stayed with his father-in-law till he came back. I saw his sheep and was going to buy some. but he did not want to sell them very badly. I went into the house and waited for Bill. He arrived about 10.30 (the time he said he would be home) and we got right in and came home. I drove home from there. It was a beautiful night, moonlight and cold. Bill dozed all the way down. We got home just as the clock struck twelve and put our auto-mobile away and were in bed by 12.30 with out waking any bod except Nig (who would sooner stay here all night than walk home) Tige and the Grey kitten.</p> <p>Windy and cool to-day.</p> <p>Thursday July 13th</p> <p>I slept an hour late this morning on account of being up late last night. (Stan)?} Just as I got through my breakfast Daddy and Bill came past with a load bound for Martin's. so I went out and helped Huby cock up. We were all through about noon and we came up and did the chores.</p> <p>Daddy saw Wyatt Parsons who is cutting Alfred Ryersie's wheat and he said he would be over to cut ours this after noon.</p> <p>This afternoon Huby and I went out and sat on the lawn for awhile and Daddy and Bill hauled the rest of Martin's hay. I cut some weeds till the sythe got dull and Huby went to sleep and dreampt he was in heaven but Bill came and woke him up fast as he was going in and he thought he had made a mistake and got into the wrong {few?}. We fooled around for awhile and then I went over to</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Martin's to see how they were getting on with the hay and Huby went and pruned up all the trees he could find along the fences, several wild cherries among them and one elm. I thought I saw Mr Parsons coming with his binder so Daddy told me I had better come over but I did not see any thing of him here but after awhile I saw him out cutting the wheat. I went over and found Huby pruning his trees and then we came back and he trimmed a few peach trees. Then Bill and Daddy came with a load and we mowed it and then it was six but they went back to the field after another load and put it off before tea. It was nearly eight o'clock when we got through tea and after doing chores we went to bed.</p> <p>Mrs. Perkins came over, to see if she could get any butter. Phelix had highly recommended it and as she was expected boarders she wanted good butter. She must have quit making it.</p> <p>Windy and cool to-day. Rainy looking in spots. Terrible fire raging up north Cochrane and South Porcupine wiped off the map. Three hundred lives reported to be lost.</p> <p>Friday July 14th</p> <p>Huby came over just as we finished breakfast and when Daddy and Bill went out to get another load Huby smoked awhile and then we went up and mowed away the load they put in last night. They just got in with the load as we got through. Enah took a picture of a big fork full going up. We mowed this load away and while they got another {illegible} out and raked up the dry grass on the lawn and Huby started to fix me a rig to burn worm's nests in the apple trees. Mr. Parsons came to cut the wheat. Just as they got the next load off it began to look very black. A souwester came up and blew a lot of smoke into us. Then it began to sprinkle but they thought they would go out and try to get one of the two remaining loads, but it began to rain so hard they had to come in with only half a load. Mr. Parsons</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>had to come in too. Huby and I finished mowing away an then I came in the house. Pretty soon all the rest of them came in and we had dinner. Then Bill ground the mower knife and Wyatt Parsons ground the binder knife. Then Bill and Huby went down town. Bill is going to the Point to-morrow and aparently feels like a kitten. Daddy and Dick went down town about four to get some shorts and the mail and Enah made some fudge. About five o'clock Daddy Dick and I went out and shocked wheat. We got a row all around the field about 6.30. It began to thunder and lightning at a great rate about half past eight. There were some very vivid flashes of lightning and I went out and tried taking a lightning flashlight of Daddy and Dick. The fellow got all the wheat cut in the one field to-day.</p> <p>Saturday July 15th</p> <p>As every thing out doors was soaking wet Daddy thought it would be a good idea to cut the alsike. He took Joe and Belle. I went over with him and went around the field. I came back by the lane. Young Parsons was in the wheat when I came up. I went around once behind the binder and threw the sheaves out of his road, then I got old Harry for him to put on with his team as one was a colt. Then I clean off Ginger as she was lonesome and went out and shocked wheat till noon. Daddy did not come up for dinner so I did the chores. When he had his dinner we went out and finished shocking wheat in the east field. Huby was to have come over but he thought it was too wet. Nearly all the wheat is cut now. After tea Dick and I went down to the stump and it rained a little coming back Except for that the day has been fine,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday July 16th</p> <p>It was raining when I got up this morning but cleared off and then began to rain again. So Dick and I went down to Sunday-school. I took a pint of cream to Miss Phipps on my way down, and found Mr. Johnsons dog there where it had spent the night. Daddy and Enah drove Ginger and Joe down to church as Enah had to play the accompanyment for Miss Hunt who sang a solo. After church all Huby's family and we went to Hendersons for dinner (Dad's treat). I knocked around with {Hazen?} and Murray all the after noon and went to Huby's for tea. I went off and and did Wiser's chores at the church for him as he wanted to go to church with his girl. Dick and I walked home in the mud and rain after church. It rained hard all through church. Hot the rest of the day. Huby made me a thing to burn worm's nests with.</p> <p>{The next piece of writing is obscured by a torn off piece of newspaper} Monday July 17th</p> <p>{I} did not get up till half past seven this {m}orning as it was raining. It soon {c}leared off and Daddy and I went out {and} tighened up the track in the big barn. {Th}en Daddy rode old Harry and led Belle {writing clear again} down to the black smith's. The poor horses were nearly drowned last night out in the old stable. I took Ginger and Joe out and put them in the big barn and just as I came out it began to rain. It rained till noon and I wrote a letter to Aunty as I could not do any thing outside. Charlie Martin came over and stayed about an hour. Daddy did not get back till after dinner and he had John McCoy with him to lance a horses jaw. Then I went to cut thistles in the old garden and I started to burn worm's nests. Mr. Johnson and {Murry?} drove out. They were making a tour notifying</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the agriculturists in the district of the coming Sunday school picnic. Daddy and Enah picked quite a few raspberries over in the old garden. When I ran out of fuel for my worm's nest I came in the house and ate oat cakes that Enah had made this morning.</p> <p>Daddy and I drove the little team down after some oats and got back a little after six.</p> <p>Huby could not come over to-day as he was bearer at old Manning's funeral they took him way up above Simcoe to some Catholic cemetary. He could not have done any thing any way as the wheat was to wet to shock up no more was cut to-day but young Lambkins came to see about getting the piece of weedy hay over next the buck.</p> <p>It was fine all the after noon and looks as if the rain was over.</p> <p>Tuesday July 18th</p> <p>Bill did not show up all day to-day. We think he did not come home from the Point as nobody had seen him around town although Jack Paine went off this morning. Daddy and I started to shock wheat in the field west of the lane this morning and finished all that was cut, some of it was hardly worth cutting with a binder it was so short. It was too wet to cut any more. We got through about three and came up to the house I had a snooze for the space of 15 minutes. Then we went out and turned over some of the wet hay cocks. We then wed mangles till supper time. Bill Temons came through and told us all the news there was.</p> <p>After tea Felix came after his butter and then Jim Waddle and his family came in and stayed till dark. (Then milking) Enah churned this morning and this p.m. went down and picked raspberries at Huby's she got a nice lot.</p> <p>Nice and cool to-day probs. say local showers but it does not look like it here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday July 19th</p> <p>Dad woke me at five o'clock this morning and I got up at 5.30. It looked like rain and as Bill was not here we wanted to get started early to get the remains of the hay. Dick went down to get Huby and I went back after the cows. I tramped around in the wet grass in the gully for about half an hour and at last got them started. Huby came over for breakfast and we went right afterwards to pitch of the half load on the rack. Huby mowed it away while Daddy Dick and I went out and got a load. It took us a very long time to put this load off Daddy on the load I driving Dick holding the rake and Huby in the mow. We got the other half load in the field and put it off by one o'clock.</p> <p>In the after noon Dick went down to the Sunday school picnic and Huby Dad and I went out and got on a load of wheat. We took it into the barn and Daddy and Huby put it off and I went down to the picnic. I got there about four o'clock. They had Langdon's Ivey's big launch just at "The Bucket of Blood" on its way to be launched. I had a pretty good time at the picnic. It began to rain about six and rained till about seven or half past. I watched them dance for a while and then lit out for home while it was not raining. It began to rain as I got near Huby's so I went in and got his rubber coat and an umbrella. and started for home. It did not rain all the way home but started soon afterwards.</p> <p>Bill got home to-night and will likely be free in the morning if not too wet. Huby got home just as I got to his place. They got in three loads and pitched off two.</p> <p>Nice and cool to-day, cloudy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday July 20th</p> <p>Bill came back about five o'clock this morning and as it was too wet to draw in wheat he went at the plowing of the wheat ground. I sawed quite a lot of wood and cut some lawn. Then Daddy and I went out and ripped down the fence around the old garden as it was in Bill's road. We got all down but the west side by noon and we left it because there are berry bushes along it that we did not want plowed up.</p> <p>Daddy and I pitched off the load of wheat right after dinner. I mowed away. Then we greased the wagon and Daddy took Joe and Ginger over to borrow Vyse's roller. We shocked up all the wheat that was cut yesterday. Then Enah and I went over to the old garden to pick raspberries and got through at six. Daddy came over and rolled down what Bill had plowed. Bill has nearly a whole land plowed in the old garden now. We are going to plow it all up except the peach trees and berry &amp; currant bushes. After tea I went back to the gully with Daddy and Enah to get the cows.</p> <p>After we milked I went over and planted some radich and lettuce seed by the tomatoes.</p> <p>Dick went down town to see what band was playing he found out it was the Simcoe band and Bob. Rankin playing in it. It sounds very nice from here.</p> <p>It has been pretty fairly warm to-day. with a windy looking sky to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday July 21st</p> <p>Daddy got up some time during the night and wet out and raked up the alsike "while the dew was on". He got through and came up for his breakfast about eight o'clock leaving the rake back there for Lambkin's. I was not waked till after six and did not get up till half past. Bill had the cows in when I went out and was milking Spotty. I milked Bobby but left the milk to separate after breakfast. Bill changed the car and hay fork from the drive house into the barn. When Daddy got through his breakfast we went out and bunched up the alsike. The ground was covered with husks and the stuff was soaking wet. but we bunched up bunches thick all over the field and were up at the house at 11.15. Then Bill and Daddy went out and got on a load of wheat before dinner. I sawed some wood mowed lawn and watered Joe and Ginger while they were gone. They hauled wheat all the afternoon 9 out of the east field and one out of the west. I just helped them pitch off and hoed corn and read while they were out. I felt a little sick the second load and just lay around till the last when I hoed some corn. I turned the sheaves for Daddy to mow away.</p> <p>When we came out after tea we found Vyse's little sow and all her pigs out in the back yard. Then Dick and I undertook to get them home. We got them down pretty well as far as Bannisters and there the sow went through a hole in the fence and the two Bannister's Carson Rankin and Paul Lee Woodson helped us chase her out of there Dick and the Bannister's chased</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>her through Vyse's mangle's and corn into the farmyard. Paul Lee and Cars went off to look for corn for a corn-roast and I went over to Vyse's. Then Dick and I went off in search of the little ones. We at last found them in Vyse's hay field and chased them up. Then Vyse and I went back his lane to look for his boar. We found the Banisters back there. We found his boar in his wheat field and headed him off and then came home. I got home about dark. Thus ended that boar hunt.</p> <p>Huby could not come over to-day as he had some insurance to look after but he was represented by Nig. who spent the day, and went home with Bill to-night He comes over every day now.</p> <p>Pretty fairly hot to-day nice wind, may rain before long Sun set clear to-night sure sign it will rain before Monday.</p> <p>Saturday July 22nd</p> <p>We all got up pretty early this morning. First of all we went out and pitched off the load of wheat in the barn. Then we went over to the alsike field. We met Judge Wells taking his morning ride and he grew very excited when he saw Tige and raised his whip and made a great pass but Tige did not pay any attention. I helped pitch on a load and we put it off with the fork. I mowed it away while they were gone an then hoed in the garden. Huby came over about eleven and they got another load in the barn before dinner. We were a long time getting the car fixed on the track. Huby and I did not go out to the field at all this after noon we just mowed away it was very much easier than the timothy, being light and short.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>while they were gone I cut some weeds with the scythe and helped Huby trim thorn trees over on Coleman's line. We got in five loads altogether to-day and left one in the barn. There is a little over a load out in the field yet.</p> <p>Ferdie was over with Dick most of the after noon.</p> <p>We were very late to-night with the chores as the last load was late coming in</p> <p>It has been pretty fairly warm to-day but cloudy and windy a lot of the time. It looks a little like rain but we do not know when it will come and hope not for awhile. We got a letter from Aunty to-day.</p> <p>Sunday July 23rd</p> <p>Got up about half past seven this morning and helped Daddy with the chores, then got fixed up and went down to Sunday School and church. Nothing unusual happened. I went home with Daddy and Enah who drove Joe and Ginger down. I read "Pepy's Diary" till about three o'clock, when I went down town with the intention of going in for a swim but as there was nobody around I did not go in but went up to the park and walked up the beach a little way with Hazen and Stubbon Brock. Then sat in the square a little while with Egg Thompson and Billy Miller. Then I went down to Huby's for tea, thence to church and pumped for Wiser. I came home soon afterwards as it looked rainy. It has all day and is just sprinkling a little. Bill has just come in. He did not go home at all.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday July 24th</p> <p>All hands wished me a happy birthday this morning, this being the sixteenth anniversary of the day when I first made my appearance in the world. On my plate I found piled at breakfast a nice pair of pants from Enah and just about all the contents of a barber shop from Daddy and Dick. A razor and brush from the former and soap and strop from the latter. All that is required now is a few whiskers to try them on.</p> <p>It was very windy this morning too windy to draw alsike so Bill plowed all morning. I picked up all the broken glass that had been under the old house and Daddy and Dick went down town to get some oats and feed. This after noon Huby and Mr. Winky Smith came over. Mr. Smith took a look at the house and sized it up for painting. We hauled wheat all the afternoon and got it all in but a little more than a load. Huby trimmed trees over by Coleman's while they were putting on a load and I cut some lawn and botherd Enah. Dick went down to the lake for a swim as the waves were so big. When he came back he brought me two nice letters. One from Roy containing all kinds of good wishes and some pictures he had taken when he was up. The other was a good fat one with epistles from Aunty Win and Aunty Alice with a dollar bill from both Aunty and Aunty Alice.</p> <p>I got a ring and a nickel out of the cake to-night.</p> <p>Vyse came up after his cow and calf to-night. Enah, Daddy and Dick have gone over to Martin's to look at a piano to-night so Tige and I are the only ones home.</p> <p>There has been a strong and quite cold sou'west wind since last mid-night and it seems just as strong as ever to-night.</p> <p>Daddy said he was awake most of the night last night shutting doors and windows. Huby said he never saw the water so high in the marsh this time of year.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday July 25th</p> <p>First thing this morning we put off the load that was in the barn and then Bill and Daddy hauled in the rest of the wheat. They brought it in in two jags. They put it over the granary so Huby and I did not have to {hop?} them. I tore down the fence in front of the drive shed and cut it up, while Huby and Dick went back the lane to trim the trees we put out last spring after first helping me to mow away the alsike. After the wheat was in they hauled in the remaining two jags alsike. They got through a little after noon. Mr Smith came over and started at the house this afternoon alone. Quint came over and stayed all the afternoon. When the alsike was put away we went and cleared up where the old Horse stable was and got enough wood for thashing. We also hauled the big stones away from there and put them up against the big barn. Quint and I fooled around shooting arrows till we broke or lost them all.</p> <p>After tea Bob. Blakie came over and gave Dad some money for the pasture and Emery McPherson came and said he start work on the Drive house in the morning. Then Enah and I printed some pictures we had eleven good prints and only spoilt one.</p> <p>The Martins brought the piano this morning and Enah has been trying it off and on all day We all like it very much. (Huby and Bill very much). Huby and Dick were all through the woods at the back of the place this morning picking out trees and trimming them to plant out next spring.</p> <p>There was the same cold wind to-day as yesterday calming completely to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday July 26th</p> <p>I slept late this morning as Daddy promised me when all the work was done I could sleep in the first morning. Both Mr. Smith and Emery McPherson were here before I got up and before we had breakfast. Mr. Smith brough Art. over with him to-day.</p> <p>Bill plowed all day and is nearly through. We worked around the horse stable all day Daddy and Emery dug the trench for the foundation and got all the lumber straightened around inside. Dick went down town this morning and Byron Johnston came back with him. I {fooled?} around with him and watched the painters a lot to-day. All the men and Byron were here to dinner and although the Smith nor Byron were here to tea Mrs. Lawrie and Miss Low were.</p> <p>It has been pretty cool to-day but not so windy. Bill Donald came in before tea and looked at his buck wheat and gathered up his borrowed implements. Dick has the names of those who passed to-day. Quint passed but he Dick did not but "got put through". Neither Art Smith nor Lopsy passed. She went past here to-day and Art lost about half an hours work Daddy has just driven Mrs Lawrie and Miss Low home behind Joe &amp; Ginger Half an hours music and to bed.</p> <p>Thursday July 27th</p> <p>Bill was not here this morning when I got up but came soon after wards. Our men were here before we sat down to breakfast. Art did not come this morning he got tired yesterday.</p> <p>Bill finished the plowing a little after noon to-day. Mr. Smith got the first coat on all over the house and a coat of oil on the west side of the wood shed, that is the only side of it we will have painted.</p> <p>Dick and Daddy took Joe and Ginger and the hay rack down to get the cement and a few other things. They did not get back till noon. They brought Lila back with them who is going to stay until she gets homesick again. I worked around the drive shed all the morning. This after noon they started to put the wall in under</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the building and I kept them supplied with water and had the rest of the time to myself. I spent most of it lying around in their way.</p> <p>The cows were up early to-night so we got through early. I started to make a milk stool whether I will get it done or not remains to be seen. Dick and Bill went down town to-night to hear the band. Bill took Enah's wheel down to be fixed. There was an excursion from Norwich in town to-day.</p> <p>Miss Phipps came over to-night I suppose for some cream.</p> <p>It has been very sunny to-day but quite cool. At noon it was very dark and rained a few drops but soon cleared off.</p> <p>The pigs are having a fine time in the orchard now plagueing the life out of poor Davie who is to polite to say any thing</p> <p>Friday July 28th</p> <p>This morning got up with out waking Lila about 5.40, milked Bobby and shivered around till breakfast. Mr. Smith did not turn up to-day so we surmised he could not get a man to help him. Emery came a little while after with Leon. When Lila got up she showed him all over the farm and. then Dick got up and tried to beat Lila waiting on Leon, who tore all over jabbering a blue streak all the time.</p> <p>Daddy went up to Stan. Thompson's after breakfast and I finished making my milk stool. It is not right yet though. About eleven Daddy and I drove Joe down to the mill to get a jack screw to work on the stable. I hoed mangles all the afternoon. Emery and Leon went home to night as he wanted to cut his oats to-morrow. Bill said he could stay next week he thought and help with the stable. Lamkin's came to-night and paid Dad fifteen dollars for the hay on the back field making $100 revenue from the farm so far. Daddy drove Enah and Dick down town to-night. Enah has to play on Sunday for Miss Hunt. Daddy is coming right back and Dick with Enah. Fairly warm to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday July 29th</p> <p>I raked up the lawn this morning and Daddy and Bill worked at the foundation of the drive house. I took the old lilac bush that Mr. Smith cut down and cut it up for firewood. I shovelled a little grout got some stone for them and fooled around till dinner. Harry Battersby and Clayton Ansby came over for a while this morning. Bill went home this afternoon, but expected to be back on Monday. This after noon Dick went down town and stayed all the afternoon. Daddy and I went over the gully with the mower and I mowed the weeds that Lamkins left. It was the first time I ever mowed any thing and it was not so badly done. After that I went down to the stump for a swim and only had two dives. The water was about 20 above freeze. Daddy brought up the rake which was across the gully too. Dick went down town after tea &amp; stayed till dark. Enah is now playing toe-ticklers on the piano so I will have to quit. Cool and Cloudy. Threatening rain wind seems to be getting up. They had a shooting match and Quint beat all but old Dad Haymaker. He got 19 out of 25 and just missed through carelessness. There were a lot of American crack shots there that only got 13 or 14.</p> <p>Sunday July 30th</p> <p>Did not get up till nearly eight this morning and of course all the chores were done by this time. Went down to Sunday School and pumped in church. I nearly turned the old bell over, I think Wiser must have greased it up.</p> <p>Another Miss Hunt sang a solo to-day. This one is soprano and older than the other one. We went down to Huby's to dinner and saw all the young walnuts he has ready to plant out over here next spring. He intended to go up creek to get some young butternuts. We all came home but Dick right after dinner and I fooled around and wrote a letter to "The Patch" and one to Roy. and read a little. Daddy tinkered around at odd jobs and I guess Enah slept or watched Daddy. To-night we milked and Daddy fixed better legs in my milk stool and Enah found a hen's nest of ten eggs in the orchard. I picked some plaster off the old house and pasted a paper face on a green tomato to see if it will color around it. It has been pretty warm and sultry to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday July 31st</p> <p>Mr. Smith and his new man (Mr. Collins from Hamilton or some place) came this morning to put on the second coat and do the glazing. Emery and Bill both turned up too. They worked at the cement wall all day. Dick got up early this morning for a change and also to pick a bushel of harvest apples to sell to Ed. Moor. Daddy went down town with the big team and hay rack and got thirty more bags of cement and also took Dick and his apples down. He got the glass for the windows and Mr. Smith put them in. Dick went down town this afternoon and stayed all the afternoon. He brought a letter from Grand daddy saying he expected to send Frank here about September 1st. I did not do any thing in particular to-day. This morning I raked up the rest of the front lawn and piled the rakings in a heap to be burned. I cut some lawn and sawed a little wood. Then I cleared up the broken glass and mess that Mr. Smith had made and worked around the horse-stable the rest of the day.</p> <p>Huby and Harry Battersby drove Dave's horse over this afternoon and Huby made out some insurance policy. Mrs. &amp; Miss Dixon were here to-night. Bill thought to-day he would keep away from town this week, but he is down to-night just the same. We have the west side wall of the stable finished now and well started on the north end.</p> <p>It has been pretty hot to-day. A thrashing out-fit has just gone past. Parliament dissolved (Saturday). The dates of the new election are set. Nomination Sept 12, and polling Sept 21st. The Globe says this is the most important election campaign in Canadian history as Reciprocity is the issue.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday August 1st</p> <p>Very tired when Daddy woke me this morning at 5.30 and did not get up till six. Emery walked over via the gully and lane before we finished breakfast and Mr. Smith came afterwards but his man did not turn up which provoked him. He did not come all day at all and Mr. Smith's plans for work were all changed.</p> <p>Bill did not feel very well to-day but worked with Daddy and Emery all day. They have the walls all up now all but except where the blocking which Gilbert put under the sill is.</p> <p>I fooled around with them till about 9 o'clock and then went out and pulled weeds in the mangles till noon.</p> <p>This after noon I was setting out in their road while they were mixing cement and I saw some yellow specks in the bottom of the water pail. They all had a look at it and we decided there must be a gold mine at the bottom of the old well. We were thinking what we would do with all the money when I saw some of it floating around, so I went out and wed the rest of the mangles, which took me about an hour and then I came up and fooled around in the road till six thinking about building one of the "hell-cracker" barns that Sandy Leitch was telling Huby about.</p> <p>It was very hot to-day till about 3 o'clock when it got awful dark and dirty looking over head and an awful wind came up for a little while and cooled things off. It still looks rainy.</p> <p>Bill for a wonder did not go down town to-night first time he has missed for a month I guess</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday July August 2nd</p> <p>This morning the cows got the gate open and ate all the sweet corn and then went into their proper places in the cow stable without doing any more damage excep stepping on some of the radishes and lettuce. I think this was the last blow for the corn. First Joe got at it then Vyse's pigs and the cows have finished it. Mr. Smith and his man both came this morning and they finished the house all but one side about four o'clock. I don't know why he did not do it unless he forgot. Bill and Daddy hauled brick bats from the brick yard all fore noon to put on the stable floor to lay the cement on. They got three loads and Emery and I spread most of them around and did other things out there to get ready for putting in the stalls.</p> <p>This afternoon I went down with Bill to get the brick bats and got two loads by four o'clock. Daddy and Emery put the post for the stalls in while we were gone. After we got the last load off we took Mr. Smith, his man and stuff down to Walt Steels where he is going to paint their house. Bill went up town to get some tar paper for the stable and I went over to Huby's where I found nobody at home and got the bathtub and a couple of planes to bring over here.</p> <p>Then Bill mixed a little cement to fill in some places in the wall and by this time it was tea time.</p> <p>It has been pretty hot all day and rained a little to-night making in very sultry and as the windows are all wet paint we can't open them all fixecated to-night for us.</p> <p>Bill went down town to-night.</p> <p>Hamilton asylum burned yesterday 8 deaths.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday August 3rd</p> <p>Got a little wood cut right after breakfast and then went out and laid brick bats around in the stable. We were all working out there this morning (even Dick who came out about 9 o'clock), just at odd jobs around. About three or four o'clock we started to lay the cement for the floor. Dick went down town and got some tacks, candy stuff for tea "Farmer Advocate", and some the Cement books Huby sent for. I read them from then till tea time. Enah went down to Mrs. Hobbs to a tea party so Dick got tea and did fine. After tea he rode down and Bill went down with Emery to hear the band. Daddy and I after doing chores hooked up Joe and Ginger and went down after Enah. Had quite a time finding her I looked all through the park as Allan (on his way over the hill) told us she was there, and at las found at Cousin Lolls. Daddy encountered to automobillys and had quite a time with the team. I got some postcards at Billy Gordon's and came right home with them. Dover played bowls with {---ville?} to-day and won Score 27-7. They are doing better things</p> <p>Friday August 4th</p> <p>Bill got home about five o'clock this a.m. Emery came and brought Cecil with him he is as sharp as a steel trap and just about as mischevious as Leon. I went down town right after breakfast in Enah's wheel to get my hair cut. I went over Brant Hill to take Mr. Smith his cheque and went down and stayed a little while with Joe. I also went down to Huby's but none of them were up. I came back, doffed my good clothes and worked around the stable till noon. We started to make some concrete nest eggs for Huby. This afternoon Bill and I hauled three more loads of brick bats for which they tax us $1.00 a load. Cecil went with us for two loads and Dick one. They got all the cement in the stalls. Emery went home to-night and Bill bid us a last fare well he expects to start for the West on the next Harvest Excursion August 13. The report of the successful candidates trying for entrance into Normal came out to-day with May Clarke (honors) and Edny Sidway. The latter has only been in the third form one year. Mrs. &amp; Miss McPherson were here this p.m. and Miss Phipps is here to-night. Hot all day no sign of rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday August 5th</p> <p>As none of our men were here we did not do any thing in particular to-day. I went back the gully first thing this morning to see if the cows had any water and found one pool at the extreme end of the pasture. They were all three standing in it. Daddy took Joe and Ginger down this rnorning to get them shod and brought Greenbury back to trim Davy's feet. Davy kicked up quite a row. Daddy is afraid he is getting ring bone. Daddy was gone nearly all forenoon I sawed wood till my saw horse broke and puttered at odd jobs. Dick was down town all day and is down to-night. He brought back at noon {3?} letters from Roy Auny and Granddaddy. The Latter said he expected to have Frank start East from Sycamore on the 17th of August.</p> <p>I tried my new razor to-day noon and it worked fine, it made my face as smooth as any thing and I never cut myself once. Daddy and I went down town about four o'clock to get some oats. I got off at Allan's corner on the way home and went up to the Stump and had a good swim and got home by six. Daddy and Enah drove Joe down town to-night to meet Roy as he said in his letter he expected to come, so Tige and I are keeping house. It has been very hot to-day, and close. The Allan's were going to have a sale to-day, so said "The Maple Leaf," but we saw no signs of one when we went past this after noon.</p> <p>I was fast asleep on the sofa when Enah and Roy came in about 10.30 and we did not get to bed till late.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday August 6th</p> <p>Got up late this morning after all the chores were done and had breakfast alone as the rest were waiting tll Roy got up and I did not want to be late ringing the bell. However I did not go down till they were half throug breakfast and then got down about 9.35. I cleaned the cobwebs I could reach out of the windows. We stayed in to communion and then Daddy Enah and I went up to see Cousin Clare. We went down to Huby's for dinner, Daddy did not want to stay but as dinner was just ready Aunty Maude wanted him to. Harry Battersby was there.</p> <p>Daddy and Enah went home and I stayed at Hubys a little while till Huby took Lila (in her bathing suit) down to jump off the dock, then I went up town and sat in the market square awhile with Fat Turner and then came over to the bottom of Brent's place and eat apples for about a quarter on an hour with Murray. It looked a little thundery so Murray went up to the {Brea..?} and I went home throug Bannister's</p> <p>I found Dad just emerging from the bath tub in the wood shed and Enah in a light dressing-gown. We sat around and read and Enah played a while and then all of us including Tige and the grey kitten went back the gully. Enah and the kitten stayed on the top of the hill while Daddy Tige and I went down and fixed the fence over the creek going into Colemans as Bobby got out here to-day. Tige and I strolled {clear?] {along?} John Thomas Watson's and down the McQueen's gully. Daddy went over to see the oats and thinks they will be all right pretty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>good after all. We brought the cows up with us and milked before tea. The flys were awful. Dick was here when we came up. We had a late tea and Daddy tended to the horses afterwards.</p> <p>We have not seen a sign of Roy since church except we saw him with Livy going into the drugstore after films to take {illegible} kid on as it has been taken about a dozen times before by amateurs but none turned out. This was just after we came out of Cousin Clare's.</p> <p>It has been awfully hot to-day but is cooler to-night.</p> <p>Old Nigger dog has been over here all day, Quint went up to Normandale with Bill and Hugh McQueen in the latter's launch about two or three o'clock this a.m.</p> <p>Monday August 7th</p> <p>Daddy had to start off early after breakfast to thrash at Flemming's and was gone all day. I mended my saw horse, cut some wood and started to cut burdocks in the orchard. After dinner I finished cutting burdocks in the orchard and walked back to the gully with Roy. Roy went down town about three o'clock. I cleaned up a little behind the wood shed. Then Enah and I drove Joe down to Huby's and we went on down to the station to see Roy off and to take his grip. This being {Loreto's?} civic holiday he stayed all day here. We did not get home till six as Enah had to go a few places (about three) and only stayed a "minute" at each. She also saw Cousin Loll which took a little more time. They were just coming out of Flemming's with the machine when we came past and Tige was just seeing Daddy safley over Bannister's fence when we got home. Dick was down town all the after noon. It has been hotter than ...... it was Saturday to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday August 8th</p> <p>Emery came this morning while we were at breakfast and he has got quite a bit done at the stable. Daddy went down soon after break fast and got Vyse's disk but could not find the seat. I disked till noon on the wheat ground and got my foot pretty tired. Daddy and Dick drove Joe down town right after dinner and got a seat for the disc and some cow spray and a sprayer. We sprayed all the horses and other animals that would stand for it around the stable. Then I went and discked till six.</p> <p>We sprayed the cows after tea and it killed all the flies. All the family including Tige except Enah went down to Wyatt Parsons after tea and found he could come and cut the oats tomorrow he was coming any way. We got back about ten o'clock. It has been cool and windy to-day. Lovely night (full moon). The old wind mill pumped all the vessles around the place that would hold water "chuck a block" to-day and then ran over into the well.</p> <p>Wednesday August 9th</p> <p>Daddy had to go at half past seven this morning to Meet Wyatt Parsons at Blakie's corner to show him over the gulsh to the oats. He stayed shocking up till noon. I sawed some wood. cleaned the horses and helped Emery at the stable this fore noon. besides digging some potatoes for dinner. This afternoon I went back with them and tried to shock up oats but I had no gloves and they were pretty thistly so I did not get much done.</p> <p>I went over to John Wessly McBrides after a pail of water and. saw the celebrated barn. The oats are down pretty much and on one side the sheaves are all shapes and have to be piled in heaps instead of shocks. He got through cutting about five and then he and Daddy measured the field. We are a little more than half through shocking. We let the cows in the field that Lambkins took the hay off to-day. It has not been hot to-day. The wind mill pumped about as much to-day as yesterday. Dick went down to the station to see if Uncle Ward came tonight.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday August 10th</p> <p>Worked around the stable all day with Emery. We got all the side boards up. Daddy worked around there too most of the time but Wyatt Parsons came to measure the grain fields. He measured it with a tape line so it took a long time and Daddy had to help him. Cousin Clare came over this morning and stayed all day. About four o'clock Daddy and Dick went over and shocked up the rest of the oats. We all went down to-night to hear the band. Dick rode his wheel and I walked, Daddy and Enah drove Cousin Clare down with Joe. I went over to the park to watch the dance for a while got some postcards talked with Roy Dell awhile and then went down to Mrs. Davie Moore's corner and met Daddy and Enah and drove home about half past nine. Hot To-day. Daddy and Enah saw old Bill down town he is says he is going to start West tomorrow stay with Jack Pane in Toronto to-morrow and start Saturday. He said it was breaking up home as his wife was so opposed to the trip. She nor the rest of his relations thought he was in earnest till this morning and when they found out he was the kicked up quite a fuss.</p> <p>Friday August 11th</p> <p>We all worked at the stable this morning. We sawed the timber sill off in the drive way which took about half an hour with Blakie's cross cut and got quite a bit of cement laid in the alley-way.</p> <p>I disked all the afternoon on the wheat ground and finished it. They got the rest of the cement laid in the alley-way.</p> <p>After the chores were done to-night Daddy saddled Joe and I had a nice ride around Flemming's block. Then Dick got on but could not reach the stirrups so he asked Daddy to get on and he rode down the lane and back for our benifit. Dick knocked the old wooden trough at the wind mill to pieces and we are going to put up the concrete one as soon as possible. It rained early this morning and has been cool and cloudy the rest of the day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday August 12th</p> <p>Emery, Dick and I worked at the stable to-night all day, and got the stalls pretty well boarded up. We had quite a time foraging for boards. Daddy took Joe and Ginger and rolled some of the wheat ground and then Vyse came over to ask him to go over to help him bring in his oats this afternoon so Daddy came up before noon and put the rack on the wagon. Art. Brown was here with a lame horse and a medicine agent trying to sell us some wonderful compound which would cure any thing in the shape of aches or pain warranted not to rip tear {and such?} turn up at the toes etc etc. He was not very persistent though. Dad was gone all the afternoon Vyse had three teams and six men in the field and got all his oats in. Enah went down and stayed till tea. Dick and I both went down after tea and saw Uncle Ward conversing with Nicky Luce in front of Taylor's {D...?} expected Ade Millman but he did not come.</p> <p>Sunday August 13th</p> <p>Got up very late this morning and Daddy did all the chores. Went down to church and Sunday school as usual and stayed to Huby's for dinner Daddy and Enah came down but did not stay. Huby and Dave drove the latter's horse over here and I hung around up at Waddle's with Hazen all the afternoon and had tea at Hubys and Quint and I went to church.</p> <p>After church I hung around the pier about an hour and then came home I saw Dick going home just at Allan's corner. Dick McBain drove me over as far as Woodson's. I picked Tige up at Vyse's. When I got home I found Dick all alone and a note on the table saying the family had gone down to Uncle Ward's for tea. We fooled around a while and then went to bed before the folks got home. Pretty hot to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday August 14th</p> <p>Emery came this morning and worked awhile at the stable but Daddy asked him to help with the oats so he said he would. Daddy and I went over about half past nine and started to load up. Vyse and Emery came over and loaded a load before we did I was loading ours. We got three loads off before dinner, two of Vyses and one of ours.</p> <p>After dinner Daddy and Emery went out and I waited for Vyse. I pitched on this time and we got three loads and finished. Then Vyse went home and we got a little hay over for the horses and Emery worked awhile at the stable. When we were taking Harry and Belle through the narrow alley way in the stable the both got out and caused some trouble, then after tea Coleman's colts got into the wheat stable and we chased them about half and hour to shake down our supper. Emery built a duck pen and put our four in it as he thought they ought to have good water. He went home to-night and will not be back till Thursday as to-morrow he intends to go to Simcoe to hear Sir Wilfred and Wednesday his Sunday School picnic. Pretty hot to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday August 15th</p> <p>It was very cloudy and thundery when we got up this morning and when we got through milking it began to rain. It poured like cats and dogs for about two hours and just rained after that for half an hour. Daddy and I climbed all over the garret hunting for leaks before breakfast.</p> <p>After breakfast Dick Daddy and I moved all the horses over into the big barn and then began to clean off the floor of the same building, and found it very poor. I churned this morning and Enah who felt poorly baked. We cleaned up a little around the horse stable and after dinner Daddy Dick and I drove down town in the rack and I got a pair of heavy boots and did some other shopping for the house.</p> <p>Every body was in Simcoe to-day to hear Sir Wilfred Laurier. K.C.P.M. except Andrew Innes. Dick and I went for a swim, he at the railway bridge and I at the boat house. Lila came and fed the ducks and said Huby and Quint had gone to Simcoe. We got home about six o'clock and got some tomatoes at Mrs. Battersby's on our way back. We got the planks for the stable floor at the Wide spread. I cut some lawn after tea.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday August 16th</p> <p>I chopped up some wood while Daddy went over to see if he could get a roll of wire fence from Mr. Flemming. When he came back we hooked up and he Dick, and I went down to get the wire. Then we went over with it to Coleman's line and ripped down some of the old rail fence and piled it on the rack and Daddy and Dick took it over to the barn to pile it in a convenient place for thrashing wood. It began to rain as they left and they said they would be back proxently with a coat for me as I had to stay and see that Coleman's cattle did not get in. I sought shelter under a tree and waited patiently for about an hour. It was pouring when they arrived and I was about frozen. It soon cleared off and we started erected the wire and tacked it to a few posts good enough to keep the cattle out. Then it began to rain again and we went up for dinner. We found Edith Lawrie and B. Kanes (or Kains or what you please) up at the house come to spend the day. They had been all over the place inspecting the stock.</p> <p>After dinner I went over to borrow Vyse's post hole auger. When I came back Daddy and I cleaned the stuff off the big barn floor out to the rack and took it over in the field to burn. We also hauled the brush Huby and I cut off the trees and put it in the same heap. Dick did not come over this after noon but stayed and entertained the girls. Daddy and I put up the wire as far as the rails went and ripped a few more rails down. We were soaking wet when we came up at six as it rained most of the afternoon. It is so wet to-night the girls have to stay all night. They are all kicking up a row in the parlor now. Bob. Law hauled a couple more loads of sand to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday August 17th</p> <p>Emery did not come to-day so Daddy and I worked around cleaning up all day. This morning we got some lumber out of the old box stall doors to make mangers with and after dinner we hauled out a lot of the old shingles &amp; rubbish in front of the horse stable and piled it out with the brush to burn. We also put in a few more posts for the fence and got another load of rails.</p> <p>The old wind mill came uncoupled some where down in the well last night and Dick went down with Edith &amp; B this morning to get Felix but he could not come to-day as he was going up to hear Mr. Borden spout to-night. Allan and Miss Brent came over this afternoon for awhile. Dick went down to-night to hear the band but it did not play as it was playing for Mr. Borden, it will likely be hear to-morrow. Dick said there was a great crowd went up on the the special to hear Borden to-night. Pretty fairly warm but nice breeze.</p> <p>Friday August 18th</p> <p>Emery came this morning and we worked all day with the cement floor in the horse stable and now have it nearly done. Felix came over and it took him till seven o'clock to-night to get the pump fixed. He put in another length of pipe. We had a lot of fun with him. It rained for awhile this morning and he gave us a great speech. He is so against Laurier and reciprocity. I nearly bust laughing at him.</p> <p>Ace Williams was here this afternoon as he thought we were thrashing. He is now the father of a week old daughter. I was at the back end of the place to-night after the cows which Tige chased back. When we came in from milking about eight o'clock to-night we found Mrs. James Enah's sister-in-law and her three children here. Dick went down town to hear the band but I guess it did not play tonight again. Windy.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday August 19th</p> <p>This is the great Boughner picnic day to-day and rigs of all kinds have been flocking in along the side road all day. Dick went down early this morning and stayed till late to-night only coming back with the mail about 10 o'clock. I don't know what he did with him-self all day. He was checking parcels to-night and made fifty cents. Emery and I worked around the stable all day Emery was finishing up and flooring the stalls and I was painting window shashes and doing odd jobs for Emery.</p> <p>Daddy was disking the wheat ground all day and found my old knife which I thought was gone for sure this time. Mrs. McPherson Enah's sister came over with Emery this morning and stayed awhile talking to Mrs. James whom she was very surprised to see and came back this afternoon and took the whole ging-lang except Enah and Jean who walked down to the picnic Enah, Jean and Cecil came back here to tea and the rest stayed at James's. Dad teased Cecil till he had him as mad as a wet hen and as saucy as as a sparrow. After tea Daddy and I did the chores and Emery took Enah Cecil and Jean down town and Daddy and I drove down about 9 o'clock. We intended going over to the park to watch them dance but seeing a fire in the glue room in the Wide spread the same place it was before we went up and informed Mr. Denly who by the look of things was about to retire but had to jump on his wheel and go down We meet Emery and Doc. Jolley's corner and made plans for going home and executed them in short order. Emery and I walked out and Daddy took half the crowd and Mrs McPherson the other half out home and then Daddy drove her and Cecil down till he met Emery and then he drove her out to his fathers. We saw Mr. Denly coming back on his wheel while we were at Jolley's corner and he said there was no fire there at all when he went down. So we did not get over to the park after awhile all. Cool and pleasant to-day. nice breeze</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday August 20th</p> <p>Daddy drove me down to Sunday School this morning as he wanted to see if he could take Aunty Maude and Lila back to dinner with him and have Huby and Quint walk out but they could not come. I pumped as usual and Quint went up behind the organ with me. I walked home to dinner where was assembled all of Emery's family in addition to the others all trying to squeeze up to the kitchen table.</p> <p>After dinner Emery discovered an oil hole in the old wind mill head which when Dad oiled up the old thing went like a charm. Daddy was bringing Ginger out to water and she jumped away from him into the old manure {heap?} and couped herself quite badly besides wrenching off a shoe. Daddy Emery Cecil Tige and the grey kitten and I all went back to the gulch to hunt for the spring Blakey was tilling as about but could not find it. Then we went up to the mound where there was a ground fox's hole and Emery while digging around found an old double spring trap attatched to a {illegible} with a ring in it. He said he had often thought of digging out the mound when he was a boy as he thought there were treasures there. I went up a little way with Cecil and him and then came home and took the cows up with me. Mrs. McPherson was just starting off with the bunch and two valises. Mr. &amp; Mrs H. Shand where here for awhile before tea. I rode Enah's wheel down to post a couple of letters to-night.</p> <p>Monday August 21st</p> <p>Emery came this morning and He &amp; I worked to-gether all day. We put the door on the box-stall and end door on the horse stable. I painted more window sashes and swept down some of the cobwebs of the ceiling in the stable. We also put a new piece on the {fork?} rod of the wind mill in place of a rickety old eyesore, which caused the mill to lose half a stroke. Daddy disked the remainder of the wheat ground this morning and went over it with the smoothing harrower this after noon. I had a snooze for about an hour this after noon and then wrote a little to Roy for his birthday to-morrow. Vyse came over this morning to bring us some sweet corn and again this after noon to tell Daddy the thrashers would if all's well be at his place to-morrow. I rode Enah's wheel back after the cows to-night. Prett warm to-day. Got a card from E. Dewar to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday August 22nd</p> <p>This morning I cleaned up the floor in the other barn and the granaries and also nailed up some rat-holes. I just put the chaff in a big heap on the barn floor. Daddy and Emery fixed some posts that were rotted off over the new stable. Dick churned and got a nice mess of good butter. About ten o'clock, Sam Law got his machine at Vyse's so Daddy went over to help thrash. Emery took the big team back with the plow to start work on the oat stubble and alsike ground for wheat. Belle fell down going down the hill at the end of the lane so Emery took two or three furrows off that which made it much better. We plowed till noon. I plowed a couple of furrows in the easy ground and did not do so badly considering I did not have the wheel on. Old Harry fell down once too at the side of a ditch in where the alsike was.</p> <p>After dinner Daddy came over after me to go and help thrash as they were short handed. Paul Lee Woodson Hugh Bannister and I were in the mow all the time and Daddy helped us now and then. Cass Rankin came over and worked for about five minutes. Dick helped for awhile but found a nest of mice about a day or so old and it took him all his time looking after them he took the home in his hat when he went home for tea. Louis Woodson was running the blower. Mr. Blakie and Old Wells on the stack. Mr. Flemming carraying awaw grain Vyse feeding and Bench other cutting bands besides the three men with the machine. Vyse had {690?} bushles of grain allto gether. We had tea about five o'clock and the worked till dark and finished. I went home soon after six and did the chores Emery helped me. Not too hot to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday August 23rd</p> <p>Got up fairly early this morning and found it pretty cool. Daddy, Tige, Marshalls two kittens, and the old grey cat Williams left and I went way back the gulch after the cows. We found them in the wood and the cats followed us all the way. Daddy went over to Blakie's to thrash and stayed all day there. Dick went over but came back to dinner, but went right back again. He ran the blower this morning. Blakie thrashed 640 barrels all to-gether. I sawed a lot of wood up and threw out the chaff I raked up in the barn yesterday. I got some tomatoes and potatoes. Emery was plowing all day I took him some water a couple of times but did not stay. This After noon Enah and I drove Joe down town and got the buggy chuck full of grub for the threshers. Mrs. Flemming gave us about a bushel of vegetables. We thought we dropped a cabbage and we went all the way back to Bannister's but did not find it. Dick and Paul Lee Woodson came in about six from Blakies and I went down with them to Woodson's for a swim and very nearly froze. We swam out to the island under water. I had my tea after I came home about eight o'clock. Cool to-day.</p> <p>Thursday August 24th</p> <p>Emery plowed all morning and Daddy and Dick thrashed over at Alfred Ryersie's. I worked out in the barn to prepare for the threshers this after noon. Dick and Daddy got home about noon and said they had had their dinner so Enah, Emery and I dined together. The threshing outfit came while we were at dinner. Hannah Flemming came over to help Enah. Huby came over with Earny Skey. It took quite a while for them to get started and we boys. Paul Lee, Cars. Rankin Long Bannister, Dick and I fooled around, but when the did start they put us at the muzzle of the machine and we stood there chewing dust most of the after noon. We filled the hay the other side of the cow stable wth straw and it took a lot of men to push the straw over. Daddy, Frank Vyse, Tony and I in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>concecutive order pushing straw to Earny, Huby, Paul Lee, Cars, and Dick who were on the mow, Earny got called away to the telephone Paul Lee went to help in the mow. Cars. got a head ache and Long skinned out so there was after awhile only Huby and Dick in the mow and Frank Vyse and I &amp; Daddy shoaring straw. I stood in one place for two or three hours with the balmy breath of the blower on my cheek and dust from the same about an inch thick (more or less) down my throat and larynx. When we filled up all over the cow stable we went out and Vyse took the blower and Huby, Daddy, and I stayed in the big bay. I came out of there about five and did not do anything after that but gasp for breath. Huby and Daddy stayed with it to the bitter end and when they came out they looked like niggers. Huby had his hat off all the afternoon and his hair was as he had creped it like a wool mat.</p> <p>After tea Emery milked for me as I felt rotten. my head felt like a boiled cabbage. And I was shivering at one time and then would about roast. I had a few swallows of wine and then went to bed. Dick went down town to check parcels at the park. There has been a drizzle-drazzle rain all day till about five o'clock this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday August 25</p> <p>I slept late this morning after dreaming I was threshing all night and just before I got up I heard one of the little chickens sqeal and looking out saw a big rat had one by the leg. Dad came to kill it but it got away and the chicken died soon after. I was very late with my breakfast.</p> <p>Daddy, Emery and Dick went down town this morning with the rack and got back about noon with lumber for the stable door and glass for the stable windows and a few other things. Ace Williams came after his wheat and I helped him all day with it He took one load to mill before dinner and three after Dick went the first time and Lila and I the second and the last he went alone. Emery made the door for the drive house this afternoon and hung it. Daddy rolled the wheat ground that Emery plowed with Joe and Belle. Cousin Clare came over this morning and stayed all day. Lila came over with Emery and Daddy and stayed all night and Allan &amp; Kathleen Millman came over and stayed to tea. It has been pretty cool all day to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday August 28th</p> <p>Emery, Jean and Cecil came this morning about seven o'clock with Joe. Daddy went back to plow but came back before noon on account of the rain, he plowed into a couple of bee's nests and got stung three times on the arm. I started to paint the hay rack but in began to rain so we took it in the barn and I did not get any more than part of the bed piece. Emery got the glass in the windows all put in and most of them hung up.</p> <p>This afternoon as it still rained hard Daddy and I white washed four of the stalls with brooms. It cleared off about three o'clock and Daddy saddled Joe in the new stable (she was the first one in) and I rode down to post some letters and got the mail. I found when I got home that one of the stirrup straps was brokin just from disuse and want of oil. Daddy felt pretty badly about. After I got home we brought all the horses over into the new stable and they looked so nice and comfortable that Daddy almost hated to leave them to come to tea. Cecil has been having a fine time to-day in the mud puddles and scrapping with Dad.</p> <p>Tuesday August 29th</p> <p>This morning Cecil and I drove down town to do a few errands but principally to get Quint to come out and shoot crows in the cornfield. He came out a little while after with George Brown {..?} having jumped on behind the old buggy and ridden over. Of course he did not get any crows as he went over to the woods when he found none in the cornfield.</p> <p>Emery worked at the stable all day and I helped him and painted at the rack. Lila came over and stayed all day. Daddy plowed all day. About five o'clock Emery and I drove Joe down town to get some stuff for the mail. We did not get back till after six Emery and Cecil walke home by the gully to-night. After the chores were done to-night Jean &amp; Lila went to bed and Enah, Daddy and I went over to Mrs. Battersby's for the evening. The Woodson's, Miss Hudson, Miss Robinson, Miss Brent &amp; Mr. Jack Martin were there and we had a lot of lovely music, most of it furnished my Miss Robinson who is a lovely pianist and Miss Draton. Miss Woodson and Miss Robinson amused Dad. very much by their conversation of which he could understand about half. It has been pretty cool all day to-day and is quite cold to-night. Emery fixed a patent ladder in the stable to-day which runs by pulleys &amp; weights up into the loft when not in use.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday August 30th</p> <p>Daddy plowed all morning and Emery fixed the steps going up over the wood-shed and then ripped down a partition in the floor in the old house where we are going to have the ice house. He sharpened my buck-saw yesterday so I cut wood nearly all morning and got almost all the pile of rails cut I also helped him a little at the old house.</p> <p>This afternoon Mrs. McPherson &amp; Leon came down to get Emery. Daddy helped him awhile and then went and plowed and Enah and Mrs. McPherson drove down town with Emery's horse. Emery made a corn horse and he and I went back to cut corn, it is not ripe but he was just going to show me how to do it. We went up about about five and were going to get Quint's gun which we expected Enah would bring over and shoot crows but Enah would not get it so we painted the rest of the back of the hay rack. It has been quite cool all day and was cold this morning and to-night. Jean went back to St. Williams to-night with Emery. Tonight Daddy and I drove down town with Joe to see if Quint would come over to-morrow to shoot crows. He said he would and mabee Huby and Earny.</p> <p>Thursday August 31st</p> <p>This morning I started to paint the rack and got part of one of the wings painted when Quint came with his gun. Huby and Earny did not come. I went back with Quint &amp; and then over where Dad was and had a fine plowing lesson. When I came back Quint was wandering around and not a crow showed up nor did they all day. I helped him rob a bees nest but there was no honey. Then I came up and painted. Quint shot a grey squirrel over in the woods.</p> <p>I painted quite a lot this after noon and then Enah Lila and I went down town. Enah stayed at the church practising with Miss Draton till six o'clock We brought Kathleen Millman back home with us to stay a few days. We got the cows up and milked milk before tea. Quint went back with me to get the cows and shot a dove and a hawk. Enah and Lila picked about two bushels of plums to-day &amp; we took a bushel down with us and sold as to Mrs. Brown. Quint went home to-night and left his gun and ammunition here as he expects to be back in the morning. It has been pretty cool to-day, but is not so cold to-night as last night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday September 1st</p> <p>This morning Daddy drove Joe down to Walk. Wells to put a blister on his horse. I painted at the rack till he came back and then Kathleen &amp; I drove Joe down to get some meat. We came back by the mill and I went on painting. Daddy went back &amp; plowed. Quint came out and Huby and Earny were out have come while we were down town. They had taken Quints gun and gone all over the farm but not shot any thing. Quint caught one of Huby's white chickens with nice yellow legs and I painted them red which made it look very pretty, but it rubbed most of it off in the grass. Cousin Clare came out this morning and stayed all day. I rode Dick's wheel down and got the mail and took Enah's hit book down to Bessie Lawrie.</p> <p>I gave most of the drive house door a second coat and got the cows about half past five and we milked before tea. About nine o'clock the whole four of us set out for the Shands. Daddy &amp; I saw all over the barn and then went into the house where we found a bunch of young ladies who had been having a card party. We stayed till after eleven and after the others had gone. Daddy got them to fix a night (Tuesday) when he could bring out the Woodson's and Miss Robinson to have some music.</p> <p>Saturday September 2nd</p> <p>I felt a little sick this morning. I think from some plums I ate last night at the Sh{ands}. I painted the rest of the rack and did a few chores around.</p> <p>In the after noon I gave the rest of the stable door a second coat and started to tidy up around the drive house. It got very dark and lighenting vividly Daddy came up with the team. It rained pretty hard but soon stopped. Daddy got ready to go back but it began to sprinkle again so he did not go back all the afternoon.</p> <p>About four o'clock I drove Enah and Kathleen down as Kathleen was going back to-night. We got her suit case at the Tibbets and took her down to the station. After tea Daddy drove down to meet Dick &amp; Roy and I went to sleep about eight o'clock &amp; stayed there till they came. We did not get to bed till midnight and had a great rat hunt just before but did not catch again.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday September 3rd</p> <p>Arose late as is the custom on the Sabbath and husstled my self to get down and ring the bells - but Wiser was there so it did not matter. Dick did not get up till after I left so of course did not come down. I came out of Sunday School a little early and found Faulkner beating the starch out of one of his Arabs with a whip because it would not stand still to get its forelock clipped. I went home to dinner as we had a couple of young roosters and Roy stayed down to Huby's.</p> <p>After dinner I started to read " A Houseboat on the {illegible}. Huby Roy and Aunty Maude came over about three and we all went back to the gully. Huby took the gun back which Daddy got last night but did not see any thing to shoot at. Daddy shot a couple of times at a crow this morning but missed him. I brought the cows up as it was about five and went into the house for a short time and when I came out they were just disappearing at the end of the lane. So Tige &amp; I went back again and Tige got ahead of me and chased them up to the far end of the gully so I had to go after them. When we did get them milked the separator packed and we had to take it all apart and then only got very little cream. However we got down to church Huby went home to tea and Roy down to Woodsons. After church Enah went by to {illegible} Bessie's to {writing off the page} a supper {writing off the page} and is going {writing off the page} to walk. Some we {writing off the page} Roy. Dick came home to tea but went down after wards and got home shortly after we did. Daddy and I drove down to Huby's {writing off the page} got the big picture of "The Witlogh Blacksmith" and hung it in the kitchen. Very cool to-day.</p> <p>Monday September 4th</p> <p>Daddy went back to plow and I started to clean up around the drive-shed Huby and Lila came over about nine o'clock to get their chickens. I helped them catch all we could find and then drove them down and got back about noon. Dick went back with Daddy and they were going to take Mr. Vyse's roller back Dick rode on Dad's lap and they were just driving under the tree where the roller was when they hit an old stump. The tongue of the roller snapped off. The frame dropped down and they both fell off. Daddy hurt his thigh pretty badly and Dick was scared. We did not have dinner till late and I went back with Dad and had quite a plowing lesson.</p> <p>Roy went down town town at noon but said he would be back again and come over and say goodbye so I thought I would wait over there till he came and then go up with him and drive him down to the station. I went up to the house about 3.30 and got a spade and a drink of water and came out and began to dig up a stone where Dad was plowing. I was thus employed when Roy came back in great haste and informed me it was 20 to five. I hustled out of that and found Dick's wheel at the head of the lane where Roy had left it for me and when I got up I found Dick had the harness on Joe I got Roy to the station in time There was a big {bunch?} at the station I guess they cleared out most of the summer bugs as they had an extra coach or two on. This being {illegible} day had something to do with it. I got the cows up and nearly milked by the time Dad had the horses put away and we sat down to tea by seven o'clock. Hot to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday September 5th</p> <p>Dick got up extra early this morning and struck out for school in good time so as to get a good seat. Daddy went back to plow and I sawed all the wood left in the pile and then went back about nine o'clock to where Dad was with a handspike to get that big stone out Daddy helped me and we rolled it down into the bush. I had a long plowing lesson and came up about eleven and got some potatoes and then went down town and got some meat &amp; groceries. I got home about noon. Dick got home at noon and did not go back.</p> <p>This after noon although it rained all the time Daddy plowed till five o'clock and is now nearly done. I did some cleaning up around the stable and chores. Dick went down for the mail and found out from Mrs Woodson (before it began to rain) that the road the rest would go out to the Shand's to-night, but it rained so hard we could not go, although when it slacked up a little after tea we began to get ready, but it started up again and we gave up the idea and it certainly would have been a rotten drive in a {open?} wagon. We all wrote Bill to-night and Dick gave us a grand con{cert} on his squeaking symplophone.</p> <p>Wednesday September 6th</p> <p>I cleaned up and worked around the stable till ten o'clock this morning and then went back to the field with Dad. The flies were very bad and the horses about crazy. He finished the plowing soon after I got there and then hooked on the harrows and I harrowed till noon.</p> <p>After dinner Daddy took Joe and Ginger down and got Vyse's disc and I lay around till he got back and then we took both teams out and he disked and I harrowed all the after noon. The soles of my feet got pretty tired and poor Ginger got pretty disgusted but we got a nice lot done. I quit a little after five and went up and gave the horses {feed?} while Dick went and got the cows. We milked before tea. Mrs. Ross and Bob were here for tea and Daddy has just driven them home. They are staying at Jim. McQueen's. Dick went down with them to get some school books from {Mossay?}. Daddy and I expect to go to the Toronto exibition to-morrow so will have to get up extra early. Huby said he would come over &amp; do chores close this morning but nice breeze &amp; cool this aft.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday September 7th</p> <p>Daddy got me up about five o'clock and we did the chores. Then we hussled for all we were worth through breakfast and down to the train. We thought we were going to miss it but when we got there we watied about five or ten minutes before she started. We arrived at the Exibition grounds about 10 or 11 and were on the dead run about, all day till 3.30 p.m., and then did not see nearly all the stuff. But what we did see was great. The Widespred had a very fine exhibit of crates chests and wardrobes. There was a very large number of cattle on show. We got home about half past nine and well about frozen. It rained quite hard here about six so they tell us. Huby was to have come over here and milked but he did not get over till after six and Dick had the cows nearly milked. The trains were very crowded but we managed to get seats all {the} way. Every body on the way up was talking reciprocity and there {were} very few that seemed to be for it and they did not seem very shure whether they ought to be or not. Nice cool day. and a little rain about half past three on.</p> <p>Friday September 8th</p> <p>Got up fairly early and I worked around the house chopping wood till noon. Went over a little before to see if we could get Mr. Vyses disk this after noon. Dad wanted to get it this morning but Vyse was not through with it. After dinner I waited around till Dad took Harry &amp; Bill over and got the disk and then went back with him and disked on the oat stubble alsike {crop?} all the after noon. He had Joe &amp; Ginger on the harrows. and Lee Woodson came over about six and helped us put the box on the wagon.</p> <p>After tea Daddy &amp; Dick hooked up the little team to the wagon and drove down to the Woodsons while Enah &amp; I got fixed up. He was soon back and the whole bunch of us drove out to the Shand's. We had a great time. Paul Lee Dick, Charlie Shand &amp; I playing games out in another room &amp; outside (full moon) while Miss Robinson &amp; Miss Drayton entertained the bunch in the other room. We got home about one o'clock. Paul Lee &amp; I walked quite a lot of the way as we were pulling each other out of the wagon all the way home to try and get a roomyer seat. Quite cool to-night &amp; all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday September 9th</p> <p>We got up very late this morning I disked all morning with the big team and Daddy had the little team on the harrows. It was very hot and I was about half asleep and the blooming thing seemed to go all wrong. Dad went over this morning to see if he could borrow Mr. Vyse's roller but Mr. Flemming had it, so he went over to Mr. McBride's at noon and borrowed his.</p> <p>This afternoon it was cooler with a little breeze and I finished disking and Daddy rolled with the little team till about four o'clock and then we put the big team on the roller and I took the little team up the poor little things were pretty tired and ringing wet. I did the chores up before tea.</p> <p>Edith and B. Kain were here to tea. After tea we fooled around (see inside front of cover of this book). Enah and I went down as far as Martin's hen pens with them &amp; Daddy went to sleep. Lila and Dorothy McCall were over too this after noon but did not stay to tea. Mr. Skey who had a stroke the other day and has been rapidly sinking died this after noon about half past five.</p> <p>Sunday September 10th</p> <p>Had a good sleep this morning and went down to church and Sunday School but do not have to go early now as Mr. Wiser is back on the job, by the way he has not paid me yet, two spot coming from that direction. Stayed at Aunty Maude's to dinner and then went up town and fooled around with Murray who is greatly exercised over the report that Perce Brook &amp; Lena Gilbert are married having been hitched in Simcoe last night. He came over here and we roamed around and he inspected the piano &amp; cream separator and stayed to tea. We walked down to church after tea and Daddy and Enah drove down. Mr. Johnson had to bring his dog out during service as it came up the isle and to the pulpit. It came up this morning near the end of the service. Mr. Davis patted it for awhile and then it went over and lay on the register till church got out.</p> <p>I was helping the organ with Wiser and after church Murray and I walked down to the pier where we found Hazen and Roy Dell we sat there for awhile till all the people left and then they walked up to the head of Main St with me and I came home for tea. It has been pretty hot to-day. The population of Dover is increasing. Liz. Jackson {illegible} had twins lately and Stan {Brock?} {illegible} made father to-day. Tige was not here to-night when we all came home and has not turned up yet. Daddy killed a crow to-day he just had the gun at his hip and {happened to pull the trigger as the crow flew away?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday September 11th</p> <p>Tige was here this morning when we got about six o'clock. Daddy and I went back this morning out harrowing with {illegible due to faint ink} he rolled with the little team. I finished harrowing this after noon about half past two and I brought Joe &amp; Ginger up while Dad rolled what I had been working on with the big team till six. I did the chores and milked Bobby before tea. I cleaned up a little around the stable and the barn floor to clean the wheat on. Daddy finished rolling and took back the roller after breaking Mrs. McBride's neck yoke. He thinks that field is now ready to sow if it does not rain.</p> <p>Gerry Holden &amp; his brother were over here to see the apples to-night. Mr. Vyse came over after tea and is talking to Dad now. He was telling us about poor Tom Fawset who is in an very bad state. Mr. Alex. McCall is I suppose spouting in the hall to-night I would like to hear him but I am too tired to go down. I was very hot this morning but there was a nice breeze this afternoon we never had any water back with us this morning. Dad said he was not thirsty but I just about flooded out my stomach when I came up at noon. I was so dry I could not spit. Had a hot bath and went to bed early. First {illegible} I have had of any {illegible} for about a month.</p> <p>Tuesday September 12th</p> <p>Got up pretty fairly early this morning. After breakfast Daddy and I went down to Blakie's and got some oats and borrowed his fanning mill and cultivator. Mr Vyse was here when we got back and he and I put about fifty bushles through the mill for seed which took us till nearly noon. Daddy cultivated on the wheat ground this side of the gully. I lay down at noon and went to sleep when I woke up it was about half past two and Bill Barlow was here talking to Enah. He came down to the meeting last night and missed his train this morning.</p> <p>Enah and I were going town this afternoon so we to Bill down to catch the 3.15 after he had had a little talk with Dad on reciprocity but there was no chance for an argue. I had to get Joe shod and I took Enah around to the Greenhouse to get some flowers for the Skey's. We did not get home till after five as Greenbury had to put new shoes on all Joes feet. We met Evan's Johnson who said he had just driven Russ. Skey out home. Russ took the gun out and shot a hawk and fired a couple at a crow but he was too far away. When Dad came up he took Blakie's fanning mill back and I did most of the chores. Russ stayed to tea but went right down afterwards as he expected Douglass on the eight train. It is very cold to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday September 13th</p> <p>Went and started to cut corn this morning. Daddy kept on cultivating all morning. The drill came up to-day and Vyse sowed his wheat this morning. I went over and he said he would draw it up in the field over the gully after dinner. So this after noon Daddy took weat over in the wagon and I went with him. Vyse got there at the same time.</p> <p>The automobilly belonging to the Norfolk Gas Co. was busted and pulled up in the gate way. They had to {illegible} of the road and shortly afterwards Johnny Walker and Albert Mc{illegible} came along on Johnny's trap and they towed it home. Daddy kept on sowing till after six. I stayed awhile with him {till it rained?} and then went on cutting corn till about five when I came up and did the chores. I got about 14 shocks cut. Daddy got about 12 bushels of wheat sowed. It has been very cool all day and is quite cold to-night. The thermometer marked freezing last night but we don't know whether it did freeze or not.</p> <p>Thursday September 14th</p> <p>Got up good and early and then found the blooming cows had gone back and {had made?} their way over in the sod the other side of the wheat ground across the gully. {illegible words due to faint ink} in to the gully but would take to much time and space and I might swear if I {illegible} of my chase But I got them up with the help of Daddy and we got them milked soon at {illegible}.</p> <p>Daddy finished sowing the wheat this morning and I got a line of shocks right through to the fence. This after noon I cut some wood {illegible words} for a rasp to sharpen my hoe with for about half an hour and then went back to cut corn. Daddy was runing out furrows and ditches all the afternoon till dark. Mr. Blakie came over and helped him most of the after noon. I only got two shocks made this after noon as it was so late when I started. It began to rain about five o'clock so I came up and did the chores. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Laurie were over {missing words} the gun back this afternoon but did not get a shot. It has been cool all day their was a white frost last night but it is {....ing} and warm to night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday September 15th</p> <p>It rained so hard last night that the ground was too wet to work on all day. I went back for the cows and had a far worse tramp than yesterday morning although they were right in the woods but lying down so I did not see them. When I had been back quite a while, Daddy came back and we tramped way over into Watsons and he at last found them in our woods. Tige found a ground hog back there and was afraid to go right up and kill it but held it at bay till I {battered it?} with a club.</p> <p>About ten o'clock Daddy and I took Belle down to get her a new shoe set as their were a lot in the shop he stayed with {Billy?} and talked reciprocity while I went and got my hair cut. I also went into the printing office and had a look at Manager's apparatus. We got home just about noon. Dick took his dinner to-day. this afternoon I read for awhile in "The Millionaire Baby" and then Daddy and I went and socked up the wheat on the barn floor.</p> <p>Daddy killed a couple of roosters and he &amp; Enah drove down town Dad got his hair cut and Ena stayed to tea down town and was going to the flower choir to-night. I was going down to-night to come home with her but did not feel very well so Dick went instead. I spent most of the evening on the sofa and Daddy cleaned the roosters. It has been cool and rather cloudy all day.</p> <p>I have felt kind of rotten all day. We got a letter from Aunty to-day describing their trip to Banff Walter took her and Winnie there for a couple of days and they had a fine time. Auntie evidently thought the mountains were grand.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday August September 16th</p> <p>Stayed in bed this morning till about half past eight as I was not very well. I lay around all morning reading "The Millionaire Baby". Dick went down town and made a dollar peddling {illegible} {hills?}, Daddy went back and shovelled ditches.</p> <p>This afternoon Dick, Ferdie and Lissy went back shooting with the shotgun and a rifle but they did not shoot anybody, strange to say. Daddy and Enah went down to Mr. Skey's funeral. One of us ought to {have?} gone over to Bannister's to thrash this afternoon but under the circumstances could not.</p> <p>Mr. Highland was here again to buy the blue grass seed and offered Dad. sixty-five dollar. He said he would come again on Monday. Warm and nice to-day.</p> <p>Sunday September 17th</p> <p>Daddy and Enah &amp; I set out for St. Williams this morning and Dick went down to church and Sunday School and stayed all day till five o'clock. I took a dose of salts this morning. The first I have ever taken I think. I stayed home from school once a long time ago to take one but got out of it after nine o'clock. I read and drew pictures most of the day, doing the chores by degrees.</p> <p>Al. Faulkner was over to borrow the double harness, but as Dad had it with him he said it did not matter this is the first time Dad has used it for a month or two. Charlie Ferris and the two Quanberry's came through from the lane. They had been taking pictures. Tige and I had a very enjoyable day of it.</p> <p>{I ate well?} dinner &amp; lunch I wanted {illegible} as I came to it, and Dick and I had our Tea to-gether upstairs. They came home just as we got through with a good supply of peaches. They had some hickory fruits which they said {need?} ripening up.</p> <p>Today Emery fixed up a hoe and sent it to me to cut corn with. They said it was hot to-day. It may have been, but I was not.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday September 18th</p> <p>Got up very late this morning. Dad worked on the {wheat ground?} all morning but had a few interruptions. Watson's cattle {broke the} fence with ours but we let things go and they went back again before night. Mr Langdon {illegible} came over this morning wanting to buy some of the manure but Daddy would not listen then he wanted by ten acres of soil without success then he wanted to know if the apples were sold and when Dad told him they were he went.</p> <p>Then Mr. Highland and Huby came over. I went out with the team while Daddy came in and sold the blue grass seed to him for seventy-five dollars. Dad's price {illegible}. I chored around all morning. After dinner Daddy and I took the blue grass down and Highland gave him cash in full at the Commercial Hotel and of course he had to treat the boy.</p> <p>To-night Daddy and I went down to hear Mr. Charlton spout but we all did not know what he was talking about and I guess he didn't either. There was a big crowd there nevertheless. Jim Law was there having a fine time till Geo. Hammond tried to put him downstage and then he promised to be good. We did not stay long {rest of sentence obscured}.</p> <p>Tuesday September 19th</p> <p>Up good and early this morning but it looked very rainy. Daddy and I took both teams out. I rolled and he harrowed. Mr. Vyse came over and disked. We were out till about nine when it began to rain and we had to come in. It rained like fun for about an hour making the ground un-fit for work to work on for a couple of days.</p> <p>I read till it stopped raining and then Daddy cut wood till noon and I took it in. This afternoon Dad went back and fixed the line fence between us and Watsons where the cows get over and then shovelled ditches. I cut the lawns cleaned out the stables and cut wood. There was somebody shooting over at Bannister's and the shot was rattling around on the barns where I was cutting wood so I thought I would quit as {thought?} it would tickle.</p> <p>After tea I went over and and got a ball of binder twine to bind corn with to-morrow. I tried the stalks but they break to easily and it takes so long to pick good ones but nice and warm. Miss McBain, Miss Law and Edith Laurie call to-night and scared us all. I thought it was Dick and yelled at them to come in.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday September 20th</p> <p>I cut corn all morning and got cut a great deal faster with the binder twine. Daddy finished shovelling out the ditches on the other side of the gully.</p> <p>Huby came over and brought Bill with him. We were very surprised to see him. He left the West last Friday night and got home last night. He says he had a very fine trip. He could have stayed longer and had work but he wanted to get here in time to vote for McCall.</p> <p>I cut corn all afternoon till six. Dick came back about five and cut while I went up and got a drink. Then he went over to look at the chestnuts but he says they are not much good. We did not get through chores till late to-night bacause I did not quit soon enough and get the cows up. I made 29 shocks all told to-day. The land was dry enough for Daddy to cultivate and harrow on the summer fallow this afternoon. Pretty cool this morning but got hotter in the day. There was a touch of frost in the gully last night but not on the level.</p> <p>Thursday September 21st</p> <p>Cut corn this morning and Daddy worked on the wheat ground. Mr Vyse came over for a little while he has a boil on his hand and his arm is in a sling. Watson's cattle got into our place this morning and I had to take them out. Spotty got with them as I was not quick enough to head her off. I could not get her separated so she stayed over there and Daddy got her to-night with a lot of trouble.</p> <p>This after noon Daddy Enah and I drove down town. It was sprinkling a little and we could not work. Daddy went up to the school house and voted and Enah got the books out of our pew in church. They are fixing the church all different inside.</p> <p>About half the population of Dover was Drunk to-day. I suppose because the bars are all supposed to be closed. There have been two or three election fights and a lot of money bet. Dick and I went down town to-night to hear the returns of the election. We were surprised on reaching town to hear that Charlton had been elected by 101 majority and only two places to hear from. We went up to {illegible} after and heard the encouraging reports for tory. There were {illegible} on the platform reading out the lists and Dick brought them in from the telegraph office. Their faces grew blacker although they tried to {illegible] every minute as the majority {illegible}.</p> <p>We came home about ten o'clock as we told Dad we would be home at 9.30 but found he had gone out to look at Webster's cow which had choked on an apple and when they tried to shove it down with a stick broke it off. Dad had a {illegible} time. Jim Law was up having a fine time to-night and illegible}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Hooray For Borden</span></h2> <p>Friday September 22nd</p> <p>Cut corn all day. Dad worked on the wheat ground all day. He took the little cart out this morning as he thought I would be working the big team but he found the ground on this side was too wet where he wanted me to disk so kept on with them till noon.</p> <p><br />Dick came home at noon with the tidings that Borden was in with 43 majority. He also had the globe which of all particulars. The Liberals were just simply skunked owing to reciprocity. If they had never got it into politics they would more than likely be in power now. Most of the cabinet ministers were defeated including Fielding, Paterson, Graham, Sir Fredrick Borden and Wm. McKenzie King. Manitoba did not send one Liberal candidate but Alberta and Saskatchewan both went Liberal. Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Quebec went Liberal and Ontario and British Columbia were Conservative by very large majority and P.E. Island was a tie two of each. There were seventeen nationalists elected in {total?}. It went very different from what we expected as we thought Alex McCall was sure to be returned and and there was no chance for Borden {illegible}</p> <p>Very nice day. Dick told us tonight that Mrs Joe Jacques died this morning {illegible due to words missing}. Daddy does not feel very well to-night.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Canada is saved from Yankeedom.</span></h2> <p>Saturday September 23rd</p> <p>We got up fairly early this morning but did not get started to work very early. Daddy and I disked all morning and got the wheat ground all gone over. He got Blakie's cultivator disk with the little team I cut corn from 2.30 till 4.00 this p.m. Mr. Blakie came over and helped Dad run out the cross ditches in the wheat field. About four o'clock Daddy came back and he and I went to separate our cattle from Watson's and fix the fence where they got in but we found they were not to-gether so we did not bother putting Watson's out as it is his fence that has to be fixed anyway Coleman's colt was in our side this aft. but we could not find where he got in but we think it was through the {back} were Jim Bannister and another fellow were down in Coleman's gully and had quite a lot of mushrooms.</p> <p>Mr. Larry came over this morning with decoy crows and a crow call but only got two. I took the gun back this afternoon. and nearly dislocumbusted my shoulder shooting at a hawk and of course missed him. If I had not it would be about the first time I ever killed with a gun. I shot a kingfisher once but he was sitting still in the corner of the {illegible}. I am not very blood thirsty. Bill Donald was in to night but says the buckwheat is not quite ready yet to cut. Blakie told us that Lambkin's sold after thrashing the blue grass hay he got from us for $50. He also says there is another gas company out leasing land. Pretty hot to-day. Looks like more rain.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday September 26th</p> <p>Got up good and early this morning and after doing most of the chores drove down with Daddy for him to catch the train. I looked all over town for Bill to come out and run the long furrows in the wheat-field but could not find him. He was at the Dominion Hotel but his name was not on the register, so the English-man thought he was not there.</p> <p>{Sewed?} corn most of the day. Dick got a basket full of hickory nuts and said there were twice as many down. I came up about half past four and did chores. Dick and I drove down about seven to meet Daddy and Frank. Lila was all ready to go with us. Bill was at Huby's and said he was coming over to morrow. He had toothache to day and was going up to have a tooth pulled.</p> <p>The train did not get in till nearly nine. We got home about eleven ten with Frank bag and baggage.They had supper and it was after eleven when we got to bed. Fine and warm today.</p> <p>The Mr. Taylor that Frank came home with was a presbyterian minister but not the one we supposed. He was Mr. Willie Taylor from here, Dean's brother. Frank went in to get his teeth fixed and Deans was the dentist. He knew Frank was a Barrett and when he found he wanted to come East took him to {Sycamore} to meet his brother who he knew was coming East to be married. Frank said Deans was pretty homesick and wished he was coming. He assured Frank he would like it better here.</p> <p>Wednesday September 27th</p> <p>It began to rain soon after we got up and there was a terrific gale. Dad went out to plough some of the furrows in the wheat field but only got six done when it got too wet. It rained most of the morning. Dick had to walk to school and took his dinner.</p> <p>I fooled around with Frank and Dad made a scraper for the stable. This after noon it dried out a little and Frank and I picked hickory nuts. We got about a quarter of bushel. Allan and Miss Brent came over for a while with a bunch of kids. Quint came over after school with Dick and they went back shooting with Frank who has a 22 rifle. Quint stayed to tea,</p> <p>Bill came over after tea and got booked for {illegible} cutting corn. Quint went home with Bill. We played cards and {illegible} with marbles to-night. The two remaining kittens of the old white cat were dead this morning. The poor little things were probably starved to death.The old brute of a mother did not look after them at all.</p> <p>Daddy forgot and left the gate open into the wheat field and the {blamed?} cows came up and went in. The first time they have come up by themselves for about a month. Dick said {illegible Vardy?} and Miss Langs were married to-day and went to Simcoe with a big "just married" sign on the back of the automobile.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday September 28th</p> <p>Did not get up very early and it was colder than, I can't think of anything just now. I cut a little wood to get warm and when Bill came I went back and cut corn with him. We got on famously but Frank came back about ten and I went up to take Enah and him down town. Miss Phipps was here then.</p> <p><br />We got home about noon. About a dozen people (most of them related) came while Enah was off some place to inspect Frank and ask him the usual number of questions. We got some cartriges and we drove around a little. I cut corn with Bill all the after-noon and we can easily finish the piece tomorrow going at the same rate as to-day. Frank came back with his rifle and Bill gave him a few hints about shooting. Daddy got all the furrows run and cleaned to-day. He was planning a lot for to-morrow but Mrs. Cruise came and invited him over to thrash - and he accepted the invitation. Cool all day. Cloudy to-morrow.</p> <p>Friday September 29th</p> <p>It rained hard during the night so I did not get up very early. A lot of plaster fell in the clothes room last night and {burst?} the window. Dad went over to Cruises to thrash when it cleared off a little. Dick had to walk to school this morning and took his dinner.</p> <p>Frank and I fooled around till about eleven when Bill came over to cut corn. I thought it was too wet but was just right. We worked till dinner and till about four o'clock when it began to rain and we had to leave about an hours job. I had the chores all done and the cows nearly milked when Daddy got home.</p> <p><br />After tea I just about freeze and Dick and Frank played checkers and marbles. Frank got some pretty fair sized potatoes. Bill cannot come back now so Dad and I will have to finish the corn. Cool all day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday September 30th</p> <p>Did not get up early as I did not feel very well. Corby came before breakfast and Dick and Frank went off with him after chestnuts. They did not get back till after dark. They said they had good luck, they went to one place Corby paid the man a quarter for the tree and stayed there all day. It was up near the Glen. They saw old Bill walking home.</p> <p>Daddy and I went over and put a post in for the fence between the far wheat field and the gully. Then we went back about half past ten and and started to cut corn. We cut till dinner and finished the field this afternoon.</p> <p><br />Dad let Belle and Old Harry in the lane before noon and after dinner we found her with her leg caught in the wire which she had done by rolling. We had quite a time getting her out and had to cut one of the upright wires, but she was not hurt badly. Dad killed a couple of young Plymouth roosters for (words illegible due to being partly off the page} confirmation class to-morrow. Allan Law came after Dad to go to Edward {Eugla...} to see a sick mare but Dad told him to go to {illegible} Simcoe and get another man so he went to telephone. Then we all went down town in the lumber wagon with Ginger and Joe. Lila and Dorothy McCall came over and went down with {us?}. We got a stove off Cousin {Poll} and put it up to-night. Daddy and I walked down to meet Roy to-night and did not get to bed till late.</p> <p>Sunday September October 1st</p> <p>It was raining hard when I woke up this morning and it rained all morning. I did not get up till very late and none of us but Enah and Roy went down to church. Dad drove them down but it was raining too hard to walk.</p> <p>We read and slept till they came home and then we read and starved till about four o'clock when had dinner. Huby Lila and Quint came over after and Huby Roy and the four of we boys went back the lane with the gun. after mushrooms but did not fin any. Dick, Frank and Quint went back in the woods. (I thought it would be too wet) and got a wood cock, hawk and a big puff-ball. Clark Matthews was here for a while. Roy went down with Huby and Lila and is not back yet (10 o'clock) Quint came stayed here till about six o'clock and then went down to church with us boys. It was in the town-hall and they had it decorated for harvest home. Frank and I got reserved seats and Dick went under the gallery with Jim Law. We came home nearly right after</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday October 2nd</p> <p>Dad drove Roy down to the station first thing this morning. I had my breakfast with Roy before going for the cows and then milked them. Frank and I went out after hickory nuts but there were not many down and the wind was cold so we came in and shelled some of the chestnuts they got Saturday as Daddy brought them over this morning.</p> <p>Daddy shovelled some ditches and things and then hitched up the team and He, Frank and I went over to Blakie's and got some oats and the fanning mill. After dinner Enah &amp; Daddy drove down to Mr. Matthew {Martin's?} funeral and I sawed wood. Frank tried to shoot some bird's but failed in the attempt. Daddy left Enah at Woodson's and came back and got Frank and took him down to see Mr. Smith and aranged to have him start to school in his room to-morrow. They got back with Dick about five and Enah walked home. Then Dick and Frank went and rolled wheels down the hill in to the gully.</p> <p>After tea we all played a game called "Pit" which is meant to imitate the "Board of Trade" the principal object seems to be for each person to make as much noise as possible in as short a time as possible. Then Frank and I had a bath and Dick his feet. Quite chilly all day. Cloudy. I started reading "The Old Curiosity Shop" where I left off last {spring?}.</p> <p>Tuesday October 3rd</p> <p>I got up late this morning with a bad cold. Frank started school this morning with Dick. They both took their dinners. I sawed quite a litle bit of wood and Daddy fixed up the corn crib temporarily. Then he pitched the cornstalks that William's left over the orchard fence and I spread them under the trees.</p> <p>This after noon Daddy, Enah and I went up to the cemetary with the lumberwagon and tools &amp; materials, and Daddy fixed things up nicely there. The old man up there who was in there with his kid was giving Dad an account of all his troubles with the society. I guess the kid has a fine time in there. The squirrels are so thick and he has a fine place to practice jumping and leap-frog.</p> <p>We got home about five and Dick and Frank got home about the same time. It began to rain before we got home and rained quite hard. We got the ferns from Mrs. Battersby about the same time. I read "The Old Curiosity Shop" all evening.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday October 4th</p> <p>It rained hard last night and this morning is blowing to beat (I can't think of anything just now) all day. Daddy and I went out and had a look at the wheat and Dad thought he would run some ditches. Then we went back and we dug a basket full of potatoes and we husked a couple of shocks of corn. We got a bit over a bushel. We wanted it for the pigs. Then we cleaned up till noon. We worked all the afternoon back of the old house tidying up the rubbish so Dad can "plow" it.</p> <p>Mr. Vyse was over this after noon trying to persuade Dad to cut the clover of the corner field for seed. Dad went over with him but says he wont bother with it as it is not worthwhile. He said the Wardson's had a great time getting off this morning.</p> <p>Frank and Dick came home with a cauliflower and some celery from Mr. Smith. After tea Daddy spent in teaching or trying to teach Frank his spelling. As it has been a sou'west wind, it has been quite warm all day, but to-night the wind is veering. Daddy milked Fred to-day (and kept the calf away but she gave so little that he thought it would be better to let her raise the calf which she is making a fine job off. She put up an awful fuss all day.</p> <p>Thursday October 5th</p> <p>Dad and I loaded up the wagon with the rubbish around this morning and took it down to the marsh. We went around by town and got some meat and a film. We brought Huby over with us as he wanted to go with Dad to Old Mr. McBride's funeral this after noon. They left right after dinner and Dad got back about four having left Huby down town. Then he took Enah over to the McPherson's to see about getting a barrel of apples.</p> <p>I sawed wood and broke and made another leg on my saw-horse this afternoon. Frank and Dick did not get home till late to-night as Frank had to go to the dentist. Dick went down to Confirmation class to-night and Frank is having more fun with his spelling. Daddy has a very lame hip and back to-day. Huby was telling us to-day that Mrs. Gerard's husband has come back and she is toting him around as proud as a peacock. He has been married and had five children since he left her. He also said that Mrs. Ferris had eloped.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday October 6th</p> <p>Dad's hip has been very lame all day. This morning he ploughed the piece back of the old house which we are going to try to put in garden next year, as it is no good at all where it is and is lovely soil. I cleaned up a little around the yard. Daddy got through about noon.</p> <p>After dinner it began to rain and rained like "cats and dogs" all the after noon. I read "The Old Curiosity Shop" all aft. about and Daddy wrote to Aunty. About half past three he hooked up the little team and got Dick and Frank. He got the cows as he was all wet and I helped milk. He got the lock of the trunk we have worked so much at open to-day.</p> <p>I went to sleep reading to-night but they woke me up to play "Pit". I got even on them by winning two games. Frank found out to-day that he had spent about an hour last night learning the wrong spelling lesson. Just the same as I used too.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Jim Blakie, Frank Wiser, Katie Spain's husband and I were crowded into the back seat. Charlie Martin and Miss McCoy had the seat ahead. We went in and saw the church and it looks pretty fancy. They are painting a high pattern around the wall as high as high wainscotting would be and trimming around the windows and little round pictures all around the walls. After church Frank and I went down to the dock and he stayed down to Huby's for dinner and so did Dick. I went home to dinner.</p> <p>After dinner I went back and took a picture of the mound and after a while Daddy Tige the grey kitten and I went back to John Wess McBrides and Dad took him a neck yoke for the one he broke. We had a look all over the new farm. There was no-body around. We came back by our woods and wheat field. Dick got home about half past five and Frank about six. Frank went up creek with Quint and walked home from Black Creek Bridge.</p> <p>Daddy, Enah and I walked down to church. Nothing much doing except for Mr. Hobbs who spent most of his time trying to keep the preacher's dog out. I hung around awhile afterwards but soon came home. Frank was greatly taken with the full moon to-night. He never saw it so big.</p> <p>Monday October 9th</p> <p>I sawed wood most of the morning. Daddy drove Dick and Frank down to school and got a barrel from Old Maneer to pack apples for Uncle Hal. He is going to get them from Mr. Vyse. Lila came over this morning with a fat collie pup which came to them this morning. She thought it would be a fine farm dog but about noon a woman came and got it.</p> <p>This morning Daddy and I finished cleaning up the wheat. Then we went out and ran some cross ditches in the corner field where Daddy is going to plow. After tea Daddy and Dick drove Enah down to the A.G.P.A. shine and they got a wheel for the plow and then drove around town. Frank and I kept rough house but went to bed long before they got home.</p> <p>There was a caterpillar a red one with black ends in my boot this morning and I did not discover him till he had shed most of his pretty coat into my foot and it hurts like fun to-night. Froze hard last night and night before.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday October 10th</p> <p>Got up fairly early this morning and went out with Dad and we ran the rest of the cross ditches. Then Dad ploughed the rest of the day. I went over to Blakie's to see when he could husk some corn. Then I went over to Vyse's and helped him sort some of the apples for Uncle Hal. I came home at noon and picked some Tolman Sweets off our own trees for Mr. Campbell to go in Uncle Hal's barrel.</p> <p>After dinner I went back to Vyse's and he packed and leaded the barrel. I came back home and then went down town to get a rig to take the apples down with. I found Huby and Lila down there and he went with me and got Faulkner's dray and I went over and got them and took them down. Huby went down to see about them but Tasker could not find the rates. It began to rain about four but did not rain much. Frank got his wheel to-day and rode home. Lila has not been to school the last two days as Miss Skelby has a poisoned face.</p> <p>Wednesday October 11th</p> <p>Got up early again this morning. Dick and Frank rode their wheels to school this morning. I went out with Dad and pitched some sods out of the ditches that he had to plow across. I got my feet soaking wet and my foot got sore where the caterpillar slept in my boot all night so I came up and changed boot and socks. Then I went out and husked a shock of corn before dinner.</p> <p>I picked apples all the afternoon and got all the Northern Spies that I could reach with the step ladder and climbing off one of the trees. George Holden borrowed our ladder about a month ago and has not brought it back yet and not likely he will. Dad got it from him last spring but did not pay for it as Holden had borrowed it from Old Maneer in the first place.</p> <p>When the boys came home we picked more apples and Frank worked at his wheel and then went to look for potatoes in the jungle but only got a few. Mr. Blakie came over this after noon and husked fifteen shocks of corn. Dad has 6 {loads/lands} out of 40 plowed. Enah went down town this after noon to auxillary or some thing but found remembered when she got down that it was not till to-morrow. She heard that Hannah {illegible} and Lloyd Crysler were married yesterday, and also that Mrs. Ferris was back with her family again not likely she ever left.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday October 12th</p> <p>Went out again this morning and dug mud out of the ditches where Dad is plowing. Then I came up to the house, did a few chores around, and Frank and I opened up some ditches, one out of the buck wheat field which is full of water. Frank did not have to go to school to-day as it was Teacher's Convention.</p> <p>This afternoon I went over to Bannister's and borrowed a ladder to pick the rest of the Northern Spies. I got a little over a bushel off the two trees. Frank wrote letters all the afternoon and about four o'clock went down to the dentist's and got his tooth finished up.</p> <p><br />We all went down to-night to hear the Polmatics sisters whom the orchestra got to come. They were fine for instrumental music but not much for singers, a fine cornet player and violinist. Another played all sorts of things such as, Tuberphone and Xylophone, which were played with hammers same principle as bells. Fine day to-day. Blakie husked more corn.</p> <p>Friday October 13th</p> <p>Sawed a little wood and cleaned up the stables. Bill Donald came at last this morning to cut the buck wheat, he had a pretty bad time some places for the mud. I went out with him and went around the first time to throw the sheaves out. About eleven his wife and daughter came over with his dinner and they stayed all day and shocked it up for him. There were a couple of places he could not cut wth the binder but will have to take the scythe to them on Monday. I cleaned out the corn crib and Frank and I fixed it a little, and Dad finished it after dinner.</p> <p>This after noon Daddy, Frank and I went out with Harry and Belle and got the corn that Blakie had husked. We got all we could pile on the wagon-box which was over 27 bushels from thirty shocks. Bob Miller came over and invited Dad to go and see a heifer he had at the slaughter house at 7 am. to-morrow. Frank and Dad went out about five and helped them shock up a little. Dick has been away all day with Ferdie as this is {a} Civic holiday and school is closed. He was going to Simcoe to see a foot ball match between Dover and Simcoe but he could not get a ride with any one who was coming home by six so did not go. To-night we all went over to Blakie's and played Pit. Had a great time teaching them the game.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday October 14th</p> <p>Dad went over to the slaughter house this morning to see about the heifer that Bob told him about last night. He arranged to take it for a load of hay and the calf they got last spring. Dad only got a little plowing done this morning and none at all this after noon as Bannister came over this morning to get him to go over there to see their pigs. Frank and I cleared up a little around and did chores. I got one foot in up above my shoe tops in a hole of old barn-yard-extract of manure (sweet).</p> <p>This after noon we boys were all going to husk corn but Mr. Vyse came over after the mower and invited Frank and I over to his buckwheat field where we spent a very enjoyable afternoon pitching buckwheat out of the road of the mower. Mr. Vyse mowed part of the time and then Mr. Fawset the rest. The field was very wet and muddy and Mr. Vyse gave Frank a quarter to clean it off.</p> <p>When we came home we all went back and got another load of corn. Edith Lawrie was over here to tea and after tea all the choir came out and spent the evening. We all played Pit most of the evening while ones that did not like it sang and played {Hot Time?}.</p> <p>Sunday October 15th</p> <p>We all got up this morning about 10 o'clock except Dad who got up early and did the chores. We had breakfast or dinner I just forget now which we decided to call it about eleven. After that Frank and I went for a drive with Josie down the lake shore to the school house around by black creek. and home via the mill. When we came home we fooled around looking for hickory nuts and one thing and another till tea time.</p> <p>After tea I went down town but did not stay late but came home as far as he came with Art. Quanberry. I stayed around the Methodist Sunday School most of the time. Dad, Dick and Frank went down to Sam. Law's to night to see when he could come to thrash but no-body was home. Dick was down town wth Ferdie all afternoon. None of us were at church to-day. Dick said Aunty Maude told him Mr. Johnson was very disappointed that there were so few kids in church as this was childrens day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday October 16th</p> <p>This morning Dad went down to Sam Law's again but he was not home but he found out that Vyse had been down and seen him anyway. I did chores around and cleaned up all I could find between the horse stable and the big barn.</p> <p>George Holden came about ten o'clock to pick the apples. His gang consisted of Hilt, Moor, Wiser and Billy Loan. They were here all day and got eight bbls {barrels} all together. Six of Canada Red's, 1 1/2 of Seek-no-Furthers, and 1/2 bbl of Spies. I gathered up all their culls I could this after noon. I also took a picture of the bunch.</p> <p>Cousin Loll and Cousin Bessy were out this after noon. Dick went down to {Anderson's} sale this after noon. Dad got a good lot plowed to-day. Mr. Blakie husked some more corn this morning. Bayly and Miller's butcher, Mr. Tuck brought the heifer out to-night. Mr. Johnson was out to-night I guess on business. Daddy, Dick and I went out after tea to-night and picked up more apples.</p> <p>Tuesday October 17th</p> <p>Got up at the usual hour this morning with out being called, first time I have done such a thing since we have been on the farm. It looked so much like rain that Daddy and I went back after breakfast and got the corn Blakie husked yesterday. It began to rain while we were back there and has kept it up all day, and is raining yet. We just left the corn in the wagon and put Holden's apples in the barn as he had just left them in the old shed. We also took the knife out of the mower which took us quite awhile. Then we started to fix the pig pen floor and finished it after dinner.</p> <p>I spent most of the after noon in watching mud - not a very cheerful occupation but there was nothing else to do. The boys took their dinner to school but got pretty wet. This was the first day of the Simcoe Fair, I hope they had a nice time {written in different text} Beautiful Day - Slush</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday October 18th</p> <p>It was too wet for Daddy to plow this morning so he opened some ditches in the wheat field. I fooled around and helped Dad do some little things we had left for a rainy day. Enah went down town to get some things for Frank, as this is his birthday. We celebrated it to-night at supper. I got a nickel out of his cake.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad plowed all this afternoon and I got the apples that were on the lawn crated. I also sawed wood and did the chores. I took a picture of the interior of the horse stable but I could not keep the horses from switching their tails so I don't suppose it will be any good. Dick and Frank rode their wheels to-day but took them through Martins. We three boys think we will go to Simcoe Fair to-morrow. The High School petitioned for a holiday but Mr. Liddy said he would {illegible} school for those who wanted to go come but he did not object to any staying away to go to the fair.</p> <p>Thursday October 19</p> <p>Frank, Dick and I started out for Simcoe with Joe about 9 o'clock this morning. We left her at Mr. Frank Bawlby's where Mrs. Bawlby said she would be looked after we walked on in to the fairground and got there about eleven. We went through the buildings first and saw the usual collection of fruit, vegetables, grain, fancy work, stock implements etc. Then we just wandered along Frank and I spent most of our time watching a fellow who had a cage of bees. The things were crawling all over every body around but would not sing. The fellow was right in with them and would scoop them out of the hive by the hand full and rub them over his face without being hurt. We also saw a review of Boy Scouts which was very poor. Doug Henderson was Scout Master, but not the only one.</p> <p>We left the grounds about three and went to Dreamland where they had on a couple of pretty good comedy films. We got home about six. Joe behaving herself pretty well except she shied nearly into the ditch at a cone and she did not go very well. {word off the page - Daddy?} had plowed all day and evidently got on very well. Bill Donald cut the rest of the buckwheat. If all is well Aunty will be starting from Fort Saskatchewan for Dover in about three or four hours.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday October 20th</p> <p>Dick was sick last night Simcoe was too much for him. He did not go to school all day but is a little better to-night. I sawed a lot of wood and finished up my wood pile. Then I cleaned out the stables and rubbed down Joe &amp; Ginger. Then I picked up the good pears under Titus' favorite tree. I picked apples all the afternoon, and got all off one Tollman Sweet tree and all that were on a Spittsonburg but there were only a few.</p> <p><br />Frank got quite a few hickory nuts this afternoon. Daddy plowed and got quite a lot done. The two Miss Haldings Miss. Morgan and Miss Buckwell drove Isacks pacer over this afternoon. Mrs. Barwell was in to-night to see Dad about leasing {for grass?}. Miss Philip was over this morning to get some more butter as she said she liked the last very much.</p> <p>Saturday October 21st</p> <p>Dad went over to Vyse's this morning after some sacks to pack up the wheat and I got some wood and cleaned the stables. When he came back we hooked up Harry and Belle to the wagon dumped the corn that was in it and Frank Daddy and I went and got two loads more before dinner and left one to unload.</p> <p>This afternoon we sacked up the rest wheat that we could. I say we but I did very little of it. Frank started to hold the sacks for Dad then he went to gather hickory nuts and I held them for awhile and then Dick came out and finished and I slept I guess in the hay with Tige. They got twenty sacks and there is quite a bit left. Daddy and I went out and got the rest of the corn which was not quite a wagon box full. We did not get through chores till quite late to-night. Lila came over this afternoon and she &amp; Frank went out and got a lot of hickory nuts. Dick is quite a lot better to-day but not well yet. I guess we are in for a bath to-night, may get out of it though.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday October 22nd</p> <p>All except Dick went down to church this morning. Frank and I went down first to Sunday School or what was meant to be Sunday school but was really just a practice for children's day which is to be held again in two weeks at the reopening of the church.</p> <p>It was sprinkling whent we got out of church and was raining hard by the time we got home. Frank wanted to go and see Mr. Taylor about his bees but I persuaded him not to, on account of the rain. It rained till about two or three o'clock and began to blow like fun and is yet. I wrote a letter about the first thing after dinner, then went in the parlour where the rest of the family were gathered and enjoyed some music.</p> <p>About four o'clock I went out and fooled around and went back after the cows. Frank and I went down after five to post my letter. The creek was so high that Frank thought he would go down to the dock. The waves were not extra high but he was delighted with them. We got home soon after dark. No body went down to church to night. Dick is still feeling sore but is better.</p> <p>Saturday Monday October 23rd</p> <p>I woke up myself this morning and got up before Dad. Frank also got up early and stubbed his toe which has been very sore all day. Daddy went over to Blakie's first thing this morning and sacked up a lot of oats. I got some wood of different kinds for a collection and also cut a little. Dad got back about 10.30 and we hooked up to the wagon and went over and got the oats. Daddy also helped Blakie with his pigs for quite awhile. We got back quite a bit after noon. Mr. Vyse was over for awhile after dinner.</p> <p>Daddy and I went after dinner down to the mill with the wheat we had sacked up and got some bran. Dad went home and got a wagon load of rails and I took Mr. Vyse's bags back to him. Mr. Holden came over when we came up to the house with the rails and took the apples down and also paid Dad $12 for them.</p> <p>I went back after the cows to-night and just about got drowned with rain going back &amp; it also hailed and was colder than {Toby has drawn a wee sketch here}. Stan was in to-night before tea and says they are getting on fine down there. He is up on a little excursion buying hay for some big company down there. It has been very windy to-day and dark and cloudy for the bigger part of the day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday 24th October</p> <p>Beautiful day. Dad plowed all day and I messed around. Frank's toe was so sore he could not go to school to-day but stayed home and wrote letters and ate cookies that Enah was making. I fooled around and did chores and such as that. This afternoon I picked apples. Dick went to school to-day.</p> <p><br />We all quit early so as to get a good start to the station to meet Aunty &amp; Win. The cows came up of their own accord to celebrate the occasion. Frank drove down with Daddy &amp; Enah on account of his sore toe and Dick and I went on foot. We left at the same time but Dick and I beat. We waited till about half past nine for the train. Cousin Clare and Huby were on with Aunty. We went up to Huby's where Aunty is to stay for a day or so and stayed till about eleven ten o'clock.</p> <p>Wednesday October 25th</p> <p>It looked very rainy this moning and Dad was going to haul in the corn but he thought he would plow till noon. I cleaned up a little around the {----yard?}. Frank did not go to school to-day either.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad just went out to finish a land that he had struck out very crooked before any one went along the road. I went out with him and opened up a ditch. Then I came back and bummed around with Frank, for Enah had gone down town to see Aunty and get some presents for Lila. She said she would be home at half past four, and did pretty well by being home a little after six and with neuralgia at that. Dad came up about three o'clock and we went back and got a load of corn but did not have time to unload it and had to leave some in the field.</p> <p>I spent most of the evening in writing this thing which I think I have kept about long enough now that Aunty is home. Then Enah got think she was funny and poured about a dipper full of water on me and then on my diary on purpose. {illegible} whats the {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday October 26th</p> <p>Did not do any thing much but the usual chores. Aunty &amp; Win came over about ten and I stayed around with them till noon. Dad plowed all day. Frank went to school to-day although his toe was pretty sore.</p> <p>This afternoon Vyse hauled his buckwheat. He had Jim Blakie helping him I helped them mow it away when they brought it. We put it the hay to thrash here when Bill Donald thrashes his. While they were getting loads I did nothing much but read &amp; finished "The Old Curiosity Shop".</p> <p>Dick and I went down to Huby's to-night for tea as it is Lila's birthday. Frank went there right after school &amp; stayed all night. We came home about nine or half past.</p> <p><br />Russel Shay was down for a little while. He is just been having his holidays. Huby was at a political meeting in St. Williams, nominating for the Provincial elections in December. Old Quint did the carving on a chicken and had it all over the place. It has been a beautiful day to-day.</p> <p>Friday October 27th</p> <p>I spent most of the morning in sawing wood and finished up my pile. It was very cold all day. It snowed a little last night and was drizzling rain this morning. Daddy plowed all morning and finished soon after dinner. Then we got a load of corn and just left it in the wagon by the corn crib. I threw out most of what was in the wagon while Dad finished plowing the field. The boys' both took their dinners.</p> <p>Frank got home about about five but Dick did not get home till six. He was down watching a football game between Dover &amp; Simcoe. The score was 0-0. Blakie has all our corn husked now and there is about a load more in the field.</p> <p>Dad went down town to see Aunty to-night. I sat around most of the evening and got warm and listened to Enah teaching Frank all sorts of things which he was supposed to think was geography but he did not think any thing about it. I think guess.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday October 28th</p> <p>It froze the hardest yet last night ice 1/4 inch thick, but was a beautiful day. We had planned to do all kinds of things to-day but Mr. Flemming came over this morning and gave Dad a bid to his thrashing this afternoon. We spent most of the morning in getting in the rest of the corn, and finished. We have about 900 bushels. Frank helped us. Dick was down town after some stuff. This afternoon Dad of course put in at the Flemmings and Dick went down and got the mail and then helped Frank get hickory nuts.</p> <p><br />Enah went down town this after noon. I went over right after dinner to Bill Donald's to see what about the buckwheat as Sam Law said he could thrash it on Monday but Bill was in Beautford and will not be back until Monday anyway. I did not do any thing else much but the chores. Dad got home about six. He and Dick have gone down to night to meet Roy and they have not got back yet as the train is just in (9 o'clock).</p> <p>Sunday October 29th</p> <p>Did not get up till late this morning and did not go down to Sunday School, but Dick and Frank went down. They were going to have church in the town hall again but, George Steel did not light the furnace and the door was locked into the cellar so they got frozen out and had to ajourn to the Sunday School where it was just as hot as the other was cold.</p> <p>I stayed at Huby's for dinner with Dick and Frank and Aunty and Roy went over home. We fooled around with the football for awhile after dinner and then Warren Skey came down and Dick, Frank and I went for a walk with him down the lake shore. When we got back Frank and I went over to Mr. Taylor's where we found Mr. &amp; Mrs. Willie Taylor. When we were coming home we met Daddy and Aunty who had been at the cemetry and Aunty was just coming back to Huby's. I went home with Daddy and helped him do the chores and walked down to church again after tea with Roy. After tea church I went down to Huby's where most of the Mr. J. Skey's family were assembled. He has been up preaching to-day. He, Warren &amp; Jim were arranging for a hunt to-morrow.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday October 30th</p> <p>This being Thanksgiving Day Roy did not have to catch the train as he usually does on Monday morning but stayed in bed till dinner time then went down town and came back with Aunty about four o'clock to say good-bye. Vyse came over this morning and he and Dad put the rack on the wagon and hauled in the buck wheat. I did not help in the field only for one load when Vyse went home for dinner but after the first load helped in the mow and did chores and fooled around in the meantime. Bill Donald came in about five and Vyse went home and he took his place. They worked till quite a while after dark but got it all in.</p> <p>I milked and had an awful time with the calf as she got loose and pulled me all around at last I tied her up to the fence but she ripped a board off that and then went in. Frank went down to a shine in the Sunday School and I went down with him and stayed at Huby's with Aunty and Quint till he and Dick came home about eleven. Dick went down this after noon.</p> <p>They had a shooting match to-day and Frank caught a wounded pigeon that sought refuge over here. Beautiful day this forenoon but away to-night.</p> <p>Tuesday October 31st</p> <p>It rained last night quite a lot and there is nothing this morning but a cold fog and sweet, mushy mud. Bill Donald came over soon after breakfast which we had late and he hooked his team up to the wagon and we unloaded the jag of loose stuff they put on last night in the dark. Then we went back and got a load of rails.</p> <p>I cleanded the stables and did chores while they unloade and got another load of rails one they put up near the house the other out at the farm for the thrashers. He brought over this morning some squash, potatoes and cabbages for the thrashers but much more that they would eat.</p> <p>After dinner he helped clear up the yard and then went up to see Sam Law. and Dad sawed some wood and I just fooled around and got warm and in Enah's road, at least tried to. When Bill came back he said Sam Law would not be here to-morrow so we don't know nor don't care much about it. Jim Blakie was over with a sick mare. It has been rotten all day and is in that state to-night so we celebrated Hallowe'en by sittin' round the stove.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday November 1st</p> <p>It was very cold this morning and pretty chilly all day. We didn't do much this morning. About eleven o'clock we hooked up Joe and Ginger &amp; went down town after a few household requisites. We were going to bring Aunty over with us to stay but she was looking after the place for Aunty Maude who had to be up at the store. Frank &amp; Dick could not ride to-day so had their dinner at Huby's.</p> <p>After dinner Dad &amp; I went over to Cruise's sale and hung around till after four o'clock, without bidding on anything. They were only about half through when we left, selling the house stuff. When we came home Dad hooked up the team again and went down and got Aunty. I went to water old Harry and the big fool jumped away and kicked and ran out back of the barn where he got his chain twisted around his leg. I tried to get him but could not so left him there. Dick Quint &amp; Frank came over and Dick got him. Quint stayed to tea but as it was raining or snowing or something he went home right after supper.</p> <p>Thursday November 2nd</p> <p>Dad and I were roaming about the house last night. Dad to fasten banging doors as the wind was terrific then and I to see what Tige was barking at. but it was too cold to bother although she kept up off and on for about half an hour. It froze very hard last night and has been cold with a little snow &amp; biting west wind all day.</p> <p>Dad and I cleaned up over in the big barn this morning prepairing for the threshers. This after noon we cut quite a lot of wood and tidied up the old house a little and have blocked all the openings to keep any ordinary chicken out but two or three fiends in the shape of black minorca hens got in despite all our pains. Then we worked around doing our chores {illegible}. Sam Law came to-night and said he would be here about ten o'clock to-morrow. It is very cold to-night and will unless something very strange happens freeze like frost to-night. More fun with Frank and his lessons after tea. Aunty is after him {next?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday November 3rd</p> <p>First thing this morning I went over to Bill Donald's to tell them about the thrasher. He had not got back from his sister's funeral yet but Mrs. Donald said she would send word to the men. I came through Cruise's but did not see any thing of him. I also told Louis's. I got home a little before the machine came.</p> <p>I did not do a thing all day except a few chores. I haven't had a better day all summer for although there have been lots of days when I have not done any more but have not had the pleasure of seeing the others work so hard. We got all the buck wheat threshed but it did not turn out very well only 70 bushels and got started on the alsike. We will finish it up to-morrow. Bill Donald got home at noon and helped us till night. Mrs. Donald also came over to help Enah and so did Mrs. Vyse.</p> <p>It was a fine day to-day cold but not as bad as yesterday and is milder to-night. Aunty went down to Huby's for tea and Huby came over with her after tea.</p> <p>Saturday November 4th</p> <p>Got up before day light this morning and we got started with the machine in good time. Did not have so easy a time this morning. Was in the mow pitching alsike with Billy Louis and Mr. Flemming till we got it nearly all thrashed then Bill Donald came. Dad was on the stack and nearly made it fall against the barn as he went by what different ones told him was in the mow he started to top it out two or three times and then had to built it out again. We got over four bushels of alsike and it is now worth $10 a box. We got two loads of oats thrashed before dinner and finished soon after. Dick and I and Mr. Flemming were in the mow before dinner and Mr. Blakie helped us after. Bill Donald ran the blower and we put the straw in the mow so nobody had to be in there with it. we go 120 bushels of oats but they were very late.</p> <p>We did not do anything the rest of the after noon except hang around and watch Sam Law clean out the engine which he left here together with the clover mill till Monday. Dick went down town with Bill Donald who was going to get his horses shod. He came in and got his buckwheat on his way home. I feel rather plugged up with dust to-night but not near so bad as the last time we thrashed. I guess we are all in for a bath to-night. I don't see much chance of getting out of it.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday November 5th</p> <p>We got up late this morning and as there was no Sunday School this morning took our time going to church. We three boys walked down first and Aunty, Daddy and Enah came down later. The church was reopened this morning and looked fine. The bishop was to have been there but could not come so sent his man. He dedicated the three memorial pieces that had been put in The pulpit in memoriam of Bishop Baldwin, the brass desk of Mr. Skey and the prayer desk of {Fa?}.</p> <p><br />Daddy and Enah went home for dinner and but the rest of us stayed at Huby's. We went up to church at three o'clock with Aunty to a Children's Day service. After that Frank and I walked up the beach and stayed to Huby's again for tea. Aunty went over to Mrs. Battersby's for tea and Dick came home. I went up to church after tea but was so late that I went behind the organ. So really did not intend to go at all. I found Fatty Turner and Wiser there who said Dad had come down with Enah but had gone off again to kill Holden's old mare. He and Dick came in before church was out.</p> <p>After church I waited quite a while with Aunty for Aunty Maude who was at Miss Battersby's but as she did not come Aunty went down with Daddy and I went down and came home with Frank soon afterward. We went to bed by moonlight as Daddy, Enah and Dick stopped into Mrs. Battersby's on their way home to see Mr. {Gasnon?} who is giving away {som?}. Aunty stayed down to-night as she wants to see about some things to-morrow. It has been a beautiful day and is a beautiful night.</p> <p>Monday November 6th</p> <p>It started to rain soon after we got up this morning and rained all day. It has stopped now and is quite mild. Sam Law came this morning with his man to get his engine he worked around for quite awhile but it was too wet to take it.</p> <p>I went down to Vyse's to borrow his post auger as he intended to fix up the barnyard fence if it cleared off and found him getting ready to come after his buckwheat, so I got a ride. He also brought our cultivator teeth that go on the drill and some {punkins?}. After dinner we cut a little wood and braided corn and sat around reading and watching it rain till it was time to do chores. We also put in the piece that fits in over the doors in the loft of the horse stable and nailed on the boards that the threshers knocked off this morning.</p> <p>I have had a sore throat ever since the thrashing and to night I am getting a cold and my throat is getting better. I spent most of the evening drawing a picture from "Punch"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday November 7th</p> <p>It has been blowing a North West wind good and strong all day.</p> <p><br />We did not get any thing done at all to-day. Sam and Alan Law and young Philip were here all day working with their engine as something has gone bust on it. The boiler was leaking. We were going to take the wagon down and get our potatoes from Bob Law. but he did not like to leave the men there with the engine for fear of fire. I fooled around in the house most of the morning.</p> <p>This after noon I cut some wood and went down town with Enah. I got my cheque from Ottawa at the Post Office and deposited it in the Crown. I have it all in there now and have $98.98. Then I got my hair cut and went down to wait at Huby's for Enah who was at Auxillary. I waited with Nig. till Quint and Frank came and fooled around and at last went home with Dick who came soon after and left Frank to wait for Enah.</p> <p>Bill Oaks was over this morning and got booked for a job whenever he was wanted and also some money from Dad as he says he has a chance to buy a home and wants to make a first payment. Aunty hasn't come home yet and says she won't be back till Thursday.</p> <p>Wednesday November 8th</p> <p>The men came this morning and got their engine and outfit and took it away at last. They evidently had some more trouble with it at the top of the hill out here. Guy {Tuple?} came before they were gone to see what was the matter with them I suppose.</p> <p>Dad and I wasted most of the forenoon, trying to raise the rack of the wagon up on the beam after a lot of trouble with the Hay fork ropes and Stan's heel windlass we took the wings off and and got it off in pieces. Then it was about eleven o'clock and too late to go down town so we went and pulled mangles till noon and got the biggest part of them up.</p> <p>This after noon we went down with Harry and Belle and went to get the potatoes but they were not sorted and we didn't have time so we said we would be down Saturday. So we got some groceries and Dad paid his taxes and we got the cider press for Frank. We got John Quanbury and took him home. We also saw Bob Blakie and he said he would meet us but he don't. We got our mangles when we got home and put them down cellar and then did {illegible}. It has been a beautiful day and looks like Indian Summer coming.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday November 9th</p> <p>Dad and I both went back for the plow this morning after cutting enough wood till noon. We spent a lot of time when we got over in the field while Lambkins took the hay off striking out head land furrows and dead furrows and as old Harry was kittenish and Belle was mean from being in so long. However we got on fairley well. I had a good plowing lesson.</p> <p>We had a great deal of trouble after dinner getting Charlotte back into the orchard as she had broken the fence. Dad then went back and plowed and I did up chores ready for night and then went back with the shovel and opened up some ditches out of the field Dad was plowing in. Then the cows went up so I had to go up and put them in, so I stayed and did the rest of the chores.</p> <p><br />Enah went down town to a tea meeting or something this afternoon and Aunty came back with her. We did not get through tea till late. Another beautiful day.</p> <p>Friday November 10th</p> <p>It rained hard last night so we could not plow till this afternoon and then it was pretty mucky. We did the chores up and I cleaned out the pigeon pens. Dad piled a lot of straw in front of the cow stable which made thing's much better as it would "bog a duck" (as Dad say's) before. We piled the potatoes we got from Chris Quanbury down cellar.</p> <p>Enah went down to her sister's Mrs MacPherson's and spent the day. Aunty looked after things here for her. Dad went back to plow right after dinner. I went back after I cut some wood and done up the stables. It was too muddy for me to have a satisfactory lesson so I dug ditches. I came up and brougt the cows about five and did chores and helped Frank get a few apples to make cider.</p> <p>Lila and Margaret McCall were over this afternoon impersonating Mrs. Gerard and Rina Turner just got married to Mr. Hamacker, {respectively?} Aunty went down with them as Huby wanted her to go down, and stay all night as he and Aunty Maud were invited to the Harding's.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday November 11th</p> <p>Dad hooked the big teams on to the lumber wagon and he, Dick, Frank and I went down town. We went to Huby's first and got a wagon load of boxes and other things. Then we went up to Bob Law's to sort out the potatoes. We got about four or five bushels out of them. We got home about noon. We found Edith Lawrie here with Nipper who was sick and shut up in the stable so he would not fight Tige. She brought him over for Dad to look at.</p> <p>Dad plowed all the after noon. I helped Frank make cider most of the after noon we got quite a lot. Ferdie came over about noon and he and Dick went down town. Dick got home about dark ringing the old cow bell which Aunty had found while cleaning out the store room down home. Dad was afraid it was lost as we looked for it last spring and could not find it. He felt badly about it as it has been down home so long, ke knew it as soon as he heard it.</p> <p>Charlie Shand was over to-day to see Dad about a sick dog too. It has been a beautiful day, but there seems to be a wind getting up to-night. There is thunder and ligning also to-night which they say at this season is a token of mild weather we will see if all's {illegible}.</p> <p>Sunday November 12th</p> <p>It was raining "cats and dogs" when we awoke this morning and evedently had been performing in the same manner most of the night. None of us went to Sunday school but all began to prepare for church but me. But as the time drew nigh to start it was snowing so hard and looked so rotten out that Dad and Enah thought better of it and decided to stay "to home". Dick and Frank however bundled up and went down.</p> <p>It began to be very cold about this time and Dad went out to get the calves out of the orchard and just about fainted from getting his hands so cold, as he had no gloves in. However he got the calves comfortably housed in the old stable. I read all morning "The Dragon and the Raven".</p> <p>It stopped snowing about one o'clock and I went down town soon after. It was freezing but was still muddy. The wind was still very strong as it had been all day but was veering from N.W. to W. The creek was very high all over the marsh. I went into Hubys and then down to the docks accompanied by Quint, Frank and Dick. The wind was enough to blow a fellow off especially as the ice on the pier made it hard to maintain a foothold. Huby came down soon afterwards to see if we were all right. We did not stay there long but went over on the beach where we fooled around till my ears got cold and Quint got ready for home and we went up in the park for a while and then home. Frank went home with me and and Dick went in search of Ferdy and got home not long after we did. We stayed "to home" all evening reading playing the mouth organ and such and listening to the wind which is picking up a glorious rumpus.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday November 13th</p> <p>When the house was aroused this morning all were surprised to find any water left in the kitchen was frozen. The water in the bird cage was frozen, and the lillie in the hall was toughed. Although this was the state of things in the house, the water in the horse stable was not frozen. It was very cold outside and was made more intense by as strong wind.</p> <p>I started to saw wood and Daddy and Enah began to get the stoves ready to move. I broke the frame of my saw which was not much account anyway, so I went down to Huby's to get his saw and also to get him to come and help us move the stove. We spent the rest of the morning getting the stove up. We moved the big stove into the inside kitchen and the little stove in the hall. We did not do any thing much but chores and I cut wood. It has been exceedingly cold all day. And it hopes feels as if it would be a cold night.</p> <p>Tuesday November 14th</p> <p>It was a great deal milder to-day than yesterday. Old Bill turned up about seven o'clock as he had stayed down at Huby's all night. We started to work first thing on the winter pen for the chickens {illegible the?} on the big barn. We covered the top with the old hay that Titus had left in the other end of the shed which we intend using for a calf and sheep pen. We were nearly all morning at this and we did the same to the calf pen with the remainder of the hay.</p> <p>This after noon we fixed up a coop for the chickens to roost in one corner of the shed with a couple of big doors of the horse stable before it was fixed up. Dad went down town about five o'clock after tar paper and poultry netting to enclose the shed. He met the boys on their way home from school and Dick went back with him and helped him bring home his purchases. I did chores and Bill helped me milk.</p> <p>It began to snow quite hard to-night and Bill thought he would be able to follow the track of a fox he had seen signs of yesterday on his way down so Dad said he would spare him tomorrow morning and he went down to Huby's to stay to-night as he had left his gun there and wanted to get an early start.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday November 15th</p> <p>Dad and I worked all morning putting up the wire around the new chicken pen. We also put up more tar paper in the pen and put boards around the top and bottom of the wire. While I was in the barn this morning I saw the old grey cat that Williams left catch a great big rat and eat it.</p> <p>This afternoon we hung the door to the chicken pen and finished it up. About three o'clock Dad hooked up Joe and Ginger and went down to get Aunty and Lila came back with them. I cleaned out the stable while they were gone and then sawed wood. Dad did the chores and I helped milk.</p> <p>Tonight Dad, Lila and Dick are out to catch the chickens and put them in their new pen Lila is holding the light for them and is enjoying herself immensely. Aunty said Bill and Quint started off this morning after the fox. They got as far as Wally's and saw the fox with a chicken, so Bill went on after him and Quint came on home. It snowed a good inch last night and there were bob sleighs out this morning. The sun was very bright and it thawed a lot all day, but it is colder to-night.</p> <p>Thursday November 16th</p> <p>Bill came in this morning before any of us were up. He said he shot the fox yesterday and sold the skin to a fellow from Simcoe as soon as he shot it. There were three Simcoe fellows with a hound after it.</p> <p>We put the rack on the wagon and Dad and Bill went after a load of rails to fix the barn yard fence while I sawed some wood. Phil. {Shaver?} came after Dad while they were out there. I helped them unload. Bill started to work at the fence and Dad and I got a load of poor rails to saw up for fire wood. Bill hung some gates this afternoon and Dad helped him and I just fooled around and took about a half an hour to get my feet warm and dry. When they got through with the gates, Dad went down to the mill with Joe and Ginger to get a bag of flour and Bill cut a good pile of wood. I did a few chores.</p> <p>Aunty and Enah went down town this after noon. Lila spent most of her time feeding the chickens and sleigh riding. She went all the way down town after her sleigh and every body around was looking to her. It was a lot warmer to-day but is cold now. Poor Mickey Law had his leg nearly cut off to-day while he was working down at the fish shanties. We don't know exactly how it happened but the freight car ran over him and they don't expect him to live.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November 17th Friday</p> <p>Dad was awakened this morning about four o'clock by the piteous cries of his little pet canary, the wild one. He came out and found a rat, the rat we have all been plotting against and trying catch for the last two or three weeks chewing the little canary's leg. He scared it into the pantry and blocaded the door and then broke the old wooden spoon that Mr. Moon made killing the rat but he did kill it. He let it, the canary go till noon and then found that its leg was broken right off so he had to kill it.</p> <p><br />Bill and Lila Dad and I went out and got a hauled corn stalks. We got three loads jags in and unloaded by noon and there is about another jag standing and the rest are all down and too wet to bring in. It began to sleet about noon and soon turned into rain. It rained all the after noon and is yet and much milder to-night. All the snow has vanished and given place to - mud.</p> <p>Bill went down town this afternoon. Dad and I did not do much but chores this after noon. I read "The O' Ruddy" most of the time and find it is an excellent book.</p> <p>Saturday November 18th</p> <p>It was a brute of a day - rain, sleet and wind. and to-night it is blowing and freezing. I spent about an hour this morning greasing up my old boots. Then I went out and helped Frank get in Dad's road while he was trying to put a window in his new chicken coop so the feathered fools could see to go to roost.</p> <p>I went over to Vyse's about noon with a buck-saw blade to get him to {illegible} it. Dick and Lila went down town this morning to wish Aunty Maude a happy birthday and Lila of course stayed. Dad, Frank and Dick went back to where Dad was blowing to open a ditch. When they came back Dick went down town and Frank and I played hide and seek in the old barn all afternoon. I wanted to see how it would work to {illegible} a hole I made yesterday in the straw right on to the {goal?}. Dad did the work. I read "The O' Ruddy" to-night. I seen a possible chance of getting out of having a bath to-night as Dick is catching it now.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday November 19th</p> <p>Snowed first thing this morning till the ground was covered and then stopped and remained cold for the rest of the day. Aunty and we three boys went down to Sunday school and Dad and Enah came down to church. It was hot enough in church to cook eggs and the smell of paint is still strong. Mr. Johnson preached an awfully long sermon.</p> <p>All stayed to Huby's for dinner except Dad, who went home to do chores. I stayed with Frank there most of the afternoon fooling around with Quint. We came home about half past four and went down to Sam Law's to look for a little hickory nut tree.</p> <p><br />Dick went off right after dinner with Ferdie but just got home after tea. I read a little out of "The O' Ruddy" and then Enah read the rest of the evening a continued story of the Sunday School magazine which was very interesting but annoying because it came to a stop in an exciting place.</p> <p>Monday November 20th</p> <p>Dad went over to Mr. Vyse's this morning to see if he had the saw sharpened but found he had gone down to see Mickey Law as they had sent for him for because they did not expect Mickey to live. I piled a lot of rails in the wood shed while he was gone.</p> <p>{En.?} Lambert came after him and I told him he was at Vyses, but he missed him. Dad said he didn't care unless the fellow wanted to pay his bill which was unlikely as he had owed it for three or four years. I went over to Vyse's after dinner but he could not sharpen the saw for a day or so so left me his saw. It was good and sharp so I used it for quite a while after I got back. Dad worked out at the old chicken house. I got the job later in the day pp watching cookies from burning which I did but stuffed my self so chock full I thought I'd burst.</p> <p>I read "The O' Ruddy" all evening and found it was getting better. It has snowed all day to day but is quite mild. Poor old Tige has sneaked in the last two nights behind the kitchen stove and stayed till Dad takes her out to the stable when he goes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday November 21st</p> <p>Did the chores all up then I went and soaked my sore toe and finished "The O' Ruddy" which I was very loathe to do. Dad put on a new piece of roofing paper in place of the one that blew off the chicken house the other night. We also let Davy out for a little run this morning.</p> <p>Did not do anything much this after noon but chores and sawed some wood. Enah went down town to see if they had heard how her sister Mrs. Johnson was but I guess tney hadn't.</p> <p><br />When Dick came home he told me that poor Mickey Law died this morning. He also said that Al. Faulkner was hurt badly by falling off the bus and it ran over his chest and broke three ribs. The horses ran way up Main Street and then Bobby Sinclair who was inside the bus but had not noticed that Faulkner was not there got the lines and stopped them. It has been much milder today.</p> <p>Wednesday November 22nd</p> <p>It froze hard last night but has not been very cold all day although freezing again to-night. Dad and I got the rails out of the barnyard that had been left from threshing and put them in the wood shed. We also threw down a lot of the old straw stack for the cattle to tramp under. Enah went over to the Martin's this morning to telephone down town to inquire after her sister and heard she was doing fine.</p> <p><br />Charlie Ruth was in just before dinner to get some information from Dad about canaries as his wife had a pair given her. We went out this after noon and stood up most of the corn that had blown down and there was quite a lot of it.</p> <p>Dad said he would give Frank a quarter this morning if he had no mistakes in spelling and was greatly surprised to find that he had to cough it up. Ben Walker was ploughing to-day. Dad thinks he may go on to-morrow if he can. I started to reaad "Ivanhoe" to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday November 23rd</p> <p>Dad went back and ploughed this morning as it was quite mild and thawed during the night. I did a few chores and then went back with him. He said it was very {bat?} at first as it was frozen hard along the ploughed ground but as he got into the sod it got easier. I cleane the sods out of the ditches and then had a good lesson.</p> <p>It began to rain at noon and kept up till night preventing us from doing anything but chores. Carl Coleman came to get Dad to kill their old horse after dinner but Dad had nothing to do it with told them leave him. I read all the after noon and Dad read James Whitcomb Riley.</p> <p><br />To night after their lessons, the boys gave an exhibition of their strength and acrobatic feats also vieing with each other in making the biggest noise while I was trying to read and Dad to sleep.</p> <p>Friday November 24th</p> <p>It snowed a little last night and as it did not freeze is very muddy but Dad went back to plow. He plowed all day and it was easy enough but he was mud "up to his eyes" more or less. I did the chores and spent the rest of the morning cutting fire rails.</p> <p>Mr. Duncan was here to see Dad. He went back to find him but returned soon and said he could not swim the stream in the gully. I went back with Dad this after noon. I took a rail with me to put across the creek as Dad told me he had to jump and got in up to his knees. I shovelled ditches all after noon. It was pretty cold wind and began to freeze about half past four so we came up by five. Tige and the grey kitten went back with me. I thought the kitten went back in the middle of the after noon but when we were coming up we picked it up in the gully. Enah went down town this after noon. It promises to be a very cold night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday November 25th</p> <p>It froze too hard for Dad to plow this day so we did not do any thing much. Louise came along this morning about half past ten Mr. Bawlby had to come down to a council meeting and he brought her down and said he would call for her to night.</p> <p>About eleven o'clock we three boys went back to the gully to have some fun. We slid on all the ice we could find that would hold us at all and tried to on a lot that would not hold us and consequently got our feet good and wet. Dad had to go over to Vyse's to see a sick horse or rather a horse that got its foot hurt.</p> <p>This afternoon Frank and Dick went down town this afternoon and got the boxing gloves Enah and Louise also went down. Aunty was over for a few minutes this after noon Dad and I sawed wood most of the after noon. We waited up till all hours to-night as Louise expected Mr. Bawlby. We boys went to bed about ten o'clock. He came about midnight and just as Louise got to bed but she did not go with him.</p> <p>Sunday November 26</p> <p>I got up this morning of my own accord for a change and helped Dad to chores. We three boys went down to Sunday school and Daddy Enah and Louise came to church. After church I arranged with Bob Miller to go up to Carpenters with him and get my sheep.</p> <p>Dad and Dick went up to Val. Leary's and fixed old Dandy's teeth. We all came home to dinner (a couple of fat roosters dying yesterday had something to do with it), Aunty too. Miss Bawlby came for Louise just before dinner and they went just after. We did not get through dinner till about three o'clock and no chores were done. I did them up and because Dad had to go down and bandage Vyse's horse's foot. The horses were about starved Old Harry especially. Dick and Frank went down with Dad and Dick went on down town.</p> <p>Tonight Daddy and Enah went down to church to-night and left us here alone. We were very good. Aunty went down town town this after noon to have tea at the Lawries. It has been a beautiful day to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday November 27th</p> <p>I went down with the boys this morning and went with Bob. Miller up to Carpenters to get my lambs. We did not get back till about half past ten and as the old horse went so slow. I got four very nice looking Shropshire lambs and Bob charged me {$6?} a piece. I went around the orchard fence as we put them in the orchard and fixed a little around it to keep them in.</p> <p>Gus. Stringer was here when we got back with a couple of teams getting what hay that was any good at all and he seemed to be having his hands full sorting it. I did the some of the chores up before noon. This after noon I went back with Dad for a little while to throw sods out of the ditches he threw out this morning. He got quite a lot done.</p> <p>Every body was plowing to day it seemed Robert John Watson was yelling at a great rate just the other side of the woods. I went over to see what he was doing. He asked me if I was lost and I told him I was just looking for rabbit holes and then I had quite a talk with him. He was plowing with a gang plow and did not seem to be holding it at all. I came up early to do chores. Aunty came over with the boys from school. It has been a beautiful mild day. It seems to be the general opinion that we are going to have Indian Summer now. The sap is running to-day.</p> <p>Tuesday November 28th</p> <p>We got up before day light this morning so Dad could get a good start at plowing but it got began to rain early and kept up all day so we could do nothing but run around in the mud or stay inside. Dad hooked up Joe and Ginger and drove the boys down to school and then went around to inquire after Miss McPherson and found she was a little better. I cleaned out the stables and cut wood while he was gone. I read Ivanhoe most of the afternoon. Bill Donald came after Dad to go and see his grey mare which was broken out in several places. He had been reading up doctor books and was afraid it was some awful disease. I forget the name of it.</p> <p>Aunty went down town and did not get back till dark. I churned for about an hour and a half this afternoon after Enah had been at it for about as long and Dad finished it tonight after churning for about a couple of hours, but there was a big lot of magnificent butter. Aunty read to us all some more.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday November 29th</p> <p>It turned much colder during the night and froze and thawed snowed a little. Dad did not go back to plow this morning as it was so disagreeable and he did not get an early start but went over in the corner field he plowed first and shovelled ditches. I sawed a little wood.</p> <p>Gus. Smith was over this morning to see Dad. Frank Vyse also came over to get Dad to put another bandage on his mare's foot I cleaned out Titus' old chicken house and knocked a couple of boards of the back of it so the sheep could get in from the orchard on bad nights. I tried to coax them in but did not succeed although they are fairly tame.</p> <p>I went over to the field where Dad was digging mud, for awhile this after noon and then came up and read till the cows (which we sent back in the gully for a drink) came up and then I did chores and Dad came in. Aunty went over to Mrs. Arthur Battersby's this after noon.</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>April to June</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15.</td> <td>Life history of the frog</td> <td>45 - 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16.</td> <td>How birds obtain their food, utility, etc</td> <td>44</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17.</td> <td>The nesting of birds</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>18.</td> <td>Life history and habits of any</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>common economic insect as</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>tent-catipillar, cabbage butterfly, the</td> <td>10 - 11, 25 - 27</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>lady bird etc.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Familiarity with names and</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>general appearance of the common</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>fishes</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>frogs</td> <td>45 - 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>newts</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>lizards</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>turtles</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>snakes</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Millipeds</td> <td>30</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Butterflies</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1. Monarch butterfly</td> <td>9 - 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2. Cabbage butterfly</td> <td>10 - 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Moths</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1. Sphinx moth</td> <td>11 - 12</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2. polyphemos moth</td> <td>13 - 14</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3. Coddeling moth</td> <td>14.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday November 30th 1911.</p> <p>from the midrib Dad went back to plow this morning but it was frozen too hard and he had to come back. We cut up the apple branches that were left in the orchard most of the morning.</p> <p><br />We put wire up around the top of the chicken run this afternoon to keep them from flying over. Aunty and Enah went down town to Bible Class or something this afternoon. Enah stayed down at her sister's to tea and went to choir practice. Charlie Shand came home with Dick and got him to go over home with him to stay all night.</p> <p>After tea Dad went down town to choir practice and did not get back till late. I finished notes "Ivanhoe" to-night and went to sleep reading the notes on it. Cold and windy to-day.</p> <p>December 1st Friday</p> <p>Dad and I went back and set up the corn shocks that had blown down. Tige and two cats went with us. The black one and Tige caught about all the mice in sight but the grey one didn't catch many but took them away from the black.</p> <p>Aunty went down to Mr. Bert's funeral this morning and came back about three o'clock. She thought she forgot to take Roy's letter down and came back after it but when she could not find it she came to the conclusion she posted it. Dad fixed the cow stable door this after noon and I watched cookies from burning. Dad and I went over to Vyse's with the wheel-barrow and got a lamb from him of Bob Miller's that Bob told us to keep for awhile.</p> <p>To-night Frank and I went down to post a letter Aunty wrote to Roy to make sure he would get one. Killed a couple of roosters this morning. Much milder to-day looks like rain.</p> <p>Saturday NovDecember 2nd</p> <p>Gus. Stringer and his men came and got two more loads of Titus' old hay. One of them a Scotchman and a expert sheep man had a look at our sheep and told us a lot about them. He also clipped the wool around their eyes as he said it was too long. We had a great time catching them.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I cut up rails most of the morning but did not cut many. Dick and Frank cracked hickory nuts and I ate all I could get of them. Aunty, Dick and Frank went down to the greenhouse this afternoon as Frank had never seen in them I fooled around. Dad fixed a window in the chicken house so they could see to go to roost. I started to read "The White Plumes of Navarre" to-night. Bath to-night rare.</p> <p>Sunday NovDecember 3rd</p> <p>It was very cold all day to-day. Aunty and we boys went down to Sunday school as usual, and Dad and Enah came down to church. The Bishop was there and they had confirmation. It was a very long service. Aunty stayed down to Huby's but the rest of us came home.</p> <p>I read most of the afternoon and evening too. We had dinner about three o'clock and supper about seven. It is freezing very hard to-night. Dad coaxed the sheep into the old chicken house for shelter this afternoon. We could not get them in before.</p> <p>Monday December 4th</p> <p>It froze hard last night but has been milder to-day. It froze in the horse stable for the first time. Dad went down town this morning for stove pipe and a few other things. I sawed wood most of the morning and did chores.</p> <p>This afternoon we put up the box stove in the dining room. We also battoned up the cracks in the cow-stables which made things much more comfortable in that quarter. Sam. Law moved his clover mill down to Bob. Blakie's to night so Dad expects an invite.</p> <p>Allan came in to night after his box which he left here when he thrashed here. Dad is thinking of getting a horse that Harry Ansley told him about that Mr. Finkle of Woodstock has and wants to put in good hands as it is an old but good driver</p> <p>Tuesday NovDecember 5th</p> <p>It was quite mild to-day and a lovely sunny day. Dad and I went out with the rack this morning and got the rest of the rails</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>which came out of the old garden fence, in to small loads. Then we went out and got a load of corn stalks before dinner, but did not unload them, Bill Duncan was here when we came up and wanted to know more about the same horse he was asking about last time. He talked for a quarter of an hour or so to Dad about his trouble with Stan Lawrie and every other subject.</p> <p>This after noon we unloade the load of cornstalks we hauled this morning and went out and got another - the last and brought them in. We had an awful time loading them it was so windy. We got up about four and spent the rest of the time doing chores. It was a moonlight night to-night and Dick and Frank ran about the house for awhile.</p> <p>Wednesday December 6th</p> <p>Dad and I went over to Blakie's this morning and Dad and he talked around for about an hour. He thrashed yesterday and so was not feeling very skookum. He says he is going to leave in the spring and wants to sell Dad several things over here. When we came home we fixed the manger in the cow stable so they could not throw their food out.</p> <p>This after noon Dad and Enah went down town with the fern after dinner. They took it to Cousin Loll's as she is going to keep it for the winter. Aunty came over with Dick to-night. Huby, Quint and the kids went to Simcoe this after noon. It was full moon to-night and so we all three went out and played hide &amp; go seek for about an hour.</p> <p>Thursday December 7th</p> <p>I went over around Art. Ryersie's fields this morning in quest of bitter hickory. I looked at every tree nearly in his gully and tasted the nuts under every hickory I could find and thought I could not find it when I saw a tree that I did not think worth while looking at but went over and found it bitter hickory.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad drove Enah and Aunty down to auxiliary and then</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>to Joe and Ginger to be shod. He had to go to Butler's as Greenbury sold out the other day to Bobby McMillan and Dad did not know what Bobby was like. He did not get back till dark although he left right after dinner. I wrote a letter and did chores. To-night we three boys went down to a Magic Lantern show which was rotten and very late. A beautiful day to-day.</p> <p>Friday December 8th</p> <p>It seemed such a beautiful day to-day that Dad went back and plowed and got a good day in. I was back most of the day with him and had a good lesson. I drove and plowed at the same time and this afternoon did not do so badly.</p> <p>I came up about four o'clock but Huby and Al Faulkner drove in Huby with three geese he got for us some place. I was going down to-night to see Walt. McCall about getting his colts but did not Aunty went down this afternoon. It has been very much like Indian summer to-day but not as much as yesterday because it was cloudy a lot and rained a little.</p> <p>Saturday December 9th</p> <p>Dad got up before day light this morning to get a good start at the plowing. I did the chores. The geese dissappeared during the night, but Dick and Frank went out after break fast and found them in Bannisters field.</p> <p>Mr. Vyse was over this morning to get Dad to go over and help him do something with his horses foot. We three boys and Aunty went down town this morning. I saw Walt. McCall and he said I could take the colts when ever it was handy. Aunty and Frank went over and saw the cedar chests at the Wide-spread Aunty stayed down. I sawed wood and did chores all afternoon. Dad got a dandy day in plowing and a lot done.</p> <p>Dick and Frank were down town all the afternoon and got their hair cut. We had an interesting game of guessing after tea. Disagreeable day. Not cold but very foggy and awful muddy on account of a rain last night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday December 10th</p> <p>We three boys went to Sunday school and Dad and Enah came down to church. Dad stopped in at Vyse's on his way home. I came home and did some chores. Frank stayed down town to dinner and wrote to Grand daddy.</p> <p>Mr. Jacques came over after dinner and Dick and I went downtown. Dad wrote a letter to Yeager for more particulars of Miss Baker. Dick went downtown and I went over Brant Hill and met Huby. Aunty, Frank, Win &amp; Lila down the beach. I came home with them and went up town to post Dad's letter met Dick went down to the dock with him to see Harry Ansley's old rig came around by Huby's got Frank and went home. Fooled around most of the evening. Magnificent day, couldn't be beat.</p> <p>Monday December 11th</p> <p>Dad went back early to plow again this morning. It began to rain during the forenoon, and was pouring by noon. But he kept on till noon and got a good lot done, he said he could finish in another day. It rained hard all the afternoon.</p> <p>I read all the afternoon, and Dad worked outside opening ditches around the barn yard and such things. There is mud about up to the eyes more or less around the barns. Aunty came over this afternoon I think to tell Enah that her sister Mrs. McPherson had another boy this morning. She went back again in the rain.</p> <p>Tuesday December 12th</p> <p>Dad went back to plow again this morning. He plowed till one o'clock as he did not hear the whistle blow and although it rained quite a lot rushed back and finished the field by a little after four. I went back with him this morning and put a rail across the creek as it was swollen by yesterday's rain. Then I came back and did chores and went back with the shovell but did not stay long as it began to rain.</p> <p>Enah went down this morning to see her sister's baby and of course he is the biggest, fattest, prettiest, good-naturedest baby ever born. It rained a lot to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>but not very hard. I slopped around in the mud doing chores part of the time and spent the rest of the time bothering Enah who was making mince meat.</p> <p>Wednesday December 13th</p> <p>Dad and I drove Aunty up to Vittoria this morning to catch the train for Pt. Rowan as she was going to see Aunty Ida. The roads were awful except in a few sandy places. We got home about one. There were a lot of people plowing along the road.</p> <p>Mr. Bawlby drove Louise down this afternoon but she had to meet him at half past four down town. Enah went down town with her and got back about six with the boys.</p> <p><br />Dad went back and shovelled ditches all the after noon. I hung around not doing anything but chores. It snowed last night a little and was cloudy and cold this morning but turned out a lovely day (above the mud level) and is quite mild to-night.</p> <p>Thursday December 14th</p> <p>Froze a little last night, beautiful morning but got colder towards evening and is snowy to-night and making things slippier than ever. I sawed wood all morning and Dad did chores. Didn't do any thing much this afternoon, felt rotten, my shoulder hurt me all day and I was cold. Dad did various things around outside.</p> <p>Friday December 15th</p> <p>Did not do any thing much this morning. Dad cleaned chickens all morning. I went back to the gully which is all flooded. The heat is going to beat the cars, as it rained hard last night.</p> <p>Dad and Enah went down town this afternoon. Dad wanted to get Belle shod. He was going up to the school house as all the rate payers were asked to go up and inspect the undesirable condition of the school house but Dad did not go up. They got back after five. I did chores and milked. This I have not done since last Sunday morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Saturday December 16th</p> <p>It began to rain this morning and rained hard nearly all morning. We got some rails in to the wood shed, and I sawed wood and fooled all fore noon. Dad did chores and Frank and Dick were in the house looking at post cards and things. About two o'clock Dad &amp; Dick started off to Vittoria for Aunty. Frank and I did chores. and went back to the gully, for awhile. Dad got home about dark.</p> <p>Sunday December 17th</p> <p>We three boys went down to Sunday school and church. Mr Johnstone is off at Barrie where they have him up for some scrape he got into last summer so I hear but it is with out doubt stretched. They made arrangements with a lay reader from Nanticoke but he never turned up so it is supposed he got stuck in the mud which is likely right for it must be a fright down on the clay, so Cousin Willie do the deed and he cut it very short.</p> <p>Read most of after noon and evening and we all wrote to Aunty Alice. Dick was down town all after noon. Froze a little last night and looks like rain {soon?}.</p> <p>Monday December 18th</p> <p>I got in a lot of wood and sawed it up which took me most of the morning and then did chores till noon. Dad went back to open up some ditches in the field he just finished plowing. We fed the lambs some chopped up mangles and they were very hungry for it. We also gave them a lot of hay to-day.</p> <p>This afternoon, Dad and Enah and I drove Joe and Ginger down town. We left Enah down there to do shopping and such and Dad and I came home by the mill and got a bag of flour. We also went up to Old Mr. Muller's and Dad {discussed?} with Mrs. Muller for a Black Minorca rooster.</p> <p>Sam and Allan Law came over and took a load of the alsike straw and there is not much left now. Enah did not get back till late and we had a boxing contest all {done?} had knocked me galley west and Dick and I and Dick and Frank had some. We also had some Jim Jitsu exercises after tea. It froze a little last night and has been chilly to-day. Snowed a little to-night freezing a little also.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tuesday December 19th</p> <p>Went down town this morning with Dad and got the colts at Walt. McCall's and got them home without any trouble. We put them in the box stall to-gether with Davy. We stopped in at Vyse's and Dad arranged with him to come over in the morning and help kill pigs. We also stopped in at the Wide spred to ask Emery how Mrs McPherson was and in home. This after noon we hooked up Harry and Belle to the rack and went down to Hubys and got one of the rain barrell's to scald the pigs in to-morrow and a box. Dad also got the turkey from Huby this morning Auntie got a letter from Miss Water's telling about the squabs.</p> <p>Wednesday December 20th</p> <p>Frank stayed home this forenoon to help kill pigs. He went down to Vyse's first thing to get some gamble sticks. We were not sure whether Vyse would be home yet as he was going last night to {Edmoons?} banquet in Simcoe, but he was lucky enoug to get a ride with Jack Martin and got back about four a.m.</p> <p>We shot the two pigs and had them all cleaned and every thing {paper stuck on top of this page} by noon. Blakie and Alfred Ryersie came over {illegible due to paper on top} the morning and the farmer brightened the scene by a few pig sticking anecdotes besides other yarns. This afternoon we had quite a time getting the colts into the orchard we thought they would follow Davy in but they ran down the road instead, and I had to go hot foot through Martin's to head them off. We did ordinary chores and I sawed some wood and just before dark had a great boxing bout with Dick. We also blew up a bladder which we kicked around awhile. To night I went down town with Enah to choir practice, hummed around town, went into the library and then over and {pumped those your?} till they quit about ten o'clock. Went down to Hubys and got home a little before eleven. Beautiful day. Frozen hard and shunshiny.</p> <p>Thursday December 21st</p> <p>I cut up rails this morning besides doing usual chores. Dad cut up one of the pigs and Enah cut up dough and made cookies.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Enah went down town in the afternoon and Dad and I worked at getting board from the roof of the old stable and started to fix up the chicken house. Aunty came over to-night with Dick.</p> <p>This evening Frank and I went down to the Presbyterian concert in the hall and had a pretty good time. They had a great bunch of little kids in the thing. We got home about ten.</p> <p><br />Dad went over to Martin's too this morning to see how they were going to vote on the school question. It has been a rotten day. It sleeted this morning and made every thing slippery and was cloudy and wet and cold and rotten the rest of the day.</p> <p>Friday December 22nd</p> <p>We killed and plucked the turkey this morning. Louise came and stayed till the middle of the afternoon. Dad cut up the other pig and Aunty went down town to meet Roy but he didn't come so he won't be here all this christmas as he is going South.</p> <p>Dad took the cleets off the old stable roof. Aunty, Enah and Louise went down town this aft. and Aunty &amp; Louise did not come back. I slept most of the afternoon. Frank got home early. I was going down to school this afternoon but it was a miserable day, wet and foggy.</p> <p>Saturday December 23rd</p> <p>Sawed wood and did chores all morning. Daddy Dick and Frank went down town and Dick did not come back to dinner. Frank and I went down this afternoon and fell in with Dick and Quint and we all went up to buy Christmas presents. Then we went over to the church and Sunday School where Aunty was making wreaths for decoration. Frank and I hung around all afternoon, and came home with Dick at 6.</p> <p>Dad had to go to a School Board meeting to-night and the Lays went with him. Enah and I made chocolate fudge. Another dark damp day freezing a little to-night.</p> <p>Sunday December 24th</p> <p>We boys went down to Sunday School and Dad and Enah came to church. Frank and I went down after church and had a look at the gas well they are boring down at the beach, Aunty came home with us to dinner.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>We all stayed home this afternoon but Dick who was gone till tea-time downtown. I read most of the afternoon. Aunty got tea and Enah went down about five to go to her sister's to tea. Dad went down after tea to church to come home with Enah. Aunty read to us after supper and we worked at puzzles &amp; things. A very nice mild day but very muddy.</p> <p>Christmas Day</p> <p>Dad did all the chores this morning and cut enoug wood to last all day. We all went down to church at eleven. After church Aunty and I went up and called for Cousin Clare who came over with us and stayed all day and is going to stay al night.</p> <p>All of Huby's family came over to dinner which we had about three o'clock and where I increased my waist measure nearly to bust measure on the turkey plum pudding, mince pie and home-made candy. Then we got the presents. We were all led to believe that there would be no presents this year, but I did not notice any difference. I got a good many things to numerous to mention.</p> <p>We four boys went down about half past five after the mail and Quint did not come back with us. We met Huby and the rest of his family homeward bound on our way back. We spent the evening by admiring presents and music etc. thus ending the first Christmas on the Farm. Very mild and muddy Xmas.</p> <p>December 26th Tuesday</p> <p>I did not do much this morning except saw wood. Dad fixed the style on Mailer's fence and Aunty and I went down and watched. I put some manure on the rhubarb bed. Frank dug putty out of old window sash and painted others and for the chicken house.</p> <p>Frank and I spent all the afternoon surveing the orchard and staking out the places for the young trees. Daddy move straw of the old horse stable roof to get boards out for the chicken house. Every body else went down town. Aunty and Cousin Clair did not come back and Enah not till Dad went after about eight o'clock to-night.</p> <p>We spent a very peaceful evening while he was gone. I wrote to Aunty Alice and read Shakespeare while the feathers were settling. Barely freezing to-day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wednesday December 27th</p> <p>It was very blustery all day to-day. Snowed a little and froze quite hard at night. Frank and I went out first thing and dug the holes for the little trees in the orchard. Then we got in rails for wood before dinner. We had dinner at about eleven as Dad and Enah had to get to a funeral. (Mrs. Thompson). Dick went down and pumped the organ, and Frank &amp; I did Chores. Frank wrote a letter to Aunty {Ruby?}. When Dick came home we went out and played hide &amp; seek in the barn till supper.</p> <p>Thursday December 28th</p> <p>It froze very hard last night and there was a cold nor'west wind so we did not get up extra early Dick and I went down town about ten o'clock. I wanted to change a pair of jack boots Dad got for me yesterday and {illegible} but Andrew was not there. We called in and got Cecil McPherson who went over home with Dick and I waited for Aunty.</p> <p>The boys went back to the gully after dinner and came back with the report that there was a place big enough to skate on. Enah went down soon after dinner and to Cecil with her. We played Hide &amp; seek in the barn all after noon. Dad went down to tea at the McPherson's and is going to a meeting in the town hall to discuss the school question. As Aunty was here to help me I started to draw a picture to-night.</p> <p>{Some arithmetic figures at top of this page}</p> <p>{Writing at the top of this page has been scored through}</p> <p>Friday December 29th</p> <p>I sawed wood most of the morning. Vyse came over and talked to Dad till nearly noon. I think he wanted Dad to go and get votes for him. Murray Dillon &amp; May Perry spent most of the morning walking up and down the road out here for their health I suppose.</p> <p>This afternoon Dad had to go to Mrs. Jim Allen's funeral and got back about five. Dick and Frank helped me a little after dinner and then we all went back the gully to skate. We had a fine time skated way up the south creek and I got my feet soaked two or three times. We also had quite a time chasing a poor old muskrat which was under the ice and would have caught him if he hadn't got away.</p> <p>We came up about four as Frank had to go down and meet Aunty to go to see Mr. Willie Taylor. Dick made chocolate fudge but it didn't get hard. After tea Daddy and Aunty had quite a time convincing Frank that they could make him find {illegible - words caught in page fold} animal magnetism and they did alright. Then he and I drew till bedtime and Aunty read to us. It was a very sunny beautiful day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Page} 108</p> <p>{The writing on this page has been scored through}.</p> <p>Saturday December 30th</p> <p>Did a few chores then Dick and I went down town about eleven. I got my hair cut and a pair of jack boots from Andrew. The pond seemed quite safe but we didn't go out and there were several skating on the creek up by Krill's. Ferdie came over this after-noon and we all went back skating again we went up as far as McPhersons on the north creek but it was not so good as the other.</p> <p>It began to snow and we came up and played hide and seek in the barn the rest of the after-noon. I sawed a little wood before tea &amp; drew most of the evening. Dick lost his knife in the straw. Dark cloudy Day and snowed a lot and is snowing to-night. Frank found two or three dandelions out to-day which we thought very strange</p> <p>Sunday December 31st</p> <p>Snowed a lot during the night but rained and froze before morning. We boys and Aunty went down to church &amp; Sunday-school, Dad and Enah did not come down. Aunty did not come back.</p> <p>We all stayed home this afternoon. I drew a little and started to read "Never too late to Mend," which I read all evening. There was no service at seven to-night but will be at mid-night. It rained a lot to-day and is blowing up a ferocious gale to night. ({rotten weather?})</p> </div> transcribed